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Decentered Playwriting investigates new and alternative strategies
for dramatic writing that incorporate non-Western, Indigenous, and
marginalized storytelling techniques and traditions while deepening
a creative practice that decenters dominant dramatic methodologies.
A collection of short essays and exercises by leading teaching
artists, playwrights, and academics in the fields of playwriting
and dramaturgy, this book focuses on reimagining pedagogical
techniques, helping playwrights to unlearn their own implicit
biases, introducing playwrights to new storytelling methods,
traditions, and ways of studying and teaching underrepresented
narratological practices. This is a vital and invaluable book for
anyone teaching or studying playwriting, dramatic structure or
storytelling at advanced undergraduate and graduate levels, or as
part of their own professional practice.
Decentered Playwriting investigates new and alternative strategies
for dramatic writing that incorporate non-Western, Indigenous, and
marginalized storytelling techniques and traditions while deepening
a creative practice that decenters dominant dramatic methodologies.
A collection of short essays and exercises by leading teaching
artists, playwrights, and academics in the fields of playwriting
and dramaturgy, this book focuses on reimagining pedagogical
techniques, helping playwrights to unlearn their own implicit
biases, introducing playwrights to new storytelling methods,
traditions, and ways of studying and teaching underrepresented
narratological practices. This is a vital and invaluable book for
anyone teaching or studying playwriting, dramatic structure or
storytelling at advanced undergraduate and graduate levels, or as
part of their own professional practice.
Insights come from everywhere if you're willing to listen. Giving
yourself time and space to grow and learn is a challenge. Take a
break, relax and get ready for a treat that will make you think,
laugh, cry and then ask for more! An inspiring collection of
thoughts about all the human things that happen to almost everyone
especially if you're female. Enjoy!
The latest edition edition of International Economics improves and
builds upon the popular features of previous editions. The graphs,
tables and statistics are of course all updated, but also added are
improved sections on topics including:
* new developments in international trade agreements and the latest
round of international trade talks
* international financial crises
* a new section on current controversies in the international
monetary system
With impressive pedagogy, learning objectives and summaries, this
impressive clearly written book will be another winner with
students of international economics and international business.
Get an in-depth look at pediatric primary care through the eyes of
a Nurse Practitioner! Pediatric Primary Care, 6th Edition guides
readers through the process of assessing, managing, and preventing
health problems in infants, children, and adolescents. Key topics
include developmental theory, issues of daily living, the health
status of children today, and diversity and cultural
considerations. This sixth edition also features a wealth of new
content and updates - such as a new chapter on pediatric
pharmacology, full-color design and illustrations, new QSEN
integration, updated coverage of the impact of the Affordable Care
Act, a refocused chapter on practice management, and more - to keep
readers up to date on the latest issues affecting practice today.
Comprehensive content provides a complete foundation in the primary
care of children from the unique perspective of the Nurse
Practitioner and covers the full spectrum of health conditions seen
in the primary care of children, emphasizing both prevention and
management. In-depth guidance on assessing and managing pediatric
health problems covers patients from infancy through adolescence.
Four-part organization includes 1) an introductory unit on the
foundations of global pediatric health, child and family health
assessment, and cultural perspectives for pediatric primary care;
2) a unit on managing child development; 3) a unit on health
promotion and management; and 4) a unit on disease management.
Content devoted to issues of daily living covers issues that are a
part of every child's growth - such as nutrition and toilet
training - that could lead to health problems unless appropriate
education and guidance are given. Algorithms are used throughout
the book to provide a concise overview of the evaluation and
management of common disorders. Resources for providers and
families are also included throughout the text for further
information. Expert editor team well is well-versed in the scope of
practice and knowledge base of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (PNPs)
and Family Nurse Practitioners (FNPs). NEW! Updated content
throughout reflects the latest developments in our understanding of
disease processes, disease management in children, and current
trends in pediatric healthcare. NEW! Chapter on prescribing
pediatric medications emphasizes the unique needs of children in
pharmacotherapy. NEW! Practice Alerts highlight situations that may
require urgent action, consultation, or referral for additional
treatment outside the primary care setting. NEW! Full-color design
and illustrations improve usability and learning. NEW!
