The Regulation Of Intl Trade, Mavroidis, Petros C.
Автор: Patounas Petros Название: The Psychoanalytic ACT: On the Formation of the No-Body. ISBN: 129185486X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781291854862 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 56890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Mavroidis Petros, Sapir Andre Название: China and the Wto: Why Multilateralism Still Matters ISBN: 0691206597 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691206592 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 36960.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
An examination of China's participation in the World Trade Organization, the conflicts it has caused, and how WTO reforms could ease them
China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001 was rightly hailed as a huge step forward in international cooperation. However, China's participation in the WTO has been anything but smooth, with China alienating some of its trading partners, particularly the United States. The mismatch between the WTO framework and China's economic model has undermined the WTO's ability to mitigate tensions arising from China's size and rapid growth. What has to change? China and the WTO demonstrates that unilateral pressure, by the United States and others, is not the answer. Instead, Petros Mavroidis and Andr Sapir show that if the WTO enacts judicious reforms, it could induce China's cooperation, leading to a renewed confidence in the WTO system.
The WTO and its predecessor, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, are predicated on liberal domestic policies. They managed the previous accessions of socialist countries and big trading nations, but none were as large or powerful as China. Mavroidis and Sapir contend that for the WTO to function smoothly and accommodate China's unique geopolitical position, it needs to translate some of its implicit principles into explicit treaty language. To make their point, they focus on two core complaints--that Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) benefit from unfair trade advantages, and that domestic companies, private as well as SOEs, impose forced technology transfer on foreign companies as a condition for accessing the Chinese market--and they lay out specific proposals for WTO reforms.
In an age of global trade disputes, China and the WTO offers a timely exploration of unprecedented challenges to the current multilateral system and fresh ideas for lasting solutions.
Автор: Petros Antonis Название: Heat Analysis & Thermodynamic Effects ISBN: 1681173107 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781681173108 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 230210.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Heat is defined in physics as the transfer of thermal energy across a well-defined boundary around a thermodynamic system. The transfer of heat is normally from a high temperature object to a lower temperature object. Heat transfer changes the internal energy of both systems involved according to the First Law of Thermodynamics. Heat transfer is the exchange of thermal energy between physical systems. The rate of heat transfer is dependent on the temperatures of the systems and the properties of the intervening medium through which the heat is transferred. The direction of heat transfer is from a region of high temperature to another region of lower temperature, and is governed by the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Heat transfer changes the internal energy of the systems from which and to which the energy is transferred. Heat transfer will occur in a direction that increases the entropy of the collection of systems. The heat transfer and analysis on heat pipe and exchanger, and thermal stress are significant issues in a design of wide range of industrial processes and devices. This book covers mainly thermodynamic effects and thermal stress, heat pipe and exchanger, gas flow and oxidation, and heat analysis. The advanced concepts and information described in this book will be fruitful for the readers to find a sustainable solution in an industrialised society.
Автор: Petros Antonis Название: Evaporation, Condensation and Heat transfer ISBN: 1681173085 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781681173085 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 217350.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Heat is the kinetic energy of particles as they vibrate. If we heat the particles at one end of a material the particles at that end vibrate more (have more kinetic energy) and bump into the neighboring particles which causes them to vibrate more. They collide with their neighbors and so the energy passes from one particle to another through the material. Evaporation and condensation are two processes through which matter changes from one state to another. Matter can exist in three different states: solid, liquid, or gas. In evaporation, matter changes from a liquid to a gas. In condensation, matter changes from a gas to a liquid. All matter is made of tiny moving particles called molecules. Evaporation and condensation happen when these molecules gain or lose energy in the form of heat. Evaporation happens when a liquid is heated. The heat gives the liquids molecules more energy. This energy causes the molecules to move faster. If they gain enough energy, the molecules near the surface break away. These molecules escape the liquid and enter the air as gas. Condensation happens when molecules in a gas cool down. As the molecules lose heat, they lose energy. As a result they slow down. They move closer to other gas molecules. Finally these molecules collect together to form a liquid. The theoretical analysis and modeling of heat and mass transfer rates produced in evaporation and condensation processes are noteworthy concerns in a design of extensive range of industrial processes and devices. The book Evaporation, Condensation and Heat transfer emphasizes on the current issues of modeling on evaporation, water vapor condensation, heat transfer and exchanger, and on fluid flow in different aspects. The approaches would be applicable in various industrial purposes as well. The advanced idea and information described here will be fruitful for the readers to find a sustainable solution in an industrialized society..
