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Antarctica and the Earth System
by Michael P. Meredith Jess Melbourne-Thomas Naveira Garabato, Alberto C. Marilyn RaphaelThis book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the role that Antarctica and the Southern Ocean play as integral parts of the Earth System.While often characterised as the last great wilderness on Earth, Antarctica is intimately connected to the rest of the planet, exerting key influences on all places and all people. It is also vulnerable to global changes, especially those driven by humans. This book examines how Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are connected to the rest of the planet, and what these connections mean for the future of Planet Earth and all its inhabitants. It transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries to explore this role across physical, ecological, political, and social systems. Drawing on the latest research findings and thinking, the volume identifies the current leading-order challenges across each of these spheres, highlighting areas where enhanced focus is needed. With the role of Antarctica in the Earth System being one of the most relevant themes of our times, this book will help audiences to understand Antarctica and the Southern Ocean in a global perspective.Antarctica and the Earth System will be of great interest to a wide range of interdisciplinary students and scholars of Earth sciences, Antarctic studies, polar science, and environmental management.The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
Antenna Radar Cross Section: Theory and Design
by Ying Liu Yongtao Jia Shuxi GongThis is the first book to focus specifically on antenna RCS reduction theory and design approaches. It covers both principles and engineering practice, and provides an in-depth study of a number of important topics, including fundamental theory, antenna and array analysis models, the rapid numerical computation method, and various low-RCS antenna design methods. The comprehensive and systematic discussion of practical issues in antenna RCS reduction makes it an ideal resource for readers interested in practical solutions to antenna stealth, particularly researchers, engineers and graduate students in the fields of microwave engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and telecommunications engineering.
Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems
by Simon R. Saunders Alejandro A. Aragón-ZavalaComprehensive resource describing both fundamentals and practical industry applications of antennas and radio propagation employed in modern wireless communication systems The newly revised and thoroughly updated Third Edition of this classic and popular text, Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems addresses fundamentals and practical applications of antennas and radio propagation commonly used in modern wireless communication systems, from the basic electromagnetic principles to the characteristics of the technology employed in the most recent systems deployed, with an outlook of forthcoming developments in the field. Core topics include fundamental electromagnetic principles underlying propagation and antennas, basic concepts of antennas and their application to specific wireless systems, propagation measurement, modelling, and prediction for fixed links, macrocells, microcells, femtocells, picocells, megacells, and narrowband and wideband channel modelling with the effect of the channel on communication system performance. Worked examples and specific assignments for students are presented throughout the text (with a solutions manual available for course tutors), with a dedicated website containing online calculators and additional resources, plus details of simple measurements that students can perform with off-the-shelf equipment, such as their laptops and a Wi-Fi card. This Third Edition of Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems has been thoroughly revised and updated, expanding on and adding brand new coverage of sample topics such as: Maxwell’s equations and EM theory, multiple reflections as propagation mechanisms, and waveguiding HAPS (High Altitude Platforms) propagation, design and noise considerations of earth stations, macrocell models, and cellular base station site engineeringFSS (frequency selective surfaces), adaptive antenna theory developments (massive and distributed MIMO in particular), and how to process raw data related to channel measurements for mobile radio systemsThe techniques used in mobile systems spanning the latest 4G, 5G and 6G technology generations A wider range of frequencies, extending from HF, VHF and UHF up to the latest millimetre wave and sub terahertz bands With comprehensive coverage of foundational subject matter as well as major recent advancements in the field, Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems is an essential resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and industry engineers in related disciplines.
Antennas for Industrial and Medical Applications with Optimization Techniques for Wireless Communication
by R. Nagarajan S. KannadhasanThe text begins by covering the fundamental concepts and new advances in the field of antenna theory, antenna hardware, and propagation. It further explains the designing of metamaterials microstrip patch antennas for medical applications, photonic crystals of millimeter wave signals for 5G communications, dual-band miniaturized circular antennas for wireless networks, and ultra-thin compact flexible antennas for wearable applications.This book: Presents the design and development of S-shaped and T-shaped microstrip path antennas for industrial applications. Highlights the use of W-shaped and metamaterials microstrip patch antennas for medical applications. Covers photonic crystals of millimeter wave signals for 5G communications. Showcases the importance of compact and wideband slot antenna for wireless communications. Illustrates the design of an ultra-thin compact flexible antenna for wearable applications. It is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, antenna design, and microwave engineering.
