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The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Emma McKenna, Full Out (The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class #1)
by Kate MessnerMeet the kids in Mrs. Z&’s wacky and wonderful third-grade class! Cheerleader Emma McKenna is thrilled for the first day of school… until her frenemy shows up and all of Emma&’s plans for a social do-over take a tumble! Emma McKenna can&’t wait for third grade at the brand-new Curiosity Academy. She&’ll have a cool teacher who wears high-tops and science earrings. She&’ll meet interesting classmates from all over Peppermint Falls. Best of all, she&’ll get a fresh start after last year&’s talent-show disaster left her with that awful nickname. It&’s going to be the best year ever! Then Lucy walks into Mrs. Z&’s room. Lucy, Emma&’s best-friend-turned-enemy. Lucy, who gave Emma that nickname and spread it all over school! Emma&’s fresh start is doomed . . . unless she can make friends before Lucy ruins everything. So Emma sets out to be pals with everyone, just like her favorite animal, the capybara. As her classmates argue over the choice of a new school mascot, Emma stays quiet and doesn&’t pick sides. (The last thing she needs is another enemy.) But maybe speaking up could be the thing that helps her really connect with her class—and saves her at last from third-grade doom. Both sweetly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, with black-and-white illustrations by Pura Belpré Honor artist Kat Fajardo, Emma McKenna welcomes readers into Mrs. Z&’s class where friendship and fun rule the school in this series-starter from New York Times bestselling author Kate Messner. Perfect for!★ My Weirdtastic School fans★ Reluctant readers★ Classroom read-alouds★ Andrew Clements fans★ Cheerleaders Read them all! The Kids in Mrs. Z&’s Class have plenty of stories to share! Emma McKenna, Full out (#1) Rohan Murthy Has a Plan (#2) Poppy Song Bakes a Way (#3) The Legend of Memo Castillo (#4) Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School (#5) Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage (#6) Olive Little Gets Crafty (#7) — available for preorder now! Synclaire Fields Knows the Score (#8) — available for preorder now! Theo Chang is Not a Cat (#9) — available for preorder now! Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble (#10) — available for preorder now! *The Kids in Mrs. Z&’s Class is an innovative series where every book is written by a different all-star author and features a different kid in the same third-grade class. They can be read in any order!
Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
by Kate FoxTHE BESTSELLING MODERN CLASSIC. OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD.'Brilliant and hilarious' GRAYSON PERRY'A delightful read' SUNDAY TIMES'Laugh out loud' MARTIN PARR'Absolutely brilliant' JENNIFER SAUNDERS'An entertaining, clever book' TELEGRAPHWITH A NEW FOREWORD BY GRAYSON PERRYThe unofficial guidebook to the English national character by anthropologist Kate Fox.From the class system to conversation etiquette, Kate Fox picks apart and exposes the bizarre codes of behaviour that the English unconsciously obey.If you are English, this book will make you re-examine everything you take for granted. And if you aren't English, it will help you navigate the rules of this peculiar culture.
Redeeming 6: Epic, emotional and addictive romance from the TikTok phenomenon (The Boys of Tommen)
by Chloe WalshAn epic and unforgettable love story continues in Redeeming 6, the fourth book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh. The power and pain of first love has never been more deeply felt than in Chloe Walsh's extraordinary stories about the irresistible Boys of Tommen, which will give you the ultimate book hangover. The reader reaction to The Boys of Tommen says it all! 'This book wrecked me even further than I could've imagined, in all the best possible ways! Joey and Aoife have my heart. Chloe Walsh is one of the most gifted authors that I've ever come across' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Will leave an indelible imprint on your heart without doubt . . . Most definitely Chloe Walsh's best work to date' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Just WOW!!!! I can't seem to find the words to even try and explain why this book is so EPIC!' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Nothing I say will do this book justice . . . There was laughter and tears, trauma and healing and every single word of it was perfection' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ......................... I'm saving you, six.With his world unravelling around him, and pressure rising at home, Joey Lynch's life has never been in more turmoil. Desperate to prove himself worthy of the only person he's ever put his trust in, Joey fights to stay away from a world that threatens to destroy everything. But with the odds stacking against him by the day, can he keep his head above water?Unwilling to give up on the boy she loves, Aoife Molloy fights to save her best friend from the edge of self-destruction. Drowning in a world she doesn't understand, with only her heart to guide her, Aoife refuses to turn her back on Joey, no matter how badly the odds are stacked against them.Through heartbreak and horror, Aoife and Joey have had each other's backs, and this time is no different. Come what may.......................... Want more of Joey, Aoife and the rest of The Boys of Tommen? Read the rest of the series so far: Binding 13 Keeping 13 Saving 6 Redeeming 6Taming 7 - preorder Claire and Gibsie's story now!
