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Sports Equipment Innovation: A Study of Italian and French Cases (Palgrave Studies in Global Entrepreneurship)
by Raffaele CecereThis book investigates the innovative trajectories of sports companies in different cultural and geographical contexts and analyzes how they manage the knowledge obtained from collaboration with end users, suppliers, and their own experiences. In doing so, it presents an empirical analysis with in-depth interviews with experts in the innovative field of the following companies involved in sports equipment: Keyena, Sherco, Francus, Picture Organic Clothing, Macron, Dainese, Mondo, La Sportiva, BasicNet, and Pirelli. With this, the book focuses on how companies that produce goods and services for sport implement innovative processes, and is aimed at offering a tool for scholars, managers, and entrepreneurs involved in the sports industry. To achieve this, different types of analysis were conducted, i.e. both literature and empirical analysis. A theoretical model and its validation through the study of practical cases is the added value of this book in this field.
An Obstetrician/Gynecologist’s Path: What to Expect after an Ob/Gyn Residency
by Kahyun Yoon-Flannery Amanda Malik Michelle IavicoliLiving through an obstetrics and gynecology residency can be a grueling and time-consuming process. After four years in general obstetrics and gynecology, one can encounter many options in his or her career path. Some choose to dive right into the career world, while some will choose to enter into a more specialized fellowship program. Regardless of what path one chooses after the completion of an obstetrics and gynecology residency, the process can be daunting, with little concrete help along the way. This text will provide a comprehensive review of what comes after the completion of an obstetrics and gynecology residency and will serve as a valuable resource for those physicians, residents and medical students interested in a career in obstetrics and gynecology. This book will review several areas of fellowships and how to navigate through the application process, provide a guide for finding a job and negotiating through your first position, and discuss other difficult topics such as how to deal with malpractice lawsuits. All chapters will be written by experts who have gone through the various paths and decision-making processes.
Tourism in Rural Protected Areas: Trends and Opportunities in Southern Africa (Sustainable Development Goals Series)
by Kaitano Dube Magdalena Petronella Swart Ikechukwu O. EzeudujiDespite its potential to unlock socio-economic benefits in rural and protected areas in a manner that addresses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), rural and protected areas tourism is yet to be thoroughly examined by academics, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers. This lack of exploration has undermined the potential benefits associated with tourism development in rural and protected areas. Given the complexity of rural tourism, this contributed volume explores current and future debates on the subject using cases in Southern Africa. The book is useful for various audiences, including tourism academics, planners, cultural and heritage practitioners, and rural development planners. The topics covered include gender, transformation, service delivery, visitor experience, wildlife tourism, and host-community tourism interaction.
Strategic Disputes in the Black Sea Region: European vs. Regional Perspectives (Sicherheit, Strategie & Innovation)
by Wolfram Hilz Shushanik Minasyan-OstermannThe Black Sea region has undergone significant political and social transformations over the past few decades, resulting in a new geopolitical reality that demands scholarly attention. This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolving security dynamics and the associated narratives in this strategic area. With a particular focus on the interplay between European and regional perspectives, this volume explores the critical role of power, energy policy, and security interests in shaping the region's geopolitical landscape. It examines the resurgence of regional leading powers, notably Russia, which has pursued a militant and aggressive foreign policy to reclaim its dominant position. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has had a profound impact on the Black Sea region, leading to political and social crises in reform-oriented states like Armenia, Georgia, and Ukraine. Moreover, this book delves into Turkey's shifting role in the Black Sea region, as it reevaluates its strategic position between Asia and Europe. The authors analyze Turkey's transition from a cautious and dialogue-oriented regional policy to a more offensive and aggressive foreign policy profile. By considering diverse perspectives, the volume evaluates the prospects for an effective EU foreign policy in the region, examines the potential for sustainable democratic transformation, and explores the growing militarization of Turkish and Russian foreign policies. It also sheds light on the challenges and opportunities for strengthening pluralistic systems in the afflicted states. Featuring contributions from leading scholars in international security studies and foreign policy, this book offers a timely and in-depth exploration of the Black Sea region's complex dynamics. It will be an indispensable resource for scholars and policymakers seeking to understand the strategic disputes and their implications for European and regional interests.
