Protein Purification Process Engineering Offers coverage of the development of protein purification processes for large-scale commercial operations and addresses process development scale-up applications and mathematical descriptions. Technologies currently used at the commercial scale are covered in depth. | Protein Purification Process Engineering GBP 59.99 1
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 1
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 1
Designer’s Guide to Lab Practice This book explores the growing field of bio-design through interdisciplinary creative practice. The volume illustrates a range of experimental working techniques while offering a foundational understanding of lab practice principles. The book highlights the myriad of opportunities presented by microorganisms that have reshaped the planet and made it habitable. The book provides an account of the creation of living materials from the point of view of an architectural design practitioner. The transition from traditional design practice to laboratory investigation is captured highlighting strategies of creating partnerships across a range of fields. The book demonstrates laboratory methods and ways of investigating the development of living materials and celebrates the growing body of practitioners scientists activists and anthropologists who are reimagining new strategies for addressing contemporary environmental challenges. Designer's Guide to Lab Practice looks at ways in which integrating living components with needs of their own would not only help offset the environmental impact that we have on our planet but could also create a closer relationship with nature. It is a working manual as well as a guide to emerging practitioners seeking to transition into a field that is yet to be defined and that offers the promise of a new era of human habitat making as a direct response to the looming ecological crisis. | Designer’s Guide to Lab Practice GBP 31.99 1
Memos from a Theatre Lab Exploring what immersive theatre 'does' What does Immersive Theatre ‘do’?By contrasting two specific performances on the same theme – one an ‘immersive’ experience and the other a more conventional theatrical production – Nandita Dinesh explores the ways in which theatrical form impacts upon actors and audiences. An in-depth case study of her work Pinjare (Cages) sets out the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ of her specific aesthetic framework. Memos from a Theatre Lab places Dinesh’s practical work within the context of existing analyses of Immersive Theatre using this investigation to generate an underpinning theory of how Immersive Theatre works for its participants. | Memos from a Theatre Lab Exploring what immersive theatre 'does' GBP 18.99 1
Food From The Sea The Economics And Politics Of Ocean Fisheries This book explores the factors at work in determining the past present and future use of the sea as an important source of protein. It serves as an adjunct text for courses in the economics of natural resources and as a text for courses in fishery economics. | Food From The Sea The Economics And Politics Of Ocean Fisheries GBP 39.99 1
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 1
Lab Reports and Projects in Sport and Exercise Science A Guide for Students Most science degrees will have a practical or laboratory-based component which will require some sort of final report whether this be a conventional laboratory report or a final-year dissertation. All of these formats require students to be able to analyse their data in an appropriate way and subsequently convey their key thoughts and information to a third party. Therefore writing laboratory reports is an essential part any science degree. This new revised edition sees the expansion of statistical examples including initial data checks and assumptions increased awareness of critical appraisal tools and resources project planning and a range of 'Challenge yourself' activities to supplement understanding and provides a comprehensive overview of what should be contained within each section of a scientific report and clearly explains how it should be presented. Written in a friendly and engaging style it guides the reader through abstracts literature reviews methodology reporting discussions and referencing and contains a wealth of examples and practical advice on how to improve and refine your own writing. From writing a first lab report to preparing a final-year dissertation or postgraduate thesis sports and exercise science students at all levels will find this book a valuable resource in developing both skill and confidence in scientific communication. Key features include: The layout of the book is designed to reflect that of a typical scientific report to help students plan their own projects. Each chapter includes numerous examples exercises and activities to engage students and develop skills in each aspect of report writing. The book includes discussion of critical appraisal techniques to help students refine their research questions. All data sets and illustrations used are drawn from the key disciplines in sport and exercise science including physiology psychology and biomechanics. | Lab Reports and Projects in Sport and Exercise Science A Guide for Students GBP 36.99 1
