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Word of Mouse (Word of Mouse #1)
by James PattersonA Parents' Choice Award® winner! A very special mouse embarks on an epic adventure to find his missing family in this acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller from James Patterson, perfect for fans of Stuart Little and The Mouse and the Motorcycle. What makes Isaiah so unique? First, his fur is as blue as the sky—which until recently was something he'd never seen, but had read all about. That's right: Isaiah can read and write. He can also talk to humans . . . if any of them are willing to listen! After a dramatic escape from a mysterious laboratory, Isaiah is separated from his "mischief" (which is the word for a mouse family) and has to survive in the dangerous outdoors, and hopefully find his missing family. But in a world of cruel cats, hungry owls, and terrified people, it's hard for a young, lone mouse to make it alone. When he meets an equally unusual and lonely human girl named Hailey, the two soon learn that true friendship can transcend all barriers. ★ "Isaiah is truly a mouse that roars."―Kirkus Reviews (starred review) ★ "Children's literature offers a long tradition of clever mice who accomplish amazing feats, and Patterson and Grabenstein's Isaiah seems destined to join them. Here's hoping this unique hero returns soon with further adventures."―Booklist (starred review)
Inner Excellence: Train Your Mind for Extraordinary Performance and the Best Possible Life
by Jim MurphyDiscover the transformative New York Times bestseller—a step-by-step manual for mastering your inner mind for peak performance and living your life to the fullest. As a professional baseball player, Jim Murphy&’s sense of worth revolved around results. He was focused on achievement but also afraid of failure. When he started coaching professional and Olympic athletes, he often encountered the same mindset. He became obsessed with learning how the best in the world performed with poise under pressure. After years of research, Murphy had a revelatory insight: the pursuit of extraordinary performance and the pursuit of an exceptional life are the same path. Filled with exercises, techniques, and tools, Inner Excellence trains your heart and mind, showing you how to: · Develop self-mastery—and let go of what you can&’t control. · Overcome anxiety—and build powerful mental habits. · Remove mental blocks—and get out of your own way. · Train your subconscious mind—and release limiting beliefs. Merging two decades of research and interviews with top athletes and leaders with this training system, Inner Excellence will put you on a path towards a more satisfactory and joyful life.
Not Quite Dead Yet: A Novel
by Holly JacksonGOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • The #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Girl&’s Guide to Murder—now a hit Netflix series—returns with her first novel for adults: a twisty thriller about a young woman trying to solve her own murder.&“This truly unique premise snowballs into a roller-coaster ride of page-turning suspense and knock-out twists!&”—Freida McFadden, author of The HousemaidIn seven days Jet Mason will be dead.Jet is the daughter of one of the wealthiest families in Woodstock, Vermont. Twenty-seven years old, she&’s still waiting for her life to begin. I&’ll do it later, she always says. She has time.Until Halloween night, when Jet is violently attacked by an unseen intruder.She suffers a catastrophic head injury. The doctor is certain that within a week, the injury will trigger a deadly aneurysm.Jet has never thought of herself as having enemies. But now she looks at everyone in a new light: her family, her former best friend turned sister-in-law, her ex-boyfriend.She has at most seven days, and as her condition deteriorates she has only her childhood friend Billy for help. But nevertheless, she&’s absolutely determined to finally finish something:Jet is going to solve her own murder
Data Analysis of Medical Studies: Reading and Reporting
by Potter C. ChangThis book is written for the many health professionals who are regularly frustrated by elegant but ambiguous descriptions of results of data analysis. It uses articles of the New England Journal of Medicine to demonstrate how ambiguous descriptions of results of data analysis may be read, so that it is clear what they do and do not reveal. These demonstrations also show how statistics is misused.
Robot Perception and Learning: A Human-Aware Navigation and Long-Term Autonomy Perspective (SpringerBriefs in Computer Science)
by Zhi YanThis book is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the background of the research, the content positioning, and some related open source resources. Chapter 2 discusses some benchmarking issues related to the field of embodied intelligence and mobile robotics. Chapter 3 introduces robot perception, especially the object detection and tracking based on 3D lidar with contemporary characteristics. Chapter 4 introduces robot learning, especially robot online learning methods with strong embodied intelligence features. Chapter 5 summarizes the book and provides prospects for future research and application directions.Reading this book helps readers have a systematic understanding of the latest research in related fields. The book mainly introduces methods and principles, and the corresponding experimental results need to refer to the corresponding scientific papers. This book is aimed at practitioners in the field with a certain knowledge base, including but not limited to graduate students, Ph.D. students, postdocs, etc.
