Robert Louis Stevenson : writer of boundaries

Table of Contents: “…Sborgi -- Voices of the Scottish Empire / Manfred Malzahn -- Stevenson and the property of language: narrative, value, modernity / Robbie B.H. Goh -- Light, darkness, and shadow: Stevenson in the South Seas / Ann C. …”
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Trepanation, Trephining and Craniotomy History and Stories by González-Darder, José M.

Table of Contents: “…TREPANATION IN THE MIDDLE AGES. 11 Trepanation in the medieval Islamic and Christian cultures -- PART V. LIGHTS AND SHADOWS. TREPANATION AND TREPHINE IN MODERN EUROPEAN CULTURES -- 12 Surgical instruments for trepanation and trephine -- 13 Trepanation during the sixteenth-seventeenth centuries -- 14 Paré, Della Croce, Alcázar and other relevant European surgeons in trepanation over the sixteenth-seventeenth centuries -- 15 Trepanation out of Europe: New World and Japan -- 16 Trepanation during the eighteenth century: to trepan or not to trepan -- 17 Trepanation during the nineteenth century -- 18 Trepanation at war times (1): Napoleonic Wars and North American Civil War -- 19 The question of the high mortality of trepanation and trephine -- 20 Evolution of the surgical technique of the trepanation and trephine -- 21 Evolution of the surgical instruments for trepanation and trephine -- 22 Evolution of the indications for trepanation and trephine -- 23 ‘State-of the-art’ of the cranial opening in the second half of the nineteenth century -- 24 Trepanation and trephine: Illustrative cases -- PART VI. …”
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Video Displays, Work, and Vision. by Staff, National Research Council

Table of Contents: “…""Video Displays, Work, and Vision""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Summary of Findings""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Background""; ""Focus of the Study""; ""Organization of the Report""; ""The Literature Base""; ""The Nature of VDT Work""; ""FIELD STUDIES OF VDT WORKERS AND WORKSTATIONS""; ""Studies of Radiation Emission from VDTs""; ""Cataracts""; ""Field Surveys Based on Self-Reports of VDT Operators""; ""EQUIPMENT AND WORKSTATION DESIGN""; ""VDT Design and Display Quality""; ""Lighting and Reflections""; ""Human Factors""…”
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The Beloved in Middle Eastern Literatures : the Culture of Love and Languishing. by Korangy, Alireza

Table of Contents: “…From the Lips of the Grail: Figures of SeductionUnbearable Lightness; The Abode of Wine; More than You Know; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Dialectical Love; 12 Lovers in the Age of the Beloveds: Classical Ottoman Divan Literature and the Dialectical Tradition; Introduction; Debates on Philosophy and Literature; Dialectical Discourse in Ottoman Divan Love Poetry; Analysis of the Dialectical Discourse in Poems; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography.…”
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Advanced microscopy : a strong analytical tool in materials science

Table of Contents: “…Saratha -- CLARITY-Based Tissue Clearing Techniques and Light Sheet Microscopy: For Imaging and Investigation of Neurodegenerative Disorders / Dania Alphonse Jose and P. …”
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Romance Languages and Linguistic Theory 2012 : Selected papers from 'Going Romance' Leuven 2012

Table of Contents: “…As discussed earlier, following Kayne (1993), Rizzi (2000), and Tortora (2010), I take compound tense clauses to be "lightly" bi-clausal, whereby the participial clause has a bit of functional architecture pro.…”
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Security and privacy vision in 6G : a comprehensive guide by Porambage, Pawani, Liyanage, Madhusanka

