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Collaborative Governance Primer: An Antidote to Solving Complex Public Problems (SpringerBriefs in Political Science)
by James AgbodzakeyThis Brief provides a primer on collaborative governance and its essential principles. Drawing on examples from the U.S. at the local government level, chapters accentuate the growing utilization of bottom-up approaches in addressing complex societal concerns, with a particular emphasis on public health issues such as HIV/AIDS and the COVID 19 pandemic.The Brief approaches the topic with the following questions in mind: (1) Does collaborative governance provide a viable alternative to complex public problem solving compared to the traditional top-down bureaucratic approach?; (2) Is cross-sector stakeholders’ involvement in collaborative governance a viable pathway forward in the administration of peoples’ affairs?; (3) Can societal well-being be better promoted with non-mandated collaborative governance?; (4) Would the representation and participation of target populations in policy decision making and/or implementation generate constructive and sustainable solutions for societal benefits? ; and (5) Is collaborative governance the future of public management/administration? Providing much needed insights for theory, policy, and praxis, this volume will be of interest to academics and students of public affairs, public management, governance, public health, public policy, and disaster and emergency management, as well as practitioners and policy makers in related fields.
Integrative psychische Gesundheitsversorgung: Grundlagen, Theorie und klinische Anwendungen
by James H. LakeDieser wichtige Band bietet einen prägnanten Überblick über die konzeptionellen Grundlagen und klinischen Methoden, die der schnell entstehenden Subspezialität der integrativen psychischen Gesundheitspflege zugrunde liegen. Es werden Methoden erörtert, die Praktiker zu individualisierten integrativen Strategien anleiten, die sich mit den einzigartigen Symptomen und Umständen jedes einzelnen Patienten befassen, und es enthält praktische klinische Techniken zur Entwicklung von Interventionen, die auf Wohlbefinden, Prävention und Behandlung ausgerichtet sind.In der Übersicht enthalten:· Bewältigung der Herausforderungen psychischer Erkrankungen durch integrative psychiatrische Versorgung.· Sich verändernde Paradigmen und ihre Auswirkungen auf die psychische Gesundheitsversorgung· Modelle des Bewusstseins: Wie sie das Verständnis von normaler psychischer Funktion und psychischer Krankheit prägen· Methodische Grundlagen der integrativen psychiatrischen Versorgung· Behandlungsplanung in der integrativen psychiatrischen Versorgung· Die Zukunft der psychischen GesundheitspflegeA New Paradigm for Integrative Mental Healthcare (Ein neues Paradigma für die integrative psychische Gesundheitspflege) ist für die wachsende Zahl von Patienten, die eine integrative und alternative Behandlung für depressive Verstimmungen, Angstzustände, ADHS, bipolare Störungen, Schizophrenie und andere psychische Gesundheitsprobleme wie Müdigkeit und chronische Schmerzen suchen, relevant und zeitgemäß."Die Patienten schreien nach einem integrativen Ansatz, und dieses beispielhafte Buch liefertdie Vorlage für die Verwirklichung einer solchen Vision." -Jerome Sarris, MHSc, PhD, ND"Für die meisten konventionell ausgebildeten Kliniker besteht die Herausforderung nicht in der Frage "Funktioniert die Alternativmedizin?", sondern "Wie integriere ich die Alternativmedizin in meine klinische Praxis?" Lakes umfassender Ansatz beantwortet diese zentrale Frage und befähigt den Kliniker, eine wirklich integrative und effektive Pflege für Geist und Körper zu planen." -Leslie Korn, PhD, MPH
Critical Thinking in Contemporary Dermatology: Cognitive Essays
by Somesh Gupta Nikhil Mehta Pankhuri DudaniThis book covers contemporary essays by opinion leaders on crucial topics in dermatology that are not readily available in other textbooks and journals. The essays are written in an unconventional style compared to other textbook styles. Each chapter is authored by a globally renowned expert in that field.The book focuses on artificial intelligence in dermatology, placebo and nocebo in dermatology, mind and skin diseases, unconventional/holistic views on skin aging, evidence-informed dermatology, procedural dermatology, investigative dermatology, lasers and light sources in dermatology, skin in rheumatologic diseases, immunology of the skin, live imaging techniques in dermatology, and so on. The book will help specialists look at the subject from an entirely different perspective and understand how dermatology is evolving in the 21st century. A wide range of dermatology topics is covered, providing a snapshot of contemporary dermatology and the dermatology of the future. It promises to be a delightful journey from basic science to translational science to clinical science. This book will be Intellectually stimulating for dermatology trainees, practitioners, and academicians.
