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Reappraising Local and Community News in the UK: Media, Practice, and Policy (Disruptions)
by David HarteDrawing on expert contributions from around the UK, this collection brings together a series of insights into the contemporary local and community news media landscape in the UK. Offering an analysis of the ongoing ‘crisis’ in the provision of local news, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the book provides a critical space for practitioners and scholars to reflect on emerging models for economically sustainable, participatory local news services. It showcases new scholarly analyses of local news provision and community news practices, giving voice to the experiences of practitioners from across the local news ecology. In a set of diverse contributing chapters, campaigners and practitioners map out the period of recent rapid change for local news, questioning contemporary government initiatives and highlighting the advent of diverse, entrepreneurial reactions to the spaces created by a decline in local mainstream news services. This book is a timely examination of what we can learn from the variety of approaches being taken across the local media landscape in the commercial, subsidised and non-profit sector, shining new light on how practices that place the engagement of citizens at their centre might be propagated within this policy and funding landscape. Reappraising Local and Community News in the UK is a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in local news and journalism, as well as for anyone interested in the evolving local media landscape in the UK.
Reappraising Self and Others: A Corpus-Based Study of Chinese Political Discourse in English Translation (Corpora and Intercultural Studies #6)
by Tao Li Kaibao HuThis book is a valuable resource for those involved in translation studies and discourse analysis. Drawing on a corpus-based approach and a combined framework of Appraisal and Ideological Square, this book investigates the variations in stance towards China and other countries in the English translation of contemporary Chinese political discourse. It presents research findings based on comparisons and statistical analyses of the English translation patterns of appraisal epithets, the most prototypical appraisal resources for evaluation, in Chinese political discourse at both lexico-grammatical and discourse semantic levels.
Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking
by Matthew SyedWhere do the best ideas come from? And how do we apply these ideas to the problems we face - at work, in the education of our children, and in the biggest shared challenges of our age: rising obesity, terrorism and climate change?In this bold and inspiring new book, Matthew Syed - the bestselling author of Bounce and Black Box Thinking - argues that individual intelligence is no longer enough; that the only way to tackle these complex problems is to harness the power of our 'cognitive diversity'.Rebel Ideas is a fascinating journey through the science of team performance. It draws on psychology, economics, anthropology and genetics, and takes lessons from a dazzling range of case-studies, including the catastrophic intelligence failings of the CIA before 9/11, a communication breakdown at the top of Mount Everest, and a moving tale of deradicalization in America's deep South.It is a book that will strengthen any company, institution or team, but it also offers many individual applications too: the remarkable benefits of personalised nutrition, advice on how to break free of the echo chambers that surround us, and tips on how we can all develop an 'outsider mindset'.Rebel Ideas offers a radical blueprint for creative problem-solving. It challenges hierarchies, encourages constructive dissent and forces us to think again about where the best ideas come from.
Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking
by Matthew Syed Matthew Syed LtdWhere do the best ideas come from? And how do we apply these ideas to the problems we face - at work, in the education of our children, and in the biggest shared challenges of our age: rising obesity, terrorism and climate change?In this bold and inspiring new book, Matthew Syed - the bestselling author of Bounce and Black Box Thinking - argues that individual intelligence is no longer enough; that the only way to tackle these complex problems is to harness the power of our 'cognitive diversity'.Rebel Ideas is a fascinating journey through the science of team performance. It draws on psychology, economics, anthropology and genetics, and takes lessons from a dazzling range of case-studies, including the catastrophic intelligence failings of the CIA before 9/11, a communication breakdown at the top of Mount Everest, and a moving tale of deradicalization in America's deep South. It is a book that will strengthen any company, institution or team, but it also offers many individual applications too: the remarkable benefits of personalised nutrition, advice on how to break free of the echo chambers that surround us, and tips on how we can all develop an 'outsider mindset'.Rebel Ideas offers a radical blueprint for creative problem-solving. It challenges hierarchies, encourages constructive dissent and forces us to think again about where the best ideas come from.(P) 2019 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Rebel Musix, Scribe on a Vibe: Frontline Adventures Linking Punk, Reggae, Afrobeat and Jazz
by Vivien GoldmanRebel Musix, Scribe on a Vibe collects the extraordinary output of Vivien Goldman from 1975 onwards; spanning a time when punk burnt its scalding flame to scorch our musical earth and clear it for new genres, like post-punk and hip-hop. One of only a handful of women writing in the Golden Age of music journalism, Vivien was the first, most elegant and passionate chronicler of reggae, funk, free jazz and Afrobeat; a pioneer when music was a wild frontier business, lawless and exhilarating, with new epiphanies emerging as the counterculture mutated.The sheer breadth of pieces here is overwhelming, from early encounters with Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt and Can; to rebels like Britain's first she-punks, The Raincoats and The Slits; covering British groups like the Sex Pistols, The Clash and Aswad; America's Public Enemy, Curtis Mayfield and George Clinton; and Jamaica's Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Dennis Brown. They rub up against contemporary profiles of New York's downtown royalty (Patti Smith, Talking Heads, Richard Hell), alongside legendary interviews with Vivien's friends Fela Kuti, Ornette Coleman and Bob Marley, who reigns over this collection like a benign and timeless deity.Vivien single-handedly changed the course of music writing and this collection reshapes some of her major pieces into a new narrative of the principal radical artists of the late twentieth century, in the process reaffirming that her reputation as 'The Punk Professor' will live on.
Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian
by Ellen Jovin'The history of language has never seen anything like this. Ellen's mobile grammar travelogue, presented with an engaging humour and humility will appeal to anyone with an interest in the way English works - which means all of us. Reality television? This is reality grammar.' -David Crystal, author of How Language WorksFor fans of Gyles Brandreth, Susie Dent and Bill Bryson, an unconventional guide to the English language drawn from the cross-country adventures of an itinerant grammarian.When Ellen Jovin first walked outside her Manhattan apartment and set up a folding table with a sign reading "The Grammar Table," it took about 30 seconds to get her first visitor. Everyone had a question for her. The Grammar Table was such a hit - attracting the attention of The New York Times, NPR, and CBS Evening News - that Ellen soon hit the road, travelling across the U.S. to answer questions from students, retired editors, bickering couples, and anyone else who uses words in this world.In Rebel with a Clause, Jovin shares the heartwarming and humorous stories of the people she meets, and what is most on their minds, grammatically speaking - from the Oxford comma to the places prepositions can go, the likely lifespan of 'whom,' semicolonphobia, and so much more.Rebel with a Clause combines the qualities of a first-class work of reference with the laugh-out-loud pleasure of a good read. Punctuated with linguistic debates from tiny towns to crowded cities, this grammar romp will delight anyone wishing to polish their prose or revel in our age-old, universal fascination with language.
Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within
by Lois Kelly Carmen Medina Debra CameronReady to stand up and create positive change at work, but reluctant to speak up? True leadership doesn’t always come from a position of power or authority. By teaching you skills and providing practical advice, this handbook shows you how to engage your coworkers and bosses and bring your ideas forward so that they are heard, considered, and acted upon.Authors Carmen Medina and Lois Kelly—once rebels themselves—reveal ways to navigate your workplace, avoid common mistakes and traps, and overcome the fears that may be holding you back. You can achieve more success and less frustration, help your organization do better work, and—most important—find more meaning and joy in what you do.
Rebuilding Trust in the Workplace: Seven Steps to Renew Confidence, Commitment, and Energy
by Dennis S. Reina Michelle L. ReinaAn expert guide to resolving coworker conflicts and healing hurt feelings and resentments, to create a more productive—and pleasant—environment. Are you feeling less engaged, less committed, and more skeptical at work? Do you find yourself isolated? Or are you caught in the middle of co-workers&’ interpersonal conflicts? If so, you may be experiencing the symptoms of broken trust in workplace relationships. Small but hurtful situations accumulate over time into the confidence-busting, commitment-breaking, energy-draining patterns consistent with broken trust. Everyone has experienced gossiping, missed deadlines, someone taking credit for other people&’s work, or &“little white lies.&” You may have been hurt. You may have realized that you inadvertently let others down. Or you may be wondering how to help others reeling from broken trust. No matter your vantage point, this new book from two award-winning authors and consultants to top-tier organizations offers a proven seven-step process to heal pain and rebuild trust. This compassionate, practical approach helps you reframe the experience, take responsibility, forgive, let go, and move on. You can feel motivated to go to work again—and safe to be more fully who you are, giving your organization your best thinking, highest intention, risk-taking, and creativity. And in a place of self-discovery, self-trust, and authenticity, you can connect more fully with others in your personal life as well. While there have been many books on recovering from betrayal in personal relationships, this is the first to focus specifically on the workplace—and the first to give equal weight to what to do when you have hurt others. &“Rebuilding trust is a job you cannot ignore if you want a thriving workplace. Don&’t miss this book.&” —John Kador, author of Effective Apology
Received Signal Strength Based Target Localization and Tracking Using Wireless Sensor Networks (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Satish R. Jondhale R. Maheswar Jaime LloretThis book briefly summarizes the current state of the art technologies and solutions for location and tracking (L&T) in wireless sensor networks (WSN), focusing on RSS-based schemes. The authors offer broad and in-depth coverage of essential topics including range-based and range-free localization strategies, and signal path loss models. In addition, the book includes motion models and how state estimation techniques and advanced machine learning techniques can be utilized to design L&T systems for a given problem using low cost measurement metric (that is RSS). This book also provides MATLAB examples to demonstrate fundamental algorithms for L&T and provides online access to all MATLAB codes. The book allows practicing engineers and graduate students to keep pace with contemporary research and new technologies in the L&T domain.
