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The intent of this book is to present recent results in the control theory for the long run average continuous control problem of piecewise deterministic Markov processes (PDMPs). The book focuses mainly on the long run average cost criteria and extends to the PDMPs some well-known techniques related to discrete-time and continuous-time Markov decision processes, including the so-called ``average inequality approach'', ``vanishing discount technique'' and ``policy iteration algorithm''. We believe that what is unique about our approach is that, by using the special features of the PDMPs, we trace a parallel with the general theory for discrete-time Markov Decision Processes rather than the continuous-time case. The two main reasons for doing that is to use the powerful tools developed in the discrete-time framework and to avoid working with the infinitesimal generator associated to a PDMP, which in most cases has its domain of definition difficult to be characte

This book examines the struggles encountered by multilingual scholars pursuing careers within global academia, particularly in Spain and Latin American countries. These writers face the disadvantage of having to read and write in a language other than their own. The traditional model of Anglophone universities under which academics have to «publish or perish» has ensured that English is an indicator of excellence in knowledge construction. Given this linguistic inequality, it is important that scholars from non-Anglophone countries are empowered in their efforts to publish in English in international journals, so that new knowledge can be brought to the fore. By highlighting the dominant English medium conventions, this book provides such scholars with valuable support in ensuring that their research is publishable. It explores the different ways of structuring languages and illuminates the complexities of writing an academic text in a second language. The central message of the book i

Ender's Game meets The Hunger Games in MORNING STAR , the second in an extraordinary trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of RED RISING. 'I'm still playing games. This is just the deadliest yet.' Darrow is a rebel forged by tragedy. For years he and his fellow Reds worked the mines, toiling to make the surface of Mars inhabitable. They were, they believed, mankind's last hope. Until Darrow discovered that it was all a lie, and that the Red were nothing more than unwitting slaves to an elitist ruling class, the Golds, who had been living on Mars in luxury for generations. In RED RISING, Darrow infiltrated Gold society, to fight in secret for a better future for his people. Now fully embedded amongst the Gold ruling class, Darrow continues his dangerous work to bring them down from within. It's a journey that will take him further than he's ever been before - but is Darrow truly willing to pay the price that rebellion demands? A life-or-death tal

There is a space within you where you are already perfect, whole, and complete. It is pure consciousness - the space inside of which all thoughts come and go. When you rest in the feeling of this space, the warmth of it heals your mind and body. When you operate from the infinite creative potential of this space, you produce high levels of performance and creative flow. When you sit in the openness of this space with others, you experience a level of connection and intimacy that is breathtakingly enjoyable and filled with love. And when you explore this space more deeply, you will find yourself growing closer and closer to the divine, even if you're not sure there is such a thing and wouldn't know how to talk about it if there was. Every problem we have in life is the result of losing our bearings and getting caught up in the content of our own thinking; the solution to every one of those problems is to find our way back home.This is both the invitation and the promise of this

Lysander Spooner: American Anarchist is the first book-length exposition of the ideas of the American anarchist and abolitionist who lived mostly in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1808 to 1887. Few people today are familiar with Spooner. Nonetheless, there are many interesting strands of original thought to be found in his works that have contemporary significance-for example his reflections on the need for jury nullification or his devastating critique of the social contract. Rediscovering Spooner today is no mere investigation of a bygone nineteenth century thinker, but rather a gateway to a brilliant and original scholar whose counsel should not be ignored. Product details Format Hardback | 138 pages

This volume is based on lectures and discussions presented at a NATO Advanced Study Institute on ELF and VLF Radio Wave Propagation, which was held in Norway April 1974. The study of propagation of electromagnetic waves with frequen cies below 100 kHz has long traditions in ionospheric physics. To-day, this frequency range is still of great importance, both to the physicist, who uses the waves as diagnostic tools to study the earth's environment and to the engineer who exploits the characteris tics of these waves to improve communications, navigation and timing systems. In recent years the active interest in the field has led to very rapid progress in the development of propagation theory as well as in the application of this theory to the solution of practical problems. The intention of the Organizing Committee for this Conference was to bring together theoreticians and experi mentalists working on the various aspects of wave propagation, in order to stimulate a fruitful discussio

Hannah is a sixteen-year-old teenager who leads a boring and monotonous life in front of the computer and social networks. But everything changes when she receives a message on Facebook from a boy named Alex Crowell. Hannah accesses his profile, to see who he is, but then something disturbing happens: Hannah discovers that the boy is dead. And what is the most chilling? The message she receives from him immediately after: Alex needs help finding out who killed him. Product details Format Paperback | 656 pages Dimensions 155 x 231

Understudied to the point of being ignored, conditions one and six of Carl Rogers' 'Necessary and Sufficient' conditions are given due attention for the first time in this volume. Writers from three continents put psychological contact and the client's perception of the therapist not only on the theoretical map, but at the very centre of it. The result is a series of papers outlining genuine new theory and practice for all counsellors and therapists, not only those of a person-centred persuasion. Product details Format Paperback | 311 pages Dimensions 155

