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Introductory Nanoelectronics Physical Theory and Device Analysis

Death-Facing Ecology in Contemporary British and North American Environmental Crisis Fiction

Fragmentation of the Photographic Image in the Digital Age

Horn Teaching at the Paris Conservatoire 1792 to 1903 The Transition from Natural Horn to Valved Horn

Horn Teaching at the Paris Conservatoire 1792 to 1903 The Transition from Natural Horn to Valved Horn

The transition from the valveless natural horn to the modern valved horn in 19th-century Paris was different from similar transitions in other countries. While valve technology was received happily by players of other members of the brass family strong support for the natural horn with its varied color palette and virtuoso performance traditions slowed the reception and application of the valve to the horn. Using primary sources including Conservatoire method books accounts of performances and technological advances and other evidence this book tells the story of the transition from natural horn to valved horn at the Conservatoire from 1792 to 1903 including close examination of horn teaching before the arrival of valved brass in Paris the initial reception and application of this technology to the horn the persistence of the natural horn and the progression of acceptance use controversies and eventual adoption of the valved instrument in the Parisian community and at the Conservatoire. Active scholars performers and students interested in the horn 19th-century brass instruments teaching methods associated with the Conservatoire and the intersection of technology and performing practice will find this book useful in its details and conclusions including ramifications on historically-informed performance today. | Horn Teaching at the Paris Conservatoire 1792 to 1903 The Transition from Natural Horn to Valved Horn

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Bringing Value to Healthcare Practical Steps for Getting to a Market-Based Model

Bringing Value to Healthcare Practical Steps for Getting to a Market-Based Model

The healthcare sector is on the cusp of sweeping disruption. The hallmarks of the old system—pricing that’s disconnected from outcomes and incentives for treating sickness rather than maintaining health—are no longer sustainable. And yet after decades of financial success it’s difficult for most established industry players to grapple with meaningful changes to their business models. In their latest book Bringing Value to Healthcare: Practical Steps for Getting to a Market-Based Model Rita Numerof and Michael Abrams lay out the roadmap to a healthcare system that is accountable for delivering optimal patient outcomes at a sustainable cost. Based on in-depth research and decades of experience consulting with leading hospitals insurers and device and drug manufacturers Numerof and Abrams provide a market-based approach to addressing the ills of the current healthcare system. In addition to highlighting industry challenges and opportunities the authors also outline the changes required of consumers employers and policy makers to move to a patient-centered model characterized by value accountability and transparency. This is the handbook for payer provider pharmaceutical and medical device executives who are seeking to preserve today’s profitability while positioning their organizations for success in the very different markets of tomorrow. The book’s guidance is illuminated by case studies and each chapter concludes with a self-assessment tool and key questions. Getting to a new future isn’t easy. But if it can’t be envisioned it can’t be realized. Bringing Value to Healthcare is that critical first step. | Bringing Value to Healthcare Practical Steps for Getting to a Market-Based Model

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The Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics Integrated Platforms and Industry Use Cases

The Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics Integrated Platforms and Industry Use Cases

This book comprehensively conveys the theoretical and practical aspects of IoT and big data analytics with the solid contributions from practitioners as well as academicians. This book examines and expounds the unique capabilities of the big data analytics platforms in capturing cleansing and crunching IoT device/sensor data in order to extricate actionable insights. A number of experimental case studies and real-world scenarios are incorporated in this book in order to instigate our book readers. This bookAnalyzes current research and development in the domains of IoT and big data analyticsGives an overview of latest trends and transitions happening in the IoT data analytics spaceIllustrates the various platforms processes patterns and practices for simplifying and streamlining IoT data analytics The Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics: Integrated Platforms and Industry Use Cases examines and accentuates how the multiple challenges at the cusp of IoT and big data can be fully met. The device ecosystem is growing steadily. It is forecast that there will be billions of connected devices in the years to come. When these IoT devices resource-constrained as well as resource-intensive interact with one another locally and remotely the amount of multi-structured data generated collected and stored is bound to grow exponentially. Another prominent trend is the integration of IoT devices with cloud-based applications services infrastructures middleware solutions and databases. This book examines the pioneering technologies and tools emerging and evolving in order to collect pre-process store process and analyze data heaps in order to disentangle actionable insights. | The Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics Integrated Platforms and Industry Use Cases

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Horror Television in the Age of Consumption Binging on Fear

Flashbacks in Film A Cognitive and Multimodal Analysis

Digital Storytelling Capturing Lives Creating Community

The International Containment of Displaced Persons Humanitarian Spaces without Exit

Itineraries and Languages of Madness in the Early Modern World Family Experience Legal Practice and Medical Knowledge in Eighteenth-Century

