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Parasite-Host Associations: Coexistence or Conflict?

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Toft, Catherine A. / Aeschlimann, ong>Andong>re / Bolis, L., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Parasitic relationships are among the most common yet complex associations found in nature. This book makes an important contribution toward integrating parasitology into the mainstream of ecological ong>andong> evolutionary studies. It delves into a number of key questions: To what extent are parasite-host interactions an escalating evolutionary conflict ong>andong>, conversely, to what extent has evolution modified this process to facilitate co-existence? The first section of the book deals with whole organisms ong>andong> populations, since the effects of parasitism are dependent on the densities ong>andong> distributions of hosts ong>andong> parasites. The next section considers special ong>casesong>, such as herbivores ong>andong> plants. The third part is devoted to physiological ong>andong> immunological aspects, ong>andong> the book concludes with an overview from the perspectives of ecology, evolution, ong>andong> physiology. The work will interest ecologists, evolutionary biologists, parasitologists, entomologists, ong>andong> epidemiologists.

Communication Law: Practical Applications in the Digital Age

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Caristi, Dom / Davie, William R., PUBLISHER: Pearson Custom Publishing, Debuting in its first edition, "Communication Law "is an engaging ong>andong> accessible text that brings a fresh approach to the fundamentals of mass media law. Unique in its approach ong>andong> its visually attractive design, this text differentiates itself from other current texts on the market while presenting students with key principles ong>andong> long>andong>mark ong>casesong> that establish ong>andong> define communication law ong>andong> regulation, providing a hong>andong>s-on learning experience.

Statics and Strength of Materials for Architecture and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Onouye, Barry / Kane, Kevin, PUBLISHER: Prentice Hall, Covers load paths (tracing) in an extensive, organized, ong>andong> highly visual manner, ong>andong> fully integrates building structures (structural design) with architectural ong>andong> construction issues. Comes profusely illustrated, representing structural elements as a part of an assemblage rather than as a discrete part, ong>andong> presenting a variety of two- ong>andong> three-dimensional drawings to show the structural element ong>andong> its context. Presents "architectural" (rather than "scientific") illustrations/diagrams with building construction examples, ong>andong> places layout-figures ong>andong> illustrations adjacent to the discussion. Biographies of prominent contributors to the areas of statics ong>andong> strength of ong>materialsong> offer historical background.

Researching the People's Health

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Williams, G. / Popay, Jennie / Williams, Gareth, PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Researching the People's Health" examines two related issues: the role of social research in the rapidly changing world of health services, ong>andong> the relationship between lay ong>andong> expert knowledge in public health ong>andong> health care. The book examines these issues against the background of long-term transformations in patterns of health ong>andong> illness ong>andong> rapid changes in the strategic management ong>andong> commissioning of health services. In doing so the book makes a contribution to the continuing ong>andong> urgent debates on the assessment of health needs, the organization ong>andong> delivery of health care, ong>andong> the politics of health service organization ong>andong> funding.

Making Your Own Paper

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Saddington, Marianne / Art, Pam, PUBLISHER: Storey Publishing, Step-by-step instructions ong>andong> color illustrations provide the beginner with information about using a mold, pressing ong>andong> drying, coloring ong>andong> texturing, preparing a writing surface, ong>andong> creating paper art ong>andong> crafts.

Transforming Capitalism and Patriarchy: Gender and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gordon, April A., PUBLISHER: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Gordon analyzes the interplay between capitalism, development ong>andong> the status of African women. Drawing on the work of both African ong>andong> Western researchers, she shows that capitalist development projects have mainly benefited a small stratum of African elites ong>andong> proposes concrete strategies for making it more equitable for women.

Candles: An Inspired Guide to Creative Candles with 40

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nicol, Gloria, PUBLISHER: Southwater Publishing, Cong>andong>les are irresistible, but the immense creative potential for using ong>andong> displaying them is often unrealized. The first section in this book, Cong>andong>le Style, will open your eyes to the wonderful range of cong>andong>les to choose from, ong>andong> beautiful ways in which cong>andong>les can be used ong>andong> presented in the home. Section two, Cong>andong>le Making, is a comprehensive guide to the highly rewarding ong>andong> inexpensive craft of making cong>andong>les. The first projects demonstrate the basic techniques such as dipping, coloring, molding, rolling ong>andong> scenting cong>andong>les. These are followed by creative ong>andong> exciting ideas about how to build on these techniques, such as making marbled cong>andong>les ong>andong> embossed cong>andong>les, or by decorating the wax by painting, stenciling, carving, ong>andong> adding gold leaf.

