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Schooling Learning Teaching

Toward Narrative Pedagogy

By: John Diekelmann,Nancy Diekelmann

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Schooling Learning Teaching

Toward Narrative Pedagogy

By: John Diekelmann,Nancy Diekelmann

Schooling Learning Teaching: Toward Narrative Pedagogy calls forth ways of thinking the issues of schooling, learning, and teaching. The task of this book is to plumb this triad as a phenomenological relationship that emerges as an intra rather than an inter. Do conventional pedagogies favor preparing nursing students for a healthcare system that no longer exists? Has competency-based nursing education reached its completion? Exhausted its possibilities? Converging conversations and Concernful Practices of Schooling Learning Teaching show themselves as the telling of narratives. Narrative Pedagogy gathers all pedagogies?past, extant, and future?into converging conversations by rethinking schooling, learning, and teaching as an intra-related, co-occurring invisible phenomenon. Relating as telling and listening reveals the richness of situated involvements as they meaningfully disclose and beckon: they simply ask to be listened to. NURSING EDUCATION This book is a treasure-trove that calls out a voyage of discovery. Narrative Pedagogy is the realization of 20 years of hermeneutic phenomenological research by Nancy Diekelmann. In her scholarship she has attended to the listenings of students, teachers, and clinicians in nursing educational settings in order to move beyond the constrictions inherent in the traditions of schooling?those that pursue the production of students as trained outputs by teachers and clinicians, bound to particular sets of strategies. Narrative Pedagogy is the first nursing pedagogy from nursing research for nursing education. Both our eyes and our ears will be opened to a richer way of thinking. -Pamela M. Ironside, PhD, R.N. F.A.A.N., Associate Professor, Director for Research in Nursing Education, University of Indiana School of Nursing

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أسفار السير جون ماندفيل ورحلاته

By: Sir John Mandeville

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أسفار السير جون ماندفيل ورحلاته

By: Sir John Mandeville

جون ماندفيل أشهر وأظرف رحَالي القرن الرابع عشر، معاصر الرّحالة البندقي الشّهير ماركو بولو ورحّالتنا الكبير ابن بطوطة الطنجي، شغلت أسفاره ورواياته إهتمام معاصريه على نطاق واسع، ففيها أوصاف لبلاد الشرق التي زارها: سوريا ومصر والعراق وفلسطين، وباقي أقطار العالم القديم في أوروبا وأفريقيا وآسيا وصولاً إلى الصين، وهو يذكر في كتابه أساطير عجيبة وأصنافاً غريبة من البشر يزعم أنه رآها، لكن ليس لها وجود دون شك. يبدأ ماندفيل كتابه بذكر الطريق من الغرب إلى القسطنطينية، مارّاً بألمانيا وهنغاريا وبلغاريا، ثم ينقلنا إلى القدس بطريقين: البرّي، مخترقاً آسيا الصغرى مارّاً بنيقية، والبحري، ومراكزه رودُس وقبرص إلى صُور، ثم يتناول الطرق المُوصلة من سوريا إلى مصر، ويحدثنا عن المدن المصرية وعادات السّكان وأخلاقهم، وقوّة المماليك الحربية. وفي الكتاب وصفٌ ممتع لدمشق، التي زارها كما يقول أثناء حكم دولة المماليك البحرية، كما يبدو بعد أيام السُلطان النّاصر محمّد ابن قلاوون بقليل، وهذا ولم يُترجم من رحلات ماندفيل إلى العربية أيّ شيء، وهذه اليوم هي الترجمة الأولى والكاملة.

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دائرة الثقافة والسياحة – أبوظبي، مركز أبوظبي للغة العربية، إصدارات

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9948170598

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Chemical Reaction and Reactor Engineering

By: James John Carberry

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Chemical Reaction and Reactor Engineering

By: James John Carberry

This book presents an authoritative progress report that will remain germane to the topic and prove to be a substantial inspiration to further progress. It is valuable to academic and industrial practitioners of the art and science of chemical reaction and reactor engineering.

