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The Protein Folding Problem

The Protein Folding Problem

Proteins in living systems carry out a great variety of specific functions each of which depends on the precise three-dimensional structure of a particular protein. Proteins are synthesized in the form of a flexible polypeptide chain that is capable of assuming a vast number of configurations; the transformation of this chain into a specific relatively rigid three-dimensional structure is called folding-a remarkable process of self-organization. It is known that the amino acid sequences of some proteins have sufficient information to determine their three-dimensional structures. There are other proteins whose folding requires additional information beyond that found in the sequence of the mature protein. This book introduces the central problem of folding mechanisms as well as a number of other closely related issues. This book is neither a textbook nor a treatise. Rather it is an attempt by several investigators to convey the excitement and challenges of those aspects of the folding problem in which they are actively engaged. The contributors give brief introductions to protein folding from the perspectives of molecular architecture stability and dynamics phage genetics DNA exons general physiology and natural selection. They point out emerging new directions including the suggestion of a class of diseases that result from protein folding defects. | The Protein Folding Problem

GBP 130.00
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Protein Calories And Development Nutritional Variables In The Economics Of Developing Countries

Protein Calories And Development Nutritional Variables In The Economics Of Developing Countries

Production of world food supplies is related to more complicated socioeconomic variables than have previously been analyzed. Besides traditional inputs of land labor and fertilizer the technological capabilities and a variety of nutritional and other human capital components are significant independent variables in explaining agricultural production in the developing world. The integration of economic analyses with the concepts of nutritional science offers an expanded and effective means for analyzing the complex problems of agricultural production in nutritionally deficient countries. Bernard Schmitt traces the circular relationship between nutrition and human capital labor productivity food production and per capita consumption of calories and protein. He defines the basic nutritional terms that are most useful to economists in analyzing agricultural and foodrelated questions and provides examples that stress the importance of concentrating on nutritional quality as well as gross quantity. Transformations are used to convert quantities into basic nutritional components allowing more meaningful quantitative analyses in an econometric framework. Dr. Schmitt presents a flexible methodology for forecasting commodity production using it to make projections for the developing countries for each major commodity group and to test various policy alternatives such as extensive trade expanded food assistance programs substantial resource or input expansion further expansion of Green Revolution technology and development of alternatives to agriculture. Although he is certain that gains can be accomplished through population control and agricultural advances supplemented by alternative nutritional sources he concludes that conditions in nutritionally deficient countries are unlikely to improve on average through the mid-1980s. | Protein Calories And Development Nutritional Variables In The Economics Of Developing Countries

GBP 125.00
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Treatment programmes for high risk offenders

Treatment programmes for high risk offenders

High risk offenders can have a disproportionate impact on their communities because despite all manner of sentencing options they continue to commit a wide range of crimes both minor and serious. It is tempting to throw the book at them sometimes even to throw away the key. However anything that helps offenders to change their propensity for re-offending can really make a difference. Over the last 30 years scientific research has guided the provision of treatment rehabilitation and reintegration services that lead to reductions in re-offending. Much of what we know however comes from work with medium-risk offenders. Although this work is important and valuable there is a lower level of complexity to working with medium-risk offenders than most high-risk offenders require. This book recognizes the need to research and develop different approaches to rehabilitating high-risk offenders. Each of the contributions takes a different approach with a different group of offenders in a different setting. Cumulatively the chapters provide encouragement for those working with high risk offenders along with a wide range of ideas about how to develop better services. This book was originally published as a special issue of Psychology Crime & Law. | Treatment programmes for high risk offenders

GBP 46.99
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High Performing Teams In Brief

High Performing Teams In Brief

High Performing Teams is the essential handbook for managers seeking to enhance productivity and revitalize the workplace. It shows how to put teams together and accelerate their development so that they become high performing more quickly and thus repay the investment in setting them up. The book touches on the extensive theoretical background of teaming and focuses on pragmatic advice and experience. It is: rich in case studies and applications full of quick and easy checklists and contains executive summaries. Michael Colenso is a freelance consultant and an Associate of Wilson Learning and of the Europe Japan Centre. The . in brief books provide a critical 'snapshot' of the major management fashions and fads influencing business strategy. They cut through the consultants' jargon and steer a practical common sense course through the theory and hype. They provide managers with a balanced view based on evidence rather than missionary zeal so that they can be better informed. | High Performing Teams In Brief

