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Lights! Camera! Mayhem! (Chronicles of St. Mary's)
by Jodi TaylorJodi Taylor and the disaster magnets of St Mary's return with a story of chaos and catastrophe, to wish you a very Merry Christmas.Coming to a screen near you...TEMPORA, THE TIME TRAVELLING TOURISTStarring Astrid Gustafsson as Helen of Troy - 'the face that launched a thousand ships' With Dirk Thrust as Achilles - 'demi god and hero' And the Wooden Horse as Himself - 'easily the least wooden performance from anyone participating in this particular travesty' (Dr Maxwell)Watch and weep as this epic tale unfolds...*It's drama, darling! In this year's festive tale, the nation's favourite film producer, Calvin Cutter, returns to darken the doors of St Mary's once again... Readers love Jodi Taylor: 'The Chronicles of St Mary's is one of the most enjoyable series of books I have ever read' 'Jodi Taylor is a master storyteller''I don't think I've ever laughed out loud so much reading a book''I am always gutted when I finish a Jodi Taylor book as I know I will have to wait for the next one'
Lights! Camera! Mayhem! (Chronicles of St. Mary's)
by Jodi TaylorJodi Taylor and the disaster magnets of St Mary's return with a story of chaos and catastrophe, to wish you a very Merry Christmas.Coming to a screen near you...TEMPORA, THE TIME TRAVELLING TOURISTStarring Astrid Gustafsson as Helen of Troy - 'the face that launched a thousand ships' With Dirk Thrust as Achilles - 'demi god and hero' And the Wooden Horse as Himself - 'easily the least wooden performance from anyone participating in this particular travesty' (Dr Maxwell)Watch and weep as this epic tale unfolds...*It's drama, darling! In this year's festive tale, the nation's favourite film producer, Calvin Cutter, returns to darken the doors of St Mary's once again... Readers love Jodi Taylor: 'The Chronicles of St Mary's is one of the most enjoyable series of books I have ever read' 'Jodi Taylor is a master storyteller''I don't think I've ever laughed out loud so much reading a book''I am always gutted when I finish a Jodi Taylor book as I know I will have to wait for the next one'
Lights! Camera! Mayhem! (Chronicles of St. Mary's)
by Jodi TaylorJodi Taylor and the disaster magnets of St Mary's return with a story of chaos and catastrophe, to wish you a very Merry Christmas.Coming to a screen near you...TEMPORA, THE TIME TRAVELLING TOURISTStarring Astrid Gustafsson as Helen of Troy - 'the face that launched a thousand ships' With Dirk Thrust as Achilles - 'demi god and hero' And the Wooden Horse as Himself - 'easily the least wooden performance from anyone participating in this particular travesty' (Dr Maxwell)Watch and weep as this epic tale unfolds...*It's drama, darling! In this year's festive tale, the nation's favourite film producer, Calvin Cutter, returns to darken the doors of St Mary's once again... Readers love Jodi Taylor: 'The Chronicles of St Mary's is one of the most enjoyable series of books I have ever read' 'Jodi Taylor is a master storyteller''I don't think I've ever laughed out loud so much reading a book''I am always gutted when I finish a Jodi Taylor book as I know I will have to wait for the next one'
Art History, After Sherrie Levine
by Howard SingermanThis book examines the career of New York-based artist Sherrie Levine, whose 1981 series of photographs "after Walker Evans"—taken not from life but from Evans’s famous depression-era documents of rural Alabama—became central examples in theorizing postmodernism in the visual arts in the 1980s. For the first in-depth examination of Levine, Howard Singerman surveys a wide variety of sources, both historical and theoretical, to assess an artist whose work was understood from the outset to challenge both the label "artist" and the idea of oeuvre—and who has over the past three decades crafted a significant oeuvre of her own. Singerman addresses Levine’s work after Evans, Brancusi, Malevich, and others as an experimental art historical practice—material reenactments of the way the work of art history is always doubled in and structured by language, and of the ways the art itself resists.
