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January 2018Schrei in der Stille
by Slee, Carry
Schule kann so viel Spaß machen. Doch für Jochen ist jeder neue Schultag die Hölle. Täglich wird er von seinen Mitschülern grausam gequält. Bis er nur noch einen Ausweg sieht: Er begeht Selbstmord. Auch für David ist Schule schlimm, denn er hat nicht genug Mut, um Jochen zu helfen. Doch als Jochen stirbt, wacht David auf: Er lernt, sich zu wehren und andere zu verteidigen.
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Humanities & Social SciencesApril 2024Women in exile in early modern Europe and the Americas
by Linda Levy Peck, Adrianna E. Bakos
Exile, its pain and possibility, is the starting point of this book. Women's experience of exile was often different from that of men, yet it has not received the important attention it deserves. Women in exile in early modern Europe and the Americas addresses that lacuna through a wide-ranging geographical, chronological, social and cultural approach. Whether powerful, well-to-do or impoverished, exiled by force or choice, every woman faced the question of how to reconstruct her life in a new place. These essays focus on women's agency despite the pressures created by political, economic and social dislocation. Collectively, they demonstrate how these women from different countries, continents and status groups not only survived but also in many cases thrived. This analysis of early modern women's experiences not only provides a new vantage point from which to enrich the study of exile but also contributes important new scholarship to the history of women.
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July 2018Practical Feline Behaviour
Understanding Cat Behaviour and Improving Welfare
by Trudi Atkinson
Practical Feline Behaviour contains all the relevant information that a veterinary nurse or technician needs to understand and handle the behaviour and welfare of house cats, and to offer safe and practical advice to clients. There have been ground-breaking advances in our understanding of feline behaviour in recent years and, to protect the welfare of cats, it is increasingly important that anyone involved with their care, especially those in a professional capacity, keep up to date with these developments. This approachable and down-to-earth text describes the internal and external influences on feline behaviour; on communication, learning, social behaviour, the relationship between behaviour and disease, and the cat - human relationship. It also provides practical advice on how the welfare of cats in our care may be protected and how behaviour problems should be addressed and how to avoid them. In this book Trudi Atkinson draws on her extensive experience as a veterinary nurse and a Certified Clinical Animal Behaviourist to provide a rapid reference and an intensely practical feline behaviour resource for owners, breeders, veterinary professionals, shelter and cattery workers and anyone involved in the care of our feline companions. - Practical, down to earth guide detailing all aspects of feline behaviour - Rapid reference for instant access to information - Written by a well-known animal behaviourist who has extensive experience in treating feline behaviour problems and in advising clients to protect the welfare of their cats - Includes a foreword by John Bradshaw, School of Veterinary Science at University of Bristol, UK
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Business, Economics & LawDecember 2017Tourism and Leisure Behaviour in an Ageing World
by Ian Patterson
Tourism and Leisure Behaviour in an Ageing World, based on Ian Patterson's previously published Growing Older, provides an overview of the latest research concerning tourist behaviour and leisure needs of baby boomers, seniors, and older adults. With an increasingly ageing population, industry interest has intensified and there has been a corresponding explosion in related research activity. Covering marketplace trends that attract the older market, this new edition: - Provides an understanding of the older tourism and leisure market, discussing how to effectively provide for this expanding group; - Discusses growing areas such as independent travel, the leisure experience, cultural and heritage tourism, cruises, and health and wellness tourism; - Supplies case studies of tourism and leisure organizations successfully catering to the needs of the older market. This book is an invaluable resource for researchers and students interested in senior leisure and travel, a section with the money and the time to invest heavily in leisure and tourism activities. It can also be applied by professionals to improve their product offerings for this sector, which, while valuable, brings its own unique challenges.
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MedicineApril 2022Fraser’s The Behaviour and Welfare of the Horse
by Christopher B Riley, Sharon E Cregier, Andrew F Fraser
This book continues to provide a comprehensive overview of equine behaviour and an outline of current advances in our understanding, as well as offering insights into contemporary and future challenges for improving horse welfare and safety. Completely updated and revised, a new, international, expert editorial team builds on Andrew Fraser's decades of work as an ethologist, veterinarian, historian, horseman, breeder, trainer, conservationist, and field scientist, sharing essential knowledge to improve horse behaviour and welfare. A range of international experts and key opinion leaders have updated this edition to include the effects of noise on the horse's welfare, husbandry and grazing management including the identification of harmful plants and issues of climate change. New illustrations and examples bring the book to life and further help to explain equine behaviour in a whole range of different situations, including road transport and horse safety during transport. The text covers key issues concerning equipment and the horse's mouth. It gives new insights into genetics, temperament and horse vocalisations and what these indicate. Welfare assessment models are outlined and the challenges presented in different equestrian sports debated. Difficult topics such as euthanasia are covered also. This classic text remains an essential resource for veterinarians, animal scientists, equine professionals and horse owners.
