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Material Cultures of Early Modern Women’s Writing
by Patricia Pender Rosalind SmithThis collection examines the diverse material cultures through which early modern women's writing was produced, transmitted, and received. It focuses on the ways it was originally packaged and promoted, how it circulated in its contemporary contexts, and how it was read and received in its original publication and in later revisions and redactions.
Material Texts in Early Modern England
by Adam SmythWhat was a book in early modern England? By combining book history, bibliography and literary criticism, Material Texts in Early Modern England explores how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century books were stranger, richer things than scholars have imagined. Adam Smyth examines important aspects of bibliographical culture which have been under-examined by critics: the cutting up of books as a form of careful reading; book destruction and its relation to canon formation; the prevalence of printed errors and the literary richness of mistakes; and the recycling of older texts in the bodies of new books, as printed waste. How did authors, including Herbert, Jonson, Milton, Nashe and Cavendish, respond to this sense of the book as patched, transient, flawed, and palimpsestic? Material Texts in Early Modern England recovers these traits and practices, and so crucially revises our sense of what a book was, and what a book might be.
MATERIAL WITNESS: Media, Forensics, Evidence (Leonardo)
by Susan SchuppliThe evidential role of matter—when media records trace evidence of violence—explored through a series of cases drawn from Kosovo, Japan, Vietnam, and elsewhere.In this book, Susan Schuppli introduces a new operative concept: material witness, an exploration of the evidential role of matter as both registering external events and exposing the practices and procedures that enable matter to bear witness. Organized in the format of a trial, Material Witness moves through a series of cases that provide insight into the ways in which materials become contested agents of dispute around which stake holders gather.These cases include an extraordinary videotape documenting the massacre at Izbica, Kosovo, used as war crimes evidence against Slobodan Milošević; the telephonic transmission of an iconic photograph of a South Vietnamese girl fleeing an accidental napalm attack; radioactive contamination discovered in Canada's coastal waters five years after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi; and the ecological media or “disaster film” produced by the Deep Water Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Each highlights the degree to which a rearrangement of matter exposes the contingency of witnessing, raising questions about what can be known in relationship to that which is seen or sensed, about who or what is able to bestow meaning onto things, and about whose stories will be heeded or dismissed.An artist-researcher, Schuppli offers an analysis that merges her creative sensibility with a forensic imagination rich in technical detail. Her goal is to relink the material world and its affordances with the aesthetic, the juridical, and the political.
The Materiality of Writing: A Trace Making Perspective (Routledge Studies in Multimodality)
by Christian Mosbæk Johannessen Theo van LeeuwenThis book examines the materiality of writing. It adopts a multimodal approach to argue that writing as we know it is only a small part of the myriad gestures we make, practices we engage in, and media we use in the process of trace-making. Taking a broad view of the act of writing, the volume features contributions from both established and up-and-coming scholars from around the world and incorporates a range of methodological and theoretical perspectives, from fields such as linguistics, philosophy, psychology of perception, design, and semiotics. This interdisciplinary framework allows readers to see the relationships between writing and other forms of "trace-making", including architectural drawings, graphic shapes, and commercial logos, and between writing and reading, with a number of illustrations highlighting the visual data used in the forms and studies discussed. The book also looks forward to the future, discussing digital media and new technology and their implications for trace-making. This pioneering volume will be of interest to scholars and researchers in multimodality, literacy, cognitive neuroscience, design theory, discourse analysis, and applied linguistics.
Math Tools For Journalists: Professor/Professional Version
by Kathleen Woodruff WickhamCovers common math concepts such as percentages, statistics, business math, property taxes, polls/surveys, probability, and stocks and bonds.