Selected Cases on the Law of Quasi-Contracts

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Edwin Hamlin Woodruff, PUBLISHER: BiblioLife LLC, NA Acquista Ora

The End of Empire and the Making of Malaya

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harper, T. N., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is the first general social ong>andong> political history of Malaya. Focusing on the years to , the last years of British rule ong>andong> the achievement of independence, it embraces a wealth of social, economic ong>andong> cultural, as well as political themes. It contains new research on the impact of the Second World War in Malaya, the origins ong>andong> course of the Communist Emergency, ong>andong> the response of Malaya's various ethnic communities to nationalism ong>andong> social change. A concluding chapter takes these themes forward into the s to shed new light on the emergence of this important Southeast Asian nation.

Interior Spaces of the USA: A Pictorial Review of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Images, PUBLISHER: Books Nippan, Photographs of outstong>andong>ing contemporary interior architecture ong>andong> design, accompanied by comprehensive captions ong>andong> biographical information on participating firms. Includes commercial spaces ong>andong> atria; hospitality spaces ong>andong> restaurants; leisure ong>andong> arts centers; public ong>andong> special purpose spaces; ong>andong> retail spaces ong>andong> showrooms

Stonework

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bridgewater, Alan / Bridgewater, Allen / Bridgewater, Gill, PUBLISHER: Voyageur Press (MN), As a building material, stone has been valued for centuries for its strength, durability, versatility, ong>andong> beauty. This straightforward guide will appeal to those who wish to add interest to their outdoor space with stonework features that are both functional ong>andong> decorative. "Stonework" includes: o Fifteen unique ong>andong> distinctive weekend projects, including a traditional rock garden, brick walkway, retaining wall, ong>andong> arched bench. o Complete, easy-to-follow instructions, including material lists ong>andong> cross-section drawings. o Includes comprehensive information on planning ong>andong> design, tools ong>andong> ong>materialsong>, ong>andong> techniques for preparing foundations ong>andong> cutting ong>andong> shaping stones.

Decorating in Blue and White: Creative Ideas for the Home

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Burgess, Lynda, PUBLISHER: Cassell, The combination of blue ong>andong> white can express timeless elegance or classic simplicity. In depth ong>andong> detailed, here are decorating ideas, inspiration, ong>andong> solutions, ong>andong>, as a bonus, finishing touches are provided throughout. The 20 schemes are simple ong>andong> affordable -- simple blue borders for existing white curtains, hong>andong>-painting your own blue-ong>andong>-white china, block-printing on walls to making a blue-ong>andong>-white patchwork quilt, ong>andong> a whole host of others. A beautifully illustrated guide for home decorating, it's equal parts practical ong>andong> inspirational.

Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Myss, Caroline, PUBLISHER: Three Rivers Press (CA), As a medical intuitive, Myss has found that people often don't understong>andong> their purpose in life. The resulting spiritual malaise leads in turn to depression, anxiety, fatigue, ong>andong> physical illness. To help people find this purpose our individual Sacred Contract -- Myss has developed a process for deciphering your own Contract using a theory of archetypes that builds on the work of Jung, Plato, ong>andong> contemporary thinkers. With her signature motivational style, Myss explains how we can identify our particular spiritual energies, or archetypes, ong>andong> use them to find out what we are here on earth to learn ong>andong> whom we are meant to meet. Both visionary ong>andong> practical, Sacred Contracts is a unique tool for self-discovery ong>andong> a powerful work of spiritual wisdom.

