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Counting the Votes

A New Way to Analyze America's Presidential Elections

By: G. Scott Thomas

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Counting the Votes

A New Way to Analyze America's Presidential Elections

By: G. Scott Thomas

This easy-to-use handbook presents a fascinating and fresh take on American presidential elections and makes a wide range of statistics available to serious researchers and political fanatics alike. Counting the Votes: A New Way to Analyze America's Presidential Elections isn't your typical history book about presidential elections. Nor is it like most statistical analyses of election results. What this unusual book does offer is an array of innovative statistics—campaign score (CS), potential index (PI), return on potential (ROP), and equalized vote totals (EV*EQ), among others—that provides a provocative, intriguing, and fresh perspective on past presidential candidates and campaigns. Presenting information that has never been compiled and presented before, author G. Scott Thomas provides reams of statistics for all 57 presidential elections (1789 to the present) as well as essays inspired by those races that explore new interpretations of electoral trends. The book also includes lists of outstanding political performances in 179 statistical categories in addition to complete statistical records for 289 presidential candidates. The unique information and metrics introduced in this book will be invaluable to historians, political scientists, and students who are conducting research into voting trends and will serve as additional tools for their work.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 13

9798216066880

Free Men All

The Personal Liberty Laws of the North, 1780-1861

By: Thomas D. Morris

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Free Men All

The Personal Liberty Laws of the North, 1780-1861

By: Thomas D. Morris

Examines the Impact of the Idealism of the Personal Liberty Laws of Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Ohio and Wisconsin The Personal Liberty Laws reflected the social ethical commitment to freedom from slavery and as such were among the bricks that laid the foundation for the Fourteenth Amendment. Morris examines those statutes as enacted in the five representative states Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Ohio and Wisconsin, and argues that these laws were an alternative to the violence allowed by the southern slave codes and the extreme abolitionist viewpoints of the north. Thomas D. Morris [1938-] taught in the Department of History, Portland State University and is the author of Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860. CONTENTS I. Slavery and Emancipation: the Rise of Conflicting Legal Systems II. Kidnapping and Fugitives: Early State and Federal Responses III. State "Interposition" 1820-1830: Pennsylvania and New York IV. Assaults Upon the Personal Liberty Laws V. The Antislavery Counterattack VI. The Personal Liberty Laws in the Supreme Court: Prigg v. Pennsylvania VII. The Pursuit of a Containment Policy, 1842-1850 VII. The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 IX. Positive Law, Higher Law, and the Via Media X. Interposition, 1854-1858 XI. Habeas Corpus and Total Repudiation 1859-1860 XII. Denouement Appendix Bibliography Index

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The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

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1584771070

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9781584771074

Lipid Metabolism in Plants

By: Thomas S. Moore

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Lipid Metabolism in Plants

By: Thomas S. Moore

This text presents a comprehensive description of the fundamental principles of plant lipid metabolism and then uses this base to examine current research in the field. The importance of molecular biology and the incorporation of new analytical methods are discussed, and the contributions of current research to agricultural and industrial uses are covered in depth. Chapters are illustrated with tables and figures to support key concepts, and projections for future researc in the field are also explored.

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CRC Press

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1351082523

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Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860

By: Thomas D. Morris

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Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860

By: Thomas D. Morris

This volume is the first comprehensive history of the evolving relationship between American slavery and the law from colonial times to the Civil War. As Thomas Morris clearly shows, racial slavery came to the English colonies as an institution without strict legal definitions or guidelines. Specifically, he demonstrates that there was no coherent body of law that dealt solely with slaves. Instead, more general legal rules concerning inheritance, mortgages, and transfers of property coexisted with laws pertaining only to slaves. According to Morris, southern lawmakers and judges struggled to reconcile a social order based on slavery with existing English common law (or, in Louisiana, with continental civil law.) Because much was left to local interpretation, laws varied between and even within states. In addition, legal doctrine often differed from local practice. And, as Morris reveals, in the decades leading up to the Civil War, tensions mounted between the legal culture of racial slavery and the competing demands of capitalism and evangelical Christianity.

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Univ of North Carolina Press

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0807864307

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9780807864302

The Design and Analysis of Computer Experiments

By: Thomas J. Santner,Brian J. Williams,William I. Notz

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The Design and Analysis of Computer Experiments

