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New Frontiers for Inclusion: CWUAAT 2025
by Joy Goodman-Deane Emilene Zitkus Anke Brock John Clarkson Hua Dong Ann Heylighen Jonathan LazarThis book presents papers from the 12th Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology (CWUAAT 2025), to be held in April 2025. This workshop series has hosted the multifaceted dialogue on design for inclusion since 2002, involving disciplines including design, computer science, engineering, architecture, ergonomics and human factors, policy and gerontology. The conference theme for 2025 is New frontiers for inclusion. The major themes dealt with in this collection include: Understanding people Designing for an ageing population Designing for particular needs Designing inclusive environments New challenges and opportunities the possibilities and challenges for inclusive design offered by AI and other emerging technologies. With its thematic wealth, this proceedings provides a unique insight into the current national and international research in the fields of inclusive design, universal access, and assistive and rehabilitative technology.
Industrial Policy and Economic Development: Theory, Strategy, and Practice (Palgrave Studies in African and Development Economics)
by Arkebe OqubayThis book explores industrial policy and how it can drive economic development within emerging and developing countries. It examines the potential for sustainable economic growth and green industrialisation to deliver economic transformation and catch-up. The ways in which manufacturing can accelerate decarbonisation through the development of low-carbon industrial hubs, promote the expansion of renewable energy, and encourage investment in green technology and innovation are highlighted to show how industrial policy is key to achieving the net zero goals, the 2030 Agenda, and the Sustainable Development Goals. The links between industrial policy and urban transformation are also discussed to underline how cities can drive economic growth and foster technological innovation within the developing world. This book offers a framework for industrial policy and economic development that can be applied within emerging and developing economies, particularly in Africa. It will be relevant to students, researchers, and policymakers interested in development economics, industrial policy, and environmental economics.
Security Standardisation Research: 9th International Conference, SSR 2024, Kunming, China, December 16, 2024, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15559)
by Xianhui Lu Chris J. MitchellThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Security Standardisation Research, SSR 2024, held in Kunming, China, during December 16, 2024. The 7 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions. These papers focus on a wide range of topics within the field of Security standardization research. This book also includes the full paper from the invited keynote talk titled "Standardisation of and Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography", given by Liqun Chen.
The United States and the Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals
by Michael Kaeding Johannes Pollak Paul SchmidtThis book collects 41 national views from EU Member States and neighbouring countries regarding their respective relationship with the United States. It gives evidence of the importance and diversity of transatlantic relations, assesses the potentially disruptive impact of a second Trump presidency and offers policy recommendations. They range from more strategic autonomy and investments in Europe’s security architecture and industrial infrastructure to careful crafting of EU relations with China, deeper cooperation in tech and climate policies, as well as NATO enlargement. While the Trump administration will likely defend its interests and a preference for ‘divide and conquer’, the decades-old call for Europe to speak with one voice vis-à-vis the U.S. is louder than ever. Nonetheless, numerous countries still seem to favour ‘special’ bilateral ties to the U.S. The book explores the ebbs and flows of transatlantic relationships and carefully speculates about the next four years.
Network Collective Action: Agent-Based Models of Pandemics, Riots, Social Movements, Insurrections and Insurgencies (Lecture Notes in Social Networks)
by David KnokeCollective action asks a fundamental question in social science: How do sets of actorschoose courses of action and work together to achieve desired outcomes, often inopposition to other coalitions? Psychological and economic rationality explanations areincomplete in emphasizing the mental decision processes of individuals. Collectiveaction must be understood at the level analysis of interpersonal and interorganizationalrelations. Social network theories and methods provide optimal frameworks forexplaining collective action in a variety of settings. This book reviews theories andempirical research on collective action in several substantive areas, demonstrates howagent-based models can analyze collective action networks (pandemics, riots, socialmovements, insurrections, insurgencies), and concludes with speculations about futureresearch directions.
