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American Civil War Guerrillas
Authors: Sutherland Daniel E.
Published: October 2023

Focusing on a little-known yet critical aspect of the American Civil War, this must-read history illustrates how guerrilla warfare shaped the course of the war and, to a surprisingly large extent, determined its outcome.

The Civil War is generally regarded as a contest of pitched battles waged by large armies on battlefields such as Gettysburg. However, as American Civil War Guerrillas: Changing the Rules of Warfare makes clear, that is far from the whole story. Both the Union and Confederate armies waged extensive guerrilla campaigns—against each other and against civilian noncombatants.

Exposing an aspect of the War Between the States many readers will find unfamiliar, this book demonstrates how the unbridled and unexpectedly brutal nature of guerrilla fighting profoundly affected the tactics and strategies of the larger, conventional war. The reasons for the rise and popularity of guerrilla warfare, particularly in the South and lower Midwest, are examined, as is the way each side dealt with its consequences. Guerrilla warfare's impact on the outcome of the conflict is analyzed as well. Finally, the role of memory in shaping history is touched on in an epilogue that explores how veteran Civil War guerrillas recalled their role in the war.
American Covert Operations
Authors: Clark J. Ransom
Published: October 2023

Traces our country's long history of covert and special operations, focusing on the similarities and differences in the practice from the Revolutionary War to the present.

Long before the creation of the CIA, the American government utilized special intelligence strategies with varying degrees of success. Even though critics throughout time have questioned the effectiveness and legitimacy of these tactics, presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama have employed secret operations to benefit the nation's best interest. This book follows America's history of intelligence gathering, undercover operations, and irregular warfare. Through chronologically organized chapters, the author examines secret military maneuvers, highlighting the elements common to covert and special operations across historical eras, and concluding with a chapter on national security since the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Barack Obama in Hawai‘i and Indonesia
Authors: Sharma Dinesh
Published: October 2023

Distinguishing itself from the mass of political biographies of Barack Obama, this first interdisciplinary study of Obama's Indonesian and Hawai'ian years examines their effect on his adult character, political identity, and global world-view.

The first 18 years of President Obama's life, from his birth in 1961 to his departure for college in 1979, were spent in Hawai'i and Indonesia. These years fundamentally shaped the traits for which the adult Obama is noted—his protean identity, his nuanced appreciation of multiple views of the same object, his cosmopolitan breadth of view, and his self-rooted "outpost" patriotism. Barack Obama in Hawai'i and Indonesia: The Making of a Global President is the first study to examine, in fascinating detail, how his early years impacted this unique leader.

Existing biographies of President Obama are primarily political treatments. Here, cross-cultural psychologist and marketing consultant Dinesh Sharma explores the connections between Obama's early upbringing and his adult views of civil society, secular Islam, and globalization. The book draws on the author's on-the-ground research and extensive first-hand interviews in Jakarta; Honolulu; New York; Washington, DC; and Chicago to evaluate the multicultural inputs to Obama's character and the ways in which they prepared him to meet the challenges of world leadership in the 21st century.
Beatniks
Authors: Bisbort Alan
Published: October 2023

This is a revealing look at the events and personalities that defined the Beat Generation, drawing on over three decades of research.

Beatniks: A Guide to an American Subculture gets readers past the caricature of the “beatnik” as a goateed, beret-wearing, bongo-playing poseur, drawing on extensive research to show just how profound an impact the beats had on American culture, politics, and literature.

Beatniks conveys the complexity, influences, events, and places that shaped the Beat Generation from the late 1940s to the cusp of the 1960s. The book also features a series of essays on specific aspects of the subculture, as well as interviews with Beat Generation luminaries like Allen Ginsberg, Ann Charters, Roy Harper and Michael McClure. Throughout, readers will meet an extraordinary gallery of people both famous―Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Neal Cassady―and lesser known but no less fascinating, including Kenneth Patchen, Lord Buckley, Mort Sahl, Jack Micheline, Lew Welch, Joan Vollmer Adams, and Lenore Kandel. Also included is a detailed glossary with the origins and meanings of the beat lingo.
Bono
Authors: Kootnikoff David
Published: October 2023

Bono is a passionate, articulate celebrity who has transcended his role as international rock star and become an effective political activist. This book provides insights into his life story and contributions to both popular culture and politics.

Bono: A Biography takes a broad look at the pop star's life from his birth until the present day while also examining in depth the major events throughout his life. It covers Bono's accomplishments as part of U2 and also provides great detail about this complex celebrity figure's achievements outside of his involvement with his band—for example, his activities as a major spokesperson on issues of debt relief and poverty.

