The complete dinosaur [[electronic resource] /] / edited by M. K. Brett-Surman, Thomas R. Holtz Jr., and James O. Farlow ; Bob Walters, art director

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910779259403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bloomington, Ind., : Indiana University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-77260-3; 9786613683373; 0-253-00849-2
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1160 p.)
• Collana: Life of the past
• Altri autori (Persone): Brett-SurmanM. K. <1950->; FarlowJames Orville; HoltzThomas R. <1965->
• Disciplina: 567.9
• Soggetti: Dinosaurs; Paleontology; Paleobiology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dinosauria; Contributors; Part 1 The Discovery of Dinosaurs; 1 Dinosaurs: The Earliest Discoveries; 2 Politics and Paleontology: Richard Owen and the Invention of Dinosaurs; 3 European Dinosaur Hunters of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries; 4 North American Dinosaur Hunters; 5 The Search for Dinosaurs in Asia; 6 Dinosaur Hunters of the Southern Continents; Part 2 The Study of Dinosaurs; 7 Hunting for Dinosaur Bones; 8 The Osteology of the Dinosaurs; 9 Reconstructing the Musculature of Dinosaurs; 10 Dinosaur Paleoneurology; 11 The Taxonomy and Systematics of the Dinosaurs12 Dinosaurs and Geologic Time; 13 Technology and the Study of Dinosaurs; 14 Claws, Scales, Beaks, and Feathers: Molecular Traces in the Fossil Record; 15 Dinosaurs as Museum Exhibits; 16 Restoring Dinosaurs as Living Animals; Part 3 The Clades of Dinosaurs; 17 Evolution of the Archosaurs; 18 Origin and Early Evolution of Dinosaurs; 19 Theropods; 20 Birds; 21 Basal Sauropodomorpha: The ""Prosauropods""; 22 ; Sauropoda; 23 Stegosaurs; 24 Ankylosaurs; 25 Marginocephalia; 26 Ornithopods; Part 4 Paleobiology of the Dinosaurs; Plates; 27 Land Plants as a Source of Food and Environment in the Age of Dinosaurs28 What Did Dinosaurs Eat: Coprolites and Other Direct Evidence of Dinosaur Diets; 29 Reproductive Biology of Dinosaurs; 30 Dinosaur Eggs; 31 How Dinosaurs Grew; 32 Engineering a Dinosaur; 33 Disease in Dinosaurs; 34 The Scientific Study of Dinosaur Footprints; 35 The Role of Heterochrony in Dinosaur Evolution; 36 Metabolic Physiology of Dinosaurs and Early Birds; 37 Evidence for Avian-Mammalian Aerobic Capacity and Thermoregulation in Mesozoic Dinosaurs; 38 ""Intermediate"" Dinosaurs: The Case Updated; Part 5 Dinosaur Evolution in the Mesozoic39 Principles of Paleobiogeography in the Mesozoic; 40 Non-Dinosaurian Vertebrates; 41 Early Mesozoic Continental Tetrapods and Faunal Changes; 42 Dinosaurian Faunas of the Later Mesozoic; 43 Dinosaur Extinction: Past and Present Perspectives; 44 Life after Death: Dinosaur Fossils in Human Hands; 45 Dinosaurs and Evolutionary Theory; Appendix: Dinosaur-Related Websites; Glossary; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Praise for the first edition: "A gift to serious dinosaur enthusiasts" -Science "The amount of information in [these] pages is amazing. This book should be on the shelves of dinosaur freaks as well as those who need to know more about the paleobiology of extinct animals. It will be an invaluable library reference." -American Reference Books Annual "An excellent encyclopedia that serves as a nice bridge between popular and scholarly dinosaur literature." -Library Journal (starred review)"Copiously illustrated and scrupulously up-to-date... the book reveals dinos through the fractious fields that make a study of them." -Publishers Weekly "Stimulating armchair company for cold winter evenings.... Best of all, the book treats dinosaurs as intellectual fun." -New Scientist" The book is useful both as a reference and as a browse-and-enjoy compendium." -Natural History What do we know about dinosaurs, and how do we know it? How did dinosaurs grow, move, eat, and reproduce? Were they warm-blooded or cold-blooded? How intelligent were they? How are the various groups of dinosaurs related to each other, and to other kinds of living and extinct vertebrates? What can the study of dinosaurs tell us about the process of evolution? And why did typical dinosaurs become extinct? All of these questions, and more, are addressed in the new, expanded, second edition of The Complete Dinosaur. Written by many of the world's leading experts on the "fearfully great" reptiles, the book's 45 chapters cover what we have learned about dinosaurs, from the earliest discoveries of dinosaurs to the most recent controversies. Where scientific contention exists, the editors have let the experts agree to disagree. Copiously illustrated and accessible to all readers from the enthusiastic amateur to the most learned professional paleontologist, The Complete Dinosaur is a feast for serious dinosaur lovers everywhere.

