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Specially written for Scottish learners, this authoritative National 5 English Student Book by Simon Hall is the definitive guide to succeeding in your N5 English course from 2026 onwards. Reflecting the latest changes to the course and Scottish texts, it covers every element of your assessment with expert advice, worked examples and model answers.

Dive under the sea with these realistic marine origami models!In Fantastic Origami Sea Creatures, Japanese origami expert Hisao Fukui shows you how to create incredibly detailed aquatic wildlife, including a giant squid, prehistoric creatures and even a massive blue whale calf!The step-by-step folding instructions and photos in this book present 20 challenging and amazingly lifelike models — from intermediate to complex in terms of their level of difficulty.The 20 projects in this book include:The Penguin — A color-change model capturing the awkward and slightly comical appearance of these flightless aquatic birdsThe Polar Bear — A menacing hunter who will hungrily stalk the edge of your desk or bookshelfThe Goldfish — This model features elegant lines and clever folding solutions — and it's difficult to overfeed, to boot!The Crocodile — A lurking hunter which is ideal for showcasing special papersThe Crab — With all of the legs to define, this model is a challenging one, but with

Create individualized nursing care plans with ease and confidence! Ackley & Ladwig's Nursing Problems & Care Planning Handbook, 14th Edition, uses an easy system that guides you through identifying patient problems to implement evidence-based interventions in developing care plans. This thoroughly revised edition offers an evidence-based approach to nursing care planning organized by systems concepts. Care plans are aligned with the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model and include NIC and NOC standardized terminologies. Evidence-based activities and indicators for multiple populations includes adult, pediatric, older adult, behavioral health, and maternal/child health. Edited by noted nursing educators Mary Beth Flynn Makic and Marina Reyna Martinez-Kratz, this reference provides everything you need to write nursing care plans in just one book!Client problems are logically organized by systems concepts.Care plans are aligned to Clinical Judgment Measurement Model principles and compete

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, joins the ranks of this New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World picture book biography series about heroes, for ages 5 to 9.At age eight, Simone Biles began working with a gymnastics trainer, and by fifteen she was competing in a national championship—and winning best all-around. Before she turned twenty, she was an Olympic gold medalist on her way to becoming the best gymnast the world has ever seen. And through it all, Simone has been a role model for bravely opening up about her mental health struggles, knowing when to take a break, and always finding the strength to try again.This friendly, fun biography series inspired the PBS Kids TV show Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. One great role model at a time, these books encourage kids to dream big.Included in each book are: *A timeline of key events in the hero’s history *Photos that bring the story more fully to life *Comic-book-style illustrations that are

A systematic and sophisticated account of the nature, structure, and status of intellectual virtues and vices. It provides a conceptual model of intellectual virtues like curiosity, open-mindedness, a

Get creative with this LEGO® NINJAGO® book and 135 bricks – and build and play your way through fun-filled LEGO NINJAGO worlds.What will you build first? With the 4-in-1 model included, there are four ways to build. Find instructions on how to create a Ninja car and rebuild it into a rideable dragon, a cool mech, or a temple scene complete with the Gong and Mallet of Shattering.Return to this book repeatedly to expand and play in your LEGO NINJAGO worlds – or create whole new ones!A one-of-a-kind LEGO NINJAGO building activity book:*150 LEGO NINJAGO BULD IDEAS: Including instructions on creating the builds featured in the book, plus tips and play inspiration to keep readers returning for more*135 LEGO PIECES: LEGO NINJAGO themed elements, including an Arin minifigure and instructions for creating four unique models with the included pieces*PLAY AT HOME OR ON THE GO: Comes with a sorting tray for the pieces included in the book package*A LEGO NINJAGO GIFT LIKE NO OTHER: Endlessly replay

