This book is an introduction to polymers and focuses on the synthesis, structure and properties of the individual molecules that constitute polymeric materials. The science and technology connected with polymeric materials has grown into an immense subject. Thus there is a daunting task confronting the person who wishing to become acquainted with such materials, attempts to master some areas of special interest. This book approaches polymeric materials from a molecular basis on the belief that there is a common core of knowledge and principles concerning polymer molecules that call be set out in an introductory work. Subjects treated include an introductory overview of synthesis, an introduction of the concept and definition of molecular weight and its distribution, experimental methods for measuring molecular weight, a more detailed view of polymerization including kinetics and mechanism, and the three-dimensional architecture of polymers as determined by conformation and stereochemistry. Since much of how polymers behave depends on the fact that the molecules can be conformationally disordered, the statistical description of this disorder is covered and then built upon in treating rubber elasticity and polymer solutions. The text is geared for an introductory-level graduate course in polymers for students of chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science. In addition to its primary use as a textbook to accompany a formal course of lectures, the book can also be used as a self-study guide to learning the principles covered.

<p>This book was first published in 2007. Polymers exhibit a range of physical characteristics, from rubber-like elasticity to the glassy state. These particular properties are controlled at the molecular level by the mobility of the structural constituents. Remarkable changes in mobility can be witnessed with temperature, over narrow, well defined regions, termed relaxation processes. This is an important, unique phenomenon controlling polymer transition behaviour and is described here at an introductory level. The important types of relaxation processes from amorphous to crystalline polymers and polymeric miscible blends are covered, in conjunction with the broad spectrum of experimental methods used to study them in 2007. In-depth discussion of molecular level interpretation, including atomistic level computer simulations and applications to molecular mechanism elucidation, are discussed. The result is a self-contained approach to polymeric interpretation suitable for researchers in materials science, physics and chemistry interested in the relaxation processes of polymeric systems.</p>

<p>This book was first published in 2007. Polymers exhibit a range of physical characteristics, from rubber-like elasticity to the glassy state. These particular properties are controlled at the molecular level by the mobility of the structural constituents. Remarkable changes in mobility can be witnessed with temperature, over narrow, well defined regions, termed relaxation processes. This is an important, unique phenomenon controlling polymer transition behaviour and is described here at an introductory level. The important types of relaxation processes from amorphous to crystalline polymers and polymeric miscible blends are covered, in conjunction with the broad spectrum of experimental methods used to study them in 2007. In-depth discussion of molecular level interpretation, including atomistic level computer simulations and applications to molecular mechanism elucidation, are discussed. The result is a self-contained approach to polymeric interpretation suitable for researchers in materials science, physics and chemistry interested in the relaxation processes of polymeric systems.</p>

<p>This book was first published in 2007. Polymers exhibit a range of physical characteristics, from rubber-like elasticity to the glassy state. These particular properties are controlled at the molecular level by the mobility of the structural constituents. Remarkable changes in mobility can be witnessed with temperature, over narrow, well defined regions, termed relaxation processes. This is an important, unique phenomenon controlling polymer transition behaviour and is described here at an introductory level. The important types of relaxation processes from amorphous to crystalline polymers and polymeric miscible blends are covered, in conjunction with the broad spectrum of experimental methods used to study them in 2007. In-depth discussion of molecular level interpretation, including atomistic level computer simulations and applications to molecular mechanism elucidation, are discussed. The result is a self-contained approach to polymeric interpretation suitable for researchers in materials science, physics and chemistry interested in the relaxation processes of polymeric systems.</p>

<p>This book was first published in 2007. Polymers exhibit a range of physical characteristics, from rubber-like elasticity to the glassy state. These particular properties are controlled at the molecular level by the mobility of the structural constituents. Remarkable changes in mobility can be witnessed with temperature, over narrow, well defined regions, termed relaxation processes. This is an important, unique phenomenon controlling polymer transition behaviour and is described here at an introductory level. The important types of relaxation processes from amorphous to crystalline polymers and polymeric miscible blends are covered, in conjunction with the broad spectrum of experimental methods used to study them in 2007. In-depth discussion of molecular level interpretation, including atomistic level computer simulations and applications to molecular mechanism elucidation, are discussed. The result is a self-contained approach to polymeric interpretation suitable for researchers in materials science, physics and chemistry interested in the relaxation processes of polymeric systems.</p>

<p>This book is an introduction to polymers that focuses on the synthesis, structure, and properties of the individual molecules that constitute polymeric materials. The authors approach the subject matter from a molecular basis and carefully develop principles from an elementary starting point. Their discussion includes an overview of polymer synthesis, an introduction to the concept and measurement of molecular weight, a detailed view of polymer kinetics and the three-dimensional architecture of polymers, and a statistical description of disorder.</p>

<p>This book is an introduction to polymers that focuses on the synthesis, structure, and properties of the individual molecules that constitute polymeric materials. The authors approach the subject matter from a molecular basis and carefully develop principles from an elementary starting point. Their discussion includes an overview of polymer synthesis, an introduction to the concept and measurement of molecular weight, a detailed view of polymer kinetics and the three-dimensional architecture of polymers, and a statistical description of disorder.</p>

This book is an introduction to polymers and focuses on the synthesis, structure and properties of the individual molecules that constitute polymeric materials. The science and technology connected with polymeric materials has grown into an immense subject. Thus there is a daunting task confronting the person who wishing to become acquainted with such materials, attempts to master some areas of special interest. This book approaches polymeric materials from a molecular basis on the belief that there is a common core of knowledge and principles concerning polymer molecules that call be set out in an introductory work. Subjects treated include an introductory overview of synthesis, an introduction of the concept and definition of molecular weight and its distribution, experimental methods for measuring molecular weight, a more detailed view of polymerization including kinetics and mechanism, and the three-dimensional architecture of polymers as determined by conformation and stereochemistry. Since much of how polymers behave depends on the fact that the molecules can be conformationally disordered, the statistical description of this disorder is covered and then built upon in treating rubber elasticity and polymer solutions. The text is geared for an introductory-level graduate course in polymers for students of chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science. In addition to its primary use as a textbook to accompany a formal course of lectures, the book can also be used as a self-study guide to learning the principles covered.

x, 323 p. : 24 cm Includes bibliographies and indexes

Content: Molecular dynamics simulations of liquids with ionic interactions / K. Heinzinger, W.O. Riede, L. Schaefer, and Gy. I. Szász -- Monte Carlo simulation of water / C.S. Pangali, M. Rao, and B.J. Berne -- Determination of the mean force of two noble gas atoms dissolved in water / C.S. Pangali, M. Rao, and B.J. Berne -- Applying the polarization model to the hydrated lithium cation / Carl W. David -- Molecular dynamics simulation of methane using a singularity-free algorithm / S. Murad and K.E. Gubbins -- Structure of a liquid-vapor interface / M. Rao and B.J. Berne -- Computer simulation of the liquid-vapor surface of molecular fluids / S.M. Thompson and K.E. Gubbins -- High field conductivity / Benson R. Sundheim -- Computer simulation of collective modes in solids / M.L. Klein -- Computer simulations of the melting and freezing of simple systems using an array processor / G. Chester, R. Gann, R. Gallagher, and A. Grimison -- Simulating the dynamic and equilibrium properties of a multichain polymer system / David E. Kranbuehl and Bruce Schardt -- Application of conformational energy calculations to defect properties in polymer crystals / Richard H. Boyd -- Multiple time step methods and an improved potential function for molecular dynamics simulations of molecular liquids / W.B. Streett, D.J. Tildesley, and G. Saville -- Optimization of sampling algorithms in Monte Carlo calculations on fluids / John C. Owicki -- Molecular dynamics simulations of simple fluids with three-body interactions included / J.M. Haile -- Monte Carlo studies of the structure of liquid water and dilute aqueous solutions / David L. Beveridge, Mihaly Mezei, S. Swaminathan, and S.W. Harrison -- Computer modeling of quantum liquids and crystals / M.H. Kalos, P.A. Whitlock, and D.M. Ceperley -- From microphysics to macrochemistry via discrete simulations / Jack S. Turner.

This book is an introduction to polymers and focuses on the synthesis, structure and properties of the individual molecules that constitute polymeric materials. It approaches polymeric materials from a molecular basis on the belief that there is a common core of knowledge and principles concerning polymer molecules that can be set out in an introductory work. Subjects treated include an introductory overview of synthesis, an introduction of the concept and definition of molecular weight and its distribution, experimental methods for measuring molecular weight, a more detailed view of polymerization including kinetics and mechanism, and the three-dimensional architecture of polymers as determined by conformation and stereochemistry. The statistical description of the conformational disorder of the molecules is covered and then built upon in treating rubber elasticity and polymer solutions.