Diversity and Inclusiveness in Chinese as a Second Language Education (The Routledge Series on Chinese Language Education)
by Zhen LiThis edited volume represents a collaborative effort from over 20 authors worldwide, who generously shared their expertise and insights on diversity and inclusiveness in Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) education. It critically examines a wide range of acquisitional, curricular, and pedagogical issues related to inclusive practices in diverse CSL educational settings across various geographical contexts, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, and Australia. It focuses on students with varied linguistic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds and learning abilities, drawing on a comprehensive collection of original empirical studies.The book is structured into two parts. Part I addresses research on linguistic and learner diversity in CSL education by exploring the challenges faced by different types of CSL learners, acquisition strategies, and assessment methods. Part II delves into the practical implementation of inclusivity in curriculum design and pedagogical practices across diverse CSL teaching contexts.The book offers a research-informed understanding of diversity in CSL education, promoting inclusive teaching practices and methods to effectively engage learners of all backgrounds. CSL practitioners, educators, leaders, curriculum designers, and researchers will find this book to be a useful resource for supporting their research and practice.
Dramaturgies of Immersion: Analysing Poetics of Immersion and Emersion
by Janek Szatkowski Thomas Rosendal NielsenDramaturgies of Immersion draws on case studies from international productions to conceptualise and analyse the state of contemporary immersive theatre. Immersion appears in different forms, raising the core question: What is at stake in immersive theatre for participants, artists, and society? The answer depends on the underlying values of the different immersive poetics.The book takes a multifaceted approach to immersive theatre and its dramaturgies to explore the forms of emersion rendered possible by immersion in a number of cases from international and Danish performances. The edited collection examines how theatre in the 21st century finds adequate forms that allow it to both entertain and stay socially relevant. The chapters build on each other, developing a specific way of thinking about and analysing dramaturgies in immersive theatre, as well as offering tools for dramaturgical analysis.An insightful exploration of the potentials of immersive theatre, Dramaturgies of Immersion is essential for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of dramaturgy and immersive theatre, scholars and researchers in these fields, as well as theatre practitioners.
Voice & Vision: A Creative Approach to Narrative Filmmaking
by Mick Hurbis-Cherrier Gustavo MercadoDevelop your creative voice whilst acquiring the practical skills and confidence to use it with this new and fully updated edition of Mick Hurbis-Cherrier's filmmaking bible, Voice & Vision. Providing a solid grounding in the tools, techniques, and processes of narrative film, this comprehensive manual covers all the essentials whilst foregrounding artistic vision throughout. Gustavo Mercado joins Hurbis-Cherrier to walk the reader through every step of the process – from the transformation of an idea into a cinematic story, to the intricacies of promotion and distribution.Key features include: Comprehensive technical information on video production and postproduction tools, allowing filmmakers to express themselves with any camera, in any format, and on any budget An emphasis on the collaborative filmmaking process, including the responsibilities and creative contributions of every principal member of the crew and cast A focus on learning to work successfully with available resources (time, equipment, budget, personnel, etc.) in order to turn limitations into opportunities Updated digital filmmaking workflow breakdowns for Rec. 709 HD, Log Format, and D-Cinema productions Substantial coverage of the sound tools and techniques used in film production and the creative impact of postproduction sound design An extensive discussion of digital cinematography fundamentals, including essential lighting and exposure control tools, common gamma profiles, the use of LUTs, and the role of color grading Abundant examples referencing contemporary and classic films from around the world Indispensible information on production safety, team etiquette, and set procedures A robust companion website that includes eight award-winning example short films; interactive and high-resolution figures; extra tachnical chapters; forms and logs for preproduction, production, and postproduction; video examples that illustrate key concepts found within the book, and more The fourth edition has been fully revised and includes updates to video formats, camera technology, and lighting tools; expanded sections on multi-camera shooting, smartphone filmmaking, and drone cinematography; a new example short film for streaming and analysis; discussions on emerging AI applications for film production; additional information and resources on film set safety including best practices for intimacy scenes; and updates to contemporary funding, and distribution strategies.Whether using it in the classroom or looking for a comprehensive reference, Voice & Vision details all that’s needed to know about the filmmaking process, delivered in an accessible and reader-friendly format.
