Автор: Hackett Rosalind I. J., Soares Benjamin F. Название: New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa ISBN: 0253015197 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253015198 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 10659.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: New Media and Religious Transformations in Africa casts a critical look at Africa's rapidly evolving religious media scene. Following political liberalization, media deregulation, and the proliferation of new media technologies, many African religious leaders and activists have appropriated such media to strengthen and expand their communities and gain public recognition. Media have also been used to marginalize and restrict the activities of other groups, which has sometimes led to tension, conflict, and even violence. Showing how media are rarely neutral vehicles of expression, the contributors to this multidisciplinary volume analyze the mutual imbrications of media and religion during times of rapid technological and social change in various places throughout Africa.
Автор: Soares Joseph P., Soares Janice Название: The Larchmont Disaster Off Block Island: Rhode Island`s Titanic ISBN: 1540212440 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781540212443 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4413.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Almeida, Marcio (programa De Engenharia Civil, Coppe-ufrj, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) Marques, Maria Esther Soares (instituto Militar De Engenharia (ime) Название: Design and performance of embankments on very soft soils ISBN: 1138076937 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138076938 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 11789.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Embankment construction projects on very soft soil often give rise to serious problems. This volume on geotechnics and soft soil engineering therefore treats all phases of the design and construction process exhaustively, from the first investigation step to the monitoring of constructed work. The book presents the development concepts necessary for the project stages and discusses in great detail construction methods, displacement estimations, stability analyses, monitoring, and various other aspects involved. Extensive attention is furthermore paid to the application of geosynthetics as a tool to improve the stability of soft soils and embankments. Including various tables and practical data for many geographical areas in the world, this reference volume is essential reading for engineers and researchers in geotechnical engineering, construction, and related disciplines.
Автор: Sampaio De Alencar Marcelo, Braga Soares de Carvalho Fabricio, Terllizzie Araujo Lopes Waslon Название: Spectrum Sensing Techniques and Applications ISBN: 1606509799 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781606509791 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6264.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Cognitive radio, the technology of transmitting radio communications by having a receiver that can detect used, versus unused, signal channels, is increasingly important with the ever expanding use of wireless communications. The central principle for this enabling technology is spectrum sensing, the ability for a receiver to recognize how channels it identifies are being used at any given point in time and space, and then adjust the communications of a device accordingly to make the most efficient use of available channels. This new book will cover the latest developments in spectrum sensing, as well as the underlying technical principles involved including statistical formulation and the fundamental concepts of signal detection. It will go on to show how spectrum sensing is used in cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access. This book will fill in the gaps from current books, and offer the reader an interesting, robust and illustrative treatment, with recent practical applications of cognitive radio and spectrum sensing.
Автор: Soares Joseph A. Название: The Power of Privilege: Yale and America`s Elite Colleges ISBN: 0804756384 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780804756389 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 3602.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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It is widely assumed that admission to elite U.S. universities is based solely on academic merit—the best and brightest are admitted to Harvard, Yale, and their peer institutions as determined by test scores and GPA, and not by lineage or family income. But does reality support those expectations? Or are admissions governed by a logic that rewards socioeconomic status while disguising it as personal merit?
The Power of Privilege examines the nexus between social class and admissions at America's top colleges from the vantage point of Yale University, a key actor in the history of higher education. It is a documented history of the institutional gatekeepers, confident of the validity of socially biased measures of merit, seeking to select tomorrow's leadership class from among their economically privileged clientele. Acceptance in prestigious colleges still remains beyond the reach of most students except those from high-income professional families. Ultimately, the author suggests reforms that would move America's top schools toward becoming genuine academic meritocracies.
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