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G ProteinsTechniques of Analysis (Methods in Signal Transduction Series)
By David R. Manning. 1999
Incorporating a bench-top format, G Proteins: Techniques of Analysis covers essential methods - with a commitment to those techniques of…
proven and current utility. It offers an in-depth description of protocols, together with theory and representative data. It includes expression and functional analysis of G proteins; evaluation of covalent modifications and other regulatory phenomena; and, mapping pathways established among receptors, G proteins, and effectors. Incorporating contributors from key institutions, each contributor offers clear instructions to establish a synthesized, concise and consistent approach to each chapter, which is beneficial to both students and professionals.The Secret Of The Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life (International Library Of Psychology Ser.)
By Richard Wilhelm. 1999
Absent Fathers?
By Jonathan Bradshaw, Julie Williams, Christine Skinner, Carol Stimson. 1999
Much has been written and debated on lone mothers. However little has been discussed about non-resident fathers. Absent Fathers is…
part of a growing literature on men and masculinities and takes this debate further. Drawn from one of the best social policy units in the UK and results from the current ESRC Programme on Population and Household Change, it will provide a text for undergraduates in social policy and should also be important for professionals concerned with family breakdown and child support.Our encounters with the physical world are filled with miraculous puzzles-wind appears from somewhere, heavy objects (like oil tankers) float…
on oceans, yet smaller objects go to the bottom of our water-filled buckets. As adults, instead of confronting a whole world, we are reduced to driving from one parking garage to another. The Child's Conception of Physical Causality, part of the very beginning of the ground-breaking work of the Swiss naturalist Jean Piaget, is filled with creative experimental ideas for probing the most sophisticated ways of thinking in children. The strength of Piaget's research is evident in this collection of empirical data, systematically organized by tasks that illuminate how things work. Piaget's data are remarkably rich. In his new introduction, Jaan Valsiner observes that Piaget had no grand theoretical aims, yet the book's simple power cannot be ignored. Piaget's great contribution to developmental psychology was his "clinical method"-a tactic that integrated relevant aspects of naturalistic experiment, interview, and observation. Through this systematic inquiry, we gain insight into children's thinking. Reading Piaget will encourage the contemporary reader to think about the unity of psychological phenomena and their theoretical underpinnings. His wealth of creative experimental ideas probes into the most sophisticated ways of thinking in children. Technologies change, yet the creative curiosity of children remains basically unhindered by the consumer society. Piaget's data preserve the reality of the original phenomena. As such, this work will provide a wealth of information for developmental psychologists and those involved in the field of experimental science. Jean Piaget (1896-1980) is known for investigations of thought processes. He was professor at Geneva University (1929-1954) and director of the International Center for Epistemology (1955-1980). He is the author of The Language and Thought of the Child, Judgment and Reasoning in the Child, The Origin of Intelligence in Children, and The Early Growth of Logic in the Child. Jaan Valsiner is professor of psychology at Clark University, and a recognized authority on the life and work of Piaget.The Technique Of Psycho-Analysis (International Library Of Psychology Ser.)
By David Forsyth. 1999
Contemporary Controversies in Catholic Bioethics (Philosophy and Medicine #127)
By Jason Eberl. 2017
This volume comprises various viewpoints representing a Catholic perspective on contemporary practices in medicine and biomedical research The…
Roman Catholic Church has had a significant impact upon the formulation and application of moral values and principles to a wide range of controversial issues in bioethics Catholic leaders theologians and bioethicists have elucidated and marshaled arguments to support the Church s definitive positions on several bioethical issues such as abortion euthanasia and reproductive cloning Not all bioethical issues however have been definitively addressed by Catholic authorities and some Church teachings allow for differing applications in diverse circumstances Moreover as new biomedical technologies emerge Church authorities rely on experts in science medicine philosophy theology law and other disciplines to advise them Such experts continue to debate issues related to reproduction genetics end-of-life care and health care policy This volume will be a valuable resource for scholars in bioethics or Catholic studies who will benefit from the nuanced arguments offered based on the latest research This volume is also instructive for students entering the field to become aware of the founding philosophical and theological principles informing the Catholic bioethical worldviewAlfred Adler: The Pattern of Life
By W. Beran Wolfe. 1999
In Neurosis and Human Growth, Dr. Horney discusses the neurotic process as a special form of the human development, the…
antithesis of healthy growth. She unfolds the different stages of this situation, describing neurotic claims, the tyranny or inner dictates and the neurotic's solutions for relieving the tensions of conflict in such emotional attitudes as domination, self-effacement, dependency, or resignation. Throughout, she outlines with penetrating insight the forces that work for and against the person's realization of his or her potentialities. First Published in 1950. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Motor Neurone Disease (Experience Of Illness Ser.)
