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The Fundamentals of Human Factors Design for Volunteered Geographic Information

By: Christopher J. Parker

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The Fundamentals of Human Factors Design for Volunteered Geographic Information

By: Christopher J. Parker

This book explores the roles in which volunteered and professional information play within neogeography from a human factors perspective. The unique advantages of each information type are considered alongside how they may be utilised to create products and services delivering highly functional, efficient and satisfying experiences to their users. The overall aim of this book is to address the issue of how Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) can be combined with Professional Geographic Information (PGI) to satisfy the information search requirements of consumer-users via highly usable mashups. Firstly, this required the development of an understanding of the way different users perceive VGI and PGI in terms of its benefits to their activities and information needs. Secondly, the benefits that VGI may bring to the user experience of a mashup (which cannot be attained through the use of PGI) needed to be understood. In order to achieve this, a user centred design perspective was implemented throughout the research.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3319035037

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In Case You Didn't Know

By: Christopher J. Parker

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In Case You Didn't Know

By: Christopher J. Parker

Michael Cohen Gallagher, or MC for short, isn’t special. He doesn’t live next door to a girl who is both unrealistically dangerous and beautiful. He’s not wittingly intelligent and does not have self-repressed good looks. Apart from one peculiar habit, he’s just a typical teenager trying to survive the repression and monotony that is life in small-town suburbia. Although admission to a prestigious art school is MC’s ticket out, an unforeseen event threatens his future. Not only must MC navigate the dramatic changes to his family, he must survive: • the prank, which involves a bottle of ketchup and a tormented math teacher; • Alex Sulkinson, a jock known to his victims as the Incredible Sulk; • MC’s boss, Mr. Carney, who, despite looking like he belongs in a Tolkien novel, is more than he seems; • the antics of the RNC (the semi-affectionate acronym MC has for his friends); • a harrowing and somewhat illegal mission to regain a precious possession; and • an infatuation with Gretchen Werner, Seneca High’s resident Regina George, and the resulting conflict with a longtime friend and secret admirer. In Case You Didn’t Know chronicles MC’s struggle with identity and happiness when faced with circumstances beyond his control and understanding.

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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1646546091

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World of Tanks - The SU-152 and Related Vehicles

By: Yuri Igorevich Pasholok,Dana Lombardy,Christopher Parker

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World of Tanks - The SU-152 and Related Vehicles

By: Yuri Igorevich Pasholok,Dana Lombardy,Christopher Parker

In 2012, the company that created World of Tanks, the phenominal world-wide massive, multi-player online game, started publishing a series of books in Russian that utilized Soviet documents and archival materials that had never before been seen by outsiders or published in any language about the design, procurement, development, manufacturing, and combat employment of Soviet armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) during World War Two (the Great Patriotic War to Russians). Now these remarkable books are being published in English with the obvious aphorism The Russian View. Hundreds of photos, illustrations, tables, and diagrams tell the story about the development of the SU-152 tank-killer.

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1940169089

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9781940169088

From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act

A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America

By: Christopher M. Finan

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From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act

A History of the Fight for Free Speech in America

By: Christopher M. Finan

After Upton Sinclair, famed author of The Jungle, was arrested for reading the First Amendment on Liberty Hill in 1923, The Nation commented: "When we contemplate the antics of the chief of police of Los Angeles, we are deterred from characterizing him as an ass only through fear that such a comparison would lay us open to damages from every self-respecting donkey." In this lively history of our most fundamental and perhaps most vulnerable right, Chris Finan traces the lifeline of free speech from the War on Terror back to the turn of the last century. During the YMCA's 1892 Suppression of Vice campaign, muttonchopped moralist Anthony Comstock railed against writings by that "Irish smut dealer" George Bernard Shaw. In the midst of the country's first Red Scare, the government rounded up thousands of Russian Americans for deportation during the Palmer raids. Decades later, a second Red Scare gripped the country as Senator Joseph McCarthy spearheaded a witch-hunt for "egg-sucking liberals" who defended "Communists and queers." Finan's dramatic review of such touchstones as the Scopes trial and Edward R. Murrow's challenge to Joseph McCarthy are revelatory; many of his narratives are entirely fresh and have as much relevance to our postndash;PATRIOT Act world as his final chapter on the twenty-first century. The story of the fight for free speech, in times of war and peace-when writers, publishers, booksellers, and librarians are often on the front lines-is essential reading. "Christopher Finan has given us a marvelously readable account of the struggle for free speech in the United States. Beginning with the birth of the American civil liberties movement during World War I, Finan traces the often grueling battles over free speech in wartime, book censorhip, McCarthyism, and freedom of the press that have marked the gradual evolution of American freedom. It is a story every American should know, for it is our nation's greatest achievement." -Geoffrey R. Stone, author of Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from The Sedition Act of 1798 to The War on Terrorism "The Founding Fathers gave us the First Amendment, but we have had to fight for free speech. Radicals, reactionaries, feminists, religious zealots, African Americans, Klansmen, college students, even schoolchildren, have played a role in expanding free speech. They are all present in Chris Finan's colorful narrative, which shows how much progress we have made-and how far we have to go." -Nadine Strossen, President of the American Civil Liberties Union and Professor of Law, New York Law School "In this masterful work, Chris Finan deftly chronicles the challenges to free speech in the twentieth century; an accessible, thought provoking history that not only informs, but also engages the reader." -Joyce Meskis, Owner, Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver "Concisely detailed and researched, From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act reads like high powered fiction. Characters as diverse as Roger Baldwin, Bernie Sanders, Allen Ginsberg, Fatty Arbuckle, Jane Russell, Anthony Comstock, John Ashcroft and Dwight Eisenhower share the stage to tell the tale of a nation at odds with its Puritan heritage. A timely addition to bookshelves as the United States wrestles with issues of privacy and personal freedoms in an age of terrorism tied to an unpopular war." -Kenton Oliver, Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair, the American Library Association "American history is marred by recurrent episodes of hate-Red scares, super-patriotism, fear of sexual expression. Christopher Finan brilliantly paints that record, and shows how courageous Americans have fought for freedom." -Anthony Lewis, author of Gideon's Trumpet and Make No Law Chris Finan is the president of the American Booksell

