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The Asian beans and grams, the species of Vigna (subgenus
Ceratotropis), include several legumes that are an essential
component in the diets of a large proportion of Asia's population,
and interest in these legumes is growing as ethnic cuisine spreads
worldwide. However, this important group of legumes is little known
compared to the closely related Phaseolus beans and soybean. That
deficiency is addressed for the first time in this fully
illustrated comprehensive conservation, genetics, taxonomic, and
agricultural monograph on the genetic resources of the Asian Vigna.
The book deals with the phylogeny of the group from the
perspectives of morphological and molecular analyses, ex situ and
in situ conservation, eco-geographical analyses, and research. In
addition, morphological descriptions, keys, and eco-geographic
details of each species in the group are provided. This genetic
resources handbook and guide to the Asian Vigna will be a valuable
reference for agriculturists, conservationists, taxonomists, other
scientists, and students interested in the legumes and plant
genetic resources.
This handbook provides perspectives across mental health
disciplines on clinical work with consensual non-monogamous (CNM)
people/relationships from a lens of power, privilege, and
oppression. The authors provide a broad-based resource for
clinicians, trainees, educators and supervisors in CNM-affirming
care, addressing societal and internalized mononormativity and
intersections with other forms of oppression (including ableism,
racism, cisnormativity, classism). Educators using this volume will
find foundational, current data on the experiences of CNM
individuals and their relationships, as well as recent theory and
empirical research relevant to CNM clients, including the
importance of cultural humility within clinical practice. Key
topics include developmental approaches to CNM, communities,
families and relationships, queerness, emotional experiences,
strengths/resilience, as well as ethical issues, training and
organizational considerations in work with these clients,
emphasizing practical recommendations, insights, and tools to
promote CNM-affirming practice across settings.
This handbook provides perspectives across mental health
disciplines on clinical work with consensual non-monogamous (CNM)
people/relationships from a lens of power, privilege, and
oppression. The authors provide a broad-based resource for
clinicians, trainees, educators and supervisors in CNM-affirming
care, addressing societal and internalized mononormativity and
intersections with other forms of oppression (including ableism,
racism, cisnormativity, classism). Educators using this volume will
find foundational, current data on the experiences of CNM
individuals and their relationships, as well as recent theory and
empirical research relevant to CNM clients, including the
importance of cultural humility within clinical practice. Key
topics include developmental approaches to CNM, communities,
families and relationships, queerness, emotional experiences,
strengths/resilience, as well as ethical issues, training and
organizational considerations in work with these clients,
emphasizing practical recommendations, insights, and tools to
promote CNM-affirming practice across settings.
Using a set of rules as a guide for cost-effective policy analysis,
Communicating Social Science Research to Policy Makers helps
applied researchers avoid costly mistakes in policy planning and
public administration research. Beginning with a practical approach
to policy analysis, authors Roger J. Vaughan and Terry F. Buss show
the reader how to prepare a nonbiased description of the problem to
be studied, how to diagnose the causes of the problem, how to
explore the various strategies for dealing with the problem and
related issues, how to use formal forecasting projections, how to
do cost-benefits analysis, how an analyst can decide what
information to communicate, and strategies for the most-effective
communication of policy analysis.
Although pseudocodes, Mathematica (R), and MATLAB (R) illustrate
how algorithms work, designers of engineering systems write the
vast majority of large computer programs in the Fortran language.
Using Fortran 95 to solve a range of practical engineering
problems, Numerical Methods for Engineers, Second Edition provides
an introduction to numerical methods, incorporating theory with
concrete computing exercises and programmed examples of the
techniques presented. Covering a wide range of numerical
applications that have immediate relevancy for engineers, the book
describes forty-nine programs in Fortran 95. Many of the programs
discussed use a sub-program library called nm_lib that holds
twenty-three subroutines and functions. In addition, there is a
precision module that controls the precision of calculations.
Well-respected in their field, the authors discuss a variety of
numerical topics related to engineering. Some of the chapter
features include... The numerical solution of sets of linear
algebraic equations Roots of single nonlinear equations and sets of
nonlinear equations Numerical quadrature, or numerical evaluation
of integrals An introduction to the solution of partial
differential equations using finite difference and finite element
approaches Describing concise programs that are constructed using
sub-programs wherever possible, this book presents many different
contexts of numerical analysis, forming an excellent introduction
to more comprehensive subroutine libraries such as the numerical
algorithm group (NAG).
