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The Twelve Chairs (Northwestern World Classics)
Winner, 2012 Northern California Book Award for Fiction in Translation More faithful to the original text and its deeply resonant humor, this new translation of The Twelve Chairs brings Ilf and Petrov’s Russian classic fully to life. The novel’s iconic hero, Ostap Bender, an unemployed con artist ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2011 -
Eye Movements and the Higher Psychological Functions (Psychology Library Editions: Perception #26)
Originally published in 1978, this volume reflects the proceedings of a conference held in February 1977 in California and is a natural successor to the earlier volume Eye Movements and Psychological Processes (Monty & Senders, 1976). The second conference was aimed at providing a greater opportunit... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1978 -
The Ecopoetry Anthology
Definitive and daring, The Ecopoetry Anthology is the authoritative collection of contemporary American poetry about nature and the environment--in all its glory and challenge. From praise to lament, the work covers the range of human response to an increasingly complex and often disturbing natural ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Assistive Technology For Children And Youth With Disabilities
Encompassing home, school and community environments, Assistive Technology for Children and Youth with Disabilities highlights the vast amount of supports available for children with disabilities from birth to age 21. An informative resource, the text details not only what types of assistive techno... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
Sleep in the Military: Promoting Healthy Sleep Among U.S. Servicemembers
by Michael P. Fisher • Regina A. Shih • Paul S. Steinberg • Eric Pedersen • Wendy M. Troxel • Lily Geyer • Beth Ann Griffin • Ann C. Haas • Jeremy R. KurzGiven the unprecedented demands on the U. S. military since 2001 and the risks posed by stress and trauma, there has been growing concern about the prevalence and consequences of sleep problems. This first-ever comprehensive review of military sleep-related policies and programs, evidence-based in... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2015 -
Inequality by Design: Cracking the Bell Curve Myth
by Ann Swidler • Claude S. Fischer • Kim Voss • Samuel R. Lucas • Michael Hout • Martín Sánchez JankowskiAs debate rages over the widening and destructive gap between the rich and the rest of Americans, Claude Fischer and his colleagues present a comprehensive new treatment of inequality in America. They challenge arguments that expanding inequality is the natural, perhaps necessary, accompaniment of e... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1996 -
Database and Expert Systems Applications: DEXA 2020 International Workshops BIOKDD, IWCFS and MLKgraphs, Bratislava, Slovakia, September 14–17, 2020, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1285)
by Ismail Khalil • A Min Tjoa • Atif Mashkoor • Anna Fensel • Johannes Sametinger • Bernhard Moser • Jorge Martinez-Gil • Gabriele Kotsis • Lukas FischerThis volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the three workshops held at the 31st International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2020, held in September 2020: The 11th International Workshop on Biological Knowledge Discovery from Data, BIOKDD 2020, the 4th Interna... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
Database and Expert Systems Applications - DEXA 2021 Workshops: BIOKDD, IWCFS, MLKgraphs, AI-CARES, ProTime, AISys 2021, Virtual Event, September 27–30, 2021, Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science #1479)
by Ismail Khalil • A Min Tjoa • Atif Mashkoor • Anna Fensel • Johannes Sametinger • Bernhard Moser • Jorge Martinez-Gil • Gabriele Kotsis • Lukas Fischer • Sohail Khan • Gerald Czech • Florian SobieczkyThis volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the workshops held at the 32nd International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications, DEXA 2021, held in a virtual format in September 2021: The 12th International Workshop on Biological Knowledge Discovery from Data (BIOKDD 2021), ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Sustainable Poultry Production in Europe
