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Book SynopsisThe book covers the legal, economic, socio-political and international aspects of economic integration and the contending forces of national identity and economic interests after the economies between Taiwan and China are integrated and the trading bloc is emerging across the Taiwan Strait.Trade Review'This collection covers some of the most recent economic and political thinking and analyzes of Taiwan's current and future position in Asia. The focus is on the growing Taiwan-China economic relationship. These heuristic chapters are written by specialists from Taiwan, the United States, Canada, and Europe. Taiwan's situation is pivotal to a peaceful and prospering Asia. This is an important book for anyone interested in Taiwan and the evolution of a tranquil Pacific basin.' Thomas J. Bellows, professor of Political Science, The University of Texas at San Antonio 'This comprehensive, multidisciplinary, historically grounded, and very timely volume uses the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement between China and Taiwan to explore a range of issues affecting the signatories as well as the region as a whole. The dozen chapters by an international lineup of experts compel readers to rethink our understanding of topics such as sovereignty, identity, and security.' Thomas B. Gold, University of California, BerkeleyTable of ContentsPART I: ECONOMIC INTEGRATION WITH A POLITICAL RIVAL REGIME Introduction From Economic Interactions to Economic Integration Legal Issues Concerning the Signing of ECFA: Implications on Taiwan's Legal Status" IS ECFA: A Mixture of the WTO Principles with "Cross-Strait Characteristics Political Economy of Integration between Two Rival Regimes: ECFA, Its Impacts on Cross Strait Relations and Implications for the U.S. PART II: APPREHENSION OF RAPPROCHEMENT: AN INCREASING DIVIDEDNESS IN TAIWAN AFTER REDUCING THE TENSIONS ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT Taiwan, District of China On the Road to a Common Taiwan Identity Understanding Taiwanese Nationalism PART III: INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF THE ECFA: GEO-POLITICS OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT ECFA and Beyond: The Paradigm Shift of Taiwan's Security Policy toward China The Shifting Paradigm of the Triangular Relations in the aftermath of the ECFA Removing Taiwan's Pieces: Asia's 'Great Game' without a "Republic of China" Japan's view on Cross Strait Developments* Chapter 13 Concluding Chapter

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the development path of transition economies in European Countries and former Soviet Republics that have experienced the transformation from planned economies to market economies since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. It examines economic growth, institutional change and human development performance.Table of ContentsPART I: TRANSFORMATION, DECLINE AND UNSTABLE GROWTH Transition to Market: a Long and Undefined Journey The Great Transformation: Recession, Recovery and EU Conditionality PART II: INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND VARIETY OF CAPITALISM IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES Institutional Change: Old and New Institutionalism A Model of Institutional Change in Transition Economies Variety of Capitalism and Socio-Economic Models in Transition Economies PART III: CAPABILITY APPROACH, SOCIAL CAPITAL AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES Explaining Economic Development: Old and New Theories Institutions, Human Development, Economic Growth Origins of Development: Social Capital, Middle Class and Democracy Conclusion

