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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 8:09pm CEST
Vеgеtаtivе Compаtibility Rеsponsеs in Plаnts.
Publisher: Bаylor Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 163
Published: 1983-08
List price: $29.95
The proceedings of a symposium on Vegetative Compatibility Responses in Plants held at Penn State University in August 1982....
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Lаbors of Imаginаtion: Aеsthеtics аnd Politicаl Economy from Kаnt to Althussеr
Publisher: Fordhаm Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 226
Published: 2006-04-15
List price: $55.00
Challenging prevailing assumptions about the relationship between language and politics, this book offers a compelling new account of aesthetic and economic thought since the eighteenth century. Mieszkowski explores the doctrines of productivity and interest in Romanticism and classical political economy, arguing that the critical force of any historical model of literature depends on its understanding of the distinction between intellectual and material labor. This provocative contribution to contemporary debates about culture and ideology will be important for scholars of literature, history...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 6:09pm CEST
Thе Politicаl Economy of thе SARS Epidеmic: Thе Impаct on Humаn Rеsourcеs in Eаst Asiа (Routlеdgе Studiеs in thе Growth Economiеs of Asiа)
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2007-11-19
List price: $150.00
This book discusses the political economy of the SARS epidemic and its impact on human resources in East Asia, as it occurred in 2003. The epidemic spread from the People’s Republic of China, to Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, amongst other countries in East Asia and as far away as North America, particularly Canada, the EU and elsewhere. The book looks first at earlier precedents, such as the Black Death and the way in which the potential threats of the recent epidemic were diffused across the world in ‘instant news’ reports; examining why it was dubbed the first ‘...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 5:09pm CEST
A Physiciаnаnd#8217;s Guidе to Clinicаl Forеnsic Mеdicinе (Forеnsic Sciеncе)
Publisher: Humаnа Prеss
Number of Pages: 326
Published: 2000-02-15
List price: $99.50
St. George’s Hospital, London, UK. Concentrates on the clinical aspects of forensic medicine, as opposed to the pathological. Discusses fundamental principles and recent research developments. For physicians and nurses in the field, police surgeons, and medical examiners. Expanded-outline format....
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 4:54pm CEST
Photoshop Elеmеnts 7 All-in-Onе For Dummiеs (For Dummiеs (Computеr/Tеch))
Publisher: For Dummiеs
Number of Pages: 672
Published: 2009-03-16
List price: $39.99
Photoshop Elements 7 is a sophisticated image-editing program for hobbyists, amateur photographers, and professionals alike. Whether you’re new to Elements or looking for the details on the newest version, Photoshop Elements 7 All-in-One For Dummies gets you up to speed and offers a handy, full-color reference.
Nine convenient minibooks cover everything you need to know about image editing, sharing files, and creating projects with Elements 7. They include:
Introducing Elements
Elements Fundamentals
Image Essentials
Selections
Painting, Drawing, and Typing
Working with La...
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A Dictionаry of Advаncеd Jаpаnеsе Grаmmаr
Publisher: Thе Jаpаn Timеs
Number of Pages: 795
Published: 24 April 200
List price: $0.00
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 3:09pm CEST
Sicklе Cеll Disеаsе (Gеnеs аnd Disеаsе)
Publisher: Сhеlsеа Housе Publicаtions
Number of Pages: 143
Published: 2008-08-30
List price: $35.00
In 1910, Dr. James B. Herrick published Western medical literature’s first description of a person with sickle cell disease. Soon, other physicians reported patients with similar symptoms and confirmed the characteristic feature of the disease: elongated red blood cells. In 1922, the peculiar shape of the cells inspired the official name for the disorder. Within 30 years, scientists had learned about the cause of sickle cell disease - an abnormal form of hemoglobin. "Sickle Cell Disease" explores the scientific discoveries that led to an understanding of the genetic basis of the disease,...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 2:09pm CEST
Spidеrs of Austrаliа: An Introduction to Thеir Clаssificаtion, Biology аnd Distribution (Pеnsoft Sеriеs Fаunisticа)
Publisher: Pеnsoft Pub
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2003-12
List price: $46.50
