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Cognition and Figurative Language

Author : Richard P. Honeck
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429780273
Total Pages : 451 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Cognition and Figurative Language written by Richard P. Honeck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1980, this is a book about the psychology of figurative language. It is however, eclectic and therefore should be of interest to professionals and students in education, linguistics, philosophy, sociolinguistics, and other concerned with meaning and cognition. The editors felt there was a pressing need to bring together the growing empirical efforts of this topic. In a sense, recognition of the theoretical importance of figurative language symbolized the transition from the psycholinguistics of the 1960s to that of the late 1970s, that is from a linguistic semantics to a more comprehensive psychological semantics with a healthy respect for context, inference, world knowledge, and above all creative imagination. The organization of the volume reflects the more basic, general concerns with cognition – from historical and philosophical background, through problems of mental representation and semantic theory, to developmental trends, and to applications in problem solving.

Psychology Library Editions: Speech and Language Disorders

Author : Various
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429677219
Total Pages : 2095 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)

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Download or read book Psychology Library Editions: Speech and Language Disorders written by Various and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-14 with total page 2095 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychology Library Editions: Speech and Language Disorders (8 Volume set) presents titles, originally published between 1942 and 1993, covering a variety of areas from auditory processing difficulties to stuttering. The titles show the progression of knowledge and treatment through the twentieth century.

The Ostrich Factor

Author : Garrett Hardin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195122747
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book The Ostrich Factor written by Garrett Hardin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging an array of powerful taboos, Hardin takes aim at sacred cows on both sides of the political fence - affirmative action, multiculturalism, current immigration policies, and the greed and excess of big business and "growth-intoxicated industrialists."

Managing Organizations

Author : Stewart R Clegg
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1446205304
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (462 download)

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Download or read book Managing Organizations written by Stewart R Clegg and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1999-04-29 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Managing Organizations Stewart Clegg, Cynthia Hardy and Walter Nord explore the major issues and debates in management and organization. The textbook addresses key topics such as leadership, decision-making and innovation in organizations alongside such themes as diversity, globalization and ecology. Students and teachers of management will find this a comprehensive and wide-ranging resource on the core issues for contemporary managers and organizations.

Fractals, Scaling and Growth Far from Equilibrium

Author : Paul Meakin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521452533
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book Fractals, Scaling and Growth Far from Equilibrium written by Paul Meakin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, 1998 account of the practical aspects and pitfalls of the applications of fractal modelling in the physical sciences.

Child Abuse and its Mimics in Skin and Bone

Author : B. G. Brogdon
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466581123
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)

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Book Synopsis Child Abuse and its Mimics in Skin and Bone by : B. G. Brogdon

Download or read book Child Abuse and its Mimics in Skin and Bone written by B. G. Brogdon and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all children reported to child protective services for suspected maltreatment in any form, the percentage of substantiated cases of actual physical abuse is quite small. There are a number of dermatological or radiologically demonstrable musculoskeletal lesions that have been, or could be mistaken for, intentional physical abuse by the inexperie

The Nature of Mathematical Thinking

Author : Robert J. Sternberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136487433
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book The Nature of Mathematical Thinking written by Robert J. Sternberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do some children seem to learn mathematics easily and others slave away at it, learning it only with great effort and apparent pain? Why are some people good at algebra but terrible at geometry? How can people who successfully run a business as adults have been failures at math in school? How come some professional mathematicians suffer terribly when trying to balance a checkbook? And why do school children in the United States perform so dismally in international comparisons? These are the kinds of real questions the editors set out to answer, or at least address, in editing this book on mathematical thinking. Their goal was to seek a diversity of contributors representing multiple viewpoints whose expertise might converge on the answers to these and other pressing and interesting questions regarding this subject. The chapter authors were asked to focus on their own approach to mathematical thinking, but also to address a common core of issues such as the nature of mathematical thinking, how it is similar to and different from other kinds of thinking, what makes some people or some groups better than others in this subject area, and how mathematical thinking can be assessed and taught. Their work is directed to a diverse audience -- psychologists interested in the nature of mathematical thinking and abilities, computer scientists who want to simulate mathematical thinking, educators involved in teaching and testing mathematical thinking, philosophers who need to understand the qualitative aspects of logical thinking, anthropologists and others interested in how and why mathematical thinking seems to differ in quality across cultures, and laypeople and others who have to think mathematically and want to understand how they are going to accomplish that feat.

