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Viewpoints on Media Effects: Pseudo-reality and Its Influence on Media Consumers continues the ongoing research of media effects by illuminating not only the negative effects of media consumption, but also some of the pro-social aspects, with a special focus on social media. Recommended for scholars...

The simplest mathematical model of the Brownian motion of physics is the simple, symmetric random walk. This book collects and compares current results — mostly strong theorems which describe the properties of a random walk. The modern problems of the limit theorems of probability theory are treated...

The climate of the Earth has undergone many changes and for those times when geologic data are widespread and abundant the Mesozoic appears to have been one of the warmest intervals. This was a time during which the single continent Pangea disintegrated into continental units similar to those of today,...

Long established as a bestselling parasitology book for veterinary practitioners and veterinary students, the previous edition lead by Urquhart was praised as '...probably the best available veterinary parasitology text for the practitioner' (Clinical Insight). This third edition of Veterinary...

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Drawing on a longitudinal study of the lives of NEET young people, this book looks beyond dominant discourses on youth unemployment to provide a rich, detailed account of young people's experiences of participation and non-participation on the margins of education and employment, highlighting the policy implications of this research.

Industrialist John Paul Getty famously quipped, “The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights.” Throughout history, natural resources have been sources of wealth and power and catalysts for war and peace. They are natural objects for political regulation. The Political Economy...

"Writings on hygiene and health have been accessible for centuries, but never before have books and magazines on these subjects been as numerous as they are today. Most of the information is so general, vague and indefinite that only a few have the time and patience to read the thousands of pages necessary...

A definitive, comprehensive text on the technological developments and clinical applications of this critical subject matter. Written for the entire heart surgery team, this volume covers the physiology of cardiopulmonary bypass, mechanics and components of the heart-lung machine, the conduct of cardiopulmonary...

Super ! s'écrie Chloé en découvrant le nouveau pantin que lui offre son père. Tu t'appelleras Diabolo ! Mais, bientôt, l'enthousiasme de Chloé disparaît. Pourquoi le pantin lui sourit-il de façon si étrange ? Quelle est cette drôle de chose molle et tiède qu'elle trouve dans sa tête ? Et si Diabolo était vivant ?

Le docteur Brouwer, un botaniste, aime faire des expériences dans son laboratoire. Rien de bien dangereux, à priori... Pourtant, Jane et Michaël sont inquiets. Leur père a changé : son comportement est bizarre. Pourquoi mange-t-il du fertilisant en cachette dans la cuisine ? Est-ce du sang vert...

En quatre histoires introduites par Slappy, vous sentirez vos poils se hérisser... Aurez-vous le cran d'aller jusqu'au bout ? Le père d'Erin s'apprête à convertir ses studios de cinéma d'épouvante en parc d'attraction. Elle et son ami Josh le visitent en avant-première ! Mais les figurants...

Tours de carte et de passe passe, Timothée Saulnier est passionné par la magie. D'ailleurs , il fait tout pour ressembler à son idole, Rack Kapak. A la demande du magicien, il accepte même de disparaître dans une trappe lors de l'un de ses spectacles. A-t-il eu raison de se porter volontaire...

Alaina Sanders just scored a position at L & A law firm, where her longtime crush, Rayden Matthews,happens to work. Unfortunately, Rayden is engaged to his high school sweetheart, but things are not always what they seem. The last thing Alaina wants is to lose her job, but their attraction is...