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Ciba Foundation Symposium 202 - Evolution of Hydrothermal Ecosystems on Earth (And Mars?) By
1996 | 345 Pages | ISBN: 047196509X | PDF | 13 MB
This book explores the possibility that life exists on Mars. It provides an interdisciplinary overview of the early evolution of life in hydrothermal ecosystems on Earth, focusing on the problem of remote sensing and incorporating geological work relevant to the search for evidence of early life on Earth and Mars. It discusses the belief that studying thermal spring deposits as part of this search may be the best opportunity to test whether life on earth is a "unique experiment," or whether there is life elsewhere in the solar system. Content:

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Chromatographic Methods in Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology By
2007 | 306 Pages | ISBN: 0470023090 | PDF | 8 MB
This book aims to fill the gap that exists between theoretical treatments of chromatography, and clinical chemistry and toxicology texts, which focus almost exclusively on clinical relevance and applications. Chromatography has a vast array of clinical applications, and though the chromatographic methods were first introduced decades ago, new applications of this technology are being used to explore previously inaccessible frontiers in clinical diagnostics and toxicological testing. An up-to-date book devoted to clinical and toxicological applications of chromatographic methods will serve as an instructional and reference text, useful to students, laboratory technicians, and researchers.Content: Chapter 1 Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Method Validation in Chromatographic Applications (pages 1-14): Michele L. Merves and Bruce A. GoldbergerChapter 2 Liquid Chromatographic?Mass Spectrometric Measurement of Anabolic Steroids (pages 15-32): Don H. Catlin, Yu?Chen Chang, Borislav Starcevic and Caroline K. HattonChapter 3 High?Performance Liquid Chromatography in the Analysis of Active Ingredients in Herbal Nutritional Supplements (pages 33-55): Amitava DasguptaChapter 4 Measurement of Plasma L?DOPA and L?Tyrosine by High?Performance Liquid Chromatography as a Tumor Marker in Melanoma (pages 56-66): Thierry Le Bricon, Sabine Letellier, Konstantin Stoitchkov and Jean?Pierre GarnierChapter 5 Hypersensitive Measurement of Proteins by Capillary Isoelectric Focusing and Liquid Chromatography?Mass Spectrometry (pages 67-86): Feng Zhou and Murray JohnstonChapter 6 Chromatographic Measurement of Transferrin Glycoforms for Detecting Alcohol Abuse and Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation (pages 87-100): Anders HelanderChapter 7 Chromatographic Measurements of Catecholamines and Metanephrines (pages 101-126): Eric C. Y. Chan and Paul C. L. HoChapter 8 Chromatographic Measurement of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) (pages 127-138): Larry A. BroussardChapter 9 Chromatographic Techniques for Measuring Organophosphorus Pesticides (pages 139-169): H. Wollersen and F. MusshoffChapter 10 Chromatographic Analysis of Nerve Agents (pages 170-196): Jeri D. Ropero?MillerChapter 11 History and Pharmacology of ??Hydroxybutyric Acid (pages 197-216): Laureen MarinettiChapter 12 Liquid Chromatography with Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometric Detection for Element Speciation: Clinical and Toxicological Applications (pages 217-273): Katarzyna Wrobel, Kazimierz Wrobel and Joseph A. CarusoChapter 13 Applications of Gas Chromatography?Mass Spectrometry to the Determination of Toxic Metals (pages 274-285): Suresh K. Aggarwal, Robert L. Fitzgerald and David A. Herold

