A Kay: 42 books
by Jing Liu, Hussein A. Abbass, Kay Chen Tan
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2018
This book introduces the linkage between evolutionary computation and complex networks and the advantages of cross-fertilising ideas from both fields. Instead of introducing each field individually, the authors focus on the research that sits at the interface of both fields. The book is structured...
by Stephan Günzel, Franziska Kümmerling, Kurt Röttgers
Language: German
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: German
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Der Raum und das Verständnis des Raums sind als große neue Themen der Philosophie im Gespräch. Die damit zusammenhängenden Fragen gewinnen derart an Bedeutung, dass von einem ›spatial turn‹ der Wissenschaft gesprochen wird, in Entsprechung zum ›linguistic turn‹, der das Gesicht der Philosophie...
Globalization on the Ground
Postbellum Guatemalan Democracy and Development
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2001
This book presents research, analysis, and reflections on the major issues of Guatemalan development and democracy: the role of the military, the involvement of Mayan communities in national development, the possible emergence of more inclusive political institutions and the roles of international...
Teaching about Asian Pacific Americans
Effective Activities, Strategies, and Assignments for Classrooms and Communities
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2006
The number of Asian American students in schools and colleges has soared in the last twenty-five years, and they make up one of the fastest growing segments of the student population. However, classroom material often does not include their version of the American experience. Teaching about Asian...
Leaving Women Behind
Modern Families, Outdated Laws
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2007
Paternalistic federal laws and regulations thwart initiatives to grant women the same economic liberties as men. Why have federal institutions overseeing employment, employee benefits, childcare, taxation, health care, education, retirement, and social security adopted such a warped and antiquated...
by Kay A. Eaton
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2009
Gleason's normal day turns into an adventure he will never forget!The young giraffe'sinnocent curiosity lands him at the North Pole where he must stayuntil next Christmas. When it is finally time to go home, he is called upon to make a very, verydifficult decision.
Writing for Engagement
Responsive Practice for Social Action
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2018
Engagement is trendy. Although paired most often with community, diverse invocations of engagement have gained cache, capturing longstanding shifts toward new practices of knowledge making that both reflect and facilitate multiple ways of being an academic. Engagement functions as a gloss for these...
Taking Teaching Seriously
How Liberal Arts Colleges Prepare Teachers to Meet Today's Educational Challenges in Schools
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
"This highly readable book contains important lessons for us all." -Katherine Schultz, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania Taking Teaching Seriously expands and enriches discussions about teacher preparation in the United States. Its authors describe the unique contexts for teacher...
by B A McIntosh, Kay Phoenix, Elizabeth Spaur
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2017
Love is always in the cards with Love for the Holidays. Las Vegas temperatures are cold in December, but the heat from these seductive holiday tales will keep you warm. Whether the hero is a casino owner, executive, playboy, or rancher, they’re no match for the ladies of Vegas, when Christmas magic is in the air.
Women and Comedy
History, Theory, Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2014
Women and Comedy: History, Theory, Practice presents the most current international scholarship on the complexity and subversive potential of women’s comedic speech, literature, and performance. Earlier comedy theorists such as Freud and Bergson did not envision women as either the agents or audiences...
by Nouha Baccour, Anis Koubâa, Claro Noda
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
This book provides a comprehensive survey on related work for radio link quality estimation, which covers the characteristics of low-power links, the fundamental concepts of link quality estimation in wireless sensor networks, a taxonomy of existing link quality estimators and their performance analysis....
The Feminist Classroom
Dynamics of Gender, Race, and Privilege
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2001
The issues explored in The Feminist Classroom are as timely and controversial today as they were when the book first appeared six years ago. This expanded edition offers new material that rereads and updates previous chapters, including a major new chapter on the role of race. The authors offer specific...
Global Environment
Water, Air, and Geochemical Cycles - Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2012
This newly revised edition of Global Environment discusses the major elements of the geochemical cycles and global fluxes found in the atmosphere, land, lakes, rivers, biota, and oceans, as well as the human effects on these fluxes. Retaining the strengths of the original edition while incorporating...
by Brian A. Jackson, Kay Sullivan Faith, Henry H. Willis
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2010
The ability to measure emergency preparedness is critical for policy analysis in homeland security. Yet it remains difficult to know how prepared a response system is to deal with large-scale incidents, whether it be a natural disaster, terrorist attack, or industrial or transportation accident. This...