Codes on Euclidean spheres are often referred to as spherical codes. They are of interest from mathematical, physical and engineering points of view. Mathematically the topic belongs to the realm of algebraic combinatorics, with close connections to number theory, geometry, combinatorial theory, and -...

The revolutionary progress achieved in information and communication technology is gradually transforming the world into a global village. This volume, edited by an eminent board of international specialists, evaluates the nature and resilience of the emerging global economy and its implications for tourism.Author: Chris...

It is filled with anecdotes, many of them quite amusing, and virtually bereft of technical terminology. And Freud put himself on the line: numerous acts of willful forgetting or "inexplicable" mistakes are recounted from his personal experience. none of such actions can be called...

This book gives an up-to-date account of the theory of one-parameter semigroups of linear evolution equations. It contains a systematic discussion of the spectral theory and the qualitative behavior of semigroups as well as many applicaions to partial differential equations, functional differential eqyations and...

This text is based on graduate courses given by the authors. The seminal work of W. Thurston in the 1970's, in which geometric techniques were introduced to 3-dimensional topology, has made the area one of the most active areas of current research. Recently there...

The papers in this volume were prepared after a preliminary symposium held at The University of Michigan in honor of Clyde Coombs. Following the symposium, each paper was extensively revised and in many instances completely rewritten to provide a timely and provocative survey of...

A First Course in Noncommutative Rings, an outgrowth of the author's lectures at the University of California at Berkeley, is intended as a textbook for a one-semester course in basic ring theory. By aiming the level of writing at the novice rather than the...

Mathematical Biology: An Introductory Course is a richly illustrated textbook in an exciting and fast growing field. Providing an in-depth look at the practical use of math modelling, it features exercises throughout that are drawn from a variety of bioscientific disciplines - population biology,...

Algebraic graph theory is a combination of two strands. The first is the study of algebraic objects associated with graphs. The second is the use of tools from algebra to derive properties of graphs. The authors's goal has been to present and illustrate the...

A First Course in Noncommutative Rings, an outgrowth of the author's lectures at the University of California at Berkeley, is intended as a textbook for a one-semester course in basic ring theory. By aiming the level of writing at the novice rather than the...

This is a careful, modern presentatin of the foundations of dynamical systems and complex analysis, written with an emphasis on clarity, elegance, and detail. Many of the proofs have not occurred in print before. This text is intended for the graduate level.Author: Alan F....

This book is a genetic introduciton to algebraic number theory which follows the development of the subject in the work of Fermat, Kummer and others, motivating new ideas and techniques by explaining the problems which led to their creation. The central problem is the...

This book is a unique introduction to the theory of linear operators on Hilbert space. The authors' goal is to present the basic facts of functional analysis in a form suitable for engineers, scientists, and applied mathematicians. Although the Definition-Theorem-Proof format of mathematics is...

The last several years have seen a significant increase in research on anger and its clinical treatment. As a result, anger management has become the topic of many self-help books, but there is currently no book that brings together for practitioners and scholars the...

This book argues that if we consider the ubiquity of small effect sizes in medicine, the extent of misleading evidence in medical research, the thin theoretical basis of many interventions, and the malleability of empirical methods, and if we employ our best inductive framework,...

Best of Five MCQs for the MRCP Part 1 volumes 1-3 offers a comprehensive and trustworthy solution to anybody wishing to sit, pass, and excel at the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians Part 1 examination. Presented as a unique three-volume set, each...

One-dimensional variational problems are often neglected in favor of problems which use multiple integrals and partial differential equations, which are typically more difficult to handle. However, these problems and their associated ordinary differential equations do exhibit many of the same challenges and complexity of...

The first comprehensive synthesis on development and evolution: it applies to all aspects of development, at all levels of organization and in all organisms, taking advantage of modern findings on behavior, genetics, endocrinology, molecular biology, evolutionary theory and phylogenetics to show the connections between...

Mindfulness and yoga are widely said to improve mental and physical health, and booming industries have emerged to teach them as secular techniques. This movement is typically traced to the 1970s, but it actually began a century earlier. Wakoh Shannon Hickey shows that most...

One out of every 10 adult psychotherapy clients likely has ADHD. Due to high comorbidities with depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and other mental disorders, along with considerable behavioral dysfunction, adult ADHD is even more common in clinical populations than the general public. When an...

This key textbook provides a firm grounding in theoretical and practical aspects of the study of sexual health for both undergraduates and post-graduates.Author: Liz AstonISBN-10: 0335244750ISBN-13: 9780335244751Publisher: Open University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2012Pages: 119Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.30dAbout the AuthorLiz Aston is...

This book will use a case study approach focused on individuals with mental health problems across the lifespan, from children and younger people through to older adults.Author: Nick WrycraftISBN-10: 0335242952ISBN-13: 9780335242955Publisher: Open University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2012Pages: 254Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.40h x 6.70w x 0.80d

Inspired by the experience of art therapists who have pioneered work with people with cancer and including those who have experienced this devastating illness at first hand, this book acknowledges the outstanding work of the Corinne Burton Trust which has supported the development of...

Like medical knowledge and practice itself, most medical histories are fascinated with the bodies of patients. Bashford examines practitioners of medicine, as well as patients, as embodied and sexed subjects. She brings together recent cultural and feminist theories on the body, nineteenth-century medical history...

This issue of Surgical Pathology Clinics, guest edited by Mina L. Xu, will focus on Hematopathology. Topics include, but are not limited to, EBV associated Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Castleman lymphadenopathy; Early events in lymphoid neoplasms; Changes in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma diagnostic and prognostic considerations; Bone...

Presents a theoretical work originally written in the 1920s, long believed to be lost, by a Soviet psychologist. He responds to the proliferation of different schools within the field with the formulation of a unified theory based on Marxism. For scholars in psychology and...

