The Three Wars of Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer

The Three Wars of Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer

Author: George E. Stratemeyer

Publisher: Department of the Air Force

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13:

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In this volume, we examine the challenges and opportunities created by global migration at the start of the 21st century. Our focus extends beyond economic impact to questions of international law, human rights, and social and political incorporation. We examine immigrant outcomes and policy questions at the global, national, and local levels. Our primary purpose is to connect ethical, legal, and social science scholarship from a variety of disciplines in order to raise questions and generate new insights regarding patterns of migration and the design of useful policy.While the book incorporates studies of the evolution of immigration law globally and over the very long term, as well as considerations of the magnitude and determinants of immigrant flows at the global level, it places particular emphasis on the growth of immigration to the United States in the 1990s and early 2000s and provides new insights on the complex relationships between federal and state politics and regulation, popular misconceptions about the economic and social impacts of immigration, and the status of 'undocumented' immigrants.


Creative Community Organizing

Creative Community Organizing

Author: Si Kahn

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Published: 2010-02-15

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1605094455

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Privatization has been on the right-wing agenda for years. Health care, schools, Social Security, public lands, the military, prisons-all are considered fair game. Through stories, analysis, impassioned argument-even song lyrics-Si Kahn and Elizabeth Minnich show that corporations are, by their very nature, unable to fulfill effectively what have traditionally been the responsibilities of government. They make a powerful case that the market is not the measure of all things, and that a vital public sector is an indispensable component of a healthy democracy.


Social Equity and Public Administration: Origins, Developments, and Applications

Social Equity and Public Administration: Origins, Developments, and Applications

Author: H George Frederickson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-02-12

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1317459776

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This book is designed to be the definitive statement on social equity theory and practice in public administration. Social equity is often referred to as the "third pillar" in PA, after efficiency and economy. It concerns itself with the fairness of the organization, its management, and its delivery of public services. H. George Frederickson is widely recognized as the originator of the concept and the person most associated with its development and application. The book's introduction and chapters 1-4 offer general descriptions of social equity in terms of its arguments and claims in changing political, economic, and social circumstances, and trace the development of the concept over the past forty years. Chapters 5-9 provide applications of social equity theory to particular policy arenas such as education, or to specific public administration issues such as the range of administrative discretion, the legal context, the research challenges, and social equity in the context of time and generations. Chapters 10 and 11 describe the current state of social equity and look towards the future.


Modeling Life

Modeling Life

Author: Alan Garfinkel

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-09-06

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 3319597310

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This book develops the mathematical tools essential for students in the life sciences to describe interacting systems and predict their behavior. From predator-prey populations in an ecosystem, to hormone regulation within the body, the natural world abounds in dynamical systems that affect us profoundly. Complex feedback relations and counter-intuitive responses are common in nature; this book develops the quantitative skills needed to explore these interactions. Differential equations are the natural mathematical tool for quantifying change, and are the driving force throughout this book. The use of Euler’s method makes nonlinear examples tractable and accessible to a broad spectrum of early-stage undergraduates, thus providing a practical alternative to the procedural approach of a traditional Calculus curriculum. Tools are developed within numerous, relevant examples, with an emphasis on the construction, evaluation, and interpretation of mathematical models throughout. Encountering these concepts in context, students learn not only quantitative techniques, but how to bridge between biological and mathematical ways of thinking. Examples range broadly, exploring the dynamics of neurons and the immune system, through to population dynamics and the Google PageRank algorithm. Each scenario relies only on an interest in the natural world; no biological expertise is assumed of student or instructor. Building on a single prerequisite of Precalculus, the book suits a two-quarter sequence for first or second year undergraduates, and meets the mathematical requirements of medical school entry. The later material provides opportunities for more advanced students in both mathematics and life sciences to revisit theoretical knowledge in a rich, real-world framework. In all cases, the focus is clear: how does the math help us understand the science?


Heat Transfer

Heat Transfer

Author: Yunus A. Çengel

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 932

ISBN-13: 9780072459388

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CD-ROM contains: the limited academic version of Engineering equation solver(EES) with homework problems.


Playing with Videogames

Playing with Videogames

Author: James Newman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2008-08-18

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1134173016

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Playing with Videogames documents the richly productive, playful and social cultures of videogaming that support, surround and sustain this most important of digital media forms and yet which remain largely invisible within existing studies. James Newman details the rich array of activities that surround game-playing, charting the vibrant and productive practices of the vast number of videogame players and the extensive 'shadow' economy of walkthroughs, FAQs, art, narratives, online discussion boards and fan games, as well as the cultures of cheating, copying and piracy that have emerged. Playing with Videogames offers the reader a comprehensive understanding of the meanings of videogames and videogaming within the contemporary media environment.


Matrix Analysis of Structures SI Version

Matrix Analysis of Structures SI Version

Author: Aslam Kassimali

Publisher: Cengage Learning

Published: 2012-08-08

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 9781111426224

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This book takes a fresh, student-oriented approach to teaching the material covered in the senior- and first-year graduate-level matrix structural analysis course. Unlike traditional texts for this course that are difficult to read, Kassimali takes special care to provide understandable and exceptionally clear explanations of concepts, step-by-step procedures for analysis, flowcharts, and interesting and modern examples, producing a technically and mathematically accurate presentation of the subject. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.


The Geochemistry of Stable Chlorine and Bromine Isotopes

The Geochemistry of Stable Chlorine and Bromine Isotopes

Author: Hans Eggenkamp

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-08-25

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 3642285066

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This book provides detailed information on the history, analysis and applications of chlorine and bromine isotope geochemistry. Chlorine and bromine are geochemically unique as they prefer to exist as single charged negative ions. For this reason isotope fractionation reflects mostly processes that are not related to changes in the redox state and this fractionation is generally modest. The book will describe the processes that are most easily detected using these isotopes. Also isotope variations, and processes that cause them, measured in oxidised species such as perchlorates and in organic molecules will be described in this book.


Step-by-Step Medical Coding

Step-by-Step Medical Coding

Author: Carol J. Buck

Publisher: Saunders

Published: 2008-11-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781437702378

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This money saving package includes Step-by-Step Medical Coding 2008 Edition - Text, Workbook, 2009 ICD-9-CM, Volumes 1 and 2 Professional Edition and 2009 CPT Professional Edition.