Beekeeping can be a fascinating hobby, a profitable sideline, or a full-time occupation. You may want to keep bees for the delicious fresh honey they produce, for the benefits of their valuable services as pollinators, or perhaps simply for the enjoyment of learning more about one of nature’s most interesting insects. Almost anyone can keep bees. Honey bees normally only sting to defend thems…
Cranial neurosurgery is a term covering a vastrange of surgical procedures carried out on the brain or on nerves located in the skull. It includes potentially life-saving surgery to stop bleeding in the brain and remove tumours, as well as procedures to address debilitating pain caused by nerve damage. Cranial neurosurgeons also play a pivotalrole in monitoring patients who have suffered a head…
True to its name, this Cancun and the Yucatan travel guide covers all the region's major sights and attractions in easy-to-use top 10 lists that help you plan the vacation that's right for you. This newly updated pocket travel guide for Cancun and the Yucatan will lead you straight to the best attractions these locations have to offer, from swimming with whale sharks to snorkeling with turtl…
Astonishingly exotic and utterly compelling, Vietnam is a country of breathtaking natural beauty with a unique heritage, where travel quickly becomes addictive. Eat, drink and shop til you drop in beautiful, ancient Hoi An; kite surf in Mui Ne; or visit the impressive pagodas and royal tombs of Hue; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Vietnam and begin your journey no…
Ascend to the realm of the gods, Angkor Wat. Descend into hell at Tuol Sleng Prison. With a history both inspiring and depressing, Cambodia delivers an intoxicating present. Stand under the glimmering spires of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, trek the lush rainforest of the Koh Kong Conservation Corridor, or explore the floating village of Kompong Luong; all with your trusted travel companio…
NASA engineers at Marshall Space Flight Center, along with their partners at other NASA centers and in private industry, are designing and building the next generation of rockets and spacecraft to transport cargo, equipment, and human explorers to space. Known collectively as Deep Space Exploration Systems, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, the Orion spacecraft, and ground systems at Kenned…
Written in simple and accessible language, this nontechnical introduction to cosmology, or the creation and development of the universe, explains the discipline, covers its history, details the latest developments, and explains what is known, what is believed, and what is purely speculative. In addition, the author discusses the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern is…
The best leaders know how to communicate clearly and persuasively. How do you stack up?If you read nothing else on communicating effectively, read these 10 articles. We’ve combed through hundreds of articles in the Harvard Business Review archive and selected the most important ones to help you express your ideas with clarity and impact?no matter what the situation.
The significance of Garranes lies partly in the date of Lisnacaheragh, believed to have been built in the fifth century AD. That is early in the history of the Irish ringfort, the origins of which remain unclear. The evidence of specialist craftworking in metal, glass and enamel from Lisnacaheragh testifies to the importance of the site. The dis…
A relationship with technology is central to being human, but it is not well understood. Humans create technology and have done since the earliest times, and this is commonly taken as a sign of what distinguishes humanity from the sub-primates. Equally, though, our technologies create us, enabling the activities and experiences and forms of social organization that make us who we are. This in…
The opening statement of the preface to this guide identifies its purpose as one of helping to create “better” and “more effective” jails. Because such terms can mean different things to different people, they should be defined. The findings of the original small jails research indicated that better, more effective jails are fundamentally those that satisfy the basic needs of their occu…
Marine mammals are found in several lineages among the more than 6000 species of mam-mals (all belonging to the class Mammalia). Not all marine mammals are closely related. Together they form a habitat-based group of animals associated with water. Mammals evolved on land some 250 million years ago. At least seven separate clades of mammals have…
How does memory work? How do we understand language, and produce it so that others can understand? How do we perceive our environment? How do we infer from patterns of light or sound the presence of objects in our environment, and their properties? How do we reason, and solve problems? How do we think? These are some of the foundational questions that cognitive psychology examines. They are fou…
This open access book explains how leading business organizations attempt to achieve the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other advanced information technologies. These technologies can produce tremendous insights and benefits. But they can also invade privacy, perpetuate bias, and otherwise injure people and society. To use these technologies successfully, organi…
