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Information Systems Development: Business Systems and Services: Modeling and Development (Hardcover)

Information Systems Development: Business Systems and Services: Modeling and Development is the collected proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Information Systems Development held in Prague Czech Republic August 25 - 27 2010. It... more

Injury Research: Theories Methods and Approaches (Hardcover)

Injury is recognized as a major public health issue worldwide. In most countries injury is the leading cause of death and disability for children and young adults age 1 to 39 years. Each year in the United States injury claims about 170 000 lives... more

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology: Muscarinic Receptors (Hardcover)

Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors have played a key role in the advancement of knowledge of pharmacology and neurotransmission since the inception of studies in these fields and the effects of naturally occurring drugs acting on muscarinic... more

Handbook of Asian American Health (Hardcover)

Asian Americans encounter a range of health issues often unknown to the American public policy makers researchers and even clinicians. National research often combines Asian Americans into a single category not taking into account the differences... more

Studies in Private International Law: Intellectual Property and Private International Law (Hardcover)

Intellectual property and private international law was one of the subjects discussed at the 18th International Congress of Comparative Law held in Washington (July 2010). This volume contains the General Report and 20 National Reports covering... more

Tort and Insurance Law: Medical Malpractice and Compensation in Global Perspective (Hardcover)

Medical malpractice and compensation for medical injuries are issues which regularly create tension and innovation in national legal systems but the analysis of these areas is often limited to national audiences. This study examines the issues in a... more

Local Sustainability: Resilient Cities 2: Cities and Adaptation to Climate Change - Proceedings of the Global Forum 2011 (Hardcover)

Assembling papers originally presented at the Resilient Cities 2011 Congress in Bonn Germany (June 2011) the second global forum on cities and adaptation to climate change this volume is the second in a series resulting from this annual event. These... more

Principles and Practice of Mechanical Ventilation (Hardcover)

The definitive guide to the use of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients - now in full color and updated to reflect the latest advances A Doody s Core Title for 2022! Principles & Practice of Mechanical Ventilation 3e provides... more

Thoracic Trauma and Critical Care (Hardcover)

Transmediastinal gunshot injuries present the risk of immediately life threatening injuries. Stable patients have been evaluated by a combination of esophageal swallow and endoscopy aortography and bronchoscopy. There is an increasing trend favoring... more

Bank Management & Financial Services (Hardcover)

Bank Management and Financial Services now in its ninth edition is designed primarily for students interested in pursuing careers in or learning more about the financial services industry. It explores the services that banks and their principal... more

Expositor s Bible Commentary Expositor s Bible Commentary---Revised: 8-Volume Old Testament Set (Hardcover)

Based on the original twelve-volume set that has become a staple in college and seminary libraries and pastors studies worldwide this revised edition of The Expositor s Bible Commentary series once again gathers the most current evangelical... more

Statesman s Yearbook The Statesman s Yearbook 2013 (Hardcover)

Now in its 149th edition The Statesman s Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the world. Covering political economic social and cultural aspects the Yearbook is also... more

Electrochemical Dictionary (Hardcover)

This comprehensive dictionary includes some 3000 common terms in electrochemistry and energy research and related fields. Offers clear precise definitions references and more than 600 illustrations. The new edition adds more than 300 new and revised... more

Library of Essays on Equality and Anti-Discrimination Law: Age and Equality Law (Hardcover)

This volume brings together classic articles which explore the increasingly crucial and relatively recent concept of age discrimination. Issues relating to an ageing workforce are now widespread as many employees are either working longer in order... more

The Textbook of Pharmaceutical Medicine (Hardcover)

The Textbook of Pharmaceutical Medicine is the standard reference for everyone working and learning in pharmaceutical medicine. It is a comprehensive resource covering the processes and practices by which medicines are developed tested and approved... more

BASIC MARKETING (Hardcover) by William Perreault Joseph Cannon E. Jerome McCarthy

9780078028984. New condition. Hard cover. Edition: 19. Language: English. Contains: Illustrations. Includes illustrations. Intended for college/higher education audience. Essentials of Marketing 15th edition (released Feb 2016) is the new edition of... more

Khonsari s Cardiac Surgery: Safeguards and Pitfalls in Operative Technique (Hardcover)

Selected as a Doody s Core Title for 2022 and 2023! Unique in the field of cardiac surgery Khonsari s Cardiac Surgery: Safeguards and Pitfalls in Operative Technique details the most important techniques in a concise readable and richly illustrated... more

NATO Science Series II: Mathematics Physics and Chemistry: Molten Salts: From Fundamentals to Applications (Hardcover)

Several state-of-the-art applications of molten salts are presented such as metal-molten salt systems room temperature glass formation and room temperature melts. Several recent examples of applications highlight the importance of molten salts in... more

Nanostructure Science and Technology Self-Assembled Nanostructures (Hardcover)

Nanostructures refer to materials that have relevant dimensions on the nanometer length scales and reside in the mesoscopic regime between isolated atoms and molecules in bulk matter. These materials have unique physical properties that are... more

GAAS High-Speed Devices: Physics Technology and Circuit Applications (Hardcover)

