Post-earthquake fire is one of the most complicated problems resulting from earthquakes and presents a serious risk to urban structures. Most standards and codes ignore the possibility of post-earthquake fire; thus it is not factored in when determining the ability of buildings to withstand load. This book describes the effects of post-earthquake fire on partially damaged buildings located in seismic urban regions. The book quantifies the level of associated post-earthquake fire effects, and discusses methods for mitigating the risk at both the macro scale and micro scale. The macro scale strategies address urban regions while the micro scale strategies address building structures, covering both existing buildings and those that are yet to be designed.
Die Antworten von Lehrern auf wichtige Fragen wie "Wer bin ich?", "Was f r ein Lehrer m chte ich sein?" und "Wie sehe ich meine Rolle als Lehrer?" (Korthagen, 2004) bilden ihre berufliche Identit t, die sich im Laufe ihrer Karriere und unter Ber cksichtigung des p dagogischen, kulturellen und politischen Kontexts entwickelt (Flores und Day, 2006). Dar ber hinaus wird sie durch Unterrichtsstrategien, Reflexivit t und Affektivit t aufgebaut. Diese Themen wurden jedoch bisher selten integriert behandelt, was Anlass f r diese Studie war, sie durch langwierige Tagebuchschreibphasen, jeweils gefolgt von professionellem konstruktivem Feedback, anzugehen. So wurde die Forschungsfrage behandelt, die das Kontinuum der Entwicklung vom allgemeinen Unterricht bis zur Reflexivit t abdeckt. Zu diesem Zweck versuchte eine Stichprobe von 30 iranischen MA-EFL-Lehrern vor und nach dem Experiment, das durch gef hrte Tagebuchschreiben w hrend eines zehnteiligen Kurses durchgef hrt wurde, die RTI von Akbari et al (2010) anzuwenden. Jedes Tagebuch wurde auf der Grundlage des PPP-Ansatzes analysiert, und das notwendige konstruktive Feedback wurde ausdr cklich schriftlich gegeben. Die auf der Grundlage gemischter Forschungsparadigmen analysierten Daten zeigten vielversprechende Ergebnisse und bewiesen die Durchf hrbarkeit des PID.
Le risposte degli insegnanti a domande fondamentali quali "chi sono?", "che tipo di insegnante voglio essere?" e "come vedo il mio ruolo di insegnante?" (Korthagen, 2004) costituiscono la loro identit professionale, che cresce nel corso della carriera e alla luce dei contesti educativi, culturali e politici (Flores e Day, 2006). Inoltre, le strategie didattiche, la riflessivit e l'affettivit contribuiscono a rafforzarla. Tuttavia, tali questioni sono state raramente affrontate in modo integrato, il che ha motivato questo studio ad affrontarle attraverso lunghe fasi di scrittura di un diario, ciascuna seguita da un feedback professionale costruttivo. stata quindi affrontata la questione di ricerca che copre il continuum di sviluppo dall'insegnamento in generale alla riflessivit . A tal fine, un campione di 30 insegnanti iraniani di inglese come lingua straniera (EFL) con laurea magistrale ha provato l'RTI di Akbari et al (2010) prima e dopo l'esperimento attraverso la scrittura guidata di un diario durante un corso di dieci sessioni. Ogni diario stato analizzato sulla base dell'approccio PPP e il feedback costruttivo necessario stato fornito in modo esplicito per iscritto. I dati analizzati sulla base di paradigmi di ricerca misti hanno rivelato risultati promettenti e hanno dimostrato la fattibilit del PID.
Odpowiedzi nauczycieli na takie ważne pytania, jak "kim jestem?", "jakim nauczycielem chcę byc?" i "jak postrzegam swoją rolę jako nauczyciel?" (Korthagen, 2004) skladają się na ich tożsamośc zawodową, kt ra rozwija się na r żnych etapach kariery i w świetle kontekst w edukacyjnych, kulturowych i politycznych (Flores i Day, 2006). Ponadto budują ją strategie nauczania, refleksyjnośc i afektywnośc. Jednak kwestie te rzadko byly traktowane w spos b zintegrowany, co sklonilo nas do podjęcia ich w niniejszym badaniu poprzez dlugotrwale etapy pisania dziennika, po kt rych następowaly konstruktywne opinie zawodowe. W ten spos b zajęliśmy się pytaniem badawczym obejmującym ciąglośc rozwoju od nauczania og lnego do refleksyjności. W tym celu grupa 30 irańskich nauczycieli języka angielskiego jako języka obcego (EFL) z tytulem magistra podjęla pr bę RTI Akbari et al (2010) przed i po eksperymencie przeprowadzonym w formie pisania dziennika pod kierunkiem nauczyciela podczas dziesięciosesyjnego kursu. Każdy dziennik zostal przeanalizowany w oparciu o podejście PPP, a niezbędna konstruktywna informacja zwrotna zostala wyraźnie przekazana na piśmie. Dane analizowane w oparciu o mieszane paradygmaty badawcze wykazaly obiecujące wyniki i potwierdzily wykonalnośc PID.
