Table of Contents: “…. -- Laboratory Measurement of Dry Deposition of Ozone onto Northern Chinese Soil Samples -- Ozone Deposition to a Coniferous and Deciduous Forest in the Czech Republic -- Impact of Harvest Intensity on Long-Term Base Cation Budgets in Swedish Forest Soils -- Long Term Effects of Acid Irrigation at the Höglwald on Seepage Water Chemistry and Nutrient Cycling -- Nitrogen Budget of a Spruce Forest Ecosystem After Six-year Addition of Ammonium Sulphate in Southwest Sweden -- Modification of Soil Solid Aluminium Phases During an Extreme Experimental Acidification of A Horizons of Forest Soils from Southwest Europe -- Exposure Programme on Atmospheric Corrosion Effects of Acidifying Pollutants in Tropical and Subtropical Climates -- UN/ECE ICP Materials Dose-response Functions for the Multi-pollutant Situation -- Long-term Trends in Surface Water Quality of Five Lakes in Japan -- The Fernow Watershed Acidification Study: Ecosystem Acidification, Nitrogen Saturation and Base Cation Leaching -- Response of Drinking-water Reservoir Ecosystems to Decreased Acidic Atmospheric Deposition in SE Germany: Signs of Biological Recovery -- Invasives, Introductions and Acidification: The Dynamics of a Stressed River Fish Community -- Fish Stomachs as a Biomonitoring Tool in Studies of Invertebrate Recovery -- Acidification at Plastic Lake, Ontario: Has 20 Years Made a Difference? …”
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Table of Contents: “…ALTERNATIVE METHODS -- Chapter 17: THE ANALYSIS OF TAX BURDEN ON LABOR IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC -- Chapter 18: THE INDEPENDENCE OF REGULATORY AUTHORITIES AS A GUARANTEE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF FAIR COMPETITION -- Chapter 19: MONEY LAUNDERING PHENOMENON – ECONOMIC OF THE SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTS: THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE -- Chapter 20: EU REGULATIONS ON THE FREE FLOW OF GOODS IN THE LIGHT OF JUDICIAL REVIEW BY THE COURT OF JUSTICE -- Chapter 21: ECONOMIC AND GEOECONOMIC EFFECTS OF THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION - TRADE ASPECTS -- Chapter 22: ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS BASED ON OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTH CARE EXPENSES IN POLAND -- Chapter 23: SEASONAL CHANGES IN THE MATCHING FUNCTION: CASE STUDY FOR POLAND -- Chapter 24: THE EFFECT OF MINIMUM WAGE ON LABOR MARKET OUTCOMES OF FOREIGN-BORN WORKERS IN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES -- Chapter 25: JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADHERENCE TO THE PRINCIPLE OF TRANSPERENCY IN EUROPEAN UNION PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW -- Part 5: SMES & ENTREPRENEURSHIP -- Chapter 26: WHY PROMOTING ON LINE IN A GLOBAL ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE IS A SUCCESSFUL STRATEGY FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES: THE ALIBABAGROUP HOLDING BUSINESS MODEL -- Chapter 27: HUMAN RESOURCES AS KEY SUCCESS FACTOR OF SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRISES IN RUSSIA -- Chapter 28: EXTERNAL SUCCESS FACTORS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES OF RUSSIA: ECONOMIC ASPECT -- Chapter 29: COLLECTIVE FINANCING MARKETPLACES - ALTERNATIVE TO BANK FUNDING IN EARLY STAGES OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP -- Chapter 30: GENDER INEQUALITY AND WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP-CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES (CASE OF GEORGIA) -- Part 6: ACCOUNTING & AUDIT -- Chapter 31: THE PLACEMENT OF THE INTERNAL AUDITING ORGANIZATION: ANALYSIS OF COMPANIES LISTED IN THE STAR SEGMENT OF THE ITALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE -- Chapter 32: A FRAMEWORK TO MEASURE INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL -- Chapter 33: ABC METHOD IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS BASED ON BUSINESS PROCESSES -- Chapter 34: APPLICATION OF THE FAIR VALUE CONCEPT IN FUNCTION OF ACHIEVEMENT THE OBJECTIVES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT USERS -- Chapter 35:BUSINESS PROCESSES IN THE FUNCTION OF COST MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS -- Chapter 36: DISCLOSURE BY PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES ON INTERNET