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Natural experiments : Ecosystem-Based Management and the Environment
This systematic assessment of seven prominent initiatives - in Texas, California, Florida and Arizona - evaluates the effectiveness of ecosystem-based management at protecting the environment. The author concludes that projects that set goals based on stakeholder collaboration are less likely to result in environmental improvement.
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Street-fighting mathematics The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic P…
"In Street-Fighting Mathematics, Sanjoy Mahajan builds, sharpens, and demonstrates tools for educated guessing and down-and-dirty, opportunistic problem solving across diverse fields of knowledge - from mathematics to management. Mahajan describes six tools: dimensional analysis, easy cases, lumping, picture proofs, successive approximation, and reasoning by analogy. Illustrating each tool with…
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Street-fighting mathematics The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic P…
"In Street-Fighting Mathematics, Sanjoy Mahajan builds, sharpens, and demonstrates tools for educated guessing and down-and-dirty, opportunistic problem solving across diverse fields of knowledge - from mathematics to management. Mahajan describes six tools: dimensional analysis, easy cases, lumping, picture proofs, successive approximation, and reasoning by analogy. Illustrating each tool with…
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Neurogenetic developmental disorders :variation of manifestation in childhood
A reference to guide clinicians, researchers, teachers, and parents in identifying a range of genetic disorders despite widely variable cognitive, behavioral, and physical effects.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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The power of words in international relations : Birth of an Anti-Whaling Disc…
The role of discursive power in shaping international relations analysed through the lens of whaling politics.
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Dyslexia, learning, and the brain / Dyslexia, Learning, and the Brain
An overview of research on dyslexia and an account of the underlying causes at cognitive brain, and neural system levels that provides a framework for significant progress in the understanding of dyslexia and other related learning disabilities.
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Structures of scientific collaboration / of Scientific Collaboration
How technology and bureaucracy shape collaborative scientific research projects: an empirical study of multiorganizational collaboration in the physical sciences. Collaboration among organizations is rapidly becoming common in scientific research as globalization and new communication technologies make it possible for researchers from different locations and institutions to work together on com…
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Riding the waves : A Life in Sound, Science, and Industry
The life and work of Renaissance man Leo Beranek: scientist, professor, engineer, business leader, inventor, entrepreneur, musician, television executive, philanthropist, and author.
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Augmented learning Research and Design of Mobile Educational Games
New technology has brought with it new tools for learning, and research has shown that the educational potential of video games resonates with teachers and pupils alike. Klopfer here describes the largely untapped potential of mobile learning games to make a substantial impact on education.
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Power struggles : Scientific Authority and the Creation of Practical Electric…
Laying the foundation for Thomas Edison, the first electric generators were built in the 1830s, the earliest commercial lighting systems before 1860, and the first commercial application of generator-powered light in the early 1860s. This book examines some of these early applications of electricity.
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