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Body Image Law: Revolutionising Images of Thin-Ideal Women (Routledge Research in Fashion Law)
by Marilyn BrombergThis book examines the effectiveness and limitations of existing body image law, and proposes evidence-based regulatory alternatives informed by public health and psychology research.Poor body image affects millions of people worldwide, and, despite the body positivity movement, the pressure on women in Western countries to have smaller bodies continues to cause significant harm to many. This book contributes to improving this, through drawing on evidence from research which outlines the harm excessive social media use and exposure to models with smaller bodies can cause to an individual’s body image. It explores the regulatory efforts of governments in Israel, France and Norway which passed Body Image Laws, and failed attempts to pass bills in this area in Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil and the United States. This book analyses the outcome of BMI requirements for catwalk fashion models, warning messages on digitally altered images and prosecuting pro-anorexia content creators. It asks why the current forms of body image law do not align with significant findings from public health and psychology. This book offers a compelling, evidence-based overview of body image as it intersects with law. It argues that body image law in its current form is unlikely to be effective and makes suggestions for evidence-based approaches instead.This book will be of interest to researchers concerned with body image and the law as it relates to public health law, social media law and advertising law and anyone who has poor body image, an eating disorder or knows someone who has.
Bold Rescue of the Forgotten 500
by Allison LassieurYou are taking part in Operation Halyard, one of the most ambitious secret missions of World War II. In this interactive adventure, YOU CHOOSE the paths that will lead you and others to freedom or spell your doom!
Bollywood and the First Decade of Independence: Seven Directors in Search of a Nation (Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series)
by Devapriya SanyalThis book focuses on the cinema of the 1950s in India and analyzes the work of seven filmmakers from mainstream Hindi cinema and how they responded to the independent Indian nation after 1947.The selection of key filmmakers instead of cinema in general shows individual trajectories within cinema. The book examines the change in preoccupations or representations in the work of a single filmmaker, followed by an interpretation about the meaning of those representations. The filmmakers were very prolific and their work was commercially successful. Each chapter studies five or six selected films of each filmmaker and also include some relevant biographical details. The book demonstrates that each filmmaker uses their own strategies to address independent India of the 1950s and how Hindu cinema interrogated the nation-state.A novel contribution to Indian cinema, especially Hindi cinema, during formative years of the 1950s, this book will be of interest to researchers in Film Studies, Gender Studies, Political Science, and History, as well as South Asian society and culture.
Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida
by Gilbert KingFrom Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King comes a chilling exploration of one of America’s most haunting wrongful conviction cases. Based on the hit podcast, Bone Valley dives into the dark heart of rural Florida, where a young man’s life was upended by a tragic miscarriage of justice.“Captivating, enraging, and all too true.” —Bob Kolker, New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road“Bone Valley is a work of rare moral clarity and deep compassion.” ―Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man WalkingIn 1987, Leo Schofield was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, Michelle. Always insistent on his innocence, he was poorly served by his legal defense: the investigation was sloppy, the case flimsy, and numerous pieces of evidence were ignored. He was sentenced to life in prison. Over thirty years later, Gilbert King is tipped off to Leo’s case and is astonished by what he found: layers of corruption, flawed evidence, and deep-seated errors. He can’t shake the story and starts to get to know Leo and his family. Leo shows an incomprehensible amount of grace and love about his situation, which spurs Gilbert even more to tell his story.Bone Valley is at once a revelatory investigation into a murder, a chilling portrait of the criminal justice system, and a uniquely powerful story of grace and redemption. Gilbert King has written a new classic of narrative nonfiction.
Bones
by Laura StickneyThe human body has more than 200 bones! Beginning readers hone their phonics skills while learning how bones keep us strong, protect our organs, and help us move. As readers practice decoding words with a silent e and the trigraph tch, they gain science knowledge. Every Stairway Decodables nonfiction book combines multiple aspects of the Science of Reading to support small group instruction, independent reading, and reading practice at home.
Boo-tiful Halloween Decor
by Ruthie Van OosbreeDo you love all things spooky, scary, and eerie? Then it’s time to craft some boo-tiful Halloween decor with these easy-to-follow projects! Paint creepy eyeball rocks that stare right back at you. Make a skin-crawling wreath covered in toy snakes and spiders. Melt wax to create a cool colored pumpkin. This fun and spooky decor will be the hit of any Halloween party!
