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At present, there is growing interest in high pressure bioscience and biotechnology. The activities are nearly equally distributed between fundamental research and applications. With original work on marine and terrestrial microbiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, deep-sea diving, food science and other industrial applications, this book covers the whole range of current high pressure bioscience. Advances in High Pressure Bioscience and Biotechnology will be welcomed by all industrial and academic researchers who are working in this field.
This Encyclopedia is the first to compile pseudonyms from all over
the world, from all ages and occupations in a single work: some
500,000 pseudonyms of roughly 270,000 people are deciphered here.
Besides pseudonyms in the narrower sense, initials, nick names,
order names, birth and married names etc. are included. The volumes
1 to 9 list persons by their real names in alphabetical order. To
make the unequivocal identification of a person easier, year and
place of birth and death are provided where available, as are
profession, nationality, the pseudonym under which the person was
known, and finally, the sources used. The names of professions
given in the source material have been translated into English
especially for this encyclopaedia. In the second part, covering the
volumes 10 to 16, the pseudonyms are listed alphabetically and the
real names provided. Approx. 500,000 pseudonyms of about 270,000
persons First encyclopedia including pseudonyms from all over the
world, all times and all occupations Essential research tool for
anyone wishing to identify persons and names for his research
within one single work
If you're not sure what to make of all the claims and
counterclaims, this new book will help cut through the conflicting
reports and contradictory findings.
We are bombarded daily with media reports of startling new findings
from "just released" studies often in major, authoritative
publications on consumer products, medications, foods, alcohol,
safety devices, social behavior, public policy, and much more. The
decisions of millions of consumers, professionals, and government
agencies can be influenced by just one study.
Light, humorous, and entertaining, Studies Show reviews sample
studies to expose their traps and pitfalls. In plain English,
statistics analyst John H. Fennick discusses the methods of good
and bad studies to explain how scientific results can differ
sometimes radically. Fennick shows that when armed with common
sense and critical intelligence, we can understand almost any
study.
* Fully updated new edition of an essential reference resource *
Contains explanations of over 250 terms and concepts, written by
over 170 international contributors * Reflects major developments
in: knowledge management; globalization; ethics and governance
related issues; new technologies; networks and alliances; and new
organizational forms * Provides fresh insights on performance
management, leadership and organizational learning.
The first in a five volume set, this book reestablishes dress as a
foundational context for crossdressing. This major study
demonstrates the interplay between sex, gender, and clothes,
especially as these relate to transgender behaviors, of which
crossdressing is the best-known.
From 18th Century poetry up to modern 3D cinema, the vampire has
developed a genre in its own right. Leaving behind its roots in
phantasmagoria and horror, taking in romance, action and adventure,
as well as flights of science fiction fantasy and political
allegory. The vampire is a part of all these fields of artistry and
beyond them, a melting pot of imagination and invention that has
captivated audiences around the world. In the first part of this
volume, Andrew M. Boylan - author of the famous vampire blog
Taliesin Meets the Vampires, looks at the genesis of the vampire
genre from Ossenfelder's poem Der Vampir to Bram Stoker's seminal
novel Dracula. The second part of the book spreads eclectically out
from Dracula, just as the genre spread, taking in some famous
kissing cousins of the genre as well as looking at the vampire's
changing relationship with the divine and following the toothsome
bloodsuckers out into space.
A colourful history of advertising. The process of producing goods
and services is relatively easy to recognize as socially
beneficial. But television ads? Telemarketers? Jingles? Junk mail?
It is popular to view these commercial activities as inherently
wasteful or manipulative, marginally informative or entertaining,
at best. The most vociferous critics marshal economic and
sociological data to argue that advertising dilutes culture and
moral values, encourages conspicuous consumption, defrauds the
public, and promotes dangerous products and behaviours. In Selling
the Dream, John Hood takes the provocative stand that advertising
images and sales pitches are actually part of the goods and
services themselves, delivering an essential component of the
consumer's experience. As such, they are inextricably linked to the
basic tenets of the free-market system, and, in the boldest of
terms, Hood argues that commercial communication is morally
consistent with the principles of a democratic society, including
freedom of choice, competition, and innovation. Tracing the history
of advertising from Ancient Roman times to the present, through the
first American newspaper ad in 1704, P.T. the modern consumer
society, Hood offers a colourful account of advertising in its
cultural context. Moreover, he addresses such controversial issues
as the promotion of harmful and immoral products (such as tobacco
and alcohol), marketing to children, the role of advertising in
service industries such as health care and education, and the
impact of the Internet and other new media on the conduct of
commerce. In the process, he offers a compelling perspective on
advertising and its essential role in business, communication, and
popular culture. Advertising is a ubiquitous part of our consumer
culture. It draws from business, economics, politics, and history
to present a colourful picture of advertising in context and argues
that advertising is an essential ingredient of competition,
innovation, and free-market economic growth. Deals with
controversial issues, such as advertising immoral products and
advertising to children.
This hardcover book contains the three most pivotal documents in
American history, in easy-to-read large print: The United States
Declaration of Independence, adopted at the Second Continental
Congress meeting at Philadelphia in July 1776. The US Constitution
and the Bill of Rights, the collective term of the first ten
constitutional amendments, created in 1789 and ratified in 1791 at
the Philadelphia Congress. The Constitutional Amendments - eleven
through to twenty seven. The publisher humbly advances the notion
that every American citizen should own a copy of these essential
documents, in order to benefit from and reference the wisdom which
went into their creation. Together with the principle text, this
edition contains images provided courtesy of the United States
National Archives as well as independent photographers. Proceeds
from the sale of this book go to the American Red Cross, which
provides aid and relief in the United States during times of
calamity or disaster.
Single women Are you really ready for marriage? I thought I was;
until, I submitted my will to God for His purpose in my life. As
single women of God, we have been tainted through the years by
societal misconceptions about the institution of marriage. The
trials and tribulations of life have altered our perception of
ourselves. Our centers of influences have warped our perspective of
the man God desires for us as a husband. God has purpose for each
and every one of us. If we are willing and obedient, we can obtain
His blessing. Preparation for being ready for marriage can be labor
intensive or it can be an inheritance. Your path of your journey is
in your hands as to when you will labor or inherit the blessings of
God. This book is my living testimony of the preparation I went
through in order to be able to receive the promise of my Father. In
your makeover, God will ensure that you are whole and complete as a
woman before you are ready to be given to one of His sons.
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