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Ukraine not ‘the’ Ukraine (Elements in Soviet and Post-Soviet History)
by Marta DyczokThis Element is a historical tour of Ukraine from the medieval Kyivan prince Volodymyr the Great through to Ukraine's twenty-first-century rock star president Volodymyr Zelensky. It presents Ukraine as an actor, not a pawn, in international history. And it focuses on people. In the past, historians wrote about Ukraine from a colonial perspective that portrayed it as a region, not its own entity. This shaped the way people thought about Ukraine and created mental maps where it was just part of something else. Put in contemporary terms, Ukraine was subjected to a historical disinformation war. This Element joins voices that are decolonizing that way of thinking by drawing a different mental map, one where Ukraine exists as itself. It explains how the people living on its lands have their own distinct history, how they shaped it, were shaped by it, and had an impact on both European and global history.
A Sourcebook in Classical Confucian Philosophy (SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)
by Roger T. AmesApplies a method of comparative cultural hermeneutics to let the tradition speak on its own terms.Roger T. Ames's A Sourcebook in Classical Confucian Philosophy is a companion volume to his Conceptual Lexicon for Classical Confucian Philosophy. It includes texts in the original classical Chinese along with their translations, allowing experts and novices alike to make whatever comparisons they choose. In applying a method of comparative cultural hermeneutics, Ames has tried to let the tradition speak on its own terms. The goal is to encourage readers to move between the translated text and commentary, the philosophical introduction that attempts to sensitize them to the interpretative context, and the companion Lexicon of key philosophical terms, with the expectation that in the fullness of time they will be able to appropriate the original Chinese terminologies themselves. Armed with their own increasingly robust insight into these philosophical terms, readers will be able to carry this nuanced understanding over into their critical reading of other available translations. Ultimately, for students who would understand Chinese philosophy, tian天must be understood as tian天, and dao道must be dao道.
The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry (The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines Series)
by David M. Taylor Thomas R. Barnes Allan H. YoungThe most up-to-date edition of the gold-standard handbook on the safe and effective prescribing of psychotropic agents Prescribing medications that treat mental illness is a challenging but essential component of clinical practice. Successful treatment outcomes require careful drug choice and dosage, and other considerations can also have an important impact on patient experiences and long-term care. In the newly revised fifteenth edition of The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, you will find up-to-date and authoritative guidance on prescribing psychotropic medications to patients. It is an indispensable evidence-based handbook that will continue to serve a new generation of clinicians and trainees. The book includes analyses of all psychotropic drugs currently used in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. It also contains detailed discussions of common and uncommon adverse effects, the ramifications of switching medications, special patient groups, and other clinically relevant subjects. A fully updated reference list closes out each section, as well. The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry is perfect for trainees seeking essential and accurate information on the rational, safe, and effective use of medications for patients with mental illness. Practising clinicians will also benefit from the included guidance on complex issues that might arise less frequently.
Religion and Women in India: Gender, Faith, and Politics, 1780s–1980s
by Tanika SarkarExamines the intersections of gender, religion, and politics among various Indian religious communities, from early British rule to the late twentieth century.In Religion and Women in India, Tanika Sarkar provides an account of gender prescriptions and proscriptions and their operation among various Indian religious communities, beginning with early British rule and concluding in the late twentieth century. Tracking various shifts and displacements in doctrinal thought and practice, she argues that Indian modernity was initiated largely through debates on gender, scripture, custom, and caste, which shaped ideal forms of masculine and feminine conduct. She demonstrates the organization of a modern public sphere around the controversies, cultural imaginaries, and political agitations over such issues as the age of consent, child marriage, widow remarriage, rape laws, and intercaste and interfaith relations. Gender norms are shown leaching into social attitudes, labor processes, and legal rights-leading eventually to modern Indian feminism. Closely analyzing the interpenetration and co-constitution of religion, politics, and gender in India, while also comparing parallel developments in Pakistan and Bangladesh, this pioneering work offers a brilliant and synthesizing account of the battles between orthodoxy and its opponents over two hundred years. No historian, no feminist, no student of politics can afford to miss it.
