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The Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol 4
by null Sandra Donaldson null Rita Patteson null Marjorie Stone null Beverly Taylor null Simon Avery null Cynthia Burgess null Clara Drummond null Barbara NeriA canonical Victorian writer and thinker, Barrett Browning personified the engaged intellectual. This edition provides a foundation for a complete analysis and interpretation of her works – and of Victorian Britain. The edition presents accurate and accessible texts of all her published literary works. Volume 4 The Battle of Marathon (1820) An Essay on Mind, with Other Poems (1826) from Prometheus Bound, and Miscellaneous Poems (1833) from T e Seraphim and Other Poems (1838) Poems before Congress (1860) Other Previously Published Prose and Poetry.
Land Rights, Ethno-nationality and Sovereignty in History (Routledge Explorations in Economic History)
by Stanley L. Engerman Jacob MetzerThe complex relationships between ethno-nationality, rights to land, and territorial sovereignty have long fed disputes over territorial control and landed rights between different nations, ethnicities, and religions. These disputes raise a number of interesting issues related to the nature of land regimes and to their economic and political implications.The studies drawn together in this key volume explore these and related issues for a broad variety of countries and times. They illuminate the diverse causes of ethno-national land disputes, and the different forms of adjustment and accommodation to the power differences between the contesting groups. This is done within a framework outlined by the editors in their analytical overview, which offers contours for comparative examinations of such disputes, past and present.Providing conceptual and factual analyses of comparative nature and wealth of empirical material (both historical and contemporary), this book will appeal to economic historians, economists, political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists and all scholars interested in issues concerning ethno-nationality and land rights in historical perspective.
Managing Business Ethics: And Your Career
by null Mel FugateFormerly published by Chicago Business Press, now published by Sage Using an applied and practical approach, Managing Business Ethics: And Your Career, Second Edition focuses on the implications of business ethics on students′ careers and the organizations where they will work. Author Mel Fugate′s conversational tone makes his coverage of concise philosophical and historical foundations of ethics, influential research, and real-world examples approachable for classroom discussion.
Managing Business Ethics: And Your Career
by null Mel FugateFormerly published by Chicago Business Press, now published by Sage Using an applied and practical approach, Managing Business Ethics: And Your Career, Second Edition focuses on the implications of business ethics on students′ careers and the organizations where they will work. Author Mel Fugate′s conversational tone makes his coverage of concise philosophical and historical foundations of ethics, influential research, and real-world examples approachable for classroom discussion.
We Ain’t What We Ought To Be: The Black Freedom Struggle from Emancipation to Obama
by Stephen TuckIn this exciting revisionist history, Stephen Tuck traces the black freedom struggle in all its diversity, from the first years of freedom during the Civil War to President Obama’s inauguration. As it moves from popular culture to high politics, from the Deep South to New England, the West Coast, and abroad, Tuck weaves gripping stories of ordinary black people—as well as celebrated figures—into the sweep of racial protest and social change. The drama unfolds from an armed march of longshoremen in post–Civil War Baltimore to Booker T. Washington’s founding of Tuskegee Institute; from the race riots following Jack Johnson’s “fight of the century” to Rosa Parks’ refusal to move to the back of a Montgomery bus; and from the rise of hip hop to the journey of a black Louisiana grandmother to plead with the Tokyo directors of a multinational company to stop the dumping of toxic waste near her home.We Ain’t What We Ought To Be rejects the traditional narrative that identifies the Southern non-violent civil rights movement as the focal point of the black freedom struggle. Instead, it explores the dynamic relationships between those seeking new freedoms and those looking to preserve racial hierarchies, and between grassroots activists and national leaders. As Tuck shows, strategies were ultimately contingent on the power of activists to protest amidst shifting economic and political circumstances in the U.S. and abroad. This book captures an extraordinary journey that speaks to all Americans—both past and future.