Interdisciplinary Pedagogy for STEM : A Collaborative Case Study / / edited by Reneta D. Lansiquot

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910255149603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016
• ISBN: 9781137567451; 1137567457
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2016.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (156 p.)
• Collana: Palgrave Pivot
• Disciplina: 507.11
• Soggetti: Science - Study and teaching; Science Education
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. A Study of Integration: The Role of Sensus Communis in Integrating Disciplinary Knowledge Laureen Park -- 2. Insatiability and Crisis: Using Interdisciplinarity to Understand (and Denaturalize) Contemporary Humans Sean P. MacDonald and Costas Panayotakis -- 3. Inducing Application of Interdisciplinary Frameworks: Experiences from the Domains of Information Literacy and Responsible Conduct of Research Anne E. Leonard and Jean E. Hillstrom -- 4. Making Connections: Writing Stories and Writing Code Reneta D. Lansiquot and Candido Cabo -- 5. Authenticating Interdisciplinary Learning Through a Geoscience Undergraduate Research Experience Reginald A. Blake and Janet Liou-Mark.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book focuses on constructivist theory and collaborative interdisciplinary studies, showing how constructivist theory complements interdisciplinary studies. Constructivist theory stresses how learners construct new ideas and concepts, while the interdisciplinary method requires that learners approach complex problems from multiple perspectives. The author uses the New York City College of Technology as a model to demonstrate how learning can be embedded in complex, realistic, and relevant environments. As a result, students learn to consider significant issues from a variety of ; viewpoints and thus negotiate their social landscape. In approaching problems that they recognize as meaningful, they take ownership of their learning and become increasingly self-aware. This scholarly book makes a theoretical contribution to its field while also offering a practical, real world example of how to successfully integrate a curriculum. Reneta D. Lansiquot is Associate Professor of English and Program Director of the Bachelor of Science in Professional and Technical Writing at New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York, USA. She has published widely on interdisciplinary studies and educational technology.

Assistierter Suizid: Der Stand der Wissenschaft : mit einem Kommentar zum neuen Sterbehilfe-Gesetz / / herausgegeben von Gian Domenico Borasio, Ralf J. Jox, Jochen Taupitz, Urban Wiesing

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910157501703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017
• ISBN: 3-662-52669-7
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2017.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (VI, 146 S. 11 Abb. in Farbe.)
• Collana: Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Deutsches, Europäisches und Internationales Medizinrecht, Gesundheitsrecht und Bioethik der Universitäten Heidelberg und Mannheim, , 1617-1497 ; ; 46
• Disciplina: 610.1
• Soggetti: Medical laws and legislation; Public health; Medicine—Philosophy; Pain medicine; Criminal law; Medical ethics; Medical Law; Public Health; Philosophy of Medicine; Pain Medicine; Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law; Theory of Medicine/Bioethics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Tedesco
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Teil I: Die empirische Datenlage zu assistiertem Suizid und Tötung auf Verlangen: eine internationale Bestandsaufnahme -- Teil II: Pro-Contra-Debatten zum assistierten Suizid aus juristischer, ethischer und medizinischer Sicht -- Teil III: Das „Gesetz zur Strafbarkeit der geschäftsmäßigen Förderung der Selbsttötung“: Kommentare aus juristischer, medizinischer und ethischer Sicht.
• Sommario/riassunto: Das Buch dokumentiert die Beiträge des internationalen Symposiums „Assistierter Suizid: Der Stand der Wissenschaft“ vom 15. Juni 2015 in Berlin. Es bietet einen einmaligen Überblick über die aktuellen empirischen Untersuchungen zum Thema, die in der politischen Debatte teilweise schlicht ignoriert wurden und immer noch ignoriert werden. Es enthält außerdem die Transkripte aufschlussreicher Pro-Contra Debatten zwischen Vertretern unterschiedlicher Positionen aus den Fachgebieten Recht, Medizin und Ethik. Am Schluss steht eine ausführliche Kommentierung des neuen Gesetzes „zur Strafbarkeit der geschäftsmäßigen Förderung der Selbsttötung“ aus rechtlicher, medizinischer und ethischer Perspektive. Die Autoren und Herausgeber sind international ausgewiesene Experten aus Deutschland und aus anderen Staaten, in denen die Tötung auf Verlangen und/oder der assistierte Suizid gesetzlich geregelt sind (Niederlande, Schweiz, USA).