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Into TA A Comprehensive Textbook on Transactional Analysis

Transactional Analysis (TA) has continued to grow and develop ever since its inception by the Canadian-American psychiatrist Dr Eric Berne over a half century ago. It has proven itself to be an extremely useful model for human relations professionals working in a variety of contexts and fields such as psychotherapy coaching and counselling manag | Into TA A Comprehensive Textbook on Transactional Analysis

A Cultural History of the Chinese Character “Ta (她 She)” Invention and Adoption of a New Feminine Pronoun

This book offers a thorough examination of the history of a Chinese female pronoun – the Chinese character Ta (她 She) and demonstrates how the invention and identification of this new word is inextricably intertwined with matters of sociocultural politics. The Chinese character Ta for the third-person feminine singular pronoun was introduced in the late 1910s when the voices of women’s liberation rang out in China. The invention and dissemination of this word not only reflected an ideological gendering of the Chinese script but also provoked heated academic and popular debate well into the 1930s. Thus the history of Ta provides a prism through which to explore modern Chinese history. The author provides an ambitious and informed examination of how Ta was invented and promoted in relation to the gender equality movement the politics of neologism and other domestic elements and international catalysts. This book is the first major work to survey Ta’s creation. It draws on diverse sources including interviews with eight historians who experienced the popularisation of Ta as youths in the 1930s and 40s. This book will be an essential read for students and scholars of East Asian Studies Chinese Cultural History and those who are interested in the history of China. | A Cultural History of the Chinese Character “Ta (她 She)” Invention and Adoption of a New Feminine Pronoun

Kanban Y JUST-IN-TIME EN TOYOTA

Este libro ofrece una introducci?n clara y completa al Just-in-Time y sigue siendo uno de nuestros ?xitos de mayor venta. El texto esta basado en seminarios dictados por Taichi Ohno creador del Just-in-Time para entrenar a los suplidores de Toyota. La verdad que descubrio el Sr. Ohno es que la mejora nunca se detiene - un concepto basado en la tradicion samurai en la cual un guerrero (gerente) nunca deja de perfeccionar su estilo (su habilidad de administrar) y nunca deja de pulir su espada (mejorar el proceso y el producto). Al leer este libro usted vera claramente la magia del sistema Toyota. Los conceptos aqui expuestos se pueden aplicar a fabricaci?n repetitiva industrias de procesos a casi todo tipo de empresa de fabricaci?n e inclusive a oficinas. (Esta edicion incluye material adicional preparado por Yasuhiro Monden una autoridad en cuanto al sistema de producci?n de Toyota. ) | Kanban Y JUST-IN-TIME EN TOYOTA

Small and Short-Range Radar Systems

Radar Expert Esteemed Author Gregory L. Charvat on CNN and CBS Author Gregory L. Charvat appeared on CNN on March 17 2014 to discuss whether Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 might have literally flown below the radar. He appeared again on CNN on March 20 2014 to explain the basics of radar and he explored the hope and limitations of the technology involved in the search for Flight 370 on CBS on March 22 2014. Get His Book Now Coupling theory with reality from derivation to implementation of actual radar systems Small and Short-Range Radar Systems analyzes and then provides design procedures and working design examples of small and short-range radar systems. Discussing applications from automotive to through-wall imaging autonomous vehicle and beyond the practical text supplies high-level descriptions theoretical derrivations back-of-envelope calculations explanations of processing algorithms and case studies for each type of small radar system covered including continuous wave (CW) ultrawideband (UWB) impulse linear frequency modulation (FM) linear rail synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and phased array. This essential reference: Explains how to design your own radar devices Demonstrates how to process data from small radar sensors Provides real-world measured radar data to test algorithms before investing development time Complete with downloadable MATLAB® scripts and actual radar measurements Small and Short-Range Radar Systems empowers you to rapidly develop small radar technology for your application.

