World Scientific Publishing Company: 3040 books
Turning Blood Red
The Fight for Life in Cooley's Anemia
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2008
This book is the story of an inherited blood disease — Cooley's anemia or beta thalassemia. Cooley's anemia is a severe and potentially fatal anemia that affects millions of people worldwide. Written by a world-recognized expert on the disease who has contributed greatly to the scientific understanding...
Einstein's Apple
Homogeneous Einstein Fields
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2015
We lift a veil of obscurity from a branch of mathematical physics in a straightforward manner that can be understood by motivated and prepared undergraduate students as well as graduate students specializing in relativity. Our book on "Einstein Fields" clarifies Einstein's very first principle...
The Cutting Edge of Tribology
A Decade of Progress in Friction, Lubrication and Wear
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2015
This book is a compilation of witty and insightful short pieces on scientific developments in the science of friction, lubrication and wear. It focuses on topics that are of interest to practicing scientists, engineers and students in tribology and related areas, and deals with novel and intriguing...
Global Corporate Finance
A Focused Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Global Corporate Finance, 2nd edition written by a son-father team introduces students and practitioners to those principles essential to the understanding of global financial problems and the policies that global business managers contend with. The objective of this book is to equip current and future...
by Yasuhiro Monden
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2013
This book focuses on various business practices to manage ailing companies during economic depression or in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters. The methods implemented by various Japanese enterprises, such as Japan Air Line, Tokyo Electricity Company, Nissan and Toyota, to overcome their...
Negotiation Excellence
Successful Deal Making
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Negotiation Excellence: Successful Deal Making was written by leading negotiation experts from top-rated universities in the USA and in Asia and its objective is to introduce the readers to the theory and best practices of effective negotiation. The book includes chapters ranging from: preparing and...
Did You Hear That?
Help for Children Who Hear Voices
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
Did You Hear That? Help for Children Who Hear Voices is about five very different children who share one thing in common — hearing voices and seeing things that are not there.
Susie is a 9-year-old who keeps her challenges with auditory and visual hallucinations a secret until a teacher alerts...
by Entreprise 50
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
In Singapore, SMEs are a vital part of the economy, yet little is known of the many leaders whose vision, acumen and hard work have such a far reaching impact.
In Leading Entrepreneurs and How They Succeed, several entrepreneurs, well recognised in their respective industries, provide a unique...
The Fundamental Constants
A Mystery of Physics
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2009
The speed of light, the fine structure constant, and Newton's constant of gravity — these are just three among the many physical constants that define our picture of the world. Where do they come from? Are they constant in time and across space? In this book, physicist and author Harald Fritzsch...
Food, Foodways and Foodscapes
Culture, Community and Consumption in Post-Colonial Singapore
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2015
This fascinating and insightful volume introduces readers to food as a window to the social and cultural history and geography of Singapore. It demonstrates how the food we consume, the ways in which we acquire and prepare it, the company we keep as we cook and eat, and our preferences and practices...
Mining Ideas for Diamonds
Comparing China and US IP Practices from Invention Selection to Patent Monetization
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
In 2015, China and the U.S. were among the top three countries in terms of the number of international PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) patents filed, together making up 40% of the global share, reported the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Not surprisingly, there is a huge international...
by David G Tarr
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2016
The author has virtually incomparable experience in both providing trade policy advice to more than 25 countries on behalf of the World Bank and also publishing quality journal articles in most of those cases. In this volume, he focuses on his work on: (i) trade policies for countries making the transition...
Business Development, Merger and Crisis Management of International Firms in Japan
Featuring Case Studies from Fortune 500 Companies
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2018
Providing rare insight into the topic of Japanese management, this book looks at how Japanese companies changed after the economic recession of the 1990s and the decade-long restructuring process. With 12 case studies, this book investigates crisis management, strategy development, merger and globalization...
Marketing
A Relationship Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2019
Marketing: A Relationship Perspective is back for a second edition and continues to set a benchmark for achievement in introductory marketing courses across Europe. It is a comprehensive, broad-based, and challenging basic marketing text, which describes and analyzes the basic concepts and strategic...