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A great way to learn about a truly unique artist, Jackson Pollock.
The Jackson Pollock Artist Box is designed to introduce you to
Pollock the person and Pollock the artist, and to provide projects
that will put you in touch with his creative process. Using his
techniques, you can invent your own images and arrive at your own
statement.
This book describes practices used on farms and in farmers markets
selling foods directly to consumers in U.S. and international
markets. It identifies hazards associated with those practices that
could put consumers at increased risk for foodborne illness. It
also provides tools for identifying hazards on farms and in markets
and guidance for establishing food-safe markets. The local food
movement, inspired by initiatives such as the USDA's "Know Your
Farmer, Know Your Food"; "Farm to School"; "Farm to Pre-school";
and "The People's Garden", is sweeping the country. Nowhere is this
interest more evident than at farmers markets. The number of
farmers markets has increased almost 400% since the early 1990s,
with over 8,600 farmers markets listed in the USDA's market
directory in 2016. Many of the customers for local markets are
senior adults, people who may have health concerns, and mothers
with young children shopping for foods they perceive to be
healthier and safer than those available in grocery stores. This
means that many of the customers may be in population groups that
are most at risk for foodborne illness and the serious
complications that can result. In surveys, however, farmers selling
directly to consumers self-reported practices that could increase
risk for foodborne illnesses. These included use of raw manure as
fertilizer without appropriate waiting periods between application
and harvest, as outlined in the National Organic Program, a lack of
sanitation training for farm workers handling produce, a lack of
proper cleaning and sanitizing of surfaces that come in contact
with produce, and use of untested surface water for rinsing produce
before taking it to market. Surveys of market managers found that
many had limited experience and most had no food safety plans for
their markets. Observational studies in markets have corroborated
self-reported practices that could increase foodborne illness
risks, including lack of handwashing, lack of access to
well-maintained toilet and handwashing facilities, use of materials
that cannot be cleaned and sanitized appropriately, and lack of
temperature control for foods that must have time and temperature
controlled for safety. These potential food safety risks are not
only seen in U.S. farmers markets, but also have been identified in
international markets. This book is unique in that it provides
evidence-based information about food safety hazards and potential
risks associated with farmers markets. It presents an overview of
farm and market practices and offers guidance for enhancing food
safety on farms and in markets for educators, farmers, producers,
vendors and market managers. Dr. Judy A. Harrison is a Professor in
the Department of Foods and Nutrition at the University of Georgia
(UGA) where she has been named a Walter Bernard Hill Fellow for
distinguished achievement in public service and outreach. Serving
as a food safety specialist for UGA Cooperative Extension, she has
provided 25 years of food safety education for a variety of
audiences across the food system.
Quantum mechanics is widely recognized as the basic law which
governs all of nature, including all materials and devices. It has
always been essential to the understanding of material properties,
and as devices become smaller it is also essential for studying
their behavior. Nevertheless, only a small fraction of graduate
engineers and materials scientists take a course giving a
systematic presentation of the subject. The courses for physics
students tend to focus on the fundamentals and formal background,
rather than on application, and do not fill the need. This
invaluable text has been designed to fill the very apparent gap.The
book covers those parts of quantum theory which may be necessary
for a modern engineer. It focuses on the approximations and
concepts which allow estimates of the entire range of properties of
nuclei, atoms, molecules, and solids, as well as the behavior of
lasers and other quantum-optic devices. It may well prove useful
also to graduate students in physics, whose courses on quantum
theory tend not to include any of these applications. The material
has been the basis of a course taught to graduate engineering
students for the past four years at Stanford University.Topics
Discussed: Foundations; Simple Systems; Hamiltonian Mechanics;
Atoms and Nuclei; Molecules; Crystals; Transitions; Tunneling;
Transition Rates; Statistical Mechanics; Transport; Noise; Energy
Bands; Electron Dynamics in Solids; Vibrations in Solids; Creation
and Annihilation Operators; Phonons; Photons and Lasers; Coherent
States; Coulomb Effects; Cooperative Phenomena; Magnetism;
Shake-off Excitations; Exercise Problems.A supplementary
Instructor's Solutions Manual is available for this book.
Gilbert Harrison's memoir includes stories of his early family life
in Los Angeles in the 1920's and 30's, an astonishing description
of his being the first of two Americans in Nagasaki after the bomb
dropped, and gripping accounts of his role in starting the American
Veterans Committee, with its attendant battles with the Communist
party. There was work for Eleanor Roosevelt, a stint as part of an
ecumenical religious organization, and a brief tenure in the CIA.