Cinema and Experience: Siegfried Kracauer, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno (Weimar and Now: German Cultural Criticism)
by Miriam HansenSiegfried Kracauer, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor W. Adorno—affiliated through friendship, professional ties, and argument—developed an astute philosophical critique of modernity in which technological media played a key role. This book explores in depth their reflections on cinema and photography from the Weimar period up to the 1960s. Miriam Bratu Hansen brings to life an impressive archive of known and, in the case of Kracauer, less known materials and reveals surprising perspectives on canonic texts, including Benjamin’s artwork essay. Her lucid analysis extrapolates from these writings the contours of a theory of cinema and experience that speaks to questions being posed anew as moving image culture evolves in response to digital technology.
Peter Selz: Sketches of a Life in Art
by Paul J. KarlstromThis absorbing biography, often conveyed through Peter Selz’s own words, traces the journey of a Jewish-German immigrant from Hitler’s Munich to the United States and on to an important career as a pioneer historian of modern art. Paul J. Karlstrom illuminates key historical and cultural events of the twentieth-century as he describes Selz’s extraordinary career—from Chicago’s Institute of Design (New Bauhaus), to New York’s Museum of Modern Art during the transformative 1960s, and as founding director of the University Art Museum at UC Berkeley. Karlstrom sheds light on the controversial viewpoints that at times isolated Selz from his colleagues but nonetheless affirmed his conviction that significant art was always an expression of deep human experience. The book also links Selz’s long life story—featuring close relationships with such major art figures as Mark Rothko, Dore Ashton, Willem de Kooning, Sam Francis, and Christo—with his personal commitment to political engagement.
Seeing through Race: A Reinterpretation of Civil Rights Photography
by Martin A. BergerSeeing through Race is a boldly original reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. Martin A. Berger’s provocative and groundbreaking study shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s. Berger analyzes many of these famous images—dogs and fire hoses turned against peaceful black marchers in Birmingham, tear gas and clubs wielded against voting-rights marchers in Selma—and argues that because white sympathy was dependent on photographs of powerless blacks, these unforgettable pictures undermined efforts to enact—or even imagine—reforms that threatened to upend the racial balance of power.
Careless: Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022
by Kirsty Capes**Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022!**A COSMOPOLITAN, BBC, STYLIST, DAILY MAIL, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING and GUARDIAN BEST BOOK PICK!'Astounding. Heart-breaking but hopeful, and a fresh new voice' PANDORA SYKES'Moving and beautifully written' LIBBY PAGE'A rare new talent' THE GUARDIAN'A book that deserves to be a huge hit' STYLIST'The literary equivalent of gold dust' BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH***Sometimes it's easy to fall between the cracks...At 3.04 p.m. on a hot, sticky day in June, Bess finds out she's pregnant. She could tell her social worker Henry, but he's useless. She should tell her foster mother, Lisa, but she won't understand.She really ought to tell Boy, but she hasn't spoken to him in weeks. Bess knows more than anyone that love doesn't come without conditions. But this isn't a love story...
The Village: A brilliantly chilling and thrilling mystery debut novel
by Lisa Rookes'An absolute page-turner, I'm actually on pins waiting for the story to unfold and my anxiety is through the roof. And what a jaw-swinging, heart-palpitating ending this book has, too!... An easy 5 star for me.' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐The debris from the party the night before is scattered underneath the village tree and across the cobbles. Red wine stains the ground like blood. And Joni has vanished.Everyone in the village loves Joni Blackwood. She is beautiful and bold, and it's no surprise to anyone when on the annual village bonfire, she is crowned 'queen' of the festivities. After all, despite fierce competition from the charity-giving and churchgoing mothers in the village, she has won this honour five years in a row.But this year, the morning after the party is not like the mornings before. This year, Joni is missing, the shower left running in her cottage.When the next day, human remains are found in the church graveyard, everyone is quick to assume that the mystery of Joni's whereabouts has had a swift and deadly answer. But when it's revealed that the remains are the small bones of a baby, it's clear that Joni's disappearance only marks the start of dark truths in the village coming to light.If the remains aren't Joni's, did she vanish because she put them there? Or because she knows who did?The Village is an utterly compelling mystery with a twist you won't see coming. Perfect for fans of C J Tudor, Caroline Mitchell and Erin Kelly.Read what everyone is saying about The Village:'I absolutelyyyyyyy loved the atmospheric setting of the small village... And that final reveal? Wow! I didn't see it coming at all.