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“A much-needed resource for those serious about biblical studies.” —Mark M. Yarbrough, president, Dallas Theological SeminaryThe Bible has long been dismissed as a book of myths, legends, fairy tales, and propaganda. Yet when we examine the archaeological evidence, its accuracy comes to light. In Unearthing the Bible, Dr. Titus M. Kennedy presents 101 objects that provide compelling evidence for the historical reliability of Scripture from the dawn of civilization through the early church. Gathered from more than 50 museums, private collections, and archaeological sites, these pieces not only reinforce the reliability of the biblical narratives, but also provide rich cultural insights into the ancient world. Using this visual guide, you can find context for your faith as you make your way through the Bible. Dr. Kennedy's photographs and detailed descriptions enable you to examine each piece of fascinating evidence for yourself. From the earliest tablets of creation to artifacts connected with the life and resurrection of Jesus, Unearthing the Bible shows you can be confident there is an abundance of archaeological support for the history told in the Scriptures.

Examine the Evidence Surrounding Jesus No other figure has impacted history like Jesus. Yet today, he's often seen as a mythical character whose legend increased over time. So what does the historical and archaeological evidence say about Jesus? Archaeologist Dr. Titus Kennedy has investigated firsthand the discoveries connected to Jesus'birth, ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection. He has visited and excavated where Jesus walked, and examined the artifacts connected to Jesus'life. Here, he presents an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the research and findings that illuminate the historicity of Christ as presented in the Bible.Excavating the Evidence for Jesus progresses chronologically through the Gospels, noting the many relevant archaeological, historical, geographic, and literary findings. As you read, you'll be able to decide for yourself whether the evidence confirms the existence and story of Jesus, and determine whether the Gospels are worthy of being approached not as legends, but as history. Further, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the historic basis of Christianity, a richer knowledge of the ancient world, and an evidence-based perspective on the reliability of the Bible.

Sustainable Urbanisation in the Caribbean critically examines the socio-geographic context of island states, prioritising the nuanced experiences of Caribbean island states and territories that are largely considered small island developing states (SIDS), against the backdrop of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Increases in urban density place enormous pressure on existing infrastructures and natural resources, exacerbating social inequalities and environmental risks. While the UN SDGs aim to mitigate these risks, the reality of implementing these goals in the context of SIDS is complex. Whereas Sustainable Urbanisation in the Caribbean does not claim to be a comprehensive assessment of policy responses to the SDGs, this edited volume seeks to generate problem-focused, policy-relevant, demand-driven research, thereby permitting the geographical contexts of island states to contribute to the development of proper causal theory about sustainable urbanisation.This book will be of interest to students of public policy, urban sustainability and climate change, as well as government policy analysts, development practitioners, urban planners and UN agencies working in SIDS.

Auf Tiere schießen, um sie besser malen zu können? Kuhgemälde als Tarnung für die Rebhuhnjagd? Auszeichnungen für Geweihe und Gemälde auf der gleichen Ausstellung? In der europäischen Geschichte kreuzten sich die Wege von Jagd und Kunst auf vielfältige Weise. Sie konnten Techniken, Orte und Motive teilen. Und nicht erst mit dem Knallen und Schießen der Photographie wurde die Jagd zu einem beliebten Metaphernfeld mimetischer Kunst. Vielmehr waren Jagd und Kunst zwischen Früher Neuzeit und Moderne weitverbreitete Praktiken des Verstehens, Erlebens und Beherrschens von Natur. Zahlreiche Kunstschaffende jagten selbst. Dies stellten sie selbstbewusst in ihren Portraits heraus und erklärten es zur Grundlage ihrer Jagd-, Tier- und Landschaftsmalerei. Wie dieses Buch erstmals dokumentiert, haben Jagd und Kunst eine gemeinsame Kulturgeschichte, die über funktionale und ikonographische Aspekte hinausgeht und das grundsätzliche Verhältnis des Menschen zur belebten wie unbelebten Mitwelt betrifft.