Recent Advances in Communication Infrastructure: Proceedings of ICPCCI 2019 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #618)
by Axaykumar Mehta Abhishek Rawat Priyesh ChauhanThis book gathers selected research papers presented at the International Conference on Power, Control and Communication Infrastructure 2019 (ICPCCI 2019), organized by the Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on July 4–5, 2019. It presents technological developments in the fields of communications infrastructure which comprise of architecture, products, and network connections that allow for communications over the long distances. The book includes some innovative ideas in the field of communication infrastructure, specially satellite communication, navigation systems, artificial neural network, encryption techniques, and some other infrastructure-related developments. The solution approaches provided in this book encourage and inspire researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers to put these methods into practice.
Recent Advances in Communication Networks and Embedded Systems: Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Communication and Network Technology (Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies #205)
by Pascal Lorenz Smain FemmamThis book is devoted to enhanced version of selected papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Communication and Network Technology (ICCNT 2023). The objective of the proceedings of ICCNT 2023 is to present the recent research results and technological advances in the fields of theoretical and experimental applications of embedded systems, communications and signal processing decision as well as in emerging areas related to the tracks of the conference. The specific topics of interest within the scope of this special issue include design tools for electronics and embedded systems: embedded systems and software, system-on-chip (SoC), multiprocessor system-on-chip (MPSoC) platforms and applications, network-on-chip (NoC) design methodologies, reconfigurable computing, system design, synthesis, and optimization, advanced communications: circuits and systems for communications, optical fibers applications: optical communications, sensors, image, laser applications in: telemetry, LiDAR system, anemometry, computer 3D visions, range technique, RF and wireless communications, image and signal processing decision: image and video processing technology, compression, coding and implementation, cryptology and watermarking, real-time systems, sensors and instrumentation: data acquisition, audio, acoustic speech, biomedical signal processing, sensor microsystems and industrial sensors, computer engineering and networks: cloud computing technology, internet technology, computer security, computing networks, and data acquisition.
Recent Advances in Computing Sciences
by Manmohan Sharma Mintu Nath Sophiya Sheikh Amar SinghThe 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Computing Sciences (RACS) was held from 29th to 30th November 2022 at Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, India. The conference focused on discussing issues, exchanging ideas, and the most recent innovations towards advancing research in the field of Computing Sciences and Technology. All technical sessions were predominantly related to Data Science, Artificial intelligence, Remote Sensing, Image Processing, Computer Vision, Data Forensics, Cyber-Security, Computational Sciences, Simulation and modeling, Business Analytics, and Machine Learning.
Recent Advances in Electrical and Information Technologies for Sustainable Development: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Electrical and Information Technologies — ICEIT 2017, Morocco (Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation)
by Soumia El Hani Mohamad EssaaidiThe book includes the best extended papers which were selected from the 3rd International Conference of Electrical and Information Technologies (ICEIT 2017, Morocco). The book spans two inter-related research domains which shaped modern societies, solved many of their development problems, and contributed to their unprecedented economic growth and social welfare. Selected papers are based on original and high quality research. They were peer reviewed by experts in the field. They are grouped into five parts. Part I deals with Power System and Electronics topics that include Power Electronics & Energy Conversion, Actuators & Micro/Nanotechnology, etc. Part II relates to Control Systems and their applications. Part III concerns the topic of Information Technology that basically includes Smart Grid, Information Security, Cloud Computing Distributed, Big Data, etc. Part IV discusses Telecommunications and Vehicular Technologies topics that include, Green Networking and Communications, Wireless Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks, etc. Part V covers Green Applications and Interdisciplinary topics, that include intelligent and Green Technologies for Transportation Systems, Smart Cities, etc. This book offers a good opportunity for young researchers, novice scholars and whole academic sphere to explore new trends in Electrical and information Technologies.
