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I. Theoretical and Methodological Issues -- Figurative versus Objective Semiosis: An Epistemological Crossroads -- Hypersemiosis: Mixed Metaphors as Semiotic Overloading -- Cognition from a Semiotic Point of View -- Icon and Symbol: A Reappraisal of the Resemblance Debate -- Précis of Merleau-Ponty on Metajournalism -- "Worldiness" and the Analytic Truth -- The Rheme/Dicent/Argument Distinction -- The Sign-Status of Specular Reflections -- Semiotic Phenomenology and Peirce -- II. Semiotics Of Communication -- Contexts for Language Learning: Semiotic Perspectives -- The Semiotic Function of Audience -- III. Approaches to Gesture -- Exophoric Reference as an Interactive Resource -- Searching for a Word as an Interactive Activity -- Sly Moves: A Semiotic Analysis of Movement in Marshallese Culture -- The Study of Gesture: Some Remarks on Its History -- IV. Neglected Figures in the History of Semiotic Inquiry -- Francis Lieber and the Semiotics of Law -- The Logic of History as a Semiotic Process of Question and Answer in the Thought of R.G. Collingwood -- V. Semiotics and Linguistics -- The Semiotic Paradigm and Language Change -- What's in a Word? -- VI. Literary and Artistic Semiotics -- Functions of the Index in Narrative: An Outline -- Symbiosis and Dichotomy in the Names of Anna Axmatova -- Representation and Subjectivity in Modern Literature -- Aesthetic Semiosis of the Visual Object -- Indexicality in Esthetic Signs and the Art of Dante Gabriel Rosetti -- Subjects and Objects: Quick Notes on the State of Art History -- Kitsch: A Semiotic Approach -- Talent and Technique in Theatre: A Semiotics of Performing -- The Semiotics of Godot Compared with those of the Russian Icon -- The Teller and the Tale: Sources of Credibility in the Short Story -- The Guinea Pigs of Ludvik Vaculik: Interrelation of Areas of Reference -- VII. Fourth Annual Symposium on Empirical Semiotics -- Why Think About a Cognitive Psychosemiotic Theory? -- The Tell-the-Tale Detail -- The Semiotic Crisis in Contemporary Hospitals -- VIII. Psychology, Sociology, and Semiotics -- Who Apes English? -- Culture and Mind in Peircean Semiotics: One Aspect -- Sociology and Semiotics: Two Sciences of the Human -- Semiotic Theory and Language Learning -- IX. Architectural Semiotics -- Architectural Semiotic Analysis: A Demonstration -- "Musement on the Whole"…An Attitude Toward Space -- X. Peirce Special Session -- Mathematics as a Semiotic Factor in the Thought of C.S. Peirce -- An Outline of the Foundations of Modern Semiotic: Charles Peirce and Charles Morris -- XI. Semiotics of Culture -- A Comparative Study of Selected Semiotic Elements of Different Branches of Fortune Telling -- Icon as Index: A Theory of Middle Byzantine Imagery -- A Critique of Lévi-Strauss' Theory of Myth and the Elements of a Semiotic Alternative -- The Civilization of Illiteracy -- Myth and Symbol in Vico and the "Romantik": Some Remarks -- Social Symbols and Cultural Identity -- XII. Foundations of Old Testament Structure and Meaning -- Matrilineal Background of Genealogies in Genesis -- Judges 11:12-28: Constructive and Deconstructive Analysis -- Story Structure and Social Structure in Genesis: Circles and Cycles -- Author index.

