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Urolithiasis Medical and Surgical Management of Stone Disease

Urolithiasis Medical and Surgical Management of Stone Disease

Urolithiasis or stone disease occurs in 7% of women and 12% of men at some point and these statistics are rising. Furthermore for those who form a stone the likelihood of a recurrence is nearly 50% within 5 years of initial diagnosis. Therefore the need for effective minimally invasive alternatives for stone eradication and prevention is critical. Because stone disease comprises a large part of any urologist’s practice a thorough knowledge of the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of stone disease is critical in order to understand and implement treatment strategies to prevent stone formation. Likewise a working knowledge of the surgical treatments instrumentation and outcomes is necessary to arm patients with sufficient information to make an informed decision and to provide the appropriate treatment modality for a given stone situation. In Urolithiasis: Medical and Surgical Management the authors provide a complete guide to the management of stone disease from both a medical and surgical prospective. This book should be an invaluable resource for those who treat stone disease in any capacity whether surgically or medically acutely or long-term. | Urolithiasis Medical and Surgical Management of Stone Disease

GBP 59.99
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Production Management Advanced Models Tools and Applications for Pull Systems

Production Management Advanced Models Tools and Applications for Pull Systems

Inventory control is an essential task in production management. An effective inventory control can significantly reduce the holding cost and hence total production cost. Selecting and implementing a suitable production control system plays an important role in inventory reduction and performance improvement of a production system. Since the introduction of Toyota’s just-in-time philosophy pull control systems have been adopted by numerous companies worldwide both in the manufacturing and service sectors. This book provides some recent developments in production management and presents modeling and analysis tools for pull production control systems. It contributes by combining theoretical findings and case study analysis results with a practical and contemporary view on how to effectively manage and control production systems. Each chapter in this book focuses on a specific topic in production control systems allowing readers to identify the chapters that relate to their interests. More specifically the book is presented in three sections. The first section focuses on the design and implementation aspects of the pull production control systems as well as performance evaluation approaches for pull systems. The second section presents a recent and comprehensive literature review. Three different case studies on implementation of pull production control systems are presented in the last section. This book can be used as an essential source for students and scholars who need to specifically study the pull control systems. Since the superiority of these systems is controversial the book can also provide an interesting and informative read for practitioners managers and employees who need to deepen their knowledge on pull production management systems. | Production Management Advanced Models Tools and Applications for Pull Systems

GBP 39.99
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Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings

Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings

This book covers the wide spectrum of subjects relating to obtaining and using building stones starting with their geological origin and then describing the nature of granites volcanics limestones sandstones flint metamorphic stones breccias and conglomerates with emphasis being placed on how to recognise the different stones via the many illustrated examples from Great Britain and other countries. The life of a building stone is explained from its origin in the quarry through its exposure to the elements when used for a building to its eventual deterioration. The structure of stone buildings is then discussed with explanations of the mechanics of pillars lighthouses and walls arches bridges buttresses and roof vaults plus castles and cathedrals. The sequence of the historical architectural styles of stone buildings is explained—from the early days through to postmodern buildings. Special attention is paid to two famous architects: the Roman Vitruvius and the English Sir Christopher Wren who designed and supervised the construction of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. To demonstrate many of the concepts presented two exemplary stone buildings are described in detail: the Albert Memorial in London and Durham Cathedral in northern England. The former building is interesting because it is comprised of a cornucopia of different building stones and the latter building because of its architecture and sandstone decay mechanisms. In the final Chapter ruined stone buildings are discussed—the many reasons for their decay and the possibility of their ‘rebirth’ via digital recording of their geometry. The book has over 350 pages and is illustrated with more than 450 diagrams and colour photographs of both the various stones and the associated stone buildings. Readers’ knowledge of the subject will be greatly enhanced by these images and the related explanatory text. A wide-ranging references and bibliography section is also included. | Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings

GBP 46.99
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Stone Age Economics

