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Encounters

Chinese Language and Culture, Student Book 2

By: Cynthia Y. Ning,John S. Montanaro

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Encounters

Chinese Language and Culture, Student Book 2

By: Cynthia Y. Ning,John S. Montanaro

Welcome to "Encounters", a groundbreaking Chinese language programme that features a dramatic series filmed entirely in China. The programme's highly communicative approach immerses learners in the Chinese language and culture through video episodes that directly correspond to units in the textbook. By combining a compelling story line with a wealth of educational materials, "Encounters" weaves a tapestry of Chinese language and culture rich in teaching and learning opportunities. "Encounters" follows a carefully structured and cumulative approach. Students progress from listening and speaking to the more difficult skills of reading and writing Chinese characters, building grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation skills along the way. "The Encounters" programme includes: Two Full-colour Student Books for introductory Chinese study; Annotated Instructor's Editions with answer keys and suggested class activities; Two Character Writing Workbooks linked directly to the Student Book; Ten hours of video materials, comprising dramatic episodes, cultural segments, and animations, all integrated with the Student Books; A total of 200 minutes of audio material, linked to the Student Books, for listening and speaking practice; and, a website providing a year's free access to all audiovisual material of the programme upon adoption.

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Yale University Press

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0300161638

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9780300161632

Myths of Enki, The Crafty God

By: Samuel Noah Kramer,John Maier

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Myths of Enki, The Crafty God

By: Samuel Noah Kramer,John Maier

This ambitious and well-researched study brings together for the first time translations of the ancient literature concerning the Sumerian god Enki, one of four gods and goddesses who comprised the highest level of the Sumerian pantheon. The very existence of these writings, which date from the Third Millennium B.C., was unknown until about 100 years ago, when their cuneiform script was deciphered. Since then, it has become apparent that Sumerian literature had a profound and enduring influence on both Biblical and classical Greek literature, and so on the literature of the western world as a whole. Kramer, one of the world's leading sumerologists, has prepared these translations from among the scores of works he has published over the last fifty years; John Maier provides a full interpretive framework that places the translations in their broader comparative cultural context. This rare collection will be of interest to students and scholars in a wide range of disciplines from Near Eastern and Biblical Studies to Mythology and Comparative Literature.

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283

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1725282895

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9781725282896

From Signals to Image

A Basic Course on Medical Imaging for Engineers

By: Haim Azhari,John A. Kennedy,Noam Weiss,Lana Volokh

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From Signals to Image

A Basic Course on Medical Imaging for Engineers

By: Haim Azhari,John A. Kennedy,Noam Weiss,Lana Volokh

This textbook, intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, is an introduction to the physical and mathematical principles used in clinical medical imaging. The first two chapters introduce basic concepts and useful terms used in medical imaging and the tools implemented in image reconstruction, while the following chapters cover an array of topics such as physics of x-rays and their implementation in planar and computed tomography (CT) imaging; nuclear medicine imaging and the methods of forming functional planar and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) images and Clinical imaging using positron emitters as radiotracers. The book also discusses the principles of MRI pulse sequencing and signal generation, gradient fields, and the methodologies implemented for image formation, form flow imaging and magnetic resonance angiography and the basic physics of acoustic waves, the different acquisition modes used in medical ultrasound, and the methodologies implemented for image formation and flow imaging using the Doppler Effect. By the end of the book, readers will know what is expected from a medical image, will comprehend the issues involved in producing and assessing the quality of a medical image, will be able to conceptually implement this knowledge in the development of a new imaging modality, and will be able to write basic algorithms for image reconstruction. Knowledge of calculus, linear algebra, regular and partial differential equations, and a familiarity with the Fourier transform and it applications is expected, along with fluency with computer programming. The book contains exercises, homework problems, and sample exam questions that are exemplary of the main concepts and formulae students would encounter in a clinical setting.