The Quest for Significance: Harnessing the Need that Makes the World Go Round
by Arie W. Kruglanski Dan RavivThe Quest for Significance: Harnessing the Need that Makes the World Go Round is a fascinating exploration of why we all seek Significance – a fundamental human motivation – and how we can understand it to help us lead better lives.Renowned psychologist Arie Kruglanski and journalist Dan Raviv show how the Quest for Significance propels our actions, governs our feelings, and dominates our thoughts: pervasively affecting our happiness, pursuits, and relationships. Drawing on both academic research and the personal experiences of the authors, including Kruglanski’s childhood in Poland during the Holocaust, the authors help readers to understand themselves and people around them – to promote happiness, gain friendship, and find love.This one-of-a-kind book is fascinating reading for students, professionals, and anyone interested in how they can better appreciate themselves and those close to them, and live a fulfilling life.
Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques
by Suzanne BellForensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, Sixth Edition covers a full range of fundamental topics essential to modern forensic casework and investigation. The new edition is fully updated to outline best practices – including recent technology and techniques – providing an engaging account of current advances in the field.Going beyond theory to application, Forensic Science begins by discussing the intersection of law and forensic science, how things become evidence, and how courts decide if an item or testimony is admissible. It presents the broadest array of forensic disciplines among available textbooks on the market, addressing: forensic anthropology, death investigation (including entomology), bloodstain pattern analysis, firearms, tool marks, and forensic analysis of questioned documents, among others. Students follow evidence all the way from the crime scene into laboratory analysis and even onto the autopsy table.Updates to this edition include a new chapter on DNA analysis covering lineage markers and investigative genetic genealogy (Chapter 11 Advanced Topics in DNA Analysis). Chapter 2 addresses statistics, probability, and frequency databases in interpreting forensic evidence. A section called “Return to the Scene of the Crime” describes scenarios that allows students to compare the physical evidence with the analyzed testing results. “Advanced Topics” sections present quantitative or advanced aspects of each chapter's subject matter. This material is geared toward students with a strong math and science background, forensic science majors, and honors students.Designed for a single-term course at the undergraduate level, the book’s writing is straightforward and accessible – explaining in-depth concepts clearly and accurately. Forensic Science: An Introduction to Scientific and Investigative Techniques, Sixth Edition continues to serve as the essential, go-to textbook for introduction to forensic science courses.Free Digital Learning Resources for instructors and students include:Individual chapter web pages with:Flash cards for Glossary termsInteractive matching, drag-and-drop, and “Hot Spot” mapping exercisesNumerous self-test questions, andRecorded videos of practicing forensic scientists speaking to chapter topics in their given area of expertise
Routledge Handbook of Sport and Social Media (Routledge International Handbooks)
by Andrew C. Billings Marie HardinThis handbook takes an in-depth look at the transformative impact of social media on sport. With broader and deeper coverage than any previous book on this topic, the handbook explores how sports media is co-created and curated, collectively, at the individual, group and organisational level, and considers the implications for the ways in which sports media, through social media, infiltrates our lives and influences local and global culture. Exploring key concepts and presenting original case studies, the book features work by world-leading international sports media scholars. It discusses the theoretical lenses through which we can understand social media and sport, from political economy and cultural dynamics to business and management, and explains the significance of global social media platforms. The book then presents a multi-level exploration of sport and social media, including social media use by fans, athletes, teams, leagues and media organisations. Offering important new insight into a technology that now sits at the centre of our social and economic lives, this book is important reading for any researcher, student, practitioner or policymaker with an interest in sport media, sport business, sport cultures, digital media technologies, digital business, or the broader relationships between sport, media and wider society.
