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Schmerzen verlernen: Die erfolgreichen Techniken und Übungen der psychologischen Schmerzbewältigung
by Jutta RichterDas vorliegende Buch zeigt konkrete Techniken und Übungen der psychologischen Schmerzbewältigung, mit denen es gelingt, die Schmerzen dauerhaft zu reduzieren. Es richtet sich an alle Schmerzpatientinnen und Schmerzpatienten, die ihre Schmerzen aktiv bewältigen wollen und an alle Therapeutinnen und Therapeuten sowie Ärztinnen und Ärzte, die Betroffene dabei unterstützen möchten. Die über 30 erfolgreichen Techniken und Übungen, wie Achtsamkeitsübungen, Entspannungstechniken oder Hypnoseverfahren, lassen sich ohne ärztliche oder therapeutische Hilfe allein zu Hause anwenden. Jede Übung wird schrittweise und einfach erklärt, ist wissenschaftlich anerkannt, ohne Nebenwirkungen und unabhängig von Schmerzursache oder Ort des Schmerzes wirksam. Auch zahlreiche Hintergrundinformationen zur Schmerzentstehung und zahlreiche Tipps aus der Praxis liefert das Buch. Die 5. Auflage erscheint komplett aktualisiert.
Constructing Power: A Critical and Constructivist Theory Using the American Case (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications)
by Kirby L. WedekindThis book asserts that there exists a causal relationship between identity, interest, and the exercise of power. The work defines power as the ability to satisfy oneself, which makes power contingent upon belief. It also dissects the concepts of identity, interest, and power to reveal how each works and relate to the others. This analysis creates a new theory of power using constructivism informed by critical theory, departing from neorealist and neoliberal perspectives. The work uses the United States to test the theory by examining US national identity, interest, and exercises of power. A deconstruction of American Exceptionalism proceeds three case studies and runs as a theme to connect each, unifying the work. A military operation in 2016 against the Islamic State in Libya, the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, and the whiplash caused by US participation in the 2015 Paris Agreement serve as the three case studies for analyzing US identity, interest, and power through the theory. This work proposes a new way of understanding power based on constructivism and informed by critical theory that applies to interpersonal and international relationships. Every relation is a power relation and power is the ability to satisfy oneself. This book provides insight into the underlying causes and machinations that transpire within every kind of social relation. This is a significant shift in how power is understood and applied in politics, the military, business, and interpersonal relationships. This book seeks to provide the reader with greater and clearer understanding of themselves, the world in which they live, and why it exists as such.
Globalisation, Human Rights and Education (Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research #51)
by Joseph Zajda Yvonne VissingThis book analyses major discourses of human rights and education. It examines critically major issues confronting human rights and education, both locally and globally. The various chapters analyze the challenges that different societies are faced with, as they attempt to implement, protect and defend democracy, cultural diversity and human rights in schools. The book helps readers to explore their own views and consider more broadly what may be in the best interests of a fair and just society, as envisioned in human rights treaties, human rights education in schools, and cultural diversity.
Mobilizing Financial Resources of Urban Local Government in Bangladesh
by Muhammad Sayadur Rahman Shamima AkterThis book explains the dynamics of revenue generation and allocation reality of city corporations in Bangladesh. It explores the state of five consecutive years of revenue generation and expenditure allocations of Dhaka North City Corporation and Gazipur City Corporation along with a discussion of to what extent the City Corporation is allowed to enjoy fiscal autonomy through the Local Government (City Corporation) Act of 2009 to generate and manage its local resources. It also finds out the institutional blocks/challenges that the city corporation faces in the process of revenue generation and mobilization, even with the existence of a solid legislative foundation. Central to the book's focus is the resource mobilizing scenario (generation and allocation of revenue) of City Corporation over the past five consecutive years. It suggests some approaches that will serve as valuable resources for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to take steps for strengthening the finance base of urban local government through revisiting and redefining revenue generation and allocation strategies.
