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Atlas of Sedimentary Rocks Under the Microscope
by W. S. Mackenzie C. Guilford A. E. AdamsProvides a very clear guide to sedimentary rock types as seen under the microscope supported by practical aspects of slide preparation.
Rocks and Minerals in Thin Section
by A. E. Adams W. S. MacKenzie K. H. BrodieThis concise, clear and handy–sized volume, aimed at the undergraduate level, provides an introduction to the observation, description and identifi cation in thin section, using the polarizing microscope, of samples of the commonlyoccurring rocks and minerals. Illustrated with a wealth of full colour thin section photomicrographs, and with the original images enhanced by new examples and a revised text, the book explains how to observe mineral and rock samples under the microscope. The book highlights the important diagnostic features of minerals and deals with all rock types – igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic – each with equal emphasis and authority, giving students the knowledge and confi dence to begin to identify specimens for themselves. While intended for students in geology, geography, civil engineering and materials science, the book stands on its own as a beautiful collection of photomicrographs and a permanent source of reference and fascination for all those interested in the nature and science of the world of rocks and minerals.
Evidence Synthesis for Decision Making in Healthcare
by A. E. Ades Nicky J. Welton Keith R. Abrams Alexander J. Sutton Nicola J. CooperIn the evaluation of healthcare, rigorous methods of quantitative assessment are necessary to establish interventions that are both effective and cost-effective. Usually a single study will not fully address these issues and it is desirable to synthesize evidence from multiple sources. This book aims to provide a practical guide to evidence synthesis for the purpose of decision making, starting with a simple single parameter model, where all studies estimate the same quantity (pairwise meta-analysis) and progressing to more complex multi-parameter structures (including meta-regression, mixed treatment comparisons, Markov models of disease progression, and epidemiology models). A comprehensive, coherent framework is adopted and estimated using Bayesian methods.Key features:A coherent approach to evidence synthesis from multiple sources.Focus is given to Bayesian methods for evidence synthesis that can be integrated within cost-effectiveness analyses in a probabilistic framework using Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation.Provides methods to statistically combine evidence from a range of evidence structures.Emphasizes the importance of model critique and checking for evidence consistency.Presents numerous worked examples, exercises and solutions drawn from a variety of medical disciplines throughout the book.WinBUGS code is provided for all examples. Evidence Synthesis for Decision Making in Healthcare is intended for health economists, decision modelers, statisticians and others involved in evidence synthesis, health technology assessment, and economic evaluation of health technologies.
Network Meta-Analysis for Decision-Making
by A. E. Ades Nicky J. Welton Alexander J. Sutton Sofia Dias Jeroen P. JansenA practical guide to network meta-analysis with examples and code In the evaluation of healthcare, rigorous methods of quantitative assessment are necessary to establish which interventions are effective and cost-effective. Often a single study will not provide the answers and it is desirable to synthesise evidence from multiple sources, usually randomised controlled trials. This book takes an approach to evidence synthesis that is specifically intended for decision making when there are two or more treatment alternatives being evaluated, and assumes that the purpose of every synthesis is to answer the question “for this pre-identified population of patients, which treatment is ‘best’?” A comprehensive, coherent framework for network meta-analysis (mixed treatment comparisons) is adopted and estimated using Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods implemented in the freely available software WinBUGS. Each chapter contains worked examples, exercises, solutions and code that may be adapted by readers to apply to their own analyses. This book can be used as an introduction to evidence synthesis and network meta-analysis, its key properties and policy implications. Examples and advanced methods are also presented for the more experienced reader. Methods used throughout this book can be applied consistently: model critique and checking for evidence consistency are emphasised. Methods are based on technical support documents produced for NICE Decision Support Unit, which support the NICE Methods of Technology Appraisal. Code presented is also the basis for the code used by the ISPOR Task Force on Indirect Comparisons. Includes extensive carefully worked examples, with thorough explanations of how to set out data for use in WinBUGS and how to interpret the output. Network Meta-Analysis for Decision Making will be of interest to decision makers, medical statisticians, health economists, and anyone involved in Health Technology Assessment including the pharmaceutical industry.
