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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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CRC Press, 2009. New Book. Plastic Comb Binding. Written for students and researchers in university biomedical engineering programs, this volume on biomaterials covers the laboratory protocols, data analysis, problem solving and scientific writing skills needed to complete coursework. Xian (materials science and engineering, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) covers basic laboratory skills before covering five comprehensive modules on drug delivery, natural biomaterials and cell culture, biocompatibility ... 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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Peter Lang Publishing Inc, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. From a number of specific texts from the 19th and 20th centuries, Xu (English, Beijing Normal U.) abstracts principles underlying African-American autobiography. Among the features she examines are temporal arrangement, political and personal perspective, present tense, and stylistic and rhetorical devices. (©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... 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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Nova Science Publishers, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This book presents recent work on nanowires and nanotechnology. Two short communications review fractional conductance in metallic nanowires, and red- and blue-shift of UV luminescence of ZnO nanowires. Research and review articles, 11 in all, cover templated growth of metallic and semiconducting nanowires and nanowire networks, chemical gas sensors based on nanowires, magnetic properties of closely packed ferromagnetic nanowires, and progress ... more information

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