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Connectivity in Geomorphology
by Ronald E. Pöppl Anthony J. Parsons Saskia D. KeesstraThis edited work provides the first comprehensive account of how connectivity concepts and methods are applied in geomorphology. Addressing both qualitative and quantitative aspects, this volume demonstrates how the powerful conceptual framework of connectivity can be used to effectively describe material transfer between geomorphic system components. The book begins by introducing the key elements of connectivity science, drawing from a broad range of disciplines. The latest research on connectivity is then presented for each major process domain, including hillslopes, rivers and glaciers. Methods of quantification and measurement are described, providing an overview of methodologies and indices that can be used to assess connectivity as a property of soils and landscapes, and approaches for modelling connectivity are reviewed. The book concludes with an examination of applications of connectivity thinking in environmental management. Accessible and self-contained, this text is a key resource for practitioners, researchers and graduate students in geomorphology.
The European Art Market and the First World War: Art, Capital, and the Decline of the Collecting Class, 1910–1925 (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare)
by Maddalena AlviThe outbreak of the First World War shattered the established European art market. Amidst fighting, looting, confiscations, expropriation fears and political and economic upheaval, an integrated marketplace shaped by upper-class patrons broke down entirely. In its place, Maddalena Alvi argues, can be found the origins of a recognisably modern market of nationalised spheres driven by capitalist investment and speculation, yet open to wider social strata. Delving into auction records, memoirs, newspaper articles, financial and legal documents in six languages, Alvi explores these cultural and socio-economic developments across the British, French, and German markets, as well as trade spheres such as Russia and Scandinavia. 1914 marked the end of the European art market and cemented the connection between art and finance.
Key Questions in Second Language Acquisition: An Introduction
by Bill VanPatten Megan Smith Alessandro G. BenatiNow in its second edition, this highly accessible introductory textbook establishes the fundamentals driving the field of second language (L2) acquisition research, including its historical foundations. Intended for the novice in the field with no background in linguistics or psycholinguistics, it explains important linguistic concepts, and how and why they are relevant to second language acquisition. Topics are presented via a 'key questions' structure that enables the reader to understand how these questions have motivated research in the field, and the problems to which researchers are seeking solutions. This edition has been fully updated to incorporate new research, with a new chapter focusing on language transfer, and new sections on the growing field of third and subsequent language acquisition, and how the acquisition of phonology reflects the key questions. With discussion questions and project ideas as well as a glossary, this is a complete package for an introductory course on second language acquisition.
Optimizing Public Interests through Competitive Tendering: Concept, Context and Challenges
by Chris Jansen Frank Van Ommeren Johan Wolswinkel Sue ArrowsmithGovernments are increasingly trying to achieve a variety of public interests through competitive tendering of public contracts, authorisations, subsidies as well as public assets. Over the past decades, domestic and EU law has developed for these 'limited rights' at different speed and is extremely fragmented: there is no coherent legal framework. This book provides information on the legal aspects of competitive allocation of all types of limited rights on the basis of an overarching perspective. It explains the impact of the legal framework on the ability of governments to achieve the public interests they pursue through competitive tendering. The book is relevant for domestic and EU public authorities, legislators, courts of law, as well as academics. It discusses and connects in a consistent manner, legal questions arising in the framework of competitive allocation of public contracts, authorisations, subsidies and public assets.
The Board of Longitude: Science, Innovation and Empire
by Alexi Baker Richard Dunn Rebekah Higgitt Simon Schaffer Sophie WaringIn the first book-length history of the Board of Longitude, a distinguished team of historians of science bring to life one of Georgian Britain's most important scientific institutions. Having developed in the eighteenth century following legislation offering rewards for methods to determine longitude at sea, the Board came to support the work of navigators, instrument makers, clockmakers and surveyors, and assembled the Nautical Almanac. Utilizing the archives and records of the Board, recently digitised by the same team, the authors shed new light on the Board's involvement in colonial projects, Pacific and Arctic exploration, as well as on innovative practitioners whose work would otherwise be lost to history. This is an invaluable guide to science, state and society in Georgian Britain, a period of dramatic industrial and imperial and technological expansion.
