Published May, 2012
By Johnny L. Matson
Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
Series: Autism and Child Psychopathology Series
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US federal regulations require mental health and education specialists to be well versed in functional assessment of clients presenting challenging behaviors. This handbook details numerous assessment methods as well as addressing ethical and legal concerns.

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Published May, 2012
By Ruby Roy Dholakia
Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
Series: International Series on Consumer Science
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Opening with a historical view of consumer behavior and technology, this book examines household technologies and consumption experiences including shopping choices, entertainment outlets and availability, communications technologies and working at home.

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Published May, 2012
By Vassilis Cutsuridis, Bruce Graham, Stuart Cobb and Imre Vida
Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
Series: Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience
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The hippocampus is amongst the most widely studied of mammalian brain regions (see The Hippocampus Book, Eds. P. Andersen, R. Morris, D. Amaral, T. Bliss, J. O’Keefe. Oxford University Press, 2007) and is hypothesized to play a role in the short-term storage of declarative memories. Recent years have witnessed a dramatic accumulation of knowledge about the morphological, physiological and molecular characteristics as well as the connectivity and synaptic properties of the various cell types found in the hippocampus.

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Published May, 2012
By Johann Vollmann and Istvan Rajcan
Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
Series: Handbook of Plant Breeding
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This volume on oil crop breeding presents information on the latest in applied plant breeding using the current advances in the field. The book is comprised primarily of specific issues and techniques pertaining to individual crops.

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Published May, 2012
By Xudong Fan
Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
Series: Integrated Analytical Systems
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One of a series of books on Integrated Microanalytical Systems, this text discusses the latest applications of photonic technologies in bio/chemical sensing. The book is divided into four sections, each one being based on photonic structures.

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Published April, 2012
By Mohammad Ali Karimzadeh Tabrizi, Gadi Gazit Bornstein, Scott L. Klakamp, Hamza Suria, Mohammad A. Tabrizi and Gadi G. Bornstein
Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
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This book examines vital considerations in designing effective translational strategies in the development of antibody-based therapeutics, including the relationship between the ‘unit dose’ and ‘unit effect’ with respect to beneficial and deleterious effects.

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Published April, 2012
By Ashok Agarwal, Zsolt Peter Nagy and Alex C. Varghese
Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
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This practical volume provides a complete review of the most well-established and current diagnostic and treatment techniques comprising in vitro fertilization. Each chapter includes a brief abstract, a keyword glossary, a step-by-step protocol of the laboratory procedures, and expert commentary.

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Published April, 2012
By James W. Drisko and Melissa D. Grady
Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
Series: Essential Clinical Social Work Series
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Benefiting from the authors’ long clinical experience, this practical volume takes readers through the EBP decision-making process in assessment, treatment planning, and evaluation, providing guidelines the correct application of research findings.

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Published April, 2012
By Michael T. Arts, Michael T. Brett and Martin Kainz
Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
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Evidence now suggests that the roles of essential fatty acids as growth promoters and as indices of health and nutrition are fundamentally similar in freshwater and marine ecosystems. This volume integrates the divergent literature on the subject.

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Published March, 2012
By Edward H. Shortliffe and James J. Cimino
Publisher: Springer (Springer New York)
Series: Health Informatics
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This book focuses on the role of computers in the provision of medical services. It fills the need for a high quality text in computers and medicine, and meets the demand by practitioners, researchers, and students for a comprehensive introduction to key topics.

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