Charles Darwin: And the Evolution Revolution

Rebecca Stefoff, Charles Darwin: And the Evolution Revolution (Oxford Portraits in Science)
Oxford University Press | ISBN 0195089960 | 1996 | PDF | 1 MB | 129 pages

ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES, published in 1858, transformed our view of the world and made Charles Darwin one of the most controversial figures in science. This new biography looks at the person behind the controversy whose earth-shaking discoveries and ideas remain as exciting and interesting as today's headlines.


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Genetics: Principles and Analysis

Gareth Stevens Publishing| ISBN: 076370489X | 1998-01-15 | PDF | 840 pages | 30 Mb

In recent decades, few disciplines have experienced the explosion of knowledge and research that genetics has. Inspired in part by controversies and the publicity that this new information generates, many of today's students come to a course in genetics with great enthusiasm. Sustaining this enthusiasm while at the same time teaching students about the beauty, logical clarity, and unity of the subject can be a challenge for any teacher. In the fourth edition of Genetics: Principles and Analysis, Dan Hartl and Beth Jones have written a text that will provide you and your students with a clear, comprehensive, rigorous, and balanced introduction to genetics at the college level. It is a guide to learning a critically important and sometimes difficult subject. But the tools for learning extend beyond the confines of the textbook. Your students will have the opportunity to become active participants in the learning process by making full use of today's teaching and learning technology. Developed as an integrated and unified program, no other textbook will engage your students and connect them to the subject of genetics like Hartl/Jones!

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Bioactive Marine Natural Products

Springer | ISBN: 1402034725 | English | Date: 2005-09-27 | 400 Pages | PDF | 2.78 Mb

Marine natural products have attracted the attention of biologists and chemists the world over for the past five decades. As a result of the potential for new drug discovery, marine natural products have attracted scientists from different disciplines, such as organic chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, pharmacology, biology and ecology. This interest has led to the discovery of over 16,000 marine natural products to date and many of the compounds have shown very promising biological activity. The ocean is considered to be a great source of potential drugs. Bioactive Marine Natural Products is the first book available that covers all aspects of bioactive marine natural products. It fills the void in the literature for bioactive marine natural products. The book covers various aspects of marine natural products and it is hoped that all the major classes of bioactive compounds are included. Different classes of marine organisms and the separation and isolation techniques are discussed. The chemistry and biology of marine toxins, peptides, alkaloids, nucleosides and prostanoids are discussed in detail. Biological, toxicological and clinical evaluations are also dealt with to ensure that the book may be adopted at any stage by any practicing organic chemist or biologist, working in academia or in R&D divisions of pharmaceutical companies. Each chapter in the book includes an abstract to highlight the major points discussed in the text and concluding remarks are given. References to books, monographs, review.


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The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution

Larry L. Mai Marcus Young Owl M. Patricia Kersting, The Cambridge Dictionary of Human Biology and Evolution
Cambridge University Press | ISBN 0521662508 | 2005 | PDF | 4.55 MB | 670 pages

This compilation is intended to define and elaborate on the more important terms used in human biology and evolution. For readers with little background in these subjects, it identifies and provides definitions of core terms most frequently used in these areas. In addition, we have attempted to define, and occasionally annotate or expand on, subjects of interest to advanced students and professionals, such as fossil specimens, paleontological sites, and primate genera.


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Transcription Factors - Normal and Malignant Development of Blood Cells

Transcription Factors - Normal and Malignant Development of Blood Cells - K. Ravid, J. Licht
Wiley, 2001 | ISBN: 0471350540 | English | PDF | 640p. | 11 MB

Transcription Factors: Normal and Malignant Development of Blood Cells focuses on those major transcription factors involved in activation of lineage-specific gene expression during normal versus malignant development of specific blood lineages, as revealed from gene promoter studies, knockout of transcription factors in mice models, and the identification and characterization of chromosomal rearrangement in human blood leukemia


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Immunoinformatics: Predicting Immunogenicity In Silico

Immunoinformatics: Predicting Immunogenicity In Silico
Humana Press | ISBN: 1588296997 | Edition - June 21, 2007 | PDF | 416 pages | 12.8 MB

Immunoinformatics: Predicting Immunogenicity In Silico is a primer for researchers interested in this emerging and exciting technology and provides examples in the major areas within the field of immunoinformatics. This volume both engages the reader and provides a sound foundation for the use of immunoinformatics techniques in immunology and vaccinology.

The volume is conveniently divided into four sections. The first section, Databases, details various immunoinformatic databases, including IMGT/HLA, IPD, and SYEPEITHI. In the second section, Defining HLA Supertypes, authors discuss supertypes of GRID/CPCA and hierarchical clustering methods, Hla-Ad supertypes, MHC supertypes, and Class I Hla Alleles. The third section, Predicting Peptide-MCH Binding, includes discussions of MCH binders, T-Cell epitopes, Class I and II Mouse Major Histocompatibility, and HLA-peptide binding. Within the fourth section, Predicting Other Properties of Immune Systems, investigators outline TAP binding, B-cell epitopes, MHC similarities, and predicting virulence factors of immunological interest.