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Book SynopsisNGOs and the United Nations reveals how NGOs have changed their interaction with the UN since the mid-1990s. It also looks at how their representation to the UN, their consultative status and their characteristic features influence their relationship with the UN. The case studies include some of the most renowned players on the international scene, such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, CARE International and Oxfam International.Table of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Foreword Preface PART 1: NGOS, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND THE UN SYSTEM: INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS NGG Participation in Global Affairs Theoretical Approaches to NGO-IGO Relations Contributions of this Study Organization of the Book PART 2: NGO INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTO THE UN SYSTEM: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK Current Theoretical Approaches to NGO-IGO Relations Transnational Relations Transsocietal Approaches NGOs in the UN System NGO Activities in the UN System Institutionalizing NGO-UN Relations Categories of Internationally Operating NGOs Case Selection Summary PART 3: ACTIVITIES IN THE UN CONTEXT: CHANGING PATTERNS OF INTERACTION NGO Activities with the UN and New Opportunities for Interaction Policy Initiating Activities Policy Developing Processes Policy Implementing Practices Exploring Individual Cases of NGOs and their Activities with the UN FIDH: Deepening Established Areas of Activity CARE International: Broadening the Spectrum of lnteraction Oxfam International: Acting Individualistically with the UN Other NGOs Summary PART 4: REPRESENTATION AND REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UN: INSTITUTIONALIZATION AS AN INTERNAL FACTOR General Observations about NGO Representation to the UN The Image of NGOs at the UN in the Past NGO Representation at the UN Today NGO Representatives at the UN in Total Exploring Individual Cases of NGO Representation to the UN Amnesty International: Mobilizing Resources for its UN Representation FIDH: Using Limited Resources to its Advantage CARE International: Increasing Investment in its UN Representation Oxfam International: Only Few Resources Mobilized Other NGOs Summary PART 5: ACCREDITATION TO THE UN THROUGH RULES AND REGULATIONS: INSTIUTIONALIZATION AS AN EXTERNAL DEMAND General Observations on Consultative Status of NGOs at the UN Previous Resolutions on NGO-UN Relations and Current Legal Foundations NGOs and the Consultative Status Today Selection Process of NGOs Withdrawal of Consultative Status as a Threat Consultative Status - Two Sides of the One Coin? Single Cases and their Consultative Status at the UN under Examination Amnesty International: Consultative Status as an Entrance Key FIDH: Dependence on Formal Status as Mouthpiece CARE International: Consultative Status as Lowering Bureaucratic Hurdles Oxfam International: Little Significance of Consultative Status Other NGOs Summary PART 6: NGOS IN THE UN SYSTEM AND BEYOND: FINAL REMARKS Conceptualization and Theoretical Frame Adjustments in NGO Patterns of Activity with the UN NGO Representation and Representatives Rules and Regulations for NGO Accreditation at the UN Level Contribution of this Study and Future Prospects Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisUsing the experiences of Malawi, one of the poorest countries on the African continent, to illustrate both the challenges that poverty creates, and the opportunities for change that exist. Poverty, AIDS and Hunger outlines an easily-replicable model, at modest cost, that could lift people quickly out of poverty, with sustainable benefits.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Foreword by Stephen Lewis Preface by Bono Introduction; A.Conroy & J.Sachs PART 1: THE PERFECT STORM The History of Development and Crisis in Malawi; A.Conroy & J.Sachs Health and Disease in Malawi; A.Conroy & J.Malewezi The AIDS Pandemic; A.Conroy & A.Whiteside The Impact of the AIDS Pandemic on the National Economy and Development; A.Whiteside & A.Conroy The Collapse of Agriculture; M.Blackie & A.Conroy Economic Isolation; J.Sachs Malawi and the Poverty Trap - First Person Account; A.Conroy PART 2: THE SOLUTIONS Introduction; J.Sachs Breaking Out of the Health and Disease Crisis; A.Conroy, J.Malewezi & J.Sachs Breaking Out of the Food Crisis; M.Blackie & A.Conroy Breaking Out of Economic Isolation; J.Sachs Changing Mindsets; A.Conroy & M.Blackie Ending Extreme Poverty in Malawi; J.Sachs Afterword; Tom Arnold

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Book SynopsisFrom pirates singing Ricky Martin to mob hits carried out with samurai swords, Bertil Lintner offers a fascinating look at organized crime in the Asia Pacific. Both Western and Asian pundits assert that shady deals are an Asian way of life. Some argue that corruption and illicit business ventures - gambling, prostitution, drug trafficking, gun running, oil smuggling - are entrenched parts of the Asian value system. Yet many Asian leaders maintain that their cities are safer than Sydney, Amsterdam, New York, and Los Angeles. Making use of expertise gained from twenty years of living in Asia, Lintner exposes the role crime plays in the countries of the Far East. In Blood Brothers , he takes you inside the criminal fraternities of Asia, examining these networks and their past histories in order to answer one question: How are civil societies all over the world to be protected from the worst excesses of increasingly globalised mobsters?Table of ContentsA Note on Names Acknowledgements Introduction Whore of the East The City of the Name of God The Dark Masters of Kabuki A Country Without Limits The Great Golden Peninsula The Pirate Republic Wizardry in the Land of Oz Climbing the Mountain of Gold Appendix: The 36 Oaths Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIt is a commonplace in educational policy and theory to claim that digital technology has transformed' the university, the nature of learning and even the essence of what it means to be a scholar or a student. However, these claims have not always been based on strong research evidence. What are students and scholars actually doing in the day-to-day life of the digital university? This book examines in detail how the world of the digital interacts with texts, artefacts, devices and humans, in the contemporary university setting. Weaving together perspectives from a range of thinkers and disciplinary sources, Lesley Gourlay draws on ideas from posthuman and new materialist theory in particular, to open up our understanding about how digital knowledge practices operate. She proposes that digital engagement in the university should not be regarded as virtual' or disembodied, but instead may be understood as a complex set of entanglements of the body, texts Trade ReviewA robust and refreshing contribution to digital and posthuman scholarship ... In its ambition and skill, Gourlay’s book will appeal to researchers and practitioners interested in the increasing digitalization and datafication of higher education. * Postdigital Science and Education *Posthuman and new materialist ideas provide fertile and underexplored terrain for examining the contemporary university through in-depth engagement with ‘the fine-grained, detailed “nitty-gritty” of everyday higher education as it unfolds, in a mesh of bodies, nonhuman actors, and technologies’ (19). As such, this is a book that should be of interest to anyone who wants to understand what actually happens in universities today. * Learning, Media and Technology *This book undeniably provides both the inspiration and means to bring posthumanism ‘down to earth’, and to shine a much-needed critical light on the corridors and conduits of the digital university. * Educational Philosophy Theory *A very interesting and provocative take on the idea of what it means to be a “text-consuming humanist” in these digital times we are now living in. Gourlay poses great questions for future thought and implications. * James Pfrehm, Associate Professor of Language and Linguistics, Ithaca College, USA *This book shifts discussions of digital learning in tertiary education in significant ways, arguing that notions of disembodied, ‘virtual’ interactions overlook the material entanglements of people, knowledge practices, texts and artefacts. Flipped classrooms, online learning and other recent trends are reactionary rather than revolutionary developments. Challenging the idea of the individual human subject engaged in isolated study, Lesley Gourlay presents an absorbing alternative vision of digital epistemic practices seen through a more-than-human lens. * Alastair Pennycook, Distinguished Professor of Language, Society and Education, University of Technology Sydney, Australia *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. More Than Human 2. Matter 3. Body 4. Presence 5. Interfaces 6. Wayfaring 7. Quantum 8. Document 9. Conclusions, or So What? References Index