Thinking about the Teaching of Thinking The Feuerstein Approach

Thinking about the Teaching of Thinking The Feuerstein Approach

Thinking about the Teaching of Thinking provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to Feuerstein’s theory of Mediated Learning Experience and its related tools and programmes. It details up-to-date international and New Zealand research on the Feuerstein approach which reflects the current issues in the teaching of thinking. The book begins by defining what is meant by the teaching of thinking and provides an easy to understand explanation of the Feuerstein method and its value for children with learning challenges. It champions a ‘whole school’ approach to the teaching of thinking and details the practical tools and programmes developed by Feuerstein – such as Instrumental Enrichment and the Learning Propensity Assessment Device – to aid in its implementation. It also recognises the key importance of cultural factors in the teaching of thinking bringing together the author’s considerable research experience using the Feuerstein method in the multicultural New Zealand context with her extensive knowledge of international Feuerstein research. This book provides a user-friendly and unique coverage of the Feuerstein method for researchers and postgraduate students researching and working in educational psychology. It will also be of great value for teachers and parents looking to understand and decide on implementation of the Feuerstein approach in their schools. | Thinking about the Teaching of Thinking The Feuerstein Approach

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Testimony and Witnessing in Psychoanalysis A Literary and Philosophical Perspective

Skype: Bodies Screens Space

Contesting ‘Race’ and Sport Shaming the Colour Line

Contesting ‘Race’ and Sport Shaming the Colour Line

In the decade since Kevin Hylton’s seminal book ‘Race’ and Sport: Critical Race Theory was published racialised issues have remained at the forefront of sport and leisure studies. In this important new book Hylton draws on original research in contemporary contexts from sport coaching to cyberspace to show once again that Critical Race Theory is an insightful and productive tool for interrogating problematic social phenomena. Inspired by W. E. B. Du Bois’ statement that the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the colour line this book sheds a critical light on the way sport perpetuates racism while identifying opportunities to challenge its insidious presence. Exploring and explaining the ways in which notions of ‘race’ are expressed and contested at individual institutional and societal levels it addresses key topics such as whiteness diversity colourblindness unconscious bias identity leadership humour and discourse to investigate how language can be used as a device for resistance against racism in sport. Contesting ‘Race’ and Sport: Shaming the Colour Line is vital reading for all sport studies students academics and those with an interest in race ethnicity and society. Chapter 7 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4. 0 license. | Contesting ‘Race’ and Sport Shaming the Colour Line

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Graphic Design in Museum Exhibitions Display Identity and Narrative

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Basil Bernstein The thinker and the field

Basil Bernstein The thinker and the field

Basil Bernstein: The Thinker and the Field provides a comprehensive introduction to the work of Basil Bernstein demonstrating his distinctive contribution to social theory by locating it within the historical context of the development of the sociology of education and Sociology in Britain. Although Bernstein had a particular interest in education he did not see himself as a sociologist of education alone. By exploring Bernstein’s intellectually collaborative character and the evolving system of ideas drawing upon anthropology and linguistics the originality of Bernstein’s contribution to the social sciences can be truly identified. Rob Moore’s text offers a provocative and challenging account both of Bernstein and of British sociology and education approaching Bernstein’s work as a complex model of intertwining ideas rather than a single theory. Continued interest in Bernstein’s work has opened up a world-wide network of scholarship and Moore considers contemporary research alongside classical sources in Durkheim and Marx to provide a historical analysis of the fields of British Sociology and the sociology of education pinpointing Bernstein’s position within them. The book is organised into two main parts: The Field Background and Beginnings Durkheim Cosmology and Education The Problematic The Structure of Pedagogic Discourse Bernstein and Theory Bernstein and research The Pedagogic Device Written by a leading authority in the field this text will be valuable reading for post-graduate students of sociology and education along with active researchers and their research students. | Basil Bernstein The thinker and the field

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Case Reports in Cardiology Valvular Heart Disease

Case Reports in Cardiology Valvular Heart Disease

From the earliest days of medicine to the present case reports have been a critical aspect of clinical education and knowledge development. In this comprehensive volume Dr. William C. Roberts a renowned expert in the field explores the rich history and ongoing importance of case reports in cardiology. Through engaging and insightful analysis the book demonstrates how case reports have provided physicians with crucial insights into rare diseases complex conditions and groundbreaking treatments. Drawing on a vast range of sources from ancient manuscripts to cutting-edge journals it presents a unique perspective on the role of case reports in medical education and practice of valvular heart disease and analogous cardiac morbidities including carcinoid heart disease with a rich coverage on heart valve bioprosthesis. It underscores how case reports can be used to enhance diagnostic accuracy identify new treatment options and promote innovation in the field. In addition the book provides valuable insights into the process of writing and publishing case reports including tips for young physicians looking to break into the field. The book will be an indispensable guide to the history practice and ongoing significance of case reports for medical students physicians and researchers alike. Key features- Provides a rich repository of diverse case reports in cardiology published by the editor and his colleagues over 61 years Features 65 clinical case studies related to Valvular Heart Disease useful for medical students and practicing cardiologists Valuable resource for young physicians seeking to establish a foothold in medical research and academics | Case Reports in Cardiology Valvular Heart Disease

