International Maritime Transport: Management Perspectives offers a comprehensive exploration of the challenges and opportunities in contemporary maritime transport management. By applying a modeling-based approach, this book addresses critical issues of safety, security, and sustainable development, providing readers with a robust understanding of maritime transport's role in the global economy. Through theoretical insights and practical applications, it introduces a set of original manage...

In the sleepy town of Willowdale, where sunflowers stretched towards the sky and birds sang sweet melodies, an extraordinary journey was about to unfold. Timmy, a curious and adventurous young boy with messy brown hair

Clara's curiosity was piqued as she gazed out of her bedroom window, her curly hair a tangled mess from a day of playing detective. Whiskers, her trusty feline sidekick, was lounging on the windowsill, her piercing green eyes

The current social security system is unwieldy, complex, unjust and unfit for purpose. It is a Gordian Knot that cannot be unraveled or reformed. It must be cut through and replaced by a system fit for the 21st century. A BI is just such a system. It redefines the relationship between the state, society and the individual. This innovative book provides a new perspective on Basic Income - a regular, unconditional payment to every citizen resident in the country. This concise book has been r...

The current social security system is unwieldy, complex, unjust and unfit for purpose. It is a Gordian Knot that cannot be unravelled or reformed, which must be cut through and replaced by a system fit for the 21st century. Basic Income. 'a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis without means-test or work requirement', is such a system and one that will redefine the relationship between the state, society and the individual. Annie Miller condenses her...

If you want to feel younger and lose excess fat, while avoiding Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, heart disease, diabetes and cancer, this book is a great start. The Paleo diet incorporates the newest cutting edge nutrition research from anthropology, genetics and biochemistry to help you to feel, perform and look your best.This book will help you in learning how Paleo meals will radically change your health and appearance for the better.The recipes in this e-book cover all meals o...

What happens when SuperGoodMedia, a ridiculous out-of-town newspaper chain buys the venerable Boston Daily Tribune, which has published every day since 1823? Heads roll and the few journalists left wonder when it will be their turn. That’s protagonist Nick Nolan’s worry, too until he gets exclusive coverage of a single mother who claims that the Virgin Mary is speaking to the world through her young comatose daughter.Nolan not only keeps his job but becomes an international celebri...

Containerization provides optimization of handling processes in terms of intermodality and efficient cargo handling, and maritime transport, in particular, it provides further optimization of shipping processes in terms of volume and distance. Containerization has become the most significant factor stimulating the development of modern global trade. With the progress of globalization taken into account (longer distances and increasing cargo volumes), it can be seen that cargo becomes prede...

At age eight Marilyn Harlin already knew she wanted to be a scientist. Throughout the peaks and valleys in her life—including widowhood when her husband fell off a mountain in Switzerland, and the challenges of raising two children on her own--she kept her eyes on her goal and eventually joined the faculty at the University of Rhode Island as its only female botany professor. Marilyn’s mission in her career and into retirement has been to inspire youth, especially girls, to venture into the s...

Tens of millions of Americans live in poverty, but this book reveals that they receive very little representation in Congress. While a burgeoning literature examines the links between political and economic inequality, this book is the first to comprehensively examine the poor as a distinct constituency. Drawing on three decades of data on political speeches, party platforms, and congressional behavior, Miler first shows that, contrary to what many believe, the poor are highly visible to l...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Lean and Agile Software Development, LASD 2021, which was held online on January 23, 2021.The conference received a total of 32 submissions, of which 10 full and 2 short papers are included in this volume. In addition, one keynote paper is also included.To live the agile mindset, the LASD conference focuses on highly relevant research outcomes and fosters their way into practice. Topics discussed i...

Congressional representation requires that legislators be aware of the interests of constituents in their districts and behave in ways that reflect the wishes of their constituents. But of the many constituents in their districts, who do legislators in Washington actually see, and who goes unseen? Moreover, how do these perceptions of constituents shape legislative behavior? This book answers these fundamental questions by developing a theory of legislative perception that leverages insigh...