E-book New and Old Routes of Portuguese Emigration : Uncertain Futures at the…

Few studies have addressed recent emigration from European countries. The refu-gee crisis and migratory pressure have helped keep academic attention over the last few decades focused on immigration, asylum, reception and integration in Europe. However, these dynamics promoting entries into European countries coexist with other fairly significant dynamics promoting departures fro…

E-book Enhanced Living Environments : Algorithms, Architectures, Platforms, a…

Enhanced and Assisted living environments (ELE/ALE) have been in focus ofthe researches for more than decade [8]. Adaptation of novel technologies inhealthcare has taken a slow but steady pace, from the first wearable sensors forchronic disease conditions and activity detection with offline processing towardsimplantable or non-invasive sensors supported by advanced data analytics forpervasive a…

E-book Global History and New Polycentric Approaches : Europe, Asia and the A…

We believe that by joining forces and harmonizing diverse theories, sources and methods of different academic traditions like those from China and Japan, the field of global history receives a new impulse through diverse case studies. The constant participation of special-ists in this field is crucial, as they share their experiences and new …

E-book What People Leave Behind : Marks, Traces, Footprints and their Relevan…

Sure, paleontologist and historians can make a virtue out of necessity (see, e.g.,Muir,1991; Zemon Davis,2010:5–6; Peltonen,2012; Bassi,2016), but the com-monsensical assumption is that immediate observation and interrogation of phenom-ena in their entirety are preferable—time travel would be more effective.1However,the recourse to traces is getting more frequent not only for studying the h…

E-book Bahasa Spanyol Bahasa Sahabatku

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E-book Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

Bring meaning and joy to all your days with this internationally best-selling guide to the Japanese concept of ikigai - the happiness of always being busy - as revealed by the daily habits of the world's longest-living people. "Only staying active will make you want to live a hundred years." (Japanese proverb) According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai - a reason for living. And ac…

E-book Collective Bargaining and the Gig Economy : A Traditional Tool for New…

Whether a Kuhnian change of paradigms in business or simply a new way of performing traditional activities, the gig economy is a latent issue, and its regula-tion is extremely diverse in the Member States of the European Union (EU). Its very terminology is still the object of debate. The beatific initial designation of the ‘sharing economy’ is curren…

E-book Diversity in Computer Science : Design Artefacts for Equity and Inclusion

ll the research we present in this book took place in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen (Datalogisk Institut Københavns Universitet [DIKU]), in Denmark. Thus, our work is situated in Denmark, and since gender is culturally shaped (Butler 1999), providing some contextual information about the Computer Science Department is important. The Univer…

E-book Bioeconomy and Global Inequalities : Socio-Ecological Perspectives on …

The term ‘bioeconomy’ is commonly met with a sense of uncertaintyregarding its meaning and purpose. In general, there are three differentfields of public and scientific debate about the bioeconomy. NicholasGeorgescu-Roegen (1971) referred to the bioeconomy as a transforma-tional pathway towards a degrowth society. In contrast, the debate about‘biocapitalism’ focuses on the commodificati…

E-book Empire and Environment : Ecological Ruin in the Transpacific

How can we begin to chronicle the ecological ruination of the Pacific and Transpacific? What radiates outward to reveal the extent of the catastrophe? The editors and authors of Empire and Environment offer profound analyt-ics, poetics, and tools toward understanding the historical and contemporary dynamics of the relationship between capitalism, empire, and our planet in crisis. …