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This volume explores how context has been and can be used in
computing to model human behaviors, actions and communications as
well as to manage data and knowledge. It addresses context
management and exploitation of context for sharing experience
across domains. The book serves as a user-centric guide for readers
wishing to develop context-based applications, as well as an
intellectual reference on the concept of context. It provides a
broad yet deep treatment of context in computing and related areas
that depend heavily on computing. The coverage is broad because of
its cross-disciplinary nature but treats topics at a sufficient
depth to permit a reader to implement context in his/her
computational endeavors. The volume addresses how context can be
integrated in software and systems and how it can be used in a
computing environment. Furthermore, the use of context to represent
the human dimension, individually as well as collectively is
explained. Contributions also include descriptions of how context
has been represented in formal as well as non-formal, structured
approaches. The last section describes several human behavior
representation paradigms based on the concept of context as its
central representational element. The depth and breadth of this
content is certain to provide useful as well as intellectually
enriching information to readers of diverse backgrounds who have an
interest in or are intrigued by using context to assist in their
representation of the real world.
This textbook is an ideal introduction in college courses or
self-study for learning computer programming using the C language.
Written for those with minimal or no programming experience,
Computer Programming in C for Beginners offers a heavily guided,
hands-on approach that enables the reader to quickly start
programming, and then progresses to cover the major concepts of C
programming that are critical for an early stage programmer to know
and understand. While the progression of topics is conventional,
their treatment is innovative and designed for rapid understanding
of the many concepts in C that have traditionally proven difficult
for beginners, such as variable typing and scope, function
definition, passing by value, pointers, passing by reference,
arrays, structures, basic memory management, dynamic memory
allocation, and linked lists, as well as an introductory treatment
of searching and sorting algorithms. Written in an informal but
clear narrative, the book uses extensive examples throughout and
provides detailed guidance on how to write the C code to achieve
the objectives of the example problems. Derived from the author's
many years of teaching hands-on college courses, it encourages the
reader to follow along by programming the progressively more
complex exercise programs presented. In some sections, errors are
purposely inserted into the code to teach the reader about the
common pitfalls of programming in general, and the C language in
particular.
Human Life in Motion presents for the first time the previously
unpublished transcripts of the seminars on Aristotle Martin
Heidegger gave in the 1920s. These transcripts reveal much about
the evolution of his thought during that time. Detailed student
transcripts for these seminars appear among the papers of one of
Heidegger's students, Helene Weiss, held today in the Special
Collections Department of Stanford University. Analyzing and
organizing hundreds of pages of these transcripts written by
different students, Francisco Gonzalez brilliantly reconstructs the
original seminars. He summarizes what Heidegger presented and
claimed in each class. Gonzalez also throws into relief the
overarching philosophical significance of the seminars, showing how
the different interpretative moves or claims are connected and
where they lead, something which in turn requires explicating them
in the context of both the Aristotelian texts discussed and
Heidegger's own thought during this period. Essential reading for
students and scholars of Heidegger or Aristotle, Human Life in
Motion is a publishing event that forces a reconsideration of the
thought and legacy of both philosophers.
Examining a rich new generation of Latin American writers, this
collection offers new perspectives on the current status of Latin
American literature in the age of globalization. Authors explored
are from the Boom and Postboom periods, including those who combine
social preoccupations, like drug trafficking, with aesthetic ones.
This discussion of Cuba's international policies in education shows
how Cuba shares its educational resources with other countries. The
postcolonial critique underlying the book explores Cuba's role in
relation to how the disengagement from colonial legacies in
education is taking place in many countries.
