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The Ndebele, Frank Oates, and Knowledge Production in the 1870s: Encounters at the Edge of Empire (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)
by Christopher Prior Joseph HigginsThis open access book addresses a question fundamental to the histories of empire and Africa: at the point of the colonial encounter, how was knowledge made? How did different communities, with little or no prior contact, construct meaning about one another? Amidst huge changes in the politics and economics of a continent, on the cusp of almost complete colonization at the hands of European powers at the end of the nineteenth century, how do the specifics of personality and contingency affect knowledge production? An obvious challenge in addressing this sort of question is the frequent lack of African-produced source material; here, we must work within the ‘archives of oppression’ and read both along and against the colonial grain in an attempt to restore African agency to this process of knowledge production. Drawing on the previously never-used diaries of explorer Frank Oates, who travelled throughout Matabeleland in the 1870s, the use of a single traveller’s experiences in detail affords us the means to consider the fine details of the interactions between Europeans and Africans. Therefore, this study seeks to enhance existing work on race and empire of the nineteenth century by asking: what place do the fragilities, uncertainties, and contingencies of encounters between individuals have in our understanding of how knowledge is made?
Dispute Resolution within Africa: A Journey Forward
by Rashri Baboolal FrankThe main topic is dispute resolution within specific Africa countries, and the journey of Africa becoming a global leader as the seat of dispute resolution, focusing on the mechanisms of mediation, arbitration, conciliation and negotiation. In international commercial transactions, it is inviolable that disputes arise, and the commercial contracts provide for a med-arb clause, and parties go to private forums to resolve the dispute. Negotiation becomes a key tactic embedded into the mediation techniques and style adopted, to ensure success of proceedings. If mediation fails then arbitration is the last stage to determine the finality of the dispute, when an award is given after hearing evidence, this final award is not appealable. The journey of Africa being a global leader encouraged partnerships with internationalinstitutions, practices and trends, but it is a journey that is necessary to overtake the European and American seats. This book provides scholars with the opportunity to navigate the journey of Africa becoming a main seat for dispute resolution and a leader in the international realm of alternative dispute resolution.
Women’s Contribution to Science and Technology through ICWES Conferences (Women in Engineering and Science)
by Monique Frize Claire Deschênes Ruby HeapThis book discusses the legacy of the conference series The International Conferences of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES), which spans the second half of the Twentieth Century and the beginning of the twenty-first. The book first discusses how, at a time when there were few women engineers and scientists, a group of women organized a conference, in June 1964 in New York, which attracted 486 women. They presented their scientific achievements and discussed how to attract more women in STEM. This effort was carried out by volunteers, continuing the ICWES conferences over a period of 59 years. The authors discuss the organizers, the hosting societies, the scientific content, the changes in issues over time, and how the continuity has endured. The authors also discuss the importance of global involvement, shown through past conferences in locations such as USA, UK, Italy, Poland, France, India, Ivory Coast, Hungary, Japan, Canada, and Korea. The authors also outline how the efforts were aided by the development of a not for profit Canadian corporation, the International Conference of Women in Sciences and engineering (INWES), which ensures the continuation of the conference series. Claire Deschênes and Monique Frize ensured that the conference database was digitalized and is now available at the Canadian Archive of Women in STEM, University of Ottawa Library, with the hope that researchers will continue to explore this rich database. As an important part of the Women in Science and Engineering book series, the work hopes to inspire women and men, girls and boys to study and work in STEM fields. This book is important historically because it documents a unique adventure created by women in STEM through vision and leadership. Their efforts established modes of networking and sharing their contributions in science, technology, and on gender issues.
Circular Economy Design and Management in the Built Environment: A Critical Review of the State of the Art (Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering)
by Viorel Ungureanu Luís Bragança Meri Cvetkovska Rand Askar Philip Griffiths Adriana Salles Katerina Tsikaloudaki Diana Bajare Gabriel ZsembinszkiThis open access book offers a comprehensive exploration of Circular Economy Design and Management within the Built Environment, presenting a critical review of the current state of the art. Going through multi-level approaches from material usage to urban planning, it meticulously examines strategies for circular building design, criteria, and indicators for circularity. Additionally, it explores practical tools and frameworks, as well as roles and relationships of stakeholders along the entire value chain. Through insightful case studies and critical analysis, readers gain a deep understanding of circularity principles and applications, circularity management models and feedback systems, sustainable practices, and the integration of circularity into technological advancements and digital tools such as BIM. The importance of this book lies in addressing pressing challenges in contemporary architecture and construction, providing a roadmap for sustainable, circular solutions. It tackles the critical need to transition from linear to circular practices, emphasising resource efficiency, waste reduction, and the longevity of structures. By offering practical insights and highlighting successful implementations, the book aims to guide architects, civil engineers, designers, sustainability professionals, and policymakers towards informed decision-making in creating environmentally conscious built environments. Designed for these professionals and researchers, this book serves as a valuable resource for anyone passionate about reshaping the future of our built spaces with a focus on circularity and environmental responsibility.