Graduate-level QSEN integration: Quality and Safety Education for
Nurses (QSEN) is now introduced in the Preface. The QSEN Safety
competency is now emphasized via the new Practice Alert highlights
and integration of National Patient Safety Goals and Core Measures.
The Informatics competency is addressed with new informatics
content in a refocused Strategies for Managing a Pediatric Health
Care Practice chapter. The Teamwork and Collaboration competency is
addressed by new content on the trending topic of interprofessional
collaboration, also in the Strategies for Managing a Pediatric
Health Care Practice chapter. The Evidence-Based Practice
competency is integrated through icons that reference
evidence-based guidelines. Reorganized application of Gordon's
Functional Health Patterns provides a more conceptually consistent
flow with Gordon's model. Expanded integration of Healthy People
2020 goes beyond the emphasis on physical activity in the previous
edition. Expanded coverage of health literacy includes application
of health literacy principles - the ability to obtain, read,
understand, and use healthcare information to make appropriate
health decisions and follow instructions for treatment - in
relevant chapters. Additional coverage of growth and development
includes a thorough revision of the chapter on developmental
management in pediatric primary care along with inclusion of
developmental milestones in appropriate chapters. Expanded coverage
of assessment, genetics and epigenetics, mental health issues, the
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Services Program,
and global health reflect the growing impact of these trends on
pediatric primary care. Updated coverage of the Affordable Care Act
includes a focus on the impact of the Affordable Care Act
(including Medicaid expansion) and its implications for access to
pediatric healthcare. Updated coverage of the Bright Futures
guidelines goes beyond the previous edition's focus on mental
health and sexual development. NEW! Focus on diversity (vs culture)
offers a greater emphasis on diversity in its many dimensions
rather than on culture alone. Refocused practice management chapter
has been retitled Strategies for Managing a Pediatric Health Care
Practice and eliminates general practice management content that is
already covered in other parts of the curriculum to focus on
content more specific to pediatric practice management - including
the various settings for pediatric primary care, informatics, and
other essential topics influenced by the Affordable Care Act,
National Patient Safety Goals, and the growing trend of
interprofessional collaboration.
This is a collection of invited papers from the 1975 International
Sym posium on Multiple-valued Logic. Also included is an extensive
bib liography of works in the field of multiple-valued logic prior
to 1975 - this supplements and extends an earlier bibliography of
works prior to 1965, by Nicholas Rescher in his book Many-Valued
Logic, McGraw-Hill, 1969. There are a number of possible reasons
for interest in the present volume. First, the range of various
uses covered in this collection of papers may be taken as
indicative of a breadth which occurs in the field of
multiple-valued logic as a whole - the papers here can do no more
than cover a small sample: question-answering systems, analysis of
computer hazards, algebraic structures relating to multiple-valued
logic, algebra of computer programs, fuzzy sets. Second, a large
part of the interest in such uses and applications has occurred in
the last twenty, even ten years. It would be too much to expect
this to be reflected in Rescher's 1969 book. Third, in the 1970's a
series of annual symposia have been held on multiple-valued logic,
which have brought much of this into a sharp focus. * The 1971 and
1972 symposia were held at the SUNY at Buffalo, the 1973 symposium
at the Uni versity of Toronto, and the 1974 symposium at West
Virginia Uni versity. Papers from these symposia are included in
the bibliography which may be found in an appendix of this book."
Introduction to Analysis is an ideal text for a one semester course
on analysis. The book covers standard material on the real numbers,
sequences, continuity, differentiation, and series, and includes an
introduction to proof. The author has endeavored to write this book
entirely from the student's perspective: there is enough rigor to
challenge even the best students in the class, but also enough
explanation and detail to meet the needs of a struggling student.
From the Author to the student: "I vividly recall sitting in an
Analysis class and asking myself, 'What is all of this for?' or 'I
don't have any idea what's going on.' This book is designed to help
the student who finds themselves asking the same sorts of
questions, but will also challenge the brightest students." Chapter
1 is a basic introduction to logic and proofs. Informal summaries
of the idea of proof provided before each result, and before a
solution to a practice problem. Every chapter begins with a short
summary, followed by a brief abstract of each section. Each section
ends with a concise and referenced summary of the material which is
designed to give the student a "big picture" idea of each section.