Foundations and Practice of Security: 16th International Symposium, FPS 2023, Bordeaux, France, December 11–13, 2023, Revised Selected Papers, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14552)
by Joaquin Garcia-Alfaro Nadia Tawbi Mohamed Mosbah Toufik Ahmed Florence Sèdes Nora Boulahia-CuppensThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Foundations and Practice of Security, FPS 2023, held in Bordeaux, France, during December 11–13, 2023.The 27 regular and 8 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The papers have been organized in the following topical sections:Part I: AI and cybersecurity, security analysis, phishing and social network, vulnerabilities and exploits, network and system threat, malware analysis.Part II : security design, short papers.
Intelligent Autonomous Systems 18: Volume 1 Proceedings of the 18th International Conference IAS18-2023 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #795)
by Marcus Strand Soon-Geul Lee Jinung An Nak Young Chong Joo H. KimIntelligent autonomous systems are increasingly being applied in various fields, ranging from industrial applications to professional services and household domains. These advancements in technology and application domains have brought forth the need for continuous research and development to address new challenges in deploying intelligent autonomous systems in a reliable and user-independent manner. This book is a compilation that aims to serve researchers and practitioners in related fields by providing a timely dissemination of recent progress in the areas of autonomous mobility and robotics. The contents of this book are based on a collection of papers presented at the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Autonomous Systems (IAS18 2023), held at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, Korea. The conference took place fully in person from July 4 to 7, 2023, with the theme “Impact and Effect of AI on Intelligent Autonomous Systems.” It encompassed discussions on theories, applications, and creative innovations in intelligent autonomous systems, covering topics such as autonomous vehicles, intelligent agents, smart sensors and actuators, smart haptics, human–machine interaction, digital twin, digital health, and metaverse, VR, AR, or MR. For ease of reading, the 91 papers have been grouped into five chapters: Chapter 1: Intelligent Autonomous Vehicles; Chapter 2: Autonomous Robots; Chapter 3: Intelligent Perception and Sensors; Chapter 4: Data Fusion and Machine Learning for Intelligent Robots; and Chapter 5: Applied Autonomous Systems. The articles included in this book underwent a rigorous peer-review process and were presented at the IAS18-2023 conference. For researchers working in the field of intelligent autonomous systems technology, we believe this book provides valuable insights into recent advances in autonomous technologies and applications, thereby enriching their studies. We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the authors and editors who contributed to this edition.
Artificial Intelligence and Sustainable Computing: Proceedings of ICSISCET 2023 (Algorithms for Intelligent Systems)
by Sandeep Kumar Manjaree Pandit M. K. GaurThis book presents high-quality research papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Sustainable and Innovative Solutions for Current Challenges in Engineering and Technology (ICSISCET 2023) held at Madhav Institute of Technology & Science (MITS), Gwalior, India, during October 21–22, 2023. The book extensively covers recent research in artificial intelligence (AI) that knit together nature-inspired algorithms, evolutionary computing, fuzzy systems, computational intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, etc., which is very useful while dealing with real problems due to their model-free structure, learning ability, and flexible approach. These techniques mimic human thinking and decision-making abilities to produce systems that are intelligent, efficient, cost-effective, and fast. The book provides a friendly and informative treatment of the topics which makes this book an ideal reference for both beginners and experienced researchers.
