bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Contribution of Psychological Maturity and Personality in the Prediction of Adolescent Academic Achievement
Authors: Camps Elisa , Morales-Vives FÃ bia
Published: November 2023

Numerous studies show that intelligence and impulsiveness are important predictors of academic achievement in adolescence. However, it is not clear what contribution is made by the big five personality traits, because some studies suggest that Conscientiousness, Extraversion and Openness to experience are predictors while others show precisely the opposite. Direct aggression, through its relationship with impulsiveness, is another factor that has been linked to academic achievement. However, no previous studies have been made on the relationship that indirect aggression and psychological maturity have with academic achievement. For this reason, the purpose of this study is to determine the relative importance of psychological maturity, indirect aggression and the big five personality traits in predicting academic achievement in adolescents. As was expected, results show that intelligence and impulsivity are important predictors of academic performance. As far as psychological maturity is concerned, only the Work orientation component is related to academic performance. However, indirect aggression is not related to academic performance. The results pertaining to the big five personality traits suggest that Conscientiousness and Openness to experience are important for predicting academic achievement
Let's Share Perspectives! Mentalistic Skills Involved in Cooperation
Authors: Sidera Francesc , Serrat Elisabet , Serrano Jèssica , Rostan Carles , Caño Agnès , Amadó Anna
Published: November 2023

Previous research has found a link between theory of mind and cooperation. The aim of this study is to deepen into this relationship, to identify which theory of mind skills are more related to the cooperative ability on a referential communication task. A total of 50 children from first and fifth grade completed a battery of theory of mind tasks, and also a cooperative task where children worked in pairs to build block models. Each pair was composed by a builder and a guide, who gave instructions to his partner about how to build a replica of the model. The results show a significant relationship between the theory of mind skills and cooperation. Specifically, we found that the second-order false-belief task was the variable most related to cooperation after controlling the effect of age. In addition, we observed that the mentalist skills were more important for cooperation in the builders than in the guides. Finally, we discuss the findings of this study and make suggestions for the future.
The Anti-Education Era: Creating Smarter Students Through Digital Learning
Authors: Lilly Todd
Published: November 2023

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The Role of Neurosciences in Education... and Vice Versa
Authors: Gruart Agnès
Published: November 2023

One of the key questions in education is how the learning process in the classroom takes place and how different environmental and individual circumstances (attention, motivation, nutrition, stimulus presentation, etc.) can enhance the child’s capabilities to learn and to remember. These and other cognitive skills are shaped as a consequence of the infant brain activity. Therefore, the provision of any information (included that obtained using animal models) relating to how the brain builds up learning and memory should be of high adaptive value. It is considered that an effort is needed to establish both a common language between education and neuroscience and a clear framework for exchanging questions and data.
Psychological Correlates of School Bullying Victimization: Academic Self-concept, Learning Motivation and Test Anxiety
Authors: Caputo Andrea
Published: November 2023

The paper aims at detecting the association between students’ bullying victimization at school and some psychological dimensions, referred to academic self-concept (for both Mathematics and Reading), learning motivation (intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, commitment to study) and test anxiety. A questionnaire including these measures was completed by 3372 students (51.1% boys and 48.9% girls, mostly aged from 11 to 14 years) at grade 6 (n=1082), 7 (n=1113) and 8 (n=1177), coming from 54 middle schools of Southern Italy. T-tests are used for establishing differences in psychological dimensions between groups of students that experienced bullying and those who did not. In order to check the robustness of our findings and evaluate whether bullying victimization could be actually considered a determinant of these psychological measures, linear regression is used to predict each variable, also controlling for gender and grade level. Results confirm most of the research findings on the correlates of bullying victimization: being victim of peer bullying strongly reduces academic self-concept (both in Mathematics and Reading) and commitment to study, whilst tends to increase both extrinsic motivation and test anxiety rates, independently from gender and grade level. No impact, indeed, is revealed on both Math and Reading intrinsic motivation.
Cooperative Learning: Developments in Research
Authors: Gillies Robyn M.
Published: November 2023

Cooperative learning is widely recognized as a pedagogical practice that promotes socialization and learning among students from kindergarten through to college level and across different subject areas. Cooperative learning involves students working together to achieve common goals or complete group tasks. Interest in cooperative learning has grown rapidly over the last three decades as research has been published that clearly demonstrates how it can be used to promote achievements in reading and writing, conceptual development in science, problem-solving in mathematics, and higher level thinking and reasoning. It has also been shown to promote inter-personal relationships with students with diverse learning and adjustments needs and with those from culturally and ethnically different backgrounds. In fact, Johnson and Johnson (2000)argue there is no other pedagogical practice that achieves such outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to review the research on cooperative learning and to examine the factors that contribute to its success. In particular, the review focuses on the key elements that underpin successful cooperative learning, including group structure, composition and task, and the key role teachers’ play in developing students’ thinking and learning. The intention is to provide insights on how teachers can effectively utilize this pedagogical approach to teaching and learning in their classrooms.
Absenteeism, burnout and symptomatology of teacher stress: sex differences
Authors: Bermejo-Toro Laura , Prieto-Ursúa María
Published: November 2023

