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UNINA9910456593703321 |
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Autore |
Trnka Susanna |
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Titolo |
State of suffering [[electronic resource] ] : political violence and community survival in Fiji / / Susanna Trnka |
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Ithaca, : Cornell University Press, 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Political violence - Fiji |
Ethnic conflict - Fiji |
East Indians - Fiji |
Electronic books. |
Fiji Politics and government |
Fiji Ethnic relations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Violence, pain, and the collapse of everyday life -- The coup of May 2000 : an invitation to anti-Indian violence -- Living in fantastic times -- Looting, labor, and the politics of pain -- Fear of a nation returning to jungli -- Victims and assailants, victims and friends -- Restoring "normalcy" in postcoup Fiji. |
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How do ordinary people respond when their lives are irrevocably altered by terror and violence? Susanna Trnka was residing in an Indo-Fijian village in the year 2000 during the Fijian nationalist coup. The overthrow of the elected multiethnic party led to six months of nationalist aggression, much of which was directed toward Indo-Fijians. In State of Suffering, Trnka shows how Indo-Fijians' lives were overturned as waves of turmoil and destruction swept across Fiji.Describing the myriad social processes through which violence is articulated and ascribed meaning-including expressions of incredulity, circulation of rumors, narratives, and exchanges of laughter and jokes-Trnka reveals the ways in which the community engages in these practices as individuals experience, and try to understand, the consequences of the coup. She then considers different kinds of pain |
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caused by political chaos and social turbulence, including pain resulting from bodily harm, shared terror, and the distress precipitated by economic crisis and social dislocation.Throughout this book, Trnka focuses on the collective social process through which violence is embodied, articulated, and silenced by those it targets. Her sensitive ethnography is a valuable addition to the global conversation about the impact of political violence on community life. |
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UNINA9910141381003321 |
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Autore |
Wang Lihong V |
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Biomedical optics [[electronic resource]] : principles and imaging / / Lihong V. Wang, Hsin-i Wu |
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Somerset, NJ, USA, : Wiley, 2007 |
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1-283-64537-8 |
0-470-17701-2 |
0-470-17700-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (378 p.) |
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Imaging systems in medicine |
Optical detectors |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Biomedical Optics: Principles and Imaging; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Motivation for Optical Imaging; 1.2. General Behavior of Light in Biological Tissue; 1.3. Basic Physics of Light-Matter Interaction; 1.4. Absorption and its Biological Origins; 1.5. Scattering and its Biological Origins; 1.6. Polarization and its Biological Origins; 1.7. Fluorescence and its Biological Origins; 1.8. Image Characterization; Problems; Reading; Further Reading; 2. Rayleigh Theory and Mie Theory for a Single Scatterer; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Summary of Rayleigh Theory |
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2.3. Numerical Example of Rayleigh Theory2.4. Summary of Mie Theory; 2.5. Numerical Example of Mie Theory; Appendix 2A. Derivation of Rayleigh Theory; Appendix 2B. Derivation of Mie Theory; Problems; Reading; Further Reading; 3. Monte Carlo Modeling of Photon Transport in Biological Tissue; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Monte Carlo Method; 3.3. Definition of Problem; 3.4. Propagation of Photons; 3.5. Physical Quantities; 3.6. Computational Examples; Appendix 3A. Summary of MCML; Appendix 3B. Probability Density Function; Problems; Reading; Further Reading; 4. Convolution for Broadbeam Responses |
4.1. Introduction4.2. General Formulation of Convolution; 4.3. Convolution over a Gaussian Beam; 4.4. Convolution over a Top-Hat Beam; 4.5. Numerical Solution to Convolution; 4.6. Computational Examples; Appendix 4A. Summary of CONV; Problems; Reading; Further Reading; 5. Radiative Transfer Equation and Diffusion Theory; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Definitions of Physical Quantities; 5.3. Derivation of Radiative Transport Equation; 5.4. Diffusion Theory; 5.5. Boundary Conditions; 5.6. Diffuse Reflectance; 5.7. Photon Propagation Regimes; Problems; Reading; Further Reading |
6. Hybrid Model of Monte Carlo Method and Diffusion Theory6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Definition of Problem; 6.3. Diffusion Theory; 6.4. Hybrid Model; 6.5. Numerical Computation; 6.6. Computational Examples; Problems; Reading; Further Reading; 7. Sensing of Optical Properties and Spectroscopy; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Collimated Transmission Method; 7.3. Spectrophotometry; 7.4. Oblique-Incidence Reflectometry; 7.5. White-Light Spectroscopy; 7.6. Time-Resolved Measurement; 7.7. Fluorescence Spectroscopy; 7.8. Fluorescence Modeling; Problems; Reading; Further Reading |
8. Ballistic Imaging and Microscopy8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Characteristics of Ballistic Light; 8.3. Time-Gated Imaging; 8.4. Spatiofrequency-Filtered Imaging; 8.5. Polarization-Difference Imaging; 8.6. Coherence-Gated Holographic Imaging; 8.7. Optical Heterodyne Imaging; 8.8. Radon Transformation and Computed Tomography; 8.9. Confocal Microscopy; 8.10. Two-Photon Microscopy; Appendix 8A. Holography; Problems; Reading; Further Reading; 9. Optical Coherence Tomography; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Michelson Interferometry; 9.3. Coherence Length and Coherence Time; 9.4. Time-Domain OCT |
9.5. Fourier-Domain Rapid-Scanning Optical Delay Line |
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This entry-level textbook, covering the area of tissue optics, is based on the lecture notes for a graduate course (Bio-optical Imaging) that has been taught six times by the authors at Texas A&M University. After the fundamentals of photon transport in biological tissues are established, various optical imaging techniques for biological tissues are covered. The imaging modalities include ballistic imaging, quasi-ballistic imaging (optical coherence tomography), diffusion imaging, and ultrasound-aided hybrid imaging. The basic physics and engineering of each imaging technique are emphasized.<p |
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