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Women’s Disclosure of Childhood Sexual Abuse Across the Life Course: A Narrative Perspective
by Margaret PackTaking a narrative approach, this book explores the role of disclosure in sexual abuse recovery for women survivors of child sexual abuse.Drawing on longitudinal research with sexual abuse therapists and de-identified cases drawn from her clinical practice, Pack emphasises the unique value of both a narrative and life course approach to the topic of sexual abuse recovery. The book explores the ages and stages of life as triggering new challenges to adapt to for adult women survivors, evoking the need to develop new ways of acting and being in the world. Conceptualising disclosure as a process that occurs in relationship with the person disclosed to, it highlights the importance of the quality of the relationship between the survivor and the person confided in and previous disclosure attempts. Further, the chapters outline individual, contextual and environmental factors that impede or facilitate disclosure, as well as different verbal and non-verbal forms that disclosure can take.With a focus on the Australasian context, this book is a resourceful guide for mental health professionals and practitioners who work in the field of sexual abuse recovery, as well as those who work with women in refuge situations and other health and wellbeing services.
Rebuilding Urban Complexity: A Configurational Approach to Postindustrial Cities (Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design)
by Francesca FroyThis is a book about urban complexity – how it evolves and how it gets destroyed. It explores the structures of interdependency which underpin cities, where the many different “parts” (people, streets, industry sectors) interact to form an evolving “whole”.The book explores the evolution and destruction of complexity in one city – Greater Manchester – but also other post-industrial cities, including Sheffield and Newcastle, Detroit and New Haven. The focus is on the networked qualities of public urban space, and how street networks work as multiscale systems. The book also explores economic networks, and the evolving sets of interconnecting economic capabilities which help to shape urban economies. It demonstrates how cities evolve through processes of self-organisation – and concludes by considering how policy makers can best harness such processes as they rebuild urban complexity following insensitive planning interventions in the 1960s and 1970s.The book will appeal to anybody with an interest in cities, and how they work. It is interdisciplinary in scope, weaving in strands from architecture, economics, history, anthropology and ecology. It is written for academics but also non-academics, including urban planners, architects, local economic development actors and other policy makers.
Artificial Intelligence for Precision Agriculture
by Pethuru Raj N. Gayathri Kathrine, G. Jaspher WillsiePrecision agriculture is a next-generation farming management concept that optimizes resource use, productivity, quality, profitability, and sustainability by observing and responding to crop variability. Precision agriculture employs digital technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), 5G communication, cybersecurity, edge computing, cloud-native principles, and blockchain to ensure crops and soil receive exactly what they need for optimal health and productivity.Artificial Intelligence for Precision Agriculture explores the latest developments in precision agriculture, detailing how AI contributes to its goals. The book discusses how precision agriculture solutions use IoT devices, data storage, AI analytics, connectivity, and cloud infrastructures to analyze factors such as soil type, terrain, weather, plant growth, and yield data. It also examines edge technologies—sensors, microchips, beacons, RFID tags, robots, drones, and actuators—that collect field data and transmit it to cloud-based AI platforms for analysis. The book shows how AI-driven insights guide actions in the field, such as crop rotation, optimal planting and harvesting times, and soil management, and help farmers apply the right amounts of water, fertilizers, and pesticides, reducing waste and environmental impact. Applications covered in the book include: Drone-based high-resolution field mapping Tracking crops Crop yield assessments Data collection for irrigation, fertilization, and crop management Advanced weather monitoring Equipment management With chapters on AI model development, plant disease detection and remediation, sustainable farming techniques, data integration, AI-enabled data analytics, and knowledge visualization, this book is a comprehensive guide to technologies and applications in precision agriculture.
Disrupting Secondary STEM Education: Educator Experiences of Teaching for Globally Just Futures (Critical Perspectives on Teaching and Teachers’ Work)
by Margery GardnerThis volume brings into focus the pivotal educational years during adolescence, when many learners are exposed to implicit and explicit messages that STEM is not a viable educational pathway for them.Challenging this notion, Disrupting Secondary STEM Education brings together a collective of critical educators who share what disruptive STEM teaching looks and feels like from an insider perspective, as well as the ways they purposefully create curriculum to subvert existing structures that can confine learning. Through disruptive STEM teaching, a joy for learning is kindled, as well as a sense of empowered criticality in students that can support their development as global citizens facing complex futures. The collection shares stories across a spectrum of educators, from those beginning their teaching journey to those who’ve stood up against narrow curriculum and standardized testing for years in the capacity of both P-12 teachers and teacher educators. The voices of these educators illustrate how the work of disruptive STEM teaching can be actualized within cohorts of future teachers, achieved through early engagement with critical theories and generative field experiences that support and affirm a wide array of identities.This book provides multiple theoretical and practical access points for the reader to understand the work of disruptive STEM teaching and offers a way forward for those interested in developing more critical curriculum in their own classrooms. As such, it will be important reading for postgraduate students and researchers in Social Justice Education and STEM Education, as well as for in-service educators.
