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Book SynopsisHow To Be a Writer is a comprehensive guide to the career of writing from experienced writer and creative writing tutor Sally O''Reilly.The book will cover questions such as: If you want to be a writer, should you invest in a creative writing course? If so, which one? Are writing groups a good thing? What grants, awards and prizes are available to the aspiring writer? How should you plan your career in the long term? It will also feature an introduction from Fay Weldon - ''Why I wish I''d read this book when I was 25'' - and will include comments and case studies from other established authors, agents and industry experts. How To Be a Writer will include everything that a writer needs to know about running their own career, from choosing an agent to café scribbling, and from filing a tax return to flirting with the literati and will be an essential reference book for any author who takes their work seriously.Trade ReviewAn invaluable companion for anyone setting out as a writer. We all need all the help we can get and there's a good deal of help right here * A.L. Kennedy, author of DAY *This is a brilliantly informative book, packed full of facts and no-nonsense advice! Sally has written an indispensable bible for any would-be writer * Dotti Irving, Chief Executive, Colman Getty *How To Be a Writer is witty, wise and superbly well informed . . . This is the book I wish I'd had when I was starting to publish. No new writer should be without it * Dr Alison Macleod, Professor of Contemporary Fiction, University of Chichester *A wise and clever book with advice on everything from the paths to publication to establishing a complementary career. Now more than ever an author's work is never done, but How To Be a Writer will give you the best shot at success and happiness in the process * Celia Brayfield, author of Bestseller: Secrets of Successful Writing *Sally O'Reilly draws on her experiences as a novelist and tutor in this informative and fascinating fact-filled book which is not just the definitive reference book for any author but also an invaluable guide to perils and pitfalls of the publishing industry . . . O'Reilly's no-nonsense and user-friendly approach to making a career out of writing is a breath of fresh air for anyone setting out into the weird and wonderful world of publishing, offering invaluable, down-to-earth advice and achievable goals. Full of wise words and hard-learned experience, this is a must read for anyone even considering a serious writing career * Lancashire Evening Post *This sensible manual covers topics such as 'time management' (I wish), choosing a degree course (if you think you need on), dealing with publishers and contracts, "networking", having a day job, writing online, and . . . provides illuminating capsule interviews with authors, publishers and agents' -- Steven Poole * Guardian *set to become an essential reference for any authors who take their work seriously * Lancaster Guardian *

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Book SynopsisDiscover the FLOURISHING CRAFT of HAND-PRINTING with 35 beautiful projects for stylish and practical HOMEWARES and BAGS. Introduces you to techniques such as stamping, lino printing and stencilling, which you can do at home using INEXPENSIVE TOOLS and UPCYCLED MATERIALS.

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Book SynopsisCredit derivatives as a financial tool has been growing exponentially from almost nothing more than seven years ago to approximately US$5 trillion deals completed by end of 2005. This indicates the growing importance of credit derivatives in the financial sector and how widely it is being used these days by banks globally. It is also being increasingly used as a device of synthetic securitisation. This significant market trend underscores the need for a book of such a nature. Kothari, an undisputed expert in credit derivatives, explains the subject matter using easy-to-understand terms, presents it in a logical structure, demystifies the technical jargons and blends them into a cohesive whole. This revised book will also include the following: - New credit derivative definitions - New features of the synthetic CDO market - Case studies of leading transactions of synethetic securitisations - Basle II rules - The Consultative Paper 3 has significantlyTable of ContentsForeword. Preface. PART 1 MARKET, INSTRUMENTS AND MOTIVATIONS. Chapter 1: Credit derivatives: Structure, evolution, motivations, and economics. Chapter 2: Credit derivatives: Market, evolution, and current status. PART 2 SINGLE-NAME INSRTUMENTS. Chapter 3: Credit default swaps. Chapter 4: Total rate of return swaps. Chapter 5: Credit-linked notes. Chapter 6: Credit default swaps on asset-backed securities and derivatives exposures. Chapter 7: Loan-only CDS. Chapter 8: Credit derivatives options and volatility trades. Chapter 9: Equity default swaps, recovery swaps and other exotic products. PART 3 PORTFOLIO PRODUCTS. Chapter 10: Portfolio credit derivatives and introduction to structured credit trading. Chapter 11: Introduction to collateralized debt obligations. Chapter 12: Index trades. Chapter 13: Single-tranche synthetic CDOs, CPDOs, and other CDO innovations. Chapter 14: CDO case studies. Chapter 15: Credit derivative product companies. PART 4 PRICING AND VALUATION OF CREDIT DERIVATIVES. Chapter 16: Approaches to quantification of credit risk. Chapter 17: Pricing of a single name credit derivative. Chapter 18: Pricing of a portfolio credit default swap. PART 5 LEGAL, REGULATIORY, OPERATIONAL, TAX AND ACCOUNTING ASPECTS. Chapter 19: Legal aspects of credit derivatives. Chapter 20: Documentation for credit derivatives. Chapter 21: Taxation of credit derivatives. Chapter 22: Accounting for credit derivatives. Chapter 23: Regulatory capital and other regulations on credit derivatives. Chapter 24: Operational issues. Chapter 25: Credit derivatives terminology. Index.

