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The Dynamics of Federalism in Nigeria
By Ambrose Ihekwoaba Egwim. 2020
This book analyzes the concept “true federalism” to examine whether there are definable dimensions of power-sharing that make ‘true federalism.’…
The author takes a critical look at dimensions on political restructuring in Nigeria, which have been termed “true federalism.” The work fills a significant gap in the existing literature on the theory and practice of federalism. The project will be useful to the students and professors of African Studies, political science, Nigeria federalism, public administration and policy. Additionally, the monograph will be interesting to the general public who seek to know more about contemporary issues in Nigeria.Leadership, Community Partnerships and Schools in the Pacific Islands: Implications for Quality Education
By Jeremy Dorovolomo, Govinda Ishwar Lingam. 2020
This book explores a range of educational issues in the Pacific Islands, from school leadership in various contexts to the…
importance of forging cordial school and community partnerships. By presenting perspectives from a wide range of stakeholders, including community leaders, teachers, parents and students, it adds to the ongoing dialogue on educational issues in the Pacific Islands. Moreover, it promotes the forging of healthy school ecosystems that value equality, diversity, community engagement, fruitful citizenship, proactive school leadership, and valuable student learning, to drive an educated Pacific Islands population into the future.Experiential and Performative Anthropology in the Classroom: Engaging the Legacy of Edith and Victor Turner
By Susan Brownell, Pamela R. Frese. 2020
The contributors gathered here revitalize “ethnographic performance”—the performed recreation of ethnographic subject matter pioneered by Victor and Edith Turner and…
Richard Schechner—as a progressive pedagogy for the 21st century. They draw on their experiences in utilizing performances in a classroom setting to facilitate learning about the diversity of culture and ways of being in the world. The editors, themselves both students of Turner at the University of Virginia, and Richard Schechner share recollections of the Turners’ vision and set forth a humanistic pedagogical agenda for the future. A detailed appendix provides an implementation plan for ethnographic performances in the classroom.Religion and Prison: An Overview of Contemporary Europe (Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies #7)
By Julia Martínez-Ariño, Anne-Laure Zwilling. 2020
This volume offers a European overview of the management of religious diversity in prisons and provides readers with rich empirical…
material and a comparative perspective. The chapters combine both legal and sociological approaches. Coverage for each country includes historical background, current penitentiary organization, and recent changes or trends. In their exploration of legal aspects, the contributors look at such factors as the status of prison chaplains and regulations concerning religious practice and religious freedom. These include meals, prayers, and visits. The sociological analysis examines religious discrimination in prison, church-prison relations, conversion and proselytism, and more. The European coverage includes countries for which such information is seldom available. The book offers readers a better understanding of governance of religion in prisons. This text appeals to students, researchers and professionals in the field.This book is an ethnohistorical reconstruction of the establishment in New Zealand of a rare case of Maori home-rule over…
their traditional domain, backed by a special statute and investigated by a Crown commission the majority of whom were Tūhoe leaders. However, by 1913 Tūhoe home-rule over this vast domain was being subverted by the Crown, which by 1926 had obtained three-quarters of their reserve. By the 1950s this vast area had become the rugged Urewera National Park, isolating over 200 small blocks retained by stubborn Tūhoe "non-sellers". After a century of resistance, in 2014 the Tūhoe finally regained statutory control over their ancestral domain and a detailed apology from the Crown.Mathematical Software – ICMS 2020: 7th International Conference, Braunschweig, Germany, July 13–16, 2020, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #12097)
By Michael Joswig, Jacques Carette, James H. Davenport, Anna Maria Bigatti, Timo De Wolff. 2020
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Mathematical Software, ICMS 2020, held in Braunschweig, Germany, in…
July 2020. The 48 papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 58 submissions. The program of the 2020 meeting consisted of 20 topical sessions, each of which providing an overview of the challenges, achievements and progress in a environment of mathematical software research, development and use.Advances in Computational and Bio-Engineering: Proceeding of the International Conference on Computational and Bio Engineering, 2019, Volume 2 (Learning and Analytics in Intelligent Systems #16)
By Margarita N. Favorskaya, Suresh Chandra Satapathy, K. Srujan Raju, S. Jyothi, D. M. Mamatha. 2020
This book gathers state-of-the-art research in computational engineering and bioengineering to facilitate knowledge exchange between various scientific communities. Computational engineering…
