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Men of Valor and Anxiety: Polish-Jewish Masculinities and the Challenge of Modernity (Jews in Eastern Europe)
by Mariusz KalczewiakAt the turn of the twentieth century, Jewish men in Eastern Europe lived in a social reality in which both Jewish and non-Jewish men and women tested, debated, and redesigned masculinities.Men of Valor and Anxiety explores how religion, class divisions, antisemitism, new domesticity, and militarization changed masculine ideas and practices in Eastern Europe between the 1890s and 1930s. Author Mariusz Kalczewiak applies recent paradigms of gender theory and social history to offer a sensitive historical analysis of personal memoirs, advice books, archives of Jewish institutions, and journalistic commentaries. This study ventures into the military barracks, yeshivot study halls, fraternity parties, and Jewish homes to demonstrate how complex Jewish masculinities were between orthodoxy, acculturation, Polish and Jewish nationalisms, and changing notions of domesticity and profession.Focusing on an ethnic minority in a country that first struggled for independence and later embarked on an accelerated modernization project, Men of Valor and Anxiety is the first book to demonstrate how the links between ethnicity and gender were constructed within both global and local contexts.
Grow a New Garden: Plan, design and transform any outdoor space
by Becky Searle"Aspirational, accessible, awesome." Huw Richards, author of The Permaculture Garden Create a new garden that blooms for you, in any space or patch of land that you want to call a garden. In Grow a New Garden, Becky Searle (@sow_much_more on Instagram) offers a warm and chatty practical guide to designing and planting beautiful, healthy gardens, based on her own experiences. Becky has changed gardens several times in the last few years due to changes in her personal circumstances, but she has created a garden everywhere she goes. The garden that she has today is a new-build property garden. When she moved in December 2022, it was entirely devoid of plants. Two years later, Becky has created a joyful space for growing food and flowers and for her growing family! Becky came to realise that what she had learned in this garden could apply to any new garden, whether you are starting from scratch, dealing with an overgrown or neglected garden or redesigning an existing garden. From building healthy soil to creating a natural and sustainable garden with a thriving ecosystem that encourages biodiversity to planning your dream garden while dealing with awkward spaces, noise or privacy, Becky will give gardeners, whether new or experienced, a complete understanding of how gardens work, demystifying garden design and making gardening easier and more enjoyable. Grow a New Garden that works for you! "I thoroughly recommend this book to beginners and also to experienced gardeners." Charles Dowding, author of No Dig
Bird Photographer of the Year: Collection 10
by Andy Swash Paul Sterry Will NichollsThe world&’s best bird photography gathered in one beautiful bookThe 10th-anniversary volume of the acclaimed seriesCelebrating the artistry of bird photography from around the globe, the Bird Photographer of the Year is the leading international bird photography competition, and this gorgeous, large-format book showcases the best images from the contest—some of the most spectacular bird photographs ever taken. A remarkable record of avian beauty and diversity across the globe, the book demonstrates the astonishing skill of bird photographers and the incredible quality of today&’s digital imaging systems. Previous volumes of this annual series of books have garnered rave reviews. Writing about Collection 9, The Washington Post said, &“This stunning collection of images . . . presents the avian world in all its soaring grandeur, stunning color and, yes, accidental comedy.&”The Collection 10 volume features more than 250 of the best photographs selected from a record 33,000-plus entries submitted for the tenth anniversary of the competition, including all the winning and short-listed pictures. Taken by experienced professionals and enthusiastic amateurs, these richly various photos are organized by contest category, including Birds in the Environment, Bird Behavior, Birds in Flight, Urban Birds, Conservation, and the Young Bird Photographer of the Year. A portion of the Bird Photographer of the Year&’s profits goes to Birds on the Brink, a charity that supports bird conservation around the world.Filled with unforgettable images of a kind that simply weren&’t possible before digital photography, this book will delight anyone who loves birds or great photography.Large (11 x 9 inches / 28 x 23 cm), beautifully designed, and lavishly produced hardcover volumeFeatures more than 250 stunning photographsProvides details about how each image was captured—including camera, lens, and shutter speed
The Princeton Companion to Jewish Studies
