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Motor Neurobiology of the Spinal Cord - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Motor Neurobiology of the Spinal Cord - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Traumatic injuries of the spinal cord continue to be the most common cause of permanent paralysis in young adults in the United States. New information has emerged on the response of spinal neurons to injury of either the spinal cord or peripheral nerves demonstrating that dendrites of injured motoneurons take on characteristics of axons. These and other new developments have helped to promote an exciting new era in the study of spinal cord neurobiology. Motor Neurobiology of the Spinal Cord provides a description of the recent conceptual and technical advances in the field. It provides a description of the new experimental tools available for investigating the neuronal properties that allow populations of spinal cord neurons to control muscles responsible for limb movements and posture. It covers topics ranging from genetics to kinematics and examines cells, tissues, or whole animals in species ranging from fish to humans that are normal, injured, or diseased. By integrating data derived from many new approaches, you''ll learn about how spinal cord circuits operate under a variety conditions and about new and exciting inroads being made in motor neurobiology of the spinal cord. Motor Neurobiology of the Spinal Cord elucidates concepts and principles relevant to function and structure throughout the nervous system and presents information about changes induced by injury and disease.

DKK 524.00
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Hard Disk Drive - Abdullah Al Mamun - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Hard Disk Drive - Abdullah Al Mamun - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

The hard disk drive is one of the finest examples of the precision control of mechatronics, with tolerances less than one micrometer achieved while operating at high speed. Increasing demand for higher data density as well as disturbance-prone operating environments continue to test designers'' mettle. Explore the challenges presented by modern hard disk drives and learn how to overcome them with Hard Disk Drive: Mechatronics and Control. Beginning with an overview of hard disk drive history, components, operating principles, and industry trends, the authors thoroughly examine the design and manufacturing challenges. They start with the head positioning servomechanism followed by the design of the actuator servo controller, the critical aspects of spindle motor control, and finally, the servo track writer, a critical technology in hard disk drive manufacturing. By comparing various design approaches for both single- and dual-stage servomechanisms, the book shows the relative pros and cons of each approach. Numerous examples and figures clarify and illustrate the discussion. Exploring practical issues such as models for plants, noise reduction, disturbances, and common problems with spindle motors, Hard Disk Drive: Mechatronics and Control avoids heavy theory in favor of providing hands-on insight into real issues facing designers every day.

DKK 579.00
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Smart Computing with Open Source Platforms - Amartya Mukherjee - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Smart Computing with Open Source Platforms - Amartya Mukherjee - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Focuses on the concept of open source prototyping and product development and designing sensor networks and covers IoT base applications - This book will serves as a single source of introductory material and reference for programming smart computing and Internet of Things (IoT) devices using Arduino with the use of Python - - It covers number of comprehensive DIY experiments through which the reader can design various intelligent systems -

DKK 634.00
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Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Take a cognitive approach to treating children with DCD! Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is frustrating for the children who must deal with it every day, for their parents, and for the professionals who work with these children. Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder offers new hope to children who are exeriencing this distinctive movement skill syndrome. It suggests ways they can overcome the challenges they encounter wherever motor skills are needed: in the classroom, on the playground, and at home doing self-care. This groundbreaking volume challenges pediatric therapists to examine the assessment and intervention approaches that are currently being used with children who have DCD. Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder offers new model that draws on research in the fields of motor learning, educational psychology, cognitive strategies, and occupational therapy. In addition to theoretical background, this book provides a detailed protocol for CO-OP (Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance), an intervention that has been shown to facilitate problem-solving and enhance motor skill acquisition for children with DCD. Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder offers a comprehensive discussion of the disorder, including: - - identification and assessment of children with DCD - - analysis of the Bruininks Osortesky Test of Motor Proficiency and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children - - the theoretical and empirical basis for current treatment approaches - - new motor learning theories and their implications for treatment - - the systematic development and evaluation of the CO-OP approach, from early case studies through videotape analysis and retrospective chart review - Based on six years of systematic, cooperative research, Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder demonstrates the success of a unique cognitive approach to intervention with these frustrated children.

