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...

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...

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...

In this classic collection, you will find three revolutionary works by Black abolitionists. David Walker’s Appeal, originally published in 1829, was a clarion call to all those enslaved and opposed to slavery, to resist by force and demand liberation at all costs. In effect, his Appeal set off hundreds of slave rebellions across the country, including playing a role in Nat Turner’s famous revolt. In 1848, it was republished with a lengthy introduction by militant abolitionist Henry Highlan...

A collection of historical literature documenting major slave revolts and uprisings throughout the Americas.Who will tell the stories of those who refused to be slaves? The Atlantic slave trade transported millions of humans from the coasts of West Africa into the New World, stripping them of their dignity, freedom, language and culture. The accepted notion is that these Blacks willingly submitted to the chattel slave system, accepting their new lot in life. When one scours the reco...

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.

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,...

A concise and elegant treatise on the ancient Hermetic principles.The Kybalion has been the subject of intrigue and speculation for over 100 years. It claims to present the most ancient and fundamental principles of Egyptian philosophy, pulled from the Hermetic lore of the god Djehuti himself. Its authors are unknown, its sources impossible to verify, and even its publication is cloaked in mystery. Yet the seven principles of The Kybalion are not only startlingly parallel to our mo...

Pt.Sujan Rane holds B.A. in Economics and M.A. in English of Bombay University, India. He is a former Official of international Banks like HSBC, India, Societe Generale, Sultnate of Oman and ABN-Amro, Saudi Arabia. While working for these Banks he has continued to learn, teach and practice the age-old art of Hindustani Classical Vocal Music over the last 35 years or so. He belongs to the well-known School of this art popularly called Kirana Gharana and has received training initially from ...

This isn’t the Du Bois you read about in school. Written after Souls of Black Folk, this book presents a more fiery and controversial side of the famed W. E. B. Du Bois. In Darkwater, Du Bois experiments with presentation, jumping from sociopolitical essays to poetry and science fiction. His perspectives are also groundbreaking and ahead of their time (and perhaps ours). He argues against religious ignorance, advocates for the upliftment of women, analyzes whiteness, prophecizes massive so...

"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...