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Pedagogies of the Imagination : Mythopoetic Curriculum in Educational Practice
This book is about the practice of Imaginal Knowing in education. Imaginal knowing is not fantasy, but is linked to the way humans imagine the real world. Imaginal knowing moves the heart, holds the imagination, finds the fit between self-stories, public myths, and the content of cultural knowledge. It is deeply personal, yet open to the universe. The curriculum, as conceptualized here, is the medium through which imaginal knowing is evoked in both teachers and students.
Pedagogically Founded Courseware Generation for Web-Based Learning : An HTN-Planning-Based Approach Implemented in PAIGOS
This book focuses on course generation based on Hierarchical Task Network planning (HTN planning). This course generation framework enables the formalization and application of complex and realistic pedagogical knowledge. The volume describes basic techniques for course generation, which are used to formalize seven different types of courses (for instance, introducing the learner to previously unknown concepts and supporting the learner during rehearsal) and several elementary learning goals (e.g., selecting an appropriate example or exercise). This framework has been implemented and evaluated with good results in several domains, with users from different countries and universities, in the context of an EU project.
Pattern Recognition in Bioinformatics ; 3rd IAPR International Conference, PRIB 2008, Melbourne, Australia, October 15-17, 2008. Proceedings
Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Workshop on Pattern Recognition in Bioinformatics, PRIB 2008, held in Melbourne, Australia, in October 2008.The 39 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 121 submissions. The papers discuss the applications of pattern recognition methods in the field of bioinformatics to solve problems in life sciences. The papers are organized in 6 topical parts on protein: structure, function and interaction; learning, classification and clustering; bio-molecular networks and pathways analysis; microarray and gene expression analysis; data mining and knowledge discovery; applications of high performance computing.
Pattern Recognition in Bioinformatics ; 2nd IAPR International Workshop, PRIB 2007, Singapore, October 1-2, 2007, Proceedings
Pattern recognition techniques lie at the heart of discovery of new insights into biological knowledge, as the presence of particular patterns or structure is often an indication of its function. The aim of the workshop series Pattern Recognition in Bioinformatics (PRIB) is to bring pattern recognition scientists and life scientists together to promote pattern recognition applications to solve life sciences problems.
Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence ; 2nd International Conference, PReMI 2007, Kolkata, India, December 18-22, 2007, Proceedings
Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence, PReMI 2007, held in Kolkata, India in December 2007.
Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence ; 1st International Conference, PReMI 2005, Kolkata, India, December 20-22, 2005, Proceedings
Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence, PReMI 2005, held in Kolkata, India in December 2005. The 108 revised papers presented together with 6 keynote talks and 14 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 250 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on clustering, feature selection and learning, classification, neural networks and applications, fuzzy logic and applications, optimization and representation, image processing and analysis, video processing and computer vision, image retrieval and data mining, bioinformatics application, Web intelligence and genetic algorithms, as well as rough sets, case-based reasoning and knowledge discovery.
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining ; 3rd International Conference on Advances in Pattern Recognition, ICAR 2005, Bath, UK, August 22-25, 2005, Part I
The two volume set LNCS 3686 and LNCS 3687 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Advances in Pattern Recognition, ICAPR 2005, held in Bath, UK in August 2005. The papers submitted to ICAPR 2005 were thoroughly reviewed by up to three referees per paper and less than 40% of the submitted papers wereaccepted. The first volume includes 73 contributions related to PatternRecognition and Data Mining (which included papers from the tracks ofpattern recognition methods, knowledge and learning, and data mining); topics addressed are pattern recognition, data mining, signal processing and OCR / document analysis. The second volume contains 87 contributions related to Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis (which included papersfrom the applications track) and deals with security and surveillance, biometrics, image processing and medical imaging. It also containspapers from the Workshop on Pattern Recognition for Crime Prevention.
