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Methodology eBooks

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  • Bad Science

    by Ben Goldacre ...
    Ben Goldacre’s wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations.Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy medical data in his popular Guardian column. In this eye-opening book he takes on the MMR hoax and misleading cosmetics ads, acupuncture and homeopathy ... Read more

    R125,34

  • The Big Fat Surprise

    why butter, meat, and cheese belong in a healthy diet

    by Nina Teicholz ...
    In The Big Fat Surprise, investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reveals the unthinkable: everything we thought we knew about dietary fat is wrong.For the past 60 years, we have been told that the best possible diet involves cutting back on fat, especially saturated fat. But what if the low-fat diet is itself the problem? What if the very foods we’ve been denying ourselves — the creamy cheeses, the ... Read more

    R589,82

  • Graphene 101 An Inventor's Guide to Making Graphene

    by Robert Murray-Smith ...
    Graphene is a two dimensional material consisting of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb or chicken wire structure. It is the thinnest material known to man and yet is also one of the strongest materials there is. It conducts electricity as well as copper and is better than all other materials as a conductor of heat. Graphene is almost completely transparent, yet so dense that ... Read more

    R79,26 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dangerous Art of Alchemy

    A fascinating free e-short accompaniment to The Raven's Head

    by Karen Maitland ...
    A free e-short from 'Queen of the Dark Ages' Karen Maitland, author of Company of Liars, which explores medieval Dark Arts practices and the mysterious history of alchemy.**Includes real recipes devised by medieval alchemists and a free sample of Karen's gothic historical thriller, The Raven's Head**'An atmospheric and dark story' The Times on The Raven's Head</st... ... Read more

    Free

  • The Cancer Code

    A Revolutionary New Understanding of a Medical Mystery

    by Dr Jason Fung ...
    Our understanding of cancer is slowly undergoing a revolution, allowing for the development of more effective treatments. For the first time ever, the death rate from cancer is showing a steady decline … but the ‘War on Cancer’ has hardly been won.In The Cancer Code, Dr Jason Fung offers a revolutionary new understanding of this invasive, often fatal disease – what it is, how it manifests and why ... Read more

    R254,14

  • Calling Bullshit

    The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World

    by Jevin D. West, Carl T. Bergstrom ...
    'A necessary book for our times. But also just great fun' Saul Perlmutter, Nobel LaureateThe world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Start-up culture elevates hype to high art. These days, calling bullshit is a noble act.Based on a popular course at the University of Washington, Calling Bullshit gives us ... Read more

    R239,42

  • Rigor Mortis

    How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope, and Wastes Billions

    by Richard Harris ...
    An essential book to understanding whether the new miracle cure is good science or simply too good to be trueAmerican taxpayers spend $30 billion annually funding biomedical research, but over half of these studies can't be replicated due to poor experimental design, improper methods, and sloppy statistics. Bad science doesn't just hold back medical progress, it can sign the equivalent of a death ... Read more

    R220,10

  • Ebola

    The Natural and Human History

    by David Quammen ...
    In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace.Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically, each time to devastating effect. It can kill up to 90% of its victims. In between these outbreaks, it is untraceable, hiding deep in the jungle. The search is on to find Ebola’s elusive host animal. And until we find it, Ebola ... Read more

    R114,30

  • The Art of Explanation

    How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence

    by Ros Atkins ...
    **From BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos and host of the forthcoming BBC Radio 4 podcast 'Communicating with Ros Atkins'**'A great read for polishing your communication skills' FORBES'For all those who want their audiences to listen and understand' JEREMY BOWEN'Precision, deftness and a calming expertise' THE TIMESDo you worry about ... Read more

    R217,22

  • Immunity

    The Science of Staying Well

    by Dr Jenna Macciochi ...
    Start strengthening your immunity for good.In this ground-breaking book, expert immunologist Dr Jenna Macciochi unravels the new science around immunity.Immunity decodes exactly what it takes to be well in the modern day and reveals tips and tricks you can start putting into practice immediately, including chapters on:· Immunity-nourishing nutrition and the best foods to eat· The importance of ... Read more

    R254,14

  • Science and Beyond

    Toward Greater Sanity through Science, Philosophy, Art and Spirituality

    by Rolf Sattler ...
    Science, coupled with technology, has become the dominant force in most parts of the world. Thus, it affects our lives and society in many ways. Yet, misconceptions about science are widespread in governments, the general public, and even among many scientists. Science and Beyond explores these misconceptions that may have grave and even disastrous consequences for individuals and society as was ... Read more

    R26,78

  • Comparative Medicine

    Disorders Linking Humans with Their Animals

    Edited by Erika Jensen-Jarolim ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book highlights the most significant diseases for humans and their dogs, cats and horses. The examples discussed, which include allergies, osteoporosis, cancer and many more, illustrate that humans and their companion animals may in fact develop similar diseases.The reader - whether expert or interested lay - can thus directly compare between human and animal patients. The animal patient ... Read more

    R2 256,98

  • AI Innovations in Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Advancing Therapy through Technology

    by Kuldeep Vinchurkar, Sheetal Mane ...
    AI Innovations in Drug Delivery and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Advancing Therapy through Technology offers a comprehensive exploration of how artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors. This book addresses the AI’s role in drug discovery, development, and delivery, highlighting applications in personalized medicine, nanotechnology, and clinical trials. ... Read more

