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Equity and Sustainability (Approaches to Global Sustainability, Markets, and Governance)
by David Crowther Shahla SeifiThis book delves into the multifaceted concept of sustainability, placing a particular emphasis on the social dimension and its intersection with economic and environmental considerations. It examines how individuals, corporations, and institutions can adapt their behaviors to align with sustainable practices. Through a global perspective, the book explores various aspects of behavior changes required for sustainability, highlighting diverse approaches adopted in different regions around the world. One of the central themes explored in this book is the notion of equity in sustainability. While it is acknowledged that complete equality is unattainable, the book argues that achieving fairness in outcomes is essential for the stability and longevity of sustainable practices. Without equity, there is a risk of social unrest and instability, which could undermine the sustainability agenda. Drawing on contributions from scholars representing diverse international backgrounds, the book offers fresh perspectives and innovative solutions to the challenges of sustainability. Rooted in the tradition of the Social Responsibility Research Network (SRRNet), this book embodies the network's ethos of promoting dialogue, sharing best practices, and seeking relevant solutions. It aims to inspire new thinking and action toward a more sustainable and equitable future for all, presenting a blend of academic rigor and practical insights. Through its exploration of sustainability from a social perspective, this book contributes to the ongoing discourse on how to address the pressing global challenges of our time.
Equity for Women in Science: Dismantling Systemic Barriers to Advancement
by Cassidy R. Sugimoto Vincent LarivièreThe first large-scale empirical analysis of the gender gap in science, showing how the structure of scientific labor and rewards—publications, citations, funding—systematically obstructs women’s career advancement.If current trends continue, women and men will be equally represented in the field of biology in 2069. In physics, math, and engineering, women should not expect to reach parity for more than a century. The gender gap in science and technology is narrowing, but at a decidedly unimpressive pace. And even if parity is achievable, what about equity?Equity for Women in Science, the first large-scale empirical analysis of the global gender gap in science, provides strong evidence that the structures of scientific production and reward impede women’s career advancement. To make their case, Cassidy R. Sugimoto and Vincent Larivière have conducted scientometric analyses using millions of published papers across disciplines. The data show that women are systematically denied the chief currencies of scientific credit: publications and citations. The rising tide of collaboration only exacerbates disparities, with women unlikely to land coveted leadership positions or gain access to global networks. The findings are unequivocal: when published, men are positioned as key contributors and women are relegated to low-visibility technical roles. The intersecting disparities in labor, reward, and resources contribute to cumulative disadvantages for the advancement of women in science.Alongside their eye-opening analyses, Sugimoto and Larivière offer solutions. The data themselves point the way, showing where existing institutions fall short. A fair and equitable research ecosystem is possible, but the scientific community must first disrupt its own pervasive patterns of gatekeeping.
Equity in STEM Education Research: Advocating for Equitable Attention (Sociocultural Explorations of Science Education #26)
by Alberto J. Rodriguez Regina L. SurielThis book focuses on the creative and transformative work of scholars who are advancing social justice through science/STEM education with limited resources. It draws attention to the significant body of work being conducted in various contexts so that readers could reflect and appreciate how much broader and transformative our impact could be if funding agencies, policy makers, and other researchers would widen their perspective and seek to promote social justice-driven scholarship. Public funding for STEM research on K-12 and teacher education that targets special populations is often limited and tends to favor mainstream research. This book contains case studies on innovative and promising STEM research with a focus on equity, diversity and social justice that are funded with limited or no public funding. It also presents anecdotes from authors in relation to their struggles in either securing funding for their reported study or seeking to publish its findings. This provides more context to the challenges of conducting non-mainstream research in science/STEM education. Most of the contributors are scholars of color and/or women conducting research with traditionally marginalized populations in science/STEM. Thus, this book offers an additional venue to share the voices of marginalized scholars and allies seeking to broaden our understanding of the challenges and successes of promoting equity, diversity, and social justice in various educational contexts.