Naples, Capital of Dance: The ‘feste di ballo' Tradition in the Long Eighteenth Century
by Anthony R. DelDonnaRenowned as a city of entertainment, Naples was unequaled in eighteenth-century Italy for the diversity of its musical life. During the reigns of Carlo di Borbone and his heir Ferdinando IV, the sponsorship of feste di ballo, elaborate celebratory balls featuring social dance such as the minuet and contradance, grew increasingly lavish. Organized for carnevale, occasions of state, and personal celebrations in the lives of the royal family, the feste di ballo fostered both a public agenda and a personal rapport between the monarchs and local aristocracy. As the century progressed, the frequency of and resources accorded to the feste di ballo and its showcasing of social dance came to match those of stage drama and instrumental music. Based on extensive archival research, this book reveals the culture of social dance at the Bourbon court and how these spectacular events served to project images of authority, power, and identity.
Itinerant Belonging: Intimate Histories of Indian Ocean Capitalism (Cambridge Oceanic Histories)
by Ketaki PantAlong the coast of Gujarat, nineteenth-century merchant houses or havelis still stand in historic cities, connecting ports from Durban to Rangoon. In this ambitious and multifaceted work, Ketaki Pant uses these old spaces as a lens through which to view not only the vibrant stories of their occupants, but also the complex entanglements of Indian Ocean capitalism. These homes reveal new perspectives from colonized communities who were also major merchants, signifying ideas of family, race, gender, and religion, as well as representing ties to land. Employing concepts from feminist studies, colonial studies, and history, Pant argues that havelis provide a model for understanding colonial capitalism in the Indian Ocean as a spatial project. This is a rich exploration of both belonging and unbelonging and the ways they continue to shape individual and social identities today.
The Concept and Ethics of Manipulation
by Shlomo CohenEveryone is exposed to manipulation daily, and everyone manipulates too. The impact of manipulations in personal, social, and political life is enormous. Is this tragic? Is it avoidable? Is it always morally bad or regrettable? To answer these questions, we need a theory of manipulation. This book is the first comprehensive philosophical theory of manipulation. Shlomo Cohen offers a new theory on what manipulation is, distinguishing it from other kinds of influence, and assesses the basic moral status of manipulation. In contrast to prevailing views, he argues that manipulation, though often morally bad, is not inherently morally bad, and that alongside its dangers, it has a central role as a 'lubricant' of social frictions which helps to regulate social and political relations. His analysis offers a window to better understanding the ethics of the interplay of reason and power in human relations.
Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861–1865 (Conflicting Worlds: New Dimensions of the American Civil War)
by Damian ShielsDamian Shiels’s Green and Blue explores Irish American service in the United States military by analyzing the written correspondence of ordinary rank-and-file soldiers drawn from across the Union’s armed forces. Using a vast and largely untapped collection of letters penned by Irish American combatants to their families during the war, Shiels explains how these enlisted men navigated their duties from multiple perspectives, including how they adapted to and experienced military life, how they engaged with their faith, and how they interacted with the home front. Green and Blue offers the most detailed and intimate picture yet of Irish Americans’ service in the United States military during the Civil War.
Economic Growth, Regional Disparities, and Urban Sprawl: The Mediterranean Experience (Springer Geography)
by Luca SalvatiThis book gives a unique description of urban geography of Europe and specifically, Southern Europe, and provides a fine guide to urban complexity and resilience in the light of metropolitan sustainability. Sprawl is a multifaceted phenomenon that needs to be quantified with distinct measures and during an enough long observation period. Landscape change is recognized to be a relevant topic when studying the impact of urban growth and sprawl on peri-urban land. In the kaleidoscopic panorama of urban Europe, Mediterranean cities represent an element that breaks with the stereotypes of the 'old continent' urbanities. Originally developed according to a purely mono-centric structure, which grew radio-centrically with the progressive addition of satellite urban areas, Mediterranean cities have more recently oriented their growth path towards dispersed settlement models. This resulted in a high consumption of land, in contrast with the 'judicious compactness' that characterized the tumultuous development of the cities at least in the first three decades after World War II. This book tells, through narratives, photographs, qualitative-quantitative descriptions of landscapes, maps and indicators, the transition from a compact model—`judiciously mono-centric' and `land saving'—to contemporary sprawl, with practical implications in economic geography. The environmental, social and economic implications of this phenomenon, far from being a unique characteristic of the European Mediterranean region, have been also discussed, and the planning and policy implications addressed with respect to the individual ecological problems faced from time to time.
