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Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics: Engineering Resilience: Geotechnical-Seismic Vulnerability and Slope Stability (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #403)
by Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn Jianfeng Xue Buddhima IndraratnaThis book presents select proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG 2024). It includes papers on ground improvement methodologies, dynamics of transportation infrastructure, and geotechnical intricacies of mega projects. It covers topics such as underground transportation systems and heights of airfields and pavements. This book discusses diverse thematic landscapes, offering profound explorations into sensor technologies, data analytics, and machine learning applications. The publication highlights advanced practices, latest developments, and efforts to foster collaboration, innovation, and sustainable solutions for transportation infrastructure worldwide. The book can be a valuable reference for researchers and professionals interested in transportation geotechnics.
Non-Neoplastic Hematologic Disorders: A Quick Review of Modern Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches
by Lubomir Sokol Ling ZhangIn the current digital era with the exponential growth of medical knowledge, voluminous textbooks have gradually been replaced by the pocketbooks with tables, figures, images, and e-links to digital book versions with supplemental materials available online. The advent of novel next-generation sequencing (NGS) and multi-omics single cell methods have uncovered causative molecular mechanisms in most of the known non-neoplastic hematologic disorders. There is an urgent need for a concise and up-to-date handbook focused on non-malignant hematology. The book describes characteristic clinical features and state-of-the-art diagnostic approaches of non-neoplastic hematologic disorders. It introduces modern molecular biomarkers with enormous diagnostic and prognostic value and novel targeted gene therapy. Differential diagnosis also includes relevant hematologic malignancies that could represent diagnostic pitfalls. Chapters include take home points for each disorder in concise and easy memorable manner. The book also provides diagnostic algorithms, novel prognostic and predictive factors, up-to-date treatment options, clinically relevant molecular signatures, and ongoing promising clinical trials if available. There are more than 100 questions and answers with comments on laboratory values, updated cytogenetic and mutational profiles. Non-Neoplastic Hematologic Disorders: A Quick Review of Modern Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches provides concise clinical and laboratory information about most common non-neoplastic hematologic disorder for practicing hematologists, oncologists, hematopathologists, molecular pathologists, internal medicine specialists, pediatricians, research nurses, nurse practitioners, and trainees at all levels.
Der überholte Mensch: Kritische Anfragen an Nick Bostroms Konzept von Superintelligenz (BestMasters)
by Eugen R. DolezalIm Zuge eines anscheinend ununterbrochenen und unaufhaltsamen technischen Fortschritts scheint die Entwicklung einer künstlichen Superintelligenz auf Basis von bereits heute realisierten Künstlichen Intelligenzen nur eine Frage der Zeit zu sein. Diese Arbeit nimmt Nick Bostroms Konzept von künstlicher Superintelligenz auf, welches als eines der bekanntesten gelten kann, um zu klären, inwiefern eine solche Superintelligenz dem eigenen definitorischen Kriterium, den Menschen hinsichtlich seiner kognitiven Leistung weit zu übertreffen, gerecht wird. Zu diesem Zweck werden die grundlegenden Annahmen über die Vergleichbarkeit von Mensch und Maschine, auf denen Bostroms Überlegungen zur Superintelligenz basieren, hinterfragt. Im Zuge der Abwägung der Einwände kristallisiert sich heraus, dass Bostroms Idee einer Superintelligenz auf einer funktionalistisch-reduktionistischen Basis fußt, welche wesentliche Aspekte des Menschseins nur ungenügend beschreibt. Dieser Mangel führt zu einer verkürzten und technisierten Perspektive auf die menschlichen Kognitionsvermögen. Daher kann nicht angenommen werden, dass eine so gedachte künstliche Superintelligenz den Menschen übersteigt, respektive ihm auch nur gleichkommt.
