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The Social Sciences collection forms a definitive resource for those entering, researching, or teaching in any of the many disciplines making up this interdisciplinary area of study. Written by experts and researchers from both Academic and Commercial domains, titles offer global scope and perspectives.

Key subject areas include: Library and Information Science; Transportation; Urban Studies; Geography, Planning, and Development; Security; Emergency Management.

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    • Cosmetic and Toiletry Formulations, Volume 1

      • 1st Edition
      • December 31, 1990
      • Ernest W. Flick
      • English
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      More than 1,800 cosmetics and toiletry formulations are detailed in Volume 1 of the Second Edition of this well-received and useful book. It is based on information obtained from industrial suppliers.If you would like to purchase the ent

    • Measures of Personality and Social Psychological Attitudes

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 1
      • December 28, 1990
      • John Paul Robinson
      • English
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      This volume is sponsored by Division 9 of the American Psychological Association: The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.****This is an essential reference book for any social scientist or student who uses measuresof attitude or personality in his or her research. The earlier version, published twenty years ago, was to be found on the shelf of virtually everyone who worked in the field.

    • Future Demographic Trends in Europe and North America

      • 1st Edition
      • November 14, 1990
      • Wolfgang Lutz
      • English
      • Hardback
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      This is the latest report on what demographers and scientists in related disciplines think and assume today about the future of human reproduction, longevity, and migration.A quick look at some major errors in past population projections demonstrates that the problem was not with the technical instruments of projection but with the inability to anticipate major changes in human behavior and medical progress. Any population projection that is based exclusively on past trends of demographic rates is bound to miss possible future dicontinuities and surprises. If they can be anticipated at all, it can only be done by considering demographic trends in a broader socioeconomic, cultural, and biological context.Here, the three components of population change--fertility, morality, and migration--are addressed. Introductory chapters describe past trends and assumptions for projections currently made in Europe and North America. Also included are discussions and analyses of some possible demographic discontinuities, together with a description of how assumptions on the three components are merged for population projections on national and international levels. This includes a synthesis where alternative views are translated numerically into ten alternative demographic scenarios for East Europe, West Europe, and North America through the year 2050.

    • Ion Chromatography

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 46
      • July 16, 1990
      • English
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    • Finite Element Methods (Part 1)

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 2
      • February 11, 1990
      • P.G. Ciarlet
      • English
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      This series of volumes will cover all the major aspects of Numerical Analysis, serving as the basic reference work on the subject. Each volume will concentrate on one, or two, particular topics and will be essentially self-contained. Each article, written by an expert, is an in-depth survey, reflecting the most recent trends in the field. The Handbook will cover the basic methods of Numerical Analysis, under the following general headings: # Solution of Equations in R n # Finite Difference Methods # Finite Element Methods # Techniques of Scientific Computing # Optimization Theory and Systems Science.

    • Knowledge Acquisition from Text and Pictures

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 58
      • April 1, 1989
      • H. Mandl + 1 more
      • English
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      Media-didactics have recently become more firmly grounded on cognitive theory, with an increasing concern for the internal processes of knowledge representation and acquisition. With this cognitive aspect in mind, an international group of researchers held a meeting in Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany, to present and discuss the theoretical approaches to and empirical investigations of knowledge acquisition from text and pictures. This volume contains the revised contributions resulting from that meeting.

    • The Second Handbook on Parent Education

      • 1st Edition
      • November 28, 1988
      • Marvin J. Fine
      • English
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      This book should enhance the reader's understanding of the contemporary scene in parenting education, including effective programming, important issues, and future trends.

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      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 6
      • July 1, 1988
      • P. R. Krishnaiah
      • English
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    • The Enzymes

      • 3rd Edition
      • Volume 18
      • March 19, 1987
      • English
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    • The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects

      • 1st Edition
      • February 24, 1987
      • Stephen G Rees-Jones
      • English
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      The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects provides an account of the composition, chemistry, and analysis of the organic materials which enter into the structures of objects in museum collections. This book is not intended to duplicate the information available in existing handbooks on the materials and techniques of art and conservation but rather to convey the state of knowledge of the chemical composition of such materials and so provide a framework for a general understanding of their properties. The book begins with a review of basic organic chemistry, covering hydrocarbons and compounds with functional groups. It then describes spectrometry and separation methods. This is followed by discussions of the chemistry and composition of oils and fats, natural waxes, bituminous materials, carbohydrates, proteins, and natural resins and lacquers. Subsequent chapters deal with synthetic materials, i.e., high molecular weight polymers of a wholly synthetic nature; and natural and synthetic dyestuffs. Also discussed are the deterioration and other changes in organic materials resulting from both free radical and ionic reactions; and the application of analytical methods to identify the organic materials of actual museum objects. This book is intended for both chemists and nonchemists.

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