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Plasma and Thermal Spraying

By: Juraj Ružbarský,Anton Panda

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This book presents the principles of plasma and heat spraying. It introduces plasma jet and the formation of plasma sprayed coatings. It explains the adhesion process and also presents standard methods for measurement according to DIN forms. Some case studies are presented for illustration.

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3319462733

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9783319462738

Application of Troubleshooting Tools in the Monitored Production Processes

By: Petr Baron,Marek Kočiško,Anton Panda

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Application of Troubleshooting Tools in the Monitored Production Processes

By: Petr Baron,Marek Kočiško,Anton Panda

The book presents practical examples of troubleshooting tools applied in real technological processes. The content is useful for technicians, engineers, or maintenance professionals involved in setting up technical systems and reliable operation of rotary machines. The book presents various proactive maintenance methods, exploring how they can be applied to enhance the reliability and efficiency of technical systems. The importance of technical diagnostics is highlighted, offering valuable insights into the process of identifying and analyzing potential issues. The measurement and assessment of vibrations in technical systems are examined. Moreover, the book covers assessing the condition of systems through the study of friction, lubrication, and wear. The application of technical diagnostics tools in reductors' test operation is also detailed. In the concluding section, readers will find a thoughtful synthesis of the key concepts discussed throughout the book.

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3031414284

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9783031414282

Advancements in Antenna Measurement

A Novel Approach to High-Frequency Attenuation

By: Martin Krchňák,Marek Češkovič,Pavol Kurdel,Anton Panda

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Advancements in Antenna Measurement

A Novel Approach to High-Frequency Attenuation

By: Martin Krchňák,Marek Češkovič,Pavol Kurdel,Anton Panda

This book is a pioneering exploration of a new form of high-frequency attenuation chamber that has the potential to revolutionize antenna measurement techniques. The authors present an innovative concept that leverages the classical principle of changing the polarization of radio waves, eliminating the need for traditional non-reflection chambers. By analyzing experimental results and searching for the optimal shape and composition of a depolarization panel, this monograph provides valuable insights into creating a non-reflective environment for accurately measuring the directional properties of antennas. The book delves into the methodology of frequency analysis, optimization of the depolarization panel, and the creation of a measuring workplace using this panel. It highlights the crucial attenuation phenomenon of suppressing cross-polarization coupling between transmitting and receiving antennas, enabling antenna measurements in any laboratory environment. With its promising results and practical applications in antenna technology, this publication offers a compelling and cutting-edge approach to antenna measurement that will captivate researchers, engineers, and professionals in the field.

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3031488350

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9783031488351

Optimization Methods in Mathematical Modeling of Technological Processes

By: Alena Vagaská,Miroslav Gombár,Anton Panda

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Optimization Methods in Mathematical Modeling of Technological Processes

By: Alena Vagaská,Miroslav Gombár,Anton Panda

This book focuses on selected methods of applied mathematics that are aimed at mathematical optimization, with an emphasis on their application in engineering practice. It delves into the current mathematical modeling of processes and systems, with a specific focus on the optimization modeling of technological processes. The authors discuss suitable linear, convex, and nonlinear optimization methods for solving problems in engineering practice. Real-world examples and data are used to numerically illustrate the implementation of these methods, utilizing the popular MATLAB software system and its extension to convex optimization. The book covers a wide range of topics, including mathematical modeling, linear programming, convex programming, and nonlinear programming, all with an engineering optimization perspective. It serves as a comprehensive guide for engineers, researchers, and students interested in the practical application of optimization methods in engineering.

