Published Works by SJSU Honorees

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  Chemistry in Context: Applying Chemistry to Society (10th ed)

  Resa Kelly

  The goal of the American Chemical Society’s Chemistry in Context is to establish chemical principles on a need-to-know basis for non-science majors, enabling them to learn chemistry in the context of their own lives and significant issues facing science and the world. The non-traditional approach of Chemistry in Context reflects today's technological issues and the chemistry principles within them. Climate change, renewable energy, alternate fuels, nutrition, and genetic engineering are examples of issues that are covered in Chemistry in Context.

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  Geographies of Us: Ecosomatic Essays and Practice Pages

  Shannon Rose Riley

  Geographies of Us: Ecosomatic Essays and Practice Pages is the first edited collection in the field of ecosomatics. With a combination of essays and practice pages that provide a variety of scholarly, creative, and experience-based approaches for readers, the book brings together both established and emergent scholars and artists from many diverse backgrounds and covers work rooted in a dozen countries. The essays engage an array of crucial methodologies and critical/theoretical perspectives, including practice-based research in the arts, especially in performance and dance studies, critical theory, ecocriticism, Indigenous knowledges, material feminist critique, quantum field theory, and new phenomenologies. Practice pages are shorter chapters that provide readers a chance to engage creatively with the ideas presented across the collection. This book offers a multidisciplinary perspective that brings together work in performance as research, phenomenology, and dance/movement; this is one of its significant contributions to the area of ecosomatics.

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  Social Issues, Equality, and Technology

  Lin Zou

  This book explores social equality and justice issues in the political and economic life of the United States, in the creation and consumption of technology, and in the construction of identity. The book specifically examines structural inequality in the judicial system and the capitalist market system in the U.S. It also investigates social equality and justice concerns in the development of modern and emerging technologies, especially the internet, social media, AI and intelligent systems, nanotechnology, geoengineering, neurotechnology, and genetic engineering. Inequality issues are also analyzed in relation to the concepts of gender, racial, and national identity.

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  Psychology of Aging: A Biopsychosocial Perspective (2nd Edition)

  Erin Woodhead

  This book provides an overview of the psychology of aging for graduate or advanced undergraduate students from a variety of disciplines who are pursuing clinical, research, or academic careers in aging. Aging is explored in a biopsychosocial perspective, with an emphasis on the diversity of aging experiences. Typical changes in physical health and the brain are discussed, as well as physical health conditions common among older adults. Psychological topics include relationships, mental health, personality, cognitive changes, and neurocognitive disorders. Work and retirement, death and dying, and legal and ethical issues are also explored, with a concluding chapter on the social context of aging.

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  Introduction to Analysis, Theorems and Examples

  Hidefumi Katsuura

  This book focuses on the theoretical aspects of calculus. The book begins with a chapter on set theory before thoroughly discussing real numbers, then moves onto sequences, series, and their convergence. The author explains why an understanding of real numbers is essential in order to create a foundation for studying analysis. Since the Cantor set is elusive to many, a section is devoted to binary/ternary numbers and the Cantor set. The book then moves on to continuous functions, differentiations, integrations, and uniform convergence of sequences of functions. An example of a nontrivial uniformly Cauchy sequence of functions is given. The author defines each topic, identifies important theorems, and includes many examples throughout each chapter. The book also provides introductory instruction on proof writing, with an emphasis on how to execute a precise writing style

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  Introduction to Quantum Computing: From a Layperson to a Programmer in 30 Steps (2nd ed)

  Hiu Yung Wong

  This textbook introduces quantum computing to readers who do not have much background in linear algebra based on the self-study experience of the author as an engineer. The author targets undergraduate and master students who are willing to spend about 60 -90 hours seriously learning quantum computing. This book is also suitable for self-study and teaching videos for each chapter and more than 200 exercises with answers are provided. Readers will be able to write their program to simulate quantum computing algorithms and run on real quantum computers on IBM-Q. Moreover, unlike books that only give superficial, “hand-waving” explanations, this book uses exact formalism so readers can continue to pursue more advanced topics based on what they learn from this book.

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  Anticultism in France: Scientology, Religious Freedom, and the Future of New and Minority Religions

  Donald A. Westbrook

  This Element introduces readers to the problem of anticultism and antireligious movements in France. The first section offers an overview of anticultism in France, including the paradoxical place of modern French secularism (laïcité) that has shaped a culture prejudiced against minority religions and new religions (sectes or 'cults') and impacted Europe more broadly. This includes state-sponsored expressions, in particular MIVILUDES, an organization funded by the French government to monitor cultic or sectarian deviances. The second section takes up the case of the American-born Church of Scientology, tracing its history in the country since the late 1950s and how it has become a major focus of anticultists in France. The Element concludes with reflections on the future of new and minority religions in France. A timeline provides major dates in the history of anticultism in modern French history, with a focus on items of relevance to Scientology in France.

