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The United Nations Security Council and war the evolution of thought and practice since 1945 /

Table of Contents: “…Welsh -- The Security Council and the administration of war-torn and contested territories / Richard Caplan -- The Security Council and international law on military occupations / David Scheffer -- The Security Council and terrorism / Jane Boulden -- The Security Council and the use of private force / Sarah V. …”
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Pastoralism in Africa : past, present and future /

Table of Contents: “…Little -- Pastoralism and trans-Saharan trade : transformation of a historical trade route between eastern Chad and Libya / Meike Meerpohl -- Pastoralism and nature conservation in Southern Africa / Susanne Berzborn and Martin Solich -- The indigenization of pastoral modernity : territoriality, mobility, and poverty in dryland Africa / John G. …”
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Religion and law an introduction / by Edge, Peter W.

Table of Contents: “…-- Approaching the literature -- Methodology -- Territorial scope -- Topic -- Readership -- Religious interests in international and domestic laws -- The idea of religious interests -- A taxonomy of religious interests -- Religious interests in international law -- International law -- The work of the United Nations -- Regional human rights documents : the ECHR -- Other regional human rights documents -- The limitations of international law -- Religious interests in generally applicable domestic guarantees -- The role of generally applicable guarantees of rights in constitutions -- United Kingdom -- New Zealand -- The United States -- Canada -- Australia -- South Africa -- Are generally applicable religious guarantees useful? …”
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The United Nations Security Council and war the evolution of thought and practice since 1945 /

Table of Contents: “…Welsh -- The Security Council and the administration of war-torn and contested territories / Richard Caplan -- The Security Council and international law on military occupations / David Scheffer -- The Security Council and terrorism / Jane Boulden -- The Security Council and the use of private force / Sarah V. …”
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Pastoralism in Africa : past, present and future /

Table of Contents: “…Little -- Pastoralism and trans-Saharan trade : transformation of a historical trade route between eastern Chad and Libya / Meike Meerpohl -- Pastoralism and nature conservation in Southern Africa / Susanne Berzborn and Martin Solich -- The indigenization of pastoral modernity : territoriality, mobility, and poverty in dryland Africa / John G. …”
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Introduction to the explicit finite element method for nonlinear transient dynamics by Wu, Shen R., 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: PART 1 Fundamentals1 Introduction1.1 Era of Simulation and Computer Aided Engineering1.2 Preliminaries2 Framework of Explicit Finite Element Method for Nonlinear Transient Dynamics2.1 Transient Structural Dynamics2.2 Variational Principles for Transient Dynamics2.3 Finite Element Equations and the Explicit Procedures2.4 Main Features of the Explicit Finite Element Method2.5 Assessment of Explicit Finite Element MethodPART 2 Element Technology3 Four-Node Shell Element (Reissner-Mindlin Plate Theory)3.1 Fundamentals of Plates and Shells3.2 Linear Theory of R-M Plate3.3 Interpolation for Four-Node R-M Plate Element3.4 Reduced Integration and Selective Reduced Integration3.5 Perturbation Hourglass Control - Belytschko-Tsay (B-T) Element3.6 Physical Hourglass Control - Belytschko-Leviathan (B-L) (QPH) Element3.7 Shear Projection Method - Bathe-Dvorkin (B-D) Element3.8 Assessment of Four-Node R-M Plate Element4 Three-Node Shell Element (Reissner-Mindlin Plate Theory)4.1 Fundamentals of a Three-Node C0 Element4.2 Decomposition Method for C0 Triangular Element with One Point Integration4.3 Discrete Kirchhoff Triangular (DKT) Element4.4 Assessment of Three-Node R-M Plate Element5 Eight-Node Solid Element5.1 Trilinear Interpolation for the Eight-Node Hexahedron Element5.2 Locking Issues of the Eight-Node Solid Element5.3 One- Point Reduced Integration and the Perturbed Hourglass Control5.4 Assumed Strain Method and Selective / Reduced Integration5.5 Assumed Deviatoric Strain5.6 An Enhanced Assumed Strain Method5.7 Taylor Expansion of Assumed Strain about the Element Center5.8 Evaluation of Eight-Node Solid Element6 Two-Node Element6.1 Truss and Rod Element6.2 Timoshenko Beam Element6.3 Spring Element6.4 Spot Weld ElementPART 3 Material Models7 Material Model of Plasticity7.1 Fundamentals of Plasticity7.2 Constitutive Equations7.3 Software Implementation7.4 Evaluation of Shell Elements with Plastic Deformation8 Continuum Mechanics Model of Ductile Damage8.1 Concept of Damage Mechanics8.2 Gurson's Model8.3 Chow's Isotropic Model of Continuum Damage Mechanics8.4 Chow's Anisotropic Model of Continuum Damage Mechanics9 Models of Nonlinear Materials9.1 Vicoelasticity9.2 Polymer and Engineering Plastics9.3 Rubber9.4 Foam9.5 Honeycomb9.6 Laminated GlazingPART 4 Contact and Constraint Conditions10 Three-Dimensional Surface Contact10.1 Examples of Contact Problems10.2 Description of Contact Conditions10.3 Variational Principle for the Dynamic Contact Problem10.4 Penalty Method and the Regularization of Variational Inequality11 Numerical Procedures for Three-Dimensional Surface Contact11.1 A Contact Algorithm with Slave Node Searching Master Segment11.2 A Contact Algorithm with Master Segment Searching Slave Node11.3 Method of Contact Territory and Defense Node11.4 Pin- Ball Contact Algorithm11.5 Edge (Line Segment) Contact11.6 Evaluation of Contact Algorithm with Penalty Method12 Kinematic Constraint Conditions12.1 Rigid Wall12.2 Rigid Body12.3 Explicit Finite Element Procedure with Constraint Conditions12.4 Application Examples with Constraint Conditions.…”
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Mobile magic : the Saatchi & Saatchi guide to mobile marketing / by Eslinger, Tom

