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Creative Approaches to Social Work Practice and Risk
Par Heidi Dix, Aisha Howells. 2026
This book bridges together theory and practice to provide practitioners with a creative toolkit to navigate practice, risk, safety and…
supervision in day-to-day situations.Each chapter is written by a qualified practitioner, social work academic or someone involved in social work education and presents an innovative or creative approach to risk in social work practice and supervision. Contemporary and diverse ideas, including supervision and ways to work alongside people with lived experience, are explored in a straightforward and innovative way and allow for reflective and insightful practice to take place.An ideal resource for practitioners looking for quick, innovative, straightforward tools to use in their day-to-day practice.
Intelligent Robotics and Applications: 18th International Conference, ICIRA 2025, Okayama, Japan, August 6–9, 2025, Proceedings, Part III (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #16076)
Par Honghai Liu, Zhouping Yin, Lianqing Liu, Xiangyang Zhu, Weihong Ren, Zhiyong Wang, Takayuki Matsuno, Yixuan Sheng. 2026
The 3-volume set, LNAI 16074-16076, constitutes the proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2025,…
which took place in Okayama, Japan, during August 6-9, 2025. The 165 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 329 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows: Part 1: Robotic Dexterous Manipulation and Intelligent Control; Intelligent Perception and Control Technologies for Marine Robotic Systems; Intelligent Technology in Neural Decoding, Modulation, and Interfacing; Wearable Robots for Assistance, Augmentation and Rehabilitation of Human Movements; Soft Robotics. Part 2: Hand-Centric Human-Robot Collaboration Advances in Perception, Control, and Interaction; Intelligent Technology in Healthcare; Advanced Localization, Navigation and Control Technologies in Intelligent Robotic Systems; Wearable Robotics for Gait Analysis, Training, and Rehabilitation; Embodied Intelligence in Biomimetic Robotics, Humanoid Robotics. Part 3: Magnetic Actuated Microrobots for Biomedical Engineering:Design, Control, and Application; Innovative Design and Performance Evaluation of Robot Mechanisms; Sensation-Perception-Actuation-Rehabilitation Oriented Technologies for Wearable Exoskeletons; Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence: Vision, Language, Multimodal Learning, and Applications; Bio-mechatronic Integration and Rehabilitation Robots.
Spectrum of Dual-Use Technologies: Unforeseen Risks Versus Returns (Information Systems Engineering and Management #66)
Par Ashok Vaseashta, Alvaro Rocha. 2026
The book on the Spectrum of Dual-Use Technologies provides information on innovations, technologies, and studies that offer practical knowledge, information,…
or product insights; however, it also articulates potential risks, including cascading or catastrophic risks to society. The term "dual-use technology," primarily used for defense applications, is now also applied to financial and industrial sectors. The scope is continuously growing, and it is quintessential to stay ahead of the curve, especially with the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI). The book covers several topics, ranging from AI, synthetic and biomedical technologies, nanotechnology, export controls, and educational practices within defense organizations. The book offers insights and support to practitioners and defense personnel concerned with managing expertise, knowledge, information, and policy development. Additionally, many researchers, graduate and postgraduate students, scientists, policymakers, industry professionals, and practitioners will find this book helpful. Lastly, some chapters can be adopted as text supplements for independent study projects.
