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In Sync with Adolescence

The Role of Morningness-Eveningness in Development

By: Anna-Karin Andershed

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In Sync with Adolescence

The Role of Morningness-Eveningness in Development

By: Anna-Karin Andershed

At the start of every school day, it’s not an unfamiliar sight to see younger children bounding toward school, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to seize the day. In contrast, adolescents sometimes seem to sleepwalk toward their middle and high schools, often bleary-eyed, cantankerous, and less than enthusiastic to get down to work. Why the difference? Recent developmental research has demonstrated a relationship between sleep/wake patterns and different kinds of problem behaviors, including social adjustment problems, family coercion, and disaffection from school. Adolescents who prefer staying up later in the evening and arising late in the morning (i.e., eveningness) have often been considered at greater risk of suffering from such problem behaviors as delinquency and negative relationships with parents and teachers. Those who tend to go to bed and arise earlier (i.e., morningness) have long been associated with more positive outcomes. In the majority of previous research, however, these concepts have never been adequately tested. In Sync with Adolescence: The Role of Morningness-Eveningness in Development examines the possible effects of adolescent preferences on problem behavior in different contexts. This volume presents a new way of looking at morningness-eveningness in relation to adolescent development in general and on problem behavior in particular. The study has produced results, the implications of which necessitate a reinterpretation of the current thinking about morningness-eveningness and adolescent adjustment. This volume should be of particular interest to developmental psychologists and researchers who are interested in examining the role of biological factors in psychological processes as well as to sleep researchers who are interested in both the clinical and behavioral aspects. In addition, it is a valuable resource for clinical child and school psychologists, medical staff, teachers, and anyone who works with adolescents.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387238220

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9780387238227

Conversational Routines in English

Convention and Creativity

By: Karin Aijmer

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Conversational Routines in English

Convention and Creativity

By: Karin Aijmer

It is surprising how much of everyday conversation consists of repetitive expressions such as 'thank you', 'sorry', would you mind?' and their many variants. However commonplace they may be, they do have important functions in communication. This thorough study draws upon original data from the London-Lund Corpus of Spoken English to provide a discoursal and pragmatic account of the more common expressions found in conversational routines, such as apologising, thanking, requesting and offering. The routines studied in this book range from conventionalized or idiomatized phrases to those which can be generated by grammar. Examples have been taken from face-to-face conversations, radio discussions and telephone conversations, and transcription has been based upon the prosodic system of Crystal (1989). An extensive introduction provides the theory and methodology for the book and discusses the criteria for fixedness, grammatical analysis, and pragmatic functions of conversational routines which are later applied to the phrases. Following chapters deal specifically with phrases for thanking, apologising, indirect requests, and discourse-organising markers for conversational routines, on the basis of empirical investigation of the data from the London-Lund Corpus of Spoken English.

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Routledge

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1317896939

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9781317896937

Handbook

By: Pierre Villars,Karin Cenzual,Roman Gladyshevskii

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Handbook

By: Pierre Villars,Karin Cenzual,Roman Gladyshevskii

Biographical note: Pierre Villars, Material Phases Data System, Vitznau, Switzerland; Karin Cenzual, Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110294443

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Inorganic Substances. 2015

By: Pierre Villars,Karin Cenzual,Roman Gladyshevskii

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Inorganic Substances. 2015

By: Pierre Villars,Karin Cenzual,Roman Gladyshevskii

Since the discovery of X-ray diffraction in 1913 over 100 000 different inorganic substances (also called compounds or phases) have been structurally characterized. The aim of this reference work is to provide the researcher with a comprehensive compilation of all up to now crystallographically identified inorganic substances in only one volume. All data have been processed and critically evaluated by the "Pauling File" editorial team using a unique software package. Each substance is represented in a single row containing information adapted to the number of chemical elements.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110311747

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Public Sector Employment Regimes

Transformations of the State as an Employer

By: Karin Gottschall,Bernhard Kittel,Kendra Briken,Jan-Ocko Heuer,Sylvia Hils,Sebastian Streb,Markus Tepe

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Public Sector Employment Regimes

Transformations of the State as an Employer

By: Karin Gottschall,Bernhard Kittel,Kendra Briken,Jan-Ocko Heuer,Sylvia Hils,Sebastian Streb,Markus Tepe

This book explores the extent to which a transformation of public employment regimes has taken place in four Western countries, and the factors influencing the pathways of reform. It demonstrates how public employment regimes have unravelled in different domains of public service, contesting the idea that the state remains a 'model' employer.

