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Sociobiology of communication : an interdisciplinary perspective

Obrazy
Autor
ed. by Patrizia d'Ettore and David P. Hughes
Place of publication
Oxford
Publication date
2008
Table of Contents

Preface . . v
Acknowledgements . . ix
List of contributors . . xiii

1 The handicap principle and signalling in collaborative systems . . 1
2 Communication in bacteria . . 11
3 Communication in social networks of territorial animals: networking at different levels in birds and other systems . . 33
4 Communication between hosts and social parasites . . 55
5 Chemical communication and the coordination of social interactions in insects . . 81
6 Chemical communication in societies of rodents . . 97
7 Neurobiology of olfactory communication in the honeybee . . 119
8 Rapid evolution and sexual signals . . 139
9 Communication of mate quality in humans . . 157
10 The extended phenotype within the colony and how it obscures social communication . . 171
11 Synergy in social communication . . 191
12 Conflicting messages: genomic imprinting and internal communication . . 209
13 Language unbound: genomic conflict and psychosis in the origin of modern humans . . 225
14 The evolution of human communication and language . . 249
15 Why teach? The evolutionary origins and ecological consequences of costly information transfer . . 265
16 Grades of communication . . 275

Concluding remarks . . 289
Glossary . . 291
Index . . 295

Series
(Oxford Biology)

Dog behaviour, evolution and cognition

Obrazy
Autor
Ádám Miklósi
Place of publication
Oxford
Publication date
2009
Table of Contents

1 Dogs in historical perspective, and conceptual issues of the study of their behaviour . . 1
1.1 Introduction . . 1
1.2 From behaviourism to cognitive ethology . . 2
1.3 Tinbergen's legacy: four questions plus one . . 8
1.4 Evolutionary considerations . . 11
1.5 What is it like to be a dog? . . 15
1.6 Lupomorphism or babymorphism? . . 16
1.7 Modelling of behaviour . . 17
1.8 An ethocognitive mental model for the dog . . 22
1.9 Conclusions for the future . . 24
Further reading . . 26

2 Methodological issues in the behavioural study of the dog . . 27
2.1 Introduction . . 27
2.2 Finding phenomena and collecting data . . 27
2.3 Making behavioural comparisons . . 30
2.4 Sampling and the problem of single cases (N = 1) . . 35
2.5 A procedural problem in naturalistic observations: the presence of humans . . 37
2.6 How to measure dog behaviour? . . 38
2.7 Asking questions . . 43
2.8 Conclusions for the future . . 45
Further reading . . 45

3 Dogs in anthropogenic environments: society and family . . 47
3.1 Introduction . . 47
3.2 Dogs in human society . . 47
3.3 Interactions between dogs and people in public . . 51
3.4 Dogs in the family . . 53
3.5 Dogs at work . . 56
3.6 Social roles of dogs in human groups . . 56
3.7 Social competition in dog-human groups and their consequences . . 57
3.8 Outcast dogs: life in animal shelters . . 62
3.9 Conclusions for the future . . 65
Further reading . . 65

4 A comparative approach to Canis . . 67
4.1 Introduction . . 67
4.2 Putting things into perspective: an overview of Canis . . 67
4.3 An overview of wolves . . 74
4.4 Wolf and dog: similarities and differences . . 89
4.5 Conclusions for the future . . 92
Further reading . . 93

5 Domestication . . 95
5.1 Introduction . . 95
5.2 Human perspective on dog domestication . . 95
5.3 Archaeology faces phylogenetics . . 101
5.4 Some concepts of evolutionary population biology . . 117
5.5 Emergence of phenotypic novelty . . 119
5.6 A case study of domestication: the fox experiment . . 131
5.7 Conclusions for the future . . 136
Further reading . . 136

6 The perceptual world of the dog . . 137
6.1 Introduction . . 137
6.2 Comparative perspectives . . 137
6.3 Vision . . 139
6.4 Hearing . . 142
6.5 Olfaction . . 144
6.6 Conclusions for the future . . 150
Further reading . . 150

7 Physical-ecological cognition . . 151
7.1 Introduction . . 151
7.2 Orientation in space . . 151
7.3 Spatial problem solving . . 155
7.4 Knowledge about objects . . 156
7.5 Memory for hidden objects . . 158
7.6 Folk physics in dogs? . . 161
7.7 Conclusions for the future . . 163
Further reading . . 163

8 Social cognition . . 165
8.1 Introduction . . 165
8.2 The affiliative aspects of social relationships . . 166
8.3 The agonistic aspects of social relationships . . 170
8.4 Communication in a mixed-species group . . 177
8.5 Play . . 189
8.6 Social learning in dogs . . 191
8.7 Social influence . . 193
8.8 Cooperation . . 196
8.9 Social competence . . 197
8.10 Conclusions for the future . . 200
Further reading . . 200