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Book SynopsisThe first study to explore deeply and intimately the complex and multifaceted nature of creative writing practice, The Scholarship of Creative Writing and Practice offers a new route in scholarly inquiry for creative writing studies, probing beyond pedagogical methods (with which most of the field's scholarship is occupied) to explore the writing life as it is experienced by a wealth of international writer/academics. With academic creative writing programs beginning to adopt a more pragmatic, industry-focused stance, students of writing increasingly need and expect to complete their degrees moderately prepared to monetize the skills they have learned so there is now more than ever a great responsibility to present studies, methodologies and experience that can inform students and instructors. In response, Sam Meekings and Marshall Moore have pulled together academic investigations from some of the most prominent names in creative writing studies to take stock of the diverse definiti

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Book SynopsisUnleash your inner superhero with this engaging compilation of sharp humor and memorable lines from your favorite Marvel Comics characters. Revisit the iconic moments and unforgettable dialogues that have shaped these legendary comics. From the unyielding determination of Captain America to the razor-sharp wit of Iron Man, every page is an homage to the rich tapestry of characters that Marvel has brought to life. With wisdom from heroes and villains alike, you can delve deeper into the minds of the characters you know and love. Whether you're a long-time Marvel enthusiast or a newcomer to the superhero world, this book serves as the perfect companion, reminding you that we all have a bit of a superhero within us. Gear up and get ready to traverse the captivating world of Marvel, one quote at a time.

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Book SynopsisI try to leave out the parts that people skip. Elmore Leonard This book is all about writing: it is both a practical and a personal account. When you write a book like this you put yourself on the line: you run the risk of people reading what you have written and saying 'he's saying one thing and doing another'. You stand to break the rules that you set up - quite badly. That is probably not such a terrible thing; besides, that should be part of the process of using this book. As you read it, notice when rules are broken. Check the phrasing, the sentence and paragraph construction, and see whether or not I have stuck to the rules. Then see whether or not the rules would have improved the passage in question. Begin to read books as much for their style, layout and general format as for their con­ tent. If you are going to write, you need to see plenty of examples of all of these things - good, bad and indifferent. to write for some time but was always This is a book I have wanted nervous of writing, so here it is: an introduction to some of the ways and means of writing. lt is, as I say, personal; I hope it will be useful. A word about sexism and the writing process. I find the use of 'his or her' and its variants clumsy.

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Book SynopsisDuring the last few years, a new approach to linguistic analysis has started to emerge. This approach, which has come to be known under various labels such as 'data-oriented parsing', 'corpus-based interpretation' and 'treebank grammar', assumes that human language comprehension and production works with representations of concrete past language experiences rather than with abstract grammatical rules. It operates by decomposing the given representations into fragments and recomposing those pieces to analyze (infinitely many) new utterances. This book shows how this general approach can apply to various kinds of linguistic representations. Experiments with this approach suggest that the productive units of natural language cannot be defined by a minimal set of rules or principles, but need to be defined by a large, redundant set of previously experienced structures. Bod argues that this outcome has important consequences for linguistic theory, leading to an entirely new view of the nature of linguistic competence.Trade Review'Bod develops a theory of human language based on linguistic experience. Instead of rules or principles, previously derived chunks of representations constitute the knowledge base for language use. With empirical rigor and compelling argumentation the author develops the theoretical foundations for his data-oriented approach and extends it to semantics and the processing of spoken dialogue. All computational linguists with a sincere interest in corpus-based methods should definitely read this well-written book. Theoretical linguists and psycholinguists will find it illuminating and thought-provoking.' Hans Uszkoreit, DFKI Saarbrüken and Saarland University'Beyond Grammar should be read by all theoretical linguists who feel intrigued or threatened by the renaissance of statistical natural language processing. Bod argues for the provocative thesis that knowledge of language should be understood not as a grammar, but as a 'statistical ensemble of language experience that changes slightly every time a new utterance is perceived or produced'. By building a conceptual theory that integrates formal language theory with statistical linguistics, he also shows why the coming statistical revolution need not put theoretical linguists out of business. This is a beautifully written, important, and accessible work.' Joan Bresnan, Stanford UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction: what are the productive units of natural language?; 2. A DOP model for tree representations; 3. Formal stochastic language theory; 4. Parsing and disambiguation; 5. Testing DOP: redundancy vs. minimality; 6. Learning new words; 7. Learning new structures; 8. A DOP model for compositional semantic representations; 9. Speech understanding and dialogue processing; 10. DOP models for non-context-free representations; 11. Conclusion: linguistics reconsidered; References.

