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Standard Hollywood narrative movies prescribe linear narratives
that cue the viewer to expect predictable outcomes and adopt a
closed state of mind. There are, however, a small number of movies
that, through the presentation of alternate narrative paths, open
the mind to thoughts of choice and possibility. Through the study
of several key movies for which this concept is central, such as
Sliding Doors, Run Lola Run, Inglourious Basterds, and Rashomon,
Nitzan Ben Shaul examines the causes and implications of optional
thinking and how these movies allow for more open and creative
possibilities. This book examines the methods by which standard
narrative movies close down thinking processes and deliver easy
pleasures to the viewer whilst demonstrating that this is not the
only possibility and that optional thinking can be both stimulating
and rewarding.
A Paradigm for Decentralized Process Modeling presents a novel
approach to decentralized process modeling that combines both
trends and suggests a paradigm for decentralized PCEs, supporting
concerted efforts among geographically-dispersed teams - each local
individual or team with its own autonomous process - with emphasis
on flexible control over the degree of collaboration versus
autonomy provided. A key guideline in this approach is to supply
abstraction mechanisms whereby pre-existing processes (or
workflows) can be encapsulated and retain security of their
internal artifacts and status data, while agreeing with other
processes on formal interfaces through which all their interactions
are conducted on intentionally shared information. This book is
primarily intended to provide an in-depth discussion of
decentralized process modeling and enactment technology, covering
both high-level concepts and a full-blown realization of these
concepts in a concrete system. Either the whole book or selected
chapters could be used in a graduate course on software
engineering, software process, or software development
environments, or even for a course on workflow systems outside
computer science (e.g., in a classical engineering department for
engineering design, or in a business school for business practices
or enterprise-wide management, or in the medical informatics
department of a health science institution concerned with
computer-assistance for managed care). Selected portions of the
book, such as section 2.2 on Marvel, could also be employed as a
case study in advanced undergraduate software engineering courses.
A Paradigm for Decentralized Process Modeling is a valuable
resource for both researchers and practitioners, particularly in
software engineering, software development environments, and
software process and workflow management, but also in electrical,
mechanical, civil and other areas of engineering which have
analogous needs for design processes, environmental support and
concurrent engineering, and beyond to private and public sector
workflow management and control, groupware support, and
heterogeneous distributed systems in general.
Standard Hollywood narrative movies prescribe linear narratives
that cue the viewer to expect predictable outcomes and adopt a
closed state of mind. There are, however, a small number of movies
that, through the presentation of alternate narrative paths, open
the mind to thoughts of choice and possibility. Through the study
of several key movies for which this concept is central, such as
Sliding Doors, Run Lola Run, Inglourious Basterds, and Rashomon,
Nitzan Ben Shaul examines the causes and implications of optional
thinking and how these movies allow for more open and creative
possibilities. This book examines the methods by which standard
narrative movies close down thinking processes and deliver easy
pleasures to the viewer whilst demonstrating that this is not the
only possibility and that optional thinking can be both stimulating
and rewarding.
Images are the core of television news, particularly in the
coverage of terror events and war, where pictures often overwhelm
the verbal commentary. A Violent World analyzes images on global
CNN, Israeli IBA, and Palestinian PATV that contribute heavily to
how the current violence in the Middle East is framed. Nitzan
Ben-Shaul draws from critical media theory, and from qualitative
and aesthetic approaches out of cinema studies, to examine how
dominant ideologies are embedded in mainstream TV news.
Specifically, he focuses on the American elites' global ideology
and the conflicting dominant national-peripheral ideologies of
Israeli-Palestinian elites. His in-depth study, of particular
interest to scholars of Middle East studies and international
communication, further offers a new model of analysis for
contemporary television news.
A Paradigm for Decentralized Process Modeling presents a novel
approach to decentralized process modeling that combines both
trends and suggests a paradigm for decentralized PCEs, supporting
concerted efforts among geographically-dispersed teams - each local
individual or team with its own autonomous process - with emphasis
on flexible control over the degree of collaboration versus
autonomy provided. A key guideline in this approach is to supply
abstraction mechanisms whereby pre-existing processes (or
workflows) can be encapsulated and retain security of their
internal artifacts and status data, while agreeing with other
processes on formal interfaces through which all their interactions
are conducted on intentionally shared information. This book is
primarily intended to provide an in-depth discussion of
decentralized process modeling and enactment technology, covering
both high-level concepts and a full-blown realization of these
concepts in a concrete system. Either the whole book or selected
chapters could be used in a graduate course on software
engineering, software process, or software development
environments, or even for a course on workflow systems outside
computer science (e.g., in a classical engineering department for
engineering design, or in a business school for business practices
or enterprise-wide management, or in the medical informatics
department of a health science institution concerned with
computer-assistance for managed care). Selected portions of the
book, such as section 2.2 on Marvel, could also be employed as a
case study in advanced undergraduate software engineering courses.
A Paradigm for Decentralized Process Modeling is a valuable
resource for both researchers and practitioners, particularly in
software engineering, software development environments, and
software process and workflow management, but also in electrical,
mechanical, civil and other areas of engineering which have
analogous needs for design processes, environmental support and
concurrent engineering, and beyond to private and public sector
workflow management and control, groupware support, and
heterogeneous distributed systems in general.
Over the last decades, the study of surfactants (detergents, for
example) has been profoundly changed by ideas and techniques from
physics, chemistry, and materials science. Among these are: self
assembly; critical phenomena, scaling, and renormalization;
high-resolution scattering, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
This book represents the first systematic account of these new
developments, providing both a general introduction to the subject
as well as a review of recent developments. The book will be a very
useful tool for the biophysist, biochemist or physical chemist
working in the field of surfactants.
Film: the Key Concepts presents a coherent, clear and exciting
overview of film theory for beginning readers. The book takes the
reader through the often conflicting analyses which make up film
theory, illustrating arguments with examples from mainstream and
independent films. It isolates 6 key concepts in film theory - the
photogenic in film, dialectic film montage, film constructs,
imaginary signifiers, voyeuristic pleasures and simulacra - each
with its own, short essay. Through these concepts it covers the
main sites in film theory: realism, formalism, structuralism,
semiotics, Marxism, psychoanalysis, feminism, cognitivism,
post-colonialism, postmodernism, gender and queer film theories.
Each chapter stands on its own, tracing the historical evolution of
each concept to the present. The book as a whole provides a
complete overview of the evolution of film theory. In order to help
introductory students, each chapter includes boxed summaries of key
theorists, bulleted summaries and an Annotated Guide to Further
Reading.
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