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The Giantonios: Family Matters

By: Gerard R. D’Alessio

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The Giantonios: Family Matters

By: Gerard R. D’Alessio

Gennero Giantonio is a powerful man who is accustomed to being in control of every situation. But life is not treating him with the respect he is accustomed to, and its throwing him into a spin at the pinnacle of his very successful career. Upset and questioning whether the unexpected death of his grandson, Richie, was from an accidental overdose, as the police have determined, he needs to understand exactly what happened on that fateful day. He enlists the help of Grady, a volatile musician friend of Richies, to help him get to the truth, no matter how disturbing it may be. In the grip of his grief, Gennero must also deal with two tragedies in his immediate family: his beloved sister, Maria, has recently learned that she has cancer. And, Tessie, his wife of fifty-five years has become delusional and paranoid, a situation he is in no way prepared to handle. Gennero is uncharacteristically lost as his carefully regulated life is quickly spinning out of control. For the first time in his life, he feels confused and overwhelmed. While Gennero is coping with these family problems, Grady uncovers the mystery of Richies death, and in the process, solves important issues in his own life, including those which have been interfering with his developing a deeper relationship with his girlfriend, Karen. This suspenseful psychological family drama takes place during one fast-paced and hectic week.

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1491715898

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Iraq Dreams

By: Gerard R. D?Alessio

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Iraq Dreams

By: Gerard R. D?Alessio

Even before he is fully awake in his bed at Walter Reed Hospital, United States Army reservist Rick Garcia knows it is going to be a very bad day. It is November 2004, and as if having his leg amputated during an extended tour in Iraq is not bad enough, Rick is about to receive a letter from his wife, Coralee, telling him she is divorcing him and taking their two children from their home in New Jersey to Oklahoma to live with her mother. Now forced to re-invent his life, Rick decides to do his rehabilitation in a V.A. hospital near his children. While dealing with terrifying nightmares and flashbacks, feeling vulnerable and alone, Rick falls in love with one of his nurses. But when Rick's children witness a murder that puts their lives in jeopardy, Rick chooses to work with Coralee to protect their children from further danger a decision that changes everything. Iraq Dreams is the compelling story of a wounded veteran who must reevaluate his life as he and his family battle to overcome the psychological damage that resulted from the war.

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1491722797

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Dr. Cappeletti's Chorus

By: Gerard R. D’Alessio

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Dr. Cappeletti's Chorus

By: Gerard R. D’Alessio

Anthony Cappeletti works hard and does everything right. Hes an alter boy, a star on his college baseball team; he graduates near the top of his college and medical school classes, and he overcomes major fi nancial obstacles to achieve his boyhood dream of becoming a successful physician in his hometown in central Pennsylvania. He marries his college sweetheart, has three wonderful children and earns the respect of everyone in his community. Then, without warning, Tony is accused of sexually assaulting eight female patients. His family is shocked and devastated by the consequences of these accusations. Tony claims he is the victim of a conspiracy to destroy his reputation. He loses his license, his hospital privileges, and his ability to practice medicine at all. His world falls apart, but so does that of his wife, his children, his father and his step-mother. Facing the most crucial time in his life, Tony struggles to convince his family - and a jury - of his innocence as he faces decades in prison. Is he guilty or the victim of a plot to destroy him?

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1491702060

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Leaving: Three Generations of an Irish Immigrant Family

By: Gerard R. D'Alessio

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Leaving: Three Generations of an Irish Immigrant Family

By: Gerard R. D'Alessio

A stirring saga of three generations (1884 - 1934) of an Irish immigrant family.