Quantifying Bourdieu in Educational Research: Traditions, Innovations, and a Reflexive Invitation (SpringerBriefs in Education)
by Guanglun Michael MuThis book revolves around the rationale, urgency, and application of quantifying Bourdieu in educational research. It begins with a succinct revisit to Bourdieu’s methodological pluralism and quantitative program, and a critical review of existing but limited Bourdieusian quantitative educational studies, establishing the theoretical, methodological, and contextual foundations for empirical applications of quantitative methodology in Bourdieusian educational research. The book then presents three examples of such empirical applications as individual chapters, utilising multiple correspondence analysis and social network analysis. These chapters respectively examine social class and educational mobility, teacher resilience and teacher education, and social grouping and social change. The book concludes with a proposal to mobilise a range of 'relational' quantitative methodologies – including factor analysis, cluster analysis, logistic regression, multilevel modelling, and cross-lagged panel model – within a Bourdieusian remit, and extends a reflexive invitation to quantify Bourdieu in educational research.
Marketing Tourism and Hospitality: Concepts and Cases
by Richard GeorgeThis second edition of this comprehensive textbook explores the fundamental principles of marketing applied to tourism and hospitality businesses, placing special emphasis on SMEs in the international tourism industry. It includes examples from a wide range of destinations, from emerging markets to high-income countries. Taking a comprehensive approach, the book covers the whole spectrum of tourism and hospitality marketing including destination marketing, marketing research, consumer behaviour, responsible tourism marketing, and digital and social media marketing. Practical in focus, it gives students the tools, techniques, and underlying theory required to design and implement successful tourism marketing plans. Written in an accessible and user-friendly style – this entire industry textbook includes case studies, drawing on the author’s experience and real-life examples. Revised and expanded throughout, it covers:· Advances in AI, robotics and automation · Digital marketing, electronic customer relationship management (eCRM) and uses of user-generated content (UGC)· New and updated content and discussion questions for self-study and to use in class· A new chapter on responsible tourism marketing and sustainable approaches to marketing· Consumer behaviour in tourism and the effects of climate change and changes in consumer attitudes. · New trends in tourism and hospitality marketing· New in-depth real-life case studies and industry insights throughout the bookAlong with key concepts and theory, definitions, key summaries, and discussion questions, accompanying online flashcards and PowerPoint slides for lecturers, this textbook is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students looking for a comprehensive text with a practical orientation.
The Changing Framework of the Guiana Shield (SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences)
by Salomon KroonenbergThis book describes the widely different concepts that have been developed about the general structure and origin of the Guiana shield during the last one hundred years. A review of the evolution of thoughts about the geological framework of the Guiana Shield shows that many problems discussed at present have deep roots in the past: is the shield essentially an Archean craton reworked and remobilized by later Proterozoic events, or is it the result of juvenile continental accretion around pre-existing Archean nuclei? Is the tectonic development comparable to that in the Archean or to modern orogenic processes, and what is the role of plate tectonics? All these questions have an immediate bearing on metallogenesis in the shield. On the basis of many published maps and stratigraphic schemes, advances in geochronology, geochemistry and structural geology, this book shows that many problems have still to be solved. It is based on thorough literature research, including many 'grey' papers in old conference proceedings that are not available digitally, written in the five languages of the Guiana Shield countries Dutch, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish, collected by the author during the fifty years of his involvement in Guiana Shield research. One of the striking features is that from the beginning until the present day, there are discrepancies between the views of scientists from the northern Guianian countries Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana on the one hand, and the views of many Brazilian scientists in the south on the other hand, both sides commonly ignoring or neglecting the knowledge obtained by the other side across the rainforest-clad divide. Only a recent international cooperation programme opened the dialogue. By bringing together these views, the book contributes to a better understanding of the history of the Guiana Shield.
Applications of Self-Care Within the Counselling Practice: Lessons Learnt Across the Professional Lifespan
by Gabriella Karakas Daniel R. du Plooy Vicki Hutton Margaret Anne CarterThis volume presents counsellors' self-care journeys across all stages of the professional lifespan—early career, mid-career, and tenured professional. Each chapter presents a contributor's personal reflection and insight on sustaining oneself in the field through a strengths-based, autoethnographic lens. Addressing challenges like burnout, structural barriers, and global events (e.g., pandemics, natural disasters, and human rights movements), the collection highlights the realities of balancing self-care while supporting others. Although all affiliated with ACAP University College, the contributors bring unique perspectives shaped by personal experiences—such as motherhood, caregiving, grief, and cultural contexts—and professional backgrounds in clinical psychology, research, allied health, trauma-informed care, and multidisciplinary practice. Aimed at inspiring emerging counsellors and students while offering insights to seasoned professionals, this volume provides practical strategies on how resilience and longevity can be supported across the counselling profession.