Computer Aided Verification: 37th International Conference, CAV 2025, Zagreb, Croatia, July 23-25, 2025, Proceedings, Part IV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15934)
by Ruzica Piskac Zvonimir RakamarićThis open access 4-volume set constitutes the proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2025, held in Zagreb, Croatia, in July 23-25, 2025. The 51 regular papers presented together 24 tool papers, 4 casestudy papers in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 305 submissions. The accepted papers cover a wide spectrum of topics, from theoretical results to applications of formal methods. These papers apply or extend formal methods to a wide range of domains such as concurrency, machine learning and neural networks, quantum systems, as well as hybrid and stochastic systems.
Verwaltungsentscheidungen durch Künstliche Intelligenz: Implikationen und verwaltungsrechtliche Rahmenbedingungen
by Robert KreyßingDas vorliegende Open-Access-Buch untersucht die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen und Implikationen des Einsatzes von KI-Systemen in der Verwaltung. In Zeiten disruptiver technologischer Fortschritte stellt sich die Frage, ob und wie Künstliche Intelligenz in der öffentlichen Verwaltung eingesetzt werden kann. Durch eine umfassende Analyse bestehender Regelungen und der rechtlichen Diskussion zeigt die Arbeit auf, ob KI-Systeme im Verwaltungsverfahren eingesetzt werden können. Damit neben dem Fortgang des wissenschaftlichen Diskurses eine Hilfestellung für die Praxis erreicht wird, fokussiert sich die Arbeit insbesondere auf die verwaltungsrechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen.
Führung im Wandel: Wie KMUs dynamische Zeiten meistern
by Christian Kastner Daniel Hesmer Werner KringsIn einer Welt, die von ständigem Wandel und zunehmender Unsicherheit geprägt ist, stehen Führungskräfte vor immer neuen Herausforderungen. Dieses Buch bietet Einblicke in die Belastungsproben von Leadership und zeigt Wege, wie Führungskräfte ihre Teams erfolgreich leiten können. In 21 prägnanten Kapiteln werden zentrale Konzepte wie Resilienz, effektive Kommunikation und Changemanagement behandelt und wichtige Fragen beantwortet: Wie kann Führung in Krisenzeiten gelingen? Wie sieht gutes Stressmanagement aus? Und wie kann Vertrauen auf allen Ebenen aufgebaut werden? Diese Themen werden durch praxisnahe Strategien und fundierte Einsichten ergänzt, die direkt im beruflichen Alltag anwendbar sind. Dieses Buch richtet sich an Führungskräfte, die ihre Unternehmen zukunftsfähig machen wollen, sowie an Leser*innen im Bereich Unternehmensführung oder Personalmanagement. Mit konkreten Handlungsempfehlungen und Werkzeugen bietet es nicht nur neue Perspektiven, sondern auch praktische Unterstützung im Umgang mit Veränderungen.
Mao Zedong & China’s Foreign Policy: The Man, the Mind, and Vietnam
by Amrita JashThis book analyses China&’s foreign policy from 1949 to 1976 through a cognitive-perceptual lens, emphasise Mao Zedong&’s central role as the primary decision making authority. Moving beyond realist frameworks, it highlights how Mao&’s ideological worldview—shaped by his &‘theory of contradictions&’, revolutionary zeal, and use of historical analogies—drove China&’s foreign policy, particularly in relation to Vietnam. His subjective interpretation of global affairs, reinforced by Marxist-Leninist principles and China&’s historical identity, guided key strategic decisions. The study underscores the importance of individual leaders&’ beliefs, perceptions, and psychological traits in shaping foreign policy, offering broader implications for understanding international relations through cognitive and psychological approaches.