There is a brief and non-technical summary of the goals of a proof
or solution for each of the results and practice problems in this
book, which are clearly marked as "Idea of proof," or as
"Methodology", followed by a clearly marked formal proof or
solution. Many references to previous definitions and results. A
"Troubleshooting Guide" appears at the end of each chapter that
answers common questions.
Hippos delves deeply into all aspects of ancient Athenian
horsemanship, from the scientific analysis of a horse skeleton
recently excavated at Phaleron to the roles of horses in Greek
religion. Major discussion is devoted to hippotrophia, the training
of equines, their competitive activities in horse racing, and their
important role in the cavalry. This richly illustrated book
consists of over 40 short essays on diverse topics such as the
practices for naming of Athenian horses, their appearance on the
city's coinage, the make-up of a chariot, the advice of the
Athenian cavalry commander Xenophon, the cavalry inspection, and
the possible appearance of horses on the Greek stage. This
bilingual volume is the result of an exhibition held at the
American School of Classical Studies at Athens in 2022. All of the
objects in the exhibit are included, from small silver coins to
large marble memorials for slain cavalry officers. Many of the
artifacts documenting the Athenian cavalry come from wells in the
Athenian Agora. Horse racing was a passion of all Greeks, but only
Athens had a hero (Hippothoon) suckled by a mare. This book makes
clear that hippomania was rampant in ancient Athens, just as
Aristophanes implied in his comedies.
Why did the United States invade the sovereign state of Grenada in
October 1983, risking world condemnation and the possible
escalation of violence outside the borders of the tiny Caribbean
island? According to the contributors to this book, the
invasion-code-named "Urgent Fury"--was a product of the increasing
concern with political instability in
Liberals represent a large majority of American university and
college faculty, especially in the social sciences and humanities.
This is a consistent finding challenged by no serious student. Does
minority status affect the work of conservative scholars or the
academy as a whole? In Passing on the Right, Dunn and Shields
explore the actual experiences of conservative academics, which
have long been neglected. While partisans on both sides have been
preoccupied with the narrow question of whether or not conservative
professors are passed over in hiring and promotion decisions, Dunn
and Shields argue that the liberal dominance of the academy may
affect conservatives in ways that are far more open to verification
- for example, in the case of conservative professors who may
censor their comments in public forums and avoid controversial
questions in their research, especially prior to tenure.
Conversely, minority status may also have its benefits, perhaps
allowing conservatives to discover more original research questions
and interpretations due to not being able to share the ideological
assumptions of most of their liberal colleagues. Drawing on a
collection of revealing interviews with conservative professors and
graduate students, Dunn and Shields discover how these scholars
negotiate their worlds, asking questions such as: How often do
conservatives remain closeted? Do they discourage conservative
undergraduate students from pursuing academic careers? Do they
avoid mentoring conservative student groups? Do they see any
professional advantages to being part of a political minority? In
short, how does the liberalism of the academy shape conservative
scholars and influence their sense of academic freedom? By avoiding
partisanship and offering an insightful portrayal of this
misunderstood political minority, this book aims to persuade
liberal elites to take the minority status of conservative
academics more seriously and encourage conservatives to move beyond
simplistic caricatures of life in the liberal academy.
Interactions between competitors, predators and their prey have
traditionally been viewed as the foundation of community structure.
Parasites - long ignored in community ecology - are now recognized
as playing an important part in influencing species interactions
and consequently affecting ecosystem function. Parasitism can
interact with other ecological drivers, resulting in both
detrimental and beneficial effects on biodiversity and ecosystem
health. Species interactions involving parasites are also key to
understanding many biological invasions and emerging infectious
diseases. This book bridges the gap between community ecology and
epidemiology to create a wide-ranging examination of how parasites
and pathogens affect all aspects of ecological communities,
enabling the new generation of ecologists to include parasites as a
key consideration in their studies. This comprehensive guide to a
newly emerging field is of relevance to academics, practitioners
and graduates in biodiversity, conservation and population
management, and animal and human health.