Social Learning in Study Abroad: Narratives from a Longitudinal Study of Co-constructed L2 Affinity Spaces
by Yoshifumi FukadaThis book explores how international students construct target language- (TL-) mediated social spaces for socializing. The author asks what factors either prevent or promote the construction of TL-mediated socializing opportunities by international students, how such students can grow both as TL learners/speakers/users and as people throughout their TL-mediated socializing, and how international students’ socializing, and their affective states during socializing, change across time during their stay in the host country. He analyses international students’ TL-mediated socializing and its co-construction primarily within the conceptual frameworks of situated learning (Lave & Wenger, 1991) and affinity space (Gee, 2004), with additional insights from peripheral/marginal participation (Wenger, 1998), scaffolding (Wood, Bruner, & Ross, 1976), identity (re-)construction (Norton, 2000), and Discourse (Gee, 2012). This book proposes concrete educational and pedagogical implications, based on the findings, which will be meaningful for both educational institutions and educators involved in study abroad programs or education. It will also be of interest to students and scholars in related academic fields including Applied Linguistics, Language Education, Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics.
Assessment of Social Sustainability Management in Various Sectors (Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes)
by Subramanian Senthilkannan MuthuThis volume presents a variety of case studies detailing how imperatives of social sustainability are handled in several industries. The first chapter written by the volume editor provides context for social sustainability and explains how the following chapters fit together. The following five chapters detail cases from the textile industry, technology firms, agriculture, and the healthcare industry.
Advances in Operational Excellence in the Higher Education Sector: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Lean Six Sigma for Higher Education Institutions and other Public Sector Organisations (ILSSforHEI 2024) (Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering)
by Olivia McDermott Kathryn Cormican Antony Jiju Michael Sony Chad Laux Elizabeth Cudney José Carlos Sá Bart Lameijer Angelo RosaThis book reports on advances in applications of Lean Six Sigma and Operational Excellence in Higher Education Institutes and in other Public Sector organisations with a special emphasis on Kaizen, Lean, Business Excellence Models, and Digitisation. Further topics include Leadership for Higher Education Institutes and public sectors in Operational Excellence and building a culture for Operational Excellence. Chapters report on theoretical research and case studies concerning Operational Excellence, Lean Six Sigma and Quality Management applications. Based on the 7th International Conference on Operational Excellence in Higher Educational Institutes and other public sector organisations (2024), held on September 2nd-3rd, 2024, at the University of Galway in Ireland, this book offers a timely reference for both academics and professionals in the broad field of Operational Excellence.
Let Me Be the One (Family Ties)
by null Lori FosterShe&’s more than the girl next door. She&’s the one who got away. When Callie McCallahan left Hoker, Kentucky, she thought it was for good. Her parents moved the family away to pursue financial success. Since then, she&’s had some bumps in the road, most recently the humiliation of a failed engagement. When she inherits her uncle&’s farm in her old neighborhood, it&’s the perfect do-over. With her social media skills, she&’ll attract a whole new following and restart her career. The only thing is…she knows nothing about farming. For Tanner Patrick, Callie was the one who got away. He crushed on her in high school, but she barely knew he existed. Ten years later, she&’s back—and now she lives next door. Tanner keeps his head down and focuses on his family&’s tree farm. But when he sees that Callie is in way over her head and looking pretty down-to-earth and happy—Tanner finds her impossible to ignore. When Callie stumbles through the woods and encounters her sexy chain-saw-wielding neighbor, Callie definitely notices Tanner. Could this be the do-over each of them didn&’t know they needed?Family TiesBook 1: Let Me Be the One
An Unexpected Love: A Novel
by null Debbie MacomberThe perfect match is just around the corner for these women who consider themselves unlucky in love!The Man You'll MarryAfter her best friend&’s wedding, Jill Morrison finds that the bride has sent her the dress, a family heirloom that foretells that the first man she sees is the one she&’ll marry! There&’s no way the man she sat beside on the plane—gorgeous grouch Jordan Wilcox—is the one in question, right? After all, she met him before she got the dress!Bride on the LooseJason Manning is more than content with his bachelor lifestyle, which leaves him plenty of time for his true love: watching sports. Then a precocious girl named Carrie Weston decides to introduce him to her mother, Charlotte. To his relief, she&’s just as averse to marriage as he is, so imagine their surprise when that all begins to change…
Chasing a Kidnapper (Dakota K-9 Unit)