Environmental Politics Casebook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Norman / Miller, Norman, PUBLISHER: CRC Press, Environmental Politics Casebook: Genetically Modified Foods includes laws, regulations, testimony, court decisions, journal ong>andong> newspaper articles, book chapters, ong>andong> interest group communications such as press releases ong>andong> on-line briefs, as well as other studies ong>andong> reports that constitute the principal elements of the public debate on the genetic modification of food. A companion to Environmental Politics: Interest Groups, the Media, ong>andong> the Making of Policy, it provides the substantive, detailed, case-in-point application for practices ong>andong> principles previously discussed only in theory, keeping the basic text compact ong>andong> current.

Modern Science and Human Values

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lowrance, William W., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, Engaging in spirited debate ong>andong> making reference to a broad range of issues in the physical ong>andong> biological sciences, the social sciences, engineering, ong>andong> medicine, this perceptive study analyzes how technical progress influences social thought ong>andong> public policy, ong>andong> how technical people play their complex roles as professional practitioners, advisors, ong>andong> leaders. A major contribution to the debate over public policy ong>andong> technology, this work will generate much discussion among engineers, physicians, academic ong>andong> institutional researchers, ong>andong> concerned politicians. For anyone concerned about the effects of technology on culture, it offers a lively, readable portrait of the modern scientific community ong>andong> an insightful discussion of the influence of technology on social philosophy ong>andong> individual belief.

Atomistic Mechanisms in Beam Synthesis and Irradiation:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Barbour, John Charles / Roorda, S. / Ila, D., PUBLISHER: ong>Materialsong> Research Society, This volume focuses on understong>andong>ing the atomistic processes that occur in metals, ceramics (including glasses) ong>andong> polymers that are exposed to energetic beams for the purpose of synthesizing or modifying a material. In particular, emphasis is given to atomistic approaches for modeling ong>andong> understong>andong>ing experimental results. The science presented falls into four categories: (1) surface ong>andong> thin-film microstructures driven by ion-beam processing, including mechanisms for driving preferential orientation in single-crystal ong>andong> polycrystalline formations; (2) comparisons ong>andong> contrasts in the mechanisms involved with high energy, ion-beam radiation ong>andong> high-fluence-rate effects; (3) identification of mechanisms in beam-assisted synthesis of ong>materialsong>; ong>andong> (4) atomistic modeling to describe improved mechanical ong>andong> optical properties of coatings ong>andong> layers treated with ion beams.

Organizing Audiovisual and Electronic Resources for Access:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, Focusing on audiovisual ong>materialsong> ong>andong> electronic resources that are rapidly being added to library collections, this book guides users in organizing sound recordings, video recordings, computer files, interactive multimedia, ong>andong> Internet resources. It specifically demonstrates how to perform descriptive cataloging ong>andong> subject analysis to these items using AACR2r, MARC, LC subject headings, classification schemes, ong>andong> other guidelines accepted by the cataloging community.

The Genealogy of Morals

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Major work on ethics, by one of the most influential thinkers of the last 2 centuries, deals with master/slave morality ong>andong> modern man's current moral practices; the evolution of man's feelings of guilt ong>andong> bad conscience; ong>andong> how ascetic ideals help maintain human life under certain conditions.

Manufacturing processes for engineering materials

Serope kalpakjian Manufacturing Processes for Engineering ong>Materialsong> (3rd Edition) ISBN 10: ISBN 13: Nuovo ed introvabile. Acquistato nel , con scontrino. Copertina flessibile. Prezzo include spese di spedizione in Italia. Ritiro gratuito possibile in CAP This comprehensive, up-to-date text has balanced coverage of the fundamentals of ong>materialsong> ong>andong> processes, its analytical approaches, ong>andong> its applications in manufacturing engineering. Students using this text will be able to properly assess the capabilities, limitations, ong>andong> potential of manufacturing processes ong>andong> their competitive aspects. Well-organized ong>andong> interesting, this book will encourage, motivate, ong>andong> challenge students to present economically viable solutions to a wide variety of questions ong>andong> problems, including the increasingly important element of product design.

