Intelligent agriculture : developing a system for monitoring and controlling production by Maldonado-Guzman, Gonzalo

Table of Contents: “…What Intellectual Property Rights Are Important to Protect Computer Programs?…”
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Schools and Religions : Imagining the Real. by Stern, Julian

Table of Contents: “…The varieties of religious education pedagogyConclusion; 10 Religious education and citizenships; Introduction; Values and citizenship; Research into the impact of religious education and citizenship education; Religion within citizenship and human rights education; Case studies of citizenship work in religious education; Conclusion; Section C: Learning, research and practice: schools and religions with attitude; 11 Creativity and creation: beyond the cuckoo clock; Introduction: a dialogue of creation; The presence and absence of creativity; Agency, originality and value.…”
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A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities

Table of Contents: “…Unveiled Virgins and Unmanned Ascetics: Late Ancient DevelopmentsMotivations and Aspirations: Virginity's Just Deserts -- Conclusion -- Guide to Further Reading -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 11: Sexual Abuse and Sexual Rights: Slaves' Erotic Experience at Athens and Rome -- Athens -- Rome -- Guide to Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 12: Sumposion -- Introduction -- Sumposion and City -- Pederasty -- Prostitution -- Conclusion -- Guide to Further Reading -- References -- Chapter 13: Sexuality in Greek and Roman Religion…”
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Decriminalising abortion in the UK : what would it mean?

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Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional Cultural and Philosophical Foundations. by Sommers-Flanagan, Rita

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- About the Contributors -- Preface -- Accompanying Video Resource Center to Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional -- SECTION ONE: THE FOUNDATION -- Chapter One: COUNSELING ETHICS ANDTHE BIG PICTURE -- CHAPTER ORIENTATION -- DEFINING THE TERMS -- THE ROLE OF ETHICS IN THE PROFESSIONS -- THE ROLE OF MORALITY IN HUMAN CULTURE -- ARE THERE UNIVERSAL MORALS? -- GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS -- MORAL VALUES, RULES, AND PRINCIPLES -- PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY: POWER AND PERIL…”
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Crossroads, directions, and a new critical race theory

Table of Contents: “…Gunning -- Breaking cycles of inequality: critical theory, human rights, and family in justice / Berta Esperanza Hernandez-Truyol -- Critical race theory and post-colonial development.…”
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It's Not Just PR : Public Relations in Society. by Coombs, W. Timothy

Table of Contents: “…Revisiting the Definition of Public Relations -- Conflict: Exercise and resistance of power through public relations -- Detox campaign: exercising influence through public relations -- The UN places human rights on the corporate agenda -- Where We Have Been -- References -- Index…”
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Responsible leadership and ethical decision-making. Volume 17

Table of Contents: “…A Study into What Business Students Learn in Business Ethics Class; Methodology; Survey and Sample; Results; Discussion; Conclusion; References; Ethical Decision-Making in Early Childhood Education; Parents Rights to Choose Education of Their Children; Consensus on Content and Method of Education; Moral Choices about Care and Education of Children; Conclusion; References.…”
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Biotechnology in China. by Staff, National Academy of Sciences

Table of Contents: “…""4 New Research Centers """"BIOTECHNOLOGY BASES""; ""KEY LABORATORIES""; ""5 Infrastructure ""; ""INSTRUMENTATION""; ""PROCUREMENT SYSTEM AND SUPPLIES""; ""INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS""; ""6 Biotechnology Literature Survey ""; ""SOURCES""; ""GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION""; ""TECHNIQUES""; ""EXPERIMENTAL ORGANISMS""; ""RESEARCH TOPICS AND GOALS""; ""EVALUATION OF RESEARCH""; ""Originality""; ""Accuracy""; ""7 Research Highlights ""; ""X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CONTROL OF PLANT VIRUSES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""TOWARD A HEPATITIS B VIRUS VACCINE""; ""References""…”
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Three false convictions, many lessons : the psychopathology of unjust prosecutions by Anderson, David C., Scott, Nigel P.