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1000146766

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Czech Songs in Texas

By: Frances Barton,John K. Novak

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Czech Songs in Texas

By: Frances Barton,John K. Novak

On any weekend in Texas, Czech polka music enlivens dance halls and drinking establishments as well as outdoor church picnics and festivals. The songs heard at these venues are the living music of an ethnic community created by immigrants who started arriving in Central Texas in the mid-nineteenth century from what is now the Czech Republic. Today, the members of this community speak English but their songs are still sung in Czech. Czech Songs in Texas includes sixty-one songs, mostly polkas and waltzes. The songs themselves are beloved heirlooms ranging from ceremonial music with origins in Moravian wedding traditions to exuberant polkas celebrating the pleasures of life. For each song, the book provides music notation and Czech lyrics with English translation. An essay explores the song’s European roots, its American evolution, and the meaning of its lyrics and lists notable performances and recordings. In addition to the songs and essays, Frances Barton provides a chapter on the role of music in the Texas Czech ethnic community, and John K. Novak surveys Czech folk and popular music in its European home. The book both documents a specific musical inheritance and serves as a handbook for learning about a culture through its songs. As folklorist and polka historian James P. Leary writes in his foreword, “Barton and Novak take us on a poetic, historical, and ethnographic excursion deep into a community’s expressive heartland. Their Czech Songs in Texas just might be the finest extant annotated anthology of any American immigrant/ethnic group's regional song tradition.”

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806178493

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The Problem of the Idea of Culture in John Paul II

Exposing the Disruptive Agency of the Philosophy of Karol Wojtyla

By: John Corrigan

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The Problem of the Idea of Culture in John Paul II

Exposing the Disruptive Agency of the Philosophy of Karol Wojtyla

By: John Corrigan

In The Problem of the Idea of Culture in John Paul II: Exposing the Disruptive Agency of the Philosophy of Karol Wojtyła, John Corrigan provides a new lens with which to view and understand the philosophy of Karol Wojtyła/John Paul II. He exposes Wojtyła as a major player in contemporary philosophical debates. The work reformulates the “problem of experience” in light of the questions surrounding our idea of culture. Corrigan argues that for Wojtyła the drama of the “problem of experience” manifests in the apparently divergent accounts of the meaning of human experience as presented by the philosophies of being and of consciousness. Solving this conundrum results in an idea of the person capable of explaining human experience in relation to human culture,unfolding the experiences of self-knowledge, conscience, and the ontic-causal relationship of the person to human culture. The first part of the book concerns formal considerations regarding the constitutive aspects of Wojtyła’s approach, while the second part deals with pragmatic considerations drawn from his comments on culture.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498583180

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Simplified Design of IC Amplifiers

By: John Lenk

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Simplified Design of IC Amplifiers

By: John Lenk

Simplified Design of IC Amplifiers has something for everyone involved in electronics. No matter what skill level, this book shows how to design and experiment with IC amplifiers. For experimenters, students, and serious hobbyists, this book provides sufficient information to design and build IC amplifier circuits from 'scratch'. For working engineers who design amplifier circuits or select IC amplifiers, the book provides a variety of circuit configurations to make designing easier. - Provides basics for all phases of practical design - Covers the most popular forms for amplifier ICs avaliable today - Provides a wealth of information on amplifier ICs and related components

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0080517188

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Playing It Well

The Life and Times of Jack O'leary Part Ii

By: John J. O'Leary

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Playing It Well

The Life and Times of Jack O'leary Part Ii

By: John J. O'Leary

The story of a man who rose from poverty to become a successful engineer, elected and appointed government official and a much exhibited photographic artist. Part 1 opens with his early days on the streets of New York, his later service in the Navy during the Korean War, his 35 years in the aerospace industry, where he helped to put a man on the moon while playing a key role in assuring the national defense. Part 1 ends with his introduction to New York politics when he runs for Governor of the State of New York and is subsequently elected to lead the local Conservative Party in1972. Part 2 follows Jack's adventures through the end of the 20th century to the early years of the 21st including taking a moribund political party and raising it to become a key player in state and local politics. The book gives a unique insight into the complexities of New York politics and government.