Burma In Revolt Opium And Insurgency Since 1948 This book explains how Burma's booming drug production insurgency and counter-insurgency interrelate—and why the country has been unable to shake off thirty years of military rule and build a modern democratic society. | Burma In Revolt Opium And Insurgency Since 1948 GBP 39.99 1
Abnormal Hemoglobins in Human Populations Research on abnormal human hemoglobins (protein in blood that carries oxygen) has taught us about the inheritance biochemistry and distribution of these traits. This knowledge coupled with mathematical research using computer models of population genetics has enabled researchers to marry biological fact and genetic theory. This volume places medical understanding in an evolutionary framework. Using published data on the frequencies of abnormal hemoglobins in the world's populations Livingston analyzes and interprets these frequencies in the light of world distribution of different forms of diseases such as malaria. He further develops the genetic theory of the evolutionary homeostasis. Livingston discusses the relation of abnormal hemoglobins to endemic malaria and shows how natural selection pressures explain the known distribution of these traits. Where non-coinciding distributions arise the book presents other genetic anthropological evolutionary and epidemiological evidence to explain these discrepancies. This classic work remains a useful sourcebook for professors and graduate students of anthropology genetics epidemiology and hematology. | Abnormal Hemoglobins in Human Populations GBP 130.00 1
Foundations of Naturopathic Nutrition A comprehensive guide to essential nutrients and nutritional bioactives Nutrition is a vital part of the complementary approach to health. This uniquely comprehensive and evidence-based text provides a detailed and systematic guide to the principles of clinical nutrition from a naturopathic perspective. The text begins with an overview of basic physiological principles and the body's protective systems such as the antioxidant detoxification and immune systems. The focus then moves to an in-depth examination of food components including essential nutrients such as protein lipids carbohydrates vitamins minerals and trace elements as well as nutritional bioactives such as coenzyme Q10 alpha-lipoic acid phytochemicals digestive enzymes and probiotics. There is detailed information on how each food component is digested and metabolised in the body and guidance on its impact on health including an explanation of the effects of inadequate and excessive intake. The types of supplements available together with dietary sources are also explored. Discussions of important nutritional topics are featured - for example water as therapy obesity anorexia nervosa high-protein diets hypoglycaemia diabetes phytosterols gamma-tocopherol vitamin E and mortality vitamin C and cancer infantile scurvy acid-forming and alkaline-forming diets hair analysis sodium and blood pressure and coenzyme Q10 and cancer. Summary boxes case studies and quizzes will help readers consolidate their knowledge. Foundations of Naturopathic Nutrition is an essential reference for everyone studying nutrition from a complementary health perspective. 'I thoroughly recommend this book as a learning aid for students and as an excellent reference guide for experienced practitioners. ' - Jackie Day President Naturopathic Nutrition Association (UK)'A fabulous resource not only for practitioners but also all those with an interest in nutrition. ' - Professor Alan Bensoussan Director National Institute of Complementary Medicine University of Western Sydney'The foundation nutrition text we've all been waiting for. Fay Paxton has drawn from her many years of clinical nutrition experience combining it with relevant research-based evidence to produce an exhaustive body of work that is unique in its specific relevance to naturopathic and complementary medicine students and practitioners. ' - David Stelfox Associate Program Leader Naturopathy Endeavour College of Natural Health | Foundations of Naturopathic Nutrition A comprehensive guide to essential nutrients and nutritional bioactives GBP 130.00 1
Physical Fitness Laboratories on a Budget This lab manual is designed to benefit those colleges and universities that offer courses with lab components in physical fitness exercise physiology and healthy lifestyles but do not have the facilities and/or budget to allow students to train in high-tech laboratory settings. This long-overdue book-essential for sports and exercise science departments on a budget-provides meaningful lab experiences that don't require sophisticated and expensive equipment. The labs were written and designed to be self-administered or administered to others. Readers will find the book an essential resource for any career involving physical fitness and performance testing. This book's clear and concise layout makes it an ideal tool both for learning and for practical application in professional settings. The book includes 31 labs divided into eight units: Introductory labs Aerobic fitness Fatigue thresholds Muscular strength Muscular endurance Muscular power Body composition and body build Flexibility Labs include these features: Background Terms and Abbreviations Equipment (and pricing) Procedures Equations Sample Calculations Worksheets Tables Extension Activities and References. The manual also includes a table of units and conversions a list of equipment and vendors a Glossary and an Index. | Physical Fitness Laboratories on a Budget GBP 130.00 1
