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The Limits of Doubt

The Moral and Political Implications of Skepticism

By: Petr Lom

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The Limits of Doubt

The Moral and Political Implications of Skepticism

By: Petr Lom

Shows how different forms of skepticism can lead to remarkably different moral and political implications.

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156

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SUNY Press

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0791450309

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9780791450307

Environmental Transitions

Transformation and Ecological Defense in Central and Eastern Europe

By: Petr Pavlínek,John Pickles

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Environmental Transitions

Transformation and Ecological Defense in Central and Eastern Europe

By: Petr Pavlínek,John Pickles

Environmental Transitions is a detailed and comprehensive account of the environmental changes in Central and Eastern Europe, both under state socialism and during the period of transition to capitalism. The change in politics in the late 1980s and early 1990s allowed an opportunity for a rapid environmental clean up, in an area once considered one of the most environmentally devastated regions on earth. The book illustrates how transformations after 1989 have brought major environmental improvements, as well as new environmental problems. It shows how environmental policy, economic change and popular support for environmental movements, have specific and changing geographies associated with them. Environmental Transitions addresses a large number of topics, including the historical geographical analysis of the environmental change, health impacts of environmental degradation, the role of environmental issues during the anti-communist revolutions, legislative reform and the effects of transition on environmental quality after 1989. Environmental Transitions contains detailed case studies from the region, which illustrate the complexity of environmental issues and their intimate relationship with political and economic realities. It gives theoretically informed ideas for understanding environmental change in the context of the political economy of state socialism and post-communist transformations, drawing on a wide body of literature from West, Central and Eastern Europe.

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394

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Routledge

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1134715579

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9781134715572

Ab Initio Calculations

Methods and Applications in Chemistry

By: Petr Carsky,Miroslav Urban

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Ab Initio Calculations

Methods and Applications in Chemistry

By: Petr Carsky,Miroslav Urban

Until recently quantum chemical ab initio calculations were re stricted to atoms and very small molecules. As late as in 1960 Allen l and Karo stated : "Almost all of our ab initio experience derives from diatomic LCAO calculations ••• N and we have found in the litera ture "approximately eighty calculations, three-fourths of which are for diatomic molecules ••• There are approximately twenty ab initio calculations for molecules with more than two atoms, but there is a decided dividing line between the existing diatomic and polyatomic wave functions. Confidence in the satisfactory evaluation of the many -center two-electron integrals is very much less than for the diatom ic case". Among the noted twenty calculations, SiH was the largest 4 molecule treated. In most cases a minimal basis set was used and the many-center two-electron integrals were calculated in an approximate way. Under these circumstances the ab initio calculations could hard ly provide useful chemical information. It is therefore no wonder that the dominating role in the field of chemical applications was played by semiempirical and empirical methods. The situation changed essentially in the next decade. The problem of many-center integrals was solved, efficient and sophisticated computer programs were devel oped, basis sets suitable for a given type of problem were suggested, and, meanwhile, a considerable amount of results has been accumulated which serve as a valuable comparative material. The progress was of course inseparable from the development and availability of computers.

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256

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642931405

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9783642931406

Evolution of Immune Reactions

By: Petr Sima,Vaclav Vetvicka

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Evolution of Immune Reactions

By: Petr Sima,Vaclav Vetvicka

This book on phylogeny and immunity reconstructs the history and evolutionary pathways of immunity among the various forms of life. The authors argue that the immunity could have evolved different adequately successful patterns in the animal sub-regnum which are strictly determined by the morpho-physiological possibilities of the animals. They state that the vertebrate type of immunity evolved only in the chordate branch. The publication devotes special attention to the arthropods and molluscs, as they have attracted more investigative efforts than any other invertebrate taxa. The authors selected Agnatha, Chondrichthyes, and Osteichthyes from the vertebrate taxa in order to show where and how the morphofunctional basis of the truly adapative immunity of the endothermic tetrapods gradually evolved. Each chapter gives the description of the origin and interrelationships of the representatives of the taxon in question. Also given are the main biological, morphological, non-morphological and immune attributes. Emphasized throughout the book is the central idea that immunological reactions are a part of the overall biological phenomena and should be studied only from this aspect. The authors express that the fields of comparative and evolutionary immunology will provide inspiration for further investigations in biomedicine in the near future.