by Leora Batnitzky Steven Weitzman Eve KrakowskiAn authoritative guide to Jewish studies, reflecting the latest research in a diverse and flourishing field Jewish studies is a dynamic, interdisciplinary field that draws on the methods of the modern academy—historical research, anthropology, literary studies, philosophy, religious studies, sociology, feminism, and the study of the arts and culture, among others—to illuminate the past and present of Jewish life, thought, and expression. This book provides an entry point to Jewish studies for readers who want to learn about the questions it raises and the insights it generates. Although no single volume can capture the full breadth of the field, this Princeton Companion encompasses some of the most important subfields of Jewish studies, presenting new historical research and introductions to the many other disciplines that can be brought to bear on Jewish history and experience.The editors, all distinguished scholars of Jewish studies, have gathered contributions from a range of prominent and up-and-coming figures in the field. These contributors offer original perspectives that reflect new findings and novel contexts. Part I, &“Rethinking the Past,&” aims to give an overview of recent research trends in the study of Jewish history, covering the ancient world, the Middle Ages, and modern times. Part II, &“Ideas and Expression,&” surveys new research in the study of Jewish language, religion, philosophy, literature, art, music, and other humanities-centered approaches to Jewish life. Part III, "Interactions and Identity," brings the social sciences and anthropology into the picture, along with Israel studies and Mizrahi studies, to introduce the ways scholars today are seeking to shed light on how Jews identify themselves, interact with others, organize themselves, and behave politically and economically.
A Woman Is Responsible for Everything: Jewish Women in Early Modern Europe
by Debra Kaplan Elisheva CarlebachA groundbreaking look at the integral role of women in early modern Jewish communal lifeIn small villages, bustling cities, and crowded ghettos across early modern Europe, Jewish women were increasingly active participants in the daily life of their communities, managing homes and professions, leading institutions and sororities, and crafting objects and texts of exquisite beauty. A Woman Is Responsible for Everything marshals a dazzling array of previously untapped archival sources to tell the stories of these woman for the first time.Debra Kaplan and Elisheva Carlebach focus their lens on the kehillah, a lively and thriving form of communal life that sustained European Jews for three centuries. They paint vibrant portraits of Jewish women of all walks of life, from those who wielded their wealth and influence in and out of their communities to the poorest maidservants and vagrants, from single and married women to the widowed and divorced. We follow them into their homes and learn about the possessions they valued and used, the books they read, and the writings they composed. Speaking to us in their own voices, these women reveal tremendous economic initiative in the rural marketplace and the princely court, and they express their profound spirituality in the home as well as the synagogue.Beautifully illustrated, A Woman Is Responsible for Everything lifts the veil of silence that has obscured the lives of these women for too long, contributing a new chapter to the history of Jewish women and a new understanding of the Jewish past.
Great Power Diplomacy: The Skill of Statecraft from Attila the Hun to Kissinger
by A. Wess MitchellA captivating history of diplomacy—and an urgent reminder of why we need to revive its lost arts to survive in a dangerous era of great power competitionFrom the beginning of time, human societies have found themselves confronted by enemies too numerous or ferocious to defeat solely by force of arms. In these dramatic moments, wise leaders have turned to diplomacy to rearrange the gameboard in their favor and stymie seemingly unstoppable foes. In Great Power Diplomacy, American historian and diplomat A. Wess Mitchell recounts the forgotten story of how history&’s most legendary empires have used diplomacy as a tool of grand strategy to outwit, outmaneuver, and outlast militarily superior opponents.Through fifteen centuries of history, Great Power Diplomacy recreates the perilous junctures, colorful personalities, and intricate statecraft that led to some of history&’s most stunning diplomatic achievements—and greatest disasters. The protagonists include giants like Richelieu, Metternich, Bismarck, and Kissinger, but also a lesser-known cast of scoundrels, eunuchs, drunkards, and fools. At every turn, fortune favored those great powers with the foresight and dexterity to build winning alliances, splinter enemy coalitions, and, when necessary, make peace with their bitterest foes.Diplomacy of this kind has become a lost art in recent years as Western elites embraced the illusion that globalization and the spread of democracy would create a borderless world where nations would live in harmony and war would be abolished from the human story. But, as Great Power Diplomacy reveals, we will need to rediscover the secrets of skillful statecraft as the world enters an unstable new era in which continent-sized great powers compete for territory, resources, and prestige. By recalling diplomacy&’s rich past, we can equip ourselves for a more dangerous future.
Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children's Literature
by Miriam UdelHow modern Yiddish children&’s literature gave expression to emerging forms of Jewish identityAs migration carried Yiddish to several continents during the long twentieth century, an increasingly global community of speakers and readers clung to Jewish heritage while striving to help their children make sense of their lives as Jews in the modern world. Miriam Udel traces how the stories and poems written for these Yiddish-speaking children underpinned new formulations of secular Jewishness.Udel provides the most comprehensive study to date of this corpus of nearly a thousand picture books, chapter books, story and poetry collections, and anthologies. Moving geographically from Europe to the Americas and chronologically through the twentieth century, she considers this emerging canon in relation to the deep Jewish past and imagined Jewish futures before reckoning with the tragedy of the Holocaust. Udel discusses how Yiddish children&’s literature espoused political ideologies ranging from socialism to Zionism and constituted a project of Jewish cultural nationalism, one shaped equally by the utopianism of the Jewish left and important shifts in the Western understanding of children, childhood, and family life.Modern Jewish Worldmaking Through Yiddish Children&’s Literature shows how Yiddish authors, educators, and cultural leaders, confronting practical limits on their ability to forge a fully realized nation of their own, focused instead on making a symbolic and conceptual world for Jewish children to inhabit with dignity, justice, and joy.
Pierre Bourdieu's Political Economy of Being
by Ghassan HageIn Pierre Bourdieu’s Political Economy of Being, Ghassan Hage explores the great French social theorist’s work and revitalizes conventional and undertheorized aspects of his thinking. Hage focuses on Bourdieu’s concern with social being and what constitutes a worthwhile and fulfilling life. Such a life is not something that one either has or does not have; rather, society distributes and assigns values to ways of living. These values are structured by relations of power and domination and are subject to the outcome of political conflicts. Hage elucidates this political economy of being by reworking Bourdieu’s key concepts of habitus, illusio, symbolic capital, and field. In this political economy, people enjoy a worthwhile life to the degree that they are able to orient and deploy themselves practically in the world that surrounds them, have a sense of purpose, and achieve a level of social recognition. For Hage, the project of theorizing and understanding how people struggle to define, legitimize, and live a viable life in the face of symbolic domination permeates all of Bourdieu’s work.
Coach (Track)
by Jason ReynoldsIn this companion to Jason Reynolds&’s award-winning and New York Times bestselling Track series, meet Coach as a boy striving to come into his own as a track star while facing upheaval at home.Before Coach was the man who gave caring yet firm-handed guidance to Ghost, Lu, Patina, and Sunny on the Defenders track team, he was little Otie Brody, who was obsessed with Mr. 9.99 (a.k.a. Carl Lewis) and Marty McFly from Back to the Future. Like Mr. 9.99—and his own dad—Otie is a sprinter. Sprint free or die is practically his motto. Then his dad, who is always away on business trips, comes home with a pair of Jordans. JORDANS. Fine as fine can be. Otie puts them on and feels like he can leap to the moon…maybe even leap like Mr. 9.99 when he won the Olympic gold medal in the long jump. But one morning he wakes up to find his brand-new secret weapon kicks are missing—right off his feet! And Otie just might have a fuzzy memory of his dad easing them off as Otie was sleeping, but that can&’t be right, can it? Unless all the reasons for his dad&’s &“gone&’s&” are very different from what he&’s been told… Because now, not only are the Jordans missing, but so is his father.
