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Endocrines and Osmoregulation

A Comparative Account in Vertebrates

By: P.J. Bentley

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Endocrines and Osmoregulation

A Comparative Account in Vertebrates

By: P.J. Bentley

From a review of the previous edition: "I strongly recommend it as an essential reading and reference book for younger and older workers alike". Nature

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British Imperialism

1688-2000

By: P.J. Cain,A. G. Hopkins

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A milestone in the understanding of British history and imperialism, and truly global in its reach, this magisterial account received numerous accolades from reviewers in its first edition. The first to coin the phrase "gentlemanly capitalism", Cain and Hopkins make the strong and provocative argument that it is impossible to understand the nature and evolution of British imperialism without taking account of the peculiarities of her economic development. In particular, the growth of the financial sector - and above all, the City of London - played a crucial role in shaping the course of British history and Britain's relations overseas. Now with a substantive new introduction and a conclusion, the scope of the original account has been widened to include an innovative discussion of globalization.

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Routledge

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1317873521

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Battery Reference Book

By: Thomas P J Crompton

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Battery Reference Book

By: Thomas P J Crompton

Crompton's Battery Reference Book has become the standard reference source for a wide range of professionals and students involved in designing, manufacturing, and specifying products and systems that use batteries. This book is unique in providing extensive data on specific battery types, manufacturers and suppliers, as well as covering the theory - an aspect of the book which makes an updated edition important for every professional's library. The coverage of different types of battery is fully comprehensive, ranging from minute button cells to large installations weighing several hundred tonnes. - Must-have information and data on all classes of battery in an accessible form - Essential reference for design engineers in automotive and aerospace applications, telecommunications equipment, household appliances, etc. - Informs you of developments over the past five years

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0080499953

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Vintage Telephones of the World

By: P. J. Povey,Reg A. J. Earl

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Vintage Telephones of the World

By: P. J. Povey,Reg A. J. Earl

Experimental telephones / Bell and Edison / improved speaking and listening / electrophone / coinbox / early telephones from France, Sweden and Germany / first British post office phone / first world war telephones / laryngaphone.

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IET

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0863411401

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None of My Business

By: P. J. O'Rourke

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None of My Business

By: P. J. O'Rourke

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author takes on subjects from banking to bitcoin: “Another winner from an A-list humorist.” ―Booklist Sharp-witted satirist and author of Parliament of Whores P. J. O’Rourke takes on his scariest subjects yet—business, investment, finance, and the political chicanery behind them. Want to get rich overnight for free in three easy steps with no risk? Then don’t buy this book. (Actually, if you believe there’s a book that can do that, you shouldn’t buy any books because you probably can’t read.) P. J. O’Rourke’s approach to business, investment, and finance is different. He takes the risks for you in his chapter “How I Learned Economics by Watching People Try to Kill Each Other.” He proposes “A Way to Raise Taxes That We’ll All Love”—a 200% tax on celebrities. He offers a brief history of economic transitions before exploring the world of high tech innovation with a chapter on “Unnovations,” which asks, “The Internet—whose idea was it to put all the idiots on earth in touch with each other?” He misunderstands bitcoin, which seems “like a weird scam invented by strange geeks with weaponized slide rules in the high school Evil Math Club.” And finally, he offers a fanciful short story about the morning that P. J. wakes up and finds that all the world’s goods and services are free! “The funniest writer in America.” ―The Wall Street Journal

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Atlantic Monthly Press

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0802146430

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Dark of the Moon

By: P. J. Parrish

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Dark of the Moon

By: P. J. Parrish

The first Louis Kincaid thriller! See where it all began, as Kincaid investigates murder in a sleepy, secret-ridden southern town where some believe the past is best left buried ...