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Social Science of the Syringe A Sociology of Injecting Drug Use

Social Science of the Syringe A Sociology of Injecting Drug Use

This book addresses the history of harm reduction. It evaluates the consequences and constraints stakes and costs of the policy of needle exchange for the purposes of harm prevention and health research. Vitellone situates the syringe at the centre of empirical research and theoretical analysis challenging existing accounts of drug injecting which treat the syringe as a dead device that simply facilitates social action between humans. Instead this book complicates the relationship between human and object – injecting drug user and syringe – to ask what happens if we see the object as an intra-active part of the sociality that constitutes injecting practices. And what kinds of methods are required to generate a social science of the syringe that is able to measure injecting sociality? Social Science of the Syringe develops material methodologies and epistemologies of injecting drug use to enact the syringe as an object of intellectual inquiry. It draws on the methodologies of social anthropology Actor-Network-Theory Deleuze’s empiricism and new feminist materialism to move towards materially-engaged knowledge production. This interdisciplinary approach improves understandings of the causes and effects of injecting behaviour and the problem of needle sharing as well as providing a more robust empirical framework to evaluate the motivations and consequences of drug use and drug policy. This book will appeal to researchers and students interested in the sociology of health and illness STS Actor-Network Theory empirical sociology medical anthropology social and cultural anthropology addiction theory and harm reduction. | Social Science of the Syringe A Sociology of Injecting Drug Use

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Operating System Design The Xinu Approach Second Edition

Operating System Design The Xinu Approach Second Edition

An Update of the Most Practical A-to-Z Operating System BookWidely lauded for avoiding the typical black box approach found in other operating system textbooks the first edition of this bestselling book taught readers how an operating system works and explained how to build it from the ground up. Continuing to follow a logical pattern for system design Operating System Design: The Xinu Approach Second Edition removes the mystery from operating system design and consolidates the body of material into a systematic discipline. It presents a hierarchical design paradigm that organizes major operating system components in an orderly understandable manner. The book guides readers through the construction of a conventional process-based operating system using practical straightforward primitives. It gives the implementation details of one set of primitives usually the most popular set. Once readers understand how primitives can be implemented on conventional hardware they can then easily implement alternative versions. The text begins with a bare machine and proceeds step-by-step through the design and implementation of Xinu which is a small elegant operating system that supports dynamic process creation dynamic memory allocation network communication local and remote file systems a shell and device-independent I/O functions. The Xinu code runs on many hardware platforms. This second edition has been completely rewritten to contrast operating systems for RISC and CISC processors. Encouraging hands-on experimentation the book provides updated code throughout and examples for two low-cost experimenter boards: BeagleBone Black from ARM and Galileo from Intel. | Operating System Design The Xinu Approach Second Edition

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Case Reports in Cardiology Cardiovascular Diseases with a Focus on Aorta

Case Reports in Cardiology Cardiovascular Diseases with a Focus on Aorta

From the earliest days of medicine to the present case reports have been a critical aspect of clinical education and knowledge development. In this comprehensive volume Dr. William C. Roberts a renowned expert in the field explores the rich history and ongoing importance of case reports in cardiology. Through engaging and insightful analysis the book demonstrates how case reports have provided physicians with crucial insights into rare diseases complex conditions and ground-breaking treatments. Drawing on a vast range of sources from ancient manuscripts to cutting-edge journals it offers a unique perspective on the role of case reports in medical education and management of cardiovascular diseases with a special emphasis on diseases and complications related to aorta such as aortic valve stenosis aortic aneurysm and others. It underscores how case reports can be used to enhance diagnostic accuracy identify new treatment options and promote innovation in the field. In addition the book provides valuable insights into the process of writing and publishing case reports including tips for young physicians looking to break into the field. The book will be an indispensable guide to the history practice and ongoing significance of case reports for medical students physicians and researchers alike. Key features Provides a rich repository of diverse case reports in cardiology published by the editor and his colleagues over 61 years Features 46 clinical case studies related to broad cardiovascular diseases with focus on aortic diseases useful for medical students and practicing cardiologists Valuable resource for young physicians seeking to establish a foothold in medical research and academics | Case Reports in Cardiology Cardiovascular Diseases with a Focus on Aorta