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  Intrapreneurship Management: Concepts, Methods, and Software for Managing Technological Innovation in Organizations

  Oliver Yu

  Research has shown that the bulk of technological innovation comes through Intrapreneurship: innovation that takes place inside an existing organization, taking advantage of the institutional support and economies of scale provided by continuing enterprises. Intrapreneurship Management is an approach that cultivates these internal innovations and the knowledge workers who produce them. Our book offers a comprehensive guide to this approach, its challenges, and its rewards. Beginning with a simple yet flexible definition of innovation—an idea implemented with impact—it analyzes the processes and organizational tools by which novel ideas can be fostered, supported, and applied, producing industry-leading firms that maximize their internal talent. It also provides access and tools for using IntrapreneurshipREADINESSNavigator (IRN), a unique software already deployed successfully in over 150 innovation projects. The readers will also find: *Case studies of technological innovations within a range of organizations * A look forward to future challenges facing innovative organizations in the 21st century * Detailed treatment of subjects including innovation marketing, systematic creativity, and developing innovative organizational culture. The book is ideal for intrapreneurs, their managers, and any professionals working in industries driven by technological innovation, as well as researchers and students of innovation management.

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  Human Rights Praxis and the Struggle for Survival

  William Armaline and Davita Silfen Glasberg

  Asserting a critical sociological perspective, Human Rights Praxis and the Struggle for Survival reveals the contested historical processes through which fundamental human needs are constructed as “rights” under international law, and how those rights are confronted by the ruling relations and crises inherent to contemporary global capitalism and the waning American hegemonic world order. Human Rights Praxis and the Struggle for Survival offers critical analysis of contemporary politics and options for students, scholars, organizers, and stakeholders to grapple with some of the most pressing social problems of human history.

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  Tips for Writing Well: Research-Based Principles

  Scott Alkire

  This handbook for academic writers asks, Do you have something to say? Do you know what you are talking about? Do you have credible sources? Can you say what you have to say as clearly as possible? Can you avoid cliches and ready-made phrases? The principles embedded in these questions, along with 20 more, comprise this book. Two essays putting into action the principles for good writing set forth conclude the volume.

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  Scenic Design for "Steel Magnolias"

  Andrea Bechert

  I was the Scenic Designer for the production of "Steel Magnolias" at the TheatreWorks which opened at the Mountain View Center for Performing Arts June 7, 2023. As the Scenic Designer, I oversee the design and visual aspects in three departments, and work directly with the people in those departments. These areas are Scenery (the architectural aspects of the setting), Scenic Art & Paints (the textures, painting, and finish of the scenery), and Properties (anything that you would move in or out of your house in a moving van including all décor). I can provide a ¼”=1’-0” scale color model, paint elevations, and drafting.

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  Device to Measure Early Shrinkage Strain of Concrete

  Akthem Al-Manaseer

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  Spatializing Language Studies: Pedagogical Approaches in the Linguistics Landscape

  David Malinowski

  This open access volume offers valuable new perspectives on the question of how mobility, locatedness and immersion in the physical world can enhance second language teaching and learning. It does so through a diverse array of empirical studies of language, literacy, and culture learning in the linguistic landscape of visible and audible public discourse. Written from conceptually rich and disciplinarily varied perspectives, its ten chapters address methodological and practical problems of relating language learning to the lived and rapidly changing places of the late modern world.

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  The Long Shore: Archaeologies and Social Histories of California's Maritime Cultural Landscapes

  Marco Meniketti

  The book offers insights into cultural landscapes of California that reaches beyond the confines of waterfronts to include Indigenous practices of maritime -oriented tribes to the Portuguese shore whalers, Italian fishermen, Chinese abalone harvesters, ship breakers, and logging schooners. The book uses an archaeological lens to examine the social relationships and material culture the diverse communities that lived on California's long shore.

