Subject(s): Social sciences -- Methodology | Social sciences -- Research Evaluation Summary: "Explores how issues of measure and value are emerging as central in current debates concerning the capacity of social science and cognate disciplines to engage contemporary social and cultural life Debates the restructuring of time, scale, number,

Subject(s): Lipids -- Congresses | Membranes (Biology) -- Congresses | Lipid membranes Summary: This book presents the papers and recorded discussion of the 161st Faraday Discussion. Organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry, this event took place in London in September 2012. One of the key challenges in biophysics and chemical biology is gai

Subject(s): BeagleBone (Computer) | Microcontrollers Abstract: BeagleBone is a low cost, open hardware, expandable computer first introduced in November 2011 by BeagleBoard.org, a community of developers sponsored by Texas Instruments. Various BeagleBone variants, including the original BeagleBone and the new BeagleBone Black, host a powerful 3

Subject(s): Dwellings -- Remodeling | Building -- Superintendence Summary: "House extensions and improvements have gained enormously in popularity as a way of providing more space and enhanced living conditions without the substantial cost of moving house. While there are many books that deal with the construction aspects of extending a hou

Subject(s): Electricity | Magnetism Summary: "For 50 years, Edward M. Purcell's classic textbook has introduced students to the wonders of electricity and magnetism. The third edition has been brought up to date and is now in SI units. It features hundreds of new examples, problems and figures and contains discussions of real-life appli

Subject(s): Language and languages -- Study and teaching | Second language acquisition -- Study and teaching | Languages, Modern -- Study and teaching | Language teachers -- Training of Summary: "Debates in Foreign Languages Education offers a comprehensive introduction and synthesis of the major themes and research evidence in language lea

Subject(s): Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System -- Study guides -- Examinations | Sustainable construction -- Study guides -- Examinations | Sustainable buildings -- Study guides -- Examinations Summary: "This resource presents a guide to understanding the LEED AP Interior Design and Construction (ID+C

Subject(s): City planning Summary: This book gives a fascinating account of the state of urban design practice across the world today. Aimed broadly at practitioners - masterplanners, architects, landscape architects, planners, civil engineers - and students and academics of these disciplines, twenty chapters analyse a different country's u

Subject(s): Islamic renewal | Religious awakening -- Islam Summary: A collection of articles of reformist thinking about the challenges of democracy and feminism in the Islamic perspective. Partial contents:Jilid 1. Bahagian 1- Islam, negara dan cabaran demokrasi; Bahagian 2- Feminisme. Holdings: ,Book - General,Gombak Campus Libra

Subject(s): Gangs -- Juvenile literature -- United States Summary: Provides a thorough and carefully balanced presentation of the many issues surrounding gangs. Contents:The history of gangs in America -- Gangs and culture -- Gangs as businesses -- Gangs and the legal system -- Promoting gang life -- Gangs and society. Holdings: ,Bo