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Acute Nursing Care Recognising and Responding to Medical Emergencies

Acute Nursing Care Recognising and Responding to Medical Emergencies

Delays in recognising deterioration or inappropriate management of people in acute care settings can result in late treatment avoidable admissions to intensive care units and in some instances unnecessary deaths. As the role of the nurse in healthcare settings continues to change and evolve today's student nurses need to be equipped with the fundamental skills to recognise and manage deterioration in the patient in a competent and confident manner as you learn to become practitioners of the future. Using a body systems approach and emphasising the central role and function of the nurse throughout this book provides a comprehensive overview of the essential issues in this important subject. Topics covered include: recognition and identification of physiological deterioration in adults; identification of disordered physiology that may lead to a medical emergency linked to deterioration of normal function; relevant anatomy and physiology; pathophysiological changes and actions that need to be taken; immediate recognition and response; investigations diagnosis and management issues; and teaching and preventative strategies. | Acute Nursing Care Recognising and Responding to Medical Emergencies

GBP 180.00
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Home Studio Setup Everything You Need to Know from Equipment to Acoustics

Home Studio Setup Everything You Need to Know from Equipment to Acoustics

Whether you have a ton of equipment or just the basic gear this book offers details on all you need to know about getting great sound from a project studio. In three parts Harris walks you through acoustics equipment and recording techniques. Including the basics of acoustic treatment and techniques to solve problems specific to your room Home Studio Setup offers explanations and information on equipment how to record and how to create a great mix. In no time this valuable resource will have you recording and producing great music in your very own studio. | Home Studio Setup Everything You Need to Know from Equipment to Acoustics

GBP 180.00
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An Introduction to Psycholinguistics

An Introduction to Psycholinguistics

Learning About Language is an exciting and ambitious series of introductions to fundamental topics in language linguistics and related areas. The books are designed for students of linguistics and those who are studying language as part of a wider course. An Introduction to Psycholinguistics examines the psychology of language as it relates to learning mind and brain as well as to aspects of society and culture. How do we learn to speak and to understand speech? Is language unique to humans? Does language influence culture? Using non-technical language and providing concrete examples the authors explore: How children learn to speak and read their native language Deaf language education Case studies of wild children and animals and what we can learn from these Second language acquisition second language teaching methods and the problems associated with bilingualism Language and the brain The relationship between thought and language In this new edition the authors propose a radical new theory of grammar � natural grammar � which unlike other theories can account for both speech comprehension and speech production. Also taking into account the extensive growth in theory research and practice this new edition is an accessible and focused introduction to the key issues and the latest research in the field of psycholinguistics.

GBP 180.00
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Eargle's The Microphone Book From Mono to Stereo to Surround - A Guide to Microphone Design and Application

Eargle's The Microphone Book From Mono to Stereo to Surround - A Guide to Microphone Design and Application

Eargle's Microphone Book is the only guide you will ever need for the latest in microphone technology application and technique. This new edition features more on microphone arrays and wireless microphones new material on digital models; the latest developments in surround; expanded advice on studio set up recording and mic selection. Ray A. Rayburn provides detailed analysis of the different types of microphones available and addresses their application through practical examples of actual recording sessions and studio operations. The book takes you into the studio or concert hall to see how performers are positioned and how the best microphone array is determined. Problem areas such as reflections studio leakage and isolation are analyzed from practical viewpoints. Creative solutions to stereo sound staging perspective and balance are covered in detail. Eargle's Microphone Book is an invaluable resource for learning the 'why' as well as the 'how' of choosing and placing a microphone for any situation. | Eargle's The Microphone Book From Mono to Stereo to Surround - A Guide to Microphone Design and Application

GBP 180.00
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From Police to Security Professional A Guide to a Successful Career Transition

From Police to Security Professional A Guide to a Successful Career Transition

Former police and military personnel possess attractive skill sets for the private security industry; however the transition to the corporate arena is not without challenges. Competition for these jobs is fierce. Many candidates possess degrees in security management‘some having spent their entire professional careers in private security. From Police to Security Professional: A Guide to a Successful Career Transition provides tips on overcoming the inherent obstacles law enforcement professionals face in making the switch and supplies a practical roadmap for entry into the private security world. The foundation of the book comes from the author‘s own journey and the many hurdles he encountered transitioning to private sector security. With his help you‘ll learn: The unique skills experience and mentality required to enter into the private security industry from a law enforcement background The opportunities available and the different areas within the industry including benefits and income potential How to properly evaluate your training portfolio How to tailor your resume to garner the attention of hiring executives The many professional associations and certifications that could be helpful in your career Vital to your ability to succeed is understanding that security management has evolved into a distinct profession in its own right one that brings with it different education experience and skill sets that clearly differentiate it from law enforcement. This book will help you better understand and be prepared for the policies processes and a corporate environment that operates in a very different way than the police structure to which you are accustomed. With the author‘s help you‘ll give yourself every advantage to get the job and succeed in your new career. | From Police to Security Professional A Guide to a Successful Career Transition

