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Sleep medicine and dream science have long been dominated by empirical approaches. Volume 1 of this handbook underscores the critical importance of models and theories of sleep and dreams, which provide the conceptual frameworks needed to interpret empirical findings – spanning biological, psychological, and philosophical perspectives. Featuring contributions from leading experts, chapters examine mechanisms of sleep regulation, functions of sleep and dreaming, and present diverse frameworks side by side, outlining core assumptions, mechanisms, and implications before addressing deeper complexities. Designed for students, researchers, and clinicians across sleep science, neuroscience, psychology, biology, and medicine, the handbook invites critical engagement with models and reflection on how they shape contemporary understanding and research.
Sleep medicine and dream science have long been dominated by empirical approaches. Volume 2 of this handbook highlights emerging theories of sleep disorders and the role of social and environmental factors in sleep health, showing how conceptual models guide effective application of empirical work. Featuring contributions from leading experts, chapters examine mechanisms of sleep regulation, functions of sleep and dreaming, and present diverse frameworks side by side, outlining core assumptions, mechanisms, and implications before addressing deeper complexities. Designed for students, researchers, and clinicians across sleep science, neuroscience, psychology, biology, and medicine, the handbook invites critical engagement with models and reflection on how they shape contemporary understanding and research.
Mental health professionals know firsthand how societal stigma may prevent many individuals from seeking care. What has been discussed less, however, is the experience of mental health providers who themselves are dealing with a serious mental illness. This book aims to educate readers about the contributions of and discrimination against mental health professionals who manage mental health challenges, providing support and proposing new avenues for research, advocacy, and organizational change. Each chapter features a comprehensive review of the relevant empirical literature, brought to life through personal narratives. Many also provide strategic recommendations for addressing the systemic impact of exclusion and stigma on the mental health profession and broader culture as a whole. Designed for academic educators, clinicians, and researchers, as well as individuals managing mental health challenges, this volume is a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate courses in diversity, disability, mental health, as well as industrial and organizational psychology.
The seventh edition of this classic text has been extensively updated offering an indispensable, up-to-date, and practical resource which incorporates the latest guidelines concerning a wide array of conditions. Readers are given explicit management instructions to be used across the sites where sick and injured children now receive treatment. Fully updated with the most current knowledge and guidance, new topics include abdominal masses, abnormal movements, acute neuropsychiatric symptoms, brief resolved unexpected events, covid, disaster response in the emergency department, do not resuscitate/do not intubate orders, eating disorders, informed consent and assent, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, myocarditis, ophthalmoplegia, and transport. Successful and trusted for forty years, this manual is a key resource for pediatricians, emergency medicine physicians, family practitioners, allied health professionals, and trainees. A handy, 'how-to' guide for delivering care to the increasing number of children being treated outside of tertiary care settings.
Across Africa, power structures from colonial legacies to modern social hierarchies create and sustain exclusion. Exploring the individuals and groups living on the periphery of African society, this book situates Africa's marginalized identities as catalysts for social transformation. Toyin Falola examines a diverse range of identities, including persons with albinism, LGBTQI+ communities, refugees, rural dwellers, and women in seclusion. By analyzing these groups not as passive victims but as active agents of change, the book reveals how their unique perspectives and resistance movements are reshaping the continent's future. Blending sociology, history, and political science, Falola challenges prevailing norms and advocates for a more inclusive, pluralistic Africa. Marginalized Identities in Africa is an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand the intersection of identity, human rights, and social transformation in one of the world's most dynamic regions.
A History of the Mexican Novel is the most comprehensive history of Mexican fiction to date. Written by leading experts, this book is a comprehensive and authoritative reference for everyone interested in both Mexican and Mexican American literature, from students to scholars. It discusses the question on the novel from the Colonial Period to the present, touching upon topics such as the long novel, the relationship of the novel to race and gender, the shaping of a proto-novelistic tradition in the Colonial era and the impact of media changes, such as serialization and the internet, in the idea of the novel. From major canonical authors like Manuel Payno and Carlos Fuentes to the novels of writers in indigenous languages, including the work of Mexican American novelists, this vital History will allow readers to understand literary aesthetics, cultural ideologies and institutions that shape the Mexican novel through time.
Disability in Black and White offers a new political history of disability inclusion in the United States. Drawing on extensive archival research, it argues that racial power has structured the meaning and boundaries of disability from the early twentieth century to the present. Although disability is often presented as a race-neutral category of public policy and political activism, Disability in Black and White demonstrates how disability emerged as a political and administrative category within a racial order of white supremacy. As a result, even after the United States formally embraced racial egalitarianism, the politics of disability rights continued to center white experiences with disability and carried forward assumptions of Black inferiority. Rather than treating race and disability as parallel systems of inequality, the book shows how these systems were jointly constituted through policymaking and political activism, narrowing the possibilities for both disability inclusion and racial equality.
Addressing not only inter-state dispute settlement but also the settlement of disputes involving non-State actors, The Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes offers a clear and systematic overview of the procedures for dispute settlement in international law. It covers both diplomatic and legal means of international dispute settlement, focusing on the interaction between the two categories of dispute settlement means. In particular, the book thoroughly examines the law and practice of the International Court of Justice, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and inter-State arbitration. It also addresses the settlement of international environmental disputes, which is increasingly important in the international community, and the WTO dispute settlement system. The 2nd edition has been updated by adding new cases and materials to address the latest developments in the field, including the ICJ, ITLOS, WTO, and the United Nations.
