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The Prop Effects Guidebook: Lights, Motion, Sound, and Magic
by Eric HartThe Prop Effects Guidebook Second Edition explores how to make props for the stage that move, light up, make sounds, or interact with their environment. Whether it's a sword that glows, a vase that breaks, or a book that bursts into flames (safely), this guide shows how to bring imagination to life.The book covers practical techniques using everyday tools and materials. It explains concepts like electricity, mechanics, and pneumatics in simple terms, making them accessible even for beginners. Nearly 300 photographs, illustrations, and charts help readers understand how to build dynamic effects. In this second edition, each chapter has been updated with new technology and detailed and advanced information, more illustrative photographs and diagrams, new information on virtual prototyping methods, LED and wireless lighting technology, app-based controllers, more examples of drops, blood delivery methods, flicker effects, sound effects, and much more. The Prop Effects Guidebook bridges creativity and engineering, showing how to solve problems and adapt designs for different situations.Groundbreaking in its comprehensive approach, this guide empowers students in Prop Building courses, artists, educators, and hobbyists to create magic on stage, making it an invaluable resource for anyone with a passion for storytelling and craftsmanship.The book is complemented by a companion website featuring videos of how to create individual prop special effects: www.propeffectsguidebook.com.
Jewish Philosophy: The Basics (The Basics)
by T.M. RudavskyThis book introduces students and interested readers to two thousand years of Jewish philosophy, from its earliest inception to the current era. Fourteen chapters cover major figures in the medieval, modern and contemporary periods, as well as important themes and topics that have been part of Jewish thought for centuries. Questions and topics covered include: What is Jewish philosophy? At what point does the introduction of secular knowledge dilute, destroy, or strengthen the basic teachings found in Jewish sources? Is it possible to harmonize the domains of science and religion? How can philosophy be married to a particular religious tradition? Containing a comprehensive list of authors, as well as suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, Jewish Philosophy: The Basics offers an excellent starting point for anyone seeking an engaging and accessible introduction to the rich content of Jewish philosophy.Key Features and Benefits Covers traditional topics in Jewish philosophy, with an emphasis on philosophers’ struggles to reconcile faith and reason. These topics include the existence and nature of God, prophecy, miracles and divine providence, the problem of evil, nationalism, Jewish mysticism, and the status of women Clearly explains the important contributions from historical and contemporary thinkers, like Judah Halevi, Moses Maimonides, Baruch Spinoza, Moses Mendelssohn, Martin Buber Joseph Soloveitchik and many others Emphasizes the interactions with the secular intellectual world upon Jewish philosophy, ranging from the rediscovery of Aristotle in the medieval world, to the rise of modern science, as well as the importance of modern thinkers including Descartes, Kant, Hegel, Heidegger and others. Provides an overview of contemporary issues in Jewish philosophy, including Zionism and the status of women in Judaism.
Non-representational and more-than-human research: Vitalist methodologies for the end of data
by Phillip VanniniThis book fosters new links between non-representational theories and more-than-human perspectives. Offering multidisciplinary perspectives, from geography and anthropology, to social theory and qualitative research methodologies, it reimagines the boundaries of research by arguing for a new concept of “data.”Original, bold, and creative contributions provocatively push us to reimagine what is meant by data. No longer something we can unproblematically understand as an empirical given, the notion of data is reimagined as the relational outcome of encounters, engagements, attachments, and more-than-human relations. As such, the book expands the field of non-representational scholarship, challenging the ideas of data collection, analysis, and representation.This innovative book provides a courageous contemporary theoretical and methodological intervention. It will be valuable for students, researchers, and arts practitioners across the social sciences and will serve as the beginning of new methodological dialogues for years to come.