(CE) is a relatively new discipline that addresses the development and application of computational models and simulations often coupled with high-performance computing to solve complex physical problems arising in engineering analysis and design in the context of natural phenomena. Bioengineering (BE) is an important aspect of computational biology, which aims to develop and use efficient algorithms, data structures, and visualization and communication tools to model biological systems. Today, engineering approaches are essential for biologists, enabling them to analyse complex physiological processes, as well as for the pharmaceutical industry to support drug discovery and development programmes.Following on from Volume I on the formation of the Urewera District Native Reserve, this monograph examines the period from 1908…
to 1926, during which time the Crown subverted Tūhoe control of the UDNR, established a mere decade earlier. While Volume I described how the Tūhoe were able to deploy kin-based power to manipulate Crown power as well as confront one another, this volume describes ways in which the same ancestral descent groups closed ranks to survive nearly two decades of predatory Crown policies determined to dismantle their sanctuary. A relentless Crown campaign to purchase individual Tūhoe land shares ultimately resulted in a misleading Crown scheme to consolidate and relocate Tūhoe land shares, thereby freeing up land for the settlement of non- Tūhoe farmers. By the 1950s, over 200 small Tūhoe blocks were scattered throughout one of the largest National Parks in New Zealand. Although greatly weakened by these policies in terms of kinship solidarity as well as land and other resources, Tūhoe resistance continued until the return of the entire park in 2014—with unreserved apologies and promises of future support. In both volumes of A Separate Authority (He Mana Motuhake), Webster takes the stance of an ethnohistorian: he not only examines the various ways control over the Urewera District Native Reserve (UDNR) was negotiated, subverted or betrayed, and renegotiated during this time period, but also focuses on the role of Māori hapū, ancestral descent groups and their leaders, including the political economic influence of extensive marriage alliances between them. The ethnohistorical approach developed here may be useful to other studies of governance, indigenous resistance, and reform, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere.Transforming Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Chronicle of Research and Development in a Singaporean Context
By Seng Chee Tan, Shen-Hsing Annabel Chen. 2020
This book chronicles the journeys of educational researchers and academics who have engaged in research and development to improve teaching…
and learning at universities. It highlights the research evidence, approaches, and in many cases, the journey of transformation rather than prescribing certain principles of and approaches to effective instruction. In other words, it not only describes the destination, but also various pathways leading toward it. Further, it focuses on mechanisms for improving the approaches discussed, rather than simply determining whether one works better than the other. As such, novice and seasoned academics and teaching staff in higher education will benefit from this book, not just from the teaching and learning approaches it highlights, but also from the insights into the respective journeys. The research and development methods and approaches discussed here will also appeal to researchers working in teaching and learning in higher education.Parallel Algorithms in Computational Science and Engineering (Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology)
By Ananth Grama, Ahmed H. Sameh. 2020
This contributed volume highlights two areas of fundamental interest in high-performance computing: core algorithms for important kernels and computationally demanding…
applications. The first few chapters explore algorithms, numerical techniques, and their parallel formulations for a variety of kernels that arise in applications. The rest of the volume focuses on state-of-the-art applications from diverse domains. By structuring the volume around these two areas, it presents a comprehensive view of the application landscape for high-performance computing, while also enabling readers to develop new applications using the kernels. Readers will learn how to choose the most suitable parallel algorithms for any given application, ensuring that theory and practicality are clearly connected. Applications using these techniques are illustrated in detail, including:Computational materials science and engineeringComputational cardiovascular analysisMultiscale analysis of wind turbines and turbomachineryWeather forecastingMachine learning techniquesParallel Algorithms in Computational Science and Engineering will be an ideal reference for applied mathematicians, engineers, computer scientists, and other researchers who utilize high-performance computing in their work.Computational and Analytic Methods in Science and Engineering: Computational And Analytic Aspects
By Christian Constanda. 2020
This contributed volume collects papers presented at a special session of the conference Computational and Mathematical Methods in Science and…
Engineering (CMMSE) held in Cadiz, Spain from June 30 - July 6, 2019. Covering the applications of integral methods to scientific developments in a variety of fields, ranging from pure analysis to petroleum engineering, the chapters in this volume present new results in both pure and applied mathematics. Written by well-known researchers in their respective disciplines, each chapter shares a common methodology based on a combination of analytic and computational tools. This approach makes the collection a valuable, multidisciplinary reference on how mathematics can be applied to various real-world processes and phenomena. Computational and Analytic Methods in Science and Engineering will be ideal for applied mathematicians, physicists, and research engineers.Notes on Geometry and Arithmetic (Universitext)