Steuergerechtigkeit: Für ein prinzipientreues und rechtsstaatliches Steuerrecht
by Reiner SahmDieses Buch vermittelt die ethischen Grundprinzipien eines gerechten, verfassungskonformen Steuerrechts und die wesentlichen Reformvorschläge und -perspektiven des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts für ein transparentes und effizientes Steuersystem in Deutschland. Die überarbeitete und erweiterte zweite Auflage wurde aktualisiert und um das Thema ergänzt. Bereits vor über 100 Jahren initiierte der Reichsfinanzminister Matthias Erzberger eine umfassende Reform der Finanzverfassung und des Steuersystems, um „Gerechtigkeit im gesamten Steuerwesen zu schaffen“. Doch die Systematik dieser ehemals international hoch angesehenen deutschen Steuergesetze hat in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik Deutschland kontinuierlich gelitten, da der Gesetzgeber fortlaufend einer Vielzahl politischer Erwägungen den Vorrang einräumte. Aktuell stellen Steuerrechtswissenschaftler jedoch die Steuergerechtigkeit auf Basis konsistenter Prinzipien in den Mittelpunkt ihrer Überlegungen, um den Inhalt und die Grenzen der staatlichen Rechte zu bestimmen. Die in diesem Buch dargestellten ethisch fundierten Rechtsprinzipien bilden daher eine gute Grundlage, um ein neues Steuersystem für Deutschland zu gestalten, das einfacher, sozialer, transparenter und gerechter ist.
Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock
by Dallas HuntDuring an unfortunate mishap, young Awâsis loses Kôhkum&’s freshly baked world-famous bannock. Not knowing what to do, Awâsis seeks out a variety of other-than-human relatives willing to help. What adventures are in store for Awâsis?Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock highlights the importance of collaboration and seeking guidance from one's community, while introducing the Cree words for different animals and baking ingredients. Find a pronunciation guide and the recipe for Kôhkum&’s world-famous bannock in the back of the book.
When We Were Alone
by David A. RobertsonWinner of the 2017 Governor General's Literary Award! A young girl notices things about her grandmother that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long, braided hair and beautifully coloured clothing? Why does she speak Cree and spend so much time with her family? As the girl asks questions, her grandmother shares her experiences in a residential school, when all of these things were taken away. Also available in a bilingual Swampy Cree/English edition. Download the free teacher guide on the Portage & Main Press website.
The Last Song of Penelope (Songs of Penelope #3)
by Claire NorthThe third book in award‑winning author Claire North's Songs of Penelope Trilogy, a "powerful, fresh, and unflinching" reimagining (Jennifer Saint) that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. Many years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never returned. For twenty years his wife Penelope and the women of Ithaca have guarded the isle against suitors and rival kings. But peace cannot be kept forever, and the balance of power is about to break . . . A beggar has arrived at the Palace. Salt-crusted and ocean-battered, he is scorned by the suitors - but Penelope recognises in him something terrible: her husband, Odysseus, returned at last. Yet this Odysseus is no hero. By returning to the island in disguise, he is not merely plotting his revenge against the suitors - vengeance that will spark a civil war - but he's testing the loyalty of his queen. Has she been faithful to him all these years? And how much blood is Odysseus willing to shed to be sure? The song of Penelope is ending, and the song of Odysseus must ring through Ithaca's halls. But first, Penelope must use all her cunning to win a war for the fate of the island and keep her family alive, whatever the cost...
