Written by established researchers, this two-volume publication provides timely, comprehensive and insightful reviews on recent discoveries in the etiology of hypertension. Structural changes of the blood vessels in hypertension in relation to connective tissue, cerebral vessel structure and innervation, smooth muscle cell hypertrophy and/or hyperplasia, and rarefaction of microvessels are discussed. Also presented are the effects of antihypertensive therapy on vessel structure and function. A unique feature is the inclusion of a chapter on pulmonary vascular changes in pulmonary hypertension, which shows certain changes that are similar to systemic hypertension. This book is of major interest to researchers involved in the study of hypertension and the biology of the blood vessels.
Written by established researchers, this two-volume publication provides timely, comprehensive and insightful reviews on recent discoveries in the etiology of hypertension. Structural changes of the blood vessels in hypertension in relation to connective tissue, cerebral vessel structure and innervation, smooth muscle cell hypertrophy and/or hyperplasia, and rarefaction of microvessels are discussed. Also presented are the effects of antihypertensive therapy on vessel structure and function. A unique feature is the inclusion of a chapter on pulmonary vascular changes in pulmonary hypertension, which shows certain changes that are similar to systemic hypertension. This book is of major interest to researchers involved in the study of hypertension and the biology of the blood vessels.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the use of vision attentive technology and artificial intelligence methodologies for functional mobility assessment in elderly populations.Vision Attentive Technology and Functional Mobility Assessment in Elderly Healthcare, begins with a general introduction to vision-attentive technology and its uses in the care of older people. Next it examines functional mobility in senior populations and offers a critique of the methods used today for evaluation. The authors then present several artificial intelligence approaches and vision-aware systems used for screening age related diseases such as Parkinson's disease and sarcopenia. The book also presents the difficulties and possibilities of using visual attentive technology to identify functional impairments caused by aging.This book would be helpful to researchers in the field of healthcare, especially those interested in using technology to enhance patient outcomes. Geriatricians, physical therapists, and occupational therapists who treat older patients will also benefit from reading this book. It will also be helpful to readers who are studying biomedical engineering, artificial intelligence, and healthcare.
This book combines modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) and inclusive education learning systems methodologies. The book also provides extensive discussion and methodologies related to STEM instruction to enhance future education. Inclusive Education in the Age of Modern AI explores and provides an education support system for special needs students under the STEM education system. First the authors introduce the evolution of inclusive education during the last two decades and the importance of equality in education and the current challenges in inclusive education. Next there is a discussion of AI methodologies that can provide solutions to inclusive education. There is also an examination on how modern AI approaches, such as Generative AI and the Large Language Model, are integrated into inclusive education support systems. The authors then introduce AI-supported emotional and behavioral analysis systems for STEM education. Special consideration is given to STEM learning for visual and hearing impairments. The book concludes with an exploration of the metaverse approach for inclusive learning support methodology under distance learning education. The book is written for STEM module learners, teachers, researchers, system developers, medical professionals, and industrial professionals who interact in modern AI and education support systems development.
This book combines modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) and inclusive education learning systems methodologies. The book also provides extensive discussion and methodologies related to STEM instruction to enhance future education. Inclusive Education in the Age of Modern AI explores and provides an education support system for special needs students under the STEM education system. First the authors introduce the evolution of inclusive education during the last two decades and the importance of equality in education and the current challenges in inclusive education. Next there is a discussion of AI methodologies that can provide solutions to inclusive education. There is also an examination on how modern AI approaches, such as Generative AI and the Large Language Model, are integrated into inclusive education support systems. The authors then introduce AI-supported emotional and behavioral analysis systems for STEM education. Special consideration is given to STEM learning for visual and hearing impairments. The book concludes with an exploration of the metaverse approach for inclusive learning support methodology under distance learning education. The book is written for STEM module learners, teachers, researchers, system developers, medical professionals, and industrial professionals who interact in modern AI and education support systems development.
Something is stirring deep in the earth. Two leaders hear the sounds and will emerge to lead their teams to confront it. Virgil will challenge his group to honour a promise made by their ancestors. Primrose will challenge herself to seek help from her family and friends. Together they must find a solution before the movement in the earth reaches them and changes their community forever.
Logan's Space Party is a unique and special story written for all children, especially boys and girls with type 1 diabetes. This isn't a book about diabetes though. This is a magical adventure in which the hero of the story just happens to have diabetes, and he finds that having diabetes gives him the strength and power to undertake a marvelous journey, meet robots, fly into outer space, befriend monsters, and ultimately save the day. L. M. K. Worm's colorful and dream-like illustrations immerse readers in this fantastic world. Logan's Space Party is sure to spark important conversations among all children and empower boys and girls with type 1 diabetes.
INTRODUCTION The mental health and well-being of our children needs greater attention in every nation. Hendren, Birell & Orley (1994) point out "nearly one in five children will have emotional or behavioral problems at some time during their youth regardless of where they live or how well to do they are". Children with emotional problems show their impairment in variety of ways such as failing academically, having poor self-image, having poor relationships and also low respect for law of their society and adults. Academic failure and social rejection have lasting consequences as a failure to learn in school limits a child's chance to succeed in life.
