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Hierdie boek gee nuuskierige agies die kans om die wonders van die menslike liggaam te ontdek. Dit bied ’n omvattende blik op liggaamsprosesse –– van die kleinste selletjies tot die stelsels wat mense aan die lewe hou! Kinders kan onder andere ontdek hoeveel bloed deur die hart gepomp word, hoeveel spiere gebruik word om te glimlag en hoe die neus en ore binne-in lyk. Die foto's en detail in die boek sal enige kind se belangstelling prikkel!
Explore the natural world with more than 30, fun, hands-on
activities Look around and delve into nature and discover the
wildlife that surrounds you, from studying flowers and secret
senses to the animals that only come out after dark. Learn how to
become a wildlife detective and see animals in action with the help
of Nature Ranger. Get building, making and creating: build a bat
box, trail animals and much more. Each of the 30 activities have
easy-to-follow instructions and specially commissioned photography
to help you complete each nature project as you search rock pools
or make a simple pond. With more than 50 stickers inside to use
alongside the activities you'll have fun learning all about nature
and wildlife.
The Ashmolean collection of miniatures was begun in the 17th
century by the Tradescants, father and son, gardeners to Charles I
and Henrietta Maria. Among its most generous benefactors was the
Reverend Bentinck Hawkins, chaplain to the Dukes of Cambridge and
an insatiable 19th-century collector. The miniatures, mostly of
very high quality, range from the Tudor and Stuart era to Victorian
times, and include specially distinguished works by Isaac Oliver,
Cooper, Zincke, Smart, Cosway and Engleheart.
In response to changes in internal needs, external organizational
environments, and the expectations of shareholders - most notably,
citizens and politicians - innovation is now an important
common-place aspect of governance and the running of public service
organizations. Given the ongoing financial and economic crisis,
which presents a significant challenge to public service
organizations (PSOs), there is a growing need to establish
innovative strategies in order to survive the crisis, and provide
the basis for future sustainable growth. This book contributes
towards the discussion of PSO innovation through theoretically
informed empirical studies of innovation across a range of
theories, topics and fields. Studies examine the role of citizens,
managers, and public service organizations; the adoption,
diffusion, implementation, and management of innovations;
collaboration, communication, and information technologies; and
decision-making, ethical principles, HR management, leadership, and
procurement. The studies - which examine the situation in a range
of countries in Europe and Asia - cover a range of different
organizations such as non-profits, health service organizations,
and local governments. This book was originally published as a
special issue of Public Management Review.
In response to changes in internal needs, external organizational
environments, and the expectations of shareholders - most notably,
citizens and politicians - innovation is now an important
common-place aspect of governance and the running of public service
organizations. Given the ongoing financial and economic crisis,
which presents a significant challenge to public service
organizations (PSOs), there is a growing need to establish
innovative strategies in order to survive the crisis, and provide
the basis for future sustainable growth. This book contributes
towards the discussion of PSO innovation through theoretically
informed empirical studies of innovation across a range of
theories, topics and fields. Studies examine the role of citizens,
managers, and public service organizations; the adoption,
diffusion, implementation, and management of innovations;
collaboration, communication, and information technologies; and
decision-making, ethical principles, HR management, leadership, and
procurement. The studies - which examine the situation in a range
of countries in Europe and Asia - cover a range of different
organizations such as non-profits, health service organizations,
and local governments. This book was originally published as a
special issue of Public Management Review.
Numbering some 1,500 individual items and housed at over 80
historic properties across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the
collection of portrait miniatures cared for by the National Trust
is considered to be one of the most significant in the world.
Numbering some 1,500 individual items and housed at over 80
historic properties across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the
collection of portrait miniatures cared for by the National Trust
is considered to be one of the most significant in the world. As a
whole, these precious works of art represent the highest standard
of artistry and provide a history of miniature painting in Britain.
