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Hong Kong University Pr., 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This collection of short plays and excerpts from longer dramas includes productions mounted in the last ten years. The major focus is identity, whether as a native of Hong Kong, an expatriate, someone with strong Chinese identity, or someone who is losing identity within new understandings of self or increasing multiculturalism. The plays and excerpts are powerful, living artifacts of changing times from within and without, and with each comes... more information

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The World Bank, 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This report is a synthesis of the primary findings and recommendations prepared for the World Bank's Analytical and Advisory Assistance program entitled Addressing China's Water Scarcity: From Analysis to Action. The report provides an overview of China's water scarcity, assesses policy and institutional requirements to rectify it, and recommends areas for strengthening and reform. The report is not comprehensive, and instead concentrates on... more information

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Artech House, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Ontologies (sets of vocabulary terms whose meanings and relations with other terms are explicitly stated) are used in biomedical research for clustering and interpretation of biological data, protein classification, gene and pathway prediction, text mining, and connecting different databases. This book introduces emerging developments in bio-ontologies, focusing on algorithms and methodologies rather than on application domains. Examples at the molecular ... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Eight studies focus on the current status of seven advanced membrane technologies in a range of applications; the first takes readers on a random walk through membrane science from water desalination and artificial kidneys to fuel cell separators and membrane reactors. The other topics are preparing and applying ion exchange membranes, proton exchange membranes and fuel cells, hybrid organic/inorganic membranes, pervaporation membranes for orga... more information

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CRC Press, 2005. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a single transmembrane protein that is widely studied as a unique model to illustrate a wide array of basic and advanced biological techniques in many laboratories. Here, neurologists, chemists, and other researchers set out detailed standard protocols providing step-by-step instruction for bench scientists carrying out studies of APP and other proteins. An important feature is that they describe modifications of standa... more information

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Information Science Reference, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The role of computer-aided designs in modern manufacturing process is examined by Xu (mechanical engineering, U. of Auckland, New Zealand), who maintains that the integration of technology is absolutely vital to businesses of all sizes in this day and age. The author has written this text for students and researchers in the fields of computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided process planning (CAPP), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) an... more information

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