Polymers exhibit a range of physical characteristics, from rubber-like elasticity to the glassy state. These particular properties are controlled at the molecular level by the mobility of the structural constituents. Remarkable changes in mobility can be witnessed with temperature, over narrow, well defined regions, termed relaxation processes. This is an important, unique phenomenon controlling polymer transition behaviour and is described here at an introductory level. The important types of relaxation processes from amorphous to crystalline polymers and polymeric miscible blends are covered, in conjunction with the broad spectrum of experimental methods used to study them. In-depth discussion of molecular level interpretation, including atomistic level computer simulations and applications to molecular mechanism elucidation, are discussed. The result is a self-contained approach to polymeric interpretation suitable for researchers in materials science, physics and chemistry interested in the relaxation processes of polymeric systems.

Molecular Dynamics Simulations Of Liquids With Ionic Interactions / K. Heinzinger, W.o. Riede, L. Schaefer, And Gy. I. Szász -- Monte Carlo Simulation Of Water / C.s. Pangali, M. Rao, And B.j. Berne -- Determination Of The Mean Force Of Two Noble Gas Atoms Dissolved In Water / C.s. Pangali, M. Rao, And B.j. Berne -- Applying The Polarization Model To The Hydrated Lithium Cation / Carl W. David -- Molecular Dynamics Simulation Of Methane Using A Singularity-free Algorithm / S. Murad And K.e. Gubbins -- Structure Of A Liquid-vapor Interface / M. Rao And B.j. Berne -- Computer Simulation Of The Liquid-vapor Surface Of Molecular Fluids / S.m. Thompson And K.e. Gubbins -- High Field Conductivity / Benson R. Sundheim -- Computer Simulation Of Collective Modes In Solids / M.l. Klein -- Computer Simulations Of The Melting And Freezing Of Simple Systems Using An Array Processor / G. Chester, R. Gann, R. Gallagher, And A. Grimison -- Simulating The Dynamic And Equilibrium Properties Of A Multichain Polymer System / David E. Kranbuehl And Bruce Schardt -- Application Of Conformational Energy Calculations To Defect Properties In Polymer Crystals / Richard H. Boyd -- Multiple Time Step Methods And An Improved Potential Function For Molecular Dynamics Simulations Of Molecular Liquids / W.b. Streett, D.j. Tildesley, And G. Saville -- Optimization Of Sampling Algorithms In Monte Carlo Calculations On Fluids / John C. Owicki -- Molecular Dynamics Simulations Of Simple Fluids With Three-body Interactions Included / J.m. Haile -- Monte Carlo Studies Of The Structure Of Liquid Water And Dilute Aqueous Solutions / David L. Beveridge, Mihaly Mezei, S. Swaminathan, And S.w. Harrison -- Computer Modeling Of Quantum Liquids And Crystals / M.h. Kalos, P.a. Whitlock, And D.m. Ceperley -- From Microphysics To Macrochemistry Via Discrete Simulations / Jack S. Turner. Peter Lykos, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Content: Laboratory automation : a new perspective / Mark E. Koehler -- Economic considerations of laboratory information management systems / Joseph H. Golden -- Applications of computer data base management in polymer and coatings research / Mark E. Koehler, A.F. Kah, and T.F. Niemann -- Advances in scientific software packages / Channing H. Russell -- Computer-assisted polymer design / Rudolph Potenzone, Jr. and David C. Doherty -- Silicone acrylate copolymers : designed experiment success / T.R. Williams and M.D. Nave -- Analysis and optimization of constrained mixture-design formulations / Stephen E. Krampe -- Advantages of interfacing a viscoelastic device with a high-speed and -capacity computer and an advanced statistical-graphics software package / Stephen Havriliak, Jr. -- Analysis of isochronal mechanical relaxation scans / Richard H. Boyd -- Automated rheology laboratory. Part 1 / V.G. Constien, E.L. Fellin, M.T. King, and G.G. Graves -- Automated rheology laboratory. Part 2 / M.T. King, V.G. Constien, and E.L. Fellin -- An automated analysis system for a tensile tester / T.T. Gill and Mark E. Koehler -- Software for data collection and analysis from a size-exclusion liquid chromatograph / John D. Barnes, Brian Dickens, and Frank L. McCrackin -- An automated apparatus for X-ray pole figure studies of polymers / John D. Barnes and E.S. Clark -- Computers and the optical microscope / M.B. Rhodes and R.P. Nathhorst -- Modeling and simulation activities in a large research and development laboratory for coatings / D.T. Wu -- Flexible control of laboratory polymer reactors by using table-driven software / Robert Albrecht-Mallinger -- Application of state variable techniques to the control of a polystyrene reactor / David J. Hild, Richard E. Gilbert, and Delmar C. Timm -- Initiation reactions and the modeling of polymerization kinetics / L.H. Garcia-Rubio and J. Mehta -- Mathematical modeling of emulsion polymerization reactors : a population balance approach and its applications / A. Penlidis, J.F. MacGregor, and A.E. Hamielec -- Kinetics analysis of consecutive reactions using Nelder-Mead simplex optimization / Gary M. Carlson and Theodore Provder -- Development and application of network structure models to optimization of bake conditions for thermoset coatings / David R. Bauer and Ray A. Dickie -- A kinetic study of an anhydride-cured epoxy polymerization / C.C. Lai, Delmar C. Timm, B.W. Eaton, and M.D. Cloeter -- Investigation of the self-condensation of 2,4-dimethylol-[omicron]-cresol by 1H-NMR spectroscopy and computer simulation / Alexander P. Mgaya, H. James Harwood, and Anton Sebenik.

This volume presents the primary archaeological report about the excavation of the Late Minoan I town of Gournia in eastern Crete, directed by Harriet Boyd Hawes at the beginning of the 20th century. This second edition presents exactly the same information and images as the first edition, but in a smaller, more user friendly format than the original elephantine book. Plans, pottery, and small finds among many other topics on the Bronze Age archaeology of eastern Crete are all included, just as in the first edition.

249 p. ; 22 cm

If We Preach Because The Bible Says To Preach (2 Timothy 4:2), Then Shouldn't We Be Keenly Interested In What The Bible Has To Say About How To Preach? Authors C. Richard Wells And A. Boyd Luter Forge A Fresh, Compact, Evangelical Theology Of Preaching, In The Light Of The Studies Of Biblical Preaching And Deliver A Biblically Informed Prescription And Plea For The Renewal And Multiplication Of Expository Preaching To Confront The Challenges Of The New Millennium. Inspired Preaching Draws Upon Famous Biblical Preachers Such As Jesus, Paul, Peter, And All Major Genres Of Biblical Literature To Form A Theology Of Preaching For The Preaching Student Of The 21st Century. Preaching And The New Testament: Surveying The Forest -- The Preaching In The New Testament, The New Testament As Preaching: Inspecting The Trees -- Issues Related To Preaching And The New Testament: The Forest, The Trees, And Beyond. C. Richard Wells & A. Boyd Luter. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 187-226).

760 pages : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references and index

279 pages soft

This volume, issued to commemorate the sixty-fifth birthday of one of the world’s most distinguished political scientists and jurists, contains a collection of writings by Alpheus T. Mason’s former students. The authors, who themselves form a company of authority and renown, render appreciation of Dr. Mason’s contributions to American political thought. From their pens come important new writings which form not only a tribute to their mentor, but serve to shed new and important perspectives on various aspects of American constitutionalism from the founding of the republic through to the present day. The essays deal with such topics as free government, federalism, foreign policy, and the impact of the American Constitution abroad. In his introduction to this collection, Gottfried Dietze speaks of the book as "a genuine Festschrift" which is presented to Professor Mason not only to celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday but also with the hope that he may take pleasure in the awareness that the free discussion which dominates his classes continues to prevail among those who were inspired by him and his work. In this manner of presenting new and important material by leading authorities on American constitutionalism, the reader is offered valuable writings in a diversity of branches of political science and jurisprudence. And to Professor Mason, may this tribute “. bring him assurance that the values he instilled and imparted still live among those he has taught, and allow him delight in the gift without necessitating suspension of the critical judgments which he was wont to apply to his sometime students and lifelong friends.” GOTTFRIED DIETZE, Professor of Political Science at The Johns Hopkins University, is the author of The Federalist: A Classic on Federalism and Free Government and In Defense of Property, which have received wide recognition. He was educated in Europe and the United States, receiving doctorates in law from the University of Heidelberg, in politics from Princeton University, and in juridical science from the University of Virginia. Mr. Dietze has lectured widely in Europe, the Far East, and the United States.

xv, 494 pages : 24 cm "A Leogryph book." Includes bibliographical references and index

"After a terrible hurricane levels their Jamaican estate, the Bas-Thorntons decide to send their children back to the safety and comfort of England. On the way their ship is set upon by pirates, and the children are accidentally transferred to the pirate vessel. Jonsen, the well-meaning pirate captain, doesn't know how to dispose of his new cargo, while the children adjust with surprising ease to their new life. As this strange company drifts around the Caribbean, events turn more frightening and the pirates find themselves increasingly incriminated by the children's fates. The most shocking betrayal, however, will take place only after the return to civilization.". "The swift, almost hallucinatory action of Hughes's novel, together with its provocative insight into the psychology of children, made it a best seller when it was first published in 1929 and has since established it as a classic of twentieth-century literature - an unequaled exploration of the nature, and limits of innocence."--BOOK JACKET.