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December 2012Misery Bear's Leitfaden für die Liebe
Die Erlebnisse des einsamsten Bären der Welt
by Misery Bear / Deutsch Bausum, Christoph
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MedicineOctober 2018Farm Animal Behaviour
Characteristics for Assessment of Health and Welfare
by Ingvar Ekesbo, Stefan Gunnarsson
Completely updated and revised, Farm Animal Behaviour 2nd Edition continues to provide essential information on normal and stereotypic behaviours in a wide variety of farm animals to help in the assessment and diagnosis of their health and welfare. Comprehensive coverage of a range of farmed animals from: horses, cattle, sheep, goats and pigs through to domesticated poultry, deer, ostrich and many other species. Innate, learned and social behaviours are described together with activity, vision and hearing to build a picture of normal behaviours presented in a clear and consistent way for each species. Stereotypic behaviours, injuries and disease, resulting from improper management practices, are outlined in detail. For the second edition Professor Stefan Gunnarsson joins the author team and contributes his long-standing knowledge, clinical and scientific expertise. Many new snapshot photographs in full colour throughout have been added to further illustrate behaviours as they occur. New information on normal and stereotypic behaviours is included. The explosion in new research is captured with a wealth of new references and pointers for further reading. A consistent approach to each species allows for easy comparison. Farm Animal Behaviour 2nd Edition provides a comprehensive yet concise background for all students, postgraduates and practitioners in veterinary medicine, animal science, welfare and ethology.
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1992Die neun Zahlen des Lebens
Das Enneagramm - Charakterfixierung und spirituelles Wachstum
by Jaxon-Bear, Eli / Englisch Lorenz, Sabrina
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Science & MathematicsMarch 2022Key Questions in Animal Behaviour and Welfare
A Study and Revision Guide
by Paul A. Rees
An understanding of animal behaviour and welfare is an important requirement of a wide range of programmes of study including biology, zoology, animal welfare, animal behaviour, psychology and zoo biology. This book is intended as a study and revision guide for students following programmes of study in which animal behaviour and welfare are an important component. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced - and grouped into 10 major topic areas: 1. Foundations and history of animal behaviour and welfare 2. Basic concepts and mechanisms in behaviour 3. Biological basis of behaviour 4. Learning, memory and training 5. Territoriality, navigation and migration 6 Animal cognition and communication 7. Behavioural ecology and social behaviour 8. Measuring, recording and analysing behaviour and welfare 9. Animal exploitation and welfare 10 Animal rights, ethics and law The book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. It allows the reader to learn and revise the meaning of terms used in the study of animal behaviour and welfare, methods of recording behaviour and assessing welfare, the physiology of behaviour, learning, memory, cognition, behavioural ecology, animal rights and much more. Many of the questions require students to use their knowledge to interpret information provided in the form of graphs, data or photographs.
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September 2022Companion Animal Behaviour Problems
Prevention and Management of Behaviour Problems in Veterinary Practice
by Rachel Casey, Sarah Heath, Helen Zulch
Behaviour problems are a significant cause of companion animal relinquishment and euthanasia. This book provides up to date information about animal behaviour as well as practical advice on how veterinary practice professionals can manage undesirable animal behaviour and give down to earth, appropriate and trusted advice to owners. This book:· Covers the important aspects of behaviour in dogs, cats, rabbits and rodents, parrots and birds, as well as how this behaviour has adapted to the domestic environment.· Discusses the role of the veterinary practice in improving the emotional experience of animals attending the veterinary practice, including practice design, socialisation classes for young animals and effective communication with owners.· Covers the clinical decision-making process in managing the signs of undesirable behaviour, appropriately handling pets in the practice to minimise distress, as well as: behavioural first aid, referral to a specialist, medical influences on behaviour and decisions about euthanasia.This practical and accessible book gives all the essential information needed by veterinary professionals in order to advise clients on the behaviour and well-being of animals in their care.
