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1. Physiological Basis of Metabolic Bone Disease

   Edited by Borje Edgar Christopher Nordin, Howard Arthur Morris, Paul Anderson

   Physiology and medicine are interrelated disciplines, and this is perhaps nowhere more apparent than in the field of mineral metabolism. This book presents information on the physiological principles regulating the response of mineral homeostasis on genetic, molecular, environmental, and...

   To Be Published November 14th 2013 by CRC Press
2. Translational Medicine

   The Future of Therapy

   Edited by James Mittra, Christopher-Paul Milne

   This book brings together a range of academic, industry and practitioner perspectives on translational medicine (TM). It enhances conceptual and practical understanding of the emergence and progress of the field and its potential impact on basic research, therapeutic development, and institutional...

   To Be Published February 27th 2013 by Pan Stanford Publishing
3. Wordplay and the Discourse of Video Games

   Analyzing Words, Design, and Play

   By Christopher A. Paul

   Series: Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture

   In this timely new book, Christopher Paul analyzes how the words we use to talk about video games and the structures that are produced within games shape a particular way of gaming by focusing on how games create meaning, lead to identification and division, persuade, and circulate ideas. Paul...

   To Be Published February 20th 2013 by Routledge
4. School Effectiveness and Improvement Research, Policy and Practice

   Challenging the Orthodoxy?

   Edited by Christopher Chapman, Paul Armstrong, Alma Harris, Daniel Muijs, David Reynolds, Pam Sammons

   This book provides a contemporary overview of school effectiveness and improvement. It charts the development theory and research in this area and looks at the contribution made to policy and practice. It also challenges some assumptions that have become ingrained into the theoretical and...

   Published December 11th 2011 by Routledge
5. Food Systems Failure

   The Global Food Crisis and the Future of Agriculture

   Edited by Christopher Rosin, Paul Stock, Hugh Campbell

   Series: Earthscan Food and Agriculture

   This book provides a critical assessment of the contemporary global food system in light of the heightening food crisis, as evidence of its failure to achieve food security for the world's population. A key aspect of this failure is identified in the neoliberal strategies which emphasize industrial...

   Published November 1st 2011 by Routledge
6. Spain and Portugal in the European Union

   The First Fifteen Years

   Edited by Paul Christopher Manuel, Sebastian Royo

   This publication provides an up-to-date assessment of the political and economic issues and is valuable reading for anyone wishing to understand contemporary Spain and Portugal.Following decades of relative isolation under authoritarian regimes, the success of the processes of democratic transition...

   Published February 25th 2004 by Routledge
7. Surface Characteristics of Fibers and Textiles

   Edited by Christopher Pastore, Paul Kiekens

   Series: Surfactant Science

   An exploration of the surface characteristics of fibres and textiles. It emphasizes how fibre surface affects permeability, stiffness, strength, dyeing, wrinkling, and other performance characteristics to optimize production. It also illustrates methods for developing wrinkle-resistant finishes on...

   Published December 5th 2000 by CRC Press
8. Harmonic Morphisms, Harmonic Maps and Related Topics

   Edited by Christopher Kum Anand, Paul Baird, John Colin Wood, Eric Loubeau

   Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Research Notes in Mathematics Series

   The subject of harmonic morphisms is relatively new but has attracted a huge worldwide following. Mathematicians, young researchers and distinguished experts came from all corners of the globe to the City of Brest - site of the first, international conference devoted to the fledgling but dynamic...

   Published October 12th 1999 by Chapman and Hall/CRC