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| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Why Orwell Matters Christopher Hitchens, 2008-08-06 Hitchens presents a George Orwell fit for the twenty-first century. --Boston Globe In this widely acclaimed biographical essay, the masterful polemicist Christopher Hitchens assesses the life, the achievements, and the myth of the great political writer and participant George Orwell. True to his contrarian style, Hitchens is both admiring and aggressive, sympathetic yet critical, taking true measure of his subject as hero and problem. Answering both the detractors and the false claimants, Hitchens tears down the façade of sainthood erected by the hagiographers and rebuts the critics point by point. He examines Orwell and his perspectives on fascism, empire, feminism, and Englishness, as well as his outlook on America, a country and culture toward which he exhibited much ambivalence. Whether thinking about empires or dictators, race or class, nationalism or popular culture, Orwell's moral outlook remains indispensable in a world that has undergone vast changes in the seven decades since his death. Combining the best of Hitchens' polemical punch and intellectual elegance in a tightly woven and subtle argument, this book addresses not only why Orwell matters today, but how he will continue to matter in a future, uncertain world. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Health Foods from Ocean Animals K. Gopakumar, Balagopal Gopakumar, 2020-05-12 Marine animals and their body constituents have been in use by mankind for nutrition and medical applications centuries ago. This book contains some well known and lesser known compounds from some important marine animals those have been consumed by man for centuries. This is the first book in this field and will serve as a reference for future researchers in the field. Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: SUPERMINDFUL: 52 Ways to Connect with Your Genius Eliza Lay Ryan, 2023-07-20 The world around us can be a catalyst for creative inspiration anytime, anywhere, if we know how to see it that way. Learn to connect with your own genius more deeply and shift into new ways of seeing, and fold this ability to wonder and engage curiosity into your everyday life. Eliza Lay Ryan teaches us how to cultivate supermindfulness, giving us greater access to the ability to be both present to our own experience, and open to new ways of thinking, feeling, and being so we can: • Respond dynamically and authentically to life • Shift our perspective • Access our wholeness more fully • Connect with each other more wholly |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Nauka polska Andrzej Jacek Blikle, Tadeusz Gadacz, Marian Gorynia, Iwona Hofman, Hubert Izdebski, Krzysztof Jajuga, Jacek Jemielity, Tomasz Komornicki, Jacek Kuźnicki, Eugeniusz Molga, Maciej J. Nowak, Rafał Rakoczy, Marek Safjan, Bronisław Sitek, Przemysław Śleszyński, Łukasz A. Turski, Grzegorz Węgrzyn, Leszek Zasztowt, 2024-06-18 Pomimo stwierdzania licznych problemów, barier i złych praktyk autorzy wciąż dostrzegają możliwości naprawy i rozwoju nauki. Zapewne kluczowe jest kształtowanie odpowiednich postaw naukowców, ich indywidualnego podejścia do spraw naukowych. Dobrze byłoby, gdyby uwarunkowania formalno-instytucjonalne nie stwarzały w tym zakresie barier ani nie narzucały konieczności koncentracji na sprawach z perspektywy prawdziwej nauki marginalnych. Pozostaje wyrazić nadzieję, że również przedmiotowa monografia przyczyni się do przypomnienia naukowych priorytetów. /fragment książki/ Książka wnosi cenny wkład w toczący się dyskurs na temat złożonych problemów funkcjonowania nauki w Polsce: od jej finansowania po zagadnienia formalno-ewaluacyjne, rozwój kadry i kształcenie. Prof. dr hab. inż. Mirosława El Fray Autorzy książki to eksperci o bardzo wysokich kompetencjach w sferze nauki (…) posiadają bogatą wiedzę zarówno teoretyczną, jak i praktyczną (…). Nauka jest sektorem bardzo zróżnicowanym wewnętrznie, dlatego wymaga w odniesieniu do różnych jej części zdywersyfikowanego podejścia. Rozwiązania proponowane dla nauk technicznych czy medycznych wymagają zasadniczej modyfikacji w przypadku nauk społecznych. Trafnie i rzetelnie został uwzględniony w tej pracy także kontekst międzynarodowy i krajowy nauki. Prof. dr hab. Jacek Szlachta Autorzy: Andrzej Jacek Blikle, Tadeusz Gadacz, Marian Gorynia, Iwona Hofman, Hubert Izdebski, Krzysztof Jajuga, Jacek Jemielity, Tomasz Komornicki, Jacek Kuźnicki, Eugeniusz Molga, Maciej J. Nowak, Rafał Rakoczy, Marek Safjan, Bronisław Sitek, Przemysław Śleszyński, Łukasz A. Turski, Grzegorz Węgrzyn, Leszek Zasztowt |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: The Bookman's Tale Charlie Lovett, 2013-05-28 A mysterious portrait ignites an antiquarian bookseller’s search through time and the works of Shakespeare for his lost love. Charlie Lovett’s new book, The Lost Book of the Grail, is now available. Guaranteed to capture the hearts of everyone who truly loves books, The Bookman’s Tale is a former bookseller’s sparkling novel and a delightful exploration of one of literature’s most tantalizing mysteries with echoes of Shadow of the Wind and A.S. Byatt's Possession. Nine months after the death of his beloved wife Amanda left him shattered, Peter Byerly, a young antiquarian bookseller, relocates from North Carolina to the English countryside, hoping to outrun his grief and rediscover the joy he once took in collecting and restoring rare books. But upon opening an eighteenth-century study of Shakespeare forgeries, he discovers a Victorian watercolor of a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Amanda. Peter becomes obsessed with learning the picture’s origins and braves a host of dangers to follow a trail of clues back across the centuries—all the way to Shakespeare’s time and a priceless literary artifact that could prove, once and for all, the truth about the Bard’s real identity. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: The Academic's Guide to Publishing Rob Kitchin, Duncan Fuller, 2005-05-20 the definitive guide to successfully publishing social science research, securing a job, gaining tenure, surviving research assessment exercises, and obtaining promotion. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Surviving Your Thesis Suzan Burton, Peter Steane, 2004-03-18 A highly practical guide for all students writing dissertations Comprehensive, it covers topics such as 'choosing a topic', 'doing literature reviews', and qualitative and quantitative analysis Accessibly written, it includes vignette examples |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Globalization and the African Scholar Kwesi Yankah, 2004 |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: A Case of Conscience James Blish, 1958 |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: False Feathers Debora Weber-Wulff, 2014-05-13 Since human beings have been writing it seems there has been plagiarism. It is not something that sprouted with the advent of the Internet. Teachers have been struggling for years in countries all over the globe to find good methods for dealing with the problem of plagiarizing students. How do we spot plagiarism? How do we teach them not to plagiarize? And how do we deal with those who have been found out to be plagiarists? The purpose of this book is to collect material on the various aspects of plagiarism in education with special attention given to the German problem of dissertation plagiarism. Since there is a wide-spread interest in the German plagiarism situation and in strategies for dealing with it, the book is written in English in order to be accessible to a larger audience. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: In the Eye of the Storm Alberto Costi, James A. Renwick, 2020 This publication... is the product of our second biennial Pacific Climate Change Conference held in Wellington in 2018. A diverse range of experts have addressed the current state of the Pacific, researching and writing chapters on: the physical science of climate change; impacts and adaptation; mitigation techniques; politics and security; international cooperation; domestic and international legal issues; economics and business; communication through the arts and media; and matters of faith and spirituality--Page xi. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Bayesian Population Analysis using WinBUGS Marc Kéry, Michael Schaub, 2011-10-11 Bayesian statistics has exploded into biology and its sub-disciplines, such as ecology, over the past decade. The free software program WinBUGS, and its open-source sister OpenBugs, is currently the only flexible and general-purpose program available with which the average ecologist can conduct standard and non-standard Bayesian statistics. - Comprehensive and richly commented examples illustrate a wide range of models that are most relevant to the research of a modern population ecologist - All WinBUGS/OpenBUGS analyses are completely integrated in software R - Includes complete documentation of all R and WinBUGS code required to conduct analyses and shows all the necessary steps from having the data in a text file out of Excel to interpreting and processing the output from WinBUGS in R |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Books Under Fire Pat R. Scales, Office for Intellectual Freedom, 2014-09-01 In this important book, Scales gives librarians the information and guidance they need to defend challenged books with an informed response while ensuring access to young book lovers. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Committee on Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice, 2009-10-16 Collaborations of physicians and researchers with industry can provide valuable benefits to society, particularly in the translation of basic scientific discoveries to new therapies and products. Recent reports and news stories have, however, documented disturbing examples of relationships and practices that put at risk the integrity of medical research, the objectivity of professional education, the quality of patient care, the soundness of clinical practice guidelines, and the public's trust in medicine. Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice provides a comprehensive look at conflict of interest in medicine. It offers principles to inform the design of policies to identify, limit, and manage conflicts of interest without damaging constructive collaboration with industry. It calls for both short-term actions and long-term commitments by institutions and individuals, including leaders of academic medical centers, professional societies, patient advocacy groups, government agencies, and drug, device, and pharmaceutical companies. Failure of the medical community to take convincing action on conflicts of interest invites additional legislative or regulatory measures that may be overly broad or unduly burdensome. Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice makes several recommendations for strengthening conflict of interest policies and curbing relationships that create risks with little benefit. The book will serve as an invaluable resource for individuals and organizations committed to high ethical standards in all realms of medicine. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: The 2016 Fiji Ant-mealybug Bioinvasion Randolph R. Thaman, 2018 This publication is about the 2016 Fiji Ant-Mealybug Bioinvasion of Fijis islands, cities, villages, homes and gardens by new invasive alien ants and the mealybugs, scale insects and other sap-sucking insects that are tended by the ants. As we go about our daily business to promote sustainable development, address climate change and promote conservation, a silent multi-front invasion threatens health, livelihood, cultural and environmental security in Fiji. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Scholarly Communication at the Crossroads in China Jingfeng Xia, 2017-01-09 Scholarly Communication at the Crossroads in China follows the dichotomy paradox to focus on both achievements and challenges at every step of the scholarly communication process, highlighting Insights and trends in academic infrastructure and scholarly behaviors within the context of local economic, political, and technological development. Since China adopted an open-door policy in the late 1970s, it has experienced a dramatic economic transformation. With a growth rate around 10% over the past three decades, China is now the second largest economy by nominal gross domestic product and by purchasing power parity in the world. Economic success has impelled restructurings in almost all aspects of the social and cultural settings. Among other changes, the new pursuits of education, research, and scholarship have redefined the academic community with its development across generations and ideologies. - Provides a large picture of scholarly communication in China, with official data, interviews, and personal observations - Includes the latest multidisciplinary information, covering education, library science, and information science - Contains diverse formats, including charts and tables, with dichotomy examples - Presents historical and contemporary coverage, analyzing data from 1978 onwards in a cultural, economic, social, and political context - Focuses on changes by taking readers through the complex process of scholarship transformation |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: The Future of Warfare in 2030 Raphael S. Cohen, Nathan Chandler, Shira Efron, Eugeniu Han, Bryan Frederick, Kurt Klein, Forrest E. Morgan, Ashley L. Rhoades, Howard J. Shatz, Yuliya Shokh, 2022-03-31 This report is the overview in a series that seeks to answer questions about the future of warfare, including who might be the United States' adversaries and allies, where conflicts will be fought, and how and why they might occur. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: The Handbook of Journal Publishing Sally Morris, 2013-02-21 An up-to-date and comprehensive handbook written by experienced professionals, covering all aspects of journal publishing, both online and in print. |
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| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Geopolitical Risk, Sustainability and “Cross-Border Spillovers” in Emerging Markets, Volume I Michael I. C. Nwogugu, 2021-08-30 Economic recessions, social networks, environmental damage in several large countries (eg. China, Brazil, U.S.), the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2015 and cross-border spillovers continue to significantly affect economic systems, financial markets, social structures and environmental compliance worldwide. These have rekindled economists’ and policy-makers’ interest in the relationships among constitutions, risk regulation, foreign aid, political systems, government size, credit expansion and sustainable growth. Risk regulation remains highly ineffective as manifested by the failures of new financial regulations and government stimulus programs that were implemented during 2007-2020 in many developed countries and emerging markets countries. This book, the first of two volumes, addresses these issues in the context of the role of constitutional economics and economic psychology as tools for national and global sustainable growth and risk management. Furthermore, this volume analyzes the often symbiotic relationship between alternative sets of legal-institutional-constitutional rules that constrain the choices and activities of economic and political agents on one hand, and sustainable growth, financial regulation and the risk management of financial institutions on the other; and reviews the effects of constitutions and legal institutions on market dynamics (real estate; fixed-income, stocks; etc.) including volatility, market depth and liquidity. This book will help researchers develop better artificial intelligence and decision-systems models of geopolitical risk, public policy and international capital flows, all of which are increasingly relevant to investment managers, boards-of-directors and government officials. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: The Future of the Journal Geoscience Information Society. Meeting, 1983 |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Misook Kang, Vignesh Kumaravel, 2020-06-17 Energy crises and global warming pose serious challenges to researchers in their attempt to develop a sustainable society for the future. Solar energy conversion is a remarkable, clean, and sustainable way to nullify the effects of fossil fuels. The findings of photocatalytic hydrogen production (PCHP) by Fujishima and Honda propose that “water will be the coal for the future”. Hydrogen is a carbon-free clean fuel with a high specific energy of combustion. Titanium oxide (TiO2), graphitic-carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and cadmium sulfide (CdS) are three pillars of water splitting photocatalysts owing to their superior electronic and optical properties. Tremendous research efforts have been made in recent years to fabricate visible or solar-light, active photocatalysts. The significant features of various oxide, sulfide, and carbon based photocatalysts for cost-effective hydrogen production are presented in this Special Issue. The insights of sacrificial agents on the hydrogen production efficiency of catalysts are also presented in this issue. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: La maldición de la nuez moscada Amitav Ghosh, 2023-10-16 El nuevo libro de Amitav Ghosh, una poderosa obra de historia, ensayo, testimonio y polémica, remonta nuestra crisis planetaria contemporánea al descubrimiento del Nuevo Mundo y la ruta marítima hacia el Océano Índico. 'La maldición de la nuez moscada' sostiene que la dinámica del cambio climático actual hunde sus raíces en un orden geopolítico secular construido por el colonialismo occidental. En el centro de la narración de Ghosh está la hoy omnipresente especia nuez moscada. La historia de la nuez moscada es una historia de conquista y explotación, tanto de la vida humana como del entorno natural. En manos de Ghosh, la historia de la nuez moscada se convierte en una parábola de nuestra crisis medioambiental, revelando el modo en que la historia humana siempre ha estado enredada con materiales terrestres como las especias, el té, la caña de azúcar, el opio y los combustibles fósiles. Nuestra crisis, demuestra, es en última instancia el resultado de una visión mecanicista de la Tierra, en la que la naturaleza sólo existe como un recurso para que los humanos la utilicemos para nuestros propios fines, en lugar de una fuerza propia, llena de agencia y significado. Escribiendo con la pandemia mundial y las protestas de Black Lives Matter como telón de fondo, Ghosh enmarca estos relatos históricos de una manera que conecta nuestras historias coloniales compartidas con la profunda desigualdad que vemos a nuestro alrededor hoy en día. Entrelazando debates sobre todo tipo de temas, desde la historia global del comercio del petróleo hasta la crisis migratoria y la espiritualidad animista de las comunidades indígenas de todo el mundo, 'La maldición de la nuez moscada' ofrece una aguda crítica de la sociedad occidental y habla de las formas profundamente notables en que la historia humana está moldeada por fuerzas no humanas. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Microbial Control of Insect Pests , 1980 Introduction and background; Pathogens of insect; Safety considerations. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Philosophy of Pseudoscience Massimo Pigliucci, Maarten Boudry, 2013-08-16 “A remarkable contribution to one of the most vexing problems in science: the ‘demarcation’ problem, or how to distinguish science from nonscience.” —Francisco J. Ayala, author of Darwin’s Gift to Science and Religion What sets the practice of rigorously tested, sound science apart from pseudoscience? In this volume, the contributors seek to answer this question, known to philosophers of science as “the demarcation problem.” This issue has a long history in philosophy, stretching as far back as the early twentieth century and the work of Karl Popper. But by the late 1980s, scholars in the field began to treat the demarcation problem as impossible to solve and futile to ponder. However, the essays that Massimo Pigliucci and Maarten Boudry have assembled in this volume make a rousing case for the unequivocal importance of reflecting on the separation between pseudoscience and sound science. Moreover, the demarcation problem is not a purely theoretical dilemma of mere academic interest: it affects parents’ decisions to vaccinate children and governments’ willingness to adopt policies that prevent climate change. Pseudoscience often mimics science, using the superficial language and trappings of actual scientific research to seem more respectable. Even a well-informed public can be taken in by such questionable theories dressed up as science. Pseudoscientific beliefs compete with sound science on the health pages of newspapers for media coverage and in laboratories for research funding. Now more than ever the ability to separate genuine scientific findings from spurious