Antennas: From the Theory of Long Lines to Integral Equations
by Boris LevinThis book describes both known and new results. In the sections devoted to the use of integral equations for the current in a linear metal radiator, the focus is on Leontovich's equation. An advantage of this equation is the simplicity of the solution and the absence of the argument φ in it because the integration over φ already performed. The refined solution makes it possible to determine the total sum of the series for the current, which is close to the known solution including only the first terms. The results of the synthesis of different types of antennas with capacitive loads are presented, which makes it possible to implement Hallen's hypothesis about the usefulness of applying such loads to create an in-phase current distribution in antennas and to obtain required characteristics.New results include the widespread use of the complex potential method in relation to the calculation of capacitive structures in homogeneous and inhomogeneous media, antenna patterns and flows of electrical fields between antenna elements and in the surrounding space. In particular, the analysis of field flows makes it possible to substantiate a rigorous method for analyzing microstrip antennas. The characteristics of antennas in various conditions of their installation are considered and compared. The results of the use of multi-floors structures that provide in the wide frequency range the radiation in direction perpendicular to the antenna axis, and structures that make it possible to reduce the mutual influence of antennas located at different heights on a common mast are described.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries Throughout the Life Span
by Mustafa Karahan João Espregueira-Mendes Annunziato Amendola Sachin R. Tapasvi Can Doruk Basa Jonathan D. HughesThis book uniquely addresses anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury – one of the leading issues in orthopedic sports medicine – throughout the lifespan, with a focus on differences depending on age and activity levels.It provides readers with fundamental knowledge, such as anatomy histology and biomechanics, as well as with diagnostic criteria specific for each age group and activity level – from pediatrics through adolescents to adults and high-level athletes. Furthermore, international experts present diverse prevention and injury management criteria as well as state-of-the-art surgical techniques based on the expectations of each age and lifestyle group. Designed to be an easy-to-read reference guide, this book presents fundamental concepts in the management of ACL injuries. It appeals to a broad readership ranging from orthopedic surgeons, residents and sports physicians to athletic trainers and all professionals involved in rehabilitation following ACL injuries.
Anthems: Community, Land, and Song (SUNY series in New Political Science)
by Nancy S. LoveAn examination of struggles for national sovereignty and social justice as seen through patriotic anthems and songs of resistance.Anthems are songs of loyalty and devotion with religious or quasi-religious meanings, typically associated with nation-states. Singing patriotic songs together encourages a sense of shared identity and unified community among citizens. Anthems compares traditional American anthems, such as "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "America the Beautiful," with anthems of resistance from contemporary social movements, such as Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and Standing Rock. Although seldom fully recognized by political scientists, musical song plays a significant role in struggles for national unity and social justice. While America's national anthems celebrate a unitary (white) nation, these alternative anthems challenge the definition of sovereignty as property that characterizes modern Western democracies. They offer an alternative vision of a multicultural democracy still struggling to emerge. Written from an interdisciplinary perspective on culture, economics, and politics best described as critical theory, Anthems is intended for scholars, students, and, most important, citizens.
Anthologisation and Irish Short Fiction: Magnitudes of Telling (Routledge Studies in Irish Literature)
by Paul DelaneyThis original new study explores the recent flowering of short fiction in Ireland, analysing the production, dissemination, and reception of the short form in the twenty-first century, and reading contemporary short stories in their many configurations and guises. This volume covers twenty-five years of Irish writing, beginning in late 1997 with the establishment of the innovative literary periodical The Stinging Fly, and concludes in 2022. The book is structured in five parts, with each part focusing on a particular mode of publication: periodicals, single-author volumes, short-story cycles, edited anthologies, and small or independent presses. Each part includes a series of case studies while also engaging with a diverse range of short-story criticism and theory, both comparative and Irish-centered. Anthologisation and Irish Short Fiction brings different writers at distinct stages of their careers into conversation, and This volume aims to illuminate the contemporaneous value of this body of work, its innovative and varied use, and the diversity of its practice. Particular attention is also shown to the fluidity of the short form, to its capacity to disrupt and arrest, and to its progressive, writerly potential.
