This open access handbook, the first of its kind, provides a comprehensive and carefully curated multidisciplinary and genre-spanning view of the state of the field of Critical Menstruation Studies, opening up new directions in research and advocacy. It is animated by the central question: ‘“what new lines of inquiry are possible when we center our attention on menstrual health and politics…
This is an open access book. How Designers are Transforming Healthcare is a bold manifesto for change, demonstrating the value of a strategic design-led approach. Drawing on a rich array of real-world projects, this book illustrates how designers, in collaboration with clinicians and consumers, are co-creating transformative change across healthcare environments, products, services, and syst…
This book explores how the notion of the responsible university manifests itself at various levels within Nordic higher education. As the impetus of the knowledge society has catapulted the higher education sector to the forefront of policy agendas, universities and other types of higher education institutions face increasing scrutiny, assessment and accountability. This book examines this phen…
This open access book explores the histories and geographies of fishing in North Korea and the surrounding nations. With the ideological and environmental history of North Korea in mind, the book examines the complex interactions between local communities, fish themselves, wider ecosystems and the politics of Pyongyang through the lens of critical geography, fisheries statistics and management …
In recent decades, analyses on spatial change have addressed mountains as specifc and crucial places for resilience and global sustainable development pathways. Comprehensive studies have recognized the complexity of "mountain" research issues at local to global levels. This article takes stock of the emerging shift in priorities across European research towards analyzing interactions …
Seit mehreren Jahrzehnten ist die Religionslandschaft der Schweiz Gegenstand intensiver empirischer Sozialforschung. Hierbei ist eine Tradition entstanden, in welcher seit 1989 im Abstand von ungefähr zehn Jahren quantitativ orientierte Studien zur religiösen Lage der Schweiz erscheinen. Dies ist das bisher vierte Buch in der erwähnten Reihe.
This stimulating open access volume details the innovative work of the Pan Institution Network for Global Health in creating collaborative research-based answers to large-scale health issues. Equitable partnerships among member universities representing North America, Africa, Asia, and Europe reverse standard cross-national dynamics to develop locally relevant responses to health challenges as …
Buku akses terbuka ini membahas kemajuan terkini dalam eksperimen yang menggunakan lingkungan superfluida yang sangat dingin dan sangat lemah yang disediakan oleh tetesan nano helium untuk studi spektroskopi, struktural, dan dinamis resolusi tinggi dari molekul dan gugus sintetis. Studi infra-merah, UV-Vis terkini dari radikal, molekul, gugus, ion, dan biomolekul, serta studi dinamika laser dan…
Buku Akses Terbuka ini menganalisis masa lalu, masa kini, dan masa depan universitas teknik sebagai institusi independen dengan satu fakultas. Titik tolaknya adalah pandangan tentang realitas akademis yang berubah, yang melaluinya identitas sebagai universitas teknik ditantang dan dibentuk kembali. Lebih khusus lagi, buku ini menghubungkan pengembangan universitas teknik dengan perubahan dalam …