Book Production
by Adrian BullockNow in its second edition, this book offers a comprehensive introduction to book project management and production, including the creation and development of digital products.Book Production explains how books and digital products are planned for and managed, and why certain processes and raw materials are chosen. Addressing the growing demand for skills and knowledge with which to exploit digital and traditional technology, while ensuring ethical, environmentally and sustainably conscious decision-making across the publishing industry, this second edition pays special attention to green production practices and considers questions such as what makes a green supplier green; what impact different raw material choices have on the environment; and how to deal with waste management. Legal matters, including contracts and risk assessment and mitigation, are also discussed. Throughout the book, case studies are used to aid comprehension and engagement.Ideally suited to advanced students of publishing and book studies, Book Production will be of value to anyone working or training to work in or in conjunction with the book industry
Border Straddling Heritages: Containment, Contestation, and Appreciation of Shared Pasts (Explorations in Heritage Studies)
by Ali Mozaffari David C. HarveyThe twin effects of ever-increasing mobility and rising globalization have done much to dislodge formerly stable social relations and our sense of time and place. In this exacting and geographically wide-ranging reassessment of the overlap between borders and heritage, Ali Mozaffari and David C. Harvey interrogate how this “hyperglobalization” has simultaneously challenged and intensified notions of sovereignty and nationality. Ranging from the impact of empathy in border-heritage work, to the Europeanization of war heritage narratives and border-heritage complexes in the Middle East, this volume illuminates the methodological implications of viewing heritage as both an engagement with the borders of the past and an activity that continually creates them.
Bordering and Mobilities in Ukraine: Inconvenient People in the Time of War (BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies)
by Irina Kuznetsova Oksana MikheievaThis book analyses how war and bordering impact daily life and mobility and immobility tactics. It brings to light the memories of people who were displaced from Ukraine’s eastern regions because of Russian aggression against Ukraine started in 2014.Based on extensive in-depth research including interviews with individuals who were direct witnesses, participants, and victims of the events in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, the study presents a novel perspective. It explores everyday experiences of war, bordering, and (im)mobilities through the lens of ‘inconvenient people’ including their hard journeys and resistance in occupied territories, the loss of home and struggles to find housing, volunteering, and the traumatic responses. The book amplifies the voices and agency of civilians who experienced the war and displacement, including older adults and people with disabilities, and provides theoretical and practical implications beyond Ukraine in a context of global uncertainties and growing mass population displacement. The book urges politicians and experts to look at the experiences of both displaced and immobile people who lived through the war in Ukraine before the full invasion. It will be of great interest to scholars of Race and Ethnic Studies, Asian Studies, European Politics, Security Studies, Migration Studies, Human Geography, and War and Conflict Studies.
Borders and Boundaries: Historical Perspectives (Routledge Studies in Modern History)
by Tomás Finn Kieran HoareThis book examines the making and remaking of borders and boundaries primarily relating to Ireland.Borders and Boundaries features selected papers from the 33rd Irish Conference of Historians held by the University of Galway in May 2021 on the theme of ‘Borders and Boundaries’. It covers the medieval to the contemporary, allowing a long view to be taken of the north-west border of Ireland, the borders of the early modern state, the impact of the partition of Ireland and social boundaries in the late twentieth century. It aims to stimulate debate and highlight how borders can be written out of history while remaining essential to comprehending the making and remaking of our worlds.This volume will be of value for those interested in border studies, Irish history and modern history.