Our Favorite Day of the Year
by A. E. AliFour kindergartners who think they have nothing in common become friends after sharing traditions of their holidays, including Eid-ul-Fitr, Rosh Hashanah, Christmas, and Pi Day.
A.A.A. Cercasi Finta Fidanzata per Miliardario
by Sierra Rose A. E. ArcoleoRebecca è un'aspirante attrice. Durante un evento mondano, alcune esponenti dell'alta società la prendono di mira. Ed è proprio in quel momento che afferma di essere la ragazza del miliardario che ha organizzato la festa. Quando lui la asseconda, Rebecca è sconvolta. E quando il miliardario le propone un'offerta allettante, lei accetta... Questo libro è il primo di una trilogia.
A.A.A. Cercasi Finta Fidanzata per Miliardario - Parte 2
by Sierra Rose A. E. ArcoleoLa farsa tra Rebecca e Marcus prende il sopravvento. Quando la trama si infittisce, Rebecca pensa che la situazione le stia sfuggendo di mano. Tuttavia, non appena guarda Marcus negli occhi, non riesce a resistergli.
Il Dilemma del Miliardario - Parte 1
by A. E. Arcoleo Roxie OdellLa desideravo... da impazzire. Dovevo trattenermi solamente perché era l'assistente di mio padre? Ecco a voi la saga Steamy Billionaire Romance. Gli uomini potenti non diventavano ricchi per caso. Poteva trattarsi di una combinazione di talento, intuito e anche fortuna... parecchia fortuna. Tag è il figlio di un miliardario e non ha mai lavorato in tutta la sua vita. Ha sempre avuto tutto ciò che desiderava finché una notte a una festa conosce una bellissima ragazza che gli fa capire di volere di più. Melanie sconvolge la sua vita e il suo cuore. Quando Tag sarà costretto a sostituire il padre e assumere il ruolo di Amministratore Delegato, troverà una sorpresa a lavoro. Non si aspettava di certo che Melanie fosse l'assistente del padre... Riuscirà Tag a tenere segreta la loro storia?
Jack Kemble
by A. E. Arcoleo Sky CorganJennifer Strayer deve cambiare atteggiamento: riesce a farsi licenziare in continuazione perché non sa tenere la bocca chiusa. L'incontro con il miliardario Jack Kemble le cambia la vita, lavorare per la sua compagnia è un sogno divenuto realtà. Ma non si tratta solamente del lavoro. Jack ha molto di più da offrirle. Lei sarà disposta ad accettare la sua offerta? "Jack Kemble" è una piccante raccolta di novelle sul BDSM.
Resistere a Jack Kemble
by A. E. Arcoleo Sky CorganJennifer Strayer deve cambiare atteggiamento: riesce a farsi licenziare in continuazione perché non sa tenere la bocca chiusa. L'incontro con il miliardario Jack Kemble le cambia la vita, lavorare per la sua compagnia è un sogno divenuto realtà. Ma non si tratta solamente del lavoro. Jack ha molto di più da offrirle. Lei sarà disposta ad accettare la sua offerta?
Sedurre Jack Kemble
by A. E. Arcoleo Sky CorganJennifer Strayer deve cambiare atteggiamento: riesce a farsi licenziare in continuazione perché non sa tenere la bocca chiusa. L'incontro con il miliardario Jack Kemble le cambia la vita, lavorare per la sua compagnia è un sogno divenuto realtà. Ma non si tratta solamente del lavoro. Jack ha molto di più da offrirle. Lei sarà disposta ad accettare la sua offerta?
