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Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Psychology, Adult Disorders

By: Michel Hersen,Peter Sturmey

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Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Psychology, Adult Disorders

By: Michel Hersen,Peter Sturmey

Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Psychology, Volume 2 covers the evidence-based practices now identified for treating adults with a wide range of DSM disorders. Topics include fundamental issues, adult cognitive disorders, substance-related disorders, psychotic, mood, and anxiety disorders, and sexual disorders. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of the evidence-based practice literature for each disorder and then covers several different treatment types for clinical implementation. Edited by the renowned Peter Sturmey and Michel Hersen and featuring contributions from experts in the field, this reference is ideal for academics, researchers, and libraries.

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1118144759

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The Donkey in Human History

An Archaeological Perspective

By: Peter Mitchell

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The Donkey in Human History

An Archaeological Perspective

By: Peter Mitchell

Donkeys carried Christ into Jerusalem while in Greek myth they transported Hephaistos up to Mount Olympos and Dionysos into battle against the Giants. They were probably the first animals that people ever rode, as well as the first used on a large-scale as beasts of burden. Associated with kingship and the gods in the ancient Near East, they have been (and in many places still are) a core technology for moving people and goods over both short and long distances, as well as a supplier of muscle power for threshing and grinding grain, pressing olives, raising water, ploughing fields, and pulling carts, to name just a few of the uses to which they have been put. Yet despite this, they remain one of the least studied, and most widely ignored, of all domestic animals, consigned to the margins of history like so many of those who still depend upon them. Spanning the globe and extending from the donkey's initial domestication up to the present, this book seeks to remedy this situation by using archaeological evidence, in combination with insights from history and anthropology, to resituate the donkey (and its hybrid offspring such as the mule) in the unfolding of human history, looking not just at what donkeys and mules did, but also at how people have thought about and understood them. Intended in part for university researchers and students working in the broad fields of world history, archaeology, animal history, and anthropology, but it should also interest anyone keen to learn more about one of the most widespread and important of the animals that people have domesticated.

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Oxford University Press

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The Miracle of Amsterdam

Biography of a Contested Devotion

By: Charles Caspers,Peter Jan Margry

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The Miracle of Amsterdam

Biography of a Contested Devotion

By: Charles Caspers,Peter Jan Margry

The Miracle of Amsterdam presents a “cultural biography” of a Dutch devotional manifestation. According to tradition, on the night of March 15, 1345, a Eucharistic host thrown into a burning fireplace was found intact hours later. A chapel was erected over the spot, and the citizens of Amsterdam became devoted to their “Holy Stead." From the original Eucharistic processions evolved the custom of individual devotees walking around the chapel while praying in silence, and the growing international pilgrimage site contributed to the rise and prosperity of Amsterdam. With the arrival of the Reformation, the Amsterdam Miracle became a point of contention between Catholics and Protestants, and the changing fortunes of this devotion provide us a front-row seat to the challenges facing religion in the world today. Caspers and Margry trace these transformations and their significance through the centuries, from the Catholic medieval period through the Reformation to the present day.

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University of Notre Dame Pess

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Southeast Asia

An Environmental History

By: Peter Boomgaard

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Southeast Asia

An Environmental History

By: Peter Boomgaard

From Angkor Wat to Agent Orange, Southeast Asia An Environmental History tells the story of some of the most dramatic effects humans have had on the natural and developed environment anywhere in the world and examines the ways in which environmental factors have helped shape the culture, politics, and societies of the region. Ever since the first humanlike creatures arrived some 80,000 years ago, Southeast Asia's varied and challenging environment has helped shape the course of human destiny. From the importance of its spices to 17th-century Europeans to the jungle canopies that sheltered Communist insurgents throughout much of the 20th century, the region's environment has often proven decisive in human affairs. Packed with key facts and analysis, Southeast Asia provides an expert guide to the complex interplay between human societies and the environment from Burma to the Philippines and from Vietnam to Indonesia. How has the environment helped shape politics, trade, and religion? What are the likely consequences of ongoing deforestation for Southeast Asia's people and animals? Part of ABC-CLIO's Nature and Human Societies series, this work charts the region's environmental history from prehistory to modern times and is essential reading for students and experts alike.