5S para todos 5 pilares de la fabrica visual

Las 5S son el lugar de comienzo para cualquier actividad o programa de mejora en su lugar de trabajo. Aqui esta la clave del exito para cualquier proceso de cambio que quiera usted implementar en la fabricaci?n. Este libro le ayuda a ensenarle a sus operarios las bases de las 5S: organizar ordenar asear limpieza rutinaria y disciplina. Incluye ilustraciones gu?as de pgina resumenes preguntas y respuestas para asegurar asimilacion de los conceptos. | 5S para todos 5 pilares de la fabrica visual

Investing in Peace Aid and Conditionality after Civil Wars

This book analyzes the provision of aid to countries that have undergone negotiated settlements to civil wars drawing on recent experiences in Bosnia Cambodia El Salvador and Guatemala. It focuses on the potential for peace conditionality linking aid to steps to implement accords and consolidate the peace. The book explores how aid can encourage domestic investment in peace-related needs; the reconciliation of long-run peacebuilding objectives with short-run humanitarian imperatives; and the obstacles that donors' priorities and procedures pose to effective aid for peace. It concludes that investing in peace requires not only the reconstruction of war-torn societies but also the reconstruction of aid itself. | Investing in Peace Aid and Conditionality after Civil Wars

Region Race and Class in the Making of Colombia

This pioneering translation of Alfonso Múnera’s seminal work El fracaso de la nación presents a new interpretation and innovative perspective on canonical Colombian history and the failure of the Colombian nation to English-speaking readers. Mainstream historiography depicts Colombian independence as the achievement of European-descendent elites only downplaying the role and importance of regional subaltern classes. Múnera’s well-researched account challenges theoretical political and cultural interventions and shows that these subaltern groups were pivotal to achieving independence from Spain. It was their organizing and pressing for freedom from colonial domination that ultimately brought about independence in Cartagena and later to the whole country. Yet Múnera demonstrates that these differing regional elites meant that a single coherent unity across New Granada was not possible a point that would ultimately doom subsequent nation-building efforts. Offering a truly decolonizing perspective one that has remained hidden from official accounts of Colombian independence scholars and researchers in political science history sociology and anthropology will welcome the opportunity to read this work for the first time in translation. | Region Race and Class in the Making of Colombia

Central American Young People Migration Coloniality and Epistemologies of the South

This book examines the social construction and representation of ‘youth on the move’ in the context of the migration process using El Salvador Guatemala and Honduras as a case study to reinterpret the immigration process under the frameworks of coloniality and epistemologies of the South. The discussion surrounding Central American migrants has increased exponentially with the emergence of the caravans and the increased security measures along Mexican and US borders. Explicitly focused on the plight of children and young people the examination of migration includes exploring the global context and dynamics that influence migratory trends and framing Central American migrant processes and youth strategies of survival and resistance. Contributing to existing conversations about the migration of people from Central America this text seeks to understand the phenomenon’s roots. This book will interest scholars and students across the social sciences particularly those studying the global dynamics of power and migration and governance as well as practitioners involved in decision-making with governments and international organizations. | Central American Young People Migration Coloniality and Epistemologies of the South

On-Wafer Calibration Techniques Enabling Accurate Characterization of High-Performance Silicon Devices at the mm-Wave Range and Beyond

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Transactional Analysis Theory and Narration of a Living Experience

The main values and principles of Transactional Analysis in its original psychodynamic matrix become a concrete experience in this book thanks to the accurate description of the daily practice of a long-experienced therapist: Anna Emanuela Tangolo. Analyzing several cases the author examines the clinical tools of Berne's group therapy and the analysis of dreams without however neglecting other important aspects such as preparing the setting or leading an interview. Particular relevance is given to the therapeutic relationship seen as the interweaving of an experience in order to send stimuli to the patient so as to re-structure his or her intrapsychic world through rigorous and precise inputs analysable in linguistic sequences. This book is meant not only for those who study psychotherapy but also for anyone who wants to learn about clinical TA and its functioning. | Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Transactional Analysis Theory and Narration of a Living Experience

Modern Latin American Revolutions

In contrast to previous studies that have centered on the institutionalization of revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean Modern Latin American Revolutions Second Edition introduces the concept of consolidation of the revolutionary process?the efforts of revolutionary leaders to transform society and the acceptance by a significant majority of the population of the core of the social revolutionary project. As a result the spotlight is on people not structures and transformation not simply revolutionary transition. The second edition of this acclaimed book has been revised to include new information on the cases of Bolivia Cuba Nicaragua and Grenada assessing the extent to which each revolution was both institutionalized and consolidated. This edition also boasts expanded coverage on Ch�uevara's visionary leadership and an all-new section that addresses the future of revolution in Latin America and the Caribbean. Dr. Selbin argues that there is a strong link between organizational leadership and the institutionalization process on the one hand and visionary leadership and the consolidation process on the other. Particular attention is given to the ongoing revolutionary process in Nicaragua with an emphasis on the implications and ramifications of the 1990 electoral process. A final chapter includes brief analyses of the still unfolding revolutionary processes in El Salvador and Peru.