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1466962437

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Scientifically Grounded System of Elementary Musical Education of Children

By: John Andrew Stevens

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Scientifically Grounded System of Elementary Musical Education of Children

By: John Andrew Stevens

Informative, educational and compelling, "Scientifically Grounded School of Primary Musical Upbringing and Education of Children" reveals a myriad of eye-opening ways to teach a child musical instruments, whilst developing his interest through optimizing the teaching process. Written by John Andrew Stevens, this compilation shares a groundbreaking vision wherein a child sees a musical school as a place of joy and fun, regardless of the child's initial musical inclinations. In this compelling piece, John Andrew Stevens introduces his innovative, scientific discovery which ensures that children will receive the optimum level of musical education, thus following some custom-fit goals that are suitable for their age. The materials for the school system identified by Stevens are divided into five different parts and are integrated based on the dynamics of the child's growth and development. A boon to all teachers and musical school administrations, this book elucidates the holistic science of music education, which involves high-level patterns of training and theoretical principles that support the cognitive levels of the children. It is also very helpful for researcher specialists and the scientists working in the area of musical education and youth. Finally, the ones who can remarkably benefit from this book are the children, themselves, who are fascinated by music and are enthusiastic about exploring the field of music.

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Imprints

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago

By: John N. Low

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Imprints

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago

By: John N. Low

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians has been a part of Chicago since its founding. In very public expressions of indigeneity, they have refused to hide in plain sight or assimilate. Instead, throughout the city’s history, the Pokagon Potawatomi Indians have openly and aggressively expressed their refusal to be marginalized or forgotten—and in doing so, they have contributed to the fabric and history of the city. Imprints: The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago examines the ways some Pokagon Potawatomi tribal members have maintained a distinct Native identity, their rejection of assimilation into the mainstream, and their desire for inclusion in the larger contemporary society without forfeiting their “Indianness.” Mindful that contact is never a one-way street, Low also examines the ways in which experiences in Chicago have influenced the Pokagon Potawatomi. Imprints continues the recent scholarship on the urban Indian experience before as well as after World War II.

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1628952466

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Let the Old Dreams Die

Stories

By: John Ajvide Lindqvist

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Let the Old Dreams Die

Stories

By: John Ajvide Lindqvist

“Lindqvist’s short stories pack the same emotional punch as his novels. . . . excellent . . . well worth reading—just not alone in a cold, dark house.” —Booklist A classic short story collection from the writer called Sweden's Stephen King that continues the breathtaking story begun in the internationally acclaimed classic Let the Right One In Because of the two superb films made of John Ajvide Lindqvist's vampire masterpiece Let the Right One In, millions of people around the world know the story of Oskar and Eli and of their final escape from Blackeberg at the end of the novel. Now at last, in “Let the Old Dreams Die,” the title story in this absolutely stunning collection, we get a glimpse of what happened next to the pair. “Let the Old Dreams Die” is not the only stunner in this collection. In “Final Processing,” Lindqvist also reveals the next chapter in the lives of the characters he created in Handling the Undead. ”Equinox” is a story of a woman who takes care of her neighbor's house while they are away and readers will never forget what she finds in the house. Every story meets the very high standard of excellence and fright factor that Lindqvist fans have come to expect. Totally transcending genre writing, these are world class stories from possibly the most impressive horror writer writing today. Praise for John Ajvide Lindqvist: “John Ajvide Lindqvist is a force to reckoned with. Brilliant.” ―MTV.com “Sweden's answer to Stephen King.” ―Daily Mirror (UK)

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1250036852

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Congenital Heart Disease in Adults

