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Publisher
Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Presents easy-to-understand information on more than 200 countries and dependencies from around the world. Entries discuss a variety of topics in detail, from banking and securities to climate, from government data to demographic statistics. Also includes biographical essays on national leaders.
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Annual supplement to the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law that updates and expands the content with new topics, updates, biographies of prominent figures and government appointees, and other features. Each year's edition contains the full U.S. Supreme Court docket in addition to the non-Supreme Court cases.
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Provides basic consumer health information about diagnosis, treatment, and management of asthma, including facts about coping with the disease and minimizing triggers, along with a special section on asthma in children. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources"--
Publisher
Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Covers literary adaptations in four main categories: classic literature; contemporary bestsellers and popular fiction; nonfiction, encompassing biography, true crime, history, and memoirs; and children's and young adult literature. Sidebars will highlight people, such as authors, film directors, screenwriters, actors, producers, who are particularly identified with adaptation or a particular work.
Publisher
Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses. Presents sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries which serve as examples of how to approach, structure and compose business plans.
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses. Presents sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries which serve as examples of how to approach, structure and compose business plans.
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This book provides detailed, comprehensive information on a wide range of industries in every realm of American business. It covers manufacturing, agriculture, mining, utilities, construction, wholesale, retail, transportation, information, finance, insurance, real estate, public administration, and service industries. Classified by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), this edition includes an essay for every one of the 1,057...
Publisher
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This encyclopedia contains information on critical theories, people, and movements in public health and shows how various disciplines can work together to create healthy communities. As a secondary objective, the book encourages future generations to actively participate in public health.
Publisher
Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Covers topics such as dieting and popular diets, dietary concerns, nutritional basics, and the effects of a person's dietary choices on one's health. Topics are organized around the development and history of a diet, its basic principles, any key figures that influence the trend, and any public or regulatory concerns associated with the practice. Provides information across all age groups from infants to the elderly.
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This book is a guide to information on infectious diseases that have either lately appeared for the first time in a population or have recently rapidly increased in incidence such as Ebola, Lassa Fever, MERS, Rift Valley Fever, and Zika virus. The articles avoid medical jargon and use language that laypersons can understand while still providing authoritative, balanced information that addresses the pathogens that are causing and threaten to cause...
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This set provides more than 1,230 alphabetically arranged entries, of which about 100 are new, covering topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common diseases, contemporary health care issues and theories, techniques and practices, and devices and equipment. It covers all major health professions, including nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, respiratory therapy and more.
1173) Infertility treatments
Author
Publisher
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This book reviews the options available to treat infertility, and examines health, financial, and ethical considerations. It explores causes, history, and evolution of treatment, and how each option works, success rates, and risks, legislation of assisted reproductive technologies, regulation of fertility clinics, and the scientific, economic, and ethical debates that surround infertility treatment. Includes case studies, timeline, glossary, and resource...
Author
Publisher
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This volume explores definitions of sex and gender, the history of transgender awareness and activism, physical and psychological health concerns specific to transgender individuals, and how identifying as transgender can have different effects on individuals' health at different stages in their life.
Author
Publisher
Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This book presents a general, science-backed plan for long-term weight management. The author explains the physical and psychological factors of weight control--why our fat cells sometimes go rogue and what habits and other factors we can control to change that. She addresses coping with the mental challenges that accompany weight loss and control and additionally shares illustrative stories from her weight loss patients as well as from her own experience....
Publisher
Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Annual supplement to the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law that updates and expands the content with new topics, updates, biographies of prominent figures and government appointees, and other features. Each year's edition contains the full U.S. Supreme Court docket in addition to the non-Supreme Court cases.
Publisher
Macmillan Reference USA, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Provides global perspectives on such topics as the sustainable design of sports stadiums, the use of social media and advertising in sports marketing, the economic impact on cities hosting mega events, sports governance models, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, coaching and player development, gender representation in sports, sports violence and injury, and many others.
Publisher
Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses. Presents sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, retail and service industries which serve as examples of how to approach, structure and compose business plans.