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Fuzzy Logic in Intelligent System Design
By Oscar Castillo, Patricia Melin, Janusz Kacprzyk, Marek Reformat, William Melek. 2018
This book describes recent advances in the use of fuzzy logic for the design of hybrid intelligent systems based on…
nature-inspired optimization and their applications in areas such as intelligent control and robotics, pattern recognition, medical diagnosis, time series prediction and optimization of complex problems. Based on papers presented at the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society Annual Conference (NAFIPS 2017), held in Cancun, Mexico from 16 to 18 October 2017, the book is divided into nine main parts, the first of which first addresses theoretical aspects, and proposes new concepts and algorithms based on type-1 fuzzy systems. The second part consists of papers on new concepts and algorithms for type-2 fuzzy systems, and on applications of type-2 fuzzy systems in diverse areas, such as time series prediction and pattern recognition. In turn, the third part contains papers that present enhancements to meta-heuristics based on fuzzy logic techniques describing new nature-inspired optimization algorithms that use fuzzy dynamic adaptation of parameters. The fourth part presents emergent intelligent models, which range from quantum algorithms to cellular automata. The fifth part explores applications of fuzzy logic in diverse areas of medicine, such as the diagnosis of hypertension and heart diseases. The sixth part describes new computational intelligence algorithms and their applications in different areas of intelligent control, while the seventh examines the use of fuzzy logic in different mathematic models. The eight part deals with a diverse range of applications of fuzzy logic, ranging from environmental to autonomous navigation, while the ninth covers theoretical concepts of fuzzy modelsExplaining Primary Science
By Paul Chambers, Nicholas Souter. 2017
Successful science teaching in primary schools requires a careful understanding of key scientific knowledge. This book covers all the major…
areas of science relevant for beginning primary school teachers, explaining key concepts from the ground up, helping trainees develop into confident science educators. Classroom activities and Videos of useful science experiments and demonstrations for the primary classroom are integrated into each chapter to translate concepts into teaching practice. Chapter content is linked to the National Curriculum in England and the Curriculum for Excellence, demonstrating how you could relate understanding to the relevant curriculum taught in schools.Playing Around: Women and Infidelity
By Linda Wolfe. 1975
Intimate explosive revelatory American women talk about having been unfaithful to their primary sexual partners Why did…
they cheat How and where did they manage to meet with their lovers Were the affairs more sexually satisfying than the women s primary relationships More emotionally satisfying Did they feel guilt Did they keep their affairs secret or admit them to partners or friends And whether confessed or not how did infidelity affect the women s lives Intimate and explosive Playing Around explores the pleasures and pains of female infidelity and illuminates women s participation in a behavior that is often viewed as predominantly maleDisability and Impairment: Working with Children and Families
By Peter Burke. 2013
Disability and Impairment introduces professionals working with families to the everyday issues faced by disabled people of all ages in…
family life. Peter C Burke shows how social attitudes shape the world of the 'disabled family' either positively or negatively and the effects of stigma. He demonstrates the normality of disability - that children are children whatever their label - and the need for a sensitive professional understanding of the impact of both physical and learning disabilities on family members, in order to improve their quality of life. This book covers the spectrum of disability issues, and offers information and advice for professionals working with families and disability, explaining the value of family support, how to validate the feelings of siblings with disabled brothers and sisters, tackling social exclusion and understanding the role of lifelong professional help. Case studies and practice notes make this an accessible reference for social work students and practitioners.Antisemitism and the Constitution of Sociology
By Marcel Stoetzler. 2014
Modern antisemitism and the modern discipline of sociology not only emerged in the same period, but—antagonism and hostility between the…
two discourses notwithstanding—also overlapped and complemented each other. Sociology emerged in a society where modernization was often perceived as destroying unity and “social cohesion.” Antisemitism was likewise a response to the modern age, offering in its vilifications of “the Jew” an explanation of society’s deficiencies and crises. Antisemitism and the Constitution of Sociology is a collection of essays providing a comparative analysis of modern antisemitism and the rise of sociology. This volume addresses three key areas: the strong influence of writers of Jewish background and the rising tide of antisemitism on the formation of sociology; the role of antisemitism in the historical development of sociology through its treatment by leading figures in the field, such as Emile Durkheim, Talcott Parsons, and Theodor W. Adorno; and the discipline’s development in the aftermath of the Nazi Holocaust. Together the essays provide a fresh perspective on the history of sociology and the role that antisemitism, Jews, fascism, and the Holocaust played in shaping modern social theory.Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, Second Edition
