Tag: Context

Free Download Teresa de La Hera, "Persuasive Gaming in Context "
English | ISBN: 9463728805 | 2021 | 264 pages | PDF | 3 MB
The rapid developments in new communication technologies have facilitated the popularization of digital games, which has translated into an exponential growth of the game industry in recent decades. The ubiquitous presence of digital games has resulted in an expansion of the applications of these games from mere entertainment purposes to a great variety of serious purposes. In this edited volume, we narrow the scope of attention by focusing on what game theorist Ian Bogost has called ‘persuasive games’, that is, gaming practices that combine the dissemination of information with attempts to engage players in particular attitudes and behaviors.

Free Download Claire Mcgourlay, "Evidence: Law and Context Ed 6"
English | ISBN: 1032542780 | 2024 | 500 pages | PDF | 75 MB
Evidence: Law and Context explains the key concepts of evidence law in England and Wales clearly and concisely, set against the backdrop of the broader political and theoretical contexts. The book focuses on the essential topics commonly found on Evidence courses, covering both criminal evidence and civil evidence. Taking a contextual approach, the authors show how wider policy debates and societal trends have impacted upon the recent evolution of the law, helping to explain how and why the law has developed.

Free Download Eric Friginal, "English in Global Aviation: Context, Research, and Pedagogy"
English | ISBN: 1350059307 | 2019 | 320 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Taking readers step-by-step through the major issues surrounding the use of English in the global aviation industry, this book provides a clear introduction to turning research into practice in the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), specifically Aviation English, and a valuable case study of applied linguistics in action. With both cutting-edge research and evidence-based practice, the critical role of English in aviation is explored across a variety of contexts, including the national and global policies impacting training and language assessment for pilots, air-traffic controllers, ground staff, and students.

Free Download Andrew Selby, "Editorial Illustration: Context, content and creation"
English | ISBN: 1350096865 | 2022 | 224 pages | EPUB | 101 MB
Across digital and print media, editorial illustrators create visuals to support text and convey ideas, but there is more to these illustrations than meets the eye.

Free Download Context-Aware Computing
English | 2018 | ISBN: 3110555689 | 482 Pages | PDF (True) | 4.3 MB
The book addresses the impact of ambient intelligence, particularly its user-centric context-awareness requirement on data management strategies and solutions. Techniques of conceptualizing, capturing, protecting, modelling, and querying context information, as well as context-aware data management application are discussed, making the book is an essential reference for computer scientists, information scientists and industrial engineers.

Free Download Rupen Das, "The God That the Poor Seek: Conversion, Context, and the World of the Vulnerable"
English | 2022 | ISBN: 1839732733 | EPUB | pages: 280 | 1.3 mb
The assumption that conversion looks the same regardless of culture or religious context is challenged by a growing number of missiologists, both in the Majority World and in the West. In this book, Rupen Das explores the particularities of conversion for some of the world’s poorest populations. Sharing the stories of Syrian refugees and Indian slum dwellers, Das positions their voices within a missiological framework of contextualization, seeking to understand what attracts the marginalized to the gospel of Christ.

Free Download A Case Study for Computer Ethics in Context: The Scandal in Academia
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1032546913 | 346 Pages | PDF (True) | 10 MB
Aimed at addressing the difficulties associated with teaching often abstract elements of technical ethics, this book is an extended fictional case study into the complexities of technology and social structures in complex organizations. Within this case study, an accidental discovery reveals that the algorithms of Professor John Blackbriar are not quite what they were purported to be. Over the course of 14 newspaper articles, a nebula of professional malpractice and ethical compromise is revealed, ultimately destroying the career of a prominent, successful academic.

Free Download Rella Kushelevsky, "Tales in Context: Sefer Ha-Ma’asim in Medieval Northern France "
English | ISBN: 081434271X | 2017 | 816 pages | EPUB | 152 MB
In the thirteenth century, an anonymous scribe compiled sixty-nine tales that became Sefer ha-ma’asim, the earliest compilation of Hebrew tales known to us in Western Europe. The author writes that the stories encompass "descriptions of herbs that cure leprosy, a fairy princess with golden tresses using magic charms to heal her lover’s wounds and restore him to life; a fire-breathing dragon . . . a two-headed creature and a giant’s daughter for whom the rind of a watermelon containing twelve spies is no more than a speck of dust." In Tales in Context: Sefer ha-ma’asim in Medieval Northern France, Rella Kushelevsky enlightens the stories’ meanings and reflects the circumstances and environment for Jewish lives in medieval France. Although a selection of tales was previously published, this is the first publication of a Hebrew-English annotated edition in its entirety, revealing fresh insight.

Free Download Rella Kushelevsky, "Tales in Context: Sefer Ha-Ma’asim in Medieval Northern France "
English | ISBN: 081434271X | 2017 | 816 pages | EPUB | 152 MB
In the thirteenth century, an anonymous scribe compiled sixty-nine tales that became Sefer ha-ma’asim, the earliest compilation of Hebrew tales known to us in Western Europe. The author writes that the stories encompass "descriptions of herbs that cure leprosy, a fairy princess with golden tresses using magic charms to heal her lover’s wounds and restore him to life; a fire-breathing dragon . . . a two-headed creature and a giant’s daughter for whom the rind of a watermelon containing twelve spies is no more than a speck of dust." In Tales in Context: Sefer ha-ma’asim in Medieval Northern France, Rella Kushelevsky enlightens the stories’ meanings and reflects the circumstances and environment for Jewish lives in medieval France. Although a selection of tales was previously published, this is the first publication of a Hebrew-English annotated edition in its entirety, revealing fresh insight.

Free Download The Power of Instructional Coaching in Context
by Ippolito, Jacy;Bean, Rita M.;
English | 2024 | ISBN: 1462554024 | 299 pages | True PDF | 8.98 MB