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Modeling Behavior and Population Dynamics: Seabirds, Seals, and Marine Iguanas (Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics #57)
Par Jim M. Cushing, Shandelle M. Henson, James L. Hayward. 2023
This monograph summarizes several decades of collaborations between ecologists and mathematicians, presenting novel applications in biological modeling. The authors are…
among the first researchers to pioneer the use of dynamical systems models to successfully describe and predict animal behavior in relation to environmental changes. The text highlights the biological and mathematical techniques used in the research, including three main components: 1) large data sets on natural populations in the field; 2) mathematical models rigorously tied to data, which describe, explain, and predict behavioral dynamics in relation to environmental variables; and 3) simplified, proof-of-concept models to probe dynamic mechanisms, suggest testable hypotheses, and allow study of the consequences of environmental change and evolving traits. It is a suitable text for field ecologists interested in the modeling procedures and conclusions addressed therein, as well as mathematicians interested in applications to population, ecological, and evolutionary dynamics.Congenital Bleeding Disorders: Diagnosis and Management
Par Akbar Dorgalaleh. 2023
This significantly updated new edition describes in detail the clinical presentations, diagnosis, and management of a wide range of congenital…
bleeding disorders. It will assist readers in overcoming the significant challenges involved in clinical and laboratory diagnosis and in providing effective clinical care that makes optimal use of new products, including recombinant factor concentrate. The coverage ranges from hemophilia A and B and von Willebrand disease to rare bleeding disorders such as congenital factor V, factor X, factor XI, and factor XIII deficiency and inherited platelet function disorders. The exceptional attention to rarer conditions is of particular importance given the considerable risk of overlooking them during diagnosis, with potential consequences for disease-related morbidity and mortality. The authors are acknowledged specialists in the field from across the world who have particular expertise in the disorder that they discuss. The book will be of value to hematologists, oncologists, pediatricians, laboratory specialists and technicians, general physicians, and trainees.The book illustrates how managers and knowledge workers can effectively harness collective and artificial intelligence to counteract the effects of…
exponential change and successfully implement digitization within their organizations. The author applies the proven management principles of Peter F. Drucker to the new challenges of the digital age, enhancing them with the concepts of collective and artificial intelligence. This approach also takes into account the insights of Daniel Kahneman regarding "Thinking, Fast and Slow" and the associated cognitive biases and deficits in human thinking. By leveraging innovative tools – collective and artificial intelligence – these deficits can be mitigated, aiding in decision-making. The use of these tools in innovation management and work organization is also discussed. Readers are provided with practical tips and strategies for implementation. Embark on an exciting journey through digital management practices and successfully navigate the challenges of the digital world.Cold-Water Coral Reefs of the World (Coral Reefs of the World #19)
Par Erik Cordes, Furu Mienis. 2023
Cold-water corals form reef structures in continental margin and seamount settings world-wide, making them more wide-spread and abundant than shallow-water…
reefs. Their role in these ecosystems is no less important than the influence that shallow-water coral reefs have on tropical systems. They create habitat structure, host endemic species, enhance elemental cycling, alter current flow, sequester carbon, and provide many other ecosystem services that we are just beginning to understand. The rapidly evolving state of knowledge of cold-water and deep-sea coral reefs has not been compiled in over 10 years. This volume synthesizes recent and historical information, reveals new findings from reefs that have been discovered only recently, and presents key avenues for future research. We are on the cusp of understanding the critical role that cold-water coral reefs play in the world’s oceans, and this book lays the foundation on which this knowledge will be built in the future.Beyond Reality: Proceedings of 3rd International Multi-Disciplinary Conference - Theme: Integrated Sciences and Technologies (IMDC-IST 2024) Volume 1 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #895)
