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In dieser Publikation wird Dynamic Assessment erstmalig im deutschsprachigen Raum zur Sprachdiagnostik mehrsprachiger Kinder im Kindergartenalter in einer Studie pilotiert.…
Dynamic Assessment ist eine alternative diagnostische Vorgehensweise im Bereich Kindersprache. Sie hat Potential, die tatsächlichen sprachlichen Kompetenzen bisher schwer zu diagnostizierenden Zielgruppen, wie mehrsprachige Kinder, zu erfassen. Durch ihren Fokus auf die situativen sprachlichen Lernfähigkeiten unterscheidet sie sich mit einem in die Zukunft gerichteten Blick von klassischen Diagnostikansätzen, welche lediglich den Status Quo sprachlicher Leistungen erfassen.Out of What Chaos
By Lee Oser. 2007
An Oregon musician pursues his dreams but eventually must choose between his celebrity lifestyle and the woman he loves.Set on…
the West Coast during George W. Bush’s first term, Out of What Chaos showcases the escapades of Rex and The Brains as they settle into the Portland rock scene, record their first album, and tour from Vancouver to LA behind their chart-topping single, “F U. I Just Want To Get My Rocks Off.”The boys party on, finding their way amidst the frenzied panorama of twenty-first century America. The country embraces them in all its crazy glory, from witches to priests, from groupies to politicians, from drug dealers to porno stars and college professors. As the band’s fame grows, tragedy strikes, and Freddie finds himself torn between his rock-and-roll lifestyle and his girlfriend whose claim on his heart continues to grow. In the end, the worlds of love and celebrity collide, and Freddie must make a choice.“What one would expect if Walker Percy wrote about a cynical rock musician who converts to Catholicism, and then Nabokov added some of his verbal pyrotechnics, and then Buster Keaton and the Marquis de Sade and Lionel Trilling inserted a few extra passages. It is a loving and yet appalled description of the underground music scene in the Pacific Northwest. And it is a convincing representation of someone very, very smart.” —Matt Greenfield, The Valve“In smart, wiry prose, Lee Oser has created a witty Bildungsroman set in the world of rockers in the Northwest. In a world where the “choices” offered are life-denying or trivial, Oser negotiates a set of alternatives for his characters-and his readers.” —James Najarian, Associate Professor, Boston College"Well-versed in the lifestyle, Lee Oser has crafted a hedonistically spiritual rock ‘n’ roll morality play; one filled with characters culled from his own musical experience. Freddie Fontane is the new Holden Caulfield for the wi-fi generation—registering his every thought and impression upon the quickly turned page. In a world of transient American Idols, in relentless pursuit of their Warholian fifteen minutes, Freddie Fontane is the unfailing pragmatist, searching for truth in a world of pretense and artifice.” —S. P. Clarke, Two LouiesFree People, Free Markets: Their Evolutionary Origin
By Ralph L. Bayrer. 2009
The author of Eternal Vigilance presents &“a compelling, new perspective on economic, political and cultural history&” (Phillip Scribner, Associate Professor…
of Philosophy Emeritus, American University). Adam Smith, the 18th century father of modern economics, once posed a provocative question: Why do some nations prosper while others do not? In Free People, Free Markets, author Ralph L. Bayrer presents the answer. Combining the economic theories of Smith, Friedrich von Hayek, and contemporary scholarship, Bayrer demonstrates the vital role of freedom in the creation of prosperity. In America as well as across the Western world, liberty, free markets, and scientific progress have been the all-important pillars of modern progress. &“Relying on thorough scholarship and clarity of argument, Bayrer makes the compelling case that mankind&’s progress in the last millennium rests on a narrow foundation of freedom, a lesson people forget at their peril.&” —John McCain, US SenatorThe Social Psychology of Gender, Second Edition: How Power and Intimacy Shape Gender Relations (Texts In Social Psychology Ser.)
By Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman. 2021
Noted for its accessibility, this text--now revised and updated to reflect a decade of advances in the field--examines how attitudes…
and beliefs about gender profoundly shape all aspects of daily life. From the schoolyard to the workplace to dating, sex, and marriage, men and women alike are pressured to conform to gender roles that limit their choices and impede equality. The text uses real-world examples to explore such compelling questions as where masculine and feminine stereotypes come from, the often hidden ways in which male dominance is maintained, and how challenging conventional romantic ideals can strengthen heterosexual relationships. New to This Edition *Chapter on the sexualization of women's bodies, and resistance to it (including #MeToo). *Chapter on the harmful effects of "real man" ideology. *Numerous new examples drawn from current events. *Updated throughout with the latest theories, research, and findings.New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence: JSAI-isAI 2014 Workshops, LENLS, JURISIN, and GABA, Kanagawa, Japan, October 27-28, 2014, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #9067)
By Daisuke Bekki, Tsuyoshi Murata, Koji Mineshima. 2015
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the JSAI-isAI 2014 Workshops LENLS, JURISIN, and GABA which took place…
on November 2014, in Japan. The 26 contributions in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 57 submissionsfrom the 3 workshops (LENLS11, JURISIN2014, and GABA2014). LENLS (Logic and Engineering of Natural Language Semantics) is an annual international workshop on formal semantics and pragmatics and it focused on the formal and theoretical aspects of natural language. JURISIN (Juris-informatics) 2014 was the 8th event in the series, the purpose of this workshop was to discuss fundamental and practical issues for juris-informatics, bringing together experts from a variety of relevant backgrounds, including law, social science, information and intelligent technology, logic and philosophy (including the area of AI and law). GABA (Graph-based Algorithms for Big Data and its Applications) 2014 was the first workshop on graph structures including string, tree, bipartite- and di-graph for knowledge discovery in big data. The purpose of this workshop was to discuss ideas for realizing big data integration, including algorithms with theoretical / experimental results.Paul McCartney and His Creative Practice: The Beatles and Beyond (Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture)
By Paul Thompson, Phillip McIntyre. 2021
This book provides fresh insight into the creative practice developed by Paul McCartney over his extended career as a songwriter,…
record producer and performing musician. It frames its examination of McCartney’s work through the lens of the systems model of creativity developed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and combines this with the research work of Pierre Bourdieu. This systems approach is built around the basic structures of idiosyncratic agents, like McCartney himself, and the choices he has made as a creative individual. It also locates his work within social fields and cultural domains, all crucial aspects of the creative system that McCartney continues to be immersed in. Using this tripartite system, the book includes analysis of McCartney’s creative collaborations with musicians, producers, artists and filmmakers and provides a critical analysis of the Romantic myth which forms a central tenet of popular music. This engaging work will have interdisciplinary appeal to students and scholars of the psychology of creativity, popular music, sociology and cultural studies.The book is about user interfaces to applications that have been designed for social and physical interaction. The interfaces are…
‘playful’, that is, users feel challenged to engage in social and physical interaction because that will be fun. The topics that will be present in this book are interactive playgrounds, urban games using mobiles, sensor-equipped environments for playing, child-computer interaction, tangible game interfaces, interactive tabletop technology and applications, full-body interaction, exertion games, persuasion, engagement, evaluation and user experience. Readers of the book will not only get a survey of state-of-the-art research in these areas, but the chapters in this book will also provide a vision of the future where playful interfaces will be ubiquitous, that is, present and integrated in home, office, recreational, sports and urban environments, emphasizing that in the future in these environments game elements will be integrated and welcomed.This book examines how the medical profession engaged with print and literary culture to shape its identities between the 1830s…
