Time Series A Data Analysis Approach Using R | Statistics

Winner of the Gold Axiom Business Book Award 2024 in the Philanthropy / Non Profit / Sustainability category. A Top 10 Best New Management Book for 2024 (Thinkers50) Tech For Good reveals how Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies will help solve the world’s greatest challenges like climate change biodiversity loss inequality and poverty. Tech For Good presents a unique perspective on how business can successfully apply advanced technologies in a purpose-driven manner while unlocking new markets and seizing business opportunities. Packed with 75 real-life business cases of companies from all over the world this inspiring book unfolds a compelling narrative about how businesses commercially synergize technology and sustainability. The purpose of this book is to imagine the unprecedented possibilities advanced technologies offer business to drive sustainable growth. Tech for Good will be vital for realizing our Global Goals. |Tech For Good Imagine Solving the World’s Greatest Challenges | Business

This is the first book of its kind to examine Schibsted one of the largest traditional media and newspaper companies in the Nordic region which is today considered a regional and international digital media pioneer. The book examines the rise and role of Schibsted - an early mover and proactive media company in terms of technology adoption digitization and online expansion - in its home region along with its major international ventures. The book focuses on its position in the Nordic digital media landscape one of the world’s most digitally mature media markets and most digitally networked region which is today influenced by fierce competition from expanding global internet giants and platform infrastructure. Drawing on a wealth of sources including original interviews with senior Schibsted executives which allow unprecedented insight into the company the book also details its digital expansion internationally and particularly its pioneering role as originator of the world’s largest online classified advertising company. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of global media and communication studies particularly those specializing in international communication and media industries in a global context. |Schibsted The Digital Transformation of a Nordic Media Giant | Media & Cultural Studies

Domestic violence legislation is a key response to the entrenched social problem of intimate partner violence across the globe yet little is known about the legal players who implement these laws in terms of their perceptions of intimate partner violence and femicide. Through in-depth critical analysis of judicial transcripts this book demonstrates that legal understandings of intimate partner femicide continue to be based upon outdated notions of 'couple conflict' and gender-neutral constructions of intimate partner violence. Contending that judicial understandings of ‘what happened’ must be re-aligned with feminist understandings of intimate partner violence and femicide Intimate Partner Femicide: Contesting the Legal Story ... represents a call to uphold the rights of women to live free from male-perpetrated violence and femicide. This book will therefore appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in gendered violence law social justice and criminology. |Intimate Partner Femicide Contesting the Legal Story | Sociology

This workbook is a foundational and unique resource for clinicians preparing to work with clients affected by trauma. Chapters integrate a holistic understanding of the unique client within trauma-specific case conceptualization promote trainees’ identification of personal values and past experiences that could impact their ability to provide safe and ethical services and offer ways to reduce the risk of occupational hazards such as vicarious traumatization. The trauma treatment process is presented within the tri-phasic framework which is applicable across settings disciplines and various theoretical orientations. Each chapter also provides experiential activities that link the chapter content with clinician reflection and application of knowledge and skills which instructors and supervisors can easily utilize for evaluation and gatekeeping regarding a student’s mastery of the content. An ideal resource for graduate-level faculty and supervisors this book offers a versatile application for mental-health related fields including counseling psychology social work school counseling substance abuse and marriage and family therapy. Designed for students and professional clinicians this groundbreaking text fills an important education and training gap by providing a comprehensive and enlightening presentation of trauma work while also emphasizing the clinician’s growth in self-awareness and professional development. |Preparing for Trauma Work in Clinical Mental Health A Workbook to Enhance Self-Awareness and Promote Safe Competent Practice | Mental Health

This foundational workbook prepares clinicians for safe and competent trauma work by enhancing self-awareness and ethical practice. Integrating holistic client understanding with the tri-phasic framework, it helps identify personal values and reduce vicarious traumatization risks. Featuring experiential activities for reflection and skill application, it supports evaluation and gatekeeping in counseling, psychology, social work, and related fields. Designed for students and professionals, it fills a critical gap in trauma education, promoting both client care and clinician development. A vital resource for graduate programs and supervisors, available at RS to support mental health training and practice.

