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Smart Finance und IIoT: Innovative Finanzdienstleistungen im Kontext von Industrie 4.0
by Elmar Lukas Sascha Mölls Natalie Nowak Vladlena PrysyazhnaDieses Buch erforscht umfassend die Bedeutung datenbasierter Finanzierungskonzepte für das Firmenkundengeschäft von Banken. Mithilfe präziser Daten aus dem „Industrial Internet of Things“ (IIoT) bieten mittelständische Unternehmen ihren Kunden bereits derartige zukunftsweisende Finanzierungsoptionen an. Diese auf Miet- oder Abonnementmodellen statt auf klassischen Kaufgeschäften basierenden Geschäftsmodellinnovation haben langfristig weitreichende Auswirkungen auf das Firmenkundengeschäft von Banken, ein Forschungsbereich welcher bis dato noch nicht umfassend betrachtet wird. Vor diesem Hintergrund stellt sich die konkrete Frage, welche Chancen und Risiken für Banken aus solchen Geschäftsmodellen erwachsen. Besonderes Augenmerk liegt auf deutschen Sparkassen und Genossenschaftsbanken, die als direkte Ansprechpartner für mittelständische Unternehmen agieren und besonders von den bevorstehenden Veränderungen betroffen sind. Das Buch untergliedert sich in 5 Kapitel. Kapitel 1 und 2 schaffen zunächst einen definitorischen und konzeptionellen Rahmen für die Problemstellung und geben einen Überblick sowohl über Ausprägungsformen nutzungsdatenbasierter Geschäftsmodelle als auch den (wissenschaftlichen) Stand der Diskussion zu dieser Frage. Kapitel 3 geht dann auf die Durchführung der Experteninterviews mit Vertreter/-innen aus unterschiedlichen Bereichen der Wirtschaft ein und generiert über eine kompakte Auswertung der vielschichtigen Expertenmeinungen Hypothesen, die leitend für die nachfolgenden Kapitel sind. Im Kapitel 4 geht es dann um das Konzept sowie die Befunde der durchgeführten Fragebogenstudie, die mit Blick auf die einbezogenen Kreditinstitute vergleichend angelegt ist. Die Studie schließt mit der Diskussion wichtiger Implikationen sowie einem Fazit und Ausblick.
Computer Vision – ECCV 2024: 18th European Conference, Milan, Italy, September 29–October 4, 2024, Proceedings, Part XV (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #15073)
by Aleš Leonardis Elisa Ricci Stefan Roth Olga Russakovsky Torsten Sattler Gül VarolThe multi-volume set of LNCS books with volume numbers 15059 up to 15147 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision, ECCV 2024, held in Milan, Italy, during September 29–October 4, 2024. The 2387 papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 8585 submissions. The papers deal with topics such as computer vision; machine learning; deep neural networks; reinforcement learning; object recognition; image classification; image processing; object detection; semantic segmentation; human pose estimation; 3d reconstruction; stereo vision; computational photography; neural networks; image coding; image reconstruction; motion estimation.
Handbuch Philosophie des Geistes
by Vera Hoffmann-Kolss Nicole RathgebWelchen Status haben mentale Zustände, wie bewusste Empfindungen, Wünsche, Überzeugungen oder Emotionen, in einer physikalischen Welt? Lassen sich alle derartigen Zustände auf Hirnzustände reduzieren? Was genau zeichnet mentale Zustände aus, und was können wir über die mentalen Zustände unserer Mitmenschen wissen? Dieses Handbuch liefert einen systematischen Überblick über Positionen und Fragestellungen in der Philosophie des Geistes. Ein zentrales Themengebiet ist dabei das Verhältnis zwischen mentalen Zuständen und Hirnzuständen: physikalistische und nicht-physikalistische Ansätze sowie das Problem der mentalen Verursachung. Darüber hinaus werden Fragestellungen zum Charakter des Mentalen und zu verschiedenen Typen mentaler Zustände in den Blick genommen, etwa die Debatten über Qualia, Intentionalität, Gedächtnis und das Verhältnis zwischen Denken und Sprache. Abgerundet wird das Bild durch Beiträge zum Thema Willensfreiheit, zur empirischen Erforschung mentaler Zustände sowie zu historischen Positionen in der Leib-Seele-Debatte.
