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The Xavánte in Transition presents a diachronic view of the long and complex interaction between the Xavánte, an indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon, and the surrounding nation, documenting the effects of this interaction on Xavánte health, ecology, and biology. A powerful example...

There have been many advances in the field of gastrointestinal pa­ thology which are of considerable clinical significance during the 13 years since the last publication of a volume of Current Topics in Pathology devoted to this subject. Many have arisen from the app­ lication of new techniques...

From a bestselling author comes a romantic comedy where ethics are thrown out the window, and the rulebook is forever changed... Sherry I'm going to die an old maid with ten cats... Oh wait, I already have two... I'm never going to feel the arms of a man around my waist again... Well, that's...

Demelza. I can't trust Kip. We are enemies. I'm a vampire and I hunt lycans. He won't be the death of me because I aim to survive. Kip. If I can kill Hannah, then Demelza will trust me. I need her. I can't live without her. She will survive. Kira. The future isn't set. I can't let...

¡Disponible por primera vez en eBook! El 28 de febrero de 1955 el destructor Caldas, que viajaba de Estados Unidos a Colombia, sufrió un accidente. Con la finalidad de rescatar a los náufragos, las fuerzas norteamericanas del canal de Panamá peinaron la zona cercana al siniestro. Después...

In this complete series we watch the playboy chase the girl, and the girl chase the playboy. Who’ll catch who in the end? One Night was all he wanted with me… One night to get his thrill with a stranger in a bar… One night to have his way with me and walk away… Jokes on both...

El libro que el lector tiene en sus manos es una invitación para reflexionar sobre los conceptos de análisis y evaluación de políticas públicas, así como su relación y posibles tensiones. Esta propuesta responde a la necesidad de explorar los alcances y límites de una relación que todavía...

Esta obra le ayudará a presentar con éxito el “Concurso de Oposición para el Ingreso a la Educación Básica”, en México. Contiene:  - Etapas del proceso de evaluación para el ingreso a la Educación Básica.  - Marco jurídico resumido. - Ambientes de Aprendizaje. - Estilos...

The methods of interventional neuroradiology represent a distinct and difficult branch with­ in the new field of interventional radiology. The editor of this volume, Anton Valavanis, is a pioneer in this area, and one of the outstanding neuroradiologists in the world. Furthermore, he has brought...

One of the most important questions of our previous common volumes about affective, schizoaffective, and schizophrenic disorders was the question of what connects and what separates psychotic disorders (Marneros and Tsuang, Schizo­ affective Psychoses, Springer-Verlag, 1986; Marneros and Tsuang Affective...

Concise encyclopaedia of mathematics (152 pages) - from basics (age 9) up to GCE Advanced Mathematics (age 18), is comprised mainly of material extracted from our comprehensive course material. Over and above material extracted from our existing courses our author designed more specifically for inclusion...

In the comparative physiology of photoreception by the Protista and the invertebrates two aspects are emphasized: (1) the diversity of visual processes in these groups and (2) their bearing upon general mechanisms of photoreception. Invertebrates have evolved a far greater variety of adaptations than...

Interrogar sobre o passado de uma das principais atividades educativas na escolarização inicial de crianças – o ensino de leitura e escrita – é o objetivo central desta obra. Entre as várias contribuições relevantes do livro, uma coletânea de 14 ensaios que abrangem mais de um século,...

Potatoes are one of the world’s key food crops. Their nutritional value, and the fact that they can be grown with relatively few inputs in a wide range of environments, makes them an important food security crop. However, yields in developing countries are held back by factors such as poor cultivation...