Whereas the history of demography as a social science has been amply explored, that of the construction of the concept of population has been neglected.
This book offers research on the role of exogenous factors in cardiovascular and hematological disorders, examining the effects of exogenous factors on platelet aggregation, anticoagulant and procoagulant proteins, fibrinolytic proteins and hypotensive agents.
The topics range from scholarly appropriations of past achievements in phenomenology, to concrete phenomenological investi- tions into ethics,... Læs mere
The omnipresence of wireless communication can be observed in widespread use of cellular telephony, short-range communication through wireless local area networks and personal area networks, wireless sensors and many others.
These contributions by leading researchers and practitioners present a holistic perspective on the restoration of wetland ecosystems. Using carefully chosen case studies, the authors examine projects from Scandinavia to Bulgaria and from Ireland to Belarus.
The meeting included recent advances in emerging areas such as the design and control of humanoids and humanoid subsystems, the analysis, modeling... Læs mere
The authors have taken the opportunity in this book to develop their ideas further, anticipate and respond to criticisms—that of... Læs mere
As clocks struck midnight on the 31st December 2009 announcing the dawn of a new decade, amidst the jubilation of a new beginning we paused momentarily to re?ect on the decade that had just past.
Case studies of environmental education teaching and learning strategies in science teacher education, and instructional practices in K-12 science classrooms, are included.
The aim of this book is to present a formulation of the non-equilibrium physics in nanoscale systems in terms of many-body states and operators and, in addition, discuss a diagrammatic approach to Green functions expressed by many-body states.
In assessing these microbial functions, scientists have explored short- and longterm geological changes attributed to microorganisms and developed new approaches to evaluate the physiology of microbes including microbial interaction with the geological environment.
Literacy is the second volume of the Encyclopedia of Language and Education, the first attempt to overview an area which has emerged as a coherent and exciting field of study in the last two decades.