Archaeologies of Smoking, Pipes and Transatlantic Connections (Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology)
by Sarah de Barros Viana HissaThis volume presents a global study of the economic and cultural global systems in which smoking materials, practices and ideas circulate, intertwine, and transform. This book compiles original work authored by researchers from the Americas, Africa, and Europe to elicit a comparative archaeology of smoking and pipes through histories and case studies from localities and regions on both sides of the Atlantic. Consequently, the book is divided into four sections divided by region. The first chapters focus on Amerindian pipes and smoking, and these are followed by research on smoking and clay pipe use in post-17th century Europe. Chapters on the production and use of clay smoking pipes in Brazil and a reflection on the influence of pipes and smoking in Senegambia comprise the final two sections respectively. Taken together, this volume explores a wide range of issues, such as economic and cultural relations between old and new worlds; the effects of colonization in different parts of the globe; circulation of ideas, practices, and objects in hegemonic and non-hegemonic transatlantic connections; techniques and styles of making and decorating pipes; materialization and expression of ethnicities and of their blurred frontiers; changes and continuities observed in smoking materials and their inferred meanings. The book compiles fresh insights on the complex and diverse history of smoking and transatlantic economic and cultural interactions associated with it. It is of interest to both historical and pre-historical archaeologists researching material culture in several regions of the world, but also historians and anthropologists interested in material culture and global cultural systems.
Postmodern Fermi Liquids (Springer Theses)
by Umang MehtaThis thesis develops a new approach to Fermi liquids based on the mathematical formalism of coadjoint orbits, allowing Landau’s Fermi liquid theory to be recast in a simple and elegant way as a field theory. The theory of Fermi liquids is a cornerstone of condensed matter physics with many applications, but efforts to cast Landau’s Fermi liquid theory in the modern language of effective field theory suffer from technical and conceptual difficulties: the Fermi surface seems to defy a simple effective field theory description. This thesis reviews the recently-developed formalism for Fermi liquids that exploits an underlying structure described by the group of canonical transformations of a single particle phase space. This infinite-dimensional group governs the space of states of zero temperature Fermi liquids and allows one to write down a nonlinear, bosonized action that reproduces Landau’s kinetic theory in the classical limit. The thesis then describes how that Fermi liquid theory can essentially be thought of as a non-trivial representation of the Lie group of canonical transformations, bringing it within the fold of effective theories in many-body physics whose structure is determined by symmetries. After analyzing the benefits and limitations of this geometric formalism, pathways to extensions of the formalism to include superconducting and magnetic phases, as well as applications to the problem of non-Fermi liquids, are discussed. The thesis begins with a pedagogical review of Fermi liquid theory and concludes with a discussion on possible future directions for Fermi surface physics, and more broadly, the usefulness of diffeomorphism groups in condensed matter physics.
Nanoscale Sensors and their Applications in Biomedical Imaging
by Mohd. Mohsin Neha SolejaThe book offers a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge nano-sensor technologies and their critical role in the field of biomedicine. This book covers a diverse range of topics, from fluorescence-based nanosensors that detect and quantify nanovesicles at the nanoscale to the recent advances in nano biosensors for agriculture and health applications. It provides valuable insights into the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their biomedical applications, highlighting eco-friendly approaches to nanomaterial production. The use of FRET-based tools for real-time quantification of vitamins and bioimaging is also extensively discussed, presenting innovative techniques for analysis. The book further delves into the potential of nanosensors in medicine, exploring the characteristic features that make them promising candidates for various medical applications. It also covers the application of fluorescent biosensors for intracellular signalling analysis, paving the way for understanding complex cellular processes. The book also discusses the use of nanosensors for monitoring blood clotting disorders, offering new possibilities for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. It also presents fluorescent probes for detecting gas transmitters, such as H2S, CO, and NO, which have significant implications in the field of gas sensing and medical research. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers, scientists, and professionals in the fields of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and medicine, offering ground-breaking insights into the rapidly evolving world of nano sensors and their significant impact on healthcare and diagnostics.
Cell Biology and Translational Medicine, Volume 22: Stem Cell Driven Approaches in Regeneration and Repair (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology #1470)
by Kursad TurksenIn this next volume in the Cell Biology and Translational Medicine series, we continue to explore the potential utility of stem cells in regenerative medicine. Amongst topics explored in this volume are various aspects of stem cell commitment, differentiation and organogenesis in both health and cancer. Amongst the diverse areas covered are those exploring stems cells in relation to wound healing and their use in treatment of wound healing and different cancers. Other topics include genome editing, regulation of metabolism, immune cells, and algae in medicine. One goal of the series continues to be to highlight timely, often emerging, topics and novel approaches that can accelerate stem cell utility in regenerative medicine.
