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pH Responsive Membranes Biomedical Applications

pH Responsive Membranes Biomedical Applications

This book provides an application-oriented approach for pH responsive membranes and types of stimuli-responsive membranes and their applications in the biomedical field including initial development and recent use. It explains types modes and modification methods of membranes along with membrane usage in applications such as drug delivery hemodialysis chemical sensing and so forth. pH Responsive Membranes: Biomedical Applications explores recent research carried out in the area as well as the future outlook and provides deeper insight for readers on the subject ranging from the basics to advanced levels on the topic. Features Describes preparation characterization and applications of pH responsive membranes in biomedical applications Introduces theoretical understanding of pH responsiveness Covers development of advanced techniques regarding pH responsive membranes Provides insight into development of new materials and membranes Discusses advancements in drug delivery hemodialysis antibodies and enzyme production chemical sensing and selective ionic transport using pH responsive membranes This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers involved in membrane and chemical engineering/polymer exploration and medical researchers. | pH Responsive Membranes Biomedical Applications

GBP 105.00
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Universal Basic Income

Universal Basic Income

Universal basic income is a controversial policy which is causing a stir amongst academics politicians journalists and policy-makers all over the world. The idea of receiving ‘money for nothing’ with no strings attached has for a long time appeared a crazy or radical proposal. But today this policy is being put into practice. With more and more trials and experiments taking place in different countries this book provides both the theory and context for making sense of different basic income approaches examining how the policy can be best implemented. Unlike many other texts written on this topic the book provides a balanced account of basic income weighing up the pros and cons from a number of different positions. The book provides a theory chapter enabling readers to grasp some of the complex philosophical ideas and concepts which underpin universal basic income such as social justice equality and freedom. It also provides an examples chapter which examines both historical and contemporary basic income studies to have taken place from around the globe. The book also features chapters on the environment and the work of women as well as an ‘against’ universal basic income chapter which specifically draws on the criticisms of the policy. This volume is an essential resource for anyone who wishes to get to grips with universal basic income.

GBP 34.99
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Universal Design Principles and Models

Universal Design Principles and Models

As the baby boom generation ages it is crucial that designers understand all they can about bringing this group as well as all others design that will offer function aesthetics and quality of life. Full of examples and illustrated with pictures of good design Universal Design: Principles and Models details how the principles of universal design (UD) can be used to evaluate all products and places. Universal design is ubiquitous; therefore good examples are essential to understanding. This book includes more than 50 case studies that demonstrate successful applications of UD principles and helps professors develop curriculum and teaching strategies. More than 300 color photographs and drawings further illustrate the principles and best practices. The book includes topics ranging from the development of ergonomic chairs for home and office to the unique environmental concerns of those sensitive to electronic and chemical emissions. The examples illustrate a variety of user/groups in different situations and clearly demonstrate the design directives for meeting their needs. The author explores the many definitions of UD enabling readers to identify those most meaningful to large portions of the population. Universal design (UD) facilitates the comfort and navigation of those with failing eyesight or restricted mobility and the family members and professionals who care for them. Whether at home work or a public place people appreciate the beautiful and the practical. This book takes a vital and meaningful approach going beyond the basics and delving into details. It gets to the heart of UD and supplies an understanding of design from a greater perspective. | Universal Design Principles and Models

GBP 74.99
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Financing Healthcare in China Towards universal health insurance

Financing Healthcare in China Towards universal health insurance

China’s current social medical insurance system has nominally covered more than 95 per cent of 1. 4 billion population in China and is moving towards the ambitious goal of universal health insurance coverage. Challenges posed by a rapidly ageing population an inherently discriminatory design of the health insurance system the disorder of drug distribution system and an immature legal system constrain the Chinese government from realizing its goal of universal health insurance coverage in the long run. This book uses a refined version of historical institutionalism to critically examine China's pathway to universal health insurance coverage since the mid-1980s. It pays crucial attention to the processes of transforming China's healthcare financing system into the basic social medical insurance system alongside rapid socio-economic changes. Financing Healthcare in China will interest researchers and government and think-tank officials interested in the state of healthcare reforms in China. Healthcare specialists outside of East Asia may also be interested in its general study of healthcare in developing countries. Scholars and students interested in the healthcare field will also find this useful. | Financing Healthcare in China Towards universal health insurance

GBP 39.99
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Agroecology The Universal Equations

