This book explores how language and attitude conspire to communicate attitudinal meaning (e.g. criticism, praise). It takes an experimental pragmatics perspective and assumes an exploratory approach, drawing insights from interdisciplinary research, to explain how linguistic means and attitude cues bind to communicate attitudinal stance (approval, disapproval). The explorations are settled...

Engineering has been an essential collaborator in biological research and breakthroughs in biology are often enabled by technological advances. Decoding the double helix structure of DNA, for example, only became possible after significant advances in such technologies as X-ray diffraction and gel electrophoresis. Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis improved as new technologies —...

Dekadentzya is an annual English-language literary journal of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. We welcome all submissions.

Key Features Master all the basic concepts of Git to protect your code and make it easier to evolve Use Git proficiently, and learn how to resolve day-by-day challenges easily This step-by-step guide is packed with examples to help you learn and work with Git's internals Book Description Since its inception, Git has attracted skilled developers due to its...

Prezentacja współczesnych badań etnolgicznych, omawiająca tradycyjny rejon badań: tereny dawnej Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów, w tym także żydowskiej mniejszości narodowych na tych terenach, ponadto ostatnie badania z terenu Syberii i Azji Centralnej. Wszystkie teksty w języku angielskim.

Originally published in 1922 as "Terriers", this scarce early work on British terrier breeds is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have now republished it, using the original text and photographs, as part of their CLASSIC BREED BOOKS series. The book's two hundred and thirteen pages discuss nineteen breeds of terriers originating within the British Isles....

Some of England's grandest country houses are to be found in this prosperous rural county. The Elizabethan Renaissance Kirby Hall, the Jacobean mansion at Apethorpe, the late 17th-century French-inspired Boughton, Hawksmoor's stately Baroque Easton Neston, and the interiors of Althorp provide a fascinating survey of changing taste through the centuries. Complementing them are smaller...

"As general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and president of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping has delivered many speeches on a broad range of issues. He has offered his thoughts, views and judgments, and answered a series of important theoretical and practical questions about the Party and the country in these changing times. His speeches embody the philosophy of the new...

W Krakowie zachowało się wyjątkowo dużo zabytków związanych z historią i kulturą Żydów. Najwięcej jest ich na krakowskim Kazimierzu gdzie przetrwał unikalny na światową skalę zespół urbanistyczny dawnego miasta żydowskiego. Istniało ono tam do końca XIV w. aż po połowę XIX w. Najważniejszymi elementami tego zespołu są zabytkowe synagogi Stara Nowa Remu Wysoka Poppera Izaaka i Kupa oraz stary...

This book discusses how model-based approaches can improve the daily practice of software professionals. This is known as Model-Driven Software Engineering (MDSE) or, simply, Model-Driven Engineering (MDE). MDSE practices have proved to increase efficiency and effectiveness in software development, as demonstrated by various quantitative and qualitative studies. MDSE adoption...

In an age of mass surveillance, when advanced cyberwarfare weapons rapidly migrate into every hacker’s toolkit, you can’t rely on outdated security methods–especially if you’re responsible for Internet-facing services. In Linux® Hardening in Hostile Networks, Kyle Rankin helps you to implement modern safeguards that provide maximum impact with minimum effort and to strip away old techniques...

Essential guide to British universities that gives you all the information you need to make the crucial decisions on what to study, where to study, and how much it might cost. Objective and authoritative, it is the best-selling guide to making the right university choice for you. For more than 25 years The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide has provided the most accurate and...

As LPP readers may observe, volume 6.2 is the first compiled by two new editors, Marta Dynel and Monika Kopytkowska. We should like to thank the former editor, Iwona Witczak-Olisiecka, for her effort in developing the journal over the past few years. The present volume consists of seven articles, both new methodological proposals and case studies. While some contributions are the...

This book is the fruit of more than forty years of my research connected with the description, analysis, comparison and systematisation of architectonic forms in terms of space. This research began in the 70s and first culminated in the thesis which established me as an assistant professor. Its title was “On the spatial structure of works of architecture: the methodological principles of...

All the best cleaning tips to shine your sink and soothe your soul. Discover how to transform your home. Cleaning doesn't have to be that job you dread. Not when Mrs Hinch is here to show you her sparkly ways! Mrs Hinch has taken the nation by storm with her infectiously addictive charm, clever cleaning hacks and her passionate belief in the life-changing magic of tidying. With the help of...

The aim of this book is to present the newest trends in genetic studies conducted in Poland and concerning variability in populations, variability studied on various levels of its organization. The works presented deal with widely understood problems of populational genetics, ecological genetics, evolutionary biology, processes of adaptation, speciation and taxonomy. Rapid progress in the...

With more than 175 colour high-fashion photographs, this stunning, comprehensive, and authoritative handbook on modern French couture, covering the finest Parisian houses of couture—including Chanel, Dior, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, and more—and the creative directors who are redefining their legacies for the twenty-first century While trends emerge from New York, London, and...

This book is about how to keep bees in a natural and practical system where they do not require treatments for pests and diseases and only minimal interventions. It is also about simple practical beekeeping. It is about reducing your work. It is not a main-stream beekeeping book. Many of the concepts are contrary to "conventional" beekeeping. The techniques presented here are streamlined...

Reviews the state of stem cell bioengineering. This book includes the basic research work on stem cells and bioengineering carried out by various laboratories. It consists of a review of the development of various microcapsules in stem cell therapy. It summarizes the overall clinical trials on stem cell therapy and myocardial regeneration.

New technologies and the science that created them have transformed our lives, posing challenges as to how technological change can be better integrated into society. Over the last few decades, recognition of these issues has led to different ways of engaging the public in the assessment and regulation of emerging technologies. However, diverse factors such as existing regulatory frameworks...