Of primary interest are his years as owner and editor of The New
Republic magazine between 1954 and 1976, which put him at the
center of a who's who of politics, JFK, Moe Udall, Eugene McCarthy,
Adlai Stevenson, Henry Wallace, and many more.
This book addresses the topic of leadership in healthcare. There is a great deal of rhetoric around leadership, this book explores the rhetoric with papers that contribute insights into taking healthcare forward in the 21st Century, and the nature of leadership in healthcare and organizational forms that are leading the field. The book promotes Organizational behavior in healthcare as a serious academic field that can provide insights of use to managers, professionals, and policy makers in the healthcare area.
Innovations in Health Care is the fourth title in an ongoing series
from the biennial conference Organizational Behaviour in Health
Care. It compiles case examples of innovations within complex
healthcare settings that are working, providing some credible and
valuable examples of what can be and has been accomplished through
organizational change. It also explores a range of cases where
innovations were hindered or blocked from completing or sustaining
across time, critically examining where current theories and
practices are falling short and why there are problems that remain
unsolved.
Key Features: 1. Reviews current drugs in development and provides
practical advice to clinicians on the diagnosis and management of
fatty liver. 2. Proves attractive to primary care providers who are
on the frontline of managing patients with NAFLD, to
gastroenterologists and hepatologists who would benefit from
updated data on how to risk stratify patients and identify those
who will be eligible for pharmacologic treatment, and other
specialists such as cardiologists, endocrinologists, and
nephrologists will find this book to be a useful reference on the
extrahepatic manifestations of NAFLD. 3. Focuses on extra-hepatic
manifestations and new insights on the mechanistic drivers of the
disease.
Writing a memoir was not only an interesting experience for this
Professor of Applied Physics at Stanford University, but it also
provided him an opportunity to revisit his past with his sons. The
author graduated from Cornell in 1953 in Engineering Physics and
received his PhD in Physics in 1956 at the University of Illinois.
He was then at the General Electric Research Laboratory until 1965,
when he moved to Stanford. He has seen his life transform from a
physics student to husband, father, author, professor, scoutmaster,
von Humboldt scholar, and sometimes musician. His published books
include Pseudopotentials, Solid State Theory, Elementary Electronic
Structure, and Applied Quantum Mechanics. Here he draws a parallel
with the ancient alchemical goal of transforming lead into gold.
The reader will find this engaging memoir rich in anecdotes and
stories that constitute the various transformations resulting in
what may be called a 'golden experience'.
Writing a memoir was not only an interesting experience for this
Professor of Applied Physics at Stanford University, but it also
provided him an opportunity to revisit his past with his sons. The
author graduated from Cornell in 1953 in Engineering Physics and
received his PhD in Physics in 1956 at the University of Illinois.
He was then at the General Electric Research Laboratory until 1965,
when he moved to Stanford. He has seen his life transform from a
physics student to husband, father, author, professor, scoutmaster,
von Humboldt scholar, and sometimes musician. His published books
include Pseudopotentials, Solid State Theory, Elementary Electronic
Structure, and Applied Quantum Mechanics. Here he draws a parallel
with the ancient alchemical goal of transforming lead into gold.
The reader will find this engaging memoir rich in anecdotes and
stories that constitute the various transformations resulting in
what may be called a 'golden experience'.
The best way to understand chemical bonding may be to take a view
appropriate to each individual system, a view which may be quite
different for various systems. Sometimes two very different views
are appropriate for the same system, and then the combination may
even give the parameters needed to estimate the bonding energy by
hand. Density Functional Theory, on the other hand, generally tries
to take one view as applicable to all systems, and proceeds
computationally.In contrast to the author's two previous well-known
textbooks, Electronic Structure and the Properties of Solids (1989)
and Elementary Electronic Structure (1999), in this book he tries
to distill the essence of the representation of electronic
structure in a much briefer description. It is shortened by
focusing primarily on the bonding energies, the energy gained in
assembling atoms as a molecule or a solid, or as a solid with a
surface. A central point is that the same description of the
electronic structure which gives this cohesion, can also be used to
understand all of the other properties, though those other
properties are not emphasized here. The effort is characterized by
the title, which combines the modern word "theory" with the ancient
effort of "alchemy" to make sense of the material world.