Multi-Robot Systems: Coordinated Fencing Control and Applications (Cognitive Intelligence and Robotics)
by Hai-Tao Zhang Bin-Bin HuMulti-robot coordinated fencing, where a team of robots forms a protective formation around a target, has garnered significant attention and proven useful in practical applications such as area convoying. However, real-world scenarios often involve complex target characteristics, including varying dynamics and multiple targets, which can pose challenges in maintaining the formation. Additionally, due to sensor costs and environmental constraints, robots may only have access to directional constraint information, presenting further challenges. This book highlights cooperative fencing approaches for multi-robot systems and their practical applications to different unmanned surface (ground) vehicles, providing an overview of research trends and future directions in coordinated fencing. Firstly, a basic fencing controller using neighboring angle repulsion for a constant-velocity target is designed, laying the groundwork for complex fencing missions. Then, for more complex fencing with an evenly rotating formation, a distributed controller is developed using input-to-state stability, achieving coordinated fencing under intermittently varying topologies. For more complex varying-velocity targets, a distributed fencing controller based on output regulation theory is proposed. For general target fencing missions in both 2D and 3D, a formal long-term task execution framework is developed using control barrier functions. Moreover, unlike previous methods that rely on the relative position between the robot and the target, a distributed bearing-only fencing control algorithm based on the persistent-excitation condition is developed, requiring only comparatively inexpensive sensors. Finally, this exploration into the theory and application of coordinated fencing control provides guidelines for robust, efficient, and complex practical implementations of multi-robot missions.
The Black Marxist Feminism of bell hooks: Towards an Intersectional Theory of White-Supremacist Capitalist Patriarchy (Marx, Engels, and Marxisms)
by Hue WoodsonThis book explores bell hooks' trajectory of work and cohesiveness of thought about the meaning and meaningfulness of black womanhood in terms of a Black Marxist feminism, which uniquely confronts the dimensions of feminism and womanism; the relations between the secular and the religious; the problems of gender and sexism; and the structural and systemic issues of oppression, domination, white supremacy, and capitalism. In making sense of black womanhood in its philosophical, social, cultural, institutional, and historical complexities, hooks' Black Marxist feminism constructs an intersectional theory about what hooks describes as white supremacist capitalist patriarchy. In this sense, hooks' Black Marxist feminism conceptualizes the ways and means by which white supremacist capitalist patriarchy imposes intersectional predicaments upon black womanhood, drawing foundationally on Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels, working within the purview of a host of Marxisms in Antonio Gramsci, Louis Althusser, Karl Kautsky, Nikolai Bukharin, and Georgi Plekhanov, and speaking to the Marxist proclivities of Cedric Robinson, Cornel West, Charles W. Mills, James H. Cone, Stuart Hall, and Angela Y. Davis.
Eskalationsentscheidungen von Staatsführern in zwischenstaatlichen Konflikten: Ein Beitrag zur Erklärung konfrontativer Deutungsroutinen
by Sebastian CujaiNach dem russischen Angriff auf die Ukraine im Februar 2022 bewegt viele Menschen die Frage, was den russischen Staatsführer zu dieser Entscheidung bewogen hat. Während sich die Forschung schon länger mit dieser Thematik befasst, werden dabei oft der Staatsführer und seine Persönlichkeit unzureichend berücksichtigt. Vor diesem Hintergrund betrachtet Sebastian Cujai die grundlegende Fragestellung, warum sich Staatsführer für die Eskalation eines zwischenstaatlichen Konfliktes entscheiden. Um den Entscheidungsprozess zu verstehen, ist die Deutung der zwischenstaatlichen Beziehungen durch den Staatsführer ein vernachlässigter, aber zentraler Faktor. Der Autor adressiert diese Lücke durch die induktive Generierung einer allgemeinen, fallübergreifenden Erklärung von konfrontativen Deutungsroutinen. Dazu analysiert er sieben repräsentative Eskalationsentscheidungen und berücksichtigt dabei sowohl das situative Umfeld als auch die Persönlichkeit der Staatsführer. Basierend auf den Analyseergebnissen entwickelt der Autor einen theoretischen Ansatz, welcher die zentralen Deutungsschritte der Staatsführer im Vorfeld einer Eskalationsentscheidung erklärt. Daraus ergeben sich mehrere hypothetische Deutungsroutinen, die zu einem umfassenden Verständnis des Entscheidungsprozesses eines Staatsführers im Vorfeld einer zwischenstaatlichen Konflikteskalation beitragen.