Micro-Budget Methods of Cinematic Storytelling: A Practical Guide to Making Narrative Media with Minimal Means
by Jake MahaffyThis accessible handbook is a practical guide to the concepts and techniques of micro-budget, cinematic storytelling. It’s written to be useful and efficient, packed with lessons, examples and practices from the Author’s extensive filmmaking experience and decades of teaching students all over the world.Demystifying the complex creative process involved in filmmaking, this text provides concrete, detailed and specific steps to develop innovative concepts and execute effective films with micro-budget methods. With a wide range of references, instruction, and illustrations, the reader will learn how to make the most of powerful cinematic tools under budgetary constraints. The focus on cinematic storytelling addresses the fundamentals of understanding principles in all creative practices in any genre, platform, style or duration of any narrative art. The information and lessons here are foundational, presenting a new perspective on the creative process for beginners and experienced alike.This book is the go-to resource for beginners and students entering today’s industry, as well as those micro-budget and low-budget filmmakers looking for expert inspiration and insight.
Advances in Computational Intelligence for Health Informatics and Computer-Aided Diagnosis: Methods, Applications, and Tools
by A. Malini Surbhi Bhatia Khan S. Kayalvizhi Mohammed SaraeeThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the intersection of computational intelligence, health informatics, and computer-aided diagnosis (CAD). The book explores and highlights the latest advancements, methodologies, applications, and tools in these fields.Advances in Computational Intelligence for Health Informatics and Computer-Aided Diagnosis: Methods, Applications, and Tools covers a broad spectrum of computational intelligence approaches, from basic concepts to advanced methodologies. The focus on health informatics reflects the book's commitment to researching data integration, privacy issues, and interoperability issues that are crucial in today's healthcare landscape. The book's core is its in-depth examination of CAD systems, which encompasses numerous healthcare sectors and underlines the technological complexity involved in building accurate and efficient diagnostic tools. Some of the other key areas covered include: medical imaging analysis, disease identification and diagnosis, and drug research and development. It also provides case studies that demonstrate how computational intelligence methods are applied in real-world healthcare scenarios, giving readers a practical understanding of the subject matter. The authors then discuss future trends and directions in computational intelligence for health informatics.The book is designed to serve as a guide to for academics, professionals, and students who are curious about the challenges of integrating contemporary computational approaches into medical diagnostics and decision support.
Lignin: Isolation, Characterization, and Value Addition
by Himadri Roy GhatakThis book covers the current know-how on lignin, its sustainable isolation from lignocellulose, characterization of the isolated lignin, and transforming it to add value. The book is divided into three sections. A section on lignin isolation elaborates the well-established commercial delignification methods, including recent developments. The lignin characterization section includes traditional methods based on wet chemistry and advanced characterization techniques. It covers lignin value addition with the possibility of transforming lignin into functional materials, backed by figures and graphical presentations.Features: Provides exclusive information on lignin isolation, including conventional processes as well as recent advances, Covers reaction mechanisms, kinetics, mass transfer, and unit operations, including all aspects of laboratory-based lignin characterization, Focuses on lignin as a starting material for obtaining functional materials, Discusses the current state of advancement of lignin value addition. This book is aimed at researchers, professionals, and graduate students in chemical engineering and industrial chemistry.
