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Chemical Graph Theory

Introduction and Fundamentals

By: D Bonchev

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Chemical Graph Theory

Introduction and Fundamentals

By: D Bonchev

This volume presents the fundamentals of graph theory and then goes on to discuss specific chemical applications. Chapter 1 provides a historical setting for the current upsurge of interest in chemical graph theory. Chapter 2 gives a full background of the basic ideas and mathematical formalism of graph theory and includes such chemically relevant notions as connectedness, graph matrix representations, metric properties, symmetry and operations on graphs. This is followed by a discussion on chemical nomenclature and the trends in its rationalization by using graph theory, which has important implications for the storage and retrieval of chemical information. This volume also contains a detailed discussion of the relevance of graph-theoretical polynomials; it describes methodologies for the enumeration of isomers, incorporating the classical Polya method, as well as more recent approaches.

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1351461605

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Unsimple Truths

Science, Complexity, and Policy

By: Sandra D. Mitchell

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Unsimple Truths

Science, Complexity, and Policy

By: Sandra D. Mitchell

The world is complex, but acknowledging its complexity requires an appreciation for the many roles context plays in shaping natural phenomena. In Unsimple Truths, Sandra Mitchell argues that the long-standing scientific and philosophical deference to reductive explanations founded on simple universal laws, linear causal models, and predict-and-act strategies fails to accommodate the kinds of knowledge that many contemporary sciences are providing about the world. She advocates, instead, for a new understanding that represents the rich, variegated, interdependent fabric of many levels and kinds of explanation that are integrated with one another to ground effective prediction and action. Mitchell draws from diverse fields including psychiatry, social insect biology, and studies of climate change to defend “integrative pluralism”—a theory of scientific practices that makes sense of how many natural and social sciences represent the multi-level, multi-component, dynamic structures they study. She explains how we must, in light of the now-acknowledged complexity and contingency of biological and social systems, revise how we conceptualize the world, how we investigate the world, and how we act in the world. Ultimately Unsimple Truths argues that the very idea of what should count as legitimate science itself should change.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226532658

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Anorthosites

By: Lewis D. Ashwal

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Anorthosites

By: Lewis D. Ashwal

The idea for a book on anorthosites came to me in January of 1986 while returning to Houston after holiday festivities in Dallas. The original idea was a review paper on anorthosites, but by the time I reached Houston, the subject material I contemplated induding was obviously too extensive for a single paper. The Director of the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Kevin Burke, was receptive to the idea of a book, and suggested that I contact Peter Wyllie, who serves as Editor of the Springer-Verlag series Minerals and Rocks. This effort, which I originally expected would take about a year, has taken nearly 6. I have many excuses- indolence, moving to another continent, other commitments, etc.-but the basic truth is that writing a book is much larger an undertaking than can be anticipated. Many people are aware of this, and I was duly forewarned. . But why write a book on anorthosites? This is a very good question, which I have considered from many angles. One rationale can be expressed in terms of a comparison between anorthosite and basalt. A first-order understanding of basalt genesis has been extant for many years. By contrast, there is little agreement about the origin of anorthosite. There are good reasons for studying and writing about basalt: it is the most abundant rock type on the Earth's surface, and is also plentiful on the surfaces of the other terrestrial planets.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642774407

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Heteroligand Molecular Systems

Bonding, Shapes and Isomer Stabilities

By: A.A. Levin,P.N. D'yachkov

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Heteroligand Molecular Systems

Bonding, Shapes and Isomer Stabilities

By: A.A. Levin,P.N. D'yachkov

Heteroligand molecular systems with extremely varied properties are widespread in inorganic, co-ordination, and organometallic chemistry, areas that are developing rapidly and have a wide range of practical applications. Heteroligand Molecular Systems: Bonding, Shapes and Isomer Stabilities summarizes and analyzes the wealth of data concerning the structure, isomerism, and isomerization of heteroligand systems that has been accumulated over recent years. The first two chapters introduce quantum chemistry and the applications of perturbation theory to chemical problems. This theoretical basis is then used in the remaining chapters, where perturbation theory methods are used to describe a wide range of problems related to the mutual influences of ligands and relative isomer stabilities in a variety of heteroligand molecules and complexes of nontransition elements and transition metals. Heteroligand Molecular Systems: Bonding, Shapes and Isomer Stabilities continues to provide a sound foundation for advanced students, professors, and researchers involved with molecular structure, and coordination, inorganic, and organometallic chemistry.

