Essential Microbiology

Author(s): Sascha McKeon

Social Theory for Sports Lovers

Author(s): Synthia Sydnor

Sport looms large in current times, entwined with political movements, climate change, and pandemic. Yet what is sport’s function in society? Through the lens of respected intellectual traditions, Social Theory for Sports Lovers engages with this wondrous, sometimes decadent thing, sport. Readers --...

3D Computer Aided Design with NX: Engineering Design in Computer Integrated Design and Manufacturing

Author(s): H Felix Lee

The twenty-first century manufacturing environment can be characterized by the paradigm of delivering products of increasing variety, lower demand and higher quality in the context of expanding global competition. In order to realize this manufacturing paradigm and facilitate coordinated efforts acr...

The Secret of the Sea

Author(s): Donna Stevenson

During the summer of her thirteenth birthday, Arie McGinnis discovers three things that change her world and the way she sees herself; her long-missing mom isn't human; Dad has a girlfriend and wants to move to Indiana, taking Arie away from the ocean, her friends, and everything she loves; and chil...

Bioethics: An Ethical Journey through Life's Issues and Experiences as a Healthcare Provider

Author(s): Nestor H. Smith

Bioethics: An Ethical Journey through Life's Issues and Experiences as a Healthcare Provider explores the interplay of medicine with socioeconomic considerations and philosophical principles. Bioethics invites meaningful discussions as well as the impaneling of a foundation based on the constant adv...

OpenStax Organizational Behavior softcover

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Caring for Yourself is Caring for Your Child: Helping Parents of Children with Eating Disorders Seek Health Care for Themselves

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Abstract It is not always easy to change health behaviors. Just imagine how many times you have been told to do something “good” for your health, and you have ignored the message. The purpose of the “Caring for Yourself Is Caring for Your Child” case study is to demonstrate that formative researc...

Framing and Priming in Presidential Campaign Ads

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“A lot of people still don’t really know who I am,” said John F. Kerry to reporters in spring 2004, just as he emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee and began the general election campaign in earnest (Jackson, 2004). Like all presidential candidates, Kerry was obligated to establish a posit...

Nonverbal Communication in Provider-Patient Interaction: A Case Study of a Mental Health Patient During COVID-19

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Abstract Nonverbal communication is an important component of face-to-face clinical health interactions, especially for conveying relational or emotional information within provider–patient encounters. Like any interpersonal communication situation, provider–patient interactions are influenced by...

OpenStax Chemistry hardcover

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"Chemistry is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the two-semester general chemistry course. The textbook provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of chemistry and understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. The b...