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Several formerly independent trends including the in­ creasing rate of technological change, the demand for greater efficiency and productivity in R&D, and innovation, and the need for applying technology to the solution of pressing social and economic problems have recently begun to reinforce each other resulting in renewed interest in technology trans­ fer activities and research. The proliferation of research efforts in the U. S. and Wester...

The author traces the events of Columbus's life in chronological order, drawing on manuscripts, diaries, private correspondence, court and naval records, and shipping logs to provide a historically credible portrait. He uses sources never before incorporated in a book-length study, most notably the recently discovered Libro copiador (a collection of letters written by Columbus himself) and Columbus's holographs (over two thousand notes written...

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The scholar-analysts who have contributed to this book examine and suggest answers to the publics doubts about the effectiveness of government agencies.

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Several formerly independent trends including the in­ creasing rate of technological change, the demand for greater efficiency and productivity in R&D, and innovation, and the need for applying technology to the solution of pressing social and economic problems have recently begun to reinforce each other resulting in renewed interest in technology trans­ fer activities and research. The proliferation of research efforts in the U. S. and Wester...

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This book provides an overview of the field of flow and heat transfer in porous medium and focuses on presentation of a generalized approach to predict drag and convective heat transfer within porous medium of arbitrary microscopic geometry, including reticulated foams and packed beds. Practical numerical methods to solve natural convection problems in porous media will be presented with illustrative applications for filtrations, thermal stora...

Excerpt from The Creative Art of Fiction Not all fiction is artistically great, or even correct, nor is immediate success a fair test of quality. The relation of a piece of literature to the reading public is determined by many and complex elements. In the beginning, theartistic quality of the novel may weigh least in its popularity. Maximum sales are often due to special interest in the subject at the time of publication, as in the case of R...

Gene regulatory networks are the most complex, extensive control systems found in nature. The interaction between biology and evolution has been the subject of great interest in recent years. The author, Eric Davidson, has been instrumental in elucidating this relationship. He is a world renowned scientist and a major contributor to the field of developmental biology.

Excerpt from The Study of Idylls of the King: Critical Notes, References, and Topics for Study If the reader has little notion of the meaning of the secret word, or of vows so straight that those who took them were pale as at the passing of a ghost, he will readily conceive of The Round Table as a fellowship of knights bound by the most sacred vows to uphold the king. In succeeding Idylls, each knight belongs to this fellowship, or seeks admi...

Excerpt from South and South Central Africa: A Record of Fifteen Years' Missionary Labors Among Primitive Peoples The photo-engravings have special interest, hav ing been taken from real life and nature as she found them in dark Africa - places, people, environ ments, customs, habits, and religion, which she saw with her own eyes and mind. Having thoroughly mastered various dialects Of tribes among whom she has labored so many years, having g...

Excerpt from The Study of RomolaGeorge Eliot, by F. W. H. Myers, Century Magazine, Novem ber, 1881, p. 57.Portrait of George Eliot, Century Magazine, November, 1881, frontispiece, and p. 57, and Critic, vol. Xxvii., pp. 46, 64.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-...

Excerpt from The Study of Shakespeare's King Henry the Fifth: Studies of the Historical Plays of Shakespeare This guide for the study of Shakespeare's historical plays is arranged for practical ends. No attempt has been made to specialize the study in any one direction. The aim is rather to secure intelligent reading and thorough familiarity with the text of the plays and at the same time to aid effectively in the study of the drama as a form...