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In a world dominated by electronic screens, the sight of a printed book of any kind was a rare occurrence for Dani McClarty. That the young woman found a torn and tattered paperback sitting in the trash at her bus stop was not unusual. That she was compelled to pick the discarded tome out of the trash and begin reading it was. From the moment the words flowed into her mind, Dani knew this book was different... Strange... Special... Instead of ...

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This volume integrates a conceptual framework with participatory methodologies to understand the complexities of dryland socio-ecological systems, and to address challenges and opportunities for stewardship of future drylands and climate change in the global south. Through several case studies, the book offers a transdisciplinary and participatory approach to understand the complexity of socio-ecological systems, to co-produce accurate resourc...

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This textbook presents the fundamentals of engineering acoustics and examines in depth concepts within the domain that apply to reducing noise, measuring noise, and designing microphones and loudspeakers. The book particularly emphasizes the physical principles used in designing miniature microphones. These devices are used in billions of electronic products, most visibly, cell phones and hearing aids, and enable countless other applications. ...

This atlas comprehensively covers surgical techniques for congenital heart surgery. As the population with congenital heart defects increases more and more operations will be required to treat the residual defects, new defects, and replacement strategies such as valve replacements. Chapters are devoted to specific conditions and feature detailed descriptions of how to perform a variety of appropriate reparative surgical techniques, involving c...

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This book describes numerous projects which shed light on some of the most persistent issues of the day in health and social care. The work demonstrates the importance of embedding the concept of flow into everyday health and social care thinking and creates insights into patient journeys through different conditions and treatments. It suggests that improving throughput across agencies is the key way to improving the performance of health trea...

This volume presents a timely collection of research papers on the progress, opportunities, and challenges related to the advancement of geospatial technologies for applications in urban health research and management. The chapter authors cover technologies ranging from traditional GIS and remote sensing technologies, to recently developed tracking/locational technologies and volunteered geographic information (VGI). In four main sections, the...

This book offers a comprehensive guide to the technical basis of laser ablation, describing and reporting in detail on the latest findings. The world of medicine is currently working to reduce the invasiveness of treatment, in order to improve patients' quality of life. Image-guided ablations are rapidly becoming an effective alternative to several surgical treatments. Among the many techniques available for ablation, laser is still not widely...

Fifteen-year-old Willow is terrified of her new baby, Lilah, who has a peculiar form of epilepsy. Every time Lilah's eyes glaze over, terrible things happen: flowers shrivel, food goes to rot - even Willow's long, auburn hair turns stark white. But it's the death of the family cat that becomes the last straw, in the middle of the night, Willow and her mother dump the infant at the fire station two towns over - and are never heard from again. T...

Is there a truly low-cost way to get into orbit that is being overlooked, and is there any real substance to the claims of UFOs? In our own time, these two topics are becoming an ever-larger part of the national dialog. This novel explores how both of these intertwined possibilities may be moving from fiction to fact. Hans-Peter, the novel's namesake, has spent his considerable career looking for that truly low-cost way into orbit. From an aba...

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Now that Olivia and David have discovered that their life in the city was a lie, their pursuit of the truth gives them a newfound purpose. Is there more to their Rare abilities than what they've discovered so far? Is there something about them that the government is trying to keep hidden?Taken captive and tortured by her oppressors, Olivia narrowly escapes with help from an unexpected source. She rejoins what's left of her new friends, only to...

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AQA SOCIOLOGY BRILLIANT EXAM NOTES: BOOK 2 (YEAR 2) This book covers the following topic for the AQA A-level sociology (Year 2): Beliefs in Society, Crime and Deviance, and Theory and Methods. Each section contains all the information that you will need for the AQA sociology exam. At the end of each section, we provide a comprehensive list of exam questions. These books have been written by examiners and experienced teachers using their expert...

AQA SOCIOLOGY BRILLIANT EXAM NOTES: EDUCATION WITH RESEARCH METHODSThis book covers the following topic for the AQA A-level sociology (Year 1 and 2): Education with Research Methods (including in Context). Each section contains all the information that you will need for the AQA sociology exam. At the end of each section, we provide a comprehensive list of exam questions. These books have been written by examiners and experienced teachers using...

AQA SOCIOLOGY BRILLIANT EXAM NOTES: FAMILIES AND HOUSEHOLDSThis book covers the following topic for the AQA A-level sociology: Families and Households. Each section contains all the information that you will need for the AQA sociology exam. At the end of each section, we provide a comprehensive list of exam questions. These books have been written by examiners and experienced teachers using their expertise to help students achieve the best pos...