Par Mostafa Al-Emran, Jaber H. Ali, Marco Valeri, Alhamzah Alnoor, Zaid Alaa Hussien. 2023
This book addresses recent research trends concerning the role of the Metaverse in advancing the education and finance sectors from…
various perspectives. These trends are explored through multiple case studies employing diverse analytical approaches. The chapters aim to aid scholars and postgraduate students in pursuing future research in this domain and identifying potential developments in Metaverse applications.Fundamentals of NMR and MRI: From Quantum Principles to Medical Applications
Par Fatemeh Khashami. 2024
This book bridges the gap between physical foundations and medical applications of the NMR and MRI technologies, making them accessible…
to both physicists and biomedical scientists. The physical basis of these technologies is discussed in a manner that can be easily understood by scientists from different backgrounds, aiding them in gaining a clearer understanding of the subject.. For instance, the medical applications of NMR and MRI technologies are described in a way that is accessible to physicists. Moreover, geometrical descriptions and specific mathematical tools are used to facilitate the visualizations of many concepts. Furthermore, the book covers modern technologies such as hyperpolarization and several other state-of-the-art techniques, along with their foundations.Gender Expansion in Early Childhood Education: Building and Supporting Pro-Diversity Spaces
Par Rachel Chapman. 2023
This book explores the contexts for gender identity development in early childhood education, examining how early childhood educators’ views on…
children’s gender identity influence their practice in Australia. The author utilizes feminist post-structuralism, queer theory and performativity as theoretical approaches, and feminist post-structuralist discourse and thematic analyses. The book captures the voices of educators and developers of curriculum documents to explore how gender expansive environments can be created when such environments are socially and politically contentious. It then identifies discourses that enable and constrain the building of pro-diversity spaces and contexts in early childhood education, while considering how to disrupt normative notions of gender and promote the deployment of discursive agency.Dynamics of Information Systems: 6th International Conference, DIS 2023, Prague, Czech Republic, September 3–6, 2023, Revised Selected Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science #14321)
Par Hossein Moosaei, Milan Hladík, Panos M. Pardalos. 2024
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Dynamics of Information Systems, DIS 2023, which took place in Prague,…
Czech Republic, in September 2023. The 18 full papers included in the book were carefully reviewed and selected from 43 submissions. They deal with topics ranging from theoretical, algorithmic, and practical perspectives in information systems, to offering readers valuable information, theories and techniques.Against Post-Liberal Courts and Justice: Rescuing Ronald Dworkin’s Legacy (Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism)
Par Lesley A. Jacobs, Matthew McManus. 2023
This book covers how Liberal institutions – constitutional democracy, economic markets, liberal courts, free trade, international human rights – around…
the world are under assault by the political right and we are witnessing the emergence of post-liberal institutions. These post-liberal institutions are founded on the core conviction that the actions of liberal institutions including the United States Supreme Court are patently unjust. This volume makes the case against post-liberal courts and justice by reconnecting to the principles of moral equality and dignified freedom for all. The intention is to show how there is great untapped potential in the work of Ronald Dworkin’s work to demonstrate that it can help progressive liberals think through the great issues of the day and respond to the contemporary criticisms of the political right. The core themes are concretely illustrated by focusing on some of the most controversial recent post-liberal decisions of the Supreme Court, ranging from election funding to abortion to race-sensitive affirmative action, to economic inequality in an age of increasingly unequal opportunities.100 Years of Radio in South Africa, Volume 2: Community Radio, Digital Radio and the Future of Radio in South Africa
Par Sisanda Nkoala, Gilbert Motsaathebe. 2024
The book brings together media scholars and practitioners to deliberate on the role and influence of radio broadcasting in South…