Übergang vom Studium ins Berufsleben – Beratung und Recruiting: Netzwerkgestützte Ansätze und Modelle im Hochschulbereich
by Michael Scharpf Bernd-Joachim ErteltDas Herausgeberwerk vermittelt Ansätze und Modelle für die Beratung im Hochschulbereich beim Übergang von Studium ins Berufsleben und zeigt die Auswirkungen auf das Recruiting in Unternehmen und Organisationen. Expertinnen und Experten beschreiben in ihren Beiträgen Methoden, Kompetenzen sowie Organisationsformen einer netzwerkgestützten Übergangsberatung für Hochschulabgänger*innen und stellen konkrete Beispiele aus der Praxis vor. Eine besondere Herausforderung für die Beratung besteht für die Herausgeber darin, Absolvent*innen und Studienabbrecher*innen im Übergang zwischen Studium und Berufseinstieg die Chance für die Entwicklung einer ganzheitlichen Berufspersönlichkeit zu eröffnen und nicht nur die Employability in den Fokus der Laufbahnentwicklung zu stellen. Eine stärkere Zusammenarbeit zwischen den HR-Abteilungen in Unternehmen und den Beratungsanbietern im Umfeld der Hochschulen und Universitäten kann zudem die Gewinnung von Fachkräften nachhaltig verbessern und die adäquate Einmündung der Absolvent*innen in den Arbeitsmarkt fördern.
Sexual Crime: Victims and Survivors (Sexual Crime)
by Belinda Winder Kerensa Hocken Rebecca Lievesley Craig Harper Nicholas Blagden Helen Swaby Phil BanyardThis book offers an original contribution drawing together literature, research, practitioner and service user perspectives around the victimology of sexual crime and offending. Texts about sexual crime focus on the perpetration of sexual crime. This is important as, if we know how, why and in what situations people commit abuse, it will help us prevent further suffering. However, it is important that the voices of people who have experienced sexual abuse are heard and understood, as there is much we can learn from them - not simply about their experiences but improving our knowledge of victimisation also informs how we prevent sexual crime.
Hardwiring Sustainability into Financial Mathematics: Implications for Money Mechanics
by Armen V. PapazianA ground-breaking work that addresses a crucial challenge facing our planet and the finance discipline, this book discusses key omissions in finance theory, principles, and equations, and explores recent developments in sustainable finance/ESG integration. It reveals a spaceless analytical framework and a sustainability debate that avoids the very logic of money creation. A theoretical treatise on sustainability in finance, the book makes the case for the hardwiring of sustainability into financial mathematics, offering a complementary principle and new equations for the purpose, while also discussing the implications of such a transformation for money mechanics.
Essentials of ENT Surgical Procedures: Mastering Key Concepts through Q&A
by Zohaib Siddiqui Basim Wahba Keli DusuThe book offers a comprehensive overview of all the fundamental aspects of ENT surgical procedures using a step-by-step approach. It covers the main ENT subspecialties, including Head and Neck, Laryngology, Otology, Rhinology, Facial Plastics, Pediatrics, and Emergencies. Each chapter concludes with a set of key questions and answers related to the surgical procedure. This structure is specifically designed to facilitate rapid revision and foster the practical understanding required in the day-to-day management of ENT patients. Authored by practicing ENT specialists with diverse experiences, the book provides expert insights and practical tips that extend beyond textbook learning. It primarily targets junior doctors, from FY1 to ENT registrar level, and serves as a valuable resource for medical students and more experienced professionals seeking a refresher.
Application of Bio-Additives for the Food Industry
by Abdul Sattar Jatoi Nabisab Mujawar MubarakThis text provides advanced and comprehensive information related to food additives based on bio-sources. A thorough overview of the many groups of microorganisms used as food additives is presented, as well as all of their main characteristics. The chapters give a step-by-step description of bio based food additives, including substances that are employed commercially by manufacturers as enzymes, antioxidants, stabilizers, emulsifiers, organic acids, colorants, sweeteners, and flavorings. Additionally, each chapter places a focus on the usage of probiotics and enzymes as examples of microbes used as medicinal agents. In its examination of the food additive lists for food products for the manufacture of nourishing and safe food, Application of Bio-Additives for the Food Industry offers a thorough, updated overview of food bio-additives that can be utilized by food scientists, nutritionists, microbiologists and more.
