This textbook explains comprehensively and in rigorous detail not only mainstream microeconomics, but also why many economists are dissatisfied with major aspects of it, and the alternative that they are exploring in response: the Classical-Keynesian-Kaleckian approach. This advanced yet user-friendly book allows readers to grasp the standard theory of consumers, firms, imperfect competition, general equilibrium, uncertainty, games and asymmetric information. Furthermore, it examines the c...

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are replacing human work, even in marketing, just as has happened in the past in other manufacturing sectors. Experts haven’t yet understood what is happening, and they continue to recommend the strategic marketing model. If marketing was an exact science then it may be reduced, with the scientific method, systemically and severely to observable and repeatable events which have precise and recognizable causes. So from these events could be devel...

Python is the backbone for data science, AI, and cloud computing, and the demand for speed and scalability has never been higher. That’s why mastering parallel and high-performance programming is essential to transform Python into a tool that meets modern performance demands.Building on the success of the first edition, ***Parallel and High Performance Programming with Python (2nd Edition)***expands and modernizes the original work, adding new frameworks, deployment patterns, and a...

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are replacing human work, even in marketing, just as has happened in the past in other manufacturing sectors. Experts haven’t yet understood what is happening, and they continue to recommend the strategic marketing model. If marketing was an exact science then it may be reduced, with the scientific method, systemically and severely to observable and repeatable events which have precise and recognizable causes.So from these events could b...

You've read the books. Done the visualizations. Repeated the affirmations.And still… nothing changes.What if the problem isn't your mindset — but where you're trying to manifest from?Most manifestation books tell you to think positive, visualize, and believe. But neuroscience tells a different story. Your thoughts are only the tip of the iceberg. Beneath them lies a vast system of somatic markers, nervous system patterns, and emotional imprints that shape your realit...

A Telegraph Book of the Year 2024Fabio Morábito is one of Mexico's best loved and most entertaining contemporary writers, his narratives marked by a humane irony and a philosophical resignation to the vagaries of his society and the irresistible tyrannies of time. Some of his poems make the reader laugh out loud, and Richard Gwyn's translations are true to the tone and manner of the originals. This is the first collection of his poems to appear in English,...

This book presents a global overview of racism against immigrants within and in the name of the welfare state. Rich in documents and historical perspective, it analyses politics, practices, and discourses of welfare racism through the exam of discriminatory laws, measures and speeches by institutional actors, public figures, and organizations.The strength and persistence of this form of racism are due to several factors, including racism’s structural position in modern society, a c...

This book offers a contemporary perspective on trauma and resilience, presenting an overview of surrounding issues, and describing their history and in the context of recent scientific research. This book argues that the skills underlying resilience can be strengthened at any age, and that it is never too late to build resilience or embark on a path of healing and evolution. Resilience is intertwined with the ability to learn, develop relationships with others, motivate oneself in achievin...

An overview of the tremendous potential of organic electronics, concentrating on those emerging topics and technologies that will form the focus of research over the next five to ten years. The young and energetic team of editors with an excellent research track record has brought together internationally renowned authors to review up-and-coming topics, some for the first time, such as organic spintronics, iontronics, light emitting transistors, organic sensors and advanced structural anal...

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Coalgebraic Methods in Computer Science, CMCS 2022, colocated with ETAPS 2022, held in Munich, Germany, in April 2022.The 9 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 12 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics in the theory, logics, and applications of coalgebras.

The paranormal doesn't come into our reality easily... ...but the dangerous occultists try to weaken the thin Veil that separates us from madness and unspeakable horrors. In order to stop them, an unlikely group of investigators is born: only Liz, Thiago, Daniel, and Alex can stop Fear from spreading through our world as they try to keep the paranormal's existence unrevealed. Initiation adapts Rafael "Cellbit" Lange's first season of Ordem Paranormal. Scripted by Fábio Yabu and illustrated...

This book, part of the Gender Perspectives in Law series, seeks to explore the link between theory and practice in contemporary feminisms. Editors of this book recognize that the focus on theoretical and ideological frameworks must be complemented by a reflection on the political and legal value of concrete practices. Therefore, the aim is to investigate this longstanding and successful interplay between theory and practices from different perspectives and methodological approaches, rangin...