bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Role of Anti-HBs in Hepatitis B Reactivation during Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C
Authors: Spaan Michelle , Bruce Matthew , Agarwal Kosh , Carey Ivana
Published: October 2018

Background

Hepatitis B reactivation in patients with resolved HBV can occur during hepatitis C treatment with direct-acting antivirals, but only a few cases have been described. It is not clear which patients are at risk for HBV reactivation and how to manage them.

Methods

Three patients (all hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg]-negative, antibody to hepatitis B core [anti-HBc] positive and HBV DNA negative) experienced a late HBV reactivation 12 weeks post-treatment but were able to control their viraemia. HCV RNA, HBV DNA, anti-HBc and anti-HBs were measured in these patients and in 37 HBsAg-negative, anti-HBc positive, HBV DNA negative control patients during direct-acting antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C.

Results

Baseline anti-HBs do not differ between patients with and without HBV reactivation. Patients with HBV reactivation, however, significantly increased their anti-HBs at time of reactivation, while patients without HBV reactivation show stable anti-HBs during therapy ( P=0.007).

Conclusions

Anti-HBs might be an important marker to delineate patients at risk for clinically significant HBV reactivation.
Do Personality Characteristics Constitute the Profile of Burnout-Prone Correctional Officers?
Authors: Harizanova Stanislava , Stoyanova Rumyana , Mateva Nonka
Published: October 2018

AIM: This study examined the relationship between personality characteristics and burnout syndrome among Bulgarian correctional officers.
METHODS: The cross-sectional study took place through individual, voluntary and anonymous interviewing of 307 employees from three district prisons. Maslach burnout inventory, Eysenck personality questionnaire and demographic characteristics were administered.
RESULTS: The personality predictors of emotional exhaustion were low emotional stability and low level of dimension extraversion. The predictors of depersonalization were high levels of neuroticism and psychoticism and low level of extraversion.
CONCLUSION: This research helps to identify employees who are at risk for developing burnout as a result of their personalities. In Bulgaria, there is still no official information about studies in this area.
Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in Colorectal Cancers and Their Prognostic Value
Authors: Trajkovski Gjorgji , Ognjenovic Ljubomir , Karadzov Zoran , Jota Gjorgji , Hadzi-Manchev Dragan , Kostovski Ognen , Volcevski Goce , Trajkovska Vanja , Nikolova Dafina , Spasevska Liljana , Janevska Vesna , Janevski Vlado
Published: October 2018

Abstract
Introduction: Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) in tumor stroma are considered to be involved in elimination of malignant cells and in prevention of metastasis formation. TIL are consisted of T lymphocytes including cytotoxic lymphocytes that are a constituent part of the effector mechanism of anti-tumor immunity and B lymphocytes that can form tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS). TLS have been described in several solid tumors and in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) and they influence on the local and systemic anti-cancer response.
The aim of this study was to quantify the presence of TLS in CRC patients and to determine their role in tumor progression.
Patients and methods: The study included 103 patients with CRC who underwent surgery at the University Clinic of Digestive Surgery in Skopje, whose operative material was analyzed at the Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty in Skopje. The density of TLS was determined and correlated with neoplasm status of local growth (T), positive lymph nodes, lymphatic invasion, stage of the disease and tumor grade.
Results: The density of TLS was significantly higher in patients with higher stage, lower T status, negative lymph nodes, in patients with no lymphatic invasion and with better differentiated tumors.
Conclusion: The density of TLS plays an important role in controlling the tumor growth and it can be a parameter for neoplasm progression in CRC patients. The density of TLS has influence on the control of tumor progression.
Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding in a Sample of Egyptian Infants
Authors: Kandeel Wafaa A. , Rabah Thanaa M. , Abu Zeid Dina , Salah El Din Ebtissam M. , Metwally Ammal M. , Shaalan Ashraf , El Etreby Lobna A. , Shaaban Sanaa Y.
Published: October 2018

BACKGROUND: Breastfeeding is an optimum, healthy, and economical mode of feeding an infant. However, many preventable obstacles hinder exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life.
AIM: We aimed to assess the social-, maternal- and infant-related factors disturbing exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life.
METHODS: It is a retrospective study included 827 dyads of mothers and infants older than 6 months (411 exclusively breastfed, 311 artificially-fed and 105 mixed feds). Mothers were interviewed to obtain sociodemographic information, maternal medical history and perinatal history and a detailed history of infant feeding.
RSULTS: Many factors were found to support the decision for artificial feeding rather than exclusive breastfeeding, including maternal age < 25 years (OR = 2.252), child birth order > 3rd (OR = 2.436), being a primi-para (OR = 1.878), single marital status (OR = 2.762), preterm infant (OR = 3.287) and complicated labor (OR = 1.841). Factors in favor of mixed feeding included cesarean section (OR = 2.004) and admission to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (OR = 1.925).
CONCLUSIONS: Although it isn’t a community-based study and its results can’t be generalised, plans to improve health and development of children are preferable to include the following: health education and awareness programs about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding should be directed for young and first-time mothers. Improved antenatal care to reduce perinatal and neonatal problems; and training, monitoring, and supervising community health care workers to recognise labour complications and provide support and knowledge to lactating mothers.
La FISU et la Méditerranée, une histoire structurante
Authors: Gjeloshaj Hysaj Kolë
Published: October 2018

