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A presentation of the most fundamental features of the biology of the mammary gland, a unique model of an organ capable of an abundant synthesis of proteins: endocrinology of lactation, role of prol……続きを見る

Lorsqu'il parcourt le Val d’Illiez dans les années 1770, l’artiste genevois Marc-Théodore Bourrit, compagnon d’excursions d’Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, s’émerveille à la vue de cette vallée « embel……続きを見る

This book investigates the situated (re)production of categories, from the most mundane and unremarkable to those most strongly associated with power and privilege. By examining the reciprocal relat……続きを見る

While economic and social indicators in many Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries have improved over the past three decades, the region’s blue natural assetsーclean air, healthy seas, and c……続きを見る

This book is about an alternative path to mitigating the climate-change crisis. It explains why today’s status-quo approaches are not working, mainly due to limitations in science itself and to indi……続きを見る

The life, death and afterlife of one of the true icons of extinction, the Great Auk The great auk was a flightless, goose-sized bird superbly adapted for life at sea. Fat, flush with feathers and ea……続きを見る

Challenging current music making approaches which have traditionally relied on the repetition of fixed forms when played, this book provides a new framework for musicians, composers, and producers w……続きを見る

The Canadian Mountain Assessment provides a first-of-its-kind look at what we know, do not know, and need to know about mountain systems in Canada. The assessment is based on insights from First Nat……続きを見る

Includes over 200 illustrations by the author. Here are fifty adventures that any of us could have. The only equipment needed is a hand lens and an inquiring mind. At home, in the woods, fields, pon……続きを見る

"Everglades Wildguide" is an immersive and informative exploration crafted by Jean Craighead George. Within its pages, readers embark on a captivating journey through the unique ecosystem of the Eve……続きを見る

In 2005, Wendy Magnum of Hattiesburg, Mississippi suffers remorse after having an intimate encounter with Judd McKay, a friend her husband, Ray, trusted with his family during Hurricane Katrina. Tom……続きを見る

Essays exploring interrelated strands of material ecologies, past and present British politics, and the act of writing, through a rich variety of case studies. Much as the complexities of climate ch……続きを見る

Bees are an integral part of our environment, and by keeping your own you can contribute to their survival as well as ensuring a constant supply of tasty, nutritious honey. Packed with practical and……続きを見る

Harness the powerful Python programming language to navigate the realms of geographic information systems, remote sensing, topography, and more, while embracing a guiding framework for effective geo……続きを見る

What do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians. Plant……続きを見る

In the Spring of 2001, based on flawed science and unconstitutional judicial rulings, the Federal Government cut off water to an entire basin of farmers in southwest Oregon and northern California, ……続きを見る

Bees are an integral part of our environment, and by keeping your own you can contribute to their survival as well as ensuring a constant supply of tasty, nutritious honey. Packed with practical and……続きを見る

During the last twenty years there has been a dramatic increase in the rabbit population and this development has, in turn, been accompanied by a renaissance in ferreting. The appearance of an up to……続きを見る

In "Science and the Modern World," Alfred North Whitehead presents a profound exploration of the relationship between scientific developments and the philosophical implications that arise within con……続きを見る

Slope stability engineering is both an art and a science practised by many civil and geotechnical engineers involved in work on landslides, earth dams, breakwaters, coastal defence, earthworks slope……続きを見る

“An astonishing, unconstrained exploration of the nature and practice of cetacean culture . . . a revolutionary book.” ーPhilip Hoare, author of The Whale In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback……続きを見る

Three classic texts in one: essays by Alfred North Whitehead, an authoritative study of Otto Rank, and an essential reference book on hypnosis. In Science and Philosophy, Alfred North Whitehead pres……続きを見る

SafeBook: the Fire Prevention and Information Booklet for Homes, which is your Family’s resource for Fire Causes, Fire Safety, Fire Hazards and Fire Prevention. My goal is to prevent fires from happ……続きを見る

Remarkable advances are being made in life science and agricultural research to reform the methods of food production, particularly with regard to staple grain and legume crops, in ways that will be……続きを見る

In 1973, Martin Cooper invented the cell phone. How? He started with a problem (the Chicago police needed an alternative to bulky 2-way radios) He synchronized the Magic Triangle (product, company,……続きを見る

The Anthropocene is a volatile and potentially catastrophic age demanding new ways of thinking about relations between humans and the nonhuman world. This book explores how responses to environmenta……続きを見る

Plants are fundamental players in human lives, underpinning our food supply and contributing to the air we breathe, but they are easy to take for granted and have received insufficient attention in ……続きを見る

Alfred North Whitehead (18681-1947) was an English mathematician and philosopher. He is best known as the defining figure of the philosophical school known as process philosophy, which has been appl……続きを見る

This is a tutorial-style book that helps you to perform Geospatial and GIS analysis with Python and its tools/libraries. This book will first introduce various Python-related tools/packages in the i……続きを見る

What is it like to be a swift, flying at over one hundred kilometres an hour? Or a kiwi, plodding flightlessly among the humid undergrowth in the pitch dark of a New Zealand night? And what is going……続きを見る