The Exorcist Files: True Stories About the Reality of Evil and How to Defeat It
by Father Carlos MartinsIn this pioneering book for believers, nonbelievers, and anyone curious about the supernatural, renowned exorcist Father Carlos Martins shares his real-life experiences with demonic activity and explores how we can remain safe against its power. In his blockbuster podcast, The Exorcist Files, Fr. Martins uncovers the disturbing reality of the forces of evil in our world, guiding listeners through many of his most graphic encounters with demonic entities. In this groundbreaking book, he dives deeper into the nature of evil to expose its dangers and to help us understand how to remain free from its influence and control.The Exorcist Files introduces us to the 2,000-year-old Catholic ministry of exorcism. As one of the most sought-after experts on the supernatural in the world, Father Carlos shares how evil looks for any opening in our lives – from witchcraft and pagan practices to pornography and even emotional trauma – with the purpose of causing us pain and destruction. He challenges conventional thinking and offers a sobering look at the spiritual dangers lurking in those modern practices that often disguise themselves as harmless. Calling us to vigilance and spiritual fortitude, he emphasizes the importance of religious literacy and practice as guides in a world where the line between the divine and the demonic is increasingly blurred. Through compelling storytelling coupled with science, theology, and detailed analysis, this book invites us to: Uncover the reality and tactics of demonic forces that seek to disrupt our lives. Learn practical steps to recognize and guard against spiritual attacks. Gain valuable insights into the cosmic struggle between good and evil. Experience the transformative power of faith and the ultimate victory of Jesus Christ. For believers and the spiritually curious, this eye-opening book invites us to explore, question, and deepen our understanding of the hidden threats lurking in our midst so that we can stay protected and walk confidently in faith.
Statistical Mechanics of Liquids and Solutions: Intermolecular Forces, Structure and Surface Interactions
by Roland KjellanderThe statistical mechanical theory of liquids and solutions is a fundamental area of physical sciences with important implications in other fields of science and industrial applications. Statistical Mechanics of Liquids and Solutions: Intermolecular Forces, Structure and Surface Interactions is the second in a series of two on this subject. While the first volume introduced equilibrium statistical mechanics in general and statistical mechanics of liquids and solutions at an introductory level, the present volume presents an advanced treatment of the subject and penetrates much deeper into liquid state theory.A major theme in both books is the intimate relationship between forces in a fluid and the fluid structure - a relationship that is paramount for the understanding of the subject of interactions in dense fluids. Using this microscopic, molecular approach, the text emphasizes clarity of physical explanations for phenomena and mechanisms relevant to fluids, addressing the structure and behavior of liquids and solutions under various conditions. A notable feature is the author's treatment of intermolecular interactions in liquids and solutions that include interactions between nanoparticles, macroparticles, and surfaces. The book provides an in-depth treatment of simple liquids, molecular fluids, particle dispersions, dense ionic fluids and electrolyte solutions with molecular solvent, both in the bulk and in confinement. It contains a unified exact treatment of electrolyte solutions, ionic liquids and polar fluids as well as approximate theories and applications.Statistical Mechanics of Liquids and Solutions will be an invaluable resource for graduate and postgraduate students in physics, chemistry, soft matter science, surface and colloid science and related fields, as well as professionals and instructors in those areas of science.
Biocomposites for Lightweight Sandwich Structures: Engineering Properties and Applications
by S. M. Sapuan M.Y.M. ZuhriBiocomposites for Lightweight Sandwich Structures: Engineering Properties and Applications highlights how the relationship between biocomposites and sandwich structures can provide a unique combination of superior properties that can be optimized for environmentally friendly lightweight applications. It introduces current performance of biocomposites, sandwich structure applications, machining and manufacturing methods, energy-absorbing capabilities, and strengthening techniques of structures, as well as potential, challenges, and future perspectives on performance improvement. Provides latest research on biocomposites and use in lightweight engineering applications. Explores the suitability of core designs using biocomposites and related environmentally friendly materials. Includes recent manufacturing technologies and important performance criteria of sustainable materials for lightweight structures. Discusses existing commercial materials and those that are currently under research and development. This comprehensive reference will be of interest to materials, mechanical, and aerospace engineers and those working in related fields interested in development of materials for lightweight designs.
Advancing Healthcare through Data-driven Innovations
by Aditya Gupta Vibha JainThe book emphasizes the role of data in driving healthcare transformation, providing readers with a roadmap for understanding and effectively implementing data-driven innovations. It delves into the applications of big data analytics, unveiling valuable insights and offering real-time decision support to healthcare professionals and goes on to review the role of machine learning and artificial intelligence in enabling accurate diagnosis, personalized treatment recommendations, and predictive modeling.The book is an invaluable resource for healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, and technology enthusiasts alike. Its practical insights and perspectives empower stakeholders to leverage data-driven technologies effectively, thus fostering continuous improvements in patient care and shaping a brighter future for the healthcare industry as a whole.
