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Knowledge of library and information science undergraduates on plagiarism in federal universities in South-East Nigeria
Authors: Udem Obiora Kingsley , Nwadibe Chisom Marycynthia , Emereonwu Oluoma Miracle
Published: February 2024

This study examined the knowledge of Library and Information Science (LIS) undergraduates towards plagiarism in Federal Universities in South-East Nigeria. The study determined LIS undergraduates’ level of knowledge on plagiarism, and explored their level of knowledge based on their year of study. Two research questions guided the study and one hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. A descriptive research survey design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 868 undergraduates which included 2021/2022 undergraduates of LIS departments in Federal Universities in South-East Nigeria. The sample size of 274 was selected using the Taro Yamane formula and proportionate stratified random sampling technique. A validated instrument titled Cognitive Test on Students Knowledge of Plagiarism (CTSKP) adapted from Gharedaghi et al (2013) was used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was established through the Kudder-Richardson (K-R20) formula, yielding a high reliability coefficient of 0.88. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to answer research questions and test hypothesis. The findings of the study among others revealed a moderate knowledge of plagiarism among LIS undergraduates with knowledge variations across academic years. It was recommended among others that LIS educators should augment the curriculum with focused courses on plagiarism, fostering academic integrity.
Utilisation of Information Communication Technologies among Male and Female Rural Dwellers of Southwestern Nigeria
Authors: Yekinni Oyedeji Taofeeq , Adeniyi Rhoda Titilayo , Ibikunle Oluwatosin. O
Published: February 2024

The study assessed the utilisation of Information Communication Technologies among rural dwellers of Southwestern Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select 240 respondents using an interview schedule. Data collected on socioeconomic characteristics, use, purpose, benefits, constraints, disposition to ICT utilisation, and the difference between the use of ICT among males and females were analysed with percentages, mean, Chi-square, and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation at α 0.05. The results showed that most of the respondents were members of a social group (82.9%) who mostly used mobile phones (WMS=1.64); for networking among males (98.5%) and female (100.0%). Respondents’ most derived benefit from ICT use was network facilitation (WMS=0.87); with females (M=13.06±3.90) benefiting than males (M=12.73±3.97). However, the most realised constraint to ICTs use was inadequate funds (WMS=0.60) affecting females (M=9.46±3.90) more than males (M=8.27±4.05); with males (M=85.75±10.80) being favourably disposed to ICTs use than females
Factors Influencing Youth Participation in Maize Production in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area, Katsina State
Authors: Lawan Abdulmumini , Emmanuel Lemoro Irmiya , Ibrahim Musab
Published: February 2024

This study determined factors influencing youth participation in maize production in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area of Katsina State, Nigeria. A two-stage sampling procedure (purposive and proportionate sampling procedure) was employed in selecting 78 farmers in the study area. The data collected were analyzed using percentage and ordinary least square regression model. The results revealed that access to credit (3.058), amount of credit received (1.695) and farming experience (- 4.161) significantly influence youth participation in maize production. There is need of provision of credit facilities and enough land to the youth for fully participation in maize production by the government in the study area
Thoracodorsal axial pattern flap for skin wound repair in a canine elbow – case report
Authors: Rocha Artur Gouveia , de Oliveira Morato Gláucia , Morais Pazzini Josiane , De Nardi Andrigo Barboza , Padilha Filho João Guilherme , Castro Moraes Paola
Published: February 2024

Reconstructive surgeries are essential in repairing exposed and extensive wounds due to traumas, congenital anomalies or neoplasia. The donor area must have sufficient amount of skin to correct the defect; moreover, care must be taken to preserve the microcirculation and nutrient vessels of the skin. The choice of surgical technique differs according to the situation of each wound, such as to use the most appropriate surgical technique for each lesion and to avoid complications and unnecessary costs. Palpation and the demarcation of incision lines in the patient's skin prior to surgery proved to be of crucial importance for the success of the technique. This study aims to report the correction of a wide cutaneous fault in the elbow region with a thoracodorsal axial pattern flap in a dog.
Маҳаллий вакиллик ва ижро органлари қарорлари қонунийлигини таъминлашда прокуратура органлари иштироки
Authors: Шокиров Ойбек
Published: February 2024

Мақолада муаллиф томонидан маҳаллий вакиллик ва ижро органлари қарорлари қонунийлигигт таъминлашда прокурор ваколатлари турлари ва шакллари прокурор назорати доктринаси нуқтаи назаридан кўриб чиқилади. Хусусан, Ўзбекистон Республикасининг амалдаги қонун ҳужжатларида қонунчиликлойиҳаларини ҳуқуқий экспертизадан ўтказиш масалаларини батафсил тартибга солиш ҳолати  атрофлича кўриб чиқилиб, бу борада прокуратура органларининг вазифалари ва ваколатлари муҳокама қилинади. Муаллиф томонидан тегишли илмий-назарий хулосалар ишлаб чиқилган ва тақдим этилган.
Исполнение приговора по уголовным делам иностранных судов в Республике Узбекистан
Authors: Худайбергенов Бахрам
Published: February 2024