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Introduction to the explicit finite element method for nonlinear transient dynamics by Wu, Shen R., 1945-

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: PART 1 Fundamentals1 Introduction1.1 Era of Simulation and Computer Aided Engineering1.2 Preliminaries2 Framework of Explicit Finite Element Method for Nonlinear Transient Dynamics2.1 Transient Structural Dynamics2.2 Variational Principles for Transient Dynamics2.3 Finite Element Equations and the Explicit Procedures2.4 Main Features of the Explicit Finite Element Method2.5 Assessment of Explicit Finite Element MethodPART 2 Element Technology3 Four-Node Shell Element (Reissner-Mindlin Plate Theory)3.1 Fundamentals of Plates and Shells3.2 Linear Theory of R-M Plate3.3 Interpolation for Four-Node R-M Plate Element3.4 Reduced Integration and Selective Reduced Integration3.5 Perturbation Hourglass Control - Belytschko-Tsay (B-T) Element3.6 Physical Hourglass Control - Belytschko-Leviathan (B-L) (QPH) Element3.7 Shear Projection Method - Bathe-Dvorkin (B-D) Element3.8 Assessment of Four-Node R-M Plate Element4 Three-Node Shell Element (Reissner-Mindlin Plate Theory)4.1 Fundamentals of a Three-Node C0 Element4.2 Decomposition Method for C0 Triangular Element with One Point Integration4.3 Discrete Kirchhoff Triangular (DKT) Element4.4 Assessment of Three-Node R-M Plate Element5 Eight-Node Solid Element5.1 Trilinear Interpolation for the Eight-Node Hexahedron Element5.2 Locking Issues of the Eight-Node Solid Element5.3 One- Point Reduced Integration and the Perturbed Hourglass Control5.4 Assumed Strain Method and Selective / Reduced Integration5.5 Assumed Deviatoric Strain5.6 An Enhanced Assumed Strain Method5.7 Taylor Expansion of Assumed Strain about the Element Center5.8 Evaluation of Eight-Node Solid Element6 Two-Node Element6.1 Truss and Rod Element6.2 Timoshenko Beam Element6.3 Spring Element6.4 Spot Weld ElementPART 3 Material Models7 Material Model of Plasticity7.1 Fundamentals of Plasticity7.2 Constitutive Equations7.3 Software Implementation7.4 Evaluation of Shell Elements with Plastic Deformation8 Continuum Mechanics Model of Ductile Damage8.1 Concept of Damage Mechanics8.2 Gurson's Model8.3 Chow's Isotropic Model of Continuum Damage Mechanics8.4 Chow's Anisotropic Model of Continuum Damage Mechanics9 Models of Nonlinear Materials9.1 Vicoelasticity9.2 Polymer and Engineering Plastics9.3 Rubber9.4 Foam9.5 Honeycomb9.6 Laminated GlazingPART 4 Contact and Constraint Conditions10 Three-Dimensional Surface Contact10.1 Examples of Contact Problems10.2 Description of Contact Conditions10.3 Variational Principle for the Dynamic Contact Problem10.4 Penalty Method and the Regularization of Variational Inequality11 Numerical Procedures for Three-Dimensional Surface Contact11.1 A Contact Algorithm with Slave Node Searching Master Segment11.2 A Contact Algorithm with Master Segment Searching Slave Node11.3 Method of Contact Territory and Defense Node11.4 Pin- Ball Contact Algorithm11.5 Edge (Line Segment) Contact11.6 Evaluation of Contact Algorithm with Penalty Method12 Kinematic Constraint Conditions12.1 Rigid Wall12.2 Rigid Body12.3 Explicit Finite Element Procedure with Constraint Conditions12.4 Application Examples with Constraint Conditions.