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Before the advent of state-financed social services, poor relief in Quebec was private and sectarian. In Montreal a group of conservative, bourgeois women played a significant role by establishing institutions for destitute women and children. Their Benevolent Design explores how gender shaped the challenges inherent in their benevolent project.

"For years, it was an open secret that Pornhub was infested with child sexual abuse material, revenge porn, and illegal content. The billion-dollar website's executives happily took advantage of how difficult it was to moderate and discipline criminals, and for years they were rewarded financially. That is, until activist Laila Mickelwait decided to do something about it. Takedown is a shocking exposé of the criminal inner workings of the world's largest porn empire, and one activist's battle to destroy it. For years, Pornhub and its shadowy parent company MindGeek were complicit in a sex trafficking scheme that destroyed the lives of victims as young as twelve years old - all while Pornhub dubbed itself a champion of women. Readers will follow Mickelwait from her first horrifying discovery of unmoderated content on Pornhub to her fight with major credit card companies who ignored her petitions in favor of profit. Through accounts from firsthand witnesses like Pornhub moderators and industry executives, you'll meet the world's first online porn tycoon, AKA "the Zuckerberg of porn," and read his desperate pleas to take back his company after losing everything; as well as Mindgeek's top brass (known internally as "The Divas") who operate in shadowy secrecy. Mickelwait's journey to bring these men to justice takes her all the way to Washington D.C., where she bravely testifies before Congress on behalf of the millions of victims of Pornhub. Today, Pornhub has been forced to delete 80% of its content--and Mickelwait isn't stopping there. Takedown will forever transform the way we think about the pornography industry, challenging our beliefs about safety, freedom, and liberation. The ambitious culmination of years of activism, Takedown uncovers an intricate web of conspiracy amidst a lawless industry operating behind closed doors"--

Front cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Machine learning methods -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Holistic view of learning models -- 1.2.1 Supervised learning -- 1.2.2 Unsupervised learning -- 1.2.3 Hybrid learning -- 1.2.4 Reinforcement learning -- 1.3 Classification of learning techniques -- 1.3.1 Data perspective -- 1.3.2 Algorithmic perspective -- 1.4 Machine learning methods -- 1.4.1 Dimensionality reduction -- 1.4.2 Neural networks and deep learning -- 1.4.3 Natural language processing -- 1.4.4 Machine learning as an interpolation function -- 1.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 2 Learning first-principles knowledge from data -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 Approaches to analyze manufacturing data -- 2.2.1 Static data approaches -- 2.2.2 Dynamic data approaches -- 2.3 Automation of model selection and hyperparameter search -- 2.3.1 Automation for general data: AutoML -- 2.3.2 Automation for manufacturing data: smart process data analytics -- 2.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Convolutional neural networks: Basic concepts and applications in manufacturing -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Data objects and mathematical representations -- 3.2.1 Tensor representations -- 3.2.2 Graph representations -- 3.2.3 Color representations -- 3.3 Convolutional neural network architectures -- 3.3.1 Convolution operations -- 3.3.2 Activation functions -- 3.3.3 Pooling -- 3.3.4 Convolution blocks -- 3.3.5 Feedforward neural networks -- 3.3.6 Data augmentation -- 3.3.7 Training and testing procedures -- 3.3.8 CNN architecture optimization -- 3.3.9 Transfer learning -- 3.4 Case studies -- 3.4.1 CNNs for sensor design -- 3.4.2 Molecule design -- 3.4.3 Decoding of spectra -- 3.4.4 CNNs for multivariate process monitoring -- 3.4.5 CNNs for image-based feedback control -- 3.5 Conclusion.

Intro -- Contents -- Preamble and Introduction -- An overview of the book -- Contributions include chapters on the following topics: -- Chapter 1 -- Issues and Problems for the Conservation of Heritage and Archaeology in Ancient Woods -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Woodlands as Cultural Landscapes -- Woodlands as Leisurely Landscapes -- Growing Awareness -- Methodologies -- A Brief Consideration of British Treescapes and Woodland History -- Woods -- Wood-Pastures -- Scrub -- Woodland Vegetation Ecology -- Ecological Architect Species Both Present and Absent -- British Woodland and Forest Management -- Working Woods and Other Treescapes -- Site Management in Relation to Ecology, Archaeology and Heritage -- Results: Case-Studies of Woodland Management and Heritage Issues -- Case-Study 1. Greno Wood, Sheffield (SK33 95) -- Case-Study 2. Whitwell Wood, North Derbyshire (SK52 78) -- Case-Study 3. Hardwick Wood, Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire (SK63 76) -- Case-Study 4. Moss Valley Woods, North Derbyshire (SK37 80) -- Case-Study 5. Rough Standhills, Whirlow, Sheffield (SK2983) -- Some Observations from the Case-Studies -- The Woodland Archaeology and Heritage Resources -- Woodland Heritage Timelines -- Woodland Heritage Conservation and Management -- The Lessons of History and Their Relevance to Eco-Cultural Heritage -- Lost Woods, Ghosts, and Shadows -- A Question of Balance -- Identification of Cultural Heritage and Archaeological Features -- Marking of Features -- Implementing Management Operations -- Natural Regeneration, Non-Intervention, and Rewilding -- To Intervene or Not -- Conclusion -- On-Going Issues and Problems -- Disclaimer -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Ancient Woodland in England: Historical Perspectives on a 'Natural' Habitat -- Abstract -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- The Origins of Primary Woodland -- The Impact of Management.