Socially Sustainable Neighbourhood Design for Children and Youth (Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design)
by Parisa ZiaesaeidiSocially Sustainable Neighbourhood Design for Children and Youth explores social sustainability in neighbourhood design, with a particular focus on providing practical design recommendations to improve the lives of children and youth. This book provides insights from research, as well as practical, actionable design principles and strategies to create inclusive, child-and youth-friendly environments that foster social connections and community engagement.The book strongly emphasises how vibrant, engaged communities are linked to equity and long-term social and environmental sustainability. It explores how children and youth perceive social sustainability and the behaviour settings that support it. It outlines design principles and recommendations useful for creating spaces that prioritise their wellbeing and development, both as individuals and as community members. By addressing the unique needs and perspectives of young people, the book empowers urban professionals to develop neighbourhoods that are socially sustainable, inclusive, and resilient. It also touches on important topics like decolonisation, post-colonialism in design, co-design principles, and democratic design approaches and evaluates how current urban planning practices impact the design of spaces for young people.This book is an essential resource for urban planners, designers, architects, and landscape professionals who are committed to designing neighbourhoods that foster social connection, inclusivity, and sustainable community life – especially through meaningful children and youth engagement.
Ouija: Conjuring American Popular Culture (Routledge Advances in Popular Culture Studies)
by Katherine G. SchmidtTapping into a growing interest in American culture with the occult and new spiritualism, this book is the first scholarly work devoted entirely to the unique place of Ouija in American culture.On the one hand, Ouija has at different moments in history pointed to a deep fascination and openness with the supernatural in the American psyche. On the other hand, Ouija resides squarely outside of orthodox religious belief, and, as we shall see, garners suspicion and even outright rejection from various Christian traditions especially. Thus this cardboard doorway to the supernatural continues to reflect some of the most interesting paradoxes in American life.Bringing together an international team of scholars, this book shows that what qualifies as religious remains an open question, and how Americans continue to grapple with what practices lie within and without the traditions they inherit and pass on.
Architectures for the Intelligent AI-Ready Enterprise: Building real-world solutions with MongoDB
by Boris Bialek Sebastian Rojas Arbulu Taylor HedgecockCreate AI-ready enterprise solutions with MongoDB and discover how to design intelligent architectures that transform data into innovation, efficiency, and real business valueKey FeaturesComplete guide covering GenAI to agentic AI, semantic protection to multi-agent systems25+ proven AI use cases delivering measurable impact across 6+ industries15+ real enterprise case studies from Novo Nordisk, Base 39, and morePurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionAI is reshaping industries, yet most organizations struggle to scale beyond pilots. Architectures for the Intelligent AI-Ready Enterprise bridges this gap with practical frameworks for building AI-ready architectures that deliver lasting business value. The book helps you explore System of Action databases and see why they're revolutionizing real-time decision-making. Through real-world applications across industries, from manufacturing and healthcare to financial services and retail, you'll discover how leading organizations transform their operations. You'll learn semantic data protection techniques that enable AI in regulated industries, as well as master advanced patterns including agentic AI and multi-agent orchestration. Written by MongoDB and industry practitioners, this book combines strategy with technical depth and proven business value. You’ll modernize by enabling AI innovation while preserving existing investments, implement trustworthy AI with governance frameworks, and build scalable solutions using a unified data platform like MongoDB that delivers measurable ROI and transformation. Whether you're architecting next-generation systems or modernizing legacy infrastructure, this book provides the patterns, case studies, and expert guidance to build enterprises that’ll thrive in an intelligent future.What you will learnDesign AI-ready data architectures that scale in productionDefine systems of action and explain why they matter for enterprisesModernize legacy systems for AI-ready, unified architecturesImplement governance, privacy, and compliance frameworks for AIExplore real-world AI implementations for over six industriesDeploy production RAG and agentic systems with MongoDBApply semantic data protection in regulated industriesBuild domain-specific AI agents and intelligent copilotsApply MCP, causal AI, and multi-agent systems for future-ready architecturesWho this book is forThis book is for IT leaders, enterprise architects, solution designers, and innovators ready to transform AI potential into production reality. Whether you're modernizing legacy systems, implementing scalable AI solutions, or translating AI concepts into measurable business outcomes, this book provides practical frameworks and industry-proven patterns. Basic familiarity with enterprise systems and data architecture is helpful, but deep AI expertise isn't required.