Stone Age Economics

Since its first publication over forty years ago Marshall Sahlins's Stone Age Economics has established itself as a classic of modern anthropology and arguably one of the founding works of anthropological economics. Ambitiously tackling the nature of economic life and how to study it comparatively Sahlins radically revises traditional views of the hunter-gatherer and so-called primitive societies revealing them to be the original affluent society. Sahlins examines notions of production distribution and exchange in early communities and examines the link between economics and cultural and social factors. A radical study of tribal economies domestic production for livelihood and of the submission of domestic production to the material and political demands of society at large Stone Age Economics regards the economy as a category of culture rather than behaviour in a class with politics and religion rather than rationality or prudence. Sahlins concludes controversially that the experiences of those living in subsistence economies may actually have been better healthier and more fulfilled than the millions enjoying the affluence and luxury afforded by the economics of modern industrialisation and agriculture. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by David Graeber London School of Economics.

GBP 16.99
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Stone Matrix Asphalt Theory and Practice

Stone Matrix Asphalt Theory and Practice

In the years since the development and subsequent success of Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA) a plethora of articles have emerged scattered throughout various publications. The time is right for a comprehensive resource that collects examines and organizes this information and makes it easily accessible. A compilation and distillation of the latest knowledge available Stone Matrix Asphalt: Theory and Practice describes SMA from its origin through implementation and explores various methods and design approaches. Detailing the requirements and materials for the mix including asphalt binder aggregates and stabilizers the book covers standard and alternative design methods and their execution as well as best practices and production processes. It addresses issues such as permanent deformation and fatigue resistance as well as special applications such as bridge deck surfacing and airfields. The book uses practical examples to illustrate theory presents practical tips useful in everyday work and includes a review of problems that can occur during laydown and their potential solutions. Drawn from the author’s extensive experience during the introduction of SMA in the early 1990s and discussions with many process engineers the book provides the practical information needed to customize methods for individual applications of SMA. Blazejowski puts together a picture drawn from a broad range of literature. The result: a reference that is handy practical and easy to use. | Stone Matrix Asphalt Theory and Practice

GBP 59.99
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Historicising Heritage and Emotions The Affective Histories of Blood Stone and Land

Historicising Heritage and Emotions The Affective Histories of Blood Stone and Land

Historicising Heritage and Emotions examines how heritage is connected to and between people and places through emotion both in the past and today. Discussion is focused on the overlapping categories of blood (families and bloodlines) stone (monuments and memorials) and land (landscape and places imbued with memories) with the contributing authors exploring the ways in which emotions invest heritage with affective power and the transformative effects of this power in individual community and cultural contexts. The 13 chapters that make up the volume take examples from the premodern and modern eras and from two connected geographical regions the United Kingdom and Australia and the Pacific. Each chapter seeks to identify historicise and contextualise the processes of heritage and the emotional regimes at play locating the processes within longer historical and transnational genealogies and critically appraising them as part of broader cultural currents. Theoretically grounded in new approaches to the history of emotions and critical heritage studies the analysis challenges the traditional scholarly focus on heritage in its modern forms offering multifaceted premodern and modern case studies that demonstrate heritage and emotion to have complex and vibrant histories. Offering transhistorical and multidisciplinary discussion around the ways in which we can talk about discuss categorise and theorise heritage and emotion in different historical contexts Historicising Heritage and Emotions is a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in heritage emotions and history. | Historicising Heritage and Emotions The Affective Histories of Blood Stone and Land

GBP 38.99
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Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy Speaking Truth to Power

Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy Speaking Truth to Power

Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy explores the new forms voices and venues of stand-up comedy in different parts of the world and its potential role as a counterhegemonic tool for satire commentary and expression of identity especially for the disempowered or marginalised. The title brings together essays and perspectives on stand-up and satire from different cultural and political contexts across the world which raise pertinent issues regarding its role in contemporary times especially with the increased presence of OTT platforms and internet penetration that allows for easy access to this art form. It examines the theoretical understanding of the different aspects of the humour aesthetics and politics of stand-up comedy as well as the exploration of race gender politics and conflicts urban culture and LGBTQ+ identities in countries such as Indonesia Finland France Iran Italy Morocco India and the USA. It also asks the question whether along with contesting and destabilising existing discursive frameworks and identities a stand-up comic can open up a space for envisaging a new social cultural and political order? This book will appeal to people interested in performance studies media popular culture digital culture sociology digital sociology and anthropology and English literature. Chapter 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www. taylorfrancis. com under a Creative Commons (CC-BY) 4. 0 license. Funded by the University of Helsinki. | Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy Speaking Truth to Power

