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Digital divas :putting the wow into computing for girls
The geek is male. Or so it seems. As is well documented, there is a distinct under-representation of girls studying computing at high school level and, correspondingly, going on to have careers in IT. To address this problem, in 2007 the authors of this book, with backgrounds in secondary teaching or IT, trialled a new and revolutionary program in schools: ‘Digital Divas’. The Digital Divas…
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- 9781922235862
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- x, 197p. : ill.
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- 004.8352 FIS d
The digital rights movement :the role of technology in subverting digital cop…
The evolution of activism against the expansion of copyright in the digital domain, with case studies of resistance including eBook and iTunes hacks.The movement against restrictive digital copyright protection arose largely in response to the excesses of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998. In The Digital Rights Movement, Hector Postigo shows that what began as an assertion of …
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- 9780262017954
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- 244p. : ill.
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- 345.02662 POS d
Instructional scaffolding in STEM education :strategies and efficacy evidence
This book uses meta-analysis to synthesize research on scaffolding and scaffolding-related interventions in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. Specifically, the volume examines the extent to which study quality, assessment type, and scaffolding characteristics (strategy, intended outcome, fading schedule, scaffolding intervention, and paired intervention) influe…
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- 9783319025650
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- xi, 144p. : ill.
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- 510.71 BEL i
Gender and STEM :understanding segregation in science, technology, engineerin…
This volume features thirteen original chapters on the causes and consequences of gender segregation in scientific, technical, engineering, and mathematics (“STEM”) occupations and fields of study. Although women have made great strides in equalizing access to labor markets and higher education, many STEM fields—particularly in the physical sciences and engineering—remain strongholds of…
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- 9783038971474
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- ix, 271p. : ill.
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- 510.71 GEN g
English language learning and technology :lectures on applied linguistics in …
This book explores implications for applied linguistics of recent developments in technologies used in second language teaching and assessment, language analysis, and language use. Focusing primarily on English language learning, the book identifies significant areas of interplay between technology and applied linguistics, and it explores current perspectives on perennial questions such as how …
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- 9789027217042
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- xvi, 213p. : ill.
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- 428.0071 CHA e
Urban and regional technology planning :planning practice in the global knowl…
Part of the popular Networked Cities series, Urban and Regional Technology Planning focuses on the practice of relational planning and the stimulation of local city-regional scale development planning in the context of the global knowledge economy and network society. Designed to offer scholars, practitioners, and decision makers studies on the ways of cities, technologies, and multiple form…
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- 9780203799437
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- xiv, 268p. : ill.
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- 303.4833 COR u
Remote sensing and geosciences for archaeology
This book collects more than 20 papers, written by renowned experts and scientists from across the globe, that showcase the state-of-the-art and forefront research in archaeological remote sensing and the use of geoscientific techniques to investigate archaeological records and cultural heritage.Very high resolution satellite images from optical and radar space-borne sensors, airborne multi-spe…
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- 9783038427643
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- IX, 433 p.
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- 930.1 REM r
Bioenergy crops for ecosystem health and sustainability
The growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject to much recent criticism, as taking away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book challenges some commonly-held ideas about biofuels, bioenergy and energy cropping, particularly that energy crops pose an inherent threat to ecosystems, which must be mitigated. The book recognises that certain energ…
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- 9781315733784
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- xi, 205p. : ill.
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- 333.9539 BAU b
Integrating information into the engineering design process
Engineering design is a fundamental problem-solving model used by the discipline. Effective problem-solving requires the ability to find and incorporate quality information sources. To teach courses in this area effectively, educators need to understand the information needs of engineers and engineering students and their information gathering habits. This book provides essential guidance for e…
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- 9781557536495
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- 373.24 FOS i
Fulfilling the promise of technology transfer :fostering innovation for the b…
Universities and research institutes are increasingly expected to contribute to society by creating innovation from the returns of their research results and the establishment of new technologies. Toward that goal, Keio University in Japan held an international symposium titled “Fulfilling the Promise of Technology Transfer: Fostering Innovation for the Benefit of Society.” From that sympos…
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- 9784431543060
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- viii, 128p. : ill.
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- 338.926 FUL f
P5 eHealth :an agenda for the health technologies of the future
This open access volume focuses on the development of a P5 eHealth, or better, a methodological resource for developing the health technologies of the future, based on patients’ personal characteristics and needs as the fundamental guidelines for design. It provides practical guidelines and evidence based examples on how to design, implement, use and elevate new technologies for healthcare to…
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- 9783030279943
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- xi, 189p. : ill.
