“…Addressing the history of the production and reception of the great medieval poem, Piers Plowman, Lawrence Warner reveals the many ways in which scholars, editors and critics over the centuries created their own speculative narratives about the poem, which gradually came to be regarded as factually true. …”

“…Give Sorrow Words combines great sensitivity to the experience of terminal illness with an astute awareness of the more theoretical debates in this increasingly important area of research…”

“…Sterols and other isoprenoids are of great interest for their molecular structure and function in cell architecture and evolution, as well as for their importance in medicine and agriculture. …”

“…In recognition of the great progress in research on the biology, an international meeting titled “Integrative Approach to Understanding the Diversity of Butterfly Wing Patterns (IABP-2016)” was held at Chubu University, Japan in August 2016. …”

“…Theoretical studies of Latvian grammar have a great deal to offer to contemporary linguistics. …”

“…As researcher, teacher, and administrator, Wild's work has impacted generations of scholars around the world, leading him to be described as 'a great facilitator and a scholar who serves humanity through music' by Andrée Grau, Professor of the Anthropology of Dance at University of Roehampton, London. …”

“…Europe provided the perfect conditions for a great number of political revolutions from below. …”

“…To gather the necessary data researchers nowadays use a great variety of new instruments based on electronics. …”

“…The use of scientific computing tools is currently customary for solving problems at several complexity levels in Applied Sciences. The great need for reliable software in the scientific community conveys a continuous stimulus to develop new and better performing numerical methods that are able to grasp the particular features of the problem at hand. …”

“…The widespread use of the text is not only due to the popularity of the name Proklos, but also underlines the great importance of its content. This book contrasts the Sphaera of the pseudo-Proclus with the standard astronomical textbook for astronomy from the 14th century - the Sphaera of Johannes de Sacrobosco. …”

“…There has recently been a great deal of interest in the potential for oral or topical supplementation with essential fatty acids (EFAs), specifically omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, as an adjunct to conventional treatments for DES. …”

“…On April 26, 1865, as Abraham Lincoln's funeral cortege paused in Union Square, New York, before being taken by rail to Springfield, Illinois, William Cullen Bryant listened as his own verse elegy for the slain president was read to a great concourse of mourners by the Reverend Samuel Osgood. …”

“…This collection will be of great value to scholars and practitioners of medicine, ethics, philosophy, social science and history…”

“…In the past four decades, rice has also become a commercial crop of great importance to Mekong farmers, augmenting but not replacing its role in securing their subsistence. …”

“…It emerges how, despite all the problems and open questions, "the debt of contemporary thought to Heidegger is great and how important it is to preserve the legacy of his thought and the tradition in which it is placed, beyond any false alternative between naive apologetics and radical criticism" Articolandosi in tre sezioni: l’analitica esistenziale fra neokantismo, fenomenologia ed ermeneutica; etica, prassi, politica a partire da Essere e Tempo; confronti, approfondimenti, prospettive, questo volume collettaneo prova ad offrire un bilancio sull’attualità e inattualità dell’analitica esistenziale a Novata anni dalla pubblicazione di Essere e Tempo ispirandosi ad “un’ermeneutica della Sachlichkeit”. …”

“…By dealing with the state-of-the-art in eHealth technologies, this volume is of great interest to researchers in the field of physical and mental healthcare, psychologists, stakeholders and policymakers as well as technology developers working in the healthcare sector. …”

“…This open access book brings out the state of the art on how informatics-based tools are used and expected to be used in nanomaterials research. There has been great progress in the area in which “big-data” generated by experiments or computations are fully utilized to accelerate discovery of new materials, key factors, and design rules. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…part, Architecture -- chapter A great Chinese ‘rural’ metropolis—the unity and contradictions in Beijing’s urban identity -- chapter Architectural ornaments in the twenty-first century: An analytical study -- chapter Conservation strategies to revive the imageability of the Kumbakonam historic town -- chapter Envisioning the unseen: Interdisciplinary approach between painting and architecture -- chapter Heritage management: Investigating current practices in sustainable retrofitting of built heritage, methodologies, tools and approaches -- chapter New urbanism and its reflection on residential interior design in Egypt -- chapter Place identity/place making in the built environment—towards a methodological perspective -- chapter Sustainable urban heritage conservation strategies—case study of historic Jeddah districts -- chapter The correlation between art and architecture to promote social interaction in public space -- chapter The miniatures of Lahore Darbar -- chapter The potential of the eco-passive construction technique for the Western Desert in Egypt -- chapter Towards public identity and climate awareness architecture -- chapter Vernacular culture and its contribution to the identity of Auresian houses in Algeria -- chapter The historical symbolizing of Istanbul city through its iconic buildings -- part, Interior design -- chapter Anticipating possible future visions in interior architecture -- chapter Contemporary Egyptian theatre and heritage -- chapter Design ideology through architectural identity: A hybrid dynamic potential -- chapter The mutual influence of the Mamluk interior architecture and urban planning in Damascus -- chapter Usage of Arundo Donax L. as a sustainable material in interior design and architecture -- part, Architectural identity and globalization -- part, Architecture -- chapter Authenticity of the physical environment that influences a sense of place: A qualitative study at Ampel Street Corridor, Surabaya, Indonesia -- chapter Back into the future: The city improvement board of Hyderabad -- chapter Drama as a conservation tool for architectural heritage -- chapter Human response and the complex city scene -- chapter Interactions between urban dynamics and new spatial patterns: The case of Istanbul -- chapter Investigating a sense of place at a historic commercial street corridor: Visitor perception of social aspects -- chapter Jammu—the city of temples -- chapter Nature and physical configuration: A study of topographical influences on the physical configuration of mountain settlements in the Iraqi Kurdistan region -- chapter The effect of social and environmental factors on the urban form of a place: A fishing village in Hurghada, Egypt -- chapter The nature of cities -- chapter The Potential of Pavements in the Identity Conflict of a City -- chapter Towards sustainable slum development: A performance evaluation approach for slum upgrading plans in Egypt -- chapter Urban identity and lifestyles of gated communities in Egypt -- part, Graphic -- chapter From national disgrace to cultural heritage and international film set. …”

“…The Digital Divas program, based on the idea that it was possible to change girls' perceptions of IT careers with educationally sound materials that tapped into their interests and were delivered in all-girl classes within the school curriculum, was a great success. In 'Digital Divas: Putting the Wow into Computing for Girls', Fisher, Lang, Craig and Forgasz recount what they did and how they did it, and reflect on the significance of this program, which has indisputably led to an increased self-sufficiency with IT amongst girls, challenged stereotypical understandings of IT as a male activity, and increased the pursuit of IT careers by young women…”

“…The movies chosen for analysis correspond deliberately with those Shakespeare plays that, as written texts, have been subjected to a great deal of productive study in a queer context since the beginnings of queer theory in the early 1990s. …”