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Little work has been done to explicate the motivational factors of agency, particularly in cases where an artifact initially deemed ineffective or superfluous becomes an everyday necessity, such as the automobile at the turn of the twentieth century. Farmers saw it as a "devil wagon" but later adopted it for use as an all-around device and power source. What makes a social group change its position about a particular artifact? How did the devil wagon overcome its notoriety to become a prosaic mainstream device? These questions direct the research in this book. While they may have been asked before, author Imes Chiu (PhD, Cornell University) brings a different and refreshing approach to the p...
This volume provides preliminary recommendations on ways to educate and develop experience-based expertise among disaster response, security and other professionals from diverse backgrounds, whose current and future interests relate to crisis management. The book takes a multidisciplinary approach to improving regional security cooperation and to addressing the complex issues of climate change and disasters on military activities. The main aims of this proceedings volume are: -to provide an Education and Individual Training Activity Common Core Curriculum, whose main purpose is to support increased awareness of the implications of Climate Change; -to identify broad issues on climate change and disasters, particularly those with the highest importance and relevance to regional security. The Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence (CMDR COE) conducted an Advanced Research Workshop “Climate Change Implications on Military Activities in the Balkans Region” between 05-07 July, 2016. The event was supported by the NATO Science for Peace (SPS) Program and gathered distinguished experts from various international organizations and civil-military agencies.
War and landpower's role in the twenty-first century is not just about military organizations, tactics, operations, and technology; it is also about strategy, policy, and social and political contexts. After fourteen years of war in the Middle East with dubious results, a diminished national reputation, and a continuing drawdown of troops with perhaps a future force increase proposed by the Trump administration, the role of landpower in US grand strategy will continue to evolve with changing geopolitical situations. Landpower in the Long War: Projecting Force After 9/11, edited by Jason W. Warren, is the first holistic academic analysis of American strategic landpower. Divided into thematic ...
“Build for Tomorrow will change the way you think so you can overcome any obstacle and reach your full potential.”—Jim Kwik, New York Times bestselling author of Limitless The moments of greatest change can also be the moments of greatest opportunity. Adapt more quickly and use the power of change to your advantage with this guide from the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the Build for Tomorrow podcast. We experience change in four phases. The first is panic. Then we adapt. Then we find a new normal. And then, finally, we reach the phase we could not have imagined in the beginning, the moment when we realize that we wouldn’t go back. Build for Tomorrow is designed...
Das führende Referenzwerk für die bororganische Chemie Professor Mark Gandelman und seine Kollegen tauchen tief in die Theorie, Struktur, Analyse, Synthese und Reaktionen der bororganischen Chemie ein. Bororganische Verbindungen kommen als hocheffiziente Reagenzien bei vielen Reaktionen zum Einsatz, darunter bei Kreuzkupplungen und Radikal-Reaktionen. Die renommierten Autoren führen ihr Wissen der organischen und physikalischen Chemie in einem Werk zusammen. In der Regel stammen diese Informationen aus unterschiedlichen Quellen. Dieses Buch konzentriert sich auf vollständig biologisch abbaubare Reagenzien als Gegenpart zu umweltschädlichen Schwermetallkatalysatoren. The Chemistry of Organoboron Compounds bietet umfassende und ausführliche Informationen zu - dem Verhalten bororganischer Verbindungen, - dem Einsatz bororganischer Verbindungen in der organischen Synthese, - kommerziellen Anwendungen bororganischer Verbindungen. The Chemistry of Organoboron Compounds aus der gefeierten Reihe Patai's Chemistry of Functional Groups bietet alle Merkmale, die Leser von der Reihe gewohnt sind, auch ein ausführliches Stichwortverzeichnis.
Throughout the history of the Western world, science has possessed an extraordinary amount of authority and prestige. And while its pedestal has been jostled by numerous evolutions and revolutions, science has always managed to maintain its stronghold as the knowing enterprise that explains how the natural world works: we treat such legendary scientists as Galileo, Newton, Darwin, and Einstein with admiration and reverence because they offer profound and sustaining insight into the meaning of the universe. In The Intelligibility of Nature, Peter Dear considers how science as such has evolved and how it has marshaled itself to make sense of the world. His intellectual journey begins with a cr...
大震災と原発事故という未曽有の大災害に自衛隊は 約10万人を動員し、米軍も最大時1万6000人、 艦艇約15隻、航空機140機が参加した。 平常の災害出動とは全く異なる、 いわば“有事”ともいうべき事態に 日米の政府、自衛隊・米軍は如何に対応したかを 証言で克明に綴る。
Since the introduction of the One Belt, One Road initiative (OBOR), first proposed in late 2013, international scholars have begun to study this new policy and its implications in the global age. While OBOR provides new opportunities for China in terms of regional cooperation and global development, many also raise concerns about China’s intentions of using economic means to achieve strategic and foreign policy objectives. Hailing from the West and the East, the authors reflect on the wide-ranging impacts of OBOR on specific countries, regions, economic policies, and geopolitical considerations. Including both theoretical research and empirical studies that explore opportunities and challenges related to OBOR, this edited volume will allow readers to gain a more comprehensive understanding of this ambitious undertaking and its long-term impact on the rest of the world.