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The Experience Economy

By: B. Joseph Pine,James H. Gilmore

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The Experience Economy

By: B. Joseph Pine,James H. Gilmore

With this fully updated edition of the book, Pine and Gilmore make an even stronger case that experience is the missing link between a company and its potential audience.

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1422161978

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Andrews' Diseases of the Skin E-Book

Clinical Dermatology

By: William D. James,Dirk M. Elston,James R. Treat,Misha A. Rosenbach

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Andrews' Diseases of the Skin E-Book

Clinical Dermatology

By: William D. James,Dirk M. Elston,James R. Treat,Misha A. Rosenbach

Through thirteen superb editions, Andrews' Diseases of the Skin has remained the reference of choice for core information in dermatology for residency through clinical practice. The fully revised 14th Edition of this award-winning title continues the tradition of excellence with new tools and strategies for diagnosis and treatment, new entities and newly recognized diseases, increased coverage of skin of color, new videos, and more. It's the reference you'll turn to again and again when faced with a clinical conundrum or therapeutically challenging skin disease. - Utilizes a concise, clinically focused, user-friendly format that clearly covers the full range of common and rare skin diseases. The small team author approach provides consistency and clearly conveys the authors' first-hand experience. - Features expanded coverage of skin of color—now 46% of all images—including distinct distribution or presentations, how to recognize disease states, and how treatment responses may differ. - Works in tandem with the companion Andrews' Diseases of the Skin Clinical Atlas, 2nd Edition, which contains over 3,000 images—one-third of which are skin of color images. - Offers outstanding visual support with more than 1,500 illustrations—more than one-third are of skin of color,[RM1] and more tables and figures to help compare genetic syndromes. - Provides access to more than 20 videos online, depicting venous lake treatment using long-pulsed Nd: YAG laser, chemical peels, Q-switched laser tattoo removal, ED&C (electrodesiccation and curettage), nerve block, and more. - Includes up-to-date coverage of monoclonal antibodies; new cosmetic treatment modalities; new tools in the diagnosis and treatment of lymphoma; new staging, diagnostic modalities, and treatment for melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers; and new treatment paradigms for hair disorders. - Keeps you current with newly defined genetic syndromes, environmental changes and alterations in infectious disease states and heat- and cold-related conditions; new contact allergens; new devices such as the 1726 nm laser for acne intervention; and new molecular investigative techniques. - Covers new biologics for psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, itch and hidradenitis suppurativa, and JAK inhibitors for alopecia area and vitiligo, with decision grids to help choose the appropriate drug for each patient.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323878725

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Albatros D.III

Johannisthal, OAW, and Oeffag variants

By: James F. Miller

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Albatros D.III

Johannisthal, OAW, and Oeffag variants

By: James F. Miller

A concise technical history of the German Albatros D.III and D.III(OAW) type scouts. In 1916 German aerial domination, once held sway by rotary-engined Fokker and Pfalz E-type wing-warping monoplanes, had been lost to the more nimble French Nieuports and British DH 2s which not only out-flew the German fighters but were present in greater numbers. Born-from-experience calls from German fighter pilots requested that, rather than compete with the maneuverability of these adversaries, new single-engine machines should be equipped with higher horsepower engines and armed with two rather than the then-standard single machine gun. The Robert Thelen-led Albatros design bureau set to work on what became the Albatros D.I and D.II and by April 1916, they had developed a sleek yet rugged machine that featured the usual Albatros semi-monocoque wooden construction and employed a 160hp Mercedes D.III engine with power enough to equip the aeroplane with two forward-firing machine guns. As this book details, in all, 500 D.IIIs and 840 D.III(OAW)s were produced and saw heavy service throughout 1917.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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The Experience Economy, With a New Preface by the Authors

Competing for Customer Time, Attention, and Money

By: B. Joseph Pine II,James H. Gilmore

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The Experience Economy, With a New Preface by the Authors

