books by ASP-VUB Press     books:       How Open Is the Future?: Economic, Social & Cultural Scenarios Inspired by Free & Open-Source Software ... ASP-VUB Press, 2008 With the rise of the internet and the growing concern over intellectual property, this study provides an open, constructive platform for a wide range of lawyers, artists, journalists, and activists to discuss their views on the future of free and open-source software. By exchanging both complementary and conflicting opinions, the contributors look ahead to the evolution, prospects, and issues of sharing knowledge and ideas through technology.             EU and WTO Law: How Tight Is the Legal Straitjacket for Environmental Product Regulation? (Institute for ... ASP-VUB Press, 2006 Examining the impact of free trade rules, this survey aims to help clarify the legal boundaries that exist on product regulation between national law, European Union (EU) law, World Trade Organization (WTO) law, and international environmental law. Public authorities make a consistent effort to regulate trade, acting within the policy space that remains open—both at the national and supranational level—while maintaining environmental ...             Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease: A Neuropsychological Approach Eva Dierckx ASP-VUB Press, 2008 Compelling and in-depth, this study aims to identify if neuropsychological test instruments can be used both to make an early differentiation between mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and depression among the elderly and to predict which Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) patients will convert to AD. Despite considerable progress with regard to the diagnostic work-up of dementia, this volume further explores the important challenge of ...             Confronting Mortality with Art and Science: Scientific and Artistic Impressions on What the Certainty of ... ASP-VUB Press, 2008 A rare entry into the nexus of science and art, this thought-provoking exploration introduces the ongoing research by scientists and artists into the fascinating subject of death and mortality. The unique practices of medical and scientific artists share a desire to piece the world together using the power of representational drawing. Their common belief that to draw is to see seeks to answer the riddles of mortality through the cultivation of ...             The European Union and Sustainable Development: Internal and External Dimensions (Institute for European ... Marc Pallemaerts, Dr. Albena Azmanova ASP-VUB Press, 2006 Since the Treaty of Amsterdam, sustainable development is legally enshrined among the fundamental objectives of European integration, and the contributors to this volume bring a diversity of perspectives to bear on both the internal and external dimensions of the EU’s relationship with sustainable development. The diversity of views reflected in this book testifies to the politically sensitive, essentially contested nature of the concept. ...             The Dining Nobility: From the Burgundian Dukes to the Belgian Royalty ASP-VUB Press, 2008 Presenting a rare glimpse into the dining rooms of Belgian nobility from the Middle Ages to modern times, specialists in the field discuss gastronomy and festive culture in a historical and sociological context. This stunning work provides insights into both the culinary proclivities and table manors of these epic gourmands, answering such questions as What was the daily menu of the dukes of Burgundy? What was behind the sudden enthusiasm for ...             Constructing Wooden Images: Proceedings of the Symposium on the Organization of Labour and Working Practices ... ASP-VUB Press, 2005 A thorough and unique survey focusing on the socio-economic background, production, and actual construction of carved wooden altarpieces of the late Middle Ages and the early Renaissance in the Low Countries. The symposium was part of a methodological and interdisciplinary research project on the characteristics, evolution and socio-cultural significance of the carved altarpieces of Brabant (15th – 16th centuries), conducted by both ...             Brave New Interfaces: Individual, Social and Economic Impact of the Next Generation Interfaces (Crosstalks) ASP-VUB Press, 2008 Compiled by the CROSSTALKS program for policy-probing scientific issues, this volume reflects on the meaning and impact of existing and future interfaces—and what the added value could be. Offering a broad analysis of the individual, social, and economic impacts that the next generation of interfaces will have, its unique interdisciplinary approach combines the perspectives of artists, academics, and businesspeople.             EU Enlargement: Economic Development and the Information Society ASP-VUB Press, 2008 Twenty researchers and scientists from 13 different European countries join forces to offer their insights into the development of the Information Society in their respective countries. These experts provide analyses regarding issues of technological absorption, economic growth, and cohesion across the enlarged European Union. This volume shows that the history of Information Society in these countries has mainly been about catching up under ...             The Impact of 9/11 on European Foreign and Security Policy (Institute for European Studies series) Giovanna Bono ASP-VUB Press, 2006 The contributors to this book argue that the events of 9/11 and the "war on terror" are having a significant transformative impact on European foreign and security policy. This is demonstrated through an analysis of changes in the attitudes of EU officials and politicians towards the laws and norms governing the use of force and through an analysis of changes in strategies towards the Balkans, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and the United ...             Politics Beyond the State: Actors and Policies in Complex Institutional Settings (Institute for European ... ASP-VUB Press, 2008 The essays in this examination analyze the consequences of globalization and offer a thorough analysis of the changes in the way international politics must be understood in light of such globalization. Capturing the morphing nature of politics both within and beyond the state, this volume details the centrifugal migration of politics away from state-based institutions—which occurs in an upward fashion toward the international level, and ...             