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272

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CRC Press

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0849365937

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9780849365935

Zoonotic Viruses of Northern Eurasia

Taxonomy and Ecology

By: Dimitry Konstantinovich Lvov,Mikhail Yurievich Shchelkanov,Sergey Vladimirovich Alkhovsky,Petr Grigorievich Deryabin

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Zoonotic Viruses of Northern Eurasia

Taxonomy and Ecology

By: Dimitry Konstantinovich Lvov,Mikhail Yurievich Shchelkanov,Sergey Vladimirovich Alkhovsky,Petr Grigorievich Deryabin

Zoonotic Viruses of Northern Eurasia: Taxonomy and Ecology provides a review of modern data of the taxonomy, distribution, and ecology of zoonotic viruses in the ecosystems of Northern Eurasia. With climate changes, increasing population density of arthropod vectors and vertebrate hosts, development of unused lands, transferences of viruses by birds, bats, infected humans, and animals, vectors allow virus populations to adapt to the new environment. This leads to the appearance of emerging or re-emerging infections. This book presents data about circulation and evolution of influenza viruses, tick-borne encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, hantaviruses, Sindbis virus, California encephalitis group viruses and other pathogenic viruses as well as of novel viruses classified for the first time using next-generation sequence. - Features summarized data about the circulation of approximately 80 viruses isolated in natural foci of Northern Eurasia - Provides descriptions of the main ecosystems of Northern Eurasia in the context of the ecology of viruses with environmental factors - Delineates the potential impact of climate change for the distribution of viruses - Includes virus taxonomy, ecology, distribution and pathogenicity for humans and animals

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453

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Academic Press

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0128018445

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9780128018446

Banach Space Theory

The Basis for Linear and Nonlinear Analysis

By: Marián Fabian,Petr Habala,Petr Hájek,Vicente Montesinos,Václav Zizler

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Banach Space Theory

The Basis for Linear and Nonlinear Analysis

By: Marián Fabian,Petr Habala,Petr Hájek,Vicente Montesinos,Václav Zizler

Banach spaces provide a framework for linear and nonlinear functional analysis, operator theory, abstract analysis, probability, optimization and other branches of mathematics. This book introduces the reader to linear functional analysis and to related parts of infinite-dimensional Banach space theory. Key Features: - Develops classical theory, including weak topologies, locally convex space, Schauder bases and compact operator theory - Covers Radon-Nikodým property, finite-dimensional spaces and local theory on tensor products - Contains sections on uniform homeomorphisms and non-linear theory, Rosenthal's L1 theorem, fixed points, and more - Includes information about further topics and directions of research and some open problems at the end of each chapter - Provides numerous exercises for practice The text is suitable for graduate courses or for independent study. Prerequisites include basic courses in calculus and linear. Researchers in functional analysis will also benefit for this book as it can serve as a reference book.

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820

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1441975152

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9781441975157

Palaeomagnetism and Magnetostratigraphy of Karst Sediments in Slovenia

By: Nadja Zupan Hajan,Andrej Mihevc,Petr Pruner,Pavel Bosák

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Palaeomagnetism and Magnetostratigraphy of Karst Sediments in Slovenia

By: Nadja Zupan Hajan,Andrej Mihevc,Petr Pruner,Pavel Bosák

Namen knjige je predstaviti rezultate 10 let trajajočih slovensko-čeških raziskav, ko smo predvsem z različnimi paleomagnetnimi metodami intenzivno raziskovali kraške površinske in jamske sedimente v različnih geografskih in geoloških območjih Slovenije. Paleomagnetne raziskave sedimentov so prinesle presenetljive rezultate glede starosti sedimentov v jamah in na površju in s tem tudi prve podrobne informacije o starosti jam in posredno tudi našega krasa. Pri vzorčevanju sedimentov za paleomagnetne analize smo v nekaterih primerih našli fosilne ostanke favne, njihova najdba je zelo pomembna ker, smo tako lahko rezultate paleomagnetnih in magnetostratigrafskih analiz postavili v točno določen čas.

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270

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Založba ZRC

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9612540586

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9789612540586

The Xenophobe's Guide to the Czechs

By: Petr Berka,Ales Palan,Petr Stastny

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The Xenophobe's Guide to the Czechs

By: Petr Berka,Ales Palan,Petr Stastny

All roads lead to Czechia. The Czechs seem to believe that the Earth is the center of the Universe, Europe is the centre of the Earth, and Czechia is at the centre of Europe. Reality Czechs. The ability to put up with a situation adjusting as needs must has been elevated to an art form. Chuckling Czechs. Czech humor is distinguished by mad screams, breast and thigh slapping, and uncontrollable braying. Top of the Czech list. The Czechs would like to be seen as the cauldron in which all that's good from West and East melts; and if not the best, then at least one of the top nations in the world.

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Oval Projects

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1908120215

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9781908120212

Book's by Petr Lom

The Limits of Doubt

The Limits of Doubt

Environmental Transitions

Environmental Transitions

Ab Initio Calculations

Ab Initio Calculations

Evolution of Immune Reactions

Evolution of Immune Reactions

Zoonotic Viruses of Northern Eurasia

Zoonotic Viruses of Northern Eurasia

Banach Space Theory

Banach Space Theory

Palaeomagnetism and Magnetostratigraphy of Karst Sediments in Slovenia

Palaeomagnetism and Magnetostratigraphy of Karst Sediments in Slovenia

The Xenophobe's Guide to the Czechs

The Xenophobe's Guide to the Czechs

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