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This book tells a history of music in Chile from the perspective of labor, which has not been sufficiently explored until now. Instead of prioritizing the work of art, the author puts the work of the musicians and their union organizations at the center. She builds the story from various sources, many of them unpublished and written by the musicians who worked between 1893 and 1940, in Valparaíso, Chile.

Roll for Learning: 51 Micro Tabletop Role-Playing Games to Use in the Classroom is an edited book featuring a curated collection of original micro tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs). Micro TTRPGs have grown in popularity in recent years, particularly in the game jam space, and offer great potential for classroom use, as these games are intended to be easy to learn and quick to play. Further, TTRPGs are also an emerging field in scholarly texts, so there is a rich literature to draw from when introducing them to instructors. This volume brings together scholars and instructors working on TTRPGs and game designers with an interest in education. It includes 51 game chapters, each composed of an original micro TTRPG followed by tips for implementation, ideas for assessment, best practice recommendations, and a relevant bibliography—all aligned to learning outcomes for elementary through higher education classrooms. By focusing on the micro TTRPG model, which is quick to read and easy to implement, this volume creates a space that is at once informed by research, aligned with new trends in the TTRPG world, and welcoming to new interested users. We hope that you will enjoy reading and using Roll for Learning—an educational book you can play!

nuclear medicine; history of medicine

This number 74 in the IRHiS collection brings together the proceedings of the study day devoted to the production of stoneware ceramics. This digital edition includes the texts of the papers, supplemented by an article detailing a poster exposed at the event, as well as other contributions not produced orally, but which skilfully complement the proceedings and enrich the reflection provided in the final synthesis. This scientific meeting, initiated by the PCR TeR A POTS, was held on 7th June 2024 in Arras. It was organised by the Pas-de-Calais Archaeology Directorate (SAD62), the Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (INRAP) and the Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV), with support from the DRAC/SRA des Hauts-de-France.The fifteen contributions in this book present the major centres of stoneware production in France (Beauvaisis, Pays de Bray, western Normandy, Puisaye, Haut-Berry, Champagne-Ardenne), as well as in Belgium (Rhenish and Mosan) along with others that are less well known. These workshops, which produced stoneware objects, cover a wide chronological range stretching from the 13th to the 19th century. These written presentations highlight recent archaeological discoveries (Erbray, Montreuil-sur-Mer) and little-known ones (Saint-Samson-la-Poterie, Huy and Namur). They also provide the results of research into the workshops at Savignies, Normandy, Puisaye and Châtelet-Bouffioulx, as well as those carried out within museum collections (Raeren) and those resulting from archival contributions coupled with the study of production and consumption batches (Champagne and Haut-Berry). The documentation gathered here provides new data for the renewal of knowledge and improved typo-chronological approaches.The discussions highlighted issues relating to the product (definition, terminology, processing) and the technical constraints involved in its manufacture (raw materials used, specific kilns, mixed production, positioning of objects). Discussions also focused on the chronology of production, which sometimes differed considerably from one region to another, and on the specific geographical features of the forms and functions of stoneware objects (tableware, utility crockery, products for pharmaceutical or industrial use). The presentations explored the phenomena of competition between craftsmen, circulation and transfers between workshops, cultural and societal changes through the evolution of decorations and shapes, and the economic choices made when setting up a workshop between raw material resources (clay, wood) and commercial outlets.

What contacts have occurred between Arabs and Sardinia over the centuries? What traces did the Arabs who came to the island leave behind? Who were they, where did they come from, and what interests did the Arabs who came into contact with the island over time have? How did the Arabs see, think, describe and imagine the island in the Middle Ages as much as in the modern age? If relations between Sardinia and the Arab world in the medieval age should often be understood in the context of Islamic expansion and are linked to figures such as those of conquerors, geographers and adventurous travelers, in the modern age Arab politicians, diplomats and intellectuals come into contact with the island for different purposes, of a personal nature or international politics. With this volume, aimed at an audience that is not necessarily specialized, those who intend to approach the study of the relations between Sardinia and the Arab world have at their disposal a general, clear and immediate introduction of the main historical, linguistic and literary issues, which will enable them to get an idea of the existing literature, the fundamental themes, the ascertained issues and the still unresolved problems.