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Pinnacle Books

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0786017155

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Power and the Professions in Britain, 1700-1850

By: P. J. Corfield

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Power and the Professions in Britain, 1700-1850

By: P. J. Corfield

`The first large-scale, sustained, and comprehen- sive treatment of the professions in the 18th century...not simply pioneering but also readable and entertaining.' - F.M.L. Thompson, University of London

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Psychology Press

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0415097568

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Genomic characterization of animal genetic resources

Practical guide

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,Ajmone-Marsan, P,Boettcher, P. J.,Ginja, C., Kantanen J., Lenstra, J.A

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Genomic characterization of animal genetic resources

Practical guide

By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,Ajmone-Marsan, P,Boettcher, P. J.,Ginja, C., Kantanen J., Lenstra, J.A

Molecular biotechnologies have developed rapidly and substantially since the release of these previous guidelines. The livestock sector has been an active participant in the so-called “genomic revolution.” Advancements in the sequencing of genomes and related genotyping methods have created opportunities for gathering much more information on the molecular level than ever possible, at a faster rate, and for exponentially decreased costs. Scientists and other livestock stakeholders in countries with highly developed economies have been among the main beneficiaries of this revolution. However, the greatly decreased costs of genomic applications have also created opportunities in countries with developing and transitional economies. In many instances, the lack of awareness of these opportunities and in the technical capacity for the full application of genomic tools may represent a greater obstacle to their utilization than the expenses involved.The development of these guidelines and the subsequent application of the information contained herein may help to bridge this gap, bringing new opportunities to light and transferring knowledge that can be used to increase the genetic characterization of AnGR and subsequently improve the sustainable use and conservation of livestock genetic diversity.

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Food & Agriculture Org.

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9251372985

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9789251372982

Graph Theory, Coding Theory and Block Designs

By: P. J. Cameron,J. H. van Lint

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Graph Theory, Coding Theory and Block Designs

By: P. J. Cameron,J. H. van Lint

These are notes deriving from lecture courses on the theory of t-designs and graph theory given by the authors in 1973 at Westfield College, London.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521207428

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9780521207423

A Handbook of Silicate Rock Analysis

By: P.J. Potts

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A Handbook of Silicate Rock Analysis

By: P.J. Potts

The techniques available for the chemical analysis of silicate without an appreciation of what happens in between. rocks have undergone a revolution over the last 30 years. However, to use an analytical technique most effectively, No longer is the analytical balance the only instrument used it is essential to understand its analytical characteristics, in for quantitative measurement, as it was in the days of classi particular the excitation mechanism and the response of the cal gravimetric procedures. A wide variety of instrumental signal detection system. In this book, these characteristics techniques is now commonly used for silicate rock analysis, have been described within a framework of practical ana including some that incorporate excitation sources and detec lytical aplications, especially for the routine multi-element tion systems that have been developed only in the last few analysis of silicate rocks. All analytical techniques available years. These instrumental developments now permit a wide for routine silicate rock analysis are discussed, including range of trace elements to be determined on a routine basis. some more specialized procedures. Sufficient detail is In parallel with these exciting advances, users have tended included to provide practitioners of geochemistry with a firm to become more remote from the data production process. base from which to assess current performance, and in some This is, in part, an inevitable result of the widespread intro cases, future developments.

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1461532701

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Sunlight, Vitamin D, and Prostate Cancer Risk

With References to Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer

By: P. J. Hyde

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Sunlight, Vitamin D, and Prostate Cancer Risk

