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Modernism, Aesthetics and Anthropology
by John HoffmannJohn Hoffmann argues that a combination of aesthetics and anthropology allowed modernist writers to challenge social hierarchies they associated with the nineteenth century. He shows how Enlightenment philosophers synthesized the two discourses and how modernists working in the early twentieth century then took up this synthesis to dispute categories of social difference that had been naturalized, and thus legitimized, by pre-evolutionary and Darwinian anthropological theories. The book brings a range of new insights to major topics in modernist studies, revealing neglected continental sources for Irish anti-colonialism, the aesthetic contours of Zionism in the era of Mandatory Palestine, and the influence of German idealism on critiques of racism following World War I. Working over a long historical durée, Hoffmann surveys the ways aesthetics has been used, and misused, to construct and contest social hierarchies grounded in anthropological distinctions.
Disorders of Attention (Neural Network Model: Applications and Implications)
by Lori Drucker Wasserman Theodore WassermanThis is the fourth book in the Neural Network series. It proposes an entirely new model for assessing and understanding how issues with attention are manifested. Currently, most individuals with deficit in attentional functioning are labeled with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This is because the current nosology is behaviorally driven and the target behavior for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is the end stage global behavior, attention. The use of this nosology results in a large number of related but neuroanatomically different issues, from a neural network perspective, being lumped together. This results in a homogenous approach to the treatment of a heterogeneous cluster of problems and impedes research into the actual underlying network properties of specific forms of attentional problems. This book reviews and summarizes the current cognitive neuroscience regarding how attention is regulated in the human brain. It then details the various networks and processes that comprise attention and for each of these, details what could, and does, go wrong. This leads to a discussion of clinical assessment of these as yet unidentified “disorders” and recommendations for research and treatment. The book also has sections on the cognitive neuroscience of attention, models of attentional processing, a description of the neural networks involved in attention and a discussion of specific problems that arise when these network components fail to do their job correctly. The result of this work is a complete reformulation of the existing construct of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder which, in its current form, represents a plethora of disruptions of a multitude of attentional processes. The work challenges existing conceptual modeling and offers a new model for diagnosis and treatment, continuing to extend the authors’ work in blending clinical neuroscience into the clinical practice of neuropsychology.
The Political Economy of National Security, Critical Infrastructure and Securitization of Foreign Investments (International Political Economy Series)
by Jakub M. Godzimirski Morten Skumsrud AndersenThis book examines how new flows of foreign direct investments from autocracies are framed, their effects, and the policy responses to them, within the context of challenges to the international liberal order. Chapters address thematic and regional issues, from national investment controls and threat perceptions to China and Russia’s responses. Collectively, they explore a new dynamic in international politics: the securitization of money crossing borders. Historically, foreign investments operated under minimal global regulation, based on the assumption that they were beneficial, and profit driven. However, the past decade has witnessed a radical shift in approaches to foreign investments due to changing investment patterns and the entry of state-sponsored actors into this traditionally unregulated realm. China and Russia are seen to leverage foreign investments to advance their long-term economic and political objectives. The book comprehensively examines the subsequent repositioning of foreign investment policy and its consequences for national and international politics.
Emerging Atomic Layer Deposition for Hydrogen Energy (Springer Series in Materials Science #348)
by Tien-Chien Jen Sina Karimzadeh Peter Ozaveshe Oviroh Sunday Temitope Oyinbo Patrick Ehi ImoisiliThis book focuses on Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) and its applications in the field of green hydrogen energy. It covers the fundamental understanding of how new functional materials can be synthesized by ALD, and provides insights into its use in advanced nanopatterning for microelectronics, energy storage systems, desalination, catalysis, and medical fields. The book also highlights the advancements in computational and experimental methodologies for optimizing ALD processes in the context of green hydrogen energy. The book addresses aspects that might affect deposition and green hydrogen energy, and presents analysis and characterization techniques in the field. With specific examples illustrating the progress in green hydrogen ALD processes and their impact on other technologies, this book aims to enable the reduction of cost, energy waste, and adverse environmental impacts associated with hydrogen energy. It provides a comprehensive overview of ALD technology, hydrogen production, purification, and storage methods, modeling and simulation techniques, analysis and characterization approaches, and future perspectives on green hydrogen energy.
