Trust-Based Leadership
by Toit, Charles du;
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9781869229603 | 120 pages | True PDF EPUB | 8.84 MB
Justin D. Edwards, Sandra Vasconcelos, "Tropical Gothic in Literature and Culture: The Americas"
English | 2016 | ISBN: 1138915866 | PDF | pages: 275 | 1.6 mb
Tropical Gothic examines Gothic within a specific geographical area of 'the South' of the Americas. In so doing, we structure the book around geographical coordinates (from North to South) and move between various national traditions of the gothic (Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, etc) alongside regional manifestations of the Gothic (the US south and the Caribbean) as well as transnational movements of the Gothic within the Americas. The reflections on national traditions of the Gothic in this volume add to the critical body of literature on specific languages or particular nations, such as Scottish Gothic, American Gothic, Canadian Gothic, German Gothic, Kiwi Gothic, etc. This is significant because, while the Southern Gothic in the US has been thoroughly explored, there is a gap in the critical literature about the Gothic in the larger context of region of 'the South' in the Americas. This volume does not pretend to be a comprehensive examination of tropical Gothic in the Americas; rather, it pinpoints a variety of locations where this form of the Gothic emerges. In so doing, the transnational interventions of the Gothic in this book read the flows of Gothic forms across borders and geographical regions to tease out the complexities of Gothic cultural production within cultural and linguistic translations. Tropical Gothic includes, but is by no means limited to, a reflection on a region where European colonial powers fought intensively against indigenous populations and against each other for control of land and resources. In other cases, the vast populations of African slaves were transported, endowing these regions with a cultural inheritance that all the nations involved are still trying to comprehend. The volume reflects on how these histories influence the Gothic in this region.
Paula P Schnurr, Bonnie L Green, "Trauma and Health: Physical Health Consequences of Exposure to Extreme Stress"
English | 2004 | ISBN: 1591470668 | PDF | pages: 336 | 21.7 mb
The relationship between stress and physical health has posed many questions for researchers. Most of their queries have focused on stressors such as divorce, bereavement, and job loss. However, more recent work has examined the health effects associated with extreme stressors, including war, sexual victimization, disasters, and serious accidents. This volume continues along that path and summarizes findings on trauma and PSTD in relation to three domains of outcomes: health status and disease, somatization, and utilization and cost. Contributors examine the biology of stress and PTSD, and how trauma and PSTD could lead to poor physical health through correlates such as depression, coping, and health behaviors. They also present implications for clinical and health policy. This volume provides a comprehensive summary of existing literature and a refreshing look at current empirical work. It will stimulate research and support clinical practice by providing clinicians with solid information that can inform their work with patients. Trauma and Health clearly shows that poor physical health should be recognized, along with poor mental health as an outcome of traumatic exposure.
Transhumanism and the Image of God: Today's Technology and the Future of Christian Discipleship By Jacob Shatzer
2019 | 192 Pages | ISBN: 0830852506 | PDF | 3 MB
We're constantly invited to think about the future of technology as a progressive improvement of tools: our gadgets will continue to evolve, but we humans will stay basically the same. In the future, perhaps even alien species and intelligent robots will coexist alongside humans, who will grapple with challenges and emerge as the heroes. But the truth is that radical technological change has the power to radically shape humans as well. We must be well informed and thoughtful about the steps we're already taking toward a transhuman or even posthuman future. Can we find firm footing on a slippery slope? Biblical ethicist Jacob Shatzer guides us into careful consideration of the future of Christian discipleship in a disruptive technological environment. In Transhumanism and the Image of God, Shatzer explains the development and influence of the transhumanist movement, which promotes a next stage in human evolution. Exploring topics such as artificial intelligence, robotics, medical technology, and communications tools, he examines how everyday technological changes have already altered and continue to change the way we think, relate, and understand reality. By unpacking the doctrine of the incarnation and its implications for human identity, he helps us better understand the proper place of technology in the life of the disciple and avoid false promises of a posthumanist vision. We cannot think about technology use today without considering who we will become tomorrow.
Birgit Däwes, Alexandra Ganser, Nicole Poppenhagen, "Transgressive Television: Politics and Crime in 21st-Century American TV Series"
English | 2015 | pages: 359 | ISBN: 3825365441 | PDF | 2,9 mb
Since the turn of the 21st century, the landscape of television has decisively changed. Whereas seriality had been part and parcel of television entertainment since the 1940s, the past two decades have witnessed the rise of new technologies and increasingly ""complex and elaborate forms"" (Mittell 2015), with HBO and Netflix playing leading roles. Particularly in its manifold transgressions of political, social, and ethical boundaries, the contemporary American TV serial serves as both a laboratory for and diagnostic platform of current epistemes and ideological codes.
Albert Bates, "Transforming Plastic: From Pollution to Evolution "
English | ISBN: 1570673713 | 2019 | 120 pages | EPUB | 5 MB
As a culture, we are addicted to plastic, and in today's plastic-laden world, it is impossible to completely avoid it. Permaculturist Albert Bates addresses the magnitude and consequences of this global problem, and his evaluation is chilling to read. Trying to limit our plastic legacy can help us overcome our apathy toward this overwhelming issue, but Bates states that placing the burden entirely on consumers, as most current solutions do, is unfair.
Transformers for Natural Language Processing: Build innovative deep neural network architectures for NLP with Python, PyTorch. BERT, RoBERTa, T5, GPT-2, architecture of GPT-3, and much more
by Denis Rothman
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1800565798 | 355 Pages | True PDF EPUB | 9 MB
Transcultural Poetics: Chinese Literature in English Translation
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1032436220 | 236 Pages | PDF (True) | 8 MB
Translating Chinese literature into English is a special challenge. There is a pressing need to overcome a slew of obstacles to the understanding and appreciation of Chinese literary works by readers in the English-speaking world. Hitherto only intermittent attempts have been made to theorize and explore the exact role of the translator as a cultural and aesthetic mediator informed by cross-cultural knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity. Given the complexity of literary translation, sophisticated poetics of translation in terms of literary value and aesthetic taste needs to be developed and elaborated more fully from a cross-cultural perspective. It is, therefore, necessary to examine attempts to reconcile the desire for authentic transmission of Chinese culture with the need for cultural mediation and appropriation in terms of the production and reception of texts, subject to the multiplicity of constraints, in order to shed new light on the longstanding conundrum of Chinese-English literary translation by addressing Chinese literature in the multiple contexts of nationalism, cross-cultural hybridity, literary untranslatability, the reception of translation, and also world literature.
Train Like a Bodybuilder at Home: Get Lean and Strong Without Going to the Gym by Erin Stern
English | December 27th, 2022 | ISBN: 0744034906 | 192 pages | True EPUB | 112.08 MB
Everyone who strength trains wants to get strong, lean, and ripped, but not everyone wants to go to a gym to do it-gyms are expensive, crowded, and dirty. In today's world, people are seeking a safer, simpler, more practical way to get fit and get strong, and also do it with the help of a proven expert. Erin Stern is an internationally respected bodybuilder with numerous awards to her name, including two Ms Figure Olympia titles and 14 IFBB titles. Her positive, inspiring approach to training will appeal to anyone: from beginners who are just looking for a simpler way to get fit, to seasoned weight trainers who want to stay strong even when they're not in the gym.
Tools and toolsets for enterprise architecture:
Support for design, discipline and decision-making
English | 2022 | ISBN: n/a | 466 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 9 MB