With References to Breast Cancer and Colon Cancer

By: P. J. Hyde

Sunlight, Vitamin D, and Prostate Cancer Risk" P. J. Hyde This science-based book is the first to demonstrate that in prostate cancer, insufficient access to the sun's short wavelength ultraviolet-B irradiance, necessary for photosynthesis of vitamin D, increases the risk of progression. The author surveys five populations with steeply elevated mortality from prostate cancer: African-North Americans, Norwegians, Swedes, Swiss and Danes. He finds that insufficient exposure to UV-B and inadequate photosynthesis of vitamin D is common to them all. Based on data extracted from World Health Statistics Annuals published in hard copy by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the 1980s, graphs depicting age-specific rates of prostate cancer mortality in Western European countries show that the Swiss rates are anomalously high for the country's latitude and may even surpass the rates for Norway and Sweden. Age-standardized (world) statistics published on-line by the WHO's International Agency for Research into Cancer (IARC) in its Globocan 2000 Cancer Epidemiology Database list identical rates for Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The age-specific and age-standardized rates of prostate cancer mortality reported for other northern alpine countries are normal for the latitudes. Their more extensive surface areas and dispersed populations, with the great majority of their citizens residing far from the Alps, are consistent with this. In a population survey conducted by Swiss scientists from two institutions, blood levels of calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D), the body's major circulating reservoir of the vitamin, were measured in a large representative sample of adults in all age groups. Subjects older than 65 were found to be spending less than 30 minutes a day outdoors in the summer. This is significant, because the capacity of exposed skin to photosynthesize vitamin D declines with age. Moreover, its inverse correlation with the intensiveness of pigmentation means that African-North Americans in particular need to spend longer periods of time in direct sunlight than may be possible for a variety of reasons. The book contends that many aging individuals residing far from the Equator can achieve year-round sufficiency in vitamin D through relatively frequent, brief periods of exposure to sunlight, reinforced in winter by adequate supplementation. Published research indicating how many international units of the vitamin may be needed daily is also discussed. There is a detailed description of the mechanism whereby minute quantities of a powerful steroid hormone (calcitriol) metabolized from calcidiol, bind to the hormone's receptors (VDR) within the nuclei of the cells. By a signalling procedure involving "cross talk" between the hormone and the VDR, and resulting changes in the transcription of genes within the nuclei, proliferation of malignant cells can be inhibited. Besides prostate cancer, several other common cancers are reported to be associated with deficiencies of vitamin D. "Recommended reading for anyone interested in lowering their risk of prostate cancer"---Christopher Morash, MD, FRCSC, Chief of Urosurgical Oncology, Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Ontario. ISBN: 1-4010-8258-0 (paperback) and 1-4010-8259-9 (hardback). Surface: Xlibris Corporation at International Plaza II, Suite 340, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. 19113 Web: http://www.xlibris.com/bookstore/bookdisplay.asp'bookid=17092 Email: Orders@Xlibris.com Price (paperback): U

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Image-Guided Interventions E-Book

Expert Radiology Series

By: Matthew A. Mauro,Kieran P.J. Murphy,Kenneth R. Thomson,Anthony C. Venbrux,Robert A. Morgan

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Image-Guided Interventions E-Book

Expert Radiology Series

By: Matthew A. Mauro,Kieran P.J. Murphy,Kenneth R. Thomson,Anthony C. Venbrux,Robert A. Morgan

2014 BMA Medical Book Awards Highly Commended in Radiology category! Image-Guided Interventions, a title in the Expert Radiology Series, brings you in-depth and advanced guidance on all of today?s imaging and procedural techniques. Whether you are a seasoned interventionalist or trainee, this single-volume medical reference book offers the up-to-the-minute therapeutic methods necessary to help you formulate the best treatment strategies for your patients. The combined knowledge of radiology experts from around the globe provides a broad range of treatment options and perspectives, equipping you to avoid complications and put today's best approaches to work in your practice. "... the authors and editors have succeeded in providing a book that is both useful, instructive and practical" Reviewed by RAD Magazine, March 2015 Formulate the best treatment plans for your patients with step-by-step instructions on important therapeutic radiology techniques, as well as discussions on equipment, contrast agents, pharmacologic agents, antiplatelet agents, and protocols. Make effective clinical decisions with the help of detailed protocols, classic signs, algorithms, and SIR guidelines. Make optimal use of the latest interventional radiology techniques with new chapters covering ablation involving microwave and irreversible electroporation; aortic endografts with fenestrated grafts and branch fenestrations; thoracic endografting (TEVAR); catheter-based cancer therapies involving drug-eluting beads; sacroiliac joint injections; bipedal lymphangiography; pediatric gastrostomy and gastrojejunostomy; and peripartum hemorrhage. Know what to look for and how to proceed with the aid of over 2,650 state-of-the-art images demonstrating interventional procedures, in addition to full-color illustrations emphasizing key anatomical structures and landmarks. Quickly reference the information you need through a functional organization highlighting indications and contraindications for interventional procedures, as well as tables listing the materials and instruments required for each. Access the fully searchable contents, online-only material, and all of the images online at Expert Consult.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1455753971

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Introduction to the Characterization of Residual Stress by Neutron Diffraction

By: M.T. Hutchings,P.J. Withers,T.M. Holden,Torben Lorentzen

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Introduction to the Characterization of Residual Stress by Neutron Diffraction