The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques & discoveries of the English nation made by sea or over-land to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeeres.

By R. H. S. Crossman. Bibliography: P. 363-368.

This book reconsiders how we can understand archaeology on a grand scale by abandoning the claims that material remains stand for the people and institutions that produced them, or that genetic change somehow caused cultural change. Our challenge is to understand the worlds that made great projects like the building of Stonehenge or Mycenae possible. The radiocarbon revolution made the old view that the architecture of Mycenae influenced the building of Stonehenge untenable. But the recent use of ‘big data’ and of genetic histories have led archaeology back to a worldview where ‘big problems’ are assumed to require ‘big solutions’. Making an animated plea for bottom-up rather than top-down solutions, the authors consider how life was made possible by living in the local and materially distinct worlds of the period. By considering how people once built connections between each other through their production and use of things, their movement between and occupancy of places, and their treatment of the dead, we learn about the kinds of identities that people constructed for themselves. Stonehenge did not require an architect from Mycenae for it to be built, but the builders of Stonehenge and Mycenae would have shared a mutual recognition of the kinds of humans that they were, and the kinds of practices these monuments were once host to.

<p>The culmination of over a decade's worth of research by the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP), Dynamics of Pond Aquaculture not only explains the physical, chemical, and biological processes that interact in pond culture systems, but also presents real-world research findings and considers the people who depend on these systems. This book uses data from CRSP field research sites in East Africa, Southeast Asia, Central America, and North America to present a complete picture of the pond system and the environment in which it exists.<br> A thorough study of the principles and practices of aquaculture, the book reflects the state of the art in pond aquaculture and incorporates recent advances that have changed the science in the last decade or so. It provides a thorough review of the many methods, techniques, and ideas that comprise this complex and fascinating area of study.</p>

x, 397 pages : 24 cm Includes bibliographical references and indexes Perspective on hazardous waste problems related to dioxins / Jurgen H. Exner -- Global distribution of polychlorinated dioxins and dibenzofurans / Christoffer Rappe -- National dioxin study / Paul E. des Rosiers -- Animal toxicity studies of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin : derivation of lifetime exposure control limit recommendations for humans / R.J. Kociba -- Effects of chlorinated dibenzodioxins / Renate D. Kimbrough and Vernon N. Houk -- 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin : environmental chemistry / Glenn C. Miller and Richard G. Zepp -- Persistent toxic organic waste : is destruction necessary? / Douglas J. Hallett -- Experimental and calculated physical constants for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin / Leland Marple, Robert Brunck, Bernard Berridge, and Lewis Throop -- Experiments on the mobility of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin at Times Beach, Missouri / Raymond A. Freeman, Frederick D. Hileman, Roy W. Noble, and Jerry M. Schroy -- Differential bioavailability of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin from contaminated soils / Thomas H. Umbreit, Elizabeth J. Hesse, and Michael A. Gallo -- Epidemiology of populations exposed to dioxins / M.A. Fingerhut, M.H. Sweeney, W.E. Halperin, and T.M. Schnorr -- Human breast milk levels of dioxins and dibenzofurans : significance with respect to current risk assessments / Arnold Schecter and Thomas A. Gasiewicz -- Uncertainties in dioxin risk assessment / Vernon N. Houk -- Assessing the potential human health hazards of dioxin-contaminated soil / D.J. Paustenbach, H.P. Shu, and F.J. Murray -- Solving dioxin contamination problems in Missouri / Morris Kay and Ralph Hazel -- Case study and proposed decontamination of a closed herbicide plant in the Federal Republic of Germany / H.-J. Jürgens and R. Roth -- Military sites contaminated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin : permitting remedial action research / Judy N. Casanova and Robert F. Olfenbuttel -- Risk-qualified mapping of polychlorinated dibenzodioxin contamination / R.C. Bryan and D.E. Splitstone -- Analytical support during remedial action at sites contaminated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin / Robert Kleopfer, Mary Gerken, Angelo Carasea, and Debra Morey -- Ambient air monitoring during the cleanup of hazardous waste sites contaminated by polychlorinated dioxins / Tony Babb -- Remediation of a dioxin-contaminated surface impoundment / Ray K. Forrester, Leland Marple, and C.P. Carson, Jr. -- Removal of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin from waste water and well water : coagulation and flocculation with aluminum salts / Leland Marple, Dale Dei Rossi, and Lewis Throop -- Comparison of laboratory and field test data in the chemical decontamination of dioxin-contaminated soils / R. Peterson, E. Milicic, C. Novosad, and C. Rogers -- Destruction of dioxin contamination by pyrolysis techniques / Jimmy Boyd, H.D. Williams, R.W. Thomas, and T.L. Stoddart -- Performance assessment of a portable infrared incinerator : thermal destruction testing of dioxin / Philip L. Daily -- Technology demonstration of a thermal desorption-UV photolysis process for decontaminating soils containing herbicide orange / R. Helsel, E. Alperin, T. Geisler, A. Groen, R. Fox, T.L. Stoddart, and H.D. Williams -- In situ radio frequency heating process for decontamination of soil / H. Dev, P. Condorelli, J. Bridges, C. Rogers, and D. Downey -- Biodegradation of chlorinated organic compounds by phanerochaete chrysosporium, a wood-rotting fungus / John A. Bumpus and Steven D. Aust -- Photochemical surface decontamination : application to a polychlorinated biphenyl spill site / William M. Draper, Robert D. Stephens, and Luis O. Ruzo -- Sampling and decontamination methods for buildings contaminated with polychlorinated dibenzodioxins / Richard L. Wade and John P. Woodyard -- Chemical degradation of selected polychlorinated compounds by means of polyethers, a base, and an oxidant / G. Nobile, W. Tumiatti, and P. Tundo Perspective on hazardous waste problems related to dioxins / Jurgen H. Exner -- Global distribution of polychlorinated dioxins and dibenzofurans / Christoffer Rappe -- National dioxin study / Paul E. des Rosiers -- Animal toxicity studies of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin : derivation of lifetime exposure control limit recommendations for humans / R.J. Kociba -- Effects of chlorinated dibenzodioxins / Renate D. Kimbrough and Vernon N. Houk -- 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin : environmental chemistry / Glenn C. Miller and Richard G. Zepp -- Persistent toxic organic waste : is destruction necessary? / Douglas J. Hallett -- Experimental and calculated physical constants for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin / Leland Marple, Robert Brunck, Bernard Berridge, and Lewis Throop -- Experiments on the mobility of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin at Times Beach, Missouri / Raymond A. Freeman, Frederick D. Hileman, Roy W. Noble, and Jerry M. Schroy -- Differential bioavailability of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin from contaminated soils / Thomas H. Umbreit, Elizabeth J. Hesse, and Michael A. Gallo -- Epidemiology of populations exposed to dioxins / M.A. Fingerhut, M.H. Sweeney, W.E. Halperin, and T.M. Schnorr -- Human breast milk levels of dioxins and dibenzofurans : significance with respect to current risk assessments / Arnold Schecter and Thomas A. Gasiewicz -- Uncertainties in dioxin risk assessment / Vernon N. Houk -- Assessing the potential human health hazards of dioxin-contaminated soil / D.J. Paustenbach, H.P. Shu, and F.J. Murray -- Solving dioxin contamination problems in Missouri / Morris Kay and Ralph Hazel -- Case study and proposed decontamination of a closed herbicide plant in the Federal Republic of Germany / H.-J. Jurgens and R. Roth -- Military sites contaminated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin : permitting remedial action research / Judy N. Casanova and Robert F. Olfenbuttel -- Risk-qualified mapping of polychlorinated dibenzodioxin contamination / R.C. Bryan and D.E. Splitstone -- Analytical support during remedial action at sites contaminated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin / Robert Kleopfer, Mary Gerken, Angelo Carasea, and Debra Morey -- Ambient air monitoring during the cleanup of hazardous waste sites contaminated by polychlorinated dioxins / Tony Babb -- Remediation of a dioxin-contaminated surface impoundment / Ray K. Forrester, Leland Marple, and C.P. Carson, Jr. -- Removal of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin from waste water and well water : coagulation and flocculation with aluminum salts / Leland Marple, Dale Dei Rossi, and Lewis Throop -- Comparison of laboratory and field test data in the chemical decontamination of dioxin-contaminated soils / R. Peterson, E. Milicic, C. Novosad, and C. Rogers -- Destruction of dioxin contamination by pyrolysis techniques / Jimmy Boyd, H.D. Williams, R.W. Thomas, and T.L. Stoddart -- Performance assessment of a portable infrared incinerator : thermal destruction testing of dioxin / Philip L. Daily -- Technology demonstration of a thermal desorption-UV photolysis process for decontaminating soils containing herbicide orange / R. Helsel, E. Alperin, T. Geisler, A. Groen, R. Fox, T.L. Stoddart, and H.D. Williams -- In situ radio frequency heating process for decontamination of soil / H. Dev, P. Condorelli, J. Bridges, C. Rogers, and D. Downey -- Biodegradation of chlorinated organic compounds by phanerochaete chrysosporium, a wood-rotting fungus / John A. Bumpus and Steven D. Aust -- Photochemical surface decontamination : application to a polychlorinated biphenyl spill site / William M. Draper, Robert D. Stephens, and Luis O. Ruzo -- Sampling and decontamination methods for buildings contaminated with polychlorinated dibenzodioxins / Richard L. Wade and John P. Woodyard -- Chemical degradation of selected polychlorinated compounds by means of polyethers, a base, and an oxidant / G. Nobile, W. Tumiatti, and P. Tundo