Alles im Blick: Perspektiven einer intermedialen Panoramatik
Par Roman Mauer, Johannes Ullmaier, Clara Wörsdörfer. 2025
Wie bekommt man alles in den Blick? Wie lässt sich eine Landschaft oder Stadt rundum erfassen? Kann man eine ganze…
Gesellschaft in nur einem Bild, Film oder Buch darstellen? Oder das gesamte Weltwissen samt Welthistorie auf nur einer Homepage? Lassen sich Sehfelder und Mediengrenzen endlos ausdehnen? Oder Rahmen gänzlich abschaffen? Das Begehren nach medialer All-Umfassung, das in solchen Fragen anklingt, hat sich im Laufe der Kulturgeschichte sehr verschieden ausgeformt. Der vorliegende Band versammelt und diskutiert vielfältige Realisationen und Entwürfe dieser allausgreifenden Bewegung. Nachdem sie sich lange eher sporadisch manifestiert hat, verdichtet sie sich in Robert Barkers 1787 patentierter Medientechnik des Rotundenbildes und der Worterfindung ‚Panorama&‘ zum prägnanten Label. Von hier eröffnet sich die Aussicht auf Formen und Verfahren, die eine intermedial begriffene Panoramatik schon vorher und bis heute kennzeichnen: akribische bis enzyklopädische Materialerfassung und Detailausleuchtung; Erweiterung oder Sprengung bestehender Mediendispositive; Vergrößerung des Wahrnehmungsraums sowie gezielte Mobilisierungen des Blicks. Perspektiven von weit oben, in die Ferne, aus der Ferne, rundherum, querdurch und tief hinein sollen zum ‚Ganzen&‘ führen. Großtableaus werden entfaltet, lange Bild-, Text- oder Hörstrecken entrollt. Dabei eskalieren und oszillieren Faszination und Überforderung, Lust und Erschöpfung, All- und Ohnmacht. „Alles im Blick&“ vereint Beiträge zu panoramatischen Phänomenen in Malerei, Film, Literatur, Performance, Stadtplanung und vielen weiteren Feldern bis hin zu Computerspielen und VR360°, ergänzt um Werkstattgespräche mit Katharina Gaenssler, Daniel Kötter, Barbi Marković und Kathrin Röggla sowie eine Chrono-Enzyklopädie zum Thema.
This book &“Digital Image Forgery Detection: Techniques, Challenges and Applications&” presents a comprehensive yet concise information related to image forgery…
detection. The increasing number of manipulated digital images; ranging from simple photo editing to sophisticated computer generated images has raised significant concerns regarding the authenticity of visual information conveyed through images. This book introduces various types of digital image forgeries and addresses the technical and practical aspects of digital image forgery detection. Traditional and current machine learning-based approaches for forgery detection in digital images have been reviewed. Targeted at technical students, researchers, forensic analysts, and professionals in the fields of image forensics, cybersecurity, and computer vision, this Springer Briefs will serve as a guide to one of the most important problems in the digital age.
Abuse of Law in the European Union: The Rise of a Special General Principle
Par Luca Pantaleo. 2025
This book centres on the principle of abuse of law in the EU legal order. It deals with this subject…
from both a practical and theoretical perspective, as it provides a thorough assessment of the relevant case law of the Court of Justice as well as an in-depth analysis of the theoretical foundations of this principle. The monograph looks to provide a general, comprehensive examination of the topic in order to systematise it in a coherent framework. By doing so, it intends to fill a gap in the current literature. The book argues that abuse of Union law is a general principle of EU law with special features, which carries out two main functions: on the one hand, it ensures that EU rights are exercised in a manner that is consistent with the purpose for which they have been granted; on the other hand, it has a second and more fundamental function. For it is aimed at guaranteeing the systemic coherence of the system, ultimately serving the universal notions of justice and fairness, contributing to the further development and progress of EU law over time. The monograph should prove beneficial primarily to those who conduct fundamental research in EU law but also to practitioners, given that the practical applications of this principle have significantly increased in recent years. Luca Pantaleo is an Associate Professor of EU Law in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Cagliari in Italy.
The Practice of Law and International Arbitration in the Age of Artificial Intelligence provides a timely and practical examination of how…
AI is reshaping the practice of law and the conduct of international arbitration. It analyses the impact of machine learning, natural language processing, and automation tools on legal reasoning, arbitral decision-making, and dispute resolution procedures. The book addresses ethical, procedural, and regulatory challenges while highlighting opportunities for efficiency, access to justice, and innovation in legal practice. By bridging theory with practice, it offers insights for lawyers, arbitrators, academics, policymakers, and students seeking to understand the transformative role of AI in dispute resolution. This concise and accessible volume is designed to serve as a reference for professionals and an introduction for those entering the field, ensuring relevance across jurisdictions and disciplines.
