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Assuntos / palavras-chave: Ciencias Sociales; Antropología; Cultural y Social

The effects of human loads on structures are difficult to predict because they depend on the type of activity people are performing. However, models for typical activities such as standing, sitting and jumping have been ...

Assuntos / palavras-chave: Medicina; General

Assuntos / palavras-chave: Matemáticas; General

This book has been created for both intermediate English students and their English teachers, who will be able to find a variety of activities to complement their English classes. Although this book has been particularly...

Magnetic traps are present in several science experiments, especially in those in which the aim is to isolate an object from the laboratory environment, to study its interaction with some element, as is the case of the s...

Los activos para la salud fueron el eje central del II Simposio Mediterráneo de Promoción de la Salud celebrado en Girona en junio de 2015 que reunió a más de 120 profesionales de diez países del mediterráneo con e...

Migration between Mexico and the United States has a long history and is based on social, economic, political and cultural ties. The return of Mexican nationals after living in the United States, together with U.S.-born ...

The book is a study of parish life in central Mexico during the first half of the 17th century. Particular emphasis is put on the interaction between the indigenous parishioners and the secular priests working in the par...

This book is the result of an investigation of the osteology of the turtle (Trachemys callirostris callirostris) and the morrocoya or morrocoy (Chelonoidis carbonaria), motivated by the need to identify at the level of s...

The primary concern of this book is to help guide Masters students seeking insight into consumer behaviour. It is an educational tool devised for those participating in advanced marketing classes that makes use of empath...

Critical Approaches to Shakespeare (1623?2000). Shakespeare for All Time addresses the keys to understanding the significance of the critical reception of Shakespeare from the seventeenth to the end of the twentieth cent...

La Embajada de México en Canadá y el Centro Liquidámbar se congratulan en presentar esta antología que reúne las voces de trece autores mexicano-canadienses quienes navegan por los ricos paisajes de la creatividad, ...

Diagnostic procedures are emblematic of medical work. Scholars in the field of social studies of medicine identify diverse dimensions of diagnosis that point to controversies, processual qualities and contested evidence....

This is the first edited volume dedicated specifically to exploring humor in the academic world. It is a rich collection of essays by an international array of scholars representing various theoretical perspectives and p...

Drums in Modern Tango opens the doors to a groundbreaking approach to tango performance for drum set. Written by acclaimed Argentine drummer and composer Daniel “Pipi” Piazzolla, this book documents the evolution of ...

Water availability is one of the main limiting factors that control ecosystem functions and productivity in semiarid regions. Vegetation of these regions usually presents a patchy distribution where sparse plant cover is...

A comparative study of Ming and Iberian theaters has never been attempted. Thus, this book aims to provide the reader with a series of different approaches. First, through a comparison of specific works by Spanish and Ch...

Although the traditions of philia and amicitia proclaim friendship as a universal concept, it has been an androcentric model until the emergence of the female friend in the Age of Enlightenment. This book analyzes the di...

The new century highlights the relevance of the international tax cooperation policies within a global tax governance environment. In line with the recent launching of the Platform for Collaboration on Tax promoted by th...

Interculturality in Language Teacher Education: Theoretical and Practical Considerations contributes to the ongoing discussions about the need to move towards an intercultural orientation in language teacher education; h...

Photonics deals with the applications of light in science and technology including a vast number of different topics from engineering to telecommunications, to medicine, computing, metrology, and on and on. The book cove...

La antropología del siglo XX se centró en el honor mediterráneo". Pocas ideas han condicionado tanto el comportamiento humano en distintas épocas y culturas. Prestando especial atención a las interacciones entre las...

Embark on a Transformative Voyage with 'Psalm 62: Insights for a Purposeful Life' Within the verses of Psalm 62 lies a timeless treasure trove of wisdom that transcends the boundaries of time and speaks directly to the ...