GBP 180.00
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Value Stream Mapping: Facilitator Guide

Value Stream Mapping: Facilitator Guide

The Value Stream Mapping Facilitator Guide provides the structure to help guide the facilitator through the Value Stream Mapping process. This guide is the center of the VSM training package. Enna's Value Stream Mapping Facilitator Guide is designed to let you communicate and lead the process of developing your current and future state maps. This allows you to perform your workshops with confidence and lead your initiative internally. | Value Stream Mapping: Facilitator Guide

GBP 190.00
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Learn to Code with Games

Learn to Code with Games

A novel approach for the classroom or self-study Learn to Code with Games makes coding accessible to a broad audience. Structured as a series of challenges that help you learn to code by creating a video game each chapter expands and builds your knowledge while providing guidelines and hints to solving each challenge. The book employs a unique problem-solving approach to teach you the technical foundations of coding including data types variables functions and arrays. You will also use techniques such as pseudocode and process mapping to formulate solutions without needing to type anything into a computer and then convert the solutions into executable code. Avoiding jargon as much as possible Learn to Code with Games shows you how to see coding as a way of thinking and problem solving rather than a domain of obscure languages and syntaxes. Its practical hands-on approach through the context of game development enables you to easily grasp basic programming concepts.

GBP 180.00
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The Routledge Companion to Surrealism

The Routledge Companion to Surrealism

This book provides a conceptual and global overview of the field of Surrealist studies. Methodologically the companion considers Surrealism’s many achievements but also its historical shortcomings to illuminate its connections to the historical and cultural moment(s) from which it originated and to assess both the ways in which it still shapes our world in inspiring ways and the ways in which it might appear problematic as we look back at it from a twenty-first-century vantage point. Contributions from experienced scholars will enable professors to teach the subject more broadly by opening their eyes to aspects of the field that are on the margins of their expertise and it will enable scholars to identify new areas of study in their own work by indicating lines of research at a tangent to their own. The companion will reflect the interdisciplinarity of Surrealism by incorporating discussions pertaining to the visual arts as well as literature film and political and intellectual history. | The Routledge Companion to Surrealism

GBP 190.00
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The Routledge Companion to Art and Activism in the Twenty-First Century

The Routledge Companion to Art and Activism in the Twenty-First Century

The Routledge Companion to Art and Activism in the Twenty-First Century brings together a wide range of geographical cultural historical and conceptual perspectives in a single volume of new essays that facilitate a deeper understanding of the field of art activism as it stands today and as it looks towards the future. The book is a resource for multiple fields including art activism socially engaged art and contemporary art that represent the depth and breadth of contemporary activist art worldwide. Contributors highlight predominant lines of inquiry uncover challenges faced by scholars and practitioners of activist art and facilitate dialogue that might lead to new directions for research and practice. The editors hope that the volume will incite further conversation and collaboration among the various participants practitioners and researchers concerned with the relationship between art and activism. The audience includes scholars and professors of modern and contemporary art students in both graduate and upper-level undergraduate programs as well as artists curators and museum professionals. Each chapter can stand on its own making the companion a flexible resource for students and educators working in art history museum studies community practice/socially engaged art political science sociology and ethnic and cultural studies.

GBP 190.00
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Introduction to Limb Arthrology

Introduction to Limb Arthrology

This book discusses arthrology in general and of the upper and lower limbs specifically. It covers the examination of each joint of both limbs considering their basic anatomy and physiology. It presents the various tests required for examining the joints and articulations and the systematic approaches that should be followed in cases of diagnosis of diseases and injuries related to them as well as in specific cases of disease and injuries. The book also defines special tests required in varied situations and mentions precautions that should be taken while examining patients of specific ages or work groups. To simplify the explanation and promote education original photographs either documented during clinical examination of the foot and ankle or taken using models are used in this book. These photographs are from accomplished orthopedic surgeons and have not been documented anywhere before. In addition some chapters showcase line diagrams sketched to illustratively discuss the information being presented. The book will help readers understand the importance of this expanding sub-specialty in orthopedics and will be useful for orthopedic surgeons taking exams in different universities of the world as well as sub-speciality exams of each joint. | Introduction to Limb Arthrology