Contested Commodities
by Margaret Jane RadinNot only are there willing buyers for body parts or babies, Radin observes, but some desperately poor people would be willing sellers, while better-off people find such trades abhorrent. Radin observes that many such areas of contested commodification reflect a persistent dilemma in liberal society: we value freedom of choice and simultaneously believe that choices ought to be restricted to protect the integrity of what it means to be a person. She views this tension as primarily the result of underlying social and economic inequality, which need not reflect an irreconcilable conflict in the premises of liberal democracy.As a philosophical pragmatist, the author therefore argues for a conception of incomplete commodification, in which some contested things can be bought and sold, but only under carefully regulated circumstances. Such a regulatory regime both symbolizes the importance of nonmarket value to personhood and aspires to ameliorate the underlying conditions of inequality.
Dead Meat: Competing Vitalities, Cultivated Meat Imaginaries and Anthropocene Diets
by Elisabeth AbergelAs we confront the environmental challenges of the Anthropocene, cellular agriculture has emerged as a revolutionary technology promising to reshape global food systems. Dead Meat offers a critical examination of this biotechnological shift, exploring how cultivated meat production reconfigures the relationship between life, death, and food in the context of competing ecological, social, and ethical imperatives. Elisabeth Abergel provides a compelling analysis of cultivated meat through the lens of “competing vitalities”, questioning how these new forms of food production are narrated and imagined in the Anthropocene. She delves into the sociotechnical imaginaries that promise sustainability, animal welfare, and climate resilience, while probing the tensions between these narratives and the political economy of industrial food production. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives from the environmental humanities, science and technology studies, political economy, and political ecology, Abergel critiques the idea that cultivated meat is a simple technological fix to the climate crisis. Instead, she exposes how these innovations both challenge and reinforce capitalist logics that dominate agricultural systems. Dead Meat is essential reading for scholars and students in environmental sociology, food politics, science and technology studies, environmental humanities, and political economy, as well as for activists and policymakers interested in sustainable food futures and planetary health.
Cold Plasma in Nano-Matter Synthesis: Basic Principles and Practices
by A. SubrahmanyamThis book describes the basic principles and techniques of cold plasma to synthesize nanomaterials, emphasizing the fundamentals. Nanotechnology has matured enough to make inroads into the industry. “Quantum size effects” is the basis of the exotic properties of nanomaterials. The shapes and the size distribution dictate the properties of the nano-matter. The demands of the synthesis technique are to produce nano-matter with uniform size, repeatable shapes, uniform size distribution, stability of the nanostructures (reaching thermodynamic equilibrium), reproducibility of the particle sizes, and reliability of the process. These demands can be met when the synthesis technique has precise control over the process parameters. Cold plasma techniques possess all the requirements of the needs of nanomaterial synthesis. The cold plasma, an evolving field, has been established to be the most powerful tool not only for micro-electronics (both in the deposition and etching) but in many areas like health care, medicine, agriculture, food processing, etc. The book’s primary emphasis is to explain the basic principles and concepts of cold plasma in nanomaterial synthesis. The target audience is undergraduate and graduate students learning nanomaterial synthesis and plasma technology. It is hoped that this book also is a good source of reference for practicing scientists and engineers involved in synthesizing nanomaterials and nanostructures in the industry.
