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Science as Service
Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
Science as Service: Establishing and Reformulating American Land-Grant Universities, 1865–1930 is the first of a two-volume study that traces the foundation and evolution of America’s land-grant institutions. In this expertly curated collection of essays, Alan I Marcus has assembled a tough-minded...
The Media Globe
Trends in International Mass Media
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2006
The Media Globe is a multifaceted look at contemporary trends in media practices in regions beyond the United States, including Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Australia. A diverse group of respected scholars follows the emerging patterns in a variety of media worldwide,...
Indigenous Conflict Management Strategies in West Africa
Beyond Right and Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2014
*Indigenous Conflict Management Strategies in West Africa:*Beyond Right and Wrong expands the discourse on indigenous knowledge. With several examples and case histories, the work defines, characterizes, and explains indigenous conflict management strategies in West Africa, particularly in Ghana,...
Biokinetics and Biodynamics of Human Differentiation
Principles and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2012
Fifty years ago the field of human embryology was incomplete; prior to that time the anatomy of early human embryos was still unknown, and there was much to be learned about the older stages of human embryonic development. It is now understood that human organs result from step-by-step differentiations...
Urban God Talk
Constructing a Hip Hop Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
Urban God Talk: Constructing a Hip Hop Spirituality, edited by Andre Johnson, is a collection of essays that examine the religious and spiritual in hip hop. The contributors argue that the prevailing narrative that hip hop offers nothing in the way of religion and spirituality is false. From its beginning,...
Extrusion
The Definitive Processing Guide and Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2004
Why is it important to get to equilibrium and how long does it take? Are there problems running polypropylene profiles on a single screw extruder? Does the job involve compounding color concentrates on a corotating twin screw extruder? This unique reference work is designed to aid operators, engineers,...
Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito
Critical Essays
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2004
Plato's Euthyrphro, Apology, and Crito portray Socrates' words and deeds during his trial for disbelieving in the Gods of Athens and corrupting the Athenian youth, and constitute a defense of the man Socrates and of his way of life, the philosophic life. The twelve essays in the volume, written by...
by Yuli Starosvetsky, K R Jayaprakash, M Arif Hasan;Alexander F Vakakis
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
This research monograph provides a brief overview of the authors' research in the area of ordered granular media over the last decade. The exposition covers one-dimensional homogeneous and dimer chains in great detail incorporating novel analytical tools and experimental results supporting the analytical...
Medical Office Management
Developing and Managing Systems with High Quality Customer Service
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
The present book aims to assist and guide medical doctors in any specialty to manage his/her own clinic or office, allowing a higher and better development of its team/staff and providing tools for a high quality service to patients and customers. It is devoted to be the background for any medical...
Island Lives
Historical Archaeologies of the Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
This comprehensive study of the historical archaeology of the Caribbean provides sociopolitical context for the ongoing development of national identities.
Long before the founding of Jamestown in 1607, there were Spanish forts, bustling towns, sugar plantations, and sea trade flourishing in...
Extending Canadian Health Insurance
Options for Pharmacare and Denticare
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1978
This study explores the policy options a provincial government might consider in extending health care coverage to the purchase of prescription drugs and dental care. It examines the major public policy objectives involved, such as spreading risk, redistributing wealth, and reducing the barriers to...
by Dominic F L Southgate, Peter R N Childs, Anthony M J Bull
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2016
Sports Innovation, Technology and Research gives an insight into recent research and design projects at Imperial College London. It presents the on-going development of a diverse range of areas from elite rowing performance to impact protection to sporting amenities in communities.
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by G. Constantinides, H.M Markowitz, R.C. Merton
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2011
Its basic empirical research and investigation of pure theories of investment in the sports and lottery markets make this volume a winner. These markets are simpler to study than traditional financial markets, and their expected values and outcomes are uncomplicated. By means of new overviews of scholarship...
Environmental Economics and Management (Routledge Revivals)
Pollution and Natural Resources
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2013
First published in 1988, this book examines pollution and natural resources in relation to economic analysis. The section on pollution looks at areas such as the main problems in the field at the time, possible remedies and the environmental costs involved. In regards to natural resources, the book...