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- Focuses on a very physical and specific understanding of how
humans measure and interpret the measurements of the quantity of
time, unlike existing books which explore qualitative, speculative
theories currently entertained in physics and philosophy.
Explore the impact of AIDS on the gay bathhouse culture Public
health policy on bathhouses has been limited and poorly documented.
This bookthe first to be published on this timely and important
topicwill help you become knowledgeable about gay bathhouses.
Unlike most other places where men have sex in public, gay
bathhouses are subject to government-imposed health regulations.
Gay Bathhouses and Public Health Policy examines the bathhouse
environment and how it differs from other public sex environments.
It describes public policies that have been implemented, discussing
policies for HIV prevention, testing, and intervention; issues
related to civil liberties; and the legal aspects of these
policies. This essential book also includes a fascinating chapter
about other types of sex businessesbookstores, theaters, and sex
clubsand how public policy affected them in the early years of the
HIV/AIDS epidemic. Helpful tables and figures make the information
in this well referenced book easy to access and understand. From
the editors: From a public health perspective, the baths first came
to attention as a result of an exponential increase in sexually
transmitted infections among men in the 1970s. The spread of these
infections among gay men stimulated the public health community to
seek ways to combat them. Although there appears to have been some
mention of closing bathhouses as an approach, the predominant
message was to educate, test, and treat. Of course, AIDS was a
different matter in a different time. By early 1984, the once rare
call for closure had gained a powerful voice as well as support in
powerful gay circles. The tension between the baths and public
heath that resulted from the closure debates continues to exist in
some cities, but there are also a number of examples of health
professionals from local health departments and academic
institutions who have established good relationships with owners
and managers of bathhouses. Today, 40 of bathhouses in the United
States offer HIV testing, which typically requires collaboration
either with the local health department or with community-based
organizations that run outreach HIV-testing programs. Gay
Bathhouses and Public Health Policy will inform you about: the
unique relationship between bathhouse patrons and the environment
within which they engage in sexual activities the history of gay
bathhouses in the United States, including their transformation
from Turkish baths, Russian baths, public baths, health resorts,
and spas into gay institutions the San Francisco bathhouse battles
of 1984 and their impact on civil liberties, AIDS awareness, and
health policy the legal aspects of regulating
bathhouseshighlighting cases from 1984 to 1995 where the government
sought to close a sex-facilitating business or where such a
business sought to invalidate laws and ordinances banning sexual
activity an uncensored 1984 report from Coming Up! magazine on
sexual activity at bathhouses how the city of Seattle designed and
implemented an HIV-counseling and testing program for bathhouses
and more!
- Focuses on a very physical and specific understanding of how
humans measure and interpret the measurements of the quantity of
time, unlike existing books which explore qualitative, speculative
theories currently entertained in physics and philosophy.
Social Movements 1768-2018 provides the most comprehensive
historical account of the birth and spread of social movements.
Renowned social scientist Charles Tilly applies his synthetic
theoretical skills to explain the evolution of social movements
across time and space in an accessible manner full of historical
vignettes and examples. Tilly explains why social movements are but
a type of contentious politics to decrease categorical
inequalities. Questions addressed include what are the implications
of globalization and new technologies for social movements, and
what are the prospects for social movements? The overall argument
includes data from mobilizations in England, Switzerland,
Czechoslovakia, Russia, China, India, Argentina, Chile, Cuba,
Mexico, Egypt, Tunisia, Iran, Iraq, and Kazakhstan. This new
edition has been fully updated and revised with young researchers
and students in mind. New case studies focus on social movements in
Mexico, Spain, and the United States including Black Lives Matter,
immigrants' rights struggles, The Indignados, the Catalan movement
for independence, #YoSoy132, Ayotzinapa43, mass incarceration and
prisoner rights, and more. Timelines are included to familiarise
the reader with the events discussed and discussion questions are
framed to increase understanding of the implications, limits, and
importance of historical and ongoing social movements.