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Book SynopsisAugment your knowledge of Python with this entertaining learning guide, which features 100 exercises and programming puzzles and solutions. Python Challenges will help prepare you for your next exam or a job interview, and covers numerous practical topics such as strings, data structures, recursion, arrays, and more.Each topic is addressed in its own separate chapter, starting with an introduction to the basics and followed by 10 to 15 exercises of various degrees of difficulty, helping you to improve your programming skills effectively. Detailed sample solutions, including the algorithms used for all tasks, are included to maximize your understanding of each area. Author Michael Inden also describes alternative solutions and analyzes possible pitfalls and typical errors.Three appendices round out the book: the first covers the Python command line interpreter, which is often helpful for trying out the code snippets and examples in the bTable of Contents1 Einleitung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1 Aufbau der Kapitel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.2 Grundgerüst des PyCharm-Projekts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.3 Grundgerüst für die Unit Tests mit PyTest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.4 Anmerkung zum Programmierstil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.5 Anmerkung zu den Aufgaben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.6 Ausprobieren der Beispiele und Lösungen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9I Grundlagen 112 Mathematische Aufgaben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.1 Einführung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132.1.1 Römische Zahlen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172.1.2 Zahlenspielereien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.2 Aufgaben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.2.1 Aufgabe 1: Grundrechenarten (★✩✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212.2.2 Aufgabe 2: Zahl als Text (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222.2.3 Aufgabe 3: Vollkommene Zahlen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222.2.4 Aufgabe 4: Primzahlen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.2.5 Aufgabe 5: Primzahlpaare (★★✩✩✩). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.2.6 Aufgabe 6: Prüfsumme (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232.2.7 Aufgabe 7: Römische Zahlen (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.2.8 Aufgabe 8: Kombinatorik (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242.2.9 Aufgabe 9: Armstrong-Zahlen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252.2.10 Aufgabe 10: Max Change Calculator (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . 252.2.11 Aufgabe 11: Befreundete Zahlen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.2.12 Aufgabe 12: Primfaktorzerlegung (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262.3 Lösungen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.3.1 Lösung 1: Grundrechenarten (★✩✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.3.2 Lösung 2: Zahl als Text (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292.3.3 Lösung 3: Vollkommene Zahlen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312.3.4 Lösung 4: Primzahlen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33viii Inhaltsverzeichnis2.3.5 Lösung 5: Primzahlpaare (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352.3.6 Lösung 6: Prüfsumme (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392.3.7 Lösung 7: Römische Zahlen (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402.3.8 Lösung 8: Kombinatorik (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432.3.9 Lösung 9: Armstrong-Zahlen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462.3.10 Lösung 10: Max Change Calculator (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . 492.3.11 Lösung 11: Befreundete Zahlen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502.3.12 Lösung 12: Primfaktorzerlegung (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 Rekursion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553.1 Einführung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553.1.1 Mathematische Beispiele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553.1.2 Algorithmische Beispiele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593.1.3 Typische Probleme: Endlose Aufrufe und RecursionError 643.2 Aufgaben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663.2.1 Aufgabe 1: Fibonacci (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663.2.2 Aufgabe 2: Ziffern verarbeiten (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 663.2.3 Aufgabe 3: ggT / GCD (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673.2.4 Aufgabe 4: Reverse String (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683.2.5 Aufgabe 5: Array Sum (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683.2.6 Aufgabe 6: Array Min (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683.2.7 Aufgabe 7: Konvertierungen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693.2.8 Aufgabe 8: Exponentialfunktion (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703.2.9 Aufgabe 9: Pascal’sches Dreieck (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713.2.10 Aufgabe 10: Zahlenpalindrome (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713.2.11 Aufgabe 11: Permutationen (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723.2.12 Aufgabe 12: Count Substrings (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 723.2.13 Aufgabe 13: Lineal (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733.3 Lösungen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 743.3.1 Lösung 1: Fibonacci (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 743.3.2 Lösung 2: Ziffern verarbeiten (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 763.3.3 Lösung 3: ggT / GCD (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 783.3.4 Lösung 4: Reverse String (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 803.3.5 Lösung 5: Array Sum (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 813.3.6 Lösung 6: Array Min (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833.3.7 Lösung 7: Konvertierungen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 843.3.8 Lösung 8: Exponentialfunktion (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 873.3.9 Lösung 9: Pascal’sches Dreieck (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903.3.10 Lösung 10: Zahlenpalindrome (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 933.3.11 Lösung 11: Permutationen (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 963.3.12 Lösung 12: Count Substrings (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993.3.13 Lösung 13: Lineal (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Inhaltsverzeichnis ix4 Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1054.1 Einführung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1054.2 Aufgaben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1114.2.1 Aufgabe 1: Zahlenumwandlungen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1114.2.2 Aufgabe 2: Joiner (★✩✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1114.2.3 Aufgabe 3: Reverse String (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1124.2.4 Aufgabe 4: Palindrom (★★★✩✩). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1124.2.5 Aufgabe 5: No Duplicate Chars (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1134.2.6 Aufgabe 6: Doppelte Buchstaben entfernen (★★★✩✩) . . . . . 1134.2.7 Aufgabe 7: Capitalize (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1144.2.8 Aufgabe 8: Rotation (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1154.2.9 Aufgabe 9: Wohlgeformte Klammern (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . 1154.2.10 Aufgabe 10: Anagramm (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1164.2.11 Aufgabe 11: Morse Code (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1164.2.12 Aufgabe 12: Pattern Checker (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1174.2.13 Aufgabe 13: Tennis-Punktestand (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1174.2.14 Aufgabe 14: Versionsnummern (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1184.2.15 Aufgabe 15: Konvertierung str_to_number (★★✩✩✩) . . . . 1184.2.16 Aufgabe 16: Print Tower (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1194.2.17 Aufgabe 17: Gefüllter Rahmen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1194.2.18 Aufgabe 18: Vokale raten (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1194.3 Lösungen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1204.3.1 Lösung 1: Zahlenumwandlungen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1204.3.2 Lösung 2: Joiner (★✩✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1234.3.3 Lösung 3: Reverse String (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1244.3.4 Lösung 4: Palindrom (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1264.3.5 Lösung 5: No Duplicate Chars (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1294.3.6 Lösung 6: Doppelte Buchstaben entfernen (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . 1314.3.7 Lösung 7: Capitalize (★★✩✩✩). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1324.3.8 Lösung 8: Rotation (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1364.3.9 Lösung 9: Wohlgeformte Klammern (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1374.3.10 Lösung 10: Anagramm (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1394.3.11 Lösung 11: Morse Code (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1404.3.12 Lösung 12: Pattern Checker (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1424.3.13 Lösung 13: Tennis-Punktestand (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1444.3.14 Lösung 14: Versionsnummern (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1474.3.15 Lösung 15: Konvertierung str_to_number (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . 1484.3.16 Lösung 16: Print Tower (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1514.3.17 Lösung 17: Gefüllter Rahmen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1534.3.18 Lösung 18: Vokale raten (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154x Inhaltsverzeichnis5 Basisdatenstrukturen: Listen, Sets und Dictionaries . . . . . . . . . . . 1575.1 Einführung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1575.1.1 Sequenzielle Datentypen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1575.1.2 Listen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1595.1.3 Mengen (Sets) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1635.1.4 Schlüssel-Wert-Abbildungen (Dictionaries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1645.1.5 Der Stack als LIFO-Datenstruktur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1665.1.6 Die Queue als FIFO-Datenstruktur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1675.2 Aufgaben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1715.2.1 Aufgabe 1: Gemeinsame Elemente (★★✩✩✩). . . . . . . . . . . . . 1715.2.2 Aufgabe 2: Eigener Stack (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1715.2.3 Aufgabe 3: List Reverse (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1715.2.4 Aufgabe 4: Duplikate entfernen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1725.2.5 Aufgabe 5: Maximaler Gewinn (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1725.2.6 Aufgabe 6: Längstes Teilstück (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1735.2.7 Aufgabe 7: Wohlgeformte Klammern (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . 1735.2.8 Aufgabe 8: Pascal’sches Dreieck (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1745.2.9 Aufgabe 9: Check Magic Triangle (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1745.2.10 Aufgabe 10: Häufigste Elemente (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1755.2.11 Aufgabe 11: Addition von Ziffern (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1755.2.12 Aufgabe 12: List Merge (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1765.2.13 Aufgabe 13: Excel Magic Select (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1765.2.14 Aufgabe 14: Stack Based Queue (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1775.3 Lösungen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1785.3.1 Lösung 1: Gemeinsame Elemente (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1785.3.2 Lösung 2: Eigener Stack (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1805.3.3 Lösung 3: List Reverse (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1815.3.4 Lösung 4: Duplikate entfernen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1845.3.5 Lösung 5: Maximaler Gewinn (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1865.3.6 Lösung 6: Längstes Teilstück (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1885.3.7 Lösung 7: Wohlgeformte Klammern (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1905.3.8 Lösung 8: Pascal’sches Dreieck (★★★✩✩). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1945.3.9 Lösung 9: Check Magic Triangle (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1965.3.10 Lösung 10: Häufigste Elemente (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1995.3.11 Lösung 11: Addition von Ziffern (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005.3.12 Lösung 12: List Merge (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2045.3.13 Lösung 13: Excel Magic Select (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2085.3.14 Lösung 14: Stack Based Queue (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210Inhaltsverzeichnis xi6 Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2136.1 Einführung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2136.1.1 Eindimensionale Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2146.1.2 Mehrdimensionale Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2226.1.3 Typische Fehler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2276.1.4 Besonderheiten . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2286.1.5 Rekapitulation: NumPy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2296.2 Aufgaben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2356.2.1 Aufgabe 1: Gerade vor ungeraden Zahlen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . 2356.2.2 Aufgabe 2: Flip (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2356.2.3 Aufgabe 3: Palindrom (★★✩✩✩). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2356.2.4 Aufgabe 4: Inplace Rotate (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2366.2.5 Aufgabe 5: Jewels Board Init (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2366.2.6 Aufgabe 6: Jewels Board Erase Diamonds (★★★★✩) . . . . . . 2386.2.7 Aufgabe 7: Spiral-Traversal (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2396.2.8 Aufgabe 8: Add One to Array As Number (★★✩✩✩). . . . . . . . 2396.2.9 Aufgabe 9: Sudoku-Checker (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2406.2.10 Aufgabe 10: Flood-Fill (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2416.2.11 Aufgabe 11: Array Min und Max (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2426.2.12 Aufgabe 12: Array Split (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2436.2.13 Aufgabe 13: Minesweeper Board (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2446.3 Lösungen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2466.3.1 Lösung 1: Gerade vor ungeraden Zahlen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . 2466.3.2 Lösung 2: Flip (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2506.3.3 Lösung 3: Palindrom (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2536.3.4 Lösung 4: Inplace Rotate (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2556.3.5 Lösung 5: Jewels Board Init (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2596.3.6 Lösung 6: Jewels Board Erase Diamonds (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . 2656.3.7 Lösung 7: Spiral-Traversal (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2736.3.8 Lösung 8: Add One to Array As Number (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . 2776.3.9 Lösung 9: Sudoku-Checker (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2786.3.10 Lösung 10: Flood-Fill (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2836.3.11 Lösung 11: Array Min und Max (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2876.3.12 Lösung 12: Array Split (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2906.3.13 Lösung 13: Minesweeper Board (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294xii InhaltsverzeichnisII Fortgeschrittenere und kniffligere Themen 3017 Rekursion Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3037.1 Memoization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3037.1.1 Memoization für Fibonacci-Zahlen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3037.1.2 Memoization für Pascal’sches Dreieck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3057.1.3 Memoization mit Python-Bordmitteln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3077.2 Backtracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3117.2.1 n-Damen-Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3117.3 Aufgaben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3157.3.1 Aufgabe 1: Türme von Hanoi (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3157.3.2 Aufgabe 2: Edit Distance (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3167.3.3 Aufgabe 3: Longest Common Subsequence (★★★✩✩) . . . . . 3167.3.4 Aufgabe 4: Weg aus Labyrinth (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3177.3.5 Aufgabe 5: Sudoku-Solver (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3187.3.6 Aufgabe 6: Math Operator Checker (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3197.3.7 Aufgabe 7: Wassereimer-Problem (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3207.3.8 Aufgabe 8: Alle Palindrom-Teilstrings (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . 3217.3.9 Aufgabe 9: n-Damen-Problem (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3217.4 Lösungen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3227.4.1 Lösung 1: Türme von Hanoi (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3227.4.2 Lösung 2: Edit Distance (★★★★✩). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3277.4.3 Lösung 3: Longest Common Subsequence (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . 3307.4.4 Lösung 4: Weg aus Labyrinth (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3347.4.5 Lösung 5: Sudoku-Solver (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3377.4.6 Lösung 6: Math Operator Checker (★★★★✩). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3447.4.7 Lösung 7: Wassereimer-Problem (★★★★✩). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3477.4.8 Lösung 8: Alle Palindrom-Teilstrings (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3507.4.9 Lösung 9: n-Damen-Problem (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3548 Binärbäume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3618.1 Einführung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3618.1.1 Aufbau, Begrifflichkeiten und Anwendungsbeispiele . . . . . . . . 3618.1.2 Binärbäume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3628.1.3 Binärbäume mit Ordnung: binäre Suchbäume . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3638.1.4 Traversierungen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3658.1.5 Balancierte Bäume und weitere Eigenschaften . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3678.1.6 Bäume für die Beispiele und Übungsaufgaben . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3698.2 Aufgaben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3718.2.1 Aufgabe 1: Tree Traversal (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3718.2.2 Aufgabe 2: In-, Pre- und Postorder iterativ (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . 3718.2.3 Aufgabe 3: Tree-Höhe berechnen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3718.2.4 Aufgabe 4: Kleinster gemeinsamer Vorfahre (★★★✩✩) . . . . . 372Inhaltsverzeichnis xiii8.2.5 Aufgabe 5: Breadth-First (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3728.2.6 Aufgabe 6: Level Sum (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3738.2.7 Aufgabe 7: Tree Rotate (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3738.2.8 Aufgabe 8: Rekonstruktion (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3748.2.9 Aufgabe 9: Math Evaluation (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3748.2.10 Aufgabe 10: Symmetrie (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3758.2.11 Aufgabe 11: Check Binary Search Tree (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . 3768.2.12 Aufgabe 12: Vollständigkeit (★★★★★) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3768.2.13 Aufgabe 13: Tree Printer (★★★★★) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3788.3 Lösungen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3818.3.1 Lösung 1: Tree Traversal (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3818.3.2 Lösung 2: In-, Pre- und Postorder iterativ (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . 3838.3.3 Lösung 3: Tree-Höhe berechnen (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3908.3.4 Lösung 4: Kleinster gemeinsamer Vorfahre (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . 3918.3.5 Lösung 5: Breadth-First (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3948.3.6 Lösung 6: Level Sum (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3968.3.7 Lösung 7: Tree Rotate (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3998.3.8 Lösung 8: Rekonstruktion (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4028.3.9 Lösung 9: Math Evaluation (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4078.3.10 Lösung 10: Symmetrie (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4088.3.11 Lösung 11: Check Binary Search Tree (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . 4138.3.12 Lösung 12: Vollständigkeit (★★★★★). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4158.3.13 Lösung 13: Tree Printer (★★★★★) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4239 Suchen und Sortieren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4339.1 Einführung Suchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4339.1.1 Binärsuche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4359.2 Einführung Sortieren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4369.2.1 Insertion Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4369.2.2 Selection Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4389.2.3 Merge Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4409.2.4 Quick Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4419.2.5 Bucket Sort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4439.2.6 Schlussgedanken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4449.3 Aufgaben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4459.3.1 Aufgabe 1: Contains All (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4459.3.2 Aufgabe 2: Partitionierung (★★★★✩). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4459.3.3 Aufgabe 3: Binärsuche (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4469.3.4 Aufgabe 4: Insertion Sort (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4469.3.5 Aufgabe 5: Selection Sort (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4479.3.6 Aufgabe 6: Quick Sort (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4479.3.7 Aufgabe 7: Bucket Sort (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4489.3.8 Aufgabe 8: Suche in rotierten Daten (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . 448xiv Inhaltsverzeichnis9.4 Lösungen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4509.4.1 Lösung 1: Contains All (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4509.4.2 Lösung 2: Partitionierung (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4519.4.3 Lösung 3: Binärsuche (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4539.4.4 Lösung 4: Insertion Sort (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4569.4.5 Lösung 5: Selection Sort (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4579.4.6 Lösung 6: Quick Sort (★★★✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4589.4.7 Lösung 7: Bucket Sort (★★✩✩✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4609.4.8 Lösung 8: Suche in rotierten Daten (★★★★✩) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46110 Schlusswort und ergänzende Literatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46710.1 Schlusswort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46710.1.1 Gelerntes pro Kapitel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46710.1.2 Bedenkenswertes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46910.2 Knobelaufgaben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47110.2.1 Goldsäcke – Fälschung entdecken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47110.2.2 Pferderennen – schnellste drei Pferde ermitteln . . . . . . . . . . . . 47210.3 Ergänzende Literatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475III Anhang 479A Kurzeinführung Pytest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481A.1 Schreiben und Ausführen von Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481A.1.1 Installation von Pytest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481A.1.2 Beispiel: Ein erster Unit Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482A.1.3 Ausführen von Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482A.1.4 Behandlung erwarteter Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484A.1.5 Parametrisierte Tests mit Pytest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485A.2 Weiterführende Literatur zu Pytest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486B Kurzeinführung Dekoratoren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487C Schnelleinstieg O-Notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493C.1 Abschätzungen mit der O-Notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493C.1.1 Komplexitätsklassen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494C.1.2 Komplexität und Programmlaufzeit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496Literaturverzeichnis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 497Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Book Synopsis1. Introduction to Modern C++23.- 2. Components of an Object-Oriented C++ Program.- 3. Option Payoff Hierarchies in C++.- 4. Generic Programming and Template Classes in C++.- 5. Introduction to the Standard Template Library (STL) in C++23.- 6. Function Objects in C++.- 7. Matrix Classes for Quantitative Finance.- 8. Numerical Linear Algebra in C++.- 9. Black Scholes and Pricing Fundamentals.- 10. Calculating the Greeks.- 11. European Options with Monte Carlo Simulation.- 12. Binomial and Trinomial Trees.- 13. Finite Difference Methods.- 14. Asian/Path-Dependent Options with Monte Carlo.- 15. Exotic Options.- 16. Implied Volatility.- 17. Stochastic Volatility.- 18. Random Number Generation and Statistical Distributions.- 19. Jump-Diffusion Models.- 20. Single Factor Interest Rate Models.- 21. Tree Building Procedures: BDT, Hull White Tree, Lognormal (Hull-White), Vasicek Cox-Ingersoll-Ross.- 22. Bermudan and Exotic Interest Rate Derivatives.- 23. Single Factor Black-Scholes with Finite Difference Methods.- 24. Two-Factor Models and the Heath-Jarrow-Morton Model.