Rhetorische Strategien in Fatwas: Eine vergleichende Analyse islamischer Rechtsgutachten von Ḥasanayn Muḥammad Maḫlūf und Muḥammad Rašīd Riḍā (Literatur und Recht #14)
by Sehra El-KhodaryDieses Buch untersucht, wie islamische Rechtsgelehrte im 20. Jahrhundert in ihren Rechtsgutachten (Fatwas) rhetorisch Autorität generieren und wie sich Traditionalismus und Reformdenken in den Argumentationsmustern, der Intertextualität sowie im Duktus dieser Texte niederschlagen. Damit bietet dieses Buch einen interdisziplinären Zugang zu islamischen Rechtstexten, deren sprachliche Realisierung bisher nur wenig Aufmerksamkeit erhalten hat. Dies, obwohl eine Auseinandersetzung mit der Rhetorik rechtlicher Praxis vertiefte Einblicke in diese sowie in die Konstitutionsbedingungen der Rechtstexte verspricht, ausgehend von dem Grundgedanken der „Recht und Literatur“-Forschung, dass Recht schließlich immer über Sprache kommuniziert wird. Der erste Teil des Buches bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über die Genese des breit gefächerten Genres der Fatwa und des Muftitums bis zur Moderne, wobei Ägypten im Fokus steht. Anschließend werden zwei exemplarisch ausgewählte Fatwas zur Thematik Fotografie/Bildwerke des Reformers Muḥammad Rašīd Riḍā (1865–1935) und des Traditionalisten Ḥasanayn Muḥammad Maḫlūf (1890–1990) im Lichte sowohl gesellschaftlicher Umbrüche des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts als auch des andauernden innerislamischen Diskurses um taqlīd und iǧtihād, ein Diskurs um Geltung, Kompetenz und Autorität, auf mehreren Ebenen detailliert analysiert.
Zeitgenössische deutsch-chinesische Kulturen im Dialog
by Haina Jin Anna Stecher Rebecca EhrenwirthDieses Buch bietet eine einzigartige Perspektive auf zeitgenössische deutsch-chinesische kulturelle Begegnungen. Statt den Austausch zwischen den beiden Ländern im Hinblick auf koloniale Verbindungen, religiöse Einflüsse und philosophische Auswirkungen hervorzuheben, konzentriert sich das Buch auf die Vielfalt der modernen kulturellen Dialoge, die beide Länder, insbesondere in Literatur, Theater und Film, beeinflusst haben. Das Buch diskutiert Themen wie Übersetzung, Adaption und Rezeption, um eine einzigartige kulturelle Beziehung zu enthüllen. Die Herausgeber und Autoren untersuchen die bestehenden Programme und Strategien für den kulturellen Austausch und analysieren, wie diese den interkulturellen Dialog formen oder geformt haben und welche Art von interkulturellem Austausch gefördert wird. Dieses Buch richtet sich an Studierende und Forschende der Film- und Medienwissenschaften, Sinophone Studies, Transnational Studies, Kulturwissenschaften sowie Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie.
Infektionen von Gefäßprothesen
by Thomas Betz Markus SteinbauerGefäßinfektionen, häufig als Infektion einer Gefäßprothese, sind immer Notfälle. Das Vorgehen in diesen klinischen Situationen wird, orientiert an der ESVS-Leitlinie, fundiert und praxisorientiert beschrieben: Diagnosestellung, Antibiotikatherapie, operative Revision in den unterschiedlichen Gefäßregionen, Vakuumtherapie. Ausführlich wird die Prophylaxe von Protheseninfektionen schon bei der Primäroperation dargestellt.