They range from Holbein's 1533 portrait of A Man Holding a Pink at
Upton House in Warwickshire through to Wainwright's portrait of
Evelyn Ward (1916), painted several decades after the advent of
photography had begun to supersede the art of the miniature. This
comprehensive catalogue, featuring every miniatures in the National
Trust's care, is being prepared in volumes, divided by region. The
first volume, covering Northern Ireland, was published in July
2003. This second volume looks at miniatures from the Trust's
historic houses in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset,
including those that recently came to the Trust as part of its
acquisition of the magnificent Victorian mansion of Tyntesfield,
south of Bristol.
An all-in-one illustrated guide to human anatomy with encyclopedic coverage from bones and muscles to systems and processes. This in-depth manual to the human body's physical structure, chemical workings, and potential problems is a must-have reference to help further your studies or knowledge of how our bodies work.
Each page of The Human Body Book, updated to reflect the latest medical advances, is illustrated with colourful and comprehensive diagrams, which are thoroughly annotated to take you right into the cells and fibres that are responsible for keeping the human body ticking.
The opening chapter, Integrated Body, explains how the parts of the body work together at various levels of size and hierarchy to produce the living whole. It also contains an overview of the major body systems, enlivened by real-life 3D medical scans of the entire body. The chapters that follow provide coverage of the body function by function, system by system. Eleven main body systems are covered in turn, with each section ending on common injuries, diseases, and disorders afflicting that system. The book concludes with a chapter on Growth and Development which looks in detail at how the body changes over the course of a human lifespan.
An all-in-one visual guide to human anatomy with encyclopedic coverage from bones and muscles to systems and processes.
This in-depth manual to the human body’s physical structure, chemical workings, and potential problems is a must-have reference to help further your studies or knowledge of how our bodies work.
Each page of The Human Body Book, updated to reflect the latest medical information, is illustrated with colorful and comprehensive diagrams, which are thoroughly annotated to take you right into the cells and fibers that are responsible for keeping the human body ticking.
The opening chapter, Integrated Body, explains how the parts of the body work together at various levels of size and hierarchy to produce the living whole. It also contains an overview of the major body systems, enlivened by real-life 3-D medical scans of the entire body. The chapters that follow provide coverage of the body function by function, system by system. Eleven main body systems are covered in turn, with each section ending on common injuries, diseases, and disorders afflicting that system. The book concludes with a chapter on Growth and Development which looks in detail at how the body changes over the course of a human lifespan.
Climb the beanstalk with Jack in this quirky take on the
traditional tale. When there's no food in the cupboard, Jack goes
to market to sell Daisy the cow. But rather than money, Jack
procures magic beans...and the promise of adventure! This new
paperback edition includes online access to the audiobook performed
by British actor Richard Hope
It's 1839 and you are a medical student working on your first human
body dissection! Under the watchful eye of Dr Walker, peel the
flaps back to reveal the inner workings of the human body, from
bone and muscle, to the brain, eyes, heart, lungs and everything
in-between. Victorian-inspired illustrations meet with medical
notes and sketches to give a complete in-depth exploration of how
the human body works. Word count including flaps: approx 5,000
Hannah Snell was an 18th-century woman who disguised herself as a
man and became a soldier. This extremely popular biography centers
around a recurrent 18th century trope of cross-dressing that
subversively challenged social expectations and gender norms.