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472

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Springer Nature

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3030353265

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9783030353261

The Chinook Indians

Traders of the Lower Columbia River

By: Robert H. Ruby,John A. Brown

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The Chinook Indians

Traders of the Lower Columbia River

By: Robert H. Ruby,John A. Brown

The Chinook Indians, who originally lived at the mouth of the Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington, were experienced traders long before the arrival of white men to that area. When Captain Robert Gray in the ship Columbia Rediviva, for which the river was named, entered the Columbia in 1792, he found the Chinooks in an important position in the trade system between inland Indians and those of the Northwest Coast. The system was based on a small seashell, the dentalium, as the principal medium of exchange. The Chinooks traded in such items as sea otter furs, elkskin armor which could withstand arrows, seagoing canoes hollowed from the trunks of giant trees, and slaves captured from other tribes. Chinook women held equal status with the men in the trade, and in fact the women were preferred as traders by many later ships' captains, who often feared and distrusted the Indian men. The Chinooks welcomed white men not only for the new trade goods they brought, but also for the new outlets they provided Chinook goods, which reached Vancouver Island and as far north as Alaska. The trade was advantageous for the white men, too, for British and American ships that carried sea otter furs from the Northwest Coast to China often realized enormous profits. Although the first white men in the trade were seamen, land-based traders set up posts on the Columbia not long after American explorers Lewis and Clark blazed the trail from the United States to the Pacific Northwest in 1805. John Jacob Astor's men founded the first successful white trading post at Fort Astoria, the site of today's Astoria, Oregon, and the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company soon followed into the territory. As more white men moved into the area, the Chinooks began to lose their favored position as middlemen in the trade. Alcohol; new diseases such as smallpox, influenza, and venereal disease; intertribal warfare; and the growing number of white settlers soon led to the near extinction of the Chinooks. By 1&51, when the first treaty was made between them and the United States government, they were living in small, fragmented bands scattered throughout the territory. Today the Chinook Indians are working to revive their tribal traditions and history and to establish a new tribal economy within the white man's system.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806121076

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9780806121079

Arabic-English English-Arabic Dictionary

By: John Wortabet,Harvey Porter

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Arabic-English English-Arabic Dictionary

By: John Wortabet,Harvey Porter

Presents Is One Volume English-Arabic And Arabic-English Dictionary For The Use Of Schools Especially-Selects Words Of Most Frequent Occurrence-Renders Concise Definitions.

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Hippocrene Books

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0781803837

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9780781803830

Netter's Clinical Anatomy E-Book

By: John T. Hansen

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Netter's Clinical Anatomy E-Book

By: John T. Hansen

Focus on the clinically relevant aspects of anatomy and bridge normal anatomy to common clinical conditions with Netter's Clinical Anatomy, 4th Edition. This easy-to-read, visually stunning text features nearly 600 superb Netter-style illustrations that provide essential descriptions of anatomy, embryology, and pathology to help you understand their clinical relevance. Authored by John Hansen, PhD, an Honored Member of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, this book is an ideal anatomy reference for students who want to make the most of their study time or need a concise review of clinical anatomy. - Clinical Focus boxes present hundreds of illustrated clinical correlations that bridge anatomy to pathophysiology. Every clinical correlation – more than 200 in all – is illustrated. - Features and Characteristics boxes explain the relation between structure and function. - Muscle/Ligament/Joint tables summarize attachment points, actions, and other key information related to each structure. - Both USMLE-style review questions and short answer questions online help you gauge your mastery of the material and identify areas where you may need further study. - Portable book size makes it easy to carry on the go. - More review questions, including figure- and image-based questions - More Clinical Focus boxes - eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience includes additional multiple-choice questions, 3D models, and fully searchable text and images.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323550819

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9780323550819

Office 2007 Bible

By: John Walkenbach,Herb Tyson,Faithe Wempen,Cary N. Prague,Michael R. Groh,Peter G. Aitken,Michael R. Irwin,Gavin Powell,Lisa A. Bucki

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Office 2007 Bible

By: John Walkenbach,Herb Tyson,Faithe Wempen,Cary N. Prague,Michael R. Groh,Peter G. Aitken,Michael R. Irwin,Gavin Powell,Lisa A. Bucki

Completely revised for Office 2007, this “best of the Bible” presents Office you with the most useful content from leading experts like John Walkenbach, Cary Prague, Faithe Wempen, and Herb Tyson. The book features valuable information to help you—no matter your level of expertise—get up to speed on the new features in Excel, Access, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint. You’ll quickly get savvy with the most widely used business application suite worldwide.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470177314

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9780470177310

Taste and Technique in Book-Collecting

By: John Carter

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Taste and Technique in Book-Collecting

By: John Carter

Originally published in 1948, this book contains the text of the Sandars Lectures in Bibliography for the previous year. Carter reflects upon the evolution and method of book collecting from the middle of the nineteenth century until the 1940s, and meditates on what it means to be a book collector, the changing definition of that term, and recent developments in collecting styles. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in bibliophilism or the history of book collecting.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107438144

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9781107438149

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Encounters

Encounters

Myths of Enki, The Crafty God

Myths of Enki, The Crafty God

From Signals to Image

From Signals to Image

The Chinook Indians

The Chinook Indians

Arabic-English English-Arabic Dictionary

Arabic-English English-Arabic Dictionary

Netter's Clinical Anatomy E-Book

Netter's Clinical Anatomy E-Book

Office 2007 Bible

Office 2007 Bible

Taste and Technique in Book-Collecting

Taste and Technique in Book-Collecting

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