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In Greek mythology, the chimera was a hybrid monster. Similarly,
bats look like they have the body of a mouse, the face of a
gargoyle or fox, and the wings of a pterosaur, giving rise to this
book's title. Evolution's Chimera describes the amazing physical
and behavioural adaptations of bats, using them to illustrate the
processes of natural evolution. Bats comprise a quarter of all
mammals in the world and are the only mammals that can fly. They
occupy every landmass and almost every habitat on Earth. They make
up the second-most diverse group of mammals on the planet,
numbering more than 1 270 species. And they are among the oldest
mammals. They are therefore ideal for the study of how evolution
generates biological diversity. David Jacobs, an expert on bats
currently researching animal evolution, gives an accessible account
of evolution using bats as a case study, from adaptation,
competition and evolutionary arms races to the role of sensory
systems in the adaptation of species. He explores why bats hang
upside down, why they are so small and the diversity of their
diets, from insects to blood. Based on research done over the last
10 years this book provides a review of the latest research into
evolution and biology, indicates what research still needs to be
done and introduces new hypotheses for testing.
As a result of its size, history, immigration flows, and
institutional complexity at the city, county, state, and national
levels, the United States is characterized by disparate yet
coexisting systems of political economy and labor policy. Some of
the northeastern, midwestern, and western states have at times had
a kind of "laborist capitalism" in which public policy and
prominent employers acknowledged union power and legitimacy. In the
South, things are different: Mississippi and South Carolina are
among the states least hospitable to unionism. In such states,
local business interests have preserved low taxes, lax regulations,
and low wages. The authors of Disunited States of America describe
several dimensions of labor policy differentiation across the
states as well as examine the underlying dynamics.
Contributors: Sarah Collins, Commonwealth Fund; Janice Fine,
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Ray Hogler, Colorado
State University; David Jacobs, Morgan State University; Margaret
Kahn, University of Michigan Flint; Richard Marens, California
State University Sacramento; Michael Ogbolu, Howard University;
John Schmitt, Center for American Progress; Roland Zullo,
University of Michigan"
This book examines the coordination of renewable energy policies in
the European Union using an innovative theoretical approach to
explain national policy making. David Jacobs asks, why are national
support instruments for electricity from renewable energy sources
converging, even though the harmonisation of these frameworks at
the European level has failed? Which causal mechanisms lead to
cross-national policy similarities? And what are the implications
for policy coordination in the EU? The author traces the evolution
of feed-in tariffs - the most successful and most widely used
support mechanism for renewable electricity - in Germany, Spain and
France. He reveals increasing cross-national policy similarities in
feed-in tariff design - despite the failure of harmonizing
instruments at the European level. He explains these increasing
policy similarities by applying policy convergence theory. Policy
convergence can occur voluntarily, based on transnational
communication, regulatory competition and technological innovations
and these findings have important implications for European policy
steering. The key to this book is the interrelation of an
innovative theoretical concept (coordination of policies in the
international arena via voluntary cooperation) with a very topical
empirical research focus - the promotion of renewable energies in
the EU. It will be essential reading for scholars and students of
environmental policy, comparative politics and European studies.
This book examines the coordination of renewable energy policies in
the European Union using an innovative theoretical approach to
explain national policy making. David Jacobs asks, why are national
support instruments for electricity from renewable energy sources
converging, even though the harmonisation of these frameworks at
the European level has failed? Which causal mechanisms lead to
cross-national policy similarities? And what are the implications
for policy coordination in the EU? The author traces the evolution
of feed-in tariffs - the most successful and most widely used
support mechanism for renewable electricity - in Germany, Spain and
France. He reveals increasing cross-national policy similarities in
feed-in tariff design - despite the failure of harmonizing
instruments at the European level. He explains these increasing
policy similarities by applying policy convergence theory. Policy
convergence can occur voluntarily, based on transnational
communication, regulatory competition and technological innovations
and these findings have important implications for European policy
steering. The key to this book is the interrelation of an
innovative theoretical concept (coordination of policies in the
international arena via voluntary cooperation) with a very topical
empirical research focus - the promotion of renewable energies in
the EU. It will be essential reading for scholars and students of
environmental policy, comparative politics and European studies.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Een Studie Over Deli-tabak Naar Aanleiding Van De In 1900 En
1901 Genomen Bemestingsproeven Op De Onderneming Padang Boelan
(Deli); Volume 1 Of Mededeelingen Uitgaande Van Het Departement Van
Landbouw; Dutch East Indies. Departement Van Landbouw David Jacob
Hissink, Dutch East Indies. Departement van Landbouw G. Kolff &
co., 1905 Self-Help; Substance Abuse & Addictions; General;
Agriculture; Natural history; Nature / General; Self-Help /
Substance Abuse & Addictions / General; Technology &
Engineering / Agriculture / General; Tobacco
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Memoria Hieronymi De Bosch, Celebrata A D.J. Van Lennep, Et
Carmen De Inventae Typographiae Laude Kostero Harlemensi Asserta:
Auctore H. Bosscha David Jacob Lennep, Herman Bosscha
During the past five years there has been a reawakening of interest
in the psychotherapy of patients with medical disorders
characterized as psychosomatic. For three decades, psychoanalysis
and psychoanalytic psychotherapy were used extensively to treat and
study psychosomatic disorders. Early in the 1960s, interest in this
approach to these conditions faded, and the .Psychosomatic Service.
in most hospitals became the .Consultation Liaison Service.
(Lipowski, 1967). The recent focus of biofeedback on psychosomatic
conditions provides a new technique with which the physician or
psychiatrist may treat these patients (Rickles, 1981). In addition,
the successful application of biofeedback training to a variety of
complaints such as those presented in this volume has heralded the
addition of biofeedback to the treatment modalities used for
medical complaints. Frequently, psychological factors can still be
seen; for example, when biofeedback treatment may require lifestyle
changes on the part of the patient, the exploration of secondary
gains or resistances before the disorder can be success fully
treated, and the establishment of rapport and empathy which is so
important for truly effective biofeedback training. Aside from
certain psychological dimensions that are always present in biofeed
back training, in this case biofeedback is being used in a
primarily medical setting for primarily medical complaints."
Inside the twisted mind of the sex killer, lust and murder are
inextricably linked. He needs to control, terrorize and degrade his
victims. Too often, violation becomes torture and murder- and
sometimes, the unholy desecration of the deceased. Here, from the
detective and police magazines of the 1950s, is a casebook of the
most infamous sex fiends ever to stain the true crime annals of the
first half of the 20th century. Nightmare figures, many of whom
continue to haunt our popular culture and motion pictures: Ed Gein,
sex butcher and necrophile who inspired Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO;
Leopold and Loeb, collegiate thrill killers captured in the classic
film COMPULSION; and the Lipstick Killer, whose scrawled plea,
"Stop me before I kill more" was the basis for Fritz Lang's WHILE
THE CITY SLEEPS. Less well-known but equally malignant are such
monster men as Earle Nelson, the Gorilla Killer; John Green, the
"walking dead man" turned strangler-rapist; and the Ax-Man who
stalked Chicago.
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