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Book SynopsisNational Geographic Wall Maps offer a special glimpse into current and historical events, and they inform about the world and environment. Offered in a variety of styles and formats, these maps are excellent reference tools and a perfect addition to any home, business or school. There are a variety of map options to choose from, including the world, continents, countries and regions, the United States, history, nature and space.

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1981, this dictionary from was designed as a comprehensive finder-list. Over 15,000 headwords are given, each of which may have as many as several hundred Maori equivalents. All the Maori words contained in Williams's Maori Dictionary appear here under English equivalents, together with words recorded in Tregear's Maori-to-English Dictionary but not in Williams. Well-established Maori borrowings from English are also included.

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Book SynopsisThis essential book is perfect for all social work and health and social care students, as well as early-career practitioners, aiming to deepen their knowledge and skills in conducting robust, ethical, and relevant developmental research. At undergraduate level students encounter various forms of research, yet formal research training is often lacking. This book aims to fill that gap by supporting students and early-career practitioners with the knowledge, skills and understanding required to conductsound research. Accessibly written, it is structured to allow professionals and students to engage in the theoretical development of their practice in ethical and reflective research. Each chapter incorporates student voices, featuring vignettes from health and social care students that highlight their personal journeys with research engagement. Content includes:exploring the everyday nature of research, processes, procedures and analysis;demystifying key terminology;an introduction to research and its importance in practice;creative and traditional tools of research;analysing data and how to disseminate data;approaches to research;embedding research into practice. Discussions around key theoretical ideas are explored throughout as well as opportunities for deep reflection.

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Book SynopsisThis book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 14th EAI International Conference on Quality, Reliability, Security and Robustness in Heterogeneous Networks, QShine 2018, held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in December 2018. The 13 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 submissions. The papers are organized thematically in tracks, starting with security and privacy, telecommunication systems and networks, networks and applications.Table of ContentsImproving Privacy for GeoIP DNS Traffic.- Deep Reinforcement Learning based QoS-aware Routing in Knowledge-defined networking.- 3 Throughput optimization for multirate multicasting through association control in IEEE 802.11 WLAN.- An NS-3 MPTCP Implementation.- A Novel Security Framework for Industrial IoT based on ISA 100.11a.- Social-aware Caching and Resource Sharing Optimization for Video Delivering in 5G Networks.- Energy Efficiency in QoS Constrained 60 GHz Millimeter-Wave Ultra-dense Networks.- Priority-based Device Discovery in Public Safety D2D Networks with Full Duplexing.- Modified Direct Method for Point-to-Point Blocking.- Probability in Multi-service Switching Networks with Resource Allocation Control.- Inconsistencies among Spectral Robustness Metrics.- QoS criteria for energy-aware switching networks.- Modelling Overflow Systems with Queuing in Primary.- Exploring YouTube’s CDN Heterogeneity.

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Book SynopsisThe two-volume set LNCS 11442 and 11443 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd IACR International Conference on the Practice and Theory of Public-Key Cryptography, PKC 2019, held in Beijing, China, in April 2019. The 42 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 173 submissions. They are organized in topical sections such as: Cryptographic Protocols; Digital Signatures; Zero-Knowledge; Identity-Based Encryption; Fundamental Primitives; Public Key Encryptions; Functional Encryption; Obfuscation Based Cryptography; Re- Encryption Schemes; Post Quantum Cryptography.​Table of ContentsCryptographic Protocols.- Digital Signatures.- Zero-Knowledge.- Identity-Based Encryption.- Fundamental Primitives.- Public Key Encryptions.- Functional Encryption.-Obfuscation Based Cryptography.- Re- Encryption Schemes.- Post Quantum Cryptography.

