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Probiotics: A Comprehensive Guide to Enhance Health and Mitigate Disease
by Gowhar Rashid Luxita Sharma Nihad Ashraf KhanProbiotics: A Comprehensive Guide to Enhance Health and Mitigate Disease is an indispensable resource for a deeper understanding of the intricate world of probiotics and their profound impact on human health. This book unravels the complex science behind probiotics, providing a comprehensive exploration of their roles in maintaining a healthy microbiome, fortifying the immune system, and mitigating various diseases. It presents insights into how probiotics influence not only digestive health but also extend their benefits to systemic well-being.The book provides practical guidance, offering evidence-based recommendations for selecting and incorporating probiotics into daily life. From decoding probiotic strains and understanding their mechanisms of action to exploring the symbiotic relationship between gut health and overall wellness, this resource is for both beginners and seasoned enthusiasts in the field. With a focus on demystifying the often-confusing landscape of probiotics, the book empowers the reader to make informed choices to optimize their health.Probiotics: A Comprehensive Guide to Enhance Health and Mitigate Disease is an essential reference for healthcare professionals, researchers, and individuals keen on harnessing the potential of probiotics for their well-being. Whether you are a healthcare practitioner looking to enhance patient care or a health-conscious reader eager to navigate the world of probiotics, this guide is a valuable asset that bridges the gap between cutting-edge science and practical application.
Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications
by Naseem UddinThermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications offers a blend of theory and practical applications for a complete understanding of thermodynamics for various engineering applications. Beginning with a basic introduction and principles of thermodynamics, the book advances to more specialized topics like organic Rankine cycle, gas mixtures, equilibria and chemical reactions.Exploring the first law of thermodynamics, different types of energies and their practical applications in engineering devices, the text covers enthalpy, heat transfer and work interactions with a focus on macroscopic and microscopic perspectives. It introduces the second law of thermodynamics and entropy with an in-depth look at Carnot engines and absolute temperature scales. The book includes applied problems that are solved using COOLPROP, Tilmedia and MAPLE-ThermophysicalData packages.The book is intended for senior undergraduate mechanical, aerospace and chemical engineering students taking courses in thermodynamics.Instructors will be able to utilize a Solutions Manual, Figure Slides, and MAPLE codes for their courses.
Spatial Analysis in Geology Using R (Chapman & Hall/CRC The R Series)
by Pedro M. NogueiraThe integration of geology with data science disciplines, such as spatial statistics, remote sensing, and geographic information systems (GIS), has given rise to a shift in many natural sciences schools, pushing the boundaries of knowledge and enabling new discoveries in geological processes and earth systems. Spatial analysis of geological data can be used to identify patterns and trends in data, to map spatial relationships, and to model spatial processes. R is a consolidated and yet growing statistical programming language with increasing value in spatial analysis often replacing, with advantage, GIS tools. By providing a comprehensive guide for geologists to harness the power of spatial analysis in R, Spatial Analysis in Geology Using R serves as a tool in addressing real-world problems, such as natural resource management, environmental conservation, and hazard prediction and mitigation.Features: Provides a practical and accessible overview of spatial analysis in geology using R Organised in three independent and complementary parts: Introduction to R, Spatial Analysis with R, and Spatial Statistics and Modelling Applied approach with many detailed examples and case studies using real geological data Presents a collection of R packages that are useful in many geological situations Does not assume any prior knowledge of R; all code are explained in detail Supplemented by a website with all data, code, and examples Spatial Analysis in Geology Using R will be useful to any geological researcher who has acquired basic spatial analysis skills, often using GIS, and is interested in deepening those skills through the use of R. It could be used as a reference by applied researchers and analysts in public, private, or third-sector industries. It could also be used to teach a course on the topic to graduate students or for self-study.
Garth Boomer, English Teaching and Curriculum Leadership (Key Thinkers in English in Education and the Language Arts)
by Bill GreenThis book provides a broad introduction to the critical work of leading Australian educator Garth Boomer, widely recognised as a significant figure in English teaching. This insightful text provides an accessible introduction to his work, with particular reference to English curriculum and pedagogy, and provides a fascinating account of his journey as a scholar-practitioner, from classroom teaching to the highest levels of the educational bureaucracy.Bill Green explores Boomer’s huge influence on literacy education, teacher development, curriculum inquiry, and educational policy, and critically asks why Boomer’s insights and arguments about English teaching from the last century have such importance for the field now. This text also focuses on the nature and significance of his curriculum thinking, specifically his arguments and provocations regarding English teaching, the English classroom, and the contexts that infuse and shape them. It constitutes a rich resource for rethinking English teaching in the present day and provides an important contribution to the historical imagination.With all due consideration of the larger context of social life and educational thought, this text will help any student of English in Education and Language Arts obtain a deeper understanding of Boomer’s vital contribution to the field of education.