<p>The culmination of over a decade's worth of research by the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP), Dynamics of Pond Aquaculture not only explains the physical, chemical, and biological processes that interact in pond culture systems, but also presents real-world research findings and considers the people who depend on these systems. This book uses data from CRSP field research sites in East Africa, Southeast Asia, Central America, and North America to present a complete picture of the pond system and the environment in which it exists.<br> A thorough study of the principles and practices of aquaculture, the book reflects the state of the art in pond aquaculture and incorporates recent advances that have changed the science in the last decade or so. It provides a thorough review of the many methods, techniques, and ideas that comprise this complex and fascinating area of study.</p>

xiii, 365 p. : 24 cm "Based on a symposium entitled "Occurrence, formation, health effects and control of disinfection by-products in drinking water," held at the 233rd National Meeting of the ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry, Inc., in Chicago, Illinois, on March 27-29, 2007."--Preface Includes bibliographical references and indexes Recent advances in disinfection by-product formation, occurrence, control, health effects, and regulations / Tanju Karanfil ... [et al.] -- The evolution of disinfection by-products regulations: past, present, and future / J. Alan Roberson -- Comparative mammalian cell toxicity of nitrogen-containing disinfection by-products and carbonaceous disinfection by-products / Michael J. Plewa ... [et al.] -- Use of chemical models and structure-activity relationships to identify novel disinfection by-products of potential toxicological concern / Richard J. Bull and David A. Reckhow -- Contribution of organic bromines to the genotoxicity of chlorinated water: a combination of chromosomal aberration test and total organic bromine analysis / Shinya Echigo, Sadahiko Itoh, and Ryo Ando -- Disinfection by-product precursor content of natural organic matter extracts / David A. Reckhow, Gladys Makdissy, and Paula S. Rees -- Parameters affecting haloacetic acid and trihalomethane concentrations in treated United Kingdom drinking waters / Cynthia M.M.Bougeard ... [et al.] -- Relationship between brominated trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, and total organic bromine during drinking water chlorination / Guanghui Hua and David A. Reckhow -- Halocetic acids formation and speciation during chloramination / Tanju Karanfil, Ying Hong, and Hocheol Song -- Prechlorination induced dissolved organic carbon and disinfection by-products formation from Microcystis aeruginosa in treatment processes / Chao-An Chiu and Gen-Shuh Wang -- Spectroscopic studies of the roles of distinct chromophores in natural organic matter chlorination and disinfection by-products formation / Gregory V. Korshin and Hyun-Shik Chang -- Formation of volatile disinfection by-products from chlorination of organic-N precursors in recreational water / Jing Li and Ernest R. Blatchley III -- Reactivity of bromine-substituted haloamines in forming haloacetic acids / Phillip G. Pope and Gerald E. Speitel Jr. -- Comparison of the performance of spectroscopic indices developed to quantify the halogenations of natural organic matter at varying chlorine concentrations, reaction times, and temperatures / Paolo Roccaro, Federico G. A. Vagliasindi, and Gregory V. Korshin -- Combined treatments for enhanced reduction of trihalomethane precursors / Rolando Fabris, Christopher W.K. Chow, and Mary Drikas -- Removal of trihalomethane precursors using the MIEX dissolved organic carbon process in combination with granular activated carbon / Mary Drikas, Mike Dixon, and Jim Y. Morran -- Natural dissolved organic matter removal and subsequent disinfection by-product formation: a comparison of ion exchange and activated carbon / Yongrui Tan, James E. Kilduff, and Tanju Karanfil -- Fate and transport of wastewater-derived disinfection by-products in surface waters / Baiyang Chen, Paul Westerhoff, and Stuart W. Krasner -- Organic nitrogen occurrence and characterization / Aaron D. Dotson ... [et al.] -- Analysis of N-nitrosamines formed in various source waters treated with eleven disinfection processes / Yuan Yuan Zhao ... [et al.] -- Formation of nitrosamines in effluent-impacted drinking waters / Stuart W. Krasner ... [et al.] -- Free radical chemistry of advanced oxidation process removal of nitrosamines in water / Stephen P. Mezyk ... [et al.] -- Degradation of halogenated disinfection by-products in water distribution systems / Raymond M. Hozalski ... [et al.]

To Live And Die In Dixie Was Envisioned As A Companion To I'll Take My Stand, In The Hopes The Two Volumes May Rest Side-by-side (between Readings) On An Accessible Shelf For As Long As The Job May Take. The Job Being: The Total Vindication Of The Southern And Confederate Cause. To Live And Die In Dixie Was Not Penned By The Agrarians, But By Some Of Today's Best Philosophers And Historians. Herein, You Will Find Twenty-seven Essays Which Are Designed To Supply The Weapons Needed To Take On The Intellectually Challenged And Misinformed Purveyors Of Modern Historical Imbecility. Intelligence Is A Weapon Of Self-defense. If You Don't Know Your Own History Then You Will Be Helpless And Ignorant Before Someone Who Merely Claims To Know Your History!

