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Presents the findings on the species that are important environmental indicators. This book covers topics such as: the developments in the ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles, the status of these animals, and intrinsic factors that affect their susceptibility to contaminants.

Based on more than fifteen years of research and practice, this book introduces the environmental and economic sustainability assessment (EESA), a new way to make decisions that meets the challenges of the 21st century. Incorporating elements of life-cycle analysis, risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and comprehensive sensitivity analysis, EESA provides a fully quantitative, objective, and rational way to include all of the social, environmental, and economic issues relevant to a decision into one comprehensive analysis. The author demonstrates how to apply EESA using examples across a number of major industries.

Helps clear the confusion about analyzing pretest-posttest data. This work also helps to understand the pros and cons of different methods - ANOVA, ANCOVA, percent change, and difference scores and learn to choose the appropriate statistical test. It gathers and elucidates the concepts and techniques useful for studies incorporating baseline data.

What is so special about the circadian biological clock in fish? Where is it located - in the retina, inside the brain, or in the pineal? What is the molecular basis of its function? How is the clock able to keep time in the absence of environmental cues? This book shows that the fish provide a unique model of the circadian biological clock.

In most habitats, adaptations are the single most obvious aspects of an organism's phenotype. However, the most obvious feature of many subterranean animals are losses, not adaptations. This title presents an account of the species of subterranean fishes. It presents an analysis of the conservation status of these very rare animals.

The Fifteenth Annual International Police Executive Symposium brought together 65 police executives, government officials, academics, and researchers to discuss issues relating to all aspects of policing in a global community. This book reflects the status of research on this critical topic.

Covers the design of inherently safer and user-friendly plants. This book demonstrates how chemical plants can withstand human error and equipment failures without serious effects on safety, output, or efficiency. It features sections that address the hierarchy of controls and highlight human factors in determining risk.

Since its discovery in 1957, Coenzyme Q has piqued the interest of scientists from a wide range of disciplines. This work covers topics including concepts on extramitochondrial functions of CoQ, discoveries in biosynthetic pathways for CoQ based on molecular genetic approaches, and the role of CoQ as an antioxidant.

Addressing practical and theoretical aspects of inorganic phosphors, this book presents the synthesis of phosphors. It uses the guidelines and methods to yield optimum light output, such as sol-gel and combustion syntheses. It categorizes nearly 500 inorganic phosphors in terms of chemical composition and luminescence output wavelengths.

This unique collection of essays introduces significant critical approaches to the mythological poetry of the Poetic Edda - a principal source for Old Norse cosmology and the legends of Odin, Loki and Thor.

Globalizing Feminist Bioethics is a collection of new essays on the topic of international bioethics that developed out of the Third World Congress of the International Association of Bioethics in 19

This book addresses the past and future of research on the effectiveness of "asynchronous learning networks" courses in which students and teachers learn together online via the Internet. An integrated theoretical framework called "Online Interaction Learning Theory" is used to organize the volume.

An exploration of the variables that contribute to the improvement of literacy instruction in large urban school districts. The text grew out of The Dallas Reading Plan - a five-year initiative between area business and corporate interests, philanthropy, and the Dallas Independent School District.

Combining the disciplines of engineering, economics, biology, and statistics, this is a guide to the methods used to evaluate how well artificial reefs in coastal and oceanic waters meet their objectives. It covers design of reef studies and multi-disciplinary methods of investigation.

A thorough analysis of networks and organizational interactions between black and Korean entrepreneurs in the ethnic beauty aids industry.

The documents in this paperback inform the reader's understanding and appreciation of the social and political context of opposition in which the advocates of women's rights labored from 1848 to 1996. Arranged in six parts by historical periods, these original articles from mainstream magazines, specialized and academic journals, and books display the tone and substance of opposition to women's rights as it appeared in popular literature. The selections reflect the public campaign, fought in the popular press, of opponents to the fundamental goal of all aspects of movement for women's rights, to challenge the gender system by advocating equality for women.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A new reader that illuminates the complex interaction of sports and society and incorporates an engaging interdisciplinary mix of academic perspectives and popular journalism

In this expanded and updated edition, Michael Harvey elaborates his pioneering biopsychosocial model of the effective assessment and treatment of deaf and hard-of-hearing clients in individual and family therapy.

This special issue of "Personality and Social Psychology Review" examines directions for interdisciplinary research into the subject. Individual topics covered include personal memory telling and personality development, personal flourishing, and the implications of the Internet.

Rather than looking to high school geometry as the locus of geometric reasoning, the contributors to this volume suggest that reasoning about space can and should be successfully integrated with other forms of mathematics, starting at the elementary level and continuing through high school.

Focusing on cultural sustainability, this volume contributes to the study of efforts of diaspora, indigenous, and minority groups, broadly defined, to use education (formal and informal) to sustain cultural continuity while grappling with the influences and demands of wider globalizing, nationalizing, or other homogenizing and assimilatory forces.

Consultee-Centered Consultation is a non-hierarchical, non-prescriptive helping role relationship between a resource (consultant) and a person or group (consultee) who seeks professional help with a work problem involving a third party (client). This volume describes its history and development.

A guide to interview success for teachers. It covers: gathering information about potential teaching positions; deciding where to apply; interpreting interviewers' questions; critiquing typical responses; communicating your confidence; learning from your interview; and more.

This volume presents a description of major theoretical perspectives guiding research, including current theoretical thinking on how students become self-regulated learners. It focuses not only on research and theory, but also on instructional practice.

This study looks at the role of indeterminism in psychological and behavioural development. It reviews the concepts of indeterminism and determinism in their historical, philosophical, and theoretical perspectives, particularly in relation to dynamic systems thinking.

The green argument for conservation is a contradiction because although they produce no emissions, green systems still require a considerable amount of energy to produce their materials. This book addresses the question of how to build an electricity supply system that meets the demands of a growing population without accelerating global warming or damaging the environment. The text defines a green energy system as one whose construction, installation, and operation minimally impact the environment. Relying on his experience as an international journalist reporting on power-generating technologies, the author comments on energy policies around the world.

A reference on the banking crisis. It covers banking gross negligence and shadow banking, including the subprime mortgage crisis and the role of hedge funds and their impact on insurance markets. It also explains the inevitability of the banking crisis and its impact. It also gives a global perspective on the banking crisis.

Employs memorable stories from the author's own learning experiences to teach Toyota Production System principles. It encourages readers to reflect on how each principle applies in their own business, process, or life. It includes a detailed description of the tools and principles in the respective part of the house model.

A reference book for insurance professionals, consumers, and students. It offers definitions of common insurance terms in a detailed format with examples.