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From the 98 presentations of the XIIth Symposium on Colour Vision
Deficiencies, 61 were selected after peer review and revision by
the authors. In addition to these contributions this volume
contains a cumulative index to all authors in the IRGCVD
proceedings since the first one in 1968, including the present
volume. The contents include contributions on basic questions of
anatomical and electrophysiological organisation of the neural
pathways underlying colour vision; and on ways in which
disturbances of these pathways can produce acquired colour vision
deficiencies. Further contributions deal with genetics and
congenital red--green colour deficiencies and colour vision
testing. The resulting publication contains much of interest to
basic vision scientists as well as to specialists in colour vision
deficiencies.
Since its inception, the International Research Group on Colour
Vision Deficiencies (IRGCVD) has followed the policy that the
Symposium Pro ceedings should be as close as possible to a complete
record of the scientific content of the meeting. This policy has
the advantage of providing an accurate picture of the current state
of the art in research on color vision deficiencies, but it also
has the disadvantage that papers typically span a wide range of
quality. In this volume, however, we have instituted a system of
peer review in an effort to enhance scientific quality as much as
possible while continuing our past policy of publishing all
submitted manuscripts. In addition to being edited for English
composition and grammar, each of the papers included here has been
carefully reviewed by an IRGCVD member selected for his or her
expertise in the specific topic of the paper. Reviewers were
instructed to include in their comments suggestions for improvement
rather than recom or rejection. In our opinion, this review process
mendations for publication has resulted in substantial improvement
of many of the articles and has enhanced the value of the
publication. We are pleased to acknowledge the efforts of our
reviewers and offer them our sincere thanks for their important
contributions to Colour Vision Deficiencies X. The Editors B. Drum,
J. D. Moreland & A. Serra (eds. ), Colour Vision Deficiencies
X, p. xiii."
Proceedings of the symposium held in Annapolis, Md. July 1987.
Major topics include: polymorphisms of normal color vision and
inherited color defects; theoretical studies of color vision;
cortical mechanisms of normal and abnormal color vision; acquired
color vision deficiencies in retinal disorders
In an industry that celebrates extravagance and showmanship, Danish
film director Carl Th. Dreyer was a rarity, a man who guarded his
privacy fiercely and believed that film provided a way to
understand human nature by focusing on the individual person. Best
known for his 1928 film The Passion of Joan of Arc, dominated by
its emotionally harrowing close-ups of Joan during her trial, it
was Dreyer who pioneered some of the seminal techniques of modern
film, techniques that would later be made famous by better known
contemporaries such as Sergei Eisenstein and D.W. Griffith. Now, in
My Only Great Passion, the first full-length English language
biography of Dreyer, Jean and Dale D. Drum restore his reputation
to its rightful place. Based on extensive and exclusive interviews
with both Dreyer and the people who worked with him-including
personal correspondence dating back to 1952-this biography provides
the most comprehensive critical examination to date of both
Dreyer's life and his approach to filmmaking. A valuable resource
for film critics and historians, those in the film industry, and
university cinema departments, as well as anyone with an interest
in Danish art and culture, My Only Great Passion provides long
neglected insights into the man who first raised European film
above the level of entertainment and placed it in the realm of art.
The eleventh Symposium of the International Research Group on
Colour Vision Deficiencies (IRGCVD) was held 20-23 June 1991 in
Sydney, Aus tralia, ably hosted by local organizer Stephen Dain. A
total of 35 talks and 10 posters were presented. Papers based on 37
of these presentations are included here, in Colour Vision
Deficiencies XI. The scientific program featured sessions on three
special topics, with each topic highlighted by an invited speaker.
The opening session on the Genetics of congenital colour vision
deficiencies began with a superb invited lecture by Charles Weitz
about his pioneering work on the molecular genetics of tritanopia.
The session on the second special topic, Spatial aspects of colour
vision, began with the launching of a new IRGCVD tradition, as 1991
Verriest Memorial Award recipient Harry Sperling presented the
first Ver riest Memorial Lecture on his recent studies of spatial
discrimination of heterochromatic stimuli. Dr. Sperling reported
new evidence that certain asymmetries in red-green opponent colour
vision can be explained by the spatial organization of
colour-opponent retinal neurons. In the third special session, on
Occupational aspects of colour vision, Barry Cole took the audi
ence on a fascinating tour of the historical development of colour
vision standards in his invited lecture entitled 'Does defective
colour vision really matter?'. In addition to the three special
topics, many interesting presentations were given in topical
sessions on Variations in normal colour vision, Acquired colour
vision deficiencies and Colour vision tests and testing methods."
From the 98 presentations of the XIIth Symposium on Colour Vision
Deficiencies, 61 were selected after peer review and revision by
the authors. In addition to these contributions this volume
contains a cumulative index to all authors in the IRGCVD
proceedings since the first one in 1968, including the present
volume. The contents include contributions on basic questions of
anatomical and electrophysiological organisation of the neural
pathways underlying colour vision; and on ways in which
disturbances of these pathways can produce acquired colour vision
deficiencies. Further contributions deal with genetics and
congenital red--green colour deficiencies and colour vision
testing. The resulting publication contains much of interest to
basic vision scientists as well as to specialists in colour vision
deficiencies.