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Book Synopsis.- Emerging approaches towards Responsible Autonomy..- VRSIL: A Framework for Video Recommendation Integrating Semantic Intelligence with a Large Language Model..- Detection and Categorization of DNS over HTTPS Traffic using Lightweight Feature Selection Methods and Ensemble Classification Model..- Improving Machine Learning Models with Hybrid Metaheuristic Algorithm for Software Defect Prediction..- Multi-Weighted Bi-partite Graph based Hybrid Matchmaking Mechanism for Ranking..- A Prompt-Based Transfer Learning System for Text Classification..- Optimized ANFIS Model to predict air pollutant index of Mumbai..- A Comprehensive Analysis of Classification Techniques for Effective Multi-Class Research Article Categorization on an Imbalanced Dataset..- Leveraging DNS Traffic Analysis for Threat Detection using Explainable AI..- Self-Supervised Multimodal Stance Detection with BERT and ResNet..- Improving Model performance and Explainability of Attention-Based CNN Models on Health Image Datasets Using Grad-CAM..- Transformer-powered Legal Jargon Simplification: An OCR-based LLM Approach for Indian Law and Justice..- Disaster Classification Using Multimodality Techniques by Integrating Images and Text..- English Text to Indian Sign Language Translator using SIGNIFY Algorithm..- Transforming Legal Assistance: A Chatbot-Driven Analysis of India’s Legislative Reforms..- KMSR: A Semantics Infused Framework for Knowledge Map Generation for Radio-physics as a Strategic Domain..- Deep Learning for Suicide Risk Detection in Reddit Posts..- Explaining LLM Decisions: Counterfactual Chain-of-Thought Approach..- Elevating Privacy: A Differential Privacy Infused Approach to GAN for Robust Data Synthesis for Deep Learning Models..- TransLeakGAN: A Transformer-based Framework for Enhanced Long Text Generation..- Finding Maximum Independent Sets using ACO GA Algorithm..- Comprehensive Review of End-to-End Dependency Parsing with Auto-regressive Large Language Models..- Enhancing Intrusion Detection Through Adaptive Genetic Algorithm with Crowding Distance Selection for Optimized Feature Selection from Network Traffic Data.- Novel concepts in Arrhythmia Detection : Hybrid DL Models Integrated with Farmland Fertility Algo for ECG Signal Segregation..- SOT-MRAM Devices in Memory Hierarchy for Next-Generation Computing Systems..- Fusion Framework Approach for Enhanced Elderly Fall Detection ..- Optimization-driven sensory data analytics and applications..- Migration and Replacement in Main Memory and Cache in Hybrid Memory Systems..- Can Explainable AI Build Trust in the Financial Domain: Study of an Explainable AI model for Bankruptcy Prediction..- Rectifying Whole Brain Segmentation Errors Using a Novel Under-Segmentation Correction Method.

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Book SynopsisCollaborative Songwriting: In the Room focusses on the collaborative, creative act of group songwriting. It provides insights, perspectives, and practice models which will be invaluable for those just starting out in collaborative creativity, or for more experienced collaborators.Songwriting and music production in the 21st Century are increasingly social activities. As a result, the contemporary songwriter and collaborative music producer needs to be comfortable and skilled at creating with others. With this in mind, this book works to demystify the discourse around collaborative creativity and demonstrate how readers can apply this theoretical underpinning to their creative practice. The inclusion of over fifteen interviews from industry professionals from the UK, US and Europe, allows readers to benefit from the varied experiences of collaboration methods in practice.Collaborative Songwriting: In the Room will provide valuable insight to professional or developing songwriters, music producers, music educators, community artists, arts practitioners, and performing musicians wanting to gain new perspectives into creative collaboration. It will also be a valuable companion to students of songwriting and popular music.

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Book SynopsisA High School English Teacherâs Guide to Writing Memoir is more than a set of writing lessonsâitâs a call to see your students, and help them see themselves, through the power of story.With more than forty flexible lessons and a robust suite of downloadable charts, tools, mentor texts, and AI recommendations, this guide helps you teach memoir as courageous storytelling and self-discovery. Students will write honestly, revise bravely, and publish in formats that matter to themâfrom anthologies to picture books to multimodal memoirs.Grounded in research and practical classroom strategies, this guidebook walks teachers through each stage of memoir writingâfrom generating story ideas and experimenting with structure to revising with intention and experimenting with conventions. Along the way, it centers mentor text inquiry, writing partnerships, and authorâs craft. It also embraces new technologies, including AI, as part of the writing process, so your students will emerge confident and adept as digital writers. Whether your students are excavating memories, wrestling with identity, or discovering their voice for the first time, this guide helps them transform raw moments into powerful memoirs.And for youâthe teacherâit brings a new kind of classroom intimacy, a deepened community, and the reminder that storytelling is the heart of being known. Let memoir become a source of meaning, connection, and growth for every writer in your room.

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Book SynopsisFollowing a chronological Bible reading plan, this bestselling Bible companion explains and connects the story of Scripture, section by section. And this personal, travel-sized edition makes it easy to bring with you wherever you go--from the coffee shop down the street to an overseas adventure--so you don't miss a single day of getting to know God's Word.

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Book SynopsisGrow yourself in order to grow your team. Do you spend your days managing others only to find you’re still putting out fire after fire? What if there was a better way to get things done? There is—leadership coaching is disrupting the scattered management era of education in all the right ways. Get the tools and strategies needed to transform how you think about school supervision that builds capacity, leadership, and learning. This book will help you: Learn to use neuroscience research productively Expand your use of communication skills Understand examples of leaders implementing coach-like behaviors into everyday practice to produce results Learn specific approaches to supervise and coach for growth Approach difficult conversations that impact thinking and change with confidence At the crux of coaching culture is mindset—this book will teach you how to cultivate a growth mindset and strong emotional intelligence as you coach and grow capacity in others. "RESULTS Coaching Next Steps invites leaders to function as coaches and clearly teaches them how to coach. It is truly transformational for those unfamiliar with coach leadership and for veteran coaches alike. This book transformed me as a school principal and continues to serve as a fundamental resource in training school leaders. It is without a doubt my top recommendation to anyone who asks how to learn coach-leader skills." —Dr. Hank Staggs, ACC, Director Governors Academy for School Leadership, Tennessee "Finally! Another must-have for my professional library! RESULTS Coaching Next Steps speaks to education leaders who continue to focus on being a coach leader, no matter what their title or position. The book drives novice and experienced coaches to reconnect to the essentials and renews your commitment to never interact the same way again." —Kim Richardson ACC Teacher Development Coordinator, Hampton City SchoolsTrade Review"RESULTS Coaching Next Steps invites leaders to function as coaches and clearly teaches them how to coach. It is truly transformational for those unfamiliar with coach leadership and for veteran coaches alike. This book transformed me as a school principal and continues to serve as a fundamental resource in training school leaders. It is without a doubt my top recommendation to anyone who asks how to learn coach-leader skills." -- Dr. Hank Staggs, ACC, Director"Results Coaching Next Steps: Leading for Growth and Change clearly sets the path for transformational leadership that creates a culture of trust and communication in which the effectiveness of the organization flourishes when freedom to explore and collaborate are not just promoted but valued. The authors artfully articulate and demonstrate the leadership coaching behaviors and skills that help leaders shift organizational mindsets from negatives to positives and behaviors from isolation to collaboration resulting in new and innovative thinking and learning. The the UAM School of Education faculty and staff have become fearless visionaries who work as a team to make yesterday′s challenges today′s successes." -- Dr. Peggy Doss, Dean"Finally! Another must-have for my professional library! RESULTS Coaching Next Steps speaks to education leaders who continue to focus on being a coach leader, no matter what their title or position. The book drives novice and experienced coaches to reconnect to the essentials and renews your commitment to never interact the same way again." -- Kim Richardson, ACC, Teacher Development Coordinator"Education is about change and growth in people. Results Coaching Global′s first book Results Coaching: The New Essential for School Leaders completely reframed educational leadership landscape. Now RESULTS Coaching Next Steps: Leading for Growth and Change brings out the details in the picture of leading learning systems. This book provides specific examples related to the mindset of the Coach Leader and thoroughly examines supervision vs. coaching. Everything you need to create a culture of coaching in your district is laid out beautifully. As a superintendent, I′ve seen firsthand the impact this work has had on principals, midlevel administrators and cabinet level leadership. The bottom line—the significant changes we are looking for come from changing educators from within. It is a journey and RESULTS Coaching Next Steps: Leading for Growth and Change is the guidebook." -- David Curry, Superintendent"Results Coaching Next Steps: Leading for Growth and Change equips the 21st century leader to move past old paradigms of supervision and into the realm of influence. Next Steps continues the journey of transformation and challenges administrators to become coach leaders. The need for a coaching culture to support leaders makes this book a valued resource. To truly impact school environments, Results Coaching Next Steps: Leading for Growth and Change is the first place to start!" -- Lezley Lewis, Executive Director of Teacher Learning"Results Coaching: The New Essential for School Leaders has served as the launchpad for authentic communication and academic success in our school district. The authors have developed an educator-friendly book that offers a practical approach, coupled with a dose of theory, to provide a solid balance for the ever-busy school teacher and leader. Results Coaching Next Steps offers a communication framework, a review of essential communication skills, and an especially helpful section for school leaders and supervisors. Results Coaching Next Steps builds upon its predecessor, and continues to support and guide for real change and results. For all of us who know that academic success is dependent on building relationships and communicating effectively, this book is a must read!" -- Carl Dethloff, Ph.D., SuperintendentTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Publisher’s Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction CHAPTER 1: Leadership for Today: The Essentials of Coach Leadership What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There! Why Change Is So Hard Coach Leaders First Lead Themselves Positivity Broadens Thinking Keep Calm and Carry On! A Story of Positivity and Resilience Know Thyself A Story of Making a Difference That Impacted Everything CHAPTER 2: Leading With the Brain in Mind The Call From Leaders Important Facts About the Brain Emotional Intelligence Emotional Reactions Response Regrets New Pathways The Power of Empathy When We Think We Can Practical Uses NeuroLeadership Institute Influences Practical Uses Positive Psychology CHAPTER 3: The Leader as Coach: Mindset and Skills The Seduction of Advising or Telling Essential Skills—Lessons Learned Essential Skill #1: The Power of Listening Essential Skill #2: Committed Listening and Paraphrasing Essential Skill #3: Presuming Positive Intent and Positive Presuppositions Essential Skill #4: Reflective Feedback CHAPTER 4: Supervision vs. Coaching: It’s Time for Change Supervision Is Coaching From Traditional Supervision to 21st Century Supervision Performance Research Matching Supervisory Style With Teacher Level of Development CHAPTER 5: The Power of the Conversation The Conversation Frame Difficult Conversation Frame CHAPTER 6: Creating a Coaching Culture Why Is a Coaching Culture of Critical Importance? What Are the Characteristics of a Coaching Culture? How Does One Create a Coaching Culture? How Individuals Are Creating Coaching Cultures Patterns and Themes for Transforming Culture RESOURCES Coaching Mindset and Skills—Skill Self-Assessment Coaching Standards: Core Competencies Supervision and Coaching: Glickman’s Model of Developmental Supervision Supervision Practice Scenarios RCG Coaching Conversation Frame RCG Difficult Conversation Frame RCG Guided Pathways for Success—GPS Index

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Book SynopsisFun 5-minute drawing lessons for kids ages 6-12 Perfect for budding artists and kids who have never drawn before, this beginner drawing book will teach your kid how to draw cool things in no time! Author and professional artist Alli Koch's kid friendly, mini drawing lessons will help your child practice their basic art skills and teach them how to draw with confidence. This book is perfect for kids 8-12, but kids as young as 5 will be able to easily follow along as well. From cupcakes, to unicorns, to cars, and cats, your kid will be drawing all sorts of things that they'll want to show off to their friends, or color afterward and hang on their room! No experience required! Easy-to-Follow Instructions: Simple steps and diagrams from start to finish 42 Cool Projects: Learn how to draw an ice cream cone, fruit, castle, spaceship, cactus, airplane, animals, and so many more cute and cool things! Layflat Binding: Making it easier for kids to keep the book open as they follow along Perforated Pages and Premium Paper: Easily removable pages that are thick and sturdy 9 x 9 Size: Big pages so your kid has no problem seeing each stepTrade ReviewEasy to follow. Light-hearted. Engaging and full of all the things we want to draw! From ice cream cones and pineapples, trucks and baseball caps, to seashells, unicorns and castles - and of course all of the wild things! Alli has created the most interactive and encouraging book with All the Things. She includes helpful pointers and wonderful suggestions that help the young artist create beautiful pieces of art while feeling encouraged to explore their own style. A must-have for kids, and a wonderful book to have on hand to reference at all times - and to gift to all of your friends! -- Sarah Simon (of @themintgardener), author of Modern Watercolor Botanicals and The Plant Lady

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Book Synopsis'Multiliteracies for a Digital Age' serves as a guide for composition teachers to develop effective, full-scale computer literacy programs that are also professionally responsible by emphasizing different kinds of literacies. Stuart A. Selber also proposes methods for helping students move among these literacies in strategic ways.