Handbook of Neurodegenerative Disorders
by Musthafa M. EssaThis Handbook discusses the pathology, etiology, pathogenesis, and therapeutic interventions of different neurodegenerative diseases. The initial section of the Handbook reviews the recent advances in understanding neurodegenerative diseases and the commonalities and differences between the major pathologies. The subsequent section presents recent developments in understanding fundamental biological mechanisms that influence the onset and development of neurodegenerative diseases. It provides current biomedical studies that are aimed at identifying the underlying causes of neurodegeneration. The book also examines the recent observations from biological, cellular, and studies from the model organisms for gaining mechanistic insights into neurodegenerative disorders. It also presents the epidemiological and genetics studies relevant to clinical aspects of neurodegenerative diseases. The book's subsequent chapters offer new and more effective therapeutic strategies to combat these devastating diseases. Towards the end, the Handbook presents recent advances in molecular diagnostics for neurodegenerative disorders and a perspective on the future directions to provide a framework for further developments and refinements of molecular diagnostics to combat neurodegenerative diseases.
One Hundred Applications of Maxwell’s Equations (Synthesis Lectures on Electromagnetics)
by Ashanthi MaxworthMaxwell's equations explain the basics of electricity and magnetism. The four equations provide a mathematical model for electric, optical, and radio technologies. And yet, when learning electromagnetic field theory, it is easy to get lost in the complicated mathematics and ignore the applied aspects of it. The purpose of this book is to bridge the gap between theory and applications of Maxwell’s equations. This book introduces readers to the mathematics of Maxwell’s equations and their uses in both everyday applications such as power generation, electric motors, wireless communication, as well as in scientific research. Each chapter in the book starts with an introduction to a specific Maxwell’s equation followed by examples of ways in which the equation is used.
Corona und mediale Öffentlichkeiten
by Dennis Gräf Martin HennigDieses Buch bietet einen umfassenden, interdisziplinären Blick auf mediale Erscheinungsformen im Kontext der Corona-Krise und fokussiert in diesem Zusammenhang insbesondere medien- und kommunikationswissenschaftliche, linguistische und philosophische Perspektiven auf die öffentliche Kommunikation zum Themenfeld des Coronavirus. Gerade zu Beginn der Corona-Krise kam es aufgrund der aus der Neuartigkeit des Coronavirus resultierenden Ungewissheit zu signifikanten kommunikativen Störmomenten, deren Rekapitulation und Analyse für eine demokratische Gesellschaft unabdingbar sind. In diesem Sinne forscht dieses Buch nach den kommunikativen Mustern des öffentlichen Sprechens über das Coronavirus in fiktionalen sowie nicht-fiktionalen Formaten.Konkret werden im Rahmen der nicht-fiktionalen Formate TV-Nachrichtensendungen, TV-Talkshows und TV-Dokumentationen, Printnachrichten sowie Social Media-Posts analysiert. Im Rahmen der fiktionalen Formate stehen v.a. Online-Serien im Fokus des Interesses. Die unterschiedlichen, sich aus der Interdisziplinarität des Bandes ergebenden methodischen Zugänge ermöglichen einen breit gefächerten, polyperspektivischen Zugang zur Corona-Kommunikation und lassen gleichwohl (medien-)übergreifende diskursive Muster - als ein signifikantes Ergebnis des Sammelbandes - erkennen.