À l’occasion de l’organisation par la ville d’Izmir en août 2005 des 23èmes Jeux mondiaux universitaires d’été (Universiade) et par Turin de l’édition d’Hiver 2007, nous nous pencherons sur l’apport de différentes entités du bassin méditerranéen dans la structuration de la Fédération internationale du sport universitaire (FISU), organisme qui a créé et détient les droits d’attribution et de supervision de ces jeux. C’est non seulement sur les hommes qu’il faut se pencher, mais aussi sur l’organisation des événements pour comprendre combien les Jeux méditerranéens ont été structurants pour la FISU.
Militaires et sportifs : une longue histoire
Authors: Teja Angela
Published: October 2018

En Italie le sport et en premier lieu la gymnastique et l’éducation physique se sont formés dans des milieux proches des militaires. Le monde des sociétés sportives et de l’école et celui de l’armée en ce qui concerne l’entraînement gymnique avaient en effet de nombreux points communs. Si on analyse les premiers manuels d’enseignement de l’Armée italienne en faisant une comparaison avec les premiers manuels d’éducation physique de l’école du Royaume unifié, ou avec les règlements des gymnases qui étaient en train de naître à la fin du XIXème siècle, on découvre tout d’abord que les auteurs sont les mêmes – se référer par exemple aux interventions du « gymnasiarque » pédagogue Felice Valletti 1 –, et ensuite que la matrice dont ils proviennent est identique.
Balkans : football et « business »
Authors: Chassagne Philippe
Published: October 2018

L’espace balkanique n’échappe pas à l’imbrication des activités illicites dans de nombreux secteurs économiques légaux. Le sport en général et le football en particulier constituent un domaine du monde du spectacle et des affaires très attractif pour des entrepreneurs, trafiquants et gangsters, qui peuvent y trouver de nombreux centres d’intérêt.
Le retour de la Libye dans le concert des nations
Authors: Papi Stéphane
Published: October 2018

Pays largement atypique au sein de l’espace maghrébin, tant par ses caractéristiques sociales que par ses choix économiques et politiques, la Libye s’est récemment défaite de son image d’« Etat voyou » à la faveur de la suspension puis de la levée de l’embargo économique auquel elle était soumise depuis plus de dix ans. Comment analyser le « retour » de la Libye dans le « concert des nations » ?
Réflexions sur un Éclaircissement de Pierre Bayle
Authors: Cléro Jean-Pierre
Published: October 2018

La phénoménologie sartrienne nous a habitués à une certaine analyse de la honte qui en enracine l’affect dans le sujet en plaçant ce dernier devant autrui qui le minéralise, tout en dépeignant la honte comme un frisson. Ces métaphores, difficiles à concilier, et la partialité de l’analyse qui, d’une part, évacue toute dimension linguistique du rapport de honte pour ne privilégier que le regard de l’autre – d’un autre – qui me fige, d’autre part, met entre parenthèses la question des normes morales, font regretter des analyses certes plus anciennes mais aussi structurellement plus riches puisqu’elles ne récusent nullement la participation du langage dans la honte, ni un jeu avec les normes. Bayle, qui n’a pas le préjugé du sujet, présente, dans son Éclaircissement sur les obscénités censées être contenues dans le Dictionnaire historique et raisonné , une théorie de la honte beaucoup plus plausible.
« J’ai honte d’avoir honte »
Authors: Sesé-Leger Sylvie
Published: October 2018

Cet article s’interroge sur le sens du redoublement « avoir honte de la honte », qui signale un franchissement subjectif au cours d’une cure analytique. Ce franchissement intervient avec la mise en perspective de l’ensemble des plaintes et des querelles de l’analysant(e) adressées à l’Autre de l’histoire infantile, dans le transfert. Dans le jeu des identifications et des assises narcissiques, la honte de la honte touche l’axe vertical ascendant-descendant. Dans la honte de la honte, il est question de transmission.
De l’ontologie à l’hontologie, l’écart d’une lettre
Authors: Gumuschian Catherine
Published: October 2018

L’ontologie déploie sa logique de catégorisation du réel et répond ainsi à la commande du signifiant. Quel traitement le discours dominant et le lien social réservent-ils alors à ce qui échappe aux mailles du filet de signifiants ainsi constitué ? Qu’en est-il des marges et des interstices entre les catégories distinguées ? Jacques Lacan y oppose radicalement le discours analytique, qui convoque l’analyste à la place de l’objet cause du désir, où il en reçoit « les effets féminisants ». L’anatomie féminine pouvant prédisposer les femmes à un rapport autrement dialectisé au signifiant et au manque, et par là même à la honte, peut-on, par une attention au rapport entre position féminine et signifiant, articuler quelque chose de cette hontologie vertueuse ?
Passe vive
Authors: Hofstein Francis
Published: October 2018

Énonçant que « l’analyste ne s’autorise que de lui-même », appuyée sur R.S.I., vouée à la remise en analyse des analystes, et bientôt nommée passe, facultative et égalitaire, la « Proposition du 9 octobre 1967 sur le psychanalyste de l’École » garde aujourd’hui toute son actualité au cœur même de l’œuvre de Lacan.
Passion de l’ignorance
Authors: Gaillard Béatrice
Published: October 2018