Although numerous studies have been carried out confirming the high levels in the symptomatology of stress and depression in the teaching profession, research focusing on the sex differences in these problems has been both scarce and inconclusive. The objective of this study is to analyze the differences with regards to sex in the incidence of absenteeism, work-related stress, symptomatology of depression, level of burnout and psychiatric symptomatology. The sample consists of 71 teachers, 31 men and 40 women, all of them from Secondary Education. The tools used were the Questionnaire of Teacher Burnout (CBP-R), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Symptomatology Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) and a socio-demographic and work-situation questionnaire. Female teachers were expected to report higher level of absenteeism whereas their male counterparts were expected to show higher levels of symptomatology, burnout, particularly in Depersonalization, and similar levels of depressive symptoms are expected in both sexes. Results show sex differences only in Somatization, which mean was significantly higher in women than in men, and in the types of illness that caused sick leaves. In conclusion, this research support the results of other studies that have not found different patterns of stress, burnout and depression between female and male teachers.
Examining the Effects of Text Genre and Structure on Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Students’ High-Level Comprehension as Evidenced in Small-Group Discussions
Authors: Li Mengyi , Murphy P. Karen , M. Firetto Carla
Published: November 2023

Although there is a rich literature on the role of text genre and structure on students’ literal comprehension, more research is needed regarding the role of these text features on students’ high-level comprehension as evidenced in their small-group discussions. As such, the present study examined the effects of text genre (i.e., narrative and informational) and structure (i.e., story, comparison, causation, problem/solution, and sequence) on fourth- and fifth-grade students’ small-group discussions, and the text-based discussions were coded for high-level comprehension discourse indicators (i.e., authentic questions, elaborated explanations, and exploratory talk). The results indicated that students evidenced more indices of high-level comprehension when discussing narrative texts than when discussing informational texts. Meanwhile, teachers tended to initiate more questions in discussions on informational texts. The deeper structure of the texts was also shown to influence the discussions. Specifically, students generated significantly more authentic questions during discussions on texts with comparison structures than for any of the other four text structures, while causation structure texts triggered more authentic questions from teachers. Overall, this study contributes to the understanding of the effects of text factors on students’ high-level comprehension.
Some Contemporary Forms of the Funds of Knowledge Approach. Developing Culturally Responsive Pedagogy for Social Justice
Authors: Subero David , Vila Ignasi , Esteban-Guitart Moises
Published: November 2023

The population of children in schools is rapidly becoming more ethnically and culturally diverse. However, there is a mismatch between the cultures in children’s homes and the cultures in their schools. The funds of knowledge approach emerged in Tucson (Arizona, USA) in order to counter the deficit perspectives common in depictions of working-class, Latin American families. In this paper we critically report on two contemporary research projects conducted around funds of knowledge and social justice pedagogy. In particular, this paper describes and discusses two projects, which have been conducted in schools with disadvantaged students in USA (Latino students in Arizona) and Australia (students with low socio-economic status, from diverse ethnic groups), examining how these projects exemplify social justice pedagogy. Both projects reviewed explore the application of a funds of knowledge approach, in which students focus on a key aspect of their identity and living circumstances and investigate it, seeking to understand the current situation and create positive options for possible improvements.
Teacher-Student Relationships, Social and Emotional Skills, and Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Authors: Poulou Maria
Published: November 2023

In this study, the role of teacher-student relationships and students’ social and emotional skills as potential predictors of students’ emotional and behavioural difficulties was investigated by tapping into 962 primary school students’ perceptions via questionnaires. While significant correlations were found linking teachers’ interpersonal behaviour and students’ social and emotional skills to emotional and behavioural difficulties, data analysis indicated that students’ social and emotional skills were found to be more of a determinant of their behaviour than teachers’ interpersonal behaviour. Results are interpreted in relation to systems perspective and Social and Emotional Learning theory, and practical implications of the findings are discussed
Masculinities, Gender Equality and Violence
Authors: Holter Ã˜ystein GullvÃ¥g
Published: November 2023

Based on new data on the impact of gender equality on interpersonal violence, the paper offers a critique of the gender-based violence view and presents an alternative view where gender inequality is central. This is connected to recent theory developments regarding gendering as an ontoformative (reality shaping) process, focusing on how gender inequality becomes manifest especially through sexual harassment and sex-related violence.
Acetic acid production by the two-step thermal treatment of tobacco filter
Authors: Lee Byeongcheol , Kim Huijeong , Lee Woo-Bin , Kim Young-Min
Published: November 2023