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Springer

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1137313110

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Evolution's Wedge

Competition and the Origins of Diversity

By: David W. Pfennig,Karin S. Pfennig

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Evolution's Wedge

Competition and the Origins of Diversity

By: David W. Pfennig,Karin S. Pfennig

Despite Darwin's emphasis, competition's role in diversification remains controversial and largely underappreciated.

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Univ of California Press

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0520274180

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Reading from the South

African Print Cultures and Oceanic Turns in Isabel Hofmeyr’s Work

By: Sarah Nuttall

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Reading from the South

African Print Cultures and Oceanic Turns in Isabel Hofmeyr’s Work

By: Sarah Nuttall

“This set of essays analyses the work of Isabel Hofmeyr, globally recognised as one of South Africa’s foremost literary and Indian Ocean scholars. The essays elucidate Hofmeyr’s path-breaking studies of transnational histories of the book, African print cultures, and cultural circulations in the Indian Ocean world. This book draws together reflective and analytical essays by renowned intellectuals from around the world who critically engage with the work of one of the global South’s leading scholars of African print cultures and the oceanic humanities. Isabel Hofmeyr’s scholarship spans more than four decades, and its sustained and long-term influence on her discipline and beyond is formidable. While much of the history of print cultures has been written primarily from the North, Isabel Hofmeyr is one of the leading thinkers producing new knowledge in this area from Africa, the Indian Ocean world and the global South. Her major contribution encompasses the history of the book as well as shorter textual forms and abridged iterations of canonical works such as John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress. She has done pioneering research on the ways in which such printed matter moves across the globe, focusing on intra-African trajectories and circulations as well as movements across land and sea, port and shore. The essays gathered here are written in a blend of intellectual and personal modes, and mostly by scholars of Indian and African descent. Via their engagement with Hofmeyr’s path-breaking work, the essays in turn elaborate and contribute to studies of print culture as well as critical oceanic studies, consolidating their findings from the point of view of global South historical contexts and textual practices.”--Publisher’s description.

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NYU Press

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1776148371

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Virtual Business Models

Entrepreneurial Risks and Rewards

By: Karin Bryder,Anki Malmborg-Hager,Eskil Söderlind

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Virtual Business Models

Entrepreneurial Risks and Rewards

By: Karin Bryder,Anki Malmborg-Hager,Eskil Söderlind

Virtual Business Models: Entrepreneurial Risks and Rewards focuses on companies with technology development, offering inspiration, guidance, and hands-on advice on how to utilize the potential of a virtual company format. The book provides an overview of key aspects of the company's activities, putting them into a comprehensive structure. In addition, both the rewards and risks of using the virtual company format are explored. The virtual company format is here defined as a company with a small dedicated core staff. The company's development is performed by strategic alliances with external resource providers. In this way, the utilization of financial resources can be optimized with cost-effective product development. The book explores this concept and why it is attractive in a start-up phase for both companies who want to remain virtual and those that eventually want to develop into integrated traditional companies. - Provides an overview, and understanding of, a virtual company's key activities - Presents tactics that encourage communication between stakeholders associated with the virtual company - Allows users to master all details, while managing key strategic issues - Covers technology development and its required special skills and competencies

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Woodhead Publishing

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0081001827

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9780081001820

Bibliography

By: Pierre Villars,Karin Cenzual,Marinella Penzo

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Bibliography

By: Pierre Villars,Karin Cenzual,Marinella Penzo

By browsing about 10 000 000 scientific articles of over 200 major journals mainly in a 'cover to cover approach' some 200 000 publications were selected. The extracted data is part of the following fundamental material research fields: crystal structures (S), phase diagrams (also called constitution) (C) and the comprehensive field of intrinsic physical properties (P). This work has been done systematically starting with the literature going back to 1900. The above mentioned research field codes (S, C, P) as well as the chemical systems investigated in each publication were included in the present work. The aim of the Inorganic Substances Bibliography is to provide researchers with a comprehensive compilation of all up to now published scientific publications on inorganic systems in only three handy volumes.

