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In this brilliant and gripping medical detective story. Richard Rhodes follows virus hunters on three continents as they track the emergence of a deadly new brain disease that first kills cannibals in New Guinea, then cattle and young people in Britain and France -- and that has already been traced to food animals in the United States. In a new Afterword for the paperback, Rhodes reports the latest U.S. and worldwide developments of a burgeoning global threat.
The subject of aliens is not a new one and has been around for a
really long time now. We talk about it all the time.News and
articles about the possibility of alien visits or attacks are
everywhere. Perhaps this has become socommon that people have
started to shrug it off, thinking this is just one of those science
fiction topics that medialoves to sensationalize.If all of a sudden
we have an alien encounter one day, are we psychologically prepared
for this? Like many of youeven I think we are not. In fact we might
be in a state of shock as they might turn out to be completely
differentfrom any of our imaginations about them. But if we are
prepared for "anything," then such an alien encountermight not be
shocking.The objective of this book is to prepare its readers
psychologically to deal with the subject of aliens and thefirst
alien encounter. In other words aiming to prepare humanity with the
cope of a possible shock upon animpending alien encounter.There are
a lot of mysteries in this world that might have some paranormal
behavior associated to them, but theyare kind of scattered and
appear here and there. In other words although these mysteries have
been documentedwell enough by a lot of people from time to time,
but they do not appear related.This book attempts to bring together
these mysteries and relate them with one possible explanation that
iscommon, the alien connection. Also it is trying to bring this
subject out from the confines of a circle of scientists, subject
experts and enthusiasts to a common person. So this book is for a
common man by a common man.
Behavioral and Neural Genetics of Zebrafish assembles the
state-of-the-art methodologies and current concepts pertinent to
their neurobehavioral genetics. Discussing their natural behavior,
motor function, learning and memory, this book focuses on the fry
and adult zebrafish, featuring a comprehensive account of modern
genetic and neural methods adapted to, or specifically developed
for, Danio rerio. Numerous examples of how these behavioral methods
may be utilized for disease models using the zebrafish are
presented, as is a section on bioinformatics and "big-data" related
questions.
by A. M. Benis, Sc.D., M.D. This book brings together 179 evocative
images that illustrate the essential elements of the NPA model of
personality. Particular attention is given to gestures, poses and
behaviorisms. Personality types are illustrated with the use of
caricatures of well-known individuals and images of historical
figures, where you will meet individuals as diverse as Mary
Lincoln, Angela Merkel and Rasputin. Topics include narcissism,
perfectionism, aggression, dominance and submissiveness,
inversions, as well as conditions such as the autistic savant,
Down's syndrome and panic disorder. A chapter of images is devoted
to the evolutionary origins of personality traits and to their
geographic distribution. For readers not acquainted with the NPA
model, a synopsis of the basic theory is included in the Appendix.
For those interested in a novel theory of personality based on
genetic traits, this book would serve as a fine introduction.
Hardcover, 244 pp., synopsis, maps, glossary.
The Handbook of Anglophone World Literatures is the first globally
comprehensive attempt to chart the rich field of world literatures
in English. Part I navigates different usages of the term 'world
literature' from an historical point of view. Part II discusses a
range of theoretical and methodological approaches to world
literature. This is also where the handbook's conceptualisation of
'Anglophone world literatures' - in the plural - is developed and
interrogated in juxtaposition with proximate fields of inquiry such
as postcolonialism, translation studies, memory studies and
environmental humanities. Part III charts sociological approaches
to Anglophone world literatures, considering their commodification,
distribution, translation and canonisation on the international
book market. Part IV, finally, is dedicated to the geographies of
Anglophone world literatures and provides sample interpretations of
literary texts written in English.
Text extracted from opening pages of book: TL CARNIVOROUS PLANTS BY
FRANCIS ERNEST LLOYD D. Sc. k c. ( Wal f, ); F. R. S. C., F. L. S.
