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Book cover of Studies in Culture Contact

Studies in Culture Contact

Interaction, Culture Change, and Archaeology

by Kathleen Deagan, Prudence M. Rice, Robert L. Schuyler
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015

People have long been fascinated about times in human history when different cultures and societies first came into contact with each other, how they reacted to that contact, and why it sometimes occurred peacefully and at other times was violent or catastrophic. Studies in Culture Contact:...
Book cover of Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
by Bruce M. Bagley, Jorge Chabat, Sebastían Antonio Cutrona
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2015

This book illustrates the plethora of security concerns of the Americas in the 21st century. It presents the work of a number of prolific scholars and analysts in the continents of America. The book provides one of the only expansive applications of theory to a wide geographical area. It offers new...
Book cover of Seismic Wave Propagation in Non-Homogeneous Elastic Media by Boundary Elements
by George D. Manolis, Petia S. Dineva, Tsviatko V. Rangelov
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2016

This book focuses on the mathematical potential and computational efficiency of the Boundary Element Method (BEM) for modeling seismic wave propagation in either continuous or discrete inhomogeneous elastic/viscoelastic, isotropic/anisotropic media containing multiple cavities, cracks, inclusions...
Book cover of Iatrogenicity

Iatrogenicity

Causes and Consequences of Iatrogenesis in Cardiovascular Medicine

by Dirk Loznitzer, Fatima Ali, Uzair Ansari
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017

Iatrogenesis is the occurrence of untoward effects resulting from actions of health care providers, including medical errors, medical malpractice, practicing beyond one’s expertise, adverse effects of medication, unnecessary treatment, inappropriate screenings, and surgical errors. This is a huge...
Book cover of Modular Load Flow for Restructured Power Systems
by M.V. Hariharan, S.D. Varwandkar, Pragati P. Gupta
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2016

In the subject of power systems, authors felt that a re-look is necessary at some conventional methods of analysis. In this book, the authors have subjected the time-honoured load flow to a close scrutiny. Authors have discovered and discussed a new loadflow procedure – Modular Load Flow. Modular...
Book cover of Radiopathology of Organs and Tissues
by W. Alberti, K.K Aug, W. Calvo
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012

The biologic effects of radiation on normal tissues and tumors represent a complex area for investigation. These effects are of far-reaching consequence to the diagnostic radiologist and the radiation oncologist having a significant impact not only in concepts relative to radiation protection but...
Book cover of Colloid and Surface Chemistry
by E.D. Shchukin, A.V. Pertsov, E.A. Amelina
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2001

This book covers major areas of modern Colloid and Surface Science (in some countries also referred to as Colloid Chemistry) which is a broad area at the intersection of Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Material Science investigating the disperse state of matter and surface phenomena in disperse systems....
Book cover of The Weight of the Nation

The Weight of the Nation

Surprising Lessons About Diets, Food, and Fat from the Extraordinary Series from HBO Documentary Films

by John Hoffman, Alexandra Moss, Judith A. Salerno
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012

People today work harder and take better care of their health than any previous generation. So how could two-thirds of us fail to measure up when it comes to eating right and exercising? HBO and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences have joined together to bring you the nation's...
Book cover of Integrity in the Business Panorama

Integrity in the Business Panorama

Models of European Best-Practices

by Daniel S. Neagoie, Victor T. Alistar, Călin D. Lupiţu
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2016

This volume explores the value of business integrity and ethics as a "best practice" model in business strategy. The authors define business integrity, explore areas in which integrity is often absent or discredited, and provide a framework and tools to help build better business ethics...
Book cover of Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, NC

The Global Evolution of a New South City

by Derek H. Alderman, Owen J. Furuseth, José L.S. Gámez
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2012

The rapid evolution of Charlotte, North Carolina, from “regional backwater” to globally ascendant city provides stark contrasts of then and now. Once a regional manufacturing and textile center, Charlotte stands today as one of the nation’s premier banking and financial cores with interests...
Book cover of The Idea of the American University
by John Agresto, William B. Allen, Michael P. Foley
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010

As John Henry Newman reflected on 'The Idea of a University' more than a century and a half ago, Bradley C. S. Watson brings together some of the nation's most eminent thinkers on higher education to reflect on the nature and purposes of the American university today. They detail the life and rather...
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