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 Recommender Systems in Fashion and Retail English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030940152 | 116 Pages | PDF | 2 MB This book includes the proceedings of the third workshop on recommender systems in fashion and retail (2021), and it aims to present a state-of-the-art view of the advancements within the field of recommendation systems with focused application to e-commerce, retail, and fashion by presenting readers with chapters covering contributions from academic as well as industrial researchers active within this emerging new field. Recommender systems are often used to solve different complex problems in this scenario, such as product recommendations, size and fit recommendations, and social media-influenced recommendations (outfits worn by influencers).  Louise Newman, "Rape Culture " English | ISBN: 1922464651 | 2022 | 96 pages | PDF | 1331 KB The revelations and allegations of sexual harassment and assault in the Australian Parliament have prompted furious responses. Political leaders have attempted to limit the damage by referring to the lack of criminal charges, resisting a discussion of entrenched misogyny. Advocates for survivors of abuse see this as a continuation of the long history of normalising the abuse of woman, perpetuating it through legal mechanisms and the exercise of power. This impasse represents the workings of a 'rape culture' where the abuse of women is accepted as commonplace. Psychological theories of repression have been misused, contributing to the recycling of the so-called theory of 'false memories' whereby the recall of trauma is seen as invented, perhaps implanted by therapists. It is concerning that this complex issue is being ventilated by journalists, politicians, and lawyers without any clinical understanding of trauma, memory, and the implications for support. Women must not be represented as mentally unstable, untrustworthy, or ruled by their hormones while their abusers take refuge in legalisms, obfuscations, and the dark art of political calculus.  Al Kavadlo, "Raising the Bar: The Definitive Guide to Bar Calisthenics" English | 2012 | ASIN: B0097AN3HQ | PDF | pages: 215 | 17.9 mb Master The Art of Bar Athletics and Forge the Upper Body of Your Dreams-Without the Need for Weights, Machines or Gym Memberships! The message is clear: you can earn yourself a stunning upper body with just 3 basic moves and 1 super-simple, yet amazingly versatile tool. And what's even better, this 3 + 1 formula for upper body magnificence hides enough variety to keep you challenged and surging to new heights for a lifetime of cool moves and ever-tougher progressions! Cast in the concrete jungle of urban scaffolding and graffiti-laden, blasted walls-and sourced from iconic bar-athlete destinations like Tompkins Square Park, NYC-Raising the Bar rears up to grab you by the startled throat and hurl you into an inspiring new vision of what the human body can achieve. No more slinking around as an under-developed and under-achieving shadow of your real potential Embrace Al Kavadlo's vision, pick up the challenge, share the Quest, follow directions-and the Holy Grail of supreme upper body fitness is yours for the taking. Raise the bar of your self-image, raise the bar on what it means to be a man, raise the bar on your fortitude, raise the bar on your toughness-and BE THIS: Stride down the mean streets with a whole new swagger-your etched set of washboard abs, your bristling pecs, your snarling forearms and your whipcord frame broadcasting a newfound strength and an animal vitality. Enter a room and command immediate, primal respect from male and female alike-as you exude a quiet sense of confidence and raw power. All this from a bar and 3 basic moves A word of warning to the wise, though: you'll discover drills included in Raising the Bar that take the wildest skill and the greatest of functional strength to pull off. Like any true Quest there are dragons to be faced here at your peril. Be inspired by the ultimate vision of human performance you'll see in many of the astonishing photos-but as Al Kavadlo would be the first to recommend, find a righteous band of training brothers and a solid training mentor if you are intent on attaining the greatest of feats that lay before you in Raising the Bar.
 Public Support for the Euro: Essays on Labor Productivity, Monetary Economics, and Political Economy, Vol. 2 English | 2022 | ISBN: 303086023X | 242 Pages | PDF EPUB | 17 MB The long-term sustainability of the euro and the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) depends heavily on their ability to attract widespread public support. The support shown for the euro throughout its first two decades has helped to shield it against populist attempts at the national level to dismantle the common currency. It has granted political legitimacy to the presidents of the European Central Bank to do "whatever it takes" whenever a serious crisis has threatened the viability of the euro.