Integro-Differential Elliptic Equations (Progress in Mathematics #350)
by Xavier Ros-Oton Xavier Fernández-RealThis monograph offers a self-contained introduction to the regularity theory for integro-differential elliptic equations, mostly developed in the 21st century. This class of equations finds relevance in fields such as analysis, probability theory, mathematical physics, and in several contexts in the applied sciences. The work gives a detailed presentation of all the necessary techniques, with a primary focus on the main ideas rather than on proving all the results in their greatest generality. The basic building blocks are presented first, with the study of the square root of the Laplacian, and weak solutions to linear equations. Subsequently, the theory of viscosity solutions to nonlinear equations is developed, and proofs are provided for the main known results in this context. The analysis finishes with the investigation of obstacle problems for integro-differential operators and establishes the regularity of solutions and free boundaries. A distinctive feature of this work lies in its presentation of nearly all covered material in a monographic format for the first time, and several proofs streamline, and often simplify, those in the original papers. Furthermore, various open problems are listed throughout the chapters.
Fundamentals of Order and Rank Statistics
by Wenyi Zhang Seungwon Lee Iickho Song So Ryoung ParkThis book is devoted to the fundamentals of order and rank statistics. Primarily focusing on theoretical properties, it also discusses practical aspects, including interesting applications of step and impulse functions for the distribution of random variables, magnitudes, and signs. New concepts are introduced, such as independent and semi-identically distributed random vectors and probability density-mass functions. This book also presents an investigation of relative magnitudes in order statistics, and of correlation coefficients among signs, ranks, and magnitudes. The basic concepts are described in clear terms, and step-by-step details are provided for most of the presented mathematical results. The exposition is accompanied by numerous examples and more than 100 exercises, for which a complete solution manual is available. Providing a useful reference, and requiring only a basic understanding of probability and random variables, the book will appeal to a wide readership.
Scientia Iuris: Knowledge and Experience in Legal Education and Practice from the Late Roman Republic to Artificial Intelligence (Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice #112)
by Luca Siliquini-CinelliLaw’s regulatory reach has grown significantly over the past few decades. Yet, at the same time, law schools and legal professions in Western and Western-oriented jurisdictions have undergone an acute crisis. How is this possible? In this insightful and wide-ranging book, Luca Siliquini-Cinelli argues that these trends are in fact complementary manifestations of a single phenomenon—namely, that law is and will always be more capable of regulating social interaction without the experiential contribution of legal experts. Siliquini-Cinelli contends that the separation of law’s regulatory function from legal experts is structurally linked to the former’s nature and operational dynamics as an intellectual artifact to be used for ordering purposes. As a product of the intellect, law is a matter of knowledge, not experience. In fact, Siliquini-Cinelli holds, law’s artifactuality voids experience, including that of legal experts, making it redundant. This explains how law can thrive as a regulatory phenomenon while the very places where future legal professionals are formed and those places where it is practised are in crisis. To show this, Siliquini-Cinelli embarks upon a historical, philosophical, and comparative analysis of law’s artifactuality, focusing on the teaching, study and practise of law as intellectual endeavours, from the advent of juristic activities in the Late Roman Republic to current legal pedagogies, practices, and reforms in Civil and Common law jurisdictions. In so doing, Siliquini-Cinelli employs the Latin phrase ‘scientia iuris’ to explain why and how legal education and practice pursue knowledge at the expense of experience, and the serious implications this has for lawyering activities. Moving beyond established narratives, Siliquini-Cinelli argues that ‘scientia iuris’ ought not be reduced to dogmatic analysis (scientia iuris as doctrina iuris). Rather, ‘scientia iuris’ denotes the knowledge of the law sought by all those who teach, study, and practise it, and which is actualised through a form of legal thinking and argumentation that moves along reason’s metaphysical, constructivist lines (scientia iuris as cognitio iuris). Thus, scientia iuris is not the prerogative of a few legal scholars; rather, it lies at the very core of Western legal education and practice, broadly