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The Endurance Paradox

Bone Health for the Endurance Athlete

By: Thomas J Whipple,Robert B Eckhardt

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The Endurance Paradox

Bone Health for the Endurance Athlete

By: Thomas J Whipple,Robert B Eckhardt

Marshalling new scientific evidence on the musculoskeletal system, this book provides an accessible guide to training that balances athletic performance and bone health over the life span, with information essential for exercise physiologists, endurance athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and coaches.

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Routledge

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1315418649

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9781315418643

The Hobbit Trap

How New Species Are Invented

By: Maciej Henneberg,Robert B Eckhardt,John Schofield

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The Hobbit Trap

How New Species Are Invented

By: Maciej Henneberg,Robert B Eckhardt,John Schofield

When scientists found the remains of a tiny hominid on an Indonesian in 2004, they claimed they found a totally new species of human ancestor (homo floresiensis), and called it a Hobbit. Film crews rolled in and the little creature took the world by storm, but a group of prominent scientists, including Maciej Henneberg and Robert Eckhardt, smelled a rat. They refuted the data—the size and shape of bones, the inferences about height—and they raised fundamental questions about scientific method, revealing cultural and political pressures that lead to the wide acceptance of unsupported theories. The Hobbit Trap describes how the case against the “new species” theory developed and offers an important critique of the species concept in evolution. In this thoroughly updated second edition, the authors include new data and analysis of the Flores fossils, and expand their important analysis of scientific practice, calling for a new movement to reverse the decline in scientific standards and the rise in scientific politics. This lively and important challenge to conventional wisdom is accessible to the general reader and makes a stimulating addition to courses on the history and philosophy of science, evolution and physical anthropology.

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180

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Routledge

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1315418274

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9781315418278

Human Paleobiology

By: Robert B. Eckhardt

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Human Paleobiology

By: Robert B. Eckhardt

Human Paleobiology explores the adaptability and variation in past and present human populations under a range of changing environmental conditions. Using a historical approach emphasising phenotypic features instead of complex taxonomy, it will be a stimulating and challenging read for all those interested in human paleobiology, evolutionary biology and anthropology.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139427083

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9781139427081

Drug Discovery

A Casebook and Analysis

By: Robert A. Maxwell,Shohreh B. Eckhardt

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Drug Discovery

A Casebook and Analysis

By: Robert A. Maxwell,Shohreh B. Eckhardt

This treatise had its origins in the authors' strong opinion that the discovery of new drugs, especially of innovative therapeutic agents, really does not happen as a spontaneous sequel to investiga tive research, no matter how penetrating such research may be. Rather, it seemed to us that the discovery of innovative therapeutic agents was a very active process, existing in and of itself, and demanding full attention-it was not simply a passive, dependent by-process of investigative research. And yet, many researchers some close confreres of the authors, others more distant-believed otherwise. We felt that their view reflected unrealistic thinking and that reality probably lay closer to what Beyer" maintained: We are taught to believe that if we can understand a disease it should be easy enough to figure out, say, the molecular configuration of a definitive receptor mechanism somewhere along the line and to design a specific drug . . . . And so we start out to understand the disease but never get around to doing much about therapy. The authors very soon realized that there was essentially no quantitive information available on just where and how innovative therapeutic agents were discovered. There were only anecdotal accounts, and these were able to be selected and presented in ways that could be used to defend any point of view.

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443

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461204690

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9781461204695

Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics

An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers

By: Robert C. Hilborn

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Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics

An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers

By: Robert C. Hilborn

This book introduces readers to the full range of current and background activity in the rapidly growing field of nonlinear dynamics. It uses a step-by-step introduction to dynamics and geometry in state space to help in understanding nonlinear dynamics and includes a thorough treatment of both differential equation models and iterated map models as well as a derivation of the famous Feigenbaum numbers. It is the only introductory book available that includes the important field of pattern formation and a survey of the controversial questions of quantum chaos. This second edition has been restructured for easier use and the extensive annotated references are updated through January 2000 and include many web sites for a number of the major nonlinear dynamics research centers. With over 200 figures and diagrams, analytic and computer exercises this book is a necessity for both the classroom and the lab.

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0198507232

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Precoding and Signal Shaping for Digital Transmission

By: Robert F. H. Fischer

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Precoding and Signal Shaping for Digital Transmission

By: Robert F. H. Fischer

Eine praktisch orientierte, schrittweise Einführung in die Grundlagen der Präcodierung und der Signalformung, wie es sie bisher noch nicht gab! - mit steigender Datenmenge in Kommunikationsnetzwerken wird die dispersive Natur der Kanäle (Kupfer, Faseroptik oder drahtlos) für die Qualität des Signals immer bedeutender - Algorithmen zur Präcodierung und Signalformung spielen eine zunehmende Rolle in der modernen Telekommunikation - ihre Implementation erlaubt eine effizientere Nutzung der Bandbreite; so kann ein gegebenes Netzwerk eine größere Datenmenge oder eine größere Anzahl von Benutzern unterstützen, ohne physikalisch erweitert zu werden - der Band illustriert die Theorie mit Beispielen aus der drahtgebundenen und drahtlosen Kommunikation