Competing for Customer Time, Attention, and Money

By: B. Joseph Pine II,James H. Gilmore

Time is limited. Attention is scarce. Are you engaging your customers? Apple Stores, Disney, LEGO, Starbucks. Do these names conjure up images of mere goods and services, or do they evoke something more--something visceral? Welcome to the Experience Economy, where businesses must form unique connections in order to secure their customers' affections--and ensure their own economic vitality. This seminal book on experience innovation by Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore explores how savvy companies excel by offering compelling experiences for their customers, resulting not only in increased customer allegiance but also in a more profitable bottom line. Translated into thirteen languages, The Experience Economy has become a must-read for leaders of enterprises large and small, for-profit and nonprofit, global and local. Now with a brand-new preface, Pine and Gilmore make an even stronger case for experiences as the critical link between a company and its customers in an increasingly distractible and time-starved world. Filled with detailed examples and actionable advice, The Experience Economy helps companies create personal, dramatic, and even transformative experiences, offering the script from which managers can generate value in ways aligned with a strong customer-centric strategy.

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Harvard Business Press

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The Other Insect Societies

By: James T. Costa

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The Other Insect Societies

By: James T. Costa

In his exploration of insect societies that don't fit the eusocial schema, James T. Costa gives these interesting phenomena their due. He synthesizes the scattered literature about social phenomena across the arthropod phylum: beetles and bugs, caterpillars and cockroaches, mantids and membracids, sawflies and spiders.

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Speech Analysis, Synthesis and Perception

By: James L. Flanagan

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Speech Analysis, Synthesis and Perception

By: James L. Flanagan

This book has its origin in a letter. In November of 1959, the late Prof. Dr. WERNER MEYER-EpPLER wrote to me, asking if I would contribute to a series he was planning on Communication. His book " Grundlagen und Anwendungen der Informationstheorie" was to serve as the initial volume of the series. After protracted consideration, I agreed to undertake the job provided it could be done outside my regular duties at the Bell Telephone Laboratories. Shortly afterwards, I received additional responsibilities in my research organization, and felt that I could not conveniently pursue the manuscript. Consequently, except for the preparation of a detailed outline, the writing was delayed for about a year and a half. In the interim, Professor MEYER-EpPLER suffered a fatal illness, and Professors H. WOLTER and W. D. KEIDEL assumed the editorial re sponsibilities for the book series. The main body of this material was therefore written as a leisurc time project in the years 1962 and 1963. The complete draft of the manuscript was duplicated and circulated to colleagues in three parts during 1963. Valuable comments and criticisms were obtained, revisions made, and the manuscript submitted to the publisher in March of 1964. The mechanics of printing have filled the remaining time. If the reader finds merit in the work, it will be owing in great measure to the people with whom I have had the good fortune to be associated.

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Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis

By: Sabina Alkire,José Manuel Roche,Paola Ballon,James Foster,Maria Emma Santos,Suman Seth

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Multidimensional Poverty Measurement and Analysis

By: Sabina Alkire,José Manuel Roche,Paola Ballon,James Foster,Maria Emma Santos,Suman Seth

A systematic conceptual, theoretical, and methodological introduction to multi-dimensional poverty measurement and analysis. It provides a lucid overview of the problems that a range of multidimensional techniques can address and sets out a synthetic introduction of counting and axiomatic approaches to multidimensional poverty measurement

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199689490

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Daoism

A Beginner's Guide

By: James Miller

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Daoism

A Beginner's Guide

By: James Miller

From T’ai Chi to the Ming Dynasty, this is an engrossing guide to the elusive Chinese tradition of Daoism. Spanning the centuries and crossing the globe, this engaging introduction covers everything Daoist, from the religion of the ancients to 21st century T’ai Chi and meditation. Complete with a timeline of Daoist history and a full glossary, Daoism: A Beginner's Guide will prove invaluable not only to students, but also to general readers who wish to learn more about the origins and nature of a profound tradition, and about its role and relevance in our fast-moving 21st century existence.

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Simon and Schuster

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1780740158

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Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration

By: John Forrer,James (Jed) Kee,Eric Boyer

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Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration

By: John Forrer,James (Jed) Kee,Eric Boyer

A comprehensive guide to public sector collaboration with private and nonprofit organizations for better service delivery Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration tackles the issues inherent in partnerships with nongovernmental actors for public service delivery, highlighting the choices available and the accompanying challenges and opportunities that arise. Based on research, interviews with public, private and nonprofit sector leaders, and considerable analysis of organizations involved in public-private-nonprofit collaborations, the book provides insight into cross-sector collaboration at the global, federal, state, and local levels. Through an examination of the primary modes of cross-sector collaboration, including collaborative contracting, partnerships, networks, and independent public services providers, the book presents a clear case for how public managers can assess the trade-offs and use these options to improve public service delivery. Nonprofit organizations, businesses, and third-party contractors are increasingly partnering with government to deliver public services. Recognizing the types of collaborative approaches, and their potential to solve public policy problems is quickly becoming a major task for public managers, with new methods and techniques constantly emerging. Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration provides specific examples and a framework for public managers to make strategic choices about how to engage private and nonprofit actors in delivering public goods and services while ensuring the public interest. The book provides effective methods for choosing, designing, governing, and evaluating networks, partnerships, and independent public-services providers, with in-depth discussion encompassing: Analysis and engagement of cross-sector organizations Fostering democratic accountability in the public interest Collaborative approaches (including contracts, networks and partnerships) and the issues associated with each type of arrangement Leadership and organizational learning in cross-sector collaboration Included case studies illustrate effective application of the concepts and methods described, providing both practicing public and nonprofit managers and public policy/administration students with insight into these emerging strategic alliances. The first comprehensive guide to public governance collaborations, Governing Cross-Sector Collaboration is an important and timely contribution to the field of public management.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118759699

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Learning & Behavior

Eighth Edition

By: James E. Mazur

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Learning & Behavior

Eighth Edition

By: James E. Mazur

This book reviews how people and animals learn and how their behaviors are changed as a result of learning. It describes the most important principles, theories, controversies, and experiments that pertain to learning and behavior that are applicable to diverse species and different learning situations. Both classic studies and recent trends and developments are explored, providing a comprehensive survey of the field. Although the behavioral approach is emphasized, many cognitive theories are covered as well, along with a chapter on comparative cognition. Real-world examples and analogies make the concepts and theories more concrete and relevant to students. In addition, most chapters provide examples of how the principles covered have been applied in behavior modification and therapy. Thoroughly updated, each chapter features many new studies and references that reflect recent developments in the field. Learning objectives, bold-faced key terms, practice quizzes, a chapter summary, review questions, and a glossary are included. The volume is intended for undergraduate or graduate courses in psychology of learning, (human) learning, introduction to learning, learning processes, animal behavior, (principles of) learning and behavior, conditioning and learning, learning and motivation, experimental analysis of behavior, behaviorism, and behavior analysis. Highlights of the new edition include: -A new text design with more illustrations, photos, and tables. -In the Media, Spotlight on Research, and Applying the Research boxes that highlight recent applications of learning principles in psychology, education, sports, and the workplace. -Discussions of recent developments in the growing field of neuroscience. - Coverage of various theoretical perspectives to the study of learning—behavioral, cognitive, and physiological. - Expanded coverage of emerging topics such as the behavioral economics of addictions, disordered gambling, and impulsivity. -New examples, references, and research studies to ensure students are introduced to the latest developments in the field. - A website at www.routledge.com/9781138689947 where instructors will find a test bank, Powerpoint slides, and Internet links. Students will find practice questions, definitions of key terms, chapter outlines, and Internet sources for additional information.

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Taylor & Francis

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1315450275

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A Teacher's Guide to Educational Assessment

Revised Edition

By: Iasonas Lamprianou,James A. Athanasou

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A Teacher's Guide to Educational Assessment

Revised Edition

By: Iasonas Lamprianou,James A. Athanasou

This book is a natural step beyond our earlier text A Teacher’s Guide to Assessment, which was published almost six years ago. The purpose of this book is to offer a straightforward guide to educational assessment for teachers at all levels of education, including trainers and instructors.

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BRILL

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9087909144

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Applied Multivariate Analysis

Using Bayesian and Frequentist Methods of Inference, Second Edition

By: S. James Press

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Applied Multivariate Analysis

Using Bayesian and Frequentist Methods of Inference, Second Edition

By: S. James Press

Geared toward upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, this two-part treatment deals with the foundations of multivariate analysis as well as related models and applications. Starting with a look at practical elements of matrix theory, the text proceeds to discussions of continuous multivariate distributions, the normal distribution, and Bayesian inference; multivariate large sample distributions and approximations; the Wishart and other continuous multivariate distributions; and basic multivariate statistics in the normal distribution. The second half of the text moves from defining the basics to explaining models. Topics include regression and the analysis of variance; principal components; factor analysis and latent structure analysis; canonical correlations; stable portfolio analysis; classifications and discrimination models; control in the multivariate linear model; and structuring multivariate populations, with particular focus on multidimensional scaling and clustering. In addition to its value to professional statisticians, this volume may also prove helpful to teachers and researchers in those areas of behavioral and social sciences where multivariate statistics is heavily applied. This new edition features an appendix of answers to the exercises.

