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This book presents various types of aperiodic resonances in the form of a complete theoretical framework for the first time.…
It makes aperiodic resonance be a new disciplinary direction. In addition to the achievements in existing papers, the book proposes some new methods and discovers some new phenomena about different aperiodic resonances in nonlinear systems. The book includes theoretical analysis methods and their applications in three typical engineering backgrounds. It links theoretical researches on physical phenomena with different engineering problems. It aims to solve engineering problems from a new perspective based on aperiodic resonance theories.
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General non-fiction
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The “meantime” represents the gap between what is past and the unknown future. When considered as waiting, the meantime is…
defined as a period of suspension to be endured. By contrast, the contributors of this volume understand it as a space of “the possible” where calculation coexists with uncertainty, promises with disappointment, and imminence with deferral. Attending to the temporalities of emerging rather than settled facts, they put the stress on the temporal tactics, social commitments, material connections, dispositional orientations, and affective circuits that emerge in the meantime even in the most desperate times.
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Medicine
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Based on fieldwork conducted between 2001-2008 in urban East Africa, this book explores who the patients, practitioners and paraprofessionals doing…
Chinese medicine were in this early period of renewed China-Africa relations. Rather than taking recourse to the ‘placebo effect’, the author explains through the spatialities and materialities of the medical procedures provided why - apart from purchasing the Chinese antimalarial called Artemisinin - locals would try out their ‘alternatively modern’ formulas for treating a wide range of post-colonial disorders and seek their sexual enhancement medicines.
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Science and technology
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Cell surface molecules are critically important in regulating cell structure and function. Recent advances on the functional role of cell…
surface molecules, particularly glycoconjugates are presented in this book. Comprising of 22 chapters from the 2011 International Symposium on Biochemical Roles of Eukaryotic Cell Surface Macromolecules, it covers topics on the analysis of glycome, biophysical approaches to study cell surface molecules, glycoconjugate metabolism and its dysregulation, and molecular mechanisms involved in cell-cell and cell–matrix interaction.
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Computers and internet, General non-fiction, Science and technology
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This book presents original, peer-reviewed select articles from the International Conference on Cognitive and Intelligent Computing (ICCIC-2023), held on December 8–9,…
2023, at Hyderabad, in India. The book focuses on the comprehensive nature of computational intelligence, cognitive computing, AI, ML, and DL in order to highlight its role in the modelling, identification, optimisation, prediction, forecasting, and control of future intelligent systems. It includes contributions from a methodological/application standpoint in understanding artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches and their capabilities in solving a wide range of problems in the real world.
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Computers and internet
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TOOLympics 2023 was the third edition of a series of events to showcase competitions in the area of formal methods,…
colocated with the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software (ETAPS 2023), held in April n Paris, France. The goal is to acknowledge the achievements of the various research competitions and comparative evaluations broadly related to the field of formal methods, to explain to the audience which tools from the field of formal methods they evaluate, and to understand their commonalities and differences. The developers of the participating tools typically participate in the competitions and evaluations, choosing the right parameters for the tools, or the best workflow for the approach. A total of ten competitions joined TOOLympics in 2023 and were presented at the event: CHC-COMP, MCC, QComp, ARCH-COMP, RERS, SL-COMP, SV-COMP, Test-Comp, VerifyThis, and the VT-Long-Term Challenge. Six of these are represented in this proceedings volume as papers: ARCH-COMP, CHC-COMP, MCC, QComp, VerifyThis, and the VerifyThis Long-Term Challenge. Each of these papers was peer-reviewed in single-blind mode. The papers will be of value to researchers and practitioners who employ formal methods approaches such as model checking, program analysis, probabilistic analysis, runtime verification, SAT solving, and SMT solving.
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Computers and internet
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This 2-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of International Workshops, held as parallel events of the 21st IFIP WG 12.5…
International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations, AIAI 2025, held in Limassol, Cyprus, during June 26–29, 2025. The 44 full papers and 6 short papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 117 submissions. The AIAI 2025 conference hosts several workshops that support innovative research on various specific and hot scientific domains every year. These satellite events offer a deep insight into both rapid advances and timely creative applications of AI.