Heritage, Authority and Power: Understanding Theory Through Practice (Routledge Studies in Heritage)
by Barbara WoodHeritage, Authority and Power - Understanding Theory Through Practice examines who holds power and authority in heritage, the connection with specialist knowledge and what the shifting nature of these attributes means for concepts of authenticity.Drawing on interviews with practitioners working across the heritage sector, Wood explores why in some organisations staff feel disempowered, but in others they thrive. In exploring the worked experience of practitioners, a new model emerges for understanding the sector that recognises the differences between the activity of heritage and the work of professional practice. The model demonstrates that the sector is unknowingly operating with two different purposes, The activity of heritage, generated by and from, the collections of the past, is inventive, creative and entertaining, but operates for contemporary need and interest. The work of professional practice, meanwhile, although itself creative and supporting and enabling the work of heritage, is fundamentally concerned with long-term collection development, research and conservation. In recognising and embracing these differences, the function of specialist practice in relation to curatorship can be appreciated, but so too can the contribution of supporting specialisms, such as education, outreach, community engagement and design. The model presented within the book subsequently offers a more efficient and effective, forward-looking way to think about funding, organising and managing these two areas separately – but also in active partnership.Heritage, Authority and Power is situated in the space between academia and practice and is useful for students, practitioners and for anyone interested, managing or working in heritage. It will be particularly relevant to academics and students engaged in the study of heritage, museums, tourism and visitor experience, and public history.
The History of Language Teaching from The Spanish-American War Until the Sputnik Moment: From Hot to Cold Wars
by H. Jay SiskinThis book highlights the lively exchanges that shaped foreign-language pedagogy and educational policy during the first fifty years of the twentieth century. It is critically important to revivify our past, particularly in a field where innovation is conceptualized as progress and where knowledge production is a criterion for success. Modern language teaching began its ascendancy shortly before the turn of the twentieth century. In the academy, this impulse was marked by the founding of the Modern Language Association in 1883. Modern languages were increasingly recognized as possessing the mental and humanistic values that had formerly been the sole province of Greek and Latin. The book provides an overview of the historical, political, and social concerns that preoccupied the nation from 1898 and provides a context for analyzing the developments in the teaching of foreign languages over the course of the following century.
Energy Management in Renewable Sources Integrated System: Proceedings of ICGEST 2023, Volume 1 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #1236)
by Ashwani Kumar S. N. Singh Pradeep KumarThe book constitutes proceedings of the International Conference on Green Energy and Sustainable Technology, ICGEST 2023. The book covers research in energy management, planning the operation of renewable energy systems, distributed generation and energy management, economics/ electricity market and policy/ regulatory aspects, data analytics & AI applications in smart grid. This book contains research papers from academicians, researchers, and students. This book is a valuable resource for students, academics, and practitioners in the industry working on energy areas.
Political Correctness in Academia: A Public Choice Analysis (Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism)
by Sandra DzenisThis book explores the phenomenon of political correctness in academia and explains why and how scholars and administrators impact PC&’s prominence in the academic sphere. To do so, it examines the actions of these agents through the lens of public choice theory, revealing how self-interested strategies drive the policies and norms of the university. The book examines the ideological dimensions of political correctness and highlights four key spheres of influence – academic research, higher education curricula, affirmative action and speech codes. The book offers a nuanced exploration of how PC and liberalism have common ground. It demonstrates how the liberal values of equality and individual liberty largely underpin PC, whose regulatory function is to protect a liberal value system from illiberal truth claims. Yet the book also shows how interest groups form around the concept of PC in universities and have successfully used systems of rent-seeking and collective action to shape institutional policy and protect their members from ideological and professional competition, which can be seen as a violation of classical liberal principles of fair competition and equal opportunity. This book is a valuable tool for researchers working in political economy and PPE (politics, philosophy and economics), as well as those interested in the political economy of academia and the concept of PC more generally.
