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Traces of common xylophagous insects in wood : atlas of identification -- Western Europe
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ISBN: 3030663914 3030663906 Year: 2021 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Springer,

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This atlas presentsa concrete tool to identify xylophagous activity by the remains they left in wooded areas in Western Europe. Xylophagous insectsare among the largest predators of woody tissues. They leave discriminating traces, different for each species according to their bioecology, and so it is necessary to know how to recognize and characterize them. Thebook is a practical tool to help identify and interpret them through a standardized presentation of the most ubiquitous families and a key to their determination. It presents descriptions of the galleries and of morphometry of the faecal pellets based on macroscopic features for xylophagous identification, and includes information about the origin and distribution of the xylophagous biological cycles, bioclimatic conditions and bioecology, and the type of woods that are attacked. The book will be a useful guide for forest managers, heritageconservationists, environmental engineers, bioarchaeologists, entomologists, loggers, and wood anatomists.


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Comparative Higher Education Politics : Policymaking in North America and Western Europe
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ISBN: 9783031258671 9783031258664 9783031258688 9783031258695 Year: 2023 Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,

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This volume provides an overview of the state of the art of research on the politics of higher education policy in Canada, the US, and Western Europe. Each thematic chapter combines an extensive literature review with original empirical work that further advances our understanding of policymaking dynamics in higher education. The book covers five key aspects of policymaking, namely the politics of governance as well as funding reforms, the role of interest groups, policy diffusion, and policy framing. These aspects are explored using a unique comparative design that combines comparisons within as well as between regions, and among the five key aspects of policymaking. The conceptual framework is anchored in approaches from institutional theory, namely sociological and historical institutionalism. “This rare book coherently focuses on the same critical challenges that higher education faces in a changing global and national environment. These include vital governance and finance issues and how these are framed and contested by different organizations and interest groups as well as state actors. Within a broad institutionalist framework that reflects the tensions between historical university and national legacies on the one hand and regional and global influences on the other, the authors focus on policymaking in Western Europe, Canada, and the US. This is an engaging and creative endeavor, a must-read for scholars and policymakers alike.” Francisco O. Ramirez, Graduate School of Education Stanford University “This is a real achievement that will contribute to the development of research in politics of higher education policy, finance, and economic development. It is timely in an era when higher learning is increasingly salient to national policy, interest groups, and supranational bodies such as the EU. The focus on Canada, the US, and Europe frames a comparative approach to a competitive higher educational policy arena that has not received systematic study." Sheila Slaughter, Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia “This fills a gaping hole in research on the politics of higher education. In bringing together research perspectives from governance studies with comparative public policy as well as scholars from Europe and Northern America, this volume will serve as an important reference point for a rapidly growing research field. The exceptionally high quality of editorship is documented by the fact that the chapters are convincingly subsumed under five sub-themes. In short: A must-read for any researcher and student interested in understanding the political foundations of higher education.” Marius R. Busemeyer, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz.


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Mathematical Communities in the Reconstruction After the Great War 1918–1928
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ISBN: 3030616835 3030616827 Year: 2021 Publisher: Springer International Publishing


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The Montessori movement in interwar Europe : new perspectives
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ISBN: 9783031140723 Year: 2022 Publisher: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan,


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Wealth in the UK : distribution, accumulation, and policy
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ISBN: 0191667412 9780191667411 1299538541 9781299538542 9780191757594 0191757594 0199678308 9780199678303 Year: 2013 Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press,

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An examination of key issues connected with the distribution of personal wealth in the UK. It discussess why wealth is now such an important factor in social differences and public policy and presents the most recent information on current wealth inequalities and a detailed discussion of trends in the distribution of wealth.

Essays in Anglo-Saxon history
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ISBN: 9780826425737 0826425739 090762832X 0907628338 9780907628330 9780907628323 6612309903 9786612309908 9781282309906 1282309900 9781472599476 1472599470 9780826430403 0826430406 Year: 1986 Publisher: London ; Ronceverte, WV : Hambledon Press,

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"James Campbell's work on the Anglo-Saxons is recognised as being some of the most original of recent writing on the period; it is brought together in this collection, which is both an important contribution to Anglo-Saxon studies in itself and also a pointer to the direction of future research."--Bloomsbury Publishing.


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A history of the Royal Navy : empire and imperialism
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ISBN: 0755618629 0755618637 0755618645 0857726196 0857739611 9780857726193 9780857739612 9780755618620 1780765436 9781780765433 Year: 2016 Publisher: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd,

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"The Seven Years War (1756-1763) was the first global conflict and became the key factor in creating the British Empire. This book looks at Britain's maritime strategic, operational and tactical success (and failures), through a wide-ranging history of the Royal Navy's role in the war. By the end of the war in 1763 Britain was by no means a hegemonic power, but it was the only state capable of sustained global power projection on a global scale. Key to Britain's success was political and strategic direction from London, through the war planning of Pitt the Elder and the successful implementation of his policies by a stellar cast of naval and military leaders at an operational and tactical level. Martin Robson highlights the work of some of the key protagonists in the Royal Navy, such as Admiral Hawke whose appreciation of the wider strategic context at Quiberon Bay in 1759 decided the fate of North America, but he also provides insights into the experience of life in the lower decks at this time. Robson ultimately shows that the creation, containment and expansion of the British Empire was made possible by the exercise of maritime power through the Royal Navy."--Bloomsbury publishing.


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Euthanasia : Experiences and Insights of Belgian Doctors and Nurses.
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ISBN: 3030567958 303056794X Year: 2021 Publisher: Springer Nature

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This open access book has been written by ten Belgian health care professionals, nurses, university professors and doctors specializing in palliative care and ethicists who, together, raise questions concerning the practice of euthanasia. They share their experiences and reflections born out of their confrontation with requests for euthanasia and end-of-life support in a country where euthanasia has been decriminalized since 2002 and is now becoming a trivial topic. Far from evoking any militancy, these stories of life and death present the other side of a reality needs to be evaluated more rigorously. Featuring multidisciplinary perspectives, this though-provoking and original book is intended not only for caregivers but also for anyone who questions the meaning of death and suffering, as well as the impact of a law passed in 2002. Presenting real-world cases and experiences, it highlights the complexity of situations and the consequences of the euthanasia law. This book appeals to palliative care providers, hematologists, oncologists, psychiatrists, nurses and health professionals as well as researchers, academics, policy-makers, and social scientists working in health care. It is also a unique resource for those in countries where the decriminalization of euthanasia is being considered. Sometimes shocking, it focuses on facts and lived experiences to challenge readers and offer insights into euthanasia in Belgium.

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