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CRC Press

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0415272351

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Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia

By: Douglas M. Considine,Glenn D. Considine

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Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia

By: Douglas M. Considine,Glenn D. Considine

Advancements in science and engineering have occurred at a surprisingly rapid pace since the release of the seventh edition of this encyclopedia. Large portions of the reference have required comprehensive rewriting and new illustrations. Scores of new topics have been included to create this thoroughly updated eighth edition. The appearance of this new edition in 1994 marks the continuation of a tradition commenced well over a half-century ago in 1938 Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, First Edition, was published and welcomed by educators worldwide at a time when what we know today as modern science was just getting underway. The early encyclopedia was well received by students and educators alike during a critical time span when science became established as a major factor in shaping the progress and economy of individual nations and at the global level. A vital need existed for a permanent science reference that could be updated periodically and made conveniently available to audiences that numbered in the millions. The pioneering VNSE met these criteria and continues today as a reliable technical information source for making private and public decisions that present a backdrop of technical alternatives.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1475769180

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Literature 1985, Part 1

By: S. Böhme,U. Esser,Prof. Dr. W. Fricke,H. Hefele,Inge Heinrich,W. Hofmann,R. Krahn,V. R. Matas,Dr. Lutz D. Schmadel,G. Zech

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Literature 1985, Part 1

By: S. Böhme,U. Esser,Prof. Dr. W. Fricke,H. Hefele,Inge Heinrich,W. Hofmann,R. Krahn,V. R. Matas,Dr. Lutz D. Schmadel,G. Zech

Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts aims to present a comprehensive documen tation of the literature concerning all aspects of astronomy, astrophysics, and their border fields. It is devoted to the recording, summarizing, and indexing of the relevant publications throughout the world. Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts is prepared by a special department of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut under the auspices of the International Astronomical Union. Volume 39 records literature published in 1985 and received before August 15, 1985. Some older documents which we received late and which are not surveyed in earlier volumes are included too. We acknowledge with thanks contributions of our colleagues all over the world. We also express our gratitude to all organiza tions, observatories, and publishers which provide us with complimentary copies of their publications. On account of the introduction of an object index the scope of index information will be considerably enlarged beginning with this volume. In connection with the subject index an additional source to satisfy the needs of retrieval is opened up. Starting with Volume 33, all the recording, correction, and data processing work was done by means of computers. The recording was done by our technical staff members Ms. Helga Ballmann, Ms. Mona El-Choura, Ms. Monika Kohl, Ms. Sylvia Matyssek. Ms. Karin Burkhardt, Ms. Susanne Schlotelburg, and Mr. Stefan Wagner supported our task by careful proofreading. It is a pleasure to thank them all for their encouragement. Heidelberg, September 1985 The Editors Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3662123525

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Fuzzy Sets & their Application to Clustering & Training

By: Beatrice Lazzerini,Lakhmi C. Jain,D. Dumitrescu

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Fuzzy Sets & their Application to Clustering & Training

By: Beatrice Lazzerini,Lakhmi C. Jain,D. Dumitrescu

Fuzzy set theory - and its underlying fuzzy logic - represents one of the most significant scientific and cultural paradigms to emerge in the last half-century. Its theoretical and technological promise is vast, and we are only beginning to experience its potential. Clustering is the first and most basic application of fuzzy set theory, but forms the basis of many, more sophisticated, intelligent computational models, particularly in pattern recognition, data mining, adaptive and hierarchical clustering, and classifier design. Fuzzy Sets and their Application to Clustering and Training offers a comprehensive introduction to fuzzy set theory, focusing on the concepts and results needed for training and clustering applications. It provides a unified mathematical framework for fuzzy classification and clustering, a methodology for developing training and classification methods, and a general method for obtaining a variety of fuzzy clustering algorithms. The authors - top experts from around the world - combine their talents to lay a solid foundation for applications of this powerful tool, from the basic concepts and mathematics through the study of various algorithms, to validity functionals and hierarchical clustering. The result is Fuzzy Sets and their Application to Clustering and Training - an outstanding initiation into the world of fuzzy learning classifiers and fuzzy clustering.