By: M.T. Hutchings,P.J. Withers,T.M. Holden,Torben Lorentzen

Over the past 25 years the field of neutron diffraction for residual stress characterization has grown tremendously, and has matured from the stage of trial demonstrations to provide a practical tool with widespread applications in materials science and engineering. While the literature on the subject has grown commensurately, it has also remained

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CRC Press

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1134389809

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Baseball and the House of David

The Legendary Barnstorming Teams, 1915-1956

By: P.J. Dragseth

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Baseball and the House of David

The Legendary Barnstorming Teams, 1915-1956

By: P.J. Dragseth

House of David barnstorming baseball (1915-1957) was played without pre-determined schedules, leagues, player statistics or standings. The Davids quickly gained popularity for their hirsute appearance and flashy, fast-paced style of play. During their 200 seasons, they travelled as many as 30,000 miles, criss-crossing the United States, Canada and Mexico. The Benton Harbor teams invented the pepper game and were winners year after year, becoming legends in barnstorming baseball. Initially a loose affiliation of players, the Davids expanded to three teams--Western, Central and Eastern--as their reputation grew, and hired outsiders to fill the rosters. Prominent among them were pitchers Grover Cleveland Alexander and Charlie "Chief" Bender, both player managers in the early 1930s. They resisted the color barrier, eagerly facing Negro League teams everywhere. In 1934, before their largest crowd to date, they defeated the first Negro team invited to the famed Denver Post Tournament, the great Kansas City Monarchs, for the championship.

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McFarland

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1476639221

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Tropical Grasses

By: P. J. Skerman,Fernando Riveros

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Tropical Grasses

By: P. J. Skerman,Fernando Riveros

The importance of grasslands. The classification and distribution of grasses. The world's major tropical grasslands. Performance and management of natural pasture. The case for improved pastures to replace indigenous species. Pasture improvement by introducing new species. Selection of pasture grass species, seed purchase and storage, and fertilizer needs. Pasture leys. Management of improved grassland in semi-intensive and intensive production systems. Reseeding the arid and semi-arid range. Handling difficult grasses. Grasses for special purposes. Utilization and conservation of forage. The chemical compostion and nutritive value of tropical grasses. The tropical grasses catalogue. Common names of tropical grasses. Common names of other plants. Index. Illustrations.

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Food & Agriculture Org.

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9251011281

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9789251011287

An Introduction to Industrial Economics

By: P.J. Devine,N. Lee,R.M. Jones,W.J. Tyson

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An Introduction to Industrial Economics

By: P.J. Devine,N. Lee,R.M. Jones,W.J. Tyson

This updated and expanded 1985 edition of the classic 1974 work covers deindustrialisation, industrial and competition policy, the public enterprise sector, regional and urban policy, and privatisation, as well as focussing on the firm and the industrial sector in all its facets. It remains the key work on industrial economics.

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Routledge

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1351244612

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The 1957 San Francisco Seals

End of an Era in the Pacific Coast League

By: P.J. Dragseth

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The 1957 San Francisco Seals

End of an Era in the Pacific Coast League

By: P.J. Dragseth

The 1957 PCL season faced uncertainty about the impending "invasion of major league baseball" in 1958. While the meetings, wheeling and dealing and politics took place off the diamond, the historic San Francisco Seals, a charter member of the Golden Era of the league, 1903-1957, played baseball and clinched the pennant two days before the season ended. We follow this team one game at a time as players faced historic rivals from spring training through the final game of the era. Readers experience minor league baseball as it was more than fifty years ago when there were no agents, next year's contract was based on this year's performance, and PCL teams consisted of a blend of major league veterans and minor leaguers on the cusp. The Pacific Coast League was no ordinary league, the Seals were no ordinary team, and 1957 was no ordinary season.

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0786493208

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9780786493203

The Penguin Book of English Verse

By: P J Keegan

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The Penguin Book of English Verse

By: P J Keegan

This ambitious and revelatory collection turns the traditional chronology of anthologies on its head, listing poems according to their first individual appearance in the language rather than by poet.

