This open access book examines recent advances in how artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics have elicited widespread debate over their benefits and drawbacks for humanity. The emergent technologies have for instance implications within medicine and health care, employment, transport, manufacturing, agriculture, and armed conflict. While there has been considerable attention devoted to robotics/AI applications in each of these domains, a fuller picture of their connections and the possi...

In 15 all-new essays, this volume explores how science fiction and fantasy draw on materials from ancient Greece and Rome, 'displacing' them from their original settings-in time and space, in points of origins and genre-and encouraging readers to consider similar 'displacements' in the modern world. Modern examples from a wide range of media and genres-including Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials and the novels of Helen Oyeyemi, the Rocky Horror Picture Show and Hayao Mi...

Frankenstein and Its Classics is the first collection of scholarship dedicated to how Frankenstein and works inspired by it draw on ancient Greek and Roman literature, history, philosophy, and myth. Presenting twelve new essays intended for students, scholars, and other readers of Mary Shelley's novel, the volume explores classical receptions in some of Frankenstein's most important scenes, sources, and adaptations. Not limited to literature, the chapters discuss...

This book addresses the changes in education practices, especially basic education, necessitated by the global challenges of climate change and sustainable development and in a context characterized by increasing poverty and inequality, migration and refugees.Written by a range of international scholars, scientists and grassroots practitioners from Africa, Latin America, Asia (India, China, Malaysia) and Europe, the individual contributions focus on education policies and child dev...

UV radiation is recognized as the major risk factor for skin can cer. For the last three decades the incidence and mortality of skin cancer have been increasing steadily in almost all parts of the world. Unfortunately, there have been very few advances in the management and treatment of skin cancer. In comparison to other malignant tumors, skin cancer offers the unique opportuni ty to identify this tumor at an early stage. Thus, there is strong interest in preventing death by early diagnos...

A collection of essays artfully playing with ideas around philosophy, metaphysics, spirituality, consciousness, and more. Composed in poetic prose, these thought-provoking texts explore the human condition through themes of awareness, existence, and the intricate workings of the mind. Drawing inspiration from ancient wisdom, the essays delve into the complexities of the psyche, perception, and the strange nature of reality, subtly incorporating insights from modern psychology, neuroscience...

This book provides an updated overview of eicosanoid metabolism. It also presents a timely discussion of eicosanoid metabolism in the process of tumor cell metastasis, in chemoprotection and radioprotection associated with cancer therapy, and in cell differentiation. The book focuses on the role of eicosanoids in the immunology of malignant disease. This includes how various immune cell populations in cancer are affected by the secretion and action of various eicosanoids and metabolites of...

The hitting book is a manual/book designed to help correct many common hitting mistakes like stepping in the bucket, casting, and many others. It also provides valuable information regarding the development and management of ball players. This is what was said about “Hitting Drills and Much More” Babe Ruth Bullpen An article in the September 1997 BABE RUTH BULLPEN said,...”Hitting Drills and Much More,” a 52-page book that, as the title implies, is much more than just a manual designed to ...

Allow Kimberly to share her story, her hero’s journey, in the privacy of your heart and you will see that this relationship is one that calls us all, at some level to live to our highest potential. Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D. Quiet Mind, Fearless Heart Kimberly’s quest to pursue a connection with the divine is awe-inspiring. As a woman seeking spiritual connection, too, I felt while I was reading that I was her friend and confidant…Kimberly heard the call of the mystic, and as all seem to do...

When the German Army encircled the British Expeditionary Force in Dunkirk, Canada expanded its commitment to the war effort. The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment was created, initially as an infantry unit, but it was converted into an armored regiment in January 1942. On June 6, 1944, the regiment landed on the beaches of Normandy as part of the exploitation force for 3rd Canadian Infantry Division. The next day, it fought the first Allied tank battle in Normandy. Thereafter, the regiment foug...

Since the January 6, 2021 coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol, Christian nationalism has widely been called the “greatest threat to democracy in the United States.” Yet academics and activists present many conflicting definitions and solutions. On Christian Nationalism: Critical and Theological Perspectives features an array of scholarly essays on Christian nationalism, offering innovative exploration of topics including definitions and historical context, current trends in the Unite...