Browsing by Type "Book chapter"
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Chapter 1 -- Deep ecological 'Insectification': integrating small friends with social work
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2014)As a child, I was raised in the vast, wide-open spaces of the boundless prairie grasslands of the central United States. This immense expanse is commonly known as the ‘Great Plains’. It was hot, dusty and windy, but afforded ... -
Chapter 1 -- Introduction to green nanostructured photocatalysts
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)Recently, because of major concerns regarding fossil fuels, research in modern societies has focused on the utilization of alternative renewable energy sources in order to meet future energy demands. Solar energy is ... -
Chapter 1 -- Introduction Women and disability: The double handicap
(Taylor and Francis, 2018)This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book begins with the interaction between more than one minority status being held concomitantly by an ... -
Chapter 1 -- Introduction: The scope and content of space ethics
(Springer International Publishing, 2016-07-23)The contributions to the volume are accessible and state-of-the-art overviews of several of the major “theoretical” and “practical” issues in space ethics. Ranging from matters of inherent value and theory construction, ... -
Chapter 1 -- Quantum neural computation of entanglement is robust to noise and decoherence
(Elsevier, 2017)Measurement and witnesses of entanglement remain an important issue in quantum computing. Most witnesses will work for only a very restricted class of states, while measurements commonly require lengthy procedures. Quantum ... -
Chapter 1 -- Social context of family caregiving
(Palgrave Macmillan US, 2015)The historical and current contexts of caregiving in later life in the United States are briefly discussed. A short description of the types of health problems typical in the elderly and affecting their need for care is ... -
Chapter 1 – Nanotechnology emerging trends, markets, and concerns
(Elsevier, 2013)Nanotechnology is the fastest-growing technology in the world, and it is also called the Industrial Revolution of the twenty-first century. Many research, development, and manufacturing methods have been used globally to ... -
Chapter 10 -- Punk Authenticity: Difference across the Iron Curtain
(Berghahn Books, 2019)Following the convulsions of 1968, one element uniting many of the disparate social movements that arose across Europe was the pursuit of an elusive "authenticity" that could help activists to understand fundamental truths ... -
Chapter 10 -- Some Ethical Constraints on Near-Earth Resource Exploitation
(Springer, Vienna, 2017)One of the most common and enduring justifications for space exploration is that resources are limited here but plentiful elsewhere. Exploration has the potential to enable humanity to access the vast store of resources ... -
Chapter 10 – Nanotechnology safety in the energy industry
(Elsevier, 2013)Nonrenewable sources of energy have been rapidly growing in recent years and research emphasis has been directed to the utilization of renewable energy sources for a cleaner and healthier environment. For over two decades, ... -
Chapter 11 -- Biodegradable carrier systems for drug and vaccine delivery
(River Publishers, 2015-04)Understanding the molecular mechanisms of cancer is the key for transforming cancer medicine. A substantial proportion of human genes show alternative splicing and mis-regulation of Pre-mRNA splicing is seen in several ... -
Chapter 11 -- Biological systems for carbon dioxide reductions and biofuel production
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)Industrial development has drastically increased greenhouse gas emissions, and this issue will likely continue for a long period of time, further deteriorating the quality of air, soil, and water in the world and jeopardizing ... -
Chapter 11 -- Forced labor in the United States
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2015)In recent years human trafficking has received a great deal of attention, but defining and identifying human trafficking victims has been difficult. Before defining human trafficking the reader should recognize that human ... -
Chapter 11 – Nanotechnology safety in the electronics and telecommunications industries
(Elsevier, 2013)Nanotechnology is one of the emerging areas of science, mathematics, technology, and engineering in the 21st century. It has been instrumental in the manufacture of a variety of new products. These products are a result ... -
Chapter 12 -- Areas where vulnerable public transit commuters reside: a method for targeting crime prevention and other resources to address local area problems
(Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2015)Hart and Miethe (Chapter 11 in this volume) focused on where street robberies occur, taking proximate environments into account. In this chapter, we shift the focus from crime events and features of places to potential ... -
Chapter 12 – Nanotechnology safety in the marine industry
(Elsevier, 2013)Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) have been used extensively in the marine industry because of their attractive properties, including light weight, high stiffness-to-weight and strength-to-weight ratios, ease of installation ... -
Chapter 13 – Implications of Nanotechnology safety of sensors on homeland security industries
(Elsevier, 2013)This chapter presents an overview of nanosensors and nanotechnology, including nanosensor construction, six basic types of nanosensors, and six prerequisites for the optimum functioning of nanosensors. The chapter discusses ... -
Chapter 14 -- Health and environmental aspects of Green Photo-active Nanomaterials
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)Traditional energy and material technologies can have unwanted environmental impacts, so researchers seek greener alternatives in nanotechnology. During the past decades of research, nanomaterials have been explored for ... -
Chapter 14 – Nanotechnology risk assessment
(Elsevier, 2013)Nanotechnology has been promoted as the “next big thing” that will transform everyday life through the creation of numerous new products and enhanced materials for improved quality of life. Numerous applications that ... -
Chapter 15 -- Mary Magdalene and the iconography of domesticity
(E J BRILL, 2012)Mary Magdalene, Iconographic Studies from the Middle Ages to the Baroque examines the iconographic inventions in Magdalene imagery and the contextual factors that shaped her representation in visual art from the fourteenth ...