GBP 216.00
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Routledge Companion to Ba Jin

Routledge Companion to Ba Jin

Exploring the creations of Ba Jin (1904–2005) one of the most significant writers in modern China this edited volume offers in-depth discussions of the writer and his works from a global perspective to initiate and advance dialogues between the Chinese- and English- speaking scholarly communities. The four sections of the book provide readers with a detailed biography and an overview of research on Ba Jin since the 1980s to reflect on the academic achievements of several generations in China. In addition it includes a selected collection of articles from Korean German and French scholars. These articles cover Ba Jin’s life thoughts personality literary creation editing publishing and other aspects of the research. This companion aims to provide an alternative lens for Chinese literature studies in a global context. It will be an essential read to students and scholars of East Asian studies Chinese studies and those interested in modern Chinese literature. | Routledge Companion to Ba Jin

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Companion to Primary Education in India From Compulsion to Fundamental Right

The Routledge Companion to Primary Education in India From Compulsion to Fundamental Right

This companion gives a comprehensive overview of the history of primary education in India. It presents an analytical narrative of the progress of primary education as a national endeavour in colonial post-colonial and contemporary India and studies its transformative policy journey culminating in the adoption of education as a fundamental human right. The book looks behind and beyond stated policy goals and outcomes to examine the processes involved in implementing positive change and discusses the underlying socio-political factors affecting education in India. The author also shares reflections on the reform measures needed to achieve the goal of education for all in India. Rich in archival resources this companion will be essential reading for scholars and researchers of history of education education Indian history colonial history and South Asian history. It will also be useful for policymakers organizations and professionals working in the field of education. | The Routledge Companion to Primary Education in India From Compulsion to Fundamental Right

GBP 205.00
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From Computing to Computational Thinking

From Computing to Computational Thinking

Computational Thinking (CT) involves fundamental concepts and reasoning distilled from computer science and other computational sciences which become powerful general mental tools for solving problems increasing efficiency reducing complexity designing procedures or interacting with humans and machines. An easy-to-understand guidebook From Computing to Computational Thinking gives you the tools for understanding and using CT. It does not assume experience or knowledge of programming or of a programming language but explains concepts and methods for CT with clarity and depth. Successful applications in diverse disciplines have shown the power of CT in problem solving. The book uses puzzles games and everyday examples as starting points for discussion and for connecting abstract thinking patterns to real-life situations. It provides an interesting and thought-provoking way to gain general knowledge about modern computing and the concepts and thinking processes underlying modern digital technologies.

GBP 180.00
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An Introduction To Artificial Intelligence

An Introduction To Artificial Intelligence

An authoritative and accessible one-stop resource An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence presents the first full examination of AI. Designed to provide an understanding of the foundations of artificial intelligence it examines the central computational techniques employed by AI including knowledge representation search reasoning and learning as well as the principal application domains of expert systems natural language vision robotics software agents and cognitive modeling. Many of the major philosophical and ethical issues of AI are also introduced. Throughout the volume the authors provide detailed well-illustrated treatments of each topic with abundant examples and exercises. The authors bring this exciting field to life by presenting a substantial and robust introduction to artificial intelligence in a clear and concise coursebook form. This book stands as a core text for all computer scientists approaching AI for the first time.

GBP 180.00
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The Routledge Companion to Korean Literature

The Routledge Companion to Korean Literature

The Routledge Companion to Korean Literature consists of 35 chapters written by leaders in the field who explore significant topics and who have pioneered innovative approaches. The collection highlights the most dynamic current scholarship on Korean literature presenting rigorous literary analysis interdisciplinary methodologies and transregional thinking so as to provide a valuable and inspiring resource for researchers and students alike. This Companion has particular significance as the most extensive collection to date of English-language articles on Korean literature; it both offers a thorough intellectual engagement with current scholarship and addresses a broad range of topics and time periods from premodern to contemporary. It will contribute to an understanding of literature as part of a broad sociocultural process that aims to put the field into conversation with other fields of study in the humanities and social sciences. While presenting rigorous and innovative academic research that will be useful to graduate students and researchers the chapters in the collection are written to be accessible to the average upper-level undergraduate student and include only minimal use of academic jargon. In an effort to provide substantially helpful material for researching teaching and learning Korean literature this Companion includes as an appendix an extensive list of English translations of Korean literature.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Companion to Ecopoetics