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3031353390

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9783031353390

Monitoring and Evaluation of Production Processes

An Analysis of the Automotive Industry

By: Anton Panda,Jozef Jurko,Iveta Pandová

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Monitoring and Evaluation of Production Processes

An Analysis of the Automotive Industry

By: Anton Panda,Jozef Jurko,Iveta Pandová

This book presents topics on monitoring and evaluation of production processes in the automotive industry. Regulation of production processes is also described in details. The text deals with the implementation and evaluation of these processes during the mass production of components useful in the automotive industry. It evaluates the effects and results achieved after implementation in practice. The book takes into account the different methodologies of the world's automakers and applicable standards, such as standard EN ISO 9001 and the requirements of VDA and ISO/TS 16949. The content is used to those working with the development, production and quality control of new products in the demanding automotive industry. The information provided may also be useful to engineers and technical staff in organizations working with series production and production of spare parts for the automotive and other demanding industries. The content presented was written based on discussions with various companies and organizations, such as Magna Steyr (Graz, Austria), Ford (Cologne, Germany; Prague, CZ), GM Powertrain (Győr, Hungary), VW (Škoda), ZF (Passau, Friedrichshafen, Germany), Bosch-Rexroth AG (Fellbach, Germany), John Deere (Mannheim, Germany; USA), Claas (Paderborn, Germany), Allison Transmission (USA), Landini (Reggio Emilia, Milan, Italy), Timken Polska (Sosnowiec, Poland), SNR France (Annecy, France), Sweden SKF Group (Lutsk, Ukraine), ZVL Ltd. (Hattingen, Germany), ZVL SpA (Milano, Italy), FAG Schaeffler Group (Debrecen, Hungary), VPZ (Vologda, Russia), ZKL OJSC (Brno, CZ), ZVL Auto Company Ltd. (Prešov, Slovakia), ZVL (Žilina, Slovakia), MAN (Munich, Germany), FTE Automotive (Kerpen, Germany), Rösler (Untermerzbach, Germany; Vienna, Austria), Spaleck (Bocholt, Germany) and Caterpillar (USA). This comprehensive study was supported by grant VEGA 1/0409/13.

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3319294423

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9783319294421

Forecasting Catastrophic Events in Technology, Nature and Medicine

By: Anton Panda,Volodymyr Nahornyi

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Forecasting Catastrophic Events in Technology, Nature and Medicine

By: Anton Panda,Volodymyr Nahornyi

This book presents a methodology for forecasting events and phenomena occurring in technology and natural environments. The methodology is based on forecasting the individual state of the control object, which is carried out based on the analysis of the trend behavior of the controlled parameter (symptom of the disease). The methodology helps determining the time of the onset of a destructive earthquake, its strength and the coordinates of the epicentre, predicting the time of the descent of glaciers and landslides long before the event. In medicine, the methodology predicts the severity of a disease and forecast of its aggravation.

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3030653285

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Ovidius und sein Verhältnis zu den Vorgängern und gleichzeitigen Römischen Dichtern

Erstes Heft: Ovid, Catull, Tibull, Properz

By: Anton Zingerle

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Ovidius und sein Verhältnis zu den Vorgängern und gleichzeitigen Römischen Dichtern

Erstes Heft: Ovid, Catull, Tibull, Properz

By: Anton Zingerle

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

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3846050679

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Incarnate

By: Anton Strout

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Incarnate

By: Anton Strout

HITTING ROCK BOTTOM When Alexandra Belarus discovered her family’s secret ability to breathe life into stone, she uncovered an entire world of magic hidden within New York City—a world she has accidentally thrown into chaos. A spell gone awry has set thousands of gargoyles loose upon Manhattan, and it’s up to Lexi and her faithful protector, Stanis, to put things right. But the stress of saving the city is casting a pall over Lexi and Stanis’s relationship, driving them to work separately to solve the problem. As Stanis struggles to unite the gargoyle population, Lexi forges unlikely alliances with witches, alchemists and New York’s Finest to quell an unsettling uprising led by an ancient and deadly foe long thought vanquished. To save her city, Lexi must wield more power than ever before with the added hope of recovering a mysterious artifact that could change her world—and bring her closer to Stanis than she ever thought possible…

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0698151739

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Silymarin Puzzle

From basic science to practical applications in human and veterinary medicine and nutrition

By: Peter F. Surai,Anton Surai

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Silymarin Puzzle

From basic science to practical applications in human and veterinary medicine and nutrition