1 Introduction -- 1.1 Examples of random variation -- 1.2 One-dimensional frequency distributions -- 1.3 Summarizing quantities -- 1.4 Frequency distributions in two or more dimensions -- 1.5 Some illustrative examples -- 1.6 Populations, samples and probability -- 2 Probability and Probability Distributions -- 2.1 Probability -- 2.2 Addition law of probability -- 2.3 Conditional probability and statistical independence -- 2.4 Examples -- 2.5 Discrete random variables -- 2.6 Continuous random variables -- 2.7 Several random variables -- 3 Expectation and its Applications -- 3.1 Expectation -- 3.2 Variance -- 3.3 Higher moments -- 3.4 Dependence and covariance -- 3.5 Normal models -- 4 Sampling Distributions and Statistical Inference -- 4.1 Statistical inference -- 4.2 Pseudo random deviates -- 4.3 A sampling experiment -- 4.4 Estimation -- 4.5 Significance tests -- 5 Single Sample Problems -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Point estimates of µ and ?2 -- 5.3 Interval estimates for µ (?2 unknown) -- 5.4 Interval estimates for ?2 -- 5.5 Significance test for a mean -- 5.6 Significance test for a variance -- 5.7 Departures from assumptions -- 6 Two Sample Problems -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The comparison of two independent sample means -- 6.3 The comparison of two independent sample variances -- 6.4 Analysis of paired samples -- 6.5 An example -- 6.6 Departures from assumptions -- 7 Non-parametric Tests -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Normal approximation to the binomial distribution -- 7.3 The sign test -- 7.4 The signed rank (Wilcoxon one sample) test -- 7.5 Two sample rank (Wilcoxon) test -- 7.6 Discussion -- 8 The Analysis of Discrete Data -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Distributions and approximations -- 8.3 Inference about a single Poisson mean -- 8.4 Inference about a single binomial probability -- 8.5 The comparison of two Poisson variates -- 8.6 The comparison of two binomial variates -- 8.7 Comparison of proportions in matched pairs -- 8.8 Examination of Poisson frequency table -- 8.9 Examination of binomial frequency tables -- 8.10 Comparison of observed and expected frequencies -- 8.11 Contingency tables -- 8.12 A tasting experiment -- 9 Statistical Models and Least Squares -- 9.1 General points -- 9.2 An example -- 9.3 Least squares -- 10 Linear Regression -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Least squares estimates -- 10.3 Properties of ? and ? -- 10.4 Predictions from regressions -- 10.5 Comparison of two regression lines -- 10.6 Equally spaced x-values -- 10.7 Use of residuals -- 10.8 Discussion of models -- 11 Multiple Regression -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Theory for two explanatory variables only -- 11.3 Analysis of Example 11.2 -- 11.4 Discussion -- 12 Analysis of Variance -- 12.1 The problem -- 12.2 Theory of one-way analysis of variance -- 12.3 Procedure for analysis -- 12.4 Two-way analysis of variance -- 12.5 Linear contrasts -- 12.6 Randomized blocks -- 12.7 Components of variance -- 12.8 Departures from assumptions -- Miscellaneous Exercises -- Appendix One Notes on calculation and computing 307 -- Appendix Two Statistical tables -- Appendix Three Hints to the solution of selected exercises -- References -- Author Index.

1 Sufficiency -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Factorization criterion -- 1.3 Distribution of statistics conditional on a sufficient statistic -- 1.4 Joint sufficiency -- 1.5 Minimal sufficiency -- 2 Unbiased point estimators -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Rao-Blackwell theorem -- 2.3 The role of sufficient statistics -- 2.4 Completeness -- 2.5 Joint completeness -- 2.6 Sufficiency, completeness and independence -- 2.7 Minimum-variance bounds -- 2.8 Computation of a minimum-variance bound -- 2.9 Minimum attainable variance -- 2.10 Mean square error -- 2.11 Two parameters -- 3 Elementary decision theory and Bayesian methods -- 3.1 Comments on classical techniques -- 3.2 Loss functions -- 3.3 Decision theory -- 3.4 Bayes decisions -- 3.5 Using data -- 3.6 Computing posterior distributions -- 3.7 Conjugate distributions -- 3.8 Distribution of the next observation -- 3.9 More than one parameter -- 3.10 Decision functions -- 3.11 Bayes estimators -- 3.12 Admissibility -- 4 Methods of estimation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Maximum likelihood estimation -- 4.3 Locating the maximum likelihood estimator -- 4.4 Estimation of a function of a parameter -- 4.5 Truncation and censoring -- 4.6 Estimation of several parameters -- 4.7 Approximation techniques -- 4.8 Large-sample properties -- 4.9 Method of least squares -- 4.10 Normal equations -- 4.11 Solution of the normal equations (non-singular case) -- 4.12 Use of matrices -- 4.13 Best unbiased linear estimation -- 4.14 Co variance matrix -- 4.15 Relaxation of assumptions -- 5 Hypothesis testing I -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Statistical hypothesis -- 5.3 Simple null hypothesis against simple alternative -- 5.4 Applications of the Neyman-Pearson theorem -- 5.5 Uniformly most powerful tests for a single parameter -- 5.6 Most powerful randomized tests -- 5.7 Hypothesis testing as a decision process -- 5.8 Minimax and Bayes tests -- 6 Hypothesis testing II -- 6.1 Two-sided tests for a single parameter -- 6.2 Neyman-Pearson theorem extension (nonrandomized version) -- 6.3 Regular exponential family of distributions -- 6.4 Uniformly most powerful unbiased test of ? = ?0 against ? ? ?0 -- 6.5 Nuisance parameters -- 6.6 Similar tests -- 6.7 Composite hypotheses-several parameters -- 6.8 Likelihood ratio tests -- 6.9 Bayes methods -- 6.10 Loss function for one-sided hypotheses -- 6.11 Testing ? = ?0 against ? ? ?0 -- 7 Interval estimation -- 7.1 One parameter, Bayesian confidence intervals -- 7.2 Two parameters, Bayesian confidence regions -- 7.3 Confidence intervals (classical) -- 7.4 Most selective limits -- 7.5 Relationship to best tests -- 7.6 Unbiased confidence intervals -- 7.7 Nuisance parameters -- 7.8 Discrete distributions -- 7.9 Relationship between classical and Bayesian intervals -- 7.10 Large-sample confidence intervals -- Appendix 1 Functions of random variables -- A 1.1 Introduction -- A 1.2 Transformations: discrete distributions -- A1.3 Continuous distributions -- A 1.4 The order statistics -- Appendix 2 The regular exponential family of distributions -- A2.1 Single parameter -- A2.2 Several parameters -- A2.3 The regular exponential family of bivariate distributions -- Further exercises -- Brief solutions to further exercises -- Further reading -- Author index.