This book explains how South Korea has uniquely transformed itself from a developing to a developed country by combining economic analysis with historical perspective, an approach badly needed but rarely taken by previous studies. The book shows that the country has done so through a tortuous process. It first explains how Korea failed earlier in history to emerge as a developing rather than a developed country after the Second World War but South Korea began to grow rapidly in the 1960s. It then explains that the country has sustained growth while undergoing recurring crises, examining three conditions for sustaining growth: macroeconomic management, structural transformation, and social conflict management. While doing so, the book interprets some important subjects differently from the previous studies; it also explains some other important subjects they have not covered sufficiently. The book finally discusses questions for the future briefly.

"Due to increasing population, decreased cultivable land, and mounting scarcity of water, it is essential to optimize the use of available resources. Climate change is occurring across the world but its effect may be local or region-specific, including localized watershed management. In order to minimize these effects, governments and environmental agencies encourage the adoption of "climate-smart" agricultural technologies, which involve implementing plans, programs, and projects to sustain and enhance watersheds. Advances in Water Management Under Climate Change examines all of these issues and provides best practices for sustainability"--

Promoting green product consumption is one important element in building a sustainable society. Yet green products are usually more costly. In times of high inflation, not only budget constraints but also the fear that prices will continue to rise might dampen green product consumption and, hence, limit the effectiveness of exerted efforts to promote sustainable behaviors. To test this suggestion, we conducted a Germany-wide survey with almost 1,200 respondents, followed by a framed field experiment (N=500) to confirm causality. In the survey, respondents' stated "green" purchasing behavior is, as to be expected, positively correlated with concerns about climate change. It is also negatively correlated with concerns about future inflation and energy costs, but after controlling for observable characteristics such as income and educational level only the correlation with concerns about future prices remains significant. This result is driven by individuals with below-median environmental attitude. In the framed field experiment, we use the priming method to manipulate the saliency of inflation concerns. Whereas sizably relaxing the budget constraint (i.e., by 50 percent) has no impact on the share of organic products in participants' baskets, the priming significantly decreases the share of organic products for individuals with below-median environmental attitude, similar to the survey data.

""Many decades before Ted Bundy roamed the country there was serial killer Earle Nelson. During the 1920s, this geographically mobile serial killer roamed from city to city. His modus operandi involved getting into a house by pretending to be a person looking for a room to rent or inspecting a house that was for sale, and then strangling the landlady, often followed by having sex with the dead body. Robbery was frequently a secondary motive. After Nelson was captured in Canada in 1927, it was commonly reported that he had killed 21 women and a baby during the 1926-27 period. But were these the only cases linked to him? The author examines an additional nine unsolved murders of landladies, two of which have never been dealt with in previous literature. Based on decades of archival research, the author examines all 31 murders, relying on primary sources when available and a wide variety of secondary sources. For each murder, the book provides biographical sketches of the victim, outlines the police investigation and the various suspects, and covers any subsequent attempts to link Nelson to the crime by identification evidence of witnesses or by fingerprints."-Provided by publisher"--

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1. Discovered Ignorance: Recognizing the Problem -- 1. Ken-O-Sha's Geologic Past and the Plaster Creek Watershed Today -- 2. Earliest Watershed Inhabitants and the Arrival of the Ottawa -- Part 2. The History of Plaster Creek: Acknowledging Our Complicity -- 3. Interactions between the Ottawa and European Immigrants -- 4. European Settlement in West Michigan and the Impact on Plaster Creek -- 5. Worldview Contrasts and Ecological Fallout -- Part 3. The New Story of Plaster Creek: Committing to Restoration and Reparations -- 6. The Emergence of Plaster Creek Stewards -- 7. Developing Engaged Citizens through Place-Based Education -- 8. Assessing the Problems with Applied Research -- 9. Reconciling the Human-Nature Relationship through On-the-Ground Restoration -- 10. Loving Our Downstream Neighbor-A Call for Environmental Justice -- 11. Engaging Faith Communities -- 12. Shaping Future Environmental Leaders -- 13. An Invitation to the Work of Reconciliation Ecology Everywhere -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

This concise and accessible guide to designing a dissertation, thesis or other major study helps researchers achieve the best possible outcomes. It sets out approaches that are not limited by conventions, but instead give the researcher the confidence to handle questions, literature reviews, data collection, analysis and other processes.