Taming The Tame Systems

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Hotei Publishing
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004292772

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Taming the TAME Systems by Anonim Pdf

This volume on TAME systems (Tense-aspect-mood-evidentiality) stems from the 10th Chronos conference that took place in Aston University (Birmingham, UK) on 18th-20th April 2011. The papers collated here are therefore a chosen selection from a stringent peer-review process. They also witness to the width and breadth of the interests pursued within the Chronos community. Besides the traditional Western European languages, this volume explores languages from Eastern Europe (Greek, Romanian, Russian) and much further afield such as Brazilian Portuguese, Korean or Mandarin Chinese. Little known languages from the Amazonian forest (Amondawa, Baure) or the Andes (Aymara) also come under scrutiny.

Author : Arne Soelvberg,David C. Kung
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642780011

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Information Systems Engineering by Arne Soelvberg,David C. Kung Pdf

This book presents a selection of subjects which the authors deem to be important for information systems engineers. The book is intended for introductory teaching. We have tried to write the book in such a way that students with only fragmented knowledge of computers are able to read the book without too many difficulties. Students who have had only an intro ductory course in computer programming should be able to read most of the book. We have tried to achieve simplicity without compromising on depth in our discussions of the various aspects of information systems engineering. So it is our hope that also those who have deeper knowledge in computing may find pleasure in reading parts of the book. The writing of a textbook is a major undertaking for its authors. One is quite often forced to reexamine truisms in the subject area, and must be prepared to reevaluate one's opinions and priorities as one learns more. In particular this is so in new fields, where formalisms have been scarcely used, and where consensus has not yet emerged either on what constitutes the subject area or on how practical problems within the field shall be approached. Contemporary practice in computer applications is confronted with an increasingly complex world, both in a technical sense and in the complexity of problems that are solved by computer.

Author : Rob Creasy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-08-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319622477

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The Taming of Education by Rob Creasy Pdf

This book evaluates contemporary approaches to education, with a particular focus on the ways in which assessment shapes the educational experience and influences pupils and students. It adopts a critical approach, arguing that there is a need for students to develop critical thinking skills, be flexible and have the capacity for originality. Education has increasingly come to be seen as a process with qualifications as the output; however, as economies change, attaining advantage increasingly relies on creativity and originality. Unfortunately, in the quest to remove uncertainty from education, creativity and originality are often overlooked; and the result is that education is impoverished. Creasy argues here that there is no single factor that has shaped education and led to this situation; rather, developments within education can be seen as having been shaped by a range of forces such as neoliberalism, New Public Management, standardization and internationalization. This is not to claim any deliberate undermining of education, but the cumulative effect is that education is less and less fit for purpose. Written for anyone involved in education, student, teacher or manager, this book draws upon Educations Studies, Sociology and Social Policy to offer a compelling critique of contemporary education.

Author : Roel J Wieringa,R B Feenstra
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1995-06-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814549332

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Information Systems-correctness And Reusability - Selected Papers Form The Is-core Workshop by Roel J Wieringa,R B Feenstra Pdf

This volume contains papers on formal system specification. The chapters treat algebraic specification, temporal logic specification, default specifications and deontic logic specification. Applications include information systems, distributed systems, and real-time systems. One of the major themes in the book is the motivation to bring formal specification techniques one step further towards realistic applications.

Author : Gunther Vogelaer,Dietha Koster,Torsten Leuschner
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-09
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110669466

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German and Dutch in Contrast by Gunther Vogelaer,Dietha Koster,Torsten Leuschner Pdf

Designed as a contribution to contrastive linguistics, the present volume brings up-to-date the comparison of German with its closest neighbour, Dutch, and other Germanic relatives like English, Afrikaans, and the Scandinavian languages. It takes its inspiration from the idea of a "Germanic Sandwich", i.e. the hypothesis that sets of genetically related languages diverge in systematic ways in diverse domains of the linguistic system. Its contributions set out to test this approach against new phenomena or data from synchronic, diachronic and, for the first time in a Sandwich-related volume, psycholinguistic perspectives. With topics ranging from nickname formation to the IPP (aka 'Ersatzinfinitiv'), from the grammaticalisation of the definite article to /s/-retraction, and from the role of verb-second order in the acquisition of L2 English to the psycholinguistics of gender, the volume appeals to students and specialists in modern and historical linguistics, psycholinguistics, translation studies, language pedagogy and cognitive science, providing a wealth of fresh insights into the relationships of German with its closest relatives while highlighting the potential inherent in the integration of different methodological traditions.

