Taylor & Francis Books (33 kníh )
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Alla Yaroshinskaya Chernobyl: Crime without PunishmentLong before the tragedy of the 2011 nuclear disasters in Japan, the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl experienced an explosion, meltdown, fire, and massive release of radioactivity. Twenty-five years later, we still know very little about the event and its...
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Jean-Paul Sartre Colonialism and Neocolonialism ENNearly forty years after its first publication in French, this collection of Sartre's writings on colonialism remains a supremely powerful, and relevant, polemical work. Over a series of thirteen essays Sartre brings the full force of his remarkable intellect relentlessly to bear on his own country's conduct in Algeria, and by extension, the West's conduct in the Third World in general. Whether one agrees with his…
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Avram Hiller, Ramona Ilea, Leonard Kahn Consequentialism and Environmental EthicsThis volume works to connect issues in environmental ethics with the best work in contemporary normative theory. Environmental issues challenge contemporary ethical theorists to account for topics that traditional ethical theories do not address to any...
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Antonella Tosti Dermoscopy of the Hair and Nails 2nd EditionWhen the first edition of this pioneering text was published, only a few dermatologists were trained to utilize the dermatoscope for the diagnosis and follow-up of hair diseases. The technique is now more popular worldwide, prompting the development of...
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Alexander Stanoyevitch Discrete Structures with Contemporary Applications ENReflecting many of the recent advances and trends in this area, Discrete Structures with Contemporary Applications covers the core topics in discrete structures as well as an assortment of novel applications-oriented topics. The applications described include simulations, genetic algorithms, network flows, probabilistic primality tests, public key cryptography, and coding theory.A modern and comprehensive…
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Ananish Chaudhuri Experiments in Economics ENAre humans fair by nature? Why do we often willingly trust strangers or cooperate with them even if those actions leave us vulnerable to exploitation? Does this natural inclination towards fairness or trust have implications in the market-place? Traditional economic theory would perhaps think not, perceiving human interaction as self-interested at heart. There is increasing evidence however that social norms and…
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Julia Lodge Gene Cloning ENGene Cloning takes a fresh approach to teaching molecular and cellular biology, being based in the practical side of the recombinant DNA revolution, and will be a valuable resource to both undergraduates and lecturers of biological and biomedical science courses.
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Bertrand Russell History of Western Philosophy ENFirst published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from time immemorial, it is 'long on wit, intelligence and curmudgeonly scepticism', as the…
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Elizabeth M. Shaw, Rob Shaw Hydrology in Practice ENHydrology in Practice is an excellent and very successful introductory text for engineering hydrology students who go on to be practitioners in consultancies, the Environment Agency, and elsewhere. This fourth edition of Hydrology in Practice, while retaining all that is excellent about its predecessor, by Elizabeth M. Shaw, replaces the material on the Flood Studies Report with an equivalent section on the methods…
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Frank E. Silvestry Intracardiac EchocardiographyIntracardiac Echocardiography is the first echocardiographic textbook of its kind to specifically cover ICE. Discussing all aspects of intracardiac ultrasound, it allows readers to perfect ICE image acquisition and helps to guide interpretation of...
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Jeremy Munday Introducing Translation Studies ENIntroducing Translation Studies remains the definitive guide to the theories and concepts that make up the field of translation studies. Providing an accessible and up-to-date overview, it has long been the essential textbook on courses worldwide. This fourth edition has been fully revised and continues to provide a balanced and detailed guide to the theoretical landscape. Each theory is applied to a wide range of…
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Elliott Mendelson Introduction to Mathematical Logic ENRetaining all the key features of the previous editions, Introduction to Mathematical Logic, Fifth Edition explores the principal topics of mathematical logic. It covers propositional logic, first-order logic, first-order number theory, axiomatic set theory, and the theory of computability. The text also discusses the major results of Gödel, Church, Kleene, Rosser, and Turing.
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C.A. Bertulani Introduction to Nuclear Reactions ENUntil the publication of Introduction to Nuclear Reactions, an introductory reference on nonrelativistic nuclear reactions had been unavailable. Providing a concise overview of nuclear reactions, this reference discusses the main formalisms, ranging from basic laws to the final formulae used to calculate measurable quantities. Well known in their fields, the authors begin with a discussion of scattering theory…
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Kevin Russell, Qiong Shen, Raj S. Sodhi Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems (Second Edition)Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanical Systems: Implementation in MATLAB (R) and SimMechanics (R), Second Edition combines the fundamentals of mechanism kinematics, synthesis, statics and dynamics with real-world applications, and offers step-by-step...
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Michel Baudin Lean Logistics ENLean Logistics: The Nuts and Bolts of Delivering Materials and Goodsby Michel Baudin helps you determine whether you have the right supply to meet your customers’ demands, as well as the ability to organize and deliver that supply. In this cutting edge work, Baudin addresses the physical infrastructure of lean logistics and the flow of information that composes its nervous system. He demonstrates the methods that…
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Milton Laikin Lens DesignThere is no shortage of lens optimization software on the market to deal with today's complex optical systems for all sorts of custom and standardized applications. But all of these software packages share one critical flaw: you still have to design...
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Simon Smith Local Communities and Post-Communist TransformationPost-communist transformation in the former Soviet bloc has had a profound effect, not just in the political and economic sphere, but on all aspects of life. Although a great deal has been written about transformation, much of it has been about...
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Jussi Suikkanen, Antti Kauppinen Methodology and Moral PhilosophyMany ethicists either accept the reflective equilibrium method or think that anything goes in ethical theorizing as long as the results are plausible. The aim of this book is to advance methodological thinking in ethics beyond these common attitudes...
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Thomas Zittel Participatory Democracy and Political Participation ENA detailed new examination of the initiatives governments are exploring to reform the institutions and procedures of liberal democracy in order to provide more opportunities for political participation and inclusion. Combining theory and empirical case studies, this is a systematic evaluation of the most visible and explicit efforts to engineer political participation via institutional reforms. Part I discusses the…
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Francois Ric, Paula M. Niedenthal Psychology of EmotionSince the turn of the twenty-first century, the psychology of emotion has grown to become its own field of study. Because the study of emotion draws inspiration from areas of science outside of psychology, including neuroscience, psychiatry, biology...
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M. Tevfik Dorak Real-time PCR ENWith a variety of detection chemistries, an increasing number of platforms, multiple choices for analytical methods and the jargon emerging along with these developments, real-time PCR is facing the risk of becoming an intimidating method, especially for beginners. Real-time PCRprovides the basics, explains how they are exploited to run a real-time PCR assay, how the assays are run and where these assays are…
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Hugh Coolican Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology ENThis sixth edition of Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology has been fully revised and updated, providing students with the most readable and comprehensive survey of research methods, statistical concepts and procedures in psychology today. Assuming no prior knowledge, this bestselling text takes you through every stage of your research project giving advice on planning and conducting studies, analysing data…
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Lynn T. Drennan, Allan McConnell Risk and Crisis Management in the Public Sector ENThis book links theory and practice, with the specific aim of equipping public managers and those studying public management with the necessary knowledge and skills to manage risk, and effectively deal with crises.