DKK 737.00
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Skill Acquisition in Sport - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Skill Acquisition in Sport - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Skill Acquisition in Sport gives academics, students, coaches and practitioners the broadest and most scientifically rigorous grounding in the principles and practice of the field. Fully revised, updated and restructured, the third edition integrates theory and practice, and provides more material on practical application than ever before. Divided into four sections – providing instruction and feedback, organizing effective practice, training high-level skills, and the theories and mechanisms underpinning skill acquisition – the book covers a full range of key topics, including: - - the role of errors and rewards in motor learning - instructions, demonstrations and feedback - imagery in motor learning - constraints-based and self-directed learning - technique change, creativity training and visual gaze training - practicing under pressure - the neurophysiology of learning. - Based on the latest research, including chapters on emerging topics, and written by a global cast of world-leading experts, Skill Acquisition in Sport is an essential textbook for any kinesiology or sport science student taking skill acquisition, expertise development or motor learning classes.

DKK 514.00
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Early Experience, the Brain, and Consciousness - Thomas C. Dalton - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Early Experience, the Brain, and Consciousness - Thomas C. Dalton - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This new book examines the interrelationship between neuroscience and developmental science to help us understand how children differ in their capacity to benefit from their early motor and cognitive experiences. In so doing, it helps us better understand how experience affects brain growth and a child’s capacity to learn. In this interdisciplinary book, the authors review the most significant research findings and historical scientific events related to early experience, the brain, and consciousness. Authors Dalton and Bergenn propose a new theory to help demonstrate the crucial roles of attention and memory in motor and perceptual development. The goal is to help readers better understand the differences between how individuals with normal and dysfunctional brains process information and how this impacts their ability to learn from experience. Early Experience, the Brain, and Consciousness opens with a critical examination of why motor and perceptual development should be understood as interrelated phenomena. The authors then introduce their new theory that argues that neurodevelopment is an emergent process that enables infants to respond to the challenge of integrating complex motor and cognitive functions. Subsequent chapters examine the research that suggests that the sequence of events before and after birth account for divergent neuropsychological outcomes. The authors then demonstrate how the acquisition and early use of language conform to the same principles as those involved in the construction of motor skills. This perspective views perception and cognition as complex forms of communication and memory, rooted in preverbal forms of categorization. The book concludes with a review of strategies to help young children exploit the brain’s multiple pathways of retrieval for more efficient learning. The authors’ hope is that this new theory can be used to understand why children with brain disorders fail to attain the threshold of conscious control to benefit from their learning experiences. Intended for researchers and advanced students in developmental and educational psychology, neuro- psychology and biology, cognitive neuroscience, and pediatrics interested in the effect of experientially-based developmental processes on the emergence of mind and consciousness.

DKK 524.00
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Systems and Development - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Systems and Development - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This volume covers the 22nd Annual Minnesota Symposia on Child Psychology. The theme of the conference was the use of a systematic approach to the study of development. An analysis of systems theory, its applications to the study of development, its benefits, and its drawbacks are considered. The contributors, among the leaders in this field, discuss the application of systems concepts to the analysis of core issues in areas as diverse as motor and social development.

DKK 394.00
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Toyota Kaizen Methods - Isao Kato - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Toyota Kaizen Methods - Isao Kato - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Toyota Kaizen Methods: Six Steps to Improvement focuses on the skills and techniques practiced inside Toyota Motor Corporation during the past decades. This workbook focuses on the actual training course concepts and methods used by Toyota to develop employee skill level, a core element of Toyota’s success. It is not a book about holding Western-style five-day Kaizen events, which were in reality quite rare during the development of Toyota’s production system and are virtually nonexistent today inside Toyota. Written by two of Toyota’s most revered and experienced trainers, the book — - - Traces the origins of Kaizen since the inception of Toyota Motor Corporation - Articulates the basic six-step Kaizen improvement skills pattern taught inside Toyota - Helps practitioners of Kaizen improve their own skill level and confidence by simplifying concepts and removing any mystery in the process - Provides homework assignments and a wealth of forms for analyzing work processes - If you take the time to study the concepts detailed here, you will be reviewing the same methods and techniques that were harnessed by generations of Toyota supervisors, managers, and engineers. These techniques are not the secret ingredient of Lean manufacturing; however, mastery of these timeless techniques will improve your ability to conduct improvement in almost any setting and generate improvement results for your organization.