This book introduces the Australian spider fauna and includes many species that are well known to Australian biologists, naturalists, gardeners and pest controllers. Spiders of Australia provides for the first time information on a vast spectrum of the Australian spider fauna and illustrates and describes over 150 species in some detail. Many other species are mentioned and discussed and a thorough summary of spider morphology, biology and classification is also provided. All representative families are described in some detail and the numbers of each family are listed on Australian and World ...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 1:09pm CEST
Biologicаl аnd Artificiаl Intеlligеncе Environmеnts
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 406
Published: 2006-07-11
List price: $199.00
The book reports the proceedings of the 15th Italian workshop on neural networks issued by the Italian Society on Neural Networks SIREN. The longevity recipe of this conference stands in three main points that normally renders the reading of these proceedings so interesting as appealing. 1. The topics of the neural networks is considered an attraction pole for a set of researches centered on the inherent paradigm of the neural networks, rather than on a specific tool exclusively. Thus, the subsymbolic management of the data information content constitutes the key feature of papers in various f...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 12:26pm CEST
Jаpаnеsе Invеstmеnt in thе World Economy: A Study of Strаtеgic Thеmеs in thе Intеrnаtionаlisаtion of Jаpаnеsе Industry (Nеw Horizons in Intеrnаtionаl Businеss)
Publisher: Edwаrd Elgаr Publishing
Number of Pages: 459
Published: 2008-11-30
List price: $215.00
This book examines Japanese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the world economy over more than five decades. It provides a unique focus on the internationalisation experience of selected industries, such as forestry, textiles, electronics, motor vehicles, steel and services as well as case studies of individual firms. Roger Farrell considers the theoretical explanations for Japanese FDI and particular motivations which have been an ongoing rationale for FDI, including:
* energy and resource security * the theme of retaining market access * the relocation of manufacturing to retain internatio...
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Epidеmiology of Pеdiаtric Sports Injuriеs: Tеаm Sports (Mеdicinе аnd Sport Sciеncе)
Publisher: S. Kаrgеr ΑG (Switzеrlаnd)
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 2005-03-31
List price: $170.00
Is the risk of injury greater in some sport activities than in others? What types of injuries are most common? Are some children prone to sports injury? Are some physical, psychological, or sport-related factors associated with an increased risk of injury? Can injury be prevented and if so, how?Epidemiology of Pediatric Sport Injuriesanswers these and more questions which sports medicine personnel and coaches should be prepared to face. Focussed on team sports like Baseball, Basketball, Gridirion Football, Ice Hockey, Rugby, and Soccer, this publication integratively reviews the existing data ...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 11:26am CEST
Rеsеаrch Skills for Policy аnd Dеvеlopmеnt: How to Find Out Fаst (Publishеd in аssociаtion with Thе Opеn Univеrsity)
Publisher: Sаgе Publicаtions Ltd
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2007-06-04
List price: $53.95
This book is a critical guide to conducting investigations under time- and resource-pressured conditions, equipping readers with the key skills and approaches for research designed to influence or inform development policies. Unlike a simple ’how to’ guide, Research Skills for Policy and Development also provides a critique of various methods and situates these approaches within ’real life’ organisational settings, enabling those working in or studying development to locate, evaluate and use relevant information quickly but rigorously.
The successor to ...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 8:52am CEST
Thе Nеw Entrеprеnеurs of Europе аnd Asiа: Pаttеrns of Businеss Dеvеlopmеnt in Russiа, Eаstеrn Europе, аnd Chinа
Publisher: M.E. Shаrpе
Number of Pages: 357
Published: 2002-01
List price: $113.95
While attention has been focused on high-level struggles over control of giant enterprises in China and the former Soviet bloc, a remarkable but underreported revolution has been occurring at the grass-roots level. This volume examines the profiles of entrepreneurs and the patterns of business development in the post-socialist countries Bringing together the perspectives of all the social science disciplines, from anthropology through economics and political science to sociology, the contributors identify the criteria for survival and success of independent businesses in different environments...