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Courier Corporation

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0486139387

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Civic Service

What Difference Does it Make?

By: James L. Perry,Ann Marie Thomson

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Civic Service

What Difference Does it Make?

By: James L. Perry,Ann Marie Thomson

The concept and practice of civic service is deeply rooted in America's past, present, and future, and has been a featured component of recent presidential agendas. Yet despite ongoing debates about the methods and values of civic service, no recent book has systematically analyzed the effectiveness and outcomes of service programs in America. Civic Service: What Difference Does It Make? presents a thorough, research-based evaluation of public service programs in the United States. Divided into four key parts, this groundbreaking volume presents original information not found anywhere else.

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A History of the Study of Human Growth

By: James Mourilyan Tanner

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A History of the Study of Human Growth

By: James Mourilyan Tanner

Tracing the history of studies of the physical growth of children from the time of the Ancient Greeks onwards.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521224888

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Genetic diversity and human behavior

By: James Norman Spuhler

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Genetic diversity and human behavior

By: James Norman Spuhler

Genetic differences in humans, like those between individuals of any animal or plant species and those between species, are all products of the evolutionary development of the living world. Th ese diff erences, with their behavioral consequences, can only be understood in the light of evolution. Our understanding of evolution, however, has itself evolved. Th e Darwin-Wallace theory of evolution appeared in the nineteenth century. Since then, development of evolutionary thought has gone through several stages. Th e contributions in this volume describe those stages. The first four decades after Darwin were dominated by studies in comparative anatomy, embryology, systematics, zoogeography, phytogeography, and paleontology, all intended to discover and examine the evidences of evolution. But the phylogenies of the animal and plant kingdoms, that is, the history of the linkages of animal and plant organisms as they change through time, were less well documented. In particular, the phylogeny of humans is still not completely known. The period following World War Two saw acceleration of activity in fi elds in and bordering on behavioral genetics. Research in neuroendocrinology showed that higher cortical centers could infl uence and be infl uenced by the hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, and gonads. Genetic diversity in the function of these organs had obvious consequences for social and cultural behavior. Th e failure of some early and long-reinforced attempts at conditioning by students of comparative animal behavior showed species-specifi c innate behavior could not be ignored in any theory that attempts to combine psychology and anthropology. Th is classic volume summarizes the development of evolutionary thinking, and describes how what we know about genetic diversity links up with research on human behavior. J. N. Spuhler was known for his pioneering work in the department of anthropological genetics. He taught in many universities including Ohio State University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Mexico. He received the National Academy of Science award for scientific reviewing and his work has appeared in scholarly journals including: Journal of Anthropological Research, Annual Review of Anthropology, and American Journal of Physical Anthropology.

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Transaction Publishers

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020236626X

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Economic Freedom

Toward a Theory of Measurement : Proceedings of an International Symposium

By: James C. W. Ahiakpor,Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.)

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Economic Freedom

Toward a Theory of Measurement : Proceedings of an International Symposium

By: James C. W. Ahiakpor,Fraser Institute (Vancouver, B.C.)

Proceedings of an International Symposium on Measuring Economic Freedom, held July 28-30, 1988, in Vancouver, British Columbia"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-175).

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Learning and Behavior

Instructor's Review Copy

By: James E. Mazur

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Learning and Behavior

Instructor's Review Copy

By: James E. Mazur

This book reviews how people and animals learn and how their behaviors are later changed as a result of this learning. Nearly all of our behaviors are influenced by prior learning experiences in some way. This book describes some of the most important principles, theories, controversies, and experiments that pertain to learning and behavior that are applicable to many different species and many different learning situations. Many real-world examples and analogies make the concepts and theories more concrete and relevant to the students. In addition, most of the chapters include sections that describe how the theories and principles have been used in the applied field of behavior modification. Each chapter in the seventh edition was updated with new studies and new references that reflect recent developments in the field. The book includes a number of learning aids for students, including a list of learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, practices quizzes and review questions, and a glossary for all important terms. Learning & Behavior covers topics such as classical and operant conditioning, reinforcement schedules, avoidance and punishment, stimulus control, comparative cognition, observational learning, motor skill learning, and choice. Both the classic studies and the most recent developments and trends in the field are explored. Although the behavioral approach is emphasized, many cognitive theories are covered as well along with a chapter on comparative cognition. Upon completing this book readers will be able to:understand the field of learning and discuss real-world applications of learning principles.

