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Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing—Volume 2: Permeability, Shear Strength and Compressibility TestsManual of Soil Laboratory Testing—Volume 2: Permeability, Shear Strength and Compressibility Tests, 3rd Edition. HeadK. H.EppsR. J.Whittles Publishing, Caithness, 2011, £110.00, hardback, 499pp., ISBN: 978-1904445-69-2

This is the second volume of three that provides a comprehensive working manual for the laboratory testing of soils for civil engineering purposes. It is an essential practical handbook for all who are engaged in laboratory testing of soils as well as being of great value to professional engineers, consultants, academics and students in geotechnical engineering. The contents have been revised and updated to reflect current practice in standard laboratory test procedures for determining some of the important engineering properties of soils. The authors have had many years experience in managing large soil testing laboratories since the early 1950s through to the present day, whilst actively contributing to the development of geotechnical testing through training courses, lectures, committees and working groups. They recognise that it is particularly important for test methods to be fully understood and a step-by-step approach has therefore been used in presenting each section. The test procedures comprise the measurement of soil permeability, CBR value, drained and undrained shear strength, and consolidation characteristics. Additional material in this new edition includes the Fall cone procedure for measurement of shear strength in clays based on the European Technical Specification, a simplified direct approach and a useful arrangement for applying pressures in multistage triaxial tests to meet the requirements of BS1377. The latest requirements for calibration of equipment and measuring devices are presented and discussed, together with the significance of quality assurance based on recognised laboratory accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025. Descriptions of test methods are complemented by many numerical examples in order to illustrate the methods for recording test data, making calculations, presenting graphical plots and deriving test results. Fundamental principles are explained, where appropriate, so that the operator can have a better understanding of the significance of the tests and guidance is given where experience has shown that difficulties may be encountered. The importance of good techniques, essential checks on test equipment and laboratory safety are all emphasised.

Palgrave Study Skills: The International Student Handbook

The International Student Handbook addresses the needs of students whose first language is not English. Whether they are future or current students, as non-native English speakers who study at English-speaking universities, they will deal with issues ranging from adapting to the new academic culture to understanding the nuances of the language. This practical handbook can help prepare students adjust to the academic rigors of Western universities, understand the university culture, improve their English, and become successful university students. The three authors report a combined history of teaching at universities in 12 different countries.

Books Received

Books Received Mark I. West Dictionnaire du Livre de Jeunesse. Edited by Isabelle Niéres-Chevral and Jean Perrot. Paris: Éditions du Cercle de la Librairie, 2013. This lavishly illustrated French reference work provides substantial entries on children’s authors and other topics related to children’s literature. While the book’s major strength lies in its coverage of children’s authors from France, it also includes entries on authors from many other countries. The Golden Age of Folk and Fairy Tales: From the Brothers Grimm to Andrew Lang. Edited by Jack Zipes. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing, 2013. Jack Zipes brings together eighty-two European folk and fairy tales in this 700-page volume. All of these tales originally appeared in print in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Zipes organizes them into eighteen tale types, such as “Brotherly Love,” “Abandoned Children,” and “Shrewd Cats and Foxes.” He also provides a scholarly introduction. The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award: Honoring Children’s Literature for Peace and Social Justice since 1953. By Susan C. Griffith. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2013. For nine years, Susan C. Griffith served on the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Committee, and she draws on this experience throughout her book. The first half focuses on the history of this unique award and the woman for whom it is named. The second half provides an annotated bibliography of the children’s books that received this award. Writing Children’s Fiction: A Writers’ and Artists’ Companion. By Yvonne Coppard and Linda Newbery. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013. This practical handbook is intended for anyone who has a desire to write or illustrate books for children. The book is divided into three parts. Part one, “Reflections on Writing for Children,” provides an overview of the history and current status of children’s literature. Part two, “Tips and Tales,” features writing tips from numerous children’s authors, including David Almond, Anthony Browne, and Mary Hoffman. Part three, “Write on: Writing Workshop,” contains detailed advice about such topics as writing dialogue, revising first drafts, and approaching agents. [End Page 155] Copyright © 2014 Children’s Literature Association

Book Review: Ethnography and Virtual Worlds: A Handbook of Method

This book review describes 'Ethnography and Virtual Worlds' as a very practical handbook aimed at researchers, students and academics interested in using ethnographic methods to understand social interactions within the contexts of the Internet, computer games and virtual worlds. The majority of the book is organised according to the stages of a research project but also defines and give a brief history of ethnographic methods, and so may serve as a useful source of information on the application of ethnography in any context and not simply as a research approach for the virtual world.

