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The Political Economy of Indonesia’s Economic Development, Volume I: The Dawn of Civilisation to a New Order Era: 2000BC to 1998AD
by Sangaralingam RameshSpanning over four millennia, this sweeping historical analysis traces Indonesia&’s economic journey from prehistoric agrarian societies to the democratic challenges of the 21st century. Integrating political economy, history, and development studies, the book offers a rich, multi-layered account of how geography, empire, trade, colonialism, revolution, and reform have shaped the world&’s largest archipelagic nation. The first volume charts Indonesia&’s transformation from early maritime kingdoms and colonial exploitation to the rise of the New Order and its dramatic collapse in the wake of the Asian Financial Crisis. It interrogates the interplay between power and production, foreign influence and domestic agency, and growth and inequality, laying bare the forces that have driven, distorted, and disrupted Indonesia&’s economic development. This book is essential reading for scholars, students, policymakers, and anyone interested in Southeast Asian development, global capitalism, and the long-term dynamics that shape emerging economies.
Vaterunser-Parodien in Kontinuität und Wandel: Theologische und kulturwissenschaftliche Analysen (pop.religion: lebensstil – kultur – theologie)
by Anne BrecknerIn diesem Open-Access-Buch werden anhand von Detailanalysen von Vaterunser-Parodien deren Relevanz für die Theologie als auch für die Gesellschaft im Verlauf der Jahrhunderte dargestellt, diskutiert und bewertet. Vaterunser-Parodien sind eine vielfältige Textgruppe, die seit dem Mittelalter bis in das 21. Jahrhundert häufig auftreten. Sie sind ein Ausdruck der populär-kulturellen Rezeption des Vaterunsers, eines der elementarsten und bekanntesten Gebete des Christentums. Die darin angesprochenen Themen zeigen u. a. die Verknüpfung von Politik und Religion, kommerziellen Interessen und Gemeinschaftsritualen, konfessionellen Gebetstraditionen und deren Transformation durch Humor und Verfremdung. Konkret werden Vaterunser-Parodien exemplarisch beleuchtet, die Sucht- und Genussmittel wie Alkohol und Kaffee oder die Freizeitbeschäftigung Fußball thematisieren, die Herrschaftskritik am Papst oder politischen Machthabern wie dem Kurfürsten von Sachsen oder Napoleon als Besatzer üben und die religiöse Bildung und daraus resultierende Kirchenkritik oder den Mangel religiöser Sprachfähigkeit offenlegen.
Sustainability and Community-Based Organizations: Cross-Cultural Cases (Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Business In Association with Future Earth)
by Tamás VeressThis book describes how community-based organizations prioritize stakeholders&’ access to basic needs, autonomy, and capabilities development. Through analysis of nineteen organizations across multiple sectors, including food, energy, healthcare, mobility, housing, and finance, the research highlights key organizational characteristics enabling this: primarily, ethical coordination and the ethos of prosociality, the genuine involvement of those most concerned, multidimensional goal and value systems, and practices of sharing, resource pooling and sufficiency. The book argues that meeting everyone's basic needs with far lower resource and energy use than contemporary unsustainable arrangements, which drives limitless and unequal material growth, is possible and is foremost not a technological production challenge. Instead, sustainability efforts should be directed towards collective action. The community-based organizations in this study offer real-life cases of social arrangements protecting and nurturing the primacy of needs fulfillment against ideas and practices of limitless growth and ungeneralizable excess. Combining theoretical framing with empirical case studies, this book will be of great interest to students, researchers, activists, practitioners, and policymakers engaged with sustainability. It offers actionable insights for transforming production-consumption systems to support human and ecological well-being.