The bloody two-week siege of Spanish Fort, Alabama (March 26–April 8, 1865) was one of the final battles of the Civil War. Despite its importance and fascinating history, surprisingly little has been written about it. Many considered the fort as the key to holding the important seaport of Mobile, which surrendered to Maj. Gen. Edward R. S. Canby on April 12, 1865. Paul Brueske's “Digging All Night and Fighting All Day”: The Civil War Siege of Spanish Fort and the Mobile Campaign, 1865 is the first full-length study of this subject.General U. S. Grant had long set his eyes on capturing Mobile. Its fall would eliminate the vital logistical center and put one of the final nails in the coffin of the Confederacy. On January 18, 1865, Grant ordered General Canby to move against Mobile, Montgomery, and Selma and destroy anything useful to the enemy's war effort. The reduction of Spanish Fort, along with Fort Blakeley—the primary obstacles to taking Mobile—was a prerequisite to capturing the city.After the devastating Tennessee battles of Franklin and Nashville in late 1864, many Federals believed Mobile's garrison—which included a few battered brigades and most of the artillery units from the Army of Tennessee—did not have much fight left and would evacuate the city rather than fight. They did not. Despite being outnumbered about 10 to 1, 33-year-old Brig. Gen. Randall Lee Gibson mounted a skillful and spirited defense that “considerably astonished” his Union opponents. The siege and battle that unfolded on the rough and uneven bluffs of Mobile Bay's eastern shore, fought mainly by veterans of the principal battles of the Western Theater, witnessed every offensive and defensive art known to war.Paul Brueske, a graduate student of history at the University of South Alabama, marshaled scores of primary source materials, including letters, diaries, reports, and newspaper accounts to produce an outstanding study of a little known but astonishingly important event rife with acts of heroism that rivaled any battle of the war. It will proudly occupy a space on the bookshelf of any serious student of the war.

Dieses Buch befasst sich mit den Herausforderungen bei der Entwicklung einer Point-of-Care-Testplattform. Das Buch beschreibt Assays auf Basis gedruckter Chips (Lab-on-a-Chip, Lab-on-a-PCB) für den schnellen, kostengünstigen Nachweis von Biomarkern in realen Proben. Die größten Herausforderungen bei Point-of-Care-Tests sind die Implementierung komplexer Analysemethoden in kostengünstige Technologien. Dies gilt insbesondere für Länder mit einer weniger entwickelten Gesundheitsinfrastruktur. Waschfreie, Lab-on-Chip- und Lab-on-PCB-Techniken sind sehr einfach und innovativ für die Entwicklung von Point-of-Care-Geräten. Mit der Redox-Cycling-Technologie können mehrere interessante Targets gleichzeitig auf einem gedruckten Chip nachgewiesen werden. Die vorgeschlagenen Bereiche sind von Natur aus disziplinübergreifend und vereinen Fachwissen aus den Bereichen Biosensorik, Elektrochemie, Elektronik und Elektrotechnik, Gesundheitswesen und Fertigung. Dieses Buch befasst sich mit den jüngsten Fortschritten und verschiedenen Forschungsfragen im Bereich der Nanobiotechnologie-gestützten Biosensorik und sucht nach theoretischen, methodischen, etablierten und validierten empirischen Arbeiten, die sich mit diesen verschiedenen Themen befassen.

This two-volume set CCIS 1981 and 1982 constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third International Conference on Optimization, Learning Algorithms and Applications, OL2A 2023, held in Ponta Delgada, Portugal, in September 2023.The 66 revised full papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 162 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections:Volume I:Machine learning; learning algorithms in engineering education; machine learning and data analysis in internet of things; optimization; optimization in the SDG context.Volume II:Computer vision based on learning algorithms; machine learning and AI in robotics; optimization in control systems design.