Equity, Culture, and Place in Teaching Paleontology: Student-Centered Pedagogy for Broadening Participation (Elements of Paleontology)
by Christy C. VisaggiThe diversity crisis in paleontology refers not to modern biota or the fossil record, but rather how our discipline lacks significant representation of individuals varying in race, ethnicity, and other aspects of identity. This Element is a call to action for broadening participation through improved classroom approaches as described in four sections. First, a brief review of the crisis and key concepts are presented. Next, culturally responsive pedagogy and related practices are introduced. Third, specific applications are offered for drawing cultural connections to studying the fossil record. Finally, recommendations including self-reflection are provided for fostering your own cultural competency. Our discipline offers much for understanding earth history and contributing new knowledge to a world impacted by humans. However, we must first more effectively welcome, support, and inspire all students to embrace meaning and value in paleontology; it is critical for securing the future of our field.
Equivalence: Elizabeth L. Scott at Berkeley
by Amanda L. GolbeckEquivalence: Elizabeth L. Scott at Berkeley is the compelling story of one pioneering statistician’s relentless twenty-year effort to promote the status of women in academe and science. Part biography and part microhistory, the book provides the context and background to understand Scott’s masterfulness at using statistics to help solve societal problems. In addition to being one of the first researchers to work at the interface of astronomy and statistics and an early practitioner of statistics using high-speed computers, Scott worked on an impressively broad range of questions in science, from whether cloud seeding actually works to whether ozone depletion causes skin cancer. Later in her career, Scott became swept up in the academic women’s movement. She used her well-developed scientific research skills together with the advocacy skills she had honed, in such activities as raising funds for Martin Luther King Jr. and keeping Free Speech Movement students out of jail, toward policy making that would improve the condition of the academic workforce for women. The book invites the reader into Scott’s universe, a window of inspiration made possible by the fact that she saved and dated every piece of paper that came across her desk.
Equivalency Methods for Environmental Liability
by Joshua Lipton Ece Özdemiroğlu David Chapman Jennifer PeersThe book is the only technical volume that explains how equivalency analysis methods mentioned in Annex II of the European Environmental Liability Directive should be implemented. It uses case studies to illustrate real-world application of the methods, which are based on the experience in the USA and in the European Union and have been tested in three years of training programs funded by the European Commission. Academically rigorous and technically comprehensive, the book is intended for technical experts wanting to assess damage and remediation options as well as for decision-makers wishing to commission such assessments and judge their quality. These include competent authorities, operators, financial security providers, academics, consultants and NGOs.
Equivocal Child Abuse
by Sandra B. McPherson Farshid AfsarifardChild abuse cases with hard-to-prove allegations pose challenges for all those who seek to protect the welfare of children. Helping courts, evaluators, guardians, and lawyers understand and work with difficult cases, Equivocal Child Abuse brings together insights, experience, and guidance from multiple sources to minimize unnecessary harm done to c
Equivocal Death: Investigating Suicide, Accidental, and other Questionable Deaths
by Arthur S. ChancellorEquivocal Death: Investigating Suicide, Accidental, and other Questionable Deaths refocuses the attention of first responders and investigative personnel to the concept of treating every death as a homicide, until sufficient evidence is discovered to validate another manner of death and eliminate the possibility of a staged homicide.All death investigations should include a well-documented and examined crime scene and a thorough preliminary investigation. It is a well-established, unwritten “rule” when conducting death investigations to initially treat every death as a possible homicide. This includes the examination of the body, the recovery scene, the autopsy, collection of forensic evidence, and subsequent laboratory analysis. Police and investigators are often confronted with a death scene that they cannot initially determine the manner of death; these instances are known as equivocal death.Coverage focuses on the basics of death investigation and the how to’s rather than dwelling on extraneous and unnecessary detail. By example, it is generally more important for the detective or CSI to understand how to properly pick up forensic evidence at the scene, and how the resulting analysis relates to their investigation, rather than the mechanics of how the evidence is extracted and analyzed at the lab. For suicide and equivocal deaths, it is likewise important that detectives also understand the importance of such things as a victimology assessment, risk factors, and/or ante mortem behaviors of the victim, cues that may provide clues that would be consistent with someone contemplating suicide. The book also features several aspects of criminal investigation that are not found in similar books, including coverage of victimology, including crime scene staging, the notion of psychology autopsy, and how to identify those risk factors or behaviors that are consistent with suicide including motive, intent, and ability. Equivocal Death: Investigating Suicide, Accidental, and other Questionable Deaths serves as an essential reference for the detective, crime scene investigators, coroners and medical examiners, medicolegal investigators, and prosecutors actively involved in these types of cases.