Global Citizenship Education in der Lehrer*innenbildung: Potenzial und Chancen für Demokratiepädagogik in der Phase des Berufseinstiegs (Citizenship. Studien zur Politischen Bildung)
by Ursula MauričLehrpersonen stehen heute mehr denn je unter enormen Druck, mit und in ihrem Unterricht auf gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen zu reagieren. Aus dem Blick gerät dabei oft, dass es in der pädagogischen Arbeit vielmehr darum gehen muss, Alternativen zu einer bestehenden Ordnung von Ungleichheit, Ungerechtigkeit und Ausgrenzung ins Leben zu bringen, die sich in Bildungssystemen und letztlich im schulischen Alltag widerspiegeln. Als einen dafür möglichen Orientierungsrahmen in einer westlichen urbanen Migrationsgesellschaft und unter den Einflüssen von Globalisierung beschreibt Ursula Maurič eine kritische und inklusive Global Citizenship Education (GCE). Diese Interpretation von GCE beruft sich auf Konzepte einer kritischen Pädagogik und deren Fortführung in einer kritischen, postkolonialen GCE. Die Autorin stellt damit einen deutlichen Bezug zu einer kritischen politischen Bildung und besonders zu Demokratiepädagogik her. Letztlich aber geht Ursula Maurič der Frage nach, auf welche Weise Angebote der Lehrer*innenbildung zu einer kritischen und inklusiven GCE dringend notwendige Transformationsprozesse schulischer Bildung initiieren und mitgestalten können. Und sie verweist auf das hohe Potenzial, das die für Professionalisierung von Lehrpersonen besonders sensible Phase des Berufseinstiegs – gemeint sind die ersten Jahre im Beruf – in sich trägt.
Output Tracking in Non-minimum Phase Systems: A Reduced Order Sliding Mode Design Approach (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control #225)
by Bijnan Bandyopadhyay Machhindranath PatilThis book focuses on the systematic design of reduced-order sliding mode output tracking control for non-minimum phase systems. It presents a systematic method for the design of reduced order control law for a wide variety of systems. The target audience primarily comprises research experts in control theory, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.
Mathematische Kontrolltheorie: Eine Einführung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von Optimalsteuerungen
by Karlheinz SpindlerDieses Lehrbuch bietet eine knappe Einführung in die mathematische Kontrolltheorie mit Schwerpunktsetzung im Bereich der Optimalsteuerungen. Der Inhalt beschränkt sich auf das, was sinnvollerweise in einer einsemestrigen Vorlesung behandelt werden kann. Der Stil ist klar und prägnant. Das Verständnis des dargebotenen Stoffes wird gefördert durch die ausführliche Motivation sowie die geometrische Deutung und Veranschaulichung wichtiger Begriffe und Aussagen. Der Text wird ergänzt durch viele vollständig durchgerechnete Beispiele und zahlreiche Übungsaufgaben, zu denen ausführliche Lösungen in einem eigenen Kapitel bereitgestellt werden. Die Darstellung ist daher auch zum Selbststudium gut geeignet.
Computer Vision – ECCV 2024: 18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part LXV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15123)
by Aleš Leonardis Elisa Ricci Stefan Roth Olga Russakovsky Torsten Sattler Gül VarolThe multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024. The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision; machine learning; deep neural networks; reinforcement learning; object recognition; image classification; image processing; object detection; semantic segmentation; human pose estimation; 3d reconstruction; stereo vision; computational photography; neural networks; image coding; image reconstruction; motion estimation.
The Shapes of Ideas: Chinese Philosophy in Cultural Relics
by Xi ZhangThe book combines Chinese philosophy and historical knowledge and delivers the core ideas of Chinese philosophy from 72 elaborately selected pieces of cultural relics in 18 topics. Based on the structure of “Cosmology-Ontology-Theory of Mind-Nature” for ancient Chinese philosophy, the author probes the new achievements in recent years, and portrays the Chinese world of thought for its vivid transformation from pre-philosophical period to early modern period, from elitism taste to popularized orientation. By narrating the nature of being, the author brings the thought essence of ancient Chinese philosophy to the readers, meanwhile mentions the society and history, and therefore sketches the interaction among the three objects. The book elucidates the wisdom of Chinese philosophy contained in cultural relics and reveals the thought and exploration of ancient Chinese sages to the secrets of human nature.