1 Elementary Concepts of Specific Heats -- 1.1. Definitions -- 1.2. Thermodynamics of Simple Systems -- 1.3. Difference Between Cp and Cv -- 1.4. Variation of Specific Heats with Temperature and Pressure -- 1.5. Statistical Calculation of Specific Heats -- 1.6. Different Modes of Thermal Energy -- 1.7. Calorimetry -- 2 Lattice Heat Capacity -- 2.1. Dulong and Petit's Law -- 2.2. Equipartition Law -- 2.3. Quantum Theory of Specific Heats -- 2.4. Einstein's Model -- 2.5. Debye's Model -- 2.6. Comparison of Debye's Theory with Experiments -- 2.7. Shortcomings of the Debye Model -- 2.8. The Born-Von Kármán Model -- 2.9. Calculation of g(v) -- 2.10. Comparison of Lattice Theory with Experiments -- 2.11. Debye ? in Other Properties of Solids -- 3 Electronic Specific Heat -- 3.1. Specific Heat of Metals -- 3.2. Quantum Statistics of an Electron Gas -- 3.3. Specific Heat of Electrons in Metals -- 3.4. Electronic Specific Heat at Low Temperatures -- 3.5. Specific Heat and Band Structure of Metals -- 3.6. Specific Heat of Alloys -- 3.7. Specific Heat of Semiconductors -- 3.8. Phenomenon of Superconductivity -- 3.9. Specific Heat of Superconductors -- 3.10. Recent Studies -- 4 Magnetic Contribution to Specific Heats -- 4.1. Thermodynamics of Magnetic Materials -- 4.2. Types of Magnetic Behavior -- 4.3. Spin Waves—Magnons -- 4.4. Spin Wave Specific Heats -- 4.5. The Weiss Model for Magnetic Ordering -- 4.6. The Heisenberg and Ising Models -- 4.7. Specific Heats Near the Transition Temperature -- 4.8. Paramagnetic Relaxation -- 4.9. Schottky Effect -- 4.10. Specific Heat of Paramagnetic Salts -- 4.11. Nuclear Schottky Effects -- 5 Heat Capacity of Liquids -- 5.1. Nature of the Liquid State -- 5.2. Specific Heat of Ordinary Liquids and Liquid Mixtures -- 5.3. Liquid 4He at Low Temperatures -- 5.4. Phonon and Roton Specific Heats -- 5.5. Transition in Liquid 4He -- 5.6. Specific Heat of Liquid 3He -- 5.7. Liquid 3He as a Fermi Liquid -- 5.8. Mixtures of 4He and 3He -- 5.9. Supercooled Liquids—Glasses -- 6 Specific Heats of Gases -- 6.1. Cp and Cv of a Gas -- 6.2. Classical Theory of Cv of Gases -- 6.3. Quantum Theory of Cv of Gases -- 6.4. Rotational Partition Function -- 6.5. Homonuclear Molecules—Isotopes of Hydrogen -- 6.6. Vibrational and Electronic Specific Heats -- 6.7. Calorimetric and Statistical Entropies—Disorder in Solid State -- 6.8. Hindered Rotation -- 6.9. Entropy of Hydrogen -- 7 Specific-Heat Anomalies -- 7.1. Spurious and Genuine Anomalies -- 7.2. Cooperative and Noncooperative Anomalies -- 7.3. Order-Disorder Transitions -- 7.4. Onset of Molecular Rotation -- 7.5. Ferroelectricity -- 7.6. Transitions in Rare-Earth Metals -- 7.7. Liquid-Gas Critical Points -- 7.8. Models of Cooperative Transitions -- 8 Miscellaneous Problems in Specific Heats -- 8.1. Specific Heat Near Phase Transitions -- 8.2. Specific Heat at Saturated Vapor Pressure -- 8.3. Relaxation of Rotational and Vibrational Specific Heats -- 8.4. Defects in Solids -- 8.5. Surface Effects -- 8.6. Compilations of Specific-Heat Data -- 8.7. Tabulations of Specific-Heat Functions -- Appendix (Six-Figure Tables of Einstein and Debye Internal-Energy and Specific-Heat Functions) -- Author Index.