understood. The relevance of Siliquini-Cinelli’s original and interdisciplinary analysis is profound and far-reaching: the crisis that legal education and practice are undergoing is not an isolated, or accidental, event; it is a consequence of the very ways in which law has been taught, studied, and practised since Rome. Endorsements ‘This richly researched book on the history of scientia iuris is a work on epistemology which argues that the legal model is highly problematic and will eventually be able to function without the intervention of jurists and lawyers. Such a thesis is based upon a very detailed knowledge both of philosophy and of the legal primary and secondary sources from Roman to modern times. The author is at home with Ancient Greek, Latin, French, German and Italian texts and this means that the research basis for the thesis not only is unusually profound – encompassing both the civil and the common law – but will make a major contribution to historical jurisprudence, to comparative legal history, to comparative law in general and to legal theory. This is legal scholarship of the highest order.’ Geoffrey Samuel, Emeritus Professor of Law, Kent Law School ‘In this exceptionally robust and expertly-researched new book, Luca Siliquini-Cinelli presents a provocative thesis. He proposes that the experience of legal experts is redundant when it comes to the success of law as a regulatory framework. Oscillating between historical, material, philosophical and literary frames, Siliquini-Cinelli introduces what he terms ‘law’s artifactuality’. Law’s artifac
The Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering Program: Thirty Years of Action Across Canada, from 1989 to 2021 (Women in Engineering and Science)
by Caroline D'Amours Hannah Young Catherine MavriplisThis book describes the origins and evolution of Canada’s 30-year Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Chairs for Women in Science and Engineering Program. The book starts literally with a bang, right as Montreal and all of Canada were rocked by the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique Massacre of 14 women, describing how the Chair program took on a frenetic pace as a single Chairholder, Monique Frize, tried to respond to an entire country’s concerns about women in engineering, both as students and as professionals. The authors first cover the program from 1989 through 1997, when the program was expanded to five regional Chairs, of which there have been over three generations by now. The book then provides synopses of each Chairholder’s comprehensive regional program to recruit, retain and advance girls and women in STEM, organized by generation, providing a unique historical view of the changing landscape for research and outreach programs to increase the participation of women inmale-dominated scientific fields. Readers will find an effective model for national programs addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion in STEM and be inspired by the 16 strong role models who pioneered blended careers in STEM and gender equity advocacy.
History of Modern Tamil Literature Volume 1
by Neela Padmanabhan Sirpi Balasubramaniamஇதுவரை வெளிவந்துள்ள இலக்கிய வரலாறுகள் எல்லாம் தனி ஒருவர் அல்லது இருவரால் எழுதப்பட்டதாக இருக்க இந்தப் புதிய தமிழ் இலக்கிய வரலாற்றில் ஒவ்வொரு கட்டுரையும் தனித்தனி அறிஞரால் எழுதப்பட்டிருப்பது தனிச்சிறப்பாகும். கட்டுரைகளின் தரம் சிறப்பானதென்றாலும் பல்வேறு தனித்த பார்வைகளைத் தத்தம் கட்டுரைகளில் கட்டுரையாளர்கள் புலப்படுத்தியுள்ளனர். மரபு நோக்குள்ள கட்டுரைகளைப் போலவே திறனாய்வு நோக்குள்ள கட்டுரைகளும் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளன. வகுத்தும் தொகுத்தும் சொல்லும் பாங்கும் உண்டு. நவீனத்துவ, சமூக அணுகுமுறைக் கட்டுரைகளும் உண்டு. இதனால் வாசிப்பை மேற்கொள்வோருக்குப் பல்வேறு அணுகுமுறைகளை உணரும் வாய்ப்பு உண்டாகும்
The Periodic Table of FOOTBALL
by Nick HoltYou can never take what you love too seriously and The Periodic Table of Football celebrates this fact.Welcome to The Periodic Table of Football. Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you’ll find Pelé to Sepp Blatter – 108 elements from the football pantheon arranged by their properties and behaviour on and off the pitch.This expert guide and accompanying poster spans over 150 years to offer an original perspective of the beautiful game.
The Periodic Table of HIP HOP
by Neil KulkarniWelcome to The Periodic Table of Hip Hop. Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you'll find James Brown to Kanye West - 94 artists that have defined Hip Hop arranged following the logic of The Periodic Table of Elements. MCs, DJs, rappers and producers are the elements here, and this expert guide orders them to reveal their contrasts and connections, along with key movements and moments in the history of this music genre. Includes: James Brown, P-Funk, Kool Herc, Melle Mel, Sugarhill Records, Fab Five Freddy, Whodini, Run DMC, Rick Rubin, LL Cool J, Kanye West and Jay Z and many, many more...