This book will be appreciated by general readers as well as high school students with an interest in pop culture and politics. Authored by a writer who has been a fan of U2 and Bono since his youth, this book cites a variety of sources to present an engaging and comprehensive portrait of this passionate musician's contributions to popular music and his ongoing commitment to issues of social justice.
The Case for Combat
Authors: Lordan Edward J.
Published: October 2023

This book provides a historical analysis of presidential rhetoric regarding war and examines the similarities, differences, effectiveness, and ethics of the persuasive strategies used by the White House through the history of the nation.

In the United States, the decision to use military force typically is made by the president, even though it is actually Congress that has the authority to commit the nation to war. It is also the president's job to inform the American people when that decision has been made—and to attempt to convince the citizens to support their government in the decision to go to war.

The book traces the development of the rhetoric used by presidents to convince Americans to go to war, from the earliest days of the nation to the latest conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. After an overview of the governmental issues related to committing to combat, the author evaluates presidential speeches over the course of ten American conflicts to determine how effective—and ethical—presidents have been in communicating with various publics. Taking neither a pro- nor antiwar stance, this text focuses entirely on the period leading up to the announcement of a formal conflict.
Covert Relationship
Authors: Gibson Bryan R.
Published: October 2023

This modern study of the Iran-Iraq War utilizes newly available primary materials to analyze American policy towards the war and question the veracity of the United States' claims of strict neutrality.

The Iran-Iraq War lasted from September 1980 to August 1988, dominating the landscape of the Middle East and polarizing many of the world's nations for nearly a decade. This new work analyzes the United States' policy towards this vicious and extremely costly war, and questions the veracity of America's claims of strict neutrality.

The contents of Covert Relationship: American Foreign Policy, Intelligence, and the Iran-Iraq War, 1980-1988 can be broken down into five sections: the conflict's origins, the Carter administration's response to the war, the Reagan administration's actions, changes to American policy during the Iran-Contra Affair, and the collapse of neutrality in the final two years of the war. The author boldly refutes the arguments of other authors about the war, and provides timely and relevant insights regarding American-Iraqi relations in light of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Culture and Customs of Mali
Authors: Schulz Dorothea E.
Published: October 2023

Touching on everything from its rich musical heritage to its varied cultural traditions, this is a thorough and accessible introduction to the contemporary lives of the different peoples who call Mali their home.

Rated among the world's ten poorest nations, Mali has a glorious past and a less-certain present. Culture and Customs of Mali touches on the first as background for understanding the second, exploring multiple facets of contemporary social life and cultural practices in this landlocked, West African nation.

The book offers an overview of diverse aspects of everyday social, cultural, and religious life in Mali, paying particular attention to regional and ethnic variations. It shows how current social conventions and cultural values are the product of a centuries-long history, while at the same time dispels the common perception that African societies are rooted in unchanging tradition. Readers will come away with a better understanding of the multiple ways in which Malians, starting from their own customs and cultural foundations, integrate themselves into an international economic order and a globalized world of shared media images and cultural practices.
Daily Life during the Salem Witch Trials
Authors: Goss K. David
Published: October 2023

There are few episodes in American history as interesting and controversial as the Salem Witch Trials. This work provides a revealing analysis of what it was like to live in Massachusetts during that time, creating a nuanced profile of New England Puritans and their culture.

What was it like to live in the colony of Massachusetts during the last decade of the 17th century, the decade famed for the Salem Witch Trials? Daily Life during the Salem Witch Trials answers that question, offering a vivid portrait essential to anyone seeking to understand the traumatic events of the time in their proper historical context.

The book begins with a historical overview tracing the development of the Puritan experiment in the Massachusetts colony from 1620 to 1692. It then explores the cultural values and day-to-day concerns of Puritan society in the late-17th century, including trends and patterns of behavior in family life, household activities, business and economics, political and military responsibilities, and religious belief. Each chapter interprets a different aspect of daily life as it was experienced by those who lived through the social crisis of the witch trials of 1692–93, helping readers better comprehend how the history-making events of those years could come to pass.
Daily Life in Civil War America
Authors: Volo Dorothy , Volo James M.
Published: October 2023

Based on extensive research into newly discovered documents, this new edition of the popular volume offers an updated look at the daily lives of ordinary citizens caught up in the Civil War.

When first published, Daily Life in Civil War America shifted the spotlight from the conflict’s military operations and famous leaders to its affect on day-to-day living. Now this popular, groundbreaking work returns in a thoroughly updated new edition, drawing on an expanded range of journals, journalism, diaries, and correspondence to capture the realities of wartime life for soldiers and citizens, slaves and free persons, women and children, on both sides of the conflict.

In addition to chapter-by-chapter updating, the edition features new chapters on two important topics: the affects of the war on families, focusing on the absence of men on the home front and the plight of nearly 26,000 children orphaned by the war; and the activities of the Copperheads, anti-Confederate border residents, and other Southern pacifist groups.
Daily Life of the New Americans
Authors: Strobel Christoph
Published: October 2023

A detailed and engaging historical examination that provides an intimate understanding of the daily life of the new immigrants in the United States.