GBP 34.99
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Warm-up in Football Optimize Performance and Avoid Injuries

Warm-up in Football Optimize Performance and Avoid Injuries

Every football training session and match should begin with a warm-up in order to improve performance and reduce the risk of injuries. Warm-up in Football provides scientific evidence for the effect of warming up and describes how performance is closely related to muscle temperature. Furthermore the book explains how the right warm-up prior to a match and at halftime improves the outcome in football. This book provides a basic understanding of the value of warming up and presents a significant number of warm-up programs that can be used whether you are training professional amateur or youth players. The warm-up programs and exercises are tailored to different training and match situations both on and off the pitch. Highlights from the book include: • New inspiring and effective ways of warm-up for training. • Warm-up programs before matches. • Warm-up programs to improve performance at the start of the second half. Warm-up in Football is critical reading for all who have an interest in the coaching and physiology of football. | Warm-up in Football Optimize Performance and Avoid Injuries

GBP 31.99
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Continuous Improvement Seek Perfection Embrace Scientific Thinking Focus on Process Assure Quality at the Source and Improve Flow & Pull

Continuous Improvement Seek Perfection Embrace Scientific Thinking Focus on Process Assure Quality at the Source and Improve Flow & Pull

In this third book of the Shingo Model series Continuous Improvement focuses on five of the Shingo Guiding Principles: seek perfection embrace scientific thinking focus on process assure quality at the source and improve flow and pull. Each chapter in Continuous Improvement is designed to enhance your comprehension of one or more aspects of the Continuous Improvement dimension of the Shingo Model and to increase your understanding of how the dimension interrelates with and complements the other principles in the Shingo Model. Ultimately this explanation grounds the technical science of continuous improvement with a powerful social science that focuses on people development. It is this combination that creates the opportunity for improvement to be truly continuous. Because tacit learning is critical to deepening your continuous improvement knowledge Reader Challenges are included throughout the text to encourage you to apply what you have read within the context of your own organization. This hands-on practice is necessary to understand the interrelatedness of principles systems and tools that are inherent in the Shingo Model. The Shingo Institute recognizes that the transformation from traditional philosophy and practices to organizational excellence does not occur without the courage creativity and persistence of everyone in the organization—from executives to managers to team members on the frontline. | Continuous Improvement Seek Perfection Embrace Scientific Thinking Focus on Process Assure Quality at the Source and Improve Flow & Pull

GBP 38.99
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Algae Refinery Up- and Downstream Processes

Algae Refinery Up- and Downstream Processes

Algae Refinery: Up- and Downstream Processes offers complete coverage of algae refinery including up- and downstream processes while proposing an integrated algal refinery for the advancement of existing technologies and summarizing the strategies and future perspectives of algal refinery. It provides a concise introduction to the algal science biology technology and application of algae. It explains downstream and upstream steps of algal refinery for the production of algal biomass with several social benefits. Features: Provides various aspects of algal bioprocess including upstream and downstream processes Explains the major research streams of algae structures and their pathways Covers algal-based CO2 capture technology Explores the potential applications of algae for socioeconomical benefits Deliberates algal bioremediation approach for clean and sustainable development | Algae Refinery Up- and Downstream Processes

GBP 110.00
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Goethe and the Philosopher’s Stone Symbolical Patterns in 'The Parable' and the Second Part of 'Faust'

Goethe and the Philosopher’s Stone Symbolical Patterns in 'The Parable' and the Second Part of 'Faust'

Originally published in 1965 this study examines the concealed meanings in the second part of Faust often considered obscure. It is of value not only to students of literature but also comparative religions as it deals with Goethe’s knowledge of ancient myths mysteries and Hellenistic religions. It is of value too to those interested in alchemy as it traces the many alchemical references in Faust. The book gives a psychological interpretation of elements of Goethe’s personal life and work which succeeds in making the man and the veiled references in his most profound work accessible to the modern reader. | Goethe and the Philosopher’s Stone Symbolical Patterns in 'The Parable' and the Second Part of 'Faust'

GBP 29.99
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Stand Up and Teach

Stand Up and Teach

What do you need for a well-run classroom full of engaged students? Kathy Lundy takes you step-by-step through the nitty-gritty details of creating a classroom that works for you and your students. Based on extensive classroom experience strategies throughout the book will help you become the teacher you want to be. From building a safe and inclusive classroom to teaching with imagination and innovation to engaging the school community Stand Up and Teach has it all.