Robotics and Autonomous Systems and Engineering Applications of Computational Intelligence: 8th International Conference on Life System Modeling and Simulation, LSMS 2024, and 8th International Conference on Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment, ICSEE 2024, Suzhou, China, September 13–15, 2024, Proceedings, Part V (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2220)
by Fuyuan Hu Huiyu Zhou Juping Gu Zixiang Fei Erfu YangThe five-volume set constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Life System Modeling and Simulation, LSMS 2024, and of the 8th International Conference on Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment, ICSEE 2024, which were held during September 13-15, in Suzhou, China. The 31 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from over 496 submissions. The LSMS and ICSEE international conference series aim to bring together international researchers and practitioners in the fields of advanced methods for life system modeling and simulation, as well as advanced intelligent computing theory, methodologies, and engineering applications in achieving net zero across all sectors to tackle the global climate change challenge.
Geopolitical Change and the Antarctic Treaty System: Historical Lessons, Current Challenges (Springer Polar Sciences)
by Shirley V. Scott Tim Stephens Jeffrey McGeeThis book explores how geopolitical tensions have shaped the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS) and offers insights into managing future challenges. The ATS, established with the 1959 Antarctic Treaty during the Cold War, has been a successful model of international governance, ensuring Antarctica's peaceful use and environmental protection. However, the ATS now faces new pressures, including an expanded membership of 57 states, increased economic activities such as tourism, fishing, and bio-prospecting, and the impacts of climate change. These factors are exacerbating geopolitical tensions that could challenge the stability of the ATS. The book examines key moments in the history of the ATS to understand how past tensions were managed and what lessons can be drawn for the future. The volume covers the creation of the CCAMLR marine conservation treaty in the late 1970s-1980s; the developing world's opposition to the ATS in United Nations debates during the 1980s-1990s; the shift from permitting Antarctic mining to establishing the Madrid Protocol on Environmental Protection in the early 1990s; the formation of the International Association of Antarctic Tourism Operators; the management of Illegal, Unregulated, and Unreported (IUU) fishing in the 2000s; and the proposals for marine protected areas under the CCAMLR Convention in recent years. Several contributions also draw on critical and regional perspectives to make sense of geopolitical pressures on Antarctic governance and how they might play out over the years and decades ahead. Through its attention both to critical turning points in the history of the ATS, and a broad range of conceptual approaches, the book provides an authoritative assessment of the ATS's capacity to address emerging geopolitical stresses and provides strategies for future governance. It is a timely resource for understanding the evolving dynamics in Antarctica and ensuring the region remains a zone of peace and scientific collaboration. This book is a companion volume to McGee, Edmiston and Haward, 2022, The Future of Antarctica: Scenarios form Classical Geopolitics, in the Springer Polar Sciences Series.
Experimenting with the New European Bauhaus Values and Principles in Urban Transformation (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology)
by Alessandro Deserti Emma PuerariThis open access book offers valuable insights into experimenting with New European Bauhaus values and principles in urban transformation, drawing on contributions from key players such as local activists, action researchers, municipalities, developers and artists. It highlights lessons learned from the lighthouse project “Desire - Designing the Irresistible Circular Society", weaving a narrative of transformative change. The book emphasizes innovative strategies, citizen engagement, and transdisciplinary approaches in shaping urban environments. The journey begins with an in-depth exploration of the Desire project, providing a nuanced understanding of the broader context of its experiments and research activities. This foundation leads to an examination of diverse approaches to achieving sustainable, inclusive, and aesthetically enriching urban transformations. Readers are guided through the complexities of urban change, gaining a holistic understanding of how urban transformation and an irresistible circular society can be cultivated and sustained within the dynamic landscape of European cities. Additionally, the book presents findings from an EU lighthouse project, showcasing how urban transformation sites evolve by integrating lessons that could inform future policy, research, and further advancements within the New European Bauhaus initiative.