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Book SynopsisFUSION: INTEGRATED READING AND WRITING, Book 2 connects the reading and writing processes, showing how they reinforce one another. By reading high-interest professional and student writing models, you'll learn the vital reading skills to comprehend college-level content. The book will also show you how these skills will help you produce the kinds of thoughtful writing assignments expected of you in your future courses.Table of ContentsPart I: READING AND WRITING FOR SUCCESS. 1. The Reading-Writing Connection. 2. Approaches to Reading and Writing. 3. Critical Thinking and Viewing. Part II: READING AND WRITING ESSAYS. 4. Ideas. 5. Organization. 6. Coherence. 7. Voice. Part III: TYPES OF READING AND WRITING. 8. Reading and Writing Narratives Texts. 9. Reading and Writing Expository Texts. 10. Reading and Writing Arguments. Part IV: RESEARCH. 11. Understanding Research. 12. Research Report. Part V: SENTENCE WORKSHOPS. 13. Sentence Basics. 14. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences. 15. Agreement. 16. Sentence Problems. Part VI: WORD WORKSHOPS. 17. Noun. 18. Pronoun. 19. Verb. 20. Adjective and Adverb. 21. Conjunction and Preposition. Part VII: PUNCTUATION AND MECHANICS WORKSHOPS. 22. Capitalization. 23. Comma. 24. Quotation Marks and Italics. 25. Other Punctuation. Part VIII: READINGS FOR WRITING. 26. Anthology. Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisBridging the realms of educational technology and teacher education, this book offers instructional design models, strategies, and tools for online delivery of continuing professional development (CPD) for STEM teachers. Acknowledging that successful STEM education demands strategies grounded in specific instructional design frameworks, this complex integration of pedagogical strategies with teaching and facilitation practices creates unique challenges for developing effective online learning environments.In this volume, editors Heejung An and Woonhee Sung have invited STEM teacher educators to share feasible models, strategies, and research-proven practices to enhance instructorsâ knowledge and practices and enable them to design, develop, and implement their own online CPD. To that end, chapters contextualize online STEM education course designs and teaching trends across degree-based continuing education, professional development, and teacher professional learning. The chapters focus on the most essential pedagogical components of STEM education CPD, including hands-on, real-world-based projects, learner practice and reflection, interaction with peers and instructors, as well as how to effectively design and deliver these elements. The practical applications in the various chapters demonstrate how online programs can use various technological tools to educate STEM teachers in online settings with a variety of STEM materials.The book also provides concrete lesson plans that online faculty and CPD providers can apply in any teaching setting to strengthen STEM teacher educatorsâ capabilities. Ideal for instructors of CPD who design and teach STEM-related educational disciplines, this unique collection responds to the need to bring online and blended learning to the STEM education community while maintaining quality and standards-based content acquisition.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive overview of vision problems in children with developmental disabilities such as AD/HD, autism spectrum disorders, and specific learning disabilities.Written in a very accessible style, it is appropriate for parents and professionals alike and offers non-technical explanations of how vision difficulties are screened for and advice on where to seek appropriate professional care. Lisa Kurtz outlines a range of activities for strengthening children's functional vision and perceptual skills using simple, homemade materials that are readily available in the home or classroom.This is an excellent practical companion for parents of children with visual perception problems and the professionals who work with them.Trade Review`This short book is a reliable introduction to a complex area of need which is all too often masked by a child's other, more obvious difficulties. The practical suggestions provide useful starting points for both specific visual difficulties and general visual development…This book is a good reminder that it is crucial for parents and practitioners to promote alternative activities that provide opportunities for children to practice and develop their visual skills.' -- Support for Learning (NASEN)`an excellent resource for any parent, teacher or professional whose child is presenting with subtle vision difficulties as it contains quite a few gems (eg explanations, screening tests, addresses and activities) which adds to the knowledge of the reader.' -- Good Autism Practice`Lisa Kurtz writes in an open and informative way which holds your attention giving an easy to understand description of the problem experienced by many of the children that we see in `Special Times' -- Play Therapy UK`This book is exceptionally practical. Kurtz keeps parents in mind throughout by providing the medical lingo to necessary inform, but not to confuse. She provides a list of organizations that offer vision therapy (both inside and outside the U.S.), suggested questions to ask an eye professional before making an appointment, an explanation of the terminology a parent might find in a medical report, and a list of organizations, along with their web addresses and a one- to two-sentence description of the content at that web site.' -- ForeWordTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Anatomy and Structure of the Visual System. 2. The Early Development of Visual Skills. 3. Do You See What I See? Problems with Visual Skills. 4. Finding Professional Help for Problems with Vision. 5. Activities for Improving Visual Skills. 6. Helping Children to Compensate for Problems with Vision. 7. Resources. Appendix: Equipment Fabrication. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking book introduces the Model for Equitable Literacy Learning Environments (MELLE), a comprehensive framework that integrates evidence-based instruction with culturally responsive pedagogy to create truly equitable learning environments for all children.Despite decades of reading instruction reform, persistent achievement disparities remain between students from marginalised communities and their more privileged peers. Drawing on extensive international research across Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the author examines how three key dimensions â quality instruction, opportunity to read, and authentic representation in reading materials â must work together within supportive cultural and community contexts. Interwoven with real-classroom examples, the text showcases how this framework can be applied to address persistent achievement gaps and promote inclusive education.Moving beyond polarised literacy debates, this book is a must-read for educators seeking practical solutions to create equitable learning environments that empower learners from a range of backgrounds.

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Book SynopsisIn this thoroughly revised edition of his classic bestseller, John C. Maxwell reveals how to develop the vision, value, influence, and motivation required of successful leaders.

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Book SynopsisWinner of the Outstanding Publication Award - Book by AECT''s Culture, Learning, and Technology Division!ICT and International Learning Ecologies addresses new ways to explore international, comparative, and cultural issues in education and technology. As today's development orthodoxies push societies around the world to adopt imported information communication tools, new approaches are needed that integrate cultural responsiveness, autonomy, and sustainability into technology-enhanced learning. This edited collection conceptually and methodologically reframes the complexities of teaching and learning in historically marginalized communities around the world, where inequities are often exacerbated by one-size-fits-all programs. Graduate students and researchers of educational technology, international/comparative education, and sustainability education will be better prepared to lead information and communication technologies (ICT) implementation acTrade Review"Can education move beyond the heritage of neo-colonialism and neoliberalism? ICT and International Learning Ecologies offers a radical vision of educational technology for a pluralistic world that cherishes human diversity."—Andrew Feenberg, Professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, Canada"ICT and International Learning Ecologies is like no other book that I have encountered. It shows how cutting-edge technologies can be harnessed in support of education that challenges Western hegemony and respects diversity around the world. It provides a novel vision of how education can, in turn, support cultural and environmental sustainability, building upon and learning from traditional, local, and indigenous ways of being. This is a timely contribution as the world struggles with climate change, environmental degradation, and growing inequality."—Juha I. Uitto, Director of the Independent Evaluation Office at the Global Environment Facility, USA"Settler colonialism and its logic of elimination continue to impact Indigenous people and disrupt our ways of knowing, being, and doing in the world. But we are still here. Indigenous peoples remain sceptical about our cultural knowledges and how new technologies have the ability to further marginalise our lives and our collectivities. Certainly, we have little evidence to support that any form of Western intervention will be beneficial to us. ICT and International Learning Ecologies brings forward the debates around Western knowledge and ICT and Indigenous participation. This is an important contribution to the discussions on technology and learning ecologies and how we ensure a more just world where Indigenous peoples are not further exploited and marginalised."—Bronwyn Carlson, Professor and Head of the Department of Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University, AustraliaTable of ContentsPart 1: Introduction and A Landscape of Literacies and Language: Frameworks, Models, and Illustrations 1. ICT and International Learning Ecologies: An Introduction 2. Talk, Smartphones, Notebooks, and Brown Paper 3. The Impact of Technology on a Multilingual World: Problems and Opportunities 4. A Methodology for Deploying a Digital Literacy Framework for Diverse Socioeconomic and Sector Contexts Part 2: Promoting Cultural Information and Knowledge 5. Making Culture Visible: A Primer for Culturally Grounded Design 6. Aesthetics and Power: Reforming Access to and the Inclusion of Cultural Content in ICT-Supported Education: A Peruvian Case 7. Embracing Indigenous Knowledge Systems in ICT-enabled Education Part 3: Reflections on Positionality, Sustainability, and Design 8. Reflections from the Boundary Spaces: Digitization of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Co-design of ICT alongside Indigenous Communities in Namibia 9. On Being Proficient Enough to Do (No) Harm: Reflections on Mentoring Visiting Saudi Arabian K–12 Teachers

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Book SynopsisFood gardening is becoming increasingly popular, as people look for new ways to live more sustainably and minimize harm to the environment. This book addresses the 21st century trends which bring new challenges to food gardening - anthropogenic climate change, environmental degradation, natural resource scarcity, and social inequity - and explains the basic biological, ecological and social concepts needed to understand and respond to them. Examples throughout the text demonstrate how to successfully use these concepts, while supporting gardeners' values, and their goals for themselves, their communities and the world.Table of ContentsPART I: Starting at the beginning: gardens and the big picture Chapter 1: What can Food Gardens Contribute? Gardens and Wellbeing Chapter 2: Changes coming to your garden Chapter 3: Responding to change as a food gardening strategy. Appendix - Worked formal garden experiments PART II: Starting the garden Chapter 4: Garden placement Chapter 5: How plants live and grow Chapter 6: Starting and caring for garden plants PART III: Garden management Chapter 7: Soil, nutrients, and organic matter Chapter 8: Water, soils, and plants Chapter 9: Managing pests, pathogens, and beneficial organisms Chapter 10: Saving seeds for planting and sharing

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Why is it so hard to make a multiplayer game?.- Chapter 2: How the internet works.- Chapter 3: Developing a multiplayer game.- Chapter 4: Going global.- Chapter 5: Monetization.- Chapter 6: Optimizing your multiplayer game.- Chapter 7: Common multiplayer features.- Chapter 8: User generated content.

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Book SynopsisThe Learner-Centered Music Classroom: Models and Possibilities is a resource for practicing music teachers, providing them with practical ideas and lesson plans for implementing learner-centered pedagogical concepts into their music classrooms. The purpose of this book is to propose a variety of learner-centered models for music teaching and learning through the use of a variety of autoethnographic viewpoints. Nine contributors provide working and concrete examples of learner-centered models from their classrooms. Offering lesson plan ideas in each of these areas, the contributors provide practical approaches for implementation of learner-centered approaches in music instruction across a variety of landscapes.Learner-centered teaching provides an approach to music education that encourages social, interactive, culturally responsive, creative, peer-based, open-formed, facilitated and democratic learning. Chapter 1 defines the what, why, and perceived benefits of learner-centered approaches in music teaching and learning contexts Chapters 2-10 will include example lesson plans, rubrics, etc. as models for teachers. The contributors to this book suggest that learner-centered approaches, when embedded into the culture and curricular framework of a music classroom, offer exciting approaches for teaching music in ways that are culturally and educationally appropriate in contemporary education. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Learner-Centered Teaching: Alternatives to the established Cultural Norm Jonathan Kladder, Ithaca CollegeChapter 2: The Elementary Music Classroom Zadda Bazzy, Queens Creek Elementary, North CarolinaChapter 3: Another View of the Elementary Music ClassroomChristopher Burns, Lakeview Elementary School, FloridaChapter 4: The Traditional Secondary String Ensemble Sarah Gulish, Lower Moreland High School, PennsylvaniaChapter 5: The Traditional Secondary Concert Band David A. Williams, University of South FloridaChapter 6: The Traditional Secondary Vocal Ensemble Radio Cremata, Ithaca CollegeChapter 7: The Secondary General Music Classroom Patrick Cooper, University of South FloridaChapter 8: The Steel-Pan Ensemble Anne Fennell, Mission Vista High School, CaliforniaChapter 9: The Non-Traditional Secondary Music Performance Classroom Jonathan Kladder, Ithaca CollegeChapter 10: The Music Technology Class Nick Stefanic, Dixie Hollins High School, Florida

