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The Effects of Estrogen on Brain Function

The Johns Hopkins University, 2006

This timely volume reviews current data on the effects of estrogen on the central nervous system, highlighting clinical aspects of this topic. Experts from the fields of psychiatry, pharmacology, neurology, and geriatrics collaborate to clarify the known risks and benefits of hormone therapy and explore questions that remain to be...

Archilochus: The Poems: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Commentary

Oxford University Press, 2019

In antiquity Archilochus of Paros was considered a poet rivalled only by Homer and Hesiod, yet he has been relatively neglected by modern scholarship. This is largely due to the fragmentary state of his surviving poetry, though our knowledge has expanded significantly since the middle of the
twentieth century as new papyrological...

Darwin's Lost World: The Hidden History of Animal Life

Oxford University Press, 2009

Some 150 years ago, in 1859, Charles Darwin was greatly puzzled by a seeming absence of animal fossils in rocks older than the Cambrian period. He drew attention to a veritable Lost World that was later found to have spanned more than eighty per cent of Earth history. This book tells the story of his lost world, and of the quest to rescue its...

The Software License Unveiled: How Legislation by License Controls Software Access

Oxford University Press, 2009

Millions of computer users regularly bind themselves to software license terms with the click of a mouse, usually without reading anything but the word "agree." Licenses for software as diverse as Microsoft Windows and Linux, and terms of use for websites such as Facebook, are all subject not only to intellectual property and...

Macrophages: A Practical Approach

Oxford University Press, 2000

Macrophages are an important part of the immune response and are characterized by their ability to phagocytose foreign matter. However the difficulties involved in macrophage isolation mean they are some of the body's least explored cells. Macrophage Methodology describes how to isolate moderate to high yields of viable cells...

Digital Watermarking and Steganography, 2nd Ed. (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Multimedia Information and Systems)

Morgan Kaufmann, 2007

Digital audio, video, images, and documents are flying through cyberspace to their respective owners. Unfortunately, along the way, individuals may choose to intervene and take this content for themselves. Digital watermarking and steganography technology greatly reduces the instances of this by limiting or eliminating the ability of third parties...

Chaos and Fractals: An Elementary Introduction

Oxford University Press, 2012

This book provides the reader with an elementary introduction to chaos and fractals, suitable for students with a background in elementary algebra, without assuming prior coursework in calculus or physics. It introduces the key phenomena of chaos - aperiodicity, sensitive dependence on initial conditions, bifurcations - via simple iterated...

A Structural Account of Mathematics

Oxford University Press, 2007

Charles Chihara's new book develops and defends a structural view of the nature of mathematics, and uses it to explain a number of striking features of mathematics that have puzzled philosophers for centuries. The view is used to show that, in order to understand how mathematical systems are applied in science and everyday life, it is not necessary...

The Language of the Papyri

Oxford University Press, 2010

The modern rediscovery of the Greek and Latin papyri from Egypt has transformed our knowledge of the ancient world. We cannot, however, make the same claim in the specific area of language study. Although important studies of the language of the papyri have appeared sporadically over the past century, we are still dealing today with a...

Numerical Methods for Nonlinear Estimating Equations (Oxford Statistical Science, Vol. 29)

Oxford University Press, 2003

This book has grown from the authors' investigations into the problem of finding consistent and efficient solutions to estimating equations which admit multiple solutions. While there have been studies of multiple roots in likelihood estimation, most notably by Barnett (1966), we felt that there was a need to incorporate more...

Introduction to Psychological Theories and Psychotherapy (Pittsburgh Pocket Psychiatry)

Oxford University Press, 2014

This is an introductory text on psychological theories and psychotherapy that approaches the topic from a multidisciplinary perspective. Written for psychiatry residents, but of notable relevance to other students and practitioners in medical and mental health fields, this book lays out a specific sequence for learning psychotherapy that...

The Oxford Handbook of Participation in Organizations

Oxford University Press, 2010

Employee participation encompasses the range of mechanisms used to involve the workforce in decisions at all levels of the organization - whether direct or indirect - conducted with employees or through their representatives. In its various guises, the topic of employee participation has been a recurring theme in industrial relations and...

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