Peter H : 405 books
Perry Rhodan 114: Die Sporenschiffe (Silberband)
9. Band des Zyklus "Die kosmischen Burgen"
Language: German
Release Date: June 17, 2011
Vor Jahrmillionen verbreiteten sie das Leben im Universum - jetzt sind sie todbringende Waffen: die gigantischen Sporenschiffe der ehemaligen Mächtigen. Im Jahr 3587 stehen Perry Rhodan und seine Gefährten an Bord des Raumschiffes BASIS vor der unmittelbaren Konfrontation mit ihnen. Nur wenn die...
The Admirals
Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2006
The Admirals: Canada's Senior Naval Leadership in the Twentieth Century fills an important void in the history of Canada's navy. Those who carry the burden of high command have a critical niche in not only guiding the day-to-day concerns of running an armed service but in ensuring that it is ready...
From Silicon Valley to Shenzhen
Global Production and Work in the IT Industry
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013
This seminal study explores the significant changes in the global IT industry as production has shifted from the developed world to massive sites in the developing world that house hundreds of thousands of workers in appalling low-wage conditions to minimize labor costs. Yet little is known about...
Power System Dynamics and Stability
With Synchrophasor Measurement and Power System Toolbox
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Classic power system dynamics text now with phasor measurement and simulation toolbox
This new edition addresses the needs of dynamic modeling and simulation relevant to power system planning, design, and operation, including a systematic derivation of synchronous machine dynamic models together...
National Service and Volunteerism
Achieving Impact in Our Communities
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2014
National service and volunteerism enjoy a rich history in the United States and an emergent future in other parts of the world. However, there remains relatively scant evidence of overall impact of national service programs and volunteer effectiveness. This condition continues to threaten national...
Christian Higher Education
Faith, Teaching, and Learning in the Evangelical Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018
Our world is growing increasingly complex and confused—a unique and urgent context that calls for a grounded and fresh approach to Christian higher education.
Christian higher education involves a distinctive way of thinking about teaching, learning, scholarship, curriculum, student life,...
Measuring Illegal Border Crossing Between Ports of Entry
An Assessment of Four Promising Methods
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is responsible for controlling the flow of goods and people across the U.S. border, but compelling methods for producing estimates of the total flow of illicit goods or border crossings do not yet exist. This paper describes four innovative approaches to estimating...
by Jennifer Clapp, H Richard Friman, Eric Helleiner
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 1999
Illicit cross-border flows, such as the smuggling of drugs, migrants, weapons, toxic waste, and dirty money, are proliferating on a global scale. This underexplored, clandestine side of globalization has emerged as an increasingly important source of conflict and cooperation among nation-states, state...
Unhealthy Work
Causes, Consequences, Cures
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Work, so fundamental to well-being, has its darker and more costly side. Work can adversely affect our health, well beyond the usual counts of injuries that we think of as 'occupational health'. The ways in which work is organized - its pace and intensity, degree of control over the work process,...
Unified Field Mechanics
Natural Science Beyond the Veil of SpacetimeProceedings of the IX Symposium Honoring Noted French Mathematical Physicist Jean-Pierre Vigier
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Unified Field Mechanics, the topic of the 9th international symposium honoring noted French mathematical physicist Jean-Pierre Vigier cannot be considered highly speculative as a myopic critic might surmise. The 8th Vigier Symposium proceedings "The Physics of Reality" should in fact be...
Developing a United Nations Emergency Peace Service
Meeting Our Responsibilities to Prevent and Protect
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
This book makes the case for a standing UN Emergency Peace Service. With this one development - effectively a UN first responder for complex emergencies - the organization would finally have a rapid, reliable capacity to help fulfill its tougher assigned tasks. To date, the UNEPS initiative has encountered...
by Shu-Hong Yu, Vitaliy Budarin, Rafael Luque
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Porous carbon materials are at the heart of many applications, including renewable energy storage and generation, due to their superior physical properties and availability. The environmentally-friendly production of these materials is crucial for a sustainable future.
This book focuses on the transformation...
by Richard J. Hobbs, Peter Cale, Barbara H. Allen-Diaz
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2013
As scientific understanding about ecological processes has grown, the idea that ecosystem dynamics are complex, nonlinear, and often unpredictable has gained prominence. Of particular importance is the idea that rather than following an inevitable progression toward an ultimate endpoint, some ecosystems...
Rating Valuation
Principles and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
Rating Valuation: Principles and Practice has long been the standard go-to guide for both students studying rating valuation and practitioners needing a comprehensive reference book covering rating law, valuation and, importantly, practice. This fourth edition brings the reader up to date with the...