By: Jana Popelova,Erwin Oechslin,Harald Kaemmerer,Martin G. St. John Sutton

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Congenital Heart Disease in Adults

By: Jana Popelova,Erwin Oechslin,Harald Kaemmerer,Martin G. St. John Sutton

This highly illustrated, well-written and beautifully produced text is aimed at cardiologists and internal medical doctors, whether qualified or in-training, who are not specialized in the field of congenital heart disease, who will, nevertheless, meet these patients more and more often in their daily practice. The complicated subject of congenital

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1000738175

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Janáček's Works

A Catalogue of the Music and Writings of Leoš Janáček

By: Nigel Simeone,John Tyrrell,Alena Němcová

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Janáček's Works

A Catalogue of the Music and Writings of Leoš Janáček

By: Nigel Simeone,John Tyrrell,Alena Němcová

This is the fullest catalogue in any language of the works of the great Czech composer Leo%s Jan %cek. The entry for each work includes detailed information on date of composition, source of texts, performing forces, duration, manuscript locations, publication, performances and production, dedication, and literature. The catalogue also includes a complete annotated edition of the composer's writings.

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0198164467

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Intention, Supremacy and the Theories of Judicial Review

By: John McGarry

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Intention, Supremacy and the Theories of Judicial Review

By: John McGarry

In the late 1980s, a vigorous debate began about how we may best justify, in constitutional terms, the English courts’ jurisdiction to judicially review the exercise of public power derived from an Act of Parliament. Two rival theories emerged in this debate, the ultra vires theory and the common law theory. The debate between the supporters of these two theories has never satisfactorily been resolved and has been criticised as being futile. Yet, the debate raises some fundamental questions about the constitution of the United Kingdom, particularly: the relationship between Parliament and the courts; the nature of parliamentary supremacy in the contemporary constitution; and the possibility and validity of relying on legislative intent. This book critically analyses the ultra vires and common law theories and argues that neither offers a convincing explanation for the courts’ judicial review jurisdiction. Instead, the author puts forward the theory that parliamentary supremacy – and, in turn, the relationship between Parliament and the courts – is not absolute and does not operate in a hard and fast way but, rather, functions in a more flexible way and that the courts will balance particular Acts of Parliament against competing statutes or principles. McGarry argues that this new conception of parliamentary supremacy leads to an alternative theory of judicial review which significantly differs from both the ultra vires and common law theories. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of UK public law.

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1317517601

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Simplified Design of Micropower and Battery Circuits

By: John Lenk

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Simplified Design of Micropower and Battery Circuits

By: John Lenk

Simplified Design of Micropower and Battery Circuits provides a simplified, step-by-step approach to micropower and supply cell circuit design. No previous experience in design is required to use the techniques described, thus making the book well suited for the beginner, student, or experimenter as well as the design professional. Simplified Design of Micropower and Battery Circuits concentrates on the use of commercial micropower ICs by discussing selections of external components that modify the IC-package characteristics. The basic approach is to start design problems with approximations for trial-value components in experimental circuits, then to vary the component values until the desired results are produced. Although theory and mathematics are kept to a minimum, operation of all circuits is described in full. EDITOR'S CHOICE - Electronics (The Maplin Magazine), May 1996 John D. Lenk has been a technical author specializing in practical electronic design and troubleshooting guides for more than 40 years. An established writer of international best-sellers in the field of electronics, Mr. Lenk is the author of more than 80 books on electronics, which together have sold well over two million copies in nine languages. Uses commercially available micropower ICs No design experience required Minimal theory and mathematics; full circuit operation described

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Newnes

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0750695102

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Young People's Leisure and Lifestyles

By: Anthony Glendenning,Leo Hendry,John Love,Janet Shucksmith

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Young People's Leisure and Lifestyles

By: Anthony Glendenning,Leo Hendry,John Love,Janet Shucksmith

Covers new ground in examining the importance of leisure in the socialization of young people. From a seven year study of 10,000 young people, it analyses leisure in relation to school, sport, friends, class, gender and health.

