Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Single-session therapy (SST): An introduction -- Overview -- Introduction -- Some definitions -- Single-session therapy -- The 'Ronseal' definition -- Moshe Talmon's definition -- One session, possibly more -- One-at-a-time therapy (OAATT) -- The foundations of SST -- Jeff Young's 'three findings' foundations -- Other foundations -- Even a brief encounter can be therapeutic -- Therapy length is expandable -- Human beings have the capability to help themselves quickly under specific circumstances -- Much can be achieved if certain conditions are present -- SST reflects what a lot of clients or service users want from therapy agencies -- The therapist structures the session effectively -- Help provided at the point of need vs at the point of availability -- SST: mindset and mode of service delivery rather than a therapeutic approach -- The SST mindset -- The paradoxical nature of the SST mindset -- The pluralistic mindset in SST -- SST as a mode of service delivery -- The goals of SST -- Who is suitable for SST? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Endorsements Page -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Chapter 1 People Management -- Introduction -- Guideline Management Principles -- Managing Holiday Planning -- Sickness and Absence Management -- Employee Attrition -- Partial Management Control -- Betterment -- Fundamental Working Conditions -- Dismissal -- Full Management Control -- Financial Reward -- Lack of Skills -- Management Culture -- Driving Skills -- The Role Is Too Physically Demanding -- Return-To-Work (RTW) Interview -- Driver Debrief -- Conducting Disciplinaries -- Calculating Driver Resource -- Notes -- Chapter 2 Fleet Management -- Introduction -- Calculating the Fleet Size -- Organisational Design -- The Head of Fleet -- The Two Sides of Fleet Organisational Design -- Internal Stakeholders -- External Stakeholders -- FTA (Logistics UK) -- Breakdown and Recovery -- Telematics -- Is Telematics Worth Implementing? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Authors -- To the Reader -- 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Why Bother? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- About the Author: William Christopher -- About the Author: Carl Thor -- Part 1: Leadership -- Key 1: Vision? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Figures and Tables -- Introduction: Contextualising the Early China Trade in Europe -- 1 Commercial Polymaths: Supercargoes and Interlopers in the China Trade -- 2 Trading Conditions in Canton -- 3 Private Trade and Monopoly Structures: A Network Perspective -- 4 The Archives of Private Trade: How to Assess the (In)visible -- 5 Source Material -- 6 Structure of the Study -- Chapter 1 British Interlopers in the Canton Trade: A Group Portrait -- 1 Charles Irvine: Canton Supercargo, Wholesale Trader, Family Patron -- 2 Irvine's Wider Network -- 3 Ways into the China Trade -- 4 New Companies and Old India Traders: The Demise of the Ostend and the Rise of the Swedish East India Company -- 5 Britons Abroad, Interlopers at Home: Transnational Careers in the Making -- 6 Flexible Citizens: Nomads of the Canton Trade -- Chapter 2 Forging Markets: The European Re-Export Trade in Chinese Goods -- 1 Private Trade: Regulations and Realities -- 2 The Companies' Profits from Private Trade -- 3 Public Sales, Private Agreements -- 4 The Re-Export Trade -- Chapter 3 Treasures in the Cabin: Chinese Export Wares and the Special Commissions Trade -- 1 Chinese Export Wares and the Market for Private Commissions -- 2 Typology of Commissioners in the China Trade -- 3 Families and Consumers Associated with the East India Companies -- 4 Commanders and Supercargoes as Consumers, Suppliers and Entrepreneurs -- 5 Designs Made for Maritime Mobility -- 6 Making Room for Private Trade -- Chapter 4 European Geographies of Private Trade: Cadiz as a Cross-Company Hub -- 1 Port Cities, Merchant Communities and the Study of Networks -- 2 The Vanguards -- 3 Flows of Silver from a Network Perspective -- 4 The Cadiz Merchant Community and the China Trade -- 5 Cadiz as an Entrepôt…”

“…The art history of South Asia covers a time span of roughly four and a half thousand years. During this period, a vast number of animal stone sculptures has been produced, ranging from the pre-historic period till today and covering a great variety of motifs and imagery in different regions and religious traditions. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Tables -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction: Political communication, governance and rhetoric in times of crisis -- Case Studies -- Chapter 1 World Health Organisation: The challenges of providing global leadership -- Chapter 2 China: Diversion, ingratiation and victimisation -- Chapter 3 Japan: New directions for digital Japan -- Chapter 4 South Korea: No shutdown, no lockdown -- Chapter 5 The United States: Politics versus science? …”

