Understanding sociology / by Calhoun, Craig J., 1952-

Table of Contents: “…Study of sociology: Sociological perspective; Methods of sociological research; Culture; Interaction and social structure -- Individual and society: Socialization; Life course, from childhood to old age; Deviance and crime; Groups and organizations -- Inequality and power: Class and stratification; Race and ethnicity; Sex and gender -- Social institutions: Family; Education; Religion; Health and health care; Economics and work; Politics, the State, and war -- Global challenges: Third world; Population and environment; Communities and urbanization; Social movements and collective action; Social change -- Glossary.…”
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Social problems and the quality of life / by Lauer, Robert H., Lauer, Jeanette C.

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Social problems and the quality of life / by Lauer, Robert H., Lauer, Jeanette C.

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The Developing Human : clinically oriented embryology / by Moore, Keith L.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to the developing human -- First week of human development -- Second week of human development -- Third week of human development -- Fourth to eighth weeks of human development -- Ninth week to birth : the fetal period -- Placenta and fetal membranes -- Body cavities, mesenteries, and diaphragm -- Pharyngeal apparatus, face, and neck -- Respiratory system -- Alimentary system -- Urogenital system -- Cardiovascular system -- Skeletal system -- Muscular system -- Development of limbs -- Nervous system -- Development of eyes and ears -- Integumentary system -- Human birth defects -- Common signaling pathways used during development.…”
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Thermodynamics for Engineers / by Potter, Merle C.

Table of Contents: “…Thermodynamic relations -- Three differential relationships -- The Maxwell relations -- The Clapeyron equation -- Further consequences of the Maxwell relations -- Relationships involving specific heats -- The Joule-Thomson coefficient -- Enthalpy, internal-energy, and entropy changes of real gases -- 12. Mixtures and solutions -- Basic definitions -- Ideal-gas law for mixtures -- Properties of a mixture of ideal gases -- Gas-vapor mixtures -- Adiabatic saturation and web-bulb temperatures -- The psychrometric chart -- Air-conditioning processes -- 13. …”
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Hands on media history : a new methodology in the humanities and social sciences /

Table of Contents: “…/ Nick Hall -- A blind date with the past : transforming television documentary practice into a research method / Amanda Murphy -- (De)habituation histories : how to re-sensitize media historians / Andreas Fickers and Annie van den Oever -- (Un)certain ghosts: rephotography and historical images / Mary Agnes Krell -- Photography against the Anthropocene : the anthotype as a call for action / Kristof Vrancken -- On the performance of playback for dead media devices / Matthew Hockenberry and Jason LaRiviere -- The archaeology of the Walkman : audience perspectives and the roots of mobile media intimacy / Marus̆a Pus̆nik -- Extended play : hands on with forty years of English amusement arcades / Alex Wade -- Enriching 'hands on history' through community dissemination : a case study of the Pebble Mill Project / Vanessa Jackson -- The media archaeology lab as platform for undoing and reimagining media history / Lori Emerson -- Reflections and reminiscences : tactile encounters and participatory research with vintage media technology in the museum / Christian Hviid Mortensen and Lise Kapper -- A vision in Bakelite : exploring the aesthetic, material and operational potential of the Bush TV22 / Elinor Groom -- Hands on circuits : preserving the semantic surplus of circuit-level functionality with programmable logic devices / Fabian Offert.…”
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The Routledge handbook of translation and pragmatics /

Table of Contents: “…Cognitive pragmatics and Translation Studies / Fabrizio Gallai -- 4. Corpus-based Studies on Interpreting and Pragmatics / Bernd Meyer -- 5. …”
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The Art of Watercolor Painting: master techniques for creating stunning works of art in watercolor / by Needham, Thomas

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Tools & Materials -- Watercolor Techniques -- Color Theory -- Stretching Your Own Paper -- ch. 1 Beginning Watercolor with Nancy Wylie -- Exploring Color -- Developing Landscapes -- Working with Perspective -- Rendering Snow -- Painting Wet-into-Wet -- Taking Artistic License -- ch. 2 Seascapes & Sunsets with Thomas Needham -- Seascape Elements & Techniques -- Sunset Techniques -- Exploiting the Sunlight -- Adding Shadows -- Rendering the Coastline -- Painting from Imagination -- Painting in Sections -- ch. 3 Landscapes with Ronald Pratt -- Injecting Color -- Creating Soft & Hard Edges -- Adding Elements -- Conveying Depth -- Painting Buildings -- Depicting Water -- Evoking Mood -- Capturing Reflections -- ch. 4 Animals with Deb Watson -- Blue Jay -- Bunny -- Deer in Snow -- Kitten -- ch. 5 Chinese Brush with Helen Tse -- Tools & Materials -- Basic Techniques -- Warming Up -- Sunflower & Ladybug -- Mountains & Clouds -- Enhancing a Painting.…”
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Microbiology / by Prescott, Lansing M.

Table of Contents: “…The history and scope of microbiology -- The study of microbial structure: microscopy and specimen preparation -- Procaryotic cell structure and function -- Eucaryotic cell structure and function -- Microbial nutrition -- Microbial growth -- Control of microorganisms by physical and chemical agents -- Metabolism: energy, enzymes, and regulation -- Metabolism: energy release and conservation -- Metabolism: the use of energy in biosynthesis -- Genes: structure, replication, and mutation -- Genes: expression and regulation -- Microbial recombination and plasmids -- Recombinant DNA technology -- Microbial Genomics -- The viruses: introduction and general characteristics -- The viruses: bacteriophages -- The viruses: viruses of eucaryotes -- Microbial taxonomy -- The archaea -- Bacteria: the deinococci and nonproteobacteria gram negatives -- Bacteria: the proteobacteria -- Bacteria: the Low G 1 C gram positives -- Bacteria: the High G 1 C gram positivies -- The fungi (eumycota), slime molds, and water molds -- The algae -- The protozoa -- Microorganism interactions and microbial ecology -- Microorganisms in aquatic environments -- Microorganisms in terrestrial environments -- Normal microbiota and nonspecific host resistance -- Specific immunity -- Medical immunology -- Pathogenicity of microorganisms -- Antimicrobial chemotherapy -- Clinical microbiology -- The epidemiology of infectious disease -- Human diseases caused by viruses -- Human diseases caused by bacteria -- Human diseases causedd by fungi and protozoa -- Microbiology of food -- Industrial microbiology and biotechnology.…”
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Essentials of Pediatric Nursing / by Kyle, Terri

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to child health and pediatric nursing -- Factors influencing child health -- Growth and development of the newborn and infant -- Growth and development of the toddler -- Growth and development of the preschooler -- Growth and development of the school-age child -- Growth and development of the adolescent -- Atraumatic and family-centered care of children -- Health supervision -- Health assessment of children -- Caring for children in diverse settings -- Caring for the special needs child -- Key pediatric nursing interventions -- Pain management in children -- Nursing care of the child with an infectious or communicable disorder -- Nursing care of the child with a neurologic disorder -- Nursing care of the child with a disorder of the eyes or ears -- Nursing care of the child with a respiratory disorder --…”
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Communications policy in transition : the Internet and beyond /

Table of Contents: “…Compaine --V Information Policy and Commercial Internet Behavior -- 13 Sorting Out the Search Engine Market 351 -- Neil Gandal -- 14 Copyright in the Age of Distributed Applications 369 -- Seth D. Greenstein -- 15 Should Congress Establish a Compulsory License for Internet Video -- Providers to Retransmit Over-the-Air TV Station Programming via -- the Internet? …”
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