Engineering Interactive Computer Systems. EICS 2024 International Workshops: Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, June 24–28, 2024, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15518)
by Philippe Palanque Achim Ebert Shah Rukh Humayoun Gerrit van der Veer Kris Luyten Luciana Zaina José Creissac Campos Davide Spano Vera MemmesheimerThis book presents a series of revised papers selected from the Workshops organized in conjunction with the 16th ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems (EICS 2024) which was held in Cagliari, Italy, during June 24–26, 2024. The 18 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Engineering Interactive Systems Embedding AI Technologies (EISEAIT 2024 Workshop); and Experience 2.0 and Beyond – Engineering Cross Devices and Multiple Realities (EXDMR 2024).
Christian Natural Law and Religious Freedom: A Foundation Based on Love, the True, and the Good
by Alex DeagonDeagon addresses the need for a robust theoretical foundation for religious freedom that accounts for its transcendent nature.What is the idea of religious freedom? Where does it come from? Why should it be protected? These important questions for understanding religious freedom are usually addressed through secular and immanent foundations which are unable to sufficiently grapple with the religious nature of religious freedom – its connection with the divine. Deagon proposes an alternative approach rooted in Christian Natural Law. In Part I of the book, Deagon defines and develops Christian Natural Law, identifying three consistent themes: Love, the True and the Good. In Part II, Deagon deploys Christian Natural Law to articulate a theological framework for religious freedom which shows that religious freedom is an individual and social good, is oriented to the true and is grounded in love. In doing so, Deagon offers a new foundation for religious freedom which properly considers it as a matter of both human and divine action.This book will be of interest to those engaged in law and religion studies, in particular scholars of religious freedom, theology and jurisprudence and human rights.
Explanation and Understanding (New Problems of Philosophy)
by Arnon LevyScience has multiple goals: to describe the world, as it is now; to predict the future and to make inferences about the past. Science also aims to understand the world – to explain why it is the way it is. But what does it take to explain a phenomenon? How does science generate understanding and what does that take?In this thorough and clearly written introduction to scientific explanation, Arnon Levy explores the following problems and questions: the background to the topic of scientific explanation, particularly the questions of what an explanation is, what makes a good explanation and why seek them in the first place empiricism about explanation: Hempel’s deductive-nomological model and its problems unificationism about explanation: must good scientific explanations fit into an overall ‘explanatory store’? causation and explanation: Lewis’s description-based model, Woodward’s interventionist view and Strevens’s criterion of selection theory connections between explanation and understanding models, idealization and explanation non-causal explanation and explanation in non-scientific contexts the nature of understanding. Additional features, such as chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading and a glossary, make this an excellent resource for students of philosophy of science, metaphysics and epistemology.
Working with Deaf Children and Young People: A Guide for Practitioners (Working With)
by Sarah Beazley Judy HaldenThis book highlights the wide impact of deafness on many aspects of communication for deaf children and young people, and those around them. It explores input, semantics, grammar, and speech, and how you as a practitioner can apply this knowledge in different contexts, including for early years support.Each chapter considers the impact of deafness on key communication components and provides you with opportunities to reflect on and extend knowledge and practice in each area. A range of strategies and activities are presented that can enhance the support you offer.Key features include: a framework to guide you to use your knowledge and the available resources to maximum effect with deaf children and young people clear explanations throughout built on wide research evidence to enable you to employ approaches that will make a difference a set of adaptable checklists to provide efficient assessment to help planning a focus on supporting communicative independence in collaboration with each deaf child and young person Written in an accessible, engaging format, this book equips practitioners with a range of tools to support the development of communicative independence and includes reflective questions to consolidate knowledge. It is a must-read for any practitioner working with deaf children and young people and their families.
