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The Riverine Ecosystem Synthesis
Toward Conceptual Cohesiveness in River Science
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2010
This book presents the most comprehensive model yet for describing the structure and functioning of running freshwater ecosystems. Riverine Ecosystems Synthesis (RES) is a result of combining several theories published in recent decades, dealing with aquatic and terrestrial systems. New analyses are...
Applied Ethics in Mental Health Care
An Interdisciplinary Reader
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2013
Discussions of key ethical dilemmas in mental health care, including consent, trauma and violence, addiction, confidentiality, and therapeutic boundaries.
This book discusses some of the most critical ethical issues in mental health care today, including the moral dimensions of addiction, patient...
by Robert L. Arrington, Peter M. Burkholder, Shannon Dubose
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
With this issue we initiate the policy of expanding the scope of Tulane Studies in Philosophy to include, in addition to the work of members of the department, contributions from philosophers who have earned advanced degrees from Tulane and who are now teaching in other colleges and universities....
by Richard C. Aster, Brian Borchers, Clifford H. Thurber
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2011
Parameter Estimation and Inverse Problems, Second Edition provides geoscience students and professionals with answers to common questions like how one can derive a physical model from a finite set of observations containing errors, and how one may determine the quality of such a model. This book takes...
The Fish Production Potential of the Baltic Sea
A New General Approach for Optimizing Fish Quota Including a Holistic Management Plan Based on Ecosystem Modelling
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2010
It presents a new approach to set fish quota based on holistic ecosystem modeling (the CoastWeb-model) and also a plan to optimize a sustainable management of the Baltic Sea including a cost-benefit analysis. This plan accounts for the production of prey and predatory fish under different environmental...
by Alan E. H. Emery, Francesco Muntoni, Rosaline C. M. Quinlivan
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, an inherited and progressive muscle wasting disease, is one of the most common single gene disorders found in the developed world. In this fourth edition of the classic monograph on the topic, Alan Emery and Francesco Muntoni are joined by Rosaline Quinlivan, Consultant...
Forensic Psychology
A Guide to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2016
Forensic Psychology explains the history and application of the discipline. It details the various kinds of psychologist involved in the field, the sort of evidence each might produce, and how it can be applied. The authors cover topics such as:
* offender profiling
* psychometric testing
* expert...
by N.E. Steenrod, H.K Nickerson, D.C. Spencer
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
"This book is a radical departure from all previous concepts of advanced calculus," declared the Bulletin of the American Mathematics Society, "and the nature of this departure merits serious study of the book by everyone interested in undergraduate education in mathematics." Classroom-tested in a...
Honeybee Nests
Composition, Structure, Function
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2014
This work, a sequel to Honeybees and Wax published nearly 30 years ago, starts with a brief introduction and discussion of nesting sites, their spaces and densities, self-organization of nest contents, and interspecific utilization of beeswax. The following chapters cover communication by vibrations...
The Origins of Modern Humans
Biology Reconsidered
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
This update to the award-winning The Origins of Modern Humans: A World Survey of the Fossil Evidence covers the most accepted common theories concerning the emergence of modern Homo sapiens—adding fresh insight from top young scholars on the key new discoveries of the past 25 years.
The Origins...
Facing the Consequences
Using TIMSS for a Closer Look at U.S. Mathematics and Science Education
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
Facing the Consequences presents a perspective on US mathematics and science education that is developed from data gathered as part of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). TIMSS is the most extensive and far-reaching cross-national comparative study of mathematics and science...
by Brent C. Williams, Preeti N. Malani, David H. Wesorick
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
The first book designed specifically for hospitalists and other hospital-based staff who need concise, evidence-based guidance on the vital topic of caring for older hospitalized patients
Hospitalists' Guide to the Care of Older Patients is an up-to-date, practical reference in geriatric medicine...
by Debra L. Klamen, Brian C. George, Alden H. Harken
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
ARE YOU READY? GET RESIDENT READY.
Resident Readiness: General Surgery prepares you for success during your surgical internship. Inside is a full range of scenarios you may experience during your residency, supported by comprehension questions with detailed answer explanations and tips to help you...
by H. A. Capell, T. J. Daymond, W. C. Dick
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
"Rheumatic Disease" is the second monograph in a new series on management and treatment in major clinical subspecialties and patient groups. Further volumes will be published over the next few years. Each book is complete in its own right. The whole series, however, has been prepared to...