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Academic Publishing International Ltd Writing Up Your Research: Quick Guide
£19.00
Academic Publishing International Ltd Field Methods
£19.00
i2i Publishing Quiz Linx: The Quizzers Quiz Book
Book Synopsis100 Themed Quizzes with a Foreword by Jenny Ryan of ITVs The Chase
£15.66
Xeno Books The Underwater Mystery
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Xeno Books The Underwater Mystery
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£26.34
De Gruyter Annotations in Scholarly Editions and Research:
Book Synopsis The term ‘annotation’ is associated in the Humanities and Technical Sciences with different concepts that vary in coverage, application and direction but which also have instructive parallels. This publication mirrors the increasing cooperation that has been taking place between the two disciplines within the scope of the digitalization of the Humanities. It presents the results of an international conference on the concept of annotation that took place at the University of Wuppertal in February 2019. This publication reflects on different practices and associated concepts of annotation in an interdisciplinary perspective, puts them in relation to each other and attempts to systematize their commonalities and divergences. The following dynamic visualizations allow an interactive navigation within the volume based on keywords: Wordcloud ☁ , Matrix ▦ , Edge Bundling ⊛
£112.04
Bohlau Verlag (k)ein Ende in Sicht: 20 Jahre
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£55.80
Dietrich Reimer Methoden Ethnologischer Feldforschung
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£21.16
Peter Lang AG In the Beginning was the Image: The Omnipresence
Book SynopsisThe authors outline the topic of visuality in the 21st century in a trans- and interdisciplinary theoretical frame from philosophy through communication theory, rhetoric and linguistics to pedagogy. As some scholars of visual communication state, there is a significant link between the downgrading of visual sense making and a dominantly linguistic view of cognition. According to the concept of linguistic turn, everything has its meaning because we attribute meaning to it through language. Our entire world is set in language, and language is the model of human activities. This volume questions the approach in the imagery debate.Table of ContentsContents: Ágnes Veszelszki: Preface – Kristóf Nyíri: Towards a Theory of Common-Sense Realism – Sybille Krämer: Truth in Testimony: Or can a documentary film ‘bear witness’? Some reflections on the difference between discursive and existential truth – Valeria Giardino: Space and Action to Reason: from Gesture to Mathematics – Daniel L. Golden: Visual management of time – Javier E. Carreño: Husserl on the Right Timing of Depictions – Petra Aczél: Rediscovering the Visual in Rhetorical Tradition: Persuasion as Visionary in Suasory Discourse – Timothy Barney: The Rhetorical Lives of (Cold War) Maps – Orsolya Tünde Endrődy-Nagy: Paintings and Illuminated Manuscripts as Sources of the History of Childhood: Conceptions of Childhood in the Renaissance – Krisztina Szabó: Digital and Visual Literacy: The Role of Visuality in Contemporary Online Reading – Gergely Havasmezői: Images in the Hungarian Online News – Trischa Goodnow: The Selfie Moment: The Rhetorical Implications of Digital Self Portraiture for Culture – James E. Katz and Elizabeth Thomas Crocker: Selfies as interpersonal communication – Ágnes Veszelszki: #time, #truth, #tradition. An image-text relationship on Instagram: photo and hashtag – Matthew Crippen: Dewey on Arts, Sciences and Greek Philosophy – András Benedek: SysBook as a Visual
£39.47
Peter Lang AG Information Society and its Manifestations:
Book SynopsisThe book provides a compilation of idiosyncratic manifestations of information society in techno-economic, political and cultural spheres. The contributors focus on the increasing complexity within information societies. To manage this complexity, societies develop constantly evolving context-specific modes of meta-governance. The contributions allow a better understanding of well-known conceptualizations and definitions of information society and related concepts such as post-industrial society, post-modernity, as well as network society, and knowledge society.Table of ContentsPerspectives of Information Society – Information Society and Rationality – Path-Dependence and Path-Creation in the Information Society – Networking of Business Elite in the Information Society – Trust and Participation in the Information Society – Instrumental Identities and Information Society – Cognitive Processes and Information Technology in Education
£51.12
Peter Lang AG Handbook of Research on Teacher Education in