Mathematical and Physical Fundamentals of Navigation and Positioning with Earth's Natural Fields (Navigation: Science and Technology #13)
by Lei Yan An Li Wanfeng Ji Yang LiThis book covers various fields relevant to navigation, including Earth's magnetic field, gravity field, topography, celestial polarization field, electrostatic field, and relativistic celestial field effects. It introduces the principles and applications of navigation positioning using various natural field navigation and terrain-assisted methods, including gravity field navigation positioning, geomagnetic field navigation positioning, terrain-assisted navigation positioning, polarization field navigation positioning, electrostatic field navigation positioning, and relativistic effect verification. This book comprehensively introduces the algorithm principles and engineering implementation approaches, providing basic theoretical support for precision navigation positioning and deep space exploration. Based on the principles of gravity, geomagnetic, and terrain-assisted navigation positioning, corresponding to the universal gravitational force and Earth's rotation in Newtonian mechanics, it combines polarization field navigation positioning with the energy field effect of solar incident light waves, as well as electrostatic field navigation positioning with relativistic effect verification. This forms a relatively complete theoretical technical system and abstracts the mathematical essence of each link in the geomagnetic, gravity, and terrain navigation positioning systems. Taking mechanism exploration and algorithm implementation as the basic approach, it has confirmed the theoretical correctness and practical feasibility of natural field navigation positioning through verification with actual measurement data. This book is mainly targeted at professionals, researchers, students, and readers interested in deep space, deep Earth, deep sea, and polar exploration, as well as those working in the field of navigation positioning. It is of reference value in deep space, deep Earth, and deep sea exploration.
A Mathematical Introduction to Compressive Sensing (Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis)
by Holger Rauhut Simon FoucartFilling a significant gap in the literature, A Mathematical Introduction to Compressive Sensing is the first work entirely devoted to the thriving field of compressive sensing. The book clearly and comprehensively presents the essential theory of compressive sensing from a mathematical perspective. Featuring a substantial number of exercises with hints to solutions, as well as MATLAB codes for algorithms and simulations, the work is well suited for graduate courses on the subject. With only moderate mathematical prerequisites, this volume is a reliable resource for graduate students, practioners, and researchers in engineering, computer science, and mathematics looking to acquire a careful understanding of compressive sensing.
Mathematical Methods and Modelling in Applied Sciences (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #123)
by Hari M. Srivastava Hemen Dutta Mehmet Zeki Sarıkaya Ahmet Ocak AkdemirThis book presents a collection of original research papers from the 2nd International Conference on Mathematical and Related Sciences, held in Antalya, Turkey, on 27 – 30 April 2019 and sponsored/supported by Düzce University, Turkey; the University of Jordan; and the Institute of Applied Mathematics, Baku State University, Azerbaijan. The book focuses on various types of mathematical methods and models in applied sciences; new mathematical tools, techniques and algorithms related to various branches of applied sciences; and important aspects of applied mathematical analysis. It covers mathematical models and modelling methods related to areas such as networks, intelligent systems, population dynamics, medical science and engineering, as well as a wide variety of analytical and numerical methods. The conference aimed to foster cooperation among students, researchers and experts from diverse areas of mathematics and related sciences and to promote fruitful exchanges on crucial research in the field.This book is a valuable resource for graduate students, researchers and educators interested in applied mathematics and interactions of mathematics with other branches of science to provide insights into analysing, modelling and solving various scientific problems in applied sciences.
Mathematical Theories of Machine Learning - Theory and Applications
by Bin Shi S. S. IyengarThis book studies mathematical theories of machine learning. The first part of the book explores the optimality and adaptivity of choosing step sizes of gradient descent for escaping strict saddle points in non-convex optimization problems. In the second part, the authors propose algorithms to find local minima in nonconvex optimization and to obtain global minima in some degree from the Newton Second Law without friction. In the third part, the authors study the problem of subspace clustering with noisy and missing data, which is a problem well-motivated by practical applications data subject to stochastic Gaussian noise and/or incomplete data with uniformly missing entries. In the last part, the authors introduce an novel VAR model with Elastic-Net regularization and its equivalent Bayesian model allowing for both a stable sparsity and a group selection.
The Mathematical Theory of Communication
by Warren Weaver Claude E ShannonScientific knowledge grows at a phenomenal pace--but few books have had as lasting an impact or played as important a role in our modern world as The Mathematical Theory of Communication, published originally as a paper on communication theory more than fifty years ago. Republished in book form shortly thereafter, it has since gone through four hardcover and sixteen paperback printings. It is a revolutionary work, astounding in its foresight and contemporaneity. The University of Illinois Press is pleased and honored to issue this commemorative reprinting of a classic.
