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This authoritative guide will serve as the most current source on
the design and manufacturing of parenteral dispersed
systems-showcasing the utility of dispersed systems in drug
delivery, drug targeting, and pharmaceutical engineering.
Are you angered by the high level of inequality but frustrated
about what to do? From Here to Prosperity tells you how we can
resolve this together. It is not another lengthy, learned work on
the extent of the problem, it is about how to fix it, build a
sustainable economy and bring greater social justice. This
refreshing book is a must-read for anyone who wants to see a better
life for themselves and the millions who suffer unnecessary
financial hardship and pressure every day. It is written in a
common sense style to encourage discussion and immediate action.
Research shows that high levels of inequality are bad for us all
(The Spirit Level: Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett). Polls show
that extreme inequality is a key issue for voters and that most
people expect the government to take effective action. But they
don't, Why? Because we don't push them hard, show our true
feelings. Voting is not enough, a strong determined social movement
is required to press our politicians to act boldly and transform
our society for the better, for all, not just the few. From Here to
Prosperity is a handbook for this social movement, this political
revolution. It sets out a very clear bold agenda for action. This
agenda is based on the principle of 'Income for me/wealth for we".
We keep more of the income we earn and we share more equitably the
wealth we create jointly. There are just five key interlinked
policy initiatives in the Agenda for Progressive Prosperity and
they could all be kick started on Day One of any new political
administration and see positive results within three years, to
ensure that our democracy works for us all, not just the few. Now
is the time to act. First step: buy this book.
African Leadership is an edited collection enriched by the people
who have lived and experienced indigenous leadership first-hand,
demonstrating how African leadership is distinctive from usual
Western hegemonic paradigms. Providing an indepth discussion of the
components, context, followers, and skills that contribute to the
success of African leaders, African Leadership concludes with
meaningful applications for 21st-century leaders globally.
The AI revolution can seem powerful and unstoppable, extracting
data from every aspect of our lives and subjecting us to
unprecedented surveillance and control. But at ground level, even
the most advanced 'smart' technologies are not as all-powerful as
either the tech companies or their critics would have us believe.
From gig worker activism to wellness tracking with sex toys and
TikTokers' manipulation of the algorithm, this book shows how
ordinary people are negotiating the datafication of society. The
book establishes a new theoretical framework for understanding
everyday experiences of data and automation, and offers guidance on
the ethical responsibilities we share as we learn to live together
with data-driven machines. Everyday Data Cultures is essential
reading for students and researchers in digital media and
communication, as well as for anyone interested in the role of data
and AI in society.
This authoritative guide is the most current source on the design
and manufacturing of parenteral dispersed systems. It showcases the
utility of dispersed systems in drug delivery, drug targeting, and
pharmaceutical engineering. It covers the fundamental
physicochemical and biopharmaceutical principles governing
dispersed systems, illustrates the application of dispersed systems
technology to current challenges in drug formulation and
processing, and helps readers select the most appropriate delivery
system according to performance characteristics and route of
administration
This book builds a theoretical perspective for explaining what
security remains after the security event. It studies in detail the
evolution of security thinking before, during and after the 2011
terrorist attack in Utøya and Oslo, Norway, tracking the political
discourse and the institutional reactions in order to form a theory
of ‘terror and disenchantment’. It develops a general theory of
security that contributes to ongoing debates on non-military
security, asymmetric warfare, ontological security and human
security. It revisits the nature of terrorism, the sense of its
practice and re-conceptualises the way practice of counter- and
anti-terrorism are embedded in social, cultural and national
consciousness. -- .
Long acting injections and implants improve therapy, enhance
patient compliance, improve dosing convenience, and are the most
appropriate formulation choice for drugs that undergo extensive
first pass metabolism or that exhibit poor oral bioavailability. An
intriguing variety of technologies have been developed to provide
long acting injections and implants. Many considerations need to go
into the design of these systems in order to translate a concept
from the lab bench to actual therapy for a patient. This book
surveys and summarizes the field.
Topics covered in "Long Acting Injections and Implants" include
the historical development of the field, drugs, diseases and
clinical applications for long acting injections and implants,
anatomy and physiology for these systems, specific injectable
technologies (including lipophilic solutions, aqueous suspensions,
microspheres, liposomes, in situ forming depots and self-assembling
lipid formulations), specific implantable technologies (including
osmotic implants, drug eluting stents and microfabricated systems),
peptide, protein and vaccine delivery, sterilization, drug release
testing and regulatory aspects of long acting injections and
implants.
This volume provides essential information for experienced
development professionals but was also written to be useful for
scientists just beginning work in the field and for others who need
an understanding of long acting injections and implants. This book
will also be ideal as a graduate textbook."