Toward the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, Mutsu Munemitsu was ousted from his home Kisu-han as a result of his father's defeat in a power struggle. To avenge this, Mutsu bolstered his talent to become a man of "genius and learning in equal measure." He joined the Kobe Naval Training Center founded by Katsu Kaishu and, later, Kaientai, a trading and shipping company and private navy founded and managed by Sakamoto Ryoma before the Meiji Restoration was accomplished.During the Meiji era, Mutsu fully exercised his extraordinary ability, including working to revise unequal treaties with Western powers as foreign minister. In his last days, he scrambled to end the First Sino-Japanese War; his efforts resulted in the signing of the Treaty of Shimonoseki with favorable terms for Japan. Mutsu also helped Japan ride out the subsequent wave of the Tripartite Intervention from Russia, France, and Germany. This book's author, a career diplomat himself, traces the footsteps of modern Japan's diplomacy by reviewing the philosophical and political journey of this extraordinary diplomat who protected the dignity of Japan as a modern nation throughout his professional life.陸奥宗光は幕末、権力闘争に敗れた父の失脚で紀州の城下を追われ、復讐に燃え、才学双全の人となった。明治維新前には、勝海舟の海軍操練所、次いで坂本竜馬が設立し組織していた、海運会社であり私設海軍でもあった海援隊に入隊した。明治時代には、その並々ならぬ才覚を発揮し、外務大臣として各国との不平等条約を改正していく。最晩年には日清戦争の終結に向け奔走し、下関条約を日本にとって有利な条件で調印し、その後のロシア・フランス・ドイツによる三国干渉を乗り切った。自身も外交官であった著者が、生涯を通じ近代国家としての日本の尊厳を守り抜いた稀代の外交官の思想的政治的遍歴を振り返り、近代日本の外交の歩みを辿る。.

About the author -- Overview -- Introduction -- Identifying the need -- Purpose of this resource -- How young people learn about sex and relationships -- Sex, porn and the law -- Guidelines for teaching sre that includes pornography -- Continuing professional development -- Keeping parents and carers informed -- Partnership agencies and involving the wider community -- Guide to using this resource -- Facilitating group learning -- Supporting different learning needs -- Creating a safe learning environment -- Key vocabulary -- Overview of each chapter -- 1. what is porn? -- Activity 1: what is pornography? -- Activity 2: pictures not porn, please -- Activity 3: legal attitudes -- Activity 4: the great porn debate -- Activity 5: porn stereotypes -- Activity 6: viewing numbers -- Activity 7: who is responsible? -- Activity 8: porn as sex education -- Activity 9: pornography and the curriculum -- Activity 10: where is the danger? -- Activity 11: is that even legal? -- Activity 12: revenge porn and the law -- Shopping, music and the media -- Activity 1: where do you stand? -- Activity 2: sex on the high street -- Activity 3: shops and marketing -- Activity 4: what did you say? -- Activity 5: mug messages -- Activity 6: selling the song -- Activity 7: cartoon messages -- Activity 8: create your own superhero -- Activity 9: the only way is reality -- Activity 10: reality sex -- Activity 11: guess the product -- Activity 12: advertising : facts and opinions -- Porn and body image -- Activity 1: porn statements -- Activity 2: perfect people -- Activity 3: industry influences -- Activity 4: under the knife -- Activity 5: 100 years of glamour -- Activity 6: curvy bottles -- Activity 7: body image game -- Activity 8: the muff march -- Activity 9: changing body image through art -- Activity 10: behind the mask -- Activity 11: sexual stereotypes -- Activity 12: body image pot shots -- Porn v. real life relationships -- Activity 1: four words -- Activity 2: porn v. reality -- Activity 3: why do people have sex? -- Activity 4: fantasy or truth? -- Activity 5: at what age are you ready? -- Activity 6: backwards fairy tales -- Activity 7: gossip, rumours and lies -- Activity 8: relationship bullying -- Activity 9: powers of persuasion -- Activity 10: flirting or sexual harassment? -- Activity 11: personal boundaries -- Activity 12: ground rules in relationships -- Activity 13: how to say what you want to say -- Activity 14: identifying relationship boundaries -- Activity 15: someone to trust -- Sexting, revenge porn and online sexual bullying -- Activity 1: please share -- Activity 2: sexting and the law -- Activity 3: using social media -- Activity 4: truth or lie? -- Activity 5: social media quiz -- Activity 6: please forward -- Activity 7: photo stories -- Activity 8: taking risks -- Activity 9: social media profile review -- Activity 10: online dating -- Additional information and support -- Appendix 1. example letter for parents/carers : schools -- Appendix 2. example letter for parents/carers : youth services -- Appendix 3. example invitation to a parental information workshop -- Appendix 4. quick guide to staying safe online and social media for parents -- Appendix 5. evaluation form

Machine generated contents note: About the author Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Introduction Structure of the book Chapter 2 Theoretical Context Management context Project transitions Project management as practice Systems theory and networks Transient relationships Dyadic contractual relationships and structure Permanent and temporary organising Structure and networks Information classification Nodes and linkages Summary Chapter 3 Networks and Projects Network definition Origins and history Problems with projects Actor role classification and ritualistic behaviour Routines Are networks a response to uncertainty in projects? Temporary project systems and their replication# Beyond the iron triangle Why networks? Individuals and firms Problems associated with the use of SNA in project research Summary Chapter 4 Why Networks? Definition Why choose social network analysis? Problems associated with the use of SNA inn project research Concepts and terminology Defining the population What is a network? Actor characteristics Some final thoughts Conclusion Chapter 5 Self-organising networks in projects What do project clients want? Dangerous assumptions Implications if these assumptions are incorrect