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Communication

By: Donald H. Owings,Michael D. Beecher,Nicholas S. Thompson

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Communication

By: Donald H. Owings,Michael D. Beecher,Nicholas S. Thompson

ON THE FUTURE OF PERSPECTIVES When Patrick Bateson and Peter Klopfer offered me the editorship of Perspectives in 1992, the world of academic publishing was in one of its periodic upheavals. Subscriptions to series-even distinguished series such as Perspec tives-had been declining and individual volume prices had been rising, a trend that if continued could only result in the series pricing itself out of the market. In the course of the negotiations around the change of editors, the publishers offered a cost-cutting solution: change the production pattern to "camera ready" and elimi nate the costs of indexing and proofreading. While I could see the sense in this proposal, I was reluctant to accept it. Part of what I had always liked about the volumes in this series was that they were real books, intelligently proofread, nicely laid out, and provided with proper indexes. Thus, I in return offered a "Devil's bargain": the publisher should maintain the present quality of the series for two more volumes and make a renewed effort to advertise the series to our ethological and sociobiological colleagues, while I as the new series editor committed myself to a renewed effort to make Perspectives the publication of choice for writers who are trying to get their message out to the world intact and readers who are seeking clear, coherent, comprehensive and untrammeled presentations of authors' ideas and research programs.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1489917454

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Essential Psychopathology and Its Treatment

By: Jerrold S. Maxmen,Nicholas G. Ward

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Essential Psychopathology and Its Treatment

By: Jerrold S. Maxmen,Nicholas G. Ward

In a style remarkable for its clarity, wit, and practicality, the book explains DSM-IV, presents its diagnostic categories, and illuminates them with psychodynamic, behavioral, social, and biological theories. Avoiding jargon, it describes the genetics, epidemiology, neurochemistry, and psychopharmacology of mental disorders. Guidelines for treatment are given for each disorder. Amply illustrated with case vignettes, the book stresses the practical.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393701735

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9780393701739

The British Left and India

Metropolitan Anti-Imperialism, 1885-1947

By: Nicholas Owen

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The British Left and India

Metropolitan Anti-Imperialism, 1885-1947

By: Nicholas Owen

Tracing the complex and troubled relationship between the British Left and the nationalist movement in India in the years before Indian independence, Nicholas Owen's study looks at the failure of British and Indian anti-imperialists to create the kind of powerful alliance that the Empire's governors had always feared.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199233012

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9780199233014

A Cultural Dictionary of Punk

1974-1982

By: Nicholas Rombes

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A Cultural Dictionary of Punk

1974-1982

By: Nicholas Rombes

Neither a dry-as-dust reference volume recycling the same dull facts nor a gushy, gossipy puff piece, A Cultural Dictionary of Punk: 1974-1982 is a bold book that examines punk as a movement that is best understood by placing it in its cultural field. It contains myriad critical-listening descriptions of the sounds of the time, but also places those sounds in the context of history. Drawing on hundreds of fanzines, magazines, and newspapers, the book is-in the spirit of punk-an obsessive, exhaustively researched, and sometimes deeply personal portrait of the many ways in which punk was an artistic, cultural, and political expression of defiance. A Cultural Dictionary of Punk is organized around scores of distinct entries, on everything from Lester Bangs to The Slits, from Jimmy Carter to Minimalism, from 'Dot Dash' to Bad Brains. Both highly informative and thrillingly idiosyncratic, the book takes a fresh look at how the malaise of the 1970s offered fertile ground for punk-as well as the new wave, post-punk, and hardcore-to emerge as a rejection of the easy platitudes of the dying counter-culture. The organization is accessible and entertaining: short bursts of meaning, in tune with the beat of punk itself. Rombes upends notions that the story of punk can be told in a chronological, linear fashion. Meant to be read straight through or opened up and experienced at random, A Cultural Dictionary of Punk covers not only many of the well-known, now-legendary punk bands, but the obscure, forgotten ones as well. Along the way, punk's secret codes are unraveled and a critical time in history is framed and exclaimed. Visit the Cultural Dictionaryof Punk blog here.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1441105050

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The Keeshond

By: Anna Katherine Nicholas

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The Keeshond

By: Anna Katherine Nicholas

Describes how to purchase, keep, show, and breed a Keeshond.

