Museology and heritage studies

In recent years big data initiatives, not to mention Hollywood, the video game industry and countless other popular media, have reinforced and even glamorized the public image of the archive as the ultimate repository of facts and the hope of future generations for uncovering 'what actually happened'.

Pestizide, Feinstaub, Lärm – all das wirkt täglich unbemerkt auf uns und unser Wohlbefinden.

Heritage Ecologies presents an ecological understanding of heritage that furthers a concern for how its making and unmaking always involves a wide range of human and other-than-human actors.

This volume investigates the links between the incidence of diet-related cancers and dietary patterns within Europe.

Dietary Supplementation in Sport and Exercise removes the myths associated with many dietary supplements.

This book provides a lucid introduction to the basics of gemmology.

Museums and Mass Violence examines the varied ways in which museums around the world address - or fail to address - the problem of mass violence and severe human rights abuses.

A medical research pioneer reveals "e;how food choices that support biodiversity can save lives, shield us from novel infections, and protect the planet"e; (Joel Fuhrman, MD, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Eat to Live).

Full translation together with detailed introduction, commentary and discussion of terminology.

The current situation regarding labeling and defining dietary fiber in the United States and many other countries is arbitrary due to its reliance on analytical methods as opposed to an accurate definition that includes its role in health.

This book examines treasure law and practice from the rise of the new science of archaeology in the early Victorian period to the present day.

In Doors: History, Repair and Conservation, readers are guided through the function, history, development, care, repair and conservation of doors by chapter authors who are experts in their field.

This book delves into the intricate interplay between air and water quality issues, shedding light on the interconnectedness of these vital components of our ecosystem.

The Nutrition and Health series has been very fortunate to have each of the volumes recognized by rating services, such as Doody's, as valuable contributions for health professionals and individuals interested in the most up-to-date and balanced information from the experts in nutrition.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the single largest cause of infertility in women of childbearing age, with the incidence having risen from around 15 % to 21 % within 6 - 8 years.

This book provides a detailed overview of ethical omnivorism, as well as the philosophical foundations of this movement and diet.

For many years, it has been known that when rats and mice are given a reduced amount of food, their life span is increased and they remain healthy and vigorous at advanced ages.

This volume is a practical resource for all those responsible for caring for older people across health and social care.

The validity of certain critical reasoning steps carried out during or on the sidelines of the environmental science, public health survey, medical experiment, population risk assessment, or disease space-time mapping under conditions of in situ uncertainty and space-time heterogeneity, is often not given sufficient attention and may even be out of the investigator's line of thought.

The new science of nutrigenomics and its ethical and societal challenges Gene-diet interactions--which underlie relatively benign lactose intolerance to life-threatening conditions such as cardiovascular disease--have long been known.

During the 20th-century, Spaniards and African-Americans shared significant cultural memories forged by the profound impact that various artistic and historical events had on each other.

This book provides instruction for health professionals wanting to gain knowledge about the clinical aspects of cannabis medicine.

The Museum in Asia advances an understanding of the flourishing museum landscape in the region by offering a variety of conceptual tools and frameworks through which museum development can be analysed and understood.

This book serves as an essential quick reference for team physicians, focusing on the risks associated with athletic participation in various environments.

This book sheds light on an as-yet unstudied aspect of The Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) preeminent role in establishing the definition of the problematic term "e;Latin American art"e; in the United States from the 1930s to the present through its collection displays.

The Green City and Social Injustice examines the recent urban environmental trajectory of 21 cities in Europe and North America over a 20-year period.

This publication is a practical guidebook on environmental risk assessment, especially for watershed-scale management.

How does a city and a nation deal with a legacy of perpetrating atrocity?

Emotional Heritage brings the issues of affect and power in the theorisation of heritage to the fore, whilst also highlighting the affective and political consequences of heritage-making.

This book serves as an essential quick reference for team physicians, focusing on the risks associated with athletic participation in various environments.

The definitive reference text on curation both inside and outside the museum A Companion to Curation is the first collection of its kind, assembling the knowledge and experience of prominent curators, artists, art historians, scholars, and theorists in one comprehensive volume.

Dietary sugars are known to have medical implications for humans from causing dental caries to obesity.

While diet has long been recognized as having potential to alleviate symptoms of inflammatory diseases including arthritis, lupus and fibromyalgia, research indicates that specific foods offer particular benefits in preventing or mitigating specific symptoms.

This book follows the lives of Sarajevan visual artists as they responded to the rising instability and political fragmentation that defined the last days of Yugoslavia’s existence.

This book explores the traditional use of Ilex paraguariensis, a plant that is widely distributed in South America.

The stagings of an artist – by himself, by posterity and through digital media – promote this study of cultural heritage construal.

Phenolic compounds are structures found in plant-based foods that play an important role in regulating health and disease.

Quality of Life and Public Management explores the possibility for a dramatic and significant improvement in quality of life for all population groups and sub-groups in the UK.

This book illustrates the recent advancements in the role of functional foods in preventing age-related disorders.

This book offers a diverse set of solid concerted strategies in the development and implementation of specific "e;climate actions,"e; in natural and built places where we all live.

This volume carries the proceedings of the Vahouny Fiber Symposium, which took place in Washington DC, in March of 1996.

During the mid-nineteenth century a debate arose over the form and functions of the public art museum in Britain.

Modern Art in Pakistan examines interaction of space, tradition, and history to analyse artistic production in Pakistan from the 1950s to recent times.

This book explores and critiques different aspects of arts leadership within contemporary contexts.