The War on Terror and the Caribbean: Schmittian Perspectives
by Emanuel QuashieThis book offers a multifaceted understanding of how the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent War on Terror affected the Caribbean.This book dives deeper into how the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent War on Terror impacted the region’s tourism industry, anti-terrorism legislation, and the banking/financial and immigration system. This book analyzes the US-led War on Terror through a broader conceptual lens, i.e., using two Schmittian perspectives (the friend–enemy and the sovereign in times of exception), which offers an opportunity for the methodological interpretation of Bush’s counterterrorism policy to give a novel conceptual understanding of the War on Terror in relation to the Caribbean. Thus, this book offers a nuanced and novel perspective on the subject matter.This book will be of much interest to students studying about terrorism, Caribbean studies, political theory, and international relations.
**Missing**: Place and (Non)Place in the Ecotone (Routledge Studies in Modern History)
by Jill Didur Nalini MohabirThis book examines the role of (post)colonial ports in creating and shaping the ecotonal, cultural, historical, material, environmental, socio-political, and economic contexts in formerly colonized regions, spanning the Caribbean, Africa, North America, Europe, and the Pacific.The essays assess the role that literature, visual culture, architecture, archives, and ethnography can play in enriching our understanding of the complex histories of ports and port cities. They present the relation between ports and colonial infrastructure such as immigration checkpoints, detention centers, mines, plantations, shipping containers, canals, sewers, and rivers, and their impact on human and more-than-human environments. The volume approaches (post)colonial ports through the “ecotone,” a concept borrowed from geography and ecology to describe a transition zone where two biological communities meet and mix—such as a forest and a grassland—to bring attention to port (non)spaces as a hinge between their environments, communities, and colonial infrastructure. It foregrounds postcolonial and decolonial approaches to the ecotone to draw attention to the cultural, ecological, and geographical dynamics that inform the social fabric of contemporary ports and port cities in the wake of the empire.This volume is aimed at scholars and postgraduates across disciplines such as literature, geography, fine arts, cultural studies, and history.
Shamanism and Psychology in Ancient Greece and India: The Evolution of Psyche (A New History of Western Psychology)
by Richard ValentineThis book offers a historical introduction to psychology. It investigates the evolutionary origins of our capacity to practice psychology, including the necessary social conditions and the specialised language involved. It then turns to two cultural containers in which it first emerged, those of ancient Greece and ancient India. This is the second book in a new series, which presents the emergence of Western psychology in a global context.The author begins by building a bridge between evolutionary psychology and the history of psychology. From one side, this bridge is an evolutionary account of human culture. From the other, it is a narrative of human evolution using the latest fossil and genetic evidence. Finally, linguistics and anthropology link the appearance of our species with the emergence of ancient psychologies. Central to this is the role of the shaman-figure in all ancient cultures, which is connected to the origins of psychological language. The key words ‘psyche’ (mind, conscious and unconscious) and ‘logos’ (talk, discourse, reason) will find their permanent meanings in Greece before they are combined to form ‘psychology’ in Plato. Parallel terms in India such as ‘atman’ (the universal self) and ‘manas’ (mind) also find their range of meanings. Ancient Europe and ancient India, two wings of the Indo-European world, are introduced as distinct cultures related by language, each developing distinct psychological traditions. Descriptions and explanations of mental phenomena are traced from Homer to Plato, and in India from the Vedas to the Upanishads. In each case these are related to the competing ‘psychologies’ of religious cults as manifestations of shamanism, leading to the birth of world psychologies. Presented in an accessible manner, this is an excellent resource for students and teachers of psychology, philosophy, history, linguistics, archaeology, and anthropology, as well as general readers who want to learn more about the origins of psychology on a global stage.This title follows on from The Global Origins of Psychology: Neurology, Language and Culture in the Ancient World. It applies the same framework to the Indo-European world.
