The collection of topics in this book reflect the recent advances in preparation, properties and applications of polyanilines and functionalised polyanilines. Furthermore, this book provides a unique opportunity for readers to explore in one place new and exciting research on nanostructured polyanilines and functionalised polyanilines that has been published recently. It combines a comprehensive review of recent research on polyaniline based conducting polymers with a critical review of the results of this research and detailed descriptions of experimental procedures for the various synthetic methods. In particular, novel methods of synthesis and potential future methods of production of nanostructured polyaniline-based materials for industrial applications, such as enhanced microwave synthesis and electrospinning, are discussed in detail.
The collection of topics in this book reflect the recent advances in preparation, properties and applications of polyanilines and functionalised polyanilines. Furthermore, this book provides a unique opportunity for readers to explore in one place new and exciting research on nanostructured polyanilines and functionalised polyanilines that has been published recently. It combines a comprehensive review of recent research on polyaniline based conducting polymers with a critical review of the results of this research and detailed descriptions of experimental procedures for the various synthetic methods. In particular, novel methods of synthesis and potential future methods of production of nanostructured polyaniline-based materials for industrial applications, such as enhanced microwave synthesis and electrospinning, are discussed in detail.
This is the first integrated synthesis of avian sensory ecology, explaining the broad principles and taking the reader into the sensory world of birds from an evolutionary and ecological perspective.
This collection showcases the best writings of Stephen Graham Jones, whose career is developing rapidly from the noir underground to the mainstream. The Faster Redder Road features excerpts from Jones's novels--including The Last Final Girl, The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong, Not for Nothing, and The Gospel of Z--and short stories, some never before published in book form. Examining Jones's contributions to American literature as well as noir, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.'s introduction puts Jones on the literary map.
The new edition of Complete Psychology is the definitive undergraduate textbook. It not only fits exactly with the very latest BPS curriculum and offers integrated web support for students and lecturers, but it also includes guidance on study skills, research methods, statistics and careers. Complete Psychology provides excellent coverage of the major areas of study . Each chapter has been fully updated to reflect changes in the field and to include examples of psychology in applied settings, and further reading sections have been expanded. The companion website, www.completepsychology.co.uk, has also been fully revised and now contains chapter summaries, author pages, downloadable presentations, useful web links, multiple choice questions, essay questions and an electronic glossary. Written by an experienced and respected team of authors, this highly accessible, comprehensive text is illustrated in full colour, and quite simply covers everything students need for their first-year studies as well as being an invaluable reference and revision tool for second and third years.
This book examines many examples of the nocturnal behaviour of birds. For many people, watching and studying birds is exclusively a day time activity. However, for many birds twilight and night time are not a barrier to useful activity. It is true that very few birds are exclusively nocturnal, but many birds which are active by day also conduct limited, and often crucial, activities after dusk. Examples range from the occasional night feeding of wildfowl and shorebirds to the night singing and night migration of certain passerines, and from the location of nest sites by sea birds to the nocturnal foraging of owls and nightjars. The special cases of flightless nocturnal birds and those birds which dwell in lightless caves are also considered. Throughout, this survey considers not only what it is that birds do at night but also discusses how these nocturnal activities are possible. It brings together studies in field ornithology, sensory science, ecology and physics and involves comparisons of the sensory capacities of other animals, including man. It is shown how the senses of hearing, smell and touch, as well as vision, play a crucial role in many of the night time activities of birds. However, these senses are not always adequate for fully explaining how nocturnal behaviours are executed. To achieve this we must look at the complex of relationships between behavioural and sensory adaptations and the particular environments which birds inhabit from dusk to dawn.
This classic textbook brings a modern perspective to the study of the law of equity. Its hallmark contextualized approach and commercial focus will help students understand the subject, and the authors' commentary on the factors informing trusts law allows students to confidently grapple with complex ideas.
This classic work of scholarship scrutinizes all aspects of Roman military forces throughout the Roman Empire, in Europe, North Africa, and the Near and Middle East. Graham Webster describes the Roman army’s composition, frontier systems, camps and forts, activities in the field (including battle tactics, signaling, and medical services), and peacetime duties, as well as the army’s overall influence in the Empire. First published in 1969, the work is corrected and expanded in this third edition, which includes new information from excavations and the finding of contemporary scholars. Hugh Elton provides an introduction surveying scholarship on the Roman army since the last edition of 1985.
Paul Davies and Graham Virgo present the most engaging and student-focused text, cases, and materials approach to equity and trusts, providing an authoritative account of the law in a single volume.
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