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Penguin UK

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0141941871

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9780141941875

Pyrethroids

From Chrysanthemum to Modern Industrial Insecticide

By: P. J. Campbell

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Pyrethroids

From Chrysanthemum to Modern Industrial Insecticide

By: P. J. Campbell

S. Kobayashi M. Ueno T. Kitanosono Bismuth Catalysts in Aqueous Media Y. Matano Pentavalent Organobismuth Reagents in Organic Synthesis: Alkylation, Alcohol Oxidation and Cationic Photopolymerization S. W. Krabbe R. S. Mohan Environmentally Friendly Organic Synthesis Using Bismuth(III) Compounds T. Ollevier Bismuth-Catalyzed Addition of Silyl Nucleophiles to Carbonyl Compounds and Imines M. Rueping B. J. Nachtsheim Bismuth Salts in Catalytic Alkylation Reactions J. A. R. Salvador S. M. Silvestre R. M. A. Pinto R. C. Santos C. Le Roux New Applications for Bismuth(III) Salts in Organic Synthesis: From Bulk Chemicals to Steroid and Terpene Chemistry S. Matsunaga M. Shibasaki Cationic Bismuth-Catalyzed Hydroamination and Direct Substitution of the Hydroxy Group in Alcohols with Amides S. Shimada M. L. N. Rao Transition-Metal Catalyzed C–C Bond Formation Using Organobismuth Compounds J. S. Yadav A. Antony B.V. S. ReddyBismuth(III) Salts as Synthetic Tools in Organic Transformations

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642273459

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The Future That Vanished

A Biafra Story

By: P.J. Odu

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The Future That Vanished

A Biafra Story

By: P.J. Odu

In Colonial Africa, a British Commodore in command of the newly formed Royal Nigerian Navy in the late 50s recognizes the future potential of a young man recruited as a cadet and proceeds to lay down a growth plan for him. The story recounts the making of a career naval officer in the prestigious Royal Naval College in England and in the Indian Navy as the young man acquits himself honorably by rising to expectations. However, politically motivated events interrupt the promising future. A summary of the political history of Nigeria enables the reader to understand the events that led to the secession of Biafra. The authors war diary is used to narrate the part played by the Biafra Navy during the civil war that ensued and after it was all over.

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1462819710

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Birds New to Britain and Ireland

By: J.T.R. Sharrock,P. J. Grant

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Birds New to Britain and Ireland

By: J.T.R. Sharrock,P. J. Grant

The 83 species featured in this book, in date sequence of discovery, had not been recorded in Britain or Ireland before 1946. The original accounts of the sightings published in issues of British Birds* between 1947 and 1982 are now reprinted and supplemented with comment by Dr Sharrock on subsequent occurrences and current status. In addition, Peter Grant provides identification notes drawing attention to points not covered in the original accounts. There is also a world distribution map for each species and a line illustration to head each of the accounts. At the end of the book a section of plates reproduces 81 'first-sighting' photographs covering 32 of the species in the book.

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A&C Black

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140813845X

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Diet, immunity and inflammation

12. Food bioactive proteins and peptides: antimicrobial, immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects

By: P.J. Moughan,K. Rutherfurd-Markwick

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Diet, immunity and inflammation

12. Food bioactive proteins and peptides: antimicrobial, immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects

By: P.J. Moughan,K. Rutherfurd-Markwick

In addition to supplying essential nutrients, it is now well accepted that some food proteins can confer additional health benefits beyond nutrition. Some food proteins act directly in their intact form to elicit physiological effects, but generally peptides resulting from digestion, hydrolysis or fermentation of the protein are considered of the most interest, and these frequently display greater bioactivity than the parent protein. In this chapter we focus on the potential for generation and absorption of food bioactive peptides in the gut and their site of action. The range of reported physiological effects of bioactive proteins and peptides is diverse and we review bioactive proteins and peptides with antimicrobial, immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory effects, their potential mechanisms of action and applications to human health.