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Business and economics, Computers and internet, General non-fiction
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This book critically examines the evolving fashion and luxury brand sector in the post-COVID-19 era, emphasizing the crucial need for…
sustainable digital marketing strategies and innovation. The book explores the dual commitment luxury brands face, balancing social and ethical responsibilities while preserving product quality, skill, and exclusivity. It explores how brands navigate internal capability development and engage in community projects to contribute positively to social causes. From the restructuring of luxury around digital communication to the transformative impact of technologies, the book dissects the challenges and opportunities. It addresses the essential resources, knowledge management, and organizational changes required for successful digital adoption, highlighting the confluence of sustainable orientation with technological and organizational shifts in the fashion and luxury sector. As luxury undergoes a paradigm shift, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of its sustainable evolution amidst the digital transformation. Chapter 24 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
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Business and economics, Computers and internet, Politics and government
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Digitale Identitäten sind der Schlüssel zur digitalen Souveränität – für Personen, Unternehmen und den öffentlichen Sektor. Dieser Sammelband bündelt die…
zentralen Erkenntnisse des Forschungsprogramms „Sichere Digitale Identitäten&“ und bietet eine fundierte Basis für ein skalierbares, zukunftssicheres Identitätsmanagement. Im Fokus stehen selbstbestimmte Identitäten, mit denen Nutzende digitale Nachweise sicher in Wallets verwalten können und damit die Kontrolle über ihre digitale Identität zurückgewinnen. Diese Technologie bildet das Herzstück der neuen europäischen eIDAS-Verordnung von 2024 und wird den Umgang mit digitalen Identitäten grundlegend verändern. Anhand praxisnaher Anwendungsbeispiele aus Wirtschaft und Verwaltung zeigt der Band, wie sichere digitale Identitäten erfolgreich eingesetzt werden. Er beleuchtet aktuelle technologische Entwicklungen und innovative Lösungsansätze, die Nutzerfreundlichkeit und Sicherheit effektiv verbinden. Ergänzt wird dies durch methodische Ansätze zur Gestaltung von Identitätslösungen, eine Einordnung der rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen und einen Ausblick auf die Potenziale übergreifender digitaler Ökosysteme. Dieses Buch ist ein unverzichtbarer Leitfaden für alle, die sichere digitale Identitäten für vertrauenswürdige Interaktionen erfolgreich etablieren und verwenden wollen. Dies ist ein Open-Access-Buch.
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General non-fiction, Politics and government, Psychology
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Communication of the new generation is upon us. It was not long ago that the idea of remote working or…
of machine learning seemed like futuristic endeavors. Yet now, the prospect of using various communication technologies to work for us has never been more feasible. We are navigating connected ecosystems and using data technologies and algorithms to keep pace with an ever-shifting business world. This volume focuses on the impact of communication in a changing world on society and business cultures. The issues that are raised by the authors of this volume range from exploring how language and technology interact in the workplace environment to considering the use of generative technologies and artificial intelligence in marketing and advertising. While the authors showcase a diversity of disciplinary and methodological approaches, they are united in their underlying belief that communication in a changing world is, by and large, a facilitator of dialogue, and is powered by interactions and expansive, cross-disciplinary conversations.
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Journals and memoirs
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The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and televisionPLEASE NOTE The E-book edition features additional photographs that…
are exclusive to the E-book. Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and has one of the greatest and most recognizable voices in the history of popular music. She has been nominated for a Grammy 46 times, and with Yentl she became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major motion picture. In My Name Is Barbra, she tells her own story about her life and extraordinary career, from growing up in Brooklyn to her first star-making appearances in New York nightclubs to her breakout performance in Funny Girl (musical and film) to the long string of successes in every medium in the years that followed. The book is, like Barbra herself, frank, funny, opinionated, and charming. She recounts her early struggles to become an actress, eventually turning to singing to earn a living; the recording of some of her acclaimed albums; the years of effort involved in making Yentl; her direction of The Prince of Tides; her friendships with figures ranging from Marlon Brando to Madeleine Albright; her political advocacy; and the fulfillment she&’s found in her marriage to James Brolin. No entertainer&’s memoir has been more anticipated than Barbra Streisand&’s, and this engrossing and delightful book will be eagerly welcomed by her millions of fans.
