Ecofeminism explores the interconnections between feminism and ecology. This volume takes a multi-disciplinary approach to address the most pertinent issues in this emerging field, examining them from various perspectives to avoid any hegemonic categorization.
Models of Social Intervention
This book analyzes the challenges and opportunities in the practical training of social workers. Contrasting the perspectives of students, supervisors, and lecturers, it identifies key gaps and proposes foundations for improving the quality of these training processes.
Exploring New Occupational Discourses and Identities across Genres
This collection explores the reconceptualisation of work following the Great Resignation. Focusing on Millennials and Gen Z, it investigates shifting narratives on work-life balance, well-being, and the new power dynamics between employers and employees in a post-COVID world.
This book offers a comprehensive examination of shape control, vibration analysis, and buckling in piezolaminated composite plates. Using shear deformation theory in finite element methods, it delivers accurate calculations of deformation, frequencies, and buckling modes.
A pioneering guide to e-Portfolio assessment for EFL educators. This book provides innovative frameworks to move beyond traditional exams, offering theoretical insights and practical guidance to foster transformative student learning in real-world classrooms.
Electroencephalogram Signal Analysis
This book assists medical diagnosis and clinical decision-making. It shows how neuronal networks and machine learning are useful for EEG signal analysis, covering epileptic cerebral activity localisation and a parallel implementation for EEG artefact rejection.
A Comprehensive Guide to the Biology of Cancer
This comprehensive guide to the biology of cancer covers its causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Written in accessible language, it is a must-read for students, laypeople, and anyone wanting to understand one of humanity’s most devastating diseases.
A Techno-Economic History of the Conquest of Space
Uncover the dynamics shaping the space economy. This work explores the forces driving humanity’s ventures into space, from the Space Race to private aerospace giants, analyzing how innovation, policy, and public-private collaboration are redefining humanity’s reach beyond Earth.
This work argues that third-wave feminine activism has given rise to feminine patriarchy. In their push for equality, women have paradoxically reproduced the patriarchy, seeking integration into the system rather than changing it, reifying their identity as feminine men.
A Physicist’s Journey between Science and Faith
Science and religion are often presented as two opposing universes. This volume argues that the reality is different: science and faith are both expressions of the human desire to know. They are not mutually exclusive, but invite a close and constructive dialogue.
The Influence of Smart Buildings on Smart Cities
Explore smart buildings, the technologies shaping them, and their impact on urban life. This accessible book explains how smart buildings lead to the development of smart cities, offering insights for anyone curious about the future of urban living.
Hermione’s bag, Nanny McPhee’s magic—all trace their lineage to Mary Poppins. The first book of its kind, this collection explores her vast legacy, tracing her iconic personality, teaching methods, and magical accessories through popular films, TV shows, and books.
This book investigates language alternation in Italian CLIL and EMI contexts across primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. The results reveal its key lexical function, a surprisingly similar use across all levels, and its role in preserving multilingualism.
Engaging Beneficiaries for Development Participation
While we know why development participation is needed, the when and how of its practical application remain unresearched. This book fills that knowledge gap, examining beneficiary engagement to maximize program effectiveness, with insights and evidence from Bangladesh.
A Holistic Analysis of Law, Connecting Theory and Practice
A holistic analysis of law, with roots in ancient Greece and Rome, may lead to broader justice. This book explores this approach through its theory, history, and practice in international law, then applies it to modern issues like artificial intelligence and climate change.
Forging the first nation-state, ancient Egypt became a great power at the dawn of international politics. Discover how this civilization functioned and explore its enduring legacy—from the birth of warfare, art, and science to the very foundations of our world.
For students and dental professionals, this text illustrates important concepts in dental anatomy and occlusion. It presents a step-by-step wax build-up technique to guide the fabrication of dental restorations with optimal longevity, aesthetics and function.
This book provides fascinating insights into actinomycetes and their synthesis of bioactive molecules like enzymes and nanoparticles. Microorganisms are a huge reservoir of resources for innovative applications and should be explored for antibiotics, enzymes, and nanoparticles.
In an age of Capitalist cultural crisis, this book studies the relationship between culture and Capitalism to understand the struggle for Socialism—for a society based on a free culture and a free humanity.
A Holistic Perspective on Harold Pinter’s Drama
This book explores Harold Pinter’s plays, from his comedies of menace to his memory and political works. It analyzes the thematic constants—intrusion, anxiety, silence, and power games—that define the term “Pinteresque” and connect his entire dramatic oeuvre.
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