Recent Trends in Communication and Intelligent Systems: Proceedings of ICRTCIS 2024 (Algorithms for Intelligent Systems)
by Anupam Yadav Swagatam Das Aditya Kumar Singh PundirThis book presents best-selected research papers presented at the Fifth International Conference on Recent Trends in Communication and Intelligent Systems (ICRTCIS 2024), organized by Arya College of Engineering and IT, Jaipur, on May 3–4, 2024. It discusses the latest technologies in communication and intelligent systems, covering various areas of communication engineering, such as signal processing, VLSI design, embedded systems, wireless communications, and electronics and communications in general. Featuring work by leading researchers and technocrats, the book serves as a valuable reference resource for young researchers and academics as well as practitioners in industry.
ICoWEFS 2024 Sustainability Proceedings (Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering)
by João Rafael da Costa Sanches Galvão Henrique Almeida Paulo Sérgio Brito Liliana Catarina Rosa Ferreira Pedro Emanuel Alves Flores de Oliveira GalaThis book delves into the critical intersections of food systems, sustainability, and resource management, exploring innovative approaches and research from various disciplines. With a focus on both theoretical frameworks and practical applications, the book addresses topics such as eco-labels, food waste quantification, bioactive food components, and the role of smallholder farmers in emerging e-marketplaces. Divided into two core sessions, the book covers a wide range of topics essential to achieving sustainable food systems. The first session focuses on enhancing food supply chains, consumer behavior, and the development of nutritious, eco-friendly food products. The second session shifts towards resource management and the circular economy, providing cutting-edge research on biodegradable materials, biomass management, and the valorization of agricultural waste. Throughout the chapters, experts emphasize innovative practices in biorefineries, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, and environmental policy.
Selected Papers from the International Conference on Innovative Research: ICIR EUROINVENT 2024 (Springer Proceedings in Materials #64)
by Petrica Vizureanu Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah Andrei Victor Sandu Marcin Nabialek Ion Sandu Mohd Remy Rozainy Mohd Arif ZainolThis book is a collection of research papers presented at the International Conference on Innovative Research, a part of EUROINVENT 2024, held under the patronage of Romanian Ministry of Research Innovation and Digitization. The book features contributions from leading researchers, engineers, and students who have presented their insights and experiences on a wide range of topics in the field of Materials Science and Engineering. The papers cover advancements, innovations, and future directions in the field, and are grouped into sections based on the themes discussed at the conference. The book is a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals interested in the latest developments in materials science and engineering.
Technological Innovation and the Rise of Aviation, 1903-1941: Wings for the American Military (Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology)
by Charles J. GrossThis book provides an overview of American aviation from 1903 to 1941, covering major developments in aviation technology. It focuses on the role of the military and selected firms. Under the fiscal constraints imposed by the post-war military drawdown and the Great Depression, the US military sacrificed quantity aircraft procurement for gains in quality. Until foreign powers began huge rearmament programs, US military aircraft were some of the most advanced in the world. They held numerous international performance records before the US fell behind other powers that had gone on a war footing. It offers new insights into the contributions of immigrants and foreign technologies to American aviation, while examining the relationship between the government and the aviation industry. It also highlights factors that enabled America to field some of the war’s most advanced warplanes, which ultimately helped win the Second World War.