…”
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Mobile magic : the Saatchi & Saatchi guide to mobile marketing / by Eslinger, Tom

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Race and Rurality in the Global Economy /

Table of Contents: “…Land Rights Disparity in the UplandsThe Racialization of Ethno-Spatial Difference; Mapping the "Foreignness" of the Hill Tribes; Behind the Map: Historical Racialization of Spatial Difference in Thailand; Precolonial Southeast Asia; The Creation of the Modern Thai Geo-Body; Forging a Thai-Land; Racialization and Contemporary Inequalities in Land Ownership; Repositioning Upland People and Forests vis-à-vis the Thai Nation; Affixing Identity to Bodies; Discussion and Conclusion; Notes; References; 4 Making Things for Living, and Living a Life with Things; A Ndyuka Territory; Bauxite Landscape…”
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Race and Rurality in the Global Economy /

Table of Contents: “…Land Rights Disparity in the UplandsThe Racialization of Ethno-Spatial Difference; Mapping the "Foreignness" of the Hill Tribes; Behind the Map: Historical Racialization of Spatial Difference in Thailand; Precolonial Southeast Asia; The Creation of the Modern Thai Geo-Body; Forging a Thai-Land; Racialization and Contemporary Inequalities in Land Ownership; Repositioning Upland People and Forests vis-à-vis the Thai Nation; Affixing Identity to Bodies; Discussion and Conclusion; Notes; References; 4 Making Things for Living, and Living a Life with Things; A Ndyuka Territory; Bauxite Landscape…”
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Borderland City in New India : Frontier to Gateway / by McDuie-Ra, Duncan

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Table of Contents; List of Maps and Images; Map 1.1 Manipur and surrounding states and territories; Image 1.1 Shanker Talkies, Lamphelpat; Image 2.1 Central Imphal facing north; Image 2.2 Multi-storey houses alongside partially completed houses, Uripok Khumanthem Leikai; Image 2.3 Manhunt billboard, LIC Point; Image 3.1 State Police at Thangal Bazaar; Image 3.2 Bir Tikendrajit Flyover with the Ima Keithel behind; Image 3.3 PLA Memorial at Cheiraoching; Image 4.1 Advertisement for 23rd Century, Salam Leikai; Image 5.1 Billboard featuring Mary Kom, Khoyathong.…”
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Borderland City in New India : Frontier to Gateway / by McDuie-Ra, Duncan