The best way to understand chemical bonding may be to take a view
appropriate to each individual system, a view which may be quite
different for various systems. Sometimes two very different views
are appropriate for the same system, and then the combination may
even give the parameters needed to estimate the bonding energy by
hand. Density Functional Theory, on the other hand, generally tries
to take one view as applicable to all systems, and proceeds
computationally.In contrast to the author's two previous well-known
textbooks, Electronic Structure and the Properties of Solids (1989)
and Elementary Electronic Structure (1999), in this book he tries
to distill the essence of the representation of electronic
structure in a much briefer description. It is shortened by
focusing primarily on the bonding energies, the energy gained in
assembling atoms as a molecule or a solid, or as a solid with a
surface. A central point is that the same description of the
electronic structure which gives this cohesion, can also be used to
understand all of the other properties, though those other
properties are not emphasized here. The effort is characterized by
the title, which combines the modern word "theory" with the ancient
effort of "alchemy" to make sense of the material world.
Cell culture techniques are invaluable to the modern researcher but difficult to carry out successfully. As part of the series of Handbooks in Practical Animal Cell Biology, this volume offers a concise practical guide to the basic essentials of the technique. Researchers new to cell culture will find a clear explanation of the essential equipment of a tissue culture facility, including tissue culture media and sera. It describes methods for growing suspension and adhesion cultures, including how to store cells and prepare primary cultures from cells. For those already culturing cells, the handbook will act as a handy reference to the basic techniques. The essence of the book is to deal with the generalities of cell culture and to give a grasp of the basic concepts before involvement in more specialized work in the field. Ideal for anyone moving into tissue cell culture techniques or looking for a concise reference book.
Key Features: 1. Reviews current drugs in development and provides
practical advice to clinicians on the diagnosis and management of
fatty liver. 2. Proves attractive to primary care providers who are
on the frontline of managing patients with NAFLD, to
gastroenterologists and hepatologists who would benefit from
updated data on how to risk stratify patients and identify those
who will be eligible for pharmacologic treatment, and other
specialists such as cardiologists, endocrinologists, and
nephrologists will find this book to be a useful reference on the
extrahepatic manifestations of NAFLD. 3. Focuses on extra-hepatic
manifestations and new insights on the mechanistic drivers of the
disease.
This is a revised edition of the 1999 text on the electronic
structure and properties of solids, similar in spirit to the
well-known 1980 text "Electronic Structure and the Properties of
Solids. The revisions include an added chapter on glasses, and
rewritten sections on spin-orbit coupling, magnetic alloys, and
actinides. The text covers covalent semiconductors, ionic
insulators, simple metals, and transition-metal and f-shell-metal
systems. It focuses on the most important aspects of each system,
making what approximations are necessary in order to proceed
analytically and obtain formulae for the properties. Such
back-of-the-envelope formulae, which display the dependence of any
property on the parameters of the system, are characteristic of
Harrison's approach to electronic structure, as is his simple
presentation and his provision of all the needed parameters. In
spite of the diversity of systems and materials, the approach is
systematic and coherent, combining the tight-binding (or atomic)
picture with the pseudopotential (or free-electron) picture. This
provides parameters--the empty-core radii as well as the covalent
energies--and conceptual bases for estimating the various
properties of all these systems. Extensive tables of parameters and
properties are included. The book has been written as a text, with
problems at the end of each chapter, and others can readily be
generated by asking for estimates of different properties, or
different materials, than those treated in the text. In fact, the
ease of generating interesting problems reflects the extraordinary
utility and simplicity of the methods introduced. Developments
since the 1980 publication have made the theory simpler andmuch
more accurate, besides allowing much wider application.
This is a revised edition of the 1999 text on the electronic
structure and properties of solids, similar in spirit to the
well-known 1980 text "Electronic Structure and the Properties of
Solids. The revisions include an added chapter on glasses, and
rewritten sections on spin-orbit coupling, magnetic alloys, and
actinides. The text covers covalent semiconductors, ionic
insulators, simple metals, and transition-metal and f-shell-metal
systems. It focuses on the most important aspects of each system,
making what approximations are necessary in order to proceed
analytically and obtain formulae for the properties. Such
back-of-the-envelope formulae, which display the dependence of any
property on the parameters of the system, are characteristic of
Harrison's approach to electronic structure, as is his simple
presentation and his provision of all the needed parameters. In
spite of the diversity of systems and materials, the approach is
systematic and coherent, combining the tight-binding (or atomic)
picture with the pseudopotential (or free-electron) picture. This
provides parameters--the empty-core radii as well as the covalent
energies--and conceptual bases for estimating the various
properties of all these systems. Extensive tables of parameters and
properties are included. The book has been written as a text, with
problems at the end of each chapter, and others can readily be
generated by asking for estimates of different properties, or
different materials, than those treated in the text. In fact, the
ease of generating interesting problems reflects the extraordinary
utility and simplicity of the methods introduced. Developments
since the 1980 publication have made the theory simpler andmuch
more accurate, besides allowing much wider application.