Arsenic Removal Technologies: From Challenges to Innovative Solutions
by Ankit Kumar Anil Kumar Dikshit Monika Simon Akhilesh Kumar Yadav Saba ShirinThis book tackles the critical issue of arsenic contamination in water resources, a significant global threat impacting both developed and developing nations. Arsenic exposure poses severe health risks, including cancer, necessitating innovative solutions that prioritize both effectiveness and environmental responsibility. This book explores the diverse sources of arsenic contamination, from naturally occurring minerals to industrial pollutants, and the severe health impacts of chronic exposure, including cancer and cardiovascular diseases. It also covers the latest advancements in bioremediation and nanotechnology, featuring cutting-edge sustainable arsenic removal technologies that go beyond traditional methods like coagulation and filtration. Divided into 14 chapters, the book addresses topics such as bioremediation using microorganisms and natural plant-based systems, integrated bioremediation technologies, and the application of nanotechnology for enhanced efficiency and affordability. It also outlines the development and use of low-cost adsorptive materials and sustainable adsorbents, providing a comprehensive overview of their strengths, limitations, and future prospects. With a focus on both developed and developing countries, the book examines the current state of arsenic removal methods, the challenges faced, and the innovative solutions being developed. It highlights the importance of building capacity and knowledge sharing for sustainable arsenic management. This book is an essential resource for researchers, environmental scientists, engineers, and policymakers working in the fields of environmental science, water treatment, and public health. It equips readers with a detailed and up-to-date perspective on the technologies and strategies needed to effectively mitigate arsenic pollution.
Triangle: A Novel
by Danielle SteelNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A Paris gallery owner finds herself in danger when a mysterious man begins leaving her messages, in #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel&’s thrilling new novel.As she approaches the milestone birthday of forty, delicate blond beauty Amanda Delanoe finds joy in running a chic contemporary art gallery in the City of Light. The only child of a French businessman and an American model, both now deceased, Amanda lives well and adores her dog, Lulu, but so far the love of her life has eluded her. Then she meets Olivier Saint Albin, a dashing publisher. At the same time, she reconnects with Tom Quinlan, an old boyfriend from her days at NYU twenty years ago, now a lawyer on sabbatical who has come to Paris to devote himself to writing a thriller. Charming Olivier is a master at the art of flirtation, but as Amanda feels herself falling for him, she learns he is married. Providing counsel and support is her friend and co-owner of the gallery, fun-loving bachelor Pascal Leblanc. When Amanda begins to receive threatening phone calls late at night, it is Pascal she turns to. Then someone breaks into her apartment on the Left Bank, and it&’s all too clear she is in real danger. But from whom? An old love, a new love, or a stranger? As love enters her life, so does terror. . . . Triangle is at once the story of a woman dedicated to staying true to her principles and a breathtaking tale of suspense from the one and only Danielle Steel.
The UN Charter: Five Pillars for Humankind
by Mark S. Ellis David J. SchefferThis book reintroduces the U.N. Charter to the global audience by describing the Charter as the most important secular document in the world, for it is essentially the constitution of global governance to which all nations are bound, even if some honor it in the breach. The co-authors explain the core principles embedded in the Charter, which embodies codified customary international law for all nations. But the book also introduces pragmatic interpretations of key Charter provisions to modernize its application both today and in the future. Under the authority of the Charter, such U.N. bodies as the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Human Rights Council, and International Court of Justice address global affairs in a tough neighborhood of 193 sovereign nations. Yet relatively few people are conversant with the principles set forth in the Charter. With moral principles under siege and with the reality of divisive politics in contemporary life, the Charter remains a beacon of global unity that offers a renewed sense of human progress in a turbulent world. The book explicates five core tenets of the U.N. Charter: human rights and fundamental freedoms, international law, economic and social progress, international peace and security, and peacemaking. The book will appeal to the academic audience and is written in a style that will engage the general reader as well. This is an extraordinary book. An excellent combination of history and future. It should definitely be used widely in educating present and coming generations about the importance of the UN and international law. It should also be read by representatives of UN member states, in particular of the P5 of the UN Security Council. It is unacceptable that all of them do not consequently perform as required by the UN Charter. (Hans Corell, Former Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and the Legal Counsel of the United Nations) This is an authoritative, comprehensive and timely work on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the UN Charter, by two leading experts in international human rights, humanitarian and criminal law. A must read.(The Honourable Irwin Cotler, P.C., O.C., O.Q., Ad.E.; former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada; Founder & International Chair, Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights)
Smart Cities: 7th Ibero-American Congress, ICSC-CITIES 2024, San Carlos, Costa Rica, November 12–14, 2024, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2394)
by Sergio Nesmachnow Luis Hernández CallejoThis book constitutes the revised selected papers of the 7th Ibero-American Congress on Smart Cities, ICSC-Cities 2024, held in San Carlos, Costa Rica during November 12–14, 2024. The 24 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 129 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Internet of Things and Big Data; Computational intelligence for smart cities; Optimization, smart industry, and smart public services; Innovative approaches for smart cities; Control strategies for smart grid.
