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  • General Principles and Etiology General Principles and Etiology
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    General Principles and Etiology

    In less than 40 years teratology has grown from a little known discipline concerned with studies on the effects of a few physical and chemical stresses on developing fish, amphibians, and birds, to a discipline embracing a vast...
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  • UV-A UV-A
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    UV-A

    The origin of this text was a request by industry and government to summarize the biological effects and to estimate the limits of safe exposure to longwave ul­ traviolet radiation. The specific issue was the safety of a small...
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  • Progress in Sexology Progress in Sexology
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    Progress in Sexology

    As editor of the series "Perspectives in Sexuality: Behavior, Research, and Therapy," I consider it a major scholarly achievement to publish selected proceedings of the Second International Congress of Sexology. Never before...
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  • Perceiving Environmental Quality Perceiving Environmental Quality
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    Perceiving Environmental Quality

    The purpose of this publication is to report on a series of research workshops which examined the place of environmental perception in a comprehensive system of indices for assessing and monitoring trends in environmental...
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  • Photochemical and Photobiological Reviews Photochemical and Photobiological Reviews
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    Photochemical and Photobiological Reviews

    The science of photobiology is a dynamic multidisciplinary field whose relevance to the needs of man is growing more apparent each day. Publicity about supersonic transports (the SSTs) and spray cans, their possible dele­...
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  • Optimal Estimation in Approximation Theory Optimal Estimation in Approximation Theory
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    Optimal Estimation in Approximation Theory

    The papers in this volume were presented at an International Symposium on Optimal Estimation in Approximation Theory which was held in Freudenstadt, Federal Republic of Germany, September 27-29, 1976. The symposium was...
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  • Frontiers of Medicine Frontiers of Medicine
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    Frontiers of Medicine

    In September 1925 the first class of medical students was admitted to the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. On January 4, 1926 the Strong Memorial Hospital was officially opened. The first patient was...
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  • Minorities in Science Minorities in Science
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    Minorities in Science

    Change is the essence of progress. We now stand at the crossroads of our civilization where change is essential in the conduct of our institu­ tions, in the plans and models we project for the future, and in the very patterns...
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  • Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
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    Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

    It is for me, as President of the Merseyside Lancashire & Cheshire Council on Alcoholism, a signal privilege to write a brief foreword to these Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence...
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  • Biological Abstracts / Biosis Biological Abstracts / Biosis
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    Biological Abstracts / Biosis

    A fiftieth birthday is a good one to celebrate-old enough to be ex­ perienced and mature, but not so old as to be an antique. And if the fifty years have spanned as much change in scientific affairs as has occurred during the...
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  • Chemical Equilibrium Chemical Equilibrium
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    Chemical Equilibrium

    * The present work is designed to provide a practical introduction to aqueous equilibrium phenomena for both students and research workers in chemistry, biochemistry, geochemistry, and interdisciplin­ ary environmental fields...
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  • Learning Systems and Intelligent Robots Learning Systems and Intelligent Robots
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    Learning Systems and Intelligent Robots

    This book contains the Proceedings of the S~cond U. S. -Japan Seminar on Learning Control and Intelligent Control. The seminar, held at Gainesville, Florida, from October 22 to 26, 1973, was sponsored by the U. S. -Japan...
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  • Stiff Differential Systems Stiff Differential Systems
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    Stiff Differential Systems

    The papers in these proceedings were presented at an Inter­ national Symposium on Stiff Differential Systems, which was held at the Hotel Quellenhof, Wildbad, Federal Republic of Germany, October 4-6, 1973. The sumposium was...
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  • Symmetry in Science and Art Symmetry in Science and Art
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    Symmetry in Science and Art

    The perception of symmetry in art and in nature has been appreciated since antiquity, with development of the underlying laws tracing back at least to Pythagorean times. By the end of the eighteenth century it was realized that...
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  • Perception of Displayed Information Perception of Displayed Information
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    Perception of Displayed Information

    As this book took form, its contents furnished the material for a graduate course at the University of Rhode Island. Toward the end of that course, the class reviewed the literature on display characteristics and design. The...
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  • Complexity of Computer Computations Complexity of Computer Computations
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    Complexity of Computer Computations

    The Symposium on the Complexity of Computer Compu­ tations was held at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York, March 20-22, 1972. These Proceedings contain all papers presented at the Symposium...
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  • Perception, Consciousness, Memory Perception, Consciousness, Memory
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    Perception, Consciousness, Memory

    The interdisciplinary approach so popular today is more than a matter of fashion. It is, in fact, a reflection of the recognition that a good many areas once considered ade­ quately treated by one or the other of the ...
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  • Engineering Applications of Lasers and Holography Engineering Applications of Lasers and Holography
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    Engineering Applications of Lasers and Holography

    This book is intended for upperclass college students as an introduction to the growing field of coherent optics and to the increasing number of its applications, and also for those versed in other fields who wish to gain per­...
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  • Biology, History, and Natural Philosophy Biology, History, and Natural Philosophy
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    Biology, History, and Natural Philosophy

    In a world that peers over the brink of disaster more often than not it is difficul t to find specific assignments for the scholarly community. One speaks of peace and brotherhood only to realize that for many the only real...
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  • Instrumentation in Applied Nuclear Chemistry Instrumentation in Applied Nuclear Chemistry
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    Instrumentation in Applied Nuclear Chemistry

    This book attempts to build a bridge between two sciences: chemistry and electronics. The inside of the black boxes the nuclear chemist uses daily is explained in simple electronic terms. Knowledge of the inside not only...
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  • Applications of Holography Applications of Holography
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    Applications of Holography

