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  • Understanding Crime Prevention

    National Crime Prevention Institute
    • 1st Edition
    • National Crime Prevention Institute
    • English

  • The Care and Conservation of Georgian Houses

    A Maintenance Manual for Edinburgh New Town
    • 3rd Edition
    • Andy Davey + 2 more
    • English

  • Readings in Natural Language Processing

    • 1st Edition
    • Barbara J. Grosz + 2 more
    • English

  • Working Drawings Handbook

    • 2nd Edition
    • Keith Styles
    • English

  • Geoffrey Bawa

    Architect in Sri Lanka
    • 1st Edition
    • Brian Brace Taylor + 1 more
    • Hasan-Uddin Khan
    • English

  • More Kinks & Hints

    • 1st Edition
    • John Sanger
    • English

  • Taxation

    Made Simple
    • 2nd Edition
    • Henry Toch
    • English

  • Organizational Communication

    A Managerial Perspective
    • 1st Edition
    • Jane Whitney Gibson + 1 more
    • English

  • The Autoimmune Diseases

    • 1st Edition
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English

  • REPLACEMENT TAPE For Music Cogntion

    • 1st Edition
    • W. Jay Dowling
    • English

  • Advances in Child Development and Behavior

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19
    • English

  • Inferences in Text Processing

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29
    • H. Strohl-Goebel + 1 more
    • English
    This volume critically evaluates the present state of research in the domain of inferences in text processing and indicates new areas of research.The book is structured around the following theoretical aspects: - The representational aspect is concerned with the cognitive structure produced by the processed text, e.g. the social, spatial, and motor characteristics of world knowledge. - The procedural aspect investigates the time relationships on forming inferences, e.g. the point of time at which referential relations are constructed. - The contextual aspect reflects the dependence of inferences on the communicative embedding of text processing, e.g. on factors of modality and instruction.

  • Psychology of Learning and Motivation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19
    • English

  • Time Series in the Time Domain

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 5
    • P. R. Krishnaiah
    • English

  • Handbook of Public Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1
    • Martin Feldstein + 1 more
    • English
    The first volume of the Handbook of Public Economics contains eight essays on various topics in Public Economics by international leaders in the field. It begins with an historical perspective on the growth of the area as a whole, and subsequent essays focus on the theory and evidence about the impact of taxation on economic behavior. The material presents an up-to-date survey of the field of public economics by those actually doing work on the frontier of the subject, and is written in a manner that renders it useful to the public finance specialist, whilst remaining understandable for the student and non-specialist.

  • Handbook of Natural Resource and Energy Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • A.V. Kneese + 1 more
    • English
    The three volumes comprising the Handbook of Natural Resource and Energy Economics examine the current theory, and sample current application methods for natural resource and energy economics. Volumes 1 & 2 deal with the economics of environmental and renewable resources, and are divided into six parts. The first deals with basic concepts, and subsequent sections are concerned with ethics and environmental topics. Volume 3 deals primarily with non-renewable resources. It analyzes the economics of energy and minerals and includes chapters on the economics of environmental policy.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier....

  • Handbook of Natural Resource and Energy Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1
    • A.V. Kneese + 1 more
    • English
    The three volumes comprising the Handbook of Natural Resource and Energy Economics examine the current theory, and sample current application methods for natural resource and energy economics. Volumes 1 & 2 deal with the economics of environmental and renewable resources, and are divided into six parts. The first deals with basic concepts, and subsequent sections are concerned with ethics and environmental topics. Volume 3 deals primarily with non-renewable resources. It analyzes the economics of energy and minerals and includes chapters on the economics of environmental policy.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier....

  • Statistical Methods for Meta-Analysis

    • 1st Edition
    • Larry V. Hedges + 1 more
    • English
    The main purpose of this book is to address the statistical issues for integrating independent studies. There exist a number of papers and books that discuss the mechanics of collecting, coding, and preparing data for a meta-analysis , and we do not deal with these. Because this book concerns methodology, the content necessarily is statistical, and at times mathematical. In order to make the material accessible to a wider audience, we have not provided proofs in the text. Where proofs are given, they are placed as commentary at the end of a chapter. These can be omitted at the discretion of the reader.Throughout the book we describe computational procedures whenever required. Many computations can be completed on a hand calculator, whereas some require the use of a standard statistical package such as SAS, SPSS, or BMD. Readers with experience using a statistical package or who conduct analyses such as multiple regression or analysis of variance should be able to carry out the analyses described with the aid of a statistical package.

  • Nonparametric Methods

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4
    • P. R. Krishnaiah
    • English

  • Lectures on Microeconomic Theory

    • 2nd Edition
    • Volume 2
    • E. Malinvaud
    • English
    This book deals with microeconomic theory as it concerns general economic equilibrium and the implications for prices and resource allocation. Students with a background in mathematics will find in this volume a broad, comprehensible overview of the ideas which have contributed to our understanding of general equilibrium.

  • Advances in the Study of Behavior

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 15
    • English

  • Neuropsychological Studies of Apraxia and Related Disorders

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23
    • E.A. Roy
    • English
    Apraxia is a term used to denote a disorder in the performance of limb, verbal and oral non-verbal gestures, with often preserved ability to perform these same gestures outside the clinical setting in the appropriate situation or environment. Over the past century and particularly in the past four decades, a great deal of research has focused on understanding the nature of this complex disorder.This book is a review of current approaches to the study of apraxia and related action sequencing disorders as well as an examination of the mechanisms thought to underly these disorders. Neuropathological processes associated with apraxia are evaluated and principles of motor control, handedness and bimanual coordination are considered as they relate to the study of apractic disorders.