Immunoinformatics: Predicting Immunogenicity In Silico merges skill sets of the lab-based and the computer-based science professional into one easy-to-use, insightful volume.

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Electron Microscopy: Methods and Protocols

(Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol 369)
Humana Press | ISBN:1588295737 | Edition -2007 | PDF | 670 pages| 11.5 MB | Rapidshare

Biological Aging: Methods and Protocols investigates the various processes that are affected by the age of an organism. Several new tools for the analysis of biological aging have been introduced recently, and this volume provides methods and protocols for these new techniques in addition to its coverage of established procedures. The editors have carefully selected only those topics that are considered mainstays of the field or are showing promise in revolutionizing this relatively new science. The three main areas of focus in this cutting-edge compendium of biological aging research are: methods that are basic to understanding the fundamental mechanisms of cellular aging; techniques used to intervene in the aging process; and approaches to analyzing the many molecular processes of biological aging. Researchers seeking new technology and techniques will find this volume of tremendous benefit as they move towards new directions in the exciting and expanding field of biological aging.

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Biological Aging: Methods and Protocols

(Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 371)
Humana Press | ISBN:158829658X | Edition -2007 | PDF | 414 pages| 6.6 MB | Rapidshare

Biological Aging: Methods and Protocols investigates the various processes that are affected by the age of an organism. Several new tools for the analysis of biological aging have been introduced recently, and this volume provides methods and protocols for these new techniques in addition to its coverage of established procedures. The editors have carefully selected only those topics that are considered mainstays of the field or are showing promise in revolutionizing this relatively new science. The three main areas of focus in this cutting-edge compendium of biological aging research are: methods that are basic to understanding the fundamental mechanisms of cellular aging; techniques used to intervene in the aging process; and approaches to analyzing the many molecular processes of biological aging. Researchers seeking new technology and techniques will find this volume of tremendous benefit as they move towards new directions in the exciting and expanding field of biological aging.

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Careers in Biotech & Pharmaceuticals















The demand is high for scientists with backgrounds ranging from molecular biology and biochemistry to combinational chemistry, informatics, and statistics, and for scientists with management experience. In genomics, jobs are particularly plentiful for the scientists who produce proteins and bioinformaticists who have both science and computer skills. Major Pluses about Careers in Biotech and Pharmaceuticals

You work for a company whose products can improve or save lives, and sometimes even eradicate terrible diseases.

Choose your own adventure: Those who seek stability and structure can find it in pharmaceutical firms; those pursuing a wilder ride can sign up with a small biotech outfit.

For scientists, the industry offers an alternative to the low pay of academia;for MBAs, it requires fewer hours than consulting or banking demands.

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Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

J. Stenesh
Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2nd Edition
Wiley-Interscience | ISBN: 0471840890 | 1989 Year | 536 Pages | PDF | 44.2 MB

In response to the expansion of knowledge in biochemistry and molecular biology, the Second Edition of this reference has been completely revised and updated, with approximately 16,000 new entries. Names of specific compounds and other substances have been substantially enlarged, and definitions have been expanded for clarity and precision. Information is drawn from over 500 books and 1,000 articles, including recommendations of the Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and the International Union of Biochemistry. Terms used by biochemists from a broad range of sciences, such as chemistry, immunology, genetics, virology, biophysics, and microbiology, are included. Abbreviations, both standard and nonstandard, are also provided, as well as cross-referenced synonymous expressions.

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A Cell Biologist’s Guide to Modeling and Bioinformatics



















A step-by-step guide to using computational tools to solve problems in cell biology
Combining expert discussion with examples that can be reproduced by the reader, A Cell Biologist’s Guide to Modeling and Bioinformatics introduces an array of informatics tools that are available for analyzing biological data and modeling cellularalgebra and cellular biology; the author provides all the other tools you need to understand the necessary statistical and mathematical methods. processes. You learn to fully leverage public databases and create your own computational models. All that you need is a working knowledge of

Coverage is divided into two main categories:
Molecular sequence database chapters are dedicated to gaining an understanding of tools and strategies—including queries, alignment methods, and statistical significance measures—needed to improve searches for sequence similarity, protein families, and putative functional domains. Discussions of sequence alignments and biological database searching focus on publicly available resources used for background research and the characterization of novel gene products.
Modeling chapters take you through all the steps involved in creating a computational model for such basic research areas as cell cycle, calcium dynamics, and glycolysis. Each chapter introduces a new simulation tooland is based on published research. The combination creates a rich context for ongoing skill and knowledge development in modeling biological research systems.

Students and professional cell biologists can develop the basic skills needed to learn computational cell biology. This unique text, with its step-by-step instruction, enables you to test and develop your new bioinformatics and modeling skills. References are provided to help you take advantage of more advanced techniques, technologies, and training.


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Cracking the GRE Biology, 3rd Edition

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Cells, Gels and the Engines of Life

This book describes how cells work. It challenges the current wisdom of cell function, and presents a new, simpler approach to fundamental processes such as movement, transport, division, and communication, based on sound physical principles. The book is profusely illustrated with many color figures. It is written for the non-expert in an accessible, often humorous style.