Coordinated Energy Management for Low-Carbon Power Systems: From a Resource Aggregation Perspective
by Wei Lin Juan Yu Suhan ZhangThis book provides systematical exhibitions of grabbing coordination opportunities for energy management in low-carbon power systems in terms of the transmission level, distribution level, and interactions with heterogeneous energy flows. Particularly, this book focuses on coordinated energy management for low-carbon power systems from a resource aggregation perspective which can be plug-and-play in practice with higher effectiveness. This book starts with introducing resource aggregation techniques with specific attention to the transmission level, distribution level, and interactions with heterogeneous energy flows. Moreover, this book incorporates renewable uncertainties into the previous resource aggregation techniques for comparison and further discussions. After that, this book introduces various applications in the operations and planning of low-carbon power systems. This book is intended for graduate students, researchers, and professionals who are interested in energy management of low-carbon power systems, and can also be offered as an encouragement to operators and engineers to employ this coordinated kind of energy management techniques.
Handbook of Teaching and Learning Persian as a Second Language (Springer Handbooks in Languages and Linguistics)
by Hooman SaeliThis collection explores relevant pedagogical and sociolinguistic topics in the teaching and learning of Persian as a foreign and second language. Owing to the dearth of research in many areas pertaining to the teaching and learning of Persian, this handbook provides empirically-supported insights into various aspects of these areas. While the literature on teaching and learning Persian is growing, the field lacks a cohesive collection on Persian as a foreign/second language. The book addresses issues pertaining to the standardization and validation of teaching and assessment methods, which remain under-explored in the contexts of teaching and learning Persian. It also covers the teaching of Persian pragmatics, the use of corpora, as well as a range of different areas within linguistics, including phonetics, prosody, and historical linguistics. This comprehensive collection contributes substantially to the scientific study of many aspects of teaching and learning Persian which have been neglected for decades. A must-have text in Persian language pedagogy and Persian sociolinguistics, it an essential book for those in teaching and learning in Persian language programs worldwide.
Prompting Causal Events (SpringerBriefs in Intelligent Systems)
by Jordi VallverdúPrompting marks a paradigmatic shift in how we engage with artificial intelligence—transforming static interfaces into dynamic conversations, reshaping the relationship between user intent, system behavior, and knowledge production. This book invites readers into that frontier, tracing the contours of prompting as a methodology for causal understanding across diverse academic and applied domains. At its heart, prompting democratizes computational reasoning. It lowers the threshold of expertise required to interrogate complex systems, analyze data, and simulate outcomes. Where once deep technical skill was necessary to extract insights from models or datasets, prompting enables a new kind of user—one who crafts queries, scenarios, and simulations with natural language, guided by discipline-specific rigor and cognitive intent. This transformation is especially urgent in the realm of causality, a concept as contested as it is essential. Across centuries, philosophers, scientists, statisticians, and legal scholars have debated its meaning, its measurement, and its manifestations. This book does not aim to resolve those disputes; instead, it offers a set of practical strategies to work with them—mobilizing the capabilities of generative AI to support causal reasoning tailored to disciplinary norms and constraints. Generative AI can engage in multimodal causal inference—connecting language with images, charts, simulations, and numerical data. This ability to traverse modes of representation opens new pathways for inquiry, particularly in science, education, and design. Prompting, therefore, is not simply a communication layer. It is a new medium for causal thought. The future of causality may not belong to machines or humans alone. It will belong to those who master the art of asking better questions. The author will guide the readers through the full spectrum of prompting techniques—from role simulation and reasoning chains to creative generation and ethical constraints. Whether you are a researcher, educator, policymaker, or student, this book is designed to enhance your fluency in a language we are all still learning to speak: the language of generative epistemics.
Quantitative Prognosen in der externen Unternehmensrechnung: Methoden für die Prognose von Cashflows und Gewinnen zur Analyse und Bewertung
by Lukas Benjamin HeidbrinkBarwertkalküle erfordern Prognosen künftiger Zahlungsströme oder Gewinne, haben sich zur vorherrschenden Bewertungsmethodik entwickelt und kommen immer häufiger zur Anwendung. In dieser Arbeit werden ausgewählte quantitative Prognoseverfahren aufgezeigt, empirisch evaluiert und daraus Empfehlungen für die Anwendung innerhalb der Rechnungslegung sowie für die Unternehmensbewertung abgeleitet. Betrachtet werden etablierte sowie neuere Methoden aus dem Bereich des maschinellen Lernens. Darüber hinaus werden die Prognosefelder der handelsrechtlichen und internationalen Rechnungslegung sowie die Auswirkungen von Rechnungslegungspolitik evaluiert. Die Untersuchungen liefern wichtige Erkenntnisse für die Unternehmensanalyse auf Basis von Daten der Finanzberichterstattung und die Ermittlung von Unternehmenswerten. Der Autor empfiehlt zudem methodische Vorgaben für Prognosen in der externen Unternehmensrechnung.