В данной статье проведён компаративный анализ механизмов исполнения судебных актов, включая приговоры иностранных государств, на территории Республики Узбекистан. Особое внимание уделено процессуальным аспектам реализации принципа взаимности в контексте сотрудничества в сфере уголовного судопроизводства. Авторы анализируют регулятивные нормы международных документов, касающиеся исполнения запросов в рамках уголовных расследований. Отмечается, что признание и исполнение иностранных уголовных приговоров служит формой международного судебного сотрудничества, противоположной экстрадиции осуждённых для отбывания наказания. Несмотря на то, что это способствует исполнительному производству в стране, принимающей решение, данная процедура не является его частью и используется редко из-за своей специфичности и основания на отличных принципах. Тем не менее, в национальном законодательстве Республики Узбекистан существует процедура урегулирования подобных правоотношений, анализ которой позволил авторам предложить несколько путей её усовершенствования.
Ўзбекистон ва Хитой: ҳамкорликнинг янги вектори
Authors: Расулева Илмира
Published: February 2024

Мақолада Ўзбекистон ва Хитой ўртасидаги ташқи сиёсий муносабатларнинг ривожланиши ва ҳозирги ҳолати ёритилган бўлиб, мамлакатлар ўртасидаги дипломатик ва савдо муносабатларининг қадимий даврлардан то ҳозирги кунгача давом этган узоқ тарихига урғу берилган. Муаллиф сўнгги ўн йилликларда, айниқса, Ўзбекистон мустақилликка эришганидан сўнг чуқурлашган стратегик шериклик муносабатларига эътибор қаратади. Икки давлат ўртасидаги алоқалар савдо, сармоя, энергетика, транспорт, маданият ва атроф-муҳитни муҳофаза қилиш каби кенг кўламли соҳаларни қамраб олади, шу билан бирга, “Бир камар, бир йўл” ташаббуси ва Шанхай ҳамкорлик ташкилоти (ШҲТ) доирасидаги ҳамкорликнинг муҳимлигини таъкидлайди. Мақолада Ўзбекистон Президентининг Хитойга сўнгги ташрифи 20 дан ортиқ халқаро ҳужжат имзолангани билан нишонлангани, бу ҳар қандай об-ҳаво шароитидаги стратегик шерикликнинг янги даражасидан далолат бериши таъкидланади. Муаллиф лойиҳаларни амалга ошириш, халқаро ташаббусларни илгари суриш ва мамлакатлар ўртасидаги таҳлилий ҳамкорликни мустаҳкамлаш бўйича биргаликдаги саъй-ҳаракатларни фаоллаштириш зарурлиги, бу муносабатларни ривожлантиришда инсон салоҳиятининг асосий ўрни борлиги ҳақида хулоса қилади.
Gaias Rechtsstreit und Caracallas Alexandria-Aufenthalt. Zum Kontext des Privatbriefs P.Oxy. 43/3094
Authors: REINARD Patrick
Published: February 2024

The article offers a detailed interpretation of the private letter P.Oxy. 43/3094. This letter deals with a lawsuit which was carried on before three governors (M. Aurelius Septimius Heraclitus, L. Valerius Datu and Iulius Basilianus). A chronological reconciliation with the events and implications of Caracalla’s journey to Alexandria in the winter of 215/16 AD enables a detailed reconstruction of the course of the lawsuit, which lasted approximately three years. Furthermore the paper discusses the meaning of ὑπόμνημα in a juridical and administrative context.
Development of Vinzons Pilot High School Online Enrollment with Student Track Identification System
Authors: RODRIGUEZ JEZREEL E.
Published: February 2024

The Vinzons Pilot High School is a top secondary school in the Camarines Norte province. About 6,000 students attend VPHS every year with the number seeing a steady increase. which recruited around 200 instructors and staff members. Enrolment allows around 6000 students every year which poses a concern for the student and the employees of the school. It is for that reason that the digitizing enrolment system is among the alternatives that can help to manage the large number of participants and the data to manage. The agenda on the establishment of online enrolment system coupled with student track identification for Vinzons Pilot High School was offered as an alternative for the usual manual process, and to facilitate flow and eliminate disorganization of transactions and work. The research focuses on how hand enrolling works on the side of school transactions and students' opinions about their selective track. The enrolment procedure is time-consuming and is not so efficient as manual enrolment method is used to cover multiple transactions like the updating and adding of student data, the provision of Learner Information System reports, student sectioning, assisting students to choose a specialty among others. The study requires proper data management because the study concentrates on monitoring adherence to the restrictions and assessing the manual system. In this, the proponent obtained the necessary data that would guide the development of redesigning and automating the existing process and serving students to find the right path to their career.
Numerical Analysis of Aluminium Façade Components
Authors: Mastropasqua Augusto , Stefani Mauro , Rigone Paolo , Mazzucchelli Enrico Sergio , Giussani Paolo , Ammari Morteza
Published: February 2024

