10 research outputs found
Bartering for Customers : A Collection of Short Stories
No full text57 p.The author bridges her two majors, English and Business/Economics, by creating a collection of original short stories set in a fictionalized version of her hometown restaurant
Mastering Programming: From Testing to Performance in Go
Get PDFThis book is tailored for programmers eager to elevate their software development expertise beyond foundational skills, empowering them to craft code that is not only correct and efficient but also aligned with organizational goals. With a deep dive into unit testing, concurrency management using Go’s goroutines, and performance optimization, the author bridges the gap between low-level technical details—like memory and processor mechanics—and high-level algorithm design principles. Through hands-on examples in Go and Python, alongside advanced techniques such as fuzzing, mutexes, and atomic operations, this book delivers a practical, no-nonsense approach to organizing workflows, ensuring robust code quality, and preventing regressions. It tackles the intricacies of parallelism and synchronization in complex projects head-on, offering solutions to real-world challenges. Each chapter concludes with targeted exercises to solidify understanding, making this an indispensable, all-in-one resource for driven developers aiming to excel in modern programmin
Important considerations for creative professionals when designing for users with mental health issues
Get PDFCreative professionals who design products, entertainment, application, websites, and even marketing are gradually beginning to realize the importance of evoking emotions and personalized communication to attract users’ attention and improve the satisfying experience. Emotional-based design can profoundly influence overall user experience since emotions affect decision making, attention, memory, and meaning. Designers often apply emotional design by two main approaches. The first is based on the modification of objects’ aesthetic appearances such as color, shape, and texture. The other focuses on engaging interaction mostly based on technology development (Van Gorp, Adams 2012). Both of these factors have significant effects on people especially for those who have mental health issues. The author bridges scholarship in emotional design and mental health science to empower designers in supporting people with mental health issues
Corporate Stakeholder Democracy. Politicizing Corporate Social Responsibility
No full textMost practitioners and decision makers look at corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a socially responsible management practice on top of what company leaders generally do: focus on the sustainable, long term financial profitability of their corporation. This book focuses on a political understanding of CSR: the author bridges politics with corporate social responsibility and in a creative and provocative manner. Braun seeks to explore why and how corporations are to be seen as political actors with important roles in our current societies. The first part discusses the social context, the various stakeholder approaches and it also endeavors - with the help of the historic/political parallel of the bourgeois revolutions in the 19th century - to define the corporate polity. The second part analyses the new kind of political operational logic from the viewpoint of the different areas of corporate operation; it gives an overview of the consequences for the individual areas of operation and indicates how corporate policy can be realized in the given field of operation. The third part of the book introduces the institutions necessary for the creation of the corporate polity
Govert den Hartogh, What Kind of Death: The Ethics of Determining One’s Own Death
No full textPhysician-assisted death is a highly debated topic in medical law. ‘What Kind of Death: The Ethics of Determining One’s Own Death’ by Govert den Hartogh is part of the Routledge Research in Applied Ethics Series, examining physician-assisted death and end-of-life decisions. It is divided into four parts1 and contains sixteen chapters in total, exploring topics such as ‘suicide’ (Part 1), ‘palliative care and palliative sedation’ (Part 2), ‘euthanasia’ (Part 3), and an analysis of ‘hard cases’ (Part 4). The author has a commendable aim: to examine both fundamental and practical aspects of physician-assisted death, including related legal regulation based on new evidence.
