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Multiple Regression and Beyond: An Introduction to Multiple Regression and Structural Equation Modeling
by Matthew Reynolds Timothy Z. Keith Jacqueline CaemmererMultiple Regression and Beyond provides a conceptually oriented introduction to multiple regression (MR) analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM), along with related analyses. By emphasizing the concepts and purposes of MR rather than the derivation and calculation of formulas, this book presents the material in a clearer and more accessible way. This approach not only covers essential coursework but also makes it more approachable for students, increasing the likelihood that they will conduct research using MR or SEM effectively and wisely.This book covers both MR and SEM, explaining their relevance to each other. It also includes path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and latent growth modeling, incorporating real-world research examples throughout the chapters and end-of-chapter exercises. Figures and tables are used extensively to illustrate key concepts and techniques.This new edition includes: New sections on quantile regression, statistical suppression, contrast coding, and random intercept panel models Support for the statistical program R and the R package lavaan in the text and on the website (www.tzkeith.com) New examples and exercises Updated instructor and student online resources (www.tzkeith.com)
Murder at Somerset House (A Wrexford & Sloane Mystery)
by Andrea PenroseBeyond the gilded ballrooms and salons of Regency London lurks a sinister web of intrigue and deception, and when a murder occurs within the scientific community, Lord Wrexford and Charlotte are the perfect pair to unravel it . . . A welcome interlude of calm has descended on Wrexford and Charlotte, though with three lively young boys in their care and an unconventional circle of friends and allies, quiet rarely lasts long. And sure enough, in the dead of night, an old acquaintance appears and asks for help. His brother-in-law has been accused of murdering a fellow member of the prestigious Royal Society at their London headquarters, Somerset House. Wrexford agrees to investigate, and with a little unexpected help from their young charges, discovers that what seemed a simple case may be part of a darker, more dangerous plot, where science, money, and politics collide. A mysterious new technical innovation threatens to ignite a crisis throughout Europe, with frightening consequences for London&’s financial world. There is also personal upheaval for Wrexford and Charlotte, when a shocking secret from the past brings a profound change to their family, testing the bonds of loyalty and trust as never before . . .
Museum Basics: The International Handbook (Heritage: Care-Preservation-Management)
by Timothy Ambrose Crispin PaineMuseum Basics provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to professional practice in museums, galleries and related heritage organisations.This new edition includes a number of international case studies from a diverse group of guest authors who work in a variety of museums around the world. Ambrose, Paine and their contributing authors respond to recent developments in the museum field and incorporate content on new technology, as well as political and social issues, such as decolonisation, climate change and social justice. The book also covers different approaches to museology and current methods in core areas, such as collections, exhibitions, policy, education and management. Using the same modular structure as previous editions, the book includes 130 units. A number of new units have been added, including material about museums and conflict, museums and communities, loans, maintaining displays and exhibitions and sensitive objects and human remains. This edition is supported by refreshed diagrams, an updated glossary and its own Instructor and Student Resources, which provide a wide range of additional material for readers.Museum Basics will be essential reading for students engaged in the study of museums, heritage, public history, culture, archaeology, anthropology and tourism, who are learning to critically examine the ideas and ideals around museum culture. Staff and volunteers working in museums, galleries and other heritage and cultural institutions will be able to use the book to identify best practices for their daily work.
Museums and Design Practices (Critical Perspectives on Museums and Digital Technology)
by Vince Dziekan Marco MasonMuseums and Design Practices explores the increasingly critical role that design is playing in museums by focusing on how human-centred design approaches are being embraced and incorporated into their work practices.This book advances “design-as-practice” as a way to acknowledge the technosocial dimension of the working culture of cultural organisations. It reveals how designing is a situated phenomenon that enables museums and galleries to respond in a digitally mature way to emerging contexts and challenges of digital transformation. The original thesis forwarded by the authors is reinforced by reflections shared by leading museum practitioners and designers on the complex and multifaceted nature of human-centred practices found in museums and the various ways they function within their organisational working cultures. The infusion of design into all levels of museum practice demonstrates the capacity to transform how museums approach visitor experience, inclusive collaboration, and knowledge sharing in order to build resilience in the face of change and respond to the ‘wicked problems’ confronting cultural organisations today.Museums and Design Practices is for students and researchers as well as museum practitioners – especially those keen to understand emerging relationships that are forming between digital technology, design and the cultural work of museums. It will also be of interest to researchers and students working in the fields of design, digital culture, and museum studies.
