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Heterocyclic Chemistry At A Glance
Mills Keith
Heterocyclic chemistry is a central part of organic chemistry and biochemistry, dealing with a particular set of chemical structures; organic compounds with a ring structure containing at least one heteroatom (commonly nitrogen, oxygen or...
Assessing the Online Learner. Resources and Strategies for Faculty
Palloff Rena M.
Written by Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt, experts in the field of online teaching and learning, this hands-on resource helps higher education professionals understand the fundamentals of effective online assessment. It offers guidance for...
Discipline-Centered Learning Communities: Creating Connections Among Students, Faculty, and Curricula. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Number 132
Barron Kenneth E.
Take an in depth look at discipline-centered learning communities. Using psychology as an example, this issue provides prescriptive advice for those interested in developing a learning community in any academic discipline or program. Learning...
Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids. Never the Twain?
Seddon Kenneth R.
For many years, the related fields of molten salts and ionic liquids have drifted apart, to their mutual detriment. Both molten salts and ionic liquids are liquid salts containing only ions – all that is different is the temperature! Both fields...
To Improve the Academy. Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development
Cruz Laura
An annual publication of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD), To Improve the Academy offers a resource for improvement in higher education to faculty and instructional development staff, department...
The Power In / Of Language
Graham Linda J.
The Power In/Of Language features a collection of essays that analyse the ways in which language is utilized in contemporary education revealing its deeply entrenched power relationships. Features essays grounded in theoretical rigor that offer...
Assessing Civic Engagement. New Directions for Institutional Research, Number 162
Terkla Dawn Geronimo
How does one assess community service, civic engagement, and the impact of service learning on a college campus? This volume reviews contemporary research, measurement instruments, and practices in the assessment of civic engagement in higher...
The Dose Makes the Poison. A Plain-Language Guide to Toxicology
Ottoboni M. Alice
This new edition of a widely-read and highly-acclaimed book broadens the scope of its predecessors from a heavy focus on industrial chemicals as toxicants to include drugs, food additives, cosmetics and other types of compounds that people are...
An Introduction to Wavelet Modulated Inverters
Rahman M. Azizur
The introductory chapter briefly presents the fundamental topologies and operation of power inverters. The second chapter contains a description of wavelet basis functions and sampling theory with particular reference to the switching model of...
Air Pollution Prevention and Control. Bioreactors and Bioenergy
Kennes Christian
In recent years, air pollution has become a major worldwide concern. Air pollutants can affect metabolic activity, impede healthy development, and exhibit carcinogenic and toxic properties in humans. Over the past two decades, the use of...
Climate Forcing of Geological Hazards
McGuire Bill
Climate Forcing of Geological Hazards provides a valuable new insight into how climate change is able to influence, modulate and trigger geological and geomorphological phenomena, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions and landslides;...
Concise Encyclopaedia of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Zvelebil Marketa J.
Concise Encyclopaedia of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, 2nd Edition is a fully revised and updated version of this acclaimed resource. The book provides definitions and often explanations of over 1000 words, phrases and concepts...
Fractography of Glasses and Ceramics VI
Wightman Marlene
Provides an excellent one-stop resource for understanding the most important current issues in the research and applications of fractography of glasses and ceramics.
Engaging Ideas. The Professor's Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom
Bean John C.
Learn to design interest-provoking writing and critical thinking activities and incorporate them into your courses in a way that encourages inquiry, exploration, discussion, and debate, with Engaging Ideas, a practical nuts-and-bolts guide for...
Calcretes (Reprint Series Volume 2 of the IAS)
Tucker Maurice E.
Calcretes are an important component of many ancient fluvial, lacustrine and shallow-marine carbonate sequences, and they are widely developed in many parts of the world at the present time. Calcretes are useful to the earth scientist involved...
Annual Plant Reviews, The Evolution of Plant Form
Ambrose Barbara A.
The Evolution of Plant Form is an exceptional new volume in Wiley-Blackwell’s highly successful and well established Annual Plant Reviews. Written by recognised and respected researchers, this book delivers a comprehensive guide to the diverse...
Evaluation Advisory Groups. New Directions for Evaluation, Number 136
Baizerman Michael L.
Advisory committees are used often in evaluation studies, yet this practice is little discussed or reported. This issue is the first full-length text devoted to the purpose, practice, and scholarship about this type of formal, structured advice....
Epistemology of the Cell. A Systems Perspective on Biological Knowledge
Bittner Michael L.
