“…In contrast with most previous studies, the book treats Timor as a historical region in its own right, using a wide array of Dutch, Portuguese and other original sources, which are compared with the comprehensive corpus of oral tradition recorded on the island. …”

“…The authors also aim to place past graphical systems in their social contexts so they can be understood in relation to the people who created and attributed meaning to writing and associated symbolic modes through a diverse array of individual and wider social practices…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- 5 Crime, criminal networks and the survival strategies of the poor in early eighteenth-century London -- 6 Pawnbroking and the survival strategies of the urban poor in 1770s York -- 7 Kinship, poor relief and the welfare process in early modern England -- 8 Making the most of opportunity -- 9 Conclusion -- Index…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction: The relationships between graphs, charts, maps and meanings, feelings, engagements / Helen Kennedy and Martin Engebretsen -- Section I Framing data visualization -- Ways of knowing with data visualizations / Jill Walker Rettberg -- Inventorizing, situating, transforming: Social semiotics and data visualization / Giorgia Aiello -- The political significance of data visualization: Four key perspectives / Torgeir Uberg Ncerland -- Section II Living and working with data visualization -- Rain on your radar: Engaging with weather data visualizations as part of everyday routines / Eef Masson and Karin van Es -- Between automation and interpretation: Using data visualization in social media analytics companies / Salla-Maaria Laaksonen and Juho Pääkkonen -- Accessibility of data visualizations: An overview of European statistics institutes / Mikael Snaprud and Andrea Velazquez -- Evaluating data visualization: Broadening the measurements of success / Arran L. Ridley and Christopher Birchall -- Approaching data visualizations as interfaces: An empirical demonstration of how data are imag(in)ed / Daniela van Geenen and Maranke Wieringa -- Visualizing data: A lived experience / Jill Simpson -- Data visualization and transparency in the news / Helen Kennedy, Wibke Weber, and Martin Engebretsen -- Section Ill Data visualization, learning, and literacy -- What is visual-numeric literacy, and how does it work? …”

“…The analysis controls for a rich array of individual-level characteristics, including labor market outcomes prior to deployment…”

“…These conditions have engendered an array of survival adaptations that have evolved in these harsh conditions across a diverse range of species. …”

“…They challenge the boundaries of China and question its study from different perspectives, but believe that area studies have a role to play if their geographies are studied according to certain common problems.In the case of China, the book shows the diverse array of critical but solidly grounded research approaches that can be used in studying a society. …”

“…Electrocatalysis can be found in a large array of research fields, including the development of electroanalytical sensors, wastewater treatment, and energy conversion devices (e.g., batteries, fuel and solar cells, etc.). …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Rabinowitz -- 11 Balancing Rabbinic Authority and Personal Freedom in the Modern Age -- Avram Israel Reisner and Murray Singerman -- 12 The Death of Rabbi Eliezer: Bavli Sanhedrin 68a -- Jeffrey L. …”

“…The global-view programming model of XcalableMP, inherited from High-Performance Fortran (HPF), provides an easy and useful solution to parallelize data-parallel programs with directives for distributed global array and work distribution and shadow communication. …”

“…In addition, it answers practical and methodological questions in handling Russian data and a wide array of digital methods. The volume makes a timely intervention in our understanding of the changing field of Russian Studies and is an essential guide for scholars, advanced undergraduate and graduate students studying Russia today…”

“…This report explores the challenges artists have faced since the Arab uprisings, U.S. government programs to support arts in the region, and the wide array of nongovernmental activities to engage Arab artists, offering recommendations to improve support for these artists…”

“…The rediscovery of the value of apprenticeships has been one of the most significant trends in vocational education in recent years, and has prompted an array of research and development projects in countries around the world. …”

“…Evidence of ongoing negotiation between individuals, villages, and nations provides insight into the impact of trade on the micro-, meso-, and macro-level. Covering a wide array of time periods and areas, this work will be of interest to archaeologists, anthropologists, and anyone working in cultural studies…”

“…As in previous years, it offers the reader a snapshot of the moment and a look ahead to issues most likely to shape the immediate future—an array as varied as the use of social networking sites in learning, new collaborations between media specialists and non-teaching school personnel, and the emerging discipline of Human Performance Technology. …”

“…The partial or complete collapse of a multistory building creates an array of physical, chemical, and biological hazards. …”