Aiphc 2019

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 3rd Andalas International Public Health Conference on Advancing Health Promotion & Disease Prevention to Improve the Quality of Life for Achieving SDGs, held in Padang, Indonesia, in October 2019. The 50 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions. The papers reflect the conference sessions as follows: Community Nutrition, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health Promotion, Health Service, Health Policy and Information System, Reproductive and Sociocultural Health, and Communicable and Non Communicable Disease.

Engineers have long been architects of progress, erecting massive buildings that touch the skies and designing technologies that redefine realms of known possibility. In this era of rapid change, keeping pace with innovation is the main challenge. Emerging Engineering Technologies and Industrial Applications is a comprehensive research book that delves deep into the heart of a relentless technological revolution within modern industry. From the limitless potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) to the cognitive wonders of Artificial Intelligence (AI), from the microscopic marvels of Nanotechnology to the precision and agility of Robotics, and from the revolutionary advancements in 3D Printing to the transformative capabilities of blockchain, this book explores emerging technologies. This book is an indispensable resource for professionals and researchers working in the field of emerging engineering technologies and their industrial applications. It caters to a diverse range of disciplines, including computer science and information technology, environmental, agricultural, and physical sciences, medical, healthcare, and life sciences, as well as science and engineering, and anyone seeking to navigate the current technological progress in the 21st century.

This best-selling text in the Management Work and Organisations series analyses personnel management and HRM from a critical perspective, questioning their place in the labour process and broader socio-politico-economic context. It provides a refreshing and original look at the major debates surrounding HRM and has been widely adopted as a recommended text for a variety of postgraduate HRM and Industrial relations courses.

There is much talk today about the need to have highly empowered employees, who are customer-focused and dedicated to continuously improving all aspects of the organization's performance. This workbook provides an introduction to the principles and practices of motivation and empowerment, with the aim of enabling readers to use a workbook format to create an empowered workplace.

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