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Books in Social sciences

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.

  • Aromatic Compounds

    A Modern Comprehensive Treatise
    • 1st Edition
    • August 15, 1995
    • Malcolm Sainsbury
    • English
    Second Supplements to the 2nd Edition of Rodd's Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, Volume III: Aromatic Compounds spans several very important areas of aromatic chemistry. It contains five chapters (Chapters 8-12) devoted to benzoquinone, nitro compounds, metallo derivatives, and aromatic hydrocarbons. The book begins with a chapter containing literature on benzoquinones and related compounds published from the 1970s to mid-1994. Subsequent chapters cover materials on derivatives of benzenoid hydrocarbons with substituents containing a single nitrogen atom; aromatic compounds of the non-transition metals; aromatic compounds of the transition elements; and nuclear substituted benzenoid hydrocarbons with more than one nitrogen atom in the substituent.
  • Studies in Natural Products Chemistry

    Stereoselective Synthesis (Part J)
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16
    • August 10, 1995
    • Atta-ur Rahman
    • English
  • Ultimate Telecommunications Security Survey

    • 1st Edition
    • June 23, 1995
    • James L Schaub + 1 more
    • English
    Ultimate Telecommunications Security Survey will help the reader reveal vulnerabilities and identify critical areas by aiding with the time-consuming job of the security survey. The Ultimate Telecommunications Security Survey, with over 1000 questions, will help the security manager by supplying a list of the commonly-asked questions to help identify vulnerabilities.
  • Encyclopedia of Security Management

    Techniques and technology
    • 1st Edition
    • February 20, 1995
    • John Fay
    • English
    Designed to familiarize security managers with trends in all areas of security, the Encyclopedia of Security Management meets the need for a practical single resource for security management topics. It is a collection of authoritative information that applies directly to the security management functions as it is performed today in many different industries. It especially endeavors to make practitioners aware of the remarkable strides being made in security technology.
  • Seawater

    Its Composition, Properties and Behaviour
    • 2nd Edition
    • January 1, 1995
    • Open Open University
    • English
    'Seawater' has been substantially updated in this second edition to take account of recent developments in marine science. Sections dealing with difficult physical and chemical concepts have been developed on the basis of feedback from the first edition, making this an ideal learning tool for oceanography students.Chapter 1 summarizes the special properties of water and the role of the oceans in the hydraulic cycle. The distribution of temperature and salinity in the oceans and how they influence water density and movements is then discussed. Light and sound in seawater are considered next, along with some uses of acoustics. These are followed by an examination of the composition and behaviour of dissolved constituents, including such topics as residence times, the control of pH, and redox relationships.Finall... the history of seawater and its role in global cycles is reviewed, with special reference to climatic change and the CO2 problem.
  • Anti-Virus Tools and Techniques for Computer

    • 1st Edition
    • January 1, 1995
    • W. Timothy Polk + 3 more
    • English
    Anti-Virus Tools & Techniques for Computer
  • Media Equities

    Evaluation and Trading
    • 1st Edition
    • January 1, 1995
    • Christopher Gasson
    • English
    This book provides an invaluable insight into one of the most influential global industries. It covers: publishing; broadcasting; newspapers and journals; advertising and public relations. Each section provides the reader with an analysis of potential costs and incomes, together with opportunities and associated risks. This provides a highly structured and informative view of the media industry. The final section provides an overview of the current developments and possibilities for the future.
  • Security Management

    Business Strategies for Success
    • 1st Edition
    • December 19, 1994
    • Dennis Dalton
    • English
    Security personnel are being asked to justify their existence in a corporate environment. They must prove their worth in dollars and cents by showing the return on investing in loss prevention. This means security departments are being forced to contribute more to the business as a whole. This book will show security managers and personnel how to go about this, and how to achieve quality in their departments.
  • The Data Analysis Handbook

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14
    • September 30, 1994
    • I.E. Frank + 1 more
    • English
    Analyzing observed or measured data is an important step in applied sciences. The recent increase in computer capacity has resulted in a revolution both in data collection and data analysis. An increasing number of scientists, researchers and students are venturing into statistical data analysis; hence the need for more guidance in this field, which was previously dominated mainly by statisticians.This handbook fills the gap in the range of textbooks on data analysis. Written in a dictionary format, it will serve as a comprehensive reference book in a rapidly growing field. However, this book is more structured than an ordinary dictionary, where each entry is a separate, self-contained entity. The authors provide not only definitions and short descriptions, but also offer an overview of the different topics. Therefore, the handbook can also be used as a companion to textbooks for undergraduate or graduate courses.1700 entries are given in alphabetical order grouped into 20 topics and each topic is organized in a hierarchical fashion. Additional specific entries on a topic can be easily found by following the cross-references in a top-down manner. Several figures and tables are provided to enhance the comprehension of the topics and a list of acronyms helps to locate the full terminologies. The bibliography offers suggestions for further reading.
  • Operations Research and the Public Sector

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6
    • September 30, 1994
    • English
    This volume is a comprehensive treatment of a variety of public sector applications of OR methods. The papers are directed at bridging the gap between theory and practice, with an emphasis on a clear statement of where these methods have been used and were useful. The technical level is appropriate for the general reader, with a specific interest in either a particular subject area (military, urban services, crime and justice, health and administration, air and water quality, natural resources management, apportionment), or methodology (hazardous facility siting, voting theory and paired comparisons, competitive bidding, and theories of measurement).