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Modeling of Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Processes
Applications in Metal Forming and Resistance Welding
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
Modeling of Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing Processes with Applications in Metal Forming and Resistance Welding provides readers with a basic understanding of the fundamental ingredients in plasticity, heat transfer and electricity that are necessary to develop and proper utilize computer...
Christian Higher Education
Faith, Teaching, and Learning in the Evangelical Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2018
Our world is growing increasingly complex and confused—a unique and urgent context that calls for a grounded and fresh approach to Christian higher education.
Christian higher education involves a distinctive way of thinking about teaching, learning, scholarship, curriculum, student life,...
by Scott L. McLean, Sean D. Foreman, Donna R. Hoffman
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2018
The 2020 United States presidential race is arguably already over except for about 12 states and 20 counties. If recent presidential election trends are any indication of what will happen in 2020, Democrats in Texas and Republicans in New York might as well stay home on election day because their...
by Curtis L. Thompson, Matthew Drever, Erik Hanson
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
This volume is a continuation of our series exploring Saint Augustine’s influence on later thought, this time bringing the fifth century bishop into dialogue with 19th century philosopher, theologian, social critic, and originator of Existentialism, Soren Kierkegaard. The connections, contrasts,...
Enhancing Communication for Individuals with Autism
A Guide to the Visual Immersion System
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
How can you help children with moderate to severe autism become more effective communicators? Discover the Visual Immersion System (VIS), a practical, research-based intervention framework that taps into the strong visual processing skills many children on the spectrum have. You'll learn how to use readily...
Communication and Conflict Transformation through Local, Regional, and Global Engagement
Through Local, Regional, and Global Engagements
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Central to a transformational approach to conflict is the idea that conflicts must be viewed as embedded within broader relational patterns, and social and discursive structures—and must be addressed as such. This implies the need for systemic change at generative levels, in order to create genuine...
by G.W. Mullins, C.L. Hause
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
Native American Mythology began long before the European settlers arrived on North American soil. Contrary to popular beliefs, there is more to Native American Folklore than stories of buffalo hunts, teepee living and animal stories. Hundreds of tribes throughout North American created a huge mythological...
Second Track Citizens' Diplomacy
Concepts and Techniques for Conflict Transformation
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2003
Almost all current wars are primarily intra-state, involving complex societal conflicts with at least one party a non-state community. Second Track/ Citizens' Diplomacy is broadly defined as facilitated dialogue to address conflict issues between unofficial representatives or equivalent opinion leaders...
Portraits of a Pastor
The 9 Essential Roles of a Church Leader
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
As a pastor, do you feel like you’re wearing too many hats?
If you’re a pastor, you know the tension of balancing (or trying to) the many roles and expectations that come with leading a church. But are you able to distinguish which roles are truly essential? And can you measure how you’re...
by G.W. Mullins, C.L. Hause
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
For many hundreds of years, people wandered into the great northwest. They came from all directions across Canada and the United States. These early people were clever builders, engineers, and weavers. They loved games of skill. They created stories, songs and poetry. Although they spoke many different...
by Whitlow W. L. Au, Mardi C. Hastings
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2009
Humans have always been fascinated by marine life, from extremely small diatoms to the largest mammal that inhabits our planet, the blue whale. However, studying marine life in the ocean is an extremely difficult propo- tion because an ocean environment is not only vast but also opaque to most instruments...
by P.E. Peters, I.P. Arlart, Georg Bongartz
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
A comprehensive overview of the current state of development in magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). After an initial outline of the basic principles of the technique and a general description of flow phenomena, the individual chapters are devoted to a full range of technical considerations. Practical...
Writing for Engagement
Responsive Practice for Social Action
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2018
Engagement is trendy. Although paired most often with community, diverse invocations of engagement have gained cache, capturing longstanding shifts toward new practices of knowledge making that both reflect and facilitate multiple ways of being an academic. Engagement functions as a gloss for these...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 1
From improved varieties to local applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
Maize is one of the most important and widely grown cereal crops in the world and is a staple food for almost a billion people, particularly in the developing world. It has been estimated that maize yields need to increase by 60% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such...