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Argument Dialectics: The Place of Reasons in Logic (Argumentation Library #45)
by Hubert MarraudThis book is a systematic exposition of Argument Dialectics (AD). Despite its name, argument dialectics is a logical approach to argumentation theory. AD stands out among theories of argument because of three unusual features: it is reasons-based, holistic and particularistic. This implies that AD conceives of logic as a theory of the dialectical construction of reasons, not as a theory of inferences. Consequently, contrary to other logical approaches, AD focuses on the study of inter-argumentative relations, especially those of opposition and weighing. The book makes an extensive use of the theory of reasons, a branch of metaethics that has been a very valuable quarry of intuitions and concepts for the elaboration of a reason-based theory of argument. The oppositions generalism-particularism and atomism-holism, proposed by Jonathan Dancy, which play a central role in the book and in the development of AD, have been adapted from the theory of reasons, and the same can be said of the distinction between different statuses of reasons that AD associates with different kinds of counterarguments. Conceiving of the theory of argument in terms of reasons has the effect of situating the paradigm of argumentation in practical argumentation/reasoning &“about what to do&” rather than in theoretical argumentation &“about what to believe&”, as inference-based theories do. Hence, this book is of interest to argumentation theorists, communication theorists, epistemologists, linguists, moral philosophers, and philosophers of law.
Motorcycle (DK Definitive Transport Guides)
by DKDiscover the gripping, action-packed history of the motorcycle, from the earliest gasoline-powered two-wheelers to the blistering superbikes of today.Tracing the history and allure of the motorcycle, this book illustrates the diverse spectrum of bikes from the earliest prototypes to battery-powered machines of the modern age. It showcases motorcycles in all their forms, from humble scooters that offer mobility to the masses, the scramblers and racers that delight enthusiasts, to the iconic choppers and cruisers that can cross continents.Motorcycle tells the fascinating stories behind the world's leading manufacturers, the roles played by their influential designers and engineers, and their milestone models. It not only charts the technological developments of motorcycles but also the cultural backdrop against which the various models arose and their impact on society—as objects of curiosity, affordable means of transportation, symbols of rebellion, or the first choice for full-throttle action on the road, trail, or track.Fully updated to include the latest models from around the world and cutting-edge innovations, this new edition features over 1,000 must-see machines, with models from ACE to Zündapp. It is the ideal read for motorcycle and motorsport enthusiasts, whether they're a biker themselves or an armchair devotee.
Complete Flags of the World: The Ultimate Pocket Guide
by DKExplore the fascinating world of flags! Find intriguing stories and factoids on the design of country, province, state and special flags. Read how these flags are used as heraldic symbols, cultural and national emblems, and how designs and meanings have evolved.This is the perfect guide to vexillology for anyone interested in the origin, history and symbolism of flags. Inside this flag book you’ll find: • Highly detailed full-color flag illustrations for each main entry. • Comprehensive text explaining the significant elements of their design, colors, symbols and insignia. • Beautifully illustrated introductory spreads that trace the history of banners, standards and flags, and explain the terms used to describe them. • Sections on signal flags and flag protocol, as well as a concise glossary of terms. • A flag identification guide and alphabetical flag directory enable easy navigation. A wonderful gift for flag enthusiasts! This guide to flags helps you identify flags and understand their symbolism. Learn about how flag designs have evolved over centuries and how to identify flags by their distinguishing features. This educational guide to flags details more than 400 examples and covers everything from geography, communications, politics, sport, history and art.Find out what makes the U.S. stars and stripes so unique, and the ancient medieval cantons of Switzerland noteworthy. Detailed notes and annotation reveal the origins, design development and significance of colors, symbols, crests and coats of arms, and the reasons for recent changes to the flags.
Children's Visual Dictionary: 9,000-Word Vocabulary Builder
by DKA 9,000-word visual dictionary with every day, thematic sections that help children expand their vocabulary.Learning new words is now easier for children aged 7+ with the Children’s Visual Dictionary. Clear, simple illustrations depict words and phrases in a visual way for easy learning, helping to explain the meanings of more than 9,000 words and phrases.This illustrated dictionary for children offers:More than 9,000 essential words and phrases are illustrated and grouped by theme.Each section broken down by an everyday or practical theme to help add context and meaning.Beautiful illustrations bring the words and phrases of the English language to life.Children aged 7+ will find it easy to understand challenging words and build their English vocabulary with terms arranged in themed sections that cover practical, everyday topics – such as city life, sports, construction, farming, or visiting a bakery. Helpful cross-references allow children to look up other related terms quickly.