Advances in Algebra Analysis and Topology
by Sandeep Singh Kalyan Chakraborty Baljinder Kour Sandeep KaurThis book presents cutting-edge research, advanced techniques, and practical applications of Algebra Analysis and Topology. It offers in-depth insights, theoretical developments, and practical applications, showcasing the richness and interdisciplinary nature of algebra, analysis, and topology. The book fosters a deeper understanding of the fundamental principles while also highlighting the latest advancements and emerging trends in these disciplines. Readers are encouraged to apply the theoretical concepts and techniques to solve mathematical problems, engaging with the book's problem-solving approach. By combining theoretical foundations, practical applications, and interdisciplinary perspectives, this book aims to inspire new avenues of research and contribute to the ongoing development of these dynamic fields.• Provides a comprehensive and accessible resource that covers a broad range of topics in algebra, analysis, and topology, understanding of the interconnections between these mathematical fields• Encompasses both classical topics and cutting-edge research areas within algebra, analysis, and topology• Covers foundational concepts, advanced theories, and their applications in diverse fields such as physics, computer science, engineering, and economics• Offers sophisticated tools and methodologies to tackle complex problems and deepen the understanding of these disciplines• Explores how algebra, analysis, and topology intersect with other fields of mathematics and how their concepts and techniques can be applied in related disciplines It serves as a valuable reference for graduate students, researchers, and mathematicians seeking to deepen their knowledge and engage with the latest advancements in these fundamental branches of mathematics.
General Quantum Variational Calculus (Advances in Applied Mathematics)
by Svetlin G. Georgiev Khaled ZennirQuantum calculus is the modern name for the investigation of calculus without limits. Quantum calculus, or q-calculus, began with F.H. Jackson in the early twentieth century, but this kind of calculus had already been worked out by renowned mathematicians Euler and Jacobi.Lately, quantum calculus has aroused a great amount of interest due to the high demand of mathematics that model quantum computing. The q-calculus appeared as a connection between mathematics and physics. It has a lot of applications in different mathematical areas such as number theory, combinatorics, orthogonal polynomials, basic hypergeometric functions and other quantum theory sciences, mechanics, and the theory of relativity. Recently, the concept of general quantum difference operators that generalize quantum calculus has been defined. General Quantum Variational Calculus is specially designed for those who wish to understand this important mathematical concept, as the text encompasses recent developments of general quantum variational calculus. The material is presented in a highly readable, mathematically solid format. Many practical problems are illustrated, displaying a wide variety of solution techniques.This book is addressed to a wide audience of specialists such as mathematicians, physicists, engineers, and biologists. It can be used as a textbook at the graduate level and as a reference for several disciplines.
Symbiotic Association of Microorganisms with Medicinal and Herbal Plants (Exploring Medicinal Plants)
by Azamal Husen Allah Ditta Sajid MehmoodResearch establishes that symbiotic association of microbes with medicinal and herbal plants enhance the growth and accumulation of bioactive materials, and that species of microbes including bacterial and fungal species play a key role. Symbiotic Association of Microorganisms with Medicinal and Herbal Plants identifies the important symbiotic association between microbes and medicinal plants, including perspectives in improving bioactive ingredients for the synthesis and preparation of pharmaceutical drugs.Features Provides a comprehensive overview of symbiotic association of microorganisms with medicinal and herbal plants Discusses the impacts of symbiotic association on the diversity, growth and chemical components of the medicinal and herbal plants Elaborates opportunities and future challenges regarding the understanding of symbiotic association between microbes and medicinal plants A volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series, this book provides exciting information in a structured manner for scientists, researchers, and students working in various fields including medicinal plants, microbiology, economic botany, chemistry, biotechnology, pharmacognosy, and pharmaceuticals.
Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Sustainable Development (Smart Engineering Systems: Design and Applications)
by Suman Lata Tripathi Kanav Dhir Deepika Ghai Kirti RawalHow can the efficiency of the algorithms be increased with a lesser number of computations as well as optimized with the resources for cost-effective solutions? Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Sustainable Development provides an answer. Further, it discusses important concepts such as green communication network design and implementation for the Internet of Things ecosystem, green computing in network security, and artificial intelligence models for remote sensing applications.Key features: Presents the latest tools and techniques in developing solutions intended for resource utilization, energy efficiency, and human and environmental health Highlights the advancement in electronics and communication technology for green applications Covers smart energy harvesting/charging and power management techniques using machine learning Explains green communication network design and implementation for the Internet of Things ecosystem, and green computing in network security Illustrates prediction models for carbon emission and sequestration, environmental health, and climate change The book is aimed at senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics, and communications engineering, computer science and engineering, environmental engineering, and biomedical engineering.