By Ian Robinson, Margaret Hunter. 1998
Motor Neurone Disease is one of the most difficult conditions to manage medically and socially. A disease which leads to…
the loss of control of most muscle systems of the body, it has no known cause and no cure. For this reason, clinicians have traditionally been reluctant to reveal the diagnosis to sufferers or their families and the condition has become known as one of the best kept secrets of medical practice. However in recent years a number of organizations have set up to support sufferers and their families and consequently, the public profile of the condition has changed dramatically.Motor Neurone Disease provides an extremely helpful guide to the medical facts relating to the condition and considers the psycho-social effects on sufferers and those who care for them. It will be essential reading for doctors, nurses, social workers, physio-, speech and occupational therapists as well as all those suffering from Motor Neurone Disease, their families and carers.Touch The Top Of The World: A Blind Man's Journey To Climb Farther Than The Eye Can See
By Erik Weihenmayer. 2002
The incredible, inspiring story of world-class climber Erik Weihenmayer, from the terrible diagnosis that foretold of the loss of his…
eyesight, to his dream to climb mountains, and finally his quest to reach each of the Seven Summits. Erik Weihenmayer was born with retinoscheses, a degenerative eye disorder that would progressively unravel his retinas. Erik learned from doctors that he was destined to lose his sight by age thirteen. Yet from early on, he was determined to rise above this devastating disability and lead a fulfilling, exciting life. In Touch the Top of the World, Erik recalls his struggle to push past the limits placed on him by his visual impairment--and by a seeing world. He speaks movingly of the role his family played in his battle to break through the barriers of blindness: the mother who prayed for the miracle that would restore her son's sight; the father who encouraged him to strive for that unreachable mountaintop. Erik was the first blind man to summit McKinley. Soon he became the first blind person to scale the infamous 3000-foot rock wall of El Capitan and then Argentina's Aconcagua, the highest peak outside of Asia. He was married to his longtime sweetheart at 13,000 feet on the Shira Plateau on his way to Kilimanjaro's summit, and recently Erik scaled Polar Circus, the 30,000-foot vertical ice wall in Alberta, Canada. Erik's story is about having the vision to dream big; the courage to reach for near impossible goals; and the grit, determination, and ingenuity to transform our lives into "something miraculous. "To download an audio excerpt from Touch the Top of the World, visit the American Foundation for the Blind Web site.Remaking the Body: Rehabilitation and Change
By Wendy Seymour. 1998
In Remaking the Body, Wendy Seymour interviews men and women who have suffered profound bodily paralysis, and explores how they…
deal with their appearance, relationships, sexuality, incontinence and sport. She finds that even major impairment hasn't annihilated these people's experience of an embodied self. She shows that the process of self-reconstruction is interwoven with social expectations and argues that the experience of disability highlights the continuous work involved in embodiment for everyone. Remaking the Body is a major contribution to the field of the sociology of the body and essential reading for rehabilitation professionals and students.The Race Game: Sport and Politics in South Africa (Sport in the Global Society)
By Douglas Booth. 1998
1999 North American Society for Sports History Book of the YearDouglas Booth looks at the role of sport in the…
fostering of a new national identity in South Africa. He analyzes the effect of the 30-year sport boycott but concludes that sport will never unite South Africans except in the most fleeting and superficial manner.Character and the Unconscious: A Critical Exposition of the Psychology of Freud and Jung
By van der Hoop, J H. 1999
Men, Gender Divisions and Welfare
By Jeanette Edwards, Jeff Hearn, Jennie Popay. 1998