Pattern Recognition ; Vol. 3663 ; 27th DAGM Symposium, Vienna, Austria, August 31 - September 2, 2005, Proceedings
It is both an honor and a pleasure to hold the 27th Annual Meeting of the German Association for Pattern Recognition, DAGM 2005, at the Vienna U- versity of Technology, Austria, organized by the Pattern Recognition and Image Processing (PRIP) Group. We received 122 contributions of which we were able to accept 29 as oral presentations and 31 as posters. Each paper received three reviews, upon which decisions were made based on correctness, presentation, technical depth, scienti?c signi?cance and originality. The selection as oral or poster presentation does not signify a quality grading but re?ects attractiveness to the audience which is also re?ected in the order of appearance of papers in these proceedings. The papers are printed in the same order as presented at the symposium and posters are integrated in the corresponding thematic session. In putting these proceedings together, many people played signi?cant roles which we would like to acknowledge. First of all our thanks go to the authors who contributed their work to the symposium. Second, we are grateful for the dedicated work of the 38 members of the Program Committee for their e?ort in evaluating the submitted papers and inprovidingthe necessarydecisionsupport information and the valuable feedback for the authors. Furthermore, the P- gram Committee awarded prizes for the best papers, and we want to sincerely thank the donors. We were honored to have the following three invited speakers at the conf- ence: – Jan P.
Pattern Language for Game Design
Builds on the revolutionary work of architect Christopher Alexander to show students, teachers, and game development professionals how to derive best practices in all aspects of game design. Using a series of practical, rigorous exercises, designers can observe and analyze the failures and successes of the games they know and love to find the deep patterns that underlie good design. From an in-depth look at Alexander's work, to a critique of pattern theory in various fields, to a new approach that will challenge your knowledge and put it to work, this book seeks to transform how we look at building the interactive experiences that shape us
Patient safety in developing countries : Education, research, case studies
Understanding the various aspects of patient safety education, practice, and research in developing countries is vital in preparing a plan to overcome the challenges of improving patient safety. This unique volume discusses patient safety in developing countries, and the achievements and challenges faced in those places when trying to improve patient safety education and practice.This book includes a compilation of over 100 case studies surrounding patient safety in all aspects of health care. Both real and simulated scenarios are provided to help medical students and professionals apply their knowledge to solve the cases and prepare for real practice.
Pathologie hypophysaire et grossesse = Pituitary pathology and pregnancy
Pituitary diseases, tumor or non-tumor, are classically responsible for infertility. Thanks to the progress of medical and surgical treatments developed for the treatment of these pituitary diseases, pregnancies are more and more frequent in patients having in particular a secreting pituitary adenoma or an ante-pituitary insufficiency or a central diabetes insipidus. However, the consequences of pituitary disease and treatments for the mother or fetus are still discussed by endocrinologists, gynecologists, obstetricians and pediatricians. The aim of this unique work in French is an update of our knowledge on the subject, and more particularly on the hormonal and radiological diagnosis of a hypersecretion syndrome or a pituitary insufficiency during pregnancy, as well. as for the management of patients with tumor or non-tumor pituitary pathology, wishing or having pregnancy.
Pathological basis of oral and maxillofacial diseases
A comprehensive guide for integrating pathology into a clinical setting. Presents the basic principles involved in disease mechanisms in an easy-to-understand way. By integrating recent advances in molecular, immunologic, and genetic understanding of oral disease, the book helps readers enhance their knowledge and its application in a clinical setting. This book is divided into nine sections, covering key topics such as inflammation, genetic diseases, and neoplasia, with contributions from over 50 international authors.
Past, Present & Future of Research in the Information Society
Past, Present and Future of Research in the Information Society examines the role of research and the production of knowledge in the information society, with special emphasis on developing areas of the world. Core issues of the book lie at the intersection of computer science and engineering, information and communication technologies, the World Wide Web, and development.
Partner Choice and Cooperation in Networks : Theory and Experimental Evidence
Cooperation is beneficial but may be hard to achieve in situations where the selfish interests of individuals conflict with their common goal, such as in sharing of goods, help, knowledge or information, in trade and pollution negotiations, and in exploitation of common resources. The standard models of such "social dilemmas" assume that the individuals are obliged to participate in the dilemma. These models fail to capture an important element of human interaction: that people are in general free to select their interaction partners. In this book a social dilemma with partner selection is introduced and studied with the methods of formal game theory, experimental economics and computer simulations. It allows exploration of simultaneous dynamics of the network structure and cooperative behavior on this structure. The results of this study show that partner choice strongly facilitates cooperation and leads to networks where free-riders are likely to be excluded.