Wissenskommunikation, maschinelles Lernen und Sprachmodelle: Wie KI das Wissensmanagement verändert
by Werner BünnagelKünstliche Intelligenz ist mehr als ein Trendthema. Maschinelles Lernen und Sprachmodelle sind regelrecht Dynamiktreiber in vielen Entwicklungen. Wer erkennt, dass Wissen zum Grundkapital der Unternehmen gehört und dass Wissenskommunikation somit ein Schlüssel zum Erfolg ist, der kommt um die KI nicht herum. Sie gibt die Möglichkeit, das Wissensmanagement neu zu gestalten und sogar neu zu denken. Um all die Möglichkeiten, aber genauso die Anforderungen der KI im Einsatz für das Managen von Wissen zu erkennen, müssen wir insbesondere die Wirkungsweise und das Funktionieren der Sprachmodelle sowie des maschinellen Lernens verstehen. Auf diese Weise werden wir den Nutzwert des maschinellen Lernens erfahren und eine Vorstellung zu Assistenzsystemen entwickeln. KI ist weder Selbstläufer noch Heilsbringer, aber das Wissen im Unternehmen ist es wert, die Dinge neu zu denken und ausgetretene Pfade zu verlassen. Dieses Buch gibt sowohl theoretisches Basiswissen, Impulse als auch Handreichungen dafür. Der Inhalt Wissen, Lernen und Kommunikation – Verbindungslinien und Schnittstellen Sprache zur Kodifizierung und Kommunikation zum Wissenstransfer Einsatzbereiche der KI im betrieblichen Wissensmanagement Sprachmodelle, Natural Language Processing und Wissen Vom WissenChat über die Personalisierung zur Simulation und zur Textsynthese
Intentional Stance Towards Humanoid Robots: Lessons Learned from Studies in Human-Robot Interaction
by Agnieszka WykowskaWith the reinassance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-empowered technologies, such as robots, we are all asking ourselves the question: What role will these new technologies play in our lives and in our society? On the one hand, we are excited about the new opportunities that AI and robots bring. On the other hand, there are understandable fears: What if the AI becomes too powerful? What if the robots become too human-like? This book is centered around a theoretical framework of the Intentional Stance, initially proposed by Daniel Dennett, and addresses the timely question: How do we, humans, approach robots? Do we see them as intentional agents that can potentially become our social companions? Or do we rather approach them as tools, man-made artifacts? What does it take for a robot to make an impression that it is an intentional/social agent? Is it its appearance? Its behaviour? Or, perhaps (and quite likely), the way it interacts with the human? These questions are addressed across various chapters of book, each of which is then complemented by an inspiring conversation with one of the prominent academics and scholars: Daniel Dennett (Philosophy) – the originator of the concept of the Intentional Stance; Hiroshi Ishiguro (Robotics) – the creator of androids, David Gunkel (Robot-Ethics), Bertram Malle (Cognitive Science), Antonio Sgorbissa (Culturally-competent Social Robotics), Bill Vorn (Robotic Art). The book discusses also some important ethical considerations to be made, and risks to be aware of. Do we actually want to create robots that are treated as intentional agents? What if the line between the human/robot categories becomes blurred? As intentional agents, should robots become also moral agents and legal persons in our societal and legal systems?
Computer Vision – ECCV 2024: 18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part LIX (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15117)
by Aleš Leonardis Elisa Ricci Stefan Roth Olga Russakovsky Torsten Sattler Gül VarolThe multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024. The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as computer vision; machine learning; deep neural networks; reinforcement learning; object recognition; image classification; image processing; object detection; semantic segmentation; human pose estimation; 3d reconstruction; stereo vision; computational photography; neural networks; image coding; image reconstruction; motion estimation.
The Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies: Volume I (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #616)
by Lingyun Meng Yongsheng Qian Yun Bai Bin Lv Yuanjie TangThis book reflects the latest research trends, methods and experimental results in the field of traffic and transport, covering a wealth of state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of research, highly relevant to current developments in a number of technological areas, the topics covered include traffic data analysis, transport planning, multimodal and integrated transport, modelling and analysis of passenger behaviour, etc. The aim of the proceedings is to provide a major interdisciplinary forum for researchers, engineers, academics and industry professionals to present the most innovative research and development in the field of traffic and transportation. Engineers and researchers from academia, industry and government will also explore the solutions that combine ideas from different disciplines in the field. The volumes serve as an excellent reference for researchers and graduate students working in the field of traffic and transportation.
