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Human Aspects of Urban Form

1st Edition
June 3, 2016
Amos Rapoport
English
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Human Aspects of Urban Form: Towards a Man—Environment Approach to Urban Form and Design discusses the man—environment interaction in urban setting. The book is comprised six chapters that provide a broad conceptual framework using a range of disciplines. The text first tackles urban design as the organization of space, time, meaning, and communication. The second chapter talks about environmental quality, while the third chapter deals with environmental cognition. Next, the book tackles the importance and nature of environmental perception. Chapter 5 discusses the city in terms of social, cultural, and territorial variables. Chapter 6 details the distinction between associational and perceptual worlds. The book will be of great interest to urban planners and government policymakers. Researchers and practitioners of sociological and behavioral science will also benefit from the book.

International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities

1st Edition
Volume 51
October 13, 2016
English
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International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities provides an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, and syndromes, etc. of developmental disabilities. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences.

Social Innovations for Development

1st Edition
July 29, 2016
C. G. Hedén + 1 more
English
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Social Innovations for Development focuses on the need for the advancement of social innovations relative to the progress of science and technology. The selection is composed of works of authors who have conducted research on the need to enhance social innovations and cope with the advancement of science and technology, particularly how these areas affect institutions, social and government structures, and humankind as a whole. The book stresses world trends that require institutional change and the need to institute innovation in the structures and procedures of government. The text also offers a discussion on the history of social change. Along with this discussion are remarks and suggestions on how to transform social innovations from theory to action. As the world develops, the need to put up social inventions to facilitate the adoption of technical inventions is stressed. With this pointed out, the work of international foundation for social innovation is highlighted. In the research to establish the connection between technological and social innovation, the role of international prizes is of great value. Thus, specific areas for awards and incentives are discussed. The book is a vital source of information for those interested in establishing the relationship of social innovations with the advancement of science and technology.

Labour Ward Manual

2nd Edition
June 6, 2016
D T Y Liu + 1 more
English
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Labour Ward Manual, Second Edition provides guidelines for the application of obstetric knowledge to the labor ward environment. The practice of obstetrics is still an art and as such encompasses alternative approaches to achieve the same welcome end, the safety and wellbeing of both mother and child throughout labor and after delivery. The steps suggested for patient management and presentation concentrate on safety and simplicity. Throughout this book, it is stressed that the laboring woman and the fetus are the most important persons in the labor ward. This book clearly documents the emphasis on the atmosphere of ready redress by litigation; approach to women with individual needs; special care in the sensitive issue of induction; fetal monitoring; fluid replacement together with a clear protocol for management of fetal and maternal mishaps; and problems and hazards of women in the labor ward of hepatitis B or human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS) infection. This edition provides a clear concise guidance for all those involved in child birth.

Readings in the Sociology of Religion

1st Edition
July 2, 2016
Joan Brothers + 1 more
English
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Dewhurst's Practical Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology

2nd Edition
June 6, 2016
D Keith Edmonds
English
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Dewhurst's Practical Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology, Second Edition, offers a practical guide for the clinician in the management of gynecological disorders of childhood and adolescence. The book begins with a discussion of patterns of gynecological disorders during childhood and adolescence. Separate chapters cover topics such as intersexuality; abnormalities of the genital tract; vulvovaginitis and other vulval lesions; and normal, precocious, and delayed puberty. Subsequent chapters examine adolescent menstrual disorders; breast lesions and abnormal stature; hirsutism and virilism; genital tract tumors; and sexual activity and its results in the 13-19-year-old.

New Horizons in Neurovascular Coupling: A Bridge Between Brain Circulation and Neural Plasticity

1st Edition
Volume 225
April 21, 2016
English
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New Horizons in Neurovascular Coupling: A Bridge Between Brain Circulation and Neural Plasticity is the latest volume in the Progress in Brain Research series that focuses on new trends and developments in neurovascular coupling. This established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research within the neurosciences, as well as popular and emerging subfields. This volume takes an integrated approach to review and summarize some of the most recent progress reported on the connection between brain circulation and neural plasticity.

Counseling and Accountability

1st Edition
June 6, 2016
Harman D. Burck + 2 more
Arnold P. Goldstein + 1 more
English
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Counseling and Accountability: Methods and Critique is written to present the concerns regarding the methodological problems and strategies of counseling and psychotherapy research. This text first discusses conceptual foundations, and then presents various research articles and critiques on the subject. In discussing the conceptual foundations, this book explains the considerations in doing research in the field of counseling and psychotherapy. Discussions include the research design, sampling, and future of the research. The second part, which is comprised of the articles and critiques, include papers on counseling people facing problems related to premarital sex, identity issues, and phobia. This book concludes by presenting papers such as on the effects of counseling, vicarious therapy, and feedback, as well as on teaching internalization behavior to clients. This publication will be invaluable to students and experts in counseling, psychology, and psychiatry.

Gravitation and Relativity

1st Edition
June 6, 2016
M. G. Bowler
D. ter Haar
English
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International Series in Natural Philosophy, Volume 86: Gravitation and Relativity provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of the theories of gravitation. This book applies the elementary tools of special relativity to the problem of generalizing Newton's theory of gravitation. Organized into 10 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the principle of relativity, which asserts theta there is no meaningful way of defining absolute velocity. This text then presents a discussion of the Eötvös–Dicke experiments that established the identity of inertial and gravitational mass. Other chapters consider the equations of electrodynamics derived by starting from the equations of electrostatics. This book discusses as well gravitational redshift, deflection of light, and radar echo delay. The final chapter attempts to establish the connection with general relativity and discusses how black holes may manifest themselves to the astronomer. This book is a valuable resource for physicists and undergraduate students in physics.

Employee Ownership Through ESOPS

1st Edition
June 6, 2016
Joseph Raphael Blasi
English
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Employee Ownership Through ESOPs: Implications for the Public Corporation summarizes the large body of literature on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and the phenomenon of employee ownership. The author has discovered and reviewed over 700 articles on the subject in academic and professional journals of business, labor, law, and social science since 1973. The study is divided into four parts. The first part examines law, public policy, and regulation; the status of ESOPs in the publicly held corporation; corporate uses and labor-management roles; the impact of the ESOP on labor-management cooperation and the economic performance of firms; and the future of employee ownership. The second part presents selected case studies which illustrate the range of corporate uses and benefits to workers and the difficult issues these raise. The third part presents abstracts of articles or books that are central to understanding the major findings and implications of employee ownership and gaining an ordered introduction to the field. The fourth part includes references to these abstracted materials and to the subjects discussed in the first and second sections. This study emphasizes the significance of employee ownership to corporate officers, middle managers, union officials, and/or local labor representatives and employee leaders who are associated with a publicly held company.

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