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Mysteries and crime stories, Gentle mysteries, Women sleuths
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Murder at an Alice in Wonderland–themed event threatens to send Theodosia Browning through the looking glass in the latest entry…
in this New York Times bestselling series.During the Mad Hatter Masquerade, a fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Opera on the grounds of the old Pendleton Grist Mill, Harlan Sadler, husband of Cricket Sadler, the chairwoman, is killed. He&’s been hit in the head with a croquet mallet, and his body hung on the chains and paddles of the grist mill. Nobody can figure out why since Harlan was much beloved by everyone. It&’s only after Cricket and Delaine beg Theodosia to investigate that she realizes the killer might have mistaken Harlan for his crazy son, Duke. After all, Duke is a slum landlord and recently injured a woman in a boating accident.INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!
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Science and technology
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Organic Reaction Mechanisms 2020, the 56th annual volume in this highly successful and unique series, surveys research on organic reaction…
mechanisms described in the available literature dated 2020. The following classes of organic reaction mechanisms are comprehensively reviewed: Reaction of Aldehydes and Ketones and their Derivatives Reactions of Carboxylic, Phosphoric, and Sulfonic Acids and their Derivatives Oxidation and Reduction Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Carbocations Nucleophilic Aliphatic Substitution Carbanions and Electrophilic Aliphatic Substitution Elimination Reactions Polar Addition Reactions Cycloaddition Reactions Molecular Rearrangements Transition Metal Coupling Radicals An experienced team of authors compile these reviews every year, so that the reader can rely on a continuing quality of selection and presentation.
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Psychology, Buddhism, Self help
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Uncover your innate capacity for love, presence, and wisdom with compassion training adapted from Tibetan Buddhism and contemporary psychology.Everything we care about—our mental and…
physical well-being, our relationships, our spiritual life, our ability to be useful to others—depends on our ability to access love and compassion within ourselves first. This clear, step-by-step guide offers a way to cultivate this power through an evidence-based meditation method called Sustainable Compassion Training (SCT). With practices drawn from Tibetan traditions, attachment theory, and cognitive science, How Compassion Works uses a progressive series of meditations to gradually build our capacity for mindfulness and presence—and to help us avoid empathic distress, compassion fatigue, or burnout. Organized into three categories—receptive mode, deepening mode, and inclusive mode—these practices help us cultivate unconditional care and discernment from within. With a flexible framework that allows practitioners to integrate their own religious or spiritual beliefs, this book offers practices suitable for people of all faiths and those seeking a purely secular path.
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Science and technology
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Star Bound is a book for anyone who wants to learn about the American space program but isn&’t sure where…
to start. First and foremost, it&’s a history—short, sweet, and straightforward. From rocketry pioneer Robert Goddard&’s primitive flight tests in 1926 through the creation of NASA, from our first steps on the moon to construction of the International Space Station and planning a trip to Mars, readers will meet the people and projects that have put the United States at the forefront of space exploration. Along the way, they&’ll learn: • How the United States beat the Soviets to the moon • Why astronauts float in space (Hint: It&’s not for lack of gravity!) • How fast rockets have to go to stay in orbit around Earth • How we can &“look back in time&” through a space telescope With technology evolving and humanity&’s understanding of the universe expanding, we are entering an exciting period of space exploration. Authored by two veteran space writers with unique insights into the topic, Star Bound offers up the story of Americans in space with a focus on the cultural and societal contexts of the country&’s most important missions rather than engineering and technical minutiae. Vibrant, positive, and humorous, Star Bound is packed with facts and stories for novice space fans. And sprinkled in with the history are lists of the greatest space songs, books, movies, and more—all designed to make space exploration accessible to even the casual reader.
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Sports biography, Baseball
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Willie McCovey, known as &“Stretch,&” played Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1980, most notably as a member of the…
San Francisco Giants for nineteen seasons. A fearsome left-handed power hitter, McCovey ranked second only to Babe Ruth in career home runs among left-handed batters and tied for eighth overall with Ted Williams at the time of his retirement. He was a six-time All-Star, three-time National League home run champion, and 1969 league MVP, and he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1986 in his first year of eligibility. Known as a dead-pull line drive hitter, McCovey was called &“the scariest hitter in baseball&” by pitcher Bob Gibson. Born in Mobile, Alabama, McCovey encountered daunting hurdles, such as Jim Crow laws that prevented him from playing organized ball as a youth and playing for Major League managers such as Tom Sheehan and Alvin Dark, who took a dim view of his abilities. But neither that nor other difficulties on the field—the platooning, the slights, the unrelenting injuries—seemed to affect McCovey, as he remained grateful to be playing baseball. McCovey was the most treasured Bay Area icon of all, a humble, approachable superstar who earned the admiration of seemingly everyone he encountered. McCovey&’s life wasn&’t measured in his home run and RBI totals, though those were impressive. His greatest significance lay in the warmth and respect he extended and which others reciprocated. These elements elevated McCovey to a pantheon where relatively few athletes reside. He remains synonymous with not just the team he ennobled but also the city he represented. In A Giant among Giants, the first biography of McCovey, who passed away in 2018 at the age of eighty, Chris Haft tells the story of one of baseball&’s best hitters and most-beloved players.