By: Peter F. Surai,Anton Surai

For the last 30 years, polyphenols were in the centre of research work worldwide. Silymarin, an extract from a medicinal plant Silybum marianum, also known as milk thistle, has a special place in this group, having been used in human medicine for the management of liver diseases since ancient times. Accumulating scientific evidence indicates that silymarin is characterised by a wide range of protective pharmacological activities and this topic has received tremendous attention in recent years. However, until now there has been no single monograph addressing major questions related to silymarin chemistry, biochemistry and practical applications. The goal of this book is to provide up to date information about silymarin chemistry, biochemistry and molecular mechanisms of protective actions of this phytochemical with a special emphasis to its vitagene- and transcription factor-modulating properties. Silymarin applications in human diseases, including hepatoprotection, neuroprotection, anti-diabetic, anti-arthritis and other protective activities are reviewed. Immunomodulating, anti-inflammatory, anti-toxic protective activities of silymarin are characterised in detail. Practical applications of silymarin in poultry and animal industry with a special emphasis on its protective roles in gut health maintenance are also presented. This book will be of practical importance to medical and pharmaceutical scientists, including medical doctors, pharmacists, consultants, etc. as well as to poultry/animal scientists, poultry producers, nutritionists and vets, as well as to students of medical, biological and agricultural backgrounds. It can also be of interest for researchers in areas related to physiology, biochemistry, nutrition and veterinary medicine.

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9086869440

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Monographs in Contact Allergy, Volume 1

Non-Fragrance Allergens in Cosmetics (Part 1 and Part 2)

By: Anton C. de Groot

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Monographs in Contact Allergy, Volume 1

Non-Fragrance Allergens in Cosmetics (Part 1 and Part 2)

By: Anton C. de Groot

Monographs in Contact Allergy, Volume 1: Non-Fragrance Allergens in Cosmetics (Part 1 and Part 2) is the first 2-part volume in an exciting series on contact allergy. It presents over 500 natural or synthetic chemicals and compounds which have caused allergic contact dermatitis in cosmetic products. Included here are INCI names, synonyms, description/definition, CAS and EU numbers, chemical class, function in cosmetics, molecular formula, structural formula and advice on patch tests. A full literature review is given of patch testing in patients, case reports of cosmetic allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermatitis, photosensitivity, immediate contact reactions and systemic side effects. This text is suitable for anyone with an interest in contact allergy, from university students to professionals, and all readers will find this informative and detailed series an invaluable resource. Key Features: Monographs of all known non-fragrance chemicals and substances which have caused allergic contact dermatitis from their presence in cosmetic products Provides lists of all functional groups (such as antioxidants, preservatives, artificial nail building, emollients, hair dyeing, hair colorants) in both the EU and US formats and all chemicals in these groups which have caused cosmetic allergy Presents an alphabetical list of all synonyms indicating their INCI names Reported cross-reactions, pseudo-cross-reactions and co-reactions, patch test sensitization and presence in cosmetic products (including data from FDA’s Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program) and chemical analyses are discussed Covers an extensive amount of information to benefit dermatologists, allergists, and non-medical professionals involved with the research, development and marketing of cosmetic products

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1000421848

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9781000421842

The The React Workshop

Get started with building web applications using practical tips and examples from React use cases

By: Brandon Richey,Ryan Yu,Endre Vegh,Theofanis Despoudis,Anton Punith,Florian Sloot

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The The React Workshop

Get started with building web applications using practical tips and examples from React use cases

By: Brandon Richey,Ryan Yu,Endre Vegh,Theofanis Despoudis,Anton Punith,Florian Sloot