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Book SynopsisThe purpose of this book is to collect, organize and disseminate collective wisdom with respect to designing, conducting, and publishing quality research in mathematics education. This wisdom will be gleaned from among those who, over the past several decades, have been instrumental in guiding the field in the pursuit of excellence in mathematics education research—insightful editors, educative reviewers, prolific writers, and caring mentors. Each chapter is written to the novice researcher with the intent of aiding them in avoiding common pitfalls, navigating difficult intellectual terrain, and understanding that they are not alone in experiencing rejection, frustration, confusion, and doubt. This book differs from existing literature in the sense that it is written about the enterprise of designing, conducting and publishing research in mathematics education as opposed to being reports of the results of such work. It also differs in the sense that it is written with the intent to mentor the rising generation as opposed to capture the state of the field (as would happen in a handbook, for example). It is written for the express purpose of helping the field work collectively to aid in the often isolated enterprise of mentoring new researchers. The primary audience is a potentially wide one: graduate students, novice researchers, graduate faculty, advisors, and mentors – or anyone seeking to improve their own abilities to design, conduct, and publish quality research in mathematics education.Trade Review“It serves to offer a clear and often much-needed explanation to several aspects of educational research, such as the use of theoretical frameworks and the ins and outs of the publishing process. … This book may serve as an excellent resource for the novice researcher, or as a resource to be shared and discussed between mentors and mentees.” (Cristina Runnalls, MAA Reviews, December 22, 2019)Table of ContentsSection 1: Designing Quality Research in Mathematics Education 1. Denise Spangler and Steve Williams ^ Theoretical Frameworks: What Are They, Where Do You Find Them, and What Do You Do With Them? In this chapter we will 1) discuss the purposes and uses of theoretical frameworks, including how they affect data collection and analysis; 2) discuss how theoretical frameworks are found or built; 3) distinguish different types of frameworks (epistemological, conceptual, theoretical); and 4) provide some examples of the use of frameworks in the literature. 2. Dan Siebert ^ Conducting a Literature Search A chapter on how to conduct a literature search in a timely manner, including such issues as where to start, how to gather sources, how to identify which sources to read, how to draw upon the expertise of mentors and advisors, how to bound the literature search, how to manage ideas and findings, and how to know when to stop. 3. Carolyn Maher ^ Developing a Research Program I would like to address the establishment of a research program, over time, attending to the issues of developing a community of researchers, funding, and shifts in focus as new knowledge suggests attention to new ideas. Our research program, now in its 4th decade, with longitudinal and cross-sectional studies, has produced a collection of video and related metadata that is now available open source, worldwide. Opportunities for sharing data will be explored. 4. Doug Clements & Julie Sarama ^ Relationships between Research and Development: How Can We Study Curricula? Evaluation of mathematics curricula should move beyond weak claims that a given curriculum is “research-based” and even “horse-race” comparisons to research and development (R&D) in which curriculum creation and research are integrated at each of several phases. We describe the opportunities and approaches of such an approach from the phase of planning a curriculum through large scale-up efforts. 5. Paola Sztajn ^ Securing External Funding Quality research in mathematics education has become more complex, often involving several partners and different stakeholders. In these scenarios, it is important to secure external resources to support your research. In this chapter, I share insights about the grant writing and review processes to help you be more competitive when designing your research and writing your proposal. 6. Eva Thanheiser ^ Developing a Research Program in the Context of Conducting Research in Your Own Classroom In this chapter I reflect on how I designed and enacted a research program in the context of teaching university preservice elementary teachers. I discuss the cyclical nature of such a research program where each research project lays the foundation for the following ones. I also discuss how to build collaborative research programs with other researchers interested in similar research. Section 2: Conducting Quality Research in Mathematics Education 7. David Stinson ^ Philosophical Considerations Always Already Entangled in (Mathematics Education) Research In this chapter, the author explores how research (mathematics education or otherwise) is always already entangled with the ontological, epistemological, and ethical considerations—that is the philosophical considerations—of the researcher (or research team) from beginning to end. The danger in too much of the existing mathematics education research, however, is a limited understanding of how these philosophical considerations drive both knowledge production and dissemination in the field. “Practical” descriptions of ontology, epistemology, and ethics are provided, as well as a discussion of how the field might better prepare future mathematics education researchers in understanding this crucial philosophical component of the research process. 8. Robert Capraro , Ali Bicer , Yujin Lee , Katherine Vela ^ Putting the Quantitative Pieces Together to Maximize the Possibilities for a Successful Project In this chapter, the authors explore how research (mathematics or other STEM Disciplines) requires several sequential and coordinated steps. Even when these steps are executed well, it does not guarantee data that warrant publication. However, sometimes high-quality data are under analyzed or not reported which minimize the chances for publication. This chapter provides an overview of: 1) the philosophical and theoretical considerations leading up to undertaking a quantitative study, 2) the development of the research team, 3) study development and execution to minimize threats to validity and maximize score reliability, 4) data handling, 5) data analytic choices, and 6) best reporting strategies. Furthermore, hints and tips are provided to assist in handling editor and reviewer comments. 9. Marty Simon ^ Qualitative Data Analysis My chapter would be on what is involved in analyzing qualitative data. The thrust would be on helping novices understand that an analysis process affords the researcher the opportunity to glean things from the data that they could not get from repeated viewing of the data. I will discuss the fact that many studies lack such analysis and are more akin to what a reporter does than what a researcher does. I will explain how qualitative analysis is generally an iterative process and give examples. 10. Jere Confrey ^ Building and Running a Research Team Using Agile Methodologies One thing I learned spending some time working at Amplify as their Chief Math Officer was how to run an agile development team, which is a term used in software development to compare to waterfall development, which is top down. It involves how you work with both research staff, software/UX engineers, and grad students to design, build and research software. I will also talk about licensing and start-ups. The advantage of such an approach is to share decision making, be sure you are all making progress constantly and to work more collaboratively on complicated projects. 