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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Psychological and medical perspectives on sadomasochism have
historically been concerned with understanding it as a form of
psychopathology. In the past (but still often today) studies of S/M
have been concerned with extreme and most often non-consensual
acts. However, more recently there has been growing interest in
exploring the meaning of S/M in non-pathological ways. This book
directly addresses this development, presenting some of the most
recent cutting edge work on S/M by leading international scholars
who all seek to understand rather than pathologise. This includes
the latest thinking on theory and practice, academic-community
pieces, as well as the presentation of new empirical findings
across the range of identities and practices that constitute S/M.
We live in a time of uncertainty about relationships. We search for
The One but find ourselves staying single because nobody measures
up. We long for a happily-ever-after but break-up after break-up
leave us bruised and confused. Rewriting the Rules: An Anti
Self-Help Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships is a friendly guide
through the complicated - and often contradictory - advice that's
given about sex and gender, monogamy and conflict, break-up and
commitment. It asks questions about the rules of love, such as
which to choose from all the rules on offer? Do we stick to the old
rules we learnt growing up, or do we try something new and risk
being out on our own? And what about the times when the rules we
love by seem to make things worse, rather than better? This new
edition, updated throughout, considers how the rules are being
'rewritten' in various ways - for example in monogamish and
polyamorous relationships, different ways of understanding sex and
gender, and new ideas for managing commitment and break-up where
economics, communities, or child-care make complete separation
impossible. This book considers how the rules are being 'rewritten'
in various ways, giving you the power to find an approach that best
fits your situation.
The Anthropology of Morality in Melanesia and Beyond examines how
Melanesians experience and deal with moral dilemmas and challenges.
Taking Kenelm Burridge's seminal work as their starting point, the
contributors focus upon public situations and types of people that
exemplify key ethical contradictions for members of moral
communities. While returning to some classical concerns, such as
the roles of big men and sorcerers, the book opens new territory
with richly textured ethnographic studies and theoretical reviews
that explore the interface between the values associated with
indigenous village life and the ethical orientations associated
with Christianity, the state, the marketplace, and other facets of
'modernity'. A major contribution to the emerging field of the
anthropology of morality, the volume includes some of the most
prominent scholars working in the discipline today, including Bruce
Knauft, Joel Robbins, F.G. Bailey,A Deborah Gewertz and Frederick
Errington.
The Anthropology of Morality in Melanesia and Beyond examines how
Melanesians experience and deal with moral dilemmas and challenges.
Taking Kenelm Burridge's seminal work as their starting point, the
contributors focus upon public situations and types of people that
exemplify key ethical contradictions for members of moral
communities. While returning to some classical concerns, such as
the roles of big men and sorcerers, the book opens new territory
with richly textured ethnographic studies and theoretical reviews
that explore the interface between the values associated with
indigenous village life and the ethical orientations associated
with Christianity, the state, the marketplace, and other facets of
'modernity'. A major contribution to the emerging field of the
anthropology of morality, the volume includes some of the most
prominent scholars working in the discipline today, including Bruce
Knauft, Joel Robbins, F.G. Bailey,A Deborah Gewertz and Frederick
Errington.
The Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender
combines cutting edge research to provide a thorough overview of
all the normative - and many of the less common - sexualities,
genders and relationship forms alongside psychological and
intersectional areas relating to sexuality and gender.
What can psychology teach us about sex? How do different bodies and
brains respond sexually? How can we prevent people being
stigmatised for their sexuality? The Psychology of Sex takes you on
a tour through the different ways that psychologists have created
and sustained certain understandings of sex and sexuality. Bearing
in mind the subjective nature of sex, the book explores cultural
concerns around sexualisation, pornography, and sex addiction, as
well as drawing on research from sexual communities and the applied
area of sex therapy. When so much of our relationship to sex
happens in the mind, The Psychology of Sex shows us how important
it is to understand where our ideas about sex come from.
Theb-physicsresultsfromtheLEPdatasetsexceededallexpectationsinboththe
range of topics covered and the precision of measurements that were
eventually possible.
Thesuccesswasduetoseveralfactorssuchastherapiddevelopmentof
silicon-strip vertex detectors, advances in the theoretical
description of b-hadrons and not least because of the
inventiveness, skill and determination of the expe-
mentersperformingthedataanalysis.
Inordertoutilisefullytheprecisionofthe
newvertexdetectors,carefulcommissioningandeventreconstructionwasneeded.
Thistogetherwithnewmethodsandtechniquesofdataanalysis,particularlyinthe
areaofinclusiveb-hadronreconstruction,werethekeytoawholehostofmeasu-
mentsthatspannedtheentire?eldofb-physics.
Theaimofthisbookisnottogiveanotherreviewofb-physicsresults. Instead
the focus is on reviewing the main experimental methods that
evolved (hardware
andsoftware)andthelessonslearntfromsomebodywhowasinvolved?rst-handin
theirdevelopmentanduse.