Long acting injections and implants improve therapy, enhance
patient compliance, improve dosing convenience, and are the most
appropriate formulation choice for drugs that undergo extensive
first pass metabolism or that exhibit poor oral bioavailability. An
intriguing variety of technologies have been developed to provide
long acting injections and implants. Many considerations need to go
into the design of these systems in order to translate a concept
from the lab bench to actual therapy for a patient. This book
surveys and summarizes the field. Topics covered in Long Acting
Injections and Implants include the historical development of the
field, drugs, diseases and clinical applications for long acting
injections and implants, anatomy and physiology for these systems,
specific injectable technologies (including lipophilic solutions,
aqueous suspensions, microspheres, liposomes, in situ forming
depots and self-assembling lipid formulations), specific
implantable technologies (including osmotic implants, drug eluting
stents and microfabricated systems), peptide, protein and vaccine
delivery, sterilization, drug release testing and regulatory
aspects of long acting injections and implants. This volume
provides essential information for experienced development
professionals but was also written to be useful for scientists just
beginning work in the field and for others who need an
understanding of long acting injections and implants. This book
will also be ideal as a graduate textbook.
YouTube is now firmly established as the dominant platform for
online video, and it continues to be a site of both experimentation
and conflict among media industries, creators and audiences. First
published in 2009, this was the first book to take YouTube
seriously as a media and cultural phenomenon. This revised and
updated second edition explains how the platform is being used, how
it is changing, and why it matters. The new edition reflects
YouTube's maturity as a platform and includes more detailed
coverage of its institutional and economic contexts, while
retaining the discussions of YouTube s relation to wider
transformations in culture, society and the economy that made the
first edition so valuable. The book critically examines the public
debates surrounding the site, demonstrating how it is central to
struggles for authority and control in the new media environment.
Drawing on a range of theoretical sources and empirical research,
the authors discuss how YouTube is being used by the media
industries, by audiences and amateur producers, and by particular
communities of interest, and the ways in which these uses challenge
existing ideas about cultural production and consumption . Rich
with concrete examples, the second edition will continue to be
essential reading for anyone interested in the contemporary and
future implications of online media.
The AI revolution can seem powerful and unstoppable, extracting
data from every aspect of our lives and subjecting us to
unprecedented surveillance and control. But at ground level, even
the most advanced 'smart' technologies are not as all-powerful as
either the tech companies or their critics would have us believe.
From gig worker activism to wellness tracking with sex toys and
TikTokers' manipulation of the algorithm, this book shows how
ordinary people are negotiating the datafication of society. The
book establishes a new theoretical framework for understanding
everyday experiences of data and automation, and offers guidance on
the ethical responsibilities we share as we learn to live together
with data-driven machines. Everyday Data Cultures is essential
reading for students and researchers in digital media and
communication, as well as for anyone interested in the role of data
and AI in society.
YouTube is now firmly established as the dominant platform for
online video, and it continues to be a site of both experimentation
and conflict among media industries, creators and audiences. First
published in 2009, this was the first book to take YouTube
seriously as a media and cultural phenomenon. This revised and
updated second edition explains how the platform is being used, how
it is changing, and why it matters. The new edition reflects
YouTube's maturity as a platform and includes more detailed
coverage of its institutional and economic contexts, while
retaining the discussions of YouTube s relation to wider
transformations in culture, society and the economy that made the
first edition so valuable. The book critically examines the public
debates surrounding the site, demonstrating how it is central to
struggles for authority and control in the new media environment.
Drawing on a range of theoretical sources and empirical research,
the authors discuss how YouTube is being used by the media
industries, by audiences and amateur producers, and by particular
communities of interest, and the ways in which these uses challenge
existing ideas about cultural production and consumption . Rich
with concrete examples, the second edition will continue to be
essential reading for anyone interested in the contemporary and
future implications of online media.
The Periodic Table of the Elements is the most widely used basis
for systematic discussion of inorganic chemistry. Two experienced
chemists encapsulate their knowledge and teaching experience in
this succinct text, suitable for both undergraduate and
post-graduate courses. Part one explains how fundamental properties
of atoms determine the chemical properties of elements, and how and
why these properties change in the Periodic Table. The main
properties discussed include radii and energies, ionization
potentials, and electron affinities. Particular emphasis is placed
on unique properties of the first s, p, and d shells, on the
effects of filled 3d and 4d shells on the properties of p and d
elements, and on relativistic effects in the heavy elements. The
overall treatment will clarify many complex concepts. Part two
presents an outline of inorganic chemistry within the framework of
the Periodic Table, detailing the application and relevance of the
principles set out in part one.
Explains how fundamental properties of atoms determine the chemical
properties of elements, and how and why these properties change in
the Periodic TableThe main properties discussed include radii and
energies, ionization potentials, and electron affinitiesParticular
emphasis is placed on unique properties of the first s, p, and d
shells, on the effects of filled 3d and 4d shells on the properties
of p and d elements, and on relativistic effects in the heavy
elements
In this inspirational book, Gloria Burgess uses the touching story
of her father's relationship with William Faulkner as a starting
point to explore a classic topic: how to bring forth the character
qualities of love, wisdom, trust, faith, gratitude, creative
action, vision, and integrity. Burgess declares the sacred promises
of legacy living as part of a transformational process that helps
us connect to our past by honoring those who came before us, living
with intention in the present, and freeing our talents so we can
realize our potential. "Dare to Ware Your Soul on the Outside" also
includes practical exercises for fostering greater authenticity and
purpose in our lives.
