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Offers a collection of contributions from different viewpoints that
explore the impact of magistrates on the urban tissue of Rome.
Although chemical engineering and food technology are subject areas
closely related to food processing systems and food plant design,
coverage of the design of food plants is often sporadic and
inadequately addressed in food technology and engineering books.
Some books have attempted to treat food engineering from this dual
point of view but, most have not achieved balanced coverage of the
two. Focusing on food processing, rather than chemical plants, Food
Plant Design presents precise design details with photos and
drawings of different types of food processing plants, including
food processing systems, refrigeration and steam systems, conveying
systems, and buildings. The authors discuss the subject in an
ordered format that gives you the tools to produce food products
with minimum cost. Including modeling procedures for food
processing systems and auxiliary systems, they elucidate synthesis
techniques and procedures. Using a clear structure for different
levels of information and data on different food processing
alternatives, the book outlines solutions to plant design problems
in the context of overall optimization of an agro-industrial system
and corresponding food chain. It provides the work procedures and
techniques for solving the design problems of a food processing
plant and in making a defined food product.
This book offers a focused and practical guide to integrating the
relationship between media and the environment-ecomedia-into media
education. It enables media teachers to "green" their pedagogy by
providing essential tools and approaches that can be applied in the
classroom. Media are essential features of our planetary ecosystem
emergency, contributing to both the problem of and solution to
climate chaos, biodiversity loss, ocean acidification,
deforestation, water contamination, and so on. Offering a clear
theoretical framework and suggested curriculum guide, the book
provides key resources that will enable media educators to apply
ecomedia concepts to their curricula. By reconceptualizing media
education, this book connects ecology, environmental communication,
ecomedia studies, environmental humanities, and ecoliteracy to
bridge media literacy and education for sustainability. Ecomedia
Literacy is an essential read for educators and scholars in the
areas of media literacy, media and communication, media and
cultural studies, environmental humanities, and environmental
studies.
Shows how social services provided now and in the future can be
enhanced through digitization. Contains country case-studies from
USA, Brasil, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong (China), India, Zimbabwe,
Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Singapore. Will be of
interest to all scholars and students of social work, social policy
and social welfare provision.
This book offers a focused and practical guide to integrating the
relationship between media and the environment-ecomedia-into media
education. It enables media teachers to "green" their pedagogy by
providing essential tools and approaches that can be applied in the
classroom. Media are essential features of our planetary ecosystem
emergency, contributing to both the problem of and solution to
climate chaos, biodiversity loss, ocean acidification,
deforestation, water contamination, and so on. Offering a clear
theoretical framework and suggested curriculum guide, the book
provides key resources that will enable media educators to apply
ecomedia concepts to their curricula. By reconceptualizing media
education, this book connects ecology, environmental communication,
ecomedia studies, environmental humanities, and ecoliteracy to
bridge media literacy and education for sustainability. Ecomedia
Literacy is an essential read for educators and scholars in the
areas of media literacy, media and communication, media and
cultural studies, environmental humanities, and environmental
studies.
Spirit's Gift is the first book in English devoted to the
philosophy of Claude Bruaire (1936-1982). Its focus is the notion
of gift, a notion that has recently been the subject of lively
debate involving Jacques Derrida, Jean-Luc Marion, Marcel Mauss,
and others. What makes Bruaire's approach to this subject
distinctive is that he treats it ontologically. This book
critically examines the two main insights that govern Bruaire's
ontology of gift (ontodology). First, gift is being in its
spiritual way of being. ""Spiritual"" in this case does not stand
for one quality among others, but, more radically, it is what makes
being be itself. Second, being itself (ipsum esse) is gift only
because, as Christian Revelation suggests, the fullness proper to
pure act is first of all an absolutely free donation in itself and
to itself before being donation to another (creation). The
coalescence of being, freedom, and spirit grounds the claim that
being is gift. Bruaire's thought is presented in dialogue with his
two main sources: German Idealism (Hegel and Schelling) and
Christian revelation. Bruaire spent the bulk of his career as a
professor at the Sorbonne in Paris. Although not himself a
Hegelian, he enjoyed and enjoys great standing as a scholar of and
commentator on Hegel's philosophy. With Marion, Bruaire was a
founding member of the French edition of the theological journal
Communio, and he was held in high regard by the great Swiss
theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar. Bruaire's metaphysical account
of gift also has affinities to that offered by Karol Wojytla - and
subsequently developed under his pontificate as John Paul II. While
Bruaire's understanding of gift is decidedly philosophical, it is
also of considerable theological interest, bearing as it does upon
questions of Trinitarian theology, theological anthropology, and
the Catholic sacrament of marriage. Rightly understood, his
conception of gift sheds considerable light on the Thomistic
understanding of Ipsum esse subsistens. It can also contribute to a
philosophical retrieval of the category of causality and to the
elucidation of the ontological ground of ethics.