The Astronaut Diaries
by Emma Roberts Samantha CristoforettiHow do astronauts prepare to go to space? Why are robots so important to space exploration? And how do you wash your hair in zero gravity?Andi Futura, her older brother and their parents are about to become the first family in space… and she’s sharing everything she learns while living aboard a space station with YOU!Discover what life in space is really like in this fascinating read authored by real-life astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. Andi’s diary entries share the fun of slow cartwheeling around a space station and watching 16 sunrises and sunsets every day, while her reports to mission control will have you learning about how conducting science experiments in space can help humanity.Can Andi do enough to show that she’s capable of becoming a fully-fledged astronaut and commanding her own mission one day? Pull on your space helmet, strap on your oxygen tank, and dive into The Astronaut Diaries to find out!
DK Super Readers Level 3 Kamala Harris (DK Super Readers)
by DKHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about Kamala Harris's life with this fact-filled nonfiction reader, carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 3: Kamala Harris will introduce kids to this ground-breaking woman of color–and is a motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading.DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of non-fiction: travelling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently.The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics.Building knowledge while progressing core Grades 3 and 4 reading skills.Developing subject vocabulary on a variety of topics.Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes.Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. Children will love powering up their non-fiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes.DK Super Readers Level 3 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts about exciting topics, and motivate children to improve their nonfiction reading skills. They are perfect for children ages 8 to 10 (Grades 3 and 4) who are newly independent readers ready to advance.
DK Super Readers Level 3 Baseball (DK Super Readers)
by DKHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about baseball with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 3: Baseball will help children to learn all about their favorite ball game, baseball, and its star players! It is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading.DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders, and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently.The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics.Building knowledge while progressing Grades 3 and 4 reading skills.Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as sports.Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes.Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes.DK Super Readers Level 3 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts about exciting topics, and motivate children to improve their nonfiction reading skills. They are perfect for children ages 8 to 10 (Grades 3 and 4) who are newly independent readers ready to advance.
Principles and Practice of Blockchains
by Kevin Daimi Nour El Madhoun Ioanna DionysiouThis book provides an essential compilation of relevant and cutting edge academic and industry work on key Blockchain topics. This book concentrates on a wide range of advances related to Blockchains which include, among others, Blockchain principles, architecture and concepts with emphasis on key and innovative theories, methodologies, schemes and technologies of Blockchain, Blockchain platforms and architecture, Blockchain protocols, sensors and devices for Blockchain, Blockchain foundations, and reliability analysis of Blockchain-based systems. Further, it provides a glimpse of future directions where cybersecurity applications are headed. The book is a rich collection of carefully selected and reviewed manuscripts written by diverse cybersecurity application experts in the listed fields and edited by prominent cybersecurity applications researchers and specialists.
Advanced Materials for Sustainable Energy and Engineering: Volume 1: Novel Nanomaterials for Sustainable Energy (Engineering Materials)
by Mourad Boutahir Elkhattabi El MehdiThis book delves into the realm of sustainable energy and presents a comprehensive analysis of novel nanomaterials with potential applications in this field. Each chapter offers a unique perspective, contributing to the understanding and development of advanced energy materials. From the infrared spectroscopy analysis of boron nitride nanotubes to the investigation of optical properties of ZnO thin films and the study of double perovskite oxides, this collection covers a wide range of topics. It explores iron-based nitrides, phase change materials for smartphones, thermochromic glazing with vanadium dioxide, and the influence of magnetic pressure on smart materials. The physical properties and applications of 2D phosphorene, carbon nanotube interactions, and metalloporphyrin-encapsulated carbon nanotubes are also discussed. Moreover, the collection investigates the thermal and phonon properties of carbon nanomaterials, optoelectronic properties of perovskite materials, and the physical properties of phosphorene nanotubes. Featuring extended chapters selected as exceptional contributions to the 2023 International Conference on Advanced Materials for Sustainable Energy and Engineering in Meknes, Morocco, this book provides researchers and practitioners with a comprehensive overview of some of the latest advancements in novel nanomaterials. With its interdisciplinary approach and rigorous scientific analysis, this edited collection serves as a valuable resource for those striving to develop sustainable energy solutions for the future.