This edited volume gathers contributions by young scholars interested in migratory flows and minorities in the southern and eastern Mediterranean between the 19th and 20th centuries. Without claiming to be exhaustive, it aims to deepen our understanding of the variations of the colonial hierarchy, studying the spaces of contact between the populations involved in the Mediterranean colonial system. Political refugees, marginalised people and foreigners connected cities like Istanbul, Alexandria, Tunis and Melilla. These connections shaped regional networks beyond national, colonial and imperial borders, too often considered self-sufficient categories of analysis. A look at mobility in the imperial Mediterranean sheds light on the connection between migration and colonialism.

This volume explores the pedagogical potential of fictional role within the theoretical and practical traditions of drama education, educational drama and process drama. Its central concern is how entering into role can create learning situations in which participants do not merely understand, but experience, test and collectively shape human, social or subject-related problems. Through a range of educational contexts, the chapters examine how fictional role can transform teacher–student relations, classroom communication, forms of participation and understandings of knowledge. The book offers theoretical perspectives, methodological analyses and practical examples for educators, researchers and drama practitioners who approach drama not as an illustrative technique, but as a distinctive mode of experiential, reflective and communal learning.

The three books that comprise the series discuss aspects of the compositional theory and creative philosophy that characterize African indigenous musical arts, and can be introduced at any level of education. They are intended to facilitate purposeful work/shopping activities, and also provide for modern concert performances that are faithful advancements of African indigenous knowledge systems. The books contain written compositions that cater for theoretical studies and concert performances. The introductory information input is the same in the first part of the three books. This is because a common philosophy and common theoretical principles underpin the creative frameworks, compositional grammar and functional concept of the musical arts irrespective of the level of expertise.

Over the past decades, surgical techniques have greatly progressed to improve and correct appearance. They are artistic procedures to give the highly demanded proportions. The growing public interest in aesthetic and plastic surgery interventions such as body contouring and sculpting requires clear description and differentiation of these highly sophisticated techniques, their results and combinations, as well as scientific information about the different instrumentation, devices and materials used. Such clarification will be hugely beneficial both for patients and doctors, having in mind the increasing number of such interventions and progressing interest for a better and healthy living including improved appearance in society. The book adds some scientific news to the understanding of body contouring treatments. Currently, the request for atraumatic, short downtime procedures predominates and demonstrates the importance of hi-tech and safe liposculpture and fat transfer, although they cannot totally replace surgical excision methods.

This open access book provides practical guidance for higher education professionals looking to use Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) technologies. Blending theoretical grounding with real-world examples and case studies, it gives step-by-step guidance on how to evaluate, select, and implement GenAI technologies in teaching, learning, assessment, and student support. It covers topics including automating administrative processes, adapting learning resources, and critiquing outputs. Each chapter includes reflective exercises and further reading lists and shows how AI can enhance accessibility, efficiency, and creativity in higher education. Alongside this, the many challenges and ethical considerations of using AI are introduced, including issues around plagiarism, quality control, and the need to establish governance protocols. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Lund University.

Bovine Science - Challenges and Advances presents up-to-date knowledge of bovine health, covering both introductory topics and more advanced concepts. Chapters cover such topics as new techniques in bovine science and development, health and risk factors and diagnosis of disease in bovines, and production and reproductive technologies and advancements.

The experience of fear and stress leaves an indelible trace on the brain. This indelible trace is observed as both changes in behavior and changes in neuronal structure and function. Fear and stress interact on many levels. The experience of stress may lead to the formation of a fearful memory trace of a place or reminder cue, and fearful memory formation is regulated by the extent of concurrent stress. The concurrent experience of fear and stress may amplify fear and slow fear extinction which may lead to pathology. Fear memory formation involves changes in synaptic plasticity while stress and glucocorticoids change neuronal structure. Thus, both neurons and synapses are changed. These changes can be identified, visualised and mapped within focused microcircuits. In this Research Topic we focus on current advances in both the neurobiology and behavioral consequences of fear and stress.