The numerous amendments to the Brazilian Constitution of 1988 have led many to question its effectiveness, stability, and legitimacy. These concerns resonate deeply with the Brazilian population and its political figures, some of whom advocate for drafting a new constitution. In this climate, this volume presents a timely and thorough quantitative and qualitative analysis of these amendments and the solidity of constitutions more generally. The book focuses on understanding the impact of t...

Creating landscapes of investigation is a primary concern of critical mathematics education. It enables us to organise educational processes so that students and teachers are able to get involved in explorations guided by dialogical interactions. It attempts to address explicit or implicit forms of social injustice by means of mathematics, and also to promote a critical conception of mathematics, challenging the assumption that the subject represents objectivity and neutrality. Landscapes ...

Emily lives happily with Adrian, but after moving to a castle, she discovers secrets and meets a spirit trapped between worlds. Between truths and new feelings, she must decide between saving her marriage or surrendering to a love from beyond.

Plan. Do. Check. Act. Four simple words that together form a powerful management technique for improving processes, activities, and organisations. We wrote this book to help readers understand and apply the PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) method. It is a model that we have used successfully with clients around the world, helping deliver sustainable performance improvement and shareholder value. The concepts and theory behind the method appear simple and straightforward, but we found that most ...

This volume presents the work of a group of international experts in neurocritical care. This book provides the physician with a quick and practical tool for consultation and it’s dedicated to brain-injured and neurocritically ill patients and provides the physician with a quick and practical tool for consultation. The management of these patients constitutes a growing subspecialty that remains unrecognized by many international medical associations but has played a prominent role in inten...

Revised for PyTorch 2.x!Why this book?Are you looking for a book where you can learn about deep learning and PyTorch without having to spend hours deciphering cryptic text and code? A technical book that's also easy and enjoyable to read?This is it!How is this book different?First, this book presents an easy-to-follow, ...

Are you feeling stuck in your current career? Unsure about your values and priorities? This book is your guide to reassessing your professional life and finding true fulfillment. Unlike traditional "how-to" guides for job hunting, this book goes deeper.With a series of carefully designed questions, you'll uncover the real reasons behind your dissatisfaction at work. Even if you think you should be happy about your work, this book will help you understand why you're...

Are you ready to fine-tune your own LLMs?This book is a practical guide to fine-tuning Large Language Models (LLMs), combining high-level concepts with step-by-step instructions to train these powerful models for your specific use cases.Who Is This Book For?This is an intermediate-level resource—positioned between building a large language model from scratch and deploying an LLM in producti...

This book gives a unified presentation of the field of stability. Buckling and post-buckling states are studied on the basis of total potential energy of structural systems. Emphasis is placed throughout the text on post-buckling analysis and behaviour. The sensitivity of buckling and post-buckling states to changes in design parameters is also discussed as well as changes due to imperfections and damage.

This book aims to provide the first comprehensive, multi‑year, systematic, quantitative assessment in the behavioral sciences of how well‑being changes over time in a small‑scale rural society of Indigenous People in the Global South.Using data compiled by the Tsimane’ Amazonian Panel Study (2002–010) that monitored change in Tsimane’ communities, this book analyzes economic, social, and health changes in a farming and foraging society of native Amazonians in Bolivia. It uses multi...

Revised for PyTorch 2.x!Why this book?Are you looking for a book where you can learn about deep learning and PyTorch without having to spend hours deciphering cryptic text and code? A technical book that's also easy and enjoyable to read?This is it!How is this book different?First, this book presents an easy-to-follow, ...

Do you want to take control of your money and achieve the financial stability you long for? This book is for you! In these pages you will find the keys to achieve the financial freedom and economic well-being you deserve.You will learn to manage your income, control your expenses, plan your financial future and invest wisely. But beyond the strategies and tools that we share, you will discover a new way of thinking about money, as a tool to achieve your goals and dreams.The...