EL AUTOR: Paul Gilbert FBPsS, PhD, OBE es catedrático de Psicología Clínica de la Universidad de Derby. Durante más de 30 años ha participado activamente en la investigación centrada en aproximaciones evolutivas a la psicopatología con un enfoque especial en la vergüenza y sus dificultades subyacentes lo que le llevó a desarrollar la Terapia focalizada en la compasión (CFT). Fue presidente de la Asociación Británica de Psicoterapia Cognitiva y Conductual (BABCP) y miembro del National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Desde el año 2006 preside la Compassionate Mind Foundation. En el año 2011 fue premiado con la Orden del Imperio Británico (OBE) otorgada por su contribución en el ámbito de la salud mental. EL LIBRO: En palabras de Daniel J. Siegel «Paul Gilbert ha creado una obra maestra que nos empuja a emplear el poder de nuestra mente para orientar nuestro cerebro hacia la compasión y la bondad. Al explorar la ciencia de nuestros antiguos circuitos neuronales y relacionar

Major revision. Section 12 now includes 15 technical videos and 9 interactive figures, new tables covering diabetic retinopathy and inherited retinal dystrophies along with an added chapter covering myopia and pathologic myopia. An overview of the structure and function of the retina and its relationship to the pigment epithelium, choroid and vitreous is provided. This section describes the major vitreoretinal disorders and appropriate diagnostic methods and treatment principles. Includes the management of age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, and venous occlusive disease chapter covering retinovascular disease associated with cardiovascular disease. An emphasis on imaging is demonstrated in this text with more than 175 images and ten surgical videos to illustrate common vitreoretinal procedures. Separate chapters are devoted to age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity, including the latest imaging techniques and choroida

Have you tried to learn Russian and failed? Don't like feeling overwhelmed when learning grammar and vocabulary? Want a course that will NOT jump to the next point before you could digest the first one? This book is for you! Enjoy the bite size pieces of information that is well structured and with all grammar simplified. Get the benefit of "getting it!" while learning all the core grammar, essential vocabulary and simple conversation. Listen to over 6 hours of natural audio recorded by native speakers and hear what Russian sounds like in real life! After finishing this book you will have solid knowledge of: - Russian Noun Case System, verb conjugations, Present/Past/Future Tenses, etc. You will be able to: - Talk about yourself, order in a restaurant, navigate daily life, etc. The book is full of drawings and charts that make the learning process fun and easy to follow. The AUDIO component (you can download for FREE from russianstepbystep.com, all the instructions for do

In Forging the Modern World: A History, Second Edition, authors James Carter and Richard Warren offer an accessible explanation of key transformations in global economic, political, and ideological relationships since the sixteenth century. The book is distinct from most world history texts in three important ways. First, it explores the ways in which historians use and produce information. Each chapter delves deeply into one or two specific issues of historical inquiry related to the chapter theme, showing how new primary sources, methodologies, or intellectual trends have changed how we engage with the past. Second, it clearly explains the political, economic, and ideological concepts that students need to understand in order to compare events and trends across time and space. Finally, the chapters are organized around global historical themes, which are explored through an array of conceptual and comparative lenses. While the book chapters proceed chronologically, each chapter is

Unlike any other text of its kind, ""Materials Selection and Applications in Mechanical Engineering"" contains complete and in-depth coverage on materials of use, their principles, processing and handling details; along with illustrative examples and sample projects. It clearly depicts the needed topics and gives adequate coverage with ample examples so that ME students can appreciate the relevance of materials to their discipline. Featuring the basic principles of materials selection for application in various engineering outcomes, the contents of this text follow those of the common first-level introductory course in materials science and engineering. Directed toward mechanical engineering, it introduces the materials commonly used in this branch, along with an exhaustive description of their properties that decide their functional characteristics and selection for use, typical problems encountered during application due to improper processing or handling of mater

Das vorliegende Werk ist seit nunmehr 60 Jahren bekannt und darf heute als Klassiker der seriösen Astrologie und Kosmobiologie angesehen werden. Die Stellung der Gestirne und anderer Deutungsfaktoren in den Tierkreiszeichen und Feldern, die Aspektverbindungen untereinander und vor allem die Halbsummen werden in über 1100 Aussagekombinationen interpretiert. Diese Interpretationen können sowohl für die Auslegung des Geburtsbildes selbst wie auch für die Prognose verwendet werden. Wer nicht nur mit Aspekten, sondern auch mit Halbsummen arbeitet, für den ist dieses Buch eine unschätzbare Fundgrube zur prägnanten Deutungshilfe. Product details Format Hardback | 296 pages

Pereza, tercer volumen de la obra Psicología de los Eneatipos, nos habla de la inercia psicoespiritual y de la resistencia al cambio en la personalidad indolente, que otrora fue conocida por los Padres del Desierto como acidia. Una vez más, el doctor Claudio Naranjo ha dirigido a un amplio equipo de colaboradores del Eneatipo 9, en una investigación inédita y profunda sobre los 27 caracteres que describe la aplicación del eneagrama a la personalidad. Cada uno de los nueve libros que componen la obra presenta una extensa descripción de los subtipos del eneagrama: Conservación, Sexual y Social, de modo que por primera vez nos encontramos ante una extensa fuente de información sobre aspectos hasta ahora prácticamente desconocidos de cada carácter: sus equivalencias en el mundo académico, los contrastes entre los diversos subtipos, rasgos más destacados, estrategia interpersonal e ideas irracionales asociadas, biografías prototípicas, personajes célebres, problemas en el desarrollo del amo