GBP 175.00
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High Frequency Trading and Limit Order Book Dynamics

High Frequency Trading and Limit Order Book Dynamics

This book brings together the latest research in the areas of market microstructure and high-frequency finance along with new econometric methods to address critical practical issues in these areas of research. Thirteen chapters each of which makes a valuable and significant contribution to the existing literature have been brought together spanning a wide range of topics including information asymmetry and the information content in limit order books high-frequency return distribution models multivariate volatility forecasting analysis of individual trading behaviour the analysis of liquidity price discovery across markets market microstructure models and the information content of order flow. These issues are central both to the rapidly expanding practice of high frequency trading in financial markets and to the further development of the academic literature in this area. The volume will therefore be of immediate interest to practitioners and academics. This book was originally published as a special issue of European Journal of Finance. | High Frequency Trading and Limit Order Book Dynamics

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Russian From Novice High to Intermediate

Russian From Novice High to Intermediate

Russian: From Novice High to Intermediate is a multi-level course that presents grammar vocabulary culture music film and literature within the context of Russian life. With a flexible modular approach structured around contemporary themes this course builds on students’ reading listening speaking and writing skills while also expanding their cultural literacy. Each chapter contains projects and scenarios that enable language learners to practice and demonstrate communicative competence. An interactive website full of videos audio and self-correcting exercises accompanies the course and can be accessed through https://ccle. ucla. edu/course/view/russian-nov-to-int This comprehensive resource is ideal for use in second- and third-year Russian classes. | Russian From Novice High to Intermediate

GBP 66.99
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A Study of Innovative Behavior in High Technology Product Development Organizations

A Study of Innovative Behavior in High Technology Product Development Organizations

Originally published in 1999 this volume integrates several streams of research on the antecedents of innovation to test a model of individual innovative behavior in a high technology product development organization. The sample for this research was a group of Engineers Designers and Lab Technicians employed in an engineering department responsible for the development of high technology products. Structural equation modeling techniques and multiple linear regression were used to evaluate the research. | A Study of Innovative Behavior in High Technology Product Development Organizations

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Cultivating Capstones Designing High-Quality Culminating Experiences for Student Learning

Cultivating Capstones Designing High-Quality Culminating Experiences for Student Learning

Capstones have been a part of higher education curriculum for over two centuries with the goal of integrating student learning to cap off their undergraduate experience. In practice capstones are most often delivered as a course or include a significant project that addresses a problem or contributes new knowledge. This edited collection draws on multi-year multi-institutional and mixed-methods studies to inform the development of best practices for cultivating capstones at a variety of higher education institutions. The book is divided into three parts: Part One offers typographies of capstones illustrating the diversity of experiences included in this high-impact practice while also identifying essential characteristics that contribute to high-quality culminating experiences for students. Part Two shares specific culminating experiences with examples from multiple institutions and strategies for adapting them for readers’ own campus contexts. Part Three offers research-informed strategies for professional development to support implementation of high-quality student learning experiences across a variety of campus contexts. Cultivating Capstones is an essential resource for faculty who teach or direct disciplinary or interdisciplinary capstone experiences as well as for faculty developers and administrators seeking ways to offer high-quality high-impact learning experiences for diverse student populations. A Series on Engaged Learning and Teaching Book. Visit the books’ companion website hosted by the Center for Engaged Learning for book resources. | Cultivating Capstones Designing High-Quality Culminating Experiences for Student Learning

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Unequal By Design High-Stakes Testing and the Standardization of Inequality

Unequal By Design High-Stakes Testing and the Standardization of Inequality

This new edition of Unequal By Design: High-Stakes Testing and the Standardization of Inequality critically examines the deep and enduring problems within systems of education in the U. S. in order to illuminate what is really at stake for students teachers and communities negatively affected by such testing. Updates to the new edition include new chapters that focus on: the role of schools and standardized testing in reproducing social cultural and economic inequalities; the way high-stakes testing is used to advance neoliberal market-based educational schemes that ultimately concentrate wealth and power among elites; how standardized testing became the dominant tool within our educational systems; the numerous technical and ideological problems with using standardized tests to evaluate students teachers and schools; the role that high-stakes testing plays in the maintenance of white supremacy; and how school communities have resisted high-stakes testing and used better assessments of student learning. Parents teachers university students and scholars will find Unequal By Design useful for gaining a broad critical understanding of the issues surrounding our over-reliance on high-stakes standardized testing in the U. S. through up-to-date research on testing historical and contemporary examples of the struggles over such tests and information about how testing has fostered the privatization of public education in the U. S. | Unequal By Design High-Stakes Testing and the Standardization of Inequality