  • Handbook of International Economics

    International Monetary Economics and Finance
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • R.W. Jones + 1 more
    • English
    This Handbook adopts a traditional definition of the subject, and focuses primarily on the explanation of international transactions in goods, services, and assets, and on the main domestic effects of those transactions.The first volume deals with the "real side" of international economics. It is concerned with the explanation of trade and factor flows, with their main effects on goods and factor prices, on the allocation of resources and income distribution and on economic welfare, and also with the effects on national policies designed explicitly to influence trade and factor flows. In other words, it deals chiefly with microeconomic issues and methods.The second volume deals with the "monetary side" of the subject. It is concerned with the balance of payments adjustment process under fixed exchange rates, with exchange rate determination under flexible exchange rates, and with the domestic ramifications of these phenomena. Accordingly, it deals mainly with economic issues, although microeconomic methods are frequently utilized, especially in work on expectations, asset markets, and exchange rate behavior.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier....

  • Differing Perspectives in Motor Learning, Memory, and Control

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27
    • D. Goodman + 2 more
    • English

  • The Alarm Dealer's Guide

    • 1st Edition
    • John Sanger
    • English

  • Psychophysiological Approaches to Human Information Processing

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25
    • English

  • Readings in Knowledge Representation

    • 1st Edition
    • Ronald J. Brachman + 1 more
    • English

  • Achievement Motivation in Perspective

    • 1st Edition
    • Heinz Heckhausen + 2 more
    • English

  • Basic Investment Appraisal

    Butterworths Basic Series
    • 1st Edition
    • R H Mole
    • English

  • Private Security and Police in America

    The Hallcrest Report
    • 1st Edition
    • William C. Cunningham + 1 more
    • English

  • Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago

    • 1st Edition
    • Peter Bellwood
    • English

  • Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 17
    • English

  • Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18
    • English

  • Handbook of Econometrics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • Z. Griliches + 1 more
    • English
    The Handbook is a definitive reference source and teaching aid for econometricians. It examines models, estimation theory, data analysis and field applications in econometrics. Comprehensive surveys, written by experts, discuss recent developments at a level suitable for professional use by economists, econometricians, statisticians, and in advanced graduate econometrics courses.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier....

  • Psychology of Learning and Motivation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18
    • English

  • Research in Organizational Behavior

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6
    • B. Staw
    • English

  • Advances in Child Development and Behavior

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18
    • English

  • Cognitive Processes in the Perception of Art

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19
    • W.R. Crozier + 1 more
    • English
    This book reviews progress and describes original research in the cognitive psychology of the arts. The invited contributors are leading authorities, and the topics which they cover include psychological approaches to symbols and meaning in art, issues in experimental aesthetics, the development in children of artistic production and appreciation, and the perception of musical and pictorial material.

  • Starch: Chemistry and Technology

    • 2nd Edition
    • Roy L. Whistler + 2 more
    • English
    Starch: Chemistry and Technology, Second Edition focuses on the chemistry, processes, methodologies, applications, and technologies involved in the processing of starch. The selection first elaborates on the history and future expectation of starch use, economics and future of the starch industry, and the genetics and physiology of starch development. Discussions focus on polysaccharide biosynthesis, nonmutant starch granule polysaccharide composition, cellular developmental gradients, projected future volumes of corn likely to be used by the wet-milling industry, and organization of the corn wet-milling industry. The manuscript also tackles enzymes in the hydrolysis and synthesis of starch, starch oligosaccharides, and molecular structure of starch. The publication examines the organization of starch granules, fractionation of starch, and gelatinization of starch and mechanical properties of starch pastes. Topics include methods for determining starch gelatinization, solution properties of amylopectin, conformation of amylose in dilute solution, and biological and biochemical facets of starch granule structure. The text also takes a look at photomicrographs of starches, industrial microscopy of starches, and starch and dextrins in prepared adhesives. The selection is a vital reference for researchers interested in the processing of starch.

  • The End of the Practical Man

    Entrepreneurship and Higher Education in Germany, France, and Great Britain, 1880-1940
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert R. Locke
    • English

  • Time Series in the Frequency Domain

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3
    • P. R. Krishnaiah
    • English

  • Advances in the Study of Behavior

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14
    • English

  • Psychology of Learning and Motivation

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16
    • English

  • Specification Writing

    An Introduction
    • 1st Edition
    • John J. Scott
    • English

  • Transparency Master for Criminal Justice

    • 1st Edition
    • James A. Inciardi
    • English

  • Conservation of Manuscripts and Paintings of South-East Asia

    • 1st Edition
    • O.P. Agrawal
    • English

  • Analysis of Variance

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1
    • P. R. Krishnaiah
    • English

  • Criminal Justice

    • 1st Edition
    • James A. Inciardi
    • English

  • Advances in Experimental Social Psychology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16
    • English

  • Study Guide and Supplementary Readings for Criminal Justice

    • 1st Edition
    • James A. Inciardi
    • English

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