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TFH Publications

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0866220321

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Phylogeny and Ontogeny

By: Nicholas Cohen,M. Michael Sigel

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Phylogeny and Ontogeny

By: Nicholas Cohen,M. Michael Sigel

This comprehensive treatise on the reticuloendothelial system is a project jointly shared by individual members of the Reticuloendothelial (RE) Society and bio medical scientists in general who are interested in the intricate system of cells and molecular moieties derived from these cells which constitute the RES. It may now be more fashionable in some quarters to consider these cells as part of what is called the mononuclear phagocytic system or the lymphoreticular system. Nevertheless, because of historical developments and current interest in the subject by investigators from many diverse areas, it seems advantageous to present in one comprehensive treatise current information and knowledge con cerning basic aspects of the RES, such as morphology, biochemistry, phylogeny and ontogeny, physiology, and pharmacology as well as clinical areas including immunopathology, cancer, infectious diseases, allergy, and hypersensitivity. It is anticipated that by presenting information concerning these apparently heterogeneous topics under the unifying umbrella of the RES attention will be focused on the similarities as well as interactions among the cell types constitut ing the RES from the viewpoint of various disciplines. The treatise editors and their editorial board, consisting predominantly of the editors of individual vol umes, are extremely grateful for the enthusiastic cooperation and enormous task undertaken by members of the biomedical community in general and especially by members of the American as well as European and Japanese Reticuloendothe lial Societies.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1468441663

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Organizational Justice in Mergers and Acquisitions

Antecedents and Outcomes

By: Nicholas Jackson

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Organizational Justice in Mergers and Acquisitions

Antecedents and Outcomes

By: Nicholas Jackson

This book provides a unique account of how perceived justice is influenced by various aspects of an organizational merger and investigates the impact on behavior for those involved in the process. Drawing from both psychological and sociological insights, the author considers justice from an individual and group perspective in light of the political and strategic implications of mergers and acquisitions. Experiences from two empirical cases are used to consider the depth of theoretical analysis provided, in terms of practical outcomes for both organizations and employees alike. In this pioneering new book, the author explores communication, employee attitudes, trust and commitment, and the psychological contract between the employee and the organization, emphasizing the importance of developing a new meaning of organizational culture. Although primarily aimed at an academic audience, this book will also be useful to practitioners as it illuminates the potential pitfalls of overlooking the importance of fair treatment in the workplace.

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Springer

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3319926365

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The Chemistry of Molecular Imaging

By: Nicholas Long,Wing-Tak Wong

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The Chemistry of Molecular Imaging

By: Nicholas Long,Wing-Tak Wong

Molecular imaging is primarily about the chemistry of novel biological probes, yet the vast majority of practitioners are not chemists or biochemists. This is the first book, written from a chemist's point of view, to address the nature of the chemical interaction between probe and environment to help elucidate biochemical detail instead of bulk anatomy. Covers all of the fundamentals of modern imaging methodologies, including their techniques and application within medicine and industry Focuses primarily on the chemistry of probes and imaging agents, and chemical methodology for labelling and bioconjugation First book to investigate the chemistry of molecular imaging Aimed at students as well as researchers involved in the area of molecular imaging

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118854810

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9781118854815

Progress in Colorectal Surgery

By: John Beynon,Nicholas D. Carr

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Progress in Colorectal Surgery

By: John Beynon,Nicholas D. Carr

- Takes a problem oriented approach to discuss the key concepts in the field of colorectal surgery. - Includes recent progress in imaging techniques and how they are useful to the surgeon. - Highlghts not only the medical apsects of coloproctology, but the legal concerns for the physician as well.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1852336773

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9781852336776

ESOPS

Their role in corporate finance and performance

By: Nicholas Wilson

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ESOPS

Their role in corporate finance and performance

By: Nicholas Wilson

Although primarily a method of improving corporate results through motivating employees, ESOPs have a role in corporate finance as a provider of capital in a highly tax efficient manner. Multinationals wishing to spread shares internationally and quoted companies wanting to capture equality for share incentives can successfully utilise an ESOP scheme and it is therefore anticipated that implementation of such schemes will follow the pattern of the US and will become a familiar tool of corporate finance. As the instrument is complex and new and its legal and accounting ramifications are wide, this text will provide an invaluable reference source not only for the Chief Executive, Treasurer and Executive Officers in medium to large companies in the UK but will also be of relevance to their banking, legal and tax advisors.

