J Brian: 404 books
A Guide to MATLAB
For Beginners and Experienced Users
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2006
This is a short, focused introduction to MATLAB, a comprehensive software system for mathematical and technical computing. It contains concise explanations of essential MATLAB commands, as well as easily understood instructions for using MATLAB's programming features, graphical capabilities, simulation...
Research Design in Social Work
Qualitative and Quantitative Methods
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Social work research often focuses on qualitative designs and many students believe that the quantitative research pathway is either too complicated or is beyond their grasp. This book outlines how social work students can undertake a research project from either a qualitative, quantitative or mixed...
by Brian J. Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
At a time when accountability and the avoidance of risk are increasingly demanded of social workers, the ability to make clear and informed decisions is essential. This book, written for practicing social workers undertaking their ASYE and compulsory CPD, has been designed to help professionals make...
The World's Religions in Figures
An Introduction to International Religious Demography
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
Created by two of the field’s leading experts, this unique introduction to international religious demography outlines the challenges in interpreting data on religious adherence, and presents a contemporary portrait of global religious belief.
Offers the first comprehensive overview of the...
A New Ecology
Systems Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011
A New Ecology presents an ecosystem theory based on the following ecosystem properties: physical openness, ontic openness, directionality, connectivity, a complex dynamic for growth and development, and a complex dynamic response to disturbances. Each of these properties is developed in detail to...
Electrical Diseases of the Heart
Volume 2: Diagnosis and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
Electrical Disease of the Heart, 2nd Edition, volume 2, covers the diagnostic and treatment options available in the management of electrical diseases and with its companion volume provides the latest developments in the field of experimental and clinical cardiac electrophysiology, genetics, pharmacology...
Electrical Diseases of the Heart
Volume 1: Basic Foundations and Primary Electrical Diseases
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
Electrical Disease of the Heart, 2nd Edition, volume 1, provides a valuable insight to the latest developments in the field of cardiac electrophysiology and clinical electrocardiology. Each chapter includes up-to-date results of studies aimed at providing an understanding of the electrical function...
by Brian J. Hoskins, Ian N. James
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
This book gives a coherent development of the current understanding of the fluid dynamics of the middle latitude atmosphere. It is primarily aimed at post-graduate and advanced undergraduate level students and does not assume any previous knowledge of fluid mechanics, meteorology or atmospheric science....
Dermatopathology
Clinicopathological Correlations
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
Dermatopathology is a specialized branch of pathology in which there has been great progress as new techniques have become available to evaluate the pathology of the skin. Many of the advances in our knowledge and understanding of the skin and the diseases that affect it have been made by people with...
Forensic Ballistics in Court
Interpretation and Presentation of Firearms Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2013
Forensic Ballistics in Court: Interpretation and Presentation of Firearms Evidence is an accessible introduction to firearms and ballistics evidence and how this is analysed and presented as evidence in a court of law.
The book approaches the subject in terms of the realities of case work,...
by Brian M. M. Pete;, Robin J. Fogarty
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Through a meta-analysis of studies on instructional strategies, Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock (2001) have identified nine families of strategies that significantly increase student achievement.
Insulin Therapy
A Pocket Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
The aim of this book is to provide clear and concise information about the safe prescribing of insulin both subcutaneously and intravenously. It provides information on the different types of insulin, the delivery devices, side effects of insulin and, most importantly, on rational dose adjustment.
Place and Health as Complex Systems
A Case Study and Empirical Test
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2015
The history of public health has focused on direct relationships between problems and solutions: vaccinations against diseases, ad campaigns targeting risky behaviors. But the accelerating pace and mounting intricacies of our lives are challenging the field to find new scientific methods for studying...
The Marriage Paradox
Why Emerging Adults Love Marriage Yet Push it Aside
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Marriage has been declared dead by many scholars and the media. Marriage rates are dropping, divorce rates remain high, and marriage no longer enjoys the prominence it once held. Especially among young adults, marriage may seem like a relic of a distant past. Yet young adults continue to report that...