Eugenics, Human Genetics and Human Failings : The Eugenics Society, its sources and its critics in Britain
ISBN: 9780415044240 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study follows the history of the eugenics movement from its roots to its heyday as the source of a science of human genetics. The book points to 19th-century social reform as contributing to the later eugenics movement.
This study follows the history of the eugenics movement from its roots to its heyday as the source of a science of human genetics. The book points to ...
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764,59 zł |
Primary Science : Knowledge and Understanding
ISBN: 9780415129121 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many primary school teachers feel that they do not have sufficient knowledge or understanding of scientific subjects, simply because they are not science specialists. Aimed at such people, this text goes step-by-step through all the topics of the National Curriculum for science at Key Stages 1 and 2. It provides illustrations and real life examples to demonstrate the ideas being raised. It aims to provide teachers with a firm grasp of all the areas they need to cover with their class, and enable them to tackle KS1 and 2 science confidently.
Many primary school teachers feel that they do not have sufficient knowledge or understanding of scientific subjects, simply because they are not scie...
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249,71 zł |
Science Today: Problem or Crisis?
ISBN: 9780415135313 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What is science? What is the purpose of science education? Should we be training scientists, or looking towards a greater public understanding of science? In this exciting text, some of the key figures in the fields of science and science education address this debate. Their contributions form an original dialogue on science education and the general public awareness of science, tackling both formal and informal aspects of science learning. the editors argue that a greater knowledge of science can lead to a better future, but that this can only happen through a mutual understanding between...
What is science? What is the purpose of science education? Should we be training scientists, or looking towards a greater public understanding of scie...
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137,57 zł |
Science, Technology and Research & Development in Japan
ISBN: 9780415220897 / Angielski / Twarda / 1120 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This addition to the Routledge Library of Modern Japan brings together the most significant studies in recent years on science, technology and research and development in Japan.
Drawn from a broad range of journals, research monographs, technical papers and edited volumes, the articles that make up this collection reflect the highly interdisciplinary nature of the field. An indispensable tool for both researchers and students in the area, this set makes accessible material that is otherwise both widely dispersed and difficult to obtain. An extensive introduction at the... This addition to the Routledge Library of Modern Japan brings together the most significant studies in recent years on science, technology an...
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3440,63 zł |
Science and Football IV
ISBN: 9780415241519 / Angielski / Twarda / 452 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This edited collection brings together the latest research into the range of sports known as football.
With contributions by a large number of the leading international researchers in the field, the book aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice in football, and to raise the awareness of the value of a scientific approach to the various football codes. The book contains nearly seventy papers, examining aspects ranging from match analysis and medical aspects of football to metabolism and nutrition, psychology and behaviour, and management and... This edited collection brings together the latest research into the range of sports known as football.
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1121,39 zł |
Edhf 2000
ISBN: 9780415269049 / Angielski / Twarda / 544 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Understanding the nature and role of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor appears to be crucial in the quest for improved treatments for hypertension, diabetes, ischemia-reperfusion and other vascular disorders.
EDHF 2000 comprises the proceedings of the Third International Symposium on endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizations. The first two meetings established a role for EDHF and other chemical factors involved in endothelium-dependent hyperpolarizations. These proceedings focus upon the role of gap junctions in cardiovascular responses and investigate the chemical identity of... Understanding the nature and role of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor appears to be crucial in the quest for improved treatments for hyperte...
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404,57 zł |
Laser-ARC Processes and Their Applications in Welding and Material Treatment
ISBN: 9780415269612 / Angielski / Twarda / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume presents a comprehensive and timely overview of laser-arc processes for material joining and treatment which is a current and developing research area. The authors review existing methods from combined welding and associated processes and describe theoretical investigations of the stationary combined discharge induced by focussed laser radiation of CW CO2-laser affecting the DC arc plasma. The volume also details the main principles of integrated plasma torches together with their applications in the joining and treatment of materials.
This volume presents a comprehensive and timely overview of laser-arc processes for material joining and treatment which is a current and developing r...