Save timeinform your clinical planning with core knowledge and tips
offered from experienced clinicians! While many Hispanic groups
have lived in the mainland United States for years, there now is a
growth of new groups, such as Dominicans in New York City and Cuban
refugees that are in need of culturally competent mental health
care. Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative
Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice will help mental
health clinicians gain insight into essential clinical issues
facing those who work with these new immigrants. This text,
designed to aid in direct clinical practice, will guide you in the
effective delivery of comprehensive psychosocial services. It arms
you with the latest demographic information and offers valuable
suggestions for treatment in different modalities for under-served
Hispanic groups. Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants:
Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice presents
insights and practice approaches from respected authorities and
explores latest trends on these new populations. You'll find an
in-depth examination of the mental health disparities in Hispanic
immigrants, a conceptual overview of reasons for immigration and
migration patterns, and a look at the unique stressors new groups
face which impact immigrants' mental health. Detailed data on each
group, important highlights of pertinent historical aspects, and
in-depth discussions of helpful assessment, treatment, and practice
issues provide effective approaches illustrated through discussion
and case studies. In Mental Health Care for New Hispanic
Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical
Practice, you will find: detailed research and clinical information
about new immigrant groups explorations of the growth of new
groups, such as Dominicans in New York City and Cuban refugees
recently reaching the shores of Florida information on psychosocial
stressors, psychiatric diagnoses, and utilization of services among
undocumented immigrants effective outreach techniques a detailed
list of resources including extensive Web sites, national centers
for the study of Hispanic groups, and important published works
used for research and practice up-to-date demographics on new
groups Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative
Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice brings vital
information geared to the direct practice professional in
psychology, social work, psychiatric nursing, and psychiatry, as
well as graduate-level students in these fields.
Save timeinform your clinical planning with core knowledge and tips
offered from experienced clinicians! While many Hispanic groups
have lived in the mainland United States for years, there now is a
growth of new groups, such as Dominicans in New York City and Cuban
refugees that are in need of culturally competent mental health
care. Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative
Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice will help mental
health clinicians gain insight into essential clinical issues
facing those who work with these new immigrants. This text,
designed to aid in direct clinical practice, will guide you in the
effective delivery of comprehensive psychosocial services. It arms
you with the latest demographic information and offers valuable
suggestions for treatment in different modalities for under-served
Hispanic groups. Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants:
Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice presents
insights and practice approaches from respected authorities and
explores latest trends on these new populations. You'll find an
in-depth examination of the mental health disparities in Hispanic
immigrants, a conceptual overview of reasons for immigration and
migration patterns, and a look at the unique stressors new groups
face which impact immigrants' mental health. Detailed data on each
group, important highlights of pertinent historical aspects, and
in-depth discussions of helpful assessment, treatment, and practice
issues provide effective approaches illustrated through discussion
and case studies. In Mental Health Care for New Hispanic
Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical
Practice, you will find: detailed research and clinical information
about new immigrant groups explorations of the growth of new
groups, such as Dominicans in New York City and Cuban refugees
recently reaching the shores of Florida information on psychosocial
stressors, psychiatric diagnoses, and utilization of services among
undocumented immigrants effective outreach techniques a detailed
list of resources including extensive Web sites, national centers
for the study of Hispanic groups, and important published works
used for research and practice up-to-date demographics on new
groups Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative
Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice brings vital
information geared to the direct practice professional in
psychology, social work, psychiatric nursing, and psychiatry, as
well as graduate-level students in these fields.
This book maps out a program that allows patients to benefit from
the combination of conventional and orthomolecular therapy.
Nutritional strategies can improve one's overall strength to
maintain health and win the battle against cancer.
This book presents a review of preparation methods for
environmentally friendly nanocomposite materials. It describes the
combination of biodegradable and biocompatible polymer matrices
with nanoparticles, leading to finished products preferably
prepared by sustainable methods. The chapters also describe how the
addition of synthetic or non-biodegradable particles can influence
the properties of the final products. This book presents a general
overview of the process from the preparation to the final
applications of green nanocomposites. In addition, the book also
details the trends, challenges, and prospects of this type of
composites. The content can be divided into two sections. The first
one presents a brief introduction about the importance of keeping
the environment free of non-degradable pollutants. It also
describes fundamentals, trends, and general applications of green
materials. The second section focuses on the description of some of
the green-based materials most used nowadays and other innovative
materials, just like elastomers of natural origin. The book
comprises the reintegration of these materials into the
environment, followed by some biomedical, biological, and energy
storage applications.
Rethinking the Relation between Women and Psychoanalysis: Loss,
Mourning, and the Feminine uses contemporary psychoanalytic views
to resituate women as desiring subjects within the psychoanalytic
narrative. Contributors to this edited collection explore the
various configurations of mourning, pain, regret, and grieving in
diverse societies and cultures in order to reconstruct the role of
women in modern psychoanalysis. They raise questions about the
status of women in culture and society and contend with themes that
psychoanalysts have associated with women since the late nineteenth
century, such as loss and mourning, femininity and motherhood, and
desire and sexuality. This book is recommended for students and
scholars of psychology, gender studies, cultural studies,
literature, and philosophy.