Museums and Digital Confidence: Organisation, Collection, Interface (Critical Perspectives on Museums and Digital Technology)
by Ross Parry Vince Dziekan Karin De WildMuseums and Digital Confidence explores the evolving nature of digital practices in museums. It interrogates the skills, literacies, and mindsets that can support the use of digital technologies within these institutions. It also reflects on why digital adoption has faltered (at times), why digital continues to matter, and how the digital museum may flourish into the future.Underscored by national and international research, this edited volume brings together leading experts from museology, museum management and curation, organisational studies, and cultural policy to outline a new framing of museum digital confidence. It does so by offering a series of critically engaged perspectives derived from a range of practices that reveal how museums have managed to successfully re-orient themselves in order to not only face but also embrace the ongoing challenges presented by the highly interconnected, media-pervasive, and technologised world to which contemporary museums must continually adapt. This book presents a set of ‘framings’ to help museums clarify how they can work purposefully, productively, and sustainably with digital at an organisational level, in terms of managing collections, and through curating public-facing exhibitions and programmes.Museums and Digital Confidence shares insights that will be essential reading for students, researchers, and museum practitioners who are interested in better understanding – and acting upon – the digital transformation of museums.
Music Fundamentals: A Balanced Approach
by Sumy TakesueMusic Fundamentals: A Balanced Approach, Fourth Edition combines a textbook and integrated workbook with an interactive website for those who want to learn the basics of reading music. Intended for students with little or no prior knowledge of music theory, it offers a patient approach to understanding and mastering the building blocks of musical practice and structure. Musical examples range from Elvis Presley songs to Filipino ballads to Beethoven symphonies, offering a balanced mixture of global, classical, and popular music.The new edition includes: New cultural, historical, and vocabulary references New singing exercises with audio recordings New and updated musical examples with audio recordings throughout Revised counting method for compound meter (“1 la le 2 la le” in addition to “1 2 3 4 5 6”) An enhanced e-book edition with integrated audio for musical examples and direct links to online exercises The author’s balanced approach to beginning music theory engages student interest while demonstrating how music theory concepts apply not only to the Western classical canon but also to popular and world music. With the beginner student in mind, Music Fundamentals: A Balanced Approach, Fourth Edition is a comprehensive text for understanding the foundations of music theory.
Music Performers' Lived Experiences: Theory, Method, Interpretation: Volume One (SEMPRE Studies in The Psychology of Music)
by Edited by Mine Doğantan-DackThe two volumes on Music Performers’ Lived Experiences seeks to widen this research area through close investigations of a variety of rich, complex and nuanced experiences classical music performers have qua performers, as they interact with musical scores, instruments, performance traditions, other musicking individuals, wider artistic and cultural discourses, norms and beliefs.The two volumes aim to “humanise” music performers and contribute towards shaping a more performer-centred discipline of Music Performance Studies. The first volume, Music Performers’ Lived Experiences: Theory, Method, Interpretation, brings together internationally renowned scholars, who capture and scrutinise, through a variety of methods, a wide range of experiences performers have—as well as the personally meaningful lived experience narratives performers construct—presenting vivid portraits of music performers as artists situated in unique socio-cultural, historical, embodied and discursive contexts. The topics discussed include the construction of the idea of “the composer” from lived experiences of performing, manifestations of wisdom in the ways performers make sense of their experiences, joys of sight-reading, performer agency, lived experience as the basis of performance analysis, emotional labour of working with controversial repertoire, performance anxiety dreams of music performers, experience of working across musical genres, the nature of intersubjective experiences in music-making, absorption, and subjective bodily sensations in performance.Readers will come away from the book with fresh insights about and an enhanced understanding of the infinitely rich lifeworld of music performers.
Music and Leadership: The Nature and Role of Aesthetics in Orchestrating Successful Organizations (Leadership Horizons)
by David M. ToledoMusic and Leadership: The Nature and Role of Aesthetics in Orchestrating Successful Organizations explores how music can offer fresh insight into the practice of leadership. Moving beyond traditional models focused solely on strategy and systems, the book argues that leadership is also a performative and aesthetic act. It requires timing, emotional awareness, and the ability to shape meaning. Drawing on influential works of Western classical music by Bach, Beethoven, and Stravinsky, this book demonstrates how great composers model distinct leadership approaches in moments of cultural change. The book pairs these musical case studies with well-known modern leaders such as Steve Jobs, Leonard Bernstein, and Condoleezza Rice, who illustrate how aesthetic habits can shape public influence and organizational success.At the heart of the book is the Orchestrating Success Framework, which translates core musical concepts such as motif, harmony, rhythm, and silence into practical leadership tools. Accessible to readers in business, education, and the arts, this book bridges the humanities and leadership studies in a compelling and original way. With its interdisciplinary approach and clear applications, Music and Leadership is both a challenge and an invitation to lead not just with plans and metrics but also with artistry, presence, and imagination.
