'If you like your thrillers with a side of pitch-black humor and a plot that moves like a freight train, you need this’ ★★★★★'I’m not saying I’m screaming that I need the next novel now… BUT I REALLY NEED THIS NEXT NOVEL NOW!’ ★★★★★Therapy was just the beginning…For six months someone known only as The Caretaker has been committing crimes against those who have wronged.Now, women across the country have been...

Clinicians and consumers have long been interested in using purpose-built chatbots to provide mental health support. Specifically designed therapy chatbots are now available direct-to-consumer, even though researchers have yet to establish their efficacy, safety and viability. However, whatever their clinical merits or limitations, the role for specialised therapy chatbots has been overshadowed by the increasing number of people using AI companions and general-purpose generative AI for men...

First published in 1997, this volume is an attempt to study the patterns of social support among Chinese working mothers in a Beijing neighbourhood with the aim of developing a beginning understanding of the Chinese conception of social support. The data indicates great variations in the support relationships experienced by the 27 Chinese working mothers interviewed on their social support and support relationships. Angelina W.K. Yuen-Tsang aims to understand the existing patterns of socia...

This Element throws new light on James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson by investigating its early publication history. Despite precarious psychological and financial circumstances and other limitations, Boswell was both author and publisher of the two-volume quarto edition that appeared in 1791. This study utilizes little-known documents to explore the details and implications of Boswell's risky undertaking. It argues that the success of the first edition was the result not only of Boswel...

Relying on a wealth of ethnographic and statistical data, this groundbreaking volume documents the many constraints and social forces that prevent Mexican-origin adolescents from constructing the kinds of networks that provide access to important forms of social support. Special attention is paid to those forms of support privileged youth normally receive and working-class youth do not, such as expert guidance regarding college opportunities. The author also reveals how some working-class ...

The historic Binnenhof, seat of the Dutch government in The Hague, provided the setting (January 1985) for a conference in which participants from eleven countries met to consider the theme: Support networks in a caring community: research and policy, fact and fiction. At the outset, conference leadership - provided by Professors J.M.L. Jonker (The Netherlands) and R.A.B. Leaper (United Kingdom) urged the conferees not to allow their enthusiasm for informal support networks to combine with...

Mobile wireless communication systems have affected every aspect of life. By providing seamless connectivity, these systems enable almost all the smart devices in the world to communicate with high speed throughput and extremely low latency. The next generation of cellular mobile communications, 5G, aims to support the tremendous growth of interconnected things/devices (i.e., internet of things [IoT]) using the current technologies and extending them to be used in higher frequencies to cop...

African Women and their Networks of Support: Intervening Connections is an interdisciplinary analysis of how African women, in their different cultural, social, and political spaces, find innovative strategies to address the challenge they face and voice their often-underrepresented perspectives. These actions are often molded in either formal or informal networks of support that provide women with the necessary peer-based foundation to deal with gender discrimination, violence, and subjug...

Which individuals, teams or departments will be involved in network support? How do you make it meaningful in connecting network support with what users do day-to-day? Which network support data should be retained? How much are sponsors, customers, partners, stakeholders involved in network support? In other words, what are the risks, if network support does not deliver successfully? What is the purpose of network support in relation to the mission?Defining, designing, creating, an...

This book investigates the DeGroot model in social network contexts, and proposes the social network DeGroot (SNDG) model. Specifically, this book focuses on two core research problems in the SNDG model: (i) Social network structures to reach a stable state (consensus, polarization, or fragmentation); and (ii) the convergence rate to reach a stable state. Furthermore, the authors generalize the SNDG model in an uncertain context, showing the effects of interval opinions on the SNDG model. ...

Unlock the power of meaningful relationships with this comprehensive guide to creating a thriving support network. Whether you're striving for personal growth, career advancement, or emotional balance, "Building a Support System and Networking Groups for Personal and Professional Growth" provides actionable strategies to identify your needs, connect with the right people, and nurture lasting relationships.Discover how to:Set clear goals and align them with yo...

Building a Network of Supportive Relationships explores the importance of cultivating and maintaining positive relationships for personal and professional success. The book provides strategies for building a strong support system through effective communication, mutual respect, and empathy. It discusses how to identify and nurture relationships that are mutually beneficial and contribute to growth. By focusing on trust and shared values, readers learn how to build meaningful connections th...