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Preface -- 0.1 Book Organization -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- -- 1 Evolution of Mobile Networks -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 6G Mobile Communication Networks -- 1.2.1 6G as Envisioned Today -- 1.3 Key Driving Trends Towards 6G -- 1.4 6G Requirements/Vision -- 1.4.1 6G Development Timeline -- -- 2 Key 6G Technologies -- 2.1 Radio Network Technologies -- 2.1.1 Beyond sub 6 GHz towards THz Communication -- 2.1.2 Non-Terrestrial Networks Towards 3D Networking -- 2.2 AI/ML/FL -- 2.3 DLT/Blockchain -- 2.4 Edge Computing -- 2.5 Quantum Communication -- 2.6 Other New Technologies -- 2.6.1 Visible Light Communications -- 2.6.2 Large Intelligent Surfaces -- 2.6.3 Compressive Sensing -- 2.6.4 Zero-touch network and Service Management -- 2.6.5 Efficient Energy Transfer and Harvesting -- -- 3 6G Security Vision -- 3.1 Overview of 6G Security Vision -- 3.1.1 New 6G Requirements -- 3.2 6G Security Vision and KPIs -- 3.2.1 Security Threat Landscape for 6G Architecture -- -- 4 6G Device Security -- 4.1 Overview of 6G devices -- 4.2 6G Device Security Challenges -- 4.2.1 Growth of Data Collection -- 4.2.2 Cloud Connectivity -- 4.2.3 Device Capacity -- 4.2.4 Ultra Saturated Devices -- 4.3 Addressing Device Security in 6G -- -- 5 Open RAN and RAN-Core convergence -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Open RAN Architecture -- 5.3 Threat Vectors and Security Risks Associated with Open RAN -- 5.3.1 Threat Taxonomy -- 5.3.2 Risks related to the Process -- 5.3.3 Risks related to the Technology -- 5.3.4 Global Risks -- 5.4 Security Benefits of Open RAN -- 5.4.1 Open RAN specific -- 5.4.2 V-RAN specific -- 5.4.3 5G networks Related -- 5.5 Conclusion -- -- 6 Edge intelligence -- 6.1 Overview of edge intelligence -- 6.2 State-of-the-art related to 5G -- 6.2.1 Denial of Service (DOS) -- 6.2.2 Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) Attack -- 6.2.3 Privacy leakage -- 6.3 State-of-the-art related to 6G -- 6.3.1 Training dataset manipulation -- 6.3.2 Interception of Private Information -- 6.3.3 Attacks on learning Agents -- 6.4 Edge computing security in autonomous driving -- 6.5 Future and challenges -- -- 7 Specialized 6G Networks and Network Slicing -- 7.1 Overview of 6G Specialized Networks -- 7.2 Network Slicing in 6G -- 7.2.1 Trust in Network Slicing -- 7.2.2 Privacy Aspects in Network Slicing -- 7.2.3 Solutions for Privacy and Trust in NS -- -- 8 Industry 5.0 -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Motivations behind the Evolution of Industry 5.0 -- 8.3 Key Features of Industry 5.0 -- 8.3.1 Smart Additive Manufacturing -- 8.3.2 Predictive Maintenance -- 8.3.3 Hyper Customization -- 8.3.4 Cyber Physical Cognitive Systems -- 8.4 Security of Industry 5.0 -- 8.4.1 Security Issues of Industry 5.0 -- 8.5 Privacy of Industry 5.0 -- -- 9 Metaverse Security in 6G -- 9.1 Overview of Metaverse -- 9.2 What is Metarverse? …”
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The whole wide world, without limits : international relief, gender politics, and American Jewish women, 1893-1930 by McCune, Mary

Table of Contents: “…Gender Dynamics in War: Cooperation and Conflict -- Growing Support for Women's Rights -- Poised for Future Action -- 3 THE MOVE TOWARD AUTONOMY: THE NCJW AND HADASSAH IN THE POSTWAR WORLD -- The JDC in the Postwar World -- Breaking New Ground: The NCJW and International Work -- Hadassah and Palestine: "A Joyful Mother of Children" -- Hadassah's Struggle for Independence -- Benefits and Limitations of Separatism -- 4 WOMEN ORGANIZING WOMEN: GENDER AND AMERICAN JEWISH IDENTITY, 1920-1930 -- Growing Diversity, Common Problems -- NCJW Involvement in American Politics.…”
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Natural resources and environmental justice : Australian perspectives

Table of Contents: “…6 Company-community relations in the mining context: a relational justice perspective7 Accounting for justice in local government responses to sea-level rise: evidence from two local councils in Victoria, Australia; 8 Exploring the justice in forestry negotiations: trading justice for politics; PART 3 LENSES INTO JUSTICE; 9 Enduring and persistent injustices in water access in Australia; 10 Animal property rights: justice or conservation?; 11 Justice in water resource management; 12 Legal determinations, geography and justice in Australia's coal seam gas debate.…”
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Literacy Education and Indigenous Australians Theory, Research and Practice