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- 610.28 PAT p
CyberParks :the interface between people, places and technology : new approac…
This open access book is about public open spaces, about people, and about the relationship between them and the role of technology in this relationship. It is about different approaches, methods, empirical studies, and concerns about a phenomenon that is increasingly being in the centre of sciences and strategies – the penetration of digital technologies in the urban space. As the main outco…
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- 9783030134174
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- xv, 321p. : ill.
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- 307.1216 CYB c
Bioeconomy :shaping the transition to a sustainable, biobased economy
This book defines the new field of "Bioeconomy" as the sustainable and innovative use of biomass and biological knowledge to provide food, feed, industrial products, bioenergy and ecological services. The chapters highlight the importance of bioeconomy-related concepts in public, scientific, and political discourse. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the authors outline the dimensions of the …
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- 9783319681528
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- vi, 356p. : ill.
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- 338.927 BIO b
Multi-dimensional approaches towards new technology :insights on innovation, …
This open access edited book captures the complexities and conflicts arising at the interface of intellectual property rights (IPR) and competition law. To do so, it discusses four specific themes: (a) policies governing functioning of standard setting organizations (SSOs), transparency and incentivising future innovation; (b) issue of royalties for standard essential patents (SEPs) and related…
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- 9789811312328
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- xxv, 337p. : ill.
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- 346.048 MUL m
Designing sustainable technologies, products and policies :from science to in…
This open access book provides insight into the implementation of Life Cycle approaches along the entire business value chain, supporting environmental, social and economic sustainability related to the development of industrial technologies, products, services and policies; and the development and management of smart agricultural systems, smart mobility systems, urban infrastructures and energ…
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- 9783319669816
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- xiv, 520p. : ill.
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- 338.927 DES d
Tantalisingly close:an archaeology of communication desires in discourses of …
In this important new study, Imar de Vries take a historical and comparative approach in researching our intimate relationship with present-day mobile wireless technologies. By analyzing the full range of human expectations and behavior in regard to mobile devices, de Vries looks at how wireless gadgets have changed our ideas about communication, while at the same time he demonstrates how moder…
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- 9789048514915
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- 256 p.; 22 cm.
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- 303.4833 DEV t
Learning to understand remote sensing images
With the recent advances in remote sensing technologies for Earth observation, many different remote sensors are collecting data with distinctive properties. The obtained data are so large and complex that analyzing them manually becomes impractical or even impossible. Therefore, understanding remote sensing images effectively, in connection with physics, has been the primary concern of the rem…
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- 9783038976851
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- IX, 416 p.
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- 005.133 WAN l
Peran matematika, sains, dan teknologi dalam mencapai tujuan pembangunan berk…
Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan (Sustainable Development Goals/SDGs) merupakan rangkaian agenda pembangunan berkelanjutan mulai tahun 2015 sampai 2030. SDGs terdiri atas 17 tujuan yang disepakati pada September 2015 oleh negara-negara anggota PBB, akan memandu pencapaian tujuan global yakni pembangunan berkelanjutan hingga tahun 2030. SDGs sesungguhnya disusun berdasarkan capaian Tujuan Pemban…
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- 9786023923281
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- xiv, 359p. : ill.
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- 307.1 PER p
Peran matematika, sains dan teknologi dalam kebencanaan
Kita menyadari bahwa negara kita merupakan negara bahari yang terdiriatas lebih dari 17.000 pulau dengan garis pantai yang membentang sepanjang lebih dari 99.000 km. Secara geologi Indonesia memiliki banyakpatahan gempa karena dikelilingi oleh tiga lempeng tektonik, yaitu lempengIndo-Australia, lempeng Eurasia, dan lempeng Pasifik yang pertemuannya berada di laut. Di samping itu, wilayah Indone…
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- 9786023927203
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- xiv, 183p. : ill.
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- 510 PER p
Policy-oriented technology assessment across Europe :expanding capacities
Policy-making to address grand challenges faces greater complexity than any previous project of modernization. Future scenarios are haunted by uncertainty and there is real ambivalence as to the values that policy should strive for. In this situation decision-makers look to research and innovation to provide answers and solutions. But neither can the great transitions ahead be planned by scienc…
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- 9781137561725
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- xvi, 171p. : ill.
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- 338.9406 POL p
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