Skip to main content
Elsevier
View Cart

Books in Social sciences and humanities

BooksJournals

    • The Role of Science in the Development of Natural Resources with Particular Reference to Pakistan, Iran and Turkey

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • M. L. Smith
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 6 9 3 7 8
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 8 5 1 8 7
      The Role of Science in the Development of Natural Resources with Particular Reference to Pakistan, Iran and Turkey is a collection of papers that details issues in power and energy, water resources, forestry and land, agriculture, animal health, and public health. The materials analyze the problems in natural resource from different scientific perspectives. The text first coves the place of research in developing countries, and then proceeds to tackling concerns in fuel, power, and atomic energy. Next, the selection talks about the development of water resources. The next sections of the text deal with forestry and agriculture. The selection also covers concerns in animal and public health. The book will be of great interest to individuals concerned with the condition of world’s natural resource reserves.

    • Habitat

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Angus M. Gunn
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 2 1 4 8 7 0
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 2 5 6 7 1
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 5 8 0 9 9

    • Introduction to Stellar Statistics

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Rudolf Kurth
      • D. ter Haar
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 6 9 1 4 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 8 4 9 5 1
      Introduction to Stellar Statistics discusses the fundamental concepts that are essential in utilizing statistical methods in quantifying the variables present in celestial bodies. The title emphasizes detailing a conceptual system that aids in the organization of collected data. The text first introduces stellar statistics, and then proceeds to covering the observational data and the elements. Next, the selection talks about the apparent distribution of the stars and galaxies. Chapter V tackles kinematics, while Chapter VI covers stellar distances. In the last chapter, the text presents the integral equation of stellar statistics. The book will be of great interest to scientists involved in the study of celestial bodies, such astronomers and astrophysicists.

    • Reading in Kinship in Urban Society

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • C. C. Harris
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 3 9 3 6 4
      Reading in Kinship in Urban Society is a collection of articles that deal with family and kinship in urban settlements. It provides comparative ethnographic data and introduces studies and approaches found outside British social inquiry. Organized into four parts, this book first introduces kinship systems and the recognition of relationships in various communities. It then identifies the functions of kinship systems and pays particular attention to inheritance of property. After discussing patterns of mate selection and marital relationships, it turns to the effects of urbanization on family life. This book ends with a discussion about the family life of elderly people. Anthropologists and sociologists studying the relation of kinship to societies will find this book invaluable.

    • Evaluating the Welfare State

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Shimon E. Spiro + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 6 5 7 9 8 0 2
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 4 6 7 9 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 5 8 0 0 3
      Evaluating the Welfare State: Social and Political Perspectives together with its companion Social Policy Evaluation: An Economic Perspective is the outgrowth of an international and interdisciplinary conference on policy evaluation held at Tel Aviv University in December 1980. The conference brought together scholars from the fields of economics, sociology, political science, social work, and administration. The papers presented at this conference approached the welfare state and social policy evaluation from a number of different theoretical and methodological perspectives. A selection of these papers has been included in this volume. The book is divided into five parts. Part I is devoted to the political antecedents and consequences of the welfare state and to the social and psychological processes that affect the development of social policies and reactions to them. Part II analyzes the discontinuity between policies that are the subject of public debate, and the programs that affect the well-being of populations and the distribution of resources. The chapters in Parts III and IV present current developments in the practice of evaluation and explore the frontiers of this field. Part V focuses on the relationship of evaluation to policymaking. This involves examinations of the culture of political debates, the nature of choices facing policymakers, and the impact of research on policy.

    • Variability in Human Drug Response

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Stephen E. Smith + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 0 7 4 3 3 0 1 4
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 3 2 6 9 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 6 5 1 1 0
      Variability in Human Drug Response examines why individual patients differ significantly in their response to drug administration. This book is devoted mainly to pharmacokinetics and covers topics such as drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion. The sensitivity of tissues of the body to drugs and the importance of monitoring drug therapy are also discussed. This book is comprised of 10 chapters and begins with an introduction to variability in clinical response to administration of defined drugs, as well as the importance of closely matching dosage to the individual patient's requirement to achieve an optimal response to drug administration. The chapters that follow highlight the pharmacokinetic origin of most variability in the clinical response to drugs, along with the difficulties inherent in predicting the effect of drug administration in an individual patient. The role of genetic and environmental factors, disease, and the concomitant administration of other drugs in determining an individual's response to any therapeutic maneuver is also examined. The last chapter describes two methods of monitoring drug therapy: monitoring drug effects or monitoring the plasma levels of drugs. This monograph will be of interest to practicing clinicians and senior medical students.

