“…Those who fled during the complex, increasingly violent and militarized Syrian civil war – in total about half of the pre-conflict population – have predominantly looked for a place of refuge, security and participation chances in other regions within Syria or in neighboring countries. …”

“…Rice feeds more than half of the world population. Its small genome size and ease in transformation have made rice the model crop in plant physiology and genetics. …”

“…The school of thought surrounding the urban ecosystem has increasingly become in vogue among researchers worldwide. Since half of the world’s population lives in cities, urban ecosystem services have become essential to human health and wellbeing. …”

“…But learning the software is only half the battle. What you really need is real-world guidance: how to prep your project before touching your PC, which Project tools work best, and which ones to use with care. …”

“…Learn how to: Find Something Worth Fighting For— What do you care enough about to risk time, energy, and money to try to make happen? Determining this is half the battle. See the Future Now— Clarify your big idea in terms of real objectives, plans, and intended results. …”

“…Author Douwe Osinga also provides a chapter with half a dozen techniques to help you if you’re stuck. …”

“…Many organizations struggle to reach effective, market-driven sales quotas, with more than half reporting quota setting as one of their top sales dilemmas. …”

“…Deliver apps fast, doing half the work you were doing before and exploiting powerful new features to speed up development. …”

“…This video compilation provides you with a front row seat for each of the 51 sessions, 8 half-day tutorials, and 6 keynotes delivered at the conference. …”

“…For half a century, Martin Heidegger's philosophical thought has been a towering—even revolutionary—presence on the European scene, yet in the United States and England complete understanding of his enormous importance is still limited. …”

“…The United States has maintained a stockpile of chemical warfare agents and munitions for more than half a century. In 1985, Public Law 99-145 mandated an expedited effort to dispose of M55 rockets containing unitary chemical warfare agents because of their potential for self-ignition. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Forewords -- About the editors -- Acknowledgements -- Our publishing partners -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 PAST SCHOOLS AND FUTURE SCHOOLS -- 1.1 Clapham Manor Primary School, Lambeth, London -- 1.2 Forest Park School, Totton, Hampshire -- 1.3 Royal Greenwich University Technical College, London -- CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED: Developing the Client Brief -- 2.1 Notre Dame RC Secondary School, Southwark, London -- 2.2 Cwmclydach Primary School, Clydach Vale, Rhondda Valley -- 2.3 Gloucester Academy, Gloucestershire -- CHAPTER 3 GETTING STARTED:Understanding School Specifics -- 3.1 Shoreham Academy, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex -- 3.2 Fir Vale &amp -- Watermead Primary Schools, Sheffield -- 3.3 Notre Dame Catholic College, Everton, Liverpool -- CHAPTER 4 PASSMORES ACADEMY: 'One Building, One Community, One Purpose' -- 4.1 Westminster Academy at the Naim Dangoor Centre, London -- 4.2 Lime Tree Primary School, Sale, Manchester -- 4.3 Isaac Newton Academy, Ilford, London -- CHAPTER 5 THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX: Outdoor Environments -- 5.1 Priory School, Upper Norwood, London -- 5.2 Darwen Vale High School, Darwen, Lancashire -- 5.3 Happyhansel Primary School, Walls, Shetland -- CHAPTER 6 EXISTING BUILDINGS: Refurbishment, Remodelling &amp -- Extension -- 6.1 The Henrietta Barnett School, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London -- 6.2 Elm Court School, Lambeth, London -- 6.3 Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge, Kent -- CHAPTER 7 INTERIOR DESIGN: Enhancing the Learning Environment -- 7.1 The Charles Dickens Primary School, Southwark, London -- 7.2 Kensington Creates, Kensington Aldridge Academy, London -- 7.3 Gateacre School, Belle Vale, Liverpool -- CHAPTER 8 THINKING LONG TERM: Managing Change -- 8.1 Ercall Wood Technology College, Wellington, Shropshire…”

“…All too often, we find our conversations stuck in cyclical patterns of unproductive behavior. We listen half-heartedly, react emotionally, and respond habitually, or what Chuck Wisner calls "sleep talking." …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the author -- Preface to the second edition -- Acknowledgements -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1 Beginning -- 1 @ pre-start -- 1 Let go of your previous role -- 2 Set up your energy management system -- 3 Understand the transition challenges -- 4 Profile your role, organisation and market -- 5 Prepare to meet your team and get them ready for your arrival -- 6 Executive coaching Q&amp -- A: advice on issues and scenarios @ pre-start -- 2 Write your First 100 Days Plan -- 1 Consider your leadership purpose - think big and take risks -- 2 Be strategic and start your plan with the end in mind -- 3 Apply the First100assistTM framework -- 4 Executive Q&amp -- A: advice on writing the best first 100 days plan -- 3 @ start -- 1 Show up as a leader, not a manager -- 2 Don't be a hero - it's not all about you -- 3 Invest time to bond with your team -- 4 Manage any feelings of overwhelm -- 5 Executive Q&amp -- A: advice on issues and scenarios @ start -- 6 Critical success factors for the next 30 days:day 1-30 -- Part 2 Middle -- 4 @ 30 days -- 1 Your @ 30 days checklist -- 2 Build a high-performing team -- 3 Pay attention to culture, power and politics -- 4 Executive Q&amp -- A: advice on typical issues and scenarios @ 30 days -- 5 Critical success factors for the next 30 days: day 30-60 -- 5 @ 60 days -- 1 Your @ 60 days checklist -- 2 Ask for feedback on your performance -- 3 Develop your resilience and resourcefulness -- 4 Executive Q&amp -- A: advice for typical issues and scenarios @ 60 days -- 5 Critical success factors for the next 30 days: day 60-90 -- Part 3 End -- 6 @ 90 days -- 1 Write your ten day to-do list -- 2 Decide who stays and who goes -- 3 Record your achievements and reflect on lessons learned…”