This paper commences with a scientific literature review of current research that underlines the environmental benefits to be gained from using smaller quantities of raw materials in the construction industry, with particular emphasis on a sustainable approach to façade design.  Life cycle assessment modelling is advocated to validate the sustainability of building structures to achieve optimal solutions. A real-life application of the design of an aluminium façade bracket is presented, demonstrating that a weight reduction of up to 35-45% is attainable by exploiting the post-elastic properties of a material. The work described ranges from a discussion of the current conventional numerical techniques adopted by the industry to the most recent and advanced computational methods permitted by the introduction of Eurocode 9. This code facilitates a substantial enhancement in structural performance by incorporating an evaluation of the material's elastic-hardening behaviour and allows for a noteworthy reduction in component size and increased geometric design flexibility.
Healthcare : A Transformer Network Based Chatbot
Authors: Aditya Bhagat  , Anaya Deshmukh  , Devyani Harpale  , Nikhil Jadhao  , Prof. Bhagyashree Shendkar
Published: February 2024

Medical chatbots are becoming more and more common as the healthcare industry changes and places more and more focus on automated and remote services. These digital assistants provide cost savings, prompt answers to healthcare inquiries, and access to medical guidance around-the-clock. The effectiveness of these chatbots depends on how well-informed they are about healthcare.
Our project's main goal is to employ Transformer network architecture to create a sophisticated chatbot for healthcare. It includes gathering data, choosing a model, recognizing intent and entities, managing conversations, producing responses, integrating knowledge databases, creating user-friendly designs, doing thorough testing, adhering to regulations, and continuously improving. Our objective is to develop a smart conversational agent that can respond to a broad range of healthcare inquiries, provide advice and recommendations tailored to individual diseases, and eventually improve patient satisfaction and healthcare experiences
Enhancing Teaching through ICT Integration: Insights from Moroccan University English Language Professors
Authors: Laabidi Youssouf
Published: February 2024

This article explores the positive impact of integrating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching, leading to improved teacher performance and increased student engagement. The study focuses on suggestions provided by instructors to enhance the use of technology in education. Data is collected through a questionnaire administered to Moroccan university English language teachers from Moulay Ismail University Faculty of Arts and Humanities - Meknes, and Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah Dhar - El Mahraz - Fes, serving as a case study. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 19 is employed for data analysis. The findings emphasize the importance of quality training, accessible ICT resources, and effective school policies as key factors in successfully integrating technology into education.
Philosophies of the Afterlife in the Early Italian Renaissance
Authors: Papiernik Joanna
Published: February 2024

The immortality of the soul is one of the oldest tropes in the history of philosophy and one that gained significant momentum in 16th-century Europe. But what came before Pietro Pomponazzi and his contemporaries? Through examination of four neglected but central figures, Joanna Papiernik uncovers the rich and varied nature of the afterlife debate in 15th-century Italy.

By engaging with old prints, manuscripts and other archival material, this book reveals just how much interest there was in the question of immortality before the 16th-century boom in Aristotelian translations. In particular, Papiernik sheds light on the treatises of Agostino Dati, Leonardo Nogarola, Antonio degli Agli and Giovanni Canali, all of which have until now been overlooked in modern scholarship. From Dati’s critiques of ancient and existing positions to Agli’s study of immortality and its relation to the metaphysics of light, this volume investigates not only how wide-ranging the debate was but also the important impact it had on later philosophical thinking.

Deftly combining close reading with a broad intellectual survey, and including two editions of unpublished primary texts, The Philosophy of the Afterlife in the Italian Renaissance provides a crucial insight into the development of early Renaissance Platonism and philosophy of religion.
Peggy Webling and the Story behind Frankenstein
Authors: Webling Peggy
Published: February 2024

The 1931 Universal Pictures film adaptation of Frankenstein directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff as the now iconic Monster claims in its credits to be ‘Adapted from the play by Peggy Webling’. Webling’s play sought to humanize the creature, was the first to position Frankenstein and his creation as doppelgängers, and offered a feminist perspective on scientific efforts to create life without women, ideas that suffuse today’s perceptions of Frankenstein’s monster. Buried in a private archive, scholars have never had access to the original play script and so could not fully chart the evolution of Frankenstein from book to stage to screen.