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Walter de Gruyter

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3110276658

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English Discourse Particles

Evidence from a Corpus

By: Karin Aijmer

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English Discourse Particles

Evidence from a Corpus

By: Karin Aijmer

There are few aspects of language which are more problematic than its discourse particles. The present study of discourse particles draws upon data from the London-Lund Corpus to show how the methods and tools of corpora can sharpen their description. The first part of the book provides a picture of the state of the art in discourse particle studies and introduces the theory and methodology for the analysis in the second part of the book. Discourse particles are analysed as elements which have been grammaticalised and as a result have certain properties and uses. The importance of linguistic and contextual cues such as text type, position in the discourse, prosody and collocation for analysing discourse particles is illustrated. The following chapters deal with specific discourse particles ("now," "oh, just, sort of, and that sort of thing, actually") on the basis of their empirical analysis in the London-Lund Corpus. Examples and extended extracts from many different text types are provided to illustrate what discourse particles are doing in discourse.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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1588112845

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TYPIX Standardized Data and Crystal Chemical Characterization of Inorganic Structure Types

By: Erwin Parthé,Louise Gelato,Bernard Chabot,Marinella Penzo,Karin Cenzual,Roman Gladyshevskii

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TYPIX Standardized Data and Crystal Chemical Characterization of Inorganic Structure Types

By: Erwin Parthé,Louise Gelato,Bernard Chabot,Marinella Penzo,Karin Cenzual,Roman Gladyshevskii

TYPIX is a critical compilation of crystallographic data prepared by E. Parthé at the University of Geneva. It contains over 3200 compounds representative of the structure types found among inorganic compounds. This work contains condensed crystal chemical information about individual structure types as well as an extensive chapter on the crystal chemistry of particular structure families. The aim of the compilation is to clarify and classify published data for intermetallic and other inorganic structures (types found exclusively with halides or oxides are only included for a few special cases). It provides a tool for additional crystal chemical studies and the development of new materials.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3662106442

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Individualism and Families

Equality, Autonomy and Togetherness

By: Ulla Bjornberg,Anna-Karin Kollind

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Individualism and Families

Equality, Autonomy and Togetherness

By: Ulla Bjornberg,Anna-Karin Kollind

Almost all women and men claim that gender equality within their relationships is the ideal. In practice, however, equality is not predominant within many couples and families. This book develops current debates about individualisation within families – particularly how partners understand and resolve tensions between the need for togetherness and personal autonomy, and how partners view and work with increasing gender equality. Individualism and Families is based on a large Swedish study from two of the foremost European experts on the sociology of the family. The study looks particularly at partnering, parenting, intimacy, commitments, attitudes to finances and gender divisions of labour.

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Routledge

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1135167079

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The Political Role of Corporate Citizens

An Interdisciplinary Approach

By: Karin Svedberg Helgesson

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The Political Role of Corporate Citizens

An Interdisciplinary Approach

By: Karin Svedberg Helgesson

This volume provides an interdisciplinary analysis on the political role of corporations in society by using the analytical device of corporate citizenship. It questions what ideas on corporate citizenship may say about the ongoing publicization of the corporation and the implications of these developments for the public domain and welfare state.

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1137026820

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A History of African Popular Culture

By: Karin Barber

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A History of African Popular Culture

By: Karin Barber

Popular culture in Africa is the product of everyday life: the unofficial, the non-canonical. And it is the dynamism of this culture that makes Africa what it is. In this book, Karin Barber offers a journey through the history of music, theatre, fiction, song, dance, poetry, and film from the seventeenth century to the present day. From satires created by those living in West African coastal towns in the era of the slave trade, to the poetry and fiction of townships and mine compounds in South Africa, and from today's East African streets where Swahili hip hop artists gather to the juggernaut of the Nollywood film industry, this book weaves together a wealth of sites and scenes of cultural production. In doing so, it provides an ideal text for students and researchers seeking to learn more about the diversity, specificity and vibrancy of popular cultural forms in African history.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108340598

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Decisions

The Complexities of Individual and Organizational Decision-Making

By: Karin Brunsson,Nils Brunsson

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Decisions

The Complexities of Individual and Organizational Decision-Making

By: Karin Brunsson,Nils Brunsson

Decisions and the complexity of decision-making are central topics in several social science disciplines, including those of social psychology, political science and the study of organizations. This book draws on insights from all of these disciplines and provides a concise overview of some of the most intriguing and salient observations and arguments in the research about decision-making. The book first deals with basic decision making logics and applies them to both individual and organizational decision making. The book then deals with consequences of decisions and the complications of making decisions in a political context, where many individuals and organizations are involved.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1788110390