by null Laura ScottA K-9 team will do anything to protect a baby in danger When patrol officer Trisha McCord's six-month-old son is nearly abducted, K-9 officer West Cole saves him just in time. The single mom has no leads on who would try to take her baby—or why. And West won&’t let her deal with the threat on her own, especially with the kidnapper closing in and attacks escalating. With her child&’s life at stake, Trisha, West and his K-9, Peanut, must race to catch a ruthless criminal in time to save innocent lives—including their own.From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.Dakota K-9 Unit Book 1: Chasing a Kidnapper by Laura ScottBook 2: Deadly Badlands Pursuit by Sharee StoverBook 3: Standing Watch by Terri ReedBook 4: Cold Case Peril by Maggie K. Black
Hidden Colorado Danger
by null Carol NewhouseA cold case reopens… but something sinister lies in wait. Chasing a burglary suspect, Sheriff Ruby Prescott stumbles upon a chilling discovery in an abandoned theater—a hidden skeleton. She teams up with big-city crime analyst Jeremy Lawson, and they dive into a decades-old cold case. But their investigation soon puts them in the crosshairs of a deadly adversary who will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden. With their lives on the line, can Ruby and Jeremy solve the mystery before it's too late?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Protecting the Orphan (Trinity Investigative Team)
by null Jodie BaileyNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR An innocent baby is targeted. He'll guard the child with his life. Retired soldier Heath Adler never thought he&’d see his ex-girlfriend, private investigator Rebecca Campbell, again—much less become her protector. But when her stepsister is murdered and her infant nephew is at risk, Rebecca soon has a target on her back. Whoever killed her stepsister is still out there—and they&’re coming for Rebecca and the baby next. Now Heath will do anything he can to guard them both, but it&’s one thing to hunt a killer…and quite another to stop one.From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.Trinity Investigative Team Book 1: Taken at ChristmasBook 2: Protecting the Orphan
Wyoming Double Jeopardy (Cowboy State Lawmen: Duty and Honor)
by null Juno RushdanA cowboy detective is in a showdown with a killer to protect an assistant DA Waylon Wright can almost accept that he and Melanie Merritt can&’t be together. Dating a detective wouldn&’t just destroy her hopes for career advancement; it might be the end of her job as an assistant district attorney. Then a brutal attack sends his cowboy instincts into overdrive. Finding her assailant may not be his case, but he won&’t let her out of his sight. As the tough prosecutor lets down her guard just enough to get close to Waylon, the killer who wants her dead inches ever closer…From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Cowboy State Lawmen: Duty and Honor series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Wyoming Mountain InvestigationBook 2: Wyoming Ranch JusticeBook 3: Wyoming Undercover EscapeBook 4: Wyoming Christmas ConspiracyBook 5: Wyoming Double JeopardyBook 6: Corralled in Cutthroat Creek
Secrets Beneath the Snow
by null Teresa SummersTo solve a murder this K-9 must dig up buried secrets. Suspicious of his friend&’s fatal accident, ski patroller Graham McAllister is determined to unearth the truth when his friend&’s long-missing sister suddenly appears…with gunmen in pursuit. Now it&’s up to Graham and his K-9, Emmy, to keep Layla Quin safe as they survive the brutal mountain elements and outrun the criminals trying to silence them. Because Layla has a secret that could expose a shocking link to her brother&’s death, and revealing it may come with a deadly price…From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Captured in West Texas (Marshals of Mesa Point)
by null Barb HanCan he help her catch a killerin a race against time? Abi Remington is closing in on the serial killer leaving a trail of dead bodies across the Texas border. But when he eludes justice once again, the US marshal joins forces with FBI Special Agent Grayson Chisolm. Keeping things strictly professional is a challenge when Abi starts developing powerful feelings for the single father. As the perp ramps up his attacks, leaving his chilling signature at each site, Abi and Grayson race to stop him before the trail goes cold—or the next life he takes might be Abi&’s…From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served.Discover more action-packed stories in the Marshals of Mesa Point series. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order: Book 1: Ranch AmbushBook 2: Bounty HuntedBook 3: Captured in West TexasBook 4: Escape: Big Bend Canyon
Murder in the Appalachians
by null Susan FurlongOn the run in the mountains… with a killer on their trail. After unearthing secrets from her late brother&’s police notebook, journalist Emma Hayes discovers his death was no accident—he was murdered. Only someone doesn&’t want Emma to find out the connection to the cold case her brother was investigating…and they&’ll kill to keep it that way. Now Emma must rely on local ER doctor Logan Greer to help her stay alive and follow a trail of elusive evidence. But as they unravel a conspiracy, they realize that the killer could be anyone hiding in the mountains…From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Amish Country Killer
by null Mary AlfordAn unsolved mystery… Seeking the truth could be fatal. Reopening the investigation of her mother's disappearance puts chief of police Diana Fisher in someone&’s lethal sights. As she delves deeper into the mystery, a murderer resurfaces, targeting the Amish community. Detective Micah Nissley, whose fiancée went missing a decade ago, joins forces with Diana to stop the threats and bring the killer to justice. But can they uncover the connection between Diana and the culprit before she becomes the next victim?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.