Music and Sound Generation in the AI Era: 16th International Symposium, CMMR 2023, Tokyo, Japan, November 13–17, 2023, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15236)
by Mitsuko Aramaki Richard Kronland-Martinet Sølvi Ystad Keiji Hirata Tetsuro KitaharaThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research, CMMR 2023, held in Tokyo, Japan, during November 13–17, 2023. The 37 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 120 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Artificial intelligence, cognitive science and skillscience for sound and music; music and sound generation: Emerging approaches and diverse applications; computational research on music evolution; computational musicology; music recognition and creation tools; music information retrieval; and audio signal processing and HCI in music.
Music and the Experience of Memory Loss: Understanding Dementia as a Form of Neurodiversity (Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities)
by Samantha HarroldThis book is a creative and critical exploration of the memory loss experience. Drawing on in-depth case studies based on primary research, interviews, approaches from music therapy, and theory from Derrida, Malabou, and Royle, it explores how we might better support people living with memory loss.Telling the story of an interpretative phenomenological analysis investigation, this innovative book focuses on conversations with ten people living with memory loss in a nursing home, alongside interviews with the pioneering dementia campaigner Wendy Mitchell. The author argues that, for residents who are living with memory loss, both the nursing home environment and the memory loss experience are uncanny. She considers how archival impulses may manifest themselves at the end of life, before exploring theories of both artistic plasticity and neuroplasticity, proposing that the memory loss state might be thought of as a kind of neurodiversity. The book concludes with suggestions for future methods that alleviate disorientation for people living with memory loss and help with acceptance, the reduction of stress, and better outcomes across multiple disciplines and practices, including music therapy, community musicianship, and the nursing home environment itself.A better understanding of how it feels to live with memory loss is necessary for the development and improvement of practices that are designed to help the memory loss community. This book is an invaluable contribution to research around memory loss, for scholars and practitioners interested in medical humanities, dementia, social care nursing, occupational therapy, and music therapy, among others.
Music and the Performing Arts in the Anthropocene: Nature, Materialities and Ecological Transformation (Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies)
by François Ribac Isabelle Moindrot Nicolas DoninMusic and the Performing Arts in the Anthropocene offers a series of thought-provoking chapters about music and the performing arts viewed from current Anthropocene-aware perspectives. From the use of gas, water and air in 19th-century stage practices to the ecology of musical instruments and sound reproduction technologies, waste and carbon print in experimental music and theatrical production, knowledge of precariousness and empowerment through music in a changing world, each chapter aims at highlighting an issue that has always been here but never looked at thoroughly, due to the divides and hierarchies of the modern cosmogony.Gathering 16 scholars from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds (history of literature, opera and theatre studies, musicology, sound studies, sociology, information science, etc.), this volume reflects on the relationships between the performing arts, music and environmental issues. It also explores a number of tools for changes and sketches how we will understand the arts, their history and their future beyond ecocriticism.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars in the humanities and social sciences, as well as a broader readership involved in art and environment policies.
Music in Esports: On the Convergence of the Music and Gaming Industries
by Eulalia Febrer-CollThis book invites the reader to expand their idea of esports as an independent niche and consider it an integral part of a growing multi‑ and transmedia ecosystem that includes the global entertainment industry, where music plays an essential role.The music present in and around esports games is an integral part of how they are communicated and mediated and, as such, holds a central role in binding their narratives cohesively and coherently to appeal to their audiences. Popular music theory is placed at the foundation of the issues raised in the chapters, as it is taken as a cornerstone for linking the esports international scene with the music industry. This text uses specific case studies from popular esports to support and illustrate each chapter, including League of Legends, Counter‑Strike, and Fortnite.This book will be of great interest to researchers and students in the fields of esports, game design and development, musicology, and media studies.
Musical Shoes
by Andrew Bambridge"Squeak! Clomp! Tap! Music-loving Bo hears rhythm everywhere—even from people’s feet! When he discovers Mom’s tappy heels and Dad’s booming boots, he’s inspired to put on a show with his family and their musical shoes as the stars! Musician, educator, and actor Andrew Bambridge (Pixels) offers a charming chapter book about a boy named Bo who, like Andrew, has achondroplasia and has always loved music."