By Daniel Coray. 2020
This English translation of Daniel Coray’s original French textbook Notes de géométrie et d’arithmétique introduces students to Diophantine geometry. It…
engages the reader with concrete and interesting problems using the language of classical geometry, setting aside all but the most essential ideas from algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. Readers are invited to discover rational points on varieties through an appealing ‘hands on’ approach that offers a pathway toward active research in arithmetic geometry. Along the way, the reader encounters the state of the art on solving certain classes of polynomial equations with beautiful geometric realizations, and travels a unique ascent towards variations on the Hasse Principle. Highlighting the importance of Diophantus of Alexandria as a precursor to the study of arithmetic over the rational numbers, this textbook introduces basic notions with an emphasis on Hilbert’s Nullstellensatz over an arbitrary field. A digression on Euclidian rings is followed by a thorough study of the arithmetic theory of cubic surfaces. Subsequent chapters are devoted to p-adic fields, the Hasse principle, and the subtle notion of Diophantine dimension of fields. All chapters contain exercises, with hints or complete solutions. Notes on Geometry and Arithmetic will appeal to a wide readership, ranging from graduate students through to researchers. Assuming only a basic background in abstract algebra and number theory, the text uses Diophantine questions to motivate readers seeking an accessible pathway into arithmetic geometry.Trends in Biomathematics: Selected Works from the BIOMAT Consortium Lectures, Szeged, Hungary, 2019
By Rubem P. Mondaini. 2020
This volume offers a collection of carefully selected, peer-reviewed papers presented at the BIOMAT 2019 International Symposium, which was held…
at the University of Szeged, Bolyai Institute and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary, October 21st-25th, 2019. The topics covered in this volume include tumor and infection modeling; dynamics of co-infections; epidemic models on networks; aspects of blood circulation modeling; multidimensional modeling approach via time-frequency analysis and Edge Based Compartmental Model; and more. This book builds upon the tradition of the previous BIOMAT volumes to foster interdisciplinary research in mathematical biology for students, researchers, and professionals.Held every year since 2001, the BIOMAT International Symposium gathers together, in a single conference, researchers from Mathematics, Physics, Biology, and affine fields to promote the interdisciplinary exchange of results, ideas and techniques, promoting truly international cooperation for problem discussion. The 2019 edition of BIOMAT International Symposium received contributions by authors from 14 countries: Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, India, Italy, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, United Kingdom and the USA. Selected papers presented at the 2017 and 2018 editions of this Symposium were also published by Springer, in the volumes "Trends in Biomathematics: Modeling, Optimization and Computational Problems" (978-3-319-91091-8) and "Trends in Biomathematics: Mathematical Modeling for Health, Harvesting, and Population Dynamics" (978-3-030-23432-4).Topics in Gallai-Ramsey Theory (SpringerBriefs in Mathematics)
By Colton Magnant, Pouria Salehi Nowbandegani. 2020
This book explores topics in Gallai-Ramsey theory, which looks into whether rainbow colored subgraphs or monochromatic subgraphs exist in a…
sufficiently large edge-colored complete graphs. A comprehensive survey of all known results with complete references is provided for common proof methods. Fundamental definitions and preliminary results with illustrations guide readers to comprehend recent innovations. Complete proofs and influential results are discussed with numerous open problems and conjectures. Researchers and students with an interest in edge-coloring, Ramsey Theory, and colored subgraphs will find this book a valuable guide for entering Gallai-Ramsey Theory.The Palgrave Handbook of Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa
By Evans S. Osabuohien. 2020
This handbook examines agricultural and rural development in Africa from theoretical, empirical and policy stand points. It discusses the challenges…
of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and assesses how poverty and other development concerns can be addressed in rural communities through agricultural transformation. Additionally, the handbook extends the Post-2015 Development Agenda and it emphasizes the importance of the agricultural sector as it is closely related to the issues of food sustainability, poverty reduction, and employment creation. The contributors suggest multiple evidence-based policies to develop the rural areas through the transformation of the agricultural sector which can significantly benefit the African continent.The Use of Preventive Detention Laws in Malaysia: A Case for Reform
By M. Ehteshamul Bari, Safia Naz. 2020
This book examines the extraordinary nature of the power of preventive detention, which permits executive dispensation of the personal liberty of…