Building Bridges Between Academia, Politics, and Media: A Work Biography
by Ludger KühnhardtLudger Kühnhardt, a globally active political scientist, consultant, and publicist, provides vivid and personal insights into the people and sources that shaped him, the thought paths he has followed, and the impulses his work in research and teaching has triggered over decades. A biographical workshop report of high authenticity, bringing together what often appears unconnected in the midst of professional everyday life. Insights that were ahead of their time are repeatedly illuminated from different perspectives, and findings that have remained timelessly relevant are recalled. A vividly written work biography about the inner driving forces and external contexts of a cosmopolitan public intellectual as an enlightening and advisory catalyst in the interplay of science, politics, and journalism. The book reflects German, European, and global contemporary history from the mid-20th century to the third decade of the 21st century in a scholarly work and its classification as a testimony to political culture.
Subjectivity and Neonihilism: Constituting a Self in a Meaningless World (Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology)
by Patric PlesaSubjectivity and Neonihilism examines the current Western sociopolitical climate, revealing how it shapes who we are, how we think of ourselves, and how we create meaning in a seemingly meaningless world. Drawing on critical theory, this book looks at some of the social inequities produced under neoliberal capitalism and the ways these problems are internalized into subjectivity as the neoliberal self. Neoliberal cultural values are shown to reframe social inequities as personal problems and simultaneously create a sense of personal responsibility for solving them within the self, rather than addressing them externally. The author argues that current crises in meaning making and mental health have been exacerbated by the neoliberal values of individualization, responsibilization, self-governance, and competition. Divided into 3 parts, this book begins by outlining the emergence of subjectivity and technologies of the self. It demonstrates how the sociopolitical conditions that amplify social inequities intwine with the hyperawareness of the internet age to create an atmosphere of meaninglessness that is pervasive on social media and in internet culture. In part 2, the author further analyses this phenomenon, here labelled &‘neonihilism&’, as the process in which we confront meaninglessness through irony, questioning whether this might hold the intrinsic condition for overcoming this new nihilism. Part 3 examines the possibility for collective meaning making, solidarity, and collective action afforded by creating an art of nihilating the neoliberal self, or what the author terms &‘the ars nihil&’, via subversion and resistance. This book offers fresh insights that will be of interest to students and scholars of critical theory, psychology, philosophy and sociology.
Demoralizing Violence
by Ezio Di NucciIs non-violence oppressive? This book argues that non-violent ethics keeps minoritized peoples down and helps the bourgeoisie tolerate structural injustice. Like sex, violence needs de-moralizing, in order to fulfil its emancipatory potential. Social injustice and global inequality will not deprive the privileged of their sleep, if radical measures are morally ruled out from the start. And the ethics of non-violence robs the working classes of one of the few mechanisms they have left to help them cope with our increasingly digitalized bureaucracies, developed around the needs of highly educated urban classes. There is not just the normative obvious point that it is not fair to deprive the oppressed of one of the only resources they have left; it is also that it isn&’t surprising that the bourgeoisie would settle on a non-violent ethics, since that happens to prop up their privileged position – while at the same time soothing their precious conscience: capital with a soul. The book defends three overall claims: first, non-violence is oppressive, in the traditional feminist sense of keeping people down; second, non-violence helps the bourgeoisie tolerate structural injustice; and thirdly, that access to violent means is not distributed fairly across gender or race, for example.
Handbuch Mobilität und Gesellschaft: Sozialwissenschaftliche Verkehrs- und Mobilitätsforschung
by Weert Canzler Andreas Knie Lisa Ruhrort Juliane HausDieses Open-Access-Handbuch gibt einen aktuellen Überblick über die sozialwissenschaftliche Forschungslandschaft zum Thema Mobilität und Verkehr. Dabei wird deutlich, was die spezifische sozialwissenschaftliche Sicht auf das Thema ausmacht und wie sich diese von anderen disziplinären Zugängen (etwa der Verkehrsplanung oder der Verkehrsökonomie) abgrenzt. In der gesellschaftlichen, aber auch der wissenschaftlichen Diskussion über Mobilität und Verkehr dominieren bisher immer noch ökonomisch-individualistische Perspektiven auf der einen Seite und planerisch-technische Lösungsansätze auf der anderen Seite. Erst in jüngster Zeit gelingt es vermehrt, auch soziologische und politikwissenschaftliche Perspektiven prominent in die Debatte einzubringen. Das Handbuch will daher das konsolidierte Wissen der sozialwissenschaftlichen Mobilitätsforschung bündeln und kompakt zugänglich machen. Jenseits dieser Konsolidierungsfunktion zeigt Handbuchs den Mehrwert sozialwissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse für eine Lösung gesellschaftlicher Krisenphänomene, insbesondere der Klimakrise, auf. Dazu soll auch deutlich werden, wie sich sozialwissenschaftliche Mobilitätsforschung über die rein disziplinär-akademische Forschung hinaus in gesellschaftliche Transformationsprozesse einbringt. Neben der Darstellung theoretischer Zugänge und bisheriger Erkenntnisse sollen die Beiträge daher möglichst pointiert Thesen dazu formulieren, unter welchen Bedingungen moderne Gesellschaften ihre Mobilitätssysteme zukünftig gezielt ökologisch und sozial verträglich umbauen können -oder was einem solcher Umbau möglicherweise im Wege steht. Explizit kritische Perspektiven sollen breiten Raum erhalten.