As respostas dos professores a quest es importantes como quem sou eu?, que tipo de professor quero ser? e como vejo o meu papel como professor? (Korthagen, 2004) constituem a sua identidade profissional, que cresce ao longo das etapas da carreira e luz dos contextos educacionais, culturais e pol ticos (Flores e Day, 2006). Al m disso, as estrat gias de ensino, a reflexividade e a afetividade contribuem para a sua constru o. No entanto, estas quest es raramente t m sido abordadas de forma integrada, o que motivou este estudo a abord -las atrav s de longas etapas de escrita de di rios, cada uma seguida de feedback profissional construtivo. Assim, foi abordada a quest o de investiga o que abrange o continuum de desenvolvimento, desde o ensino em geral at reflexividade. Para tal, uma amostra de 30 professores iranianos de ingl s como l ngua estrangeira (EFL) com mestrado tentou a RTI de Akbari et al (2010) antes e depois da experi ncia, atrav s da escrita de di rios orientados durante um curso de dez sess es. Cada di rio foi analisado com base na abordagem PPP e o feedback construtivo necess rio foi explicitamente dado por escrito. Os dados analisados com base em paradigmas de investiga o mistos revelaram resultados promissores e provaram a viabilidade do PID.
The Solstice Gift is a warm, queer romp brimming with threesomes, waffles, snow, and lots of hot butch-on-butch shenanigans. Behrouz and Lucky are the hottest and the wittiest butch/butch lesbian couple in the Pioneer Valley. One cold winter night, in a peaceful post-coital haze, the kinky couple decides to give each other a threesome every winter solstice, spending the longest night of the year in a frisky erotic daze with a delectable new pal. Let Behrouz and Lucky take you on a sexy, light-hearted gambol though Northampton, the dyke capital of the world
In a world where the number of people who need to learn about data communications and networking is exploding, Forouzan's book is the answer. The book's visual approach makes it easy for students to learn about and understand the concepts involved in this rapidly developing field.TCP/IP Protocol Suite teaches students and professionals, with no prior knowledge of TCP/IP everything they need to know about the subject. This comprehensive book uses hundreds of figures to make technical concepts easy to grasp as well as many examples which help tie the material to the real-world. The fourth edition of TCP/IP Protocol Suite has been fully updated to include all of the recent technology changes in the field. Additionally, out-of-date material has been overhauled to reflect recent changes in technology.
Data Communications and Networking is designed to help students understand the basics of data communications and networking, and the protocols used in the Internet in particular by using the protocol layering of the Internet and TCP/IP protocol suite. Technologies related to data communication and networking may be the fastest growing in today's culture. The appearance of some new social networking applications is a testimony to this claim. In this Internet-oriented society, specialists need to be trained to run and manage the Internet, part of the Internet, or an organization's network that is connected to the Internet. As both the number and types of students are increasing, it is essential to have a textbook that provides coverage of the latest advances, while presenting the material in a way that is accessible to students with little or no background in the field.Using a bottom-up approach, Data Communications and Networking presents this highly technical subject matter without relying on complex formulas by using a strong pedagogical approach supported by more than 830 figures.Now in its Fifth Edition, this textbook brings the beginning student right to the forefront of the latest advances in the field, while presenting the fundamentals in a clear, straightforward manner. Students will find better coverage, improved figures and better explanations on cutting-edge material. The "bottom-up" approach allows instructors to cover the material in one course, rather than having separate courses on data communications and networking.
This new networking text follows a top-down approach. The presentation begins with an explanation of the application layer, which makes it easier for students to understand how network devices work, and then, with the students fully engaged, the authors move on to discuss the other layers, ending with the physical layer. With this top-down approach, its thorough treatment of the topic, and a host of pedagogical features, this new networking book offers the market something it hasn't had for many years- a well-crafted, modern text that places the student at the center of the learning experience. Forouzan's Computer Networks presents a complex topic in an accessible, student-friendly way that makes learning the material not only manageable but fun as well. The appealing visual layout combines with numerous figures and examples to provide multiple routes to understanding. Students are presented with the most up-to-date material currently available and are encouraged to view what they are learning in a real-world context. This approach is both motivating and practical in that students begin to see themselves as the professionals they will soon become.
