Endogenous institutionalism and the puzzle of gender quotas: insights from Latin America by Gatto, MLAC

“…</p> <p>To evaluate the plausibility of my theory, I employ a series of multi-method and multi-level analyses presented across five substantive chapters, each of which is respectively based on: 1) a cross-sectional analysis of Latin America countries; 2) an elite survey experiment with Brazilian state legislators; and, in-depth process tracing of the cases of gender quota adoption in 3) Costa Rica; 4) Brazil; and, 5) Chile.…”

Elizabeth Bishop and the styles of writing by Dickinson, A

“…The features of style focused on in subsequent chapters—<em>correctio</em>, cliché, simile, and allusion—have been chosen in part because they are used extensively, powerfully and originally by Bishop. …”

Italian literature in the US and UK since 1945: translation and interaction by Saroldi, A

“…</p> <p>Across its three chapters, the thesis traverses the realms of prose, poetry, and theatre, examining for the first time the case studies of William Weaver’s translation of Giorgio Bassani’s <em>Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini</em> (1977), Charles Tomlinson’s translation of Attilio Bertolucci’s <em>Selected Poems</em> (1993), and Dario Fo and Franca Rame’s American tour of 1986, featuring on-stage translators Ronald Jenkins and Maria Consagra.…”

Mastering Blockchain : Inner workings of blockchain, from cryptography and decentralized identities, to DeFi, NFTs and Web3 / by Bashir, Imran, author 396608

“…This new edition is thoroughly revised to offer a practical approach to using Ethereum, Hyperledger, Fabric, and Corda with step-by-step tutorials and real-world use-cases to help you understand everything you need to know about blockchain development and implementation. With new chapters on Decentralized Finance and solving privacy, identity, and security issues, as well as bonus online content exploring alternative blockchains, this is an unmissable read for everyone who wants to gain a deep understanding of blockchain.The book doesn’t shy away from advanced topics and practical expertise, such as decentralized application (DApp) development using smart contracts and oracles, and emerging trends in the blockchain space. …”
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DevOps for Databases : A practical guide to applying DevOps best practices to data-persistent technologies / by Jambor, David, author 656261

“…As you advance, the chapters will teach you about design, implementation, testing, and operations using practical examples, as well as common design patterns, combining them with tooling, technology, and strategies for different types of data-persistent technologies. …”
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The human right to health & its intersection with multiculturalism by Muyskens, Kathryn Lynn

“…This new understanding of health and healthcare will inevitably influence how the human right to health will be understood, and thus the later chapters of this thesis are devoted to exploring how cultural variations in health and medicine play out in domestic and international policy. …”
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Language and ‘postcolonial shame': the politics of policy, curriculum and classroom practices in urban India by Gupta, M

“…It uses document analysis to look at language and education policies and language textbooks in India and Wales; conducts qualitative in-depth interviews with school teachers and policymakers in India and Wales and includes ethnographic data from non-participant observations of Hindi classrooms across private, government, English-medium and Hindi-medium schools in New Delhi. The chapters explore ‘hidden agendas’ (Shohamy 2005) in policy, ‘hidden curriculum’ (Jackson 1968; Apple 2009) practices and, in some cases, ‘erased curriculum’ (term mine) to study language socialisation in the classroom and language attitudes of shame and pride amongst students.…”

Unfinished business: legalisation and implementation in business and human rights by Palmer, C

“…The thesis argues that an increased focus on implementation generally leads to more effective or greater legalisation. The empirical chapters demonstrate that efforts in implementation are often undertaken for the purpose of strengthening one or more other legalisation characteristics in the long run. …”

Innovation, Strategy, and Transformation Frameworks for the Modern Enterprise / by Correia, Anacleto, 1961-, editor 651890, Agua, Pedro B., 1968-, editor 656382, IGI Global Scientific Publishing (Online service) 655412

“…Project management and agile methodologies, including PMBOK, PRINCE2, and Scrum, are extensively covered in the book's later chapters. The critical role of the Project Management Office (PMO) in organizational leadership, governance, and project management maturity is highlighted. …”
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A DEVELOPER'S GUIDE TO BUILDING RESILIENT CLOUD APPLICATIONS WITH AZURE : Deploy applications on serverless and event-driven architecture using a cloud database / by Trabelsi, Hamida Rebai 656262

“…The book begins with a basic definition of serverless and event-driven architecture and Database-as-a-Service, before moving on to an exploration of the different services in Azure, namely Azure API Management using the gateway pattern, event-driven architecture, Event Grid, Azure Event Hubs, Azure message queues, FaaS using Azure Functions, and the database-oriented cloud. Throughout the chapters, you'll learn about creating, importing, and managing APIs and Service Fabric in Azure, and discover how to ensure continuous integration and deployment in Azure to fully automate the software delivery process, that is, the build and release process. …”
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Ecological forces affecting microbial eukaryotes in the coastal ocean by Gomez, Annika L.