High Performance with MongoDB: Best practices for performance tuning, scaling, and architecture
by Alex Bevilacqua Asya Kamsky Ger HartnettPractical strategies to help you design, optimize, and operate MongoDB deployments for performance, resilience, and growthKey FeaturesIdentify and fix performance bottlenecks with practical diagnostic and optimization strategiesOptimize schema design, indexing, storage, and system resources for real-world workloadsScale confidently with in-depth coverage of replication, sharding, and cluster management techniquesPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionWith data as the new competitive edge, performance has become the need of the hour. As applications handle exponentially growing data and user demand for speed and reliability rises, three industry experts distill their decades of experience to offer you guidance on designing, building, and operating databases that deliver fast, scalable, and resilient experiences. MongoDB’s document model and distributed architecture provide powerful tools for modern applications, but unlocking their full potential requires a deep understanding of architecture, operational patterns, and tuning best practices. This MongoDB book takes a hands-on approach to diagnosing common performance issues and applying proven optimization strategies from schema design and indexing to storage engine tuning and resource management. Whether you’re optimizing a single replica set or scaling a sharded cluster, this book provides the tools to maximize deployment performance. Its modular chapters let you explore query optimization, connection management, and monitoring or follow a complete learning path to build a rock-solid performance foundation. With real-world case studies, code examples, and proven best practices, you’ll be ready to troubleshoot bottlenecks, scale efficiently, and keep MongoDB running at peak performance in even the most demanding production environments.What you will learnDiagnose and resolve common performance bottlenecks in deploymentsDesign schemas and indexes that maximize throughput and efficiencyTune the WiredTiger storage engine and manage system resources for peak performanceLeverage sharding and replication to scale and ensure uptimeMonitor, debug, and maintain deployments proactively to prevent issuesImprove application responsiveness through client driver configurationWho this book is forThis book is for developers, database administrators, system architects, and DevOps engineers focused on performance optimization of MongoDB. Whether you’re building high-throughput applications, managing deployments in production, or scaling distributed systems, you’ll gain actionable insights. Basic knowledge of MongoDB is assumed, with chapters designed progressively to support learners at all levels.
MongoDB Essentials: A quick introduction
by The MongoDB TeamGet started fast with MongoDB architecture, core operations, and AI-powered tools for building intelligent applicationsKey FeaturesQuickly grasp the MongoDB architecture and distributed design principlesLearn practical data modeling, CRUD operations, and aggregation techniquesExplore AI-enabled tools for building intelligent applications with MongoDBPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionModern applications demand flexibility, speed, and intelligence, and MongoDB delivers all three. This mini guide wastes no time, offering a concise, practical introduction to handling data flexibly and efficiently with MongoDB. MongoDB Essentials helps developers, architects, database administrators, and decision makers get started quickly and confidently. The book introduces MongoDB’s core principles, from the document data model to its distributed architecture, including replica sets and sharding. It then helps you build hands-on skills such as installing MongoDB, designing effective data schemas, performing CRUD operations, and working with the aggregation pipeline. You’ll discover performance tips along the way and learn how AI-enhanced tools like Atlas Search and Atlas Vector Search power intelligent application development. With clear explanations and a practical approach, this book gives you the foundation and skills you need to start working with MongoDB right away.What you will learnUnderstand MongoDB's document model and architectureSet up local MongoDB deployments quicklyDesign schemas tailored to application access patternsPerform CRUD and aggregation operations efficientlyUse tools to optimize query performance and scalabilityExplore AI-powered features such as Atlas Search and Atlas Vector SearchWho this book is forThis book is for anyone looking to explore MongoDB, including students, developers, system architects, managers, database administrators, and decision makers who want to familiarize themselves with what a modern database can offer. Whether you're building your first application or exploring what MongoDB can do for you, this book is the idea starting point for your MongoDB journey.