Emeritus Professor of Botany, M. cGill University 1942 WALTHAM,
MASS., U. S. A. Puomned oy the Cnronica Botanica Company First
published MCMXLH By the Chronica Botanica Company of Waltham,
Mass., U. S. A. All rights reserved New York, N. Y.: G. E. Stechert
and Co., 31 East loth Street. San Francisco, CaL: J. W. Stacey,
Inc., 236-238 Flood Building. Toronto 2: Wm. Dawson Subscription
Service, Ltd., 70 King Street, East. Mexico, D. F.: Livraria
Cervantes, Calle de 57 No. i, Despacho 3; Ap. 2302. Rio de Janeiro:
Livraria Kosmos, Caixa Postal 3481. Buenos Aires: Acme Agency,
Bartolom6 Mitre 552. Santiago de Chile: Livraria Zamorano y
Caperan, Casilla 362. London, W. 1: Wm. Dawson and Sons, Ltd., 43
Weymouth Street. Moscow: Mezhdunarodnaja Kniga, Kouznetski Most 18.
Calcutta: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 294 Bow Bazar Street.
Johannesburg: Juta and Co., Ltd., 43 Pritchard Street. Sydney:
Angus and Robertson, Ltd., 89 Castlereagh Street. Made and printed
in the U. S. A. PREFACE The experience which has led to the writing
of this book began in 1929 when, examining a species related to
Utricularia gibba, / made an observation of some importance in
understanding the mechanism of the trap. This begot a desire to
study as many other species of the genus as I could obtain for com
parison, primarily to determine the validity of my conclusions. My
feeling that research in this field was promising was strengthened
by the discovery that the pertinent literature was singularly
barren of the information most needed, that is to say, precise
accounts of the structure of theentrance mechanisms of the traps.
And an examination of much herbarium material, because of the
meagreness of the underground parts of the terrestrial types
resulting from indifferent methods of collection, forced the
conclusion that, even had other difficulties inherent in studying
dried material not intervened, it would be necessary to obtain
adequately preserved specimens. This meant a wide cor re spondence
and, if possible, extensive travel. The uncertainty of achieving
the latter made the former imperative. The responses to my requests
for help were numerous and generous from all parts of the world,
with the result that there came to me from many sources well
preserved material which fairly represented the genus, for it
brought to me some 100 of the total of 250 or more species. The
most lavish single contribu tion was put at my disposal by my
teacher and friend, KARL VON GOEBEL, who gave me a collection of
Utricularia collected by him in the tropics of the Old and New
Worlds, and in temperate Australia. Many others, while they may
have contributed less in amount, could have been no less generous,
for the work of collecting, preserving, packing and posting
specimens is by no means an easy job. Travels included two
journeys, one to Africa and one to Africa and Aus tralia, the
latter made possible by a parting gift from my colleagues of McGill
University on my retirement from the Macdonald Chair of Botany in
1935. At the university centres visited I was afforded all kinds of
help: laboratory space, guidance to promising localities and means
of transportation. Several summers were spent also at the Botanical
Institute of the University of Munich on the original invitation of
ProfessorGOEBEL, seconded, after his death, by Professor F. VON
WETTSTEIN and his successor Dr. F. C. VON FABER. During my
preoccupation with Utricularia / had to prepare two presi dential
addresses, and I was thus led, as has many another in like circum
stances, to give an account of the whole field of plant carnivory.
My interests were widened in this way, and soon I became imbued
with the idea of bringing together, and perhaps of adding to, our
knowledge of this fascinating group of plants. This extended my
list of desiderata. On my requests sent to various correspondent
Text extracted from opening pages of book: HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE
HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUE A GUIDE FOR USE IN A LABORATORY COURSE IN
HISTOLOGY BY B. F. KINGSBURY, PH. D., M. D. AND 0. A. JOHANNSEN,
PH. D. COKNELL UNIVEltSITY, IXiUCAy N. Y. FIRST EDITION SECOND
PRINTING WITH REVISIONS NEW YORK JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
LONDON: CHAPMAN & HALL, LIMITED 1935 COPYRIGHT, 1927, 1935, BY
BENJAMIN F. KINGSBURY AND OSKAR A. JO1IANNSKN All Rights Reserved
This hook or any part thereof must not be reproduced in any form
without the written permission of the publisher. Printed in U. S.
