Human Behavior and Psychological Disorders provides comprehensive examination of psychopathology from biopsychosocial perspectives. The text explores core topics including definitions of normal and abnormal behavior, classification systems, and major psychological disorders across diagnostic categories. Through systematic analysis, the material demonstrates how biological, psychological, and social factors interact in mental disorder development and maintenance. Each chapter examines speci...

Human Resource Management: Talent and Organizational Change examines how organizations attract, develop, retain, and manage talent while navigating continuous organizational transformation across global contexts. This comprehensive resource addresses human resource strategies, talent management practices, and change management processes that build organizational capability. Coverage spans HRM applications across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin American, and African organizationa...

Advances in Developmental and Behavioral Sciences examines contemporary progress in understanding child development from biological, psychological, and social perspectives. The text surveys foundational theories exploring the interplay of biology, environment, and culture in shaping developmental trajectories. Through comprehensive analysis of recent research advances, the material demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches illuminate developmental processes from prenatal through adoles...

In the middle of demanding IT careers, business schedules, family responsibilities, and everyday life, a simple weekend Cricket slowly evolves into something far greater.Awesome Bros is the story of how a group of strangers in a gated community became teammates — and how teammates became something closer to family. Through close matches, missed catches, early morning sunrises, heated debates, shared breakfasts, and unforgettable moments off the field, this journey reveals what truly...

3D Printed Concrete: Fundamentals, Applications, and Future Prospects offers a pioneering and authoritative account of 3D printed concrete (3DPC)—a disruptive innovation poised to redefine the future of construction. Uniquely comprehensive in scope, this book bridges the gap between foundational knowledge and cutting-edge advancements, making it the first consolidated academic resource that caters to a diverse readership, from students and early researchers to seasoned industry professiona...

This volume explores the complex relationships between hazard, vulnerability and disaster for steering the challenges posed by disaster. Divergent to popular conviction and moving beyond technocratic approach, this book argues that natural hazards alone do not result in disasters. When they intersect with the vulnerability of vulnerable people, these hazards turn into disastrous events. Mostly depending on qualitative and comparative investigation, the book contends that various people – m...

"Navigating Microfinance: Insights and Implementation" is your indispensable guide to the dynamic world of microfinance. In this comprehensive two-volume exploration, Pradeep Kumar Singh, an accomplished professional with over two decades of experience, delves deep into the intricacies of microfinance, providing invaluable insights for industry professionals and management students alike.Volume 1, aptly titled "Microfinance Insights" embarks on a riveting journey through twelve illu...

Alpha Rhymes with Numbers contains rhymes for pre-nursery kids meant to enhance their supplementary and confirmatory learning experience. They can easily assimilate and associate some of the text book symbols with feeling and life values.It's the first global attempt to compose rhymes on numbers and each letter of the english alphabet in its natural order.This book is especially helpful for Indian diaspora who want their children to inculcate values such as "Truth is one but ...

Make your child an engineer or a scientist, as you wish. Arithmetic made lively to kid's world. First ever rhymes on Numbers, an innovative approach to rhymes. A Quantom leap in the kid's learning space. Internalising the numbers in kid’s world of fantasy. Now numbers muse, amuse and amaze your kid's imagination.Which came first - numbers or letters?NUMBERS RIDE ON FINGERS & FINGERS WRITE DOWN NUMBERS

This book summarizes contemporary research on land degradation, desertification, and how such issues relate to socioeconomic growth in developing countries. With a focus on local and regional levels, the book offers an in-depth analysis of aeolian action as a physical process, causes of land degradation, and desertification. The causes and effects of land degradation were investigated by utilizing multiscale and multidisciplinary methodologies, merging spatial socioeconomic data with remot...

This book discusses various aspects of cloud computing, in which trust and fault-tolerance models are included in a multilayered, cloud architecture. The authors present a variety of trust and fault models used in the cloud, comparing them based on their functionality and the layer in the cloud to which they respond. Various methods are discussed that can improve the performance of cloud architectures, in terms of trust and fault-tolerance, while providing better performance and quality of...

A practical book which will help the readers understand how the container ecosystem and OpenStack work together.Key Features\*Gets you acquainted with containerization in private cloud\*Learn to effectively manage and secure your containers in OpenStack\*Practical use cases on container deployment and management using OpenStack componentsBook DescriptionContainers are one of the most talked about technologies of recent times....