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Horse Sense

By: Georgianne Nienaber,Karin Bundesen Baltzell

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Horse Sense

By: Georgianne Nienaber,Karin Bundesen Baltzell

Carlos Dega, insurance investigator, has an extraordinary job. His clients are expensive horses. Unfortunately, most of them are dead. A former Olympic dressage rider, Carlos is brought into a swirl of intrigue, deaths, and beautiful women. With the help of fiery Minneapolis Assistant District Attorney Susan Lindstrom, Carlos is quickly tracking criminals who would harm beautiful animals for personal profit. There are plenty of thrills and trails that lead nowhere but trouble. A cast of unforgettable characters races through mayhem straight to a devastating and surprising conclusion. Horse Sense will jump-start your heart and you won't want to put it down until the final page is finished. "The authors really know their horses. This is a horse-lovers book, a real thriller that has opened my eyes to fraud in the high stakes world of championship horses."-Mark Fazlollah, Staff Reporter, The Philadelphia Inquirer

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iUniverse

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0595382991

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9780595382996

Capillary Electrophoresis and Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis

Principles, Applications, and Limitations

By: Carlos D. García,Karin Y. Chumbimuni-Torres,Emanuel Carrilho

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Capillary Electrophoresis and Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis

Principles, Applications, and Limitations

By: Carlos D. García,Karin Y. Chumbimuni-Torres,Emanuel Carrilho

Explores the benefits and limitations of the latest capillary electrophoresis techniques Capillary electrophoresis and microchip capillary electrophoresis are powerful analytical tools that are particularly suited for separating and analyzing biomolecules. In comparison with traditional analytical techniques, capillary electrophoresis and microchip capillary electrophoresis offer the benefits of speed, small sample and solvent consumption, low cost, and the possibility of miniaturization. With contributions from a team of leading analytical scientists, Capillary Electrophoresis and Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis explains how researchers can take full advantage of all the latest techniques, emphasizing applications in which capillary electrophoresis has proven superiority over other analytical approaches. The authors not only explore the benefits of each technique, but also the limitations, enabling readers to choose the most appropriate technique to analyze a particular sample. The book's twenty-one chapters explore fundamental aspects of electrophoretically driven separations, instrumentation, sampling techniques, separation modes, detection systems, optimization strategies for method development, and applications. Specific topics include: Critical evaluation of the use of surfactants in capillary electrophoresis Sampling and quantitative analysis in capillary electrophoresis Capillary electrophoresis with electrochemical detection Overcoming challenges in using microchip electrophoresis for extended monitoring applications Capillary electrophoresis of intact unfractionated heparin and related impurities Microchip capillary electrophoresis for in situ planetary exploration Each chapter begins with an introduction and ends with conclusions as well as references to the primary literature. Novices to the field will find this book an easy-to-follow introduction to core capillary electrophoresis techniques and methods. More experienced investigators can turn to the book for troubleshooting tips and expert advice to guide them through the most advanced applications.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118529995

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Using Mixed Methods Research Synthesis for Literature Reviews

The Mixed Methods Research Synthesis Approach

By: Mieke Heyvaert,Karin Hannes,Patrick Onghena

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Using Mixed Methods Research Synthesis for Literature Reviews

The Mixed Methods Research Synthesis Approach

By: Mieke Heyvaert,Karin Hannes,Patrick Onghena

Using Mixed Methods Research Synthesis for Literature Reviews by Mieke Heyvaert, Karin Hannes, and Patrick Onghena is a practical guide that provides step-by-step instruction for conducting a mixed methods research synthesis (MMRS) that integrates both qualitative and quantitative evidence. The book progresses through a systematic, comprehensive approach to conducting an MMRS literature review to analyze and summarize the empirical evidence regarding a particular review question. Readers will benefit from discussion of the potential advantages of MMRS and guidance on how to avoid its potential pitfalls. Using Mixed Methods Research Synthesis for Literature Reviews is Volume 4 in the SAGE Mixed Methods Research Series.

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SAGE Publications

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1483358283

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From ASCII Art to Comic Sans

Typography and Popular Culture in the Digital Age

By: Karin Wagner

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From ASCII Art to Comic Sans

Typography and Popular Culture in the Digital Age

By: Karin Wagner

A fresh and provocative take on typography, computing, and popular culture, viewed through four idiosyncratic typographical phenomena from the digital age. From ASCII Art to Comic Sans offers an original vision of the history of typography and computing in the digital age, viewed through the lens of offbeat typography. We often regard text as pure information and typography as a transparent art form without meaning of its own. In this richly illustrated book, however, Karin Wagner offers a fresh perspective that shows how text is always an image that conveys meaning, and how typography, far from being meaningless, has in fact shaped modern visual and material culture in significant ways. By juxtaposing four odd typographical phenomena—the pedantic practice of ASCII art, the curious-looking machine-readable typefaces, the blurry letters of dot matrix printers, and the much-maligned font Comic Sans—Wagner paints a vivid picture of how functional technologies influence popular culture when used in ways their original creators never intended. Design practitioners, as well as fans of media, graphic design, type history, and computer technology, will enjoy this breezily sophisticated perspective on visual and digital culture. Spanning the material and visual aspects of typography from the 1960s to the present, From ASCII Art to Comic Sans is a unique contribution to the study of popular and material culture that fills a gap in the history of typography and computing.