Advancing Sustainable Science and Technology for a Resilient Future
by Dimitrios A Karras Sai Kiran Oruganti Srinesh Singh ThakurThe Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has become an effective tool with significant implications for industrialisation and Market Research (MR), especially in the field of green production. Green IIoT (GRIIoT) can be used to implement Green Production (GP) goals for the environment. The purpose of this study is to examine the drivers behind the adoption of GIIoT, MR, and industrialization decision-making, as well as the effects these drivers have on industrialization performance (IP). A structured questionnaire was used to gather information in order to evaluate the suggested study paradigm. The results indicate that institutional isomorphism influences the acceptance of GRIIoT in a favorable way. Furthermore, Green innovation (GI) activities that result in IP are favorably correlated with GIIoT. The potential effects of the various institutional isomorphisms discussed in this study can aid organizations in better understanding the responsibilities to protect and satisfying stakeholders, particularly as the adopt GIIoT to handle production problems and possible accordance pressures in the process.
Themes from Weir: A Celebration of the Philosophy of Alan Weir (Synthese Library #484)
by Adam Rieger Stephan LeuenbergerThis book celebrates and explores some philosophical issues raised by the work of Alan Weir, who is Professor Emeritus at the University of Glasgow, having previously held positions at the Universities of Oxford, Edinburgh and Queen’s, Belfast. In a number of areas, Weir has elaborated strikingly original views which involve a radical departure from the mainstream. These include formalism in the philosophy of mathematics, and as well as naïve set theory, with a universal set, and a naïve theory of truth. In contrast to other contemporary defenders of the latter two theories, Weir rejects dialetheism and accepts classical rules for the logical connectives. He avoids contradictions by restricting certain structural inference rules, specifically some generalized versions of transitivity. In addition, Weir has developed radical versions of naturalism and physicalism (partly informed by his work on Quine) and perceptual realism. This collection includes contributions by a distinguished group of philosophers on Weir’s philosophy, as well as a memoir and a new essay on the philosophy of mathematics by Weir himself.
Religion, Law and Dispute Resolution in Canada and the USA: Case Studies of Islam and Judaism
by Natalie Ann GhosnThe book is about the role of religious leadership in settling disputes of a legal nature within religious communities and the effects of this process on immigrant integration in Canada and the USA. The community-based practice of law in Jewish (Orthodox, Conservative and Reform) & Muslim (Sunni) communities in Canada and the USA are the communities studied here. The role of religious leadership, the gender implications of this type of dispute resolution and the implications for immigrant integration are all explored among a number of other topics.
Catalog of Unconfirmed Comets - Volume 2: 1900 to the Present (Historical & Cultural Astronomy)
by Gary W. Kronk Maik MeyerThis two-volume catalog is the first in-depth investigation of comets that were reported since the 17th century but not confirmed and subsequently lost. Volume 2 covers objects observed between 1900 and the present, a period that was dominated by photographic observations and the detection of much fainter objects. This book provides a distinctive blend of the historical and cultural aspects of comet hunting and discovery, along with the utilization of contemporary tools in orbital mechanics and data analysis. This comprehensive compilation offers a thorough catalog of unconfirmed comets. Each case encompasses a detailed presentation of observations, a discussion on the observer (when feasible), an examination of the historical context, and a conclusive analysis of the object's nature. The book predominantly showcases original material and photographs sourced from observatories, libraries, and historical societies worldwide; exposing a significant number ofillustrations that have never been previously published. While some of these unconfirmed comets were determined to be misidentifications of minor planets, artifacts caused by emulsion or optical effects, or inaccurate observations of comets that were already under observation, the Authors did manage to identify numerous objects that were likely genuine comets. These observations hold potential value for the future, as they could be observations of periodic comets yet to be formally identified. In a handful of instances, the Authors were also able to find new observations, which led to the calculation of orbits for the first time, enabling a formal announcement, or identifying suspected comets that were already known to be periodic comets.