Case Studies in Forensic Psychology: Diversity in Clinical Practice
by Jennifer Bamford J. Tully RuthThis book shines light on the often-hidden work completed by psychologists in forensic settings. It follows on from Case Studies in Forensic Psychology (2019) and Further Case Studies in Forensic Psychology (2022).The case studies presented involve service users with varied presentations such as acquired brain injury and ADHD, as well as a variety of offending histories including sexual, terrorism-related, and violent offences. Chapters present the individual’s background, assessment or treatment completed with them, and discussion of the features of the case in the context of relevant literature. Some chapters detail informative and evidence-based discussion of the authors’ experiences working with particular groups including recommendations for others working in that field (e.g. assessment of clergy, so called ‘honour-based violence’, assessment of those with terrorism-related convictions). One chapter is co-produced with an expert by experience. The book demonstrates to readers the complex and individually responsive psychological work engaged in by clinicians and underscores the importance of considering diversity and individual presentation within this work. It brings together clinical practice in the context of models of treatment and research, to demonstrate application at an individual level.Case studies in Forensic Psychology: Diversity in Clinical Practice is key reading for psychologists, allied health professionals, and practitioners at any career stage. Students will also find this book useful, as will those interested in real-world clinical practice of psychologists in forensic contexts.
Adolescent Health and Well-Being: Meeting Challenges Old and New (Adolescence and Society)
by Imelda Coyne Melissa Kang Nicola J GrayThis important book explores adolescent health and well-being through an ecological and developmental lens, drawing on international comparative studies and data sources to provide valuable contextual insights.Recognising that children and adolescents are not a homogenous group, this book highlights the importance of age distinctions in shaping health needs, risks, and protective behaviours. Adolescent development, the epidemiology and social determinants of adolescent health, health literacy and health promotion are foundational themes woven throughout the chapters. It explores how gender influences both health behaviors and outcomes, emphasising the need for a nuanced understanding of adolescent well-being. By presenting data comparisons across time and socio-demographic groups, this book sheds light on disparities related to gender, ethnicity (including Black and minority ethnic and Indigenous populations), age, geography, and socioeconomic status, offering valuable insights into the diverse factors that shape adolescent health.This textbook is intended for clinicians, researchers, policymakers, advocates, youth workers, adolescents and their parents and carers.
Energy-Based Safety: A Scientific Approach to Preventing Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIFs)
by Matthew R. HallowellDespite steady improvements in reducing minor injuries over the past two decades, the rate of serious injuries and fatalities (SIFs) has remained stubbornly flat. Research has revealed that the hazards causing minor injuries are not the same as those leading to fatalities, making traditional safety approaches insufficient. Energy-Based Safety (EBS) presents a science-backed strategy for SIF prevention, built on four core principles that emphasize the role of hazardous energy, the power of effective controls, and the critical influence of workers in shaping safety outcomes.This book is a useful resource for those committed to saving lives and delivering change in workplace safety through new ways of injury prevention. Divided into two parts, it firstly explores the research behind EBS and investigates each principle with evidence, case studies, and practical insights from real-world implementation. The second part focuses on incorporating EBS into existing safety practices, from design and work planning to incident learning and performance measurement.Through reading this book, readers will gain practical tools and methods to enhance safety programs, making SIF prevention effective and sustainable in their workplace. Written for safety professionals, Energy-Based Safety: A Scientific Approach to Preventing Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIFs) is an enlightening read for industry leaders in occupational health and safety and practitioners responsible for workplace safety and occupational risk.