Transnational Academic Mobility to Japan: Capital, Habitus, Agency and Social Network Embeddedness (Knowledge Studies in Higher Education #17)
by Yifeng Hong Hugo HortaThis book addresses agency and habitus development of migrant academics in Japan and reveals the complexity of international academic mobility in East Asian contexts. It addresses differentiated transnational academic mobility routes and route-confined capitals and dispositions, the effect of stratified social networks and network embeddedness on international academic mobility, and the effect of unequal globalization and the asymmetrical internationalization of international academic mobility. The book highlights the roles of transnationally stretched social network development and network embeddedness along life trajectories, locating them as critical infrastructures of mobilities and identifying an array of individual social network building and maintenance strategies and principles. It illustrates how familial, educational, academic and social networks across borders facilitate and channel flows of capitals and resources vital for academic performance and upward academic mobility of migrated academics. It draws on a range of theoretical frameworks of Bourdieusian theory of sociology, transnationalism and qualitative social network analysis. The research is based on 26 case studies of migrant scholars in Japan, using narrative inquiry and qualitative social network analysis. The work provides multiple implications for practitioners, policy makers and researchers who seek answers to the sustainability of the internationalization of higher education in Asia Pacific and emerging higher education hubs.
Informed Machine Learning (Cognitive Technologies)
by Daniel Schulz Christian BauckhageThis open access book presents the concept of Informed Machine Learning and demonstrates its practical use with a compelling collection of applications of this paradigm in industrial and business use cases. These range from health care over manufacturing and material science to more advanced combinations with deep learning, say, in the form of physical informed neural networks. The book is intended for those interested in modern informed machine learning for a wide range of practical applications where the aspect of small data sets is a challenge. Machine Learning with small amounts of data? After the recent success of Artificial Intelligence based on training with massive amounts of data, this idea may sound exotic. However, it addresses crucial needs of practitioners in industry. While many industrial applications stand to benefit from the use of AI, the amounts of data needed by current learning paradigms are often hard to come by in industrial settings. As an alternative, learning methods and models are called for which integrate other sources of knowledge in order to compensate for the lack of data. This is where the principle of “Informed Machine Learning” comes into play. Informed Machine Learning combines purely data driven learning and knowledge-based techniques to learn from both data and knowledge. This has several advantages. It reduces the need for data, it often results in smaller, less complex and more robust models, and even makes machine learning applicable in settings where data is scarce. The kind of knowledge to be incorporated into learning processes can take many different forms, for example, differential equations, analytical models, simulation results, logical rules, knowledge graphs, or human feedback which makes the approach overall very powerful and widely applicable.
Psychologische Sicherheit: Impulse zur Integration in die Unternehmenskultur (essentials)
by Melanie Meyer-Tischler Melanie FaltermeierMelanie Faltermeier und Melanie Meyer-Tischler beleuchten die Bedeutung psychologischer Sicherheit für eine moderne Unternehmenskultur und greifen dabei auf die Pionierarbeit von Amy Edmondson zurück. Sie zeigen praxisnah, wie psychologische Sicherheit auf Unternehmens-, Führungs- und Mitarbeiterebene gefördert werden kann und betonen die Verknüpfung mit der psychischen Gefährdungsbeurteilung als strategisches Instrument. Zudem wird die Rolle von Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in der Arbeitswelt diskutiert, einschließlich ihrer Chancen und Herausforderungen.
Eurasian Business and Economics Perspectives: Proceedings of the 47th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference (Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics #34)
by Mehmet Huseyin Bilgin Hakan Danis Ender Demir Manuela ZipperlingThis proceedings book is the 34th issue of the Springer&’s series Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics, which is the official book series of the Eurasia Business and Economics Society. This book includes selected papers presented at the 47th EBES Conference—Berlin—on April 18–20, 2024, hosted by FOM University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany. In the conference, 229 papers by 458 colleagues from 52 countries were presented. The conference was held hybrid with both, in-person and online paper presentation formats.
