Subject(s): Brain -- Popular works | Neurosciences -- Popular works | Learning -- Popular works | Memory -- Popular works Summary: In Brain Rules, Dr. John Medina, a molecular biologist, shares his lifelong interest in how the brain sciences might influence the way we teach our children and the way we work. In each chapter, he describes a brain

Subject(s): Crops and climate | Climatic changes | Crop yields | Food supply -- Environmental aspects Summary: Climate change is directly linked to the human activities, according to the Fourth Assessment Report of IPCC (2007). In last two decades of 20th Century, accelerated anthropogenic activities pushed up the atmospheric abundance of green

Subject(s): Molecular virology | Virus diseases -- Molecular aspects Summary: "Viruses: Biology, Applications, and Control is a concise textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and is an updated and expanded version of the Second Edition of David Harper's Molecular Virology. Focusing on key mechanisms and developments,

Subject(s): Nanotechnology | Biotechnology Summary: "The impact and importance of nanotechnology continues to grow, and nanomedicine and biotechnology have become areas of increased development. Biomedical engineers who work with biological processes and structures must have a deeply rooted understanding of the role of bionanotechnology, a

Subject(s): Head -- Radiography | Neck -- Radiography Summary: "Written and edited by acknowledged masters in the field, this two-volume full-color text is the most comprehensive and current reference on head and neck radiology. It features more than 10,000 images and covers every disorder in every region of the head and neck. The first two

Subject(s): Cross, Alex (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Police -- Fiction -- Washington (D.C.) | African American police -- Fiction | Police psychologists -- Fiction | Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction Summary: A child killer is stalking the inner city of Washington, D.C., his latest victim Shanelle Green, an adorable first grader from Sojourner

Subject(s): Zombies -- Fiction Summary: "In The Walking Dead universe, there is no greater villain than The Governor. The despot who runs the walled-off town of Woodbury, he has his own sick sense of justice: whether it's forcing prisoners to battle zombies in an arena for the townspeople's amusement, or chopping off the appendages

Subject(s): Human anatomy | Human physiology Summary: This work arms readers with the knowledge and detail they will need to move on with their allied health careers. It integrates text and illustrations to emphasise critical thinking, conceptual understanding and relevant application of knowledge Partial contents: [v. 2] Gerard J. Tort

Subject(s): Airway (Medicine) | Respiratory therapy | Inhalation anesthesia | Trachea -- Intubation Summary: "Every anaesthetist reaches the end of their career with a collection of difficult airway experiences. Managing airway challenges relies on a combination of good clinical practice, knowledge of relevant basic sciences and critical ev

Subject(s): Human genetics -- Variation | Genetic disorders | Diseases Summary: According to the National Institute of Health, a genome-wide association study is defined as any study of genetic variation across the entire human genome that is designed to identify genetic associations with observable traits (such as blood pressure or weight), or