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0128087048

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The Rise of the Superconductors

By: P.J. Ford,G.A. Saunders

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The Rise of the Superconductors

By: P.J. Ford,G.A. Saunders

High-temperature superconductors are one of the most active and exciting areas of condensed matter physics research. From high-quality thin-films to friction-less transportation, their applications in industries such as telecommunications, environment and geology, medicine, nuclear physics, and security are just the beginning. The Rise of the Superconductors is an ideological chronology of the science that has produced superconductors. Beginning with the first liquefaction of helium, the book presents the discovery of the Meissner effect and the development of type II superconductors before discussing the impact of Bednorz and Müller's Nobel prize-winning research in high temperature ceramic superconductors. Authors seamlessly introduce the rise of Tc materials, whose layer-like nature, anisotropic behavior, and other properties are discussed in Chapter 4. The next chapter is devoted to the discovery, development, and characteristics of organic superconductors, particularly in fullerene materials, whose discovery earned the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996. The authors then examine the properties and theoretical developments explaining the behavior of simple superconductors, highlighting their impact on theoretical physics. Subsequent chapters analyze the technological advances, production challenges, and future directions of large- and small-scale applications, Josephson effects, the development of SQUID technology, and the specific behavior of high temperature superconductors. The Rise of the Superconductors concludes with a brief look at the struggle for technical superiority between the U.S. and Japan, European contributions, and commentary on the current state of the art.

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0203646312

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Zen-Yoga

A Creative Psychotherapy to Self-Integration

By: P. J. Saher

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Zen-Yoga

A Creative Psychotherapy to Self-Integration

By: P. J. Saher

The basis of this book is a manuscript in Sanskrit which he obtained from India and its value lies in the depth and detail with which this new material has been studied and presented. The author is to be congratulated, not for his skilful translation from Sanskrit but also for the clarity with which he has applied this to western needs and western minds. Much has been written in the past regarding the psychosomatic effects of Pranayama and Asanas but in his text, Dr Saher explains clearly the mechanism by which brain and mind operate in conjunction with bodily functions, emotions and psychic experience and also how these may be controlled and applied for our betterment. He also shows how specific areas of the brain control similar areas of mind, how these can be applied to Selfanalysis and using exercises also given in the text, so control both mind and body, that Self-Realisation is possible in the highest sense and that even before this stage is reached, Health, Harmony and Serenity will be attained, surely to be prized for themselves alone. This fascinating and profound book of ancient, Eastern esoteric wisdom backed by the latest discoveries and experiments of modern science treats the health of the soul by showing the relationship between soul and brain. Here is a practical guide to Zen-Yoga which can help to master suffering and harness latent powers. At a time when science is exploring outer space, Zen-Yoga helps us to explore the inner space of the human psyche, to recognize within ourselves new freedom – freedom to work out our destiny with integral consciousness or the divine supra – Self as the light within. This book is a cybernetic exploration of the mind’s inner space leading to expanded cosmo-electronic consciousness. Having shown the differences between Eastern and Western thought – processes, Saher explains how the sages of the East have acquired that source of wisdom and bliss which our misguided youth seeks vainly in hallucinogenic drugs.

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Motilal Banarsidass

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8120842790

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9788120842793

The Baby Boom

How It Got That Way (And It WasnÕt My Fault) (And IÕll Never Do It Again)

By: P. J. O'Rourke

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The Baby Boom

How It Got That Way (And It WasnÕt My Fault) (And IÕll Never Do It Again)

By: P. J. O'Rourke

A portrait of the baby boom generation celebrates the bad trips, questionable politics, and outrageous styles of the author and his generation while analyzing how the boom shaped contemporary America.

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0802121977

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Blood Wedding

By: P J Brooke

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Blood Wedding

By: P J Brooke

Sub-inspector Max Romero is asked to help investigate the death of Leila, a beautiful Muslim postgraduate student, researching the impacts of the Spanish Civil War on Max's home village in the Sierra Nevada. The prime suspect, Hassan, has links to a supposed terrorist group but the police's insensitive handling of the case leads to his tragic suicide. As a result, Max gets co-opted into the anti-terrorist operation based in Granada, which is destined to go terribly wrong. Meanwhile, Max's fascinating family, headed by his charismatic grandmother Paula, loom large in the gathering events, while shadows from the Spanish Civil War crowd in to influence the present. The story moves from the ancient cobbled streets of Granada to the sultry mountains of the Sierra Nevada. Over it all hovers the mesmerising but tragic beauty of the city of Granada.