Beaded Jewelry

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Remmers, Wendy, PUBLISHER: Lark Books (NC), This collection will dazzle bead-happy crafters of every level. All the pieces use easy-to-master methods, including wire wrapping, weaving, crimping, stringing, ong>andong> stitching, yet they're positively boutique-worthy. Basics on the techniques, tools, ong>andong> ong>materialsong> are thoroughly explained in an introductory section, along with advice on choosing bead combinations ong>andong> arrangements. Project chapters include bracelets, earrings, necklaces, brooches, rings, ong>andong> watchbong>andong>s, ong>andong> within an hour you can create such jeweled treasures as a Hawaiian Haku bracelet, Tropical Sunshine necklaces, Crystal Chong>andong>elier earrings, Pearl Marquise ring, ong>andong> Red With Envy watch.

Children's Books about Religion

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Dole, Patricia Pearl, PUBLISHER: Libraries Unlimited, This selective bibliography makes it easier than ever to find quality children's books that focus directly on religious themes or characters. Dole offers more than 675 critical evaluations of recently published (since ) ong>materialsong> appropriate for preschool through middle school students. Material is arranged alphabetically by author within subject-based chapters (e.g., "God," "Prayer," "Christian Church History ong>andong> Biography"). Works covered range from age-appropriate reference ong>materialsong> to folktales, prose, poetry, plays, ong>andong> picture books. Reflecting publishing trends, the largest sections of the book are those on Christianity ong>andong> Judaism, but Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, ong>andong> African, Chinese, ong>andong> Native American beliefs are also addressed. Useful as a ready reference ong>andong> collection development guide, this book is an ideal reference ong>andong> collection development tool for school, public, ong>andong> church libraries.

Making War and Making Peace: Why Some Christians Fight and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Byler, Dennis / Brubaker, J. Allen, PUBLISHER: Herald Press, Dennis Byler looks at the way Christians have viewed war ong>andong> peace since the time of Constantine. He shows how some Christians have justified participating in revolutions, wars of national defense, wars of conquest ong>andong> genocide, wars of religious intolerance, ong>andong> wars caused by mistakes ong>andong> misunderstong>andong>ings. Byler also shows why other Christians have refused to kill human beings in any of these types of conflict. An excellent book for people on either side of the question to help them understong>andong> the opposing point of view. Volume 8.

Simply Magic

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wood, D.E. Ed. / Wood, Dominic, PUBLISHER: Red Fox, A fun ong>andong> original magic book for 7-9 year olds. With simple step-by-step instructions on how to make ong>andong> perform twenty-four magic tricks, this fun book is sure to thrill ong>andong> guide aspiring young magicians. Top performance tips, the rules of magic ong>andong> secret words are all explained, ong>andong> each trick is accompanied by colour photographs, making it easy to follow. "Simply Magic" is all young magicians need to put on a stunning show to amaze family ong>andong> friends.

Doing Management Research: A Comprehensive Guide

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thietart, Raymond Alain / Et Al, N/A / Thietart, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), Doing Management Research, a major new textbook, provides answers to questions ong>andong> problems which researchers invariably encounter when embarking on management research, be it quantitative or qualitative. This book will carefully guide the reader through the research process from beginning to end. An excellent tool for academics ong>andong> students, it enables the reader to acquire ong>andong> build upon empirical evidence, ong>andong> to decide what tools to use to understong>andong> ong>andong> describe what is being observed, ong>andong> then, which methods of analysis to adopt. There is an entire section dedicated to writing up ong>andong> communicating the research findings. Written in an accessible ong>andong> easy-to-use style, this book can be read from cover to cover or dipped

Teaching Science to Children: An Inquiry Approach

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Friedl, Alfred E. / Koontz, Tricia / Koontz, Trish, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua, This is a comprehensive, easy-to-use text containing more than 300 science teaching activities, 30 of which are new to this edition. The book's focus on the inquiry approach places value on the student's thinking ong>andong> doing science, ong>andong> ties the text to the inquiry-oriented National Science Education Stong>andong>ards for science teaching issued by the National Research Council. Each of the inquiry activities contains combined discussions of methods ong>andong> content. The text helps students overcome science anxiety ong>andong> shows them how easy it is to teach science using a simple, consistent three-step approach to each of the science activities (set induction, investigation, ong>andong> resolution). All activities use simple, easy-to-find ong>materialsong>. Over 250 pieces of line art clearly illustrate the teaching activities.

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