Author : Alice Payne
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781350092488

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Designing Fashion's Future by Alice Payne Pdf

How do fashion designers design? How does design function within the industry? How can design practices open up sustainable pathways for fashion's future? Designing Fashion's Future responds to these questions to offer a fresh understanding of design practices within the sprawling, shifting fashion system. Fashion design is typically viewed as the rarefied practice of elite professionals, or else as a single stage within the apparel value chain. Alice Payne shows how design needn't be reduced to a set of decisions by a designer or design team, but can instead be examined as a process, object, or agent that shapes fashion's material and symbolic worlds. Designing Fashion's Future draws on more than 50 interviews with industry professionals based in Australia, Asia, North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom. These diverse perspectives from multinational retailers, independent and experimental contexts ground the discussion in contemporary industry practices.

Author : Varun Sivaram
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262537070

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Taming the Sun by Varun Sivaram Pdf

How solar could spark a clean-energy transition through transformative innovation—creative financing, revolutionary technologies, and flexible energy systems. Solar energy, once a niche application for a limited market, has become the cheapest and fastest-growing power source on earth. What's more, its potential is nearly limitless—every hour the sun beams down more energy than the world uses in a year. But in Taming the Sun, energy expert Varun Sivaram warns that the world is not yet equipped to harness erratic sunshine to meet most of its energy needs. And if solar's current surge peters out, prospects for replacing fossil fuels and averting catastrophic climate change will dim. Innovation can brighten those prospects, Sivaram explains, drawing on firsthand experience and original research spanning science, business, and government. Financial innovation is already enticing deep-pocketed investors to fund solar projects around the world, from the sunniest deserts to the poorest villages. Technological innovation could replace today's solar panels with coatings as cheap as paint and employ artificial photosynthesis to store intermittent sunshine as convenient fuels. And systemic innovation could add flexibility to the world's power grids and other energy systems so they can dependably channel the sun's unreliable energy. Unleashing all this innovation will require visionary public policy: funding researchers developing next-generation solar technologies, refashioning energy systems and economic markets, and putting together a diverse clean energy portfolio. Although solar can't power the planet by itself, it can be the centerpiece of a global clean energy revolution. A Council on Foreign Relations Book

Author : Murray Lee,Alyce McGovern
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136216794

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Policing and Media by Murray Lee,Alyce McGovern Pdf

This book examines the relationship between police, media and the public and analyses the shifting techniques and technologies through which they communicate. In a critical discussion of contemporary and emerging modes of mediatized police work, Lee and McGovern demonstrate how the police engage with the public through a fluid and quickly expanding assemblage of communications and information technologies. Policing and Media explores the rationalities that are driving police/media relations and asks; how these relationships differ (or not) from the ways they have operated historically; what new technologies are influencing and being deployed by policing organizations and police public relations professionals and why; how operational policing is shaping and being shaped by new technologies of communication; and what forms of resistance are evident to the manufacture of preferred images of police. The authors suggest that new forms of simulated and hyper real policing using platforms such as social media and reality television are increasingly positioning police organisations as media organisations, and in some cases enabling police to bypass the traditional media altogether. The book is informed by empirical research spanning ten years in this field and includes chapters on journalism and police, policing and social media, policing and reality television, and policing resistances. It will be of interest to those researching and teaching in the fields of Criminology, Policing and Media, as well as police and media professionals.

Author : Robert J. Hudson,K. R. Drew,L. M. Baskin
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1989-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521340993

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Wildlife Production Systems by Robert J. Hudson,K. R. Drew,L. M. Baskin Pdf

This book, first published in 1989, examines the controversial position of commercial utilisation in relation to wildlife conservation. Production of large mammals has earned respectability as an agricultural strategy and its evaluation has been listed as a priority requirement in the World Conservation Strategy. However, many authorities question whether wildlife production is a viable economic and environmental strategy, and suggest that it runs counter to its claimed purpose. This book evaluates this controversy by chronicling the changing role of wildlife and by reflecting on the implications of these trends. The book should be of interest to people both applauding and deploring the use of wildlife in this economic role.