First Fieldwork: Pacific Anthropology, 1960-1985 Explores What A Generation Of Anthropologists Experienced During Their First Visits To The Field At A Time Of Momentous Political Changes In Pacific Island Countries And Societies And In Anthropology Itself. Answering Some Of The Same How And Why Questions Found In Terence E. Hays' Ethnographic Presents: Pioneering Anthropologists In The Papua New Guinea Highlands (1993), First Fieldwork Begins Where That Collection Left Off In The 1950s And Covers A Broader Selection Of Pacific Islands Societies And Topics. Chapters Range From Candid Reflections On Working With Little-known Peoples To Reflexive Analyses Of Adapting Research Projects And Field Sites, In Order To Better Fit Local Politics And Concerns. Included In These Accounts Are The Often Harsh Emotional And Logistical Demands Placed On Fieldworkers And Interlocutors As They Attempt The Work Of Connecting And Achieving Mutual Understandings. Evident Throughout Is The Conviction Threconnections Of Early Gastronomic Fieldwork In The Pacific, 1966-1980 / Nancy J. Pollock -- Taken Around And Taken In Hand / Karen Sinclair -- Led Astray By Too Much Kava / Glenn Petersen -- My Micronesian Exile / Richard A. Marksbury -- Advice To Anthropologists : Taking It, Leaving It, And Giving It / Mary Mccutcheon -- Conclusion : Reflecting Forward On Fieldworks-past / Rena Lederman. At Fieldwork And What We Learn From And Write About It Are Necessary To A Robust Anthropology. By Demystifying A Phase Begun In The Mid-1980s When Critics Considered Attempts To Describe Fieldwork And Its Relation To Ethnography As Inevitably Biased Representations Of The Unknowable Truth, First Fieldwork Contributes To A Renewed Interest In Experiential And Theoretical Nuances Of Fieldwork. Looking Back On The Richest Of Fieldwork Experiences, The Contributors Uncover Essential Structures And Challenges Of Fieldwork: Connection, Context, And Change. What They Find Is That Building Relationships And Having Others Include You In Their Lives (once Referred To As Achieving Rapport) Is Determined As Much By Our Subjects As By Ourselves. As They Examine Connections Made Or Attempted During First Fieldwork And Bring To Bear Subsequent Understandings And Questions--new Contexts From Which To View And Think--about Their Experiences, The Contributors Provide Readers With Multidimensional Perstions Of Early Gastronomic Fieldwork In The Pacific, 1966-1980 / Nancy J. Pollock -- Taken Around And Taken In Hand / Karen Sinclair -- Led Astray By Too Much Kava / Glenn Petersen -- My Micronesian Exile / Richard A. Marksbury -- Advice To Anthropologists : Taking It, Leaving It, And Giving It / Mary Mccutcheon -- Conclusion : Reflecting Forward On Fieldworks-past / Rena Lederman. Pectives On Fieldwork And How It Continues To Inspire Anthropological Interpretations And Commitment. A Crucial Dimension Is Change. Each Chapter Is Richly Detailed In History: Theirs/ours; Colonial/postcolonial; And The Then And Now Of Theory And Practice. While Change Is Ever Present, Specifics Are Not. Reflecting Back, The Authors Demonstrate How That Specificity Defined Their Experiences And Ultimately Their Ethnographic Re/productions--publisher's Website. Prologue / Laura Zimmer-tamakoshi -- Introduction : Pay Attention And Go With The Flow / Richard Feinberg -- New Guinea. Into The Unknown / Anton Ploeg -- The Promise Of The Visual : Early Fieldwork In The Highland Fringe Of New Guinea / Allison Jablonko -- On The Fringe : First Fieldwork In The Upper Sepik, 1966-1967 / Patricia K. Townsend And William H. Townsend -- Practicing Ethnography In The Mountains Of Papua New Guinea / David J. Boyd -- There Are Stories, And Then There Are Stories : Reflections On Fieldwork / Nancy Mcdowell -- Flying By The Seats Of Our Pants : Changing Topics In The Field / Richard Scaglion -- Living Dead Birds : Doing First Fieldwork In The Wahgi Valley, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, 1975-1976 / William H. Heaney -- Gendered Experiences In The Field : Bariai, West New Britain, 1980-1985 / Naomi M. Mcpherson -- Fieldwork Interrupted : The Politics Of Fieldwork In Papua New Guinea / Laura Zimmer-tamakoshi -- Micronesia And Polynesia. Reflections And Reconnections Of Early Gastronomic Fieldwork In The Pacific, 1966-1980 / Nancy J. Pollock -- Taken Around And Taken In Hand / Karen Sinclair -- Led Astray By Too Much Kava / Glenn Petersen -- My Micronesian Exile / Richard A. Marksbury -- Advice To Anthropologists : Taking It, Leaving It, And Giving It / Mary Mccutcheon -- Conclusion : Reflecting Forward On Fieldworks-past / Rena Lederman. Edited By Laura Zimmer-tamakoshi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

<br> Chronicles recent successes in the application of computer-aided molecular design to the development of new agrochemicals, materials, and pharmaceuticals. Provides an overview of many state-of-the-art modeling techniques, including CoMFA, molecular dynamics, de novo ligand design, QSAR, molecular orbital methods, and genetic algorithms. Includes computational studies of pharmacokinetic properties such as transport and metabolism. Describes modeling of interfacial phenomena, including organic and inorganic surfaces.

Content: Current approaches in computer-aided molecular design / Bruce R. Gelin -- Molecular modeling and quantitative structure-activity relationship studies in pursuit of highly potent substituted octanoamide angiotensin II receptor antagonists / Donald B. Boyd, Alan D. Palkowitz, K. Jeff Thrasher, Kenneth L. Hauser, Celia A. Whitesitt, Jon K. Reel, Richard L. Simon, William Pfeifer, Sherryl L. Lifer, Kumiko Takeuchi, Vasu Vasudevan, Aaron D. Kossoy, Jack B. Deeter, Mitchell I. Steinberg, Karen M. Zimmerman, Sally A. Wiest, and Winston S. Marshall -- Structure-based design of human immunodeficiency virus-1 protease inhibitors : correlating calculated energy with activity / M. Katharine Holloway and Jenny M. Wai -- From maps to models : a concerted computational approach to analysis of the structure-activity relationships of amiloride analogues / Carol A. Venanzi, Ronald A. Buono, William J. Skawinski, Thomas J. Busanic, Thomas J. Venanzi, Randy J. Zauhar, and Victor B. Luzhkov -- De novo design : ligand construction and prediction of affinity / Tudor I. Oprea, Chris M.W. Ho, and Garland R. Marshall -- De novo design of highly diverse structures complementary to enzyme binding sites : application to thermolysin / Regine S. Bohacek and Colin McMartin -- Computer-aided design of new drugs based on retrometabolic concepts / Nicholas Bodor and Ming-Ju Huang -- Molecular mechanics and dynamics studies on amide-modified backbones in antisense oligodeoxynucleotides / R.M. Wolf, V. Fritsch, A. De Mesmaeker, J. Lebreton, and A. Waldner -- Simulations of drug diffusion in biomembranes / Terry R. Stouch, Howard E. Alper, and Donna Bassolino -- Genetic algorithm based method to design a primary screen for antirhinovirus agents / E.P. Jaeger, D.C. Pevear, P.J. Felock, G.R. Russo, and A.M. Treasurywala -- Semiempirical quantum chemical probes of the mechanism of chorismate mutase / Stephen B. Bowlus -- Rational design of novel ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitor fungicides / Charles H. Reynolds and Steven H. Shaber -- Design and synthesis of 5,6-dihydro-4H-1,3,4-oxadiazines as potential octopaminergic pesticides / Mark A. Dekeyser, W. Ashley Harrison, Paul T. McDonald, G.W. Angle, Jr., Saad M.M. Ismail, and Roger G.H. Downer -- Insect aggregation pheromone response synergized by "host-type" volatiles : molecular modeling evidence for close proximity binding of pheromone and coattractant in Carpophilushemipterus (L.) (Coleoptera : Nitidulidae) / Richard J. Petroski and Roy Vaz -- Predicting activity of protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors by computer-aided molecular modeling / Krishna N. Reddy, Ujjana B. Nandihalli, Hee Jae Lee, Mary V. Duke, and Stephen O. Duke -- Experimental design in organic synthesis / Lawrence H. Brannigan, Mark V. Grieshaber, and Dora M. Schnur -- Use of predictive toxicology in the design of new chemicals / Vijay K. Gombar and Kurt Enslein -- Comparison of in vivo and in vitro toxicity tests from co-inertia analysis / James Devillers and Daniel Chessel -- Combined use of linear and nonlinear multivariate analyses in structure-activity relationship studies : application to chemoreception / Daniel Domine, James Devillers, Maurice Chastrette, and Jean-Christophe Doré -- Comparative quantitative structure-activity relationship : insect versus vertebrate cholinesterase / Corwin Hansch -- Effect of tautomeric equilibria on hydrophobicity as measured by partition coefficients / Albert J. Leo -- Structural analysis of carbyne network polymers / Scott A. Best, Patricia A. Bianconi, and Kenneth M. Merz, Jr. -- Computer simulation of polyelectrolyte adsorption on mineral surfaces / Susan Fitzwater -- Simulating the behavior of organic molecules in zeolites / C.M. Freeman, D.W. Lewis, T.V. Harris, A.K. Cheetham, N.J. Henson, P.A. Cox, A.M. Gorman, S.M. Levine, J.M. Newsam, E. Hernandez, and C.R.A. Catlow -- Valence bond charge transfer theory for predicting nonlinear optical properties of organic materials / William A. Goddard, III, Daqi Lu, Guanhua Chen, and Joe W. Perry -- Theoretical study of the nitriding process on Cr(100), Fe(100), and Ni(100) surfaces / Hansong Cheng, David B. Reiser, Paul M. Mathias, Kenneth Baumert, and Sheldon W. Dean, Jr. -- Computational analysis of azine-N-oxides as energetic materials / James P. Ritchie -- Genetic algorithmic approach for computer-aided molecular design / Venkat Venkatasubramanian, King Chan, and James M. Caruthers.