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MIT Press

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0262375214

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9780262375214

Johannes Stark

By: Karin I. M. Ackerlind

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Johannes Stark

By: Karin I. M. Ackerlind

In 1911 Sweden, young Johannes Stark leaves home beginning a journey that will shape his life forever. He finds work at a parsonage, but when a young girl dies mysteriously, he finds he is the prime suspect. He is forced to move on. It’s 1921. Amerika is on his mind. Johannes Stark is en vacker karl,”a beautiful man,” physically beautiful. Women are attracted to him. He finds work in the picturesque Ådal River Valley on the Forsmo-Hoting Line. But the dark star that shadows him pulls him into another tragedy. Will he ever realize his dream – Amerika?

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Xlibris Corporation

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146280621X

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9781462806218

Progress towards monitoring of microlitter in Scandinavian marine environments:

State of knowledge and challenges

By: Martin Hassellöv,Therese Karlsson,Karin Mattsson,Kerstin Magnusson,Jakob Strand,Robin Lenz,Bert van Bavel,David Pettersson Eidsvoll

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Progress towards monitoring of microlitter in Scandinavian marine environments:

State of knowledge and challenges

By: Martin Hassellöv,Therese Karlsson,Karin Mattsson,Kerstin Magnusson,Jakob Strand,Robin Lenz,Bert van Bavel,David Pettersson Eidsvoll

Microlitter consists of minute particles of anthropogenic or processed natural material. The project brings together research groups to conduct specific case studies in gradients from near urban sources such as the traffic environment and cities to the coastal water and sediments in order to study the relative occurrence of specific sources and their environmental dispersion and distribution. The conclusion were first that in sediments from the road environment (tunnel runoff water), tire particles, asphalt and road markings could be identified, and in the urban creek sediments many black particles including elastomers, charcoal-like and oil and soot where in high abundance and decreased rapidly out in the recipient. The results emphasize the role of the cities as hotspot source functions for microlitter in the coastal environment and also where mitigating measures could be directed.

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Nordic Council of Ministers

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928935884X

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Discourses of Religion and Secularism in Religious Education Classrooms

By: Karin Kittelmann Flensner

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Discourses of Religion and Secularism in Religious Education Classrooms

By: Karin Kittelmann Flensner

This book answers the question on how students and teachers talk about religion when the mandatory and nonconfessional school subject of Religious Education is on the schedule in the “world’s most secular country” To do this, it analyses discourses of religion as they occur in the classroom practice. It is based on findings from participant observation of Religious Education lessons in several upper secondary schools in Sweden. The book discusses different aspects of the role and function of nonconfessional integrative Religious Education in an increasingly pluralistic, multireligious, yet also secularized society, at a general level. It looks at the religious landscape, different perspectives on school subjects, various models and the development of Religious Education, and discourses of religion of a secularist, spiritual and nationalistic nature. Religious Education is a school subject that manoeuvres in the midst of a field that on the one hand concerns crucial knowledge in a pluralistic society, and on the other hand deals with highly contested questions in a society characterized by diversity and secularity. In the mandatory, integrative and non-confessional school subject of Religious Education in Sweden, all students are taught together regardless of religious or secular affiliation. The subject deals with major world religions, important non-religious worldviews and ethics, from a non-confessional perspective. Thus, in the classroom, individuals who identify with diverse religious and non-religious worldviews, with a different understanding of what religion could be and what it might mean to be religious, are brought together. The book examines questions raised in this pluralistic context: What discourses of religion become hegemonic in the classroom? How do these discourses affect the possibility of reaching the aim of Religious Education which concerns understanding and respect for different ways of thinking and living in a society characterized by diversity?

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Springer

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3319609491

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Islamic Art Collections

An International Survey

By: Karin Ådahl,Mikael Ahlund

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Islamic Art Collections

An International Survey

By: Karin Ådahl,Mikael Ahlund

An annotated index and general orientation of Islamic art collections in museums, libraries, other institutions and on private hands. Includes a short description of each collection, its main characteristics, documentation, publications and exhibitions.

