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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

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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366

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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

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

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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The Endurance Paradox

The Endurance Paradox

Human Paleobiology

Human Paleobiology

Drug Discovery

Drug Discovery

The Hobbit Trap

The Hobbit Trap

Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics

Chaos and Nonlinear Dynamics

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