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Trust and Conflict Representation Culture and Dialogue

Trust and Conflict Representation Culture and Dialogue

Trust distrust and conflict between social groups have existed throughout the history of humankind although their forms have changed. Using three main concepts: culture representation and dialogue this book explores and re-thinks some of these changes in relation to concrete historical and contemporary events. Part I offers a symbolic and historical analysis of trust and distrust while Parts II and III examine trust distrust and conflict in specific events including the Cyprus conflict Estonian collective memories coping with HIV/AIDS in China Swedish asylum seekers the Cuban missile crisis and Stalinist confessions. With an impressive array of international contributors the chapters draw on a number of key concepts such as self and other ingroup and outgroup contact between groups categorization brinkmanship knowledge beliefs and myth. Trust and Conflict offers a fresh perspective on the problems that arise from treating trust distrust and conflict as simplified indicators. Instead it proposes that human and social sciences can view these phenomena within the complex matrix of interacting perspectives and meta-perspectives that characterise the social world. As such it will be of interest to undergraduates postgraduates and lecturers of human and social sciences especially social psychology sociology political science and communication studies. | Trust and Conflict Representation Culture and Dialogue

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Trust Management in the Internet of Vehicles

Trust Management in the Internet of Vehicles

The Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is referred to as an efficient and inevitable convergence of the Internet of Things intelligent transportation systems edge / fog and cloud computing and big data all of which could be intelligently harvested for the cooperative vehicular safety and non-safety applications as well as cooperative mobility management. A secure and low-latency communication is therefore indispensable to meet the stringent performance requirements of the safety-critical vehicular applications. Whilst the challenges surrounding low latency are being addressed by the researchers in both academia and industry it is the security of an IoV network which is of paramount importance as a single malicious message is perfectly capable enough of jeopardizing the entire networking infrastructure and can prove fatal for the vehicular passengers and the vulnerable pedestrians. This book thus investigates the promising notion of trust in a bid to strengthen the resilience of the IoV networks. It not only introduces trust categorically in the context of an IoV network i. e. in terms of its fundamentals and salient characteristics but further envisages state-of-the-art trust models and intelligent trust threshold mechanisms for segregating both malicious and non-malicious vehicles. Furthermore open research challenges and recommendations for addressing the same are discussed in the same too. | Trust Management in the Internet of Vehicles

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Living in an Age of Mistrust An Interdisciplinary Study of Declining Trust and How to Get it Back

Living in an Age of Mistrust An Interdisciplinary Study of Declining Trust and How to Get it Back

Trust is a concept familiar to most. Whether we are cognizant of it or not we experience it on a daily basis. Yet trust is quickly eroding in civic and political life. Americans’ trust in their government has reached all-time lows. The political and social consequences of this decline in trust are profound. What are the foundations of trust? What explains its apparent decline in society? Is there a way forward for rebuilding trust in our leaders and institutions? How should we study the role of trust across a diverse range of policy issues and problems? Given its complexity trust as an object of study cannot be claimed by any single discipline. Rather than vouch for an overarching theory of trust Living in an Age of Mistrust synthesizes existing perspectives across multiple disciplines to offer a truly comprehensive examination of this concept and a topic of research. Using an analytical framework that encompasses rational and cultural (or sociological) dimensions of trust the contributions found therein provide a wide range of policy issues both domestic and international to explore the apparent decline in trust its impact on social and political life and efforts to rebuild trust. | Living in an Age of Mistrust An Interdisciplinary Study of Declining Trust and How to Get it Back

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Recent Advances in Security Privacy and Trust for Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)

Recent Advances in Security Privacy and Trust for Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)

Security privacy and trust in the Internet of Things (IoT) and CPS (Cyber-Physical Systems) are different from conventional security as concerns revolve around the collection and aggregation of data or transmission of data over the network. Analysis of cyber-attack vectors and the provision of appropriate mitigation techniques are essential research areas for these systems. Adoption of best practices and maintaining a balance between ease of use and security are again crucial for the effective performance of these systems. Recent Advances in Security Privacy and Trust for Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) discusses and presents techniques and methodologies as well as a wide range of examples and illustrations to effectively show the principles algorithms challenges and applications of security privacy and trust for IoT and CPS. Book features: Introduces new directions for research development and engineering security privacy and trust of IoT and CPS Includes a wealth of examples and illustrations to effectively demonstrate the principles algorithms challenges and applications Covers most of the important security aspects and current trends not present in other reference books This book will also serve as an excellent reference in security privacy and trust of IoT and CPS for professionals in this fast-evolving and critical field. The chapters present high-quality contributions from researchers academics and practitioners from various national and international organizations and universities.

