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"Endlessly fascinating, unpretentiously educational, thoughtfully accessible and beautifully presented" - Alex Tattersall, award-winning underwater photographer and the founder of Underwater Visions……続きを見る

This open access book sets out to explain the reasons for the gap between “knowing” and “doing” in view of self-reliance, which is more and more often expected of citizens. In today’s society, peopl……続きを見る

From humans to hermit crabs to deep water plankton, all living things compete for locally limiting resources. This universal truth unites three bodies of thought--economics, evolution, and history--……続きを見る

"One of the master naturalists of our time" (American Scientist) reveals how evolutionary theory explains and affects not just the natural world but our society---and its future. Evolution has outgr……続きを見る

This key text addresses the topic of lightweight claddings in buildings and is a useful guide and reference resource. Written by well-known specialists in the field, this fourth edition of an establ……続きを見る

The term “Anthropocene”, the era of mankind, is increasingly being used as a scientific designation for the current geological epoch. This is because the human species now dominates ecosystems world……続きを見る

Taking care of oneself is increasingly interpreted as taking care of one’s brain. Apart from pills, books, food, and games for a better brain, people can also use neurotechnologies for self-improvem……続きを見る

This thesis presents an in-depth study on the effect of colloidal particle shape and formation mechanism on self-organization and the final crystal symmetries that can be achieved. It demonstrates h……続きを見る

Vous ne regarderez plus vos animaux de compagnie de la même façon ! Les dauphins et les perroquets s'appellent par des noms. Les éléphants en captivité utilisent des mots de notre langage pour inter……続きを見る

Winner, 2020 ASCA Book Award, given by the Amsterdam School of Cultural Analysis A groundbreaking argument for the political rights of animals In When Animals Speak, Eva Meijer develops a new, groun……続きを見る

Here is one biologist's interpretation of the chronology of life during the last six hundred million years of earth history: an extended essay that draws on the author's own data and a wide-ranging ……続きを見る

Già Fedro ed Esopo dicevano che non siamo i soli sul pianeta ad avere un linguaggio. Certo, i loro animali parlanti erano antropomorfi, e usavano le nostre parole per scopi morali del tutto umani, e……続きを見る

Mijn naam is Kim Dalmeijer. Na bijna 20 jaar in de automatisering te hebben gewerkt heb ik uiteindelijk in 2010 het roer omgegooid en ben ik me gaan toeleggen op wat toen al meer dan 10 jaar een uit……続きを見る

This book offers a considered yet entertaining reflection on the progress of modern scientific research. The winding path of science can only be understood by revealing the personal, human side of s……続きを見る

APPLIED MEDICAL STATISTICS An up-to-date exploration of foundational concepts in statistics and probability for medical students and researchers Medical journals and researchers are increasingly rec……続きを見る

Levensverhalen voorzien in een steeds grotere maatschappelijke behoefte, getuige de opkomst van weblogs, de talloze autobiografie en therapeutische toepassingen. Reflecteren op het eigen leven kan t……続きを見る

A sweeping new account of the role of power in the evolution of all life on Earth Power has many dimensions, from individual attributes such as strength and speed to the collective advantages of gro……続きを見る

‘Voor iedereen die zich weleens overweldigd voelt en op zoek is naar zichzelf, Bram harkt de weg voor je aan.’ Raven van Dorst. Dit is het Into the Wild-verhaal van de opvallendste deelnemer uit B&B……続きを見る

This book provides a general introduction into aviation operations, covering all the relevant elements of this field and the interrelations between them. Numerous books have been written about aviat……続きを見る

This open access textbook offers a practical guide into research ethics for undergraduate students in the social sciences. A step-by-step approach of the most viable issues, in-depth discussions of ……続きを見る

A Guide to the Collision Avoidance Rules is the essential reference to the safe operation of all vessels at sea. Published continuously since 1965, this respected and expert guide is the classic tex……続きを見る

The Handbook Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences addresses numerous issues in the emerging field of the philosophy of those sciences that are involved in the technological process of d……続きを見る

As an incredibly cheap, credit-card sized computer, the Raspberry Pi is breaking down barriers by encouraging people of all ages to experiment with code and build new systems and objects; and this b……続きを見る

More than 200 major river basins are shared by two or more countries and, together, these basins account for about 60% of the earth's land area, constituting a significant portion of the world's fre……続きを見る

Describes a Data Acquisition and Display System (DADS) for patient monitoring during anesthesia. It combines flexible data presentation on two color screens with a new alarm me- chanism and automate……続きを見る

This textbook provides an introduction to the mathematics on which modern cryptology is based. It covers not only public key cryptography, the glamorous component of modern cryptology, but also pays……続きを見る

Orang-oetans werken samen om uit dierentuinen te ontsnappen, waardoor ze steeds overgeplaatst moeten worden. Bijen delibereren over waar te wonen en wie aan te vallen. Politiehonden hebben in sommig……続きを見る

'A rich compendium of incidents, anecdotes and studies illustrating the linguistic abilities of animals . . . a rewarding book' Sunday Times Dolphins and parrots call each other by their names. Fork……続きを見る

This book provides an essential introduction to Stochastic Programming, especially intended for graduate students. The book begins by exploring a linear programming problem with random parameters, r……続きを見る

This textbook provides an introduction to probabilistic reliability analysis of power systems. It discusses a range of probabilistic methods used in reliability modelling of power system components,……続きを見る