A. Printing Composition and Plates Binding F. H. GILSON CO.
TECHNICAL COMPOSITION CO. STANHOPE BINDERY BOSTON CAMBRIDGE BOSTON
PREFACE The following represents the combination of technique notes
written by the first author for use in connection with courses in
Histology offered by him for medical, premedical, and veterinary
students, with a similar outline of histological methods designed
by the second author for use in courses dealing primarily with the
histology of insects. Inasmuch as the methods-for the microscopic
examination of animal structure are fundamentally the same, whether
the struc ture is normal or pathological, the approach medical or
zoological, it is believed that there has been here produced a book
of much broader usefulness, without in any way sacrificing its
value in histological work of more specific application. A rigid
selection has been exercised, so that of the multitudinous methods
employed in microscopic work only those are here given which meet
the requirements for attaining a broad practical knowledge of
animal structure. In special investigations it is necessary to make
a study of theparticular technical needs of the problem, and for
this it is well to consult the larger works, of which may be
mentioned: The Encyclopedia of Microscopic Technique [ 10]; The
Microtomist's Vade-mecum, by A. B. Lee [ 35]; Mallory. and Wright,
Pathological Technique [ 38]; Schu bcrg, A. [ 46]. These, as well
as other books and articles, are listed in the Appendix, and
reference is made to them in the text, either directly or by number
[ in brackets]. Furthermore, in many in stances, direct reference
to important papers is given in the text, thereby increasing the
usefulness of the book for advanced stu dents in special fields.
While the aim has been to present methods for the microscopic
examination of any animal form, the emphasis is nevertheless placed
on the technical needs of the premedical ( or medical) student and
the student of Entomology. For the loan of most of the cuts the
writers are indebted to the Bausch Lomb Optical Co., E. Leitz,
Inc., Spencer Lens Co., the Will Corporation, and C. Zeiss, Inc. in
CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION vii FIXATION 1 Fixers, List of 6
ISOLATION 12 SECTIONING AND IMBEDDING 15 Schema for Imbedding 17
The Paraffin Method 18 The Ceiloidin Method 26 The
Paraffin-Celloidin Method 33 The Freezing Method 35 STAINING 37
Stains, List of 41 Preparations for Staining 50 Schema for Staining
54 MOUNTING, SEALING AND LABELING 56 Slides and Covers 61 THE
MICROSCOPE AND ACCESSORIES 63 SPECIAL METHODS 70 The Cell 70 Chitin
74 Connective Tissue 76 Muscle 81 The Nervous System 83 The Blood
95 Fine Injection 98 Silver Nitrate Impregnation 100 Histo-chemical
Methods 101 SPECIAL METHODS FOR VARIOUS ANIMAL FORMS 107
Invertebrates in General 107 Arthropoda 118 PlanktonOrganisms 124
Taxonomic Material 126 APPENDIX 131 REFERENCES 133 INDEX 137 v
INTRODUCTION Very few structures of the animal organism can be
adequately examined microscopically without being first subjected
to a pre paratory treatment involving in many cases the employment
of complicated methods. Save in the case of the body fluids and
certain membranes, animal tissues are bulky, more or less opaque,
and therefore unsuited for examination under the microscope, which
requires surface or thin layers of substance. Examination is made
possible in such cases in one of two ways: the
This book is all about wisdom for curious minds continuously
thriving to become a learned wise man. The objective of this book
is not to give readers a fiction or fantasy to create an
imagination in readers mind; it is all about scientific, hidden,
rare, significant, researchful, historical, philosophical,
idealogical, and derived informations. The author also did not miss
to deal with conspiring thoughts that has taken shape as cult and
ritual practices, which has been beautifully identified from all
major religion and questions the preachers and scholars on the
topics that were not explained properly and why it has been kept
hidden, cautioning the readers and catering with well-perceptioned
hints from the actual scriptures.