Book SynopsisIt is necessary to know the opinions, practices and expectations of teachers in training and in practicing, to improve teacher education programs. This Handbook addresses the challenges for the profession of teaching of history and geography, who, in several European countries such as Spain and France, share initial training and teaching in both disciplines. Researchers’ contributions have been collected from eight countries. The majority of Spanish universities, eleven, have shared an extensive research project, but have also had the collaboration and participation of researchers from seven other countries: Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Portugal, Sweden and the United States. It is about collective work, in a network, rather than the sum of individual contributions.Table of ContentsPart I Research approaches in the training of geography and history teachers Part II Researches about opinions and perceptions of teachers in initial training and in practicing Part III Heritage and ICT in the training of geography and history teachers
£51.08
Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH Changes in Childhood and Adolescence: Current
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£67.41
Dr Ludwig Reichert Orte - Ordnungen - Oszillationen: Raumerschaffung
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£70.30
CBS Publishers & Distributors Veterinary Obstetrics & Genital Diseases
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£21.38
Eicher Goodearth Eicher Noida and Greater Noida Road Map
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£3.79
Saurabh Publishing House Introduction to Educational Research
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£6.74
ListLab Albenga GlassCity: From the GlassCity to the
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£18.05
Stolpe Publishing The Meaning of History: Reflections on Spenler,
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£18.00
Tara Books Another History of The Children's Picture Book:
Book SynopsisThis book calls for a re-imagining of global picture book history: with the former Soviet Union at the centre of this narrative web. The result of an unusual collaboration between India and Lithuania, the book looks at two different global impacts of the Soviet picture book enterprise. At a particular period in Indian history, cheaply available Soviet picture books, in English and vernacular translations, changed the way Indian children read. This was part of the Soviet Union's efforts to spread 'socialist' culture across the world. Meanwhile, a different and more problematic kind of cultural 'globalization' was underway in the regions governed by the Soviet State, and Lithuania is a rich case in point.A sumptuous and unusual archive of art has been mined to go with this history: from socialist realist art to classic examples of the Lithuanian primitive-modern, many of the images in the book are featured in an English language publication for the first time.
£28.00
Westland Publications Limited Whole Numbers and Half Truths: What Data Can and Cannot Tell us About Modern India
£17.09
Amsterdam University Press The Datafied Society: Studying Culture through
Book SynopsisAs machine-readable data comes to play an increasingly important role in everyday life, researchers find themselves with rich resources for studying society. The novel methods and tools needed to work with such data require not only new knowledge and skills, but also a new way of thinking about best research practices. This book critically reflects on the role and usefulness of big data, challenging overly optimistic expectations about what such information can reveal, introducing practices and methods for its analysis and visualisation, and raising important political and ethical questions regarding its collection, handling, and presentation.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword Introduction: New Brave World Karin van Es and Mirko Tobias Schäfer Section 1: Studying Culture through Data Humanistic Data Research: An Encounter between Epistemic Traditions Eef Masson Towards a 'Humanistic Cinemetrics'? Christian Gosvig Olesen Cultural Analytics, Social Computing, and Digital Humanities Lev Manovich Case Study: On Broadway Daniel Goddemeyer, Moritz Stefaner, Dominikus Baur, and Lev Manovich Foundations of Digital Methods: Query Design Richard Rogers Case Study: Webs and Streams: Mapping Issue-Networks Using Hyperlinks, Hashtags, and (Potentially) Embedded Content Natalia Sánchez-Querubín Section 2: Data Practices in Digital Data Analysis Digital Methods: From Challenges to Bildung Bernhard Rieder and Theo Röhle Data, Culture, and the Ambivalence of Algorithms William Uricchio Unknowing Algorithms: On Transparency of Un-operable Black Boxes Johannes Paßmann and Asher Boersma Social Data APIs: Origin, Types, Issues Cornelius Puschmann and Julian Ausserhofer How to Tell Stories with Networks: Exploring the Narrative Affordances of Graphs with the Iliad Tommaso Venturini, Liliana Bounegru, Mathieu Jacomy, and Jonathan Gray Towards a Reflexive Digital Data Analysis Karin van Es, Nicolás López Coombs and Thomas Boeschoten Section 3: Research Ethics Get Your Hands Dirty: Research Ethics in an Age of Big Data: How Digital Methods and 'Big Data' Practices Challenge Traditional Guidelines for Research Integrity Gerwin van Schie, Irene Westra, and Mirko Tobias Schäfer Research Ethics in Context: Decision-Making in Digital Research Annette Markham and Elizabeth Buchanan Data and Discrimination Koen Leurs and Tamara Shepherd Section 4: Key Ideas in Big Data Research: The Myth of Big Data, Data Point Critique, Algorithmic Exceptionalism of Algorithms and the Need for a Dialogue with Technology The Myth o
