This book includes important information for comprehensive treatment planning for a wide variety of dental procedures. Written by internationally recognized oral health specialists, this book offers information on revised concepts of oral diseases and disorders, including insights and diagnostics for each category
As the share of supercomputers in Asia continues to increase, the relevance of supercomputing merits a supercomputing conference for Asia. Supercomputing Asia (SCA) 2019 was an umbrella of notable supercomputing events that promote a vibrant HPC ecosystem in Asian countries and was held March 11–14, 2019, at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Like every new technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) offers opportunities for progress and application for beneficial purposes while at the same time it introduces or increases risks and threats. There are many aspects to be considered when talking about IoT.
Sustainable food production has taken centre stage across the globe in intellectual, technical andpolicy discussions in recent decades. This is borne out of a series of issues confronting the efficiencyof food production and its delivery, as well as climate change. The need to produce more food hasbeen driven by the rapidly growing world population
Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change is the third part of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and was prepared by its Working Group III. The volume provides an updated global assessment of current and projected emissions from all sources and sectors, mitigation options that reduce emissions or remove greenhouse gases from the a…
Contraception was the subject of intense controversy in twentieth-century Ireland. Banned in 1935 and stigmatised by the Catholic Church, it was the focus of some of the most polarised debates before and after its legalisation in 1979. This is the first comprehensive, dedicated history of contraception in Ireland from the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 to the 1990s. Drawing on th…
As Qatar’s aspirations of becoming a key location for international dispute settlement and international trade grow, so too does the importance of understanding private law in Qatar and the Gulf states. In this innovative book, Ilias Bantekas and Ahmed Al-Ahmed provide an original, English-language treatise on the contract law of Qatar. Using an abundance of case law, the autho…
Through the colorful world of Berlin’s grand hotels, this book charts a new history of German liberalism and explores the changing relationships among big business, society, and politics. Behind imposing facades, managers and workers were often the pictures of orderly and harmonious service, despite living in sometimes uncomfortable proximity. Then, during World War I, class te…
Democracy and Empire theorizes the material bases of popular sovereignty via the Black radical tradition. Popular sovereignty contains an affective attachment to wealth, secured through collective agreements to dominate others, that is, self-and-other-determination. Inés Valdez expands on racial capitalism by theorizing its Anglo-European-based popular politics, which authorize capital a…
Health care delivery is shifting away from the clinic and into the home. Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of telehealth, wearable sensors, ambient surveillance, and other products was on the rise. In the coming years, patients will increasingly interact with digital products at every stage of their care, such as using wearable sensors to monitor changes in temperature or blood pres…