Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label Open Access

Download Robotic Surgery of Colon and Rectum

2014 saw the publication of the first Italian Society of Surgery Biennial Report, which covered the broad uses and issues of robotics in general surgery. Over the course of these nearly ten years, advancements in robotic surgery and the fine-tuning of corresponding technological steps have led to significant advancements in the fields of thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic surgery. This is particularly true for robotic colorectal surgery, which is why it seemed important to publish a new book on the topic. I am profoundly grateful to prominent authorities on robotic surgery, Graziano Ceccarelli and Andrea Coratti, for publishing this superb monograph that brings us up to date on this subject. The volume's editors and authors cover every facet of robotic colorectal surgery in its 25 chapters, from the advancement of technology to the creation of colorectal resections. They pay close attention to the costs, learning curves, training, and cost-effectiveness of the various techniques. The ...

Download Revealing Media Bias in News Articles

You have unrestricted, free access to this book since it is open access. reveals biases in English news articles covering a certain political event by using an interdisciplinary approach. explains person-oriented framing analysis, a method for evaluating how the people who are portrayed in publications about events are portrayed. combines political science, computational linguistics, and computer science methods. Authors: Felix Hamborg This chapter serves as both a motivation and a summary of my study on bias in news reports. The problems brought on by biased news coverage are outlined in Section 1.1. It is impossible to overstate the significance of these challenges given the already significant impact that consistently skewed media coverage has had on society decisions—like democratic elections. Subsequently, Section 1.2 provides a concise overview of the research lacuna concerning the detection and dissemination of media bias. I establish my research topic and derive relevant resear...

Download Local Governance of Peatland Restoration in Riau, Indonesia

This publication is open access, meaning that you have unrestricted and free access. Offers an interdisciplinary understanding of peatland destruction and environmental governance insights. Presents comparative research on established fieldwork methodologies and modern technology. Examines the feasibility of remote research with rural communities through online facilitation. Editors: Masaaki Okamoto, Takamasa Osawa, Wahyu Prasetyawan, Akhwan Binawan Publisher: Springer Download Local Governance of Peatland Restoration in Riau, Indonesia Click Here The present chapter provides an overview of the contextual framework of the book. The publication emerged as a product of a transdisciplinary collaborative research endeavor focused on addressing issues related to tropical peatlands in Indonesia. This chapter provides an overview of the emergence of tropical peatlands as a novel development frontier for plantation expansion, as well as the consequential ecological degradation leading to fir...

Download FAITH, FINANCE, AND ECONOMY

Offers a multireligious analysis of issues related to faith, money, and the economy. contains chapters written by authors from a variety of disciplines, including history, theology, philosophy, and economics. answers challenging problems in a way that is understandable to the average reader. Using research from the fields of economics, finance, history, philosophy, ethics, theology, public policy, and other disciplines, the major goal is to promote a multidisciplinary and multireligious understanding of the connections between faith, financial intermediation, and economic advancement. The goal of this anthology of essays is to demonstrate to the general public the significance of Christian involvement in finance. Instead than focusing on one particular issue, the collection of articles offers numerous examples of this link. A symposium on the subject of faith and money was arranged by Thrivent in July 2018 and held at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The only par...

Download Internet of Production

A new book type that combines lecture notes, a manual, and a proceeding  from German Excellence University's original research  Interdisciplinary format spanning different scientific fields  You have free, unrestricted access to this book since it is open access. " We require a precise and standardized understanding regarding the basis, structure, and modes of aggregation and particularly the use of data and models within the production domain due to their increasing quantity and variety. As a foundation for information management, our goal is to investigate how to model data elements, static and dynamic relationships, as well as their physical resources in the IoP while adhering to all technical, scientific-ethical, and legal framework requirements. The employment of an appropriate collection of modeling approaches, transformations, and their integration with digital shadows is the primary answer to this problem. This chapter offers a thorough understanding of the pertin...

Download Free Ebook Liquidity, Markets and Trading in Action

Microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, and information systems as they relate to trade, liquidity, and market structure are four core topics covered in this open access book for business schools. It offers a thorough analysis of the effects of trading fees and other trading barriers, which the authors refer to as "frictions". Additionally, it offers students the chance to practice trading in various market structures and scenarios using the interactive simulation model of equities market trading known as TraderEx. By addressing these issues, the simulation offers students an engaging experiential learning opportunity that sheds insight on how a real-world financial market functions. Authors: Deniz Ozenbas , Michael S. Pagano , Robert A. Schwartz , Bruce W. Weber Every chapter has been written with the intention that it can be used independently in an existing course in economics, finance, or information science. Online resources for instructors include discussion topics, Po...

Download Quantitative Models in Life Science Business (Free)

This open access book takes an interdisciplinary approach to examine the life science business sector. The book describes value creation, value maintenance, and value realization in the life sciences as a sequence of processes using the quantitative language of applied mathematics. These tools are applied to pharmaceutical and biotechnology business endeavors. The articles, which were written by professionals from a range of disciplines, give a fresh look at life sciences economics by illuminating the change from a deterministic to a stochastic view of the processes involved.  The book discusses issues including licensing in the pharmaceutical industry, outsourcing pharmaceutical R&D, and stochastic modeling of a pharmaceutical supply chain. Other subjects covered in the book include valuing and maintaining intellectual property in the life sciences. The book will interest economics academics. Download Quantitative Models in Life Science Business (Free) Please check our service...