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Beacon Press

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0807044288

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9780807044285

Creating Meaning in Young Adulthood

The Self-Actualizing Power of Relationships

By: Christopher J. Kazanjian

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Creating Meaning in Young Adulthood

The Self-Actualizing Power of Relationships

By: Christopher J. Kazanjian

Creating Meaning in Young Adulthood explores the ways in which young adults are creating meanings in life through their relationships with the world. Chapters synthesize research in the fields of child psychology, counseling, multicultural education, and existential-humanistic psychology to offer readers a contemporary understanding of the greater challenges for growth and development that youth currently face. Using ample case studies, the book also sets forth a resilience-based approach for helping readers facilitate the healing, growth, and enlightenment of young adults.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000609367

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9781000609363

Treating the Abusive Partner

An Individualized Cognitive-behavioral Approach

By: Christopher Mark Murphy,Christopher I. Eckhardt

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Treating the Abusive Partner

An Individualized Cognitive-behavioral Approach

By: Christopher Mark Murphy,Christopher I. Eckhardt

Detailing the first one-on-one cognitive-behavioral treatment approach for this highly challenging population, this resource provides a straightforward rationale and clear guidelines for implementing the authors' flexible four-phase model.

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Guilford Press

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159385207X

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9781593852078

St. Vincent and Camperdown

By: Prof. Christopher Lloyd

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St. Vincent and Camperdown

By: Prof. Christopher Lloyd

The battles of St. Vincent and Camperdown mark the turning of the tide in the war against the French Revolution. They form the necessary prelude to the better-known victories of the Nelsonian epoch which followed, and it was on the foundation of these successes that British maritime supremacy was established to last for the next hundred years. For that reason, as well as for the biographical and narrative interest of the story, they deserve to be commemorated.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1787206645

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9781787206649

Theory of Macroeconomic Policy

By: Christopher Tsoukis

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Theory of Macroeconomic Policy

By: Christopher Tsoukis

Theory of Macroeconomic Policy reviews the theoretical foundations of macroeconomic, fiscal, and monetary, policy. It offers a panoramic view of macroeconomic theory, covering a wide range of topics that are not customarily dealt with in macroeconomics texts, as well as more standard material. Advanced theory is bridged with more elementary or intermediate material, and established models are reviewed alongside current research directions. There is an extensive review of empirical evidence on virtually every topic, supplemented by narrative accounts for various episodes. The policy implications of the various theories are emphasised throughout. The chapters are largely self-contained so that different courses can focus at different places. A 'Guidance for Further Study' Section and extensive bibliography give plenty of ideas for all levels of independent study, from Undergraduate Projects to MSc Dissertations to PhD Theses. Theory of Macroeconomic Policy presents a balance between: breadth as well as depth; analytical treatment and intuition; theory and evidence; vintage theories and current directions; theory and policy; (established) theory and debate. Theory of Macroeconomic Policy is an affirmation that there is a well-developed body of theory that is invaluable for an in-depth understanding of the macro-economy and policy; equally, there is much scope for critical discussion and debate.

