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In The Limits and Lies of Human Genetic Research, Jonathan Kaplan weighs in on the controversial subject of the roles genes play in determining aspects of physical and behavioural human variation. Kapan argues that genetic research is inadequate to support the conclusions that are often drawn in the media and technical journals about the genetic causes of such human traits as intelligence, depression, obesity, criminality and violence, and homosexuality. His concern lies in the ways that conclusions about the `genetic' causes of certain human traits can be and do get used in legal, political and social decision making. Limits and Lies makes the case that neither the information we have on genes nor on the environment is sufficient to explain the complex variations among humans.
In The Limits and Lies of Human Genetic Research, Jonathan Kaplan weighs in on the controversial subject of the roles genes play in determining aspects of physical and behavioural human variation. Kapan argues that genetic research is inadequate to support the conclusions that are often drawn in the media and technical journals about the genetic causes of such human traits as intelligence, depression, obesity, criminality and violence, and homosexuality. His concern lies in the ways that conclusions about the `genetic' causes of certain human traits can be and do get used in legal, political and social decision making. Limits and Lies makes the case that neither the information we have on genes nor on the environment is sufficient to explain the complex variations among humans.
In work environments world-wide, whether simple or complex, the
ways in which people think, do their jobs, and interface with other
human beings grow out of their experiences in the groups of which
they are or have been a part. How these influences affect their
performance and human interfacing in work environments throughout
the world is the subject of cultural ergonomics. In this volume,
distinguished scientists explore these cultural influences in
relation to significant current concerns of ergonomics and human
factors. These include scientific-philosophical considerations,
aircraft safety, maritime safety, cross-national training,
effective use of the world-wide web, multinational decision making,
third- world industrial development, implementation of technology
transfer, and the functioning of multicultural teams.
Technology is rapidly changing the field of human resources
management (HRM), and propelling the field in some entirely new
directions labeled eHR-electronic human resources. Thus, this
volume focuses on technology, eHR, and virtual organizations.
Well-known experts in eHR review the trends in the field including
employee self-service, e-learning, strategies for implementing eHR,
virtual work arrangements and their impact on human resources
management. In addition, the volume focuses on the implications of
using technology for HRM, and the functional and dysfunctional
consequences of using technology to achieve HRM goals (such as
privacy and employee customer satisfaction issues). The volume
should be especially useful for researchers and practitioners in
the fields of HRM and information technology.
Meet Betty Bunny, a loveable handful nobunny can resist.
From author Michael B. Kaplan, creator of Disney's T.V. show "Dog
with a Blog, "comes the debut picture book of the "Betty Bunny"
series. It's a story about patience--seen through the eyes of a
precocious preschooler.
Betty Bunny is the youngest in her family of rabbits and she's
just discovering the important things in life, like chocolate cake.
She declares, "I am going to marry chocolate cake" and takes a
piece to school with her in her pocket. Mom values healthy eating
and tells Betty Bunny she needs patience when it comes to dessert.
But Betty Bunny doesn't want patience, she wants chocolate cake In
this funny tribute to chocolate lovers (and picky eaters), Betty
Bunny's charming perspective on patience will be recognizable to
anyone with a preschooler in their life.
Comedy 5m, 3f, Possible Cast Expansion / Interior Sea Spray is a
charming beach town, perfect for romantic getaways and cliff-side
proposals. While tourists walk around with stars in their eyes, the
locals take their lumps and watch their relationships fray and
fizzle. Karl is a self-professed good guy who bought the little
village dream for his wife, only to have her run off with the town
aromatherapist. Now he's stuck with a quaint souvenir shop he never
wanted, and the vengeful impulse to run it into the ground. As the
local merchants scheme to drive Karl away, his bitter emporium
becomes a safe haven for the romantically scarred men of Sea Spray.
