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Appeals to 'need' are everywhere. This seminal volume introduces the concept as a vital component in the business of living.Author: Soran ReaderPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublication Date:...

The phonological history of Chinese can be traced back to two main traditions: one starting with the Qieyun of 601, and the other starting with the Zhongyuan Yinyun of 1324. The former marks the...

Examples from diverse areas of statistical application demonstrate the use of R for data analysis and associated graphics.Author: John H. Maindonald, W. John Braun, Jeffrey L. AndrewsPublisher:...

There is an uncomfortably large gulf between academic research and what policy economists use to understand the economy. A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics shows how economists at policy...

In this Element, which continues our discussion in Foundations, the authors provide an accessible and practical guide for the analysis and interpretation of Regression Discontinuity (RD) designs that...

An engaging account of a neurologist's experience with an Alzheimer's diagnosis, a disease he spent decades treating in others.Author: Daniel Gibbs, Teresa H. BarkerPublisher: Cambridge University...

Leading experts across smooth dynamics and ergodic theory present a broad research perspective and set an agenda for future work.Author: Danijela Damjanovic, Boris Hasselblatt, Andrey Gogolev, Yakov...

The corporation was a timely emergent phenomenon of the capitalist system. Under entrepreneurial ownership with customer value creation goals, corporations introduced new products and services, new...

Philosophers often debate the existence of such things as numbers and propositions, and say that if these objects exist, they are abstract. But what does it mean to call something 'abstract'? And do...

Drawing on rich interviews with academics in four different countries, this book develops a transnational theory of academic freedom.Author: Dina KiwanPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublication...

Presenting chapter-specific roadmaps, this book aids the creation and implementation of operational strategies during disease outbreaks.Author: Steven C. Schachter, Wade E. BoltonPublisher: Cambridge...

Drawing on data from well-known actors in popular films and TV shows, this reference guide surveys the representation of accent in North American film and TV over eight decades. It analyzes the...

The last two decades have witnessed a substantial change in the media environment, growing polarization of the two dominant parties, and increasing inequality of wealth and income. These profound...

Bringing together a team of global experts, this is the first volume to focus on the ways in which meanings are ascribed to actions in social interaction. It builds on the research traditions of...

The human ability to effortlessly understand the actions of other people has been the focus of research in cognitive neuroscience for decades. What have we learned about this ability, and what open...

The field of polymer research is progressing rapidly from passive materials providing a certain set of properties to active polymers, which provide, receive and respond to signals from their...

52 real-world stories, with hands-on activities, problems, and computer demonstrations in R for learning or teaching regression.Author: Andrew Gelman, Aki VehtariPublisher: Cambridge University...

Why do people run for office with opposition parties in electoral authoritarian regimes, where the risks of running are high, and the chances of victory are bleak? In Activist Origins of Political...

Central nervous system, affliction, although rare, represents one of the most severe extra-pulmonary manifestations of tuberculosis, potentially leading to substantial morbidity and mortality if not...

Non-traumatic posterior fossa haemorrhage accounts for approximately 10% of all intracranial haematomas, and 1.5% of all strokes. In the posterior fossa, a small amount of mass effect can have...

Discover the ultimate guide to taking on adulthood with body confidence. In a world where body satisfaction plummets during adolescence, and a global pandemic and social media frenzy have created...

To meet increasingly challenging and complex system requirements, as well as to stay cost effective, it is not enough to use one single semiconductor materials system. Major efforts have, therefore,...

There has been recent emergence of some of the most exciting avenues for innovation in clinical medicine, with materials as their core - sustained drug delivery systems, gene therapy, regenerative...

This book is the first to consider comprehensively and systematically the law and practice of advance directives across Asia. It will thus be important not only as a reference volume that documents...

This book is a companion volume to Family Work for Schizophrenia, 2nd edition and gives more detailed explanations of how to work with difficult cases. For more than ten years, Professor Leff has...

This MRS Proceedings volume pulls together several symposia on related topics in the area of biomaterials, all of which were held April 1-5 at the 2013 MRS spring meeting in San Francisco, California...

This volume is a compilation of papers that were presented at Symposium 7D of the XXI International Conference of the Mexican Academy of Materials Science - MRS Mexico, organized in collaboration...

Symposium HH, "Advances in Materials for Nuclear Energy," was held Nov. 25-30 at the 2012 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. As the world faces steadily rising energy demand and cost, nuclear...

There were eleven symposia conducted with a focus on biomaterials under the sub-class of "Biomaterials and Soft Matter" at the MRS 2013 fall meeting. Symposia H, C, D and J have been combined into...

The Abrahamic faiths of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are typically recognized as the world's major monotheistic religions. However, African Traditional Religion is, despite often including lesser...