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Giftedness and Talent in the 21st Century
When today’s gifted and talented young people emerge into adulthood will they be able to overcome some enormous 21st-century problems that are pushing us toward large-scale socioeconomic devastation? Will they be able to capitalize on unprecedented opportunities that can lead to widespread prosperity and fulfillment? This book explores these questions while yielding insights from many of the …
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- 978-94-6300-503-6
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- X, 308
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- 370 GIF
Additive Manufacturing Technologies: 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, and Dire…
This book covers in detail the various aspects of joining materials to form parts. A conceptual overview of rapid prototyping and layered manufacturing is given, beginning with the fundamentals so that readers can get up to speed quickly. Unusual and emerging applications such as micro-scale manufacturing, medical applications, aerospace, and rapid manufacturing are also discussed. This book p…
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- Ed. 2
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- 978-1-4939-2113-3
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- XXI, 498
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- 621 GIB a
A Tissue Regeneration Approach to Bone and Cartilage Repair
Reviewing exhaustively the current state of the art of tissue engineering strategies for regenerating bones and joints through the use of biomaterials, growth factors and stem cells, along with an investigation of the interactions between biomaterials, bone cells, growth factors and added stem cells and how together skeletal tissues can be optimised, this book serves to highlight the importance…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-13266-2
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- VI, 254
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- Mechanical Engineering Series
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- 576 TIS t
Subalternity vs. Hegemony, Cuba's Outstanding Achievements in Science and Bio…
The present book introduces an original (new) perspective on Cuba. This book revisits Cuba's choice, after the 1959 revolution, to develop an advanced healthcare and scientific system. It also introduces new aspects of the problem development/underdevelopment. From the start, every effort of the Cuban leadership and scientific community was driven by the primary purpose of meeting the countryâ€â€¦
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- 978-3-319-40609-1
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- XII, 103
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- SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology
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A Textbook on Ordinary Differential Equations
This book offers readers a primer on the theory and applications of Ordinary Differential Equations. The style used is simple, yet thorough and rigorous. Each chapter ends with a broad set of exercises that range from the routine to the more challenging and thought-provoking. Solutions to selected exercises can be found at the end of the book. The book contains many interesting examples on topi…
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- Ed. 2
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- 978-3-319-16408-3
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- XIV, 331
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- UNITEXT
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- 515.3 AHM t
Environmental Contaminants Using natural archives to track sources and long-…
The human footprint on the global environment now touches every corner of the world. This book explores the myriad ways that environmental archives can be used to study the distribution and long-term trajectories of chemical contaminants. The volume first focuses on reviews that examine the integrity of the historic record, including factors related to hydrology, post-depositional diffusion, an…
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- 978-94-017-9541-8
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- 58 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour
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Engineering Computation of Structures: The Finite Element Method
This book presents theories and the main useful techniques of the Finite Element Method (FEM), with an introduction to FEM and many case studies of its use in engineering practice. It supports engineers and students to solve primarily linear problems in mechanical engineering, with a main focus on static and dynamic structural problems. Readers of this text are encouraged to discover the pro…
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- 978-3-319-17710-6
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- XIII, 314
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Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning
The 6th International Conference in Methodologies and intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning held in Seville (Spain) is host by the University of Seville from 1st to 3rd June, 2016. The 6th edition of this conference expands the topics of the evidence-based TEL workshops series in order to provide an open forum for discussing intelligent systems for TEL, their roots in novel learn…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-40164-5
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- XV, 193
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- Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
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Medical Management of the Pregnant Patient
This protocol-based book uses algorithms to discuss preconception care, care during pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the link between postpartum and ongoing primary care. The need for an educated provider community to care for pregnant patients is enormous, and Medical Management of the Pregnant Patient provides a practical handbook that addresses all aspects of this topic. A brief overview o…
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- 1
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- 978-1-4614-1243-4
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- XI, 351
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Methods for Measuring Greenhouse Gas Balances and Evaluating Mitigation Optio…
​​This book provides standards and guidelines for quantifying greenhouse gas emissions and removals in smallholder agricultural systems and comparing options for climate change mitigation based on emission reductions and livelihood trade-offs. Globally, agriculture is directly responsible for about 11% of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and induces an additional 17% through land use c…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-29792-7
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- xv, 203
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