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For over twenty-five years, the authors of International Financial
Reporting and Analysis have provided comprehensive insight into the
intricacies of financial reporting. This ninth edition has been
updated throughout with an increased focus on ethics,
sustainability and corporate governance. Timely real-world
illustrations and activities give students a truly international
perspective to successfully interpret and use IFRS Standards in
business. This title is available with MindTap, a flexible online
learning solution that provides your students with all the tools
they need to succeed, including an interactive eReader, engaging
multimedia, practice questions, assessment materials, revision aids
and analytics to help you track their progress.
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Stardust/Ondine (DVD)
Charlie Cox, Henry Cavill, Claire Danes, Sienna Miller, Peter O'Toole, …
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Double bill of film fantasies. 'Stardust' (2007) is an adventure
based on the bestselling graphic novel by Neil Gaiman and Charles
Vess. When a young man, Tristan (Charlie Cox), tries to win the
heart of his beautiful but cold object of his desire Victoria
(Sienna Miller) by going on a quest to retrieve a fallen star, his
journey takes him to a mysterious and forbidden land beyond the
walls of his village. On his odyssey, Tristan finds the star, which
has transformed into a striking girl called Yvaine (Claire Danes).
However, Tristan is not the only one seeking the star. A king
(Peter O'Toole)'s four sons - not to mention the ghosts of their
three dead brothers - all need the star as they vie for the throne.
Tristan must also overcome the evil witch, Lamia (Michelle
Pfeiffer), who needs the star to make her young again. As Tristan
battles to survive these threats, encountering a pirate named
Captain Shakespeare (Robert De Niro) and a shady trader named Ferdy
the Fence (Ricky Gervais) along the way, his quest changes. He must
now win the heart of the star for himself as he discovers the
meaning of true love. Neil Jordan directs the Irish drama 'Ondine'
(2009). Syracuse (Colin Farrell) is a poor fisherman whose life is
changed forever when he fishes a beautiful live woman (Alicja
Bachleda) out of the sea. His young daughter, Annie (Alison Barry),
is convinced that the mysterious beauty must be a mermaid. Theories
abound about the girl's origins as she transforms the lives of
Syracuse, Annie and the local townsfolk. Stephen Rea and Dervla
Kirwan co-star.
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.
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.
It's 1829, and young Princess Victoria's life is full of
constraints. Brought up hidden from the world and protected even
from walking downstairs alone, the ten-year-old princess decides to
write a secret diary about life at Kensington Palace. But little
does she know that she is about to make a startling discovery.
Closer to the throne than she ever imagined, My Story: Victoria
spans a fascinating year in the life of a future queen. Experience
history first-hand with My Story in this all-new look! Other titles
in the My Story series include: My Story: Titanic My Story: The
Trenches My Story: The Great Plague My Story: Berlin Olympics My
Story: Blitz My Story: Mayflower My Story: Noor-un-Nissa Inayat
Khan My Story: D-Day My Story: A Picture of Freedom My Story: Roman
Invasion My Story: Ignatius Sancho
The Thomistic Response to the Nouvelle Théologie: Concerning the
Truth of Dogma and the Nature of Theology retrieves the most
important and largely forgotten exchanges in the mid-20th-century
debate surrounding ressourcement thinkers. It makes available new
translations of works by the leading Thomists in the exchange:
Dominican Fathers Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Michel Labourdette,
Marie-Joseph Nicolas, and Raymond Bruckberger. In addition to a
lengthy historical and theological introduction, the volume
contains sixteen articles, thirteen of which have never appeared in
English. All the major critical responses of the Dominican Thomists
to the nouvelle théologie are here presented chronologically
according to the primary debates carried on, respectively, in the
journals Revue Thomiste and Angelicum. A lengthy introduction
describes the unfolding of the entire debate, article by article,
and explains and references the ressourcement interventions.