The eleventh Symposium of the International Research Group on
Colour Vision Deficiencies (IRGCVD) was held 20-23 June 1991 in
Sydney, Aus tralia, ably hosted by local organizer Stephen Dain. A
total of 35 talks and 10 posters were presented. Papers based on 37
of these presentations are included here, in Colour Vision
Deficiencies XI. The scientific program featured sessions on three
special topics, with each topic highlighted by an invited speaker.
The opening session on the Genetics of congenital colour vision
deficiencies began with a superb invited lecture by Charles Weitz
about his pioneering work on the molecular genetics of tritanopia.
The session on the second special topic, Spatial aspects of colour
vision, began with the launching of a new IRGCVD tradition, as 1991
Verriest Memorial Award recipient Harry Sperling presented the
first Ver riest Memorial Lecture on his recent studies of spatial
discrimination of heterochromatic stimuli. Dr. Sperling reported
new evidence that certain asymmetries in red-green opponent colour
vision can be explained by the spatial organization of
colour-opponent retinal neurons. In the third special session, on
Occupational aspects of colour vision, Barry Cole took the audi
ence on a fascinating tour of the historical development of colour
vision standards in his invited lecture entitled 'Does defective
colour vision really matter?'. In addition to the three special
topics, many interesting presentations were given in topical
sessions on Variations in normal colour vision, Acquired colour
vision deficiencies and Colour vision tests and testing methods.
Since its inception, the International Research Group on Colour
Vision Deficiencies (IRGCVD) has followed the policy that the
Symposium Pro ceedings should be as close as possible to a complete
record of the scientific content of the meeting. This policy has
the advantage of providing an accurate picture of the current state
of the art in research on color vision deficiencies, but it also
has the disadvantage that papers typically span a wide range of
quality. In this volume, however, we have instituted a system of
peer review in an effort to enhance scientific quality as much as
possible while continuing our past policy of publishing all
submitted manuscripts. In addition to being edited for English
composition and grammar, each of the papers included here has been
carefully reviewed by an IRGCVD member selected for his or her
expertise in the specific topic of the paper. Reviewers were
instructed to include in their comments suggestions for improvement
rather than recom or rejection. In our opinion, this review process
mendations for publication has resulted in substantial improvement
of many of the articles and has enhanced the value of the
publication. We are pleased to acknowledge the efforts of our
reviewers and offer them our sincere thanks for their important
contributions to Colour Vision Deficiencies X. The Editors B. Drum,
J. D. Moreland & A. Serra (eds. ), Colour Vision Deficiencies
X, p. xiii."
Proceedings of the Ninth symposium of the International Research
Group on Colour Vision Deficiencies, held at St. John's College,
Annapolis, MD, July 1-3, 1987.
Medal of Honor recipient Jack H. Lucas's classic memoir of his
heroics at the Battle of Iwo Jima-with a foreword by Bob Dole and
reissued to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the battle in
2020. On February 20, 1945, the second day of the assault on Iwo
Jima-one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific theater in World
War II-Private Jack Lucas, who was only seventeen, and three other
Marines engaged in a close-proximity firefight with Japanese
soldiers. When two enemy grenades landed in their trench, Lucas
jumped on one and pulled the other under his body to save the lives
of his comrades. Lucas was blown into the air as his body was torn
apart by 250 entrance wounds. He was so severely wounded that his
team left him for dead. Miraculously, he survived. While on the
hospital ship Samaritan, his spirit soared to see the American flag
flying atop Mount Suribachi-the same flag immortalized in Joe
Rosenthal's iconic photograph, Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. Lucas
endured twenty-one grueling surgeries and carried 200 pieces of
shrapnel in his body for the rest of his life. Awarded the Medal of
Honor, he became the youngest Marine in U.S. history-and the
youngest of all World War II servicemen-to receive the honor.
Indestructible tells the remarkable story of an extraordinary
American possessed with a fierce determination to serve his
country.
This easy-to-ready field index will provide any technical person with the information and tools that they need to respond to many types of hazardous materials incidents. This index should be used to avoid potential deleterious incidents by quickly identifying the problems associated with mixing chemical and common substances. The book begins with an introduction, discussion, identification and definition of symbols, applications and examples of how to use the text. The chemicals are listed alphabetically with Reactivity Group Numbers (RGN). These numbers are identified in a table in both rows and columns in a chart. Chemicals, which react the same under a set of conditions, are listed together under the same RGN group of reactants in the back of the text. A list of alternative names for specific chemicals is provided in the index. Each example of chart interpretation is detailed in a step-by-step procedure. The procedure or interpretation of the results of mixing two or more chemicals is found in a quick and easy format.
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