Work through engaging exercises and activities and gain practical skills to make your web applications function effortlessly with the help of React Key FeaturesExplore the React environment by creating live projectsSolve real-world problems relating to building modern web applicationsGain a thorough understanding of how data moves through different React componentsBook Description Are you interested in how React takes command of the view layer for web and mobile apps and changes the data of large web applications without needing to reload the page? This workshop will help you learn how and show you how to develop and enhance web apps using the features of the React framework with interesting examples and exercises. The workshop starts by demonstrating how to create your first React project. You’ll tap into React’s popular feature JSX to develop templates and use DOM events to make your project interactive. Next, you’ll focus on the lifecycle of the React component and understand how components are created, mounted, unmounted, and destroyed. Later, you’ll create and customize components to understand the data flow in React and how props and state communicate between components. You’ll also use Formik to create forms in React to explore the concept of controlled and uncontrolled components and even play with React Router to navigate between React components. The chapters that follow will help you build an interesting image-search app to fetch data from the outside world and populate the data to the React app. Finally, you’ll understand what ref API is and how it is used to manipulate DOM in an imperative way. By the end of this React book, you’ll have the skills you need to set up and create web apps using React. What you will learnUse JSX to include logic in the view layer of applicationsGet familiar with the important methods and events in the React lifecycleDistinguish between class and functional component syntaxesCreate forms with Formik and handle errorsUnderstand the React Hooks API and the problems it can solveFetch outside data using the Axios library and populate the data to the appWho this book is for The React Workshop is for web developers and programmers who are looking to learn React and use it for creating and enhancing web applications. Although the workshop is for beginners, prior knowledge of JavaScript programming and HTML and CSS is necessary to easily understand the concepts that are covered.

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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183882166X

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9781838821661

Relativistic Quantum Mechanics And Introduction To Quantum Field Theory

By: Anton Z Capri

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Relativistic Quantum Mechanics And Introduction To Quantum Field Theory

By: Anton Z Capri

This invaluable textbook is divided into two parts. The first part includes a detailed discussion on the discrete transformations for the Dirac equation, as well as on the central force problem for the Dirac equation. In the second part, the external field problem is examined; pair production and vacuum polarization leading to charge renormalization are treated in detail.Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Introduction to Quantum Field Theory has arisen from a graduate course which the author taught for several years at the University of Alberta to students interested in particle physics and field theory.

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9813102403

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9789813102408

Deterministic Chaos In One Dimensional Continuous Systems

By: Jan Awrejcewicz,Vadim A Krysko,Irina V Papkova,Anton V Krysko

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Deterministic Chaos In One Dimensional Continuous Systems

By: Jan Awrejcewicz,Vadim A Krysko,Irina V Papkova,Anton V Krysko

This book focuses on the computational analysis of nonlinear vibrations of structural members (beams, plates, panels, shells), where the studied dynamical problems can be reduced to the consideration of one spatial variable and time. The reduction is carried out based on a formal mathematical approach aimed at reducing the problems with infinite dimension to finite ones. The process also includes a transition from governing nonlinear partial differential equations to a set of finite number of ordinary differential equations.Beginning with an overview of the recent results devoted to the analysis and control of nonlinear dynamics of structural members, placing emphasis on stability, buckling, bifurcation and deterministic chaos, simple chaotic systems are briefly discussed. Next, bifurcation and chaotic dynamics of the Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beams including the geometric and physical nonlinearity as well as the elastic-plastic deformations are illustrated. Despite the employed classical numerical analysis of nonlinear phenomena, the various wavelet transforms and the four Lyapunov exponents are used to detect, monitor and possibly control chaos, hyper-chaos, hyper-hyper-chaos and deep chaos exhibited by rectangular plate-strips and cylindrical panels.The book is intended for post-graduate and doctoral students, applied mathematicians, physicists, teachers and lecturers of universities and companies dealing with a nonlinear dynamical system, as well as theoretically inclined engineers of mechanical and civil engineering.

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9814719714

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9789814719711

Atlas of Indian Nations

By: Anton Treuer

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Atlas of Indian Nations

By: Anton Treuer

Using maps, photos and art, and organized by region, a comprehensive atlas tells the story of Native Americans in North America, including details on their religious beliefs, diets, alliances, conflicts, important historical events and tribe boundaries.