Erase the Waste and Turn Trash Into Cash: Inquiry-Based Science Lessons for Advanced and Gifted Students in Grades 3-4
by Jason S. McIntoshRecipient of the 2021 NAGC Curriculum Award Americans throw away 254 million tons of trash every year, and students are naturally curious about where it all goes. Erase the Waste and Turn Trash Into Cash, a 30-lesson interdisciplinary science unit: Is designed to teach high-ability third and fourth graders how to think like real-world environmental engineers. Requires students to reduce, reuse, recycle, and reimagine trash in new and innovative ways. Was designed using the research-based Integrated Curriculum Model. Features challenging problem-based learning tasks and engaging resources. Includes detailed teacher instructions and suggestions for differentiation. In this unit, students study the concept of innovation and learn to manage and dispose of waste in creative and environmentally friendly ways, all while building an understanding of sustainability, recycling, environmental science, and the green economy. Suggestions and guidance are included on how teachers can adjust the rigor of learning tasks based on students' interests and needs. Grades 3-4
Erased (Altered #2)
by Jennifer RushThey thought they had escaped. They were wrong.After fleeing the Branch with Sam, Cas, and Nick, Anna is learning how to survive in hiding, following Sam's rules: Don't draw attention to yourself. Always carry a weapon. Know your surroundings. Watch your back.When memories from Anna's old life begin to resurface--and a figure from her childhood reappears--Anna's loyalties are tested. Is it a Branch set-up, or could it be the reunion Anna has hoped for? Ultimately, the answers hinge on one question: What was the real reason her memories were erased in the first place?Jennifer Rush delivers a thrilling sequel to Altered in a novel packed with mysteries, lies, and surprises that are sure to keep readers guessing until the last page is turned.
Erasing Death: The Science That Is Rewriting the Boundaries Between Life & Death
by Josh Young Sam ParniaAn examination of near-death experiences, the science of resuscitation medicine and the bigger questions about what happens to the human mind after death.Contrary to popular belief, death is not a moment in time, such as when the heart stops beating, respiration ceases, or the brain stops functioning. Death, rather, is a process—a process that can be interrupted well after it has begun. Innovative techniques, such as drastically reducing the patient's body temperature, have proven to be effective in revitalizing both the body and mind, but studies show they are only employed in approximately half of the hospitals throughout the United States and Europe.In Erasing Death, Dr. Sam Parnia presents cutting-edge research from the front line of critical care and resuscitation medicine that has enabled modern doctors to routinely reverse death, while also shedding light on the ultimate mystery: what happens to human consciousness during and after death. Parnia reveals how medical discoveries focused on saving lives have also inadvertently raised the possibility that some form of “afterlife” may be uniquely ours, as evidenced by the continuation of the human mind and psyche in the first few hours after death. Questions about the “self” and the “soul” that were once relegated to theology, philosophy, or even science fiction are now being examined afresh according to rigorous scientific research.With physicians such as Parnia at the forefront, we are on the verge of discovering a new universal science of consciousness that reveals the nature of the mind and a future where death is not the final defeat, but is in fact reversible.
Erdalkalimetalle: Eine Reise durch das Periodensystem (essentials)
by Hermann SiciusHermann Sicius stellt die Elemente der zweiten Hauptgruppe des Periodensystems, die Erdalkalimetalle, mit ihren wichtigsten Eigenschaften und Anwendungsgebieten vor. Die Elemente dieser Gruppe - Beryllium, Magnesium, Calcium, Strontium, Barium und Radium - sind zwar sämtlich Metalle, zeigen aber deutliche Abstufungen ihrer Charakteristika und überraschende Eigenheiten: Beryllium ist durchlässig für Röntgenstrahlen und Barium aus derselben Gruppe nicht; Beryllium- und Bariumverbindungen sind sehr giftig, Calcium- und Magnesiumverbindungen für uns dagegen lebensnotwendig. In diesem Essential erfahren Sie alles Wichtige über diese interessante Hauptgruppe.