Behavioral Decision Analysis (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science #350)
by Matthias Seifert Gilberto Montibeller Florian M. FederspielThis book lays out a foundation and taxonomy for Behavioral Decision Analysis, featuring representative work across various domains. Traditional research in the domain of Decision Analysis has focused on the design and application of logically consistent tools to support decision makers during the process of structuring problem complexity, modeling uncertainty, generating predictions, eliciting preferences, and, ultimately, making better decisions. Two commonly held assumptions are that the decision maker’s cognitive belief system is fully accessible and that this system can be understood and formalized by trained analysts. However, in past years, an active line of research has emerged studying instances in which such assumptions may not hold. This book unites this community under the common theme of Behavioral Decision Analysis. The taxonomy used in this book categorizes research based on task focus (prediction or decision) and behavioral level (individual or group). Two theoretical lenses that lie at the interface between (1) normative and descriptive research, and (2) normative and prescriptive research are introduced. The book then proceeds to highlight representative works across the two lenses focused on individual and group-level decision making. Featuring various methodologies and applications, the book serves as a reference for researchers, students, and professionals across different disciplines with a common interest in Behavioral Decision Analysis.
Greening Our Cities: A Culmination of Selected Research Papers from the International Conferences on Green Urbanism (GU) – 6th edition and Urban Regeneration and Sustainability (URS) – 2022 (Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation)
by Alessandra Battisti Cristina Piselli Eric J Strauss Etleva Dobjani Saimir KristoThis thought-provoking book takes readers on a captivating journey through the realms of green urbanism, urban regeneration, and urban design, development, and preservation, providing an exploration of innovative approaches to creating sustainable and thriving cities of the future.Discussing the pressing challenges of urban environments, this book offers practical insights for architects, urban planners, researchers, and sustainability enthusiasts. It introduces cutting-edge strategies for sustainable urban mobility, energy-efficient designs, and nature-based solutions implementation while showcasing case studies and comprehensive analyses that shed light on the complexities of urban regeneration. Moreover, this volume uncovers the importance of preserving cultural heritage and its role in shaping vibrant communities. With its informative and engaging narrative, this book equips readers with valuable knowledge to make a positive impact on their urban surroundings. It deepens their understanding of urban challenges and illuminates ways they can contribute to transforming our cities toward a more sustainable and vibrant future.
Emerging Technology and Crisis Management in The Halal Industry: Issues and Recent Developments
by Nor Aida Abdul Rahman Mohd Helmi AliThis book provides a comprehensive discussion on emerging technologies in the Halal industry including recent highlights on the cartel issue and market competition in the crises era. Readers are provided an understanding of both technology application from multi-perspective of technology pillars in the context of Halal industry and from different sub-halal sectors, such as Halal food, tourism, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, medical, logistics, retail, and many more. This enables readers to understand differences in technology applications, their strengths, and weaknesses through use cases and effectively plan subsequent technology applications in the management of a broad spectrum of Halal industries. The book serves as an important resource for the Halal industry players and Halal scholars.
EU Council Presidencies in Times of Crises (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics)
by Ramona Coman Vivien SierensThe Council of the EU is a powerful institution whose centrality has been challenged by the Treaty of Lisbon. More than ten years after this major institutional revision, this book examines its role within the EU political regime and its interactions with other institutions. It explores how the Council Presidency has navigated major crises over the past decade and addressed internal challenges. The various chapters discuss key timely questions: How has the relationship between the Council and the European Council evolved over time? To what extent have the recent crises reshaped the relationship between the Council and the European Parliament, as well as its interactions with the Commission? Is the Council Presidency still a powerful mediator? What are its internal challenges? What are the prospects for the rotating presidency system?
The Semantics of Development in Asia: Exploring ‘Untranslatable’ Ideas Through Japan (The University of Tokyo Studies on Asia)
by Jin Sato Soyeun KimThis open access book explores Japanese involvement in Asian development through selected development ideas and lexemes that are widely regarded in Japan as 'untranslatable' into other languages. Each chapter traces the genealogy of locally nuanced development ideas and lexemes in Japan and the process by which they have spread across Asia and beyond through Japan's development cooperation. The Semantics of Development in Asia critically examines the diverse (Western and non-Western) roots of Japanese development ideas and lexemes and their shifting semantics, shaped by the ever-changing national/international political economies and dominant development thinking of different eras. The volume contributes to a more pluriversal approach to knowledge production in development studies through its in-depth examination of vernacular Japanese ideas. This book is useful to researchers, students and teachers in the fields of Asian studies, development studies andinternational relations. It is also of value to policymakers and practitioners whose professional interests include development cooperation by, and with, Asian countries.
Data Science and Security: Proceedings of IDSCS 2023 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #922)
by Durgesh Kumar Mishra Hiroki Sayama Samiksha Shukla Joseph Varghese KureetharaThis book presents best-selected papers presented at the International Conference on Data Science for Computational Security (IDSCS 2023), organized by the Department of Data Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Pune Lavasa Campus, India, from 02–04 November, 2023. The proceeding targets the current research works in the areas of data science, data security, data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, algorithms design, computer networking, data mining, big data, text mining, knowledge representation, soft computing, and cloud computing.
