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Autistic Community and the Neurodiversity Movement : Stories from the Frontline
This open access book marks the first historical overview of the autism rights branch of the neurodiversity movement, describing the activities and rationales of key leaders in their own words since it organized into a unique community in 1992. Sandwiched by editorial chapters that include critical analysis, the book contains 19 chapters by 21 authors about the forming of the autistic community…
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- 9789811384370
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- XIX, 330 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Making Sense of Work Through Collaborative Storytelling
Collaborative Storytelling is a theory of social and cultural change. The theory itself advocates for space and time to refect on social identities and embodied lived experiences through stories. In this chapter, we introduce how metaphors, narratives and stories powerfully impact organisational change in exclusive or inclusive ways.
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- 9783030894467
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- XIX, 119
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eIoT : The Development of the Energy Internet of Things in Energy Infrastructure
This open access book explores the collision between the sustainable energy transition and the Internet of Things (IoT). In that regard, this book’s arrival is timely. Not only is the Internet of Things for energy applications, herein called the energy Internet of Things (eIoT), rapidly developing but also the transition towards sustainable energy to abate global climate is very much at the f…
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- 9783030104276
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- XXVIII, 160 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Weakly Nonlinear Systems: With Applications in Communications Systems
The open access book covers a large class of nonlinear systems with many practical engineering applications. The approach is based on the extension of linear systems theory using the Volterra series. In contrast to the few existing treatments, our approach highlights the algebraic structure underlying such systems and is based on Schwartz’s distributions (rather than functions). The use of di…
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- 978-3-031-40681-2
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- XIV, 371
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Lifelong Learning, Young Adults and the Challenges of Disadvantage in Europe
This open access book challenges international policy ‘groupthink’ about lifelong learning. Adult learning – too long a servant of business competitiveness – should be reimagined as central to democratic society. Young adults, especially from disadvantaged backgrounds, engage more in education and training, and learn more day-to-day at work, if provision is democratically organised and …
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- 9783031141096
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- XXXVIII, 467 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Families and New Media: Comparative Perspectives on Digital Transformations i…
The open access edited volume addresses children’s rights and their ability to act in the digital world. The focus is on the position of children as subjects with their own rights and developing capacities. Their consideration by parents, courts and legislators is critically examined. Aspects of digital parenting, especially educational practices and strategies in the context of social media,…
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- 9783658396640
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- XV, 272 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Aging Well : Solutions to the Most Pressing Global Challenges of Aging
This open access book outlines the challenges of supporting the health and wellbeing of older adults around the world and offers examples of solutions designed by stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public, private and nonprofit organizations in the United States. The solutions presented address challenges including: providing person-centered long-term care, making palliative care accessibl…
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- 9789811321641
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- XVII, 218 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Transformation und Emanzipation
Dieser Open-Access-Band fokussiert das „magische Dreieck“ aus Arbeit, Zivilgesellschaft und Politik. Wie diese Drei den gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen eine transformativ-demokratische Grundrichtung geben können, darauf suchen die Autorinnen und Autoren Antworten. Die Essays reflektieren das drohende Scheitern des Projekts der Moderne, das im Zeichen von Aufklärung und Fortschritt, mit V…
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- 978-3-658-39911-5
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- VI, 176
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Human Rights in Child Protection : Implications for Professional Practice and…
This open access book critically explores what child protection policy and professional practice would mean if practice was grounded in human rights standards. This book inspires a new direction in child protection research – one that critically assesses child protection policy and professional practice with regard to human rights in general, and the rights of the child in particular. Each ch…
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- 9783319948003
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- XVII, 258 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Semantic Systems. The Power of AI and Knowledge Graphs; 15th International Co…
Buku akses terbuka ini merupakan rangkaian prosedur yang telah direview dari Konferensi Internasional ke-15 tentang Sistem Semantik, SEMANTiCS 2019, yang diadakan di Karlsruhe, Jerman, pada September 2019. 20 makalah penuh dan 8 makalah pendek yang disajikan dalam volume ini telah ditinjau dengan cermat dan dipilih dari 88 pengajuan. Topik yang dibahas mencakup: semantik web dan data terhubung …
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- 978-3-030-33220-4
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- 1 online resource (XVIII, 382 Pages)
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- 006.332 ACO s
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