This collection of essays by reputable scholars discusses their reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic. How do they spend their time during the lockdown? What lessons came from their experiences isolated from work at the university? In this collection of autobiographical essays, we explore what it is like to be an educator and scholar under COVID-19 lockdown. This piece of history will be something to discuss with friends, colleagues, and relatives.
This book is all about how young boys from middle-class families join the shipping industry and earn a handsome salary but spend the same extravagantly and invest in less productive financial instruments without realising that this shipping job is contractual. This book will guide seafarers on how to invest and make themselves and their family's lives safe and secure, which may lead to early happy retirement and financial independence.
The interplay between urbanization, education, and occupation in developing countries reveals a complex relationship that shapes multi-dimensional development. Urbanization fosters job opportunities, while higher education is predominantly found in urban areas, attracting educated individuals seeking compatible occupations. This dynamic creates a cycle of influence that complicates the understanding of their connections. The book aims to clarify these intricate links, assisting researchers in addressing the discrimination and exclusion that arise from this interplay.
Focusing on the fundamentals of Knowledge Management (KM), this book explores its concepts, issues, and transformative processes. It highlights the impact of KM on Human Resources and organizations, and examines the relationship between KM and economic growth through various indicators in both developed and developing nations. Additionally, it covers knowledge audits, including need analysis and mapping, and outlines the role of knowledge auditors. The final chapter features case studies from different organizations, illustrating the 8 C's audit framework with practical examples.
The personal and introspective style invites readers to engage with the author's experiences and insights, encouraging self-reflection and connection with their surroundings. It aims to guide readers toward finding peace amidst chaos, fostering personal transformation, and discovering new meanings in their lives.
Focusing on step growth polymerization systems, this textbook provides an in-depth exploration of the principles and applications relevant to various fields, including photolithography and microelectronics. The first six chapters lay a foundational understanding, suitable for a graduate course, while the subsequent chapters delve into significant step growth polymerizations. The structured format allows for flexibility in course design, making it an ideal resource for both specialized and broader polymerization studies.
Since the discovery of HIV-l as the etiologic agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the early 1980s, remarkable progress has been made in both the basic understanding of the biological processes leading to AIDS and an accelerated effort in finding new treatments. As is often the case in rapidly advancing fields, most of the scientific discussions are best handled in specialized groups. The effort to organize a meeting on advances in molecular biology and targeted treatment for AIDS was an experiment of sorts to gather experts in selected areas of overlapping interests where advances in basic biology and its application in the development of new drugs could be discussed. Of necessity, the scope of the meeting had to be limited to maintain a certain focus. Important areas of rapid development in AIDS research, such as the vaccine development, epidemiology, animal models, etc. , had to be left out for more specialized meetings. The result, from all accounts, appeared to be quite a successful gathering, which provided a forum for informal discussions among scientists from industry and academic institutions. A remarkable feature of the AIDS virus is its genetic complexity and how some of its seemingly "extra genes" manage to regulate the normal functions of the host and most importantly its immune system.