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National Geographic Books

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1426211600

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Gonioscopy

By: Christoph Faschinger,Anton Hommer

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Gonioscopy

By: Christoph Faschinger,Anton Hommer

Gonioscopy is a very important differential diagnostic tool that permits assessment of the anterior chamber angle and correct classification of glaucoma as a basis for specific treatment. This book clearly explains how to perform gonioscopy to best effect. The anatomy of the chamber angle is systematically described, and the impact of age, developmental disorders, and other pathologies on the chamber angle is explained. Particular attention is focused on primary and secondary open-angle and angle-closure glaucomas. In each case, the role of gonioscopy in evaluating the chamber angle is described with the help of many photographs and illustrations. The importance of knowledge of the chamber angle for laser treatment and surgery is fully explained, and the impact of medications is discussed. The practitioner will find in Gonioscopy all the information required to use the technique effectively in diagnosis and treatment.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642286100

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Indigenous and institutional profile: Limpopo River Basin

By: Anton Earle,Jaqui Goldin,Rose Machiridza,Daniel Malzbender,Emmanuel Manzungu,Tiego Mpho

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Indigenous and institutional profile: Limpopo River Basin

By: Anton Earle,Jaqui Goldin,Rose Machiridza,Daniel Malzbender,Emmanuel Manzungu,Tiego Mpho

This paper presents an overview of water-related governance structures and institutions in the Limpopo Basin. The Basin is of critical socio-economic importance to the 14 million peopledistributed across the four riparian states of Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.Urban centers, mostly in Botswana and South Africa, are major water users supplying industries, power stations and municipalities. Water is also used in rural areas for domestic, livestock watering and irrigation purposes. While irrigated agricultural activities are largely concentrated in South Africa and Zimbabwe, the majority of rural populations engage in rain-fed agriculture, which does not guarantee secure livelihoods. This is due, in large part, to the region’s semi-arid climate where only two out of every five agricultural seasons produce reasonable crop yields. These climatic conditions emphasize the need for effective management of transboundary water resources and effective governance structures, delivery and control mechanisms. Appropriate institutional frameworks and governance structures have a pivotal role in defining the socio-economic situation of the people in the Basin.

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9290906375

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9789290906377

Chronos Dines Alone

By: Anton Yakovlev

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Chronos Dines Alone

By: Anton Yakovlev

Born in Moscow, Russia, Anton Yakovlev is a graduate of Harvard University currently living in the New York metropolitan area. He is the author of "Ordinary Impalers" (Kelsay Books, 2017) and two prior chapbooks. His poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The Hopkins Review, Measure, The Stockholm Review of Literature, and elsewhere. ""In these unsparing, unsettling, sometimes surreal poems, he makes us feel what it's like to be alive in our time-grappling with fear, grief, bewilderment, chaos, and brute contingency. These poems are a rare hybrid of intelligence and imagination. Yakovlev is a unique talent in American poetry,"" writes Jennifer Franklin, the author of "No Small Gift" (Four Way Books.)

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Lulu.com

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1912963019

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9781912963010

Annabelle's Early Years

Trauma and Despair

By: Anton Trigs,Janet Trigs

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Annabelle's Early Years

Trauma and Despair

By: Anton Trigs,Janet Trigs

Annabelle was born into an ordinary family in the county of Gloucestershire in England. She was destined not to have a normal childhood. She would endure years of abuse and misery. This book tells of her treatment at the hands of her family, and her determination to forge for herself, a better life; of the lengths she went to in an effort to be parted from her parents and siblings and of her exploits which she engaged in to escape the brutality.

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1456779397

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9781456779399

Key Concepts in Theme Park Studies

Understanding Tourism and Leisure Spaces

By: Florian Freitag,Filippo Carlà-Uhink,Salvador Anton Clavé

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Key Concepts in Theme Park Studies

Understanding Tourism and Leisure Spaces

By: Florian Freitag,Filippo Carlà-Uhink,Salvador Anton Clavé

This book offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to theme parks and the field of theme park studies. It identifies and discusses relevant economic, social, and cultural as well as medial, historical, and geographical aspects of theme parks worldwide, from the big international theme park chains to smaller, regional, family-operated parks. The book also describes the theories and methods that have been used to study theme parks in various academic disciplines and reviews the major contexts in which theme parks have been studied. By providing the necessary backgrounds, theories, and methods to analyze and understand theme parks both as a business field and as a socio-cultural phenomenon, this book will be a great resource to students, academics from all disciplines interested in theme parks, and professionals and policy-makers in the leisure and entertainment as well as the urban planning sector.

