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Wildfire: A Novel (The Maple Hills Series #2)
by Hannah GraceINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The latest in the TikTok sensation and deliciously &“swoonworthy&” (Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author) Maple Hills series follows two summer camp counselors who reconnect after a sizzling one-night stand. Maple Hills students Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts cross paths at a party celebrating the end of the academic year, where a drinking game results in them having a passionate one-night stand. Never one to overstay her welcome (or expect much from a man), Aurora slips away before Russ even has the chance to ask for her full name. Imagine their surprise when they bump into each other on the first day of the summer camp where they are both counselors, hoping to escape their complicated home lives by spending the summer working. Russ hopes if he gets far enough away from Maple Hills, he can avoid dealing with the repercussions of his father&’s gambling addiction, while Aurora is tired of craving attention from everyone around her, and wants to go back to the last place she truly felt at home. Russ knows breaking the camp&’s strict &“no staff fraternizing&” rule will have him heading back to Maple Hills before the summer is over, but unfortunately for him, Aurora has never been very good at caring about the rules. Will the two learn to peacefully coexist? Or did their one night together start a fire they can&’t put out?
How Freaking Romantic: A Novel
by Emily HardingIn this sharply funny solo debut, an aspiring lawyer is forced to work alongside the opposing counsel in her best friend&’s divorce case, which leads to the biggest irreconcilable difference of all: love.Beatrice Nilsson is what some might call &“feisty&” (those who love her) and others &“combative&” (those who don&’t). But no matter what you call her, she&’s a good lawyer and an even better friend. So when the marriage of her two closest pals ends in divorce, Bea picks a side and storms the office of attorney Nathan Asher to tell him exactly what he can do with his alimony petition. Unfortunately, what should end with a few choice words soon spirals into uncharted territory when Nate shows up at her NYU Law office a few days later as a newly-minted adjunct professor—and her new colleague. Bea still hates Nathan, of course. But between weekly meetings and networking events, walks around Washington Square Park and late-night pizza, that hate begins to feel a lot like something else. And as uncomfortable truths emerge about the divorce that started it all, she might have to choose between her friends&’ happily ever after and her own for the very first time.
Daydream: A Novel (The Maple Hills Series #3)
by Hannah Grace#1 New York Times bestseller! The third in the New York Times bestselling Maple Hills series follows fan-favorite Henry and a bookish fellow student who come up with a plan to help them both overcome their respective challenges in a difficult year.When his procrastination lands him in a difficult class with his least favorite professor, Henry Turner knows he&’s going to have to work extra hard to survive his junior year of college. And now with his new title of captain for the hockey team—which he didn&’t even want—Henry absolutely cannot fail. Enter Halle Jacobs, a fellow junior who finds herself befriended by Henry when he accidentally crashes her book club. Halle may not have the romantic pursuits of her favorite fictional leads, but she&’s an academic superstar, and as soon as she hears about Henry&’s problems with his class reading material, she offers to help. Too bad being a private tutor isn&’t exactly ideal given her own studies, job, book club, and the novel she&’s trying to write. But new experiences are the key to beating her writer&’s block, and Henry&’s promising to be the one to give them to her. They just need to stick to their rule book. Oh, and not fall in love.
The Dawnhounds (The Endsong #1)
by Sascha StronachGideon the Ninth meets Black Sun in this genre-bending queer fantasy debut inspired by Maori culture, Asian folklore, and sci-fi noir—where murder, resurrection, and rebellion collide on the high seas.In the port city of Hainak, everything is alive—its buildings, its weapons, its fashion—thrumming with the pulse of a biotech revolution after a devastating war. All Yat Jyn-Hok wants is peace. Once a thief, now a night-patrolling cop, she&’s just trying to stay afloat after a career demotion for &“lifestyle choices&” and the lingering grief of a vanished lover. That fragile balance shatters when Yat stumbles on a corpse during her patrol—and is murdered by her own fellow officers to keep it quiet. Dumped into the harbor, she should be gone for good. But an ancient, mysterious power resurrects her, granting her the ability to manipulate life force itself. Hunted by the police force she once served, Yat finds refuge with a ragtag pirate crew as an insidious plague begins to spread through Hainak. To save the city—and herself—she must confront the corruption at its core and master her new powers before the darkness consuming Hainak swallows them all. Perfect for fans of The Poppy War, The Dawnhounds is a lush, multicultural fantasy that blends queer romance, gritty mystery, and high-octane adventure.
Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal
by Samuel MarquisA breakneck adventure of war, romance, and politics in the golden age of piracy.Captain William Kidd stands as one of the most notorious &“pirate&” outlaws ever, but his legend is tainted by a bed of lies. Having captivated imaginations for more than three hundred years and inspired many stories about pirates, troubling questions remain. Was he really a criminal or is the truth more inconvenient: that he was a buccaneer&’s worst nightmare, a revered pirate hunter turned fall guy for scheming politicians? In Captain Kidd, his ninth-great-grandson, bestselling author Samuel Marquis, reveals the real story. Kidd was an English American privateer and leading New York husband and father. The King of England himself dubbed Kidd &“trusty and well-beloved,&” and some historians describe him as a &“worthy, honest-hearted, steadfast, much -enduring sailor&” who was the &“victim of a deliberate travesty of justice.&” With honors far more esteemed than the menacing Blackbeard, or any other sea rover at the turn of the seventeenth century, how can Kidd be considered both gentleman and pirate, both hero and villain? Marquis&’ biography recreates Kidd&’s perilous world of explosive naval warfare and the daring integrity he exemplified as a pirate hunter, as well as the political scandal that entangled Kidd in British–American history, rocking the New World and the Old, and threatening England&’s valuable trade with India. Captain Kidd is both thrilling and tragic. Behind the legend is a real man woven into the tapestry of early America, rendering him a unique colonial hero and scapegoat whose life story was fascinating, exciting, bizarre, and heartrending.
Literature and Translation in the Licensing Realm: The Globalization of Literature, Volume 1 (New Directions in Book History)
by Alexander NebrigThis study examines how literature and its interlingual circulation changed under the conditions of international legal agreements. Until the 19th century, translation into other languages was dominated by the so-called target culture and took place independently of the source culture (freedom of translation). By contrast, modern authors can influence the international distribution of their works through copyright law. Not only has an extensive licensing system emerged – with agencies, publishers and scouts specializing in the interlingual dissemination of literature – the author&’s awareness of writing books for countries other than their own has also increased. The development of transnational authorship is traced through the history of German literature since the 19th century and the interaction of writers with translators, publishers and agencies.
Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection - Volume 2: Global Perspectives of Sanctuary, Solidarity, and Hospitality (IMISCOE Research Series)
by Harald Bauder Mary Boatemaa SetranaThis open access book offers the first comprehensive global overview of urban and local initiatives, policies, and practices towards including and protecting migrants in vulnerable situations and refugees. The chapters in this volume illustrate the various urban solidarity practices in different world regions, while highlighting important differences arising from geographical, political, geopolitical, economic and demographic contexts. The volume contains a mix of chapters that present comprehensive and state-of-the-art literature reviews and the results of empirical case studies that offer original regional perspectives of migrant and refugee inclusion and exclusion, and the policies, politics and rights of urban solidarity.
Singularities, Asymptotics, and Limiting Models (Springer INdAM Series #64)
by Alessandro Michelangeli Matteo Gallone Biagio Cassano Fabio Deelan Cunden Marilena LigabòThis present book collects a distinguished selection of contributions by scholars who participated as speakers or as visiting scientists in the intensive programme Puglia Summer Trimester 2023 took place in Bari, Italy, from April to July 2023, and also includes contributions by further scholars who are expert in related fields. The programme was structured around a series of main meetings, including a general conference and a summer school, supplemented by the local presence and activities of an amount of visiting scientists. Additionally, efforts were made to disseminate and popularise mathematics among schools and the general public, with the aim of extending the programme's impact beyond the immediate academic sphere. Each chapter, in the form of retrospective reviews, overviews on recent developments, announcements and comments of new results, as well as outlooks on future perspectives, represents some of the main scientific instances of the trimester in Bari. The trimester was actually focussed on a spectrum of mathematical problems, directly stemming or inspired from a variety of physical domains, involving singular modelling, asymptotic and emergent phenomena, singular interactions, non-trivial limit effects. Natural backgrounds are quantum physics, cold atom physics, soft matter physics, with methods and tools, suitably adapted to such singular settings, spanning across operator and spectral theory, functional analysis, probability, differential geometry, partial differential equations, and numerical analysis.