This practical and engaging book provides a coherent approach to
global business responsibility and ethics based on the latest
research, theory, and practice. The authors incorporate numerous
interesting and current real world examples to support the argument
that corporations need to - and can - identify and implement
processes that foster ethical conduct, ensure basic human rights,
protect the natural environment, and enhance social justice
wherever businesses operate around the globe. "Global Business
Citizenship" combines elements of political theory, stakeholder
relationships, business ethics, corporate social performance,
accountability and measurement, and organizational change. Its
practical approach encompasses "best practices" in stakeholder
management, experiments in applying corporate values to local
conditions, and social environmental auditing and reporting.
Focusing on the strategic alignment and change management process
for implementing business citizenship principles and practices, it
is an essential supplement for any course concerned with ethics and
social responsibility in today's global business climate.
This practical and engaging book provides a coherent approach to
global business responsibility and ethics based on the latest
research, theory, and practice. The authors incorporate numerous
interesting and current real world examples to support the argument
that corporations need to - and can - identify and implement
processes that foster ethical conduct, ensure basic human rights,
protect the natural environment, and enhance social justice
wherever businesses operate around the globe. "Global Business
Citizenship" combines elements of political theory, stakeholder
relationships, business ethics, corporate social performance,
accountability and measurement, and organizational change. Its
practical approach encompasses "best practices" in stakeholder
management, experiments in applying corporate values to local
conditions, and social environmental auditing and reporting.
Focusing on the strategic alignment and change management process
for implementing business citizenship principles and practices, it
is an essential supplement for any course concerned with ethics and
social responsibility in today's global business climate.
Americans are not invulnerable to factual information. They do not
'backfire'; facts do not make them less accurate. Instead, they
become more accurate, even when corrections target co-partisans.
Corrections of fake news yield similar results. Among Republicans,
Trump's misstatements are less susceptible to corrections than
identical misstatements attributed to other Republicans. While we
do not observe facts affecting attitudes, multiple instances of
misinformation can increase approval of the responsible politician
- but corrections can reduce approval by similar amounts. While
corrections do not eliminate false beliefs, they reduce the share
of inaccurate beliefs among subjects in this study nearly in half.
What are the micro-level interactions and conversations that
underlie successful and failed diffusion? By comparing the spread
of direct action tactics from the 1999 Global Justice Movement
protests against the World Trade Organization in Seattle to
grassroots activists in Toronto and New York, Lesley Wood argues
that dynamics of deliberation among local activists both aided and
blocked diffusion. To analyze the localization of this cycle of
protest, the research brings together rich ethnography, interviews,
social network analysis and catalogs of protest events. The
findings suggest that when diverse activists with different
perspectives can discuss innovations in a reflexive, egalitarian
manner, they are more likely to make strategic and meaningful
choices.
Although there is an expanding body of literature on the
characteristics, aspirations, motivations, challenges and barriers
of mainstream entrepreneurs, relatively little is known about
whether these findings can be applied to the entrepreneurial
activities of minority groups. This book addresses this short-fall
and presents an international review of the characteristics,
motivations and obstacles of eight minority groups: younger; older;
women; ethnic; immigrant; lesbian, gay and bisexual; disabled; and
indigenous entrepreneurs. The expert contributors discover enormous
variability between these minority groups, such as in the
motivators that either 'pushed' or 'pulled' individuals into an
entrepreneurial venture, as well as diverse attitudes toward
'success': some groups wanted to achieve financial security -
others wanted to enhance their sense of self-worth, or to change
existing social and economic circumstances. However, some striking
similarities were noted: initial disadvantage often created a
powerful impetus to starting up a business venture, and accessing
finance was extremely difficult for many. Including comparative
cross cultural data and case studies on the various minority groups
reviewed, both post graduate students and undergraduate students
studying entrepreneurship will find this book an invaluable
resource. In addition, it will also be of interest to policy
makers, governments and all those who wish to comprehend the nature
of small business ownership for a wide range of minority business
owners.
