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Through engaging stories and the use of students’ voices, this book corrects persistent misconceptions about youth who drop out of high school. Based on research conducted with high school dropouts in both urban and rural communities, the authors argue that, contrary to popular belief, most...

A comprehensive, integrated, and accessible textbook presenting core neuroscientific topics from a computational perspective, tracing a path from cells and circuits to behavior and cognition. This textbook presents a wide range of subjects in neuroscience from a computational perspective. It...

Techniques that allow parents to be active agents in providing relief and healing when illness occurs in their children • Reveals the importance of touch in both childhood development and healing • Details acupoint and trigger point therapy techniques for most common childhood ailments,...

Eine Zeitreise kreuz und quer durch die Galaxis. Vom alten Alexandria bis hin zu namenlosen Planeten in der fernen Zukunft entführen diese Geschichten aus dem beliebten Science-Fiction-Universum den Leser. Die Highlights dieser Kurzgeschichtensammlung stammen von keinen Geringeren als Trudi Canavan...

This volume is a collection of essays analyzing different issues concerning the nature, possibility, and desirability of heaven as understood by the Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity. and Islam. Topics include whether or not it is possible that a mortal could, upon bodily death, become an...

In a land far away, 15-yr-old (she thinks) Alex just wants to do her magic show to make enough money to see her and Gwennie through the winter. She doesn’t want any mistakes. She doesn’t care (much) about the missing king and queen or the despotic ruler, Rolando, that is making life so hard for everyone....

Tamara Carlson, ready for adventure, embarks on her first European vacation alone. When the tour bus she is traveling on is attacked Tamara barely escapes with her life and limbs intact. What she doesn’t expect is that by surviving she is mistaken for a legendary CIA agent, Ursula Stewart. It takes...

For eighteen-year-old Monroe Reid, life is full of change. Her long-time best friend, Lennon Walker, confessed his true feelings for her and she hasn’t spoken to him since. That was eight weeks ago. On top of that, she is about to leave her family, who is growing increasingly distant from her, and...

Diseases remain a serious problem in wheat and barley cultivation. It has been estimated that around 20% of global crop production is lost to diseases. Leading fungal diseases affecting wheat and barley include rusts, Septoria blotches, powdery mildew, tan spot, spot blotch, net blotch, scald and...

Un collectif où quinze écrivaines ont relevé le défi d’écrire une nouvelle dans un genre qui ne leur est pas habituel : l’horreur.

Soybeans are one of the most widely-grown crops in the world. As the world’s main source of vegetable protein, they have a wide range of food and non-food uses. Current yields need to increase significantly to meet growing demand but in a way that reduces input use, does not damage the environment...

Since the pioneering work of Donald and his first Lancet paper in 1958, the use of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynaecology has evolved rap­ idly. The introduction of grey scale techniques enhanced our ability to identify different tissues on the basis of their texture. However, it was the introduction...

The potential impact of anthropogenic pollutants such as agrochemicals on the environment is of global concern. Increasing use of certain compounds can result in contamination of food, water and atmospheric systems and in order to combat this pollution it is important to be able to accurately monitor...

Difficile, nella stagione della crisi e della disuguaglianza, trovare qualcuno che creda nella politica. Anche il voto, quando c’è, è dettato dalla rabbia e dal risentimento assai più che dalla speranza di un cambiamento. Che fare dunque? Costruire e praticare una politica alternativa, all’insegna...