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Fundamental and Applied Sciences in Asia:
Book SynopsisThis book gathers selected science and technology papers presented at the 2018 International Conference on Science Technology and Social Sciences (ICSTSS 2018), organised bi-annually by Universiti Teknologi MARA Pahang, Malaysia. Based on the theme “Redesigning Education for Industrial Revolution”, the papers in this book address a broad range of topics in the fundamental and applied sciences, including computer science, engineering, environmental and management, furniture, forestry, health and medicine, material science, mathematics, plantation and agrotechnology, sport science and statistics, covering theoretical, numerical and experimental studies. The book serves as a platform for disseminating research findings by academicians of local, regional and global prominence, as a catalyst to inspire positive innovations in the development of the region. It provides a significant point of reference for academicians and students: for academicians, it is a good source of information to conduct further research; for students, it is the latest point of reference on research conducted in their fields of study. The carefully reviewed papers intend to facilitate the creation of new knowledge through the exchange of ideas, strategies and innovations in various science and technology disciplines, and to contribute towards enhancing the learning environment. Table of ContentsPart I Plantation.- 1.Effect of Manure and Bio-compost Obnoxious Weed toward Growth Performance of Oil Palm Seedling [Anisah Mohammed, Mohamad Amir Shah Yusop, Muhamad Rizuan Borhanuddin].- 2. Nutrients in By-Product Waste of Poaceae Family as Source of Organic Compost [Mohamad Amir Shah Yusop, Anisah Mohammed].- 3. Physicochemical Characteristics of Soilless Media Mixture and Their Effects on Brassica rapa Sp. Growth in Hydroponics System [Nurul Shahida Osman, Suzana Yusup, Ashri Mohd Hanifah, Zahari Bahari].- Part II Material Science.- 4. Physical and Mechanical Properties of Dried Leaves Composite Board [Nurul Husna Mohd Hassan, Rose Farahiyan Munawar, Shaari Daud, Siti Noorbaini Sarmin, Nur Afiqah Israruddin].- 5. Effect of Wax at Different Resin Content Ratio on The Properties of Particleboard Manufactured from Bambusa vulgaris var. striata [Siti Zalifah Mahmud, Nurul Zaima Yazmin Mat Yazid, Wan Mohd Nazri Wan Abd Rahman, Nurrohana Ahmad, Noorshashillawati Azura Mohammad].- Part III Biology.- 6. A Preliminary Study on COD Reduction of Real Textile Wastewater Using Consortia of Acinetobacter sp. and Cellulosimicrobium sp. [Nor Habibah Mohd Rosli, Wan Siti Atikah Wan Omar, Wan Azlina Ahmad].- Part IV Chemistry.- 7. Utilisation of Coconut Shell Ash (Cocos nucifera) as Lime Replacement in Agricultural Soil [Wan Noni Afida Ab Manan, Anis Iz’zati Ghazali].- Part V Environmental Science.- 8. Radon Gas Assessment of Selected Buidings at Universiti Teknologi MARA Jengka, Pahang, Malaysia [Nur Sha’adah Zainuddin, Wan Nur Adila Wan Deraman, Hisyam Abdul Rahman, Mohd Ruzaini Rosli, Siti Fatimah Saipuddin, Fairuzdzah Ahmad Lothfy, Junaidah Md Sani, Ahmad Saat].- Part VI Engineering.- 9. Parking System Using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology [Neo Wei Sheng, Wan Mariam Wan Muda, Ahmad Zaki Annuar, Wan Hafiza Wan Hassan].- 10. Basic Properties of Granitic Residual Soil on Slope [Noraida Mohd Saim, Anuar Kasa, Mohd Khairudin Mohamed, Rohaya Alias].- Part VII Information System/Information Technology.- 11. College Registration Management System (CoReMS): A Proposed CoReMS Model for UiTM Raub College Management Unit [Mohd Khairul Ikhwan Zolkefley, Muhd. Eizan Shafiq Abd. Aziz, Mohd Ikhsan Md Raus].- 12. Sentiment Analysis on Mixed Language Facebook Comments: A Food and Beverages Case Study [Lim Kong Hua, Lim Tong Ming, Kathleen Tan Swee Neo, Tan Li Peng].- 13. University Event Notification System with SMS Technology [Jiwa Noris Hamid, Hawa Mohd Ekhsan, Nur Aina Aifa Mohammad Ali].- 14. Remote Monitoring of Elderly via Web-based Technological Approach to Promote Health and Wellbeing Living [Suriana Ismail, Khairunnisa Hamzah, Roslan Ismail].- 15. Hadith Text Classification on Sanad Part using Edge List [Nursyahidah Alias, Nurazzah Abdul Rahman, Normaly Kamal Ismail, Zulhimi Mohamed Nor, Muhammad Nazir Alias, Mohd. Sham Kamis].- 16. Critical Factors Affecting Learning Management Systems (LMS) Success in Technical & Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Malaysia [Nor Azlan Ahmad, Nur Fazidah Elias, Noraidah Sahari@Ashaari].- Part VIII Mathematics.- 17. Solving Queuing Problem at Fast Food Restaurant in Shah Alam Using Simulation [Norani Amit, Nurdia Azlin Ghazali, Nur Hidayah Mohd Razali, Noor Aisyah Idris, Noor Hidayah Mohd Zaki, Busyra Latif].- 18. Comparing the Efficiency of Two Queuing Models for a Fast Food Restaurant using Analytical Queuing Theory [Nurdia Azlin Ghazali, Norani Amit].- 19. Sinusoidal Curve in Floral Motifs of Malay Woodcarving: A Preliminary Study [Marina Mohamed, Syafiza Saila Samsudin, Nazihah Ismail, Norhuda Mohammed].- 20. Kuala Lumpur Female Population Projection by Age Group Using Leslie Model [Hamidah Ayub, Roselah Osman, Nora Zakaria, Siti Norashidah Sumaryono, Nurul Syajaratul Aini Mohd Zin].
