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How to Hedge Metals: A Complete Guide to Hedging for Companies that Produce, Consume, and Trade Physical Metals
by Lesley CampbellHow to Hedge Metals is an important resource for all traders, whether new graduates or seasoned directors, and is written in simple, precise, and clear terms. It is engaging and accessible – a good read rather than a reference book – and provides solutions to the problems caused by metal price volatility. It walks through the entire hedging process, starting long before the first futures trade, with a discussion on risk tolerance and appetite. It explains how the world’s major futures exchanges work; but more importantly, it explains how futures and options can solve physical trading problems. Written entirely from a hedger’s perspective, How to Hedge Metals answers questions on issues such as Quotational Periods, option premiums, and backwardations. The aim of the book is not to promote hedging; some companies will learn how to minimise risk by changing their physical contracts, while others may conclude that the level of risk they face is acceptable. For those who decide to hedge there is a step-by-step guide to preparation, implementation, and evaluation of a hedging strategy, as well as case studies to illustrate how strategies have gone wrong in the past. Whatever their business model and knowledge of commodity markets, metal producers, fabricators and traders will understand what they can realistically achieve with a hedging program, and how to achieve it. This book deals with real world problems – contracts that are not in convenient 25 tons multiples, customers, and suppliers who change their minds, shipments that are delayed and markets that inexplicably move in ways that seem to defy the laws of supply and demand. Written by a respected industry expert who has worked for trading companies, banks, brokers, and the London Metal Exchange (LME), it uses simple language and engaging graphics to show how futures and options can offer protection from the increasing volatility of metal prices.
Ludic Inquiries Into Power and Pedagogy in Higher Education: How Games Play Us
by Alison L. Black Helen Grimmett Amelia WalkerThis book interrogates the role games and playfulness bear in both formal education and informal social learning. Responsive to contemporary social and ecological challenges, this book especially explores games’ interactions with social power. On one hand, games sometimes operate to reinforce ideologies that normalise social injustice and environmental disregard. On the other, games offer rich possibilities for questioning such ideologies and encouraging change.Strongly interdisciplinary, the book assembles 20 chapters written by 50 experts across fields including education, game design, cultural studies, sociology, Indigenous studies, disability studies, queer studies, STEM, legal studies, history, creative writing, visual arts, music, the creative industries, and social inclusion. These contributions not only make games a focus but incorporate playful research writing strategies, demonstrating methods of what we term ludic inquiry. This includes chapters written using arts-based research, practice-led research, poetic inquiry, narrative inquiry, autoethnography, duoethnography, and more. Organised across four themes – ‘philosophical sparks’, ‘lived experiences’, ‘pedagogical perspectives’, and ‘the spirit of play’ – this book emphasises the radical egalitarian possibilities inherent in critical attention to games and how we play (or get played by) them. Its fresh insights will interest all readers interested in creatively remaking our worlds.
Indianizing India: Thinkers Whose Ideas Shaped a Nation
by Bidyut ChakrabartyThis book presents a comprehensive portrait of how Indians conceived of the idea of India. It highlights the diverse traditions and intellectual threads that contributed to the making of vibrant democracy.The book:• Examines the different ideas of India through 14 eminent Indian thinkers: Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Dayanand Saraswati, VD Savarkar, Savitribai Phule, Pandita Ramabai, Maulana Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru, BR Ambedkar, Subhash Chandra Bose, Aurobindo Ghosh, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani and MA Jinnah;• Highlights how ancient and modern intellectual discourses coalesced with the aspirations of ordinary Indians under the yoke of colonialism;• Challenges colonial constructs and linear approaches to studying India.Accessibly written, this book is essential reading for students and researchers of Indian political thought, modern history, political science, and South Asian studies.
Equity Audits and School Resource Allocation: Applying Critical Resource Theory to Increase Equal Opportunity in Schools
by Leslie S. Kaplan William A. OwingsEquity Audits and School Resource Allocation explores how to apply Critical Resource Theory (CReT) to conduct school equity audits, ultimately preparing educational leaders to find equity disparities, engage in more equitable resource allocation in their schools, and improve equal educational opportunity for every student. With case study scenarios woven throughout the book, the authors explore key equity factors, including per-pupil expenditures, poverty, teacher and principal quality, program equity, and achievement equity. They also walk through the process of implementing the 5-step CReT equity audit within a school district or school at any level. Owings and Kaplan also describe the communication and interpersonal factors that equity advocates will need to leverage to gain community support for equity process, considering the data, and rethinking their policies and practices. In today’s education context, the problems of equitably funding public schools and allocating learning resources to generate more equal opportunities and higher outcomes for traditionally underserved children are particularly relevant. This important book is designed for course use in leadership preparation programs, for practicing principals and superintendents, and for educational leadership scholars.
