This volume offers contributions by thought leaders from a variety of disciplines and different perspectives, which are brought together in a final chapter. The contributions give insight in the role
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The Third Edition of this up-to-date and user friendly workbook helps medical students, sonographers, residents, and radiologists gain a fundamental grasp of the application of color duplex ultrasound
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Eco-Deconstruction: Derrida and Environmental Philosophy launches a new mode of philosophical and ethical reflection with respect to the challenges posed by the degradation of the natural environment,
Historians not only have knowledge of history, but by writing about it and engaging with other historians from the past and present, they make history themselves. This companion offers young historian
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Health impact assessment (HIA) is a support tool for intersectoral decision- and policy-making. This book provides a detailed map of the use of HIA in Europe across a large range of sectors, including
From a March 2012 conference in Innsbruck Austria, 28 papers--15 in English--present a multi-sited archaeology of sanctuaries and the power of consumption in the western Mediterranean region from the
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Eco-Deconstruction marks a new approach to the degradation of the natural environment, including habitat loss, species extinction, and climate change. While the work of French philosopher Jacques Derr
Researchers in a variety of healthcare professions explore risk and resilience across the life span, emphasizing the shift from societal to individual responsibility, human rights and citizenship,
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