SITES -- Part 7: Chapter 37: AN INTEGRATED FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING APPROACH TO OUTSTANDING DEBT ASSESSMENT FOR LEASE AGREEMENT -- Chapter 38: FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATIVE COMPANIES IN LATVIA -- Chapter 39: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FINANCIAL INTEGRATION IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES SOVEREIGN BOND MARKETS -- Chapter 40: ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF THE LEVEL OF LOANS GRANTED TO HOUSEHOLDS -- Chapter 41: A TARGET-BASED FOUNDATION FOR THE “HARD-EASY EFFECT” BIAS -- Chapter 42: INFLUENCE OF THE PRICE OF THE UNDERLYING INSTRUMENT ON THE RISK OF THE ASSET-OR-NOTHING OPTION -- Chapter 43: DOES DEVELOPMENT LEVEL OF STOCK MARKET AFFECT THE DEGREE OF GLOBAL AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION? …”
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Table of Contents: “…RCMs in Simulating MENA Temperature and Precipitation -- RCMs Performance in Simulating MENA Climatic Changes -- Projected Future Changes Over MENA-CORDEX -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Building for Climate Change: Examining the Environmental Impacts of the Built Environment -- Introduction -- Embodied Carbon Emission in Building Environment -- Embodied Carbon Emission for Selected Building Materials -- Embodied Carbon Emission of Limestone Quarrying -- Embodied Carbon Emission from Cement and Concrete Manufacturing -- Embodied Carbon from Asphalt Production and Construction -- Embodied Carbon Emission of Steel Production -- Embodied Carbon Mitigation Strategies -- MS1: Using Materials with a Lower Embodied Carbon -- Precast Hollow-Core Slabs -- Steel Framework System -- Use of Unfired Brick -- Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene -- MS2: Reducing, Reusing, and Recovering-- Heavy Building Materials -- MS3: Improvement in Design Phase and Efficient Construction -- MS4: Carbon Sequestration -- MS5: Extending the Building's Life -- Operation Carbon Emissions in Building Environment -- Operation Carbon Mitigation Strategies -- Efficient HVAC Systems in Buildings -- Renewable Resources Integration -- Strategy for Water Use -- Use of Lighting -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Unveiling the Nexus: Human Developments and Their Influence on Climate Change -- Introduction -- Life Cycle Assessment for Environmental Impact -- ReCiPe Impact Category: Climate Change -- Energy Sector Impact on Climate Change -- Case Study 1: Electricity Generation in Turkey -- Case Study 2: Coal Power Plant with Carbon Capture Technology in Czech Republic -- Case Study 3: Solar Power with Energy Storage -- Emissions Savings from Energy Sector -- Energy Efficiency Increase -- Wind and Solar Plant Installation -- Keep Running the Nuclear Plants -- Freshwater Sector Impact on Climate Change -- Case Study 1: Water Supply in Singapore -- Case Study 2: Seawater Desalination in South Africa -- Case Study 3: Multistage Flash Desalination in Qatar -- Emission Savings from Water Sector -- Groundwater Management -- Energy Management in Water System -- Smart Wastewater Treatment Technology -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part II Quantifying Resilience and Its Qualities -- 6 Assessing Resilience in Urban Critical Infrastructures: Interdependencies and Considerations -- Introduction -- Individual Network Resilience -- Transportation Network Resilience -- Electrical Network Resilience -- Water Network Resilience -- Case Study About Individual System Resilience: Transportation Resilience During Mega Sport Events -- Infrastructures Interdependencies and Resilience -- Case Study About Interdependent Systems Resilience -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Assessing Infrastructure Resilience: Approaches and Considerations -- Introduction -- Complex Networks -- Types of Graphs -- Directed and Undirected Graphs -- Weighted and Unweighted Graphs -- Main Applications in Resilience Assessment -- Betweenness Centrality -- Graph Percolation -- Strengths and Limitations of Complex Networks -- Simulation Approaches -- System Simulation -- Agent-Based Modeling -- GIS-Based Approaches -- Strengths and Limitations of Simulation Approaches -- Other Approaches -- Statistical Approaches -- Optimization Approaches -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 Enhancing Buildings Resilience: A Comprehensive Perspective on Earthquake Resilient Design -- Introduction -- Structural Resilience Representation -- Performance-Based Design (PBD) -- Supporting Systems -- Supporting Systems Within the Building -- Beyond the Building Limits -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Enhancing Built Environment Resilience: Exploring Themes and Dimensions -- Introduction -- Uncertainty -- Risk Identification and Assessment -- Resilience Capacities -- Resilience Components -- Types of Resilience -- Ecological and Engineering Resilience -- Community and Social Resilience -- Specified and General Resilience -- Critical Infrastructure Resilience -- Technical Systems, Products, and Production Resilience -- Resilience Dimensions and Capitals -- Resilience Measuring -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Unveiling Urban Resilience: Exploring the Qualities and Interconnections of Urban Systems -- Introduction -- Urban Resilience to Climate Change -- Climate Change Impacts on Built Environment Systems -- Temperature Rise -- Sea Level Rise (SLR) -- Interacting Stresses -- Major Uncertainties and Interrelations -- Resilience Qualities -- Reflectivity -- Robustness -- Redundancy -- Flexibility -- Resourcefulness -- Rapidity of Recovery -- Inclusivity -- Integration -- Interrelation of Resilience Qualities -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 Quantifying Urban Resilience: Methods and Approaches for Comprehensive Assessment -- Introduction -- Urban Resilience -- Resilience Strategies -- Urban and Community Resilience Assessment -- Resilience Assessment Approaches -- Qualitative Resilience Assessment -- Conceptual Frameworks -- Semiquantitative Indices -- Quantitative Resilience Assessment -- General Resilience Approaches (Measures) -- Deterministic Performance-based Approach -- Probabilistic Performance-based Approach -- Structural-based Models -- Optimization Models -- Simulation Models -- Fuzzy Logic Models -- Frameworks and Tools for Measuring Resilience -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III Resilient Urban Systems: Navigating Climate Change and Enhancing Sustainability -- 12 Building Climate Resilience Through Urban Planning: Strategies, Challenges, and Opportunities -- Introduction -- Understanding Climate Change Impacts on Urban Areas -- Urban Planning Strategies for Mitigating Climate Change Impacts -- Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) -- Fifteen Minutes City (FMC) -- Compact Cities -- Sustainable Land Use and Development Policies -- Low-Impact Development (LID) -- Sponge Cities -- Green Infrastructure and Urban Greening Initiatives for Cool Cities -- Waste Management and Recycling Systems, Public Participation, and Education -- Risk Assessment and Adaptation in Urban Planning -- Case Studies of Successful Climate-Responsive Urban Planning -- Challenges and Opportunities -- Major Key Points -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 Integrating Green-Blue-Gray Infrastructure for Sustainable Urban Flood Risk Management: Enhancing Resilience and Advantages -- Introduction -- Green Infrastructure (GI) -- Gray Infrastructure (GRAI) -- Green-Blue-Gray Infrastructure Combination -- Benefits of Combining Green-Blue-Gray Infrastructure (GBGI) Systems -- Green-Blue-Gray Infrastructure (GBGI) for Flood Risk Management -- Environmental Impacts of Floods and Green Climate Change Adaptation -- Regional Progress in GBGI Nexus Research -- Flood Risk Managemen.…”
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Table of Contents: “…The 13th ICAP and the Importance of Archaeological Prospection in Ireland (James Bonsall) 13th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection: Organisation Committee 13th International Conference on Archaeological Prospection: Scientific Committee Part One -- Archaeological Prospection in Europe Harbours from Antiquity to the Middle Ages: a Geophysical Panorama (Wolfgang Rabbel, Dennis Wilken, Tina Wunderlich, Annika Fediuk, Michaela Schwardt, Daniel Köhn, Clemens Mohr, SPP 1630 Working Groups) High-resolution underwater archaeological prospection of Upper Austrian pile dwellings and lakes using multi-beam and sediment sonar (Immo Trinks, Wolfgang Neubauer, Timothy Taylor, Mario