Buku cerita bergambar ini berkisah tentang Bora, Si Pohon Lontar yang tinggal di Pulau Rote, pulau berpenghuni paling selatan di Indonesia. Di Rote, Bora tinggal bersama teman-temannya. Masyarakat di pulau ini sangat menghargai keberadaan lontar karena tanaman tersebut memiliki beragam manfaat dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Tak heran jika kemudian Bora dan teman-temannya mendapat julukan istimewa…
Mengajarkan musik tentunya juga membutuhkan suatu teori dan referensi. Khususnya kepada anak-anak, ada beberapa pendekatan yang dapat digunakan untuk mengajarkan musik. Buku ini menujukkan beberapa pendekatan pembelajaran tersebut, mulai dari hal-hal yang penting dilakukan untuk mengajarkan musik kepada anak, strategi mengajarkan teori musik, hingga metode-metode populer yang diajarkan di sekol…
Ketenteraman negeri Unenapo tergannggu. Seekor burung raksasa kerap mendatangi ladang. Memakan tanaman dan hewan, bahkan memangsa manusia. para toono motuo, tetua adat, berembuk mencari cara mengatasinya. Bagaimana upaya warga mengusir si burung kongga? Bacalah kisah dalam buku ini. Kalian akan menemukan pelajaran berharga.
The exchange of orbit information is becoming more important in view of the increasing population of objects in space as well as the increase in parties involved in space operations. The aim of this thesis was to investigate how orbit information maintained by a space surveillance system can be provided to its users. Services like collision avoidance require very accurate information, while oth…
This open access book focuses on the molecular mechanism of congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension, offering new insights into the development of pulmonary circulation and the ductus arteriosus. It describes in detail the molecular mechanisms involved in the development and morphogenesis of the heart, lungs and ductus arteriosus, covering a range of topics such as gene functions, g…
This open access book considers the potential setup for a future Multilateral Investment Court (MIC). The option of an MIC was first discussed by the EU Commission in 2016 and has since been made an official element of the EU Common Commercial Policy. In 2017, UNCITRAL also decided to discuss the possibility of an MIC, and on 20 March 2018, the Council of the EU gave the EU Commission the manda…
The third installment of the ‘European Public Investment Outlook’ series is an important and timely publication that draws together recent analyses to recommend significant increases in public investment in green ventures. Compelling data from key economists affiliated with international organizations like the International Monetary Fund, European Investment Bank and the European Commission…
Buku ini mengupas sepenggal kisah bagian awal perjalanan teknologi nuklir. Pembahasannya dimulai dari perjalanan sejarah upaya manusia memburu atom. Pembaca akan dibawa untuk mengenali atom beserta fenomena-fenomena fisika yang dapat terjadi di dalamnya. Selanjutnya pembaca akan diperkenalkan dengan sejarah awal kelahiran teknologi nuklir hingga situasi politik dunia yang mendorong lahirnya sen…
This book explores what's happening to ways of seeing urban spaces in the contemporary moment, when so many of the technologies through which cities are visualised are digital. Cities have always been pictured, in many media and for many different purposes. This edited collection explores how that picturing is changing in an era of digital visual culture. Analogue visual technologies like film …
This book is about scientific inquiry. Designed for early and mid-career researchers, it is a practical manual for conducting and communicating high-quality research in (mathematics) education. Based on the authors’ extensive experience as researchers, as mentors, and as members of the editorial team for the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education (JRME), this book directly speaks to re…
This is the first book on climate change denial and lobbying that combines the ideology of denial and the role of anthropocentrism in the study of interest groups and communication strategy. Climate Change Denial and Public Relations: Strategic Communication and Interest Groups in Climate Inaction is a critical approach to climate change denial from a strategic communication perspective. The bo…
Renaissance Fun is about the technology of Renaissance entertainments in stage machinery and theatrical special effects; in gardens and fountains; and in the automata and self-playing musical instruments that were installed in garden grottoes. How did the machines behind these shows work? How exactly were chariots filled with singers let down onto the stage? How were flaming dragons made to fly…
Swarming has become a fundamental cultural technique related to dynamic processes and an effective metaphor for the collaborative efforts of society. This book examines the media history of swarm research and its significance to current socio-technological processes. It shows that the hype about collective intelligence is based on a reciprocal computerization of biology and biologization of com…
This open access book focuses on the meanings, agendas, as well as the local and global implications of bioeconomy and bioenergy policies in and across South America, Asia and Europe. It explores how a transition away from a fossil and towards a bio-based economic order alters, reinforces and challenges socio-ecological inequalities. The volume presents a historically informed and empirically r…
Buku ini mengulas tentang pengasuhan keluarga, makanan, dan tradisi pencipta sehat di tiga wilayah Sulawesi Tenggara. Sekalipun masyarakatnya berada pada keadaan miskin dan tradisional namun tetap mengedepankan pengasuhan keluarga di atas segalanya. Semua pola pengasuhan, pengarusutamaan menu makanan, dan tradisi pencipta sehat terhadap kelompok prioritas benar-benar tampak pada keluarga khusus…
This open access volume presents a novel computational framework for understanding how collections of excitable cells work. The key approach in the text is to model excitable tissue by representing the individual cells constituting the tissue. This is in stark contrast to the common approach where homogenization is used to develop models where the cells are not explicitly present. The approach …
This open access collection of essays examines the literary advice industry since its emergence in Anglo-American literary culture in the mid-nineteenth century within the context of the professionalization of the literary field and the continued debate on creative writing as art and craft. Often dismissed as commercial and stereotypical by authors and specialists alike, literary advice has non…
This open access book highlights the complexities around making adaptation decisions and building resilience in the face of climate risk. It is based on experiences in sub-Saharan Africa through the Future Climate For Africa (FCFA) applied research programme. It begins by dealing with underlying principles and structures designed to facilitate effective engagement about climate risk, including …