Автор: Petros Antonis Название: Developments in Heat Transfer ISBN: 1681173069 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781681173061 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Рейтинг: Цена: 230210.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: "Enhanced heat transfer has evolved into an important component of heat transfer experimentation and theory. Heat can be transferred from one place to another by three methods: conduction in solids, convection of fluids (liquids or gases), and radiation through anything that will allow radiation to pass. The method used to transfer heat is usually the one that is the most efficient. If there is a temperature difference in a system, heat will always move from higher to lower temperatures. The transfer of heat is normally from a high temperature object to a lower temperature object. Conduction occurs when two object at different temperatures are in contact with each other. Heat flows from the warmer to the cooler object until they are both at the same temperature. Conduction is the movement of heat through a substance by the collision of molecules. At the place where the two object touch, the faster-moving molecules of the warmer object collide with the slower moving molecules of the cooler object. As they collide, the faster molecules give up some of their energy to the slower molecules. The slower molecules gain more thermal energy and collide with other molecules in the cooler object. This process continues until heat energy from the warmer object spreads throughout the cooler object. In liquids and gases, convection is usually the most efficient way to transfer heat. Convection occurs when warmer areas of a liquid or gas rise to cooler areas in the liquid or gas. As this happens, cooler liquid or gas takes the place of the warmer areas which have risen higher. This cycle results in a continuous circulation pattern and heat is transferred to cooler areas. The discussion of heat transfer has been structured around some everyday examples such as the cooling of a hot mug of coffee and the warming of a cold can of pop. To give an overview of the current state of this important technologyfor the past ten years, representative developments in each category of enhancement techniques are cited and commented on. Developments in Heat Transfer emphasizes on experimental and theoretical investigations, assessment and enhancement techniques aspire to be useful for many researchers, scientists, engineers and graduate students. Both conduction and convection require matter to transfer heat. Radiation is a method of heat transfer that does not rely upon any contact between the heat source and the heated object. For example, we feel heat from the sun even though we are not touching it. Heat can be transmitted though empty space by thermal radiation."
Автор: Petros Bouras-Vallianatos, Barbara Zipser Название: Brill`s Companion to the Reception of Galen ISBN: 9004302212 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789004302211 Издательство: Brill Цена: 239090.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Galen presents a comprehensive account of the afterlife of the corpus of the second-century AD Greek physician Galen of Pergamum. In 31 chapters, written by a range of experts in the field, it shows how Galen was adopted, adapted, admired, contested, and criticised across diverse intellectual environments and geographical regions, from Late Antiquity to the present day, and from Europe to North Africa, the Middle and the Far East. The volume offers both introductory material and new analysis on the transmission and dissemination of Galen’s works and ideas through translations into Latin, Syriac, Arabic, Hebrew and other languages, the impact of Galenic thought on medical practice, as well as his influence in non-medical contexts, including philosophy and alchemy.
Автор: Triantafyllou Petros, Lawrence Mark, Greenwood Ed Название: Art of War: Anthology for Charity ISBN: 1983961302 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781983961304 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 22980.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Τhe series of books for learning the 6 string Bass Guitar with the mode system concept is based on the processing and the geometrical structure and coexistence of the modes in every key. The system begins with the mother scales, the principal scales that exist in the western musical system. Those are the major scale, the harmonic minor scale, and the melodic minor scale. We do not mention the natural minor scale as a mother scale because its construction is covered during the studies of the major scale in which we find the natural minor as its 6th mode, known as the Aeolian. When we look at each mother scale, we find the modes that are built on each scale degree, and we study them through a specific shape pattern, harmonization, and most importantly specific fingering positions. The most essential point is that with this system we have to maintain a very specific fingering pattern for each mode, so that the movement becomes consistent and automatic through our fingers but also our brain, which leads to flexible and effortless playing.
Автор: Dragoumis Petros Название: The Complete Guitar Book ISBN: 194988001X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781949880014 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 21050.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
A comprehensive analysis and application of the modal system, and practical learning techniques for the entire fingerboard through the study of modes, scales, intervals, chords, and their respective diagrams
Автор: Armenakis Costas, Patias Petros Название: Unmanned Vehicle Systems in Geomatics: Towards Robotic Mapping ISBN: 1849951276 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849951272 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 112200.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book contributes to the transformative and revolutionary use of small, unmanned vehicle systems for three-dimensional geospatial data acquisition and mapping, which is considered to be a paradigm shift in the science and technology of geomatics.
Автор: Eleftheriadis, Petros Название: Horary astrology: the practical way to learn your fate ISBN: 1910531219 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781910531211 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 16890.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Horary astrology is a fascinating and exacting technique, and here is the perfect book to hone your skills. Author Petros Eleftheriadis presents over fifty valid charts taken from his client files which demonstrate, in clear steps, how to reach an answer.