33rd International Conference on Organization and Technology of Maintenance (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #1242)
by Naida Ademović Hrvoje Glavaš Marijana Hadzima-Nyarko Tomáš HanákThis book offers a comprehensive and innovative exploration of maintenance technologies, blending fundamental theories with practical applications in modern engineering systems. Covering a broad range of topics, it examines areas such as smart street lighting for energy conservation, the effects of faulty power supplies on equipment, and the use of digital twin technology in concrete plant operations. Emerging and unique subjects, such as utilizing unused faculty computers for cryptocurrency mining and employing augmented reality for maintenance scheduling, underscore innovative approaches. Targeted at engineers, maintenance professionals, researchers, and students, the book provides valuable insights for enhancing asset reliability, operational efficiency, and safety protocols across various industries. The collected contributions emphasize the interdisciplinary nature of maintenance and serve as a platform for exchanging expertise and introducing innovative methods into daily practice.
Brain Tumor Segmentation, and Cross-Modality Domain Adaptation for Medical Image Segmentation: MICCAI Challenges, BraTS 2023 and CrossMoDA 2023, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2023, Vancouver, BC, Canada, October 12 and 8, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14669)
by Alessandro Crimi Spyridon Bakas Ujjwal Baid Sylwia Malec Monika Pytlarz Reuben Dorent Ruisheng Su Navodini WijethilakeThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Brain Tumor Segmentation Challenge, BraTS 2023, as well as the Cross-Modality Domain Adaptation Challenge, CrossMoDA 2023. These events were held in conjunction with the Medical Image Computing for Computer Assisted Intervention Conference, MICCAI 2023, during October 8-12, 2023. The 37 full papers presented in this volume were selected form 23 submissions. They describe the research of computational scientists and clinical researchers working on brain lesions, and specifically glioma, multiple sclerosis, cerebral stroke, traumatic brain injuries, vestibular schwannoma, and white matter hyper-intensities of presumed vascular origin.
Access to Social Justice: Effective Remedies for Social Rights (Bristol Studies in Law and Social Justice)
by Katie Boyle Diana Camps Kirstie English Jo Ferrie Aidan Flegg Gaurav MukherjeeAvailable open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book proposes a conception of social justice according to international human rights law. Social rights include everyday rights such as housing, food, fuel and social security. Drawing on extensive research with frontline practitioners, the book frames access to social justice as a journey that should end with the realisation of an effective remedy. It highlights discourses that marginalise and disempower rights holders and reclaims the narrative around social rights as legal rights. This is a unique contribution to our understanding of access to social justice from a social rights perspective complete with key recommendations for policy and practice.
Introduction to Health Care Management
by Rachel Rogers Sharon B. Buchbinder Nancy H. ShanksCovering a range of healthcare settings, Introduction to Health Care Management, Fifth Edition provides a solid orientation to management in the health care discipline. Written for students just entering the field, this reader friendly text is filled with examples designed to engage the reader’s imagination, while addressing the important issues in healthcare management, such as ethics, cost management, strategic planning and marketing, information technology, human resources, and more. The new Fifth Edition integrates population health and information management throughout and offers new coverage of artificial intelligence (AI), the impact of COVID 19, and concepts and issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Many of the cases and exercises are new or significantly updated to reflect current healthcare management challenges, while research resources and references have been updated throughout.
Beyond Belief: Why school accountability is broken and how to fix it
by Andrew MorrishThis timely and powerful book is brought to you by the team behind Headrest, a free 24/7 wellbeing service for headteachers. It is clear that our current inhumane system of school accountability - inspection in particular - is no longer fit for purpose. Urgent change is needed. We hope this book serves as the catalyst for rebooting the system as we seek to explore alternative approaches to rigorous school accountability.Consisting of a diverse range of authentic voices - from headteachers to journalists, governors to teachers, and authors to researchers - Beyond Belief brings a refreshing dimension to the accountability debate. This book aims to provoke, challenge and reaffirm your beliefs in equal measure. Packed with thoughtful insights, honest reflections and a unique range of perspectives on accountability, these lived experiences provide a compelling case for change.Collectively, as a profession, we must seek to establish a robust, purposeful and humane system of how we hold our schools and each other to account. Once again, we must start to speak up for ourselves. This book aims to do just that.
