“…Complex systems are systems composed of many elements that interact strongly with each other, which makes them extremely rich dynamical systems showing a huge range of phenomena. Properties of complex systems that are of particular importance are their efficiency, robustness, resilience, and proneness to collapse. …”

“…Chapters incorporate cutting-edge discussions on the relevance of contemporary political phenomena such as populism, the relation between science and history, pragmatism and the paradigmatic challenge of the Anthropocene. …”
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“…An avid reader, he amassed a library of books and articles about science and astronomy, and his reflections about these subjects had a direct impact on his art.This book explores why astronomy captivated Cornell, and considers hundreds of his works - found-footage films, three-dimensional space-object boxes, enigmatic collages, and cosmic ephemera - that contain references to astronomical phenomena. Kirsten Hoving considers Cornell's enormous collection of astronomy materials, ranging from eighteenth-century books to recent works; newspaper and magazine articles that Cornell clipped and sorted; and diary entries of his observations while stargazing in his backyard. …”

“…A no-holds-barred assault on popular superstitions and prejudices, with more than 80,000 copies in print, Why People Believe Weird Things debunks these nonsensical claims and explores the very human reasons people find otherworldly phenomena, conspiracy theories, and cults so appealing. …”

“…What are the causes of this ‘immunity*, which in Scandinavia has prevented ideologies from becoming mass phenomena? Henningsen has found important contributions to an understanding of this problem in Holberg, Kierkegaard and Grundtvig. …”

“…What were the extent and consequences of the linguistic contact between Greek and the local languages? Where there phenomena of Greek-local cultural translations or adaptations? …”

“…The book examines the phenomena from a linguistic and critical perspective, drawing on critical discourse analysis and sociological treatises of market society…”

“…Gross reveals a persistent intellectual current that considers emotions as psychosocial phenomena. In Gross’s historical analysis of emotion, Aristotle and Hobbes’s rhetoric show that our passions do not stem from some inherent, universal nature of men and women, but rather are conditioned by power relations and social hierarchies. …”
Sumario

“…The complexities of two-dimensional phenomena are explained and illustrated in detail, while various three-dimensional forms are also discussed. …”

“…It includes contributions from experts from around the globe whose research, advocacy, teaching, work, or service in the natural or social sciences deals with risk communication and/or management surrounding natural and technological disasters, with a particular focus on climate change-related phenomena. Resilience and good communication are intimately linked and with climate change precipitating more numerous and onerous weather-related catastrophes, a conversation on resilience is timely and necessary. …”

“…The book examines two core phenomena: the development of a new, democratic paradigm of constitution making, and the resulting change in the normative discussions of constitutions, their creation, and the source of their legitimacy. …”

“…The volume begins with a comprehensive introduction that documents the shift towards Critical Discourse Studies in the study of socio-discursive phenomena, as well as its implications in terms of theories, methodologies, and objects of study within and beyond Communication. …”
Sumario

“…These questions are answered through the detailed study of conversational phenomena, informed by a critical concern for the relationship between talk and social structure --…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Williams -- Modelling Phenomena Affecting Fuel Element Thermal Performance at High Burn-Up by V. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Toward a Science of Phenomena…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…/ Roy Ascott -- Mudding: social phenomena in text-based virtual realities / Pavel Curtis -- The art and architecture of cyberspace / Pierre Lévy…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Spotlight on 2014 Anniversaries and Events -- Spotlight on the Past: 1864, 1914, 1939, 1964, 1989 -- Spotlight on World and American Anniversaries -- 450th Birth Anniversary of William Shakespeare (1564) -- Storming the Bastille (1789) -- World War I Begins (1914) -- Panama Canal Opens (1914) -- World War II Begins (1939) -- Beatlemania (1964) -- "The Star-Spangled Banner" (1814) -- George Washington Carver Birth Anniversary (1864) -- Nevada Statehood (1864) -- Mother's Day: First Official Observance (1914) -- Joe Louis Birth Anniversary (1914) -- Civil Rights Act of 1964 (1964) -- Spotlight on People -- Spotlight on 2014 Events -- Calendar of Events: Jan 1-Dec 31, 2014 -- January -- February -- March -- April -- May -- June -- July -- August -- September -- October -- November -- December -- Calendar Information for the Years 2014-2016 -- Looking Forward: Future Anniversaries and Major Events -- Perpetual Calendar -- National Days of the World for 2014 -- Selected Special Years: 1995-2014 -- Chinese Calendar -- Wedding Anniversary Gifts -- World Map of Time Zones -- Universal, Standard and Daylight Times -- Leap Seconds -- Astronomical Phenomena for the Years 2014-2016 -- The Naming of Hurricanes -- Some Facts About the US Presidents -- Some Facts About the United States -- State & Territory Abbreviations: United States -- State Governors/US Senators/US Supreme Court -- Some Facts About Canada -- Province & Territory Abbreviations: Canada -- Some Facts About Mexico -- 2014 Special Months -- Presidential Proclamations -- Major Awards Presented in 2012-2013 -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover; Learning as Self-Organization; Copyright; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Foreword: Learning as Self-Organization; Keynote; Innate Bases of Learning; The Behavioral Level: Learning; Respondents, Operants, and Emergents: Toward an Integrated Perspective on Behavior; Analysis of Behavioral Selection by Consequences and Its Potential Contributions to Understanding Brain-Behavior Relations; MECHANICS OF THE ANIMATE; The Response Dimension; Nonlinear phenomena in Learning Processes; The Attractor of the Intentional Learning System; The Network Level: Self-Organization…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The fast fashion phenomena and its consequences from a sustainability point of view -- Rana plaza as a threat to the fast fashion model? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…The changing "sound ideal" as a social marker in Seto multipart songs / Žanna Pärtlas -- Sound instrumentation in Lithuanian multipart music practice : the relationship between the individual and the collective in music-making processes / Daiva Račiūnaitė-Vyčinienė -- The sound of Medn̦eva : local multipart singing practice as an instrument of identity in north-eastern Latvia / Anda Beitāne -- Sound aspects caused by the formation of intentional and accidental multipart instrumental music, illustrated by selected examples / Rudolf Pietsch -- Multipart phenomena in Hungarian folk music : regarding the instrumentation and instrumentalization of sound / Lujza Tari -- "I hear the drum, but I can't see it!" …”