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Biosphere Origin and Evolution

Modern natural science shows that the infancy of life on Earth experienced prebiotic evolution and included the emergence of primitive self-reproducing biologic forms and their systems. The subsequent coevolution of inorganic environment and biologic systems resulted in global propagation of life over the Earth and its enormous diversification. Diverse living organisms colonized the land, water, and atmosphere, as well as upper layers of the lithosphere, thereby forming the biosphere.

The book covers notions by scientists of various branches on the evolutionary relationship between the biosphere and geosphere, evolution features at various levels of living matter organization, and problems of prebiotic evolution and life origin. The data were collected in the course of the RAS program Biosphere origin and evolution (subprogram II) in 2003 2006. The objectives of this subprogram were (1) generalization of data related to problems of biosphere origin and evolution accumulated by geneticists, molecular biologists, zoologists, botanists, paleontologists, microbiologists, geologists, chemists, and archaeologists; (2) search for new interdisciplinary approaches to biosphere origin and evolution; (3) development of a lingua franca understandable by experts in various fields, which would allow apprehension of results concerning the topic obtained in allied sciences.

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Aquaculture in the Ecosystem

The global expansion of aquaculture production and its future role as a food supplier to human society has environmental, social and economic limitations, affecting marine ecosystems and socio-economic scales from local to global. The expansion is closely linked with human health requirements and societal needs for various goods and services provided by marine ecosystems. This book provides a scientific forecast of the development in aquaculture with a focus on the environmental, technological, social and economic constraints that need to be resolved to ensure sustainable development of the industry and allow the industry to be able to feed healthy seafood products to the future generations. The chapters included discuss the most critical bottlenecks of the development encompassing subjects of understanding the environmental impacts, the current state-of-art in monitoring programs and in coastal zone management, the important interactions between wild and cultured organisms including release of non-native species into the wild, the current trends within the development of aquafeeds along with human health aspects as well as the political, socio-economic and economic trends within the industry including a chapter on approaches taken by Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to aquaculture. Finally the last chapter provides different future scenarios of the industry based on the identified bottlenecks.

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Biotechnology of Fruit and Nut Crops

This book is a comprehensive reference on our current knowledge of the bio-technology of all the major temperate, sub-tropical and tropical fruit and nut crops of the world. It is in part a new edition of Biotechnology of Perennial Fruit Crops (eds Hammerschlag and Litz, CABI, 1992), but it differs from the previous book by covering more fruit crops as well as nuts, and also, omitting general methods chapters. Contributors are leading researchers from the Americas, Europe, Australasia and Africa.

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Analytical Methods in Elasticity

Omri Rand , Vladimir Y. Rovenski
Birkhäuser Boston; 1 edition (October 28, 2004) | ISBN: 0817642722 | 400 pages | PDF | 10,8 Mb

This comprehensive textbook/reference focuses on the mathematical techniques and solution methodologies required to establish the foundations of anisotropic elasticity and provides the theoretical background for composite material analysis. Specific attention is devoted to the potential of modern symbolic computational tools to support highly complex analytical solutions and their contribution to the rigor, analytical uniformity and exactness of the derivation.

Key features:
* Refreshes and modernizes classical mathematical methods encountered in the theory of anisotropic elasticity

* Reviews basic and advanced steps of general analytical solutions, including the initial assumptions and selection of an adequate analytical course

* Demonstrates the potential of symbolic computational tools to support the development of analytical solutions and to verify their exactness

* Examines the physical interpretation of exact and approximate mathematical solutions and provides important insight into the involved phenomena

* Provides state-of-the-art solutions for a wide range of cases, including non-homogeneous and thin-walled configurations

* Includes a CD with the symbolic codes (MAPLE; Versions 8 and 9) for the solutions presented that may be activated to create numerous additional examples containing detailed expressions and graphics

Analytical Methods in Anisotropic Elasticity will appeal to a broad audience involved in mathematical modeling, all of whom must have good mathematical skills: graduate students and professors in courses on elasticity and solid-mechanics labs/seminars, applied mathematicians and numerical analysts, scientists and researchers. Engineers involved in aeronautical and space, maritime and mechanical design of composite material structures will find this an excellent hands-on reference text as well. All will benefit from the classical and advanced solutions that are derived and presented using symbolic computational techniques.

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Molecular and Cellular Biophysics

Cambridge University Press| ISBN: 052162441X | Edition - 2006-03-20 | PDF | 512 pages | 3.5 MB | Rapidshare & Megaupload

Providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a foundation in the basic concepts of biophysics, students who have taken physical chemistry and calculus courses will find this book an accessible and valuable aid in learning how these concepts can be used in biological research. The text provides a rigorous treatment of the fundamental theories in biophysics and illustrates their application with examples including protein folding, enzyme catalysis and ion channel permeation. Through these examples, students will gain an understanding of the general importance and broad applicability of biophysical principles to biological problems.

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Dynamics of Multiscale Earth Systems

Horst J. Neugebauer, Clemens Simmer "Dynamics of Multiscale Earth Systems"
Springer | 2003-07-29 | ISBN:3540417966 | 358 pages | PDF | 5,2 Mb

Today, earth and life scientists are increasingly confronted with the puzzling complexity of phenomena enmeshed in a seemingly boundless web of interrelations. To deal with this complexity and to further our ability to analyze and predict system behavior, science is learning to transcend reliance on averages and permanence and to consider the fundamental multiple-scale character of phenomena. The contributions collected here detail techniques of multi-scale and fractal analysis that enhance the study of geo-complexity. They represent a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the geological history of a section of the Lower Rhine River. They have in common the underlying question of how our qualitative modeling of natural phenomena do or do not prove the existence of representative averages.