Africa over the past 100 years. The publication will add to the existing body of knowledge on radio in this context by being among one of the few to consider radio broadcasting in South Africa. Essentially, the book will make a distinct contribution focusing on a critique of the medium’s role in community-building and culture making among others. While the book will provide relevant theoretical frameworks, it also aims to include the voices of media practitioners who can reflect on the importance of this medium from a more realistic perspective. Volume 2 focuses on the impact of digitization on radio in South Africa, and considers the future of radio in South Africa.Hochschulen im Wandel: Entwicklungsprozesse im Netzwerk gestalten
Par Roland Brünken, Joachim Härtling, Stefan Löhrke, Markus Reihlen. 2023
Dieser Sammelband befasst sich mit Herausforderungen des Qualitätsmanagements im Bereich von Studium und Hochschullehre. Sie reichen von der Leitbildentwicklung, der…
Steuerung entlang von Zielen, der Errichtung effektiver Strukturen bis hin zur Errichtung eines sinnvollen Monitorings- und Evaluationswesens. Die Autorinnen und Autoren legen dar, wie ihre Universitäten die Herausforderungen im Kontext des Netzwerks Quality Audit bearbeitet haben. Anhand von konkreten Praxisbeispielen und theoretischen Untersuchungsansätzen in Anlehnung an die Praxisforschung werden die Lösungsansätze mit Bezug auf bestehende Theorien kritisch reflektiert und analysiert. Gleichzeitig wird aufgezeigt, wie Netzwerkarbeit im Hochschulkontext gelingen kann.Franz Kafkas literarisches Umfeld in Prag: 14 Portraits von Oskar Baum bis Franz Werfel
Par Christine Lubkoll, Harald Neumeyer. 2024
Franz Kafka pflegte zu Lebzeiten intensive gesellige und intellektuelle Kontakte, die teils mit bekannten Namen verbunden, teils nahezu vergessen sind.…
Der Band nimmt die vielfältigen Austauschprozesse des Prager Umfelds in den Blick. Er portraitiert Schriftstellerinnen und Schriftsteller, die mit Kafka kommunizierten, und fragt: Welche inhaltlichen Schwerpunkte, ästhetischen Reflexionen oder auch gesellschaftspolitischen Einschätzungen verbinden sie? Welche Auswirkungen hat der gemeinsame Horizont auf ihre Schreibpraxis und ihre Werke? Welches Gesamtbild der literarhistorischen Konstellation zwischen 1910 und 1920 entsteht, wenn man die komplexen Querverbindungen nachzeichnet?Die Beiträge konzentrieren sich auf die biographischen Vernetzungen der Autor*innen mit Kafka, auf Werke, die diese zu Kafkas Lebzeiten verfasst haben sowie auf ihre Einbettung in die Literaturkultur ihrer Zeit. Im Fokus stehen Oskar Baum, Karl Brand, Max Brod, Ernst Feigl, Milena Jesenská, Paul Kornfeld, Alfred Kubin, Jizchak Löwy, Otto Pick, Miriam Singer, Johannes Urzidil, Melchior Vischer, Ernst Weiß und Franz Werfel.Psychologische Sicherheit in Unternehmen: Wie Hochleistungsteams wirklich funktionieren (essentials)
Par Ina Goller, Tanja Laufer. 2023
Ina Goller und Tanja Laufer erklären in diesem essential, wie Führungskräfte den wichtigsten Erfolgsfaktor für Teamperformance – das Konzept „Psychologische…
Sicherheit“ – in ihrem Unternehmen etablieren. Die Autorinnen geben einen kompakten Überblick, erläutern den wissenschaftlichen Hintergrund und zeigen die positiven Effekte auf die Teamleistung auf. Sie geben wertvolle Umsetzungshilfen für alle Führungskräfte wie Team- und Projektleiter*innen sowie Personalentwickler*innen, um die Fehlerkultur und Innovationsfähigkeit im Team und damit im Unternehmen zu stärken.This open access book constitutes papers from the research workshops presented at XP 2022 and XP 2023, respectively the 23rd…
and 24th International Conferences on Agile Software Development, held on June 13-17, 2022 at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark and June 13-16, 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. XP is the premier agile software development conference combining research and practice. It is a unique forum where agile researchers, practitioners, thought leaders, coaches, and trainers get together to present and discuss their most recent innovations, research results, experiences, concerns, challenges, and trends. XP conferences provide an informal environment to learn and trigger discussions and welcome both people new to agile and seasoned agile practitioners. In 2022, the following workshops took place: ● 3rd International Workshop on Agility with Microservices Programming● 2nd International Workshop on Agile Sustainability● Agile and EducationIn 2023, six workshops were held: ● Workshop on Organisational Debt and Large-Scale Agile● Workshop on Software-Intensive Business● Workshop on Global and Hybrid Work● Workshop on Fear-Based Agile Transformation● Workshop on AI-assisted Agile● Workshop on Agile-Quantum Software EngineeringIn 2022, 6 workshop papers were accepted for publication in these post-proceedings, out of 11 submissions, and in 2023, 15 papers were accepted for publication out of 38 submissions.Toward Sustainable Regions: Essays in Honor of Kiyoko Hagihara (New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives #73)