La passion de l’ignorance, non pas comme absence de savoir mais comme quête de ce que l’on ignore, prend acte de la loi de la parole et du trou autour duquel le savoir se construit. L’ignorance consentie, avouée, permet au sujet de tendre vers une docte ignorance, soit le savoir le plus élevé, alors que l’ ignorentia docens est l’ignorance suffisante de celui qui joue au savant, qui croit savoir et passe à côté de la vérité. Dans la cure, c’est à partir d’une position d’ignorant que l’analysant s’engage dans la recherche de la vérité. Et c’est à partir de son propre non-savoir sur l’Autre que l’analyste guidera l’analysant, non pas vers un Wissen (un savoir) mais sur les voies pour y accéder, laissant le sujet venir au mot pour y reconnaître la loi de son être.
Il a dit : « Gelassenheit »
Authors: Sous Jean-Louis
Published: October 2018

Il s’agira, dans cette étude, d’interroger la destitution subjective qui, dans la chose analytique, pourrait ponctuer une fin d’analyse, au regard de la chose mystique et de la théologie négative. Le témoignage de Catherine Millot nous sera précieux pour aborder la notion de « Gelassenheit » chez Maître Eckhart et pour faire le départ entre la vacuité, l’anéantissement de l’expérience mystique et la position analytique instaurant le vide d’un désencombrement (ne pas y mettre trop de ses plis) pour accueillir toute parole analysante.
Résurgence holocénique contre plantation anthropocénique
Authors: Tsing Anna , Quessada Dominique
Published: October 2018

La « soutenabilité » est le rêve de transmettre une terre habitable aux générations futures, humaines et non-humaines. Cet article soutient qu’une soutenabilité digne de ce nom exige la résurgence d’un modèle multi-espèces, en résistance aux tendances de la colonisation capitaliste qui transforme tout en plantations de monoculture. Pour affronter les défis de l’Anthropocène, nous devons faire davantage attention aux socialités qui se trament entre les espèces, socialités dont nous dépendons tous. Aussi longtemps que nous maintenons une séparation imperméable entre nous et tout ce qui n’est pas humain, nous faisons de la soutenabilité un concept cruel relevant de l’esprit de clocher. Nous perdons de vue le tramage commun qui rend possible la vie sur Terre des humains avec les non-humains. De toutes façons, maintenir cette séparation ne fonctionne pas : les efforts des investisseurs pour réduire tous les autres êtres au statut d’actifs ont généré de terrifiantes écologies, que je qualifie ici de proliférations anthropocéniques.
Dialectique de la séparation
Authors: Neyrat Frédéric
Published: October 2018

Au-delà d’une opposition entre approches néo-matérialistes, qui insistent sur l’inséparé (l’immanence de la matière) et réalismes spéculatifs, qui affirment une séparation ontologique (la transcendance de l’objet), je propose dans cet article une dialectique de la séparation dont l’objectif est de montrer comment la séparation travaille de l’intérieur l’immanence de la matière.
Exercice de navigation sur Notre Mer d’îles d’Epeli Hau’Ofa
Authors: Éphémère Collectif
Published: October 2018

Dans une conférence prononcée en 1993, le penseur et conteur fidjien Epeli Hau’Ofa propose de substituer au regard colonial réduisant le milieu de vie des peuples du Pacifique à des îles petites et isolées un regard océanique prenant acte de l’existence ancestrale d’une mer d’îles. Le présent article s’intéresse aux horizons que nous ouvre ce texte pour penser ce qui aujourd’hui nous insépare.
Du don à l’investissement
Authors: Hours Bernard
Published: October 2018

Depuis les années 1980, les organisations non gouvernementales ont développé un marché de l’aide humanitaire, qui a été relayé dans les années 1990 par les organisations internationales. L’importance du capital émotionnel susceptible d’être rassemblé par ces motifs a conduit les entreprises à vouloir également se placer sur ce marché pour se positionner comme acteur majeur de la société. La gouvernance d’entreprise devient le modèle suivi par toute institution, tandis que l’entreprise prétend devenir bien commun pour sauver la planète. La finance se convertit aux investissements socialement responsables. Comme l’affiche une entreprise chinoise : « le marché est le self-service du bonheur ».
Older Patients' Views of Health Care Interactions in Ireland
Authors: Gibney Sarah , Moore Tara
Published: October 2018

Background:

Chronic and sensitive health conditions such as pain, urinary incontinence, and hearing loss are common but often untreated among older adults in Ireland, and many patients do not disclose these and other sensitive health issues to their health care provider.

Objective:

This study investigates the link between provider communication and older patients' perceived encouragement to talk about physical, social, sensitive, and emotional problems with their usual source of care (USC), be it a doctor or nurse.

Methods:

Data were from the Irish sample of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE;
N
= 720). Logistic regression models were used to estimate the association among (1) patient characteristics, (2) health care use, and (3) USC communication characteristics and the likelihood of feeling encouraged to talk about each health problem. Results are reported as odds ratios (OR) with confidence intervals at the 95% level.