Statistics for Psychology Research: A Short Guide Using Excel
by Adam T. Hutcheson Kristina Groce BrownThis book aims to help psychology students build their skills to conduct research and analyses using Microsoft Excel’s Data Analysis Toolpak. Concise yet comprehensive, this accessible textbook walks students through basic research methodology, central tendency, variability, standardized scores, t-tests (independent and related samples), One-way Analysis of Variance (between-groups and repeated measures), the Pearson correlation, and Chi Square analyses. Each chapter includes examples of research questions to be addressed, the rationale for the analysis, a step-by-step analysis of the dataset in equation format and using Microsoft Excel, and how to present results in APA (7th Edition) style. The extensive didactic material encompasses end-of-chapter questions, learning outcomes, sidebar boxes with common mistakes to avoid, and biographical sketches of those who developed research methods and statistical techniques. Students and instructors will also benefit from a companion website where PowerPoint slides and additional exercises, datasets, and resources are available. Ideal for undergraduate psychology courses, this textbook can also be of use for those interested in learning more about statistical research and its practical application at university and beyond. Test your knowledge with questions and answers about the book with Springer Nature Flashcards.
Evolution of Antimicrobial Peptides: From Self-Defense to Therapeutic Applications
by Piyush Baindara Santi Mohan MandalOver the last century, antibiotics have been a primary treatment for infectious diseases, and indiscriminate use by both healthcare providers and patients has led to the rapid emergence of resistant pathogens. Multidrug-resistant pathogens and infective agents are an urgent threat to global health, and this issue has created a critical need for the investigation of alternatives to conventional antibiotics. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have emerged as promising alternative therapeutics, with studies on their mechanisms and applications an area of intense interest in agricultural science, physiology, and medicine. AMPS are naturally occurring components of the host defense system, and functional throughout all orders of life, from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. They are potent molecules with broad spectrum activities against infectious agents, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. AMPs have demonstrated therapeutic potential against non-infectious diseases like chronic inflammation and cancer, and have been found to have potential activities against slow-growing bacteria, such as biofilms. This book summarizes the current available research on AMPs, including discovery, screening, and characterization, for therapeutic applications. It discusses molecular biology, proteomics, genomics, and bioinformatics approaches. In addition, it covers AMP classification and evolutionary studies, from prokaryotes to eukaryotes.
Smart Computing Paradigms: Proceedings of Sixth International Conference on Smart Computing and Informatics (SCI 2024), Volume 1 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #1147)
by Milan Simic Vikrant Bhateja M. Ramakrishna Murty Sandeep Kumar PandaThis book presents best-selected papers presented at the 6th International Conference on Smart Computing and Informatics (SCI 2024), held at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology & Sciences (ANITS), Visakhapatnam, India, during 19–20 April 2024. It presents advanced and multidisciplinary research towards the design of smart computing and informatics. The theme is on a broader front and focuses on various innovation paradigms in system knowledge, intelligence and sustainability that may be applied to provide realistic solutions to varied problems in society, environment and industries. The scope is also extended towards the deployment of emerging computational and knowledge transfer approaches, optimizing solutions in various disciplines of science, technology and healthcare. The work is published in three volumes.
Well-being During the Pandemic: Comparative Perspectives from the Global North and South (Social Indicators Research Series #90)
by Christian Suter Jenny Chesters Sandra FachelliThis open access book focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being, happiness and quality of life, taking into account the mediating effects of social inequalities. The volume brings together and into dialogue the different experiences and perspectives of countries and researchers from the Global North and South. Expert scholars from across the world have analyzed empirical data to reveal how the restrictions associated with the pandemic interrupted lives and livelihoods, and how different socio-economic groups and classes have been differently affected by the crisis. The chapters coalesce around four themes: the impact of COVID-19 on subjective well-being, life satisfaction and happiness in a comparative and longitudinal perspective; the impact of COVID-19 on employment and workers’ well-being; sociability, civic participation and solidarity during COVID-19; and the impact of COVID-19 on children’s and youths’ well-being. Engaging with contemporary theoretical debates on well-being, happiness and quality of life, this volume is of interest to scholars working on well-being, happiness and quality of life, global and cross-national studies, the social impact of COVID-19, and on social and economic change.