by Andrew Walker • Patrick Wall • Colin Fisher • Brett Roosendaal • Mike Mcgrew • Nan-Dirk Mulder • Helen Masey O'Neill • William G. Hill • Piet Van der Aar • Richard Kempsey • Dawn Scholey • Robby Andersson • Anne-Marie Neeteson • Steve Pritchard • Patricia Parrott • Joanne Gatcliffe • Adrian Williams • Emily BurtonExamining sustainable poultry production systems across Europe, this book contains a selected cross section of papers from the 2014 UK Poultry Science Symposium. It reviews essential topics such as resources and supply chains, the global poultry market, risk management, zoonoses and green issues. Pr... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity, 4th edition
by Barack Obama • Stephen B. Thomas • Rinku Sen • John P. Kretzmann • Rachel Morello-Frosch • Meredith Minkler • Nina Wallerstein • Barbara A. Israel • Eugenia Eng • Edith A. Parker • Tom Wolff • Celina Su • Manuel Pastor • Jason Corburn • Whitney Johnson • Ronald Labonté • Mark S. Homan • Christine Mitchell • Michelle C. Kegler • Patricia Wakimoto • Lionel J. Beaulieu • Adam B. Becker • Lynn Blanchard • Anne Bluethenthal • Frances Dunn Butterfross • Lisa Cacari Stone • Caricia Catalani • Charlotte Yu-Ting Chang • Roxana Chen • Wayland X. Coleman • Chris M. Coombe • Lori Dorfman • Nancy Epstein • Jessica Estrada • Jennifer Falbe • Stephanie A. Farquhar • Prisila Gonzalez • Joseph Griffin • Leslie Grover • Lorraine Gutiérrez • Trevor Hancock • Susana Hennesey Laverty • Reva Hines • Lili Farhang • Solange Gould • Cheryl A. Hyde • Anthony B. Iton • Josh Kirschenbaum • Blishda Lacet • Pam Tau Lee • Edith A. Lewis • Jennifer Lifshay • Laura Linnan • Shaw San Liu • Shaddai Martinez Cuestas • Marty Martinson • John L. McKnight • Mary Anne Morgan • Angela Ni • Susan Racine Passmore • Amber Akemi Piatt • Cheri A. Pies • Clara Pinsky • R. David Rebanal • Kathleen M. Roe • Zachary Rowe • Alicia L. Salvatore • Shannon Sanchez-Youngman • Amy J. Shulz • Lee Staples • Makani Themba • Maria Elena Torre • Evan Vandommelen-Gonzalez • Dierde Visser • Kirsten Wysen • Marisa Ruiz Asari • Nickie Bazell • Derek M Griffith • Heather CameThe fourth edition of Community Organizing and Community Building for Health and Social Equity provides both classic and recent contributions to the field, with a special accent on how these approaches can contribute to health and social equity. The 23 chapters offer conceptual frameworks, skill- bu... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
The Genetics and Genomics of the Rabbit
by Domenico Spina • Cristiano Boiti • Bernd Fischer • Jianglin Fan • Zsuzsanna Bosze • Joana Abrantes • Marielle Afanassieff • Daniel Allain • Andre Almeida • Susana S. Araújo • Manuel Baselga • Agustin Blasco • Paul Boettcher • Gerard Bolet • Darko Bosnakovski • Samuel Boucher • Samuele Bovo • Gudrun A. Brockmann • Luca Buttazzoni • Cesare Castellini • Pascale Chavatte-Palmer • Peter Chrenek • Veronique Duranthon • Pedro José Esteves • María-Luz García • Hervé Garreau • Elen Gócza • Mélanie Gunia • Pilar Hernández • László Hiripi • Arata Honda • Adriana Kolesárová • Ana Lemos de Matos • Rose Mage • Manolis Matzapetakis • István Nagy • Clive Page • Mariana Palma • Miriam Piles • Andrea Rau • Andreas Ritsch • Claire Rogel-Gaillard • Jun Pablo Sanchez • Maria Antonia Santacreu • Pierre Savatier • Giuseppina Schiavo • Ina Sternstein • Zsolt Szendro • Valerio Joe UtzeriRabbits have many uses - as well as being cherished pets, they are bred for their meat and fur, and as laboratory animals. Understanding their genetics and genomics is key to their production and, equally, to their care, welfare and health. Beginning with an introduction to the rabbit, including key... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Integrated Nematode Management: State-of-the-Art and Visions for the Future