Handbook of Deep Learning Models for Healthcare Data Processing: Disease Prediction, Analysis, and Applications (Advancements in Intelligent and Sustainable Technologies and Systems)
by Ajay Kumar Surbhi Bhatia Khan Deepak Dembla Seema TinkerIn recent years, deep learning has shown great potential in transforming various fields including healthcare. With the abundance of healthcare data being generated every day, there is a pressing need to develop efficient algorithms that can process and analyze this data to improve patient care and treatment outcomes.Handbook of Deep Learning Models for Healthcare Data Processing: Disease Prediction, Analysis, and Applications covers a wide range of deep learning models, techniques, and applications in healthcare data processing, analysis, and disease prediction, providing a comprehensive overview of the field. It focuses on the practical application of deep learning models in healthcare and offers step-by-step instructions for building and deploying models and using real-world examples. The handbook discusses the potential future applications of deep learning models in healthcare, such as precision medicine, personalized treatment, and clinical decision support. It also addresses the ethical considerations associated with the use of deep learning models in healthcare, such as privacy, security, and bias. It provides technical details on deep learning models, including their architecture, training methods, and optimization techniques, making it useful for data scientists and researchers.Written to be a comprehensive guide for healthcare professionals, researchers, and data analysts, this handbook is an essential need for those who are interested in using deep learning models to analyze and process healthcare data. It is also suitable for those who have a basic understanding of machine learning and want to learn more about the latest advancements in deep learning in healthcare.
Research Methods for Elite Studies (Contemporary Social Research)
by George Moyser Margaret WagstaffeElites are crucial groups of people in all but the very simplest societies. Whether one is concerned with politics and government, the economy, or the wider culture and structure of society, they are the people who occupy the central positions of influence that, in turn, enable them to help shape the character and direction of the whole society.But who exactly are they, and how does one study them? In sharp contrast to the ordinary citizenry, the methodology for the study of elites was contentious and under-developed at the time. Originally published in 1987, Research Methods for Elite Studies provided a wide-ranging survey of the techniques, problems, issues and practicalities of elite research. These are explored through case studies conducted by a range of experts, all personally involved in the field of elite research about which they write. Methodology here is not divorced from substance, but vividly set in its context by the researchers.Research Methods for Elite Studies is directed to all social scientists who seek to understand the working of the powerful in society. In particular, those concerned with political power, with the functioning of social and political institutions, with economic enterprises, and above all with the diverse variety of leaders in society, will find the volume essential reading.
Doing Secondary Analysis (Contemporary Social Research)
by Angela Dale Sara Arber Michael ProcterOriginally published in 1988 Doing Secondary Analysis is a practical guide to the secondary analysis of large-scale survey data.At a time when funding for primary data collection was increasingly constrained, the secondary analysis of high-quality government surveys offered the social scientist an unrivalled opportunity. This volume provided a guide which moves through every stage of ‘doing secondary analysis’. The authors begin with the conceptualization of the research problem and examine all the practicalities of using both standard rectangular data and hierarchical data, and of deriving simple and complex variables. They also provide a lucid description of the hardware and software available to the secondary analyst at the time.This book successfully demonstrates the way in which secondary analysis can contribute both to the development of sociological theory and to social policy formation. The authors emphasize throughout that secondary analysis cannot be used as a short cut to quick ‘results’, but that as much care over defining the research problem and understanding the categories of data is needed as for any other kind of research.While Doing Secondary Analysis was invaluable to those about to embark upon social research, it also offered many challenges to more experienced researchers.
The Explore-Before-Explain Guidebook for Science Education: Creating High Quality Lessons for the Classroom and Professional Learning
by Patrick BrownThis guidebook uses an Explore-before-Explain instructional sequence to help you facilitate the design of active meaning-making lessons in science.Author Pat Brown models and breaks down how an Explore-before-Explain approach ensures students' conceptual understandings are constructed primarily on evidence-based experiences in the classroom. From prompting students to ponder patterns, helping them identify cause-and-effect relationships, to focusing on development of their thinking rather than validating ideas, you can use Explore-before-Explain instruction to help your students feel confident in their thinking and become more self-directed learners. Chapters focus on developing your students' conceptual science understanding through the investigation of natural occurrences. Content and module examples are provided, as well as attention to contemporary standards and safety in science. Rather than acting as a prescriptive program, however, this book adds another element to your curriculum design, showing how lessons can and should include critical elements of active sensemaking when designing an Explore-before-Explain sequence. In addition, the author shows the benefits of bringing Explore-before-Explain outside the classroom to create high-quality professional and curriculum-based learning.This resource is ideal for K-12 science teachers, as well as building administrators who are looking for a practice-oriented and research-based approach for their science curriculum. As a classroom educator, you can use these strategies for leveraging research into hands-on, minds-on activities to promote more robust and equitable learning environments. For leaders, this resource can be used to develop professional learning experiences for sustained departmental improvement.