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Christmas - Philosophy for Everyone By Scott C. Lowe (ed.)
2010 | 244 Pages | ISBN: 144433090X | PDF | 3 MB
From Santa, elves and Ebenezer Scrooge, to the culture wars and virgin birth, Christmas- Philosophy for Everyoneexplores a host of philosophical issues raised by the practices and beliefs surrounding Christmas. Offers thoughtful and humorous philosophical insights into the most widely celebrated holiday in the Western world Contributions come from a wide range of disciplines, including philosophy, theology, religious studies, English literature, cognitive science and moral psychology The essays cover a wide range of Christmas themes, from a defence of the miracle of the virgin birth to the relevance of Christmas to atheists and pagans Content: Chapter 1 Jesus, Mary, and Hume (pages 9-23): Zachary Jurgensen and Jason SouthworthChapter 2 The Virgin Birth (pages 24-35): Victor LyonsChapter 3 Putting the "Yule" Back in "Yuletide" (pages 36-46): Todd PrestonChapter 4 Armed for the War on Christmas (pages 47-58): Scott F. AikenChapter 5 Christmas Mythologies (pages 59-69): Guy Bennett?HunterChapter 6 The Significance of Christmas for Liberal Multiculturalism (pages 70-79): Mark MercerChapter 7 Crummy Commercials and BB Guns (pages 80-90): Erin Haire and Dustin NelsonChapter 8 The Mind of Santa Claus and the Metaphors he Lives by (pages 91-103): William E. Deal and S. WallerChapter 9 Making a List, Checking it Twice (pages 104-113): Richard Hancuff and Noreen O'ConnorChapter 10 You'd Better Watch out... (pages 114-124): Will WilliamsChapter 11 Santa's Sweatshop (pages 125-135): Matthew BrophyChapter 12 Against the Santa Claus Lie (pages 137-150): David Kyle JohnsonChapter 13 Lying to Children about Santa (pages 151-160): Era GavrielidesChapter 14 Putting Claus Back into Christmas (pages 161-171): Steven D. HalesChapter 15 Scrooge Learns it All in One Night (pages 172-182): Dr. Dane ScottChapter 16 Holly Jolly Atheists (pages 183-196): Ruth TallmanChapter 17 Heaven, Hecate, and Hallmark (pages 197-207): Marion G. MasonChapter 18 Festivus and the need for Seasonal Absurdity (pages 208-218): Caleb HoltChapter 19 Common Claus (pages 219-230): Cindy Scheopner

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Lloyd Steffen, "Christianity and Violence "
English | ISBN: 1108796699 | 2021 | 100 pages | PDF | 2 MB
How Christian people have framed the meaning of violence within their faith tradition has been a complex process subject to all manner of historical, cultural, political, ethnic and theological contingencies. As a tradition encompassing widely divergent beliefs and perspectives, Christianity has, over two millennia, adapted to changing cultural and historical circumstances. To grasp the complexity of this tradition and its involvement with violence requires attention to specific elements explored in this Element: the scriptural and institutional sources for violence; the faith commitments and practices that join communities and sanction both resistance to and authorization for violence; and select historical developments that altered the power wielded by Christianity in society, culture and politics. Relevant issues in social psychology and the moral action guides addressing violence affirmed in Christian communities provide a deeper explanation for the motivations that have led to the diverse interpretations of violence avowed in the Christian tradition.

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Chirality in Transition Metal Chemistry: Molecules, Supramolecular Assemblies and Materials By Hani Amouri, Michel Gruselle(auth.)
2008 | 254 Pages | ISBN: 0470060530 | PDF | 14 MB
Chirality in Transition Metal Chemistry is an essential introduction to this increasingly important field for students and researchers in inorganic chemistry. Emphasising applications and real-world examples, the book begins with an overview of chirality, with a discussion of absolute configurations and system descriptors, physical properties of enantiomers, and principles of resolution and preparation of enantiomers. The subsequent chapters deal with the the specifics of chirality as it applies to transition metals. Some reviews of Chirality in Transition Metal Chemistry "...useful to students taking an advanced undergraduate course and particularly to postgraduates and academics undertaking research in the areas of chiral inorganic supramolecular complexes and materials." Chemistry World, August 2009 "...the book offers an extremely exciting new addition to the study of inorganic chemistry, and should be compulsory reading for students entering their final year of undergraduate studies or starting a Ph.D. in structural inorganic chemistry."Applied Organometallic Chemistry Volume23, Issue5, May 2009 "...In conclusion the book gives a wonderful overview of the topic. It is helpful for anyone entering the field through systematic and detailed introduction of basic information. It was time to publish a new and topical text book covering the important aspect of coordination chemistry. It builds bridges between Inorganic, organic and supramolecular chemistry. I can recommend the book to everybody who is interested in the chemistry of chiral coordination compounds ."Angew. chem. Volume48, Issue18, April 2009About the SeriesChirality in Transition Metal Chemistry is the latest addition to the Wiley Inorganic Chemistry Advanced Textbook series. This series reflects the pivotal role of modern inorganic and physical chemistry in a whole range of emerging areas such as materials chemistry, green chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry, as well as providing a solid grounding in established areas such as solid state chemistry, coordination chemistry, main group chemistry and physical inorganic chemistry.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1-5): Chapter 2 Chirality and Enantiomers (pages 7-64): Chapter 3 Some Examples of Chiral Organometallic Complexes and Asymmetric Catalysis (pages 65-97): Chapter 4 Chiral Recognition in Organometallic and Coordination Compounds (pages 99-120): Chapter 5 Chirality in Supramolecular Coordination Compounds (pages 121-177): Chapter 6 Chiral Enantiopure Molecular Materials (pages 179-237):