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637,15 zł |
The Way Forward for Chinese Medicine
ISBN: 9780415277204 / Angielski / Twarda / 504 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An introductory text aimed at practitioners of Chinese medicine and orthodox medicine, and other interested healthcare professionals, this book focuses on the conditions for which traditional Chinese medicine may be appropriate and its wider use healthcare. The book divides the subject into three sections: key issues in Chinese medicine, special aspects of clinical and scientific practice, and the progress of TCM and related practice in selected countries and regions. Special features include discussions of the use of TCM in cancer research, issues of toxicity, procedures for identification...
An introductory text aimed at practitioners of Chinese medicine and orthodox medicine, and other interested healthcare professionals, this book focuse...
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586,18 zł |
China's Scientific Elite
ISBN: 9780415327572 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. China's Scientific Elite is a study of those scientists holding China's highest academic honour - membership of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Having carried out extensive systematic data collection of CAS members Cao examines the social stratification system of the Chinese science community and the way in which politics and political interference has effected the stratification. The book then goes on to compare the Chinese system to the stratification of the US scientific elite. The conclusions are fascinating, not least because one national elite resides in a democratic liberal...
China's Scientific Elite is a study of those scientists holding China's highest academic honour - membership of the Chinese Academy of Scienc...
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713,61 zł |
Modelling of Cohesive-Frictional Materials: Proceedings of Second International Symposium on Continuous and Discontinuous Modelling of Cohesive-Fricti
ISBN: 9780415360234 / Angielski / Twarda / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This progressive volume of lectures, written by leading experts on current developments in the field, is a must-read for engineers in physics, mechanics and engineering applications alike. Focusing on both continuous and discontinuous modelling, this topical symposium raises the issue of cohesive-frictional materials and the importance of understanding their mechanical behaviour in determining their correct use in engineering and scientific applications. A subject that has attracted a great deal of attention from scientists and engineers, from a variety of fields, this book is not only...
This progressive volume of lectures, written by leading experts on current developments in the field, is a must-read for engineers in physics, mechani...
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815,56 zł |
Urban Ecology
ISBN: 9780415418249 / Angielski / Twarda / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are many micro-habitats in built up areas, often subject to strong environmental pressures such as atmospheric and water pollution, frequent disturbance, trampling, and nutrient or water scarcity. This book uses various features to investigate the effects of these pressures and to demonstrate other ecological properties of isolated habitats.
There are many micro-habitats in built up areas, often subject to strong environmental pressures such as atmospheric and water pollution, frequent dis...
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1044,93 zł |
Redox Metabolism and Longevity Relationships in Animals and Plants : Vol 62
ISBN: 9780415419543 / Angielski / Twarda / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Redox Metabolism and Longevity Relationships in Animals and Plants focuses on the recent issues that have emerged in ageing research in both the animal and plant kingdoms. This volume reviews current concepts concerning cellular redox homeostatis and ageing in animals and plants, relationships to programmed cell death, the production of oxidants and dicarbonyls, the ways that different organisms perceive and respond to oxidative, nitration and glycation challenges, and how this might be intricately connected to ageing and lifespan. Redox Metabolism and Longevity Relationships in Animals and Plants focuses on the recent issues that have emerged in ageing research in both the an... |
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1019,45 zł |
Secrets of Life, Secrets of Death: Essays on Science and Culture
ISBN: 9780415905251 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Secrets of Life, Secrets of Death traces the development of Evelyn Fox Keller's thoughts since her book Reflections on Gender and Science, published in 1985.
Secrets of Life, Secrets of Death traces the development of Evelyn Fox Keller's thoughts since her book Reflections on Gender and Science, published i...
