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Lipids in Aquatic Ecosystems

Springer, 2009

Evidence now suggests that the roles of essential fatty acids as growth promoters and as indices of health and nutrition are fundamentally similar in freshwater and marine ecosystems. "Lipids in Aquatic Ecosystems" integrates this divergent literature into a coordinated, digestible form. Chapters are organized so as to discuss and...

Algorithms of the Intelligent Web

Manning Publications, 2009

Web 2.0 applications provide a rich user experience, but the parts you can't see are just as important-and impressive. They use powerful techniques to process information intelligently and offer features based on patterns and relationships in data. Algorithms of the Intelligent Web shows readers how to use the same techniques employed by...

Contagion and Chaos: Disease, Ecology, and National Security in the Era of Globalization

MIT Press, 2009

Historians from Thucydides to William McNeill have pointed to the connections between disease and civil society. Political scientists have investigated the relationship of public health to governance, introducing the concept of health security. In Contagion and Chaos, Andrew Price-Smith offers the most comprehensive examination yet of...

The Amber Room: A Novel

Ballantine Books, 2007

The Amber Room is one of the greatest treasures ever made by man: an entire room forged of exquisite amber, from its four massive walls to its finely crafted furniture. But it is also the subject of one of history’s most intriguing mysteries. Originally commissioned in 1701 by Frederick I of Prussia, the Room was later perfected Tsarskoe...

Encyclopedia of Capitol Punishment in the United States

McFarland, 2008

The second edition of this encyclopedia builds upon the first by, among other things, including material that reflects alterations in capital punishment laws. Since the first edition appeared in 2001, the United States Supreme Court has issued more than forty opinions addressing capital punishment issues and, when necessary, state and federal...

Cyber Racism: White Supremacy Online and the New Attack on Civil Rights (Pespectives on a Multiracial America Series)

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009

I have spent almost ten years doing the research for, thinking about, and finally writing this book. In the pages that follow, I emphasize the importance of understanding standpoint when critically evaluating information on the Internet, so it seems only fitting that I should say something about my own relation to the text.

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Introduction to Continuum Mechanics, Fourth Edition

Butterworth-Heinemann, 2009

Continuum Mechanics is a branch of physical mechanics that describes the macroscopic mechanical behavior of solid or fluid materials considered to be continuously distributed. It is fundamental to the fields of civil, mechanical, chemical and bioengineering. This time-tested text has been used for over 35 years to introduce junior and...

Mastering Revit Architecture 2010

Sybex, 2009

As Autodesk's fastest-growing software package, Revit Architecture offers a new version that will require Revit users of all areas of expertise—architects, project managers, designers, contractors, and building owners—to learn new skills. As the only complete tutorial and reference for the newest version of Revit software, this book...

Nonsmooth Dynamics of Contacting Thermoelastic Bodies (Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics)

Springer, 2008

From the reviews:

"This monograph is devoted to methods of analysis and models of contacting systems dynamics, including heat generation and wears exhibited by such systems. … The monograph is generally well written and well organized. Strength of the book is the quantity and variety of example nonlinear system considered. This book...

Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design

McGraw-Hill, 2003

The global scale and impact of urban settlements and cities will determine the course of the emergent 21st century. Cities are no longer isolated and responding only to local and regional influences. Very large cities—megacities—are exploding in size and growth, for the most part in newly developing regions of the globe. The impact of...

Data Protection: Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance

CRC Press, 2009

Failure to appreciate the full dimensions of data protection can lead to poor data protection management, costly resource allocation issues, and exposure to unnecessary risks. Data Protection: Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance explains how to gain a handle on the vital aspects of data protection.

The author...

AutoCAD Workbook for Architects and Engineers

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

This practical step-by-step guide - designed for use at your computer - gives clear, compact instructions and self-test exercises to help you learn 2-D drawing using AutoCAD. The text is written for use on all AutoCAD releases from 2000 to 2008.

Computer-aided drawing is a skill that every student in architecture, engineering, the trades...

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