You Are Enough: A Sacred Guide to Emotional Mastery
by Anaiysha C. ParasharYou Are Enough is a guide for you to navigate life. Over seven life-affirming weeks, coach Anaiysha Parashar will walk with you on a journey of self-discovery that will help you let go of past traumas, regain your sense of self, find your authentic voice, build a healthy relationship with yourself and, ultimately, achieve lasting peace.In these seven weeks, you will:· Embark on a journey of self-awareness· Discover the art of letting go· Learn to embrace your imperfections· Nurture unconditional self-love· Understand and practice self-compassion· Unlock your authentic self· Practice conscious rapid manifestationNo matter what your aims are: attracting your soulmate, losing that extra weight, or simply rediscovering inner peace and confidence, You Are Enough will teach you how to over seven immersive weeks.Complete with worksheets, thoughtful prompts and weekly check-ins, this personal journal and comprehensive guide is one to use and cherish.
Computer Vision and Image Processing: 9th International Conference, CVIP 2024, Chennai, India, December 19–21, 2024, Revised Selected Papers, Part V (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2477)
by R. Balasubramanian Santosh Kumar Vipparthi Subrahmanyam Murala Deep Gupta Jagadeesh KakarlaThe Six-volume proceedings set CCIS 2473 and 2478 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Vision and Image Processing, CVIP 2024, held in Chennai, India, during December 19–21, 2024. The 178 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 647 submissions.The papers focus on various important and emerging topics in image processing, computer vision applications, deep learning, and machine learning techniques in the domain.
Physical Signs in Orthopedic and Neurologic Disorders: A Practical Guide
by Roger PillemerThis practical guide is a unique and concise presentation of common clinical signs important in the diagnosis and management of a variety of orthopedic and neurologic conditions. With the advent and expansive use of sophisticated technology, the skill needed to utilize and investigate these signs is in danger of being lost. Each chapter presents the anatomy, function, and clinical signs for a number of musculoskeletal and neurologic injuries and conditions, including the median and ulnar nerve, lesions of the axillary and supraclavicular nerve, scapular winging, the medial hamstring reflex, lumbosacral radiculopathy, and more. The topics are discussed with quick, high yield points and plentiful figures, tables and photographs of the underlying anatomy, signs and tests. Through the text runs an emphasis on the idea that if you don't look for it, you won't find it, along with a number of "aha" moments gleaned from the author's extensive experience as a practicing clinician and medicolegal resource.
Computational Science and Computational Intelligence: 11th International Conference, CSCI 2024, Las Vegas, NV, USA, December 11–13, 2024, Proceedings, Part X (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2510)
by Hamid R. Arabnia Leonidas Deligiannidis Soheyla Amirian Farzan Shenavarmasouleh Farid Ghareh MohammadiThis CCIS book constitutes selected papers accepted in the Research Track on Cyber Warfare, Cyber Defense and Cyber Security and the Research Track on Mobile Computing, Wireless Networks and Security held as part of the 11th International Conference on Computational Science and Computational Intelligence, CSCI 2024, which took place in Las Vegas, NV, USA, during December 11–13, 2024. The Research Track on Cyber Warfare, Cyber Defense and Cyber Security, CSCI-RTCW, received 98 submissions of which 18 papers were accepted. For the Research Track on Mobile Computing, Wireless Networks and Security, CSCI-RTMC, 7 papers were accepted from 31 submissions. They were organized in topical sections on Cyber Warfare, Cyber Defense and Cyber Security; and Mobile Computing, Wireless Networks and Security.
Intelligent Strategies for ICT: Proceedings of ICTCS 2024, Volume 4 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #1319)
by Vijay Singh Rathore M. Shamim Kaiser Juanying XieThis book contains best selected research papers presented at ICTCS 2024: Ninth International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Competitive Strategies. The conference will be held in Jaipur, India during 19 – 21 December 2024. The book covers state-of-the-art as well as emerging topics pertaining to ICT and effective strategies for its implementation for engineering and managerial applications. This book contains papers mainly focused on ICT for computation, algorithms and data analytics and IT security. The work is presented in ten volumes.