Participation in Fisheries Governance
The chapters focus on three main themes: first, what value does stakeholder participation bring to fisheries governance? Its advocates claim that participation improves the quality of decision-making; resolves conflicts; and increases compliance with regulations. On the other hand, critics argue that participation is often unnecessary, ineffective, costly, time-consuming, and cosmetic. The second theme is the relationship between the participatory mode and the current switch from single species-based fisheries management to the ecosystem-based approach (EBA). In what way does widening the extent of public participation contribute to the EBA? Third is the vexed question of the relationship between fishers’ experiential knowledge and fisheries science: how far does fishers’ knowledge improve our understanding of the marine environment?
Partial Differential Equations in Action : From Modelling to Theory
This book is designed as an advanced undergraduate or a first-year graduate course for students from various disciplines like applied mathematics, physics, engineering. The main purpose is on the one hand to train the students to appreciate the interplay between theory and modelling in problems arising in the applied sciences; on the other hand to give them a solid theoretical background for numerical methods, such as finite elements. Accordingly, this textbook is divided into two parts. The first one has a rather elementary character with the goal of developing and studying basic problems from the macro-areas of diffusion, propagation and transport, waves and vibrations. Ideas and connections with concrete aspects are emphasized whenever possible, in order to provide intuition and feeling for the subject. For this part, a knowledge of advanced calculus and ordinary differential equations is required.
Partial Covers, Reducts and Decision Rules in Rough Sets : Theory and Applications
Devoted to theoretical and experimental study of partial reducts and partial decision rules on the basis of the study of partial covers. The use of partial (approximate) reducts and decision rules instead of exact ones allows us to obtain more compact description of knowledge contained in decision tables, and to design more precise classifiers. Algorithms for construction of partial reducts and partial decision rules, bounds on minimal complexity of partial reducts and decision rules, and algorithms for construction of the set of all partial reducts and the set of all irreducible partial decision rules are considered. The book includes a discussion on the results of numerous experiments with randomly generated and real-life decision tables. These results show that partial reducts and decision rules can be used in data mining and knowledge discovery both for knowledge representation and for prediction.
Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications - ISPA 2005 Workshops ; ISPA 2005 International Workshops, AEPP, ASTD, BIOS, GCIC, IADS, MASN, SGCA, and WISA, Nanjing, China, November 2-5, 2005, Proceedings
Welcome to the proceedings of the ISPA 2005 workshops, held in the city of Nanjing, China. For the first time eight workshops were held in conjunction with the 3rd International Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing and Applications (ISPA 2005), to encourage interaction between researchers and practitioners. Workshop topics are, of course, in line with the conference s scientific scope and the workshops provided a forum for groups of researchers and practitioners to meet together more closely, to exchange opinions and advanced ideas, and to share preliminary results on focused issues in an atmosphere that fostered interaction and problem solving.
Parallel and Distributed Computing : Applications and Technologies ; 5th International Conference, PDCAT 2004, Singapore, December 8-10, 2004, Proceedings
The technical program was comprehensive and featured keynote speeches, te- nical paper presentations, and exhibitions showcased by industry vendors. The technical program committee was overwhelmed with submissions of papers for presentation, from countries worldwide. We received 242 papers and after - viewing them, based on stringent selection criteria, we accepted 173 papers. The papers in the proceedings focus on parallel and distributed computing viewed from the three perspectives of networking and architectures, software systems and technologies, and algorithms and applications. We acknowledge the great contribution from all of our local and international committee members and - per reviewers who devoted their time in the review process and provided valuable feedback for the authors. PDCAT 2004 could never have been successful without the support and ass- tance of several institutions and many people.
Palliative Care : Handbuch für Pflege und Begleitung = Palliative Care : Handbook for Care and Support
The "Palliative Care" manual is aimed at all professional caregivers in palliative work areas - whether outpatient or inpatient. Palliative care is a holistic care concept for patients who are at an advanced stage of an incurable disease. The active and comprehensive treatment, care and support of the chronically ill and dying is a great challenge for everyone involved. This practical book contains all the essential aspects of palliative care. It conveys the basics of professional care as well as specific specialist knowledge for all areas and professional fields of palliative care. In this way, caregivers can safely face the complex problems of nursing practice! . The content is very suitable for participants in the additional qualification "Palliative Care".