The Child Witches of Olague (Magic in History Sourcebooks)
by Lu Ann HomzaIn the early seventeenth century, thousands of children in Spain’s Navarre region claimed to have been bewitched. The Child Witches of Olague features the legal depositions of self-described child witches as well as their parents and victims. The volume sheds new light on Navarre’s massive witch persecution (1608–14), illuminating the tragic cost of witch hunts and opening a new window onto our understanding of early modern Iberian life. Drawing from Spanish-language sources only recently discovered, Homza translates and annotates three court cases from Olague in 1611 and 1612. Two were defamation trials involving the slur “witch,” and the third was a petition for divorce filed by an accused witch and wife. These cases give readers rare access to the voices of illiterate children in the early modern period. They also speak to the emotions of witch-hunting, with testimony about enraged, terrified parents turning to vigilante justice against neighbors. Together the cases highlight gender norms of the time, the profound honor code of early modern Navarre, and the power of children to alter adult lives. With translations of Inquisition correspondence and printed pamphlets added for context, The Child Witches of Olague offers a portrait of witch-hunting as a horrific, contagious process that fractured communities. This riveting, one-of-a-kind book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of witch hunts, life in early modern Spain, and history as revealed through court testimony.
Actors Carved and Cast: Netherlandish Sculpture of the Sixteenth Century
by Ethan Matt KavalerPainting has long dominated discussions of Netherlandish art. Yet in the sixteenth century sculpture was held in considerably higher regard than painting, especially in foreign lands. This beautifully illustrated book is the first comprehensive study of sixteenth-century Netherlandish sculpture, and it opens an important window onto the works and milieu of these artists. Netherlanders dominated the sculptural world of northern Europe. They made the most prestigious tombs and altarpieces, alabaster reliefs, and boxwood collectibles for patrons throughout Iberia, France, and Central Europe. Even in Italy they were a formidable presence; the most famous sculptor in Europe in the second half of the sixteenth century was Giambologna, a Fleming who spent the greater part of his career in Florence. A great many of these artists immigrated to foreign courts—so many that the history of Netherlandish sculpture in the second half of the sixteenth century plays out largely abroad. Netherlandish carvers and casters relocated to what are today Austria, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Ukraine. Sculpture, more so than painting, was an essential tool in discourses of power.Offering an essential new perspective on a fascinating period in art history, Actors Carved and Cast will appeal to scholars of sculpture and all those interested in Northern Renaissance art.
The Faction Box Set
by Addison AlbrightA dying man, a chance for life. When the faction’s new recruit takes a misstep on his first solo outing as a vampire, Albert thinks his faction has controlled the fallout. Neil, née Phillip, is thankful for his new lease on life, but will give it all up if that will prevent his ex-boyfriend from having to pay for his mistake. This box set includes both books in Addison Albright’s best-selling M/M vampire duology.Contains the stories:The Recruit: Albert Manlii has walked this earth for many years and leads a faction of highly organized vampires carefully guarding the secret of their existence. Potential recruits are carefully selected and presented with an offer. Phillip Brewer has weeks to live -- if he lets his disease run its course. He doesn’t want to die, but will his desire to live outweigh his concerns about the vampires’ ethics?The Choice: Now that faction-leader Albert has a blood-mate, he finds himself second-guessing his decisions. Neil would be crushed knowing the mistake he’d made as a fledgling vampire led to human deaths, but Albert shouldn’t factor that into the difficult choices he must make. Will Albert’s indecision put the entire vampire establishment in danger? Or is redemption only a flamethrower away?
Arrows
by K. L. NooneEvander Roche doesn’t want to kill anyone. But he’s one of the Queen’s bowmen, and the kingdom’s been invaded. Now Van, and his loyal best friend Milo, and their fellow soldiers, are standing at the brink of war.Fortunately, the greatest magician in the world has shown up to help. Lorre will either win a war or prevent it -- after all, he always gets what he wants. And tonight he wants Van for company.The magician’s beautiful and powerful. The invitation’s an honor. But Milo’s only concerned about Van getting hurt -- and Van’s starting to realize just how much Milo cares.On the edge of a battlefield, tempted by magic, Van will discover what he really wants ... and the person he truly loves.