Bandura's Self-Efficacy Theory in Action
by Neil GilbrideBandura's theory of self-efficacy is one of the most important discoveries in modern psychology that has transformed how we understand human behaviour. Through years of research across different disciplines, we now know that our self-efficacy is a central concept in how we behave and is critical in determining the capacity that students have to shape their own lives. The belief that our behaviour can yield a positive result within a specific domain explains many experiences that teachers face in the classroom - why, in the face of good teaching, students still don't attempt the work; why, in some lessons, students are seen to work harder than in others; why some students struggle to bounce back from failure and why student behaviour can still present a challenge. Dr Neil Gilbride CPsychol guides the reader in how we can take action to raise student self-efficacy and, subsequently, the agency that students feel in taking control of their lives and studies. Specifically, the book will explore the application of self-efficacy to three key areas - how we design our instruction, how we design practice and how we influence the behaviour of our pupils within our settings. The book interweaves insights from research with how it might look in the classroom. Succinct summaries and case studies from a range of practitioners will enable all readers to raise the self-efficacy of their students in their own classrooms and beyond.
Beyond Belief: Why school accountability is broken and how to fix it
by Andrew MorrishThis timely and powerful book is brought to you by the team behind Headrest, a free 24/7 wellbeing service for headteachers. It is clear that our current inhumane system of school accountability - inspection in particular - is no longer fit for purpose. Urgent change is needed. We hope this book serves as the catalyst for rebooting the system as we seek to explore alternative approaches to rigorous school accountability.Consisting of a diverse range of authentic voices - from headteachers to journalists, governors to teachers, and authors to researchers - Beyond Belief brings a refreshing dimension to the accountability debate. This book aims to provoke, challenge and reaffirm your beliefs in equal measure. Packed with thoughtful insights, honest reflections and a unique range of perspectives on accountability, these lived experiences provide a compelling case for change.Collectively, as a profession, we must seek to establish a robust, purposeful and humane system of how we hold our schools and each other to account. Once again, we must start to speak up for ourselves. This book aims to do just that.
Bandura's Self-Efficacy Theory in Action
by Neil GilbrideBandura's theory of self-efficacy is one of the most important discoveries in modern psychology that has transformed how we understand human behaviour. Through years of research across different disciplines, we now know that our self-efficacy is a central concept in how we behave and is critical in determining the capacity that students have to shape their own lives. The belief that our behaviour can yield a positive result within a specific domain explains many experiences that teachers face in the classroom - why, in the face of good teaching, students still don't attempt the work; why, in some lessons, students are seen to work harder than in others; why some students struggle to bounce back from failure and why student behaviour can still present a challenge. Dr Neil Gilbride CPsychol guides the reader in how we can take action to raise student self-efficacy and, subsequently, the agency that students feel in taking control of their lives and studies. Specifically, the book will explore the application of self-efficacy to three key areas - how we design our instruction, how we design practice and how we influence the behaviour of our pupils within our settings. The book interweaves insights from research with how it might look in the classroom. Succinct summaries and case studies from a range of practitioners will enable all readers to raise the self-efficacy of their students in their own classrooms and beyond.
Digital Girlhoods
by Katherine A. PhelpsTween girls in America today are growing up on social media, posting selfies and sharing “stories.” In Digital Girlhoods, Katherine Phelps emphasizes tween girls’ agency on social media vis-à-vis identity formation, content creation, and community building. When a tween girl posts a video on YouTube asking the world, “Am I pretty or ugly?”, she is also asking, “Who am I?” This content makes visible the pitfalls and potentials of these tweens creating their own digital narratives—and it asks us to take them seriously. Featuring in-depth interviews with a cross section of tween girls, Phelps allows them to give meanings to their relationships with social media and their peers in their own words. As tween girls embody and negotiate the many contradictions of American girlhoods through social media participation (for example, the “Pretty or Ugly” YouTube trend), Phelps asks, how are tween girls living and experiencing girlhoods in the digital age? The processes of experiencing and enacting tweenhood and girlhood online are explicitly gendered. Digital Girlhoods thoughtfully considers what tween girlhoods look and feel like in America today.
