Research category: 4571 books
Sustainable Fashion Supply Chain Management
From Sourcing to Retailing
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2015
This handbook is a compilation of comprehensive reference sources that provide state-of-the-art findings on both theoretical and applied research on sustainable fashion supply chain management. It contains three parts, organized under the headings of “Reviews and Discussions,” “Analytical Research,”...
by John B. Nezlek
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2012
Diary Methods, sometimes known as intensive repeated measures or ecological assessments, are an important method for social and personality psychologists. The volume begins with a rationale for such methods, with an emphasis on social and personality psychology, and then provides a non-technical,...
Ultrasound Imaging
Advances and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Ultrasound has recently taken an explosive growth for better safer, economic, mobile and high quality healthcare. This technology is very appealing for medical applications because it is non-ionizing, non-invasive and it is available in most of the medical and clinical...
Operations Research and Optimization
FOTA 2016, Kolkata, India, November 24-26
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018
This book discusses recent developments in the vast domain of optimization. Featuring papers presented at the 1st International Conference on Frontiers in Optimization: Theory and Applications (FOTA 2016), held at the Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, on 24–26 December 2016, it opens new...
Doing Naturalistic Inquiry
A Guide to Methods
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 1993
Based on the theoretical work of Lincoln and Guba, this practical text is designed to help new researchers apply the constructivist paradigm. The authors show how these ideas shape the practice of conducting alternative paradigm research. Covering the research process from design, through data-collection...
Fundamental Theories of Mega Infrastructure Construction Management
Theoretical Considerations from Chinese Practices
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2017
Fundamental Theories of Mega Infrastructure Construction Management: Theoretical Considerations from Chinese Practices is a collection of decades of research and applications of managing megaprojects using theories of complex systems and management sciences. It presents basic (classical) theory of...
by Irfan M. Ovacik, Reha Uzsoy
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The factory scheduling problem, that of allocating machines to competing jobs in manufacturing facilities to optimize or at least improve system performance, is encountered in many different manufacturing environments. Given the competitive pressures faced by many companies in today's rapidly changing...
by Qian Lei, Zeshui Xu
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2017
This book offers a comprehensive and systematic review of the latest research findings in the area of intuitionistic fuzzy calculus. After introducing the intuitionistic fuzzy numbers’ operational laws and their geometrical and algebraic properties, the book defines the concept of intuitionistic...
Die Monte Carlo Simulation
Was ist darunter zu verstehen, welche Instrumente für die Anwendung werden benötigt und der Stellenwert verdeutlicht anhand eines Beispiels
Language: German
Release Date: July 22, 2011
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensforschung, Operations Research, Note: 1,3, Technische Universität Dresden, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Viele Probleme in der Praxis sind so komplex, dass sie nicht mathematisch exakt gelöst werden können. In solchen Fällen werden heuristische...
Academic Journal: Editing and Publishing
Launch One Your Own
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2017
World University rankings were announced by Thomas Reuters and The Times. As an Indian, besides being one teaching for nearly five decades, I was eager to know the results of the announcement. I showed enough concern. Where have our good Indian universities/higher educational institutions been placed?...
Qualitative Dissertation Methodology
A Guide for Research Design and Methods
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2017
Designing and writing a qualitative dissertation methodology chapter can be done!
Qualitative Dissertation Methodology: A Guide for Research Design and Methods functions as a dissertation advisor to help students construct and write a qualitative methodological framework for their research....
by Cynthia E. Carr
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
In this practical, accessible guide for students, faculty, and other university personnel, author Cynthia E. Carr shares her best practices for planning, writing, and winning research grants based on her own experience submitting more than 300 grant proposals and securing millions of dollars in awards. Insightful,...
Qualitative Inquiry
Thematic, Narrative and Arts-Based Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Qualitative inquiry is not merely a research method or a series of analytic steps, but a holistic process that challenges the age-old qualitative/quantitative dichotomy. This book provides students and researchers with an approachable guide to a range of interpretive perspectives, including thematic,...
Caring in Nursing Classics
An Essential Resource
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2012
"This very interesting book provides a good overview of the evolution of the art and practice of nursing...Recommended."--Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
“This collected work by scholars Smith, Turkel, and Wolf stands as a classic indeed. It offers nursing and related fields...