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Book SynopsisThe ability to introduce non-canonical amino acids in vivo has greatly expanded the repertoire of accessible proteins for basic research and biotechnological application. Here, the different methods and strategies to incorporate new or modified amino acids are explained in detail, including a lot of practical advice for first-time users of this powerful technique. Novel applications in protein biochemistry, genomics, biotechnology and biomedicine made possible by the expansion of the genetic code are discussed and numerous examples are given. Essential reading for all molecular life scientists who want to stay ahead in their research.Trade Review"In his book, Nediljko Budisa covers this highly interdisciplinary field and allows people not directly involved in protein engineering to get acquainted and up-to-date with the most recent and exciting developments. The book, which is the first of its kind dedicated entirely to this area of research, provides a comprehensive overview of the field. The book comprises seven chapters and has a clear structure supported by a multitude of fine illustrations, thus making the book a good read for those interested in protein engineering. ... Moreover, an excellent update on protein translation in general is given, which is useful for students and newcomers in the field. (...) The book provides an excellent introduction for first-time readers to the field of genetic-code engineering and, as stated on the back of the book, this is 'essential reading to all molecular life scientists who want to stay ahead in their research'." ChemBioChem "The numerous examples illustrate the new prospects that are opened up by genetic code engineering. We can expect novel proteins with properties that cannot be foreseen in detail, when one considers that, even for polypeptides based on the 20 proteinogenic amino acids, the rules of folding are still not known." Angewandte Chemie International Edition "...besticht das Buch durch seine terminologische Klarheit und transdisziplinäre Kompetenz. Es dürfte ein Gewinn sein sowohl für Interessierte an aktuellen Methoden der Molekularbiologie als auch für jene, die von der Wandelbarkeit des "universellen" genetischen Codes einfach fasziniert sind." Nachrichten aus der Chemie "Die umfangreiche Zahl der Beispiele belegt die neue Dimension, die das Code-Engineering erschließt. Wir können neuartige Proteine mit nicht vorhersehbaren Eigenschaften erwarten, zumal schon für Polypeptide mit den 20 proteinogenen Aminosäuren der Faltungscode ungelöst ist. Aber auch Fragen zu neuen Einsatzfeldern in Technik und Pharmakologie, zur Evolution des genetischen Codes und zur Ethik der tiefgreifenden Veränderungen, die das Code-Engineering ermöglicht, werden behandelt." Angewandte Chemie "Wer sich über diese brisante Materie informieren möchte, ist mit dem konkurrenzlosen Standardwerk von Budisa exzellent beraten." Das Science Fiction Jahr - Wissenschaftsbücher 2005Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION Classical Approaches for Protein Modification Protein Total Synthesis Basic Definitions and Taxonomy HISTORY OF AN EXPANDED AMINO ACID REPERTOIRE Cell-free Synthesis of Proteins Noncanonical Amino Acids as Tools for Studying Metabolism Genetic Code Engineering BASIC FEATURES OF THE CELLULAR TRANSLATION APPARATUS Ribosome-mediated Protein Synthesis tRNAs and tRNA Synthetases Translational Proofreading Ribosomal Decoding, Codon Bias and Translational Fidelity Context-dependent Recoding Post-translational Modifications GENETIC CODE ORGANISATION AND PROTEIN STRUCTURE The Universal Genetic Code Natural Variations in Codon Assignment Codon Reassignment and Codon Ambiguity REPROGRAMMING THE CELLULAR TRANSLATION MACHINERY Enzyme Specificity and Code Interpretation Reassigning Coding and Non-Coding Units In vitro Chemical and Enzymatic tRNA Aminoacylation Novel Codon-Anticodon Base Pairs Stop Codon Takover Suppression-Based Methods Future Approaches IMPLICATIONS AND INSIGHTS Evolution of the Amino Acid Repertoire Artificial Genetic Systems De novo Design of Organisms Chances and Risks APPLICATIONS FOR REPROGRAMMED CELLULAR TRANSLATION Genetically Encoded Protein Surface Diversity Applications in Structural Biology Atomic Mutations Protein Folding, Stability and Design Tailoring Protein Spectroscopy Protein-based Sensors Applications in Biomedicine Noncanonical Amino Acids with Neurological Activity

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Book SynopsisAuthor and award-winning travel journalist Kristy Alpert knows that travel days with the family can be busy and hectic for everyone involved. Getting There Activity Book for Kids is the perfect way to entertain your kids while embarking on a long travel day or road trip. It's also a great alternative to electronics, encouraging kids to test their brains with fun travel-themed activities rather than sit with their phones or tablets. This book inspires kids to use their senses and learn about all the modes of transportation, like planes, trains, and other vehicles. The ultimate boredom-buster, this book is complete with word searches, mazes, puzzles, coloring pages, and seek-and-find hunts. Also included are lined journal pages for young travelers to write about their travel journey and destination! Answer keys for each activity can be found in the back of the book. Keep your kids happy on long travel days and make their journey memorable with Getting There Activity Book for Kids!

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Book SynopsisSystems Thinking and Action Research for Innovation introduces the Process Oriented Holonic (PrOH) Modelling Methodology, a novel systems thinking methodology, combining academic rigor with practical guidance for conducting action research in organisations. It equips readers to conduct high-impact research and drive systemic transformation.Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of systems thinking and action research, with a focus on the innovative PrOH Modelling Methodology. This book provides detailed practical rules and guidelines, enabling readers to apply the PrOH Modelling Methodology effectively in action research projects. Engaging exercises and mini tests throughout the text help reinforce learning, while visually striking diagrams illustrate key concepts in an accessible manner. Real-world case studies from industries such as manufacturing, supply chain, legal and public services demonstrate the practical application of PrOH Models, offering insights into systemic success factors, process improvements and innovations. Reflections on theory link practice to foundational principles, ensuring readers develop theoretical, methodological and practical expertise. Additionally, the book explores advanced topics such as building holarchies, gamification, and the future of holonic thinking, making it a definitive systems thinking and action research guide for academics and practitioners alike.This book is intended for postgraduate students, doctoral researchers, and management consultants specializing in organisational change, technical innovation and process improvement.Additional resources are available from an author-maintained companion website dedicated to PrOH Modelling: https://prohmodel.org/

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Book SynopsisWhile other books on the market provide limited coverage of advanced CDNs and streaming technologies, concentrating solely on the fundamentals, this book provides an up-to-date comprehensive coverage of the state-of-the-art advancements in CDNs, with a special focus on Cloud-based CDNs.Table of ContentsPreface xv Acknowledgments xxi Contributors xxiii PART I CDN AND MEDIA STREAMING BASICS 1 1 CLOUD-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY AND STREAMING 3Mukaddim Pathan 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 CDN Overview 5 1.3 Workings of a CDN 10 1.4 CDN Trends 21 1.5 Research Issues 28 1.6 Conclusion 29 References 29 2 LIVE STREAMING ECOSYSTEMS 33Dom Robinson 2.1 Introduction 33 2.2 Live Streaming Pre-Evolution 34 2.3 Live, Linear, Nonlinear 35 2.4 Media Streaming 37 2.5 Related Network Models 38 2.6 Streaming Protocol Success 43 2.7 Platform Divergence and Codec Convergence 44 2.8 Adaptive Bitrate (ABR) Streaming 45 2.9 Internet Radio and HTTP 48 2.10 Conclusion 48 References 49 3 PRACTICAL SYSTEMS FOR LIVE STREAMING 51Dom Robinson 3.1 Introduction 51 3.2 Common Concepts in Live Streaming 52 3.3 The Practicals 56 3.4 Conclusion 69 References 70 4 EFFICIENCY OF CACHING AND CONTENT DELIVERY IN BROADBAND ACCESS NETWORKS 71Gerhard Haslinger 4.1 Introduction 71 4.2 Options and Properties for Web Caching 73 4.3 Zipf Laws for Requests to Popular Content 75 4.4 Efficiency and Performance Modeling for Caches 76 4.5 Effect of Replacement Strategies on Cache Hit Rates 78 4.6 Replacement Methods Based on Request Statistics 81 4.7 Global CDN and P2P Overlays for Content Delivery 84 4.8 Summary and Conclusion 86 Acknowledgments 87 References 87 5 ANYCAST REQUEST ROUTING FOR CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS 91Hussein A. Alzoubi, Michael Rabinovich, Seungjoon Lee, Kobus Van Der Merwe, and Oliver Spatscheck 5.1 Introduction 91 5.2 CDN Request Routing: An Overview 93 5.3 A Practical Load-Aware IP Anycast CDN 96 5.4 Mapping Algorithms 98 5.5 Evaluation 102 5.6 IPv6 Anycast CDNs 107 5.7 Discussion and Open Questions 114 5.8 Conclusion 116 References 116 6 CLOUD-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY TO HOME ECOSYSTEMS 119Tiago Cruz, Paulo Sim̃oes, and Edmundo Monteiro 6.1 Introduction 119 6.2 Bringing Cloud Services to Home: State of the Art 120 6.3 Virtualizing the Access Network Infrastructure 123 6.4 Virtualization for Cloud Service Delivery to Home 130 6.5 Future Trends 137 6.6 Summary and Conclusion 137 Acknowledgments 137 References 138 7 MOBILE VIDEO STREAMING 141Ram Lakshmi Narayanan, Yinghua Ye, Anuj Kaul, and Mili Shah 7.1 Introduction 141 7.2 Mobile Broadband Architecture 142 7.3 Video Streaming Protocols 143 7.4 Video Optimization Services 146 7.5 Operator-Hosted CDN 149 7.6 Cloud-Based Video Streaming 151 7.7 Future Research Directions 154 Acknowledgments 156 References 156 PART II CDN PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND OPTIMIZATION 159 8 CDN ANALYTICS: A PRIMER 161Timothy Siglin 8.1 Introduction 161 8.2 Why Measure? 162 8.3 What do we Measure? 162 8.4 What about Business Intelligence? 169 8.5 Measuring Stateless Delivery 171 8.6 Billing Analytics 173 8.7 CDN Analytics Tools 174 8.8 Recent Trends in CDN Analytics 175 8.9 Conclusion 176 References 176 9 CDN MODELING 179Tolga Bektas and Ozgur Ercetin 9.1 Introduction 179 9.2 Basics on Mathematical Modeling and Optimization 180 9.3 Video-on-Demand Applications 182 9.4 Optimization Problems in Content Delivery and VoD Services 185 9.5 Visionary Thoughts for Practitioners 198 9.6 Future Research Directions 198 9.7 Conclusions 199 Acknowledgments 200 References 200 10 ANALYZING CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS 203Benjamin Molina, Jaime Calvo, Carlos E. Palau, and Manuel Esteve 10.1 Introduction 203 10.2 Previous Work 204 10.3 Basic CDN Model 205 10.4 Enhancing the Model 206 10.5 Performance Evaluation 212 10.6 Conclusions 216 References 216 11 MULTISOURCE STREAM AGGREGATION IN THE CLOUD 219Marat Zhanikeev 11.1 Introduction 219 11.2 Terminologies 221 11.3 Background and Related Work 222 11.4 The Substream Method in the Cloud 224 11.5 Stream Aggregation in the Cloud 226 11.6 Models 228 11.7 Analysis 231 11.8 Visionary Thoughts for Practitioners 236 11.9 Future Research Directions 238 11.10 Conclusion 239 References 239 12 BEYOND CDN: CONTENT PROCESSING AT THE EDGE OF THE CLOUD 243Salekul Islam and Jean-Charles Gŕegoire 12.1 Introduction 243 12.2 Existing Content Delivery Platforms 244 12.3 Comparison of Existing Content Delivery Platforms 247 12.4 An Edge Cloud-Based Model 251 12.5 Results and Insights 255 12.6 Future Research Directions 256 12.7 Conclusion 257 References 257 13 DYNAMIC RECONFIGURATION FOR ADAPTIVE STREAMING 259Norihiko Yoshida 13.1 Introduction 259 13.2 Background and Related Work 260 13.3 Dynamic Server Deployment 262 13.4 From Content Delivery to Streaming 263 13.5 Future Research Directions 267 13.6 Conclusion 269 Acknowledgments 269 References 269 14 MINING DISTRIBUTED DATA STREAMS ON CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS 273Eugenio Cesario, Carlo Mastroianni, and Domenico Talia 14.1 Introduction 273 14.2 Background and Related Work 275 14.3 A Hybrid Multidomain Architecture 277 14.4 A Prototype for Stream Mining in a CDN 281 14.5 Visionary Thoughts for Practitioners 285 14.6 Future Research Directions 285 14.7 Conclusion 286 References 286 15 CDN CAPACITY PLANNING 289Phil Davies and Mukaddim Pathan 15.1 Introduction 289 15.2 Capacity Planning Process 290 15.3 Undertaking the Capacity Planning Process 295 15.4 CDN Capacity Planning Case Study 300 15.5 Recent Developments and Challenges 302 15.6 Summary and Conclusion 303 References 303 PART III CASE STUDIES AND NEXT GENERATION CDNs 305 16 OVERLAY NETWORKS: AN AKAMAI PERSPECTIVE 307Ramesh K. Sitaraman, Mangesh Kasbekar, Woody Lichtenstein, and Manish Jain 16.1 Introduction 307 16.2 Background 309 16.3 Caching Overlays 314 16.4 Routing Overlays 318 16.5 Security Overlays 323 16.6 Conclusion 325 References 326 17 NEXT-GENERATION CDNs: A CoBlitz PERSPECTIVE 329Vivek S. Pai 17.1 Introduction 329 17.2 Carrier CDNs 331 17.3 Managed CDNs 332 17.4 Federated CDNs 333 17.5 Licensed CDNs 335 17.6 Case Study: CoBlitz 337 17.7 CoBlitz Commercialization 343 17.8 Implications of HTTP Adaptive Streaming 345 17.9 CoBlitz Commercialization Lessons 347 17.10 CDN Industry Directions 348 Acknowledgments 349 References 349 18 CONTENT DELIVERY IN CHINA: A ChinaCache PERSPECTIVE 353Michael Talyansky, Alexei Tumarkin, Hunter Xu, and Ken Zhang 18.1 Introduction 353 18.2 Content-Aware Network Services in China 356 18.3 Directions for Future CDN Research and Trends in China 365 18.4 Conclusion 366 References 366 19 PlatonTV: A SCIENTIFIC HIGH DEFINITION CONTENT DELIVERY PLATFORM 369Mirosław Czyrnek, Jedrzej Jajor, Jerzy Jamrozy, Ewa Kusmierek, Cezary Mazurek, Maciej Stroinski, and Jan Weglarz 19.1 Introduction 369 19.2 Background and Related Work 371 19.3 PlatonTV Architecture 372 19.4 Content Ingest 374 19.5 Content Distribution and Management 376 19.6 Content Delivery 379 19.7 Availability and Reliability 381 19.8 Visionary Thoughts for Practitioners 382 19.9 Future Research Directions 383 19.10 Conclusion 383 Acknowledgments 383 References 384 20 CacheCast: A SINGLE-SOURCE MULTIPLE-DESTINATION CACHING MECHANISM 385Piotr Srebrny, Dag H.L. Sorbo, Thomas Plagemann, Vera Goebel, and Andreas Mauthe 20.1 Introduction 385 20.2 Related Work 387 20.3 CacheCast Overview 388 20.4 Background on Multidestination Traffic 389 20.5 CacheCast Design 391 20.6 CacheCast Efficiency 396 20.7 CacheCast Applications 399 20.8 Visionary Thoughts for Practitioners 407 20.9 Future Research Directions 409 20.10 Conclusion 409 Acknowledgments 410 References 410 21 CONTENT REPLICATION AND DELIVERY IN INFORMATION-CENTRIC NETWORKS 413Vasilis Sourlas, Paris Flegkas, Dimitrios Katsaros, and Leandros Tassiulas 21.1 Introduction 413 21.2 Related Work 414 21.3 Framework for Information Replication in ICN 416 21.4 Performance Evaluation 423 21.5 Future Research Directions 426 21.6 Conclusion 426 Acknowledgments 427 References 427 22 ROBUST CONTENT BROADCASTING IN VEHICULAR NETWORKS 431Giancarlo Fortino, Carlos T. Calafate, Juan C. Cano, and Pietro Manzoni 22.1 Introduction 431 22.2 Vehicular Networks 432 22.3 Forward Error Correction Techniques 433 22.4 A Robust Broadcast-Based Content Delivery System 434 22.5 CDS Simulation in NS-3 436 22.6 Performance Evaluation 437 22.7 Future Research Trends 444 22.8 Summary and Conclusion 446 Acknowledgments 447 References 447 23 ON THE IMPACT OF ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKS IN CONTENT DELIVERY 449Irene Kilanioti, Chryssis Georgiou, and George Pallis 23.1 Introduction 449 23.2 Online Social Networks Background 450 23.3 Characterization of Social Cascades 453 23.4 Online Social Network Measurements 456 23.5 Systems 458 23.6 Future Research Directions 459 23.7 Conclusion 461 Acknowledgments 461 References 461 Index 465