Eurasian Business and Economics Perspectives: Proceedings of the 44th Eurasia Business and Economics Society Conference, Istanbul 2023 (Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics #31)
by Mehmet Huseyin Bilgin Hakan Danış Ender Demir Ege YazganThis volume of Eurasian Studies in Business and Economics includes selected papers from the 44th Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference, held in Istanbul on July 6th, 7th and 8th, 2023 and hosted by Istanbul Bilgi University, Türkiye. The theoretical and empirical papers gathered here cover diverse areas of business and management from different geographic regions.
Partizipation in der Stadtentwicklung: Eine kritische Perspektive auf die Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung (RaumFragen: Stadt – Region – Landschaft)
by Anna-Maria WeberÖffentlichkeitsbeteiligung wurde viele Jahre als Allheilmittel für eine erfolgreiche Umsetzung von Stadtplanungs- und -entwicklungsprozessen angesehen. Immer deutlicher jedoch wird, dass die alltäglichen Erfahrungen auf kommunaler Ebene häufig stark von den normativen Erwartungen und Anforderungen der Theorie abweichen und unintendierte Nebenwirkungen auftreten. Daran anknüpfend wirft die Arbeit einen kritischen Blick auf die Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung bei Stadtplanungs- und -entwicklungsprozessen und untersucht am Beispiel der Stadt Riedlingen, was die Gründe für den (Miss-)Erfolg von Partizipationsprozessen sind. Anhand von qualitativen leitfadengestützten Interviews mit Bürger*innen und Vertreter*innen von Stadtverwaltung und den beauftragten planenden und beratenden Büros sowie auf Basis eines sozialkonstruktivistischen Zugriffs kombiniert mit der Systemtheorie nach Luhmann kann aufgezeigt werden, dass die Konstruktion der Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung sowohl von den individuellen Erfahrungen und persönlichen Interessenslagen, als auch den systemischen Logiken der involvierten Akteure abhängig ist, wodurch eine erfolgreiche Kommunikation zwischen den involvierten Akteuren unwahrscheinlich wird. Aus den empirischen Befunden geht überdies hervor, dass die Erfahrungen mit und Bewertungen von den gegenwärtigen Beteiligungsverfahren in Riedlingen überwiegend negativ gefärbt sind. Als Gründe für den Misserfolg der Partizipationsprozesse werden vor allem die geringe und selektive Beteiligung, die begrenzten Möglichkeiten der Einflussnahme, fehlendes Lokalwissen der beauftragten Büros, die Unübersichtlichkeit der Verfahren und deren Einbettung in die Projektplanung sowie die unzureichenden Umsetzungen der geäußerten Anliegen hervorgehoben. Anhand der Ausführungen der Interviewpartner*innen wird deutlich, dass die Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung in Riedlingen eher zu Frustration und Vertrauensverlust führt, statt in einer gesteigerten Legitimation und Akzeptanz von Planungsprojekten resultiert und es daher einer kritischen Selbstreflektion und Nachjustierung von Partizipationsprozessen bedarf.
Populismus in Ostmitteleuropa: Politische Diskurse in der Slowakei, in Tschechien und Österreich 2010–2018 (Politische Kultur in den neuen Demokratien Europas)
by Hana AntalDer in Europa erstarkende Populismus steht seit Jahren im Fokus wissenschaftlicher Debatten. Im Unterschied zum westeuropäischen Rechtspopulismus wird dem Populismus aus Ostmitteleuropa wenig Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt, und komparative Studien werden selten durchgeführt. Dieses Buch befasst sich mit den Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschieden in den Inhalten, Funktionslogiken und Ausbreitung der Populismen in der Slowakei, in Tschechien und Österreich. Populisten in den drei historisch verflochtenen Nachbarländern ähneln sich in ihrer Rhetorik – sie sind jedoch nicht alle als Rechtspopulisten zu klassifizieren und einander gleichzusetzen. Diese vergleichende Studie untersucht die Populismen anhand der Diskurse über die Flüchtlingskrise, die Eurokrise, Ausländer und Minderheiten zwischen 2010 und 2018. Die Autorin zeigt darin auf, inwiefern sich die Populismen in den postsozialistischen Ländern durch spezifische Merkmale von den „westlichen“ Varianten, d. h. von Populismen in Ländern ohne staatssozialistische Vergangenheit, unterscheiden. Populismus wird als ein Phänomen vorgestellt, das zwar allgemeingültige Merkmale aufweist, aber gleichzeitig stark kontextgebunden ist. Dabei wird deutlich, wie sich die jeweils unterschiedlichen historischen Entwicklungspfade und die damit einhergehenden Merkmale der politischen Parteiensysteme und Kulturen in den Ausprägungen des Populismus in den drei Ländern manifestieren.