Usami
by A. E. Arcoleo Kimberly KnightLa vita di Rhys Cole ha sempre ruotato attorno all’hockey. Era cresciuto sapendo che un giorno avrebbe giocato nella National Hockey League, ma quando il suo sogno non si realizza, sceglie la soluzione più ovvia: diventare un cronista di hockey per una rete sportiva locale. Quando scopre che la sua ragazza lo tradisce con uno sconosciuto nel suo letto, si dirige al bar in fondo alla strada per sfogarsi un po’. Dopo aver ottenuto un grande successo nel campo del giornalismo occupandosi di servizi in condizioni metereologiche estreme e aver lavorato duramente, Ashtyn Valor è diventata la conduttrice del notiziario notturno. Poiché ha raggiunto i suoi obiettivi professionali, Ashtyn è pronta a fare il passo successivo con il suo ragazzo, ma quando lui la lascia all’improvviso, Ashtyn decide di stordire il dolore andando a bere nel bar più vicino. Rhys e Ashtyn si aspettavano una serata a base di alcolici per dimenticare quella dolorosa notte di ottobre. Quello che non si aspettavano era di incontrare qualcuno che potesse proteggerli dall’oscurità dei loro cuori infranti. O che le loro storie potessero intrecciarsi pericolosamente… Quando l’ossessione diventa troppo rischiosa, Ashtyn si rifugia tra le braccia di Rhys. Ma sono davvero al sicuro? Il gioco dell’amore non smette mai di sconvolgere le vite delle persone. E il loro gioco è appena iniziato.
Printers Without Borders
by A. E. B. ColdironThis innovative study shows how printing and translation transformed English literary culture in the Renaissance. Focusing on the century after Caxton brought the press to England in 1476, Coldiron illustrates the foundational place of foreign, especially French language, materials. The book reveals unexpected foreign connections between works as different as Caxton's first printed translations, several editions of Book of the Courtier, sixteenth-century multilingual poetry, and a royal Armada broadside. Demonstrating a new way of writing literary history beyond source-influence models, the author treats the patterns and processes of translation and printing as co-transformations. This provocative book will interest scholars and advanced students of book history, translation studies, comparative literature and Renaissance literature.
Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 57 (Oceanography and Marine Biology - An Annual Review #57)
by S. J. Hawkins L. B. Firth I. P. Smith A. L. Allcock A. E. Bates S. E. Swearer P. A. ToddOceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review remains one of the most cited sources in marine science and oceanography. The ever increasing interest in work in oceanography and marine biology and its relevance to global environmental issues, especially global climate change and its impacts, creates a demand for authoritative reviews summarizing the results of recent research. This volume covers topics that include resting cysts from coastal marine plankton, facilitation cascades in marine ecosystems, and the way that human activities are rapidly altering the sensory landscape and behaviour of marine animals. Guidelines for contributors, including information on illustration requirements, can be downloaded on the Downloads/Updates tab on the books webpage. For more than 50 years, OMBAR has been an essential reference for research workers and students in all fields of marine science. From Volume 57 a new international Editorial Board ensures global relevance, with editors from the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia and Singapore. The series volumes find a place in the libraries of not only marine laboratories and institutes, but also universities. Chapters, 1, 3 and 7 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. The links can be found on the book's Routledge web page at https://www.routledge.com//9780367134150
Blueprint Reading for Welders: Instructor's Guide
by A. E. Bennett Louis J. SiyNIMAC-sourced textbook
Defendants in the Criminal Process (Routledge Revivals)
by A. E. Bottoms J. D. McCleanFirst published in 1976, this book examines the practical workings of the English criminal court system, focusing on the defendant’s experiences of the system and the decisions he takes as he passes through it. Indeed, the defendant in a criminal case is in a unique position to experience the whole criminal process, from the first approaches of the investigating policeman to conviction, sentence and possible appeal. Defendants in the Criminal Process is based upon the close observation of criminal cases and on interviews with defendants. The authors raise several issues and questions to be addressed by those involved in the administration of justice, whether as court administrators, judges, magistrates or lawyers. They also discuss issues of special importance for academics and others concerned with the explanation of the court process.
Minds in Distress: A Psychological Study of the Masculine and Feminine Mind in Health and in Disorder (Psychology Revivals)
by A. E. BridgerOriginally published in 1913, this title looks at how the mind affects health. Up until this time medicine was mainly concerned with the ‘physical side of man’, this title aims to redress the balance. The author defines the two types of mind: masculine and feminine and goes on to show ‘that upon them depend the functional nervous disorders that afflict humanity’.
