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The use of webcam, especially through Skype, has recently become established as one more standard media technology, but so far there has been no attempt to assess its fundamental nature and consequences. Yet webcam has profound implications for many …

Юлия Альт — обладательница нестандартного сознания, автор книги «Мироздание». Ты прикоснёшься к философии, получишь чёткий ответ на вопрос о материи и духе, приоткроешь тайну сновидений. Цель этой книги — вывод читателя из ограниченного «квадратного»…

It can seem at times as though all of academic administration today is focused only on the need for continual change and the endless pursuit of «the big idea.» But most academic leaders, from department chairs and program directors through university…

Every era has its dominant representations. Just as landscape painters of previous centuries captured and expressed new modes of perceiving history, corporate advertisers now devise the imagined landscapes of global capitalism. Advertising functions …

Designed to accompany the new Open University course in Environmental Monitoring and Protection, this is one of four new titles which will equip the reader with the tools to undertake Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). Used in planning, decisio…

This popular and accessible introduction to phonetics has been fully updated for its third edition, and now includes an accompanying website with sound files, and expanded coverage of topics such as speech technology. Describes how languages use a va…

Through a series of case studies from around the world, Capitalism and Conservation presents a critique of conservation’s role as a central driver of global capitalism. Features innovative new research on case studies on the connections between capit…

This important book, written by educational expert and urban school leader, Tom Payzant, offers a realistic understanding of what urban school leadership looks like from the inside. Payzant shares his first-hand knowledge of the unique managerial, in…

A project manager must not only master methods and processes, but also have the ability to deal with new, unexpected and critical situations. The book deals with these challenges, the passion for projects and the creativity which is required in order…

The purpose of the book is to introduce platelets, and their functional role in thrombotic and cardiovascular disease, justifying the relevance of platelet proteomics research. Focus then shifts to the recent developments on mass spectrometry (MS)-ba…

This book presents the most recent state of the art in mobile positioning and tracking techniques. This book discusses mobile positioning solutions applied on top of current wireless communication networks. In addition, the authors introduce advanced…

Учебно-методическое пособие предназначено для изучения студентами общего материала теории игр. Теория игр – раздел исследования операций, в котором изучаются процессы принятия решений в условиях конфликта. Цель теории игр: определение оптимальной стр…

Тематика данного издания посвящена византийской музыкальной педагогике, сведения о которой представлены соответствующими византийскими источниками. Обращение к этой теме вызвано рядом конкретных обстоятельств. Как показывают многие факты, история муз…

Федеральный государственный образовательный стандарт высшего образования предусматривает формирование психологических компетенций у бакалавра по направлению «Педагогическое образование». Учебно-методическое пособие соответствует актуальным требования…

Hamilton and Daniell have creatively taught us how to weave together the threads of lineage that create family legacy. They have also clarified the vision of what family leaders look like who are the master weavers of such threads. This all leads tow…

Paths to College and Career Jossey-Bass and PCG Education are proud to bring the Paths to College and Career English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum and professional development resources for grades 6–12 to educators across the country. Originally dev…

This book describes how to conduct a Combustible Dust Hazard Analysis (CDHA) for processes handling combustible solids. The book explains how to do a dust hazard analysis by using either an approach based on compliance with existing consensus standar…

Identifying efficient solutions to protect coastal regions from marine pollution requires expertise from a range of specialties and strategic approaches. This book gathers information on the impact of oil spills at a coastal level from different expe…

Цель книг, входящих в серию “Разговорный английский. Экспресс курс”, – быстро научиться говорить на английском языке. Практически все люди, независимо от их образования, в повседневной жизни используют простую речь – простые предложения в прошедшем, …

Согласно развиваемой в книге гипотезе немецкоязычная культура от романтизма до современности, названная макроэпохой модерна, эволюционирует под знаком эстетического мифа. В основе этого мифа лежит идея о том, что жизнь обретает истинный смысл в акте …