Competition Law and Policy in the Western Balkans (European Union and its Neighbours in a Globalized World #22)
by Alexandr Svetlicinii Jasminka Pecotić Kaufman Gentjan SkaraThis book provides a comprehensive analysis of competition law and policy in the Western Balkans by assembling and examining reports from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia. It explores the evolution of competition law and policy in these jurisdictions and assesses the extent to which their domestic legislation aligns with the EU competition acquis. Our research takes a bottom-up approach, focusing on the unique challenges faced by each jurisdiction within the context of their respective legal traditions. The volume includes institutional and enforcement empirical data collected and analyzed for the period 2012-2022, offering original insights into the development of competition law systems in these countries. The book addresses a range of issues, including the historical development of competition law and policy in the Western Balkans countries; their institutional and legislative frameworks; the peculiarities of the national competition law systems that significantly differ from the EU acquis; the features that have been amended in the process of European integration; the application of domestic and EU competition rules by national competition authorities; enforcement and sanctioning statistics; judicial review; private enforcement of competition rules, and future challenges. This edited volume provides an authoritative and rigorous overview of competition law and policy in the Western Balkans, making it of interest to academics, students, and practitioners in the field of competition law.
Witnessing Change: Applied Theatre and Youth Agency (Palgrave Studies In Play, Performance, Learning, and Development)
by Nicola Abraham Sylvan BakerThis book theorises and articulates new models of understanding &‘change&’ in current applied theatre practice with young people. It extends and amplifies current discourses in the discipline of applied theatre, challenging and rethinking some of its tensions, particularly in relation to the concept of impact and what this means in practice. Applied theatre projects can struggle to attain evidence and sustain change beyond an initial intervention, this is arguably because what is valued and &‘witnessed&’ as change for communities can often feel overlooked if they do not meet impact agendas or indicators. It is a key issue that, critically, needs further attention as our field develops and with increasing global pressure on the practitioner to account for and justify the &‘impact&’ of their work. This book explores current models of practice and related theoretical concerns that will enable students and practitioners to gain insights into innovative practices that aim for change from applied theatre practitioners in the UK, Singapore, and New Zealand. The book thereby intends to focus on different models of practice happening in geographically urban contexts with young people to provide readers with a rich array of projects to engage with detailed case studies of current thinking around what change means in applied theatre practice. To understand how change manifests and make a case for nuancing the way we might articulate and value change, this book offers a conceptual framework around the role of witnessing and change to consider new ways to argue for the worth of practice that may challenge current impact agendas, but importantly locates the lived experience of participants and practitioners directly engaged in practice at the heart of this articulation of conversation about what counts.
Federated Learning: A Primer for Mathematicians (ICIAM2023 Springer Series #4)
by Mei KobayashiThis book serves as a primer on a secure computing framework known as federated learning. Federated learning is the study of methods to enable multiple parties to collaboratively train machine learning/AI models, while each party retains its own, raw data on-premise, never sharing it with others. This book is designed to be accessible to anyone with a background in undergraduate applied mathematics. It covers the basics of topics from computer science that are needed to understand examples of simple federated computing frameworks. It is my hope that by learning basic concepts and technical jargon from computer science, readers will be able to start collaborative work with researchers interested in secure computing. Chap. 1 provides the background and motivation for data security and federated learning and the simplest type of neural network. Chap. 2 introduces the idea of multiparty computation (MPC) and why enhancements are needed to provide security and privacy. Chap. 3 discusses edge computing, a distributed computing model in which data processing takes place on local devices, closer to where it is being generated. Advances in hardware and economies of scale have made it possible for edge computing devices to be embedded in everyday consumer products to process large volumes of data quickly and produce results in near real-time. Chap. 4 covers the basics of federated learning. Federated learning is a framework that enables multiple parties to collaboratively train AI models, while each party retains control of its own raw data, never sharing it with others. Chap. 5 discusses two attacks that target weaknesses of federated learning systems: (1) data leakage, i.e., inferring raw data used to train an AI model by unauthorized parties, and (2) data poisoning, i.e., a cyberattack that compromises data used to train an AI model to manipulate its output.