    • Reading in Race and Ethnic Relations

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Anthony H. Richmond
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 1 6 2 1 2 6
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 3 7 6 2 9
      Readings in Race and Ethnic Relations is a part of a series of Readings in Sociology. This book is composed of four parts with a total of 17 chapters. Part 1 explains the concepts of race, racism, and identity. Parts 2 and 3 elucidate the relationship of race with religion, urbanization, and ethnic stratification. Lastly, Part 4 explores how race is associated with politics and conflict. One of the distinctive features of this book is the inclusion of some articles translated into English from other languages. Linguists, communicators, and other people interested in this field of study will find this book invaluable.

    • Microchemical Analysis of Nervous Tissue

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • Neville N. Osborne
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 7 1 5 7 9
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 8 7 3 8 9
      Microchemical Analysis of Nervous Tissue focuses on the use of microbiochemical methods in the analysis of nervous tissue, with emphasis on those related to the study of amines, amino acids, phospholipids, and proteins. Special attention is paid to the choice of biological material and the various procedures used for the isolation by dissection of defined components of the nervous system. Comprised of 10 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of microprocedures used in neurochemistry, followed by a discussion on the importance of choosing the biological material for microanalysis. The isolation of nervous tissue for analysis is then considered, with particular reference to invertebrate neurons; cell components from fresh, "fixed," freeze-dried, and frozen impregnated tissue; and discrete areas of nervous tissue. Subsequent chapters describe some instruments and glassware used in microprocedures, along with the applications of such procedures; general techniques used in microprocedures; microdetermination of phospholipids as well as amines and amino acids as dansyl derivatives; and microelectrophoresis of proteins. This book will be of interest to molecular biologists, microbiologists, physiologists, and neurochemists.

    • Amnesia

      • 2nd Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • C. W. M. Whitty + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 0 7 0 0 0 5 6 8
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 3 2 7 2 3
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 6 5 1 4 1
      Amnesia: Clinical, Psychological and Medicolegal Aspects, 2nd Edition explores the clinical, psychological, and medicolegal aspects of amnesia. Experimental studies of the organic amnesic syndrome are presented and memory disorders associated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are described. The role of amnesia in cerebral disease, the neuropathology of amnesic states, and psychogenic memory loss are also considered. This book is comprised of 11 chapters and begins with a discussion on experimental studies of the organic amnesic syndrome, along with certain associated studies of normal memory. The reader is then introduced to the link between amnesia and cerebral pathology; transient global amnesia and its clinical manifestations; the amnesic syndrome and its relation to Korsakoff syndrome; traumatic amnesia; amnesias of temporal lobe origin; and memory disorders following ECT. A neuropathological examination of the human brain in cases of amnesia is presented, and examples of the psychopathology of memory are provided. The final chapter analyzes amnesia from a medicolegal point of view. This monograph will be of interest to clinicians, neurologists, psychiatrists, psychopathologists, psychologists, and medicolegal practitioners.

    • Impact of Technology on Society

      • 1st Edition
      • October 22, 2013
      • B. Schmeikal + 2 more
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 8 6 2 6 6
      This book consists of an inventory of research projects on the impact of technology on society. Research in this field is of growing importance as the flood of technological innovation continues. This survey indicates considerable activity in the areas of microelectronics and information technology, but with a need for more consistency and balance. By building together detailed information on current research, the volume not only increases awareness of what has been done, but also indicates areas needing further research.

Related subjects

Arts and humanities

Business management and accounting

Decision sciences

Economics and finance

Forensics

Psychology

Social sciences