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Elvis Has Left the Building: The Death of the King and the Rise of Punk Rock
by Dylan Jones&“An interesting look at how 1977 marked the explosion of punk alongside this heartbreaking (though not altogether surprising) loss of a legend&” (USA Today). In the late 1970s, punk music was setting out to destroy everything Elvis Presley had come to represent. But punk couldn&’t destroy The King himself—he had already done that, succumbing to his excesses at Graceland on August 16, 1977. Ever since, Elvis has permeated the world in ways that are bizarre and inexplicable: a pop icon while alive, he has become almost a religious icon in death, a modern-day martyr crucified on the wheel of drugs, celebrity culture, junk food, and sex. In Elvis Has Left the Building, Dylan Jones takes us back to those heady days around the time of his death and the simultaneous rise of punk. Evoking the hysteria and devotion of The King&’s numerous disciples and imitators, Jones offers a uniquely insightful commentary on Elvis&’s life, times, and outrageous demise. Recounting how the artist single-handedly changed the course of popular music and culture, he also delves deep into the cult of The King and reveals what Elvis&’s death meant—and still means to us today. &“I&’m not sure punk would have existed without [Elvis]. In fact I&’m not sure a lot of things would have existed without him. Dylan Jones is the right man to ponder such questions.&” —Bono &“A gripping tale of impossible success and terrible waste and lost beauty that veers from Memphis to Las Vegas and all the way to the broken backstreets of London.&” —Tony Parsons, author of The Hanging Club
The Proceedings of the 11th Frontier Academic Forum of Electrical Engineering: Volume I (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1286)
by Qingxin Yang Jian LiThis book contains the original and refereed research papers presented at the 11th Frontier Academic Forum of Electrical Engineering (FAFEE 2024) held in Chongqing, China. Topics covered include: Power System and New Energy; Motors and Systems; Power Electronics and Electrical Drives; High Voltage and Discharge; Electrical Energy Storage and Application; New Electrical Materials; Advanced Electromagnetic Technology. The papers share the latest findings in the field of electrical engineering, making the book a valuable asset for researchers, engineers and university students, etc.
Illustrating Digital Innovations Towards Intelligent Fashion: Leveraging Information System Engineering and Digital Twins for Efficient Design of Next-Generation Fashion (Information Systems Engineering and Management #18)
by Pethuru Raj Alvaro Rocha Pushan Kumar Dutta Michele Fiorini C. PrakashThis book presents the mass manufacturing and manifestation of smart clothes that have decisively kick-started the fashion industry With the flourishing of edge and digitization technologies, every tangible thing in and around us is all set to become digitized. The arrival of advanced communication and digitalization technologies has made any digitized entity to be connected and cognitive. With this transition, the textile industry is strategizing to leverage the improvisations being accomplished in the digital era to design, develop, and deliver digitally enabled dresses and clothes. Smart attires are fabrics bedded with ultrathin, flexible and transparent detectors, selectors, electronics, and connectivity, and there are nano-creators to power smart dresses. The mass manufacturing and manifestation of smart clothes have decisively kick-started the fashion industry. The readers will come across the implementation technologies and the research results of virtual try-on, body size and pose estimation, diffusion-based fashion synthesis, etc.
Soil Degradation-Consolidation Theory and Its Applications
by Yunmin ChenThis book focuses on skeleton-degradable soils, including three typical degradation processes of soil skeletons: soil particle breakage, chemical degradation, and biochemical degradation. Corresponding degradation models and constitutive models are proposed, and a degradation–consolidation theory is established. The theory overcomes the limitations of classical soil mechanics, such as the constant solid-phase mass assumption, and addresses the neglect of the effects of consolidation on degradation in environmental engineering. The theory provides key theoretical foundations and new analytical perspectives for understanding phenomena such as the degradation–consolidation processes in municipal solid waste landfills, the decomposition and exploitation of natural gas hydrates, and the behavior evolution of geomaterials under the influence of particle breakage. This book offers detailed theoretical insights, rich experimental data, and advanced numerical and physical simulation methods, particularly in environmental hazards prevention and control in municipal solid waste landfills. Hence, it is suitable for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students engaged in soil constitutive relations, multi-field coupling problems, and related fields.