Anywhere (Dunbridge Academy)
by Sarah SprinzA slow burn dark academia romance set at an elite Scottish academy, featuring stunning stenciled edges and character art on the inside cover.Emma didn&’t come to Scotland to fall in love. Arriving at Dunbridge Academy—the prestigious school where her parents met—she has one goal: uncover the truth about the father who abandoned her. Enter Henry Bennington. Gorgeous, charming, and very taken. He&’s everywhere: in her advanced classes, on her morning runs, at the midnight parties. Emma vows to keep her distance—until Henry discovers her secret mission and offers to help. She tells herself she&’s only saying yes for his knowledge of the school&’s history... not because of those impossible green eyes. But when late-night research sessions turn into moonlit walks, their carefully drawn lines begin to blur. Emma knows she&’s falling for him. Henry can&’t deny his feelings either. And just as happiness seems within reach, fate intervenes. Now Emma has to choose: uncover the truth about her past or fight for a future with Henry—knowing either choice might break her heart.
Black History Is Your History
by Taylor CassidyFrom TikTok star and creator of Fast Black History Taylor Cassidy comes a witty, lightly illustrated nonfiction debut that blends history and memoir in a joyful celebration of Black American historical figures.Meet Taylor Cassidy, Black history enthusiast and creator of the viral TikTok series Fast Black History. In her debut book, Taylor takes readers on a journey through the Black history she wishes she was taught in school. With sparkling wit and humor—and lots of fun pop culture references—she paints a vibrant picture of twelve figures from Black history whose groundbreaking contributions shaped America as we know it today. Introducing icons from activists to literary giants, movie stars to Olympic gold medalists, fashion designers to astronauts, and more, this one-of-a-kind collection makes Black history relatable, relevant, and utterly irresistible. Using Black history as inspiration, Taylor weaves together research and personal anecdotes that illuminate each trailblazer&’s impact on her own life—as well as sharing plenty of triumphant, funny, and embarrassing moments from her past. From navigating friend breakups and unrequited crushes to setting boundaries and fighting self-doubt, Taylor&’s been there…and she&’s learned some valuable life lessons along the way. This book is a joyful celebration of Black historymakers, and you&’re invited to the party. Come on in and let these twelve true stories inspire you to make history of your own!
Through the Gates of Hell: American Injustice at Guantanamo Bay
by Joshua Colangelo-BryanAn inspiring true story about an American attorney and his client confronting prejudice and persecution in a prison outside the law, as one fights for the other&’s freedom, and the other fights for his life.&“We&’ll be watching,&” the sergeant said, pointing at a video monitor inside Camp Echo&’s guard booth. &“For your protection.&” In 2004, attorney Joshua Colangelo-Bryan arrived at Guantanamo Bay to meet Jaber Mohammed, one of six Bahraini detainees his firm had agreed to represent. Colangelo-Bryan had heard these men were &“among the most dangerous, best-trained, vicious killers on the face of the earth,&” as Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld put it. Colangelo-Bryan didn&’t buy the rhetoric, but did find himself wondering if he was about to meet a killer. Far from being threatening, though, Mohammed welcomed Colangelo-Bryan, even as his ankle was shackled to the floor. Why was Mohammed there? Was he guilty of a crime? These were among the questions Colangelo-Bryan had to answer. Surprisingly, the two spoke for hours about their lives. Mohammed also detailed the inhumane conditions at the prison, including abuse by guards and solitary confinement. A friendship grew over time, as Colangelo-Bryan worked to bring justice to Mohammed. The Bush administration claimed any &“enemy combatant&” could be held in Guantanamo forever without a trial, and it became clear that litigation was unlikely to free the Bahrainis. And so, as Mohammed lost hope, Colangelo-Bryan devised a plan to leverage the media and pressure the Bahraini government to negotiate for the release of its citizens. Colangelo- Bryan&’s long fight for the Bahrainis was ultimately successful, and in 2007, after several suicide attempts, Mohammed was freed. Through the Gates of Hell is a powerful account of an unlikely friendship and what it takes to fight for human rights in the post–9/11 era.