In the last decades, a growing number of immigrants from around the world have arrived in the United States. Daily Life of the New Americans: Immigration since 1965 provides a thematic overview of their everyday lives and underscores the diversity and complexity of the newcomer experience.

Organized into six thematic chapters, the book examines how immigrants from Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe are changing the face of the American nation, and, at the same time, are themselves being changed by living in America. The stories told here are enhanced through the use of oral histories that bring immigrant experiences vividly to life.
Daily Life of Victorian Women
Authors: Murdoch Lydia
Published: October 2023

Explores the complexities of the lived experiences of Victorian women in the home, the workplace, and the empire as well as the ideals of womanhood and femininity that developed during the 19th century.

Contrary to popular misconception, many Victorian women performed manual labor for wages directly alongside men, had political voice before women's suffrage, and otherwise contributed significantly to society outside of the domestic sphere. Daily Life of Victorian Women documents the varied realities of the lives of Victorian women; provides in-depth comparative analysis of the experiences of women from all classes, especially the working class; and addresses changes in their lives and society over time. The book covers key social, intellectual, and geographical aspects of women's lives, with main chapters on gender and ideals of womanhood, the state, religion, home and family, the body, childhood and youth, paid labor and professional work, urban life, and imperialism.
David Fincher
Authors: Browning Mark
Published: October 2023

Film scholar Mark Browning offers the first detailed analysis of the work of David Fincher, director of the critically acclaimed films Seven, Fight Club, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

David Fincher is one of the most exciting filmmakers working in Hollywood today. He has produced a string of groundbreaking films that have achieved both critical and commercial success, while constantly challenging audiences to rethink their expectations of generic boundaries. David Fincher: Films That Scar is the first truly analytical work on the films of this mysterious and complex filmmaker.

This insightful book analyzes all of Fincher's feature films, as well as examples of his commercials and pop videos, tracing key influences that include his background in special effects. It considers how he creates roles for strong women, how he has extended the detective genre, and how he adapts cult texts. The book also questions whether Fincher's films, famous for their downbeat endings and "dark" visual style, are really bleak or just part of an unconventional approach to filmmaking. In the end, readers will understand the development of Fincher's individual films and appreciate how the films relate closely to each other.
Early Controversies and the Growth of Christianity
Authors: Kaatz Kevin W.
Published: October 2023

This revealing history examines the controversies, maneuvering, and political wrangling that occupied the Christian Church for the first four centuries of its existence.

Drawing from primary texts, Early Controversies and the Growth of Christianity reveals how the religion was formed through a series of conflicts that occurred primarily between Christian groups. Presenting a close examination of the first four centuries of Christian history through the lens of the controversies that animated, disturbed, and finally formed the Church, the book will enable readers to become familiar with the lives and writings of the early Christians and to better understand the fascinating history of early Christianity.

The book focuses on several major early controversies. These include controversies surrounding the apostle Paul; controversies concerning the apostolic fathers, especially the idea of a pope and the role of the bishop/priest; Marcion and his influence; Manichaeism and Gnosticism; persecution and the Dontatists; Arianism; the rise of the bishop in the late 4th century; and power struggles between church and state. Each chapter focuses on the primary texts and key players in the battle over what would finally become orthodox Christianity, demystifying many poorly understood events that ultimately helped define today's Church.
Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel
Authors: Jeansonne Glen , Luhrssen David , Sokolovic Dan
Published: October 2023

This fresh interpretation explains how an untutored musician changed music while at the same time playing an inadvertent role in the youth rebellion that has shaped the Baby Boomer generation into the 21st century.

Elvis Aaron Presley was born in a two-room house in Tupelo, MS, on January 8, 1935. He died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977. In those 42 years, Elvis made an indelible impression on pop culture the world over. Elvis Presley, Reluctant Rebel: His Life and Our Times probes both the man and his influence, delving deeply into the personality of its protagonist, his needs and motivations, and the social and musical forces that shaped his career.

Elvis's musical talents and liabilities are explored, as are his records, films, and live performances and his relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, whom he allowed to manipulate him as a money-making machine. Readers will learn about Elvis's personal life, his devotion to conventional religious and political beliefs, and his decline into self-destruction and death. Finally, the book explores Elvis's impact on the musical and racial revolutions of the 1950s and 1960s, his legacy, and his importance in shaping a generation of Baby Boomers.
The ETIM
Authors: Reed J. Todd , Raschke Diana
Published: October 2023

This comprehensive account examines the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM)—the most significant Muslim militant group in China—including its origins, objectives, ideology, leadership, and tactics.

To effectively engage China on counterterrorism issues, we must understand the capabilities and intentions of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM), the most significant Muslim militant group in China. The ETIM: China's Islamic Militants and the Global Terrorist Threat is the first book to focus specifically on the ETIM, a terrorist group that demands an independent Muslim state for the Uyghur ethnic minority in northwest China.