GBP 29.99
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Nature of the City Green Infrastructure from the Ground Up

Nature of the City Green Infrastructure from the Ground Up

This is a practical guide to delivering green infrastructure from the ground up and bringing nature in to the built environment. Exploring the process of delivery through an array of design approaches and case studies it demystifies the concept and provides the tools for practical implementation - highlighting the challenges and opportunities on both small and large projects. | Nature of the City Green Infrastructure from the Ground Up

GBP 38.00
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Stepping Up Teachers Advocating for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Schools

Stepping Up Teachers Advocating for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Schools

Stepping Up! offers inspiring suggestions for ways teachers and teacher educators can stand up and speak out for students to create welcoming classroom climates for LGBTQ and gender diverse youth. Building from ten years of collaborative longitudinal inquiry including interviews with parents students teachers and administrators the authors share stories from different perspectives to support teachers with concrete examples of advocacy. The authors show teachers how to ‘step up’ by working with students through and beyond curriculum and by working with families and administrators to improve school culture for LGBTQ and gender diverse students. Additionally they explore the potential constraints involved in such social justice work and share strategies and resources for transforming schools to be more queer-friendly. | Stepping Up Teachers Advocating for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Schools

GBP 38.99
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Growing Up in a Changing Society

Growing Up in a Changing Society

The final reader in the Child Development in Social Context series shows how the study of child development is inevitably bound up in more ephemeral cultural ideas about the nature and needs of children and in the educational practices that rise from these ideas. Some readings point to the dangers which can arise from the meeting of science and cultural values using for illustration studies of the role of psychological theory in reinforcing social attitudes to child care inside and outside the family. Other readings look at children's initiation into that relatively recent cultural invention the school and the relationship with their learning at home. There are studies of their social development in classroom and playground with particular emphasis on ethnic relationships. | Growing Up in a Changing Society

GBP 175.00
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Childhood into Adolescence Growing up in the 1970s

Childhood into Adolescence Growing up in the 1970s

This book is about the lives of 11-year-old children growing up in a Midlands city in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. Based on interviews with their parents it describes family life at the time as well as the experiences hopes and concerns of the children as they themselves become adolescents. The book reflects upon the changes that occur for children in the transitional period between childhood and adolescence. It looks at the friendship patterns of eleven-year-olds their special interests and activities and how they spend their leisure time as well as describing the children’s worries and concerns as perceived by their parents. It also considers family life and parental issues in the context of children’s growing independence and their developing sexual maturity. Originally written in the 1980’s but recently discovered and published now for the first time this is the fifth book in the series of long-term investigations of child up-bringing by John and Elizabeth Newson distinguished child psychologists at the University of Nottingham. Their research began in the late 1950s when the cohort of children was a year old; their mothers were subsequently interviewed at intervals as the children grew up. This fifth volume draws links between the material from interviews with parents when their sons and daughters were seven eleven sixteen and nineteen years and also invites comparison with the lives of children growing up now. The final chapter reviews the book series and the Newsons’ research programme. This exceptional book will be of interest to psychologists and other academics interested in child development as well as professionals involved in work with children and adolescents such as teachers doctors nurses and social workers. It also has great historical significance with its potential for comparisons between the lives of children and adolescents now with those growing up some 50 years ago. | Childhood into Adolescence Growing up in the 1970s

GBP 29.99
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Focus On Close-Up and Macro Photography Focus on the Fundamentals