Science often deals with hard-to-see phenomena, and they only stand
out and become real when viewed through the lens of complex
statistical tools. This book is not a textbook about statistics
applied to science - there are already many excellent books to
choose from - rather, it tries to give an overview of the basic
principles that physical scientists use to analyze their data and
bring out the order of Nature from the fog of background noise.
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Everyone, in today's society, is struggling with this dominant and
imposing thing called the physical universe and strives toward a
higher understanding of its inner workings, and yet most books
present the basic concepts with so much complexity and filled with
so many mathematical equations that the general public has given up
on the subject and perforce has decided to retire to the sideline
to be a spectator. In other words, his hope has been dashed aside
and his dream of a higher understanding has not been fulfilled in
any of the books. The present work is the culmination of many years
of study, observation, and pondering on the dilemmas and enigmas of
the physical universe and their origin and the resultant
understandings that was extracted from this sophisticated and at
times incomprehensible arena. Within the confines of this book, one
is given a chance for the first time to take an in-depth look and
inspect first-hand, the code of one of the most enigmatic universe
that has ever been constructed. Its dominance and imposing
characteristics in all aspects of our existence is truly
remarkable. The basics are laid in simple terms and clear
explanations express the powerful principles lucidly and
dynamically, providing an unforgettable impression in the reader's
mind. Rather than looking into the complicated mathematical
equations for solutions, Man's long search for answers to the
riddles of the technical world will finally be amply rewarded
through the pages of this book. By avoiding undue complexities, the
reader will achieve simplicity of thought and will be actually
traveling in the direction of "the actual why" and thus be able to
understand how to crack the code of anyuniverse. It is an
interestingly uncommon book written primarily for the technical as
well as the non-technical man. It is intended to serve several
classes of our society a) The technically versed individuals, b)
The interested but non-technical individuals, c) The professional
scientists. This book will surely serve also an important class of
our society-the technical inventors who is looking for inspirations
and new ideas to imbue him with enough understanding to finalize
and materialize his thoughts into reality. It is also written for
the average man who may or may not be technically versed and yet
desires to learn about the universe at large, or the technical
world in his immediate surroundings. It is intended to lift the
aura of "black magic" surrounding the world of sciences, to
enlighten and demystify the subject of sciences in the minds of
ordinary individuals. The broad importance of this work could be
summed up as a totally new approach to understanding our scientific
world through the use of newly discovered fundamentals (missing in
all technical books), which add a tremendous amount of simplicity
and clarity to very complex problems. This is a new approach
unmatched in any extant text today. The discovery of these
fundamentals has had a huge impact on our current world and has
truly made our scientific arena a bright beacon of hope with a
renewed interest in understanding our physical universe. This work
has created a "unified theory "about the two distinct concepts:
physical and thought universe. Finally, this work paves the way for
the scientist as well as the non-technical individual to formulate
and develop the code that starts to crack open the "Material or
PhysicalUniverse" and ends up with the key to the kingdom of the
"Thought Universe."
American prosperity and military superiority cannot be maintained
with the current shortage of scientists with advanced degrees. How
we arrived at this crisis-the embedding of scientific research at
male-dominated universities-is less important than what we do to
redress it. Approximately ten percent of full professors in the
S.T.E.M. disciplines in the United States, and four percent of full
professors in physics and engineering, are women, one of the lowest
rates among highly developed nations. Top scientists with
African-American, Latino, or American Indian ancestry are barely
represented. Ultimately, the solution to this gender imbalance is
to recruit more native-born women and underrepresented minorities
for senior positions in American science. First, we need to attract
more women and minorities to pursue advanced degrees. Equally
important are new tools to evaluate scientists throughout their
careers to replace the unreliable simple count of publications. It
merely measures the number of collaborators of a scientist, where
men have an overwhelming advantage. Drawing primarily on the
literature in program evaluation, the author presents two proposed
metrics that would more accurately represent the research
contributions of women scholars.