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506

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471727725

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9780471727729

Religion in Roman Phrygia

From Polytheism to Christianity

By: Robert Parker

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Religion in Roman Phrygia

From Polytheism to Christianity

By: Robert Parker

Phrygia in the second and third centuries CE offers more vivid evidence for what has been termed 'lived ancient religion' than any other region of the ancient world. The evidence from Phrygia is neither literary nor, in the main, issued by cities or their powerful inhabitants. It comes from farmers and herders: they have left behind numerous stone memorials of themselves and dedications to their gods, praying for the welfare of their families, their crops, and their cattle. A rare window is opened into the world of what Sir Ronald Syme called 'the voiceless earth-coloured rustics' who are 'conveniently forgotten'. The period in which Phrygian paganism flourished so visibly to our eyes was also the period in which Christianity, introduced by the apostle Paul, took root, as early and as successfully as in any part of the Roman world. In Religion in Roman Phrygia: From Polytheism to Christianity, Robert Parker presents this rich body of evidence and uses it to explore one of history's great stories and enigmas: how and why the new religion overtook its predecessor, the Christian God now meeting the needs of Phrygians hitherto satisfied by Zeus and the other gods"--

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Univ of California Press

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0520395484

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9780520395480

The Domestication of Humans

By: Robert G. Bednarik

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The Domestication of Humans

By: Robert G. Bednarik

The Domestication of Humans explains the alternative to the African Eve model by attributing human modernity, not to a speciation event in Africa, but to the unintended self-domestication of humans. This alternative account of human origins provides the reader with a comprehensive explanation of all features defining our species that is consistent with all the available evidence. These traits include, but are not limited to, massive neotenisation, numerous somatic changes, susceptibility to almost countless detrimental conditions and maladaptations, brain atrophy, loss of oestrus and thousands of genetic impairments. The teleological fantasy of replacement by a ‘superior’ species that has dominated the topic of modern human origins has never explained any of the many features that distinguish us from our robust ancestors. This book explains all of them in one consistent, elegant theory. It presents the most revolutionary proposal of human origins since Darwin. Although primarily intended for the academic market, this book is perfectly suitable for anyone interested in how and why we became the species that we are today.

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380

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Routledge

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1000048977

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9781000048971

Resolving Disputes in Second Century BCE Herakleopolis

A Study in Jewish Legal Reasoning in Hellenistic Egypt

By: Robert A. Kugler

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Resolving Disputes in Second Century BCE Herakleopolis

A Study in Jewish Legal Reasoning in Hellenistic Egypt

By: Robert A. Kugler

An analysis of the legal reasoning of the Jews who petitioned the leaders of a Jewish πολίτευμα in Hellenistic Egypt, this study reveals that the petitioners relied in heretofore unrecognized ways on Jewish norms—the Torah—to make their appeals.

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BRILL

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9004508287

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9789004508286

Salivary Gland Pathology

Diagnosis and Management

By: Eric R. Carlson,Robert A. Ord

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Salivary Gland Pathology

Diagnosis and Management

By: Eric R. Carlson,Robert A. Ord

Salivary Gland Pathology: Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition, updates the landmark text in this important discipline within oral and maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology/head and neck surgery, and general surgery. Written by well-established clinicians, educators, and researchers in oral and maxillofacial surgery, this book brings together information on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of all types of salivary gland pathology. Clear and comprehensive, Salivary Gland Pathology: Diagnosis and Management offers complete explanation of all points, supported by a wealth of clinical and surgical illustrations to allow the reader to gain insight into every facet of each pathologic entity and its diagnosis and treatment. Salivary Gland Pathology: Diagnosis and Management offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of this topic. Beginning with the embryology, anatomy and physiology of the salivary glands, the first section of the book discusses radiographic imaging, infections, cystic conditions, sialoadenitis and sialolithiasis, and systemic diseases. The second section of the book is devoted to the classification of salivary gland tumors and devotes individual chapters to the discussion of each type. Additions for this section of the second edition include molecular biology of salivary gland neoplasia, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy and targeted therapy for salivary gland malignancies. The book closes with a discussion of pediatric salivary gland pathology, traumatic injuries of the salivary glands and miscellaneous pathologic processes of the salivary glands and ducts, including a section on saliva as a diagnostic fluid. The book is intended for a very diverse audience, including academic oral and maxillofacial surgeons, otolaryngologists / head and neck surgeons, general surgeons, as well as residents in these disciplines. Private practitioners will want to place this publication on the bookshelves of their offices so as to consult the textbook when evaluating a patient with salivary gland pathology.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118949129

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9781118949122

Book's by Robert B Eckhardt

The Endurance Paradox

The Endurance Paradox

The Hobbit Trap

The Hobbit Trap

Human Paleobiology

Human Paleobiology

Drug Discovery

Drug Discovery

Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics

Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics

Precoding and Signal Shaping for Digital Transmission

Precoding and Signal Shaping for Digital Transmission

Religion in Roman Phrygia

Religion in Roman Phrygia

The Domestication of Humans

The Domestication of Humans

Resolving Disputes in Second Century BCE Herakleopolis

Resolving Disputes in Second Century BCE Herakleopolis

Salivary Gland Pathology

Salivary Gland Pathology

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