Dementia Grief Therapy: A Guide for Health Professionals
by Adrienne IoneThis book expands on evidence-based, person-centered dementia care practice by offering the therapeutic essentials of a novel grief-based therapy including trauma informed yoga practices, and Dementia Grief Therapy (DGT). This therapy transcends the dementia divide: us (non-diagnosed) and them (diagnosed). Using physical activity as a shared common space. It begins from the perspective of the person diagnosed with dementia or behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) In this way, the reader comes to understand a therapeutic practice that acknowledges, validates and invites a whole mind-body grief integration process. At present, the concept of “dementia grief” objectifies the person diagnosed by focusing on grief for the person (as experienced and observed by others), rather than compassionately acknowledging the grief of the person. Mindfully and methodically designed this book offers a therapy model to be delivered in community and residential settings, from general practitioners’ offices to home health care to memory care centers to day senior centers. It utilizes a biopsychosocial perspective, with models of change spanning the micro- (individual therapy practices) to macro (government policy considerations). Additionally, it is culturally oriented with globalized considerations of variations in dementia-grief experiences. An invaluable resource, this volume is relevant to students, academics, researchers, practitioners and policy makers.
Theatres of Value: Buying and Selling Shakespeare in Nineteenth-Century New York City
by Danielle RosvallyTheatres of Value explores the idea that buying and selling are performative acts and offers a paradigm for deeper study of these acts—"the dramaturgy of value." Modeling this multifaceted approach, the book explores six case studies to show how and why Shakespeare had value for nineteenth-century New Yorkers. In considering William Brown's African Theater, P. T. Barnum's American Museum and Lecture Hall, Fanny Kemble's American reading career, the Booth family brand, the memorial statue of Shakespeare in Central Park, and an 1888 benefit performance of Hamlet to theatrical impresario Lester Wallack, Theatres of Value traces a history of audience engagement with Shakespearean cultural capital and the myriad ways this engagement was leveraged by theatrical businesspeople.
A Lover of God: The Ecstatic Sufi Nūrī (SUNY series in Islam)
by Dora ZsomOne of the so-called ecstatic (or intoxicated) Sufis of Baghdad, Abū Ḥusayn al-Nūrī (d. 907/8) was famous for his quasi-blasphemous utterances and shocking public behavior. He was often enraptured by a passionate love of God that led him to eccentric acts that scandalized both ordinary people and the religious authorities. Besides yielding to divine love and beauty, he would occasionally come near succumbing to bodily temptations and carnal passions. Despite Nūrī’s outrageous behavior, Junayd, the moderate or sober Sufi par excellence, held him in high esteem, kept corresponding with him, and commented upon his controversial ecstatic sayings. This book collects Nūrī’s literary legacy by surveying the sources for his life—poems, sayings, and comments on the Quran, including an exchange of letters between him and Junayd preserved in the Cairo Genizah—and by discussing the authorship of the Stations of the Hearts, which has been widely attributed to Nūrī.
Born in Blood and Fire (Fifth Edition): A Concise History Of Latin America
by John Charles ChasteenThe leading history of Latin America Born in Blood and Fire pioneered an integrative approach to teaching Latin America history. Combining a regional perspective with a chronological framework, it enabled students to more clearly see connections and comparisons that spanned several countries. In the Fifth Edition, John Chasteen expands the examination of Columbia’s surging influence in the region and places greater emphasis on Latin America’s connections to the Pacific world. The new Norton Illumine Ebook provides the best opportunity for students to grasp major developments and check their understanding as they read.
Worlds Together, Worlds Apart (Concise Fourth Edition) (Vol. Combined Volume)
by Robert Tignor Jeremy Adelman Elizabeth Pollard Clifford RosenbergThe best-selling textbook for teaching and learning global history. Instructors have made Worlds Together, Worlds Apart the #1-selling collegiate survey because its global-by-design narrative builds each chapter around big themes in world history that allow most of the regions to be discussed in each chapter while focusing updates on cutting-edge global topics that students care about, such as gender, the environment, migration, and technology. The New Edition is more inclusive, with expanded Indigenous history coverage. The NEW Norton Illumine Ebook provides an engaging interactive reading experience for students, and includes enhanced features that support student success and build important history skills.
Worlds Together, Worlds Apart (Concise Fourth Edition) (Vol. Volume 1)
by Robert Tignor Jeremy Adelman Elizabeth Pollard Clifford RosenbergThe best-selling textbook for teaching and learning global history. Instructors have made Worlds Together, Worlds Apart the #1-selling collegiate survey because its global-by-design narrative builds each chapter around big themes in world history that allow most of the regions to be discussed in each chapter while focusing updates on cutting-edge global topics that students care about, such as gender, the environment, migration, and technology. The New Edition is more inclusive, with expanded Indigenous history coverage. The NEW Norton Illumine Ebook provides an engaging interactive reading experience for students, and includes enhanced features that support student success and build important history skills.