On Recursion and Its Varieties: Formal, Cognitive and Use Aspects of Recursion in Language (Contemporary Systems Thinking)
by Alejandro SobrinoThis book discusses linguistic recursion as a transversal property that runs through different fields, including language, computer science, mathematics, architecture, music, and art. Linguistic recursion, considered since the seminal work of Hauser, Chomsky, and Fitch (2002) the defining characteristic of human language, has no analogue or homologue in other animal communication systems. This book presents different aspects of recursion from a syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic framework. Syntax recursion is largely addressed through the different types of dependencies, most notably those hierarchically composed. The semantic and pragmatic topics are respectively discussed in relation to the theory of mind and a dialogical use of language. Although there are several texts on specific topics of recursion, this is the first that compiles its varieties, pointing out the differences, but also the interrelationships of its core aspects. The book presents recursion as a complex phenomenon related not only to language, but also to other cognitive scenarios, such as working memory, linguistic disabilities, or primitive cultures.
Controlling im Kulturmanagement: Eine Einführung (Kunst- und Kulturmanagement)
by Petra SchneidewindDie Zukunft der Kulturbetriebe ist durch viele Veränderungsprozesse geprägt. Relevante Rahmenbedingungen verändern sich und die Kulturbetriebe müssen sich anpassen. Diese Dynamik hat auch Einfluss auf die betrieblichen Informationssysteme. Wie Kulturbetriebe sich ein funktionsfähiges, wirkungsvolles Informationssystem aufbauen können, ist Gegenstand dieses Bandes. Die betriebswirtschaftliche Servicefunktion Controlling muss sich in diesem Kontext in den Kulturbetrieben fest etablieren. Für die 2. Auflage wurde der Band durchgesehen und aktualisiert sowie um ein Kapitel zum Thema „Controllingfunktion in der Selbständigkeit, bei Freiberuflern und Mikrounternehmen&“ erweitert.
Introduction to Foundation Models
by Pin-Yu Chen Sijia LiuThis book offers an extensive exploration of foundation models, guiding readers through the essential concepts and advanced topics that define this rapidly evolving research area. Designed for those seeking to deepen their understanding and contribute to the development of safer and more trustworthy AI technologies, the book is divided into three parts providing the fundamentals, advanced topics in foundation modes, and safety and trust in foundation models: Part I introduces the core principles of foundation models and generative AI, presents the technical background of neural networks, delves into the learning and generalization of transformers, and finishes with the intricacies of transformers and in-context learning. Part II introduces automated visual prompting techniques, prompting LLMs with privacy, memory-efficient fine-tuning methods, and shows how LLMs can be reprogrammed for time-series machine learning tasks. It explores how LLMs can be reused for speech tasks, how synthetic datasets can be used to benchmark foundation models, and elucidates machine unlearning for foundation models. Part III provides a comprehensive evaluation of the trustworthiness of LLMs, introduces jailbreak attacks and defenses for LLMs, presents safety risks when find-tuning LLMs, introduces watermarking techniques for LLMs, presents robust detection of AI-generated text, elucidates backdoor risks in diffusion models, and presents red-teaming methods for diffusion models. Mathematical notations are clearly defined and explained throughout, making this book an invaluable resource for both newcomers and seasoned researchers in the field.
Machiavelli’s Gaze: Thinking Social Sciences in the Sixteenth Century (Italian and Italian American Studies)
by Sandro LandiThis book examines Machiavelli in contemporary or past realities through the way in which he read, wrote, related to cultures distant in time and space—a first in the field of Machiavellian studies. It proposes and experiments with a change of perspective: in essence, it is not interested in what Machiavelli probably was, but in what Machiavelli did. In this perspective, Machiavelli remains a paradoxically still little-explored historical case. Issues and methods developed in recent decades by intellectual history, the history of reading, and cultural anthropology have remained substantially unfamiliar to Machiavelli scholars. This is a book that renews the vision of Machiavelli: no longer the starting or finishing point of intellectual genealogies that are often openly ideological, but an extraordinary case study that allows us to analyse the birth, in the sixteenth century, of a composite knowledge specifically dedicated to man in society.