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Operative Orthopaedics

Operative Orthopaedics

Revised updated and expanded Operative Orthopaedics: The Stanmore Guide Second Edition is a definitive and comprehensive guide to elective orthopaedic surgery. It is suitable for junior trainees during their various orthopaedic rotations and senior trainees preparing for the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS Tr and Orth) examination. With the emphasis on surgical techniques employed and the reasoning and evidence base behind them this book is both a practical instruction manual and a revision tool for the examination. The procedures identified by the Specialist Advisory Committee including areas such as tumour surgery paediatrics and limb reconstruction are included. Each chapter follows a simple and consistent format explaining the surgery from preoperative planning and consent through to approaches techniques and postoperative care. The chapters also include key references and sample Viva Questions to extend and reinforce learning. Key Features New updated surgical techniques Highly illustrated to help explain surgical concepts easily Key point boxes to facilitate learning Recommended references for FRCS (Tr and Orth) examination success Editors Timothy WR Briggs MD MBBS (Hons) MCH (Orth) FRCS (Eng) FRCS (Ed) MD (Res) Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust Stanmore United Kingdom Jonathan Miles MBChB FRCS (Tr & Orth) Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust Stanmore United Kingdom William Aston BSc MBBS FRCS (Tr & Orth) (Edinb) Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust Stanmore United Kingdom Heledd Havard BSc MBBCh MSc FRCS (Tr & Orth) Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust Stanmore United Kingdom Daud Chou MBBS BSc MSc FRCS (Tr & Orth) Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Cambridge United Kingdom

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Field Guide to Compelling Analytics

Field Guide to Compelling Analytics

Field Guide to Compelling Analytics is written for Analytics Professionals (APs) who want to increase their probability of success in implementing analytical solutions. In the past soft skills such as presentation and persuasive writing techniques have been the extent of teaching junior APs how to effectively communicate the value of analytical products. However there are other aspects to success such as trust and experience that may play a more important role in convincing fellow APs clients advisors and leadership groups that their analytic solutions will work. This book introduces the formula ‘Analytics + Trust + Communication + Experience > Convince Them’ to illustrate an AP’s ability to convince a stakeholder. The ‘Convince Me’ stakeholders might be an analytics team member team lead decision-maker or senior leader that are either internal or external to the AP’s organization. Whoever they are this formula represents a concise digestible and above all practical means to increase the likelihood that you will be able to persuade them of the value of your analytical product. Features Includes insight questions to support class discussion Written in broadly non-mathematical terms designed to be accessible to any level of student or practicing AP to read understand and implement the concepts Each section introduces the ideas through real-life case studies

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Supply Chain Risk Management Applying Secure Acquisition Principles to Ensure a Trusted Technology Product

Supply Chain Risk Management Applying Secure Acquisition Principles to Ensure a Trusted Technology Product

The book presents the concepts of ICT supply chain risk management from the perspective of NIST IR 800-161. It covers how to create a verifiable audit-based control structure to ensure comprehensive security for acquired products. It explains how to establish systematic control over the supply chain and how to build auditable trust into the products and services acquired by the organization. It details a capability maturity development process that will install an increasingly competent process and an attendant set of activities and tasks within the technology acquisition process. It defines a complete and correct set of processes activities tasks and monitoring and reporting systems. | Supply Chain Risk Management Applying Secure Acquisition Principles to Ensure a Trusted Technology Product

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Behavioural Economics and Experiments

Behavioural Economics and Experiments

Behavioural Economics and Experiments addresses key topics within behavioural economics exploring vital questions around decision-making and human nature. Assuming no prior knowledge of economics the book features wide-ranging examples from literature film sport neuroscience and beyond. Ananish Chaudhuri explores the complex relationships between human behaviour society and decision-making introducing readers to the latest work on heuristics framing and anchoring as well as ideas around fairness trust and social norms. The book offers a fresh perspective on issues such as: Decision-making under uncertainty Firms’ pricing decisions Employment contracts Coordination failures in organizations Preventing bubbles in financial markets This is an ideal introduction for students of behavioural economics experimental economics and economic decision-making on economics public policy psychology and business-related programmes and will also be accessible to policymakers and curious laymen.