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303111132X

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So, for the record

Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture

By: Anton Harber

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Behind the Headlines in an Era of State Capture

By: Anton Harber

Only Anton Harber, a pioneer of independent journalism in south Africa and one of the keenest observers of the media around, could have written the thriller that is this book.' – Jacob Dlamini Veteran journalist Anton Harber brings all his investigative skills to bear on his very own profession, the media. For two years he conducted dozens of interviews with politicians, journalists, policemen, state security agents and 'deep throats', before piecing together two remarkable tales. The first is a chilling story of police death squads, rogue units and renditions, and how South Africa's biggest newspaper was duped into doing the dirty work of corrupt politicians. The second starts with a broken and discarded hard drive and evolves, with many near misses, into the exposure of the depths of the Guptas' influence over the ruling party. Harber's two tales reveal the lows and highs of journalism during an era of state capture. His book is both a disquieting exposé of how easily the media can be duped by a conniving cabal for its own selfish ends, and a celebration of brilliant investigative reporting by brave and ethical journalists.

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1776190696

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9781776190690

Monographs in Contact Allergy, Volume 4

Systemic Drugs

By: Anton C. de Groot

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Monographs in Contact Allergy, Volume 4

Systemic Drugs

By: Anton C. de Groot

This fourth volume in an exciting and detailed series on contact allergens and drug allergy provides monographs of all 507 systemic drugs which have caused delayed-type cutaneous drug hypersensitivity reactions and/or occupational allergic contact dermatitis. The monographs present: Identification section; Occupational allergic contact dermatitis; and Cutaneous adverse drug reactions from systemic drugs caused by type IV (delayed-type) hypersensitivity, as shown by positive patch tests (e.g. maculopapular eruption, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis [AGEP], symmetrical drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema [SDRIFE], fixed drug eruption, drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms [DRESS], and photosensitivity). Separate chapters present an overview of the spectrum of allergic cutaneous drug reactions, diagnostic tests, immediate contact reactions (contact urticaria), and systemic drugs that have acquired delayed-type hypersensitivity only by cross-reactivity. Key Features: Presents monographs of all known systemic drugs which have caused delayed allergic cutaneous drug reactions and/or occupational allergic contact dermatitis Provides an extensive literature review of relevant topics of allergenic systemic drugs, part of which is hard or impossible to find in database searches Identifies IUPAC names, synonyms, CAS and EC numbers, structural and chemical formulas, Merck Index monographs, and advises on patch testing Presents immediate contact reactions (contact urticaria) from systemics drugs and delayed-type hypersensitivity in drugs caused only by cross-reactivity Covers an extensive amount of information to benefit dermatologists, allergists, and all others interested in drug allergy

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1000549917

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9781000549911

The Rhino Keepers

By: Clive Walker,Anton Walker

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The Rhino Keepers

By: Clive Walker,Anton Walker

The conservation of the rhinos in southern Africa is described in this account of these fascinating animals, the reasons behind their historical decline, the myths that surround them, and the resurrection of the rhinoceros horn trade. Few animals face as violent, as well organized, and as determined an enemy as the world's rhinos. But across the African continent, they are being slaughtered on a daily basis, and approximately 5,000 black rhinos and 21,000 white rhinos are all that prevent their extinction. This real account of the rhino wars is a harrowing story, underscoring the enormous challenges that lie ahead for conservation in a world where rhino horns sold by the gram raise double the price of gold and are more expensive than cocaine in the end-user Asian markets. Arguing that protecting Africa's rhinos is of utmost importance, it questions the management of natural heritage and implores readers to recognize their role as rhino keepers of the future.

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