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CRC Press

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0849305896

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9780849305894

Quantum Techniques In Stochastic Mechanics

By: John C Baez,Jacob D Biamonte

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Quantum Techniques In Stochastic Mechanics

By: John C Baez,Jacob D Biamonte

We introduce the theory of chemical reaction networks and their relation to stochastic Petri nets — important ways of modeling population biology and many other fields. We explain how techniques from quantum mechanics can be used to study these models. This relies on a profound and still mysterious analogy between quantum theory and probability theory, which we explore in detail. We also give a tour of key results concerning chemical reaction networks and Petri nets.

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World Scientific

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981322696X

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Facing Racial Revolution

Eyewitness Accounts of the Haitian Insurrection

By: Jeremy D. Popkin

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Facing Racial Revolution

Eyewitness Accounts of the Haitian Insurrection

By: Jeremy D. Popkin

The only truly successful slave uprising in the Atlantic world, the Haitian Revolution gave birth to the first independent black republic of the modern era. Inspired by the revolution that had recently roiled their French rulers, black slaves and people of mixed race alike rose up against their oppressors in a bloody insurrection that led to the burning of the colony’s largest city, a bitter struggle against Napoleon’s troops, and in 1804, the founding of a free nation. Numerous firsthand narratives of these events survived, but their invaluable insights into the period have long languished in obscurity—until now. In Facing Racial Revolution, Jeremy D. Popkin unearths these documents and presents excerpts from more than a dozen accounts written by white colonists trying to come to grips with a world that had suddenly disintegrated. These dramatic writings give us our most direct portrayal of the actions of the revolutionaries, vividly depicting encounters with the uprising’s leaders—Toussaint Louverture, Boukman, and Jean-Jacques Dessalines—as well as putting faces on many of the anonymous participants in this epochal moment. Popkin’s expert commentary on each selection provides the necessary background about the authors and the incidents they describe, while also addressing the complex question of the witnesses’ reliability and urging the reader to consider the implications of the narrators’ perspectives. Along with the American and French revolutions, the birth of Haiti helped shape the modern world. The powerful, moving, and sometimes troubling testimonies collected in Facing Racial Revolution significantly expand our understanding of this momentous event.

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0226675858

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9780226675855

Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia

Vol. 2

By: Douglas M. editor ; Considine Considine (Glenn D., managing editor)

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Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia

Vol. 2

By: Douglas M. editor ; Considine Considine (Glenn D., managing editor)

Contains: Animal Life, Biosciences, Chemistry, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Energy Sources & Power Technology, Mathematics & Information Sciences, Material & Engineering Sciences, Medicine, Anatomy, & Physiology, Physics, Plant Sciences, Space & Planetary Sciences.

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0442318162

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Books on Early American History and Culture, 1951-1960

An Annotated Bibliography

By: Raymond D. Irwin

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Books on Early American History and Culture, 1951-1960

An Annotated Bibliography

By: Raymond D. Irwin

This volume is part of a series of annotated bibliographies on early American history, including North America and the Caribbean, from 1492 to 1815. It includes monographs, reference works, exhibition catalogues, and essay collections published between 1951 and 1960, which were reviewed in at least one of thirty-four historical journals. Each entry gives the name of the book, its author(s) or editor(s), publisher, date of publication, OCLC number(s), the Library of Congress call number, the Dewey class number, the number of times the book has been cited in the journal literature, and the number of OCLC member libraries that held the item as of August 2005. Following each detailed citation is a brief summary of the book and a list of journals in which the book has been reviewed. This volume contains chapters on general early American history, historiography and public history, geography and exploration, colonization, maritime history, Native Americans, race and slavery, gender, ethnicity, migration, labor and class, economics and business, society, families and children, rural life and agriculture, urban life, religion, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Constitution, politics and government, law, crime and punishment, diplomacy, military, ideas, literature, communication, education, science and medicine, visual arts and material culture, and performing arts. This volume is part of a series of annotated bibliographies on early American history, including North America and the Caribbean, from 1492 to 1815. It includes monographs, reference works, exhibition catalogues, and essay collections published between 1951 and 1960, which were reviewed in at least one of thirty-four historical journals. Each entry gives the name of the book, its author(s) or editor(s), publisher, date of publication, OCLC number(s), the Library of Congress call number, the Dewey class number, the number of times the book has been cited in the journal literature, and the number of OCLC member libraries that held the item as of August 2005. Following each detailed citation is a brief summary of the book and a list of journals in which the book has been reviewed. This volume contains chapters on general early American history, historiography and public history, geography and exploration, colonization, maritime history, Native Americans, race and slavery, gender, ethnicity, migration, labor and class, economics and business, society, families and children, rural life and agriculture, urban life, religion, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Constitution, politics and government, law, crime and punishment, diplomacy, military, ideas, literature, communication, education, science and medicine, visual arts and material culture, and performing arts. Through this volume, Irwin aims to make scholars, teachers, and students of early American history aware of books written in the field between 1951 and 1960. He offers descriptions and location aids for those works, and he directs users to reviews of the books. He also suggests which works in the field have had significant scholarly impact. This volume may boast extensive indexes by subject and author, thematic chapters, book summaries that cover subject matter, scope and, often, argument and approach, and OCLC accession numbers to aid in edition identification and book location.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313081972