In Peggy Webling’s Frankenstein, Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum (Webling’s great grandniece) and Bruce Graver present the full texts of Webling’s unpublished play for the first time. A vital critical edition, this book includes:

- the 1928 Library of Congress version of the play Frankenstein with a short manuscript census

- the 1927 British Library version of the first production of the play in Preston, Lancashire

- the 1930 Prompt Script for the London production, held by the Westminster Archive, London

- Webling’s private correspondence including negotiations with theatres managers and Universal Pictures, family letters about the production process, and selected contracts

- Text of the chapter ‘Frankenstein’ from Webling’s unpublished literary memoir, The Story of a Pen for additional context

- Exposition on Webling’s life that bears directly on the sensibilities and skills she brought to the writing of her play

- History of how the play came to be written and produced

- The relationship of Webling’s play to earlier stage adaptations

- An exploration of playwright and screenwriter John L. Balderston’s changes to Webling’s play and how the 1931 film compares
How to Think Like a Philosopher
Authors: Cave Peter
Published: February 2024

In showing how the great philosophers of human history lived and thought – and what they thought about – the popular philosopher Peter Cave provides an accessible and enjoyable introduction to thinking philosophically and how it can change our everyday lives. With a lightness of touch, he addresses questions such as: Is there anything ‘out there’ that gives meaning to our lives? Does reality tell us how we ought to live? What indeed is reality and what is appearance – and how can we tell the difference?

This book paints vivid portraits of an assortment of inspiring thinkers: from Lao Tzu to Avicenna to Iris Murdoch; from Hannah Arendt to Socrates and Plato to Karl Marx; from Kierkegaard and Nietzsche to Sartre to Samuel Beckett – and let us not forget Lewis Carroll for some thought-provoking fantasies and Ludwig Wittgenstein for the anguishes of a genius. As well as displaying optimists and pessimists, believers and non-believers, the book displays relevance to current affairs, from free speech to abortion to the treatment of animals to our leaders’ moral character.

In each brief chapter, Cave brings to life these often prescient, always compelling philosophical thinkers, showing how their ways of approaching the world grew out of their own lives and times and how we may make valuable use of their insights today. Now, more than ever, we need to understand how to live, and how to understand the world around us. This is the perfect guide.
The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer
Authors: Costa Ken
Published: February 2024

‘A valuable exploration of the topic and a thought-provoking read.’

Financial Times

An insider's look into how Generation Z's focus on ethics, climate change and purpose will change capitalism forever.

In the next ten years there will be an unprecedented wealth transfer from the so-called ‘baby boomer’ generation to the young. Never before will so much money – in housing, land, stocks and cash – be shifted so suddenly from one generation to the next, and never before does the next generation feel so differently about the future of the planet and of capitalism.

Ken Costa works with this new generation and shows how environmental concerns and anxiety about equality and diversity are more than mere slogans; instead they are driving the future of the markets. So many issues stem from the reality of the financial gap between age groups - from cancel culture and fears about wokeness, to generation rent, protest movements and re-evaluations of history around subjects such as empire. Costa also shows how we can build a more inclusive, purposeful capitalism, which shifts focus away from the individual and more towards collaboration, compassion and community.

For readers of Rebecca Henderson’s Reimagining Capitalism, and Rutger Bregman’s Utopia for Realists, as well as business leaders and tech watchers, this is what the future of capitalism looks like, how our current systems may be upended, and above all how boomers must work with the invigorating and inspiring young, who see their mission not just to increase value for shareholders, but also to save the planet.
Big Caesars and Little Caesars
Authors: Mount Ferdinand
Published: February 2024

A WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR

Who said that dictatorship was dead? The world today is full of Strong Men and their imitators. Caesarism is alive and well. Yet in modern times it’s become a strangely neglected subject. Ferdinand Mount opens up a fascinating exploration of how and why Caesars seize power and why they fall.

"Fast paced and impassioned" -- Sunday Telegraph

"Wonderfully wry" -- The Guardian

"...a delight" -- Sunday Times

"Delicious work, beautifully and acerbically written" -- Wall Street Journal

There is a comforting illusion shared by historians and political commentators from Fukuyama back to Macaulay, Mill and Marx, that history progresses in a nice straight line towards liberal democracy or socialism, despite the odd hiccup.

In reality, every democracy, however sophisticated or stable it may look, has been attacked or actually destroyed by a would-be Caesar, from Ancient Greece to the present day. Marx was wrong. This Caesarism is not an absurd throwback, it is an ever-present danger.

There are Big Caesars who set out to achieve total social control and Little Caesars who merely want to run an agreeable kleptocracy without opposition: from Julius Caesar and Oliver Cromwell through Napoleon and Bolivar, to Mussolini, Salazar, De Gaulle and Trump. The saga of Boris Johnson and Brexit frequently crops up in this author's narrative as a vivid, if Lilliputian instance of the same phenomenon.

The final part of this book describes how and why would-be Caesars come to grief, from the Gunpowder Plot to Trump’s march on the Capitol and the ejection of Boris Johnson by his own MPs, and ends with a defence of the grubby glories of parliamentary politics and a thought-provoking roadmap of the way back to constitutional government.
The Tomb of the Mili Mongga
Authors: Turvey Samuel
Published: February 2024

‘The Tomb of the Mili Mongga lives up to its magnificent billing’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

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A fossil expedition becomes a thrilling search for a mythical beast deep in the Indonesian forest – and a fascinating look at how fossils, folklore, and biodiversity converge.