As the technology base for the preparation of increasingly c- plex
peptides has improved, the methods for their purification and ana-
sis have also been improved and supplemented. Peptide science
routinely utilizes tools and techniques that are common to organic
chemistry, p- tein chemistry, biophysical chemistry, enzymology,
pharmacology, and molecular biology. A fundamental understanding of
each of these areas is essential for interpreting all of the data
that a peptide scientist may see. The purpose of Peptide Analysis
Protocols is to provide the novice with sufficient practical
information necessary to begin developing useful analysis and
separation skills. Understanding and developing these skills will
ultimately yield a scientist with broadened knowledge and good
problem-solving abilities. Although numerous books that address d-
ferent specialties, such as HPLC, FAB-MS, CE, and NMR, have been
written, until now no single volume has reviewed all of these
techniques with a focus on "getting started" in separation and
analysis of peptides. This volume will also provide those who
already possess practical knowledge of the more advanced aspects of
peptide science with detailed applications for each of these
protocols. Because the chapters have been written by researchers
active in each of the fields that they discuss, a great deal of
information on and insight into solution of real problems that they
have encountered is presented. Examplary results are clearly
demonstrated and discussed. For more advanced investi- tions,
supplementary experiments are often suggested.
The ways in which literary works begin have proved fascinating to
readers and critics at least since Aristophanes. This collection of
essays gives life to a topic of perennial interest by presenting a
variety of original readings in nearly all the major genres of
Greek and Latin literature. The subjects of these essays range from
narrative voices in the opening of the Odyssey to ideological
reasons for Tacitus' choice of a beginning in the Histories, and
from a survey of opening devices in Greek poetry to the
playwright's negotiations with the audience in Roman comedy. Other
papers discuss 'false starts' in Gorgias and Herodotus, the
prologues of Greek tragedy, Plato's 'frame' dialogues, delayed
proems in Virgil, the role of the patron in Horace, aristocratic
beginnings in Seneca, and 'inappropriate' prefaces in Plutarch. By
embracing a variety of authors and a broad range of approaches,
from formal analysis of opening devices to post-structural
interpretation, these twelve contributions by both younger and
established scholars offer an exciting new perspective on
beginnings in classical literature.
In September, 1990, a group of 160 scientists from 19 countries and
21 of the United States met at the Red Lion Inn in Rohnert Park,
Sonoma County, California. The purpose of this meeting was to share
new information from recent research on the Aspartic Proteinases.
This book is a compilation of the information transferred in that
forum. The Aspartic Proteinases include all those enzymes from the
"fourth" class of proteolytic enzymes, the first three being the
Serine, Cysteine and Metalloproteinases. Of course, all the
scientists in attendance at the Sonoma Aspartic Proteinase
Conference would agree that our current level of understanding of
the structure and function of the Aspartic Proteinase class of
enzymes is clearly first class. The reasons for this require a bit
of historical perspective. The group of scientists who are engaged
in study of this family of enzymes first met as a separate entity
in 1976, in Norman, Oklahoma, at a meeting organized by Jordan Tang
of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. This was an exciting
time, as the first crystal structures of some of these enzymes were
described by Blundell, James and Davies. During that conference,
the relationship between the two halves of the mammalian and fungal
enzymes was recognized and this has provided a structural
foundation for analysis of the retroviral enzymes, which came
later. A book was published by Plenum Press documenting l this
conference, and the current book is an update to that important
work.