Key Results:

More patients felt discouraged to talk about social (39%) and sensitive (42%) health problems with their USC compared with physical (18%) and emotional (29%) health problems. Many participants reported that their USC rarely or never explained the results of medical examinations (23.6%), explained different treatment options (26.2%), or listened to their opinions or preferences when making treatment decisions (29.1%). A USC “explaining test results” was associated with increased odds of feeling encouraged to discuss physical (OR = 2.82, 95% confidence interval [CI; 1.15, 6.91]) and social (OR = 2.02, 95% CI [1.01, 4.04]) problems. “Listening to patient preferences” was associated with increased odds of feeling encouraged to discuss physical (OR = 4.49; 95% CI [2.24–9.01]), emotional (OR = 2.31, 95% CI [1.27, 4.21]), and social (OR = 2.88, 95% CI [1.60, 5.18]) problems. Controlling for USC communication characteristics attenuated the association between lower educational attainment and perceived encouragement.

Conclusions:

An open and patient-centered communication style was associated with a greater sense of encouragement to discuss physical, emotional, and social health problems, particularly among older patients with lower levels of education.

[
HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice
. 2018;2(4):e180–e191.]

Plain Language Summary:

This is the first study in Ireland to investigate the link between the communication styles used by health care providers and to what extent older patients felt encouraged to talk about physical, emotional, social, or sensitive health problems. When providers took a more patient-centered approach, these patients felt more encouraged to disclose physical, social, and emotional health problems.
Désuète désuétude ? Actualité du droit de la nationalité française ou comment l’article 30-3 du Code civil s’invite dans le tortueux débat sur l’identité nationale.
Authors: Clauss Barbara , Calvo Stéphanie
Published: October 2018

La désormais fameuse perte de la nationalité par « désuétude » en droit de la nationalité, tirée des articles 23-6 et 30-3 du Code Civil est devenue ces dernières années un, sinon le principal obstacle opposé aux binationaux, issus, dans leur écrasante majorité, d’Afrique et d’Algérie, donc de pays considérés comme à « risque migratoire ».Par deux séries d’arrêts récents de la Cour de Cassation, rendus le 28 février 2018, la Haute Cour est venue clarifier le régime d’application de l’article 30-3 du Code civil, rappelant à plus d’orthodoxie juridique dans le maniement de cette fin de non-recevoir et clarifiant, avec rigueur à défaut de pragmatisme, la computation des délais en la matière
Cutting Edge: Quantitative Determination of CD40L Threshold for IL-12 and IL-23 Production from Dendritic Cells
Authors: Abdi Kaveh , Laky Karen , Padhan Kartika , Petrovas Constantinos , Skinner Jeff , Kabat Juraj , Dorward David W. , Brzostowski Joseph , Long Eric O. , Trinchieri Giorgio , Varma Rajat
Published: October 2018

Early secretion of IL-12 by mouse dendritic cells (DCs) instructs T cells to make IFN-γ. However, only activated, but not naive T cells are able to license DCs for IL-12 production. We hypothesized that it might be due to different levels of CD40L expression on the surface of these cells, as CD40 signals are required for IL-12 production. Using quantitative cell-free systems incorporating CD40L in lipid bilayers combined with total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry, we show that as low as ∼200 CD40L molecules/μm2 in combination with IL-4 is sufficient to induce IL-12 production by DCs. Remarkably, CD40L alone is adequate to induce IL-23 secretion by DCs. Thus, although activated T cells have somewhat higher levels of CD40L, it is the combination of CD40L and the cytokines they secrete that licenses DCs and influences the effector class of the immune response.
Leukocyte CD300a Contributes to the Resolution of Murine Allergic Inflammation
Authors: Karra Laila , Singh Gangwar Roopesh , Shamri Revital , Puzzovio Pier Giorgio , Cohen-Mor Shahar , Levy Bruce D. , Levi-Schaffer Francesca
Published: October 2018

CD300a is an inhibitory receptor for mast cells and eosinophils in allergic inflammation (AI); however, the spatiotemporal expression of CD300a and its potential roles in the resolution of AI are still to be determined. In this study, employing a mouse model of allergic peritonitis, we demonstrate that CD300a expression on peritoneal cells is regulated from inflammation to resolution. Allergic peritonitis–induced CD300a−/− mice had a rapid increase in their inflammatory cell infiltrates and tryptase content in the peritoneal cavity compared with wild type, and their resolution process was significantly delayed. CD300a−/− mice expressed lower levels of ALX/FPR2 receptor on peritoneal cells and had higher levels of LXA4 in the peritoneal lavage. CD300a activation on mouse bone marrow–derived mast cells regulated ALX/FPR2 expression levels following IgE-mediated activation. Together, these findings indicate a role for CD300a in AI and its resolution, in part via the specialized proresolving mediator LXA4 and ALX/FPR2 receptor pathway activation.
Barycentric straightening and bounded cohomology
Authors: Lafont Jean-François , Wang Shi
Published: October 2018

