In this collection of poetry, Knight canvasses the sphere of human existence, from the meaning of love, vulnerability, joy, hope and recovery. The unforgiving forces demanding your surrender are defeated and the hope, vision and celebration of a positive future are embraced and provide the motivation to become the ideal self. In a sensitive, yet evocative style, Knight captures the essence of being humanhow we are at times, compelled to live within mystery as long as it feels right. In his poetry, Knight reveals the challenges of aging, the power of relationships to unite lovers and enable others to find a common ground. Glimpses of existentialism weave through the work and reveal how individuals pursue meaning, despite acknowledging how freedom of choice and responsibility can undermine our pursuit for meaning and clarity in life.
A comprehensive review of recent scientific evidence examining the contributions of animal experimentation to human healthcare. The book also explores toxicity prediction, animal use during life and health sciences education, impacts on student attitudes toward animals, and the extent to which animals suffer in laboratories.
A unique new guide to insolvency law, legal practice and asset-based lending. Asset-based lending has been a huge success within the UK debt market. However the onset of the international credit crisis has thrown ABL transactions into sharp focus, resulting in the need for specialist reference material and clear guidance for professionals tackling ABL and insolvency. This timely new guide from two leading experts will prove indispensable to lawyers handling insolvency law, asset-based lenders, and insolvency practitioners. Andrew Knight and Grant Jones unravel the legal scenarios and financial situations asset-based lenders must negotiate when dealing with an insolvent borrower. What options do you have, what legal issues determine the amount of recoverable debt, which approach is likely to ensure a successful outcome? These questions plus many more are answered within the pages of this specialist new resource. Asset-Based Lending and Insolvency outlines your options, and provides the practical tools and techniques to help recover debts, advances and assets - a clear competitive advantage. Key features and benefits: Demonstrates the numerous options available to lenders when dealing with an insolvent borrower. Outlines the latest legal techniques covering all aspects of ABL and insolvency. Approaches, uniquely, the application of UK insolvency law from an entirely asset-based perspective. Supplies a clear overview of the regulatory framework for insolvency. Contains legal tips and suggestions for insolvency lawyers and practitioners.
For decades, experts and the public have been at odds over the nature and magnitude of risks and how they should be mitigated through policy. Experts argue that the fears of the public are irrational, and that public policy should be based on sound science. The public, on the other hand, is skeptical of experts, and believe policy should represent their interests. How do policy analysts make sense of these competing views? Science, Risk and Policy answers this question by examining how people evaluate evidence, how science is conducted, and how a multi-disciplinary framework to risk can inform policy by bridging the gap between experts and the public. This framework is then applied to four case studies: pesticides, genetically engineered foods, climate change, and nuclear power. By tracing the history of the science, policies and regulations, and evaluating arguments made about these risks, Andrew J. Knight provides a guide to understand how experts and the public view risks.
MATLAB The tremendously popular computation, numerical analysis, signal processing, data analysis, and graphical software package-allows virtually every scientist and engineer to make better and faster progress. As MATLAB's world-wide sales approach a half-million with an estimated four million users, it becomes a near necessity that professionals a
This book comprehensively explores the field of plasmonic nanomaterials and their significant impact on organic synthesis and catalysis. It provides an in-depth understanding of the characterization techniques used for studying these unique materials. It emphasizes the role of plasmonic nanomaterials as efficient catalysts in organic synthesis, showcasing their ability to enhance reaction rates and selectivity. It covers a wide range of organic reactions, including carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bond formation, oxidation, reduction, and so on. It presents detailed case studies and examples that illustrate the successful application of plasmonic nanomaterials in these catalytic processes. The book is a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals interested in the synthesis, characterization, and applications of plasmonic nanomaterials in organic chemistry and catalysis.
Richard Payne Knight (1751–1824) was a distinguished connoisseur and critic who played a very significant role in the cultural life of his day. This study traces for the first time the way in which Knight's thought worked across the whole range of his interests, piecing together a coherent philosophical position, based on the sensibly regulated pursuit of pleasure, which, as the nineteenth century advanced, was increasingly out of step with the tenor of the times. Knight's ideas were given concrete expression in his writings and verses, of which his Analytic Inquiry into the Principles of Taste was the most influential. The study shows how Knight's ideas mesh together with each other and how, when seen against the background of the culture of the day, landscape and architecture can take on potent and even inflammatory meaning.
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