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Equity Markets in India

Returns, Risk and Price Multiples

by Shveta Singh, P.K. Jain, Surendra Singh Yadav
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016

The book presents a comprehensive view of the Indian equity markets over the past two decades (1994-2014). Equity markets constitute the most important segment of stock exchanges; in fact, the status of equity returns is, by and large, considered as a barometer of the state of a country’s economy....
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by Quan Quan
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2017

This book is the first textbook specially on multicopter systems in the world. Itprovides a comprehensive overview of multicopter systems, rather than focusing on a single method or technique. The fifteen chapters are divided into five parts, covering the topics of multicopter design, modeling, state...
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MRI Contrast Agents

From Molecules to Particles

by Céline Henoumont, Dimitri Stanicki, Sébastien Boutry
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016

This book describes the multiple aspects of (i) preparation of the magnetic core, (ii) the stabilization with different coatings, (iii) the physico-chemical characterization and (iv) the vectorization to obtain specific nanosystems. Several bio-applications are also presented in this book. In the...
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by Huamin Zhang, Xianfeng Li, Hongzhang Zhang
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016

This brief reviews the fundamentals, recent developments, challenges and prospects of Li-S and Li-O2 batteries, including fundamental research and potential applications. It starts with a brief overview encompassing the current state of Li-S and Li-O2 battery technology. It then provides general information...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018

This book provides essential insights into Chinese consumer behaviors in the growing and dynamic fashion market. With increasing consumer purchasing power, readily accessible global brands, heavy application of digital technology and social media, as well as growing awareness of environmental issues,...
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Elderly Care in India

Societal and State Responses

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Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017

This volume highlights a range of issues underpinning elder care in India, with particular focus on the challenges that India faces in caring for the elderly. In addition to the very limited state support and near total dependence on the family for long-term social care and economic support, the changing...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016

This volume intends to re-establish social gerontology as a discipline that has pragmatic links to policy and practice. Collectively, the chapters enrich public debates about the moral, cultural and economic questions surrounding aging, thereby ameliorating the “problems” associated with aging...
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Workforce Development

Perspectives and Issues

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Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013

This book captures the essence of current workforce development perspectives and draws on extensive global research to uncover a range of issues confronting organisations. Taking primarily an Australian outlook after the global financial crisis and tracing the progress of a national industry sector,...
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Changing Contours of Indian Agriculture

Investment, Income and Non-farm Employment

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Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017

This book presents an extensive study on India’s agricultural and nonfarm sectors, examining prices, investments and policies, and suggesting various essential technological changes. It offers appropriate financial, institutional, and policy frameworks that can help to sustain agricultural growth...
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Risks in Agriculture

Farmers' Perspective

by Alka Parikh
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017

This book examines the risks involved in agriculture from the farmer’s perspective. It investigates the issues that concern farmers the most like why farmers are not increasing the acreage allotted to pulses despite major increases in the price. Primarily based on focused group discussions (FGDs)...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2014

This book argues that interior architects have a responsibility to practice their profession in collaborative ways that address the needs of communities and of to be the agents of social justice and cultural heritage. The book is divided into three sections, based on three pivotal themes — community...
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Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Arte-Polis

Imagining Experience: Creative Tourism and the Making of Place

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Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017

This book includes papers presented at the 6th Arte-Polis International Conference. The theme of the conference was “Imagining Experiences: Creative Tourism and the Making of Place”, and the book brings together studies based on lessons-learned, research and critical reviews related to creative...
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Smart Computing and Informatics

Proceedings of the First International Conference on SCI 2016, Volume 1

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Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017

This volume contains 74 papers presented at SCI 2016: First International Conference on Smart Computing and Informatics. The conference was held during 3-4 March 2017, Visakhapatnam, India and organized communally by ANITS, Visakhapatnam and supported technically by CSI Division V – Education and...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016

This book provides new insights into the economic impacts, strategic objectives and legal structures of an emerging branch of government incentives conditioned on meeting intellectual property-related requirements. Despite becoming more common in recent years, such incentives – ranging from patent...
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