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Browsing for information is a significant part of most research activity, but many online collections hamper browsing with interfaces that are variants on a search box. Research shows that rich-prospect interfaces can offer an intuitive and highly flexible alternative environment for information browsing, assisting hypothesis formation and pattern-finding. This unique book offers a clear discussion of this form of interface design, including a theoretical basis for why it is important, and examples of how it can be done. It will be of interest to those working in the fields of library and information science, human-computer interaction, visual communication design, and the digital humanities as well as those interested in new theories and practices for designing web interfaces for library collections, digitized cultural heritage materials, and other types of digital collections.

What if you could significantly improve your physical and mental health by taking a simple step thats easy, rewarding, and fun? Dr. Milena Penkowa says you can do that and more by owning a dog and yet people continue to invest time and money in costly treatments before even considering a furry friend. Dogs can stave off diseases and certain cancers, erase pain, and ease anxiety, depression, allergies, diabetes, and cardiovascular disorders. Over the long term, they can also reduce the burden of dementia, epilepsy, stroke, Parkinsons disease, schizophrenia and autism. This guidebook explains the scientifically proven benefits of dogs, and youll learn how dogs: change the human brain so it reacts and thinks differently; improve the immune system to make you more resilient than dog deprived individuals; boost and invigorate the human spirit and secure happiness; promote a life of longevity and healthiness. Stop looking for fancy remedies to physical and mental problems, and start looking for a dog wagging its tail. Tap into a natural method to survive and thrive by learning about the fascinating connections between Dogs & Human Health.

This book is a collection of texts written by researchers from the Intercultural Studies in Performing Arts research group from 2020 to 2023. In the texts, the authors analyse video performances created in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, both authored by themselves as well as by colleagues, encouraging a discussion about remote creative processes in performing arts mediated by videos. The project also involves a partnership between researchers from India and Brazil in the context of arts research.

This volume presents 21 chapters on prehistoric to medieval medicine across Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East. Emphasizing interdisciplinary methods, it surveys research directions and offers studies spanning the Stone Age to the Middle Ages, grouped into three chronological sections.

"Il titolo dell''opera, Mistrale, implica un viatico romantico, simbolico ed evocativo: il nome di un vento che trasporti questi componimenti in fuga, verso altri territori, altre culture, lettori, autori. All''interno del volume Mistrale (vento della culla del mediterraneo, presente nella rosa dei venti, posizionata nell''isola di Zante tanto cara a Ugo Foscolo) si susseguono, in ordine alfabetico: Elena Ana Boata con I miei passi, Laura Cuppone con Zenit, Carmela Marrazzo con Nebbia e colla, Eva Rando con Emozionarsi sognando, Milena Spigarelli con Sogni e Desideri... dell''Anima), Cesira Svaldi con Brillio di lucciole." (dalla prefazione di Giuseppe Aletti)

This book is about Croats coming in Balkan Peninsula, their fight to survive, and family revenge.

Scientists have long been looking for alternative methods for the cleaning of historical and cultural museum objects as conventional methods often fail to completely remove surface films, leaving contamination and surface residues behind. Low-temperature plasmas have recently been found to provide a new, efficient and durable approach that maintains the safety of both the materials and personnel. This book is the first to introduce the emerging use of low-temperature plasmas in the cleaning and decontamination of cultural heritage items. It provides a comprehensive exploration of the new possibilities of cleaning objects with plasma, before providing a practice guide to the individual cleaning methods and an overview of the technologies and conditions used in the different cleaning regimes. It is an ideal reference for researchers in plasma physics, in addition to professionals working in the field of historical and cultural conservation. Features: Provides a thorough overview of the cleaning potential of emerging plasma technologies in accessible language for professional restorers and conservators without a scientific background Includes the latest case studies from the field, which have not been published elsewhere yet Authored by a team of experts in the field About the Authors: Dr. Radko Tiňo is an Associate Professor at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr. Katarína Vizárová is an Associate Professor at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr. František Krčma is an Associate Professor at Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic. Dr. Milena Reháková is an Associate Professor at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr. Viera Jančovičová is an Associate Professor at the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr. Zdenka Kozáková is an Associate Professor at Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic.

This work is justified in view of the emergence of the theme, in the face of a virus that changed the reality of the entire planet. In dentistry, many studies are still needed to clarify the interactions that the SARS-CoV-2 virus has on periodontal conditions. This work compiled various aspects of interaction between Covid-19 and other systemic conditions, in addition to highlighting the main problems affecting epidemiology in Brazil and other countries.

