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Surgery in and around the Orbit CrossRoads /
Published 2023Table of Contents: “…Surgical treatment of solitary orbital wall fractures -- 11. Orbital roof fractures -- 12. …”
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Engineering a Better Future Interplay between Engineering, Social Sciences, and Innovation /
Published 2018Table of Contents: “…Part I: Engineering Education and social sciences -- Evolving from Single Disciplines to Renaissance Teams -- Knowledge, Skill, and Wisdom: Reflections on Integrating the Social Sciences and Engineering -- Innovations in Energy-Climate Education: Integrating Engineering & Social Sciences -- Reconnecting Engineering with the Social and Political Sphere -- Technology, Policy and Management: co-evolving or converging? -- Ecole des Mines de Paris: a few lessons from a long history -- Part II: Engineering and Social Sciences -- The Cult of Innovation: Its Myths and Rituals -- Does Law Wear out? …”
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Theoretical and Practical Advances in Computer-based Educational Measurement
Published 2019Table of Contents: “…The Validity of Technology Enhanced Assessment - Threats and Op-portunities; Saskia Wools, Mark Molenaar, Dorien Hopster-den Otter -- 2. …”
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Writing in Knowledge Societies
Published 2011Table of Contents: “…Grabill -- The Role of Writing in the Production of Knowledge in Research Environments -- Rhetoric, Knowledge, and "The Brute Facts of Nature" in Science Research, Heather Graves -- Disciplines and Discourses: Social Interactions in the Construction of Knowledge, Ken Hyland -- Knowledge and Identity Work in the Supervision of Doctoral Student Writing: Shaping Rhetorical Subjects, Anthony Paré, Doreen Starke-Meyerring, and Lynn McAlpine -- Writing into the Knowledge Society: A Case Study of Vulnerability in Inkshedding, Miriam Horne -- The Teaching of Writing as an Epistemic Practice in Higher Education -- Writing and Knowledge Making: Insights from an Historical Perspective, Paul M. Rogers and Olivia Walling -- Reinventing WAC (again): The First-Year Seminar and Academic Literacy, Doug Brent -- A Code of Ethics as a Collaborative Learning Tool: Comparing a Face-to-Face Engineering Team and Multidisciplinary Online Teams, Anne Parker and Amanda Goldrick-Jones -- "An Engrained Part of My Career": The Formation of a Knowledge Worker in the Dual Space of Engineering Knowledge and Rhetorical Process, Natasha Artemeva -- International Students and Identity: Resisting Dominant Ways of Writing and Knowing in Academe, Heekyeong Lee and Mary H. …”
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Transnational Solidarity in Times of Crises Citizen Organisations and Collective Learning in Europe /
Published 2021Table of Contents: “…G., Anna-Lena Nadler and Ophelia Nicole-Berva -- 10. Conclusion: Differing Contexts, Converging Experiences, Transnational Solidarity; Ulrike Zschache and Christian Lahusen.…”
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Cancer Care in Pandemic Times: Building Inclusive Local Health Security in Africa and India
Published 2024Table of Contents: “…Part 1 cancer in pandemic times -- Chapter 1 - the cancer care challenge in the light of pandemic experience -- Chapter 2 - broken supply chains and local manufacturing innovation: responses to covid-19 and their implications for policy -- Part 2 the cancer care experience in east Africa -- Chapter 3 - the social pain of cancer in east africa: understanding need -- Chapter 4: access to cancer care: navigating the maze -- Chapter 5 - beyond 'late presentation': explaining delayed cancer diagnosis in east Africa -- Part 3 local industry and cancer care in india and east Africa -- Chapter 6 - cupboard full, cupboard empty: the industrial building blocks of covid-19 and cancer systems -- Chapter 7- manufacturing for cancer care in east africa: raising the ambition -- Chapter 8 - oncology drug production in sub-saharan africa: the challenge and