Gold Bar Bob: The Downfall of the Most Corrupt US Senator
by Isabel Vincent Thomas Jason Anderson"American politics at its sleaziest."—Publishers Weekly Power corrupts, and in the case of New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, power—and boatloads of money—corrupted absolutely and led to the downfall of the Democratic Party.Senator Bob Menendez stands alone as the most corrupt US Senator in history. After corruption charges were dropped in a 2017 mistrial, he may have considered himself invincible. But when the Feds raided his home in June 2022, they found a gifted Mercedes Benz, more than $600,000 in cash, and thirteen gold bars stuffed in envelopes, clothes, and closets. It was an outrageous haul for a man who styled himself as a fierce anti-corruption crusader, an ambitious Democrat who overthrew his mob-connected predecessor and rose through the ranks to the House of Representatives and the Senate to serve as the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. From New York Post writer Isabel Vincent and government watchdog Thomas Jason Anderson comes the unbelievable story of a vast web of lies and a stunning conviction. Gold Bar Bob chronicles Menendez&’s politicking for profit as he enriched a network that included the New Jersey mafia and businessmen from the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. In exchange for personal and campaign contributions, Bob aided others to sway criminal prosecutions, defraud millions from Medicare, secure questionable visas, acquire government contracts and financial investments, obtain millions in firearms, and weaken Homeland Security. While Menendez was convicted of sixteen felony counts—including bribery, extortion, fraud, acting as a foreign agent, obstruction of justice, and several counts of conspiracy—there are still many secrets to unveil. After nearly a half-century political career, the lies will finally be unraveled about his family&’s origins, how his second wife may be part of his crimes, and how much he attempted to get away with.
Small Moves, Big Life: 7 Daily Practices to Supercharge Your Energy, Productivity, and Happiness (in Just Minutes a Day)
by Andrea Leigh RogersDeveloped for women with busy schedules, discover a truly achievable daily routine to boost energy and motivation—and make you unstoppable.Feeling frazzled or frustrated? Caught in a feedback loop of scrolling and anxiety? Do you have a sense of longing that&’s growing more and more urgent as time passes? What if the way to get unstuck and reshape your life into something more fulfilling is to do . . . less? Celebrity trainer, motivational coach, and founder of Xtend Barre, Andrea Leigh Rogers&’ solution is to think small. Her 7 tried-and-true practices—adding up to an easy 30-minute routine spread throughout your day—are proven to improve mobility, strength, emotional resilience, self-esteem, and even help you get the best sleep of your life. An upbeat, often humorous how-to guide backed by modern science, Small Moves, Big Life will help you set consistent habits to transform your life as you: Super-charge your energy for the day through morning breathwork and stretching. Upgrade stamina, strength, and mobility with impactful, easy to schedule mini workouts (and become one of those exercise-every-day people). Achieve healthy, intentional eating with a breakfast routine that transforms your relationship with food. Throw out the endless to-do list and embrace a new strategy for action and real progress. Learn a sleep strategy to overcome anxiety and overwhelm and prep you for the best sleep of your life. Drawing on contemporary research behind habit formation, Small Moves, Big Life distills essential self-care practices for optimal physical and mental health to help women find energy and calm in the chaos. Feel empowered to crush challenges with confidence while reserving space (and time!) to care for the people in your life who matter most—especially yourself.
Fizz: 70+ Homemade Artisan Sodas
by Andrea LynnA playful, modern guide to crafting artisan sodas at home, Fizz bubbles over with 70+ recipes that turn simple ingredients into sparkling delights—no bottled soda required.Whether you have a SodaStream or prefer to use bottled sparkling water, this visually stunning cookbook shows you how to infuse fizz into everyday life. From fruity blends like Apricot-Cinnamon to bold flavors like Mango-Chile, plus inventive agua frescas and tangy shrubs, these recipes are designed to impress guests, elevate casual meals, or simply make a weekday feel special.Here&’s what makes Fizz pop: • Artisan Soda Made Easy: Recipes work with a SodaStream, siphon, or pre-carbonated water—no fancy bartending required. • Naturally Better: Craft sodas that are lower in sugar and full of fresh fruits, herbs, and spices. • Versatile for Any Occasion: Includes optional boozy variations for sparkling cocktails and party-ready drinks. • Gorgeous Inspiration: Packed with mouthwatering photos and step-by-step ideas that make every page a treat.Fizz is your ticket to ditching the store-bought bottle and discovering just how fun (and flavorful) homemade soda can be.