This book offers a philosophical exploration of the extraordinary depth of Herman Charles Bosman&’s humorous short stories. It argues that…
while his stories are entirely readable as light fiction, they are also revelatory of the nature of literary art. Their art allows us to experience the depth that ordinary life possesses. The book sets its argument in the context of a discussion of the depth of fiction in relation to truth, and consequently of the relation of the charms of the worlds of fiction to the reality of everyday life. Herman Charles Bosman and the Depth of Humorous Storytelling is essential reading for philosophers of literary aesthetics as well as for scholars in literary studies, narrative theory, and comparative literature.
CT- and MR-Guided Interventions in Radiology
Par Andreas H. Mahnken, Kai E. Wilhelm. 2025
This completely revised and extended third edition guides through an extended range of CT- or MR-guided procedures, including a comprehensive…
section on interventional oncology as the most rapidly growing segment in Interventional Radiology (IR). IR has become a rapidly growing area of modern medicine, delivering minimally invasive patient-focused care. Its broad variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures became an indispensable part of modern medicine. Cross-sectional imaging techniques such as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) paved the way for the rapid evolution of non-vascular interventions including percutaneous biopsy, drainage, ablation and neurolysis, with an ever-growing range of applications and indications. A particular focus is set on clinical practice – featuring also patient care and assistance on how to build an interventional service – as well as on the most recent trends in robotics and artificial intelligence for non-vascular IR. This book represents a most valuable source of information including step-by-step instructions for the radiologist dealing with all kinds of non-vascular procedures.
An Adaptive Safety Incentives Framework for Construction Organisations in Developing Economies (Routledge Research Collections for Construction in Developing Countries)
Par Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Babatunde Fatai Ogunbayo, Kunle Ogundipe. 2026
The central aim of this book is to focus on safety incentives in a construction context and conceptualise an adaptive…
safety incentive framework for construction firms in the global south. This book is a collection of knowledge on safety incentives and their impact on improving workplace safety, motivating workers' safety practices, and improving organisations' performance goals in the construction industry. With primary research conducted in Nigeria, and secondary comparisons with Ghana, South Africa, China, Malaysia, and Hong Kong, the conceptualised framework provides insights into the multifaceted factors influencing safety incentives in the construction sector. By explaining the behavioural approach to creating reward systems that minimise unintended consequences and maximise happiness, health, wealth, and success, this book takes a pragmatic approach to developing safety incentives and provides significant practical insights. This book identifies the gaps in safety incentives studies by critically reviewing related models, theories, and conceptual models to provide significant recommendations that support the implementation of safety incentives in the construction industry in the global south. Guiding readers on templates for developing safety incentives, this book will interest professionals in building construction, project management, quantity surveying, civil engineering, human resource management studies, and occupational safety and health (OSH) and owners of construction organisations, as well as researchers in all these fields.
Intersectional Intimacy: Identity Work of Racialized Women in Online Dating Cultures is the first book to examine both shared and…
divergent stories from those who identify as women with race-related experiences navigating online dating cultures, and to explore how their experience of intimate relationships is mediated by the apps.While many women turn to dating apps in search of intimacies, their navigations are continuously mediated and challenged by hierarchies of race, gender, class, and sexuality embedded in online dating cultures. This book traces the ongoing and layered processes through which racialized women develop their stories of online intimacies by making use of their identities and further cultivate their subjectivities. It also addresses the global dimensions of these practices, illustrating how global and local power structures intersect with personal experience, afforded by the popularity of dating apps, and how these readings change with their mobility.Intersectional Intimacy will be an essential text for students of gender studies, sociology, and politics, as well as those interested in race, media studies, digital culture, and communications.
This book examines the sustainability of school reform for Schools as Learning Communities (SLC), from the theoretical perspective of organizational…
learning of lesson study. Starting with a Japanese pilot school in 1998 and continuing on a global scale over the past quarter-century, school reform for SLC has been one of the most influential styles of school reform in modern times.Suzuki focuses on the difficulties of sustaining school reform which can prove even more difficult than initiating it. His book answers key questions around the sustainability of school reform and how organizational learning of lesson study can contribute to sustained school reform. This book, which analyzes the narrative teaching records of the global pilot school that challenged the sustainability of school reform, is based on the author’s more than 15 years of fieldwork and action research to the school and is distinctive in its adherence to an attitude of listening to the voices and learning from the practices of teachers in the school.It will be of interest to any researcher, practitioner, or postgraduate student looking at school reforms, lesson study and SLC.
