Drawing on original sources found in the first century of Islam and guided by contemporary developments in the field of business ethics, this book offers Islamic perspectives on ethical conduct in the marketplace: what organizations and other market actors do to deal with monumental challenges in today s market.The book outlines a framework for business ethics and offers a theory for understanding market ethics. Throughout the book, subjects covered underscore the necessity of ethi...

Part of the unique and award-winning The Unofficial Guides series, a collaboration between senior students, junior doctors and specialty experts. This combination of contributors understands what is essential to excel on your course, in exams and in practice – as well as the importance of presenting information in a clear, fun and engaging way. Packed with hints and tips from those in the know, when you are in a hurry and need a study companion you can trust, reach for an Unofficial Guide....

I had a plan. It was simple. Find my sister, bring her home, and then disappear where no one could find us—especially him.But you know what they say about plans? They have a tendency to go awry, like a train off the tracks barrelling in the wrong direction… toward the wrong people.That's what happened. Them. Jericho. Sheppard. Arrow. The mafia heir and his two best friends. They came into my life with obsession bleeding through their veins, and the only per...

The consequences of my actions have finally caught up to me, and I'm staring the devil in the eyes.And he wants revenge.When I woke up bound to a chair on Shadow's mysterious island with Shepp unconscious and my sister standing beside me, I knew I was in trouble.And boy, was I right.Between the fight pits, new enemies, new allies and separations, secret loves, betrayals, and revenge, I'm thrust into a whole new world of survival.But ...

This book contains select chapters on topics related to nonlinear dynamics and functional analysis and their applications in quantum transport, carbon nanotubes, approximation theory, fixed point theory, quantum functional calculus, renewable natural resources, dynamic optimal control model and optimal control analysis. It focuses on bridging the gap between recent trends of interdisciplinary research in nonlinear dynamics and functional analysis. This book helps researchers, scientists an...

Narrative Inquiries Into Being and Becoming Educators: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives provides stories and narratives of the struggle and strengths of the teachers within the educational landscape. Keeping the temporal perspective wide, the chapters are situated across history, from 1700 to the present and through a variety of perspectives or lenses. This approach aligns with the three dimensions of narrative inquiry: the personal and social (interaction); the past, pres...

Prediction of the Future Pandemic: Artificial Intelligence and Nanotechnology Approaches provides a comprehensive account of the applications, challenges, and breakthroughs in using AI and nanotechnology for pandemic prediction. The book emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration among experts and a global perspective on the prediction of future pandemics. Sections provide a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge methodologies that leverage AI and nanotechnology to predict, analyze, and...

Now in its second edition, Comprehensive Brachytherapy: Physical and Clinical Aspect presents a fully updated, detailed, and comprehensive account of the underlying physics and practice of modern brachytherapy, including the design and implementation of new technologies and techniques.Combining research and application, this foundational text provides insight into the technological and biological basis, as well as quality assurance and advanced methods. It explores...

This research book, dedicated to Professor David Gale on his 100th birthday, compiles significant new findings by renowned experts in mathematical economics related to Gale's work. The book is divided into three parts labelled as: "Economies and Games," "Economic Dynamics and Growth," and "Matching, Contracts, and Finance."These parts are introduced by the two surviving editors in an exploratory attempt to answer the question “Who is David Gale?”The first part contains 9 chapters c...

WHAT IS H.O.T.?7 authors have gathered to bring you erotic short stories exploring the place that sex takes in totalitarian societies. Whether it's digital surveillance, classism, queerphobia, how do we resist with our bodies?Stories included5K, by Merlina GaranceSexcrime: Doublemarkgreen, by Joachim HeijndermansObscenity, by Selina ShawNo Cam, by Jana SolInto The Ocean, by Ni...

It is possible to be blinded by the light of another human being. Especially one you love. The seemingly happiest people are often hiding the darkest secrets. Smiling through pain many of us could not even fathom, let alone survive. All the while continuing to bring joy to the people around them, blissfully oblivious to the suffering of their loved one."The ignorant often argue, that if two people really were so connected, in any form of love, they would have noticed something was ...

I’m a poet and a killer.A hero and a traitor.I’m their greatest weapon, their prince, and their prisoner.Trapped in a life I never wanted, I’ve now been thrust into a war that isn’t mine.For generations, the McArthur and Hartford crime families have feuded over control of a strategic island off the Florida coast. I’ve been sent in to seduce our rival’s daughter and take them down once and for all.It should have been an easy assignment. I’ve spent my ...