Networks and uncertainty Does it matter how we conceptualise the project? Procurement through markets and hierarchies; project design and delivery through networks Summary and conclusions Chapter 6 Game Theory and Networks Some history to start Game theory applied to construction projects What is a game? Key assumptions Benefits of applying game theory to project networks Other considerations Choices about actions and co-players: The Prisoner's Dilemma Nash equilibrium Anti-coordination behaviour: Hawk-Dove and Chicken Game theory and information exchange network formation Game theory and five dangerous assumptions Summary and conclusions Chapter 7 Network roles and personality types Network roles: prominent disseminators, gatekeeper hoarders, isolates, dyads and triads, boundary spanners and bridges Personality traits Humour and behaviour in networks Profiling and ideal project network actor Specific personality traits Network roles and personality traits Summarising on actor traits and project networks Chapter 8 Network enabling What do we mean by network enabling? Trust Empathy Reciprocity, favours and psychological contracts Implications for violations of psychological contracts in networks Generosity Characteristics of individual that are destructive for networks Narcissism Egotism Summary Chapter 9 Project Networks and BIM BIM origins BIM and information management Information management and organisation structure The BIM model as an artefact Self-organising networks in the context of design BIM and networks, a research agenda Chapter 10 Introduction to the Case Studies Technical overview Researcxh funding Summary Chapter 11: Case Study No.1- Communities in Self-Organising Projects Networks Data collection Data analysis Findings Communities in self-organising project networks Summary Chapter 12: Case Study No.2 -- Dysfunctional Prominence in Self-Organising Project Networks Data collection Data analysis Actor prominence measures Summary Chapter 13: Case Study No.3 -- Costing Networks Conceptual framework Network costs Data analysis Summary Chapter 14: Summary and Conclusions Brief summary of each chapter Theoretical Issues What might industry learn from the content of this book? Appendix References Index

"Since the 1950s sociology has experienced a decline in prestige when compared with the other social sciences. In some highly publicized cases some universities have retrenched their sociology departments, others are contemplating either retrenchment or downsizing of their departments. Although there are some practitioners of the discipline who believe that it has never been in better shape, many sociologists have come to believe that there are very serious problems both in the cognitive and social organization of the discipline. This book contains sixteen essays by sociologists who believe that their discipline faces very serious problems which must be overcome if the discipline is to survive and prosper. The contributors were selected to represent diverse views and thus there is substantial disagreement among them over what the problems are that sociology faces and how they may be remedied. In this highly provocative book readers is likely to find some essays they agree with and others they disagree with; but all the essays present important problems faced by the discipline which must be addressed. Although the authors of the sixteen essays do not agree on what is wrong with the discipline, there are some themes which appear frequently. In his introduction Cole summarizes and comments on these themes. His introduction centers on the question of whether sociology is entirely socially constructed. Is what we believe to be true about society constrained by empirical evidence or is it a result of our ideology, power, authority, and other social processes? One theme which appears in many of the essays is that sociology has become too ideological and as a result has lost credibility among university administrators, politicians and the general public. Many of the essays also stress the view that there are very low levels of consensus in sociology and that it is hard to see evidence of progress. Others criticize the discipline for not dealing with the really important social issues and see much of the work published as being parochial and trivial. Questions are also raised about why the use of causal models has failed to generate solutions to most of the problems the discipline addresses. Some authors believe that the discipline adheres to an overly rational model of human behavior and has failed to keep up with some of the advances introduced by post-modernist theories. This highly readable set of essays should be of interest to all those are concerned about the current state of sociology. They will also be useful in introducing graduate students to some of the most important issues currently being debated in the field. Stephen Cole is currently professor of sociology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and professor of sociology at the University of Queensland, Australia. He is the author of Making Science: Between Nature and Society, and with Jonathan R. Cole, Social Stratification in Science."--Provided by publisher