A handbook for interprofessional practice in the human services: Learning to work together, Brian Littlechild and Roger Smith (Eds)

A handbook for interprofessional practice in the human services: Learning to work together, <i>Brian Littlechild and Roger Smith (Eds)</i>

Gab Kovacs, The Subfertility Handbook: A Clinician’s Guide

This, the second edition of The Subfertility handbook: A Clinician’s Guide has been published 14 years after the First Edition that had appeared in print in 1997. This new edition takes an international view, with contributions from experts from around the world. The fully revised and updated second edition of this practical handbook provides comprehensive coverage of all the aspects of subfertility, including treatment and diagnosis. A recognized world expert in the field writes each chapter and, together, they aim to provide the state-of-the-art answers to all the problems of subfertility in a single volume. The introductory chapter provides a flow-chart approach to systematic diagnosis and treatment. Clearly written and easy to read, the subsequent chapters describe what questions to ask, how to investigate, and what each treatment requires. With an expanded international team of authors, this new edition also offers new chapters devoted to the third-party reproduction and in vitro maturation of oocytes.

Children's Testimony: A Handbook of Psychological Research and Forensic Practice, 2nd edn edited by Michael E.Lamb, David J.La Rooy, Lindsay C.Malloy and CarmitKatz (Eds) Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, 2011, 460 pp. £32.99. ISBN 978 0 470 68678 2

Child & Family Social WorkVolume 19, Issue 1 p. 119-120 Book Review Children's Testimony: A Handbook of Psychological Research and Forensic Practice, 2nd edn edited by Michael E. Lamb, David J. La Rooy, Lindsay C. Malloy and Carmit Katz (Eds) Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, 2011, 460 pp. £32.99. ISBN 978 0 470 68678 2 Carole Smith, Carole Smith Independent Child Protection Consultant England, UKSearch for more papers by this author Carole Smith, Carole Smith Independent Child Protection Consultant England, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 20 December 2013 https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12103Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume19, Issue1February 2014Pages 119-120 RelatedInformation

Making Mediation Work for You: A Practical Handbook by KateAubrey‐Johnson with HelenCurtisLAG Education and Service Trust Ltd, 2012 (1st edn), xxvii+ 487pp., £40.

Making Mediation Work for You: A Practical Handbook by KateAubrey‐Johnson with HelenCurtisLAG Education and Service Trust Ltd, 2012 (1st edn), xxvii+ 487pp., £40.

An overview of chemical straightening of human hair: technical aspects, potential risks to hair fibre and health and legal issues

Personal image, as it relates to external beauty, has attracted much attention from the cosmetic industry, and capillary aesthetics is a leader in consumption in this area. There is a great diversity of products targeting both the treatment and beautification of hair. Among them, hair straighteners stand out with a high demand by costumers aiming at beauty, social acceptance and ease of daily hair maintenance. However, this kind of treatment affects the chemical structure of keratin and of the hair fibre, bringing up some safety concerns. Moreover, the development of hair is a dynamic and cyclic process, where the duration of growth cycles depends not only on where hair grows, but also on issues such as the individual's age, dietary habits and hormonal factors. Thus, although hair fibres are composed of dead epidermal cells, when they emerge from the scalp, there is a huge variation in natural wave and the response to hair cosmetics. Although it is possible to give the hair a cosmetically favourable appearance through the use of cosmetic products, for good results in any hair treatment, it is essential to understand the mechanisms of the process. Important information, such as the composition and structure of the hair fibres, and the composition of products and techniques available for hair straightening, must be taken into account so that the straightening process can be designed appropriately, avoiding undesirable side effects for hair fibre and for health. This review aims to address the morphology, chemical composition and molecular structure of hair fibres, as well as the products and techniques used for chemical hair relaxing, their potential risk to hair fibre and to health and the legal aspects of their use.

Morell mackenzie'sThe hygiene of the vocal organs: A study in longevity or durability

Morell Mackenzie's The Hygiene of the Vocal Organs: A Practical Handbook for Singers and Speakers (1886), is his only work that has been continually published into the 20th century. Why is this? The bibliographic history and details of all the editions from the first in 1886 until the ninth and last in 1928 were examined. Reviews and all other commentary about the book were ascertained though literature and library document searches. The book is still in use as the first edition is available online from the Cornell University library, and that hard copy was last taken out from that library on December 19, 1986, and returned with the fine paid on January 8, 1987. It was translated and published in Swedish, French, German, and Spanish. All of the editions are small, inexpensively bound, and printed on inexpensive paper so the cost was minimal in contradistinction to other works on the voice which are larger and expensive. To make it accessible for performers and practitioners, the contents of the earlier editions were modified by placing the technical, anatomical, and physiological information as an appendix. The book was in part criticized by Manuel Garcia in Felix Semon's German journal, Internationales Centralblatt fur Laryngologie, Rhinologie und verwandte Wissenchaften, McKenzie answered these critiques in the seventh edition and noted that Garcia did not know German and that the translator, Semon, was an antagonist. Mackenzie is emphatic in his advice to avoid singing when there's any sign of vocal difficulty. The medical advice was, on the whole, good common sense and provided substantial authority for a person to decline a performance-how grateful the singers must have been for that! The Hygiene of the Vocal Organs: A Practical Handbook for Singers and Speakers was, for the professional voice users-singers, actors, speakers, and for their teachers and physicians, a useful, concise, small, inexpensive, and authoritative book. With these virtues noted, we can well understand why it remained in circulation and use for a century. In terms of the dissemination of ideas, this heretofore neglected work may be Mackenzie's most long-lasting contribution to laryngology.