Epileptic Seizure Prediction Using Electroencephalogram Signals
by Ratnaprabha Ravindra Borhade Vinayak K. Bairagi Manoj S. Nagmode Ravindra Honaji BorhadeThis book presents an innovative method of EEG-based feature extraction and classification of seizures using EEG signals. It describes the methodology required for EEG analysis, seizure detection, seizure prediction, and seizure classification. It contains a compilation of techniques described in the literature and emphasizes newly proposed techniques. The book includes a brief discussion of existing methods for epileptic seizure diagnosis and prediction and introduces new efficient methods specifically for seizure prediction. Focuses on the mathematical models and machine learning algorithms from a perspective of clinical deployment of EEG-based epileptic seizure prediction Discusses recent trends in seizure detection, prediction, and classification methodologies Provides engineering solutions to severity or risk analysis of detected seizures at remote places Presents wearable solutions to seizure prediction Includes details of the use of deep learning for epileptic seizure prediction using EEG This book acts as a reference for academicians and professionals who are working in the field of computational biomedical engineering and are interested in the domain of EEG-based disease prediction.
Principles and Applications of Vector Network Analyzer Calibration Techniques (River Publishers Series in Communications and Networking)
by J. Apolinar Reynoso Hernández Manuel Alejandro Pulido GaytanThis book summarizes the work developed over more than two decades in the field of advanced calibration techniques for vector network analyzers, by the RF and Microwave Group at The Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, which is led by Dr. J. Apolinar Reynoso-Hernández, author of this book. This book is written so that every electrical engineer, with knowledge of electrical circuits and linear algebra basics, can understand the principles of VNA calibration techniques.Vector network analyzers are normally used by engineers and researchers working in the RF and microwave field, which usually requires advanced and specialized courses at graduate level. The reader should be able to implement any VNA calibration technique, decide the most adequate calibration for a given measurement condition, and interpret the measurement results, as a seasoned RF metrology expert. Principles and Applications of Vector Network Analyzer Calibration Techniques is a useful book for beginners and professionals working on• Microwave de-embedding and test fixture characterization• Characterization of uniform transmission lines• Load-pull measurements.It is also:• An ideal tutorial for professionals and postgraduate/research stu-dents taking courses in microwave calibration techniques.• A useful textbook for practicing electronics engineering and researchers working in the RF microwave field: calibration techniques and load-pull measurements.
Mr Nice: An Autobiography
by Howard MarksThis candid crime memoir by Britain&’s most famous drug baron is &“frequently hilarious, occasionally sad, and often surreal&” (GQ). During the mid-1980s Howard Marks had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and owned 25 companies throughout the world. From local bars to recording studios to offshore banks—all of his &“businesses&” were in fact money laundering vehicles serving his one true business: dope dealing. Marks began dealing small amounts of hashish while doing a postgraduate philosophy course at Oxford, but soon he was moving much larger quantities. At the height of his career he was smuggling consignments of up to fifty tons from Pakistan and Thailand to America and Canada and had contact with organizations as diverse as MI6, the CIA, the IRA, and the Mafia. This is his extraordinary story. &“A folk legend.&”—Daily Mail, UK &“A racy yarn with plenty of globe-trotting color.&”—The Independent, UK
Neuromuscular Disease: A Case-Based Approach
by Jessica E. Hoogendijk Marianne de Visser Pieter A. van Doorn Erik H. NiksThere are over 800 neuromuscular disorders and this can leave clinicians feeling lost as they try to diagnose and manage patients. On the basis of 66 adult and paediatric neuromuscular case vignettes, readers will be walked through using case histories and clinical manifestations as a starting point for diagnosis. For each case, diagnostic tools, disease pathogenesis, prognosis and treatment options are discussed. Symptoms, signs and syndromes are cross-linked to help the reader navigate the array of disorders. Accompanying tables explain differential diagnoses and 30 videos demonstrate clinical features. This second edition has been thoroughly updated as the neuromuscular subspecialty has developed from clinically and pathologically descriptive to making use of new diagnostic technologies and therapies. Neurologists at all levels, paediatricians, internists, geneticists, rehabilitation physicians, physiotherapists and researchers in the field will find this an invaluable guide, as they seek to familiarise themselves with this complex range of disorders.