The Pursuit of Home: A Real Estate Guide to Achieving the American Dream
by Scott HarrisA real estate veteran and Wall Street Journal Real Trends Top 250 agent offers a &“code to the lockbox&” of the oftentimes mystifying home-buying process, providing unconventional and overlooked keys to success centered on self-awareness and vision-building for potential homebuyers. Buying a home is as much a transition as it is a transaction—the process will change not only where you spend much of your life but who you become in that space. Scott Harris, founder of Magnetic Real Estate, has spent more than two decades equipping his New York City clients with the tools to uncover what they really want in a home and fulfill their ownership dreams, and in The Pursuit of Home he shares proven strategies for home-buying success anywhere. Dig deep and better understand: Your buyer personality, including your pre-existing real estate baggage How to choose an agent who best suits your communication style and make the most of your work with them How to identify your must-haves and create a vision for your dream home The trouble with trying to time the market (you can&’t) What&’s really going on when you hate every house you see Why you&’re losing out on deals The practical, emotional, ethical, and spiritual challenges of the journey What home really means to you From deciding it&’s time to move to the final walkthrough and possession, Scott serves as your guide—inspiring you with a wealth of client success stories and empowering you with knowledge about the process and yourself. You&’ll find provocative personality questionnaires, practical checklists, and common-sense definitions of esoteric real estate terms. The Pursuit of Home is a timely course correction to the broken home-buying process and a faithful companion for your journey to home.
A Call at 4 AM: Thirteen Prime Ministers and the Crucial Decisions that Shaped Israeli Politics
by Amit SegalThe full and untold story of Israeli politics penned by one of Israel&’s most distinguished political journalists.&“The phones had been installed in every corner of the apartment, and all started ringing at once. Golda Meir knew exactly what the sound meant—but she was afraid to pick up. Then she woke up with a jolt, covered in a cold sweat. It was 4 AM, and she could not get back to sleep.&”In A Call at 4 AM, Israel&’s top political journalist, Amit Segal, takes you inside the moments when history was decided in real time. From Golda Meir&’s sleepless nights before the Yom Kippur War to Benjamin Netanyahu&’s power struggles during missile attacks, Segal uncovers the untold stories of war rooms, last-minute deals, and the relentless pressure of governing a country that never knows a quiet day.Through gripping storytelling and unprecedented access, Segal reveals how Israel&’s leaders navigate wars, terror waves, and global crises—while constantly fighting for their own political survival. What happens behind closed doors when a prime minister must decide whether to strike Iran? How do backroom betrayals and coalition battles shape military decisions? And why, in Israel, is every political crisis also a national emergency?Witty, fast-paced, and packed with revelations, A Call at 4 AM is the closest you&’ll ever get to standing in the prime minister&’s shoes when the phone rings—and the fate of Israel is on the line.
Advances in Swarm Intelligence: 16th International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, ICSI 2025, Yokohama, Japan, July 11–15, 2025, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #16012)
by Ying Tan Yuhui ShiThis two-volume set LNCS 16011 and 16012 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Advances in Swarm Intelligence, ICSI 2025, held in Yokohama, Japan, during July 11-15, 2025. The 54 revised full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 116 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Particle Swarm Optimization; Swarm Optimization Algorithms; Swarm of Large Language Models; Agent and Multi-agents; Vehicle Routing; Multiobjective Optimization; Approaches for Classification and Feature Selection; Prediction and Detection Algorithms; Machine Learning.
