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  • Illustrated Guide to Jewelry Appraising Illustrated Guide to Jewelry Appraising
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    Illustrated Guide to Jewelry Appraising

    There is more to appraising jewelry than just being parable sales and a value determination. Then, all this information, with clear jewelry descriptions, must be able to put a dollar value on an item. The title of ap­ ...
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  • Conran Design Guides Tableware Conran Design Guides Tableware
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    Conran Design Guides Tableware

    taken specially for Conran Octopus by S, mon Lee: 5 top. 22-23. 29 below. 30-31. 43 I:CHINA 23 above. 53 left. 58. 71 We would like to thank the following for their cooperation: The Conran Shop Design Museum Rosenthal Sasaki...
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  • The Art and Science of Inventing The Art and Science of Inventing
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    The Art and Science of Inventing

    The Independent Inventor Most persons have at some time in their lives invented somethin- perhaps a gadget for making some task easier or a method for increas­ ing the economy of an everyday operation. Aside from a certain...
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  • The Foreman/Supervisor S Handbook The Foreman/Supervisor S Handbook
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    The Foreman/Supervisor S Handbook

    The Foreman/Supervisor's Handbook is offered as a com­ prehensive and authoritative text which presents the kind of prac­ tical information the foreman or supervisor needs in order to be effective on the job. It completely...
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  • Greenhouse Effect and Sea Level Rise Greenhouse Effect and Sea Level Rise
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    Greenhouse Effect and Sea Level Rise

    Winston Churchill, whose output as a writer was so prodigious that one might reasonably wonder whether he was paid by the page, was him­ self put off by long works. As prime minister of Great Britain, he once pushed away a...
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  • I386/I486 Advanced Programming I386/I486 Advanced Programming
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    I386/I486 Advanced Programming

    This book gives x86 assembly language programmers a view about how to use the resources and features provided by the i386/i486 processor, the newest and most advanced microprocessor from the Intel x86 family. Because the...
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  • Substantial Rehabilitation & New Construction Substantial Rehabilitation & New Construction
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    Substantial Rehabilitation & New Construction

    The procedures in this manual distill six years of learning about the most efficient acquisition and construction methods in this country for high volume production of housing affordable to low-income people. The people in the...
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  • Chemical Reactions in Complex Mixtures Chemical Reactions in Complex Mixtures
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    Chemical Reactions in Complex Mixtures

    In recent years there has been a convergence of trends in chemical reaction engineering and chemistry which have set the stage for significant advances in kinetic and thermodynamic modeling of processes. New analytical chem­...
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  • Palaeozoic Fishes Palaeozoic Fishes
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    Palaeozoic Fishes

    I have revised Moy-Thomas's widely used book on Palaeozoic fishes in an attempt to incorporate some of the considerable advances that have been made in this field over the last 30 years, which have in some respects made the...
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  • Handbook of High-Speed Machining Technology Handbook of High-Speed Machining Technology
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    Handbook of High-Speed Machining Technology

    The United States now spends approximately $115 billion annually to perform its metal removal tasks using conventional machining technology. Of this total amount, about $14 billion is invested in the aerospace and associated...
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  • Peatlands Peatlands
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    Peatlands

    For many centuries peatlands have been a source of fascination to naturalists and scientists. When the itinerant John Leland passed through the peatlands of Central Wales in 1538 his comment was 'The pastures and montaynes of...
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  • Physiology and Pathology in the Perinatal Period Physiology and Pathology in the Perinatal Period
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    Physiology and Pathology in the Perinatal Period

    The course of history is never one of smooth progression. Periods of relative quietness are interrupted by periods of wars and revolution. This pattern resembles that of a river which, before flowing into the delta, has to pass...
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  • Intelligent robotics Intelligent robotics
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    Intelligent robotics

    An industrial robot routinely carrying out an assembly or welding task is an impressive sight. More important, when operated within its design conditions it is a reliable production machine which - depending on the ...
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  • Printed Circuit Board Assembly Printed Circuit Board Assembly
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    Printed Circuit Board Assembly