DKK 496.00
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Mobility and Degradation of Organic Contaminants in Subsurface Environments - Warren J. Lyman - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Mobility and Degradation of Organic Contaminants in Subsurface Environments - Warren J. Lyman - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book identifies the most important "rules" governing transport, partitioning, retention and transformation of leaked motor fuels in the underground environment. It examines micro-scale fate and transport processes as a means toward promoting a better understanding of larger scale movement of contaminants. Environmental scientists, engineers, consultants, and managers will find Mobility and Degradation of Organic Contaminants in Subsurface Environments to be a useful technical handbook. Less experienced users will appreciate its in-depth explanations of the fate and transport processes vital to effective remedial response. More experienced users will use the book as a source of information, data and equations to support quantitative assessments of pollutant fate and transport.

DKK 748.00
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The Mastery of Innovation - Katherine Radeka - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Mastery of Innovation - Katherine Radeka - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

What do Ford Motor Company, Steelcase, Scania, Goodyear, Novo Nordisk, and Philips Electronics have in common? They all need to get their best ideas to market as fast as possible. They need to achieve the mastery of innovation. When these companies needed to accelerate time-to-market, get more new products to customers, and improve their ROI from investments in R&D, they turned to Lean Product Development to help them master the process of innovation. By adapting Lean ideas to their specific product development challenges, they learned how to focus innovation on the problems that would maximize customer and business value, and deliver on their best ideas. Winner of a Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award! The Mastery of Innovation: A Field Guide to Lean Product Development describes the experiences of 19 companies that have achieved significant results from Lean Product Development. Their stories show that Lean Product Development delivers results: - Ford Motor Company completely reinvented its Global Product Development System and put decades of knowledge about automotive design at its engineers’ fingertips - DJO Global, a medical device company, more than tripled the number of products they released to the market and cut development time by 60% - Playworld Systems cut time-to-market in half–twice The diverse set of North American and European case studies in this book range from very small product development organizations (three engineers) to very large (more than 10,000). Some of the industries represented include automotive, medical devices, industrial products, consumer electronics, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and aerospace. These companies have generously shared their knowledge about Lean Product Development to help you get your best ideas to market faster.

DKK 496.00
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Occupational Therapy Manual for the Evaluation of Range of Motion and Muscle Strength - Donna Latella - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Occupational Therapy Manual for the Evaluation of Range of Motion and Muscle Strength - Donna Latella - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Aimed at occupational therapy practitioners, this practical and comprehensive manual demonstrates how different assessment tools can be used to evaluate the range of motion, and strength of clients, during physical rehabilitation. The book covers the key areas of evaluation that therapists need to understand, including activity analysis, clinical observation, active range of motion, gross motor testing, goniometry, and isolated muscle testing. Reconfigured to match the clinical reasoning process, this new edition has also been reorganized by region and by joint motion to make it more user-friendly, mirroring the process by which an evaluation is conducted in practice. Also included are various appendices to support the transition to practice, as well as an "At a Glance" version of the manual itself. This is an essential manual for both occupational therapy practitioners and students in training.