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Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics
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Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics














Book Description:

This book provides a comprehensive overview of modern particle physics accessible to anyone with a true passion for wanting to know how the universe works. We are introduced to the known particles of the world we live in. An elegant explanation of quantum mechanics and relativity paves the way for an understanding of the laws that govern particle physics. These laws are put into action in the world of accelerators, colliders and detectors found at institutions such as CERN and Fermilab that are in the forefront of technical innovation. Real world and theory meet using Feynman diagrams to solve the problems of infinities and deduce the need for the Higgs boson.
Facts and Mysteries in Elementary Particle Physics offers an incredible insight from an eyewitness and participant in some of the greatest discoveries in 20th century science. From Einstein's theory of relativity to the elusive Higgs particle, this book will fascinate and educate anyone interested in the world of quarks, leptons and gauge theories.
This book also contains many thumbnail sketches of particle physics personalities, including contemporaries as seen through the eyes of the author. Illustrated with pictures, these candid sketches present rare, perceptive views of the characters that populate the field.

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Managing Risk and Reliability of Process Plants














Book Description:

There is much specialist material written about different elements of managing risks of hazardous industries, such as hazard identification, risk analysis, and risk management. Managing Risk and Reliability of Process Plants provides a systematic and integrated coverage of all these elements in sufficient detail for the reader to be able to pursue more detailed study of particular elements or topics from a good appreciation of the whole field. The reader would use this book to keep up to date with new developments and, if they are new to the job, to learn more about the subject. The text includes a chapter of case studies and worked examples - including examples of risk assessments, which is consistent with the approach taken throughout the book of applying real-life scenarios and approaches.

* Provides a source for reasonable understanding across the whole field of risk management and risk assessment.

* Focuses on the how, what, and why of risk management using a consistent and well organized writing style interspersed with case studies, examples, exercises, as well as end matter.

* Fills a need in the area of risk assessment and risk management in the process and chemical engineering industry as an essential multi-audience reference/resource tool, useful to managers and students.

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Fiesers' Reagents for Organic Synthesis Volume 12

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Reagents for Organic Synthesis This widely respected reference has been brought up to date with the publication of Volume 12. Thousands of entries abstract the most important information on commonly used reagents from 1966 through 1984. Every reagent discussed includes the preparation, uses, sources of supply, critical comments, references, and more.
Volume 1 1967 1,475 pp. Volume 2 1969 538 pp. Volume 3 1972 401 pp. Volume 4 1974 660 pp. Volume 5 1975 864 pp. Volume 6 1977 765 pp. Volume 7 1979 487 pp. Volume 8 1980 602 pp. Volume 9 1981 596 pp. Volume 10 1982 528 pp. Volume 11 1984 669 pp

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Recent Advances in Psychology and Aging (Advances in Cell Aging and Gerontology)

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Recent Events in the Psychology of Aging documents the successful integration of aging into the mainstream of psychology. Leading psychologists present overviews of the key issues and research findings on mainstream topics. These include cognitive neuroscience, visual attention, learning, memory and cognition, as well as personality and happiness. The intersection of aging content with mainstream psychology is also prominent in the areas of emotions, personality, and social psychology as seen in the chapters on subjective well-being, emotional development, self-esteem and personality trajectories.

The seven chapters of this book offer information on such topics as: the seven sins of memory, categorizing the common breakdowns of memory in everyday life and the special breakdown of sins that increase with aging; problems with attention and learning; and offers answers to questions such as do emotions get blunted with age; do older people focus more on positive feelings; and the age old question of whether older people are happier than younger people is given in the chapter on the evolving concept of subjective well-being and the multifaceted nature of happiness. Questions about what occurs to one's self-esteem and personality are also masterfully discussed and the answers may be surprising. The concluding seventh chapter provides a cultural lens on the biopsychosocial study of aging.

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Securing Biometrics Applications

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Biometrics is becoming increasingly common in establishments that require high security such as state security and financial sectors. The increased threat to national security by terrorists has led to the explosive popularity of biometrics. A number of biometric devices are now available to capture biometric measurements such as fingerprints, palm, retinal scans, keystroke, voice recognition and facial scanning. However, the accuracy of these measurements varies, which has a direct relevance on the levels of security they offer. With the need to combat the problems related to identify theft and other security issues, society will have to compromise between security and personal freedoms.

Securing Biometrics Applications investigates and identifies key impacts of biometric security applications, while discovering opportunities and challenges presented by the biometric technologies available.

