Download or read book Delta Primer written by Jane Wolff and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing worldwide interest in water systems makes this provocative examination of Northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta far more important than its regional focus suggests. As author Wolff presents the story of the land and water through images, historical data and an intricate mapping system, Delta Primer frames public discussion about the transformation of the American landscape.
Download or read book Delta Primer written by Jane Wolff and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing worldwide interest in water systems makes this provocative examination of Northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta far more important than its regional focus suggests. As author Wolff presents the story of the land and water through images, historical data and an intricate mapping system, Delta Primer frames public discussion about the transformation of the American landscape.
Download or read book An Option Greeks Primer written by Jawwad Farid and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a hands-on, practical guide to understanding derivatives pricing. Aimed at the less quantitative practitioner, it provides a balanced account of options, Greeks and hedging techniques avoiding the complicated mathematics inherent to many texts, and with a focus on modelling, market practice and intuition.
Download or read book Cruising the California Delta written by Robert E. Walters and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Delta Jewels written by Alysia Burton Steele and published by Center Street. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by memories of her beloved grandmother, photographer and author Alysia Burton Steele -- picture editor on a Pulitzer Prize-winning team -- combines heart-wrenching narrative with poignant photographs of more than 50 female church elders in the Mississippi Delta. These ordinary women lived extraordinary lives under the harshest conditions of the Jim Crow era and during the courageous changes of the Civil Rights Movement. With the help of local pastors, Steele recorded these living witnesses to history and folk ways, and shares the significance of being a Black woman -- child, daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother in Mississippi -- a Jewel of the Delta. From the stand Mrs. Tennie Self took for her marriage to be acknowledged in the phone book, to the life-threatening sacrifice required to vote for the first time, these 50 inspiring portraits are the faces of love and triumph that will teach readers faith and courage in difficult times.
Download or read book Principles and Technical Aspects of PCR Amplification written by Elizabeth van Pelt-Verkuil and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-03-14 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kary Mullis was awarded a Nobel Prize for inventing the PCR technique more than a decade ago in 1993. Since its "discovery", multiple adaptations and variations of the standard PCR technique have been described. This publication aims to provide the reader with a guide to the standard PCR technique and its many available variants, with particular emphasis being placed on the role of these PCR techniques in the clinical diagnostic laboratory (the central theme of this book).
Download or read book A Blue Carbon Primer written by Lisamarie Windham-Myers and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-11-16 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Key features: Captures the historic context and recent developments in science and policy arenas that address the potential for coastal wetlands to be considered as significant contributors to carbon sequestration Links multiple levels of science (biogeochemistry, geomorphology, paleoclimate, etc.) with blue carbon concepts (science, policy, mapping, operationalization, economics) in a single compendium Concludes with a discussion of future directions which covers integrated scientific approaches, impending threats and specific gaps in current knowledge Includes 7 case studies from across the globe that demonstrate the benefits and challenges of blue carbon accounting Written by over 100 leading global blue carbon experts in science and policy. Blue Carbon has emerged as a term that represents the distinctive carbon stocks and fluxes into or out of coastal wetlands such as marshes, mangroves, and seagrasses. The Blue Carbon concept has rapidly developed in science literature and is highly relevant politically, as nations and markets are developing blue carbon monitoring and management tools and policies. This book is a comprehensive and current compendium of the state of the science, the state of maps and mapping protocols, and the state of policy incentives (including economic valuation of blue carbon), with additional sections on operationalizing blue carbon projects and 7 case studies with global relevance.
Download or read book Making the Metropolitan Landscape written by Jacqueline Tatom and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-05-07 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together for the first time many well known and emerging voices in urban design theory and practice, this volume argues for a progressive and engaged design practice which fully relates to the complexity and diversity of American cities.
Download or read book Landscape and Agency written by Ed Wall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-16 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Landscape and Agency explores how landscape, as an idea, a visual medium and a design practice, is organized, appropriated and framed in the transformation of places, from the local to the global. It highlights how the development of the idea of agency in landscape theory and practice can fundamentally change our engagement with future landscapes. Including a wide range of international contributions, each illustrated chapter investigates the many ways in which the relationship between the ideas and practices of landscape, and social and subjective formations and material processes, are invested with agency. They critically examine the role of landscape in processes of contemporary urban development, environmental debate and political agendas and explore how these relations can be analysed and rethought through a dialogue between theory and practice.
Download or read book Contextual Teaching and Learning written by Susan Jones Sears and published by Phi Delta Kappa International. This book was released on 2002 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Crazy Talk Stupid Talk written by Neil Postman and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how to reduce ridiculous communication so that verbal behavior will not be an excessive burden.
Download or read book Application of Omic Techniques to Identify New Biomarkers and Drug Targets for COVID 19 written by Paul C. Guest and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-06-28 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has affected nearly every country and territory in the world. Although worldwide vaccination efforts have reduced the risk of serious disease outcomes, disparities in distribution have led to multiple waves of SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks and the emergence of variants of concern, some of which have enhanced infectivity and ability to evade existing vaccines. Hence there is an increasing interest in understanding the evolution of viruses like SARS-CoV-2, as well as improving our capacity to effectively current and manage future pandemics. This new volume reviews the most effective omic techniques for increasing our understanding of COVID-19, to improve diagnostics, prognostics, and genomic surveillance, and to facilitate development of effective treatments and vaccines. Chapters are written by an international team of experts and explore methods in the areas of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Techniques used to assess physiological function at the molecular level and artificial intelligence approaches used for more effective validation and translation of biomarker candidates into clinical use are also discussed. This book is an excellent resource for researchers studying biomarkers, virology, metabolic diseases, and infectious diseases, as well as clinical scientists, physicians, drug company scientists, and healthcare workers.