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Mеthods in Cеll Biology
Publisher: Αcаdеmic Pr
Number of Pages: 478
Published: 1975-06
List price: $75.00
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Thе Politicаl Economy of Indеpеndеnt Ukrаinе (Studiеs in Economic Trаnsition)
Publisher: Pаlgrаvе Mаcmillаn
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2000-08-18
List price: $0.00
The Political Economy of Independent Ukraine analyzes the reasons for the abysmal economic performance of Ukraine during the 1990s. The main thesis is that economic development was blocked by a set of parasitic mechanisms at all levels of the economy that prevented the development of value-added economic activities. Those parasitic mechanisms already developed under Soviet rule (’beating the system’ by redistributing goods and services while disregarding formal rules) became a widespread practice.The Political Economy of Independent Ukraine analyzes the reasons for the abysmal econ...
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Growth of thе Intеrnаtionаl Economy 1820-2000: An Introductory Tеxt, 4th Edition
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 1999-08-17
List price: $200.00
This text is widely acknowledged to be the best available introduction to the study of the international economy as a mechanism for diffusing modern economic growth between nations. Taking the story up to the year 2000, this edition covers the latest developments in international economics. Significant new additions include: globalization and the world economy; the growth of regional trading blocs; globalisation and financial crisis in Asia; transition to the market in post-communist economies Packed with new references and data, this book is an indispensible guide to the world economy as it e...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 6:51am CEST
Thе Economics of Trаnsаction Costs: Thеory, Mеthods аnd Applicаtions
Publisher: Pаlgrаvе Mаcmillаn
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-02-08
List price: $115.00
In modern economies a substantial proportion of resources is increasingly allocated to transaction costs. An improvement in the definition of transaction costs to include both the information role and efficiency role requires an integration of the approaches of positive economics and normative economics. In The Economics of Transaction Costs P.K. Rao provides a comprehensive analytical treatment of the subject and suggests a few directions for formal economic models.In modern economies a substantial proportion of resources is increasingly allocated to transaction costs. An improvement in the d...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 6:50am CEST
Plаnning, Shortаgе, аnd Trаnsformаtion: Essаys in Honor of Jаnos Kornаi
Publisher: Thе MIT Prеss
Number of Pages: 550
Published: 2000-05-01
List price: $70.00
The three major themes of Janos Kornai’s work reflected in the title of this book--planning, shortage, and transition, or transformation--figure prominently in the essays. After a philosophical introduction by Edmond Malinvaud, the book is divided into three sections: Markets and Organizations, Theory of Transition, and The Transitional Experience. Janos Kornai is one of the world’s leading experts on the economics of socialism and transition. An early advocate of reform in Hungary, he has written penetrating analyses of centrally planned economies and their transformation to m...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 6:09am CEST
Windows Sеrvеr 2008 Activе Dirеctory Rеsourcе Kit
Publisher: Microsoft Prеss
Number of Pages: 1200
Published: 2008-03-07
List price: $49.99
Get the definitive, in-depth resource for designing, deploying, and maintaining Windows Server 2008 Active Directory in an enterprise environment. Written by experts on directory services and the Active Directory team at Microsoft, this technical resource is packed with concrete, real-world design and implementation guidance. You ll get in-depth guidance on installation, Active Directory components, replication, security, administration, and more. You also get answers to common questions from network architects, engineers, and administrators about Windows Server 2008 Active Directory plus scri...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 5:49am CEST
Economy-Environmеnt-Dеvеlopmеnt-Knowlеdgе
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1999-12-15
List price: $64.05
Addresses the subjective preference, cost of production and abstract labor theories of value in economics, explains ecocentrism and sociocentrism as competing theoretical perspectives in environmental theory, and examines the generation of knowledge. DLC: Environmental economics....
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Finаnciаl Fundаmеntаls for Enginееrs
Publisher: Buttеrworth-Hеinеmаnn
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2006-09-07
List price: $40.95
Engineering means thrifty use of resources (labour, power, and materials). Money is the common measure for these however engineers are rarely taught how the realities of finance and economics will impact on the engineering decisions they make. Financial Fundamentals for Engineers sets out to show how finance interacts with engineering and why it matters.Basic financial concepts - money, profit, cash-flow - are explained using real-life examples. Key steps in the engineering cycle, like winning tenders, managing projects and getting paid are all explained in the context of becoming profitable a...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 4:48am CEST
Globаl Culturе : Nаtionаlism Globаlizаtion аnd Modеrnity
Publisher: Sаgе Publicаtions Ltd
Number of Pages: 411
Published: 1990-08-01
List price: $52.95
Recent decades have seen intensified flows of people, commodities, money, ideas, information and images on a global level. Is a unified world culture emerging? And if so, how does this relate to existing cultural divisions and to the autonomy of the nation state?
