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DIVInvestigates the popular canonization of a saint in Tijuana, asking what triggered the devotion and considering local, national, international, geographical, environmental, cultural, and psychological aspects of the event./div
He had escaped the horrors of the last few months. Started a new life, with his new family. His life was returning to normal, his scars healing. Until they found him. His loved ones were taken to their world, to their horrors. Now, Jake must follow, hoping it’s not too late. But will he reach them in time... before they are turned against him?
This publication covers papers presented at AIED2009, part of an ongoing series of biennial international conferences for top quality research in intelligent systems and cognitive science for educational computing applications. The conference provides opportunities for the cross-fertilization of techniques from many fields that make up this interdisciplinary research area, including: artificial intelligence, computer science, cognitive and learning sciences, education, educational technology, psychology, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, linguistics, and the many domain-specific areas for which AIED systems have been designed and evaluated. AIED2009 focuses on the theme "Building learning...
A criminal kingpin has taken over the streets of New Orleans, and he's handing out death warrants to all who refuse his orders. Before any more people disappear, Washington decides it's time to shut this operation down, and Mack Bolan is just the man for the job. Original.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems, ITS 2004, held in Macei, Alagoas, Brazil in August/September 2004. The 73 revised full papers and 39 poster papers presented together with abstracts of invited talks, panels, and workshops were carefully reviewed and selected from over 180 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on adaptive testing, affect, architectures for ITS, authoring systems, cognitive modeling, collaborative learning, natural language dialogue and discourse, evaluation, machine learning in ITS, pedagogical agents, student modeling, and teaching and learning strategies.
This book gathers the proceedings of the I-ESA’20 Conference, which was organised by the National Engineering School of Tarbes (ENIT), on behalf of the European Virtual Laboratory, for Enterprise Interoperability (INTEROP-VLab) and the Pole Grand Sud-Ouest (PGSO) and was held virtually in Tarbes, France, in November 2020. It presents contributions ranging from academic research and case studies to industrial and administrative experiences with interoperability. These contributions show how, in a globalised market scenario—where the ability to cooperate with other organisations efficiently is essential in order to remain economically, socially and environmentally cost-effective—the most...
The continuous growth of older populations, as a consequence of demographic changes, is a huge global challenge. The growing proportion of older adults not only burdens the healthcare system, specifically, in developing countries but also posits a challenge at the household level, specifically, in nuclear and one-person households. For societies as a whole to avoid costly and negative effects, it is crucial to increase their knowledge of how to promote good health among older adults, so that they can live longer and enjoy a better quality of life. Active aging is the process of optimizing opportunities for health, participation, and security in order to enhance quality of life as people age....
"Underneath My Skin" shares the story of a young woman whose only dream is to become a lawyer or an FBI agent. The problem comes when her father, a very fair black man married to her mother, a white woman, demands she pass for white when she enters Virginia Tech University. Her brother, Steve, who is already passing for white, is about to graduate and has been offered a prestigious job at a well-known architectural firm. The year is 1989, and although it has been years since advertisements stating "Coloreds Need Not Apply" have dissappeared from the scene, the underlying racism still exists and is fully operational. James, Jennifer's father, only wants the best for his children and is willing to sacrifice his racial pride. Jennifer, his beautiful, white looking daughter is not! Jennifer's personal motto was "I'm black and I'm proud." She does finally give in not wanting her brother to lose his opportunity. She learns a lot about people of both colors when she enters a world filled with dangerous characters.