Category: Textbooks

Modern analytical theories of fatigue combined with a knowledge of processing effects on metals make up the complete basis for designing machine parts that are free from unanticipated failure. Fatigue Design: Life Expectancy of Machine Parts (PDF) offers the tools and the information needed for optimal design. It stresses practical

Applied Mixed Model Analysis: A Practical Guide, 2nd Edition, (PDF) is devised for applied researchers who want to use mixed models with their data. It considers the basic principles of mixed model analysis, including two-level and three-level structures, and includes dichotomous outcome variables, continuous outcome variables, and categorical and survival

Health Promotion in Nursing Practice, 7th Edition, (PDF) provides an up-to-date and solid foundation for understanding and building the science and practice of health promotion. Teaching and Learning Experience: Fosters critical thinking on the most effective interventions and methods for health promotion practice Introduces the major individual and community models

Human Genome Informatics: Translating Genes into Health, (PDF) explores the most commonly used electronic tools for interpreting genomic information into clinically meaningful formats. By evaluating and comparing interpretation methods of whole-genome data, the ebook discusses the possibilities of their application in translational and genomic medicine. Topics such as translation algorithms,

Microbial Ecology of the Oceans, 3rd Edition, (PDF) includes new topics, as well as different approaches to subjects, dealt with in prior editions. The ebook starts out with a general introduction to the changes in the field, as well as looking at the predictions for the coming years. Chapters cover