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Strategies for Compliance Tools Techniques and Challenges in Financial Services

Strategies for Compliance Tools Techniques and Challenges in Financial Services

Compliance is a fundamental control function within regulated industries globally. This book provides an expert introduction to corporate compliance using cases examples and insights from the financial services sector and beyond. The author an experienced compliance practitioner and academic highlights compliance challenges using examples such as Wells Fargo whistleblowing in the financial services and the mis-selling of payment protection insurance in the UK banking sector. The book explores strategies for creating compliant cultures and fostering regulatory trust whilst practical guidance is provided on anticipating regulatory changes. Addressing organisational obstruction and delay the author presents a series of valuable tools and techniques for real-world practice. An essential professional development resource for board directors compliance officers and other senior managers the book also provides a unique learning and development resource for students of corporate compliance globally. | Strategies for Compliance Tools Techniques and Challenges in Financial Services

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Employee Engagement Through Effective Performance Management A Practical Guide for Managers

Employee Engagement Through Effective Performance Management A Practical Guide for Managers

This book is a practical guide for managers to increase and support employee engagement through stronger performance management tools and techniques. In this second edition Edward Mone and Manuel London incorporate new developments in the field including discussion of issues about the value of challenging goals annual formal appraisals forced ranking and ways to give constructive feedback. The authors expand the traditional notion of performance management to include building trust creating conditions of empowerment managing team learning and maintaining ongoing straightforward communications about performance all of which are critical to employee engagement. Case studies offer concrete examples and checklists and surveys supply managers with ways to assess employee engagement as well as directions for increasing engagement. An up-to-date straightforward guide this book is appropriate for graduate students in Employee Engagement Human Resources and Management Studies as well as scholars and practitioners in those fields. | Employee Engagement Through Effective Performance Management A Practical Guide for Managers

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Pervasive Communications Handbook

Pervasive Communications Handbook

In an emergency availability of the pervasive communications environment could mean the difference between life and death. Possibly one of the first guides to comprehensively explore these futuristic omnipresent communications networks the Pervasive Communications Handbook addresses current technology (i. e. MAC protocols and P2P-based VoD architecture) and developments expected in the very near future when most people and places will be virtually connected through a constant and perpetual exchange of information. This monumental advance in communications is set to dramatically change daily life in areas ranging from healthcare transportation and education to commerce and socialization. With contributions from dozens of pioneering experts this important reference discusses one-to-one one-to-many and many-to-one exchanges of information. Organized by the three key aspects—technology architecture and applications—the book explores enabling technologies applications and services location and mobility management and privacy and trust. Citing the technology’s importance to energy distribution home automation and telecare among other areas it delves into topics such as quality of service security efficiency and reliability in mobile network design and environment interoperability.

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Money Banking and Financial Markets A Modern Introduction to Macroeconomics

Money Banking and Financial Markets A Modern Introduction to Macroeconomics

This innovative text offers an introduction to money banking and financial markets with a special emphasis on the importance of confidence and trust in the macroeconomic system. It also presents the theory of endogenous money creation in contrast to the standard money multiplier and fractional reserve explanation found in other textbooks. The U. S. economy and financial institutions are used to explain the theoretical and practical framework with international examples weaved in throughout the text. It covers key topics including monetary policy fiscal policy accounting principles credit creation central banks and government treasuries. Additionally the book considers the international economy including exchange rates the Eurozone Chinese monetary policy and reserve currencies. Taking a broad look at the financial system it also looks at banking regulation cryptocurrencies real estate and the oil and gold commodity markets. Students are supported with chapter objectives key terms and problems. A test bank is available for instructors. This is an accessible introductory textbook for courses on money and banking macroeconomics monetary policy and financial markets. | Money Banking and Financial Markets A Modern Introduction to Macroeconomics

