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Truth and Transparency

Undercover Investigations in the Twenty-First Century

by Alan K. Chen, Justin Marceau ...

Undercover investigators have been celebrated as critical conduits of political speech and essential protectors of transparency. They have also been derided as intrusive and spy-like, inconsistent with private property rights, and morally or ethically questionable. In Truth and Transparency, Alan K. Chen and Justin Marceau rigorously examine this duality and seek to provide a socio-legal context ... Read more

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Undercover investigators have been celebrated as critical conduits of political speech and essential protectors of transparency. They have also been derided as intrusive and spy-like, inconsistent with private property rights, and morally or ethically questionable. In Truth and Transparency, Alan K. Chen and Justin Marceau rigorously examine this duality and seek to provide a socio-legal context
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The Elgar Companion to Freedom of Speech and Expression

Edited by Ashutosh Bhagwat, Alan K. Chen ...

This comprehensive book examines the theoretical underpinnings of free speech and provides crucial insights into the contemporary resurgence of debates over its importance. Contributing authors critically analyse many of these disputes, including the regulation of online speech, current attacks on universities, and on the civil service.Leading scholars address the reasons why societies choose to ... Read more

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This comprehensive book examines the theoretical underpinnings of free speech and provides crucial insights into the contemporary resurgence of debates over its importance. Contributing authors critically analyse many of these disputes, including the regulation of online speech, current attacks on universities, and on the civil service.Leading scholars address the reasons why societies choose to
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Leading Holistically

How Schools, Districts, and States Improve Systemically

Edited by Haim Shaked, Chen Schechter, Alan James Daly ...

Leading Holistically explores systems thinking in educational leadership—a comprehensive framework that enables leaders to improve their practice by taking a holistic perspective, instead of relying on a one-size-fits-all solution to discrete aspects of their organization. Aiming to expand the existing literature on systems thinking in educational leadership and policy, renowned educational ... Read more

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Leading Holistically explores systems thinking in educational leadership—a comprehensive framework that enables leaders to improve their practice by taking a holistic perspective, instead of relying on a one-size-fits-all solution to discrete aspects of their organization. Aiming to expand the existing literature on systems thinking in educational leadership and policy, renowned educational
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Sport in Taiwan

History, Culture, Policy

Edited by Alan Bairner, Tzu-hsuan Chen, Ying Chiang ...

Series Book 2 - Sport in East and Southeast Asian Societies
This is the first comprehensive study of sport in Taiwan to be published in English. It appears at a time when Taiwan has the attention of the global community to the greatest extent since the years following the creation of the People’s Republic of China and the formation by the Chinese Nationalist Party of an alternative seat of government for the Republic of China in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei. ... Read more

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This is the first comprehensive study of sport in Taiwan to be published in English. It appears at a time when Taiwan has the attention of the global community to the greatest extent since the years following the creation of the People’s Republic of China and the formation by the Chinese Nationalist Party of an alternative seat of government for the Republic of China in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei.
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Free Speech Beyond Words

The Surprising Reach of the First Amendment

by Mark V. Tushnet, Alan K. Chen, Joseph Blocher ...

A look at First Amendment coverage of music, non-representational art, and nonsenseThe Supreme Court has unanimously held that Jackson Pollock’s paintings, Arnold Schöenberg’s music, and Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky” are “unquestionably shielded” by the First Amendment. Nonrepresentational art, instrumental music, and nonsense: all receive constitutional coverage under an amendment protecting ... Read more

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A look at First Amendment coverage of music, non-representational art, and nonsenseThe Supreme Court has unanimously held that Jackson Pollock’s paintings, Arnold Schöenberg’s music, and Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky” are “unquestionably shielded” by the First Amendment. Nonrepresentational art, instrumental music, and nonsense: all receive constitutional coverage under an amendment protecting
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Intelligence and Security Informatics

12th Pacific Asia Workshop, PAISI 2017, Jeju Island, South Korea, May 23, 2017, Proceedings

Edited by G. Alan Wang, Michael Chau, Hsinchun Chen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th Pacific Asia Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics, PAISI 2017, held in Jeju Island, South Korea, in May 2017 in conjunction with PAKDD 2017, the 21st Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining.The 8 revised full papers and one short paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 13 submissions. The papers ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th Pacific Asia Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics, PAISI 2017, held in Jeju Island, South Korea, in May 2017 in conjunction with PAKDD 2017, the 21st Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining.The 8 revised full papers and one short paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 13 submissions. The papers
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Intelligence and Security Informatics

11th Pacific Asia Workshop. PAISI 2016, Auckland, New Zealand, April 19, 2016, Proceedings

Edited by Michael Chau, G. Alan Wang, Hsinchun Chen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th Pacific Asia Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics, PAISI 2016, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in April 2016 in conjunction with PAKDD 2016, the 20th Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining.The 7 revised full papers presented together with 7 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 23 ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th Pacific Asia Workshop on Intelligence and Security Informatics, PAISI 2016, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in April 2016 in conjunction with PAKDD 2016, the 20th Pacific-Asia Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining.The 7 revised full papers presented together with 7 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 23
... Read more
Chinese Urban Transformation

A Tale of Six Cities

by Chen Yuanzhi, Alan Hudson, He Lisheng ...

