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Automata Theory

An Algorithmic Approach

By: Javier Esparza,Michael Blondin

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Automata Theory

An Algorithmic Approach

By: Javier Esparza,Michael Blondin

A comprehensive introduction to automata theory that uses the novel approach of viewing automata as data structures. This textbook presents automata theory from a fresh viewpoint inspired by its main modern application, program verification, where automata are viewed as data structures for the algorithmic manipulation of sets and relations. This novel “automata as data structures” paradigm makes holistic connections between automata theory and other areas of computer science not covered in traditional texts, linking the study of algorithms and data structures with that of the theory of formal languages and computability. Esparza and Blondin provide incisive overviews of core concepts along with illustrated examples and exercises that facilitate quick comprehension of rigorous material. Uses novel “automata as data structures” approach Algorithm approach ideal for programmers looking to broaden their skill set and researchers in automata theory and formal verification The first introduction to automata on infinite words that does not assume prior knowledge of finite automata Suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students Thorough, engaging presentation of concepts balances description, examples, and theoretical results Extensive illustrations, exercises, and solutions deepen comprehension

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MIT Press

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0262048639

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9780262048637

Arguing until Doomsday

Stephen Douglas, Jefferson Davis, and the Struggle for American Democracy

By: Michael E. Woods

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Arguing until Doomsday

Stephen Douglas, Jefferson Davis, and the Struggle for American Democracy

By: Michael E. Woods

As the sectional crisis gripped the United States, the rancor increasingly spread to the halls of Congress. Preston Brooks's frenzied assault on Charles Sumner was perhaps the most notorious evidence of the dangerous divide between proslavery Democrats and the new antislavery Republican Party. But as disunion loomed, rifts within the majority Democratic Party were every bit as consequential. And nowhere was the fracture more apparent than in the raging debates between Illinois's Stephen Douglas and Mississippi's Jefferson Davis. As leaders of the Democrats' northern and southern factions before the Civil War, their passionate conflict of words and ideas has been overshadowed by their opposition to Abraham Lincoln. But here, weaving together biography and political history, Michael E. Woods restores Davis and Douglas's fatefully entwined lives and careers to the center of the Civil War era. Operating on personal, partisan, and national levels, Woods traces the deep roots of Democrats' internal strife, with fault lines drawn around fundamental questions of property rights and majority rule. Neither belief in white supremacy nor expansionist zeal could reconcile Douglas and Davis's factions as their constituents formed their own lines in the proverbial soil of westward expansion. The first major reinterpretation of the Democratic Party's internal schism in more than a generation, Arguing until Doomsday shows how two leading antebellum politicians ultimately shattered their party and hastened the coming of the Civil War.

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UNC Press Books

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146965640X

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9781469656403

Marketing in Travel and Tourism

By: Victor T. C. Middleton,Alan Fyall,Michael Morgan,Ashok Ranchhod

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Marketing in Travel and Tourism

By: Victor T. C. Middleton,Alan Fyall,Michael Morgan,Ashok Ranchhod

An explanation of the concepts and principles of marketing as they are increasingly being applied in the travel and tourism industry. Numerous examples are used throughout the text, which are drawn from recent practice in several countries.

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Routledge

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0750686936

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9780750686938

Humean Moral Pluralism

By: Michael B. Gill

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Humean Moral Pluralism

By: Michael B. Gill

Michael B. Gill offers an original account of Humean moral pluralism. Moral pluralism is the view that there are different ultimate moral reasons for action, that those different reasons can sometimes come into conflict with each other, and that there exist no invariable ordering principles that tell us how to resolve such conflicts. If moral pluralism is true, we will at times have to act on moral decisions for which we can give no fully principled justification. Humeanism is the view that our moral judgments are based on our sentiments, that reason alone could not have given rise to our moral judgments, and that there are no mind-independent moral properties for our moral judgments to track. In this book, Gill shows that the combination of these two views produces a more accurate account of our moral experiences than the monistic, rationalist, and non-naturalist alternatives. He elucidates the historical origins of the Humean pluralist position in the works of David Hume, Adam Smith, and their eighteenth century contemporaries, and explains how recent work in moral psychology has advanced this position. And he argues for the position's superiority to the non-naturalist pluralism of W. D. Ross and the monism of Kantianism and consequentialism. The pluralist account of the content of morality has been traditionally perceived as belonging with non-naturalist intuitionism. The Humean sentimentalist account of morality has been traditionally perceived as not belonging with any view of morality's content at all. Humean Moral Pluralism explodes both those perceptions. It shows that pluralism and Humeanism belong together, and that they make a philosophically powerful couple.