Hunter’s Manual
by Bill PearsonPresenting an essential almanac for every hunter, this book invites you to share in the outdoor adventures of an Australian whose passion for hunting with his rifle has taken him far beyond his native shores. Join him by the fireside as he imparts techniques and secrets that will enhance your own quests for trophy game. Experience the humour in his self-deprecating tales, highlighting the lighter side of this unique sport. Most importantly, become captivated by the magnificent wildlife and the skills necessary to immortalize them both on film and as prized additions to your trophy room and freezer. This book is not just a guide; it’s an invitation to the heart of hunting and the celebration of the natural world.
Who Do You Say I Am?: Answers Right From Jesus
by John BraunIf someone asked you, \u201cWho is Jesus?\u201d what would you say? When Jesus asked his disciples that same question, Peter said, \u201cYou are the Christ, the Son of the Living God\u201d (Matthew 16:16). Some people would echo Peter\u2019s bold confession during Jesus\u2019 ministry, but others doubted and criticized Jesus. How did Jesus defend himself and assert the truth? As Christians today, we encounter situations similar to those faced by Jesus\u2019 disciples. Some people believe in Jesus; others doubt and criticize him and his followers. How do we respond? Discover the incredible answer as you join author John Braun in these thought-provoking and comforting devotions based on gospel accounts from the final year of Jesus\u2019 earthly ministry. In this book, you\u2019ll learn how to defend the truth in love—with answers right from Jesus.
Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students
by Colin SealeCritical thinking is the essential tool for ensuring that students fulfill their promise. But, in reality, critical thinking is still a luxury good, and students with the greatest potential are too often challenged the least. This best-selling book: Introduces a powerful but practical framework to close the critical thinking gap Gives teachers the tools and knowledge to teach critical thinking to all students Empowers students to tackle 21st-century problems Teaches students how to compete in a rapidly changing global marketplace Colin Seale, a teacher-turned- attorney-turned-education-innovator and founder of thinkLaw, uses his unique experience to introduce a wide variety of concrete instructional strategies and examples that teachers can use in all grade levels. Individual chapters address underachievement, the value of nuance, evidence-based reasoning, social-emotional learning, equitable education, and leveraging families to close the critical thinking gap. In addition to offering examples for Math, Science, ELA, and Social Studies, this timely, updated second edition adds a variety of new examples and applications for Physical Education, Fine Arts, Foreign Language, and Career and Technical Education.
Cinema of/for the Anthropocene: Affect, Ecology, and More-Than-Human Kinship (Routledge Advances in Film Studies)
by Andrea Ruthven Katarzyna PaszkiewiczCinema of/for the Anthropocene sheds new light on the question of how films can allow us to resituate ourselves within what is known today as the Anthropocene. The authors address this question through a variety of disciplines and theoretical perspectives, from film and cultural studies, new materialisms, critical posthumanism and animal studies, critical race theory and Indigenous media studies, to gender and sexuality studies, with a primary focus on films produced in the United States and Canada.The volume moves beyond the mere acknowledgment of the devastating damage inflicted during the Anthropocene to think about new ways of inhabiting the world through concepts such as affect, response-ability, and more-than-human kinship. The writers in this collection respond to its invitation by addressing a range of genres and modes, thus complicating the apocalyptic discourses which have typically been central to the studies on the Anthropocene: in addition to dystopian films, the volume discusses animated films, Hollywood biopics, climate change documentaries, experimental film, comedy, horror sci-fi, as well as disease thriller and survival film. Taken together, the chapters offer cross-disciplinary readings of the cinema of/for the Anthropocene, showing ways in which it can help us re-orient our thinking to make sense of the current age and address the planetary-scale environmental catastrophe.This volume will appeal to researchers and students in film studies, cultural studies, and the burgeoning field of environmental humanities.