From 2D to 3D Photonic Integrated Circuits (Synthesis Lectures on Emerging Engineering Technologies)
by Yasha YiThe integration of photonics and electronics has transformed the landscape of modern technology. At the forefront of this revolution is the development of Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs). Historically rooted in the traditional 2-D fabrication processes inherited from electronic Integrated Circuits, PICs shifted to 3-D configurations, introducing new design philosophies that impact scalability, efficiency, and performance. This convergence of electronic and photonic circuits presents unique challenges and great opportunities. This book provides an introduction to photonic integrated circuits and the transition from 2D to 3D PICs. It then describes design and fabrication techniques of 3D PICs and related challenges and solutions. Finally, applications of 3D photonics, emerging technologies and industry outlook are also discussed.
Agro-industrial Waste for New Pharmaceuticals: Sustainable Sources of Bioactive Compounds (Green Energy and Technology)
by Allana Katiussya Silva Pereira Ananias Francisco Dias JúniorThis book is written to foster discussions on the valorization of agro-industrial waste as a raw material for bioactive compounds that can assist in disease containment, the protection of soil resources, and consequently, human health. The agro-industry encompasses a broad spectrum of activities focused on transforming raw materials from agriculture, livestock, aquaculture, and forestry. In addition to producing a diverse range of goods, these processes generate substantial amounts of residual biomass from various cultivation and processing systems. In this context, the intensification of climate change and the overexploitation of natural resources have been major drivers of emerging infectious diseases. A recent and impactful example is SARS-CoV-2, which escalated into a global pandemic with severe mortality rates. Additionally, Latin America has experienced a sharp rise in dengue cases, prompting the Pan American Health Organization to issue an epidemiological alert due to the increasing incidence of arboviruses across the region. Given the need to explore possibilities for valuing and utilizing agro-industrial waste, this book presents the potential of this material in the context of human health. The authors present a comprehensive review of recent research on pyroligneous liquid as a rich source of bioactive compounds, alongside the use of biochar and bone char in water treatment and herbicide immobilization in soil. Additionally, the book provides an in-depth analysis of methodologies for extracting bioactive compounds from &“açaí&” (Euterpe oleracea and E. precatoria) waste, highlighting its potential for high-value applications. In this way, the book highlights the challenges and opportunities to transform these materials into beneficial resources, both for the environment and for society, contributing to the advancement of public health and environmental conservation in the context of climate change.
The Split-Hopkinson Bar: Techniques, Applications and Methods (Synthesis SEM Handbooks on Experimental Mechanics)
by Clive Richard SiviourThis book provides a concise practical introduction to the split-Hopkinson bar, by giving an overview of both the basic technique and a wide range of topics relevant to its application. The split-Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) has become the key apparatus for the characterization of the mechanical response of materials at high strain rates. Systems have been used at rates from approximately 100 to 1,000,000 s-1, to test materials ranging from low modulus elastomers to high strength superalloys. The power of the system is its suitability, with appropriate practice, to be used on many materials and in conjunction with a wide range of different diagnostic systems. Each chapter provides information and guidance for practitioners to perform high-quality experiments, whilst also introducing the resources required to engage in a deeper exploration of the topic.
Advances in Artificial-Business Analytics and Quantum Machine Learning: Select Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference, Com-IT-Con 2023, Volume 1 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1191)
by Hari Mohan Pandey Kc Santosh Sandeep Kumar Sood Charu VirmaniThis book presents select proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on “Artificial-Business Analytics, Quantum and Machine Learning: Trends, Perspectives, and Prospects” (Com-IT-Con 2023) held at the Manav Rachna University in July 2023. It covers topics such as artificial intelligence and business analytics, virtual/augmented reality, quantum information systems, cyber security, data science, and machine learning. The book is useful for researchers and professionals interested in the broad field of communication engineering.