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OUP Oxford

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0191023418

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9780191023415

REDD+ at the crossroads

Choices and tradeoffs for 2015 – 2020 in Laos

By: Michael B. Dwyer,Micah Ingalls

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REDD+ at the crossroads

Choices and tradeoffs for 2015 – 2020 in Laos

By: Michael B. Dwyer,Micah Ingalls

To date, REDD+ projects in Laos have made relatively conservative choices on driver engagement, focusing on smallholder-related drivers like shifting cultivation and small-scale agricultural expansion, to the exclusion of drivers like agro-industrial concessions, mining concessions and energy and transportation infrastructure. While these choices have been based on calculated decisions made in the context of project areas, they have created a pair of challenges that REDD+ practitioners must currently confront. The first is lost opportunity. By not engaging industrial drivers of forest loss, REDD+ misses an important chance to engage with high level economic decision making. This has implications not only for climate change mitigation, but more importantly for efforts to make Laos’s current trajectory of natural resource-intensive development more socially, environmentally and economically sustainable. The second challenge is more immediate. Due to the political-economic circumstances under which forest loss occurs, there is a significant gap between loss that is planned and loss that can be accounted for under REDD’s “national circumstance” allowances for planned deforestation. This means that REDD’s positive impacts on mitigating forest loss, to the extent that they occur, may be swamped by planned but unaccountable forest loss, and thus difficult or impossible to verify. Thinking bigger on issues from driver engagement to spatial planning and concession regulation to land tenure and rural livelihood possibilities thus presents not only a series of opportunities, but a series of imperatives.

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CIFOR

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6021504828

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Cellular Solids

Structure and Properties

By: Lorna J. Gibson,Michael F. Ashby

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Cellular Solids

Structure and Properties

By: Lorna J. Gibson,Michael F. Ashby

In this new edition of their classic work on Cellular Solids, the authors have brought the book completely up to date, including new work on processing of metallic and ceramic foams and on the mechanical, electrical and acoustic properties of cellular solids. Data for commercially available foams are presented on material property charts; two new case studies show how the charts are used for selection of foams in engineering design. Over 150 references appearing in the literature since the publication of the first edition are cited. The text summarises current understanding of the structure and mechanical behaviour of cellular materials, and the ways in which they can be exploited in engineering design. Cellular solids include engineering honeycombs and foams (which can now be made from polymers, metals, ceramics and composites) as well as natural materials, such as wood, cork and cancellous bone.

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Cambridge University Press

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131602542X

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9781316025420

Traditional Archery from Six Continents

The Charles E. Grayson Collection

By: Charles E. Grayson,Mary French,Michael John O'Brien

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Traditional Archery from Six Continents

The Charles E. Grayson Collection

By: Charles E. Grayson,Mary French,Michael John O'Brien

An overview of one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of European and non-European archery-related materials in the world. This book presents color photos and descriptions of some 300 items - including bows, arrows, quivers, and thumb rings- that represent traditional archery techniques, practices, and customs from around the world"--Provided by publisher.

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University of Missouri Press

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082626610X

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9780826266101

Exercise Physiology

Integrating Theory and Application

By: William J. Kraemer,Steven J. Fleck,Michael R. Deschenes

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Exercise Physiology

Integrating Theory and Application

By: William J. Kraemer,Steven J. Fleck,Michael R. Deschenes

Designed for undergraduate course work, this exercise physiology textbook unites research and theory with real-world application so students can easily relate to the concepts being presented. The unique applied approach fully engages you in discovering how the human body works and responds to exercise. You'll not only gain a solid foundation in exercise physiology concepts, you'll also learn how to apply these concepts on the job to optimize athletic performance and well-being. Moreover, you'll come to understand the vital health benefits of exercise and physical activity for all individuals at all ages, including special populations. Beginning with basic exercise physiology concepts, the text progressively builds your knowledge by integrating these concepts into practical discussions of nutrition and training. The text stresses a research-based approach, enabling you to locate and evaluate the evidence you need to make good decisions. Numerous examples further underscore the importance of basic concepts and research in addressing real-life challenges in exercise and athletic training.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

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0781783518

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9780781783514

Elite Warriors

300 Years of America's Best Fighting Troops

By: Lance Q. Zedric,Michael F. Dilley

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Elite Warriors

300 Years of America's Best Fighting Troops

By: Lance Q. Zedric,Michael F. Dilley

Chronicling America’s elite units from the late 17th century to the present day, this gives an informative and interesting examination of the men who comprised the U.S. military elite.

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Pathfinder Publishing, Inc.

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0934793603

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9780934793605

Local Labor

A History of the Labor Party in Glebe, 1891-2003

By: Michael Hogan

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Local Labor

A History of the Labor Party in Glebe, 1891-2003

By: Michael Hogan

Local Labor tells the story of the branches of the Australian Labor Party in the area over more than a century. It recounts the broad sweep of history at the small local level, the recurrent issues, the personal and political battles. It is an account of political activity at branch level such as has never before been attempted in Australia.

