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"The Social Science Encyclopedia"

The Social Science Encyclopedia, first published in 1985 to acclaim from social scientists, librarians and students, was thoroughly revised in 1996, when reviewers began to describe it as a classic. This third edition has been radically recast. Over half the entries are new or have been entirely rewritten, and most of the balance have been substantially revised.

Written by an international team of contributors, the Encyclopedia offers a global perspective on the key issues within the social sciences. Some 500 entries cover a variety of enduring and newly vital areas of study and research methods. Experts review theoretical debates from neo-evolutionism and rational choice theory to poststructuralism, and address the great questions that cut across the social sciences. What is the influence of genes on behaviour? What is the nature of consciousness and cognition? What are the causes of poverty and wealth? What are the roots of conflict, wars, revolutions and genocidal violence?

This authoritative reference work is aimed at anyone with a serious interest in contemporary academic thinking about the individual in society.

Adam Kuper, "The Social Science Encyclopedia"

English | ISBN: 0415285607 | 2003 | PDF | 1637 pages | 8,6 mb

“This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third International Conference on Human-Robot Personal Relationships, held in Leiden, The Netherlands, in June 2010. The 16 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited papers and 1 keynote lecture were carefully reviewed and selected from 22 submissions. The papers feature and discuss studies of personal relationships with artificial partners, their formation, their possibilities and their consequences. Such personal relationships are increasingly attracting attention from scientific fields as (social) robotics, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, psychology, philosophy, sociology.”

Human-Robot Personal Relationships

by Maarten H. Lamers, Fons J. Verbeek

English | 2011 | ISBN: 3642193846 | 149 pages | PDF | 2.45 MB

Download Ebook Gender and Sexuality in Latin America - Cases and Decisions

Translated and updated from the seminal Spanish text on legal decisions affecting gender and sexuality in Latin America, this English edition is the only law text to focus specifically on the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and the transgender population in addition to womens rights more broadly. The volume provides close analysis of some of the most important decisions made by Latin American national courts, as well as those made by international legal bodies, that affect the rights and interests of these groups. Specially selected for their depth of argument and value as exemplars, the studies of good legal practice chart the path of the regions normative values of justice as they have evolved away from a partial, and patriarchal, exercise of the law. They show how cases with vastly differing contexts such as, property rights and domestic violence have resulted in a mixed body of Latin American law.Some decisions areprotective of womens and minority rights. Some assess the wider social impacts of case law in which recognition of the discrete legal identities within households challenges established precepts, including religious ones. Other cases have been chosen as cautionary examples of bad decision-making and for the poverty of their legal debate. Updated to include the latest relevant jurisprudence from across the continent, this book is an informed, cohesive and comprehensive guide to understanding womens and gender-based rights in Latin America.?

Gender and Sexuality in Latin America - Cases and Decisions

Cristina Motta, " (Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice)"

ISBN: 9400761988 | 2013 | PDF | 332 pages | 4 MB

An awe-inspiring journey through the eons and across the globe in search of visible traces of evolution in the living creatures that have survived from earlier times.

Survivors - The Animals and Plants that Time has Left Behind

2012 | ISBN: 0007209878, 000720986X | 352 pages | EPUB, PDF | 74,5 MB

Self Healing Materials: An Alternative Approach to 20 Centuries of Materials Science

This book, the first in this new field of materials science, aims to present a coherent picture of the design principles and resulting properties of self healing materials over all material classes, and to offset them to the current design principles for structural materials with improved mechanical properties. Where appropriate a comparison to natural materials is made. As such it will be a landmark and a reference work in the coming years.

The book consists of a number of invited contributions from leading experts in the field. While each chapter describes a separate approach or a different aspect of self healing materials, the common structure of each chapter creates a coherent and consistent picture of this emerging and challenging field. Hence the book is not only a valuable asset for professional materials scientists but it is also suitable as a text book for courses at MSc level.

