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Environmental Science: A Global Concern, 5th edition
William P. Cunningham, Barbara Woodworth Saigo, and Barry W. Barker
Introducing students to environmental science without any prerequisites, this text has a strong global emphasis and recognizes that the world is a unified biosphere that doesn't adhere to artificial (political) boundaries. Topics covered include the Greenhouse Effect, the Clean Air Act and El Nino.
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The Eagle Wing and Presbyterian Emigrants
James E. Doan
This wrist-bending reference contains approximately 1000 entries, including over 500 biographies of Irish-American men and women of significance, as well as related themes and topics. It also includes articles on each of the 50 states, as well as a number of major cities and the influence Irish-Americans have had in them over the last four centuries. Contributors include university affiliated and other scholars from all over the US and Ireland.
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The Otherworld Journey: A Celtic and Universal Theme
James E. Doan
As with every other region of Europe and the world, the traditional folklore of Ireland abounds with tales involving the supernatural and the fantastic, but nowhere else have these tales so influenced the literature and the shaping of that country, and no other country has produced so many world-famous authors whose work has shown those influences. These intermingling themes were therefore the ideal subject for a symposium held at the Princess Grace Irish Library, Monaco, in May 1998 to which, reflecting the international interest in the subject, a host of international scholars contributed, and whose papers are published in these two volumes.The subjects range from early Irish history and folklore to the present day, but mainly deal with nineteenth and twentieth century literature, from Gothic novels, Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, and Oscar Wilde, through W.B.Yeats, Lord Dunsany, Elizabeth Bowen, Samuel Beckett, and Flann O'Brien, to Seamus Heaney and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill.
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Ecology: Concepts and Applications
Manuel C. Molles Jr and Barry W. Barker
This intoductory general ecology text has a strong emphasis on helping students grasp the main concepts of ecology without becoming inundated with detail. It includes many examples of actual research projects conducted in the field of ecology.
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Matrix Theory: Basic Results and Techniques
Fuzhen Zhang
The aim of this book is to concisely present fundamental ideas, results, and techniques in linear algebra and mainly matrix theory." "The book can be used as a text or a supplement for a linear algebra and matrix theory class or seminar for advanced undergraduate or graduate students. The only prerequisite is a decent background in elementary linear algebra and calculus. The book can also serve as a reference for instructors and researchers in the fields of algebra, matrix analysis, operator theory, statistics, computer science, engineering, operations research, economics, and other related fields.
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Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships, 6th Edition
Eldon D. Enger, Bradley F. Smith, and Barry W. Barker
Focusing on concepts from the beginning and presenting topics with a practical optimism that clearly defines both problems and possible solutions, Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships incorporates an easy-to-understand conceptual approach. Value priced at about $10 less than other full-color environmental science texts, this well-respected text is ideal for your nonmajors' introductory environmental science course.
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Introduction to Geography, 6th edition
Arthur Getis, Jerome Donald Fellmann, Judith Getis, and Barry W. Barker
This text introduces students to the field of geography. The content is organized around the four major research traditions of the discipline: those of earth science; culture-environment; location; and area analysis.
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Approximation to Deformations of Surfaces and its Applications
Matthew He and Chandra Kambhamettu
Book Abstract: This meticulously edited selection of papers comes out of the Ninth International Symposium on Approximation Theory held in Nashville, Tennessee, in January, 1998. Each volume contains several invited survey papers written by experts in the field, along with contributed research papers. This book should be of great interest to mathematicians, engineers, and computer scientists working in approximation theory, wavelets, computer-aided geometric design (CAGD), and numerical analysis. Among the topics included in the books are the following: adaptive approximation approximation by harmonic functions approximation by radial basis functions approximation by ridge functions approximation in the complex plane Bernstein polynomials bivariate splines constructions of multiresolution analyses convex approximation frames and frame bases Fourier methods generalized moduli of smoothness interpolation and approximation by splines on triangulations multiwavelet bases neural networks nonlinear approximation quadrature and cubature rational approximation refinable functions subdivision schemes thin plate splines wavelets and wavelet systems
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Surveying coral reef fishes : a manual for data collection, processing, and interpretation of fish survey information for the tropical Northwest Atlantic
Emily F. Schmitt Lavin, Deena W. Feeley, and Kathleen M. Sullivan-Sealey
In order to utilize the untapped resources of volunteers, REEF and TNC, in active partnership, established the REEF Fish Survey Project. The Project involves the training and mobilization of a large corps of volunteers and is currently the only program with the technical and organizational ability to gather marine biodiversity data in a systematic and reliable manner. Objectives of the project are: 1.) to provide training and education opportunities for SCUBA divers and snorkelers to learn to identify and appreciate marine life 2.) to make data and summary reports readily accessible to the marine science, resource management, and conservation communities 3.) to promote the diving community as conservation-minded and active partner in the long-term protection of coral reefs and other marine systems 4.) to encourage support and implementation of effective marine conservation strategies developed through government, private or public frameworks
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"Thinking too much" and "Worrying too much": Ghanaian women's accounts of their health problems
Joyce Avotri-Wuaku
Women’s voices are usually absent in the literature on women’s health in developing countries. As a consequence, we know little about women’s own concerns about their health, the ways in which they understand the problems they experience, how they cope and what changes they feel would help to improve their health. The information on women in developing countries is typically provided by academics, health professionals, non-governmental organizations and policy makers. We do not know whether this captures the views of women themselves. Moreover, explanations of women’s health often rely on biomedical and cultural/behavioural models and we do not know whether these reflect women’s own approaches to understanding their health. Drawing largely on their own voices, this manuscript documents the health problems and concerns of women in Ghana, more specifically women in Kpando, a town in the Volta region of Southern Ghana. The manuscript builds on the concept of the social production of illness, to show how the women of Kpando traced their health problems to the social and material conditions under which they lived.