Trauma-Informed Reproductive Healthcare
by Angela Lawson Amelia SwansonPatients seeking fertility care may have experienced trauma prior to their fertility journey and often have experienced trauma as part of the fertility process itself. It is important for medical and administrative professionals that are involved in providing care to fertility patients to understand how to deliver care from a trauma-informed perspective. This is particularly important as the medical evaluation and treatment for fertility patients often involves invasive questions and procedures that can be difficult for patients with a history of trauma. While exposure to trauma has an international impact, this book is focused primarily on the research and experiences of reproductive medicine patients in the United States. It begins with a broad overview of trauma-informed care, and then goes on to focus on specific types of traumas that are likely to impact reproductive patients, including reproductive loss, sexual trauma, medical trauma, trauma perpetrated on individuals due to their sexual orientation or gender expression/identity, racial trauma or discrimination, and paramilitary trauma. The final chapters of the book are tailored to medical professionals, healthcare administrators and mental health professionals with recommendations for how to incorporate trauma-informed care for their specific role in the healthcare team. This text highlights how trauma-informed care principles apply to reproductive medicine and how trauma-informed care can support specific patient populations, such as those with a history of sexual trauma, medical trauma, reproductive loss, and patients that have experienced discrimination due to their sexual orientation, gender identity or race. Trauma-Informed Reproductive Healthcare provides specific recommendations and best practices for medical professionals and administrators in transforming their practice to be trauma-informed.
Current Trends in Civil Engineering and Engineering Sciences 2024, Vol 2: Proceedings of 4ICGE-Iraq 2024, Vol 2
by Mahdi Karkush Deepankar Choudhury Mohammed FattahThis book contains selected articles from the fourth International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering-Iraq 2024 (ICGE-2024) held on April 17–18, 2024, at at Warith Al-Anbiyaa University, Karbala, Iraq. This proceeding discusses the latest research and studies in geotechnical engineering and all related topics in different fields such as civil engineering, environmental engineering, and architectural engineering. This book gives participants from both academics and industry a great chance to learn about recent developments in Geotechnical engineering fields.
Sustainable Aging: Cases and Cooperation in China and Germany
by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHThis open access book discusses three areas in which Germany has long-standing experience and solutions that are valuable for other countries—care education, care insurance and standards for age-friendly city neighborhoods. It introduces the development background, application and shortcomings in the German and Chinese context, providing examples for from around the globe and showcasing the role of international cooperation projects in promoting knowledge exchange and advising on implementation in the country-specific context. Fast-paced demographic changes present a pressing challenge around the world. In Europe, the demographic problem, along with discussions on solutions, has been prevalent for many decades. And recently, it has also reached formerly developing countries in Asia, such as China. International cooperation, including international development cooperation, promotes the exchange of ways to tackle the social and economic challenges in order to find globally applicable solutions, thereby contributing to sustainable development. By presenting lessons learned in other countries, this book provides guidance for policy makers, city representatives and academicians seeking solutions for the challenges of an aging society in their own countries. Although the application of interventions is context-specific, the discussion and exchange on available solutions are essential to achieving socially sustainable and inclusive societies.
Current Trends in Civil Engineering and Engineering Sciences 2024, Vol 1: Proceedings of 4ICGE-Iraq 2024, Vol 1
by Mahdi Karkush Deepankar Choudhury Mohammed FattahThis book contains selected articles from the fourth International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering-Iraq 2024 (ICGE-2024) held on April 17–18, 2024, at at Warith Al-Anbiyaa University, Karbala, Iraq. This proceeding discusses the latest research and studies in geotechnical engineering and all related topics in different fields such as civil engineering, environmental engineering, and architectural engineering. This book gives participants from both academics and industry a great chance to learn about recent developments in Geotechnical engineering fields
Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research: 10th International Conference, KEER 2024, Taichung, Taiwan, November 20–23, 2024, Proceedings, Part I (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2313)
by Tzu-Wei Tsai Kuohsiang Chen Toshimasa Yamanaka Shinichi Koyama Simon Schütte Anitawati Mohd LokmanThe two volume set, LNCS 2313 and LNCS 2314, constitutes the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Kansei Engineering and Emotion Research, KEER 2024, held in Taichung, Taiwan during November 20–23, 2024. The 57 full papers presented in these volumes were carefully reviewed and selected from 154 submissions. These papers have been organized in the following topical sections:- Part I: Emotion Research in Southeast Asia (SEA): Bridging Cultures, Advancing Design; Competencies Required by Different Positions for Innovation; Exploring the Intersection of Kansei Engineering and Affective Computing in Digital Media Design Research; Image and Media in Kansei Design; Innovative Design for Cultural Sustainability. Part II: Kansei Approach to Sustainability Society; Kansei in Senses and Interaction; Kansei Issues in Cross-Cultural Design; Wellbeing/ Experience Quality of Life/ Healthcare.
