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Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics, Volume 3: Proceedin…
Advancement of Optical Methods in Experimental Mechanics, Volume 3: Proceedings of the 2014 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the third volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of optical methods ranging from traditional ph…
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- 978-3-319-06986-9
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- IX, 421
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- Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
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- 621.366 ADV a
An Honourable and Impartial Tribunal The Court Martial of Major General Henr…
Previously beyond the reach of most North American scholars, the minutes of Procter’s trial offer a wealth of historical detail about British imperial, Canadian pre-Confederation, and American frontier history. Transcribed and annotated here for the first time, they provide engrossing insights into Procter’s retreat from what is now southwestern Ontario in the early autumn of 1813. Interspe…
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- 9781771993203
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- 6 x 9, 454 pages
Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy: Applications to Nanomaterials
This book highlights the current understanding of materials in the context of new and continuously emerging techniques in the field of electron microscopy. The authors present applications of electron microscopic techniques in characterizing various well-known & new nanomaterials. The applications described include both inorganic nanomaterials as well as organic nanomaterials.
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-15177-9
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- XII, 272
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- 540.1 ADV a
Hobohemia and the Crucifixion Machine Rival Images of a New World in 1930s V…
Vancouver’s municipal government entered into contractual relationships with dozens of private businesses, tendering bids for meals in much the same fashion as for printing jobs and construction projects. As a result, entrepreneurs clamoured to get their share of the state spending. With the emergence of work relief camps, the provincial government harnessed the only currency that homeless me…
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- 9781926836287.01
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- -
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- Fabriks: Studies in the Working Class
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Advanced Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting Applications
This book is an attempt to bridge the gap between the instrumental principles of multi-dimensional time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) and typical applications of the technique. Written by an originator of the technique and by sucessful users, it covers the basic principles of the technique, its interaction with optical imaging methods and its application to a wide range of experimen…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-14929-5
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- XXIII, 624
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- Springer Series in Chemical Physics
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- 540.1 ADV a
Advanced Technologies for Protein Complex Production and Characterization
This book presents advanced expression technologies for the production of protein complexes. Since complexes lie at the heart of modern biology, the expression, purification, and characterization of large amounts of high-quality protein complexes is crucial for the fields of biomedicine, biotechnology, and structural biology. From co-expression in E. coli, yeast, mammalian and insect cells to c…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-27216-0
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- XIII, 382
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- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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- 574.75 ADV a
Hard Time Reforming the Penitentiary in Nineteenth-Century Canada
Tracing the rise and evolution of Canadian penitentiaries in the nineteenth century, Hard Time examines the concepts of criminality and rehabilitation, the role of labour in penal regimes, and the problem of violence. Linking the lives of prisoners to the political economy and to movements for social change, McCoy depicts a history of oppression in which prisoners paid dearly for the reciprocal…
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- 978-1-926836-96-6
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- 349 pages
Governance in South, Southeast, and East Asia : Trends, Issues and Challenges
This book explores and analyzes governance and policy issues in South, Southeast, and East Asia. It maps governance challenges and analyzes current trends from the perspectives of democracy, public policy, and public institutions. Regional public administration and governance systems have undergone some phenomenal changes over the last three decades and have played a key role in the economic pr…
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- 978-3-319-15217-2
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- X, 258
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- 324.6 GOV
Advanced Techniques in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Colorectal Surgery
Laparoscopic colectomy has been introduced in the early 90ies as a new technique with proven improvement in short and long term outcome. Despite significant patient benefits the overall adoption rate remains low. On the other hand significant more advanced techniques such as single incision laparoscopy, robotics and transanal access surgery have been introduced in the last several years and are…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-1-4899-7531-7
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- XVII, 259
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- -
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- 617 ADV a
Goodlands A Meditation and History on the Great Plains
Amer-European settlement of the Great Plains transformed bountiful Native soil into pasture and cropland, distorting the prairie ecosystem as it was understood and used by the peoples who originally populated the land. Settlers justified this transformation with the unexamined premise of deficiency, according to which the Great Plains region was inadequate in flora and fauna and the region lack…
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- 978-1-897425-99-2
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- The West Unbound: Social and Cultural Studies
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- 388 pages
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