• Aubrey H. Fine is an incredibly well-respected academic in the field of Human-Animal Interactions and is joint by an expert panel of experienced editors. • Hugely interdisciplinary will appeal to students and professionals in the fields of mental health, zoology, veterinary medicine, biology, social work, history, sociology, and psychology. • Chapters address several areas within the field, such as wildlife, animal-assisted interventions, etc., and includes unique sections on different aspects on the relationships between people and animals, such as animal abuse, animal rights, and social justice. • Divided into two parts that covers both principles and practice of human-animal interactions, interventions, and anthrozoology. • Genuinely no other comprehensive book on HAI currently published. • The book is a compilation of chapters and commentaries bringing together the critical dimensions within the field and synthesizing the diversity of thoughts in the present knowledge base. • Written by world-leading experts, the diverse selection of chapters explore existing research, practice, and ethical issues on a range of topics pertinent to HAI, including the perceived benefits (e.g. physical and mental health benefits for humans) and challenges derived (e.g. environmental encroachment and animal abuse) from the relationships.

Future Thinking in Roman Culture is the first volume dedicated to the exploration of prospective memory and future thinking in the Roman world, integrating cutting edge research in cognitive sciences and theory with approaches to historiography, epigraphy, and material culture. This volume opens a new avenue of investigation for Roman memory studies in presenting multiple case studies of memory and commemoration as future-thinking phenomena. It breaks new ground by bringing classical studies into direct dialogue with recent research on cognitive processes of future thinking. The thematically linked but methodologically diverse contributions, all by leading scholars who have published significant work in memory studies of antiquity, both cultural and cognitive, make the volume well suited for classical studies scholars and students seeking to explore cognitive science and philosophy of mind in ancient contexts, with special appeal to those sharing the growing interest in investigating Roman conceptions of futurity and time. The chapters all deliberately coalesce around the central theme of prospection and future thinking and their impact on our understanding of Roman ritual and religion, politics, and individual motivation and intention. This volume will be an invaluable resource to undergraduate and postgraduate students of classics, art history, archaeology, history, and religious studies, as well as scholars and students of memory studies, historical and cultural cognitive studies, psychology, and philosophy.

The author recognizes that increasing returns play havoc to much of the established wisdom in economic analysis, making money non-neutral, equity conflict with freedom, and encouraging goods with increasing returns efficient. This book discusses these problems and ways they can be handled, helping to explain phenomena in the real world.

This volume discusses the determinants of happiness and presents case studies of how public policy can help promote happiness. Happiness is a private matter and individual pursuit, however public policy does have an important role and can contribute much through various enabling means. Possible examples of such influence include establishing a set of institutions that allow private enterprises to flourish, investing in infrastructure and in education, protecting people from harm and reducing risks and alleviating pain when harm is unavoidable. This book takes a multidisciplinary approach that encompasses Economics, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science and an international perspective.

Yew-Kwang Ng looks to make welfare economics more complete by discussing the recent inframarginal analysis of division of labour and by pushing welfare economics from the level of preference to that of happiness, making a reformulation of the foundation of public policy necessary. A theory of the third best is provided, with extension to the equality/efficiency issue. The remarkable conclusion of treating a dollar as a dollar provides a powerful simplification of public policy formulation in general and in cost-benefit analysis in particular.

This volume is a collection of selected papers using the framework of inframarginal analysis of the division of labour held at Monash University on 6-7 July 2001. This framework, pioneered mainly by Professor Xiaokai Yang, (with joint researches involving all the three editors and many of the authors), has been recommended by Professor James Buchanan (Nobel Laureate in Economics) as the most important analysis in economics in the world today.

This book attempts to make welfare economics more complete by discussing the recent inframarginal analysis of division of labor and by pushing welfare economics from the level of preference to that of happiness, making a reformulation of the foundation of public policy necessary.

This volume is a collection of selected papers using the framework of inframarginal analysis of the division of labour held at Monash University on 6-7 July 2001. This framework, pioneered mainly by Professor Xiaokai Yang, (with joint researches involving all the three editors and many of the authors), has been recommended by Professor James Buchanan (Nobel Laureate in Economics) as the most important analysis in economics in the world today.

Blogger Jason Y. Ng has a knack for making the familiar both fascinating and funny. This collection of 36 essays examines some of the pressing social issues facing Hong Kong. It takes us from the gravity-defying property market to the plunging depths of old age poverty, from urban streets to beckoning islands, from the culture-shocked expat to the misunderstood Mainland Chinese and the disenfranchised domestic worker. The result is thought-provoking, touching and immensely entertaining.

Hong Kong is a mixed bag of a city. It is where Mercedes outnumber taxi cabs, partygoers count down to Christmas every December 24, and larger-than-life billboards of fortune tellers and cram school tutors compete with breathtaking skylines. HONG KONG State of Mind is a collection of essays by a popular blogger who zeroes in on the city's idiosyncrasies with deadpan precision. At once an outsider looking in and an insider looking out, Ng has created something for everyone: a travel journal for the passing visitor, a user's manual for the wide-eyed expat, and an open diary for the native Hong Konger looking for moments of reflection. "Honest, insightful and immensely entertaining." - Joseph Chow, editor-in-chief, Elle (HK)

At what point do you stand up to power?

When he was 14, Joshua Wong made history. While the adults stayed silent, Joshua staged the first ever student protest in Hong Kong to oppose National Education – and won.