Angewandte Andragogik im Hochschulbereich: Die Gestaltung von Erwachsenenbildung in der Hochschullehre (FOM-Edition)
by Anga Engelke-Herrmannsfeldt Bernd AhrendtDieses Buch zeigt, auf welche Weise Erwachsenenbildung in der Hochschullehre kreativ, wertschätzend und partizipativ gestaltet werden kann. Denn die Frage nach gelungener Lehre und damit nach einem wertschätzenden Miteinander von Studierenden und Lehrenden wird zunehmend wichtiger. Zudem gewinnt die Frage nach dem Stellenwert digitaler Medien an Bedeutung. Dieser Sammelband enthält fachwissenschaftliche und fachdidaktische Beiträge aus der Hochschulpraxis sowie der empirischen und theoretischen Methodologie. Die Beiträge verdeutlichen, wie wichtig die Reflexion des eigenen Menschenbildes für die Lehre und damit für einen respektvollen und partizipativen Umgang mit Studierenden ist. Die Beitragsautorinnen und -autoren haben sich nicht nur explizit mit ihrem jeweiligen Menschenbild auseinandergesetzt, sondern auch die didaktischen Überlegungen und Strategien offengelegt, die sich daraus ableiten. Darüber hinaus reflektieren ehemalige Studierende ihre Erfahrungen und Erlebnisse mit eben diesen Lehrveranstaltungen.
Hell's Gate: A Thriller
by Bill Schutt J. FinchA zoologist must derail a catastrophic plot when an abandoned submarine is discovered deep in the Brazilian wilderness in this adventure series debut.“Two of the best adventure writers to hit the scene in a long time.” —Clive Cussler1944. As war rages in Europe and the Pacific, Army intel makes a shocking discovery: a three-hundred-foot Japanese submarine marooned and empty, deep in the Brazilian interior. A team of Army Rangers sent to investigate has already gone missing, and the military sends Captain R. J. MacCready, a quick-witted, brilliant scientific jack-of-all-trades to learn why the Japanese are there—and what they’re planning.Parachuting into a mist-shrouded valley beneath a two-thousand-foot plateau, Mac is unexpectedly reunited with fellow scientist and friend Bob Thorne, presumed dead for years. Thorne, a botanist, lives with Yanni, an indigenous woman who possesses a mysterious, invaluable knowledge of the rain forest. Their wisdom and expertise will prove lifesaving for Mac as he sets out into the unknown.Soon, Mac learns of a diabolical Axis plot to destroy the United States and its allies. But there’s an even darker force on the prowl, attacking at night and targeting both man and beast. Mac has to uncover the source of this emerging biological crisis and foil the enemy’s plans . . . but will he be in time to save humanity from itself?“Will haunt you long after you put the book down.” —James Cameron, director/writer/explorer“Michael Crichton fans will be pleased that the ending leaves room for a sequel.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Fast-moving fun for thriller readers who enjoy a bit of horror and seeing bad guys get what’s coming to them.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Triumphant Warrior: The Legend of the Navy's Most Daring Helicopter Pilot
by Peter D. ShayThe true story of Bronze Star recipient Allen Weseleskey and his high-risk rescue mission, carried out under heavy fire in Vietnam. Includes photos. When the going is fast and rough, I will not falter. I will be uncompromising in every blow I strike. I will be humble in victory. I am a United States Navy Flyer. —from &“A Navy Flyer&’s Creed&” Barely a month after the start of the Tet Offensive in 1968, a Navy flyer applied this creed—and dared to risk not only his career but also his and his fellow aircrewmen&’s lives in rescuing a wounded US Army advisor only moments from certain battlefield death. The pilot, Lt. Cdr. Allen E. &“Wes&” Weseleskey, had been assigned to the Navy&’s Helicopter Attack (Light) Squadron Three, the &“Seawolves,&” at the Vinh Long Army Airfield. His controversial mission took place in March 1968 in the Mekong Delta region. Two ARVN companies were being overwhelmed and despite coming under heavy fire, Weseleskey decided to go in and rescue as many survivors as possible. The accompanying Seawolf was forced to turn back after taking hits, but Weseleskey, with the agreement of his crew, persisted—flying so low under the treeline that they were out of reach of the VC rocket launchers. Weseleskey was awarded the Bronze Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Navy Cross during his service. This is his story, from early assignments, clashes with superior officers, missions and rescues during the Tet Offensive, to homecoming. It is the story of a quintessential flyer, an American hero who was prepared to speak his mind and take risks—and of the vital role of the Seawolves in the Vietnam War.