Social Movements 1768-2018 provides the most comprehensive
historical account of the birth and spread of social movements.
Renowned social scientist Charles Tilly applies his synthetic
theoretical skills to explain the evolution of social movements
across time and space in an accessible manner full of historical
vignettes and examples. Tilly explains why social movements are but
a type of contentious politics to decrease categorical
inequalities. Questions addressed include what are the implications
of globalization and new technologies for social movements, and
what are the prospects for social movements? The overall argument
includes data from mobilizations in England, Switzerland,
Czechoslovakia, Russia, China, India, Argentina, Chile, Cuba,
Mexico, Egypt, Tunisia, Iran, Iraq, and Kazakhstan. This new
edition has been fully updated and revised with young researchers
and students in mind. New case studies focus on social movements in
Mexico, Spain, and the United States including Black Lives Matter,
immigrants' rights struggles, The Indignados, the Catalan movement
for independence, #YoSoy132, Ayotzinapa43, mass incarceration and
prisoner rights, and more. Timelines are included to familiarise
the reader with the events discussed and discussion questions are
framed to increase understanding of the implications, limits, and
importance of historical and ongoing social movements.
Includes tips and strategies for kids, teens, and adults with
dyslexia
Understand what dyslexia is, assess schools and programs, and help
your child succeed
Does your child mix up d's and b's? Does he or she have trouble
reading? If so, the cause may be dyslexia. But don't worry -- these
days, there are many ways to overcome dyslexia. This hands-on guide
leads you step by step through your options -- and explains how
anyone with dyslexia can achieve success in school and life.
Discover how to
* Recognize the symptoms of dyslexia
* Understand diagnostic test results
* Set up an Individualized Education Program (IEP)
* Work effectively with teachers
* Improve your child's reading skills
Significant biological differences exist between men and women that
contribute to sex-specific differences in cardiovascular disease
(CVD) risk factors, pathophysiology, presentation, response to
therapy, and prognosis. It is essential for clinicians to be
cognizant of these sex-specific differences in order to reduce the
disparity in diagnosis and management of cardiovascular diseases in
both genders. Sex Differences in Cardiac Disease provides a timely
review of the contemporary data on these sex-specific differences
in pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation,
and management of cardiovascular diseases that fills a void for
clinicians in practice and training. With contributions from
renowned experts in the field and guideline writers, the text
provides a state-of-the-art review of each topic encompassing the
full spectrum of CVD in men and women. Sex-specific guideline-based
recommendations are highlighted when available. Tailored to meet
the needs of the busy clinicians and researchers, this text
provides concise practical data to care for men and women at risk
for or with CVD. The book serves as an essential resource for
researchers, cardiologists, obstetricians, gynecologists,
internists, family practitioners, nurse practitioners and physician
assistants, and respective trainees who treat men and women with
CVD.
Elegance at the tip of your needles! Cables and lace are special
enough by themselves, but there is something graceful, even
magical, about combining the two. Refined Knits concentrates on
these two techniques, along with incredibly unique Aran Lace which
combines the two, and the results are sure to impress. * Enduring
Cables: discover cable-work with interesting structure in its
details * Graceful Lace: explore the delicate sophistication of
open-work * Elegant Aran Lace: combine lace and cables in
unexpected and stunning ways Knitwear designer Jennifer guides you
through knitting these timeless, classic techniques, resulting in
finished garments and accessories with a decidedly modern feel
you'll treasure for years to come.
This updated text provides a concise yet comprehensive and
state-of-the-art review of evolving techniques in the new and
exciting subspecialty of interventional urology. Significant
advances in imaging technologies, diagnostic tools, fusion
navigation, and minimally invasive image-guided therapies such as
focal ablative therapies have expanded the interventional
urologists' clinical toolkit over the past decade. Organized by
organ system with subtopics covering imaging technologies,
interventional techniques, recipes for successful practice,
pitfalls to shorten the learning curves for new technologies, and
clinical outcomes for the vast variety of interventional urologic
procedures, this second edition includes many more medical images
as well as helpful graphics and reference illustrations. The second
edition of Interventional Urology serves as a valuable resource for
clinicians, interventional urologists, interventional radiologists,
interventional oncologists, urologic oncologists, as well as
scientists, researchers, students, and residents with an interest
in interventional urology.