By Ronald D. Siegel, Paul R. Fulton, Christopher K. Germer. 2013
This practical book has given tens of thousands of clinicians and students a comprehensive introduction to mindfulness and its clinical…
applications. Leading practitioners in the field present clear-cut procedures for implementing mindfulness techniques and teaching them to patients experiencing depression, anxiety, chronic pain, and other problems. Also addressed are ways that mindfulness practices can increase acceptance and empathy in the therapeutic relationship. The book describes the philosophical underpinnings of mindfulness and reviews the growing body of treatment studies and neuroscientific research. User-friendly features include illustrative case examples and practice exercises. New to This Edition *Incorporates significant empirical advances--mindfulness has become one of the most-researched areas in psychotherapy. *Most chapters extensively revised or rewritten. *Chapters on practical ethics, trauma, and addictions. *Greater emphasis on the role of acceptance and compassion in mindfulness.Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman, Second Edition
By Louise Barnett. 2015
When Martha Summerhayes (1844–1926) came as a bride to Fort Russell in Wyoming Territory in 1874, she “saw not much…
in those first few days besides bright buttons, blue uniforms, and shining swords,” but soon enough the hard facts of army life began to intrude. Remonstrating with her husband, Jack Wyder Summerhayes, that she had only three rooms and a kitchen instead of “a whole house,” she was informed that “women are not reckoned in at all in the War Department.” Although Martha Summerhayes’s recollections span a quarter of a century and recount life at a dozen army posts, the heart of this book concerns her experiences during the 1870s in Arizona, where the harsh climate, rattlesnakes, cactus thorns, white desperadoes, and other inconveniences all made for a less-than-desirable posting for the Summerhayeses. First printed in 1908, Vanished Arizona is Summerhayes’s memoir of her years as a military wife as her husband’s Eighth Regiment conducted Gen. George Crook’s expedition against the Apaches. It was so well received that she became an instant celebrity and the book a timeless classic. The book retains its place securely among the essential primary records of the frontier-military West because of the narrative skill of the author and her delight in life.Gil Hodges: A Hall of Fame Life
By Mort Zachter. 2015
In descriptions of athletes, the word “hero” is bandied about and liberally attached to players with outstanding statistics and championship…
rings. Gil Hodges: A Hall of Fame Life is the story of a man who epitomized heroism in its truest meaning, holding values and personal interactions to be of utmost importance throughout his life—on the diamond, as a marine in World War II, and in his personal and civic life. A New York City icon and, with the Brooklyn Dodgers, one of the finest first basemen of all time, Gil Hodges (1924–72) managed the Washington Senators and later the New York Mets, leading the 1969 “Miracle Mets” to a World Series championship. A beloved baseball star, Hodges was also an ethical figure whose sturdy values both on and off the field once prompted a Brooklyn priest to tell his congregation to “go home, and say a prayer for Gil Hodges” in order to snap him out of the worst batting slump of his career.Mort Zachter examines Hodges’s playing and managing days, but perhaps more important, he unearths his true heroism by emphasizing the impact that Hodges’s humanity had on those around him on a daily basis. Hodges was a witty man with a dry sense of humor, and his dignity and humble sacrifice sometimes masked a temper that made Joe Torre refer to him as the “Quiet Inferno.” The honesty and integrity that made him so popular to so many remained his defining elements. Firsthand interviews of the many soldiers, friends, family, former teammates, players, and managers who knew and respected Hodges bring the totality of his life into full view, providing a rounded appreciation for this great man and ballplayer.Designing and Doing Survey Research
By Lesley Andres. 2012
Designing and Doing Survey Research is an introduction to the processes and methods of planning and conducting survey research in…
the real world. Taking a mixed method approach throughout, the book provides step-by-step guidance on: * Designing your research * Ethical issues * Developing your survey questions * Sampling * Budgeting, scheduling and managing your time * Administering your survey * Preparing for data analysis With a focus on the impact of new technologies, this book provides a cutting-edge look at how survey research is conducted today as well as the challenges survey researchers face. Packed full of international examples from various social science disciplines, the book is ideal for students and researchers new to survey research.Slaves of the State
By Dennis Childs. 2015
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed in 1865, has long been viewed as a definitive break with…