Forensic Anthropology Laboratory Manual This manual provides students in academic laboratory courses with hands-on experience of the major processes of forensic anthropology. Designed to accompany the textbook Introduction to Forensic Anthropology the manual introduces core procedures and protocol with exercise worksheets to reinforce the methodologies of forensic anthropology and enhance student comprehension. For the fourth edition the manual has been updated in line with the textbook incorporating new methods figures and worksheets. Each chapter contains explanations of the terminology osteological features and measurements needed to understand each of the topics. Chapters may be covered in one session or multiple sessions and include lists of both basic and optional lab materials enabling instructors to tailor each lab to the resources they have available. | Forensic Anthropology Laboratory Manual GBP 130.00 1
Limnology Climatology and Paleoclimatology of the East African Lakes The large lakes of the East African Rift Valley are among the oldest on Earth and are vital resources for the people of their basins. They are unique among the large lakes of the world in terms of their sensitivity to climatic change rich and diverse populations of endemic species circulation dynamics and water-column chemistry and long continuous records of past climatic change. A comprehensive study of the large African lakes is long overdue. The scientific justification for such an effort is noted in the previous paragraph and is illustrated in great detail in this volume. Societal need for the sustainable utilization of these lakes offers an even more compelling reason for examination of biological food webs water quality and past climate variability in East Africa. The lakes provide the most important source of protein for the people of the African Rift Valley and fish populations are shifting dramatically in response to fishing pressure introduction of exotic species land use impact on water quality and perhaps climatic change. Current estimates of primary productivity the underpinning of the food resource are extremely crude and based on only a few spot measurements. | Limnology Climatology and Paleoclimatology of the East African Lakes GBP 56.99 1
Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology Exercise Testing and Physical Fitness Laboratory Manual for Exercise Physiology Exercise Testing and Physical Fitness is a comprehensive text that will provide students with meaningful lab experiences-whether they have access to sophisticated laboratories and expensive equipment or they are looking for procedures that can be done without costly materials. It will be a useful resource as they prepare for a career as an exercise science professional athletic trainer coach or physical educator. The more than 40 labs cover seven major components of physical fitness. They are practical and easy to follow consisting of a clear logical format that includes background information step-by-step procedures explanatory photographs sample calculations norms and classification tables and worksheets. Lab-ending activities and questions provide additional opportunities to practice the procedures and explore issues of validity reliability and accuracy. Readers will find this manual a valuable tool in learning to apply physiological concepts and to perform exercise tests as well as an essential resource for any career involving physical fitness and performance testing. GBP 145.00 1
Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning The Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning is a comprehensive text that provides students with meaningful lab experiences in the area of strength and conditioning and applied sport science. While each lab may be conducted in a sophisticated laboratory there are opportunities to conduct the labs in a gym or field environment without costly equipment. It is a useful resource as students prepare for a career as a strength and conditioning coach athletic trainer physical therapist or personal trainer. The Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning is designed to be a practical guide for training students and professionals in the skills to be applied to strength and conditioning. The labs cover seven major aspects of strength and conditioning including speed power flexibility agility and fitness. The labs are practical and easy to follow with sample calculations data tables and worksheets to complete. Each includes suggested tasks/activities to apply the theory to real-world applications. Students will explore assessments of strength aerobic capacity power output speed change of direction and muscular endurance and gain understanding in the following areas: Definitions of commonly used terms within the area of exploration as well as commonly misused terms Assessing performance (i. e. power strength speed etc. ) Understanding laboratory- and field-based techniques for specific athlete populations Describing optimal methods for testing in all aspects of physical performance Evaluation of test results based upon sport and/or athlete normative data The lab manual is a valuable resource for strength coaches personal trainers kinesiology students and educators at the undergraduate and beginning graduate-level programs and can be used in a graduate strength and conditioning course. GBP 32.99 1