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Solar Dynamics and its Effects on the Heliosphere and Earth

Springer | ISBN: 0387695311 | 1 edition (April 6, 2007) | PDF | 372 pages | 8.3 MB

The SOHO and Cluster missions form a single ESA cornerstone. Yet they observe very different regions in our solar system: the solar atmosphere on one hand and the Earths magnetosphere on the other. At the same time the Ulysses mission provides observations in the third dimension of the heliosphere, and many others add to the picture from the Lagrangian point L1 to the edge of the heliosphere. It is the aim of this ISSI volume to tie these observations together in addressing the topic of Solar Dynamics and its Effects on the Heliosphere and Earth, thus contributing to the International Living With a Star (ILWS) program. The volume starts out with an assessment and description of the reasons for solar dynamics and how it couples into the heliosphere. The three subsequent sections are each devoted to following one chain of events from the Sun all the way to the Earths magnetosphere and ionosphere: The normal solar wind chain, the chain associated with coronal mass ejections, and the solar energetic particles chain. The final section is devoted to common physical processes occurring both at the Sun and in the magnetosphere such as reconnection, shock acceleration, dipolarisation of magnetic field, and others.

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Psychology by Attention

















The Psychology of Attention
Harold E. Pashler

"The scholarship which pervades this text is magnificent. More than any source that I know of, it provides a well- integrated view of the many approaches taken to assess the classic early-selection/late-selection debate."
-- Joel S. Warm, University of Cincinnati

In the past two decades, attention has been one of the most investigated areas of research in perception and cognition. However, the literature on the field contains a bewildering array of findings, and empirical progress has not been matched by consensus on major theoretical issues. The Psychology of Attention presents a systematic review of the main lines of research on attention; the topics range from perception of threshold stimuli to memory storage and decision making. The book develops empirical generalizations about the major issues and suggests possible underlying theoretical principles.

Pashler argues that widely assumed notions of processing resources and automaticity are of limited value in understanding human information processing. He proposes a central bottleneck for decision making and memory retrieval, and describes evidence that distinguishes this limitation from perceptual limitations and limited-capacity short-term memory.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
I Attention and Perception
2 Selective Attention
3 Divided Attention
4 Attentional Set
5 Capacity and Selection: Theorizing about Attention
II Attention, Memory, and Action
6 Central Processing Limitations in Sensorimotor Tasks
7 Attention and Memory
8 Automaticity, Effort, and Control
Notes
References
Name Index
Subject Index


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A Student's Guide to Psychology












Students entering college need to be reminded that from the moment they enter they must be critical readers, listeners and thinkers. Critical thinking skills are of particular importance in a field such as psychology that is relatively new as an independent field of experimental science. The topics of study and the methods used to study them are growing and developing. This little guide offers a beginning perspective on the study of psychology its history and the issues that have shaped it.

Author Daniel N. Robinson touches on philosophical psychology, psychology as science, including Darwinian evolutionary theory, behaviorism, neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience, Freud and depth psychology, social psychology, and human development. Where appropriate, short biographies of noted figures mentioned in the text are included in the book. These include Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Rene Descartes, John Stuart Mill, Wilhelm Wundt, William James, Charles Darwin, Ivan Pavlov, John B, Watson, B.F. Skinner, and Sigmund Freud. An annotated list of further suggested reading is also provided.

This guide is billed as "an indispensable orientation to this [psychology] culturally influential field." I agree that those planning on taking psychology courses at college should prepare by reading this guide and by honing their critical thinking skills.

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Genetic and Evolutionary Computation for Image Processing and Analysis (EURASIP Book Series on Signal Processing and Communications)

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Image analysis and processing is steadily gaining relevance within the large number of application fields to which genetic and evolutionary computation (GEC) techniques are applied. Although more and more examples of such applications can be found in literature, they are scattered, apart from a few exceptions, in proceedings and journals dedicated to more general topics. This book is the first attempt to offer a panoramic view on the field, by describing applications of most mainstream GEC techniques to a wide range of problems in image processing and analysis. More than 20 leading researchers in the field have contributed to this book, covering topics ranging from low-level image processing to high-level image analysis in advanced computer vision applications. Although the book is mainly application-oriented, particular care has been given to introducing GEC methods, in each chapter, at a level which makes them accessible to a wide audience. The expected target of the book comprises practitioners and researchers in image analysis and processing who may not be familiar with GEC techniques. At the same time, the book can as well be of interest for researchers in evolutionary computation, since most contributions focus on applications of genetic and evolutionary techniques which are based on nontrivial implementations of such methods. This feature reflects the nature of the contributions which are authored both by researchers for which GEC is the main field of interest and by researchers whose work is mainly focused on image processing and analysis.

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Genetic and Evolutionary Computation for Image Processing and Analysis (EURASIP Book Series on Signal Processing and Communications)

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Image analysis and processing is steadily gaining relevance within the large number of application fields to which genetic and evolutionary computation (GEC) techniques are applied. Although more and more examples of such applications can be found in literature, they are scattered, apart from a few exceptions, in proceedings and journals dedicated to more general topics. This book is the first attempt to offer a panoramic view on the field, by describing applications of most mainstream GEC techniques to a wide range of problems in image processing and analysis. More than 20 leading researchers in the field have contributed to this book, covering topics ranging from low-level image processing to high-level image analysis in advanced computer vision applications. Although the book is mainly application-oriented, particular care has been given to introducing GEC methods, in each chapter, at a level which makes them accessible to a wide audience. The expected target of the book comprises practitioners and researchers in image analysis and processing who may not be familiar with GEC techniques. At the same time, the book can as well be of interest for researchers in evolutionary computation, since most contributions focus on applications of genetic and evolutionary techniques which are based on nontrivial implementations of such methods. This feature reflects the nature of the contributions which are authored both by researchers for which GEC is the main field of interest and by researchers whose work is mainly focused on image processing and analysis.