Advancing Biotechnology: Technological Advancements in Biosciences and Biotechnology (Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation)
by Vibha Rani Bhawna Saxena Neha AtaleThis book offers the authors to share their opinion, news, research, reviews, and ideas on different aspects of biotechnology such as medical, plant biotechnology, food biotechnology, bioinformatic applications, systems biology, and biomedical engineering. World has witnessed the potential impact of biotechnology in various sectors. The ever-evolving nature of biotechnology and bioinformatics has resulted in an exponential increase in biotech entrepreneurship, industry-wide innovation, and development of novel technologies. Additionally, computational advancements including artificial intelligence, next generation sequencing, big data approaches, and complex algorithms have opened opportunities to understand the complex mechanisms and cellular behavior. The utility of this field has been appreciated worldwide; therefore, evaluating its applications, advancements, possibilities, challenges, ethics, and multidimensional utility will benefit scientific and non-scientific community for future applications.
Food for Thought: Understanding Older Food Insecurity
by Madonna Harrington Meyer Colleen M. HeflinWhile food insecurity among households with children often makes the headlines, a quieter issue that receives much less attention is the food insecurity faced by older adults. In 2023, over nine percent of Americans age sixty and older were food insecure. Without policy intervention, that number is only expected to grow as the U.S. population continues to age. In Food for Thought social policy scholar Colleen M. Heflin and sociologist Madonna Harrington Meyer illuminate the challenges faced by food insecure older adults. Through analysis of national data sets and interviews with lower income older adults, Heflin and Harrington Meyer describe why many older adults do not have enough money to afford food and other essentials. As a result of chronic economic disadvantage, food insecure older adults are often forced to make budget trade-offs between food and other expenses. In these trade-offs, food typically ranks below housing and energy costs and competes with other household bills, such as medical costs, transportation, and phone and internet coverage. While finances play a large role, nonfinancial factors, such as poor physical, cognitive, and mental health, access to healthy food, and transportation challenges, also contribute to food insecurity in old age. In the face of these difficulties, food insecure older adults may go hungry, skip meals, or eat unhealthy foods to help make ends meet. While SNAP and community-based programs, such as food pantries and home delivered meals, are intended to help address the issue of food insecurity, they are typically inadequate to address the needs of food insecure older adults. SNAP has enrollment and maintenance procedures that are particularly difficult for older adults to navigate, pays out an insufficient amount of money to cover food costs, and varies greatly by state. Availability of community programs varies by municipality, often lacks nutritious foods that are complementary to health conditions common among older adults, and can be difficult to access due to a lack of reliable transportation, disability, or cost. Heflin and Harrington Meyer advocate for addressing all the issues that increase older adults’ risk of food insecurity, not just financial barriers. They suggest updating food insecurity screening tools to include these factors, increasing SNAP benefits and income support for older adults, and other policies to help combat food insecurity in older adults. Food for Thought highlights the increasingly important issue of food insecurity in old age and lays bare the overlooked challenges faced by food insecure older adults.