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Industrial IoT Application Architectures and Use Cases

Industrial IoT Application Architectures and Use Cases

As the number of Internet of Things (IoT) elements grows exponentially their interactions can generate a massive amount of raw and multi-structured data. The challenge with this data explosion is to transform any raw data into information and knowledge which can be used by people and systems to make intelligent decisions. Industrial IoT Application Architectures and Use Cases explores how artificial intelligence (AI) data analytics and IoT technology combine to promote intelligent decision-making and automation in a range of industries. With faster more stable AI algorithms and approaches knowledge discovery and dissemination from IoT-device data can be simplified and streamlined. An era of powerful cognitive technology is beginning due to cloud-based cognitive systems that are forming the foundation of game-changing intelligent applications. This book presents next-generation use cases of IoT and IoT data analytics for a variety of industrial verticals as given below: An Intelligent IoT framework for smart water managementAn IoT-enabled smart traffic control system for congestion control and smart traffic management An intelligent airport system for airport management and security surveillanceAn IoT framework for healthcare to integrate and report patient information Fuzzy scheduling with IoT for tracking and monitoring hotel assets An IoT system for designing drainage systems and monitoring drainage pipes Predictive maintenance of plant equipment to decide the actual mean time to malfunction Integrated neural networks and IoT systems for predictive equipment maintenance IoT integration in blockchain for smart waste management This book also includes a chapter on the IoT paradigm and an overview of uses cases for personal social and industrial applications.

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Health Technology Assessment Using Biostatistics to Break the Barriers of Adopting New Medicines

Health Technology Assessment Using Biostatistics to Break the Barriers of Adopting New Medicines

The term health technology refers to drugs devices and programs that can improve and extend quality of life. As decision-makers struggle to find ways to reduce costs while improving health care delivery health technology assessments (HTA) provide the evidence required to make better-informed decisions. This is the first book that focuses on the statistical options of HTAs to fully capture the value of health improvements along with their associated economic consequences. After reading the book readers will better understand why some health technologies receive regulatory or reimbursement approval while others do not what can be done to improve the chances of approval as well as common shortcomings of submissions for drug and device reimbursement. The book begins by contrasting the differences between regulatory approval and reimbursement approval. Next it reviews the principles and steps for conducting an HTA including the reasons why different agencies will have a different focus for their scope in the HTA. Supplying an accessible introduction to the various statistical options for different methods in an HTA the book identifies the links to regulatory and reimbursement decisions for each option. It highlights many of the methodological advances that have occurred since HTA research began to provide researchers and decision-makers with a cutting-edge framework. It also details the logical basis for the methods along with simple instructions on how to conduct the various techniques. Both authors have considerable experience in generating evidence for submissions and reviewing submissions to decision-makers for funding. One of the authors has also received a nationally recognized lifetime achievement award in this area. | Health Technology Assessment Using Biostatistics to Break the Barriers of Adopting New Medicines

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Writing with Clarity and Style A Guide to Rhetorical Devices for Contemporary Writers

Writing with Clarity and Style A Guide to Rhetorical Devices for Contemporary Writers

Writing with Clarity and Style 2nd Edition will help you to improve your writing dramatically. The book shows you how to use dozens of classical rhetorical devices to bring power clarity and effectiveness to your writing. You will also learn about writing styles authorial personas and sentence syntax as tools to make your writing interesting and persuasive. If you want to improve the appeal and persuasion of your speeches this is also the book for you. From strategic techniques for keeping your readers engaged as you change focus down to the choice of just the right words and phrases for maximum impact this book will help you develop a flexible adaptable style for all the audiences you need to address. Each chapter now includes these sections: Style Check discussing many elements of style including some enhanced and revised sections Define Your Terms asking students to use their own words and examples in their definitions. It’s in the Cloud directing students to the Web to locate and respond to various rhetorically focused items including biographies and speeches. Salt and Pepper spicing up the study of rhetoric by stretching students’ thinking about how their writing can be improved sometimes by attending to details such as punctuation and sometimes by exploring the use of unusual techniques such as stylistic fragments. Review Questions providing an end-of-chapter quiz to help cement the chapter ideas in long-term memory. Questions for Thought and Discussion a set of questions designed for either in-class discussion or personal response. New to the Second Edition Additional examples of each device including from world personalities and the captains of industry More and longer exercises with a range of difficulty Advice from classical rhetoricians including Aristotle Horace Longinus Cicero and Quintilian. | Writing with Clarity and Style A Guide to Rhetorical Devices for Contemporary Writers

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