“…This feeling of 'Presence', of "being inside the mediated world", is key to understanding developments in applications such as interactive entertainment, gaming, psychotherapy, education, scientific visualisation, sports training and rehabilitation, and many more. This edited volume, featuring contributions from internationally renowned scholars, provides a comprehensive introduction to and overview of the topic of mediated presence --or 'tele-presence'--and of the emerging field of presence research. …”

“…Water covers approximately 71% of the planet's surface and human activities have been relying on it since remote times. Many traces of these exist under the "zero level" and will continue to exist in the future. …”

“…More importantly, a lengthy chapter explains in full detail the usefulness of these natural coloring properties to provide a safe, efficient, and economic therapy and/or prophylaxis of many health problems, e.g. obesity and cardiovascular disorders. …”

“…This idea led to the development of many new artificial photonic materials and optical micro- and nanostructures. …”

“…Such persistent fluctuations are frequently indistinguishable from I(2) data, pointing to the need for new econometric solutions. In this book, many of our most distinguished scholars in the field of cointegration offer a variety of solutions to these problems by formulating new models, tests, and asymptotics more suitable for an I(2) world. …”

“…This book focuses on these aspects using appropriate methods in a rather simple manner. It also touches upon many interesting topics in soil mechanics and modern geotechnical engineering practice such as geotechnical earthquake engineering, principals in foundation design, slope stability analysis, modeling in geomechanics, offshore geotechnics, and geotechnical engineering perspective in the preservation of historical buildings and archeological sites. …”

“…As such, Proton Therapy - Current Status and Future Directions reviews many aspects of proton care including the application of protons in modern clinical trials. …”

“…Even though the negative health consequences of stress may be physical or psychological, it has been observed that many people still maintain a disease-free lifespan after exposure to intensive stressful conditions. …”

“…However, their routine and unguarded use play significant roles in many public health issues, such as antimicrobial resistance. …”

“…By capturing a wide range of definitions and literatures, this collection gives a broad and rich picture of the many-facetted phenomenon of working-class literature(s), disrupts narrow understandings of the concept and phenomenon, as well as identifies and discusses some of the most important theoretical and historical questions brought to the fore by the study of this literature. …”

“…The authors of this part also engage with many topical questions in environmental and everyday aesthetics. …”

“…Our world is facing many challenges, such as poverty, hunger, resource shortage, environmental degradation, climate change, and increased inequalities and conflicts. …”

“…The publication of articles on the anticancer and antioxidant activity of natural compounds and their derivatives is particularly encouraged.Natural products, many of them phytochemicals, are bioactive compounds. …”

“…However, eating insects has been taboo in many western nations. Reasons for this are discussed in this book with examples from Finland and the UK. …”

“…Rather than merely exploring whether the idea of Finns as a different kind of immigrant is a myth, this book challenges it in many ways. It offers an analysis of the ways in which this myth manifests itself, why it has been upheld to this day, and most importantly how it contributes to settler colonialism in North America and beyond. …”

“…The present study aims to investigate the reasons that drove so many intellectuals to visit Russia and the Soviet territories after the October. …”

“…Landscapes of Investigation provides many illustrations of how this can be done in primary, secondary, and university education. …”

“…The study provides results to a neglected area of research: many studies on Religious Education or Educational Science look at grammar schools. …”

“…Formulation development is a tedious process and requires an enormous amount of effort from many different people. Developing a stable novel dosage form and further targeting it to the desired site inside the body has always been a challenge. …”

“…How long it takes you to fully recover from your surgery will depend on many things, including: - your age - your health before the surgery - the extent of your injuries - the success of your rehabilitation - the amount of rest you get. …”