..".Clever and funny, laced with jokes. A quirky adult comedy that
will stand on its own in any community" - The Tribune "[Love Town]
unmasks the truth that lies beyond artificial social niceties,
revealing an authenticity behind the brightly painted facade that
little towns display to the world." - New Times of the Central
Coast
Preschooler Betty Bunny is back and testing her limits. Luckily,
she is a loveable handful nobunny can resist.
This hardcover picture book in the Betty Bunny series is by author
Michael B. Kaplan, creator of Disney's T.V. series "Dog with a
Blog."
Betty Bunny doesn't know why she can only buy one toy in the toy
store when she wants them all. Her family tells Betty Bunny she
can't have everything she wants and come up with a lesson to teach
her the value of money and spending limits. But the precocious
bunny comes up with a hilarious loophole. Betty Bunny's preschool
perspective and negotiating skills will leave you in stitches.
Unter Computeralgebra versteht man den Grenzbereich zwischen
Algebra und Informatik, der sich mit Entwurf, Analyse,
Implementierung und Anwendung algebraischer Algorithmen befasst.
Entsprechend dieser Sichtweise stellt der Autor einige
Computeralgebra-Systeme vor und zeigt an Beispielen deren
LeistungsfAhigkeit. Grundlegende Techniken, wie etwa das Rechnen
mit groAen ganzen Zahlen, werden untersucht. FA1/4r komplexe
Fragestellungen wie das Faktorisieren von Polynomen, werden mehrere
Algorithmen angeboten, da diese verschiedene StArken haben. HAufig
ist der vermeintliche Umweg A1/4ber andere mathematische Strukturen
der schnellste Weg. In den ersten Kapiteln werden die nAtigen
mathematischen Grundlagen zur VerfA1/4gung gestellt. Die folgenden
Kapitel kAnnen dann weitestgehend unabhAngig voneinander gelesen
werden. Alle vorgestellten Algorithmen werden begrA1/4ndet und
teilweise in einer Pseudoprogrammiersprache dargestellt. Das Buch
richtet sich gleichermaAen an Studierende der Mathematik und der
Informatik.
Betty Bunny is the youngest in her family of rabbits, and she's
just discovering the important things in life, like chocolate cake.
She declares, "I am going to marry chocolate cake," and takes a
piece to school with her in her pocket. Mum values healthy eating
and tells Betty Bunny she needs patience when it comes to dessert.
But Betty Bunny doesn't want patience, she wants chocolate cake! In
this funny tribute to chocolate lovers (and picky eaters), Betty
Bunny's charming perspective on patience will be recognisable to
anyone with a pre-schooler in their life.
Good vision is more than the ability to see 20/20 on an eye chart.
Any vision problem is a message alerting us to an unbalanced inner
state. Eyeglasses, medications, and surgery may correct poor vision
but they cannot correct this inner imbalance. In "The Power Behind
Your Eyes," Robert-Michael Kaplan presents Integrated Vision
Therapy a comprehensive daily program that can actually improve as
well as treat the inner causes of poor vision. More comprehensive
than other vision care techniques, Integrated Vision Therapy takes
a holistic approach to identifying the causes of vision problems
and developing noninvasive, natural strategies for treatment,
including clear, easy-to-follow exercises, diets, and changes in
daily habits.
A compelling journey through history, mathematics, and philosophy,
charting humanityas struggle against randomness
Our lives are played out in the arena of chance. However little
we recognize it in our day-to-day existence, we are always riding
the odds, seeking out certainty but settlingareluctantlyafor
likelihood, building our beliefs on the shadowy props of
probability. "Chances Are" is the story of manas millennia-long
search for the tools to manage the recurrent but unpredictableato
help us prevent, or at least mitigate, the seemingly random blows
of disaster, disease, and injustice. In these pages, we meet the
brilliant individuals who developed the first abstract formulations
of probability, as well as the intrepid visionaries who recognized
their practical applicationsafrom gamblers to military strategists
to meteorologists to medical researchers, from blackjack to our own
mortality.
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