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Physical Chemistry

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Atkins' Physical Chemistry remains the benchmark of achievement for a chemistry degree throughout the world. The judicious choice of topics, the clear writing style of both authors, and the careful exposition of maths, reaffirm the book's position as market leader. In the eighth edition the authors provide a more compact presentation through the careful restructuring and redistribution of material. The coverage of introductory topics has been streamlined, and later topics rationalized, bringing into sharper focus the scope of the text to mirror the needs of today's students and lecturers. Mathematics remains an intrinsic yet challenging part of physical chemistry; the new edition offers greater explanation and support, to ensure that students can master the important mathematical principles, without sacrificing the rigour and depth of its mathematical content. The pedagogical framework, which is a hallmark of Atkins' writing, has been strengthened further: new 'Notes on good practice' provide guidance on the use of terminology and help students to avoid common pitfalls; short 'Commentaries' remind students of the applications of mathematical and physical concepts, and provide useful cross-references to related resources in the book and on the accompanying companion web site. The eighth edition introduces new 'Impact on' sections which integrate the impact of physical chemistry on modern applications such as biology, biochemistry, medicine, nanoscience and astrophysics. All these exciting new features and innovations are presented within a new full colour text design, to stimulate and engage students still further. Online Resource Centre: The companion web site contains Living Graphs, illustrations from the book, and web links. An Instructor's Solutions Manual (free to adopters) and a Student's Solutions Manual are also available. The book is also complemented by a new edition of the 'Explorations in Physical Chemistry' CD, which contains interactive Excel worksheets and exercises related to the Living Graphs, allowing students to visualise, actively explore and test their understanding of the subject.
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About this CDROM This CDROM is based upon Physical Chemistry, sixth edition. It has been designed to present the key ideas from the text in a concise and easily accessible way to aid reference and revision. The content structure is the same as the text, being divided into the same Parts, Chapters, Sections and Key Ideas or Topics (see Finding the Information You Want). The CDROM also contains most of the figures and the complete Data Section from Physical Chemistry, sixth edition, as well as additional Group Theory tables (see Using the Tables Screen). Most of the text and equations are taken from Concepts in Physical Chemistry by Peter Atkins. Additional features include: · Animations based on figures from Physical Chemistry, sixth edition (see Figures & Animations).· Interactive Living Graphs (see Using Living Graphs).· Self-contained Calculator, Curve Fitter, 2D Function Plotter and 3D Function Plotter programs (see The Calculator, Curve Fitter and Function Plotters).· Downloadable Resources section for downloading copies of figures, animations and tables for your own use (see Downloading Resources).

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Dynamic Analysis in the Social Sciences

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The study of social dynamics using quantitative methodology is complex and calls for cutting-edge technical and methodological approaches in social science research. This book presents the existing statistical models and methods available for understanding social change over time. It provides step-by-step instructions for designing and conducting longitudinal research, with special focus on the longitudinal analysis of both quantitative outcomes (for the modeling of change in continuous variables) and qualitative outcomes (for the modeling of events occurring over time).

Readers will learn how to study change in variables over time and how to formulate and estimate multivariate longitudinal models to predict such change, mainly using cross-sectional, cross-time and event history analysis. This text also teaches how to design and implement a study using longitudinal data from the selection and collection of appropriate variables to the most effective ways to analyze and present data for publication in top social science journals.

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Does the field need yet another book on longitudinal analysis? Absolutely! Packed with practical advice and hands-on instruction, here's a book dedicated to teaching and communicating, not impressing and obfuscating. With flair and style, Castilla provides step-by-step instructions for conducting longitudinal analysis, expertly motivated with carefully selected research examples. At long last, that rarest of entities: the demystifying methods book.

David B. Grusky, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University

Castilla's introduction to longitudinal analysis is the most accessible text in this field. It is exceptional that it takes the reader from the most elementary concepts to quite advanced applications, including how to understand, evaluate and write research papers.

Karl Ulrich Mayer, Professor and Chair, Sociology Department and Co-Director, Center for Research on Inequalities and the Life Course (CIQLE), Yale University


Castilla has written an excellent, accessible, and highly useful book on longitudinal data analysis. He covers what these methods can do, the use of relevant software, how one should design studies, and provides insightful applications. I will use it in courses. An excellent contribution.

Trond Petersen, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley

*Reviews current statistical models and weighs their strengths and weaknesses
*Instructional materials are streamlined to be accessible by a wide audience
*Provides helpful examples of how to use statistical packages such as Stata and SPSS when estimating dynamic models
*Several real-life social science studies illustrate the various methods explained
*Includes an extensive bibliography of methodology texts and empirical studies

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Soil Mechanics for Unsaturated Soils











The principle & concepts for unsaturated soils are developed as extensions of saturated soils. It addresses the problems where soils have a metric suction or where pore-water pressure is negative. This Covers theory, measurement and use of the fundamental properties of unsaturated soils--permeability, shear strength and volume change. It also includes a significant amount of case studies.