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Lulu.com

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0692967559

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Configurational Forces

Thermomechanics, Physics, Mathematics, and Numerics

By: Gerard A. Maugin

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Configurational Forces

Thermomechanics, Physics, Mathematics, and Numerics

By: Gerard A. Maugin

Exploring recent developments in continuum mechanics, Configurational Forces: Thermomechanics, Physics, Mathematics, and Numerics presents the general framework for configurational forces. It also covers a range of applications in engineering and condensed matter physics. The author presents the fundamentals of accepted standard continuum mechanics, before introducing Eshelby material stress, field theory, variational formulations, Noether’s theorem, and the resulting conservation laws. In the chapter on complex continua, he compares the classical perspective of B.D. Coleman and W. Noll with the viewpoint linked to abstract field theory. He then describes the important notion of local structural rearrangement and its relationship to Eshelby stress. After looking at the relevance of Eshelby stress in the thermodynamic description of singular interfaces, the text focuses on fracture problems, microstructured media, systems with mass exchanges, and electromagnetic deformable media. The concluding chapters discuss the exploitation of the canonical conservation law of momentum in nonlinear wave propagation, the application of canonical-momentum conservation law and material force in numerical schemes, and similarities of fluid mechanics and aerodynamics. Written by a long-time researcher in mechanical engineering, this book provides a detailed treatment of the theory of configurational forces—one of the latest and most fruitful advances in macroscopic field theories. Through many applications, it shows the depth and efficiency of this theory.

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CRC Press

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1439846138

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The Inside Tract

Your Good Gut Guide to Great Digestive Health

By: Kathie Madonna Swift,Gerard E. Mullin

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The Inside Tract

Your Good Gut Guide to Great Digestive Health

By: Kathie Madonna Swift,Gerard E. Mullin

A comprehensive plan for alleviating digestive ailments through alternative and complementary treatments outlines specific dietary changes, supplements, detoxification practices and a seven-step lifestyle modification program based on individual needs. Original. 20,000 first printing.

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Rodale

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1605292648

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Variational Analysis in Sobolev and BV Spaces

Applications to PDEs and Optimization, Second Edition

By: Hedy Attouch,Giuseppe Buttazzo,Gerard Michaille

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Variational Analysis in Sobolev and BV Spaces

Applications to PDEs and Optimization, Second Edition

By: Hedy Attouch,Giuseppe Buttazzo,Gerard Michaille

This volume is an excellent guide for anyone interested in variational analysis, optimization, and PDEs. It offers a detailed presentation of the most important tools in variational analysis as well as applications to problems in geometry, mechanics, elasticity, and computer vision. This second edition covers several new topics: new section on capacity theory and elements of potential theory now includes the concepts of quasi-open sets and quasi-continuity; increased number of examples in the areas of linearized elasticity system, obstacles problems, convection-diffusion, and semilinear equations; new section on mass transportation problems and the Kantorovich relaxed formulation of the Monge problem; new subsection on stochastic homogenization establishes the mathematical tools coming from ergodic theory; and an entirely new and comprehensive chapter (17) devoted to gradient flows and the dynamical approach to equilibria. The book is intended for Ph.D. students, researchers, and practitioners who want to approach the field of variational analysis in a systematic way.

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SIAM

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1611973473

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Dynamics and Mission Design Near Libration Points

Fundamentals - The Case of Collinear Libration Points

By: Gerard Gómez

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Dynamics and Mission Design Near Libration Points

Fundamentals - The Case of Collinear Libration Points

By: Gerard Gómez

This book studies several problems related to the analysis of planned or possible spacecraft missions. It is divided into four chapters. The first chapter is devoted to the computation of quasiperiodic solutions for the motion of a spacecraft near the equilateral points of the Earth-Moon system. The second chapter gives a complete description of the orbits near the collinear point, L 1, between the Earth and the Sun in the restricted three-body problem (RTBP) model. In the third chapter, methods are developed to compute the nominal orbit and to design and test the control strategy for the qua

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World Scientific

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9812810633

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Scattering Theory of Classical and Quantum N-Particle Systems

By: Jan Derezinski,Christian Gerard

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Scattering Theory of Classical and Quantum N-Particle Systems