3D Image Technologies, Robotics and Control Engineering: Proceedings of WCI3DT 2024 (Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies #419)
by Lakhmi C. Jain Roumiana Kountcheva Wenfeng Wang Srikanta PatnaikThis book features a collection of high-quality, peer-reviewed research papers presented at Third 'World Conference on Intelligent and 3D Technologies' (WCI3DT 2024), held in China during May 24–26, 2024. The book provides an opportunity to researchers and academia as well as practitioners from industry to publish their ideas and recent research development work on all aspects of 3D imaging technologies and artificial intelligence, their applications and other related areas. The book presents ideas and the works of scientists, engineers, educators and students from all over the world from institutions and industries.
Proceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Hydrogen Energy, Renewable Energy and Materials: HEREM24, 17-18 October, Bangkok, Thailand (Springer Proceedings in Physics #419)
by Mohan Lal Kolhe Qiangqiang LiaoThese proceedings present articles in the field of hydrogen energy, renewable energy and materials, dealing with new developments in theory, analytical and numerical simulation and modelling, experimentation, demonstration, advanced deployment and case studies, and results of laboratory or field operational tests. The main topics covered include: Hydrogen Energy, Catalysts and Hydrogen Storage, Transportation and Aerospace Applications, Hydrogen Production and Delivery, Solar Hydrogen and Renewable Hydrogen, Bio Hydrogen and Bio Gasification, Electrolysis and Electrolyzers, Fuel Cell Technology, Chemical Carriers and Hydrides, Fuel Cell Systems Modelling, Hydrogen Systems Modelling, Renewable Energy, Photovoltaic Systems and Solar Energy, Engineering, Solar Thermal Applications, Wind Energy Systems, Fuel Cells, Renewable Energy Utilizations, Electrolysis and Electrolyzers, New Energy Applications, Hydro Power, New Energy Materials and Devices, Bioenergy, Electric Power Systems, Power System Stability, Power System Reliability, Power System Resiliency, Power System Optimization, FACTS Applied to Power Systems, Intelligent Methods Applied to Power System Studies, Active Distribution Network, Control, Operation, and Planning of Energy, and Storage System and Electric Vehicle.
The Handbook of Recovery Capital: Understanding the Science and Practice
by David Best, Emily A. Hennessy, William WhiteThis book brings together all the key evidence on recovery capital measurement and its application. It offers a clear and accessible overview of the development of the strengths-based approach in addressing behavioural health issues and quantifying and measuring recovery capital, along with the evidence base for this approach. The book sets out the proven benefits of this approach to measuring and bolstering addiction recovery, demonstrating the impact of the approach in improving the quality of services available to people at different stages of their recovery journey, making it the ‘go to’ book on this topic for researchers, policy makers, practitioners and people in recovery.
A Critical Approach to Youth Sector Peacebuilding: Dialogue, Politics, and Power
by Andy Hamilton Mark Hammond Eliz McArdleUsing Northern Ireland as a compelling case study, this book offers a critique of peacebuilding approaches with young people in contested societies. In the north of Ireland, the spectre of murderous violence is increasingly distant for peace-agreement generations. However, legacies stemming from the 30 years of protracted conflict are ever-present in young people’s segregated lives. This book presents four distinctive viewpoints that inform contemporary peacebuilding work with young people, revealing divergent purposes and conflicting aspirations. Offering a new model to understand peacebuilding, the authors urge peacebuilding communities around the globe to embrace an increasingly politicising and participative youth peace praxis.