Consumer Perceptions and Food
by Diana BoguevaThis book is a timely overview of the various aspects of consumer perception related to food. This book explores consumer perceptions that are vital to marketers and often underlie the success or failure of products in the marketplace. Perception is the process of selecting, organizing, and interpreting sensations into a meaningful whole, and this book highlights how human perceptions are unique, highly subjective, and easily distorted. These perceptions are influenced by our senses—sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch—as well as our beliefs, emotions, opinions, and experiences. This book states that this is related to food, and perceptions are also guided by beliefs, thoughts, emotions, feelings, and opinions about, or preferences, expectations, and knowledge of, and the sensory experience, the fear, and the relationships built between the consumers and the food over time. This book aims to further the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms which determine individual responses to existing and emerging food issues. This book provides insights into consumer behaviour (e.g. consumer decision making, promoting behaviour change), factors influencing consumers’ food and meal choices, confidence in the safety of food, perception of health-related messages and food laws and regulations, sustainable and responsible consumer behaviour (e.g. food waste), acceptability of new food alternatives, innovations and technologies, integrating consumer insight and communication challenges in cross-functional communications in innovation processes. "Consumer Perceptions and Food" delves into how these perceptions shape consumer behavior, from decision-making and behavior change to meal choices and confidence in food safety. It explores the impact of health-related messages, food laws, and regulations, and examines the acceptability of new food alternatives and technologies. The book also addresses the importance of sustainable and responsible consumer behavior, including food waste and ethical consumption. Through a rich array of insights, this book provides a deep understanding of the fundamental mechanisms that drive individual responses to food issues. It emphasizes the importance of mindful eating—making conscious food choices that benefit our health, the environment, and the planet. This involves considering the origins of our food, its production methods, and the broader impacts of our choices on public health and ecosystems. This book is a call to action for consumers to rethink their relationship with food, fostering deeper connections and appreciation for sustainable practices and ethical consumption. It is a crucial step in the ongoing journey of shaping the future of food, guided by informed and mindful consumers.
AI for Brain Lesion Detection and Trauma Video Action Recognition: First BONBID-HIE Lesion Segmentation Challenge and First Trauma Thompson Challenge, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2023, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 16 and 12, 2023, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14567)
by Rina Bao Ellen Grant Andrew Kirkpatrick Juan Wachs Yangming OuThis book constitutes the proceedings of the First BONBID-HIE Lesion Segmentation Challenge and the First Trauma Thompson Challenge, held in conjunction with MICCAI 2023, in Vancouver, BC, Canada, during October 2023. For BONBID-HIE 2023 Challenge 6 papers have been accepted out of 14 submissions. They span a broad array of approaches leveraging anatomical information about HIE, data augmentation, training strategies, model architecture, and integration with traditional machine learning methods. For the TTC 2023 Trauma Thompson Challenge 4 accepted contributions are included in this book. They deal with advancements in machine learning methods and their practical applications in addressing small and diffuse lesions in HIE segmentation.
The BBC and the Public
by Barrie GunterThis book examines the relationship between the public and the BBC in terms of public use of the BBC and their attitudes towards it. These audience research measures are being used as metrics to assess the value of the BBC to the UK public. Some of the attitudinal measures address perceptions of the BBC’s outputs and some examine public views about the way the BBC is funded and managed. The book has been written at a time when the BBC reached its centenary and also the mid-point of its latest Royal Charter period. At the time of writing, the government had begun a mid-term review of its performance as judged by its attainment of objectives set out in that Charter. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport at the time of the mid-term review had spoken and written openly about abolishing the TV licence fee and the introduction of a new funding model for the BBC that would be implemented in its new Royal Charter due to be enacted in 2027. Against this backdrop, this book examines public opinion about the funding of the BBC and then looks at changing media consumption habits and how these have affected patronage of the BBC’s outputs. “Ultimately, a decision must be taken about the kind of national broadcaster the UK – both is government and its citizens – would like to keep in the future. Changing the funding model without first defining what the BBC should do and how it should be structured and resourced to do it could result in a messy solution that satisfies and benefits no one.”
Die Entwicklung, Analyse und Replikation eines modifizierten Modells der Kündigungsabsicht (Betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung zur Unternehmensführung #66)
by Janna Susanne EhrlichIn diesem Buch wird ein modifiziertes Modell der Kündigungsabsicht entwickelt und geprüft, basierend auf historischen und aktuellen Forschungen zu Arbeitszufriedenheit und organisationalem Commitment. Als Einflussvariablen wurden Erwartungen, Aufgabenmerkmale und Führung untersucht. Anhand dieser Konstrukte wurde ein Strukturgleichungsmodell mittels PLS-SEM analysiert. Für diese Analyse wurden Daten aus fünf Querschnitterhebungen des Schweizer-Human-Relations Barometer aus den Jahren 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 und 2020 verwendet. Die Ergebnisse bestätigen die Robustheit und Gültigkeit des Modells, was bedeutende theoretische und praktische Implikationen für das Verständnis und die Förderung von Mitarbeiterbindung hat.
