Oil and Gas: Crises and Controversies 1961-2000, Volume 1: Global Issues

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This first of two volumes of collected papers and essays charts the sequence of significant developments over the past 40 years of the most international of industries—that of gas and oil. Explained are the physical attributes of oil and gas resources, reserves, and supply in their economic and political settings, with an emphasis on the quantities. This book also explores the economic and political inputs to the global oil and gas industry’s organization and markets since the early 1960s and the consequences of a loss of control, not only for the industry itself, but also for the western world’s economy and its political stability.

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1872 edition by Stevens and Sons, London.

Outlines of Roman law,: Consisting chiefly of An analysis and summary of the institutes, for the use of students

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Outlines of Roman law,: Consisting chiefly of An analysis and summary of the institutes, for the use of students
Thomas Whitcombe Greene
Manufacturer: Stevens
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00086U812

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This book will be an up to date compilation of the latest knowledge on the genus Neotyphodium including the molecular biology, their effects on their grass hosts, invertebrate and vertebrate herbivores, and the plant communities in which they interact. It also includes information on the commercial uses of endophytes in livestock and turf industries.Neotyphodium endophytes infect many species of temperate grasses and they are known as "endophytes " because their entire life cycle is spent within the plant. The significance of the Neotyphodium/grass association to agriculture is largely as a result of the alkaloid compounds that are produced in infected plants. These alkaloids cause toxicity to grazing animals.

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Von der befruchteten Eizelle zum Organismus - ein Geheimnis der Natur? Über die dahinter liegenden faszinierenden Vorgänge und die neuesten Erkenntnisse in der Entwicklungsbiologie informiert dieses Lehrbuch. Einzigartig ist der Überblick über die Entwicklung der bedeutendsten Modellorganismen sowie die Embryonalentwicklung des Menschen. Vergleichende Ausführungen zu Aspekten der Evolution, Entwicklungsgenetik oder Sexualentwicklung vervollständigen das Bild. Topaktuelle Themen werden berücksichtigt: Stammzellforschung, therapeutisches Klonen, Erzeugung transgener Tiere, Gentherapie von Erbkrankheiten, Krebsentstehung. Die 3. Aufl. gibt erstmals auch eine Einführung in die allgemeine Reproduktionsbiologie und berücksichtigt verstärkt medizinische und rechtliche Aspekte. Lernfreundlicher Text, zahlreiche Boxen mit Zusatzinformationen plus eine Fülle übersichtlicher zweifarbiger Abbildungen.

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Stereochemistry at his best.......1999-08-06

A good story, fine characters, an original screenplay, a thrilling happy end, stereochemistry without a headache.

Permutational Approach To Dynamic Stereochemistry

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Permutational Approach To Dynamic Stereochemistry
M. ; J. Brocas; R. Willem Gielen
Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill College
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OFKMEK

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Linear Accelerators for Radiation Therapy, Second Edition focuses on the fundamentals of accelerator systems, explaining the underlying physics and the different features of these systems. This edition includes expanded sections on the treatment head, on x-ray production via multileaf and dynamic collimation for the production of wedged and other intensity modulated beams, on electron scattering systems, and on dosimetry. With high-quality illustrations and practical examples throughout, it contains a detailed description of electron beam optics and linear accelerator components. The final chapter explains how to use other equipment, such as scanners and simulators, in conjunction with linear accelerators for optimum treatment of cancers.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about linacs but..........2001-12-13