This fascinating study offers a comprehensive account of the group's origins, objectives, ideology, leadership, and tactics. It details the historical and contemporary contexts of the Uyghur separatist movement, the ETIM's alleged ties to international terrorist networks, and the Chinese government's interest in promoting the ETIM as a significant international problem. In addition, the book addresses conflicting claims about the membership and viability of the organization, noting where the Chinese government has apparently manipulated information about the ETIM to suit its own goals. A final chapter explores how various countries define ETIM activities and what that means for relations with China.
Global Security Watch—Central Asia
Authors: Hanks Reuel R.
Published: October 2023

This volume is the only current treatment of security issues in Central Asia for the nonspecialist, as well as specialists and policy-makers.

Global Security Watch—Central Asia is the first authoritative examination of the security issues affecting, and affected by, the region where Russia, South Asia, China, and the Middle East meet. The author provides a comprehensive account of the strategic importance and challenges facing Central Asia written for policymakers, students, researchers, and interested general readers alike.

Global Security Watch—Central Asia goes behind the scenes to explore both the internal factors and global influences affecting the stability of region and the nations that comprise it. Coverage includes the dynamics of each country's domestic politics, the allure of the region's natural resources, Central Asia's role in U.S./Russian relations, and the renewed focus on the region in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001.
Hip Hop Dance
Authors: Rajakumar Mohanalakshmi
Published: October 2023

This guide provides an overview of the history of hip hop culture and an exploration of its dance style, appropriate both for student research projects and general interest reading.

Rapping. Breakdancing. MCing. DJing. Beatboxing. Graffiti art. These are just some of the most well-known artistic expressions spawned from hip hop culture, which has grown from being an isolated inner-city subculture in the 1970s to being a truly international and mainstream culture that has taken root in countries as diverse as Japan, France, Israel, Poland, Brazil, South Korea, and England.

This insightful book provides not only an overview of hip hop's distinctive dance style and steps, but also a historic overview of hip hop's roots as an urban expression of being left out of the mainstream pop culture, clarifying the social context of hip hop culture before it became a widespread suburban phenomenon. Hip Hop Dance documents all the forms of street music that led to one of the most groundbreaking, expressive, and influential dance styles ever created.
The History of Singapore
Authors: Abshire Jean
Published: October 2023

This book overviews Singapore's fascinating history from the precolonial era to the present, examining this wealthy island nation from economic, political, cultural, and social perspectives.

Singapore is a dominant player in the global economy, serving both as an essential business hub for international finance and home to some of the world's most important ports. It is also one of the world's smallest and most resource-poor countries.

This book offers an engaging examination of Singapore using a theme of globalization to explain how the country's worldwide interactions across centuries have resulted in an ethnically diverse society and allowed it to ascend to a position of being an economic powerhouse. Every significant historic event and eraâfrom its status as a meeting point for traders in the 600s to its colonization by the British in 1819, and from Japanese occupation during World War II to the 2002 arrest of a group of Islamic terroristsâis covered.
The History of Somalia
Authors: Njoku Raphael Chijioke
Published: October 2023

This book vividly depicts Somalia from its pre-colonial period to the present day, documenting the tumultuous history of a nation that has faced many challenges.

Somalia is a nation with a history that stretches back more than ten millennia to the beginnings of human civilization. This book provides sweeping coverage of Somalia's history ranging from the earliest times to its modern-day status as a country of ten million inhabitants, providing a unique social-scientific treatment of the nation's key issues across ethnic and regional boundaries.

The book addresses not only Somali sociocultural and political history but also covers Somalia's administration and economy, secessionist movements, civil and regional wars, and examines the dynamics of state collapse, democratization, terrorism, and piracy in contemporary times. The author details the extremely rich history of the Somali people and their customs while documenting past history, enabling readers to make meaning out of the country's ongoing crisis.
Modern Satanism
Authors: Mathews Chris
Published: October 2023

“In 1966, Anton LaVey introduced to the world the Church of Satan, an atheistic religion devoted to the philosophy of individualism and pitilessness often associated with Satan. Modern Satanism offers a comprehensive survey and analysis of the church that LaVey built. Satanism has been an open religion for forty years now and operates successfully in its self-created countercultural niche. Given the provocative nature of its name, contemporary Satanism is only superficially understood as an alternative religion/ideology, and all-too-frequently seen as a medieval superstition and associated with rumors of obscure rituals, perverse hedonism, cult-like behavior, and tales of ritual abuse and murder. These may be misconceptions, but the truth behind the unenviable reputation is no less dramatic. Satanism generally eschews supernatural beliefs and embodies a staunchly individualistic, pitiless, anti-egalitarian creed. If there is anything fundamentally diabolical about modern Satanism, it stems more from the echoes of Nazism in its theories than from its horror-comic trappings.