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Chest Pain: Advanced Assessment and Management Skills By
2007 | 272 Pages | ISBN: 140514422X | PDF | 6 MB
Chest Pain: Advanced Assessment and Management promotes a systematic approach to the assessment and management of patients presenting with chest pain and related undifferentiated symptoms. Specifically, it equips practitioners with the knowledge and clinical skills needed to effectively differentiate and respond to clinical presentations where the primary symptom for seeking healthcare advice involves chest pain. Introductory chapters in section one explore the principles of physical assessment, history taking and differential diagnosis to provide the framework for subsequent chapters, which explore cardiac and non-cardiac causes of chest pain. Section two examines the advanced assessment and overall management of patients with pain in the chest. A range of clinical conditions that trigger chest pain and other related symptoms are covered, including: angina, acute coronary syndromes, pericarditis and myocarditis, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, oesophago-gastric disorders, musculoskeletal causes, pulmonary and respiratory causes, coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, chest pain caused by trauma or cardiac syndrome X, cocaine misuse and Herpes zoster.Content: Chapter 1 Background to the Assessment and Management of Patients with Chest Pain ? Using this Book (pages 1-9): John W. Albarran and Jenny TagneyChapter 2 Coronary Heart Disease, Healthcare Policy and Evolution of Chest Pain Assessment and Management in the UK (pages 10-22): Tom QuinnChapter 3 History Taking (pages 23-32): Jenny TagneyChapter 4 Clinical Examination Skills for Assessing the Patient with Chest Pain (pages 33-53): Jackie YounkerChapter 5 Assessment and Differential Diagnoses in the Patient with Chest Pain (pages 54-67): Jonathan R. BengerChapter 6 Assessing and Managing the Patient with Chest Pain Due to an Acute Coronary Syndrome (pages 71-94): Sarah Green and Jenny TagneyChapter 7 Analysing the Presentation of Women with Chest Pain and Other Symptoms Associated with Coronary Heart Disease and Myocardial Infarction (pages 95-113): John W. AlbarranChapter 8 Assessing and Managing the Patient with Chest Pain Due to either Acute Pericarditis or Myocarditis (pages 114-129): John W. AlbarranChapter 9 Assessing and Managing the Patient with Chest Pain Due to an Aortic Dissection (pages 130-142): Helen CoxChapter 10 Assessing and Managing the Patient with Chest Pain Due to Pulmonary Embolism (pages 143-160): Jan KeenanChapter 11 Assessing and Managing the Patient with Chest Pain Due to Trauma (pages 161-184): Simon Binks and Jonathan R. BengerChapter 12 Assessing and Managing the Patient with Chest Pain Due to Oesophago?Gastric Disorders (pages 185-201): Theresa M.D. Finlay and Jan KeenanChapter 13 Assessing and Managing the Patient with Musculoskeletal Chest Pain (pages 202-214): Rebecca HoskinsChapter 14 Assessing and Managing the Patient with Pulmonary Chest Pain (pages 215-233): Jenny Tagney and Sarah GreenChapter 15 Assessing and Managing the Patient with Chest Pain Due to Cardiac Syndrome X, Cocaine Misuse and Herpes Zoster (pages 234-255): John W. Albarran and Helen Cox

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Chess Strategy Short Games: How to Beat Intermediate Chess Players by Tim Sawyer
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09WMKVJ4Q | 206 pages | EPUB | 4.17 Mb
This Short Games chess book shows how to win quickly in 10 moves or less. This book is purely for entertainment value. Tim Sawyer illustrates chess strategy from 100 games with 100 diagrams he won vs intermediate players on chess.com. All are 10-minute blitz games in this chess miniatures book.