How to Create a Sustainable Food Industry A Practical Guide to Perfect Food This book presents a practical guide to help businesses navigate the complex topics of sustainability in the food industry. The book takes you on a journey along the food value chain from farm to fork exploring key opportunities to increase positive impacts and circularity at each step of the journey. Written by a team of authors with decades of experience in the food industry and academia it provides guidance on how to analyse sustainability across the value chain and life cycle of a food product and how to design implement and communicate strategies to customers. Furthermore the book shows that there are not always straightforward solutions but rather choices and trade-offs that require an understanding of what is best suited to the product customers and business in question. It demystifies a variety of topics such as local sourcing regenerative agriculture plant-based protein and the environmental impact of meat production and draws on a wide range of case studies from across the globe to provide concrete real-world examples. While a perfect food system may not exist informed decisions can go a long way to reshape and transform the food industry as we know it. This book will be of great interest to professionals working in the food and agriculture industries as well as students and scholars of sustainable food systems and sustainable business. | How to Create a Sustainable Food Industry A Practical Guide to Perfect Food GBP 31.99 1
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 GBP 31.99 1
Understanding Cultural Policy Understanding Cultural Policy provides a practical comprehensive introduction to thinking about how and why governments intervene in the arts and culture. Cultural policy expert Carole Rosenstein examines the field through comparative historical and administrative lenses while engaging directly with the issues and tensions that plague policy-makers across the world including issues of censorship culture-led development cultural measurement and globalization. Several of the textbook’s chapters end with a ‘policy lab’ designed to help students tie theory and concepts to real world practical applications. This book will prove a new and valuable resource for all students of cultural policy cultural administration and arts management. GBP 56.99 1
Recalibrating Juvenile Detention Lessons Learned from the Court-Ordered Reform of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Recalibrating Juvenile Detention chronicles the lessons learned from the 2007 to 2015 landmark US District Court-ordered reform of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) in Illinois following years of litigation by the ACLU about egregious and unconstitutional conditions of confinement. In addition to explaining the implications of the Court’s actions the book includes an analysis of a major evaluation research report by the University of Chicago Crime Lab and explains for scholars practitioners administrators policymakers and advocates how and why this particular reform of conditions achieved successful outcomes when others failed. Maintaining that the Chicago Crime Lab findings are the gold standard evidence-based research (EBR) in pretrial detention Roush holds that the observed firsts for juvenile detention may perhaps have the power to transform all custody practices. He shows that the findings validate a new model of institutional reform based on cognitive-behavioral programming (CBT) reveal statistically significant reductions in in-custody violence and recidivism and demonstrate that at least one variation of short-term secure custody can influence positively certain life outcomes for Chicago’s highest-risk and most disadvantaged youth. With the Quarterly Journal of Economics imprimatur and endorsement by the President’s Council of Economic Advisors the book is a reverse engineering of these once-in-a-lifetime events (recidivism reduction and EBR in pretrial detention) that explains the important and transformative implications for the future of juvenile justice practice. The book is essential reading for graduate students in juvenile justice criminology and corrections as well as practitioners judges and policymakers. | Recalibrating Juvenile Detention Lessons Learned from the Court-Ordered Reform of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center GBP 38.99 1
Digital Compositing with Nuke Whether you're a novice compositor or a well-versed one moving over from After Effects or Shake this is THE book for you to learn the ins and outs of the powerful compositing software Nuke. In addition to covering all of the menus buttons and other software-specific topics it also offers critical lessons in compositing theory including working in 2. 5D and stereoscopic 3D. Through a tutorial-based approach augmented by video footage and image files provided on the downloadable resources this book will have you up and running in Nuke in just hours. The book features over 300 4-color images industry insider sidebars as well as an entire chapter dedicated to real-world Nuke case studies. The downloadable resources files are available at http://www. focalpress. com/books/details/9780240820354/. | Digital Compositing with Nuke GBP 160.00 1