    Assembly of 'difficult' components onto printed circuit boards is emerging as an important application area for small, fast industrial robots. For other robot tasks - for example paint spraying or arc welding - the applications...
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  • Cytotoxic Cells Cytotoxic Cells
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    Cytotoxic Cells

    Our motivation for putting together this book was the need for a single source reference that could be used as an introduction to cell-mediated cytotoxicity for newcomers to this field, such as students and fellows beginning...
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  • Neurodevelopment, Aging and Cognition Neurodevelopment, Aging and Cognition
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    Neurodevelopment, Aging and Cognition

    It was Oscar Wilde who defined the tragedy of old age by saying that " . . . as soon as you are old enough to know better, you don't know anything at all. " As improvements in the quality of health care bring about longer life,...
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  • Behavioral Development of Nonhuman Primates Behavioral Development of Nonhuman Primates
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    Behavioral Development of Nonhuman Primates

    The present volume represents the result of two years of work originally begun as a fifteen-member student project under my supervision at NASA - Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif­ ornia. As a means of acquainting team...
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  • Computer Technology Computer Technology
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    Computer Technology

    During the past decade, dramatic advances have been made in computer technology. These advances are primarily as a result of the tremendous progress in semiconductor technology, paced by planar processing and LSI. Great strides...
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  • Macromolecules and Behavior Macromolecules and Behavior
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    Macromolecules and Behavior

    In the five years since the publication of the First Edition, a tremendous amount of research has been conducted attempting to relate macromolecules and behavior. New approaches to the overall problem have developed. Several...
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  • Noise and Nonlinear Phenomena in Nuclear Systems Noise and Nonlinear Phenomena in Nuclear Systems
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    Noise and Nonlinear Phenomena in Nuclear Systems

    The main goal of the meeting was to facilitate and encourage the application of recent developments in the physical and mathematical sciences to the analysis of deterministic and stochastic processes in nuclear engineering. In...
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  • Mechanisms of Cerebral Hypoxia and Stroke Mechanisms of Cerebral Hypoxia and Stroke
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    Mechanisms of Cerebral Hypoxia and Stroke

    The articles and short communications in this volume are based on papers pre­ sented to the Symposium on Cerebral Hypoxia and Stroke held in Budapest in August of 1987. Besides participants at the meeting, three scientists who...
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  • Nondestructive Characterization of Materials II Nondestructive Characterization of Materials II
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    Nondestructive Characterization of Materials II

    The possibility of nondestructively characterizing the microstruc­ ture, morphology or mechanical properties of materials is certainly a fascinating subject. In principle, such techniques can be used at all stages of a...
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  • Organizing Principles of Neural Development Organizing Principles of Neural Development
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    Organizing Principles of Neural Development

    This volume contains summaries of most of the invited presentations at the NATO Advanced Study Institute "Organizing Principles of Neural Development", held in Povoa de Varzim, Portugal, from June 1-12, 1982. The meeting was...
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  • Porphyrins in Tumor Phototherapy Porphyrins in Tumor Phototherapy
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    Porphyrins in Tumor Phototherapy

    This book contains the contributions of the participants to the International Symposium on Porphyrins in Tumor Phototherapy held in Bruzzano (Milano), Italy on May 26-28, 1983. The contributions are written as extended papers...
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  • Thermal Conductivity 18 Thermal Conductivity 18
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    Thermal Conductivity 18

    The International Thermal Conductivity Conference was started in 1961 with the initiative of Mr. Charles F. Lucks, who passed away on 8 July 1982 and to the memory of whom this volume is dedicated. These Conferences on thermal...
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  • Molecular Aspects of Early Development Molecular Aspects of Early Development
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    Molecular Aspects of Early Development

    The early embryo has emerged as the focal point for analysis of the regulation of gene expression for several reasons. First, the fact that embryogenesis is under genetic control has been appreciated from the earliest days of...
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  • Medical and Social Aspects of Alcohol Abuse Medical and Social Aspects of Alcohol Abuse
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    Medical and Social Aspects of Alcohol Abuse

