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The importance of carbon dioxide extends from cellular to global levels of organization and potential ecological deterioration may be the result of increased CO2 in our atmosphere. Recently, the research emphasis shifted from studies of photosynthesis pathways and plant growth to ground-breaking studies of carbon dioxide balances in ecosystems, regions, and even the entire globe.Carbon Dioxide and Terrestrial Ecosystems addresses these new are...

For clinicians, this volume will provide easy access into the mainstream of research on traumatic brain injury in children, its pathophysiology, treatment, and outcome. For scientists specializing in cognition and development, and for those in the basic neurosciences, the studies of traumatic brain injury discussed in this book provide a unique opportunity to relate brain structure to patterns of behavior. Modern neurodiagnostic techniques hav...

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This edition of the anonymously-authored, Middle English poem, "Pearl", is offered with a verse translation, Middle English text, and a commentary. On each page, the Middle English text is faced with a Modern English verse translation. The book is designed for classroom use, specialists and others.

In this exciting study Forceville provides us with a method of detecting the metaphors which exist within pictures and especially advertising.

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This work is a volume of plays and documents, demonstrating the wide range of theatrical activity in which women were involved during the Renaissance period.

In this third volume of Logological Investigations Sandywell continues his sociological reconstruction of reflexive thought with reference to pre-Socratic philosophy and science and their socio-political context.

The growing interest in the overlap between technical, legal and insurance aspects of technology and engineering is reflected in the formation of The International Society for Technology, Law and Insurance (ISTLI). The unique interdisciplinary and interprofessional character of the book will provide a long overdue cross fertilization of ideas from many disciplines and fields of application and ensure a comprehensive approach to the important i...

Invited international contributions to this exciting new research field are included in this volume. It contains the specially selected papers from 45 key specialists given at the Symposium held under the auspices of the prestigious International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at Turin in October 1994.

Monarchy and Matrimony is the first comprehensive study of Elizabeth I's courtships. Susan Doran argues that the cult of the Virgin Queen' was invented by her ministers, and that Elizabeth was forced into celibacy by political necessity.Doran's detailed examination of the different suits is based on extensive archival research across Europe. Rather than focusing on Elizabeth's personality and image, she views the question within a wider politi...

A manual of constructional details which shows how successful results in acoustic design can be achieved by correct use of building materials, products and components.

Forensic Pharmacology offers a unique and comprehensible account of pharmacological methods and knowledge, and explains their use in the solving of a wide range of crimes, from drunken driving to murder. It also deals with negligence in prescribing and administering drugs, and adversereactions to drugs. The text is enlivened by cases from the literature and from the authors' experience. Appendices offer detailed examples of pharmacological pro...

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Aging and Generational Relations Over the Life Course / Hareven, Tamara ¿. -- Kinship and Care for the Aged in Traditional Rural Iberia / Brandes, Stanley -- Household Patterns of the Elderly and the Proximity of Children in a Nineteenth-Century City, Verviers, Belgium, 1831-1846 / Alter, George / Cliggett, Lisa / Urbiel, Alex -- The "Life Stairs": Aging, Generational Relations, and ...

Gamkrelidze and Ivanov's wide-ranging and interdisciplinary work, superbly translated from Russian, is a must for every student of Indo-European prehistory. Its erudition is unsurpassed, and its unorthodox conclusions are a continuing challenge." Prof. Dr. Martin Haspelmath, Max-Planck-Institut für Evolutionäre Anthropologie The authors propose a revision of views on a number of central issues of Indo-European studies. Based on findings of t...

Written by Raymond T. Smith over a period of more than forty years, the essays in "The Matrifocal Family" address issues of enduring and vital significance, cultural diversity and social integration. The concept of the "matrifocal family" developed in these essays denotes neither female-headed households nor female domination. Instead the essays in this collection focus attention on the enormous contribution made by women in maintaining family...

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