Regulation of Outer Space: International Space Law and the State (Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Law)
by Marco FerrazzaniThis edited book focuses on how States should regulate activities in space and explores strategies to advance State responsible behaviour to ensure sustainable use and effective protection of outer space for peaceful purposes. The time seems ripe to bring international law into the space sustainability discourse. The concept of sustainable development was conceptualized by the 1987 Brundtland Report, Our Common Future. Today, as then, the overlap between the security, environmental and economic dimensions, including in terms of intra/inter-generational equity, is reflected within the current ‘new space’ era that is now ‘our common future’. This edited book collects original theoretical and empirical contributions. It contributes to unpack the international outer space regulatory framework in the light of current trends and pressing challenges. This offers a unique perspective and guidance thus empowering regulatory strategies for stakeholders and end-users such as scholars, policy-makers, industry and society.
Service Science: CCF 17th International Conference, ICSS 2024, Hong Kong, China, May 11–12, 2024, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2175)
by Jianping Wang Xuanzhe Liu Bin XiaoThis book constitutes of the revised selected papers presented at the CCF 17th International Conference on Service Science, ICSS 2024, held in Hong Kong, China, in May 11–12, 2024. The 12 full papers and 2 short papers presented here were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. These papers have been categorized into the following sections: Cloud service and Edge service; Knowledge-inspired service; Trustworthy services & Service application.
Relational and Algebraic Methods in Computer Science: 21st International Conference, RAMiCS 2024, Prague, Czech Republic, August 19–22, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14787)
by Uli Fahrenberg Roland Glück Wesley FussnerThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference, RAMiCS 2024, held in Prague, Czech Republic, during August 19–22, 2024. The 15 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. They focus on mathematical foundations to applications as conceptual and methodological tools in computer science and beyond.
Child Vulnerability and Vulnerable Subjectivity: Interdisciplinary and Comparative Perspectives (Children’s Well-Being: Indicators and Research #27)
by Dagmar Kutsar Mai Beilmann Oliver NahkurThis book explores child vulnerability in various contexts from a cross-country, comparative perspective. It shows how vulnerability in childhood develops within subjects in relationships with other people (other children, parents, specialists, such as teachers, social workers, and judges), how it is created by welfare, health care, education, and justice systems, and is empowered by multiple crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, wars and natural disasters. The authors hope to enhance dialogue between childhood studies and children’s rights studies through these discussions. The role of children’s agency and autonomy, including their right to participate in decision-making processes related to their own life, has a special emphasis in this book. Importantly, the book discusses ethical considerations and challenges connected to the participation of vulnerable children in research. It also adds insights into domain-based child vulnerability, particularly through participatory action research with extremely vulnerable children with traumatic pasts in Estonian substitute care and Ukrainian children with refugee status in Estonia. The book thereby provides deep insights into the ways to increase child well-being by decreasing vulnerabilities and building resilience. It combines approaches from psychology, sociology, law, educational sciences, social work, and media studies, and is an important resource for academics as well as practitioners and policy-makers working on children's well-being.
Recent Trends in Analysis of Images, Social Networks and Texts: 11th International Conference, AIST 2023, Yerevan, Armenia, September 28–30, Revised Selected Papers (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1905)
by Panos M. Pardalos Andrey V. Savchenko Dmitry I. Ignatov Alexander Panchenko Michael Khachay Andrey Kutuzov Elena Tutubalina Ilya Makarov Evgenii Tsymbalov Habet Madoyan Irina Nikishina Maxim Panov Sergey ZagoruykoThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Recent Trends in Analysis of Images, Social Networks and Texts, AIST 2023, held in Yerevan, Armenia, during September 28–30, 2023. The 19 full papers 2 short papers and 1 demo paper included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Natural Language Processing; Computer Vision; Data Analysis and Machine Learning; Network Analysis; Theoretical Machine Learning and Optimization; and Demo Paper.