The thermolysis of waste tobacco filters (WTFs) was carried out and characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and pyrolysis-gas chromatography/ mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). The WTFs showed four distinctive derivative TG (DTG) peaks. Such distinctive DTG curves were indicative of the thermal desorption of triacetin (< 220°C), thermal desorption of glycerol tricaprylate (221–270°C), decomposition of cellulose acetate (CA, 281–400°C), and char stabilization (> 400°C). The activation energy (Ea) (223–279 kcal kg-1) in the additives desorption region (220–270°C) were higher than those (169 ± 5.1 kcal kg-1) from the WTFs at the main decomposition region of CA (281–400°C). Py-GC/MS suggested that a large amount of acetic acid (AA, 33.0 wt.%) was recovered as the major pyrogenic product stemming from WTF. An increase in AA purity up to 76.2% (except for CO2) was achieved in the 2nd Py step at 400°C after eliminating the non-target chemicals (nicotine, triacetin, glycerol tricaprylate, and 2-(decanoyloxy)propane-1,3-diyl dioctanoate) through the 1st thermal desorption (TD) step to 300°C.
DESAIN ANTENA MIKROSTRIP RADAR CUACA PESAWAT PADA FREKUENSI 9,4 GHZ
Authors: Salma Ramadhanty Renata , Bagus Hariyanto Bambang , Imam Suharto Teguh
Published: November 2023

The application of radar in the world of aviation is the existence of aircraft weather radar to monitor weather conditions around the aircraft in real time. Aircraft weather radar requires an antenna to support detection. The author makes microstrip antenna design research using the Wilkinson Power Divider (WPD) method combined with array techniques to produce high gain parameters. The research method uses 4D from Thiagarajan, namely Define, Design, Develop and

 

Disseminate. To obtain high gain, this study designs single patch, 1x2, 4x4, and 8x4 antenna designs with insert feed and coaxial integration techniques. Then compare based on the substrate used, namely FR-4 and Rogers RT-5880. Analysis includes gain, VSWR, return loss, bandwidth and radiation pattern. The microstrip design is made by doing antenna calculations and determining the method used, namely array and WPD, then designing the design in the application. The FR-4 and Rogers RT- 5880 substrate microstrip antenna design has a VSWR value <2 and return loss <- 10 dB. The highest gain on the 8 x 4 insert feed Rogers RT-5880 array was 17.979 dBi and the bandwidth with the highest value of the 1x2 Rogers RT-5880 array was 651.1 MHz. Gain increases proportional to the number of patches. The Rogers RT- 5880 material produces higher gain than FR-4.
Understanding Price Leadership in Fiji’s Energy Market
Authors: Prasad Biman Chand , Narayan Paresh Kumar , Abraham Joel
Published: November 2023

In this note, we explore price leadership in Fiji’s energy market. Using key energy prices, such as oil, diesel, premix, kerosene and motor spirits, we propose a price leader model. The price discovery model and its theory were proposed by Westerlund, Reese, and Narayan (2017). Using an application of this model to Fiji’s energy price data, we unravel evidence that premix is the market leader with a 54.8% market share followed by the oil price (33.9%). From these results, we draw implications for price regulations and identify the future direction for energy policy.
Microcrédito: una alternativa de financiamiento para comerciantes minoristas
Authors: Sarango Alejo Yesli Yessenia , Cueva Jiménez Neusa Cecilia , Narváez Abad Luis Antonio
Published: November 2023

Los microcréditos se constituyen en un sistema de financiamiento que buscan aportar de manera positiva al individuo que lo adquiere, coadyuvando a mejorar la calidad de vida. El objetivo de la investigación se centró en analizar al microcrédito como una alternativa de financiamiento para comerciantes minoristas. Para poder cumplir este propósito se utilizó un enfoque cuantitativo con diseño no experimental de alcance descriptivo. La población de estudio estuvo conformada por 145 comerciantes pertenecientes al centro comercial de la cuidad de Yantzaza. Los resultados relevaron que las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito son las de mayor influencia en la colocación de créditos en la localidad, por otra parte, se evidenció el aporte económico del microcrédito, a través del aumento de ingresos, por otro lado, incentivó al ahorro, generó empleo, así mismo, con relación al aporte social refleja un incremento en la educción, en el hogar, en el aporte emocional verificando una estabilidad emocional del comerciante. Concluyendo que el microcrédito se concreta como una alternativa de financiamiento, cumpliendo con uno de los objetivos por el cual fue creado, el de ayudar al microempresario por medio del financiamiento a generar mayores ingresos y mantener una mejor calidad de vida.
Tintelingen en krachtsverlies in de rechterhand bij een 23-jarige man: differentiaaldiagnose
Authors: Verstegen D. , Malfait I. , Moyaert M. , Bultheel M. , Vermeersch K. , Peers K.
Published: November 2023

Tingling and decreased strength in the right hand of a 23-year-old man: differential diagnosis

The medical history of a 23-year-old man with loss of strength and tingling in the right hand is described. The patient presented to the physical medicine consultation with decreased strength at extension and spread position of digit 4 and 5 and at dorsiflexion of the right wrist, as well as impaired fine motor skills. This arose for no apparent reason and progressively increased over the last 2 months. The electromyographic examination and ultrasound of the n. ulnaris were abnormal. Despite treatment (conservative and surgical), there was no improvement. Later, following an epileptic seizure, the diagnosis of a tumoral process in the brain was made.