Der Beitrag der Psychologie zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung: Ein Kompendium (SDG - Forschung, Konzepte, Lösungsansätze zur Nachhaltigkeit)
by Antje FladeDie von den Vereinten Nationen für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung formulierten siebzehn Themenfelder sind politische Zielsetzungen. Sie beruhen auf dem Leitbild der Nachhaltigkeit, dem drei Dimensionen zugrunde liegen: die Ökonomie, die Ökologie und die sozialen Belange. Die internationalen und nationalen Akteursebenen liefern ein Rahmenprogramm, das jedoch gefüllt und konkretisiert werden muss, um eine nachhaltige Entwicklung zu erreichen. Das geschieht vor allem auf der kommunalen und der individuellen Ebene. Damit der einzelne Mensch zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung beitragen kann, muss er dazu befähigt und motiviert werden. Die Psychologie verfügt über Theorien und Konzepte, um umweltbezogenes Handeln zu erklären und zu beeinflussen. Sie ist deshalb bei den Bemühungen, zu einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung zu gelangen, unentbehrlich.
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Companion and Board Certification Exam Review Workbook
by Trae StewartEvery year, nearly 5,000 US psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNP) sit for the ANCC board exam. Upon passing, PMHNPs become board-certified and eligible for licensure in their respective states, as well as eligible to apply for a DEA license to write prescriptions. However, the extensive content covered on the board exam often exceeds what is taught in Master's of Science in Nursing programs tailored for PMHNPs. Suitable for both PMHNP students and advanced nurses preparing for board certification, this PMHNP Program Companion and Review Workbook serve as a comprehensive guide from Day 1 of the PMHNP program through exam preparation. The book is structured logically, progressing from fundamental nursing topics (e.g., lab values, ethics, public health) to psychiatric-mental health specific content (e.g., assessment and diagnosis, major psychiatric disorders, psychopharmacology, therapeutic modalities). Additionally, it covers essential advanced practice nursing areas like leadership, quality improvement, and biostatistics. What sets this workbook apart is its interactive approach to learning. Through charts, tables, fill-in-the-blanks, matching exercises, and mnemonics, learners actively engage with the material. Answers and explanations are provided for all practice activities, ensuring comprehension and retention. Moreover, the accompanying Springer Nature Flashcard app offers almost 2,000 practice test questions, allowing learners to access study material conveniently on-the-go via their phone, tablet, or computer. It's an engaging and effective method to reinforce learning. The PMHNP Program Companion and Review Workbook is an invaluable resource for anyone pursuing excellence in psychiatric-mental health nursing practice. Test your knowledge with questions and answers about the book in the Springer Nature Flashcards app.
Detection of Karst Voids at Deep Pile Foundation
by Liu Liu Zhenming Shi Ming Peng Shaojun Li Fengjuan TaoKarst voids at pile locations can have a significant negative impact on the bearing capacity and overall safety of cast-in-place pile foundations. This book introduces a state-of-the-art detection system, comprising of specialized equipment, algorithms, and software, designed to identify karst voids during deep cast-in-place pile foundation construction. The system includes a unique multifrequency borehole sonic probe, a single borehole radar, two pile hole sonar probes, and a corresponding signal analysis method. Several field and synthetic tests have been conducted to detect karst voids during cast-in-place pile foundation construction, and the results demonstrate that this technology can offer detailed geological information for pile design and ensure the safety of foundation construction. The work presented in this book has received the First Prize for Technological Invention in Shanghai, China in 2022.