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Psychology Press

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Bathsheba's Breast

Women, Cancer, and History

By: James S. Olson

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Bathsheba's Breast

Women, Cancer, and History

By: James S. Olson

... An absorbing narrative history of breast cancer told through the heroic stories of women who have confronted the disease."--Back cover.

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Influence Warfare

How Terrorists and Governments Fight to Shape Perceptions in a War of Ideas

By: James J. F. Forest

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Influence Warfare

How Terrorists and Governments Fight to Shape Perceptions in a War of Ideas

By: James J. F. Forest

This important work, edited by an expert on terrorism, focuses on the 21st-century struggle for strategic influence and ways in which states can neutralize the role of new media in spreading terrorist propaganda. In an era where anyone can have access to the Internet or other media forms that make widespread communication easy, terrorists and insurgents can spread their messages with complete freedom, creating challenges for national security. Influence Warfare: How Terrorists and Governments Fight to Shape Perceptions in a War of Ideas focuses on the core of the ongoing struggle for strategic influence and, particularly, how states can counter the role media and the Internet play in radicalizing new agents of terrorism. As the book makes clear, governments need to find ways to effectively confront non-state adversaries at all levels of the information domain and create an understanding of strategic communications within a broad range of technologies. The essays from the international group of authors who contributed to this work offer a deeper understanding of the ongoing struggle. Influence Warfare also provides a set of case studies that illustrate how the means and methods of strategic influence can impact a nation's security.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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The Mathematics of Marriage

Dynamic Nonlinear Models

By: John M. Gottman,James D. Murray,Catherine C. Swanson,Rebecca Tyson,Kristin R. Swanson

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The Mathematics of Marriage

Dynamic Nonlinear Models

By: John M. Gottman,James D. Murray,Catherine C. Swanson,Rebecca Tyson,Kristin R. Swanson

Divorce rates are at an all-time high. But without a theoretical understanding of the processes related to marital stability and dissolution, it is difficult to design and evaluate new marriage interventions. The Mathematics of Marriage provides the foundation for a scientific theory of marital relations. The book does not rely on metaphors, but develops and applies a mathematical model using difference equations. The work is the fulfillment of the goal to build a mathematical framework for the general system theory of families first suggested by Ludwig Von Bertalanffy in the 1960s.The book also presents a complete introduction to the mathematics involved in theory building and testing, and details the development of experiments and models. In one "marriage experiment," for example, the authors explored the effects of lowering or raising a couple's heart rates. Armed with their mathematical model, they were able to do real experiments to determine which processes were affected by their interventions. Applying ideas such as phase space, null clines, influence functions, inertia, and uninfluenced and influenced stable steady states (attractors), the authors show how other researchers can use the methods to weigh their own data with positive and negative weights. While the focus is on modeling marriage, the techniques can be applied to other types of psychological phenomena as well.

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MIT Press

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0262572303

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Media Research Methods

Understanding Metric and Interpretive Approaches

By: James A. Anderson

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Media Research Methods

Understanding Metric and Interpretive Approaches

By: James A. Anderson

Media Research Methods: Understanding Metric and Interpretive Approaches brings the insights of a senior theorist, methodologist, and critic to the classroom. Departing from the methods recipe approach, the text explains the reasons behind the methods and makes the connections to theory and knowledge production. Written in a conversational style, the book engages students and appeals to them as media consumers and users of research. The book takes the reader through each step of the research process, outlining the procedures, differences, strengths and limitations of metric, interpretive and the newer hybrid approaches. The text lays down a strong foundation in empirical research and problem solving, addressing metric topics of hypotheses, sampling, statistics, survey and experimental protocols and interpretive topics of textual analysis, coding, critical engagement and ethnography. A special chapter at the end of the book is a helpful guide for those readers who aspire to a research and analysis career.