“…The combined conclusions of these chapters demonstrate novel mechanisms by which top-down and bottom-up forces shape marine protistan communities.…”
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Quantitative Modeling for Guiding the Transition to Low-Carbon Logistics by Lehmann, Jonas

“…This thesis addresses the sector’s inherent decarbonization complexities, offering decision-support tools and insights across three chapters to decouple freight activity from carbon emissions. …”
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Dialectic of digital enlightenment: reclaiming radical philosophy for our times by Nayak, Bhabani Shankar

“…So, there is a pressing need for a radical reassessment and decolonisation of AI-driven Eurocentric technological transformations to ensure a digital civilisation free from alienation, grounded in the collective foundations of human life and consciousness. The ten chapters in this volume explore various themes, including Kantian Idealism and AI, Hegelian Dialectics and Digital Society, Max Horkheimer in the Age of Digital Revolution, Theodor W. …”

Modern Game Testing : Learn how to test games like a pro, optimize testing effort, and skyrocket your QA career / by Finska, Nikolina, author 656259

“…As you advance, you'll build a QA team from scratch and work with remote QA testers. The chapters help you take a more traditional approach to learning lessons, enabling you to examine the modern agile approach and various testing strategies that you can then adopt. …”
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Non-destructive Testing and Repair of Pipelines / by Barkanov, Evgeny N., editor 655999, Dumitrescu, Andrei, editor 656000, Parinov, Ivan A., 1956-, editor 656002

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Polymeric nanoparticles and organic fluorophores for cancer sensing and therapy by Ang, Chung Yen

“…With this added advantage, the probe could also be used to detect H2O2, which research has also shown that the H2O2 level also have certain correlation to other diseases. With these three chapters, this dissertation is then concluded. Future work could then be geared towards the development of a single nanoparticles system that encompassed both therapy and diagnostic functionality. …”
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Joint modelling of longitudinal data: a scoping review of methodology and applications for non-time to event data by Ouko, RK, Mukaka, M, Ohuma, EO

“…Exclusions were made for time-to-event articles, conference abstracts, book chapters, and studies without full text. We extracted information on statistical methods, association structure, estimation methods, software, etc. …”

Creative AI : a data-driven design approach for creative online ad optimisation using artificial intelligence and big data by Phay, Han

“…The research is structured in 7 chapters: (1) A Historical Perspective on Modern Advertising, looking at the way creative advertising agencies have evolved throughout the earlier years, (2) Present Day Advertising Technology, continuing the narrative post-internet through exploration of the advertising technology industry in present day, (3) Consumer Psychology, specifically on how creative design attributes in ads, such as visuals, text and sound, can subconsciously have an effect on humans and are important to the cause of advertising, (4) Data-driven design, a new way of looking at the digital online ad creation process, integrating big data and artificial intelligence to predict the optimal creative attributes in digital ads, (5) Multivariate Testing for Creative Optimisation, a controlled experiment to determine that generated ads do not underperform current human designed ads, (6) Translating Research into Product, where the ad agency as tech company model is brought forth through the form of a startup, and lastly (7) Future Opportunities, that identifies other areas of emerging tech and the implications on future research.…”
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中国移民在新加坡的适应与发展 ：以电视剧《雾锁南洋》为研究对象 = Chinese immigrants’ adaptation and development in Singapore : a case study of drama series The Awakening... by 刘宛姗 Low, Wan Shan

“…The Awakening was Singapore’s first full-length drama series which consisted of four chapters, chronicling the turmoil that the forefathers from China faced when they were in Singapore and the contributions they have made towards Singapore’s prosperity. …”
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Investigation on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing with index modulation by Fan, Rui

“…Throughout this thesis, the implementation complexities for the proposed schemes are analyzed in respective chapters. The theoretical analysis for the index modulation systems proposed in this thesis is conducted. …”
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