Beginner’s Guide to Adobe Fresco: Enhancing your Images using the Digital Paint Brush
by Jennifer HarderExplore your creative side using a of combination of vector and raster (pixilated) layers and brushes with Adobe Fresco to create your digital painting effects, enhance your designs, or create a simple GIF animation. Fresco is a unique drawing application added to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite in 2019. If you are not familiar with Fresco, you may want to know what its practical applications are for your next design project. This book will explore how Fresco can be used as a stand-alone creative application using its various tools and panels. However, we will also look at how to import your current artwork created with other Adobe Applications like Photoshop into Fresco to enhance the design. Later we will look at Fresco&’s basic animation options as well. Finally, we will look at Export options so that you can use the final files for projects and share them with other Adobe applications outside of the Creative Cloud desktop file folder. You will discover that Fresco is a great application to add to your &“tool belt&” of knowledge when your clients ask that additional artistic brush effects be applied to a project. You will also see the various similarities between it, Photoshop, and Illustrator. You Will Master use of Tools and Panels to enhance your artwork in a new document Discover the many brush options available within Fresco Find out how to import artwork into Fresco to edit Learn to create a GIF animation within the Fresco application <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New R
The Innovative Pathway on Sustainable Culture Tourism (Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation)
by Eliana Martinelli Tatjana Pivac Rui Alexandre Marçal Dias Castanho Eduardo Cândido Cordeiro GonçalvesThis book explores how tourism can drive positive change in our world. It explorers at the important connections between sustainability, tourism, and cultural preservation, showing how these elements interact and influence each other. By examining the effects of tourism on local communities and environments, it emphasizes that responsible tourism can truly be a force for good. This book features case studies from countries like Saudi Arabia, Portugal, and China. These examples illustrations show innovative approaches to support local communities while preserving their cultural heritage. Each case study offers a look at how tourism can help enhance social and economic development while also keeping a balance between cultural and environmental needs. This book is for everyone—policymakers, scholars, and industry professionals alike. It brings together ideas from various fields and provides practical strategies for responsible tourism. By inviting readers to rethink tourism&’s role in our increasingly globalized world, it highlights its potential to encourage environmental stewardship and strengthen local identities, ensuring that travel enriches our lives and helps preserve the cultural and natural treasures we hold dear.
Towards Green Chemical Processes: Strategies and Innovations (Intelligent Systems Reference Library #277)
by Pallavi Jain Sapna Raghav Anil Kumar JangirThis book is designed for forward-thinking professionals, researchers, and senior students in chemistry, chemical engineering, and industrial manufacturing, this essential resource explores how green chemistry can be effectively applied in real-world industrial settings. It also speaks directly to environmental engineers and sustainability experts eager to stay ahead of emerging trends and innovations in sustainable practices. With practical insights tailored for industry leaders and policymakers committed to reducing environmental impact, this work delivers scalable solutions and cutting-edge strategies for transforming industrial processes. A vital tool for anyone looking to drive meaningful change, it empowers organizations to meet sustainability targets while enhancing efficiency and innovation.
Abbay River Basin: Biophysical Setting, Environmental Degradation, Hydropolitics and Development Potential (Springer Geography)
by Assefa Melesse Berhan Gessesse Worku ZewdieThe book focuses on the Abbay Basin biophysical setting, the status of natural resources and degradation processes, agricultural practices, environmental resource conservation efforts, and the role of Earth observation and geospatial technologies in monitoring and planning for the wise utilization of natural resources under severe land resource degradation and climate change. It provides a collection of techniques and syntheses from the perspectives of geospatial science and technology application dimensions as well as legal and sociopolitical circumstances. It utilizes comprehensive data, algorithms, methods, and tools to produce and disseminate high-quality information for the Abbay Basin. It also produces empirical data and knowledge on what has been done thus far regarding the application of EO data and geospatial technologies for sustainable utilization of natural resources in the Abbay Basin and synthesizes previous studies to develop strong and consolidated information on the basin. The book will also have distinct outlooks on the purpose and contribution of satellite imagery and geospatial data as well as improved analytics for basin-wide resource management.
