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A weekly record of scientific progress.
Author : John Michels (Journalist)
Publisher :
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 19,13 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN :
A weekly record of scientific progress.
Author : Nicola Pitchford
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 28,99 MB
Release : 2016-11-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1317274326
In the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts present career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, and their major practical theoretical contributions. Elaine Funnell has played an important role in the study of neuropsychology over the past 25 years. She has been at the forefront of groundbreaking research on individuals suffering with acquired disorders of written and/or spoken language resulting from brain damage. With commentary by Nicola Pitchford and Andrew Ellis, this volume presents Elaine’s most significant contributions in her two main specialist areas: adult neuropsychology of semantic disorders, with a focus on disorders of naming in dementia, and acquired language and literacy disorders in childhood. The publications included in this volume date back to 1988, where Elaine co-authored a major review of theories regarding the representation of meanings in the mind and brain. They then bring us right up-to-date with a previously unpublished paper from 2010, which has been recently edited by the co-author, Mike Kopelman, for this edition. Through her exceptional work, Elaine has greatly advanced our understanding of the brain processes behind written and spoken language, and this book represents an original and timely contribution to the field. Acquired Language Disorders in Adulthood and Childhood will be of great interest to researchers and postgraduate students in adult and child neuropsychology, specifically for those specialising in semantic and language disorders.
Author : Robert A. G. Monks
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 14,9 MB
Release : 2008-03-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1405171065
The new edition of this successful text offers an indispensable guide to the key concepts of corporate governance every student and business professional should know. It includes more exercises and student questions, penetrating analysis of the latest examples of corporate failure and controversy, and the lively "cases in point" which have characterized previous editions. Features 16 case studies of corporations in crisis, including General Motors, American Express, Time Warner, IBM, and Premier Oil Contains an invaluable web link to The Corporate Library, the leading independent research firm dedicated to corporate governance Includes an Appendix with an overview of CG Guidelines and Codes of Best Practice in Emerging Markets
Author : G. Porter
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 34,69 MB
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 1483224953
Progress in Reaction Kinetics, Volume 4 is a 10-chapter text that focuses on the reactions of nitrogen atoms in the gas phase and some chemical factors in the kinetics of processes at electrodes. This volume describes first the free radical reactions dealing with halogenomethyl and alkoxyl radicals. The next chapters deal with electronically excited states, proton transfer, and kinetics of electrode processes. These topics are followed by discussions on the primary processes in the gas phase photochemistry of carbonyl compounds, as well as the mechanisms and rates of radiationless energy transfer. This book also looks into the methods used for the measurement of fluorescence lifetimes of aromatic compounds. A chapter examines the chemiluminescence in the oxidation of organic compounds and for other liquid-phase reactions. The last chapters discuss the role of the solvent in proton transfer reactions and some aspects of developments in the field of electrode processes. This book is of great value to reaction kinetics scientists and researchers.
Author : Patrick Gerard
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 19,79 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781905237388
Tackles executive pay from the start, looking at what shareholders want and what is meant by 'performance'. This book also examines the various forms of executive pay and shows where things go wrong for the shareholder. It looks at the dynamics that drive the level of executive pay, suggesting changes in order to meet the shareholder interest.
Author : Hui Chen
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 25,8 MB
Release : 2023-10-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 2832537146
Emerging from electromagnetic waves and fast extending to acoustic and elastic waves, metamaterials that exhibit extraordinary wave control abilities have been gaining soaring attention. Over the past two decades, elastic metamaterials with engineered microstructures have provided a variety of appealing solutions for controlling elastic waves and vibrations. By tailoring their internal microstructures at a subwavelength scale, elastic metamaterials fruitfully distinct themselves from traditional materials or phononic crystals by their striking functions in wave trajectory manipulation, cloaking, nonreciprocal and topological wave control, as well as low-frequency wave/vibration mitigation and absorption.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 44,32 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Hydrologic models
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Author : CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 30,90 MB
Release : 2010-08-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0470925086
Almost all the major accident investigations--Texas City, Piper Alpha, the Phillips 66 explosion, Feyzin, Mexico City--show human error as the principal cause, either in design, operations, maintenance, or the management of safety. This book provides practical advice that can substantially reduce human error at all levels. In eight chapters--packed with case studies and examples of simple and advanced techniques for new and existing systems--the book challenges the assumption that human error is "unavoidable." Instead, it suggests a systems perspective. This view sees error as a consequence of a mismatch between human capabilities and demands and inappropriate organizational culture. This makes error a manageable factor and, therefore, avoidable.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Subcommittee on Health and the Environment
Publisher :
Page : 1014 pages
File Size : 34,12 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Drugs
ISBN :
Author : United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Aging. Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests
Publisher :
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,45 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Aged
ISBN :