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Investigative Interviewing Adopting a Forensic Mindset

Investigative Interviewing Adopting a Forensic Mindset

Investigative Interviewing: Adopting a Forensic Mindset is a straight-forward practical textbook outlining proper interview planning and techniques detailing all relevant case law concerning confessions. Being a forensic professional infers that investigator apply the highest standards in collecting analyzing preserving and presenting evidence to a court of law or other tribunals. The author contends that the key to a proper forensic interviewing methodology is the elimination of the term interrogation and the confession-obtaining mindset it creates. Forensic interviewers can achieve all interview objectives including truthful confessions that stand up to the scrutiny of the courts and public opinion by adhering to best-practice ethical standards. What transpires during the interview must stand up to the scrutiny of the courts and public opinion. In this regard due process documenting the procedure and practicing proven effective techniques is paramount to getting to the truth—the ultimate goal of any investigation. The book addresses important issues in the field such as false confessions due to its criticality and frequent occurrences of this. Coverage also includes the desired qualities of an investigative interviewer and strategies to break down barriers and gain trust with reluctant uncooperative and hostile interviewees. Proper report writing an underrated key to any interview and investigation is addressed in detail. Lastly. the book provides training on best practice interview steps and strategies to lead the interviewee to the truth. Numerous case examples and transcripts of real interviews are provided illustrate real-world interviewing practices and concepts. Features includes: Examines the human factor in the qualities of a good investigative interviewer such as understanding the offender and strategies to gain the interviewees trust Shares practical experience and best practices noting traditional pitfalls and mistakes that can impede the truth and lead to false confessions Discusses legal considerations case law and the intent behind entering an interview situation with a forensic mindset prioritizing due process and documenting procedure Presents a notable and extensive case study that includes six informative interviews denoting effective techniques in practice Provides pedagogical elements including chapter learning objectives and end of chapter review with discussion questions Investigative Interviewing: Adopting a Forensic Mindset promotes legal and ethical investigative interviewing methods and is a welcome addition to the literature for use in forensic science and criminal justice curricula and programs. | Investigative Interviewing Adopting a Forensic Mindset

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Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris Shifting Perspectives

Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris Shifting Perspectives

Maria Scott's study of the operation of irony in Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris contends that the principal target of the collection's spleen is its own readership. Baudelaire as one of the most perceptive cultural commentators of the nineteenth century was naturally very keenly aware of the growing dominance of the bourgeoisie in France not least as a market for art and literature. Despite being dependent on this market for his own writing the poet was highly critical of bourgeois values and attitudes. Scott builds on existing criticism of the collection to argue that these are indirectly mocked in Le Spleen de Paris often in the person of the poet's supposed textual alter ego. The contention is that the prose poems betray the trust of readers by way of an apparent transparency of meaning that functions to blind us to their embedded irony. Though focused on Le Spleen de Paris Scott's study engages with the full range of Baudelaire's writings including his art and literary criticism. Her book will be of interest not only to Baudelaire scholars but also to those engaged more generally with nineteenth-century French culture. | Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris Shifting Perspectives

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Sales Management A Research Overview

Sales Management A Research Overview

Sales are the lifeblood of the business world and therefore an area of fundamental importance for scholarly research. This concise book analyses current thoughts and emerging practices in sales management research. Organisations who are looking to increase revenues and add new customers to their portfolio will find it increasingly difficult to successfully do this without being aware of and adopting the appropriate adaptive sales processes. Emergent themes such as agile sales management digital selling artificial intelligence and trust will be discussed in the book that also embraces the importance of customer relationship management and how salespeople are aligning their interactions with the marketing function. The text will review recent research to identify how to grow and organise the sales pipeline manage hybrid sales teams and the effects of new technologies on selling processes. These discussions will be helpful in highlighting issues and providing some solutions to practitioners who are operating in new environments. This book will be invaluable to sales researchers as it summarises current knowledge about key sales and sales management topics and indicates possible future research directions. | Sales Management A Research Overview