Innovative and Integrated Technologies for the Treatment of
Industrial Wastewater deals with advanced technological solutions
for the treatment of industrial wastewater such as aerobic granular
biomass based systems, advanced oxidation processes integrated with
biological treatments, membrane contactors and membrane chemical
reactors. Wastewater from pharmaceutical, chemical and food
industries as well as landfill leachates are specifically
considered as representative of major problems encountered when
treating industrial streams. The economic and environmental
sustainability of the above solutions are also reported in the book
and compared with the alternatives currently available in the
market by life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle costing (LCC)
methodologies. The implementation of the considered solutions at
large scale could support and enhance the competitiveness of
different industrial sectors, including the water technology
sector, in the global market. Innovative and Integrated
Technologies for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater also makes
a contribution towards defining: new concepts, processes and
technologies in wastewater treatment with potential benefits for
the stable quality of effluents, energy and operational costs
saving, and the protection of the environment new sets of advanced
standards for wastewater treatment new methodologies for the
definition of wastewater treatment needs and framework conditions
new information supporting development and implementation of water
legislation.
This volume features essays that detail the distinctive ways
authors and researchers in Spanish speaking countries express their
thoughts on contemporary philosophy of technology. Written in
English but fully capturing a Spanish perspective, the essays bring
the views and ideas of pioneer authors and many new ones to an
international readership. Coverage explores key topics in the
philosophy of technology, the ontological and epistemological
aspects of technology, development and innovation, and new
technological frontiers like nanotechnology and cloud computing. In
addition, the book features case studies on philosophical queries.
Readers will discover such voices as Miguel Angel Quintanilla and
Javier Echeverria, who are main references in the current landscape
of philosophy of technology both in Spain and Spanish speaking
countries; Jose Luis Lujan, who is a leading Spanish author in
research about technological risk; and Emilio Munoz, former head of
the Spanish National Research Council and an authority on Spanish
science policy. The volume also covers thinkers in American Spanish
speaking countries, such as Jorge Linares, an influential
researcher in ethical issues; Judith Sutz, who has a very
recognized work on social issues concerning innovation; Carlos
Osorio, who focuses his work on technological determinism and the
social appropriation of technology; and Diego Lawler, an important
researcher in the ontological aspects of technology.
This volume features essays that detail the distinctive ways
authors and researchers in Spanish speaking countries express their
thoughts on contemporary philosophy of technology. Written in
English but fully capturing a Spanish perspective, the essays bring
the views and ideas of pioneer authors and many new ones to an
international readership. Coverage explores key topics in the
philosophy of technology, the ontological and epistemological
aspects of technology, development and innovation, and new
technological frontiers like nanotechnology and cloud computing. In
addition, the book features case studies on philosophical queries.
Readers will discover such voices as Miguel Angel Quintanilla and
Javier Echeverria, who are main references in the current landscape
of philosophy of technology both in Spain and Spanish speaking
countries; Jose Luis Lujan, who is a leading Spanish author in
research about technological risk; and Emilio Munoz, former head of
the Spanish National Research Council and an authority on Spanish
science policy. The volume also covers thinkers in American Spanish
speaking countries, such as Jorge Linares, an influential
researcher in ethical issues; Judith Sutz, who has a very
recognized work on social issues concerning innovation; Carlos
Osorio, who focuses his work on technological determinism and the
social appropriation of technology; and Diego Lawler, an important
researcher in the ontological aspects of technology.
Organ transplantation has been the most important therapeutic
advance in the last third of the 20th century. Its development has
revolutionized medicine, as demonstrated by the fact that a large
number of researchers in this field have been awarded Nobel Prizes.
