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Behavioral Analysis of Maternal Filicide
Maternal filicide has been discussed in the medical, mental health, and child abuse fields, yet little research exists with a criminal justice/law enforcement perspective. Nevertheless, criminal justice professionals responsible for investigation and prosecution of these offenders often must give attention to unique behavioral, social, and psychological dynamics not considered in many other typ…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-08150-2
- Collation
- XV, 108
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Psychology
- Call Number
- 150
Holistic Pedagogy: The Self and Quality Willed Learning
This book illuminates what must always be at the heart of powerful schooling and authentic learning. Its focus is on free learning, with an emphasis on early East Asian thought as a vehicle through which learning may emerge. The volume describes learning as helping the learner become more conscious, more aware. As such the authors explain how quality learning encompasses all learning that is ch…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-14943-1
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- XV, 226
- Series Title
- Critical Studies of Education
- Call Number
- 150 CAR h
Handbook of Children and Youth Studies
This handbook gives a new scientific perspective to youth and childhood studies as multi scientific and interdisciplinary subjects which as such have not yet found their own framing in a particular discipline. It provides theoretical and methodological key debates and issues that develop and add an understanding of childhood and youth research discipline from a broader perspective. The Handbook…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-4451-14-7
- Collation
- XXI, 927
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 150 HAN
Bioethics Education in a Global Perspective
This book critically analyses experiences with bioethics education in various countries across the world and identifies common challenges and interests. It presents ethics teaching experiences in nine different countries and the basic question of the goals of bioethics education. It addresses bioethics education in resource-poor countries, as the conditions and facilities are widely different a…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-94-017-9232-5
- Collation
- XII, 221
- Series Title
- Advancing Global Bioethics
- Call Number
- 107
Aging Mechanisms: Longevity, Metabolism, and Brain Aging
This book brings together the most up-to-date information on recent research results of leading laboratories on aging science in East Asia, particularly in Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong. Starting with a comprehensive overview of various hypotheses on biological mechanisms of aging by Dr. Sataro Goto, each chapter covers broad aspects of the most recent findings in aging-related topics: centenaria…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-4-431-55763-0
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- XIV, 439
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- -
- Call Number
- 153 AGI a
World Literatures Exploring the Cosmopolitan-Vernacular Exchange
"Placing itself within the burgeoning field of world literary studies, the organising principle of this book is that of an open-ended dynamic, namely the cosmopolitan-vernacular exchange. As an adaptable comparative fulcrum for literary studies, the notion of the cosmopolitan-vernacular exchange accommodates also highly localised literatures. In this way, it redresses what has repeatedly been i…
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- 9789176350782
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- -
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Disability, Literature, Genre : Representation and Affect in Contemporary Fic…
Examining the intersection of disability and genre in popular works of horror, crime, science fiction, fantasy, and romance published since the late 1960s, Disability, Literature, Genre is a major contribution to both cultural disability studies and genre fiction studies. Drawing on recent work on affect and emotion, the book explores how disability makes us feel, and how those feelings shape i…
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- -
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- 9781789620771
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- -
- Series Title
- Representations: Health, Disability, Culture and Society
- Call Number
- 800 CHE d
Chemical and Pharmacological Perspective of Artemisia amygdalina
This book reviews the chemical and biological properties of Artemisia amygdalina Decne, a critically endangered and endemic plant species in the the high-altitude Kashmir Himalayas, which has a high pharmacological potential. It describes the bioactivity-guided isolation of its chemical compounds, their characterization using spectroscopic methods and the development of a simple and reliable RP…
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- -
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- -
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- -
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- -
- Call Number
- 615
Graphene for Transparent Conductors Synthesis, Properties and Applications
This book provides a systematic presentation of the principles and practices behind the synthesis and functionalization of graphene and grapheme oxide (GO), as well as the fabrication techniques for transparent conductors from these materials. Transparent conductors are used in a wide variety of photoelectronic and photovoltaic devices, such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs), solar cells, op…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-4939-2768-5
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- XVI, 220
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 535 BIN g
Graph and Model Transformation General Framework and Applications
This book is a comprehensive explanation of graph and model transformation. It contains a detailed introduction, including basic results and applications of the algebraic theory of graph transformations, and references to the historical context. Then in the main part the book contains detailed chapters on M-adhesive categories, M-adhesive transformation systems, and multi-amalgamated transforma…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-662-47979-7
- Collation
- XI, 472
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 004 EHR g
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