DKK 731.00
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Measurement, Statistics, and Research Design in Physical Education and Exercise Science: Current Issues and Trends - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc -

Measurement, Statistics, and Research Design in Physical Education and Exercise Science: Current Issues and Trends - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc -

This inaugural issue is devoted to exploring measurement, research design, and statistics issues in six subdisciplines of exercise and sport science. Originally presented at the Eighth Measurement and Evaluation Symposium, all papers in this issue reflect the work of many renowned measurement specialists and content experts in their respective fields. The articles discuss the following topics: * standards of assessment quality for physical educators and the problem of providing adequate assessment without adequate resources; * the importance of properly conceptualizing and defining appropriate research questions as the "source and solution" for measurement and design issues in reference to motor learning/control and sport and exercise psychology; * the study of individuals -- single-subject and other small-sample designs -- in contrast to the more traditional study of groups; and * the importance of computing and reporting statistical power in research.

DKK 394.00
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Cognition and the Symbolic Processes - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Cognition and the Symbolic Processes - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This volume is a festschrift dedicated to James J. Jenkins, a pioneer in many areas of experimental psychology. It has three major goals: to provide a forum for debate on current theoretical issues in cognitive psychology, to capture the "state of the art" in reviews of research methods and results, and to generate ideas for new research directions and methodologies. Contributors -- including Jenkins'' former students and present colleagues -- ponder fundamental questions such as: * How do people learn to read? * What happens during the processes of speech perception? * How do people acquire problem solving skills? * How do cognitive and motor skills develop and integrate with one another? Many chapters focus specifically on ecological and applied cognitive psychology. Specific topics covered include visual and speech perception, language, memory, motivation, child development, problem solving, and pedagogy.

DKK 745.00
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Closing the Gap - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Closing the Gap - - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book is a collection of Lee’s most important works, placed in a historical setting and contextualized through the commentaries of other leading researchers in the field. The contributors were selected on the basis of their standing in the field. Some have been directly involved in collaborations with Lee, while others have participated in public discussions on particular controversies. All contributors know David Lee well as a researcher and scholar, and some know him on a more personal level—as a student, supervisor, mentor, or friend. It is this mixture of involvements with David Lee and his writings that yields a unique exchange of ideas on the origins of movement. Closing the Gap: The Scientific Writings of David N. Lee is an invaluable resource for academics and postgraduate students studying perceptuo-motor control.

DKK 505.00
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Torticollis - Karen Karmel Ross - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Torticollis - Karen Karmel Ross - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Torticollis: Differential Diagnosis, Assessment and Treatment, Surgical Management and Bracing fulfills a need, long overdue. To provide pediatric physicians, orthopedists, surgeons, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and family physicians with a systematic approach to the assessment and treatment of congenital muscular torticollis, this important guidebook gives you vital information on torticollis and its impact on the growth and development of children. Underscoring the importance of early intervention, Torticollis covers the differential diagnosis of this disorder, its conservative management, the advantages of a team approach to management, the selection of appropriate treatment techniques and pathways, and the relationship between torticollis posture and development of postural control and balance. From pages packed with useful information and amply illustrated, you will learn about the various causes of torticollis, the guidelines for assessment and timing of treatment, the main goals of treatment intervention, and when surgery is necessary. Torticollis discusses the fabrication and use of custom-made neck collars to help resolve lateral head tilt and postoperative splinting. Through the book’s well-organized and clear discussions, you will also learn about: - - conservative management outcome - - surgical intervention - - plagiocephaly - - hemihypoplasia - - ocular torticollis - - evaluation guidelines - - motor skill development - - postural control and balance development - - assessing neck range-of-motion and strength - - manual therapy intervention - - strengthening exercises in play - - therapeutic handling and positioning - - treatment pathways - - exercises for posture education and midline control - - home intervention exercises - Torticollis teaches you how to detect torticollis early and differentiate nonmuscular torticollis etiology. You will also learn how to evaluate the entire musculoskeletal system, how to assess motor development, postural control, and balance, and how to develop an exercise treatment plan. Nowhere else will you find such a comprehensive overview of this disorder, the challenges it presents, the progress that has been made, the interventions that work, and the research that needs to be done!