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A Systematic Guide to the Case Law of the European Court of Human Right, 1960-1994

Volume I

By: Peter Kempees

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A Systematic Guide to the Case Law of the European Court of Human Right, 1960-1994

Volume I

By: Peter Kempees

The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9780792332817).

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Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

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Modern Crop Protection Compounds

By: Peter Jeschke,Matthias Witschel,Wolfgang Krämer,Ulrich Schirmer

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Modern Crop Protection Compounds

By: Peter Jeschke,Matthias Witschel,Wolfgang Krämer,Ulrich Schirmer

The leading reference on this topic has just gotten better. Building on the success of the previous two editions, all the chapters have been updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, and new chapters have been added on picolinic acids, oxathiapiprolin, flupyradifurone, and other topics. This third edition presents the most important active ingredients of modern agrochemicals, with one volume each for herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. The international team of first-class authors from such renowned crop science companies as Bayer, Syngenta, Dow AgroSciences, DuPont (now Corteva Agriscience), and BASF, address all crucial aspects from the general chemistry and the mode of action to industrial-scale synthesis, as well as from the development of products and formulations to their application in the field. A comprehensive and invaluable source of timely information for all of those working in modern biology, including genetics, biochemistry and chemistry, and for those in modern crop protection science, whether governmental authorities, researchers in agrochemical companies, scientists at universities, conservationists, or managers in organizations and companies involved in improvements to agricultural production.

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Implementing Public Policy

An Introduction to the Study of Operational Governance

By: Michael Hill,Peter Hupe

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Implementing Public Policy

An Introduction to the Study of Operational Governance

By: Michael Hill,Peter Hupe

The only book to focus on implementing public policy, this state-of-the-art text offers a comprehensive and lively account of the major insights found in implementation theory and research. Its exploration of the field provides a reflective overview of work in the study of policy implementation worldwide. In doing so, the book reconceptualizes the policy process to highlight the essential role those implementing policy have in moulding, shaping and directing policy during their work. Realizing policy goals may be the key to ballot box victory, while policies perceived as failures may symbolise declining trust and confidence in government and politics. As such, implementing policy is as crucial to the actors in power as it is for democracy. Policymakers respond to challenging problems in highly dynamic and pressurised contexts. From the global pandemic to climate change, financial regulation to education, effective policy has never been more important to governments and society – and the role of street-level bureaucrats in implementing policy never so crucial. This is the seminal work in the field, used by thousands worldwide. Now fully revised and updated, the 20th anniversary edition includes substantial changes and additions. This edition features two entirely new chapters on the consequences of populism and the latest street-level bureaucracy research, as well as extensive examination of comparative cross-national work and a refined and more explicit conceptualization of implementation in terms of its role in governance throughout. The book concludes with an all-new chapter exploring emergent issues on implementation in practice and on the research agenda. The text is essential reading for anyone interested in public policy, social policy, public administration, public management and governance.

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A Politics of Presence

Contacts Between Missionaries and Walugru in Late Colonial Tanganyika

By: Peter Pels

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A Politics of Presence

Contacts Between Missionaries and Walugru in Late Colonial Tanganyika

By: Peter Pels

Christian missions in Africa are commonly viewed as a blatant example of ethnocentrism. This stereotype partly exists because the day-to-day interaction between missionaries and Africans has so rarely been studied. This book shows how Africans and missionaries co-produced a Catholic Church in the Uluguru mountains of Eastern Tanzania in the late colonial period, thereby adapting each others' routines in the fields of initiation, education, magic, and religion. It explores how the presence of the mission resulted in a rift between spiritual and worldly magic, and in the underdevelopment of the capacity of Waluguru to manage their own practices of revelation.

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1134410220

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Gastrointestinal and Liver Secrets E-Book

By: Peter R. McNally

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Gastrointestinal and Liver Secrets E-Book

By: Peter R. McNally

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Gastrointestinal and Liver Secrets, 6th Edition (formerly known as GI/Liver Secrets), offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable. - The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective. - Fully revised and updated throughout, making it an excellent resource for understanding the physiology and therapy of hepatic and digestive disease. - New chapters on Microbiome and Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. - Top 100 Secrets provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams. - More than 250 full-color illustrations, endoscopic images, micrographs, and algorithms, plus videos and clinical vignettes online. - Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from global leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important board-relevant content. - Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.