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Chern on Dispute Boards: Practice and Procedure By Cyril Chern(auth.)
2008 | 389 Pages | ISBN: 140517062X | PDF | 3 MB
Dispute boards were first introduced almost 20 years ago. Since then close to $100 billion US dollars worldwide has been spent on construction projects that have used dispute boards. Of these, 98% were constructed without any court battles and of the remaining 2%, the dispute board decisions were upheld by either arbitration and/or the court: a truly impressive record. Yet very little is known about what dispute boards are and how they operate.This book provides the knowledge necessary for those actively involved in dispute board work as well as for those who need to learn the process. Important features of the book include:analysis of the differences between dispute adjudication boards, dispute resolution boards and combined dispute boardsin-depth discussion of both the existing and historical international case law on dispute boards, including its history under the British common law, European civil law and Muslim Shari'ah lawanalysis of the differences between the various major standard forms of dispute board rules - FIDIC, International Chamber of Commerce and DBFederation - along with sample wording to add to or modify these forms as needed.analysis of how referrals are made to dispute boards and sample forms.an in-depth discussion of the ethical requirements relating to dispute board memberscomparison of board selection techniques with guidelines for implementation and recommendations for the partiessample forms for use in establishing a dispute boarddiscussion of site visits, how they should be conducted and sample formsgeneral forms for use in operating a dispute board, form agendas, form reports and their usehow to use a dispute board as a sounding board for grievancesin depth discussion of how to write a decision or recommendation with examples of actual dispute board decisions and recommendationsdisclosure forms, questionnaires for potential board members, and comparison of board member agreements and sample formsa discussion of how to effectively use witnesses and the preparation and presentation of witness statements in dispute board hearingsforms of notice and procedural rules governing the operation of dispute boardsinternational case studies with claims, responses and decisionsanalysis of situations requiring the removal of dispute board members and form agreements for their removaldiscussion of the use of dispute boards in areas other than construction. Content: Chapter 1 The Dispute Board Concept (pages 1-21): Chapter 2 Types of Dispute Boards (pages 22-27): Chapter 3 Legal Basis for Dispute Boards (pages 28-55): Chapter 4 Case Histories (pages 56-64): Chapter 5 Appointing and Establishing a Dispute Board (pages 65-91): Chapter 6 Selection of a Dispute Board (pages 92-131): Chapter 7 Referral to a Dispute Board (pages 132-143): Chapter 8 Elements of a Referral (pages 144-159): Chapter 9 Site Visits (pages 160-184): Chapter 10 The Hearing Process (pages 185-222): Chapter 11 Board Member Conflicts (pages 223-238): Chapter 12 Removal of Board Members (pages 239-245): Chapter 13 Dispute Boards?Use, Training and Current Practice (pages 246-259): Chapter 14 Development Banks (pages 260-270): Chapter 15 Additional Forms (pages 271-299):

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Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds: Thiophene and its Derivatives, Volume 3 By
2007 | 540 Pages | ISBN: 047037554X | PDF | 24 MB
Content: Chapter I General Discussion (pages 1-28): Chapter II Biological and Pharmacological Activity of Thiophene and its Derivatives (pages 29-46): F. F. BlickeChapter III Synthesis and Physical Properties of Thiophene and its Homologs (pages 47-80): Chapter IV Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy of Thiophene and its Derivatives (pages 81-142): Frank P. HochgesangChapter V Factors Affecting Substitution Reactions in the Thiophene Nucleus (pages 143-158): Chapter VI Alkylation, Polymerization, Hydrogenation and Miscellaneous Reactions of Thiophene (pages 159-172): Chapter VII Halothiophenes and Haloalkylthiophenes (pages 173-218): Chapter VIII The Nitro? and Aminothiophenes (pages 219-240): Chapter IX Thiophene Compounds Containing Nitrogen in the Side Chain (pages 241-286): Chapter X Hydroxythiophenes, Thienylalkanols, Alkoxythiophenes, and Thienylalkyl ethers (pages 287-306): Chapter XI Aldo and Keto Derivatives of Thiophene (pages 307-362): Chapter XII Carboxy Derivatives of Thiophene (pages 363-416): Chapter XIII Sulfur Derivatives of Thiophene (pages 417-438): Chapter XIV Metal and Miscellaneous Metalloid Derivatives of Thiophene (pages 439-458): Chapter XV Synthesis and Properties of Di? and Polythienyls and Arylthiophenes. (pages 459-478): Chapter XVI Selenophene, Tetrahydroselenophene, Tellurophene, and Tetrahydrotellurophen (pages 479-493): Chapter App Appendix. Laboratory Preparations of Thiophene Compounds (pages 495-514):

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Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds: Thiazole and its Derivatives, Part Two, Volume 34 By
2007 | 599 Pages | ISBN: 0471041262 | PDF | 11 MB
Aminothiazoles and Their Derivatives (R. Barone et al.). Mercaptothiazoles, Hydroxythiazoles and Their Derivatives (C. Roussel et al.). Subject Index.Content: Chapter VI Aminothiazoles and Their Derivatives (pages 9-368): R. Barone, M. Chanon and R. GalloChapter VII Mercaptothiazoles, Hydroxythiazoles and Their Derivatives (pages 369-560): Christian Roussel, Michel Chanon and Rene Barone

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