One of this book’s strengths is its ability to evaluate technical and complex areas. It offers a valuable resource for exploring end-of-life choices from a personal and moral standpoint. It also provides an insightful examination of what constitutes a ‘good death’ and how to facilitate it. It will appeal to anyone researching bioethics, applied ethics, law, or simply curious about death, particularly assisted death. The book is well-structured, establishing a right to suicide before connecting this with more complicated issues such as ‘euthanasia’ and ‘hard cases’. Care is also generally taken to explain technical terms thoroughly. For example, ‘euthanasia’ is defined at the outset of the discussion as ending someone’s life upon their request (p. 4). By explaining such terms, the author bridges knowledge gaps among readers, as some may not be familiar with technical terms, thus making this book more accessible to a broader audience
“We are in the same boat”. The dialogue between identification and dis-identification underlying individual and group positioning
No full textKadianaki in this Special Issue offers an interesting conceptualization of the process whereby macro-societal drives organize the dynamic of inter-individual communication with a specific focus on power asymmetries among researcher and researched. The author bridges the notions of identity and power through the theory of social representations inviting scholars to consider the social and cultural context within which research encounters take place. Starting from the “conceptual methodology” posited by Kadianaki, I suggest to go one step further towards a dialogical conceptualization of positionality discussing the key notion of positioning and the articulation between hegemonic, emancipated, and polemic social representations. In particular, the focus on the dynamic nature of consensus, underlying the production of social knowledge, entails to address a societal understanding of the complex dynamics of identification and dis-identification that feed the processes of self-construction and self-placing with both of them meant as a function of inter-group relations of power. Furthermore, some considerations are expanded with concern to the migration field of study. In particular, results from the study of Kadianaki stimulates reflections on the dynamics of resistance towards coercive self-categorization in search for a common identification that may reduce the power asymmetries among native and immigrant groups
The journey from instrumentalist to musician : reflections on the implementation of the conservatory method in musical performance
Get PDFviii, 108 leaves ; 28 cm.The Journey From Instrumentalist to Musician is a reflective study that addresses the effect of the Conservatory method in musical performance. The discussion begins with the author's early experiences as a young piano student who wanted to please her teacher and after many hours of practice soon became a performance specialist - a performance specialist who excelled as a pianist. The instrument that she studied, instead of the discipline of music itself, it what defined her a pianist. Throughout her early music career, she learned that exact replication of the score was more important than the process of creativity and individuality. The Conservatory method often emphasizes the importance of teaching specific instrumental skills rather than simply teaching music. This prompted the author to explore philosophies of music educators who were not considered educators of the traditional conservatory method. After discussing the methodologies of Suzuki, Kodaly, Dalcroze, and Orff, the author then reflects on her own educational methodology. In evaluating the methodolgies, the author identified four common themes for comparison: rhythm, pitch, recognition, patterning of sounds, and literacy. Through the discourse the author bridges the gap between the instrumentalist and the musician by comparing the methodology of these music educators and that of the conservatory through her own experiences
Herausforderung Kultur: Chancen für die Erwachsenenbildung in kommunalen Bildungslandschaften
Get PDFDas gegenwärtig große öffentliche Interesse an Kultur schafft Chancen nicht nur für die Einrichtungen kultureller Bildung, sondern darüber hinaus auch für breiter aufgestellte Erwachsenenbildungseinrichtungen wie die Volkshochschulen. Inwiefern sich neue Aufgaben gerade im Kontext regionaler Bildungslandschaften ergeben, zeigt der Autor im folgenden Beitrag. Dabei verschweigt er auch die Schwierigkeiten nicht, die sich strukturell, aber auch angesichts der desolaten Finanzlage abzeichnen.The author bridges the gap between culture and education by dealing with two sides of the coin. He initially observes a currently active interest in culture. Cultural education is a generally accepted objective in the field of cultural policy. By using a historical outline, the author illustrates this attribution to a lack of visions in cultural policies. Beneficiaries are institutions for cultural education as well as classical institutions for adult education such as adult education centres. Especially within regional education networks, they are given new chances as co-producers of cultural education. New challenges also arise: overall, participation must be increased with consideration to the difficulties of reaching all social environments. Additional burdens are an educational understanding which is largely reduced to career applicability, the various habits of regional actors as well as the current critical financial situation with upcoming distribution battles
Practical financial modelling : a guide to current practice /