Pixel Play: 15 Quilt Projects for Kids, Family & Home
by Emily CierPixelate your patchwork...one strip at a time Piece together fabric strips in a whole new way. Pixelated imagery is part of our pop culture-now quilters can bring it to their family with these cheerful quilt designs using their favorite solid colors. Use this unique style of strip piecing to make pictures of friendly fish, dastardly pirates, and beautiful butterflies much more fun! • Kids of all ages (and grown-ups too) will love these quilts for the crib, the bed, or just for snuggling • Easy to strip and sew with handy cutting guides and Kona color charts • Designs include a fish bowl, flower gardens, a treasure map, and even an aerial view of the town center
Melly & Me: 20 Easy Sewing Patterns for Soft Toys and Accessories
by Melanie McNeiceDiscover a colourful world of adorable animals and fantastical creatures in this fun collection of sewn toys and gifts, brought together into one volume for the first time. Children and adults will adore this collection of cute and quirky stuffed toys and home accessories by leading soft toy designer, Melly McNeice. There are a total of twenty projects to choose from so there is something for everyone. Pick your favourite from a pretty butterfly mobile for a new arrival, a cuddly spaceship for a curious kid or a handy ladybug bag for a little fashionista - there's something to delight kids of all ages! The stuffed toy sewing patterns that are featured in this collection include friendly monsters, affable aliens magical mermaids, circus lions, pretty unicorns and much, much more. This selection of 'huggable' creatures from Melly McNeice will capture your imagination as much as your child's. Each of the animals and creatures featured in this selection has their own personality, and they are perfectly proportioned for little hands to hold. They also make the perfect prompts for story telling or a bedtime tale. Maybe your little one dreams of transforming into a high-spirited princess or a flying superhero? As well as the toys there are projects to brighten up the nursery: choose from a butterfly mobile, a wonderfully colourful, applique floral quilt, and a ladybird bird backpack for fun days out. These simple patterns will have you sewing toys and gifts in no time. Each of the twenty brightly coloured projects is suitable for sewers of all abilities and comes with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and full-size templates so you can start sewing straight away. Melly recommends reading through all the patterns before starting a project to decide whether it's a quick and easy make which is perfect for last minute gifting or a longer project which will help you to build your toy making skills. Enjoy making your super cute toys and gifts and we hope that the resulting toys will bring the special little people in your life many hours of imagination-filled play, memorable moments and comforting cuddles.
Thread Magic: The Enchanted World of Ellen Anne Eddy
by Ellen Anne EddyEllen Anne Eddy is an internationally know fiber artist whose wall tapestries transcend the traditional concept of quilting. Using hand-dyed fabrics, sheers, laces, lame's and machine embroideries she creates the illusions of water, mist and flame. Ellen's designs blend scenes from the natural world with her own dreams and visions. Her masterful fusion of techniques and materials describe life in micro and macrocosm. Fish and bugs, frogs and birds weave in and out of her quilts, serving as a media for both social commentary and personal observation. The series of quilts featured in Thread Magic offers a rich visual treat for quilters. A comprehensive technical section provides information that will enable quilters of all skill levels to add Ellen's techniques to their own creative repertoires. *Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions:
Devils and Dust (The Jack Keller Thrillers)
by J.D. RhoadesFourth in the critically acclaimed series featuring bounty hunter Jack Keller, &“a fun character to root for and more than a little reminiscent of Jack Reacher&” (Library Journal). After years in exile, living a quiet life in the desert, Keller is pulled back into the fray when Angela—his friend and former employer—tracks him down with a desperate plea for help. Oscar Sanchez, Angela&’s husband and Keller&’s best friend, has vanished while searching for the sons he was trying to reunite with their family. As Keller dives into the investigation, he&’s forced to confront not only ruthless human traffickers, drug lords, and a violent white supremacist cult, but also his own buried demons—and his unresolved feelings for Angela. From the brutal border towns of Mexico to the swampy prison camps of South Carolina, Keller will face enemies driven by greed, power, and a twisted sense of righteousness. But one thing is certain: when Jack Keller is on your trail, he&’s not just bringing justice—he&’s bringing hell with him . . . &“For fans of high-octane thrillers that don&’t ignore character development, Rhoades belongs on the same reading list with Stephen Hunter, Lee Child, and Randy Wayne White.&” —Booklist &“Rhoades&’ skill will keep readers going.&” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch &“Excellent . . . a real page-turner.&” —Mystery Scene
Off the Bookshelf Coloring Book: 45+ Weirdly Wonderful Designs to Color for Fun & Relaxation
by Samarra Khaja45+ intricate designs to color your cares away. Enjoy the art of coloring with this intricate coloring book featuring imaginative designs by Samarra Khaja. These illustrations, printed on high-quality, heavyweight paper, are ideal for framing and perfectly suited to coloring with colored pencils, fine tip markers, and even watercolors. Made for imaginations that never grew up, her designs create a wacky world of stories, where outdated technology manuals and robot romance novels sit side by side on the bookshelf with gardening books and science lab manuals. Coloring even a few minutes a day can help you relieve stress and infuse much-need creativity into your busy life! • Basic color theory makes it easy to create masterpieces • Printed on heavyweight, high-quality uncoated paper with perforated edges for easy framing in an 8" x 10" frame • Fill in with colored pencils, fine tip markers, and even watercolors! Wholesale minimum: 3 units.
