BOOKS with Alphabet P (Pa, Pb,Pc, Pd, Pe…... )

Overview: Analyses the production and reproduction of inequalities in higher education in the Global South.Based on research and interviews in seven low and middle-income countries of Africa, Asia and Latin Ame.Based on original findings from research carried out in six low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, this book brings together conceptual and empirical analyses of private higher education and social and academic inequality, a topic largely unexplored in the social science literature, particularly on private higher education. Field surveys of different categor

Overview: This book introduces and defines the term physicomimetics.The contributing authors are the leading researchers in this field.A supporting website offers supplementary material, including simulation co.Standard approaches to understanding swarms rely on inspiration from biology and are generally covered by the term “biomimetics”. This book focuses on a different, complementary inspiration, namely physics. The editors have introduced the term ‘physicomimetics‘ to refer to physics-based swarm approaches, which offer two advantages. First, they capture the notion that “nature is lazy‘, m

Overview: Übersicht zu Biotechnologie-Kontroversen.Übersicht zu Randbedingungen der Biotechnologie-Kommunikation.Empfehlungen der Deutschen Akademie der Technikwissenschaften.Biotechnologie, insbesondere die Gentechnik, steht in Deutschland seit knapp 40 Jahren im Fokus öffentlicher Debatten. Für Kontroversen in Gesellschaft und Wissenschaft sorgt allerdings nicht die Biotechnologie als Ganze, sondern einzelne Anwendungen. Die öffentlichen Kontroversen als mangelnde Akzeptanz zu deuten, die durch verstärkte Information beigelegt werden kann, greift zu kurz. Die Entwicklung und Einführung Neuer

Overview: Outlines the perspectives of men, their partners and professionals.Takes a comprehensive approach to prostate cancer, its treatment and side-effects.Relates prostate cancer to issues of masculinity, iThis book provides a rich, multidimensional analysis of how prostate cancer is lived, treated, and perceived by different actors through the stages of care, rehabilitation, and recovery. Furthermore, it focuses on how side effects, such as urinary leakage and impotence, affects the construction of masculinity. Though the book foregrounds men treated for prostate cancer, it also includes

Overview: 978-3-528-04707-8978-3-322-84018-9

Overview: A high Impact Factor and a top position in the ISI ranking (Polymer Science).Short and concise reports on physics and chemistry of polymers, each written by the world renowned experts.Still valid and Advances in Polymer Science enjoys a longstanding tradition and good reputation in its community. Each volume is dedicated to a current topic, and each review critically surveys one aspect of that topic, to place it within the context of the volume. The volumes typically summarize the significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years and discuss them critically, presenting selected exam

Overview: Facilitates learning through questions and answers.Features clinical cases.Shares many tips and insights into foundational key concepts.Plastic and reconstructive surgery represents one of the broadest and most extensive medical specialties, where the pathologies studied can range from head to toe. The abundance of information generated from established or new concepts, knowledge, and techniques are difficult to assimilate and apply in daily medical practice, so the reader may get lost on the journey from time to time...This up-to-date book provides key elements of plastic and recons

Overview: Explores the potential of genomics for agriculture in the face of climate change.Compiles research from internationally known leaders in the field of molecular breeding.Provides analysis on a wide ranThis book explores the impact of climate change on agriculture and our future ability to produce the crops which are the foundation of the human diet. Specifically, individual chapters explore the potential for genomics assisted breeding of improved crops with greater yield and tolerance to the stresses associated with predicted climate change scenarios. Given the clear and unmet challen

Overview: Orientierungshilfe im Dschungel der psychodynamischen Psychotherapie-Verfahren.Lern- und praxisgerechtes Konzept.Zahlreiche Fallbeispiele, Übersichten und Kernaussagen.Includes supplementary material:2.Schaffen Sie sich einen Überblick über die gängigen psychodynamischen Psychotherapieverfahren!..Hier finden Sie ausführliche Kapitel zu den Themen..- Tiefenpsychologisch fundierte Psychotherapie..- Dynamische Psychotherapie..- Kurz- und Kurzzeit-Psychotherapie..- Krisen und Krisenintervention..- Gruppenpsychotherapie..- Familienpsychotherapie..Darüber hinaus enthält auch diese 2. Aufla

