Product Description: This reference of adolescent medicine discusses such areas as: general considerations in adolescent health care; endocrine problems; cardiovascular problems; orthopaedic problems and sports medicine; dermatological disorders; and neurological disorders.

Product Description: The explosion of public interest in the natural environment can, to a large extent, be attributed to greater public awareness of the impacts of global warming and climate change. This has led to increased research interest and funding directed at studies of issues affecting sensitive, natural environments...read more

Product Description: 'Mediated Modeling' is an approach to participatory environmental decision-making. It uses system dynamics models in a public setting to enable participants to learn about and see the consequences of various possible decision paths for their communities and ecosystems.

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