The Shed
by Dianne HartsockSequel to AlexAs a clinical psychologist, Scott Reid has his share of interesting experiences, though nothing compares with the time he spends with psychic Alex Elson. Plagued by terrifying images and dreams, Alex turns to Dr. Reid in the hopes of learning to control his visions. Instead, Scott is pulled into Alex’s world, where dreams and reality mix and nightmares are real.Two young brothers have been abducted from the lake outside of Oakton without a trace. Then Alex receives a silver pocket watch in the mail belonging to the elder brother, a taunt from the kidnapper to come find them. Alex’s visions turn at once into nightmares. Images flash in his mind of an abandoned well and a terrified, lonely boy slowly dying at the bottom. The shed looms close by, holding a horrifying secret, a dark place Alex’s frightened mind refuses to go.With the help of Scott Reid, Alex endeavors to control his visions and find the brutalized victims before death claims them. But the watch is ticking away and time’s running out.
The Guardians: Winning at Any Cost
by Edward KendrickCompanion story to A Shattered LifeTwo men, bitter enemies.One is Roger Nielson. He works security for Phoenix Rising under the auspices of Greg Merrick. He also has a second job, working for a covert organization run by the Old Man. Its mandate is to help those who in need of its services. Roger is gay and often uses the fact effectively to get close to those who have to be eliminated.The second man is Rico Ferranti. Straight as an arrow, he earned Roger's hatred when they worked a job together while he was undercover for the DEA, although Roger didn't know he was. In the process, Rico's showboating almost caused Roger's death.They are brought together again when a gangster Greg helped put in prison is released and comes after him. With the help of Giuli Salvaggi, who also works for Greg, they are able to deal with the man -- permanently. In the aftermath, Roger suggests he wouldn't mind screwing Rico for tension release and Rico explodes. In the back of his mind, however, he wonders what it would be like.Then, Robin Seawood, who works for the Old Man, recruits both Giuli and Rico into the operation, much to Roger's consternation.From there, things explode when the trio is given the job of stopping the head of a Mafia family deep into drug dealing. When Roger is almost beaten to death in the process, Rico must come to terms with his feelings for the man while helping him recover.Can two opposites become friends ... and more? Only time will tell.NOTE: This was previously published but has been re-written and re-edited.
In Sunlight
by Lucien GreyThe toxic atmosphere that once forced what remains of humanity below ground and made many of them infertile has, after ninety generations, become hospitable. Those strong enough, Settlers, venture Above to aid the survival of the citizens in the Sanctuaries Below.Trained to become a Settler since childhood, Graham’s dream of living Above with his lover Cole is shattered when his medical test comes back with damning results: he is fertile. With the human race close to extinction, Graham is duty-bound to breed, forcing him and Cole apart.Misery is followed by fleeting happiness once Graham and his assigned partner’s daughter is born. But loss and grief, hatred and resentment soon follow, leaving all of them uncertain of what their futures hold.Will he and Cole get the chance to live the life they want together, or will they be kept apart until Graham fulfils his duty?
Three Times Elspeth Harris Rode to Town
by Becky BlackThere had never been as much excitement in the town of Ghostbrook as there was the day Elspeth Harris faced trial for shooting a man. But it’s a clear case of self-defense, and she’s soon free to attend a wedding, where she meets Rose O’Sullivan, the town’s only seamstress, and engages her to make some unusual alterations.Rose knows Elspeth has a secret she is protecting, one Rose has only seen hints of. As a lover of dime novels and tales of adventure, Rose’s imagination runs wild. Could Elspeth be a government agent? An undercover lady Pinkerton?When they meet again at another wedding and share confidences about their lives and the difficulties of being a woman alone in the world, Rose grows ever more intrigued by the mysterious Elspeth. What secrets lie behind her beautiful, but aloof exterior?Rose will finally learn those secrets when the third wedding of the summer comes around and with it, a bold proposal.