Muslim Writing, Writing Muslimness in Europe: Transcultural Perspectives (Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory)
by Carmen Zamorano Llena Billy Gray Carolina León Vegas Carles Magrinyà BadiellaThroughout the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the so-called Muslim question has intermittently, though persistently, taken centre stage in Western media and political discourses. In terms of culture within the European context, there is also a substantial body of literature that has engaged with Western anxieties projected onto the Muslim "Other" and, in particular, the Muslim migrant "Other". Literary criticism of Muslim writing and writing about Muslims in Europe has often highlighted the need to offer a more nuanced articulation of Muslim identity that contributes to challenging such othering practices.Critical studies on Muslim writing produced over the last two decades have predominantly focused on contemporary literature, and the novel in particular, and they have often centred on specific linguistic and national frameworks. This collection of essays adds complexity to existing analyses of contemporary Muslim writing and writing about Muslims and Islam in the European context by emphasizing the comparative perspective of writings produced in different epochs and different linguistic and cultural contexts. Drawing on transcultural and world literature perspectives, Muslim writing is redefined so as to incorporate genres other than the novel and critical approaches that expand on disciplinary redefinitions of literature and literary studies.The thematic focus and the rigorous in-depth analysis of the different case studies will make this collection relevant to students and academics within the fields of literary and cultural studies, sociology and anthropology, as well as to those in European studies and global studies.
Muslims of Uttar Pradesh: Demographic Features and Socio-Economic Inequalities
by Abdul Shaban Amir Ullah Khan Venkatanarayana MotkuriThis book provides a comprehensive look into the development challenges and critical socio-economic issues of the Muslim communities in Uttar Pradesh—India’s most populous state and home to one of its largest Muslim populations. Well-known for its syncretic culture, benevolent kings and nawabs, Uttar Pradesh has also been a region that has historically experienced significant religious politics and communal violence. This book moves beyond these sectoral approaches and attempts to present a holistic, detailed, and contemporary perspective on the development of Muslims in the state. It traces the complex sectarian, caste-based, occupational, and regional diversities within the Muslim population in Uttar Pradesh and investigates the intersections of identity, social stratification, and development. Drawing on detailed empirical research, the volume explores critical issues such as educational and occupational mobility, health disparities, livelihood patterns, migration, and access to financial services. It highlights the persistent inequalities faced by Muslims in the state and examines how historical and contemporary processes including sectarian divides, caste hierarchies, political marginalisation, and policy shortcomings have shaped their current realities. This book, along with its companion volume Development Challenges of Muslims in Uttar Pradesh, will be of interest to students and researchers of politics, development studies, anthropology, human geography, sociology, and minority studies. It will also be of relevance to those in development administration, civil society organizations, and the general reader interested in development and deprivation in the state or Hindu-Muslim politics.
My Axolotl Life
by Fb SmitMeet the Wild Type axolotl. This small, water-loving amphibian enjoy being alone. It's not colorful like many of its cousins, but it can blend into its environment and hide. Readers find out what other amazing things the Wild Type axolotl can do in this fact-filled picture book that follows the creature through a day in its life.
My Dad and the Toot that Shook the Galaxy
by Matt Coyne"One small toot for man, one giant butt-blast for man-kind."All aboard the Butt Force Two! Blast through the galaxy and back again in this TOOT-ally hilarious rhyming romp following the most destructive fart to ever be farted! When Eddie's dad lets off an EARTH-SHATTERING fart, they know it's about to take the universe by stinky storm. And only they can stop it . . .Get ready for a toot-acular, rip-roaring, out-of-this-world adventure to catch the powerful parp!Perfect for children (and adults) who love a little potty-humour! Written - but not inspired by - Matt Coyne, bestselling author and creator of the Man vs. Baby blog, with EXPLOSIVE artwork by Richard Merritt.The perfect gift for tooting dads everywhere!Praise for Matt Coyne:'A hero for dads everywhere' Daily Mirror'Very, very funny' This Morning
My Dolphin Life
by Shoshana StopekThe ability to jump is one of the bottlenose dolphin's special skills. It also uses echolocation to communicate and find food. Readers follow a day in the life of a dolphin and its pod in this fact-filled picture book.