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Service Leadership Leading with Competence Character and Care in the Service Economy

Service Leadership Leading with Competence Character and Care in the Service Economy

Service Leadership offers students researchers and leaders a leadership model originating in the service economy – but which is gaining ground in all sectors and industries – explained by experts that were key actors in that origination at DHL International. Designed for undergraduates and graduates but also useful for professionals in leadership positions Hoshmand and Chung structure the book around the 3Cs of leadership in the service economy: Competence Character and Care. It shows how the integration of the 3Cs when applied in combination with each other creates an environment of trust within and outside the organization. Most importantly it allows the reader to understand how a move from the manufacturing mindset (hierarchical decision making) to a service mindset (collective qualitative culturally sensitive) creates an ethical habitat and ecosystem that contributes to a firm’s competitiveness and adds value to its brand image. Incorporating elements of leadership literature philosophy psychology sociology economics and political science including cases and supported by a teaching manual and a full set of slides this book is ideal core reading for students of service leadership and leadership in the service economy and valuable to those learning about leadership more broadly. | Service Leadership Leading with Competence Character and Care in the Service Economy

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Differential Diagnosis in Dermatology

Differential Diagnosis in Dermatology

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS IN DERMATOLOGY Fifth Edition RICHARD ASHTON MA MD FRCP Consultant Dermatologist Lighthouse Clinic Isle of Wight UK formerly Consultant Dermatologist to the Royal Navy BARBARA LEPPARD DM FRCP Retired Consultant Dermatologist Southampton University NHS Trust UK The ethos of this bestselling text is that however much or little you know about skin disease you can always arrive at the right diagnosis. The secret is to examine the surface of the rash or skin lesion which will help you classify the clinical features correctly - colour surface features type of lesion border and how long it has been present. Algorithms throughout each chapter give the differential diagnosis for the features you have elicited. Accompanying clinical photographs and clear descriptions of the conditions will enable you to check whether you are right or not. If your choice seems unlikely any conditions that could be confused with the one you selected are listed along the base of the algorithm to help you compare diagnoses so that you can get to the right answer. We hope this new edition - enhanced with specific instructions on treatment - will be the only quick clinical reference you will ever need for dermatology diagnoses. With over 1000 illustrations.

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Working with High-Risk Youth A Relationship-based Practice Framework

Working with High-Risk Youth A Relationship-based Practice Framework

In the child welfare system some youth do well in their lives but far too many do not experience positive outcomes by the time they are leaving government services. The youth often feel marginalized and that they were not involved in decisions about their own lives leaving them with a sense of hopelessness and helplessness. This book focuses on high-risk youth - whose struggles include neglect and abuse alcohol and drug abuse the risk of being exploited mental health issues and the inability to self-regulate and trust - a population of youth that government child welfare services and community agencies struggle to serve adequately. The focus has traditionally been on punishment-consequence interventions and demanding compliance but experience and research shows they can be better served through relationship-based practice incorporating harm reduction principles resiliency and strength-based approaches community collaboration and an understanding that these youth typically come from experiences of early trauma impacting their brain development and their ability to form attachments. This book provides an overview of the Get Connected practice framework and philosophy and provides strategies for engaging and working with the most disconnected challenging and troubled youth in society. | Working with High-Risk Youth A Relationship-based Practice Framework

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The Routledge Handbook of Epistemic Injustice

The Routledge Handbook of Epistemic Injustice

In the era of information and communication issues of misinformation and miscommunication are more pressing than ever. Epistemic injustice - one of the most important and ground-breaking subjects to have emerged in philosophy in recent years - refers to those forms of unfair treatment that relate to issues of knowledge understanding and participation in communicative practices. The Routledge Handbook of Epistemic Injustice is an outstanding reference source to the key topics problems and debates in this exciting subject. The first collection of its kind it comprises over thirty chapters by a team of international contributors divided into five parts: Core Concepts Liberatory Epistemologies and Axes of Oppression Schools of Thought and Subfields within Epistemology Socio-political Ethical and Psychological Dimensions of Knowing Case Studies of Epistemic Injustice. As well as fundamental topics such as testimonial and hermeneutic injustice and epistemic trust the Handbook includes chapters on important issues such as social and virtue epistemology objectivity and objectification implicit bias and gender and race. Also included are chapters on areas in applied ethics and philosophy such as law education and healthcare. The Routledge Handbook of Epistemic Injustice is essential reading for students and researchers in ethics epistemology political philosophy feminist theory and philosophy of race. It will also be very useful for those in related fields such as cultural studies sociology education and law.