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The Addiction-Prone Personality

By: Gordon E. Barnes,Robert P. Murray,David Patton,Peter M. Bentler,Robert E. Anderson

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The Addiction-Prone Personality

By: Gordon E. Barnes,Robert P. Murray,David Patton,Peter M. Bentler,Robert E. Anderson

The production of this book represents a culmination for me of some 25 years of interest in the field of personality and substance use and abuse. In choosing the field of substanceuse and abuse for the focus of our research, all of the investi- tors collaborating in this research have been sustained by the awareness that the work we are doing has an important purpose. Substance abuse continues to have enormous impacts on individuals and families,and prevention and treatment - proaches developed to date have not always been as successful as we would hope to see. New advances in our fundamental understanding of the causal mec- nisms involved in the development ofaddiction may be necessary to advance our success in developing new forms of prevention and treatment for alcohol and drug abuse. The work in this book builds on the work of numerous previous investi- tors who have been drawn to investigate this topic. As you will notice in the extensive reference list, there have been hundreds of articles published on this topic. Although each of these references has added a small piece to our und- standing of the relationship between personality and alcohol abuse, the majority of these studies have been done on clinical samples and often involved no control groups or poorly matched control groups. Several important previous longitu- nal investigations have been conducted,but these investigations have usually not included general population samples or comprehensivepersonality test batteries.

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups

By: Peter J. Bieling,Randi E. McCabe,Martin M. Antony

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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Groups

By: Peter J. Bieling,Randi E. McCabe,Martin M. Antony

Revised edition of the authors' Cognitive-behavioral therapy in groups, c2006.

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Guilford Publications

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Substance Abuse in the Mentally and Physically Disabled

By: John R. Hubbard,Peter R. Martin

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Substance Abuse in the Mentally and Physically Disabled

By: John R. Hubbard,Peter R. Martin

This up-to-the-minute reference explores current trends, disease etiology and associations, novel assessment tools, and modern laboratory tests to promote coordinated treatment of comorbid substance abuse, psychiatric disease, and general medical conditions-recognizing the causal relationship between substance abuse and medical and psychiatric diso

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CRC Press

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Hugo Grotius, the Portuguese, and Free Trade in the East Indies

By: Peter Borschberg

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Hugo Grotius, the Portuguese, and Free Trade in the East Indies

By: Peter Borschberg

This book considers the background to the treatises, their content and significance, and what Grotius actually knew about Southeast Asian polities or Portuguese institutions of trade and diplomacy when he wrote them. --

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A Precarious Happiness

Adorno and the Sources of Normativity

By: Peter E. Gordon

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A Precarious Happiness

Adorno and the Sources of Normativity

By: Peter E. Gordon

Readers of Theodor Adorno often have understood him as a "totalizing negativist." If it truly is the case that Adorno saw modern society as a realm of complete falsehood, however, his own social theory is unintelligible. In A Precarious Happiness, Peter E. Gordon aims to redeem Adorno from this negativist interpretation by showing that it arises from a basic misunderstanding of his work. Pushing against entrenched interpretations, Gordon argues that Adorno's philosophy is animated by a deep attachment to a concept of happiness or human flourishing, and it is only by virtue of that normative standard that Adorno judges the world a catastrophic failure. Through a comprehensive reading of Adorno's work, A Precarious Happiness shows that in an imperfect world, the available standards of our flourishing are also imperfect. Looking beyond Adorno, Gordon suggests that the practice of social criticism, even if it is directed toward exposing what is "false," cannot succeed without appealing to an unrealized notion of what would be right"--

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0226828573

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Monitoring in Neurocritical Care E-Book

By: Peter D. Le Roux,Joshua Levine,W. Andrew Kofke

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Monitoring in Neurocritical Care E-Book

By: Peter D. Le Roux,Joshua Levine,W. Andrew Kofke

Ideal for neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroanesthesiologists, and intensivists, Monitoring in Neurocritical Care helps you use the latest technology to more successfully detect deteriorations in neurological status in the ICU. This neurosurgery reference offers in-depth coverage of state-of-the-art management strategies and techniques so you can effectively monitor your patients and ensure the best outcomes. Understand the scientific basis and rationale of particular monitoring techniques and how they can be used to assess neuro-ICU patients. Make optimal use of the most advanced technology, including transcranial Doppler sonography, transcranial color-coded sonography, measurements of jugular venous oxygen saturation, near-infrared spectroscopy, brain electrical monitoring techniques, and intracerebral microdialysis and techniques based on imaging. Apply multimodal monitoring for a more accurate view of brain function, and utilize the latest computer systems to integrate data at the bedside. Access practical information on basic principles, such as quality assurance, ethics, and ICU design.