“…As well as uncovering roughly half of the medieval village, the investigations revealed that Stratton's origins stretched back to the early Anglo-Saxon period, with the settlement remaining in continuous use through to c. 1700. …”

“…Chloe Silverman tracks developments in autism theory and practice over the past half-century and shows how an understanding of autism has been constituted and stabilized through vital efforts of schools, gene banks, professional associations, government committees, parent networks, and treatment conferences. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Introduction: on/off limits -- Notes -- Bibliography -- 1 What if they could speak? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of abbreviations -- Series Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- Summary of conclusions -- Ireland: a historical and contemporary portrait -- Introduction to Ireland -- Anthropology in Ireland -- The focus on ageing -- Introduction to our fieldsites -- Cuan -- Thornhill -- Field methods -- Ethics and people -- Notes -- 2 Ageing and retirement -- Introduction -- Ageing and frailty: the subjective experience -- Complications: class and invisibility -- Retirement -- Retiring together: couples Ageing with smartphones -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3 Everyday life: activities and routines -- Social Prescribing -- The individual's perspective -- Observing activities -- The ukulele group -- The Men's Shed -- Thornhill Strollers -- Craft and coffee -- Filling time -- Crafting routines -- Smartphones and special times -- Conclusion: crafting -- Notes -- 4 Ageing and social life -- Introduction -- Relationships with partners -- Relationships with parents -- Relationships with siblings and wider kin -- Grandparenting -- Friendships and loneliness -- Neighbours -- Conclusion -- Notes 5 Smartphones and ageing -- Smartphone infrastructure -- Talking about smartphones -- The wider context -- Learning and teaching smartphones -- Smartphone apps -- WhatsApp -- Personalisation -- The Irish smartphone -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 Health and care -- Health services, insurance and complementary health -- Responding through wellness -- Age, attitudes and behaviour -- Menopause -- Googling for health information -- Dementia and dying parents -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7 Downsizing -- Introduction -- Alternatives to residential care -- Not downsizing -- Downsizing Divestment and decluttering -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 8 Life purpose -- Death and funerals -- The role of ethics -- Keeping active -- Walking and pilgrimage -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 9 Conclusion -- When life becomes craft -- An Irish ethos -- The smartphone -- Becoming younger -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Organizing committee -- Boundary control of Boost three-level converters -- Analysis of the three-paralleled-connected switched-inductor boost converter -- Research on chaos characteristic of sound wave interactions in marine medium -- Improvement and simulation of DV-HOP localization algorithm in wireless sensor networks -- Eddy current loss analysis for half-speed large turbine generator -- The design and research of wafer-type tester based on microprocessor -- Design and implementation of SPI flash controller based on Xilinx FPGA -- The current-voltage characteristics of zinc phthalocyanine organic thin film transistor -- Design and implementation of 8-bit MCU based on triple levels pipeline structure -- The operating characteristics measurements and analysis of CuPc thin film transistor -- Research on the technology of static type induction heating -- Analysis of static operating characteristics and potential distribution of the CuPc-OSIT using finite element method -- Design on virtual experiment system for communication principle based on LabVIEW -- Analysis of the working mechanism of organic static induction transistor -- The photoelectric characteristics of vertical organic thin-film transistor -- Design of ZigBee-based athletes pulse detection system -- The design and implementation based on the Android platform of business process management system -- The report based on OFDM power line communications system simulation platform -- Numerical analysis of the electric potential distribution of two dimension in the conductive channel of organic static induction transistor -- The optimization of CAN communication network in automobiles -- Design and implementation of 16-bit high speed fixed-point multiplier based on FPGA -- FPGA implementation of the parallel CRC module in vehicular ad hoc networks -- Optimization design of SDRAM controller based on FPGA in network-processor system -- The numerical analyze the change of gate length for the influence of organic static induction transistor potential distribution inside the conducting channel -- Motion characteristics of water droplet under AC and DC electric field -- A greenhouse seedling control system based on PLC and HMI -- Design of support vector machine recognizer based on single chip microcomputer -- Call identification and interception system based on STC MCU -- Design of fuzzy PID controller based on FPGA -- The affection of different rotor structures on starting and operating performance in U-type single phase permanent magnet synchronous motor…”

“…Assessing what the ideal body image of the original Kinsey subjects might have been, June Machover Reinisch discusses the ever-changing standards of female beauty, while Jean Robertson, in a survey of the history of feminist art over the past half century, explores the complex dimensions that constitute this work."…”