Michael David: 725 books
Structural Knowledge
Techniques for Representing, Conveying, and Acquiring Structural Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
This book introduces the concept of a hypothetical type of knowledge construction -- referred to as structural knowledge -- that goes beyond traditional forms of information recall to provide the bases for knowledge application. Assuming that the validity of the concept is accepted, the volume functions...
Health Psychology
Theory, Research and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
Health psychology students will need to understand how to evaluate and critically-appraise the latest theory and research before it can be applied. This fully-revised and updated Fifth Edition takes a critical approach and places health psychology in a real-world context, enabling students to understand...
by Christopher T. Conner, Nicholas M. Baxter, David R. Dickens
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2019
This edited volume highlights the work of ten forgotten and neglected social theorists in the hope of reinvigorating interest in their work and their potential contributions to the analysis of contemporary social issues. Each chapter includes a brief biographical sketch, an overview of the selected...
Materials
Engineering, Science, Processing and Design
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2018
Materials: Engineering, Science, Processing and Design is the essential materials engineering text and resource for students developing skills and understanding of materials properties and selection for engineering applications. Taking a unique design-led approach that is broader in scope than other...
Engineering Materials 1
An Introduction to Properties, Applications and Design
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2018
Widely adopted around the world, Engineering Materials 1 is a core materials science and engineering text for third- and fourth-year undergraduate students; it provides a broad introduction to the mechanical and environmental properties of materials used in a wide range of engineering applications....
by David J. Berteau, Zack Cooper, Michael J. Green
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2014
This report seeks to clarify the stated objectives of the US rebalance strategy, reviewing regional responses, and assessing the status of the rebalance, which is critical to reinforcing regional stability by strengthening US relationships, presence, and capabilities. The authors evaluate both public...
Natural Attenuation
CERCLA, RBCAs, and the Future of Environmental Remediation
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Natural Attenuation: CERCLA, RBCAs, and the Future of Environmental Remediation presents the concept of "natural attenuation"-the tendency of soils to severly limit the toxicity of many types of hazardous waste. It reviews and updates the most recent findings from the field and lab and shows...
Confederal Europe
A relational Economic Plan | Strong nations, strong union
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2019
Europe stands at a turning point. The long trek towards political unification has been championed by the large numbers of, usually, wealthier Europeans who have gained most by globalism and the Single Market. This publication proposes a Relational Economic plan for Europe.... for more information...
by Anas Alhajji, Stefan Andreasson, Larry Brogdon
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2018
The chapters in this volume represent the latest thinking on the development and exploration of unconventional energy resources in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Latin America, and Africa and shed light on its potential and future prospects in these respective...
Practical Evaluation Guide
Tools for Museums and Other Informal Educational Settings
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Administrators of museums and other informal-learning centers often need to demonstrate, in some tangible way, the effectiveness of their institutions as teaching tools. Practical Evaluation Guide discusses specific methods for analyzing audience learning and behavior in museums, zoos, botanic gardens,...
by Robert JP Williams, Blanca Barquera, Jacqui Gulbis
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2014
Metal ions play key roles in biology. Many are essential for catalysis, for electron transfer and for the fixation, sensing, and metabolism of gases. Others compete with those essential metal ions or have toxic or pharmacological effects.
This book is structured around the periodic table and...
by James Hibbard, Camilo Reyes, Michael Wanyoike
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018
While there have been quite a few attempts to get JavaScript working as a server-side language, Node.js (frequently just called Node) has been the first environment that's gained any traction. It's now used by companies such as Netflix, Uber and Paypal to power their web apps. Node allows for blazingly...
Edible Nanostructures
A Bottom-up Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
Food Scientists have been teaching the subject in the same way for the past fifty years. This book therefore aims to modernise the coverage of the subject, bringing it in line with the recent and extensive developments in Materials Science; in particular, the field of supramolecular chemistry of food...
The Conversational Interface
Talking to Smart Devices
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the conversational interface, which is becoming the main mode of interaction with virtual personal assistants, smart devices, various types of wearable, and social robots. The book consists of four parts. Part I presents the background to conversational...