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Federation Press

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186287493X

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9781862874930

Equivariant Stable Homotopy Theory and the Kervaire Invariant Problem

By: Michael A. Hill,Michael J. Hopkins,Douglas C. Ravenel

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Equivariant Stable Homotopy Theory and the Kervaire Invariant Problem

By: Michael A. Hill,Michael J. Hopkins,Douglas C. Ravenel

A complete and definitive account of the authors' resolution of the Kervaire invariant problem in stable homotopy theory.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108831443

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9781108831444

Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics Sixth Edition

A Clinical Review of Antibacterial, Antifungal and Antiviral Drugs

By: M Lindsay Grayson,Suzanne M Crowe,James S McCarthy,John Mills,Johan W Mouton,S Ragnar Norrby,David L Paterson,Michael A Pfaller

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Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics Sixth Edition

A Clinical Review of Antibacterial, Antifungal and Antiviral Drugs

By: M Lindsay Grayson,Suzanne M Crowe,James S McCarthy,John Mills,Johan W Mouton,S Ragnar Norrby,David L Paterson,Michael A Pfaller

I am unaware of any textbook which provides such comprehensive coverage of the field and doubt that this work will be surpassed in the foreseeable future, if ever!' From the foreword by Robert C. Moellering, Jr., M.D, Shields Warren-Mallinckrodt Professor of Medical Research, Harvard Medical School, USA Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics is the leading major reference work in this vast and rapidly developing field. More than doubled in length compared to the fifth edition, the sixth edition comprises 3000 pages over 2-volumes in order to cover all new and existing therapies, and emerging drugs not yet fully licensed. Concentrating on the treatment of infectious diseases, the content is divided into 4 sections: antibiotics, anti-fungal drugs, anti-parasitic drugs and anti-viral drugs, and is highly structured for ease of reference.Within each section, each chapter is structured to cover susceptibility, formulations and dosing (adult and paediatric), pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, toxicity and drug distribution, detailed discussion regarding clinical uses, a feature unique to this title. Compiled by an expanded team of internationally renowned and respected editors, with a vast number of contributors spanning Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, the US and Canada, the sixth edition adopts a truly global approach. It will remain invaluable for anyone using antimicrobial agents in their clinical practice and provides in a systematic and concise manner all the information required when treating infections requiring antimicrobial therapy. Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics is available free to purchasers of the books as an electronic version on line or on your desktop: It provides access to the entire 2-volume print material It is fully searchable, so you can find the relevant information you need quickly Live references are linked to PubMed referring you to the latest journal material Customise the contents - you can highlight sections and make notes Comments can be shared with colleagues/tutors for discussion, teaching and learning The text can also be reflowed for ease of reading Text and illustrations copied will be automatically referenced to Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics

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CRC Press

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1444147528

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9781444147520

Preventing Substance Abuse

Interventions that Work

By: Michael J. Stoil,Gary Hill

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Preventing Substance Abuse

Interventions that Work

By: Michael J. Stoil,Gary Hill

Preventing Substance Abuse is an informal guide to successful programs for treating specific substance abuse problems, identifying their origins, implementation, outcomes, and, where possible, contacts for obtaining additional information. The emphasis is on information documented from outcomes of successful interventions rather than on theories of what should work or what works under experimental conditions. Key features include easy-to-follow charts and graphs and an appendix summarizing the National Structured Evaluation (mandated by Congress) of substance abuse prevention.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461304172

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9781461304173

Rethinking Rural Literacies

Transnational Perspectives

By: Michael Corbett

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Rethinking Rural Literacies

Transnational Perspectives

By: Michael Corbett

The chapters in this international collection investigate a wide range of theorizations of rurality and literacy; literate practices and pedagogies; questions of place, space, and sustainability; and representations of rurality that challenge simplistic conceptions of standardized literacy and the real-and-imagined world beyond the metropolis.

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1137275499

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9781137275493

Veterinary Epidemiology

By: Michael Thrusfield

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Veterinary Epidemiology

By: Michael Thrusfield

This successful book, now in its third edition, continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the role of epidemiology in veterinary medicine. Since the publication of the second edition there has been considerable expansion in the application of veterinary epidemiology: more quantitative methods are available, challenges such as the epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease in Europe in 2001 have required epidemiological investigation, and epidemiological analyses have taken on further importance with the emergence of evidence-based veterinary medicine. In this edition: Completely revised and expanded chapters; Increased attention given to the principles and concepts of epidemiology, surveillance, and diagnostic-test validation and performance; Many examples are drawn from both large and small animal medicine, and from the developing as well as the developed world This paperback edition includes a new section on risk analysis. Veterinary Epidemiology is an invaluable reference source for veterinary general practitioners, government veterinarians, agricultural economists and members of other disciplines interested in animal disease. It will also be essential reading for undergraduate and intermediate-level postgraduate students of epidemiology.

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1118713419

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Automata Theory

Automata Theory

Arguing until Doomsday

Arguing until Doomsday

Marketing in Travel and Tourism

Marketing in Travel and Tourism

Humean Moral Pluralism

Humean Moral Pluralism

REDD+ at the crossroads

REDD+ at the crossroads

Cellular Solids

Cellular Solids

Traditional Archery from Six Continents

Traditional Archery from Six Continents

Exercise Physiology

Exercise Physiology

Elite Warriors

Elite Warriors

Local Labor

Local Labor

Equivariant Stable Homotopy Theory and the Kervaire Invariant Problem

Equivariant Stable Homotopy Theory and the Kervaire Invariant Problem

Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics Sixth Edition

Kucers' The Use of Antibiotics Sixth Edition

Preventing Substance Abuse

Preventing Substance Abuse

Rethinking Rural Literacies

Rethinking Rural Literacies

Veterinary Epidemiology

Veterinary Epidemiology

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