Berger argues that tourism was forged by Mexico's government in 1928 as the cornerstone of state-led modernization programmes. Berger presents tourism as the leading and influential facet of the post-revolutionary modernization programme. She also examines how tourism fostered nationalism and unity, and emerged as a new form of foreign diplomacy.

This text introduces and provides instruction on the design and analysis of experiments for a broad audience. Formed by decades of teaching, consulting, and industrial experience in the Design of Experiments field, this new edition contains updated examples, exercises, and situations covering the science and engineering practice. This text minimizes the amount of mathematical detail, while still doing full justice to the mathematical rigor of the presentation and the precision of statements, making the text accessible for those who have little experience with design of experiments and who need some practical advice on using such designs to solve day-to-day problems. Additionally, an intuitive understanding of the principles is always emphasized, with helpful hints throughout.

Berger argues that tourism was forged by Mexico's government in 1928 as the cornerstone of state-led modernization programmes. Berger presents tourism as the leading and influential facet of the post-revolutionary modernization programme. She also examines how tourism fostered nationalism and unity, and emerged as a new form of foreign diplomacy.

How ideas and ideals of an imagined, protean, national Middle Ages have once again become a convergence point for anxieties about politics, history and cultural identity in our time - and why. After a period of abeyance, the link forged in the nineteenth century between the Middle Ages and national identity is increasingly being reclaimed, with numerous groups and individuals mining an imagined medieval past to present ideas and ideals of modern nationhood. Today's national medievalism asserts itself at the interface of culture and politics: in literature and television programming, in journalism and heritage tourism, and in the way political actors of various stripes use a deep past that supposedly proves the nation's steady exceptionalism in a hectic globalised world. This book traces these ongoing developments in Switzerland and Britain, two countries where the medieval past has recently been much invoked in negotiations of national identity, independence and Euroscepticism. Through comparative analysis, it explores examples of reemerging stories of national exceptionalism - stories that, ironically, echo those of other nations. The author analyses depictions of Robert the Bruce and Wilhelm Tell; medievalism in the discourse surrounding Brexit as well as at the Welsh Senedd; novels like Paul Kingsnorth's The Wake; community-based art such as the Great Tapestry of Scotland; and elaborate public commemorations of Swiss victories (and defeats) in battle. Basing his critical readings in current theories of cultural memory, heritage and nationalism, the author explores how the protean national Middle Ages have once again become a convergence point for anxieties about politics, history and cultural identity in our time - and why.

The Parent Track provides an in-depth understanding of parenting in academia, from diverse perspectivesagender, age, race/ethnicity, marital status, sexual orientationaand at different phases of a parent's academic career. This collection not only arrives at a comprehensive understanding of parenthood and academia; it reveals the shifting ideologies surrounding the challenges of negotiating work and family balance in this context. Earlier research on parenting has documented the ways in which women and men experience, and subsequently negotiate, their roles as parents in the context of the workplace and the home. Particular attention has been paid to the negotiation of familial and childcare responsibilities, the division of labour, the availability of family-friendly policies, social constructions of motherhood and fatherhood, power relations, and gender roles and inequality. Studies on the experience of parenthood within the context of academia, however, have lacked diversity and failed to provide qualitative accounts from scholars of all genders at varying points in their academic careers who have, or are planning to have, children. This book addresses that gap.

Im Chirurgischen Forum werden ausgewahlte Beitrage vorab veroeffentlicht, die auf dem Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Chirurgie vorgetragen werden. Der Forumsausschuss achtet dabei auf hoechste Qualitat der Beitrage. Der Leser findet hier die neuesten Erebnisse aus Forschung und Klinik ubersichtlich in einem Band.

Das Buch enth{lt eine aktuelle Bestandsaufnahme }ber die pathologischen Grundlagen des akuten Nierenversagens (ANV), die Prinzipien und Techniken der maschinellen Blutreinigungsverfahren (H{mofiltration, H{modialyse) sowie deren klinisch-intensivmedizinische Einsatzm|glichkeiten. Als zus{tzliches Thema wird die H{mapherese (Plasmaaustausch, Plasmasorption, Plasmapherese) abgehandelt. Die Beitr{ge der interdisziplin{ren Autorengruppe - An{sthesiologen, Intensivmediziner, Internisten, Nephrologen, Transfusionsmediziner - werden abgerundet und vertieft durch eine am Schlu~ des Buches zusammengefa~te Diskussion.

Most growth models assume capital is homogeneous with regard to technology. This contradicts intuition and empirical evidence that the majority of technology is embodied in the capital stock. Berger (2001) showed that neoclassical vintage capital (embodied technology) and non-vintage capital (disembodied technology) models have different convergence rates, although identical steady state growth rates. Removing the neoclassical assumption that technological growth is exogenous, I examine two-sector, putty-putty, vintage capital models. Technological growth is tied to investment in the research sector. Savings rates and the allocation of labor differ between the vintage and non-vintage cases. It is shown for the first time that vintage and non-vintage versions of a model can have different steady state growth rates.

We propose a dual channel matched filtering system that addresses two key challenges in the practical implementation of a single channel matched filtering system: secondary data support and computational cost. We derive an exact expression of the dual channel normalized signal-to-interference plus noise ratio (SINR) in terms of random variables with known distributions and approximate expressions of the mean and variance of the normalized SINR. Using these approximate expressions, we demonstrated that the dual channel system requires half the secondary data to achieve nearly the same SINR performance as an equivalent single channel system. With the dual channel system, two reduced dimension weight vectors are used in place of the larger single channel weight vector, offering the potential reduction in computational cost. The key to the dual channel system is the efficient block diagonalization of the interference plus noise correlation matrix with a fixed transformation.

This paper will use the Service Before Self core value concept as a foundation to discuss various AF policies and programs along with individual attitudes and actions either support or contradict this core value. The author will examine the mentorship, force development, and assignment programs to show how they support or contradict this core value. Additionally the author will use individual beliefs and actions collected from officers attending Air Command and Staff College to show how their opinions support or contradict the core value of Service Before Self.

American leadership and ingenuity are central to solving the climate crisis. With the devastating health and economic consequences of climate change growing at home and abroad, the United States must act urgently, guided by science, and in concert with the international community to provide a livable climate for today's youth and future generations. This books examines the changes that need to be made to help mitigate climate change.

Improving the User Experience through Practical Data Analytics shows you how to make UX design decisions based on data-not hunches. Authors Fritz and Berger help the UX professional recognize the enormous potential of user data that is collected as a natural by-product of routine UX research methods, including moderated usability tests, unmoderated usability tests, surveys, and contextual inquiries. Then, step-by-step, they explain how to utilize both descriptive and predictive statistical techniques to gain meaningful insight with that data. By mastering the use of these techniques, you'll delight your users, increase your bottom line and gain a powerful competitive advantage for your company-and yourself. Key features include: Practical advise on choosing the right data analysis technique for each project. A step-by-step methodology for applying each technique, including examples and scenarios drawn from the UX field. Detailed screen shots and instructions for performing the techniques using Excel (both for PC and Mac) and SPSS. Clear and concise guidance on interpreting the data output. Exercises to practice the techniques