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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Authors' Note -- Introduction: What Is the Future of Community? -- Chapter 1: Back to the Future -- Growing Up in the Shadows of Tech -- Tequila and Time Machines -- Firing Up the DeLorean -- Finding the Flux Capacitor -- Lightning Strike-Back to the Future -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2: Three Men and a Pool -- Surprise Delivery -- Web3, Baby Bottles, and Diapers -- Raising Our Newborn Baby -- Chapter 3: The Power of Web3 -- Web3 Is a Curious Thing -- Change a Hawk to a Little White Dove -- Granny Wants to Come to the Web3 Party -- Web3 for Brands -- Web3 for Consumers -- Scams and the Problems Anonymity Can Cause Brands -- Pros and Cons of Web3 -- Makes Some Weep and Others Sing -- Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 -- Netflix, Facebook, and Community Involvement -- Blockchain and eBay -- More Than a Feeling-That's the Power of Web3 -- Chapter 4: More than a Cartoon Party: Supercharging the Creator Economy -- Supercharging the Creator Economy -- Web3 Pre‐Party -- Smooth, Simple, and Seamless On‐Ramps -- Disrupting Business as Usual -- Ownership -- New Ways to Monetize -- Giving Power Back to the Creator -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: Building Community the Right Way -- Find Your Tribe and Vibe -- Proof of Human -- Building Community on LinkedIn: A Community Conversation -- Haters Are Always Going to Hate -- How the Power of Community Led to a Book Deal -- Leveraging LinkedIn to Power NFT Heat -- NFT Heat TV Show -- Know Your Lane and Own Your Lane -- Chapter 6: Mic Check 1, 2: A New Way to Communicate -- Fan Tokens Are the Future of Web3 -- How Video Games Can Make You Rich -- Art Is Transforming and You Don't Need a Second or Third Job -- CryptoPunks and Bored Ape Yacht Club -- Music Is a Changin' -- Goodbye Big Banks, Hello Decentralized Finance.

Intro -- Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Ways of Life -- Where It Comes From -- Languages -- Traditions -- Foods -- Beliefs and Values -- Arts and Music -- Cultures Change -- Celebrate Culture! -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index -- Back Cover.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Slavery in Colonial New York -- Chapter 2. The Struggle against Slavery in Revolutionary and Early National New York -- Chapter 3. Creating a Free Black Community in New York City during the Era of Emancipation -- Chapter 4. Free but Unequal: The Limits of Emancipation -- Chapter 5. Keeping Body and Soul Together: Charity Workers and Black Activism in Post-emancipation New York City -- Chapter 6. The Long Shadow of Southern Slavery: Radical Abolitionists and Black Political Activism against Slavery and Racism -- Chapter 7. "Pressing Forward to Greater Perfection": Radical Abolitionists, Black Labor, and Black Working- Class Activism after 1840 -- Chapter 8. "Rulers of the Five Points": Blacks, Irish Immigrants, and Amalgamation -- Chapter 9. The Failures of the City -- Afterword (2023) -- Notes -- Works Consulted -- Index.

Einleitung -- Forschungsstand zum Zusammenhang von sozialer Integration und gesundheitsbezogener Lebensqualität -- Ausgewählte empirische Befunde zur Gesundheit türkeistämmiger Frauen in Deutschland -- Theoretischer Bezugsrahmen -- Forschungsanliegen bzw. -thema -- Methodik -- Ergebnisdarstellung -- Schlussbetrachtung.

This book focuses on the triangular relations between China, the United States and the European Union from the perspective of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) via the methodology of international political economy. China, the US and the EU are the three most important players in international politics and the global economy, and their relations are accordingly among the most influential in the global arena. This book will argue that the interactions between China, the US and the EU are highly dynamic given their close connections in trade, finance and many other economic fields. In the context of US–China competition, the decisions of the EU, which has sought to remain independent in its foreign policy for decades, crucially shape the landscape of international politics, and lucidly articulates how international relations look from China to scholars of geopolitics. Professor Edmund Li Sheng received his M.A. and Ph.D. (political economy) from Universitaet Freiburg, Germany, after graduating with his BA from Peking University. His research has focused mainly on political economy and public policy. He is currently a distinguished professor of School of Political Science and Public Management and executive director of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Research Institute at Shandong University

Chapter 1: Introduction: Understanding The Relationship Between International Humanitarian Action And Norms Of Armed Conflict -- Chapter 2: Norms, Diffusion, And International Humanitarian Law -- Chapter 3: Method -- Chapter 4: Non-State Armed Groups In The International System -- Chapter 5: A (Brief) History Of War And Its Limits -- Chapter 6: Results And The Norm Clusters -- Chapter 7: Discussion -- Chapter 8. The Armed Conflict Norm Cluster: Closing The Gap Between Norms And Law In Understanding Armed Conflict.