Building Browser Extensions: Create Modern Extensions for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge
by Matt FrisbieThis book is the definitive guide to building modern browser extensions, covering everything from fundamental concepts to advanced techniques. Developing a browser extension is more like building a mobile app than a traditional website. Extensions operate within a unique environment with their own security model, lifecycle, and APIs. This book demystifies the process, guiding you through every stage—from planning and development to publishing and maintaining your extension. You'll gain a deep understanding of how browser extensions function, their core architectural components, and best practices for structuring your code. The book also uncovers the nuances of extension development that many developers only discover through trial and error. By the end, you'll be equipped with the knowledge to confidently build, deploy, and scale a high-quality browser extension. You Will Learn: The fundamental building blocks of browser extensions and how they interact with the browser How to avoid common pitfalls that can lead to security vulnerabilities, performance issues, and rejections from extension marketplaces To master the entire development lifecycle, from writing your first extension to publishing and maintaining it in the Chrome Web Store, Firefox Add-ons, and other repositories How to build browser extensions using modern tools, languages, and frameworks <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Rom
Pressure-Actuated Cellular Structures for Adaptive Wingtips (Mechanics and Adaptronics)
by Patrick MeyerAviation has a substantial environmental impact, necessitating a shift towards more sustainability. High-aspect-ratio (HAR) wings increase the efficiency of future transport aircraft by significantly reducing induced drag and, consequently, fuel consumption. However, the extended wingspan of HAR wings is accompanied by challenges, including ground operations, structural loads, and aircraft control. Folding wingtips (FWTs) address these challenges by incorporating a hinge at the outboard wing section, enabling the wingtip to fold during ground operations or specific flight scenarios. Wingtip actuators that allow active adjustment of the wingtip's cant angle and hinge stiffness can expand the potential operating modes of FWTs beyond the current state-of-the-art. Possible operating modes include extended load alleviation, mission adaptability, advanced flight control, and active flutter suppression. While most research on FWTs focuses on flight dynamics and aeroelasticity, little attention has been given to the structural design of wingtip actuators. This book introduces an actuator concept that transforms FWTs into multifunctional wingtip devices, referred to as actuated adaptive wingtips. The concept of actuated adaptive wingtips is based on a compliant morphing structure that adapts its mechanical properties by varying the fluid pressure in structure-integrated chambers.
NMR of Glycoproteins: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2961)
by Jesús Jiménez-Barbero Oscar MilletThis volume explores the latest advancements in the field of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and discusses how new studies provide insight into the structure, conformation, dynamics, and interactions of glycoproteins. The chapters in this book covers topics such as the preparation of isotope-labeled eukaryotic glycoproteins; applications of paramagnetic NMR to dissect glycosaminoglycan-protein interactions; interactions of mucin glycoproteins; applications of NMR to decipher the interactions between viral proteins and the glycans on host cells; NMR methods to identify biomarkers based on the glycoprotein signals directly acquired from intact biofluids; and the applications of MD simulations and other computational methods to characterize the conformation and dynamics of glycoproteins. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.Authoritative and thorough, NMR of Glycoproteins: Methods and Protocols is a valuable resource for both new and experienced researchers who want to learn more about this important and developing field.
Principles of Comparative Politics
by William Roberts Clark Matt Golder Sona N. GolderPrinciples of Comparative Politics offers a view into the rich world of comparative inquiry, research, and scholarship. This groundbreaking text gives students meaningful insight into how cross-national comparison is actually conducted and why it matters. William R. Clark, Matt Golder, and Sona N. Golder walk us through the enduring questions that scholars grapple with, the issues about which consensus has started to emerge, and the tools comparativists use to analyze the complex and interesting problems at the heart of the field. The thoroughly revised Fourth Edition includes streamlined discussion and analysis of key topics and theories in the field. Included with this title: LMS Cartridge: Import this title′s instructor resources into your school′s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don′t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Select the Resources tab on this page to learn more.
Principles of Comparative Politics
by William Roberts Clark Matt Golder Sona N. GolderPrinciples of Comparative Politics offers a view into the rich world of comparative inquiry, research, and scholarship. This groundbreaking text gives students meaningful insight into how cross-national comparison is actually conducted and why it matters. William R. Clark, Matt Golder, and Sona N. Golder walk us through the enduring questions that scholars grapple with, the issues about which consensus has started to emerge, and the tools comparativists use to analyze the complex and interesting problems at the heart of the field. The thoroughly revised Fourth Edition includes streamlined discussion and analysis of key topics and theories in the field. Included with this title: LMS Cartridge: Import this title′s instructor resources into your school′s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don′t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Select the Resources tab on this page to learn more.