Know Why You Believe (KNOW Series)
by K. Scott OliphintThe Christian life depends upon faith, and there are good reasons for that faith. In Know Why You Believe, professor and author K. Scott Oliphint answers the "why" questions both Christians and non-Christians often ask, laying out a simple and convincing case for the core teachings of Christianity: Why Believe in the Bible?Why Believe in Jesus?Why Believe in Miracles?Why Believe in Salvation?Why Believe in God Despite the Evil in the World?And more!As part of the KNOW series, Know Why You Believe is designed for personal study or classroom use, and for small groups and Sunday schools wanting to better understand the traditional defenses of Christian beliefs.Each chapter covers a foundational teaching and includes a rationale for that teaching, responses to common objections, reflection questions to prompt further consideration, and suggested readings for readers wanting to dig deeper.
The Story of Reality Study Guide: How the World Began, How it Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between
by Gregory KouklStudy the narrative backbone of the Christian story and how all the plotlines of that story are resolved in the end.Biblical Christianity is more than just another private religious view. It's more than just a personal relationship with God or a source of moral teaching. Christianity is a picture of reality. It explains why the world is the way it is. When the pieces of this puzzle are properly assembled, we see the big picture clearly.This six-session, video-based study guide (DVD/streaming video sold separately)—based on the theological observations of his book, The Story of Reality—Gregory Koukl guides you and your group through the narrative arc of reality. Throughout this experience, you'll learn:The vital answer to the question: What is Christianity?The five basic elements forming the plotline of the entire Christian story.How the Christian story explains why there's evil in the world.The precise reason why Jesus is the only way of salvation.Why biblical faith is not a leap of wishful thinking.Reasons why the story's record of the life and resurrection of Jesus is reliable.How the biblical view of reality is the best explanation for the way things are.This video-based study is designed to be experienced in a group setting or any small gathering and includes outlines of the video teachings, reflections, self-assessment exercises, discussion questions, and other activities to help you understand the concepts and put them into practice.Participants in this course will come away with a more grounded understanding of biblical reality and a greater appreciation for the Christian tradition.The Story of Reality Video Study (9780310100751) sold separately.
Questions of Life: The Basis Of Tv's Alpha - Could It Change Your Life (The\alpha Course Ser.)
by Nicky GumbelFrom "Why am I here?" to "What's next?" in this international bestseller, Alpha pioneer Nicky Gumbel addresses some of the foundational questions that challenge us all. Questions of Life is a step-by-step guide to the basics of the Christian faith by one of the world's most respected Christian leaders. This book contains the talks that are given on Alpha, and in it Nicky explores key themes, questions, and objections to faith, leading us on an engaging, personal journey of discovery.Alpha creates an environment of hospitality where people can bring their friends, family, and work colleagues to explore the Christian faith, ask questions, and share their point of view. Alpha makes it easy to invite friends to have spiritual conversations which explore life's biggest questions in a safe and respectful way.Alpha's approach to hospitality, faith, and discussion is designed to welcome everyone, especially those who might not describe themselves as Christians or church-goers. Each session includes time for a large group meal, short teaching, and small group discussion.
Bioactive Ingredients for Healthcare Industry Volume 2: Advances in Therapeutic Applications
by Dibyajit Lahiri Moupriya Nag Debasmita Bhattacharya Siddhartha Pati Tanmay SarkarThis book provides in-depth knowledge on the use of various bioactive compounds obtained from natural sources as therapeutics and healthcare solutions. The chapters emphasize on the role of bioactives in managing various types of chronic diseases and emerging healthcare challenges comprising of neurodegenerative disorders, cardiovascular diseases and various metabolic syndromes. The book presents various advanced techniques for bringing about optimization in the bioactivity, enhancement of the delivery systems and ensuring the efficiency of the therapeutics. Aimed at researchers, healthcare professionals, and industry stakeholders, Volume 2 serves as a comprehensive resource to understand the application of various types of bioactive compounds in mitigating various health associated problems.