N. ulnar neuropathy of the elbow is the second most common pressure neuropathy in the upper limb, after the carpal tunnel syndrome. Over its course, the n. ulnaris can be affected at different localisations, the most common ones being the elbow (cubital tunnel) and the wrist (Guyon’s canal). The treatment is primarily conservative and, in case of insufficient improvement, surgical.

During the diagnostic process, it is important to establish a good differential diagnosis. This requires a thorough history, a rigorous clinical examination and additional technical examinations if necessary. Good clinical reasoning taking into account the possible pathologies of the peripheral and central nervous system is paramount. If there is no evolution as to be expected with a given therapy, the tentative diagnosis should be reconsidered.
Enhancing Skin Cancer Detection Using AlexNet Empowered Transfer Learning
Authors:   Computer Science, Lahore Garrison University, Pakistan, Baig Daniyal , Amjad Maryam ,   Pediatrics , Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Pakistan
Published: November 2023

Skin diseases necessitate early detection for effective treatment, and deep learning technology has proven instrumental in their classification. In this study, we introduce an innovative approach that employs transfer learning for skin disease prediction, leveraging a comprehensive dataset of skin images. Our model, the Skin Cancer Detection Transfer Learning Algorithm (SCTLA), demonstrates a commendable average accuracy of 98.28% on the dataset, representing a substantial progression in skin disease detection. While our findings may not be considered groundbreaking, they contribute significantly to the timely and precise diagnosis of skin diseases, ultimately enhancing patient care and outcomes, particularly in cases where rapid intervention is essential. The SCTLA was developed and tested on MATLAB 2018 using a single GPU NVIDIA 840m with for processing during training. The dataset, sourced from Kaggle, focuses on binary classification of skin lesions into benign and malignant categories, with 80% allocated for training and 20% for validation. Evaluation metrics such as sensitivity, specificity, precision, accuracy, and the Matthews Correlation Coefficient demonstrate the SCTLA's robust performance. The robustness of SCTLA underscores its potential as a powerful tool in the hands of medical practitioners, contributing to a paradigm shift in the landscape of skin disease diagnosis. The integration of deep learning techniques underscores the study's pivotal role in advancing early detection practices for skin diseases.
Health Management in Livestock Production in Sub Saharan Countries
Authors: Florence Ebube
Published: November 2023

Purpose: The general objective of this study was to explore health management in livestock production in Sub Saharan countries.

Methodology: The study adopted a desktop research methodology. Desk research refers to secondary data or that which can be collected without fieldwork. Desk research is basically involved in collecting data from existing resources hence it is often considered a low cost technique as compared to field research, as the main cost is involved in executive’s time, telephone charges and directories. Thus, the study relied on already published studies, reports and statistics. This secondary data was easily accessed through the online journals and library.

Findings: The findings revealed that there exists a contextual and methodological gap relating to health management in livestock production in Sub Saharan countries. Preliminary empirical review revealed that the health management of livestock in Sub-Saharan Africa is a complex and multifaceted endeavor, influenced by a range of factors including limited access to veterinary services, inadequate nutrition management, and the effectiveness of disease control measures.

Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: The One Health theory, Theory of Planned Behaviour and the Diffusion of Innovations theory may be used to anchor future studies relating to livestock production. The study recommends for enhancing access to veterinary services, promoting knowledge, scaling up vaccination efforts, improving nutrition management, strengthening biosecurity measures, using gender sensitive approaches and investing in disease surveillance and rapid response.
EBU’L HASAN EL-ÂMİRÎ’NİN EĞİTİM VE ÖĞRETİM ANLAYIŞI
Authors: Akpınar Dr. Fuat
Published: November 2023

Bu çalışmamızın temel konusu Âmirî’nin eğitim ve öğretim anlayışının incelenmesi, amacı ise onun bu konudaki görüşlerinin açığa çıkarılmasıdır. Tarihten günümüze gelinceye kadar eğitim bireyde istendik davranış değişikliği kazandırma süreci olarak değerlendirilmiştir. Toplumun en küçük yapı taşı olan ailedeki bireylerin eğitilmesi, hayatta gereksinim duyacağı temel bilgilerin ferde verilmesi erdemli toplumun da oluşmasına büyük katkı sunacak olması tartışmasızdır. Bundan dolayı eğitim birey ve toplum odaklı olmak üzere ikili bir yapıya sahiptir. Ferdin etkili ve kendine faydalı olan eğitimi alması, bunun hayatına tatbik etmesi toplumsal bir faydayı beraberinde getirmektedir. Klasik İslam felsefesinde ise eğitim bireye istendik davranışların yanında ona birtakım değerlerin, alışkanlıkların ve erdemlerin kazandırılması olarak düşünülmüştür. İslam filozofları özellikle Platon ve Aristoteles’ten mülhem eğitim anlayışlarını ortaya koyarlarken bunu ahlâk eğitimiyle özdeşleştirmiş ve nefs eğitimi adı altında özgün görüşler serdetmişlerdir. Âmirî, ilk önce felsefeyi teorik ve pratik olmak üzere iki başlıkta ele almış ve ardından pratik felsefeyi de genel anlamda nefs, aile ve memleket yönetimi şeklinde üçe ayırmıştır. Âmirî ideal bir toplumsal ve devlet düzenin oluşması bağlamında eğitim ve öğretimin önemine vurgu yapmıştır. Âmirî, Platoncu eğitim anlayışından yararlanmayla birlikte bu konuda kendine özgü bir bakış açısını da ortaya koyar. Âmirî’ye göre bireyin erdemlere ulaşması sadece bir toplumda yaşamakla değil, bireyin belli yaşlardan itibaren eğitim ve öğretim alanında derinleşmiş, hikmetli ve erdemli bir eğitimcinin yanında eğitim ve öğretim almasıyla gerçekleşir.
मनरेगाका महिला श्रमिकों पर प्रभाव का अध्ययन
Authors: मारिया सैनी  , डाॅ. शिवकुमार
Published: November 2023