In the beginning of this century, we are witnessing with great
expectations the emergence of a new field of medicine related to
the arrival of a new player on the scene: "stem cells" and their
potential use in regenerative medicine. This volume aims to cover
important aspects of the various facets of organ transplantation
and regenerative medicine, with leading specialists in these fields
setting out their vision. We try to rigorously explain current and
novel scientific research in these fields-areas which arouse great
interest from society in general, due to their potential use in
modern medicine for the treatment of a great number of diseases.
Societies survive in their environment and compete with each other
depending on the technology they develop. Economic, military and
political power are directly related to the available technology,
while access to technology is key to the well-being of our
societies at the individual, community and national level. The
Robotics Divide analyzes how robotics will shape our societies in
the twenty-first century; a time when industrial and service
robotics, particularly for military and aerospace purposes, will
become an essential technology. The book, written by experts in the
field, focuses on the main technological trends in the field of
robotics, and the impact that robotics will have on different
facets of social life. By doing so, the authors aim to open the
"black box" of a technology which, like any other, is designed,
implemented and evaluated according to the economic and cultural
patterns of a cosmopolitan society, as well as its relations of
power. The Robotics Divide explores future developments in robotics
technology and discusses the model of technological development and
the implementation of robotics in this competitive market economy.
Then the authors examine to what extent it is possible to determine
the characteristic features of the robotic divide, namely in what
ways the robotic divide differs from the digital divide, and how a
model to integrate this technology can be developed without
reproducing patterns of inequality and power that have
characterized the advent of previous technologies. These issues -
inequality, robotics and power - are of concern to robotics and
advanced automation engineers, social scientists, economists and
science policy experts alike.
Societies survive in their environment and compete with each other
depending on the technology they develop. Economic, military and
political power are directly related to the available technology,
while access to technology is key to the well-being of our
societies at the individual, community and national level. The
Robotics Divide analyzes how robotics will shape our societies in
the twenty-first century; a time when industrial and service
robotics, particularly for military and aerospace purposes, will
become an essential technology. The book, written by experts in the
field, focuses on the main technological trends in the field of
robotics, and the impact that robotics will have on different
facets of social life. By doing so, the authors aim to open the
"black box" of a technology which, like any other, is designed,
implemented and evaluated according to the economic and cultural
patterns of a cosmopolitan society, as well as its relations of
power. The Robotics Divide explores future developments in robotics
technology and discusses the model of technological development and
the implementation of robotics in this competitive market economy.
Then the authors examine to what extent it is possible to determine
the characteristic features of the robotic divide, namely in what
ways the robotic divide differs from the digital divide, and how a
model to integrate this technology can be developed without
reproducing patterns of inequality and power that have
characterized the advent of previous technologies. These issues -
inequality, robotics and power - are of concern to robotics and
advanced automation engineers, social scientists, economists and
science policy experts alike.
2014 Runner-Up, MLA Prize in United States Latina and Latino and
Chicana and Chicano Literary and Cultural Studies In Unbecoming
Blackness, Antonio Lopez uncovers an important, otherwise
unrecognized century-long archive of literature and performance
that reveals Cuban America as a space of overlapping Cuban and
African diasporic experiences. Lopez shows how Afro-Cuban writers
and performers in the U.S. align Cuban black and mulatto
identities, often subsumed in the mixed-race and postracial Cuban
national imaginaries, with the material and symbolic blackness of
African Americans and other Afro-Latinas/os. In the works of
Alberto O'Farrill, Eusebia Cosme, Romulo Lachatanere, and others,
Afro-Cubanness articulates the African diasporic experience in ways
that deprive negro and mulato configurations of an exclusive link
with Cuban nationalism. Instead, what is invoked is an "unbecoming"
relationship between Afro-Cubans in the U.S and their domestic
black counterparts. The transformations in Cuban racial identity
across the hemisphere, represented powerfully in the literary and
performance cultures of Afro-Cubans in the U.S., provide the
fullest account of a transnational Cuba, one in which the Cuban
American emerges as Afro-Cuban-American, and the Latino as
Afro-Latino.
Starting from both our originary experience of being given to
ourselves and Jesus Christ's archetypal self-donation, 'Gift and
the Unity of Being' elucidates the sense in which gift is the form
of being's unity, while unity itself constitutes the permanence of
the gift of being. In dialogue with ancient and modern philosophers
and theologians, Lopez offers a synthetic, rather than systematic,
account of the unity proper to being, the human person, God, and
the relations among them. The book shows how contemplation of the
triune God of love through Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit allows
us to discover the eternal communion that being is and to which
finite being is called. It also illustrates the sense in which
God's gratuitousness unexpectedly offers the human person the
possibility to recognize and embrace his origin and destiny, and
thus he is given to see and taste in God's light the ever-fruitful,
dramatic, and mysterious positivity of being.