Greek folklore. With fieldwork assistance by Anna Amera and Sophie Kallifatidou. With a foreword by H.R.H. Prince Peter of Greece.

Chaosium Stock #2333 Kingsport is a coastal town located a morning's stroll from Arkham. Draped in mists and fog, it is home to artists and fishermen, sailors and dreamers. Here dreams and reality mingle to an unsettling degree. Some find solace in such dreams; others find only terror and death. Charles Baxter's dreams drove him to despair. He took his own life, throwing himself into the sea. The only clues to his demise: a water-soaked collection of poems. Horrors exist in the real world of Kingsport as well, remnants of an ancient witch-cult that once infested the town. Unspeakable things crawl through their burrows beneath Central Hill and lurk in the fogs off Jersey Reef, preying on fishermen and unsuspecting tourists alike. Kingsport's soothing atmosphere and beautiful setting beckons to vacationers. Its perch on the brink of the dreamworld inspires artists. Investigators come to Kingsport to find understanding of the dark realms of the Cthulhu Mythos. Kingsport describes this fabled Massachusetts town in meticulous detail its important personalities, buildings, history, and its weird people and places. This book also features a fold-out players' map of the town, a tourist brochure describing places of interest, and three new adventures. These range in tone from wonder to terror, and bring to life the unique atmosphere of Kingsport. These tales of dreams, mysteries, and alien horrors include player aids for added realism and enjoyment.

Chaosium Stock #2333 Kingsport is a coastal town located a morning's stroll from Arkham. Draped in mists and fog, it is home to artists and fishermen, sailors and dreamers. Here dreams and reality mingle to an unsettling degree. Some find solace in such dreams; others find only terror and death. Charles Baxter's dreams drove him to despair. He took his own life, throwing himself into the sea. The only clues to his demise: a water-soaked collection of poems. Horrors exist in the real world of Kingsport as well, remnants of an ancient witch-cult that once infested the town. Unspeakable things crawl through their burrows beneath Central Hill and lurk in the fogs off Jersey Reef, preying on fishermen and unsuspecting tourists alike. Kingsport's soothing atmosphere and beautiful setting beckons to vacationers. Its perch on the brink of the dreamworld inspires artists. Investigators come to Kingsport to find understanding of the dark realms of the Cthulhu Mythos. Kingsport describes this fabled Massachusetts town in meticulous detail its important personalities, buildings, history, and its weird people and places. This book also features a fold-out players' map of the town, a tourist brochure describing places of interest, and three new adventures. These range in tone from wonder to terror, and bring to life the unique atmosphere of Kingsport. These tales of dreams, mysteries, and alien horrors include player aids for added realism and enjoyment.

<br>Covers the discovery, development, use and potential use, and regulation of plant-derived drugs. Describes ongoing research for prospective natural drugs with anticancer and anti-infective activities. Features some highly promising compounds, including artemisinin, camptothecin, forskolin, and taxol. Includes coverage of biologically active constituents of terrestrial and marine plants. Also addresses the effects of the destruction of rain forests on drug discovery.

Content: PREFACE ; 1. SOLID-PHASE CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL FATE OF TNT AND RDX IN SOIL ; MARK A. CHAPPELL ; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESMENTS ; 2. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF SMALL ARMS LIVE FIRING: STUDY OF GASEOUS AND PARTICULATE RESIDUES ; S. BROCHU, I. POULIN, D. FAUCHER, E. DIAZ, AND M. R. WALSH ; 3. CANADIAN APPROACH TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF MILITARY TRAINING ; S. BROCHU, S. THIBOUTOT, G. AMPLEMAN, E. DIAZ, I. POULIN, AND R. MARTEL ; 4. THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL AND SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY TO EVALUATE CHEMISTRIES FOR THE DETECTION AND/OR REMEDIATION OF PECHLORATE IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS ; P. A. MOSIER-BOSS ; 5. ASSESSING SAMPLE PROCESSING AND SAMPLING UNCERTAINTY FOR ENERGETIC RESIDUES ON MILITARY TRAINING RANGES: METHOD 8330B ; MARIANNE E. WALSH, ALAN D. HEWITT, THOMAS F. JENKINS, CHARLES A. RAMSEY, MICHAEL R. WALSH, SUSAN R. BIGL, CHARLES M. COLLINS, AND MARK A. CHAPPELL ; 6. ENERGETIC RESIDUE OBSERVATIONS FOR OPERATIONAL RANGES ; J. L. CLAUSEN ; PROPERTIES, REACTIONS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FATE ; 7. DISSOLUTION OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES ON RANGE SOILS ; SUSAN TAYLOR, JAMES H. LEVER, JENNIFER FADDEN, SUSAN R. BIGL, NANCY M. PERRON, KATHLEEN F. JONES, AND BONNIE PACKER ; 8. PHOTOLYSIS OF 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE IN SEAWATER: EFFECT OF SALINITY AND NITRATE CONCENTRATION ; DANIEL W. O'SULLIVAN, JEFFREY R. DENZEL, AND DIANNE J. LUNING PRAK ; 9. 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE MINERALIZATION AND INCORPORATION BY NATURAL BACTERIAL ASSEMBLAGES IN COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS ; MICHAEL T. MONTGOMERY, THOMAS J. BOYD, JOSEPH P. SMITH, SHELBY E. WALKER, AND CHRISTOPHER L. OSBURN ; 10. TNT, RDX, AND HMX ASSOCIATION WITH ORGANIC FRACTIONS OF MARINE SEDIMENTS AND BIOAVAILABILITY IMPLICATIONS ; JUDITH C. PENNINGTON, GUILHERME LOTUFO, CHAROLETT A. HAYES, BETH PORTER, AND ROBERT D. GEORGE ; 11. THE FATE OF NITROAROMATIC (TNT) AND NITRAMINE (RDX AND HMX) EXPLOSIVE RESIDUES IN THE PRESENCE OF PURE METAL OXIDES ; THOMAS A. DOUGLAS, MARIANNE E. WALSH, CHRISTIAN J. MCGRATH, CHARLES A. WEISS, JR., ASHLEY MARIE JARAMILLO, AND THOMAS P. TRAINOR ; 12. SOIL VADOSE ZONE CHEMISTRY OF TNT AND RDX UNDER WATER-SATURATED CONDITIONS ; MARK A. CHAPPELL, CYNTHIA L. PRICE, GERALD G. BOURNE, BRAD A. PETTWAY, AND BETH E. PORTER ; 13. TRANSPORT OF RDX AND TNT FROM COMPOSITION-B EXPLOSIVE DURING SIMULATED RAINFALL ; RICHARD A. PRICE, MICHELLE BOURNE, CYNTHIA L. PRICE, JAY LINDSAY, AND JIM COLE ; 14. THE CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT, TRANSFORMATION, AND FATE SUB-MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE SITE-SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR OF DISTRIBUTED SOURCES (MUNITIONS CONSTITUENTS) ON U.S. ARMY TRAINING AND TESTING RANGES ; ZHONGLONG ZHANG AND BILLY E. JOHNSON ; 15. FATE AND TRANSPORT OF ENERGETICS FROM SURFACE SOILS TO GROUNDWATER ; J. L. CLAUSEN AND NIC KORTE ; 16. RELEASE RATE AND TRANSPORT OF MUNITIONS CONSTITUENTS FROM BREACHED SHELLS IN MARINE ENVIRONMENT ; PEI-FANG WANG, QIAN LIAO, ROBERT GEORGE, AND WILLIAM WILD ; REMEDIATION OPTIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES ; 17. DEGRADATION PRODUCTS OF TNT AFTER FENTON OXIDATION IN THE PRESENCE OF CYCLODEXTRINS ; CURT W. JARAND, KAN CHEN, BOGUSLAW POZNIAK, RICHARD B. COLE, DUC-TRUC PHAM, STEPHEN F. LINCOLN, AND MATTHEW A. TARR ; 18. POTENTIAL ANAEROBIC BIOREMEDIATION OF PERCHLORATE-CONTAMINATED SOILS THROUGH BIOSOLIDS APPLICATIONS ; CYNTHIA L. PRICE, MARK A. CHAPPELL, BRAD A. PETTWAY, AND BETH E. PORTER ; 19. EFFECTS OF WILDFIRE AND PRESCRIBED BURNING ON DISTRIBUTED PARTICLES OF COMPOSITION-B EXPLOSIVE ON TRAINING RANGES ; RICHARD A. PRICE AND MICHELLE BOURNE ; 20. REMEDIATION OF SURFACE SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH ENERGETIC MATERIALS BY THERMAL PROCESSES ; ISABELLE POULIN ; 21. RESIDUAL DINITROTOLUENES FROM OPEN BURNING OF GUN PROPELLANT ; EMMANUELA DIAZ, SYLVIE BROCHU, ISABELLE POULIN, DOMINIC FAUCHER, ANDRE MAROIS, AND ANNIE GAGNON ; EDITORS' BIOGRAPHIES ; INDEXES ; AUTHOR INDEX ; SUBJECT INDEX