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Citizen Science for Coastal and Marine Conservation

Citizen Science for Coastal and Marine Conservation

In recent years citizen science has emerged as a powerful new concept to enable the general public students and volunteers to become involved in scientific research. A prime example is in biodiversity conservation where data collection and monitoring can be greatly enhanced through citizen participation. This is the first book to provide much needed guidance and case studies from marine and coastal conservation. The novelty and rapid expansion of the field has created a demand for the discussion of key issues and the development of best practices. The book demonstrates the utility and feasibility as well as limitations of using marine and coastal citizen science for conservation and by providing critical considerations (i. e. which questions and systems are best suited for citizen science) presents recommendations for best practices for successful marine and coastal citizen science projects. A range of case studies for example on monitoring of seabird populations invasive species plastics pollution and the impacts of climate change from different parts of the world is included. Also included are discussions on engaging youth indigenous communities and divers and snorkelers as citizen scientists as well as best practices on communication within citizen science building trust with stakeholders and informing marine policy as part of this exciting and empowering way of improving marine and coastal conservation. . | Citizen Science for Coastal and Marine Conservation

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The Student's Guide to Social Neuroscience

The Student's Guide to Social Neuroscience

This engaging and cutting-edge text provides an accessible introduction to the complex methods and concepts of social neuroscience with examples from contemporary research and a blend of different pedagogical features helping students to engage with the material including essay questions summary and key points further reading suggestions and links to online resources. Social neuroscience is a rapidly growing field which explains using neural mechanisms our ability to recognize understand and interact with others. Concepts such as trust revenge empathy prejudice and identity are now being explored and unraveled by neuroscientists. The third edition of this ground-breaking text has been thoroughly revised and expanded to reflect the growing volume of evidence and theories in the field. Notable additions include a greater emphasis on genetic influences hormonal influences and more detail on methods such as fNIRS multivariate pattern analysis and heart-based psychophysiological measures. This edition also provides new material on gender identity and sexuality constructivist theories of emotion compassion versus empathy the dark triad and altruistic punishment. The book is supported by a fully updated companion website featuring student resources including lecture recordings multiple choice questions and useful web links as well as PowerPoint slides for lecturers. Richly illustrated in attractive full-color with figures boxes and ‘real-world’ implications of research this text is the ideal introduction to the field for both undergraduate and postgraduate students in fields such as psychology and neuroscience. | The Student's Guide to Social Neuroscience

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Machine Learning in Healthcare Fundamentals and Recent Applications

Machine Learning in Healthcare Fundamentals and Recent Applications

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) techniques play an important role in our daily lives by enhancing predictions and decision-making for the public in several fields such as financial services real estate business consumer goods social media etc. Despite several studies that have proved the efficacy of AI/ML tools in providing improved healthcare solutions it has not gained the trust of health-care practitioners and medical scientists. This is due to poor reporting of the technology variability in medical data small datasets and lack of standard guidelines for application of AI. Therefore the development of new AI/ML tools for various domains of medicine is an ongoing field of research. Machine Learning in Healthcare: Fundamentals and Recent Applications discusses how to build various ML algorithms and how they can be applied to improve healthcare systems. Healthcare applications of AI are innumerable: medical data analysis early detection and diagnosis of disease providing objective-based evidence to reduce human errors curtailing inter- and intra-observer errors risk identification and interventions for healthcare management real-time health monitoring assisting clinicians and patients for selecting appropriate medications and evaluating drug responses. Extensive demonstrations and discussion on the various principles of machine learning and its application in healthcare is provided along with solved examples and exercises. This text is ideal for readers interested in machine learning without any background knowledge and looking to implement machine-learning models for healthcare systems. | Machine Learning in Healthcare Fundamentals and Recent Applications