Collaborative Stage Directing A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment Collaborative Stage Directing: A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment focuses on the director's collaboration with actors and the creative team and the importance of communication and leadership skills to create and manage a healthy working environment. Speaking directly to the student this compact resource walks the aspiring director through basic principles of group dynamics active listening open-ended questioning brainstorming and motivational leadership supported by examples and case studies offered by current professional and academic directors. With a focus on preparing the student director for resume-building opportunities beyond the studio lab Collaborative Stage Directing challenges readers with reflective activities a series of guiding questions to apply to three short plays and an extensive checklist to assist them with independent directing projects. As an easy-to-use resource Collaborative Stage Directing works as a supplement to a classic directing text or as a stand-alone guide. | Collaborative Stage Directing A Guide to Creating and Managing a Positive Theatre Environment GBP 36.99 1
Introduction to Exercise Science The fifth edition of Introduction to Exercise Science introduces students to every core area of study in the discipline. It comprises concise chapters which introduce the history key lines of inquiry relating to both health and performance technology certifications professional associations and career opportunities associated with each area. No other book offers such a wide-ranging evidence-based introduction to exercise science. Written by leading and experienced experts chapters include: reading and interpreting literature measurement in exercise science anatomy in exercise science exercise physiology exercise epidemiology athletic training exercise and sport nutrition biomechanics motor control exercise and sport psychology Packed with pedagogical features—from journal abstract examples to study questions and further reading suggestions—and accompanied by a website including practical lab exercises Introduction to Exercise Science is a complete resource for a hands-on introduction to the core tenets of exercise science. It is an engaging and invaluable textbook for students beginning undergraduate degrees in Kinesiology Sport & Exercise Science Sports Coaching Strength & Conditioning Athletic Training Sports Therapy Sports Medicine and Health & Fitness. GBP 59.99 1
The Manual of Photography The tenth edition of The Manual of Photography is an indispensable textbook for anyone who is serious about photography. It is ideal if you want to gain insight into the underlying scientific principles of photography and digital imaging whether you are a professional photographer lab technician researcher or student in the field or simply an enthusiastic amateur. This comprehensive guide takes you from capture to output in both digital and film media with sections on lens use darkroom techniques digital cameras and scanners image editing techniques and processes workflow digital file formats and image archiving. This iconic text was first published in 1890 and has aided many thousands of photographers in developing their own techniques and understanding of the medium. Now in full colour The Manual of Photography still retains its clear reader-friendly style and is filled with images and illustrations demonstrating the key principles. Not only giving you the skills and know-how to take stunning photographs but will also allowing you to fully understand the science behind the creation of great images. GBP 175.00 1
Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology With Labs Applied Exercise & Sport Physiology Fourth Edition presents theory and application in an appealing balanced and manageable format. By providing an essential introduction to the systems of the human body and covering important aspects of exercise and sport physiology it will be a useful resource for students as they learn to become exercise science professionals physician's assistants physical therapists physical educators or coaches. It provides the right amount of practical information they will need to apply in hospitals clinics schools and settings such as health clubs youth sport leagues and similar environments. The authors have carefully designed the material to be covered easily in one semester in an introductory course but the book can also serve as a foundation for advanced courses. Its 18 lab experiences are matched to relevant chapters and complement the topics covered; they allow readers to apply physiological principles to exercise and sport provide opportunities for hands-on learning and application of the scientific principles and often don't require complex equipment. | Applied Exercise and Sport Physiology With Labs GBP 140.00 1