This insightful manual by Andrew Taylor Still, the founder of
osteopathic medicine, sheds light upon the thinking and practices
of osteopathy - in so doing, he reveals the history behind the
treatment. By explaining the fundamental reasoning behind
osteopathic procedure, Still offers readers a blueprint of his own
medical practice. Descriptions of treatment inclusive of case
studies make this text a valuable document in the history of
osteopathy. We learn how processes of the body involving the bones,
organs, blood and nerves interact - these processes form pillars of
A. T. Still's attitude to human maladies and disease. Chapters of
this book are devoted to regions of the body which Still holds to
be significant to osteopathy. The functions of the organs are
discussed, and their behavior when confronted with sickness and
fever detailed. More curiously, Still also appends a chapter on
earwax - a useful substance which he held in high regard as the
example of nature never making anything in vain.
The First Workshop on the Use of in situ TEM/Ion Accelerator
Techniques in the Study of Radiation Damage in Solids was held at
the University of Salford from 18th to 20th June 2008. Countries
represented included Japan, USA, Australia, China, France, Brazil
and the United Kingdom. These proceedings document the workshop and
provide a useful reference for both the attendees and others with
an interest in the field. An appendix featuring details of the
transmission electron microscopes with in situ ion irradiation
currently in operation around the world is also included.
PLANTS AND BEEKEEPING an account of those plants, wild and
cultivated, of value to the hive bee, and for honey production in
the British Isles by F. N. HOWES, D. Sc. PREFACE: There has been a
marked increase of interest in beekeeping and the production of
honey throughout the country in recent years. This may have been
initiated by the Second World War, with the consequent shortage of
sweetening materials, and partly by other considerations, such as
the better understand ing of some of the major bee diseases that
now prevails. The num ber of beekeepers has been doubled or trebled
in many localities according to the statistics of Beekeepers
Associations and doubtless the total production of home-produced
Honey ka MDeen stepped up considerably. It is to be hoped this
increase in the Nations annual honey crop will continue, and, what
is of even greater importance, that this increase in the nations
bee population will also be main tained, for it has been proved
that the main value of the honey bee in the national economy is as
a pollinator for fruit, clovers, and other seed and farm crops. Its
value in this respect far outweighs its value as a producer of
honey. Plant nectar has been described as the raw material of the
honey industry and those plants that produce it, in a manner
available to the honey bee, constitute the very foundations of
apiculture. They are obviously of first importance to the
beekeeper, whether he or she is a large or small scale beekeeper or
belongs to the hobbyist class. A knowledge of these plants and
their relative values, for nectar or for pollen, is likely to add
much to the pleasure and the profit of beekeeping. An attempt has
here been made to deal with themore important bee plants in the
British Isles as well as many others that are only of minor
importance. Among the latter are to be found both wild and garden
plants. Although not sufficiently prevalent in most cases to affect
honey yields to any extent such plants have been purposely included
in the knowledge that their presence is always beneficial,
especially as they so often help to maintain or support bees
between the major nectar flows. Much of the pollen collected by
bees, so vital for the sustenance of their young, comes from such
plants. Furthermore, beekeepers are often keen gardeners and nature
lovers and interested in any plant that proves attractive to bees.
This no doubt accounts for the present popularity of bee gardens or
gardens devoted exclusively to the cultivation of good bee plants,
to which a chapter has been given. From the earliest times
gardening has been closely associ ated or connected with beekeeping
and the two arc obviously complementary and well suited for being
carried on together. Many owners of gardens and flower lovers with
no special interest in beekeeping derive great pleasure from
observing bees industriously at work on flowers and are fond of
growing some of those plants which they know will prove a special
attraction, even though they may not always be in the front rank as
garden plants. Indications are given as to what plants are likely
to be most suit able in this connection and special emphasis laid
on some of the newer plant introductions. Among the minor bcc
plants will be found quite a number of introduced trees and shrubs
that are grown to a greater or less extent for ornament. Some of
these are important for honey in their native land andwhere this is
known the fact is mentioned. As some of these plants, especially
among those from the Orient, are of comparatively recent
introduction, they may become more generally grown and therefore
more useful as bee fodder at some future time. It is for this
reason they have been included. The more serious-minded beekeeper
and honey producer may be interested only in those plants tluit
fill or help to fill his hives. These will be found described at
much greater length in Section 2...
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