Radiation Tolerant Nyquist Analog to Digital Converters (Synthesis Lectures on Engineering, Science, and Technology)
by Paul Leroux Zheyi Li Laurent BertiThis book presents the detailed design considerations and techniques for radiation-tolerant (RT) Nyquist analog-to-digital converters (ADC). It begins with the fundamental radiation effects in space and its consequences in modern CMOS technology. Next, radiation effects on ADCs from the transistor level to the architectural level are examined and a detailed design tradeoffs and strategies for radiation-tolerant ADCs are described. The theory and hardening techniques are supported by measurement data from a high-performance RT-ADC prototype chip. Two important flows, which are a technology evaluation flow and an RT IC design flow, are also covered, in order to give a complete overview on how to achieve an effective RT circuits design.
Sprachliche Bildung im Fach Philosophie: Begründung und Entwicklung eines integrativen Konzepts sprachsensiblen Philosophierens (Philosophische Bildung in Schule und Hochschule)
by Kerstin Gregor-GehrmannDieses Open-Access-Buch ist der Entwicklung eines systematischen Konzepts sprachsensiblen Philosophierens gewidmet. Seit einigen Jahren besteht Konsens, dass sprachliche Bildung Aufgabe eines jeden Unterrichtfaches ist. Innerhalb der Philosophiedidaktik wird dies bislang allerdings kaum berücksichtigt, obwohl – oder vielleicht gerade weil – das Arbeiten mit und an Sprache seit jeher zentral für die Disziplin der Philosophie ist. Die Autorin bestimmt zunächst sprachphilosophisch und bildungsethisch, wie ein sprachsensibler Philosophieunterricht angesichts der sprachlichen Anforderungen und Besonderheiten des Faches angelegt sein kann und sollte. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird die damit verbundene Forschungslücke geschlossen, methodische Möglichkeiten eines solchen kritisch sprachsensiblen Philosophierens auf Basis sprach- und fachwissenschaftlicher Vorarbeiten herzuleiten. In diesem Sinne werden sogenannte (hermeneutisch-)phänomenologische sowie (sprach-)analytische Ansätze didaktisch transformiert. Die gewonnenen methodischen Prinzipien werden anschließend auf das Philosophieren mit Gedankenexperimenten angewandt und in Gestalt einer exemplarischen, methodisch wie sprachbildend integrativen Reihe für die Unterrichtspraxis nutzbar gemacht.
Asynchronous Many-Task Systems and Applications: Third International Workshop, WAMTA 2025, St. Louis, MO, USA, February 19–21, 2025, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15690)
by Thomas Herault Patrick Diehl George Bosilca Qinglei CaoThis book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Asynchronous Many-Task Systems and Applications, WAMTA 2025, held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA during February 19–21, 2025. The 13 full papers and 2 short papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 18 submissions. The WAMTA 2025 conference proceedings help developers, users, and proponents of these models and systems share experience, discuss how they meet the challenges posed by Exascale system architectures, and explore opportunities for increased performance, robustness, productivity, and full-system utilization.
Random Vibration and Spectrum Analysis
by Jimin Zhang Hechao ZhouThis book provides an in-depth exploration of random vibration and spectral analysis theory, while emphasizing the completeness of knowledge. It incorporates fundamental theories related to the book's content, drawing from various fields such as theoretical mechanics, material mechanics, mechanical vibration, and engineering mathematics. The focus is on studying and solving the problem of random vibration response analysis in mechanical systems, locomotives, vehicles, and other engineering disciplines.The content includes fundamentals of vibration, probability theory, random variables and random processes, spectral analysis, transfer characteristics of single-degree-of-freedom and multi-degree-of-freedom random vibrations, and random vibration of rail transit vehicles. The book also presents essential theories and methods such as integral transforms, correlation analysis of random vibrations, spectral analysis, random excitation-response analysis of linear systems, statistical characterization of random responses, and random vibration analysis.
