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Methodology of Economics and Other Social Sciences

  • 1st Edition
  • May 10, 2014
  • Fritz Machlup
  • Karl Shell
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 7 1 4 3 - 9
Methodology of Economics and Other Social Sciences covers the problems in the methodological aspects of economics and other social science disciplines. This book is organized into seven parts encompassing 26 chapters. The first parts review the nature and significance of methodology of economics, along with the models and theories in the field. The succeeding parts deal with the verification problems, operational concepts, and interpretation of reality in economics. Other parts explore the methodological aspects of other social sciences. The last parts discuss some aspects and applications of economic methodologies. This book will be of value to economists, social scientists, and researchers.

Genes, Culture, and Personality

  • 1st Edition
  • April 25, 2014
  • Bozzano G Luisa
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 8 4 6 - 8
The diversity of human behavior is one of the most fascinating aspects of human biology. What makes our individual attitudes, lifestyle and personalities different has been the subject of many physiological and psychological theories. In this book the emphasis is on understanding the genetic and environmental causes of these differences. Genes, Culture, and Personality is an expansive account of the state of current knowledge about the causes of individual differences in personality and social attitudes. Based on almost two decades of empirical research, the authors have made a significant contribution to the debate on genetic and cultural inheritance in human behavior. The book should be required reading for psychologists, psychiatrists, sociobiologists, and geneticists.

The Biology of the Guinea Pig

  • 1st Edition
  • April 25, 2014
  • Joseph E. Wagner
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 9 3 2 - 8
The Biology of the Guinea Pig focuses on the use of the guinea pig as a substrate in research. This book provides a comprehensive coverage of material related to applied care and management of guinea pigs and their diseases. Topics on guinea pig behavior, genetics, specific pathogen-free technique, biomethodology, and colony husbandry are also covered. This text likewise deals with the noninduced diseases of guinea pigs and use of the guinea pig in nutrition research, otologic research, toxicology, and teratology. This publication is beneficial to the general scientific community that includes investigators using or considering the use of guinea pigs in research, veterinarians, students of veterinary medicine, professionals concerned with the care and management of guinea pigs, commercial producers of guinea pigs, and cavy fanciers.

The Microeconomics of Complex Economies

  • 1st Edition
  • April 15, 2014
  • Wolfram Elsner + 2 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 1 5 8 5 - 9
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 1 5 9 9 - 6
The Microeconomics of Complex Economies uses game theory, modeling approaches, formal techniques, and computer simulations to teach useful, accessible approaches to real modern economies. It covers topics of information and innovation, including national and regional systems of innovation; clustered and networked firms; and open-source/open-innovation production and use. Its final chapter on policy perspectives and decisions confirms the value of the toolset. Written so chapters can be used independently, the book includes an introduction to computer simulation and pedagogical supplements. Its formal, accessible treatment of complexity goes beyond the scopes of neoclassical and mainstream economics. The highly interdependent economy of the 21st century demands a reconsideration of economic theories.

Handbook of the Economics of Risk and Uncertainty

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 1
  • November 14, 2013
  • Mark Machina + 1 more
  • English
  • Hardback
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 3 6 8 5 - 3
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 4 - 5 3 6 8 6 - 0
The need to understand the theories and applications of economic and finance risk has been clear to everyone since the financial crisis, and this collection of original essays proffers broad, high-level explanations of risk and uncertainty. The economics of risk and uncertainty is unlike most branches of economics in spanning from the individual decision-maker to the market (and indeed, social decisions), and ranging from purely theoretical analysis through individual experimentation, empirical analysis, and applied and policy decisions. It also has close and sometimes conflicting relationships with theoretical and applied statistics, and psychology. The aim of this volume is to provide an overview of diverse aspects of this field, ranging from classical and foundational work through current developments.

Role Theory

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • Bruce J. Biddle
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 8 1 3 - 0
Role Theory: Expectations, Identities, and Behaviors presents the applications of role concepts for education, social work, and clinical practice. This book examines the advantages as well as the shortcomings of the role stance. Organized into nine chapters, this book begins with an overview of behaviors that are characteristics of persons within contexts and the various processes that are employed to explain and predict those behaviors. This text then examines the concepts of the role field and discovers their applications to social problems of pressing concern. Other chapters consider the empirical evidence that has been developed within the role orientation concerning social problems. This book discusses as well the behavioral comparability, behavior linkage, behavioral effects, and complex linking concepts for behaviors. The final chapter discusses how contexts may affect the behaviors of persons and how those behaviors may have subsequent functions. This book is a valuable resource for anthropologists, sociologists, and social psychologists.

Volcanic Hazards

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • R. J. Blong
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 8 2 0 - 8
Volcanic Hazards: A Sourcebook on the Effects of Eruptions provides a comprehensive discussion of volcanic eruptions and their effects. This volume provides background data on volcanic activity with attention directed specifically at those types of activity and those characteristics which are hazardous. It establishes the direct effects of volcanic eruptions on humans in terms of death and injuries, and social aspects such as perception of eruption hazards, evacuation, panic, looting, and religious beliefs. It discusses the indirect consequences of volcanic eruptions for humans by illustrating the effects on buildings, utilities, communication networks and machinery, agriculture, and commercial activity. This book should be of interest to planners, engineers, city administrators, agriculturalists, and emergency services personnel who must deal with the effects of volcanic hazards; to volcanologists and geologists who did not know eruptions affected so many things; to geographers, environmentalists, and natural hazard scientists who are interested in the interrelatedness of phenomena; and to citizens who have experienced, or might yet experience, some of these effects.

Brain Browser

  • 1st Edition
  • October 22, 2013
  • Bozzano G Luisa
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 4 9 4 - 1
Brain Browser is designed to assist researchers as well as beginning and advanced neuroscience students in their efforts to organise, analyse, and contribute to the growing detailed knowledge of the brain. Brain Browser serves as an electronic notebook for neuroanatomy and offers numerous educational and research applications.System Requirements:IBM PC or fully compatible with Intel 80286 (or later) processor Mouse or other pointing device.2 MB of RAM (minimum)1.44 MB 3.5" disk driveHard disk drive with 10 MB availableAny Windows-compatible videographics adaptor and monitorDOS 3.1 or later (5.0) recommendedMicrosoft Windows 3.1Department site licenses are available, as well as a buyer's frequency plan. Contact the publisher for complete details.

Integrated Project Support Environments

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 33
  • October 22, 2013
  • Alan W. Brown
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 8 2 5 - 3
A major part of software engineering developments involve the use of computing tools which facilitate the management, maintenance, security, and building of long-scale software engineer projects. Consequently, there have been a proliferation of CASE tools and IPSES. This book looks at IPSES in general and the ASPECT project in particular, providing design and implementation details, as well as locating ASPECT in IPSE developments.

Supersymmetries and Infinite-Dimensional Algebras

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 3
  • October 22, 2013
  • N. H. March
  • English
  • eBook
    9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 8 8 3 7 - 6
Recent devopments, particularly in high-energy physics, have projected group theory and symmetry consideration into a central position in theoretical physics. These developments have taken physicists increasingly deeper into the fascinating world of pure mathematics. This work presents important mathematical developments of the last fifteen years in a form that is easy to comprehend and appreciate.

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