By: Thomas J. Santner,Brian J. Williams,William I. Notz

This book describes methods for designing and analyzing experiments that are conducted using a computer code, a computer experiment, and, when possible, a physical experiment. Computer experiments continue to increase in popularity as surrogates for and adjuncts to physical experiments. Since the publication of the first edition, there have been many methodological advances and software developments to implement these new methodologies. The computer experiments literature has emphasized the construction of algorithms for various data analysis tasks (design construction, prediction, sensitivity analysis, calibration among others), and the development of web-based repositories of designs for immediate application. While it is written at a level that is accessible to readers with Masters-level training in Statistics, the book is written in sufficient detail to be useful for practitioners and researchers. New to this revised and expanded edition: • An expanded presentation of basic material on computer experiments and Gaussian processes with additional simulations and examples • A new comparison of plug-in prediction methodologies for real-valued simulator output • An enlarged discussion of space-filling designs including Latin Hypercube designs (LHDs), near-orthogonal designs, and nonrectangular regions • A chapter length description of process-based designs for optimization, to improve good overall fit, quantile estimation, and Pareto optimization • A new chapter describing graphical and numerical sensitivity analysis tools • Substantial new material on calibration-based prediction and inference for calibration parameters • Lists of software that can be used to fit models discussed in the book to aid practitioners

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Springer

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1493988476

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Handbook of Clinical Interviewing With Children

By: Michel Hersen,Jay C. Thomas

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Handbook of Clinical Interviewing With Children

By: Michel Hersen,Jay C. Thomas

The Handbook of Clinical Interviewing with Children is one of three interrelated handbooks on the topic of interviewing for specific populations. It presents a combination of theory and practice plus concern with diagnostic entities for readers who work, or one day will work, with children (and their parents and teachers) in clinical settings. The volume begins with general issues (structured versus unstructured interview strategies, developmental issues when working with children, writing up the intake interview, etc.), moves to a section on major disorders with special relevance for child populations (conduct disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, learning disorders, etc.), and concludes with a section addressing special populations.

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SAGE Publications

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1452261792

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Voices of Reason, Voices of Insanity

Studies of Verbal Hallucinations

By: Ivan Leudar,Philip Thomas

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Voices of Reason, Voices of Insanity

Studies of Verbal Hallucinations

By: Ivan Leudar,Philip Thomas

Records of people experiencing verbal hallucinations or 'hearing voices' can be found throughout history. Voices of Reason, Voices of Insanity examines almost 2,800 years of these reports including Socrates, Schreber and Pierre Janet's "Marcelle", to provide a clear understanding of the experience and how it may have changed over the millenia. Through six cases of historical and contemporary voice hearers, Leudar and Thomas demonstrate how the experience has metamorphosed from being a sign of virtue to a sign of insanity, signalling such illnesses as schizophrenia or dissociation. They argue that the experience is interpreted by the voice hearer according to social categories conveyed through language, and is therefore best studied as a matter of language use. Controversially, they conclude that 'hearing voices' is an ordinary human experience which is unfortunately either mystified or pathologised. Voices of Reason, Voices of Insanity offers a fresh perspective on this enigmatic experience and will be of interest to students, researchers and clinicians alike.

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Routledge

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1134754280

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9781134754281

Nordic Religions in the Viking Age

By: Thomas Andrew DuBois

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Nordic Religions in the Viking Age

By: Thomas Andrew DuBois

Thomas DuBois unravels for the first time the history of the Nordic religions in the Viking Age. "A seminal study of Nordic religions that future scholars will not be able to avoid."—Church History

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812217144

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9780812217148

Contemporary Clinical Psychology

By: Thomas G. Plante

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Contemporary Clinical Psychology

By: Thomas G. Plante

This new edition provides the reader with the latest developmentsin clinical psychology. An excellent text for introducing andmotivating students to become well-informed consumers of clinicalpsychology information. Every chapter provides valuable informationfor mental health students entering the profession." - Gerardo D. Canul, PhD Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer, University of California,Irvine Visiting Faculty, Graduate School of Psychology and Education,Pepperdine University UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AND INSIGHT ON BECOMING A CLINICALPSYCHOLOGIST Contemporary Clinical Psychology, Second Edition presents abroad-spectrum overview of clinical psychology. Featuring adetailed review of the history, scientific foundations, andtheoretical orientation of the field as it highlights theactivities, roles, and responsibilities of today's clinicalpsychologist, this realistic and practical "view from the inside"provides: * Insights into prevention, ethics, evidence-based treatments,confidentiality laws and regulations including HIPAA, and countlessother current issues * Case studies detailing the theoretical conceptualization,assessment, and treatment of clients, along with discussions oftesting, therapy, consultation, and ethics * Chapter-ending "Big Picture" synopses and lists of key points andterms to ensure understanding of the material covered, as well as aunique "Real Students, Real Questions" section, featuring actualquestions asked by clinical psychology students * Firsthand input from a diverse cross section of professionalsabout embarking on a career in clinical psychology * Current and future trends, plus a step-by-step "road map" thatcovers all aspects of becoming a clinical psychologist Utilizing an integrative biopsychosocial approach throughout, thisthoroughly revised text reflects a contemporary perspective ofclinical psychology. Author Thomas Plante, a practicing clinicianas well as college professor, draws on his own experience workingwith clients as well as his work as a mental health director andconsultant to illustrate the real world of clinical psychology andprovide an accurate picture of how science and practice functiontogether in the day-to-day practice of psychology. From general knowledge and information to specific topics,including modes of research and areas of specialization,Contemporary Clinical Psychology, Second Edition presents acomprehensive and engaging view of the art and science of clinicalpsychology. Designed for upper-level undergraduates and first-yeargraduate students,yet invaluable for virtually anyone pursuing acareer in psychology or related fields, it provides a frank andcontemporary portrayal of the dynamic field of clinical psychologyfrom many different perspectives and in many different settings.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0471692301

