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by Léonard de Vinci, R.F. S. D.C.
Language: French
Release Date: July 21, 2015
Language: French
Release Date: July 21, 2015
La perspective est la première chose qu’un jeune Peintre doit apprendre pour savoir mettre chaque chose à sa place, et pour lui donner la juste mesure qu’elle doit avoir dans le lieu où elle est : ensuite il choisira un bon maître qui lui fasse connoître les beaux contours des figures,...
by Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, Jeffrey W. Knopf, Maria Rost Rublee
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
This is the first book-length study of why states sometimes ignore, oppose, or undermine elements of the nuclear nonproliferation regime—even as they formally support it. Anchored by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the nuclear nonproliferation regime is the constellation...
by C. L. R. James
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Originally published in England in 1938 and expanded in 1969, this work remains the classic account of global Black resistance. This concise, accessible history of revolts by African peoples worldwide explores the wide range of methods used by Africans to resist oppression and the negative effects...
Causes, Correlates and Consequences of Death Among Older Adults
Some Methodological Approaches and Substantive Analyses
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
All humans eventually die, but life expectancies differ over time and among different demographic groups. Teasing out the various causes and correlates of death is a challenge, and it is one we take on in this book. A look at the data on mortality is both interesting and suggestive of some possible...
by C. Lee Harrington, Anthony R. Bardo, Rebecca G. Adams
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
The intersections of aging, media, and culture are under-explored given trends in population aging, rapid increases in the mediation of everyday life, and the growing cultural significance of media consumption at the global level. This book brings together an international collection of critical scholars,...
by R. Craig Wood, David C. Thompson, Faith Crampton
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
For both aspiring and experienced education leaders in school budgeting, finance, and resource management courses, Money and Schools explains and demonstrates the relationship between money and equality of educational opportunity. Grounded in research and best practices, this book provides a broad...
by Peter R. N. Childs, BSc.(Hons), D.Phil
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2010
Rotating flow is critically important across a wide range of scientific, engineering and product applications, providing design and modeling capability for diverse products such as jet engines, pumps and vacuum cleaners, as well as geophysical flows. Developed over the course of 20 years’ research...
by Sue Farran, Esin Örücü
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2016
A Study of Mixed Legal Systems: Endangered, Entrenched, or Blended takes the reader on a fascinating voyage of discovery. It includes case studies of a number of systems from across the globe: Cyprus, Guyana, Jersey, Mauritius, Philippines, Quebec, St Lucia, Scotland, and Seychelles. Each combines...
Individual Positive Behavior Supports
A Standards-Based Guide to Practices in School and Community Settings
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
Aligned with the Association for Positive Behavior Support’s Standards of Practice, this graduate-level text is an authoritative PBS primer for professionals preparing for work in educational and community-based settings. More than 60 leading scholars present the critical skills and knowledge...
Discrete Cosine and Sine Transforms
General Properties, Fast Algorithms and Integer Approximations
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
The Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) is used in many applications by the scientific, engineering and research communities and in data compression in particular. Fast algorithms and applications of the DCT Type II (DCT-II) have become the heart of many established international image/video coding standards....
by John C. Doyle, Bruce A. Francis, Allen R. Tannenbaum
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2013
An excellent introduction to feedback control system design, this book offers a theoretical approach that captures the essential issues and can be applied to a wide range of practical problems. Its explorations of recent developments in the field emphasize the relationship of new procedures to classical control theory. 1992 edition.
Payer, Provider, Consumer: Industry Confronts Health Care Costs
Industry Confornts Health Care Costs
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
With this first monograph, Springer-Verlag launches an unusual publishing venture. The purpose of the Springer Series on Industry and Health Care is to explore in depth the current and potential future role of industry both management and labor in all private sector enterprises-as a financer of...
The True Genius of America at Risk
Are We Losing Our Public Universities to De Facto Privatization?
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2005
A perfect storm of fiscal and political trends is rapidly forcing the privatization of America's public universities. Unless those who care about preserving these valuable public assets redefine the core purposes of public higher education, college will quickly become a very difficult goal for lower-income...
Dyslexic and Un-Stoppable
How Dyslexia Helps Us Create the Life of Our Dreams and How You Can Do It Too
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
Does your child have difficulty with reading? Is your child's teacher complaining about behavior or attention issues? Is writing a chore for your child? Could your child be dyslexic? You are in luck. "Dyslexic AND UN-Stoppable" is not just another book about dyslexia. It is uniquely designed for...