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Table of Contents; List of Maps and Images; Map 1.1 Manipur and surrounding states and territories; Image 1.1 Shanker Talkies, Lamphelpat; Image 2.1 Central Imphal facing north; Image 2.2 Multi-storey houses alongside partially completed houses, Uripok Khumanthem Leikai; Image 2.3 Manhunt billboard, LIC Point; Image 3.1 State Police at Thangal Bazaar; Image 3.2 Bir Tikendrajit Flyover with the Ima Keithel behind; Image 3.3 PLA Memorial at Cheiraoching; Image 4.1 Advertisement for 23rd Century, Salam Leikai; Image 5.1 Billboard featuring Mary Kom, Khoyathong.…”
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The unity of the church a theological state of the art and beyond /

Table of Contents: “…Communion : responding to God's gift / Lukas Vischer -- Church unity, territorialism, and state formation in the era of confessionalisation / Wim Janse -- Parallel coexistence of churches : the church in Transylvania : its unity and disunity : a contextualized example / Juhász Tamás -- "Is Christ divided?" …”
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The unity of the church a theological state of the art and beyond /

Table of Contents: “…Communion : responding to God's gift / Lukas Vischer -- Church unity, territorialism, and state formation in the era of confessionalisation / Wim Janse -- Parallel coexistence of churches : the church in Transylvania : its unity and disunity : a contextualized example / Juhász Tamás -- "Is Christ divided?" …”
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International law and international relations

Table of Contents: “…revisiting the "failure" of internationalism (1997) / Jeffrey W. Legro -- The territorial integrity norm : international boundaries and the use of force (2001) / Mark Zacher -- Why are some international agreements informal? …”
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The impact of global drug policy on women : shifting the needle /

Table of Contents: “…Prelims -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: International drug policy in context -- Chapter 2: Gendering drug policy -- Chapter 3: Women and the politics of pleasure in critical drug studies -- Chapter 4: Fiona's story -- Chapter 5: Nexus of risk: the co-occurring problems of gender-based violence, HIV and drug use among women and adolescent girls -- Chapter 6: Risk behaviours among older women who use drugs -- Chapter 7: Women who use drugs and mental health -- Chapter 8: Access barriers to health services for women who use drugs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia -- Chapter 9: Suzanne's story -- Chapter 10: Sex work, justice and decriminalisation: beyond a politics of recognition in promoting a social justice response to women at the margins -- Chapter 11: Women incarcerated for drug-related offences: a Latin American perspective -- Chapter 12: Policing and sentencing practices in Russia and their impacts on women who use drugs -- Chapter 13: Women, drug policy and the Kenyan prison system -- Chapter 14: Drug policy and women prisoners in Southeast Asia -- Chapter 15: The increase in women who use drugs in Zimbabwe -- Chapter 16: Women as actors in the drug economy -- Chapter 17: Women's involvement in organised crime and drug trafficking: a comparative analysis of the Sinaloa and Yamaguchi-gumi organisations -- Chapter 18: From the Colombian Coca Fields: peasant women amid the war on drugs -- Chapter 19: 'Las Empoderadas' women coca growers building territorial peace -- Chapter 20: Unseen and unheard: the women in Duterte's war on drugs -- Chapter 21: Happy's story -- Chapter 22: Overdose risks and prevention strategies for pregnant women in New York City -- Chapter 23: Patterns of recreational drug use and harm reduction strategies among women at music festivals: the case of Hungary and Poland -- Chapter 24: Queer feminine identities and the war on drugs -- Chapter 25: Best practices in reaching 'hidden' populations and harm reduction service provision -- Chapter 26: A mother's story -- Chapter 27: Drug users as stakeholders in drug policy: questions of legitimacy and the silencing of the happy drug user -- Chapter 28: Improving drug policy metrics and advancements in measuring gender-based drug policy outcomes -- Chapter 29: Towards an abolitionist drug policy reform -- Chapter 30: Women who use drugs: resistance and rebellion -- References -- Index.…”
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International law and international relations