<p>In two editions spanning more than a decade, The Electrical Engineering Handbook stands as the definitive reference to the multidisciplinary field of electrical engineering. Our knowledge continues to grow, and so does the Handbook. For the third edition, it has been expanded into a set of six books carefully focused on a specialized area or field of study. Broadcasting and Optical Communication Technology represents a concise yet definitive collection of key concepts, models, and equations in the fields of broadcasting and optical communication, thoughtfully gathered for convenient access.</p><p>Addressing the challenges involved in modern communications networks, Broadcasting and Optical Communication Technology explores communications, information theory, and devices, covering all the basic information needed for a thorough understanding of these areas. It also examines the emerging areas of adaptive estimation and optical communication, including lightwave technology, long-distance fiber optic communications, and photonic networks. Articles include defining terms, references, and sources of further information.</p><p>Encompassing the work of the world's foremost experts in their respective specialties, Broadcasting and Optical Communication Technology presents the latest developments, the broadest scope of coverage, and new material on mobile communications. It offers fast, convenient access to specialists in need of detailed reference on the job.</p>

The Ethics of Competition is a book of Frank H. Knight's writings on a common theme: the problem of social control and its various implications. Knight believed in free economic institutions but was also aware that the competitive economic system could be improved. One of the central figures of neoclassical economics in the twentieth century, Knight pursued a lifelong campaign against irrationalities of nationalism, religious fanaticism, and group conflict, while conceding that these were fundamental orientations of human action that might yet frustrate his own work as an economist. While Knight vigorously defended human freedom and the liberal order, he also was sufficiently moved by the shortcomings of liberalism as to condemn it as rife with abuse.As Richard Boyd writes in the new introduction, The Ethics of Competition is nothing short of visionary. Knight foresaw virtually all of the reductionistic tendencies that have come to plague the discipline he cultivated, neoclassical economic theory. Even more impressively, Knight related these disciplinary proclivities back to themes as grand as the fate of liberal democracy and human nature. Boyd discusses Knight's belief that the human craving for simple, mechanical explanations inevitably leads to frustration rather than material satisfaction. Chapters in The Ethics of Competition include'Economic Psychology and the Value Problem,''The Limitations of Scientific Method in Economics,''Marginal Utility Economics,''Fallacies in the Interpretation of Social Cost,'and'Economic Theory and Nationalism.'This volume will be of essential value to economists, political theorists, philosophers, and sociologists.

Oxford presents, in one convenient and coherently organized volume, 20 influential but until now relatively inaccessible articles that form the backbone of Boyd and Richerson's path-breaking work on evolution and culture. Their interdisciplinary research is based on two notions. First, that culture is crucial for understanding human behavior; unlike other organisms, socially transmitted beliefs, attitudes, and values heavily influence our behavior. Secondly, culture is part of biology: the capacity to acquire and transmit culture is a derived component of human psychology, and the contents of culture are deeply intertwined with our biology. Culture then is a pool of information, stored in the brains of the population that gets transmitted from one brain to another by social learning processes. Therefore, culture can account for both our outstanding ecological success as well as the maladaptations that characterize much of human behavior. The interest in this collection will span anthropology, psychology, economics, philosophy, and political science.

Oxford presents, in one convenient and coherently organized volume, 20 influential but until now relatively inaccessible articles that form the backbone of Boyd and Richerson's path-breaking work on evolution and culture. Their interdisciplinary research is based on two notions. First, that culture is crucial for understanding human behavior; unlike other organisms, socially transmitted beliefs, attitudes, and values heavily influence our behavior. Secondly, culture is part of biology: the capacity to acquire and transmit culture is a derived component of human psychology, and the contents of culture are deeply intertwined with our biology. Culture then is a pool of information, stored in the brains of the population that gets transmitted from one brain to another by social learning processes. Therefore, culture can account for both our outstanding ecological success as well as the maladaptations that characterize much of human behavior. The interest in this collection will span anthropology, psychology, economics, philosophy, and political science.

Content: PREFACE ; 1. SOLID-PHASE CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL FATE OF TNT AND RDX IN SOIL ; MARK A. CHAPPELL ; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESMENTS ; 2. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF SMALL ARMS LIVE FIRING: STUDY OF GASEOUS AND PARTICULATE RESIDUES ; S. BROCHU, I. POULIN, D. FAUCHER, E. DIAZ, AND M. R. WALSH ; 3. CANADIAN APPROACH TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF MILITARY TRAINING ; S. BROCHU, S. THIBOUTOT, G. AMPLEMAN, E. DIAZ, I. POULIN, AND R. MARTEL ; 4. THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL AND SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY TO EVALUATE CHEMISTRIES FOR THE DETECTION AND/OR REMEDIATION OF PECHLORATE IN AQUEOUS SYSTEMS ; P. A. MOSIER-BOSS ; 5. ASSESSING SAMPLE PROCESSING AND SAMPLING UNCERTAINTY FOR ENERGETIC RESIDUES ON MILITARY TRAINING RANGES: METHOD 8330B ; MARIANNE E. WALSH, ALAN D. HEWITT, THOMAS F. JENKINS, CHARLES A. RAMSEY, MICHAEL R. WALSH, SUSAN R. BIGL, CHARLES M. COLLINS, AND MARK A. CHAPPELL ; 6. ENERGETIC RESIDUE OBSERVATIONS FOR OPERATIONAL RANGES ; J. L. CLAUSEN ; PROPERTIES, REACTIONS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL FATE ; 7. DISSOLUTION OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES ON RANGE SOILS ; SUSAN TAYLOR, JAMES H. LEVER, JENNIFER FADDEN, SUSAN R. BIGL, NANCY M. PERRON, KATHLEEN F. JONES, AND BONNIE PACKER ; 8. PHOTOLYSIS OF 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE IN SEAWATER: EFFECT OF SALINITY AND NITRATE CONCENTRATION ; DANIEL W. O'SULLIVAN, JEFFREY R. DENZEL, AND DIANNE J. LUNING PRAK ; 9. 2,4,6-TRINITROTOLUENE MINERALIZATION AND INCORPORATION BY NATURAL BACTERIAL ASSEMBLAGES IN COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS ; MICHAEL T. MONTGOMERY, THOMAS J. BOYD, JOSEPH P. SMITH, SHELBY E. WALKER, AND CHRISTOPHER L. OSBURN ; 10. TNT, RDX, AND HMX ASSOCIATION WITH ORGANIC FRACTIONS OF MARINE SEDIMENTS AND BIOAVAILABILITY IMPLICATIONS ; JUDITH C. PENNINGTON, GUILHERME LOTUFO, CHAROLETT A. HAYES, BETH PORTER, AND ROBERT D. GEORGE ; 11. THE FATE OF NITROAROMATIC (TNT) AND NITRAMINE (RDX AND HMX) EXPLOSIVE RESIDUES IN THE PRESENCE OF PURE METAL OXIDES ; THOMAS A. DOUGLAS, MARIANNE E. WALSH, CHRISTIAN J. MCGRATH, CHARLES A. WEISS, JR., ASHLEY MARIE JARAMILLO, AND THOMAS P. TRAINOR ; 12. SOIL VADOSE ZONE CHEMISTRY OF TNT AND RDX UNDER WATER-SATURATED CONDITIONS ; MARK A. CHAPPELL, CYNTHIA L. PRICE, GERALD G. BOURNE, BRAD A. PETTWAY, AND BETH E. PORTER ; 13. TRANSPORT OF RDX AND TNT FROM COMPOSITION-B EXPLOSIVE DURING SIMULATED RAINFALL ; RICHARD A. PRICE, MICHELLE BOURNE, CYNTHIA L. PRICE, JAY LINDSAY, AND JIM COLE ; 14. THE CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT, TRANSFORMATION, AND FATE SUB-MODEL FOR PREDICTING THE SITE-SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR OF DISTRIBUTED SOURCES (MUNITIONS CONSTITUENTS) ON U.S. ARMY TRAINING AND TESTING RANGES ; ZHONGLONG ZHANG AND BILLY E. JOHNSON ; 15. FATE AND TRANSPORT OF ENERGETICS FROM SURFACE SOILS TO GROUNDWATER ; J. L. CLAUSEN AND NIC KORTE ; 16. RELEASE RATE AND TRANSPORT OF MUNITIONS CONSTITUENTS FROM BREACHED SHELLS IN MARINE ENVIRONMENT ; PEI-FANG WANG, QIAN LIAO, ROBERT GEORGE, AND WILLIAM WILD ; REMEDIATION OPTIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES ; 17. DEGRADATION PRODUCTS OF TNT AFTER FENTON OXIDATION IN THE PRESENCE OF CYCLODEXTRINS ; CURT W. JARAND, KAN CHEN, BOGUSLAW POZNIAK, RICHARD B. COLE, DUC-TRUC PHAM, STEPHEN F. LINCOLN, AND MATTHEW A. TARR ; 18. POTENTIAL ANAEROBIC BIOREMEDIATION OF PERCHLORATE-CONTAMINATED SOILS THROUGH BIOSOLIDS APPLICATIONS ; CYNTHIA L. PRICE, MARK A. CHAPPELL, BRAD A. PETTWAY, AND BETH E. PORTER ; 19. EFFECTS OF WILDFIRE AND PRESCRIBED BURNING ON DISTRIBUTED PARTICLES OF COMPOSITION-B EXPLOSIVE ON TRAINING RANGES ; RICHARD A. PRICE AND MICHELLE BOURNE ; 20. REMEDIATION OF SURFACE SOILS CONTAMINATED WITH ENERGETIC MATERIALS BY THERMAL PROCESSES ; ISABELLE POULIN ; 21. RESIDUAL DINITROTOLUENES FROM OPEN BURNING OF GUN PROPELLANT ; EMMANUELA DIAZ, SYLVIE BROCHU, ISABELLE POULIN, DOMINIC FAUCHER, ANDRE MAROIS, AND ANNIE GAGNON ; EDITORS' BIOGRAPHIES ; INDEXES ; AUTHOR INDEX ; SUBJECT INDEX