Food, Energy, and Water Nexus 4.0: Concepts and Applications
Par Nnamdi Nwulu, Omolola Ogbolumani. 2025
This book examines the complex interactions between food, energy, and water (FEW) resources within the framework of the Fourth Industrial…
Revolution (4IR). It traces the historical evolution of FEW 4.0, analyses its key components, and explores its applications in reshaping resource management practices by integrating emerging technologies like Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain technologies. By harnessing the intricate nexus of FEW resources and emerging technologies, it offers opportunities for sustainable development and addresses pressing challenges.Features: Explores the historical development and integration of food, energy, and water systems within the context of the 4IR. Discusses the disruptive effects of Industry 4.0 on FEW systems, emphasising digitalisation, AI, IoT, and sustainable practices. Examines the use of emerging technologies such as precision agriculture, blockchain, and green energy integration in optimising FEW systems. Analyses FEW 4.0 governance frameworks, policy implications, and socioeconomic and environmental impacts to offer actionable insights. Provides theoretical frameworks, real-world case studies, and forward-looking perspectives to understand FEW 4.0’s transformative potential. This book is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students of Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Computer Science, as well as policymakers and industry practitioners focused on sustainability and resource management.
Social Theories for the Anthropocene: Diversities Across the Divides
Par Phoebe Godfrey, Ordoitz Galilea. 2026
This unique textbook introduces undergraduate students to key social theories from classical, multicultural, global, and indigenous perspectives, while also inviting…
them to understand social theories as stories that create our culturally specific social realities.The readings in this collection emphasize the ways our culturally perceived social-environmental divide has historically been constructed to the detriment of both society and the environment. Social Theories for the Anthropocene offers students the theoretical tools necessary to re-imagine and re-dream. First, to re-imagine what it means to be ‘human’ as we culturally define it. Second, to rethink how to apply such new possibilities to the transformation of Western culture from its current self-destructive trajectory to something more equitable and more sustainable.Placing readings from classical social theory in dialogue with writings from a diverse range of modern thinkers, this timely reader will be indispensable for undergraduate students and instructors undertaking courses on social theory, the environment, climate change, and ecology.
Mindfulness: The Basics (The Basics)
Par David Shannon, Taravajra, Sophie Sansom. 2026
Mindfulness: The Basics provides a comprehensive introduction to what mindfulness is, how and why it’s useful, and guidance for practice.Mindfulness…
practice can help reduce anxiety, stress, and low mood, giving way to creativity, happiness, and tranquillity. It also offers us a way in which to acknowledge the limitations and challenges inherent in the human condition. This book covers a brief history of mindfulness, its applications, and a review of the current evidence base, as well as some key debates in the field. Divided into three broad sections, this book explores understanding mindfulness, practicing mindfulness, and future directions. Chapters particularly emphasise the role mindfulness can play in addressing the major environmental, social, and political challenges of our time. The book also contains a glossary of key terms, chapter summaries, diagrams, and an e-resource of audio-guided practices. This book is essential for anyone interested in learning more about practising mindfulness.Students of mindfulness as well as those in healthcare training programmes (such as nursing, medicine, psychology, and psychotherapy) will find this an invaluable guide.
Der Schutzauftrag für Kinder und Jugendliche ist eine zentrale Aufgabe der öffentlichen Kinder- und Jugendhilfe. Er fordert von den zuständigen…
Fachkräften einen souveränen Umgang mit geltenden Rechtsvorschriften, Handlungssicherheit auch bei sich teils widersprechenden Interessenlagen, aber auch die Fähigkeit, im Geflecht der zuständigen Hilfesysteme die eigene Fachlichkeit zur Geltung zu bringen. Insofern ist dieser Band zum einen eine praktische Orientierungshilfe für die Bewältigung solcher, und auf den Kinderschutz bezogener, Handlungsprobleme. Zum anderen kann er auch zur Reflexion des praktischen Handelns genutzt werden, dann nämlich, wenn problematische Aspekte der Kinderschutzarbeit am „Fall&“ angesprochen werden und wissenschaftlich reflektiert werden.
The Coercive Power of the Law: Vulnerable Bodies and Boundaries of Perception
Par Riley Clare Valentine, Zane McNeill. 2025
This book offers a critical exploration of the interplay between law, care ethics, and the body, emphasizing how legal systems…
both reflect societal values and regulate and discipline bodies and sexualities that deviate from normative standards, branding them as deviant or pathological. The authors contend that visibility—often celebrated as empowering—frequently serves as a mechanism of state control, subjecting marginalized bodies to cycles of hyper-visibility and erasure. Grounded in critical disability studies, queer theory, and Foucault&’s theories of power, the book challenges liberalism&’s focus on rights and autonomy, advocating instead for a framework centered on care ethics.
Fundamentals of Assessment: Principles and Practices for the Classroom (Assessment in Schools: Principles in Practice)
Par Kah Loong Chue, Amelia Yeo, Tay Hui Yong, Kelvin Heng Kiat Tan. 2026
Offering a valuable introduction to those beginning their journey into educational assessment, this book provides both teachers and students insights…
into the challenging world of designing, implementing, and interpreting classroom assessments.School-based assessments are essential in planning for quality teaching and learning, but getting assessments "right" can be a challenging task for teachers, especially those who are new to the profession. It is exacerbated by the fact that because learners often experience assessment last in the lesson cycle, it is also the last consideration in teachers’ minds. This text is divided into four sections: (a) “Foundations of Assessment”, (b) “Assessment Design and Development”, (c) “Approaches to Formative Assessment”, and (d) “Sustainable Assessment for the Future”. By the end of the book, readers will have a solid understanding of classroom assessment practices and be equipped to design and implement assessments that support student learning, promote equity and inclusion, and take into account the important psychosocial aspects of assessment (e.g. how it impacts students’ well-being).It is a must read for trainee teachers, education policymakers, and in-service teachers looking to freshen their knowledge of the latest educational assessment innovations.
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the Rohingya people across South and Southeast Asia, focusing on the often-overlooked experiences…
of over 1.2 million Rohingya (apart from over half a million living in Myanmar and 1.3 million in Bangladesh) residing in SAARC and ASEAN countries, including India, Pakistan, Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. It addresses the ongoing fear of further genocidal attacks among those still in Rakhine State and delves into the complex political dynamics and regional responses to the crisis. The book discusses the post-2017 realities of these refugees, exploring their survival strategies, coping mechanisms, and aspirations for a better future. It presents the current conditions faced by the Rohingya, including identity crises, educational challenges, social integration issues, discrimination, and citizenship dilemmas in Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. By illuminating their experiences, it highlights the resilience of the Rohingya, their struggles with scarcity and discrimination, and their unwavering hope for a better future, providing an essential foundation for understanding their complex realities. Nasir Uddin is a Cultural Anthropologist and a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chittagong.
Envisioning the Futures - Designing and Building for People and the Environment: Proceedings of Colloqui.AT.e 2025, Volume 3 (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering #766)
Par Rossano Albatici, Michela Dalprà, Maria Paola Gatti, Gianluca Maracchini, Simone Torresin. 2025
This book gathers the proceedings of the 12th International Conference of Ar.Tec. (Scientific Society of Architectural Engineering), Colloqui.AT.e, which was…
held in Trento, Italy on June 11–14, 2025, and brought together scholars in the fields of construction and conservation history, building construction and performance, building design, and technologies. Digital transition and design of 4.0 buildings, digital twins for the management of historical building heritage, building-human-environment relationships, and mitigation of vulnerabilities for the preservation of the built environment are also explored. The contributions demonstrate that architectural engineering enables the construction of sustainable, resilient, adaptive, and high-performance buildings, and as such is instrumental in fighting against climate change.