Operational Psychology and National Security: An Ethics Casebook
by Mark A. StaalThis book offers a comprehensive guide to ethical decision-making for practitioners of operational psychology working in national security and defense.The terrorist attacks of 9/11 led to the mass recruitment, training, and employment of psychologists to support national security, national defense, and public safety initiatives. The result was a confluence of advances in the field, alongside highly controversial missteps and calls for greater guidance. This book aims to improve practitioners’ ability to recognize ethical dilemmas before they arise, assess the risks they present, and respond to them in a manner characterized by thoughtful engagement and virtuous behavior. The work adopts an integrated approach, providing a holistic treatment of ethics and ethical decision-making. It begins with the establishment of a broad theoretical foundation of moral reasoning and ends with presentations of relevant rule-based codes, illustrative case studies, real-world contemporary issues, and practical solutions to common ethical problems. The book is unique in its comprehensive ethics case analysis of operational psychology, and ethical dilemmas are presented both by issue and by practitioner core competencies. As such, it enables readers to easily cross-reference ethical dilemmas by the nature of the dilemma and by its context (where it is most likely to occur).This book will be essential reading for psychologists working in national security, national defense, and public safety sectors and of much interest to students of ethics and ethical decision-making.
First-Generation College Students and Study Abroad (Rethinking Higher Education Through the Strengths and Insights of First-Generation College Students)
by SimonMary Asese Aihiokhai Matt Daily Layla GarriguesThis book showcases the experiences of first-generation college students on study abroad programs.Research shows that study abroad programs develop crucial life skills, provide valuable experiences, and enhance academic achievement. However, only a small percentage of first-generation students access these opportunities. By centering the voices and stories of first-generation students, this book advocates for equity in global education while reimagining study abroad as a more accessible and empowering experience.This book asks how faculty, administrators, and staff can tap into the strengths of first-generation students to increase the number of those who take advantage of their opportunities and explores the ways in which first-generation students contribute to the success and vision of study abroad programs. It will be of interest to scholars studying educational outreach, higher education, and comparative and international education.
Social Psychology of Leadership and Crowds: Global Perspectives
by Yasemin Gülsüm Acar Mete Sefa Uysal Sara VestergrenThis timely volume brings together research on leadership and social movements, exploring the psychological and social processes at the intersection of crowd psychology and leadership studies.Featuring perspectives from around the globe, the book examines collective action, social movements and change, identity construction, repression, and power. It includes case studies of leadership and crowd behaviour from various countries, including political rallies in Turkey, the Capitol Assault in the US, Indigenous movements in Australia, identity construction of Tibetans in exile, resistance in Iran, community leadership in Ghana, and riots in Greece. The chapters examine the mutual influence between leaders and crowds in the pursuit of social change or stability. The book takes a unique angle to dissect how leadership–followership dynamics evolve during pivotal crowd events and social movements worldwide.The book is a novel exploration that illustrates how leaders shape the course of history and how crowds, in turn, redefine the landscape of power. It will be highly relevant for academics and students in the fields of social and political psychology, as well as political science, sociology, and communication studies. The book will also be of interest to policymakers and activists and anyone interested in understanding the interplay between leadership and crowds.