Focus On Close-Up and Macro Photography Focus on the Fundamentals

Want to get the best out of your digital camera? Not quite sure how to capture up-close shots? Want easy to follow expert advice on the best ways to creatively capture macro shots you can be proud of? This is your ticket to go beyond a snapshot to create a fine art print that you'll be so proud of. Macro and close-up photography involves a unique skill set in terms of exposure lighting and of course composition in particular. You can take a quick photo of a sunflower in your back yard that will look mundane and typical OR you could learn how to take a picture of just a part of it-up close-and create a work of art. Let this book be your guide! | Focus On Close-Up and Macro Photography Focus on the Fundamentals

GBP 130.00
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Everyday Ethnicity in Sri Lanka Up-country Tamil Identity Politics

Everyday Ethnicity in Sri Lanka Up-country Tamil Identity Politics

Focusing on notions of diaspora identity and agency this book examines ethnicity in war-torn Sri Lanka. It highlights the historical development and negotiation of a new identification of Up-country Tamil amidst Sri Lanka’s violent ethnic politics. Over the past thirty years Up-country (Indian) Tamils generally have tried to secure their vision of living within a multi-ethnic Sri Lanka not within Tamil Eelam the separatist dream that ended with the civil war in 2009. Exploring Sri Lanka within the deep history of colonial-era South Asian plantation diasporas the book argues Up-country Tamils form a diaspora next-door to their ancestral homeland. It moves beyond simplistic Sinhala-Tamil binaries and shows how Sri Lanka’s ethnic troubles actually have more in common with similar battles that diasporic Indians have faced in Fiji and Trinidad than with Hindu-Muslim communalism in neighbouring India Pakistan and Bangladesh. Shedding new light on issues of agency citizenship displacement and re-placement within the formation of diasporic communities and identities this book demonstrates the ways that culture workers including politicians trade union leaders academics and NGO workers have facilitated the development of a new identity as Up-country Tamil. It is of interest to academics working in the fields of modern South Asia diaspora violence post-conflict nations religion and ethnicity. | Everyday Ethnicity in Sri Lanka Up-country Tamil Identity Politics

GBP 48.99
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Color Theory for the Make-up Artist Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects

Color Theory for the Make-up Artist Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects

Color Theory for the Make-up Artist: Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects (Second Edition) analyzes and explains traditional color theory for fine artists and applies it to make-up artistry. This beautifully illustrated guide begins with the basics of color theory – why we see color how to categorize and identify color and relationships between colors – and relates these concepts to beauty and special effects make-up. The book provides a wealth of information including how to mix flesh tones by using only primary colors how these colors in paints and make-up are sourced and created the reason for variations in skin colors and undertones and how to identify and match these using make-up while choosing flattering colors for the eyes lips and cheeks. Colors found inside the body are explained for special effects make-up like why we bruise bleed or appear sick. Ideas and techniques are also described for painting prosthetics in addition to using color as inspiration in make-up designs. The book also discusses how lighting affects color on film television theater and photography sets and how to properly light a workspace for successful applications. The second edition features: A brand-new chapter on color inspiration in make-up and design Additional and updated diagrams More real-life application photos and demonstrations including new examples of tattoo covering and prosthetic painting using optical mixtures airbrush and stippling Expanded discussion on undertones skin variations color correction pigments colored gels and more Filled with stunning photography and practical information Color Theory for the Make-up Artist provides guidance and inspiration for both professionals and beginners who wish to train their eye further to understand and recognize distinctions in color. | Color Theory for the Make-up Artist Understanding Color and Light for Beauty and Special Effects

GBP 34.99
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Up for Debate Exploring Math Through Argument

Up for Debate Exploring Math Through Argument

In Up for Debate!: Exploring Math Through Argument high school math teacher and debate coach Chris Luzniak shares stories examples and step-by-step routines that will help you build a classroom culture where students do the talking explain their thinking and critique each other's reasoning all in the context of the math content you're expected to teach. Inside you'll find: Inspirational stories of students debating math in real classroomsConcrete structures and routines that will get your students talking listening and debatingSpecific techniques you can use to transform existing math problems into debatable ones You'll begin with short speaking and listening routines that take just a few minutes to introduce. When you and your students are ready you can layer on additional debate routines until your class is engaged in full-class debates using mathematical reasoning. With this easy-to-read guide you don't need to wait any longer. You will be able to start debating in your classroom tomorrow. | Up for Debate Exploring Math Through Argument

GBP 24.99
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