In this General Motors-official reference, relive the evolution of America's legendary sports car, year by year, through stunning photography, technical specs, and engaging commentary. Revealing a legacy of speed and innovation over more than seventy years of continuous production, the Corvette has evolved from its 1953 sporty-car debut to today's world-class supercar. Its fascinating development story and stellar competition record across eight distinct generations are detailed in The Complete Book of Corvette, spanning: The 1953 debut modelThe all-conquering L88 of the 1960sThe twenty-first century Z06The innovative E-Ray hybridThe 70th anniversary editionThe 1,064-horsepower, mid-engine Stingray ZR-1Prototypes, racers, Indy pace cars, and limited-edition production modelsThey're all here as are the key designers and engineers. Every model year is discussed with insightful text, key technical specifications, and beautiful photography culled from the author's own images and GM's photo

Becky Chambers' two award-winning, bestselling, beloved, and uplifting Monk and Robot stories,A Psalm for the Wild-BuiltandA Prayer for the Crown-Shy, together in trade paperback for the first time!Becky Chambers' delightful, post-Utopian, Hugo Award-winning series gives us hope for the future.It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered.But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.They're going to need to ask it alot.Becky Chambers' series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?This book includes bothA Psalm for the Wild-BuiltandA Prayer for the Cro

Meet Isadora Moon's mermaid friend, Emerald! Emerald is learning how to be a mermaid princess, but there are just so many rules. She loves having fun with her friends and exploring her underwater world with her pet octopus, Inkibelle, she doesn't want to be stuck in the palace with everyone looking at her and checking that she's doing things the proper, royal way. In Emerald and the Magic Shell, Emerald goes on a camping holiday with her mum, stepdad King Auster, and stepsister Delphine.But it isn't like the camping trips Emerald used to take with her dad when she was little. King Auster uses his magic shell at every opportunity to make the trip more luxurious. Emerald is determined to do camping properly, without magic, but when she wakes up in the night feeling cold, she decides to use the shell after all-to disastrous effect! Illustrated throughout in sea green and black, Emerald is perfect for readers who are looking for a first chapter book with a splash of wildness and wonder.

Hong Kong and Macau have both been Special Administrative Regions of China since 1999. To this day, however, the two SARs and mainland China have yet to form a cohesive agreement for extradition. Yanhong Yin proposes a theoretical model—the China Arrest Warrant—that fulfils three essential criteria: compliance with the framework of “One Country, Two Systems,” allowance for differences within the three divergent legal systems, and sufficient human rights protection. This model takes direct inspiration from the European Arrest Warrant, which is undergirded by the principle of mutual recognition—the idea that while states may make different decisions on a wide range of matters, results will be accepted as equivalent to decisions made by one’s own state. The success of the European Union’s adoption of mutual recognition across political, economic, and legal situations is instrumental in providing a blueprint for judicial cooperation among mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Macau SAR. Th

A book with five animals to pop out and slot together, plus instructions and animal fact files.This book isn't just a book. Inside you'll find pre-cut pieces to pop out and slot together (following the simple instructions) to make five sturdy model animals. Underneath each set of animal pieces you'll find a bonus fact file with extra information about the featured animal. Slotting together the models helps with logic, following instructions and fine motor skills. Includes: lion, elephant, giraffe, zebra, crocodile.

Build and rebuild a 4-in-1 model and minifigure, then expand your LEGO worlds with 150+ imaginative building ideasGet creative with this LEGO® book plus 150 bricks and sorting tray – and build and play your way through four fun-filled LEGO worlds.Use the LEGO bricks included to create a cool city car, then rebuild it into a jungle car, a spacecraft, or a submarine - and head off on adventures in your own unique LEGO worlds. Includes a minifigure and frog pal, too!Discover more than 150 build ideas to inspire you to create and expand your city, jungle, space, and underwater worlds.Read exciting stories, build fun LEGO models – and watch your LEGO worlds come to life!Includes a sorting tray for organizing and storing your bricks and models-in-progress. Your book, bricks, and tray can come with you wherever you go!