It has long been recognized that soil organic matter is the key to
soil fertility. As a nutrient store it gradually provides essential
elements which the soil cannot retain for long in inorganic form.
It buffers growing plants against sudden changes in their chemical
environment and preserves moisture in times of drought. It keeps
the soil in a friable, easily penetrated physical condition,
well-aerated and free draining, providing young seedlings with an
excellent medium for growth. But it has another property, the
nature and extent of which have been the subject of argu ment and
controversy ever since scientists began to study the soil, and that
is its ability to affect growth directly, other than by providing
nutrient elements. Any one wishing to learn about these effects has
been faced with a daunting mass of literature, some confusing,
often contradictory, and spread through a multitude of journals.
Individual aspects have been covered from time to time in reviews
but there has obviously been a need for a modern authoritative text
book dealing with the many facets of this subject, so the
publication of this volume is timely. The editors and authors are
all specialists in their fields, fully familiar with the com plex
nature of soil organic matter and with the particular difficulties
arising in any study of its properties. Where controversies exist
they have presented all sides of the argument and have highlighted
areas where further work is badly needed."
The Asian beans and grams, the species of Vigna (subgenus
Ceratotropis), include several legumes that are an essential
component in the diets of a large proportion of Asia's population,
and interest in these legumes is growing as ethnic cuisine spreads
worldwide. However, this important group of legumes is little known
compared to the closely related Phaseolus beans and soybean. That
deficiency is addressed for the first time in this fully
illustrated comprehensive conservation, genetics, taxonomic, and
agricultural monograph on the genetic resources of the Asian Vigna.
The book deals with the phylogeny of the group from the
perspectives of morphological and molecular analyses, ex situ and
in situ conservation, eco-geographical analyses, and research. In
addition, morphological descriptions, keys, and eco-geographic
details of each species in the group are provided. This genetic
resources handbook and guide to the Asian Vigna will be a valuable
reference for agriculturists, conservationists, taxonomists, other
scientists, and students interested in the legumes and plant
genetic resources.
30% discount for members of The Mineralogical Society of Britain
and Ireland
This text summarises the state-of-the-art in the study of
mineral surfaces and some of the key applications of surface
science in mineralogy and mineral chemistry. Each chapter covers a
particular aspect of the subject and is written by an expert who
raises the key issues involved for those requiring an introduction
to the subject, whilst highlighting most recent developments.
Advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers alike will
find this essential reading as it is the first book to review the
fast developing field of mineral surfaces.
With Byrd at the Bottom of the World vividly recounts American
explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd's expedition to the South Pole.
From the sublime to the ridiculous, author and fellow explorer
Norman D. Vaughan recalls the historic moments, practical jokes,
jealousies, and affection among compatriots facing the dangers of a
frozen and inhospitable continent.
Although pseudocodes, Mathematica(R), and MATLAB(R) illustrate how
algorithms work, designers of engineering systems write the vast
majority of large computer programs in the Fortran language. Using
Fortran 95 to solve a range of practical engineering problems,
Numerical Methods for Engineers, Second Edition provides an
introduction to numerical methods, incorporating theory with
concrete computing exercises and programmed examples of the
techniques presented. Covering a wide range of numerical
applications that have immediate relevancy for engineers, the book
describes forty-nine programs in Fortran 95. Many of the programs
discussed use a sub-program library called nm_lib that holds
twenty-three subroutines and functions. In addition, there is a
precision module that controls the precision of calculations.
Well-respected in their field, the authors discuss a variety of
numerical topics related to engineering. Some of the chapter
features include... -The numerical solution of sets of linear
algebraic equations -Roots of single nonlinear equations and sets
of nonlinear equations -Numerical quadrature, or numerical
evaluation of integrals -An introduction to the solution of partial
differential equations using finite difference and finite element
approaches Describing concise programs that are constructed using
sub-programs wherever possible, this book presents many different
contexts of numerical analysis, forming an excellent introduction
to more comprehensive subroutine libraries such as the numerical
algorithm group (NAG).