Manual of Pediatric Cardiac Care: Volume II
by Talât Mesud YelbuzThis two-volume manual covers the most relevant protocols in pediatric cardiac care to serve as a practical guide that matches and reflects the high level of accumulated knowledge and expertise in this clinical field. It includes 179 chapters and offers comprehensive, precise, and up-to-date practical tips with specific care protocols to provide the most efficient strategies for high-quality care in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). This book simplifies learning with many tables, flowcharts, graphs, and algorithms for easy access and fast action. Volume II covers many vital sections, such as ethical considerations in pediatric cardiac patients, pediatric cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU) guidelines, clinical pharmacy guidelines, adults with congenital heart disease, appendix (with normal values/reference tables/graphs/scores and various calculated indexes used and needed for proper pediatric cardiac care).This manual is a must-have resource for pediatricians, neonatologists, clinical pharmacy specialists, pediatric intensive care physicians, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric cardiac intensive care physicians, pediatric cardiac surgeons, and/or surgeons interested in pediatric cardiac surgery.
Software Architecture. ECSA 2023 Tracks, Workshops, and Doctoral Symposium: Istanbul, Turkey, September 18–22, 2023, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14590)
by Danny Weyns Silvia Bonfanti Bedir Tekinerdoğan Romina Spalazzese Hasan SözerThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the tracks and workshops which complemented the 17th European Conference on Software Architecture, ECSA 2023, held in Istanbul, Turkey, in September 2023. The 29 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 32 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: AMP; CASA; DE & I Track; DeMeSSA; FAACS; QUALIFIER; TwinArch; Tools and Demos; Industry Track; and Doctoral Symposium.
On the Artistic Representation of Industrial Disputes in the Shadow of Repression in European Art: From 1870 to 1914 and Beyond (Law and Visual Jurisprudence #15)
by Filip DorssemontThis book is the first volume on the artistic representation of industrial disputes in European art (from 1870 to 1914) since the catalogue of the landmark exhibition Streik, Realität und Mythos, organized by the Deutsches Historisches Museum (1992). It has been written by a group of scholars who share a keen interest in social history and the history of art, as well as in-depth knowledge of industrial relations and collective labour law. Seeking to transcend a purely western European perspective, the book offers unprecedented insights into artistic production in Poland and Hungary from the 19th century to the communist era. It even goes beyond the European continent, examining the United States and Mexico. The media explored include painting, sculpture, the graphic arts and photography. Further, the book deals with artists great (Carlo Carrà, Walter Crane, James Ensor, Juan Gris, Käthe Kollwitz, Constantin Meunier,Mihály Munkácsy, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen and Jan Toorop) and small, sometimes even anonymous. The artistic styles range from (social) realism, naturalism and neo-impressionism to futurism and socialist realism. All stages of industrial disputes (from the causes of strikes to their violent suppression) are subjected to iconographical and iconological analysis, combined with perspectives from visual studies, critical art and gender studies. Agricultural workers, miners, construction workers and textile workers fill the scenes. Most of them are subordinate workers; others are (bogus) independent workers and migrant workers. Given its scope, the book will be of interest to (art) historians, labour law scholars, and specialists in industrial relations.
Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2024 Workshops: Hanoi, Vietnam, July 1–4, 2024, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14815)
by Osvaldo Gervasi Beniamino Murgante Ana Maria A. C. Rocha David Taniar Chiara Garau Maria Noelia Faginas LagoThis eleven-volume set LNCS 14815 – 14825 constitutes the refereed workshop proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications, ICCSA 2024, held at Hanoi, Vietnam, during July 1–4, 2024. The 281 full papers, 17 short papers and 2 PHD showcase papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 450 submissions. In addition, the conference consisted of 55 workshops, focusing on very topical issues of importance to science, technology and society: from new mathematical approaches for solving complex computational systems, to information and knowledge in the Internet of Things, new statistical and optimization methods, several Artificial Intelligence approaches, sustainability issues, smart cities and related technologies.
Microbial Services for Cereal Crops: Reducing Costs and Environmental Impact
by Everlon Cid RigobeloThis book will focus on microbial services as an excellent strategy to face the current challenge of global agriculture, collecting the principal studies that used microbial services for improving cereal production, such as rice, beans, maize and wheat. This book will address studies and discussion about the bacterial world inside the plant; phytostimulator microorganisms; promotion of maize growth for biocontrol; filamentous fungi as plant growth promoters; mycorrhiza; sustainable agriculture effects on the microbiome; humic substances in combination with plant growth-promoting bacteria in rice; and the changes in plant metabolome induced by microorganisms under environmental stress.