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Content: Plant-derived natural products in drug discovery and development : an overview / Manuel F. Balandrin, A. Douglas Kinghorn, and Norman R. Farnsworth -- Tropical forest biodiversity and the potential for new nedicinal plants / Alwyn H. Genry -- Phytomedicines in Western Europe : potential impact and herbal medicine in the United States / Varro E. Tyler -- Biological and chemical diversity and the search for new pharmaceuticals and other bioactive natural products / James D. McChesney -- The renaissance of plant research in the pharmaceutical industry / Melanie J. O'Neill and Jane A. Lewis -- Secondary metabolism in plant tissue cultures trnsformed with Agrobacterium tumefaciens and Agrobacterium rhizogenes / G.H. Neil Towers and Shona Ellis -- Role of plants in the National Cancer Institute drug discovery and development program / Gordon M. Cragg, Michael R. Boyd, John H. Cardellina II, Michael R. Grever, Saul A. Schepartz, Kenneth M. Snader, and Matthew Suffness -- Logistics and politics in plant drug discovery : the other end of the spectrum / Djaja Doel Soejarto -- Simple bench-top bioassays (brine shrimp and potato discs) for the discovery of plant antitumor compounds : review of recent progress / Jerry L. McLaughlin, Ching-jer Chang, and David L. Smith -- Taxol, an exciting anticancer drug from Taxus brevifolia : an overview / David G.I. Kingston -- Camptothecin and analogues : synthesis, biological in vitro and in vivo activities, and clinical possibilites / Monroe E. Wall and Mansukh C. Wani -- Antineoplastic agents and their analogues from Chinese traditional medicine / Kuo-Hsiung Lee -- Novel strategies for the discovery of plant-derived anticancer agents / Geoffrey A. Cordell, Norman R. Farnsworth, Christopher W.W. Beecher, Djaja Doel Soejarto, A. Douglas Kinghorn, John M. Pezzuto, Monroe E. Wall, Mansukh C. Wani, Daniel M. Brown, Melanie J. O'Neill, Jane A. Lewis, R. Murray Tait, and Timothy J.R. Harris -- Cancer chemopreventive agents : from palnt materials to clinical intervention trials / john M. Pezzuto -- National Cancer Institute intramural research on human immunodeficiency virus inhibitory and antitumor plant natural products / John H. Carellina II, Kirk R. Gustafson, John A. Beutler, Tawnya C. McKee, Yali F. Halloc, Richard W. Fuller, and Michael R. Boyd -- Discovery and development of novel prototype antibiotics for opportunistic infections related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome / Alice M. Clark and Charles D. Hufford -- Artemisia annua : from weed to respectable antimalarial plant / Daniel L. Klayman -- Search for molluscicidal and larvicidal agents from plants / M. Maillard, A. Marston, and K. Hostettmann -- Algal secondary metabolites and their pharmaceutical potential / Gabriele M. Konig and Anthony D. Wright -- Activation of the isotypes of protein kinase C and other kinases by phorbol esters of different biological activities / Fred J. Evans and Nahed M. Hassan -- Bioactive organosulfur compounds of garlic and garlic products : role in reducing blood lipids / Larry D. Lawson -- Rohitukine and forskolin : second-generation immunomodulatory, intraocular-pressure-lowering, and cardiotonic analogues / Noel J. De Souza.

Since their discovery, disinfection by-products (DBPs) have become one of the major driving forces in drinking water regulations, research and water utility operations throughout the world. The list of DBPs that can occur in treated drinking waters has grown from a few trihalomethanes to along list of halogenated and non-halogenated organic or inorganic compounds. This list is expected to continue to grow as the analytical techniques are improved, as more information on their toxicity is developed, and as more occurrence studies are conducted. This book documents the latest DBPresearch findings, including emerging issues and state-of-the-art studies. Specifically, papers on the occurrence, formation, control, and health effects of emerging (unregulated) halogenated (e.g., brominated) and nonhalogenated (e.g., nitrosamines) DBPs (e.g., emerging nitrogenous vs. regulatedcarbonaceous DBPs) are presented. In addition to the characterization and reactivity of natural organic matter to form DBPs, new studies on algal organic matter and treated wastewater as sources of DBPs and their precursors are discussed.

Although municipal firefighters respond on a daily basis to industrial fires or emergencies, even the largest fire departments often focus most of their training and attention to residential and commercial structures, vehicles or wildland firefighting. This book was written to specifically prepare the municipal firefighter for responses to a wide range of industrial fires, where the situation will be much different. As advances in automation and reductions in industrial fire brigades are made, it is increasingly likely that firefighters will be called to an incident at one of these vulnerable facilities due to a fire or terrorist event, and municipal firefighters must be prepared to respond. An educated and efficient response will assist with the mitigation of large loss fires or other events, minimizing business interruption and the resultant dollar loss as well as minimizing the impact to the community at large. Content: Front Matter • Preface • Table of Contents • 1. Purpose of This Book 2. Industrial Qualifications and Skills Required 3. Industrial Emergency Response Teams and Municipal Interface 4. Incident Management 5. Preincident Response Planning 6. Drills and Exercises 7. General Firefighting Tactics and Response Concerns 8. Fixed and Semifixed Suppression Systems and Water Supplies 9. Fire and Gas Detection Systems 10. Terrorism and Security Issues 11. Hazardous Materials 12. Petroleum Refining 13. Chemical and Petrochemical Facilities 14. Nuclear Facilities 15. Bulk Grain Storage and Processing Occupancies 16. Textiles 17. Storage and Warehouses 18. Recycling Facilities 19. Pulp and Paper Manufacturing 20. Plastics Manufacturing 21. Woodworking Facilities 22. Food and Beverage Facilities 23. Laboratories 24. Marine Operations Including Shipyards 25. Storage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas 26. Steel and Aluminum Manufacturing 27. Printing Establishments 28. Quenching and Annealing 29. Aircraft and Aircraft Facilities 30. Electric Power Generation 31. Storage Tank Facilities 32. Well Drilling Sites 33. Pipelines 34. Automotive Manufacturing • Glossary • Acronyms and Abbreviations • Bibliography Index • About the Authors