11. Brent Davis ^ Going Where Your Research Takes You The chapter will include such aspects as “more listening than looking,” “adapting the orienting questions to fit the emerging answers,” and “having the patience not to rush a report until the insights have coalesced, in spite of pressures to publish.” It will be tied in with some explicit discussion of the sometimes-uncomfortable-but-always necessary partnership of empirical and interpretive research methods and attitudes. 12. Signe Kastberg < skastber@purdue.edu> Constructing Visions of Quality in Mathematics Education Research Producing quality research in mathematics education is a joyful and challenging pursuit. Changes you experience in your life, ideas, and collaborators can result in intellectual and emotional variation. Such changes produce an exciting dynamic environment that can make visions of quality elusive. Other researchers’ views may often seem more thoughtful and coherent than your own. Yet quality mathematics education research comes as a result of collaborations with your views of others’ ideas rather than being subsumed by them. In an effort to produce quality research in mathematics education managing evolving perspectives of who you are, who you want to be, in the context of what you want to know, and the ideas of others, informs your thoughts and their creation. In this chapter, I discuss two factors involved in producing quality research in mathematics education: navigating the role of the self and engaging with others. These factors have the potential to motivate patience and persistence in a quest for quality, while also informing creativity and meaning making. Section 3: Publishing Quality Research in Mathematics Education 13. Keith Leatham ^ The Role of Theoretical Frameworks in Research Dissemination Based on my experience as a reviewer and, in particular, as a member of an editorial panel, I discuss six principles related to the role of theoretical frameworks in research dissemination. My purpose in articulating and sharing these principles is to help us all think about how we can better communicate the theoretical framing of our work to those who will read it. 14. Sandra Crespo and Jinfa Cai ^ Writing as Communicating with Reviewers / Strategies for Anticipating and Addressing Skeptical Reviewers Scientific studies in general and mathematics education research in particular do not contribute to a larger body of knowledge until they are widely disseminated and subjected to professional scrutiny by peers. This chapter will discuss the processes of this collaborative and public critique. In particular this chapter will discuss how reviewers are selected as well as what reviewers usually are looking for when they review a manuscript. Common issues that reviewers raise about unsuccessful manuscripts can be characterized as (a) distrust of the claims and evidence, (b) unclear about the contributions to the field, and (c) surprise that relevant literature is not cited. After illustrating these issues, I share strategies that prospective authors can use to anticipate and address these issues when preparing or revising their manuscripts. 15. Lyn English ^ Removing Obstacles to Quality Research Publishing My aim would be to point out pitfalls early career researchers can face in developing quality journal articles and book chapters, and offer suggestions for avoiding these obstacles. I envision targeting the following aspects: · Choosing an appropriate journal: Here, I would mention the different genres in mathematics education publications, with a focus on research journals, professional journals, and book chapters (including different requirements of some Handbooks); · Selecting and transforming components of a dissertation into manuscripts for publication in a journal and as a book chapter; · The roles of core aspects of a research journal publication: Aspects to be covered would include literature review, theoretical framework, research questions, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusions/limitations. 16. Peter Liledahl ^ How to Write Up Research for Publication I will lay out a clear description of the different parts of an article, what each part's purpose is, and how they weave together. Along the way I will discuss common errors that authors make that either befuddle the reader, encourage rejection, or both. 17. Merrilyn Goos ^ Publishing for international impact in mathematics education research journals The conduct and dissemination of mathematics education research is an international concern. Yet new researchers in our field often struggle to frame and communicate their research so that it is relevant and accessible to an international audience. This chapter will share an international journal editor’s expectations for publishable manuscripts, elaborating in particular on what is required to show that the manuscript makes an original and significant contribution to knowledge. The chapter will explore ways in which researchers can situate their work within a broader international landscape without losing sight of the local context that motivates the study. 18. Gwen Lloyd ^ Revising and Resubmitting—Building on Rejection I would draw on my observations from my editorial roles in mathematics education journals (JMTE, JRME) and in the broader field of education (RER, JTE), although I would use examples and illustrations specific to research manuscripts in mathematics education. I would include guidance about: · how to read and understand decision letters, the vast majority of which are not “accepts”; · what to do with a rejected manuscript; · how to read and learn from peer reviews; · how to revise a manuscript (substantially, rather than superficially); · how to write a productive response to the editor's and reviewers’ comments; and · how to see a manuscript through the revision process to acceptance. In the course of providing guidance, I would try to help authors understand the editor’s (and reviewers’) perspective and goals for the journals and the field. 19. Robert Q. Berry ^ Critical Mathematics Education Scholars: Publishing your Work when Mathematics Education does not see your Work as Mathematics Education Many of the journals considered as top-tier in mathematics education do not have long histories of reporting research that foregrounds issues of race, gender, identity, agency, and critical issues in mathematics education. Too often emerging critical mathematics education scholars are positioned as navigating narrow spaces of what senior colleagues, reviewers, and many in the field define as mathematics education. So, it would be a case of applying too narrow of a standard to judge scholars doing particular kinds of work on whether they publish only in the “top” mathematics education journals. It is quite often the case that other journals (not mathematics education) are spaces to publish critical work because they offer the opportunity to reach a broader and different audience or because the impact of an article appearing in these journals is likely to be greater. This chapter is a reflection of my journey as a critical mathematics education scholar navigating spaces to publish my work in top-tier mathematics education journals as well as publishing in spaces open to issues of race, gender, identity, and agency. The chapter offers a lens to emerging scholars on how one might navigate the space between mathematics education and critical scholarship.