Inhaltsangabe:Introduction: This work will depict the significance of Christian and non-Christian relations in the formation of early modern identities in John Fletcher s The Island Princess and Christopher Marlowe s The Jew of Malta. I have chosen these works to argue that Christian and non-Christian relations are explicitly demonstrated in the Elizabethan and Jacobean plays due to their incorporated issue of religion. The plays are set in the early modern period, during which many changes occurred. The significance of Christian and non-Christian relations increased as the age of colonisation advanced, and more territorial expansion and long-distance trade were undertaken. The encounter with different cultures and faiths awoke European consciousness to the existence of great non-Christian societies. This knowledge in turn evoked apprehension of the existing attitudes and beliefs in Christian Europe. Notions of race and religion began to shift. Non-European peoples commenced to be perceived as rivals to Christianity. Marlowe s and Fletcher s plays depict the anxieties towards the Other, where religion becomes the central issue of distinction. Marlowe s tragedy The Jew of Malta deals with Judaism and Catholicism and their mutual hostility. Fletcher s tragi-comedy The Island Princess deals with the pagan princess s conversion to Christianity. This work will explore various aspects influenced and sustained by Christianity. Christian beliefs laid a foundation for early modern European society. The emerging identities are indispensably intertwined with Christianity and Christian attitudes of that time. Notions of race and gender cannot be easily defined without religion. This work will explore the changes in the development of racial thinking and its religious underpinning. Christianity inevitably influenced different spheres of social life and conduct because of its popularity during this time period. Religion empowered European nations to endorse their values in foreign territories and advocated the spread of Christianity in the world. The Island Princess, for example, explores underlying Christian values, which set the heroine s conversion in the centre of the play. The Jew of Malta, on the other hand, explores the notion that Christians are not flawless. Not only does it reveal the condemned character traits of the Jews, but it also ridicules the Christians. This work will investigate the emergence of Christians repulsive attitudes towards the [...]

The definitive applied theory textbook that helps you make sense of global issues through theoretical concepts. Not presupposing any prior knowledge, this introduction equips you with the skills to use theories as adaptable tools to tackle complex global issues. Adopting a critical and questioning approach, you will be equipped in theory as a series of tools to be used, adapted, combined, and applied when grappling with some of the most contested issues in global politics. Theoretical perspectives are brought alive as a vital tool to understand concrete historical and contemporary examples. This indispensable text starts by examining key theories spanning constructivism and postcolonialism to realism and liberalism with a real-world perspective which prioritises empirical purchase. From here, chapters take a critical, questioning approach to tackle core problems of international politics – from armed conflict and financial markets to the climate crisis, global inequality, gender and race. This text is the ideal companion for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of global affairs. Hubert Zimmermann is Professor of International Relations at Philipps University of Marburg, Germany. Milena Elsinger is Head of the student information department at Philipps University of Marburg, Germany. Alex Burkhardt teaches at the Bundessprachenamt in Koblenz, Germany and previously taught at Philipps University Marburg, Germany.

How can immersive virtual environments reshape the way Generation Z shops? Discover how virtual stores in the metaverse could revolutionize shopping for Gen Z. This study investigates the customer experience in virtual stores, its sensory, emotional, cognitive, social and immersive dimensions and their influence on Gen Z''s behavioral intention to use virtual stores as a new shopping channel in the future. Drawing on a comprehensive analysis of 95 virtual stores and survey data from over 300 online shoppers, the findings reveal unexpected consumer patterns: introverts, individuals with no VR experience, and non-gamers exhibit a notably high openness toward virtual shopping environments. The study further identifies Gen Z''s preference for virtual stores that seamlessly integrate the strengths of both physical and e-commerce shopping. This book offers a data-driven roadmap for designing engaging, future-ready virtual shopping experiences that resonate with the next generation of digital consumers. Dive into the future of immersive online shopping and learn how to engage and retain the next generation of consumers.

The goal of the book is to present, in a complete and comprehensive way, areas of current research interlacing around the Poncelet porism: dynamics of integrable billiards, algebraic geometry of hyperelliptic Jacobians, and classical projective geometry of pencils of quadrics. The most important results and ideas, classical as well as modern, connected to the Poncelet theorem are presented, together with a historical overview analyzing the classical ideas and their natural generalizations. Special attention is paid to the realization of the Griffiths and Harris programme about Poncelet-type problems and addition theorems. This programme, formulated three decades ago, is aimed to understanding the higher-dimensional analogues of Poncelet problems and the realization of the synthetic approach of higher genus addition theorems.

This booklet is a manifesto in favour of a Muslim sociology focused on change and development, social justice/equity and multiculturalism. If Muslim sociology is based on interdisciplinarity and open research, it can represent an important force to struggle for human rights in Muslim countries. In particular, Muslim sociology can be an important non-eurocentric force in the struggle against slavery in Mauritania, the last stronghold of the Muslim world where slavery is still practised. Muslim sociology can overcome the still existing dialectics between aboli-tionism and anti-abolitionism in Muslim communi-ties by showing how the core message of the Quran can be exclusively abolitionist. By explaining different methods and approaches of Muslim sociology and by affirming the importance of opposing to positivism in sociology, the author Milena Rampoldi shows how microsociology and macrosociology must be integrated dynamically in order to deeply understand the relationships between master and slave and at the same time the institution of slavery based on racial discrimination, perpetuation of rape, and total reification of human beings who were born free. Muslim sociology is a discipline based on inclusion, promotion of knowledge/competence, respect and struggle for human rights.

The Internet has brought almost limitless possibilities for the promotion of services and products and thereby caused a significant change in the world. It also allowed beginners to get more important information about their future jobs. Based on this idea, the research and writing of this work began. In this paper, we investigate how much IT companies'' websites provide information on company products, used technology and relationships with employees. The paper presents a multicriteria model for evaluating IT companies'' websites from the point of view of young IT experts.

Written as the decade-long Syria conflict nears an end, this book explores changes in International Law brought about by the conflict.