Case studies are used to show how theory is applied in practice. In the design and construction process, various models are used – geotechnical, laboratory, analytical, delivery, and economic models as the project is developed from planning to construction. This book explores the use and limitations of these earthwork models to be understood and appropriately applied.
Princess Diana’s death was a tragedy that provoked mourning across the globe; the death of a homeless person, more often than not, is met with apathy. How can we account for this uneven distribution of emotion? Can it simply be explained by the prevailing scientific understanding? Uncovering a rich tradition beginning with Aristotle, The Secret History of Emotion offers a counterpoint to the way we generally understand emotions today.
This book explores the range of challenges faced by women in business and leadership today, identifying how far we need to progress before women in business experience the same level of advancement as men.
Including a range of different viewpoints, the book analyses women’s position at work from three perspectives: the constraints affecting women’s career advancements, gender-specific challenges to women in leadership roles, and women’s experiences of undertaking these roles while trying to maintain a work-life balance. By highlighting the specific disadvantages relating to gender, chapters outline the extent of change needed culturally, as well as through policy and attitude, if women are to achieve parity with their male counterparts.
Environmental Damage to DNA and the Protective Effects of Phytochemicals provides information on the toxicity of natural as well as synthetic chemicals in the living systems. These can lead to DNA damage and the emergence of serious consequences or manifestations causing varied health hazards. In addition, the ten chapters of the book reflect on the possible applications of plants or plant extracts to impart protection for living cells from the xenobiotics-mediated DNA damage.
A phobic con artist and his protégé are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former’s teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
Young academic pursues acclaimed early 20th-century Canadian violinist Kathleen Parlow while escaping her failed musician mother’s shadow in this poignant character study.
Elsa, 40 and single, has abandoned hope for love. Her unusual gift of seeing and speaking to the dead isolates her from others. Then she meets Oscar, a charming man who reignites her belief in possibilities.
After losing her beloved father, Helen finds herself saved by an unlikely friendship with a stubborn hawk named Mabel.
An outspoken psychologist rushes to Los Angeles with her best friend to stop her lovesick daughter’s wedding, fearing the groom is a narcissist.
Taylor Swift performs songs from her award-winning album “Lover” to an intimate crowd of fans from 37 countries, traveling to the City of Love for this once-in-a-lifetime concert.
Deep in the heart of the jungle exists an elemental creature with an eternal hunger. Once every quarter century it emerges to feed, and every time its fate is entwined with the same human family.