Par Chisato Asahi, Noriko Horie. 2023
This book deals with regional sustainability, which is one of the biggest issues in Japan today, and presents suggested methods…
and cases to show how regional management should be carried out. Today, regions in Japan are facing long-term global challenges such as changes in climate and in international relations, as well as regional financial difficulties due to depopulation and aging. Additional causes are the decline of traditional culture and community sustainability, the crisis of public services, inner- and inter-regional disparities, disaster response, and other local and region-specific issues that are intricately related. To meet the challenge of those issues, local actors must deal with the regional issues themselves and solve them in cooperation with various other stakeholders. From this perspective, the book exhibits regional management frameworks, focusing especially on evaluation, decision making, and aid in multi-dimensional approaches, and examines case studies for making regions sustainable by allowing diverse actors to realize diverse values and standards in cooperation. The chapters cover a wide range of disciplines, including urban science, economics, geography, landscape, real estate, and public finance, which makes it possible to shed light on a particular region. This book comprises a collection of essays celebrating the life and work of Kiyoko Hagihara, honorary professor of the Graduate School of Urban Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan. Essay contributors include her former students as well as regional scientists with similar interests.Das Buch zeigt, wie Manager und Wissensarbeiter mithilfe von kollektiver und künstlicher Intelligenz effektiver arbeiten können, um den Effekten des…
exponentiellen Wandels entgegenzuwirken und die Digitalisierung erfolgreich im Unternehmen umzusetzen. Der Autor überträgt die bewährten Managementprinzipien von Peter F. Drucker auf die neuen Herausforderungen des digitalen Zeitalters und ergänzt diese um die Konzepte kollektiver und künstlicher Intelligenz. Dabei werden auch die Erkenntnisse von Daniel Kahneman zum „Schnellen Denken, langsamen Denken“ und die damit verbundenen kognitiven Verzerrungen und Defizite des menschlichen Denkens berücksichtigt. Mithilfe der innovativen Instrumente – kollektive und künstliche Intelligenz – können diese Defizite jedoch ausgeglichen und die Entscheidungsfindung unterstützt werden. Thematisiert wird auch der Einsatz der Instrumente im Innovationsmanagement und in der Organisation der Arbeit. Die Leser erhalten Tipps und Strategien für die konkrete Umsetzung an die Hand. Begeben Sie sich auf eine spannende Reise durch die digitale Managementpraxis und meistern Sie erfolgreich die Herausforderungen der digitalen Welt.Mapping International Student Mobility Between Africa and China
Par Benjamin Mulvey. 2023
This book examines an emergent pattern of international student mobility: that of international students from across the African continent who…
are enrolled on degree programmes at Chinese universities. China is among the most popular destination countries for African students, yet there has been little research to-date into this emergent mobility pattern. Drawing on data from a series of interviews, the book focuses on the specific modalities of integration into the global economy of both the sending region and the host country, and examines how these shape the decision-making, experiences, and future aspirations of mobile students. It also highlights how incipient flows of international student migrants, such as those between various African countries and China, are calling into question a number of the axioms around the study of international study mobility that were developed with reference to more established migration patterns, which tend to flow from other regions to the West. These include, for example, the idea that international students are generally privileged members of the global middle class who seek an education abroad as part of a strategy to accumulate cultural capital and reproduce social privilege. This novel work is of interest to researchers in human geography, sociology, development studies, migration studies, and particularly those studying China-Africa relations.The Aesthetic and Political Practices of Trans Women in Peru: Skins of Desire
Par Paola Patiño Rabines. 2023
This book explores the political-aesthetic practices of transgender women in Lima, Peru, and how they use these to survive and…
