Playing to win [[electronic resource] ] : raising children in a competitive culture / / Hilary Levey Friedman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779712003321
• Autore: Friedman Hilary Levey <1980->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2013
• ISBN: 0-520-27675-2; 0-520-95669-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Classificazione: SOC026000SOC002010PSY000000
• Disciplina: 306.874
• Soggetti: Competition (Psychology) in children; Student activities; After-school programs; Sports for children; Parenting; Child development
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface: Enter to Grow in Wisdom -- Introduction: Play to Win -- 1. Outside Class: A History of American Children's Competitive Activities -- 2. More than Playing Around: Studying Competitive Childhoods -- 3. Cultivating Competitive Kid Capital: Generalist and Specialist Parents Speak -- 4. Pink Girls and Ball Guys? Gender and Competitive Children's Activities -- 5. Carving Up Honor: Organizing and Profiting from the Creation of Competitive Kid Capital -- 6. Trophies, Triumphs, and Tears: Competitive Kids in Action -- Conclusion: The Road Ahead for My Competitive Kids -- Appendix: Questioning Kids: Experiences from Fieldwork and Interviews -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "Many parents work more hours outside of the home and their lives are crowded with more obligations than ever before; many children spend their evenings and weekends trying out for all-star teams, traveling to regional and national tournaments, and eating dinner in the car while being shuttled between activities. In this vivid ethnography, based on almost 200 interviews with parents, children, coaches and teachers, ; Hilary Levey probes the increase in children's participation in activities outside of the home, structured and monitored by their parents, when family time is so scarce. As the parental "second shift" continues to grow, alongside it a second shift for children has emerged--especially among the middle- and upper-middle classes--which is suffused with competition rather than mere participation. What motivates these particular parents to get their children involved in competitive activities? Parents' primary concern is their children's access to high quality educational credentials--the biggest bottleneck standing in the way of, or facilitating entry into, membership in the upper-middle class. Competitive activities, like sports and the arts, are seen as the essential proving ground that will clear their children's paths to the Ivy League or other similar institutions by helping them to develop a competitive habitus. This belief, motivated both by reality and by perception, and shaped by gender and class, affects how parents envision their children's futures; it also shapes the structure of children's daily lives, what the children themselves think about their lives, and the competitive landscapes of the activities themselves"--

Vorlesen digital : interaktionsstrukturierung beim Vorlesen gedruckter und digitaler bilderbücher / / Bettina Muratović ; Michael Peschke

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791165203321
• Autore: Muratović Bettina
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin, Germany ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : De Gruyter, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-306-93593-8; 3-11-035245-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (182 p.)
• Collana: Medienkonvergenz = Media Convergence, , 2194-0150 ; ; Band 11
• Classificazione: ES 685
• Disciplina: 302.23/1
• Soggetti: Storytelling in mass media; Storytelling - Social aspects; Digital media - Social aspects; Hypertext literature - Social aspects; Reading - Parent participation; Media literacy - Social aspects; Media programs (Education); Computers and literacy - Social aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Tedesco
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Tabellenverzeichnis. Abbildungsverzeichnis -- 1. Einleitung und Forschungsinteresse -- 2. Vorlesen: Basis einer unverzichtbaren Kulturtechnik -- 3. Strukturgenetische Sozialisationsforschung -- 4. Qualitative Sozialforschung und die Wahl der Dokumentarischen Methode -- 5. Forschungsdesign und Datenerhebung der Vorlesestudie -- 6. Datenanalyse -- 7. Diskussion der Ergebnisse -- 8. Fazit und Ausblick -- Literatur
• Sommario/riassunto: How do digital media change the way we read aloud, a key cultural tool for reading socialization? This qualitative study focuses on this central question. Using the structural-genetic approach to socialization research, the book analyzes the reading-aloud practices of eight families from data obtained through videography. Of particular interest is the impact of the digital picture book on the interactional structure of reading aloud.