New Technology in Education and Training: Select Proceedings of The 6th International Conference on Advances in Education and Information Technology (Lecture Notes in Educational Technology)
by Jon-Chao HongThis book presents selected papers from the 6th International Conference on Advances in Education and Information Technology (AEIT 2025), held in Fukuoka, Japan, from January 10-12, 2025. With a worldwide increase in the development of new technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality to enhance learning in school and industry settings, there is a progressive need to study the implementation of new technology in education and training. Of global concern in this area include issues such as teaching approaches, classroom management, and the evaluation of learning effectiveness. This book examines these topics and serve as a useful resource for beginner educators, academics, entrepreneurs, and professionals who are working in the field of implementing new technology in education and training.
Human-Computer Interaction: Thematic Area, HCI 2024, Held as Part of the 26th HCI International Conference, HCII 2024, Washington, DC, USA, June 29 – July 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14685)
by Masaaki Kurosu Ayako HashizumeThis five-volume set LNCS 14684-14688 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Human Computer Interaction thematic area of the 26 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2024, held in Washington, DC, USA, during June 29 – July 4, 2024. The total of 1271 papers and 309 posters included in the HCII 2024 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5108 submissions. The VAMR 2024 proceedings were organized in the following topical sections: Part I: HCI Theory and Design and Evaluation Methods and Tools; Emotions in HCI. Part II: Human-Robot Interaction; Child-Computer Interaction. Part III: HCI for Mental Health and Psychological Wellbeing; HCI in Healthcare. Part IV: HCI, Environment and Sustainability; Design and User Experience Evaluation Case Studies. Part V: Multimodality and Natural User Interfaces; HCI, AI, Creativity, Art and Culture.
Vom Glück und der Schokolade: Warum Essen Spaß machen sollte (essentials)
by Petra SchlingNahrung ist überlebenswichtig - Nahrungssuche und Essen wird deswegen mit Glücksempfindungen belohnt. Wir entscheiden nicht bewusst, wann und wie viel wir essen, sondern unser Gehirn reagiert unbewusst auf Hormone und auch neuronale Signale aus dem Körper. Zwei Neurotransmitter, Dopamin und Serotonin, erklären das Wechselbad der Gefühle zwischen Vorfreude und Zufriedenheit. Sie motivieren uns zur Nahrungssuche und erlauben uns anschließend, uns satt und zufrieden anderen Dingen zuzuwenden. Schokolade ist ein gutes Beispiel, um die enge Beziehung zwischen Nahrungsaufnahme, Stoffwechsel und Glücksgefühlen nachzuzeichnen - Molekül für Molekül.
Billy Boyle: A World War Ii Mystery (A Billy Boyle WWII Mystery #1)
by James R. BennWhat&’s a twenty-two-year-old Irish American cop who&’s never been out of Massachusetts before doing at Beardsley Hall, an English country house, having lunch with King Haakon of Norway? Billy Boyle himself wonders. Back home in Southie, he&’d barely made detective when war was declared. Unwilling to fight—and perhaps die—for England, he was relieved when his mother wangled a job for him on the staff of a general married to her distant cousin. But the general turns out to be Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose headquarters are in London, which is undergoing the Blitz. And Uncle Ike wants Billy to be his personal investigator. Billy is dispatched to the seat of the Norwegian government in exile. Operation Jupiter, the impending invasion of Norway, is being planned, but it is feared that there is a German spy amongst the Norwegians. Billy doubts his own abilities, with good reason. A theft and two murders test his investigative powers, but Billy proves to be a better detective than he or anyone else expected.
Why So Slow?
by Virginia ValianVirginia Valian uses concepts and data from psychology, sociology, economics, and biology to explain the disparity in the professional advancement of men and women.