When I Was Five I Killed Myself: A Novel
by Howard Buten&“[A] graceful and brilliant novel . . . leads the reader on a journey through childhood autism that proves enlightening as well as fascinating.&” —ForeWord Magazine Burton Rembrandt has the sort of perspective on life that is almost impossible for adults to understand: the perspective of an eight-year-old. And to Burt, his parents and teachers seem to be speaking a language he cannot understand. This is Burt&’s story as written in pencil on the walls of the Quiet Room in the Children&’s Trust Residence Center, where he lands after expressing his ardent feelings for a classmate. It begins: When I was five I killed myself . . . In this rediscovered modern classic from &“one of France&’s best-loved contemporary writers,&” Howard Buten renders with astounding insight and wry language the tale of a troubled—or perhaps just perfectly normal—young boy testing the boundaries of love and life (Time). &“Buten uses his wit like a whip to get at the heart of this boy&’s own story . . . bringing some shock and some power to that delicate line between youth and the rest of the world.&” —The Austin Chronicle &“This psychologically intense tale moves quickly, and the difficult task of creating a child&’s voice with authenticity and depth proves Buten a gifted stylist and storyteller . . . [an] imaginative and provocative book.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review &“Certainly Buten offers some insight into a troubled child&’s mind.&” —The New York Times Book Review
A Book of Remarkable Criminals: Large Print (Law, Crime And Law Enforcement Ser.)
by H. B. IrvingThis classic study profiles serial killers, gentleman murderers, and every stripe of madman in between Benjamin Pitezel should never have trusted H. H. Holmes. In 1894, the two men conspired to fake Pitezel&’s death for the sake of a $10,000 insurance settlement. But Holmes decided murder would be simpler. He killed his partner, kidnapped three of his children, and tried to claim the insurance money as his own. The scheme unraveled and Holmes killed the children as well. When he was caught, the police had no idea they had captured one of the vilest murderers in American history. The Pitezel murders were only the tip of a very bloody iceberg. The chilling case of H. H. Holmes—famously recounted in Erik Larson&’s award-winning bestseller, The Devil in the White City—is but one of the true crime tales contained in this remarkable work. Author H. B. Irving understood the public&’s lurid fascination with murder, and in this seminal study he shows readers the many faces of evil.
Knitting: A Novel
by Anne Bartlett&“In the tradition of Anita Brookner and Barbara Pym, Anne Bartlett has written a sly, stirring look at women&’s lives&” (Meg Wolitzer, author of The Female Persuasion). Sandra, a rigid academic, is struggling to navigate the world after losing her husband to cancer. Martha, a self-taught textile artist with her own secret store of grief, spends her days knitting elaborate projects charged with personal meaning. After a chance meeting sparks a friendship between these two very different women, they begin to collaborate—leading to surprising events that will help heal them both, in a novel of &“subtle beauty&” (The Washington Post). &“A moving story about true love and haunting grief.&” —Adriana Trigiani &“A wonderful tale . . . deeply satisfying.&” —Connie May Fowler &“An experience as sensual and mystical as plunging your hands into skeins of wool and color . . . A joyful narrative of creating and connecting.&” —Sena Jeter Naslund
The Perfect $20 Date: Dating Solutions Without Breaking the Bank
by Tomiya GainesCheap dates can be the best dates with classes, destinations, and events that bring fun and romance to dating on a budget.Time seems to stop when it is spent with someone you care about on a date. The value of the moment is in the individual who complements the other in such a way that the rest of world seems to disappear . . . and to think, we can create these moments with $20 or less!In challenging economic times, it is a must to remember to pause and live life in a beautiful moment. Many think the beauty of a moment increases with the dollars spent, but in these pages await the secrets to creating joyful memories for less.The Perfect $20 Date shows singles how a quality date without breaking the bank is possible, and provides other solid dating tips for single people and married couples. Open these pages and learn how it’s done!