Inside Out: Train your mind and your nerve like a champion
by Charlie Unwin"Brilliantly illustrates how your mind really can triumph over matter." Frankie Dettori MBE, Champion JockeyIn any high-pressure environment, from special operations to the operating theatre, you can divide people into two groups - those whose performance is controlled from the outside in and those who control their performance from the inside out.Inside Out is about your ability to achieve incredible things on the outside by paying attention to what's on the inside. In his first ever book, Charlie Unwin shares unparalleled insight into the minds and inner workings of the world's most accomplished performers, including double Olympic champions, special forces soldiers, fighter pilots, surgeons, barristers, chefs, musicians and financial traders.Combining his unique experience as a performance psychologist with a blend of cutting-edge science and conventional wisdom, Charlie takes you on a journey through the three dimensions that shape your inner world - the Thinking Dimension, the Feeling Dimension and the Intuitive Dimension.In doing so, he turns the complexities of neuroscience, stress adaptation and cognitive performance into simple and effective training principles that you can use in your everyday quest for excellence. Inside Out will give you the confidence to do more and go further with what you already have."Anyone interested in exploring their own performance potential is going to benefit immensely from this book." DS, former SAS Squadron Commander
Blue Murder: The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Government, 2010–2024
by Ben Riley-SmithUPDATED WITH A NEW CHAPTER ON THE 2024 ELECTIONA GUARDIAN AND DAILY TELEGRAPH POLITICS BOOK OF THE YEAR'BRILLIANT' ANDREW MARR'MAJESTIC' GUARDIAN'ESSENTIAL' JON SOPEL'A CRACKING READ' FINANCIAL TIMES'A SHARP INSIDER ACCOUNT' NEW STATESMAN The full inside story of fourteen years of Tory rule, from coalition to self-destruction. In 2010 David Cameron's Conservative Party came into power with a promise of stability. Fourteen years and five prime ministers later, the Tories have been swept away, divided and decimated. What went wrong? From the ashes of a financial crisis to a break from the EU to a global pandemic, prime ministers have changed dramatically while the Tories remained in power. Merciless rebellions and the swift ousting of leaders enabled this, but the same ruthlessness ultimately brought about their downfall. Blue Murder links stories of betrayal in Cameron's coalition, the travails of May, the sagas of Johnson, the Truss implosion and the Sunak spiral. Through his unique access and unmissable inside stories, Ben Riley-Smith's thrilling account is essential for anyone wondering how the Tories carved out the political opportunity of a generation and then tore themselves apart. PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS THE RIGHT TO RULE.
The First Murder On Mars
by Sam WilsonTHE MARTAIN meets THE EXPANSE in this page turning debut science-fiction mysteryMARS, 2034A place of hope, freedom, and the dream of a better future on their new home. The year of the first human born on the red planet.MARS, 2103A place of division, suspicion and fear.The year when the truth will come about. ****This is the story of the first human being born on Mars: Rose Fuller, who saw a better future than the one that came to pass. And Dylan Ward, a woman raised in the vast wilderness of the frontier, who will find her way back to it. It's a story about a man who went missing, and the man who wants to find out what he knew.It's a story about what makes us human - and how we might live once we leave our home.The story of the first murder on Mars. ****PRAISE FOR THE FIRST MURDER ON MARS:'A fiercely intelligent, wholly engaging thrill-ride of a novel that sucks you in like a black hole' SARAH LOTZ, author of THE THREE 'Fast and sharp and very of-our-time' LAUREN BEUKES, author of THE SHINING GIRLS 'A wild rover ride across the red planet which is somehow both exhilarating and deeply thoughtful about how societies are built, captured and liberated. It's meticulously researched, vividly imagined and moves faster than a spaceship. I bloody adored this book' SAM BECKBESSINGER, co-author of GIRLS OF LITTLE HOPE'Fuses inventive sci-fi, Martian secrets and the whodunnit into an ingenious, thought-provoking and heart-pounding page-turner' DALE HALVORSEN, coo-author of GIRLS OF LITTLE HOPE 'A generation-spanning epic, this is science fiction at its best. Wilson knows that human nature will follow us anywhere - even Mars' ALEX CONVERY, screenwriter of AIR 2023 ****PRAISE FOR SAM WILSON'S ZODIAC:'A bold storyteller with an amazing mind' LAUREN BEUKES, author of The Shining Girls'A brilliant, original and gripping thriller. I'm struggling to think of a reader who won't love this' SARAH LOTZ, author of THE THREE'Impeccable storytelling. Undoubtedly a book which works both on the level of its intriguing high concept and sheer narrative nous.' BARRY FORSHAW, author of NORDIC NOIR
SuperHubs: How the Financial Elite and Their Networks Rule our World