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Psychology Press

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0700711538

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9780700711536

Surface Properties of Non-conventional Cellulose Fibres

By: Majda Sfiligoj Smole,Silvo Hribernik,Manja Kurečič,Andreja Urbanek Krajnc,Tatjana Kreže,Karin Stana Kleinschek

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Surface Properties of Non-conventional Cellulose Fibres

By: Majda Sfiligoj Smole,Silvo Hribernik,Manja Kurečič,Andreja Urbanek Krajnc,Tatjana Kreže,Karin Stana Kleinschek

The authors describe how sustainable textile fibers from crops such as quinoa, grass, hops, corn and wheat stems, etc. have recently begun to generate great interest. The structure-property relationships of such non-conventional cellulose fibers are studied in this brief, as are their sorption and surface properties which are of primary importance. A systematic review of each fiber's properties is given, the emphasis is placed on the water sorption capacity, the fiber's surface potential, and fibrillation properties.

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3030104079

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Transmedia Work

Privilege and Precariousness in Digital Modernity

By: Karin Fast,Andre Jansson

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Transmedia Work

Privilege and Precariousness in Digital Modernity

By: Karin Fast,Andre Jansson

In Transmedia Work ̧ Karin Fast and André Jansson explore several key questions that frame the study of the social and cultural implications of a digital, connected workforce. How might we understand ‘privilege’ and ‘precariousness’ in today’s digitalized work market? What does it mean to be a privileged worker under the so-called connectivity imperative? What are the social and cultural forces that normalize the appropriation of new media in, and beyond, the workplace? These key questions come together in the notion of transmedia work – a term through which a social critique of work under digital modernity can be formulated. Transmedia work refers to the rise of a new social condition that saturates many different types of work, with various outcomes. In some social groups, and in certain professions, transmedia work is wholeheartedly embraced, while it is questioned and resisted elsewhere. There are also variations in terms of control; who can maintain a sense of mastery over transmedia work and who cannot? Through interviews with cultural workers, expatriates, and mobile business workers, and ancillary empirical data such as corporate technology and coworking discourse, Transmedia Work is an important addition to the study of mediatization and digital culture.

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1351402226

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Valuing Public Innovation

Contributions to Theory and Practice

By: Rolf Rønning,Jean Hartley,Lars Fuglsang,Karin Geuijen

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Valuing Public Innovation

Contributions to Theory and Practice

By: Rolf Rønning,Jean Hartley,Lars Fuglsang,Karin Geuijen

Public innovation is distinctive from private sector innovation by being set in a political system rather than a market. The roles of citizens and elected politicians as well as public servants and other stakeholders are frequently relevant. Public organizations can be creators, funders, orchestrators or sense-makers of innovations, which are carried out with the aim of benefitting society. This book provides a comprehensive insight into the theory and practice of public innovation using a wide range of research evidence about the processes, drivers and barriers, stakeholders and outcomes of innovation. Using the lens of public value, the book offers a stimulating discussion of how public innovation is valued and contested in current societies. Valuing Public Innovation aims to help develop a deeper understanding of innovation and how to use that knowledge in practical ways. This is essential reading for academics and students in the fields of innovation, organisation studies, public administration and public policy, as well as for policymakers and practitioners.

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3031152034

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Consuming Media

Communication, Shopping and Everyday Life

By: Johan Fornäs,Karin Becker,Erling Bjurström,Hillevi Ganetz

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Consuming Media

Communication, Shopping and Everyday Life

By: Johan Fornäs,Karin Becker,Erling Bjurström,Hillevi Ganetz

Inspired by Walter Benjamin's classical Arcades Project, Consuming Media is a pioneering exploration of the interface between communication, shopping and everyday life. Based on a six-year study by over a dozen scholars on a specific site, it analyses the links between power, media and consumption in contemporary urban culture. Illustrated with rich ethnographic detail, Consuming Media scrutinizes four main media circuits - print media, media images, sound and motion, and hardware machines - to assess how media texts and technologies are selected, purchased and used. Exploring the relations between different media, the nature of cultural citizenship and the power relations of public space, Consuming Media presents an ethnography of globalization and develops a new approach to understanding media consumption.

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Taylor & Francis

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1847883346

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The Notion of General Management

By: Karin Brunsson

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The Notion of General Management

By: Karin Brunsson

The French industrialist Henri Fayol claimed that organizations are so much alike that they should all be managed in a similar fashion. This book describes how Fayol's notion of general management allows for a diverse management literature, even some fanciful genres

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8763002175

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Last One Alive

By: Karin Nordin

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Last One Alive

By: Karin Nordin

‘Adored it . . . What are you waiting for? Go and read this book. It's brilliant’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ They survived once. Can he save them this time?