International Handbook of Emotions: Resourceful Cultural Perspectives, Vol. 2
by Claude-Hélène Mayer Elisabeth VanderheidenVolume 2 of this two-volume handbook extends the foundational understanding of emotional well-being through the lens of positive psychology into the realms of cultural diversity, societal impacts, and the influence of technology. This volume offers an in-depth examination of the societal impact of emotions, cultural interpretations, and the emerging significance of digital and robotic interactions with emotions. It encompasses a wide range of topics, including the effects of global crises on emotional well-being, the role of art and literature in understanding emotions, and the future of emotional intelligence in the age of digital technology. Studies featured in this Volume 2 provide insight into emotional experiences across diverse cultures, the resilience of immigrants and refugees, and the psychological dynamics of collective behaviour, alongside considerations of how technology is reshaping our emotional lives. The volume stands as a critical academic resource, enriching the discourse on the global and transcultural dimensions of emotional well-being. It highlights the pivotal role of cultural and technological considerations in advancing our understanding of emotions and sets a new benchmark for research and practice in the field. Aimed at scholars, researchers, and practitioners in psychology, cultural studies, and technological innovation, this volume also addresses educators, policymakers, and anyone with a keen interest in understanding the complex interplay between emotion, culture, and technology. By bridging gaps between disciplines, this volume fosters a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of emotional well-being across different cultural contexts and technological environments. It prompts interdisciplinary dialogue, offering evidence-based insights for mental health practices, educational strategies, and policymaking. Emotion science has progressed enormously in the last decade. For those wishing to get insight into the depth and breadth of this progress, this is a terrific, edited 2 volume overview, brought together by two internationally recognised emotion researchers. It takes a biopsychosocial approach exploring the multiple dimensions of emotion science and how it can be applied to many different aspects of human life from therapy through to the organisation of communities. It will be a must have book for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of emotions.  
Advances in Nanocomposite Materials for Environmental and Energy Harvesting Applications (Engineering Materials)
by Ahmed Esmail Shalan Abdel Salam Hamdy Makhlouf Senentxu Lanceros-MéndezThis book discusses the fundamental, synthesis, properties, physico-chemical characterizations and applications of recently explored nanocomposite materials. It covers the applications of these different nanocomposite materials in the environmental and energy harvesting fields. The chapters explore the different techniques used for preparation and characterization of several types of nanocomposite materials for applications related to environmental and energy pathways. This book presents a panorama of current research in the field of nanocomposite structures for different applications. It also assesses the advantages and disadvantages of using different types of nanocomposite in the design of different material products. The comprehensive chapters explain the interactions between nanocomposite materials and mechanisms related to applications in environmental pollution and energy shortage.
Recent Advances in Geotechnical Engineering, Volume 1: Proceedings of the Women Indian Geotechnical Conference (WIGC 2024) (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #577)
by K. Premalatha Vidya Bhushan Maji M. Muttharam R. G. RobinsonThis book presents the select proceedings of the First Women Indian Geotechnical Conference (WIGC) 2024 showcasing the overarching theme of "Geotechnics for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure." The book presents cutting-edge contributions from distinguished women geotechnical engineers and esteemed professors across the field of geotechnical engineering. Encompassing a broad spectrum of topics, the contributions in this volume cover pivotal areas, such as geomaterial characterization, sustainable waste management, geoenvironmental engineering, foundation engineering, landslides and slope stability, ground improvement, soft clay engineering, AI/ML applications in geotechnical engineering, and illuminating case studies in the field. This book will prove useful to graduate students, researchers, academics, and professional engineers working in geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, and geological engineering.
Digital Image Processing, Analysis and Computer Vision Using Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations (Studies in Computational Intelligence #1211)
by Tudor BarbuThis book provides an overview of the applications of partial differential equations (PDEs) to image processing, analysis, and computer vision domains, focusing mainly on the most important contributions of the author in these closely related fields. It addresses almost all the PDE-based image processing and analysis areas, and the connections between partial differential equations, computer vision, and artificial intelligence: PDE-based image filtering, inpainting, compression, segmentation, content-based recognition, indexing and retrieval, and video object detection and tracking, energy-based (variational) and nonlinear diffusion-based models of second and fourth order, nonlinear PDE-based scale-spaces in combination to convolutional neural networks and high-level descriptors to perform edge and feature extraction.