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Oxford University Press

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0192638882

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9780192638885

Stellar Spectral Classification

By: Richard O. Gray,Christopher J. Corbally

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Stellar Spectral Classification

By: Richard O. Gray,Christopher J. Corbally

Written by leading experts in the field, Stellar Spectral Classification is the only book to comprehensively discuss both the foundations and most up-to-date techniques of MK and other spectral classification systems. Definitive and encyclopedic, the book introduces the astrophysics of spectroscopy, reviews the entire field of stellar astronomy, and shows how the well-tested methods of spectral classification are a powerful discovery tool for graduate students and researchers working in astronomy and astrophysics. The book begins with a historical survey, followed by chapters discussing the entire range of stellar phenomena, from brown dwarfs to supernovae. The authors account for advances in the field, including the addition of the L and T dwarf classes; the revision of the carbon star, Wolf-Rayet, and white dwarf classification schemes; and the application of neural nets to spectral classification. Copious figures illustrate the morphology of stellar spectra, and the book incorporates recent discoveries from earth-based and satellite data. Many examples of spectra are given in the red, ultraviolet, and infrared regions, as well as in the traditional blue-violet optical region, all of which are useful for researchers identifying stellar and galactic spectra. This essential reference includes a glossary, handy appendixes and tables, an index, and a Web-based resource of spectra. In addition to the authors, the contributors are Adam J. Burgasser, Margaret M. Hanson, J. Davy Kirkpatrick, and Nolan R. Walborn.

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Princeton University Press

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1400833361

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9781400833368

Reducing Foreclosures

No Easy Answers

By: Christopher Foote

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Reducing Foreclosures

No Easy Answers

By: Christopher Foote

Takes a skeptical look at a leading argument about what is causing the foreclosure crisis and what should be done to stop it. The authors focus on two key decisions: the borrower's choice to default on a mortgage and the lender's subsequent choice whether to renegotiate or modify the loan. Unaffordable loans, defined as those with high mortgage payments relative to income at origination, are unlikely to be the main reason that borrowers decide to default. The efficiency of foreclosure for investors is a more plausible explanation for the low number of modifications to date. Policies designed to reduce foreclosures should focus on ameliorating the effects of job loss rather than modifying loans to make them more affordable on a long-term basis. Illustrations.

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DIANE Publishing

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1437928773

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Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice

By: Jacqueline R. Kanovitz,Jefferson L. Ingram,Christopher J. Devine

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Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice

By: Jacqueline R. Kanovitz,Jefferson L. Ingram,Christopher J. Devine

Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice, Sixteenth Edition, offers criminal justice professionals the training they need to recognize the constitutional principles that apply to their daily work. Jacqueline R. Kanovitz, Jefferson L. Ingram, and Christopher J. Devine provide a comprehensive, well-organized, and up-to-date analysis of constitutional issues that affect the U.S. justice system. Chapter 1 of Part I summarizes the organization and content of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Fourteenth Amendment. The next eight chapters cover the constitutional principles that regulate investigatory detentions, traffic stops, arrests, use of force, search and seizure, technologically assisted surveillance, the Wiretap Act, interrogations and confessions, self-incrimination, witness identification procedures, the right to counsel, procedural safeguards during criminal trials, First Amendment issues relevant to law enforcement, and capital punishment. The final chapter covers the constitutional rights of criminal justice professionals in the workplace, their protection under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and their accountability under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating the constitutional rights of others. Part II contains abstracts of key judicial decisions exemplifying how the doctrines covered in earlier chapters are being applied by the courts. The combination of text and cases creates flexibility in structuring class time. This book makes complex concepts accessible to students in all levels of criminal justice education. The chapters begin with an outline and end with a summary. Key Terms and Concepts are defined in the Glossary. Tables, figures, and charts are used to synthesize and simplify information. The result is an incomparably clear, student-friendly textbook that has remained a leader in criminal justice education for more than 50 years. The accompanying Instructor and Student Resources website provides free digital materials designed to test student knowledge and save time when preparing lessons. Resources include: Student access to practical quizzes including multiple-choice and true-or-false questions, and case studies with interactive questions and answers to test and apply knowledge A downloadable comprehensive study guide, glossary, and appendix including the text of the United States Constitution to enhance understanding of each chapter alongside study Step-by-step Instructor Guides and premade lesson slides that correspond to the chapters in an editable format to saving valuable time on lesson preparation Instructor access to test-bank questions for further exam practice

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Taylor & Francis

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1000999807

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9781000999808

Resilience Engineering Perspectives, Volume 1

Remaining Sensitive to the Possibility of Failure

By: Christopher P. Nemeth

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Resilience Engineering Perspectives, Volume 1