Sustainability in the Coffee Supply Chain: Tensions and Paradoxes (Palgrave Studies in Logistics and Supply Chain Management)
by Federica PascucciFrom the field to the cup, this book investigates sustainability issues along the coffee supply chain, identifying the challenges that firms face when they are called to reach sustainability goals. In particular, it explores the relationships involving the actors throughout the broad coffee supply chain, among which some tensions may emerge. Firms increasingly need to interact with various supply chain members to achieve their sustainability goals and with a variety of other stakeholders as well, such as NGOs or regulators. Therefore, in order to fully investigate sustainability, it is fundamental to adopt a broader view of the supply chain that goes beyond dyadic relationships (typically, between customer and supplier). This book adopts an “integrative logic” of sustainability and aims to explore the “hidden” or “dark side” of sustainable practices in the supply chain, for example, trade-offs, tensions and paradoxes. Overlooking these aspects can create serious impediments to a real-world progress toward sustainability. The empirical part of the book is focused on the coffee supply chain, which represents one of the most complex, globalized and inequitable supply chains, impacting communities and the environment worldwide. These characteristics make it particularly challenging for the industry to transition towards sustainability. Sustainability in the coffee sector is increasingly at risk in economic, social, and environmental terms, and there are several interdependencies among these three dimensions. The book will be of great interest to scholars and students of supply chain management, sustainability, and corporate and consumer responsibility. In addition, practitioners operating in the coffee industry could gain interesting findings about the most critical issues pertaining to sustainable practices and activities.
The Political Economy of Chinese FDI in Africa: Productive FDI and Industrialisation (Palgrave Studies in African and Development Economics)
by Ayalew MamoThis book provides unique insight into Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa. With a particular focus on Ethiopia, it examines the impact of FDI on Africa’s industrial and manufacturing sector and the potential for productive FDI to advance industrialisation and create jobs for a large and young labour market. The creation of government policies and an institutional framework for the management of FDI is also examined, alongside lessons that can be learnt from policies that were less successful.This book offers a comparative perspective on FDI to highlight the forms of government intervention that maximise the economic benefits of FDI. It will be relevant to students, researchers, and policymakers interested in development economics and the political economy.
Policing Public Protection: A Companion Guide
by Rachael AplinThis book explores the effective policing of public protection issues, from chapter authors with varied research and practitioner experience. The collection is aimed at detective police officers in specialist units, response and neighbourhood officers, as well as new recruits in policing public protection. Each chapter offers an understanding of victimology, perpetration, and the effective policing and investigation of such crimes. It explores questions such as why crimes happen, who the victims are, what perpetrators do, and why they might target certain victims. This book explores international literature, the evidence base, past mistakes, and what effective and professional policing should ‘look like’. The intention is to improve the policing and investigation of such complex crimes. Each chapter provides a concise summary, a comprehensive literature review, and a list of key actions for practice that officers should consider. It closes with a list of key resources. These chapters specifically cover the following thematic crime areas such as domestic abuse, child sexual abuse, gendered violence, and trafficking. This book also speaks to local authorities (Social Services, Trading Standards), professionals in Education, Health and Probation, academics, and Non-Government Organisations (NGO) in the charitable sector.
The Long Disenchantment: Reassessing UK-EU Relations from Accession to Brexit (1969–2016) (Contributions to International Relations)
by Ilaria PoggioliniThis book seeks to replace a comforting European narrative of British missed opportunities with a chronicle of the complexity of UK/EC-EU relations. After nearly a decade of Brexit (2016), it revisits the historical evolution of the relationship between Britain and Europe since the 1970s. Building on an in-depth study of primary and secondary sources, the author sheds new light on the intricacies of that relationship. The book is structured in six chapters, the first of which reflects on the causes of the UK's lack of engagement in the early and crucial developments of the European Community. The second chapter revisits ten years of stop-go diplomacy of accession, and the meaning of the first enlargement for Britain and its partners. The third chapter argues that in the early years, entry represented for Britain an opportunity to deliver change, working with France and Germany inside the EC; and, as an EC member, building new relationships with countries outside, including in the Commonwealth. The fourth chapter focuses on the dawning realisation that EC membership meant for Britain joining its partners on a journey towards an unknown destination in search of whatever-closer Union would mean. The Fifth chapter concentrates on the 1980s, when, on the one hand, the British government was to the fore in the creation of a single market; while on the other it openly challenged an agreed-upon narrative, among the continental member states. This narrative was one which sought to reshape European values and relationships, together with its culture, geography and history, round a commitment to greater integration. The final chapter is an epilogue that examines the political decisions of the last four British prime ministers: Major, Brown, Blair and Cameron, in confronting and reacting to the reality of European Union, from the Maastricht Treaty (1992) onward. This examination suggests that, rather than political continuity, discontinuity, led the UK, through Prime Minister David Cameron's efforts at renegotiation in the EU, to Brexit, and his instant resignation. This book invites readers to rethink, refine, and challenge the dominant narrative of Britain as a predictable, permanent outsider condemned to irrelevance in the EC/EU. It will appeal to scholars of international relations and political history, as well as political decision-makers, both in Britain and the EU.