and 1910s in Britain and its empire. Moving away from a focus on medical education and professional appointments, the book reorients attention to how medical self-fashioning interacted with other axes of identity, including age, gender, race, and the spaces of practice. Drawing on medical journals and fiction, as well as professional advice guides and popular periodicals, this volume considers how images of medical practice and professionalism were formed in the cultural and medical imagination. Alison Moulds uncovers how medical professionals were involved in textual production and consumption as editors, contributors, correspondents, readers, authors, and reviewers. Ultimately, this book opens up new perspectives on the relationship between literature and medicine, revealing how the profession engaged with a range of textual practices to build communities, air grievances, and augment its cultural authority and status in public life.Bootstrap Methods: With Applications in R
By Gerhard Dikta, Marsel Scheer. 2021
This book provides a compact introduction to the bootstrap method. In addition to classical results on point estimation and test…
theory, multivariate linear regression models and generalized linear models are covered in detail. Special attention is given to the use of bootstrap procedures to perform goodness-of-fit tests to validate model or distributional assumptions. In some cases, new methods are presented here for the first time. The text is motivated by practical examples and the implementations of the corresponding algorithms are always given directly in R in a comprehensible form. Overall, R is given great importance throughout. Each chapter includes a section of exercises and, for the more mathematically inclined readers, concludes with rigorous proofs. The intended audience is graduate students who already have a prior knowledge of probability theory and mathematical statistics.Decision-Making in Management: Methods and Behavioral Tools (Contributions to Management Science)
By Kesra Nermend, Małgorzata Łatuszyńska, Eleftherios Thalassinos. 2021
Making important business decisions is usually a difficult and complicated task. In the modern economy where businesses have to solve…
increasingly complex decision-making problems, it is important to learn and use methods and techniques including the analysis of behavioral data to support decision-making in practice.This book presents various methods and solutions to problems in modern data acquisition techniques and practical aspects of decision making. In particular, it addresses such important issues as: business decision making, multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), multidimensional comparative analysis (MCA), decision games and data acquisition techniques for decision making (declarative techniques and cognitive neuroscience techniques). Important topics such as consumers’ rational behavior, environmental management accounting, operational research methods, neuroscience including epigenetics, DEA analysis etc., as well as case studies related to decision making in management are also included.Pedretti's Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills For Physical Dysfunction
By Winifred Schultz-Krohn, Heidi Pendleton. 2018
Pedretti''s Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction, 8th Edition prepares you for occupational therapy practice with adults who have…
physical disabilities. This cornerstone text provides a foundation for the development of clinical reasoning skills in a comprehensive, case-based learning approach to physical dysfunction. New full color photos and helpful pedagogy, including threaded case studies, OT Practice Notes, ethical considerations, and end-of-chapter review questions, reinforce learning, enhance retention, and prompt you to apply principles in a clinical setting.Sliver
By Ira Levin. 1991
A chilling psychological thriller that explores the menacing evil behind the glittering facades of Manhattan’s skyscrapers Kay Norris, a successful…
and lovely book editor, moves into the posh Carnegie Hall district of Manhattan, into an apartment in a slender high-rise. A man watches her. He watches her unpack, watches her make her bed. He owns the building: a shocking secret is concealed within its brick and concrete. Sliver is a sinuous erotic thriller, a hypnotic story of obsession, suspense, and stunning surprises. It is a novel about the ultimate power, and the temptations the use of that power brings.The Rise and Fall of the American Century: The United States from 1890-2009
By William H. Chafe. 2009
From William H. Chafe, the best-selling author of The Unfinished Journey, comes a new text that offers in-depth and enlightening…