Modern Satanism covers the history, ideology, personalities, and practices of the decentralized international movement that contemporary Satanism has become. The work addresses the various beliefs and practices espoused by those who follow it: the ideal of Satan as a rebellious emblem; Satanism’s occult, literary, and philosophical influences; the history of the Church of Satan and other Satanic organizations; the ideology of Satanism; Satanism’s frequent flirtations and strong parallels with neo-Nazism and other forms of extremism; Satanism in the media and popular culture; and the reasons for Satanism’s continuing attractiveness to new converts. Though the tone of the work attempts to remain neutral when discussing historical matters, it is by necessity critical of the subculture’s extremist rhetoric and recurring associations with the far right and racialist extremism.”
Music at the End of Life
Authors: Hollis Jennifer L.
Published: October 2023

A practicing music thanatologist provides an insider's history of this remarkable profession, which combines music, medicine, and spirituality to help the terminally ill and their families face the end of life.

Reflecting on the author's experiences as a music-thanatologist, Jennifer Hollis's Music at the End of Life: Easing the Pain and Preparing the Passage is an enlightening and emotional examination of the ways in which the experience of dying can be transformed with music.

Music at the End of Life highlights the unique role music has come to play in hospice and palliative medicine. Jennifer Hollis interweaves narrative memoir, the personal experiences of fellow music-thanatologists and caregivers, and extensive research to demonstrate the transformative power of music when curing is no longer an option. Through story after unforgettable story, Hollis offers a new vision of end-of-life care, in which music creates a beautiful space for the work of letting go, grieving, and saying goodbye.
North Korea under Kim Chong-il
Authors: Gause Ken E.
Published: October 2023

This much-needed study draws on fresh material and firsthand observation to provide an understanding of North Korea as it exists today.

North Korea under Kim Chong-il: Power, Politics, and Prospects for Change delves deeply into what we know—and what we think we know—about the current North Korean system. This incisive book probes the dynamics that inform the nation's domestic and foreign policies, examining key leadership institutions and personalities, as well as prospects for the next regime.

In outlining the major events behind Kim Chong-il's assumption of power, Ken E. Gause illuminates the environment that shaped Chong-il's worldview and his concept of the regime and his role in it. The book focuses on regime politics since 1994. Among other critical topics, the book examines the evolution of North Korean decision-making with regard to its internal and external affairs and how both are intermingled. The prospects for a third hereditary succession and the prospective stability of the next regime are also considered.
Faulkner’s Fashion
Authors: Rieger Christopher
Published: October 2023

The first book-length study of clothing and dress across William Faulkner’s novels and short stories.

Clothing is one of the most important and pervasive material items throughout William Faulkner’s fiction. Faulkner’s Fashion analyzes the writer’s use of clothing from a variety of critical approaches, considering how clothing and dress intersect with race, class, and gender across Faulkner’s novels and short stories. It also considers clothes as material objects, using Thing Theory and Object Oriented Ontology to illuminate the role clothing plays as an object in conjunction with its multiple layers of symbolic meaning to both the wearer and the observer.

Faulkner’s Fashion reveals how much attention Faulkner pays to garments and fashion in his own life and in his fiction, arguing that dress is often a means of characterization for Faulkner, while it also connects his narrative representations of gender, sexuality, class, poverty, race, and modernity.
Segmentación del mercado financiero y banca de relaciones: análisis teórico y evidencia empírica
Authors: Ruiz Vega Agustín V.
Published: October 2023

A diferencia de otros sectores económicos, las estrategias de marketing más rentables en el negocio de banca de particulares son aquellas que tratan de profundizar en la relación comercial entre la institución financiera y su clientela actual como forma de fidelizarlos y crear barreras a la competencia que le permitan generar posiciones competitivas defendibles a medio y largo plazo.
Reading and understanding the built environment of Quebec (Canada): the result of thirty years of research
Authors: Racine François
Published: October 2023

This paper discusses the state of research on the physical and spatial organization of villages, cities, and agglomerations of the territory of the province of Quebec, Canada. In addition to presenting the key notions of urban morphology opening the way to an in- depth understanding of the mode of structuring of human settlements, the paper uses several case studies to present the methods of analysis used by this field of research to read and characterize the built environments of Quebec. Some of these examples show how morphological knowledge has been developed at multiple scales to contribute to the development of the field. A body of research carried out over more than 30 years presents the first divisions of the territory, the birth of the first towns and villages, the formation of cities and of their outskirts, until the emergence of the first suburbs. Therefore, the paper presents the development of the local research tradition of urban morphology in Quebec, which evolved throughout the 1990s, strongly connected to European morphological schools. The theoretical concepts and the methods aim to offer useful lessons to feed the work of planning, design, and management of the quality and integrity of the built environment of Quebec.
Cultural heritage attractors: does spatial configuration matter? Applications of macro- and micro-spatial configurative analysis in the historic urban area of Rome
Authors: Arbara Sophia , Van Nes Akkelies , Pereira Roders Ana
Published: October 2023

