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Eight years ago, four psychologists with varying backgrounds but a
common in terest in the impact of environmental stress on behavior
and health met to plan a study of the effects of aircraft noise on
children. The impetus for the study was an article in the Los
Angeles Times about architectural interventions that were planned
for several noise-impacted schools under the air corridor of Los
Angeles Interna tional Airport. These interventions created an
opportunity to study the same chil dren during noise exposure and
then later after the exposure had been attenuated. The study was
designed to test the generality of several noise effects that had
been well established in laboratory experimental studies. It
focused on three areas: the relationship between noise and personal
control, noise and attention, and noise and cardiovascular
response. Two years later, a second study, designed to replicate
and extend findings from the first, was conducted."
Ground improvement has been one of the most dynamic and rapidly
evolving areas of geotechnical engineering and construction over
the past 40 years. The need to develop sites with marginal soils
has made ground improvement an increasingly important core
component of geotechnical engineering curricula. Fundamentals of
Ground Improvement Engineering addresses the most effective and
latest cutting-edge techniques for ground improvement. Key ground
improvement methods are introduced that provide readers with a
thorough understanding of the theory, design principles, and
construction approaches that underpin each method. Major topics are
compaction, permeation grouting, vibratory methods, soil mixing,
stabilization and solidification, cutoff walls, dewatering,
consolidation, geosynthetics, jet grouting, ground freezing,
compaction grouting, and earth retention. The book is ideal for
undergraduate and graduate-level university students, as well as
practitioners seeking fundamental background in these techniques.
The numerous problems, with worked examples, photographs,
schematics, charts and graphs make it an excellent reference and
teaching tool.
Reinvention strategist Marshawn Evans Daniels delivers a practical
and inspirational guide for women ready to reclaim their lives and
discover a higher purpose, demonstrating that through disruption,
life can become sweeter than you ever imagined--Believe Bigger is
"your most inspiring girlfriend in book form" (Booklist). Marshawn
Evans Daniels thought she was on the right path. She was an
accomplished business woman and high-powered sports attorney ready
to marry the man of her dreams--until she learned just days before
a fairytale wedding that he was cheating on her. After this
betrayal flipped her seemingly perfect world upside down, she found
herself craving significance, not just success. Believe Bigger is
about resilience, reclaiming your life, and discovering how God
uses rejection, hardship, and unexpected circumstances to awaken
something greater within...if you're willing to embrace disruption.
You'll see her go from heartbroken and hitting rock bottom
financially, to building a multi-million-dollar faith-centered
enterprise and finding something super sweet along the way: a
calling. Through Marshawn's own "very compelling personal story of
betrayal, heartbreak, and--in the end--healing" (Faith Jenkins, TV
personality and host of Judge Faith) will show you how you too can
turn pain into purpose. Believe Bigger is "a great guide to making
seemingly impossible dreams a reality" (Michelle McKinney Hammond,
bestselling author). Whether you are drowning in self-doubt and
regret, feeling stuck, or sensing a shift but unable to discern
what's next, Marshawn's Purpose Map outlining the 5 Stages of
Divine Reinvention will give you insight into your true gifts and
calling--and the courage to pursue them. You'll see that
difficulties are not designed to devastate you, but to ignite the
bigger dreams, life, love, and abundance you were destined for all
along.
Ground improvement has been one of the most dynamic and rapidly
evolving areas of geotechnical engineering and construction over
the past 40 years. The need to develop sites with marginal soils
has made ground improvement an increasingly important core
component of geotechnical engineering curricula. Fundamentals of
Ground Improvement Engineering addresses the most effective and
latest cutting-edge techniques for ground improvement. Key ground
improvement methods are introduced that provide readers with a
thorough understanding of the theory, design principles, and
construction approaches that underpin each method. Major topics are
compaction, permeation grouting, vibratory methods, soil mixing,
stabilization and solidification, cutoff walls, dewatering,
consolidation, geosynthetics, jet grouting, ground freezing,
compaction grouting, and earth retention. The book is ideal for
undergraduate and graduate-level university students, as well as
practitioners seeking fundamental background in these techniques.
The numerous problems, with worked examples, photographs,
schematics, charts and graphs make it an excellent reference and
teaching tool.