Global South-North Dichotomies in Higher Education: Critical Dialogue, Reflection and Collaboration (Routledge Research in Higher Education)
by Vander TavaresRevisiting foundational concepts and practices that have long sustained global divisions and hierarchies, this seminal volume challenges Global South-North dichotomies in higher education by exploring the possibilities and limitations of such socio-political dichotomies from multiple perspectives.Foregrounding a diversity of international voices from countries and territories such as Brazil, China, Denmark, India, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe and others, this book presents conceptual reflections and empirical studies on strategies, initiatives, and policies aimed at enhancing collaboration between South-North higher education contexts. Chapters engage critically with traditional concepts and practices, such as academic conferences, research and teaching methodologies, academic publishing and writing, and epistemic frameworks that have helped maintain South-North educational dichotomies while clearly articulating nuanced perspectives on the complexities associated with such South-North dichotomies. Innately forward-looking in approach, chapters discuss micro, macro, and potentially radical, transformative practices that encourage dialogue and reimagine the academic environment to further challenge existing power differentials, drawing on Indigenous, local, and trans-local epistemologies.Ultimately offering critical perspectives from real-world global contexts on how to address systemic inequalities and promote dialogue, this book will be of relevance to scholars, researchers, and students in the fields of higher education, international and comparative education, teacher education, and multicultural education. Policy makers working in ethnic and cultural studies, development and internationalization may also benefit from this volume.
Law and the Exception: Towards a New Paradigm (Nomos Studies in Law, Culture and Power)
by Przemysław Tacik Gian-Giacomo FuscoThis book proposes a paradigm shift in the way that ‘the state of exception’–as it is usually named in legal and political theory–is to be understood. Building on the assumption that the exception is a heuristic idea that is still a relevant category for a critical deconstruction of law, this book argues that it needs to be rethought outside the boundaries of its traditional understanding. To this end, the book offers two strategies. First, it develops the ideas of ‘exceptionality’ and ‘exceptionalisation’ in order to grasp how measures, norms and mechanisms that clearly have an exceptional character are no longer confined within the boundaries of classic institutions such as the state of exception, martial law, the state of emergency and so on. As demonstrated recently during the COVID-19 pandemic, legal systems may dissimulate the exceptional as the normal, avoiding the use of formal states of exception and adopting measures that are of exceptional nature. This book maintains that it is necessary to think of ‘exceptionality’ outside of its usual legal footholds. Emergency laws are considered here as part of a more general sphere of exceptionality that must be understood as the product of a process of the accumulation of symbols, practices, notions and images that are only partially expressed through law, despite having long populated the legal imagination. Second, the book offers an analysis of the inner exceptional life of liberal constitutionalism: the subterranean authoritarian drives dissimulated by the rule of law.This book will interest scholars and researchers in legal and political theory, as well as continental philosophy.
Girls' Media in the Women's Liberation Era (Routledge Research in Gender, Sexuality, and Media)
by Kirsten PikeGirls’ Media in the Women’s Liberation Era is a critical analysis and cultural history of popular girls’ media narratives produced in the United States between 1968 and 1980—the era of the second-wave feminist movement—and girls’ responses to those narratives.Grounded in exhaustive archival research and close analysis of such hits as The Brady Bunch and Family, the book highlights how mainstream media negotiated feminist themes and how liberation-era girls “talked back”—especially through letters, opinion essays, interviews, and diaries—on a range of media narratives and feminist issues, thus demonstrating their crucial involvement in the women’s movement and its wider political struggle.Girls’ Media in the Women’s Liberation Era is a key text for both students and researchers in women’s and gender studies, media studies, children’s media, American studies, cultural studies, and sociology.