Sybrand van der Zwaag - Self Healing Materials: An Alternative Approach to 20 Centuries of Materials Science

Published: 2007-12-10 | ISBN: 1402062494 | PDF | 388 pages | 8 MB

Containment Technology: Progress in the Pharmaceutical and Food Processing Industry

This book covers all aspects of containment technology in depth and the latest developments in this exciting field are introduced. This book is a key publication to planning engineers, production managers and those interested in getting a picture of the different applications of the isolator technology. References on literature, laws, norms and guidelines will support the reader to become acquainted with the containment technology.

Containment Technology: Progress in the Pharmaceutical and Food Processing Industry by Hans-Jürgen Bässler and Frank Lehmann

English | 2013 | ISBN: 3642392911 | 120 pages | PDF | 4,2 MB

Download ebook Behavioural Adaptation and Road Safety - Theory, Evidence and Action

Despite being an accepted construct in traffic and transport psychology, the precise nature of behavioural adaptation, including its causes and consequences, has not yet been established within the road safety community.

A comprehensive collection of recent literature, Behavioural Adaptation and Road Safety: Theory, Evidence, and Action explores behavioural adaptation in road users. It examines behavioural adaptation within the context of historical and theoretical perspectives, and puts forth tangible and practical solutions that can effectively address adverse behavioural adaptation to road safety interventions before it occurs.
Edited by Christina Rudin-Brown and Samantha Jamson, with chapters authored by leading road safety experts in driver psychology and behaviour, the book introduces the concept of behavioural adaptation and details its more relevant issues. It reviews the definition of behavioural adaptation that was put forward by the OECD in 1990 and then puts this definition through its paces, identifying where it may be lacking and how it might be improved. This sets the context for the remaining chapters which take the OECD definition as their starting points.

The book discusses the various theories and models of behavioural adaptation and more general theories of driver behaviour developed during the last half century. It provides examples of the "evidence" for behavioural adaptation instances in which behavioural adaptation arose as a consequence of the introduction of safety countermeasures. The book then focuses on the internal, "human" element and considers countermeasures that might be used to limit the development of behavioural adaptation in various road user groups. The book concludes with practical tools and methodologies to address behavioural adaptation in research and design, and to limit the potential negative effects before they happen.

Supplying easy-to-understand, accessible solutions that can be implemented early on in a road safety intervention's design or conception phase, the chapters represent the most extensive compilation of literature relating to behavioural adaptation and its consequences since the 1990 OECD report. The book brings together earlier theories of behavioural adaptation with more recent theories in the area and combines them with practical advice, methods, and tangible solutions that can minimise the potential negative impact of behavioural adaptation on road user safety and address it before it occurs. It is an essential component of any road safety library, and should be of particular relevance to researchers, practitioners, designers, and policymakers who are interested in maximizing safety while at the same time encouraging innovation and excellence in road transport-related design.

Behavioural Adaptation and Road Safety - Theory, Evidence and Action

English | ISBN: 1439856672 | 2013 | 467 pages | PDF | 43 MB

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Helping Children with Complex Needs Bounce Back - Resilient Therapy for Parents and Professionals

Bringing up a special child can leave parents feeling deskilled, disarmed and worn down. A resilient child has the ability to cope with challenging situations, and the capacity to bounce back from trauma and gain long-term strength from these life experiences.
Resilient Therapy is an innovative way of strengthening children with complex needs. This is a tried-and-tested handbook for parents to read from cover to cover, or dip in and out of as needed. Accessible and fun, "Helping Children with Complex Needs Bounce Back" includes exercises and worksheets, as well as breaking down the principles of the latest research, making them easy to apply to everyday situations. This 'magic box' of ideas and remedies is perfect for parents and carers, friends and families of children with disabilities, special educational needs and mental or physical health needs, as well as professionals working with these children.

Helping Children with Complex Needs Bounce Back - Resilient Therapy for Parents and Professionals

Published: 2009-01-15 | ISBN: 1843109484 | PDF | 192 pages | 3 MB

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Download Ebook The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution

Studies man in view of what he may become. Describes how a man must work simultaneously on his knowledge and his being to find inner unity.

The Psychology of Man's Possible Evolution

1973 | pages: 134 | ISBN: 0394719433 | PDF | 4,2 mb

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Download Ebook : Design of Digital Systems and Devices

Logic design of digital devices is a very important part of the Computer Science. It deals with design and testing of logic circuits for both data-path and control unit of a digital system. Design methods depend strongly on logic elements using for implementation of logic circuits. Different programmable logic devices are wide used for implementation of logic circuits. Nowadays, we witness the rapid growth of new and new chips, but there is a strong lack of new design methods. This book includes a variety of design and test methods targeted on different digital devices. It covers methods of digital system design, the development of theoretical base for construction and designing of the PLD–based devices, application of UML for digital design. A considerable part of the book is devoted to design methods oriented on implementing control units using FPGA and CPLD chips. Such important issues as design of reliable FSMs, automatic design of concurrent logic controllers, the models and methods for creating infrastructure IP services for the SoCs are also presented. The editors of the book hope that it will be interesting and useful for experts in Computer Science and Electronics, as well as for students, who are viewed as designers of future digital devices and systems.

Marian Adamski, Alexander Barkalov, Marek Wegrzyn - Design of Digital Systems and Devices

English | 2011 | ISBN: 3642175449 | 383 pages | PDF | 4.8 MB

In recent years, regulation has emerged as one of the most distinct and important fields of study in the social sciences, both for policy-makers and for scholars who require a theoretical framework that can be applied to any social sector. This timely textbook provides a conceptual map of the field and an accessible and critical introduction to the subject. Morgan and Yeung set out a diverse and stimulating selection of materials and give them context with a comprehensive and critical commentary. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach and emphasising the role of law in its broader social and political context, it will be an invaluable tool for the student coming to regulation for the first time. This clearly structured, academically rigorous title, with a contextualised perspective, is essential reading for all students of the subject.

An Introduction to Law and Regulation: Text and Materials By Bronwen Morgan, Karen Yeung

2007 | 372 Pages | ISBN: 0521685656 | PDF | 3 MB

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20 Ways to Draw a Tree and 44 Other Nifty Things from Nature

A Sketchbook for Artists, Designers, and Doodlers - Eloise Renouf

This inspiring sketchbook is part of the new 20 Ways series from Quarry Books, designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers a fun and sophisticated collection of illustration fun. Each spread features 20 inspiring illustrated examples of 45 themes - tree, tulip, shell, owl, peacock feather, mushroom, cloud, and much, much more-over 900 drawings, with blank space for you to draw your take on 20 Ways to Draw a Tree.

This is not a step-by-step technique book--rather, the stylized flowers, trees, leaves, and clouds are simplified, modernized, and reduced to the most basic elements, showing you how simple abstract shapes and forms meld to create the building blocks of any item that you want to draw. Each of the 20 interpretations provides a different, interesting approach to drawing a single item, providing loads of inspiration for your own drawing. Presented in the author's uniquely creative style, this engaging and motivational practice book provides a new take on the world of sketching, doodling, and designing.

Get out your favorite drawing tool, and remember, there are not just 20 Ways to Draw a Tree!

Eloise Renouf, "20 Ways to Draw a Tree and 44 Other Nifty Things from Nature: A Sketchbook for Artists, Designers, and Doodlers"

ISBN: 1592538371 | 2013 | PDF | 96 pages | 47 MB

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Download Ebook Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime: 4th International Conference

This book contains a selection of thoroughly refereed and revised papers from the Fourth International ICST Conference on Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime, ICDF2C 2012, held in October 2012 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA. The 20 papers in this volume are grouped in the following topical sections: cloud investigation; malware; behavioral; law; mobile device forensics; and cybercrime investigations.

Digital Forensics and Cyber Crime: 4th International Conference, ICDF2C 2012, Lafayette, IN, USA, October 25-26, 2012, Revised Selected Papers ... and Telecommunications Engineering) by Marcus K. Rogers and Kathryn C. Seigfried-Spellar

English | 2014 | ISBN: 3642398901 | 342 pages | PDF | 7,8 MB

Download : The Developing Human - Clinically Oriented Embryology, 9th Edition

The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, by Drs. Keith L. Moore, T.V.N. Persaud, and Mark G. Torchia, delivers the world's most complete, visually rich, and clinically oriented coverage of this complex subject.

The Developing Human - Clinically Oriented Embryology, 9th Edition

ISBN: 1437720021 | 2011 | EPUB | 560 pages | 21 MB

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Download Ebook The Psychology of Human Leadership - How To Develop Charisma and Authority

The book seamlessly links fundamental insights and practical approaches to address the most important leadership problems and challenges.
Each of the 11 chapters takes a close look at a specific leadership aspect and explains how to develop personal leadership qualities, such as charisma, the ability to motivate others, assertiveness, and how to overcome crises and conflicts to create new structures. Ethical questions and possible negative developments in connection with leadership and power are also examined. Unlike conventional leadership manuals, this book on leadership goes beyond the standard 'recipes' and models by providing clear trains of thought as well as a psychological and philosophical basis, and by focusing on major achievements in terms of leadership, it creates a more profound understanding and holistic view of the subject of leadership, while promoting a genuine fascination for it.

The Psychology of Human Leadership - How To Develop Charisma and Authority

Published: 2013-08-05 | ISBN: 3642370535 | PDF | 180 pages | 3 MB

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Download Ebook Destructive Myths in Family Therapy

Exposes destructive patterns of communication within family cultures and provides strategies for promoting more open dialogue among family members.

Destructive Myths in Family Therapy

2012 | ISBN: 047066701X, 0470667001 | English | 216 Pages | PDF | 3.20 MB

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Download ebook Physiological, Developmental and Behavioral Effects of Marine Pollution

Synthesizing decades of work, but up-to-date, this book focuses on organism-level responses to pollutants by marine animals, mainly crustaceans, molluscs, and fishes.
Emphasizing effects on physiological processes (feeding/digestion, respiration, osmoregulation), life-cycle (reproduction [including endocrine disruption], embryo development, larval development, developmental processes later in life (growth, regeneration, molting, calcification, cancer), and behaviour, the book also covers bioaccumulation and detoxification of contaminants, and the development of tolerance. The major pollutants covered are metals, organic compounds (oil, pesticides, industrial chemicals), nutrients and hypoxia, contaminants of emerging concern, and ocean acidification. Some attention is also devoted to marine debris and noise pollution.?

Physiological, Developmental and Behavioral Effects of Marine Pollution

ISBN: 9400769482 | 2013 | PDF | 459 pages | 10.7 MB

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Download Handbook of Vitamin D in Human Health - Ronald Ross Watson

Research and clinical application of vitamin D has increased dramatically over the past decade stimulated by novel health promotion discoveries and documentation. This book brings together key researchers with their views focusing on the health promotion role of vitamin D. Such information is vital to clinicians, users of vitamin D supplements of all ages and those interested in public policy.

The authors document and define many of the key health related roles of vitamin D. Its traditional application in bone and muscle health as well as therapy of arthritis is expanded and clarified with new research. A better understanding of the effects of vitamin D inadequacy is modelled using problems ranging from infant growth retardation to chronic kidney and periodontal disease. Uniquely the vitamins role in resistance and treatment of infectious diseases is shown in examples ranging from HIV/AIDS to tuberculosis. Mechanistic understanding of vitamin Ds actions is enhanced by looking into its effects on immune modulation and inflammation. Expansion of the role of sunlight in stimulating vitamin D production is discussed relative to the reduction in a variety of cancers. Clearly vitamin D is like a two edged sword with great benefits but also some risks. This book provides carefully defined examples of both situations.

Ronald Ross Watson - Handbook of Vitamin D in Human Health: Prevention, Treatment and Toxicity

Published: 2013-04-10 | ISBN: 9086862101 | PDF | 730 pages | 4 MB

Rüdiger Kramme, "Springer Handbook of Medical Technology"

This concise, user-oriented and up-to-date desk reference offers a broad introduction to the fascinating world of medical technology, fully considering today’s progress and further development in all relevant fields. The Springer Handbook of Medical Technology is a systemized and well-structured guideline which distinguishes itself through simplification and condensation of complex facts. This book is an indispensable resource for professionals working directly or indirectly with medical systems and appliances every day. It is also meant for graduate and post graduate students in hospital management, medical engineering, and medical physics.

Rüdiger Kramme, "Springer Handbook of Medical Technology"

English | 2011 | ISBN: 3540746579 | 1545 pages | PDF | 50.59 MB