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Pharmaceutics: Basic Principles and Application to Pharmacy Practice, Second Edition is a valuable textbook covering the role and application of pharmaceutics within pharmacy practice. This updated resource is geared toward meeting and incorporating the current curricular guidelines on pharmaceutics and laboratory skills mandated by the American Council for Pharmacy Education. It includes a number of student-friendly features, including chapter objectives and summaries, practical examples, case studies, numerous images and key-concept text boxes. Two new chapters are included, as well as a new end of chapter section covering "critical reflections and practice applications". Divided into three sections – Physical Principles and Properties of Pharmaceutics; Practical Aspects of Pharmaceutics; and Biological Applications of Pharmaceutics – this new edition covers all aspects of pharmaceutics and providing a single and compelling source for students. Facilitates an integrated and extensive coverage of the study of pharmaceutics due to the clear and engaging language used by the authors Includes chapter objectives and summaries to illustrate and reinforce key ideas Meets curricular guidelines for pharmaceutics and laboratory skills mandated by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Includes new practice questions, answers, and case studies for experiential learning

Forest mensuration – the science of measurement applied to forest vegetation and forest products – holds value for basic ecology as well as sustainable forest management. As demands on the world’s forests have grown, scientists and professionals are increasingly called on to quantify forest composition, structure, and the goods and services forests provide. Grounded in geometry, sampling theory, and ecology as well as practical field experience, forest mensuration offers opportunities for creative problem solving and critical thinking. This fifth edition of the classic volume, Forest Mensuration, includes coverage of traditional and emerging topics, with attention to SI and Imperial units throughout. The book has been reorganised from the fourth edition to better integrate non-timber and ecological aspects of forest mensuration at the tree, stand, forest, and landscape scales throughout. The new edition includes new chapters that specifically address the integration of remotely sensed data in the forest inventory process, and inventory methods for dead and downed wood. One unifying theme, not only for traditional forestry but for the non-timber inventory and for remote sensing, is the use of covariates to make sampling more efficient and spatially explicit. This is introduced in the introductory chapter on statistics and the chapter on sampling designs has been restructured to highlight this approach and lay the foundation for further learning. New examples will be developed throughout the textbook with an emphasis on current issues and international practice. Students in applied forestry programs will find ample coverage of forest products and timber inventory, while expanded material on biodiversity, biomass and carbon inventory, downed dead wood, and the growing role of remote sensing in forest assessment will be valuable to a broader audience in applied ecology.

Understanding and Reducing Prison Violence considers both the individual and prison characteristics associated with violence perpetration and violent victimization among both prison inmates and staff. Prison violence is not a random process; rates of violence vary across prisons and the odds of perpetrating violence or experiencing violent victimization vary across inmates and staff. A comprehensive understanding of the causes of prison violence therefore requires consideration of both individual and prison characteristics. Building on large dataset comprising 5,500 inmates and 1,800 officers across 45 prisons located across two of the United States (Ohio and Kentucky), this book showcases one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of prisons carried out to date. It considers both the implications of the study for theories of prison violence and the implications of the study for preventing violence in prisons. It will be of interest to academics, practitioners, and policy makers alike.

This manual covers the latest laboratory techniques, state-of-the-art instrumentation, laboratory safety, and quality assurance and quality control requirements. In addition to complete coverage of laboratory techniques, it also provides an introduction to the inorganic nonmetallic constituents in environmental samples, their chemistry, and their control by regulations and standards. Environmental Sampling and Analysis Laboratory Manual is perfect for college and graduate students learning laboratory practices, as well as consultants and regulators who make evaluations and quality control decisions. Anyone performing laboratory procedures in an environmental lab will appreciate this unique and valuable text.

A working understanding of materials principles is essential in every area of engineering. However, the materials requirements of different engineering disciplines can vary considerably. Existing introductory textbooks on engineering materials adopt a universalist approach, providing theoretical development and surveying a landscape of topics suitable for introducing materials engineers to their field. Materials for Engineers: Principles and Applications for Non-Majors has been constructed with the requirements of non-materials engineering students (“non-majors") in mind. The theoretical foundations of material structure and behavior are curated and focused, and the description of the behavior of materials as they pertain to performance, measurement, and design are developed in detail. The book: Places applications and essential measurement methods before detailed theory Features a variety of types end-of-chapter exercises, including forum discussion topics for online course components Emphasizes computer-based problem solving and includes numerous examples and exercises for MATLAB® Includes optional “topic” chapters for course customization, including structures, transportation, and electronics Outlines practical details of how and why knowledge of materials is necessary for engineers, including the various roles that materials engineers play and the impact of materials on cost, lifespan, and safety of components and products This textbook is aimed at undergraduate engineering students taking their first materials engineering course. It can also be used by professional engineers interested in a ready reference. A solutions manual, lecture slides, and example data sets are available for adopting professors.