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One of the exciting aspects of being involved in the field of molecular biology is the ever-accelerating rate of progress, both in the development of new methodologies and the practical applications of these methodologies. This popular textbook has been completely revised and updated to provide a comprehensive overview and to reflect key developments in this rapidly expanding area.Chapters on the impact of molecular biology in the development ...

This book is about how and why we express ourselves the way we do. It offers new ways of understanding areas relating to what makes us perform the way we do - the theatre of our face, non-verbal communication, posture and movement - and it gives signposts as to how we can become more effective in how we communicate and express ourselves. This book encourages us to wonder about how and why we are made the way we are, and the potential we have a...

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Introduces students to the theoretical context of contemporary political ideas. This book contains three Sections that cover, The Inter-War Debate, Post-War Debates, and Contemporary Debates.

Divided into six parts, this book outlines the field of urban geography and explains the importance of a global perspective. It explores the growth of cities from the earliest times and examines the urban geography of the major world regions. It considers the dynamics of urban structure and land use change in Western cities.

Examines the historical and contemporary manifestations of the music of Brazil. This book describes and analyzes the social/historical contexts and contemporary musical practices of Afro-Brazilian religion, selected Carnival traditions, Bahia's black cultural renaissance, the traditions of rural migrants, and currents in popular music.

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There has been a rapid rise in engagement with emotion and affect across a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, with geographers making a significant contribution by examining the emotional intersections between people and places. This book investigates feelings and affect in various spatial and social contexts.

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Examines the challenges for developing integrated approaches to the management of agricultural ecosystems. Providing historical background of attempts to bridge the ecological and agricultural sciences, this book highlights efforts to integrate natural and social science perspectives.

The increasing demand for rural land and its natural resources is creating competition and conflicts. Many interested parties, including farmers, nature conservationists, rural residents and tourists, compete for the same space. Especially in densely populated areas, agriculture, recreation, urban and suburban growth and

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Building on the widely praised first edition, this book provides a unique survey and evaluation of consciousness studies, along with an original analysis of consciousness that combines scientific findings, philosophy and common sense.

Discusses the pathomechanics of the most common lesser forefoot pathologies. Coverage includes indications and contradictions for common surgical procedures, detailed description of surgical techniques, and discussion of recommended surgical postoperative management. This textbook is a compilation of 30 years of experience of the authors in evaluating and determining the most effective surgical therapies for the more common problems of the les...

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Providing a comprehensive introduction with the necessary background material to make it accessible for a wide scientific audience, Kinetics of Phase Transitions discusses developments in domain-growth kinetics. This book combines pedagogical chapters from leading experts in this area and focuses on incorporating various experimentally relevant effectsa "such as disorder, strain fields, and wetting surfacesa "into studies of phase ordering dyn...

The urban water management system is considered here as two integrated processes: water supply management and water excess management. The first six chapters provide an overview of the various aspects of IUWM in arid and semi-arid regions, with emphasis on water supply technologies, such as artificial recharge, water transfers, desalination, and rainwater harvesting. Water excess management is examined in the context of both stormwater managem...

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