By: Jan Derezinski,Christian Gerard

This monograph addresses researchers and students. It is a modern presentation of time-dependent methods for studying problems of scattering theory in the classical and quantum mechanics of N-particle systems. Particular attention is paid to long-range potentials. For a large class of interactions the existence of the asymptotic velocity and the asymptotic completeness of the wave operators is shown. The book is self-contained and explains in detail concepts that deepen the understanding. As a special feature of the book, the beautiful analogy between classical and quantum scattering theory (e.g., for N-body Hamiltonians) is presented with deep insight into the physical and mathematical problems.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3662034034

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Exploring Advanced Euclidean Geometry with GeoGebra

By: Gerard A. Venema

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Exploring Advanced Euclidean Geometry with GeoGebra

By: Gerard A. Venema

This book provides an inquiry-based introduction to advanced Euclidean geometry. It utilizes dynamic geometry software, specifically GeoGebra, to explore the statements and proofs of many of the most interesting theorems in the subject. Topics covered include triangle centers, inscribed, circumscribed, and escribed circles, medial and orthic triangles, the nine-point circle, duality, and the theorems of Ceva and Menelaus, as well as numerous applications of those theorems. The final chapter explores constructions in the Poincare disk model for hyperbolic geometry. The book can be used either as a computer laboratory manual to supplement an undergraduate course in geometry or as a stand-alone introduction to advanced topics in Euclidean geometry. The text consists almost entirely of exercises (with hints) that guide students as they discover the geometric relationships for themselves. First the ideas are explored at the computer and then those ideas are assembled into a proof of the result under investigation. The goals are for the reader to experience the joy of discovering geometric relationships, to develop a deeper understanding of geometry, and to encourage an appreciation for the beauty of Euclidean geometry.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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1614441111

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The 1-2-3 of Modular Forms

Lectures at a Summer School in Nordfjordeid, Norway

By: Jan Hendrik Bruinier,Gerard van der Geer,Günter Harder,Don Zagier

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The 1-2-3 of Modular Forms

Lectures at a Summer School in Nordfjordeid, Norway

By: Jan Hendrik Bruinier,Gerard van der Geer,Günter Harder,Don Zagier

This book grew out of three series of lectures given at the summer school on "Modular Forms and their Applications" at the Sophus Lie Conference Center in Nordfjordeid in June 2004. The first series treats the classical one-variable theory of elliptic modular forms. The second series presents the theory of Hilbert modular forms in two variables and Hilbert modular surfaces. The third series gives an introduction to Siegel modular forms and discusses a conjecture by Harder. It also contains Harder's original manuscript with the conjecture. Each part treats a number of beautiful applications.

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3540741194

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The Logic of Thermostatistical Physics

By: Gerard G. Emch,Chuang Liu

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The Logic of Thermostatistical Physics

By: Gerard G. Emch,Chuang Liu

This book is devoted to a thorough analysis of the role that models play in the practise of physical theory. The authors, a mathematical physicist and a philosopher of science, appeal to the logicians’ notion of model theory as well as to the concepts of physicists.

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3662048868

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Topological Spaces

From Distance to Neighborhood

By: Gerard Buskes,Arnoud van Rooij

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Topological Spaces

From Distance to Neighborhood

By: Gerard Buskes,Arnoud van Rooij

gentle introduction to the subject, leading the reader to understand the notion of what is important in topology with regard to geometry. Divided into three sections - The line and the plane, Metric spaces and Topological spaces -, the book eases the move into higher levels of abstraction. Students are thereby informally assisted in learning new ideas while remaining on familiar territory. The authors do not assume previous knowledge of axiomatic approach or set theory. Similarly, they have restricted the mathematical vocabulary in the book so as to avoid overwhelming the reader, and the concept of convergence is employed to allow students to focus on a central theme while moving to a natural understanding of the notion of topology. The pace of the book is relaxed with gradual acceleration: the first nine sections form a balanced course in metric spaces for undergraduates while also containing ample material for a two-semester graduate course. Finally, the book illustrates the many connections between topology and other subjects, such as analysis and set theory, via the inclusion of "Extras" at the end of each chapter presenting a brief foray outside topology.