Making Bank: Money Skills for Real Life
by Shannon Lee SimmonsThe definitive young readers’ guide to tracking, saving, spending, enjoying and growing money“No one knows what money will be like when you grow up. But here’s the thing: life costs money. That has always been true and will still be true when you’re grown up. Whether you’re using babysitting money to buy takeout coffee with your pals today or trading digital tokens to buy an electric hovercar in twenty years, the same skills you must use to afford your Starbucks this week will be used tomorrow and every day after.Learn and practise just five skills around money today and you’ll be ready to take on the world, no matter how much things change in five years or fifty years. You got this.”Told through a series of conversations, helpful guides, easy tables and definitions, Making Bank invites young readers to discuss a subject that is easy to avoid: money. With her signature charm, Shannon Lee Simmons transforms the thornier aspects of finance into easy-to-understand concepts. Whether it’s figuring out how to save for a senior-year trip, wondering what the heck inflation is or trying to wrap your mind around credit, interest and crypto, Shannon approaches every subject with expertise and empathy. By focusing on how to track, save, spend, enjoy and grow their money, Making Bank rebuilds young readers’ relationship with it—one skill at a time.
Messy Perfect
by Tanya BotejuPerfect for fans of Mason Deaver and Becky Albertalli, this tender, raucous novel follows a rule-following, perfectionist teen who starts an underground GSA club at her conservative Catholic high school, from the acclaimed author of Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens.Cassie Perera is a star student in St. Luke's junior class. But the new school year brings an unwelcome surprise—the return to St. Luke's of Cassie's former friend, Ben, who left a few years ago after a homophobic bullying incident Cassie knows she didn't do enough to prevent.Still harboring guilt from her inaction, Cassie decides, in her usual, overzealous way, to team up with the neighboring public school to found an underground Gender and Sexuality Alliance—as a complicated strategy for making things up to Ben. Secretly, Cassie is also tempted by the possibility of opening up about her own sexuality for the first time.As Cassie’s new friends urge her out of her comfort zone, she unlocks a kind of joy and freedom she’s never felt before—even as she struggles to balance these experiences with her typical tightrope of being the perfect daughter, student, and Catholic.Cassie’s perfectly curated life unravels into turmoil, but can she embrace the mess enough to piece together something new?
Meet Me at Blue Hour
by Sarah SukEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind meets Past Lives in this gripping, emotional story of two childhood friends navigating the fallout of one erasing their memory of the other, from acclaimed author Sarah Suk.Seventeen-year-old Yena Bae is spending the summer in Busan, South Korea, working at her mom’s memory-erasing clinic. She feels lost and disconnected from people, something she’s felt ever since her best friend, Lucas, moved away four years ago without a word, leaving her in limbo.Eighteen-year-old Lucas Pak is also in Busan for the summer, visiting his grandpa, who was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. But he isn’t just here for a regular visit—he’s determined to get his beloved grandpa into the new study running at the clinic, a trial program seeking to restore lost memories.When Yena runs into Lucas again, she’s shocked to see him and even more shocked to discover that he doesn’t remember a thing about her. He’s completely erased her from his memories, and she has no idea why.As the two reconnect, they unravel the mystery and heartache of what happened between them all those years ago—and must now reckon with whether they can forge a new beginning together.
