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Education in World History shows how broad currents in
transnational history have interacted with trends in educational
organization and teaching practices over time. From antiquity and
early classical societies to present day, this book highlights the
ways in which changes in religious and intellectual life and
economic patterns in key world regions have generated developments
in education. Since the postclassical period, cross-cultural
connections have also influenced educational change. In more recent
times, transnational dialogues and mobility have played a vital
role in shaping educational patterns. Ranging through South and
East Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, the book also considers
how the impact of modern forces, such as industrialization and
nationalism, have transformed education in fundamental ways.
Throughout the volume, Mark S. Johnson and Peter N. Stearns
emphasize the tensions between elite and state educational
interests and more diverse popular demands for access and, often,
for more innovative pedagogy. Suitable for introductory world
history and history of education courses, this lively overview
reconsiders the history of education from the perspective of world
and comparative history.
Understanding Risk to Wildlife from Exposures to Per- and
Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) provides the most recent
summary of toxicity data relevant to mammals, birds, reptiles, and
amphibians, and provides values for use in risk assessment
applications. Predicting the bioaccumulation of PFAS in terrestrial
wildlife (including humans) has proven to be extremely complex. As
a group, PFAS act differently than traditional non-ionic organic
molecules, where PFAS can break down and reform, whereas some are
demonstrated to be extremely persistent. Where sufficient data are
provided, this book establishes toxicity reference values (TRVs),
which are derived to assist in characterizing environmental sources
of contamination and making risk-based decisions. Features:
Provides toxicity reference values (TRVs) for vertebrates (mammals,
birds, amphibians) for PFAS, where sufficient data are available,
and includes objective supporting background information. Assigns a
level of confidence to each TRV to provide the risk assessor with
an understanding of the relative uncertainty associated with each
value. Presents toxicity data in the formats of scatter diagrams
and tables for quick review and assessment. Provides TRVs relevant
for screening and decision making This book serves as a useful aid
for risk assessors and managers in those industries that have sites
contaminated with PFAS, consultants tasked with evaluating risks at
such sites, and staff at regulatory agencies at various
governmental levels, who need to know how much contamination is
considered safe for wildlife. It will also appeal to researchers
with an interest in filling the gaps in the current toxicological
data for PFAS exposure.
The study of animal movement has always been a key element in
ecological science, because it is inherently linked to critical
processes that scale from individuals to populations and
communities to ecosystems. Rapid improvements in biotelemetry data
collection and processing technology have given rise to a variety
of statistical methods for characterizing animal movement. The book
serves as a comprehensive reference for the types of statistical
models used to study individual-based animal movement. Animal
Movement is an essential reference for wildlife biologists,
quantitative ecologists, and statisticians who seek a deeper
understanding of modern animal movement models. A wide variety of
modeling approaches are reconciled in the book using a consistent
notation. Models are organized into groups based on how they treat
the underlying spatio-temporal process of movement. Connections
among approaches are highlighted to allow the reader to form a
broader view of animal movement analysis and its associations with
traditional spatial and temporal statistical modeling. After an
initial overview examining the role that animal movement plays in
ecology, a primer on spatial and temporal statistics provides a
solid foundation for the remainder of the book. Each subsequent
chapter outlines a fundamental type of statistical model utilized
in the contemporary analysis of telemetry data for animal movement
inference. Descriptions begin with basic traditional forms and
sequentially build up to general classes of models in each
category. Important background and technical details for each class
of model are provided, including spatial point process models,
discrete-time dynamic models, and continuous-time stochastic
process models. The book also covers the essential elements for how
to accommodate multiple sources of uncertainty, such as location
error and latent behavior states. In addition to thorough
descriptions of animal movement models, differences and connections
are also emphasized to provide a broader perspective of approaches.
