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Laboratory Techniques in Rabies Diagnosis, Research and Prevention
provides a basic understanding of the current trends in rabies. It
establishes a new facility for rabies surveillance, vaccine and
antibody manufacturing. It offers clarity about the choice of
laboratory methods for diagnosis and virus typing, of systems for
producing monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies and of methods for
testing potency of vaccines and antibodies. The book covers
advancements in the classical methods described as well as recent
methods and approaches pertaining to rabies diagnosis and research.
Approved by the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, and
Scotland, as the basis for the new Lectionary (2022) and all future
liturgical texts used by Catholics.
Approved by the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, and
Scotland, as the basis for the new Lectionary (2022) and all future
liturgical texts used by Catholics.
In The God Strategy, David Domke and Kevin Coe offer a timely and
dynamic study of the rise of religion in American politics,
examining the public messages of political leaders over the past
seventy-five years--from the 1932 election of Franklin Roosevelt to
the early stages of the 2008 presidential race. They conclude that
U.S. politics today is defined by a calculated, deliberate, and
partisan use of faith that is unprecedented in modern politics.
Sectarian influences and expressions of faith have always been
part of American politics, the authors observe, but a profound
change occurred beginning with the election of Ronald Reagan in
1980. What has developed since is a no-holds-barred religious
politics that seeks to attract voters, identify and attack enemies,
and solidify power. Domke and Coe identify a set of religious
signals sent by both Republicans and Democrats in speeches, party
platforms, proclamations, visits to audiences of faith, and even
celebrations of Christmas. Sometimes these signals are intended for
the eyes and ears of all Americans, and other times they are
distinctly targeted to specific segments of the population. It's an
approach that has been remarkably successful, utilized first and
most extensively by the Republican Party to capture unprecedented
power and then adopted by the Democratic Party, most notably by
Bill Clinton in the 1990s and by a wide range of Democrats in the
2006 elections.
"For U.S. politicians today, having faith isn't enough; it must be
displayed, carefully and publicly. This is a stark transformation
in recent decades," write Domke and Coe. With innovative,
accessible research and analytical verve, they document how this
hasoccurred, who has done it and why, and what it means for the
American experiment in democracy.
Aquatic and Wetland Plants of southern Africa is the most comprehensive identification guide to the aquatic and wetland plants of southern Africa. The book aims to conceptualise the importance of aquatic and wetland plants in the aquatic and transitional zone environment where they are found, and includes scientifically accurate descriptions on 690 species within 91 plant families, illustrated with more than 2 000 full-colour photographs.
AMAZING FEATURES
An introductory chapter on the importance and functioning of the aquatic and wetland habitat types.
The plants are divided in habitat type, covering ferns, monocotyledon and dicotyledon plants.
Each species page contains a summarised description, a distribution map, available measurements of characteristic plant parts, flowering times, habitat preferences, general information, known medicinal properties and potential lookalike plants.
Scientifically correct plant names and historical synonyms.
Origin of the plantnames, which often include characteristics of the plant.
All available common names of the aquatic and wetland plants in indigenous languages.
Icons that enable the reader to easily identify habitat, indigenous or alien status, weed status and red data status.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Dr. CE van Ginkelis a freshwater scientist, with a Ph.D. in Botany. As a special scientist in the then Department of Water Affairs, she practiced aquatic science over several decades throughout South Africa. She was the coordinator of the National Eutrophication Program (NEMP) where the need for the first field guide on aquatic plants originated.
Dr. CJ Cilliersis a retired researcher with a Ph.D. in Entomology. She is known for her research on the biological control of insect pests and aquatic weeds, implementing biological control and integrated pest and weed management in South Africa and elsewhere. Her extensive experience in the biology and ecology of aquatic environments was invaluable in this publication.
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful
introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and
law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to
be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of
the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject
areas. This Advanced Introduction provides a comprehensive guide to
the vibrant and expanding global production network (GPN) approach.
Neil M. Coe deftly explores the antecedents and theoretical
underpinnings of GPN analysis, as well as debates and controversies
surrounding the approach and its position in wider
interdisciplinary discussions. He argues overall that, during a
time of profound ongoing challenges within the global economic
system, the need for a GPN framework has never been more pressing.
Key features include: an up-to-date assessment of current debates
in the literature an integrated perspective on how GPN thinking can
aid understanding of capitalist uneven development a wide range of
sectoral and geographical examples a thorough discussion of
connections to cognate debates in the wider social sciences and
business and management studies identification of future research
challenges in the field. In short, Advanced Introduction to Global
Production Networks is an ideal introductory book for students at
both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in geography, economics
and business looking to understand the organization and dynamics of
the global economy.
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF
THE YEAR "In her form-shattering and myth-crushing book....Coe
examines myths with mirth, and writes history with humor... [You
Never Forget Your First] is an accessible look at a president who
always finishes in the first ranks of our leaders." -Boston Globe
Alexis Coe takes a closer look at our first--and finds he is not
quite the man we remember Young George Washington was raised by a
struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, caused an
international incident, and never backed down--even when his
dysentery got so bad he had to ride with a cushion on his saddle.
But after he married Martha, everything changed. Washington became
the kind of man who named his dog Sweetlips and hated to leave
home. He took up arms against the British only when there was no
other way, though he lost more battles than he won. After an
unlikely victory in the Revolutionary War cast him as the nation's
hero, he was desperate to retire, but the founders pressured him
into the presidency--twice. When he retired years later, no one
talked him out of it. He left the highest office heartbroken over
the partisan nightmare his backstabbing cabinet had created. Back
on his plantation, the man who fought for liberty must confront his
greatest hypocrisy--what to do with the men, women, and children he
owns--before he succumbs to death. With irresistible style and warm
humor, You Never Forget Your First combines rigorous research and
lively storytelling that will have readers--including those who
thought presidential biographies were just for dads--inhaling every
page.
In 1784, passengers on the ship Empress of China became the first
Americans to land in China, and the first to eat Chinese food.
Today there are over 40,000 Chinese restaurants across the United
States--by far the most plentiful among all our ethnic eateries.
Now, in Chop Suey Andrew Coe provides the authoritative history of
the American infatuation with Chinese food, telling its fascinating
story for the first time.
It's a tale that moves from curiosity to disgust and then desire.
From China, Coe's story travels to the American West, where Chinese
immigrants drawn by the 1848 Gold Rush struggled against racism and
culinary prejudice but still established restaurants and farms and
imported an array of Asian ingredients. He traces the Chinese
migration to the East Coast, highlighting that crucial moment when
New York "Bohemians" discovered Chinese cuisine--and for better or
worse, chop suey. Along the way, Coe shows how the peasant food of
an obscure part of China came to dominate Chinese-American
restaurants; unravels the truth of chop suey's origins; reveals why
American Jews fell in love with egg rolls and chow mein; shows how
President Nixon's 1972 trip to China opened our palates to a new
range of cuisine; and explains why we still can't get dishes like
those served in Beijing or Shanghai. The book also explores how
American tastes have been shaped by our relationship with the
outside world, and how we've relentlessly changed foreign foods to
adapt to them our own deep-down conservative culinary preferences.
Andrew Coe's Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the
United States is a fascinating tour of America's centuries-long
appetite for Chinese food. Always illuminating, often exploding
long-held culinary myths, this book opens a new window into
defining what is American cuisine.
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quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
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