My Elephant Life
by Fb SmitMeet the African forest elephant, the largest mammal on land. Its trunk can be used to smell, but it can also be used as a snorkel or as fingers. Readers spend the day with the African forest elephant and learn about its many attributes in this interesting, fact-filled picture book.
My Family is Back: Multi-Family Therapy for Eating Disorders
by June Alexander Julian Baudinet Ivan EislerMy Family is Back challenges conventional methods of eating disorder care by explaining the effectiveness of Multi-Family Therapy (MFT) in helping children recover from anorexia nervosa.MFT is an intensive method involving a small group of families working together towards recovery. Building on previous work that focuses on mobilising family resources as a major factor in therapeutic change, MFT introduces a new element: encouraging groups of families to work together to rediscover their strengths, overcome feelings of isolation, and find renewed hope. The authors describe how MFT works and how it can enhance the treatment of eating disorders by improving service delivery and reducing costs. Eighteen families serve as the ‘voice of experience,’ their stories breathing life into the science. The families provide a long-term perspective and reflection on their MFT participation. Their stories emphasise the importance of early intervention, family involvement, and collaboration in overcoming anorexia. Strategies for family members, friends, and professionals illustrate the evidence base for this model of care.This book, offering an accessible guide to MFT, has international appeal for families of children with eating disorders, health professionals, and healthcare providers.
My Pet at the Vet
by Laura StickneyVets help dogs, cats, rats, and other pets stay happy and healthy! Beginning readers hone their phonics skills while learning how vets can help when pets get sick or hurt. As readers practice decoding words with short vowel sounds, they gain nonfiction knowledge. Every Stairway Decodables book combines multiple aspects of the Science of Reading to support small group instruction, independent reading, and reading practice at home.
My Tiger Life
by Shoshana StopekThe strong, stealthy Bengal tiger rules as queen of its territory, protecting it—and its cubs—daily. The tiger's stripes help it blend into its environment, making it easier to be sneaky and hide. Readers follow the Bengal tiger for a day in this fact-filled picture book.
Myth, Manhood, and Curriculum: Towards Truth, Self-Cultivation, and Reparation (Studies in Curriculum Theory Series)
by James P. BurnsThis book explores the historicized complexities of myths of manhood through a curriculum study that examines the historical emergence of the current propagandization of attacks on manhood in US public life.Narratives about manhood and masculinity are often predicated on concepts of violence, such as the “war on men/boys,” which posits a “demasculization” of men that threatens the global white nation. In this book, Burns connects the current moral panic about manhood to a pattern of ethnonationalist and Christian nationalist ideas that pervade culture and contribute to homophobia, attacks on women’s reproductive rights, restrictions on academic freedom, free speech, and school curricula, and which were grafted onto pre-existing fears targeted against communists, socialists, and dissent. A central tenet of the curriculum studies field holds that reactivation of the past can help us to better understand the problems of the present. As such, this study connects contemporary revanchist hysteria about the need to rehabilitate manhood to similar religious, political, economic, militarist, racial, gendered, and sexualized mythologies of manhood deeply embedded in the history of the US. It also speculates on some possibilities for transcending the historicized mythologies of manhood through ethical and aesthetic engagement in the search for truth, self-cultivation, and reparation.This interdisciplinary and highly original volume will appeal to scholars, faculty, and post-graduate students in curriculum studies, teacher education, gender and sexuality studies, history, and religious studies.
Myths and Heroes in Creative Writing: Re-Reading and Remaking
by Adrian MayMyths and Heroes in Creative Writing: Re-Reading and Remaking offers a comprehensive overview of myth throughout history. Exploring a variety of forms, Adrian May provides a framework for the practice and process of writing myths.This accessible guide discusses a rich and diverse range of literary examples across myth, theatre, poetry and criticism to make a clear and compelling case for a reimagining of the epic and heroic. It celebrates the depth and subtlety of myth and its ability to overcome clichés, while offering essential advice on plotting, editing and retelling classical myths. It features practical advice and exercises for a complete writing experience.Inspiring creativity and advancing comprehension, this book is for anyone interested in the creative use of myth. This includes writers, artists and all who seek to see beyond the surface of things and gain new insights into mythology.
Nabil Goes Global
by Shannon McClintock MillerThe Global Food Festival is coming up, and Nabil wants to create a recipe collection that celebrates dishes from around the world. But gathering stories and recipes isn’t as easy as it sounds. How can Nabil connect with others, understand their food traditions, and share everything in time for the festival? This early chapter book showcases important concepts in digital learning, like being a global collaborator, in a classroom setting. Created in partnership with International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).