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Future Information Society, The: Social And
Book SynopsisThis book is the first volume of a two-volume edition based on the International Society for Information Studies Summit Vienna 2015 on 'The Information Society at the Crossroads. Response and Responsibility of the Sciences of Information' (see summit.is4is.org).The book represents a trans-disciplinary endeavor of the leading experts in the field of information studies posing the question for a better society, in which social and technological innovations help make information key to the flourishing of humanity and dispense with the bleak view of the dark side of information society.It is aimed at readers that conduct research into any aspect of information, information society and information technology, who develop or implement social or technological applications. It is also for those who have an interest in participating in setting the goals for sciences of information and social applications of technological achievements and scientific results.Table of ContentsDistributed Intelligence Technologies; Biological Tricks for a Global Brain; Systems; The Service and Disservice of Information Overload: Ways to Cope; Cyberpeace: Promoting Human Rights and Peaceful Use of the Internet; Robots - My Mind Children; Interactive Articulation and Probing of Processes; Revolution in Military Affairs; The Roots of Money and Investment Systems; Health Information Technology; Creating an Alternative to the Online Propaganda; Constructive News: A New Journalistic Genre; Islam between Inclusion and Exclusion; A Society of Control; Simulated Education and Illusive Technologies; Conviviality: A Choice of Civilization;
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Integrity In The Global Research Arena
Book SynopsisWith a seeming increase in the number of high-profile cases of research misconduct, there is a need for promoting and upholding the principles for the responsible conduct of research. At the 3rd World Conference on Research Integrity, convened in Montréal in 2013, vital issues relating to ethics and behavior in research environments were discussed at length. This book captures the major content and discussions arising from the conference. The Montréal Conference, like the previous conferences, attracted a diverse group of delegates and speakers, including government and institutional leaders, policy makers, journal editors, officials of research funding agencies, scientists and other researchers, students and postdoctoral fellows, representatives of academic societies and academies, and those responsible for compliance and regulation, as well as many who are engaged in doing empirical research on topics related to research integrity.The aim of this book is to share the ideas emerging from the rich discussion at the conference with scholars and policymakers around the world. It covers the main topics that are today seen as vital to decision making about responsible research. The book also sets the stage for the 4th World Conference on Research Integrity, which will be held in Brazil in mid-2015.This book and the prior World Conference publication, Promoting Research Integrity in a Global Environment, represent the largest ongoing global discussion of issues relating to integrity in research. It provides its readers with the opportunity to learn more about and eventually engage these issues locally or globally with colleagues.Table of ContentsResponsible Conduct of Research: A Canadian Approach (Susan V Zimmerman); Impact in Denmark of the Singapore Statement on Research Integrity and the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (Nils Axelsen); Essentials of Determining Authorship (Ashima Anand); Technology and commitment (Helene Ingierd); What Lessons Can We Learn from the Stapel Case? (Pieter J D Drenth); Blowing the Oboe, Not the Whistle: Creative Accounts about Saving Science from the Unethical (Joan E Sieber); Teaching Good Scientific Practice and Curricular Development in Germany (Helga Nolte, Michael Gommel and GerlindeSponholz); Intersection of Research Integrity with Social Responsibility (Mark S Frankel); Geoethics: A Challenge for Research Integrity in Geosciences (Silvia Peppoloni, Peter Bobrowsky and Giuseppe Di Capua); and other papers;
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Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press The 4ourth Floor (Al-Tabeq Al-Rabe')
Book SynopsisText in Arabic. How do you begin a career to ensure that it is driven by passion and purpose? And if youre already down a certain career path and could start all over again, would you? In both cases, how do you distinguish yourself from other employees and rise to the top? How can you actively participate in shaping your career based on your personal goals, instead of blindly following the path set before you? As a management consultant who has worked in several senior managerial positions in numerous major companies within various industries, author Maryam Ibrahim Al Mansoori has collected various pearls of wisdom that can enlighten anyone looking to evaluate their own career choices. Her impressive CV more than qualifies her as an inspiring mentor to anyone at the onset or at a crossroads in their career. The 4ourth Floor is a must-read book that offers expert career counsel based on years of experience that can help you critically consider your own career and how the choices that you are making today are defining your future.
£7.59
Kite Group Ltd Terror's Footprints: 2021
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