Mano Dura Policies in Latin America

Leading scholars and policy analysts from around the Americas come together to untangle the factors that have fuelled the implementation of mano dura politics their rising popularity and impacts across nine widely heterogeneous countries in Latin America. Beginning with a discussion on the concept of mano dura the editors move to survey various theoretical approaches to punitivism and later review of the empirical research evaluating different drivers behind the adoption of tough on crime policies. Since hard-line initiatives often have consequences beyond the general goal of reducing violence they then analyze the impacts of these policing strategies on crime rates and different democratic institutions. Country chapters on Mexico El Salvador Honduras Guatemala Colombia Ecuador Bolivia Brazil and Argentina follow a common thematic structure to answer the following questions: What are some of the trends in gangs organized crime and violence? How have governments responded to combat crime and violence? What factors have fuelled the implementation of mano dura policies? Why are mano dura policies popular? What have the consequences of these policies been? Mano Dura Policies in Latin America is essential reading to students of Latin American studies political science public policy and criminal justice. It will also interest scholars working on drug trafficking organized crime and violence in Latin America.

Understanding English Language Teaching in EFL Context From Idea to Practicality

This volume is comprehensively designed to help prospective teachers of English Language (EL) and teachers specializing in English as a foreign language (EFL) mainly in South Asian countries. It analyses the application of ELT theories concepts and methods to sharpen their understanding of the various techniques used for teaching English effectively in the EFL context. The book discusses the basic concepts of language aimed to develop a sense of the language phenomenon as a unique human attribute. It covers the theories of language from various disciplines such as biology sociology psychology and linguistics. The book explains the underlying structures or components that shape the edifice of languages such as phonology morphology syntax grammar phonetics semantics and pragmatics. While taking the reader through language learning theories with a focus on English as the second language it discusses the different teaching methods that can be adopted by teachers in classroom settings. The book will be of interest to teachers students and researchers of education teacher education and ELT. It will also be useful for educators English language teachers language learners professionals working in the field of education and language and those who aspire to teach and learn English in foreign context. | Understanding English Language Teaching in EFL Context From Idea to Practicality

Respiratory Care

This respiratory textbook provides members of the healthcare team with a range of knowledge to inform the management of patients with respiratory disease. It draws on a range of current evidence including national and international guidelines and the expert opinion of authors. | Respiratory Care

Urban Change and Regional Development at the Margins of Europe Evaluating the Effects of the EU Policy

Since the beginning of the 1990s regions and urban areas have become a primary target of EU Cohesion Policy. For a number of European cities especially in the less developed regions this has resulted in a unique opportunity for the implementation of extensive development projects as well as delivering innovations in urban policy and local governance. Through the detailed observation of planning processes which took place in four European cities – Porto (PT) Malaga (ES) Palermo (IT) and Thessaloniki (EL) – this book explores the different ways that EU intervention can affect the policy process locally from the regeneration of decayed neighbourhoods and the creation of key services for improving the quality of life to the establishment of new governance relations and increasing the institutional capacity in local government. The book also provides a critical reflection on the impact of EU urban policy in reducing regional disparities and the extent to which Cohesion Policy has helped cities to open new pathways for local development. With a special focus on the EU’s marginal regions this book is a guide to understanding how EU policy has affected urban change and local development across Europe. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Urban Research & Practice. | Urban Change and Regional Development at the Margins of Europe Evaluating the Effects of the EU Policy

Charles Dickens

Dickens is second only to Shakespeare in the range and intensity of critical discussion which his work has provoked. His writing is central to literature and culture across the English-speaking world. In this important new anthology Steven Connor gathers together representative examples of the range of new critical approaches to Dickens over the last two decades. | Charles Dickens

Urbanism

This companion to Introducing Urban Design: Interventions and Responses shows how the principles and concepts of urban design can be applied and implemented in a range of real-world settings. | Urbanism