Agroecology The Universal Equations

Agroecology theory is not endless. A point is reached where the central elements become visible equations distill and a conceptual apex is reached. This is agroecology condensed into core concepts and theorems describing how crops relate to each other the land and their surroundings. This book covers advanced agroecology including agroecological theory as well as applications of biodiversity that underwrite agroecology. Since much of agroecology theory is new the resulting algorithms are equally novel though presented so as to be useful and appreciated by less mathematically inclined professionals. | Agroecology The Universal Equations

GBP 44.99
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The Handbook of Sex Differences Volume IV Identifying Universal Sex Differences

The Handbook of Sex Differences Volume IV Identifying Universal Sex Differences

The Handbook of Sex Differences is a four-volume reference work written to assess sex differences with a primary focus on the human species. Based on the authors’ highly influential 2008 book Sex Differences these volumes highlight important new research findings from the last decade and a half alongside earlier findings. In this the work’s fourth and last volume two related questions are addressed: Are there universal sex differences (i. e. sex differences found in all societies)? And if the answer is yes what are they and how can each one be theoretically explained? To answer the first of these two questions this volume condenses much of the research findings amassed in the book’s first three volumes into summary tables. Then to help identify likely universal sex differences three versions of social role theory and two versions of evolutionary theory are examined relative to each possible universal sex difference. Consideration is even given to religious scriptures as a sixth type of explanation. In the concluding analyses 308 likely universal sex differences are identified. No single theory was able to explain all these differences. Nevertheless the two evolutionary theories were better in this regard than any of the three social role theories including the recently proposed biosocial version of social role theory. The Handbook of Sex Differences is of importance for any researcher student or professional who requires a comprehensive resource on sex differences. | The Handbook of Sex Differences Volume IV Identifying Universal Sex Differences

GBP 130.00
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Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Who were the non-Western women delegates who took part in the drafting of the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) from 1945-1948? Which member states did these women represent and in what ways did they push for a more inclusive language than the rights of Man in the texts? This book provides a gendered historical narrative of human rights from the San Francisco Conference in 1945 to the final vote of the UDHR in the United Nations General Assembly in December 1948. It highlights the contributions by Latin American feminist delegates and the prominent non-Western female representatives from new member states of the UN. | Women and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

GBP 39.99
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International Biolaw and Shared Ethical Principles The Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights

International Biolaw and Shared Ethical Principles The Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights

The Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights 2005 marked a significant step towards the recognition of universal standards in the field of science and medicine. This book provides an overview of the ethical and legal developments which have occurred in the field of bioethics and human rights since then. The work critically analyzes the Declaration from an ethical and legal perspective commenting on its implementation and discussing the role of non-binding norms in international bioethics. The authors examine whether the Declaration has contributed to the understanding of universal or global bioethics and to what degree states have implemented the principles in their domestic legislation. The volume explores the currency of the Declaration vis-à-vis the more recent developments in technology and medicine and looks ahead to envisage the major bioethical challenges of the next twenty years. In this context the book offers a comprehensive ethical and legal study of the Declaration with an in-depth analysis of the meaning of the provisions in order to clarify the extension of human rights in the field of medicine and the obligations incumbent upon UNESCO member States with reference to their implementation practice. | International Biolaw and Shared Ethical Principles The Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights

GBP 18.99
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Universal Jurisdiction in International Criminal Law The Debate and the Battle for Hegemony

Universal Jurisdiction in International Criminal Law The Debate and the Battle for Hegemony

With the sensational arrest of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1998 the rise to prominence of universal jurisdiction over crimes against international law seemed to be assured. The arrest of Pinochet and the ensuing proceedings before the UK courts brought universal jurisdiction into the foreground of the fight against impunity and the principle was read as an important complementary mechanism for international justice –one that could offer justice to victims denied an avenue by the limited jurisdiction of international criminal tribunals. Yet by the time of the International Court of Justice’s Arrest Warrant judgment four years later the picture looked much bleaker and the principle was being read as a potential tool for politically motivated trials. This book explores the debate over universal jurisdiction in international criminal law aiming to unpack a practice in which international lawyers continue to disagree over the concept of universal jurisdiction. Using Martti Koskenniemi’s work as a foil this book exposes the argumentative techniques in operation in national and international adjudication since the 1990s. Drawing on overarching patterns within the debate Aisling O’Sullivan argues that it is bounded by a tension between contrasting political preferences or positions labelled as moralist (ending impunity) and formalist (avoiding abuse) and she reads the debate as a movement of hegemonic and counter-hegemonic positions that struggle for hegemonic control. However she draws out how these positions (moralist/formalist) merge into one another and this produces a tendency towards a middle position that continues to prefer a particular preference (moralist or formalist). Aisling O’Sullivan then traces the transformation towards this tendency that reflects an internal split among international lawyers between building a utopia (court of humanity) and recognizing its impossibility of being realized. | Universal Jurisdiction in International Criminal Law The Debate and the Battle for Hegemony