No full textThis second edition of Practical Financial Modelling is vital tool for all finance and management professionals whose work involves the production and development of complex spreadsheets and financial models. The author bridges the gap between the Excel manual and financial literature with a wealth of practical advise and useful tips. The book identifies good practice and highlights those areas which are prone to error and inconsistency resulting in a refreshingly simple approach to building and using financial models suitable for novice and experienced modellers. By using practical worked examples the most effective ways in which problems can be solved are explored. Key themes include: model structure, audit formulae and functions and model use. New to the second edition: Instructive information on Excel 2007 and its enhanced modelling functions and feature; Risk controls in developing and using financial models; Test-yourself modelling problems and applied examples in every chapter; Substantial information related to reporting and charting techniques and an appendix devoted to parallel comparison of how-to in Excel 2003 and 2007. . Instructive information on Excel 2007 and its enhanced modelling functions and features . Risk controls in developing and using financial models . Test-yourself modelling problems and applied examples in every chapter . Substantial information relating to reporting and charting techniques . An appendix devoted to a parallel comparison of how-to in Excel 2003 and Excel 2007.This second edition of Practical Financial Modelling is vital tool for all finance and management professionals whose work involves the production and development of complex spreadsheets and financial models. The author bridges the gap between the Excel manual and financial literature with a wealth of practical advise and useful tips. The book identifies good practice and highlights those areas which are prone to error and inconsistency resulting in a refreshingly simple approach to building and using financial models suitable for novice and experienced modellers. By using practical worked examples the most effective ways in which problems can be solved are explored. Key themes include: model structure, audit formulae and functions and model use. New to the second edition: Instructive information on Excel 2007 and its enhanced modelling functions and feature; Risk controls in developing and using financial models; Test-yourself modelling problems and applied examples in every chapter; Substantial information related to reporting and charting techniques and an appendix devoted to parallel comparison of how-to in Excel 2003 and 2007. . Instructive information on Excel 2007 and its enhanced modelling functions and features . Risk controls in developing and using financial models . Test-yourself modelling problems and applied examples in every chapter . Substantial information relating to reporting and charting techniques . An appendix devoted to a parallel comparison of how-to in Excel 2003 and Excel 2007.Introduction; Definitions; Descriptions; Common approaches; Structure; Inputs; Workings; Outputs; Variations; Support; Documentation; Navigation; Content: Formulae; Range names; Corkscrews; Masks and switches; Recalculation; Circularities; Functions; Logical; Lookup; Financial; Other; Custom; Quality control: Audit; Audit sheet; Structural checks; Arithmetical checks; Financial checks; Model Use; Grouping; Data validation and Dropdown lists; Conditional and custom formats; Sensitivity analysis; Reporting -- Reports, Charting, Printing; Automation; Macros; Appendix; Keyboard shortcuts; References; Further information; index.Includes index.Includes exercises and examples using Microsoft Excel.Model structure -- Quality control -- Mainly formulas -- Mainly functions -- Model use -- Sensitivity analysis and scenarios -- Automation.Print version record.Elsevie
Employing the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) to Impose Universal Jurisdiction Regarding Cyber-Terrorism
Get PDFObjective: the development of wireless technologies and digital infrastructure has radically changed the human habitat, giving rise to a new type of space -a cyberspace. The uniqueness and peculiarities of this environment, including anonymity, boundlessness and problems related to the determination and establishment of jurisdiction, have become a breeding ground for the emergence of a new global threat - cyberterrorism. The latter is characterized by a high level of latency, low detection rate and incomparably greater danger than “real world” crimes. Countering new forms of crime has required the development of universal tools that overcome the limitations of traditional jurisdiction and allow states to prosecute terrorists in cyberspace. Identifying the relevant tools and identifying the political-legal obstacles to their implementation is the objective of this study. Methods: to achieve the set goal the formal-legal method was used to analyze legal sources, including judicial practice, national legislation, and international acts. The doctrinal approach was also used, which allowed, on the basis of scientific works and theoretical constructions, explaining the complexity of the modern phenomena and predicting their future development. This said, the main focus is on criminals to prove their antagonism with humanity in accordance with theoretical views. Finally, the study analyzes the theories of universal and traditional jurisdiction and how they are applied to prosecute terrorists.Results: the paper provides a critical analysis, reviewing and adapting the concept of jurisdiction as applied to a global, borderless and decentralized digital environment (cyberspace) and to the struggle against new forms of terrorism (cyberterrorism). Various jurisdictional models applicable in cyberspace are presented. The author bridges the gap between the main branches of law: international private law and public law by linking, in relation to cyberterrorism, the two theories: the “responsibility to protect” (R2P) theory and the application of universal jurisdiction. The trends of universal jurisdiction development are revealed.Scientific novelty: the study develops the accumulated scientific knowledge while justifying the introduction of foreign jurisdiction in a state territory to prosecute cyberterrorists. It also establishes a link between the theory of universal jurisdiction in private international law and the “responsibility to protect” (R2P) theory in public international law, recognizing the latter as a relevant basis for the introduction of universal jurisdiction over cyberterrorism. Such traditional concepts as sovereignty and jurisdictional independence are reviewed. The gap related to the consideration of cyberterrorism as a crime against humanity in international law is bridged.Practical significance: the implementation of the proposed conclusions will contribute to the strengthening of international prosecution of cyberterrorism and harmonize the international and national legal tools to struggle against this crime
