This book highlights the current state of the art of cybersecurity, covering key areas from systems design and management to emerging technology trends. It will appeal to practitioners, faculty, and students in cybersecurity, information technology, and computer science.
This volume is a selection of papers sharing knowledge on growth, new technologies, the environment, and the concept of the cognitive city. It will appeal to academics, professionals, governments, and NGOs in urban design, planning, engineering, and the social sciences.
Rejuvenating Medical Education
Returning to Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey for inspiration, this monograph uses these epics as a medium through which we might think imaginatively about key issues in contemporary medicine and medical education.
This title adds to the existing literature on the Great Recession and the variety of current troubles in the European Union by providing the views of someone who has been in the trenches at national and international levels and who has extensive policy and academic experience.
Second Generation Mainframes
The IBM 7000 series led the way in many innovative concepts that helped to establish IBM as the foremost manufacturer of computer systems. This study describes IBM’s second generation of mainframe computers, detailing their new technology, new peripherals and advanced software.
Applications of Relevance Theory
This anthology discusses various applications of Relevance Theory within several areas of pragmatics and discourse analysis. It covers an array of topics, including the treatment of figurative language, pragmatic markers and lexical pragmatics within Relevance Theory.
Languages in Action
This anthology includes a selection of papers on linguistics presented at the 14th Conference on British and American Studies. It discusses syntactic, morphological and lexico-semantic aspects of English and Romanian, issues of language contact, and the construction of meaning.
The Urgency of Climate Change
The Urgency of Climate Change addresses a pivotal challenge for our planet. This collection of essays aligns Science, Sustainability, Ethics, and Religion to consider policy possibilities and laws that can effectively engage the climate crisis and ensure a flourishing Earth.
Golda Meir’s Foreign Decision-Making Process
Kremer Asaf focuses on Meir’s foreign decision making processes during her tenure as Israeli Prime Minister. She exposes the political-diplomatic aspects of foreign policy, using interviews and analysis of hundreds of formerly secret documents from various national archives.
This collection offers an interesting overview of good practices in the tourism industry, providing several snapshots of the way various economic activities have been properly managed in order to make the Canary Islands a successful symbol of integrated tourist supply.
In the 1970s, new technology was needed to build on Arctic ice. This book relates the human history and technical innovations developed, moving beyond lab studies to detail the testing, construction and use of ice in real conditions for designers, educators, and students.
East vs. West
This book explores international development, contrasting Eastern and Western experiences. It examines China’s economic rise and India’s architectural journey to show how innovation influences our lives, offering clarity on the directions still to be taken.
This two-volume book provides a multifaceted view of major approaches to the study of political discourse. It builds on previous political discourse perspectives and provides new insights into this research area, while combining theoretical and methodological considerations.
The Hepatitis E Virus
Describing an English doctor’s contribution to the discovery of the hepatitis E virus’ (HEV) impact in humans, this account includes stories from an increasingly under pressure health service and puts the dubious practices of the meat production industry under the spotlight.
13th Conference on British and American Studies
Deriving from a conference on language diversity, this book includes studies for the examination of language-related phenomena. Topics covered include the external and internal catalysts for language change and language as an instrument of power and (self-)communication.
This publication focuses on the efficacy of ‘financial education’ as a tool in attaining client protection in Varanasi, India. It also utilizes the Microfinance Clients Awareness Index to evaluate the factors that impact the level of financial awareness for microfinance clients.
Smartphone-based Learning in the Japanese ESL Classroom
Gromik gives an account of the integration of smartphone video recording in the language classroom. He reports on the implementation process and practical issues related to this learning method, and he suggests that digital video production is a necessary academic skill.
A Malaysian Study of Mixed Methods
Roosli and O’Keefe focus on how to combine quantitative with qualitative methods in a research project. This approach, which is detailed here, is called ‘Triangulation’; a plan, structure and investigation strategy used to obtain answers to problems from an earlier stage.
The Influence of Spanish on the English Language since 1801
Schultz sheds light on the Spanish influence on the English vocabulary since 1801, offering the first systematic analysis of the multitude of words which have been taken over to English from Spanish and its national varieties over the past few centuries.
Investigating Format
Hughes discusses the transferral of a televised format from its original country to a different cultural and linguistic ambit. Focusing on the formal police interview, she shows that international format transferral is becoming increasingly local to the country of arrival.