the nation's past by abolishing slavery and ushering in an inexorable march toward black freedom. Slaves of the State presents a stunning counterhistory to this linear narrative of racial, social, and legal progress in America. Dennis Childs argues that the incarceration of black people and other historically repressed groups in chain gangs, peon camps, prison plantations, and penitentiaries represents a ghostly perpetuation of chattel slavery. He exposes how the Thirteenth Amendment's exception clause--allowing for enslavement as "punishment for a crime"--has inaugurated forms of racial capitalist misogynist incarceration that serve as haunting returns of conditions Africans endured in the barracoons and slave ship holds of the Middle Passage, on plantations, and in chattel slavery. Childs seeks out the historically muted voices of those entombed within terrorizing spaces such as the chain gang rolling cage and the modern solitary confinement cell, engaging the writings of Toni Morrison and Chester Himes as well as a broad range of archival materials, including landmark court cases, prison songs, and testimonies, reaching back to the birth of modern slave plantations such as Louisiana's "Angola" penitentiary. Slaves of the State paves the way for a new understanding of chattel slavery as a continuing social reality of U.S. empire--one resting at the very foundation of today's prison industrial complex that now holds more than 2.3 million people within the country's jails, prisons, and immigrant detention centers.The SAGE Handbook of Communication and Instruction
By Deanna L. Fassett, John T. Warren. 2010
As the only multi-paradigmatic collection of research in the field this Handbook brings together a comprehensive range of essays…
to serve as a fully inclusive resource Deanna L Fassett and John T Warren along with two section editors and twenty-nine additional contributors provide a balanced overview of various paradigms in the field social scientific interpretive and critical Key Features Three sections addressing overlapping issues in communication and instruction collectively represent multiple paradigms This allows the reader to experience the depth and nuance available in communications studies Each perspective is granted its own foundational chapter to provide an orientation to the discipline Each contributor sets the agenda for their approach helping the reader identify where the field is headed and where future research might be beneficial Besides reviews of extant literature demonstrating where the field has been this Handbook also includes chapters that share topical new findingsCritical Pedagogy and Teacher Education in the Neoliberal Era: Small Openings (Explorations of Educational Purpose #6)
By J Hatch, Susan Groenke. 2009
The chapters in this edited collection make it clear that critical teacher educators are aware of neoliberalism and its profound…
impact on public schools and university-based teacher preparation programs They know the deleterious effects of macro-level neoliberal forces on the local and particular teaching contexts where they are trying to do critical pedagogical work The authors describe the havoc NCLB has wreaked especially on minority and ELL students the pressures university-based teacher preparation programs feel to align themselves with neoliberal agendas and the frustration of knowing that critical work is not always valued supported or understood in academe Yet all of the authors in this book persist finding or creating small openings in their contexts that foster the critical reflection intellectual engagement and examination of alternative paradigms that help beginning teachers pursue deeper understandings about schooling in a democratic society They describe these openings hereThe Newspaper Warrior: Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins's Campaign for American Indian Rights, 1864-1891
By Cari M. Carpenter, Carolyn Sorisio, Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins. 2015
Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins (Northern Paiute) has long been recognized as an important nineteenth-century American Indian activist and writer. Yet her…
acclaimed performances and speaking tours across the United States, along with the copious newspaper articles that grew out of those tours, have been largely ignored and forgotten. The Newspaper Warrior presents new material that enhances public memory as the first volume to collect hundreds of newspaper articles, letters to the editor, advertisements, book reviews, and editorial comments by and about Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins. This anthology gathers together her literary production for newspapers and magazines from her 1864 performances in San Francisco to her untimely death in 1891, focusing on the years 1879 to 1887, when Winnemucca Hopkins gave hundreds of lectures in the eastern and western United States; published her book, Life among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims (1883); and established a bilingual school for Native American children. Editors Cari M. Carpenter and Carolyn Sorisio masterfully assemble these exceptional and long-forgotten articles in a call for a deeper assessment and appreciation of Winnemucca Hopkins’s stature as a Native American author, while also raising important questions about the nature of Native American literature and authorship.Comparative Information Technology: Languages, Societies and the Internet (Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research #4)
By Joseph Zajda, Donna Gibbs. 2009