Convergence proposes the enhancement of the Internet with a novel,
content-centric, publish–subscribe service model based on the
versatile digital item (VDI): a common container for all kinds of
digital content, including digital representations of real-world
resources. VDIs will serve the needs of the future Internet,
providing a homogeneous method for handling structured information,
incorporating security and privacy mechanisms. CONVERGENCE subsumes
the following areas of research: · definition of the VDI as a new
fundamental unit of distribution and transaction;
· content-centric networking functionality to complement or
replace IP-address-based routing; · security and privacy
protection mechanisms; · open-source middleware, including a
community dictionary service to enable rich semantic searches;
· applications, tested under real-life conditions. This book
shows how CONVERGENCE allows publishing, searching and subscribing
to any content. Creators can publish their content by wrapping it
and its descriptions into a VDI, setting rights for other users to
access this content, monitor its use, and communicate with people
using it; they may even update or revoke content previously
published. Access to content is more efficient, as search engines
exploit VDI metadata for indexing, and the network uses the content
name to ensure users always access the copy closest to them. Every
node in the network is a content cache; handover is easy; multicast
is natural; peer-to-peer is built-in; time/space-decoupling is
possible. Application developers can exploit CONVERGENCE’s
middleware and network without having to resort to proprietary/ad
hoc solutions for common/supporting functionality. Operators can
use the network more efficiently, better controlling information
transfer and related revenues flows. Network design, operation and
management are simplified by integrating diverse functions and
avoiding patches and stopgap solutions. Whether as a text for
graduate students working on the future of the Internet, or a
resource for practitioners providing e-commerce or multimedia
services, or scientists defining new technologies, CONVERGENCE will
make a valuable contribution to the future shape of the Internet.
Convergence proposes the enhancement of the Internet with a novel,
content-centric, publish-subscribe service model based on the
versatile digital item (VDI): a common container for all kinds of
digital content, including digital representations of real-world
resources. VDIs will serve the needs of the future Internet,
providing a homogeneous method for handling structured information,
incorporating security and privacy mechanisms. CONVERGENCE subsumes
the following areas of research: * definition of the VDI as a new
fundamental unit of distribution and transaction; * content-centric
networking functionality to complement or replace IP-address-based
routing; * security and privacy protection mechanisms; *
open-source middleware, including a community dictionary service to
enable rich semantic searches; * applications, tested under
real-life conditions. This book shows how CONVERGENCE allows
publishing, searching and subscribing to any content. Creators can
publish their content by wrapping it and its descriptions into a
VDI, setting rights for other users to access this content, monitor
its use, and communicate with people using it; they may even update
or revoke content previously published. Access to content is more
efficient, as search engines exploit VDI metadata for indexing, and
the network uses the content name to ensure users always access the
copy closest to them. Every node in the network is a content cache;
handover is easy; multicast is natural; peer-to-peer is built-in;
time/space-decoupling is possible. Application developers can
exploit CONVERGENCE's middleware and network without having to
resort to proprietary/ad hoc solutions for common/supporting
functionality. Operators can use the network more efficiently,
better controlling information transfer and related revenues flows.
Network design, operation and management are simplified by
integrating diverse functions and avoiding patches and stopgap
solutions. Whether as a text for graduate students working on the
future of the Internet, or a resource for practitioners providing
e-commerce or multimedia services, or scientists defining new
technologies, CONVERGENCE will make a valuable contribution to the
future shape of the Internet.
It's been said that the best revenge is a life well lived.
Pollyanna's Revenge: How Memory and Emotion Foster Happiness
explores people's ability to stay strong in the face of adversity,
to bounce back after failure, and to thrive in the direst of
circumstances. This text combines empirical evidence gathered from
around the world and narratives from places and people that
exemplify the best and worst of life experiences. The reader will
visit the fictional town of Mayberry, meet a convicted murderer who
has asked God to forgive his sins, learn the tale of a bully that
terrorized a Midwestern town for a decade, and get to know a true
Pollyanna making the best of life in spite of significant health
and emotional setbacks. Throughout the narrative sections of
Pollyanna's Revenge, the authors provide evidence to show positive
emotions or events outnumber and outlast negative emotions or
events as well as provide examples of automatic, non-conscious
mental processes that help people sustain their happiness.
Summarizing 20 years of research in autobiographical memory,
Pollyanna's Revenge describes a phenomenon; 'The Fading affect
Bias' which is the tendency for negative emotions to fade faster
than positive emotions. Pollyanna's Revenge is a book for readers
interested in positive psychology. It provides a better
understanding on how the processes of the mind help most people to
lead a happier life.
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