Technological Revolution and New Driving Forces for Global Sustainable Development: Collected Wisdom of International Schumpeter Society
by Yao Ouyang Richard R. Nelson Horst HanuschThis book collects the insights from the researchers of International Schumpeter Society and focuses on the interaction of technology development and global sustainable development. It explores in the following four areas: first, the evolutionary process of economic transformation, the effects of disruptive technological changes, and complexity issues in economics; second, the development trends of contemporary technological transformation, the path of sustainable development driven by technological innovation, and the opportunities and challenges brought by the digital economy; third, technological innovation and industrial upgrading in developing countries, the technological and institutional reasons for leapfrog development in latecomer countries, and the technological innovation driving the accelerated iteration of emerging industries; fourth, the collaborative mechanisms of innovation and entrepreneurship, the role of innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, and the transformation of education and entrepreneurial methods to adapt to the digital economy. Through a comprehensive exploration of these issues, it systematically addresses the significant question of how to seek new impetus for global sustainable development from the perspective of new technological transformation amid a global economic downturn.
Handbook on Urban History of Early India
by Aloka Parasher SenThis handbook addresses issues around urban growth in early India. It provides theoretical and empirical insights from the perspective of the different regions of the subcontinent using various sources. The book chapters discuss how early urban forms evolved, transformed, and survived on the subcontinent, beginning with the third millennium BCE. This volume also looks at how urban space gradually emerged in borderland areas of the subcontinent and hill areas, which throw up relevant issues and questions of how we need to review elements of what we define as 'urban'. It includes chapters on both the early historic and early medieval periods. The book provides a comprehensive view of early India's urban history, insights into metallic money and cities, the origin of cities and waterways, geospatial and remote sensing techniques to reflect on the emergence of historic settlements, and so on. The contributors have presented the dialectical relationship between the city and the country in their chapters. The book covers themes such as the Indus Valley civilization, the rise of cities in the Ganges valley, the cultural setting of the multi-ethnic and multi-lingual Kushan cities, the dynamic of the growth of cities in the ancient Tamilakam, theories of urbanization, archaeological and epigraphic material reflecting on the first cities in different regions of the subcontinent, etc. It is an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and scholars in history, architecture, and archaeology, as well as scholars working on Indic studies.
Sustainable and Traditional Environmental Conservation in Asia: Concept, Approach and Case Studies of Satoyama (Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences)
by Dipayan Dey Ayyanadar ArunachalamThis book articulates the traditional Japanese concept of conservation, called Satoyama, for effective management of nature’s goods and services at a community–ecosystem interface in the climate milieu. The term Satoyama refers to socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes, which are mosaics of diverse land uses and ecosystems that have long been shaped through sustainable human interactions with nature. This multilevel study of conservation science, therefore, serves an interdisciplinary academia, consistent with conventions on climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development, to establish links between conservation priorities and development objectives. In this book, the Satoyama is introduced as a rights-based neo-economic conservation paradigm for production-linked sustainable development, supplemented with case studies from Asia. The International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative was established at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2010 to protect and revitalise Satoyama. However, even after a decade, this panacea for sustainability remains unfulfilled for practitioners and policy planners in the global south. Satoyama have been disappearing as a result of irresponsible consumption of natural resources and drastically changing agro-farming practices, threatening wildlife inhabiting those areas as well as the life and livelihood of marginal communities in the vicinity. In consideration of the global pandemic crisis, the present monograph aims for introspection within a traditional sustainable practice of Asia to augment community resilience and preparedness.
Institutional Violence against Afghan Refugees: An Analysis of Violence in Institutions in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden from A Comparative Perspective
by Mojib Rahman AtalThe long-lasting political instability in Afghanistan since the Soviet Union invasion in 1979 has displaced millions of Afghans, both internally and internationally. Despite their growing numbers, the challenges that Afghan refugees encounter in public institutions and everyday interaction with members of their host countries have remained largely uninvestigated. This research thus explores perceived institutional violence against Afghan refugees in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden. The semi-structured interviews provide evidence on the occurrence of perceived verbal violence, and differential and poor treatment in institutions. The quantitative analysis lends empirical evidence to the extent, factors, grounds, and consequences of institutional verbal violence, institutional failure, everyday discrimination, and sense of belonging. Permanent residence, school education, age, having children, country of residence, citizenship, and employment were identified as factors significantly affecting the experiences and perceptions of respondents. Respondents reported negative experiences mostly in institutions that often deal with migration and asylum matters. Legal status, ethnic origin, religion, unemployment, appearance, and lower language proficiency seem to be the main grounds for institutional violence.
