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Here is another contribution in the continuing series on Computer
Methods in the Geosciences. As its title suggests, this volume will
be of interest to explorational geochemists who want to analyze
their own data on a personal computer (PC). To make it easy for the
user, the programs and two trial data sets are provided on the
accompanying diskettes. And, by supplying the diskettes, another
first is accom plished for the series: instant involvement and
interaction for the user. Although other books in the series have
provided listings of computer pro grams, Exploration-Geochemical
Data Analysis with the IBM PC is the first to supply diskettes. The
diskettes, along with the instructions outlined in the text,
eliminate the bother (and errors) of pu tting the programs in man
ually. The suite of programs for handling and sorting data files;
computing and displaying summary statistics; and working with
logarithms, geochemical thresholds, and regression - will give
geochemists a good repertoire for geochemical exploration data
analysis. The diskettes are easy to use and have been tested
thoroughly."
Avian Influenza has become one of the biggest threats for human and
animal health. The old paradigm was that the disease in waterfowl,
poultry, pigs and man was caused by separate viruses that each
stayed reasonably well within their own niche. The only danger to
man was considered being infected by pigs, being the mixing vessel,
where avian and human influenza viruses could come together and
exchange genetic material to form new viruses that are potentially
dangerous to man.
This has dramatically proven wrong during the last decade, with
huge outbreaks in the USA, Europe, and Asia. The H5N1 strain that
caused human deaths in Hong Kong appeared to be transmitted
directly from poultry to man. This initiated sudden awareness that
pigs were not a necessary intermediate in the transmission chain.
During the AI outbreaks in Italy, mutation of low-pathogenicity
viruses into high-pathogenicity viruses in poultry appeared another
new threat, and further evidence that the poultry sector had a wolf
in sheepa (TM)s clothing. It put pressure on development of
diagnostic methods that could be used in large monitoring
programmes.
In The Netherlands a human fatality, after increased reports of
conjunctivitis during a H7N7 outbreak, signalled that different AI
strains could be fatal to man. Also, the huge economic losses and
difficulties in controlling the spread of the infection in densely
populated poultry areas, problems with vaccination and lack of
marker vaccines demonstrated that the current control policy must
be improved. These events led to an international AI conference
with experts from Asia, USA and Europe.
In this book you will find new views on the issues, expert
opinions andthe results of in-depth discussions among avian experts
of around the world that do not want to give up against this
dangerous virus.
Pediatric Dentistry: A Clinical Approach, Third Edition provides a
uniquely clear, comprehensive, and clinical approach to the dental
treatment of children and adolescents. * Offers systematic coverage
of all clinical, scientific and social topics relating to pediatric
dentistry * Thoroughly revised and updated new edition, with an
increased focus on evidence based care * Includes three new
chapters on genetics, child abuse and neglected children, and
ethics * Pedodontic endodontics is now covered by two chapters one
on primary teeth and one on young permanent teeth * Features a
companion website with interactive self-assessment questions
Avian Influenza has become one of the biggest threats for human and
animal health. The old paradigm was that the disease in waterfowl,
poultry, pigs and man was caused by separate viruses that each
stayed reasonably well within their own niche. The only danger to
man was considered being infected by pigs, being the mixing vessel,
where avian and human influenza viruses could come together and
exchange genetic material to form new viruses that are potentially
dangerous to man.
This has dramatically proven wrong during the last decade, with
huge outbreaks in the USA, Europe, and Asia. The H5N1 strain that
caused human deaths in Hong Kong appeared to be transmitted
directly from poultry to man. This initiated sudden awareness that
pigs were not a necessary intermediate in the transmission chain.
During the AI outbreaks in Italy, mutation of low-pathogenicity
viruses into high-pathogenicity viruses in poultry appeared another
new threat, and further evidence that the poultry sector had a wolf
in sheepa (TM)s clothing. It put pressure on development of
diagnostic methods that could be used in large monitoring
programmes.
In The Netherlands a human fatality, after increased reports of
conjunctivitis during a H7N7 outbreak, signalled that different AI
strains could be fatal to man. Also, the huge economic losses and
difficulties in controlling the spread of the infection in densely
populated poultry areas, problems with vaccination and lack of
marker vaccines demonstrated that the current control policy must
be improved. These events led to an international AI conference
with experts from Asia, USA and Europe.