The study of animal movement has always been a key element in
ecological science, because it is inherently linked to critical
processes that scale from individuals to populations and
communities to ecosystems. Rapid improvements in biotelemetry data
collection and processing technology have given rise to a variety
of statistical methods for characterizing animal movement. The book
serves as a comprehensive reference for the types of statistical
models used to study individual-based animal movement. Animal
Movement is an essential reference for wildlife biologists,
quantitative ecologists, and statisticians who seek a deeper
understanding of modern animal movement models. A wide variety of
modeling approaches are reconciled in the book using a consistent
notation. Models are organized into groups based on how they treat
the underlying spatio-temporal process of movement. Connections
among approaches are highlighted to allow the reader to form a
broader view of animal movement analysis and its associations with
traditional spatial and temporal statistical modeling. After an
initial overview examining the role that animal movement plays in
ecology, a primer on spatial and temporal statistics provides a
solid foundation for the remainder of the book. Each subsequent
chapter outlines a fundamental type of statistical model utilized
in the contemporary analysis of telemetry data for animal movement
inference. Descriptions begin with basic traditional forms and
sequentially build up to general classes of models in each
category. Important background and technical details for each class
of model are provided, including spatial point process models,
discrete-time dynamic models, and continuous-time stochastic
process models. The book also covers the essential elements for how
to accommodate multiple sources of uncertainty, such as location
error and latent behavior states. In addition to thorough
descriptions of animal movement models, differences and connections
are also emphasized to provide a broader perspective of approaches.
Earl S. Johnson has dedicated his life to enriching the lives of
his students, to enhancing global humanism, to perfecting democracy
as both government and way of life, and to improving civic
education. As a person and an educator he has promoted the moral
life in the moral community. This collection of Professor Johnson's
work-reflections on humanism, democracy, and general and social
science education-offers insights that will be valuable not only to
educators but also to anyone concerned with the qualities of
citizenship in a free society.
Earl S. Johnson has dedicated his life to enriching the lives of
his students, to enhancing global humanism, to perfecting democracy
as both government and way of life, and to improving civic
education. As a person and an educator he has promoted the moral
life in the moral community. This collection of Professor Johnson's
work-reflections on humanism, democracy, and general and social
science education-offers insights that will be valuable not only to
educators but also to anyone concerned with the qualities of
citizenship in a free society.
In May of 1865, the United States celebrated the end of the
American Civil War, but even as this nation celebrated the end of
war, violence continued in the West, as it would for much of the
rest of the century. Indians, pushed ever westward by the
encroachment of civilization, fought back. They made war upon the
settlers, the infrastructure, and the economy of the West, while
men of bad character attempted to gain their own advantage. Indeed
between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the century it was
upon the Western frontier that the men of the U.S. Army were called
to service. Over 1,200 men would answer their nation's greatest
calling, giving their lives in service to their country. These men,
their service, sacrifice and heroism have finally been recognized
in this comprehensive work.
Shadow of the Plantation focuses on descendants of slaves in one
rural Southern community in the early part of this century. In the
process, Johnson reviews the troubled history of race relations in
the United /States. When reread half a century after it was first
written, Shadow of the Plantation is clearly revealed as a
remarkably perceptive and fresh comment on race relations and the
triumph of individuals over circumstances.Charles Johnson's book is
significant for its use of multiple methodologies. The research
took place in an ecological setting that was a dynamic element of
the life of the community. The book is a multifaceted, interpretive
survey of the 612 black families that composed the rural community
of Macon County, Alabama, in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Johnson describes and analyzes their families, economic situation,
education, religious activities, recreational life, and health
practices.Shadow of the Plantation manages to be both historically
accurate and foresighted at the same time. It is as much a book
about today as it is a discussion of yesterday. This volume is an
important study that will be of value to sociologists,
anthropologists, and black studies specialists.
This volume provides a unique synthesis of the relevant literature
from academic studies in the fields of political science,
marketing, advertising, speech communication, telecommunication,
and public relations combined with the practical wisdom of
professional consultants. Offering the reader both the theory and
practical applications associated with negative political
advertising, this is the first book devoted exclusively to the
various forms of negative campaigning in the United States. After
developing a typology of negative political spots for greater
clarity in explaining and evaluating them, the book addresses
effectiveness questions such as: What works? When? Why? and How?
