Mobile Orientations

Author : Nicola Mai
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226585000

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Despite continued public and legislative concern about sex trafficking across international borders, the actual lives of the individuals involved—and, more importantly, the decisions that led them to sex work—are too often overlooked. With Mobile Orientations, Nicola Mai shows that, far from being victims of a system beyond their control, many contemporary sex workers choose their profession as a means to forge a path toward fulfillment. Using a bold blend of personal narrative and autoethnography, Mai provides intimate portrayals of sex workers from sites including the Balkans, the Maghreb, and West Africa who decided to sell sex as the means to achieve a better life. Mai explores the contrast between how migrants understand themselves and their work and how humanitarian and governmental agencies conceal their stories, often unwittingly, by addressing them all as helpless victims. The culmination of two decades of research, Mobile Orientations sheds new light on the desires and ambitions of migrant sex workers across the world.

Author : Nicola Mai
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226585147

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Mobile Orientations by Nicola Mai Pdf

Despite continued public and legislative concern about sex trafficking across international borders, the actual lives of the individuals involved—and, more importantly, the decisions that led them to sex work—are too often overlooked. With Mobile Orientations, Nicola Mai shows that, far from being victims of a system beyond their control, many contemporary sex workers choose their profession as a means to forge a path toward fulfillment. Using a bold blend of personal narrative and autoethnography, Mai provides intimate portrayals of sex workers from sites including the Balkans, the Maghreb, and West Africa who decided to sell sex as the means to achieve a better life. Mai explores the contrast between how migrants understand themselves and their work and how humanitarian and governmental agencies conceal their stories, often unwittingly, by addressing them all as helpless victims. The culmination of two decades of research, Mobile Orientations sheds new light on the desires and ambitions of migrant sex workers across the world.

Author : Shigeru Nakayama
Publisher : Global Oriental
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789004213074

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The Orientation of Science and Technology by Shigeru Nakayama Pdf

Shigeru Nakayama has been at the forefront of redirecting conventional East Asian science and technology, arguing that ‘orientation of science’ refers not only to the direction of science but also implies a turning to Eastern science. Recently, he has been arguing for implementation of a ‘Service Science’, linked to rights and needs of mankind.

Author : Theodor Borangiu,Damien Trentesaux,André Thomas,Paulo Leitão,José Barata Oliveira
Publisher : Springer
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319511009

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Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi-Agent Manufacturing by Theodor Borangiu,Damien Trentesaux,André Thomas,Paulo Leitão,José Barata Oliveira Pdf

The book offers an integrated vision on Cloud and HPC, Big Data, Analytics and virtualization in computing-oriented manufacturing, combining information and communication technologies, service-oriented control of holonic architectures as well as enterprise integration solutions based on SOA principles. It is structured in eight parts, each one grouping research and trends in digital manufacturing and service oriented manufacturing control: Cloud and Cyber-Physical Systems for Smart Manufacturing, Reconfigurable and Self-organized Multi-Agent Systems for Industry and Service, Sustainability Issues in Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Holonic and Multi-agent System Design for Industry and Service, Should Intelligent Manufacturing Systems be Dependable and Safe?, Service-oriented Management and Control of Manufacturing Systems, Engineering and Human Integration in Flexible and Reconfigurable Industrial Systems,Virtualization and Simulation in Computing-oriented Industry and Service. p>

Author : Theodor Borangiu,Andre Thomas,Damien Trentesaux
Publisher : Springer
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642358524

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Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi Agent Manufacturing and Robotics by Theodor Borangiu,Andre Thomas,Damien Trentesaux Pdf

The book covers four research domains representing a trend for modern manufacturing control: Holonic and Multi-agent technologies for industrial systems; Intelligent Product and Product-driven Automation; Service Orientation of Enterprise’s strategic and technical processes; and Distributed Intelligent Automation Systems. These evolution lines have in common concepts related to service orientation derived from the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) paradigm. The service-oriented multi-agent systems approach discussed in the book is characterized by the use of a set of distributed autonomous and cooperative agents, embedded in smart components that use the SOA principles, being oriented by offer and request of services, in order to fulfil production systems and value chain goals. A new integrated vision combining emergent technologies is offered, to create control structures with distributed intelligence supporting the vertical and horizontal enterprise integration and running in truly distributed and global working environments. The service value creation model at enterprise level consists into using Service Component Architectures for business process applications, based on entities which handle services. In this componentization view, a service is a piece of software encapsulating the business/control logic or resource functionality of an entity that exhibits an individual competence and responds to a specific request to fulfil a local (product) or global (batch) objective. The service value creation model at enterprise level consists into using Service Component Architectures for business process applications, based on entities which handle services. In this componentization view, a service is a piece of software encapsulating the business/control logic or resource functionality of an entity that exhibits an individual competence and responds to a specific request to fulfil a local (product) or global (batch) objective.

