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This open access handbook synthesizes the current research about the impacts of digital media on children across development. Drawing on the expertise of scientists and researchers as well as clinicians and practitioners, the book summarizes research...

This book summarizes the results of solving the two issues from a 5-year national project in Japan, called Bidirectional Information Systems for Collaborative, Updatable, Interoperable, and Trusted Sharing (BISCUITS) since 2017, with researchers from the...

This open access book addresses the following topics for the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve (BR) in the Colombian Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina, in the southwest Caribbean Sea, which is the world’s largest BR and contains...

The first book to explore the history of the It girl across the centuries. Nell Gwyn and Clara Bow, Marilyn Monroe and Edie Sedgwick, Jean Seberg and Margaux Hemingway, Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian: These names all conjure up images of glamor and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781394210824Author Julie QuickFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Wiley-BlackwellPublisher John Wiley & Sons Inc

What’s the difference... is a unique new concept for a multi book programme of popular reference and lifestyle titles. Each book will be organized around 150 paired words and ideas that explore similarities and differences between the essential terms and...

This book proposes an intermediate explanation for the patchwork nature of the Afghan state rooted in institutional choices made by a new ruling elite that took over in 1929.

What’s the difference... is a unique new concept for a multi book programme of popular reference and lifestyle titles. Each book will be organized around 150 paired words and ideas that explore similarities and differences between the essential terms and...

From a registered dietician living with ADHD, discover a comprehensive guide to cooking and eating as an adult ADHDer, packed with simple strategies, practical tools, and 40 ADHD-friendly recipes,  Figuring out how to nourish your body and mind when you...

In diesem Open-Access-Buch wird die Nahtoderfahrung (NTE) als Phänomen im Kontext der Erforschung des Todes, daraus abgeleitete Todesdefinitionen und ihr Wandel vor dem Hintergrund historischer Entwicklungen und ihren gesellschaftlichen Trends beleuchtet...

Collectively, this volume provides readers with foundational knowledge of what exercise is, the basic brain, behavioral and cognitive processes engaged by exercise, and a role of exercise in developing and treating mental health disorders.

This book provides a concise and informative introduction to how geography and institutions shaped the development of nations, showing that while the role of institutions for the development of nations is indisputable, the role of geographic factors...

A social psychologist reveals how to nudge local cultures toward positive structural change by moving people from individual action to collective action How can ordinary people fight for social justice? Can individual actions change structural...

On Theocratic Criminal Law explores the roots and structures of the criminal law system of the world's most prominent constitutional theocracy, the Islamic Republic of Iran. The book offers a critical analysis of the way criminal law functions as the...

Originally published in 1983, The Making of Community Work is the outcome of a two-year study of community work in the United Kingdom. The main purpose of the study was to review the development of community work, and to suggest some of the issues in...

In sport, hazing and initiation rites and rituals are commonly justified by team leaders and proponents as upholding traditions, proving one’s commitment to a team, and as a way of strengthening team bonds. This edited collection offers a current...

Bringing together cutting-edge, multidisciplinary papers that weigh in on central issues of the world and social science, the collection consider power, elites, and nonelites in a new, inclusive way, drawing in researchers who deal with topics central...

Do you feel like it’s a constant battle to get your child or teen to do even the smallest things? Despite all of the parenting advice you’ve been given, nothing has worked. Maybe you like the idea of Gentle Parenting but how, exactly, can a parent stay...

This book illustrates key mathematical aspects of the Golden Ratio: It particularly delves into geometric and number theoretical connections and examples, and makes further considerations and generalizations accessible. The book is primarily aimed at...

Pandemic Voices sheds light on previously unheard or overlooked international perspectives of patients and health care and community services workers through unprecedented access to some of the most challenging moments of the COVID-19 pandemic: the...

Concise, problem-oriented and accessibly designed, the second edition of the Pocket Handbook of Small Animal Medicine focuses on the essentials of medicine and surgery of the dog and cat. Packed with bullet points, flowcharts and tables for quick...

This book summarizes the main research results and preliminaries of quantum obfuscation and systematically introduces quantum obfuscation methods. Quantum obfuscation is an important and cross-cutting research topic in quantum cryptography and quantum...

What are the implications of Franz Rosenzweig’s quasi-racialist commonalities with Heidegger’s thought? Was Kant a ‘Jewish thinker’? Does Spinoza’s philosophy lend support to totalitarianism? Was Marx’s philosophy more shaped by Jewish cultural tradition...

This book brings together global experts from industry, science, and the policy and investment communities to discuss the field of hydrogen technology. The papers cover the hydrogen value chain from hydrogen production, storage, and transportation to...

In Can Common People Govern? renowned French social theorist, philosopher, and historian Jacques Bidet offers a theoretical and political exploration of political parties, movements, and uprisings as forms of popular political organization. He highlights...

The contrasts between the historically-validated work of Darwin on the one hand, and on the other, modern psychological science of Freud , suggest avenues of methodological improvement for modern psychological science.

This is a book about everybody; the matter that makes us all from birth to death. Life chances are linked to life choices: the food we eat, the air we breathe, the messaging we receive and the thrills we enjoy. Variants calls on individuals, governments,...

The Global Environmental Crisis presents a new perspective on our inattention and inaction in the face of a major crisis, recognising that – although we cannot do without scientific knowledge – we cannot exclusively rely on it.In spite of the limitations...

This book comprehensively covers various causal mediation analysis (CMA) methods developed across multiple fields, organizing them into a reader-friendly progression of methodological advancements.

Offenders and the Sexual Abuse of Children synthesizes the nascent but growing body of literature and research emerging on risk management and treatment of persons who sexually offend against children.The book demonstrates the need for change by placing...

One of the most elusive pursuits in the study of organized crime is developing a definition, description, or conceptual model that captures its complexity, diversity, and ever-changing nature. This book takes a comprehensive approach to unraveling the...

This short critical introduction to Pierre Bourdieu’s thought has been comprehensively brought up to date for the third edition. Where Bourdieu’s own writings are often complex, even ambiguous, Richard Jenkins is direct, concise and to the point...

This important interdisciplinary book introduces the basics of prenatal psychology and works through the current scientific findings in the psychology and psychosomatics of pregnancy and birth. It explores bio-psycho-social relationships, as well as...

The primary objective of this book is to probe into the menace of air pollution in Delhi, which has emerged as the main threat to public health and the environment in the capital city. The book explores the viable solutions to the problem, examines the...

This book addresses a variety of key issues surrounding mental health and the criminalization of certain individuals and groups by the Criminal Justice System and the impact this can have on their mental health. It challenges the assumption that people...

This short critical introduction to Pierre Bourdieu’s thought has been comprehensively brought up to date for the third edition. Where Bourdieu’s own writings are often complex, even ambiguous, Richard Jenkins is direct, concise and to the point...

This book delves into the evolution of Italian neo-fascism from the end of World War II to the mid-1970s.It examines the transition from historical fascism to neo-fascism, highlighting the survival and adaptation of fascist ideologies within democratic...

The book investigates urban development and governance in China and introduces China perspectives to the understanding of governing urban development in the 21st century.

Realist Evaluation: Principles and Practice offers a comprehensive exploration of contemporary realist evaluation, showcasing how skilled practitioners navigate diverse fieldwork contexts.Authored by experts spanning academia and evaluation backgrounds...