Legalized Inequalities: Immigration and Race in the Low-wage Workplace
by Shannon Gleeson Kati L. Griffith Patricia Campos-Medina Dubuisson DarleneBeyond unlivable wages and a lack of upward mobility, low-wage work in the United States is rife with danger and degrading treatment. Immigrants and people of color are overrepresented in these “bad jobs” and often feel as though they are unable to change their working conditions. In Legalized Inequalities, law scholar Kati L. Griffith, sociologist Shannon Gleeson, anthropologist Darlène Dubuisson, and political scientist Patricia Campos-Medina investigate the government’s role in perpetuating poor and dangerous work environments for low-wage immigrant workers of color. Drawing on interviews with over three hundred low-wage Haitian and Central American workers and worker advocates, Griffith, Gleeson, Dubuisson, and Campos-Medina reveal how U.S. policies produce and sustain job instability and insecurity. Together, contemporary U.S. labor and employment law, immigration policy, and enduring racial inequality work in tandem to keep workers’ wages low, lock them into substandard working conditions, and minimize opportunities to push for change. Workplace regulations meant to protect workers are weak and underenforced, privileging employers over workers. At-will employment policies, which allow employers to terminate employees without cause, discourage workers from bargaining for better jobs or holding employers accountable for even the most egregious mistreatment. Federal immigration policy further disempowers workers by deputizing employers to act as immigration enforcement agents through immigration status verification requirements. Undocumented workers often believe they must endure maltreatment or risk deportation. Anti-immigrant sentiment—encouraged by U.S. policy—impacts workers across all status groups. Additionally, despite a proliferation of civil rights legislation, racial disparities remain in the workplace. Workers of color are often paid less, forced to complete more dangerous and demeaning tasks, and subjected to racial harassment. While these workers face formidable barriers to fighting for their rights, they are not entirely powerless. Some low-wage workers filed formal complaints with government agencies. Others, on their own or collectively, confronted their employers to demand fair and dignified treatment. Some even quit in protest of their poor working conditions. The authors argue that reforming labor and employment law, immigration law, and Civil Rights law is necessary to reshape the low-wage workplace. They suggest increasing funding for workers’ rights enforcement agencies, removing the mandate for employers to verify a worker’s immigration status, and making it easier to prove that employment discrimination has occurred, among other policy proposals, to help empower and protect low-wage immigrant workers of color. Legalized Inequalities not only highlights the crushing consequences of U.S. policy on low-wage immigrant workers of color but showcases their resilience in the face of these obstacles.
From principle to practice: Evidence-informed leadership
by The Chartered College of TeachingDo you struggle to find time to prioritise your professional development?The From Principle to Practice series from the Chartered College of Teaching will support career-long development for all teachers, leaders and mentors. These short, useful and research-packed guides draw on the professional principles that underpin all pathways to Chartered Status, a professional accreditation that recognises the knowledge, skills and behaviours of highly accomplished educators. In these short but elemental companions to professional learning, principles and practice are given equal weight to encourage teachers to find balance and to reflect on their practice throughout their busy school lives. The first book, Evidence-informed Leadership, is the essential companion for busy school leaders wishing to continually develop their leadership practices in line with the dynamic needs of their schools and staff. This first book aims to support senior leaders, headteachers and those working in leadership roles across multiple schools. The book is divided into two parts: Professional knowledge, including chapters on pedagogy, curriculum and assessment; and Professional practice, including chapters on inclusive culture, supporting systems and school development. The contributing authors are experienced leaders with wide-ranging expertise spanning multiple contexts, including schools, trusts, research organisations and academic institutions. A constant companion to career-long professional learning and development, this pocket-sized guide will bring you back to the professional principles at the heart of your leadership practice as you navigate the day-to-day demands of school life.
Hopeless Necromantic: A debut romantic fantasy that's good enough to raise the dead . . .
by Shiloh BriarSHE RAISES HELL. HE RAISES THE DEAD. WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?When new recruit Helspira takes on the doomed mission that no other soldier wants, life - and death - start to get a little complicated.Helspira must play escort to Sikras - a frustratingly handsome necromancer with the power to raise the dead - as he attempts a mission that he's failed twice before; stopping an undead army at the edges of the kingdom.No-one thinks he will succeed. Not even Sikras. But the more time the two spend together, the more they find they can imagine a brighter future. As secrets come out and the two grow closer - and Sikras's lively skeleton companion Benjamin tries desperately not to be a third wheel - will Sikras' and Helspira's changing feelings for each other be enough to overcome the growing danger?RAISE A GLASS. RAISE THE DEAD. JUST DON'T RAISE YOUR HOPES.Necromantasy is the new romantasy in Hopeless Necromantic, a debut romantic fantasy for fans of Gideon the Ninth, The Irresistible Urge to Fall for your Enemy, Long Live Evil or Assistant to the Villain.