The Experience of Noise: Philosophical and Phenomenological Perspectives
by Basil Vassilicos Giuseppe Torre Fabio Tommy PellizzerThis volume&’s aim is to stimulate philosophical interest in the experience of noise. There are at least three important open questions about noise. First, how should the relationship between noise as a scientific phenomenon and as a type of experience be understood? Is the one to be understood in terms of the other, and what implications may be drawn from this? Second, are experiences of noise strictly limited to perceptual states or to one type of perceptual state – for instance, to acoustic experiences? E.g. is there noise that is visual or tactile? Is there noise that is cognitive, affective, or evaluative? Third, how can philosophy make sense of noise in the first place? Should noise simply be relegated to the hither side of the explananda of philosophy, as the mere leftover of whatever philosophy sets out to account for; meaning, being, totality, etc.? Or may noise be understood as a positive phenomenon in its own right, which has its own distinctive features and content, difficult though they might be to pin down? This volume will contribute to the burgeoning philosophy of noise by highlighting how contemporary philosophical perspectives with a phenomenological or experiential bent can make inroads to these questions about a fascinating yet little understood quarter of human experience.
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System: Maritime Applications
by Yi Jiang Shufang Zhang Huakai ZhaoThis book highlights the maritime applications of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSSs) with emphasis on BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). The book systematically summarizes the technical standards for maritime applications of GNSS issued by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and other relevant international organizations. It covers the development history and future prospects of the international standardization of BDS’ maritime applications. Various applications of BDS in maritime navigation, including the radio determination service system, the global maritime distress and safety system, the automatic identification system, the vessel monitoring system, the long-range identification and tracking system, and the maritime ground-based augmentation system, are introduced. Promising new directions are put forward. This book is intended for technical engineers in maritime communication and navigation. It is also a valuable reference for researchers, graduate students, and upper-level undergraduate students in maritime-related majors.
Nachhaltigkeitskommunikation in der Gesundheitswirtschaft: Wie Sie nachhaltig agieren und glaubwürdig kommunizieren (Edition Nachhaltig wirtschaften)
by Tobias Kesting Viviane ScherenbergDieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Innen- und Außenkommunikation „echter“ Nachhaltigkeit. Denn Kommunikation ist ein wichtiger Baustein, damit gelebte Nachhaltigkeit und nachhaltiges Handeln in der Praxis der Gesundheitswirtschaft funktionieren. Aus der Analyse verschiedener Ebenen (organisations-, produkt- und/oder prozessbezogen) und der Betrachtung unterschiedlicher Stakeholder-Perspektiven (insb. Patient*innen, Mitarbeitende, zukünftige Arbeitnehmer*innen und Gesellschaft) sowie unter Einbeziehung von Praxisbeispielen und Erkenntnissen aus Interviews zeigt das Autorenteam, wie nachhaltiges Handeln und dessen glaubwürdige Kommunikation in der Gesundheitswirtschaft umgesetzt werden können.
The AI Revolution: How Technological Developments Affect the Audiovisual Sector (Research Series on Responsible Enterprise Ecosystems)
by Antonio Baraybar-Fernández Sandro Arrufat-Martín Belén Díaz DíazThis book presents an overview of the vast landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) in the media industry, more specifically in the audiovisual sector.Readers are guided through the fundamental pillars of AI, from machine learning algorithms to advanced neural networks, revealing the technological foundations that drive innovation in the field of communication and media. The possibilities of AI in this area are explored and discussed with real case studies. The book highlights not only the technological developments, but also the ethical dilemmas that arise. From privacy issues to equity in access to education, the book provides a comprehensive view of the challenges that must be addressed to ensure the ethical and sustainable development of artificial intelligence. Altogether, this book illuminates how AI continues to transform the way we communicate, learn, and relate to technology.
Creativity in Education, Urban and Cultural Policy: A Critique of a Contemporary Keyword
by Mark ConnollyThis book critiques creativity as a ‘keyword’ in contemporary society. This is illustrated through an analysis of the uses of creativity within cultural, urban and educational policy. While there have been critiques and debates of the uses of creativity within these fields, the author innovatively bridges these disciplines by providing both an overview of the philosophical and ideological underpinnings of these debates and illustration of how they manifest in these distinct, yet interrelated policy spheres. Drawing on Raymond Williams’ theory of culture as social communication and keyword approach, the book illustrates how the creative turn in contemporary policy can divert attention from structural analysis and provide a rhetorical gloss for inequitable social policies. It will appeal to academics, students and practitioners involved in education, cultural and urban studies.
