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Sea Clutter

Scattering, the K Distribution and Radar Performance

By: Keith D. Ward,Simon Watts,Robert J.A. Tough

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Sea Clutter

Scattering, the K Distribution and Radar Performance

By: Keith D. Ward,Simon Watts,Robert J.A. Tough

Sea Clutter: Scattering, the K Distribution and Radar Performance examines the statistics of radar scattering from the sea surface in terms of their relevance to radar operating in a maritime environment; including remote sensing, surveillance and targeting applications. A lot of the work in the book is based on the compound Kdistribution model for the amplitude statistics of sea clutter. In addition, the book addresses the specification of performance required by customers and the measurement of performance of systems supplied to customers.

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IET

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0863415032

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9780863415036

A Contrived Countryside

The Governance of Rural Housing in England 1900–74

By: Keith Hoggart

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A Contrived Countryside

The Governance of Rural Housing in England 1900–74

By: Keith Hoggart

This book shows how governance regimes before the 1970s suppressed rural prospects of housing improvement and created conditions for middle-class capture. Using original archival sources to reveal the intricacies of local and national policy processes, weak rural housing performances are shown to owe more to national governance regimes than local under-performance. Looking `behind the scenes' at policy processes highlights neglected principles in national governance, and shows how investigating rural housing is fundamental to understanding the national scene. With original insights and a new analytical perspective, this volume offers evidence and conclusions that challenge mainstream assumptions in public policy, housing, rural studies and planning.

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575

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Springer Nature

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3030626512

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9783030626518

A Race for Real Sailors

The Bluenose and the International Fishermen's Cup, 1920-1938

By: Keith McLaren

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A Race for Real Sailors

The Bluenose and the International Fishermen's Cup, 1920-1938

By: Keith McLaren

Exhaustively researched in archives in both the U. S. and Canada, A Race for Real Sailors is a vibrant history of the Fishermen's Cup series, which dominated sporting headlines between the two world wars. Here are the incidents and drama of each race and the almost living personalities of the schooners that contested them: the Delawana and the Esperanto, the Columbia and the Gertrude L. Thebaud, and dominating them all the Bluenose, the big brute from Lunenburg whose image shines on the Canadian dime to this day.

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268

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David R. Godine Publisher

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1567923135

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9781567923131

Political Repression

Courts and the Law

By: Linda Camp Keith

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Political Repression

Courts and the Law

By: Linda Camp Keith

The world seems to have reached agreement on a set of ideals regarding state human rights behavior and the appropriate institutions to promote and protect those ideals. The global script for state legitimacy calls for a written constitution or the equivalent with an embedded bill of rights, democratic processes and institutions, and increasingly, a judicial check on state power to protect human rights. While the progress toward universal formal adherence to this global model is remarkable, Linda Camp Keith argues that the substantive meaning of this progress is much less clear. In Political Repression, she seeks to answer two key questions: Why do states make formal commitments to democratic processes and human rights? What effect do these commitments have on actual state behavior, especially political repression? The book begins with a thorough exploration of a variety of tools of state repression and presents evidence for substantial formal acceptance of international human rights norms in constitutional documents as well as judicial independence. Keith finds that these institutions reflect the diffusion of global norms and standards, the role of transnational networks of nongovernmental organizations, and an electoral logic in which regimes seek to protect their future interests. Economic liberalism, on the other hand, decreases the likelihood that states adopt or maintain these provisions. She demonstrates that the level of judicial independence is influenced by constitutional structures and that levels of judicial independence subsequently achieved in turn diminish the probability of state repression of a variety of rights. She also finds strong evidence that rights provisions may indeed serve as a constraint on state repression, even when controlling for many other factors.

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338

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812207033

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9780812207033

Science and Sensibility

The Elegant Logic of the Universe

By: Keith J. Laidler

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Science and Sensibility

The Elegant Logic of the Universe

By: Keith J. Laidler

This volume reviews the major contributions of the different branches of science and shows how they all lead to a unified conception of humans' place in the universe.