opportunity, with evidence from india -- Part 4 - industrial innovation and industrial policy -- Chapter 9- emerging business models in cancer diagnostic startups in india and lessons for african countries -- Chapter 10 - realistic ambitions: technology transfer for biologics platform technologies -- Chapter 11 - palliation economics: the industrial organization of morphine in india -- Part 5 - tackling institutional gaps: using scenarios -- Chapter 12 innovation and policy in cancer pain management: systemic interactions in Tanzania -- Chapter 13 - using scenarios to support innovation and mutual linkages -- Chapter 14- conclusion: better cancer care and greater local health security: lessons, opportunities and ways forward.…”
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The Onlife Manifesto Being Human in a Hyperconnected Era /
Published 2015Table of Contents: “…The public sphere in a computational era -- The Public(s) Onlife - A Call for Legal Protection by Design; Mireille Hildebrandt -- Rethinking the Human Condition in a Hyperconnected Era: Why Freedom is not about Sovereignty but about Beginnings; Nicole Dewandre -- Designing the public sphere: information technologies and the politics of mediation; Peter-Paul Verbeek -- Towards an Online Bill of Rights; Sarah Oates -- On Tolerance and Fictitious Publics; May Thorseth -- The Onlife Initiative - Conclusion.…”
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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Global Zero Tolerance Policy and Diverse Responses from African and Asian Local Communities /
Published 2023Table of Contents: “…Female Genital Cutting in the Gamo Cultural Landscape, South Western Ethiopia (Getaneh Mehari) -- Ch.5 Female Circumcision in Transformation: Medicalization and Ritual Changes among Gusii People in Western Kenya (Miyachi, Kaori) -- Ch.6 A Grassroots Movement to Eradicate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and the Local's Reaction: A Case Study of the Maasai, Kenya (Hayashi, Manami) -- Ch.7 An Ethnography of Diversity and Flexibility around Female Circumcision and Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Case of a Local Community Response to the Abolition Movement of Kenya (Nakamura, Kyoko) -- Ch.8 Genealogy of the Movement to Abolish FGC in Sudan: Focusing on the Role of Religion (Abdin, Mohamed) -- Ch.9 Female Genital Cutting in Asia: A case of Malaysia (Rashid, Abdul) -- Ch.10 Female Genital Cutting in Southeast Asia from the Viewpoint of the Female Body and Sexuality (Iguchi, Yufu) -- Ch.11 The Role of Men in the Abandonment of FGM/C (Varol, Nesrin) -- Ch.12 Autonomy and Bodily Integrity and Male Circumcision (Higashi, Yuko) -- Index.…”
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Health Case Studies
Published 2017Table of Contents: “…Prologue -- Introduction -- Case Study #1: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Erin Johns -- At Home -- Emergency Room -- Case Study #2: Pneumonia -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Erin Johns -- At Home -- Day 0: Emergency Room -- Day 1: Emergency Room -- Day 1: Medical Ward -- Day 2: Medical Ward -- Day 3: Medical Ward -- Day 4: Medical Ward -- Discharge -- Case Study #3: Unstable Angina (UA) -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Harj Singh -- At Home -- Emergency Room -- Case Study #4: Heart Failure (HF) -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Meryl Smith -- In the Supermarket -- Emergency Room -- Day 0: Medical Ward -- Day 1: Medical Ward -- Day 2: Medical Ward -- Day 3: Medical Ward -- Case Study #5: Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Aaron Knoll -- Crash Scene -- Emergency Room -- Operating Room -- Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) -- Surgical Ward -- Case Study #6: Sepsis -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: George Thomas -- Sleepy Hollow Care Facility -- Emergency Room -- Day 1: Medical Ward -- Day 2: Medical Ward -- Case Study #7: Colon Cancer -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Fred Johnson -- Two Months Ago -- Pre-Surgery Admission -- Operating Room -- Surgical Ward -- Case Study #8: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) -- Learning Objectives -- Patient: Jamie Douglas -- Surgical Ward -- Appendix: OverviewAbout the Authors…”