महिलाओं को पूर्व-ऐतिहासिक समय से ही नजरअंदाज किया जाता रहा है। इस अनुसंधान से महिला सशक्तिकरण पर मनरेगा के प्रभाव का अध्ययन करना और इसके कार्यान्वयन के मार्ग में आने वाली बाधाओं का पता करना है। यह अध्ययन महिलाओं के जीवन पर कार्यक्रम के प्रभाव को उजागर करने के लिए निष्कर्ष निकालने के लिए राजस्थान के झुंझुंनू जिले में महिला कार्यकर्ता पर केंद्रित है। अध्ययन में महिला श्रमिकों के महत्वपूर्ण लाभ शामिल हैं जिनमें आय लाभ, सामाजिक सशक्तीकरण,घरेलू निर्णय लेने और सामुदायिक संपत्ति का निर्माण आदि।
EVOLUCIÓN HISTÓRICA Y MUSICAL DE LA MEJORANA PANAMEÑA
Authors: Muñoz J. José Matías
Published: November 2023

La mejoranera es uno de los instrumentos folklóricos panameños de cuerda pulsada del cual más se ha hecho referencia y análisis tanto en su estructura física, como musical. Diversos textos enfocados en su descripción han permitido recopilar datos para comparar su evolución y compartir su historia, sus usos y las formas de ejecución hasta la actualidad.

 

Para lograr esta investigación se aplicaron sólidos criterios de investigación cualitativa, clarificando mediante una entrevista no estructurada las experiencias de la muestra seleccionada.

 

El estudio presenta un análisis general de la evolución de la mejoranera en dos contextos; una que conlleva a describir los cambios estructurales del instrumento y el segundo refiriéndose a las mejoras que ha tenido en el sonido por su forma de construcción actual.

 

Después del análisis de la muestra se refleja un alto nivel de aceptación sobre la teoría planteada y con ella se puede explicar el objetivo para determinar si el instrumento ha tenido una evolución a través de los años.

Por consiguiente, lo expuesto por los entrevistados, hace concluir de manera rotunda que la mejoranera ha experimentado una evolución en los elementos descritos en teoría planteada.
Teachers’ Stress, Coping Strategies, and Job Satisfaction in COVID-induced Teaching Environments.
Authors: Catherine W. Shoulders  , Christopher M. Estepp  , Donald M. Johnson
Published: November 2023

School based agricultural education has long been associated with teacher stress, burnout, and attrition, and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has likely exacerbated these conditions. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the differences in Arkansas SBAE teachers’ stress, coping strategies, and job satisfaction based on teaching environment, and demographic variables during the pandemic. Results showed that respondents experienced fatigue, frustration, worrying, forgetfulness, and impatience, and that these symptoms of stress along with related sources of pressure were negatively correlated with job satisfaction. However, teaching environment resulting from the pandemic was not shown to predict job satisfaction. Nonetheless, results showed that teaching is stressful regardless of situation, and respondents who utilized coping strategies were found to have higher levels of job satisfaction. Therefore, we recommend that administrators work with teachers to develop coping strategies for dealing with stress.
Women in Turf: A Qualitative Study Examining How Women Have Sustained Their Leadership Role in the Turfgrass Industry.
Authors: Devon E. Carroll  , Carrie A. Stephens  , Christopher T. Stripling  , John C. Sorochan  , James T. Brosnan
Published: November 2023

Women are a traditionally underrepresented demographic in the turfgrass industry. As the industry faces labor shortages, increased recruitment and retention of women to the field may reduce labor issues. The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore the lived experiences of 13 female leaders in the turfgrass industry representing diverse job titles, years of experience, and geographic locations. The objective of this research was to promote change within the turfgrass industry and subsequently increase female recruitment efforts by identifying barriers faced uniquely by women and influences on female leadership success. To discover this information, participants engaged in 30-to-90-minute semi-structured interviews with the central research question, “What lived experiences have shaped your career in the turfgrass industry?” Transcriptions of interviews were open-coded and used to develop six main themes: (a) career paths, (b) mentorship involvement, (c) leadership styles, (d) challenges, (e) opportunities for personal growth, and (f) opportunities for industry growth. Interviewed women proved to be vibrant leaders in the industry and faced similar challenges in their journeys to leadership including inappropriate peer conduct, difficulty building a family, and overcoming stereotypes. Women sustained career success by engaging in self-efficacy through educational development, mentorship, and personal growth. These findings can be used by both women and men in the turfgrass industry to improve current culture for women
Interruptions in Early Modern English Drama
Authors: Wagoner Michael M.
Published: November 2023

