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DescriptionTrailblazer cultivates critical thinkers, readers, and writers and provides the language support they need to be ready to study subject-matter content in English. Trailblazing students take meaningful action beyond the classroom by developing the ability to shape their own answers to life’s big questions, and to view these questions through multiple perspectives.A multiple literacy approach helps prepare students for meaningful real-world interaction.Authentic non-fiction, globally diverse fiction, and information presented through multi-media inputs prompt students to think critically and apply their language and skills to real-world contexts.The real-life stories of National Geographic Explorers inspire a new generation of trailblazing students to make a positive impact on their community.Assessment of English language skills and strategies helps instructors to track learning outcomes, and students to meet their learning goals, including success on international exams.Inte

DescriptionTrailblazer cultivates critical thinkers, readers, and writers and provides the language support they need to be ready to study subject-matter content in English. Trailblazing students take meaningful action beyond the classroom by developing the ability to shape their own answers to life’s big questions, and to view these questions through multiple perspectives.A multiple literacy approach helps prepare students for meaningful real-world interaction.Authentic non-fiction, globally diverse fiction, and information presented through multi-media inputs prompt students to think critically and apply their language and skills to real-world contexts.The real-life stories of National Geographic Explorers inspire a new generation of trailblazing students to make a positive impact on their community.Assessment of English language skills and strategies helps instructors to track learning outcomes, and students to meet their learning goals, including success on international exams.Inte

As people get older, they become more likely to have hearing difficulties in certain situations; for example, having conversations in public settings where there is naturally more noise. This can sometimes lead to isolation, depression, or even fatigue from the effort needed to communicate with others. Clinicians and researchers often do not use standardized outcome measures for hearing interventions that reflect patients' perceptions of real-life improvements. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a committee of experts to identify a core set of outcomes and corresponding measures that researchers and clinicians should use each time they assess the effectiveness of hearing aids and other treatments in addressing hearing difficulties. The resulting report, Measuring Meaningful Outcomes for Adult Hearing Health Interventions, presents those outcomes and measures, as well as recommendations for promoting their use within the hearing health community.

The classic work that has shaped the field of biomedical ethics, fully updated to include cutting-edge approaches and research. Principles of Biomedical Ethics provides a highly original, insightful, and practical guide to morality in the health professions, health policy, and public health. Acclaimed authors Tom L. Beauchamp and James F. Childress thoroughly develop and advocate for four principles that lie at the core of moral reasoning in health care: respect for autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice. Drawing from contemporary research - and integrating detailed case studies and vivid real-life examples and scenarios - they demonstrate how these prima facie principles can be used to address various conflicts and dilemmas, from how to deliver bad news to the decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatments.Ideal for courses in biomedical ethics, bioethics, and health care ethics, the text is enhanced by hundreds of annotated citations, along with key terms and

Archaeological research on islands has made significant contributions to our understanding of human cultural development, with aquatic resources and maritime adaptations being increasingly recognized as having had profound effects on human evolution, worldwide dispersals, and the development of social complexity. Once thought to be marginal habitats for humans--lacking in many of the necessary dietary and raw material requirements for societies to thrive--recent research in island and coastal regions around the world has shown this to be false. In fact, the opposite appears to be true in many cases, where aquatic resources were plentiful, highly nutritious, and relatively easy to harvest. The Oxford Handbook of Island & Coastal Archaeology is the first volume to synthesize major topics in the subfield of island and coastal archaeology on a truly global scale, including methodological and theoretical advances that have positioned the subfield as central to archaeology, history, and hist

Authoritative and accessible, Smith & Wood's Employment Law provides detailed and lucid coverage of the core areas and key case law. Critical analysis combined with discussion of contextual knowledge engages students and helps them to develop a well-rounded and intricate understanding of the subject.