This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview on the most pressing issues in the conservation and management of archaeological, architectural, and urban landscapes. Multidisciplinary research is presented on a wide range of built heritage sites, from archaeological ruins and historic centers through to twentieth century and industrial architectural heritage. The role of ICT and new technologies, including those used for digital archiving, surveying, modeling, and monitoring, is extensively discussed, in recognition of their importance for professionals working in the field. Detailed attention is also paid to materials and treatments employed in preventive conservation and management. With contributions from leading experts, including university researchers, professionals, and policy makers, the book will be invaluable for all who seek to understand, and solve, the challenges face d in the protection and enhancement of the built heritage. Lucia Toniolo is Full Professor of Material Science and Technology (SSD ING/IND22) in the Faculty of Civil Architecture, Politecnico di Milano, where she is in charge of the courses Materials in Architecture, Laboratory of Architectural Restoration, and Durability of Materials in Architecture. In 2011, she was appointed President of the Center for Conservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage of the Politecnico di Milano, having previously been Vice-President. Since 2006 she has been the Scientific Advisor on Laboratory Materials and Methods for Cultural Heritage in the Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Material Engineering. Professor Toniolo has been scientific coordinator of various important activities and research projects. She is currently scientific advisor on the project 'Monitoring of the façade of Milan Cathedral'. She has held scientific responsibility for various projects of the Ministry of Education, Universities, and Research (MIUR-PRIN). Her main research areas are: (a) chemical and morphological characterization of materials of cultural heritage (particularly natural stones, mortars and plasters, mural paintings, ceramic materials, polychrome surfaces, and polymeric items); (b) characterization and evaluation of polymeric treatments applied to cultural heritage; and (c) micro- and non-invasive spectroscopic characterization of materials. Professor Toniolo is the author of more than 60 scientific publications in international journals (H index 16) and 150 publications in proceedings of international conferences, books etc. Gabriele Guidi received his M.S. Degree in Electronic Engineering in 1988 from the University of Florence, and Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Bologna, Italy. He is Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano. He worked for more than 10 years on researches about ultrasound equipment for biomedical imaging. Since 2000 he reoriented his activity by applying imaging technologies to the field of non contact 3D measurement. He has been working on applications of 3D imaging in various fields, with special emphasis to Industrial Design and Cultural Heritage documentation. Dr. Guidi is Senior Member of the IEEE. He works as reviewer of a few international journals such as 'The IEEE Transactions on System, Man and Cybernetics', 'The IEEE Transactions on Image Processing' and 'Machine Vision and Applications' (Springer).

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This anthology examines the practical role of well-being in contemporary society. It discusses developments such as globalization, consumerism and the rapid innovation and use of new and emerging technologies and focuses on the significant impact of these developments on the well-being of people living today. The anthology brings together researchers from various disciplines, including psychology, economics, sociology, philosophy and development studies. It provides concrete insight on the role and importance of well-being in contemporary society, using a mix of empirical grounding, philosophical rigour and an emphasis on real-world applications. It is unique in that it seeks to understand the relation between well-being research and its application towards real problems. Dr. Johnny Hartz Søraker is Assistant Professor of Philosophy of technology at the Department of Philosophy, University of Twente. He defended his PhD cum laude at the same department, supervised by Prof. Dr. Philip Brey. The dissertation mainly dealt with the epistemology, ontology and ethics of virtual worlds, with a particular focus on their potential impact on personal well-being. Søraker's main research interests and publications lie in the intersections between Information Technology, on the one hand and both theoretical and practical philosophy, on the other. He often grounds his work in psychological research, especially work in the field of Positive Psychology and is developing this toward a comprehensive methodology entitled 'Prudential-Empirical Ethics of Technology (PEET)?.Jan-Willem van der Rijt is Lecturer in Political Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy of the University of Bayreuth. His work addresses issues related to the topics of freedom, happiness and dignity, and has appeared in journals such as Economics and Philosophy, Law and Philosophy, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, and Theory and Decision. Van der Rijt is author of The Importance of Assent: A Theory of Coercion and Dignity (Springer 2012).Jelle de Boer is a lecturer in philosophy at Delft University of Technology. His interests are in philosophy of social science, ethics and social theory. His recent topics of research concerned game theory and well-being. He has recently published in Philosopical Psychology, Biology and Philosophy, and Economics and Philosophy.Pak-Hang Wong is a Research Fellow on Climate Geoengineering Governance at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS) and Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford. He works primarily on philosophy and ethics of technology, but he is also interested in climate ethics, social theory, digital media studies, and science and technology studies.Philip Brey is professor of philosophy within the department of philosophy of the University of Twente. He has published extensively in the areas of well-being and technology, ethics of technology, and philosophy of information technology. He is co-editor of Brey, P, Briggle, A. and Spence, D. (eds.), The Good Life in a Technological Age (Routledge, 2012), which covers philosophical, psychological and economic approaches to well-being and technology.

Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operationsis an authoritative source providing extensive up-to-date coverage of the technology used in the exploration, drilling, production, and operations in an offshore setting. Offshore oil and gas activity is growing at an expansive rate and this must-have training guide covers the full spectrum including geology, types of platforms, exploration methods, production and enhanced recovery methods, pipelines, and envinronmental managment and impact, specifically worldwide advances in study, control, and prevention of the industry's impact on the marine environment and its living resources. In addition, this book provides a go-to glossary for quick reference. Handbook of Offshore Oil and Gas Operationsempowers oil and gas engineers and managers to understand and capture on one of the fastest growing markets in the energy sector today. Quickly become familiar with the oil and gas offshore industry, including deepwater operationsUnderstand the full spectrum of the business, including environmental impacts and future challengesGain knowledge and exposure on critical standards and real-world case studies James G. Speight is a senior fuel consultant as well as an Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah, USA. He is recognized internationally as an expert in the characterization, properties, and processing of conventional and synthetic fuels and as a chemist with more than 35 years of experience in thermal/process chemistry, thermodynamics, refining of petroleum, heavy oil, and tar sand bitumen, and physics of crude with emphasis on distillation, visbreaking, coking units, and oil-rock or oil catalyst interactions. Speight is currently Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Petroleum Science and Technology, Energy Sources-Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, and Energy Sources-Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy. He is also the author/editor/compiler of more than 25 books and bibliographies related to fossil fuel processing and environmental issues. Speight was Chief Scientific Officer and then Chief Executive Officer of the Western Research Institute, Laramie, WY, USA, from 1984 to 2000. During this period he led a staff of more that 150 scientists, engineers, and technicians in developing new technology for gas processing, petroleum, shale oil, tar sand bitumen, and asphalt. Speight has considerable expertise in evaluating new technologies for patentability and commercial application. As a result of his work, he was awarded the Diploma of Honor, National Petroleum Engineering Society, for outstanding contributions to the petroleum industry in 1995 and the Gold Medal of Russian Academy of Sciences (Natural) for outstanding work in the area of petroleum science in 1996. He has also received the Specialist Invitation Program Speakers Award from NEDO (New Energy Development Organization, Government of Japan) in 1987 and again in 1996 for his contributions to coal research. In 2001, he was also awarded the Einstein Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Natural) in recognition of outstanding contributions and

Preliminary Material -- NATURALIZING HOMOSEXUALITY: BIOLOGY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AND THE NATURE/CULTURE DISTINCTION /Patrick D. Hopkins -- SEEING SEXUAL ORIENTATION THROUGH THE LENS OF GENDER /Edward Stein -- WHAT MUST A BISEXUAL DO? /Carol V.A. Quinn -- FIRST GAYS, THEN POLYGAMISTS? /John Corvino -- AUTONOMY, GAY RIGHTS, AND HUMAN SELF-FULFILLMENT: AN ARGUMENT FOR MODIFIED LIBERALISM /Vincent J. Samar -- INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHER AS "PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL" /Raja Halwani -- MORAL EXPERTISE? CONSTITUTIONAL NARRATIVES AND PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENT /Martha C. Nussbaum -- DOES THE PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL HAVE INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY? /Linda Martín Alcoff -- MINORITIES AND THE PHILOSOPHICAL MARKETPLACE /Jorge J. E. Gracia -- THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES /DAVID L. HULL -- RESPONDING TO HATE CRIMES /Claudia Card -- LGBT PHILOSOPHY AND UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING /Mark Chekola -- THE USE AND MISUSE OF PRIVACY IN THE OUTING DEBATE /Mark Chekola -- PROMISCUITY AND SEXUAL TEMPERANCE /Raja Halwani -- THE COALESCENCE OF DICHOTOMY IN DRAG AESTHETICS /Bassam Romaya -- "THE WAR ON TERROR" AND THE QUEER BODY: SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, AIDS, AND SHAPING UNITED STATES PUBLIC OPINION /Mary K. Bloodsworth-Lugo and Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo -- MARTIN HEIDEGGER AND THE PLACE OF THE BODY /George Wright -- QUEER PORTRAITURE AND THE POLITICS OF REPRESENTATION /Kayley Vernallis -- GAY IDENTITY: WHAT DO WE WANT? /Andy Wible -- IS IT A CHOICE? SEXUAL ORIENTATION