Top world heritage artifacts act as pedestrian flow attractors in historic urban areas. Despite the growing literature on pedestrian movement in cities, evidence of the relationship between cultural attractors and the spatial characteristics of street spaces between these artifacts is scarce. This contribution applies the theory of natural movement and uses diachronic space syntax and micro-spatial analysis to investigate the reciprocities between street networks and the presence of global heritage attractors in the historic urban area of Rome. The results from the macro-scale spatial analyses show good correlations between the current most popular cultural attractors and the global integration of the street network. The degree of spatial integration of the street network is particularly important at the time of construction of important artifacts, as shown in the diachronic analyses. City growth and urban transformation can affect the central position of these important artifacts. However, in the case of highly attractive artifacts, these continue to perform as movement attractors. The result of a local neighbourhood investigation shows that micro-spatial parameters, such as the spatial relationships between building entrances and streets, may influence the choice of routes between important artifacts. Thus, the flows of people’s movement can be influenced by both micro-spatial street characteristics and spatial configuration.
A little prehistory of Urban Morphology
Authors: Slater Terry R.
Published: October 2023

Review Article
EVALUATION OF DIFFERENT IPM MODULES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF CHICKPEA POD BORER, HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA (HUBNER)
Authors:   Department of Entomology, GKVK, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru - 560 065, India, Amogha Amogha , Usha Usha , Mishra V. K. , Soniya Devi M. ,   Department of Entomology, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi - 284 003, India.
Published: October 2023

A field experiment was conducted at the Agricultural Research farm of Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi during the Rabi season 2021-22 to find out the efficacy of different IPM modules on the larval population of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) in chickpea. Among the different tested management modules, module-2 comprising of Spinosad 45% SC (75 g a.i./ha) + Datura leaf extract 25% was found to be most effective in minimizing the larval population (0.69 larvae/ 5 plants) along with that the lowest percent pod damage (6.91%), the highest yield (1.57 t/ha) and the highest net profit were also obtained. However, the highest incremental benefit-cost ratio was recorded in module-1 [NSKE 5% + Marigold (Transplanting 15 days after sowing of chickpea in 3:1)] (6.32: 1) due to less pesticide application and more return obtained from Marigold.
A PEJOTIZAÇÃO E A PRECARIZAÇÃO DO TRABALHO PELA VIOLAÇÃO DA PROTEÇÃO INTEGRAL DO TRABALHADOR À LUZ DA LEI 13.467/17 NA ÓTICA DO DIREITO DO TRABALHO NO BRASIL
Authors: Baião Rafaela Conti Pereira , Santos Valdivino Passos
Published: October 2023

O presente trabalho versa sobre os efeitos negativos da pejotização gerados ao trabalhador, notadamente sobre a precarização de seus direitos em razão da prática desse ato fraudulento, cujo aumento dos números se deu em razão da Reforma Trabalhista (Lei nº 13.467/2017) e pela maior viabilidade das hipóteses de terceirização. O objetivo geral é verificar de que forma a pejotização pode causar a violação de direitos trabalhistas pelo advento da Lei 13.467/17, à luz da proteção do trabalhador e da indisponibilidade dos direitos do obreiro. Verificou-se que a terceirização ocorre pela contratação de pessoa jurídica por tomadora de serviços para a realização de atividades da empresa, sejam elas atividades-meio ou atividades-fim. A pejotização nasce como o mecanismo para a supressão do pagamento de direitos trabalhistas utilizados pelas empresas no ato da contratação, mediante a criação de pessoa jurídica. Notou-se que a jurisprudência do Tribunal Superior do Trabalho (TST) faz análise minuciosa caso a caso da hipótese de verificação da pejotização ilícita, e, em caso de reconhecimento, torna nulo o contrato celebrado e declara a existência de vínculo empregatício. Observou-se que a pejotização ofende princípios como o da proteção do trabalhador, bem como da indisponibilidade ou irrenunciabilidade dos direitos trabalhistas, na medida em que torna sem efeito tais premissas. Utilizou-se da metodologia da pesquisa jurídica exploratória bibliográfica e documental e da técnica de análise de dados qualitativa. O método de abordagem teórica foi o dedutivo. O estudo permitiu concluir que o trabalhador fica vulnerável à precarização dos direitos trabalhistas pela prática da pejotização, à luz do princípio da proteção e da irrenunciabilidade de direitos.
Effects of simulated secondary organic aerosol water on PM1 levels and composition over the US
Authors: Kakavas Stylianos , Pandis Spyros N. , Nenes Athanasios
Published: October 2023