Unfortunately, the history of this important debate is largely
surrounded by polemics, half-truths, caricatures, and journalistic
soundbites. In the articles gathered in this volume, along with the
accompanying introduction, the Toulouse and Roman Dominicans speak
in their own voice. The central theses that define the two sides of
the debate are sympathetically set forth. However, the texts
gathered here show the immense lengths to which the Thomists went
to initiate an authentic and fraternal theological dialogue with
the nouveaux théologiens. Frs. Labourdette and Nicolas repeatedly
argued for the importance of ressourcement work: they applauded its
historical efforts, and they were generally sympathetic and
complementary (although always pointed and persistent in gently
expressing their concerns). Even Fr. Garrigou-Lagrange—whose
infamous intervention is remembered as being a theological "atomic
bomb"—is revealed as being no more guilty of escalation than the
Dominicans' interlocutors in their own responses to him and Fr.
Labourdette. This volume will greatly aid in the task of
theological and historical reconstruction and will, undoubtedly,
assist in a certain rapprochement between the two sides, as the
essential texts, concerns, and theological arguments are made
available in their entirety to professional and lay Anglophone
readers.
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Handbook of Obesity, Two-Volume Set (5th edition)
George A Bray; Edited by (associates) Peter T. Katzmarzyk; Edited by Claude Bouchard; Edited by (associates) John P. Kirwan, Leanne M Redman, …
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This 2 volume set comprises of the 4th edition of Volume 1 and the
5thth edition of Volume 2. The fifth edition of Volume 1 of
Handbook of Obesity written by global experts covers the basic
science aspects under the broad topic areas of epidemiology,
etiology, and pathophysiology of obesity. Divided into 5 sections
and detailed in 66 chapters, this edition covers the important
advances occurring over the past decades. With a focus on science
of obesity and factors participating in the etiology of obesity,
this topic is studied from biological, behavioural, and
environmental perspectives. Volume 1 is structured into 5 parts:
Part 1 focuses on the history, definitions, and prevalence of the
obesity. It identifies the historical references to excess weight,
obesity in art and literature, direct and surrogate measurements of
adiposity and obesity related traits, epidemiology of obesity
around the globe, and age, sex, and ethnic variation completes this
part of the volume. Part 2 explains the biological determinants of
obesity. It explains the bioenergetics, energy dissipation
mechanisms and exposure to experimental overfeeding, genetic and
epigenetic evidence, metabolic rates, energy expenditure and energy
partitioning, and the evidence on infections and adiposity. Part 3
describes the behavioral determinants of obesity. It deals with
chapters related to food, beverages, and ingestive behavior,
dealing with smoking, breast-feeding, and sleep duration and
pattern, and sedentary behavior, occupational work, and
leisure-time physical activity and obesity. Part 4 comprises of
chapters explaining the environmental, social, and cultural
determinants of obesity. The chapters in this section focus on the
role of agriculture and the food industry in the current obesity
epidemic, social and economic aspects of obesity, and ethnic and
cultural differences, and environmental pollutants. Part 5 of this
volume discusses the health consequences of obesity. The chapters
address important topics such obesity and heart disease,
lipoprotein metabolism, insulin resistance and diabetes, metabolic
syndrome, cancer, hepatic biology, pulmonary functions, and
arthritis and gout, mental health and quality of life, growth and
health disorders in pediatric populations, and on bias and
discrimination affecting the obese persons. Volume 2 of the 5th
Edition of the Handbook of Obesity spotlights on clinical
applications for evaluation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment
of obesity. It covers on the several major developments occurred
between the previous and the new edition, including the effect of
SARS-CoV-2 on people with obesity, the concept of "Precision
Medicine", and new medications approved by USFDA aiding patients
with obesity weight loss of 15 to 20%. This volume is structured
into 5 parts: Part 1 provides insights from evolution on changes in
diet and physical activity, and the implications and results for
preventing obesity, health care costs associated with obesity and
the cost-effectiveness of obesity prevention and treatment. Part 2
deals with evaluation of overweight patients, approaches for
classifying obesity and using this knowledge to evaluate patients,
and addressing ethnic and racial considerations in evaluating
patients with obesity. Part 3 explains the impact of lifestyle in
managing obesity, which include behavioural management, diet,
dietary composition, and meal timing, and the effects of physical
activity and exercise in weight loss and weight loss maintenance.
