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.

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Ion Chromatography

1st Edition
Volume 46
July 16, 1990
Paul R. Haddad + 1 more
English
eBook
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Finite Element Methods (Part 1)

1st Edition
Volume 2
February 11, 1990
P.G. Ciarlet
English
Hardback
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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
eBook
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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
eBook
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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.

Sampling

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

3rd Edition
Volume 18
March 19, 1987
Paul D. Boyer + 1 more
English
eBook
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The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects

1st Edition
February 24, 1987
Stephen G Rees-Jones
English
eBook
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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.

Attachment in Social Networks

1st Edition
Volume 44
February 1, 1987
L.W.C. Tavecchio + 1 more
English
eBook
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The main objective of the research presented in this book is to broaden the scope of attachment theory by stressing the importance of a social network approach to the study of attachment.This approach forms the integrating theme of this volume, as is testified by various studies of attachment as it develops in an "extended" rearing context over and beyond the limits of the traditional mother-child dyad. In this connection attention is paid to the importance of sibling relationships, attachment relationships with professional caregivers, the role of the father in caring and rearing young children, and the (short-term and long-term) effects on attachment quality of maternal employment in infancy. Also, the cross-cultural validity of Ainsworth's Strange Situation is discussed, with reference to the USA, Sweden, Israel, Japan, The Netherlands, etc. In adopting a social network approach, the attachment theory proves to be a particularly useful instrument for reflecting on the consequence of social change (maternal employment, symmetrical families, socialisation of childrearing) for child development.

The Enzymes

3rd Edition
Volume 17
October 22, 1986
Paul D. Boyer + 1 more
English
eBook
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Graphonomics

1st Edition
Volume 37
September 1, 1986
H.S.R. Kao + 2 more
English
eBook
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Graphonomics is the newly created term for the science of handwriting and other graphic skills.The Second International Conference on the Neural and Motor Aspects of Handwriting attracted contributions from experimental psychologists, neuropsychologists, neurologists, linguists, biophysicists, and computer scientists from 12 countries.This volume, the proceedings of the conference, features clinical studies of the neural basis of agraphia and dysgraphia from brain-damaged patients. The motor aspects of handwriting are further extended to new areas of interests. Research on handwriting in the English, Chinese and Japanese languages forms the first attempt in the field to investigate handwriting from the psycholinguistic perspective of different languages.

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Books in Social sciences

Ion Chromatography

Finite Element Methods (Part 1)

Knowledge Acquisition from Text and Pictures

The Second Handbook on Parent Education

Sampling

The Enzymes

The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects

Attachment in Social Networks

The Enzymes

Graphonomics

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