Honorable mention – Biomedicine and Neuroscience, 2011 Prose Awards An examination of how the cell should be described in order to effectively process biological data «The fruitful pursuit of biological knowledge requires one to take Einstein's...
Research-Driven Practice in Student Affairs: Implications from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education. New Directions for Student Services, Number 147
Martin Georgianna L.
As student affairs units face increasing pressure to use data and evidence to inform planning and decisions, the research related to higher education has become more complex and, in some cases, less accessible. This issue aims to bridge this gap...
Building Information Modeling. A Strategic Implementation Guide for Architects, Engineers, Constructors, and Real Estate Asset Managers
Smith Dana K.
The optimal approach to design, build, operate, and maintain buildings With this strategic guide to building information modeling (BIM), you’ll learn how to implement this new technology as part of a comprehensive systems approach to the design,...
Dried Blood Spots. Applications and Techniques
Lee Mike S.
An informative and comprehensive book on the applications and techniques of dried blood spot sampling Dried blood spot (DBS) sampling involves the collection of a small volume of blood, via a simple prick or other means, from a study subject...
Aeolian Sediments. Ancient and Modern (Special Publication 16 of the IAS)
Lancaster N.
Studies of aeolian sediments, both ancient and modern, have exhibited a number of important conceptual advances in recent years. In particular, there has been a move away from descriptions of sediments, bedforms and sedimentary environments...
Wiley International Trends in Financial Reporting under IFRS. Including Comparisons with US GAAP, China GAAP, and India Accounting Standards
Mirza Abbas A.
Wiley International Financial Reporting Trends provides copious examples of footnote disclosures and financial statement formats, carefully culled from the world's leading international companies («Global 500») that are already compliant with...
Codes of Conduct in Academia. New Directions for Higher Education, Number 160
Braxton John M.
Chapters of this issue of New Directions for Higher Education present tenets of codes of conduct for the presidency, academic deans, admissions officers, fund-raising professionals, faculty who teach undergraduate students, and faculty who teach...
Benchmarking in Institutional Research. New Directions for Institutional Research, Number 156
Levy Gary D.
While the term benchmarking is commonplace nowadays in institutional research and higher education, less common, is a solid understanding of what it really means and how it has been, and can be, used effectively. This volume begins by defining...
Fracking. The Operations and Environmental Consequences of Hydraulic Fracturing
Rudd Oliver
This book presents both sides of a very controversial subject in today’s media: induced hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” It covers the technology and methods used in hydraulic fracturing in easy-to-understand language, for the engineer and...
The Handbook of Global Communication and Media Ethics
Fackler P. Mark
This groundbreaking handbook provides a comprehensive picture of the ethical dimensions of communication in a global setting. Both theoretical and practical, this important volume will raise the ethical bar for both scholars and practitioners in...
Homogeneous Catalysis with Metal Complexes. Kinetic Aspects and Mechanisms
Pozdeev P. P.
Homogeneous catalysis by soluble metal complexes has gained considerable attention due to its unique applications and features such as high activity and selectivity. Catalysis of this type has demonstrated impressive achievements in synthetic...
The Handbook of Transformative Learning. Theory, Research, and Practice
Taylor Edward W.
The Handbook of Transformative Learning The leading resource for the field, this handbook provides a comprehensive and critical review of more than three decades of theory development, research, and practice in transformative learning. The...
Purposeful Program Theory. Effective Use of Theories of Change and Logic Models
Rogers Patricia J.
Between good intentions and great results lies a program theory—not just a list of tasks but a vision of what needs to happen, and how. Now widely used in government and not-for-profit organizations, program theory provides a coherent picture of...
Nonlinear Dynamics with Polymers. Fundamentals, Methods and Applications
Tran-Cong-Miyata Qui
Closing a gap in the literature, this is the first comprehensive handbook on this modern and important polymer topic. Edited by highly experienced and top scientists in the field, this ready reference covers all aspects, including material...
Geological History of Britain and Ireland
Woodcock Nigel H.
Britain and Ireland have a remarkably varied geology for so small a fragment of continental crust, with a fine rock record back through three billion years of geological time. This history would have been interesting enough if it had been played...
A Grammar of Old English, Volume 2. Morphology
Hogg Richard M.
A Grammar of Old English, Volume II: Morphology completes Richard M. Hogg's two-volume analysis of the sounds and grammatical forms of the Old English language. Incorporates insights derived from the latest theoretical and technological...