Part 4 is focused on medications in the management of obesity. This
includes drug selection, various classes of drugs, combination of
drugs affecting weight loss, effect of herbal agents on weight loss
and treatment of obesity in pediatric populations, genetic diseases
causing obesity and the role of drugs in treating the
dyslipidemias. Part 5 discusses bariatric surgery, its history,
procedure and effects in details, and other surgical techniques
including electric stimulation of the vagus nerve, gastric
balloons, intestinal liners, and liposuction.
Can our research create conditions for people to flourish? What
kinds of questions do we ask about the social world and how
knowledge is produced? Does our approach to research itself matter?
This edited collection explores and illustrates the nature of
research for social justice. Drawing on a diverse range of social
research projects, it examines research with and for young people,
marginalised communities and those who work to further social
justice and human rights goals. Providing key examples of the
tools, processes and outcomes of research relevant to social
justice, including where and how these frameworks can be used in
the design and execution of research, this is a much-needed
intervention to social research methodology.
Shakespeare wrote for a theater in which the audience was
understood to be, and at times invited to be, active and
participatory. How have Shakespeare's audiences, from the sixteenth
century to the present, responded to that invitation? In what ways
have consumers across different cultural contexts, periods, and
platforms engaged with the performance of Shakespeare's plays? What
are some of the different approaches taken by scholars today in
thinking about the role of Shakespeare's audiences and their
relationship to performance? The chapters in this collection use a
variety of methods and approaches to explore the global history of
audience experience of Shakespearean performance in theater, film,
radio, and digital media. The approaches that these contributors
take look at Shakespeare's audiences through a variety of lenses,
including theater history, dramaturgy, film studies, fan studies,
popular culture, and performance. Together, they provide both close
studies of particular moments in the history of Shakespeare's
audiences and a broader understanding of the various, often
complex, connections between and among those audiences across the
long history of Shakespearean performance.
Patient-focused healthcare, driven by COVID-19 experiences, has
become a hallmark for providing healthcare services to patients
across all modalities of care and in the home. The ability to
capture real-time patient data, no matter the location, via remote
patient monitoring, and to transmit that data to providers and
organizations approved by the consumer/patient, will become a
critical capability for all healthcare providers. Of all the remote
patient monitoring product designs, wearable medical devices are
emerging as the best positioned to support the evolving
patient-focused healthcare environment. This book is for those who
are evaluating, selecting, implementing, managing, or designing
wearable devices to monitor the health of patients and consumers.
This book will provide the knowledge to understand the issues that
mitigate the risk of wearable technologies so people can deliver
successful projects using these technologies. It will discuss their
use in remote patient monitoring, the advantages and disadvantages
of different types of physiological sensors, different wireless
communication protocols, and different power sources. It will
describe issues and solutions in cybersecurity and HIPAA
compliance, as well as setting them up to be used in healthcare
systems and by patients.
This book is available either individually, or as part of the
specially-priced Arguments of the Philosphers Collection.
Human error is here to stay. This perhaps obvious statement has a profound implication for society when faced with the types of hazardous system accidents that have occurred over the past three decades. Such accidents have been strongly influenced by human error, yet many system designs in existence or being planned and built do not take human error into consideration.; "A Guide to Practical Human Reliability Assessment" is a practical and pragmatic guide to the techniques and approaches of human reliability assessment HRA. lt offers the reader explanatory and practical methods which have been applied and have worked in high technology and high risk assessments - particularly but not exclusively to potentially hazardous industries such as exist in process control, nuclear power, chemical and petrochemical industries.; "A Guide to Practical Human Reliability Assessment" offers the practitioner a comprehensive tool-kit of different approaches along with guidance on selecting different methods for different applications. It covers the risk assessment and the HRA process, as well as methods of task analysis, error identification, quantification, representation of errors in the risk analysis, followed by error reduction analysis, quality assurance and documentation. There are also a number of detailed case studies from nuclear, chemical, offshore, and marine HRA'S, exemplfying the image of techniques and the impact of HRA in existing and design-stage systems.