DKK 701.00
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Children With Prenatal Drug Exposure - Shelly J Lane - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Children With Prenatal Drug Exposure - Shelly J Lane - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Children With Prenatal Drug Exposure examines new medical approaches for predicting the developmental progress of children who have been exposed to drugs in utero. This book outlines effective methods for intervention and assessment and indicates future directions for investigation. It provides practical and up-to-date information on treatments and research development, while it encourages practitioners to come to their own conclusions through careful documentation and analysis of each case. Children With Prenatal Drug Exposure cuts across many disciplines to provide the reader with a vivid analysis of the complexities and challenges surrounding health care of children who have been prenatally exposed to drugs. This guidebook explores the controversies over treatment and therapy options and the ethics of care. It advocates positive outcome intervention methods that promote the health interests of both mother and unborn child whenever possible, with an emphasis on clinical efforts geared to change maternal behavior. Practical and comprehensive, Children With Prenatal Drug Exposure explores a full range of provoking topics, including: - - neurological effects and sensory motor delays caused by cocaine exposure - - foster care and its impact on motor development - - adolescent pregnancy and the complications of prenatal substance abuse - - ethical dilemmas - - multidimensional measurement systems and longitudinal research - The book’s authors believe that in order to meet the needs of children who have been prenatally exposed to drugs, care providers must know the limitations associated with the process and methodology of assessment and learn to address the shortcomings of evaluation. With this in mind, this book aims to equip psychologists, physical and occupational therapists, researchers, and physicians with the “know-how” they require for optimizing their health care services and contributing valuable research that the field so urgently needs.

DKK 581.00
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Henry Ford's Lean Vision - William A. Levinson - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Henry Ford's Lean Vision - William A. Levinson - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Praise from Industry Week , January 2003 "...In Henry Ford''s Lean Vision...Levinson shows how the father of American mass production toiled to eliminate waste, instituted just-in-time delivery of inventory, and applied many other tools now identified with lean..." Japanese manufacturers have made concepts like kaizen (continuous improvement), poka-yoke (error-proofing), and just-in-time famous. When the Japanese began to adopt these techniques from the Ford Motor Company during the early twentieth century, they knew exactly what they were getting: proven methods for mass-producing any product or delivering any service cheaply but well. Henry Ford''s methods, however, went well beyond the synergistic and mutually supporting techniques that constitute what we now call lean manufacturing. They included the "soft sciences," the organizational psychology that makes every employee a partner in the drive for success. In Henry Ford''s Lean Vision , William A. Levinson draws from Henry Ford''s writings, the procedures in his factories, and historical anecdotes about the birth of lean in Japan to show that the philosophy that revolutionized Japanese manufacturing was the same philosophy that grew the Ford Motor Company into a global powerhouse -- and made the United States the wealthiest and most powerful nation on earth. Levinson reveals how Ford was ahead of other modern visionaries and discusses why the very ideas that made his company such a success were abandoned in his own country, and why they finally found acceptance in Japan. Henry Ford''s Lean Vision is a hands-on reference that provides the reader with proven principles and methods that can be applied in any business or service enterprise. It covers all aspects of building and running a successful enterprise, including Ford''s principles for human relationships and the management of physical resources.

DKK 532.00
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Effort - Jay Schulkin - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Effort - Jay Schulkin - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

In Effort: A Behavioral Neuroscience Perspective on the Will , author Jay Schulkin presents a two-fold thesis: there is no absolute separation of the cognitive and non-cognitive brain, and there are diverse cognitive systems, many of which are embodied in motor systems that underlie self-regulation. Central to this thesis is that dopamine is the one neurotransmitter that underlies the diverse senses of effort, and is apparent in most everyday activity, whether solving a problem in our head or moving about. As scientific literature abounds with studies of decision-making and effort, this book emphasizes the importance of demythologizing our understanding of cognitive systems in order to link motivation, behavioral inhibition, self-regulation, and will. Effort will benefit researchers and students in neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, social psychology, as well as anyone with interest in this topic.