Volume IV of the Six Volume Remote Sensing Handbook Second Edition is focused on the use of remote sensing in forestry biodiversity ecology land use and land cover and global terrestrial carbon mapping and monitoring. It discusses remote sensing studies of multi-scale habitat modeling forest informatics tree and stand height studies land cover and land use (LCLU) change mapping forest biomass and carbon modeling and mapping and advanced image analysis methods and advances in land remote sensing using optical radar Li DAR and hyperspectral remote sensing. This thoroughly revised and updated volume draws on the expertise of a diverse array of leading international authorities in remote sensing and provides an essential resource for researchers at all levels interested in using remote sensing. It integrates discussions of remote sensing principles data methods development applications and scientific and social context. FEATURES Provides the most up-to-date comprehensive coverage of remote sensing science for forests biodiversity land cover and land use change (LCLUC) biomass and carbon. Discusses and analyzes data from old and new generations of satellites and sensors spread across 60 years. Extensive forestry LCLUC studies biomass and carbon using optical radar Li DAR and hyperspectral data. Includes numerous case studies on advances and applications at local regional and global scales. Introduces advanced methods in remote sensing such as machine learning cloud computing and AI. Highlights scientific achievements over the last decade and provides guidance for future developments. This volume is an excellent resource for the entire remote sensing and GIS community. Academics researchers undergraduate and graduate students as well as practitioners decision makers and policymakers will benefit from the expertise of the professionals featured in this book and their extensive knowledge of new and emerging trends. |Remote Sensing Handbook Volume IV Forests Biodiversity Ecology LULC and Carbon

The Routledge Handbook of Turkey's Diasporas is a comprehensive resource exploring the socio-political dynamics of Turkey's 6.5 million diaspora population. This pioneering volume brings together scholars to examine diaspora policymaking, identity, transnational belonging, and cultural production across Europe, North America, and Oceania. With six analytical sections covering historical context, governance, micro-spaces, and country-specific perspectives, it offers multidisciplinary insights from anthropology, political science, sociology, and more. Ideal for researchers, students, and policymakers interested in Middle Eastern studies, migration, and global diaspora communities. Enhance your understanding with this essential reference, available now at RS.

This handbook the first of its kind provides a rich overview of the socio-political issues and dynamics impacting Turkey’s diasporic groups and diaspora policymaking. Turkey constitutes an important case study in the field of diaspora studies with a diaspora population of around 6.5 million. This handbook therefore brings together emerging and established scholars to explore the central issues actors and processes relating to Turkey’s diasporic groups and diaspora outreach. Taken together the historical and contemporary analyses presented in this volume provide readers a multi-lens perspective on the trajectories of Turkey’s diasporic communities and diaspora policymaking in a wide range of regional contexts including Europe North America and Oceania. The handbook comprises six analytical parts: Contextualising Turkey’s diasporas: past and present Localisation transnational belongings and identity Governing diasporas Micro-spaces and everyday practices Cultural production aesthetics and creativity Country-specific perspectives The volume offers insights into the debates and processes that structure each of these thematic clusters but also provides a comprehensive overview of the dynamics shaping Turkey’s diverse diaspora populations today. The contributions encompass a range of disciplines including anthropology history human geography political science international relations and sociology and the volume will be vital reading for anyone interested in Turkey the Middle East and diasporas. |Routledge Handbook of Turkey's Diasporas | Middle Eastern Studies

Uninspired by all your old fave positions? Revitalize your sex life with this handy book of 52 sex positions. Each position is illustrated and includes a description of how to best enjoy it, so you can share a whole year of sexual happiness. Includes a to/from page for gifting to your lover. This book has been designed for couples with two penises. However, many positions can also be enjoyed with a strap-on. These positions can be enjoyed by all genders, whatever pronouns you use.