9 Development of behaviour . . 201
9.1 Introduction . . 201
9.2 What are developmental 'periods'? . . 201
9.3 Rethinking developmental periods in dogs . . 205
9.4 Sensitive periods in development . . 209
9.5 Attraction and attachment . . 214
9.6 Early experience and its influence on behaviour . . 216
9.7 Prediction of behaviour: 'Puppy testing' . . 217
9.8 Conclusions for the future . . 219
Further reading . . 219

10 Temperament and personality . . 221
10.1 Introduction . . 221
10.2 Descriptive approach to personality . . 223
10.3 Functional approach to personality . . 226
10.4 Mechanistic approach . . 230
10.5 Conclusions for the future . . 234
Further reading . . 235

11 Afterword: Heading towards 21st-century science . . 237
11.1 Comparare necesse est! . . 237
11.2 Natural model . . 237
11.3 Evolving dogs . . 237
11.4 Behavioural modelling . . 239
11.5 Ethical implications and researchers' mission . . 240
11.6 Dog genome and bioinformatics . . 241
11.7 Taws in hands' . . 241

References . . 243
Index . . 267

Series
(Oxford Biology)

Language and sexism

Obrazy
Autor
Sara Mills
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2008
Table of Contents

Acknowledgements . . ix

1. Introduction . . 1
1. Problems with research on sexism . . 5
2. My theoretical position . . 22
3. Structure of the book . . 33

2. Overt sexism . . 35
1. Hate speech and sexism . . 38
2. Contexts of sexism . . 40
3. Types of overt sexism . . 41
4. Sexism, racism and homophobia . . 73

3. Language reform . . 77
1. Institutional language change . . 78
2. Strategies of reform . . 83
3. Effectiveness of reform . . 91
4. Responses to anti-sexist campaigns . . 97

4. 'Political correctness' . . 100
1. Development of the term 'political correctness' . . 106
2. 'Political incorrectness' . . 108
3. Anti-sexist campaigns and 'political correctness' . . 114
4. Model of 'political correctness' and anti-sexism . . 119

5. Indirect sexism . . 124
1. Language as a system . . 124
2. Stereotypes . . 126
3. Institutions and language . . 132
4. Indirect sexism . . 133
5. Types of indirect sexism . . 140
6. Challenging indirect sexism . . 152

6. Conclusions . . 154
1. Public sensitivity to issues of sexism . . 154
2. Why analyse sexism . . 155
3. Why reform matters . . 156
4. Should we accept sexism? . . 157

Bibliography . . 162
Index . . 174

The fiction of Tadeusz Konwicki : coming to terms with post-war Polish history and politics

Obrazy
Autor
Katarzyna Zechenter ; with a pref. by John Bates and a forew. by Małgorzata Czerwińska
Place of publication
New York

Publisher

Publication date
2007
Table of Contents

Preface . . i
Foreword . . v
Acknowledgements . . vii

Chapter 1 Introduction . . 1
Chronology of Tadeusz Konwicki's Life . . 17

Chapter 2 Konwicki Settling Accounts with Romanticism . . 29
The Romantic Tradition . . 45

Chapter 3 Socialist Realism by the Priest and the Jester . . 61
The Priest and the Jester . . 68
Writing as a Priest . . 69
Writing as a Jester . . 82

Chapter 4 Searching for the Past and the Home . . 91
Homeland without a Home . . 103
"Suffering From memory" . . 119
In Search of the Past . . 126
Love and Death . . 134
The Other - The Polish Jew in the Borderlands . . 153

The future of reputation : gossip, rumor, and privacy on the Internet

Obrazy
Autor
Daniel J. Solove
Place of publication
New Haven
Publication date
2007
Table of Contents

Preface . . vii
1 Introduction: When Poop Goes Primetime . . 1

Part I Rumor and Reputation in a Digital World
2 How the Free Flow of Information Liberates and Constrains Us . . 17
3 Gossip and the Virtues of Knowing Less . . 50
4 Shaming and the Digital Scarlet Letter . . 76

Part II Privacy, Free Speech, and the Law
5 The Role of Law . . 105
6 Free Speech, Anonymity, and Accountability . . 125
7 Privacy in an Overexposed World . . 161
8 Conclusion: The Future of Reputation . . 189

Notes . . 207
Index . . 237

Blacked out : government secrecy in the information age

Obrazy
Autor
Alasdair Roberts
Place of publication
Cambridge
Publication date
2006
Table of Contents

Acknowledgements . . ix
1 The Glass Case . . 1

I CONTEXT
2 Secrecy and Security . . 27
3 Regime Change . . 51
4 Message Discipline . . 82
5 Soft States . . 107

II STRUCTURE
6 Opaque Networks . . 127
7 The Corporate Veil . . 150
8 Remote Control . . 171

