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Ocean Ridges and Trenches (The Extreme Earth)

Chelsea House Publications, 2007

"Ocean Ridges and Trenches" immerses readers in the mysteries of the world's sea floors, from the surprising creatures of the Galapagos Rift to the devastating tsunamis of the Java Trench. This new volume in "The Extreme Earth" set reveals how 10 undersea mountain ranges and valleys came to be, how and why it has changed over...

Coping with Water Scarcity: Addressing the Challenges

Springer, 2009

One of the main problems confronting the world of the 21st Century is a shortage of water. There is already severe scarcity in many regions of the world, causing tremendous problems for local populations and indeed entire societies. There is insufficient water available for the production of food to alleviate poverty and starvation; the lack of...

Renewable Resources and Renewable Energy: A Global Challenge

CRC Press, 2006

As energy demands continue to surge worldwide, the need for more efficient and environmentally neutral energy production also becomes increasingly apparent. Renewable Resources and Renewable Energy: A Global Challenge presents a well-rounded perspective on the development of bio-based feedstocks, biodegradable plastics, hydrogen...

News and Journalism in the UK: A Textbook (Communication and Society)

Routledge, 2009

News and Journalism in the UK is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the political, economic and regulatory environments of press and broadcast journalism in Britain and Northern Ireland.

Surveying the industry in a period of radical economic and technological change, Brian McNair examines the main...

Al- Ghazali's Philosophical Theology

Oxford University Press, 2009

The Muslim thinker al-Ghazali (d. 1111) was one of the most influential theologians and philosophers of Islam and has been considered an authority in both Western and Islamic philosophical traditions. Born in northeastern Iran, he held the most prestigious academic post in Islamic theology in Baghdad, only to renounce the position and teach at...

Space Technologies for the Benefit of Human Society and Earth

Springer, 2009

When discussing the advancement of space science and space technology, most people instinctively think about deep space flights, lunar stations, and thrilling outer space adventures. The fact is that the majority of the human technology in space, which consists of interconnected satellites, points towards Earth, and is used to provide services...

Baby Signs: How to Talk with Your Baby Before Your Baby Can Talk, Third Edition

McGraw-Hill, 2009

The Essential Parenting Guide- NOW COMPLETELY UPDATED AND EXPANDED!

In 1982, child development experts Linda Acredolo, Ph.D., and Susan Goodwyn, Ph.D., discovered that babies can communicate with simple signs-even before they're able to talk. The result: Baby Signs, the groundbreaking technique that has changed parenting...

MooTools 1.2 Beginner's Guide

Packt Publishing, 2010

This is a Packt Beginner's Guide, which means it is packed with clear step-by-step instructions for performing the most useful tasks in MooTools. You will learn by doing and you will start learning immediately. As each chapter in the book progresses, the topics will get increasingly more complex. It starts by explaining the fundamentals of MooTools...

Web-Based Applications in Healthcare and Biomedicine (Annals of Information Systems)

Springer, 2009

This proposed Special Issue in AoIS will present studies from leading researchers and practitioners focusing on current challenges, directions, trends, and opportunities associated with healthcare organizations and their strategic use of Web-enabled technologies. Healthcare and biomedical organizations are undergoing major transformations to...

Principles of Network and System Administration

John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Burgess fine book … is a well-articulated introduction to a corpus of guiding principles for systems administrators … I consider this an important book … I think that Burgess will become part of the required reading for future (and current) systems administrators. Peter Salus, Usenix Association Features

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Innovation and Technology - Strategies and Policies

Springer, 1997

Innovation and Technology -- Strategies and Policies contains a selection of outstanding contributions by world experts on how a culture of innovation is able to produce a response to fast global changes affecting society. The book describes major evolutionary directions and foreseen trends in: environment versus industry; technology...

High-Performance Web Databases: Design, Development, and Deployment

Auerbach Publications, 2000

IN THE PAST FEW DECADES, DATABASE SOLUTIONS AND DATA MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS HAVE SUPPORTED AN EVER-EXPANDING RANGE OF SOLUTIONS AND TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURES.

There is no abatement to this trend. Many end-to-end Information Technology (IT) solutions in the current environment include access to the World Wide Web and integration with one...

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