Mathematische Grundlagen der Digitalisierung: Kompakt, visuell, intuitiv verständlich (essentials)
by Jörg Lange Tatjana LangeDie Autoren klassifizieren kurz die in Natur und Technik auftretenden Signale und stellen die Ecksteine der „analogen“ Fourier-Transformation als Basis für das essential dar. Sie zeigen anschaulich den Zusammenhang von Periodifizierung und Abtastung von Signalen im Zeit- und Frequenzbereich und leiten daraus das für die Digitalisierung fundamentale Abtasttheorem ab. Darauf aufbauend wird weitgehend visuell die diskrete Fourier-Transformation erklärt und deren Handhabung an einem Rechenbeispiel gezeigt. Es folgt eine Kurzdarstellung ausgewählter Grundbausteine der Übertragungstechnik und eine robuste Erläuterung des Mehrträger-Verfahrens und des orthogonalen Frequenzmultiplexverfahrens OFDM als Kernstück der Signalübertragung im Internet.Die Autoren:Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Jörg Lange war in leitender Position im Entwicklungsbereich Mobilfunk in einem Technologiekonzern tätig, bevor er in Ruhestand ging. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tatjana Lange lehrte vor ihrem Ruhestand Automatisierungstechnik an der Hochschule Merseburg und ist weiterhin in der Forschung aktiv.
Matrix Activism: Global Practices of Resistance (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies)
by Michela ArdizzoniThe intersection of virtual and physical spaces at the heart of contemporary political protests is a pivotal element in new practices of activism. In this new and global ecology of dissent and activism, different forces, stakeholders, and spaces, once defiantly discordant, come together to define the increasingly malleable nature and terms of participatory politics and the performance of democracy. This book explores the emerging sites, aesthetics and politics of contemporary dissent as a critical attempt to foreground their mediation and negotiation in an era of neoliberal globalization. Contemporary forms of media activism occupy deeply ambivalent spaces, which Ardizzoni analyzes using the lens of what she calls "matrix activism." Rather than confining the analysis to a single platform, a single technology, or a single social actor, matrix activism allows us to explain the hybrid nature of new forms of dissent and resistance, as they are located at the intersection of alternative and mainstream, non-profit and corporate, individual and social, production and consumption, online and offline.
The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing
by Thomas HardingBorn into a Jewish family in Vienna in 1919, George Weidenfeld fled to England in 1938 to escape the Nazi regime. There he began a career in publishing that would make him one of the most influential figures in the industry. Over the course of his long and illustrious career he championed some of the most important voices of the twentieth century, from Vladimir Nabokov, Mary McCarthy and Saul Bellow to Harold Wilson, Isaiah Berlin and Henry Kissinger.But what do we know about the man himself? Was he, as described by some, the 'greatest salesperson', 'the world's best networker', 'the publisher's publisher' and 'a great intellectual'? Was his lifelong effort to be the world's most famous host a cover for his desperate loneliness? Who, in fact, was the real George Weidenfeld and how did he rise so successfully within the ranks of London and New York society? Providing a full, unvarnished and at times difficult history of this complex man, this first biography of a titan of culture is also a story of resilience, determination and the power of ideas to shape history.
Max Weber, China und die Medien: Zwei Studien zum 150. Geburtstag des Soziologen (essentials)
by Siegfried Weischenberg and Dirk KaeslerIn der ersten Studie werden Max Webers Anregungen für eine Mediensoziologie im Rahmen von allgemeinen Überlegungen zur Wissenschaftsforschung untersucht. Im Zentrum steht dabei die These, dass in einschlägigen Studien grundsätzlich die Bibliographie von Wissenschaftlern Vorrang haben sollte vor biographischen Details. In der zweiten Studie werden Max Webers Untersuchungen der zwei großen religiösen Ordnungen des traditionellen China, des Konfuzianismus und Taoismus behandelt. Vor Webers innerem Auge stand ein riesiges Kaiserreich, in dem die „Literaten“ die herrschende Schicht stellten, in dem literarische Bildung Maßstab sozialen Prestiges war und in dem diese führende Intellektuellenschicht der entscheidende Träger der Kultur gewesen sein soll und deswegen in einer besonders intimen Beziehung zum Kaiser stand. Der Inhalt Biografie, Bibliografie und Bibliometrie: Wissenschaftsforschung am Beispiel von Max Webers Mediensoziologie.- Der Traum von der Herrschaft der Literaten: Max Weber über China Die ZielgruppenDozierende und Studierende der Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft. Die Autoren Dr. Siegfried Weischenberg ist seit mehr als drei Jahrzehnten als Professor an Universitäten im In- und Ausland tätig; er hat zahlreiche große empirische Studien zum Journalismus durchgeführt. Dr. Dirk Kaesler ist Professor für Allgemeine Soziologie an der Philipps-Universität Marburg. Er gehört zu den führenden Weber-Forschern.
