An essential and comprehensive resource for treating trans and nonbinary (TNB) clients—now fully revised and updated.Trans and nonbinary (TNB) clients have complex mental health concerns, and are more likely than ever to seek out treatment. At the same time, best practices for treating this population have evolved at a rapid pace. This professional guide presents the latest research and recommendations to provide you with the requisite knowledge, skills, and awaren...

Using rich examples and engaging pedagogical tools, this book equips students to master the challenges of academic writing in graduate school and beyond. The authors delve into nitty-gritty aspects of structure, style, and language, and offer a window onto the thought processes and strategies that strong writers rely on. Essential topics include how to: identify the audience for a particular piece of writing; craft a voice appropriate for a discipline-specific community of practice; compos...

My Body and I Share the Same Name touches on difficult topics, often adult in nature. At times coy with poetic mechanics and other times startlingly blunt, it prompts the reader to consider these topics with increasing detail. A great read for those looking to understand how one might approach difficult or traumatizing events. Painfully open and raw, the book chronicles coming of age in a life where sexuality and trauma are inextricably linked. Written privately at first then gradually gai...

This book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Novel Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environment Applications (NMTE2A 2024). It covers the latest research outcomes and discusses probable solutions for global energy and environmental challenges using advanced materials and the way forward. Various topics covered in this book are computational materials, polymers and composites, sensors, green hydrogen, hydrogen storage, green materials, recycling mate...

Ram got out of bed mechanically; he was wearing a checked lungi and white kurta, ‘Rampyari… you are her now’ she reminded him… He stood facing the full length dressing table mirror and took off his white kurta and cotton vest and stood naked waist up…Her flat chest and arms had a few scattered scant hair… ‘It will all go’ her Guru had told her, ‘but how?’ She didn’t have a clue!Ram’s gaze wandered to his head, ‘bring the razor… let me shave this bloody eunuch…’The past...

This book presents a critical analysis of sense-making practices through an exploration of acoustic, creative, and artistic spaces. It studies how local cultures of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch are impacted by global discourses and media, such as television, popular music, digital media, and literature. The authors look at sense-making practices and spatial discourses through an interconnected discussion on thought and experience that seeks to present a multidimensional cartogra...

This volume is a critical investigation into the contemporary phenomenon of the dissensus of the globe and the planet, and the new terrains of consciousness that need to be negotiated towards a possibility for transformation. It examines the possibilities of alternate, sustainable modes of being and existing in a world which requires a unified, ethical, biopolitical worldview. The book explores themes like philosophical posthumanism and planetary concerns; disruption of cultural and intell...

Transgender and gender nonconforming (TNGC) clients have complex mental health concerns, and are more likely than ever to seek out treatment. This comprehensive resource outlines the latest research and recommendations to provide you with the requisite knowledge, skills, and awareness to treat TNGC clients with competent and affirming care.As you know, TNGC clients have different needs based on who they are in relation to the world. Written by three psychologists who specialize in ...

Plant Breeding and Cultivar Development features an optimal balance between classical and modern tools and techniques related to plant breeding. Written for a global audience and based on the extensive international experience of the authors, the book features pertinent examples from major and minor world crops. Advanced data analytics (machine learning), phenomics and artificial intelligence are explored in the book's 28 chapters that cover classical and modern plant breeding. By presenti...

A powerful and practical guide to help you navigate racism, challenge privilege, manage stress and trauma, and begin to heal.Healing from racism is a journey that often involves reliving trauma and experiencing feelings of shame, guilt, and anxiety. This journey can be a bumpy ride, and before we begin healing, we need to gain an understanding of the role history plays in racial/ethnic myths and stereotypes. In so many ways, to heal from racism, you must re-educate...

Alkoxo and Aryloxo Derivatives of Metals gives a comprehensive account of the chemistry of metal alkoxides and metal aryloxides, including their industrial applications such as microelectronics, ceramics, nonlinear optical materials, high-temperature superconductors, specialized glasses, and other advanced novel materials. It is an invaluable reference source book. The book is an updated edition of Metal Alkoxides, published by Academic Press in 1978, with additional coverage of metal aryl...

How can you build unshakable confidence and resilience in a world still filled with ignorance, inequality, and discrimination? The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook will teach you how to challenge internalized negative messages, handle stress, build a community of support, and embrace your true self.Resilience is a key ingredient for psychological health and wellness. It’s what gives people the psychological strength to cope with everyday stress, a...