We study the barycentric straightening of simplices in higher rank irreducible symmetric spaces of non-compact type.We show that, for an

n

-dimensional symmetric space of rank

r \geq 2

(excluding SL(3,

\mathbb R

)/SO(3) and SL(4,

\mathbb R

)/SO(4)), the

p

-Jacobian has uniformly bounded norm, provided

p \geq n–r+2

. As a consequence, for the corresponding non-compact, connected, semisimple real Lie group

G

, in degrees

p \geq n-r+2

, every degree

p

cohomology class has a bounded representative. This answers Dupont’s problem in small codimension. We also give examples of symmetric spaces where the barycentrically straightened simplices of dimension

n–r

have unbounded volume, showing that the range in which we obtain boundedness of the

p

-Jacobian is very close to optimal.
An effective criterion for Eulerian multizeta values in positive characteristic
Authors: Chang Chieh-Yu , Papanikolas Matthew A. , Yu Jing
Published: October 2018

Characteristic

p

multizeta values were initially studied by Thakur, who defined them as analogues of classical multiple zeta values of Euler. In the present paper we establish an effective criterion for Eulerian multizeta values, which characterizes when a multizeta value is a rational multiple of a power of the Carlitz period. The resulting "

t

-motivic" algorithm can tell us whether any given multizeta value is Eulerian or not. We also prove that if

\zeta_{A}(s_{1},\ldots,s_{r})

is Eulerian, then

\zeta_{A}(s_{2},\ldots,s_{r})

has to be Eulerian. This was conjectured by Lara Rodríguez and Thakur for the zeta-like case from numerical data. Our methods apply equally well to values of Carlitz multiple polylogarithms at algebraic points and can also be extended to determine zeta-like multizeta values.
Poklicno izobraževanje
Authors: Čuk Jožko
Published: October 2018

Razvoj izobraževanja v svetu, izobraževalna politika in njeni rezultati ob izteku dvajsetega stoletja porajajo vprašanje, ali se ni izobraževanje znašlo na križišču. V mednarodnih primerjavah je že nekaj časa opazen velik pomen človeškega kapitala za povečanje produktivnosti. Soodvisnost med hitrostjo tehničnega napredka in kakovostjo dela je čedalje večja. Potreba po gospodarskih strokovnjakih, ki bi bili zmožni uporabljati nove tehnologije za razvoj novih dosežkov, je čedalje večja. Potrebno je novo znanje in sposobnosti. Izobraževalni sistemi morajo zadovoljiti te potrebe. Pri tem ne gre le za zagotavljanje minimuma šolanja ali poklicnega usposabljanja, temveč tudi za nepretrgano izpopolnjevanje in usposabljanje pomembnih strokovnjakov in zaposlenih v podjetjih.
Dr. Barica Marentič Požarnik: Psihologija učenja in pouka
Authors: Jelenc Krašovec Sabina
Published: October 2018

Doktorica psihologije in pedagogike Barica Marentič Požarnik je spet obogatila zakladnico slovenske psihološke in pedagoške literature z novo knjigo. Tako kot se je izkazalo že pri prejšnjih delih, bo tudi nova knjiga zanimiva za strokovnjake različnih strok, saj celostno obravnava vprašanja učenja, izobraževanja in poučevanja, upoštevaje najnovejša strokovna in znanstvena spoznanja. Knjiga je namenjena vsem, ki se tako ali drugače ukvarjajo z izobraževanjem - učiteljem različnih vrst in stopenj izobraževanja, pedagogom, andragogom, svetovalcem in drugimpa tudi tistim, ki se učijo in izobražujejo, in je zrcalo novih raziskovalnih spoznanj o psihologiji učenja, ki govorijo o spremenjenih vlogah učenja in poučevanja ter učitelja in učečega se v učnem procesu.
Tackling energy, climate and development challenges in Africa
Authors: Mutanga Shingirirai S. , Quitzow Rainer , Steckel Jan Christoph
Published: October 2018

In order to fulfill multiple sustainable development targets, most prominently human development, poverty eradication and climate change mitigation, African countries need infrastructure that cover basic needs while at the same time promote industrialization and value creation. G20 countries can support African countries by: (1) aligning and cementing the G20 Agenda for Africa with African initiatives, SDGs and the Paris Agreement, (2) mitigating economic risks of climate change through supporting low carbon development pathways in Africa, (3) incentivizing low carbon development by phasing out subsidies and eventually putting a price on carbon and (4) creating and enabling a level playing field for low carbon technologies, which includes integrated strategies for de-risking renewable energy investments.
The Fundamentals of Digital Photography
Authors: Daly Tim
Published: October 2018

The Fundamentals of Digital Photography explores the guiding principles of great photography through efficient and effective technique. Easy-to-follow instructions teach you how to work with a digital workflow and develop a solid understanding of materials and processes. You will also find creative inspiration through the work of some of the world's great historical photographers, and discover how the history of photography can feed into your own work. Themed projects, featuring stunning images from contemporary international practitioners, will help you focus your ideas to produce truly original photographs.