DKK 524.00
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Reinventing Detroit - Michael Peter Smith - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Reinventing Detroit - Michael Peter Smith - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

This book addresses the questions of what went wrong with Detroit and what can be done to reinvent the Motor City. Various answers to the former—deindustrialization, white flight, and a disappearing tax base—are now well understood. Less discussed are potential paths forward, stemming from alternative explanations of Detroit''s long-term decline and reconsideration of the challenges the city currently faces. Urban crisis—socioeconomic, fiscal, and political—has seemingly narrowed the range of possible interventions. Growth-oriented redevelopment strategies have not reversed Detroit''s decline, but in the wake of crisis, officials have increasingly funnelled limited public resources into the city''s commercial core via an implicit policy of "urban triage." The crisis has also led to the emergency management of the city by extra-democratic entities. As a disruptive historical event, Detroit''s crisis is a moment teeming with political possibilities. The critical rethinking of Detroit''s past, present, and future is essential reading for both urban studies scholars and the general public.

DKK 514.00
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Infant Assessment - M. Virginia Wyly - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Infant Assessment - M. Virginia Wyly - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Infancy is one of the most fascinating periods in the human life cycle. In two short years, infants become thinking, speaking, social beings. As this book explains, over the past three decades, researchers and clinicians have developed an array of assessment methods for measuring infant development and diagnosing infants with developmental delays.The field of infant assessment has broadened from a major focus on cognitive development to an emphasis on parent-infant interaction, play assessment, and newer strategies that involve naturalistic observations. Because of the need to look at the whole infant, assessment often involves multiple disciplines. The interdisciplinary approach measures the infant domains of motor skills, cognitive abilities, and language acquisition and evaluates the infant''s psychosocial environment.The chapters in this volume provide a solid overview of the current trends in infant assessment measures and procedures. The book can be used in undergraduate and graduate infant development courses and for advanced courses in infant assessment.

DKK 486.00
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An Introduction to Electrical Science - Adrian Waygood - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

An Introduction to Electrical Science - Adrian Waygood - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Heavily updated and expanded, this second edition of Adrian Waygood’s textbook provides an indispensable introduction to the science behind electrical engineering. While fully matched to the electrical science requirements of the 2330 levels 2 and 3 Certificates in Electrotechnical Technology from City & Guilds (Electrical Installation), the main purpose of this book is to develop an easy understanding of the how and why within each topic. It is aimed at those starting careers in electricity and electronics, as well as any hobbyists, with an array of new material to reflect changes in the industry. New chapters include: - - Electrical drawings - - - Practical resistors - - - Measuring instruments - - - Basic motor action - - - Practical capacitors - - - Basic transformer theory - - - The electricity supply industry - - - …and more - The author details the historical context of each main principle and offers a wealth of examples, images and diagrams, all whilst maintaining his signature conversational and accessible style. There is also a companion website, with interactive multiple choice quizzes for each chapter and more, at www.routledge.com/cw/waygood

DKK 524.00
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Language, Cognition, and the Brain - Karen Emmorey - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Language, Cognition, and the Brain - Karen Emmorey - Bog - Taylor & Francis Inc - Plusbog.dk

Once signed languages are recognized as natural human languages, a world of exploration opens up. Signed languages provide a powerful tool for investigating the nature of human language and language processing, the relation between cognition and language, and the neural organization of language. The value of sign languages lies in their modality. Specifically, for perception, signed languages depend upon high-level vision and motion processing systems, and for production, they require the integration of motor systems involving the hands and face. These facts raise many questions: What impact does this different biological base have for grammatical systems? For online language processing? For the acquisition of language? How does it affect nonlinguistic cognitive structures and processing? Are the same neural systems involved? These are some of the questions that this book aims at addressing. The answers provide insight into what constrains grammatical form, language processing, linguistic working memory, and hemispheric specialization for language. The study of signed languages allows researchers to address questions about the nature of linguistic and cognitive systems that otherwise could not be easily addressed.

DKK 625.00
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