Subject(s): Children -- Government policy | Social policy | Poor children Summary: "Experts from the global North and South analyze the implications of economic crises on children, with a particular focus on the emerging evidence from the recent global economic crisis and food and fuel price volatility of 2008-2010. They point out key polic

Subject(s): Newspaper publishing | Newspaper publishing -- Technological innovations | Online journalism | Periodization training Summary: The economics of news production and distribution is in a state of radical change. After very profitable years, newspaper publishers in most OECD countries face declining advertising revenues and significant

Subject(s): Capital market | Bank capital | Financial reinsurance Summary: "The current crisis has exposed the shocking truth that very few practitioners actually understand the capital positions of banks and insurance companies, let alone have good, tried and tested methods of evaluating their capital position. The subject of capital manag

Subject(s): Secret societies -- Fiction | Relics -- Fiction Summary: The Montségur Medallion points the way to the most coveted relic, the Holy Grail. In the wrong hands it could destroy civilisation.Finn McGuire finds himself framed for a string of murders moments after he uncovers the legendary Medallion in an ancient Syrian chapel. The culp

Subject(s): Quality control -- Statistical methods Summary: "Many books and articles have been written on how to identify the "root cause" of a problem. However, the essence of any root cause analysis in our modern quality thinking is to go beyond the actual problem. This book offers a new non-technical statistical approach to quali

Subject(s): Landscape architecture -- 21st century -- Europe | Landscape design -- Europe | Urban landscape architecture -- Europe Summary: In Touch' presents the finest European landscape architecture. An independent international committee of leading landscape architects selected more than forty projects out of the 500 submissions. Eleven

Subject(s): Man-woman relationships -- Fiction | Family secrets -- Fiction Summary: Returning home to Truly, Idaho, to unravel the mystery surrounding her sordid past, which involves the Hennessy family, Maddie Dupree discovers that she is in way over her head when she gets too close to Mick Hennessy. Holdings: ,Book - General,Gomb

Subject(s): Teachers -- Political activity -- Malaysia Kedah | Education -- Political aspects -- Malaysia Kedah | Kedah -- Politics and government Summary: History and role of teacher in Malaysian politics in Kedah from 1940 to 1960 Holdings: ,Book - General,Gombak Campus Library,General Collection,Open Shelf,DS598 K28 M697G 2012,A

Subject(s): Education -- Research Methodology | Education research Summary: "This straightforward and jargon-free book will provide students with the theoretical understandings, practical knowledge and skills they need to carry out independent research. The international contributors identify key research methodologies, data collection too

Subject(s): Analysis of variance | Effect sizes (Statistics) | Experimental design Summary: "Noted for its comprehensive coverage, this greatly expanded new edition now covers the use of univariate and multivariate effect sizes. A variety of measures and estimators are reviewed along with their application, interpretation, and limitations.