Quantum mechanics is widely recognized as the basic law which
governs all of nature, including all materials and devices. It has
always been essential to the understanding of material properties,
and as devices become smaller it is also essential for studying
their behavior. Nevertheless, only a small fraction of graduate
engineers and materials scientists take a course giving a
systematic presentation of the subject. The courses for physics
students tend to focus on the fundamentals and formal background,
rather than on application, and do not fill the need. This
invaluable text has been designed to fill the very apparent gap.The
book covers those parts of quantum theory which may be necessary
for a modern engineer. It focuses on the approximations and
concepts which allow estimates of the entire range of properties of
nuclei, atoms, molecules, and solids, as well as the behavior of
lasers and other quantum-optic devices. It may well prove useful
also to graduate students in physics, whose courses on quantum
theory tend not to include any of these applications. The material
has been the basis of a course taught to graduate engineering
students for the past four years at Stanford University.Topics
Discussed: Foundations; Simple Systems; Hamiltonian Mechanics;
Atoms and Nuclei; Molecules; Crystals; Transitions; Tunneling;
Transition Rates; Statistical Mechanics; Transport; Noise; Energy
Bands; Electron Dynamics in Solids; Vibrations in Solids; Creation
and Annihilation Operators; Phonons; Photons and Lasers; Coherent
States; Coulomb Effects; Cooperative Phenomena; Magnetism;
Shake-off Excitations; Exercise Problems.A supplementary
Instructor's Solutions Manual is available for this book.
Through a long history of co-evolution, multicellular organisms
form a complex of host cells plus many associated microorganism
species. Consisting of algae, bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists
and viruses, and collectively referred to as the microbiome, these
microorganisms contribute to a range of important functions in
their hosts, from nutrition, to behaviour and disease
susceptibility. In this book, a diverse and international group of
active researchers outline how multicellular organisms have become
reliant on their microbiomes to function, and explore this vital
interdependence across the breadth of soil, plant, animal and human
hosts. They draw parallels and contrasts across hosts in different
environments, and discuss how this invisible microbial ecosystem
influences everything from the food we eat, to our health, to the
correct functioning of ecosystems we depend on. This insightful
read also pertinently encourages students and researchers in
microbial ecology, ecology, and microbiology to consider how this
interdependence may be key to mitigating environmental changes and
developing microbial biotechnology to improve life on Earth.
Murder is a work of art… When the acclaimed Cuban painter Wifredo
Lam turns up dead in his Greenwich Village studio, officers Juanita
Diaz and Brian Fitzgerald of the NYPD, must investigate the crime.
But what they find is much more gruesome than they ever could have
imagined. Suspicion soon falls on a tight-knit circle of Surrealist
refugees who fled Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II, and
Diaz and Fitzgerald must traverse the city, from Chinatown's
underworld to Spanish Harlem's gangland, to find the truth. Did one
of the artists' bizarre parlor games turn deadly? Or is there
something even more sinister afoot? "Smart, witty, filled with so
much history of the period, beautifully written, and
suspenseful."—Jonathan Santlofer, author of The Death Artist
Complete with fresh perspectives, and drawing on the latest
scholarship and biographical sources, The Life of D. H. Lawrence
spans the full range of his intellectual interests and creative
output to offer new insights into Lawrence s life, work, and
legacy. * Addresses his major works, but also lesser-known writings
in different genres and his late paintings, in order to reassess
the innovative, challenging, and subversive aspects of Lawrence s
personality and writing * Incorporates newly-discovered sources,
including correspondence, a manuscript written in 1923-4, new
evidence for important influences on his major novels and two
previously unpublished images of the author * Emphasizes Lawrence s
gregarious nature, his desire to collaborate with others, and his
adaptability to different social situations * Pays particular
attention to the many interactions with literary advisors, editors,
agents, publishers, and printers that were required for him to work
as a professional writer * Combines new material with astute
commentary to provide a nuanced understanding of one of the most
prolific and controversial authors of the twentieth century
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