An R Companion to Applied Regression is a broad introduction to the R statistical computing environment in the context of applied regression analysis.

Featuring all kinds of dogs – big, small, graceful, cute, funny – The Book of the Dog is a cool and quirky collection of dog art and illustration by artists around the world. Interspersed through the illustrations are short texts about the artists and different breeds, paying homage to man's best friend. Beautifully designed and packaged, the book will appeal to dog lovers of all ages.

A Sustainable Digital Economy

The Digital revolution is promising us a great future. Cyber and Privacy incidents that come with it are the modern equivalent of pollution we knew from the industrial revolution as well. The fear, uncertainty, and doubt that these incidents create lead to an expensive Cybersecurity arms race and growing legislative controls. How can such a Digital Economy ever be trusted and Sustainable?

By linking to lessons learned from other industries, and positive show case...

The Courseware package consist out of two publications, VeriSMTM - Foundation Courseware (ISBN: 978 94 0180 262 8) and VeriSMTM - A service management approach (ISBN: 978 94 018 263 5). This training material covers the syllabus for the VeriSM™ Foundation qualification. The training can be delivered over two days. This courseware is accredited to prepare the student for the VeriSM™ Foundation certification.VeriSM™ Foundation consists of two parts: VeriSM™ Essentials and VeriSM™ Plus...

This book describes the framework of the next generation of Business Information Services Library, BiSL®. BiSL Next is a public domain standard for business information management with guiding principles, good practices and practical templates. It offers guidance for digitally engaged business leaders and those who collaborate with them, with the ultimate goal to improve business performance through better use of information and technology.

Twelve elements - four drivers, four domains and fo...

Verken het fascinerende zeeleven van het Caribische eiland St. Eustatius. Deze gids bevat bijna 300 kleurenfoto's en beschrijvingen van o.a vissen, schildpadden, zeesterren, koralen, zeeslakken, krabben, zeeplanten en sponzen. De gids bevat een aantal soorten die alleen rond Statia worden gevonden en alle foto’s zijn op Statia gemaakt.

De gids is gebaseerd op het veldwerk van de Statia Marine Expedition 2015, is wetenschappelijk accuraat en net zo fascinerend als de natuur zelf. Het is een ...

Rebuild by Design (RBD) was developed for the 'Presidential Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force' after hurricane Sandy hit the North-East Coast of the United States in October-November, 2012. Using an innovative, designdriven process based on the design competition model, Rebuild by Design places local communities and civic leaders at the heart of a robust, interdisciplinary creative process to generate implementable solutions for a more resilient region. This book aims not so much to illus...

This book provides a comprehensive study on space law and policy in France. It should be of assistance for all practitioners be they in the private or the public sector, for drafting or taking decisions on the matter of norms and agreements relating to space activities, such as contracts, partnerships, licensing, negotiations as well as the adoption of laws and regulations, and furthermore for all of those - scholars or practitioners - who have to interpret or implement these instruments.

It ...

Invasive alien species constitute the greatest threat to marine biodiversity after habitat destruction. The problem today is growing tremendously, as the introduction of these species is accelerated by activities related to globalisation, such as trade, transport, and tourism. The current book presents possibilities to stimulate the international regime to address the problematic alien invasive species issue. Apart from the relevant multilateral environmental treaties and soft law instruments...

This book provides an in-depth examination of the instrument of collaboration with justice, one of the more far-reaching investigative tools in criminal cases by which promises are made to otherwise unwilling 'offender witnesses' in order to persuade them to testify in the prosecution of others. In it a comparison is made between the law and practice of the Netherlands and that of several other jurisdictions - Germany, Italy and Canada - in which provision is made for the instrument. Drawing ...