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Macro-Economics of Mineral and Water Resources
his book highlights the indispensability of minerals, the vulnerability of humans and issues faced by governments around the world regarding the management of natural resources. It addresses the growing land-ecology-mining conflicts, energy security and water policies of different countries bringing these issues into focus and critically analyzing them. The book discusses the role of government…
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- 978-3-319-15054-3
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The Mental Mechanisms of Patient Adherence to Long-Term Therapies
How can we accept that we ought to stop smoking, follow a diet, exercise, or take medications? The goal of this book is to describe the mechanisms of patients’ adherence to long-term therapies, whose improvement, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), would be more beneficial than any biomedical progress. For example, approximately half of the patients do not regularly follow medic…
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- 978-3-319-12265-6
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- XXI, 207
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- Philosophy and Medicine
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Law for Entrepreneurs
Law for Entrepreneurs is an up-to-date textbook that covers the broad spectrum of legal issues that entrepreneurs must understand when starting and running a business. The text is organized to permit instructors to tailor the materials to their particular approach. The authors take special care to engage students by relating law to everyday events with their clear, concise and readable style. …
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- 9781453344170
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- 340 MAY l
Ferraro's Fundamentals of Maxillofacial Surgery
Ferraro's Fundamentals of Maxillofacial Surgery is the newly revised and updated second edition of the text originally edited by James W. Ferraro. Written for trainees and students as well as experts in oral and maxillofacial surgery, and experts in related subspecialties such as otolaryngology and plastic surgery, this highly illustrated text is an invaluable source of hands-on, practical know…
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- 978-1-4614-8341-0
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- XIV, 510
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The Memory of Clothes
Once hanging static in a wardrobe or folded away in a trunk, in recent times clothes have found themselves thrown into the spotlight. The crowds that are drawn to large scale fashion exhibitions staged with increasing frequency in galleries and museums around the world offer glimpses into the meaning that we attach to these items of clothing. Apart from their aesthetic value, clothes have the a…
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- 978-94-6209-953-1
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- XVIII, 174
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The Median Nerve
This atlas systematically reviews sensory conduction studies of the median nerve, from pilot human studies in peripheral nerve conduction during the 1950s through to the most recent scientific evidence. Descriptions are provided of a wealth of sensory nerve conduction techniques that were reproduced in the laboratory, including both the originally proposed methods and variants. The methods are …
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- 978-3-319-10476-8
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- XXI, 399
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The Law of Trusts
The use of testamentary trusts is becoming an important part of estate planning. As a result, students who want to make a living as probate attorneys will need to know how trusts fit into estate planning. In addition, bar examiners realize that it is important for students to have a basic knowledge of trust law. That realization will result in bar examination questions that test that knowledge.…
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- 340 LEW l
The Median Nerve
This atlas systematically reviews motor conduction studies of the median nerve, from pilot human studies in peripheral nerve conduction during the 1950s through to the most recent scientific evidence. Descriptions are provided of a wealth of motor nerve conduction techniques that were reproduced in the laboratory, including both the originally proposed methods and variants. The techniques are o…
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- 978-3-319-10473-7
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- XXI, 278
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Feminist Theory and Pop Culture
Feminist Theory and Pop Culture synthesizes feminist theory with modern portrayals of gender in media culture. This comprehensive and interdisciplinary text includes an introductory chapter written by the editor as well as nine contributor chapters of original content. Included in the text: • Historical illustration of feminist theory • Application of feminist research methods for the study…
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- 978-94-6300-061-1
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- XXVI, 133
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The Mechanobiology of Obesity and Related Diseases
There appears to be an interaction between the loading states in tissues and cells and these chronic conditions, as well as with factors such as age, gender and genetics of the individual. Bioengineering has made key contributions to this research field in providing technologies for cell biomechanics experimentation, microscopy and image processing, tissue engineering and multi-scale, multi-phy…
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- 978-3-319-09336-9
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- X, 296
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- Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
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