Author : Robin L. Jarvis,Amy J. Word-Allen,Alvin D. Jeffery
Publisher : Sigma Theta Tau
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781646481408

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Staff Educator’s Guide to Clinical Orientation, Third Edition by Robin L. Jarvis,Amy J. Word-Allen,Alvin D. Jeffery Pdf

“Chapter to chapter, I was able to deepen my understanding of process and concepts in ways that will strengthen the professional development of any nursing team.” –Heather E. Norman, MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CNL, CCHP-RN Chief Nursing Officer, Wellpath “Staff Educator’s Guide to Clinical Orientation provides an insightful look into the onboarding needs of our healthcare environment . . . This guide would be a fantastic resource for a new or established onboarding program.” –Veronica Gurule, MSN, RN, CCRN Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse Cook Children’s Hospital “Staff Educator’s Guide to Clinical Orientation is a must-read for anyone who is involved in onboarding new, experienced, and temporary staff nurses in a clinical setting.” - Paula Levett, MS, RN, CCRN Former Nursing Practice Leader Pediatric Intensive Care Unit The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital With all the changes in staffing in the past few years due to the pandemic, a high-quality onboarding process is even more important for retention and ensuring a new nurse’s success. In this fully revised third edition of Staff Educator’s Guide to Clinical Orientation, authors Robin Jarvis, Amy J. Word-Allen, and Alvin Jeffery provide readers with all the tools they need to successfully develop a nursing and healthcare workforce. Whether someone is new to leading orientation efforts or a seasoned nursing staff development specialist, this book will help readers: · Understand the role of the preceptor in clinical orientation activities · Incorporate regulatory and legal issues · Understand and use the ADDIE model · Analyze, design, and implement an orientation program · Evaluate an individual’s competency · Conduct surveys and focus groups · Manage orientee errors and personality conflicts TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Important Considerations for Onboarding and Orientation Chapter 2: Analysis and Design of an Onboarding Program Chapter 3: Developing and Implementing an Orientation Program Chapter 4: Evaluating an Individual’s Competency Chapter 5: Working With Orientees Chapter 6: Evaluating an Orientation Program Chapter 7: Temporary Employees and Students Chapter 8: Regulatory Considerations Chapter 9: Practical Tips for Staying Organized Appendix: Essential Orientation Materials for Your Office

Author : Shabbir Syed-Abdul,Luis Fernandez Luque,Pei-Yun Sabrina Hsueh,Juan M. García-Gomez,Begoña Garcia-Zapirain
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783039363506

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Data Analytics and Applications of the Wearable Sensors in Healthcare by Shabbir Syed-Abdul,Luis Fernandez Luque,Pei-Yun Sabrina Hsueh,Juan M. García-Gomez,Begoña Garcia-Zapirain Pdf

This book provides a collection of comprehensive research articles on data analytics and applications of wearable devices in healthcare. This Special Issue presents 28 research studies from 137 authors representing 37 institutions from 19 countries. To facilitate the understanding of the research articles, we have organized the book to show various aspects covered in this field, such as eHealth, technology-integrated research, prediction models, rehabilitation studies, prototype systems, community health studies, ergonomics design systems, technology acceptance model evaluation studies, telemonitoring systems, warning systems, application of sensors in sports studies, clinical systems, feasibility studies, geographical location based systems, tracking systems, observational studies, risk assessment studies, human activity recognition systems, impact measurement systems, and a systematic review. We would like to take this opportunity to invite high quality research articles for our next Special Issue entitled “Digital Health and Smart Sensors for Better Management of Cancer and Chronic Diseases” as a part of Sensors journal.