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Book SynopsisThis book affords a neopragmatic theory of animal ethics, taking its lead from American Pragmatism to place language at the centre of philosophical analysis. Following a method traceable to Dewey, Wittgenstein and Rorty, Hadley argues that many enduring puzzles about human interactions with animals can be ‘dissolved’ by understanding why people use terms like dignity, respect, naturalness, and inherent value. Hadley shifts the debate about animal welfare and rights from its current focus upon contentious claims about value and animal mindedness, to the vocabulary people use to express their concern for the suffering and lives of animals. With its emphasis on public concern for animals, animal neopragmatism is a uniquely progressive and democratic theory of animal ethics.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. The Political Problem of Welfare.- 3. The Philosophical Problem of Welfare.- 4. Relational Hedonism.- 5. Responses to the Welfare Problems.- 6. Two Problems for Animal Rights Theory.- 7. Objections to Animal Neopragmatism.- 8. Welfare, Rights, and Pragmatism.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an introduction and hands-on examples that demonstrate how Learning Analytics (LA) can be used to enhance digital learning, teaching and training at various levels. While the majority of existing literature on the subject focuses on its application at large corporations, this book develops and showcases approaches that bring LA closer to smaller organizations, and to educational institutions that lack sufficient resources to implement a full-fledged LA infrastructure. In closing, the book introduces a set of software tools for data analytics and visualization, and explains how they can be employed in several LA scenarios.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores research from the researchers’ perspective: why to engage in research, what methods to follow, how to operate in daily life, what the responsibilities are, how to engage with society, and the ethical issues confronting professionals in their day-to-day research. The book systematically discusses what every student should be told when entering academic or industrial research so that they can avoid going through the painful process of learning by personal experience and lots of errors. Rather than being technical, it is philosophical and sometimes even anecdotal, combining factual information and commonly accepted knowledge on research and its methods, while at the same time clearly distinguishing between objective and factual concepts and data, and subjective considerations. The book is about scientific research in general and as such holds true for any scientific field. However, it is fair to say that the different fields differ in their research cultures and in their eco-systems. The book reflects the author’s experience accumulated over almost 50 years of teaching graduate courses and lecturing in doctoral symposia at Politecnico di Milano, University of Zurich, TU Wien, Peking University, and at various conferences, and of academic research in informatics (also known as computer science). This book is mainly intended for students who are considering research as a possible career option; for in-progress researchers who have entered doctoral programs; and for junior postdoctoral researchers. It will also appeal to senior researchers involved in mentoring students and junior researchers. Table of Contents1What is research and why we do it.- 2Research Methodology.- 3The products of research: publication and beyond.- 4The researcher's progress.- 5Research evaluation.- 6Research ethics.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book offers a unique and practically oriented study of organisational and national conditions for implementing Responsible Research Innovation (RRI) policies and practices. It gives the reader a thorough understanding of the different aspects of RRI, and of barriers and drivers of implementation of RRI related policies. It shows how different organisational and national contexts provide unique challenges and opportunities for bringing RRI into practice. The book provides concrete examples and offers the reader both a theory-based understanding of the topic, as well as guidance for action. The target audience encompasses, in addition to RRI students and scholars in particular, all students and scholars in the field of Science and Technology Studies (STS). The book is also of interest to students and scholars in the fields of research ethics, philosophy of science, organisational governance in the research system and organisational theory more generally. Finally, the book is of use to practitioners in research conducting and funding organisations working to implement RRI. Table of Contents1. About this report.- 2. General introduction to the RRI-Practice Study. - 3. Organizational Drivers for Responsible Research and Innovation.- 4. Organizational Barriers for Responsible Research and Innovation.- 5. Discussion of key findings in the organisational study.- 6. Overview of national discourse by country.- 7. How national contexts affect the RRI keys and dimensions.- 8. The who, why and how questions and the AIRR dimensions.- 9. Discussion and conclusion on the national comparison.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the cellular wireless network standard NB-IoT (Narrow Band-Internet of Things), which addresses many key requirements of the IoT. NB-IoT is a topic that is inspiring the industry to create new business cases and associated products. The author first introduces the technology and typical IoT use cases. He then explains NB-IoT extended network coverage and outstanding power saving features which are enabling the design of IoT devices (e.g. sensors) to work everywhere and for more than 10 years, in a maintenance-free way. The book explains to industrial users how to utilize NB-IoT features for their own IoT projects. Other system ingredients (e.g. IoT cloud services) and embedded security aspects are covered as well. The author takes an in-depth look at NB-IoT from an application engineering point of view, focusing on IoT device design. The target audience is technical-minded IoT project owners and system design engineers who are planning to develop an IoT application.Table of ContentsIntroduction About this Book About the Author Glossary IoT Target Applications Wireless WAN for Internet access From GSM to Cellular IoT NB-IoT Use Cases Object Tracking/Localization Remote Monitoring/Detection NB-IoT Gateway IoT Target Applications Wireless WAN for Internet access From GSM to Cellular IoT NB-IoT Use Cases Object Tracking / Localization Remote Monitoring/Detection NB-IoT Gateway Cellular IoT Technology Cellular Network Basics Modem Interface NB-IoT Technology Network Deployment Options Cell Capacity Coverage Extension Network Selection Radio Resource Control (RRC) and Random Access (RA) procedures Power Saving Methods Power saving mode (PSM) Extended Discontinuous Reception (eDRX) Release Assistance Indication (RAI) RRC Suspend/Resume Early Data Transmission (EDT) Wake-up Signal (WUS) Latency Ingredients for NB-IoT Design Concepts NB-IoT Cellular Network Modules Vendor Overview AT Command Interface Unsolicited Result Code (URC) IoT Data Transfer Protocols IP-based protocols MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) CoAP (Constrained Application Protocol) End-to-end IoT Data Security How public-key cryptography can help Message Authenticity and Integrity Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) TLS Handshake and DH Key Agreement Security Hardware and Certifications Server Hosting and IoT Clouds LwM2M Device Management SIM card or embedded eSIM Sensors Suppliers and Online Support NB-IoT Network Deployment Roaming and MVNOs Designing an NB-IoT Device RasPi mockup and network tester Low Power Device Design Manage immediate RRC Release Optimize Downlink Traffic Scheduling Avoid Coverage Enhancement levels CE1 and CE2 Optimize Uplink Transmission Matching of Antenna Utilize sleep modes Estimate overall power consumption NB-IoT device battery lifetime calculator Design Concept #1: Environmental Sensor Principle of Operation Functional Description Estimation of Battery Lifetime Local Device Setup Block Diagram/Schematics Board Assembly Layout Design Concept #2: Object Localizer Principle of Operation Functional Description Power Consumption Block Diagram / Schematics Board Assembly Layout References