Decoloniality in Gender Discourse and Praxis: A View from the Margins (Routledge ISS Gender, Sexuality and Development Studies)
by Mtisunge Isabel KamlongeraThis book showcases Global South theorizations and understandings of gender.By taking voices from the margins and putting them center stage, this book provides an important example of decoloniality in action, challenging a field that continues to be rooted in Western Feminist epistemology. This book first analyzes the history and development of gender discourse, before going on to investigate non-Western philosophy and frameworks around gender. Each chapter presents instances of decoloniality in action, with possible retheorizations and rationalizations of how to be decolonial within gender discourse and praxis. This book concludes by considering what the future implications of a truly decolonial gender discourse and praxis would be.Offering detailed empirical accounts of decoloniality in action, this book will be a useful guide for researchers of gender and post-colonial studies.
Non-chemical Methods for Disinfestation of Stored Products
by Jeyan A. MosesThis reference book covers traditional and recent technologies in the disinfestation of stored foods. Storage of durables is challenging and demands scientific management protocols. Chemical fumigants have been used for decades, and several reports detail their impact on the environment, in addition to other concerns. This book focuses on the use of non-chemical methods of disinfestation in durables like cereals, pulses, oilseeds, millets, and spices. It discusses important disinfestation techniques like biological control, extreme-temperature-based approaches, insect-repellent packaging, and nano-based techniques. The book also covers the detection of pests and some chemical methods of disinfestation. It is an important reference for professionals, researchers, industry personnel, and post-graduate students in the field of food and grain storage.Key Features: Focuses on the non-chemical methods for grain disinfestation Reviews the rising need for a shift to non-chemical methods of disinfestation of stored foods Includes a blend of topics on entomology, food engineering, food design, and regulations Discusses conventional methods of disinfestation as well as chemical approaches Covers topics like extreme temperature-based approaches, dielectric heating, insect traps, and use of inert materials
Proceedings of 4th 2024 International Conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems: Volume I (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1374)
by Lianqing Liu Yifeng Niu Wenxing Fu Yi QuThis book includes original, peer-reviewed research papers from the 4th ICAUS 2024, which provides a unique and engaging platform for scientists, engineers and practitioners from all over the world to present and share their most recent research results and innovative ideas. The 4th ICAUS 2024 aims to stimulate researchers working in areas relevant to intelligent unmanned systems. Topics covered include but are not limited to: Unmanned Aerial/Ground/Surface/Underwater Systems, Robotic, Autonomous Control/Navigation and Positioning/ Architecture, Energy and Task Planning and Effectiveness Evaluation Technologies, Artificial Intelligence Algorithm/Bionic Technology and their Application in Unmanned Systems. The papers presented here share the latest findings in unmanned systems, robotics, automation, intelligent systems, control systems, integrated networks, modelling and simulation. This makes the book a valuable resource for researchers, engineers and students alike.
Ethical Assemblages of Artificial Intelligence: Controversies, Uncertainties, and Networks
by Helena Machado Susana SilvaThis book critically examines the ethical challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI), focusing on facial recognition and AI-assisted reproductive technologies. It explores how these issues intertwine with social and political processes and power dynamics in digital societies. What defines ethical versus unethical in the realm of AI? Why do some ethical debates dominate, while others are overlooked? Which actors and institutions align or diverge in these discussions? To address these questions, the authors introduce the concept of "ethical assemblages," offering fresh perspectives on the complexities of AI ethics and their impact on socio-technoscientific structures.
Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Manufacturing, Material and Metallurgical Engineering (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
by Ramesh K. AgarwalThis book includes state-of-the-art papers in manufacturing engineering and processes, including computer-aided design and manufacturing, environmentally sustainable manufacturing processes, modeling, analysis, and simulation of manufacturing processes. Other topics included are composite materials manufacturing, nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing, semiconductor materials manufacturing, rapid manufacturing technologies, 3D printing, and non-traditional manufacturing engineering and processes. This book includes chapters that cover the latest advances in 3D printing and additive manufacturing techniques and processes for sustainable materials, including ceramic and polymer-matrix composite. The book can be a valuable reference for researchers and professionals.
