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 Reviews of Nonlinear Dynamics and Complexity by Heinz Georg Schuster English | PDF | 2008 | 228 Pages | ISBN : 3527407294 | 3.4 MB Adopting a cross-disciplinary approach, the review character of this monograph sets it apart from specialized journals. The editor is advised by a first-class board of international scientists, such that the carefully selected and invited contributions represent the latest and most relevant findings. The resulting review enables both researchers and newcomers in life science, physics, and chemistry to access the most important results in this field, using a common language.  Reviews in Modern Astronomy: Cosmic Matter, Volume 20 by Dr. Siegfried Röser English | PDF | 2008 | 431 Pages | ISBN : 3527408207 | 13.2 MB This 20th volume in the series contains 16 invited reviews and highlight contributions presented during the 2007 International Scientific Conference of the German Astronomical Society on the topic of "Cosmic Matter", held in Würzburg, Germany.  Rethinking the American Animal Rights Movement By Emily Patterson-Kane, Michael P. Allen, Jennifer Eadie 2022 | 176 Pages | ISBN: 1138915092 | PDF | 12 MB Along with Civil Rights and Women's liberation, Animal Rights became one of leading social moments of the twentieth century. This book critically reviews all principal contributions to the American animal rights debate by activists, campaigners, academics, and lawyers, while placing animal rights in context with other related and competing movements. Rethinking the American Animal Rights Movement examines the strategies employed within the movement to advance its goals, which ranged from public advocacy and legal reforms to civil disobedience, vigilantism, anarchism, and even 'terrorism.' It summarizes key theoretical and legal frameworks that inspired those strategies, as well as the ideological motivations of the movement. It highlights the irreconcilable tension between moral and legal rights verses 'humane treatment of animals' as prescribed by advocates of animal welfarism. The book also looks back to the nineteenth century origins of the movement, examining its appeal to a sentimentalist conception of rights standing in marked contrast with twentieth century rights theory. After providing an extensive social history of the twentieth century movement, the book subsequently offers a diagnosis of why it stalled at the turn of millennium in its various efforts to advance the cause of nonhuman animals. This diagnosis emphasizes the often-contradictory goals and strategies adopted by the movement in its different phases and manifestations across three centuries. The book is unique in presenting students, activists, and scholars with a history and critical discussion of its accomplishments, failures, and ongoing complexities faced by the American animal rights movement.  Retaining Women in Engineering: The Empowerment of Lean Development English | 2023 | ISBN: 1032071850 | 266 Pages | PDF (True) | 20 MB Diversity drives better business results; however, despite decades of effort, women make up only 15% of engineers. Retaining Women in Engineering: The Empowerment of Lean Development approaches the problem of women leaving engineering from a systems-level perspective to change the way engineering is done and level the playing field between men and women.  Resilient Communities and the Peccioli Charter: Towards the Possibility of an Italian Charter for Resilient Communities by Maurizio Carta English | PDF,EPUB | 2022 | 292 Pages | ISBN : 3030858464 | 106.6 MB This book explores urban resilience through significant, original and rigorous academic research, utilising the experiences of town planners, architects and decision makers to create a charter on resilient communities.  Researching War: Feminist Methods, Ethics and Politics By Annick T. R. Wibben (editor) 2016 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 1138919918 | PDF | 3 MB Researching War provides a unique overview of varied feminist contributions to the study of war through case studies from around the world. Written by well-respected scholars, each chapter explicitly showcases the role of feminist methodological, ethical and political commitments in the research process. Designed to be useful for teaching also, the book provides insight into feminist research practices for students and scholars wanting to further their understanding what it means to study war (and other issues) from a feminist perspective. To this end, every author follows a four-part structure in the presentation of their case study: outlining a research puzzle, explaining the chosen approach, describing the findings and, finally, offering a reflection on the feminist commitments that guided the research.This book: Provides a multi-disciplinary perspective on war by drawing on disciplines such as anthropology, history, literature, peace research, postcolonial theory, queer studies, security studies, and women's studies; Showcases a multiplicity of experiences with war and violence, emphasizing everyday experiences of war and violence with accounts from around the world; Challenges stereotypical accounts of women, violence, and war by pointing to contradictions and unexpected continuities as well as unexpected findings made possible by adopting a feminist perspective; Teases out linkages between various forms of political violence (against women, but increasingly also by women); Discusses theoretical and methodological innovation in feminist research on war. This book will be essential reading for advanced students and scholars of Security Studies, Gender and Conflict, Women and War, Feminist International Relations and Research Methods.  Renewable Energy and Power Systems English | 2023 | ISBN: 1119872030 | 323 Pages | EPUB (True) | 19 MB Green energy and smart grids are two of the most important topics in the constantly emerging and changing energy and power industry. Books like this one keep the veteran engineer and student, alike, up to date on current trends in the technology and offer a reference for the industry for its practical applications.  Religion, Narrative, and the Environmental Humanities Bridging the Rhetoric Gap English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781003318293 | 152 pages | True PDF | 2.43 MB Religion, Narrative, and the Environmental Humanities provides a fresh look at rhetoric, religion, and environmental humanities through narratives of evangelical culture, analyses of evangelical writing, and their connection to environmental topics. This volume aims to present a cultural understanding between evangelical and non-evangelical communities, exploring how environmental priorities and differences fit within the thinking and felt experiences of American evangelicalism.  Reinforced Concrete: Basic Theory and Standards English | 2023 | ISBN: 981192919X | 472 Pages | PDF (True) | 18 MB This book is intended to establish a bridge between the GB 50010, Fib MC2010, BS 8110 and ACI 318 or EC2. The respective pros and cons of different theories and methods according to various standards are compared or analyzed. Undergraduate and graduate students, foreign exchange students of international classes at Chinese universities who desire to work in China, or who are willing to work abroad in the field of civil engineering can benefit from the book. As such, this book provides valuable knowledge and useful design methods based on the different theories or guidelines.  Regulatory T-Cells English | 2023 | ISBN: 1071626469 | 276 Pages | PDF (True) | 12 MB This volume provides methods and models for investigating the immunosuppressive subset of CD4+ T-cells, regulatory T-cells (Treg). Chapters guide readers through, basic protocols for analyzing Treg in mice and humans, single-cell analysis for analyzing Treg, and methods for the analysis of Treg in clinical application. Written in the format of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, each chapter includes an introduction to the topic, lists necessary materials and reagents, includes tips on troubleshooting and known pitfalls, and step-by-step, readily reproducible protocols. |
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