Linear Algebra and Optimization for Machine Learning: A Textbook
by Charu C. AggarwalThis textbook is the second edition of the linear algebra and optimization book that was published in 2020. The exposition in this edition is greatly simplified as compared to the first edition. The second edition is enhanced with a large number of solved examples and exercises. A frequent challenge faced by beginners in machine learning is the extensive background required in linear algebra and optimization. One problem is that the existing linear algebra and optimization courses are not specific to machine learning; therefore, one would typically have to complete more course material than is necessary to pick up machine learning. Furthermore, certain types of ideas and tricks from optimization and linear algebra recur more frequently in machine learning than other application-centric settings. Therefore, there is significant value in developing a view of linear algebra and optimization that is better suited to the specific perspective of machine learning. It is common for machine learning practitioners to pick up missing bits and pieces of linear algebra and optimization via &“osmosis&” while studying the solutions to machine learning applications. However, this type of unsystematic approach is unsatisfying because the primary focus on machine learning gets in the way of learning linear algebra and optimization in a generalizable way across new situations and applications. Therefore, we have inverted the focus in this book, with linear algebra/optimization as the primary topics of interest, and solutions to machine learning problems as the applications of this machinery. In other words, the book goes out of its way to teach linear algebra and optimization with machine learning examples. By using this approach, the book focuses on those aspects of linear algebra and optimization that are more relevant to machine learning, and also teaches the reader how to apply them in the machine learning context. As a side benefit, the reader will pick up knowledge of several fundamental problems in machine learning. At the end of the process, the reader will become familiar with many of the basic linear-algebra- and optimization-centric algorithms in machine learning. Although the book is not intended to provide exhaustive coverage of machine learning, it serves as a &“technical starter&” for the key models and optimization methods in machine learning. Even for seasoned practitioners of machine learning, a systematic introduction to fundamental linear algebra and optimization methodologies can be useful in terms of providing a fresh perspective. The chapters of the book are organized as follows. 1-Linear algebra and its applications: The chapters focus on the basics of linear algebra together with their common applications to singular value decomposition, matrix factorization, similarity matrices (ker
Group Sequential and Confirmatory Adaptive Designs in Clinical Trials (Springer Series in Pharmaceutical Statistics)
by Gernot Wassmer Werner BrannathThis book provides an up-to-date review of the general principles and techniques of confirmatory adaptive designs, a generalization of group sequential designs. With these designs, interim analyses are performed in order to stop a trial prematurely under control of the Type I error rate. In adaptive designs, it is also permissible to perform a data-driven change of relevant aspects of the study design at interim stages. This includes, for example, a sample-size reassessment, a treatment-arm selection, or a selection of a pre-specified sub-population.First introduced in the 1990s, this popular adaptive methodology has become the focus of intense discussion and is still a rapidly growing field of statistical research. The book describes adaptive design methodology at an elementary level, while also considering design and planning issues. It also looks at methods for analyzing an adaptively planned trial, such as estimation methods and methods for determining an overall p-value. Part I provides the group sequential preliminaries required to understand and apply the adaptive design methodology supplied in Parts II and III. Many examples are included that illustrate the practical applications of the techniques. An overview of recent developments is given and, new to this edition, detailed descriptions of the R commands used for the calculations are provided. The R package rpact, which is available on CRAN, allows for the recalculation of most tables and results presented in the monograph. The required knowledge of R has been kept to a minimum, and an online Shiny app has been made available for rpact. Primarily written for applied statisticians from academia and industry who are interested in confirmatory adaptive designs, the text is also suitable for an advanced statistical course for applied statisticians or clinicians with a sound statistical background.
Logic-Based Program Synthesis and Transformation: 35th International Symposium, LOPSTR 2025, Rende, Italy, September 9–10, 2025, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #16117)
by Santiago Escobar Laura TitoloThis volume constitutes the proceedings of 35th International Symposium on Logic-Based Program Synthesis and Transformation, LOPSTR 2025, held in Rende, Italy, during September 9–10, 2025. The 17 full papers and 4 short paper included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 21 submissions. These papers cover all aspects of logic-based program development, all stages of the software life cycle, and issues of both programming-in-the-small and programming-in-the-large.