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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.
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."
25 Years of Dallas: The Complete Story of the World's Favorite
Prime Time Soap takes readers behind the scenes of TV's legendary
Dallas. It includes interviews with over 45 Dallas stars, including
Larry Hagman, Victoria Principal, Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy,
photographs from Southfork and Steve Kanaly's personal collection,
trivia and more!
25 Years of Dallas: The Complete Story of the World's Favorite
Prime Time Soap takes readers behind the scenes of TV's legendary
Dallas. It includes interviews with over 45 Dallas stars, including
Larry Hagman, Victoria Principal, Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy,
photographs from Southfork and Steve Kanaly's personal collection,
trivia and more!
In Secret Life, Professor David M. Jacobs of Temple University takes us into the private world of those abducted by aliens, letting them describe in their own words what it is like to be abducted. Based on interviews with sixty individuals and more than 300 independently corroborated accounts, Secret Life presents the most complete and accurate picture of alien abductions ever compiled. Dr. Jacobs takes the reader on a minute-by-minute journey through a typical abduction experience and describes in detail the bizarre physical, mental and reproductive procedures that abductees claim have been administered by small alien beings. Jacobs draws from these interviews a profoundly unsettling reason behind the abductions: aliens are conducting a complex reproductive experiment involving the conception, gestation. or incubation of human and alien hybrid beings.
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