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Free Download Matthew Schmidt, "Transdisciplinary Learning Experience Design: Futures, Synergies, and Innovation "
English | ISBN: 3031762924 | 2024 | 328 pages | EPUB | 12 MB
This book is explores the evolving field of Learning Experience Design (LXD). It provides a multifaceted view of LXD, incorporating perspectives from instructional design, educational technology, and beyond, reflecting the transdisciplinary nature of this design approach. This edited volume responds to the growing recognition of LXD as a distinct area of study and practice within instructional design, especially in the context of rapid technological advancements and changing educational landscapes.
The subject of this work is Learning Experience Design, a field integrating multidisciplinary knowledge and techniques to create effective, enjoyable, and meaningful learning experiences. The book delves into participatory and co-design, innovative LXD methods, learning-focused usability research, and theoretical and conceptual advancements in LXD. It features design cases that provide real-world insights and applications, making the content rich and relatable for researchers and practitioners alike.

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Free Download Barbara J. Regeer, "Transdisciplinarity for Transformation: Responding to Societal Challenges through Multi-actor, Reflexive Practices"
English | ISBN: 3031609735 | 2024 | 566 pages | EPUB | 12 MB
This open access book presents state-of-the-art insights on transdisciplinary work towards societal transformation. It provides theoretical and practical guidance and tools, applicable across diverse empirical settings. The book supports researchers and practitioners, especially those early in their careers, to navigate dilemmas inherent in transdisciplinarity for transformation. The book serves as a valuable resource for (graduate) educational programs in any field open to transformation-oriented transdisciplinary collaboration. It comprises three sections: Design & Evaluation; Diversity & Inclusion; Roles & Competences. Each section includes a chapter on theoretical advancements, multiple empirical chapters presenting insights from various fields and contexts, and practical guidance conducive to engaging in high-quality, just and equitable transdisciplinary processes directed at sustainable transformation.
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Free Download Sio-Iong Ao, "Transactions on Engineering Technologies: International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2021"
English | ISBN: 9811971374 | 2023 | 132 pages | EPUB | 11 MB
This book contains a selection of revised and extended research articles written by prominent researchers participating in the international conference on Advances in Engineering Technologies and Physical Science, held in Hong Kong, October 20-22, 2021.
This book demonstrates revised and extended research articles written by prominent researchers participating in the conference. Topics covered include engineering physics, communications systems, control theory, automation, engineering mathematics, scientific computing, electrical engineering, and industrial applications. The book offers the state of art of tremendous advances in engineering technologies and physical science and applications and also serves as an excellent reference work for researchers and graduate students working with/on engineering technologies and physical science and applications.

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Free Download Train Wreck: The Forensics of Rail Disasters by George Bibel
English | November 1, 2012 | ISBN: 1421405903, 1421427079 | True EPUB | 368 pages | 8.4 MB
Gripping forensic tales explain how and why trains crash.
Trains are massive―with some weighing 15,000 tons or more. When these metal monsters collide or go off the rails, their destructive power becomes clear. In this book, George Bibel presents riveting tales of trains gone wrong, the detective work of finding out why, and the safety improvements that were born of tragedy.

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Free Download Trafalgar by Nicholas Best
English | February 17, 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B08WWKS9DP | 404 pages | EPUB | 2.37 Mb
Two hundred years ago Napoleon Bonaparte planned to lead his Grande Armée to Britain, the only country still defying him.
From Bonaparte's headquarters to the admirals' flagships, from William Pitt and his volunteers on the English coast to the lower decks of the British, French and Spanish battleships, in Trafalgar we see the story unfold at every level as the fleets manoeuvre for advantage.

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Free Download Zoran Rebac - Traditional Burmese Boxing: Ancient and Modern Methods from Burma's Training Camps
Paladin Press | 2003 | ISBN: 1581603959 | English | 114 pages | PDF | 51.26 MB
Through rare photographs and firsthand reports, enter a world few Westerners have ever seen. Learn traditional Burmese boxing techniques from the basic stances, kicks and strikes through advanced "experts only" moves, and be introduced to the grueling training exercises practiced in ancient times and the modern methods used by fighters today. training exercises practiced in ancient times and the modern methods used by fighters today.