In this book you will find new views on the issues, expert
opinions andthe results of in-depth discussions among avian experts
of around the world that do not want to give up against this
dangerous virus.
Years ago when we were asked to write a book on the present-day
knowledge of the molecular biology of poliovirus, we did not expect
that such an apparently simple task could involve so much time and
effort. Our writing was hampered by the fact that both of us are
full time "workers," so that this monograph is mainly a spare time
expedience. The main attention of this book focuses on a detailed
review of the molecular biology of poliovirus and especially on the
advances of the last decade; medical and environmental aspects are
only briefly mentioned. Observations from older studies are
considered in view of more recent information. Some of the older ob
servations provided fundamental insights and paved the way for
present day research; too often such data has been neglected or
independently rediscovered. Today, poliovirus research has again
attracted considerable interest. High points gained within the last
few years were the elucidation of the complete nucleotide sequences
of the RNAs of the three poliovinls serotypes and the corresponding
vaccine strains, the demonstration of genome evolution during
transmission of poliovirus in an epidemic, further characterization
of the antigenic sites on the virus particle and of the antigenic
drift, characterization of alternate conforma tional states of the
virion capsid, the development of monoclonal antibodies against
some of the virus proteins, observations on the role of the plasma
membrane, cytoskeleton, and cytoplasmic membranes as mediators in
the virus induced redirection of the synthetic machinery of the
host cell, and characteriza"
This volume collects the contributions presented at the "Working
Conference on System Theory in Immunology," held in Rome, May 1978.
The aim of the Conference was to bring together immunologists on
one side and experts in system theory and applied mathematics on
the other, in order to identify problems of common interest and to
establish a network of joint effort toward their solution. The
methodologies of system theory for processing experimental data and
for describing dynamical phenomena could indeed contribute
significantly to the under standing of basic immunological facts.
Conversely, the complexity of experimental results and of
interpretative models should stimulate mathematicians to formulate
new problems and to design appropriate procedures of analysis. The
multitude of scientific publications in theoretical biology,
appeared in recent years, confirms this trend and calls for
extensive interaction between mat- matics and immunology. The
material of this volume is divided into five sections, along the
scheme of the Conference program."
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERKoch Industries is one of the largest
private companies in the world with an estimated worth of $100
billion. But what makes this company so profitable? You won't find
its name on the connectors in your smartphone or your baby's
ultra-absorbent nappies, but Koch makes these and many other
innovations, driven by its Market-Based Management (R) system for
generating good profit.Good profit results from products and
services that improve people's lives. It results from a culture
where employees are empowered to be entrepreneurial and
customer-focused.Drawing on stories from his nearly six decades in
business, Charles Koch shows how any company, industry or
organisation can:* Thrive in spite of disruption and changing
consumer values* Create accountability with ownership and decision
rights for employees based on their comparative advantages and
contributions, not job title* Foster a culture of knowledge-sharing
that rejects bureaucracy and hierarchy* Offer employees
compensation limited only by the value they create - not budgets or
policyA must-read for leaders, entrepreneurs, students and anyone
who wants a more civil, fair and prosperous society, Good Profit is
destined to rank as one of the greatest management books of all
time.'This book helps show you the way to good profit - whether you
work for an international supermarket chain, a medium-sized
regional business, or your own start-up' John Mackey, Co-Founder
and Co-CEO Whole Foods Market
Statisticians and researchers will find "Categorical Data Analysis
Using SAS, Third Edition," by Maura Stokes, Charles Davis, and Gary
Koch, to be a useful discussion of categorical data analysis
techniques as well as an invaluable aid in applying these methods
with SAS. Practical examples from a broad range of applications
illustrate the use of the FREQ, LOGISTIC, GENMOD, NPAR1WAY, and
CATMOD procedures in a variety of analyses. Topics discussed
include assessing association in contingency tables and sets of
tables, logistic regression and conditional logistic regression,
weighted least squares modeling, repeated measurements analyses,
loglinear models, generalized estimating equations, and bioassay
analysis.
The third edition updates the use of SAS/STAT software to
SAS/STAT 12.1 and incorporates ODS Graphics. Many additional SAS
statements and options are employed, and graphs such as effect
plots, odds ratio plots, regression diagnostic plots, and agreement
plots are discussed. The material has also been revised and
reorganized to reflect the evolution of categorical data analysis
strategies. Additional techniques include such topics as exact
Poisson regression, partial proportional odds models, Newcombe
confidence intervals, incidence density ratios, and so on.