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the principles and technology of linear accelerators (linacs) used in radiation therapy.
Following a brief overview of the components of a typical linac, each subsequent chapter deals in detail with one component or part of the process of generating clinically useful photon and electron beams.
Chapters cover electron acceleration processes, production and transport of electron beams, beam shaping and steering, and generation and control of microwave power sources. Topics such as commissioning, radiation protection and maintenance are also described in full. The use of the linac is also put into context by inclusion of chapters on the treatment simulation process and treatment verification. Specialised and developing technology of interest such as dynamic collimation and electronic portal imaging are also described.
The book is written with the graduate physicist and medical physicist in mind. However, its presentation style is non-mathematical, so associated workers in radiation oncology such as radiotherapists and oncologists should not be daunted by this book. It is well written with helpful figures throughout. It offers good value for money, particularly being available in softcover. The authors are well known and respected physicists in the UK medical physics community.
The book, it should be stressed, is an introductory text and so some topics, such as multi-leaf collimation and electronic portal imaging, receive perhaps a slightly more brief mention than some might wish. The book also suffers a little from a lack of coverage of state-of-the-art techniques, such as dynamic multi-leaf collimation for intensity modulated radiotherapy.
This is one of only a handful of such texts on this topic. Overall, it represents a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the physics and engineering of linear accelerators and is recommended for the bookshelf of anyone involved in the technical aspects of radiation therapy with linacs.

A Primer on Theory and Operation of Linear Accelerators in Radiation Therapy

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A Primer on Theory and Operation of Linear Accelerators in Radiation Therapy
C. J. Karzmark , and Robert J. Morton
Manufacturer: Medical Physics Publishing Corporation
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0944838669

A Primer on Theory & Operation of Linear Accelerators in Radiation Therapy

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A Primer on Theory & Operation of Linear Accelerators in Radiation Therapy
C. J. Karzmark , and Robert J. Morton
Manufacturer: Medical Physics Publishing Corporation
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0944838073

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Cameroon: The birth pains of a nation.......2003-07-14

This book starts out somewhat at a tangent. The interlocutor,Mor-Zamba, appears as a refugee from another clan as a small boy, and he meets with both African hospitality and foreigner rejection in equal measure. He is teased and rough-handled by the local boys, and celebrated for upholding the honor of his adopted village by winning a wrestling contest which pitted "his" village with another. But he recieves little gratitude from the villagers afterwards as he proceeds to build a house for himself. Only Abena, whose family has welcomed him and who will remain his livelong friend gives him a hand. And to cap it all, he is sent away as an indentured servant ( a colonial kind of slavery) to work for the colonials as a prisoner. His crime: the colonial authorities need laborers and the local chief has to provide them. The local stranger with no family roots in the village is the obvious victim. But Mor-Zamba endures prison life, and his friend Abena also leaves the village and takes up degrading work with a European priest to be near his friend. But that is not all... This time Cameroon is on the verge of political independence, and the trade union leader, Ruben (Um Nyobe) and his PPP (UPC) party are asking for the type of indenpendence the French authorities are unwilling to give their colony. The french will go very far, supporting a more ammenable Baba Toura (Ahmadou Ahidjo) and will engage in covert assasination of local leaders opposed to their choice. And so Baba Toura's opponents are killed by a ruthless gang of french-backed mercenaries. Ruben (um Nyobe) becomes the first matyr and his followers resort to guerrilla tactics--les maquisards. Meanwhile, Abena returns from a long war effort for France that had taken him from Europe to Indo-China. His return is a boost for the Rubenists, but it also heralds a new destiny for Mor-Zamba, who has to return to the village and reclaim the chief's stool that had been usurped by his erstwhile nemesis.This books shows the daily picture of a period in time, the birth of political emancipation in a former french colony (or trust territory in this case), and throws some light on post-colonials political developments in Cameroon.

Reviewer's Note: Ahidjo eventually quashed all opposition, formed a one-party dictatorship, and ruled for 22 years.