Max Weber, China und die Medien: Zwei Studien zum 150. Geburtstag des Soziologen (essentials)
by Siegfried Weischenberg Dirk KaeslerIn der ersten Studie werden Max Webers Anregungen für eine Mediensoziologie im Rahmen von allgemeinen Überlegungen zur Wissenschaftsforschung untersucht. Im Zentrum steht dabei die These, dass in einschlägigen Studien grundsätzlich die Bibliographie von Wissenschaftlern Vorrang haben sollte vor biographischen Details. In der zweiten Studie werden Max Webers Untersuchungen der zwei großen religiösen Ordnungen des traditionellen China, des Konfuzianismus und Taoismus behandelt. Vor Webers innerem Auge stand ein riesiges Kaiserreich, in dem die „Literaten“ die herrschende Schicht stellten, in dem literarische Bildung Maßstab sozialen Prestiges war und in dem diese führende Intellektuellenschicht der entscheidende Träger der Kultur gewesen sein soll und deswegen in einer besonders intimen Beziehung zum Kaiser stand.
Maximizing Project Value: A Project Manager's Guide
by John Goodpasture PmpIncrease Project Value = Attain the GoalMaximizing project value is about optimizing the tradeoff between project value and business value, two values that are constantly in tension between the project manager and the project sponsor. In this book the author brings his wealth of experience in project management to demonstrate how to increase a project's value and ultimately contribute to the attainment of business goalsFrom exploring the nature of “value,” as tangible resources and moral or ethical attributes, to how best to approach decision-making, the book offers thorough coverage of this essential aspect of project management. The tools and methods the author describes include:• Building the business case• Using a project balance sheet• Employing earned value• Introducing game theory for optimizing strategiesThis valuable reference should be on the desk of every project sponsor, business stakeholder, project manager, portfolio manager, project practitioner, and functional manager.
Maximum Exposure (The\heartlands Ser.)
by Jenny HarperShe’s a professional photographer – but is she ready to expose her heart?Adorable but scatterbrained newspaper photographer Daisy Irvine becomes the key to the survival of The Hailesbank Herald when her boss drops dead right in front of her. And while big egos and petty jealousies hinder the struggle to save the paper, Daisy starts another campaign – to win back her ex, Jack Hedderwick.Ben Gillies, returning after a long absence, sees childhood friend Daisy in a whole new light. He’d like to win her love, but discovers that she’s a whole lot better at taking photographs than making decisions, particularly when she’s blinded by the past.When tragedy strikes Daisy’s family, loyalty drives her home. But it’s time to grow up and Daisy must choose between independence and love.
Maximum Influence: The 12 Universal Laws of Power Persuasion
by Robert G. Allen Kurt W. MortensenSalespeople, consultants, managers, executives, entrepreneurs. . . Influence is a crucial tool for absolutely anyone seeking success and prosperity. But how can everyday people actually become more influential? Maximum Influence unlocks the secrets of the master influencers. Now in an all-new edition, the book combines scientific research with real-world studies, presenting the most authoritative and effective arsenal of persuasion techniques ever. Author and renowned expert Kurt Mortensen reveals the 12 Laws of Persuasion, explaining why each law works, how to use it, and what to avoid. You will learn about the law of dissonance, the law of contrast, the law of expectation--and nine other proven principles that consciously and unconsciously propel people to act. You willalso discover how to: * Read anyone instantly * Get people to trust you instinctively * Change minds easily * And convince anyone to give you almost anything. With new case studies and cutting-edge influencing techniques, this is the ultimate guide to the art and science of getting exactly what you want--when you want.