Gründe für den Schwangerschaftsabbruch: Schwangerschaftskonflikte im Kontext der Abtreibungsdebatte (essentials)
by Florian Michael DienerowitzDieses essential bietet einen Überblick über vorliegende Forschungsdaten zu den Gründen des Schwangerschaftskonflikts und präsentiert eine detaillierte aktuelle Studie sowie den zugehörigen standardisierten Erfassungsansatz. In knapper Form sind geschichtliche, rechtliche und ethische Aspekte der kontroversen Abtreibungsdebatte dargestellt. Der Schwangerschaftsabbruch ist mit jährlich über 100.000 in Deutschland erfassten Abbrüchen eine häufige gynäkologische Intervention, den zugrundeliegenden vielfältigen Konfliktgründen wurde jedoch bisher nur wenig Beachtung geschenkt. Das essential bietet hier Aufklärung und schließt mit einigen Schlussfolgerungen für die Praxis und Rechtspolitik.
Smart Grid and Cyber Security Technologies: 8th International Conference on Life System Modeling and Simulation, LSMS 2024 and 8th International Conference on Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment, ICSEE 2024, Suzhou, China, September 13–15, 2024, Proceedings, Part II (Communications in Computer and Information Science #2217)
by Xin Sun Xue Li Dajun Du Xinchun Jia Wanqing Zhao Zhiru CaoThe five-volume set constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Life System Modeling and Simulation, LSMS 2024, and of the 8th International Conference on Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Energy and Environment, ICSEE 2024, which were held during September 13-15, in Suzhou, China. The 34 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from over 496 submissions. The LSMS and ICSEE international conference series aim to bring together international researchers and practitioners in the fields of advanced methods for life system modeling and simulation, as well as advanced intelligent computing theory, methodologies, and engineering applications in achieving net zero across all sectors to tackle the global climate change challenge.
The Palgrave Handbook of Philosophy and Psychoactive Drug Use
by Rob LoveringIn this Handbook, philosophers from around the world address the metaphysics, epistemology, and value of psychoactive (mind-altering) drug use. In so doing, they attempt to answer questions such as: What does the fact of drug-induced mind-altering experiences tell us about natures of the mind, free will, and God? What does it tell us about what, and how, we can know? Are drug-induced mind-altering experiences valuable, morally, aesthetically, or otherwise? Is the acquisition of drug-induced mind-altering experiences ever immoral? Should the acquisition of drug-induced mind-altering experiences ever be legally prohibited? The Handbook gives an overview of the current research, and sets the stage for future directions in philosophical thought relating to psychoactive drug use.
Spectral Theory of Nonautonomous Dynamical Systems and Applications
by Thai Son DoanThe main challenge in the study of nonautonomous phenomena is to understand the very complicated dynamical behaviour both as a scientific and mathematical problem. The theory of nonautonomous dynamical systems has experienced a renewed and steadily growing interest in the last twenty years, stimulated also by synergetic effects of disciplines which have developed relatively independent for some time such as topological skew product, random dynamical systems, finite-time dynamics and control systems. The book provides new insights in many aspects of the qualitative theory of nonautonomous dynamical systems including the spectral theory, the linearization theory, the bifurcation theory. The book first introduces several important spectral theorem for nonautonomous differential equations including the Lyapunov spectrum, Sacker-Sell spectrum and finite-time spectrum. The author also establishes the smooth linearization and partial linearization for nonautonomous differential equations in application part. Then the second part recalls the multiplicative ergodic theorem for random dynamical systems and discusses several explicit formulas in computing the Lyapunov spectrum for random dynamical systems generated by linear stochastic differential equations and random difference equations with random delay. In the end, the Pitchfork bifurcation and Hopf bifurcation with additive noise are investigated in terms of change of the sign of Lyapunov exponents and loss of topological equivalence. This book might be appealing to researchers and graduate students in the field of dynamical systems, stochastic differential equations, ergodic theory.