GBP 42.99
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Fifty Years and Beyond

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Fifty Years and Beyond

Containing contributions by specialists from the intergovernmental and non-governmental worlds and voices of victim/survivors the book critically reviews the international and regional human rights systems established over the past 50 years in terms of their effectiveness for the victims of human rights violations and provides future directions for the promotion and protection of human rights. | The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Fifty Years and Beyond

GBP 39.99
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Transforming Higher Education Through Universal Design for Learning An International Perspective

Transforming Higher Education Through Universal Design for Learning An International Perspective

Providing insight into the background theory and practical applications of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Transforming Higher Education through Universal Design for Learning: An International Perspective examines and shares best practice in UDL implementation worldwide to provide strategies for strengthening student accessibility engagement and learning outcomes through the development of flexible learning environments. Drawing upon insightful research-based contributions from educators and student service specialists in Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Ireland Israel Norway South Africa Spain the UK and all across the USA this book: considers diversity in the form of disability minority ethnic groups gender identities first generation university students and varying socio-economic backgrounds; brings together key thinkers and actors in the field of UDL and expertly maps its practices to the higher educational domain; explores the multiple means of representation expression and engagement that combine to create a successful UDL framework. Each chapter not only provides a different perspective of how UDL has helped meet the needs of all students to ensure that education is accessible culturally responsive and socially just but also considers how this can then be implemented into higher education environments the world over. This book is a crucial read for those who want to make a positive difference in higher education provision and outcomes. | Transforming Higher Education Through Universal Design for Learning An International Perspective

GBP 29.99
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The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography Classic Tool Universal Applications

The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography Classic Tool Universal Applications

This sixth edition of The Practical Zone System by Chris Johnson updates the classic manual on Ansel Adams's landmark technique for the digital age. For photographers working digitally or with film in color or black and white in the studio or on the go this simple visual language helps to control contrast and through a process called Previsualization provides photographers with the power of free creative expression. This new edition discusses recent advances in technology and potentials for their use in zone photography including HDR smartphone cameras that shoot in raw format and smartphone light meters. Johnson demonstrates how the Zone System is a universal visual and conceptual language that dramatically simplifies the problem of creating and rendering complex lighting setups. | The Practical Zone System for Film and Digital Photography Classic Tool Universal Applications

GBP 42.99
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Teaching Graphic Novels to Adolescent Multilingual (and All) Learners Universal Design Pedagogy and Practice

Teaching Graphic Novels to Adolescent Multilingual (and All) Learners Universal Design Pedagogy and Practice

This book provides a roadmap for teaching with graphic novels as an effective and engaging approach to advancing reading comprehension for English Learners in secondary schools. Accessibly synthesizing and presenting existing graphic novel research the authors walk through how to use graphic novels as a teaching tool to improve student motivation and key reading skills increase their reading proficiency levels and bolster their vocabulary. The authors provide curricular ideas for teaching multilingual gifted and striving readers along with methods for developing critical literacy and multimodal comprehension. Applying a universal design approach and including examples current graphic novel recommendations and pedagogical strategies this book is essential reading for pre-service teachers in TESOL and literacy education. | Teaching Graphic Novels to Adolescent Multilingual (and All) Learners Universal Design Pedagogy and Practice

GBP 38.99
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Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Gifted Education Professional Learning Modules on Universal Screening Grouping Acceleration and

Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Gifted Education Professional Learning Modules on Universal Screening Grouping Acceleration and

According to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) evidence-based practices are supported by rigorous research designs and demonstrate that they improve student outcomes but the actual implementation of these practices in schools is limited. This essential guidebook assists coordinators of gifted education in implementing three evidence-based practices: universal screening grouping and acceleration. Each module includes an overview of research administrative and assessment considerations forms for implementing the practice scripted presentation slides for educators and parents and resources. Modules may be used by educators within a series of workshops for an entire school district on an individual campus or for important stakeholders. | Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Gifted Education Professional Learning Modules on Universal Screening Grouping Acceleration and