What is internal communication? What role does it play in contemporary organizations? What are the consequences of malfunctioning internal communication? There are many aspects of internal communication – work related social formal informal vertical horizontal between coworkers between coworkers and managers communication before and under organizational changes internal crisis communications and so forth. We think of different forms of communication channels such as intranet staff magazines electronic billboards and internal television. This book interconnects these different parts and emphasizes the strategic value and importance of internal communication. We understand internal communication as an unused capital with a large potential for organizational success. Further we understand internal communication as a basic prerequisite of organizations that is performed by all members of an organization – managers coworkers and communication professionals. Traditionally there has been too much emphasis on the work and function of communication professionals when internal communication is discussed but most of the communication value is actually produced by managers and coworkers. However communication professionals are the communication experts in organizations that strategically facilitate the organization. This book is based on a cooperation between Susanne Dahlman senior communication consultant and Mats Heide Professor in Strategic Communication at Lund University. Hence this book has a unique approach that covers both practical and academic aspects of internal communication. This book is a response to the demand for a book that covers the strategic aspects of internal communication in practice and as such is ideal reading for both practitioners and advanced students. |Strategic Internal Communication A Practitioner’s Guide to Implementing Cutting-Edge Methods for Improved Workplace Culture | Business

Imagine if every architect had an apprentice who could consistently observe and understand their intentions take over routine tasks and monitor technical environmental and economic constraints. This apprentice would continually improve freeing the architect to concentrate on truly creative work. This book outlines a plan to turn this vision into reality. It evaluates the development of artificial intelligence from its inception to the present focusing on the last two decades of applying AI in architectural design and planning; the current state of architectural practice is also examined. Integrating architecture computer science AI robotics economics law neurobiology and philosophy the vision is built on three key premises: (i) authentic poetic creativity that transcends parameterization and algorithmizing (ii) innovative learning strategies and training approaches not yet applied concerning architectural design and (iii) the convergence of architecture’s inherent spatiality with virtual reality technology and new theories of human thinking and intelligence poised for implementation in machine learning. |Artificial Intelligence in Architecture and the Built Environment The Revolution Yet to Come

Malaria is one of most serious infectious diseases today and has afflicted humankind for thousands of years. A significant number of people still die from this mosquito-borne disease despite the use of various malaria prevention and control methods over hundreds of years and more than a century of coordinated global control efforts using modern tools together with research into and development of new strategies for prevention diagnosis and disease treatment. Genetic approaches that focus on the vector mosquitoes to prevent malaria parasite transmission have been considered for many decades. Genetic control strategies received a significant boost with the successful development of gene drive systems genetic methods for rapidly spreading beneficial genes and phenotypes through mosquito populations. This book reviews some concepts of gene drive systems and describes pioneering applications to control mosquito populations and prevent parasite transmission. |Mosquito Gene Drives and the Malaria Eradication Agenda | Science Client Lines

This guidebook is a practical and essential tool covering all the necessary steps for structural design engineers to create detailed and accurate calculations in accordance with Australian and international standards. General project requirements are explained in terms of project management and document control. Calculation methods and details are shown for actions (wind seismic dead and live loads). Design details are then provided for steel concrete timber and geotechnical calculations (footings piles retaining walls etc.). Detailed worked example calculations are included throughout the text as well as typical CAD details for design drawings. Design items are explained for typical items of equipment found across various industries (e.g. piping vessels lifting machine foundations access composite structures bunds and more). Design aids are provided including guides and examples for popular engineering programs (Space Gass Strand7 and Rhinoceros 3D). Comprehensive capacity tables are also included for steel and concrete elements. This edition has been updated to include the latest design requirements from Australian Standards including Steel Structures (AS 4100–2020) Concrete Structures (AS 3600–2018) (including steel fibre reinforced concrete slabs) Earthquake Actions (AS 1170.4–2024) and basic requirements from Timber Structures (AS 1720.1–2010). Requirements from many more Australian Standards and international standards are also provided in the context of typical design projects. |Australian Guidebook for Structural Engineers