Handbook of Position Location. Theory, Practice and Advances
Buehrer R. Michael
Radio systems capable of localization have emerging applications in homeland security, law enforcement, emergency response, defense command and control, multi-robot coordination and vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian collision...
Advances in Sintering Science and Technology
Olevsky E. A.
This issue of the Ceramic Transactions compiles 41 papers covering a rich diversity of the sintering science and technology topics. These papers were presented at the International Conference on Sintering, November 16-20, 2008 in La Jolla,...
Recreation as a Developmental Experience: Theory Practice Research. New Directions for Youth Development, Number 130
Allen Lawrence R.
It's not all «fun and games.» A growing body of research suggests that recreation activities can be powerful development contexts when they are properly framed and intentionally designed. This volume highlights much of that research, and the...
Primer on Posttraumatic Growth. An Introduction and Guide
Wicks Robert J.
From the inspiring chapter quotes, to relevant historical and current research, to practical clinical directions, Primer on Posttraumatic Growth takes a giant step toward both grounding us and moving us ahead with strong hope for adjustment and...
Drug Disposition and Pharmacokinetics. From Principles to Applications
Curry Stephen H.
This is an authoritative, comprehensive book on the fate of drug molecules in the body, including implications for pharmacological and clinical effects. The text provides a unique, balanced approach, examining the specific physical and...
Prehistoric Life. Evolution and the Fossil Record
Lieberman Bruce S.
Prehistoric life is the archive of evolution preserved in the fossil record. This book focuses on the meaning and significance of that archive and is designed for introductory college science students, including non-science majors, enrolled in...
Risk Management in Student Affairs. Foundations for Safety and Success
Sorochty Roger W.
A comprehensive, accessible guide to the policies and practices of risk management in higher education Student affairs staff at all types of colleges and universities need to be equipped to help manage risk and protect their institutions, the...
The Handbook of Critical Intercultural Communication
Nakayama Thomas K.
The Handbook of Critical Intercultural Communication aims to furnish scholars with a consolidated resource of works that highlights all aspects of the field, its historical inception, logics, terms, and possibilities. A consolidated resource of...
Atomic Force Microscopy in Liquid. Biological Applications
Bar? Arturo M.
About 40 % of current atomic force microscopy (AFM) research is performed in liquids, making liquid-based AFM a rapidly growing and important tool for the study of biological materials. This book focuses on the underlying principles and...
Using Mixed Methods to Study Intersectionality in Higher Education. New Directions in Institutional Research, Number 151
Museus Samuel D.
This volume offers institutional researchers several examples of the ways in which quantitative and qualitative methods can be integrated for a better grasp of how members of our educational communities understand and experience their...
Packaging Design. Successful Product Branding From Concept to Shelf
Klimchuk Marianne R.
The fully updated single-source guide to creating successful packaging designs for consumer products Now in full-color throughout, Packaging Design, Second Edition has been fully updated to secure its place as the most comprehensive resource of...
Organized Out-of-School Activities: Setting for Peer Relationships. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 140
Fredricks Jennifer A.
Explore how the peer relationship and extracurricular organized activities—like sports, the arts, and community-based organizations—influence academic functioning, social development, and problem behavior. This volume shows how out-of-school...
Encyclopedia of Polymer Blends, Volume 2. Processing
Palsule Sanjay
A complete and timely overview of the topic, this volume imparts knowledge of fundamental principles and their applications for academicians, scientists and researchers, while informing engineers, industrialists and entrepreneurs of the current...
Positive and Negative Outcomes of Sexual Behaviors. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 144
Vasilenko Sara A.
Developing healthy sexual behaviors is critical to adolescents’ wellbeing. While more emphasis has been on negative outcomes, there are broad positive implications for physical health, mental health, intimate relationships, and identity...
Real-Time Systems Design and Analysis. Tools for the Practitioner
Laplante Phillip A.
The leading text in the field explains step by step how to write software that responds in real time From power plants to medicine to avionics, the world increasingly depends on computer systems that can compute and respond to various...
Advances in Electroceramic Materials II
Nair K. M.
During the past decades, understanding of the science and technology powering electronic materials has played a major role in satisfying social needs by developing electronic devices for automotive, telecommunications, military, and medical...
Advances and Applications in Electroceramics II
Nair K. M.
With contributed papers from the 2011 Materials Science & Technology symposia, this is a useful one-stop resource for understanding the most important issues in the advances and applications of electroceramics. Logically organized and carefully...