Characterization methods for microbial communities present in contaminated soils -- Antibiotic Resistance Genes as contaminants in Industrial Waste Water Treatment -- Bacteriophages: A strategy to combat antibiotic resistance in waste water treatment plants -- The emergence of Waste Water Treatment Plant as a leading source for dissemination of Antibiotic-Resistant Gene -- Increasing Prevalence of Antibiotic-resistant genes in industrial wastewater: impact on public health -- Antibiotic resistance genes as emerging contaminants in industrial waste water treatment -- Characterization and Dynamic Shift of Microbial Communities in wastewater treatment plant.

This book provides a broad survey of Chinese rural households at a time of rapid change in Chinas rural economy, examining the dual identity of households as consumers as well as producers of goods in terms of supply and demand. Based on the results of the China Rural Household Panel Survey (CRHPS) by Zhejiang University, this book analyzes four types of economic activities of rural households in China, particularly considering changes at the micro level. It examines how households strive to maximize family efficacy through input-output production decision-making in allocating limited resources. Examining data pertaining to agricultural production, land exploitation, migration and nationalization, as well as changes in economic behavior, this book offers a snapshot of the current situation of rural households in China and suggestions to improve living standards and related policies

This book tells a compelling story about invasion, settler colonialism, and an emergent sense of identity in place, as seen through topographical and landscape images by seven fascinating artists. Their ways of imagining the Vandemonian landscape are part of a much larger story about how aesthetic forces shaped empire and colony, place and migration, and people's lives. They remain intriguing through-lines of global significance and local meaning

This edited volume discusses the resilience of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using a comparative lens, the book assesses the degree to which global PPP infrastructure projects have been affected by the pandemic and details short term and long-term measures undertaken by governments and private parties to mitigate disruption to infrastructure delivery. Secondly, it focuses on improving the state-of-art knowledge by suggesting future directions to be taken by governments, practitioners, and researchers in order to create resilience in infrastructure projects when using PPPs as the delivery model. Chapters present diverse case studies of PPP governance across countries, covering topics such as regulatory issues, risk management, financing, contractual governance, arbitration, and stakeholder management. Providing a systematic review, assessment, and research agenda on lessons learned from the pandemic, this volume will appeal to researchers and students of public administration, public economics, construction management, infrastructure management, and public management, as well as practitioners and government professionals.

Based on the ancient Chinese concept of the unity of Heaven and Man ( , 'tian ren he yi'), guided by principles governing the connections and interdependencies between Heaven, Earth, Man, and the media, and in accord with the coexistence of these four elements in balance and in harmony, this monograph outlines the scope of the study, fundamental concepts and theories, and future directions of research in the interdisciplinary field of the geography of media. The author delves deeply into the themes of time, space, place, landscape, and scale to introduce readers to a wide array of intriguing concepts that add new dimensions to this relatively new academic field. In addition, this monograph presents a history of media geography as it has evolved in the West and in China over the past several decades, and introduces principles and values from traditional Chinese culture that shed light on the nature, direction, and significance of media studies and communication research now being conducted around the globe. Intended readership: professional scholars, graduates, and general readers

This book offers a comprehensive examination of the Cramér–Lundberg model, which is the most extensively researched model in ruin theory. It covers the fundamental dynamics of an insurance company's surplus level in great detail, presenting a thorough analysis of the ruin probability and related measures for both the standard model and its variants. Providing a systematic and self-contained approach to evaluate the crucial quantities found in the Cramér–Lundberg model, the book makes use of connections with related queueing models when appropriate, and its emphasis on clean transform-based techniques sets it apart from other works. In addition to consolidating a wealth of existing results, the book also derives several new outcomes using the same methodology. This material is complemented by a thoughtfully chosen collection of exercises. The book's primary target audience is master's and starting PhD students in applied mathematics, operations research, and actuarial science, although it also serves as a useful methodological resource for more advanced researchers. The material is self-contained, requiring only a basic grounding in probability theory and some knowledge of transform techniques.

This book compares network governance practices and public service delivery in England and China. Adopting a political ethnographic approach, it assesses whether networked forms of governance are used in provision of care for the elderly and those with learning disabilities in the two countries. It also examines several concepts from network governance theory - including interdependence and resource exchange, trust and reciprocity, and diplomatic skills - in the context of English and Chinese local state engagement with NGOs providing and managing care. Perhaps surprisingly, the book argues that there are more similarities than differences in network governance practices in England and China. It will appeal to all those interested in network governance theory, public administration and comparative politics. Yongmei Li is Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration at Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China. Her research interests include network governance, urban governance and political ethnography