C++ Programming: An Object-Oriented Approach has two primary objectives: Teach the basic principles of programming as outlined in the ACM curriculum for a CS1 class and teach the basic constructs of the C++ language. While C++ is a complex and professional language, experience shows that beginning students can easily understand and use C++.C++ Programming: An Object-Oriented Approach uses a combination of thorough, well-ordered explanations and a strong visual framework to make programming concepts accessible to students. The authors stress incremental program development, wherein program analysis is followed by building a structure chart, constructing UML flow diagrams, writing algorithms, undertaking program design, and finally testing. This foundation, combined with a focus on the benefits of a consistent and well-documented programming style, prepares students to tackle the academic and professional programming challenges they will encounter down the road with confidence.
Data Communications and Networking, 6th Edition, teaches the principles of networking using TCP/IP protocol suite. It employs a bottom-up approach where each layer in the TCP/IP protocol suite is built on the services provided by the layer below. This edition has undergone a major restructuring to reduce the number of chapters and focus on the organization of TCP/IP protocol suite. It concludes with three chapters that explore multimedia, network management, and cryptography/network security. Technologies related to data communications and networking are among the fastest growing in our culture today, and there is no better guide to this rapidly expanding field than Data Communications and Networking.
Ideal for a first course in the C programming language, Afyouni/Forouzan's COMPUTER SCIENCE: A STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING APPROACH IN C, 4th edition, introduces you to both computer science theory and C-language syntax using a principle-before-implementation approach. Combining a clear organizational structure with easy-to-follow figures, charts and tables, the text helps you sharpen your logic, problem-solving skills and understanding of fundamental CS concepts and software engineering through hands-on programming assignments and applications. In addition, two all-new chapters are devoted to Pointers and Recursion.
Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs) translate unavoidable variations in certain parameters of materials, waves, or devices into random and unique signals. They have found many applications in the Internet of Things (IoT), authentication systems, FPGA industry, several other areas in communications and related technologies, and many commercial products. Statistical Trend Analysis of Physically Unclonable Functions first presents a review on cryptographic hardware and hardware-assisted cryptography. The review highlights PUF as a mega trend in research on cryptographic hardware design. Afterwards, the authors present a combined survey and research work on PUFs using a systematic approach. As part of the survey aspect, a state-of-the-art analysis is presented as well as a taxonomy on PUFs, a life cycle, and an established ecosystem for the technology. In another part of the survey, the evolutionary history of PUFs is examined, and strategies for further research in this area are suggested. In the research side, this book presents a novel approach for trend analysis that can be applied to any technology or research area. In this method, a text mining tool is used which extracts 1020 keywords from the titles of the sample papers. Then, a classifying tool classifies the keywords into 295 meaningful research topics. The popularity of each topic is then numerically measured and analyzed over the course of time through a statistical analysis on the number of research papers related to the topic as well as the number of their citations. The authors identify the most popular topics in four different domains; over the history of PUFs, during the recent years, in top conferences, and in top journals. The results are used to present an evolution study as well as a trend analysis and develop a roadmap for future research in this area. This method gives an automatic popularity-based statistical trend analysis which eliminates the need for passing personal judgments about the direction of trends, and provides concrete evidence to the future direction of research on PUFs. Another advantage of this method is the possibility of studying a whole lot of existing research works (more than 700 in this book).This book will appeal to researchers in text mining, cryptography, hardware security, and IoT.
Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs) translate unavoidable variations in certain parameters of materials, waves, or devices into random and unique signals. They have found many applications in the Internet of Things (IoT), authentication systems, FPGA industry, several other areas in communications and related technologies, and many commercial products. Statistical Trend Analysis of Physically Unclonable Functions first presents a review on cryptographic hardware and hardware-assisted cryptography. The review highlights PUF as a mega trend in research on cryptographic hardware design. Afterwards, the authors present a combined survey and research work on PUFs using a systematic approach. As part of the survey aspect, a state-of-the-art analysis is presented as well as a taxonomy on PUFs, a life cycle, and an established ecosystem for the technology. In another part of the survey, the evolutionary history of PUFs is examined, and strategies for further research in this area are suggested. In the research side, this book presents a novel approach for trend analysis that can be applied to any technology or research area. In this method, a text mining tool is used which extracts 1020 keywords from the titles of the sample papers. Then, a classifying tool classifies the keywords into 295 meaningful research topics. The popularity of each topic is then numerically measured and analyzed over the course of time through a statistical analysis on the number of research papers related to the topic as well as the number of their citations. The authors identify the most popular topics in four different domains; over the history of PUFs, during the recent years, in top conferences, and in top journals. The results are used to present an evolution study as well as a trend analysis and develop a roadmap for future research in this area. This method gives an automatic popularity-based statistical trend analysis which eliminates the need for passing personal judgments about the direction of trends, and provides concrete evidence to the future direction of research on PUFs. Another advantage of this method is the possibility of studying a whole lot of existing research works (more than 700 in this book).This book will appeal to researchers in text mining, cryptography, hardware security, and IoT.