To interrupt, both on stage and off, is to wrest power. From the Ghost’s appearance in Hamlet to Celia’s frightful speech in Volpone, interruptions are an overlooked linguistic and dramatic form that delineates the balance of power within a scene. This book analyses interruptions as a specific form in dramatic literature, arguing that these everyday occurrences, when transformed into aesthetic phenomena, reveal illuminating connections: between characters, between actor and audience, and between text and reader.

Focusing on the works of William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and John Fletcher, Michael M. Wagoner examines interruptions that occur through the use of punctuation and stage directions, as well as through larger forms, such as conventions and dramaturgy. He demonstrates how studying interruptions may indicate aspects of authorial style – emphasizing a playwright’s use and control of a text – and how exploring relative power dynamics pushes readers and audiences to reconsider key plays and characters, providing new considerations of the relationships between Othello and Iago, or Macbeth and the Ghost of Banquo.
American Druidry
Authors: Kirner Kimberly
Published: November 2023

Approaching Druidry as an emerging religious movement that offers an alternative to the mainstream materialist, consumerist culture of the United States, Kimberley Kirner analyses her own life as a Druid through the lens of her profession as a cultural anthropologist.

Interweaving lively stories of her life as a Druid with accessible analytical essays drawing from an unusual array of literature from the anthropology of religion, the anthropology of consciousness, organizational anthropology, cognitive anthropology, and ethnoecology, she leads the reader into an experiential and conceptual understanding of Druidry as a way of life and as a contemporary Western new religious movement that challenges Christo-centric definitions of religion.

Reflecting on three domains of the Druidic life, the author describes the Druidic worldview (place, time, and the body), community (relational spirituality), and vocation (ethics and action). These descriptions are punctuated with reflective essays that question the boundaries and nature of religion as it is generally understood in the Western world by examining how Druidry might be understood using concepts more appropriate to Druids’ conceptualizations of themselves.
Working with Actors
Authors: Bayly Stephen
Published: November 2023

Working With Actors provides the key to unlocking the honest, dynamic performance every actor has within them. It offers a well-articulated formulation of the Meisner Technique easy for directors and actors to use within a working context.

Through setting out an accessible training programme for practitioners working across stage and screen, this book establishes a clear-cut route to building a three-dimensional character in an organic, non-intellectual fashion, based squarely on the character’s objectives.

Few books in this field venture out of the training studio, while in this book – alongside offering an intense and concentrated Meisner training programme – the focus is more on the ‘pay-off’: the collaborative act of developing the role and how that plays out in rehearsal and performance.

Beyond that, the books uniquely offers:
> a new modality for script reading, analysis and rehearsal through which the character is born in relation to other characters;> a prioritisation of the key skills for coming alive in the moment — listening and putting one’s attention wholly on the other character/actor;> a historical perspective on how Meisner’s methods have evolved and why they provide the basis of truthful acting;> for directors, a format for analysis of the complete work based on Stanislavskian principles;> for actors, complementary methods, such as Uta Hagen’s ‘endowment’, to enhance the ‘reality of doing’
Designing the Domestic Posthuman
Authors: Reid Colbey Emmerson , Weiss Dennis M.
Published: November 2023

Ever since TIME magazine’s 1983 “Man of the Year” was the PC, we have been led to believe that our domestic spaces have been colonized by digital technology. Too little attention has been paid to the domestic spaces and inhabitants impacted by this, and critical posthumanism has been captured by a picture of humanity overly indebted to digital technologies and their largely male progenitors. By applying feminist theory to posthumanism, this work recovers the plethora of sophisticated human-technology mediations associated with the home and practiced primarily by women, the elderly, infants, the disabled, and across cultures globally, challenging dominant, contemporary visions of a future humanity.

Authors Dennis M. Weiss and Colbey Emmerson Reid look at various iterations of the posthuman and assert the need for alternative, feminist readings that emphasize different standpoints from which to assess people, places, and products. Chapters address the impact of posthumanism on design theory and look at familiar domestic objects with different attributes from those typically affiliated with technology and the future, such as clothing, textiles, ceramics, furniture, and wallpaper. They reveal their unhomely, extra-human qualities and offer a much-needed perspective on domestic spaces and practices, revivifying the home as a site of species transformation and pushing beyond traditional understandings of person, mothering, families, and care-giving to highlight a range of critically-overlooked mediated materialisms and embodiments affiliated with domestic space.

