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The Coming Age of Psychosomatics covers the proceedings of the twenty-first Annual Conference of the Society for Psychosomatic Research. The title presents papers that detail the advancement in the understanding of psychosomatic. The coverage of the text includes the treatment of psychosomatic disorders related to birth trauma; minimal brain dysfunction and the treatment of psychoneuroses; and eclectic approach to regressional techniques. The selection also deals with the effect of beta-adrenoceptor blockade on the somatic manifestations of anxiety; and the reduction of somatic manifestations of anxiety by beta-blockade. The book will be of great use to students, researchers, and practitioners of behavioral science.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2013
79 kr
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This title comes with 18 projects and more than 250 pictures. It is an engaging and accessible introduction to these amazing plants - discover the life-cycle of trees, their different parts and what they do, and learn when the first trees appeared on Earth. 18 easy-to-do projects bring the subject to life - make a collection of bark rubbings and pressed leaves, germinate an acorn, and demonstrate how plants search out sources of light. More than 250 illustrations include step-by-step photographs and explanatory diagrams. It is ideal for 8- to 12-year-olds for home or school use. Trees grow all over the world, from the frozen Arctic to the steamy jungles around the Equator. They provide us with food to eat, clean air to breathe and many useful materials that we use every day. Thousands of creatures live among their branches or burrow around their roots. This fascinating fact file and learn-it-yourself book reveals the secret life of trees - how leaves make food by photosynthesis, what goes on inside the trunk, how to work out a tree's age, and much more.Hands-on projects and experiments show budding scientists how to dissect fruits and seeds, hunt for woodland minibeasts, calculate a tree's height, and how water travels up a plant's stem. Detailed photographs and diagrams accompany all of the projects and illustrate the different types of tree, the various kinds of forest habitat, and what prehistoric trees looked like, bringing young readers closer to nature.
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
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This is a fascinating fact file and learn-it-yourself project book. It is an accessible and lively introduction to pyramids, pyramid builders throughout history, and the uses of these amazing shapes all around the world. It features 20 exciting practical projects, from writing in hieroglyphs, measuring the heights of pyramids, experimenting with moving loads and working with stone, to growing your own pyramid crystals. More than 250 pictures include step-by-step photographs and explanatory diagrams. It is the perfect fun learning book for children aged 8-12, ideal for home study or classroom use. The ancient pyramids are not only some of the most recognizable buildings in the world - they also contain some of the greatest mysteries of history. This fantastic book lets you step inside these structures to unlock all sorts of secrets about extraordinary tombs and the lives of the people who built them. Take a journey from the fertile River Nile in Egypt to the floating island of Tenochtitlan in Mexico to discover just how many different types of pyramids there have been over the centuries.Find out about pyramids that occur in nature and explore how such shapes have all kinds of unique properties and applications. The book also includes 20 hands-on projects that will inspire children to learn through experimentation, crafts and construction, placing the skills and customs of ancient peoples in context and bringing the science of pyramids to life.