The assignments at the end of each chapter help you to create a body of work that will expand your photographic portfolio. By shooting these carefully devised assignments, you will become a confident software user, and develop the all-important visual and conceptual skills essential to successful photography.
Visual Communication for Landscape Architecture
Authors: Entwistle Trudi , Knighton Edwin
Published: October 2018

Visual Communication for Landscape Architecture demonstrates not only how and where a range of visual communication skills are needed to inform a design process, but also why they are essential in order to make presentations both informative and memorable. It illustrates how representational techniques can be sensitively applied in different contexts appropriate to a diverse range of design challenges, and encourages experimentation with contemporary techniques, both 2D and 3D. Developing a professional but creative design portfolio is explored in relation to creating e-portfolios and websites.

A total of 12 contemporary case studies enable readers to contextualize the methods and techniques explored in each chapter through exploring real-life examples of winning projects by successful landscape architecture practices, making this title an inspirational resource for both budding – and practising – landscape architects.
Basics Photography 02: Lighting
Authors: Präkel David
Published: October 2018

Understanding light is fundamental to good photography. How any image is lit will change how the viewer sees and interprets the content. The second edition of Lighting teaches the theory and background of how light works, the different types of light and the rules it obeys.

The book gives guidance on how to measure, control and use light for the best photographic exposure. With new images and case studies, this edition encourages a bolder and more innovative approach to the use of light in photography.
The Fundamentals of Creative Design
Authors: Ambrose Gavin , Harris Paul
Published: October 2018

The Fundamentals of Creative Design (second edition) is an update to the popular first edition of the same name, in which Gavin Ambrose and Paul Harris introduce students to the various aspects of the graphic design. This volume provides a fresh introduction to the key elements of the discipline and looks at the following topics: design thinking, format, layout, grids, typography, colour, image and print and finish. This updated edition includes new and revised content and images, giving the volume a more contemporary feel.
Basics Marketing 03: Marketing Management
Authors: Sheehan Brian
Published: October 2018

Understanding how to create marketing programmes is one thing. Understanding how to take leadership in all of the business areas related to marketing (such as economics, finance, personnel management and long-term brand strategy) is quite another.

This book helps bridge that divide to help students master the business of marketing.
The Fundamentals of Architecture
Authors: Farrelly Lorraine
Published: October 2018

The Fundamentals of Architecture, 2nd Edition is an introduction to the basic ideas that inform architecture. It is intended to unravel the complexity of architecture to explain its process and make it more accessible. It guides students through the rich history of the discipline, and introduces aspects of contemporary theory and practice.

The book explores the process of architecture starting from the initial ideas and concepts, and how these ideas are informed by understanding site and context. It examines the impact of the physical environment and the historical ideas that have informed and influenced the architectural solution. The second edition has been redesigned and updated with new material, including six case studies, exercise sections and contemporary visuals from students and leading architects.
The Visual Dictionary of Photography
Authors: Präkel David
Published: October 2018

The Visual Dictionary of Photography provides clear definitions of key terms and concepts, backed up by hundreds of illustrative examples. Covering practical terms, it deals with the terminology of both digital and traditional photography.

David Präkel has produced an invaluable resource for anyone interested in photography, lens-based media and related visual arts. This book serves not only to explain terms and words but also acts as a source of inspiration, encouraging exploration through understanding.

Over 250 terms are explained and contextualised, with concise definitions accompanied by illustrations and examples taken from historical and contemporary photography.

The dictionary covers analogue terms still in current usage as well as modern digital terminology such as Raw format and High dynamic range. It also defines a wide variety of practical terms, including ISO speed, Backlighting and Noise, as well as conceptual terms and photographic styles, ranging from Photojournalism to Distortion.
Design for Sustainable Change
Authors: Chick Anne , Micklethwaite Paul
Published: October 2018

Design for Sustainable Change explores how design thinking and design-led entrepreneurship can address the issue of sustainability. It discusses the ways in which design thinking is evolving and being applied to a much wider spectrum of social and environmental issues, beyond its traditional professional territory. The result is designers themselves evolving, and developing greater design mindfulness in relation to what they do and how they do it. This book looks at design thinking as a methodology which, by its nature, considers issues of sustainability, but which does not necessarily seek to define itself in those terms. It explores the gradual extension of this methodology into the larger marketplace and the commercial and social implications of such an extension.
Basics Photography 01: Composition
Authors: Präkel David
Published: October 2018

Strong images only come about through a combination of technical excellence and thorough composition. While there is plenty of technical advice, photographers often turn to fine-art sources for the so-called ‘rules of composition'. This book, however, acknowledges photography's quite different dynamic and offers a contemporary approach to composition more suited to the medium.

The second edition of Basics Photography 01: Composition offers a contemporary approach to composition. Its six core chapters cover historical background and personal motivation, formal elements, space and time within the photographic frame and composition in real-world situations.

The Basics Photography series, originally published by AVA Publishing, comprises a collection of titles including: Lighting, Composition, Capturing Colour, Post-Production Black & White, Post-Production Colour, Working in Black & White and Exposure. Easily accessible and highly readable, the books clearly explain and explore fundamental photographic concepts; they are fully indexed and illustrated with clear diagrams and inspiring imagery, building to provide an essential introduction to the subject.
Good: An Introduction to Ethics in Graphic Design
Authors: Roberts Lucienne
Published: October 2018

Consider this simple conundrum: is it possible to be a bad good designer or a good bad designer for that matter? If the answer is yes then which is preferable and what does this reveal about the relationship between ethics and design practice? Good: An Introduction to Ethics in Graphic Design seeks to answer these

Graphic design is in ethical flux. Good comes at a time of growing disenchantment with style-led design solutions and the pursuit of self-expression alone and yet vacuous design judgements are still made without any real analysis of the criteria used. The terms good and bad are repeatedly applied without qualification whilst the relationship between personal and professional ethics is far too contentious to do any more than give cursory consideration. Despite recent manifestos and themed publications on design for good graphic designers have yet to examine what such terms really mean: in a time of relativism it has been far too divisive to do so.

