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Ecosystems of California

By: Harold Mooney,Erika Zavaleta

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This long-anticipated reference and sourcebook for CaliforniaÕs remarkable ecological abundance provides an integrated assessment of each major ecosystem typeÑits distribution, structure, function, and management. A comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge about this biologically diverse state, Ecosystems of California covers the state from oceans to mountaintops using multiple lenses: past and present, flora and fauna, aquatic and terrestrial, natural and managed. Each chapter evaluates natural processes for a specific ecosystem, describes drivers of change, and discusses how that ecosystem may be altered in the future. This book also explores the drivers of CaliforniaÕs ecological patterns and the history of the stateÕs various ecosystems, outlining how the challenges of climate change and invasive species and opportunities for regulation and stewardship could potentially affect the stateÕs ecosystems. The text explicitly incorporates both human impacts and conservation and restoration efforts and shows how ecosystems support human well-being. Edited by two esteemed ecosystem ecologists and with overviews by leading experts on each ecosystem, this definitive work will be indispensable for natural resource management and conservation professionals as well as for undergraduate or graduate students of CaliforniaÕs environment and curious naturalists.

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Univ of California Press

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0520278801

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9780520278806

Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics: Volume 2

By: Erika Böhm-Vitense

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Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics: Volume 2

By: Erika Böhm-Vitense

This comprehensive textbook conveys the basic physical ideas and laws used in the study of the outer layers of a star. The stellar atmosphere emits the light which we see. The only layers of a star where we can get direct information about temperature, pressure and composition are in the atmosphere. This complete account first introduces stellar magnitudes, spectra and temperatures. This is followed by a full discussion of radiative transfer in a stellar atmosphere, which leads to descriptions of line formation, the spectrum of hydrogen, and spectral analysis. Finally the structural components that are accessible, such as the convestion zone, chromosphere, corona, and mass outflow are described. The book will interest any student with a knowledge of physics and mathematics who needs to learn about stellar atmospheres.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521348706

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9780521348706

Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics: Volume 1, Basic Stellar Observations and Data

By: Erika Böhm-Vitense

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Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics: Volume 1, Basic Stellar Observations and Data

By: Erika Böhm-Vitense

This textbook introduction to the basic elements of fundamental astronomy and astrophysics serves as a foundation for understanding the structure, evolution, and observed properties of stars. The first half of the book explains how stellar motions, distances, luminosities, colors, radii, masses and temperatures are measured or derived. The author then shows how data of these sorts can be arranged to classify stars through their spectra. Stellar rotation and stellar magnetic fields are introduced. Stars with peculiar spectra and pulsating stars also merit special attention. The endpoints of stellar evolutions are briefly described. There is a separate chapter on the Sun and a final one on interstellar absorption. The usefulness of this text is enhanced by the inclusion of problems for students, tables of astronomical constants, and a selective bibliography. This is an excellent textbook for undergraduate and beginning graduate students studying astronomy and astrophysics.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521348692

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9780521348690

Relaxin and the Fine Structure of Proteins

By: Christian Schwabe,Erika E. Büllesbach

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Relaxin and the Fine Structure of Proteins

By: Christian Schwabe,Erika E. Büllesbach

Relaxin, perhaps more than any other hormone, has a varied history of eliciting enthusiasm, rejection, skepticism, and long lapses of neglect. Long after its discovery, it was a hormone in search of a physiological role in humans. Today, relaxin is implicated in mammary growth, development and function, ionotropic and chronotropic action on the heart, and angiogenic activity in both the peripheral tissues and the endometrium. It is best known for its effect on the uterus and the symphysis pubis in preparation for parturition. However, the literature suggests that not all functions occur in one species. This book describes how to obtain the necessary molecules or derivatives for research, reaching right into the design of new molecules for specific applications.