🔥🔥🔥... You'll love this one. It's a real page-turner, and I can't wait to read more from Lisa Rookes' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Lisa Rookes has written a gem of a book. It's small town claustrophobia that bites in all the right places. A surefire five star read.' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I meannnnn I am currently jaw to the floor. I was not expecting that very end twist!!! This was such a wild ride and I honestly don't feel a review can do the twists and turns justice, you just need to go and read it... Small town... drama... it's got it all.' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐'A crime fiction trope that I really, really love is a small town mystery... I was really shocked that this was a debut novel, it's got a very distinctive voice and the mystery is complex and develops in a really unexpected way. A brilliant set of characters, and the Northern setting of a small village near Sheffield was perfect for this storyline full of secrets and suspense.' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A page-turner from the first chapter... The author did a wonderful job describing relationships and their dynamics... Creepy, twisty... There are a lot of times that make you wonder if your predictions of what is going to happen next or who may not be the best person(s) are true... Cannot wait to read more from this author.' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I was hooked... It had everything that I was hoping for in the mystery element. It was a unique world... Lisa Rookes has a great writing style and I thoroughly enjoyed reading this.' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Coffin Road: An utterly gripping crime thriller from the author of The China Thrillers
by Peter MayTHE 12 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE LEWIS TRILOGY, THE ENZO FILES AND THE CHINA THRILLERSAWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY 2021'Peter May is one of the most accomplished novelists writing today' Undiscovered Scotland'No one can create a more eloquently written suspense novel than Peter May' New York Journal of BooksPETER MAY MIXES MURDER, MYSTERY and MEMORY . . . AND MARKS HIS RETURN TO THE OUTER HEBRIDESA man stands bewildered on a deserted beach on the Hebridean Isle of Harris. He cannot remember who he is. The only clue to his identity is a folded map of a path named the Coffin Road. He does not know where this search will take him.A detective from Lewis sits aboard a boat, filled with doubt. DS George Gunn knows that a bludgeoned corpse has been discovered on a remote rock twenty miles offshore. He does not know if he has what it takes to uncover how and why.A teenage girl lies in her Edinburgh bedroom, desperate to discover the truth about her scientist father's suicide. Two years on, Karen Fleming still cannot accept that he would wilfully abandon her. She does not yet know his secret.Coffin Road follows three perilous journeys towards one shocking truth - and the realisation that ignorance can kill us.LOVED COFFIN ROAD? Read the first book in Peter May's acclaimed China thrillers series, THE FIREMAKERLOVE PETER MAY? Buy his new thriller, THE BLACK LOCH
While My Eyes Were Closed: the unputdownable and nail-biting psychological drama from the bestselling author of One Moment
by Linda Green'Clever and compelling' Dorothy Koomson'Very punchy and terrifyingly plausible' Sunday Mirror'Linda Green is bloody brilliant!' Amanda ProwseA nail-biting psychological drama for fans of the Richard & Judy sensation THE LAST THING SHE TOLD MEOne, two, three . . . Lisa Dale shuts her eyes and counts to one hundred during a game of hide-and-seek. When she opens them, her four-year-old daughter Ella is gone. Disappeared without a trace. The police, the media and Lisa's family all think they know who snatched Ella. But what if the person who took her isn't a stranger? What if they are convinced they are doing the right thing? And what if Lisa's little girl is in danger of disappearing forever?*****WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT WHILE MY EYES WERE CLOSED'Very gripping and wonderfully written' 5* reader review'I was hooked' 5* reader review'A thrilling page-turner' 5* reader review'Another must read' 5* reader review
Powerfuels: Status and Prospects (Green Energy and Technology)
by Martin Kaltschmitt Ulf Neuling Nils BullerdiekPowerfuels are the subject of intense and often contentious current discussions within industry, research, politics, as well as the overall society. These discussions primarily revolve around the practical and technical feasibility of power-to-X processes and applications, their economic viability, the respective environmental benefits, the contribution to climate protection as well as the social acceptability. Thus, the primary aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of various aspects, diverse considerations, and different perspectives regarding the future role and utilization of power-to-X pathways on a global scale. This encompasses the challenge of sourcing necessary educts / feedstock options, their conversion into different products and product groups, exploring the possibilities of using these electricity-based fuels / hydrocarbons in various markets, and establishing suitable framework conditions for viable and sustainable markets in the years to come. These objectives are achieved through a collection of papers contributed by experts actively engaged in various fields related to power-to-X.
