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Microstructural Characterization of Materials

By: David Brandon,Wayne D. Kaplan

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Microstructural Characterization of Materials

By: David Brandon,Wayne D. Kaplan

Microstructural characterization is usually achieved by allowing some form of probe to interact with a carefully prepared specimen. The most commonly used probes are visible light, X-ray radiation, a high-energy electron beam, or a sharp, flexible needle. These four types of probe form the basis for optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and scanning probe microscopy. Microstructural Characterization of Materials, 2nd Edition is an introduction to the expertise involved in assessing the microstructure of engineering materials and to the experimental methods used for this purpose. Similar to the first edition, this 2nd edition explores the methodology of materials characterization under the three headings of crystal structure, microstructural morphology, and microanalysis. The principal methods of characterization, including diffraction analysis, optical microscopy, electron microscopy, and chemical microanalytical techniques are treated both qualitatively and quantitatively. An additional chapter has been added to the new edition to cover surface probe microscopy, and there are new sections on digital image recording and analysis, orientation imaging microscopy, focused ion-beam instruments, atom-probe microscopy, and 3-D image reconstruction. As well as being fully updated, this second edition also includes revised and expanded examples and exercises, with a solutions manual available at http://develop.wiley.co.uk/microstructural2e/ Microstructural Characterization of Materials, 2nd Edition will appeal to senior undergraduate and graduate students of material science, materials engineering, and materials chemistry, as well as to qualified engineers and more advanced researchers, who will find the book a useful and comprehensive general reference source.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118681487

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9781118681480

The Leviathan's Choice

Capital Punishment in the Twenty-first Century

By: James Michael Martinez,William Donald Richardson,D. Brandon Hornsby

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The Leviathan's Choice

Capital Punishment in the Twenty-first Century

By: James Michael Martinez,William Donald Richardson,D. Brandon Hornsby

One of the broadest and most balanced accounts of the capital punishment debate, The Leviathan's Choice explores the death penalty from four distinct perspectives--philosophical, theological, social science, and legal--and includes scholarly essays on both sides of the debate. An ideal reader for students and policy makers, this book is essential for everyone following the arguments surrounding the death penalty.

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442

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0847697312

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9780847697311

Leadership and Adoption of Instructional Technology in Schools

By: Curtis D. Brandon Sr.

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Leadership and Adoption of Instructional Technology in Schools

By: Curtis D. Brandon Sr.

This applied dissertation was designed to investigate the characteristics most represented in two school districts, an inner-city and a suburban district. These characteristics were related to the innovativeness of the school district and the perception of individual leadership in schools that have passed the performance criteria for state accreditation. Forty schools and 200 principals were randomly selected to participate in the study for a period of 3 to 4 months. The researcher used three instruments to determine whether differences existed between the two districts in regard to performance on the Standards of Learning assessments. He developed a checklist for interview questions on instructional technology strategies that might be implemented by leaders and teachers in the classroom. A Perceived Organizational Innovativeness Scale was used to measure the innovativeness of the school district, and an Individual Innovativeness Scale was used to measure the perception of individual leaders concerning the innovativeness of the school district. The findings indicated that organization innovativeness contributed to the innovativeness of individuals, such as leaders. Leaders categorized by innovativeness contributed to the overall structure of the organization by means of social networks with predictable human behavior in the organization. The passing of the Standards of Learning assessment and the schools' proven performance and accreditation status were clearly related to the behavioral patterns of individual and the social networks implemented by the leadership.

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Universal-Publishers

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1599426749

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The Survivors

A study of homeless young newcomers to London and the responses made to them

By: D. Brandon,K. Wells,C. Francis,E. Ramsay

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The Survivors

A study of homeless young newcomers to London and the responses made to them

By: D. Brandon,K. Wells,C. Francis,E. Ramsay

First published in 1980, The Survivors is a detailed and original study of the experiences of homeless young people in central London. The book is based on in-depth interviews with 107 ‘newcomers’, who were selected at two nightshelters and a government reception centre. Their views and experiences are recorded, their backgrounds described and their reasons for coming to London examined. We learn how they coped with the interventions of both those who want to hinder and those who want to help, and how in general they survived – and sometimes even enjoyed themselves – in an extreme environment. The authors also examine the ways in which the various helping agencies view the ‘problem’. They claim that the agencies tend to present a pessimistic picture – one that understates the resilience and resourcefulness of these young people, dismisses their spirit of their adventure, and concentrates almost exclusively on the dangers, difficulties and hardships. This book will be of interest to students of sociology, urban studies, public policy and economics.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000872963

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9781000872965

America a Staggering Nation

A Vision of the Future, Recovery Or Demise

By: Joseph D. Brandon

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America a Staggering Nation

A Vision of the Future, Recovery Or Demise

By: Joseph D. Brandon

AMERICA A Staggering Nation" expresses the conditions and needs in our country and in American government. It provides much information related to the founding of our country and the deviations from the original pattern. There is great information in this book which can be useful for reference material as well as a tool for instruction and educational purposes. It is important that the youth of America be instructed in the founding of our Nation, the basis of our government and the Christian Faith of the founders. America a Staggering Nation is now and will be relevant to the conditions of the United States of America for decades to come.

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WestBow Press

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1449704905

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9781449704902

Book's by D. Brandon

Microstructural Characterization of Materials

Microstructural Characterization of Materials

The Leviathan's Choice

The Leviathan's Choice

Leadership and Adoption of Instructional Technology in Schools

Leadership and Adoption of Instructional Technology in Schools

The Survivors

The Survivors

America a Staggering Nation

America a Staggering Nation

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