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Learning in Virtual Worlds Research and Applications
In this authoritative collection, a team of international experts outline the emerging trends and developments in the use of 3D virtual worlds for teaching and learning. They explore aspects of learner interaction with virtual worlds, such as user wayfinding in Second Life, communication modes and perceived presence, and accessibility issues for elderly or disabled learners. They also examine a…
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- 9781771991339.01
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Translational Research in Audiology, Neurotology, and the Hearing Sciences
Translational Research is the interface between basic science and human clinical application, including the entire process from animal studies to human clinical trials (phases I, II, and III). Translational Research moves promising basic science results from the laboratory to bedside application. Yet, this transition is often the least-defined, least-understood part of the research process. Mos…
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- 978-3-319-40846-0
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- XVIII, 265
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- Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
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Jost Bürgi's Aritmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen (1620): Edition …
This monograph presents a groundbreaking scholarly treatment of the German mathematician Jost Bürgi’s original work on logarithms, Arithmetische und Geometrische Progreß Tabulen. It provides the first-ever English translation of Bürgi’s text and illuminates his role in the development of the conception of logarithms, for which John Napier is traditionally given priority. High-resolutio…
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- 978-1-4939-3161-3
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Transforming Rural Communities in China and Beyond
This book represents one of the first attempts by a multidisciplinary research team, encompassing the social sciences, business, architecture and planning, engineering, and finance and economics, to help rural communities discover sustainable and self-reliant paths to development and transformation. The opening chapter outlines the background of the research, its importance in the context of C…
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- 978-3-319-11318-0
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- XIV, 192
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Transformative Researchers and Educators for Democracy
The 2012 Critical Transformative Educational Leadership and Policy Annual Conference hosted by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth met head-on with issues of neoliberalism, educational democracy, cultural politics, public education, and seeing teachers and administrators as critical transformational leaders. This book is a collection of the highlights of that conference that addresses the…
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- 978-94-6209-914-2
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- XXXVIII, 234
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Do-Gooders at the End of Aid: Scandinavian Humanitarianism in the Twenty-Firs…
Scandinavian countries are routinely considered exceptional for their commitment to development cooperation, peace mediation, and humanitarian action. This book highlights how the political culture of Scandinavia is indeed characterized by the idea of doing good on the world stage, but then shows how this “Scandinavian Humanitarian Brand” is an asset that policymakers and others can capital…
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- 9781108772129
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Educational Development in Western China Towards Quality and Equity
In 2000, the “Western Development” plan of the Chinese Mainland attracted attention of educators and policy makers. Around that period, the Chinese government also launched large scale and systemic curriculum reforms in basic education and secondary education in achieving quality education across the vast country. Despite significant progress that has been made in educational investments an…
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- 9789463002325
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- Approx. 350 p. online resource.
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Ethical Issues in Behavioral Neuroscience
Behavioral neuroscience encompasses the disciplines of neurobiology and psychology to study mechanisms of behavior. This volume provides a contemporary overview of the current state of how ethics informs behavioral neuroscience research. There is dual emphasis on ethical challenges in experimental animal approaches and in clinical and nonclinical research involving human participants.
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- 978-3-662-44866-3
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- 4 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
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Swift for Absolute Beginners
Gary Bennett and Brad Lees are full-time professional iOS developers and have developed a broad spectrum of apps for Fortune 500 companies. The authors have taken their combined 12 years of writing apps, teaching online iOS courses, the experience from their first two iOS books, along with their free online instruction and free online forum to create an excellent training book.
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- 978-1-4842-0886-1
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- XXIII, 308
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Swift 2 for Absolute Beginners
Swift 2 for Absolute Beginners is perfect for those with no programming background, those with some programming experience but no object-oriented experience, or those that have a great idea for an app but haven’t programmed since school, and it is now updated for Swift 2.
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- 978-1-4842-1488-6
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- XXVIII, 330
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