Erdmetalle: Eine Reise durch das Periodensystem (essentials)
by Hermann SiciusDieses Essential bietet eine prägnante und umfassende Übersicht über die Elemente der dritten Hauptgruppe des Periodensystems, auch Borgruppe oder Erdmetalle genannt. Alle Elemente dieser Gruppe, mit Ausnahme des vor etwa zehn Jahren erstmals erzeugten Ununtriums, wurden erst im 19. Jahrhundert entdeckt. Obwohl Aluminium das am häufigsten vorkommende Metall ist, blieb es in elementarer Form lange verborgen. Gallium, Indium und Thallium sind dagegen sehr selten. Die Elemente dieser Gruppe ändern ihren Charakter teils stark von Halbmetall (Bor) über das allgegenwärtige Aluminium hin zu tiefschmelzenden Schwermetallen (Gallium, Indium und Thallium) und zu einem möglicherweise leichtflüchtigen und gelegentlich anionisch auftretenden Metall (Ununtrium).
Erfassen, Verarbeiten und Zuordnen multivariater Messgrößen: Neue Rahmenbedingungen für das Nächste-Nachbarn-Verfahren
by Gerhard SartoriusDas Buch gibt einen Überblick zu verschiedenen Verarbeitungsmethoden zur Klassifizierung von Messgrößen und den dazu benötigten Techniken. Mit verschiedenen Beispielen wird allgemein verständlich die Arbeitsweise der vorgestellten Module erläutert. Dabei werden methodenbedingte Spielräume hervorgehoben und der Bezug zu Anwendungen hergestellt, um dem Leser zu ermöglichen, die für eine Anwendung optimale Lösung zu finden. Die Bereitstellung neuer Rahmenbedingungen ermöglicht es, multivariate Messgrößen hochpräzise und ohne Eingabe von Parametern durchzuführen. Die Berechnungen werden mit den Programmpaketen MatLab und Excel durchgeführt. Dabei wird besonderer Wert auf die Nachvollziehbarkeit der zentralen Rechenoperationen gelegt.
Erfindungen, Patente, Lizenzen: Ratgeber für die Praxis (VDI-Buch)
by Renate WeisseDieser Ratgeber behandelt die häufigsten Fragen in der patentanwaltlichen Erstberatung. Woran erkenne ich eine Erfindung? Wie kann ich meine Ideen schützen? Welche Rechte und Pflichten hat ein Arbeitgeber und ein Arbeitnehmererfinder? Was muss ich tun um internationalen Schutz für meine Innovationen zu erhalten? Wie recherchiere ich nach Schutzrechten und wie vermeide ich eine Schutzrechtsverletzung? Neben den Fragen des Patent- und Gebrauchsmusterrechts werden auch die Möglichkeiten des Marken- und Designschutzes dargestellt. Der Ratgeber gibt viele praxisrelevante Tipps und hilft bei kostenintensiven Entscheidungen.
Erfolgreich abnehmen und schlank bleiben: Nachhaltige Gewichtsreduktion wissenschaftlich belegt
by Uwe KnopDieses Sachbuch möchte allen eine ehrliche Unterstützung bieten, die ernsthaft abnehmen und ihr neues Wunschgewicht auch langfristig halten möchten. Denn: Es ist unbestritten, dass viele Frauen und Männer abnehmen wollen, und sie machen Diäten. So werden jedes Jahr aufs Neue viele Abnehmwillige mit falschen Versprechungen zur neuen„besten Diät“ hinters Licht geführt. Dieses Sachbuch geht erstmals einen anderen Weg: I DIET MY WAY - ist das neue Konzept für alle, die ihren individuellen Weg des Abnehmens maßgeschneidert bis zu ihrem persönlichen Wohlfühlgewicht gehen möchten – und anschließend dabei bleiben wollen. In diesem Buch finden Sie alles zum Thema "Kilos verlieren", was Sie wissen müssen, um langfristig abzunehmen und Ihr Wunschgewicht auch zu halten. Dabei basieren die Erkenntnisse und Empfehlungen vom Autor Uwe Knop auf den aktuellen Erkenntnissen und dem derzeitigen Konsens der WissenschaftLeicht verdaulich und unterhaltsam erfahren Sie in diesem Buch: Abnehmen ist möglich.Das Diätprinzip ist bei allen Diäten immer gleich.Das reduzierte Gewicht zu halten, ist die „hohe Kunst“. JoJo-Effekt & Co: Risiken, die Ihr Gewicht ins Schwanken bringenPraxistipps, wie Sie starten und dran bleiben Sie möchten erfolgreich abnehmen und dauerhaft schlank bleiben? Dann lesen Sie dieses Buch.