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SAGE Publications

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1412998476

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Confederates and Comancheros

Skullduggery and Double-Dealing in the Texas–New Mexico Borderlands

By: James Bailey Blackshear,Glen Sample Ely

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Confederates and Comancheros

Skullduggery and Double-Dealing in the Texas–New Mexico Borderlands

By: James Bailey Blackshear,Glen Sample Ely

A vast and desolate region, the Texas–New Mexico borderlands have long been an ideal setting for intrigue and illegal dealings—never more so than in the lawless early days of cattle trafficking and trade among the Plains tribes and Comancheros. This book takes us to the borderlands in the 1860s and 1870s for an in-depth look at Union-Confederate skullduggery amid the infamous Comanche-Comanchero trade in stolen Texas livestock. In 1862, the Confederates abandoned New Mexico Territory and Texas west of the Pecos River, fully expecting to return someday. Meanwhile, administered by Union troops under martial law, the region became a hotbed of Rebel exiles and spies, who gathered intelligence, disrupted federal supply lines, and plotted to retake the Southwest. Using a treasure trove of previously unexplored documents, authors James Bailey Blackshear and Glen Sample Ely trace the complicated network of relationships that drew both Texas cattlemen and Comancheros into these borderlands, revealing the urban elite who were heavily involved in both the legal and illegal transactions that fueled the region’s economy. Confederates and Comancheros deftly weaves a complex tale of Texan overreach and New Mexican resistance, explores cattle drives and cattle rustling, and details shady government contracts and bloody frontier justice. Peopled with Rebels and bluecoats, Comanches and Comancheros, Texas cattlemen and New Mexican merchants, opportunistic Indian agents and Anglo arms dealers, this book illustrates how central these contested borderlands were to the history of the American West.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806177276

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Bridging the Gaps

College Pathways to Career Success

By: James E. Rosenbaum,Caitlin E. Ahearn,Janet E. Rosenbaum,Janet Rosenbaum

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Bridging the Gaps

College Pathways to Career Success

By: James E. Rosenbaum,Caitlin E. Ahearn,Janet E. Rosenbaum,Janet Rosenbaum

College-for-all has become the new American dream. Most high school students today express a desire to attend college, and 90% of on-time high school graduates enroll in higher education in the eight years following high school. Yet, degree completion rates remain low for non-traditional students—students who are older, low-income, or have poor academic achievement—even at community colleges that endeavor to serve them. What can colleges do to reduce dropouts? In Bridging the Gaps, education scholars James Rosenbaum, Caitlin Ahearn, and Janet Rosenbaum argue that when institutions focus only on bachelor’s degrees and traditional college procedures, they ignore other pathways to educational and career success. Using multiple longitudinal studies, the authors evaluate the shortcomings and successes of community colleges and investigate how these institutions can promote alternatives to BAs and traditional college procedures to increase graduation rates and improve job payoffs. The authors find that sub-baccalaureate credentials—associate degrees and college certificates—can improve employment outcomes. Young adults who complete these credentials have higher employment rates, earnings, autonomy, career opportunities, and job satisfaction than those who enroll but do not complete credentials. Sub-BA credentials can be completed at community college in less time than bachelor’s degrees, making them an affordable option for many low-income students. Bridging the Gaps shows that when community colleges overemphasize bachelor’s degrees, they tend to funnel resources into remedial programs, and try to get low-performing students on track for a BA. Yet, remedial programs have inconsistent success rates and can create unrealistic expectations, leading struggling students to drop out before completing any degree. The authors show that colleges can devise procedures that reduce remedial placements and help students discover unseen abilities, attain valued credentials, get good jobs, and progress on degree ladders to higher credentials. To turn college-for-all into a reality, community college students must be aware of their multiple credential and career options. Bridging the Gaps shows how colleges can create new pathways for non-traditional students to achieve success in their schooling and careers.

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Russell Sage Foundation

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Full Marks

By: Neal James

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Full Marks

By: Neal James

Dennis Marks thought he had seen it all. That was before Solomon Goldblum crossed his path - after that, things were never the same again. The trauma which the old Jew had inflicted upon him had brought about a new psychological collapse. The DCI had so far been able to conceal his mental fragility; now all that effort was about to be challenged by one of the most daunting figures at Scotland yard.