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely used in society today. The (mis)use of biased data sets in machine learning applications is well‑known resulting in discrimination and exclusion of citizens. Another example is the use of non‑transparent algorithms that can’t explain themselves to users resulting in the AI not being trusted and therefore not being used when it might be beneficial to use it. Responsible Use of AI in Military Systems lays out what is required to develop and use AI in military systems in a responsible manner. Current developments in the emerging field of Responsible AI as applied to military systems in general (not merely weapons systems) are discussed. The book takes a broad and transdisciplinary scope by including contributions from the fields of philosophy law human factors AI systems engineering and policy development. Divided into five sections Section I covers various practical models and approaches to implementing military AI responsibly; Section II focuses on liability and accountability of individuals and states; Section III deals with human control in human‑AI military teams; Section IV addresses policy aspects such as multilateral security negotiations; and Section V focuses on ‘autonomy’ and ‘meaningful human control’ in weapons systems. Key Features: Takes a broad transdisciplinary approach to responsible AI Examines military systems in the broad sense of the word Focuses on the practical development and use of responsible AI Presents a coherent set of chapters as all authors spent two days discussing each other’s work This book provides the reader with a broad overview of all relevant aspects involved with the responsible development deployment and use of AI in military systems. It stresses both the advantages of AI as well as the potential downsides of including AI in military systems.|Responsible Use of AI in Military Systems | Computer Science

This book is a reference guide for healthcare executives and technology providers involved in the ongoing digital transformation of the healthcare sector. The book focuses specifically on the challenges and opportunities for health systems in their journey toward a digital future. It draws from proprietary research and public information along with interviews with over one hundred and fifty executives in leading health systems such as Cleveland Clinic Partners Mayo Kaiser and Intermountain as well as numerous technology and retail providers. The authors explore the important role of technology and that of EHR systems digital health innovators and big tech firms in the ongoing digital transformation of healthcare. 　 Importantly the book draws on the accelerated learnings of the healthcare sector during the COVID-19 pandemic in their digital transformation efforts to adopt telehealth and virtual care models. 　 Features of this book: Provides an understanding of the current state of digital transformation and the factors influencing the ongoing transformation of the healthcare sector. Includes interviews with executives from leading health systems. Describes the important role of emerging technologies; EHR systems digital health innovators and more. Includes case studies from innovative health organizations. Provides a set of templates and frameworks for developing and implementing a digital roadmap. Based on best practices from real-life examples the book is a guidebook that provides a set of templates and frameworks for digital transformation practitioners in healthcare. |Healthcare Digital Transformation How Consumerism Technology and Pandemic are Accelerating the Future | Business Improvement

In this ground-breaking book pre-eminent thought leader in the fields of sustainability and flourishing John R. Ehrenfeld critiques the concept of sustainability as it is understood today and which is coming more and more under attack as unclear and ineffective as a call for action. Building upon the recent work of cognitive scientist Iain Mc Gilchrist who argues that the human brain’s two hemispheres present distinct different worlds this book articulates how society must replace the current foundational left-brain-based beliefs – a mechanistic world and a human driven by self interest – with new ones based on complexity and care. Flourishing should replace the lifeless metrics now being used to guide business and government as well as individuals. Until we accept that our modern belief structure is itself the barrier we will continue to be mired in an endless succession of unsolved problems. |The Right Way to Flourish Reconnecting to the Real World | Business

Hamilton explores in a short history how all men gained the vote self-government and the secret ballot in South Australia (1856) Victoria (1857) and New South Wales (1858). Australia permanently democratised without a violent revolution and at a very early time. In 1851–1858 local parliaments in the British colonies of New South Wales Victoria and South Australia gave all men the vote including Aboriginal and Chinese men the secret ballot and self-government of local affairs. Britain approved this book examines the parliamentary debate which led to these radical democracies. Debates covered voting eligibility the secret ballot the upper house of parliament equal electorates multiple voting illiterate voters control of Crown lands terms of parliament payment of members and separation of Church and State. British parliamentary tradition was combined with the advanced liberal thinking of the time Chartism with the British constitution. The democratisation of 1851–1858 in the three largest Australian colonies was as fundamental to Australian prosperity as the ‘mixed’ market economy. This is a vital text for scholars of democracy as well as those interested in Australian Studies Australian History Political Science Constitutional Law and the building blocks of first-world prosperity. The Open Access version of this book available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. |The Australian Horn of Plenty How Britain's Australian Colonies Began Democracy