Drowning in Gruel: Stories
by George SingletonTake a darkly hilarious trip through a South Carolina town with the &“unchallenged king of the comic Southern short story&” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution). &“Usually stories about small, quirky, southern towns are full of adorable, quirky characters that share their unusual philosophies with us and teach us how to enjoy life (think Forrest Gump or even Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil). Gruel may be small, southern, and quirky, but it is also as miserable as its name sounds. The inhabitants are miserable. Even people from as far away as New York who happen to stop by Gruel are miserable . . . Fortunately, the writing is good enough that the misery becomes somehow enjoyable.&” —Booklist &“George Singleton is a madman. He&’s also one of the most talented American writers the South has turned out in decades.&” —The Post and Courier
Change We Must: Deciding the Future of Higher Education
by Edited by Matthew Goldstein and George OtteA former chancellor and a lineup of stellar educators offer plans and ideas for making education work better for everyone. College is too expensive for too many. Politicians call for more financial support, but approve less. Underpaid, overworked adjuncts teach vastly more than the star faculty members who drew students to campus. Departments and administrations focus more on protecting their territories than on pedagogy or even management. Technology is extolled and resisted, hyped as the force that will utterly transform or deform education. It seems clear that the American system of higher education is broken. In a series of essays collected and edited by Matthew Goldstein, credited with reviving the vast City University of New York, and George Otte, Director of Academic Technology at CUNY, well-respected and innovative educators offer solutions to the fiscal, administrative, pedagogical, technical, and political problems. Among the solutions: * Break the centuries-old models of brick and mortar education and replace it with online, peer-led, and adaptive learning * Re-envision governance so even reluctant faculty and administrators can once again become invested in education rather than self-interest * Find innovative ways of promoting the changes American education so desperately needs, including figuring out when and where students are most likely to learn With essays from such thought leaders as Cathy N. Davidson, Candace Thille, Ray Schroeder, James Hilton, and Jonathan R. Cole, Change We Must is a must-read for anyone wanting American higher education to succeed and thrive in these challenging times.
Renting Silence: A Roaring Twenties Mystery (The Roaring Twenties Mysteries #3)
by Mary MileyIn 1920s Hollywood, Mary Pickford&’s script girl is out to solve a murder with &“a little sparkle [and] some wily Prohibition-era shenanigans . . . a great read&” (Booklist). Former vaudevillian Jessie Beckett has found work as a script girl—with a sideline in sleuthing—at Pickford-Fairbanks Studios, run by the silent film stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. When actress Ruby Glynn is wrongly convicted of murder, Pickford asks Jessie to help clear her friend&’s name. But it won&’t be easy. The victim was found stabbed in her bedroom with Ruby lying unconscious on the floor, holding a bloody knife. Jessie&’s investigation sends her back through the Midwest vaudeville circuit, where she encounters old friends, new dangers, and her sometime-beau David seemingly involved in some shady dealings. Now it&’ll take all her wits and ingenuity to find the killer without accidentally playing her own death scene. &“With a well-developed and surprising plot twist, an appealing, resourceful amateur detective, and fascinating period details, this entertaining historical will delight fans of Old Hollywood.&” —Library Journal
The Seducer: A Novel
by Jan KjaerstadIn this &“enormously accomplished and compelling novel,&” a man crisscrosses Scandinavia to solve the mystery of his wife&’s death—and of his own life (Paul Auster, bestselling author of 4 3 2 1). Jonas Wergeland, a famous TV documentary producer with an almost magical knack for infidelity, returns one evening from the World&’s Fair in Seville to find his wife dead on the living room floor. What follows is a quest to find the killer, and an endlessly inventive look at the conditions that have brought Wergeland to this critical juncture in life. From his hairsbreadth escape from a ravenous polar bear while filming in Greenland to a near-death experience aboard a passenger ferry in the icy Baltic, the experiences that comprise the narrative of Wergeland&’s life provide a fascinating portrait of a media icon at the crux of his journey as an artist.
Knowledge Management and Acquisition for Intelligent Systems: 20th Principle and Practice of Data and Knowledge Acquisition Workshop, PKAW 2024, Kyoto, Japan, November 18–19, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15372)
by Shiqing Wu Xing Su Xiaolong Xu Byeong Ho KangThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Knowledge Management and Acquisition for Intelligent Systems, PKAW 2024, held in Kyoto, Japan, during November 18–19, 2024. The 15 full papers and 9 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. These papers demonstrate advanced research on machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and intelligent systems.