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Teach yourself the fundamentals of working with Visual Basic 2008-one step at a time. With STEP BY STEP, you work at your own pace through hands-on, learn-by-doing exercises. Whether you're a beginning programmer or new to this specific language, you'll understand the core capabilities and fundamental techniques for Visual Basic 2008-and rapidly build robust, elegant applications. Each chapter puts you to work, showing you how, when, and why to use the latest features of Visual Basic-guiding you each step of the way as you create actual components and working applications for Windows. You'll also explore data management and Web-based development topics. PLUS-get practice files with sample code and data sets on the companion CD.

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* Covers the latest enhancements and features of Visual Basic 2008
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Biography
Michael Halvorson is the author or coauthor of more than 30 books, including Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 Step by Step, Microsoft Office XP Inside Out, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Step by Step, and Learn Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Now. In addition, Michael is an assistant professor at Pacific Lutheran University.


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Format: Paperback, 624pp
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Pub. Date: January 2008
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The Heart & Soul of EFT and Beyond: A Soulful Exploration of the Emotional Freedom Techniques and Holistic Healing

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»Book Publisher: Holistic Communications (28 February, 2006)
»ISBN: 0970028962
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EFT (the Emotional Freedom Techniques) has been called a modern miracle. By simply tapping on a series of points on the body, you can use these techniques to clear stuck emotions and other self-defeating patterns, producing profound breakthroughs. As thousands of enthusiastic users have discovered, EFT is easy to learn, works quickly, and can be used on virtually any issue. Building on the Mountroses’ popular paperbacks “Getting Thru to Your Emotions with EFT” and “Getting Thru to Your Soul,” this new volume makes EFT even easier and more effective. “The Heart & Soul of EFT and Beyond” contains dozens of proven strategies for creating the life you truly desire. Besides the Mountroses many insights and holistic techniques, included is a 50-page section with tips from 11 leading EFT Experts from the rapidly growing energy psychology field. As people experience EFT, most report a profound relief from stress-producing emotions like fear, anger, frustration and sadness. It is very effective for eliminating addictions and unwanted cravings, as well as other difficulties such as phobias, insomnia, pain and self-esteem issues. We have a kind of emotional wiring programmed into us from past experiences. This easy-to-read book shows you how to make EFT even more usable, along with how it can be complemented with other holistic healing approaches. The book is also unique because it demystifies and provides access to many routines that can be used for self-help. Putting the ability to effect change directly into the reader’s hands, “The Heart & Soul of EFT and Beyond” is a concise reference for anyone interested in the healing arts and fulfilling their full potential. Here are highlights in this multi-purpose reference book and concise guide: • Dozens of practical and transformational tips and strategies for EFT. You can put these into practice immediately, as well as be able to refer to them time and time again. • A pragmatic and spiritual approach to healing that addresses the body-mind-spirit. • The Magic Question that can quickly provide clarity when the tapping sequences are not working. • How to use Kinesiology (muscle testing) to pinpoint any issue. Recognize sabotaging beliefs that psychologically reverse you. • 18 quick-reference charts and diagrams to make EFT and muscle testing easier and more understandable. • How to center yourself to increase healing and live life more fully. • The Holistic Process, a Mountrose Getting Thru Technique (GTT), which elegantly finds the deeper issues that EFT can then clear. • How to treat being “switched,” an energy imbalance that can create a tremendous barrier to healing. Included is information and charts on how to overcome fears of success and fears of getting well. • Knowing your chief defense pattern; application of this knowledge alone can transform and uplift your entire life. • Dealing with energy toxins, which can be behind any symptom or problem. • Three positive installations to greatly enhance EFT. Also find out a technique to create a dynamic future. • An in-depth analysis of the common missing ingredient in healing: forgiveness. Learn the exact misconceptions that hold people back. In addition to using EFT to forgive, included is a powerful easy-to-use forgiveness technique. • Dozens of transformational tips and insights on different key subjects from 11 leading EFT experts, and much more… A concise guide and reference for anyone interested in the healing arts and realizing their full potential.

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PC Repair and Maintenance: A Practical Guide

is a reader-friendly guide to repairing computers (running either Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000, or XP) through easy-to-understand language, detailed diagrams, and video tutorials. The book emphasizes that a deep understanding of "how a computer works" is not necessary to diagnose and repair problems; it concentrates on practical, "hands- on" solutions that can be implemented right away.

Focusing mainly on installing and troubleshooting hardware, the book also provides solutions to common operating system-related problems. In addition, thorough explanations for selecting re- placement and expansion components without paying top dollar are providedhelping users get the most out of their newly repaired PC. Regardless of your level of experience, this is the perfect resource for anyone who wants to repair a computer or is considering a career in the computer repair business.

