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Acidifiers in Animal Nutrition (eBook)

£20.83

A guide for feed preservation and acidification to promote animal performance. This book provides an overview on the use of acidifiers in animal nutrition and their beneficial effects on livestock and aquaculture. It contains a compilation of papers from research institutes and the industry worldwide related to that topic.

Anatomists and Eponyms: The Spirit of Anatomy Past (eBook)

£12.49

The medical curriculum teaches the barest essentials of human anatomy. The policy of eliminating all eponyms from the anatomical nomenclature is depriving both students and teachers of the incentive to learn the history of the great anatomist or physician who discovered the structure associated with his or her name. This book aims to address this.

Complexity and Medicine - The elephant in the waiting room (eBook)

£16.67

This book aims to help the reader understand the difference between Linear Science and Complexity Theory, and how medicine has failed to apply the latter. It recognises the advantages of using this understanding to generate realistic hypotheses for cause of disease.

Electromagnetism: Nature's Force That Shapes Our Lives (eBook)

£8.33

This book conveys the wonder of how this one force can do so much by describing how deeply embedded and intimately linked we are to earthly nature. Thus offering a refreshingly rich and encompassing perspective of our world by providing us with a deeper dimension in our reflections about our role as part of a cohesive whole.

Exploring Avenues To Interdisciplinary Research (eBook)

£9.99

This edited work presents a collection of chapters on a range of key areas in multi- and interdisciplinary research. They represent some of the current thinking and practice of interdisciplinary research, and are an outcome of the 1st Cross-Disciplinary Research Conference held at the University of Nottingham.

From Dying Stars to the Birth of Life (eBook)

£20.83

In the new 21st century, mankind is finally close to being able to answer the age-old question of “Are we alone in the universe?”

Modern Pig Production Technology - A practical guide to profit (eBook)

£37.50

This is the third textbook from this award-winning and internationally-recognised pig consultant. Having already covered 'Pig production Problems' and their solutions followed by 'What the Textbooks don't tell You', this new book goes further in providing practical, easy-to-understand advice on all the important management techniques used by the most successful pig producers today.

Neighs and Whispers: A study of contact and communication with horses (eBook)

£20.83

This book shares information regarding the way horses communicate and how we can understand what is happening to them. There are personal anecdotes and stories about experiences with ill-treated horses, their rehabilitation work, how to read their signs without misinterpreting, and some basic techniques to begin a different relationship with our quadruped friends.

Perfecting The Pig Environment (eBook)

£16.66

Like its predecessor, this publication is written for students and those professionals who choose to work at the sharp end of the pig industry and are driven by a desire to improve the environment that farmers provide for pigs.

The Human Rights Act and the Assault on Liberty: Rights and Asylum in the UK (eBook)

£12.49

A major objective of the Human Rights Act (HRA) was to bring about a culture of rights in the UK. Its introduction fore-grounded questions about the use of rights to advance social justice issues and was the impetus for this research. At about the same time as the Act came into effect another law, Section 55, an antithesis of what the HRA promised, was passed which forced thousands of asylum-seekers into destitution.

The Physics of Cricket (eBook)

£16.67

Fans around the world are used to seeing the infrared technology of “Hotspot”, the acoustics of “Snicko” and the ballistics of “Hawkeye”, but how many people actually understand how these aids work and what their applications and limitations are? Is there any scientific reason why a white ball should behave differently to a red one? Why do we use a red or a white ball anyway?

The Physics Of Rugby (eBook)

£16.67

Nominated as one of the Top Ten Physics Books by "Physics World". Physics is not mathematics. It is not about blocks of mass M sliding down inclined planes. True physics is the process of coming up with a model. For example, Shane Williams dives for the corner on a muddy day and his momentum carries him over. How far out can he dive and still score? The answer is given by the same equation as those dull sliding blocks.

The Physics of Scuba Diving (eBook)

£16.67

This book provides a fun introduction to the mathematics and physics needed to really understand scuba diving; it was written by an enthusiastic scuba diver, who is also a mathematician. The book is written for the lay person, and assumes only a willingness to express basic scientific relationships using mathematical equations.

The Renal System Explained (eBook)

£20.82

This book offers the exam-going student's perspective as well as the expertise of experienced, specialist contributors. It is primarily written for pre-clinical undergraduate students but also serves as a comprehensive guide for clinical students and a reference for science professionals.

The Split Mind: Schizophrenia from an Insider's Point of View (eBook)

£14.99

The main purpose of this book is to educate other patients with schizophrenia, and their family members or friends. The author has written about his personal experiences, in addition to the scientific facts that are known about the illness. He believes that, through sharing his own experiences, he can help other patients feel less isolated and cope with their personal problems.

Understanding Mathematics (eBook)

£8.32

Without a basic understanding of maths, students of any science discipline are ill-equipped to tackle new problems or to apply themselves to novel situations. In this book, Keith Gregson covers a few essential topics that will help encourage an understanding of mathematics so that the student can build on their understanding and apply it to their own scientific discipline.

Writing and Presenting Scientific Papers - 2nd Edition (eBook)

£18.75

The aim of this book is to provide guidelines for preparing papers and presentations so that your message can be transmitted clearly and concisely to the reader or listener. Techniques for improving your writing, literature searching and training students in communication are also discussed.