Erfolgreich lehren: Ermutigen, motivieren, begeistern
by Christine ReitzerUnmotiviertes Lernverhalten und abgelenkte Studenten stellen für Lehrende wie für Lernende ein zentrales Problem im Unterricht dar. In diesem Buch wird sowohl etabliertes psychologisches Wissen wie auch Erkenntnisse aus persönlichen Umfragen nutzbar gemacht, um diesem Phänomenen unserer Zeit gezielter begegnen zu können. Sie müssen nicht "ein geborener Lehrer" sein um Ihre Lehre ansprechend zu gestalten. Dieses Werk zeigt eine Fülle von Maßnahmen auf, die Sie für die Praxis berücksichtigen und dadurch Ihre Lehrtätigkeit noch erfolgreicher und effektiver gestalten können.Der Schwerpunkt liegt in diesem Werk auf ermutigenden Ideen, ansprechendem Unterrichtsklima, intrinsischen Motivationsmethoden und professioneller Gesprächsführung. Diese Punkte können Sie als Leser einfach umsetzen, ohne große Programme bemühen zu müssen. Hierzu werden effektive Grundkonzepte vorgestellt, die anhand von Fallbeispielen präzisiert werden. Diese werden abgerundet durch konkrete, praxistaugliche Tipps für typische Alltagssituationen. Diese praxisnahen Hilfestellungen eignen sich für den Unterricht bzw. die Lehre in verschiedenen Wissenschaftszweigen und dienen zur Motivation der Teilnehmer. Dabei schöpft die Autorin aus ihrem eigenen internationalen Erfahrungsschatz sowie aus dem Fundus von vielen weltweit erfahrenen Lehrenden, die sich an den Umfragen beteiligt haben.Zielgruppen für dieses Werk sind alle, die lehren oder sich auf ihre Lehrtätigkeit vorbereiten möchten.
Erfolgreich wissenschaftlich arbeiten: Alles, Was Studierende Wissen Sollten
by Steffen Stock Patricia Schneider Elisabeth Peper Eva MolitorDie Autoren vermitteln in diesem Buch Techniken, mit denen sich alle Prüfungsformen im Rahmen des Studiums meistern lassen. Zu den Instrumenten gehören Lese- und Schreibtechniken sowie die gezielte Vorbereitung auf Referate. Hochschuldozenten selbst schildern in dem Band, was sie von den Studenten erwarten. Der interdisziplinäre Ratgeber präsentiert das geballte Wissen vieler Hochschulabsolventen und ist für Studierende aller Disziplinen geeignet.
Erfolgreiche Karriereplanung: Praxistipps für Bewerbung, Beruf und Karriere vom erfahrenen Personalberater (VDI-Buch)
by Heiko MellNeu und umfassend bearbeitet präsentiert das Buch nun auch ein sorgfältig gestaltetes Konzept zur Durchführung einer Karriereplanung. Aus der Erfahrung langer praktischer Beratung entstanden, methodisch aufgebaut und mit leicht nachvollziehbaren Begründungen für die Details, bieten diese Ausführungen einen wertvollen Handlungsleitfaden für die erfolgreiche Berufstätigkeit. Weiterhin enthalten bleiben der neu bearbeitete praktische Teil mit konkreten Beispielen, Fragen und Antworten aus der Karriereberatung, bekannt u.a. aus den VDI Nachrichten. Diese Beiträge sind thematisch zusammengefasst und geordnet. Auch beibehalten und neu bearbeitet wurde der Karrierepotenzialtest, ein vom Autor entwickeltes, vielfältig in der Praxis bewährtes Werkzeug zum Selbsttest. Der Test gibt belastbare Hinweise auf die Voraussetzungen, die der karriereinteressierte Leser selber mitbringt. Gleichzeitig erweitert er das Verständnis für wichtige Fragestellungen der Karriereplanung.