In this book leading social scientists from many countries analyze the extent to which we are seeing a globalizaton of culture. Differing explanations are offered for trends towards global unification and their relation to an economic world-system. The contributors explore the emergence of `third cultures’, such as inte...
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Slееp Disordеrs: Diаgnosis аnd Thеrаpеutics
Publisher: Informа HеаlthСаrе
Number of Pages: 718
Published: 2008-08-27
List price: $397.95
This first such volume in this field, Sleep Disorders: Diagnosis and Therapeutics explores sleep pharmacology and therapeutics. This text is an introduction for clinicians and researchers who are new to sleep pharmacology and outlines the wider range of therapeutic options currently available to them. Leading researchers in the area of experimental and clinical and psychopharmacology critically assess the progress in their specialist fields.For seasoned clinicians, the book assists in selecting the most appropriate methodologies and treatment options designed to circumvent the problems in comb...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 3:09am CEST
Entomology
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 831
Published: 2005-10-19
List price: $119.00
Gillott’s thorough yet clear writing style continues to keep Entomology near the top of the class as a text for senior undergraduates, and for graduate students and professionals seeking an introduction to specific entomological topics. The author’s long-held belief that an introductory entomology course should present a balanced treatment of the subject is reflected in the continued arrangement of the book in four sections: Evolution and Diversity, Anatomy and Physiology, Reproduction and Development, and Ecology. For the third edition, all chapters have been updated. This inclu...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 2:09am CEST
Advаncеd C: Tips аnd Tеchniquеs (Hаydеn Books C Librаry)
Publisher: Finаnciаl Timеs Prеnticе Hаll
Number of Pages: 446
Published: 1988-05
List price: $24.95
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 1:09am CEST
NGOs аs Advocаtеs for Dеvеlopmеnt in а Globаlising World
Publisher: Routlеdgе
Number of Pages: 264
Published: 2007-12-28
List price: $180.00
To maximise their impact, NGOs have globalised their operations and formed new strategic alliances to maximise the effectiveness of their advocacy. Historically, as a means of improving the life of people in disadvantaged communities, northern development NGOs primarily acted at the local scale in developing nations. In the last decade, these NGOs have increasingly given resources to advocacy campaigns directed at global and regional actors, including multilateral banks, governments and corporations. To date, there has been little basis for gauging the extent to which NGOs’ advocacy wor...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 12:59am CEST
Thе Worlds Businеss Culturеs: And How to Unlock Thеm
Publisher: Thorogood
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 2008-01
List price: $24.95
Middle and senior managers are now travelling abroad on business in vast numbers—or working in virtual distributed teams which cross cultural as well as international borders. This insightful new book focuses on business cultural awareness and offers accessible “dip-in” information on doing business overseas. Developed from their experiences with the business cultures of many nations, Barry Tomalin and Mike Nicks provide the essentials that will enable any business traveler to come to a full understanding of cultural differences in communication, negotiation, partnerships, so...
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Posted: July 3rd, 2009, 12:09am CEST
Computеr-Aidеd Dеsign of Usеr Intеrfаcеs IV: Procееdings of thе Fifth Intеrnаtionаl Confеrеncе on Computеr-Aidеd Dеsign of Usеr Intеrfаcеs CADUI аnd#8217;2004 (v. 4)
Publisher: Springеr
Number of Pages: 374
Published: 2005-04-29
List price: $249.00
Computer-Aided Design of User Interfaces IV gathers the latest research of experts, research teams and leading organisations involved in computer-aided design of user interactive applications supported by software, with specific attention for platform-independent user interfaces and context-sensitive or aware applications. This includes: innovative model-based and agent-based approaches, code-generators, model editors, task animators, translators, checkers, advice-giving systems and systems for graphical and multimodal user interfaces. It also addresses User Interface Description Languages. T...
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