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Free Download Gender, Time Use, and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa By Quentin Wodon; C. Mark Blackden
2006 | 172 Pages | ISBN: 0821365614 | PDF | 1 MB
The papers in this volume examine the links between gender, time use, and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. They contribute to a broader definition of poverty to include time poverty, and to a broader definition of work to include household work. The papers present a conceptual framework linking both market and household work, review some of the available literature and surveys on time use in Africa, and use tools and approaches drawn from analysis of consumption-based poverty to develop the concept of a time poverty line and to examine linkages between time poverty, consumption poverty, and other dimensions of development in Africa such as education and child labor.

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Free Download Gender Identity and Research Relationships By Sam Hillyard; Michael R. M. Ward
2016 | 227 Pages | ISBN: 1786350262 | EPUB | 1 MB
Many researchers in recent years have begun to reflect on their gender identity and how this impacts on the research process and discuss how this helps build rapport with participants and creates successful or unsuccessful pieces of qualitative research. However, how does this intersect with other forms of identity, such as class, ethnicity, disability, age, sexuality? In this volume contributors explore these issues by reflecting on their own studies and research careers and address how important or unimportant gender has been in building research relationships. While the gender identity of the respondent/researcher relationship is undoubtedly important, what must also be acknowledged are the attributes which create a good fieldworker and competent social science researchers capable of understanding and engaging in different social situations and thought interaction with different participants.

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Free Download Gender : The Inclusive Church Resource By Rosemary Lain-Priestley; Bob Callaghan
2014 | 130 Pages | ISBN: 0232530696 | EPUB | 1 MB
There is a huge need for churches to be more inclusive - some might be more inclusive in some areas than others (both in attitude and resources), but on the whole this is a massive failing of churches. Most church leaders recognise this failing but lack the resources and understanding to effect meaningful change. The Inclusive Church Resources aim to educate, to reflect theologically and to provide practical advice and guidance. Each book contains first-hand personal experiences of people from the marginalised group, a theological reflection by Rosemary Lain-Priestley and a resource section containing addresses, websites and practical advice on improving your church's inclusivity.

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Free Download Geckos & Guns: The Pakistan Years By Sharon Bazant
2021 | 358 Pages | ISBN: 1647193184 | EPUB | 1 MB
Geckos & Guns: The Pakistan Years is the latest installment of Sharon Bazant's riveting travel memoirs. Following on the heels of her 2019, Nine Years in Bangkok: Lessons Learned, this new title Geckos & Guns tells of the time before Bangkok. It is a prequel that follows the first impulses of the Bazant family to break out of the mold, to leave their comfortable Canada home. With two teens in tow, they took a "hardship" posting for the United Nations in Islamabad. The book opens with Sharon and the kids joining Wayne in January 1991 and chronicles their five year stay there. Bazant brings her gift for detail to the story and paints a beautiful backdrop with her words.Where Nine Years in Bangkok is a tale of Bazant's personal soul journey, the focus of Geckos & Guns is the Bazant family's time in Pakistan-a time of adjusting to new and different surroundings, of embracing cultural differences, and of recognizing imminent danger. In the five years the Bazant family spent in Pakistan, they learned to love the temperate climate and the stark beauty of the countryside, the spicy curries and the exotic weddings, but they also learned to negotiate constant power cuts, flash floods, trips into opium country, bombings, a family emergency and more. Bazant says, "I see each one of us clearly-our 'selves' of the past. I think about our experiences, some awe-inspiring, some traumatic, and the decisions we made that forged our future paths. We were younger more optimistic versions of ourselves. Did we make mistakes? Yes. Did we take some wrong turns? Yes. Did some of this form our future selves? Yes. The big question is: Would I do things differently if given the chance? I don't know. We all did the best we could at the time."