In this work, Antonio Lopez draws together the seemingly disparate
realms of ecology and media studies to present a fresh and
provocative interpretation of the current state of the mass media -
and its potential future."
Media are a powerful educational force that teaches about the
relationship between humans and living systems while also
physiologically impacting the environment. However, although long
considered a tool for promoting critical thinking and cultural
citizenship, media literacy does not adequately address
environmental sustainability. Drawing on original research, Antonio
Lopez demonstrates how common media literacy practices reinforce
belief systems at the root of unsustainable behaviors. By combining
emerging literacies from social media, networked activism,
sustainability education, critical media literacy, and digital
ecopedagogy, the author offers a solutions-oriented critique and
paradigm-shifting reappraisal of media education by advocating
"ecomedia literacy." This groundbreaking book builds on Lopez's
previous two books, Mediacology and The Media Ecosystem, by
offering a cutting-edge and radical reappraisal of conventional
media literacy practices. Written in accessible and jargon-free
language, this book is ideal for students and educators of media
literacy, media studies, and cultural studies, and will also be
vital to those advocating sustainability education, environmental
studies, and social justice.
Since the death of Franco in 1975, Spain has made a successful
transition to democracy. This book looks at what that transition
has meant for the Spanish people. Drawing on national surveys taken
in 1978, 1980, 1984, and 1990, the authors explore three questions:
What is the basis of the new regime's political legitimacy? How did
Spanish democracy move from the conservative center-right coalition
that engineered the transition to the socialist government that
consolidated it? And why is political participation so low among
Spaniards? The answers to the first two questions highlight the
ambiguity built into the political contrast with the Franco regime
and a certain appreciation of the material accomplishments of
authoritarianism, the pivotal role of the king in opting for
democracy while symbolically spanning traditional and modernizing
forces, and finally a movement from foundational issues to economic
and social concerns. In response to the third question, the authors
illuminate the participatory shortfall in Spanish politics by
comparing Spain with Brazil and Korea, two post-authoritarian
societies where political involvement is much higher. They consider
long-term structural factors as well as short-term strategic
actions that have contributed to low civic engagement.
Learn the art of PHP programming through this example-rich book
filled to the brim with tutorials every PHP developer needs to know
About This Book * Set up the PHP environment and get started with
web programming * Leverage the potential of PHP for server-side
programming, memory management, and object-oriented programming
(OOP) * This book is packed with real-life examples to help you
implement the concepts as you learn Who This Book Is For If you are
a web developer or programmer who wants to create real-life web
applications using PHP 7, or a beginner who wants to get started
with PHP 7 programming, this book is for you. Prior knowledge of
PHP, PHP 7, or programming is not mandatory. What You Will Learn *
Set up a server on your machine with PHP * Use PHP syntax with the
built-in server to create apps * Apply the OOP paradigm to PHP to
write richer code * Use MySQL to manage data in your web
applications * Create a web application from scratch using MVC *
Add tests to your web application and write testable code * Use an
existing PHP framework to build and manage your applications *
Build REST APIs for your PHP applications * Test the behavior of
web applications with Behat In Detail PHP is a great language for
building web applications. It is essentially a server-side
scripting language that is also used for general purpose
programming. PHP 7 is the latest version with a host of new
features, and it provides major backwards-compatibility breaks.
This book begins with the fundamentals of PHP programming by
covering the basic concepts such as variables, functions, class,
and objects. You will set up PHP server on your machine and learn
to read and write procedural PHP code. After getting an
understanding of OOP as a paradigm, you will execute MySQL queries
on your database. Moving on, you will find out how to use MVC to
create applications from scratch and add tests. Then, you will
build REST APIs and perform behavioral tests on your applications.
By the end of the book, you will have the skills required to read
and write files, debug, test, and work with MySQL. Style and
approach This book begins with the basics that all PHP developers
use every day and then dives deep into detailed concepts and tricks
to help you speed through development. You will be able to learn
the concepts by performing practical tasks and implementing them in
your daily activities, all at your own pace.
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