Building upon the extensive and expansive tradition of research on social capital and inequality, this Handbook summarizes current social capital research and showcases cutting-edge applications.With a global range of diverse expert contributors, this Handbook explores quantitative and qualitative approaches to a broad array of substantive topics, including health, social media, disasters, crime, and employment. Chapters highlight the major theoretical and methodological advancements in the field, examining applications to affective and community-based outcomes and applications to instrumental and career-based outcomes. Ultimately, the Handbook provides a comprehensive review of the diversity of research on the resource of social capital and its relationship with the creation and maintenance of different forms of inequality.Interdisciplinary in scope, this Handbook is a vital resource for students and scholars of sociology and social policy, economics, education, communications, management, demography, social networks, and public administration. Its innovative theorizing and novel empirical contributions will also be of use to policymakers working to reduce inequality across communities.

Computational Intelligence in Urban Infrastructure consolidates experiences and research results in computational intelligence and its applications in urban infrastructure. It discusses various techniques and application areas of smart urban infrastructure including topics related to smart city management. Major topics covered include smart home automation, intelligent lighting, smart human care services, intelligent transportation systems, ontologies in urban development domain, and intelligent monitoring, control, and security of critical infrastructure systems supported by case studies.Features: Covers application of AI and computational intelligence techniques in urban infrastructure planning Discusses characteristics and features of smart urban management Explores relationship between smart home and smart city management Deliberates various smart home techniques Includes different case studies for supporting and analyzing various aspects of smart urban infrastructure management This book is aimed at researchers, graduate students, libraries in communication networks, urban and town planning, and civil engineering.

This book focuses on the latest advances in biology. Chapter 1 is aimed at understanding the diversity of isoprenoids in cellular membranes and how it is paramount to comprehend their various impacts on cellular functions. Chapter 2 explores the myriad uses of date palm, including its role as a nutritional and medicinal food, its exceptional reinforcement capabilities in polymer composites, natural dyeing properties, and its contribution to paperboard production. Chapter 3 focuses on comparative genomics of acetic acid bacteria. Chapter 4 discusses marine macroalgae, in particular brown algae belonging to the class Phaeophyceae and how they are bountiful sources of bioactive polysaccharides. Chapter 5 presents biological activities and chemical composition of coffee formulations prepared from fruit bodies of G. adspersum, G. applanatum, and G. lucidum mushrooms.

The book discusses nano-phytoremediation: the use of nanotechnology in combination with phytoremediation to restore polluted environs. The potentiality of plants in association with nanomaterials to effectively remediate polluted areas is elaborated meritoriously in this book. New strategies are necessary because anthropogenic actions represent a serious threat to life on Earth. This book has given enough space for a discussion of innovative and efficient technologies to restore damaged environs primarily focused on nano-phytoremediation. The first part of the book is dedicated to exploring organic and inorganic pollution and the threats they pose to living forms. The second part explores the joint use of plants and nanomaterials and the nano-phytoremediation of water and soil ecosystems. The book offers readers extensive knowledge on nano-phytoremediation as a feasible strategy to clean environmental pollution. The key features of the book are as follows: Nano-phytoremediation strategies to remediate soil and water ecosystems. Special chapters dedicated to different kinds of pollutants and methods of phytoremediation. Strategies to evaluate the success of nano-phytoremediation strategies, cost-effectiveness, and nano informatics to safe nanotechnology. The book can be used as a primary or supplementary text in undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate courses such as biotechnology, biochemistry, and environmental engineering. It is an interesting edition for instructors, researchers, and scientists working on environmental management and pollution control.

Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor and sets forth an agenda for future research intended to advance knowledge on the chosen topic. The Handbook focuses on a comprehensive set of central areas of study in higher education that encompasses the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community. Each annual volume contains chapters on current important issues pertaining to college students and faculty, organization and administration, curriculum and instruction, policy, diversity issues, economics and finance, history and philosophy, community colleges, advances in research methodology and other key aspects of higher education administration. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world.

