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"Wittgenstein is acknowledged as one of the towering intellectual figures of the twentieth century, but he is often considered difficult to read, let alone understand. So how can we begin to understand his ideas? In this Beginner's Guide Peter Hacker introduces the philosophy of Wittgenstein's Investigations to those with an enquiring mind. The book presupposes no philosophical knowledge, only curiosity and a willingness to shed prejudices. It presents a magisterial understanding of the Investigations in an accessible and witty form. "

"Microbial systems have strong potential to develop green and sustainable technologies, including sources of renewable energy, alternative fuels, and biosynthetic materials for sustainable applications. Advances in these technologies are evolving to meet growing demand and industries are adapting to green technologies such as solar panels and more. With the aid of sophisticated technology and integration strategies, these industries are moving toward being more environmentally friendly and sustainable. This book serves as a guide to the newest technologies that will enable the implementation of microbial technologies in fostering an eco-friendly industrial and environmental landscapes"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction to Innovations, Disruptions and Future Trends in the Global Construction Industry -- Section A: Technological Innovations in Construction -- 2 Global Application of Digital Twins and Virtual Reality in the Construction Industry: A Systematic Literature Review -- 3 Aligning Digital Technologies in Off-site Construction with Industry 5.0 Design Principles for a Sustainable Future -- 4 Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts of BIM Technology on Sustainable Smart Cities Aligned with Industry 5.0: A Systematic Literature Review -- 5 Geospatial Applications and Risk-related Management in the Construction Industry: Opinions for Caribbean Scenarios -- Section B: Digital Integration and Building Information Modelling -- 6 BIM and Lean Integration for Management of Built Assets: A Systematic Review -- 7 Framework for the Integration of BIM in Architectural Education -- 8 Blockchain-based BIM and Digital Twin Potentials for the Transition toward Circular Construction: A Systematic Literature Review -- 9 The Application of Lean Manufacturing in Off-site Construction: A Bibliometric Review -- Section C: Sustainable and Efficient Construction -- 10 Exogenous Influence on Offsite Construction: A Comparative Study to Evaluate Economic and Environmental Feasibility -- 11 Designing Out Waste in Construction: Case Studies in Reducing Formwork for Concrete Casting -- 12 Using the 5Ps Model to Evaluate the State of the Construction Sector in South Africa -- 13 Offsite Construction for Mass-Retrofit: Barriers and Opportunities -- Section D: Future Construction Workforce and Adaptions -- 14 Future-proofing Construction Workforce Adaptations and Management.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I Darcy Ribeiro's Pathways -- 1 Darcy Ribeiro, the Brazilian -- 2 Darcy Ribeiro, the Latin American Citizen -- 3 "Our Destiny" -- Part II The Civilisational Process -- 4 Civilisations, Totality, and Heterogeneity -- 5 Darcy Ribeiro's Theory of History -- Part III The Americas, the Latin America and the Brazilian People -- 6 Rewriting the Americas' History -- 7 Does Latin America Exist? -- 8 The Brazilian People: Integration and Heterogeneity -- Part IV Promising Dialogues and Epistemological Turns -- 9 Darcy Ribeiro: Interfaces with Black Intellectuals -- 10 Post(de)colonial Conversations -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Front Cover -- Ethics in Online AI-based Systems -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Part I. Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Applications for Education -- Part II. Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Services and Systems -- Part III. Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence Models and Experiences -- Part IV. Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Social and Political Involvement -- Final words -- Acknowledgments -- I. Ethical implications of artificial intelligence in applications for education -- 1 Adverse effects of intelligent support of CSCL-the ethics of conversational agents -- Introduction -- Conversational agents for collaborative learners -- How can CSCL agents interact with the learner? -- Effectiveness, advantages, and limits of agents in CSCL -- From general ethical frameworks for AI-based systems to area-specific considerations for CSCL agent design -- Breaking down high-level frameworks: overlap or disjoint? -- Classifying human-agent communication -- Who should be adapting to whom in CSCL settings? -- AI ethics and pedagogical ethics: clashing perspectives? -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Navigating the ethical landscape of multimodal learning analytics: a guiding framework -- Introduction -- Background and literature review -- Multimodal learning analytics: background, history, and aims -- The ethics of MMLA in education -- Methodology -- Participants -- Data collection -- Data analysis -- Result -- Theme 1: The emerging need for an ethical framework for MMLA -- Theme 2: Privacy, surveillance, and intrusiveness issues with MMLA -- Theme 3: Student agency over their learning and data ownership -- Theme 4: Trustworthiness of MMLA results -- Theme 5: Fairness and bias issues in MMLA systems.