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Prometheus Books

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1615927034

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9781615927036

Major General James Scott Negley And His Division At Chickamauga: A Historical Analysis

By: Major Keith A. Barclay

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Major General James Scott Negley And His Division At Chickamauga: A Historical Analysis

By: Major Keith A. Barclay

This thesis is a historical analysis of Major General James Negley and his division during the Battle of Chickamauga. An examination of Negley, his actions, his major subordinate commanders, and the regiments of the division was conducted to provide a base with which to evaluate the principals during the Chickamauga Campaign of 1863. On 19 September, the division fought well as, and served to arrest a Confederate penetration of the Federal lines. The division was piecemealed into the fight on 20 September by brigade, and regiments. Negley ended up commanding fifty Federal artillery pieces on Snodgrass Hill and withdrew them to support the Union collapse upon Chattanooga. Negley was relieved after the battle, and charged with removing the artillery prematurely. He was acquitted of all charges during a subsequent court of inquiry; however, he never received another command. The relief of Negley tarnished an otherwise solid performance by the division during the two day battle. This study analyzes Negley and his division during the Battle of Chickamauga and draws conclusions using the battle command competencies as a framework: seeing the enemy, seeing the terrain, knowing yourself, visualizing the battle, and seeing into the future.

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177

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1786253747

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9781786253743

Liverpool Sectarianism

The Rise and Demise

By: Keith Daniel Roberts

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Liverpool Sectarianism

The Rise and Demise

By: Keith Daniel Roberts

Presenting evidence from an array of archival and original resources, this book chronicles the development and derailment of sectarian tensions in the city of Liverpool.

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355

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Liverpool University Press

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178138875X

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9781781388754

Fever Season

The Story of a Terrifying Epidemic and the People Who Saved a City

By: Jeanette Keith

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Fever Season

The Story of a Terrifying Epidemic and the People Who Saved a City

By: Jeanette Keith

An account of the 1878 yellow fever epidemic documents how it killed more than 18,000 people in the American South, tracing its particularly catastrophic impact in Memphis, Tennessee, while noting the heroic efforts of people who remained behind to help.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1608192229

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9781608192229

The Physiological Ecology of Vertebrates

A View from Energetics

By: Brian Keith McNab

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The Physiological Ecology of Vertebrates

A View from Energetics

By: Brian Keith McNab

Though physiological ecology has been a discipline since the 1950s, McNab redresses a perceived absence of a theoretical framework with a comparative, inductive approach to studying vertebrate evolution and ecology. He discusses the patterns and limits of adaptation to the environment, acclimation to temperature variation and material exchange with the environment, and the energetics of locomotion and growth. The final section treats the significance of energetics for population ecology and distribution. Includes a taxonomic as well as subject index. Suitable for advanced students and researchers in the biological and ecological sciences. The Gainesville, FL-based author is referred to by the foreword writer as a keen naturalist, but his credentials are not stated. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR.