This book – a collection of reviews and research articles by the top academics in the field – provides a glimpse of the cutting-edge technology and research being carried out and shows how researchers are utilizing this knowledge to develop new areas of study and novel applications. It serves as a valuable resource while exploring the latest advances in virus particle assembly and demonstrating how the knowledge of fundamental processes has been used to advance bio-nanotechnology. Chapters detail biophysical approaches and biomotor research, discus the latest advances in DNA/RNA nanoparticle assembly and use, and introduce the use of DNA/RNA nanoparticles for drug delivery.

With historical sketches of some 165 churches that were known to exist in Hawai‘i during the nineteenth century, Nā Hale Pule: Portraits of Native Hawaiian Churches, 1820–1900 is the first comprehensive survey of the Congregational and Presbyterian Churches of Hawai‘i as established by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and later operated by Ka ‘Ahahui ‘Euanelio o Hawai‘i (The Hawaiian Evangelical Association). While many of these churches were first led by missionary pastors, the ali‘i (hereditary chiefs) founders of the churches together with their membership and congregational leaders were predominately Native Hawaiian. Worship services were soon led by Native Hawaiian pastors and were conducted in ‘ōlelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language).This study draws upon the official archives of the churches, English-language newspaper articles, missionary and pastoral correspondence, and a twentieth-century architectural survey. The body of this work includes an island-by-island listing of the names and locations of the Native Hawaiian churches, the pastors who served the congregations, and brief histories of the churches themselves. These portraits tell the stories of the founding of the churches, Christianity's rise in the islands through the Great Revival years of the 1840s, the devastating impact of foreign diseases that swept through Hawai‘i during the mid-nineteenth century, and the efforts of the churches to maintain their properties and congregations.The book's introduction describes the founding of mother and branch churches, the importance of the lands on which the churches resided, church construction and builders, the struggle for self-support and self-governance, demographic changes that led to the churches'decline, and a resurgence of Native Hawaiian culture and polytheism that caused understandings of faith and the future to further evolve. Also included are a chronology of Native Hawaiian churches, a robust glossary of Hawaiian theological vocabulary, and meticulous citations.This volume is a companion to Nā Kahu: Portraits of Native Hawaiian Pastors at Home and Abroad, 1820–1900, by Nancy J. Morris and Robert Benedetto, which tells the stories of the lives of Native Hawaiian pastors.

Digital health is becoming a key solution to improve access and quality healthcare delivery through overcompensating geographical barriers and facilitating evidence-based decision-making. Big data, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, machine learning and other technologies are playing an enormous role in the advancement of public health. Public health informatics is an emerging concept becoming to improve access and quality as well as reduce catastrophic health expenditure.Public Health Informatics: Implementation and Governance in Resource-Limited Settings is designed to provide insight for public health practitioners, technologists and healthcare workers to the use of digital technologies in public health especially those based in otherwise resource-limited settings. It is therefore vital reading for stakeholders who strive to set policy, guidelines and establish infrastructures to reduce the digital-divide in healthcare delivery.

The purification of hydrogen is necessary to fulfill purity standards of a wide variety of prospective uses, and it is also a key concern regarding the efficient supply of hydrogen. Hydrogen Purification and Separation reviews various hydrogen separation methods as well as membranes used in hydrogen separation. It discusses absorption and adsorption methods, as well as novel technologies such as cryogenic methods and plasma‑assisted technology, and the related economic assessments and environmental challenges. Introduces miscellaneous membrane‑assisted processes for hydrogen separation Provides different physiochemical absorption methods for hydrogen purification Discusses application of sorbents and swing technologies in hydrogen purification Uniquely covers hydrogen separation using novel methods Includes economic assessments and environmental challenges of hydrogen purification in detail Part of the multivolume Handbook of Hydrogen Production and Applications, this standalone book guides researchers and academics in chemical, environmental, energy, and related areas of engineering interested in development and implementation of hydrogen production technologies.

The study of health and illness in Indonesia has long been an expanding field for scholars with a medical or social science background, both in Indonesia and abroad. European interest in this topic has increased considerably during recent decades. The articles presented in this volume highlight the cultural, political, economic, and social framework within which theory and practice of health care in Java operate at present and in the past.

Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der roboterassistierten Hernienchirurgie werden in diesem Buch von einem internationalen Autorenteam in allen Facetten dargestellt. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Schritt-für-Schritt-Beschreibungen der einzelnen Eingriffe bei unterschiedlichen Indikationen und die detaillierte Beschreibung der anatomischen Verhältnisse, wie sie sich beim roboterassistierten Vorgehen dem Operateur zeigen. Zahlreiche, eigens für das Buch erstellte Zeichnungen und Operationsfotografien veranschaulichen die Darstellung und werden durch insgesamt 15 Videos zu den Operationsverfahren ergänzt, die aus dem Buch mit der MoreMedia-App des Verlages aufgerufen werden können. Weitere Kapitel gehen auf die patientenbezogenen und wissenschaftlichen Grundlagen ein und betrachten die Verfahren im gesellschaftlichen und ökonomischen Kontext.

This engaging handbook gives students and working scientists and engineers the information literacy skills they need to find, evaluate, and use information. Beginning with a strong foundation in the utility, structure, and packaging of information, this useful handbook helps students and working professionals decode real-world information literacy problems. Mary DeJong provides a compelling context and rationale for the skills scientists and engineers need to succeed in challenging careers that rely on the successful discovering and sharing of complex information. Students will appreciate the in-depth information on sources, especially those needed for research assignments, and scientists and engineers who write for publication will benefit from chapters on searching databases and organizing and citing sources. Written with science and engineering students and professionals in mind, this book is thorough, well-paced, engaging, and even funny.

Summer Versus. School II: The Balanced Calendar of School, Work and Life, 2nd Edition explores the successes and challenges of moving from the traditional 10-month calendar to implement ones that are more in line with the needs of modern families. Through real case studies from actual school districts in the state of Washington, this book examines research into instructional practices, programmatic challenges, and community involvement with schools that have adapted modified calendars.

In modern finance, academic scholars face a pressing dilemma - how to grapple with the sweeping influence of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). As ICT continues to transform financial practices, transactions, and data analysis, scholars are confronted with the daunting challenge of comprehending and navigating this rapidly changing terrain. Moreover, the disruptive potential of ICT introduces a range of intricate issues, including cybersecurity vulnerabilities, ethical quandaries, and privacy concerns. In the absence of a comprehensive guide, scholars find themselves adrift, searching for direction amidst the tumultuous waves of the digital revolution. Transforming the Financial Landscape With ICTs is a beacon of knowledge amid the turbulence of ICT-driven financial transformation. This meticulously curated book presents a vast array of research papers and case studies that delve deep into the multifaceted impact of ICT on the finance sector. It not only illuminates the path forward but also underscores the positive potential of embracing ICT as a catalyst for progress, championing efficiency, transparency, and inclusivity within finance. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the digital financial landscape, covering a broad spectrum of topics, from online banking to blockchain, AI-powered chatbots to big data analytics. It provides a holistic view of how ICT is reshaping finance. Bridging the gap between theory and practice provides actionable insights that are invaluable for both scholars and practitioners, facilitating a deeper understanding of ICT's real-world applications. Beyond mere exposition, this book critically examines the challenges and risks associated with the ICT revolution in finance, addressing issues such as cybersecurity, privacy, and ethics, thereby equipping scholars with a well-rounded perspective. Transforming the Financial Landscape With ICTs is more than a book; it is a roadmap for academic scholars seeking to navigate the uncharted territory of ICT's impact on finance. By offering both theoretical foundations and practical guidance, it empowers scholars to confront the challenges and seize the opportunities presented by the digital era, ensuring they remain at the forefront of financial research and innovation.

