Through three empirical studies, this book explores the mechanisms behind moderating functions of empathy in violent video games, revealing new insights that will inform the ongoing debates about the effects violent media content.

Bringing together international academics and professionals who are actively researching and working in the field, this pioneering scholarly volume covers the issues faced by individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder(ASD) in mid and later life.Including a range of personal, academic and clinical perspectives, the book considers historical and contemporary perspectives on autism, including diagnosis, developmental outcomes and life course issues. Attention is given to medical, care ...

Investment arbitration has become the primary means of settling disputes between states and foreign investors. The majority of those arbitration proceedings take place before tribunals of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). This book provides the reader with a reliable reference guide containing concise summaries of the facts and holdings of ICSID Tribunals in the years 1974-2002. This period saw some of the most controversial and interesting ICSID a...

Implant restoration in the anterior region represents a particular challenge for dentists because even the most functional implant cannot be considered a success if the patient is still unhappy with their smile. Attention must be given to ensuring a high survival rate and a low complication rate, without sacrificing esthetics. In this book, the authors pass on their experience based on well-documented clinical cases and discuss all relevant aspects from the biologic basics and planning to ...

English Drama before Shakespeare surveys the range of dramatic activity in English up to 1590. The book challenges the traditional divisions between Medieval and Renaissance literature by showing that there was much continuity throughout this period, in spite of many innovations. The range of dramatic activity includes well-known features such as mystery cycles and the interludes, as well as comedy and tragedy. Para-dramatic activity such as the liturgical drama, royal entries and...

'Art in the Parliamentary Triangle' provides an overview of the art within the main national institutions along the foreshore in Canberra: the National Gallery of Australia, the National Portrait Gallery, the National Library of Australia, and the Australian Parliament House. This guide highlights the individual differences that makes each building unique by discussing their architecture and permanent art collection. It changes your perspective on these institutions, and enables you to to ...

Remember the mouse who wanted a cookie—and a glass of milk to go with it? Or the moose who wanted a muffin?In If You Give an Ox an Oxy, adolescents meet an ox who takes a prescription medication called an opioid. They follow him as he goes from taking a few opioids, to overusing them, and finally becoming addicted, learning about treatment for addiction and how dangerous taking illegal opioid drugs can be.Inspired by the mouse who was clearly addic...

Desolation E-Girl sweeps readers into the self-imposed exile and unfolding spiritual quest of a chronically online e-girl, rescued from the placeless depths of the internet’s white noise and delivered into the enchanted satori mesas of New Mexico's high desert. This is her journey to reconstruct the self from first principles. Reconsidering everything she once believed, she reevaluates what she is living for, the things she serves, and what it means to be human.

Winner of the 2014 Diamond Anniversary Book AwardFinalist for the 2014 National Communications Association Critical and Cultural Studies Division Book of the Year AwardIn 2000, the National Human Genome Research Institute announced the completion of a “draft” of the human genome, the sequence information of nearly all 3 billion base pairs of DNA. Since then, interest in the hereditary basis of disease has increased considerably. In The Mate...

What does it mean to be vulnerable and defiant at the same time? In Deeply Grateful and Entirely Unsatisfied, author and artist Amanda Happé poses this question with disarming honesty and humor. Her colorful marker drawings and quirky hand-lettered sentiments offer an idiosyncratic take on life's challenges, reminding the reader that "you are the sign you've been waiting for." Brimming with compassion, empathy, and a healthy dose of sarcasm, Deeply Grateful and Entirely Unsati...

Fred, the cocker spaniel, thinks his doghouse is haunted. Is it really haunted, or is someone playing a Halloween trick? Fred, together with his friends, tries to solve the mystery.

An aged and glossy leather briefcase was discovered when our family house was cleaned out and sold. We came to learn that my father had meticulously collected his military documents, private letters, and souvenirs, and packed them away in this—his pilot’s navigation case.From randomly within, a newspaper article tumbled out. It described a massive typhoon in New Guinea causing “horror and tragedy” and resulting in incredible untold loss of men and aircraft. But larger questions rem...