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Indigenous peoples
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Taking Charge, Making Change gives voice to generations of Native people—from Crow Creek, Lower Brule, and other reservations in North…
Dakota and South Dakota—who shaped a school originally designed to foster Catholicism and assimilation. Local initiatives and collaboration transformed the Catholic Stephan Mission boarding school into the Crow Creek Tribal School, which now features both tribal traditions and American educational programs. Through archival research and interviews with parents, graduates, teachers, and staff at Crow Creek and the surrounding community, Robert W. Galler Jr. places Native students at the heart of the narrative, demonstrating multifaceted family connections at a nineteenth-century, on-reservation religious school that evolved into a tribally run institution in the 1970s. He shows numerous ways that community members worked with Catholic leaders and ultimately transformed their mindsets and educational approaches over nearly a century. While recognizing the many challenges and tragedies that Native students endured, Galler highlights the creativity, collaborations, and contributions of the students and graduates to their communities.Taking Charge, Making Change shows how individuals and families helped to found the school, maintain enrollment, secure funding, and influence school policies. Its graduates went on to serve with distinction in the U.S. military, earn advanced degrees after college, join and lead tribal councils in North and South Dakota, help their communities push back against federal policies, and continue to run their own education system.
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History, Christianity
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A broadly researched cultural history, Men of God offers a path to understanding the concept of religious masculinity through an…
intimate approach to the study of friars and lay brothers in colonial Mexico. Though other scholars have focused on the missionary work of the Augustinian, Franciscan, and Dominican friars, few have addressed their everyday lives and how the internal discipline of their orders shaped them. In Men of God Asunción Lavrin offers a sweeping yet intimate history of the mendicant friars in New Spain from the late sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. Focusing on these individuals&’ lives from childhood through death, Lavrin explores contemporaneous ideas, from how to raise a boy to the friars&’ training as novices, and the similarities and differences in the life experiences of lay brothers and ordained members. She discusses their sexuality to reveal the challenges and failures of religious manhood, as well as the drive behind their missionary duties, especially in the late seventeenth through the eighteenth centuries. Men of God also explores the concepts and realities of martyrdom and death, significant elements in the spirituality of the mendicant friars of colonial Mexico.
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Medicine, Addiction and substance abuse, Psychology, General non-fiction
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While motivational interviewing (MI) was developed as a counseling approach for individuals, it also has tremendous utility for helping families…
change and grow. This book offers the first comprehensive guide to adapting MI skills to engage families--including reluctant members--in therapy and mobilize family-level change processes. Extensive annotated sample dialogues show how MI can be integrated with any therapy approach for families struggling with mental health problems, addictions, relationship challenges, difficult life transitions, or other concerns. Special features include boxed sidebars, reflection questions, and practice exercises. The Appendix and companion website provide additional helpful resources for using MI with families. This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series, edited by Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, and Theresa B. Moyers.
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Science and technology, General non-fiction
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Examining the links between society, space, and place, this unique text introduces students to the ecological and cultural richness of…
Mexico and the diversity, tenacity, and resilience of its people. David M. Walker presents compelling ethnographic case studies of Mexico City's historic center and the adjacent Tepito neighborhood; life in the border city of Tijuana; and urban Mexican garbage networks. Cases also explore Afromexican identity in the Costa Chica of Guerrero and Oaxaca, as well as the Indigeneous Zoque people's stewardship of the remote Chimalapas region. Readers are immersed in the stories of real individuals and their livelihood strategies; natural and built environments; values and faith practices; leisure activities; foodways; involvements in local to global cultural, political, and economic processes; and more. Instructive features include topical vignettes, discussion questions, and suggested readings and online resources related to each case.