an individual on the mere apprehension that, if free and unfettered, he may commit acts prejudicial to national security or public order. In light of the extraordinary scope of this power, it, therefore, contends that the scope of the power should be confined to genuine emergencies threatening the life of the nation. Against the above background, this book sheds light on the fact that Article 149 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia empowers the Parliament to enact preventive detention laws authorizing the executive branch of government to preventively detain individuals without the precondition of an emergency. Furthermore, the Constitution does not stipulate adequate safeguards for mitigating the harshness of preventive detention laws. This book makes it manifestly evident that the weaknesses of the constitutional provisions concerning preventive detention have enabled succeeding generations of executives in Malaysia to not only enact a series of preventive detention statues for arrogating to themselves wide powers concerning preventive detention but also to rely on them for arbitrarily detaining their political adversaries. Consequently, on the basis of this analysis, this book puts forward concrete recommendations for insertion in the Constitution detailed norms providing for legal limits on the wide power of the executive concerning preventive detention. The insertion of such norms would ensure the maintenance of a delicate balance between protecting national interests and, simultaneously, observing respect for an individual’s right to protection from arbitrary deprivation of liberty.This book is useful for academics and students of comparative constitutional law, human rights and Asian law. The extensive law reform analysis undertaken in this book also greatly benefits the policy makers in Malaysia and the policy makers of constitutional polities facing similar problems with the issue of circumscribing the scope of the powers concerning preventive detention.Der Satz von Bayes: Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie für Finanzen und Betriebswirtschaft (essentials)
By Pablo Peyrolón. 2020
Der Satz von Bayes gehört zu den wichtigsten Formeln der Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung. Von medizinischen Labordiagnosen bis zu Finanzmarkt-Prognosen lassen sich mit…
der Bayes-Formel vielseitige Anwendungen erfolgreich gestalten. In diesem essentials wird eine kurze visuelle Herleitung des Satzes von Bayes beschrieben und eine Einführung zur bedingten Wahrscheinlichkeit sowie eine einfache Darstellung mit Baumdiagrammen vorgestellt. Mit Beispielen werden die Anwendungen für Finanzen und Betriebswirtschaft lebendig erklärt.Der Autor:Dr. Pablo Peyrolón ist Lektor für International Financial Management und für Economics with Game Theory an der FH Wien der WKÖ (University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication), Ökonom, Neurowissenschaftler und Master in Finanzen.Erstmalig erfolgt in diesem Buch eine systematische Analyse über die Auswirkungen von Alltagsumbrüchen wie Elternschaft, Wohnungswechsel oder neue Partnerschaft auf…
die Nutzung von Medien. Anhand einer ethnografisch-orientierten Panelstudie mit 25 Paarhaushalten wird präzise herausgearbeitet, dass in solchen Übergangsphasen Veränderungen in der Alltagsstruktur einen tiefgreifenden Wandel der häuslichen Mediennutzung anstoßen. Die Studie liefert somit ein tieferes Verständnis zur Verwobenheit zwischen alltäglicher Lebensführung und Medienhandeln sowie zur Frage, warum sich die Mediennutzung im Laufe des Lebens verändert. Gleichzeitig wird mit dem Fokus auf Alltagsumbrüche eine neue und vielversprechende Forschungsperspektive für die Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft eröffnet.The Agency of Objects in English Prose, 1789–1832: Conspicuous Things
By Nikolina Hatton. 2020
The Agency of Objects in English Prose, 1789–1832: Conspicuous Things engages with new materialist methodologies to examine shifting perceptions of nonhuman…
agency in English prose at the turn of the nineteenth century. Examining texts as diverse as it-narratives, the juvenile writings and novels of Jane Austen, De Quincey’s autobiographical writings, and silver fork novels, Nikolina Hatton demonstrates how object agency is viewed in this period as constitutive—not just in regard to human subjectivity but also in aesthetic creation. Objects appear in these novels and short prose works as aids, intermediaries, adversaries, and obstructions, as well as both intimately connected to humans and strangely alien. Through close readings, the book traces how object agency, while sometimes perceived as a threat by authors and characters, also continues to be understood as a source of the delightfully unexpected—in everyday life as well as in narrative.Health, Technology and Society: Critical Inquiries (Health, Technology and Society)
By Sally Wyatt, Andrew Webster. 2020
This book celebrates and captures examples of the excellent scholarship that Palgrave’s Health, Technology, and Society Series has published since…
2006, and reflects on how the field has developed over this time. As a collection of readings drawn from twenty-two books, it is organized around five themes: Innovation, Responsibility, Locus of Care, Knowledge Production, and Regulation and Governance. Structured in this way, the book gives the reader a concise but nonetheless rich guide to the core issues and debates within the field. Complementing these narratives, the original authors have provided new reflection pieces on their texts and on their current work. This then is a book which in part looks back but also looks forward to emerging issues at the intersection of health, technology, and society. It uniquely encompasses and presents a range of expertise in a novel way that is both timely and accessible for students and others new to the field.