A tale of exciting scientific discovery, The Tomb of the Mili Mongga tells the story of Samuel Turvey's expeditions to the island of Sumba in eastern Indonesia. While there, he discovers an entire recently extinct mammal fauna from the island’s fossil record, revealing how islands support some of the world’s most remarkable biodiversity, and why many of these unique endemic species are threatened with extinction or have already been lost.

But as the story unfolds, an unexpected narrative emerges – Sumba’s Indigenous communities tell of a mysterious wildman called the 'mili mongga', a giant yeti-like beast that supposedly lives in the island’s remote forests. What is behind the stories of the mili mongga? Is there a link between this enigmatic entity and the fossils that Sam is looking for? And what did he discover when he finally found the tomb of a mili mongga?

Combining evolution, anthropology, travel writing and cryptozoology, The Tomb of the Mili Mongga explores the relationship between biodiversity and culture, what reality means from different cultural perspectives, and how folklore, fossils and conservation can be linked together in surprising ways.
One Thousand Shades of Green
Authors: Dilger Mike
Published: February 2024

‘A cracking read.’ IOLO WILLIAMS

‘What an incredible achievement!’ ALISON STEADMAN

‘An inspirational odyssey.’ NICK BAKER

'Immediately accessible.' BBC COUNTRYFILE

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Mike Dilger's nationwide quest to find 1,000 wild plant species in a single year.

For most of 2020, Mike Dilger’s day-job of travelling to the four corners of the British Isles all but disappeared. Having been confined to one place by the Covid pandemic, and with daily dog walks his sole permitted outdoor pursuit, the simple pleasure of getting to know the flowers at his feet reignited a long-buried botanical passion.

Now Mike is on a mission: to see a thousand different wild plants in one calendar year, and assess how our fascinating flora is faring in modern Britain.

From Cornwall to Kent and Breckland to the Scottish Highlands, Mike meets the resilient reserve wardens and courageous conservationists tasked with protecting some of the nation’s richest botanical sites, and experiences first-hand the many difficulties associated with saving our rarest and most charismatic plants.

Taking in city centres, mountain tops and every conceivable habitat in between, One Thousand Shades of Green is a manifesto on how to love and conserve our green and pleasant land, and celebrates the beauty and diversity of the nation’s plants.
The ‘Grossdeutschland’ Division in World War II
Authors: Slaughter James F.
Published: February 2024

Investigates the history and evolving appearance of the ‘Grossdeutschland’ Division, the German Army’s premier combat unit during World War II.

Featuring eight pages of original artwork and carefully chosen photographs depicting personalities, uniforms, insignia and personal equipment, this is the absorbing story of the German Army’s elite ‘fire brigade’ during 1939–45. The unit began its life as an elite guard detachment; expanded to regimental size in 1939, it saw action in France in 1940 and Yugoslavia in 1941 before participating in the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union.

Reinforced to divisional status, ‘Grossdeutschland’ fought on the Eastern Front in 1942–44, notably at Rzhev in late 1942 and Kharkov in early 1943. Refitted and redesignated a Panzergrenadier-Division, ‘Grossdeutschland’ played a key role in the battle of Kursk in July 1943, before acting as the Wehrmacht’s ‘fire brigade’ in 1943–44.

In late 1944, ‘Grossdeutschland’ was expanded to Panzerkorps status, with Panzergrenadier-Division ‘Brandenburg’ also taking the field. Further units joined the order of battle, the Führerbegleit-Brigade fighting in the Ardennes in 1944–45 before also being redesignated a division. All of these campaigns are covered in this book, which charts the evolving appearance of this elite formation over nearly six years of brutal warfare.
Philippines Naval Campaign 1944–45
Authors: Stille Mark
Published: February 2024

The forgotten story of the major naval operations conducted in the Philippines by the US and Japanese navies after Leyte Gulf up to the US invasion of Luzon in January 1945.

The events that took place in the aftermath of the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944 are often overlooked by military historians. An impressive array of naval operations continued in the Philippines up to January 1945, which included (on the Japanese side) the largest convoys to a contested island during the war, the first kamikaze campaign, and the second largest Imperial Japanese Navy surface operation during the last nine months of the conflict. On the American side, US forces were involved in efforts to cut off Leyte from enemy reinforcement, a massive amphibious invasion off Luzon, and large-scale operations by the Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 38).