Applied Optimal Control: Optimization, Estimation and Control
by A. E. BrysonThis best-selling text focuses on the analysis and design of complicated dynamics systems. CHOICE called it ""a high-level, concise book that could well be used as a reference by engineers, applied mathematicians, and undergraduates. The format is good, the presentation clear, the diagrams instructive, the examples and problems helpful...References and a multiple-choice examination are included.
Sophie's Fish
by A. E. CannonWhat naptime story would you read to a fish? When Sophie asks Jake to take care of her pet fish while she's on vacation, he says sure—how hard can it be to babysit a fish? But the minute he agrees, Jake starts imagining every possible fish-related crisis. What does a fish eat for dinner? How do you give him a bath? What kind of stories does he like? Pitch-perfect humor and wonderfully detailed, quirky illustrations make this a refreshingly funny and imaginative picture book.
The Loser's Guide to Life and Love
by A. E. CannonOrdinary, boring Ed works a loser summer job at Reel Life Movies, where he doesn't even have his own name tag. He's stuck with "Sergio." Ed's only consolations are his two best friends. Shelving DVDs isn't so mind-numbingly dull with Scout cracking jokes, and after hours Ed hangs out with the superbrain, Quark. Life starts to look up when the girl of his dreams saunters into Reel Life. Ed knows he doesn't stand a chance . . . but maybe, just maybe Sergio does. All he has to do is pretend to be a smoldering Brazilian stud for the rest of his life. Simple, right? But . . . Ed's new dream girl has her own secrets, Scout wants to be more than Ed's best friend, and his buddy Quark wants Scout for himself. Star-crossed crushes make for hilarious misunderstandings as Ed guides his life toward disaster in this fresh, contemporary twist on Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream.
The Idea of Decadence in French Literature, 1830-1900 (University of Toronto Romance Series #3)
by A. E. CarterThe cult of decadence is usually dismissed as an eccentricity of French literature, a final twitter of Romantic neurosis, convulsing the lunatic fringe of letters during the last third of the nineteenth century. However, the nineteenth century's preoccupation with decadence provides us with a key to the secret places of its thought, to all the obscure passages and backstairs behind the triumphant façade. Between 1814 and 1914, there was no sense of disaster, no tragic sense. Civilization had become a habit, a side product of political constitutions and applied science. History was viewed pragmatically: of what use were such traditional symbols as throne and altar? Both are essentially propitiatory, evidence of man's uneasy knowledge that power is dangerous and destiny implacable. And both seemed anachronisms in a world where (it was thought) human reason had solved or would solve all the old problems. The theory of decadence is very largely a protest against this comfortable belief. Had the decadents not written, we should hardly suspect that the nineteenth century suffered from the same doubts and hesitations as all other ages, before and since.
Verlaine: A Study in Parallels
by A. E. CarterThe contradictions of Verlaine's nature are mirrored in his verse, which is alternately mystic, sensuous, exquisite and prosaic. He had extraordinary lyric powers; he was a master of eerie harmonies such as few other poets have achieved, and, in Sagesse, he produced religious verse which challenges comparison with the very best of its kind. Yet here and there can be found a curious weakening in the texture of thought and inspiration: he turns and twists, takes flight, seeks reassurance in platitude and convention – marriage, dogmatic theology, reactionary political creeds. He is even capable of lamenting (as Rimbaud shows him in Une Saison en Enfer) the emotional and poetic experiments which give his work its supreme value. It is almost as though he were afraid of his own talent. The explanation, as far as there is one, lies in a combination of personality and circumstance. This biography attempts to explore the "parallels" (Verlaine's own term) between his life and his poetry. Nearly everything he produced, whether good or bad, was a reflection of some crisis of thought or feeling. No one demonstrates better than Verlaine the antinomies between the artist and his work, between the man and the genius; and in every case we are obliged to admit that the one explains the other. Without the weakness and the squalor we might indeed have had a rational human being and a good husband for Mathilde Mauté, but we should have had no poet, or no poet like Paul Verlaine. Professor Carter concentrates on the combination of Verlaine's personality and experiences that produced some of the most brilliant poetry in the French language. The result is one of the best critical biographies of Verlaine published to date.