Advances in Information Technology in Civil and Building Engineering: Proceedings of ICCCBE 2024, Volume 2, Simulation and Automation (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #629)
by Adel Francis Edmond Miresco Silvio MelhadoThis book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of information technology in civil and building engineering, presented at the 20th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE), held in Montreal, Canada on August 25-28, 2024. It covers highly diverse topics such as BIM, construction information modeling, knowledge management, GIS, GPS, laser scanning, sensors, monitoring, VR/AR, computer-aided construction, product and process modeling, big data and IoT, cooperative design, mobile computing, simulation, structural health monitoring, computer-aided structural control and analysis, ICT in geotechnical engineering, computational mechanics, asset management, maintenance, urban planning, facility management, and smart cities. Written by leading researchers and engineers, and selected by means of a rigorous international peer-review process, the contributions highlight numerous exciting ideas that will spur novel research directions and foster multidisciplinary collaborations.
Studies on the Confocal Laser Microscope (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Abdallah Mohamed HamedThis book provides a thorough exploration of various modulated apertures and their impact on improving microscope resolution, with a focus on confocal scanning laser microscopy (CSLM). Over the course of eleven chapters, it looks at both the theoretical aspects and practical applications of different aperture shapes. Chapters 1 and 2 review apertures with linear, quadratic, and concentric black-and-white (B/W) zones, along with linear-quadratic and polynomial designs. Additionally, apertures with Hamming, Cauchy, rectangular, and hexagonal shapes are analyzed for their potential to enhance imaging performance. Chapter 3 presents the computation of coherent transfer functions (CTFs) for selected modulated apertures, offering insights into their influence on imaging quality. Chapter 4 focuses on confocal microscopes, exploring how these apertures affect the imaging of microscopic objects. A theoretical study of coherent non-scanned laser microscopes (CNSM) is covered in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 addresses the computation of lateral and axial point spread functions (PSFs) in confocal imaging systems that use binary amplitude masks, while Chapter 7 investigates the effects of misalignment errors combined with wavefront aberrations in systems using linear and quadratic apertures. In Chapter 8, diffraction intensity is calculated for a confocal microscope with a laterally displaced truncated Gaussian aperture, extending the principles of Marechal microscopy to confocal scanning microscopy. Chapters 9 and 10 examine spatial coherence in confocal optical systems, particularly in the context of quadratic and concentric B/W apertures. The book concludes in Chapter 11 with an application of cardiac apertures in CSLM, demonstrating their use in processing cardiac images. This work serves as a valuable reference for researchers and professionals interested in advancing microscope resolution through innovative aperture design and analysis.
The Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern
by Phoebe Atwood TaylorAsey Mayo, the Sherlock of Cape Cod, investigates the murder of a local innkeeper. In a small Cape Cod town, a local tavern owner is convinced that someone is trying to kill her. She tells tales of being shot at in the woods and of a trip wire strung up at the top of her staircase. Others in the village think she’s just out for some free publicity, as she’s always cooking up creative ways to get people into her establishment. But then she’s found stabbed to death and her suspicions are confirmed. Man about town and jack of all trades Asey Mayo is helping out at the tavern when the murder occurs, and he’s just the sleuth that such a dastardly case needs. It seems that Eve Prence had no shortage of enemies both at the inn and around the town. Asey Mayo knows people—especially Cape Codders—and has both the common sense and the deductive powers necessary to cut through the puzzling case and determine whodunit. But will he succeed before an innocent person takes the fall? A light, entertaining mystery with a richly described 1930s Cape Cod setting, The Mystery of the Cape Cod Tavern is an exemplary Golden Age cozy, replete with charming characters and period detail.