Moses Maimonides is undoubtedly the most famous rationalist of the Jewish tradition, portraying all of Torah as an intellectual project to know the deepest secrets of God and nature. This book, however, argues that this characterization of Maimonides is only partially true. Notwithstanding his focus on the primacy of intellect, he views the emotions or passions as central to the good life. Maimonides does so through imbuing his works the Mishneh Torah and Guide of the Perplexed with a series of emotions that are grounded in conflicting moral and psychological archetypes: love vs. fear, moderation vs. abstinence, courage vs. awe, anger vs. calmness, pride vs. humility, and justice vs. compassion. Maimonides' Moral Psychology contends that these contrasting emotional paradigms represent two distinct approaches to the world that exist simultaneously in Maimonides' writings. One is grounded in an understanding and imitation of nature, while the other derives from a skeptical view of the wo

From the bestselling author of Hillbilly Elegy – an intimate account of why Vice President JD Vance strayed from the Christianity of his youth and what led him back to faith.

A long-overdue analysis of how Black lesbians have asserted their lived experience through creative practice, pushing back against heteropatriarchal systems that deny them visibility. "We Must Document Ourselves Now" examines the essential but oft-ignored importance of Black lesbian literature and film in queer literary and film histories, arguing that Black lesbian cultural texts reflect creators' lived experiences and resist the heteropatriarchal systems that deny Black lesbians visibility in popular culture. Stephanie Andrea Allen contends that these texts have three goals: to lay bare the experiences of Black lesbians in a raced, gendered, classed, and homophobic society; to challenge the notion that claiming Black lesbian identity is marginal or forbidden; and to take care of Black lesbians by bearing witness to their experiences through creative practice. Insisting that Black feminist creative practice is an integral form of self and community care, Allen weaves analysis of cultu

Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Laini Taylor and Sarah J. Maas, Sunday Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa sweeps readers into a bold and exciting new world, where a twisted game of destiny has far-reaching consequences, in the second in this new fantasy trilogy, following Fateless.

The Bible tells its story about leaders and leadership in terms of three socio-political axes: by domain (familial and public); by gender (male and female); and by position (socio-political heads such as warriors and kings versus intermediaries such as prophets and diviners). The Bible only rarely idealizes Israel's leaders, such as Moses and David. Instead, it emphasizes the impact of the family on both family leaders and public leaders. This book initially focuses on Genesis, with a look at a major moment in the life of three great family ancestors: Abraham, Rebecca and Jacob. The second part of the book focuses on public leaders, particularly prophets, warriors and kings and the parallels between warrior commissions and stories of prophetic calls that suggest an interconnected literary relationship. Finally, the book highlights four features that inform the stories discussed in this book: authorship, attractiveness, authority, and anonymity. Profiles in Family and Public Leadership

Black Queer Girlhood on the Musical Theatre Stage offers a new perspective on the creativity of contemporary Black women musical theatre artists, their representations of Black girlhood, and the Black queer feminist spectators who engage with their work. Creating a new model for Black queer feminist praxis, La Donna L. Forsgren engages with musical theatre scholarship, Black queer feminist criticism, reception studies, Black girlhood studies, and film and television studies, critiquing the gaps and silences within these fields. Each chapter uses Black queer feminist criticism and audience reception theories of popular culture to understand what meaning and pleasure Black queer spectators find in popular musical performances created by Black women. Through resistant readings of twenty contemporary musical theatre productions--from Broadway hits such as The Color Purple and the televised broadcast of The Wiz Live! to the less studied but popular gospel musical Mama, I Want to Sing!--Fors

Amidst heightened rhetoric and increasing polarization in the United States, American Pogroms chronicles the causes and consequences of two centuries of mob violence in American history, highlighting exactly what's at stake when we allow leaders to legitimate violence and the mob to rule. For much of American history, members of the majority population of the United States indiscriminately attacked and terrorized minority communities. In some parts of the country, mob violence seemed a near-constant part of the region's history, while in others it was a brief, horrific spasm that perpetrators--but not victims--quickly forgot. In American Pogroms, terrorism expert Daniel Byman argues that there is a word for this type of communal violence: pogrom. Although pogroms are historically associated with the orchestrated campaigns of anti-Jewish violence in Tsarist Russia, Byman asserts that pogroms have been an all-too-frequent feature of American history. Tracing two centuries of communal vio