In the United States, the choice of an herb or phytomedicine for therapeutic or preventive purposes is usually carried out by the patient. To state it differently, the herb is self-selected because physicians here are not ordinarily educated in the use of such medicinals. However, in many other countries, herbs and phytomedicinals are prescribed by doctors with considerable frequency. It cannot…
Wood modification represents an assortment of innovative processes currently being adopted in the wood protection sector. Though many aspects of these treatments are known, the fundamental influence of the process on product performance, the environment, and end of life scenarios remain relatively unknown. It is essential to integrate interactive assessment of process parameters, developed prod…
The focus of housing research is set by the apparent scaling of hous-ing problems: where problems congregate, so too does the research community. The collective gaze of that community has been on cities dur-ing recent decades. The urban processes that have caused inequalities – across housing, education, healthcare and other domains – are critically important and the …
As Tokyo prepared to make history in August 2020 by becoming the first city in the world to host the International Paralym-pic Games on two occasions, countless organizers, athletes, promoters, vol-unteers, and politicians lent their enthusiastic support. Many expressed their expectations that the 2020 Paralympics would be an inspirational success, rais-ing awareness and ultimately leading…
This volume brings a sociologist of curriculum and history educators, from a range of contexts, into dialogue on questions of knowledge and knowing – questions about what school history should and could be, as an activity and mode of engaging with the world, and questions about what school history education should and could look like and be about. Like all tr…
ased on the words and experiences of the people involved, this book tells the story of the community arts movement in the UK, and, through a series of essays, assesses its influence on present day participatory arts practices. Part I offers the first comprehensive account of the movement, its history, rationale and modes of working in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales; Part II bring…
Acoustic noise problems become more and more evident as increased numbers of large industrial equipment such as engines, blowers, fans, transformers, and compressors are in use. Acoustic noise need not be limited to air; underwater or hydroacoustic noise is a problem in certain marine settings and could also arise in laboratory instruments and ultrasonic medical scanning applications.
Terrestrial Mammal Conservation provides a thorough summary of the available scientific evidence of what is known, or not known, about the effectiveness of all of the conservation actions for wild terrestrial mammals across the world (excluding bats and primates, which are covered in separate synopses). Actions are organized into categories based on the International Union for Conservation of N…
Nick telah merasakan penindasan dalam segala bentuknya karena dia “berbeda”. Namun, dia telah belajar bahwa dia tak perlu ikut serta dalam permainan itu, begitu juga engkau. Dalam Stand Strong dia memberikan berbagai strategi untuk membangun “sistem pertahanan terhadap penindasan” agar kau bisa mengatasi dan mengalahkan berbagai jenis penindasan dengan membangun kekuatan dari dalam diri…
Life Without Limits is an inspiring book by an extraordinary man. Born without arms or legs, Nick Vujicic overcame his disability to live not just independently but a rich, fulfilling life, becoming a model for anyone seeking true happiness. Now an internationally successful motivational speaker, his central message is that the most important goal for anyone is to find their life’s purpose de…
Nick Vujicic tahu tak ada harapan yang lebih besar daripada memercayakan diri pada rencana Allah untuk kehidupan kita. Nick yang terlahir tanpa kaki dan lengan telah mengalami puncak harapan dan lembah keputusasaan. Namun, dia berhasil mengatasi situasi dan keterbatasan fisiknya dengan berpegang pada iman serta memahami cinta dan kuasa Allah yang tanpa batas kepada setiap orang. Sekarang dia i…
Nick Vujicic berhasil memiliki “kehidupan yang luar biasa asyik”. Namun, setelah beberapa kali gagal menjalani hubungan, pada pertengahan usia dua puluhan dia merasa khawatir jangan-jangan dia tidak akan pernah menemukan perempuan yang mau mencintai dan berbagi hidup dengannya. Lalu Nick bertemu Kanae, dan segalanya berubah. Namun, walaupun memiliki kecocokan yang tak bisa disangkal, mereka…
ILMU PENGETAHUAN MANUSIA ( Halaman 1-96) TEKNOLOGI ( Halaman 98-927) Bagian teknologi dimulai dengan bagian penting dan fungsi rekayasa modern, survei penerapan tertua ilmu pengetahuan yakni teknologi awal membangun rumah, dan bangunan lainnya, sampai transportasi; mobil, kereta api, pesawat terbang, dan sarana perjalanan lainnya. Penerapan lanjutan ilmu pengetahuan tentang industri kimia d…