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Despite Japan's long-held reputation as an ethnically homogeneous country largely closed to foreigners, the number of immigrants in Japan has been increasing, partially as a direct result of government policies to address labor shortages associated with Japan's aging and declining population. What have these changes meant for Japan as a nation, as well as for foreign communities living in Japan? With contributions from a diverse group of thirteen scholars representing five academic discipl...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Meet Stella — the cutest corgi in all of Hawaiʻi — in a warm, funny, fully-voiced island adventure the whole family will love.Stella is a real dog with a real story: hand-picked in New Zealand, given away, and finally rescued into a family that adores her. When the Schaefers set sail off the coast of Oʻahu, one little corgi can't resist the glowing reef below — and dives straight into the adventure of a lifetime.Guided b...

This book presents progress in device processing and materials characterization of the wide-bandgap semiconductor gallium nitride (GaN) and related materials for power electronics applications. The content of the book is based on the output of multiple well defined and actively managed programs from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The material is organized into eight parts with a total of 28 chapters contributed from invited experts that w...

Why are blue-collar workers increasingly supporting the populist radical right in Western Europe? Previous explanations for this phenomenon suggest that it is the result of their economic and cultural grievances and their general discontent towards the political system. Social Identity and Working Class Support for the Populist Radical Right argues that these explanations are unable to account for why the working class - despite their deteriorating economic position in recent deca...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In a world of fleeting connections and shallow relationships, have you ever longed for a Friend who truly knows you, never leaves you, and loves you without condition?Christ, My Best Friend: Manifestation of Friendship is not just another book—it's a raw, battle-tested testimony of discovering the most profound friendship imaginable: an intimate, unbreakable bond with Yeshua Hamashiach, the Lord Jesus Christ.Thr...

Discover P48X: The Ultimate Guide to Transforming Your Mind & Spirit—a powerful interactive journey inspired by Philippians 4:8. Rooted in the timeless biblical command to dwell on whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy, this audiobook guides listeners through life-changing virtues that anchor the soul and reflect God's character. Filled with rare revelations not heard anywhere else, unique perspectives from the author help shape the story,...

In the course of evolution, a great variety of root systems have learned to overcome the many physical, biochemical and biological problems brought about by soil. This development has made them a fascinating object of scientific study.This volume gives an overview of how roots have adapted to the soil environment and which roles they play in the soil ecosystem. The text describes the form and function of roots, their temporal and spatial distribution, and their turnover rate in vari...

This book offers new insights into the theory and practice of economic airport regulation. In light of recent developments in aviation markets and policy, and the debate on airport regulation and benchmarking, it offers case studies on various aspects of economic regulation of city and regional airports. Written by experts in the field, the volume features contributions on the theory of regulation and benchmarking, as well as case studies on recent experiences in Europe and Latin America.

This edited book entertains a multitude of perspectives on crisis information management systems (CIMS)-based disaster response and recovery management. The use of information technology in disaster management has become the central means for collecting, vetting, and distributing information. It also serves as the backbone for coordination and collaboration between response and recovery units as well as resource management tool. This edited volume aims at covering the whole range of applic...

This book has as its subject matter the academic education of officers and builds on the signing of the Bologna Declaration in 1999 by twenty-nine European ministers for Education and Science, who thereby agreed to coordinate higher education across Europe, by, for instance, the implementation of the Bachelor's and Master's system.In the meantime, military academies have also introduced the BaMa system into their programs for officers’ education, which marks a transition from the o...

Most scientists are constantly under pressure for reading essential literature, designing new experiments, writing successful proposals and papers, and meeting deadlines. However, imagine that your brain is connected to the entire human knowledge and can extract instantly essential information for discovery. Imagine that research tasks that took days to months can now be done within few seconds. This is not science fiction anymore since the onset of generative artificial intelligence tools...

Considered one of the three most important voices in contemporary Chinese science fiction (along with Liu Cixin and Wang Jinkang), Han Song is a multiple recipient of the Chinese Galaxy Award (China's highest profile sci-fi prize), as well as the Chinese Nebula Award and Asian-Pacific Sci-fi Gravity Award. Song bridges new developments in science and subjects of cultural and social dynamics with stories of dystopia, governmental conspiracy, and subversive horror, earning praise for his wor...