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1849016291

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An Introduction to Coastal Ecology

By: P.J. Boaden,R. Seed

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An Introduction to Coastal Ecology

By: P.J. Boaden,R. Seed

Studies of marine ecology have traditionally been approached through lectures and field courses devoted mainly to intertidal and inshore habitats, and it is surprising in these days of increased awareness of man's environmental impact that so little attention has been given to integrated approaches involving the whole coastal zone and including the terrestrial part, which is man's major habitat. The coastal zone has been the subject of extensive investigation, not only because of its biological diversity and accessibility, but also because of its economic and aesthetic importance to man. This book is written with the intention of providing a concise but readable account of coastal ecology for advanced undergraduates and immediate postgraduates. We have adopted a habitat-organismal ap proach because we believe that a knowledge of biota and major features of their environment is the best key to an understanding of both larger-scale processes, such as energy flow and nutrient cycling, and smaller-scale but equally fundamental processes, such as behavioural and physiological ecology. Examples have been selected from polar, temperate and tropical regions of the world. The breadth of the subject has dictated selectivity from sources too numerous to acknowledge individually, but we have included an up-to-date reference list for the main subjects of each chapter.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401171009

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Veterinary Embryology

By: T. A. McGeady,P. J. Quinn,E. S. Fitzpatrick,M. T. Ryan

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Veterinary Embryology

By: T. A. McGeady,P. J. Quinn,E. S. Fitzpatrick,M. T. Ryan

A thorough appreciation of the cellular, molecular and tissue changes which precede the birth of an animal is a fundamental requirement for understanding normal structural development and also abnormal processes which result in congenital defects. This textbook provides information relevant to many subjects taught in preclinical, paraclinical and clinical years. Early chapters describe and explain sequential events relating to the division, growth and differentiation of cells and to the formation of foetal membranes, implantation and placentation. Succeeding chapters trace the origin, growth, development and maturation of the major body systems. Age determination of the embryo and foetus is reviewed in a single chapter. Genetic, chromosomal and environmental factors which adversely affect pre-natal development are reviewed in the final chapter. A reading list at the end of each chapter offers additional sources of information on the topics discussed. Tables, flow diagrams and numerous hand-drawn illustrations provide information in a form which complements the concepts presented in the text. Key features: Written by a team which includes members with expertise in developmental anatomy, molecular biology and clinical aspects of veterinary medicine. The authors have extensive experience in the teaching of veterinary embryology and cognate subjects. Illustrations, hand-drawn by a veterinary graduate, are used extensively to explain organogenesis and system development. An explanatory glossary provides concise information on specialised terms used in the text. The index is designed for easy retrieval of information.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118708164

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Graphs, Codes and Designs

By: P. J. Cameron,J. H. van Lint

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Graphs, Codes and Designs

By: P. J. Cameron,J. H. van Lint

This book is concerned with the relations between graphs, error-correcting codes and designs, in particular how techniques of graph theory and coding theory can give information about designs. A major revision and expansion of a previous volume in this series, this account includes many examples and new results as well as improved treatments of older material. So that non-specialists will find the treatment accessible the authors have included short introductions to the three main topics. This book will be welcomed by graduate students and research mathematicians and be valuable for advanced courses in finite combinatorics.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521231418

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X-Ray Optics and Microanalysis 1992, Proceedings of the 13th INT Conference, 31 August-4 September 1992, Manchester, UK

By: P.B. Kenway,P.J. Duke

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X-Ray Optics and Microanalysis 1992, Proceedings of the 13th INT Conference, 31 August-4 September 1992, Manchester, UK

By: P.B. Kenway,P.J. Duke

The first ICXOM congress held in Cambridge was the brain-child of Dr. Ellis Cosslett, founder of the Electron Optics Section of the Cavendish Laboratory. Dr. Cosslett pioneered research in x-ray optics and microanalysis and retained a close interest in all subject applications for this area of research, including physics, materials science, chemistry, and biology. X-Ray Optics and Microanalysis 1992 was held in his memory. At a special symposium, friends and colleagues reviewed the present status of research in x-ray optics and microanalysis. S.J. Pennycook of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, D.B. Williams of Lehigh University, J.A. Venables et al. of Arizona State University and Sussex University, and C. Jacobsen et al. of SUNY, Stony Brook are among the researchers whose papers are included in this volume.