The Catholic Church and Transnational Moral Norms in the Philippines: Contraception, Human Trafficking, and Religion (Routledge Studies in Religion)
by Jonathan T. ChowJonathan T. Chow explores the Roman Catholic Church’s engagement with transnational human rights norms and how its understandings of Catholic identity and doctrine have profoundly shaped the politics surrounding contraception and human trafficking in the Philippines.In the global politics of morality, the Catholic Church is one of the world’s foremost practitioners, shaping not only the language of transnational moral norms but also how they are implemented at the domestic level. Through “norm thickening”—connecting transnational norms to deeply held local identities and religious teachings and institutionalizing those connections in policies, practices, and organizations—the book argues that the Church can build a more coherent and locally credible moral basis for transnational norms than international consensus alone. While in some cases, this can strengthen transnational norms and facilitate cooperation between the Church and the government, in other cases it can instead harden opposition to those norms and facilitate polarization, with significant consequences for Philippine society. Drawing on field interviews in the Philippines, as well as Vatican and UN documents, Chow paints a compelling picture of how one of the world’s largest religions shapes the global moral landscape.This book will be of particular interest to students of religion, Catholic theology, human rights, international relations theory, and Asian studies, and anyone seeking to better understand the transnational politics of morality.
The Routledge Handbook of Regenerative Tourism (Routledge International Handbooks)
by Francesc Fusté-Forné Asif HussainThis timely and innovative handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the current critical debates, trends, and the transformative potential of regenerative tourism, and also looks towards a more responsible, inclusive, and sustainable future for tourism.Comprising specifically commissioned, original contributions from recognised authors and experts in the field, the book provides a logically structured and systematic guide to the current state of knowledge in this area. It is interdisciplinary in coverage and international in scope through its authorship and content. The volume commences with an assessment of the principles and theoretical foundation of regenerative tourism, which provides a context to explore the policy, planning, development, destination management and marketing, local impacts, manifestations, and future of regenerative tourism.This is essential reading for students, researchers, academics, practitioners, policymakers, government officials, and industry professionals interested in the possibilities of responsible and sustainable, and regenerative forms of tourism.
Applying Blockchain Technology: Concepts and Trends
by Javaid Iqbal Faheem Syeed Masoodi Alwi M. Bamhdi Bilal Ahmad PandowBlockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the way to conduct transactions and share information. It is having a significant impact on a wide range of industries. Applying Blockchain Technology: Concepts and Trends is an in-depth guide exploring the world of blockchain technology. Beginning with an introduction to concepts related to blockchain and its application, the book delves into the benefits and challenges of using blockchain in various industries, including healthcare, finance, real estate, voting, and supply chain management. It discusses potential ethical considerations associated with blockchain technology and how to design and implement blockchain solutions ethically. The book covers practical applications of blockchain in different industries, as well as its potential for use with IoT, smart grids, and cloud computing. Moreover, the book provides an in-depth discussion on the implications of blockchain on the financial system, as well as the potential of blockchain to disrupt the traditional ways of conducting business. It also covers the regulatory landscape of blockchain, its impact on privacy and data protection, and the future of blockchain technology. Highlights include: Blockchain and the future of accountancy; Enhancing data storage and security through blockchain technology; AI and blockchain innovation in supply chain performance; Blockchain-based secure data storage. The practical examples and case studies in the book are suitable for students, professionals, and researchers interested in learning about the latest trends in blockchain technology. This cutting-edge and far-ranging guide provides a deep look at blockchain technology and its applications that will revolutionize many industries.
