Online technologies excite the public imagination with narratives of democratization. The Internet is a political medium, borne of democracy, but is it democratizing? Late modern democracies are characterized by civic apathy, public skepticism, disillusionment with politics, and general disinterest in conventional political process. And yet, public interest in blogging, online news, net-based activism, collaborative news filtering, and online ne ...
Real-world case studies clarify valuation principles to help readers maximize returns When founders, VCs, angels, attorneys, CFOs, CEOs, and employees don't understand the true meanings of «value» and «valuation,» they end up losing money—lots of money. Venture Capital Valuation is for anyone involved in a venture capital- or angel-backed private company who wants to get the most out of their investments by controlling one of the few things they ...
This book is dedicated to the processes of mineral transformation, recycling and reclamation of metals, for the purpose of turning metals and alloys into a liquid state ready for pouring. Even though «process metallurgy» is one of the oldest technologies implemented by man, technological innovation, with the development of processes that are both focused on product quality and economically and ecologically efficient, continues to be at the heart ...
Diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Lifespan Perspective is the first book of its kind to provide authoritative information for medical and mental health professionals on how to properly evaluate and diagnose autism spectrum disorders in individuals of all ages. The first book of its kind which demonstrates how to conduct an appropriate diagnostic interview to assess a child for an Autism Spectrum Disorder Considers the issues of Autism Spec ...
HTML und CSS lernen auf die kreative Art: Sie mochten Webseiten erstellen und gestalten und brauchen dafur noch ein wenig Grundlagenwissen? Visuelle Informationen erfassen Sie schneller und intuitiver als lange Texte? Dann ist dieses Buch fur Sie gemacht! Jon Duckett stellt Ihnen alle haufig benotigten HTML- und CSS-Tags vor – an Beispielen, die auf einen Blick einleuchten, und ubersichtlichen Code-Schnipseln, die Sie praktischerweise von der Ve ...
In diesem Buch geht es um die soziale Kompetenz, die in der Ausbildung zum Projektmanager und in der Projektmanagementliteratur bisher noch eine untergeordnete Rolle spielt. Projektmanager sind nur dann effektiv, wenn sie den Umgang mit den Menschen beherrschen, wenn die Beziehung zu allen Beteiligten stimmt, zu Auftraggebern, Lieferanten, Partnern und Projektmitarbeitern. Kommunikation, Fuhrungsverhalten und Motivation sind die Grundvoraussetzu ...
Long recognised as a classic in the USA, «The Tower and the Bridge» is now at last available in German translation. In his preface to the German edition, Jorg Schlaich writes. «This book is essential reading and a pleasure for the „structural engineering artist“, in whose structures the connection between form and force flow is visible and which are distinguished by the ideals of efficiency, cost-effectiveness and elegance.» Billington founded w ...
This new edition of the bestselling Reverse Osmosis is the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the process of reverse osmosis in industrial applications, a technology that is becoming increasingly more important as more and more companies choose to “go green.” This book covers all of the processes and equipment necessary to design, operate, and troubleshoot reverse osmosis systems, from the fundamental principles of reverse osmosis tec ...
Einfuhrung in Projektmanagement? bietet eine praxisorientierte, verstandliche und ubersichtliche Einfuhrung in die Methoden und Vorgehensweisen des modernen Projektmanagements, einschlie?lich der projektadaquaten Arbeitstechniken und Hinweisen zur Arbeit im Team. Es hilft Projektbeteiligten in der Industrie, im Dienstleistungsbereich und in der Forschung, Projekte richtig zu planen, durchzufuhren, zu uberwachen und zu steuern und dabei die Param ...