Epigenetic Drug Discovery: Advancements, Challenges, and Applications in Precision Medicine
by Jon Adams Kamal Dua Trudi Collet Sachin Kumar Singh M V N L ChaitanyaThis book reviews the evolving field of epigenetics and its implications for drug discovery and precision medicine. It also focuses on the intricate mechanisms governing gene regulation and the impact of epigenetics on health and disease. The book encompasses the complexities of epigenetic mechanisms and their role in diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, inflammatory conditions, and neurodegenerative diseases. Additionally, it examines the role of miRNA as an epigenetic drug in treating cancer and in-silico approaches to epigenetic drug discovery. The book uncovers the potential of epigenetic drug discovery, including insights into traditional medicine, marine sources, and OMICS technologies. Moreover, it explores the interplay between gut microbiota, probiotics, and prebiotics in epigenetic therapeutic approaches. With a focus on personalized medicine and recent advancements in drug delivery systems, this book is intended for researchers, clinicians, and pharmaceutical professionals seeking to explore epigenetic drug discovery and development.Key features Discusses the implications of epigenetic mechanisms in different diseases and epigenetic based drug discovery Reviews development of targeted therapies based on epigenetic mechanisms for cancer, autoimmune diseases, neurodegenerative conditions, and inflammatory diseases Emphasizes the importance of precision medicine and personalized therapies based on epigenetic profiling Explores application of artificial intelligence in designing novel delivery systems for epigenetic drugs Presents role of advance in-silico and drug discovery tools in the development of epigenetic drugs
The Road to Cisterna: Darby’s Rangers and Their Most Consequential Battle in World War II
by David Lyle WilliamsThe Road to Cisterna is the story of Darby’s Rangers, an elite American army unit in World War II, selected for toughness and specially trained in beach landings and lightning raids deep behind enemy lines. Commanded by Colonel William Orlando Darby, the 1st Ranger Battalion spearheaded landings in North Africa and helped defeat German general Erwin Rommel—the Desert Fox—in Tunisia. Its success inspired the creation of two more battalions led by Darby in the invasions of Sicily and the Italian mainland. The Rangers’ record of victories ended in central Italy at the Battle of Cisterna, where a force of almost sixty thousand Germans wiped them out. The German forces captured all but a few of the survivors, but many Rangers made daring escapes from prisoner-of-war camps. Of the Rangers who fought that battle, forty-six tell their stories in this book.David Lyle Williams spent over two decades collecting the memories of Darby Rangers, enabling him to compile an unprecedentedly thorough history of the unit. Unlike previous accounts, more than 160 Rangers speak here in their own words and voices, giving an intimate picture of their combat experiences, enabling the reader to know them as individuals.
The Pretenders
by Avtar SinghIn a posh Delhi colony, Shamsher Singh looks on as a man carries around a corpse looking to give his friend a decent burial. His is a privileged life, and yet, the Covid-19 pandemic has ripped open all the insecurities and anxieties of his past. In locked-down Beijing, Mei must come to terms both with her stepfather's demands and her budding relationship with Farid, Shamsher Singh's neighbour. In Bangkok, Changez Khan finds an unexpected kindness, but he has his own ghosts to suffer. And in Jakarta, Nina, Mei's mother, must overcome both her husband's insufferable isolation and her daughter's loneliness. As the body count continues to mount and death steps ever closer, lies are exposed, and deceptions unraveled. But there is always hope. Set across Asia at the peak of the brutal Delta wave, The Pretenders is a novel about finding love, freedom and human connection even in the bleakest of times. Between the sprawling apartments of Delhi's posh colonies and the loneliness of Bangkok's streets, The Pretenders takes one to the heart of what it means to be human, set in a time when humanity itself was on the edge. Policemen, predators, the privileged and the under-privileged – everyone must confront their demons to discover what it is they are pretending about. Ambitious, lyrical and reflective, The Pretenders is the pandemic novel we've all been waiting for.
Enterprise Operational Optimization and Risk Management in an Omnichannel Context (AI for Risks)
by Limeng ChaiThis book provides a comprehensive guide to navigating the complexities in modern business landscape which is increasingly defined by the omnichannel paradigm, offering practical strategies and theoretical frameworks for optimizing operations, managing risks, and making informed decisions in the omnichannel world. It delves into crucial areas like pricing strategies in dual-channel supply chains, exploring the nuances of "Buy Online, Pick-up in Store" (BOPS) models, and addressing the critical intersection of sustainability and supply chain omnichannel operations.
Advances in Sciences Behind Food, Energy, and Innovation: Selected Contributions to the 10th International Congress on Agroindustrial Engineering, CIIA-2024 (Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering)
by Orestes Llanes-Santiago Guillermo Vilalta-Alonso Cláudio de Castro Pellegrini Felipe Soto Pau Rudi Radrigán-EwoldtThis book presents recent advances in food sciences, with a focus on process innovation, food safety, value chains, and resource efficiency. Featuring a diverse range of case studies on the agro-industrial value chain, it offers scientifically rigorous insights into real-world applications. Based on the 9th International Congress on Agro-industrial Engineering (CIIA 2023), held in Mexico, this volume serves as a valuable reference for academics and professionals in agroindustry.
