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Vectors, Pure and Applied
A General Introduction to Linear Algebra
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2012
Many books in linear algebra focus purely on getting students through exams, but this text explains both the how and the why of linear algebra and enables students to begin thinking like mathematicians. The author demonstrates how different topics (geometry, abstract algebra, numerical analysis, physics)...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Distinctive Features
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
What are the distinctive theoretical and practical features of acceptance and commitment therapy?
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a modern behaviour therapy that uses acceptance and mindfulness interventions alongside commitment and behaviour change strategies to enhance psychological...
Oncogenes
An Introduction to the Concept of Cancer Genes
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
"Cancer viruses" have played a paradoxical role in the history of cancer research. Discovered in 1911 by Peyton Rous (1) at the Rockefeller Institute, they were largely ignored for several decades. Witness his eventual recognition for a Nobel Prize, but not until 1966-setting an all time...
Lung Cancer
Diagnostic Procedures and Therapeutic Management With Special Reference to Radiotherapy
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
At first glance it appears that little has happened in our understanding of bronchogenic carcinoma, since five year survival rates have not changed appreciably over the past ten years. This is partially true, however the depth of our understanding has increased and will continue to do so at a rapid...
by Dimitri T. Azar, MD, Joan W. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2008
Inside the 3rd edition of this esteemed masterwork, hundreds of the most distinguished authorities from around the world provide today's best answers to every question that arises in your practice. They deliver in-depth guidance on new diagnostic approaches, operative technique, and treatment option,...
Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease
Results of New Trials
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In recent years, major social forces such as: ageing populations, social trends, migration patterns, and the globalization of economies, have reshaped social welfare policies and practices across the globe. Multinational corporations, NGOs, and other international organizations have begun to influence...
The Language of Shape
The Role of Curvature in Condensed Matter: Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 1996
This book develops the thesis that structure and function in a variety of condensed systems - from the atomic assemblies in inorganic frameworks and organic molecules, through molecular self-assemblies to proteins - can be unified when curvature and surface geometry are taken together with molecular...
by J.W. Hand, K. Hynynen, P.N. Shrivastava
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The development of equipment capable of producing and monitoring safe, effective and predictable hyperthermia treatments represents a major challenge. The main problem associated with any heating technique is the need to adjust and control the distribution of absorbed power in the tissue during treatment....
by T. W. Sanders
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
This book has been written to meet the requirements of amateur gardeners who need guidance as to the various methods of growing mushrooms for home consumption. It contains a wealth of information, supplied in a concise and lucid manner, on the culture of the mushroom on ridges or beds in the open...
by J. Thomas August, M. W. Anders, Ferid Murad
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 1998
Each volume of Advances in Pharmacology provides a rich collection of reviews on timely topics. Emphasis is placed on the molecular bases of drug action, both applied and experimental.
The Complete Guide to RTI
An Implementation Toolkit
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2011
Are you prepared for the RTI evolution?
This comprehensive toolkit explains why RTI is one of the most important educational initiatives in recent history and sets the stage for RTI’s future role in teacher education and practice. The authors demonstrate innovative ways to use RTI...
Facing the Consequences
Using TIMSS for a Closer Look at U.S. Mathematics and Science Education
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2007
Facing the Consequences presents a perspective on US mathematics and science education that is developed from data gathered as part of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). TIMSS is the most extensive and far-reaching cross-national comparative study of mathematics and science...
According to the Book
Using TIMSS to investigate the translation of policy into practice through the world of textbooks
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
How are curriculum policies translated into opportunities to learn in the classroom?
According to the Book presents findings from the largest cross-national study of textbooks carried out to date - the curriculum analysis of the 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)....
When Critical Multiculturalism Meets Mathematics
A Mixed Methods Study of Professional Development and Teacher Identity
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
When Critical Multiculturalism Meets Mathematics details the development and outcomes of a teacher professional development project that merged multiculturalism and mathematics. In six compact chapters the authors describe the impetus for their multi-year project and present rich case studies of nine...