When the librarian was the search engine: introduction to the special issue on new roles for health sciences librarians.

The librarian in today's medical and health fields lives in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. Reaching this modern, technology-driven library was a long and difficult road that had many bumps and retreats. Hope was never the issue; keeping pace was the challenge. The purpose of this introduction to the Journal of the Medical Library Association special issue on “New Roles for Health Sciences Librarians” is to explore the work and responsibilities of the medical librarian as libraries moved from the manual to the digital environment over a period of seventy years (for a review of more recent developments, see Cooper and Crum in this issue). What the librarian of the 1940s and 1950s did and what the librarian needed to know was outlined by the profession's best practitioners of that time in the first Handbook of Medical Library Practice 1, developed by a committee of the Medical Library Association in 1943. The model of the library profession as described in this manual was the traditional one, a model that had been the same for many centuries. And it continued to follow that pattern for the next two decades. Janet Doe, the editor of the Handbook, outlined the goal of this seminal work as showing “those aspects of clientele, physical equipment, literature, methods and bibliographic tools in which the medical library differs from the general library” 2. Included were chapters on administration, book and journal selection, cataloging/classification, reference, and history of medicine. Much of what is described in 1943 is continued in health sciences libraries today. The major differences are the way that information and knowledge are created and delivered and the skills that practicing librarians need.

The Praeger handbook of community mental health practice: v.1: Working in the local community; v.2: Diverse populations and challenges; v.3: Working in the global community

The Praeger handbook of community mental health practice: v.1: Working in the local community; v.2: Diverse populations and challenges; v.3: Working in the global community

Responsibilised Resilience? Reworking Neoliberal Social Policy Texts

Responsibilised Resilience? Reworking Neoliberal Social Policy Texts

Book Review: Training Ministers: Tim Ling and Lesley Bentley (eds.), Developing Faithful Ministers: A Practical and Theological Handbook

Book Review: Training Ministers: Tim Ling and Lesley Bentley (eds.), <i>Developing Faithful Ministers: A Practical and Theological Handbook</i>