Recent Advances in Network Simulation: The OMNeT++ Environment and its Ecosystem (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Antonio Virdis Michael KirscheThis book provides a comprehensive introduction to the OMNeT++ simulation environment and an overview of its ecosystem of ever-growing frameworks, which provide simulation models for diverse communication systems, protocols, and standards. The book covers the most recent advances of the three key points in the OMNeT++ environment: (1) The latest features that are being added to OMNeT++ itself, including improvements in the visualization options, in data processing, etc. (2) A comprehensive description of the current state of development and the work in progress of the main simulation frameworks, covering several aspects of communication such as vehicular, cellular, and sensor networks. (3) The latest advances and novel developments coming from a large research community. The presentation is guided through use cases and examples, always keeping in mind the practical and research purposes of the simulation process. Includes an introduction to the OMNeT++ simulation framework and its main features;Gives a comprehensive overview of ongoing research topics that exploits OMNeT++ as the simulation environment;Provides examples and uses cases focusing on the practical aspects of simulation.
Recent Advances in Signals and Systems: Select Proceedings of VSPICE 2023 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1227)
by Omid Ansary Meng Lin B. R. ShivakumarThis book comprises select peer-reviewed papers from the International Conference on VLSI, Signal Processing, Power Electronics, IoT, Communication, and Embedded Systems (VSPICE-2023). The book provides insights into various aspects of electronics and communication engineering as a holistic approach. The various topics covered in this book include VLSI, embedded systems, signal processing, communication, power electronics, and the Internet of Things. The contents mainly focus on the most recent innovations, trends, concerns, and practical challenges and their solutions. This book is useful for academicians, professionals, and researchers in the area of electronics and communications and electrical engineering.
Recent Developments in Intelligent Computing, Communication and Devices: Proceedings Of Iccd 2016 (Advances In Intelligent Systems and Computing #555)
by Srikanta Patnaik Vipul JainThis book offers a collection of high-quality, peer-reviewed research papers presented at the International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Communication and Devices (ICCD 2017), discussing all dimensions of intelligent sciences – intelligent computing, intelligent communication, and intelligent devices. Intelligent computing addresses areas such as intelligent and distributed computing, intelligent grid and cloud computing, internet of things, soft computing and engineering applications, data mining and knowledge discovery, semantic and web technology, hybrid systems, agent computing, bioinformatics, and recommendation systems. Intelligent communication is concerned with communication and network technologies, such as mobile broadband and all optical networks that are the key to groundbreaking inventions of intelligent communication technologies. It includes communication hardware, software and networked intelligence, mobile technologies, machine-to-machine communication networks, speech and natural language processing, routing techniques and network analytics, wireless ad hoc and sensor networks, communications and information security, signal, image and video processing, network management, and traffic engineering. Lastly, intelligent devices are any equipment, instruments, or machines that have their own computing capability. As computing technology becomes more advanced and less expensive, it can be incorporated an increasing number of devices of all kinds. This area covers such as embedded systems, radiofrequency identification (RFID), radiofrequency microelectromechanical system (RF MEMS), very-large-scale integration (VLSI) design and electronic devices, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) design and testing, microelectromechanical system (MEMS) and microsystems, solar cells and photonics, nanodevices, single electron and spintronics devices, space electronics, and intelligent robotics.
Recent Developments in Intelligent Computing, Communication and Devices: Proceedings of ICCD 2019 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #1185)
by C. H. Wu Srikanta Patnaik Florin Popentiu Vlãdicescu Kazumi NakamatsuThis book gathers high-quality papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Communication & Devices (ICCD 2019), held in Xi'an, China on November 22–24, 2019. The contributions focus on emergent fields of intelligent computing and the development of a new generation of intelligent systems. Further, they discuss virtually all dimensions of the intelligent sciences, including intelligent computing, intelligent communication and intelligent devices.
Recent Findings in Intelligent Computing Techniques: Proceedings Of The 5th Icacni 2017, Volume 2 (Advances In Intelligent Systems and Computing #708)
by Pankaj Kumar Sa Sambit Bakshi Ioannis K. Hatzilygeroudis Manmath Narayan SahooThis three volume book contains the Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics (ICACNI 2017). The book focuses on the recent advancement of the broad areas of advanced computing, networking and informatics. It also includes novel approaches devised by researchers from across the globe. This book brings together academic scientists, professors, research scholars and students to share and disseminate information on knowledge and scientific research works related to computing, networking, and informatics to discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. The book also promotes translation of basic research into applied investigation and convert applied investigation into practice.