coverage of the history of the United States in the twentieth century. The Rise and Fall of the American Century: The United States from 1890-2010 describes the rise- and potential fall - of the U. S. , a nation more powerful, more wealthy, and more dominant than any in human history. It also acknowledges the persistent challenges the U. S. has faced and continues to face - inequalities of race, gender, and income that contradict its vision of itself as "a land ofopportunity. "Examining the evolution of the United States since 1890, The Rise and Fall of the American Century chronicles the varying mood of the country through its changing presidencies, from the rise of the metropolis and Teddy Roosevelt in the 1890s to the turbulent era of the Bush administration at thebeginning of the twenty-first century. By analyzing the shifting moods and social and political upheavals (both at home and abroad) and the United States's reactions to these events, the book seeks to understand how the country both achieved its vision for itself in some ways but failed to realizeit in others. Working in a political framework, Chafe also provides a strong balance of social and cultural history, touching on the African-American, Latino, and Asian communities, the West, and the changing status of women. The book's epilogue discusses important economic and political eventsthrough 2008, including the financial crisis and the 2008 Presidential Election.'One of Singapore's finest living authors'South China Morning Post'Simply glorious. Every nook and cranny of 1930s Singapore is brought richly…
to life' CATRIONA MCPHERSON'Charming' RHYS BOWEN'One of the most likeable heroines in modern literature' SCOTSMAN ________________Has Su Lin summoned a tree demon who is now killing on her behalf?The overpoweringly fragrant flowers, snakelike vines and deadly fruit of the cannonball tree are enough to keep most people away. But when a piece of expensive photographic equipment is found nearby, on closer inspection Su Lin discovers the body of Mimi, her horrible relative who has been trying to blackmail her.Su Lin is not the only one to realise how much easier this death makes things for her in the new normal of life in Syonan (Japanese Occupied Singapore). And then more fortuitious deaths follow. But is someone really killing people on her account? As Su Lin contends with the fear and rancour of those around her, the resentment of former friends and a whistling demon, can she hope not only to survive but untangle the cannonball tree's secrets to prevent further deaths... and possibly turn the tide of the war?________________Praise for Ovidia Yu:'Chen Su Lin is a true gem. Her slyly witty voice and her admirable, sometimes heartbreaking, practicality make her the most beguiling narrator heroine I've met in a long while' Catriona McPherson'Charming and fascinating with great authentic feel. Ovidia Yu's teenage Chinese sleuth gives us an insight into a very different culture and time. This book is exactly why I love historical novels' Rhys Bowen'A wonderful detective novel . . . a book that introduces one of the most likeable heroines in modern literature and should be on everyone's Must Read list' Scotsman'Unassuming, brilliantly observant' SCMP'Ovidia Yu's writing helped me peel back the layers to understand Singapore. The story and Chen Su Lin's initiative and tenacity, set against a backdrop of wartime Singapore, intrigued both the historian and the mystery lover in me' Kara Owens CMG CVO, British High Commissioner to SingaporeHard Road: A Cat Marsala Mystery (Cat Marsala #9)
By Barbara D'Amato, Brian D'Amato. 2001
CAT MARSALA IS ON A DANGEROUS ADVENTURE IN THE WORLD OF OZ... The story begins at a big centennial Oz…
festival in Chicago's Grant Park. Investigative reporter Cat Marsala rediscovers the wonderful world of Oz when she takes her six-year-old nephew Jeremy to meet Dorothy and the Tin Man and to explore the Yellow Brick Road, the Emerald City, and all the other Oz-inspired creations to be found at the summer festival celebrating a century of Oz books. It's opening day, and Cat is babysitting her brother Barry's young son while Barry, a professional events organizer, confers with dignitaries. But suddenly a day of pure delight turns into a scene of horror. Cat and Jeremy witness a murder, and the chief suspect is a man they both love--Barry. He can't be the killer, but Cat also can't deny what she saw with her own eyes. Cat's first priority is to get Jeremy away from the devastation. They run to the merry-go-round, but as they circle on the brightly painted animals, a shot rings out. Someone is aiming at Cat, or perhaps at the boy. Could Barry be desperate enough to shoot at his own sister and child, the only witnesses to the killing? Desperate to save Jeremy, Cat grabs him and ducks into one of the tunnels that lead out to Michigan Avenue. As she and her nephew crawl for their lives, they know they are not in Kansas anymore. Someone far more evil than the Wicked Witch is in pursuit, and the magical world of Oz seems very far away. For mystery and Oz fans alike, Hard Road is a special treat. Includes:Twenty Questions in Oz: An Oz Quiz and The Wooden Gargoyles: Evil in Oz by Brian D'Amato All of the books in the Kat Marsala mysteries Series are in Bookshare's library. Look for #1 Hardball, #2 Hard Tack, #3 Hard Luck, #4 Hard Women, #5 Hard Case, #6 Hard Christmas, #7 Hard Bargain and #8 Hard Evidence.Strike A Pose
By Randi Reisfeld, Taryn Bell, Lisa Fiedler. 2010
The fashionista drama continues in this 4th book in the fiction series based on the hit TV show! In this…
