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 Corals and Reefs: From the Beginning to an Uncertain Future English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031168860 | 441 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 135 MB The health status and future of tropical coral reefs, as tourist destinations, are regularly subjected to media coverage. Many documentaries recognize the natural beauty and biological richness of the Australian Great Barrier Reef and French Polynesian lagoons, but point to the equally significant risk that would result from current global warming and human-made hazards. The future of coral reefs is usually a matter of death foretold, real or purely imaginary. In this context, it has become necessary to differentiate between what is falling within reality of scientific facts or fantasy. To this end, the present general review, in the expert translation of Charlotte Fontan aims at: (1) defining the conditions and life requirements of reefbuilding corals; (2) the history of corals along with that of a number of associated, skeletal organisms involved in reef building since the very beginning, i.e. the last 540 million years, including the ups and downs they have experienced; (3) giving special reference to the development patterns of recent and modern reefs; (4) projecting corals and reefs into a still unknown future. Understanding how corals and reefs have originated, how they have been able to face the major biological crises which have punctuated the Earth's history, how they have survived is a prerequisite to better gain a significant picture of their future.  Control Applications in Modern Power Systems: Select Proceedings of EPREC 2022 English | 2023 | ISBN: 9811977879 | 438 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 66 MB This book provides rigorous discussions, case studies, and recent developments in the emerging areas of a control system, especially load frequency control, wide-area monitoring, control and instrumentation, optimization, intelligent control, energy management system, SCADA systems, etc. The readers would be benefitted from enhancing their knowledge and skills in the domain areas. Also, this book may help the readers in developing new and innovative ideas. The book can be a valuable reference for researchers and professionals interested in developments in the control system.  Contemporary Issues in Science and Technology Education by Ben Akpan, Bulent Cavas, Teresa Kennedy English | PDF,EPUB | 2023 | 307 Pages | ISBN : 3031242580 | 18.2 MB This edited volume discusses major issues in present-day science and technology education (STE). It is divided into three thematic sections: philosophical foundations and curriculum development; sustainable development, technology and society; and the learning sciences and 21st century skills. Section I examines the history and future of STE curriculum development, along with specific issues within this dynamic area. Section II explores sustainable development in three important aspects: economic development, social development, and environmental protection. Section III covers the 21st century skills that are of overarching importance to the success of learners in school and the world of work.  Isabelle Groc, "Conservation Canines: How Dogs Work for the Environment " English | ISBN: 1459821602 | 2021 | 128 pages | EPUB | 38 MB ★"Robust and engaging...Sure to be a hit with both children writing reports and those who enjoy books about animal companions and adventurous work. A must for school and public libraries."―Booklist, starred review  Conflict Management and Leadership Development Using Mediation by Nance T Algert English | 2021 | ISBN: 164802260X | 120 Pages | True PDF | 14 MB  Shimon Edelman, "Computing the Mind: How the Mind Really Works" English | 2008 | ISBN: 0195320670 | 628 pages | PDF | 8.1 MB In a culmination of humanity's millennia-long quest for self knowledge, the sciences of the mind are now in a position to offer concrete, empirically validated answers to the most fundamental questions about human nature. What does it mean to be a mind? How is the mind related to the brain? How are minds shaped by their embodiment and environment? What are the principles behind cognitive functions such as perception, memory, language, thought, and consciousness?
 Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing: 15th CCF Conference, ChineseCSCW 2020, Shenzhen, China, November 7-9, 2020, Revised Selected ... in Computer and Information Science, 1330) By Yuqing Sun (editor), Dongning Liu (editor), Hao Liao (editor), Hongfei Fan (editor), Liping Gao (editor) 2021 | 740 Pages | ISBN: 9811625395 | PDF | 58 MB This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 15th CCF Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, ChineseCSCW 2020, held in Shenzhen, China, in November 2020.The 40 revised full papers and 15 revised short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 137 submissions. The papers of this volume are organized in topical sections on: crowdsourcing, crowd intelligence, and crowd cooperative computing; domain-specific collaborative applications; collaborative mechanisms, models, approaches, algorithms, and systems; social media and online communities; and short papers.  Marie-Pierre Morel, "Compliments to the Chef: 100 Châteauform Chef Recipes" English | ISBN: 141973783X | 2019 | 160 pages | PDF | 85 MB In this new cookbook, 52 European chefs share 100 favorite recipes, sweet and savory, based on locally sourced ingredients and including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Illustrated by Marie-Pierre Morel's stylish, mouthwatering photographs, each recipe focuses on one key ingredient, and the chefs provide tips and tricks that will ensure professional results for home cooks. Offering a wide range of cooking styles, the chefs-from France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and Spain-all ply their trade at gorgeous châteaux, also pictured here. With a foreword by acclaimed French chef Michel Roth, this book offers a new taste of contemporary European cooking.  Paul Baumann, "Collecting Antique Marbles : Identification & Price Guide Ed 3" English | ISBN: 0873417240 | | 176 pages | EPUB | 13 MB This revised edition of the standard collector's guide includes new historical facts, 48 color pages featuring more than 1,200 of the most sought-after marbles, and an expanded pricing section covering more than 100 different subgroups of marbles and 100 types of sulphides. Includes information on reproductions and fakes, history and manufacturing techniques for agate and stone; clay, crockery and china; and German swirls.  Class Acts: Derrida on the Public Stage By Michael Naas 2021 | 192 Pages | ISBN: 082329840X | PDF | 2 MB Class Acts examines two often neglected aspects of Jacques Derrida's work as a philosopher, his public presentations at lectures and conferences and his teaching, along with the question of the "speech act" that links them. What, Michael Naas asks, is one doing when one speaks in public in these ways? The book follows Derrida's itinerary with regard to speech act theory across three public lectures, from 1971 to 1997, all given, for reasons the book seeks to explain, in Montreal. In these lectures, Derrida elaborated his critique of J. L. Austin and his own subsequent redefinition of speech act theory. The book then gives an overview of Derrida's teaching career and his famous "seminar" presentations, along with his own explicit reflections on pedagogy and educational institutions beginning in the mid-1970s. Naas then shows through a reading of three recently published seminars―on life death, theory and practice, and forgiveness―just how Derrida the teacher interrogated and deployed speech act theory in his seminars. Whether in a conference hall or a classroom, Naas demonstrates, Derrida was always interested in the way spoken or written words might do more than simply communicate some meaning or intent but might give rise to something like an event. Class Acts bears witness to the possibility of such events in Derrida's work as a pedagogue and a public intellectual. |
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