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9780313081972

Tunnel Syndromes

By: Marko M. Pecina,Andrew D. Markiewitz,Jelena Krmpotic-Nemanic

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Tunnel Syndromes

By: Marko M. Pecina,Andrew D. Markiewitz,Jelena Krmpotic-Nemanic

The need for a comprehensive resource with easy-to-find information has increased with the addition of nine new syndromes. Tunnel Syndromes: Peripheral Nerve Compression Syndromes provides a quick overview of tunnel syndromes including the definition, anatomy, etiology, clinical signs and symptoms, and treatment. It presents a total of 50 tunnel syndromes. Following the tradition of the first two editions, this resource continues to probe the origins of tunnel syndromes and to propose probable causes that lead to them. All existing chapters have been updated and new chapters have been added including: Spinal accessory nerve syndrome Intercostobrachial nerve syndrome Notalgia paresthetica Medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve syndrome Distal posterior interosseous nerve syndrome Medial superior cluneal nerve syndrome Pudendus nerve syndrome Lateral plantar nerve syndrome Medial plantar nerve syndrome New in this Edition: New syndromes of clinical importance Improved illustrations, including new magnetic resonance images Twenty-seven new drawings (graphic designs) and twenty new photos Updated references with a total of more than 1,650 citations

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0849309522

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9780849309526

Effective Ecology

Seeking Success in a Hard Science

By: Roger D. Cousens

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Effective Ecology

Seeking Success in a Hard Science

By: Roger D. Cousens

Ecology is one of the most challenging of sciences, with unambiguous knowledge much harder to achieve than it might seem. But it is also one of the most important sciences for the future health of our planet. It is vital that our efforts are as effective as possible at achieving our desired outcomes. This book is intended to help individual ecologists to develop a better vision for their ecology – and the way they can best contribute to science. The central premise is that to advance ecology effectively as a discipline, ecologists need to be able to establish conclusive answers to key questions rather than merely proposing plausible explanations for mundane observations. Ecologists need clear and honest understanding of how we have come to do things the way we do them now, the limitations of our approaches, our goals for the future and how we may need to change our approaches if we are to maintain or enhance our relevance and credibility. Readers are taken through examples to show what a critical appraisal can reveal and how this approach can benefit ecology if it is applied more routinely. Ecological systems are notable for their complexity and their variability. Ecology is, as indicated by the title of this book, a truly difficult science. Ecologists have achieved a great deal, but they can do better. This book aims to encourage early-career researchers to be realistic about their expectations: to question everything, not to take everything for granted, and to make up their own minds.

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Chemical Graph Theory

Chemical Graph Theory

Unsimple Truths

Unsimple Truths

Anorthosites

Anorthosites

Heteroligand Molecular Systems

Heteroligand Molecular Systems

Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia

Van Nostrand’s Scientific Encyclopedia

Literature 1985, Part 1

Literature 1985, Part 1

Fuzzy Sets & their Application to Clustering & Training

Fuzzy Sets & their Application to Clustering & Training

Quantum Techniques In Stochastic Mechanics

Quantum Techniques In Stochastic Mechanics

Facing Racial Revolution

Facing Racial Revolution

Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia

Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia

Books on Early American History and Culture, 1951-1960

Books on Early American History and Culture, 1951-1960

Tunnel Syndromes

Tunnel Syndromes

Effective Ecology

Effective Ecology

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