Human Factors in Intelligent Vehicles

Author : Cristina Olaverri-Monreal
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000793575
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Human Factors in Intelligent Vehicles written by Cristina Olaverri-Monreal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human Factors in Intelligent Vehicles addresses issues related to the analysis of human factors in the design and evaluation of intelligent vehicles for a wide spectrum of applications and over different dimensions. To commemorate the 8th anniversary of the IEEE ITS Workshop on Human Factors (http://hfiv.net) some recent works of authors active in the automotive human factors community have been collected in this book. Enclosed here are extended versions of papers and tutorials that were presented at the IEEE ITSS Workshop on “Human Factors in Intelligent Vehicles” and also included is additional deeper analysis along with detailed experimental and simulation results. The contributors cover autonomous vehicles as well as the frameworks for analyzing automation, modelling and methods for road users’ interaction such as intelligent user interfaces, including brain-computer interfaces and simulation and analysis tools related to human factors.

Factor Analysis at 100

Author : Robert Cudeck
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135594031
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book Factor Analysis at 100 written by Robert Cudeck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a retrospective look at major developments as well as a prospective view of future directions in factor analysis. In so doing, it demonstrates how and why factor analysis is considered to be one of the methodological pillars of behavioral research. Featuring an outstanding collection of contributors, this volume offers unique insights on factor analysis and its related methods. The book reviews some of the extensions of factor analysis to such techniques as latent growth curve models, models for categorical data, and structural equation models. Intended for graduate students and researchers in the behavioral, social, health, and biological sciences who use this technique in their research, a basic knowledge of factor analysis is required and a working knowledge of linear algebra is helpful.

Neurobiology of Mental Illness

Author : Dennis S. Charney
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195189809
Total Pages : 1267 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Neurobiology of Mental Illness written by Dennis S. Charney and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-07-21 with total page 1267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this definitive textbook reflects the continuing reintegration of psychiatry into the mainstream of biomedical science. The research tools that are transforming other branches of medicine - epidemiology, genetics, molecular biology, imaging, and medicinal chemistry - are also transforming psychiatry. The field stands poised to make dramatic advances in defining disease pathogenesis, developing diagnostic methods capable of identifying specific and valid disease entities, discovering novel and more effective treatments, and ultimately preventing psychiatric disorders. The Neurobiology of Mental Illness is written by world-renowned experts in basic neuroscience and the pathophysiology and treatment of psychiatric disorders. It begins with a succint overview of the basic neurosciences followed by and evaluation of the tools that are available for the study of mental disorders in humans. The core of the book is a series of consistently organized sections on the major psychiatric disorders that cover their diagnostic classification, molecular genetics, functional neuroanatomy, neurochemistry and pharmacology, neuroimaging, and principles of pharmacotherapy. Chapters are written in a clear style that is easily accessible to practicing psychiatrists, and yet they are detailed enough to interest researchers and academics.For this second edition, every section has been thoroughly updated, and 13 new chapters have been added in areas where significant advances have been made, including functional genomics and animal models of illness; epidemiology; cognitive neuroscience; postmortem investigation of human brain; drug discovery methods for psychiatric disorders; the neurobiology of schizophrenia; animal models of anxiety disorders; neuroimaging studies of anxiety disorders; developmental neurobiology and childhood onset of psychiatric disorders; the neurobiology of mental retardation; the interface between neurological and psychiatric disorders; the neurobiology of circadian rhythms; and the neurobiology of sleep disorders. Both as a textbook and a reference work, Neurobiology of Mental Illness represents a uniquely valuable resource for psychiatrists, neuroscientists, and their students or trainees.

Strategic Reframing

Author : Rafael Ramirez
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191062898
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Strategic Reframing written by Rafael Ramirez and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-25 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional strategy assumes stability and predictability. Today's world is better characterised by turbulence, uncertainty, novelty and ambiguity - conditions that contribute disruptive changes and trigger the search for new ways of coping. This book aims to become the premier guide on how to do scenario planning to support strategy and public policy. Co-authored by three experts in the field, the book presents The Oxford Scenario Planning Approach (OSPA). The approach is both intellectually rigorous and practical. Methodological choices and theoretical aspects in practice are detailed in reference to the relevant literatures and grounded in 6 case studies the authors have been involved with. The book makes several contributions to the field, centred on how learning with scenario planning is supported by re-framing and re-perception; how this iterative process can be embedded in corporate or government settings, and how it helps those that it supports to do well in today's world. The book is written in an accessible style and will be a useful introductory text as well as a useful guide for the more experienced scenario planning practitioner and scholar.

Illustrated Seismic Processing

Author : Stephen J. Hill
Publisher : SEG Books
ISBN 13 : 1560803614
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Illustrated Seismic Processing written by Stephen J. Hill and published by SEG Books. This book was released on 2019 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a foundation for understanding the fascinating field of seismic processing. Written for the non-expert, this two-volume introductory text reveals the limitations and potential pitfalls of seismic data, prepares both seismic interpreters and acquisition specialists for working with seismic processing geophysicists, and much more.

