Power of Position: Classification and the Biodiversity Science by Robert D. Montoya, now available from the MIT Press
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How biodiversity classification, with its ranking of species, has social and political implications as well as implications for the field of information studies.
A Staffordshire University Professor has published an essential guide to help EFT practitioners share their experiences of how ‘tapping’ is being used to treat people around the world. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) or ‘tapping’ is a combined somatic and cognitive therapy which thousands of therapists and practitioners worldwide have integrated into their practice. EFT is also a popular self-help technique, used by millions of people to relieve a variety of issues including aches and pains, stress and anxiety, fears and phobias, cravings and addictions, and much more.
• New insights about the world’s first life-sized models of dinosaurs have been revealed. • A new book provides missing evidence that seven - almost a fifth - of the world-famous Crystal Palace Dinosaurs have disappeared. • The lost sculptures include the tapir-like Palaeotherium magnum, three delicate llama-like Anoplotherium gracile, two Jurassic pterodactyls, and a female giant deer.
MIT political scientist Evan Lieberman’s new book, “Until We Have Won Our Liberty,” examines the condition of South Africa, a quarter-century after it became a multiracial democracy.
The Latest Trends in Sleep Medicine will be useful to healthcare professionals seeking to improve their understanding about contemporary sleep medicine. It also serves as a timely update for respiratory and sleep medicine clinicians, whose efforts are still needed in treating and improving the quality and length of life in patients with complex sleep disorders. Audience: Healthcare professionals, residents and students in general, respiratory and sleep medicine sub specialties.
“Pediatric Anesthesia” is the text is a comprehensive, contemporary reference which addresses all aspects of pediatric anesthesia. Both new and experienced practitioners will find the practical and educational information in this book invaluable. Topics of interest covered in the book include pediatric pain management, pediatric regional anesthesia, muscular dystrophies and mitochondrial dystrophies, anesthesia for uncommon diseases and pediatric anesthesia research.
Frontiers in Natural Product Chemistry is a book series devoted to publishing monographs that highlight important advances in natural product chemistry.
In this book, FinTech business leaders and practitioners in the financial industry share their knowledge and experience using Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Cloud, Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), and more through practical examples and applications. Readers will discover how FinTech innovations have revolutionized Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI).
Osteosarcoma is a rare bone tumor that has a high incidence among children and young adults. Despite recent therapeutic developments, osteosarcoma still presents major hurdles to achieving successful results, mainly due to the presence of multi-drug-resistant cells. This monograph primarily aims to provide information about the basic science behind the treatment of osteosarcoma along with experimental results for a novel formulation that overcomes multidrug resistance, and therefore, may serve as a viable treatment option. The study primarily aimed at answering a fundamental question associated with the therapeutics of Osteosarcoma (OS). The proposed introduction of a novel formulation that overcomes multidrug resistance as a viable treatment option.
Waste management is one of the major challenges for environmental and public health worldwide. With the growing population and urbanization, it is increasing every day. These wastes contain various types of toxic pollutants which disturb the ecosystem and pose adverse effects to humans and animals. The provision of pollution-free soil, air, and safe water is critical for a balanced ecosystem.
The digital revolution is not only here, it’s here to stay, which causes some people to fear that to survive they will need to master exotic new skills. Even senior leaders of progressive companies who are re-tooling their strategies to compete in this environment do not always know what kind of knowledge or competencies they and their employees need to make those changes happen.
A new book, Behavioral Science in the Wild, helps managers understand how best to incorporate key research findings from the behavioral sciences and to apply them to business or policy problems.