A Practical Guide to Advanced Diffusion MRI
by Mario Coriasco Federico D'Agata Alberto De Luca Luciana GennariThis practical handbook on Diffusion Weighted MRI techniques provides a concise and schematic overview of several key aspects of this imaging modality. It covers the workflow from image acquisition to data processing, and provides context and examples of its application for imaging the brain and other body districts. The practical aspects of diffusion MRI, key mathematical principles and derived metrics underlying diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) are explored in depth, illustrating some advanced methods to overcome the limitations of DTI itself. This manual also names some of the main software tools available at the time of writing for processing, and provides step-by-step explanations of the main processing steps with examples to enhance understanding of the post-processing data workflow. This manual is intended for imaging professionals, including MR technologists and radiologists in training, as well as other professionals who routinely use MRI.
Launch Your Career: How ANY Student Can Create Relationships with Professionals and Land the Jobs and Internships They Want
by Sean O'KeefeThis book shows how any college student can land the position they want by creating relationships with professionals in the industries they're interested in by using the author's proven Career Launch Method. Did you know only 20 percent of jobs and internships are posted online? This means 80 percent of positions are filled in what Sean O'Keefe and others calls the hidden job market. This book will teach you how to tap into that 80 percent! O'Keefe, in partnership with the Career Leadership Collective, is now sharing his proven eight-step Career Launch Method that will help any student explore career options and land the internships and jobs they want by creating professional relationships from scratch. This book demystifies the concept of intentional, proactive relationship building by teaching all the practical microsteps needed to succeed. And O'Keefe teaches readers how to "play the student card," turning inexperience and eagerness to learn into a powerful advantage. Launch Your Career features first-person stories of students from all backgrounds and programs of study who have used the Career Launch Method to earn jobs or internships at all types of companies, nonprofits, government agencies, social enterprises, and institutions across the country and around the world. The book includes the Career Launch Readiness Assessment, which helps students evaluate their competency in five key areas. This book will become a go-to resource for students looking to find internships and jobs, as well as a needed tool for colleges looking to increase retention rates and student's return on investment.
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
by John PerkinsLos Angeles Times Bestseller How do we stop the unrelenting evolution of the economic hit man strategy and China's takeover? The riveting third edition of this New York Times bestseller blows the whistle on China's economic hit man (EHM) strategy, exposes corruption on an international scale, and offers much-needed solutions for curing the degenerative Death Economy. In this shocking expos, former EHM John Perkins gives an insider view into the corrupt system that cheats and strong-arms countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars and ultimately causes staggering income inequality and ecological devastation. EHMs are highly paid professionals who use development loans to saddle countries with huge debts and force them to serve US interests. Now, a new EHM wave is infecting the world, and at the peak of the devastation sits China, a newly dominant economic power, with its own insidious version of the US EHM blueprint. Twelve explosive new chapters detail the allure, exploitation, and wreckage of China's EHM strategy in Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. If allowed to continue its rampage, the EHM strategy-whether executed by the United States or China-will destroy life as we know it. However, all is not lost. Perkins offers a plan for transforming this system that places profits above all into a Life Economy that restores the earth. He inspires readers to take actions toward a new era of global cooperation that will end the United States's and China's EHM strategies for good.
Take Your Company Global: The New Rules of International Expansion
by Nataly KellyIf you're on the internet, you're already global. Now, get access to an innovative data-driven model for profitably expanding the international presence you already have. Companies looking to expand used to think about entering international markets, but today you're global from the moment you create a website. Nataly Kelly, Chief Growth Officer at Rebrandly (a global tech company with customers in more than 100 countries) and former VP International Ops and Strategy at HubSpot, says now the goal should be market intensification—building on the presence you already have. Kelly's MARACA model enables companies to distill the mass amounts of data available to determine if, how, and where they should expand by looking at three key areas of measurement: MA: market availability-the size of the market opportunity within a given country RA: real-time analytics-data indicating how your company is currently performing in that market CA : customer addressability-the measure of your company's ability to address the market, no matter its size The book is based on Kelly's experiences with building a global business both at HubSpot and as a consultant, but also contains numerous examples from successful global companies of various sizes, such as Airbnb, Canva, Dashlane, GoStudent, Facebook, LinkedIn, Lottie Dolls, Netflix, Revolut, Teamwork, and Zoom. Including information on building a globally minded corporate culture, this is a complete strategic guide to discovering international growth opportunities.