Since then, Joshua has led the Umbrella Movement, founded a political party, and rallied the international community around the anti-Extradition Bill protests, which have seen 2 million people – more than a quarter of the population – take to Hong Kong’s streets. His actions have sparked worldwide attention, earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, and landed him in jail twice.

Composed in three parts, Unfree Speech chronicles Joshua’s path to activism, collects the letters he wrote as a political prisoner, and closes with a powerful and urgent call for all of us globally to defend our democratic values.

When we stay silent, no one is safe. When we free our speech, our voice becomes one.

Imagine partaking in an activity that allows you to gain experience beyond the traditional framework of an undergraduate career, where instead of only acquiring knowledge, you are creating it, and instead of only learning about discoveries, you are making them. This is what it is like to be an undergraduate researcher. This opportunity is very unique as many undergraduates who involve themselves in research develop valuable practical skills that cannot be learned through any university course, priming them for future success. It is for this sole reason, that you are encouraged to experience research at the undergraduate level, for it is always the case that there will be little to lose and far more to gain.

In this manual, you will find 12 comprehensive chapters outlining everything you need to know about undergraduate research, an activity that arguably has the potential to provide you with more academic success and advancement opportunity than any other undergraduate pursuit. This book has been specifically written so that it can be read sequentially or separately based on your level of experience and reading preference. The beginning chapters provide you with a thorough understanding of the structure of research and professorships, the benefits students may gain from this activity and the types of research positions available to undergraduates. The vast majority of this strategy manual provides an in-depth and highly comprehensive look into the application process, inclusive of all the information you need to find an appropriate research group, construct and submit your application, and prepare for the interview with potential supervisors. Lastly, the final chapters explain how you can successfully optimize your research experiences, maintain your professional relationships, and continue to advance in research throughout the rest of your undergraduate career. Through reading this book and using the advice within it, you will gain a competitive advantage over your peers, while bypassing the vast majority of common mistakes that many undergraduates typically make along the way.

This strategy manual has been written to accommodate a wide-reaching audience. Whether you are the high school student who knows little about the academic research environment, the seasoned final-year undergraduate seeking opportunities for advancement, or a student who fits into a category somewhere in between, there is bound to be something valuable for you to gain. Additionally, faculty members, graduate students and teaching assistants, can share this strategy manual with any undergraduate students who express their interest in research.

As a student, research experience will teach you how to think creatively and critically, promote your academic development, allow you to learn about your future career options, and perhaps even provide you with the benefit of reaping rewards that you never thought were possible. It is the author's hope that this book piques the interest of students from all natural and clinical science backgrounds who otherwise would not pursue undergraduate research, but also encourages and inspires those who already have an established interest or who carry prior experience. Finally, remember that there is nothing more powerful than the creation of knowledge and the provision of an opportunity that holds the potential to make a positive impact in the world around you.

This book provides compelling arguments for the exclusive concern with efficiency ('a dollar is a dollar') in all specific areas of public economic policy, leaving the objective of equality to be achieved through the general tax/transfer system. Public policies should ultimately maximize the sum of individual welfares which should be individual happiness rather than preferences. Relative-income and environmental disruption effects cause a bias in favour of private spending which is no longer conducive to happiness socially. Welfare can be increased more by higher public spending on research and environmental protection, including the perfection of the techniques of brain stimulation to increase happiness.

Sponsored by the Surveying Committee of the Surveying and Geomatics Division of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute of ASCE and the National Geodetic Survey of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationSurveying and Geomatics Engineering: Principles, Technologies, and Applications, MOP 152, is a comprehensive yet general overview to help support education and inform practicing engineers on the important role of the surveying engineer. It provides a much-needed update on the modern practice of surveying and geomatics engineering. Topics include Geodesy, Coordinate systems and transformations, Least squares adjustments and error propagation, Modern surveying and remote sensing technology, Analysis and establishment of control, Geographic and building information systems, Construction surveying, and Best practices. MOP 152 can be used as a summary and a reference for practicing engineers, surveying and otherwise, to help provide a solid understanding of the state of the surveying and geomatics engineering field.

This book explores the spoliation of architectural and sculptural materials during the Roman empire. Examining a wide range of materials, including imperial portraits, statues associated with master craftsmen, architectural moldings and fixtures, tombs and sarcophagi, arches and gateways, it demonstrates that secondary intervention was common well before Late Antiquity, in fact, centuries earlier than has been previously acknowledged. The essays in this volume, written by a team of international experts, collectively argue that reuse was a natural feature of human manipulation of the physical environment, rather than a sign of social pressure. Reuse often reflected appreciation for the function, form, and design of the material culture of earlier eras. Political, social, religious, and economic factors also contributed to the practice. A comprehensive overview of spoliation and reuse, this volume examines the phenomenon in Rome and throughout the Mediterranean world.

This book explores the spoliation of architectural and sculptural materials during the Roman empire. Examining a wide range of materials, including imperial portraits, statues associated with master craftsmen, architectural moldings and fixtures, tombs and sarcophagi, arches and gateways, it demonstrates that secondary intervention was common well before Late Antiquity, in fact, centuries earlier than has been previously acknowledged. The essays in this volume, written by a team of international experts, collectively argue that reuse was a natural feature of human manipulation of the physical environment, rather than a sign of social pressure. Reuse often reflected appreciation for the function, form, and design of the material culture of earlier eras. Political, social, religious, and economic factors also contributed to the practice. A comprehensive overview of spoliation and reuse, this volume examines the phenomenon in Rome and throughout the Mediterranean world.