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Free Download Binyam Afewerk Demena, "Trade and Investment in East Africa: Prospects, Challenges and Pathways to Sustainability "
English | ISBN: 9811942102 | 2022 | 382 pages | EPUB | 14 MB
This book provides a thorough understanding of the key policy debates on international trade and investment for development with a focus on the East African Community (EAC) to strengthen Member States' capacity to develop policies to promote their exports' competitiveness and diversification. Beyond Member States', the book serves as a base for a deeper understanding of the challenges, opportunities and requirements of the intra-continental trade agreement which is now in sight with the ratification of the Tripartite (EAC-COMESA-SADC) Free Trade Area that is critical in addressing key constraints to trade in the African continent. Moreover, the lessons from this edited volume may also extend to the challenges and opportunities of the African Continental Free Trade Area.
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Free Download Tractor-Implement Systems by Ralph Alcock
English | PDF | 1986 | 171 Pages | ISBN : 1468468812 | 10.1 MB
Agriculture has benefited considerably from the wide-scale use of tractors and associated implements. Tractors have developed along two, at times contradictory, design paths. The first of these has resulted in functional improvements to the vehicle, making it capable of im proved performance in the often harsh environmental conditions in which it is required to operate. For example, agricultural tires have improved the versatility of tractors by allowing them to operate at relatively high speeds on a variety of terrains, and hydraulics have provided for flexibility in controlling and operating implements. It can also be seen that these particular functional design improvements have contributed significantly to the second design pathway, that of ergon omics, and the human-machine interface. Recent stress on the working environment for the tractor operator has led to design improvements relative to tractor cabs, the placement and labeling of controls, etc. This text discusses those factors relevant to the design, selection, and operation of tractor-implement systems. The audience for which it is intended is undergraduate and graduate students of agricultural engineering studying power and machinery. However, the text is suf ficiently applied to have relevance for those extension personnel in volved with advising farmers on the selection and operation of tractor implement combinations. The tractor cannot be regarded in isolation from the implement, nor from the environment in which both the tractor and implement are ix x Preface working.

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Free Download Morris Fanadzo, "Towards Sustainable Food Production in Africa: Best Management Practices and Technologies "
English | ISBN: 981992426X | 2023 | 356 pages | EPUB | 21 MB
This edited book is focused on Sustainable Development Goal 2. It offers a comprehensive and topical collection of practices, technologies and innovations in the field of sustainable food production and security under a changing climate. It is a one-stop handbook for farmers, researchers, extensionists, policy makers and other stakeholders seeking to identify and disseminate best fit technologies for local and regional landscapes. It offers an understanding of the challenges, risks and uncertainties as well as opportunities to foster productive and sustainable food production.
Smallholder farming and agriculture in general is facing a serious threat from climate change that has resulted in erratic and unpredictable rainfall and increased temperatures, among other abiotic stresses. These climate change induced pressures have reduced productivity mainly among the smallholder farmers, who are critical in driving the attainment of sustainable development goals like SDG 2,12 and 13.

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Free Download Selena E. Van Horn, "Towards Queer Literacy in Elementary Education: Always Becoming Allies "
English | ISBN: 3031170865 | 2022 | 252 pages | EPUB | 11 MB
This book blends multiple research studies, historical and current events, reflective teaching examples, and guidance for LGBTQ+ inclusion and queer pedagogy in elementary schools. It is divided into three sections to guide the readers from a broad understanding of the hxstories of LGBTQ+ discriminations, rights, and some communities' resistance to LGBTQ+ children, teachers, and curriculum to a focused invitation into the author's own reflections, teaching, and discussions with children about LGBTQ+ literature and topics. The volume provides hxstories, theoretical and methodological inquiry, resources, and encouragement for teacher-researchers ready to engage LGBTQ+-inclusion and queer literacy pedagogy in their classrooms, schools, and communities.

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