A World of Fiction: Digital Collections and the Future of Literary History
During the 19th century, throughout the Anglophone world, most fiction was first published in periodicals. In Australia, newspapers were not only the main source of periodical fiction, but the main source of fiction in general. Because of their importance as fiction publishers, and because they provided Australian readers with access to stories from around the world—from Britain, America and Australia, as well as Austria, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, and beyond—Australian newspapers represent an important record of the transnational circulation and reception of fiction in this period. Investigating almost 10,000 works of fiction in the world’s largest collection of mass-digitized historical newspapers (the National Library of Australia’s Trove database), A World of Fiction reconceptualizes how fiction traveled globally, and was received and understood locally, in the 19th century. Katherine Bode’s innovative approach to the new digital collections that are transforming research in the humanities are a model of how digital tools can transform how we understand digital collections and interpret literatures in the past.
This open access book examines abdominal and pelvic imaging, a field that has experienced rapid progress over recent years, driven by clinical and technological developments. Individual chapters, written by internationally respected experts in the field, focus on imaging diagnosis and interventional therapy in abdominal and pelvic diseases; they cover all relevant imaging modalities, including magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, ultrasonography, and positron emission tomography. Therefore, this book offers a comprehensive review of the state of the art in abdominal and pelvic imaging. The IDKD book is heavily rewritten every four years. As a result, they offer a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in imaging. The book is clearly organized with learning objectives, abstracts, subtitles, tables, and key points, supported by design elements to help readers navigate the text easily. As an IDKD book, it is invaluable for general radiologists, radiology residents, and interventional radiologists who wish to update their diagnostic knowledge, and for physicians interested in imaging related to their specialty.
Following ideas of Ch. S. Peirce on continuity of mind (synechism) and universality of semiotic processes (pansemiotism) as well as development of the understanding of manipulative abduction in works of L. Magnani the thesis of possibility of abductive reasoning in non-human animal minds is defended. The animal capacity to form explanatory hypotheses is demonstrated by instances of grasping regularities in environment, behavior of conspecifics and even self-knowledge. In the framework of debate on instinctual or rather inferential nature of abductive capacity questions of innate and acquired mechanisms of learning, the role of language in development of explanations and priority of inner (emotional) or outer (referential) perspectives in genesis of first explanatory hypotheses are considered.
Abduction, Marriage, and Consent in the Late Medieval Low Countries
Social and ethical issues; Psychology: sexual behaviour
The Middle Dutch term schaec referred to abduction with marital intent. This book explores this phenomenon to understand wider attitudes towards marriage-making in the fifteenth-century Low Countries. Whilst exchanging words of consent was all that was required legally, making marriage was a social process that evoked public concern and familial scrutiny. Abductions embodied contrasting evaluations of what mattered when selecting a spouse and resulted in polarized trials in which narratives on consent, coercion, and family strategy coincided and competed. Abduction, Marriage, and Consent draws from a wide range of legal records to assess how men, women, families, and authorities used, navigated, and dealt with abductions during this period. It contributes to debates on consent, family involvement, and women’s access to justice and demonstrates that abduction should be approached as a comprehensive social phenomenon, one that is crucial in the history of marriage and women’s social and legal status.
library.oapen.org
Amsterdam University Press
https://www.aup.nl
Ability-Related Emotional Intelligence: Knowns, Unknowns, and Future Directions
Society and Social Sciences; Psychology; Psychology: emotions
Emotionally intelligent people are thought to be more skilled in recognizing, thinking about, using, and managing emotions. Enthusiasm for this construct has given rise to a mixed body of findings, and it is useful to begin charting new directions for the field. In support of these efforts, experts were asked to contribute to a Special Issue on ability-related approaches to emotional intelligence (EI). Special Issue papers speak to theory, mechanism, measurement, and training. In addition, papers seek to forge links with research traditions focused on interpersonal perception, emotional awareness, and emotion regulation. As the result of these efforts, new insights into EI—such as what it consists of and how it works—can be anticipated in upcoming years.
MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
https://www.mdpi.com
DOI : http://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-7258-1350-6 ISBN : 9783725813490, 9783725813506
Abnormal Psychology is an Open Education Resource written by Alexis Bridley, Ph.D. and Lee W. Daffin Jr., Ph.D. through Washington State University which tackles the difficult topic of mental disorders in 15 modules. After the first three foundational modules, a discussion of mental disorders ensues to include depressive, anxiety, personality, schizophrenic, eating, and obsessive-compulsive to name a few.
Abrahamic Reflections on Randomness and Providence
This open access book addresses the question of how God can providentially govern apparently ungovernable randomness. Medieval theologians confidently held that God is provident, that is, God is the ultimate cause of or is responsible for everything that happens. However, scientific advances since the 19th century pose serious challenges to traditional views of providence. From Darwinian evolution to quantum mechanics, randomness has become an essential part of the scientific worldview. An interdisciplinary team of Muslim, Christian and Jewish scholars—biologists, physicists, philosophers and theologians—addresses questions of randomness and providence.
Clark, Kelly James (editor), Koperski, Jeffrey (editor)
Absent Presences in the Colonial Archive: Dealing with the Berlin Sound Archive's Acoustic Legacies
The colonial past through objects of sound The Berlin Sound Archive (Lautarchiv) consists of an extensive collection of sound recordings, compiled for scientific purposes in the first half of the 20th century. Recorded on shellac are stories and songs, personal testimonies and poems, glossaries and numbers. This book engages with the archive by consistently focusing on recordings produced under colonial conditions. With a firm commitment to postcolonial scholarship, Absent Presences in the Colonial Archive is a historical ethnography of a metropolitan institution that participated in the production and preservation of colonial structures of power and knowledge. The book examines sound objects and listening practices that render the coloniality of knowledge fragile and inconsistent, revealing the absent presences of colonial subjects who are given little or no place in established national narratives and collective memories. Ebook available in Open Access. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content)."
Academic Libraries Reflecting on Crisis, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Way Forward
Saat kita mulai mendefinisikan ulang dunia kita secara mendasar, berdasarkan sudut pandang Revolusi Industri Keempat (4IR), seluruh industri bersiap menghadapi peristiwa disruptif ini. Praktik perpustakaan pun tak terkecuali. Dengan hadirnya teknologi digital canggih, pengetahuan menjadi lebih mudah diakses. Buku ini berfokus pada bagaimana perpustakaan perlu merespons, beradaptasi, dan bertransformasi untuk menjadi ruang yang bermakna di abad ke-21 yang berubah cepat, dalam 4IR dan ditambah dengan pembatasan pandemi. Menelusuri evolusi teknologi selama berabad-abad, dibahas perubahan peran perpustakaan sebagai respons terhadap disrupsi.
Reflecting on Crisis, the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Way Forward
fourth industrial revolution; academic libraries; library practices; pandemic leadership; higher education; teaching and learning; online learning; digital transformation; research; librarian; 4IR; Covid-19; smart academic libraries; internet of things; sustainable development goals; SDGs; leadership; virtual information services; collaboration; academic skills
As we begin to fundamentally redefine our world, informed through the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) lens, entire industries are gearing up for this disruptive event. Library practices have been no exception. With the advent of advanced digital technology, knowledge is becoming more readily accessible. This book focuses on how libraries need to respond, adapt, and transform to become meaningful spaces in our rapidly changing 21st century, within the 4IR and coupled with the restrictions of the pandemic. Tracing the evolution of technology over the centuries, the changing role of the library as a response to disruptions is discussed