Overview: 978-1-4613-4029-4978-1-4613-4027-0

Overview: There is ample opportunity and scope for gynaecology in prim­ ary care in general practice. Many conditions and problems can be managed successfully in this context without referral to hos­ pital and specialist care. The first aim of this book is to deal with common problems that are referred for consultant opinion and specialist management to the average District General Hospital by analysing problems of presentation and diagnosis on a symptom-orientated basis. Selection for primary care management as opposed to hospital referral is then considered, following which the wide range of

Overview: In this volume we present some of the papers delivered at FUR-IV - the Fourth International Conference on Founda­ tions and Applications of Utility, Risk and Decision Theory in Budapest, June 1988. The FUR Conferences have provided an appreciated forum every two years since 1982 within which scientists can report recent issues and prospective applications of decision theory, and exchange ideas about controversial questions of this field. Focal points of the presented papers are: expected utility versus alterna­ tive utility models, concepts of risk and uncertainty, developments of ga

Overview: Eine aktuelle Studie im Bereich Psychologie.Includes supplementary material: ​Barbara Frank hat mehr als 24 Presence-Fragebögen verglichen, darauf basierend den Fragebogen „Presence for lab-based micro world research (PLBMR)“ entwickelt und in der Mikrowelt AWAsim analysiert. Der PLBMR kann als Treatment-Check eingesetzt werden, um das Gefühl des „Da Seins“ in einer Simulation zu messen. Er wurde in einer explorativen (N=88) und konfirmatorischen Faktorenanalyse (N=233) untersucht und in einem dritten Schritt validiert. Die Autorin hat einen aufwandsökonomischen sechs-Item Fragebogen

Overview: Detailwissen von führenden KapitalmarktexpertenNachhaltiges wirtschaftliches Wachstum ist ohne die Allokation von Ressourcen durch den Kapitalmarkt undenkbar. Unternehmen benötigen einen möglichst freien Zugang zu Kapital, um wettbewerbsfähig und profitabel zu sein. Sie müssen in innovative Projekte, in die Erschließung neuer Märkte, in Forschung und Entwicklung und in das Fachwissen ihrer Mitarbeiter investieren. Hier stellt der Kapitalmarkt den Unternehmen die Ressourcen bereit - unter der Voraussetzung, dass sie seine Regeln beachten. Doch bevor die Vorteile einer Börsennotierung

Overview: Details how electrophysiology can be best utilized in drug discovery and development.Introduces applications of the dynamic clamp method.Includes an extensive theoretical treatise concerning single ch.Patch Clamp Methods and Protocols surveys the typical patch clamp applications and advises scientists on identifying problems and selecting the best technique in each instance. The experiments described require a basic level of electrophysiological training, and aid the researcher in pursuing new areas of electrophysiology and using the patch clamp technique effectively. Patch Clamp Met

Overview: 978-0-412-46850-6978-1-4899-7156-2

Overview: The purpose of this four volume series is to make available for college teachers and students samples of important and realistic applications of mathematics which can be covered in undergraduate programs. The goal is to provide illustrations of how modern mathematics is actually employed to solve relevant contemporary problems. Although these independent chapters were prepared primarily for teachers in the general mathematical sciences, they should prove valuable to students, teachers, and research scientists in many of the fields of application as well. Prerequisites for each chapte

Overview: 978-3-540-08875-2978-3-642-46381-5

Overview: Conveys information through images and videos.Discusses current knowledge on molecular biomarkers for decision-making.Discusses the most up-to-date therapeutic approcaches including immunotherapy, gen.This book provides a comprehensive overview of the management of brain and skull base tumors. It features detailed insight into the intrinsic molecular biology, anatomical foundation, radiological planning, surgical execution, and the novel therapeutics that guide today’s treatment regimens. The first section features concepts related to the epidemiology and pathological basis of diseas

Overview: Pflegerelevantes Wissen rund um das Thema Port.Konkrete Anleitung für die spezielle Versorgung und Überwachung.Komplikationsmanagement und besondere Patientengruppen.Umfassende und professionelle Pflege von Menschen mit Ports! .Dieses Buch bietet Pflegekräften und medizinischen Berufsgruppen umfangreiches Wissen für die Versorgung von Menschen mit Ports. Beginnend mit der Auswahl und der Indikation für eine Portanlage, über den Verbandswechsel und den Hygienerichtlinien, bis zum alltäglichen Handling – hier finden Sie Expertenwissen auf höchstem Niveau! Die Autoren kommen aus untersc