Anthropocide: An Essay in Green Cultural Criminology (Routledge Studies in Crime, Culture and Media)
by Rafe McGregorThrough an examination of Alfonso Cuarón’s Children of Men, this book demonstrates the ability of cinematic fictions, and other complex narrative fictions, to contribute to meeting the climate challenge by shaping the desires of audiences. What if there was a single feature film that showed us everything we need to know about climate catastrophe culture? What if that same film also made the philosophies of Slavoj Žižek, Mark Fisher, Francis Fukuyama, and Fredric Jameson accessible? Identifying the climate challenge as a cultural challenge, this book provides an unprecedented criminological analysis of both Children of Men and Fisher’s oeuvre from 1998 to 2022 and demonstrates the capacity of cinematic narratives to shape climate catastrophe culture. Seeking to be part of the solution to the climate challenge, it is the first criminological study to link the capacity of cinematic fictions to shape desire to solutions to the climate crisis. It is also one of the most detailed and most rigorous criminological case studies of a cinematic work to date.Anthropocide: An Essay in Green Cultural Criminology will be of great interest to students and scholars of green criminology, cultural criminology, narrative criminology, film theory, philosophy of film, and ecocriticism.
Anthropology of Reproduction: The Basics (The Basics)
by Sallie Han Cecília TomoriAnthropology of Reproduction: The Basics is a clear and accessible guide to topics in reproduction from the perspective of anthropology, emphasizing the central importance of reproduction in human sociocultural and biological experience. It examines why reproduction matters so much to human beings and what anthropology offers to better understand their decisions about having or not having children, and their experiences with periods, infertility, contraception, abortion, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, birth, and care for children. The book shows that all of reproduction is shaped by our evolution, prehistory and history, as well as the cultural, social, political, and economic contexts and conditions that impact our lives. It tells the story of how these conditions enable, support, constrain or coerce reproduction – and how people around the world survive or thrive within, comply with, or resist against these forces to create their reproductive futures. Its primary goals are to promote:· an understanding of human reproduction as sociocultural and biological experience· awareness of and attention to the sociocultural, historical, political, and economic contexts and conditions influence the ideas and practices of human reproduction, particularly how social inequities shape reproduction and, in turn, how we can move towards more equal and just reproductive futures.· to introduce and reinforce an understanding of anthropology as a discipline taking a holistic approach to human experiences. This student-friendly text provides an overview of the fundamental principles of reproduction and is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to learn more about this fascinating subject.It is an essential read for students approaching the subject for the first time, as well as researchers coming to the topic from another discipline in the sciences and humanities.
Anthropology’s Philosophy: How Anthropology Makes Concepts its Own (Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology)
by Nigel RapportThis book focuses on anthropology's ambition for comprehensiveness and its interdisciplinary nature. It consists of concise essays, each around 2,500 words, in which contributors examine how concepts traditionally linked to philosophy or other disciplines are interpreted and applied within anthropology. Each contributor selects a personally inspiring concept and illustrates its relevance to anthropology, showcasing how it takes on new meaning within an anthropological framework. These essays vary in style and content, allowing contributors to discuss the history of the concept’s usage, provide an ethnographic illustration of the concept, or offer an analytical, comparative or theoretical exposition of the concept as deployed anthropologically. A common theme across all entries is the exploration of anthropological disciplinarity — or 'anti-disciplinarity' — highlighting its intellectual flexibility and genre-blurring practices, in an effort to approach that expansiveness necessary to do justice to the complexity of human existence.
Anthropometry: Fundamentals of Application and Interpretation
by Francisco Esparza-Ros Raquel Vaquero-CristóbalThe science of Anthropometry is gaining an increasing number of followers, as it allows for a valid, reliable and cheap assessment of body composition and other interesting variables from the point of view of health and sport. However, not many books have addressed the anthropometric technique from its foundations. This book deals with issues to consider during an anthropometric assessment, such as the physical approach to the subject during the anthropometric assessment, or the factors to consider so that the data obtained are valid and reliable. It also clearly and concisely addresses the approach to body composition with anthropometry, what somatotype is, and how it is interpreted, and how anthropometry can be used to obtain proportionality values, which are very useful for the detection of sporting talents. Finally, the application of anthropometry in two of the fields where anthropometry is most used: the field of sport from the basics to elite sport, and health. All of this is conducted under the perspective of two of the world's leading experts in kinanthropometry, with the goal for the reader to acquire knowledge on every aspect of anthropometry, from the basics to in-depth knowledge of this science.
Anti-Gender Mobilizations in Europe and the Feminist Response: Productive Resistance (Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology)
by Roman Kuhar Rok SmrdeljThis open access book provides a comprehensive mapping of anti-gender mobilizations in Italy, Slovenia, France, Spain, Turkey, Poland, Greece, and Denmark. In recent years, Europe has witnessed the rise and consolidation of these mobilizations, posing significant challenges to progress in equality politics. While analyzing the key actors, strategies, and discourses driving these movements, the book also shifts its focus to feminist and LGBT+ resistance. Drawing on interviews with activists from eight European countries, it identifies key opposition strategies that increasingly reflect productive resistance. By examining these evolving forms of activism, the book sheds light on the threats posed by anti-gender mobilizations and the innovative responses that sustain feminist and LGBT+ movements in today&’s struggles. It will be of interest to researchers and students in gender studies, feminist studies, political sociology, and comparative politics.