Wallner, Klaus Löcker, Jutta Leskovar) Ground-penetrating radar study of the Asaviec 2 archaeological site, Belarus (Alina Tšugai-Tsyrulnikova, Jüri Plado, Maxim Charniauski, Irina Khrustaleva, Aivar Kriiska) The Challenge of Urban Archaeological Geophysics: the Example of Grand'Place in Brussels, Belgium (Michel Dabas, François Blary, Gianluca Catanzariti, Paulo Charruadas, Sébastien Flageul, Benjamin Van Nieuwenhoeve, Philippe Sosnowska, Alain Tabbagh) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Data): 100-year Discussion over Roman Fort in Herzegovina solved with shards of information (Michal Pisz, Tomasz Dziurdzik) Geophysical surveys of Eneolithic ditch enclosures in central Bohemia (Roman Křivánek) The application of the geophysical method in forested highland terrains of Bohemia (Roman Křivánek) Non-destructive survey of early medieval ramparts in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (Peter Milo, Igor Murín, Michaela Prišťáková, Tomáš Tencer, Michal Vágner) Looking for military remains of the Battle of Gergovia: Benefits of a towed multi-frequency EMI survey (François-Xavier Simon, Guillaume Hulin, Yann Deberge, Marion Dacko) First 3D reconstruction of the palaeoenvironment at the Mesolithic site of Duvensee, Germany, using geophysics and geoarchaeology (Erica Corradini, Dennis Wilken, Marco Zanon, Daniel Groß , Harald Lübke, Diana Panning, Katharina Rusch, Rebekka Mecking, Ercan Erkul, Natalie Pickartz, Ingo Feeser, Wolfgang Rabbel) Interaction of geophysical prospection, archaeological excavation and historical sources to reconstruct a medieval monastery in Southern Bavaria (Roland Linck, Florian Becker, Mario Hölzl) The sunken trade centre of Rungholt -- Geophysical investigations in the German North Frisian Wadden Sea (Michaela Schwardt, Dennis Wilken, Hanna Hadler, Annika Fediuk, Tina Wunderlich, Andreas Vött, Wolfgang Rabbel) 3-D Resistivity Imaging of Rock-Cut Chamber Tombs: the case of the Mycenaean Cemetery in Prosilio, Greece (Nikos Papadopoulos, Dimitris Oikonomou, Gianluca Cantoro, Nikos Andronikidis, Apostolos Sarris) Manifestation of the urban design of ancient cities in northern Greece by archaeological prospection (Gregory N. …”
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Table of Contents: “…6.2.4 Percussion -- 6.2.5 Keyboard -- 6.3 English-Language Sources on Musical Genres and Forms -- 6.3.1 Vocal -- Solo Song -- Cantata -- Dramatic Music -- Surveys and General Studies -- Studies by Country -- United States of America -- Czech Republic -- England -- France -- Germany and Austria -- Italy -- Libretto Studies -- Secular Part Song -- Sacred Music -- Oratorio, Passion, and Requiem -- Surveys of Choral Music -- 6.3.2 Instrumental -- Symphonic Music -- Chamber Music -- Keyboard Music -- Sonata -- Fugue -- Electronic and Computer Music -- German Multivolume Series on Genres -- Miscellaneous Sources -- 6.4 Text Translations and Guides to Pronunciation -- 6.5 Repertory Guides -- 6.5.1 Instrumental Music -- 6.5.2 Vocal Music -- PART 2: SOURCES OF MUSIC AND RECORDINGS -- 7. …”
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Table of Contents: “…Tables -- Table T1: United States Jurisdictions -- T1-1: Federal judicial and legislative materials -- T1-2: Federal administrative and executive materials -- T1-3: States and the District of Columbia -- Alabama (AL) -- Alaska (AK) -- Arizona (AZ) -- Arkansas (AR) -- California (CA) -- Colorado (CO) -- Connecticut (CT) -- Delaware (DE) -- District of Columbia (DC) -- Florida (FL) -- Georgia (GA) -- Hawaii (HI) -- Idaho (ID) -- Illinois (IL) -- Indiana (IN) -- Iowa (IA) -- Kansas (KS) -- Kentucky (KY) -- Louisiana (LA) -- Maine (ME) -- Maryland (MD) -- Massachusetts (MA) -- Michigan (MI) -- Minnesota (MN) -- Mississippi (MS) -- Missouri (MO) -- Montana (MT) -- Nebraska (NE) -- Nevada (NV) -- New Hampshire (NH) -- New Jersey (NJ) -- New Mexico (NM) -- New York (NY) -- North Caronlin (NC) -- North Dakota (ND) -- Ohio (OH) -- Oklahoma (OK) -- Oregon (OR) -- Pennsylvania (PA) -- Rhode Island (RI) -- South Carolina (SC) -- South Dakota (SD) -- Tennessee (TN) -- Texas (TX) -- Utah (UT) -- Vermont (VT) -- Virginia (VA) -- Washington (WA) -- West Virginia (WV) -- Wisconsin (WI) -- Wyoming (WY) -- T1-4: Other United States jurisdictions -- American Samoa -- Canal Zone (CZ) -- Guam (GU) -- Navajo