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The members of the Analytical Science community and users of analytical tools are now becoming more involved in biological issues by developing new methodologies to study complex biochemical problems
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The work of Herodotos of Halikarnassos, ‘the father of history’, differs in many ways from that of modern historians, and it poses special problems to the student.Herodotos’ history of the Persian War
Editor Chi B. Anyansi-Archibong presents students, academics, researchers, and professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with a collection of academic papers and scholarly articles focused o
Undertaking qualitative research in psychologycan seem like a daunting and complex process, especially when it comes to selecting the most appropriate approach for your project or assignment. This boo
Undertaking qualitative research in psychologycan seem like a daunting and complex process, especially when it comes to selecting the most appropriate approach for your project or assignment. This boo
Real Research teaches students about each step in the research process within the context of a particular research method. Each chapter begins with a description of the method and the logic that under
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Editor Thaddeus Muller presents students, academics, and researchers with a collection of scholarly articles and academic essays selected from research presented at the third conference for the Europe
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Drawing on more than 40 years of experience conducting applied social science research and program evaluation, author Michael Quinn Patton has crafted the most comprehensive and systematic book on qua
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The Lie Theory Workshop, founded by Joe Wolf (UC, Berkeley), has been running for over two decades. These workshops have been sponsored by the NSF, noting the talks have been seminal in describing new
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First published in 1976, this volume was completely new with original contributions and traces the advances in theory and research on anxiety and emotion of the previous decade. The authors examine th
Until recently, it was thought that the adult brain is modifiable only during early stages of ontogenesis. However, neurophysiological and neuroimaging studies now indicate that the mature human brain
Computational complexity is a serious bottleneck for the design process in virtually any engineering area. While migration from prototyping and experimental-based design validation to verification usi
This volume seeks to familiarize readers with a diverse range of technologies and approaches for probing neuron and circuit architecture, and, when possible, to attach detailed protocols to help guide
In operations research and computer science it is common practice to evaluate the performance of optimization algorithms on the basis of computational results, and the experimental approach should fol
Remote photography and infrared sensors are widely used in the sampling of wildlife populations worldwide, especially for cryptic or elusive species. Guiding the practitioner through the entire proces
"This book explores the integration of new digital tools into the research process, including current information on data visualization, research design, information capture, as well as social media a
