Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) is a discipline concerned with designing interactions in sociotechnical systems to improve both system performance and human well-being. This Element introduces the core principles of HFE, tracing its development from multidisciplinary efforts to solve practical problems in military operations during the Second World War to its current application in healthcare improvement. The Element acknowledges the growing role of HFE in areas such as the design of th...

In Aurora Vale, dawn arrives inside a lantern.Every winter, the Great Dawn Lantern is lit atop Frost Tower, and morning spills across the snow like gold. But on the longest night of the year, the Storm Queen rises from the ice, steals the light, and traps brave Elara in a frozen spell. Suddenly, the kingdom is locked in endless night.Only Mira—small, quiet, and often overlooked—hears the last ember of dawn still singing. With a tiny lantern, a loyal snow fox, and a heart mu...

Behavioral Economics: Operant Principles in Decision Making explores how operant conditioning principles illuminate economic decision-making and consumer behavior. The text grounds behavioral economics in behavioral science while enriching analysis with insights from psychology, neuroscience, and experimental economics. Through systematic examination of reinforcement schedules, choice behavior, and behavioral economics principles, the material demonstrates how operant theory explains econo...

Environmental Psychology and Well-Being examines psychological relationships between humans and natural environments, exploring how physical surroundings influence mental health, behavior, and quality of life. The text provides comprehensive exploration with hundreds of global examples demonstrating environment-psychology connections. Through systematic analysis, the material reveals how green spaces restore cognitive function, natural settings reduce stress, urban design affects behavior,...

When Marianne Vale arrives in the county of Dorset with a modest dowry, an ailing mother, and a wit too sharp for easy admiration, she has no expectation beyond keeping her household intact and her younger sister safely launched into society. The last thing she requires is the notice of Mr. Julian Ashcombe—master of Ashcombe Hall, a gentleman of formidable reserve, inconvenient kindness, and a pride the neighborhood mistakes for arrogance.

The cameras began popping before Seraphina Vale stepped out of the black town car, but when she finally emerged onto the red carpet, the sound changed. It sharpened. Deepened. Became hunger.She wore liquid silver from throat to ankle, a gown that caught the lights and broke them into a thousand pale stars. Her dark hair swept over one bare shoulder in deliberate waves, and the smile she gave the crowd was practiced enough to belong to the woman the world adored—yet not practiced en...

"The Doorway to Imagination" In a quaint town, a curious child named Alex stumbles upon an old, mysterious key hidden in the attic. This key opens a long-forgotten door in the basement, revealing a shimmering portal to a fantastical world. Stepping through, Alex discovers the vibrant Land of Imagination, a place filled with talking animals, floating islands, and magical trees. Guided by Oliver, a wise old owl, Alex embarks on an exciting quest to find a hidden treasure that grants one wish...

In the wind-swept village of Alderwick, Clara Wren has spent her life hemming gowns for other women and keeping her own hopes stitched tight beneath a quiet smile. When she is unexpectedly summoned to the great, half-shadowed house at Merefield to read to its reclusive mistress, Clara steps into a world of candlelit corridors, winter roses, and dangerous expectations.There she meets Adrian Vale—proud, reserved, and burdened by a family estate that is crumbling as surely as the old ...

A summons in the dead of night draws Shylock Holmes and his steadfast companion, Dr. Elias Vane, to Blackmere House—a lonely manor crouched above a cliff where the sea gnaws at the stone and fog devours every lamp. Before dawn, the master of the house is dead inside a locked room. No intruder is seen. No weapon is found in any hand. And every soul beneath that roof has something to hide.As whispers of an old scandal rise from the walls, Holmes must untangle a web of inheritance, bl...

A lost zebra foal. A lonely baby elephant. One magical jungle adventure that will steal your heart.When gentle baby elephant Tavi meets Luma, a brave little zebra far from home, the two unexpected friends discover that the wild Moonroot Jungle is full of danger, wonder, and dazzling secrets. Together they cross a singing vine bridge, survive a roaring storm, rescue each other from river and ruin, and learn that kindness can be the greatest magic of all.Told in a dramatic, l...

A laugh-out-loud, heartwarming adventure told by the most magnificent bird you'll evermeet.Clara is not just any peacock. She is a peacock with opinions, an eye for drama, and tailfeathers that she considers — quite reasonably — to be the finest things in the entireuniverse. When she is bundled into a crate and whisked off to live with the Hendersonfamily, she has no idea what to expect. Humans, she has heard, are peculiar creatures.In this c...

Meet Sissy, a small striped cat with a big heart and an even bigger imagination, in this cozy illustrated adventure for young children. Told in Sissy’s own gentle, funny voice, Sissy Finds Home begins on the day he leaves for a brand-new house and follows his emotional, heartwarming journey as he learns to trust, explore, play, and belong.With loving humans, a rainy-day blanket fort, softbedtime moments, and a world full of curious smells and surprising discoveries...