Methods

The premise of this award-winning book is that estimates of the economic values of environmental and natural resource services are essential tools for effective policymaking. Freeman presents a compre

In this easy-to-read classic, readers learn Wolfe's method, which remains useful for quadratic programming, and the Kuhn-Tucker theory, which underlies quadratic programming and most other nonlinear p

Radhakrishnan presents beginning-to-experienced hydraulics and plant engineers with a guide to a broad spectrum of hydraulic fluids widely used in industrial hydraulics. Coverage includes mineral hydr

`Gray's book tells us an important story, starting from the epistemological and methodological background of a number of key studies in the Birgmingham tradition, it explores how to make use of these

If you are one of the more than 14 million Americans who suffers from a thyroid disorder, knowingly or unknowingly, Thyroid Balance is the key to restoring your health and well-being. Never before has

This fully integrated text/workbook/software package lets students experience the challenge and excitement of doing real social research. The textbook provides a highly readable introduction to th

Interest in the historical Jesus continues to occupy much of today's discussion of the Bible. The vexing question is how the Jesus presented in the Gospels relates to the Jesus that actually walked t

Parry (Center for the Study of Leadership, Victoria U. of Wellington, New Zealand) and Meindl (Center for International Leadership, State U. of New York at Buffalo, US) asked contributors to take an a

The new edition adds a chapter on multiple linear regression in biomedical research, with sections including the multiple linear regressions model and least squares; the ANOVA table, parameter estimat

This second volume in the Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research series deals mainly with physical and geochemical analytical techniques used in paleolimnology. Other volumes deal with the acquis

This is the second book in the Water Quality Measurement Series. It focuses on the analytical aspects related to epidemiology, toxicology, sanitary, engineering and plant technology to provide an inte

The six articles in this EMS volume provide an overview of a number of contemporary techniques in the study of the asymptotic behavior of partial differential equations.These techniques include the Ma

There is increasing recognition that advances in medicine are only part of the answer to better health care. These advances, together with rising expectations of health care users, mean that demands o

This volume on financial and economic simulations in Swarm marks the continued progress by a group of researchers to incorporate agent-based computer models as an important tool within their discipli

There is increasing recognition that advances in medicine are only part of the answer to better health care. These advances, together with rising expectations of health care users, mean that demands o

Public management involves leading, coordinating, and stimulating public agencies and programs to deliver excellent performance. Research and practice of public management have developed rapidly in re

The inaugural volume of the Feminist Companion series, first published in paper in 1997 by Sheffield Academic Press Limited, raises the kind of structural and systemic issues of method that are larg

A practical guide to industrial safety. It seeks to assist specialists in managing operations in industrial settings, including high-risk personal exposure such as inhalation hazards and direct chemic

Social problems such as unemployment, poverty and drug addiction are a fact of life in industrialised societies. This book examines the sociology of social problems from interesting and challenging perspectives. It analyses how social problems emerge and are defined as such, who takes responsibility for them, who is threatened by them and how they are managed, solved or ignored. The authors examine and critique existing theories of social problems before developing their own theoretical framework. Their 'theory of residualist conversion of social problems' explains how certain social problems threaten legitimate power structures, so that problems of a social or political nature are transformed into personal problems, and the 'helping professions' are left to intervene. This book will become a key reference on class, inequality and social intervention and an important text for students in sociology and social work courses.

The ancient meditation techniques of Taoism encompass a wide range of practices—with an aim toward cultivating a healthy body as well as an enlightened mind. These selections from classic texts of Tao

This volume, first published in 1955, presents papers written by Ferenczi during his last years and some of his unpublished notes. It demonstrates Ferenczi's combination of great clinical understandin

Data Mining in Finance presents a comprehensive overview of major algorithmic approaches to predictive data mining, including statistical, neural networks, ruled-based, decision-tree, and fuzzy-log

Information and business scholars look at information system from the perspective of the people involved rather than the technology or the organization. Among the end-user issues they consider are bot

Essays explore not only the intricacies and complexities of poststructural theories, but also show how these theories are put into use every day by feminist scholars in their research and classrooms.

Europe's most authoritative culinary reference comes to the New World A sound and comprehensive knowledge of cooking theory and technique is as essential to a great cook as a full complement of w

Designed for anyone who wishes to gain a practical knowledge of modern techniques, this book contains all the material necessary for a course on the numerical solution of differential equations. A tho

This book offers concrete and practical ideas for implementing content-based instruction -- using subject matter rather than grammar -- through eleven case studies of cutting-edge models in a broad va

Prove It With Figures displays some of the tools of the social and statistical sciences that have been applied in the courtroom and to the study of questions of legal importance. It explains how resea

What does the path taken by a ray of light share with the trajectory of a thrown baseball and the curve of a wheat stalk bending in the breeze? Each is the subject of a different study yet all are opt

A practical guide for multivariate statistical techniques-- now updated and revised In recent years, innovations in computer technology and statistical methodologies have dramatically altered the lan

Offers an introduction in Applied Statistics focusing on some of the statistics of today's society--world wide population growth, economic developments, international trade and energy consumption, glo

The mathematical implications of personal beliefs and values in science and commerceAmid a worldwide resurgence of interest in subjectivist statistical method, this book offers a fresh look at the rol

The book gives a detailed and systematic introduction to high-level Petri nets that includes explanation, motivation, examples, and applications.The author is one of the leading authorities on Petri n

Conceived as the successor to Gregg and Steinberg's Cognitive Processes in Writing, this book takes a multidisciplinary approach to writing research. The authors describe their current thinking and da

Not another O.J. Simpson trial exposT, but a new edition of the standard reference interpreting discrete population genetic data (for example, DNA profiles). Weir illustrates concepts in estimating f

Strategies and tools that guarantee big-ticket sales! Neil Rackham's national bestseller SPIN Selling revolutionized high-end selling. Now, The SPIN Selling Fieldbook shows you how to actually put in