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1134950926

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RAGBRAI

Everyone Pronounces It Wrong

By: John Karras,Ann Karras

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RAGBRAI

Everyone Pronounces It Wrong

By: John Karras,Ann Karras

RAGBRAI: Everyone Pronounces It Wrong is a celebration, a memoir, an entertainment. The book deals with the first 25 years of the famous bike ride. It describes the genesis of an event that has drawn hundreds of thousands of people to Iowa from all over the world and attempts to explain the ride's continued charm and appeal. RAGBRAI is different from all other bicycle tours. The others, and there are dozens of cross-state rides held in the United States, attract mostly serious, dedicated cyclists who clench their teeth and ride hard all day. RAGBRAI has its share of these cyclists, but it's more inclusive. It is a huge, week long celebration with dancing in the streets and evening entertainments. It is a love affair between bicycle riders and the people of Iowa. The book captures the essence of all that.

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University of Iowa Press

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1609380282

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Choosing the Right College 2012–2013

The Whole Truth about America's Top Schools

By: John Zmirak

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Choosing the Right College 2012–2013

The Whole Truth about America's Top Schools

By: John Zmirak

Choosing the Right College is the most in-depth, independently researched college guide on the market, and the only source for students and parents who want the unvarnished truth about America’s top colleges and universities. Updated and expanded, Choosing the Right College 2012-13 features incisive essays, telling statistics, and revealing sidebars on 140 schools—Ivy League institutions, state universities, liberal arts colleges, religious schools, military academies, and lesser-known schools worth a careful look. Here you’ll discover information you can’t get anywhere else about the intellectual, political, and social conditions at each institution, including: •Insider tips on the best—and worst—departments, courses, and professors •The statistics that colleges don’t want you to know •A unique “traffic light” feature—red, yellow, or green—that reveals the state of intellectual freedom and the extent of political correctness on campus •The truth about day-to-day student life: the social scene, living arrangements, campus safety, clubs, sports, traditions, and much more •A roadmap for getting a real education at any school, whether a huge state university or a tiny liberal arts college •Essential financial information, including the extent of need-based financial aid and the average student-debt load of graduates •The most overpriced colleges—and the good values you don’t know about "Practically every aspect of university life that a potential student would want to investigate can be found within these pages.”—THOMAS E. WOODS JR., Ph.D., bestselling author of Meltdown

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Open Road Media

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149762083X

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Ernst Krenek

The Man and His Music

By: John Lincoln Stewart

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Ernst Krenek

The Man and His Music

By: John Lincoln Stewart

Biografie van de Amerikaanse componist van Oostenrijkse afkomst (geb. 1900)

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0520070143

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Family-group Names in Coleoptera (Insecta)

By: Patrice Bouchard,Yves Bousquet,Anthony E. Davies,Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga,John F. Lawrence,Chris H. C. Lyal,Alfred F. Newton,Chris A. M. Reid,Michael Schmitt,S. Adam ?lipi?ski,Andrew B. T. Smith

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Family-group Names in Coleoptera (Insecta)

By: Patrice Bouchard,Yves Bousquet,Anthony E. Davies,Miguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga,John F. Lawrence,Chris H. C. Lyal,Alfred F. Newton,Chris A. M. Reid,Michael Schmitt,S. Adam ?lipi?ski,Andrew B. T. Smith