Our Secret Moments: A spicy, open door, football player x journalism major romance for 2025 (Drayton Hills)
by Janisha BoswellCatherine Fables is a planner and a fixer. She's lived her life to a set of rules that she's certain will guarantee success. When a wrench is thrown into the framework of her steady routine, she has to work around it or...through it. As a journalism major, good reviews mean everything to her, so when nobody wants to take over the college football newspaper, she takes the opportunity by the horns. Or, the helmet, I guess?Connor Bailey, quarterback for the Drayton Titans, can only try to fix the one thing that matters the most to him. His team. He's confident in most of the ways that matter -flirtatious personality, convinced he's got the biggest...ego. You get the idea. One thing he's not so good at? Talking to people about himself. He could talk for hours about football, but when he tries to get down to the deeper stuff, he often comes up empty. Strangely enough, talking to Cat is easier than it is with most people.When the two collide in more close-contact situations than they'd like, will they be able to keep their attraction to one another at bay? Or will they blow their cover as they hide their relationship from Nora, Cat's best friend, roommate and worst of all Connor's sister...Tropes:-Childhood friends to lovers-Found family-Best friends brother-Sneaking around
Our Secret Game: A fake-dating, friends-to-lovers romance between a football star and a theatre girl, perfect for fans of perfect for fans of High School Musical in 2025 (Drayton Hills)
by Janisha BoswellNora Bailey is a mess, on and off stage. A good kind of mess. The kind of mess that kisses the first person she sees after finding her ex cheating on her. Fake dating Wes, the boy who has been annoying her since they could speak, was not in the script that she's been writing for her life. But she's a romantic. And she knows there's nothing better than a good plot twist. Wes Mackenzie is just as much of a mess as Nora, if not messier. Running has been his greatest strength since he was a kid, but that also means running away from his problems; one of them being a six-four man who coaches his football team and is also his dad. When he continues pressuring Wes to quit his playboy act and fix his attitude on and off the field, he knows just the person who can help.Being a theatre major has its perks, so Nora is sure she can put on the performance of a lifetime to save her dignity as a star at Drayton. Wes is not so good at acting, but for her, he'd do just about anything. Including ignoring the very real feelings that he has for her while trying to keep her as a friend. When the final curtain closes, will either of them be able to put on their best faces or will their feelings for each other crash and burn right in front of the audience?Tropes:-One bed-Found family-He falls first-Football player x theatre major-Friends to lovers
Landscape Fieldwork: How Engaging the World Can Change Design
by Gareth DohertyRefocusing on human inhabitants in landscape architecture Landscape architecture is at a crossroads. The ability to draw upon interdisciplinary perspectives and generate insights from the combined vantage points of design, environmental studies, and the social sciences puts it in a prime position to address the most pressing issues of our time, such as climate change and social inequality. Its current reliance on digital and technological solutions, however, has increasingly caused landscape architects to lose sight of the ways in which humans actually use spaces. And while landscapes are designed all over the world, the discipline remains inordinately centered on the Global North. Landscape Fieldwork alters that long-standing paradigm through real-life examples that provide tools for practitioners to engage more deeply with multidimensional, diverse landscapes and the communities that create, live in, and use them.
Running Wild Novella Anthology Volume 8: Book 1 (Running Wild Novella Anthology)
by James Damis Erin Jamieson Jeffrey Hantover Ronald Van ReesSweet Willie Gold Has the BluesAfter a car accident, William Goldman, a nice middle aged married man wakes from a coma to find that he is a musical savant, able to play note for note every blues harmonica song he has ever heard. Is his newfound ability a blessing or a burden? Music or marriage, family or fame, he struggles to answer what he really wants out of his life.Just You WaitJust You Wait, a contemporary, literary novella, tells the story of Jasmine Whittow, an intelligent young woman and an only child growing up in privileged familial circumstances. Eventually she meets and lives with Pietro, an Italian moving to London to join her there, she learning how easily life, even one of her own choosing, may lead many astray, before falling in love with someone else she meets in Cornwall.The Day the Sun StoppedChristine wakes to find herself on a street lined with houses— all identical. Even more disconcerting, she discovers that there' s a family that claims to be Christine' s— a family with their own secrets.Bit by bit, Christine remembers her past life— and wonders if she made a terrible mistake. The question is: is it even possible to return? And what would returning home mean?Filial SojournSummoned by a phone call from a man telling him his long-estranged father is in his last days, Rutherford McAndrew drives deep into the upstate boondocks to see him before the end. Instead of impending death, he finds his father the subject of an unsettling clinical experiment and himself drawn in as an unwilling participant. As he insidiously becomes entangled in the dark intentions of the strange psychiatric program, his opportunities to leave diminish.