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198

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3662129094

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9783662129098

Distributed Computing and Monitoring Technologies for Older Patients

By: Juris Klonovs,Mohammad Ahsanul Haque,Volker Krüger,Kamal Nasrollahi,Karen Andersen-Ranberg,Thomas B. Moeslund,Erika Geraldina Spaich

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Distributed Computing and Monitoring Technologies for Older Patients

By: Juris Klonovs,Mohammad Ahsanul Haque,Volker Krüger,Kamal Nasrollahi,Karen Andersen-Ranberg,Thomas B. Moeslund,Erika Geraldina Spaich

This book summarizes various approaches for the automatic detection of health threats to older patients at home living alone. The text begins by briefly describing those who would most benefit from healthcare supervision. The book then summarizes possible scenarios for monitoring an older patient at home, deriving the common functional requirements for monitoring technology. Next, the work identifies the state of the art of technological monitoring approaches that are practically applicable to geriatric patients. A survey is presented on a range of such interdisciplinary fields as smart homes, telemonitoring, ambient intelligence, ambient assisted living, gerontechnology, and aging-in-place technology. The book discusses relevant experimental studies, highlighting the application of sensor fusion, signal processing and machine learning techniques. Finally, the text discusses future challenges, offering a number of suggestions for further research directions.

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Springer

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3319270249

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9783319270241

Loss Data Analysis

The Maximum Entropy Approach

By: Henryk Gzyl,Silvia Mayoral,Erika Gomes-Gonçalves

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Loss Data Analysis

The Maximum Entropy Approach

By: Henryk Gzyl,Silvia Mayoral,Erika Gomes-Gonçalves

This volume deals with two complementary topics. On one hand the book deals with the problem of determining the the probability distribution of a positive compound random variable, a problem which appears in the banking and insurance industries, in many areas of operational research and in reliability problems in the engineering sciences. On the other hand, the methodology proposed to solve such problems, which is based on an application of the maximum entropy method to invert the Laplace transform of the distributions, can be applied to many other problems. The book contains applications to a large variety of problems, including the problem of dependence of the sample data used to estimate empirically the Laplace transform of the random variable. Contents Introduction Frequency models Individual severity models Some detailed examples Some traditional approaches to the aggregation problem Laplace transforms and fractional moment problems The standard maximum entropy method Extensions of the method of maximum entropy Superresolution in maxentropic Laplace transform inversion Sample data dependence Disentangling frequencies and decompounding losses Computations using the maxentropic density Review of statistical procedures

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3111049701

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9783111049700

Handbook of Biosensors and Electronic Noses

Medicine, Food, and the Environment

By: Erika Kress-Rogers

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Handbook of Biosensors and Electronic Noses

Medicine, Food, and the Environment

By: Erika Kress-Rogers

In developing the electronic nose and biosensor devices, researchers not only copy biochemical pathways, but also use nature's approach to signal interpretation as a blueprint for man-made sensing systems. Commercial biosensors have demonstrated their benefits and practical applications, providing high sensitivity and selectivity, combined with a significant reduction in sample preparation assay time and the use of expensive reagents. The Handbook of Biosensors and Electronic Noses discusses design and optimization for the multitude of practical uses of these devices including:

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CRC Press

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1040293816

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The Unruly Ocean

Law and Justice in the World’s Oceans, Seas and Shorelines

By: Erika Techera,Joy McCann

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The Unruly Ocean

Law and Justice in the World’s Oceans, Seas and Shorelines

By: Erika Techera,Joy McCann

This book introduces non-specialist readers to the history of how human societies have sought to control, use and exploit our oceans, seas and shorelines over time in different geographical and cultural contexts. The Unruly Ocean examines the development of the modern international legal regime – the law of the sea, maritime law, marine environmental and pollution law, fisheries regulation, and underwater cultural heritage law – and considers how effective these laws have been in addressing the many challenges facing marine and coastal environments ranging from piracy and war to oil spills and the extraction of marine resources. It concludes by discussing the socio-ecological crises facing the world’s oceans, seas and shorelines, and explores current ideas for reimagining a legal regime that restores the health of our oceanic realm and offers a more holistic, transboundary, rights-based approach to ocean governance. This book will be of value to law and non-law undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as research scholars and other educated audiences interested in a legal history of the world’s oceans, seas and shorelines.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040226701

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9781040226704

Dealing With Stress in a Modern Work Environment

Resources Matter

By: Julia A. M. Reif,Erika Spieß,Katharina F. Pfaffinger

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Dealing With Stress in a Modern Work Environment

Resources Matter

By: Julia A. M. Reif,Erika Spieß,Katharina F. Pfaffinger

This book provides an evidence-based, comprehensive and vividly illustrated overview of stress and stress management, emphasizing the central role of resources. Scientists and practitioners, students, employees and employers can use this book to bring themselves up to date on the current state of psychological stress research and learn many practical tips and tricks for dealing with stress and resources. Building on proven and contemporary psychological theories of stress and resource research, this book explains how stress emerges, how resources influence the stress process and what individuals and organizations can do to prevent stressors, reduce stress, recover from stress, and cope with the long-term consequences of strain. The book takes up current societal trends such as digitization and automation, and refers to cultural influences and differences. Through numerous case studies, facts and figures, checklists and exercises, the book not only leads the reader on an exciting journey through the scientific background and history of stress research, but also offers numerous opportunities for self-assessment and critical reflection on (one's own) work in organizations.