Anti-Inflammatory Diet For Dummies
by Artemis Morris Molly RossiterPractical tips and recipes for avoiding chronic inflammation and maintaining your long-term health Anti-Inflammatory Diet For Dummies equips you with the latest information on how to avoid chronic inflammation and reduce your risk of associated health conditions. Inflammation is linked to arthritis, stroke, cancer, obesity, and beyond. You can keep inflammation under control by focusing on foods and lifestyle factors that have been shown to help. This accessible and straightforward guide explains how it all works, and offers over 100 tasty and nourishing recipes that can have a real impact on your health—today and into the future. Updated with the latest research and an expanded focus on gut health, this new edition gives you what you need to keep inflammation in check. Find out what causes inflammation, and how reducing inflammation can keep you healthy Discover the basic anti-inflammatory ingredients and great recipes that keep inflammation down Learn what the latest science is saying about inflammation and conditions like breast cancer, Alzheimer's, and dementia Get relief from inflammatory symptoms and keep chronic disease at bay It's never too early or too late to start shifting to an anti-inflammatory diet and improving your long-term health. Anti-Inflammatory Diet For Dummies makes it easy.
Anti-Money Laundering and the Law: Comparative Approaches to Countering Predicate Crimes (ISSN)
by Umut Turksen Engin ErkenThis book provides a distinctive and critical analysis of the anti-money laundering (AML) measures that have been put in place in Türkiye and the United Kingdom.The work presents a comparative analysis of if, and to what extent, the AML regimes in these jurisdictions are fit for purpose in countering some of the most pressing predicate crimes. It investigates the AML regimes relating to tackling the riskiest/most prevalent predicate crimes, that is, drug trafficking and tax crimes, thereby filling a significant gap within the current literature. The study provides insights into the effectiveness and efficiency of national AML frameworks adopted by Türkiye and the UK in addressing distinct crimes, thereby identifying essential features of an optimum AML ecosystem that could effectively address predicate crimes regardless of their nature. This novel approach offers a detailed analysis of the law in books and law in practice elements of the AML regimes in Türkiye and the United Kingdom which will set the tone for conducting similar studies in other jurisdictions.The book will be of interest to academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of Financial Crime, Law Enforcement and Comparative Law.
Anti-Oppressive Psychotherapeutic Practice: Finding Liberation Through Unlearning
by Florie St. AimeThis book supports mental health practitioners in showing how they personally intersect with oppression, helping them explore how it shows up in their practice and providing them with tools to offer anti-oppressive care.Written in an accessible and spiritual tone, chapters discuss the human need for connection as well as demonstrate the oppression through a social, neuroscientific, and biological lens as something that resides and can be passed on generationally. St. Aime interrogates the idea of the moral cloak symbiotic with whiteness and encourages readers to separate themselves from their profession to become a reflective rather than defensive clinician. She defines anti-oppressive practice as a clinical approach that considers the systemic, intergenerational, sociocultural and political influences on the lives of individuals and identifies the pillars of anti-oppressive practice as interconnectedness, interdependence, boundless curiosity, and vulnerability. With chapters including both experimental and practical exercises to use with clients as well as alone, this book encourages clinicians to undergo the process of unlearning the internalized oppressions that exist within themselves to change the therapeutic power exchange and provide the best care possible.This book is essential reading for clinical social workers in practice and in training, as well as for psychotherapists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, and other mental health practitioners.
Anti-Racism, Multiculturalism and Human Rights: Reconceiving the Politics of Diversity in Employment and Education (Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series)
by Pier-Luc DupontThe continuing prevalence of racial inequality and discrimination is well documented in Britain. While there are multiple accounts of how state institutions are shaped by and reproduce racism, much less has been said about their current and potential contribution to anti-racism. This book elucidates the long-term impact on racism of positive action in employment and multicultural school curricula. It also explores whether international human rights law creates a duty for states to adopt these policies. Positive action and multicultural curricula are not new and have long been advocated by multiculturalists, but this book systematically unpacks how they can counter four structural drivers of racism: racialised national identities, racialised power inequalities, racial fearmongering, and racial segregation. The book goes on to examine the extent to which they have been implemented in Britain, as well as the legal and political opportunities for future development.