Violence Between Young People in Night-time Leisure Zones: A European Comparative Study ASP-VUB Press, 2008 This penetrating study of the violence associated with juvenile leisure activities combines research from six European countries—Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom—to gain insight into the cause of the violence and to formulate effective strategies for solving the growing problem. Separate diagnoses made by the different investigative groups serve to enrich and complement each other, providing a more ...             The Taming of Cocaine II: A 6-year Follow-up Study of 77 Cocaine and Crack Users Tom Decorte, Sarah Slock ASP-VUB Press, 2007 The Taming of Cocaine II is the result of a follow-up study of 77 cocaine and crack users from the original ethnographic study after 6 years. This longitudinal design adds to the value of earlier findings about cocaine use in the life course of individuals. This book offers further detailed information about the rules drug users live by, the development of drug use patterns, and different cohort, age and period effects on behavioural and ...             The Taming of Cocaine: Cocaine Use in European and American Cities (Criminological Studies) Tom Decorte ASP-VUB Press, 2000 Based on longitudinal ethnographic fieldwork in the Antwerp club scene and repeated in-depth interviews with 111 experienced cocaine users, the overall theme of the book is the genesis and the development of informal control mechanisms (social sanctions and rituals) among these illegal drug users. The Belgian data are compared consistently to the findings of other comparable community studies in European and American cities—Amsterdam, ...             Introducing a Human Dimension to Thai Health Care: The Case for Family Practice: Thesis Submitted in ... Dr. Yongyuth Pongsupap ASP-VUB Press, 2007 This thesis presents the rationale for the introduction of family medicine and describes the process through which small-scale experimental introduction eventually developed into a national policy. It focuses on the performance of doctors in the different ambulatory settings. Health care provider behavior is observed through simulated patients and patient satisfaction assessed through exit surveys. Several complementary studies with randomly ...             Infrared Thermography for the Detection and Characterization of Buried Objects: Thesis Submitted in ... Dr. Nguyen Trung Thanh ASP-VUB Press, 2007 The problem of the detection and characterization of buried objects using infrared measurements of the soil surface is considered in this work that is applied to buried landmine detection. It is divided into two steps: thermal modeling of shallowly buried objects and inverse problem setting for buried object detection. The first step aims at predicting the soil temperature distribution with the presence of buried objects under natural heating ...             Touching Vision: Essays on Restoration Theory and the Perception of Art Hiltrud Schinzel ASP-VUB Press, 2008 Providing a detailed study of art restoration, this collection of essays addresses not only conservators but also artists, museum and exhibition staff, scientists, collectors, and anyone who appreciates art. The first eight writings contain a chronological view of conservation's expanding and difficult concerns within modern and postmodern art, leading up to the present day. The effects of art are made transparent with studies on phenomena ...             Regional Security and Global Governance: A Study of Interaction Between Regional Agencies and the UN Security ... Kennedy Graham, Tania Felicio ASP-VUB Press, 2006 A compelling study of the interaction between regional agencies and the UN Security Council that includes a proposal for a regional-global security mechanism, which should be of interest to policy makers worldwide. This ground-braking exploration into how peace and security might best be attained in the 21st century, its central message is the importance of realizing UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s vision of a “regional-global ...             Multiculturalism Observed: Exploring Identity (Institute for European Studies series) Richard Lewis ASP-VUB Press, 2006 A timely and unique perspective on a phenomenon that is highly divisive and splits academic and public opinion alike. In the wake of the terrorist attacks in New York, Madrid, and London, the question how Western society integrates its minorities has become one of the most crucial issues facing government today and excites media attention and frequent public controversy. This volume presents a number of points of view both from Europe and North ...             Political History of Belgium: From 1830 Onwards Els Witte, Jan Craeybeckx, ... ASP-VUB Press, 2008 Illustrating the tension of politics in contemporary Belgium, this historical perspective chronicles the growth of Belgium throughout the past two centuries. From its early industrialization to its status as the most globalized country in the world, Belgium has always been a forerunner in liberalism and social security, even thoughout the world wars. But the country's "democracy of pacification" has led to a highly pluralist stance in which ...              search for books altarpieces, characterization, comparative, confronting, constructing, council-with, criminological, development, engineering, enlargement, environmental, fulfilment, impressions, information, institutional, interaction, introducing, multiculturalism, neuropsychological, open-source, organization, proceedings, regional-global, regulation, requirements, restoration, scientific, straitjacket, sustainable, thermography books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: 630- DM- Jobs. So bleiben Sie steuerfrei. 2., aktualisierte Auflage. we recommend Impressum - about us get your own tag board