Photoshop CS4 For Photographers Creative Effects

Photoshop CS4 For Photographers Creative Effects DVD | 1.4 GB
In Photoshop CS4 for Photographers: Creative Effects, Chris Orwig flexes the muscles of this powerful program to create unique and eye-catching photographic effects. A passionate photographer, Chris demonstrates how to enhance images through adding light for emphasis, adding drop and directional shadows, and using motion blur and film grain creatively. He also covers how to add a distressed look to create a vintage-style photograph, use infrared and solarization, apply creative layer blending, and much more. The course culminates with a step-by-step look at some real-world projects that utilize the techniques. Exercise files accompany the course.
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Fax, Modem, and Text for IP Telephony

IP Telephony has revolutionized many aspects of telecommunications and it continues to be deployed at a rapid pace. The benefits of transporting voice over an IP infrastructure include increased flexibility, better scalability, and a significant cost savings over traditional telephony networks. However, during the deployment of these VoIP solutions, other types of traditional telephony communications that can also realize these same benefits are often overlooked or ignored.

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80 OReilly Books(TCP-IP,.Unix,.Web,.Perl,.Java,.Oracle,.xml,.etc)

Publisher : Wiley
Title: 80 OReilly Books
Year : 2002
Language : English
Size : 233.75 MB
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Hands on Environmentalism

Encounter Books / September 27, 2005 | 180 pages | ISBN: 1594030855 | PDF | 1.8 Mb

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When the first Earth Day catapulted environmental awareness onto the global mindset in 1970, average citizens felt that they finally could have a stake in protecting their surroundings from the ravages of pollution, overpopulation, and resource depletion that were bringing the planet to the brink of ecological catastrophe. What developed instead was a quagmire of government bureaucracy, political expediency, and legal strategy that espoused a reactive rather than proactive approach that Haglund and Still dub "command-and--control." Promoting an alternative concept called "civic environmentalism," the authors outline a fundamental paradigm shift in the way concerned citizens, elected officials, and industrial leaders can wrest responsibility away from the regulatory professionals. By focusing on results rather than retribution, and looking toward the future rather than the past, this dynamic method of addressing local, national, and global environmental challenges boasts impressive success stories. Offering practical advice for individuals and grassroots organizations, this guidebook furnishes proven strategies and positive messages designed to invigorate the environmental movement.

Book Description
Shows that is is possible to reach voluntary, enduring solutions to pressing environmental problems without heavy-handed government intervention.

About the Author
Brent M. Haglund is president of the Sand County Foundation, an international conservation organization based in Wisconsin. Thomas W. Still is president of the Wisconsin Technology Council. ”

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Cannabis: The Genus Cannabis (Medicinal & Aromatic Plants)

CRC | ISBN9057022915 | 1998-11-19 | PDF | 286pages | 2.65 Mb

Cannabis sativa has provided man with a source of fuel, textiles, paper, rope, medicines and intoxication for over 5000 years. This book contains a series of expert dissertations, supported by over 700 references on the history, ethnobotany, chemistry and analysis, and cultivation and processing of cannabis. The medicinal and non-medicinal uses of the plant and its derivatives are viewed in the context of national and international legislation to define and control its use. Developments in cannabinoid pharmacology research and receptor theory are also discussed.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of cannabis use and abuse and will be an invaluable reference source for anyone with an interest in the wide range of applications of this fascinating plant and its therapeutic and commercial potential.

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Pathology And Genetics of Tumours of the Soft Tissues And Bones

Book author: Who | Publisher: Not Avail (January, 2003) | ISBN: 9283224132 | 427 pages pdf | 11.8 Mb

This book is an authoritative, concise reference, prepared by 147 authors from 28 countries. It contains more than 800 colour photographs, numerous MRIs, ultrasound images, CT scans, charts and approximately 2000 references. Diagnostic criteria, pathological features and associated genetic alterations are described in a strictly disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, incidence, age and sex distribution, location, clinical signs and symptoms, pathology, genetics and predictive factors.

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Steen Knudsen, A Biologist’s Guide to Analysis of DNA Microarray Data

ISBN-10: 0471224901 | Wiley-Liss | (2002/3/22) | Pp. 125 | Djvu | 4 mb

A great introductory book that details reliable approaches to problems met in standard microarray data analyses. It provides examples of established approaches such as cluster analysis, function prediction, and principle component analysis. Discover real examples to illustrate the key concepts of data analysis. Written for those without any advanced background in math, statistics, or computer sciences, this book is essential for anyone interested in harnessing the immense potential of microarrays in biology and medicine.