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0008462062

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My European Family

The First 54,000 Years

By: Karin Bojs

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My European Family

The First 54,000 Years

By: Karin Bojs

Karin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family. At her mother's funeral she felt this more keenly than ever. As a science journalist she was eager to learn more about herself, her family and the interconnectedness of society. After all, we're all related. And in a sense, we are all family. My European Family tells the story of Europe and its people through its genetic legacy, from the first wave of immigration to the present day, weaving in the latest archaeological findings. Karin goes deep in search of her genealogy; by having her DNA sequenced she was able to trace the path of her ancestors back through the Viking and Bronze ages to the Neolithic and beyond into prehistory, even back to a time when Neanderthals ran the European show. Travelling to dozens of countries to follow the story, she learns about early farmers in the Middle East and flute-playing cavemen in Germany and France, and a whole host of other fascinating characters. This book looks at genetics from a uniquely pan-European perspective, with the author meeting dozens of geneticists, historians and archaeologists in the course of her research. The genes of this seemingly ordinary modern European woman have a truly fascinating story to tell, and in many ways it is the true story of Europe. At a time when politics is pushing nations apart, this book shows that, ultimately, our genes will always bind us together.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472941497

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Human Rights

A Key Idea for Business and Society

By: Karin Buhmann

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Human Rights

A Key Idea for Business and Society

By: Karin Buhmann

Human rights is an interdisciplinary subject as well as a foundational aspect of the law. The importance of human rights at the intersection of business and society is central, yet under-analyzed. This book provides an accessible understanding of what human rights are, how business enterprises may impact human rights for better or for worse, and how such impacts can or should be managed. Human Rights: A Key Idea for Business and Society equips readers interested in the relationship between business and society with the foundational knowledge for engaging in debates and operational tasks related to the roles and responsibilities of business with regard to human rights. It covers human rights aspects relevant to common management tasks, including supply chain management, human resource management, risk management, non-financial reporting, finance, and stakeholder engagement. It covers opportunities and challenges related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate change mitigation. The book explains the foundations for human rights, social expectations, and legal requirements on businesses to respect human rights and how business enterprises should identify and manage their human rights impacts. A concise introduction to a complex topic, this book is perfect reading for students of corporate social responsibility, business ethics, and international business, as well as an illuminating guide for researchers, managers, civil society organizations, government officials, and reflective practitioners.

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1000484874

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The pain profile in fibromyalgia

Painomic studies of pain characteristics and proteins in blood

By: Karin Wåhlén

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The pain profile in fibromyalgia