oblitum (Elateridae), Calopodinae Costa, 1852 nom. protectum over Sparedrinae Gistel, 1848 nom. oblitum (Oedemeridae), Adesmiini Lacordaire, 1859 nom. protectum over Macropodini Agassiz, 1846 nom. oblitum (Tenebrionidae), Bolitophagini Kirby, 1837 nom. protectum over Eledonini Billberg, 1820 nom. oblitum (Tenebrionidae), Throscidae Laporte, 1840 nom. protectum over Stereolidae Rafinesque, 1815 nom. oblitum (Throscidae) and Lophocaterini Crowson, 1964 over Lycoptini Casey, 1890 nom. oblitum (Trogossitidae); Monotoma Herbst, 1799 nom. protectum over Monotoma Panzer, 1792 nom. oblitum (Monotomidae); Pediacus Shuckard, 1839 nom. protectum over Biophloeus Dejean, 1835 nom. oblitum (Cucujidae), Pachypus Dejean, 1821 nom. protectum over Pachypus Billberg, 1820 nom. oblitum (Scarabaeidae), Sparrmannia Laporte, 1840 nom. protectum over Leocaeta Dejean, 1833 nom. oblitum and Cephalotrichia Hope, 1837 nom. oblitum (Scarabaeidae).

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9546425834

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Simplified Design of Switching Power Supplies

By: John Lenk

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Simplified Design of Switching Power Supplies

By: John Lenk

Simplified Design of Switching Power Supplies is an all-inclusive, one-stop guide to switching power-supply design. Step-by-step instructions and diagrams render this book essential for the student and the experimenter, as well as the design professional. Simplified Design of Switching Power Supplies concentrates on the use of IC regulators. All popular forms of switching supplies, including DC-DC converters, inverters, buck, boost, buck-boost, pulse frequency modulation, pulse width modulation, current-mode control and pulse skipping, are described in detail. The design examples may be put to immediate use or may be modified to meet a specific design goal. As an instructional text for those unfamiliar with switching supplies, or as a reference for those in need of a refresher, this unique book is essential for those involved in switching power-supply design. - Describes the operation of each circuit in detail - Examines a wide selection of external components that modify the IC package characteristics - Provides hands-on, essential information for designing a switching power supply

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008051720X

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Choosing the Right College 2014–15

The Inside Scoop on Elite Schools and Outstanding Lesser-Known Institutions

By: John Zmirak

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Choosing the Right College 2014–15

The Inside Scoop on Elite Schools and Outstanding Lesser-Known Institutions

By: John Zmirak

“By far the best college guide, for both its honesty and its insights.” —Thomas Sowell Over the past decade, Choosing the Right College has established itself as the indispensable resource for students—and parents—who want the unvarnished truth about America’s top colleges and universities. It is the most in-depth, independently researched college guide on the market, using on-campus sources to turn up the best—and worst—aspects of nearly 150 schools. Just as important, Choosing the Right College covers the intellectual, political, and social conditions that really matter, including: · The integrity and rigor of the curriculum · Which courses and professors to take—and which to avoid · The prevalence of politics in the classroom and the state of free speech—all highlighted with ISI’s unique “traffic light” · Living arrangements, safety, and other keys to student life · How to get a real education at any school Beyond all that, this brand-new edition of Choosing the Right College features a host of innovations, including: “So You’re Looking For...,” top-five lists of colleges for all types of students; a quick list of each school’s strengths and weaknesses; an insider’s look at the pros and cons of online education; and more. This new edition of Choosing the Right College also provides the financial information families need in this age of soaring tuition. What are the most overpriced colleges—and which are relatively good values? What is the average student-debt load? To cap it all off, Choosing the Right College introduces the groundbreaking feature “Blue Collar Ivies”—in-depth reports on the best affordable colleges in all fifty states. Choosing the Right College 2014–15 will completely change the way young people make a life-altering decision.