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Book SynopsisThis book includes interviews with fourteen internationally-acclaimed leading figures in Second Language Acquisition (SLA), who speak on seminal issues in the field as well as their own contributions to SLA scholarship. As well as covering the contributors’ backgrounds and academic achievements, the interviews also delve into their areas of expertise, current theoretical and practical considerations, and contemporary questions, developments and challenges in SLA. The author probes their views on current topics including input and interaction, vocabulary acquisition, teaching pronunciation, writing development, syntactic processing, multilingualism, L1 attrition, complex dynamic systems, processing instruction, instructed second language acquisition, and technology in language teaching. An introduction by the author draws out the key themes and debates in the field today, and highlights areas for future research and further exploration, and a foreword is provided by Rod Ellis. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Applied Linguistics, Teacher Education and Methodology, and Second and Foreign Language Education.Table of ContentsChapter 1: SLA at 55: What are the key issues?Chapter 2: Input and Interaction in SLA: An Interview with Susan Gass.Chapter 3: Interaction and Feedback in SLA: An Interview with Alison Mackey.Chapter 4: Classroom Interaction and SLA: An Interview with Masatoshi Sato.Chapter 5: Teaching Pronunciation and SLA: An Interview with Tracey Derwing.Chapter 6: Vocabulary Acquisition and Pedagogy in SLA: An Interview with Norbert Schmitt.Chapter 7: Morphosyntactic Processing in SLA: An Interview with Alison Gabriele.Chapter 8: Emergentist Syntax and SLA: An Interview with William O’Grady.Chapter 9: Writing Development in SLA: An Interview with Rosa Manchon.Chapter 10: First Language Attrition and SLA: An Interview with Monika Schmid.Chapter 11: Bilingualism and SLA: An Interview with Antonella Sorace.Chapter 12: Complex Dynamic Systems and Bi-/Multilingualism in SLA: An Interview with Kees de Bot.Chapter 13: Instructed Second Language Acquisition: An Interview with Shawn Loewen.Chapter 14: Processing Instruction and SLA: An Interview with Alessandro Benati.Chapter 15: Digital Technology and SLA: An Interview with Glenn Stockwell.

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Book SynopsisState-of-the-art Singapore is constantly transforming and rejuvenating her building stock. Singapore's Building Stock documents and analyses these transformations of the efficiently organized global city over the past two centuries at multiple spatial scales. This book offers an alternative history of Singapore’s urban development: the history of construction, demolition and reconstruction. The collection of essays assesses what the changes in Singapore’s building stock meant for the preservation of physical and cultural values for the long view. In three sections – the island scale, the district scale, and the building scale – different data sources come together to show the relationship between development policies, the morphology of Singapore’s built environments and the speed of its transformation. Photos, maps and numerical charts illustrate the lost and new, revealing accidental survivors as well as carefully staged relics from the past.

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Book SynopsisThe Learner-Centered Music Classroom: Models and Possibilities is a resource for practicing music teachers, providing them with practical ideas and lesson plans for implementing learner-centered pedagogical concepts into their music classrooms. The purpose of this book is to propose a variety of learner-centered models for music teaching and learning through the use of a variety of autoethnographic viewpoints. Nine contributors provide working and concrete examples of learner-centered models from their classrooms. Offering lesson plan ideas in each of these areas, the contributors provide practical approaches for implementation of learner-centered approaches in music instruction across a variety of landscapes.Learner-centered teaching provides an approach to music education that encourages social, interactive, culturally responsive, creative, peer-based, open-formed, facilitated and democratic learning. Chapter 1 defines the what, why, and perceived benefits of learner-centered approaches in music teaching and learning contexts Chapters 2-10 will include example lesson plans, rubrics, etc. as models for teachers. The contributors to this book suggest that learner-centered approaches, when embedded into the culture and curricular framework of a music classroom, offer exciting approaches for teaching music in ways that are culturally and educationally appropriate in contemporary education. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Learner-Centered Teaching: Alternatives to the established Cultural Norm Jonathan Kladder, Ithaca CollegeChapter 2: The Elementary Music Classroom Zadda Bazzy, Queens Creek Elementary, North CarolinaChapter 3: Another View of the Elementary Music ClassroomChristopher Burns, Lakeview Elementary School, FloridaChapter 4: The Traditional Secondary String Ensemble Sarah Gulish, Lower Moreland High School, PennsylvaniaChapter 5: The Traditional Secondary Concert Band David A. Williams, University of South FloridaChapter 6: The Traditional Secondary Vocal Ensemble Radio Cremata, Ithaca CollegeChapter 7: The Secondary General Music Classroom Patrick Cooper, University of South FloridaChapter 8: The Steel-Pan Ensemble Anne Fennell, Mission Vista High School, CaliforniaChapter 9: The Non-Traditional Secondary Music Performance Classroom Jonathan Kladder, Ithaca CollegeChapter 10: The Music Technology Class Nick Stefanic, Dixie Hollins High School, Florida

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a description of the generalized two layer surface complexation model, data treatment procedures, and thermodynamic constants for sorption of metal cations and anions on gibbsite, the most common form of aluminum oxide found in nature and one of the most abundant minerals in soils, sediments, and natural waters. The book provides a synopsis of aluminum oxide forms and a clearly defined nomenclature. Compilations of available data for sorption of metal cations and anions on gibbsite are presented, and the results of surface complexation model fitting of these data are given. The consistency of the thermodynamic surface complexation constants extracted from the data is examined through development of linear free energy relationships which are also used to predict thermodynamic constants for ions for which insufficient data are available to extract constants. The book concludes with a comparison of constants extracted from data for sorption on gibbsite with those determTable of ContentsForeword xi Preface xiii 1 Aluminum Oxides and Hydroxides under Environmental Conditions 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Occurrence of Aluminum Oxides and Hydroxides in the Subsurface 2 1.3 Occurrence of Aluminum Oxides and Hydroxides in Surface Water 4 1.4 Use of Aluminum Hydroxide in Water Treatment 6 1.5 Summary 7 2 Formation and Properties of Gibbsite and Closely Related Minerals 9 2.1 Al Polymerization Models 9 2.1.1 The “Core-Links” Model 10 2.1.2 The “Cage-Like” (Keggin-Al 13 Structure) Model 10 2.1.3 The “Continuous” Model 11 2.2 Formation of Gibbsite and Other Al Hydroxides and Oxyhydroxides 12 2.3 Aluminum Hydroxide Polymorphs: Structure and Nomenclature 15 2.4 Gibbsite 19 2.4.1 Kinetics of Precipitation and Crystal Growth 19 2.4.2 Structure 21 2.4.3 Common Techniques of Synthesis 21 2.4.4 Synthesized Gibbsite and Differences from Natural Gibbsite 24 2.5 Bayerite 25 2.5.1 Kinetics of Precipitation and Crystal Growth 25 2.5.2 Structure 26 2.5.3 Differences from Gibbsite 26 2.5.4 Synthesized Bayerite and Transformation to Gibbsite 27 2.6 Nordstrandite 27 2.7 Doyleite 28 2.8 Other Forms of Aluminum Oxides and Oxyhydroxides 28 2.8.1 Corundum (a-Al 2 O 3) 28 2.8.2 Boehmite (g-AlOOH) 29 2.8.3 Diaspore (a-AlOOH) 29 2.9 Other Forms Manufactured under High Temperature and Pressure 30 3 Types of Available Data 33 3.1 Gibbsite Structure Verification 33 3.2 Physical–Chemical Properties 34 3.2.1 Specific Surface Area 34 3.2.2 Surface Site Characterization 35 3.2.2.1 Hydroxyl Surface Sites 35 3.2.2.2 Surface Site Density 36 3.3 Acid–Base Titration Data 37 3.4 Cation and Anion-Sorption Data 40 3.5 Spectroscopic Data for Sorption on Gibbsite 41 3.6 Proton ReleaseUptake Data 43 3.7 Electrokinetic Data 43 3.8 Summary 44 4 Data Compilation and Treatment Methods 45 4.1 Collection of Data 45 4.2 Assessment of Data Quality 46 4.2.1 Solid Preparation Method 46 4.2.2 Type of Reaction Vessel 47 4.2.3 Nature of Background Electrolyte 47 4.2.4 Sorption Kinetics 48 4.2.4.1 Proton Sorption Kinetics 48 4.2.4.2 Cation and Anion Sorption Kinetics 49 4.2.5 Method of Solid–Liquid Separation 49 4.2.6 CO 2 Exclusion 50 4.2.7 Experimental Temperature 51 4.3 Compilation of Surface Properties 51 4.4 Extraction of Equilibrium Sorption Constants 51 4.4.1 Solution Activity Coefficients 52 4.4.2 Fiteql 52 4.4.3 Data Grouping 54 4.4.4 Selection of Surface Species 54 4.4.5 Selection of Best Estimates 55 4.5 Optimal-Fit Simulations 56 4.6 Presentation of Results 56 5 Surface Properties of Gibbsite 59 5.1 Surface Area 59 5.2 Site Density 62 5.3 Point of Zero Charge 64 5.4 Surface Acid–Base Chemistry 65 5.5 Effects of Dissolution on Gibbsite Surface Acid–Base Chemistry 76 5.6 Summary 80 6 Cation Sorption on Gibbsite 81 6.1 Modeling Methodology and Reactions 81 6.2 Available Spectroscopic Data and Use in Modeling 86 6.2.1 Copper 86 6.2.2 Lead 87 6.2.3 Cobalt 88 6.2.4 Cadmium 88 6.2.5 Manganese 88 6.2.6 Iron(II) 88 6.2.7 Calcium 88 6.2.8 Zinc 89 6.2.9 Mercury 89 6.2.10 Uranium 90 6.2.11 Thorium 91 6.3 Copper 92 6.4 Lead 99 6.5 Cobalt 107 6.6 Cadmium 117 6.7 Manganese 126 6.8 Iron (II) 127 6.9 Calcium 128 6.10 Zinc 130 6.11 Mercury 132 6.12 Uranium 142 6.13 Thorium 145 7 Anion Sorption on Gibbsite 149 7.1 Modeling Methodology and Reactions 149 7.2 Available Spectroscopic Data and Use in Modeling 153 7.2.1 Phosphate 153 7.2.2 Arsenate 154 7.2.3 Arsenite 154 7.2.4 Molybdate 155 7.2.5 Selenate 155 7.2.6 Chromate 155 7.2.7 Borate 155 7.2.8 Sulfate 156 7.2.9 Fluoride 156 7.2.10 Silicate 156 7.3 Phosphate 157 7.4 Arsenate 164 7.5 Arsenite 176 7.6 Molybdate 182 7.7 Selenate 185 7.8 Chromate 187 7.9 Borate 188 7.10 Sulfate 192 7.11 Fluoride 195 7.12 Silicate 197 8 Coherence and Extrapolation of the Results 199 8.1 Cation Sorption on Gibbsite 199 8.2 Anion Sorption on Gibbsite 204 8.3 Comparison of Gibbsite Surface-Complexation Constants with Those of Goethite, Hydrous Ferric Oxide, and Hydrous Manganese Oxide 208 8.4 Summary 213 References 219 Appendix A: Summary of Experimental Details 241 Author Index 283 Subject Index 289