Urban Migrant Inclusion and Refugee Protection - Volume 1: Frontiers of Sanctuary, Solidarity, and Hospitality (IMISCOE Research Series)
by Harald Bauder Mary Boatemaa SetranaThis open access book, the first of two volumes, offers novel insights into the resilience of migrants and refugees and challenges Eurocentric and colonial perspectives of urban solidarity, sanctuary, and hospitality. It is theoretically framed by critical perspectives on the state and anti-colonialism, histories of urban solidarity, practices of solidarity and estrangement, and geographical perspectives of scale and space. The volume also advances novel themes and new approaches towards urban solidarity, sanctuary, hospitality and alternative conceptualizations that open avenues for future research and policy agendas.
Intelligent Optimisation with the Bees Algorithm: Concepts and Applications (Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing)
by Marco Castellani Duc Truong Pham Luca BarontiThis book offers an extensive guide to understanding, implementing, and applying the Bees Algorithm, a powerful nature-inspired optimisation metaheuristic that mimics the foraging behaviour of honey bees. In today's highly interconnected world, systems have become more difficult to optimise. This book addresses the challenge of solving complex optimisation problems efficiently and effectively by drawing inspiration from the remarkable problem-solving abilities observed in nature. The Bees Algorithm provides an elegant, simple, robust, and adaptable approach to navigate the complexities of high-dimensional, multimodal, or time-varying problems that often stymie traditional optimisation methods. This book offers an in-depth exploration of the algorithm, providing a thorough understanding of its underlying principles and mechanisms. It establishes a mathematical framework for the algorithm, facilitating a clearer insight into its behaviour and performance. Through empirical studies and benchmarks, the book demonstrates the algorithm's effectiveness across a range of optimisation problems. Additionally, it showcases practical applications of the Bees Algorithm in diverse fields such as engineering design, robotics, and manufacturing. Finally, it discusses the latest developments and variants of the algorithm, highlighting its potential for future research and innovation. With its accessible style and step-by-step guidance, this book equips readers—be they researchers, practitioners, or students in computer science, engineering, or optimisation—with the knowledge and tools to leverage the principles of swarm intelligence and biomimicry to solve the real-world optimisation challenges of the new industrial age.
Human Rights in Psychiatry: Prospects and Dilemmas of Abolishing Coercion in Mental Health Care
by Dirk RichterThe book describes the ethical lines of conflict, shows why coercion can no longer be justified and analyzes the consequences and dilemmas of a possible abolition of coercive measures in psychiatric care. The use of coercion in mental health care is one of the most controversial topics in psychiatric nursing and psychiatry. The conflict line centers around the UN-Convention in the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD). Advocates of the CRPD are pushing for the complete abolition of coercion while opponents see central medical and legal aspects of care for people with mental health problems at risk. Clinicians in conventional psychiatry, including many mental health nurses, primarily justify these measures because of the assumed benefits of coercion-associated care and with the argument that many people affected are unable to make appropriate decisions for their own health in a crisis situation. This argument also applies to human rights, for example by basing coercive measures in the event of suicidality on the right to life. Three central topics are developed in the book. First, it is shown that psychiatric coercion can no longer be justified because the current practice of psychiatric care does not meet the ethico-legal requirements for the use of coercion. Second, a human rights-based approach of psychiatric care is outlined, which is fundamentally based on the will and preferences of people with mental health problems. Third, the consequences and dilemmas are indicated, e.g., the issue of how to deal with suicidality or dementia without the use of coercion. This book is aimed to receive a specific attention from the psychiatric nursing community.
Music, Sound and Identity in Video Games (Palgrave Games in Context)
by Lidia López GómezThis book offers a comprehensive overview of how video game sound and music represent cultures, spaces and personal identifications. Focusing on the concept of identity, the volume brings together issues as diverse as belonging to an ethnic or cultural group, identifying with certain sexualities or being able to deduce the historical or geographical context of a game. This volume explores whether the musical and sound identities linked to video games are based on clichés and stereotyped arrangements that span cultures and times. It includes case studies that analyse the mechanisms used by game producers, composers and sound designers to &“characterise&” and represent different identities to broad audiences of potential players, as well as how the players perceive these sonic inputs. The book is organized into three main sections, covering topics as the representation of historical periods, musical stereotypes of cultures from different geographic locations, representations of identity in fictional spaces and sonic depictions gender.