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Book SynopsisThis monograph offers a new foundation for information theory that is based on the notion of information-as-distinctions, being directly measured by logical entropy, and on the re-quantification as Shannon entropy, which is the fundamental concept for the theory of coding and communications.Information is based on distinctions, differences, distinguishability, and diversity. Information sets are defined that express the distinctions made by a partition, e.g., the inverse-image of a random variable so they represent the pre-probability notion of information. Then logical entropy is a probability measure on the information sets, the probability that on two independent trials, a distinction or “dit” of the partition will be obtained. The formula for logical entropy is a new derivation of an old formula that goes back to the early twentieth century and has been re-derived many times in different contexts. As a probability measure, all the compound notions of joint, conditional, and mutual logical entropy are immediate. The Shannon entropy (which is not defined as a measure in the sense of measure theory) and its compound notions are then derived from a non-linear dit-to-bit transform that re-quantifies the distinctions of a random variable in terms of bits—so the Shannon entropy is the average number of binary distinctions or bits necessary to make all the distinctions of the random variable. And, using a linearization method, all the set concepts in this logical information theory naturally extend to vector spaces in general—and to Hilbert spaces in particular—for quantum logical information theory which provides the natural measure of the distinctions made in quantum measurement.Relatively short but dense in content, this work can be a reference to researchers and graduate students doing investigations in information theory, maximum entropy methods in physics, engineering, and statistics, and to all those with a special interest in a new approach to quantum information theory.Table of Contents- Logical entropy.- The relationship between logical entropy and Shannon entropy.- The compound notions for logical and Shannon entropies.- Further developments of logical entropy.- Logical Quantum Information Theory.- Conclusion.- Appendix: Introduction to the logic of partitions.

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces the fundamentals of research methods and how they apply to the discipline of urban and regional planning. Written at a level appropriate for upper-level undergraduate and beginning master’s level students, the text fills a gap in the literature for textbooks on urban planning. Additionally, the book can be used as a reference for planning practitioners and researchers when analyzing quantitative and qualitative data in urban and regional planning and related fields.The volume does not assume advanced knowledge of mathematical formulas. Rather, it begins with the essentials of research methods, such as the identification of the research problems in planning, the literature review, data collection and presentation, descriptive data analysis, and report of findings. Its discipline-specific topics include field research methods, qualitative data analysis, economic and demographic analysis, evaluation research, and methods in sub-disciplines such as land use planning, transportation planning, environmental planning, and housing analysis. Designed with instruction in mind, this book features downloadable materials, including learning outcomes, chapter highlights, chapter review questions, datasets, and certain Excel models. Students will be able to download review questions to enhance the learning process and datasets to practice methods.Table of Contents

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