Yellowjackets meets One of Us Is Lying in this masterful survival thriller from New York Times bestselling author Sarah Beth Durst."Formidably scary, Durst's survival/horror story is the stuff of late-night campfire legends. With three deftly drawn, powerful girls at the center, reading felt like I had found a crew of clever, loyal best friends, even as I stayed up long into the night, trembling with dread." --E. Lockhart, #1 New York Times bestselling author of We Were LiarsClaire's grown up triple-checking locks. Counting her steps. Second-guessing every decision. It's just how she's wired--her worst-case scenarios never actually come true.Until she arrives at an off-the-grid summer camp to find a blackened, burned husk instead of a lodge--and no survivors, except her and two other late arrivals: Reyva and Mariana.When the three girls find a dead body in the woods, they realize none of this is an accident. Someone, something, is hunting them. Something that hides in the shadows.Somet

English Communication for Nursing is an eight-unit book designed to equip nurses who wish to communicate effectively with English-speaking patients in the health-care setting. The book features helpful vocabulary and expressions, realistic patient-nurse dialogs that simulate hospital interactions, cultural tips, practice activities, and samples of documents that patients may encounter in the hospital. The book exposes learners to the necessary vocabulary for nursing while providing ample listening and speaking practice.Each unit focuses on aspects of medical care like checking in to a hospital, surgery, medications, pain management, pediatrics, orthopedics, gastroenterology, and cardiology. An appendix provides additional language with dialogs between co-workers within the hospital setting.The book can be used as stand-alone material, or it can be used with a series of online videos that will enhance listening skills. English Communication for Nursing will guide learners in building th

Knit a glorious Moomin sock collection for the whole family with 29 unique, intricately-designed Fair Isle sock patterns, charts included. Inspired by Tove Jansson’s Moomin books, each pattern is a loving homage to Jansson’s beloved characters, brought to life by the artistry of top Finnish knitwear designers. You’re invited on an enchanting knitting adventure deep into the heart of Moominvalley, which will capture your heart and spark your creativity.Many of the characters beloved by readers are beautifully represented in these designs. You’ll find practical guidance on finding the perfect fit for every member of your family, and detailed instructions on checking your tension ensure that you create the perfect knits every time. Each of the delightful patterns tells its own Moomin tale:‘The Hemulen Collecting Flowers’ pattern whisks the reader away on a floral adventure;The ‘Dancing in the Rain' socks transports them to a playful and carefree moment in Moominvalley;‘Happy Sniff’ socks

This second edition guides readers through experimental and computational techniques on the study of tissue morphogenesis, with a specific focus on techniques to image, manipulate, model and analyze tissue morphogenesis. Chapters focus on imagining analysis of tissue morphogenesis, culture models of tissue morphogenesis, manipulating cells and tissues in vivo, novel model systems to investigate issue morphogenesis and computational models. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Tissue Morphogenesis: Methods and Protocols serves as a primary resource for both fundamental and practical understanding of the techniques used to uncover the basis of tissue morphogenesis.

Biblical prophecy involves more than words: it is always also embodied. After assessing the prevalence, implications, and origins of a logocentric model of biblical prophecy, Anathea E. Portier-Young proposes an alternative, embodied paradigm of analysis that draws insights from disciplines ranging from cognitive neuroscience to anthropology. Portier-Young provides a new, embodied paradigm of analysis for biblical prophecy, offering tools for academics and students to study a wide range of texts with new emphasis on the body. If offers a broadly-based account of prophetic embodiment. The author first assesses the prevalence, implications, and origins of a logocentric model of biblical prophecy, then proposes an alternative, embodied, and interdisciplinary paradigm. She argues that embodied religious experience and affect are not merely antecedent or coincidental to prophetic mediation but are both means (how mediation occurs) and objects (part of what is mediated). While Portier-Young'

