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When you type the word “serendipity” in a word-processor application such as Microsoft Word, the autocorrection engine suggests you choose other words like “luck” or “fate”. This correcting act turns out to be incorrect. However, it points to the reality that serendipity is not a familiar English word and can be misunderstood easily. Serendipity is a very much scientific concept as it has been found useful in numerous scientific discoveries, pharmaceutical innovations, and numerous humankind’s technical and technological advances. Therefore, there have been many books written around the concept. So why do we need this additional book? This is not just another book about serendi...
The book examines the psycho-religious mechanism behind the violent extremism of suicide attacks in the post-9/11 world. It employs the mindsponge concept, an original dataset, and original research results obtained from the authors' statistical investigations using the Hamiltonian Markov chain Monte Carlo technique. It provides insights and implications for policymakers and strategists in their efforts to engage in peace talks and reduce violent conflicts worldwide.
In 1986, Vietnam initiated its extensive economic reform program, known as Doi Moi, which saved the country - then in a devastating economic crisis - from a collapse. The introduction of market system has brought back substantial changes in both people's life and the national economy. Market mechanism, commercial institutions, private properties and capital goods ownership, free trade... have since come into existence. Gradually, financial markets have grown up to be a critically component of Vietnam's economic transition. This book provides some in-depth introduction and analysis of Vietnam's financial markets with emphasis on corporate debts and equity, gold and foreign exchange. It may be regarded as one of the most important contributions to the literature of Vietnam's financial economics, thus far. It contains original research results, which should benefit readers with interest in understanding the contemporary issues of Vietnam's economy, for either business or academic purposes. In addition, policy makers and international donors could also find its insights and implications useful; many of which are original and supported by empirical evidences.
A report from FAIRE: 89% of shoppers trust recommendations from people they know over brand advertising, making peers the biggest influence on shopping decisions. (Page 5) Serendipity and discovery today: The cultural context of serendipity and discovery, and what it means for retail “In the rapidly changing world, information is abundant but rather chaotic. The adaptive power of serendipity allows people to notice treasures within the wild sea, but only for those who understand how it works.” Dr. Quan-Hoang Vuong Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Social Research
The conference committee encourages contributions on this wide range of topics through the use of a variety of rigorous approaches, including theoretical and empirical papers employing qualitative, quantitative and critical methods. Action-based research, case studies and work-in-progress/posters are enthusiastically welcomed. PhD research, proposals for roundtable discussions, practitioner contributions and product demonstrations based on the conference themes are also invited.
Wild Wise Weird represents the latest version of The Kingfisher Story Collection, first published in 2022. When first released on September 21, 2022, The Kingfisher Story Collection had a total of 21 stories. Today, Wild Wise Weird has grown to house 45 stories in total. Quan-Hoang Vuong January 21, 2025 Hanoi, Vietnam.
ISBN 978-3-0365-5328-3 (Hbk); ISBN 978-3-0365-5327-6 (PDF) https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-5327-6 (DOI) © by the authorsSocial Public Health System and Sustainability Quan-Hoang Vuong and Khuat Thu Hong (Eds.) Pages: 318 Published: September 2022 (This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Social Public Health System and Sustainability that was published in Sustainability)