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Glutathione (1990) (Paperback)
Joseph V. Bannister, William H. Bannister, Robert Barouki, Jose V Castell, Norman P. Curthoys, …
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R3,237
Discovery Miles 32 370
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This important book is to present the reader with developments
concerning glutathione research. This work focuses on the
synthesis-degradation and oxidation-reduction cycles of
glutathione, the physiological functions of glutathione (especially
in mammalian cells), and the analytical methods used to accurately
measure the glutathione status of cells. This resource addresses
specific modification of glutathione metabolism that is of special
interest in the treatment of some tumors. This rare volume also
introduces some different, new techniques on how to accurately
measure glutathione, specifically in its oxidized form. Anyone
involved with biochemistry, physiology, toxicology, pharmacology,
nutrition and radiation biology will find this publication
interesting and filled with useful information. It is also a
valuable reference for research scientists in such fields as aging,
metabolism disorders, and glutathione research.
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Glutathione (1990) (Hardcover)
Joseph V. Bannister, William H. Bannister, Robert Barouki, Jose V Castell, Norman P. Curthoys, …
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R12,094
Discovery Miles 120 940
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The aim of this important book is to present the reader with
developments concerning glutathione research. This work focuses on
the synthesis-degradation and oxidation-reduction cycles of
glutathione, the physiological functions of glutathione (especially
in mammalian cells), and the analytical methods used to accurately
measure the glutathione status of cells. This resource addresses
specific modification of glutathione metabolism that is of special
interest in the treatment of some tumors. This rare volume also
introduces some different, new techniques on how to accurately
measure glutathione, specifically in its oxidized form. Anyone
involved with biochemistry, physiology, toxicology, pharmacology,
nutrition and radiation biology will find this publication
interesting and filled with useful information. It is also a
valuable reference for research scientists in such fields as aging,
metabolism disorders, and glutathione research.
This book offers a meticulously researched, comprehensive
chronology of the Congressional Page system, from the late 1700s to
modern day. From the origins of the page system in 1774 to the
period in the 1940s when Congress demonstrated an indifference
towards the needs of providing the boys with supervised living
arrangements, congressional pages have a storied past. It's a topic
that can be amusing—for years, pages simply treated the Capitol
as a their private playground to subject adults to their
mischief—and sobering, as Congress continued to employ boys as
young as eight years old, even after passing labor laws that
prohibited it and was reluctant to provide supervised living
arrangements for decades. Unlike many dry and lifeless books about
Congressional history, The Children Who Ran For Congress: A History
of Congressional Pages provides a lively and engaging look at the
history of the page system, a topic that has largely been ignored.
Based on a thorough investigation of historical documents and
personal interviews, Darryl Gonzalez now tells the complete story
of the young boys (and girls) who have served Congress for more
than 200 years.
Refusing the Favor unveils a method for understanding how Mexico's northern land, New Mexico, came under the authority of the United States and what role women played in the political game of takeover. By not losing sight of the Spanish-Mexican women of Santa Fe, the most populated town west of the Mississippi until the California Gold Rush, it places gender squarely in the middle of the dialogue about conquest.
The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a
perspective on apraxia that considers a link between the pathology
of apraxia and normal motor skill. In addition, it is the intention
of the authors to provide information that is theoretically
interesting as well as clinically applicable. The book is a
collection of papers by various authors working in the area of
apraxia, almost exclusively with limb aparaxia specifically.
Beginning with Hugo Liepman's work of the late 19th century, a
cognitive neuropsychological model of limb apraxia is reviewed, the
use of new technologies that are informative about the mechanisms
of limb praxis are discussed, and issues related to research as
well as clinical assessment/management of the disorder are
provided. While acquired limb apraxia is the focus of the book,
there are also chapters on handedness, developmental apraxia of
speech, and disorders of handwriting.