Cuba in the Multipolar World Order: Alliances, Adversities and Global Shifts (Contributions to International Relations)
by Ernesto Domínguez López Wolfgang Muno Christian PfeifferThis book explores Cuba's fascinating political journey on the global stage, diving deeply into its complex political, economic, and ideological ties with major world powers and offering profound insights into the implications of these relationships. Through a comprehensive view of Cuba's changing geopolitical stance, the book reveals the nation's significant role in world politics. It examines Cuba's pursuit of self-determination and the challenges posed by increasing sanctions and evolving global dynamics in a multipolar world. While the United States remains a central figure, the book also highlights the diverse interests of other international players, such as China, Russia, the European Union, and Venezuela, in Cuba's political, economic, and ideological landscape, and vice versa. By situating Cuba within the broader context of global politics, this book not only provides valuable insights into the Caribbean nation but also offers crucial implications for the entire Latin American region and the Global South. It presents a multifaceted exploration of Cuba's international relations, featuring perspectives from scholars across various geographical and ideological backgrounds, including Cuba, Germany, Scotland, Spain, the US, and Venezuela. The book's uniqueness lies in its dedication to accommodating a wide range of political views, emphasizing the importance of plurality and the diverse political and ideological contexts from which these perspectives arise. Ideal for students of history, international relations, political science, and Latin American studies, as well as policymakers and those intrigued by the intricacies of global politics, this book offers a comprehensive and indispensable resource.
Thermoplasmonics: From Principles, Materials and Characterization to Engineering Applications
by Guohua LiuThis book is built on the recent advancements in understanding thermoplasmonics and highlights the exciting new directions that are shaping this field. Thermoplasmonics using light to heat nanostructures is a promising and rapidly expanding subfield of plasmonics. When the light frequency matches the oscillation frequency of free electrons on the nanostructures, it induces a collective oscillation known as plasmon resonance. This effect allows fantastic control over the optical field at sub-wavelength scales, enhancing the light-matter interaction to surmount the diffraction limits. The plasmon resonance is responsible for fascinating and tunable properties, such as local field enhancement, generation of hot electrons as well as the localized/collective heating. These energetic carriers and heat can be harvested to drive a wide range of physical and chemical processes, making them promising for different fields of science. In this book, we discuss the recent advances in understanding of thermoplasmonics and highlight some of the exciting new directions, covering aspects of its principles, materials, and characterization, along with the diverse applications. The basic fundamentals are first introduced from plasmonic theory and thermodynamics to the thermal-induced processes. Then, much effort is placed on examination of thermoplasmonic materials and the common synthesis methods. The strategies for proper material selection and rational structural design are summarized toward more efficient energy conversion. The synthesizing methods for novel nanostructures are presented with a goal to achieve optimal thermoplasmonic properties. Afterward, the characterization technologies for thermoplasmonics are also addressed, which involves analytic and computational approaches as well as nanoscale thermometry. For each application, the unique role of thermoplasmonics and their associated benefits are elaborated. Research trends and insights into the use of thermoplasmonics to improve performance are analyzed as well. Finally, the current challenges and future perspectives in this field are pointed out in this book.