Table of Contents: “…revisiting the "failure" of internationalism (1997) / Jeffrey W. Legro -- The territorial integrity norm : international boundaries and the use of force (2001) / Mark Zacher -- Why are some international agreements informal? …”
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The impact of global drug policy on women : shifting the needle /

Table of Contents: “…Prelims -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: International drug policy in context -- Chapter 2: Gendering drug policy -- Chapter 3: Women and the politics of pleasure in critical drug studies -- Chapter 4: Fiona's story -- Chapter 5: Nexus of risk: the co-occurring problems of gender-based violence, HIV and drug use among women and adolescent girls -- Chapter 6: Risk behaviours among older women who use drugs -- Chapter 7: Women who use drugs and mental health -- Chapter 8: Access barriers to health services for women who use drugs in Eastern Europe and Central Asia -- Chapter 9: Suzanne's story -- Chapter 10: Sex work, justice and decriminalisation: beyond a politics of recognition in promoting a social justice response to women at the margins -- Chapter 11: Women incarcerated for drug-related offences: a Latin American perspective -- Chapter 12: Policing and sentencing practices in Russia and their impacts on women who use drugs -- Chapter 13: Women, drug policy and the Kenyan prison system -- Chapter 14: Drug policy and women prisoners in Southeast Asia -- Chapter 15: The increase in women who use drugs in Zimbabwe -- Chapter 16: Women as actors in the drug economy -- Chapter 17: Women's involvement in organised crime and drug trafficking: a comparative analysis of the Sinaloa and Yamaguchi-gumi organisations -- Chapter 18: From the Colombian Coca Fields: peasant women amid the war on drugs -- Chapter 19: 'Las Empoderadas' women coca growers building territorial peace -- Chapter 20: Unseen and unheard: the women in Duterte's war on drugs -- Chapter 21: Happy's story -- Chapter 22: Overdose risks and prevention strategies for pregnant women in New York City -- Chapter 23: Patterns of recreational drug use and harm reduction strategies among women at music festivals: the case of Hungary and Poland -- Chapter 24: Queer feminine identities and the war on drugs -- Chapter 25: Best practices in reaching 'hidden' populations and harm reduction service provision -- Chapter 26: A mother's story -- Chapter 27: Drug users as stakeholders in drug policy: questions of legitimacy and the silencing of the happy drug user -- Chapter 28: Improving drug policy metrics and advancements in measuring gender-based drug policy outcomes -- Chapter 29: Towards an abolitionist drug policy reform -- Chapter 30: Women who use drugs: resistance and rebellion -- References -- Index.…”
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AiREAS: Sustainocracy for a Healthy City The Invisible made Visible Phase 1 /

Table of Contents: “…-- 2.8 Business transformation -- 2.9 Leadership versus management -- 2.10 STIR Foundation - City of Tomorrow -- 2.11 Sustainocracy -- 2.12 City of Tomorrow -- 2.13 The Amsterdam internet congress -- 2.14 Key elements that define “sustainocratic” AiREAS -- 2.15 AiREAS -- 2.16 Commitment first -- 2.17 Territorial focus -- 2.18 Local AiREAS Eindhoven -- 2.19 First things first -- 2.20 Making visible the invisible -- 2.21 From idea to project -- 2.22 Conclusion about the coming about of AiREAS -- 2.23 Link with ethics and economies -- Part III “The Invisible made Visible”: science and technology -- An introduction by Marco van Lochem -- 3.1 The ILM -- 3.2. …”
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