“…This radically transforms our idea of French philosophy as a whole over the latter half of the twentieth century. Jean-Baptiste Vuillerod is an associate professor and doctor of philosophy. …”

“…This book was created with the aim of studying how two of the most influential Italian writers of the second half of the 20th century, Italo Calvino and Paolo Volponi reacted to the initial diffusion of information technologies in the mid-fifties by wondering about the function of literary language and artistic creativity in a context of intelligent machines and mass information. …”

“…Karel Teige was one of the leading theorists of the Czech avant-garde, and his activity is bound up with the most enriching cultural contributions made to the Czech Republic in the first half of the twentieth century. Proclaiming himself a Marxist, he was frequently at odds with Czech liberal-pragmatic thought. …”

“…The next century and a half saw the United States enter and then dominate the world stage, even as the country struggled to live up to its own principles of liberty, justice, and equality. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Digital Fiction, Empirical Research, and Medial Reading -- Introduction -- Six Generations of Digital Fiction -- Digital Fiction, Readers, and Three Waves of Scholarship -- Our Medium-Conscious Reader Response Methodology -- Chapter Summaries -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Second-Person Narration in Ludic Hypermedia Fiction -- Introduction -- Digital Fiction and "You" -- Theorising "You" -- Our Empirical Study on "You" -- The Protocol -- Analysis -- Establishing Roles with "You" and "I" -- Double-Deixis and the Reader -- A New Cognitive Model of Reader Self-Positioning: Authentic Adoption, Reluctant Role-Play, and Rejection of "You" -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Hyperlinks in Hypertext Fiction -- Introduction -- Hyperlinks in Hypertext Fiction -- Typologies of Hyperlinks in Hypertext Fiction -- Our Empirical Study on Hyperlinks -- The Protocol -- Analysis -- De(con)structing the Automimetic Reader -- Reading Strategically -- Medially Reading for the Plot -- Conclusion -- Note -- Chapter 4: Immersion in Literary Games -- Introduction -- Immersion in Digital Narrative Media -- Our Empirical Study on Immersion -- The Protocol -- Analytical Frameworks -- Analysis -- Spatiotemporal Immersion, Paratextual Environmental Propping, and Double-Situatedness -- Ludic Immersion as Convergent and Divergent -- The Role of Sound and Incidental Environmental Propping -- Literary and Aesthetic Immersion -- Site Specificity and Collaborative Immersion -- Immersion and the Mixing Console Metaphor -- Conclusion -- Note -- Chapter 5: App Fiction and the Ethics of Ontological Ambiguity -- Introduction -- App Fiction -- Our Empirical Study on Blended Worlds -- The Protocol -- Analysis…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Prologue -- Author -- 1. …”

