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Cultural heritage is material - tangible and intangible - that signifies a culture's history or legacy.

Comets, and How to Observe Them gives a summary of our current knowledge and describes how amateur astronomers can contribute to the body of scientific knowledge of comets.

The book covers all of the standard topics in basic probability, such as combinatorial probability, discrete and continuous distributions, moment generating functions, fundamental probability inequalities, the central limit theorem, and joint and conditional distributions of discrete and continuous random variables.

Stars Above, Earth Below examines a range of astronomical topics in relation to the landscapes, processes and cultures which can be seen and experienced within US National Parks. The geological features readers can see are linked to the very latest NASA spacecraft discoveries on other planets and their moons.

This text discusses a broad range of possible environments where alien life might evolve in our universe. It also uses current knowledge of chemistry, energy and evolutionary tendencies to consider possible life forms ranging from the familiar to the exotic.

This collection of intriguing stories offers profound insights into medical history. Each chapter presents a number of fascinating tales of legendary medical innovators, diseases that changed history, insightful clinical sayings, famous persons and their illnesses, and epic blunders made by physicians and scientists.

In Prepare for Launch, the author introduces the technologies and myriad activities that constitute or affect astronaut training, such as the part-task trainers, emergency procedures, the fixed-based and motion-based simulators, virtual environment training, and the demands of training in the Weightless Environment Training Facility.

Synthesizing the current research on carbon materials, this volume explores how varying methods can be combined while presenting how new carbon structures are predicted. The text serves as an up-to-date survey on the theoretical and computational research on novel carbon systems.

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 11-16 October 2004

A collection of papers, this volume deals with different aspects of Cohen's thought, ethical, political, aesthetic, and religious aspects in particular. It represents attempts to follow the ubiquitous presence of certain important themes in Cohen and their capacity for containing meanings that cannot be limited to a single philosophical sphere.

Semigroups, Automata, Universal Algebra, Varieties

Proceedings of the Nato Advanced Research Workshop on Catastrophic Terrorism and First Responders: Threats and Mitigation, Neuhausen-Stuttgart, Germany from 10 to 12 May 2004

This is a critical assessment of breakthrough biosensor technologies that will allow for the rapid identification of biological threat agents in the environment and human population.

However, in those cases were isolated protoplasts could be transformed, often, a shoot regeneration system was not available to induce the production of transgenic plants and any such regenerated plants were subject to mutation or chromosomal of cultured plant organs, such as leaf abnormalities.

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Bologna, Italy, September 17-29, 2001

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Global Atmospheric Change and its Impact on Regional Air Quality, held in Irkutsk, Russian Federation, August 21-27, 2001

The book addresses the requirement of scientists and researchers to gain a basic understanding of microarray analysis methodologies and tools.

Metaheuristics support managers in decision-making with robust tools that provide high-quality solutions to important applications in business, engineering, economics, and science in reasonable time frames, but finding exact solutions in these applications still poses a real challenge.

This text focuses on alterations of the normal development of a child. It presents a working theory based on what is known of the neurological and cognitive development in the context of evolution of the human species and its brain.

This comprehensive treatment of current knowledge about otoliths in the tropics features contributions from leading experts in the field and encompasses daily and annual ageing in fish and invertebrates, microchemistry, and interpreting otolith microstructure.

The intention of this section is to provide not only "classic" examples of neurological dysfunction in children, but also to provide interesting cases of unique or remarkable presentations.

With contributions by numerous experts

Radio astronomy is far from being beyond the scope of amateurs astronomers, and this practical, self-contained guide for the newcomer to practical radio astronomey is an ideal introduction.

This book brings the latest comprehensive cancer information and practical recommendations on the best documented practice of alternative therapies for cancer management put together by recognized experts in the fields of medical oncology, traditional medicine, and cancer pharmacology.

Anke Hanft and Michaela Knust The present study examines and compares the structure and organisation of c- tinuing higher education in six countries: Austria, Finland, France, Germany, the UK and the USA.

Over the last decade and particularly in recent years, the macroscopic porous media theory has made decisive progress concerning the fundamentals of the theory and the development of mathematical models in various fields of engineering and biomechanics.

Chapters 2 gives details of the early stages of different types of galaxy collision - Rings of Fire, Tidal Swings and Retrograde and Sideways Reels - while Chapter 3 describes collisions between galaxies of very different masses: minor merger or dwarf destruction.

Delivers practical tips and step-by-step instruction on some the most common procedures in the ICU. This book focuses on ultrasound-guided techniques, including an introduction to ultrasound physics and principles, and provides 'how-to' text supplemented with many full-color figures and tables that summarize key content.

This edited volume combines research on Pre-Columbian cultures throughout Mesoamerica and South America, examining their constructed monuments and ritual practices. It explores the foundations of these cultures and offers insight on specific case studies.

All those concerned with healthcare and how to obtain personally relevant medical information form a large additional target groupMany Medical Informatics programs-both in the United States and abroad-include a course in Consumer Health Informatics as part of their curriculum.