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1349129380

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9781349129386

Studies in English Church Music, 1550-1900

By: Nicholas Temperley

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Studies in English Church Music, 1550-1900

By: Nicholas Temperley

Nicholas Temperley has pioneered the history of popular church music in England, as expounded in his classic 1979 study, The Music of the English Parish Church; his Hymn Tune Index of 1998; and his magisterial articles in The New Grove. This volume brings together fourteen shorter essays from various journals and symposia, both British and American, that are often hard to find and may be less familiar to many scholars and students in the field. Here we have studies of how singing in church strayed from artistic control during its neglect in the 16th and 17th centuries, how the vernacular 'fuging tune' of West Gallery choirs grew up, and how individuals like Playford, Croft, Madan, and Stainer set about raising artistic standards. There are also assessments of the part played by charity in the improvement of church music, the effect of the English organ and the reasons why it never inspired anything resembling the German organ chorale, and the origins of congregational psalm chanting in late Georgian York. Whatever the topic, Temperley takes a fresh approach based on careful research, while refusing to adopt artistic or religious preconceptions.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000940993

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9781000940992

Manson's Tropical Diseases E-Book

Expert Consult - Online and Print

By: Jeremy Farrar,Peter J Hotez,Thomas Junghanss,Gagandeep Kang,David Lalloo,Nicholas J. White

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Manson's Tropical Diseases E-Book

Expert Consult - Online and Print

By: Jeremy Farrar,Peter J Hotez,Thomas Junghanss,Gagandeep Kang,David Lalloo,Nicholas J. White

From the difficult to diagnose to the difficult to treat, Manson's Tropical Diseases prepares you to effectively handle whatever your patients may have contracted. Featuring an internationally recognized editorial team, global contributors, and expert authors, this revised and updated medical reference book provides you with the latest coverage on parasitic and infectious diseases from around the world. - Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. - Incorporate the latest therapies into your practice, such as recently approved drugs and new treatment options. - Find what you need easily and apply it quickly with highlighted key information, convenient boxes and tables, extensive cross-referencing, and clinical management diagrams. - Make the most accurate Tropical Disease diagnoses through a completely redesigned and modernized format, which includes full-color images throughout plus a wealth of additional illustrations online at Expert Consult. - Apply the latest treatment strategies for HIV/AIDS, tropical neurology, malaria, and much more. - Put the latest international expertise to work for you and your patients with new chapters covering Global Health; Global Health Governance and Tropical Diseases; Non-communicable Diseases; Obesity in the Tropics; and Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine in Resource-poor Settings. - See which diseases are most prevalent in specific areas of the tropics through a new index of diseases by country, as well as online-only maps that provide additional detail. - Better understand the variations in treatment approaches across the globe.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0702053066

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9780702053061

Retrometabolic Drug Design and Targeting

By: Nicholas Bodor,Peter Buchwald

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Retrometabolic Drug Design and Targeting

By: Nicholas Bodor,Peter Buchwald

Innovative approach to drug design that's more likely to result in an approvable drug product Retrometabolic drug design incorporates two distinct drug design approaches to obtain soft drugs and chemical delivery systems, respectively. Combining fundamentals with practical step-by-step examples, Retrometabolic Drug Design and Targeting gives readers the tools they need to take full advantage of retrometabolic approaches in order to develop safe and effective targeted drug therapies. The authors, both pioneers in the fields of soft drugs and retrometabolic drug design, offer valuable ideas, approaches, and solutions to a broad range of challenges in drug design, optimization, stability, side effects, and toxicity. Retrometabolic Drug Design and Targeting begins with an introductory chapter that explores new drugs and medical progress as well as the challenges of today's drug discovery. Next, it discusses: Basic concepts of the mechanisms of drug action Drug discovery and development processes Retrometabolic drug design Soft drugs Chemical delivery systems Inside the book, readers will find examples from different pharmacological areas detailing the rationale for each drug design. These examples set forth the relevant pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the new therapeutic agents, comparing these properties to those of other compounds used for the same therapeutic purpose. In addition, the authors review dedicated computer programs that are available to support and streamline retrometabolic drug design efforts. Retrometabolic Drug Design and Targeting is recommended for all drug researchers interested in employing this newly tested and proven approach to developing safe and effective drugs.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118407768