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Pneuma Springs Publishing

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1782282637

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The World of Mathematics

By: James Roy Newman

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The World of Mathematics

By: James Roy Newman

Vol. 2 of a monumental 4-volume set covers mathematics and the physical world, mathematics and social science, and the laws of chance, with non-technical essays by eminent mathematicians, economists, scientists, and others.

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Courier Corporation

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0486411508

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Albatros D.I–D.II

By: James F. Miller

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Albatros D.I–D.II

By: James F. Miller

A concise technical history of the German Albatros D.I and D.II type scouts. In 1916 German aerial domination had been lost to the French and British fighters. German fighter pilots requested an aircraft that was more powerful and more heavily armed, and the Albatros design bureau set to work on what was to become an iconic aircraft design. By April 1916, they had developed the Albatros D.I, that featured the usual Albatros semi-monocoque wooden construction with a 160hp Mercedes engine and two forward-firing machine guns. Alongside the development of the D.I, Albatros had also designed and built a second machine that was similar to the D.I – the Albatros D.II. Although there were several external differences between the two aircraft, it is important to note that these machines evolved simultaneously and that the D.II was not the result of post-combat feedback from D.I pilots. With the inclusion of these aircraft into their reorganized air force, Germany was able to regain control of the skies by autumn 1916. This history shows that, along with the later designs they inspired, the Albatros D.I and D.II were instrumental in allowing the Germans to prosecute their domination through 'Bloody April' and well into the summer months that followed.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1780966008

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Schools and Community

The Communitarian Agenda in Education

By: Dr James Arthur,Richard Bailey

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Schools and Community

The Communitarian Agenda in Education

By: Dr James Arthur,Richard Bailey

Communitarianism, as a movement, is clearly a dominant theme within New Labour's educational policy. How does this affect education and the life and work of schools? Research has shown that there is a correlation between academic achievement and the strength of community life and awareness within a school. The aim of this book, therefore, is to introduce communitarian thought to classroom teachers and to those working in education. The book contextualizes the current debates within education around the many topical ideas being developed by communitarian thinkers, including: character building; the role of parents; the community and the individual; values education and citizenship; community education; and standards and ethos in schools. Throughout, the book makes specific reference to the practical implications for both primary and secondary schools as well as for further education colleges. This is a timely book that should be of interest to all those working in schools and with children and young people. It aims to be a guide to this important and highly influential movement that is shaping our educational future.

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Routledge

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1135700516

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The Feral Classroom

By: James Macpherson

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The Feral Classroom

By: James Macpherson

First published in 1983, The Feral Classroom argues that the experience of schooling needs to be understood in terms of peer interaction in the classroom. Students’ interaction mediates the significance of the curriculum and teacher, and is, in its own right, a major agent of socialisation. The study reported in the book was conducted in an Australian state high school. It employs ethnographic techniques focused on students’ accounts of relations and activities with classmates. Concepts embodied in these accounts are interpreted through models of school and peer group as agents of socialisation. The volume fills several gaps. It is the first book to describe at length students’ accounts of classroom interaction; to give equal weight to boys’ and girls’ accounts; and to describe dominant students’ determination of the use of classroom norms and of the definition of performances. This book will appeal to a wide range of readers including, but not limited to, teachers, educational administrators, and sociologists.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040185541

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Understanding the Cultures of Fishing Communities

A Key to Fisheries Management and Food Security

By: James R. McGoodwin,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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Understanding the Cultures of Fishing Communities

A Key to Fisheries Management and Food Security

By: James R. McGoodwin,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

By the Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA.

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Food & Agriculture Org.

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9251046069

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Musial

From Stash to Stan the Man

By: James N. Giglio

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From Stash to Stan the Man

By: James N. Giglio

In the most comprehensive assessment of baseball legend Stan Musial's life and career to date, James N. Giglio places the St. Louis Cardinal star within the context of the times-the Great Depression and wartime and postwar America-and the issues then prevalent in professional baseball, particularly race and the changing economics of the game. Giglio illuminates how the times shaped Musial and delves further into his popular image as a warm, unfailingly gracious role model known for good sportsmanship and devotion to family.

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University of Missouri Press

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0826263135

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