States, Secessionists and De Facto Control after Separatist Wars: Strategies for Controlling Territories and Populations after Conflict (Routledge Studies in Statehood)
by Nicholas BarkerThis book investigates how states and secessionists seek to resolve questions of de facto control in the aftermath of secessionist wars.This work presents a study of the termination and aftermath of separatist wars, using two in-depth case studies – the Georgia-Abkhazia conflict (1994-2006) and the Serbia-Kosovo conflict (1999-2008) – to develop an empirically grounded theoretical framework to explain state and secessionist strategies for controlling territory and populations in post-war environments. It draws on fieldwork and archival research carried out in Georgia, Abkhazia, Serbia, Kosovo, and the UN archives and presents further evidence to develop and extend the framework using ‘shadow cases’ of the separatist wars in the Caucasus and the Balkans. By focusing on actors’ objectives and their strategies for controlling territory and populations within the constraints and opportunities of a post-war context, this study helps explain what states and secessionists do and why in the critical period after a war ends and helps inform understanding of the formation and trajectories of post-war orders. This study has relevance for international policymakers, with reflections on how the theoretical framework may facilitate conflict analysis and inform policy responses towards protracted armed conflict.This book will be of interest to students of statehood, intra-state conflict and civil wars, international security, and International Relations in general.
Chinese International Relations Theory: As Emerging from Practice and Policy
by Jonathan Ping Anna Hayes Brett McCormickThis book explores how fundamental aspects of China’s rapidly evolving arena of international relations theory are emerging directly from the realms of practice and policy.As a unique explanation of the Chinese School by those actually making the decisions, assisted and researched in collaboration with eminent global scholars, the book guides the global reader through the building of Chinese international relations theory and how China may be accounted for, behaviour predicted and useful policy developed.With chapters examining critical issues such as: Statecraft and party The Belt and Road Initiative Diplomacy and Security in the Asia Pacific China-US relations The South China Sea This book will provide new theory to policy-makers and prove an invaluable guide to students and scholars of Chinese politics, international relations theory, diplomacy, global studies and international relations.
Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice
by Theodore H. Cohn Anil HiraGlobal Political Economy places the study of IPE in broad theoretical context, equally emphasizing theory and practice to provide a framework for analyzing current events and long-term developments in the global economy.Andy Hira updates this essential book and the related instructor and student resources, to cover recent global developments and shifts in scholarship.New and updated for the Ninth Edition • Provides an economics primer on how markets, interest, and exchange rates work, comparative advantage, and monetary and fiscal policy; and material on getting a job in political economy.• Includes the basic tenets of realism.• Expands coverage on China, including on bipolarity/U.S. relations, security-economic tradeoffs, Taiwan, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the failure of TPP.• Discusses Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and builds on the material on sanctions.• Investigates the effects of the pandemic, including post-pandemic inflation.• Explores critical approaches to IR and different theoretical perspectives, and gives more weight to the Global South, including postcolonialism and intersectionality.• Focuses more on climate change and the environment, technological advances, and migration.• Adds material on club goods, cryptocurrencies, labor rights, global tax and offshoring, socially responsible investment, corporate social responsibility, the “Beijing Model,” the proposed global minimum tax, ASEAN, and the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.• Updates the tables, figures, graphics, references, and supplementary readings throughout.• Provides updated instructor resources including a Test Bank, PowerPoint slides, Exercises, and an Instructor’s Manual, and a new student website with practice quizzes, flashcards, lecture videos, and links to extensive additional resources including videos, podcasts, readings, and data sources to support learning and engagement.Praised for its authoritative coverage, Global Political Economy is essential reading for both introductory and advanced IPE courses.