New Dramaturgies of Contemporary Opera is the first and only book that approaches the dramaturgy of contemporary opera from the unique perspectives of living practitioners (composers librettists directors producers singers dramaturgs and administrators) who provide valuable first-hand insight into the coming into being of an opera today. The edited collection captures the ethos of contemporary opera-making in the global context and serves as a timely intervention in addressing the array of heterogenous dramaturgical practices that go into making an opera today in an era of flux. The collection is split into four parts: Part I presents the new dramaturgical considerations that the field is currently exploring; Part II investigates the ways in which non-Western cultures and perspectives can and have been represented; Part III explores the roles of space nature and environment in contemporary opera; and finally Part IV looks at the ways in which technology has intersected with the creation of contemporary opera. With perspectives from practitioners throughout this collection is essential reading for advanced students researchers and scholars of contemporary opera as well as practicing dramaturgs in this field. |New Dramaturgies of Contemporary Opera The Practitioners’ Perspectives | Theatre and Performance

Despite improvements in the last 20 years we still have a long way to go before all of our buildings places and spaces are easy and comfortable for all of us to use. This book puts forward a powerful case for a totally new attitude towards inclusivity and accessibility. Exploring both the social and the business cases for striving for better this book will empower architects to have more enlightened discussions with their clients about why we should be striving for better than the bare minimum and challenging the notion that inclusive design should be thought of reductively as simply a list of “special features” to be added to a final design or that inclusivity is only about wheelchair access. This book will be to help make inclusive design business as usual rather than something that is added on to address legislation at the end of the development process. Accessible and engaging this book will be an invaluable resource for students as well as practicing architects richly illustrated with case studies showing both good and bad examples of inclusive design and celebrating inclusion. |Are you an inclusive designer? | Architecture

This new volume explores important recent approaches and advanced techniques for the effective management and treatment of wastewater. The book provides a range of diverse techniques for achieving optimum water quality management for restoration of water bodies for the improvement of a circular water economy and for effective water reuse. Many of the new methods and technologies included in the book focus on sustainable phytoremediation techniques such as the use of earthworms ecological floating beds and anaerobic biovalorization. The book also comprehensively discusses the scope of nanomaterials for wastewater treatment. Some of the least explored aspects of water quality improvement such as use of eco-roofs the role of remote sensing in water quality management and biosand filters for household wastewater treatment are discussed as well. |Advanced Technologies for Water Quality Treatment and Management | Science Client Lines

Apulian limestones constitute the historic building constructions of the Puglia region (in the south of Italy) named trulli (representing an outstanding universal value for UNESCO) but also other stone buildings of the well-known Itria Valley. Trulli are drywall (mortarless) constructions made of roughly worked limestone blocks collected from neighbouring fields. The limestone for trulli is quarried from different Apulian localities and together with another local lithotype represents the stone heritage of the Itria Valley. This book begins with an introduction to the region of southern Italy where trulli and other typical stone architecture can be found. The Itria Valley with its towns and landscape and the town of Alberobello are described from an architectural point of view. The second section describes the different examples of building constructions in local stone of the Itria Valley focusing on ancient and contemporary quarries. In this part petrographic and physical mechanical characteristics of the main kind of limestones are reported and discussed. The third part focuses on the main examples of stone architecture of Itria Valley distinguishing the historical rural buildings from the other historical civil ones. In this section particular attention is given to best practices of evaluation action protection rules and restoration methods for stone heritage in Itria Valley and Alberobello. This book serves as a useful source of information to geologists archaeologists architects historians and stone industry operators specifically and to academic and non-academic communities travellers and tourism industry operators in general. The book will also be of interest to students researchers and rock enthusiasts spanning all age groups and academic levels. |Natural Stone and World Heritage Itria Valley and Alberobello Apulia Region Italy | Balkema Reference Books