The present volume is the third volume of a projected four-volume series. This volume contains the following chapters: ."The Synthesis and Reactions of Pyrrole, Pyrazole, Triazole, Indole, Indazole, and Benzotriazole Nucleosides and Nucleotides," "The Synthesis, Reactions, and Properties of the 2'(3')-O-Aminoacyl and Peptidyl Nucleosides...

This vivid book tells a story that spans three centuries and crosses many national boundaries-a story of scientific discovery that fundamentally changed the way we understand the basis of life. Henry Harris, one of the world's leading cell biologists, here provides a strikingly original...

Arthritis Anti Inflammatory Diet & Plant Based Nutrition Bundle*** SPECIAL BONUS INSIDE THE BOOK ***Arthritis Anti Inflammatory Diet: If you or a loved one is suffering from pain caused by arthritis or inflammation, this is a great introductory book to read about these conditions.First...

Digital Innovations in Healthcare Education and Training discusses and debates the contemporary knowledge on the evolution of digital education, learning and the web and its integration and role within modern healthcare education and training. The book encompasses topics such as healthcare and medical education...

Now translated into nine languages! This reader-friendly, icon-rich series is must reading for all managers at every level. All managers, whether brand new to their positions or well established in the corporate hierarchy, can use a little "brushing up" now and then. The skills-based...

What would you do with your life if your health were completely restored?Slow Medicine will gently guide you off the treadmill of quick fixes and onto the path of lasting wellness.Are you as healthy as you could be, as healthy as you would like...

Camping is a lot of fun for people of all ages, which makes it a suitable activity for you and your family to bond over while in the outdoors.Leave your overbooked schedule at home. When you are camping, it is easy to switch off...

The Ayurveda diet is one that doesn't just pay attention to the body but also to the soul and mind. It's more than the normal diet. That's what makes this book essential to your health and lifestyle. You see, don't just perceive it to...

Neutrophils regulate immune responses during homeostasis as well as disease pathogenesis. Especially, the neutrophils extracellular traps largely contribute to necroinflammation. This book highlights the role of neutrophils and neutrophils extracellular traps in various sterile and non-sterile, acute and chronic inflammatory conditions affecting both human...

This is an indispensable book, for all healthcare professionals practicing or in training in the care of kidney transplant patients. It encompasses topics from the most basic sciences to the latest clinical trials and most current managements, in a concise and clear manner.- This...

The book begins with rich descriptions of the experience of despair, drawn from real life case studies from the author's clinical practice, and a review of current evidence of suicide prevalence, risk and protective factors. A review of theories about suicide highlights two contemporary...

Adipose tissue is a rich, ubiquitous, and easily accessible source for multipotent mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs), so-called adipose-derived stromal/stem cells (ASCs). Primary isolated ASCs are a heterogeneous preparation consisting of several subpopulations of stromal/stem and precursor cells. Donor-specific differences in ASC isolations and the...

Fibromyalgia affects over 470 million people in the world. If you are one of them, you need this book. Sara Halevi, a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist and a Fibro warrior herself offers insight, guidance and support that she has gleaned from years of practice and...

One fateful night on 1986, what the people of the region refer to as the "peaceful atom" turned against them and wreaked havoc on their lives forever. In a few days' time, they would find themselves boarding hundreds of buses to escape from an...

This book highlights the crucial role of telomerase enzyme in cancertherapeutic. Telomerase activity is repressed in normal human somatic cellsin contrary it is activated in most cancers. Since most tumour cells arereliant on the activity of telomerase to maintain the stability ofpredominant short individual...

Pervasive developmental disorder was first recognized by Grunya Efimovna Sukhareva in 1925. She called it autistic psychopathy. In 1938, Hans Asperger provided more detailed descriptions of children with autistic psychopathy. The autistic psychopathies described by Sukhareva and Asperger were similar and characterized by the...

In strong, unadorned prose, Nurse T chronicles her experience from January, 2020, when the first reports of a "novel virus" in China cause her concern, to the first cases trickling in to her hospital, to the avalanche of patients that soon overwhelm them. Her...

During 2020, Brazil has emerged as one of the worst-hit countries by the Coronavirus pandemic. In order to understand the impact of the COVID-19 this comprehensive volume of more than 120 research-based articles, navigates the origin, spread, response and containment of the COVID-19 virus...

Introduction to Practical Low Vision Assessment is a basic learning material written to help ophthalmic nurses (ON), paramedics and students of the Department of Special Education acquire basic knowledge in low vision assessment. Low vision is about visual acuity, field of vision, refraction and...

The world is on fire, threatened by a global pandemic brought on by COVID-19. This virulent viral pathogen has rapidly infected every continent across the globe and has spread misery and death in its wake. COVID-19 is very efficient, carrying in its genetic code...

Nutritional deficiencies, and different nutritional and dietary lifestyles, whether poor or absent of essential nutrients, aside from excess intake, can lead to inflammatory complications and loss of function. Bioactive compounds are non-nutritional components derived from plants, foods, and beverages with a multitude of biological...

International in scope and written for Canadians - an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to Human Geography The tenth edition of this bestselling text offers a comprehensive introduction to the discipline's essential concepts and methods. With a well-balanced mix of international and Canadian examples, the...

Concentrate Q&A Land Law is part of the Concentrate Q&A series, the result of a collaboration involving hundreds of law students and lecturers from universities across the UK. Each book in this series offers you better support and a greater chance to succeed on...

The eighth edition of Jacobs, White and Ovey: The European Convention on Human Rights is a clear and concise companion to this increasingly important and extensive area of the law. The authors examine each of the Convention rights in turn, explore the pivotal cases...