This volume provides a unique synthesis of the relevant literature
from academic studies in the fields of political science,
marketing, advertising, speech communication, telecommunication,
and public relations combined with the practical wisdom of
professional consultants. Offering the reader both the theory and
practical applications associated with negative political
advertising, this is the first book devoted exclusively to the
various forms of negative campaigning in the United States. After
developing a typology of negative political spots for greater
clarity in explaining and evaluating them, the book addresses
effectiveness questions such as: What works? When? Why? and
How?
This tenth, and final, volume in the series of The Variorum Edition
of the Poetry of John Donne presents newly edited critical texts of
32 love lyrics. Based on an exhaustive study of the manuscripts and
printed editions in which these poems have appeared, Volume 4.3
details the genealogical history of each poem, accompanied by a
thorough prose discussion. The volume also presents a comprehensive
digest of the commentary on these Songs and Sonets from Donne's
time through 1999. Arranged chronologically within sections, the
material for each poem is organized under various headings that
complement the volume's companions, Volume 4.1 and Volume 4.2.
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Lisa S. Johnson; As told to Brad Tolinksi; Foreword by Peter Frampton
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"What a beautiful book...a great presentation and wonderful insight
into these historic guitars." -Nils Lofgren on 108 Rock Star
Guitars From the photographer of the critically acclaimed 108 Rock
Star Guitars comes a new collection of guitar photos, including
B.B. King, Kurt Cobain, and Prince as well as more than one hundred
legendary rock icons. Lisa S. Johnson's journey into the world of
rock and roll photography began more than seventeen years ago when
she photographed the legendary Les Paul and his beloved Gibson
during one of his famed sets at the Iridium Club in New York City.
Ever since then, Johnson has had access to legendary rock icons
around the globe, all of whom have shared some of their most
intimate and treasured secrets: the guitars that they have loved
and cherished. When 108 Guitars was published in 2013, Johnson hit
a winning formula, igniting praise from critics and musicians alike
with glowing reviews in USA Today, Associated Press, Guitar Player
as well as effusive praise from noted musicians such as Slash, Nils
Lofgren and Ian Hunter. Now, in Immortal Guitars, Johnson focuses
on more than a hundred new musicians, a list of heavy-weight guitar
aficionados who will not disappoint any guitar lover, including
Dave Grohl, Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Lita Ford, Prince,
Eddie Van Halen, and BB King, to name a few.
A neglected classic, unpublished until now, Bitter Canaan is a
historical-sociological account of Liberian society. Written in
1930 and revised in 1948 by the influential, pioneering black
sociologist Charles S. Johnson, it has remained talked about but
unknown. Founded in 1821, Liberia was conceived as a haven for
freed American slaves. Johnson traces the historical development of
American race relations that lead to the emigration of thousands of
blacks to Liberia. The struggles in leaving America and settling
the African wilderness are detailed. He shows how a Liberian
nationality evolved and how the social, economic, and politi-cal
foundations of the nascent state affected its history. His critical
study of American corporate intervention in Liberian society in the
twentieth century has the flair of contemporary political analysis.
This volume, the ninth in the series of The Variorum Edition of the
Poetry of John Donne, presents newly edited critical texts of 25
love lyrics. Based on an exhaustive study of the manuscripts and
printed editions in which these poems have appeared, Volume 4.2
details the genealogical history of each poem, accompanied by a
thorough prose discussion, as well as a General Textual
Introduction of the Songs and Sonets collectively. The volume also
presents a comprehensive digest of the commentary on these Songs
and Sonets from Donne's time through 1999. Arranged chronologically
within sections, the material for each poem is organized under
various headings that complement the volume's companions, Volume
4.1 and Volume 4.3.
Historians commonly point to the 1965 Immigration and Nationality
Act as the inception of a new chapter in the story of American
immigration. This wide-ranging interdisciplinary volume brings
together scholars from varied disciplines to consider what is
genuinely new about this period.
Historians commonly point to the 1965 Immigration and Nationality
Act as the inception of a new chapter in the story of American
immigration. This wide-ranging interdisciplinary volume brings
together scholars from varied disciplines to consider what is
genuinely new about this period.