GBP 38.99
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Foods Nutrition and Sports Performance An international Scientific Consensus organized by Mars Incorporated with International Olympic Comm

Foods Nutrition and Sports Performance An international Scientific Consensus organized by Mars Incorporated with International Olympic Comm

This book includes all the papers presented at the meeting revised to take account of all the points made during discussions and the Consensus Statement itself. The topics covered include recommendations for optimum carbohydrate protein fat total energy fluid and electrolyte and vitamin mineral intakes to maximise sports performance. | Foods Nutrition and Sports Performance An international Scientific Consensus organized by Mars Incorporated with International Olympic Comm

GBP 180.00
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High Performance Youth Swimming

High Performance Youth Swimming

High Performance Youth Swimming provides an in-depth view of the physiological biomechanical and multifaceted underpinning of swimming success with a focus on youth. Considerations of both growth and maturation processes and the intricacies of the swimming training environment are core throughout the book. Divided into sections on physiology of swimming motor control biomechanics and long-term well-being the book also includes chapters from international contributors on: Strength and conditioning Skill acquisition Overtraining Burnout Respiratory health This volume is for those interested in enhancing their art of coaching through a deeper understanding of the science of swimming including swimming coaches those who wish – and question how – to best support youth swimming performance or anyone interested in swimming science more generally.

GBP 39.99
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A Study of Innovative Behavior In High Technology Product Development Organizations

A Study of Innovative Behavior In High Technology Product Development Organizations

First published in 1999. This study integrated several streams of research on the antecedents of innovation to test a model of individual innovative behavior in a high technology product development organization. The world we live in today is a globally competitive environment of rapidly changing technologies. Organizations must harness the innovative potential of their employees to create better and novel ways to solve old and new problems or risk becoming extinct. Innovative organizations can gain a competitive advantage over their less innovative competition through better products faster product development times and lower priced products. The research sample used in this study contained Product Engineers Application Engineers Lab Technicians and Product Designers in an Engineering Department responsible for the development of high technology products. Various survey instruments were used to measure individual problem solving style leader-member exchange role expectation and work climate. The Kirton Adaption-Innovation (KAI) inventory which is used in many countries was used to evaluate problem solving style. The KAI score is the summation of the three sub-factors sufficiency versus proliferation of originality preference for efficiency and rule/group conformity. In previous use of the KAI in the general population respondents scored consistently high or low in each of the three KAI sub-groups. In this study innovative people in the high technology product development organization did not follow this general population trend. Unlike previous KAI studies the innovative people indicated a preference for efficiency. This makes intuitive sense in that to be innovative in a complex high technology environment an individual must have a preference toward efficiency to keep the complex information organized. As the complexity of information required in a high technology product development organization increases so must the complexity of innovative people increase. (D. B. A. dissertation 1998; revised with new preface and index) | A Study of Innovative Behavior In High Technology Product Development Organizations

GBP 35.99
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High Leverage Practices and Students with Extensive Support Needs

High Leverage Practices and Students with Extensive Support Needs

Building on the formative work of High Leverage Practices (HLP) for Inclusive Classrooms this critical companion explores how HLP can be applied to the education of students with extensive support needs (ESN). Each chapter walks readers through a different HLP exploring its implications for students with ESN and aligning it with current practice supports and terminology. Edited by researchers and teacher educators with decades of experience in serving students with ESN and their teachers this book is packed with rich examples of and detailed supports for implementing HLPs to ensure every student has access to all aspects of their school community. | High Leverage Practices and Students with Extensive Support Needs

GBP 26.99
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High-Impact Practices in Online Education Research and Best Practices

High-Impact Practices in Online Education Research and Best Practices

This volume offers the first comprehensive guide to how high-impact practices (HIPs) are being implemented in online environments and how they can be adjusted to meet the needs of online learners. This multi-disciplinary approach will assist faculty and administrators to effectively implement HIPs in distance education courses and online programs. With a chapter devoted to each of the eleven HIPs this collection offers guidance that takes into account the differences between e-learners and traditional on-campus students. A primary goal of High-Impact Practices Online is to share the ways in which HIPs may need to be amended to meet the needs of online learners. Through specific examples and practical suggestions in each chapter readers are introduced to concrete strategies for transitioning HIPs to the online environment that can be utilized across a range of disciplines and institution types. Each chapter of High-Impact Practices Online also references the most recent and relevant literature on each HIP so that readers are brought up to date on what makes online HIPs successful. The book provides guidance on how best to implement HIPs to increase retention and completion for online learners. | High-Impact Practices in Online Education Research and Best Practices