This is a collection of invited papers from the 1975 International
Sym posium on Multiple-valued Logic. Also included is an extensive
bib liography of works in the field of multiple-valued logic prior
to 1975 - this supplements and extends an earlier bibliography of
works prior to 1965, by Nicholas Rescher in his book Many-Valued
Logic, McGraw-Hill, 1969. There are a number of possible reasons
for interest in the present volume. First, the range of various
uses covered in this collection of papers may be taken as
indicative of a breadth which occurs in the field of
multiple-valued logic as a whole - the papers here can do no more
than cover a small sample: question-answering systems, analysis of
computer hazards, algebraic structures relating to multiple-valued
logic, algebra of computer programs, fuzzy sets. Second, a large
part of the interest in such uses and applications has occurred in
the last twenty, even ten years. It would be too much to expect
this to be reflected in Rescher's 1969 book. Third, in the 1970's a
series of annual symposia have been held on multiple-valued logic,
which have brought much of this into a sharp focus. * The 1971 and
1972 symposia were held at the SUNY at Buffalo, the 1973 symposium
at the Uni versity of Toronto, and the 1974 symposium at West
Virginia Uni versity. Papers from these symposia are included in
the bibliography which may be found in an appendix of this book."
The essays in this collection are written by students, colleagues,
and friends of Nuel Belnap to honor him on his sixtieth birthday.
Our original plan was to include pieces from fonner students only,
but we have deviated from this ever so slightly for a variety of
personal and practical reasons. Belnap's research accomplishments
are numerous and well known: He has founded (together with Alan
Ross Anderson) a whole branch of logic known as "relevance logic."
He has made contributions of fundamental importance to the logic of
questions. His work in modal logic, fonnal pragmatics, and the
theory of truth has been highly influential. And the list goes on.
Belnap's accomplishments as a teacher are also distinguished and
well known but, by virtue of the essential privacy of the teaching
relationship, not so well understood. We would like to reflect a
little on what makes him such an outstanding teacher.
Peptide synthesis has emerged as one of the most powerful tools in
biochemical, pharmacological, immunological, and biophysical la-
ratories. Recent improvements include general solid-phase method-
ogy, new protecting groups, and automated equipment. These advances
have allowed the facile synthesis of increasingly more complex p-
tides. Many of these new and improved methods for the synthesis of
peptides and peptide-related substances have been reported in
various publications, but never compiled in a convenient handbook.
Like other volumes in this series, Peptide Synthesis Protocols
concentrates on the practical aspects of these procedures,
providing the researcher with detailed descriptions and helpful
tips about potential problems. This volume is not intended to serve
as a basic guide to standard Merrifie- type solid-phase strategy,
but rather to provide the researcher with some of the most recent
applications in the field of peptide science. A c- panion volume,
Peptide Analysis Protocols, will detail methodology for the
charaterization of new synthetic peptides. Development of new
methods and applications has continued actively even as this volume
was in preparation. Owing to the number of contributors to this
volume, it was necessary to establish a cutoff for publication
purposes. We feel that all of the protocols presented are timely
and up-to-date. Several promising new strategies, such as
allyloxycarbonyl-based syntheses, were being developed at the time
this volume was in the editing stages and will be included in
future editions.
Communication: Embracing Difference, 5e, provides the fundamentals
of communication theory in accessible terms and emphasizes the
practical application of communication skills in interpersonal,
small group, and public settings, which helps students become more
confident and successful communicators. Designed for the hybrid
class, this new edition offers an enhanced dual intercultural and
career-based approach; new examples and breakout boxes throughout
draw connections to communicating in the workplace, experiential
learning, and communicating in a global society. Offering a
foundation that readers can take beyond the classroom, this volume
is designed to resonate with the diverse student populations that
make up so many campuses today.
This is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of the
emergence of monasticism from its roots in late antiquity and its
transition to the early medieval West. Beginning with the search
for individual perfection in the context of the religious and
social climate of fourth-century Egypt, it traces the adoption and
transformation of monastic ideas and practices first by the elites
of the Western Roman Empire and later by the royalty and
aristocracy of the so-called 'barbarian' kingdoms, including the
Franks and Anglo-Saxons. It tracks the development of monastic
rules and includes sections on female asceticism and monasticism,
on Irish monasticism and its influence, and the developing theology
of afterlife and intercession. This unique work is based on a
detailed consideration of the texts, their use and adaptation, and
is the first treatment of the subject to draw together social and
religious approaches. The book offers a number of original
perspectives on major issues and controversies.
A new and controversial biography of Sir Francis Bacon succinctly
putting forward the theory that he was one of Elizabeths
illegitimate offspring and the writer of Shakespeares plays.
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