Substantial data indicate the broad importance of vitamin D-based
signaling in normal human physiology and the broad effects of
vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D may play a role not only in the
control of bone and mineral metabolism, but also appears to be
involved in immune function, cardiovascular health, thrombosis and
vasculogenesis and neuromuscular function. Considerable
epidemiologic data demonstrate that low vitamin D serum levels
occur very commonly in normal adult populations and that vitamin D
deficiency is associated with an enhanced risk of cancer death from
lung, prostate, head & neck, colorectal and other
gastrointestinal cancers. In addition, preclinical data provide
evidence that calcitriol and other active analogues of calcitriol
have anti-proliferative, pro-differentiative, pro-apoptotic and
anti-angiogenic activity in numerous in-vitro and in-vivo models.
It is quite clear that, while it requires high exposure to
calcitriol to induce these effects, such exposure can be readily
achieved when high dose intermittent therapy is given.
The science of dendrochronology has grown significantly in the past
20 years. In the 1950s and 1960s, interest in the subject was
limited to only a handful of scientists who perceived in
dendrochronology a "l'art pour l'art." Today, however, specialists
from many different fields recognize and are pursuing the problems
of dendrochronology. Tree-ring research has acquired a permanent
role in the various sciences of archeology, history, geology,
ecology, and climatology. The founders of dendrochronology
themselves were of varied scientific backgrounds and interests. For
example, A. E. Douglass in the United States was an astronomer, B.
Huber in Germany a forest-biologist, and F. N. Shvedov in Russia a
climatologist. Today the spectrum is even broader. Many den
drochronologists are authorities in mathematics, archeology,
history, forestry, botany, wood technology, ecology geography,
geology, etc. It is, therefore, understandable that it has become
almost impossible for one individual to encompass the entire field.
Bitvinskas (1974), Fritts (1976), Schweingruber (1983), and
Mitsutani (1990) have attempted, each guided by his own interests,
to provide at least an overview of the field. Recently, individual
aspects have been presented by groups of authors in books edited by
Fletscher (1978), Hughes et al. (1982), Jacoby and Hornbeck (1987)
and Bradley and Jones (1992). It is very likely that in the future
summaries covering each branch of dendrochronology will be
published."
This Volume 5 in a continuing series represents the compilation of
papers presented at the International Symposium on Analytical
Calorimetry as part of the 185th National Meeting of the American
Chemical Society, Seattle, Washington, March 20-25th. 1983. A much
broader variety of topics are covered than in pre vious volumes,
due to the growth in the field of Thermal Analysis. Specific topics
covering such techniques as differential scanning calorimetry,
combined thermogravimetric procedures, dynamic mechan ical analysis
and a variety of novel kinetic analyses are covered. A wide range
of material types are included in this volume such as polymers
(alloys, blends and composites), fossil fuels, biological products,
liquid crystals and inorganic materials. The co-editors of this
volume would like to thank all the contributors for their efforts
in conforming to the manuscript requirements, and for being prompt
in the preparation. We would also like to thank those who presided
over sessions during the course of the symposium; Professor Anselm
C. Griffin, Professor Roger S. Porter and Dr. Edith A. Turi."
A wide-ranging examination of popular and political attitudes
towards East European Jews in nineteenth- and early
twentieth-century Britain, focusing on the degree to which British
intellectual life forged transnational associations that
facilitated the transmission of anti-Jewish prejudice.
For the first time Argonne National Laboratory opened it doors in
the USA to host researchers from both European and former Warsaw
Pact countries to address the latest research on the development,
synthesis, characterization and use of advanced carbonaceous
materials for electrochemical energy storage systems. This meeting
was attended by key scientists from both western and post-socialist
universities and companies with a goal to open channels for future
collaboration.The energy storage systems covered during the meeting
included: metal air primary and rechargeable batteries,
supercapacitors, fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries. The latest
developments on the manufacture of graphites, carbons, and
nano-materials and their outlook for use in power sources were also
presented .
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