"Food is difficult to handle in long supply chains because it has limited storage and handling time and spoils easily with incorrect handling, leading to logistical problems which severely affect product quality and freshness. Simultaneously, the end consumer expects to purchase…
Thanks to reality and the stubborn resistance of history to accommodate urban planning, often cities of about the same size wind up fairly close to each other and, although they do not merge or in other ways behave as one entity, they become co-dependent either formally or infor…
This book explores how a network of human rights activists emerged in the aftermath of the 1975 Helsinki Final Act and over time fundamentally reshaped East-West diplomacy.
This timely collection of theoretical and applied studies examines the pedagogical potential and realities of digital technologies in a wide range of disciplinary contexts across the educational spectrum. By mixing content-based chapters with a theoretical perspective with case …
by Forsé, Michel, Degenne, Alain, Borges, Arthur
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Women are now part of senior management in higher education (he) to varying degrees in most countries and actively contribute to the vision and strategic direction of universities. This book attempts to analyse their impact and potential impact on both organisational growth and …
The aim of this volume is to explain some of the biology and the computational and mathematical challenges with the modeling and simulation of biological networks. The different chapters provide examples of how these challenges are met, with particular emphasis on nontraditional…
Welche Spuren haben die Russischen Revolutionen von 1917 in Deutschland und dem übrigen Europa hinterlassen? In diesem Band begeben sich WissenschaftlerInnen verschiedener Disziplinen auf die Suche. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Fragen nach Transferprozessen, Kulturmittlerinnen und Kult…
by McLinden, Gerard, Doyle, Tom, Fanta, Enrique, Widdowson, David
This book provides border management policymakers and reformers with a broad survey of key developments in and principles for improving trade facilitation through better border management, including practical advice on particular issues. In contrast to the traditional border man…
by Université libre de Bruxelles, Botterman, Maarten, Anderson, Robert H., (Robert Helms), Binst, Paul van, Cave, Jonathan, LIBICKI, MARTIN, RAND EUROPE LEIDEN (Netherlands)
How can Europe become, the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustainable economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion"? Central to this goal are networks and networking: not only telecommunications but also inf…