Devices and systems for laboratory automation / / Kerstin Thurow and Steffen Junginger

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830680703321
• Autore: Thurow Kerstin <1969->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , [2023]; ©2023
• ISBN: 3-527-82944-X; 3-527-82942-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (513 pages)
• Disciplina: 727.5
• Soggetti: Laboratories - Design and construction; Medical instruments and apparatus; Automation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 A Short Definition of Laboratory Automation -- 1.2 Short History of Laboratory Automation -- 1.2.1 Early Developments in Laboratory Automation -- 1.2.2 Advances in the Automation of Clinical Laboratories -- 1.2.3 Developments in Pharmaceutical Research -- 1.3 Laboratory Applications and Requirements -- 1.3.1 Bioscreening and Pharmaceutical Testing -- 1.3.1.1 Enzymatic Assays -- 1.3.1.2 Cell‐Based Assays -- 1.3.1.3 ELISAs -- 1.3.1.4 DNA/RNA Extraction, Purification, and Quantification -- 1.3.1.5 PCR/RT‐PCR/q‐PCR -- 1.3.1.6 Gene Expression Analysis -- 1.3.1.7 Next‐Generation Sequencing -- 1.3.1.8 Cell Culturing -- 1.3.1.9 Requirements -- 1.3.2 Clinical Applications -- 1.3.2.1 Determination of Classical Parameter -- 1.3.2.2 Determination of Vitamins -- 1.3.2.3 Determination of Drugs of Abuse -- 1.3.2.4 Requirements -- 1.3.3 Classical Analytical Applications -- 1.3.3.1 Food Analysis -- 1.3.3.2 Environmental Analysis -- 1.3.3.3 Requirements -- 1.4 The Goal of this Book -- References -- Chapter 2 Basic Concepts and Principles of Laboratory Automation -- 2.1 The LUO Concept in Laboratory Automation -- 2.1.1 Laboratory Unit Operation Concept -- 2.1.2 Classes of Laboratory ; Systems and Devices -- 2.1.3 General Automation Strategies in Laboratory Automation -- 2.2 Advantages and Limitations of Laboratory Automation -- 2.2.1 Advantages of Laboratory Automation -- 2.2.2 Limitations of Laboratory Automation -- 2.2.3 Error Handling in Laboratory Automation -- 2.3 Economic Potential of Laboratory Automation -- 2.3.1 Market Dynamics -- 2.3.2 Market Shares by Region -- 2.3.3 Market Shares by Application -- 2.3.4 Market Shares by Users -- 2.3.5 Market Share by Vendors -- References -- Chapter 3 Formats in Laboratory Automation -- 3.1 Formats in Biological Applications.; 3.1.1 Introduction -- 3.1.2 Characteristics of Microplates -- 3.1.3 Lids and Sealing Systems for Microtiter Plates -- 3.1.3.1 Lids -- 3.1.3.2 Foils and Films -- 3.1.3.3 Mats -- 3.1.3.4 RoboLid -- 3.1.3.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Locking Systems -- 3.1.3.6 Application Areas of Locking Systems -- 3.1.4 Market Potential and Commercially Available Systems -- 3.1.4.1 Microtiter Plates Market -- 3.1.4.2 Market Lids and Sealing Systems -- 3.2 Formats in Clinical Applications -- 3.2.1 Collection of Blood Samples -- 3.2.2 Collection of Urine Samples -- 3.2.3 Collection of Further Examination Material -- 3.3 Formats in Classical Analytical Applications -- 3.4 Automated Handling of Labware -- 3.4.1 Automated Handling of MTP and Covers -- 3.4.1.1 Handling of Microtiter Plates and Lids -- 3.4.1.2 Automated Handling of Foils and Films -- 3.4.2 Automated Handling of Single Samples -- 3.4.2.1 Automated Transport -- 3.4.2.2 Automated Opening/Closing of Single Samples -- References -- Chapter 4 Liquid