Table of Contents: “…False and contrived witnessesDestruction of important evidence; The unfortunate case of the shoe prints; Human rights issues; Willing exploitation of the press; A crime within a crime?…”
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Hiring Firing Keep Employees. by Fleischer, Charles

Table of Contents: “…Third-Party LiabilityRemedies for Resume Fraud -- Chapter 9: Applications -- Sample Employment Application -- Background Checks -- Prescribed Summary of Consumer Rights -- Chapter 10: Interviews -- Disability-Related Questions -- Open-Ended Questions -- Employer Misrepresentations -- Testing -- Offers and Rejections -- Sample Offer Letter -- Chapter 11: Contracts of Employment -- At-Will and Contract Employees -- Employee Handbooks -- Chapter 12: Noncompete and Other Agreements -- Noncompete Agreements -- Nonsolicitation Agreements…”
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Electronic resource management : practical perspectives in a new technical services model by Elguindi, Anne C.

Table of Contents: “…Emerging technical services models in the context of the past -- Changes felt throughout technical services -- From ownership to access -- Blurring technical and public services -- Automation as a trigger for downsizing -- Lost opportunities -- Organizational change as a mark of innovation -- The first wave: accommodating electronic resources in a print-centric structure -- The second wave: reorganizing to support the growth of electronic resources -- Beginnings of the third wave: holistic electronic resource management -- Learning from library automation -- The role of sharing -- The third wave: new organizational models -- Preparing for the third wave -- Case studies -- References -- Electronic resource management: staffing and workflow -- Serials librarianship shifts electronic -- Electronic resource librarians: the public face of technical services -- Workflow models: distribution or centralization -- Defining electronic resource management and the role of new systems -- Beyond electronic resource management -- The present state of staffing -- Conclusion -- Case studies -- References -- Electronic resource management systems: implementation and transformation -- ERMS development triggered by the Digital Library Federation -- ERMS implementations -- Challenges -- The standards problem -- A new paradigm: resource management -- Resource management in the cloud -- Applying resource management to academic libraries -- Resource management as a catalyst for change within libraries -- Conclusion -- Case studies -- References -- Discovery systems, layers and tools, and the role of the electronic resource librarian -- The evolution of the language of discovery -- The OPAC -- Catalog overlays -- Federated searching -- Web-scale discovery -- Themes of future development -- The role of technical services -- Discovery in a broader context -- Case studies -- References -- Academic library consortia and the evolving role of electronic resources and technology -- A brief history -- Buying together = saving money together -- Usage statistics -- Information technology and consortia -- Electronic resource management -- Sharing expertise -- Speaking together for greater influence -- Predictions on future trends -- Conclusion -- Case studies -- References -- Conclusion: e-books and the future of technical services -- Defining the e-book -- E-readers -- E-book aggregators -- Publisher-direct e-books -- User preference -- E-books as a different reading experience -- E-books in the academic environment -- Digital rights management -- The e-book acquisitions workflow and its placement within technical services -- The effect on the library as a whole -- Conclusion -- References.…”
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Urban Policy in a Changing Federal System : Proceedings of a Symposium. by Warren, Charles R.

Table of Contents: “…""THE DEATH AND LIFE OF SUBSTANTIVE DUE PROCESS""""BALANCING TESTS AND DEFERENCE TO THE STATES""; ""EXPANSION OF THE REACH OF THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT""; ""ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS STATUTES AGAINST THE STATES""; ""A LAST HURRAH FOR THE TENTH AMENDMENT""; ""THE SUPREME COURT AND THE FEDERAL SYSTEM""; ""THE SUPREME COURT AND CONGRESSIONAL FEDERALISM""; ""CONTEMPORARY FEDERALISM: A CONSTITUTIONAL CHINESE MENU""; ""Mythic Federalism""; ""Dual Sovereignty""; ""Cooperative Federalism""; ""Active Nationalism""; ""Benign Federalism""; ""Functional Federalism""…”
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The three Roosevelts : patrician leaders who transformed America by Burns, James MacGregor

Table of Contents: “…. -- Winston Churchill. -- Civil rights. -- Grover Cleveland. -- Benjamin Cohen. -- Cold War. -- Elections. -- Constitution. -- Calvin Coolidge. -- Herbert Croly. -- Josephus Daniels. -- Eugene Debs. -- Great Depression. -- Marion Dickerman. -- Lewis Douglas. -- John Foster Dulles. -- Stephen Early. -- Dwight D. …”


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The titan by Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945