Author : Jamin Pelkey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781474273855

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The Semiotics of X by Jamin Pelkey Pdf

The X figure is ubiquitous in contemporary culture, but attempts to explain our fixation with X are rare. This book argues that the origins and meanings of X go far beyond alphabets and archetypes to remembered feelings of body movements - movements best typified in the performance of “spread-eagle” as a posture or gesture. These body memories are then projected onto other patterns and dynamics to help us make sense of the world. The argument is accomplished using a blend of insights from linguistic anthropology, cognitive linguistics, rhetoric culture and process semiotics to bring together revealing clues from languages, cultures and thinkers around the world. Chief among the uses and experiences of X are its tendencies to involve us in surprising reversals and blends. In ancient times the X-pattern was discussed as “chiasmus”, a figure which, according to Maurice Merleau-Ponty, informs the most basic elements of our bodily experience, calling into question polarized dichotomies such as subject versus object. Pushed to extremes, presumed opposites like these tend to reverse suddenly. Likewise, blended experiences of our bodily extremities - arms and legs, toes and fingers, hands and feet - provide a plausible source of grounding for unique human abilities like analogy and double-scope conceptual integration. The book illustrates these dynamics by drawing attention to uses of X in history, prehistory and daily life, from sports and advertising to world mythology and languages around the world. The Semiotics of X is the first step towards developing a larger argument on the important but neglected role that chiasmus plays in cognition. It aims to inspire continued exploration on the figure, with the full expectation that chiasmus will become for the 21st century what metaphor became for the 20th century: a revolution in thinking about the way we think.

Author : Beate Kling,Torsten Krüger
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-03
Category : Art
ISBN : 9783955531454

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Signage - Spatial Orientation by Beate Kling,Torsten Krüger Pdf

Interdisciplinary work at the gateway to design

Author : Hasmat Malik,Smriti Srivastava,Yog Raj Sood,Aamir Ahmad
Publisher : Springer
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811318191

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Applications of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Engineering by Hasmat Malik,Smriti Srivastava,Yog Raj Sood,Aamir Ahmad Pdf

The book is a collection of high-quality, peer-reviewed innovative research papers from the International Conference on Signals, Machines and Automation (SIGMA 2018) held at Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT), Delhi, India. The conference offered researchers from academic and industry the opportunity to present their original work and exchange ideas, information, techniques and applications in the field of computational intelligence, artificial intelligence and machine intelligence. The book is divided into two volumes discussing a wide variety of industrial, engineering and scientific applications of the emerging techniques.

Author : James C. Lin
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000218695

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Electromagnetic Fields in Biological Systems by James C. Lin Pdf

Spanning static fields to terahertz waves, this volume explores the range of consequences electromagnetic fields have on the human body. Topics discussed include essential interactions and field coupling phenomena; electric field interactions in cells, focusing on ultrashort, pulsed high-intensity fields; dosimetry or coupling of ELF fields into biological systems; and the historical developments and recent trends in numerical dosimetry. It also discusses mobile communication devices and the dosimetry of RF radiation into the human body, exposure and dosimetry associated with MRI and spectroscopy, and available data on the interaction of terahertz radiation with biological tissues, cells, organelles, and molecules.

Author : United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105211334110

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Medical Department Orientation by United States. Bureau of Naval Personnel Pdf

Author : Army War College (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127306749

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Manual for the Artillery Orientation Officer ... 1917 by Army War College (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Theodor Borangiu,André Thomas,Damien Trentesaux
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-28
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642274480

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Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi-Agent Manufacturing Control by Theodor Borangiu,André Thomas,Damien Trentesaux Pdf

Service orientation is emerging nowadays at multiple organizational levels in enterprise business, and it leverages technology in response to the growing need for greater business integration, flexibility and agility of manufacturing enterprises. The Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) analysed throughout the book represents a technical architecture, a business modelling concept, a type of infrastructure, an integration source and a new way of viewing units of automation within the enterprise. The primary goal of SOA is to align the business world with the world of information technology in a way that makes both more effective. The service value creation model at enterprise level consists of using a Service Component Architecture for business process applications, based on entities which handle services. In this view a service is a piece of software encapsulating the business/control logic or resource functionality of an enterprise entity that exhibits an individual competence and responds to a specific request to fulfil a local (operation) or global objective (batch production). The value creation model is based on a 2-stage approach: • Agentification: complex manufacturing processes are split in services provided by informational agents which are discovered, accessed and executed. This leads to a modular, reusable, agile and easy integrate integration. • Holonification: holons link the material flow and physical entities of the manufacturing processes with the informational part (IT services realized by distributed intelligence) facilitating thus traceability the developing of flexible control systems. This book gathers contributions from scientists, researchers and industrialists on concepts, methods, frameworks and implementing issues addressing trends in the service orientation of control technology and management applied to manufacturing enterprise. This book gathers contributions from scientists, researchers and industrialists on concepts, methods, frameworks and implementing issues addressing trends in the service orientation of control technology and management applied to manufacturing enterprise.

Author : Naval Medical School (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Organization
ISBN : UCAL:$B530525

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Medical Department Orientation by Naval Medical School (U.S.) Pdf