Soil Salinity and Salt Resistance of Crop Plants
by Sven Schubert Manzoor QadirThe book combines knowledge about salinity problems from soil science and plant science and presents an in-depth treatment of the current scientific findings to enable plant production on saline soils. It discusses soil parameters in the context of the development of plants with salt resistance as a multigenic trait. An integrated view helps to comprehend the complicated metabolic and biophysical aspects involved in salt resistance. Findings in recent years promise to promote salt resistance significantly. The possibility to cultivate plants on so far barren land is of utmost importance with regard to a fast-growing world population and an increasing need for food, feed, and regrowing resources under particular consideration of environmental protection.
Proceedings of 9IYGEC 2023, Volume 2 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #606)
by Neelima Satyam A. P. Singh Manish S. DixitThis book presents peer reviewed papers from the proceedings of the 9th Indian Young Geotechnical Engineers conference (9IYGEC), 21-22 March 2023, held at MIT Aurangabad. The topics covered are advanced ground improvement techniques, geosynthetics and its application, geotechnical site investigations and case studies, tunneling and underground structures, slope stability, shallow and deep foundations, landslides, and so on. The book discusses various properties and performance attributes of Geotechnical Engineering and Foundation Engineering. This book is a valuable reference book for beginners, researchers, academician, and professionals interested in geotechnical engineering covering the design and execution of foundations and other structures for variety of infrastructural projects.
Normalisierung von männlicher Homosexualität: Homosexuelle Männlichkeit als legitime Form hegemonialer Männlichkeit (BestMasters)
by Simeon JäkhLange Zeit galt Homosexualität als Paradebeispiel für eine Abweichung von der Norm. In einer Gesellschaft, die Gleichheit als Grundprinzip betrachtet, stellt sich heute die Frage, ob homosexuelle Männlichkeit noch immer als abweichend von der Norm wahrgenommen wird oder inzwischen als legitime Form von Männlichkeit anerkannt ist. Dieses Buch untersucht Normalitätsvorstellungen und hinterfragt traditionelle Männlichkeitstheorien, die homosexuelle Männlichkeit als Gegensatz zur heterosexuellen definieren. Die Analyse zeigt, dass homosexuelle Männlichkeit dann als legitim wahrgenommen wird, wenn sie sich an heterosexuellen Normen orientiert. Nicht-heteronormative schwule Männer werden nach wie vor verweiblicht und als nicht-legitime Männer aus der Gruppe der hegemonialen Männlichkeit ausgeschlossen. Das Buch bietet einen tiefgehenden Einblick in die komplexen Machtdynamiken, die mit Normalität einhergehen, und lädt zur Reflexion über die sich wandelnden Vorstellungen von Männlichkeit in unserer Gesellschaft ein.