Information and Communications Security: 26th International Conference, ICICS 2024, Mytilene, Greece, August 26–28, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15057)
by Sokratis Katsikas Costas Lambrinoudakis Christos Kalloniatis Christos XenakisThis two-volume proceedings set LNCS 15056-15057 constitutes the proceedings of 26th International Conference on Information and Communications Security, ICICS 2024, in Mytilene, Greece, during August 26-28, 2024. The 32 full papers presented in this book were carefully selected and reviewed from 123 submissions. They cover topics related to many aspects of security in information and communication systems, ranging from attacks, to defences, to trust issues, to anomaly-based intrusion detection, to privacy preservation, and to theory and applications of various cryptographic techniques.
Clinical Reasoning der unteren Extremität: Entscheidungsprozesse in der Physiotherapie
by Jonas MaurerDieses Praxisbuch liefert den idealen Überblick über die unterschiedlichen Clinical Reasoning Prozesse in der Physiotherapie. Die klare Struktur und die fundierte wissenschaftliche Methodik zeichnen dieses Buch aus. Von Screening Verfahren bis hin zu spezifischen Gelenkfunktionsstörungen und physiotherapeutischen Untersuchungsmethoden werden Sie durch jede Phase des Screening Prozesses geführt. Aus dem Inhalt: Grundlagen des Screenings und der physiotherapeutischen Befunderhebung, Befund und Differenzialdiagnostik bei Schmerzen im Fuß, Knie, Hüfte und unterem Rücken, Plus: Complex Maps zum Download.
Applied Drama and Person-Centred Nursing: How drama can enhance the education and performance of person-centred practice
by Karl Tizzard-KleisterThis ground-breaking book highlights and extends on the increasing number of research and practice collaborations between the disciplines of drama and nursing across the globe. Uniquely, it presents how drama-based interactive education can enable nursing students to develop an embodied understanding of sympathetic presence within a person-centred curriculum. This text provides meaningful insights into how to cultivate approaches to be person-centred and sympathetically present in every interaction with others through the application of drama-based methods. The work described within seeks to show how applying drama can help people perform more effective person-centred practices, with applied drama approaches which are in turn more person-centred.By focusing on the author’s innovative doctoral research study, this book seeks to show how taking part in expertly designed drama practice alongside nursing education leads nurses towards engaging more in person-centredness, overcoming their personal vulnerabilities, showing an enhanced ability to attend to others, and a greater understanding of how to perform presence. Meanwhile showing applied drama practitioners how they can understand facilitation practice through sympathetic presence to discover practical ways to approach an aesthetics of care in their practice.This book offers a process for nurse educators and applied drama artists to work together in a mutual exchange, where both fields can contribute specialised expertise in developing the next generation of person-centred practitioners.
Information Access in the Era of Generative AI (The Information Retrieval Series #51)
by Ryen W. White Chirag ShahGenerative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has emerged as a groundbreaking technology that promises to revolutionize many industries as well as people’s personal and professional lives. This book discusses GenAI and its role in information access - often referred to as Generative Information Retrieval (GenIR) - or more broadly, information interaction. The role of GenAI in information access is complex and dynamic, with many dimensions. To address this, following a brief introduction to GenAI and GenIR, the remainder of the book provides eight chapters, each targeting a different dimension or sub-topic. These cover foundations of GenIR, interactions with GenIR systems, adapting them to users, tasks, and scenarios, improving them based on user feedback, GenIR evaluation, the sociotechnical implications of GenAI for information access, recommendations within GenIR, and the future of information access with GenIR. The book is targeted at graduate students and researchers interested in issues of information retrieval, access, and interactions, as well as applications of GenAI in various informational contexts. While some of the parts assume prior background in IR or AI, most others do not, making this book suitable for adoption in various classes as a primary source or as a supplementary material.
