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This book explores how hope operates as an ambivalent force in relation to issues of sex and gender, power, and identity in both our private and public lives.The author blends her deep knowledge of psychotherapy and mental health with cultural and...

China and African Parliaments maps the political controversies surrounding the designing, making, and utilisation of three parliament buildings in Southern Africa that were financed and constructed by the People's Republic of China (China). The book is...

Modelled on a decade of lived experience in teaching security studies, this book is an essential guide for instructors looking to engage students and innovate their teaching in the field. Utilising contemporary examples and novel activities, Rita Floyd...

In an age of 'scientific psychiatry' and evidenced-based medicine, the judgement of the psychiatric clinician in treating an individual patient has been devalued as the 'art' of medicine as opposed to science, with reduced evidentiary value. The...

This open access book points at some of the problematic aspects of international partnerships that continue to be shaped by colonialism. A “global partnership for sustainable development” is the 17th of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However,...

This insightful book examines the use of advanced technology, specifically artificial intelligence (AI), both as a tool in the hands of terrorists and as a powerful security counter-measure. It sheds light on the legal issues arising from the presence of...

Working-class Canadians are often overlooked by politicians, policy-makers, and political scientists. However, the working class accounts for a substantial share of Canada's population, and class differences have enduring relevance for how people relate...

An engaging, insightful history of the family planning movement and its connection to broader social and political developments across the globe. Historical accounts of the twentieth-century global family planning movement have largely focused on the...

This open access book compiles the outcome of the 3rd Stuttgart Conference on Automotive Production (SCAP2024). The peer-reviewed contributions in this book are arranged thematically in four parts and cover a wide variety of topics: (A) Digital Methods...

An examination of the interconnectedness of brown-racialized people across multiple identities, told through case studies of television, literature, and writing. As a Filipinx immigrant to the United States, Sony Coranez Bolton has frequently been...

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Medical Professionalism: Theory, Education, and Practice provides a comprehensive account of three tracks of medical professionalism - the conceptual, the teaching and assessment, and the practical - in a single resource from leading experts in the field...

The growth of communication technologies has profoundly and inescapably impacted politics, society, and how we coordinate our lives. One of the central components of this change has been the transformation in our communicative possibilities. Amongst...

Increased use of dyes compromises the visual quality of water sources and enhance the biochemical and chemical oxygen demand that promote toxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity of the environments. This book presents a broad-spectrum content of the...

Beyond foundational LangChain documentation and LangGraph interfaces, learn enterprise patterns, key design pattern to build AI agents, battle-tested strategies, and proven architectures used in production. Ideal for Python developers building generative...

In 2018, a few months before the first referendum for full sovereignty, the government of New Caledonia launched the co-design of the country's first water policy based on a broad consultation that involved 1 out of 600 New Caledonians, the locally...

This book provides a concrete description of the identity connected components of the real and complex exceptional Lie groups. These simple Lie algebras and the corresponding compact simple Lie groups arise in many settings in mathematics and physics.

As is well known, fossil fuels and food waste are significant contributors to the climate change crisis. Conversion of food waste to energy can help solving or mitigating these problems by providing a sustainable energy alternative to fossil fuels. This...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to generative design in the aerospace sector, guiding readers from initial creative concepts to the final stages of manufacturing. It offers a thorough exploration of sustainable production methods,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800997110Author Trefor M OwenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 18mm

A Sunday Times bestseller from the author featured on Netflix's Hack Your Health - now in its 10th Anniversary edition. Our gut is as important as our brain or heart, yet we know very little about how it works and many of us are too embarrassed to ask...

An innovative and engaging introduction to philosophy of religion for the modern generation In an era where science and technology dominate intellectual discourse, Philosophy of Religion for a STEM Generation bridges the gap between theistic and...

In this issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, guest editor Dr. Jesse Goldstein brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Congenital Anomalies. Top experts in the field discuss key topics such as anesthetic considerations for pediatric patients...

In 2012, US President Barack Obama stated that Syrian government usage of chemical weapons on its population would cross a red line that would require the US government to reconsider its approach to the civil war then underway in Syria. Syria...

Probability and statistics are subjects fundamental to data analysis, making them essential for efficient artificial intelligence. Although the foundational concepts of probability and statistics remain constant, what needs to be taught is constantly...

What can survive the end of the world? In Otherworlds philosopher Federico Campagna constructs extraordinary stories and alternative histories of the Mediterranean, nexus of migrations and odysseys, ruins and romances, to depict a world in which the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685970086Author Simone DriessenFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint University of Iowa PressPublisher University of Iowa PressWeight(grams) 454g

EU Payment Services: Regulation and Innovation offers in-depth analysis of the regulation covering the EU market for payment services, the Revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). The book evaluates the regulation's ability to accommodate innovation in...

What is it like to run for election? How do public representatives deal with the cut-throat competition from their rivals - and their own running mates? What's the Dail bar really like? And why, given the almost constant abuse that now comes with the job...

Alcon's Story chronicles the remarkable journey of Alcon Laboratories from its modest beginnings in 1947 to becoming a dominant force in the ophthalmic specialty industry by 1997. Founded by Bob Alexander and Bill Conner, the company thrived through a...

This book explores how the Qur'an's timeless teachings enrich contemporary psychological theories, bridging the gap between Islamic wisdom and psychological well-being.It offers a comprehensive guide to understanding and applying Qur'anic concepts in the...

The two-volume proceedings set CCIS 2430-2431 constitutes the revised selected papers of the 6th International Conference on Soft Computing and its Engineering Applications, icSoftComp 2024, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during December 10-12, 2024. The 58...

This book is designed to demonstrate the need for thermoelectric energy materials including non-conventional materials for heating and cooling applications in thermoelectric energy-efficient devices. In addition to the fundamentals, functionalities, and...

This book presents a rigorously designed framework for city diplomacy as a tool to enhance a nation's international appeal, attraction, and influence. This book illustrates how attraction-based influence is generated and why city diplomacy enhances...

Learning to Govern Together in Representative Democracy introduces a dynamic theory on coalition governance and circular regression for studying joint policy-making of coalition parties, which considers the "pro tempore" nature of representative...

This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Foundations and Practice of Security, FPS 2024, held in Montréal, QC, Canada, during December 09–11, 2024. The 28 full and 11 short papers presented in this...

This book explores titanium-based MXenes, an emergent class of materials with a broad range of properties and potential applications. It introduces 3D MXene assemblies and compares their properties with other well-known two-dimensional materials like...

Statistical simulation has become a cornerstone in statistical research and applications. The aim of the book is to present a comprehensive exploration of various methods for statistical simulation and resampling, focusing on consistency and efficiency...

In this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest editor Dr. Stephen A. Mariash brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Surgery and Education: Voices from the Seattle Programs. This issue is written by national and international...

A nuanced examination of the salience of skin tone within African American politics. Research shows that skin tone is associated with significant differences in life experiences. On average, African Americans with darker skin earn lower wages, suffer...