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This thesis discusses the influence of vibrations in dynamic systems with dry friction. As a generic model for a force locked connections under the influence of vibrations, the so called oscillatin...

This book is the first book focusing on the Chinese law of unjust enrichment in English and introducing it to Western jurisdictions. Unjust enrichment is currently one of the most controversial are...

Like many other new technologies which have since been seized and exploited by others, the industrial robot is a British invention. In 1957, a patent was produced by a British inventor, Cyril Walte...

RICHARD X. RESCH THE INTERPRETATION OF PLURILINGUAL TAX TREATIES Based on an analysis of 3,844 tax treaties, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and its Commentaries (VCLT), and case law o...

This edited collection offers a reassessment of the complicated legacy of Emer de Vattel's Droit des gens, first published in 1758. One of the most influential books in the history of international...

There is now a certain tradition of Anglo-German comparative research on new technology-based firms (NTBFs). Two of the most influential studies in this area have both been sponsored by the Anglo-G...

"The Invisible Universe: A Quest to Discover Dark Matter" embarks on a thrilling expedition to unveil one of science's greatest mysteries - dark matter. This enigmatic substance makes up a staggeri...

It is my great pleasure to introduce The Legal Environment and Risks for Foreign Investment in China by Shoushuang Li, a star young lawyer in Beijing. Mr. Li has a wealth of experience in foreign i...

The Nürnberg Metropolitan Region is one of the most powerful economic regions in Europe. Several renowned multinational corporations, like Adidas, Puma, Schaeffler and Siemens, as well as many impr...

This book examines attempts to influence the outcome of the negotiations between Iran and the United States over Iran's nuclear capabilities. In particular, it focuses on struggles within the Unite...

This book deals with an effect in celestial mechanics that has become quite important in exoplanet research. The Lidov-Kozai effect reveals itself in coherent periodic variations (which can be very...

This volume provides an important update to our current understanding of politics and the internet in a variety of new contexts, both geographically and institutionally. The subject of e-democracy ...

This intriguing and compact book investigates whether or not philosophy can have a use in the face of 'capitalist realism' today. Can philosophy study everyday objects like computers and mobile pho...

Techniques of optimization are applied in many problems in economics, automatic control, engineering, etc. and a wealth of literature is devoted to this subject. The first computer applications inv...

Natural disasters are increasingly affecting the world, taking lives unexpectedly and leaving many others injured and homeless. Moreover, disasters disrupt local, national and even global economies...