Table of Contents: “…Chapter LI -- The Revival of Hattie StarrChapter LII -- Behind the Arras; Chapter LIII -- A Declaration of Love; Chapter LIV -- Wanted -- Fifty-Year Franchises; Chapter LV -- Cowperwood and the Governor; Chapter LVI -- The Ordeal of Berenice; Chapter LVII -- Aileen's Last Card; Chapter LVIII -- A Marauder Upon the Commonwealth; Chapter LIX -- Capital and Public Rights; Chapter LX -- The Net; Chapter LXI -- The Cataclysm; Chapter LXII -- The Recompense; In Retrospect.…”
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Too Close to Ignore Australia's Borderland with PNG and Indonesia. by Moran, Mark

Table of Contents: “…Distributional labour and a rightful share -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Governance -- Mark Moran and Jodie Curth-Bibb -- Conceptualising governance in the borderland -- PNG's services and decentralised financing -- Service delivery deficit -- Decentralised governance structures -- Decentralised finances and political accountability -- Australia's extrajurisdictional influence in PNG -- Joint management -- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs -- Building Resilience in Treaty Villages program -- Australian patronage of Treaty villages -- Cross-border health…”
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Ways of knowing Muslim cultures and societies : studies in honour of Gudrun Kramer

Table of Contents: “…Sait Ozervail -- Islam, ethics and languages -- Pratique religieuse et comportement moral / Abdou Filali-Ansary -- The emerging field of ethics in the context of modern Egypt / Mutaz al-Khatib -- Religion as discourse : conversion and commitment to Jihad in South Africa / Abdulkader Tayob -- Media perspectives and material approaches -- From the pocketbook to Facebook : Maktabat Wahba, publishing, and political ideas in Cairo since the 1940s / Bettina Graf -- Reading between the lines : Arabic script, Islamic calligraphy, and the question of legibility / Alina Kokoschka -- Dimensions of "giving voice" : discursive agency and intellectual practice on Swahili Islamic radio, in Mombasa 2005-2006 / Kai Kresse -- Shah Wali Allah of Delhi, his successors, and the Qur'an / Muhammad Qasim Zaman -- The politics of body and gender -- #ItsMensTurn : of hashtags and Shi'i discourses in Iran / Katajun Amirpur -- Contested genderscapes : Islamic languages of women's rights in the Arab region / Bettina Dennerlein -- On coming to grips with Turkish oil wrestling : conceptualising muscular Islam and Islamic martial arts / Birgit Krawietz -- Dominant minorities and dominant majorities -- Domination, resilience, and power : religious minorities in the imperial and post-imperial Middle East / Hamit Bozarslan -- Carving out a space for equal political citizenship? …”
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Money and Capital in Online Exchange Communities. an Essay on Coining New Finance. by Redmont, Georges de

Table of Contents: “…3.7 Labour and property rights3.7.1 Why labour has no price; 3.7.2 Reenthroning Locke The Elder; 3.8 â#x80;#x9C;Bank book creditâ#x80;#x9D;; 3.8.1 The exchange of claims; 3.8.2 â#x80;#x9C;Bank interestâ#x80;#x9D;; 3.8.3 The Circuit Multiplier; 3.9 New corporate finance; 3.9.1 Cashflow based bills of exchange; 3.9.2 Red Bonds as non-legal tender; 3.9.3 Red Bonds in online exchange communities; 3.9.4 Red Bonds comparative cost of capital analysis; 4 Colour Capital markets; 4.1 The Colour Capital stock market; 4.2 The Colour Capital fixed income market; 4.3 The future of money capital; Formulary; Bibliography.…”
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The handbook of diversity in special education

Table of Contents: “…Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; Notes on€Contributors; Foreword; Preface: The Wiley Handbook of Diversity in Special Education; Acknowledgments; Part 1 Part I Including Students with€Disabilities; Chapter 1 The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Reconstructing Disability to Reimagine Education ; Structure and€Overview of€the€CRPD; Recasting Disability as€a€Social Construction; Pursuit of€Inclusive Education; International Education Governance; Promises, Progress, and€Challenges; Social Models and€Cultural Realities; Inclusive Schooling; Legislative Activity.…”
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Corporate Governance in Transition Economies by McGee, Robert W.

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Corporate governance in transition economies -- Shareholder rights issues -- Equitable treatment of shareholders -- The role of stakeholders in corporate governance. …”
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