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9781118407769

Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development

Transforming the Industrial State

By: Nicholas A. Ashford,Ralph P. Hall

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Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development

Transforming the Industrial State

By: Nicholas A. Ashford,Ralph P. Hall

In this work, the authors offer a unified, transdisciplinary approach for achieving sustainable development in industrialized nations. They present an insightful analysis of the ways in which industrial states are unsustainable and how economic and social welfare are related to the environment, public health and safety.

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Yale University Press

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0300169728

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9780300169720

MATLAB Guide

Third Edition

By: Desmond J. Higham,Nicholas J. Higham

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MATLAB Guide

Third Edition

By: Desmond J. Higham,Nicholas J. Higham

MATLAB is an interactive system for numerical computation that is widely used for teaching and research in industry and academia. It provides a modern programming language and problem solving environment, with powerful data structures, customizable graphics, and easy-to-use editing and debugging tools. This third edition of MATLAB Guide completely revises and updates the best-selling second edition and is more than 30 percent longer. The book remains a lively, concise introduction to the most popular and important features of MATLAB and the Symbolic Math Toolbox. Key features are a tutorial in Chapter 1 that gives a hands-on overview of MATLAB; a thorough treatment of MATLAB mathematics, including the linear algebra and numerical analysis functions and the differential equation solvers; and a web page at http://www.siam.org/books/ot150 that provides example program files, updates, and links to MATLAB resources. The new edition contains color figures throughout; includes pithy discussions of related topics in new ?Asides" boxes that augment the text; has new chapters on the Parallel Computing Toolbox, object-oriented programming, graphs, and large data sets; covers important new MATLAB data types such as categorical arrays, string arrays, tall arrays, tables, and timetables; contains more on MATLAB workflow, including the Live Editor and unit tests; and fully reflects major updates to the MATLAB graphics system. This book is suitable for both beginners and more experienced users, including students, researchers, and practitioners.

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SIAM

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1611974666

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9781611974669

Contesting Bodies and Nation in Canadian History

By: Patrizia Gentile,Jane Nicholas

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Contesting Bodies and Nation in Canadian History

By: Patrizia Gentile,Jane Nicholas

From fur coats to nude paintings, and from sports to beauty contests, the body has been central to the literal and figurative fashioning of ourselves as individuals and as a nation. In this first collection on the history of the body in Canada, an interdisciplinary group of scholars explores the multiple ways the body has served as a site of contestation in Canadian history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Showcasing a variety of methodological approaches, Contesting Bodies and Nation in Canadian History includes essays on many themes that engage with the larger historical relationship between the body and nation: medicine and health, fashion and consumer culture, citizenship and work, and more. The contributors reflect on the intersections of bodies with the concept of nationhood, as well as how understandings of the body are historically contingent. The volume is capped off with a critical introductory chapter by the editors on the history of bodies and the development of the body as a category of analysis.

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University of Toronto Press

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1442663162

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Communication

Communication

Essential Psychopathology and Its Treatment

Essential Psychopathology and Its Treatment

The British Left and India

The British Left and India

A Cultural Dictionary of Punk

A Cultural Dictionary of Punk

The Keeshond

The Keeshond

Phylogeny and Ontogeny

Phylogeny and Ontogeny

Organizational Justice in Mergers and Acquisitions

Organizational Justice in Mergers and Acquisitions

The Chemistry of Molecular Imaging

The Chemistry of Molecular Imaging

Progress in Colorectal Surgery

Progress in Colorectal Surgery

ESOPS

ESOPS

Studies in English Church Music, 1550-1900

Studies in English Church Music, 1550-1900

Manson's Tropical Diseases E-Book

Manson's Tropical Diseases E-Book

Retrometabolic Drug Design and Targeting

Retrometabolic Drug Design and Targeting

Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development

Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development

MATLAB Guide

MATLAB Guide

Contesting Bodies and Nation in Canadian History

Contesting Bodies and Nation in Canadian History

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