Maria K : 77 books

The transition from care into adulthood is a difficult step for any young person, but young people leaving care have a high risk of social exclusion, both in terms of material disadvantage and marginalisation. In Young People's Transitions from Care to Adulthood leading academics gather together...

The external indebtedness of non-oil developing countries has been of growing concern in recent years. Several factors have brought the debt issue to the forefront of the problems facing a number of countries, including the rapid rise in extenal debt in the recent past, changes in the composition...

Training for and pursuing a career in science can be treacherous for women; many more begin than ultimately complete at every stage. Characterizing this as a pipeline problem, however, leads to a focus on individual women instead of structural conditions. The goal of the book is to offer an alternative...

 Engage your students in scientific thinking across disciplines!   Did you know that scientists spend more than half of their time reading and writing? Students who are science literate can analyze, present, and defend data – both orally and in writing. The updated edition of this...

Wissenschaftliche Studien belegen: Wir lügen jeden Tag, bewusst oder unbewusst, in Gedanken oder laut. Wir verschonen die Lieben mit der Wahrheit und lügen stattdessen, damit es erträglicher bleibt. Oder wir lügen, weil wir ein schlechtes Gewissen haben und eine Ausrede brauchen. Es gibt viele...

The third edition of Traumatic Dental Injuries: A Manual builds on the widespread success of the previous two editions. The ultimate guide to dental trauma, the manual preserves its uniquely usable and reader-friendly format, demonstrating step-by-step treatment protocols for commonly occurring traumatic...

Parkinson's Disease, Volume 132 addresses new developments in the F33 study of this disease, highlighting how the lives of people with Parkinson’s have undergone dramatic changes in the last decade. New to this edition are chapters on the Hallmarks of clinical aspects PD throughout centuries, The...

Der Zauber von Weihnachten in zauberhaften Geschichten Der Wind pfeift um die Häuser, er rüttelt an den Bäumen und Fensterläden. Es regnet, Sonne und Mond haben sich versteckt. Da springt die Tür auf, die Kinder wirbeln kalte Luft und Laub herein. Schnell heraus aus den Winterstiefeln und den...

Die schönsten Geschichten zur schönsten Zeit des Jahres Die Kinder, Eltern und Großeltern kommen von einem langen Spaziergang durch den Schnee und einer wilden Schneeballschlacht zurück in die warme Stube. Nun ist es endlich so weit – eingekuschelt in eine weiche Decke, die Hände gewärmt an...

Uniquely designed for oncologists and general practitioners, this book offers clinicians comprehensive guidelines when dealing with women at high risk for breast cancer. Written by experts in the field on the cutting edge of this research, the following questions will be answered for the reader by...

Medical thermography or infrared thermal imaging is a rapid and non-invasive procedure for mapping skin-temperature distribution of the human body. The natural infrared emission from the skin is captured by the imaging camera, and is displayed as a digital image where abnormal physiological activity...

Hypersonic Meteoroid Entry Physics provides a fascinating overview of meteoroid atmospheric entry and covers meteoroid observations in outer space; the description of the chemical–physical phenomena during atmospheric entry; recovery of the meteor on the Earth’s surface and meteorite chemical...

Sozialpädagogik hat ein Miteinander aus solidarischen, gleichberechtigten und gleichverantwortlichen Gesellschaftsmitgliedern zum Ziel. Das Buch beleuchtet das Feld von Sozialpädagogik und Sozialarbeit in vier Dimensionen: in der theoretischen, der historisch-vergleichenden, der ethisch-sozialkritischen...

Discordia is chaos incarnate and while Greece invades Egypt, the African sands are hers to turn bloody. When Anup, stoic judge of the dead, tries to plead with her to leave his lands in peace, her fires burn brighter until he finds a solution; transform her bloodlust to proper lust. Soon, Discordia...