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1000112276

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Biology and Ecology of Earthworms

By: Clive A. Edwards,P.J. Bohlen

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Biology and Ecology of Earthworms

By: Clive A. Edwards,P.J. Bohlen

Describes earthworm community ecology, interactions between earthworms and microorganisms and the importance of earthworms in environmental management

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0412561603

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Insurance Law

Doctrines and Principles

By: John Lowry,P J Rawlings,Rob Merkin QC

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Insurance Law

Doctrines and Principles

By: John Lowry,P J Rawlings,Rob Merkin QC

The third edition of Insurance Law: Doctrines and Principles follows the widely acclaimed first and second editions. It provides a detailed examination of the developing law of insurance, combining exposition of the law with critical analysis. The book is designed with the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students in mind. The text is enhanced by extensive citations to case law and academic commentaries, making the book ideal for students, scholars and practitioners alike. This new edition reflects the many changes that have occurred in the law of insurance since the second edition was published in 2005. The book is divided into two parts. Part I considers the regulation of insurance business and the general principles underlying the law of insurance contracts. Part II examines the way in which these principles are shaped by the particular insurance context in which they operate. The book is readable and authoritative, with a sound grasp of the realities of insurance practice; it is well sourced and generous with supplementary points. 'Lowry & Rawlings is a welcome addition to the ranks of insurance law textbooks and a serious contender for the student readership in this field.' Nicholas Legh-Jones QC, Lloyds Maritime Commercial Law Quarterly 'I recommend the book for undergraduate use, and as a starting point for postgraduate use. The book is well written and full of clear explanations of a difficult field of the law.' Neil Campbell, Law Quarterly Review '...can be warmly recommended for purchase or use by lecturers and students in the subject.' Dennis Dowding, The Law Teacher '...a very useful text on insurance law ... an eminently readable, good and critical book. It is clearly of the highest calibre.' Reuben Hasson, Canadian Business Law Journal

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1847317693

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Handbook of Solid State Electrochemistry

By: P. J. Gellings

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Handbook of Solid State Electrochemistry

By: P. J. Gellings

The Handbook of Solid State Electrochemistry is a one-stop resource treating the two main areas of solid state electrochemistry: electrochemical properties of solids such as oxides, halides, and cation conductors; and electrochemical kinetics and mechanisms of reactions occurring on solid electrolytes, including gas-phase electrocatalysis. The fund

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0429525389

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Palaeoclimates and their Modelling

With special reference to the Mesozoic era

By: J.R.L. Allen,B.J. Hoskins,P.J. Valdes,B.W. Sellwood,R. Spicer

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Palaeoclimates and their Modelling

With special reference to the Mesozoic era

By: J.R.L. Allen,B.J. Hoskins,P.J. Valdes,B.W. Sellwood,R. Spicer

The climate of the Earth has undergone many changes and for those times when geologic data are widespread and abundant the Mesozoic appears to have been one of the warmest intervals. This was a time during which the single continent Pangea disintegrated into continental units similar to those of today, a time when there were no significant polar ice caps and sea level was generally much higher than at the present time, and a time when dinosaurs apparently dominated terrestrial faunas and the flowering plants evolved. Understanding this alien world, ancestral to ours, is intrinsically interesting, intellectually challenging, and offers opportunities for more effective targeting of sites where commercially important geological resources may be found. It also provides critical insights into the operation of coupled Earth systems (biospheric, atmospheric, hydrospheric and geospheric) under extreme 'greenhouse' conditions, and therefore may have relevance to possible future global change. Our intention in organizing this Discussion Meeting was to bring together those who gather and interpret geologic data with those who model global climates from first principles. The community of workers who study the Quaternary have made significant advances by integrating and comparing palaeodata and climate model experiments. Although we have focused not on the Quaternary 'icehouse' but on the Mesozoic 'hothouse' climate we are well aware that approaches used in the study of the Quaternary may have relevance to earlier times.

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9401112541

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