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300,69 zł |
Formulation and Production Carbonated Soft Drinks
ISBN: 9780442302870 / Angielski / Twarda / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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585,00 zł |
Viruses, Cell Transformation, and Cancer: Volume 5
ISBN: 9780444504968 / Angielski / Twarda / 532 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Viruses are the agent responsible for perhaps up to one million cases of cancer worldwide each year. Significantly, the study of viruses has also provided important clues to the causes and development of the most common human cancers. This volume presents an account of those viruses which have been directly associated with common human malignancies such as human papillomavirus (HPV), cervical carcinoma, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Burkitt's lymphoma. In addition, the biology and biochemistry of those viruses which have been shown to be capable of transforming cells in culture are described...
Viruses are the agent responsible for perhaps up to one million cases of cancer worldwide each year. Significantly, the study of viruses has also prov...
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1097,86 zł |
Regional Science Perspectives in Economic Analysis: A Festschrift in Memory of Benjamin H. Stevens
ISBN: 9780444505743 / Angielski / Twarda / 488 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book contains contributions from friends of Ben Stevens, remembering and celebrating his life and his work. Following his untimely death, a set of special sessions were organized for the program of the November 1998 meetings of the Regional Science Association International, held in Sante Fe, New Mexico. In all 41 papers were presented in 11 of these sessions. Those invited to participate included former colleagues and students from Ben's days on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania as well as friends and collaborators from the economics and regional science community at large -...
This book contains contributions from friends of Ben Stevens, remembering and celebrating his life and his work. Following his untimely death, a set o...
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1133,79 zł |
Ecological Significance of the Interactions Among Clay Minerals, Organic Matter and Soil Biota: Volume 28b
ISBN: 9780444510396 / Angielski / Twarda / 454 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 623435-28b.gif
Volume B covers the ecological significance of the interactions among clay minerals, organic matter and soil biota. Soil is a dynamic system in which soil minerals constantly interact with organic matter and microorganisms. Close association among abiotic and biotic entities governs several chemical and biogeochemical processes and affects bioavailability, speciation, toxicity, transformations and transport of xenobiotics and organics in soil environments. This book elaborates critical research and an integrated view on basic aspects of mineral weathering reactions;... 623435-28b.gif
Volume B covers the ecological significance of the interactions among clay minerals, organic matter and soil biota. Soil is a dynami... |
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1505,70 zł |
Urban Dynamics and Growth: Advances in Urban Economics
ISBN: 9780444514813 / Angielski / Twarda / 900 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The volume aims to produce an updated collection of advanced theories and methods in the field of urban policies, and highlights modern urban policies that stem from them. Contributions stress the limits of previous theories and methods, and emphasize the new directions that are developed in the field, and barriers that are overcome, providing in this way a dynamic perspective on theoretical and methodological knowledge in the field of urban economics. Urban policies, as well as practical problems envisaged in our modern cities, that take advantage from this theoretical development are...
The volume aims to produce an updated collection of advanced theories and methods in the field of urban policies, and highlights modern urban policies...
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1019,83 zł |
Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi: Volume 34
ISBN: 9780444817617 / Angielski / Twarda / 784 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is a collection of papers covering various aspects of an important group of botanicals which have long been used to improve the flavor of food. It contains fresh material prepared especially for it by researchers and other technically trained workers from universities, government and industrial research groups and industry worldwide.
It will be of great value to food scientists, medical researchers, analytical and synthetic organic chemists, chefs, and all those involved with, and interested in, food and food flavours in general.
This volume is a collection of papers covering various aspects of an important group of botanicals which have long been used to improve the flavor of ...
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2285,39 zł |
A Manual of Adverse Drug Interactions
ISBN: 9780444824066 / Angielski / Twarda / 649 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For twenty years this book, now in its 5th edition, has provided information on adverse drug interactions that is unrivalled in coverage and scholarship.
Adverse drug reactions, many of them ascribable to interactions with other drugs or with chemical substances in food or the environment, are thought to cause or complicate one in twenty of hospital admissions. The book is conveniently divided into two parts: Part 1 comments on drug interactions and their mechanisms, on a pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic level, while Part 2 consists of drug interaction tables, divided and... For twenty years this book, now in its 5th edition, has provided information on adverse drug interactions that is unrivalled in coverage and scholarsh...
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2195,42 zł |