Erfolgreiche agile Projekte: Pragmatische Kooperation und faires Contracting (Xpert.press)
by Matthias Book Volker Gruhn Rüdiger StriemerDas Buch beschreibt pragmatische Instrumente und Methoden, die Software-Entwicklern und Fachexperten dabei helfen, ein gemeinsames Problem- und L#65533;sungsverst#65533;ndnis zu entwickeln und Projekte so zu managen, dass Risiken fair zwischen Auftraggeber und Auftragnehmer verteilt werden. Teil 1 beleuchtet kurz die agile Entwicklungspraxis im kommerziellen Umfeld. Teil 2 beschreibt den Interaction Room, in dem Entwickler und Fachexperten auf gleicher Augenh#65533;he zusammenarbeiten. Teil 3 beschreibt das Preis- und Vertragsmodell adVANTAGE, das die Br#65533;cke zwischen agiler Philosophie und vertraglich fixierten Leistungserwartungen schl#65533;gt. Teil 4 illustriert die Methoden am Beispiel einer industriellen Fallstudie, bevor Teil 5 ein modernes Qualifikationsprofil aufstellt. Das Buch wendet sich an CIOs, Projektmanager und Entwickler, die Risiken in ihren Projekten fr#65533;her erkennen, souver#65533;ner mit der Ungewissheit komplexer Projekte umgehen und effektiver mit Kunden bzw. Dienstleistern kooperieren wollen.
Ergonomic Workplace Design for Health, Wellness, and Productivity (Human Factors and Ergonomics)
by Alan HedgeEven with today’s mobile technology, most work is still undertaken in a physical workplace. Today’s workplaces need to be healthy environments that minimize the risks of illnesses or injuries to occupants to compete in the marketplace. This necessitates the application of good ergonomics design principles to the creation of effective workplaces, and this is the focus of this book. This book will:· Focus on ergonomic design for better health and ergonomic design for better productivity· Presents environments that support new ways of working and alternative workplace strategies, as well as the impacts of new technologies· Covers the role of ergonomics design in creating sustainable workplaces· Includes ergonomics design for a wide variety of workplaces, from offices to hospitals, to hotels to vehicles, etc…· Shows the design principles on how to design and create a healthy and productive workplace The market lacks an ergonomics design book that covers the topics that this book will cover. This book summarizes design principles for practitioners, and applies them to the variety of workplace settings described in the book. No other book currently on the market does that.
Ergonomics and Human Factors for a Sustainable Future: Current Research And Future Possibilities
by Andrew Thatcher Paul H.P. YeowThis book focuses on different sustainable products and services, such as electrical vehicles, green buildings, and biophilic and biomimetic systems, at multiple hierarchical levels within its chapters. The authors reflect on individual, organisational, governmental, political, and moral considerations of how Human Factor Ergonomics can build a sustainable future. This book is a must-read for anyone concerned with environmental issues and sustainability.
Ergonomics for Rehabilitation Professionals
by Shrawan KumarDespite the apparently distinct differences between the disciplines of ergonomics and rehabilitation, they deal with the same issues, although at different ends of the spectrum. Keeping this in mind, Ergonomics for Rehabilitation Professionals explores their philosophies and goals, their parallel, divergent, and complementary aspects. It traces the
Ergonomics for the Layman: Applications in Design
by Prabir MukhopadhyayThis book explains the application of ergonomics in three different areas of design, namely product, space, and communication. The book is written in layman's language and provides examples so that the reader can easily apply the principles to their designs. This book is easy to understand for those without a background in science and technology. It provides a guide for designers from diverse fields ranging from product design to graphic design and shows how to apply ergonomic principles in products from hand-held products to larger products. It explains the application of anthropometric dimensions, as well as how to design for different spaces ranging from bathrooms to cinema halls. It also focuses on the application of communication ranging from displays to graphic design and discusses the significance of color selection. This book is ideal for all design students, practicing designers in any field, design faculty, entry-level engineering students, and anyone who is interested in exploring the field of ergonomics. Features Specifically written in such a way to make it easily understood for those not educated in the field Shows how to apply the ergonomic principles in design Provides an overview of the topic of ergonomics Written in a storytelling format
Ergot: The Genus Claviceps (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles)
by Vladimir Kren Ladislav CvakThis volume provides readers with biotechnological aspects of ergot alkaloid production and genetic and physiological data. Toxicology and environmental risks of ergot infection and contamination of food and forage are also detailed