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9780471692300

The Business of Employee Empowerment

Democracy and Ideology in the Workplace

By: Thomas Potterfield

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The Business of Employee Empowerment

Democracy and Ideology in the Workplace

By: Thomas Potterfield

The popular and influential concept of employee empowerment may have the emancipatory potential its supporters claim, but it also is subject to constraints and inhibitions. Potterfield calls for actions to cut through the ideological inhibitors at the corporate level and also for ways to alter the prevailing socioeconomic structure, ways to enhance the relative strength of employees an various types of organizations. His book provides a synthesis of major empowerment theories and viewpoints, a discussion of its historical and intellectual roots, in inquiry into empowerment practices at a Fortune 100 company, and a discussion of both the emancipatory potential and ideological constraints in empowerment theories and practices. With specific recommendations for corporate and societal action, Dr. Potterfield's book will be important for professionals, teachers, and students in management, organizational studies, human resources, and organizational change. Potterfield begins by situating empowerment in the larger historical context of long-standing effort to provide more participatory work environments. He reviews the social and intellectual roots of the empowerment concept, including basic contoures of modernity such as the rise of capitalism, and examines the development of the concept within the realm of social action movements during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He provides a detailed explication of the essential dimensions and core elements of empowerment as it is espoused by leading organizational theorists and management experts, then looks at the actual practice of empowerment in a Fortune 100 company that has a major, ongoing commitment to the empowered workplace. With this as a foundation he discusses ways in which these theories and practices either advance the cause of democracy and freedom in the workplace or reinforce corporate organizational power and worker dominations. He concludes with concrete suggestions for overcoming ideological influences and facilitating the emancipatory potential of empowerment.

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0313004331

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9780313004339

The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt

In Thirteen Parts

By: Sir Edward Coke,John Henry Thomas,John Farquhar Fraser

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The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt

In Thirteen Parts

By: Sir Edward Coke,John Henry Thomas,John Farquhar Fraser

Originally published: New ed. / by John Henry Thomas, ... John Farquhar Fraser. London: J. Butterworth & Sons, 1826. New introd. by Stephen Sheppard.

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1584772395

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Beyond Standard Model Collider Phenomenology of Higgs Physics and Supersymmetry

By: Marc Christopher Thomas

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Beyond Standard Model Collider Phenomenology of Higgs Physics and Supersymmetry

By: Marc Christopher Thomas

This thesis studies collider phenomenology of physics beyond the Standard Model at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It also explores in detail advanced topics related to Higgs boson and supersymmetry – one of the most exciting and well-motivated streams in particle physics. In particular, it finds a very large enhancement of multiple Higgs boson production in vector-boson scattering when Higgs couplings to gauge bosons differ from those predicted by the Standard Model. The thesis demonstrates that due to the loss of unitarity, the very large enhancement for triple Higgs boson production takes place. This is a truly novel finding. The thesis also studies the effects of supersymmetric partners of top and bottom quarks on the Higgs production and decay at the LHC, pointing for the first time to non-universal alterations for two main production processes of the Higgs boson at the LHC–vector boson fusion and gluon–gluon fusion. Continuing the exploration of Higgs boson and supersymmetry at the LHC, the thesis extends existing experimental analysis and shows that for a single decay channel the mass of the top quark superpartner below 175 GeV can be completely excluded, which in turn excludes electroweak baryogenesis in the Minimal Supersymmetric Model. This is a major new finding for the HEP community. This thesis is very clearly written and the introduction and conclusions are accessible to a wide spectrum of readers.

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3319434527

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Book's by Thomas D. Morris

Counting the Votes

Counting the Votes

Free Men All

Free Men All

Lipid Metabolism in Plants

Lipid Metabolism in Plants

Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860

Southern Slavery and the Law, 1619-1860

The Design and Analysis of Computer Experiments

The Design and Analysis of Computer Experiments

Handbook of Clinical Interviewing With Children

Handbook of Clinical Interviewing With Children

Voices of Reason, Voices of Insanity

Voices of Reason, Voices of Insanity

Nordic Religions in the Viking Age

Nordic Religions in the Viking Age

Contemporary Clinical Psychology

Contemporary Clinical Psychology

The Business of Employee Empowerment

The Business of Employee Empowerment

The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt

The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt

Beyond Standard Model Collider Phenomenology of Higgs Physics and Supersymmetry

Beyond Standard Model Collider Phenomenology of Higgs Physics and Supersymmetry

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