“…The past half-century has been an era of astonishing progress for biomedical science, health, and health care in the United States and worldwide. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Figures -- Contributors -- 1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preliminary Remarks -- Maps -- Introduction -- 1 Historical Context and Sources -- 1 The Najahids - a Dynasty of (Former) Slaves -- 1.1 Al-Ḥakamī's Chronicle of the Najahid Era -- 1.2 Rise of the Najahids -- 1.3 Early Najahid Rule and First Setbacks -- 1.4 Saʿīd and Jayyāsh Retaliate -- 1.5 Jayyāsh Reconquers Zabīd -- 1.6 Internal Strife and Rule of the Viziers -- 1.7 The Dynasty's Demise -- 2 The Rasulids -- 2.1 Nūr al-maʿārif: a Collection of Rasulid Administrative Texts -- 2.2 Al-Khazrajī's Chronicle and Biographical Collection -- 2.3 Legal Sources on Slavery -- 2 The Medieval Slave Trade to Yemen -- 1 Overview -- 2 The Unknown Origins of Enslaved Soldiers in Medieval Yemen -- 3 Trade Procedures to Rasulid Yemen -- 3.1 The Horn of Africa in the 7th/13th Century -- 3.2 The Slave Trade Reflected in Nūr al-maʿārif -- 3.3 Prices Paid for Slaves in Ethiopia -- 3.4 Additional Expenses Associated with the Slave Trade to Yemen -- 4 Import Taxes -- 5 Transport Charges and Travel Provisions -- 6 Trade Procedures in Yemen -- 6.1 Selection by the Rasulid Administration -- 6.2 Sale on the Public Market -- 7 Conclusion -- 3 Eunuchs -- 1 Eunuchs in Islamic Foundational Texts -- 2 The Eunuch Institution in the First Islamic Centuries -- 3 Terminology -- 4 Early Lives -- 4.1 Castration Abroad -- 4.2 The Question of Origins -- 5 Digression: Slave Names and the Loss of Origins -- 5.1 Mamluks' Names -- 5.2 Eunuchs' Names -- 6 Beginnings in Yemen -- 7 Eunuchs in the Rasulid Military and Political Administration -- 7.1 Biographical Texts as Windows into Eunuchs' Public Lives -- 7.2 Military and Political Positions Occupied by Eunuchs -- 7.3 Case Study: the Chief Eunuch Ahyaf -- 8 Eunuchs and Rasulid Women…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Half Title Page -- RIVER PUBLISHERS SERIES IN AUTOMATION, CONTROL AND ROBOTICS -- Tilte Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- PART I Development of Silicone-based Stiffness Controllable Actuators -- Chapter 1 Technology Selection -- 1.1 Manipulator Specifications -- 1.1.1 Medical Requirements -- 1.1.2 Technical Specifications -- 1.2 Technological Overview of Different Actuation Strategies -- 1.2.1 Active Motion Technology Survey -- 1.2.1.1 Electromagnetic motors -- 1.2.1.2 Electro active polymers. 1.2.1.3 Shape memory alloys1.2.1.4 Shape memory polymers -- 1.2.1.5 Flexible fluidic actuator -- 1.2.2 Discussion and Choice of Active Motion Technology -- 1.2.3 Stiffness Variation Technology Survey -- 1.2.4 Comparison and Choice -- References -- Chapter 2 Design of the Multi-module Manipulator -- 2.1 The Design of the Single Module -- 2.1.1 Active Motion -- 2.1.2 Stiffness variation -- 2.2 Connection of Multiple Modules -- 2.3 Complete Characterization of the 2-Module Manipulator -- 2.3.1 Fabrication -- 2.3.2 Workspace Evaluation -- 2.3.2.1 Methods -- 2.3.2.2 Results -- 2.3.3 Junction Characterization -- 2.3.3.1 Methods. 2.3.3.2 Results2.3.4 Stiffness Characterization -- 2.3.4.1 Methods -- 2.3.4.2 Results -- 2.3.5 Combined Force and Stiffening Experiments -- 2.3.5.1 Methods -- 2.3.5.2 Results -- References -- Chapter 3 Soft Manipulator Actuation Module with Reinforced Chambers -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Change of the Chamber Cross Section Area -- 3.1.2 Chamber Cross Section Center Displacement -- 3.1.3 Friction between the Silicone Body and Braided Sleeve -- 3.1.4 Sensor Interaction -- 3.2 Proposed Improvements -- 3.2.1 Possible Solutions -- 3.2.2 Design -- 3.3 Manufacturing -- 3.4 Tests -- 3.4.1 Pneumatic Actuation. 3.4.2 Hydraulic Actuation3.4.3 External Force -- 3.5 Stiffening Mechanism -- 3.5.1 Basic Module Design -- 3.5.2 Optimised Module Design -- 3.6 Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 4 Antagonistic Actuation Principle for a Silicone-based Soft Manipulator -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Background -- 4.3 Bio-Inspiration and Contributions -- 4.4 Integration of the Antagonistic Stiffening Mechanism -- 4.4.1 Embedding Tendon-driven Actuation into a STIFF-FLOP Segment -- 4.4.2 Setup of the Antagonistic Actuation Architecture -- 4.5 Test Protocol, Experimental Results, and Discussion -- 4.5.1 Methodology. 4.5.2 Experimental Results4.5.3 Discussion -- 4.6 Conclusions -- 4.7 Funding -- References -- Chapter 5 Smart Hydrogel for Stiffness Controllable Continuum Manipulators: A Conceptual Design -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Materials and Methods -- 5.2.1 Active Hydrogel Preparation -- 5.2.2 Active Hydrogel Properties and Ion Pattern Printing -- 5.3 Experiments and Discussion -- 5.3.1 Swelling Test -- 5.3.2 Stiffness Test -- 5.4 Conclusion and Future Works -- References -- PART II Creation and Integration of Multiple Sensing Modalities -- Chapter 6 Optical Force and Torque Sensor for Flexible Robotic Manipulators…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgment -- List of Acronyms -- 1. 6G-Blockchain: Vision and Research Directions -- Background and Motivation -- Evolution of Mobile Networks and Internet -- 6G Vision -- Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies -- Advanced Blockchain Technologies: Prior Art and Recent Progress -- DAO -- Blockchain Oracles -- Token Engineering -- From Industry 4.0 toward Society 5.0 -- Cyber-Physical-Social Systems (CPSS) -- Industry 5.0 -- Society 5.0 -- Purpose and Outline of Book -- Notes -- References -- 2. …”