by John Mueller • Andreas Westphal • Pedro Luiz Pedro Luiz Martins • Graham Stirling • Jon Pickup • Danny Coyne • Thomas Forge • Professor Johannes Hallmann • Horacio D. Lopez-Nicora • Terry L. Niblack • Richard W. Smiley • Gregory L. Tylka • Inga A. Zasada • Sheila Storey • Muhammad Amjad Ali • Larry Duncan • Johan Desaeger • Amer A Dababat • Ravi Singh • Abasola C. Simon • Driekie Fourie • John. W. Kimenju • P. K. Wendo • A. K. Thuo • H S Gaur • J. S. Prasad • Nethi Somasekhar • Prabashnie Ramouthar • Andressa Cristina Machado • Richard F Davis • Robert C. Kemerait • Kathy S. Lawrence • Daniel Dalvan Nascimento • Deliang Peng • Edward Sikora • Philip A Roberts • Nicola Greco • Zane Grabau • Patricia Timper • Sonia Steenkamp • Luis Pocasangre • Soledad Verdejo-Lucas • Joseph W. Noling • Michael V. McKenry • John M. Halbrendt • Hans Hugo • M. S Daneel • W. P. Steyn • Sônia Maria Salgado • Willian C. Terra • Raman K. Walia • Nicola Sasanelli • Miguel Talavera-Rubia • J. Ole Becker • Johnny Visser • Brinkman D.D. Onion • Wim M.L. Wesemael • Bernd Augustin • Pella Brinkman • Misghina Goitom Teklu • Saad L. Hafez • Sundararaj Palanisamy • Mikhail Pridannikov • Ann. MacGuidwin • Biodun Claudius-ColePlant parasitic nematodes are costly burdens of crop production, causing an estimated US$80 - 118 billion per year in damage to crops. They are associated with nearly every important agricultural crop, and are a significant constraint on global food security. Regulations on the use of chemical pesti... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2022 -
Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops
by Maria Luisa Badenes • Patrick Brown • Nicolas Roux • Araceli Barceló-Muñoz • Vicente Vicente • Óscar Martínez • Eddo Rugini • Luciana Baldoni • Alain Rival • Magda-Viola Hanke • Henryk Flachowsky • Julie Graham • Luis A. Cañas • Dennis J. Gray • Stephen Adkins • J. R. Botella • Leandro Pena • Ossama Kodad • Pedro Martínez-Gómez • Abhaya Dandekar • Sadanand A. Dhekney • Yuval Cohen • Kate Evans • Nuria Alburquerque • Pedro M. Barros • A. T. Basford • Muhammad Ajmal Bashir • Diego Silva Batista • Julianne Biddle • Manuel Blasco • Lorenzo Burgos • John E. Carlson • Elisabeth Carmona • David Chagné • Rekha Chaudhury • Elisabeth Chevreau • V. E. Chhatre • Yelda Özden Çiftçi • C. Claflin • Elena Corredoira • Valerio Cristofori • Niccolò Cultrera • Maurecilne Lemes da Silva • Leo D’Souza • Ofere Francis Emeriewen • M. Faize • Fábio Gelape Faleiro • Ana Paula Farinha • Yolanda Ferradás • Antonio Figueira • Maureen M.M. Fitch • M. Foale • Svetlana Y. Folimonova • María Victoria González • Isabel María González-Padilla • Smitha Hegde • Professor Jose Ignacio Hormaza • Uma Jaiswal • Nikki Jennings • Hülya Akdemir Koç • Nerea Larrañaga • Chuck Leslie • Z. J. Li • Amanda De Lopes • Carlos López-Encina • Rodolfo López-Gómez • Jorge Lora • Zheng-Rong Luo • S. K. Malik • Roberto Mariotti • Antonio J. Matas • José Mercado • Scott Merkle • Sara Montanari • Gloria Moore • Soraya Mousavi • Isabel Narváez • María Del Naval • Q. T. Nguyen • Shashikiran Nivas • M. Margarida Oliveira • Ahmet Onay • Guillermo Padilla • Elena Palomo-Ríos • Andreas Peil • Rosa M. Pérez-Clemente • Cesar Petri • Paula M. Pijut • Marcos Vinícius Pinheiro • Clara Pliego • Fernando Pliego-Alfaro • Simon H.T. Raharjo • Manoj K Rai • Manuel Rey • Gabino Ríos • Diego Ismael Rocha • M. B. Rosenberg • M. Rouard • D. Ruiz • J. Sardos • Danielle Camargo Scotton • Cristian Silvestri • Michael K Smith • Guo-Qing Song • Veysel Süzerer • Alicia Talavera • Ryutaro Tao • Takuya Tetsumura • Engin Tilkat • Pablo Ric Varas • Wagner Vendrame • Francisco Javier Viéitez • Hazel Wetzstein • Roxana Yockteng • Qing-Lin ZhangThis book covers the biotechnology of all the major perennial fruit and nut species. Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 2005, there has been significant progress in cell culture, genomics and genetic transformation for many of these species. This book covers these biotechnolo... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020