GBP 31.99
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Knowledge Resistance in High-Choice Information Environments

Knowledge Resistance in High-Choice Information Environments

This book offers a truly interdisciplinary exploration of our patterns of engagement with politics news and information in current high-choice information environments. Putting forth the notion that high-choice information environments may contribute to increasing misperceptions and knowledge resistance rather than greater public knowledge the book offers insights into the processes that influence the supply of misinformation and factors influencing how and why people expose themselves to and process information that may support or contradict their beliefs and attitudes. A team of authors from across a range of disciplines address the phenomena of knowledge resistance and its causes and consequences at the macro- as well as the micro-level. The chapters take a philosophical look at the notion of knowledge resistance before moving on to discuss issues such as misinformation and fake news psychological mechanisms such as motivated reasoning in processes of selective exposure and attention how people respond to evidence and fact-checking the role of political partisanship political polarization over factual beliefs and how knowledge resistance might be counteracted. This book will have a broad appeal to scholars and students interested in knowledge resistance primarily within philosophy psychology media and communication and political science as well as journalists and policymakers. The Open Access version of this book available at www. taylorfrancis. com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license. | Knowledge Resistance in High-Choice Information Environments

GBP 130.00
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Catalyst in Action Case Studies of High-Impact ePortfolio Practice

Catalyst in Action Case Studies of High-Impact ePortfolio Practice

In 2017 Bret Eynon and Laura M. Gambino released High-Impact ePortfolio Practice which drew broad acclaim from faculty and educational leaders. “An instant classic ” wrote one reviewer. “The book I’ve been waiting for!” exclaimed another. With compelling evidence of the impact of ePortfolio “done well ” and a practical framework for educators to follow this research study quickly led to the formal recognition of ePortfolio as a validated High Impact Practice. Now with Catalyst in Action: Case Studies of High-Impact ePortfolio Practice Eynon and Gambino have taken the next step. The book offers 20 powerful case studies drawn from campuses ranging from Bronx Community College to Yale University from the University of South Carolina to Dublin University and Arizona State. In High Impact ePortfolio Practice Eynon and Gambino outlined the Catalyst Framework spotlighting the strategies needed to launch build and sustain a “high-impact” ePortfolio practice. Linking integrative social pedagogy to technology assessment and professional development the Catalyst Framework offers guiding principles and classroom-based ePortfolio practices that improve student success deepen the student learning experience and catalyze learning-centered institutional change. In Catalyst in Action teams of faculty and college leaders detail their experiences exploring and testing the Framework on their campuses. Working with diverse groups of students in a broad range of disciplines and settings the case study authors put Eynon and Gambino’s integrative strategies into practice. Catalyst in Action shares their findings and their insights. As higher education enters a challenging new era it must find new ways adapt and change to support and demonstrate student growth and development. Catalyst in Action is a powerful combination of intensive research and practical experiencing. Offering exciting new evidence and fresh new insights Catalyst in Action will be an invaluable resource for those who wish to build student success advance higher learning and meet the demands of the 21st century. A Co-Publication with AAC&U | Catalyst in Action Case Studies of High-Impact ePortfolio Practice

GBP 31.99
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The Causes of High and Low Reading Achievement

The Causes of High and Low Reading Achievement

This book describes all of the important factors that cause some students to have low reading achievement and others to have high reading achievement. It concentrates on the main factors that influence how much a student gains in reading achievement during a year of school or a calendar year. An attempt is made to answer the following questions: what can educators do to increase reading achievement and what is beyond their influence? The author is directly concerned with achievement associated with normal or typical reading. The focus of the book is on things teachers can do during an entire school year that are likely to improve the reading level and reading rate of students which in turn will increase their reading achievement. This effort to specify the most important causes of high and low reading achievement represents an integration of two disciplines of scientific psychology-experimental psychology and psychometrics. A glossary at the end of the book contains definitions of terms and concepts. Helpful appendices explain rauding theory the three laws of rauding theory and the equations that can be used to predict the accuracy of reading comprehension provide conversions among units of rauding rate and list the numbered equations presented in the book. | The Causes of High and Low Reading Achievement