Revolutionizing Agriculture: A Comprehensive Exploration of Agri-Nanotechnology (Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences)
by Abdul Qayyum Sajid Fiaz Raheem Shahzad Mazhar Ul Islam In-Jung LeeAgriculture is facing unprecedented challenges including climate change, declining arable land, and a growing global population. To meet the increasing demand for food while minimizing environmental impact, innovative solutions are required. Nanotechnology offers promising avenues to enhance agricultural productivity, sustainability, and food security. "Revolutionizing Agriculture: A Comprehensive Exploration of Agri-Nanotechnology" is an ambitious and timely book that sheds light on the transformative potential of nanotechnology in agriculture. This book is an exploration of agri-nanotechnology covering foundational principles, various applications, environmental considerations, and future trends. It serves as a valuable resource for researchers, academics, students, policymakers, and industry professionals interested in the intersection of nanotechnology and agriculture. By addressing both the scientific and societal implications of agri-nanotechnology, this book contributes to the sustainable development of agriculture in the 21st century. This book... Expands existing knowledge and understanding of applications of nano-materials in agriculture, exploring their chemical structures, properties, and biological activities; Provides readers with a foundational understanding of nanoscale science and its relevance to agriculture; Explores various types of nanomaterials and their applications in crop production, soil management, and pest control; Discusses the use of nanosensors for real-time monitoring of soil and crop conditions, as well as data analytics for precision agriculture; Addresses the development of nanopesticides, nanofertilizers, and nanodelivery systems to reduce chemical use and enhance crop protection; Examines how nanotechnology can contribute to sustainable practices such as water management, waste reduction, and energy efficiency; Discusses the regulatory framework and ethical concerns surrounding the use of nanotechnology in agriculture; Bridges the gap between the fields of agriculture, biotechnology, chemical and physical sciences.
Foundations of Environmental Economics: An Introduction to the Economic Analysis of National and International Environmental Challenges (Springer Texts in Business and Economics)
by Wolfgang Buchholz Dirk Rübbelke Christiane ReifThis textbook provides a solid introduction to the theoretical and empirical aspects of environmental economics and their links to environmental policy. In this second edition, all chapters have been updated and restructured, and new sections have been added to reflect a greater focus on climate policy. Starting from the need to balance the social costs of pollution against the financial costs of emission abatement, the book discusses the major issues that arise in the context of environmental policy – such as the potential and limitations of monetary valuation of the environment (and in particular the contingent valuation method) and the design of environmental policy. With regard to the choice of environmental policy instruments, the book focuses on the price-based instruments preferred by economists, i.e., environmental taxes and emissions trading, discussing in detail not only their many advantages but also their drawbacks. The second edition especially focuses on green industrial policy as a complementary measure to price-based instruments, the distributional effects of environmental policies, and the resulting challenges for political feasibility. Moreover, the book deals extensively with international environmental problems, in particular climate protection, which is a global public good that will be underprovided when certain countries refuse to cooperate and contribute. Approaches to overcoming this underprovision are described in far more detail than in the first edition, both theoretically and empirically – in particular by assessing the functions of the many international environmental agreements in this field. Finally, a new chapter considers adaptation strategies, especially in the water sector, as an additional pillar of climate policy.
The Water, Energy, and Food Security Nexus in Asia and the Pacific: East and Southeast Asia (Water Security in a New World)
by Makoto Taniguchi Benno Böer Eunhee Lee Lawrence Surendra Jong Ahn ChunThis Open Access book undertakes a comprehensive analysis of the water, energy, and food (WEF) security nexus with a regional focus on East and Southeast Asia. Individual chapters of this book provide interesting nexus dimensions of the region and explore socioeconomic implications of the nexus approach with a special focus on the cross-cutting issues, including climate change, gender, and trans-boundary cooperation. It also discusses innovative approaches, advanced nexus solutions, and various future scenarios. Finally, it suggests that an improved nexus understanding based on scientific evidence is a key element to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With explosive population growth and economic development, countries in East and Southeast Asia are witnessing competitive consumption of WEF resources across various sectors and across borders. The diverse range of geographical, political, and economic conditions combined with climatechange and urbanization is posing a new set of challenges in the region. The long-term security of WEF, therefore, would need an integrated nexus approach through an enhanced understanding how the interactions between WEF resources are shaped by environmental, economic, social, and political changes in the region. This book is a highly recommended source of information and inspiration for policy makers, research communities and practitioners dealing with any aspect of water, energy, and food security in East and Southeast Asia.