Public-Private-Partnerships in Drug Research and Development (Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology #286)
by Martin C. Michel Heike A. WielandCollaborative approaches are becoming a key driver in drug discovery and development. They come in many types and forms ranging from project-based collaborations and strategic alliances to large international consortia. The volume discusses various types of such collaboration including the specific uses, advantages, and challenges. Based on the nature of public-private partnerships, we present views and experiences from academia, industry, and public stakeholders.
CONAT 2024 International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering: Part Two: Automobile and Environment (Proceedings in Automotive Engineering)
by Anghel Chiru Dinu CovaciuThese 3-volume proceedings includes selected and reviewed papers from CONAT 2024 – the 13th edition of the International Congress of Automotive and Transport Engineering, held in Brasov, Romania, in November 2024. Authors are experts from research, industry and universities coming from around the world. The papers are covering the latest developments in automotive vehicles and environment, advanced transport systems and road traffic, advanced powertrain systems, new materials, manufacturing technologies and logistics, accident research and analysis and innovative solutions for automotive vehicles. The congress is organized by SIAR (Society of Automotive Engineers from Romania) in cooperation with SAE International and Transilvania University of Brasov. This second volume presents the papers on the Automobile and Environment as well as New Materials and Manufacturing Technologies.
Computer Vision – ECCV 2024: 18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29 – October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part LXXIV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15132)
by Aleš Leonardis Elisa Ricci Stefan Roth Olga Russakovsky Torsten Sattler Gül VarolThe multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 upto 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024. The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. They deal with topics such as Computer vision, Machine learning, Deep neural networks, Reinforcement learning, Object recognition, Image classification, Image processing, Object detection, Semantic segmentation, Human pose estimation, 3D reconstruction, Stereo vision, Computational photography, Neural networks, Image coding, Image reconstruction and Motion estimation.
FOXO Transcription Factors: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology #2871)
by Wolfgang LinkThis second edition volume expands on the previous edition with updates on the latest techniques and technologies used in FOXO research. The chapters in this book are organized into five parts. Part One covers biochemical techniques used to analyze phosphorylation status of FOXO proteins, identify FOXO binding partners, and assess FOXO-specific transcriptional activity. Part Two highlights genetic techniques that are used to identify functional domains and validate disease relevance. Part Three talks about biophysical and bioinformatic methods to study the structure and dynamics of FOXO proteins, and protein-protein interactions. Part Four discusses different fluorescence and imaging techniques to measure FOXO translocation, and Part Five focuses on functional studies in model organisms to characterize cell death regulation and life- and healthspan. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Comprehensive and cutting-edge, FOXO Transcription Factors: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition is a valuable resource for both expert and novel researchers who want to learn more about this exciting and developing field of FOXO biology.
Zum Gebrauch von Darstellungen beim Verallgemeinern distributiver Zusammenhänge: Eine epistemologisch-interaktionistische Untersuchung von Verallgemeinerungsprozessen bei Grundschulkindern (Bielefelder Schriften zur Didaktik der Mathematik #12)
by Annika HüserDas vorliegende Buch hat zum Ziel, das Verallgemeinern der distributiven Zusammenhänge aus zwei Perspektiven zu beleuchten. Einerseits wird gezeigt, wie Kinder im kognitiven Prozess des Verallgemeinerns unterschiedliche Darstellungen (Sprache, Anschauungsmittel, numerische Symbole) als Referenzkontexte heranziehen. Andererseits wird dargestellt, wie Lernende die Darstellungen als Ressourcen zum Kommunizieren einer Verallgemeinerung gebrauchen. Um diesem Forschungsinteresse nachzugehen, wurden Drittklässler*innen in klinischen Einzelinterviews aufgefordert, Multiplikationsaufgaben des kleinen Einmalseins zu verknüpfen. Zur Auswertung der Daten wurde auf eine sozial-interaktionistische und epistemologische Perspektive zurückgegriffen.