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The conference focused on a broad range of topics related to acoustics and vibration, such as analytical approaches to nonlinear noise and vibration problems, environmental and occupational noise, structural vibration, biomechanics and bioacoustics, as well as experimental approaches to vibration problems in industrial processes.  Free Download Ivan Andráko Sylvie Formánková, Ida Raovská, Kateina Ryglová, Helena Chládková, Hana Stojanová, "Achieving Quality and Sustainability in the Czech Business Environment" English | ISBN: 1527505456 | 2018 | 116 pages | PDF | 1094 KB This book represents a tool for comparative analysis and a source for case studies for researchers and academics dealing with the business environment. It offers insights into the Czech business environment in the case of starting business in this country or being a potential investor or customer. It explores various facets of the Czech business environment, focusing on the quality and sustainability factors that influence Czech industries. The first part of the book presents the importance of quality and sustainability in business, before the second part explores these ideas in practice through the use of case studies from two different industries, namely the gambling and betting industry and the tourism industry. Since more than 99% of European and Czech companies are small and medium-sized, the book devotes particular attention to the specifics of such organisations.  Free Download Alexios Alecou, "Acceleration of History: War, Conflict, and Politics" English | ISBN: 1498540686 | 2016 | 174 pages | EPUB | 2 MB We willingly imagine that the speed of development of events has always remained constant here on earth. This is reflected in the fact that it is generally believed that the rate of natural phenomena is the same today as it has always been in the past and will remain this way more or less in the future. It is, now, a fact that the speed of progression of events is not constant over time. It was ascertained that since around the beginning of the 20th century the rate has accelerated in various fields, hence the term "acceleration of history" came to describe this phenomenon. This acceleration continues its course today and will even intensify.  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