Expert naval historian Mark Stille throws new light on this often forgotten phase of the Pacific naval war. Among the actions covered are the battles for Ormoc Bay, the invasion of Mindoro, Japanese kamikaze attacks, and US Third Fleet's rampage through the South China Sea between January 10 and 20, 1945. Superb battlescene artworks bring the war at sea and in the air vividly to life, and maps and diagrams guide readers through a range of actions in clear, step-by-step detail.
Eastern Front 1945
Authors: Hiestand William E.
Published: February 2024

A detailed, illustrated account of the air campaign that accompanied the Red Army's final push towards Berlin, in which massed Soviet air power defeated the Luftwaffe's high-tech Me 262 jets and Mistel exploding drones.

The last months of World War II on the Eastern Front saw a ferocious fight between two very different air forces. Soviet Air Force (VVS) Commander-in-Chief Alexander Novikov assembled 7,500 aircraft in three powerful air armies to support the final assault on Berlin. The Luftwaffe employed some of its most advanced weapons including the Me 262 jet and Mistel remotely-guided bomb aircraft.

Using photos, 3D diagrams, maps and battlescene artwork, William E. Hiestand, a military analyst with a longstanding interest in Soviet military history, explains how Germany's use of high-tech weaponry and massed Soviet air assaults was not just the culmination of World War II air combat, but also pointed to how the future rivalry with NATO would play out. The VVS used powerful and flexible air armies to control and employ its huge force of aircraft – organizational and employment concepts that would shape Soviet plans and preparations for combat during the Cold War.

For the first time, this volume explains how air power helped win the war on the Eastern Front, and how victory shaped Soviet air power doctrine for the decades to come.
Royal Navy Home Fleet 1939–41
Authors: Konstam Angus
Published: February 2024

Packed with illustrations, this is a new history and analysis of how the Royal Navy's most important fleet operated and fought the German Navy in the crucial first years of World War II.

Throughout its history, the Royal Navy's most powerful fleet has been the one guarding home waters. In this book, naval historian Angus Konstam explores the fighting power, the roles, and the battles of the Home Fleet, in the crucial first years of World War II when it was Britain's most powerful fighting force, anchored in the northern bastion of Scapa Flow.

He explains the complex responsibilities of the fleet, charged simultaneously with preventing the powerful German Navy from breaking out into the Atlantic; preparing to challenge any cross-Channel invasion force; and attacking German naval operations in the North Sea. Home Fleet actions included the loss of HMS Hood, the sinking of the Bismarck and countering the invasion of Norway, Germany's biggest amphibious operation of the war.

Packed with striking new artwork and 3D diagrams and maps, this book offers a detailed portrait of the Home Fleet during these most crucial years of the war, from the capabilities of the warships to logistics and intelligence-gathering, to how the fleet was organized and commanded, and how and why it fought as it did.
Bf 109E
Authors: Saunders Andy
Published: February 2024

An illustrated account of the Bf 109E's evolving role during the fateful first stages of the Battle of Britain.

The Luftwaffe’s famous Bf 109 Emil saw considerable combat across the first stages of World War 2, but it was 1940’s Battle of Britain that truly put it to the test. During the early operations of that clash, in July and August 1940, German pilots had to reckon not only with the RAF but with another enemy – the English Channel itself. This evocative new study explores how the Channel’s breadth and the short range of Emil combined to force the Luftwaffe’s fighter units to evolve their tactics in pursuit of victory.

Respected military aviation expert Andy Saunders brings the cockpit of the Bf 109E to life in a volume that draws upon first-hand accounts to tell the story of this landmark battle’s fascinating beginnings. Bringing further context to this analysis, archive photos, newly commissioned artworks, and tactical and ribbon diagrams demonstrate how strategy and procedure developed over the course of combat.
Growing Up Human
Authors: Hassett Brenna
Published: February 2024

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Flourish
Authors: Case Antonia
Published: February 2024

What is a meaningful life? What does it mean to flourish? Antonia Case, the co-founder of New Philosopher and Womankind magazines, quits her corporate job in the city and, with her partner, travels across the world in search of meaning. In a quest to find answers, she turns off the soundtrack of the media, rids herself of technology, and with little more than books as carry-on luggage, she journeys from Buenos Aires to Paris, from Barcelona to Byron Bay, seeking guidance from ancient philosophers and modern-day psychologists on what is a good life, and what is a life worth living. Along the way she discovers why winning the lottery doesn't make you happy, why making is better than having, and how love and belonging are vital to our sense of selves.

Packed with insight into life’s big questions, Flourish will take you on a riveting journey in search of what matters most.
A Socio-Legal Theory of Money for the Digital Commercial Society
Authors: Lazcano Israel Cedillo
Published: February 2024

This book poses the question: do we need a new body of regulations and the constitution of new regulatory agents to face the evolution of money in the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

After the Global Financial Crisis and the subsequent introduction of Distributed Ledger Technologies in monetary matters, multiple opinions claim that we are in the middle of a financial revolution that will eliminate the need for central banks and other financial institutions to form bonds of trust on our behalf. In contrast to these arguments, this book argues that we are not witnessing a revolutionary expression, but an evolutionary one that we can trace back to the very origin of money.