The Manhattan Project Encyclopedia: A Concise Guide to the People, Places, Concepts, Devices and Events of the Development of the Atomic Bomb
by Bruce Cameron ReedThis book provides a guide to the people, places, artifacts, events, terminology, scientific concepts, groups, critical documents, and code phrases associated with the Manhattan Project. It is of interest to all readers/researchers (students, journalists, policy-makers, specialist and non-specialist instructors and scientists) who need to rapidly access authoritative, self-contained definitions/descriptions of such items and references to authoritative sources. The individual entries are extensively cross-referenced.
„als wären wir geschichtslos“: Das Geschichtstheater bei Elfriede Jelinek (Abhandlungen zur Literaturwissenschaft)
by Anna LenzDieses Buch interpretiert die Themen Geschichte, Subjektivität und Verantwortung im Theater Elfriede Jelineks. Jelinek ergründet dramatische und historische Deutungskonventionen, greift sie aber gleichzeitig immer wieder und auch kritisch auf (Figur, Subjektivität, Geschichte). Eine Auseinandersetzung mit europäischer Geistesgeschichte (u. a. Hegel, Hölderlin, Freud) ist zentral, um sich auf sie zu beziehen, sie zu hinterfragen und sich auch von ihr abzuwenden. Die Arbeit analysiert fünf Stücke, darunter „Wolken.Heim.“ und „Am Königsweg“, und beleuchtet historische und subjekttheoretische Brüche sowie Genderaspekte in Jelineks Geschichtstheater.
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity
by Douglas J. Cumming Benjamin HammerThe Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity is a major reference work which covers more than 250 topics related to private markets, entrepreneurial finance, and alternative investments. It takes an interdisciplinary perspective and brings together contributions from the fields of finance, accounting, entrepreneurship, strategic management, law, human resource management, economics, international management, business ethics and innovation management. The aim of this major reference work is to summarize the current state of research and provide an overview of the most important methods used in practice. In addition, The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity summarizes selected definitions, laws, and historical developments. The authors are leading scholars and experts from the field from all over the world. All contributions are concise and allow you to quickly obtain reliable information for academic papers, journalistic research, political discussions or day-to-day investment practice.
Wasserlandschaften: Ökologien des Fluiden um 1800 (Neue Romantikforschung #9)
by Roland Borgards Frederike Middelhoff Barbara ThumsWasser erhält Ende des 18. und im Verlauf des 19. Jahrhunderts lokal und global betrachtet den Status eines ‚Superelements‘: Es wird ökonomisch (Dampfmaschine), naturwissenschaftlich (Neptunismus), ästhetisch und kunsttheoretisch (von der Landschaftsmalerei und -dichtung bis hin zur Gartenkunst) zum Motor, Medium und Modell für die Dynamiken der Moderne. In diesem Kontext werden Wasserlandschaften insbesondere in den europäischen Romantiken zu privilegierten (Denk-)Räumen und Umwelten, um Wechselwirkungen zwischen unterschiedlichen organischen und anorganischen Akteuren zu beobachten und deren Dynamiken ästhetisch in Szene zu setzen. Durch das stets volatile Prisma der Wasserlandschaften kommen auf diese Weise ökologische Beziehungen auch in ihren lokalen Besonderheiten in den Blick. Der Band erkundet den Stellenwert und die Materialität des Wassers um 1800 anhand konkreter Beispiele wasserlandschaftlicher Formationen in Literatur, Malerei und Musik. Philosophische und wissensgeschichtlich orientierte Perspektiven werden dabei ebenso berücksichtigt wie neuere Ansätze der ökokritischen Forschung und der Blue Humanities. Ausgelotet wird in diesem Zusammenhang auch das Verhältnis von Wasser, Landschaftsästhetik und ökologischem Denken.