Domestic Abuse and Mental Health in Qatar: Challenges and Policy Interventions (Gulf Studies #23)
by Khalid Al-NaamaThis book delves into the mental health consequences of domestic abuse against women, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety, with a focus on Qatari women. Through a combination of quantitative and qualitative research, the book offers empirically grounded insights for policy interventions. It highlights psychological aggression and economic abuse as the most prevalent forms of abuse, while physical assault and sexual coercion are reported less frequently. Additionally, it explores the reasons why women often remain passive in abusive relationships. The book emphasizes the need for policy measures to prevent domestic abuse and makes a valuable contribution to the growing literature on domestic abuse in the Arab world, a topic that has historically received inadequate attention in academic research.
Quantitative Product Safety: Foundation of Behavioral Safety for Autonomous Driving
by Andreas AmorosoThe development of autonomous driving systems mandatorily requires solving two tasks: A promising implementation must be developed. Its safety must be demonstrated before it is placed on the market. The prerequisite for solving the second task is a profound understanding of the large area of product safety. In order to develop this, both a suitable nomenclature and a taxonomy are proposed for the first time. These form the basis for further considerations on the question of product validation, which show that the possibilities in this respect are very limited. Based on this interim result, the concepts of quantitative behavioral and product safety are derived and proposed, which demonstrably form the only possible foundation of any safety argumentation for autonomous vehicles. The former task, namely the design of promising implementation, is deliberately omitted. Complementary considerations, hopefully sparking new drive and at least regarded as helpful, are reserved for a separate book, which is in preparation.
The Art and Science of Filler Injection: Based on Clinical Anatomy and the Pinch Technique
by Seungmin Oh Giwoong Hong Yongwoo Lee Jeongmok ChoThis highly illustrated book describes how to perform dermal filler procedures in a way that simultaneously takes into account esthetic and safety aspects in order to achieve optimal outcomes in individual patients. After discussion of filler materials and design considerations, the relevant basic and clinical anatomy is described, drawing on cadaveric examinations and imaging in living subjects. Step-by-step instruction is then provided on how to identify a safe injection plane and on injection using the pinch technique. The coverage includes guidance on injection procedures specific to different sites. A thorough and systemic description of potential side effects of filler injection, and the management of complications is also presented. The Art and Science of Filler Injection equips the reader with a sound knowledge of all aspects relevant to the achievement of pleasing esthetic results without side effects and will be of value for practitioners at all levels of experience. By updating the latest knowledge on anatomy and mechanics for safe filler procedure, it makes it possible for readers to perform the best filler procedure with confidence.
Projective Simulation in Action: Quantum-Mechanical Perspectives on the Problem of Agency (Synthese Library #507)
by Thomas Müller Hans J. BriegelThis open access monograph presents an in-depth study of the problem of how agency fits into the physical world. In particular, the authors focus on agency as a precondition of free will. They present a detailed and physically well motivated formal model to anchor their philosophical discussion. Coverage brings together perspectives from physics, computer science, and different branches of philosophy. The book describes the agency model of Projective Simulation, its physical realisability and its quantum extensions. It situates this model within the discussion of agency in philosophy and in Artificial Intelligence. In addition, the authors highlight the role of agency in Quantum Mechanics itself, recently stressed by the Bayesian-inspired interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, QBism. They provide a comprehensive exposition of Quantum Mechanics and a reflection on the embodied nature of agents. (Quantum) indeterminism turns out to be a key resource for Projective Simulation, and for agency in general. This establishes a novel connection between agency and phenomenology. Overall, the book provides a coherent picture of agents as persisting physical entities endowed with active capacities. Such an explanation does not necessarily settle the question of the actual empirical basis of our human agency. It does, however, show that a coherent notion of agency is possible within a modern scientific world-view.