GBP 66.99
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Contemporary Human Rights Challenges The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its Continuing Relevance

Contemporary Human Rights Challenges The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its Continuing Relevance

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was drafted by the UN Commission on Human Rights in the aftermath of the World War II in an attempt to address the wrongs of the past and plan for a better future for all. With contributions from President Jimmy Carter UNESCO Secretary General Audrey Azoulay and the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams this collection of essays Contemporary Human Rights Challenges: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its Continuing Relevance by leading international experts offers a timely contemporary view on the UDHR and its continuing relevance to today’s issues. Reflecting the structure of the UDHR the chapters written by 28 academics practitioners and activists bring a contemporary perspective to the original principles proclaimed in the Declaration’s 30 Articles. It will be a stimulating accessible read with real world examples for anyone involved in thinking about designing or applying public policy particularly government officials politicians lawyers journalists and academics and those engaged in promoting social justice. Examined through these universal principles which have enduring relevance the authors grapple with some of today’s most pressing challenges some of which for example equality and gender related rights would not have been foreseen by the original drafters of the Declaration who included Eleanor Roosevelt René Cassin and John Humphrey. The essays cover a wide range of topics such as an individual’s right to privacy in a digital age freedom to practise one’s religion and the right to redress and make a compelling and detailed argument for the on-going importance and significance of the Declaration and human rights in our rapidly changing world. | Contemporary Human Rights Challenges The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its Continuing Relevance

GBP 39.99
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Critical Cosmopolitanism in Diverse Students’ Lives Universal and Restricted Expressions

Critical Cosmopolitanism in Diverse Students’ Lives Universal and Restricted Expressions

Based on a qualitative meta-analysis of data from five studies conducted with secondary and college students this book explores the multiple ways in which sources of cosmopolitan agency exist in their lives. Grounded in a framework of critical cosmopolitanism this book examines how students’ identities develop in new contexts and how their perceptions of themselves change. With a focus on native-born international immigrant and refugee students Oikonomidoy discusses the ways in which students express their cosmopolitan orientations and interact in cross-cultural settings and offers insights for scholars and teacher educators. | Critical Cosmopolitanism in Diverse Students’ Lives Universal and Restricted Expressions

GBP 38.99
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The Universal Refusal A Psychoanalytic Exploration of the Feminine Sphere and its Repudiation

The Universal Refusal A Psychoanalytic Exploration of the Feminine Sphere and its Repudiation

Freud spoke of the repudiation of femininity as being an underlying bedrock part of the enigma of sexuality. The enigma is not so much the refusal of the feminine dimension as such; it has more to do with rejecting its erotic and genital aspects as well as its creation through sexual ecstatic pleasure. Equality between the sexes is a legiti | The Universal Refusal A Psychoanalytic Exploration of the Feminine Sphere and its Repudiation

GBP 130.00
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The Human Rights Council The Impact of the Universal Periodic Review in Africa

The Human Rights Council The Impact of the Universal Periodic Review in Africa

This book examines the engagement of African states with the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism. This human rights mechanism is known for its pacific and non-confrontational approach to monitoring state human rights implementation. Coming at the end of the first three cycles of the UPR the work offers a detailed analysis of the effectiveness of African states’ engagement and its potential impact. It develops a framework which comprehensively evaluates aspects of states’ UPR engagement such as the pre-review national consultation process and implementation of UPR recommendations which until recently have received little attention. The book considers the potential for acculturation in engagement with the UPR and unpacks the impact of politics regionalism cultural relativism rights ritualism and civil society. The work provides a useful guide for policymakers and international human rights law practitioners as well as a valuable resource for international legal and international relations academics and researchers. | The Human Rights Council The Impact of the Universal Periodic Review in Africa

GBP 38.99
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Universal Design for Learning in the Early Childhood Classroom Teaching Children of all Languages Cultures and Abilities Birth – 8 Years

Universal Design for Learning in the Early Childhood Classroom Teaching Children of all Languages Cultures and Abilities Birth – 8 Years