nation -- Northern Mariana Islands -- Oklahoma Native Americans -- Puerto Rico (PR) -- Virgin Islands (VI) -- Table T2: Foreign Jurisdictions -- T2-1: Argentine Republic - T2-2: Australia -- T2-2-1: Australian states and territories -- T2-3: Austria, Republic of -- T2-3-1: Austrian lander -- T2-4: Belgium, kingdom, of -- T2-5: Brazil, Federative Republic of -- T2-6: Canada -- T2-7: Catholic church -- T2-8: Chile, Republic of -- T2-9: China, People's Republic of -- T2-10: Colombia, Republic of -- T2-11: Czech Republic -- T2-12: Egypt, Arab Republic of -- T2-13: France, Republic of -- T2-14: Germany, Federal Republic of -- T2-14-1: German lander -- T2-15: Greece -- T2-16: Hong Kong -- T2-17: Hungary, Republic of -- T2-18: India -- T2-19: Iran, Islamic Republic of -- T2-20: Iraq, Republic of -- T2-21: Ireland (Eire), Republic of -- T2-22: Israel -- T2-23: Italy, Republic of -- T2-24: Japan -- T2-25: Kenya -- T2-26: Lebanon, Republic of -- T2-27: Mexico -- T2-28: Netherlands, Kingdom of the -- T2-29: New Zealand -- T2-30: Nicaragua -- T2-31: Nigeria -- T2-32: Pakistan, Islamic Republic of -- T2-33: Philippines -- T2-34: Roman law -- T2-35: Russian federation -- T2-36: South Africa -- T2-37: South Korea -- T2-38: Spain -- T2-39: Sweden -- T2-40: Switzerland -- T2-40-1: Swiss Cantons -- T2-41: Taiwan, Republic of China -- T2-42: United Kingdom -- T2-42-1: England and Wales -- T2-42-2: Northern Ireland (and Ireland until 1924) -- T2-42-3: Scotland -- T2-43: Zambia, Republic of -- Table T3: Intergovernmental Organizations -- T3-1: United Nations --T3-2: League of nations -- T3-3: European communities -- T3-4: European court and commission of human rights -- T3-5: Inter-American commission on human rights -- T3-6: Inter-American court of human rights -- T3-7: International tribunal for the law of the sea -- Table T4: Treaty Sources -- T4-1: Official US sources -- T4-2: Intergovernmental treaty sources -- T4-3: Unofficial treaty sources -- Table T5: Arbitral Reporters -- Table T6: Case names and institutional authors in citations -- Table T7: Court names -- Table T8: Explanatory Phrases -- Table T9: Legislative Documents -- TableT10: Geographical Terms -- T10-1: US states, cities, and territories -- T10-2: Australian states and Canadian provinces and territories -- T10-3: Foreign countries and regions -- Table T11: Judges And Officials -- Table T12: Months -- Table T13: Periodicals -- Table T14: Publishing Terms -- Table T15: Services -- Table T16: Subdivisions -- Index -- Index.…”

Table of Contents: “…. -- Climate -- Climate Modeling -- Climate, Arctic and Subarctic -- Climate, Arid and Semi-Arid -- Climate, Continental -- Climate, Humid Subtropical -- Climate, Marine West Coast -- Climate, Mediterranean -- Climate, Tropical -- Climatology -- Climax Communities -- Clinton, William Administration -- Cloning -- Cloud Forests -- Club of Rome -- Coal -- Coastal Zone -- Cocaine -- Coffee -- Cogenerators -- Collective Agriculture -- Colombia -- Colonialism -- Colorado River -- Columbian Exchange -- Command and Control Regulation -- Commerce Clause -- Commodification -- Commodity -- Commodity Chains -- Common Law -- Common Property Theory -- Commoner, Barry -- Communication, Interspecies -- Communism -- Community Forestry -- Community Gardens -- Community-Based Conservation -- Commuting -- Complexity Theory -- Composting -- Comprehensive Environmental -- Response Compensation and Liability act -- Conflict -- Congo -- Congo River and Basin -- Congo, Democratic Republic -- Coniferous Forest -- Conservation -- Conservation Biology -- Conservation Easements -- Conservation Reserve Program -- Consultative Group for International -- Agricultural Research -- Consumers, Ecological -- Consumers, Economic -- Consumption -- Continental Shelf -- Continents -- Contingent Valuation -- Convention on Biological Diversity -- Convention on International Trade in Species of Wild Flora and Fauna -- Coral Reefs -- Costa Rica -- Cost-Benefit Analysis -- Cotton -- Cradle-To-Grave Regulation of Hazardous Waste -- Critical Environmental Theory -- Croatia -- Cronon, William -- Crop Plants -- Crossbreeding -- Croton River Aqueduct -- Cryptosporidium -- Cuba -- Cultural Ecology -- Culture -- Currents, Ocean -- Cuyahoga River -- Cyprus -- Czech Republic.…”
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