Table of Contents: “…1 introduction -- Section 1 Examining the lOcal: Theory and practice -- 2 The Evidence of Literacy Learning Through Contemporary Kunibídji Knowledge Systems -- 3 The Evidence of Literacy Learning Through Contemporary Kunibídji Knowledge Systems -- 4 Durithunga Boul: A pattern of respectful relationships, reciprocity and socially just literacy education in one urban school -- 5 Family story time -- 6 Confessions from a reading program: building connections, competence and confidence -- 7 Talking and writing to develop mathematical meanings in a remote Indigenous context -- 8 Indigenous doctoral literacy in the Humanities and Social Sciences -- 9 Preparing pre-service teachers to teach literacy in remote spaces -- Section 2 Examining the systemic: Theory and practice -- 10 A long unfinished struggle: literacy education and Indigenous cultural and language rights -- 11 Embedding evidence based practice into a remote Indigenous early learning and parenting program: A systematic approach -- 12 Early Literacy: strengthening outcomes through processes of collaboration and engagement -- 13 “Just teach our kids to read”: Efficacy of intensive reading interventions for both younger and older low-progress readers in schools serving mainly remote Indigenous communities -- 14 A Case Study of Controversy: the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy -- 15 Good theory, good systems: An instance of accelerated literacy pedagogy implementation -- 16 ‘A strong belief in the possibility of a better life’. …”
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Education, indigenous knowledges, and development in the global south contesting knowledges for a sustainable future by Breidlid, Anders, 1947-

Table of Contents: “…-- Introduction -- Indigenous knowledges and sustainability -- The educational discourse: social and cultural capital -- The genesis of the Cuban education system -- An alternative discourse : independence, indigenization, and inclusiveness -- Indigenous knowledges and sustainability -- What others say about the education system in Cuba -- Conclusion -- The cognitive violence against minority groups : the case of the Mapuche in Chile -- Introduction -- The situation of the Mapuche -- Education in Chile : Marco curricular -- EIB (Educación Intercultural Bilingüe) -- The Mapuche struggle for territorial and cognitive rights -- Conclusion -- Protest and beyond : a case for optimism?.…”
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Understanding Differences between Eastern and Western Nursing

Table of Contents: “…Eastern and Western Nursing (3:55) -- Philosophical and Cultural Differences: Part I (2:18) -- Differences in Interpersonal Relationships and Communication: Part II (2:50) -- Part II: Interpersonal Communication (3:00) -- Part II: Verbal Communication (2:41) -- Part II: Discourse Pattern (1:30) -- Part II:Nonverbal Communication (1:27) -- Differences in Health Care Systems Part III: Consumerism (2:33) -- Part III: Multicultural Environment (1:41) -- Part III: Legal and Ethical Environment (4:42) -- Part III: Patient Rights and Autonomy (1:12) -- Part III: Confidentiality (1:31) -- Professional Differences Part IV: Professional Values (1:34) -- Part IV: Political Activism (2:10) -- Part IV: Professionalism (2:35) -- Part IV: Differences in Clinical Practice (1:37) -- Part IV: Roles and Function of the Nurse (1:28) -- Part IV: Doer vs. …”
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Critical perspectives on cultural memory and heritage : construction, transformation and destruction

Table of Contents: “…Contract archaeology and human rights violations in the Brazilian Amazon ; Order and disorder: Indigenous Australian cultural heritages and the case of settler-colonial ambivalence -- Part IV: Conflicts, Violence, War and Destruction. …”
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Exploring the Conditions that Impact Local Administration Responsiveness work to Migrants in selected Metropolitan Municipalities of South Africa. by Gebereselassie, Kibreab Habtemichael

Table of Contents: “…Migrant's Livelihood in South Africa -- 3.5. Migrant's Rights and Legal Status in South Africa: An Overview -- 3.6. …”
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Social reading : platforms, applications, clouds and tags by Cordón García, José Antonio, Alonso Arévalo, Julio, Gómez Díaz, Raquel, Linder, Daniel

Table of Contents: “…; Books and cloud services for the eBook; Cloud business models; Cloud user rights -- Open access eBooks. Introduction; What is open access?…”
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Personal Responsibility : Why It Matters. by Brown, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…; A brief typology; International comparisons; Welfare reform; Healthcare reform; Rights and responsibilities; On the responsibilities of politicians; Chapter 6: What Do Ordinary People Think?…”
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Hok design annual 2015.