Good takes philosophy as its starting point but is not a philosophy book. It seeks to marry abstract ideas with practical application, removing some of the mystique that surrounds philosophy and highlighting its relevance for us all. Designers are people. This book seeks to engage designers in a debate about their profession and in an analysis of their value and worth. The decisions we make define us, in our ethical choices we reveal who we are.
Digital Animation
Authors: Chong Andrew
Published: October 2018

Basics Animation 02: Digital Animation takes a comprehensive look at the history of the medium, its growth and development over the last 50 years.

This book features exciting contributions from innovators and pioneers in the medium as well as present day practitioners in the cinema, game, and television industries.
Basics Interior Architecture 03: Drawing Out the Interior
Authors: Spankie Ro
Published: October 2018

Basics Interior Architecture 03: Drawing Out the Interior is a comprehensive introduction to the representation of interior space through drawing and modelling.

The book introduces the reader to a range of techniques and methods and describes when and where to use them. Starting with what is meant by interior architecture and why designers draw in the first place, it goes on to explore what one might draw and when.

The text is supported by detailed studies of contemporary work, alongside activities and resources.

Starting with what is meant by interior architecture and why designers draw in the first place, it goes on to explore what one might draw and when.

It considers the idea that the method we choose to draw will influences the way we think and therefore what we design. It includes sketches and drawings from Le Corbusier, Iannis Xenakis, Mies van der Rohe and Carlo Scarpa.
Basics Animation 03: Drawing for Animation
Authors: Wells Paul , Quinn Joanna , Mills Les
Published: October 2018

Basics Animation 03: Drawing for Animation introduces readers to the practice of drawing images for use in animation. It examines the thinking process and techniques involved with drawing characters, composition and movement, narrative and adaptation.

Drawing is a fundamental part of the preparatory stages of virtually all design-led projects. It is the core method by which ideas and concepts are envisaged and ultimately shared with collaborators, clients and audiences.

Aimed at students and those interested in entering the animation business, this book explores the pre-production work essential for producing great animation. It gives readers a real insight into this work through its outstanding range of images.
Basics Photography 06: Working in Black & White
Authors: Präkel David
Published: October 2018

Basics Photography 06: Working in Black & White, by David Präkel, provides a comprehensive guide to the basic theory and practice of black and white photography, from the relationship between colour and greyscale tones to the art of seeing in black and white.

Black and white, the book argues, has been the soul and conscience of photography since its conception. Black and white is not a lesser colour image - it is, in many ways, more powerful. It gets to the core of what is important in an image, leaving behind the distractions of colour.

This is an inspiring text which enables students to make the most of the opportunities offered by black and white photography.
Basics Product Design 02: Material Thoughts
Authors: Bramston David
Published: October 2018

Basics Product Design: Material Thoughts is an inspirational introduction to the many different materials and processes used in product design, exploring their properties and how they have been used by some of the most innovative designers around the world. Throughout the book, David Bramston covers everything from dresses and bridges made from paper, to felt washbasins and acrylic cribs.
Vision and Values in Design Management
Authors: Hands David
Published: October 2018

Vision and Values in Design Management explores the value of design as a key strategic resource that can be utilized in the pursuit of securing a competitive advantage within highly complex and emergent markets.

Throughout the book, David Hands offers contributions from key thinkers and practitioners drawn from both industry and academia to provide an essential guide to the development, key issues and future directions of design management.
Basics Typography 02: Using Type
Authors: Harkins Michael
Published: October 2018

Basics Typography 02: Using Type is a wide ranging and practical guide to typography.

The book starts with an exploration of how to define type, where it is found and its many different uses. It goes on to examine layout and practice within a graphic design context, teaching designers how to work with type through specific projects and student exercises.

Highly illustrated, this title contains images of historically important work alongside many examples from contemporary design studios. A helpful running glossary and examples of successful student and professional work make this an esential handbook for students of graphic design and visual communication.
Basics Interior Architecture 04: Elements / Objects
Authors: Brooker Graeme , Stone Sally
Published: October 2018

Basics Interior Architecture 04: Elements/Objects explores the manner in which an interior space can be manipulated through the precise placement of forms.

The book describes the principles underpinning the design of objects, and their placement within the interior space. It also discusses the influence that this has upon the character and perception of the space; providing focus or rhythm, controlling visual movement or expressing scale.

The book teaches readers how the manipulation of objects and elements can create interior spaces of distinctive and apposite qualities.
Basics Landscape Architecture 01: Urban Design
Authors: Wall Ed , Waterman Tim
Published: October 2018

Basics Landscape Architecture 01: Urban Design seeks to define and describe the role played by landscape architecture in urban design, an interdisciplinary practice that is concerned with defining the form of human settlements.