III TECHNOLOGY
9 Liquid Paper . . 199

IV CONCLUSION
10 The End of the Story? . . 231

Notes . . 239
Index . . 303

La scatola nera : appunti di tossicologia per la valutazione del rischio chimico

Obrazy
Autor
Giovanna Cornelio
Place of publication
Trieste
Publication date
2009
Table of Contents

Prefazione . . 11

INTRODUZIONE: E PRINCIPI GENERALI
Introduzione . . 17
1. I prìncipi generali dell'analisi del rischio chimico . . 22
2. Principi di tossicologia generale . . 28

PARTE I: TOSSICOLOGIA GENERALE
3. Cinetica, le leggi generali . . 37
4. Cinetica, l'assorbimento . . 48
5. Cinetica, la distribuzione . . 61
6. Cinetica, la biotrasformazione . . 67
7. Cinetica, l'eliminazione . . 75
8. La tossicodinamica, dose ed effetto . . 82
9. Tossicodinamica, l'interazione xenobiotico-organismo . . 101
10. Tossicodinamina, tossici con soglia e senza soglia . . 130

PARTE II: IL RISK ASSESSMENT
11. Il processo di definizione del rischio nella pratica lavorativa. L'identificazione dei pericoli . . 153
12. L'identificazione del pericolo e la doserisposta nella pratica del risk Assessment - Le fonti di informazione previste dalle norme . . 170
13. L'identificazione del pericolo e la doserisposta nella pratica del risk Assessment - Le fonti di informazione delle banche dati on-line . . 200
14. La quantificazione dell'esposizione. Le variabili legate al processo di lavoro . . 217
15. La quantificazione dell'esposizione. Le variabili legate al rapporto uomoambiente e le misure sull'uomo, ovvero il monitoraggio biologico . . 230
16. La definizione del rischio: la scelta dei valori di confronto . . 253

CONCLUSIONE: OLTRE LA TOSSICOLOGIA
17. Oltre il risk assessment. Il principio di precauzione . . 271

APPENDICI
A - Unit Risk e Slope Factor, OEHHA 2007 . . 287
B - REACH, indice . . 297
C - Frasi di rischio e consigli di prudenza . . 300
D - II Regolamento n. 1272/2008 (CLP) . . 306

Wind energy - the facts : a guide to the technology, economics and future of wind power

Obrazy
Place of publication
London

Publisher

Publication date
2009
Table of Contents

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations . . xvii
Acknowledgements . . xix
Foreword . . xxi
EWEA Foreword . . xxiii

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . 1
Part I: Technology . . 4
Part II: Grid Integration . . 8
Part III: The Economics of Wind Power . . 13
Part IV: Industry and Markets . . 19
Part V: Environment . . 24
Part VI: Scenarios and Targets . . 26

PART I: TECHNOLOGY . . 29
Chapter 1.1: Introduction . . 31
Chapter I.2: Wind Resource Estimation . . 32
Chapter I.3: Wind Turbine Technology . . 63
Chapter I.4: Wind Farm Design . . 94
Chapter I.5: Offshore . . 107
Chapter I.6: Small Wind Turbines . . 125
Chapter I.7: Research and Development . . 139
Part I Notes . . 151

PART II: GRID INTEGRATION . . 153
Chapter II.1: Setting the Scene . . 155
Chapter II.2: Wind Power Variability and Impacts on Power Systems . . 158
Chapter II.3: Design and Operation of European Power Systems with Large Amounts of Wind Power . . 167
Chapter II.4: Grid Infrastructure Upgrade for Large-Scale Integration . . 173
Chapter II.5: Grid Connection Requirements . . 181
Chapter II.6: Wind Power's Contribution to System Adequacy . . 186
Chapter II.7: Economic Aspects: Integration Costs and Benefits . . 190
Part II Notes . . 196

PART III: THE ECONOMICS OF WIND POWER . . 197
Part III Introduction . . 199
Chapter III.1: Cost of On-Land Wind Power . . 200
Chapter III.2: Offshore Developments . . 212
Chapter III.3: Project Financing . . 221
Chapter III.4: Prices and Support Mechanisms . . 226
Chapter III.5: Wind Power on the Spot Market . . 239
Chapter III.6: Wind Power Compared to Conventional Power Generation . . 248
Chapter III.7: Employment . . 251
Part III Notes . . 258

PART IV: INDUSTRY AND MARKETS . . 259
Part IV Introduction . . 261
Chapter IV.1: Wind in the European Power Market . . 262
Chapter IV.2: European Market Overview . . 268
Chapter IV.3: Industry Actors and Investment Trends . . 279
Chapter IV.4: Global Wind Energy Markets . . 289
Chapter IV.5: Administrative and Grid Access Barriers: An Analysis of Existing EU Studies in the Field . . 298
Part IV Notes . . 305