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1455727539

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Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago

Revised Edition

By: Peter Bellwood

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Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago

Revised Edition

By: Peter Bellwood

Since its publication in 1985, Peter Bellwood's Prehistory of the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago has been hailed as the sole authoritative work on the subject by the leading expert in the field. Now that work has been fully revised and includes a complete up-to-date summary of the archaeology of the region (and relevant neighboring areas of China and Oceania), as well as a comprehensive discussion of new and important issues (such as the "Eve-Garden of Eden" hypothesis and its relevance to the Indo-Malaysian region) and recent advances in macrofamily linguistic classification. Moving north to south from northern Peninsular Malaysia to Timor and west to east from Sumatra to the Moluccas, Bellwood describes human prehistory from initial hominid settlement more than one million years ago to the eve of historical Hindu-Buddhist and Islamic cultures of the region. The archaeological record provides the central focus, but chapters also incorporate essential information from the paleoenvironmental sciences, biological anthropology, linguistics, and social anthropology. Bellwood approaches questions about past cultural and biological developments in the region from a multidisciplinary perspective. Historical issues given extended treatment include the significance of the Homo erectus populations of Java, the dispersal of the present Austronesian-speaking peoples of the region within the past 4,000 years, and the spread of metallurgy since 500 B.C. Bellwood also discusses relationships between the prehistoric populations of the archipelago and those of neighboring regions such as Australia, New Guinea, and mainland Asia.

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1921313129

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Marine Ecotoxicology

Current Knowledge and Future Issues

By: Julián Blasco,Peter M. Chapman,Olivia Campana,Miriam Hampel

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Marine Ecotoxicology

Current Knowledge and Future Issues

By: Julián Blasco,Peter M. Chapman,Olivia Campana,Miriam Hampel

Marine Ecotoxicology: Current Knowledge and Future Issues is the first unified resource to cover issues related to contamination, responses, and testing techniques of saltwater from a toxicological perspective. With its unprecedented focus on marine environments and logical chapter progression, this book is useful to graduate students, ecotoxicologists, risk assessors, and regulators involved or interested in marine waters. As human interaction with these environments increases, understanding of the pollutants and toxins introduced into the oceans becomes ever more critical, and this book builds a foundation of knowledge to assist scientists in studying, monitoring, and making decisions that affect both marine environments and human health. A team of world renowned experts provide detailed analyses of the most common contaminants in marine environments and explain the design and purpose of toxicity testing methods, while exploring the future of ecotoxicology studies in relation to the world's oceans. As the threat of increasing pollution in marine environments becomes an ever more tangible reality, Marine Ecotoxicology offers insights and guidance to mitigate that threat. - Provides practical tools and methods for assessing and monitoring the accumulation and effects of contaminants in marine environments - Unites world renowned experts in marine ecotoxicology to deliver thorough and diverse perspectives - Builds the foundation required for risk assessors and regulators to adequately assess and monitor the impact of pollution in marine environments - Offers helpful insights and guidance to graduate students, ecotoxicologists, risk assessors, and regulators interested in mitigating threats to marine waters

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Academic Press

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012803372X

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Diffusion in Natural Porous Media

Contaminant Transport, Sorption/Desorption and Dissolution Kinetics

By: Peter Grathwohl

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Diffusion in Natural Porous Media