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Living Comatulids
Charles Messing
Presented as a Paleontological Society Short Course at the Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 19, 1997
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Chapter 11: Serology and DNA Typing
George Duncan and Martin L. Tracey
ntroduction to Forensic Sciences, Second Edition is the current edition of this bestselling introductory textbook. Dr. William Eckert, one of the world's foremost authorities in the area of forensic medicine, presents each of the distinct fields that collectively comprise the forensic sciences in a logical, relatively non-technical fashion.
Each chapter is written by a well-known expert in his/her respective field, and each specialty area is thoroughly treated. When appropriate, the various methods of applying these sciences in different countries are covered. Heavily illustrated, the Second Edition has been updated to include current procedures and techniques that were not available or usefully developed when the first edition was published. -
UV Light in the Deep Sea: In situ Measurements of Downwelling Irradiance in Relation to the Visual Threshold Sensitivity of UV-Sensitive Crustaceans
Tamara M. Frank and Edith A. Widder
Combining behavioural and psychological approaches to the study of plankton on present and interdisciplinary investigation of sensory processes in pelagic environments, this text provides insights into the larger scale ecological processes of biological productivity, community structure and population dynamics.
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Introduction to Geography, 5th edition
Arthur Getis, Judith Getis, Jerome Donald Fellmann, and Barry W. Barker
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Carlos Bulosan's 'Silence'
L. M. Grow
Masterplots II examines various works of literature. With strong interest in an analytical approach, story summaries are augmented by discussions of plot, theme, style and characters.
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Jessica Hagedorn's 'Dogeater'
L. M. Grow
Reference materials on short stories for teachers and libraries. This edition incorporates all the articles from the original six-volume set and four-volume supplement and adds 250 essays. It is organized in the standard Masterplots form, with articles arranged alphabetically by story title.
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Status of Reef Fishes in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Regional Project Summary
Emily F. Schmitt Lavin
This report is a summary of the first 3 years of the Fish Survey Project in the Florida Keys, with comparisons among FKNMS sites and with other distant regions. It demonstrates some ways in which data from the Project can be used.
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Anthropological Contributions to Conflict Resolution
Alvin W. Wolfe and Honggang Yang
Anthropological Contributions to Conflict Resolution consists of ten essays that make vividly apparent the variety of ways that anthropological approaches and perspectives can be of practical worth in the resolution of conflicts. The essays represent various subdisciplines in anthropology, including legal and political anthropology, economic anthropology, cross-cultural studies, interpretive approaches, and social network approaches.
Conflicts and potential conflicts at many levels are the subjects of the essays. One contributor uses an ethnographic account of Sikh separatists in Punjab, India, to explore fighting resulting from the intertwining of religion and politics. Another essay discusses the role that anthropology played in conceptualizing the legal reforms on an island in the remote western Pacific in relation to the recent emergence of alternative dispute resolution. Conflicts over the commons in an American suburb are examined, as are harmony ideology and adversarial ideology as they are used for both freedom and control at a manufacturing plant. The introductory essay includes a discussion of network models in regard to conflict resolution, and the epilogue cites an agenda for applied research in the area.
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Linear Algebra: Challenging Problems for Students
Fuzhen Zhang
Linear algebra is a prerequisite for students majoring in mathematics and is required of many undergraduate and first-year graduate students in statistics, engineering, and related areas. This fully updated and revised text defines the discipline's main terms, explains its key theorems, and provides over 425 example problems ranging from the elementary to some that may baffle even the most seasoned mathematicians. Vital concepts are highlighted at the beginning of each chapter and a final section contains hints for solving the problems as well as solutions to each example. Based on Fuzhen Zhang's experience teaching and researching algebra over the past two decades, Linear Algebra is the perfect examination study tool. Students in beginning and seminar-type advanced linear algebra classes and those seeking to brush up on the topic will find Zhang's plain discussions of the subject's theories refreshing and the problems diverse, interesting, and challenging.
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