    R749,67

  • Mah!

    by Mario Canton ...
    Series Book 1 - Scienze & metodo
    Questo libro, parlando dell'antiscienza e della pseudoscienza così presenti nei media e nei dibattiti pubblici ai nostri giorni, vorrebbe fornire un aiuto a navigare e discutere con pensiero critico e con scetticismo scientificamente appropriato. ... Read more

    R174,55 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Modelling of GPCRs

    A Practical Handbook

    by Andrea Strasser, Hans-Joachim Wittmann ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) comprise an important protein family, which is involved in signal transduction in the cell. Besides that a large number of drugs, available on market, address GPCRs. For an efficient and improved development of appropriate drugs, molecular modelling of GPCRs is – in order to understand the ligand-receptor interactions and functionality of GPCRs on molecular ... Read more

    R2 430,63

  • Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering

    6th International Work-Conference, IWBBIO 2018, Granada, Spain, April 25–27, 2018, Proceedings, Part II

    Edited by Ignacio Rojas, Francisco Ortuño ...
    Series Book 2 - Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This two volume set LNBI 10813 and LNBI 10814 constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, IWBBIO 2018, held in Granada, Spain, in April 2018.The 88 regular papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 273 submissions. The scope of the conference spans the following areas: bioinformatics for healthcare and diseases ... Read more

    R868,01

  • Vector Biology, Ecology and Control

    Edited by Peter W. Atkinson ...
    Mir S. Mulla joined the faculty of the Entomology Department at the University of California, Riverside in 1956, only two years after the Riverside campus was established as an independent campus within the University of California system. Prior to his appointment, Mir received his B.S. from Cornell University and then moved to the University of California, Berkeley to pursue his graduate studies. ... Read more

    R2 430,63

  • Machine Learning Meets Medical Imaging

    First International Workshop, MLMMI 2015, Held in Conjunction with ICML 2015, Lille, France, July 11, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

    Edited by Kanwal Bhatia, Herve Lombaert ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
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    R694,36

  • Science in the Study of Ancient Egypt

    by Sonia Zakrzewski, Andrew Shortland, Joanne Rowland ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Egyptology
    Science in the Study of Ancient Egypt takes an innovative and integrated approach to the use of scientific techniques and methodologies within the study of ancient Egypt. Accessibly demonstrating how to integrate scientific methodologies into Egyptology broadly, and in Egyptian archaeology in particular, this volume will help to maximise the amount of information that can be obtained within a ... Read more

    R1 146,59

  • Systems Biology in Cancer Research and Drug Discovery

    Edited by Asfar S Azmi ...
    Systems Biology in Cancer Research and Drug Discovery provides a unique collection of chapters, by world-class researchers, describing the use of integrated systems biology and network modeling in the cancer field where traditional tools have failed to deliver expected promise. This book touches four applications/aspects of systems biology (i) in understanding aberrant signaling in cancer (ii) in ... Read more

    R2 430,63

  • Kinetics of Enzyme-Modifier Interactions

    Selected Topics in the Theory and Diagnosis of Inhibition and Activation Mechanisms

    by Antonio Baici ...
    The kinetic mechanisms by which enzymes interact with inhibitors and activators, collectively called modifiers, are scrutinized and ranked taxonomically into autonomous species in a way similar to that used in the biological classification of plants and animals. The systematization of the mechanisms is based on two fundamental characters: the allosteric linkage between substrate and modifier and ... Read more

    R2 777,81

  • Sino-African Cooperation for Schistosomiasis Control in Zanzibar

    A Blueprint for Combating other Parasitic Diseases

    Edited by Kun Yang, Heinz Mehlhorn ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Offering an example for transnational cooperation and successful reduction of a neglected tropical disease, this volume shows how Chinese scientists and local physicians controlled schistosomiasis in Zanzibar. Over a four-year study, local medical specialists and the population of Zanzibar were taught how to diagnose the parasitosis caused by flukes (trematode worms) of the genus Schistosoma. ... Read more

    R2 083,33

  • Protocols for Cyanobacteria Sampling and Detection of Cyanotoxin

    Edited by N. Thajuddin, A. Sankara narayanan, D. Dhanasekaran ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This protocol book provides detailed procedures for the isolation of cyanobacteria, extraction, quantification, and detection of cyanotoxins. It illustrates the sampling and processing of toxin-producing cyanobacteria in water and aquatic animal samples, detection of cyanotoxins from Anabaena, Anabaenopsis, Cylindrospermopsis, Microsystis, Microcystis, Nodularia, Nostoc, Schizotrix, Lyngbya, ... Read more

    R3 298,65

  • Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases in Biology and Medicine

    Edited by Sunghoon Kim ...
    Series Book 344 - Topics in Current Chemistry
    This book will focus on new molecular interactions and novel activities and the associated diseases that have been recently discovered from the studies of eukaryotic and mammalian aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. In addition, the potential applications of ARS researches in biotechnology and medicine will be addressed. ... Read more

    R5 885,80