Accordingly, the book provides academics, regulators and policy makers with a multidisciplinary analysis that includes elements such as the relevance of intellectual property rights, which are disregarded in the legal analysis of money. Furthermore, the book proposes the idea that traditional analyses on the exercise of the lex monetae ignore the role of inside monies and technological infrastructures developed and supported by the private sector, as exemplified in the evolution of the cryptoassets market and in cases such as Banco de Portugal v Waterlow & Sons.

The book puts forward a proposal for the design and regulation of new payment systems and invites the reader to look beyond the dissemination of individual Distributed Ledger Technologies such as Bitcoin.

Hart Studies in Commercial and Financial Law: Volume 13
Digital Mediation
Authors: Walker Stephen
Published: February 2024

Digital mediation is here to stay, but how do mediators, advisers and clients achieve the same results from digital mediations as they do from face to face mediations?

Do new skills and mindsets need to be learnt? Can you build rapport online? Can you read emotions? How do you market online? How do you decide whether it’s the right choice for your dispute? How does digital mediation fit into the world of the Digital Justice System and mandatory mediation?

Answering these questions and many more, this is the only book to focus on mediation as opposed to other means of Online Dispute Resolution such as arbitration.

This title:

- Includes checklists and templates written by a mediator who has conducted over 280 digital mediations

- Covers topics including smart systems, ‘smart settle’, the use of artificial intelligence, ChatGPT and mixed media mediations

- Teaches mediators, advisers and clients the different skills and mindsets essential to success in the world of digital mediation

- Shows how to market mediation online with practical guidance on websites, videos, blogs and podcasts

- This book is essential reading for all mediators wishing to adapt to the new norm of digital mediation.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Mediation online service.
Teaching the Video Production Class
Authors: Howard David , Hunter Amy
Published: February 2024

This guidebook is a must-have resource for anyone teaching a television production class or running a morning news show at the elementary, middle, or high school level.

Teaching a television production class is a real challenge, especially when working with the typical budget and time limitations of most elementary, middle, or high school curricula. Beyond the technical aspects of teaching this subject, what is the best way to keep students engaged and challenged while teaching them skills that will help make them college and career ready? Spanning lesson plans, video production activities, assessment, and more, this book supplies a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to teaching a television production class, using whatever equipment is readily available. It focuses on the critical aspects of how to teach television production and organize lessons, rather than the quickly evolving details of what equipment or editing software to use. The authors also provide lessons on creating and executing a daily newscast show, how to evaluate that show and collect school-wide data for further evaluation and improvement, and how to archive and mount these productions on the school website.
Teenagers and Community Service
Authors: Kenny Maureen , Gallagher Laura A.
Published: February 2024

Community service is increasingly recognized as an important vehicle for promoting positive development among adolescents. This book provides teenagers, parents, teachers, professionals, and concerned adults with current and useful information. Included are resources for middle school, high school, and college students.

Those organizing and running programs will find a wealth of material for development and improvement, including:

• An examination of the characteristics of effective programs, the young people who engage in service, and those who benefit

• Practical strategies for those looking to start programs

• A look at current controversies, such as mandatory service

A chronology provides the historical context for understanding the current status of community service, completing this practical and accessible guide to understanding and implementing good community service programs.
Think Tank Library
Authors: Ratzer Mary Boyd , Jaeger Paige
Published: February 2024

Transform your library into a "think tank" by helping teachers create an active learning environment in which students question, investigate, synthesize, conclude, and present information based on Common Core standards.

The rigors of today's mandated academic standards can repurpose your library's role as a steward of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) at your school. Created for teachers of grades 6 through 12, this guide will help you help present exciting, field-tested lessons that address developmental steps and individual differences in key competencies in the CCSS. Authors and educators Mary Ratzer and Paige Jaeger illustrate how brain-based learning helps students become deep, critical thinkers, and provide the lesson plans to coax the best thinking out of each child.

This tool book presents strategies to help learners progress from novice to expert thinker; challenge students with questions that lead to inquiry; incorporate "rigor" into lessons; and use model lesson plans to change instruction. Beginning chapters introduce the basics of instruction and provide ideas for expert cognitive growth of the brain. Sample lessons are aligned with key curriculum areas, including science, social studies, music, art, and physical education.
Think Tank Library
Authors: Jaeger Paige , Ratzer Mary Boyd
Published: February 2024

Transform your library into a "think tank" by helping teachers create an active learning environment in which students question, investigate, synthesize, conclude, and present information based on Common Core standards.

The rigors of today's mandated academic standards can repurpose your library's role as a steward of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) at your school. This guide will help you help teachers present exciting, field-tested lessons for elementary grades K through 5, addressing developmental steps and individual differences in key competencies in the CCSS. Authors and educators Mary Ratzer and Paige Jaeger illustrate how brain-based learning helps students become deep, critical thinkers and provide the lesson plans to coax the best thinking out of each child.