Automobility and the Anthropocene: The Car as Post-Human (Elements in Environmental Humanities)
by Gordon M. SayreThe automobile has transformed Earth's habitats and humans' habits since the 1890s, when it, this Element argues, began the Anthropocene. Climate change now motivates efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, of which cars and trucks account for at least 10 percent. Shifting to electric vehicles is not enough; one needs to better understand the power cars hold over humans. Environmental humanities scholars examine human/machine hybrids but have ignored the most obvious example. Humans driving cars are social agents constituting a civil society of automobility in roadscape environments. This Element traces the evolution of cars from horsecars, carriages, and bicycles, and the influence of Henry Ford and Alfred P. Sloan on labor standards and consumer behaviors. As the car industry pushes high-tech autonomous or self-driving vehicles, it relies on futuristic fantasies and false promises. The ills of automobility cannot be solved with new products that only intensify human dependence upon cars.
Factional Politics in the Liberal Democratic Party: Explaining Change and Continuity in Japan's Economic Statecraft (Elements in Indo-Pacific Security)
by Ming Wan Michael J. GiganteWhat explains change and continuity in Japan's economic statecraft? This Element examines the interplay between factional dynamics in the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Japan's foreign policy through two cases: Japan's unprecedented decision to impose severe sanctions on Russia following its 2022 Ukraine invasion, and its decades-long ASEAN strategy amid political uncertainty and great power competition. The authors find that factional balance or the outsized influence of a large faction facilitates abrupt political-economic shifts, sustained until a similar dynamic triggers correction. Unlike most systems, Japan's intra-party politics do not lead to full leadership turnover, enabling factions to influence policy while empowering non-leadership members to drive change. This dual role strengthens barriers to change, embedding political inertia. Using factional membership data from 1961 to 2024, they argue that factions are a more systematic unit of analysis than political entrepreneurs in understanding the relationship between Japan's domestic politics and foreign policy decisions.
Ovid and Plato: Disturbing Realities
by Peter KellyThe Roman poet Ovid, while sailing across the Black Sea to Tomis, considered his exile to have cosmic proportions; in the surging waves he sees his world seemingly veering back towards primordial chaos. Throughout his work Ovid seeks to depict the vast heterogeneity of the world, its creation and destruction, and the interconnection between humans and their unstable environment. This book explores how Ovid turns to philosophy, and especially the dialogues of Plato, to find meaning in a world that is fluid, uncertain, and dangerous. Rather than seeking recourse in an exact science of knowledge or a world of Forms beyond the here and now, Ovid sets himself apart from the philosophers. Instead, he highlights the limits of philosophy to capture the changing nature of reality and realigns the boundaries between poetry and science so as to create a more suitable medium for representing our entanglement with this complex world.
Towards More Inclusive Varieties of Capitalism (Elements in Reinventing Capitalism)
by Simon CollinsonRising inequality in advanced economies is a global challenge and a major factor behind the current wave of geo-political disruption. It has been driven by a polarisation between regions which are creating wealth and benefitting from wealth creation, and those left behind. This justifies a wholesale reinvention of these capitalist systems. Focusing on the UK example, this Element presents evidence of systemic failure, with low productivity alongside higher levels of deprivation in city-regions outside of London. Comparisons show that this is a challenge for other advanced economies. Long term underinvestment in regions has reached a tipping point a centralised governments channels public resources into London, rather than 'levelling-up'. This Element proposes several 'intelligent interventions,' emphasising the need for stronger and more inclusive regional innovation systems, built on a deeper understanding of sustainable local growth pathways. Although based primarily on the UK experience, these policies are relevant beyond the UK context.
Whiteness and American Literature (Cambridge Themes in American Literature and Culture)
by Jolene HubbsThis volume provides an illuminating exploration of how ideas about whiteness have shaped the literature and culture of the United States. Covering nearly 250 years – from the 1790 Naturalization Act, which limited access to citizenship to immigrants who were 'free white person[s],' to the present – Whiteness and American Literature considers how a broad spectrum of novels, movies, short stories, television shows, poems, songs, and other works depict whiteness. The collection's twenty accessible and engaging chapters by renowned scholars analyze representations of whiteness in a variety of historical periods, literary genres, and aesthetic forms. Chapters also survey scholarly work at the crossroads of whiteness studies and disability studies, food studies, and other academic disciplines. Designed for scholars, students, and general readers, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the role whiteness plays in the US imagination.