"Teaching in Blended Leaning Environments" provides a
coherent framework in which to explore the transformative concept
of
blended learning. Blended learning can be defined as the
organic
integration of thoughtfully selected and complementary face-to-face
and
online approaches and technologies. A direct result of the
transformative innovation of virtual communication and online
learning
communities, blended learning environments have created new ways
for
teachers and students to engage, interact, and collaborate. The
authors
argue that this new learning environment necessitates significant
role
adjustments for instructors and generates a need to understand
the
aspects of teaching presence required of deep and meaningful
learning
outcomes.
Built upon the theoretical framework of the Community of
Inquiry
- the premise that higher education is both a collaborative
and
individually constructivist learning experience - the authors
present seven principles that provide a valuable set of tools
for
harnessing the opportunities for teaching and learning
available
through technology. Focusing on teaching practices related to
the
design, facilitation, direction and assessment of blended
learning
experiences, "Teaching in Blended Learning Environments"
addresses the growing demand for improved teaching in higher
education.Norman D. Vaughan is a professor in the Department
of
Education, Faculty of Teaching and Learning at Mount Royal
University.
He is the co-author with D. Randy Garrison of "Blended Learning
in
Higher Education."Martha Cleveland-Innes is
professor and chair in the Center for Distance Education at
Athabasca
University and guest professor of Technology-Enhanced Learning at
the
Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. D. Randy
Garrison is a professor in the Faculty of Education at the
University of Calgary. He has authored, co-authored, or edited
nine
books and over a hundred refereed articles/papers on the topics
of
teaching and learning in higher and online learning contexts.
In Zeiten rapide anwachsenden Wissens auf vielen Gebieten der
Augenheilkunde ist es schwierig, ein Buch zu schreiben, das nicht
sehr schnell seinen Wert dadurch ein busst, dass es schon vor oder
kurz nach seinem Erscheinen von der Entwicklung des Fa ches
uberholt wird. VAUGHAN und ASHBURY haben hier seit der ersten
Auflage ihrer "General Ophthalmology" im Jahre 1958 eine
Meisterleistung vollbracht. Es ist ihnen gelungen, ihr Buch durch
Neuauflagen, die im Abstand von jeweils 2-3 Jahren erfolg ten, auf
dem neuesten Stand zu halten. Mit ungeheurem Fleiss und grossem
Geschick wurde dabei UEberholtes eliminiert, wahrend neue
pathophysiologische Erkenntnisse, theoretische Konzepte und
chirurgische Techniken aufgenommen wurden. Sehr ge wissenhaft wurde
dabei darauf geachtet, dass nur solche Neuerungen Eingang fanden,
die sich in Klinik und Praxis bewahrt und so ihre anhaltende
Gultigkeit unter Beweis gestellt hatten. Auf diese Weise ist ein
Werk entstanden, das keinerlei Ballast enthalt, aber seit Jahren
all das umfasst, was der Student und der junge ophthalmologische
Assistenzarzt uber das Fach wissen sollten. Die medizinische
Ausbildung hat in den letzten Jahren einschneidende Veranderungen
erfahren. An die Stelle einer konse quent aufgebauten Vorlesung ist
das Praktikum getreten, das nur einen unvollkomme nen Einblick in
den systematischen Aufbau des Faches, seine Probleme und seine
Moeglichkeiten vermitteln kann. Es ist daher in zunehmendem Masse
Aufgabe eines gu ten Lehrbuches, diese Lucke zu schliessen und dem
Studenten in uberschaubarer Wei se einen moeglichst kompletten
UEberblick uber die wichtigsten Fakten moderner Au genheilkunde zu
bieten.