Front Cover -- ADVANCES IN NATURAL GAS: FORMATION, PROCESSING, AND APPLICATIONS -- ADVANCES IN NATURAL GAS: FORMATION, PROCESSING, AND APPLICATIONS Natural Gas Products and Uses -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the editors -- Preface -- Reviewer acknowledgments -- I - Natural gas conversionand applications -- 1 - Introduction to high-value chemicals and energy production from natural gas -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Products from natural gas -- 2. Natural gas processing -- 3. Products from natural gas -- 3.1 Ammonia from natural gas -- 3.2 Acetic acid from methane -- 3.3 Methanol from natural gas -- 3.4 Propane from natural gas -- 3.5 Hydrogen from natural gas -- 4. Energy production from natural gas -- 5. Conclusion and future outlooks -- Abbreviations and symbols -- References -- 2 - Economic assessments and cost analysis of natural gas utilization as an energy production source -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Economic assessment principles and procedures -- 2.1 Capital cost and its elements -- 2.2 Operational cost and its elements -- 2.3 Analyses technique for economic feasibility -- 3. Cost analysis of natural gas utilization cases -- 4. Conclusion and future outlooks -- Abbreviations and symbols -- References -- 3 - Case studies on the natural gas conversion units -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Principles and procedures of natural gas conversion processes -- 2.1 Thermochemical-based conversion process -- 2.1.1 Process system engineering perspective of the thermochemical conversion of the natural gas -- 2.2 Methanol synthesis conventional process -- 2.3 Natural gas oxidation to olefins and gasoline -- 2.4 Fischer-Tropsch process -- 2.5 Natural gas conversion to olefins and gasoline using methanol -- 3. The biochemical-based conversion process -- 3.1 Methanotroph bacteria-based natural gas oxidation.

Front Cover -- Microplastics -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- About the author -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- 1 The proliferation of plastics -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 New polymers solve old problems -- 1.1.2 The development of an industry -- 1.1.3 From home to habitat -- 1.2 Microplastics -- 1.2.1 Fragmentation versus degradation -- 1.2.2 Environmental contamination: understanding nomenclature -- 1.3 Observation to outcry -- 1.4 Moving forward -- References -- 2 Microplastics on the move -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The effect of polymer structure on plastic transport -- 2.3 Airborne transport -- 2.3.1 Factors influencing airborne transport -- 2.4 Transport in water -- 2.4.1 Factors influencing vertical transport in water -- 2.4.1.1 Biofouling -- 2.4.1.2 Mixing -- 2.5 Factors influencing horizontal transport in water -- 2.5.1 Horizontal transport in lotic environments -- 2.5.2 Horizontal transport in lentic environments -- 2.5.3 Horizontal transport in marine environments -- 2.5.3.1 Windage -- 2.6 Transport in sediments and soils -- 2.7 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Monitoring environmental accumulation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The call for microplastic monitoring -- 3.3 Modes of microplastic monitoring -- 3.3.1 The requirements of researchers versus the requirements of monitoring agencies -- 3.3.2 Extracting plastics from the environment -- 3.3.2.1 Sediments and soils -- 3.3.2.2 Terrestrial and exposed intertidal sediments -- 3.3.2.3 Submerged intertidal and benthic sediments -- 3.3.2.4 Characterisation of sediments and soils -- 3.3.2.5 Water column -- 3.3.2.6 Airborne plastics -- 3.3.2.7 Snow and ice -- 3.3.2.8 Citizen science -- 3.4 Secondary processing of microplastic samples -- 3.4.1 Exclusion of high-density material -- 3.4.2 Removal of organic matter -- 3.4.3 Staining.

"The United States has both the largest, most expensive, and most powerful military and the largest, most expensive, and most punitive carceral system in the history of the world. Since the American War in Vietnam, the number of veterans who have been incarcerated after their military service has steadily increased, with over 100,000 veterans in prison today. Identifying the previously unrecognized connections between American wars and mass incarceration, Prisoners after War reaches across lines of race, class, and gender to record the untold history of incarcerated veterans over the past six decades. Having conducted dozens of oral history interviews, Jason A. Higgins traces the lifelong effects of war, inequality, disability, and mental illness, and explores why hundreds of thousands of veterans, from Vietnam to Afghanistan, were caught up in the carceral system. This original study tells an intergenerational history of state-sanctioned violence, punishment, and inequality, but its pages also resonate with stories of survival and redemption, revealing future possibilities for reform and reparative justice"--