Author: Frances Ashcroft
Publisher: University of California Pre
Keywords: survival, science, extremes, life
Number of Pages: 347
Published: 2002-03-18
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0520234200
ISBN-13: 9780520234208

"It is an extraordinary coincidence," writes English physiologist Frances Ashcroft, "that the highest peak on Earth is also about the highest point at which humans can survive unaided." A coincidence, to be sure, and, like many other milestones of the limits of human endurance, one known to us through the joint efforts of scientists, mountain climbers, explorers, and athletes. Ashcroft’s book is a thoroughly engaging survey of those limits and their origins in the nature of things, of what happens to human beings in the most difficult environmental conditions. She writes, for instance, o

Author: Frances M. Ashcroft
Publisher: Academic Press
Keywords: disease, channels, ion
Number of Pages: 481
Published: 1999-10-25
List price: $131.00
ISBN-10: 0120653109
ISBN-13: 9780120653102

Ion channels are membrane proteins that act as gated pathways for the movement of ions across cell membranes. They play essential roles in the physiology of all cells. In recent years, an ever-increasing number of human and animal diseases have been found to result from defects in ion channel function. Most of these diseases arise from mutations in the genes encoding ion channel proteins, and they are now referred to as the channelopathies.Ion Channels and Disease provides an informative and up-to-date account of our present understanding of ion channels and the molecular basis of ion channel

Authors:John D. Ashcroft, Janet Ashcroft,
Publisher: South-Western College/West
Keywords: advantage, books, thomson, business, law, cengage
Number of Pages: 621
Published: 2007-07-12
List price: $153.95
ISBN-10: 0324381573
ISBN-13: 9780324381573

LAW FOR BUSINESS offers a practical approach to law that emphasizes current, relevant topics you need to succeed in contemporary business. Cases throughout the text highlight issues such as trademark infringement, computer tampering, pollution, agency, and employment-at-will. Plus, timely coverage of business ethics and the law gives you new insight into recent corporate scandals and indictments. Ashcroft and Ashcroft use short chapters, a four-color design, real-world examples and applications, and integrated learning objectives to make business law approachable and engaging for all students.

Authors:Professor Kate Ashcroft, Kate Ashcroft, Dr Lorraine
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: colleges, universities, standards, quality, guide, lecturer
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1995-09-01
List price: $210.00
ISBN-10: 0750703385
ISBN-13: 9780750703383

A definitive and comprehensive guide to managing quality and standards from the lecturer’s point of view

Author: A ASHCROFT
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Keywords: spectroscopy, monographs, analytical, rsc, methods, organic, ionization
Number of Pages: 186
Published: 1997-12-31
List price: $119.00
ISBN-10: 0854045708
ISBN-13: 9780854045709

Ionization Methods in Organic Mass Spectrometry is a basic practical guide for scientists of all disciplines who wish to analyse samples by organic mass spectrometry. Concentrating on instrumental operation, this book gives step-by-step instructions on how to set up, and how to achieve the best results, using a range of ionization methods, including atmospheric pressure chemical ionization, electrospray ionization and matrix assisted laser desorption ionization. Ionization Methods in Organic Mass Spectrometry will enable a beginner, or practitioner with limited experience, to choose the most a

Author: Kate Ashcroft
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: national, curriculum, new, guide, teacher, primary
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1995-09-01
List price: $53.95
ISBN-10: 0750704683
ISBN-13: 9780750704687

This guide gives an overview of the curriculum arrangements which took effect in August 1995. The book outlines the main changes to the original National Curriculum and gives examples of ways to teach the new curriculum, together with enquiry tasks to take the teacher forward. It also covers each of the subjects of the revised National Curriculum, locating them within a context of whole curriculum planning. Looking at issues of differentiation, the book explores those additional elements of the curriculum, such as cross curricular themes and drama, that primary schools will wish to cover.

Author: Minnie Ashcroft
Publisher: Teaching Resources
Keywords: practice, daily, minute
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2003-07-01
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0439271789
ISBN-13: 9780439271783