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1461206650

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Embeddings in Manifolds

By: Robert J. Daverman,Gerard Venema

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Embeddings in Manifolds

By: Robert J. Daverman,Gerard Venema

A topological embedding is a homeomorphism of one space onto a subspace of another. The book analyzes how and when objects like polyhedra or manifolds embed in a given higher-dimensional manifold. The main problem is to determine when two topological embeddings of the same object are equivalent in the sense of differing only by a homeomorphism of the ambient manifold. Knot theory is the special case of spheres smoothly embedded in spheres; in this book, much more general spaces and much more general embeddings are considered. A key aspect of the main problem is taming: when is a topological embedding of a polyhedron equivalent to a piecewise linear embedding? A central theme of the book is the fundamental role played by local homotopy properties of the complement in answering this taming question. The book begins with a fresh description of the various classic examples of wild embeddings (i.e., embeddings inequivalent to piecewise linear embeddings). Engulfing, the fundamental tool of the subject, is developed next. After that, the study of embeddings is organized by codimension (the difference between the ambient dimension and the dimension of the embedded space). In all codimensions greater than two, topological embeddings of compacta are approximated by nicer embeddings, nice embeddings of polyhedra are tamed, topological embeddings of polyhedra are approximated by piecewise linear embeddings, and piecewise linear embeddings are locally unknotted. Complete details of the codimension-three proofs, including the requisite piecewise linear tools, are provided. The treatment of codimension-two embeddings includes a self-contained, elementary exposition of the algebraic invariants needed to construct counterexamples to the approximation and existence of embeddings. The treatment of codimension-one embeddings includes the locally flat approximation theorem for manifolds as well as the characterization of local flatness in terms of local homotopy properties.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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0821836978

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9780821836972

Electrodynamics of Continua I

Foundations and Solid Media

By: A. Cemal Eringen,Gerard A. Maugin

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Electrodynamics of Continua I

Foundations and Solid Media

By: A. Cemal Eringen,Gerard A. Maugin

The electrodynamics of continua is a branch ofthe physical sciences concerned with the interaction of electromagnetic fields with deformable bodies. De formable bodies are considered to be continua endowed with continuous distributions of mass and charge. The theory of electromagnetic continua is concerned with the determination of deformations, motions, stress, and elec tromagnetic fields developed in bodies upon the applications of external loads. External loads may be of mechanical origin (e.g., forces, couples, constraints placed on the surface of the body, and initial and boundary conditions arising from thermal and other changes) and/or electromagnetic origin (e.g., electric, magnetic, and current fields). Because bodies of different constitutions respond to external stimuli in a different way, it is imperative to characterize properly the response functions relevant to a given class of continua. This is done by means of the constitutive theory. For example, an elastic dielectric responds to electromagnetic fields in a totally different way than a magnetic fluid. The present book is intended to present a unified approach to the subject matter, based on the principles of contemporary continuum physics.

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1461232260

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Partial Order Methods in Verification

DIMACS Workshop, July 24-26, 1996

By: Vaughan R. Pratt,Gerard J. Holzmann

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Partial Order Methods in Verification

DIMACS Workshop, July 24-26, 1996

By: Vaughan R. Pratt,Gerard J. Holzmann

This book presents surveys on the theory and practice of modelling, specifying, and validating concurrent systems. It contains surveys of techniques used in tools developed for automatic validation of systems. Other papers present recent developments in concurrency theory, logics of programmes, model-checking, automata, and formal languages theory. The volume contains the proceedings from the workshop, Partial Order Methods in Verification, which was held in Princeton, NJ, in July 1996. The workshop focused on both the practical and the theoretical aspects of using partial order models, including automata and formal languages, category theory, concurrency theory, logic, process algebra, programme semantics, specification and verification, topology, and trace theory. The book also includes a lively e-mail debate that took place about the importance of the partial order dichotomy in modelling concurrency.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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0821805797

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Seismic Inversion

By: Gerard T. Schuster

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Seismic Inversion

By: Gerard T. Schuster

This book describes the theory and practice of inverting seismic data for the subsurface rock properties of the earth. The primary application is for inverting reflection and/or transmission data from engineering or exploration surveys, but the methods described also can be used for earthquake studies. Seismic Inversion will be of benefit to scientists and advanced students in engineering, earth sciences, and physics. It is desirable that the reader has some familiarity with certain aspects of numerical computation, such as finite-difference solutions to partial differential equations, numerical linear algebra, and the basic physics of wave propagation. For those not familiar with the terminology and methods of seismic exploration, a brief introduction is provided. To truly understand the nuances of seismic inversion, we have to actively practice what we preach (or teach). Therefore, computational labs are provided for most of the chapters, and some field data labs are given as well.

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SEG Books

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156080341X

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Pattern Recognition

25th DAGM Symposium, Magdeburg, Germany, September 10-12, 2003, Proceedings

By: DAGM (Organization). Symposium,Bernd Michaelis,Gerard Krell

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Pattern Recognition

25th DAGM Symposium, Magdeburg, Germany, September 10-12, 2003, Proceedings

By: DAGM (Organization). Symposium,Bernd Michaelis,Gerard Krell

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 25th Symposium of the German Association for Pattern Recognition, DAGM 2003, held in Magdeburg, Germany in September 2003. The 74 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from more than 140 submissions. The papers address all current issues in pattern recognition and are organized in sections on image analyses, callibration and 3D shape, recognition, motion, biomedical applications, and applications.

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3540408614

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EUROCODE '90

International Symposium on Coding Theory and Applications, Udine, Italy, November 5-9, 1990. Proceedings

By: Gerard Cohen,Pascale Charpin

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EUROCODE '90

International Symposium on Coding Theory and Applications, Udine, Italy, November 5-9, 1990. Proceedings

By: Gerard Cohen,Pascale Charpin

This book presents a selection of the papers presented at EUROCODE '90, the symposium on coding theory held in Udine, Italy, November 1990. It gives the state of the art on coding in Europe and ranges from theoretical top- ics like algebraic geometry and combinatorial coding to applications like modulation, real-space decoding and VLSI implementation. The book is divided into eight sections: - Algebraic codes - Combinatorial codes - Geometric codes - Protection of information - Convolutional codes - Information theory - Modulation - Applications of coding. Five of the sections are introduced by an invited contribution.

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3540543031

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Giants of Computing

A Compendium of Select, Pivotal Pioneers

By: Gerard O’Regan

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Giants of Computing

A Compendium of Select, Pivotal Pioneers

By: Gerard O’Regan

It has been upon the shoulders of giants that the modern world has been forged. This accessible compendium presents an insight into the great minds responsible for the technology which has transformed our lives. Each pioneer is introduced with a brief biography, followed by a concise account of their key contributions to their discipline. The selection covers a broad spread of historical and contemporary figures from theoreticians to entrepreneurs, highlighting the richness of the field of computing. Suitable for the general reader, this concise and easy-to-read reference will be of interest to anyone curious about the inspiring men and women who have shaped the field of computer science.

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1447153405

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Mathematical Economics

Twenty Papers of Gerard Debreu

By: Gerard Debreu

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Mathematical Economics

Twenty Papers of Gerard Debreu

By: Gerard Debreu

Twenty papers written by the influential economic theorist Professor Gerard Debreu.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521335612

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The Immunology of the Fetus

By: Gerard Chaouat

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The Immunology of the Fetus

By: Gerard Chaouat

First published in 1989, this book provides information on the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal immunodeficiencies. It includes a survey on the "riddle of the fetal allograft". Also discussed in the text are Ontogeny, immunological aspects of differentiation, and treatment of spontaneous abortion. This book is useful to predoctoral students, researchers in obstetrics, animal husbandry, and reproductive immunology.

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