America is in civic chaos, its politics rife with conspiracy
theories and false information. Nationalism and authoritarianism
are on the rise, while scientists, universities, and news
organizations are viewed with increasing mistrust. Its citizens
reject scientific evidence on climate change and vaccinations while
embracing myths of impending apocalypse. And then there is Donald
Trump, a presidential candidate who won the support of millions of
conservative Christians despite having no moral or political
convictions. What is going on? The answer, according to J. Eric
Oliver and Thomas J. Wood, can be found in the most important force
shaping American politics today: human intuition. Much of what
seems to be irrational in American politics arises from the growing
divide in how its citizens make sense of the world. On one side are
rationalists. They use science and reason to understand reality. On
the other side are intuitionists. They rely on gut feelings and
instincts as their guide to the world. Intuitionists believe in
ghosts and End Times prophecies. They embrace conspiracy theories,
disbelieve experts, and distrust the media. They are stridently
nationalistic and deeply authoritarian in their outlook. And they
are the most enthusiastic supporters of Donald Trump. The primary
reason why Trump captured the presidency was that he spoke about
politics in a way that resonated with how Intuitionists perceive
the world. The Intuitionist divide has also become a threat to the
American way of life. A generation ago, intuitionists were
dispersed across the political spectrum, when most Americans
believed in both God and science. Today, intuitionism is
ideologically tilted toward the political right. Modern
conservatism has become an Intuitionist movement, defined by
conspiracy theories, strident nationalism, and hostility to basic
civic norms. Enchanted America is a clarion call to rationalists of
all political persuasions to reach beyond the minority and speak to
intuitionists in a way they understand. The values and principles
that define American democracy are at stake.
The mosses (Bryophatea, Musci) are a diverse and widely distributed
group of land plants. Mosses are attractive experimental plants
because they exhibit the traditional attributes of good model
systems (Le. ease of growth & maintenance, fast generation
time, and amenable genetics) with the added advantage of a haploid
gametophyte that allowed developmental mutants to be recovered with
relative ease. In addition, mosses with the ability to tolerate
extreme environmental conditions offer realistic models for the
analysis of environmental stress-tolerance; particularly when
compared to tracheophytes such as Arabidopsis thaliana in which
these important plant phenotypes are either not clearly expressed
or entirely lacking. And, in one of the most exciting developments
in Plant Biology, efficient homologous recombination occurs in the
moss Physcomitrella patens. The ability to perform efficient
homologous recombination (Le. gene knock-outs) in P. patens is at
present unique amongst all plants and represents an extremely
powerful technique for the functional analysis of many plant genes.
Over the past 5 years, a world-wide community of moss researchers
has evolved. A highly successful "Moss" conference has been held
annually (l998-Mumbai, India; 1999-Carbondale, IL, USA;
2000-Villars, Switzerland; 200l-0kazaki, Japan; 2002-Ambleside, UK;
2003-St. Louis, MO, USA) with "Moss 2004" planned to be held in
Frieburg Germany. These conferences have been instrumental in the
creation & development of strong collaborative ties, and the
free exchange of both ideas and materials.
Handbook of Mineral Spectroscopy, Volume 1: X-ray Photoelectron
Spectra presents a database of X-ray Photoelectron spectra showing
both survey (with chemical analysis) and high-resolution spectra of
more than 200 rock-forming and major ore minerals. XPS of minerals
is a very powerful technique for analyzing not only the chemical
composition of minerals - including, for other techniques,
difficult elements such as F and Cl, but also the local environment
of atoms in a crystal structure. The book includes a section on
silicates and on non-silicates, and is further subdivided according
to the normal mineral classes.
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