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2022Internal exile in Fascist Italy
by Piero Garofalo, Elizabeth Leake, Dana Renga
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September 1988Polen im Exil
Eine Anthologie
by Krzysztof Dybciak, Josef Bujnoch, Karl Dedecius, Armin Droß, Krzysztof Dybciak
Gallus Anonymus: König Boleslaw in Ungarn. (I.Bujnoch). Kadl'ubek, Wincenty: Der Tyrann auf der Flucht. (Ch.Reitz). Potocki, Wacl'aw: Die Verbannung der polnischen Brüder. Über die konfiszierten Güter der Arianer. Potocki, Wacl'aw: Lied I. Auf Irrfahrt während der Kriegswirren. (H.-P. Hoelscher-Obermaier). Morsztyn, Zbigniew: Emblem 3. (H.-P. Hoelscher-Obermaier). Leszczyn'ski, Stanisl'aw: An meinen lieben Primas und die polnischen Herren. (A. Lawaty). _: Erinnerung eines französischen Diplomaten (P. Tercier). (A. Lawaty). Leszczyn'ski, Stanisl'aw: Die Reise von Danzig nach Marienwerder. (A. Lawaty). Kitowicz, Je,drzej: Die Konföderierten beim Sultan und beim Kaiser. (B. Nenzel). _: Das letzte Manifest der Generalität. (A. Lawaty). _: Der Gründungsakt einer Deputation. (A. Lawaty). Wybicki, Józef: Lied der Polnischen Legionen in Italien. (H.-P. Hoelscher-Obermaier). Czartoryski, Adam J.: Am russischen Hof. (K. Staemmler). _: Erinnerungen von Soldaten der napoleonischen Kriege. Im Spanienfeldzug Napoleons 1808. Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig. (K. Staemmler). Mickiewicz, Adam: In Rußland. (W. Schamschula). _: An die polnischen Kämpfer. (W. Lipscher). _: An die deutsche Nation. Mickiewicz, Adam: Die Bücher der Polnischen Pilgerschaft. (P.J.B.-G.G.R. 1833). Slowacki, Juliusz: Gedichte. (M. Remané. H.-P. Hoelscher Obermaier. W. Panitz). _: Polnische Demokratische Gesellschaft: Das große Manifest. (W. Lipscher). Czartoryski, Adam J.: Als Zuschauer. Rede vom 29.November 1842 (K. Staemmler). Krasin'ski, Zygmunt: Memorandum an Guizot. (F. Griese). Norwid, Cyprian Kamil: Gedanken und Profile. (V. Koerner. H.-P. Hoelscher-Obermaier). Chopin, Fryderyk: Aus dem Exil. (V. Körner). Da,browski, Jarosl'aw: Zum Kampf bereit. (W. Lipscher). Pil'sudski, Bronisl'aw: Bei dem Volk der Niwchen. (A. Lawaty). Dzierz.yn'ski, Feliks: Aus der Verbannung im Wjatka-Gouvernement. (A. Lawaty). Sienkiewicz, Henryk: Offene Briefe. (V. Körner). Mil'osz, Czesl'aw: Die Reise nach As...
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May 2024Breed Differences in Dog Behavior
Why Tails Wag Differently
by Renee L Ha, Tracy L Brad, James C Ha
Humans have bred dogs for physical and behavioral characteristics for millennia. These efforts can have unintended side effects, however, which may be either advantageous or cause issues - such as a predisposition to certain medical complaints, or, controversially, behavioural issues. The scientific study of domestic dogs is still in its infancy, but public demand for this information is at a record high as more and more pet owners seek to understand their canine family members. Focusing on the behavioral differences and tendencies that have arisen in different breed lines, this book explores, summarizes, and explains the scientific evidence on what breed can tell us about behaviour - and, crucially, what it cannot. This book covers: - the impact of inbreeding, how it contributes to problematic behavioral issues such as anxiety and aggression, and how it potentially affects the future health of the breed; - the limits of predicting a dog's behavior based upon breed, individual differences within breeds, and thus the corresponding limitations of breed-specific legislation; - guidance for professionals to help their clients better understand behavioral issues, traits, and appropriate expectations around the right breed for their household. Providing a comprehensive and approachable view of the science behind breed-specific behaviors, this book gives dog enthusiasts from all professional and personal backgrounds a better understanding of why dogs do what they do, and how we can improve our relationships with our canine companions. Covering genetics, phylogeny of canids, temperament, aggression, social behavior, and the history of dog breeding, it is an important read for researchers, students, veterinary practitioners and animal behaviourists, as well as shelter staff, dog trainers, or anyone looking for a greater understanding of dog breed differences.