The Routledge Companion to Ecopoetics

The Routledge Companion to Ecopoetics offers comprehensive coverage of the vital and growing movement of ecopoetics. This volume begins with a general introduction to the field followed by six sections: Perspectives: broad overviews engaging fields such as biosemiosis kinship praxis and philosophical approaches Experiments: formal innovations developed by poets in response to planetary crises Earth and Water: explorations of poetic entanglement with planetary chemical and biological systems Waste/Toxicity/Precarity: poetics addressing the effects of pollution and climate change Environmental Justice and Activism: examinations of poetry as an engine of political and cultural change Region and Place: an international array of traditional and contemporary geographically focused responses to ecosystems and environmental conditions; and Subjectivities/Affects/Sexualities: investigations of gender ethnicity and race as they intersect with ecological concerns Each section includes an overview and summary addressing the specific essays in the section. These previously unpublished essays represent a wide variety of nationalities backgrounds perspectives and critical approaches exploring the interdisciplinary field of ecopoetics. Contributions from leading scholars working across the globe make The Routledge Companion to Ecopoetics a landmark textbook and reference for a variety of researchers and students.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Companion to Eve

The Routledge Companion to Eve

The Routledge Companion to Eve is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary collection which explores the history of interpretation that surrounds Eve’s character in both religious writings and cultural texts. The primary themes discussed in the volume include the religious historical and cultural ideologies that have influenced interpretations of Eve as well as the cultural impact of these interpretations on gender identities and injustices. Chapters trace the evolution of Eve’s interpretive history from ancient biblical texts up to the present day. The contributors engage with both traditional modes of inquiry in text-based religious research as well as the newer fields of reception history and cultural criticism to explore the rich history of interpretation and reception surrounding Eve as well as the cultural and historical impact these interpretations have had on women’s religious and social lives across space and time. The Routledge Companion to Eve is an original and important collection which will equip readers to begin their own explorations of Eve’s extraordinary legacy. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars of Gender Studies Biblical Studies Theology Religion and Gender Literary Studies History of Art and Cultural Studies.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Companion to William Morris

The Routledge Companion to William Morris

William Morris (1834–96) was an English poet decorative artist translator romance writer book designer preservationist socialist theorist and political activist whose admirers have been drawn to the sheer intensity of his artistic endeavors and efforts to live up to radical ideals of social justice. This Companion draws together historical and critical responses to the impressive range of Morris’s multi-faceted life and activities: his homes travels family business practices decorative artwork poetry fantasy romances translations political activism eco-socialism and book collecting and design. Each chapter provides valuable historical and literary background information reviews relevant opinions on its subject from the late-nineteenth century to the present and offers new approaches to important aspects of its topic. Morris’s eclectic methodology and the perennial relevance of his insights and practice make this an essential handbook for those interested in art history poetry translation literature book design environmentalism political activism and Victorian and utopian studies. | The Routledge Companion to William Morris

GBP 205.00
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Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health What You Need to Know When You Need It

Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health What You Need to Know When You Need It

Every organization must comply with occupational health and safety regulations. Yet it is frequently unclear which actually apply in a given real-life situation plus the field is loaded with technical terminology and complicated regulations. Many managers trainers even safety and health professionals therefore find it hard to know how to comply with exactly what. Written to make this important discipline more understandable Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health: What You Need to Know When You Need It systematically addresses for each of the 34 topics covered core issues such as relevant regulations required program elements and definitions of key terms. Organized for quick access to information this handy reference book demystifies required documentation training elements medical requirements recordkeeping and more. Conveniently the author uses the same 20-part format for every topic. For example if you want to know only about the documentation required you can immediately turn to a topic‘s Section 9 (Written Documentation Required). If training requirements are the issue simply go to a chapter‘s Section 12 (Training Requirements). Also provided for each topic are links to quality background and training information with sample forms and programs where available. The guide covers safety and health topics of interest to a wide cross section of industries and businesses. The author‘s relaxed yet focused approach and consistent format allow efficient access to a broad range of occupational health and safety information. The topics covered include not only those that are currently regulated but also emerging issues such as injury and illness prevention programs and the rapidly growing field of nanotechnology. | Concise Guide to Workplace Safety and Health What You Need to Know When You Need It

GBP 180.00
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Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology

Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology

The world's coastlines represent a myriad of dynamic and constantly changing environments. Heavily settled and intensely used areas they are of enormous importance to humans and understanding how they are shaped and change is crucial to our future. Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphologybegins by discussing coastal systems and shows how these systems link to the processes examined in detail throughout the book. These include the morphodynamic paradigm tides waves and sediment transport. Later chapters explore fluvial deltas estuaries beaches and barriers coastal sand dunes and geologically-influenced coasts such as cliffs coral reefs and atolls. A new chapter addresses the forward-facing aspect of coastal morphodynamics including the ways in which coasts respond to rapid climate changes such as present day global warming. Also new to this second edition is a chapter on future coasts which considers the wider effects of coastal change on other important aspects of coastal systems including ecology management socio-cultural activities built and natural heritage and archaeology. Case studies using examples from around the world illustrate theory in practice and bring the subject to life. Each chapter starts by outlining the 'aims' and questions at the end allow you to track your progress.