Bosnian Fluxes: Belonging, Caring, and Reckoning in a Post-Cold War Semiperiphery (Southeast European Studies)
by David Henig Jaroslav Klepal Ondřej ŽílaThis volume offers unique conceptual and empirical insights into ordinary lives in the violent aftermath of the Cold War. Considering Bosnia and Herzegovina as a comprehensive coordinate of larger social, political, and economic fluxes, it demonstrates why the widely used tropes of stuckedness, immobility, and frozenness associated with post-Cold War semiperipheries need to be understood in the context of excessive upheavals that mobilise or suspend modes of belonging, care, and reckoning. Bringing together emerging and leading scholars from across the social sciences with long-term research experience in Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with scholars who have been documenting similar processes in other parts of the world, this volume develops new analytical heuristics and interventions into global post-Cold War studies. It will be of particular interest to researchers and students of Anthropology, Sociology, Human Geography, Contemporary History, and Area Studies along with those studying the history, politics, economy, and culture of semiperipheries.Introductory Chapter of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Bosnian Girls, Art, and Nationalism: Contemporary Feminist Art from Bosnia and Herzegovina
by Uroš ČvoroThis book is the first academic study of contemporary feminist art in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).Focusing on art from BiH–a Former Yugoslav republic that has been largely overlooked in the literature–this book demonstrates the unique contributions by artists in understanding the intersection of gender and class with nationalism in a post-conflict society. Examining the historical precedents and drawing on conversations with the artists, this book examines the way in which artists present a counterpoint to the toxic normative culture of remembrance. It provides an argument for feminist art as a mode of remembrance and anti-nationalist collectivity in a region that has been subject to prolonged instability and crisis.This book will be of interest to scholars in contemporary art, feminist studies, war and conflict studies, and European studies.
Brachiosaurus
by Laura K. MurrayBrachiosaurus was a massive plant-eating dinosaur that could grow to the height of a four-story building. Just how many pounds of plant matter did it need to eat to give energy to its giant body? And where did it live? Young readers can get all the facts about this famous long-necked dinosaur. Engaging text and images make this book a great choice for information to use in a report or just to read for fun.
Brain Injury, Trauma and Loss: Rehabilitation During Covid-19 (After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories)
by Sue Williams Rudi CoetzerBrain Injury, Trauma and Loss tells the story of theimpact of Covid- 19 on neurorehabilitation.It offers a unique dual perspective as it intertwines thetwo voices of Sue Williams, who had sustained a traumaticbrain injury in 2018, and Rudi Coetzer, her neuropsychologistduring the pandemic. Based on detaileddiary extracts, therapeutic notes and updates (edited topreserve confidentiality), this book provides a uniqueinsight into the practical and psychological effects ofCovid- 19 on brain injury and rehabilitation, rangingfrom the impact on delivering clinical rehabilitation sessionsand self- directed approaches, to the effect on dailyliving, social isolation, and online integration. The finalsection on ‘reflections’ contributes to the current widerknowledge on how to improve practice in brain injuryrehabilitation for patients, families and clinicians. Thedetailed account of changes in service delivery providesa window into what kind of adaptations can be madein clinical practices, highlighting the need to questionexisting practices and look for creative methods indelivering rehabilitation services.This is valuable reading for clinical neuropsychologistswho experienced changes in their work both duringand since the pandemic, as well as speech therapists,occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and braininjury survivors, their families, and friends.
Brave Escapes from Stalag Luft I
by Eric BraunStalag Luft I was a German prison camp that held Allied airmen during World War II. During its operation, many prisoners attempted daring escapes. And at the end of the war, Allied forces conducted Operation Revival to evacuate everyone still held captive. Would you rather try your luck as a prisoner tunneling to freedom or take your chances as an officer involved in the high-stakes rescue plan? Now is your chance to do both—and more! In this interactive adventure, YOU CHOOSE the paths that will lead you and others to freedom or spell your doom!
Brazilian Civil Aviation Law (Maritime and Transport Law Library)
by Delphine Defossez Inez LopesBrazilian aviation law is often a mystery for people outside Brazil. Despite being based on German and Italian law, Brazilian law does not resemble any other legal system; for instance, it took nearly a decade and the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court to finally acknowledge that the Montreal Convention prevails over the national consumer code. This book introduces Brazilian aviation law to professionals by laying out and discussing the applicable laws and competent authorities on essential elements of civil aviation to help professionals navigate this system.Brazilian aviation law has been through a process of major transformation, the latest occurring in December 2021 with the view to change half of the current Brazilian aeronautical code. Until 2005, the aviation sector was mainly regulated by the Aviation Civil Department (DAC), which was a department directly subordinated to the Ministry of Aeronautics and mainly comprised of military personnel. Although Brazilian aviation has been demilitarised through the creation of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) by the Federal Law No. 11.182 of 2005, its military past still influences the current regime and air traffic control remains part of the Ministry of Defence. Understanding the various agencies in charge of civil aviation and laws governing important aspects of this area is essential; consequently, this book discusses the laws applicable to competition, consumers, airport and aircraft operation, safety and accident investigations, and environmental concerns.Written in a format to meet the needs of lawyers, academics, and aviation professionals, the book explains the key concepts and laws applicable to aviation in Brazil. Each chapter explores an essential area of aviation law to present readers with an insider’s understanding of the whole system to facilitate business relations with Brazil.
