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Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering-Invited Lectures


Free Download Kyriazis D. Pitilakis, "Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering: 4th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering-Invited Lectures"
English | 2007 | pages: 497 | ISBN: 1402058926 | PDF | 20,8 mb
This book contains the full papers on which the invited lectures of the 4th International Conference on Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (4ICEGE) were based. The conference was held in Thessaloniki, Greece, from 25 to 28 June, 2007. The papers offer a comprehensive overview of the progress achieved in soil dynamics and geotechnical earthquake engineering, examine ongoing and unresolved issues, and discuss ideas for the future.

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Cultural Heritage in International Investment Law and Arbitration


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English | 2014 | ISBN: 1107038480 | PDF | pages: 380 | 3.0 mb
Can states adopt protectionist cultural policies? What are the limits, if any, to state intervention in cultural matters? A wide variety of cultural policies may interfere with foreign investments, and a tension therefore exists between the cultural policies of the host state and investment treaty provisions. In some cases, foreign investors have claimed that cultural policies have negatively affected their investments, thereby amounting to a breach of the relevant investment treaty. This study maps the relevant investor-state arbitrations concerning cultural elements and shows that arbitrators have increasingly taken cultural concerns into consideration in deciding cases brought before them, eventually contributing to the coalescence of general principles of law demanding the protection of cultural heritage.

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Tears of Theory International Relations as Storytelling


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2024 | 144 Pages | ISBN: 1538168871 | EPUB | 1 MB
Tears of Theory demonstrates the value of making storytelling and personal experience integral parts of International Relations (IR) scholarship. Through an examination of the disappearance of Korean Air (KAL) flight 858 in 1987, the book also explores what it means to conduct research in sensitive and difficult settings. According to South Korea, a female secret agent bombed the plane under instructions from the North Korean leadership, killing 115 people. Many unanswered questions emerged and resulted in two rounds of reinvestigations. Taking this case in the context of the ongoing Cold War, Park-Kang presents the story about a researcher, whose life is deeply entangled with the Cold War mystery. The story is based on the author’s dramatic research journey of twenty years on the mysterious spy. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of IR, Asian/Korean Studies, Narrative Studies, Security Studies, Pedagogy and methodology.

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International Commercial Agreements


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English | 2002 | pages: 230 | ISBN: 1854182862 | PDF | 0,5 mb
This new Professional Insight appears at an exciting time for international commercial lawyers: new legislation, fresh opportunities-and the challenge of understanding fully how to exploit them.

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Innovative Computing Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Innovative Computing (IC 2022)


Free Download Jia-Wei Chang, Jason C. Hung, "Innovative Computing: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Innovative Computing (IC 2022)"
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9811941319 | PDF | pages: 1324 | 60.6 mb
This book comprises select proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Innovative Computing (IC 2022) focusing on cutting-edge research carried out in the areas of information technology, science, and engineering. Some of the themes covered in this book are cloud communications and networking, high performance computing, architecture for secure and interactive IoT, satellite communication, wearable network and system, infrastructure management, etc. The essays are written by leading international experts, making it a valuable resource for researchers and practicing engineers alike.

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HCI International 2022 Posters (Part IV)

Free Download HCI International 2022 Posters: 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2022, Virtual Event, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part IV by Constantine Stephanidis
Egglish | EPUB | 2022 | 538 Pages | ISBN : 3031063937 | 103.4 MB

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