J James: 962 books
Alvin W.Gouldner
Sociologist and Outlaw Marxist
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
Published in 1999, this book is an exploration of the life and work of American sociologist Alvin W. Gouldner. Gouldner's life and contribution to legal theory is a case study in the limits of critical, self-reflexive inquiry. Hegel's dialect is a major theme running throughout Gouldner's work, and,...
Analysis for Residuals-Environmental Quality Management
A Case Study of the Ljubljana Area of Yugoslavia
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
According to the laws of conservation of mass and energy, matter cannot be created or destroyed. Therefore, all human activities result in some residuals. In this title, originally published in 1978, the authors describe the overall magnitude of the annual residuals problem and apply a residuals-environmental...
by David E.J. Talbot, James D.R. Talbot
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2018
Twenty years after its first publication, Corrosion Science and Technology continues to be a relevant practical guide for students and professionals interested in material science. This Third Edition thoroughly covers the basic principles of corrosion science in the same reader-friendly manner that...
Achieving sustainable cultivation of grain legumes Volume 1
Advances in breeding and cultivation techniques
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2018
Reviews key developments in understanding crop physiology and genetic diversity and how they have informed advances in breeding new varieties
Coverage of advances across the value chain for grain legume cultivation, from variety selection to post-harvest storage
Discusses the latest trends in disease, insect pest and weed management
Foundations of Biosocial Health
Stigma and Illness Interactions
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2017
The chapters in Foundations of Biosocial Health: Stigma and Illness Interactions, drawn primarily from medical anthropology, highlight the diverse ways in which various stigmatized health conditions interact with social inequalities and stigma to form syndemics. The authors delineate multiple examples...
Early Numeracy
Assessment for Teaching and Intervention
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2006
'Unlike many books based on research work this book doesn't just let teachers know what is going wrong with children's learning it actually gives some practical advice about what to do next. The whole book is based upon extensive observation and recording of individual children and their difficulties...
No Margin, No Mission
Health Care Organizations and the Quest for Ethical Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2003
Can the ethical mission of health care survive among organizations competing for survival in the marketplace? On this question hinges not only the future of health care in the US, but that of the health care systems of all advanced countries. This book presents both an analytic framework and a menu...
by Brenda J. Lutz, James M. Lutz
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2016
This book analyzes the effects of economic, social, and political disruptions that have come with integration into the global economy for countries in five different regions and the developing world as a whole. One consequence of such disruptions is increased levels of terrorism in many countries. ...
by Brian J. Hoskins, Ian N. James
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2014
This book gives a coherent development of the current understanding of the fluid dynamics of the middle latitude atmosphere. It is primarily aimed at post-graduate and advanced undergraduate level students and does not assume any previous knowledge of fluid mechanics, meteorology or atmospheric science....
by Beth J. Asch, James Hosek, Michael G. Mattock
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
As the defense burden borne by reserve forces has increased, more attention has been paid to differences between retirement systems for the reserve and active components. This report analyzes the systems, discusses the importance of structuring compensation to enable management flexibility, considers...
Hybrid Microcircuit Technology Handbook
Materials, Processes, Design, Testing and Production
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1998
The Hybrid Microcircuit Technology Handbook integrates the many diverse technologies used in the design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of hybrid segments crucial to the success of producing reliable circuits in high yields. Among these are: resistor trimming, wire bonding, die attachment, cleaning,...
by J. F. James
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2014
Aimed at students taking laboratory courses in experimental optics, this book introduces readers to optical instruments and their uses. The book explains the basic operation of lenses, mirrors, telescopes in the laboratory and under field conditions, how to use optical instruments to their maximum...
The Oceans and Environmental Security
Shared U.S. And Russian Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
The concept of environmental security, drawing on the widely understood notion of international strategic interdependence (in facing, for example, threats of nuclear war or economic collapse) is gaining currency as a way of thinking about international environmental management.In 1989, the Institute...
by James G. Marks Jr., MD, Jeffrey J. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2013
This book meets your needs for an affordable, well-structured, user-friendly guide to dermatological diagnosis and treatment. It begins with principles of diagnosis and therapy before going on to discuss the major groups of skin diseases. Each skin disorder is illustrated with a color clinical photograph...