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New Economic Spaces in Asian Cities offers a vivid contribution to our understanding of the ongoing transformation of Asiäs urban system, including the critical intersections of global and local-regional dynamics in processes of new industry formation and the relayering of space in the Asian metropolis. The synthesis of empirical profiles, normative insights, and theoretical reference points enhances the book¿s interest for scholars and studen...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.This quick-hit question and answer review for the Otolaryngology in-service and board exams provides intense, streamlined review and is a comprehensive last minute review.Pearls of Wisdom: Otolaryngology Board Review, 3rd edition is a quick-hit question and a...

(With a preface by W. Y. Evans-Wentz) Autobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader to the life of Paramhansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both the East and West. The book begins with his childhood family life, to finding his guru, to becoming a monk and establishing his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation. The book continues in 1920 when Yogananda accepts an invitation to speak in a religious congress in Boston, Massa...

An in-depth study of 20th century pewter, which combines key international manufacturers and designers in one book.

This important resource provides detailed coverage of the growing significance of adat in Indonesian politics. It identifies its origins, the historical factors that have conditioned it and the reasons behind its recent blossoming.

This is the first book which undertakes a systematic analysis of rent seeking activities in China. Using case studies from across economics sectors the contributors discuss the occurrence of the phenomenon, what range of activities are related to rent seeking practices and, more importantly, how rent seeking shapes political and economic development.

Recognizing a significant need to continually update the current body of knowledge, this book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date work on the state of research and practice in management development.

Why do we take risks? How does our environment influence us with regards to risks? How do biological and psychological mechanisms interact? How can theoretical works on risk-taking generate effective educational and prevention campaigns? A comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge of risk in the field of social and human sciences, 'The Psychology of Risk' answers all these questions and constitutes a true reference book. This book is organi...

An exploration of glamour & celebrity in contemporary Russian culture, this study ranges across media forms, disciplinary boundaries & modes of inquiry, with particular emphasis on the media personality. The book demonstrates how the process of 'celebrification' in Russia coincides with social change & economic transformation.

This book provides a vehicle for the exchange and dissemination of original research results, technical notes, and state-of-the-art reviews pertaining to thermal and fluid transport phenomena at microscales and nanoscales. It covers a wide range of topics on fundamentals and applications of microscale and nanoscale transfer processes of mass, momentum, and energy such as microscale and nanoscale heat transfer and fluid flow, nanofluid heat tra...

This book presents current research in the field of applied statistics. Topics discussed include the estimation of finite population mean using random non-response in survey sampling, balanced groups ranked set samples for estimating the population median, Marshall-Olkin exponential distribution, inference and prediction for a generalised logistics distribution, minimum perpendicular distance squared method estimation, shrinkage estimators for...

This continuing series presents original leading edge research results in the field of sociology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial advances across a broad spectrum. Included in this compilation are topics such as social welfare and the elderly, the impact of birth rates on women's professional activity, urban spaces and their socioeconomic make-up, transformational leadership across cultures, social...

This book presents current research in the study of substance abuse. Topics discussed include cocaine-dependent patients with antisocial personality disorder, drug abuse and neuro-AIDS, alcohol and substance abuse among older adults, sexual abuse in men with substance abuse problems, cognitive dysfunction in cocaine abuse, current controversies in the assessment and treatment of heroin addiction, psychotropic analgestic nitrous oxide (PAN) for...

This book discusses current research in the field of language and linguistics. Topics presented include syntax of dislocation, extraposition and parenthesis, learner perception and strategies for pragmatic acquisition, the need for explicit inferential methods in linguistics, language processing in biomodal bilinguals, visual word access in monolinguals and bilinguals, reading impairment in childhood, children's language and literacy, language...

Billy Graham answers questions about heaven and eternity with understanding and reassurance. God's Word says heaven awaits all the saints of His kingdom, but how many of us really know what heaven will be like? "The Heaven Answer Book "is a biblically based book written in Q&A, format with answers to commonly asked questions about our future and final home. Topics include what we'll do, what we'll be, what we'll see, our rewards in heaven, and...

This continuing series gathers and presents original research results on the leading edge of medicine and biology. Each article has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial topical data across a broad spectrum. Topics discussed include CVLT learning curve for patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus, healthy eating for children and families, hysterectomy complications and procedures, obesity and birth rates, chronic post-oper...

Hemostasis (coagulation and fibrinolysis) is of importance in a broad range of medical disciplines. A high-quality hemostasis diagnosis enables a good therapy, which can be rather complicated without laboratory help. This yearbook gathers important contributions in this field and presents them in a coherent and logical format.

Hemostasis (coagulation and fibrinolysis) is of importance in a broad range of medical disciplines. A high-quality hemostasis diagnosis enables a good therapy, which can be rather complicated without laboratory help. This yearbook gathers important contributions in this field and presents them in a coherent and logical format.

Fermented dairy products represent one of the oldest forms of biotechnology practice by mankind. Essential to this process is the growth and development of a highly specialised and specifically selected group of microbes collectively known as Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) that bring about the bioconversion of milk to one of a myriad of unique fermented dairy foods. Today, the economic value of the global dairy industry is estimated in the billion...

This book gathers the latest research on the subject of lasers and optics research. Topics discussed include a new heterodyne interferometer with zero periodic error and tuneable beat frequency, nano-scale highly sensitive coatings for advanced fibre optic chemical sensors, micro-structured fibre bragg gratings, model dispersion curves of an optical waveguide and modal analysis and cut-off frequencies of a doubly clad cardioidic waveguide.