Tag: Insights

Free Download Understanding Neighbourhood Dynamics: New Insights for Neighbourhood Effects Research By Maarten van Ham, David Manley, Nick Bailey (auth.), Maarten van Ham, David Manley, Nick Bailey, Ludi Simpson, Duncan Maclennan (eds.)
2013 | 284 Pages | ISBN: 9400748531 | PDF | 9 MB
This rare interdisciplinary combination of research into neighbourhood dynamics and effects attempts to unravel the complex relationship between disadvantaged neighbourhoods and the life outcomes of the residents who live therein. It seeks to overcome the notorious difficulties of establishing an empirical causal relationship between living in a disadvantaged area and the poorer health and well-being often found in such places.There remains a widespread belief in neighbourhood effects: that living in a poorer area can adversely affect residents’ life chances. These chapters caution that neighbourhood effects cannot be fully understood without a profound understanding of the changes to, and selective mobility into and out of, these areas. Featuring fresh research findings from a number of countries and data sources, including from the UK, Australia, Sweden and the USA, this book offers fresh perspectives on neighbourhood choice and dynamics, as well as new material for social scientists, geographers and policy makers alike. It enriches neighbourhood effects research with insights from the closely related, but currently largely separate, literature on neighbourhood dynamics.

Free Download Leila Maftoon-Azad, "Theoretical Insights into the Electrochemical Properties of Ionic Liquid Electrolytes in Lithium-Ion Batteries"
English | ISBN: 1032866039 | 2024 | 68 pages | PDF | 2 MB
This book provides a concise overview of the use of ionic liquids as electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) from a theoretical and computational perspective. It focuses on computational studies to understand the behavior of lithium ions in different ionic liquids and to optimize the performance of ionic liquid-based electrolytes. The main features of the book are as follows:

Free Download Darin Weinberg, "On Addiction: Insights from History, Ethnography, and Critical Theory"
English | ISBN: 1478030828 | 2024 | 200 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Mainstream addiction science sees addiction either as a biomedical disease that renders one incapable of self-control or as a voluntary practice engaged in freely. In On Addiction, Darin Weinberg shows how this dynamic is deeply influenced by a series of binaries (free will/determinism, mind/body, objectivity/subjectivity) that hinder our understanding of addiction. Here, he offers a new theorization of addiction in which he breaks down these contradictions and incompatibilities, calling into question the taken-for-granted distinction between the "biological" and the "social." To the extent that it is understood as a loss of self-control over one’s behavior, addiction, Weinberg contends, requires a supple theoretical framework that provides for movements into and out of self-control, for the social and natural processes that influence these movements, for the historical contexts within which they occur, and for the ethical ramifications of taking them seriously. To create this framework, Weinberg brings together history, ethnography, and critical theory as well as the clinical and social sciences. In this way, Weinberg takes a more holistic approach to examining the fundamental nature and ethics of addiction.

Free Download Accounting Conservatism and the Stock Market: Insights from Three Decades of Research and New Evidence from the Italian Setting by Carlo D’Augusta
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 89 Pages | ISBN : 3031671449 | 3.5 MB
This book comprehensively examines accounting conservatism and its relationship with the stock market. Through a historical overview and a review of recent literature, it explores the evolution of conservatism research and the conceptual developments, measurement advancements, and empirical findings produced by academic scholars over the last decades. Additionally, it critically evaluates the applicability of conservatism models developed in the U.S. market to the Italian setting, offering a thorough analysis of their validity. Furthermore, the book presents novel empirical findings on conservatism’s impact on the Italian stock market during the Covid-19 pandemic. This nuanced exploration offers valuable insights for academics, practitioners, and researchers seeking to understand the complexities of financial reporting practices in diverse market environments.

Free Download Major Richard H. Gribling, "Yom Kippur War: Insights Into Operational Theory"
English | 2014 | ASIN: B06XGQPHJV | EPUB | pages: 71 | 1.3 mb
In 1973, Israel found itself fighting its fifth major war against its Arab neighbors since achieving independence 25 years previously. This was a war in which both sides designed their military strategies within the framework of the political limitations set down by the two superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union. As a result, both sides attempted to design campaigns in which key engagements set the conditions for a successful political solution.

Free Download Anthony Quinata, "We Are Never Alone: Reassuring Insights from the Other Side"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 087604822X | EPUB | pages: 1 | 1.0 mb
Through his work with spirits and with the grieving here on earth,

Free Download Reinvent Yourself: Psychological Insights That Will Transform Your Work Life by Dr Susan Kahn
English | February 27, 2024 | ISBN: 1398613312 | 272 pages | MOBI | 2.03 Mb
We are all striving towards a fulfilling career. Discover the psychological insights that will unlock your talent, build your confidence and allow you to develop a versatile mindset.

Free Download S. A. Lloyd, "Hobbes Today: Insights for the 21st Century"
English | ISBN: 1107000599 | 2012 | 353 pages | AZW3 | 687 KB
Hobbes Today: Insights for the 21st Century brings together an impressive group of political philosophers, legal theorists, and political scientists to investigate the many ways in which the work of Thomas Hobbes, the famed seventeenth century English philosopher, can illuminate the political and social problems we face today. Its essays demonstrate the contemporary relevance of Hobbes’s political thought on such issues as justice, human rights, public reason, international warfare, punishment, fiscal policy, and the design of positive law, among others. The volume’s contributors include both Hobbes specialists and philosophers bringing their expertise to consideration of Hobbes’s texts for the first time. This volume will stimulate renewed interest in Hobbes studies among a new generation of thinkers.

Free Download ESG: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review (HBR Insights) by Harvard Business Review, Robert G. Eccles, Mark R. Kramer, Lily Zheng, Andrew Winston
English | August 13th, 2024 | ISBN: 164782690X | 224 pages | True EPUB (Retail Copy) | 3.01 MB
Move past the ESG culture wars and make better choices for your business.

Free Download Paddy Upton, "The Barefoot Coach: life-changing insights from coaching the world’s best cricketers"
English | 2019 | pages: 377 | ISBN: 9387894983, 014346387X | EPUB | 4,3 mb
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