GBP 42.99
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Teaching Gifted Children Success Strategies for Teaching High-Ability Learners

Teaching Gifted Children Success Strategies for Teaching High-Ability Learners

From the pages of Teaching for High Potential a quarterly publication of the National Association for Gifted Children this collection of articles is sure to be of use to any educator of high-ability students. Topics included range from instructional methods across all content areas including tips and tools for reading and vocabulary instruction integrating STEM content and engaging students in math to identification differentiation and addressing gifted students' social-emotional needs. Articles also delve into current issues pertinent to the field of gifted education and this unique group of students including underachievement and underrepresented minority populations as well as new classroom strategies such as Makerspaces and teaching growth mindset. This resource can be used to enhance a classroom lesson guide curriculum development or supplement professional development. The featured articles are unique well written for the audience and selected by reviewers who understand what teachers need. | Teaching Gifted Children Success Strategies for Teaching High-Ability Learners

GBP 38.99
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High-Impact ePortfolio Practice and Catalyst in Action Set

High-Impact ePortfolio Practice and Catalyst in Action Set

This set includes: High-Impact ePortfolio Practice and Catalyst in Action. Between them these two books by on the one hand providing the theory foundations and guiding principles for impementing ePortfolios and on the other providing concrete examples of implementation across institutional types and a wide range of programs provide faculty and administrators with a comprehensive roadmap to integrating ePortfolios in multiple settings at their institutions as a means to improve retention graduation and student engagement. Review of High-Impact ePortfolio Practice: “One of the main takeaways for me is that good ePortfolio work can be done effectively at any type of institution. Happily Eynon and Gambino explain how by illustrating the requisite steps and conditions to do ePortfolio well in the classroom and beyond. Moreover all students benefit especially those who are less well prepared for college which is one of the most important and necessary features of a high impact practice. The other noteworthy lesson for me personally is that the field now has another HIP to add to the officially approved list. My sincere thanks and congratulations to all those involved for producing this important work and providing the guidance the enterprise needs to strengthen undergraduate education and enrich and deepen student learning. Bravo. ”—George Kuh Senior Scholar National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment Chancellor’s Professor of Higher Education Emeritus - Indiana University Review of Catalyst in Action: “Catalyst in Action features twenty case studies from a diverse set of institutions extending from broad access community colleges through four-year colleges and major universities in the U. S. and abroad to graduate programs in education and divinity. Readers will find in these pages a wealth of new detail on the 'how' of institutionalizing ePortfolios from first year experiences and bridge programs to designs for entire programs to enhancements for high priority educational goals such as effective writing. ”—Carol Geary Schneider Lumina Fellow and president emerita of the Association of American Colleges and Universities A Co-Publication with AAC&U | High-Impact ePortfolio Practice and Catalyst in Action Set

GBP 52.99
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Comparing High-Performing Education Systems Understanding Singapore Shanghai and Hong Kong

Comparing High-Performing Education Systems Understanding Singapore Shanghai and Hong Kong

Comparing High-Performing Education Systems provides original insights into the educational structures ideologies policies and practices in Singapore Shanghai and Hong Kong. Taking as its basis their global reputation and consistently strong performance in formal assessments the author provides an in-depth analysis and comparison of these three education systems that draws on cutting-edge research. Chapters explore the dominant cultural and educational norms in Singapore Shanghai and Hong Kong to give a wider picture of these high-performing education systems. The performance of students in international large-scale assessments such as Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is considered alongside an exploration of attitudes to schooling tutoring and assessment. The book shows how Singapore Shanghai and Hong Kong exemplify an East Asian Educational Model (EAEM). Such a model – is rooted in and shaped by Confucian habitus: unconscious and ingrained worldviews dispositions and habits that reflect the standards of appropriateness in a Confucian Heritage Culture; aspires high performance: a balance between academic excellence and holistic development; and utilises educational harmonisation: the art of bringing together different and contradictory means and ends to achieve desired educational outcomes. Informative and thought-provoking this book is a useful reference for policymakers researchers educators and general readers on high-performing education systems school reforms in East Asia Confucian influences on education and cross-cultural policy learning and transfer. | Comparing High-Performing Education Systems Understanding Singapore Shanghai and Hong Kong

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