International Booker shortlisted literary sensation Mieko Kawakami serves us a thrilling, stylish noir of buried secrets and shocking acts.'With Sisters in Yellow, [Kawakami] proves she is still the most exciting Japanese novelist at work today' The TimesDeluxe Hardback editionFrom the International Booker Prize-Shortlisted author of Heaven and Breasts and EggsHana has nothing but she’s hopeful. She’s fifteen years old. She lives in a tiny apartment in a suburb of Tokyo with her young mother, a hostess at a local dive bar. They have no money, no security. Then Kimiko appears.Kimiko is older, a bright light in Hana’s dark world. Together they set up Lemon, a bar that, despite its shabby setting and seedy clientele, becomes a haven for Hana. Suddenly Hana has a job she loves, friends to share her days with, and the glittering promise of money. She feels like a normal girl. She feels invincible.But in the narrow alleys of Sangenjaya, nothing is as it seems. Soon all of Hana’s hope, her op

(Dyslexia-friendly)Carnegie Medal winning author Tanya Landman delivers an eerily captivating and accessible retelling of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Gothic novel of murder and monstrosity.Evil Mr Hyde stalks London's streets, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.Good Dr Hyde keeps protecting him.Why? Is Hyde blackmailing Jekyll for some shameful past sin? Or is something stranger and more sinister going on?Respected scientist Dr Henry Jekyll is fascinated by the human capacity for evil. But his experimentation into the darker side of his own character has horrific and dangerous results.Robert Louis Stevenson’s Gothic masterpiece continues to fascinate readers 140 years after its first publication, and it is now made accessible to an even wider audience in this compelling retelling by award-winning author Tanya Landman.Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 9.

From the bestselling creators of The Gruffalo and The Baddies, an enchanting lift-the-flap board book series featuring the charming animal characters, satisfying rhyming stories, and a reveal on every spread!Poor Fox has lost his socks! How will he get dressed without them? Are they under the stairs... in the cupboard... under the mat? Lift the flaps and find out!From the bestselling creators of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, the Tales from Acorn Wood series will delight the youngest readers with charming animal characters, sturdy flaps on every spread, and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud.

From the bestselling creators of The Gruffalo and The Baddies, an enchanting lift-the-flap board book series featuring the charming animal characters, satisfying rhyming stories, and a reveal on every spread!Welcome to Acorn Wood, where tired Rabbit can't get to sleep. Can you help her find a quiet place to nap? Lift the flaps to find out!From the bestselling creators of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, the Tales from Acorn Wood series will delight the youngest readers with charming animal characters, sturdy flaps on every spread, and rhyming stories that are a joy to read aloud.

Ballet Practice and History is a complete, inclusive resource on ballet training and history for the beginning teen-adult reader. Unique in its balanced discussion of technique and history, this book guides readers through an accessible methodology of training while also presenting ballet's historical development through a culturally inclusive lens. Part One presents a progression of study guiding the reader through a series of eight scaffolded lessons, including terminology, descriptions, learning guides and lessons. Methods of learning ballet are presented in a healthy and anatomically sound approach for diverse audiences. Each chapter has a dedicated ballet class to reinforce terminology and concepts, available as a video lesson for readers to follow. Part Two presents a global survey of ballet's historical development expanding on the traditional European context to include histories in Mexico, Cuba, South America, South Africa and East-Asia. It also discusses cultural issues assoc