Download or read book Delta Theory and Psychosocial Systems written by Roland G. Tharp and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delta Theory establishes the foundation for a true scientific applied psychology, a theory of how human influence induces change in others. Delta Theory is unified and universal, applying to all cultures, historical periods and goals for change. It integrates concepts and research from psychology, sociology, anthropology, evolution theory, philosophy, psychoneurology, cognitive science and cultural-historical-activity theory. Yet Delta Theory is clear, economical and elegant, with a full exposition of tactics for its practices. Rich examples are drawn from professional practices, but also from the creation and operations of criminals, healing ceremonies of indigenous peoples, and cross-species comparisons. This book ultimately seeks to describe how influence works, how it could be improved and how it can be resisted.
Download or read book Alternatives to the Use of Live Vertebrates in Biomedical Research and Testing written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fantasy Creatures in Clay written by Neal Deschain and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sculpt fascinating creatures! Explore the world of clay and learn to create the dramatically beautiful forms of some of the most fearsome and awe-inspiring creatures your imagination can conjure. Ranging from ferocious dragons to regal griffins to magnificent underwater beasts--they're all here! Inside you will learn simple techniques for creating realistic individual parts of fantasy creatures. Wings, horns and bodies--everything is covered here. Then you will discover innovative ways for assembling those parts to form characters straight from your imagination! From start to finish, you'll learn everything from brainstorming creature ideas to making the armature and building the body with clay to baking and mounting the creature onto a base. Everything you need to know to build your very own mythological menagerie! So immerse yourself in these easy-to-learn demonstrations and practice the skills necessary to create realistic wings, paws, scales, fur, facial expressions, poses and so much more! • 65 step-by-step demonstrations • Create a sculpture from start to finish • Stunning galleries of finished sculptures, including dragons, a steampunk bird, a fiery dog and more
Download or read book Modern Graphics Programming Primer written by Hans de Ruiter and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-18 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are plenty of tutorials out there that teach how to program graphics cards to generate imagery. However, simply following tutorials alone will only get you so far. Understanding how a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) works and the theory they're built on will make you a more effective graphics programmer. Think about it for a moment, if you understood how a machine works, what it can do and why, would you be better at using that machine? Absolutely! This e-book will give you this extra knowledge. Once you understand how the GPU works you'll be able to think creatively instead of blindly following tutorials. You'll think of better ways to achieve the results you want, and possibly even come up with new techniques. What's Inside The ebook doesn't try to cover everything in full detail. Instead, it covers the core fundamentals you need to get started: How the overall graphics pipeline works What shaders are, and how they're used The various types of data buffers (vertices, textures, etc.) How 3D objects and cameras are positioned in 3D space using matrix algebra Basic 3D lighting - the Phong lighting model Performance tips A cheat-sheet for common tasks using OpenGL ES 3, SDL2, and GLM A list of useful resources Also Included This e-book comes with a companion "Getting Started with OpenGL ES 3+ Programming" tutorial series. The tutorials cover the practical "how-to" side; taking you from zero to rendering a basic 3D scene with lighting. About the Author Hans de Ruiter is a software engineer with a background in computer vision and graphics. As a child/teenager he taught himself programming, constructed electronic circuits from kitsets, and also had a keen interest both science and in building things himself. He persued these interests further at university, going all the way through to a Ph.D. (at the University of Toronto). He's written both graphics software and graphics drivers, giving him a broad understanding of how modern graphics cards work.
Download or read book Charged Particles in Oncology written by Marco Durante and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-energy charged particles represent a cutting-edge technique in radiation oncology. Protons and carbon ions are used in several centers all over the world for the treatment of different solid tumors. Typical indications are ocular malignancies, tumors of the base of the skull, hepatocellular carcinomas and various sarcomas. The physical characteristics of the charged particles (Bragg peak) allow sparing of much more normal tissues than it is possible using conventional X-rays, and for this reason all pediatric tumors are considered eligible for protontherapy. Ions heavier than protons also display special radiobiological characteristics, which make them effective against radioresistant and hypoxic tumors. On the other hand, protons and ions with high charge (Z) and energy (HZE particles) represent a major risk for human space exploration. The main late effect of radiation exposure is cancer induction, and at the moment the dose limits for astronauts are based on cancer mortality risk. The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) measured the dose on the route to Mars and on the planet’s surface, suggesting that a human exploration missions will exceed the radiation risk limits. Notwithstanding many studies on carcinogenesis induced by protons and heavy ions, the risk uncertainty remains very high. In this research topic we aim at gathering the experiences and opinions of scientists dealing with high-energy charged particles either for cancer treatment or for space radiation protection. Clinical results with protons and heavy ions, as well as research in medical physics and pre-clinical radiobiology are reported. In addition, ground-based and spaceflight studies on the effects of space radiation are included in this book. Particularly relevant for space studies are the clinical results on normal tissue complications and second cancers. The eBook nicely demonstrates that particle therapy in oncology and protection of astronauts from space radiation share many common topics, and can learn from each other.
