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In the World Library of Educationalists series, international experts themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces – extracts from books, key articles, salie
This volume of The ANNALS focuses on who borrows to pay for higher education, why students do so, and the effects of borrowing. It also addresses the implications of student load debt for federal loan
While evidence-based policy is an emerging rhetoric of the desire by and for governments to develop policies based on the best available evidence, drug policy is an area where particular challenges ab
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Part autobiography, part thought piece, part references, the book takes an insightful look at the experience and cases of renowned paediatrician and forensic expert witness Dr. Charles Ferguson. The b
We all love to view beautiful landscapes! Global tourism relies on them. But did you know that such landscapes are also essential for our health and restoration from stress? Moreover, that the value o
The overall aim of this book, an outcome of the European FP7 FET Open NESS project, is to contribute to the ongoing effort to put the quantitative social sciences on a proper footing for the 21st cent
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10 practical experiments, with photographic step-by-step guides. An introduction to scientific concepts with graphics that indicate the level of difficulty and time required for each experiment.
10 practical experiments, with photographic step-by-step guides. An introduction to scientific concepts with graphics that indicate the level of difficulty and time required for each experiment.
In which unstoppable time meets immoveable space...James Ovit is a naive and slightly-lost maverick son of an elderly serial monogamist mother, whose mundane life is suddenly kick-started into headlon
This book examines the meso- and nanoscopic aspects of fluid adsorption in porous solids using a non-invasive method of small angle neutron scattering (SANS) and small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS).
Offering practical advice and stories from scientists and professionals, this guidebook aids the reader in evaluating and finding career opportunities in non-academic research fields. It demonstrates
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