Abstract. Water is a key component of atmospheric aerosol, affecting many aerosol processes including gas-to-particle partitioning of semi-volatile compounds. Water related to secondary organic aerosol (SOAW) is often neglected in atmospheric chemical transport models and is not considered in gas-to-particle partitioning calculations for inorganic species. We use a new inorganic aerosol thermodynamics model, ISORROPIA-lite, which considers the effects of SOAW, to perform chemical transport model simulations for 1 year over the continental United States to quantify its effects on aerosol mass concentration and composition. SOAW can increase average fine aerosol water levels by up to a factor of 2 when secondary organic aerosol (SOA) is a major PM1 component. This is often the case in the south-eastern US, where SOA concentrations are higher. Although the annual average impact of this added water on total dry PM1 concentrations due to increased partitioning of nitrate and ammonium is small (up to 0.1 µg m−3), total dry PM1 increases of up to 2 µg m−3 (with nitrate levels increases of up to 200 %) can occur when RH levels and PM1 concentrations are high.
Detecting nitrogen oxide emissions in Qatar and quantifying emission factors of gas-fired power plants – a 4-year study
Authors: Rey-Pommier Anthony , Chevallier Frédéric , Ciais Philippe , Kushta Jonilda , Christoudias Theodoros , Bayram I. Safak , Sciare Jean
Published: October 2023

Abstract. Nitrogen oxides (NOx=NO+NO2), produced in urban areas and industrial facilities (particularly in fossil-fuel-fired power plants), are major sources of air pollutants, with implications for human health, leading local and national authorities to estimate their emissions using inventories. In Qatar, these inventories are not regularly updated, while the country is experiencing fast economic growth. Here, we use spaceborne retrievals of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) columns at high spatial resolution from the TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) to estimate NOx emissions in Qatar from 2019 to 2022 with a flux-divergence scheme, according to which emissions are calculated as the sum of a transport term and a sink term representing the three-body reaction comprising NO2 and hydroxyl radical (OH). Our results highlight emissions from gas power plants in the northeast of the country and from the urban area of the capital, Doha. The emissions from cement plants in the west and different industrial facilities in the southeast are underestimated due to frequent low-quality measurements of NO2 columns in these areas. Our top-down model estimates a weekly cycle, with lower emissions on Fridays compared to the rest of the week, which is consistent with social norms in the country, and an annual cycle, with mean emissions of 9.56 kt per month for the 4-year period. These monthly emissions differ from the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service global anthropogenic emissions (CAMS-GLOB-ANT_v5.3) and the Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGARv6.1) global inventories, for which the annual cycle is less marked and the average emissions are respectively 1.67 and 1.68 times higher. Our emission estimates are correlated with local electricity generation and allow us to infer a mean NOx emission factor of 0.557 tNOx GWh−1 for the three gas power plants in the Ras Laffan area.
Rapid Adaptive Optimization Model for Atmospheric Chemistry (ROMAC) v1.0
Authors: Li Jiangyong , Zhang Chunlin , Zhao Wenlong , Han Shijie , Wang Yu , Wang Hao , Wang Boguang
Published: October 2023

Abstract. The Rapid Adaptive Optimization Model for Atmospheric Chemistry (ROMAC) is a flexible and computationally efficient photochemical box model. Its unique adaptive dynamic optimization module allows for the dynamic and rapid estimation of the impact of chemical and physical processes on pollutant concentration. ROMAC outperforms traditional box models in evaluating the influence of physical processes on pollutant concentrations. Its ability to quantify the effects of chemical and physical processes on pollutant concentrations has been confirmed through chamber and field observation cases. Since the development of a variable-step and variable-order numerical solver that eliminates the need for Jacobian matrix processing, the computational efficiency of ROMAC has seen a marked improvement with only a marginal increase in error. Specifically, the computational efficiency has improved by 96 % when compared to several established box models, such as F0AM and AtChem. Moreover, the solver maintains a discrepancy of less than 0.1 % when its results are compared with those obtained from a high-precision solver in AtChem.
Evaluation of the Implementation of Street Support Edinburgh in Response to the Predicted Increase in Homelessness in Edinburgh Following the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Cuthill Fiona , Turner Kieran , Wolters Maria , Dadzie Aba-Sah , Adams Emily , Mercer Stewart
Published: October 2023