E-Cigarettes: Risks, Research and Challenges
by Yin-Hui Leong Ahmad Shalihin Mohd SaminThis book provides an overview of the diverse effects of electronic cigarettes (vapes) on human health and their regulatory concerns. It includes a thorough examination of e-cigarettes, covering their historical evolution, chemical composition, metabolomic analysis, health effects, regulatory landscape, and the concerning issue of e-cigarette or vaping-associated lung illness (EVALI) through compelling case studies. As the e-cigarette market constantly evolves, introducing new e-liquid formulations, the book addresses the rising challenges in regulation and monitoring. It also answers critical questions and serves as a reference for e-cigarette researchers and its broader societal implications.This book contains concise practical insights for physicians, toxicologists, and chemists. It is also relevant for public health experts, policymakers, tobacco-dependence treatment providers, tobacco control advocates/activists, health educators, and enthusiasts alike.
Perspectives on Deep-Sea Mining: Sustainability, Technology, Environmental Policy and Management
by Rahul SharmaThis book is a sequel to ’Deep-Sea Mining: Resource Potential, Technical and Environmental Considerations’ (2017) and ‘Environmental Issues of Deep-Sea Mining: Impacts, Consequences and Policy Perspectives’ (2019), and aims to provide a comprehensive volume on different perspectives of deep-sea mining from specialists around the world. The work is timely, as deep-sea minerals continue to enthuse researchers involved in activities such as ascertaining their potential as alternative sources for critical metals for green energy and other industrial applications, as well as technology development for their sustainable exploration and exploitation, while addressing environmental concerns. With a steady increase in the number of contractors having exclusive rights over large tracts of seafloor in the ‘Area’, i.e. area beyond national jurisdictions, the International Seabed Authority, mandated with the responsibility of regulating such activities, is in the process of developing a code for exploitation of deep-sea minerals. These, coupled with growing interest among private entrepreneurs, investment companies and policy makers, underscore the need for updated information to be made available in one place on the subject of deep-sea mining. The book evaluates the potential and sustainability of mining for deep-sea minerals compared to other land-based deposits, the technologies needed for mining and processing of ores, the approach towards environmental monitoring and management, as well as the regulatory frameworks and legal challenges to manage deep-sea mining activities. The book is expected to serve as an important reference for all stakeholders including researchers, contractors, mining companies, regulators and NGOs involved in deep-sea mining.
Häufige Läsionen am Daumen- und Fingerendglied: Differentialdiagnosen und Therapien (essentials)
by Christian SpiesIn diesem essential werden die häufigsten Erkrankungen und Verletzungen an den Fingerendgliedern und am Daumen vogestellt. Die Darstellungen der feinen anatomischen Strukturen der Fingerendglieder, des Daumens und des Nagelplattenorgans ermöglichen ein tieferes Verstehen dieser Erkrankungen/Verletzungen und deren Therapien. Vorgestellt werden die häufigsten Differentialdiagnosen in dieser Region. Die verschiedenen konservativen und operativen Therapiemöglichkeiten, die zielgenau und präzise erläutert werden, runden das Thema ab.
Neurorights and the Era of Neurotechnologies: An Analysis of the Brazilian Constitutional Law and the Need for New Fundamental Rights (SpringerBriefs in Law)
by Alisson Alexsandro PossaThis book provides an in-depth study on the theory of fundamental rights and the legal challenges posed by new technologies, with a particular focus on neurotechnologies and neurorights. The book begins with an overview of the evolution of neuroscience and neurotechnology, highlighting the current challenges these advancements pose to contemporary legal frameworks. It also discusses the potential for widespread adoption of these technologies, driven by significant investments from tech companies. The first chapter delves into the development of neuroscience and neurotechnology, emphasizing the legal implications and future concerns associated with their mass adoption. It explores how these technologies are being integrated into society and the legal challenges they present. The second chapter examines the concept of neurorights, identifying the legal objects these rights aim to protect and the new risks introduced by neurotechnologies. It provides a comprehensive review of the main neurorights proposals from recent decades, with a detailed analysis of the theoretical framework proposed by Marcello Ienca and Roberto Andorno in 2017. Their proposal includes four new human rights: cognitive freedom, mental privacy, mental integrity, and psychological continuity. The final chapter analyzes the relationship between neurorights and existing constitutional protections, focusing on the protection of human dignity. It discusses the right to free development of personality, physical and psychological integrity, and privacy and data protection. The chapter draws on theories of fundamental rights from Brazilian constitutionalists to provide a thorough examination of these issues. The book offers a broad analysis of the main neurorights proposals by international researchers, comparing them with the fundamental rights recognized in the Brazilian Constitution. It aims to determine whether new fundamental rights are necessary to protect Brazilian citizens from the potential harms of neurotechnology. This study is essential for researchers in neuroethics, neurorights, and fundamental rights, providing valuable insights into the intersection of law and emerging technologies.