Product Description: Persuasive technologies denote technical approaches that are aimed at influencing human behavior. A multitude of persuasive technologies have been evaluated with regard to their technical feasibility, their persuasive effectiveness, and their user acceptance...read more

A guide to the concepts and techniques of using Paint Shop Pro X covers such topics as using the drawing and painting tools, constructing vector graphics and text, and adding special effects and textures.

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Product Description: The HAPM Workmanship Checklists fills an important gap in the current information provision in the industry, providing guidance for those engaged in site inspections during the course of building works. Its unique checklist format, designed for use on site, is complimented by extensive references to sources of guidance, standards and legislative information...read more

International regimes are "codes of conduct" agreed upon by states to govern their relations in specific areas of international politics. This book describes and critically examines the three most important theories of international regimes. These theories each stress a particular explanatory variable: realist theories emphasize state power; neoliberal theories focus on constellations of interests; and cognitivist theories are concerned with knowledge and ideas. The authors conclude by exploring the prospects for progress within this dynamic field by combining different theoretical approaches. (view table of contents)

Product Description: International regimes are systems of norms and rules agreed upon by states to govern their behavior in specific political contexts or 'issue areas' whether this is trade policy, proliferation of nuclear weapons, or the control of transboundary air pollution in a particular region of the world...read more