Modern Elegance Coloring Book: 45+ Romantic Designs to Color for Fun & Relaxation
by Amanda Murphy45+ intricate designs to color your cares away. Enjoy the art of coloring with this intricate coloring book featuring contemporary and elegant designs by Amanda Murphy. These illustrations, printed on high-quality, heavyweight paper, are ideal for framing and perfectly suited to coloring with colored pencils, fine tip markers, and even watercolors. Evocative of the Arts and Crafts era, designs include romantic florals, classical motifs, hypnotic watches and gears, and decorative patterns with a vintage vibe. Coloring even a few minutes a day can help you relieve stress and infuse much-need creativity into your busy life! • Basic color theory makes it easy to create masterpieces • Printed on heavyweight, high-quality uncoated paper with perforated edges for easy framing in an 8" x 10" frame • Fill in with colored pencils, fine tip markers, and even watercolors! Wholesale minimum: 3 units.
Blooming Sanctuary Coloring Book
by Geta Grama Patty Prann Young Piece O' Cake Designs55+ intricate designs to color your cares away. Coloring has never been this creative! Get inspired with designs by Geta Grama, Piece O’ Cake Designs, and Patty Young. These illustrations, printed on high-quality, heavyweight paper, are ideal for framing and perfectly suited to coloring with colored pencils, fine tip markers, and even watercolors. There are intricate swirling designs, sweet, modern, and exotic designs, and whimsical birds, flowers, and animals. Coloring even a few minutes a day can help you relieve stress and infuse much-need creativity into your busy life! • Printed on heavyweight, high-quality uncoated paper with perforated edges for easy framing in an 8" x 10" frame • With a wide variety of designs from three illustrators, there’s something for everyone • Great value: 3 coloring books in 1! (Wholesale minimum: 3 units)
Enchanting Art Dolls & Soft Sculptures
by Marina DrukerWhat's your vision of the perfect doll? Every doll deserves to be unique! Discover the joy of making one-of-a-kind art dolls from head to toe. Learn how to build wire armatures, find out how easy it is to work with air-dry clays, and also add charming fabric sculptures to your doll-making repertoire. Play with new techniques for adorning your handiwork with paint, embroidery, trims, and crazy-quilted costumes. No matter what style or skills you have, this book will help you fashion a beautiful figure! Full-size patterns, instructions for stands and frames, as well as an artists' gallery are included. • Create the doll of your dreams with air-dry clays and creative stitchery • Eight unique projects include a beautiful mermaid, a fantasy fish, an elegant princess, and a sweet teddy bear • Learn artistic techniques for sewing, sculpting, and painting to give your doll exquisite style
Doodle Designs Coloring
by Bethany Pease SheetsColoring has never been this creative. Get inspired with 18 different designs you can color or draw or paint all day. Add your own flair with pens, pencils, crayons, markers or paint. Learn how colors go together and try out a new color theory today. • Keep yourself busy in the car, while waiting for friends - anywhere you go • Decorate your room, your binder, or your locker with finished pages, or give them to friends • Collect the whole series! Each book features designs by different quilt artists Doodle Designs has 18 magnificent freeform designs to color, plus fun facts about quilting designs. *Free table-top display available with purchase of 12 coloring books! (Wholesale minimum: 3 units.)
Star Quilts: 35 blocks, 5 projects
by Mary KnappCreate the galaxy of your dreams from a simple grid• Draft star blocks accurately at any size with this unique grid system—just connect the dots!• No complex calculations needed to get beautiful, complex-looking designs• Choose from dozens of star block designs to mix and match for a truly striking quiltNow it’s easy to create all kinds of perfect stars! Try one of Mary’s five projects to learn her grid method using basic tools like a ruler and a protractor. You’ll be amazed at how easy it can be to draft and resize your own blocks and make your next quilt totally star-studded! Includes great tips for fabric selection, making templates, as well as cutting and piecing techniques.
Sweatshirt Transformations
by Londa RohlfingThat is SO not a sweatshirt! Learn how to construct and embellish a stylish jacket from a comfy sweatshirt so it fits perfectly and looks fabulous! Londa shows you how fun it is to blend your favorite fabrics and trims with her basic patterns to create your own personal designs-choose a pattern that fits your sewing skill level. Whether you're into casual hoodies or classic coats, you'll never look at a sweatshirt the same way again! • Explore 2 construction methods-use the whole sweatshirt intact or cut it up for yardage • Ruffles and ruching, slashes of denim, trim collars, wide cuffs…what is your signature touch? • Includes full-size patterns on tissue, designed for all sizes from S to XXL