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148049299X

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Proceedings of the 41st Industrial Waste Conference May 1986, Purdue University

By: John M. Bell

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Proceedings of the 41st Industrial Waste Conference May 1986, Purdue University

By: John M. Bell

This 41st Edition presents case histories with operating data-and new research-on most topics of this major subject in today's world. This valuable Purdue Book will prove invaluable to all involved with waste treatment, providing information and data to help solve current problems. These proceedings of the May 1986 Purdue Conference include applications, research, methods and techniques, case histories, and operating data. The 91 papers include two special sections: 21 papers discuss toxic and hazardous wastes and 24 papers cover physical-biological systems. The book is further divided into papers on the following topics: (1) Pretreatment Programs and Systems; (2) Dairy Wastes; (3) Oilfield and Gas Pipeline Wastes; (4) Dye Wastes; (5) Coal, Coke and Power Plant Wastes; (6) Landfill Leachate; (7) Laws, Regulations, and Training; (8) Physical/Biological Systems; (9) Pulp and Paper Mill Wastes; (10) Plating Wastes; (11) Food Wastes; (12) Metal Wastes; and (13) Toxic and Hazardous Wastes.

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The Historiography of Genocide

By: Anton Weiss-Wendt,Robert Krieken,Alfred A. Cave,Ben Kiernan,Doris Bergen,David Moshman,Victoria Sanford,John Docker,Robert Hitchcock

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The Historiography of Genocide

By: Anton Weiss-Wendt,Robert Krieken,Alfred A. Cave,Ben Kiernan,Doris Bergen,David Moshman,Victoria Sanford,John Docker,Robert Hitchcock

The Historiography of Genocide is an indispensable guide to the development of the emerging discipline of genocide studies and the only available assessment of the historical literature pertaining to genocides.

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0230297781

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Tense and Aspect in Indo-European Languages

Theory, typology, diachrony

By: John Hewson,Vit Bubenik

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Tense and Aspect in Indo-European Languages

Theory, typology, diachrony

By: John Hewson,Vit Bubenik

This monograph presents a general picture of the evolution of IE verbal systems within a coherent cognitive framework. The work encompasses all the language families of the IE phylum, from prehistory to present day languages. Inspired by the ideas of Roman Jakobson and Gustave Guillaume the authors relate tense and aspect to underlying cognitive processes, and show that verbal systems have a staged development of time representations (chronogenesis). They view linguistic change as systemic and trace the evolution of the earliest tense systems by (a) aspectual split and (b) aspectual merger from the original aspectual contrasts of PIE, the evidence for such systemic change showing clearly in the paradigmatic morphology of the daughter languages. The nineteen chapters cover first the ancient documentation, then those families whose historical data are from a more recent date. The last chapters deal with the systemic evolution of languages that are descended from ancient forbears such as Sanskrit, Greek, and Latin, and are completed by a chapter on the practical and theoretical conclusions of the work.

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9027275971

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Proceedings of the 45th Industrial Waste Conference May 1990, Purdue University

By: John W. Bell

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Proceedings of the 45th Industrial Waste Conference May 1990, Purdue University

By: John W. Bell

New and timely research, methods, and processes are described in 92 technical papers. This new volume in the Purdue series presents a compendium of valuable information that can be directly applied to today's big problems of environmental control, treatment, regulation, and compliance.

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1351092936

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Green Intelligence

Creating Environments That Protect Human Health

By: John Wargo

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Green Intelligence

Creating Environments That Protect Human Health

By: John Wargo

We live in a world awash in manmade chemicals, from the pesticides on our front lawns to the diesel exhaust in the air we breathe. Although experts are beginning to understand the potential dangers of these substances, there are still more than 80,000 synthetic compounds that have not been sufficiently tested to interpret their effects on human health. Yale University professor John Wargo has spent much of his career researching the impact of chemical exposures on women and children. In this book, he explains the origins of society’s profound misunderstanding of everyday chemical hazards and offers a practical path toward developing greater “green intelligence.” Despite the rising trend in environmental awareness, information about synthetic substances is often unavailable, distorted, kept secret, or presented in a way that prevents citizens from acting to reduce threats to their health and the environment. By examining the histories of five hazardous technologies and practices, Wargo finds remarkable patterns in the delayed discovery of dangers and explains the governments’ failures to manage them effectively. Sobering yet eminently readable, Wargo’s book ultimately offers a clear vision for a safer future through prevention, transparency, and awareness.