Universal Design for Learning in the Early Childhood Classroom Second Edition focuses on proactively designing PreK through Grade 3 classroom instruction environments and assessments that are flexible enough to ensure that teachers can accommodate the needs of all the students in their classrooms. Featuring updated language and examples to elevate discussions about inclusion and access along with a stronger anti-bias focus this second edition includes new content on trauma-informed practice strength-based approaches social-emotional learning family partnerships and using remote and virtual technology. Highly practical and easy to use this book remains THE essential guide to UDL in the early years. | Universal Design for Learning in the Early Childhood Classroom Teaching Children of all Languages Cultures and Abilities Birth – 8 Years

GBP 28.99
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American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

This dynamic and comprehensive text from nationally renowned scholars continues to demonstrate the profound influence African Americans have had—and continue to have—on American politics. Using two interrelated themes—the idea of universal freedom and the concept of minority–majority coalitions—the text demonstrates how the presence of Africans in the United States affected the founding of the Republic and its political institutions and processes. The authors show that through the quest for their own freedom in the United States African Americans have universalized and expanded the freedoms of all Americans. New to the Ninth Edition • Updated sections on intersectionality dealing with issues of race and gender. • Updated section on African American music to include the role of Hip Hop. • Updated sections on mass media coverage of African Americans and the African American celebrity impact on politics adding new mention of the CROWN Act and the politics of Black hair. • Updated section on the Black Lives Matter movement adding a new section on the Me Too movement. • Updated sections on African Americans in Congress with a new mention of the Squad. • Updated voting behavior through the 2020 elections connecting the Obama years with the new administration. • A comparison of the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. • A discussion of the way in which race contributes to the polarization of American politics in the 2020 presidential campaign. • An analysis of the racial attitudes of President Trump and the institutionally racist policies of his administrations. • Updated chapter on state and local politics including a new section on state executive offices and Black mayors. • Updated sections on material well-being indicators adding a new section on the coronavirus pandemic and the Black community. • The first overall assessment of the Obama administration in relation to domestic and foreign policy and racial politics. | American Politics and the African American Quest for Universal Freedom

GBP 74.99
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Family Practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Primary Health Care for Universal Health Coverage

Family Practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Primary Health Care for Universal Health Coverage

This joint publication from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) provides a concise analysis of the state of family practice in the 22 countries spread over North Africa the Middle East and Western Asia i. e. the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) in both English and Arabic. It shares perspectives and advice from global and regional leaders on how family practice can be introduced and strengthened in high- middle- and low-income countries. | Family Practice in the Eastern Mediterranean Region Primary Health Care for Universal Health Coverage

GBP 34.99
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Healthcare as a Universal Human Right Sustainability in Global Health

Healthcare as a Universal Human Right Sustainability in Global Health

This important book outlines how despite varying levels of global socio-economic development governments around the world can guarantee their citizens’ fundamental right to basic healthcare. Grounded in the philosophical position that healthcare is an essential element to human dignity the book moves beyond this theoretical principle to offer policy-makers a basis for health policies based on public accountability and social responsiveness. Also emphasizing the importance of global co-operation particularly in the area of health promotion and communication it addresses too the issue of financial sustainability suggesting robust mechanisms of economic and social regulation. New opportunities created by e-health evidence-based data and artificial intelligence are all highlighted and discussed as is the issue of patient rights. Students and researchers across bioethics public health and medical sociology will find this book fascinating reading as will policy-makers in the field. | Healthcare as a Universal Human Right Sustainability in Global Health

GBP 130.00
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Transnational France The Modern History of a Universal Nation

Transnational France The Modern History of a Universal Nation

Now in its second edition Tyler Stovall’s Transnational France takes a transnational approach to the history of modern France that draws the reader into a key aspect of France’s political culture: universalism. Beginning with the French Revolution and its aftermath Stovall traces French history right up to the present day and examines France’s relations with three other areas of the world: Europe the United States and France’s colonial empire. The book shines a light onto both French identity and the history of the world more broadly which allows the reader to engage with French history in a much wider context. This new edition features an additional chapter on France in the twenty-first century that offers an analysis of current events and issues as seen through historical perspective. Issues addressed include anti-Semitism Islamophobia and the gilets jaunes as well as the impact of Brexit the maturation of the National Front under Marine LePen and the administration of Emmanuel Macron. Giving a global view of France’s history this is the perfect volume for students of modern France and French history courses. | Transnational France The Modern History of a Universal Nation

GBP 46.99
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