Antibiotic Residue and Resistance in Seafood Safety and Quality
by Asem Sanjit Singh Manoharmayum Shaya Devi Upendra NongthombaThis book embark explores the global antibiotic trends in seafood, and delves into the intricate interplay between antibiotic consumption and its ramifications within the seafood industry. The nuanced effects of processing techniques on antibiotic residue levels in seafood are investigated, elucidating the prevalence of antibiotics and their metabolites within these commodities. The book also peers into the microbial realm of seafood, revealing the intricacies of resistance mechanisms, prevalence rates, pathogenicity, and related phenomena. It then explores the antibiotic alternatives in aquatic environments, including the utilization of nanoparticles and plant extracts. Artificial intelligence integration and sensor development for antibiotic residue detection ensures quality assurance and consumer safety within the seafood industry, and has been well-covered in this volume. This edited volume is beneficial for graduate students in fisheries science, life sciences, animal biotechnology, zoology, and microbiology. This can be a reference material for fisheries professionals, scientific communities, researchers, and scholars as well, for navigating the global antibiotic trends in seafood.
Antibody-Drug Conjugates: The 21st Century Magic Bullets for Cancer (AAPS Advances in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Series #17)
by Jeffrey Wang Jennica L. ZaroThe field of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) has undergone remarkable advancements in recent years, marked by significant progress in both drug approvals and ongoing clinical development. Since the approval of the first ADC in 2010 (gemtuzumab ozogamicin, Mylotarg®), the landscape has expanded dramatically. Today, there are 11 FDA-approved ADCs, targeting a variety of cancers across multiple indications. The approved ADCs include a range of payloads, linkers, and antibodies, each optimized for a variety of specific therapeutic targets. The increasing diversity of ADCs reflects the growing potential of these innovative treatments to address a wide array of malignancies, from hematologic cancers to solid tumors. This book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of the ADC field including the latest developments, challenges, and emerging trends, comprising expertise from a broad range of disciplines from basic research, industry, clinical practice and regulatory affairs. We explore not only the scientific and technical aspects of ADC design—such as payloads, linkers, and antibody selection—but also the developmental hurdles and regulatory complexities that influence the success of ADCs in clinical practice. Real-world examples of ADCs that have made it from the lab to the clinic offer invaluable insights into the trials and triumphs that shape this dynamic field. It is our hope that this book will serve as both a valuable resource for experts in the field and an accessible introduction for those new to the exciting world of ADCs.
Anticipating Heaven: Spiritual Comfort and Practical Wisdom for Life's Final Chapters
by Dr. Pamela PyleIs there a way to walk into the final chapters of life with peace and confidence, and with support and wisdom?We all are living an earthly story with a beginning, middle, and end. While aspects of our story's closing hold mystery, we do not have to feel lost as we move toward it. We instead can lean on the support and wisdom of others who know the path ahead.In Anticipating Heaven, she offers that same practical advice and spiritual comfort to you and your loved ones as you navigate a serious illness.Drawing on her years of experience and strong faith, Dr. Pyle will share inspiring patient stories and clear guidance, helping you tonavigate the world of healthcare with confidence,prepare an end-of-life plan with peace,remember your heavenly destination with hope,embrace the final chapters with love, andanticipate the presence of God and your glorified body with joy. Clarity can replace chaos. Assurance can overcome uncertainty. And love can conquer fear. You are not alone on this path. You are leaving the land of the dying and entering the land of the living, a place God calls home. As one story is closing, a bright new one is beginning.
Antifascism and the Avant-Garde: Radical Documentary in the 1960s
by Julia AlekseyevaLeftist filmmakers of the 1960s revolutionized the art of documentary. Often inspired by the radical art of the Soviet 1920s, filmmakers in countries like France and Japan dared to make film form a powerful weapon in the fight against fascism, weaving fiction into nonfiction and surrealism with neorealism to rupture everyday ways of being, seeing, and thinking. Through careful readings of Matsumoto Toshio, Jean-Luc Godard, Chris Marker, Agnès Varda, Hani Susumu, and others, Julia Alekseyeva shows that avant-garde documentary films of the 1960s did not strive to inoculate the viewer with the ideology of Truth but instead aimed to unveil and estrange, so that viewers might approach capitalist, imperialist, and fascist media with critical awareness. Antifascism and the Avant-Garde thus provides a transnational ecology of antifascist art that resonates profoundly with our current age.