New Book Notes

New Book Notes George Brosi Kathy Ackerman. Coal River Road: Poetry. Livingston, Ala.: Livingston Press, 2013. 88 pages. Trade paperback. $16.95. Google Scholar “Coal River Road tallies the spiritual cost of one family’s migration northward from the tapped-out coal seams of Appalachian poverty…” –Dorothy Barresi. “Road contains some of the strongest poems to come out of the Appalachian mountains in recent years.” –Joseph Bathanti. Ackerman is the author of a critical biography of Olive Tilford Dargan and is the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Isothermal Community College. She lives in Tryon, North Carolina. Bob Henry Baber, Jason Gum, and Mark Romano, editors. Heroes Among Us. Glenville, W. Va.: Glenville State College Press, 2012. 195 pages. Trade paperback. $20.00. Google Scholar This book was made possible by Glenville State College’s West Virginia Veteran’s Legacy Project. It consists mostly of two-page pictorial spreads celebrating the service of individual West Virginia veterans. Bob Barnett. Hillside Fields: A History of Sports in West Virginia. Morgan-town: West Virginia University Press, 2013. 352 pages. Trade paperback. $22.99. Google Scholar This book is the culmination of Bob Barnett’s thirty-five years teaching sports history at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Bill Best. Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste: Heirloom Seed Savers in Appalachia. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2013. 200 pages with index and photos. Trade paperback. $22.95. Google Scholar Billy Best came to Berea, Kentucky, from Haywood County, North Carolina, and established a farm and a forty-year career as a coach, professor, and administrator at Berea College. This book brings together his academic acumen and his devotion to regional small farmers. “Saving Seeds, Preserving Taste is a practical and useful handbook for good garden husbandry but as it unfolds before your eyes, it reveals as well a vital world of [End Page 98] southern Appalachian people, plants, food, and practice to nourish both body and soul.” –Ronni Lundy George Brosi and Kate Egerton, editors. Samantha Cole, and Morgan Cottrell, student editors. Appalachian Gateway: An Anthology of Contemporary Stories and Poetry. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2013. 319 pages. Trade paperback. $29.95. Google Scholar This anthology provides biographical sketches along with stories and poems from twenty-five of the region’s most distinguished contemporary authors. It makes for enjoyable reading for the region’s visitors, its new residents, and its natives. It is suitable for regional creative writing classes, Appalachian studies course, and especially for the Appalachian literature curriculum. Students will appreciate the fact that two of the coeditors are students from Appalachia. Alex Browning. The Last Soul of Witherspoon: Life In a Kentucky Mountain Settlement School. Bloomington, Ind.: Balboa Press, 2013. 213 pages. Trade paperback. $16.99. Google Scholar Witherspoon College was the name given when the settlement school at Buckhorn, Kentucky, in Perry County, made a short-lived attempt to supplement its secondary school with a college department. Alex Browning was a student at Buckhorn, and this autobiography tells of his growing up in Lee County, his years at Buckhorn, and his life as an Eastern Kentucky educator. Brad Butkovich. The Battle of Pickett’s Mill: Along the Dead Line. Charleston, S.C.: History Press, 2013. 205 pages with maps, photos, bibliography and index. Trade paperback. $21.99. Google Scholar This Civil War battle, fought in Pauling County on May 27, 1864, was a rare defeat for Union General Sherman as he marched through Georgia. Amy D. Clark and Nancy M. Hayward, editors. Talking Appalachian: Voice, Identity, and Community. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2013. 256 pages. Pictorial hardcover. $50.00. Google Scholar The scholarship of Michael Montgomery and Anita Puckett, the memoirs of Lee Smith and Silas House, novel excerpts from Ron Rash and Denise Giardina, a story by Crystal Wilkinson, and a poem by Anne Shelby together make a very compelling book. Clark teaches English at the University of Virginia at Wise, near where she grew up, and Hayward teaches English at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. [End Page 99] Cheryl Denise. What’s in the Blood. Telford, Pa.: Cascadia Publishing House LLC, 2012. 116 pages. Trade paperback. $12.95. Google Scholar Cheryl Denise lives in Shepherds Field, West Virginia, a Christian...

A handbook for interprofessional practice in the human services

A handbook for interprofessional practice in the human services

Review of the Book "Handbook of Intelligent Vehicles" (Eskandarian, A.; 2012) [Book Review

The Handbook of Intelligent Vehicles constitutes a practical and theoretical handbook that provides a broader (and fresh) picture of a large topic such as "intelligent automobiles." Azim Eskandarian is Professor of Engineering and Applied Science and Director of the Center for Intelligent Systems Research (CISR) which conducts research in a variety of vehicle/highway safety, vehicle control, driver assistance, and traffic safety and control problems. The center is distinguished for significant contributions in Intelligent Vehicles and Transportation Systems.

Free Access to Law is it Here to Stay? Good Practices Handbook

This current good practices guide is part of the 'Free Access to Law – Is it Here to Stay?' research project launched in 2009. The project was originally led by LexUM (University of Montreal), SAFLII (The South African Legal Information Institute) and the Centre for Internet and Society (India), with funding from the International Development Research Centre and the Open Society Institute. The outputs of the project are: A research methodology guide; An environmental scan report; A collection of case studies; This present Good Practices Handbook; The Free Access to Law online library providing access to a number of papers on the topic.

Paediatric neurology Rob Forsyth and Richard Newton Paediatric neurology Oxford University Press Second edition £39.99672pp97801996036330199603634

OVERALL, THIS text aims to provide an evidence-based, portable, succinct and practical handbook for doctors assessing, diagnosing and managing childhood neurological conditions. Although the intended audience is junior doctors working in the specialty of paediatric neurology, the book is a useful reference for wards caring for children with neurological conditions.

A Unique Child: Child Development - Face to face

Nursery WorldVol. 2012, No. 12 FeatureA Unique Child: Child Development - Face to facePenny TassoniPenny TassoniSearch for more papers by this authorPenny TassoniPublished Online:4 Mar 2014https://doi.org/10.12968/nuwa.2012.7.12.1097503AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextView EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View articleAbstractIn this extract from her new Practical EYFS Handbook, Penny Tassoni outlines ways of building confidence and self-awareness in children aged 0-11 months. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 1 December 2012Volume 2012Issue 12ISSN (print): 0029-6422ISSN (online): 2059-9358 Metrics History Published online 4 March 2014 Published in print 1 December 2012 Information© MA Education Ltd