This volume offers a critique of the nexus between ICT and its impact on society, individuals and educational institutions. One…
of the most significant dimensions of globalisation has been the rapid development of information and communications technologies (ICTs). Our lives have been changed by ICTs in numerous ways and the implications for education are enormous. The ICTs have transformed the linguistic, cognitive and visual dimensions of human communication, as well as our perceptions of the self, and social identity in the global culture. They have facilitated the development of new dimensions of digital literacy, such as blogging and sms messaging. In this sense, cyberlanguage continues to evolve by borrowing and adapting familiar words, coining new expressions, and embracing particular styles. The book provides directions in education and policy research, relevant to transformational educational reforms in the 21st century.Dynamic Learning Spaces in Education
By Veena Kapur, Sudipta Ghose. 2018
This volume discusses the need for a major paradigm shift in educational practice in the current digital and globalized world…
It establishes a bridge between theory and praxis and revisits the objectives of learning and its modalities within the context of a rapidly evolving global world order This volume includes perspectives from different countries on creating a dynamic and adaptive education system that encourages creativity leadership flexibility and working in virtual as well as inclusive environments The four sections include chapters that discuss creating meaningful learning environments preparing teachers for new age classrooms the digital learning space fostering change in classrooms and importantly also includes cases and experiments from schools The authors are teacher educators teachers and researchers and each chapter while being deeply rooted in theory is juxtaposed with informed practice making the suggestions easy to implement in different settings This is an important resource for researchers and practitioners associated with education systems in creating engaging meaningful and future-ready education practicesCosa de mujeres: Menstruación, género y poder
By Eugenia Tarzibachi. 2017
Recorrido histórico por los diferentes sentidos desplegados en torno a la menstruación y por las distintas maneras de gestionar la…
experiencia menstrual a través de toallitas, tampones y otros productos por parte de la industria del cuidado femenino, a lo largo del siglo XX y hasta nuestros días. No hace tantas décadas, las mujeres usaban retazos de telas para contener y enmascarar la menstruación. Éstos se manchaban, se lavaban, se escondían, se reutilizaban y se ocultaban otra vez. La invisibilización del sangrado -secreto femenino por excelencia- fue históricamente un mandato constitutivo del "hacerse señorita". Ya en el siglo XX, la industria del cuidado femenino instaló una forma moderna de menstruar y proclamó la "liberación" de las mujeres. Lo descartable de las toallitas y los tampones no tardó en deslizarse simbólicamente a cierta concepción del cuerpo menstruante: sucio y fuera de moda, y sin embargo útil para el trabajo y la maternidad. En este libro, Eugenia Tarzibachi traza un exhaustivo recorrido histórico por los significados económicos, sociales y culturales que fueron construyéndose en torno a la experiencia de la menstruación, y demuestra por qué ésta no es un asunto individual y privado -mera "cosa de mujeres"- sino social y político. Reseñas... «Este libro es una contribución rigurosa acerca de las intervenciones para resolver el flujo menstrual a lo largo de los tiempos. Recorre desde las inquietantes y a menudo desquiciadas concepciones sobre el fenómeno de la menstruación hasta las tecnologías recientes impuestas por el mercado del 'cuidado íntimo'. Su lectura es, además de fascinante, imprescindible.»Dora Barrancos, directora del CONICET «Eugenia Tarzibachi ilustra hábilmente cómo los mercados y las ideologías de género producen una feminidad curiosamente sin sangre. Revela que las innovaciones de productos y de marketing reifican el insidioso mandato social de la vergüenza, el secreto y el silencio a pesar de las reivindicaciones de la industria de liberar y proteger. Pero donde hay conformidad, también hay resistencia. Este libro contiene una poderosa crítica feminista a los discursos transnacionales que disciplinan y mercantilizan, e imagina un futuro más género-inclusivo, que mire positivamente los cuerpos.»Chris Bobel, profesora asociada de Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies en la Universidad de Massachusetts Boston, Estados Unidos «'Lo personal es político', y Eugenia Tarzibachi le hace honor a esta vieja y siempre vigente consigna feminista. Con sus relatos tan íntimos como sociales, rompe estereotipos, expone eso que nos enseñaron a esconder, refleja el precio de ser mujer en un mundo atravesado por la desigualdad y pone a los cuerpos menstruantes como protagonistas de un libro que alza una bandera roja y brillante, para inspirarnos, redescubrirnos y llenarnos de herramientas para nuestras luchas feministas.»Mercedes D'Alessandro, autora de Economía feminista y miembro de MenstruAcciónPassionate Supervision
By David Owen, Peter Hawkins, Robin Shohet, Joan Wilmot, Lia Zografou, Anna Chesner, Julie Hewson, Jochen Encke, Jane Read, Joe Wilmot, Sheila Ryan. 2008
'This is a book that unashamedly brings love, spirit and soul into the heart of the supervision process but does…