This tool book presents strategies to help learners progress from novice to expert thinker; challenge younger students with questions that lead to inquiry; incorporate "rigor" into lessons; and use model lesson plans to change instruction. Beginning chapters introduce the basics of instruction and provide ideas for expert cognitive growth of the brain. Sample lessons are aligned with key curriculum areas, including science, social studies, music, art, and physical education.
Tibetan Folktales
Authors: Yuan Haiwang , Kunga Awang , Li Bo
Published: February 2024

This collection of folktales provides readers with an extensive overview of the breadth of Tibetan culture, revealing the character of the region and its people as well as their traditional customs and values.

Most Westerners are unlikely to travel to the mountainous region of East Asia and experience the Tibetan people and their culture directly. This book provides a way to experience and learn about this remote nation through carefully selected Tibetan folktales that provide readers with a unique glimpse into Tibet's culture, its people, and the land itself through the window of folklore.

Providing a unique resource that can serve both as a storytime aid for educators who work with primary school students and a valuable reference for Eastern folklorists, Tibetan Folktales contains more than 30 traditional Tibetan stories that give readers a taste of the land, people, culture, history, religion, and psyche of this remote country. The tales are gathered from contemporary Tibetan storytellers and translated from written sources to represent the rich oral and written literary tradition of Tibet's culture. In addition, the book supplies tutorials for Tibetan crafts and games, a sample of recipes, and photographs and illustrations that create a multidimensional experience of Tibetan culture.
The Transformation of the North Atlantic World, 1492-1763
Authors: Seymour Michael J.
Published: February 2024

Between Columbus’ first expedition in 1492 and the Peace of Paris in 1763, West Europeans created empires of trade and settlement that re-made the social, economic, and political environments not only of their own peoples, but also those of the other societies around the North Atlantic. This study invites readers new to early modern Atlantic Studies to consider from some possible explanations for these extraordinary transformations of the lives of millions of people, free and unfree, and of the political powers of societies that previously had been separated by rather than linked by the ocean. In particular, Seymour invites readers to ponder how the first century of, in effect, Iberian monopoly, became displaced by an Anglophone hegemony.

This volume is constructed around the questions to be addressed in any consideration of the early modern North Atlantic; reflections upon the factors contributing to the processes—technical, technological, economic, and social; the availability of alternatives to Atlantic empires; possible environmental factors; then a brief survey of interpretative themes in the period, divided into distinct chronological phases. In conclusion, the author suggests that, because the eventual triumph of an Anglophone Atlantic may not be regarded as inevitable, we should be conscious in the present of the unpredictability of the historical experience.
Turmoil in American Public Policy
Authors: Alm Leslie R. , Burkhart Ross E. , Simon Marc V.
Published: February 2024

This book explores the intricacies of the science-policy linkage that pervades environmental policymaking in a democracy.

These are the key questions that this primary textbook for courses on American public policymaking and environmental policymaking addresses and attempts to answer. Turmoil in American Public Policy: Science, Democracy, and the Environment first lays out the basics of the policymaking process in the United States in relation to the substantive issues of environmental policymaking. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, the authors highlight the views and experiences of scientists, especially natural scientists, in their interactions with policymakers and their efforts to harness the findings of their science to rational public policy.

The proper role of science and scientists in relation to environmental policymaking hinges on fundamental questions at the intersection of political philosophy and scientific epistemology. How can the experimental nature of the scientific method and the probabilistic expression of scientific results be squared with the normative language of legislation and regulation? If scientists undertake to square the circle by hardening the tentative truths of their scientific models into positive truths to underpin public policy, at what point may they be judged to have exceeded the proper limits of scientific knowledge, relinquished their role as impartial experts, and become partisan advocates demanding too much say in a democratic setting? Providing students—and secondarily policymakers, scientists, and citizen activists—a theoretical and practical knowledge of the means availed by modern American democracy for resolving this tension is the object of this progressively structured textbook.
Unassisted Childbirth
Authors: Shanley Laura Kaplan
Published: February 2024

This book reveals how giving birth is an inherently safe, relatively painless process that is best performed without the assistance of doctors or midwives, and how confidence and a positive attitude reduces fear—and therefore the pain—of labor.

According to Laura Kaplan Shanley, a renowned leader in the natural-birth movement, human birth is inherently safe and relatively painless—provided we refrain from physical or psychological interference. The problems often associated with birth can be traced to three main factors: poverty, unnecessary medical intervention, and fear. When these causes are eliminated, most women can give birth either alone or with the help of a partner, friends, or family.

This second edition of Unassisted Childbirth leads with a history of childbirth and then describes how most deliveries occur today, detailing why these processes don't serve mothers or babies. The information in this unique book gives women yet another legitimate choice in childbirth that doesn't rely on doctors and technology, and allows parents, birth professionals, and general readers to reexamine their most basic ideas about birth and learn to think in new ways.