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  Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation

  Sarika Pruthi

  In a globalized world, entrepreneurial ventures tend to function internationally across a range of different countries and regions to be successful. It is vital, therefore, for entrepreneurs, innovators, and business professionals to be thinking and acting with a global mindset. This comprehensive textbook helps to develop such a mindset by drawing on theory, research, examples and case studies. There is a strong focus on developing countries and emerging economies throughout the text given the centrality of these markets to successful business today. Dedicated chapters shine a unique spotlight on timely topics such as migration, immigration, ethnicity, and digitalization in relation to entrepreneurship. Case studies and examples are included from around the world and include small start-ups, SMEs and well-known international brands such as Amazon, Dyson and Uber. Written in an accessible style for readers, there are additionally a wide range of learning features in each chapter including learning outcomes, summaries and discussion questions, alongside visual aids.This text is essential reading for university and college courses related to international entrepreneurship and global innovation.

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  Combination Treatment to Prevent or Minimize Chemotheraphy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (Joint w/ Stanford)

  Katherine Wilkinson

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  Antibiotic Adjuvants for Gram Negative Bacteria

  Laura Miller Conrad

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  Abandoning Their Beloved Land: The politics of Bracero Migration in Mexico

  Alberto García

  Abandoning Their Beloved Land is a new history of the Bracero Program, a bilateral initiative that allowed Mexican men to work in the US as seasonal contract farmworkers (braceros) between 1942 and 1964. This book uses national, regional, and local Mexican archival collections to explore the political factors that shaped the administration of the bracero selection process in Mexico, as well as individual decisions to migrate as braceros.

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  Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy (17th Edition)

  Anne T. Lawrence

  In a world economy that is becoming increasingly integrated and interdependent, the relationship between business and society is becoming ever more complex. The globalization of business, the emergence of civil society organizations in many nations, and new government regulations and international agreements have significantly altered the job of managers and the nature of strategic decision making within the firm. Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy draws on the latest research to address the challenges facing business organizations and their stakeholders. The text builds on its legacy of market leadership by reexamining central issues.

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  Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT)

  Ahmed Banafa

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  Mystical Theology and Renaissance Platonism in the Time of Cusanus: Essays in Honor of Donald F. Duclow

  Jason Aleksander

  Edited by Jason Aleksander, Sean Hannan, Joshua Hollmann, and Michael Moore, "Mystical Theology and Platonism in the Time of Cusanus" engages with the history of mystical theology and Neoplatonic philosophy through the lens of the 15th century philosopher and theologian, Nicholas of Cusa. The volume comprises nineteen essays that break down the barriers between medieval and Renaissance studies, reinterpreting Cusanus’ place in the history of thought by exploring the archive that informed his thinking, while also interrogating his works by exploring them from the standpoint of their later reception by modern philosophers and theologians.

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  Management Across Cultures: Challenges, Strategies and Skills (5th Edition)

  Joyce Osland

  The 5th revision of this textbook presents the latest and most important theories, research, and practices in global management. The textbook is designed for courses in cross-cultural and international management at both undergraduate and graduate levels. It contains a rich assortment of management applications that feature the experiences of one hundred companies and fifty global managers from thirty different countries. The book emphasizes a skill development model that enhances students' acquisition of global knowledge as well as key global competencies. The extensive Instructor's Manual is designed to help professors be as well-prepared and effective as possible in the classroom -- no matter what didactic approach they prefer.

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  Singular Spaces II: From the Eccentric to the Extraordinary in Spanish Art Environments

  Jo Farb Hernandez

  This groundbreaking study of art environments created by self-taught artists across Spain introduces 99 sites featuring idiosyncratic sculptures, homes, and gardens, most of which have never been previously published and analyzed. Detailed case studies of each are contextualized with historical and theoretical references to a broad range of interlocking fields, including art history, anthropology, vernacular architecture, Spanish area studies, and folklore; each chapter is complemented with compelling visuals. Breaking down the standard compartmentalization of genres, Hernández reveals how these creators fuse their work with their daily life in a way generally unmatched in any other circumstances of making art.

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  Synaptic Array for Field-Training-Capable In-Memory Computing Using Non-Volatile Memory Technologies

  Binh Quang Le

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  Proceedings of Fourth International Conference on Communication, Computing and Electronics Systems: ICCCES 2022

  Chandrasekar Vuppalapati

  This book includes high-quality research papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Communication, Computing and Electronics Systems (ICCCES 2022), held at the PPG Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, India, on September 15–16, 2022. The book focuses mainly on the research trends in cloud computing, mobile computing, artificial intelligence and advanced electronics systems. The topics covered are automation, VLSI, embedded systems, optical communication, RF communication, microwave engineering, artificial intelligence, deep learning, pattern recognition, communication networks, Internet of things, cyber-physical systems and healthcare informatics.