Contaminant Transport, Sorption/Desorption and Dissolution Kinetics

By: Peter Grathwohl

Diffusion in Natural Porous Media: Contaminant Transport, Sorption/Desorption and Dissolution Kinetics introduces the general principles of diffusion in the subsurface environment and discusses the implications for the fate and transport of contaminants in soils and groundwater. Emphasis is placed on sorption/desorption and the dissolution kinetics of organic contaminants, both of which are limited by the slow speed of molecular diffusion. Diffusion in Natural Porous Media: Contaminant Transport, Sorption/Desorption and Dissolution Kinetics compiles methods for calculating the diffusion coefficients of organic compounds (in aqueous solution or vapor phase) in natural porous media. The author uses analytical solutions of Fick's 2nd law and some simple numerical models to model diffusive transport under various initial and boundary conditions. A number of these models may be solved using spreadsheets. The book examines sorption/desorption rates of organic compounds in various soils and aquifer materials, and also examines the dissolution kinetics of nonaqueous phase liquids in aquifers, in both the trapped residual phase and in pools. Diffusion in Natural Porous Media: Contaminant Transport, Sorption/Desorption and Dissolution Kinetics concludes with a discussion of the impact of slow diffusion processes on soil and groundwater decontamination and the implications of these processes for groundwater risk assessment.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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Improving Statistical Reasoning

Theoretical Models and Practical Implications

By: Peter Sedlmeier

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Improving Statistical Reasoning

Theoretical Models and Practical Implications

By: Peter Sedlmeier

This book describes an approach to understanding, modeling, and improving the probabilistic reasoning of ordinary adults, comparing their reasoning to that of "experts." For specialists in judgment and decision making and all cognitive scientists.

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Psychology Press

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Out of Place?

Emotional Ties to the Neighbourhood in Urban Renewal in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

By: Peter van der Graaf

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Out of Place?

Emotional Ties to the Neighbourhood in Urban Renewal in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom

By: Peter van der Graaf

Van der Graaf researches the emotional ties of residents to their deprived neighbourhood. In transforming deprived areas into great places to live much attention has been given to the physical, social and economical aspects of deprivation. However, little is known about the relationship between deprivation and emotional ties: What makes residents in deprived areas feel at home in their neighbourhood? In this PhD thesis Peter van der Graaf focused on the emotional ties of residents to their neighbourhood and researched how these ties are affected by urban renewal. He also compares practices between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, where the emotions of residents are considered more in urban renewal.

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Amsterdam University Press

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Contrast Sensitivity of the Human Eye and Its Effects on Image Quality

By: Peter G. J. Barten

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Contrast Sensitivity of the Human Eye and Its Effects on Image Quality

By: Peter G. J. Barten

This book examines the contrast sensitivity of the human visual system - concerning the eye's ability to distinguish objects from each other or from the background - and its effects on the imageforming process. The text provides equations for determining various aspects of contrast sensitivity, in addition to models that easily can be used for practical applications.

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SPIE Press

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Neuroeconomics

A Guide to the New Science of Making Choices

By: Peter Politser

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Neuroeconomics

A Guide to the New Science of Making Choices

By: Peter Politser

An introduction to the burgeoning field of neuroeconomics, this book brings together the essential concepts the discipline draws on from psychology, neuroscience and economics.

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Drugs and Society

By: Hanson,Peter J. Venturelli,Annette E. Fleckenstein

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Drugs and Society

By: Hanson,Peter J. Venturelli,Annette E. Fleckenstein

Updated to keep pace with the latest data and statistics, Drugs and Society, Thirteenth Edition, contains the most current information available concerning drug use and abuse. Written in an objective and user-friendly manner, this best-selling text continues to captivate students by taking a multidisciplinary approach to the impact of drug use and abuse on the lives of average individuals.

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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Drugs and Society

By: Glen R. Hanson,Peter J. Venturelli,Annette E. Fleckenstein

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Drugs and Society

By: Glen R. Hanson,Peter J. Venturelli,Annette E. Fleckenstein

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Effective Treatments in Psychiatry

By: Peter Tyrer,Kenneth R. Silk

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Effective Treatments in Psychiatry

By: Peter Tyrer,Kenneth R. Silk

A practical pocket reference to effective treatments for a wide range of psychiatric disorders.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521124654

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The Institution of Criticism

By: Peter Uwe Hohendahl

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The Institution of Criticism

By: Peter Uwe Hohendahl

German radicals of the 1960s announced the death of literature. For them, literature both past and present, as well as conventional discussions of literary issues, had lost its meaning. In The Institution of Criticism, Peter Uwe Hohendahl explores the implications of this crisis from a Marxist perspective and attempts to define the tasks and responsibilities of criticism in advanced capitalist societies. Hohendahl takes a close look at the social history of literary criticism in Germany since the eighteenth century. Drawing on the tradition of the Frankfurt School and on Jürgen Habermas's concept of the public sphere, Hohendahl sheds light on some of the important political and social forces that shape literature and culture. The Institution of Criticism is made up of seven essays originally published in German and a long theoretical introduction written by the author with English-language readers in mind. This book conveys the rich possibilities of the German perspective for those who employ American and French critical techniques and for students of contemporary critical theory.

