疫学は病気のパターンの変化を研究する必要不可欠な分野で、社会衛生や病原の特定、そして病気の管理と予防に重要な役割を果たしています。臨床試験や予防接種キャンペーン、疫病の統計データに関してあらためて考察しながら、疫学の核心に迫る一冊です。    Explains what epidemiology is and how vital it is to the discov ... 続きを読む

This new dictionary provides over 1,500 A-Z definitions of terms from the field of social care, concentrating on social work as a significant area within this field. Covering social work theories, met ... 続きを読む

One of the most famous love stories in the English language, the passionate tale of Catherine and Heathcliff is here presented in a new edition that examines the qualities that make it such a power ... 続きを読む

An authoritative and wide-ranging new edition of A Dictionary of Weather containing almost 2,000 entries on all areas of the subject. Provides clear definitions and illustrative examples of terminolo ... 続きを読む

Presents a conceptually challenging subject with the clarity and lucidity for which the authors are renowned. Carefully structured explanations and rich pedagogy result in an authoritative and ri ... 続きを読む

What does it mean to be 'under arrest'? Who can limit police powers, and why do miscarriages of justice occur? The fourth edition of Criminal Justice provides a comprehensive overview of the criminal ... 続きを読む

The first text of its type to use chemical examples throughout to demonstrate the relevance of mathematical concepts to the study of chemistry, and help motivate the student All key terms are cle ... 続きを読む

Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.' Jes ... 続きを読む

20世紀の物理学における偉大な発見のひとつである超伝導（ある温度（臨界温度）以下の低温で、金属または合金の電気抵抗が突然ゼロになる現象）は、今最も注目されている分野のひとつです。この発見の歴史を繙きつつ、超伝導体として認められる数々の神秘的な現象や、注目を集める高温超電導の進展、今後の展望まで網羅します。     Superconductivity was one o ... 続きを読む

You expected bread, and you have got a stone; break your teeth on it, and don't shriek...you will have learned the great lesson how to endure without a sob.' Shirley is Charlotte Bronte's only his ... 続きを読む