Maximum Insight: Selected Columns
by Bill Maxwell"One of the most distinctive and independent voices in American journalism . . . a voice that can inspire and infuriate . . . a voice that must not be ignored, especially if we Americans hope to create in this next century something that looks vaguely like a multi-racial, multi-ethnic democracy."--Roy Peter Clark, Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg"Maxwell’s level of erudition is unusual among columnists . . . he often alludes to history, philosophy, literature, and the social sciences as he puts the news of the day into context."--Sam G. Riley, professor of communication studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute"An original and significant contribution to the literature of journalism and Florida culture."--Jay Black, Poynter-Jamison Chair in Media Ethics, University of South FloridaWith syndication in more than 200 newspapers and a faithful readership nationwide, Bill Maxwell’s status as one of the country’s preeminent black journalists is unquestionable. This collection of his columns, primarily from the St. Petersburg Times, forms a body of commentary on humanity (and lack of same) that will capture the hearts and minds of Americans. Maxwell covers a sweeping range of subjects, including race—a central but not exclusive theme. He asks hard questions that courageously attempt to understand hatred and injustice in America; and he takes on controversial issues many columnists avoid and a wide spectrum of national figures—from Jeb, George W. and Clarence Thomas to the Pope and Jesse Jackson. Maxwell writes movingly about his childhood as the son of migrant farm workers in rural Florida, his love of books—beginning with those plucked from garbage cans—and his everyday encounters with the white world and the black one. With a voice that is provocative and insights that are deep and passionate, he tackles the plight of migrant workers, the devastation of the environment, religious intolerance, homophobia, affirmative action, illiteracy, public education, civic responsibility, politics—and racism. He criticizes blacks and whites alike in his search for truth and right, especially in his exploration of what he calls "resurgent bigotry and Republicanism" and "the black writer’s most agonizing task—and duty—being dispassionate about the foibles and self-destructive behavior of African-Americans." Setting a standard for the newspaper column as social criticism, Maximum Insight illuminates the role of the black writer as an interpreter of the forces that define a diverse America.Bill Maxwell writes a twice-weekly column for the St. Petersburg Times. Syndicated by the New York Times News Service and by Scripps-Howard, his columns appear in 200 newspapers worldwide and have received many writing awards, including the Florida Press Club’s plaque for general excellence in commentary twice in and the Community Champion Award from the American Trial Lawyers Association.
Maximum Vantage: New Selected Columns
by Bill MaxwellA veteran journalist speaks truth to power on issues that matter to the nation In this collection of columns spanning the years 2000-2019, veteran journalist Bill Maxwell tackles important issues faced by Florida and broader American society that remain as relevant as ever. Demonstrating the courage to take on controversy and the signature pithy style that have won him a nationwide readership, Maxwell offers his opinion on a wide variety of questions with a focus on race, agricultural labor, education, and the environment. Maxwell writes from the vantage point of a Florida native who grew up as a migrant farmworker at the end of the Jim Crow era; a Black man who participated in the civil rights movement to help make the state more equitable; a college professor who lectured about the harms of racial discrimination; and an environmentalist who has lived in the Everglades as artist-in-residence. Grounding his social criticism in firsthand knowledge of the contradictions of life in the American South, Maxwell uses reason and research to highlight uncomfortable realities and injustices that persist in the twenty-first century.Believing that informed citizens will make decisions that positively impact society, Maxwell prompts readers to examine their own perspectives, question their assumptions, and come to a deeper understanding of their state and nation. Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Maxwell Leadership Bible: New International Version
by Thomas NelsonEvery believer is a person of influence. In the Maxwell Leadership Bible, leadership expert John C. Maxwell shows you the principles of leadership taught in God’s Word and how to use them. Whether you are an employee, a boss, a parent, or a neighbor, you are a person of influence in your part of the world. Throughout the pages of Scripture, John Maxwell has assembled the time-tested and irrefutable biblical principles of leadership to equip and encourage leaders with his signature approach, including the 21 Laws of Leadership, the 21 Qualities of a Leader, biographical profiles, and hundreds of notes.Features include:Now available in the NIV Comfort Print® typefaceOver 120 “Profiles in Leadership” lessons drawn from the people of the BibleHundreds of compelling short articles and notes on mentoring and influenceA complete reference index to the 21 Laws of Leadership and the 21 Qualities of a LeaderClear and readable 10-point print size