Painomic studies of pain characteristics and proteins in blood

By: Karin Wåhlén

Chronic widespread pain (CWP), including fibromyalgia (FM), is a complex pain condition, where little is known about the molecular mechanisms contributing to its pathophysiology. To date, there are no established biomarkers for CWP/FM. This thesis has investigated potential molecular mechanisms and biomarkers in blood for chronic pain in women with CWP/FM. Furthermore, investigations are made to evaluate whether common pain characteristics such as pain intensity, sensitivity, and psychological distress in CWP/FM are correlated with specific proteins in blood. The pain profile of CWP/FM, which includes the plasma proteome and clinical characteristics, is analyzed using proteomics, advanced multivariate statistics, and bioinformatics. The results from paper I, III, and IV indicate that there are prominent systemic changes related to immunity, inflammation, and metabolic processes in women with CWP/FM compared to healthy controls. Furthermore, paper II and III show that in CWP/FM, pain intensity is related to protein profiles involved in immunity processes, psychological distress with metabolic and immunity processes, and pain sensitivity with inflammatory processes. In paper IV, the plasma proteome is investigated before and after a 15 weeks resistance exercise intervention in FM and healthy controls. Both at baseline and post exercise in FM and controls, prominent protein alterations are found that are involved in immunity, stress, mRNA stability, and muscle structure development. Exercise seems to influence clinical characteristics and circulating proteins in FM. Furthermore, specific plasma proteome profile is found related to grade of chronification, pain sensitivity, and improved muscle force of the quadriceps muscle. To summarize, the results from this thesis suggest that in CWP/FM there might be a dysregulation in the biological processes involved in the immune system and metabolic processes, which are tightly linked to several proteins in the complement system and blood coagulation cascade. These results shed light on potential ongoing mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of the complex pain condition CWP/FM. This type of biomarker research has a large potential in increasing knowledge about mechanisms involved in CWP/FM and can hereby open for better clinical understanding and management of this and other chronic pain states. The clinical value of collecting a blood sample and measuring stable pain mechanism markers in combination with evaluation of anamnesis and clinical examination would in the future help clinicians and patients receive a faster and more precise diagnosis and ultimately better treatment strategies. Långvarig smärta har blivit vanligare bland befolkningen och är idag ett stort hälsoproblem. Ca 1 av 10 drabbas av generaliserad smärta (engelska: chronic widespread pain, CWP) dvs smärta spridd över hela kroppen. Fibromyalgi (FM), som ingår i CWP drabbar ca 1-4% av befolkningen och är vanligare bland kvinnor än män. Det är vanligt att personer med CWP/FM utöver sin spridda smärta även upplever trötthet, sömnsvårigheter, depression, ångest, ökad smärtkänslighet och stelhet av muskler och leder. Symtomen har i sin tur stor påverkan på arbetsförmåga, hälsa och livskvalitet. Idag är dem bakomliggande orsakerna för CWP/FM ofullständigt kartlagda och det finns inga markörer som på ett objektivt sätt kan fastställa diagnos. Syftet med denna avhandling är att undersöka hur proteiner i blod skiljer sig åt mellan kvinnor med CWP/FM och friska kvinnliga kontroller. Vidare har syftet varit att undersöka om kliniska variabler, till exempel smärtintensitet, smärtkänslighet och psykologisk belastning (ångest/depression), har ett samband med proteinmönster i blod. Slutligen har effekten av ett 15 veckors träningsprogram och dess påverkan på proteiner i blod samt kliniska variabler hos kvinnor med FM och friska kontroller analyserats. I studie I, III, och IV studerades proteinmönstret i blod mellan CWP/FM och kontroller. Resultatet visade att flertalet proteiner kunde urskilja CWP/FM gruppen från kontrollerna. Dessa proteiner var involverade i flertalet förlopp i kroppen bland annat inflammation, metabolism och immunförsvar. I studie II och III undersöktes om det funna proteinmönstret i blod hade något samband med smärtintensitet, smärtkänslighet och psykologisk belastning hos denna specifika CWP/FM grupp. Resultatet visade att det fanns ett specifikt proteinmönster kopplat till respektive undersökt variabel. Smärtintensitet var relaterat till proteiner involverade i immunförsvar; smärtkänslighet var relaterat till proteiner inom inflammation; och psykologisk belastning var relaterat till proteiner inom metabolism och immunförsvar. I studie IV studerades proteinmönstret i blod före och efter 15 veckors styrketräning hos FM samt friska kontroller. Resultaten visade att det fanns förändringar i specifika proteiner involverade i flertalet förlopp i kroppen bland annat stress, processer för muskelstrukturutveckling samt immunförsvar. Vidare sågs även ett specifikt mönster av proteiner som kunde relateras till smärtans varaktighet (dvs hur länge man levt med smärta), smärtkänslighet samt förbättrad muskelstyrka i lårmuskeln. Styrketräning visade sig ha en positiv effekt på flera av de rapporterade symtomen hos FM gruppen och till viss del påverkades även proteinmönstret. Sammanfattningsvis har studierna i denna avhandling visat att i denna specifika CWP/FM grupp finns skillnader i proteinmönstret i blod jämfört med friska kontroller. Det funna proteinmönstret är främst involverat i olika förlopp inom blodkoagulation samt olika komponenter kopplade till immunförsvaret. Genom identifieringen av dessa specifika proteinmönster i blodet hos CWP/FM kan det bidra till ökad förståelse av bakomliggande sjukdomsmekanismer hos denna patientgrupp. Detta kan i framtiden bidra till underlättandet av diagnosticering, behandling, rehabilitering och slutligen skapa kliniska verktyg i form av smärtmarkörer vid utredning av olika långvariga smärttillstånd.

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Linköping University Electronic Press

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9179297838

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Betrayal

By: Karin Alvtegen

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Betrayal

By: Karin Alvtegen

SOMEONE IS WATCHING EVA In the trees at the edge of her garden, a figure lurks in the dark. In the hospital, Jonas watches over his girlfriend, who is in a coma. But what, or who, has put her there? Through a chance meeting, Eva and Jonas’s lives will become disturbingly entwined. And Eva will discover that sometimes, in order to survive, you must betray the ones you love the most . . .

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