From principle to practice: Evidence-informed leadership
by The Chartered College of TeachingDo you struggle to find time to prioritise your professional development?The From Principle to Practice series from the Chartered College of Teaching will support career-long development for all teachers, leaders and mentors. These short, useful and research-packed guides draw on the professional principles that underpin all pathways to Chartered Status, a professional accreditation that recognises the knowledge, skills and behaviours of highly accomplished educators. In these short but elemental companions to professional learning, principles and practice are given equal weight to encourage teachers to find balance and to reflect on their practice throughout their busy school lives. The first book, Evidence-informed Leadership, is the essential companion for busy school leaders wishing to continually develop their leadership practices in line with the dynamic needs of their schools and staff. This first book aims to support senior leaders, headteachers and those working in leadership roles across multiple schools. The book is divided into two parts: Professional knowledge, including chapters on pedagogy, curriculum and assessment; and Professional practice, including chapters on inclusive culture, supporting systems and school development. The contributing authors are experienced leaders with wide-ranging expertise spanning multiple contexts, including schools, trusts, research organisations and academic institutions. A constant companion to career-long professional learning and development, this pocket-sized guide will bring you back to the professional principles at the heart of your leadership practice as you navigate the day-to-day demands of school life.
Smart Sustainability: The Role of AI in Business Intelligence
by Rakesh Kumar Madhusmita Mohanty Rajeev Kumar Panda Rashmi Ranjan Mallick Kushal WaliaThis book emphasizes the contribution artificial intelligence (AI) can make to sustainable innovation and business intelligence. It highlights the evolution of smart sustainability and business intelligence practice through AI. AI significantly adds efficiency to sustainable business intelligence practices. This book supports a sustainable development agenda. The book is useful for policymakers, corporate leaders, researchers, industry professionals, and other stakeholders engaged in sustainable business practices.This book examines the different applications of AI – it can revolutionize green supply chain management, inventory management, and logistics management. Emerging trends are examined, along with problems and their fixes. Practitioners, companies, legislators, and researchers are provided with an implementation framework. In addition, ethical and environmental issues are covered, with a focus on sustainable and responsible behavior.To shed light on the efficacy of AI applications, the book offers sustainable start-up businesses real-world examples of its use. It also provides guidance on how to strategically incorporate AI into current frameworks for sustainable business practices. For professionals in business, technology, and sustainability, the book also helps with strategic planning. Professionals in waste reduction and resource management might also benefit from their insights. The book helps investors, entrepreneurs, and legislators make well-informed decisions. It increases public understanding of how augmented reality and virtual reality can support sustainable behaviors. The book promotes knowledge progress and sustainable practices across multiple industries by providing interdisciplinary viewpoints and acting as a bridge between theory and practice.
Race, Ethnicity, Nationality and the Law: Legal Paradoxes in Conceptualization and Operationalization
by András L. PapThis book provides a complex insight into how law, as a distinct tool and technology, conceptualizes and operationalizes race, ethnicity and nationality. The focus of the comparative project, by bringing examples from five continents and scores of jurisdictions, as well as showcases for hybrid, intersectional groups, is specifically the morphology and dynamics of legal categorization. Separate discussions concentrate on conceptualizing groupness and membership, as well as agency and contestation. The book shows that although identity politics has dominated recent decades, ethno-racial self-identification is not the only operationalizing model legal regimes apply, especially with the recent boost in artificial intelligence (AI), and bio-genetic research. Examples for the “re-biologization” of ethno-racial conceptualization are brought from a wide range of legal regimes, including citizenship, anti-discrimination, asylum, and Indigenous law. The work provides a journey through the administrative-political construction and contestation of ethno-racial classifications, with particular attention paid to the concepts of free choice of identity, covering, and fraud, as well as the arbitrariness, the historical path dependence, and the role of merit in conceptualization. While the starting point of the book is to capture ethnicity as a category of law, it shows how legal conceptualization and operationalization are intertwined with categories of analysis and experience. The methodology applied is comparative constitutional and international law, but the research will have wider interdisciplinary appeal offering a novel perspective for a broad audience in social sciences and humanities.