by Sandra NavidiA BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER - SILVER MEDAL, AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2018 FOREWORD BY NOURIEL ROUBINISuperHubs is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the global financial system and the powerful personal networks through which it is run, at the centre of which sit the Elites - the SuperHubs.Combining an insider's knowledge with principles of network science, Sandra Navidi offers a startling new perspective on how the financial system really operates. SuperHubs reveals what happens at the exclusive, invitation-only platforms - The World Economic Forum in Davos, the meetings of the International Monetary Fund, think-tank gatherings, power lunches, charity events, and private parties. This is the most vivid portrait to date of the global elite: the bank CEOs, fund managers, billionaire financiers and politicians who, through their interlocking relationships and collective influence are transforming the future of our financial system and, for better or worse, shaping our world.
100 Things Millionaires Do: Little lessons in creating wealth
by Nigel CumberlandFollowing the success of the international bestseller, 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO, Nigel Cumberland turns his attention to wealth.100 THINGS MILLIONAIRES DO distills all the wisdom and knowledge of a lifetime of starting and selling businesses and coaching hundreds of wealthy leaders into 100 short chapters of advice on building and retaining sustainable wealth. This is not a get rich quick book. Instead, Nigel explores the habits, tools, techniques and mentality of self-made millionaires and shows you how to begin your own journey to a wealthy future. Mixing simple instructions with activities to get you started, you will find mindsets, habits, and techniques here that will help you get the results you want.100 THINGS MILLIONAIRES DO is packed with great ideas for creating long-term wealth and success for yourself and those you care about. You will discover the habits that are common to wealthy people and find out how to use them in your own life. Every chapter features a new idea that will help you get closer to your goals. Mixing simple descriptions with activities and exercises, you will learn the optimal mindset and habits you need to succeed.Praise for 100 THINGS SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO'Inside these pages you'll find a powerful reminder of the many ways you can make your life - and other people's lives - more successful. It will help you identify what success means to you and give you the building blocks for making that success a reality. This is your chance to overcome whatever obstacles are stopping you. Read it, act on it and experience the difference' Marshall Goldsmith Ph.D., bestselling author of TRIGGERS
AQA AS/A-Level Design and Technology: Product Design
by Will Potts Julia Morrison Ian Granger Dave SumpnerExam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: Design & TechnologyFirst Teaching: September 2017First Exam: June 2018Encourage your students to be creative, innovative and critical designers with a textbook that builds in-depth knowledge and understanding of the materials, components and processes associated with the creation of products.Our expert author team will help guide you through the requirements of the specification, covering the core technical and designing and making principles needed for the 2017 AQA AS and A-level Design and Technology Product Design specification.- Explores real-world contexts for product design- Develops practical skills and theoretical knowledge and builds student confidence- Supports students with the application of maths skills to design and technology - Helps guide students through the requirements of the Non-Exam Assessments and the written exams at both AS and A Level.
Lessons for Implementing Human Rights from COVID-19: How the Pandemic Has Changed the World (Innovations in International Affairs)
by Jędrzej Skrzypczak Fuente, Oscar Pérez de laThis book explores the effect of the pandemic on human rights; civil and political rights (CPR); economic, social, and cultural rights (ESCR); and freedoms around the world.The COVID-19 pandemic radically changed many aspects of the lives of individuals and entire societies. This crisis and the unprecedented experience required extraordinary solutions, regulations, and rapid responses from decision-makers to limit the spread of the disease and protect societies. To this end, during this period, many countries chose to impose states of emergency, resulting in the granting of extraordinary powers to the executive. This has sometimes been a very convenient pretext for introducing various types of restrictions, oppressive surveillance, and other legal arrangements that can be qualified as human rights violations. The authors make a scholarly summary of this period, identifying possible rights violations — but above all — recommendations for the future. This crisis has shown how important it is to have universal, equitable health and social protection systems that cover all community members equally and without discrimination, and the authors remodel the concept of "human rights" and "human needs". The book covers varied examples from lockdowns to vaccination to information control, across Spain, Poland, South Africa and Uganda, the Czech Republic, Belarus and Ukraine, and Russia.This book will appeal to higher-level students and scholars of law, political science, and international relations and will also be helpful for public policymakers at national and international levels.