Eight years ago, four psychologists with varying backgrounds but a
common in terest in the impact of environmental stress on behavior
and health met to plan a study of the effects of aircraft noise on
children. The impetus for the study was an article in the Los
Angeles Times about architectural interventions that were planned
for several noise-impacted schools under the air corridor of Los
Angeles Interna tional Airport. These interventions created an
opportunity to study the same chil dren during noise exposure and
then later after the exposure had been attenuated. The study was
designed to test the generality of several noise effects that had
been well established in laboratory experimental studies. It
focused on three areas: the relationship between noise and personal
control, noise and attention, and noise and cardiovascular
response. Two years later, a second study, designed to replicate
and extend findings from the first, was conducted."
As pressures to preserve natural forest resources have increased,
plantation forestry and its study have gained in importance.
Plantation Silviculture in Europe is an up-to-date, timely, and
comprehensive exploration of the principles that underlie the
planting and maintaining of forest resources. Based on the
excellent reception of Savill and Evans' Plantation Silviculture in
Temperate Regions (OUP, 1986), which was largely UK-based, the
inclusion of two European authors ensures that the scope of this
new book extends across the entire continent. Plantation
Silviculture in Europe provides a thorough overview of the central
aspects of conventional plantation forestry, covering site
preparation, choice of species, establishment and maintenance,
nutrition, spacing, thinning and pruning, and protection. In
addition, it acknowledges the changing emphasis and increasing
diversity of contemporary forestry, and includes chapters on
community woodlands, urban forests, plantings for amenity and
sport, and energy crops. Throughout, an attempt is made to set
practices in the context of the ecological and biological forest
processes which underpin them. Plantation Silviculture also
incorporates discussion of the many environmental, social and
policy issues that surround forestry today. Concise and clearly
written, this will be essential reading for graduate and
undergraduate forestry students and forestry professionals alike.
Likely to become the standard text throughout Europe, it also
contains much material of relevance to foresters in North America,
East Asia, and Australasia.
This Synoptikon brings together the Synoptic Gospels, freshly
translated, comparing them with materials selected from previous
volumes in this series. The aim is to serve commentators who engage
the Gospels critically and with the awareness that a consideration
of their Judaic environments is crucial. Placing the texts within
that setting evokes particular streams of tradition that interacted
so as to produce the Gospels. These are set out in distinctive
typefaces, so that readers may assess the depth of the Synoptic
tradition as well as the breadth of its development.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1913 Edition.
The (printed) 'Updated Edition' now comes with added value access
to the complete, downloadable eBook version via Student Consult.
Search, read and revise whilst on the move and use the interactive
self-assessment to test your understanding. Crash Course - a more
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core information you need in one place to excel on your course and
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series volume has been fine tuned and fully updated, with an
improved layout tailored to make your life easier. Especially
written by senior medical students or recent graduates - those who
have just been in the exam situation - with all information
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can trust. Commencing with 'Learning Objectives', every chapter
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detail. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the
western world and a common cause of hospital admission. This highly
accessible guide to the cardiovascular system highlights all the
essential information to provide an invaluable foundation for
application to clinical practice in this most fundamental of
medical specialties. Almost 160 illustrations present clinical,
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Friendly and accessible approach to the subject makes learning
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understand exam pressures Contains 'Hints and Tips' boxes, and
other useful aide-memoires Succinct coverage of the subject enables
'sharp focus' and efficient use of time during exam preparation
Contains a fully updated self-assessment section - ideal for honing
exam skills and self-testing Self-assessment section fully updated
to reflect current exam requirements Contains 'common exam
pitfalls' as advised by faculty Crash Courses also available
electronically! Online self-assessment bank also available -
content edited by Dan Horton-Szar! The (printed) 'Updated Edition'
now comes with added value access to the complete, downloadable
eBook version via Student Consult. Search, read and revise whilst
on the move and use the interactive self-assessment to test your
understanding. Crash Course - a more flexible, practical learning
package than ever before. Now celebrating over 10 years of success
- Crash Course has been specially devised to help you get through
your exams with ease. Completely revised throughout, the new
edition of Crash Course is perfectly tailored to meet your needs by
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the series gives complete coverage of the subject in a no-nonsense,
user-friendly fashion. Commencing with 'Learning Objectives', each
chapter guides you succinctly through the topic, giving full
coverage of the curriculum whilst avoiding unnecessary and often
confusing detail. Each chapter is also supported by a full artwork
programme, and features the ever popular 'Hints and Tips' boxes as
well as other useful aide-memoires. All volumes contain an
up-to-date self-assessment section which allows you to test your
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