PART V: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES . . 307
Part V Introduction . . 309
Chapter V.1: Environmental Benefits . . 311
Chapter V.2: Environmental Impacts . . 328
Chapter V.3: Policy Measures to Combat Climate Change . . 348
Chapter V.4: Externalities and Wind Compared to Other Techologies . . 365
Chapter V.5: Environmental Benefits of Wind Energy in Comparison to Remaining Electricity Generation Technologies . . 377
Chapter V.6: Social Acceptance of Wind Energy and Wind Farms . . 399
Part V Notes . . 411

PART VI: SCENARIOS AND TARGETS . . 413
Part VI Introduction . . 415
Chapter VI.1: Scenarios for the EU-27 . . 417
Chapter VI.2: Projecting Targets for the EU-27 up to 2030 . . 419
Chapter VI.3: Contribution of Wind Power to Electricity Generation and Generation Capacity in the EU-27 . . 425
Chapter VI.4: Costs and Benefits of Wind Development in the EU-27 . . 432
Chapter VI.5: Global Scenarios . . 439
Chapter VI.6: The 'Global Wind Energy Outlook' Scenarios . . 444
Part VI Notes . . 450

APPENDICES . . 451
Appendix A: Onshore Wind Maps . . 452
Appendix B: Offshore Wind Speeds Modelled in 'Study of Offshore Wind Energy in the EC' . . 462
Appendix C: Worked Example for Culliagh Wind Farm, Ireland . . 469
Appendix D: Detailed Description of Correlation Techniques . . 483
Appendix E: SWT Manufacturers and Their Models . . 485
Appendix F: Current National and European R&D . . 489
Appendix G: Transmission Systems in Europe . . 500
Appendix H: Basics Concerning the Operation and Balancing of Power Systems . . 501
Appendix I: Detailed Country Reports . . 504
Appendix J: Studies on Employment Creation in the Wind Energy Sector . . 526

Glossary . . 529
References . . 541
Index . . 557

Doing research on crime and justice

Obrazy
Autor
ed. by Roy D. King and Emma Wincup
Place of publication
Oxford
Publication date
2008
Table of Contents

Preface to the second edition . . vii
Preface to the first edition . . ix
Notes on Contributors . . xxiii
List of tables . . xxv
List of figures . . xxvii
Introduction . . 1

PART I PRACTICE AND POLITICS IN CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH
1 The process of criminological research . . 13
2 The politics of criminological research . . 45

PART II THEORY, DATA, AND TYPES OF CRIMINOLOGICAL RESEARCH
3 The relationship between theory and empirical observations in criminology . . 75
4 In search of causes and explanations of crime . . 117
5 Doing evaluation research in criminology . . 141
6 Doing criminological research in ethnically and culturally diverse contexts . . 171
7 International comparative research in criminology . . 199

PART III RESEARCH ON CRIME, CRIMINALS, AND VICTIMS
8 Researching the state of crime . . 231
9 Researching 'street criminals' in the fielcha neglected art? . . 263
10 Mission impossible? Researching organized crime . . 291
11 Researching victims . . 315

PART IV RESEARCH ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS
12 Police research . . 343
13 Research on the criminal courts . . 375
14 Research on community penalties . . 399
15 Doing research in prisons . . 431

PART V SOME RECENT CASE STUDIES
16 Cybercrime and online methodologies . . 455
17 Ethnographic research and the licensing courts . . 473
18 An embedded multimethod approach to prison research . . 487
19 Researching bullying in the classroom . . 501

Index . . 515

Visual and written culture in ancient Egypt

Obrazy
Autor
John Baines
Place of publication
Oxford
Publication date
2009
Table of Contents

List of figures . . x
Conventions . . xv
Chronological table . . xvi
Map . . xvii

PROLOGUE
1 Visual, written, decorum . . 3

WRITTEN CULTURE
2 Literacy and ancient Egyptian society . . 33
3 Four notes on literacy . . 63
4 Literacy, social organization, and the archaeological record: the case of early Egypt . . 95
5 Writing and society in early Egypt . . 117
6 Orality and literacy. Appendix: Updates to Chapters 2-5; comparative studies . . 170
7 Ancient Egyptian concepts and uses of the past: third to second millennium evidence . . 179

VISUAL CULTURE
8 Introductory note . . 205
9 Theories and universals of representation: Heinrich Schafer and Egyptian art . . 207
10 Schafer's mottoes and the understanding of representation . . 236
11 Colour terminology and colour classification: ancient Egyptian colour terminology and polychromy . . 240
12 Stone and other materials: usages and values . . 263
13 Communication and display: the integration of early Egyptian art and writing . . 281
14 On the status and purposes of ancient Egyptian art . . 298

References . . 338
Index . . 407