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Springer Nature

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3030584984

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9783030584986

The Copyeditor's Workbook

Exercises and Tips for Honing Your Editorial Judgment

By: Erika Buky,Marilyn Schwartz,Amy Einsohn

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The Copyeditor's Workbook

Exercises and Tips for Honing Your Editorial Judgment

By: Erika Buky,Marilyn Schwartz,Amy Einsohn

Put your editing skills into practice with this new companion to the handbook on every copyeditor’s desk. The Copyeditor’s Workbook—a companion to the indispensable Copyeditor’s Handbook, now in its fourth edition—offers comprehensive and practical training for both aspiring and experienced copyeditors. Exercises of increasing difficulty and length, covering a range of subjects, enable you to advance in skill and confidence. Detailed answer keys offer a grounding in editorial basics, appropriate usage choices for different contexts and audiences, and advice on communicating effectively with authors and clients. The exercises provide an extensive workout in the knowledge and skills required of contemporary editors. Features and Benefits Workbook challenges editors to build their skills and to use new tools. Exercises vary and increase in difficulty and length, allowing users to advance along the way. Answer keys illustrate several techniques for marking copy, including marking PDFs and hand marking hard copy. Book includes access to online exercises available for download.

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0520967518

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9780520967519

Imagining Childhood

By: Erika Langmuir

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Imagining Childhood

By: Erika Langmuir

The images of children that abound in Western art do not simply mirror reality; they are imaginative constructs, representing childhood as a special stage of human life, or emblematic of the human condition itself. In a compelling book ranging widely across time, national boundaries, and genres from ancient Egyptian amulets to Picasso's Guernica, Erika Langmuir demonstrates that no historic period has a monopoly on the 'discovery of childhood'. Famous pictures by great artists, as well as barely known anonymous artefacts, illustrate not only Western society's perennially ambivalent attitudes to children, but also the many and varied functions that works of art have played throughout its history.

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Yale University Press

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0300101317

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9780300101317

Learning to Write with Purpose

Effective Instruction in Grades 4-8

By: Karen Kuelthau Allan,Mary C. McMackin,Erika Thulin Dawes,Stephanie A. Spadorcia

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Learning to Write with Purpose

Effective Instruction in Grades 4-8

By: Karen Kuelthau Allan,Mary C. McMackin,Erika Thulin Dawes,Stephanie A. Spadorcia

Communicating ideas and information is what makes writing meaningful—yet many upper elementary and middle school students write in a vacuum, without considering the aims of their writing or the needs of their readers. This highly informative, teacher-friendly book presents a fresh perspective on writing instruction along with practical methods for the classroom. Teachers learn ways to promote the skills and strategies needed to write and revise effectively in a range of genres: personal narratives, fiction, and poetry; persuasive, explanatory, and "how-to" writing; and writing for high-stakes tests. Special features include vivid classroom vignettes, examples of student work, evaluation guidelines, and suggested "mentor texts" that model different genres.

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Guilford Press

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1606231251

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9781606231258

Book's by Erika K G si

Ecosystems of California

Ecosystems of California

Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics: Volume 2

Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics: Volume 2

Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics: Volume 1, Basic Stellar Observations and Data

Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics: Volume 1, Basic Stellar Observations and Data

Relaxin and the Fine Structure of Proteins

Relaxin and the Fine Structure of Proteins

Distributed Computing and Monitoring Technologies for Older Patients

Distributed Computing and Monitoring Technologies for Older Patients

Loss Data Analysis

Loss Data Analysis

Handbook of Biosensors and Electronic Noses

Handbook of Biosensors and Electronic Noses

The Unruly Ocean

The Unruly Ocean

Dealing With Stress in a Modern Work Environment

Dealing With Stress in a Modern Work Environment

The Copyeditor's Workbook

The Copyeditor's Workbook

Imagining Childhood

Imagining Childhood

Learning to Write with Purpose

Learning to Write with Purpose

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