Synopsis: Christian Coalition experienced a meteoric rise in
American politics in the 1990s only to see its profile and impact
vanish into embarrassing irrelevancy at the end of the decade,
leaving many to ask, "Whatever happened to the Christian
Coalition?" Joel Vaughan offers a behind-the-scenes look at the
Christian Coalition, once the pre-eminent, conservative grassroots
political organization in America. Working closely with founder Pat
Robertson, President Don Hodel, and wunderkind Executive Director
Ralph Reed, the author reveals in a captivating manner the factors
that caused the rapid growth of this astonishingly successful
organization, and the internal strife that led to its tragic and
rapid decline. Containing useful insights for leaders about
organizational dynamics and grassroots movements of any kind, The
Rise and Fall of the Christian Coalition shows how people of faith
can become more effective at making their voice heard in local,
state, and national elections, as well as many obstacles and
ambitions to avoid. Gilbert and Sullivan wrote a song about a young
man who went to work for the British Admiralty and "polished up the
handles so carefully" that he became ruler of Queen Victoria's
Navy. Joel Vaughan rose from volunteer to Deputy Field Director
and, ultimately, to the dual positions of Assistant to the
President and Director of Administration. He brings an insider's
intimate knowledge of the explosive growth and the ultimate crisis
in leadership of Christian Coalition. Full of behind-the-scenes
anecdotes and revelations, this book is a "must read" for every
person interested in American politics who wants a better idea of
the pro-family movement and its foremost organization, as well as
those interested in the Do's and Don'ts of running a nonprofit
organization. Endorsements: "The Christian Coalition's significant
influence on American politics as the last century moved towards
its close is indisputable. Joel Vaughan was blessed to have played
an integral role in the Coalition's growth and had a front row seat
to the motives, aspirations, and weaknesses of its leaders. In a
thorough and entertaining manner, Vaughan's The Rise and Fall of
the Christian Coalition captures the essence of the Coalition, its
leaders, and the political environment in which the group rose to
prominence, as well as how it ultimately dwindled into
insignificance. All students of political history and social
movements will benefit from Vaughan's fair-minded recounting of
this unique period of our history when Christians were able to mold
the political landscape in a manner few would have ever believed
possible. And those who witnessed this remarkable organization's
dramatic evolution will find Vaughan's 'behind the scenes' insights
to be both illuminating and engaging." -Rusty Leonard, CFA, Founder
and CEO of MinistryWatch.com "Joel Vaughan relies on neither gossip
nor guesswork in this compelling book. His is an insider's account;
ten years at the Christian Coalition and an easy writing style
provide the reader with a ringside seat to one of the most
controversial--and consequential-periods in modern American
political history." -Kellyanne Conway, President and CEO, the
polling company, inc./WomanTrend Author Bio: Joel D. Vaughan is
Assistant to the President of a multi-national, pro-family
Christian ministry. He served with the Christian Coalition from
1989 to 1999 in positions ranging from volunteer, to Deputy
National Field Director, to Director of Administration, and
Assistant to the President. He has been Vice President of a
political advertising firm, and has served in political campaigns
and organizations. He holds a bachelors degree in economics and
business, and a masters degree in biblical studies. He and his
wife, Kellie, reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado, along with
their kitty, Virginia.
Using a set of rules as a guide for cost-effective policy analysis, Communicating Social Science Research to Policy Makers helps applied researchers avoid costly mistakes in policy planning and public administration research. Beginning with a practical approach to policy analysis, authors Roger J. Vaughan and Terry F. Buss show the reader how to prepare a nonbiased description of the problem to be studied, how to diagnose the causes of the problem, how to explore the various strategies for dealing with the problem and related issues, how to use formal forecasting projections, how to do cost-benefits analysis, how an analyst can decide what information to communicate, and strategies for the most-effective communication of policy analysis.
The rapid migration to remote instruction during the Covid-19
pandemic has expedited the need for more research, expertise, and
practical guidelines for online and blended learning. A theoretical
grounding of approaches and practices is imperative to support
blended learning and sustain change across multiple levels in
education organizations, from leadership to classroom. Principles
of Blended Learning is a valuable framework that regards higher
education as both a collaborative and individually constructivist
learning experience. The framework considers the interdependent
elements of social, cognitive, and teaching presence to create a
meaningful learning experience. In this volume, the authors further
explore and refine the blended learning principles presented in
their first book, Teaching in Blended Learning Environments:
Creating and Sustaining Communities of Inquiry, with an added focus
on designing, facilitating, and directing collaborative blended
learning environments by emphasizing the concept of shared
metacognition.
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