Rethinking the Needham Question: A Non-Eurocentric Framework Transcending Dialogism
by Raymond W. LauThis book offers a new investigation of the Needham Question. Why did modern science emerge in Europe, but not in any of the advanced non-European civilizations? Eurocentric accounts attribute it to certain ‘qualities’ said to be ‘unique’ to Europe. Opposed to the Eurocentric view is a position known as the ‘dialogical perspective’. Dialogism argues that Europe borrowed heavily from non-European scientific knowledges, and that scientific exchanges were key to the development of modern science. Neo-Eurocentric arguments have emerged in response to the challenge of dialogism, and the debate between Eurocentrism/neo-Eurocentrism and dialogism currently stands at a stalemate. In this book, Raymond Lau brings a new theoretical-methodological framework to finally settle this debate. The historical analysis developed here shows that to secure the non-Eurocentric case, and decisively rebut Eurocentrism and neo-Eurocentrism, it is necessary to go beyond dialogism both theoretically and methodologically.
Teaching Global Leadership in Higher Education: Leadership Across Cultures
by Michael Flavin Funmi OlonisakinThis book answers a need for pedagogic guidance and instruction in designing, implementing and evaluating global leadership as an academic subject. The book understands global leadership as a social practice and as a comparative subject, analysing how leadership is conceived of and practised in different countries and cultures. At the same time, the authors see global leadership from a ‘grand challenges’ perspective, engaging with the key issues of the age, some of which are identified through the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. By these means, the book proposes a distinctive global leadership curriculum with potential to aggregate and unify different approaches to the subject. The book provides the conceptual underpinning, the multicultural perspective and the practical guidance to help universities worldwide in designing and developing curricula in global leadership, a subject of increasing interest in the twenty-first century as the geopolitical, even existential challenges of the age require both research and practice which transcends the boundaries of both nations and of academic disciplines. The book will also be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the fields of educational development and pedagogy.
Pathologie nicht-neoplastischer Lungenerkrankungen: Praxishandbuch
by Sven Perner Florian Stellmacher Sabina Berezowska Danny D. JonigkDas Praxisbuch für die tägliche Diagnostik am MikroskopNeben den klinischen und radiologischen Untersuchungen kommt der histopathologischen Untersuchung von Lungengewebeproben eine entscheidungsrelevante Bedeutung zu. In diagnostisch schwierigen oder zweifelhaften Fällen kann durch die histologische Begutachtung betroffener Lungenareale eine Diagnosesicherung erzielt und therapeutisch relevante Differentialdiagnosen ausgeschlossen werden. Die Diagnostik nicht-neoplastischer Lungenerkrankungen ist oft eine große Herausforderung für den diagnostizierenden Pathologen. Unter den knappen Zeitressourcen aber auch angesichts der stetig zunehmenden Anzahl neu definierter bzw. weiter verfeinerter Entitäten, ist es kaum möglich, den Überblick zu behalten oder gar sämtliche wesentlichen Kriterien zur Diagnosestellung aus der Erinnerung abzurufen. Dieses Buch bietet eine kurze, übersichtliche Darstellung der einzelnen Krankheitsentitäten und der diagnostischen Kriterien für die Untersuchung von Lungengewebeproben. Es begleitet den Pathologen bei der täglichen Arbeit am Mikroskop und erläutert kurz und knapp, welche diagnostischen Kriterien im konkreten Fall greifen und welche Differentialdiagnosen zu beachten sind. Die Autoren legen Wert auf eine standardisierte und übersichtliche Darstellung der einzelnen Krankheitsentitäten. Fallstricken, die zunächst die Diagnose in die falsche Richtung lenken können, werden aufgezeigt. Algorithmen erlauben dem Leser, gezielt den korrekten diagnostischen Pfad einzuschlagen und zügig zur richtigen Diagnose zu finden. Ein einmaliges Praxishandbuch für die tägliche Diagnostik des Pathologen.