Breathing Exercises For Dummies
by Shamash AlidinaTake control of your breath, take control of your life. Breathing Exercises For Dummies teaches you more than 50 ways to reduce stress, practice mindfulness, improve your sleep and beyond. Breathing exercises help you feel and perform at your best. These strategies have been in use since ancient times, and modern research shows how effective they can be. This book teaches you meditative breathing exercises to reduce anxiety and improve focus in the moment, as well as tips for retraining your normal breath to be more supportive of your everyday well-being. Need to relax? Need to reenergize? Need a boost to your creativity and decision making? There's a breathing exercise for that. Learn about the benefits of breathing exercises and the scientific evidence behind them Discover 50+ exercises, including pursed lip breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, 4-7-8 breathing, and beyond Manage pain, address insomnia, get relief from anxiety, and improve your creativity, all with the power of your breath Use breathing exercises at home, at school, at work, on the field, or on the stage Anyone who breathes can benefit from breathing exercises! Whether you're managing physical or mental health challenges or just want to be more successful, Breathing Exercises For Dummies gives you the tools to make easy breathwork a part of your everyday routine.
Brianna's Butterfly Discovery
by Shannon McClintock MillerBrianna’s school butterfly garden is supposed to be buzzing with life, but it’s nearly empty. Determined to help, Brianna sets out to discover what butterflies need to thrive. Using research skills and a digital notebook, she creates a plan to bring these beautiful creatures back in this early chapter book created in partnership with International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Important concepts in technology, like being a knowledge constructor, are woven into the story in a relatable and fun way.
Bridging Digital Sourcing, Platforms, and Ecosystems: 16th International Workshop, DSPE 2025, Obergurgl, Austria, March 4–7, 2025, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing #563)
by Julia Kotlarsky Ilan Oshri Oliver Krancher Maximilian SchreieckThis book constitutes revised selected papers from the 15th International Global Sourcing Workshop 2025, held in Obergurgl, Austria, in March 2025. Following an introductory chapter by the volume editors, the 9 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. The book offers a review of the key topics that bridge the sourcing, digital platforms and ecosystems literatures, populated with practical frameworks that serve as a tool kit to managers and students. The range of topics covered in this book is wide and diverse, offering various perspectives on digital platforms, ecosystems and sourcing from both behavioural and design perspectives. More specifically the book sheds light on how sourcing decisions and digital platforms interact, their relevance for innovation and the governance of digital technologies in ecosystem settings. This book is a must read for any researcher and manager whose interest is in advancing knowledge sourcing, platforms and ecosystems.