This book presents possible solutions for a circuler economy (CE) in the water and wastewater sector through an inventory of multidisciplinary knowledge with high scientific and practical importance which can contribute to support the transition to the CE model in water and wastewater sector. Water in modern studies exceeds being an important source for irrigation and drinking. It is now a significant source of renewable energy and a catalyst in most industrial and manufacturing products. The protection and sustainable management of water resources and water-based waste (as wastewater, sewage sludge, or sewage sludge ash) are important aspects of the CE, which is defined as a regenerative growth model that gives back to the planet more than it takes. Our book, entitled "Water in Circular Economy", delivers a comprehensive overview of the latest research covering the following aspects of water management from the perspective of the CE implementation: - Water as a key resource in the c

Valuable resource for researchers and postgraduate students from statistics, biostatistics, and other fields. It could be used as a textbook for a course on model-based clustering methods, and as a su

This edited volume from Japan's Research Subcommittee on How to Handle Ground Materials in Hydraulic Model Tests presents readers with a state-of-the-art overview of experimental and computational met

Emerging technology and online environments have contributed to significant growth in the online knowledge market and entrepreneurs have begun to build businesses in the digital arena selling knowledge as a product. This study addressed the question of how personality traits impact the consumer's perceived value of online paid knowledge (OPK) products. The purpose of this qualitative analysis was to address how personality traits impact consumers' perceptions of value with online paid knowledge (OPK) products. Further, exploration of how these constructs form patterns that explain the perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of OPK products, specifically online courses, of consumers in the U.S. from 2018-2021. Using a case study design, the conceptual framework for the study included the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the fivefactor model (FFM) of personality traits. The researcher analyzed responses from 22semi-structured interviews through an inductive thematic analysis

A spell-binding adventure from acclaimed performer and bestselling author Carrie Hope Fletcher - star of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella.What do you get if you mix together two best friends, a witch's curse and a haunted house? A spell-binding mystery for fans of The Worst Witch and The Danger Gang from acclaimed performer and bestselling author Carrie Hope Fletcher - star of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella.They say children who are born on Friday 13th are immune to evil spirits. Whilst Ivy and Maggie liked to believe that was true, it didn't stop them checking for monsters under their bed each and every night.Ivy and Maggie have been best friends ever since they were born at exactly the same minute twelve years earlier. They're always on the look-out for a new adventure but unfortunately Crowood Peak is officially the most boring town in the world. Or at least it was until children start to mysteriously disappear and, even stranger, none of the grown-ups seem to have noticed . . .It

An empirical study and analysis of heart disease prediction involves using data analysis techniques to identify patterns and risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease. This approach utilizes machine learning algorithms to classify patients based on their likelihood of developing heart disease.The study involves collecting data on risk factors such as age, gender, family history, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, smoking, and diabetes. Feature selection techniques are used to identify the most important risk factors, and a classification model is trained using these factors. The accuracy of the model is evaluated using metrics such as sensitivity, specificity, and AUC.This empirical study and analysis has several advantages, including the ability to identify new risk factors associated with heart disease, improved accuracy in predicting cardiovascular risk, and the potential to develop more personalized prevention and treatment strategies. This approach has the potential to

Decolonizing University Teaching and Learning considers apprehensions around decolonizing and offers a summary of key arguments within critical discussion around its meaning and value through engagement with a growing body of literature. The contextually based and complex discussions concerning decolonization means one cannot be guided through the process in a particular way. Therefore, the text is not intended to be read as a handbook for decolonizing teaching and learning, nor is it an anthropologically oriented text. Drawing on Critical Race Theory, the book highlights the benefits of decolonizing teaching and learning for all students and staff. This book offers up the TRAAC model as an entry point for challenging conversations. By bringing together questions raised within existing scholarly discussions, the TRAAC model provides prompts to instigate deeper reflections around decolonizing by way of supporting colleagues to start a productive dialogue. Through these critically refle