Handling in Laboratory Automation -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Definition and General Introduction -- 4.1.2 Short History of Liquid Handling -- 4.1.3 Use of Liquid Handling Systems -- 4.2 Liquid Handling Technologies -- 4.2.1 Pipetting Technologies -- 4.2.2 Aspiration Methods -- 4.3 Critical Liquid Handling Parameters and Error Sources in Liquid Handling -- 4.3.1 Important Liquid Handling Parameters -- 4.3.2 Physical Influencing Factors -- 4.3.3 Error Sources in Liquid Handling -- 4.3.4 Liquid Handling Performance Monitoring -- 4.4 Market Potential and Systems -- 4.4.1 Market Potential for Liquid Handling Systems -- 4.4.2 General Channel Configurations -- 4.4.3 Liquid Handling Systems with 1-8 Channels -- 4.4.4 Multichannel Systems -- 4.4.5 Liquid Handling Accessories -- References -- Chapter 5 Low-Volume Liquid Delivery -- 5.1 Introduction.; 5.2 Contact‐Based Dispenser Technologies -- 5.2.1 Pin Tools -- 5.2.2 Dispensers with Fixed Tips -- 5.2.3 Dispensers with Disposable Tips -- 5.2.4 Summary -- 5.3 Contactless Dispenser Technologies -- 5.3.1 Displacement Dispensers -- 5.3.1.1 Peristaltic Pumps -- 5.3.1.2 Ceramic Pumps -- 5.3.2 Valve‐Based Dispensers -- 5.3.2.1 Solenoid Valve Dispensers -- 5.3.2.2 Piezoelectric Valve‐Based Dispensers -- 5.3.3 Capillary Sipper -- 5.3.4 Acoustic Dispensers -- 5.3.5 Summary -- 5.4 Application Areas and Requirements for Low‐Volume Dispensing -- 5.4.1 Application Areas for Low‐Volume Dispensing -- 5.4.2 Requirements for Low‐Volume Dispensing -- 5.5 Overview of Low‐Volume Dispensers -- 5.5.1 Positive Displacement Systems -- 5.5.2 Piezoelectric Dispenser -- 5.5.3 Acoustic Dispensers -- 5.5.4 Additional Systems -- References -- Chapter 6 Solid Dispensing -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Factors Influencing the Dosing of Solids -- 6.2.1 Flow Behavior of Bulk Solids -- 6.2.2 Density of Solids -- 6.2.3 Fluidization of Bulk Materials -- 6.3 Solid‐Dispensing Technologies -- 6.3.1 Volumetric Dosing Methods -- 6.3.2 Gravimetric Dosing Methods -- 6.3.3 Dosing Methods in Laboratory Automation -- 6.4 Solid Dispensing Systems -- References -- Chapter 7 Devices for Sample Preparation -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Automated Heating, Cooling, ; and Mixing -- 7.2.1 Introduction -- 7.2.2 Automated Heating and Cooling -- 7.2.3 Automated Thermocycler -- 7.2.4 Automated Mixing/Shaking -- 7.2.4.1 Introduction -- 7.2.4.2 Automated Shaking -- 7.2.4.3 Automated Stirring -- 7.2.5 Combined Solutions for Mixing and Temperature Control -- 7.3 Automated Incubation -- 7.3.1 Introduction -- 7.3.2 Important Parameter -- 7.3.3 Incubation Systems in the Laboratory -- 7.3.4 Market Situation -- 7.4 Automated Centrifugation -- 7.4.1 Introduction -- 7.4.2 Requirements -- 7.4.3 Market Situation and Systems.; 7.5 Automated Filtration -- 7.6 Automated Solid Phase Extraction -- 7.6.1 Introduction and Requirements -- 7.6.2 Semiautomated Systems -- 7.6.3 Requirements for Automated SPE Systems -- 7.6.4 Automated Single Sample Processing Systems -- 7.6.5 Automated Parallel Processing Systems with Limited Parallelity -- 7.6.6 High Parallel Systems -- 7.6.7 Labware for Automated Solid Phase Extraction -- 7.7 Automated Sonication -- 7.7.1 Basics and Applications of Ultrasonic Systems -- 7.7.2 Market Situation and Systems -- 7.8 Automated Evaporation -- 7.8.1 Introduction -- 7.8.2 Evaporation Technologies and Application Areas -- 7.8.3 Market Situation -- References -- Chapter 8 Robots in Laboratory Automation -- 8.1 Robots - A Definition -- 8.1.1 Historical Development of Laboratory Robotics -- 8.1.2 Basics and Definitions in Robotics -- 8.1.3 Robotic Configurations -- 8.1.4 Robot Programming -- 8.1.5 Advantages and Disadvantages of Laboratory Robots -- 8.2 Stationary Robots in Laboratory Automation -- 8.2.1 Industrial and Collaborative Robots -- 8.2.2 Market Potential -- 8.2.3 Available Stationary Robot Systems -- 8.3 Mobile Robots -- 8.3.1 Differentiation Between Stationary and Mobile Robots -- 8.3.2 Application Scenarios for Mobile Robots -- 8.3.3 Sensor Systems in Mobile Robotics -- 8.3.4 Market Situation and Available Systems -- 8.4 Gripper Systems -- 8.4.1 Mechanical Gripper -- 8.4.2 Pneumatic Gripper -- 8.4.3 Magnetic Gripper -- 8.4.4 Adaptive Gripper -- 8.4.5 Sensors and Safety Systems in Gripper Systems -- 8.5 Safety Aspects in Laboratory Automation -- References -- Chapter 9 Analytical Measurement Systems -- 9.1 Absorption‐Based Methods -- 9.1.1 Introduction -- 9.1.2 Physical Background -- 9.1.3 Application Areas of Absorption Spectroscopy -- 9.2 Fluorescence‐Based Methods -- 9.2.1 Introduction -- 9.2.2 Physical Background.; 9.2.3 Application Areas of Fluorescence Spectroscopy -- 9.3 Market Situation and Available Reader Systems -- 9.4 Mass Spectrometric Methods -- 9.4.1 Introduction -- 9.4.2 Physical Background -- 9.4.2.1 Ionization -- 9.4.2.2 Mass Separation Technologies -- 9.4.2.3 Detection Technologies -- 9.4.3 Application Areas of Mass Spectrometric Methods -- 9.4.4 Market Situation and Mass Spectrometry Systems -- References -- Chapter 10 Sample Identification in Laboratory Automation -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Barcode Technology -- 10.2.1 Barcode Types -- 10.2.2 Barcode Reader Technology -- 10.2.3 Barcodes in Laboratory Automation -- 10.2.4 Market Situation for Barcode Readers -- 10.3 RFID Technology -- 10.3.1 RFID Methods -- 10.3.2 Application Areas and Design of RFID Systems -- 10.3.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of RFID Systems -- 10.3.4 Market Situation -- References -- Chapter 11 Interfaces in Laboratory Automation -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Analog Interfaces -- 11.3 Digital Interfaces -- 11.3.1 Parallel Interfaces -- 11.3.2 Serial Interfaces -- 11.3.3 Network Interfaces -- 11.4 Standardization in Laboratory Automation -- 11.4.1 Introduction -- 11.4.2 SiLA 2 Standard -- 11.4.3 Advantages of SiLA 2 -- 11.4.4 Disadvantages of SiLA -- 11.4.5 Actual Examples for SiLA Integrations -- References -- Chapter 12 Laboratory Automation Software -- 12.1 Introduction -- ; 12.2 System Control Software/Process Control Systems -- 12.2.1 Introduction -- 12.2.2 Cellario -- 12.2.3 Green Button Go -- 12.2.4 Momentum -- 12.2.5 OneLab -- 12.2.6 Overlord -- 12.2.7 SAMI EX -- 12.2.8 VWorks -- 12.2.9 Hierarchical Workflow Management System (HWMS) -- 12.2.10 Summary -- 12.3 Laboratory Information Management Systems -- 12.3.1 Introduction -- 12.3.2 Core Functionalities of LIMS -- 12.3.3 LIMS Architectures -- 12.3.4 Factors Influencing the Selection of a LIMS -- 12.3.5 LIMS Vendors.; 12.4 Electronic Laboratory Notebooks.