Diversity in Construction – The Gamechangers: Strengthening innovation through diversity
by Bianca Christina Weber-LewerenzThe book explains why innovation and new digital technologies in the construction industry and beyond are largely dependent on a new culture of thinking. Personal experience reports from user practice and insights into research show the many human and technical potentials that have so far been insufficiently utilised. The book provides examples of how digital change can be shaped in a meaningful and constructive way. It looks back at the historical development of diversity in construction and highlights entrepreneurial paths towards a more diverse working culture, but also identifies the problem areas that hinder the innovation process. A variety of calls for action are derived from the inventory ‘Where do we stand?’ and the question ‘Where do we want (need) to go?’. Diversity is the key to success. This realisation is important in order to set the course for an innovative, sustainable construction industry now. The book identifies the key factors and core competences at all levels that are decisive for promoting diversity and innovation. If it utilises these consistently, the construction industry can take on a pioneering role at home and abroad.
Electrochemical Devices: Principles to Applications (Engineering Materials)
by Peeyush Phogat Shreya Sharma Ranjana Jha Sukhvir SinghThis book serves as a comprehensive guide for both beginners and researchers, offering insights into the diverse array of electrochemical devices and their intricate dependencies. It provides a comprehensive overview of electrochemical devices from fundamental principles to cutting-edge applications. By bringing together insights from materials science, chemistry, physics, engineering, and beyond, it offers a holistic understanding of the underlying mechanisms, design strategies, and practical considerations associated with these devices. The book begins by exploring of the fundamental principles of electrochemistry, laying the groundwork for understanding electrochemical reactions, charge transfer processes, and device operation mechanisms. Building upon this foundation, it delves into various types of electrochemical devices, including solar cells, photodetectors, sensors, batteries, and more.
Traumasensitief opvoeden en begeleiden: Handleiding voor trainers
by Leony Coppens Carina van KregtenDeze training helpt (pleeg)ouders en professionals om het gedrag, de emoties en reacties van getraumatiseerde kinderen én die van henzelf beter te begrijpen. Hierdoor kunnen ze een meer stabiele en positieve relatie ontwikkelen met de kinderen waar ze voor zorgen. Een traumasensitieve aanpak verkleint het risico op een (nieuwe) uit(huis)plaatsing van getraumatiseerde kinderen en leidt tot grotere tevredenheid en minder stress bij opvoeders en professionals. Deze handleiding is onderdeel van de training Traumasensitief opvoeden en begeleiden. Hierin komen de belangrijkste concepten met betrekking tot traumasensitief opvoeden en begeleiden, de impact van traumatische ervaringen op kinderen, herstel van trauma en het belang van de sociaal-culturele context en taal aan de orde. Het biedt casuïstiek, oefeningen en individuele en groepsreflectie waarmee kennis en begrip worden vergroot over de impact van traumatische ervaringen en toxische stress op het leven, gedrag en de ontwikkeling van een kind. Er wordt stilgestaan bij de betekenis van het gedrag van kinderen en ook van opvoeders en professionals die daaruit voort kan komen. Bij het boek hoort een website met powerpointdia’s, werkbladen en kennisclips. De training is als ‘goed onderbouwde interventie’ opgenomen in de databank van het Nederlands Jeugd Instituut. Deze volledige herziene derde editie is tot stand gekomen op basis van de jarenlange ervaringen van tientallen trainers en deelnemers en maakt gebruik van nieuwe inzichten vanuit de wetenschap en de praktijk. Leony Coppens en Carina van Kregten zijn beiden al meer dan dertig jaar actief in de zorg voor en behandeling van chronisch getraumatiseerde kinderen als therapeut, supervisor, docent en auteur. Naast het Werkboek voor deelnemers is er een Handleiding voor trainers.