    Alcohol use affects, either directly or indirectly, nearly all facets of Western civi­ lization. Eastern cultures are also not exempt from the influence of alcohol, and the present decade has been a time of increased alcohol...
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  • Before It S Too Late Before It S Too Late
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    Before It S Too Late

    I was not invited to write a foreword for this book. Dr. Cohen, knowing my busy schedule, would have considered such a request to be an imposition. I volunteered to do so in part to acknowledge my gratitude to him for having...
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  • Anodic Protection Anodic Protection
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    Anodic Protection

    The objectives of this book are to give technical information about anodic pro­ tection, explain how economic analyses are made to determine whether or not it should be used, and describe some of the applications and equipment...
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  • Mechanics of Nondestructive Testing Mechanics of Nondestructive Testing
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    Mechanics of Nondestructive Testing

    The synergism of the mechanics of nondestructive testing and the mechanics of materials response has great potential value in an era of rapid development of new materials and new applications for con­ ventional materials. The...
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  • Filamentary A15 Superconductors Filamentary A15 Superconductors
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    Filamentary A15 Superconductors

    Compound superconductors with the Al5 structure carry the promise of the second generation in practical superconductivity. They will provide higher operating magnetic fields at higher tem­ peratures than the preceding alloy...
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  • The Uncommon Child The Uncommon Child
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    The Uncommon Child

    How are we to understand the complex forces that shape human behavior? A variety of diverse perspectives, drawing upon studies of human behavioral ontogeny, as well as humanity's evolutionary heri­ tage, seem to provide the...
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  • Dynamic Optimization and Mathematical Economics Dynamic Optimization and Mathematical Economics
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    Dynamic Optimization and Mathematical Economics

    As an outgrowth of the advancement in modern control theory during the past 20 years, dynamic modeling and analysis of economic systems has become an important subject in the study of economic theory. Recent developments in...
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  • Surface Contamination Surface Contamination
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    Surface Contamination

    The present volume and its companion Volume 1 document the proceedings of the Symposium on Surface Contamination: Its Genesis, Detection and Control held in Washington, D.C., September 10-13, 1978. This Symposium was a part of...
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  • Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal I Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal I
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    Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal I

    The contributions to this volume clearly indicate the momentum, quality, liveliness and diversity of the research effort being di­ rected toward deepening our understanding of tqe alcohol withdrawal syndrome. This area of study...
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  • The Septal Nuclei The Septal Nuclei
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    The Septal Nuclei

    The "septum pellucidum" has been described since antiquity. Even though people such as Vicq d' Azyr (12) and Burdach (3) pictured the septal region in their drawings, the nuclei associa­ ted with the pellucidum--the septal...
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  • Photoelectronic Imaging Devices Photoelectronic Imaging Devices
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    Photoelectronic Imaging Devices

    The past decade has seen a major resurgence in optical research and the teaching of optics in the major universities both in this country and abroad. Electrooptical devices have become achallenging subject of study that has...
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  • Progress in the Neurosciences and Related Fields Progress in the Neurosciences and Related Fields
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    Progress in the Neurosciences and Related Fields

    This volume contains the papers presented during the Neurophysiology Session of the first Orbis Scientiae of the Center for Theoretical Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. With this first Orbis which met from...
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  • Transport Phenomena in the Nervous System Transport Phenomena in the Nervous System
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    Transport Phenomena in the Nervous System

    This book presents the papers that were delivered at the Satellite Symposium of the International Society for Neurochemistry in Padua, September, 1975. Having such Satellite Symposia was a new experiment for the Society, and...
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  • Temporal Aspects of Therapeutics Temporal Aspects of Therapeutics
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    Temporal Aspects of Therapeutics

    Drugs are molecular agents of a physician's purpose. Discussions of their mechanisms of action center upon biochemical processes, even though the therapeutic intent may be to create an effect at a higher level of organization...
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