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Cornell University Press

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1501705423

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Managing Employee Performance & Reward

Concepts, Practices, Strategies

By: John Shields,Michelle Brown,Sarah Kaine,Catherine Dolle-Samuel,Andrea North-Samardzic,Peter McLean,Robyn Johns,Patrick O'Leary,Geoff Plimmer,Jack Robinson

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Managing Employee Performance & Reward

Concepts, Practices, Strategies

By: John Shields,Michelle Brown,Sarah Kaine,Catherine Dolle-Samuel,Andrea North-Samardzic,Peter McLean,Robyn Johns,Patrick O'Leary,Geoff Plimmer,Jack Robinson

This second edition offers a comprehensive coverage of employee performance and reward, presenting the material in a conceptually integrated way.

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The Perils of Belonging

Autochthony, Citizenship, and Exclusion in Africa and Europe

By: Peter Geschiere

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The Perils of Belonging

Autochthony, Citizenship, and Exclusion in Africa and Europe

By: Peter Geschiere

Despite being told that we now live in a cosmopolitan world, more and more people have begun to assert their identities in ways that are deeply rooted in the local. These claims of autochthony—meaning “born from the soil”—seek to establish an irrefutable, primordial right to belong and are often employed in politically charged attempts to exclude outsiders. In The Perils of Belonging, Peter Geschiere traces the concept of autochthony back to the classical period and incisively explores the idea in two very different contexts: Cameroon and the Netherlands. In both countries, the momentous economic and political changes following the end of the cold war fostered anxiety over migration. For Cameroonians, the question of who belongs where rises to the fore in political struggles between different tribes, while the Dutch invoke autochthony in fierce debates over the integration of immigrants. This fascinating comparative perspective allows Geschiere to examine the emotional appeal of autochthony—as well as its dubious historical basis—and to shed light on a range of important issues, such as multiculturalism, national citizenship, and migration.

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Drug Policy and the Public Good

By: Thomas Babor,Jonathan Caulkins,Benedikt Fischer,David Foxcroft,Keith Humphreys,María Elena Medina-Mora,Isidore Obot,Jürgen Rehm,Peter Reuter,Robin Room,Ingeborg Rossow,John Strang

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Drug Policy and the Public Good

By: Thomas Babor,Jonathan Caulkins,Benedikt Fischer,David Foxcroft,Keith Humphreys,María Elena Medina-Mora,Isidore Obot,Jürgen Rehm,Peter Reuter,Robin Room,Ingeborg Rossow,John Strang

Illegal psychoactive substances and illicit prescription drugs are currently used on a daily basis all over the world. Affecting public health and social welfare, illicit drug use is linked to disease, disability, and social problems. Faced with an increase in usage, national and global policymakers are turning to addiction science for guidance on how to create evidence-based drug policy. Drug Policy and the Public Good is an objective analytical basis on which to build global drug policies. It presents the accumulated scientific knowledge on drug use in relation to policy development on a national and international level. By also revealing new epidemiological data on the global dimensions of drug misuse, it questions existing regulations and highlights the growing need for evidence-based, realistic, and coordinated drug policy. A critical review of cumulative scientific evidence, Drug Policy and the Public Good discusses four areas of drug policy; primary prevention programs in schools and other settings; supply reduction programs, including legal enforcement and drug interdiction; treatment interventions and harm reduction approaches; and control of the legal market through prescription drug regimes. In addition, it analyses the current state of global drug policy, and advocates improvements in the drafting of public health policy. Drug Policy and the Public Good is a global source of information and inspiration for policymakers involved in public health and social welfare. Presenting new research on illicit and prescription drug use, it is also an essential tool for academics, and a significant contribution to the translation of addiction research into effective drug policy.