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618

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Cornell University Press

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0801439132

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9780801439131

The Bias That Divides Us

The Science and Politics of Myside Thinking

By: Keith E. Stanovich

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The Bias That Divides Us

The Science and Politics of Myside Thinking

By: Keith E. Stanovich

Why we don't live in a post-truth society but rather a myside society: what science tells us about the bias that poisons our politics. In The Bias That Divides Us, psychologist Keith Stanovich argues provocatively that we don't live in a post-truth society, as has been claimed, but rather a myside society. Our problem is not that we are unable to value and respect truth and facts, but that we are unable to agree on commonly accepted truth and facts. We believe that our side knows the truth. Post-truth? That describes the other side. The inevitable result is political polarization. Stanovich shows what science can tell us about myside bias: how common it is, how to avoid it, and what purposes it serves. Stanovich explains that although myside bias is ubiquitous, it is an outlier among cognitive biases. It is unpredictable. Intelligence does not inoculate against it, and myside bias in one domain is not a good indicator of bias shown in any other domain. Stanovich argues that because of its outlier status, myside bias creates a true blind spot among the cognitive elite--those who are high in intelligence, executive functioning, or other valued psychological dispositions. They may consider themselves unbiased and purely rational in their thinking, but in fact they are just as biased as everyone else. Stanovich investigates how this bias blind spot contributes to our current ideologically polarized politics, connecting it to another recent trend: the decline of trust in university research as a disinterested arbiter.

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MIT Press

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0262045753

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9780262045759

Men, Masculinity And Social Welfare

By: Keith Pringle

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Men, Masculinity And Social Welfare

By: Keith Pringle

An examination of men and masculinity, which considers the issues involved with both the use of and provision of welfare services by men, and argues that there is a case for restricting their role. The book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social work, social policy and gender studies, as well those interested in masculinity within sociology and psychology. It should also be useful to professionals in welfare, health, education and criminal justice.

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Routledge

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1134221509

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9781134221509

Raptors

The Curious Nature of Diurnal Birds of Prey

By: Keith L. Bildstein

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Raptors

The Curious Nature of Diurnal Birds of Prey

By: Keith L. Bildstein

Raptors are formally classified into five families and include birds—such as eagles, ospreys, kites, true hawks, buzzards, harriers, vultures, and falcons—that are familiar and recognized by many observers. These diurnal birds of prey are found on every continent except Antarctica and can thrive in seemingly inhospitable spots such as deserts and the tundra. They have powerful talons and hooked beaks for cutting and tearing meat, and keen binocular vision to aid in their hunting prowess. Because of their large size, distinctive feeding habits, and long-distance flight patterns, raptors intrigue humans and have been the subject of much general interest as well as extensive scientific research. Keith L. Bildstein has watched and studied raptors on five continents and is well prepared to explain their critical importance, not only as ecological entities but also as inspirational tokens across natural and human-dominated landscapes. His book offers a comprehensive and accessible account of raptors, including their evolutionary history, their relationships to other groups of birds, their sensory abilities, their general natural history, their breeding ecology and feeding behavior, and threats to their survival in a human-dominated world. Biologically sound but readable, Raptors is a nontechnical overview of this captivating group. It will allow naturalists, birders, hawk-watchers, science educators, schoolchildren, and the general public, along with new students in the field of raptor biology, to understand and appreciate these birds, and in so doing better protect them.

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302

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Cornell University Press

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150170785X

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9781501707858

Fitness For Work

The Medical Aspects

By: Keith T Palmer,Robin A F Cox,Ian Brown

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Fitness For Work

The Medical Aspects

By: Keith T Palmer,Robin A F Cox,Ian Brown

The fourth edition of this established book provides comprehensive information and practical guidance on the effects of medical conditions on employment and working capability. Every significant medical problem is covered, including the employment potential and assessment of anyone with a disability. Legal and ethical aspects are also addressed.

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Oxford University Press

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0199215650

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9780199215652

Book's by Keith D. Ward

Sea Clutter

Sea Clutter

A Contrived Countryside

A Contrived Countryside

A Race for Real Sailors

A Race for Real Sailors

Political Repression

Political Repression

Science and Sensibility

Science and Sensibility

Major General James Scott Negley And His Division At Chickamauga: A Historical Analysis

Major General James Scott Negley And His Division At Chickamauga: A Historical Analysis

Liverpool Sectarianism

Liverpool Sectarianism

Fever Season

Fever Season

The Physiological Ecology of Vertebrates

The Physiological Ecology of Vertebrates

The Bias That Divides Us

The Bias That Divides Us

Men, Masculinity And Social Welfare

Men, Masculinity And Social Welfare

Raptors

Raptors

Fitness For Work

Fitness For Work

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