It's a routine mission. The Enterprise-D is in synchronous orbit over a Class-M planet to be surveyed for possible colonization. Commander Riker calls the life science team to its station, then Captain Picard orders a "search for life signs." As the principal investigator on this mission, you're up.
What do you do now? With Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek, you'll know exactly what to do. In this vastly entertaining and informative volume, a research geneticist at a world-renowned medical center and a noted psychiatrist investigate the myriad questions Star Trek raises about "new life and new civilizations." They draw surprising conclusions about everything from the likelihood that any humanoid could be blue in color to the climate on the Vulcan homeworld to what caused the dramatic physiological changes in the Klingon race between the twenty-third and twenty-fourth centuries (something even Klingons themselves avoid discussing). 
Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek pays special attention to the Federation's astonishing technological advances, probing the accuracy and effects of these developments. How might the food replicators work? (And how would replicated food taste?) Is there any scientific basis for all that hyper-high-tech equipment in sickbay? Will it ever be possible to genetically enhance intelligence (the way Dr. Bashir's wits were sharpened when he was a boy)? 
 The Jenkinses also chart the remarkable parallels between the Star Trek universe and our own. They find earthly analogues to the Pon farr that puts Vulcans in heat every seven years. They hunt down common creatures reminiscent of the "crystalline entity" and the silicon-based Horta. They even introduce us to the billions of life-forms residing in our own bodies and induce us to wonder whether Jadzia Dax's Trill symbiont is really such a far-fetched notion after all. 
Throughout, this engaging and authoritative book bristles with insights on the cutting edge of contemporary biology. Discover how close we are to cloning humans. Examine implants and prosthetics that might make the Borg proud. Watch NASA wrestle with the perils of extended space travel as it plans for a three-year-long manned mission to Mars. And learn where no one has gone before -- or ever will go -- as the Jenkinses highlight some of Star Trek's more notable biological bloopers.
Whether you run your own genetics lab or you ran screaming from high-school biology class, Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek will heighten your appreciation for the mind-expanding magic of Star Trek.

Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek

JENKINS, ROBERT

Jenkins, Susan

Science & Math

Harper

Peacebuilding: From Concept to Commission (Global Institutions)

The emergence of The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2005 was the culmination of a long and contentious process. In this work Rob Jenkins provides a concise introduction that traces the origins and evolution of peacebuilding as a concept, the creation and functioning of the PBC as an institution, and the complicated relationship between these two processes. Jenkins discusses how continued contestation over what exactly peacebuilding is, and how its objectives can most effectively be achieved, influenced the institutional design and de facto functioning of the PBC, its structure, mandate and origins. He then moves on to examine the peacebuilding architecture in action and analyses the role that the PBC has carved out for itself, reflecting on the future prospects for the organization. The theory and practice of peacebuilding has assumed increasing importance over the last decade, and this work is essential reading for all students of conflict resolution, peace studies and international relations.

Reference

Routledge

Though the kennel clubs and breeders cannot agree, the "real Bulldog" has come back to life and haunts the pages of this book. The re-creation of the Victorian Bulldog, the athletic, healthy and sweet-natured dog that accompanied people over one hundred years ago, is the personal goal of authors Mollett and Jenkins. This book tells their story, completely illustrated with over 100 historical photographs to detail the origin, rise and fall of the Bulldog and its modern-day regeneration.

The Story of the Real Bulldog

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Mollett, Ken

Pets & Animal Care

Tfh Pubns Inc

Auto Body Repair II

Bergwall Productions

Explores a wide range of topics including simple probability, measures of central tendency, sampling methodologies, and graphical presentation. Prepares students for the information age while building communication and thinking skills.

Math For All Learners: Probability And Statistics (Math for All Learners Series SER)

Mathematics

J. WESTON WALCH PUB

Safeguarding Adults in Nursing Practice (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)

All nurses, whatever setting they work in, are likely to encounter people who are at risk of abuse and neglect. Recent reports have highlighted poor care and abuse and safeguarding adults is therefore a key requirement in pre-registration programmes. This book seeks to raise nurses′ awareness of vulnerability, abuse and neglect whilst providing them with the knowledge and skills required to safeguard those within their care. It encourages them to make links between theory and practice, to think critically in order to achieve the necessary balance between protection and empowerment and to examine how their personal practice may be improved.

Medical Books

Northway, Ruth

Administration & Medicine Economics

Learning Matters

All nurses, whatever setting they work in, are likely to encounter people who are at risk of abuse and neglect. Recent reports have highlighted poor care and abuse and safeguarding adults is therefore a key requirement in pre-registration programmes. This book seeks to raise nurses′ awareness of vulnerability, abuse and neglect whilst providing them with the knowledge and skills required to safeguard those within their care. It encourages them to make links between theory and practice, to think critically in order to achieve the necessary balance between protection and empowerment and to examine how their personal practice may be improved.

Nursing

All nurses, whatever setting, will encounter people who are at risk. Harrowing examples of abuse and neglect are frequently in the headlines and the nursing profession has a crucial responsibility to play in ensuring that vulnerable patients are cared for and safeguarded. This Second Edition answers all of the key questions including: 
<ul>
<li>What is neglect? </li> <li>What makes someone vulnerable? </li> <li>What role does safeguarding play? </li> <li>What does good safeguarding look like? </li> <li>Why can safeguarding fail? </li> <li>How can positive practice be developed? </li> <li>What are the professional and legal responsibilities facing nurses? </li> </ul>
This helpful resource will improve readers’ understanding of the policy, practice, and research underpinning safeguarding, while also preparing them for their important role as an advocate for, and safeguarder of, the people in their care.

Safeguarding Adults in Nursing Practice

The Little Black Bear Who Could Not Sleep

Follow curious cub Boris as he ventures out into a winter wonderland and returns to his cozy cave a colder but wiser little bear. "Who are you?" 
asked the moose. "I'm Boris." "You are a little bear," said the moose. "You should be asleep in your den." "I will," said Boris. "But first I want to explore."

Children's Books

Animals

Luminare Press

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Books by JENKINS, ROBERT

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Life Signs: The Biology of Star Trek

Peacebuilding: From Concept to Commission (Global Institutions)

The Story of the Real Bulldog

Auto Body Repair II

Math For All Learners: Probability And Statistics (Math for All Learners Series SER)

Safeguarding Adults in Nursing Practice (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)

Safeguarding Adults in Nursing Practice (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)

Safeguarding Adults in Nursing Practice (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)

Safeguarding Adults in Nursing Practice (Transforming Nursing Practice Series)

The Little Black Bear Who Could Not Sleep