Saul Kripke has been a major influence on analytic philosophy and
allied fields for a half-century and more. His early masterpiece,
"Naming and Necessity," reversed the pattern of two centuries of
philosophizing about the necessary and the contingent. Although
much of his work remains unpublished, several major essays have now
appeared in print, most recently in his long-awaited collection
"Philosophical Troubles."In this book Kripke's long-time colleague,
the logician and philosopher John P. Burgess, offers a thorough and
self-contained guide to all of Kripke's published books and his
most important philosophical papers, old and new. It also provides
an authoritative but non-technical account of Kripke's influential
contributions to the study of modal logic and logical paradoxes.
Although Kripke has been anything but a system-builder, Burgess
expertly uncovers the connections between different parts of his
oeuvre. Kripke is shown grappling, often in opposition to existing
traditions, with mysteries surrounding the nature of necessity,
rule-following, and the conscious mind, as well as with intricate
and intriguing puzzles about identity, belief and self-reference.
Clearly contextualizing the full range of Kripke's work, Burgess
outlines, summarizes and surveys the issues raised by each of the
philosopher's major publications. "Kripke" will be essential
reading for anyone interested in the work of one of analytic
philosophy's greatest living thinkers.
Saul Kripke has been a major influence on analytic philosophy and
allied fields for a half-century and more. His early masterpiece,
"Naming and Necessity," reversed the pattern of two centuries of
philosophizing about the necessary and the contingent. Although
much of his work remains unpublished, several major essays have now
appeared in print, most recently in his long-awaited collection
"Philosophical Troubles."In this book Kripke's long-time colleague,
the logician and philosopher John P. Burgess, offers a thorough and
self-contained guide to all of Kripke's published books and his
most important philosophical papers, old and new. It also provides
an authoritative but non-technical account of Kripke's influential
contributions to the study of modal logic and logical paradoxes.
Although Kripke has been anything but a system-builder, Burgess
expertly uncovers the connections between different parts of his
oeuvre. Kripke is shown grappling, often in opposition to existing
traditions, with mysteries surrounding the nature of necessity,
rule-following, and the conscious mind, as well as with intricate
and intriguing puzzles about identity, belief and self-reference.
Clearly contextualizing the full range of Kripke's work, Burgess
outlines, summarizes and surveys the issues raised by each of the
philosopher's major publications. "Kripke" will be essential
reading for anyone interested in the work of one of analytic
philosophy's greatest living thinkers.
This volume brings together insights which look at the intersection
of governance, culture and conflict resolution in India and the
European Union. Two very different but connected epistemic,
cultural and institutional settings, which have been divided by
distance, colonialism and culture; yet have recently been brought
closer together by ideas and practices of what is known as liberal
peace, neoliberal state and development projects. The differences
are obvious in terms of geography, culture, the nature and shape of
institutions, and historical forces: and yet the commonalities
between the two are surprising. This is the first book to compare
contemporary Indian and European Union approaches to peace and is
based on strong case studies and rigorous analysis. Postgraduate
students, peace and conflict researchers, policy-makers and
practitioners will benefit immensely from insights provided in this
book. -- .
A landmark volume that explores the interconnected nature of
technologies and rhetorical practice. Rhetorical Machines addresses
new approaches to studying computational processes within the
growing field of digital rhetoric. While computational code is
often seen as value-neutral and mechanical, this volume explores
the underlying, and often unexamined, modes of persuasion this code
engages. In so doing, it argues that computation is in fact rife
with the values of those who create it and thus has powerful
ethical and moral implications. From Socrates's critique of writing
in Plato's Phaedrus to emerging new media and internet culture, the
scholars assembled here provide insight into how computation and
rhetoric work together to produce social and cultural effects. This
multidisciplinary volume features contributions from
scholar-practitioners across the fields of rhetoric, computer
science, and writing studies. It is divided into four main
sections: ""Emergent Machines"" examines how technologies and
algorithms are framed and entangled in rhetorical processes,
""Operational Codes"" explores how computational processes are used
to achieve rhetorical ends, ""Ethical Decisions and Moral
Protocols"" considers the ethical implications involved in
designing software and that software's impact on computational
culture, and the final section includes two scholars' responses to
the preceding chapters. Three of the sections are prefaced by brief
conversations with chatbots (autonomous computational agents)
addressing some of the primary questions raised in each section. At
the heart of these essays is a call for emerging and established
scholars in a vast array of fields to reach interdisciplinary
understandings of human-machine interactions. This innovative work
will be valuable to scholars and students in a variety of
disciplines, including but not limited to rhetoric, computer
science, writing studies, and the digital humanities.
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