Early Pottery Technologies among Foragers in Global Perspective: Cultural Transformations through Material Practice (One World Archaeology)
by Giulia D’Ercole Elena A. A. Garcea Lenka Varadzinová Ladislav VaradzinThis book presents up-to-date perspectives on pre-farming innovations through material practices, resource intensification, and emerging technologies, particularly pottery manufacture. It includes original studies on the earliest pottery productions among foragers from different parts of the world based on first-hand excavations and laboratory analyses. Its broad geographic scope includes Northern and Central Europe, Eastern Asia (different regions in China), Northern, Western, and Southern Africa, and southeastern North America, comprising parts of the world previously ignored (different regions in Africa) and extending beyond the Old World, i.e., North America. It also takes into account the differing chronologies of the emergence of pottery before food production, which are not limited to the late Pleistocene and early Holocene, but extend as late as the middle Holocene (e.g., in Southern Africa). This volume offers a fresh and still unexplored, global intercultural and interactive discussion on the emergence of pottery. By mapping the latest findings and variety of methodological approaches, it intends to capture both variability and common denominators of the cultural processes between the end of the Pleistocene and the early/mid-Holocene in which the production and use of pottery played a significant role among hunter-gatherers. This book is a fundamental contribution to the understanding of the role of material practices in cultural transformations in late prehistory worldwide and to the debate on how local narratives mirror different social identities, meanings, and/or functions depending on the specific economic context, settlement system, and cultural landscape. It emphasizes how transformative technologies can potentially create radical changes in the way human populations live and interact with each other. Ultimately, this volume contains valuable reflections and expectations for the future of worldwide pottery research among foragers.
Maarav, volume 28 number 1-2 (Spring 2024)
by MaaravThis is volume 28 issue 1-2 of Maarav. Maarav—A Journal for the Study of the Northwest Semitic Languages and Literatures is devoted to the texts and verbal objects of the ancient Levant featuring Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, and related languages. In addition to research on their verbal features, Maarav welcomes inquiry into their material, visual, and social aspects, their cultural horizons and relationships, and contemporary interests like the technological developments in decipherment, storage, representation, and analysis and the history and current practices of acquiring and interpreting ancient objects.
Identity Unknown (Kay Scarpetta)
by Patricia Cornwell&“Identity Unknown is hauntingly original, impossibly clever and devilishly daring.&” – Chris WhitakerAutopsies can reveal the secrets of the dead. And this victim is sending Scarpetta a message... Summoned to an abandoned theme park to retrieve a body, Dr. Kay Scarpetta is devastated to learn that the victim is a man she once had an intense love affair with. The murder scene is bizarre, with a crop circle of petals around the body, and Giordano&’s skin is strangely red. Scarpetta&’s niece Lucy believes he was dropped from an unidentified flying craft. Scarpetta knows an autopsy can reveal the dead&’s secrets, but she is shocked to find her friend seems to have deliberately left her a clue. As the investigators are torn between suspicions of otherworldly forces, and of Giordano himself, Scarpetta detects an explanation closer to home that, in her mind, is far more evil... <b> New York Times Bestseller</b>
The Routledge Handbook of Architecture, Urban Space and Politics, Volume II: Ecology, Social Participation and Marginalities (Routledge International Handbooks)
by Nikolina Bobic Farzaneh HaghighiArchitecture and the urban are connected to challenges around violence, security, race and ideology, spectacle and data. The first volume of this handbook extensively explored these oppressive roles. This second volume illustrates that escaping the corporatized and bureaucratized orders of power, techno-managerial and consumer-oriented capitalist economic models is more urgent and necessary than ever before. Herein lies the political role of architecture and urban space, including the ways through which they can be transformed and alternative political realities constituted. The volume explores the methods and spatial practices required to activate the political dimension and the possibility for alternative practices to operate in the existing oppressive systems while not being swallowed by these structures. Fostering new political consciousness is explored in terms of the following themes: Events and Dissidence; Biopolitics, Ethics and Desire; Climate and Ecology; Urban Commons and Social Participation; Marginalities and Postcolonialism. Volume II embraces engagement across disciplines and offers a wide range of projects and critical analyses across the so-called Global North and South. This multidisciplinary collection of 36 chapters provides the reader with an extensive resource of case studies and ways of thinking for architecture and urban space to become more emancipatory.Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
Performance: The Ethics and the Politics of Conservation and Care, Volume II (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)
by Hanna B. Hölling Jules Pelta Feldman Emilie MagninRepresenting the output of the research project "Performance: Conservation, Materiality, Knowledge," this volume brings together diverse voices, methods, and formats in the discussion and practice of performance conservation.Conservators, artists, curators and scholars explore the ontology of performance art through its creation and institutionalization into an astonishing range of methods and approaches for keeping performance alive and well, whether inside museum collections or through folk traditions. Anchored in the disciplines of contemporary art conservation, art history, and performance studies, the contributions range far beyond these to include perspectives from anthropology, musicology, dance, law, heritage studies, and other fields. While its focus is on performance as understood in the context of contemporary art, the book’s notion of performance is much wider, including other media such as music, theater, and dance as well as an open-ended concept of performance as a vital force across culture(s).While providing cutting-edge research on an emerging and important topic, this volume remains accessible to all interested readers, allowing it to serve as a singularly valuable resource for museum professionals, scholars, students, and practitioners.