so without becoming sanctimonious or precious. We see this through the various heart-felt experiences and stories of the different helping professionals that Robin Shohet has brought together' - from the Foreword by Peter Hawkins, author of Supervision in the Helping Professions Practitioners working in the helping professions realise the importance of supervision as a space for: reflection; compassionate inquiry; and continuing professional development. This book presents examples of good practice which will help readers to enhance their own supervisory relationships. Robin Shohet brings together supervisors from the fields of consultancy, education, coaching, psychotherapy, youth work and homeopathy, many of whom have been supervising for over 20 years. The contributors explain why supervision continues to be just as important as when they first started, and describe how and why they have managed to stay passionate about their chosen career. The book features numerous case examples to illustrate the different perspectives, demonstrating that supervision is essential and rewarding in a variety of professions. Passionate Supervision is a valuable resource for anyone working in the helping professions, for whom supervision is an integral part of their work.Tuff City
By Nick Dines. 2012
During the 1990s Naples left-wing administration sought to tackle the city s infamous reputation of being poor …
crime-ridden chaotic and dirty by reclaiming the city s cultural and architectural heritage This book examines the conflicts surrounding the reimaging and reordering of the city s historic centre through detailed case studies of two piazzas and a centro sociale focusing on a series of issues that include decorum security pedestrianization tourism immigration and new forms of urban protest This monograph is the first in-depth study of the complex transformations of one of Europe s most fascinating and misunderstood cities It represents a new critical approach to the questions of public space citizenship and urban regeneration as well as a broader methodological critique of how we write about contemporary citiesJust Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America
By Helen Thorpe. 2014
A powerful and moving account of four young women from Mexico who have lived most of their lives in the…
United States and attend the same high school. Two of them have legal documentation and two do not. Just Like Us is their story. A stunning work of in-depth journalism in the tradition of Random Family, Helen Thorpe's Just Like Us takes us deep into an American subculture -- that of Mexican immigrants -- largely hidden from the mainstream. We meet four girls on the eve of their senior prom, in Denver, Colorado. Each is bright and ambitious and an excellent student. Their leader, Marisela, dazzles teachers during the day and spends her evenings checking groceries to help pay the bills. She dreams of college and a professional career -- but she doesn't have a green card or a Social Security number because her parents brought her across the border illegally. Marisela's best friend, Yadira, shares her predicament. But they spend all of their time with two girls who are legal -- Elissa, who was born in the United States, and Clara, who has a green card. Each of the girls views the others as her equals, yet the world does not treat them that way. Their situation becomes increasingly painful and complex as the four young women approach adulthood, and Marisela and Yadira watch their two legal friends gain opportunities that are not available to them. All four hold American aspirations, but only Clara and Elissa have the documents necessary to realize those hopes. Their friendship starts to divide along lines of immigration status. Then a political firestorm begins. An illegal immigrant commits a horrendous crime in Denver, and a local congressman seizes on the act as proof of all that is wrong with American society. Arguments over immigration rage fiercely, and the girls' lives play out against a backdrop of intense debate over whether they have any right to live in the country where they have grown up. This brilliant, fast-paced work of narrative journalism is a vivid coming-of-age story about girlhood, friendship, and, most of all, identity -- what it means to fake an identity, steal an identity, or inherit an identity from one's parents and country. No matter what one's opinions are about immigration, Just Like Us offers fascinating insight into one of our most complicated social issues today. The girls, their families, those who welcome them, and those who object to their presence all must grapple with the same deep dilemma: Who is an American? Who gets to live in America? And what happens when we don't agree?Climate Governance in the Arctic (Environment & Policy #50)
By E Keskitalo, Nigel Bankes, Timo Koivurova. 1984
Climate change is affecting the Arctic environment and ecosystems at an accelerating speed twice the rate of the global…
average This is opening the Arctic to transportation and resource development and creating serious challenges for local communities and indigenous peoples Climate Governance in the Arctic considers two aspects of climate change from an institutional perspective It focuses on how relevant regimes institutions and governance systems support mitigation of climate change It also examines the extent to which the varying governance arrangements in the Arctic support adaptation and the development of adaptation processes for the region The book s focus on Arctic governance offers unique insights within climate change mitigation and adaptation research