High-quality and Timely Statistics: New Methods and Applications (Studies in Theoretical and Applied Statistics)
by Marco Mingione Maurizio Vichi Giorgia ZaccariaThis book addresses a wide range of recent methodological aspects, applications and best practices of statistics production. It comprises a selection of peer-reviewed contributions of methodological and applied interest presented at the 4th Conference of European Statistics Stakeholders, CESS 2022, held in Rome, Italy, on October 20-21, 2022. The first part discusses statistical methods with applications to environmental risk assessment, sentinels data, surveillance systems during the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare risk management, the analysis of regional or structural changes of scale, household distributional accounts, regional rental prices on municipalities, the network topology of the Euro area interbank market, tourism statistics and big data, statistical literacy, and Sustainable Development Goal composite indicators for EU countries. The second part focuses on statistical methodologies for complex data analysis, namely the optimal number of clusters to rank a model-based index, clustering methods for asymmetric data using spectral approaches, a family of parsimonious matrix-variate mixture models for heavy-tailed data, the importance of robust second-stage regressions for financial data, and on perturbation methods. In view of the overarching theme “The European Data Ecosystem for the Statistical Information of the Digital Age” and the importance of statistical data for monitoring the progress of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, the CESS 2022 meeting provided a forum for discussion on methodologies, results, challenges and best practices among methodologists, producers, and users of European Statistics from academia, the national statistical offices and the institutions of the European Union. Chapter Estimating regional rental prices on LAU 2 municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Racism, Microaggressions, and Allyship in Health Care: A Narrative Approach to Learning
by Ifeolorunbode Adebambo Adam T. PerzynskiThis book provides a complete teaching companion that an organization can use to educate on the hard topics of racism, antiracism, microaggressions, bias and allyships. It explores the experience of underrepresented minority trainees and other healthcare professionals with racism and allyship. Talking about racism is challenging due to the amount of associated pain, suffering and strong emotions. Creating a respectful, open, interactive and safe place to have conversations, teach and learn is paramount in order to produce change in the healthcare environment. Using narratives to facilitate difficult conversations is familiar to healthcare professionals, and with humility reminds us that we are all "patients" that also need healing. Narratives promote self-reflection and have the power to change beliefs and attitudes. The volume opens with introductory chapters that focus on definitions, historical context and the current climate of racism, bias, microaggressions and allyship. Narratives are presented in 42 chapters organized by themes of racism, microaggression, allyship, sexism and health equity. Each narrative is an honest representation of real-life encounters within the healthcare system. The narratives include personal experiences of racism in health care, explicit and implicit bias, microaggressions and experiences of anti-racist efforts and allyship. There are clear instructions on how to use the narratives for teaching and to facilitate discussion. Among the book's benefits: Explicitly includes the perspective of trainees and administration; Engages learners in affective and emotional learning as well as practical and cognitive learning modes; Provides a series of historical cases, consistent with the preferred and traditional learning modality of health professions; Includes an array of activities, tools and learning exercises. Racism, Microaggressions and Allyship in Health Care is a timely and essential text for medical student and resident training, graduate and undergraduate nursing programs, advanced practice care providers, clinical faculty and staff development, CME workshops, public health programs, and hospital administration. It also is a useful resource for undergraduate pre-medicine programs, structural racism courses, and advanced social science courses (health disparities, medical sociology, inequality, healthcare policy).
Learner Engagement in Online Second Language Classrooms
by Phung DaoThis book explores current research on online instructed L2 acquisition, with a specific focus on the nature and impact of learner engagement in online L2 classroom interaction. It examines the topic of online learner engagement from various theoretical perspectives, discusses conceptual and methodological issues, synthesizes research on the role of learner engagement in online L2 classroom interaction, and critically assesses its connection to teaching practices across different L2 settings. The book is intended for a wide audience, including undergraduate and postgraduate Applied Linguistics, TESOL and Second Language Education students seeking to understand the significance of learner engagement in online L2 learning. It will also be useful for researchers interested in staying updated on recent findings regarding the benefits of learner engagement in online classroom interaction for L2 learning. Additionally, teachers, teacher trainers and educators in Teacher Education (TE) and/or continuous professional development (CPD) programs can benefit from the pedagogical insights offered in this book regarding online L2 instruction in various contexts.
Design Thinking as a Strategic Approach to E-Participation: From Current Barriers to Opportunities (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Ilaria Mariani Marzia Mortati Francesca Rizzo Alessandro DesertiThis open access book examines how the adoption of Design Thinking (DT) can support public organisations in overcoming some of the current barriers in e-participation. Scholars have discussed the adoption of technology to strengthen public engagement through e-participation, streamline and enhance the relationship between government and society, and improve accessibility and effectiveness. However, barriers persist, necessitating further research in this area. By analysing e-participation barriers emerging from the literature and aligning them with notions in the DT literature, this book identifies five core DT practices to enhance e-participation: (i) Meaning creation and sense-making, (ii) Publics formation, (iii) Co-production, (iv) Experimentation and prototyping, and (v) Changing organisational culture. As a result, this book provides insights into enhancing tech-aided public engagement and promoting inclusivity for translating citizen input into tangible service implementations. The book triangulates qualitative analysis of relevant literature in the fields of e-participation and DT with knowledge from European projects experimenting with public participation activities implying experimentation with digital tools. This research aims to bridge the gap between theoretical frameworks and practical application, ultimately contributing to more effective e-participation and digital public services.