    Holography has matured over the years since it was first invented by Dennis Gabor and further developed by many workers during the last decade. With some applications a commercial reality and many more continually appearing, it...
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  • Fundamental Properties of the Human Nervous System Fundamental Properties of the Human Nervous System
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    Fundamental Properties of the Human Nervous System

    Although today differential psychology embraces a large and ever-increasing body of facts, conclusions, and practical recommendations which have wide applicability, a number of critical problems are still unresolved or only...
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  • How James Watt Invented the Copier How James Watt Invented the Copier
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    How James Watt Invented the Copier

    Johannes Kepler: Keplers laws - Snow crystals.- Robert Hooke: Hooke's law - Surveyor and architect.- Edmond Halley: Comet - Mortality tables.- Daniel Bernoulli: Bernoulli's principle - Utility function.- Benjamin Franklin: Electricity - Gulfstream.-...
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  • The Researching, Teaching, and Learning Triangle The Researching, Teaching, and Learning Triangle
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    The Researching, Teaching, and Learning Triangle

    ForewordPart I: Research in undergraduation1. Becoming a bioscientist: undergraduate laboratory experience as a portal to bioscience identityJane Saffell2. Research possibilities for pre-graduate studentsSonia Barroso, Ana Sebastião3. Mentoring the next...
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  • Lee de Forest Lee de Forest
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    Lee de Forest

    Chapter 1 Born to Invent.- The Century of the Inventor.- Toward Communication Without Wires.- Inventing the Motion Picture.- Enter Lee de Forest.- Toward the New Century.- Chapter 2 The Race for Wireless.- The Significance of Marconi.- De Forest's Early...
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  • Meaningful Information Meaningful Information
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    Meaningful Information

    The book introduces a radically new way of thinking about information and the important role it plays in living systems. It opens up new avenues for exploring how cells and organisms change and adapt, since the ability to detect and respond to meaningful...
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  • Advances in Information Systems Science Advances in Information Systems Science
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    Advances in Information Systems Science

    This volume, the eighth of a continuing series on information systems science, presents five timely topics which are of current interest in this growing field. In each chapter, an attempt is made to familiarize the reader with...
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  • Field and Galois Theory Field and Galois Theory
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    Field and Galois Theory

    In the fall of 1990, I taught Math 581 at New Mexico State University for the first time. This course on field theory is the first semester of the year-long graduate algebra course here at NMSU. In the back of my mind, I...
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  • Mathematical Encounters of the Second Kind Mathematical Encounters of the Second Kind
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    Mathematical Encounters of the Second Kind

    A number of years ago, Harriet Sheridan, then Dean of Brown University, organized a series oflectures in which individual faculty members described how it came about that they entered their various fields. I was invited to...
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  • Structural Plasticity Structural Plasticity
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    Structural Plasticity

    This book is designed for use as a supplement to the textbook "Plasticity for Structural Engineers" by W.F. Chen and D.J. Han (Springer-Verlag, 1988) or other plasticity texts. The purpose is to help students and structural...
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  • Number Story Number Story
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    Number Story

    Peter Higgins distills centuries of work into one delightful narrative that celebrates the mystery of numbers and explains how different kinds of numbers arose and why they are useful. Full of historical snippets and interesting examples, the book ranges...
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  • Guide to Teaching Computer Science Guide to Teaching Computer Science
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    Guide to Teaching Computer Science

    This guide presents both a conceptual framework and detailed implementation guidelines for general computer science (CS) teaching. The content is clearly written and structured to be applicable to all levels of CS education and for any teaching...
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  • Giants of Computing Giants of Computing
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    Giants of Computing

    It has been upon the shoulders of giants that the modern world has been forged. This accessible compendium presents an insight into the great minds responsible for the technology which has transformed our lives. Each pioneer is introduced with a brief...
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  • Network Geeks Network Geeks
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    Network Geeks

    The impact on modern society made by the Internet is immeasurable. Yet some questioned "why anyone would want such a thing" when the idea was first introduced.Part history, part memoir and part cultural study, Network Geeks charts the creation of the...
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  • Conversations with a Mathematician Conversations with a Mathematician
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    Conversations with a Mathematician

    The author, G. J. Chaitin, shows that God plays dice not only in quantum mechanics but also in the foundations of mathematics. According to Chaitin there exist mathematical facts that are true for no reason. This fascinating...
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  • Stratospheric Flight Stratospheric Flight
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    Stratospheric Flight

    In this book, Dr. Andras Sobester reviews the science behind high altitude flight. He takes the reader on a journey that begins with the complex physiological questions involved in taking humans into the "death zone." How does the body react to falling...
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  • The Craft of Scientific Writing The Craft of Scientific Writing
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    The Craft of Scientific Writing

    The Craft of Scientific Writing is designed to help scientists and engineers - both professionals already active in the disciplines as well as students preparing to enter the professions - write about their work clearly and effectively. Written for...
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  • The Craft of Scientific Presentations The Craft of Scientific Presentations
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    The Craft of Scientific Presentations

    The Craft of Scientific Presentations, 2nd edition aims to strengthen you as a presenter of science and engineering. The book does so by identifying what makes excellent presenters such as Brian Cox, Jane Goodall, Richard Feynman, and Jill Bolte Taylor...
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  • The Doomsday Lobby The Doomsday Lobby
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    The Doomsday Lobby

    Federal patronage of science was never contemplated by the framers of the Constitution, but they did seek to "promote the Progress of Science and useful Art" by granting inventors patent rights. However, direct subvention to scientists and scientific...
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  • Ocean Outpost Ocean Outpost
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    Ocean Outpost

    One of the greatest scientific and technological achievements of the 21st century will be to cast a light on the eternal darkness of the deep ocean and this book identifies the key determinants of life or death in its extreme environment. Dr. Erik...
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