Now an established global force, China has experienced a sustained period of staggering economic growth since policy reform in the 1970s. Chinese urbanisation is the most significant example of economic, environmental and social change both within China and globally. In recent years, central government has made a concerted effort to encourage city governments to realign their priorities and ... Read more

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Now an established global force, China has experienced a sustained period of staggering economic growth since policy reform in the 1970s. Chinese urbanisation is the most significant example of economic, environmental and social change both within China and globally. In recent years, central government has made a concerted effort to encourage city governments to realign their priorities and
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International Hospitality Management

by Alan Clarke, Wei Chen ...

International Hospitality Management: issues and applications brings together the latest developments in global hospitality operations with the contemporary management principles. It provides a truly international perspective on the hospitality and tourism industries and provides a fresh insight into hospitality and tourism management. The text develops a critical view of the management theory and ... Read more

$116.99 CAD

International Hospitality Management: issues and applications brings together the latest developments in global hospitality operations with the contemporary management principles. It provides a truly international perspective on the hospitality and tourism industries and provides a fresh insight into hospitality and tourism management. The text develops a critical view of the management theory and
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LIGHT

by Andrew Robert Woodhead ...

It is understood that 3 million Australians are living with anxiety and depression and on a global level. That figure is reported by the World Health Organisation to be 300 million and this statistic is increasing at a concerning rate. In a quest to help people and to save lives, Andrew Woodhead and the team at Design Tobias have produced a book called LIGHT. This book has been made using Human ... Read more

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It is understood that 3 million Australians are living with anxiety and depression and on a global level. That figure is reported by the World Health Organisation to be 300 million and this statistic is increasing at a concerning rate. In a quest to help people and to save lives, Andrew Woodhead and the team at Design Tobias have produced a book called LIGHT. This book has been made using Human
... Read more
Understanding and improving the functional and nutritional properties of milk

by Prof Thom Huppertz, Dr Geoffrey McCarthy, Dr James A. O'Mahony, Dr Mark A. Fenelon, Dr Rita Hickey, Prof Egon Bech Hansen, Dr Daylan A. Tzompa-Sosa, Dr Naomi Arita-Merino, Dr Nurit Argov-Argaman, Prof Michael Gänzle0, Prof Lotte Bach Larsen1, Prof Todor Vasiljevic3, Dr Søren Drud-Heydary Nielsen4, Dr Nina Aagaard Poulsen5, Dr Alan L. Kelly6, Dr Xiao-Chen Liu7, Prof Leif H. Skibsted8, Dr Paul Andrewes9, Dr Stephen E. Holroyd0, Dr Brendon Gill1, Dr Richard Johnson2, Dr Andrew Lewis3, Dr Jan Geurts4, Dr Andrew MacKenzie5, Dr Mikhail Vyssotski6, Dr Martin Auldist7, Dr Tim Coolbear8, Dr Nathalie Janin9, Dr Rachel Traill0, Dr Rebecca Shingleton1, Dr Maria Kazou2, Dr Alkmini Gavriil3, Dr Chryssi Kounenidaki4, Dr Aiqian Ye5, Dr Effie Tsakalidou6, Prof Hilton C. Deeth7, Georg Surber8, Dr Doris Jaros9, Dr Michel Britten0, Prof Golfo Moatsou1, Dr Inge Gazi2, Dr Dimuthu Bogahawaththa3, Harald Rohm4 ...

Series Book 114 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Comprehensive coverage of the latest research in isolating and analysing the diverse range of compounds in milkReviews the genetic factors that affect milk composition, as well as the ways milk chemistry can affect sensory qualityExplores the importance of milk as a valuable commodity ... Read more

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Comprehensive coverage of the latest research in isolating and analysing the diverse range of compounds in milkReviews the genetic factors that affect milk composition, as well as the ways milk chemistry can affect sensory qualityExplores the importance of milk as a valuable commodity
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Understanding and improving crop photosynthesis

by Dr S. Wall, Dr P. Carvalho, Dr G. Elias da Silva, Dr Nelson Saibo, Dr Marina Viana Queiroz, Dr Martin William Battle, Dr Matthew Alan Jones, Prof Min Chen, Dr Robert E. Blankenship, Dr Johannes Kromdijk, Prof Christine Raines, Dr Julia Walter, Dr Coralie E. Salesse-Smith, Dr Steven M. Driever, Dr Victoria C. Clarke, Dr Anthony Digrado, Dr Elizabeth Ainsworth, Dr Xinyu Fu, Dr Kaila Smith, Dr Luke Gregory, Dr Ludmila Roze, Dr A. P. Cavanagh, Dr Berkley Walker, Prof Thomas D. Sharkey, Prof James V. Moroney, Dr Ashwani K. Rai, Dr Hiruni Weerasooriya, Dr Remmy Kasili, Dr Marylou Machingura, Dr C. Afamefule, Dr K. Chibani, Dr H. Gherli, Dr P. Lopez, Dr V. Mengin, Dr B. Moreno-Garcia ...

Series Book 130 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Provides a comprehensive review of the wealth of research which addresses how to sustainably achieve higher yields through improving the rate of C₃ photosynthesis in cropsAssesses current practices implemented to optimise photosynthesis in crops, including the modification of crop elements such as leaf/canopy architectureExplores our understanding of the biophysics, biochemistry and genetics of C₃ ... Read more

$191.99 CAD

Provides a comprehensive review of the wealth of research which addresses how to sustainably achieve higher yields through improving the rate of C₃ photosynthesis in cropsAssesses current practices implemented to optimise photosynthesis in crops, including the modification of crop elements such as leaf/canopy architectureExplores our understanding of the biophysics, biochemistry and genetics of C₃
... Read more

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