Foundations of Naturopathic Nutrition: A Comprehensive Guide to Essential Nutrients and Nutritional Bioactives
by Fay PaxtonThe new edition of Foundations of Naturopathic Nutrition provides an essential but detailed guide to the principles of clinical nutrition from a naturopathic perspective.Fully updated with the latest research evidence, the text begins with an overview of basic physiological principles and the body's protective systems, such as the antioxidant, detoxification and immune systems. It then moves to an in-depth examination of different food components, including essential nutrients such as protein, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and trace elements, as well as nutritional bioactives, such as alpha-lipoic acid, phytochemicals, digestive enzymes and probiotics. There is detailed information on how each food component is digested and metabolised in the body and guidance on its impact on health. Including summary boxes, case studies and quizzes to help readers consolidate their knowledge, this second edition now includes an ‘evidence box’ which highlights the most recent and clinically relevant research findings on the main nutrients.There is also a new section on finding and evaluating research, from using search engines to assessing different types of research studies. This accessible and informative text will appeal to all students interested in nutrition from a complementary health perspective.
Applications of Relevance Theory to Translation and Interpreting: Perspectives on Theory, Research and Practice (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies)
by Fabio Alves Fabrizio GallaiThis collection showcases applications of Relevance Theory (RT) to address key challenges in translation and interpreting studies. It presents empirical research on RT pragmatics, drawing from both real-world and experimental data across various translation and interpreting practices, such as literary translation, paradiplomatic translation, machine translation, and legal interpreting.This book is divided into three parts: the first delves into theoretical innovations, while the second and third feature RT-based empirical analyses of translation and interpreting issues in diverse professional contexts. With its focus on a wide variety of data types, contexts, and methodologies, this book will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners in translation and interpreting studies.
Let’s Get Infografit: A Graphic Look at Exercise and Health (AK Peters Visualization Series)
by Nigel HolmesWhat do belly dancing, pickleball, mountain biking, metabolism, the food pyramid, yoga, the Greek Olympiad, Charles Atlas, broccoli, and tongue twisters have in common? Answer: they are all explained in Let’s Get Infografit, drawn in graphic detail.The book has a quick and easy exercise program, but it’s also a how-to-show-it graphics manual, with examples from Greek vases through 19th and 20th century exercise plans, as well diagrams that explain how to prepare for sports, and to repair any damage while participating in them. It deals with many aspects of exercise: why it’s good for you; what happens if you don’t move around enough; medical and anatomical explanations of soreness and exhaustion; the exhilaration of doing physical activity. It also includes a chapter on nutrition.What’s a dumbbell? Or a Burpee? Or a medicine ball? What makes you “hit the wall?” Do you really need to take 10,000 steps a day? (Hint: NO!) Why do golf balls have dimples? Driven by explanatory graphics both historic and contemporary, Let’s Get Infografit is about exercise and fitness for people who already love it, and also for people who know they should—but don’t! If you can smile while getting healthy at the same time you may learn to love it too.
Mastering Character Design: Design with Intent and Purpose
by Caroline HuThis book is a comprehensive guide for artists looking to master character design, no matter their chosen style. It offers practical insights into the core principles used in animated projects, helping you understand how to accurately draw and construct shapes, as well as the key elements of design. The content covers not only human anatomy but also extends to animal forms, offering strategies to depict both with precision and expression.You'll learn how to draw essential features like eyes, lips, hands, and legs—both for humans and animals—while also delving into the way shapes convey musculature from various perspectives. The book emphasizes the importance of shape and size variation, and how to achieve a strong, clear silhouette.Above all, this book teaches you how to draw with intent and purpose. It focuses on making thoughtful decisions about each line to ensure clarity and informativity, while also guiding you in creating designs that are dynamic and full of life. With these skills, you’ll be able to design characters with intention and draw them in a way that feels both effective and engaging.