Recent Findings in Intelligent Computing Techniques: Proceedings Of The 5th Icacni 2017, Volume 2 (Advances In Intelligent Systems and Computing #708)
by Pankaj Kumar Sa Sambit Bakshi Ioannis K. Hatzilygeroudis Manmath Narayan SahooThis three volume book contains the Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics (ICACNI 2017). The book focuses on the recent advancement of the broad areas of advanced computing, networking and informatics. It also includes novel approaches devised by researchers from across the globe. This book brings together academic scientists, professors, research scholars and students to share and disseminate information on knowledge and scientific research works related to computing, networking, and informatics to discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. The book also promotes translation of basic research into applied investigation and convert applied investigation into practice.
Recent Findings in Intelligent Computing Techniques: Proceedings Of The 5th Icacni 2017, Volume 2 (Advances In Intelligent Systems and Computing #708)
by Pankaj Kumar Sa Sambit Bakshi Ioannis K. Hatzilygeroudis Manmath Narayan SahooThis three volume book contains the Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Advanced Computing, Networking and Informatics (ICACNI 2017). The book focuses on the recent advancement of the broad areas of advanced computing, networking and informatics. It also includes novel approaches devised by researchers from across the globe. This book brings together academic scientists, professors, research scholars and students to share and disseminate information on knowledge and scientific research works related to computing, networking, and informatics to discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. The book also promotes translation of basic research into applied investigation and convert applied investigation into practice.
Recent Innovations in Computing: Proceedings of ICRIC 2020 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #701)
by Pradeep Kumar Singh Yashwant Singh Maheshkumar H. Kolekar Arpan Kumar Kar Jitender Kumar Chhabra Abhijit SenThis book features selected papers presented at the 3rd International Conference on Recent Innovations in Computing (ICRIC 2020), held on 20–21 March 2020 at the Central University of Jammu, India, and organized by the university’s Department of Computer Science & Information Technology. It includes the latest research in the areas of software engineering, cloud computing, computer networks and Internet technologies, artificial intelligence, information security, database and distributed computing, and digital India.
Recent Perspectives on American Sign Language
by Francois Grosjean Harlan L. LanePublished in 1989, Recent Perspectives on American Sign Language is a valuable contribution to the field of Cognitive Psychology.
Recent Trends and Advances in Wireless and IoT-enabled Networks (EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing)
by Muhammad Alam Fazlullah Khan Mian Ahmad JanThe book covers a variety of topics in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and their impact on innovation and business. The authors discuss various innovations, business and industrial motivations, and impact on humans and the interplay between those factors in terms of finance, demand, and competition. Topics discussed include the convergence of Machine to Machine (M2M), Internet of Things (IoT), Social, and Big Data. They also discuss AI and its integration into technologies from machine learning, predictive analytics, security software, to intelligent agents, and many more. Contributions come from academics and professionals around the world.Covers the most recent practices in ICT related topics pertaining to technological growth, innovation, and business;Presents a survey on the most recent technological areas revolutionizing how humans communicate and interact;Features four sections: IoT, Wireless Ad Hoc & Sensor Networks, Fog Computing, and Big Data Analytics.
Recent Trends in Communication and Intelligent Systems: Proceedings of ICRTCIS 2019 (Algorithms for Intelligent Systems)
by Neha Yadav Ajay Sharma Swagatam Das Harish Sharma Aditya Kumar Singh PundirThe book gathers the best research papers presented at the International Conference on Recent Trends in Communication and Intelligent Systems (ICRTCIS 2019), organized by Rajasthan Technical University Kota, and Arya College of Engineering and IT, Jaipur, on 8–9 June 2019. It discusses the latest technologies in communication and intelligent systems, covering various areas of communication engineering, such as signal processing, VLSI design, embedded systems, wireless communications, and electronics and communications in general. Featuring work by leading researchers and technocrats, the book serves as a valuable reference resource for young researchers and academics as well as practitioners in industry.
Recent Trends in Communication, Computing, and Electronics: Select Proceedings of IC3E 2018 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #524)
by Nar Singh Ishwar K. Sethi Uma Shankar Tiwary Ashish KhareThis book presents select papers from the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Communication, Computing and Electronics (IC3E 2018). Covering the latest theories and methods in three related fields – electronics, communication and computing, it describes cutting-edge methods and applications in the areas of signal and image processing, cyber security, human-computer interaction, machine learning, electronic devices, nano-electronics, wireless sensor networks, antenna and wave propagation, and mobile communication. The contents of this book will be beneficial to students, researchers, and professionals working in the field of networks and communications.