近年來，域外視頻取證日益成為國際民商事司法協助的熱點問題。海牙國際私法會議對域外視頻取證問題高度重視，於2019年正式發佈了《〈海牙取證公約〉下使用視頻鏈接的良好實踐指南》(Guide to Good Practice on the Use of Video-Link under the Evidence Convention，以下簡稱《視頻取證指南》)，為公約框架下視頻取證合作與衝突解決提供了重要意見和建議，引發了國際社會的廣泛關注。本書在闡述國際民事訴訟中域外視頻取證的基本問題的前提下，以《海牙取證公約》、2020年歐盟《關於成員國法院之間民商事案件取證合作的第1783號理事會規則》 (以下簡稱《歐盟取證條例》)為主要視角論述了域外視頻取證的法律程序與規則，並以中美域外取證實踐為例，重點討論了域外視頻取證領域的法律衝突及相關的衝突解決方案，同時也分析了域外視頻取證中證據出境的限制以及權利保護要求。最後針對我國在域外視頻取證領域理論與實踐的現狀與不足，提出立法建議與意見。全文除緒論和結論外，共分五章。 第一章闡述域外視頻取證制度的基本問題；第二章是域外視頻取證的法律程序；第三章是域外視頻取證的衝突及其解決；第四章是域外視頻取證的限制和權利保護問題；第五章提出在百年未有之大變局的時代背景下，構建我國域外視頻取證法律制度。伴隨信息化的潮流，域外視頻取證給國際法治合作帶來機遇，也給國際法層面的制度構建與理論探索帶來挑戰。一個具有中國特色的建立於互相尊重主權原則基礎上的更具開放性和包容性的域外視頻取證法律制度，不僅是對海牙國際私法會議《視頻取證指南》的中國回應，也有助於我國在統籌推進國內法治和涉外法治的大背景下提升涉外法治建設水平，助力我國進一步參與和引領國際法治秩序的發展與變革。

The Bhagavad Gita is a philosophical and spiritual poem about truth, duty, good actions and the purpose of life. This book collates the wisdom it offers and applies it to contemporary life and work offering lessons on how to foster excellence and fulfilment in today's competitive world. The corporate world and the contemporary society focus on winning, per□forming and developing a competitive edge. Gita for Work and Life offers readers a deeper philosophical understanding of the interconnectedness of all beings, the importance of self-reflection and improvement, purpose, duty, morality, equanimity and peace. These guiding principles provided by Krishna to Arjuna in the Bhagavad Gita are meant to rekindle the dormant human spirit and inspire the reader to elevate their understanding of the mind and soul and how these relate to their work. The book explores themes such as depression management, realised action, knowing oneself, work and fulfilment, balance and discipline, material

The future of precision health care is being driven by the increasingly rapid evolution of technologies. Over the past century, health care has benefited tremendously from the steady introduction of new tools, such as imaging, vaccines, immunology, biochemical analysis, and drug development; more recently, emerging technologies have arisen rapidly, undergone swift validation, and experienced prompt application. However, these technologies and their results have uncertainties and impact all facets of precision patient management. Uncertain Precision: Managing Health Care with Personalized Technologies provides an in-depth overview of precision medicine and its relationship with new technology, examining its current scope, benefits, and limitations. While new medical technologies can identify many individual traits that establish diagnoses, predict the course of illness, and recommend therapies, the tools and their results have uncertainties that the health care professional must anticip

Unpacking the important disciplinary literacy skills students need to develop to make evidence-based arguments about the past

《個性謬說：一場爭論》(The Personal Heresy: A Controversy)是一場理論爭鳴，其中收錄路易斯和蒂利亞德論爭文字各三篇。牛津大學出版社1939年4月初版，1965年重印；2008年，美國的協和大學出版社(Concordia University Press)再版。這場理論爭鳴，在文學批評史上頗為著名。其核心論題是：詩歌是不是詩人個性或人格之表現。對此，路易斯予以駁斥，而蒂利亞德則為之申辯。就漢語世界而言，出版該論著的意義主要有二：(1)漢語詩歌的抒情傳統，源遠流長，該論題恰好與此密切相關；(2)“君子和而不同”，截然相反的理論立場完全可以儒雅地開展對話，就此而論，該著堪稱典範。

An interdisciplinary English-language study on the creative cultures produced by China's ethnic minorities

Federated Learning for the Metaverse: Applications in Virtual Environments provides readers with insights into how federated learning, a decentralized machine learning paradigm, can be strategically applied to address critical aspects of the metaverse. The book covers a wide range of topics, including privacy-preserving personalization, security, collaboration, adaptive learning environments, real-time communication, decentralized governance, language understanding, immersive learning experiences, avatar customization, and dynamic scene rendering.

Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as three-dimensional (3D) printing, is a relatively new manufacturing technique that has gained significant industrial interest. AM is a key low-carbon manufacturing technology incorporating net-shaping whilst avoiding complex process chains. This manufacturing technique is appealing for a variety of applications, including aerospace, oil, gas, marine, automotive, biomedical, and nuclear, due to advantages such as component design freedom, component complexity, light weighting, toolless nature, part consolidation, and decreased material waste. To overcome the performance limitations and to take advantage of the alloy design opportunities provided by AM technology, a new generation of alloys suitable for AM is needed. In addition to this, optimising process parameters and microstructure evolution during AM can lead to improved mechanical, corrosion, fatigue, irradiation, and wear properties, amongst other benefits. With a view to select the best a

‘A love story and a domestic horror story’ Michael CunninghamStefan Merrill Block was nine when his mother pulled him from school in Plano, Texas, certain that his teachers were ‘stifling his creativity’. Years before homeschooling became a nationwide movement in the US, Stefan vanished from the system and into his mother’s increasingly eccentric theories and projects – including her quest to bleach her 12-year-old son’s hair to recapture his earliest years, and to make him crawl not walk. Beyond his formal lessons in maths, he was largely left to his own devices academically, leaving vast gaps in his knowledge.When, after five years away from the outside world, he re-entered the school system, he was in for a jarring awakening. At once a novelistic portrait of mother and son, and an illuminating window into an overlooked corner of the US education system, Homeschooled is a moving, funny and ultimately inspiring story of a son’s battle for a life of his own choosing, and the price of a

When there are suspicious sightings around the bay (ghosts?! a sea monster?!)--who're you gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that's who! The Misfits are on the case in the hilarious follow-up to the beloved New York Times bestseller! "For any kid who's felt like a misfit, this crackling adventure packs a wallop!" --Lincoln Peirce, creator of Big Nate Oof! When reports of ghosts arise around an abandoned lighthouse, Olive and her elite team of underdogs are immediately thrust into a brand new case. After all, ghosts don't exist . . . right? Real or not, the ghosts draw quite a crowd at Olive's beloved Reforming Arts School, or RASCH (not "rash"). Turns out everyone wants a glimpse of the ghosts, including . . . the nearby marine life?! Between RASCH's ghosts and newfound tourism, rumors soon spiral out of control about a sea monster in the bay--snagging unwanted attention from a corrupt mogul. What is going on at RASCH? Does the mythical creature really exist, and ca

The gap between who designers and developers imagine their users are, and who those users really are, can be the biggest problem with product development. Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner's Guide to User Research, Third Edition helps readers bridge that gap to understand what users want and need from your product, and whether they'll be able to use what you've created.Filled with real-world experience and a wealth of practical information, Observing the User Experience presents a complete toolbox of techniques to help designers, developers and other stakeholders see through the eyes of their users. The book is organized into three parts. Part I discusses the benefits of end-user research and the ways it fits into the development of useful, desirable, and successful products. Part II presents techniques for understanding people's needs, desires, and abilities, providing a basis for developing better products, whether they're Web, software or mobile based. Part III explains