Bridging Regulatory Science and Medical Imaging Evaluation; and Distributed, Collaborative, and Federated Learning: First International Workshop, BRIDGE 2025, and 6th International Workshop, DeCaF 2025, Held in Conjunction with MICCAI 2025, Daejeon, South Korea, September 23 and September 27, 2025, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #16135)
by Shadi Albarqouni Spyridon Bakas Nicola Rieke Holger Roth Ghada Zamzmi Xiaoxiao Li Meirui Jiang Annika Reinke Ravi Samala Mariia Sidulova Thijs KooiThis book constitutes the proceedings from the workshops BRIDGE+DeCaF 2025, held at the 28th International conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2025, which took place in Daejeon, South Korea in September 2025.The 16 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from the total submissions from the following workshops: First International Workshop on Bridging Regulatory Science and Medical Imaging Evaluation (BRIDGE 2025) 6th MICCAI Workshop on Distributed, Collaborative and Federated Learning (DeCaF 2025)
Bridging the Digital Divide in the US: Planning Innovative State and Local Approaches (Community Development Research and Practice Series)
by Mildred E. Warner Natassia A. Bravo Duxixi ShenThe US faces a deep digital divide which cuts across both urban and rural lines, but is most marked in rural, low income, and minority communities. This book presents a multi-level governance framework which explores how local leaders use policy opportunity and community resilience to address inequity in broadband infrastructure. Cases from communities across the US are profiled to show how local and regional initiatives address the digital divide – how they harness local resources, state and federal funding, and how they navigate regulatory restrictions and financial constraints. Special attention is given to rural and Indigenous communities, where the technological, organizational, and funding challenges are greatest. The federal policy landscape for broadband is changing, and this book provides clear insights on how policy can support the people and places left behind. This book is essential for planners and those studying or working in rural development, rural studies, and community development.The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 license.
Bridging the Gap Between AI and Reality: Second International Conference, AISoLA 2024, Crete, Greece, October 30 – November 3, 2024, Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #16032)
by Bernhard SteffenThis open access book constitutes revised selected papers from the Second International Conference on Bridging the Gap between AI and Reality, AISoLA 2024, which took place in Crete, Greece, in October/November 2024. The papers included in this book extend the presentation in the AISoLA 2024 on-site proceedings. They focus on the following topics: AI-Assisted Programming; health care approaches using formal methods and AI; responsible and trusted AI: an interdisciplinary perspective; statistical model checking; and verification for neur-symbolic artificial intelligence.
Bridging the Gap Between AI and Reality: Third International Conference on Bridging the Gap between AI and Reality, AISoLA 2025, Rhodes, Greece, November 1–5, 2025, Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #16220)
by Bernhard SteffenThis open access book constitutes selected papers of the proceedings of the Third International Conference on Bridging the Gap between AI and Reality, AISoLA 2025, which took place in Rhodes, Greece, in November 2025. The papers included in this book focus on the following topics: AI assisted programming; digital humanities; approaches of using formal methods and ai in health care; models for trustworthy autonomous systems; responsible and trusted AI; safe autonomous vehicles; statistical model checking; verification and learning for assured autonomy; verification for neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence.
Bridging the Transition to Housing: A Homelessness Prevention Framework
by Carrie Anne Marshall Rebecca Gewurtz Skye BarbicThis book presents a detailed exploration of the Bridging the Transition framework, an approach designed to guide practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and advocates on strategies for preventing and ending homelessness. Taking a functional and participation approach to homelessness prevention, chapters describe the processes of leaving homelessness, strategies that can be used at individual, community, and population levels for supporting function and participation in daily life, and guiding principles for practice, research, and policy. This book advances an argument that effective, evidence-based approaches for preventing and ending homelessness are known, yet mobilizing and implementing this knowledge remains a barrier to addressing the growing problem of homelessness and housing precarity in our communities. An ideal resource for a range of health and social care practitioners, researchers, and policymakers who wish to advance homelessness prevention efforts, this book may also be of specific interest to occupational therapists, psychologists, physicians, social workers, peer support specialists, and as a reference text for students in health and social care or research programmes.
Brief Dynamic Therapy (Theories of Psychotherapy Series®)
by Hanna LevensonA comprehensively revised edition of this essential guide to brief dynamic therapy, an integrative, culturally-sensitive, time-efficient model of psychotherapy. In this third edition, Hannah Levenson provides the history and theoretical basis of time-limited dynamic psychotherapy (TLDP). In the years since the earlier editions, new research findings, including process-outcome studies, have affirmed the effectiveness of this treatment, while also detailing the process by which alliance ruptures are repaired in TLDP. New clinical research also helps illuminate the &“reconsolidation process" in which sudden, dramatic change happens in brief dynamic therapy. TLDP is an integrative approach that uses techniques from attachment theory, interpersonal neurobiology, affective-experiential learning, and systems orientations to help clients with long-standing, dysfunctional ways of relating to others. The author explores this integrative, culturally-sensitive approach, its theory, history, the therapy process, primary change mechanisms, empirical basis, and future developments.