High-Entropy Alloys: Design, Manufacturing, and Emerging Applications presents cutting-edge advances in the field of these materials, covering their mechanics, methods of manufacturing, and applications, all while emphasizing the link between their structure/microstructure and functional properties. The book starts with a section on the fundamentals of high-entropy alloys (HEAs), with chapters discussing their thermodynamics, subgroups (transition metal; refractory; ceramics; metallic glasses and more), physical metallurgy, and microstructural characterization. The next section features chapters which look at manufacturing processes of HEAs, such as liquid metallurgy synthesis, in-situ synthesis, additive manufacturing, machine learning, friction stir welding, and fabrication of coatings for HEAs. The final section of the book covers applications of these materials, including their use as irradiation-resistant structural materials, catalyst materials, electrode materials, HEAs for solid hydrogen storage, and more. The book is a key resource for academic researchers, grad students, and industry professionals working with HEAs across a range of disciplines and applications including aerospace, functional materials, catalyst materials, gas storage, sensing, super-conducting materials, biomedical, civil engineering, energy storage, and energy materials. - Covers the mechanics, manufacturing, and applications of functionally-oriented high-entropy alloys (HEAs) - Discusses the metallurgical composition of HEAs, their microstructural characterization, thermal stability, and how to manufacture them via powder metallurgy, additive manufacturing, and friction stir welding - Reviews applications of HEAs such as for irradiation-resistant structural materials, in biomedical settings, as catalyst materials, for solid hydrogen storage, and more

This book offers context, research, policy, and practice-based recommendations centering college access and success for a historically overlooked population: rural Students and Communities of Color.Through an exploration of how colleges and universities can effectively welcome students from rural areas who identify as Asian and Pacific Islander, Black and African American, Hispanic and Latinx, and/or Indigenous, this text challenges the misleading narrative that rural is white, thereby placing these students and their communities in conversation with national higher education discourse. Rich contributions on scholarship, practice, and policy address the intersection of racism and spatial inequities and consider the unique opportunities and challenges that rural Students and Communities of Color face across the United States'higher education landscape. Chapters provide direction on creating equitable policies and practices, as well as details of the assets, resources, and networks that support this population's success.This edited collection provides a wealth of insight into the recruitment, access, persistence, and retention of rural Students of Color, equipping higher education researchers, practitioners, administrators, and policymakers with the knowledge they need to better account for and support rural students and communities across race and ethnicity.

Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Practice: How AI Technologies Impact Medical Research and Clinics compiles current research on Artificial Intelligence within medical subspecialties, helping practitioners with diagnosis, clinical decision-making, disease prediction, prevention, and the facilitation of precision medicine. The book defines the basic concepts of big data and AI in medicine and highlights current applications, challenges, ethical issues, and biases. Each chapter discusses AI applied to a specific medical subspecialty, including primary care, preventive medicine, general internal medicine, radiology, pathology, infectious disease, gastroenterology, cardiology, hematology, oncology, dermatology, ophthalmology, mental health, neurology, pulmonary, critical care, rheumatology, surgery, and OB-GYN. This is a valuable resource for clinicians, students, researchers and members of medical and biomedical fields who are interested in learning more about artificial intelligence technologies and their applications in medicine. Provides the history and overview of the various modalities of AI and their applications within each field of medicine Discusses current AI-based medical research, including landmark trials within each field of medicine Addresses the current knowledge gaps that clinicians commonly face that prevent the application of AI-based research to clinical practice Encompasses examples of specific cases and discusses challenges and biases associated with AI

Child abuse and neglect are tragically common. Each year, more than 1,000 American children die due to maltreatment. Thousands more suffer physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. Across the country, every community has a system of government-operated and funded child protective services (CPS). But given that social workers of CPS have the authority to remove children from unsafe parents, it is no surprise that CPS is controversial. Does CPS protect children? Does CPS do more good than harm? Is CPS fundamentally racist, as some critics argue? Should CPS be abolished? To answer these questions, it is essential to understand the origins of child protection in America. How did we arrive at the child protection system in place today? This book traces the history of child protection from colonial times to the present and provides the most in-depth analysis ever published of the origins of child protection.

