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This is the first text to cover all aspects of solution processed
functional oxide thin-films. Chemical Solution Deposition (CSD)
comprises all solution based thin- film deposition techniques,
which involve chemical reactions of precursors during the formation
of the oxide films, i. e. sol-gel type routes, metallo-organic
decomposition routes, hybrid routes, etc. While the development of
sol-gel type processes for optical coatings on glass by silicon
dioxide and titanium dioxide dates from the mid-20th century, the
first CSD derived electronic oxide thin films, such as lead
zirconate titanate, were prepared in the 1980's. Since then CSD has
emerged as a highly flexible and cost-effective technique for the
fabrication of a very wide variety of functional oxide thin films.
Application areas include, for example, integrated dielectric
capacitors, ferroelectric random access memories, pyroelectric
infrared detectors, piezoelectric micro-electromechanical systems,
antireflective coatings, optical filters, conducting-, transparent
conducting-, and superconducting layers, luminescent coatings, gas
sensors, thin film solid-oxide fuel cells, and
photoelectrocatalytic solar cells. In the appendix detailed
"cooking recipes" for selected material systems are offered.
A new series of bespoke, full-coverage resources developed for the
AQA 2016 GCSE Geography qualification Written for the AQA GCSE
Geography specification for first teaching from 2016, this print
Student Book fully covers the new AQA GCSE Geography qualification.
This full-colour book includes differentiated activities providing
support for weaker students and stretch for more able students.
Test your progress pages provide regular assessment practice and
opportunities for students to check their progress, and a dedicated
section on skills development helps to reinforce understanding.
This Student Book also includes specially written decision-making
exercises, guidance on carrying out fieldwork plus activities to
help develop fieldwork skills, and a range of up-to-date UK and
international case studies.
An Amazon Best Book of 2015, A Kirkus Reviews' Best Book of 2015 "A
brave book with beautiful sentences on every page."--New York Times
"Piercing...a tour de force."--Los Angeles Times In 2000, while
moving his household from Vermont to North Carolina, David Payne
watched from his rearview mirror as his younger brother, George A.,
driving behind him in a two-man convoy of rental trucks, lost
control of his vehicle, fishtailed, flipped over in the road, and
died instantly. Soon thereafter, David's life hit a downward
spiral. His career came to a standstill, his marriage
disintegrated, and his drinking went from a cocktail-hour
indulgence to a full-blown addiction. He found himself haunted not
only by George A.'s death, but also by his brother's manic
depression, a hereditary illness that overlaid a dark family
history whose roots now gripped David. Barefoot to Avalon is
Payne's earnest and unflinching account of George A. and their
boyhood footrace that lasted long into their adulthood, defining
their relationship and their lives. As universal as it is intimate,
this is an exceptional memoir of brotherhood, of sibling rivalries
and sibling love, and of the torments a family can hold silent and
carry across generations.
Religion and Terrorism: The Use of Violence in Abrahamic Monotheism
provides theoretical analysis of the nature of religious terrorism
and religious martyrdom and also delves deeply into terrorist
groups and beliefs in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Religious
terrorism is found in all three of the great monotheistic faiths,
and while the public is most aware of Islamic terrorism, Jewish and
Christian faiths have extremist groups that warp their teaching -in
ways unrecognizable to most adherents- to support terrorism. This
work will be of interest to scholars in religious studies,
political science, and sociology.
Economic ruin and partisan rancor have pushed America to the brink
of a new civil war. Esther is caught in the middle, serving as a
page in the United States House of Representatives when rogue
politicians and military leaders stage a modern day coup d'etat.
When the coup turns violent, she abandons Washington, D.C. for
home. She must learn to survive on her own as transportation and
financial networks fail, as the war disrupts food and water
supplies. The result is a cautionary tale about political extremism
and the true cost of war.
Hailed as "the most gifted American novelist of his generation"
("Boston Globe"), David Payne introduces us to Ransom Hill, a
big-hearted, wild-man lead singer of a legendary indie rock group,
who has come to South Carolina determined to save his marriage, his
family, and himself. But back at Wando Passo, his wife's inherited
family estate, things don't proceed according to plan. There's
another man in the picture, and Ran's discovery of a mysterious
relic from slave times transports him--and the reader--back into
the story of another romantic triangle at Wando Passo that erupted
violently at the height of the Civil War. Will the present repeat
the past?
Filled with fast-paced adventure, lyrical writing, wicked
humor, and unforgettable characters, David Payne's "Back to Wando
Passo" propels the two love stories, linked by place through time,
to a simultaneous crescendo of betrayal, revenge, and
redemption.
Is populism the unsurpassable horizon of our own time or is it a
temptation that should at all costs be resisted? Who, and to what
end, does the jargon of populism serve? To answer these questions,
Alexander Stagnell, Gustav Strandberg, David Payne, and their
contributors trace the socio-historical significance of the concept
of 'The People' in western philosophy and its relationship to the
trend of populist politics today. Bringing together scholars from
the fields of aesthetics, critical, cultural and political theory,
philosophy, and rhetoric, this volume critically explores the
issues facing contemporary society today. With an international
team of authors, each chapter speaks to a range of contexts
recently affected by populism today, including Sweden, Brazil,
Germany, Austria, France, and the UK. As political and economic
establishments face a crisis of legitimacy, Populism and The People
in Contemporary Critical Thought reveals the shaky foundations on
which the concept of 'The People' rests. Engaging with critical
theory, feminist theory, Marxism, phenomenology, and
psychoanalysis, this collection highlights how 'The People' comes
to stand in for both belonging and exclusion, enabling us to see
the uses and abuses of such terminology as pressing theoretical and
political concerns.
Religion and Terrorism: The Use of Violence in Abrahamic Monotheism
provides theoretical analysis of the nature of religious terrorism
and religious martyrdom and also delves deeply into terrorist
groups and beliefs in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Religious
terrorism is found in all three of the great monotheistic faiths,
and while the public is most aware of Islamic terrorism, Jewish and
Christian faiths have extremist groups that warp their teaching -in
ways unrecognizable to most adherents- to support terrorism. This
work will be of interest to scholars in religious studies,
political science, and sociology.
For over one hundred years International Critical Commentaries have
had a special place among works on the Bible. They bring together
all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual,
archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the
reader understand the meaning of the books of the Old and New
Testaments. The new commentaries continue this tradition. All new
evidence now available is incorporated and new methods of study are
applied. The authors are of the highest international standing. No
attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical
approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for
their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one
school of thought.
For over one hundred years International Critical Commentaries have
had a special place among works on the Bible. They bring together
all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual,
archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the
reader understand the meaning of the books of the Old and New
Testaments. The new commentaries continue this tradition. All new
evidence now available is incorporated and new methods of study are
applied. The authors are of the highest international standing. No
attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical
approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for
their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one
school of thought. >
For over one hundred years International Critical Commentaries have
had a special place among works on the Bible. They bring together
all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual,
archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the
reader understand the meaning of the books of the Old and New
Testaments. The new commentaries continue this tradition. All new
evidence now available is incorporated and new methods of study are
applied. The authors are of the highest international standing. No
attempt has been made to secure a uniform theological or critical
approach to the biblical text: contributors have been invited for
their scholarly distinction, not for their adherence to any one
school of thought. >
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