 Psychophysiologic Disorders: Trauma Informed, Interprofessional Diagnosis and Treatment by David Clarke MD English | November 30, 2019 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0821SD735 | 324 pages | EPUB | 1.07 Mb Did you know that one in six adults and 30-40% of primary care patients suffer from medically unexplained symptoms, chronic functional syndromes or psychosocial factors linked to chronic pain? Collectively these are known as Psychophysiologic Disorders or PPD. A trauma-informed, evidence-based approach to diagnosis and treatment can transform these patients from among the most frustrating to the most rewarding and give them a far better chance for a full recovery. As one family physician who learned these concepts said: "It put the joy back into my practice."  Protoplast Technology English | 2022 | ISBN: 1071621637 | 267 Pages | PDF | 8 MB This detailed volume collects protocols from scientists who are actively engaged in developing or using protoplast technology. The book begins with chapters that focus on basic protoplast techniques and their utilities, such as protocols on protoplast isolation, transfection, and regeneration, as well as examples of how to use protoplasts for genome editing and gene function analysis in a number of major crop or model plant species. It continues by exploring protoplast automation, large scale functional genomics, and synthetic biology. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
 Progress Without People: New Technology, Unemployment, and the Message of Resistance By David F. Noble 1995 | 184 Pages | ISBN: 1896357008 | PDF | 4 MB A provocative discussion of the role of technology and its accompanying rhetoric of limitless progress in the concomitant rise of joblessness and unemployment."There is agreaqt deal of justifiable concern about global unemployment and the 'jobless economy' of the future, with growing inequality and marginalization of much of the population, even in the wealthier countries. The Tendencies are commonly attributed to inexorable market forces and the like."David Noble's outstanding work shows the shallowness of these analyses. He shows how particular modes of deskilling and marginalizing the workforce have been specifically designed through the state sector in co-operation of unaccountable private power that seek their mastery over the global economy and society. Progress Without People is a masterful and lucid portrayal of what is happening in the real world of state-corporate power, and what it means for the people of the world."--Noam Chomsky"The Age which first automated factories and the age which automates them are alike. We know that the job killing of the late 18th and 19th centuries hurt both the cottage workers, their communities and a system of production that extended far beyond people like hand-loom weavers. We know workers defended themselves by direct attacks on the new looms and machines intended for factory use. These movements came to be known as Luddism."It is the subject area that David Noble goes to immediately to provide a detailed analysis of the effects of automation in its mechanized and computerized forms. He knows how history has been distorted so that the term 'Luddite' can be used to target any who try to save their jobs and control conditions of life in industrial, office, retail or service jobs."--Eric Hobsbawm  Process Tracing: From Metaphor to Analytic Tool By Andrew Bennett, Jeffrey T. Checkel 2015 | 342 Pages | ISBN: 1107044529 | PDF | 2 MB Advances in qualitative methods and recent developments in the philosophy of science have led to an emphasis on explanation via reference to causal mechanisms. This book argues that the method known as process tracing is particularly well suited to developing and assessing theories about such mechanisms. The editors begin by establishing a philosophical basis for process tracing - one that captures mainstream uses while simultaneously being open to applications by interpretive scholars. Equally important, they go on to establish best practices for individual process-tracing accounts - how micro to go, when to start (and stop), and how to deal with the problem of equifinality. The contributors then explore the application of process tracing across a range of subfields and theories in political science. This is an applied methods book which seeks to shrink the gap between the broad assertion that 'process tracing is good' and the precise claim 'this is an instance of good process tracing'.  Tamai Kobayashi, "Prairie Ostrich" English | 2013 | ISBN: 0864926804 | 200 pages | EPUB | 0.69 MB Winner, Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Emerging LGBT Writers  John Dean, "Practical Skills In Chemistry, 3rd edition" English | 2017 | ISBN: 1292139927 | 657 pages | PDF | 24 MB Practical skills form the cornerstone of chemistry. However, the diversity of skills required in the laboratory means that a student's experience may be limited. While some techniques do require specific skills, many of them are transferable generic skills that are required throughout the subject area. Limited time constraints of the modern curriculum often preclude or minimise laboratory time. |
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