The Muses of Truth and Transformation: A Jungian Perspective on Timeless Tales
by Allan B. ChinenDrawing on the author’s own experiences as a psychiatrist-psychotherapist, this fascinating new book gathers and analyzes folktales from around the world about adults struggling with conflicts and trying to determine truth. These narratives illustrate how storytelling is crucial to the process of reconciliation.The stories included within this book feature both familiar and forgotten ones: e.g., "The Fisherman and the Djinn" from Arabia; "Why the Platypus Is Special" from Australia; the Native American, "How Nanapush Brought the Peace Pipe to the People," and the ancient Greek tale of "Baucis and Philemon". The anthology retells the tales and discusses them in terms of psychological and spiritual development - the role of individuation and wisdom in reconciling disputes. The tales reveal astonishing cross-cultural similarities about how to do so, and directly apply to many modern dilemmas. Particularly important is a new paradigm of truth and transformation illustrated by long overlooked tales of the Greek Muses.The Muses of Truth and Transformation draws on Chinen's research in adult cognitive, emotional, and spiritual development. The new perspective will appeal to Jungian analysts, psychotherapists, as well as students of psychology, mythology, and epistemology.
The Psychology of Prenatal Development: A Therapeutic Synopsis of Human Existence
by Klaus EvertzThis important book introduces the basics of prenatal psychology and works through the current scientific findings in the psychology and psychosomatics of pregnancy and birth. Through exploring bio-psycho-social relationships, as well as historical and cultural perspectives, this interdisciplinary approach easily breaks down specialist discussions into easy-to-understand concepts.Bridging the gap between foetal programming and psychological research and practice, this accessible book presents the history of the field and the basic concepts of prenatal development before exploring the behavioural dimensions of life before, during, and immediately after birth. Topics include sensory and emotional development in the womb, perception and brain development, the influence of environmental factors and prenatal imprinting and long-term effects. The author also delves into the concept of attachment and support and analyses body symptoms, sensations, feelings and inner images in dreams and imaginations, through the role of art creations and biographical narratives. As a whole, this book provides a therapeutic synopsis of the entire existence, which begins with conception.Explaining how experiences in the prenatal period influence basic psychological imprints across the lifespan, this book is an essential resource for students in a wide range of interrelated disciplines, including developmental psychology, paediatric medicine, neuroscience, infancy and early child development, nursing, social work and early childhood education. It may also be of interest to researchers, clinicians and related professionals.
The Energy Trilemma in the Baltic Sea Region: Security, Equity and the Environment (Routledge Explorations in Energy Studies)
by Michael KalisThe Energy Trilemma in the Baltic Sea Region provides insight into the energy trilemma in the Baltic Sea Region.Energy Trilemma in the Baltic Sea Region has undergone significant transformation in the last number of years. Energy actors in the region are struggling to reconcile new questions of energy security following the COVID-19 pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine with net-zero objectives and a cost-of-living crisis. Balancing these concerns is essential to resolving the “energy trilemma”: the dilemma that emerges for policy-makers and regulators seeking to balance energy security, equity, and environmental concerns in pursuit of a wholly sustainable energy system. This volume draws together a range of perspectives from scholars of the Baltic Sea Region seeking to understand the manifestations and impact of these systemic regional changes. In considering previously underexamined studies on the energy trilemma and in providing new perspectives by framing the trilemma in times of crisis, this book provides new conceptual and empirical insight into a rapidly changing energy region at the heart of both European energy policy and the current energy crisis.This volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy politics, energy law and policy, energy transitions, and Baltic studies more broadly.