《數量經濟研究》(The Journal of Quantitative Economics)是由教育部人文社會科學重點研究基地吉林大學數量經濟研究中心主辦、吉林大學商學與管理學院協辦的學術集刊,是數量經濟學研究領域的專業學術刊物。2017年起入選中文社會科學引文索引(CSSCI)來源集刊,被 CNKI中國學術期刊網絡出版總庫全文收錄,2017-2022連續六年榮獲社會科學文獻出版社優秀集刊獎,2022年獲評中國人文社會科學期刊AMI入庫集刊。2022年獲評中國人文社會科學期刊AMI入庫集刊，2024年入選中國知網“2024年度高影響力學術輯刊”。《數量經濟研究》目前已經成為中國數量經濟學界普遍接受和認同的本學科高水平學術刊物之一。本刊自2010年創刊以來,得到學界的專家學者大力支持,取得了較大的學術影響。2019年起轉為季刊,每期9篇文章,每篇論文在1-1.6萬字。《數量經濟研究》強調稿件的學術性、前瞻性、實證性和規範性的同時,進一步拓寬國際視野,聚焦數理經濟學、計量經濟學與應用經濟學其他學科的理論、方法及應用研究。組稿遵循百花齊放、百家爭鳴的方針,關注國際學術前沿,關注重大經濟現實問題,堅持理論研究與應用研究相結合。

中國非洲研究院系根據習近平總書記重要指示精神成立，肩負著促進中非人文交流、深化中非文明互鑒的重要使命。作為中國非洲研究院的院刊，《中國非洲學刊》秉持學術性、創新性和開放性的原則，刊發國內外關於非洲的研究和中非關係研究的高質量學術論文，擬以中、英兩種文字在海內外出版發行。目前英文刊是以書代刊形式，已出版三輯，現在擬出版第四輯。本期Chinese Journal of African Studies (Volume 4 Number 1 October 2025),《中國非洲學刊》(英文版)以“China-Africa Cooperation and Development from the Perspective of the Global South(全球南方視域下中非合作與發展)”為選題和副書名，包括九篇文章。其中四篇文章的作者是非洲專家學者，曾參與我國外交部、中國非洲研究院等機構組織的來華調研活動，切身體會到在習近平新時代中國特色社會主義思想指導下的新時代中國飛速發展，並致力於將中國的先進思想和優秀經驗傳播到非洲國家，寫出“習近平治國理政思想對非洲發展的啟示”系列文章。另外五篇文章的作者是中國學者，其中一篇是本領域頂尖學者專門針對全球南方專題的約稿文章，四篇是已經發表在中文期刊上的文章，翻譯成英文。

You'll never guess what Planet Earth used to look like, which mountaintop is closest to space, how coral reefs are built from seawater and sunlight, and how many different languages you'd need to learn to speak to everyone in the world. All is revealed in this delightful information book, filled with quirky and surprising things to know.

Award-winning author/illustrator Don Brown explores the history of rocket building in this installment of the Big Ideas That Changed the World graphic novel series. "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong said those iconic words when Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn't just one man who got us to the moon--there was a whole team of people, plus centuries of discoveries and technologies that came before that made it possible. From ancient Chinese rockets to the first steps on the moon, Rocket to the Moon! Reveals which "bombs bursting in air" inspired the writer of "The Star-Spangled Banner," why the Russians wanted to launch a dog into Earth's atmosphere, and how exactly astronauts are able to go to the bathroom while in a rocket far off in space! Big Ideas That Changed the World is a graphic novel series that celebrates the hard-won succession of ideas that ultimately changed the world. Humor, drama, and art unite to tell th

Padawan Reath Silas is being sent from the cosmopolitan galactic capital of Coruscant to the undeveloped frontier―and he couldn’t be less happy about it. He’d rather stay at the Jedi Temple, studying the archives. But when the ship he’s traveling on is knocked out of hyperspace in a galactic-wide disaster, Reath finds himself at the center of the action.The Jedi and their traveling companions find refuge on what appears to be an abandoned space station. But then strange things start happening, leading the Jedi to investigate the truth behind the mysterious station, a truth that could end in tragedy...“Claudia Gray created an absolute masterpiece with incredible depth. This is a must-read for any Star Wars fan in 2021.” - Cultress“The most fun entry of The High Republic line yet.” – ComicBook.com"An emotionally resonant Star Wars adventure like you've never seen before." -- CinelinxEnjoy more adventures from the all-new era of storytelling of the glorious High Republic:Star Wars: Light