Neuromodulatory Control of Spinal Function in Health and Disease

Author : Brian R. Noga
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889635171
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (896 download)

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Download or read book Neuromodulatory Control of Spinal Function in Health and Disease written by Brian R. Noga and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sophomores and Other Oxymorons

Author : David Lubar
Publisher : Speak
ISBN 13 : 0147517648
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Sophomores and Other Oxymorons written by David Lubar and published by Speak. This book was released on 2016-05 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Companion to Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie"--Cover.

Solar Energy

Author : Michael E. Mackay
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191008559
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Solar Energy written by Michael E. Mackay and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2015-06-19 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Solar Energy presents an introduction to all aspects of solar energy, from photovoltaic devices to active and passive solar thermal energy conversion, giving both a detailed and broad perspective of the field. It is aimed at the beginner involved in solar energy or a related field, or for someone wanting to gain a broader perspective of solar energy technologies. A chapter considering solar radiation, basic principles applied to solar energy, semiconductor physics, and light absorption brings the reader on equal footing with the technology of either solar generated electrical current or useful heat. Details of how a solar cell works and then production of current from a photovoltaic device is discussed. Characterization of a solar cell is examined, allowing one the ability to interpret the current-voltage relation, followed by discussion of parameter extraction from this relation. This information can be used to understand what limits the performance of a given solar cell with the potential to optimize its performance. Applications of solar thermal energy are reviewed in detail from passive applications, for example the solar chimney, to active, such as the solar (power) tower, flat plate water heater, and solar thermal electricity generation. Consistency of analysis between the solar thermal applications is used enabling the reader to fully appreciate similarities and dissimilarities between these technologies. Ultimately, the scientist or engineer can understand existing systems, either photovoltaic or solar thermal devices, and design their own technology given the information in this book.

The Right in Latin America

Author : Barry Cannon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135021821
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Right in Latin America written by Barry Cannon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most current analysis on Latin American politics has been directed at examining the shift to the left in the region. Very little attention, however, has been paid to the reactions of the right to this phenomenon. What kind of discursive, policy, and strategic responses have emerged among the right in Latin America as a result of this historic turn to the left? Have there been any shifts in attitudes to inequality and poverty as a result of the successes of the left in those areas? How has the right responded strategically to regain the political initiative from the left? And what implications might such responses have for democracy in the region? The Right in Latin America seeks to provide answers to these questions while helping to fill a gap in the literature on contemporary Latin American politics. Unlike previous studies, Barry Cannon’s book does not simply concentrate on party political responses to the contemporary challenges for the right in the region. Rather he uses a wider, more comprehensive theoretical framework, grounded in political sociology, in recognition of the deep social roots of the right among Latin America’s elites, in a region known for its startling inequalities. Using Michael Mann’s pioneering work on power, he shows how elite dominance in the key areas of the economy, ideology, the military, and in transnational relations, has had a profound influence on the political strategies of the Latin American right. He shows how left governments, especially the more radical ones, have threatened elite power in these areas, influencing right-wing strategic responses as a result. These responses, he persuasively argues, can vary from elections, through street protests and media campaigns, to military coups, depending on the level of perceived threat felt by elites from the left. In this way, Cannon uncovers the dialectical nature of the left/right relationship in contemporary Latin American politics, while simultaneously providing pointers as to how the left can respond to the challenge of the right’s resurgence in the current context of left retrenchment. Cannon’s multi-faceted inter-disciplinary approach, including original research among right-leaning actors in the region makes the book an essential reference not only for those interested in the contemporary Latin American right but for anyone interested in the region’s politics at a critical juncture in its history.

Cultural Representation and Cultural Studies

Author : Zhou Xian
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000905810
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Cultural Representation and Cultural Studies written by Zhou Xian and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-06-30 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the perspective of critical cultural sociology, this book delves into the intertwining relations of cultural transformation and social evolution, illuminating contemporary Chinese culture’s landscape and underlying logic since the 1980s. With a special focus on the tensions among politics, economy, and culture itself, this book examines the transitions of Chinese culture from tradition to the modern age. It expounds the cultural differentiation and its effect in contemporary China. Within this framework, the author addresses some key issues and phenomena that figure in the cultural scene of modern China, ranging from the crisis of Chinese cultural identity in the context of globalization, the media culture, and its impacts on everyday life, to the visual culture and social transformation. Offering a panoramic view of Chinese contemporary culture, literature, arts, and society, this title will serve as an essential read for scholars of China studies, Cultural studies, and visual culture, as well as anyone interested in what’s going on in Chinese contemporary culture.