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Welcome to Library Infrastructures and Citizen Science the second section of the guide series Citizen Science for Research Libraries. The aim of the publication is to inspire researcher and the library community to take a creative approach and take a second look at the infrastructures around them and how they can be applied to citizen science projects. Open science has already expanded the array of tools and practices used by research infrastructure....
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"From fossil hunters to nuclear researchers, this book introduces remarkable individuals whose contributions to science were often overlooked. Colorful spreads full of photographs and sidebars support reader engagement and celebrate each hero's achievements."--
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2013
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Adult Winter Reading: Romantic Comedies
BMM Express: Romance
Heartwarming Reads
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Don is a brilliant, yet socially inept professor of genetics, who's decided it's time he found a wife. So, in his scientific manner he designs the Wife Project. Rosie fits his qualifications and is also beguiling, fiery, and intelligent. Although Don disqualifies her as a potential wife, he is suited for Rosie's project: finding her biological father. As they collaborate, a relationship forms, and Don is forced to confront the realization that, when...
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2015
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English
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Escape is impossible, but it's his only chance.
Held prisoner in Stalag-X, Joe Human is hated by all, branded a coward and a traitor. He thinks he has entered a madhouse . . . but he has no idea of what's in store.
For Joe has attracted the attention of the camp's sadistic alien researcher, Mengele, who finds Joe "interesting." The alien doctor's research will take Joe to the edge of madness and beyond.
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Interweaving the latest research with personal tales and real world examples, this offers reassurance and provides valuable insights into how listeners can embrace their personal quirks and unique talents to harness their awesome potential, and more comfortably navigate their complex world.
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2011
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English
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Here's a practical and comprehensive manual that guides you through grant fundamentals. The author's game plan will help you find relevant funders by analyzing eligibility criteria, write and prepare grant applications, and increase your chances for success by using additional tactics, such as pre- and post-submission marketing to "sell" your institution to a funder.--[book cover]
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2013
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English
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G.I. JOE has a new ally-Chameleon, and she used to be COBRA. When a break-in at a top-secret research facility brings the convert JOE team into contact with an enemy unlike any they've ever seen, the loyalty of their new member may be the least of their concerns. Is Chameleon daring, or just dangerous?
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2016.
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"From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening expose that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these,...
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2020.
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This audio-only course combines science, inspirational stories, and research-based practices to help you build your capacity for generosity, empathy, kindness, and compassion.
Why is compassion so powerful? Like many forms of spirituality and meditation, compassion practice has been shown by research to enhance your health, psychological well-being, relationships, and sense of purpose. In The Science of Compassion: Getting Started, health psychologist...
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2020
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English
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All the students love Mr. Kazarian the librarian. He makes learning fun, and his library is their favorite place to hang out. What they don't know is that Mr. K is actually an alien, sent to earth to study the habits of these bizarre creatures called humans. When four of his students discover his human hologram disguise, Mr. K's research is in jeopardy ... unless a field trip to space will persuade them to keep his secret? A science-fiction graphic...
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Examines the history of behavioral economics, discussing the theory of Israeli psychologists who wrote the original studies undoing assumptions about the decision-making process and the influence it has had on evidence-based regulation.
Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in...
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2022
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English
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"BUILDING "What if the research and development department created to produce the first atomic bomb was a front for a series of other, more unusual, programs? The acclaimed FEEL GOOD, BAD SCIENCE epic series now in one super educational package. It 's THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS,VOLUME 3: BUILDING! Collecting issues 11-15 of the world 's most irreverent alt history book.
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