Gives an introduction to the physics of particle accelerators, with attention being paid to the design of an accelerator for use as an experimental tool. This work

Includes:: chapters on spin dynamics of polarized beams as well as instrumentation & measurements, with a discussion of frequency spectra & Schottky signals.

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Deals with the way that the auditory system processes acoustic signals. This book covers cochlear function, including cochlear mechanics; the auditory central nervous system; physiological correlates of auditory perception; &, cochlear pathophysiology & sensorineural hearing loss. ...

Intended to provide a broad introductory background to tomographic imaging for two groups of readers: the physics or engineering undergraduate thinking of specializing in medical physics, & the medical student or clinician using tomographic techniques in research & clinical practice. ...

Introduces you to the social work profession & describes the role of social worker in the social welfare system. Through case studies, personal stories, & exercises, this book helps you to apply the concepts & understand what it means to be a social worker. ...

Describes the relationships between the characteristics of the sounds that enter the ear & the sensations that they produce. This book

Includes:: such topics as the physics of sound, the physiology of the auditory system, & frequency selectivity & masking. It is suitable for audio engineers, otologists, hearing-aid designers, & audiologists.

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Now available in a sixth edition, An Introduction to the Psychology of Hearing is theleading textbook in the field of auditory perception, also known as psychoacoustics. http://www.pickabook.co.uk/bookdetails.aspx?ISBN=9781780520384http://www.pickabook.co.uk/ Cover Images/2011_9_1/9781780520384.jpg 1-28 GBP35.0638.95 0112 EN97817805204079781780520407 The Student Voice Handbook Emerald Group Publishing Limited The Student Voice Handbook by Gerry Czerniawski (Editor), Warren Kidd (Editor) The Student Voice movement of the United Kingdom influences discussion across various levels of education. Equally, international responses to Student Voice extend the debate & movement further. 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Includes: some of the selected papers presented by scholars in a European Peace Science Network Meeting held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This title covers the conflicts in Maoist India, South America, & Sub-Saharan Africa. http://www.pickabook.co.uk/bookdetails.aspx?ISBN=9781780521305http://www.pickabook.co.uk/ Cover Images/2011_5_5/9781780521305.jpg 1-28 GBP61.1667.95 0114 EN97817805214429781780521442 Effective Knowledge Work MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC AREASEmerald Group Publishing Limited Effective Knowledge Work by Klaus North, Stefan Gueldenberg Addresses the following questions: What is knowledge work? What are strategies & methods for increasing productivity, quality, effectiveness & value of knowledge work? Can knowledge workers be managed, & if yes, how? What are adequate methods for measuring performance of knowledge workers? http://www.pickabook.co.uk/bookdetails.aspx?ISBN=9781780521442http://www.pickabook.co.uk/ Cover Images/2011_10_6/9781780521442.jpg 1-28 GBP40.4644.95 0112 EN97817805215659781780521565 Studies in Symbolic Interaction COMMUNICATION STUDIESEmerald Group Publishing Limited Studies in Symbolic Interaction by Norman K. Denzin (Editor), Norman K. Denzin Examines the mesodomain of welfare reform through re-negotiating the order of economic inequality, provides a grounded fractal analysis into the medicalization of homelessness & the sociology of the self, & looks at the labeling of immigrant men as criminals. This title deals with issues of gender, ethnicity, illness & the urban situation. http://www.pickabook.co.uk/bookdetails.aspx?ISBN=9781780521565http://www.pickabook.co.uk/ Cover Images/2011_6_9/9781780521565.jpg 1-28 GBP65.6672.95 0111 EN97817805216889781780521688 Beyond Stock Stories & Folktales ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATIONEmerald Group Publishing Limited Beyond Stock Stories & Folktales by Henry T. Frierson (Editor), William F. Tate (Editor), Henry T. Frierson Ask practically any academic department chair why they do not have more African Americans among faculty members & they generally respond with stock stories or folktales. This title provides historical, conceptual, & empirically-based analyses focused on the development of African Americans in STEM fields. http://www.pickabook.co.uk/bookdetails.aspx?ISBN=9781780521688http://www.pickabook.co.uk/ Cover Images/2011_5_12_1/9781780521688.jpg 1-28 GBP65.6672.95 0111 EN97817805217019781780521701 New Directions in Information Behaviour INFORMATION THEORYEmerald Group Publishing Limited New Directions in Information Behaviour by Amanda Spink (Editor), Jannica Heinstrom (Editor), Amanda Spink New Research in Information Behaviour provides an understanding of the new directions, leading edge theories & models in information behaviour. Information behaviour is conceptualized as complex human information related processes that are embedded within an individual's everyday social & life processes. http://www.pickabook.co.uk/bookdetails.aspx?ISBN=9781780521701http://www.pickabook.co.uk/ Cover Images/2011_9_1_1/9781780521701.jpg 1-28 GBP61.1667.95 0112 EN97817805218009781780521800 Women of Color in Higher Education HIGHER & FURTHER EDUCATIONEmerald Group Publishing Limited Women of Color in Higher Education by Gaetane Jean-Marie (Editor), Brenda Lloyd-Jones (Editor), Henry T. Frierson Focuses on African American, Hispanic American, Native American, & Asian-Pacific American women whose increased presence in senior level administrative & academic positions in higher education is transforming the political climate to be more inclusive of women of color. http://www.pickabook.co.uk/bookdetails.aspx?ISBN=9781780521800http://www.pickabook.co.uk/ Cover Images/2011_5_12_1/9781780521800.jpg 1-28 GBP79.1687.95 0111 EN97817805218489781780521848 Leadership in Education, Corrections & Law Enforcement SOCIAL LAWEmerald Group Publishing Limited Leadership in Education, Corrections & Law Enforcement by Anthony H. Normore (Editor), Brian D. Fitch (Editor), Anthony H. Normore Leadership in Education, Corrections & Law Enforcement: A Commitment to Ethics, Equity & Excellence fills a unique gap in the knowledge base
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There are virtually no texts available that contain coverage of phonetics, speech acoustics, speech production, & hearing. The authors have designed courses in which they have taught these elements together. The audience for this book with figures, tables, & practice boxes with experiments will be mainly students in the Speech Sciences. ...