Antifascism(s) in Latin America and the Caribbean: From the Margins to the Center
by Jorge A. Nállim Sandra McGee DeutschDrawing from the work of experienced scholars across various fields, countries, and periods, this volume is the first book in any language to provide a comprehensive history of antifascisms in Latin America and the Caribbean. It presents antifascism as a multifaceted phenomenon at the intersection of local, national, and transnational processes that is embraced by a variety of actors with differing agendas. Offering an innovative and fundamental contribution to several bodies of scholarship, including history, art, literature, sports, race, gender, and sexuality, it expands the field of antifascist studies by demonstrating the differences and similarities between Latin American and Caribbean movements and actors and their counterparts elsewhere. Multidisciplinary and accessible, the chapters in this volume will engage a broad audience and offer important insights about the rise of right-wing populism today.
Antikurdischer Rassismus im Fokus: Beiträge zur Rassismusforschung in der deutschen Migrationsgesellschaft
by Çinur Ghaderi Esther AlmstadtÇinur Ghaderi und Esther Almstadt machen in diesem Band Diskriminierungs- und Rassismuserfahrungen von Kurd*innen in der Migrationsgesellschaft sichtbar und vermitteln Wissen zu Kurd*innen in Deutschland. Sie richten damit den Fokus auf eine Leerstelle in der ohnehin noch jungen Rassismusforschung in Deutschland. Ihre Forschungsergebnisse beruhen vor allem auf qualitativen Interviews mit Akteur*innen aus unterschiedlichen gesellschaftlichen Bereichen und einer Medienanalyse zur Darstellung von Kurd*innen, die in einen Definitionsvorschlag für Antikurdischen Rassismus münden und bildungspolitische Handlungsperspektiven eröffnen. Zielgruppen sind Studierende, Forschende, Lehrende, Praktiker*innen unterschiedlicher sozialwissenschaftlicher Disziplinen und Interessierte aus Politik und Gesellschaft, die sich über Kurd*innen in Deutschland und ihre Diskriminierungs- und Rassismuserfahrungen informieren möchten und hieraus Handlungsperspektiven entwickeln möchten.
Antiliberal Internationalism in the Twentieth Century: Beyond Left and Right? (Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right)
by Stefan Couperus Matthijs Lok Marjet Brolsma Robin De Bruin Rachel McElroy WhiteThis book shows how antiliberal discourse, thought, and mobilization have, in defiance of nationalist aims, been significantly shaped and determined in the international sphere, as new collaborations position themselves against the liberal order established after the fall of the Berlin Wall.Despite often drawing inspiration from nationalist movements and ideologies, antiliberalism is a phenomenon that transcends domestic contexts and settings in important ways. This collection of essays charts the many-sided aspects of twentieth-century internationalism and its contemporary developments across the globe. Without excluding well-known European sources of antiliberal internationalism, it decentres the European experience by exploring specific case studies from South and East Asia, the Middle East, the Americas, Africa, and Oceania. Moreover, the volume abundantly demonstrates that “liberalism” and “anti-liberalism” cannot be considered as fixed entities as (anti)liberalism was, and is, as much defined by its enemies as by its advocates.This book is intended for scholars and students of International Studies, Intellectual History, Political History, Political Science, European Studies, and Global Studies, as well as for journalists and policymakers interested in contemporary Europe, cosmopolitanism, political polarization, and the traditions of the right and far right.
Antimicrobial Materials and Interfaces: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications
by Peng Li En-Tang Kang Liqun XuA review of novel antimicrobial materials remedies for eradication of common and multidrug-resistant bacteria Antimicrobial Materials and Interfaces covers a wide range of antimicrobial materials with a review of the synthesis, characterization, and applications of each material. Contributed to by leading experts in the field, Antimicrobial Materials and Interfaces includes information on: Cationic and zwitterionic polymers-based antimicrobial materials, zwitterionic polymers as antifouling materials, and superhydrophobic antifouling and antimicrobial materialsAntimicrobial peptides, protease antibacterial materials, antimicrobial nanometallics, and antimicrobial metal and covalent organic frameworksOne- and two-dimensional, photothermal, photodynamic, stimuli-responsive, and intelligent antimicrobial materialsNitric oxide delivery materials, sonodynamic sterilization materials, and polymer-based antibacterial ureteral stentsPiezoelectric and photocatalytic materials for antibacterial therapy and microneedle technology for the management of bacterial skin infections Antimicrobial Materials and Interfaces is an essential reference on promising novel materials for materials scientists and inorganic, bioinorganic, medicinal, polymer, and protein chemists.