Management of Fish Diseases
by Sumanta Kumar Mallik Neetu Shahi Pramod Kumar PandeyThis book covers various aspects of aquatic animal health, such as pathogenic and beneficial microbes, disease diagnosis, treatment and preventive measures, biosecurity, disease management. The environmental factors affecting aquatic animal well-being and their nutritional requirements are also discussed. Finally, emerging trends, and future research and management directions are also concluded in this book.Aquatic animals are a crucial source of nutrition for people worldwide, as they provide at least 20% of animal protein intake for over 3 billion individuals, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Furthermore, fishing and aquaculture industries generate employment and income for millions, particularly in developing countries. However, pollution, habitat destruction, overfishing, climate change, and disease outbreaks pose a threat to aquatic animal health. Disease outbreaks and pathogenic microbes can cause significant harm, necessitating immediate attention. Addressing this issue requires multifaceted approach that includes enhancing water quality, managing animal stress levels, improving biosecurity measures, and practicing responsible aquaculture techniques. Finally, collaboration between government, industry, and researchers is critical to developing new and effective strategies for mitigating the impact of disease outbreaks on aquatic animal health. This book provides concise information for students, teachers, researchers, and academicians interested in the field of aquatic animal health. It also serves as a reference book to administrators, practitioners, stakeholders, and non-professionals interested in sustainable aquatic animal health management.
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural, and Geotechnical Engineering—Volume 3: ACSGE 2024, BITS Pilani, India (Springer Proceedings in Materials #31)
by Shamsher Bahadur Singh Muthukumar Gopalarathnam Nishant RoyThis book consists of selected papers presented at the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Concrete, Structural, and Geotechnical Engineering (ACSGE 2024) held at BITS, Pilani, India. The papers represent the latest research work in the fields of advanced composite materials, advanced computational techniques for structures, applications of nanotechnology in civil engineering, bridge engineering, composite structures, concrete technology, the fatigue life of structures, fire-resistant structures, functionally graded materials and structures, geotechnical processes, ground improvement techniques, offshore structures, performance-based design of structures, pre-cast pre-stressed concrete structures, seismic design, and construction, soil structure interaction, structural health assessment and rehabilitation, sustainability of construction, design, and management. The papers are presented by an international pool of academics, research scientists, and industrial experts and therefore cater to the global audience from the fields of construction materials, design guidelines, geotechnical engineering, concrete infrastructures, and structural engineering. This book is part of a 3-volume series of these conference proceedings, and it represents Volume 3 in the series.
The Gated City: Planning Practice and the Challenges of Urban Fragmentation in Mexico
by Emma Regina MoralesThe book tells the story of the proliferation of gated communities and the privatisation of public life and public space in Mexico over the last three decades. Drawing on research from Lomas de Angelópolis in Puebla, one of the largest gated communities in the world, Emma Regina Morales explores why such fortified spaces have proved popular with middle-class households. Weaving together the multiple influences of housing policy, predatory financial markets, and an increased fear of crime, the book sets out how policy makers and planners can improve decision-making and provide non-gated solutions to urban anxiety.
University Audit Cultures and Feminist Praxis: An Institutional Ethnography (Gender and Sociology)
by Órla Meadhbh MurrayBeing ‘REF-able’. The impact agenda. The student experience. University audit culture has infiltrated academic life, but how should we respond? Drawing on a five-year Institutional Ethnography of UK universities, the author provides a feminist take on the neoliberal university and abolitionist reflections on audit culture. For feminist and other critical academics, the interpretative power involved in audit processes provides an opportunity to collectively challenge and subvert, re-read and re-write institutions. This book challenges the myths and misinterpretations around how academic audit processes work, arguing that if we are complicit then we have agency to do them differently.