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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER?JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AND IACP BOOK AWARD WINNER ? Change the way you think about cooking! In this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe developer, and video producer Sohla El-Waylly reimagines what a cookbook can be, teaching home cooks of all skill levels how cooking really works.?The new Joy of Cooking.? ?The New York Times A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, NPR, Epicurious, The Boston Globe?The book I wish someone had handed me when I began my own journey as a cook.??from the Foreword by Samin Nosrat, New York Times bestselling author of Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatA book to return to again and again and again.? ?Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times bestselling author of Plenty and Ottolenghi Simple A practical, information-packed, and transformative guide to becoming a better cook and conquering the kitchen, Start Here is a must-have master class in leveling up your cooking.Across a dozen technique-themed chapters?from?Temperature Management 101?and?Break it Down & Get Saucy? to ?Go to Brown Town,? ?All About Butter,?and ?Getting to Know Dough??Sohla El-Waylly explains the hows and whys of cooking, introducing the fundamental skills that you need to become a more intuitive, inventive cook.A one-stop resource, regardless of what you?re hungry for, Start Here gives equal weight to savory and sweet dishes, with more than two hundred mouthwatering recipes,including: Crispy-Skinned Salmon with Radishes & Nuoc Cham Charred Lemon Risotto Chilled Green Tahini Soba Lemon, Pecorino & Potato Pizza Fruity-Doodle Cookies Masa & Buttermilk Tres Leches Packed with practical advice and scientific background, and an almost endless assortment of recipe variations, along with tips, guidance, and how-tos, Start Here is culinary school?without the student loans.

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Book SynopsisAttention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adulthood is a prevalent and impairing disorder. While medications have been effective in treating adult ADHD, the majority of individuals treated with medications still have symptoms that require additional skills and symptom management strategies. This Second Edition of Mastering Your Adult ADHD is thoroughly updated to present the most current, empirically supported treatment strategies in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for coping with symptoms of adult ADHD. The Therapist Guide provides clinicians with effective means of teaching adult clients skills that have been scientifically tested and shown to help them cope with ADHD. The program has been updated to include the optional use of technology and smart phones to improve organization and planning. Core modules cover the development of systems for keeping track of appointments and tasks, reducing distractibility, and improving adaptive thinking skills, and there''s an optional Trade ReviewIt should be considered an extremely important and much overdue contribution to the ADHD clinical literature ... Safren, et al. deserve kudos for taking the first step down that path with their splendid volumes, which, in addition to helping adults with ADHD, also shed light on the work yet to be done. * Journal of Attention Disorders *Table of ContentsChapter 1: INFORMATION ABOUT ADULT ADHD Chapter 2: OVERVIEW OF THIS TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR ADHD IN ADULTHOOD Chapter 3: INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS WITH SPOUSE, PARTNER, OR FAMILY MEMBER (IF APPLICABLE) MODULE 1: ORGANIZING AND PLANNING Chapter 4: THE FOUNDATION: ORGANIZING AND PLANNING SKILLS Chapter 5: ORGANIZATION OF MULTIPLE TASKS Chapter 6: PROBLEM-SOLVING AND MANAGING OVERWHELMING TASKS Chapter 7: ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS MODULE 2: REDUCING DISTRACTIBILITY Chapter 8: GAUGING YOUR ATTENTION SPAN AND DISTRACTIBILITY DELAY Chapter 9: MODIFYING YOUR ENVIRONMENT MODULE 3: ADAPTIVE THINKING Chapter 10: INTRODUCING a Cognitive Model of ADHD Chapter 11: ADAPTIVE THINKING Chapter 12: rehearsal and review of adaptive thinking skills MODULE 4: ADDITIONAL SKILLS Chapter 13: APPLICATION OF SKILLS TO PROCRASTINATION (Optional) Chapter 14: HANDLING SLIPS Appendix: Forms and Worksheets References About the Authors

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Book SynopsisIntroducing a succinct analysis of the main syntactic properties of Welsh, the author puts forward a general analysis of clause structure, agreement, case-marking, and other phenomena. He also provides us with a comparative analysis of these phenomena in relation to other Celtic languages, Germanic and Romance languages, and English.Trade ReviewA significant body of research on the motivations for and mechanisms of word order variation (e.g., case, the Extended Projection Principle (EPP) etc.) have dominated recent work in minimalist principles and parameters syntax. Roberts' book provides a very important addition to this canon of work, bringing in new evidence from a relatively understudied language. ... In addition to this important technical and theoretical contribution, Roberts' book fills a gap in the literature on the syntax of the Celtic languages. ...this is work of importance not only to Celticists and VSO-ologists, but also to any syntactician seriously considering the nature and variation in word order derivation and constituent licensing. * Linguist List *

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Book SynopsisReliably insightful. Publishers WeeklyThe first step to becoming a successful writer is to become a successful reader. Helping you develop your critical skills How to Read Like a Writer is an accessible and effective step-by-step guide to how careful reading can help you improve your craft as a creative writer, whatever genre you are writing in.Across 10 lessons each pairing published readings with practical critical and creative exercises this book helps writers master such key elements of their craft as: Genre from fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry to hybrid genres such as graphic narratives and online forms Plot, conflict, theme and image Developing characters physical descriptions, psychological depths and actions Narrators and points of view 1st, 2nd and 3rd person narratives Scenes and settings time, space and place Structure and form length, organization and media Language, subtext and styTrade ReviewReliably insightful. Those looking to get the most out of their reading experience and get the pen moving should give this a look. * Publishers Weekly *This is a very interesting, and useful, book. It covers a range of types of writing. ... a worthwhile investment. It's both analytical and readable: two words you don't often find in the same sentence! * Writers Know-How blog *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Writers Read Lesson 1: Genre i. Fiction ii. Creative Nonfiction iii. Poetry Lesson 2: Hybrids and Multigenre Work i. Graphic Narrative ii. Photo Essay iii. Prose Poems and Other Hybrids iv. Emerging Hybrids and Other Multigenre Work Lesson 3: Form i. One Size Does Not Fit All ii. Long, Short and Shorter iii. In Print, Online and Social Medias Lesson 4: Plot, Conflict and Theme/Image i. What Drives a Story, Poem or Essay? ii. Central Theme/Image iii. Plot and Narrative Arc iv. Conflict Lesson 5: Structure i. Overall Structure ii. Nontraditional Structures iii. Whitespace and Other Structural Markers Lesson 6: Character Development i. Discovering Depth and Nuance ii. When the Narrator is Also a Character Lesson 7: Point of View i. Narrator, Speaker ii. First, Second, and Third iii. Omniscience and Limits iv. Distance and Closeness v. When the Narrator is also the Writer (Nonfiction) Lesson 8: Setting i. Place, Space, and Time ii. Introducing Setting iii. Physical Details Lesson 9: Reading to Discover Scene i. When Writers Use Scene ii. Short, Long, and In-Between iii. Recognizing Well-Rendered Scenes Lesson 10: Language i. Developing a Literary Ear ii. Resonance iii. Sensory Language iv. Style v. Voice and Tone The End i. Making Connections ii. Each Aspect of Writing Influences the Others iii. Continuing Down Your Path as a Reading Writer Index

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Book SynopsisLadybird Readers is an ELT graded reader series for children aged 3-11 learning English as a foreign or second language. The series includes traditional tales, favourite characters, modern stories and non-fiction. Written by experts, it uses proven methods to help children learn English and grasp key grammar and vocabulary points. Perfect for learning English in school or at home Develops reading, writing, speaking, listening and critical thinking skills Features much-loved characters and authors such as Peter Rabbit, Peppa Pig, Roald Dahl and Eric Carle Eight levels follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR) Language activities in every book provide preparation for the Cambridge English Pre-A1 to A2 (YLE) tests Features free online resources including audio, answer keys, lesson plans and tips for parents Anansi Helps a Friend, a Level 1 Reader, is Pre-A1 in the CEFR framework and includes practice for the Cambridge English Pre-A1 Starters tests. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, using the present tense and some simple adjectives.Anansi''s children are not happy. Monkey and Rat''s children do not want to play. But one day, Anansi and his children help Snake.Visit the Ladybird Education website for more information.

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Book Synopsis Die Studie erarbeitet Lösungen für das Problem des sprachwissenschaftlichen Umgangs mit der Schrift aus einer neuen, sich aus dem Handlungscharakter der Schrift ergebenden Perspektive. Die Leitthese ist, dass Schrift nicht in Konkurrenz zur Sprache steht, sondern ein Teil von ihr ist. Sprechen und Schreiben sind gleichermaßen Handlungen, die einen Handlungssinn haben. Die technische und die praktische Sprachhandlung liegen jenseits der Systemebene in der Einheit der Sprache. Sowohl in der Mündlichkeit wie in der Schriftlichkeit gibt es Technik und Praxis. Im Ergebnis entwirft die Studie eine neue Theorie zum Verhältnis von Sprache und Schrift.

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Book SynopsisThe Idea Writersguides both new and experienced copywriters through the process of creating compelling messages that sell. It shows readers what it's like to work in the fast-paced world of an agency while providing practical adviceplusdetails oncreatingaward-winning multimedia ad campaigns.Trade Review"The Idea Writers offers an in-depth look at the state of copywriting and brand creativity in today's marketplace. With insight on creative process and campaign development from the industry's leading creative's, the book provides solid advice for copywriters at all levels. It also provides a detailed examination of the changes that have completely remade the advertising industry, and is a useful guide for anyone looking to understand brand creativity today." - Advertising Age "Teresa Iezzi aims to appeal to professional ad writers and those aspiring to their ranks. Both groups might profit from a look at The Idea Writers. Behind the cheeky tone and insider references is a useful guide to navigating in the digital wilds of online marketing and promotion." - The Wall Street Journal"Recommended" - Choice The experts on copywriting: "There is no point making advertising that is better than other advertising; that is not your competitor for people's time. You are up against all of the things they want to watch and read, the content they are seeking out." - Dave Bedwood, creative director and co-founder of U.K. digital agency Lean Mean Fighting Machine. "It's one of the things that hasn't changed - finding that magic moment when you've come up with the insight that will make people think, I've thought of that a hundred times but I never thought of saying it like that. It's that moment of connection where people think there's a kindred spirit out there." - Bill Wright, ECD, Crispin Porter + Bogusky "Unlike traditional storytelling where you complete the thing and you put it out there, it's a living thing that requires ongoing curation and involvement, on the part of storytellers and participants." - Ty Montague, former chief creative officer, JWT, founder of Co"I highly recommend it. It's the first book I've seen that thinks through what passes for 'rules' in the new digital world." - Luke Sullivan, author of Hey Whipple, Squeeze This: A Guide to Creating Great AdvertisingTable of ContentsThe Creativity Age Bernbach to the Future The Storytellers Digital is Not a Channel How to Not Write Advertising Life in Adland Bringing Ideas to Life It's Just Getting Good Appendix And Now a Few Words From Lee Clow