Bono: Stories of Surrender
by BonoAn updated and abridged edition of Bono&’s bestselling memoir, including a new introduction by the author, Bono: Stories of Surrender is an unforgettable love story, a tribute to fatherhood, friendship, faith and music. Honest, irreverent, and intimate, the book is a backstage pass to a frontman&’s remarkable life, from Bono&’s childhood in Dublin to the rise of U2. A companion to the Apple Original Film of his critically acclaimed solo theater show, Stories of Surrender is a luminous autobiography of one of the great voices of our time.Bono: Stories of Surrender, An Apple Original Film is streaming on Apple TV+ this MayOriginally published as Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story&“Bono—the guy that wants to save the world. One of the Dubliners. Rock star poet. Lovable rogue. You have to appreciate his commitment to social causes—always pushing for change, always trying to fix things. Good for him. Most people don&’t even bother. Trying to change the world and maybe transcend it. Singing for a world too obsessed with noise to listen. Searching for redemption like all of us are—and he seems to be aware of the depths of that search. He knows the distance between the soul and the public square. He&’s got guts that guy. Bravo Bono.&”—Bob Dylan&“Bono tells us who he is as a friend and a family member, an artist and a true believer. The result is both electrifying and intimate, a spectacular read.&”—Ann Patchett &“Surrender is a rich and honest book, rich because of its honesty. If you want to know the man behind the shades, read this book. He&’s worth getting to know.&”—Salman Rushdie
Computer Aided Verification: 37th International Conference, CAV 2025, Zagreb, Croatia, July 23-25, 2025, Proceedings, Part III (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15933)
by Ruzica Piskac Zvonimir RakamarićThis open access 4-volume set constitutes the proceedings of the 37th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2025, held in Zagreb, Croatia, in July 23-25, 2025. The 51 regular papers presented together 24 tool papers, 4 casestudy papers in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 305 submissions. The accepted papers cover a wide spectrum of topics, from theoretical results to applications of formal methods. These papers apply or extend formal methods to a wide range of domains such as concurrency, machine learning and neural networks, quantum systems, as well as hybrid and stochastic systems.
Plant Bodies: How Plant Structures Contribute to Our Comprehension of Their Life-History Strategy
by Jitka KlimešováThe book presents in an accessible form how the knowledge of the shapes of the plant body contributed and contributes to the understanding of plant life strategies. It attempts to answer the questions: what are the ecological functions of plant traits such as height, shoot cyclicity or adventitious branching from roots in the daily life of a plant and/or how is the ecological function of a plant affected by its morphology and architecture. The book is the first attempt to bring together traditional botanical knowledge about plant morphology and architecture with contemporary functional ecology. In addition to the plants themselves, it also deals with those who contributed to the knowledge of the ecological function of plant forms and brings their brief medallions. The book is intended for all those who like plants, students and professional botanists.
Fundamentals of Craniofacial Malformations: Vol. 3, Surgical Atlas
by Ulrich MeyerThis is the final volume in an interdisciplinary three-book series covering the full range of biological, clinical, and surgical aspects in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with craniofacial malformations. In this volume, all key operations from early infancy to adulthood employed in the treatment of different malformations – craniosynostoses, orofacial-clefts, branchio-oculo-facial syndromes, dysgnathia, rare syndromes, soft tissue malformations – are described in detail. All operations are depicted in a step by step manner through of a wealth of high-quality intraoperative photos and related illustrations. In addition, operations are discussed in light of the recent state of various other surgical techniques. The volume will meet the needs of all surgeons and surgical trainees who deal with these malformations. The remaining two volumes focus on the biological basis of disease, psychological aspects, and diagnostic issues and on treatment principles.
Innovative Law and Business in the Digital Era: Enhancing Financial, Technological, and Legal Literacy for a Sustainable Education
by Hashem AlshurafatThis book offers a comprehensive exploration of the intersection of such critical areas of knowledge as law, business, and technological innovation. As the digital revolution transforms industries, this book provides scholars, professionals, and students with critical insights into how legal frameworks and business strategies can adapt to foster sustainable growth. With a focus on improving financial, technological, and legal literacy, the book explores the challenges and opportunities in the business environment that can lead to a sustainable education for future generations. The book covers a wide range of topics essential to navigating the complexities of today's digital landscape, from regulatory compliance in emerging technologies to sustainable business models and innovation-driven markets. Written by leading experts, this book offers theoretical and practical perspectives on integrating sustainability, innovation, and legal expertise into business practices. This book is essential for readers who want to understand how law and business can work together to shape a future driven by innovation and ethical principles.
Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Sound and Music Technology: Revised Selected Papers from CSMT 2024 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1404)
by Kun Qian Li Zhou Yongwei Gao Qinglin MengThis book presents selected papers at the 11th Conference on Sound and Music Technology (CSMT) held in October 2024, Wuhan, China. CSMT is a multidisciplinary conference focusing on audio processing and understanding with bias on music and acoustic signals. The primary aim of the book is to promote the collaboration between art society and technical society in China. In this book, the paper included covers a wide range topic from speech, signal processing, music understanding, machine learning, and signal processing for advanced medical diagnosis and treatment applications, which demonstrates the target of CSMT merging arts and science research together. Its content caters to scholars, researchers, engineers, artists, and education practitioners not only from academia but also industry, who are interested in audio/acoustics analysis signal processing, music, sound, and artificial intelligence (AI).