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* Includes various video tutorials on the companion CD-ROM, including how to install a memory card, hard drive, new battery, etc.
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* Selected Topics: System Configuration and Computer Hygiene; Motherboards and Their Components; Cases and Power Supplies; Memory (RAM); Magnetic Disk Drives; CD and DVD Drives; Video, Sound, Modems, Network Adapters; Input Devices; Troubleshooting Internet Connections; Things to Avoid; Practical Troubleshooting Table; Glossary; Beep Codes; Resources and Web sites

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Origin is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics from November 2001 to July 2002, written by Bill Jemas, Joe Quesada and Paul Jenkins, and illustrated by Andy Kubert (pencils) and Richard Isanove (color).

Origin tells the story of the superhero Wolverine, best known as a member of the X-Men. Since the character first appeared in the early 1970s his history had often been shrouded in mystery, with bits of information revealed piecemeal over time (notably in Weapon X), but this series was the first to reveal Wolverine's early days and his original background.


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Global and Transnational Business: Strategy and Management














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Description: In this new edition of a successful textbook the authors assess the turbulent environment in which international businesses operate and the approaches to strategy formulation and implementation which can be adopted. They also examine the functional and operational management of companies and fuse together the theoretical and empirical aspects of international management. New material includes coverage of leadership in transnational companies, cultural issues in international management, entrepreneurship and SMEs in global business, the impact of e-commerce, and the anti-globalization movement.

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Pack pizzazz into your Web sites with Flash! Start with simple animation, or create whole pages in Flash. The newest version of Flash offers all sorts of cool options for designing Web sites that stand out from the crowd, and this handy guide makes it easy. Enhance your site with animated graphics, boxes, or buttons; morph shapes; create text with exotically changing colors; add sound or video; and watch visitors flock to your site!

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Are you battling high blood pressure? This updated guide explains all the latest breakthroughs in the detection, treatment, and prevention of high blood pressure, helping you determine whether you're at risk and develop a diet and exercise program to keep your blood pressure at healthy levels. You'll also find new information on protecting your heart, kidneys, and brain and dealing with secondary high blood pressure.

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Fundamentals of Computer Science using Java
545 pages | English | PDF | 3.8 MB


In a first course in Computer Science, the primary goal is to teach the fundamentals of the field. Basic concepts are introduced with the help of a programming language that is often viewed as simply a medium through which algorithms are expressed. From that perspective, it does not matter which language is used in an introductory course, because any would suffice. In practice, however, the language can have a profound impact on the students’ learning experience. First, the style of the language constrains the way and the order in which topics can be introduced. Further, the language taught in the first course must support the rest of the curriculum. For these reasons and more, a language-defined text is an important component in an introductory course.


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Harry Potter is a heptalogy of fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the eponymous adolescent wizard Harry Potter, together with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, his best friends from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The central story arc concerns Harry's struggle against the evil wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents in his quest to conquer the wizarding world, after which he seeks to subjugate the Muggle world to his rule.

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Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy until he is rescued by a beetle eyed giant of a man, enrols at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. All because Harry Potter is a wizard! Follow the adventures of Harry Potter as he discovers the magical, the dangerous, the unpredictable world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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Harry Potter is a wizard. He is in his second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As Harry and Ron embark on their journey to Hogwarts in a flying Ford Anglia, little do they know that this year will be just as eventful as the last as ghosts from Hogwarts past return to haunt the school corridors.

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Harry Potter, along with his friends, Ron and Hermione, is about to start his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry can’t wait to get back to school after the summer holidays. (Who wouldn’t if they lived with the Dursley’s?) But when Harry gets to Hogwarts, the atmosphere is tense. There’s an escaped mass murderer on the loose, and the sinister prison guards of Azkaban have been called in to guard the school.

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It is the summer holidays, and one night Harry Potter wakes up with his scar burning. He has had a strange dream, one that he can’t help worrying about … until a timely invitation from Ron Weasley arrives: to nothing less than the Quidditch World Cup.

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In the previous book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the last chapter, titled ‘The Second War Begins,’ started:

‘In a brief statement on Friday night, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge confirmed that He Who Must Not Be Named has returned to this country and is once more active.

‘It is with great regret that I must confirm that the wizard styling himself Lord — well, you know who I mean — is alive and among us again,’ said Fudge.’

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince takes up the story of Harry Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at this point as Voldemort’s power and followers are increasing day by day, in the midst of this battle of good and evil.

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Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed Harry through his half-moon glasses. ‘It is time,’ he said, ‘for me to tell you what I should have told you five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell you everything.’

Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizadry. He is desperate to get back to school and find out why his friends Ron and Hermione have been so secretive all summer. However, what Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his whole world upside down …

But before he even gets to school, Harry has an unexpected and frightening encounter with two Dementors, has to face a court hearing at the Ministry of Magic and has been escorted on a night-time broomstick ride to the secret headquarters of a mysterious group called ‘The Order of the Phoenix’. And that is just the start.

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Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must somehow find within himself the strength to complete the task he has been given. He must leave the warmth, safety and companionship of The Burrow and follow without fear or hesitation the inexorable path laid out for him…

In this final, seventh installment of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling unveils in spectacular fashion the answers to the many questions that have been so eagerly awaited. The spellbinding, richly woven narrative, which plunges, twists and turns at a breathtaking pace, confirms the author as a mistress of storytelling, whose books will be read, reread and read
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National Geographic Magazine - August 2008

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English | PDF | 150 Pages | 22.5 MB

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