By focusing on the neglected intersection of the posthuman with the home and exploring domestic posthuman design, Designing the Domestic Posthuman offers a vision of a future humanity that retains identity and integrity, and considers our relationship to others, to the world and things in it. This book widens the lens of critical focus in posthumanism, feminist philosophy, and design and presents an alternative, inclusive design framework for the future.
Multi-Camera Cinematography and Production
Authors: Landau David , Finn Bruce
Published: November 2023

A how-to book on the art, craft and practice of TV/video/streaming cinematography for multi-camera shooting.

This book is written for anyone wanting to film, direct or produce multiple camera productions. Lighting Directors, Directors of Photography, Camera Operators as well as Directors, Producers and Production Managers will all find valuable information that will help them do their job and accomplish their goals of effectively filming with more than one camera at the same time. This book could be seen as an intermediate to advanced media production course book for colleges. It is also meant to give insight and inspiration to those starting out their professional careers in multi-camera productions.

The text covers advice for producing and filming content using two or more cameras in many genres including Sitcom, Stand-up, News, Talk Show, Interview, Reality, Corporate Video and Indie Movies, with budgets both big and small, by two award winning professional industry cinematographers/lighting directors with over 30 years of experience each.
Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England
Authors: Crawford Sally
Published: November 2023

Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England examines and recreates many of the details of ordinary lives in early medieval England between the 5th and 11th centuries, exploring what we know as well as the surprising gaps in our knowledge.

Daily Life in Anglo-Saxon England covers daily life in England from the 5th through the 11th centuries. These six centuries saw significant social, cultural, religious, and ethnic upheavals, including the introduction of Christianity, the creation of towns, the Viking invasions, the invention of “Englishness,” and the Norman Conquest.

In the last 10 years, there have been significant new archaeological discoveries, major advances in scientific archaeology, and new ways of thinking about the past, meaning it is now possible to say much more about everyday life during this time period than ever before. Drawing on a combination of archaeological and textual evidence, including the latest scientific findings from DNA and stable isotope analysis, this book looks at the life course of the early medieval English from the cradle to the grave, as well as how daily lives changed over these centuries. Topics covered include maintenance activities, education, play, commerce, trade, manufacturing, fashion, travel, migration, warfare, health, and medicine.
Daily Life of Women in Ancient Egypt
Authors: Sabbahy Lisa K.
Published: November 2023

Readable and scholarly, this up-to-date book covers every aspect of the life of women in ancient Egypt.

This book focuses on the life of women in ancient Egypt, while also putting forth a vast array of information about ancient Egyptians in general. Readers begin with a short but thorough introduction to the three great periods of Pharaonic civilization: the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom. Main chapters include the newest evidence scholars have uncovered at important archeological sites in ancient Egypt.

The scope of this book is wide and all inclusive, even though it is focused on the life of ancient Egyptian women. The topics in the book cover a vast amount of the knowledge we have about the ancient Egyptians, including material on architecture, art, law, education, medicine, food, religion, music, and spiritual beliefs. It is important to point out that royal women are only discussed in one chapter, so that more "ordinary" ancient Egyptians are the focus of the book. This book is also designed to be readable for people without any background knowledge of the time period. Any reader interested in ancient Egypt will discover a great deal of material.
The Depression Era
Authors: Barlow Aaron
Published: November 2023

Through a diversity of primary source resources that include works by politicians and literary figures, book reviews, and interviews, this book enables student readers to better understand literature of the Great Depression in context through original documents.

Oklahoma drought refugees seeking livelihood in California, rural white Mississippians, and African American migrants making new lives in Chicago all represented the dramatic transitions across the spectrum of American life during the Great Depression. These vastly different groups of Americans still shared common experiences of desperation and poverty during the 1930s. This book focuses on literary works by three Depression-era authors—William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and Richard Wright—and supplies dozens of primary source documents that serve to illuminate the harsh realities of life in the 1930s and enable students to better appreciate key pieces in American literature from the Great Depression era.

The Depression Era: A Historical Exploration of Literature gives readers historical context for multiple works of American literature about the Great Depression through a wide range of features, including chronologies, essays explaining key events, and primary document excerpts as well as support materials that include activities, lesson plans, discussion questions, topics for further research, and suggested readings. The book’s coverage includes William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying (1930), John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men (1937), The Grapes of Wrath (1939), and Richard Wright’s Native Son (1940).
Encountering Genocide
Authors: Bartrop Paul R.
Published: November 2023

Cutting-edge in its scope and approach, this unique volume offers first-person accounts of modern genocides to enable readers to more fully examine genocidal experiences and better understand the horror of such events.

From the atrocities of the Holocaust to the ongoing horrors in Darfur, genocide has been a gruesome and all-too-prominent fixture of modern history. There is no better way to examine and understand these events than through the accounts of those involved. This unique collection of primary sources features 50 documents, some of which have never before been made public. These firsthand accounts—diary entries, memoirs, oral testimony, original interviews, and more—illuminate 10 genocides of the 20th and 21st centuries as they were experienced by victims, perpetrators, and bystanders.