Microcontrollers High-Performance Systems and Programming

Focusing on the line of high-performance microcontrollers offered by Microchip Microcontrollers: High-Performance Systems and Programming discusses the practical factors that make the high-performance PIC series a better choice than their mid-range predecessors for most systems. However one consideration in favor of the mid-range devices is the abundance of published application circuits and code samples. This book fills that gap. Possibility of programming high-performance microcontrollers in a high-level language (C language) Source code compatibility with PIC16 microcontrollers which facilitates code migration from mid-range to PIC18 devices Pin compatibility of some PIC18 devices with their PIC16 predecessors making the reuse of PIC16 controllers in circuits originally designed for mid-range hardware possible Designed to be functional and hands-on this book provides sample circuits with their corresponding programs. It clearly depicts and labels the circuits in a way that is easy to follow and reuse. Each circuit includes a parts list of the resources and components required for its fabrication. The book matches sample programs to the individual circuits discusses general programming techniques and includes appendices with useful information. | Microcontrollers High-Performance Systems and Programming

Cutting the Cost of Cold Affordable Warmth for Healthier Homes

In this book academics and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines provide a survey of research into buildings epidemiology and medical issues followed by an assessment of the tools available to the practitioner. The book goes on to provide clear guidance on putting theory into practice. This will be a powerful reference source and a compelling read for a wide range of built environment and health professionals from surveyors to environmental health officers. | Cutting the Cost of Cold Affordable Warmth for Healthier Homes

Early Sound Recordings Academic Research and Practice

The use of historical recordings as primary sources is relatively well established in both musicology and performance studies and has demonstrated how early recording technologies transformed the ways in which musicians and audiences engaged with music. This edited volume offers a timely snapshot of a wide range of contemporary research in the area of performance practice and performance histories inviting readers to consider the wide range of research methods that are used in this ever-expanding area of scholarship. The volume brings together a diverse team of researchers who all use early recordings as their primary source to research performance in its broadest sense in a wide range of repertoires within and on the margins of the classical canon – from the analysis of specific performing practices and parameters in certain repertoires to broader contextual issues that call attention to the relationship between recorded performance and topics such as analysis notation and composition. Including a range of accessible music examples which allow readers to experience the music under discussion this book is designed to engage with academic and non-academic readers alike being an ideal research aid for students scholars and performers as well as an interesting read for early sound recording enthusiasts. | Early Sound Recordings Academic Research and Practice

Pharmacy Practice

This book focuses on a diverse range of disciplines including pharmacy sociology social policy psychology anthropology history and health economics with contributors each bringing a unique perspective and insight into the practice of pharmacy. | Pharmacy Practice

Introduction to Complementary Medicine

* What is complementary medicine?* What evidence is there to support its use?* What can orthodox medicine learn from holistic practices? Providing a sound introduction to the range of treatments and philosophies usually termed 'complementary and alternative medicine' this book offers a systematic explanation of the philosophies and practices that underpin contemporary complementary medicine. Introduction to Complementary Medicine examines the rise in popularity of complementary medicine and discusses the challenges of developing a more integrated system of health care. Drawing on recent research this book explores the development application evidence contraindications and appropriateness of a wide range of traditional systems of medicine and healing modalities including Herbal Medicine Massage Osteopathy Traditional Chinese Medicine Aromatherapy Chiropractic Ayurveda Yoga and Meditation. Written by leading academics researchers and experienced practitioners Introduction to Complementary Medicine is designed to be used as a reference for students and practitioners in a range of health professions. With a foreword by Dr Joseph Pizzorno ND

Meeting The Challenges of Primary Schooling

Teachers in primary schools deal with a wide range of issues every day. This book helps teachers to understand those issues and how they fit in with recent government policies and initiatives. Each chapter looks at: relevant statements of policy or initiative how these statements fit into the context of specific schools the challenges they present for those involved in schools how schools can respond to these challenges learning across contexts Each chapter has been written by one practitioner and one academic and between them the chapters cover the whole range of Australian primary schools. | Meeting The Challenges of Primary Schooling

Hair Disorders Diagnosis and Management

A comprehensive resource for the practicing dermatologist on how to diagnose and manage the range of hair disorders in patients. Extensive illustration accompanies each condition and shows the results of the latest diagnostic tools including dermoscopy. | Hair Disorders Diagnosis and Management

Overcoming Functional Neurological Symptoms: A Five Areas Approach

This book uses five areas model of cognitive behaviour therapy to help people experiencing a range of medically unexplained neurological symptoms including chronic headaches fatigue dizziness loss of sensation weakness and numbness. | Overcoming Functional Neurological Symptoms: A Five Areas Approach