Remaining Sensitive to the Possibility of Failure

By: Christopher P. Nemeth

In the resilience engineering approach to safety, failures and successes are seen as two different outcomes of the same underlying process, namely how people and organizations cope with complex, underspecified and therefore partly unpredictable work environments. Therefore safety can no longer be ensured by constraining performance and eliminating risks. Instead, it is necessary to actively manage how people and organizations adjust what they do to meet the current conditions of the workplace, by trading off efficiency and thoroughness and by making sacrificing decisions. The Ashgate Studies in Resilience Engineering series promulgates new methods, principles and experiences that can complement established safety management approaches, providing invaluable insights and guidance for practitioners and researchers alike in all safety-critical domains. While the Studies pertain to all complex systems they are of particular interest to high hazard sectors such as aviation, ground transportation, the military, energy production and distribution, and healthcare. Published periodically within this series will be edited volumes titled Resilience Engineering Perspectives. The first volume, Remaining Sensitive to the Possibility of Failure, presents a collection of 20 chapters from international experts. This collection deals with important issues such as measurements and models, the use of procedures to ensure safety, the relation between resilience and robustness, safety management, and the use of risk analysis. The final six chapters utilise the report from a serious medical accident to illustrate more concretely how resilience engineering can make a difference, both to the understanding of how accidents happen and to what an organisation can do to become more resilient.

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CRC Press

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1351903918

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9781351903912

Interventions for Reading Problems

Designing and Evaluating Effective Strategies

By: Edward J. Daly,Sabina Neugebauer,Sandra M. Chafouleas,Christopher H. Skinner

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Interventions for Reading Problems

Designing and Evaluating Effective Strategies

By: Edward J. Daly,Sabina Neugebauer,Sandra M. Chafouleas,Christopher H. Skinner

This user-friendly guide has been thoroughly revised to reflect significant changes in the way schools deliver reading instruction and intervention, especially for students at risk for reading failure. Step-by-step strategies target key areas of literacy development: phonological awareness, fluency, and comprehension. Particular emphasis is placed on scientifically based practices that do not require major curricular change and can be applied with students of varying ages and ability levels. In a convenient large-size format for ease of photocopying, the book includes 17 reproducible assessment and instructional tools. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. New to This Edition: *Chapter on multi-tiered intervention delivery, plus additional discussion in other relevant chapters. *Chapter on interventions for English learners (ELs). *Chapter on vocabulary instruction, intervention, and assessment. *Additional graphing and data-analysis tools. *Coverage of new resources available through federal supports. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

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Guilford Publications

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1462520960

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9781462520961

Diagnostic Histopathology of Tumors

By: Christopher D. M. Fletcher

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Diagnostic Histopathology of Tumors

By: Christopher D. M. Fletcher

Diagnose tumors with confidence with Diagnostic Histopathology of Tumors, 4th Edition. Dr. Christopher Fletcher's renowned reference provides the advanced, expert guidance you need to evaluate and interpret even the most challenging histopathology specimens more quickly and accurately. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader with intuitive search tools and adjustable font sizes. Elsevier eBooks provide instant portable access to your entire library, no matter what device you're using or where you're located. Diagnose efficiently and effectively using diagnostic flow charts, correlations of gross appearances to microscopic findings, and differential diagnosis tables for better recognition and evaluation of similar-looking entities. Employ immunohistochemistry, molecular and genetic diagnostic tests, and other modern techniques as well as the best morphologic diagnostic methods to effectively identify each tumor or tumor-like entity. Utilize new, clinically important molecular genetic data and updated classification schemes to help guide treatment and targeted therapy. Apply the latest techniques and diagnostic criteria with completely rewritten chapters on Small and Large Intestines, Heart, Larynx and Trachea, Ear, and Peritoneum. Find critical information quickly thanks to more tables and bulleted lists throughout.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455737542

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Book's by Christopher J. Parker

The Fundamentals of Human Factors Design for Volunteered Geographic Information

The Fundamentals of Human Factors Design for Volunteered Geographic Information

In Case You Didn't Know

In Case You Didn't Know

World of Tanks - The SU-152 and Related Vehicles

World of Tanks - The SU-152 and Related Vehicles

From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act

From the Palmer Raids to the Patriot Act

Creating Meaning in Young Adulthood

Creating Meaning in Young Adulthood

Treating the Abusive Partner

Treating the Abusive Partner

St. Vincent and Camperdown

St. Vincent and Camperdown

Theory of Macroeconomic Policy

Theory of Macroeconomic Policy

Stellar Spectral Classification

Stellar Spectral Classification

Reducing Foreclosures

Reducing Foreclosures

Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice

Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice

Resilience Engineering Perspectives, Volume 1

Resilience Engineering Perspectives, Volume 1

Interventions for Reading Problems

Interventions for Reading Problems

Diagnostic Histopathology of Tumors

Diagnostic Histopathology of Tumors

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