fight for recognition and full citizenship, through drawing on ethnographic research and on decolonial feminist and aesthetic theories. Chapters analyze how the vulnerability and precariousness of trans women coexist with modes of feminist agency, resistance and resilience, as well as with proposals for political action to transform a heteropatriarchal society toward a more diverse and accepting one. Finally, the author draws on the Viennese artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s metaphor of the five skins, whereby the first skin is the epidermis; the second is the clothes; the third is the house; the fourth is identity, which refers to primary socialization spaces such as the neighbourhood; and the fifth is the world environment. The author uses this metaphor to analyze the corporal practices of trans women in a cumulative way, paying special attention to the different stages of their lives, to those skins that embody and accompany them from childhood to adulthood.This book will be of interest to scholars of transgender studies, decolonial feminist studies, and aesthetic, particularly those with a focus on gender and sexuality in Latin America.Das vorliegende Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, inwiefern inklusionsorientierte Haltungen und Einstellungen von Lehramtsstudierenden mithilfe von Videofällen gefördert werden…
können. Um diese Frage zu beantworten, werden drei aufeinander aufbauende Studien realisiert: In der ersten Studie werden Einstellungen und Haltungen der Studierenden erfasst. In einer zweiten Studie werden videobasierte Lehr-Lern-Gelegenheiten aus authentischem Videomaterial entwickelt. In der abschließenden Studie durchlaufen die Studierenden der ersten Studie unterschiedliche Seminare mit und ohne Videofälle, so dass eine Veränderung in ihrer Einstellung und Haltung gemessen werden kann.Modeling Programming Competency: A Qualitative Analysis
Par Natalie Kiesler. 2024
This book covers a qualitative study on the programming competencies of novice learners in higher education. To be precise, the…
book investigates the expected programming competencies within basic programming education at universities and the extent to which the Computer Science curricula fail to provide transparent, observable learning outcomes and assessable competencies. The study analyzes empirical data on 35 exemplary universities' curricula and interviews with experts in the field. The book covers research desiderata, research design and methodology, an in-depth data analysis, and a presentation and discussion of results in the context of programming education. Addressing programming competency in such great detail is essential due to the increasing relevance of computing in today’s society and the need for competent programmers who will help shape our future. Although programming is a core tier of computing and many related disciplines, learning how to program can be challenging in higher education, and many students fail in introductory programming. The book aims to understand what programming means, what programming competency encompasses, and what teachers expect of novice learners. In addition, it illustrates the cognitive complexity of programming as an advanced competency, including knowledge, skills, and dispositions in context. So, the purpose is to communicate the breadth and depth of programming competency to educators and learners of programming, including institutions, curriculum designers, and accreditation bodies. Moreover, the book’s goal is to represent how a qualitative research methodology can be applied in the context of computing education research, as the qualitative research paradigm is still an exception in computing education research. The book provides new insights into programming competency. It outlines the components of programming competencies in terms of knowledge, skills, and dispositions and their cognitive complexity according to the CC2020 computing curricula and the Anderson-Krathwohl taxonomy of the cognitive domain. These insights are essential as programming constitutes one of the most relevant competencies in all computing study programs. In addition, being able to program describes the capability of solving problems, which is also a core competency in today’s increasingly digitalized society. In particular, the book reveals the great relevance of dispositions and other competency components in programming education, which curricula currently fail to recognize and specify. In addition, the book outlines the resulting implications for higher education institutions, educators, and student expectations. Yet another result of interest to graduate students is the multi-method study design that allows for the triangulation of data and results.