AS INTERPRETATION /William S. Wilkerson -- MORE THAN JUST ACCESS TO OUR PARTNERS: A SOCIAL JUSTICE APPROACH TO HETEROSEXISM AND HOMOPHOBIA IN HEALTH CARE /Allison B. Wolf -- CELEBRATING THE CAREER OF RICHARD D. MOHR: A PERSONAL HISTORICAL NARRATIVE /Claudia Card -- HONORING RICHARD D. MOHR /John Corvino -- IN HONOR OF RICHARD D. MOHR /Raja Halwani -- A RESPONSE TO MY CRITICS: REFLECTIONS ON THE SLGP'S SESSION "SPECIAL RECOGNITION: DISTINGUISHED LGBT PHILOSOPHER HONOREE, RICHARD D. MOHR" /Richard D. Mohr -- A RESPONSE TO RICHARD D. MOHR /Raja Halwani -- LIVES AND LOVES THAT DARED NOT SPEAK THEIR NAMES: WELL-BEING AND LGBT PERSONS /Mark Chekola -- BEYOND TRAGEDY TO WHAT? /Claudia Card -- MARK CHEKOLA'S HAPPINESS /Raja Halwani -- SINGULARITY AND COMMUNITY: AN APPRECIATION OF MARK CHEKOLA /Anita Silvers -- HONORING MARK CHEKOLA /Carol V.A. Quinn -- WALKING IN OUR HEELS? MEDIA, IDENTITY, AND PEDAGOGY /Christopher La Barbera -- DISCIPLINING THE PUBLIC: ENEMY COMBATANTS, SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND A NEW KIND OF CONTAINMENT /Carmen R. Lugo-Lugo and Mary K. Bloodsworth-Lugo -- RACISM AND THE POLITICAL ROMANCE OF THE BROWNING OF AMERICA /Ronald R. Sundstrom -- THE SPECIAL OBLIGATION OF GAY MEN TO FIGHT HIV AT HOME AND ABROAD /Andy Wible -- THE BISEXUAL WOMAN AS AN INAUTHENTIC LESBIAN: FROM BEAUVOIR TO THE L WORD /James A. Martell -- WHY COMING OUT IS RATIONAL /Gary Jaeger -- CATHOLICS AND EVANGELICAL PROTESTANTS ON HOMOEROTIC DESIRE: THE INTELLECTUAL LEGACY OF AUGUSTINIAN AND PELAGIAN THEORIES OF HUMAN NATURE /Richard Nunan -- HETERONORMATIVITY AND (SARTRE ON) ANTI-SEMITISM /Christine Pierce -- MILL, DIGNITY, AND HOMOSEXUALITY /Carol V.A. Quinn -- KANT, DIGNITY, AND THE GAY BATHHOUSE /James A. Martell -- ON MY RELUCTANCE TO DEFEND A QUEER POINT OF VIEW /Carol V.A. Quinn -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S) -- INDEX -- VIBS.

The economic boom of the 1990s veiled a grim reality: in addition to the growing gap between rich and poor, the gap between good and bad quality jobs was also expanding. The postwar prosperity of the mid-twentieth century had enabled millions of American workers to join the middle class, but as author Arne L. Kalleberg shows, by the 1970s this upward movement had slowed, in part due to the steady disappearance of secure, well-paying industrial jobs. Ever since, precarious employment has been on the rise - paying low wages, offering few benefits, and with virtually no long-term security. Today, the polarization between workers with higher skill levels and those with low skills and low wages is more entrenched than ever. Good Jobs, Bad Jobs traces this trend to large-scale transformations in the American labor market and the changing demographics of low-wage workers. Kalleberg draws on nearly four decades of survey data, as well as his own research, to evaluate trends in U.S. job quality and suggest ways to improve American labor market practices and social policies. Good Jobs, Bad Jobs provides an insightful analysis of how and why precarious employment is gaining ground in the labor market and the role these developments have played in the decline of the middle class. Kalleberg shows that by the 1970s, government deregulation, global competition, and the rise of the service sector gained traction, while institutional protections for workers - such as unions and minimum-wage legislation - weakened. Together, these forces marked the end of postwar security for American workers. The composition of the labor force also changed significantly; the number of dual-earner families increased, as did the share of the workforce comprised of women, non-white, and immigrant workers. Of these groups, blacks, Latinos, and immigrants remain concentrated in the most precarious and low-quality jobs, with educational attainment being the leading indicator of who will earn the highest wages and experience the most job security and highest levels of autonomy and control over their jobs and schedules. Kalleberg demonstrates, however, that building a better safety net - increasing government responsibility for worker health care and retirement, as well as strengthening unions - can go a long way toward redressing the effects of today's volatile labor market. There is every reason to expect that the growth of precarious jobs - which already make up a significant share of the American job market - will continue. Good Jobs, Bad Jobs deftly shows that the decline in U.S. job quality is not the result of fluctuations in the business cycle, but rather the result of economic restructuring and the disappearance of institutional protections for workers. Only government, employers and labor working together on long-term strategies - including an expanded safety net, strengthened legal protections, and better training opportunities - can help reverse this trend. A Volume in the American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology.