Food Phytates Food Phytates takes a new look at phytates including their potential health benefits. It includes the latest information on the beneficial heath effects of phytates the influence of phytates in disease prevention the potential use of phytate as an antioxidant in foods and phytase expression in transgenic plants. In 14 chapters leading researchers shed new light on phytates' potential ability to lower blood glucose reduce cholesterol and triacylglycerols and reduce the risks of cancer and heart disease. GBP 59.99 1
Fitting Statistical Distributions The Generalized Lambda Distribution and Generalized Bootstrap Methods Throughout the physical and social sciences researchers face the challenge of fitting statistical distributions to their data. Although the study of statistical modelling has made great strides in recent years the number and variety of distributions to choose from-all with their own formulas tables diagrams and general properties-continue to create problems. For a specific application which of the dozens of distributions should one use? What if none of them fit well?Fitting Statistical Distributions helps answer those questions. Focusing on techniques used successfully across many fields the authors present all of the relevant results related to the Generalized Lambda Distribution (GLD) the Generalized Bootstrap (GB) and Monte Carlo simulation (MC). They provide the tables algorithms and computer programs needed for fitting continuous probability distributions to data in a wide variety of circumstances-covering bivariate as well as univariate distributions and including situations where moments do not exist. Regardless of your specific field-physical science social science or statistics practitioner or theorist-Fitting Statistical Distributions is required reading. It includes wide-ranging applications illustrating the methods in practice and offers proofs of key results for those involved in theoretical development. Without it you may be using obsolete methods wasting time and risking incorrect results. | Fitting Statistical Distributions The Generalized Lambda Distribution and Generalized Bootstrap Methods GBP 59.99 1
Food-Drug Synergy and Safety Scientists health professionals and consumers are increasingly interested in the relationships between food components and food-drug combinations as they strive to find more effective ways to prevent or treat chronic disease. As one of the first unified and in-depth sources in this emerging topic Food-Drug Synergy and Safety explores the vast potential benefits of food and food-drug synergy. The book addresses the interaction of two or more components within a single food between several foods or between foods and drugs consumed together in which the potential health benefit is greater than the effect of the single component food or drug. Each chapter follows a consistent framework and addresses the health benefits mechanisms of action and safety aspects pertaining to the food and food-drug synergies. Sections discuss food and food-drug synergies in the context of specific disease groups such as cardiovascular disease cancer osteoporosis inflammatory diseases hypertension and obesity for easy reference in a clinical setting. A separate section focuses entirely on performance enhancers including caffeine creatine and ephedrine/ephedra and their potential to influence human health in addition to ergogenic applications. The final section provides scientists with a framework for designing experiments that elucidate the heath benefits and safety aspects of food and food-drug synergies. Food-Drug Synergy and Safety lays the essential foundation in this new direction of research as it gains momentum in the fields of food nutrition medicine and pharmaceutical sciences. GBP 56.99 1
The Radio Station Broadcasting Podcasting and Streaming The Radio Station offers a concise and insightful guide to all aspects of radio broadcasting streaming and podcasting. This book’s tenth edition continues its long tradition of guiding readers to a solid understanding of who does what when and why in a professionally managed station. This new edition explains what radio in America has been where it is today and where it is going covering the basics of how programming is produced financed delivered and promoted via terrestrial and satellite broadcasting streaming and podcasting John Allen Hendricks and Bruce Mims examine radio and its future within a framework of existing and emerging technologies. The companion website is new revised with content for instructors including an instructors’ manual and test questions. Students will discover an expanded library of audio interviews with leading industry professionals in addition to practice quizzes and links to additional resources. | The Radio Station Broadcasting Podcasting and Streaming GBP 59.99 1
Strategic Management From Theory to Practice A focus on creating and sustaining a flow of profitable transactions in other words the creation of sustainable competitive advantage is the seemingly simple yet complex goal of strategic leaders and managers. Allen Amason and Andrew Ward approach the topic of strategic management with this focus in mind. Rather than simply teaching theory and research Amason and Ward seek to convey the fundamental keys to how strategy works. This book is designed to help students think critically and understand fully how to strategically manage their future firms. In so doing it will enable them to adapt and learn even as their circumstances change; to apply sound logic and reasoning even in new and unfamiliar settings. By conveying enduring and fundamental principles of economic and human behavior rather than simply reporting on the latest innovations this book succeeds in preparing students to excel in the business environment over time regardless of how it evolves. | Strategic Management From Theory to Practice GBP 74.99 1
Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders This reference discusses state-of-the-art methods for the management of children with conditions affecting the nervous system-providing over 80 chapters that outline direct logical approaches to numerous pediatric neurologic disorders using clear tables algorithms and figures for quick reference to key material. | Treatment of Pediatric Neurologic Disorders GBP 59.99 1
Statistical Simulation Power Method Polynomials and Other Transformations Although power method polynomials based on the standard normal distributions have been used in many different contexts for the past 30 years it was not until recently that the probability density function (pdf) and cumulative distribution function (cdf) were derived and made available. Focusing on both univariate and multivariate nonnormal data generation Statistical Simulation: Power Method Polynomials and Other Transformations presents techniques for conducting a Monte Carlo simulation study. It shows how to use power method polynomials for simulating univariate and multivariate nonnormal distributions with specified cumulants and correlation matrices. The book first explores the methodology underlying the power method before demonstrating this method through examples of standard normal logistic and uniform power method pdfs. It also discusses methods for improving the performance of a simulation based on power method polynomials. The book then develops simulation procedures for systems of linear statistical models intraclass correlation coefficients and correlated continuous variates and ranks. Numerical examples and results from Monte Carlo simulations illustrate these procedures. The final chapter describes how the g-and-h and generalized lambda distribution (GLD) transformations are special applications of the more general multivariate nonnormal data generation approach. Throughout the text the author employs Mathematica® in a range of procedures and offers the source code for download online. Written by a longtime researcher of the power method this book explains how to simulate nonnormal distributions via easy-to-use power method polynomials. By using the methodology and techniques developed in the text readers can evaluate different transformations in terms of comparing percentiles measures of central tendency goodness-of-fit tests and more. | Statistical Simulation Power Method Polynomials and Other Transformations GBP 64.99 1
Landmark Essays on Rhetoric of Science: Issues and Methods Landmark Essays in Rhetoric of Science: Issues and Methods compiles the essential readings of the vibrant field of rhetoric of science tracing the growth and core concerns of the field since its development in the 1970s. A companion to Randy Allen Harris’s foundational Landmark Essays in Rhetoric of Science: Case Studies this volume includes essays by such luminaries as Carolyn R. Miller Jeanne Fahnestock and Alan G. Gross along with an early prophetic article by Charles Sanders Pierce. Harris’s detailed introduction puts the field into its social and intellectual context and frames the important contributions of each essay which range from reimagining classical concepts like rhetorical figures and topical invention to Modal Materialism and the Neomodern hybridization of Actor Network Theory with Genre Studies. Race revolution and Daoism come up along the way and the empirical recalcitrance of the moon. This collection serves as a textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in science studies and is an invaluable resource for researchers concerned with science not as a special autonomous sacrosanct enterprise but as a set of value-saturated profoundly influential rhetorical practices. | Landmark Essays on Rhetoric of Science: Issues and Methods GBP 48.99 1
Mircea Eliade Myth Religion and History Mircea Eliade (1907�1986) was one of the twentieth century's foremost students of religion and cultural environments. This book examines the emergence function and value of religion and myth in his work. Nicolae Babuts Robert Ellwood Eric Ziolkowski John Dadosky Robert Segal Mac Linscott Ricketts Douglas Allen and Liviu Borda examine Eliade's views on the interaction between the sacred and the profane. Each explores Eliade's phenomenological approach to the study of religion and myth. They show that modern rites of initiation cultural activities and spectacles like bullfighting film and perhaps surprisingly reading and writing all harken back to the archetypal structures of the mythical imagination. Perhaps the greatest achievement of Eliade's phenomenological approach is that it reveals what we have in common with pre-Socratic man: the mind's structural capacity to endow objects and events with spiritual values and meanings. As a study of Eliade's concept of the mythic imagination the book posits an analogy between the myths of the past and modern imitations. The authors suggest that in spite of their differences and their separate historical sources myths represent basic structures of human consciousness. This book is essential reading for all students of religion philosophy and literature. | Mircea Eliade Myth Religion and History GBP 51.99 1
Cold Case Homicides Practical Investigative Techniques Second Edition This book now in its second edition is the first and most exhaustive text covering the still growing popularity of cold case investigations which locate perpetrators and free the innocent. The new edition adds approximately 80 pages of content including material on clandestine graves and investigating cold gang cases. The book merges theory with practice through the use of case histories photographs illustrations and checklists that convey essential fundamental concepts while providing a strong practical basis for the investigative process. | Cold Case Homicides Practical Investigative Techniques Second Edition GBP 59.99 1
The Politics of Ponzi Schemes History Theory and Policy In the space of three years from 2009 to 2012 Bernie Madoff Tom Petters and R. Allen Stanford were all convicted for running multi-billion dollar Ponzi schemes. These three schemes alone have had the largest financial take in U. S. history. But what role does the economy and legislation play in the occurrences of Ponzi schemes? What is the nature of Ponzi schemes and what are their tools and mechanisms? What can we know about Ponzi perpetrators? Unraveling the answers to these questions (and many more) Marie Springer provides the first representative portrait of Ponzi schemes their perpetrators and their victims. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach she begins by presenting an overview of different types of Ponzi schemes. She later explores perpetrators and victims of Ponzi schemes followed by a close examination of economic trends regulatory changes and the financial relationship with Ponzi schemes. Other key features include: • A non-technical overview of both offender based and offense-based approaches of studying this form of fraud. • Examples of Ponzi schemes and Ponzi schemers. • A wealth of descriptive statistics on known federal cases from the 1960s until the present to quantify this specific form of fraud. Broadening our understanding of Ponzi schemes as a form of white-collar crime The Politics of Ponzi Schemes provides an excellent foundation for students and practitioners of public administration banking as well as investors finance and accounting law enforcement officers legislators and regulators. | The Politics of Ponzi Schemes History Theory and Policy GBP 44.99 1
The City Symphony Phenomenon Cinema Art and Urban Modernity Between the Wars The 1920s and 1930s saw the rise of the city symphony an experimental film form that presented the city as protagonist instead of mere decor. Combining experimental documentary and narrative practices these films were marked by a high level of abstraction reminiscent of high-modernist experiments in painting and photography. Moreover interwar city symphonies presented a highly fragmented oftentimes kaleidoscopic sense of modern life and they organized their urban-industrial images through rhythmic and associative montage that evoke musical structures. In this comprehensive volume contributors consider the full 80 film corpus from Manhatta and Berlin: Die Sinfonie der Grosstadt to lesser-known cinematic explorations. | The City Symphony Phenomenon Cinema Art and Urban Modernity Between the Wars GBP 44.99 1
Handbook of Landscape Archaeology Over the past three decades “landscape” has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands of archaeology. From the processualist study of settlement patterns to the phenomenologist’s experience of the natural world from human impact on past environments to the environment’s impact on human thought action and interaction the term has been used. In this volume for the first time over 80 archaeologists from three continents attempt a comprehensive definition of the ideas and practices of landscape archaeology covering the theoretical and the practical the research and conservation and encasing the term in a global framework. As a basic reference volume for landscape archaeology this volume will be the benchmark for decades to come. All royalties on this Handbook are donated to the World Archaeological Congress. | Handbook of Landscape Archaeology GBP 48.99 1
Insect Diets Science and Technology Second Edition Dr. Allen Carson Cohen’s new edition of Insect Diets: Science and Technology continues to provide a current integrated review of the field of insect diets. It reaffirms and expands upon the belief that the science of diet development and the technology of diet application in rearing programs require formal foundations and guidelines. Cohen argues for a data-driven approach as well as a focus on humane treatment in insect rearing programs. He also calls for academics and industries to make a new push toward statistical process control (SPC) in their approaches to rearing in general using his own work with insects as a paradigm. This approach yields the benefits of careful scientific analysis by addressing issues of quality and efficiency in academic research and industrial practices and applications. See What’s New in the Second Edition:This edition expands upon the role of food science in the use of artificial diets in rearing programs especially texture analysis with rheological techniques. It includes an entirely new chapter focused solely on the subject of food quality in insect diets. The book also revisits microbial relationships to insect diets as a powerful influence on their feeding processes and emphasizes a new better understanding and utilization of the relationship between insects and microbes in artificial diets. Cohen also expands his vision of the future of insect rearing including the use of insects themselves as a potential food source for a rapidly expanding global human population. To that end this book gives you guidelines to develop use and evaluate artificial diets in order to improve their cost and scientific efficiency in the rearing of insects because as the author urges it is important to know your insect. This understanding will serve the multifaceted goals of using insect rearing for research and teaching pest management strategies and biocontrol agents as food for other organisms and for many other purposes. | Insect Diets Science and Technology Second Edition GBP 44.99 1
Deer Management for Forest Landowners and Managers One of the biggest management problems for forest landowners and managers is browsing by overabundant deer herds that simplifies habitat and reduces species composition and abundance of plant and wildlife communities. This book addresses deer biology management of deer and deer impact on private and public forestlands. It integrates information on deer biology and human dimensions aspects including culture values politics and financial and human resources into development and implementation of comprehensive management of people and deer. Additional audiences are wildlife educators deer hunters and administrators of natural resource agencies who affect deer density and impact on forest resources by regulating deer hunting. The book is written by wildlife and forestry scientists consultants managers and educators with over 350 years of collective experience in managing deer impacts on forest resources. It includes nine case histories of deer management on forestlands ranging from small woodlots to large commercial operations and state/national forests. Praise for Deer Management for Forest Landowners and Managers: “If you’re a forest landowner serious about managing your deer and woods this book is for you. ” Kip Adams Quality Deer Management Association “This book is an extensive resource for deer and timber management and is a hands-on manual that includes extensive review of relevant literature. David Samuel Bowhunter Magazine “This book provides definitive answers to the questions of how to accomplish deer management in … the face of large deer populations. It belongs on the reading list of every forest landowner. ” William F. Porter Boone and Crockett Professor of Wildlife “It captures the wealth of knowledge of the authors who understand deer as hunters ecologists managers and scientists. It provides a leap forward in the who and how of deer and forest management. ” Peter Smallidge Extension Forester “This is a must read for landowners deer and forest managers and those studying forest ecology. ” Merlin Benner wildlife consultant “This book is a road map to restoring deer to their long-time place of balance serving the common good for people and nature. ” Allen Pursell The Nature Conservancy GBP 62.99 1
Handbook of Mitochondrial Dysfunction Mitochondria produce the chemical energy necessary for eukaryotic cell functions; hence mitochondria are an essential component of health playing roles in both disease and aging. More than 80 human diseases and syndromes are associated with mitochondrial dysfunction; this book focuses upon diseases linked to these ubiquitous organelles. Accumulation of mitochondrial DNA damage results in mitochondrial dysfunction through two main pathways. Mutation in mitochondrial DNA causes diseases such as Kearns-Sayre syndrome and Pearson syndrome. Mutation in chromosomal DNA causes diseases such as Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia. These and many other diseases are reviewed in this book. Key FeaturesPresents the detailed structure of mitochondria mitochondrial function roles of oxidants and antioxidants in mitochondrial dysfunction. Includes summary of both causes and effects of these diseases. Discusses current and potential future therapies for mitochondrial dysfunction diseasesExplores a wide variety of diseases caused by dysfunctional mitochondria. | Handbook of Mitochondrial Dysfunction GBP 44.99 1
Correspondence Analysis in Practice Drawing on the author’s 45 years of experience in multivariate analysis Correspondence Analysis in Practice Third Edition shows how the versatile method of correspondence analysis (CA) can be used for data visualization in a wide variety of situations. CA and its variants subset CA multiple CA and joint CA translate two-way and multi-way tables into more readable graphical forms — ideal for applications in the social environmental and health sciences as well as marketing economics linguistics archaeology and more. Michael Greenacre is Professor of Statistics at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona Spain where he teaches a course amongst others on Data Visualization. He has authored and co-edited nine books and 80 journal articles and book chapters mostly on correspondence analysis the latest being Visualization and Verbalization of Data in 2015. He has given short courses in fifteen countries to environmental scientists sociologists data scientists and marketing professionals and has specialized in statistics in ecology and social science. GBP 48.99 1
Called to Account Financial Frauds that Shaped the Accounting Profession Called to Account traces the evolution of the global public accounting profession through a series of scandals leading to voluntary or mandated reforms. Ever entertaining and educational the book describes 16 of the most audacious accounting frauds of the last 80 years and identifies the accounting standards and legislation adopted as a direct consequence of each scandal. This third edition offers expanded coverage of the Global Financial Crisis and international auditing. While retaining favorite chapters exposing the schemes of Crazy Eddie Antar Chainsaw Al Dunlap and Barry the Boy Wonder Minkow new chapters describe the accounting problems at Lehman Brothers Colonial Bank and Olympus. Students will learn that financial fraud is a global problem and that accounting reform is heavily influenced by politics. With discussion questions and a chart mapping each chapter to topics covered in popular auditing textbooks Called to Account is the ideal companion for classes in auditing fraud examination advanced accounting or professional responsibilities. | Called to Account Financial Frauds that Shaped the Accounting Profession GBP 68.99 1
Human Factors and Aerospace Safety An International Journal: Volume 1 This title was first published in 2001. There have been significant advances in the engineering design and production standards of the hardware and electronics in commercial aircraft. It is now uncommon for the principal (or sole) cause of an aircraft accident to be a component failure. Human error is now implicated in up to 80 per cent of all civil and military aviation accidents. The human being is now arguably the least reliable component left in the system. This basic premise forms the basis for this international journal. The journal focuses specifically on the human element in the aerospace system and its role in either causing accidents or incidents or in promoting safety. The journal solicits contributions from both academic researchers and practitioners from industry. Human factors and safety are applied sciences and this is reflected in the tone and composition of the papers in the journal. | Human Factors and Aerospace Safety An International Journal: Volume 1 GBP 64.99 1
Evaluation Roots Third Edition Theory Influencing Practice Showing how evaluation practice looks when guided by theory the third edition of the influential "theory tree" book is significantly revised with over 80% new material including a greater focus on equity and theories over theorists. Chapters from leading authorities describe the goals of each theory; the type of evaluation for which it is appropriate (formative summary formative summative adaptive); the size of the program for which it is most applicable; specific prescriptions; and observable actions that help to define the theory. Readers are given the tools to select suitable approaches for the size contexts and stage of an evaluation and their own personal values. New to This Edition *Chapters on culturally responsive evaluation Indigenous evaluation and developmental evaluation. *Organized around theories rather than individual theorists. *Increased attention to practical applications including a chapter distilling the goals methods and standards of evaluations based on each theory. *Case study chapter on the role of theory in evaluation policy. | Evaluation Roots Third Edition Theory Influencing Practice GBP 45.99 1
Best Practices in Literacy Instruction Seventh Edition This authoritative text and PreK-12 teacher resource is now in a substantially revised seventh edition with 80% new material foregrounding advances in inclusive equitable instruction. Teachers are guided through every major component of reading as well as assessment motivation teaching bilingual learners strengthening connections with families and communities and more. The book presents principles and strategies for teaching literature and nonfiction texts organizing and differentiating instruction supporting struggling readers and promoting digital literacy. Pedagogical features include chapter-opening bulleted previews of key points; reviews of the research evidence; recommendations for best practices in action with examples from exemplary classrooms; and end-of-chapter engagement activities. New to This Edition *Chapter on culturally responsive teaching plus more attention to social justice and equity throughout. *Chapter on supporting students in the “invisible middle. ” *Important new focus on social and emotional learning (SEL). *All chapters thoroughly revised or rewritten to reflect current research theory and instructional practices. | Best Practices in Literacy Instruction Seventh Edition GBP 43.99 1