Diversity and Geography of Cultivated Plants
by Karl Hammer Esquivel Pérez, Miguel Ángel Chunlin LongThis book presents information on cultivated plants located within 12 different regions throughout the world. The content introduces cultural evolution and species richness in cultivated plants, considering domestication assessments, which make it possible to obtain a deeper insight into the diversity of these plants.Cultivated plants are evolutionary connected to man, human action for nature and culture is necessary to secure the basis for future existence of humanity. Cultivated plants are included in this compilation, plants are grown for food, food additives, fodder, medicine, fiber, seasoning or as green manure crops, shade trees or hedge shrubs. The large number of commodity groups characterize the number of interactions between man and plants.The aim of this book is to bring together an actualized list of cultivated plants. It was necessary to organize, store and analyze gathered data during the exploration and collection missions, as well as those resulting from the ethnobotanical, archaeological and genomics studies. The book presents essayistic introductions; short data on areas of distribution and cultivation areas; the use of the plant; the history and descent of the plant; and citations of common names as a part of the cultural evolution of mankind. Where necessary, the content explores "gene sources” as plants for different breeding purposes including resistance, quality, yield improvement and weeds.
Modern Technologies in Healthcare: AI, Computer Vision, Robotics (Analytics and AI for Healthcare)
by Temitope Emmanuel Komolafe Patrice Monkam Blessing Funmi Komolafe Nizhuan WangThis book comprehensively explores the latest technological advancements in healthcare, with a particular focus on the application of cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), computer vision, and robotics. The focus extends across crucial domains, such as disease diagnosis and monitoring, medical imaging, and the facilitation of remote healthcare services.The book provides a comprehensive overview of AI techniques for intelligent diagnoses, discussing how machine learning and deep learning models enhance accuracy and speed in medical imaging, diagnostics, and patient care. It also delves into the integration of AI with other disciplines, such as data science, computer vision, edge computing, robotics, and web development, to tackle complex medical challenges. Moreover, it highlights current trends and future prospects in surgery, rehabilitation, neuroscience, and automated healthcare systems, offering valuable insights into the future of technology-driven healthcare solutions. The chapters are authored by researchers and professionals from every region of the globe, including Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. This global contribution highlights the versatility and broad perspectives of the shared insights and conclusions presented in the book.This book is an essential guide for healthcare professionals, researchers, and enthusiasts eager to understand and actively contribute to shaping the future of healthcare through the integration of AI and other disciplines.
The Translator’s Visibility: New Debates and Epistemologies (Routledge Advances in Translation and Interpreting Studies)
by Larisa Cercel Alice LealThis collection illuminates the epistemological and philosophical underpinnings of Lawrence Venuti’s seminal The Translator’s Invisibility, extending these conversations through a contemporary lens of epistemic justice while also exploring its manifestations and transposing it to different disciplines and contexts.The volume is divided into five parts. The opening chapters provide contemporary foundations and a clear epistemological apparatus to conceptualise the debate on the translator’s visibility and explore some of the philosophical underpinnings of the debate. The following chapters offer analysis of some contemporary manifestations and illustrations of the translator’s visibility among translators and translation thinkers and restage the debate in diverse contexts – such as in European Union identity politics and Chinese Buddhist translation – and disciplines – such as film studies. A final chapter takes stock of the impact of machine translation to critically reflect on the future of translation and translator studies.This book will be of interest to students and scholars in translation and interpreting studies, philosophy, cultural studies and literary studies, as well as the humanities more broadly.