Data Analytics for Smart Infrastructure: Asset Management and Network Performance
by Yang Wang Zhidong Li Bin Liang Hongda Tian Ting Guo Fang ChenThis book presents, for the first time, data analytics for smart infrastructures. The authors draw on over a decade’s experience working with industry and demonstrating the capabilities of data analytics for infrastructure and asset management. The volume gives data-driven solutions to cover critical capabilities for infrastructure and asset management across three domains: 1) situation awareness 2) predictive analytics and 3) decision support. The reader will gain from various data analytic techniques including anomaly detection, performance evaluation, failure prediction, trend analysis, asset prioritization, smart sensing and real-time/online systems. These data analytic techniques are vital to solving problems in infrastructure and asset management. The reader will benefit from case studies drawn from critical infrastructures such as water management, structural health monitoring and rail networks. This groundbreaking work will be essential reading for those studying and practicing analytics in the context of smart infrastructure.
Literature, the Gothic and the Reconstruction of History: The Past as Nightmare
by Neil Cocks Daniel Renshaw AndIn the Gothic, nothing stays buried for long. Since its inception in the mid-eighteenth century, the Gothic imagination has been concerned with the pasts of the societies from which it emerged. This collection, featuring contributions from archivists, historians and literary critics, examines how horror fiction and the wider Gothic mode have engaged with the constructed conception of "history".From Victorian nightmares of Jurassic jungles to ghost stories on the contemporary stage, the contributors adopt varied and innovative approaches to consider how the Gothic has created, complicated and sometimes subverted historical narratives. In doing so, these works blur the distinctions between the "historical record" and creative endeavour, undermine linear and sequential understandings of the progress of time and dissolve temporal boundaries. The collection explores a variety of Gothic forms including drama, poetry, prose, illustration, film and folklore, and it draws on classic texts such as Wuthering Heights and Dracula, as well as less familiar works, including Reynolds’ The Mysteries of London and Baldini’s Mal’aria.Literature, the Gothic and the Reconstruction of History will be invaluable to students and scholars interested in the confluences of literary and historical endeavour, the creation and depiction of historical constructs in popular culture, and Gothic horror in its myriad forms.
The Unconscious in Literature: The Oedipus Complex, the Death Drive, and the Unsymbolic Void (Routledge Studies in World Literatures and the Environment)
by Yasunori SugimuraThis book aims to investigate the unconscious in literature using Freudian and Lacanian psychology to analyse the unconscious in a range of literary works. The works of Thomas Hardy, William Golding, and Iris Murdoch are discussed in the first chapter through eight. Based on the argument in these chapters, this volume considers the environmental problem by examining the unconscious in the literary texts, including poetry, in the light of philosophers and critics on ecology. There is a focus on the Oedipus complex, the death drive, and the unsymbolic void, as they have much relevance to each other in the unconscious as to one’s relationship with others, primarily with the mother, and underlie the plots and leitmotifs of the literary texts discussed. The author carefully examines the complicated relationship between the infringement of the pleasure principle, and the unsymbolic void, and how they are depicted as various phases of nature.
Planning and Growth in Rich and Poor Countries (Routledge Revivals)
by A. G. Ford Walter BirminghamOriginally published in 1966, this book was written at a time when economists realized that rapid growth in developing nations could not be achieved without comprehensive planning and that no economy could be left to grow of its own accord without the danger of major fluctuations in economic activity and long periods of stagnation. Written by a team of academic economists who combined specialized knowledge of the theory of economic growth with world-wide experience of its practical applications, this volume provides an intelligent analysis of the problems of economic growth which faced nations that had embarked on the planning of their economies such as the UK, India, Ghana, Sierra Leone and New Zealand.