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The surface pigmentation of vertebrates is controlled by specialized cells able to synthesize a variety of pigments collectively known as melanins. Re…

Homogeneous catalysis by soluble metal complexes has gained considerable attention due to its unique applications and features such as high activity a…

Highlighting international approaches; the book details strategies to minimize contamination, residue monitoring programs, and classes of drugs and ch…

Proteomics provides an introductory insight on proteomics, discussing the basic principles of the field, how to apply specific technologies and instru…

Across education, out-of-school-time programming, and workforce development, researchers and practitioners are seeking ways to bolster the career read…

This book focuses heavily on the principles, analysis and applications of code-division multiple-access (CDMA) techniques in optical communication sys…

This book presents both sides of a very controversial subject in today’s media: induced hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” It covers the technology …

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” Many student affairs divisions are doing just that, leading the way in sustainability education …

The bestselling guide to qualitative research, updated and expanded Qualitative Research is the essential guide to understanding, designing, conductin…

This book focuses on the drug discovery and development applications of transition metal catalyzed processes, which can efficiently create preclinical…

This new edition has been extensively revised to reflect the progress in error control coding over the past few years. Over 60% of the material has be…

As student affairs units face increasing pressure to use data and evidence to inform planning and decisions, the research related to higher education …

Fully revised and updated, the eighth edition of The World News Prism analyzes the changing role of transnational news media in the 21st-century globa…

Transformative learning is becoming influential in all areas of the educational landscape. In Transformative Learning in Practice, leading authorities…

A unified and coherent treatment of analytical, computational and experimental techniques of nonlinear dynamics with numerous illustrative application…

The Excellent Online Instructor is a guide for new and seasoned faculty who teach online, those responsible for training and developing online instruc…

Learn to design interest-provoking writing and critical thinking activities and incorporate them into your courses in a way that encourages inquiry, e…

Gain a greater understanding of organizational capacity to do and use evaluation and implications for evaluation capacity building (ECB). This volume …

Praise for Generation on a Tightrope «Over the last four decades, Arthur Levine has become the premier analyst of continuities and changes in the Amer…

Proton conduction can be found in many different solid materials, from organic polymers at room temperature to inorganic oxides at high temperature. S…

Undergraduate students come to college from a myriad of pathways for a variety of purposes, and the same can be said of them as they leave to head off…

For many years, the related fields of molten salts and ionic liquids have drifted apart, to their mutual detriment. Both molten salts and ionic liquid…

Gone are the days when the term diversity may have been used to solely signify the color of one's skin or gender. This volume examines how diverse and…

Moral development is a powerful task of young adulthood, and attending to that development is a mandate expected of institutions of higher education. …

The book gives an overview on the current development status of synthetic diamond films and their applications. Its initial part is devoted to discuss…

Developing healthy sexual behaviors is critical to adolescents’ wellbeing. While more emphasis has been on negative outcomes, there are broad positive…

With petroleum-related spills, explosions, and health issues in the headlines almost every day, the issue of remediation of petroleum and petroleum pr…

Proven to be highly effective for the treatment of a wide range of problems, cognitive-behavior therapy is the most widely used psychotherapeutic tech…

Exploring Leadership For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference, Student Workbook This companion to the third edition of Exploring Leadership …

This book is part of the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS) Special Publications. The Special Publications from the IAS are a set of …

A complete and timely overview of the topic, this volume imparts knowledge of fundamental principles and their applications for academicians, scientis…

Biomass is a renewable resource, whose utilization has received great attention due to environmental considerations and the increasing demands of ener…

Valuable information on corrosion fundamentals and applications of aluminum and magnesium Aluminum and magnesium alloys are receiving increased attent…

Reading R. S. Peters Today: Analysis, Ethics and the Aims of Education reassesses British philosopher Richard Stanley Peters’ educational writings by …

Featuring a wide range of international case studies, Ethics, Technology, and Engineering presents a unique and systematic approach for engineering st…

Explore how the peer relationship and extracurricular organized activities—like sports, the arts, and community-based organizations—influence academic…

Heterocyclic chemistry is of prime importance as a sub-discipline of Organic Chemistry, as millions of heterocyclic compounds are known with more bein…

A first-look at radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres with a particular focus on the Earth's atmosphere and climate. The textbook covers the bas…

Take a cutting edge look at the civic engagement of young people. Increasingly recognized as an important feature of democratic functioning in communi…

During the last two decades, remarkable and often spectacular progress has been made in the methodological and instrumental aspects of x–ray absorptio…

It's not all «fun and games.» A growing body of research suggests that recreation activities can be powerful development contexts when they are proper…

This is the first New Directions volume related to young adult learners since 1984. Then, as now, young adults are an important segment of the adult p…

Written by a highly prestigious and knowledgeable team of top scientists in the field, this book provides an overview of the current status of control…

This issue discusses ways of constructing, organizing, and managing arguments for evaluation. Not focued solely on the logic of evaluation or predicti…

The first book to provide an introduction to the new theory of Net Locality and the profound effect on individuals and societies when everything is lo…