It provides a brief history and definition of urban design and the roles of the various professions involved.

Urban Design looks at the elements of urban form and the importance of contextual details, from the scale of the city and its region to the importance of materials.
Basics Creative Photography 02: Context and Narrative
Authors: Short Maria
Published: October 2018

Throughout this book, Maria Short guides you through the ideas and methods behind creating meaningful, communicative images. With case studies and dozens of examples from some of the world's most engaging photographers, this is a beautiful introduction to a fascinating aspect of photography.

Featured topics: The function of photographs; What is narrative?; Choosing your subject; Concept; Intention and interpretation; The single image; Series of photographs; Signs and symbols; Using text; The response of the audience.

Featured photographers: Berenice Abbott; Eve Arnold; Tina Barney; Robert Capa; Henri Cartier-Bresson; Jill Cole; Gregory Crewdson; Paul Fusco; Stuart Griffiths; Britta Jaschinski; Seba Kurtis; Jem Southam; Tom Stoddart; Newsha Tavakolian and Weegee.
Basics Architecture 03: Architectural Design
Authors: Anderson Jane
Published: October 2018

Basics Architecture 03: Architectural Design explains the process of designing architectural projects. It describes the design studio and the activities that take place there. The architectural design process is as diverse as the people who practise it; all architects follows their own individual design process. In this dynamic new text the realities of the design process and the relationship between education and practice are explored in detail. The book introduces a variety of processes through examples and case studies. This allows readers to identify with certain methods with which they could respond to in their own work, and enables them to develop their own unique approach.
Basics Marketing 02: Online Marketing
Authors: Sheehan Brian
Published: October 2018

In keeping with advances in technology, and rapid consumer adoption of new media and new ideas, the possibilities for digital marketing are changing rapidly. This book will guide you through the major trends that exemplify forward thinking and which will continue to inspire great online ideas well into the future.

Topics discussed include: the digital media revolution; e-commerce and e-branding; advertising on the web; the social web; online applications and mobile marketing; and ethical approaches. International examples, case studies and practical exercises will help you master the key concepts and techniques of online marketing so that you can apply them to your own campaigns.
Basics Interactive Design: Interface Design
Authors: Wood Dave
Published: October 2018

If you want to design successful user interfaces then you need clear and effective visual communication. Interface Design will help you achieve this using a range of incisive case studies, interviews with professional designers and clear hands-on advice to help you produce user-focused front-end designs for a range of digital media interfaces.

This book introduces the major elements of graphic design for digital media – layout, colour, iconography, imagery and typography, and shows how these visual communication basics can combine to produce positive interactive user experiences. With practical advice on improving communication between designers and developer, and a tantalizing look at designing interactivity for all five senses, this is a must-have introduction to developing interfaces that users will love.
The Principles & Processes of Interactive Design
Authors: Steane Jamie
Published: October 2018

The Principles & Processes of Interactive Design is aimed at new designers from across the design and media disciplines who want to learn the fundamentals of designing for interactive media. This book is intended both as a primer and companion guide on how to research, plan and design for increasingly prevalent interactive projects.

With clear and practical guidance on how to successfully present your ideas and concepts, Jamie Steane introduces you to user-based design, research and development, digital image and typography, interactive formats, and screen-based grids and layout.

Using a raft of inspirational examples from a diverse range of leading international creatives and award-winning agencies, this is required reading for budding digital designers. In addition, industry perspectives from key design professionals provide fascinating insights into this exciting creative field, and each chapter concludes with workshop tutorials to help you put what you’ve learnt into practice in your own interactive designs.
Basics Design 05: Colour
Authors: Ambrose Gavin , Harris Paul
Published: October 2018

Basics Design 05: Colour is a guide to the use of colour in graphic design.

Colour is used to represent thoughts and emotions in a way that no other element of design can. This book explores in depth what colours mean; their inherent associations and cultural connotations. It then tackles how to control colour in a design in order to achieve a desired effect or to fulfil a specific brief.

Starting with the basic principles of colour – how light works, colour wheels, colour combinations and harmonies – the book builds on these principles and explains how the designer can accurately and intentionally control colour.
Lighting
Authors: Weston Chris
Published: October 2018

Photography FAQs: Lighting offers an in-depth look at light – a primary tool of the photographer which is nevertheless frequently misunderstood.

This book covers every aspect of lighting, from a basic understanding of the nature of light, to the equipment that is necessary to record it in a meaningful way.

It offers detailed responses to key, reader-defined questions drawn from photographic workshops, consumer press and Internet forums. As such, it is an invaluable and handy reference.

The Photography FAQs series is a comprehensive, pocket-size reference for the amateur photographer in the field. Each topic is supported by lively accessible text, inspirational images and clear, easy-to navigate design that makes this series a quick and easy reference. Each subject has been developed with real-world case studies in mind. The author has drawn on years of experience leading workshops and seminars and contributing to the photographic press as well as working in diverse environments and difficult situations to get the perfect shot. More than most, he understands how sometimes there's something you need to know in the field but no-one to answer the question. Well, look no further!