In recent years, Queen Victoria (r. 1837–1901) and her world have come into sharper focus. Current scholarship has explored who the queen was and how her subjects saw her, both at home and abroad. We also have a deeper appreciation for Victoria's own role and agency in shaping her reign and constructing her self-image. This volume builds upon these developments and offers nuanced and historically grounded perspectives on the Victorian monarchy. The Cambridge Companion to Queen Victoria features the work of leading scholars across disciplines including literature, history, religion, women's studies and art history. Organized into four sections, the volume presents accessible and innovative scholarship on the queen as a cultural force and political agent, in domestic, international and imperial contexts.
From ants to whales, the lives of animals are filled with challenges that demand split-second decisions: to fight or flee, dominate or obey, take-off, share, eat, spit out or court. Learning enables behavioural adjustments to a changeable environment, while intelligence helps animals use their learned experiences in new situations. Drawing on evidence from both field and laboratory research, Animal Intelligence synthesises insights from ethology, behavioural ecology, and comparative psychology, highlighting the diversity of cognitive strategies across species. This thoroughly revised and expanded second edition incorporates a wealth of contemporary findings throughout: numerous topics have been revisited in light of new empirical data and theoretical developments, while some – including chapters on animal personalities, social learning, or concepts and notions in animal languages – are entirely new. Written in an accessible yet rigorous style for undergraduate and graduate students, this book will fascinate anyone with an interest in the world of animal behaviour.
Phrenology – a now dismissed and discredited science – was a popular but contested knowledge system in the nineteenth century. Its promoters touted its benefits, claiming that measuring and analyzing protrusions on the skull could solve life's most vexing personal questions: Who am I? Who should I marry? How should I raise my children? How do I treat my illness? How do I comprehend death? Delving into a rich archive of written and material sources, Carla Bittel uncovers the letters, diaries, marginalia, personal artifacts, and mapped heads which show phrenology was not merely directive but also interactive. Bittel argues that everyday users perpetuated phrenology as they adopted, adapted, and resisted it in their pursuit of self-knowledge. She examines how users tried to naturalize individual traits and generalize about the mental and physical qualities attributed to sex and race, revealing disconcerting implications for our modern fixation with knowing and improving ourselves.
This classic textbook, thoroughly revised and updated for its third edition, introduces the basic methods of computational physics. Clear, concise and practical, the new edition includes an additional chapter on machine learning and is supported with sample programs in Python. First, readers are presented with the numerical techniques that every computational scientist should have in their toolbox, including approximation of functions, numerical calculus, differential and partial differential equations, spectral analysis, linear algebra and matrix operations. The author then provides self-contained introductions to the research areas of molecular dynamics, fluid dynamics, Monte Carlo simulations, genetic algorithms and machine learning. Important concepts are illustrated with relevant examples, and each chapter concludes with a selection of exercises. Suitable for upper-division undergraduate to graduate courses on computational physics and scientific computing, this book is also a useful resource for anyone interested in using computation to solve scientific problems.
This is the first scholarly commentary in English on Annals 16 in over a century. It offers a literary, historical and linguistic analysis of one of the most gripping books of the work, which includes, among other things, the narratives of Bassus' treasure trove, Poppaea's death, Petronius' suicide, and Thrasea Paetus' demise, at which point the text breaks off. The detailed commentary pays particular attention to Tacitus' narrative technique and idiosyncratic language, revealing his precise narrative strategy, which becomes evident when compared to the other sources of Nero's principate, such as Suetonius and Cassius Dio. The edition will be invaluable for scholars and postgraduate students who work on Tacitus, as well as those interested in early imperial historiography and history more broadly, especially of the Julio-Claudian period.
Are you struggling with abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhoea, or constipation? Are gut symptoms taking too much of your time and energy? Do they make you feel anxious or limit the life you want to live? We all poop and pass gas, and sometimes experience bloating or pain. But for 1 in 4 adults, these symptoms are frequent, intrusive, and exhausting. This book is for anyone whose gut problems have gone beyond occasional physical annoyance to disrupting work, relationships, and daily life. Through vivid patient stories and expert guidance, Drs. Helen Burton-Murray, Erik Hedman-Lagerlöf, and Brjánn Ljótsson explain functional bowel disorders, how the gut-brain feedback loop can often spiral rather than resolve, and how to interrupt—and ultimately untangle—this cycle through targeted behavioural changes. Grounded in the latest research, this book offers clear, step-by-step strategies to help calm an overreactive gut-brain system and return to the life you want.
This textbook offers a foundational overview of cognitive psychology, balancing accessible writing, practical applications, and research. By incorporating biological perspectives throughout, the authors provide a concise introduction to human cognition and its evolution over time as a means of adapting to our environment. Chapters cover key topics including cognitive neuroscience, attention and consciousness, perception, memory, knowledge representation, language, problem-solving and creativity, decision-making and reasoning, cognitive development, and intelligence. This seventh edition also introduces new content on human intelligence, consolidated into a final chapter. With its 'from lab to life' approach, the authors provide thorough coverage of theory, lab, and field research, while continually highlighting real-world applications to everyday life.
This comprehensive atlas is grounded in evidence-based practice and expert consensus, designed to equip clinicians with the technical expertise required for optimal patient outcomes in the prehospital setting. Developed by leading clinicians and educators in prehospital care, it combines high-quality photographs, detailed illustrations, and concise, authoritative explanations to transform complex procedures into clear, actionable steps. For both students building foundational skills and experienced emergency practitioners, this is an indispensable resource filled with pearls of wisdom, common pitfalls, and insider tips for mastering the technical aspects of prehospital care and optimizing patient outcomes.