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0300156383

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Simplified Design of Data Converters

By: John Lenk

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Simplified Design of Data Converters

By: John Lenk

Simplified Design of Data Converters shows how to design and experiment with data converters, both analog-to-digital and digital to analog. The design approach here is the same one used in all of John Lenk's best-selling books on simplified and practical design. Throughout the book, design problems start with guidelines for selecting all components on a trial-value basis, assuming a specific design goal and set of conditions. Then, using the guideline values in experimental circuits, the desired results are produced by varying the experimental component values, if needed. If you are a working engineer responsible for designing data-converters circuits, or selecting IC data converters, the variety of circuit configurations described here should generally simplify your task. Not only does the book describe converter-circuit designs, but it also covers the most popular forms of data-converter ICs available. Throughout the book, you will find a wealth of information on data-converter ICs and related components. For all skill levels Tells how to design and build data-converter circuits from scratch

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0750695099

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Proceedings of the 44th Industrial Waste Conference May 1989, Purdue University

By: John W. Bell

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Proceedings of the 44th Industrial Waste Conference May 1989, Purdue University

By: John W. Bell

New research-case histories and operating data-on every conceivable facet of today's big problem are detailed in the latest Purdue Book-with unparalleled appropriate, usable information and data for your current industrial waste problems from the May 1989 Conference.

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1351092928

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Proceedings of the 43rd Industrial Waste Conference May 1988, Purdue University

By: John M. Bell

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Proceedings of the 43rd Industrial Waste Conference May 1988, Purdue University

By: John M. Bell

This Purdue volume includes 89 technical papers presented at the 43rd Purdue Industrial Waste Conference, held May 10, 11, and 12, 1988 at Purdue University. The papers address topics within broad categories such as toxic and hazardous wastes; site remediation; landfills; biological systems; sorptive processes; processes and product development; industrial wastes; and laws, regulations, and training. The data and information contained in this volume reflect some of the latest information available on industrial waste and waste management.

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Hermeneutics

Facts and Interpretation in the Age of Information

By: John D. Caputo

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Hermeneutics

Facts and Interpretation in the Age of Information

By: John D. Caputo

Is anything ever not an interpretation? Does interpretation go all the way down? Is there such a thing as a pure fact that is interpretation-free? If not, how are we supposed to know what to think and do? These tantalizing questions are tackled by renowned American thinker John D Caputo in this wide-reaching exploration of what the traditional term 'hermeneutics' can mean in a postmodern, twenty-first century world. As a contemporary of Derrida's and longstanding champion of rethinking the disciplines of theology and philosophy, for decades Caputo has been forming alliances across disciplines and drawing in readers with his compelling approach to what he calls "radical hermeneutics." In this new introduction, drawing upon a range of thinkers from Heidegger to the Parisian "1968ers" and beyond, he raises a series of probing questions about the challenges of life in the postmodern and maybe soon to be 'post-human' world.

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0241308410

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Victims of Progress

By: John H. Bodley

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Victims of Progress

By: John H. Bodley

Victims of Progress, now in its sixth edition, offers a compelling account of how technology and development affect indigenous peoples throughout the world. Bodley’s expansive look at the struggle between small-scale indigenous societies, and the colonists and corporate developers who have infringed their territories reaches from 1800 into today. He examines major issues of intervention such as social engineering, economic development, self-determination, health and disease, global warming, and ecocide. Small-scale societies, Bodley convincingly demonstrates, have survived by organizing politically to defend their basic human rights. Providing a provocative context in which to think about civilization and its costs—shedding light on how we are all victims of progress—the sixth edition features expanded discussion of “uprising politics,” Tebtebba (a particularly active indigenous organization), and voluntary isolation. A wholly new chapter devotes full coverage to the costs of global warming to indigenous peoples in the Pacific and the Arctic. Finally, new appendixes guide readers to recent protest petitions as well as online resources and videos.

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