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Oxford English Dictionary (20 Vols.) The Oxford English Dictionary (Hardcover)

Eighty years ago the greatest work in dictionary-making ever undertaken was completed. And with its enormous range unparalleled historical depth detailed etymologies and inexhaustible supply of illustrative quotations it has enriched the lives of... more

Parasites and Pathogens: Effects on Host Hormones and Behavior (Hardcover)

When Nancy Beckage and I first met in Lynn Riddiford s laboratory at the University of Washington in the mid 1970s the fields of parasitology behavior and endocrinology were thriving and far-flung--disciplines in no serious danger of intersecting.... more

Issues in Business Ethics: Ethics Management: Auditing and Developing the Ethical Content of Organizations (Hardcover)

Why is ethics important to organizations? What are the characteristics of an ethical organization? How can we audit the ethics of an organization? What measures and activities stimulate the ethical development of organizations? This book addresses... more

Cambridge History of China The Cambridge History of China: Volume 12 Republican China 1912 1949 Part 1 Book 12 (Hardcover)

This is the first of two volumes of this authoritative Cambridge history which review the Republican period between the demise of imperial China and the establishment of the People s Republic. These years from 1912 to 1949 were marked by civil war... more

Handbook of Food Products Manufacturing Volume 1: Principles Bakery Beverages Cereals Cheese Confectionary Fats (Hardcover)

* Covers the manufacturing and processing of foods in: Bakery Beverages Cereals Cheese Confectionary Fats Fruits and Functional Foods * Includes coverage of manufacturing principles * Presents details of commercial processing for each commodity... more

Ecological Studies: Growth Dynamics of Conifer Tree Rings: Images of Past and Future Environments (Hardcover)

Each tree ring contains an image of the time when the ring formed projected onto the ring s size structure and composition. Tree rings thus are natural archives of past environments and contain records of past climate. While dendrochronologists have... more

New Developments in Spatial Economics and Economic Geography (Hardcover) by Philip McCann

Hard cover. Pages: 528. 528 p. The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series . Intended for college/higher education audience. This volume comprises a selection of key papers which map out the latest developments in various... more

European Union Encyclopedia and Director European Union Encyclopedia and Directory 2014 (Hardcover)

Thoroughly updated this extensive reference source provides in-depth information on all matters relating to the European Union (EU): the financial crisis affecting the eurozone is covered in depth including details of recent developments such as the... more

Mindtap Course List: Television Production Handbook 12th (Hardcover)

In the field-defining text TELEVISION PRODUCTION HANDBOOK author Herbert Zettl emphasizes how production proceeds in the digital age-from idea to image-and how it moves through the three major phases from preproduction to production to... more

Radiotherapy for Non-Malignant Disorders (Hardcover)

This unrivalled and comprehensive volume discusses the general background and various clinical applications of radiation therapy in the treatment of non-malignant diseases. It documents the radiobiological and physical principles of treatment and... more

Progress in Brain Research The Central Nervous System Control of Respiration Book 209 (Hardcover)

Respiration is one of the most basic motor activities crucial for survival of the individual. It is under total control of the central nervous system which adjusts respiratory depth and frequency depending on the circumstances the individual finds... more

Multiple Myeloma: Diagnosis and Treatment (Hardcover)

This is a comprehensive state-of-the-art guide to the diagnosis treatment and biology of multiple myeloma and related plasma disorders. Edited and written by a multidisciplinary group of recognized authorities from the Mayo Clinic it presents clear... more

Master Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery: Reconstructive Surgery (Hardcover) by Eric Genden

9781451175868. New condition. Hard cover. Pages: 464. Cloth over boards. 464 p. 630. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. Looking for the go-to guide on head and neck reconstruction? Check out the newest volume in the top-rated Master... more

Abdomen and Thoracic Imaging: An Engineering & Clinical Perspective (Hardcover)

The book covers novel strategies of state of the art in engineering and clinical analysis and approaches for analyzing abdominal imaging including lung mediastinum pleura liver kidney and gallbladder. In the last years the imaging techniques have... more

International Handbooks of Religion and Education: International Handbook of the Religious Moral and Spiritual Dimensions in Education (Hardcover)

Traditionally spirituality has resided and been contained within religious frameworks but while the links between the two areas are still acknowledged by many in the contemporary world spirituality is perceived by some as an aspect of human life... more

Communication Disorders Across Languages: Multilingual Aspects of Signed Language Communication and Disorder 11 (Hardcover)

This book brings together work on communication disorders of child and adult users of signed languages. The chapters investigate linguistic impairments caused by deficits in visual processing and motor movements as well as neurological decline. It... more

Springer Translational Stroke Research: Immunological Mechanisms and Therapies in Brain Injuries and Stroke (Hardcover)

This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the role of immunological mechanisms and therapies for treating acute neurological injuries such as cerebral ischemia hemorrhage and brain and spinal cord trauma. more

Restructuring Japanese Business for Growth:: Strategy Finance Management and Marketing Perspectives (Hardcover)

Restructuring Japanese Business for Growth consists of eighteen previously unpublished invited chapters by experts on Japanese business. It will attract both commercial and academic interest. Japanese business can be expected to continue to be of... more