Author : Eser Kandogan,Paul Maglio,Eben Haber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780195374124

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Taming Information Technology by Eser Kandogan,Paul Maglio,Eben Haber Pdf

Information technology is at the center of modern life. It supports most day-to-day activities: talking on the phone, getting money from an ATM, or working in the office. Whether for work, commerce, or fun, we interact with computers, networks, and databases — all sorts of information technology. How does it work? Certainly, technological advances helped create this world. But what keeps it running? The answer is people. These people — computer system administrators — are the unsung heroes of the modern age. This book, ten years in the making, is the result. It tells the story of system administration through the narratives of real system administrators. It documents dynamic systems of people and machines, of specialists working together to tame hugely complex information technology infrastructures, developing and adapting their own tools and practices over time to create productive work environments. The authors hope Taming Information Technology will lead the way to a future in which the important work of these IT workers is better appreciated, better understood, and better supported.

Author : Valeri M. Mladenov,Plamen Ch. Ivanov
Publisher : Springer
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319086729

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Nonlinear Dynamics of Electronic Systems by Valeri M. Mladenov,Plamen Ch. Ivanov Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Nonlinear Dynamics of Electronic Systems, NDES 2014, held in Albena, Bulgaria, in July 2014. The 47 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on nonlinear oscillators, circuits and electronic systems; networks and nonlinear dynamics and nonlinear phenomena in biological and physiological systems.

Author : Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1800
Category : Natural history
ISBN : NYPL:33433007692365

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The System of Natural History by Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon Pdf

Author : Hylke Faber
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780486830438

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Taming Your Crocodiles by Hylke Faber Pdf

"A daring and important addition to the field of leadership development." — Vijay Govindarajan, New York Times bestselling author. Faber offers practical advice to help unlock your potential for growth by overcoming your "crocodiles" and fostering a supportive team environment.

Author : Ralph Hertwig,Timothy J. Pleskac,Thorsten Pachur
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780262353144

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Taming Uncertainty by Ralph Hertwig,Timothy J. Pleskac,Thorsten Pachur Pdf

An examination of the cognitive tools that the mind uses to grapple with uncertainty in the real world. How do humans navigate uncertainty, continuously making near-effortless decisions and predictions even under conditions of imperfect knowledge, high complexity, and extreme time pressure? Taming Uncertainty argues that the human mind has developed tools to grapple with uncertainty. Unlike much previous scholarship in psychology and economics, this approach is rooted in what is known about what real minds can do. Rather than reducing the human response to uncertainty to an act of juggling probabilities, the authors propose that the human cognitive system has specific tools for dealing with different forms of uncertainty. They identify three types of tools: simple heuristics, tools for information search, and tools for harnessing the wisdom of others. This set of strategies for making predictions, inferences, and decisions constitute the mind's adaptive toolbox. The authors show how these three dimensions of human decision making are integrated and they argue that the toolbox, its cognitive foundation, and the environment are in constant flux and subject to developmental change. They demonstrate that each cognitive tool can be analyzed through the concept of ecological rationality—that is, the fit between specific tools and specific environments. Chapters deal with such specific instances of decision making as food choice architecture, intertemporal choice, financial uncertainty, pedestrian navigation, and adolescent behavior.

Author : Katinka Van Der Merwe
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-13
Category : Fibromyalgia
ISBN : 1491089903

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Taming the Beast by Katinka Van Der Merwe Pdf

Fibromyalgia is a complicated, vicious beast. It methodically steals your quality of life, it robs you of sleep, and submerses you in terrible daily pain and debilitating fatigue. The traditional medical approach to this condition is that the cause of fibromyalgia is a mystery, that it is incurable, and that the only way to manage it is to take lots of medications to cover up your pain and other symptoms. Now, for the first time, we provide a fresh look at this condition in a way that has never been done before. We address some of the most obscure symptoms that you may have not known are associated with fibromyalgia, as well as what might have caused your fibromyalgia in the first place, and how to differentiate between different kinds of fibromyalgia. We also discuss the critical role of the nervous system and how its malfunction causes fibromyalgia. Lastly, we discuss positive actions that you can start taking today to help measure and address the neurological, physical, emotional, and chemical symptoms associated with fibromyalgia. Along every step of the way, you will be able to objectively test your results. This book is meant as a guide to not only understand fibromyalgia better, but to help you design a plan to conquer it, starting today.