This book is a reference material on how to sustainably manage water crises. The causes and effects of water crises under different regions in the Global South are explored in this book. Approaches for the sustainable management of water crises are also highlighted in the book, especially in the Global South, where the level of technologies available for sustainable management of water are limited. Water crisis is a global problem but with disproportionate higher consequences in the lobal South. About 25% of the global population resides in water-stressed countries, and about 10% of the world population lives in areas with high water vulnerability. Furthermore, many millions of people across the globe lack access to potable water supplies. As such, many people could be displaced by water crises or scarcity shortly. The effects of the water crisis on the environment include increased salinity, nutrient pollution, the loss of floodplains, the drying ofriverbeds, the loss of habitat, wetlands disappearing, and ecosystem loss. On the human level, it could lead to disease outbreaks, drought, famine, and death. This may have more severe effects in countries in the Global South as compared to nations in the Global North. This is because the water cycle is very intense in Asia and Africa, which are important areas in the Global South. This book is of interest and useful to aquatic toxicologists, water quality experts, practitioners, trainees, and trainers, environmentalists, biological sciences scientists, academics, researchers, students (especially undergraduates and postgraduates), libraries, and other public knowledge repositories interested in novel and advanced practices in sustainable water management.

The conventional generation of a substantial quantity of hydrogen from resources based on fossil fuels continues to play an essential role in the hydrogen economy. Hydrogen Production from Nonrenewable Resources offers a comprehensive overview and features three sections covering properties and characteristics of hydrogen, technologies for converting nonrenewable sources to hydrogen, and challenges in synthesis and production. Details of thermophysical characteristics and properties of hydrogen Covers conventional and novel industrial technologies for efficient production Explores environmental opportunities and challenges and health and safety regulations Provides techno‑economic and lifecycle assessments with future outlooks Part of the multivolume Handbook of Hydrogen Production and Applications, this standalone book guides researchers and academics in chemical, environmental, energy, and related areas of engineering interested in the development and implementation of hydrogen production technologies.

The brain consisting of billions of neurons is probably the most complex and mysterious organ of the body. Understanding the functioning of the brain in its health and disease states has baffled the researchers working in this area for many years. The diversity of brain diseases and disorders makes the analysis of brain functions an even more challenging area of research. In vitro and in vivo studies regarding the brain may be laborious, however, bioinformatics using in silico approaches may take the burden off the experimental studies and give us a clearer perspective on disease and healthy states of the brain, its functions, and disease mechanisms.Recent advancements in neuroimaging technologies, the development of high-performance computers and the development of software, algorithms and methods to analyze data obtained from various neuroimaging processes have opened new frontiers in neuroscience enabling unprecedented finer analysis of the brain functions. This relatively new approach of brain analysis which may be termed Bioinformatics of the Brain is the main subject of this volume aiming to provide a thorough review of various bioinformatics approaches for analyzing the functioning of the brain and understanding brain diseases such as neurodegenerative diseases, brain tumors, and neuropsychiatric disorders. Authors from various disciplines in this volume each focus on a different aspect aiming to expand our understanding of this area of research. Topics included are: Brain diseases and disorders Stem cell therapy of neurodegenerative diseases Tissue engineering applications of gliomas Brain tumor detection and modeling Brain tumor growth simulation Brain-computer interface Bioinformatics of brain diseases Graph-theoretical analysis of complex brain networks Brain proteomics This book is intended to aid scientists, researchers, and graduate students in carrying out interdisciplinary research in the areas of bioinformatics, bioengineering, computer engineering, software engineering, mathematics, molecular biology, genetics, and biotechnology.

A legion of teachers pioneered the story of education in thousands of one-room schools for more than 200 years in Nova Scotia. Benchmark advances from the primitive platforms first employed to educate children were realized through the Education Act of 1855 when, with the government's blessing, Nova Scotia became the first province to provide free education to all children. Marking the occasion, the Provincial Normal School was established. Its mission: to instruct its students to practical training in the art of teaching. By access to the archives of graduates from 1892 through1940, the author takes a look at the operation of the “Normal” up to its conversion to Nova Scotia Teachers College in 1961. Focus is on a small selection of one-room schools in Lunenburg County, Cape Breton and the Annapolis Valley as well as Black community schools and residential schools. The flavour of the increasingly distant era of one-room schools is brought out through the life and times of teachers and pupils in the various communities served. In early days, with the lack of books and other teaching materials, everything depended upon the teacher. It was only in the late 1830s, during a severe shortage of teachers, that the Nova Scotia government realized women were probably better suited to teaching than men, although training for them was minimal. To a large extent, the history of women's participation in schooling reflects their unequal position in society. Upon marriage, women teachers gave up their job to care for family and home. In a landmark ruling in 1838, the provincial legislature decided that women could be hired and allowed to retain their wages.

