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Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are distressing bodily symptoms for which tests and scans return normal. They can be incredibly debilitating conditions and people seek health care frequently due to their distress. They are common worldwide - yet...

With cities acting as magnets for population concentration and economic growth, urban planning takes a center stage. Lack of planning can have severe social, cultural, economic and political repercussions in cities. Cities: Inclusive, Liveable, and...

The first book of its kind, Parenting Psychoanalysed: Letters to a Parent collates the musings of a thoughtful group of psychoanalysts with a series of candid letters, each addressing the aspect of parenthood they most want to share and what they wish...

The landscape setting of the Iron Age oppidum and Roman city of Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester) was initially explored through analysis of the available aerial photography and Lidar data over c. 1000 km2. Focusing on a 50 km square centred on Calleva, six...

Using oral histories gathered from trade unionists, this book explores the national steelworkers strike of 1980 and asserts its significance as a key turning point in modern British history. The strike was nominally a response to a 2% pay offer made by...

The worldwide spread of the internet has revolutionized communication at a harrowing cost: the relentless commodification of attention. Algorithm-driven capitalism extracts profit from not only physical bodies but also the emotional and creative labor of...

Practicing as a radiologist is about more than image interpretation. Professional Skills in Radiology provides a concise handbook of essential non-interpretative skills a medical imaging doctor should possess. The book explores important professional...

In this ground-breaking book, three leading experts in obesity medicine offer a comprehensive approach to origins, obstacles, and opportunities for addressing obesity in the Black community. Given the complexity of the disease of obesity coupled with the...

This textbook is a consolidation of learning methods which comes in an analytic form. The covered learning methods include classical and advanced solutions to problems of regression, minimum classification error, maximum receiver operating...

This book illustrates how strategic thinking and game theory can be applied to study and enjoy theater plays. By offering various case studies on plays such as Antigone, Medea, Hamlet, Schiller's Wallenstein, Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, Tennessee Williams' A...

In this passionately argued book, James M. Curry introduces legislative scholars to the value and importance of interpretive research. His field guide for getting started on using an interpretive approach is designed so that the reader can understand a...

Innovative approaches to urban development are transforming cities worldwide. Digital Twins for Smart Metabolic Circular Cities: Innovations in Urban Planning and Climate Resilience explores the advanced convergence of smart city technologies, digital...

This textbook provides a unified account of estimating the survival function, hazard rate, cumulative hazard, density, regression, conditional distributions, and linear functionals for the current status censored and right-censored data. The book...

Commercial Law offers a fresh, modern, and stimulating exploration of this diverse and fascinating area of law. The text provides thorough coverage of all key aspects of the syllabus, including the law of agency, the sale of goods, international trade,...

Pakistani women are increasingly pursuing legal avenues against acts of domestic violence. Their claims, however, are often dismissed through character allegations that label them as 'bad' women in need of control, or 'mad' women not to be trusted...

While humanitarians generally present themselves as 'do-gooders' and use this image to gather support and funding, this edited volume addresses hierarchies and exclusions in humanitarianism - an issue that has gained increased attention. Contributions...

This textbook covers the key topics in mobility data analysis, including all steps of the data science pipeline illustrated with real-world examples. The book is composed of three parts. Part I “Fundamental Concepts” provides the background for this...

This book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to game theory, emphasizing both noncooperative and cooperative aspects of strategic decision-making. In the chapters on noncooperative game theory, you will explore advanced topics such as...

Event-Database Architecture for Computer Games proposes the first explicit software architecture for game development, answering the problem of building modern computer games with little or no game design. An archetypal software production process, based...

For many students of philosophy in the West, philosophy is understood as a discipline stemming from Ancient Greece, embracing the great thinkers of medieval and early modern Europe and continuing through to the present day. To the extent that other...

Sharing the extraordinary stories of ten everyday people engaging in psychotherapy, this book takes the reader into the room, showing the realities of being in therapy and providing insight into the perspectives of both the patient and the clinician...

This fully revised volume provides a rigorous assessment of the latest research relating to the disclosure of childhood sexual abuse, along with the practical and policy implications of the findings. Leading researchers and practitioners from diverse and...

This book explains how racial inequality in the United States is maintained and perpetuated from a structural perspective and offers comprehensive systemic solutions. It develops the concept of 'structural racism', presenting a precise definition that is...

Although culture is increasingly recognised as a relevant focus of scholarly analysis, the European Union (EU) has not yet been examined as a global cultural power.Addressing this gap, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the multiple arenas...

This book explains how racial inequality in the United States is maintained and perpetuated from a structural perspective and offers comprehensive systemic solutions. It develops the concept of 'structural racism', presenting a precise definition that is...

This ground-breaking book re-positions C.G. Jung's legacy, and the field of analytical psychology, within the panorama of contemporary knowledge in neurobiology, psychology, culture and anthropology.Within this new volume, Stefano Carta aims to provide a...

Easy-to-follow guide to performing physical examinations on horses and ruminants, with a comprehensive collection of color photographs demonstrating important concepts and procedural techniques. Featuring hundreds of full-color images demonstrating the...

Metal Surface Engineering offers updated and advanced information on tribology for ferrous and non-ferrous materials and discusses the practical application and performance of surface engineering. It also covers wear and low-friction techniques in...

Whether you are looking to interpret and evaluate existing health research, or conduct your own, this book discusses every step of the research process, from theory and ethics to data collection, analysis and dissemination. Clear, engaging and drawing...

Comparative Approaches to Law and Religion examines the methodological challenges of studying the interplay between law and religion across diverse jurisdictions. This volume fills a critical gap in the literature by focusing on "how" to conduct...

Editor Dr. Alexios Batrakoulis has brought together 50 of the field's top researchers and practitioners to build this one-of-a-kind resource. From assessment to application, Obesity and Weight Management: The Exercise Professional's Guide to Fitness...

Practical Construction Planning and Control Using Microsoft Project fills a clear gap in the teaching literature by specifically demonstrating the Critical Path Method (CPM) using Microsoft Project (MSP).This new textbook provides a brief description of...

As we live our lives, hearing seems to be something that we simply have, not something that we do. Yet in a wide variety of occupations and activities, people must develop their hearing skills to achieve proficiency. How do people learn to hear?This...

As we live our lives, hearing seems to be something that we simply have, not something that we do. Yet in a wide variety of occupations and activities, people must develop their hearing skills to achieve proficiency. How do people learn to hear?This...

AI for Community explores the transformative potential of technology to bridge cultural divides and responsibly preserve cultural heritage, while thoughtfully considering how to ensure fairness without any ideological or cultural bias. It acknowledges...

The newest edition of the gold standard in corrosion reference resources In the newly revised fifth edition of Corrosion and Corrosion Control, distinguished scientist and program manager R. Winston Revie delivers a uniquely up-to-date resource...

This book investigates authenticity, an important but controversial cultural concept, and its relevance for urban socio-spatial processes. Defining authenticity as an evaluative relationship with an origin, it unpacks a range of origins from a critical,...

This open access book presents the concept of Informed Machine Learning and demonstrates its practical use with a compelling collection of applications of this paradigm in industrial and business use cases. These range from health care over manufacturing...

When states die, there are massive consequences for neighboring states and sometimes for the entire international system. Somalia's death in 1991 created a safe haven for criminal non-state actors and has unsettled the Horn of Africa for decades. When...

An investigative journalist reopens the unsolved mystery of John Doe 2, the Oklahoma City bombing suspect who eluded a global FBI manhunt.What if everything we know about one of America's darkest days is wrong? Tragedy unfolded on April 19, 1995, when a...