The VES Handbook of Virtual Production The VES Handbook of Virtual Production is a comprehensive guide to everything about virtual production available today – from pre-production to digital character creation building a stage choosing LED panels setting up Volume Control in-camera compositing of live action and CG elements Virtual Art Departments Virtual Previs and scouting best practices and much more. Current and forward-looking this book covers everything one may need to know to execute a successful virtual production project – including when it is best to use virtual production and when it is not. More than 80 industry leaders in all fields of virtual production share their knowledge experiences techniques and best practices. The text also features charts technical drawings color images and an extensive glossary of virtual production terms. The VES Handbook of Virtual Production is a vital resource for anyone wishing to gain essential knowledge in all aspects of virtual production. This is a must-have book for both aspiring and veteran professionals. It has been carefully compiled by the editors of The VES Handbook of Visual Effects. GBP 44.99 1
Health and Safety Management An Alternative Approach to Reducing Accidents Injury and Illness at Work At a time when our knowledge and understanding of health and safety at work is at its highest statistics show that ongoing improvements in accident rates and time taken off work due to injury and ill-health are stagnating. Alongside the fact that around 80% of accidents can be attributed to human error there is also increasing concern that modern-world issues of mental and physical wellbeing are undermining recent gains made ensuring the safety of people at work. By applying the principles of marginal gain and using lessons drawn from the high-risk world of outdoor adventure and high level sport this book provides a variety of practical solutions and seeks to reduce the incidence of human error in the workplace and the number of accidents and near-misses. The concept of Free Thinking Hazard Identification is introduced alongside the importance of managing changing circumstances and minimising the frequently underestimated risk to experienced workers. A range of practical recommendations are also made to help reduce time taken off work due to injury or ill-health through managing fitness diet and health and paying attention to mental wellbeing. | Health and Safety Management An Alternative Approach to Reducing Accidents Injury and Illness at Work GBP 59.99 1
Applied Biomedical Microbiology A Biofilms Approach From the slippery covering on rocks in a stream to the clogging slime in a bathtub drain biofilms are present in everyday life in a variety of forms. This seemingly harmless build-up also accounts for 80 percent of all microbial infections. With chapters authored by experienced contributors from academia and industry Applied Biomedical Microbiology: A Biofilms Approach demonstrates effective ways to combat the health and economic havoc that biofilms are wreaking while also tapping into their positive potential. Replete with Tables and Illustrations Many in ColorUnder the editorial guidance of esteemed industrial microbiologist Dr. Daryl Paulson this book presents an in-depth discussion of medically challenging biofilms. It provides a solid foundation in the basic microbiology of biofilms and then goes on to discuss the biofilms associated with medical devices catheters and dental unit water lines as well as those that impact cardiovascular medicine the gastrointestinal system periodontal disease and chronic wounds. This informative work concludes with an exploratory chapter of the various methods used to investigate biofilms. Applied Biomedical Microbiology: A Biofilms Approach presents key information clearly and concisely – a useful guide for environmental food and water microbiologists as well as biochemists pharmaceutical scientists and product and biofilm engineers. | Applied Biomedical Microbiology A Biofilms Approach GBP 69.99 1
Building Motivational Interviewing Skills A Practitioner Workbook Many tens of thousands of mental health and health care professionals have used this essential book-now significantly revised with 70% new content reflecting important advances in the field-to develop and sharpen their skills in motivational interviewing (MI). Clear explanations of core MI concepts are accompanied by carefully crafted sample dialogues exercises and practice opportunities. Readers build proficiency for moving through the four processes of MI-engaging focusing evoking and planning-using open-ended questions affirmations reflective listening and summaries (OARS) plus information exchange. In a large-size format for easy photocopying the volume includes more than 80 reproducible worksheets. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download and print the reproducible materials. New to This Edition *Fully revised and restructured around the new four-process model of MI. *Chapters on exploring values and goals and "finding the horizon. " *Additional exercises now with downloadable worksheets. *Teaches how to tailor OARS skills for each MI process. *Integrates key ideas from positive psychology. Winner (First Place)-American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award Adult Primary Care Category This book is in the Applications of Motivational Interviewing series edited by Stephen Rollnick William R. Miller and Theresa B. Moyers. | Building Motivational Interviewing Skills A Practitioner Workbook GBP 45.99 1