Real-time and Embedded Systems: Life Cycle, Ecosystem and Scheduling Trends establishes life cycles and ecosystems for real-time and embedded systems, highlighting design, implementation and test objectives challenges, approaches, and trends. The book outlines applications and supporting computing platforms, as well as enabling sciences and technologies. It examines the latest studies in real-time and embedded scheduling and presents a roadmap for future research on these topics. Technologies for managing real-time and embedded systems play a key role in areas such as aviation and industrial engineering, where missing a safety-critical real-time system deadline can lead to a human catastrophe. A real-time system is a system in which the notions of correctness and performance are joined together and defined as timeliness, which is described in terms of well-defined real time constraints. An embedded system is a computer system with limited processing power, memory and I/O resources that appears as a fabricated part of another system that can be mechanical, electrical, etc. Real-time and embedded systems serve to a variety of technological, medical and scientific applications. Task scheduling plays a significant role in meeting time constraints in real-time systems as well as resource constraints in embedded systems.
Behrouz Boochani, author, filmmaker and journalist wrote his profound and powerful poetic political manifesto A Letter From Manus Island after four years incarceration as a stateless refugee on Manus in Australian-run camps. His letter, a humanitarian message, translated by Omid Tofighian, is published with a preface by Ruth Skilbeck in this pamphlet. First published in 2018. This edition, published in 2023, has the addition of biographical notes.
Over six years of imprisonment in Australia’s offshore migrant detention centre, the Kurdish-Iranian journalist and writer Behrouz Boochani bore personal witness to the suffering and degradation inflicted on him and his fellow refugees, culminating eventually in his prize-winning book – No Friend but the Mountains. In the articles, essays, and poems he wrote while detained, he emerged as both a tenacious campaigner and activist, as well as a deeply humane voice which reflects the indignity and plight of the many thousands of detained migrants across the world.In this book Boochani’s collected writings are combined with essays from experts on migration, refugee rights, politics, and literature. Together, they provide a moving, creative and challenging account of not only one writer’s harrowing experience and inspiring resilience, but the wider structures of violence which hold thousands of human beings in a state of misery in migrant camps throughout Western nation-states and beyond.
Is it possible to create an admissions screening process that allows any educational institution to select top-performing applicants and simultaneously promote diversity? Is it possible to choose applicants genuinely motivated in the pursuit of a profession rather than those primarily focused on acquiring wealth or status? Is it possible to achieve all of the above, being fair to all applicants and reducing the time and cost of the admissions screening process? Dr. Behrouz Moemeni, one of the most sought-after admissions expert and an outspoken advocate for fair and scientific admissions screening, believes the answer to all of the above questions is a resounding "YES". In this thought-provoking book, he explains how using first principles in psychology, immunology, sociology, evolutionary biology, statistics, physics, and chemistry can help universities select applicants passionate about their future professions. After convincing the readers about the flaws of current admissions screening practices - such as the use of situational judgment tests, standardized tests, and traditional interviews - he explains a step-by-step action plan described in 14 "rules" designed for any educational institution seeking to construct a fair and scientific admissions screening process. The book is filled with blunt reasoning debunking common myths and lighthearted humor about what to do instead suitable for admissions professionals, researchers and anyone interested in applicant screening in higher education. Here's what you are going to learn in this book: The fundamental problems with current admissions screening practices that lead to profound bias against minority groups and lower income applicantsHow to streamline the entire admissions process into one single step The Big Three(TM) The only 3 qualities that matter in admissions screeningHow to select applicants based on The Big Three characteristicsHow to design questions that seek the truth from each applicantHow to separate highly suitable applicants from the rest without any guess work or "gut feeling"How to design questions that promote diversity while being fair to applicantsHow to increase the reliability and validity of any admissions screening practice or toolHow to democratize the admissions process and educational institutions Sample questions and answers for admissions teamsAnd much more