Our City That Year: A Novel
by Geetanjali ShreeFrom the International Booker Prize-winning author-translator duo of Tomb of Sand, a powerful, kaleidoscopic novel about a fractured society, loosely based on the gathering violence that eventuated in the demolition of the Babri Mosque by religious extremists in 1992.“That year, in our city, Hindus abandoned their pacifism. We’ve run out of other cheeks to turn, they proclaimed. We’re helpless! they screamed. They climbed atop mosques and waved the flag of Devi from the prongs of tridents proclaiming, What was done to us will be visited on them! Wrong shall be answered with wrong!”In an unnamed city in India, violence is erupting between Hindus and Muslims, each side viewing the other with suspicion, rage, and blame. As their identities sharpen, friends and colleagues turn against each other. Hospital beds fill up and classrooms empty out. Curfews are imposed. Residents flee en masse.Three intellectuals find themselves paralyzed by anxiety and fear. Shruti, a creative writer, spends her time writing and rewriting the same sentence. Hanif is sidelined by his academic department for his secular beliefs. And Sharad finds it increasingly difficult to connect with Hanif, his childhood friend. The only one left to bear witness is the novel’s unnamed narrator, who hurries to transcribe everything that’s happening.Explosive, raw, and uncompromising, Our City That Year unfolds in a time of rising uncertainty and dread, when nothing will go back to being as it was before. Twenty-five years after its original publication in Hindi, Shree’s clarion call to bear witness to the toxic ideology of religious nationalism is timelier than ever, speaking to the growing divisions across global borders.Translated from the Hindi by Daisy Rockwell
Fuecoco, I Choose You! (Pokémon Chapter Books)
by Maria S. BarboJoin Liko and Roy, the new protagonists of Pokémon animation, in an action-packed illustrated chapter book!The new Pokémon Trainers are here! Join Liko, Roy, and their friends and Pokémon pals as they sail toward adventure on an airship steered by Captain Pikachu! They work to discover the mysteries of Pokémon -- as well as the mysteries of a special pendant Liko was given by her grandmother, which seems to hold great power. Get ready for the start of something big!This is the first chapter book debuting the new Trainers and First Partner Pokémon! Adapted from episodes of the new Pokémon Horizons animated series that launched in March 2024, with black-and-white illustrations throughout.
An A-meow-zing Race (Gabby's Dollhouse)
by Pamela BobowiczReady, set, give it a go! Race to the finish in this cat-tastic storybook from the world of Gabby's Dollhouse!Gabby and the Gabby Cats pair up for Carlita's A-meow-zing Race. Join them on the Rainbow Racetrack as they ride through the dollhouse solving puzzles to win the magical jelly star!DreamWorks Gabby's Dollhouse © 2024 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Karen's Prize: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphix)
by Ann M. MartinAnother graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, adapted by Mimi series creator Shauna J. Grant!Karen loves to spell words. She is very good at it, too. First, she wins the spelling bee in her class. Then Karen wins another spelling contest. And another... and another! Soon Karen might be the best junior speller in the state of Connecticut. She's even going to be on TV!Karen thinks that is so great. But her friends don't. They think Karen is a show-off!
The Family I'm In
by Sharon G. FlakeThe bestselling and award-winning author of The Skin I'm In and The Life I'm In returns with a novel that explores the complex relationships between Black boys and their fathers, and what it truly means to be a man. Sharon Flake's groundbreaking novel, The Skin I'm In ushered in a new voice that lit up the YA landscape, ignited important conversations about self-perception and racial identity, and became a modern classic that has been passed down through generations. The Life I'm In came next, bringing the same unmistakable voices of the characters who opened the hearts and minds of kids throughout the world, asked hard questions, and plunged readers into the harsh realities many teen girls face. Now, The Family I'm In brings back the same riveting characters — but this time focuses on the important relationships between Black fathers and sons. John-John and Caleb, friends since childhood, have come face-to-face with the struggles and triumphs of becoming young men. They're up against a world where many Black boys face complicated generational expectations and fears of the future. They summon their inner strength to push beyond family illness, mental health issues, parents, teachers, and society — to reach, succeed, and to live with dignity, purpose, and promise.