GBP 180.00
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A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics

A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics

Accessible to all students with a sound background in high school mathematics A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics Fourth Edition presents some of the most fundamental and beautiful ideas in pure mathematics. It covers not only standard material but also many interesting topics not usually encountered at this level such as the theory of solving cubic equations; Euler‘s formula for the numbers of corners edges and faces of a solid object and the five Platonic solids; the use of prime numbers to encode and decode secret information; the theory of how to compare the sizes of two infinite sets; and the rigorous theory of limits and continuous functions. New to the Fourth Edition Two new chapters that serve as an introduction to abstract algebra via the theory of groups covering abstract reasoning as well as many examples and applications New material on inequalities counting methods the inclusion-exclusion principle and Euler‘s phi function Numerous new exercises with solutions to the odd-numbered ones Through careful explanations and examples this popular textbook illustrates the power and beauty of basic mathematical concepts in number theory discrete mathematics analysis and abstract algebra. Written in a rigorous yet accessible style it continues to provide a robust bridge between high school and higher-level mathematics enabling students to study more advanced courses in abstract algebra and analysis.

GBP 180.00
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A Concise Introduction to Statistical Inference

A Concise Introduction to Statistical Inference

This short book introduces the main ideas of statistical inference in a way that is both user friendly and mathematically sound. Particular emphasis is placed on the common foundation of many models used in practice. In addition the book focuses on the formulation of appropriate statistical models to study problems in business economics and the social sciences as well as on how to interpret the results from statistical analyses. The book will be useful to students who are interested in rigorous applications of statistics to problems in business economics and the social sciences as well as students who have studied statistics in the past but need a more solid grounding in statistical techniques to further their careers. Jacco Thijssen is professor of finance at the University of York UK. He holds a PhD in mathematical economics from Tilburg University Netherlands. His main research interests are in applications of optimal stopping theory stochastic calculus and game theory to problems in economics and finance. Professor Thijssen has earned several awards for his statistics teaching. | A Concise Introduction to Statistical Inference

GBP 180.00
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The Routledge Companion to Narrative Theory

The Routledge Companion to Narrative Theory

The Routledge Companion to Narrative Theory brings together top scholars in the field to explore the significance of narrative to pressing social cultural and theoretical issues. How does narrative both inform and limit the way we think today? From conspiracy theories and social media movements to racial politics and climate change future scenarios the reach is broad. This volume is distinctive for addressing the complicated relations between the interdisciplinary narrative turn in the academy and the contemporary boom of instrumental storytelling in the public sphere. The scholars collected here explore new theories of causality experientiality and fictionality; challenge normative modes of storytelling; and offer polemical accounts of narrative fiction nonfiction and video games. Drawing upon the latest research in areas from cognitive sciences to complexity theory the volume provides an accessible entry point for those new to the myriad applications of narrative theory and a point of departure for new scholarship.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Companion to Theatre-Fiction

The Routledge Companion to Theatre-Fiction

Novelists have long been attracted to theatre. Some have pursued success on the stage but many have sought to combine these worlds entering theatre through their fiction setting stages on their novels’ pages and casting actors directors and playwrights as their protagonists. The Routledge Companion to Theatre-Fiction has convened an international community of scholars to explore the remarkable array of novelists from many eras and parts of the world who have created fiction from the stuff of theatre asking what happens to theatre on the pages of novels and what happens to novels when they collaborate with theatre. From J. W. Goethe to Louisa May Alcott Mikhail Bulgakov Virginia Woolf and Margaret Atwood some of history’s most influential novelists have written theatre-fiction and this Companion discusses many of these figures from new angles. But it also spotlights writers who have received less critical attention such as Dorothy Leighton Agustín de Rojas Villandrando Ronald Firbank Syed Mustafa Siraj Li Yu and Vicente Blasco Ibañez bringing their work into conversation with a vital field. A valuable resource for students scholars and admirers of both theatre and novels The Routledge Companion to Theatre-Fiction offers a wealth of new perspectives on topics of increasing critical concern including intermediality theatricality antitheatricality mimesis diegesis and performativity.

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