Worlds Together, Worlds Apart (Concise Fourth Edition) (Vol. Volume 2)
by Robert Tignor Jeremy Adelman Elizabeth Pollard Clifford RosenbergThe best-selling textbook for teaching and learning global history. Instructors have made Worlds Together, Worlds Apart the #1-selling collegiate survey because its global-by-design narrative builds each chapter around big themes in world history that allow most of the regions to be discussed in each chapter while focusing updates on cutting-edge global topics that students care about, such as gender, the environment, migration, and technology. The New Edition is more inclusive, with expanded Indigenous history coverage. The NEW Norton Illumine Ebook provides an engaging interactive reading experience for students, and includes enhanced features that support student success and build important history skills.
Bio-Inspired Computational Paradigms: Security and Privacy in Dynamic Smart Networks
by Samiksha Shukla Parma Nand Vijayalakshmi S Gayathri SpSmart cities with various technological innovations have played an important role and influenced society as well. Due to voluminous data transactions within smart cities, security and privacy concerns need to be dealt with. Though taking care of safety and privacy is challenging, it is essential for a smart city to understand the bio-inspired computing paradigms. This book discusses the utilization of bio-inspired computing procedures for effective computational devices.• Discusses real-world usage of bio-inspired computations• Highlights how bio-inspired computations hold the potential to significantly increase network security and privacy• Talks about how society can avoid consequences of cyber security breaches• Examines the combination of bio-inspired computational methods with IoT, AI and big dataThis book is primarily aimed at graduates, researchers, IT and industry professionals.
Control and Management of Pests in Stored Products
by Digvir S. JayasStored commodities are man-made ecosystems and interactions of biological agents with its surrounding physical environment could result in significant economic losses if physical environment is not manipulated to make it lethal or at least difficult for survival of biological agents. Control and Management of Pests in Stored Products is based on 18 invited presentations by world-renowned experts on topics of relevance to control and manage pests in stored products. Each chapter synthesizes the state-of-art knowledge on the selected topics dealing with fumigation, fumigants, and other methods of controlling insects such as low temperature, diatomaceous earth, integrated pest management and provides recommendations for future research. It also includes two chapters on practical aspects of fumigation dealing with engineering considerations and safety. The contents of the chapters were presented as the keynote addresses at the International Conference on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products.This book serves as a reference book for graduate students, researchers, and facility managers, and can also be useful as a textbook for courses dealing with aspects of grain storage for students in agricultural engineering, agricultural entomology and food science.
Guidebook to Academic Writing: Communicating in the Disciplines
by Deborah F. Rossen-Knill Cornelia C. ParaskevasThis innovative guidebook is an accessible and concise introduction to discipline-specific academic language. Using authentic texts written by both novice and expert writers and ‘translating’ current, corpus-based research of academic language into a practical guide, the book gives students the tools to navigate the linguistic features of various disciplines, emphasizing the humanities and sciences, but also discussing example texts from the social sciences.Organised as 11 self-contained questions that are critical to any discussion of academic language, this guide: provides specific information and detail regarding the language ‘demands’ of each discipline explains the principles underlying punctuation, the range of choices writers have and the effects of these choices on readers includes detailed linguistic guidance on how to construct effective paragraphs discusses the multiple ways attitude is expressed in academic texts includes information on citation practices With exercises and additional online resources, this guidebook provides students with a range of tools they can choose from in order to create effective texts that meet discipline and reader expectations. Accessibly written, it is an essential guide for all students in humanities and sciences writing academic texts in English.
Probation and Re-Education (Routledge Revivals)
by Elizabeth R. GloverElizabeth Glover had a wide knowledge of Club work, to which she gave seven years’ service at the beginning of her career. This was followed by a period of voluntary work in the Metropolitan Juvenile Courts. She joined the Probation Service in 1931 and remained in it until 1946, working at first in the London Courts, and later as a member of the Probation Training Board and an Inspector.While Probation and Re-Education, originally published in 1949, was primarily written for all who had to do with delinquent children, it was addressed not only to specialists, but to the wider public who were beginning to feel some concern about post-war moral standards. It was revised in 1956 in the light of changes brought about by the Criminal Justice Act of 1948.What is probation? What happens to the person put on probation? What good is it supposed to do to him or to society? These are the questions which this book sets out to answer. Today it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.