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword xv Introduction xix Chapter 1: Do You Want to Be Part of the Future? 1 Business at the Speed of AI 2 Follow Me, Follow Me 4 In AI, We Overtrust 6 Area 52 Ramblings 10 I’ll Do It 12 Adversarial Attacks Are Happening 16 ML Systems Don’t Jiggle-Jiggle; They Fold 19 Never Tell Me the Odds 22 AI’s Achilles’ Heel 25 Chapter 2: Salt, Tape, and Split-Second Phantoms 29 Challenge Accepted 30 When Expectation Meets Reality 35 Color Me Blind 39 Translation Fails 42 Attacking AI Systems via Fails 44 Autonomous Trap 001 48 Common Corruption 51 Chapter 3: Subtle, Specific, and Ever-Present 55 Intriguing Properties of Neural Networks 57 They Are Everywhere 60 Research Disciplines Collide 62 Blame Canada 66 The Intelligent Wiggle-Jiggle 71 Bargain-Bin Models Will Do 75 For Whom the Adversarial Example Bell Tolls 79 Chapter 4: Here’s Something I Found on the Web 85 Bad Data = Big Problem 87 Your AI Is Powered by Ghost Workers 88 Your AI Is Powered by Vampire Novels 91 Don’t Believe Everything You Read on the Internet 94 Poisoning the Well 96 The Higher You Climb, the Harder You Fall 104 Chapter 5: Can You Keep a Secret? 107 Why Is Defending Against Adversarial Attacks Hard? 108 Masking Is Important 111 Because It Is Possible 115 Masking Alone Is Not Good Enough 118 An Average Concerned Citizen 119 Security by Obscurity Has Limited Benefit 124 The Opportunity Is Great; the Threat Is Real; the Approach Must Be Bold 125 Swiss Cheese 130 Chapter 6: Sailing for Adventure on the Deep Blue Sea 133 Why Be Securin’ AI Systems So Blasted Hard? An Economics Perspective, Me Hearties! 136 Tis a Sign, Me Mateys 141 Here Be the Most Crucial AI Law Ye’ve Nary Heard Tell Of! 144 Lies, Accursed Lies, and Explanations! 146 No Free Grub 148 Whatcha measure be whatcha get! 151 Who Be Reapin’ the Benefits? 153 Cargo Cult Science 155 Chapter 7: The Big One 159 This Looks Futuristic 161 By All Means, Move at a Glacial Pace; You Know How That Thrills Me 163 Waiting for the Big One 166 Software, All the Way Down 169 The Aftermath 172 Race to AI Safety 173 Happy Story 176 In Medias Res 178 Big-Picture Questions 181 Acknowledgments 185 Index 189

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Book SynopsisDoing Oral History: A Practical Guide is considered the premier guidebook to oral history, used by professional oral historians, public historians, archivists, and genealogists as a core text in college courses and throughout the public history community. Over the past decades, the development of digital audio and video recording technology has continued to alter the practice of oral history, making it even easier to produce quality recordings and to disseminate them on the Internet. This basic manual offers detailed advice on setting up an oral history project, conducting interviews, making video recordings, preserving oral history collections in archives and libraries, and teaching and presenting oral history.Using the existing Q&A format, the third edition asks new questions and augments previous answers with new material, particularly in these areas:1. Technology: As before, the book avoids recommending specific equipment, but weighs the merits of the types of technology available for audio and video recording, transcription, preservation, and dissemination. Information about web sites is expanded, and more discussion is provided about how other oral history projects have posted their interviews online. 2. Teaching: The new edition addresses the use of oral history in online teaching. It also expands the discussion of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) with the latest information about compliance issues.3. Presentation: Once interviews have been conducted, there are many opportunities for creative presentation. There is much new material available on innovative forms of presentation developed over the last decade, including interpretive dance and other public performances.4. Legal considerations: The recent Boston College case, in which the courts have ruled that Irish police should have access to sealed oral history transcripts, has re-focused attention on the problems of protecting donor restrictions. The new edition offers case studies from the past decade.5. Theory and Memory: As a beginner''s manual, Doing Oral History has not dealt extensively with theoretical issues, on the grounds that these emerge best from practice. But the third edition includes the latest thinking about memory and provides a sample of some of the theoretical issues surrounding oral sources. It will include examples of increased studies into catastrophe and trauma, and the special considerations these have generated for interviewers.6. Internationalism: Perhaps the biggest development in the past decade has been the spreading of oral history around the world, facilitated in part by the International Oral History Association. New oral history projects have developed in areas that have undergone social and political upheavals, where the traditional archives reflect the old regimes, particularly in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The third edition includes many more references to non-U.S. projects that will still be relevant to an American audience. These changes make the third edition of Doing Oral History an even more useful tool for beginners, teachers, archivists, and all those oral history managers who have inherited older collections that must be converted to the latest technology.Trade ReviewDonald Ritchie...has produced an invaluable manual that will serve research scholars and teachers equally well. ... Without pretension, Doing Oral History fulfills the promise touted on the jacket cover: to provide 'practical advice and reasonable explanations for anyone.' ... [A] significant contribution to making oral history accessible to a wide audience of potential users. * The History Teacher *Written in a friendly question-and-answer format, this book gives advice for preparing, setting up, and conducting an interview. ... Ritchie's step-by-step guide will help you preserve your family's experiences for generations to come. * Family Tree *Ritchie has laid out the fundamentals to guide novices and given long-term practitioners material that will help them re-evaluate their own approaches. This book needs to be on every oral historian's shelf. * Northwest Oral History Association *This book is not a dustcatcher. It is destined to be dog-eared and full of underlined passages, from the first time you pick it up. In a user-friendly question-and-answer format, much like an oral history interview, Don Ritchie has packed into one modest volume enough practical advice to get an oral history project off the ground, help a novice oral historian conduct a responsible interview, and challenge more experienced oral historians, librarians, and archivists who might use oral history to think broadly about the impact of what they are doing. * Mid-Atlantic Archivist *[The] standard work for many years to come. * Public Historian *Simple, straightforward, and effective. ... [A] stimulating and formidable work...it is indeed a guide to practice, but it is much more: it is a stepping-off point to the increasingly large universe that oral history pracititioners occupy. * Oral History Review *[An] all-purpose guide to the entire range of the oral history process...this volume provides extensive background on oral history and its relation to the larger realm of historical inquiry, discusses how oral history interviewing compares with journalistic and other interviewing techniques, and considers the workings of the human memory. * American Archivist *A definitive guide that provides all the practical advice and explanations needed to turn your ideas and goals into action and to create recordings that illuminate the human experience for generations to come. Definitely recommended. * The Ultimate Puzzle: Family Research *A comprehensive handbook on the theory, methods, and practice of oral history, based on work by the Oral History Association to revise its professional standards and principles. * Book News, Inc. *[A] comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the art of oral history. * Oral History in New Zealand *offers a practical overview of the nuts and bolts of doing oral history, from setting up a project and conducting interviews to its uses in research and writing ... Ritchie's depth of experience and straightforward approach anticipate the vast majority of questions likely to be asked by those embarking on oral history projects. * Gail Dubrow, American Historical Review *The third edition of Doing Oral History presents a wealth of information in a readable and inviting form ... a welcome update to a classic publication. * Barbara W. Sommer, Oral History Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction and Acknowledgments ; Chapter 1. An Oral History of Our Time ; Memory and Oral History ; Public History and Oral History ; Chapter 2. Setting Up An Oral History Project ; Funding and Staffing ; Equipment ; Processing ; Legal Concerns ; Archiving and the Internet ; Chapter 3. Conducting Interviews ; Preparing for the Interview ; Setting up the Interview ; Conducting the Interview ; Concluding the Interview ; Chapter 4. Using Oral History for Research ; Oral Evidence ; Theory ; Publishing Oral History ; Chapter 5. Videotaping Oral History ; Setting and Equipment ; Processing and Preserving Video Recordings ; Video Documentaries, Exhibits, and the Internet ; Chapter 6. Preserving Oral History in Archives and Libraries ; Managing Oral History Collections ; Sound Recordings ; Digital Oral Archives ; Donated Interviews ; Legal Considerations ; Public Outreach ; Chapter 7. Teaching Oral History ; Oral History in Elementary and Secondary Schools ; Oral History in Undergraduate and Graduate Education ; Institutional Review Boards ; Chapter 8. Presenting Oral History ; Oral History Web Sites ; Community History ; Family Interviewing ; Therapeutic Uses of Oral History ; Museum Exhibits ; Radio and Television ; Performance ; Appendix 1: Best Practices of the Oral History Association. ; Appendix 2: Sample Legal Release Forms ; Notes and References ; Bibliography ; Internet Resources ; Index

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Book SynopsisMy name is Adela Silvestre, but as soon as the Instagram homepage welcomes me I'm magically transformed into The Mint Feather, a crafter who loves scrapbooking, Home Decor and product photography. There, I explore all kinds of handicrafts or fields of art. I can think of I absolutely go crazy for wood and cardboard techniques. The noise of my electric screwdriver is my white noise. Collage making is my favourite art expression and decorating my house is my personal therapy. Without a doubt, what I most enjoy is looking at random objects and thinking how I can transform them into something completely different and creative. Are you joining the party?

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Book SynopsisDrawing upon experiences at state and local level project evaluation, and based on current research in the professional literature, Payne presents a practical, systematic, and flexible approach to educational evaluations. Evaluators at all levels -- state, local and classroom -- will find ideas useful in conducting, managing, and using evaluations. Special user targets identified are state department of education personnel and local school system administrative personnel. The volume can be used by those doing evaluation projects `in the field', or as a text for graduate courses at an introductory level. The book begins with an overview of the generic evaluation process. Chapter Two is devoted to the criteria for judging the effectiveness of evaluation practice. Chapter Three addresses the all important topic of evaluation goals and objectives. Chapters Four, Five and Six basically are concerned with the approach, framework, or design of an evaluation study. Chapter Four contains a discussion of four major philosophical frameworks or metaphors and the implications of these frameworks for conducting an evaluation. Chapters Five and Six describe predominantly quantitative and qualitative designs, respectively. Design, implementation and operational issues related to instrumentation (Chapter Seven), management and decision making (Chapter Eight), and reporting and utilization of results (Chapter Nine) are next addressed. The final chapter of the book (Chapter Ten) considers the evaluation of educational products and materials. Table of ContentsList of Figures. List of Tables. List of Exhibits. Preface. 1. Educational Evaluation: Definitions, Purposes and Processes. 2. Criteria for Effective and Ethical Evaluation Practice. 3. Evaluation Goals, Objectives and Questions. 4. Evaluation Metaphors. 5. Quantitatively Oriented Data Collection Designs. 6. Qualitative and Ethnographic Evaluation. 7. Creating and Selecting Instrumentation. 8. Managing Evaluations. 9. Communicating and Using Evaluation Results. 10. Evaluating Educational Materials. Appendices: A. Multiple Criterion Measures for Evaluation of School Programs. B. Contract for Professional Services. Contract for Educational Program Audit. Subject Index. Name Index.

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Book SynopsisProvides exhaustive coverage of cement grouting in rock foundations, outlining all types of cement grout, comparing their suitabilities and describing various ways cement grouting is used in engineering construction. Written and arranged in an easy-to-read manner, the book is arranged as a reference manual with numerous cross-references.Table of ContentsGrouting Equipment. Grout Materials. The Grout. The Grout Hole. What Happens During Injection. Doing the Grouting. Site Investigation and Grouting Design. Grouting by Contract. History of Grouting. Appendices. Index.

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Book SynopsisHow do you excel at university? What do you need to do in order to exceed your own expectations when it comes to your academic performance? How do you make the most of your learning experience at university so that you can develop the most valuable attributes employers look for in graduates?This book provides a wealth of guidance on how to excel at university by engaging effectively with all aspects of the university learning experience. Covering tutorsâ expectations for how you learn on your programme of study, understanding the role of assessment in learning, the need to engage critically with academic sources, and effective research practice, it offers practical support on how to get the most out of the learning experience. It also includes guidance on different modes of learning, such as collaborative work on group projects, and practice and work-based learning. Chapters adopt a fresh approach to the traditional guidance by moving beyond the âhowâ to do something to explore the âwhyâ, addressing such questions as why your tutors want you to be able to write confidently across different genres of writing, and why these competencies have an influence on your ability to excel.This must-read guide will open up your tutorsâ expectations for how you should engage with the learning on your course. It offers a fresh, up-to-date and innovative perspective on learning at university for all those new to or already engaged in higher education.

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