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Marc De Ley, Cytokine Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)

248 pages | Publisher: Humana Press Inc.,U.S. (1 Jun 2002) | Language English | ISBN-10: 089603948X | pdf | 2 mb

Katholieke Univ.. Leuven, Belgium. Offers concise information on the principles of cytokine research. Also features reproducible techniques for the production, isolation, and characterization of cytokines. Describes the protocols for antisense-RNA and RT-PCR of small amounts of mRNA. For researchers

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Textbook of Receptor Pharmacology

CRC Press| English | 302 Pages | Date: 2002-08-28 (2nd edition) | ISBN: 0849310296 | PDF | 7.11 Mb

The bestselling first edition of Textbook of Receptor Pharmacology originated from a renowned course in receptor pharmacology taught at the University College of London for the past three decades. Its innovative format united four major approaches to the study of receptors: molecular biology, quantitative functional studies of agonists and antagonists, ligand binding, and signal transduction systems. The second edition builds on this foundation. This edition streamlines the material and focuses on cell membrane receptors along with their immediate signal transducers. The section on the molecular structure of receptors reflects the advances in this area. This edition also includes two restructured new chapters, one on G-proteins and one on tyrosine kinases, as signal transductors. Several chapters also contain problems for students to solve as well as worked-out solutions. The book contains over one hundred useful diagrams and tables to aid illustration of concepts and a helpful appendix explaining the simple mathematics used in the text. A time-saving resource and comprehensive textbook, Textbook of Receptor Pharmacology, Second Edition provides in-depth, up-to-date coverage of this still rapidly expanding research area that is both fundamental to the science of pharmacology and on the cutting edge of new drug development.

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DNA Chromatography

Wiley-VCH | English | 239 Pages | Date: 2002-05-06 | ISBN: 3527302441 | PDF | 1.72 Mb

This book describes a powerful and effective tool for the molecular biologist researcher. Readers will discover how DNA chromatography can be used in their own work. Intended as an introduction for the molecular biologist reader, this will also serve as a practical guide for the experienced user. The clear and concise writing style is also attractive to the chemist who wants to learn more about molecular biology.

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DNA Protein Interactions: Principles and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)

Humana Press | Number Of Pages: 656 | Publication Date: 2001-04-15 | ISBN : 0896036251 | 3.54 Mb

Dr. Tom Moss assembles the new standard collection of cutting-edge techniques to identify key protein-DNA interactions and define their components, their manner of interaction, and their manner of function, both in the cell and in the test tube. The techniques span a wide range, from factor identification to atomic detail, and include multiple DNA footprinting analyses, including in vivo strategies, gel shift (EMSA) optimization, SELEX, surface plasmon resonance, site-specific DNA-protein crosslinking, and UV laser crosslinking. Comprehensive and broad ranging, DNA-Protein Interactions: Principles and Protocols, 2nd Edition, offers a stellar array of over 100 up-to-date and readily reproducible techniques that biochemists and molecular, cellular, and developmental biologists can use successfully today to understand DNA-protein interactions.

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Solid State NMR Spectroscopy for Biopolymers: Principles and Applications

Solid State NMR Spectroscopy for Biopolymers: Principles and Applications
Springer | English | 465 Pages | Date: 2006-08-18 | ISBN: 1402043023 | PDF | 3.28 Mb

When considering the biological significance and industrial and medical applications of biopolymers, it is crucial to know details of their secondary structure, dynamics and assembly. The biopolymers include globular, membrane and fibrous proteins, polypeptides, nucleic acids, polysaccharides and lipids. Solid state NMR spectroscopy has proved to be the most suitable and unrivaled means for investigations of biopolymers. The major advantage of solid state NMR spectroscopy is that the resulting line widths can be manipulated experimentally and are not influenced by motional fluctuation of proteins under consideration as a whole. Solid State NMR Spectroscopy for Biopolymers: Principles and Applications provides a comprehensive account on how the conformation and dynamics of such biopolymers can be revealed by solid state NMR spectroscopy. Special efforts have been made towards the historical and chronological consequences of a variety of applications and the dynamic aspects of the biopolymer system. In particular, the authors emphasise how important it is to record the most simple DD-MAS (one pulse excitation with high power decoupling) as a mean of locating very flexible portions of membrane proteins and membrane associated peptides. The authors also demonstrate that dynamic features of membrane proteins with a timescale of fast (108 Hz) and intermediate (104 -105 Hz) fluctuation motions can be revealed easily by specific suppression of peaks.

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The Cell: Evolution of the First Organism

Joseph, Ph.D. Panno, "The Cell: Evolution of the First Organism"
Facts on File | 186 pages | 2004-08 | ISBN: 0816049467 | PDF | 17.0 MB

Clear, concise, interesting... The Cell: Evolution of the First Organism by Joseph Panno, Ph.D., offers an excellent, concise and interesting introduction on the cell and its evolution. Panno opens with a brief overview of theories related to life's origin, then moves to prokaryotes and how they laid a foundation for eukaryotes. Next, he offers an examination of the cell cycle, followed by genes, multicellular organisms, and neurons. Panno does a stellar job of communicating a complex subject clearly (better than many texts as I see it) and sans oversimplification. The black-and-white graphics and glossary are exemplary and useful to the student. This is my first experience with Panno and the publisher Facts On File, Inc. I am most intrigued. Highly recommended. The book professes to be targeted at high school or first-year biology students. As I see it, those students would be serious. While it may not be enough for someone with a good deal of biology education, it is excellent orientation for newcomers. Another wonderful book that offers more of a prose take on biology and is very rich in a wholly different way is The Epic History of Biology by Anthony Serafini.

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