Machine Learning and Python for Human Behavior, Emotion, and Health Status Analysis
by Md Zia UddinThis book is a practical guide for individuals interested in exploring and implementing smart home applications using Python. Comprising six chapters enriched with hands-on codes, it seamlessly navigates from foundational concepts to cutting-edge technologies, balancing theoretical insights and practical coding experiences. In short, it is a gateway to the dynamic intersection of Python programming, smart home technology, and advanced machine learning applications, making it an invaluable resource for those eager to explore this rapidly growing field.Key Features: Throughout the book, practicality takes precedence, with hands-on coding examples accompanying each concept to facilitate an interactive learning journey Striking a harmonious balance between theoretical foundations and practical coding, the book caters to a diverse audience, including smart home enthusiasts and researchers The content prioritizes real-world applications, ensuring readers can immediately apply the knowledge gained to enhance smart home functionalities Covering Python basics, feature extraction, deep learning, and XAI, the book provides a comprehensive guide, offering an overall understanding of smart home applications
Digital Media Production for Beginners
by Julia V. GriffeyWritten for the non-specialist media producer, this book offers a practical and engaging guide to basic digital media production using modern equipment and software.As media production tools and software become more pervasive and traditional media jobs scarcer, today’s media professionals are now expected to be content creators across multiple forms of media, often working with little more equipment than a smartphone. In this accessible manual, Griffey explains how well-crafted media can help sell products, bolster subscriptions, and influence public opinion—and how to go about crafting it in a landscape of high-speed social media consumption. Topics covered include the basics of photography, film, video, and audio production, as well as animation and building websites. Readers will learn not just how to shoot or record content, but also how to edit, compress, and share it, considering the most appropriate file types, equipment, software, and platforms to use for each scenario. After reading this book, students will understand best practices associated with almost every area of media production and possess the essential skills to get the job done.This book is an essential companion for students in communication disciplines, including PR, advertising, journalism, and marketing, looking for a solid grounding in digital media production to prepare them for the competitive job market.
Nanomaterials and Point of Care Technologies
by Sushma Dave Jayashankar Das Sillanpää MikaPoint of care (POC) diagnostic devices are predominantly used for the diagnosis and monitoring of diseases. To make these technologies scalable for manufacturing, user-friendly, inexpensive, sensitive, and rapid, a combination of such devices with nanomaterials is required. This book deals with new emerging fields such as POC technologies and advanced nanotheranostics using nanomaterials and their technologies and applications in diagnosis. In this book, current advances for the application of nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, and magnetic nanoparticles in POC devices and future directions are reviewed.This book: Presents a comprehensive account of needs and challenges of POC diagnostics Describes the fundamentals of rationale of nanomaterials as remarkable building blocks for biosensing Discusses development of critical diagnosis in POC systems Deals with the advantages of nanomaterial-based sensing strategies Illustrates the challenges and breakthroughs of technologies for cost-efficient biosensing platform The book is aimed at researchers and professionals in nanotechnology and biomedical engineering.
Health Education and Promotion: A Skills-based Approach
by Diana Karczmarczyk Sara T. PappaThis comprehensive textbook provides students with an accessible overview of both the key concepts and practical skills required to work in the field of health education and promotion.Primarily aligned with the core competencies identified by the National Health Education Commission, Inc. Areas of Responsibility and designed as ideal preparation for those taking the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) examination, this book offers both the theoretical foundations and practical skills required to fulfill a range of roles. From program planning and evaluation to communication and leadership, each chapter details best practices based on the latest research, as well as case studies to show its application in multiple settings. Each chapter is also supported by discussion questions and activities to enable students to engage further with the content.This is an essential text for students taking a range of courses in health promotion, education, and planning, as well as those preparing for the CHES examination.