Thehopeisthatthisworkwillbothstandasarecordof
whatwasachievedwiththeLEPdata,andalsoasareferencesourceofb-physics
analysisideasforexperimentersembarkingonprojectsinthefuturee. g.
attheLHC oralinearcollider.
ResultsfromallfouroftheLEPexperimentsarereportedbutsomebiastowards
DELPHIisinevitable,especiallytoillustrategeneralpoints,sinceIamacolla-
rationmemberandhaveeasieraccesstomaterial. Iwishtothankmyfriendsand
colleaguesoftheDELPHIcollaborationformakingtheprojectsuchasuccess.
InadditionIwishtogivespecialthanksto:Prof. Dr.
MichaelFeindtwhowasthe
instigatorofinclusiveanalysismethodsforb-physicswiththeLEPdata;Prof.
Dr
ThomasMullerforgivingmetheopportunityandencouragementtowritethisar-
cle;Dr. RichardHawkings(OPAL)andDr.
ChristianWeiser(DELPHI)forallowing
meaccesstosomeunpublishedresultsandforusefuldiscussions.
FinallyIwould
liketothankthepeopleatSpringer,especiallyUteHeuserforherprofessionalh-
dlingoftheprojectandpatiencewithmyregularfailuretomeetdeadlines.
UniversityofWarwick,UK GaryJ. Barker September2009 vii Contents 1
b-physics at LEP ...1 1. 1 Introduction ...1 1. 2
TheLEPMachineandExperiments ...3 1. 3 b-PhysicsOverview...4 1. 3. 1
b-QuarkProduction...7 b 1. 3. 2 Forward-BackwardAsymmetry A ...7 FB
1. 3. 3 R ...9 b 1. 3. 4 HeavyQuarkSymmetry...10 1. 3. 5
b-QuarkFragmentation...10 1. 3. 6 b-HadronSpectroscopy ...12 1. 3.
7 b-HadronProductionFractions...13 1. 3. 8 Weakb-QuarkDecay...1 3
1. 4 Combiningb-PhysicsResults...18 1. 4. 1
AveragingofElectroweakHeavyFlavourQuantities...19 1. 4. 2
AveragingofNon-electroweakHeavyFlavourQuantities...20 References
...20 2 Silicon Vertex Detectors and Particle Identi?cation ...23
2. 1 Silicon-StripVertexDetectors ...23 2. 2
ParticleIdenti?cation...29 2. 2. 1
Speci?cIonisationEnergyLoss,dE/dx ...30 ? 2. 2. 2
CerenkovRingImaging ...31 2. 2. 3 OverallDetectorPerformance ...32
References ...34 0 ~ 3 Experience in Reconstructing Z ? bb
Events...37 3. 1 ImpactParameterandDecayLength ...37 3. 1. 1
ClusterFinding ...40 3. 1. 2 TrackFittingandPatternRecognition
...41 3. 1. 3 VertexDetectorAlignment...43 3. 1. 4
SingleHitUncertainties...49 3. 1. 5 ResolutionTuning ...
We live in a time of uncertainty about relationships. We search for
The One but find ourselves staying single because nobody measures
up. We long for a happily-ever-after but break-up after break-up
leave us bruised and confused. Rewriting the Rules: An Anti
Self-Help Guide to Love, Sex and Relationships is a friendly guide
through the complicated - and often contradictory - advice that's
given about sex and gender, monogamy and conflict, break-up and
commitment. It asks questions about the rules of love, such as
which to choose from all the rules on offer? Do we stick to the old
rules we learnt growing up, or do we try something new and risk
being out on our own? And what about the times when the rules we
love by seem to make things worse, rather than better? This new
edition, updated throughout, considers how the rules are being
'rewritten' in various ways - for example in monogamish and
polyamorous relationships, different ways of understanding sex and
gender, and new ideas for managing commitment and break-up where
economics, communities, or child-care make complete separation
impossible. This book considers how the rules are being 'rewritten'
in various ways, giving you the power to find an approach that best
fits your situation.
'Sexuality delivers the goods, making the history and theory of
sexuality downright sexy ... I learned more in one session with
this book than I've figured out in a lifetime.' Christine Burns
MBE, author of Trans Britain They're back! Writer Meg-John Barker
and artist Jules Scheele once again team up in this cheeky and
informative comic-book follow-up to Queer and Gender. Sex is
everywhere. It's in the stories we love - and the stories we fear.