In response to the predicted increase in homelessness in Edinburgh, Scotland, following the Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a ‘live’ digital resource, Street Support Edinburgh (SSE), was launched in the city in January 2021. SSE is a website and smartphone application run by Street Support Network (SSN), a registered charity, working online and offline, connecting and supporting local people and organisations to tackle homelessness. The resource is the first of its kind to be implemented in Scotland. This study aimed to assess the implementation of SSE in response to the predicted increase in homelessness in Edinburgh following the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative approach was taken to understand users’ experiences of SSE. The evaluation found a generally positive response to SSE from organisations in the homelessness field. We report on nine themes developed through analysis of the qualitative data: positive feedback on SSE; need for SSE resources; uses of SSE; joined up-working; user-friendliness of SSE; suggestions for alterations to SSE; COVID-19 and other implementation challenges; need/opportunities for promotion and engagement; potential wider rollout across Scotland. In conclusion, initial responses to the launch of SSE have been generally positive, but further awareness raising is likely required to increase SSE reach as in-person services and COVID-19-related protections reduce. Ongoing evaluation is required to track progress over time.
LA EVALUACIÓN DE LA FUNCIÓN DOCENTE EN LOS PLANES DE ACTUACIÓN DE LA INSPECCIÓN EDUCATIVA DE LA COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
Authors: Abad Merino Luis
Published: October 2023

En este artículo, se analiza el papel que desempeña la Inspección Educativa en la evaluación de la función docente. Se examina, en primer lugar, la Ley Orgánica 2/2006, de 3 de mayo, de Educación, donde se constata una clara indefinición en la regulación respecto a la citada evaluación. Frente a ello, se enumeran las disposiciones normativas de la Comunidad de Madrid, en las que se atribuye esa función a los inspectores de educación. Se presenta, por último, el modelo de evaluación de la función docente que se está llevando a cabo en la Comunidad de Madrid y las futuras líneas de desarrollo.
Iron deficiency anemia in pregnant women
Authors: Belotserkovtseva L. D. , Kovalenko L. V. , Zinin V. N. , Ivannikov S. E. , Keldasova M. R.
Published: October 2023

Introduction The problem of iron deficiency anemia (IDA), especially in pregnant women, continues to be relevant. Despite the achieved methods of diagnosis and treatment, the number of pregnant women with IDA continues to grow. Thus, according to WHO 2020 data, the prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age ranged from 9.1 % in Australia to 69.6 % in Yemen.

The aim of the work was to determination of the current state of the problem of IDA in pregnant women.

Materials and methods Original articles, randomized clinical trials, and meta-analyses were reviewed in the Scopus database, PubMed and the eLibrary platform, using the key words “iron”, “oral”, “intravenous iron”, “intravenous iron therapy”, “pregnancy”, “anemia”, “treatment”, “randomized control trial”, “anemia in pregnancy”, “treatment of anemia in pregnancy”, “intravenous iron in pregnancy”, “IDA complications for mother and fetus”. The depth of the search was 5 years.

Results and discussion There are different views on the classification and diagnosis of IDA in the guidelines of professional organizations. According to most guidelines hemoglobin and ferritin levels are the most reliable tests for the verification and prediction of IDA. Despite the fact that the peculiarities of the pathogenesis and approaches to the treatment of IDA have been studied, its prevalence among women remains very high. The reasons for this lie in inadequate diagnosis and incomplete therapy in terms of its duration and drugs selection. The methods of diagnosis and treatment of IDA are currently being actively studied and improved in anticipation of obtaining the greatest benefits.

Conclusion Complications of IDA in the third trimester for newborns are the development of anemia, impaired development of the nervous system and cognitive disorders, which requires active prevention in the second trimester using, among other things, parenteral iron preparations.
Health statistics indicators as a factor in accounting for occupational morbidity
Authors: Tukov A. R. , Vlasova I. V. , Mikhaylenko A. M. , Ziyatdinov M. N.
Published: October 2023

Introduction When analyzing the risk of the impact of harmful factors on the health of employees, some researchers explain the low incidence of occupational diseases in Russia by errors in their detection during preventive examinations, lack of interest of employers and employees in the detection and registration of these diseases, and other reasons. At the same time, we did not find any works in the literature devoted to errors in coding of diagnoses of occupational diseases and their registration.

The purpose of the work is to identify the cause of poor accounting of occupational diseases in Russia.

Materials and methods The work was carried out on the basis of the Industrial Register of persons with occupational diseases. The registry was developed by the A.I. Burnazyan Federal Medical and Biological Center and has been in commercial operation since 2011. As of 31.12.2020, the register contains information about 2 300 patients with occupational diseases from among the employees of enterprises and organizations served by the health care institutions of FMBA of Russia. Directive documents on identification and registration of occupational diseases were analyzed.

Results and discussion Analysis of the health of the working contingent and the subsequent creation of plans for medical and rehabilitation measures to reduce the incidence of occupational diseases among persons working at enterprises and organizations that are on dispensary registration in health care institutions of FMBA of Russia, requires knowledge of correct morbidity indicators about them. For this purpose, it is necessary to improve the registration of occupational diseases in Russia by switching to the diagnosis coding system adopted in the country’s sanitary statistics, and to make appropriate changes in policy documents.

Conclusion One of the reasons for errors in recording occupational diseases is the violation of classification principles in the Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia No 417n.