In this international and interdisciplinary collection of critical
essays, distinguished contributors examine a crucial premise of
traditional readings of Plato's dialogues: that Plato's own
doctrines and arguments can be read off the statements made in the
dialogues by Socrates and other leading characters. The authors
argue in general and with reference to specific dialogues, that no
character should be taken to be Plato's mouthpiece. This is
essential reading for students and scholars of Plato. Visit our
website for sample chapters
First implemented in 1962, the American embargo against Cuba is one
of the most enduring anti-trade measures in human history, having
outlived most of the original government and military leaders
responsible for its creation. But has it benefited the United
States as intended, by weakening Fidel Castro's grip on his
country? Or has it, instead, strengthened his position? This unique
work draws upon interviews with Cuban exiles to provide
broad-ranging insights on the embargo's effects on the Cuban
people, and an evaluation of its diminishing role as an effective
political tool.
The "theory of forms" usually attributed to Plato is one of the
most famous of philosophical theories, yet it has engendered such
controversy in the literature on Plato that scholars even debate
whether or not such a theory exists in his texts. Plato's Forms:
Varieties of Interpretation is an ambitious work that brings
together, in a single volume, widely divergent approaches to the
topic of the forms in Plato's dialogues. With contributions rooted
in both Anglo-American and Continental philosophy, the book
illustrates the contentious role the forms have played in Platonic
scholarship and suggests new approaches to a central problem of
Plato studies.
Containing the Atom, the product of three years of research by the
members of the Processes of International Negotiations (PIN)
network, is a comprehensive study of the theory and practice of
international nuclear negotiations. Well-known experts in the field
test eleven cases of international nuclear negotations covering:
strategic arms control; Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; Nuclear
Weapons Free Zones; Non-Proliferation Treaty and its Review
Conference; Nuclear Materials removed from the defense weapons
programs; Nuclear diplomacy with North Korea; Nuclear risks in the
Barents region; Nuclear safety; French-Japanese nuclear
negotiations; and the nuclear plant perspective on negotiations.
Each case study analyzes the actors, strategies, processes,
structures, and outcomes and weighs the impact of the negotiations
on security, energy, trade, and the environment.
The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with a perspective on apraxia that considers a link between the pathology of apraxia and normal motor skill. In addition, it is the intention of the authors to provide information that is theoretically interesting as well as clinically applicable. The book is a collection of papers by various authors working in the area of apraxia, almost exclusively with limb aparaxia specifically. Beginning with Hugo Liepman's work of the late 19th century, a cognitive neuropsychological model of limb apraxia is reviewed, the use of new technologies that are informative about the mechanisms of limb praxis are discussed, and issues related to research as well as clinical assessment/management of the disorder are provided. While acquired limb apraxia is the focus of the book, there are also chapters on handedness, developmental apraxia of speech, and disorders of handwriting.
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Features a new intersectional approach to assessment and treatment
and interweaves the perspectives of psychologists.Focusing on
critical emerging issues in regard to multicultural families, the
fourth edition of this popular book reflects fundamental issues
surrounding assessment and treatment of families from diverse
cultural backgrounds. The most effective treatment methods for
working with culturally diverse families across the life cycle are
covered in detail. Individual chapters focus on a variety of
distinct ethnic groups including African American, Hispanics,
Asian-American, Native American, and Arab American, as well as the
needs of LGBTQ multicultural families and the role of spirituality.
The text underlines the importance of an intersectional approach to
working with families that, in addition to culture and ethnicity,
also considers socioeconomic class, gender, age, religion,
immigration status, and sexual orientation as important factors.
Additionally, the text expands its direct-practice view with the
addition of four new chapters written by psychologists, plus a new
chapter on health issues in multicultural families and access to
health services. The text is updated with the latest knowledge and
research, along with new and revised case vignettes demonstrating
culturally competent practice. New to the Fourth Edition: Provides
a new intersectional approach to assessment and treatment Adds the
perspectives of psychologists in four completely new chapters
Includes a new chapter on DSM5 from a multicultural perspective,
plus new chapters on health and access to health services Offers
the most up-to-date knowledge and research Provides new and updated
case vignettes Reflects changes in the family unit over the last
quarter century and how it impacts treatment Addresses distinct
sociopolitical issues affecting immigrants and undocumented
families Key Features:Focuses on the most important emerging issues
of multicultural families Covers multicultural mental health across
the lifespan Encompasses the distinct perspectives of different
ethnic and racial groups, and those of LGBTQ families Discusses
domestic violence and substance abuse in regard to multicultural
families Delineates the most effective treatment methods Examines
the culturagram as a useful assessment and treatment planning
modality Addresses ethical issues including the NASW code of ethics
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