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Free Download Gear Up! : Nine Essential Processes for the Optimized Church By Bob Farr; Kay Kotan
2017 | 85 Pages | ISBN: 1501835513 | EPUB | 1 MB
In Gear Up , Kay Kotan outlines nine areas of ministry where congregations must intentionally design a process. It is not enough to decide, "We are going to refocus in this direction." Leaders must decide how and what steps they will take. Who will do what, and when? This concise and exceedingly practical new book can help. "Kay Kotan has long enjoyed a well-deserved reputation among both laity and clergy as a passionate, positive change agent. In her new book, readers will find a rich synthesis of her time-tested insights and hands-on work with local churches of all sizes and circumstances. If your church has slipped into reverse or is stuck in neutral, Gear Up can help get it driving forward " --Jim Ozier, Director of New Church Development, North Texas Conference, UMC; author of Clip In and The Changeover Zone from Abingdon Press "Gear Up is packed with practical information and checklists designed to empower leaders and teams. This book should be handed to every church leader and board member so that they will understand the essential hows and whys of effective ministry in today's complex world." --Blake Bradford, Assistant Director for Clergy Development, Center for Vitality, Arkansas Conference, UMC "This is a tactical, practical, nitty-gritty, boots-on-the-ground, systems-oriented book. It gives you a series of diagnostics to run on your church so that you can get on the road to faithful discipling." --Cynthia Fierro Harvey, Bishop, Louisiana Conference, UMC "Healthy systems lead to healthy churches. Gear Up is a systems manual to help our churches be healthy so that we can fulfill our mission of making disciples who transform their community and the world." --Kelly P. Brown, Director for Congregational Vitality, East Ohio Conference, UMC "Kay Kotan understands that sustained growth depends on healthy systems. Gear Up provides helpful insights and checklists to diagnose the state of your systems so that your church can 'gear up' for the long run." --Phil Schroeder, Director of Congregational Development, North Georgia Conference, UMC

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Free Download Gauss Hypergeometric Function: Special Matrix Functions, q-Special Functions by Ravi Dwivedi
English | December 2, 2024 | ISBN: 3111321452 | 378 pages | MOBI | 0.56 Mb
This book presents a novel journey of the Gauss hypergeometric function and contains the different versions of the Gaussian hypergeometric function, including its classical version. In particular, the $q$-Gauss or basic Gauss hypergeometric function, Gauss hypergeometric function with matrix arguments, Gauss hypergeometric function with matrix parameters, the matrix-valued Gauss hypergeometric function, the finite field version, the extended Gauss hypergeometric function, the $(p, q)$- Gauss hypergeometric function, the incomplete Gauss hypergeometric function and the discrete analogue of Gauss hypergeometric function.

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Free Download Garden of Wisdom: Timeless Teachings in an AI Era (International Series on Computer, Entertainment and Media Technology) by Sharon Gal-Or
English | April 2, 2025 | ISBN: 3031830849 | 664 pages | EPUB | 28 Mb
Garden of Wisdom: Timeless Teachings in an AI Era is a transformative exploration of the intersection between ancient wisdom and modern technology. This book offers a comprehensive framework for the ethical evolution of artificial intelligence, integrating timeless principles from biblical narratives, ecological systems, and quantum consciousness.

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Free Download Garden Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby by Kent Johnson
English | January 1, 2002 | ISBN: 0890243697 | 144 pages | PDF | 139 Mb
Garden Railroading is a 144 Page Book from Kalmbach Books

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Free Download Gamification and Industry 4.0 (Routledge Advances in Production and Operations Management) by Lars Konzack
English | November 5, 2024 | ISBN: 1032524790 | 118 pages | MOBI | 0.95 Mb
Gamification and Industry 4.0 are two concepts that each in their own right have sparked attention. Gamification as a way to use game elements in non-game activities, and Industry 4.0 as a way to describe how the interconnected digital transformation of operational technologies are changing manufacturing in the 21st Century. Gamification now offers an opportunity to enhance the productivity of manufacturing and improve quality of work life in the process.

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Free Download Game Theory and Its Applications by Akio Matsumoto, Ferenc Szidarovszky
English | May 1, 2025 | ISBN: 981960589X | 312 pages | PDF | 3.46 Mb
This book integrates the fundamentals, methodology, and major application fields of noncooperative and cooperative games including conflict resolution. The topics addressed in the book are discrete and continuous games including games represented by finite trees; matrix and bimatrix games as well as oligopolies; cooperative solution concepts; games under uncertainty; dynamic games; and conflict resolution. The methodology is illustrated by carefully chosen examples and applications, and the case studies are selected from economics, social sciences, engineering, the military, and homeland security. This book is highly recommended to readers who are interested in the in-depth and up-to-date integration of the theory and ever-expanding application areas of game theory.

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