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Cambridge U. Press, 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This volume brings together 11 articles published by Zabell (mathematics and statistics, Northwestern U., Evanston, Ill.) since 1982 which deal with the history of inductive probability, its various proponents, their theories, and later developments. Thomas Bayes, Alexander Cuming, R.A. Fisher, and Alan Turing are among those whose work is described. This book will be of special interest to mathematicians and graduate students. (©2005 Book News... more information

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Cambridge U. Press, 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This volume brings together 11 articles published by Zabell (mathematics and statistics, Northwestern U., Evanston, Ill.) since 1982 which deal with the history of inductive probability, its various proponents, their theories, and later developments. Thomas Bayes, Alexander Cuming, R.A. Fisher, and Alan Turing are among those whose work is described. This book will be of special interest to mathematicians and graduate students. (© Book News, In... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. This book clarifies structural and functional protein dysfunctions related to molecular pathologies, encompassing autoimmune, folding, and genetic pathologies, and looks at solutions for ensuring the functional activity of protein preparations and the biocompatibility of medical implants. Some subjects discussed are molecular chaperones in normal and pathologic states, genetic polymorphism of immunoproteasome and its functional value, and genet... more information

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Palgrave, 2002. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. In this study, Zabus (affiliation not cited) examines various rewrites of The Tempest from 1960 to 2000, including those by writers from Australia, Britain, Canada, the Caribbean, West Africa, Latin America, and the United States. The volume is organized into three sections, which focus in turn upon the ways in which Shakespeare's text has shaped the postcolonial, postfeminist, and postmodernist movements. (©2002 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Editions Rodopi, 2008. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Circumcision is viewed as an accepted cultural practice, a religious mandate, or genital mutilation. Zabus (British and postcolonial studies, U. Paris 13; gender studies, Paris 3-Sorbonne Nouvelle) introduces 14 multidisciplinary case studies and autobiographical reflections from diverse perspectives--including feminist, human rights, and Islamic--on the practice of male and female circumcision and excision. Provocative issues are raised about human an... more information

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Information Science Publishing, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Twenty-eight international language educators and researchers examine the human-computer interaction elements of learning a language online. The text puts the emphasis on the learner, and proposes methodologies, strategies and design approaches for designing interfaces that facilitate a user-centered design approach to computer assisted language learning (CALL). Fourteen chapters are organized into sections on the theoretical foundations... more information

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American Chemical Society, 2005. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Since 1989, the US Department of Energy has been responsible for managing the environmental cleanup of sites and facilities involved in the government's program for developing and producing nuclear weapons. In 1996, it began sponsoring the Environmental Management Science Program, which in turn has funded hundred of scientific research projects intended to address and support the longer-term needs of the cleanup program. A symposium at th... more information

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U. of Georgia Press, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. In this award-winning memoir, Zachter recounts now he was able to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time writer through an unexpected inheritance from immigrant uncles who ran a day-old bread store in Manhattan's Lower East side. He learned that they made considerable dough, not from the bakery they ran, but from stocks and bonds. This is an engaging twist of a story on the American dream and family relations. (©2008 Book News, Inc., Por... more information

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Martinus-Nijhoff, 2005. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Published in 1968 and long out of print, this work has been reprinted now because of its relevance to the current efforts to reform the United Nations. When Zacklin wrote his analysis, he was an inexperienced young scholar who would not join the United Nations for another seven years; he has been Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs since 1998. In this anaylsis he identifies constitutions of international organizations as treaties, but of a p... more information

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Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. CD-ROM included. This report belatedly presents data on a project undertaken by a retired Dutch scholar in the 1970s, said to be the first to study a wild pathosystem rather than one of cultivated plants. This descriptive inventory of the Boschplaat, a European Nature Reserve on a Netherlands' barrier island, tracks the balance of an ecosystem composed of sea lavender, the host plant, and its rust and mildew pathogens. Zadoks conclud... more information

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CRC / Taylor & Francis, 2006. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The primary aims of Zafarullah (political science and policy, U. of New England, Australia) and Huque (political science, McMaster U., Canada) in presenting these 45 pieces is to weave together the concepts of "development" and "governance" by examining a range of sustainable governance issues in developing countries and to consider the concept of development governance in an international context. The first section deals... more information

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Lexington Books, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Zafirovski (sociology, U. of North Texas) argues that contemporary conservatism, especially as manifested in the United States, is the nemesis of modern free society. He supports this argument by discussing the social foundations, characteristics, and types of conservatism. He also explores social conservatism's effects on liberty, specifically individual moral liberty. (©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Lexington Books, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Along with communism, fascism, and other threats to Western "free society," Zafirovski (sociology, U. of North Texas) identifies conservatism, especially in its American variety, as the antithesis of the modern free society. Examining the social foundations, characteristics, and types of conservatism and discussing its effects on the civil sphere, political democracy, and the economy, he concludes that conservatism has become the "main e... more information

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Oslo Academic Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This volume, a doctoral dissertation by Zahedi (U. of Oslo), examines the influence of Henrik Ibsen's works on contemporary Iranian drama. It considers the evolutionary process as a series of expressive cultural activities that coincided with Iran's development into a modern society. Reviewed are activities from the Iranian Constitutional Revolution in 1906 until 1980 and literary styles in Iranian theater. Production, reception, and influe... more information

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Orbis Books, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Zahniser (history of religions, Greenville College, Illinois) compares Islamic and Christian views of Jesus' final days and purpose. To begin, he sets out the portrayal of the final days of his mission in the Qur'an, classical and modern Qur'an commentary, the Prophet's sunnah, and the Gospel of Barnabas. Then he explores other topics, among them whether early Christians in Egypt and Syria denied the crucifixion of Jesus; Jesus' own pre... more information

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Dover Pub. Co., 2009. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. ... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The 11 papers collected in this volume examine how polymers react with ozone, oxygen, light, metals, and other chemicals. The Russian contributors discuss their research on liquid phase oxidation of alkanes in the presence of metal compounds, the reaction of ozone with aromatic compounds, ozonolysis of polybutadienes in solution, anti- adhesive coatings for food equipment, and the formation of polymers in fractal spaces. The papers appear to no... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. The 12 papers in this collection investigate the radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated with threefold systems, the influence of media on radical copolymerization, and linear multiparametric equations for generalizing the effects of solvent-polymer interaction. The Russian researchers also explore thermo-mechanical destruction of polypropylene, polymer nanocomposite reinforcement, the fractal-like kinetics of the re-esterificat... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2007. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. CD-ROM included. Seventy-plus European academics and researchers, the majority from Russia, contribute 18 chapters on recent research concerning biotechnology and medicine. Coverage includes the behavior of antioxidants and bioantioxidants in chemical and biological media, creation of new biochips, the behavior of enzymes in vitro and in vivo, the use of polymers for radiation treatment, cancer diagnostics, new biotests and methods of chemical ... more information

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Nova Science Publishers, 2009. Hardbound. New Book. Hardbound. Contains 20 papers from an October 2007 conference held in Alicante, Spain. Three of the papers examine the properties of poly (vinyl alcohol) cryogels and biodegradable PVA hydrogel membranes. Other topics include prediction of yarn strength, polypropylene with cassava starch compounds, a biodegradability test for footwear leather, epoxidized soybean oil as PVC plasticizer, and modification of cellulose by biocidal polyelectrolites. Half of th... more information

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