Applied Optics and Optical Design, Part One
by A. E. Conrady"For the optical engineer it is an indispensable work." -- Journal, Optical Society of America"As a practical guide this book has no rival." -- Transactions, Optical Society"A noteworthy contribution," -- Nature (London)Part I covers allordinary ray-tracing methods, together with the complete theory of primary aberrations and as much of higher aberration as is needed for the design of telescopes, low-power microscopes and simple optical systems. Chapters: Fundamental Equations, Spherical Aberration, Physical Aspect of Optical Images, Chromatic Aberration, Design of Achromatic Object-Glasses, The Optical Sine Theorem, Trigonometric Tracing of Oblique Pencils, General Theory of Perfect Optical Systems, and Ordinary Eyepieces.Part II extends the coverage to the systematic study and design of practically all types of optical systems, with special attention to high-power microscope objectives and anastigmatic photographic objectives. Edited and completed from the author s manuscript by Rudolf Kingslake, Director of Optical Design, Eastman Kodak Company. Chapters: Additional Solutions by the Thin-Lens Method , Optical Path Differences, Optical Path Differences at an Axiallmage Point, Optical Tolerances, Chromatic Aberration as an Optical Path Difference, The Matching Principle and the Design of Microscope Objectives, Primary Aberrations of Oblique Pencils, Analytical Solutions for Simple Systems with Remote Stop, Symmetrical Photographic Objectives, and Unsymmetrical Photographic Objectives.
Applied Optics and Optical Design, Part Two (Dover Books on Physics)
by A. E. Conrady"For the optical engineer it is an indispensable work." -- Journal, Optical Society of America"As a practical guide this book has no rival." -- Transactions, Optical Society"A noteworthy contribution," -- Nature (London)This two-volume paperback republication of A. E. Conrady's classic work presents his complete system of optical design. The only work of its kind in English, this set leads the reader step by step from the fundamental concepts of geometrical and physical optics up to the point where he can design the simpler optical systems without aid. It remains the only detailed work on the subject written with the needs of the practical designer and the self-taught constantly in mind. For most of the text, no mathematics above trigonometry is needed; occasional sections require some calculus and analytical geometry.Part I covers all ordinary ray-tracing methods, together with the complete theory of primary aberrations and as much of higher aberration as is needed for the design of telescopes, low-power microscopes and simple optical systems. Chapters: Fundamental Equations, Spherical Aberration, Physical Aspect of Optical Images, Chromatic Aberration, Design of Achromatic Object-Glasses, Extra-Axial Image Points, The Optical Sine Theorem, Trigonometric Tracing of Oblique Pencils, General Theory of Perfect Optical Systems, and Ordinary Eyepieces.Part II extends the coverage to the systematic study and design of practically all types of optical systems, with special attention to high-power microscope objectives and anastigmatic photographic objectives. Edited and completed from the author's manuscript by Rudolf Kingslake, Director of Optical Design, Eastman Kodak Company. Chapters: Additional Solutions by the Thin-Lens Method, Optical Path Differences, Optical Path Differences at an Axial Image Point, Optical Tolerances, Chromatic Aberration as an Optical Path Difference, The Matching Principle and the Design of Microscope Objectives, Primary Aberrations of Oblique Pencils, Analytical Solutions for Simple Systems with Remote Stop, Symmetrical Photographic Objectives, and Unsymmetrical Photographic Objectives.
The Lost Celt
by A. E. ConranWritten in the voice of Mikey, a fourth-grader who believes that eating crunchy things will get your neurons to fire, The Lost Celt follows Mikey's adventures after a chance encounter with what he thinks is a time-traveling Celtic warrior. With the help of his best friend Kyler, and clues from his military history book, Mikey tracks down the stranger, and in the process learns about the power and obligations of friendship. Full of heart, The Lost Celt throws a gentle light on some of the issues facing our veterans and their families, but it's the humor and infectious camaraderie throughout this book that makes it so memorable.