Human error is here to stay. This perhaps obvious statement has a profound implication for society when faced with the types of hazardous system accidents that have occurred over the past three decades. Such accidents have been strongly influenced by human error, yet many system designs in existence or being planned and built do not take human error into consideration.; "A Guide to Practical Human Reliability Assessment" is a practical and pragmatic guide to the techniques and approaches of human reliability assessment HRA. lt offers the reader explanatory and practical methods which have been applied and have worked in high technology and high risk assessments - particularly but not exclusively to potentially hazardous industries such as exist in process control, nuclear power, chemical and petrochemical industries. A Guide to Practical Human Reliability Assessment offers the practitioner a comprehensive tool-kit of different approaches along with guidance on selecting different methods for different applications. It covers the risk assessment and the HRA process, as well as methods of task analysis, error identification, quantification, representation of errors in the risk analysis, followed by error reduction analysis, quality assurance and documentation. There are also a number of detailed case studies from nuclear, chemical, offshore, and marine HRA'S, exemplfying the image of techniques and the impact of HRA in existing and design-stage systems.
An Introduction to Cyberpsychology provides a comprehensive
introduction to this rapidly growing discipline. Fully updated in
its second edition, the book encourages students to critically
evaluate the psychology of online interactions, and to develop
appropriate research methodologies to complete their own work in
this field. The book examines cyberpsychology and online research
methodologies, social psychology in an online context, practical
applications of cyberpsychology and the psychological aspects of
other technologies. This new edition has been carefully updated to
include additional coverage of: Expanded content relating to major
developments in the field and features new content on gaming and
screentime A new chapter examining the relationship between older
adults and technology Cyberpsychology in focus feature boxes in
each chapter that examine topics in depth Interviews with
professionals working in fields relating to cyberpsychology Each
chapter includes key terms and a glossary, content summaries,
discussion questions and recommended reading to guide further
study. Supported by extensive online resources for students and
instructors, this authoritative book is an essential core text for
undergraduate modules in cyberpsychology, and an ideal primer for
students of postgraduate programs in cyberpsychology. To view the
additional student and instructor resources for this book, please
visit bpscoretextbooks.routledge.com
Across the globe, political movements opposing privatisation,
enclosures, and other spatial controls are coalescing towards the
idea of the 'commons'. As a result, struggles over the commons and
common life are now coming to the forefront of both political
activism and scholarly enquiry. This book advances academic debates
concerning the spatialities of the commons and draws out the
diverse materialities, temporalities, and experiences of practices
of commoning. Part one, "Materialising the Commons" focuses on the
performance of new geographical imaginations in spatial and
material practices of commoning. Part two, "Spaces of Commoning",
explores the importance of the turn from 'commons' to 'commoning',
bringing together chapters focusing on the "doing" of commons, and
how spaces, materials, bodies and abstract flows are intertwined in
these complex and excessive processes. Part three, "An Expanded
Commons", explores the broader registers and spaces in which the
concept of the commons is at stake and highlights how and where the
commons can open new areas of action and research. Part four, "The
Capture of the Commons", questions the particular interdependence
of 'the commons' and 'enclosure' assumed within commons literature
framed by the concept of neoliberalism. Providing a comprehensive
introduction to the diverse ways in which ideas of the commons are
being conceptualised and enacted both throughout the social
sciences and in practical action, this book foregrounds the commons
as an arena for political thought and sets an agenda for future
research.
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