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0192550276

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The New Governance of Addictive Substances and Behaviours

By: Peter Anderson

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The New Governance of Addictive Substances and Behaviours

By: Peter Anderson

Presenting the findings of a five year project studying the pace and impact of addictions in Europe, this work deconstructs the failures and promises of European governance polices for reducing the harm done by legal and illegal drugs and posits a nine point plan as a way forward to redesign addictions governance

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Examination Notes in Psychiatry

By: Peter Buckley,Del Prewette,Jonathan Byrd,Glynn Harrison

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Examination Notes in Psychiatry

By: Peter Buckley,Del Prewette,Jonathan Byrd,Glynn Harrison

Over the last 20 years, Examination Notes in Psychiatry has become one of the leading texts for trainee psychiatrists. The 4th edition maintains the core of valuable information that is required by any would-be psychiatrist, but has been completely revised and updated. Assessment and diagnosis form the foundation to each section, but are now enhanc

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Working with High-Risk Youth

A Relationship-Based Practice Framework

By: Peter Smyth

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Working with High-Risk Youth

A Relationship-Based Practice Framework

By: Peter Smyth

This fully revised and expanded second edition focusses on high-risk youth - whose struggles include neglect and abuse, alcohol and drug abuse, the risk of being exploited, mental health issues, and the inability to self-regulate and trust - a population of youth that government child welfare services and community agencies struggle to serve adequately. The focus has traditionally been on punishment-consequence interventions and demanding compliance, but experience and research shows that they can be better served through relationship-based practice incorporating harm reduction principles, resiliency and strength-based approaches, community collaboration, and an understanding that these youth typically come from experiences of early trauma impacting their brain development and their ability to form attachments. With new material on attachment, trauma and brain development, the "perfect storm" youth, how to end relationships, shame, and societal divisions, this book provides an overview of the Get Connected practice framework and philosophy which has been successfully used in Canada and New Zealand and provides strategies for engaging and working with the most disconnected, challenging, and troubled youth in society. It will be required reading for all agency service providers, community outreach workers, youth workers, group home workers, probation officers, foster parents, adoptive parents, service navigators, counsellors, addictions workers, mental health workers, teachers, youth group leaders, and youth pastors/advisors in religious settings, and camp counsellors.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000966399

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Schackert, Michael PeterScanning Tunneling Spectroscopy on Electron-Boson Interactions in Superconductors

By: Schackert, Michael Peter

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Schackert, Michael PeterScanning Tunneling Spectroscopy on Electron-Boson Interactions in Superconductors

By: Schackert, Michael Peter

This work describes the experimental study of electron-boson interactions in superconductors by means of inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy performed with a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) at temperatures below 1 K. This new approach allows the direct measurement of the Eliashberg function of conventional superconductors as demonstrated on lead (Pb) and niobium (Nb). Preparative experiments on unconventional iron-pnictides are presented in the end.

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Steam, Water, and Hydrothermal Systems

Physics and Chemistry Meeting the Needs of Industry : Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Properties of Water and Steam

By: Peter R. Tremaine

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Steam, Water, and Hydrothermal Systems

Physics and Chemistry Meeting the Needs of Industry : Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Properties of Water and Steam

By: Peter R. Tremaine

This work includes 140 papers on pure and applied research of physics and chemistry of hydrothermal systems. It includes papers on metastable states, nucleation, super-cooled water and high temperature aqueous solutions.

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0660177781

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CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Psychiatry, 4th Edition

By: Michael H. Ebert,Peter R. Martin,Molly McVoy,Robert J. Ronis,Sidney H. Weissman

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CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Psychiatry, 4th Edition

By: Michael H. Ebert,Peter R. Martin,Molly McVoy,Robert J. Ronis,Sidney H. Weissman

Quickly and accurately diagnose and treat the psychiatric disorders you will encounter in clinical practice CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment: Psychiatry offers instant access to relevant etiology, phenomenology, pathophysiology, and drug information. Designed in the time-saving outline style that makes LANGE® CURRENT titles so popular, the book covers need-to-know information on interviewing techniques, emergency psychiatry, treatment strategies, psychiatry and the law, psychological testing, emergency psychiatry, and evaluating infants. This authoritative resource reviews essential psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches, and provides evaluation, testing, and decision-making tools and criteria. Renowned authorities on the subject, the editors have a cumulative 100+ years treating patients and teaching residents. • Covers both adult and pediatric disorders • Reviews essential psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches • Provides evaluation, testing, and decision-making tools and criteria

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1265412618

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