ones is vital, and The Philosophy of Pseudoscience provides ground for philosophers, sociologists, historians, and laypeople to make decisions about what science is or isn’t. “A manual to overcome our natural cognitive biases.” —Corriere della Sera (Italy) |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 14 Harry Ozier-Lafontaine, Magalie Lesueur-Jannoyer, 2014-09-03 Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control, and biodiversity depletion. Novel, environmentally-friendly solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from sciences as diverse as agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, and social sciences. Indeed, sustainable agriculture decipher mechanisms of processes that occur from the molecular level to the farming system to the global level at time scales ranging from seconds to centuries. For that, scientists use the system approach that involves studying components and interactions of a whole system to address scientific, economic and social issues. In that respect, sustainable agriculture is not a classical, narrow science. Instead of solving problems using the classical painkiller approach that treats only negative impacts, sustainable agriculture treats problem sources. Because most actual society issues are now intertwined, global, and fast-developing, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Lacewings in the Crop Environment P. K. McEwen, T. R. New, A. E. Whittington, 2001-06-07 Lacewings are predatory insects which attack and kill large numbers of insect pests. Lacewings in the Crop Environment addresses both the theoretical and practical aspects of lacewing biology and their use in crop protection. The book opens with a section on lacewing systematics and ecology. Next, lacewings as predators in a wide variety of commercially important crops are reviewed and this is followed by a section on the principles of using lacewings in pest control. The possible impact of genetically modified crops on lacewing populations is also discussed. Finally, a fascinating array of case studies of lacewing use in many crops from around the world is presented, and future uses of lacewings speculated upon. Lacewings in the Crop Environment is an essential reference work and practical handbook for students, researchers of biological control, integrated pest management and agricultural science, and for field workers using lacewings in pest management programmes worldwide. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Epidemic Illusions Eugene T. Richardson, Paul Farmer, 2020 A physician-anthropologist explores how public health practices--from epidemiological modeling to outbreak containment--help perpetuate global inequities. In Epidemic Illusions, Eugene Richardson, a physician and an anthropologist, contends that public health practices--from epidemiological modeling and outbreak containment to Big Data and causal inference--play an essential role in perpetuating a range of global inequities. Drawing on postcolonial theory, medical anthropology, and critical science studies, Richardson demonstrates the ways in which the flagship discipline of epidemiology has been shaped by the colonial, racist, and patriarchal system that had its inception in 1492. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: The Rightful Place of Science Alice Benessia, Silvio Funtowicz, Andrea Saltelli, Mario Giampietro, Ângela Guimarães Pereira, Jerome R. Ravetz, Roger Strand, Jeroen P. van der Sluijs, 2016-02-20 A crisis looms over the scientific enterprise. Not a day passes without news of retractions, failed replications, fraudulent peer reviews, or misinformed science-based policies. The social implications are enormous, yet this crisis has remained largely uncharted-until now. In Science on the Verge, luminaries in the field of post-normal science and scientific governance focus attention on worrying fault-lines in the use of science for policymaking, and the dramatic crisis within science itself. This provocative new volume in The Rightful Place of Science also explores the concepts that need to be unlearned, and the skills that must be relearned and enhanced, if we are to restore the legitimacy and integrity of science. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Integrative Multi-Omics in Biomedical Research , 2021-12-13 |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Riceland Spiders of South and Southeast Asia A. T. Barrion, J. A. Litsinger, 1995 This work, which represents a major contribution to the literature for those interested in spiders or more generally in biological control and crop protection. Spiders are among the most omnipresent and numerous predators in both agricultural and natural ecosystems, and without them insect pest populations would go out of control. Their potential as biological control agents can only be appreciated though a greater understanding of their abundance and species composition in different ecological systems. There is a great need for literature providing guidance on spider identification. This volume provides a comprehensive illustrated guide to the spider fauna of rice in South and Southeast Asia. It is designed to be used by both specialists and novices.The majority of the species covered were collected from a diversity of habitats in the Philippines. The bulk of the book consists of keys to the identification of families, genera, and species of Philippine spiders, illustrated by more than 1,000 line drawings, and 92 color photographs. A total of 341 species belonging to 134 genera within 26 families are recognized. Of these, 257 species and 8 genera are new to science. Also provided are distribution maps for individual species and a classification scheme for Philippine riceland spiders. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Mango Malformation D. K. Chakrabarti, 2014-10-14 Malformation disease of mango (Mangifera indica) initially noted in patches in India has now turned into a global menace wherever mango is grown. The challenge posed by the problem attracted interest of Scientists from various disciplines, continue to do so, and will attract their attention until the problem is understood threadbare, and resolved. For a long time, due to complex nature of the disease, the cause and causal agent was both hotly debated. Only in recent years, the issue of the etiology of the disease has been resolved, epidemiology has been worked out to a large extent and silver bullet control measures have been replaced by IPM strategy based on the information generated on the physiology of pathogenesis and epidemiology of the disease. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: La maledizione della noce moscata Amitav Ghosh, 2022-10-18T00:00:00+02:00 Nell’aprile del 1621 a Selamon, un villaggio nell’arcipelago delle Banda, una spruzzata di minuscole isole perse tra l’Oceano Indiano e il Pacifico, un banale incidente – una lampada schiantatasi al suolo nella bale-bale, la sala riunioni requisita per sé e per i suoi da Martijn Sonck, funzionario olandese della Compagnia delle Indie orientali – innescò uno dei crimini piú efferati che la storia del colonialismo ricordi. Sonck aveva ricevuto l’ordine di distruggere il villaggio ed eliminare i suoi abitanti. Aveva, però, i nervi a fior di pelle poiché aveva percepito nell’apparente acquiescenza dei nativi un rabbioso fermento. Quando la lampada cadde, il suo nervosismo si mutò in panico. Lui e i suoi consiglieri afferrarono le armi e cominciarono a sparare a casaccio. I bandanesi, abitanti dell’unico luogo del pianeta dove cresce l’albero della noce moscata, una delle spezie di cui le grandi potenze coloniali si contendevano il monopolio commerciale, furono massacrati, annientati senza pietà. Nelle pagine di Amitav Ghosh, questa feroce storia di conquista e sfruttamento – dell’uomo sull’uomo e dell’uomo sulla natura – assurge a parabola della furia devastatrice del colonialismo occidentale e delle sue irreversibili conseguenze fino ai giorni nostri. Come in tante situazioni analoghe, il genocidio dei bandanesi cancellò dalla faccia della terra anche la loro tradizione di armonioso connubio con la natura. Se oggi il nostro futuro come specie è in pericolo, avverte Ghosh, le cause vanno ricercate a partire dalla scoperta del Nuovo Mondo e dall’apertura delle rotte attraverso l’Oceano Indiano. L’odierna crisi climatica, demografica e sociale non è, infatti, estranea all’ordine geopolitico inaugurato dai colonizzatori del Primo mondo, alla visione meccanicistica delle terre di conquista in cui la natura esiste solo in quanto risorsa da sfruttare e non come entità viva, autonoma e densa di significato; all’assoggettamento indiscriminato di «umani selvaggi» e di «non umani» come alberi, animali, paesaggi. Nella potente narrazione di Ghosh, i drammi del nostro presente globalizzato – migrazioni, siccità, pandemia, guerre, emergenza energetica – si ricongiungono cosí a episodi soltanto temporalmente remoti, in realtà cosí affini nella loro furia devastatrice che la maledizione della noce moscata non è affatto lontana da noi. «Raccontando la storia di un popolo massacrato per colpa di un albero, Ghosh porta avanti una potente battaglia personale, in cui il suo talento narrativo gioca un ruolo essenziale». The Guardian «Illuminante». The New Yorker |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Biomaterials and Applications Tawee Tunkasiri, 2012-04-25 Selected, peer reviewed papers from the Chiang Mai International Conference on Biomaterials & Applications (CMICBA 2011), August 9-10, 2011, Chiang Mai, Thailand |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: The Business of Gamification Mikolaj Dymek, Peter Zackariasson, 2016-09-13 At the turn of the century the term gamification was introduced as a concept to understand the process of using game mechanics in non-game contexts. The impact of gamification was soon evident to business practices where it had impact both on marketing and, more broadly, on the organizations themselves. As the number of individuals playing video games grows, there seem to be an acceptance of game mechanics elsewhere. Its effectiveness is highly dependent on both technical possibilities and cultural acceptance, two factors present today. The aim of The Business of Gamification is to critically analyze the practical and theoretical consequences of gamification. Practically, how has gamification been applied in businesses to this point, and what are the future scenarios? Theoretically, what are the contributions of gamification to existing academic knowledge? How does this change our understanding of how business are performing and its consequences, for organizations, consumers, and society in general? This edited volume contains new, and stringent, perspectives on how gamification is contextualized in business settings, both in theory as well as in practice. This book will provide a wealth of research for individuals seriously interested in the industry at the academic level. As a result, this book will serve as a reference in curricula associated with video game development for years to come. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: T. Rex: Hunter or Scavenger? (Jurassic World) Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr., 2003-11-25 Jurassic World is the long-awaited next installment of the groundbreaking Jurassic Park series. T. rex’s, velociraptors, triceratops—as well as some all-new dinosaurs—will roar across the screen in this epic action-adventure directed by Colin Trevorrow starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson! Was Tyrannosaurus rex a speedy and savage hunter, or was it a slow-moving scavenger, surviving on scraps left from other dinosaurs’ kills? World renowned tyrannosaur expert Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr., shares the evidence on both sides of the argument in this easy-to-read, easy-to-understand Step into Reading book that young dinosaur enthusiasts will heartily devour. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: De vloek van de nootmuskaat Amitav Ghosh, 2023-02-24 In 2024 is de Erasmusprijs toegekend aan Amitav Ghosh! De winning van nootmuskaat als parabel voor de huidige milieucrisis, onthult hoe de uitputting van de aarde begon in de tijd van de VOC. Wat heeft de strijd om het monopolie op de handel in de muskaatnoot te maken met de hedendaagse klimaatverandering? Amitav Ghosh’ boek herleidt onze hedendaagse planetaire crisis terug tot de ontdekking van de Nieuwe Wereld en de zeeroute naar de Indische Oceaan. In de handen van Ghosh wordt het verhaal van de nootmuskaat een parabel voor onze milieucrisis die onthult hoe onze welvaart altijd afhankelijk is geweest van aardse materialen zoals specerijen, thee, suikerriet, opium en fossiele brandstoffen. Hij laat zien dat de huidige mondiale problemen het resultaat zijn van een mechanistische kijk op de aarde, waar de natuur alleen bestaat als een grondstof die mensen voor hun eigen doeleinden kunnen gebruiken, in plaats van een eigen kracht. Door discussies over de geschiedenis van de VOC en het kolonialisme te verweven met de klimaatcrisis en de spiritualiteit van oorspronkelijke gemeenschappen geeft dit boek scherpe kritiek op een ideologie die in het Westen nog steeds dominant is. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Committee on Strategies for Identifying and Addressing Potential Biodefense Vulnerabilities Posed by Synthetic Biology, 2018-12-05 Scientific advances over the past several decades have accelerated the ability to engineer existing organisms and to potentially create novel ones not found in nature. Synthetic biology, which collectively refers to concepts, approaches, and tools that enable the modification or creation of biological organisms, is being pursued overwhelmingly for beneficial purposes ranging from reducing the burden of disease to improving agricultural yields to remediating pollution. Although the contributions synthetic biology can make in these and other areas hold great promise, it is also possible to imagine malicious uses that could threaten U.S. citizens and military personnel. Making informed decisions about how to address such concerns requires a realistic assessment of the capabilities that could be misused. Biodefense in the Age of Synthetic Biology explores and envisions potential misuses of synthetic biology. This report develops a framework to guide an assessment of the security concerns related to advances in synthetic biology, assesses the levels of concern warranted for such advances, and identifies options that could help mitigate those concerns. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: AIDS at 30 Ban Ki-moon, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS., 2011 The volume describes the worldwide state of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and possible ways forward. Marking the 30 years of AIDS, the report takes stock of the changes occurred in the AIDS epidemic and responses since the condition was first diagnosed in 1981. It also features commentaries from 15 leaders in the global AIDS response, including South Africa's President Jacob Zuma, former United States President Bill Clinton, former President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, singer Angelique Kidjo and former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan. It covers a wide range of areas, including the results achieved by HIV prevention efforts, the record number of people starting lifesaving treatment and the decline in resources for HIV. It also draws attention to the significant challenges remaining such as the gender inequalities and the increasing HIV prevalence among key populations at higher risk of infection. |
| is sciencealert a predatory journal: Character Disturbance George K. Simon, 2011 A psychologist helps readers understand a variety of personality disorders and offers advice on dealing with clinically disturbed people. |
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