The book begins with the Herero Genocide (1904–1907) and ends with a consideration of the atrocities in Darfur. Each of the 50 documents features a brief introduction that provides basic and essential information such as who created it as well as when, where, and why. The work concludes with an analysis comprised of scholarly commentary, additional contextual information, and a list of questions that will serve as a springboard for student discussion of history and of the nature of survival in the face of evil.
Explorers of the Maritime Pacific Northwest
Authors: Lang William L. , Walker James V.
Published: November 2023

Covering the adventures of coastal and ocean explorers who made key discoveries and landmark observations from northern California up the coastline to Alaska during the mid-1700s to the early 1800s, this anthology of primary source journal entries, book excerpts, maps, and drawings enables readers to "discover" the Northwest Coast for themselves.

More than 200 years ago, explorers traveled from Central America, Russia, and even Europe to explore the coastline of the American Pacific Northwest, with goals of developing new trade routes, claiming territory for their home countries, expanding their fur trade, or exploring in the name of scientific discovery. This book will take readers to the decks of the great ships and along for the adventures of legendary explorers, such as James Cook, Alejandro Malaspina, and George Vancouver.

This book collects primary source materials such as journal entries, book excerpts, maps, and drawings that document how explorers first experienced the unknown Pacific Northwest coast, as seen through the eyes of non-native people. Readers will learn how explorers such as Vitus Bering and Robert Gray used the full extent of their powers of observation to record the landscape, animals, and plants they witnessed as well as their interactions with indigenous peoples during their search for the mythic Northwest Passage. The book also explains how the maritime explorers of this period mapped the remote regions of the Northwest Coast, working without the benefit of modern technology and relying instead on their knowledge of a range of sciences, mathematics, and seamanship—in addition to their ability to endure harsh and dangerous conditions—to produce exceptionally detailed maps.
Gender Inequality
Authors: Newton David E.
Published: November 2023

Gender Inequality: A Reference Handbook discusses the role women have played throughout human history and play in the modern day, including both advances that have been made in the fight for equality and problems remaining to be solved.

Gender Inequality: A Reference Handbook is divided into two parts. Chapters One and Two provide a historical background to the topic and a review of current issues and problems. The remaining chapters aid readers in continuing their own research on the topic, through an extended annotated bibliography, chronology, glossary, noteworthy individuals and organizations in the field, and important data and documents.

This book covers the topic of gender inequality from the earliest pages of human history to the present day. It differs from other works in the field primarily because of the variety of resources provided, such as further reading, perspective essays on the topic, a historical timeline, and useful terms in the field. It is intended for readers of high school through the community college level, along with adult readers who may be interested in the topic.
Global Pandemic Threats
Authors: LeMay Michael C.
Published: November 2023

This book offers an accessible reference on epidemic and pandemic diseases that provides background information and history, explains why pandemics are a newly emerging threat, identifies the difficulties in coping with them, and provides hope in the form of modern medicine.

Global Pandemic Threats: A Reference Handbook provides all-encompassing coverage that introduces key concepts and traces the history of pandemics, enabling readers to grasp the complexity of the global problem and the difficulties of executing effective solutions. Written in an easy-to-understand manner, it provides a “go-to” resource that systematically addresses dozens of diseases of the past as well as re-emergent or newly emerging pathogens that have the potential of becoming pandemics.

The book’s extensive coverage of past pandemics includes bubonic plague, cholera, influenza, measles, smallpox, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, and yellow fever, and the re-emergence of malaria, measles, pertussis (whooping cough), poliomyelitis, and other contagious diseases. It discusses a broad range of newly emerging viral threats, such as AIDS/HIV, avian flu, anthrax, botulism, Ebola, E. coli, Gulf War syndrome, hanta virus, Lassa virus, Lyme disease, Marburg virus, MERS, MRSA, Ricin, Sin Nombre virus (SNV), and West Nile virus. The work offers perspectives from individuals interested and involved in the fight, including medical professionals and health care workers; profiles of key organizations and persons; a helpful timeline of past and present pandemic outbreaks; and a glossary of key terms and concepts.
The Global Water Crisis
Authors: Newton David E.
Published: November 2023

How is water scarcity becoming a serious problem worldwide—including in the United States? This book provides a broad overview of water, sanitation, and hygiene problems faced by both developing and developed nations around the globe and suggests how these problems can be solved by imaginative and innovative thinking.

Human society depends on sufficient clean water. In many parts of the world, however, this most basic commodity is in very short supply. Even in developed, first-world nations, climate change and other factors have begun to create alarming water supply issues. The Global Water Crisis: A Reference Handbook provides a detailed overview of this important topic, enabling readers to understand the nature of the world’s water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) problems and to know what resources are best for conducting their own research on the topic.

The first chapter of the book provides the historical background information pertaining to the world’s water and sanitation problems; the second chapter documents the problems, explores the issues, and presents potential solutions for understanding the nature of WASH issues. The other sections provide the needed resources for readers to study the issue of the global water crisis further: perspective essays, primary documents, biographical profiles, data and documents, an extended annotated bibliography, a chronology, and a glossary.