Hydrogen Production from Seawater Electrolysis (SpringerBriefs in Energy)
by Zafar Khan Ghouri Dilshad Hussain David James HughesThis brief provides an in-depth exploration of seawater splitting electrocatalysts, emphasizing critical challenges such as sustaining high current density, achieving oxygen evolution reaction (OER) selectivity, and utilizing earth-abundant materials. It offers insights into the current landscape of seawater electrolyzer technologies and emerging alternatives. The book also discusses rational design approaches aimed at developing highly active and stable electrocatalysts capable of industrial-scale current densities without degradation, with a focus on achieving selective oxygen evolution over chlorine evolution. Recent advancements in seawater electrocatalysts, including transition metal oxides, nitrides, sulfides, phosphides, and carbides, are examined. Additionally, it highlights promising strategies for electrocatalyst and electrolyzer design, as well as unconventional operating parameters. making it a valuable resource for graduates and researchers active in the fields of electrocatalysis and green technologies.
Philosophische Präkonzepte verstehen: Eine Untersuchung der begrifflichen und methodischen Grundlagen (Ethik und Bildung)
by Nils HöppnerPhilosophische Präkonzepte sind Vorannahmen, die Lernende zu einem philosophischen Problem haben, bevor sie sich tiefergehend mit den etablierten philosophischen Positionen zu diesem Problem im Philosophie-Unterricht auseinandersetzen. In der philosophiedidaktischen Forschungsdiskussion werden Präkonzepte als Ausgangspunkt der philosophischen Urteilsbildung der Lernenden betrachtet. Die vorliegende Untersuchung zielt darauf ab, das Verstehen philosophischer Präkonzepte theoretisch zu beschreiben und zu erklären. Unter Bezug auf philosophische und didaktische Theoreme werden die begrifflichen und methodischen Grundlagen dieses Verstehens untersucht. Es wird herausgearbeitet, welche Fähigkeiten und Praktiken seitens des Lehrenden erforderlich sind, um die Präkonzepte der Lernenden gleichsam umfassend sowie differenziert zu verstehen. In diesem Zusammenhang wird gezeigt, dass es sich beim Verstehen philosophischer Präkonzepte um eine spezifische Form des Lehrens der Philosophie handelt. Dieses Lehren gilt dem Anspruch, die Lernenden in einen rationalen, philosophischen Dialog zu involvieren und zur eigenständigen Urteilsbildung zu befähigen.
Disclosing Sexual Violence in a Digital Society: Storytelling, Activism, and Justice (Crime and Justice in Digital Society #3)
by Tully O’NeillThis book examines the various ways that victim-survivors disclose sexual violence in digital settings and theorizes the extent to which these practices constitute a new and informal 'justice' occurring in digital space. It features qualitative research interviews conducted with victim-survivors who disclosed sexual violence online and analyzes digital spaces utilized by survivors for the purposes of support, healing, and connection. The volume provides insight into how and why victim-survivors use digital technologies to pursue ‘justice’ and the decision-making processes they undertake in order to navigate digital space after sexual violence. It expands on the theorization of informal justice in digital society and its potential implications. It focuses particularly on the experiences of justice for victim-survivors in the aftermath of sexual violence, highlighting the complexities of disclosing rape, sexual assault, and abuse in digital space.
The Crossroads of Competition Law and Energy Regulation
by Laura RimšaitėThis book explores the delicate balance between fostering competitive energy markets and ensuring effective regulation. It addresses the difficulty of reconciling competitive market dynamics with regulatory objectives such as ensuring reliability, fairness, and sustainability. In the highly dynamic energy sector, the convergence of competition law and energy regulation is a critical factor that greatly influences the trajectory of energy markets. The intersection of these significant domains can be complex and transformative when the goals of fostering fair competition and guaranteeing dependable and eco-friendly energy provision coincide. Market power in the energy sector can lead to a concentration of power among a handful of firms, which can hinder competition and limit consumer options. The dual objective of tackling market dominance and promoting energy security constitutes a significant challenge. In turn, the book discusses the challenges posed by natural monopolies in energy networks, the need for regulatory frameworks to support investment in infrastructure and renewable energy, and the complexities of price fluctuations. The topic of market dominance is also considered, as dominant corporations are capable of controlling prices and suppressing competition, resulting in higher prices for consumers and stifling innovation. The book offers valuable perspectives on creating a regulatory framework that promotes fair competition and achieves long-term policy goals in the energy sector. To do so, it draws on case studies and analyses from various countries.