For eleven years, renowned feminist and gender-equality advocate, Dr. Hilda Tadria has worked with girls and young women as well as boys through her organisation MEMPROW (the Mentoring and Empowerment Programme for Young Women), which she founded with her husband in 2008. Part of the programme's success has come about through encouraging them to tell their stories and move on. As a result, they have bloomed with self-confidence and positive self-esteem. When Dr. Tadria was asked (many times), "How have you done it in your personal life, working with the challenges of trying to change entrenched negative norms and thinking about women?" this memoir, STAND, was born. She realised that sharing her own life experiences, which include standing up for her rights and those of other women and challenging the accepted gender norms around a woman's place and patriarchal negative norms, was a responsibility. STAND was written to share her feminist journey and experiences. It describes how she has been challenged and stood firmly for her rights. It explores the forces that enabled her to defy patriarchy, a system that sets up women to collude in self-oppression or to fail. To Dr. Hilda Tadria, it does not matter whether these young women and girls have all that it takes to stand or not. This is a book for all those women who, like her, are struggling to stand for their rights and gender justice. And it is for those on the edge, who are trying to take a firm stand, to help them be aware of the systemic ways in which women are oppressed, so as not to fall off. Born in Kigezi, South West Uganda, Dr. Hilda Mary Kabushenga Tadria is Social Anthropologist, a renowned passionate feminist and gender-equality/social justice advocate and activist who finally retired from institutional based service in April 2020 when she exited the role of Founding Executive Director of the Mentoring and Empowerment Program for Young Women (MEMPROW). Hilda is also a co-founder and Board member of the African Women's Development Fund (AWDF), a fundraising and grant making organisation that supports African women's work. In 1985, while still at Makerere, she founded Action for Development, an organisation that is still vibrant and active in protection of women's rights in Uganda.
'heart-wrenching, page-turning crime drama'No Way to Say Goodbye A baby snatched from a park in broad daylight.An elderly man reported missing, together with the proceeds of a lucrative house sale.A death by arson.Three simultaneous cases to challenge DCI Ted Darling's Serious Crime team. Because of similar child abductions in other force areas, a new face joins the team - DI Oscar Smith, from the Metropolitan Police. Even his own boss warns Ted that the man can be as much a bane as a blessing.Then Ted is called away to attend a meeting which might bring one of his open cases to a satisfactory conclusion.But is all as it seems, or has Ted been lured into a trap? Featuring DI Oscar Smith from the book Looking for Lulu by Carl Granger (a pen-name of L M Krier)
This book is the third of a three-part series on taxonomies, and covers putting your taxonomy into use in as many ways as possible to maximize retrieval for your users. Chapter 1 suggests several items to research and consider before you start your implementation and integration process. It explores the different pieces of software that you will need for your system and what features to look for in each. Chapter 2 launches with a discussion of how taxonomy terms can be used within a workflow, connecting two—or more—taxonomies, and intelligent coordination of platforms and taxonomies. Microsoft SharePoint is a widely used and popular program, and I consider their use of taxonomies in this chapter. Following that is a discussion of taxonomies and semantic integration and then the relationship between indexing and the hierarchy of a taxonomy. Chapter 3 (“How is a Taxonomy Connected to Search?”) provides discussions and examples of putting taxonomies into use in practical applications. Itdiscusses displaying content based on search, how taxonomy is connected to search, using a taxonomy to guide a searcher, tools for search, including search engines, crawlers and spiders, and search software, the parts of a search-capable system, and then how to assemble that search-capable system. This chapter also examines how to measure quality in search, the different kinds of search, and theories on search from several famous theoreticians—two from the 18th and 19th centuries, and two contemporary. Following that is a section on inverted files, parsing, discovery, and clustering. While you probably don’t need a comprehensive understanding of these concepts to build a solid, workable system, enough information is provided for the reader to see how they fit into the overall scheme. This chapter concludes with a look at faceted search and some possibilities for search interfaces. Chapter 4, “Implementing a Taxonomy in a Database or on a Website,” starts where many content systems really should—with the authors, or at least the people who create the content. This chapter discusses matching up various groups of related data to form connections, data visualization and text analytics, and mobile and e-commerce applications for taxonomies. Finally, Chapter 5 presents some educated guesses about the future of knowledge organization. Table of Contents: List of Figures / Preface / Acknowledgments / On Your Mark, Get Ready …. WAIT! Things to Know Before You Start the Implementation Step / Taxonomy and Thesaurus Implementation / How is a Taxonomy Connected to Search? / Implementing a Taxonomy in a Database or on a Website / What Lies Ahead for Knowledge Organization? / Glossary / End Notes / Author Biography
Der Mensch ist dem Kosmos seine Katastrophe. - Diese Einsicht ist fur Theodor Ballauff Anlass zu einem tieferen Nachdenken uber die Bildung des Menschen. Ballauffs Padagogik mussen wir als radikale Kritik an der Bildungslehre der Neuzeit lesen. Sie erwachst aus der Voreingenommenheit des Menschen, sich selbst als Seiendes vorauszusetzen und zu suchen. In einer geschichtlichen Besinnung - geschichtliche Empirie -, die zuruck reicht bis zu Parmenides und Platon, gelangt er zur Gegenthese: Der Mensch hat nicht ein Selbst zu suchen wie ein Seiendes, sondern er ist er selbst, wenn er sich dem "Denken" und der "Wahrheit" zugehoeren lasst. - Mit dieser Antithese begrundet Ballauff eine prinzipiell andere padagogische Systematik. Ihre leitende Idee ist die Idee der Menschlichkeit in selbstloser Verantwortung der Wahrheit. Seine Gegenthese revolutioniert die uberkommenen Bildungstheorien und gelaufigen didaktischen und schultheoretischen Konzeptionen mit ihren praktischen Konsequenzen und suspendiert die - heute so haufig verzerrten - Bildnisse des Lehrers.
