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Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas after water vapor in the atmosphere of the earth. More than 98% of the carbon of the atmosphere-ocean system is stored in the oceans as dissolved inorganic carbon. The key for understanding criti...

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Examines how viruses like HIV, swine flu, and bird flu have almost wiped us out in the past - and may do so in the future. This title explores why modern life makes us so vulnerable to global pandemics, and what new technologies can do to prevent ...

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'Wolfe has an important story to tell and as a virologist at the forefront of pandemic forecasting, he is the perfect person to tell it' GuardianIn The Viral Storm award-winning biologist Nathan Wolfe - known as 'the Indiana Jones of virus hunters...

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A volume in the Principles and Applications in Engineering series, Clinical Engineering focuses on managing the deployment of medical technology and integrating it appropriately with desired clinical practices. It provides a description of the wid...

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The new economy has given rise to new forms of competition. This book provides a rich mix of theory, evidence and management practice that will be invaluable to directors and managers who want to bring their companies closer to their customers. Th...

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Time to veg out!This updated and revised guide to the joys of vegetarianism features - for the first time - 75 delicious recipes! You will learn how to prepare and savor main dishes and sides, smoothies, breakfasts, snacks, and more. A great intro...

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PREFACE The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and the g- ernments of the participating countries, is acomparative study of educ...

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In this study of the British labor movement, Joel Wolfe asks whether participatory democracy is possible in modern large-scale union and party organizations and how rank and file members can exercise control of delegates in the face of constraints...

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How well suited are the institutions of a region, nation or international regime to the task of coping with the dramatic changes currently underway in the global economy? This volume examines this issue.

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This book provides some of the elements of a general theory of totalitarianism with specific analysis of its manifestations in the various aspects of Soviet life. It will be useful in making clearer the conformation behind the calculated and bewil...

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This book provides some of the elements of a general theory of totalitarianism with specific analysis of its manifestations in the various aspects of Soviet life. It will be useful in making clearer the conformation behind the calculated and bewil...

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Molt is an important avian life history event in which feathers are shed and replaced. The timing, duration, seasonality, extent and pattern of molt follows certain strategies and this book reviews and describes these strategies for nearly 190 spe...

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Offers parents a new view of their teenagers so they will look at them in a whole new light, seeing them as young people on a journey to empowerment

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Since Efron's profound paper on the bootstrap, an enormous amount of effort has been spent on the development of bootstrap, jacknife, and other resampling methods. The primary goal of these computer-intensive methods has been to provide statistica...

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Many of the most important properties of materials in high-technology applications are strongly influenced or even controlled by the presence of solid interfaces. In this work, leading international authorities review the broad range of subjects i...

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This book provides some of the elements of a general theory of totalitarianism with specific analysis of its manifestations in the various aspects of Soviet life. It will be useful in making clearer the conformation behind the calculated and bewil...

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This book provides some of the elements of a general theory of totalitarianism with specific analysis of its manifestations in the various aspects of Soviet life. It will be useful in making clearer the conformation behind the calculated and bewil...

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Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas after water vapor in the atmosphere of the earth. More than 98% of the carbon of the atmosphere-ocean system is stored in the oceans as dissolved inorganic carbon. The key for understanding criti...

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This volume contains six review articles dealing with topics of current research interest in optics and in related fields. The first article deals with the so-called embedding method, which has found useful applications in the study of wave propag...

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This volume presents a review of the research in several areas of modern optics written by experts well-known in the international scientific community. The first chapter discusses properties and methods of production and detection of coherent sup...

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"e;Gets quickly to the heart of communication."e; — The New York TimesCompact and comprehensive, this convenient reference contains more than 2,000 entries of terms for every occasion. Completely updated contents include a 2,500-word...

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As our closest evolutionary relatives, nonhuman primates are integral elements in our mythologies, diets and scientific paradigms, yet most species now face an uncertain future through exploitation for the pet and bushmeat trades as well as progre...

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Despite being our closest evolutionary relatives most non human primate species now face an uncertain future. Primates Face to Face examines the diverse and fascinating range of relationships between humans and other primates, and how this plays a...

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Despite being our closest evolutionary relatives most non human primate species now face an uncertain future. Primates Face to Face examines the diverse and fascinating range of relationships between humans and other primates, and how this plays a...

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