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Security-First Compliance for Small Businesses

Security-First Compliance for Small Businesses

Organizations of all sizes struggle to secure their data in a constantly evolving digital landscape. Expanding digital footprints and the rapid expansion of cloud strategies arising from the COVID-19 pandemic increase an organization’s attack surface. When combined with limited resources caused by the cybersecurity skills gap securing small and mid-sized business IT infrastructures becomes more complicated. With limited staffing and budgetary restrictions small businesses need to create cost-effective security-driven programs that protect data while also meeting increasingly stringent compliance requirements. This book bridges the gap between complex technical language and business objectives to create a security-first review of the security and compliance landscapes. Starting from the premise that “with security comes compliance ” this book starts by defining “security-first” and then walking readers through the process of creating a holistic security and compliance program. Looking at security and privacy through the lens of zero trust this overview of regulations and industry standards provides both background about and implications drawn from modern security practices. Rather than focusing solely on individual cybersecurity frameworks this book offers insights into best practices based on the commonalities between regulations and industry standards highlighting some of the primary differences to show the nuances. Woven throughout are practical examples of solutions that enable small and mid-sized businesses to create “cybersustainable” security-focused policies processes and controls that protect today’s future for tomorrow’s digital ecosystem. | Security-First Compliance for Small Businesses

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Social Computing and Virtual Communities

Social Computing and Virtual Communities

Growing more quickly than we can study or come to fully understand it social computing is much more than the next thing. Whether it is due more to technology-driven convenience or to the basic human need to find kindred connection online communication and communities are changing the way we live. Social Computing and Virtual Communities compiles contributions from international experts to offer the sort of multidisciplinary study that is required in any investigation of communities. Delving fully into theories and methods application areas and types of online social environments this book — Introduces several theories regarding online social interaction Provides a general overview of methodologies qualitative and quantitative for analyzing and evaluating virtual communities Makes an in-depth investigation into e-learning communities and the formation of social networks of learners Examines healthcare communities motivated by physical pain illness and burdensome symptoms Discusses intellectual property (IP) issues including those involving user-generated content Delves into the topic of online trust Introduces virtual communities in which users immerse themselves in a 3D virtual environment including MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role playing games) Presents an unusual community of older people of Chinese culture who perceive virtual communities as a place where old beliefs and traditional norms can be preserved Explores the rapid rise of social networking sites (SNS) Books of this kind are uncommon. This work not only provides case studies of different domains of virtual communities and different types of social technologies but also emphasizes theoretical and methodological aspects required to research and analyze such communities.

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Developing the Intuitive Executive Using Analytics and Intuition for Success

Developing the Intuitive Executive Using Analytics and Intuition for Success

The leading traits of executives often include creativity and innovation. Research shows that intuition can significantly enhance these traits. Developing intuitive executives and honing intuition coupled with the ability to apply data and evidence to inform decision making is the focus of Developing the Intuitive Executive: Using Analytics and Intuition for Success. Some researchers call the complement of applying data analytics to intuition as quantitative intuition rational intuition or informed intuition. Certainly in today's data-driven environment analytics plays a key role in executive decision-making. However an executive’s many years of experiential learning are not formally considered as part of the decision-making process. Learning from both failures and successes can help fine-tune intuitive awareness—what this book calls intuition-based decision-making. Research also shows that many executives do not trust the internal data quality in their organizations and so they rely on their intuition rather than strictly on data. This book presents the work of leading researchers worldwide on intuition in the management and executive domain. Their chapters cover key issues trends concepts techniques and opportunities for applying intuition as part of the executive decision-making process. Highlights include: Using intuition to manage new opportunities Intuition in medicine Rules based on intuition Balancing logic and intuition in decision-making Smart heuristics to manage complexity Intuition and competitiveness Intuitive investment decision-making across cultures Showing how intuition in executive decision-making should play an important role this book enables managers to complement their knowledge gained from experience with analytics to improve decision-making and business success. | Developing the Intuitive Executive Using Analytics and Intuition for Success

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