May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics, and Studies Exploit Our Biases—And What We Can Do about It
by Alex EdmansHow our biases cause us to fall for misinformation—and how to combat it. Our lives are minefields of misinformation. It ripples through our social media feeds, our daily headlines, and the pronouncements of politicians, executives, and authors. Stories, statistics, and studies are everywhere, allowing people to find evidence to support whatever position they want. Many of these sources are flawed, yet by playing on our emotions and preying on our biases, they can gain widespread acceptance, warp our views, and distort our decisions. In this eye-opening book, renowned economist Alex Edmans teaches us how to separate fact from fiction. Using colorful examples—from a wellness guru’s tragic but fabricated backstory to the blunders that led to the Deepwater Horizon disaster to the diet that ensnared millions yet hastened its founder’s death—Edmans highlights the biases that cause us to mistake statements for facts, facts for data, data for evidence, and evidence for proof. Armed with the knowledge of what to guard against, he then provides a practical guide to combat this tide of misinformation. Going beyond simply checking the facts and explaining individual statistics, Edmans explores the relationships between statistics—the science of cause and effect—ultimately training us to think smarter, sharper, and more critically. May Contain Lies is an essential read for anyone who wants to make better sense of the world and better decisions.
MBA Fundamentals Business Writing
by Timothy E. FloodNeed to summarize a meeting for your boss? Send an email that alerts the recipient to a change in plans? Formally respond to a customer's query? The way you word, format, and transmit business correspondence directly affects the results you'll get. This handy guide provides thorough, straightforward guidance on the writing issues you frequently encounter. You'll learn all of the business writing basics, including: How to organize your writing for maximum efficiency Essential guidelines for enacting a professional tone and presence Helpful strategies for ensuring proper use of punctuation and grammar Practical techniques for the layout of your text and embedded visual objects Best practices for print and electronic communications, including memos, letters, reports, and emails
McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English: The Illustrated Guide to the Everyday Expressions of American English
by Richard A. Spears Betty J. Birner Steven Racek Kleinedler Luc NissetAs a new speaker of English, you may hear some expressions in your daily conversations that you do not understand--yet. McGraw-Hill's Conversational American English will help you learn these expressions, so not only do you know what a person is saying to you, but that you can use the expression yourself! More than 3,000 expressions are organized by theme, so you can find what you are looking for quickly. And each topic is illustrated to further help you understand context. The book features: Common expressions are batched into 350 themes, ranging from general greetings and asking how someone is, to the more specific needs, like showing disbelief, asking someone's intentions, and expressions for a forgotten word or name A comprehensive thematic glossary provides an additional means for the learner to locate expressions by key words and concepts Topics include: Basic Social Encounters, Greetings, Small Talk, Introductions, Ending a Conversation, Good-Byes, Agreeing, Disagreeing Conversational Encounters, Focusing Attention, Launching the Conversation, Making Friends, Complex Matters, Disputes, Discussion and Resolution, Polite Encounters, Prefaces, Communication Barriers
MCA Microsoft Office Specialist (Office 365 and Office 2019) Study Guide: PowerPoint Associate Exam MO-300
by Eric ButowMCA Microsoft Office Specialist Study Guide: PowerPoint Associate Exam MO-300 is your roadmap to preparing for taking the MO-300 exam and earning the PowerPoint Associate (PowerPoint and PowerPoint 2019) certification. The following objectives are covered: Manage presentations Manage slides Insert and format text, shapes, and images Insert tables, charts, smartArt, 3D models, and media Apply transitions and animations Major topics include creating, editing, and enhancing presentations and slideshows, including the ability to create and manage presentations, insert and format shapes and slides, create slide content, apply transitions and animations, and manage multiple presentations. This Study Guide also covers creating professional-grade sales presentations, employee training, instructional materials, and kiosk slideshows.Readers will also have access to Sybex's superior online test bank, includng hundreds of practice questions, flashcards, and a glossary of important terms.