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The Cardamom Conundrum

Reconciling Development and Conservation in the Kingdom of Cambodia

By: Timothy J. Killeen

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The Cardamom Conundrum

Reconciling Development and Conservation in the Kingdom of Cambodia

By: Timothy J. Killeen

A "conundrum" is a puzzle whose solution requires the resolution of a paradox. In this instance, the paradox lies in two widely held and conflicting assumptions: that the pathway to a modern economy requires exploiting and monetizing a country's natural resources, and that the long-term prosperity of a nation depends on the conservation of those same resources. This book consciously seeks to avoid the mentality of "trade-offs", where pro-development advocates view conservation efforts as impediments and conservationists are convinced that development inevitably leads to a loss for nature. Instead, through an evaluation of opportunities in the still pristine forests of the Cardamom Mountains and surrounding landscapes, the author seeks to demonstrate that wise management of a nation's renewable natural resources will facilitate economic growth. Resolving the Cardamom Conundrum demands an economic model that provides robust growth, and that alleviates poverty over the short term and eradicates it over the medium term. Any other solution is impractical and morally unacceptable. The author points the way by indentifying innovative options linked to climate finance and low carbon development strategies that span the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.

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NUS Press

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9971696142

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9789971696146

The Faiths of Oscar Wilde

Catholicism, Folklore and Ireland

By: J. Killeen

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The Faiths of Oscar Wilde

Catholicism, Folklore and Ireland

By: J. Killeen

An original and energetic examination of the relationship between theology, faith, religious history and national politics in the works of Oscar Wilde, which focuses in particular on his life-long attraction to Catholicism. Wilde's Protestant heritage is also scrutinised, and its continued influence on him, as well as his antagonism towards it, is related to the narrative modes he chose and the philosophical positions he adopted.

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240

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Springer

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0230503551

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9780230503557

Cardiac Drug Safety: A Bench To Bedside Approach

By: Matthew J Killeen

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Cardiac Drug Safety: A Bench To Bedside Approach

By: Matthew J Killeen

Ensuring the safety of new medical products remains a major challenge for the pharmaceutical industry. Cardiac safety, particularly drug-induced heart rhythm abnormalities, remains an important cause of pipeline attrition and has resulted in countless major product recalls or label changes. The risk of encountering this major adverse event continues to shape the drug development and regulatory landscape.Extensive research over the past decade has shed light on the root causes of arrhythmias that are triggered by medications and has helped drive, and optimize, drug safety testing. However, current cardiac safety platforms have several limitations and there remains a pressing unmet need to improve the predictive power of today's drug safety tests.Fundamental to addressing the problem of drug-induced arrhythmias, and to reducing the impact of this safety signal on drug development, is a complete understanding of how these events may arise, what cardiac safety tests are currently used, and what opportunities there are to enhance patient safety and reduce the risk of detecting cardiac toxicity in later stages of product commercialization. By introducing the reader to these core concepts, this book delivers key insight into the increasingly important and dynamic field of cardiac safety.

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189

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World Scientific

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9814464406

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9789814464406

Computational Methods for Kinetic Models of Magnetically Confined Plasmas

By: J. Killeen,G.D. Kerbel,M.G. McCoy,A.A. Mirin

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Computational Methods for Kinetic Models of Magnetically Confined Plasmas

By: J. Killeen,G.D. Kerbel,M.G. McCoy,A.A. Mirin

Because magnetically confined plasmas are generally not found in a state of thermodynamic equilibrium, they have been studied extensively with methods of applied kinetic theory. In closed magnetic field line confinement devices such as the tokamak, non-Maxwellian distortions usually occur as a result of auxiliary heating and transport. In magnetic mirror configurations even the intended steady state plasma is far from local thermodynamic equilibrium because of losses along open magnetic field lines. In both of these major fusion devices, kinetic models based on the Boltzmann equation with Fokker-Planck collision terms have been successful in representing plasma behavior. The heating of plasmas by energetic neutral beams or microwaves, the production and thermalization of a-particles in thermonuclear reactor plasmas, the study of runaway electrons in tokamaks, and the performance of two-energy compo nent fusion reactors are some examples of processes in which the solution of kinetic equations is appropriate and, moreover, generally necessary for an understanding of the plasma dynamics. Ultimately, the problem is to solve a nonlinear partial differential equation for the distribution function of each charged plasma species in terms of six phase space variables and time. The dimensionality of the problem may be reduced through imposing certain symmetry conditions. For example, fewer spatial dimensions are needed if either the magnetic field is taken to be uniform or the magnetic field inhomogeneity enters principally through its variation along the direction of the field.

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208

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642859542

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9783642859540

A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness (Chapter 1)

Success and Failure in the Fight to Save an Ecosystem of Critical Importance to the Planet

By: Timothy J. Killeen

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A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness (Chapter 1)

Success and Failure in the Fight to Save an Ecosystem of Critical Importance to the Planet

By: Timothy J. Killeen

This is the first chapter in Timothy Killeen's meticulously researched two-volume study of the challenges facing the fight to preserve the Amazon rainforest. A comprehensive work that will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in this critically important subject.

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1912186225

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Book's by J. Killeen

The Cardamom Conundrum

The Cardamom Conundrum

The Faiths of Oscar Wilde

The Faiths of Oscar Wilde

Cardiac Drug Safety: A Bench To Bedside Approach

Cardiac Drug Safety: A Bench To Bedside Approach

Computational Methods for Kinetic Models of Magnetically Confined Plasmas

Computational Methods for Kinetic Models of Magnetically Confined Plasmas

A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness (Chapter 1)

A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness (Chapter 1)

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