Human biology

How does a tadpole become a frog?

This ground-breaking ethnography illuminates the theory and practice of "e;aging in place"e; by examining the relationships between migrant live-in care workers of older people in Israel, and their local employers and family members.

This book investigates the neuroscientific knowledge on addiction as an epistemic project.

This comprehensive account of the deadliest Ebola outbreak in history examines its devastating effects on West Africa's most vulnerable populations: pregnant women and children.

Ancestral Diets and Nutrition supplies dietary advice based on the study of prehuman and human populations worldwide over the last two million years.

Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: BiologyFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Endorsed by Edexcel Supports Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Advanced GCE in Biology B (9BI0) specificationBuild investigative skills, test understanding and apply biological theory to topical examples with this Edexcel Year 1 Student Book- Supports all 16 required practicals with activities and questions to help students explain procedures, analyse data and evaluate results- Provides clear definitions, as well as explanations, of the meanings of all technical vocabulary needed for the new specification- Helps bring students up to speed with a summary of prior knowledge and diagnostic questions at the start of each chapter- Offers assessment guidance with Exam Practice Questions at the end of each chapter, graded by difficulty to support progression, along with Challenge Questions to stretch more able students- Mathematical skills throughout and a dedicated 'Maths in Biology' chapter explaining key concepts and methods- Develops understanding with free online access to Test yourself Answers and an Extended Glossary.

The Biology of the Blood-Cells presents a critical review of relationships between changes in the blood-forming organs and the blood picture.

Multiple Choice Questions in Anatomy and Neurobiology for Undergraduates is a collection of multiple choice questions in anatomy and neurobiology for undergraduate students.

Theoretical Approaches in Bioarchaeology emphasizes how several different theoretical perspectives can be used to reconstruct the biocultural experiences of humans in the past.

Here is a thoroughly engaging history of one line of human science research and its consequences for the hapless, and often helpless, subject of study: the indigenous peoples of Tasmania.

This volume takes its subtitle from the theme of the ASHB meeting for 1995 "e;Humans in the Australasian Region"e;.

Practise and prepare for AQA A-level Biology with hundreds of topic-based questions and one complete set of exam practice papers designed to strengthen knowledge and prepare students for the exams.

Why do human beings behave as they do?

Exam Board: WJEC, EduqasLevel: A-levelSubject: BiologyFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: Summer 2017Reinforce students' understanding throughout their course with clear topic summaries and sample questions and answers to help your students target higher grades.

Business Anthropology: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introductory text organized around key issues in the field.

Calcium and Cell Function, Volume III covers the many aspects of research on calcium, dealing with its biochemistry, biology, and pharmacology in animals as well as in plants.

An essential foundation for the practice of forensic anthropology This text is the first of its level written in more than twenty years.

Is human nature something that the natural and social sciences aim to describe, or is it a pernicious fiction?

What do you know about sharks?

In this long-anticipated second edition of The Art of Fieldwork, prominent anthropologist Harry F.

This book presents an in-depth qualitative study carried out with inpatients under treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) in seven therapeutic communities (TCs) located in three countries: Peru, Nicaragua and Czech Republic.

A multidisciplinary analysis of the role of nutrition in generating hierarchical societies and cultivating a global epidemic of chronic diseases.

Using an entirely new conceptual vocabulary through which to understand men s experiences and expectations at the dawn of the twenty-first century, this path-breaking volume focuses on fatherhood around the globe, including transformations in fathering, fatherhood, and family life.

First published in 1980, The limbo people is based upon research carried out in a day centre ('the Centre') for elderly Jewish people in a London Borough and studies the experience and the conception of time among the elderly.

In the ocean, a box jellyfish dangles tentacles covered with venom-filled stingers.

Anatomy and Human Movement: Structure and Function describes the musculoskeletal structures of the human body and the biomechanics behind their movements.

Transnational Mobility and Global Health spotlights the powerful and dynamic intersections of human movement, inequality, and health.

Reviews the reasons for and the nature of great ape intelligence and its implications for human intelligence.

A uniquely accessible way of looking at recent major advances in the science of embryonic development In the span of just three decades, scientific understanding of the formation of embryos has undergone a major revolution.

Neuroendocrinology, Volume II, is the second in a two-volume treatise designed to provide a survey of all aspects of the rapidly expanding science of neuroendocrinology.

Current Topics in Bioenergetics, Volume I presents the molecular basis of biological energy transduction.

The human body is a complicated and beautiful machine, governed by the laws of physics and chemistry.

Flying insects hold one of the great keys to survival: wings.

The scientific study of networks - computer, social, and biological - has received an enormous amount of interest in recent years.

Physiological Correlates of Human Behaviour, Vol.

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This book explores the experiential and affective dimensions of structural transformation in South Asia through contemporary and historical accounts of life, ageing, illness, and death.

Multiple Choice Questions in Ophthalmic and Neuroanatomy was written from notes that made by the author while preparing for the College of Ophthalmologists' primary examination.

This book is a centennial volume celebrating the enormous progress made in hematology in the 20th century.

Over the course of the past thirty years, there has been an explosion of work on sexuality, both conceptually and methodologically.

Role of the Gut Flora in Toxicity and Cancer examines the relationship between the gut microflora and its host.

Volume detailing the effects of the molecular revolution on anthropological genetics and how it redefined the field.

Hey, what are those things that help me to see?

We, Other Utopians is the first book to analyze the topics of genome editing/recombinant DNA on the basis of ethnographic research in the post-communist context.

Biomechanics of the Female Pelvic Floor, Second Edition, is the first book to specifically focus on this key part of women's health, combining engineering and clinical expertise.

We are interested in the evolution of hominin diets for several reasons.

William LaFleur (1936-2010), an eminent scholar of Japanese studies, left behind a substantial number of influential publications, as well as several unpublished works.

Bringing together an international range of case studies and interviews with individuals who have had genital re/construction, Body, Migration, Re/constructive Surgeries explores the socio-cultural meanings of clitoral re/construction following female genital cutting (FGC), hymen reconstruction, trans and intersex bodily interventions; and cosmetic surgery.