Table of Contents: “…Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center -- AMC Theatre Support Center -- Aramed Medical Village Development -- Auburn University Recreation and Wellness Center -- Avaya Dennison Global Headquarter -- Basrah Sports City -- Black & Veatch World Headquarters -- Chancery of the Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations -- 147-151 East 86th Street -- Fitzrovia Apartments, Phase 2 -- The Francis Crick Institute -- Hamad International Airport Passenger Terminal Complex -- Hana Dream Town -- Hospital Design Competition in Shanghai, China, for a Confidential Client -- Huafa New Town, Phase 6 -- 330 Hudson -- Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru Terminal 1 Expansion -- Living Building Challenge Collaborartive Competition -- The Lodge at Walnut Creek -- 535 Mission Street -- National Center for Civil and Human Rights -- NEF Ataköy 22 Mixed-Use Development -- Net Zero Competition -- New Atlanta Stadium -- The New York Palace Hotel Suites and Lounges -- NOAA Inouye Regional Center -- Office Building Design Competition -- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute -- OpenText Toronto Executive Offices -- Patricia Louise Frost Music Studios -- Polsinelli Headquarters -- Porsche Cars North American Experience Center and Headquarters -- Prebys Cardiovascular Institute -- Residential Community for Confidential Corporate Client -- Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital -- St Bartholomew's Hospital Redevelopment and King Georg V Building -- Suzhou Times Square -- Suzhou Wujiang East Taihu Lake Golden Bay Tourism Complex -- Tower Competition.…”


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The United Nations : Law and Practice.

Table of Contents: “…Disarmament Issues -- Codification and Progressive Development of International Law -- The Development of the International Human Rights System by the United Nations -- Gender Issues in the United Nations -- Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development -- An Agenda for Development -- Refugees and Humanitarian Assistance -- Population Issues at the United Nations -- Measures to Counter Drugs and Crime -- Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the United Nations -- Chapter 3: The Future of the United Nations -- Financing and Financial Crises -- The Reform of the Security Council.…”
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Ground rules for humanitarian design

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1 Histories Of Humanitarian Design And Aid -- Humanitarian Design -- Notes for a Definition / Ioanna Theocharopoulou -- Fifty Years of the Community-Led Incremental Development -- Paradigm for Urban Housing and Place-Making / Patrick Wakely -- pt. 2 LAND -- Real Estate and Property Rights in Humanitarian Design / Jesse M Keenan -- Remediating Ecocide / Alice Min Soo Chun -- pt. 3 CRISIS IN HEALTH AND CULTURE -- Crisis Architecture -- Conflict, Cultures of Displacement and Crisis-forms / J Yolande Daniels -- Emergency Medical Structures / Sabrina Plum -- pt. 4 WATER AND SANITATION -- Fluid Matters -- On Water and Design / Elizabeth Parker -- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Interventions -- Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage to Reduce the Burden of Diarrhoeal Disease in Developing Countries / Daniele Lantagne -- pt. 5 ECOLOGY AND HUMANITARIAN DESIGN -- Architectures of Eco-Literacy / J Meejin Yoon -- Circling Research with Design.…”
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The handbook of global security policy by Kaldor, Mary, Rangelov, Iavor, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : global security policy in the 21st century / Mary Kaldor and Iavor Rangelov -- Global security / Ken Booth -- Security and social critique / David Mutimer -- Gender and security / Natasha Marhia -- Security policy and (global) risk(s) / Sabine Selchow -- Human security / Mary Kaldor -- Nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation / Maria Rost Rublee -- Terrorism and antiterrorism / Ekaterina Stepanova -- Genocide and large-scale human rights violations / Martin Shaw -- Transnational crime / John P. …”
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