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INTELLIGENT DESIGNS, INNOVATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN AGRICULTURE 4.0

Feeding an expanding population in light of environmental preservation and keeping production lean is a considerable challenge. Sustainable and Precise Agriculture relying on Industry 4.0 (Agri4) points toward creating strategic collaborations, innovations, and alternative approaches to old concerns, and incorporating solutions from other expertise domains. It requires intensiv...

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WHY MACHINES WILL NEVER RULE THE WORLD

JOBST LANDGREBE / BARRY SMITH

This is a revised and expanded second edition of Why Machines Will Never Rule the World. Its core argument remains the same: that an artificial intelligence (AI) that could equal or exceed human intelligence – sometimes called ‘artificial general intelligence’ (AGI) – is for mathematical reasons impossible. It offers two specific reasons for this claim: Human intelligence is a ...

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SIGN LANGUAGES

JOSEPH C. HILL / DIANE C. LILLO-MARTIN / SANDRA K. WOOD

Sign Languages: Structures and Contexts provides a succinct summary of major findings in the linguistic study of natural sign languages. Focusing on American Sign Language (ASL), this book offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic grammatical components of phonology, morphology, and syntax with examples and illustrations. Revised throughout, this new edition: demonstrate...

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CHARTER 77 AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

H. GORDON SKILLING

First published in 1981, Charter 77 and Human Rights in Czechoslovakia covers the existence of Charter 77 from 1977 down to the end of 1980. The Charter movement was a significant phenomenon in the history of Czechoslovakia and of world communism, and Charter 77 was symbolic of the courage, the spirit of freedom, and human rights in an invaded Czechoslovakia. The book is based ...

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BROADCASTING IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

RONNY ADHIKARYA

First published in 1977, Broadcasting in Peninsular Malaysia begins with a brief analysis of Peninsular Malaysia’s social, economic and political situation so that the reader has a clearly delineated frame within which to understand the development and the present-day definitions of broadcasting in the region. Ronny Adhikarya explores the difficulties facing authorities who hav...

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MODERN CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

AGATHA H. BOWLEY

First published in 1948, Modern Child Psychology intends to give a summarised account of the most important work on child psychology back in the 1940s. A vast amount of careful research on the problems and the progress of development has been undertaken and much valuable data obtained. Agatha Bowley has attempted to outline in non-technical language the most important findings ...

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THE CURRICULUM IN NURSING EDUCATION

First published in 1987, The Curriculum in Nursing Education examines a wide range of issues relevant to devising and implementing curricula for nursing education. Many changes have taken place in nursing both at national and local levels in the 1980s. The role of the nurse has expanded, and the focus of that role has shifted from one based on medicine and disease to a patient ...

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PORTRAIT OF A DECISION

HOWARD ELCOCK

First published in 1972, Portrait of a Decision drawing on materials like- Cabinet minutes, the Lloyd George and Lothian papers, Foreign Office correspondence- provides the first comprehensive reassessment of the negotiations in Paris since those who were present wrote their memoirs. The making of the Treaty of Versailles was a watershed between the diplomatic worlds of the nin...

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REVITALIZING EUROPEAN RITUALS

First published in 1992, Revitalizing European Rituals explores why revitalization of celebrations is taking place in communities throughout Europe. The festive behaviour appears to contradict the sober, rational conduct associated with modernization and industrialization. The contributors examine fairs, carnivals, fiestas, Holy Week, and national rituals in Britain, Poland, Sp...

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POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR

HOWARD ELCOCK

First published in 1976, Political Behaviour provides a systematic introduction to the methods and findings of the behavioural approach to the study of politics. Howard Elcock describes the subject matter of political sociology and the methodological problems to which it gives rise. He examines the behaviouralist’s claim to scientific status as an observer of society using prec...

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THE GAME BUSINESS GUIDEBOOK

DIEGO RICCHIUTI / JOHN HENLEY

This book is the perfect toolkit for any developer who wishes to transform an idea into a viable business. From the experience of a game designer and a business developer, it covers every step from the conception of the game to signing a deal with a publisher; finding the right type of funds, sending follow-up e-mails, and attending trade shows are just a few of the tools the r...

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THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WEST GERMANY AND ISRAEL

LILY GARDNER FELDMAN

First Published in 1984, The Special Relationship between West Germany and Israel stresses the uniqueness of the historical ties between Germans and Jews, but attempts to set the implementation of post war German - Israeli policy relations in the context of a general theory of bilateral ties between states. Lily Gardner Feldman has articulated the concept of the special relatio...

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