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Chant Du Signe: Essai D'Anthropologie De L'Orature
Charly Gabriel Mbock
Manufacturer: Univ Pr of the South Inc
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1889431591

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La ruine presque cocasse d'un polichinelle: Remember Ruben 2 : roman
Mongo Beti
Manufacturer: Editions des peuples noirs
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Remember ruben 120
Mongo Beti
Manufacturer: Serpent à plumes
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ASIN: 2842611551

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Remember Ruben: EÌÂtude spatio-temporelle
Eloise A BrieÌÂ€re
Manufacturer: s.n
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007AMVTQ

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The Franks were the most successful of all the barbarian peoples in establishing a kingdom in the aftermath of the collapse of the West Roman Empire; among their victims were their immediate neighbours, the Alamans, who were engulfed in the course of Frankish expansion. This volume considers the Franks and Alamans from a series of perspectives, historical, archaeological, and linguistic. The origins of both peoples are explored, as are the settlement patterns of the Alamans, the urban, social, and legal history of the Franks (together with Frankish involvement in missions to the east of the Rhine), the role played by the Franks in the development of early medieval incest legislation, and the evidence of Frankish treasure.IAN WOOD is Professor of Early Medieval History at the University of Leeds. Contributors: H.J. HUMMER, F. DAMMINGER, M. DE JONG, GUY HALSALL, F. SIEGMUND, IAN WOOD, S.T. LOSEBY, P.J. FOURACRE, M. HARDT, D.H. GREEN, G. AUSENDA.

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Great Game On Secret Service In High Asia
Peter Hopkirk
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKFQ6Y

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From the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to the onset of World War II, Dupree shows how federal involvement in science centered on key national interests--geographical exploration and expansion, agriculture and conservation, medicine, public health, industry and the military. Dupree examines the roles and impact that individuals and institutions such as the Smithsonian and National Academy of Sciences have had on American science.

Browsing Science Research at the Federal Level in Canada: History, Research Activities, and Publications

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Browsing Science Research at the Federal Level in Canada: History, Research Activities, and Publications
Brian Wilks
Manufacturer: University of Toronto Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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Science Research at the Federal Level in Canada is designed to provide much-needed information about the intertwined relationship between science research and politics at the federal level in Canada. Social, economic, and political imperatives drive the direction and scope of the scientific and technical research conducted by federal agencies, but little is known about the knowledge base of government publications and the literature of Canadian science and technology.

Covering the federal departments of Agriculture, Environment (including the Canadian Wildlife Service and the Meteorological Service of Canada), Fisheries and Oceans, and Natural Resources (including the Canadian Forest Service, the Earth Sciences Section, and the Geological Survey of Canada) as well as the National Research Council and Industry Canada, Brian Wilks provides a historical background, list of publications, and description of activities for most of the major science initiatives undertaken at the federal level. He surveys a wide range of government documents and monographic and serial science collections used by both faculty and students. Written primarily for science librarians and students, this comprehensive monograph will prove an invaluable addition to any science library.

Science in the Federal Government : A History of Policies and Activities to 1940

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Science in the Federal Government : A History of Policies and Activities to 1940
A. Hunter Dupree
Manufacturer: Harper & Row
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B0007GTSEG

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Science in the Federal Government: A History of Policies and Activities to 1940
A. Hunter Dupree
Manufacturer: Harper & Row
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000IXQXFU

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Science in the Federal Government: A History of Policies and Activities to 1940
A. Hunter Dupree
Manufacturer: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O88S9S

The Road Not Taken: Harry Hopkins and New Deal Work Relief.(Federal relief administrator under President Franklin Roosevelt) : An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly

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The Road Not Taken: Harry Hopkins and New Deal Work Relief.(Federal relief administrator under President Franklin Roosevelt) : An article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly
June Hopkins
Manufacturer: Center for the Study of the Presidency
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Presidential Studies Quarterly, published by Center for the Study of the Presidency on June 1, 1999. The length of the article is 6395 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Road Not Taken: Harry Hopkins and New Deal Work Relief.(Federal relief administrator under President Franklin Roosevelt)
Author: June Hopkins
Publication: Presidential Studies Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1999
Publisher: Center for the Study of the Presidency
Volume: 29 Issue: 2 Page: 306

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SCIENCE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: A HISTORY OF POLICIES AND ACTIVITIES TO 1940.
A Hunter. Dupree
Manufacturer: Belknap
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O8TU68

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