Indonesia and Islam in Transition (Global Political Transitions)
by Leonard C. Sebastian Syed Huzaifah Othman AlkaffThis book focuses on Islam in Indonesia, showcasing the wide range of Muslim organisations, belief systems and movements, together with an analysis of the political behaviour of Indonesian Muslims. It includes an investigation of the structure of groups, organizations, and societies, and how Muslims within the archipelago interact within these contexts. In doing so, it promotes a more nuanced understanding of Indonesian Muslim society by approaching it through the utilisation of scholarly frameworks. Theories related to religion and society are used, especially in characterising the transition of the Indonesian Muslim society from pre-New Order to post-New Order. Particularly significant is Abdullah Saeed's framework in understanding one’s attitude towards key and contemporary issues, originally used to understand one’s attitude towards the religious ‘other’. The authors thus adopt this framework in the book, as a method of categorising people in a diverse society which in turnhelps readers to understand the nuances of Islam and Muslims in a huge country like Indonesia.
Municipal Amalgamation Reforms: Theory, Methods and Evaluation (Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance)
by António TavaresThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of municipal amalgamation reforms in Europe. Adopting the analytical and methodological tools of comparative historical analysis, it examines how the history of local government systems has conditioned the adoption of municipal amalgamation reforms across time and space. Beginning with Sweden’s early amalgamation reforms during the late 1940s and early 1950s, it assesses how the evolution of the Welfare State, decentralization, urbanization, and economic growth have all impacted amalgamation reforms in ten other European countries. The book challenges the prevailing theory that amalgamations are implemented by rational design to improve the efficiency and capacity of local governments. Instead, it argues that state sovereignty, regime changes, centralization of authority and diffusion effects are more likely causes of the adoption of municipal amalgamation reforms. It will appeal to all those interested in public administration, public policy, European politics, and local governance studies.
Beyond Worksheets: Creative Ways to Teach and Engage Students
by Amy Minter MayerMake better use of the tools you already have to improve learning outcomes and improve your work-life balance Beyond Worksheets helps K-12 teachers make learning fun, engaging, and relevant using the latest research, actionable classroom strategies, and the ed tech software and systems they already have. Used correctly, these tools let you deepen learning, student engagement, and student participation. As a former teacher, author Amy Minter Mayer knows that, regardless of schoolwide initiatives and rollouts, it's what happens behind the closed doors of a classroom that affects the teacher's success. She wrote Beyond Worksheets as a self-paced guide that empowers teachers, without waiting for school-wide adoption of new tools. Readers will: Learn skills to cultivate classroom culture in a technology-infused environment Transform teaching strategies to meet the needs and challenges of learners Prepare effective lessons that include accommodations while also supporting student focus and engagement using research and brain-based approaches Access templates, strategies, and techniques any educator can employ to drive engagement and increase learning in the classroom Beyond Worksheets is for teachers and instructional leaders who want to make the most of available on-hand tools and the latest research with strategies and resources that will help students learn and improve the lives of teachers.
Computer-Supported Collaboration: Theory and Practice (IEEE Press Series on Human-Machine Systems)
by Weidong Huang Leila Alem Mark Billinghurst Chun Xiao Troels RasmussenDiscover the latest developments in AR, VR, mobile, and wearable technologies for the remote guidance of physical tasks In Computer-Supported Collaboration: Theory and Practice, an expert team of researchers delivers the latest instruction in using augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mobile or wearable technology to support remote guidance on physical tasks. The authors offer an overview of the field before moving on to discuss state-of-the-art research developments in everything from shared visual spaces to the use of hand gestures and gaze information for better collaboration. The book also describes the hardware devices, software tools, and libraries that can be used to help build remote guidance systems, as well as the industrial systems and applications that have been used in real world settings. Finally, Computer-Supported Collaboration includes a discussion of the current challenges faced by practitioners in the field and likely future directions for new research and development. Readers will also discover: A thorough introduction and review of the art of remote guidance research and engineering Comprehensive explorations of the shared visual space used to support common grounding and the remote guidance of physical tasks, as well as mobility support for local workers Practical discussions of mobility support of workers and helpers in remote guidance, including systems that support hands-free interaction In-depth explorations of communication cues in remote guidance, including systems that support gesturing and sketching on a touch-based display Perfect for researchers and professionals working in human-computer interaction or computer-supported collaborative work, Computer-Supported Collaboration: Theory and Practice is also an ideal resource for educators and graduate students teaching or studying in these fields.