final challenge, the winner will be revealed! LINDSAY: Lately, I've been leading a double - and very glam - life. But the one person who threatens to expose could also be the one who wants to help me the most. SHIVA-ROSE: I'm living my dream of being creative and free in Manhattan. What will I do when my hometown crush asks me to make the hardest choice of my life? CHLOE: It all comes down to this one moment. Victory may be in my reach, but what if I just want to leave the runway and, well, run away?The house of Hancock: the rise and rise of Gina Rinehart
By Debi Marshall. 2012
From an early age Gina Rinehart knew she was heir to one of Australia's largest fortunes. Her father, Lang Hancock,…
loved her dearly and groomed her to take over the company. Then along came Rose, the Filipina housekeeper Lang married in 1984, and the obsessively private House of Hancock was changed forever. Hancock's death in 1992 opened floodgates of seemingly endless litigation, with Rose and Gina fixtures in the courts fighting it out for their share of Lang's mining assets. The Pilbara Princess has now become the Queen of Litigation, taking on her children and anyone else who dares to challenge her through protracted court battles. Hancock's extraordinary iron ore discovery and his subsequent royalty agreement with Rio Tinto ensured the wealth of the family for generations to come. But when Gina Rinehart inherited the company in 1992 it was mired in debt. Since then, the resources boom and a demonic approach to growing the business has magnified the wealth of the Rinehart and Hancock estates many times over and given Rinehart - thought to be much tougher than her father - a loud voice in Australian domestic and foreign policy. Always distrustful of the media, Rinehart is now extending her power and acquiring broadcast and print media interests. Informed by sources close to the Hancock family and other business associates, and including exclusive materials never before seen Debi Marshall asks what next for the woman who has more wealth than the Queen, but appears to have no sustainable relationships in her life?Gina Rinehart: the untold story of the richest woman in the world
By Adele Ferguson. 2012
Gina Rinehart is not just the richest person in Australian history, she is fast becoming one of the richest people…
in the world. The daughter of Lang Hancock - legendary arch-conservative, secessionist, mining millionaire and discoverer of the world's largest iron ore deposit in the Pilbara - Gina has grown up in a family known as much for its front-page legal stoushes as for its business acumen and toughness. With her reported wealth more than doubling in the last twelve months, Rinehart is beginning to flex the enormous power her money gives, buying larger sharesholdings in television's Ten Network and newspaper group Fairfax Media. They are moves that will give Rinehart and her controversial views a major place in Australian life and public affairs. Based on paintaking research and a wealth of interviews with Rinehart's colleagues, friends, family and former employees, award-winning journalist Adele Ferguson has written the definitive biography, shining a light into the private world of Gina Rinehart, her family, her feuds and the iron determination that has driven her relentless rise.Bridge to Haven
By Francine Rivers. 2014
To those who matter in 1950s Hollywood, Lena Scott is the hottest rising star to hit the silver screen since…
Marilyn Monroe. Few know her real name is Abra. Even fewer know the price she's paid to finally feel like she's somebody. To Pastor Ezekiel Freeman, Abra will always be the little girl who stole his heart the night he found her, a wailing newborn abandoned under a bridge on the outskirts of Haven. Zeke and his son, Joshua-Abra's closest friend-watch her grow into an exotic beauty. But Zeke knows the circumstances surrounding her birth etched scars deep in her heart, scars that leave her vulnerable to a fast-talking bad boy who proclaims his love and lures her to Tinseltown. Hollywood feels like a million miles from Haven, and naive Abra quickly learns what's expected of an ambitious girl with stars in her eyes. But fame comes at an awful price. She has burned every bridge to get exactly what she thought she wanted. Now, all she wants is a way back home. In this riveting and highly anticipated tale of temptation, grace, and unconditional love, New York Times best-selling author Francine Rivers delivers big-canvas storytelling at its very best.Wild horses don't swim
By Michael Keenan. 2000
Mike Keenan embarks on a quest to save the magnificent wilderness of the west Kimberley from being destroyed forever, when…
he hears of plans to dam the Fitzroy River to allow cotton growing. With the help of the local Banuba people and his wife Sal, he organises a horseback trek to explore the area and discover what is at stake. What they find is a paradise of unique plants, pristine rivers and dramatic gorges. Join them on this action packed adventure as they dodge wild bulls, ford raging torrents, brave bushfires and climb sheer cliffs - searching for the legendary rock art that might be lost forever.