This new volume focuses on materials used for energy generation and includes a wide spectrum of applications to solve alternative energy issues. The book reviews the state-of-the-art issues in global energy problems and reports on advanced methods of preparation of nanoscale energy materials with explanations of the structure and properties. It highlights current developments in the energy sector from the materials angle along with new techniques.Topics include polymer nanocomposites with smart behavior and their applicability of in energy applications; magnetorheological and electrorheological properties of smart polymer systems and their energy-related applications; metal-organic frameworks-emerging porous materials for energy applications; applications of carbon nanotubes in energy harvesting and storage; new developments in piezoelectric materials; and much more.

This book focuses on the strategy of embedded behavioral health (EBH), a model developed for the military to provide services in proximity to where service members live and work. It applies to both garrison and deployed individuals so that wherever combat units are located there are organic behavioral health resources available. The book provides an understanding of the importance of EBH programs, and their crucial role in promoting early prevention and intervention opportunities. The goal is to shift behavioral care so that the right resources are available in the right place at the right time. As such, this book serves as an invaluable guide to these vital programs.

This open access volume contains a selection of papers presented at three different IAG Symposia held in 2022: GGHS2022 – Gravity, Geoid, and Height Systems 2022, Austin, TX, United States of America, September 12 – 14, 2022; IAG Commission 4 – Positioning and Applications, Potsdam, Germany, September 5 – 8, 2022; and REFAG2022 – Reference Frames for Applications in Geosciences, Thessaloniki, Greece, October 17 – 20, 2022. Two of these three conferences were planned for 2020 or 2021, but had to be postponed due to the COVID19 pandemic. They therefore became an important opportunity for the global geodesy community to rebuild professional networks and to resume face-to-face interaction. Scientists from around the world were delighted to once again gather together to present their research progress and findings, and discuss scientific issues.

The growing population of engineering students who identify as Latin• are underrepresented in the field of engineering. Latin• refers to an individual of Latin American origin or descent, without restricting to a specific gender. The asterisk (•) includes related identity terms such as Latina/é/o/u/x.There is, however, a rising need to train U.S. students in engineering skills to meet the demands of our increasingly technological workforce. Structurally excluding Latin• students hinders their economic and educational opportunities in engineering. Latin• Students in Engineering examines the state of Latin• engineering education at present as well as considerations for policy and practice regarding engineering education aimed at enhancing opportunity and better serving Latin• students. The essays in this volume first consider, theoretically and empirically, the experiences of Latin• students in engineering education and then expand beyond the student level to focus on institutional and social structures that challenge Latin• students'success and retention. Finally, it illuminates emergent work and considers future research, policy, and practice.

This study aims to understand the materiality of Saba's ideological landscape during its pre-emancipation colonial period. This is accomplished by understanding the dialectics, or inseparable relationships, between Saba's geography, locally-situated ideologies of class, race, and gender in Saba's social environment, and the processes behind these ideological relations that contributed to the material things that are found across Saba's social landscape. This provides insights into archaeologies of poverty, approaches towards differentiating between low class and slavery in the archaeological record, and the importance of powered perspectives in defining and situating poverty on local and regional scales.

An overview of Marco Polo's book called Description of the World ('Il Milione'in Italian). It places'Il Milione'in historical context and with details of Marco Polo's life.An overview of Marco Polo's book called Description of the World ('Il Milione'in Italian). It places'Il Milione'in historical context and with details of Marco Polo's life.