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Data Collection in Fragile States Innovations from Africa and Beyond /
Published 2020Table of Contents: “…Aguilera, Nandini Krishnan, Juan Munoz, Flavio Russo Riva, Dhiraj Sharma and Tara Vishwanath -- Chapter 9: Rapid consumption surveys; Utz Pape and Johan Mistiaen -- Chapter 10: Studying sensitive topics in fragile contexts; Mohammad R Isaqzadeh, Saad Gulzar and Jacob N. Shapiro -- Chapter 11: Eliciting accurate consumption responses from vulnerable populations; Lennart Kaplan, Utz Johann Pape and James Walsh -- Part III: Other innovations -- Chapter 12: Using video testimonials to give a voice to the poor; Utz Pape -- Chapter 13: Iterative beneficiary monitoring of World Bank projects; Johannes Hoogeveen and Andre-Marie Taptué -- Chapter 14: Concluding remarks: Data Collection in FCV environments; Johannes Hoogeveen and Utz Pape.…”
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Design Discourse Composing and Revising Programs in Professional and Technical Writing
Published 2010Table of Contents: “…Ballentine -- Futures -- The Third Way: PTW and the Liberal Arts in the New Knowledge Society, Anthony Di Renzo -- The Write Brain: Professional Writing in the Post-Knowledge Economy, Alex Reid -- Post-Scripts by Veteran Program Designers -- A Techné for Citizens: Service-Learning, Conversation, and Community, James Dubinsky -- Models of Professional Writing / Technical Writing Administration: Reflections of a Serial Administrator at Syracuse University, Carol Lipson…”
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Snow Sports Trauma and Safety Conference Proceedings of the International Society for Skiing Safety: 21st Volume /
Published 2017Table of Contents: “…-- Aging Trends in Alpine Skiing -- Skiing and Boarding Injuries on Norwegian Slopes during Two Winter Seasons -- Skiing and Snowboarding Injuries in the Czech Republic in Winter Seasons 2003-2008 -- Relative Motion of ACL Insertion Points In Vivo: A Case Study, Including Skiing Maneuvers -- Jumper Kinematics on Terrain Park Jumps: Relationship between Takeoff Speed and Distance Traveled -- Reaction Forces and Moments in Carved Turns.…”
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Integrating Science and Politics for Public Health
Published 2022Table of Contents: “…Sidestepping the stalemate: The strategies of public health actors for circulating evidence into the policy process Carole Clavier, France Gagnon and Blake Poland -- Chapter 11. …”
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5th Symposium on Terrestrial Gravimetry: Static and Mobile Measurements (TG-SMM 2019) Proceedings of the Symposium in Saint Petersburg, Russia, October 1 - 4, 2019 /
Published 2023Table of Contents: “…Part I: Terrestrial, Shipboard and Airborne Gravimetry -- Measurement of Absolute Gravity and Deflection of the Vertical at Sea -- Multi-scenario Evaluation of the Direct Method in Strapdown Airborne and Shipborne Gravimetry -- Improving Gravity Estimation Accuracy for the GT-2A Airborne Gravimeter Using Spline-Based Gravity Models -- Gravimetric Studies in the Sea of Japan -- About Identification of Instrument Error Parameters for a Gravity Gradiometer -- Numerical Model of Moving-Base Rotating Accelerometer Gravity Gradiometer -- New Algorithm for Gravity Vector Estimation from Airborne Data Using Spherical Scaling Functions -- Results of Astro-measurements of the Deflection of Vertical Using the New Observation Technique -- Observations with gPhone Gravimeter in Moscow -- Part II: Absolute Gravimetry -- On Uncertainties of Laser Interferometric Absolute Ballistic Gravimeters due to Magnetic Effects in the Free-Fall Gravity Measurements -- Evaluation of Systematic Errors in the Compact Absolute Gravimeter TAG-1 for Network Monitoring of Volcanic Activities -- Design of New Launch and Interferometer Systems for the IMGC-02 Absolute Gravimeter -- Twelve Years of High Frequency Absolute Gravity Measurements at the UK's Space Geodesy Facility: Systematic Signals and Comparison with SLR Heights -- Part III: Relative Gravimetry and Applications -- Studying the Evolution of Resolution Capabilities and Approximation Accuracy of Global Models by Spectral Characteristics -- The Role of Non-tidal Atmospheric Loading in the Task of Gravity Field Estimation by Inter-satellite Measurements -- Formation of Self-consistent Navigational Gravity Maps of Local Areas and Joint Assessment of Their Navigation Quality -- Methods of Bistatic GNSS-radio Altimetry for Determining Height Profile of the Ocean and Their Experimental Verification -- Absolute and Relative Gravity Measurements at Volcanoes: Current State and New Developments Under the NEWTON-g Project -- The Effect of Measurement Preprocessing in the Gravity-Aided Navigation -- Sensitivity of Algorithms for Estimating the Gravity Disturbance Vector to Its Model Uncertainty.…”
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Marginality Addressing the Nexus of Poverty, Exclusion and Ecology /
Published 2014Table of Contents: “…1 Marginality-An Overview and Implications for Policy -- Part 1 Concepts and Theory -- 2 Marginality-A Framework for Analyzing Causal Complexities of Poverty -- 3 Exclusion and Initiatives to "Include": Revisiting Basic Economics to Guide Development Practice -- 4 Marginality from a Socio-ecological Perspective -- Part 2 Dimensions and Prevalence of Marginality -- 5 Mapping Marginality Hotspots -- 6 The Poorest: Who and Where They Are -- 7 Targeting the Poorest and Most Vulnerable: Examples from Bangladesh -- 8 Correlates of Extreme Poverty in Rural Ethiopia -- 9 Examining the Circle of Attachment, Trauma, Shame, and Marginalization: the Unheard Voices of Young Kutchi Girls -- Part 3 Environmental Drivers of Marginality -- 10 Poverty, Agriculture and the Environment: the Case of Sub-Saharan Africa -- 11 The Marginal Poor and their Dependence on Ecosystem Services: Evidence from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa -- 12 Land Degradation, Poverty, and Marginality -- Part 4 Experiencing Marginality in Africa and Asia -- 13 Tackling Social Exclusion and Marginality for Poverty Reduction: Indian Experiences -- 14 Consumption Behavior of the Poorest and Policy Implications in Indonesia -- 15 Addressing Extreme Poverty and Marginality: Experiences in Rural China -- 16 Experiences in Targeting the Poorest: a Case Study from Bangladesh -- 17 Rural Poverty and Marginalization in Ethiopia: a Review of Development Interventions -- Part 5 Responses to Marginality at Different Levels: State, Business, and Community -- 18 Macro, Fiscal, and Decentralization Options to Address Marginality and Reach the Extremely Poor -- 19 Social Protection, Marginality, and Extreme Poverty: Just Give Money to the Poor -- 20 Innovative Business Approaches for the Reduction of Extreme Poverty and Marginality -- 21 Business Initiatives that Overcome Rural Poverty and Marginality Through Creating Shared Value -- 22 The Marginalized and Poorest in Different Communities and Settings of Ethiopia.…”
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Indigenous Pathways, Transitions and Participation in Higher Education From Policy to Practice /
Published 2017Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 4 A design and evaluation framework for Indigenisation of Australian Universities -- Chapter 5 Indigenous Knowledges, Graduate Attributes and Recognition of Prior Learning for Advanced Standing: Tensions within the academy -- Practice, Programs and Future Directions -- Chapter 6 You've got to put your stamp on things: A rippling story of success -- Chapter 7 Canada's Indigenous peoples' access to post-secondary education: The spirit of the 'New Buffalo' -- Chapter 8 Perspectives on enabling education for Indigenous students at three comprehensive universities in regional Australia -- Chapter 9 How we do business: Setting the agenda for cultural competence at the University of Sydney -- Chapter 10 Grandmothers' pedagogy: Lessons for supporting Native students' attendance at universities -- Chapter 11 Tackling Indigenous incarceration through promoting engagement with Higher Education -- Chapter 12 Digital literacy and other factors influencing the success of online courses in remote Indigenous communities -- Chapter 13 Promoting engagement and success at university through strengthening the online learning experiences of Indigenous students living and studying in remote communities -- Chapter 14 The impact of enabling programs on Indigenous participation, success and retention in Australian higher education -- Chapter 15 'Red dirt' schools and pathways into higher education -- Conclusion -- Chapter 16 From policy to practice in higher education: cross-cutting issues in Indigenous pathways, transition and participation.…”
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Primary Angioplasty A Practical Guide /
Published 2018Table of Contents: “…-- Drug-eluting balloons in primary PCI -- High bleeding risk scenarios in primary PCI -- Mechanical complications of myocardial infarction - free-wall rupture, VSD, acute MR -- The role of mechanical circulatory support in primary PCI - IABP, ECMO, IMPELLA, LUCAS? …”
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Economics Theory Through Applications
Published 2012Table of Contents: “…-- Chapter 9: Growing Jobs -- Chapter 10: Making and Losing Money on Wall Street -- Chapter 11: Raising the Wage Floor -- Chapter 12: Barriers to Trade and the Underground Economy -- Chapter 13: Superstars -- Chapter 14: Cleaning Up the Air and Using Up the Oil -- Chapter 15: Busting Up Monopolies -- Chapter 16: A Healthy Economy -- Chapter 17: Cars -- Chapter 18: The State of the Economy -- Chapter 19: The Interconnected Economy -- Chapter 20: Globalization and Competitiveness -- Chapter 21: Global Prosperity and Global Poverty -- Chapter 22: The Great Depression -- Chapter 23: Jobs in the Macroeconomy -- Chapter 24: Money: A User's Guide -- Chapter 25: Understanding the Fed -- Chapter 26: Inflations Big and Small -- Chapter 27: Income Taxes -- Chapter 28: Social Security -- Chapter 29: Balancing the Budget -- Chapter 30: The Global Financial Crisis -- Chapter 31: Toolkit…”
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Microorganisms in the Deterioration and Preservation of Cultural Heritage
Published 2021Table of Contents: “…Part 1: Occurrence of microorganisms in heritage materials -- Chapter 1: Microbial growth and its effects on inorganic heritage materials -- Chapter 2: Microbiota and biochemical processes involved for biodeterioration of cultural heritage and protection -- Chapter 3: Molecular-based techniques for the study of microbial communities in artworks -- Chapter 4: Extreme colonizers and rapid profiteers: the challenging world of microorganisms that attack paper and parchment -- Part 2: Green methods again biodeterioration -- Chapter 5: Novel antibiofilm non-biocide strategies -- Chapter 6: Green mitigation strategy for cultural heritage using bacterial biocides -- Chapter 7: New perspectives against biodeterioration through public lighting -- Part 3: Biocleaning and bio-based conservation methods -- Chapter 8: Bioremoval of graffiti in the context of current biocleaning research -- Chapter 9: Ancient textiles deterioration and restoration: the case of biocleaning of an Egyptian shroud heldin the Torino Museum" -- Chapter 10: Advanced biocleaning system for historical wall paintings -- Chapter 11: Sustainable restoration through biotechnological processes: a proof of concept -- Chapter 12: The role microorganisms for the removal of nitrates and sulfates on artistic stoneworks -- Chapter 13: Protection and consolidation of stone heritage by bacterial carbonatogenesis -- Chapter 14: Siderophore-removal of iron corrosion products from wood and textiles -- Chapter 15: Bio-based corrosion inhibitors for metal heritage. .…”
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