Ghosts of International Law: The Figure of the Foreign Fighter in a Cultural Perspective (Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law)
by Alberto RinaldiHeroes and villains, idealists and mercenaries, freedom fighters and religious fanatics. Foreign fighters tend to defy easy classification. Good and bad images of the foreign combatant epitomize different conceptions of freedom and are used to characterize the rightness or wrongness of this actor in civil wars. The book traces the history of these figures and their afterlife. It does so through an interdisciplinary methodology employing law, history, and psychoanalytical theory, showing how different images of the foreign combatant are utilized to proscribe or endorse foreign fighters in different historical moments. By linking the Spanish, Angolan, and Syrian civil wars, the book demonstrates how these figures function as a precedent for later periods and how their heritage keeps haunting the imaginary of legal actors in the present.
Respectable Muslims: Morals and Manners of Minority Citizens in France (Cambridge Studies in Social Theory, Religion and Politics)
by Margot DazeyHow do Muslims deal with the ever-increasing pressure to assimilate into European societies? Respectable Muslims tells the story of pious citizens who struggle for fair treatment and dignity through good manners and social upliftment. Based on an ethnographic inquiry into France's most prominent Muslim organization, the Union des organisations islamiques de France, the book shows how a non-confrontational approach underpins the fast-expanding Islamic revival movement in Europe. This method is mapped into Islamic notions of proper conduct, such as ihsān (excellence) or ṣabr (patience). These practices of exemplariness also reflect the often-overlooked class divisions separating Muslim communities, with middle-class leaders seeking to curb the so-called 'conspicuous' practices of lower-class worshippers. Chapters demonstrate that the insistence on good behavior comes with costs, both individually and collectively. Respectable Muslims expands on the concept of respectability politics to engage in a trans-Atlantic conversation on the role of class and morals in minority politics.
An Encroaching Sea: Nature, Sovereignty and Development at the Edge of British India 1860–1950 (Cambridge Oceanic Histories)
by Devika ShankarEcological and political instability have time and again emerged as catalysts for risky development projects along India's south-west coastline. Devika Shankar probes this complicated relationship between crisis and development through a focus on a port development project executed in Cochin in the first quarter of the twentieth century amidst significant political and ecological uncertainty. While ecological concerns were triggered by increasing coastal erosion, a political crisis was precipitated by a neighbouring princely state's unprecedented attempt to extend its sovereignty over the British port. This integrative environmental, legal, and political history brings together the history of British India and the princely states to show how these anxieties ultimately paved the way for an ambitious port development project in the final years of colonial rule. In the process it deepens our understanding of environmental transformations and development in modern South Asia and the uneven nature of colonial sovereignty.
The Environmental Poetry of Augustan Rome
by Erik Pugh FredericksenThis book reveals central texts of Augustan poetry-Vergil's Eclogues and Georgics, and Horace's Odes-to be environmental poetry. In contrast to readings that assume forms of nature poetry are mere Romantic projections, that suggest Roman authors did not care about the environment, or that relegate place to the status of background and setting, it uses both ecocritical theory and close, contextualized readings to show how Horace and Vergil make issues of place, environment, and ecology central to their poetry. As the book argues, each work also creates a distinctive environmental poetics, in which the nonhuman world and particular local environments help shape the specific qualities of its poetry. By attending to the environmental and place-based poetics of these works, the book generates new readings of Vergil and Horace while deepening and complicating how we understand the traditions and concepts of environmental literature.
The Cambridge Handbook of Parental Monitoring and Information Management during Adolescence (Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology)
by Judith G. Smetana Nicole Campione-Barr Tilton-Weaver, Lauree C.Delve into the ideal resource for theory and research on parental monitoring and adolescents' disclosure and concealment from parents. This handbook presents ground-breaking research exploring how adolescents respond to parents' attempts to control and manage their activities and feelings. The chapters highlight how adolescents' responses are as important for their mental health and behaviour as parents' attempts to regulate them. Examining responsive, intrusive, and invasive parenting behaviours, the volume addresses modern challenges like monitoring in the digital age and medical decision-making. It covers cutting-edge research on diverse cultures and groups including Latinx, Turkish, Chinese, LGBTQ+, and chronically ill youth. The internationally recognized contributors offer insights from different theoretical perspectives and describe novel methodological approaches, focusing on variations across different developmental stages, contexts, and cultures.