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Conservation of Time-Based Media Art

Conservation of Time-based Media Art is the first book to take stock of the current practices and conceptual frameworks that define the emerging field of time-based media conservation which focuses on contemporary artworks that contain video audio film slides or software components. Written and compiled by a diverse group of time-based media practitioners around the world including conservators curators registrars and technicians among others this volume offers a comprehensive survey of specialized practices that have developed around the collection preservation and display of time-based media art. Divided into 23 chapters with contributions from 36 authors and 85 additional voices the narrative of this book provides both an overview and detailed guidance on critical topics including the acquisition examination documentation and installation of time-based media art; cross-medium and medium-specific treatment approaches and methods; the registration storage and management of digital and physical artwork components; collection surveys and project advocacy; lab infrastructures staffing and the institutional implementation of time-based media conservation. Conservation of Time-based Media Art serves as a critical resource for conservation students and for a diverse professional audience who engage with time-based media art including conservation practitioners and other collection caretakers curators art historians collectors gallerists artists scholars and academics.

GBP 190.00

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The Practice of Management

This classic volume achieves a remarkable width of appeal without sacrificing scientific accuracy or depth of analysis. It is a valuable contribution to the study of business efficiency which should be read by anyone wanting information about the developments and place of management and it is as relevant today as when it was first written. This is a practical book written out of many years of experience in working with managements of small medium and large corporations. It aims to be a management guide enabling readers to examine their own work and performance to diagnose their weaknesses and to improve their own effectiveness as well as the results of the enterprise they are responsible for. | The Practice of Management

GBP 180.00

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Practical Handbook of Disturbed Land Revegetation

This crucial reference focuses on the growth of vegetation on disturbed lands specifically the problems of plant seeding and growth and the ecological consequences of that growth. This one-of-a-kind book covers the spectrum of plant development including the creation of an acceptable rooting medium and seeding or planting and discusses practices to enhance diversity and usefulness of the plant community. This handbook gives detailed examples of how to rehabilitate and restore damaged land and in most cases mined land. The book focuses on the complete restoration of soil water vegetation and wildlife. It provides a thorough introduction to the science behind the practice and follows with practical examples. A complete detailed list of genera and species to expedite restoration is also included. | Practical Handbook of Disturbed Land Revegetation

GBP 180.00

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The Routledge Handbook of Shakespeare and Interface

The Routledge Handbook of Shakespeare and Interface provides a ground-breaking investigation into media-specific spaces where Shakespeare is experienced. While such operations may be largely invisible to the average reader or viewer the interface properties of books screens and stages profoundly mediate our cognitive engagement with Shakespeare. This volume considers contemporary debates and questions including how mobile devices mediate the experience of Shakespeare; the impact of rapidly evolving virtual reality technologies and the interface architectures which condition Shakespearean plays; and how design elements of hypertext menus and screen navigation operate within internet Shakespeare spaces. Charting new frontiers this diverse collection delivers fresh insight into human–computer interaction and user-experience theory cognitive ecology and critical approaches such as historical phenomenology. This volume also highlights the application of media and interface design theory to questions related to the medium of the play and its crucial interface with the body and mind.

GBP 205.00

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Armed Conflict Survey 2018

The Armed Conflict Survey provides in-depth analysis of the political military and humanitarian dimensions of all major armed conflicts as well as data on fatalities refugees and internally displaced persons. Compiled by the IISS publisher of The Military Balance it is the standard reference work on contemporary conflict. The book assesses key developments in 36 high- medium- and low-intensity conflicts including those in Iraq Syria Afghanistan South Sudan Israel–Palestine Southern Thailand Colombia and Ukraine. The Armed Conflict Survey features essays by some of the world’s leading experts on armed conflict including Mats Berdal Elisabeth Jean Wood Julia Bleckner Nelly Lahoud William Reno and Carrie Manning. They write on: • UN peacekeeping; • conflict-related sexual violence; • the Islamic State’s shifting narrative; • the changing foundations of governance by armed groups; and • rebel-to-party transitions. The authors’ discussion of principal thematic and cross-national trends complements the detailed analysis of each conflict at the core of the book. The Armed Conflict Survey also includes maps infographics and multi-year data as well as the IISS Chart of Conflict. | Armed Conflict Survey 2018

GBP 375.00

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Handbook on Spray Drying Applications for Food Industries

Spray drying is a mechanical process by which materials in liquid form can be converted into solid form such as powders. It is a rapid continuous cost-effective reproducible and scalable process for producing dry powders from a fluid material by atomization through an atomizer into a hot drying gas medium usually air. The Handbook on Spray Drying Applications for Food Industries deals with recent techniques adopted in spray drying systems for drying a vast array of food products novel and emerging tools used for spray drying of antioxidant rich products optimized conditions used for extraction and production of herbal powders by using spray drying techniques and problems encountered during spray drying of acid and sugar rich foods and also various herbal powders. The book discusses the encapsulation of flavors by using the spray drying process providing a comparison with other encapsulation techniques. It reviews the retention of bioactive compounds and the effect of different parameters on bioactive compounds during spray drying of juice. Moreover the book explains the effect of novel approaches of spray drying on nutrients. The book addresses strategies adopted for retention of nutrients and survival of probiotic bacteria during spray drying processing. It also identifies packaging material needed for enhanced product stability. The safety and quality aspects of manufacturing spray dried food products are discussed. Key Features: Describes the design of high performance spray drying systems Highlights the strategy adopted for maximizing the yield potential of various spray dried food products Discusses strategies adopted for retention of nutrients and survival of probiotic bacteria during spray drying process Contains charts procedure flow sheets tables figures photos and a list of spray drying equipment suppliers This book will benefit entrepreneurs food scientists academicians and students by providing in-depth knowledge about spray drying of foods for quality retention and also for efficient consumer acceptability of finished products.

GBP 230.00

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