It defines who we are and our place in society ... at least we're
told it ought to. Sex and sexuality can seem like a house of
horrors, full of monsters and potential pitfalls. We often live
with fear, shame and frustration when it comes to our own
sexuality, and with judgement when it comes to others'. Sex advice
manuals, debates over sex work and stories of sexual "dysfunction"
only add to our anxiety. With compassion, humour, erudition and a
touch of the erotic, Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele shine a
light through the darkness and unmask the monsters. 'The art
introduces a set of reoccurring characters, tongue-in-cheek
references to the Scooby-Doo gang, who journey through a haunted
house confronting and unmasking the villains: patriarchy, white
supremacy, ableism, and capitalism personified ... The sum:
accessible, compassionate reading for readers wanting to think more
deeply about sex, society, and how they intersect.' Publishers
Weekly
WINNER - NAUTILUS GOLD BOOK AWARD Exploring how the essentialism of
the gender binary impacts on clients of all genders, this
ground-breaking book examines how historical, social and culturally
gendered trauma emerges in clinical settings. Weaving together
systemic ideas, autoethnography, narrative therapy and somatic
experiencing, the book charts the history of the gender binary and
its roots in colonialism, as well as the way this culture is
perpetuated intergenerationally, and the impact this trauma has on
all bodies, gender identities and experiences. Featuring clinical
vignettes, exercises and reflexive practices, this is an accessible
and intersectional guide for professionals to develop their
understanding of gender-derived trauma for supporting clients.
Highlighting the importance of applying a trauma-informed approach
in practice, this book provides insights as to how we can work
towards collective healing, for future generations and for
ourselves.
'The book we all need for this moment in time.' CN LESTER 'An
absolute must read' FOX FISHER 'A genius book' LIBRARY JOURNAL
REVIEW Much of society's thinking operates in a highly rigid and
binary manner; something is good or bad, right or wrong, a success
or a failure, and so on. Challenging this limited way of thinking,
this ground-breaking book looks at how non-binary methods of
thought can be applied to all aspects of life, and offer new and
greater ways of understanding ourselves and how we relate to
others. Using bisexual and non-binary gender experiences as a
starting point, this book addresses the key issues with binary
thinking regarding our relationships, bodies, emotions, wellbeing
and our sense of identity and sets out a range of practices which
may help us to think in more non-binary, both/and, or uncertain
ways. A truly original and insightful piece, this guide encourages
reflection on how we view and understand the world we live in and
how we all bend, blur or break society's binary codes.
The Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender
combines cutting edge research to provide a thorough overview of
all the normative - and many of the less common - sexualities,
genders and relationship forms alongside psychological and
intersectional areas relating to sexuality and gender.
Semiconductor device modelling has developed in recent years from
being solely the domain of device physicists to span broader
technological disciplines involved in device and electronic circuit
design and develop ment. The rapid emergence of very high speed,
high density integrated circuit technology and the drive towards
high speed communications has meant that extremely small-scale
device structures are used in contempor ary designs. The
characterisation and analysis of these devices can no longer be
satisfied by electrical measurements alone. Traditional equivalent
circuit models and closed-form analytical models cannot always
provide consis tently accurate results for all modes of operation
of these very small devices. Furthermore, the highly competitive
nature of the semiconductor industry has led to the need to
minimise development costs and lead-time associated with
introducing new designs. This has meant that there has been a
greater demand for models capable of increasing our understanding
of how these devices operate and capable of predicting accurate
quantitative results. The desire to move towards computer aided
design and expert systems has reinforced the need for models
capable of representing device operation under DC, small-signal,
large-signal and high frequency operation. It is also desirable to
relate the physical structure of the device to the electrical
performance. This demand for better models has led to the
introduction of improved equivalent circuit models and a upsurge in
interest in using physical models.
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Gender: A Graphic Guide (Paperback)
Meg John Barker; Illustrated by Jules Scheele
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'An outstanding work' - CN Lester, author of Trans Like Me Join the
creators of Queer: A Graphic History ('Could totally change the way
you think about sex and gender' VICE) on an illustrated journey of
gender exploration. Is masculinity 'toxic'? Why are public toilets
such a political issue? How has feminism changed the available
gender roles - and for whom? Why might we all benefit from
challenging binary thinking about sex/gender? In this unique
illustrated guide, Meg-John Barker and Jules Scheele travel through
our shifting understandings of gender across time and space - from
ideas about masculinity and femininity, to non-binary and trans
genders, to intersecting experiences of gender, race, sexuality,
class, disability and more. Tackling current debates and tensions,
which can divide communities and even cost lives, Barker and
Scheele look to the past and the future to explore how we might all
approach gender in more caring and celebratory ways.
What can psychology teach us about sex? How do different bodies and
brains respond sexually? How can we prevent people being
stigmatised for their sexuality? The Psychology of Sex takes you on
a tour through the different ways that psychologists have created
and sustained certain understandings of sex and sexuality. Bearing
in mind the subjective nature of sex, the book explores cultural
concerns around sexualisation, pornography, and sex addiction, as
well as drawing on research from sexual communities and the applied
area of sex therapy. When so much of our relationship to sex
happens in the mind, The Psychology of Sex shows us how important
it is to understand where our ideas about sex come from.
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