Analysing Sociolinguistic Variation
by Sali A. TagliamonteNow in its second edition, this is an invaluable manual for teaching and learning variation analysis, the quantitative study of linguistic variation and change. Written by a leading scholar in the field with over thirty years of experience, it provides an insider's view of the methodology through practical, 'hands-on' advice, including straightforward instructions for conducting analyses using the R programming language, the new gold standard for analysis. It leads readers through each phase of a research study based on data gathered in sociocultural contexts, beginning with the selection and sampling of a data source, to hints on successful project design, interview techniques, data management, analysis and interpretation, with systematic procedures provided at each step of the process. This edition has been fully updated, with new insights and explanations in line with recent discoveries in the field, making it essential reading for anyone embarking on their own sociolinguistic research project.
The Rebirth of Satire in Revivals of European Operettas (Elements in Musical Theatre)
by Lisa FeurzeigSince 1997, revivals have moved operetta away from the nostalgic performance style of the mid twentieth century, returning to its original satirical spirit grounded in ironic mockery of political and social norms and institutions. This Element compares productions of Offenbach's Belle Hélène and Kálmán's Herzogin von Chicago, considering their choices with regard to plot, text, performance style, music, and costumes and sets. In every case, there is some reinterpretation involved. Satire of times, places, and current politics can be found. Some versions tweak the original while others expand and alter it in a full Regietheater approach, often influenced by a postmodern aesthetic. Directors and performers perceive an opportunity to recreate the central experience of operetta – but is that defined as the original text, Dionysian pleasure, or absurdist theater? The genre lives on mostly through creative approaches to revival.
A Clinical and Forensic Guide to Cults and Persuasive Leadership
by Charles Scott Paul Whitehead Tyler Durns Barbara McDermottCults have captivated public imagination, gained visibility in the media, and become a popular topic of discourse. While anecdotal and journalistic accounts offer compelling insights, systematic study on the structure, psychological predispositions, and relevance to clinical and legal settings are comparatively scarce. This disparity highlights a crucial need for rigorous scholarly inquiry, moving beyond media portrayals to uncover the foundational mechanisms that sustain and shape these enigmatic groups. Authored by experts in forensic psychiatry and psychology, this book consolidates the extant literature in reviewing the theoretical, sociocultural, clinical, and forensic issues surrounding cultist groups. This text applies evidence-based study to identify group subtypes and explore mediators and moderators that may be relevant in clinical and legal contexts. Authors address issues as they relate to a variety of subpopulations, comorbid mental disorders, mind-altering substances, treatment, and the and legal implications inherent to cults and persuasive leadership. This book may be especially pertinent to mental health professionals and those working in the criminal justice system.
Patient with Acute Thoracic Myelopathy due to Degenerative Disease (Elements in Emergency Neurosurgery)
by James M. Robins Deb PalWhilst thoracic myelopathy secondary to degenerative disease is relatively uncommon, left untreated it carries significant morbidity. It is thus of critical importance that patients are correctly diagnosed and managed expediently and effectively. Unfortunately, the management of thoracic myelopathy can be challenging, not least due to the technical difficulty accessing the site of compression and indeed optimum management is also debated. In this Element the authors present background, clinical features, diagnosis, and pitfalls and then a handy management algorithm for this critical neurosurgical condition.
Samuel Beckett and Medicine
by Ulrika MaudeSamuel Beckett and Medicine offers the first sustained analysis of the author's abiding interest in medicine and medical discourses, advancing insights into the representation of illness, neurodiversity, disability, ageing, and dying in his work. It analyses Beckett's representation of the production of language, offering new ways of understanding the often perplexing formal and stylistic experimentation of his work. The book addresses the many automatic and habitual functions staged in his writing and considers the impact of nerve theory, reflexes, affect, and the viscera on his work. It advances new readings of Beckett's poetry, prose, and television and stage plays, drawing on his reading notes on medicine and psychology, and on his correspondence and critical writings. Through its refusal to aestheticize embodied experience or to yield to the metaphysical consolations of literature, Beckett's work challenges us to confront the intricacies of embodied being and to encounter the question of finitude.