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Crossbills and Conifers explores an intimate natural historical connection, revealing why crossbills have become an exemplar of diversification and coevolution. Craig Benkman takes readers on his 40-year journey of research and discovery, exploring a...

The conceptual basis to summarize and predict the in vivo behavior and the related mathematical descriptions and models of creatine and creatinine are currently based on the principles and methodologies of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Most in...

Postcolonial Mozambique decriminalized homosexual acts in 2015. This legal reform was not a response to litigation or public pressure, but came from a parliamentary initiative and lobbying by a few organizations. Subsequent public opinion polls show that...

Psychology and Crime explores the role of psychological theories and methods in understanding and managing criminal behaviour. This essential text provides an in-depth analysis of how psychological findings apply to serious crimes including arson,...

AI for the Ordinary is a timely and accessible guide that demystifies artificial intelligence for everyday citizens and non-technical professionals. It makes a compelling case that AI is no longer the exclusive domain of coders and technologists-it is a...

Given the recent advancements in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), this book examines its role and use in higher education. This book covers various topics and trends about the evolution of AI and provides an overview of recent research into its...

Household archaeology and the unraveling of Classic Maya power The Classic Maya collapse (ca. CE 800) in Mesoamerica has been the focus of much scholarly debate over the last century. In Classic Maya Social Inequality, Networks, and Collapse at Dos...

In an era plagued by increasing inequality and intensifying climate change, residents of cities are facing crises on multiple fronts, including housing, transport, healthcare, policing, pollution, and dramatic population fluctuations. In response, people...

Provide concepts and guidelines for implementing sport and performance psychology practices with law enforcement officers

For students, practitioners, and researchers, a comprehensive guide to conservation biology's foundational literature. This book summarizes over a century of multidisciplinary scientific literature that contributed to the development of conservation...

During the second half of the nineteenth century, the rise of industrialization and a gendered division of labor set the stage for tastemakers, architects, and social reformers to elevate the home parlor as a as a space for leisure and family gathering...

Explores the history of Jews and arson in AmericaFollowing the Civil War, prominent fire insurance companies in the United States issued instructions to their agents to deny Jews fire insurance policies because of their alleged proclivity to arson. In...

Considering the failure of Western states, coalitions, and alliances to succeed in their post-9/11 wars, Maneuver is Dead goes beyond the accepted norms and practices of strategic and military thought to examine what warfare looks like today - with...

At the dawn of the Cold War, the U.S. Administration pushed reluctant Europeans to create a federation of democratic states. In doing so, they gave birth to an American Europe - a new political order protected by the U.S. military and buoyed by...

Possibilist knowledge is the kind of scientific knowledge about what makes something possible or impossible in a given context, given the satisfaction or absence of a necessary condition, and which is formed by possibilist laws and explanations. Unlike...

This book presents advancements of artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies and digital omics, highlighting their applications in developing sustainable healthcare and precision medicine for managing diverse cancers. It presents cutting-edge AI...

The Business of Art Therapy provides art therapists with the necessary knowledge, skills, and confidence to successfully establish and expand their career development. This guide covers a variety of topics, including the basics of starting an art...

Little Wars of Empire is a group biography of British veterans who experienced multiple wars across the British empire. Throughout the nineteenth century, Britain was constantly at war in its colonies, defending against anti-colonial resistance or trying...

This book of essays brings together the author's most recent reflections on Wittgenstein's philosophy as well as some earlier essays that seem worth preserving for historical reasons, as they involve information about personal relationships otherwise not...

If you are training as a technician, just starting a motorsport degree, or have finished reading Basic Motorsport Engineering, this is the book for you. It covers the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) and the Excellence, Achievement, and Learning...

Trust in the media has hit a record low. Reasons offered for this breakdown are varied, and include the rise of social media, rhetorical attacks from hostile politicians, misinformation, and bad actors online. While these factors may indeed be...

This book examines photographic collections as ways of doing and/or inspiring research in the humanities and social sciences.Interweaving case studies and visual essays, this book:demonstrates the potential for photographic collections to launch new...

Fifty years after Alan Watson's Legal Transplants: An Approach to Comparative Law, the concept of legal transplants remains central to comparative legal scholarship. Over time, the literature has expanded to explore how laws are drafted, interpreted, and...

This book addresses the urgent need for AI healthcare insights in a post-pandemic and swiftly progressing world in which the use of advanced health technologies is becoming the norm. It explores the rapidly evolving AI landscape affecting health systems...

In the multipolar "Wolf Word," Europe must reorganize itself to maintain peace and stability as conflict erupts around the globe.Wars rage in Europe and the Middle East, while tensions in East Asia threaten to ignite another. Enter the power-driven Wolf...

This book of essays brings together the author's most recent reflections on Wittgenstein's philosophy as well as some earlier essays that seem worth preserving for historical reasons, as they involve information about personal relationships otherwise not...

A conceptual framework for understanding the critical role of naval operations in deterrence strategiesA future clash between the United States and China would occur across the seas, islands, and peninsulas of the Indo-Pacific region. Thus, mastering...

This updated classic on public administration highlights advances in the fieldSince the publication of the first edition of Public Administration in 2010, this field has seen numerous advances in and augmentations to its logic of inquiry. While the...

This book is a candid, practical, and inspiring look at building a sustainable, fulfilling career in game development. Drawing on over 20 years of experience - from some of the world's most renowned game studios to small indie teams - Harvey Newman...

Our existence as living beings - thinking, feeling, acting - is an extraordinary thing: this book provides a scientifically based account of the entirety of factors that lead to our existence. The text begins with the physical foundations of our...

The Injustice of Fairness shifts the foundation of algorithmic ethics, displacing "fairness" with repair and redress. A substantial and growing field, algorithmic ethics aims to mitigate harms and realize social good. The fairness paradigm dominates this...

This volume attends to the ways in which Asian Catholics navigate and negotiate the ethical ideals, normative discourses, and devotional practices of their religion as they construct and reconstruct their understandings of the family in contemporary...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Humanitarian crises are a central problem of modern history and contemporary international relations. According to United Nations estimates, 300 million people required humanitarian assistance...

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Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Toolkit for Schools: Creative and Group Strategies is a hands-on guide designed for school social workers who want to apply solution-focused skills in real, day-to-day school contexts. It demonstrates effective practice...

This edited volume tells the story of three Scandinavian women missionaries who dedicated their lives to helping Armenian women and children. They became eyewitnesses to the 1915 Armenian genocide and continued to work among Armenian refugees during the...

The Wagner Group emerged from Russia's shadowy criminal underworld in 2014 and soon became one of the world's most infamous private military companies. Led by the provocative oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner developed into a key instrument of Russian...

How neoliberal capitalism and pedagogical deideologization constrain the radical possibilities of youth activismIn I Guess This Is Activism? Kevin L. Clay presents an eye-opening account of his experience with Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)...

The Wagner Group emerged from Russia's shadowy criminal underworld in 2014 and soon became one of the world's most infamous private military companies. Led by the provocative oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, Wagner developed into a key instrument of Russian...

Presents an updated, authoritative reference for drug dosages and essential information in zoo and wild mammal species Zoo and Wild Mammal Formulary, Second Edition, delivers a critical update to the only comprehensive reference on drug dosages...