In Understanding Religion through Artificial Intelligence , Justin E. Lane looks at the reasons why humans feel they are part of a religious group, despite often being removed from other group members by vast distances or multiple generations. To achieve this, Lane offers a new perspective that integrates religious studies with psychology, anthropology, and data science, as well as with research at the forefront of Artificial Intelligence (AI).After providing a critical analysis of approaches to religion and social cohesion, Lane proposes a new model for religious studies, which he calls the “Information Identity System.” This model focuses on the idea of conceptual ties: links between an individual’s self-concept and the ancient beliefs of their religious group. Lane explores this idea through real-world examples, ranging from the rise in global Pentecostalism, to religious extremism and self-radicalization, to the effect of 9/11 on sermons. Lane uses this lens to show how we can und

A Cultural History of Western Empires in the Modern Age covers the period from 1918 to the present. Through the lens of the political and international events shaping the period, the introduction traces the gradual demise of the cultural importance of European empires and the emergence of the United States as the predominant cultural model. The following eight chapters of the volume, authored by a diverse range of experts, highlight different aspects of this cultural shift while indicating the historiographical controversies and conceptual developments that shaped the century-long evolution related to each of the specific topics.This richly-illustrated and accessible volume provides deep historical context to the rise of the US as a major cultural force in the modern era. In so doing, it gives the reader a backdrop to the shift of Western empire from the European model of 18th and 19th century imperialism, to the emergence of the US as a cultural hegemon. A feature of contemporary geo

An argument that the development of scientific practice and growth of scientific knowledge are governed by Darwin’s evolutionary model of descent with modification.Although scientific investigation is influenced by our cognitive and moral failings as well as all the factors impinging on human life, the historical development of scientific knowledge has trended toward an increasingly accurate picture of an increasing number of phenomena. Taking a fresh look at Thomas Kuhn’s 1962 work, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, in How Knowledge Grows Chris Haufe uses evolutionary theory to explain both why scientific practice develops the way it does and how scientific knowledge expands. This evolutionary model, claims Haufe, helps to explain what is epistemically special about scientific knowledge: its tendency to grow in both depth and breadth. Kuhn showed how intellectual communities achieve consensus in part by discriminating against ideas that differ from their own and isolating thems

*WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER**Named a Top Business Book of 2021 by Forbes*The co-founder and CEO of Delivering Happiness updates the Delivering Happiness model for our new abnormal, showing organizations of every kind how to cultivate a culture that can adapt to change, be highly profitable, and support all its people...starting with yourself. Jenn Lim has dedicated her career to helping organizations from name-brand industry leaders to innovative governments build workplace cultures that benefit both their employees and their bottom line, with less employee turnover, greater engagement, and higher profits. Her culture consultancy, Delivering Happiness, demonstrates the profound impact happiness can have on businesses' ability to thrive in our ever-changing times. In this book, she clearly and concretely shows the way the model works in a hyper-connected fast-paced world, beginning with each individual defining their sense of values and purpose (the ME), and rippling through the org

本書是新大學英語系列教材之一，本冊各單元圍繞主題組織素材，均通過5個板塊展開內容：導入(Warming Up)、視說(Watching and Speaking)、聽說(Listening and Speaking)、鞏固(Consolidating)、自檢(Goal Checking)。本冊單元各板塊以學習目標為導向；提供本板塊出現的新詞和相關注解，便於學生課前預習；聽力技巧設置於視說板塊後，幫助學生掌握相關聽力技能；交際技巧設置於聽說板塊後，並與鞏固板塊銜接，以鞏固和擴展前面課堂所學。

Read about the world of enchanting unicorns in this magical guidebook...and then build a 13.5-inch tall unicorn!Explore the magical world of unicorns in Build the Unicorn! Learn about different unicorn species such as ice roamers, woodland wanderers, and sand dancers, and find out where unicorns came from with this guide. After reading about magical unicorn powers and unique characteristics, kids can use the included sturdy cardstock pieces to build a 13.5-inch tall model of an ice roamer unicorn, with pieces that easily slot together without glue or scissors. The included 32-page guidebook will be a storytime favorite, while the unicorn model will be a fun addition to any unicorn fan's room.