In 1961, Charles Koch joined his father’s Wichita-based company, then valued at $21 million. Six years later, he was named chairman of the board and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc. Today, Koch Industries’ estimated worth is $100 billion -- making it one of the largest private companies in the world. Koch exceeds the S&P 500’s five-decade growth by 27-fold and plans to double its value on average every six years.
What exactly does this company do and why is it so remarkably profitable? Koch’s name may not be on your stain-resistant carpet, stretch denim jeans, the connectors in your smart phone, or your baby’s ultra-absorbent diapers but it makes them all. And Koch’s Market-Based Management system is what drives these innovations and many more.
Based on five decades of interdisciplinary studies, experimental discovery, and practical implementation across Koch businesses worldwide, the core objective of MBM is to generate good profit. Good profit results from products and services that customers vote for freely with their dollars, products that improve people’s lives. It results from a culture where employees are empowered to act entrepreneurially to discover customers’ preferences and the best ways to satisfy them. Good profit is what follows when long-term value is created for customers, employees, shareholders, and society.
Here, drawing on revealing, honest, and previously untold stories from his nearly six decades in business, Koch walks the reader through the five dimensions of MBM to show how to apply its framework to generate more good profit in any business, industry, or organization of any size. Readers will learn how to: - Craft a vision for how to thrive in spite of increasingly rapid disruption
- Select and retain a workforce possessing both virtue and talent
- Create an environment of knowledge sharing that prizes respectful challenges from everyone at every level
- Award employees with ownership and decision rights based on their proven contributions, not job title
- Motivate all employees to maximize their contributions by structuring incentives so compensation is limited only by the value they create
A must-read for any leader, entrepreneur, or student, as well as anyone who wants a more civil, fair, and prosperous society, Good Profit is destined to rank as one of the greatest management books of all time.
Years ago when we were asked to write a book on the present-day
knowledge of the molecular biology of poliovirus, we did not expect
that such an apparently simple task could involve so much time and
effort. Our writing was hampered by the fact that both of us are
full time "workers," so that this monograph is mainly a spare time
expedience. The main attention of this book focuses on a detailed
review of the molecular biology of poliovirus and especially on the
advances of the last decade; medical and environmental aspects are
only briefly mentioned. Observations from older studies are
considered in view of more recent information. Some of the older ob
servations provided fundamental insights and paved the way for
present day research; too often such data has been neglected or
independently rediscovered. Today, poliovirus research has again
attracted considerable interest. High points gained within the last
few years were the elucidation of the complete nucleotide sequences
of the RNAs of the three poliovinls serotypes and the corresponding
vaccine strains, the demonstration of genome evolution during
transmission of poliovirus in an epidemic, further characterization
of the antigenic sites on the virus particle and of the antigenic
drift, characterization of alternate conforma tional states of the
virion capsid, the development of monoclonal antibodies against
some of the virus proteins, observations on the role of the plasma
membrane, cytoskeleton, and cytoplasmic membranes as mediators in
the virus induced redirection of the synthetic machinery of the
host cell, and characteriza"
In dies em Buch ist der Stand der Analytischen Chemie des Mangans
fUr die Zeit- spanne von 1940 bis Anfang 1984 unter
Beriicksichtigung von mehr a1s 2100 Litera- turstellen dargestellt.
Vereinzelt sind, wo dies fUr den StoffUberb1ick niitz1ich er-
schien, einige altere Literaturstellen einbezogen worden. Die
Stoffbearbeitung ist praxisbezogen und setzt die Kenntnis der
Grundlagen der behandelten Analysenmethoden voraus. Demnach wird
auf eine eingehende Dar- stellung theoretischer und apparativer
Grundlagen sowie auf die Beschreibung von Geraten der einzelnen
Analysenmethoden verzichtet, urn den begrenzten Rahmen dieses
Buches nicht zu sprengen. Allgemeine Hinweise werden nur soweit
gegeben, als sie fUr die praktische Anwendung der einzelnen
Analysenmethoden zweckmal3ig erscheinen. Abweichend davon wird
lediglich bei der Plasmaspektrometrie auf allge- meine Grundlagen
sowie wesentliche apparative und praktische Details der Me- thode
in kurzgefal3ter Form naher eingegangen, da iiber diese noch
relativ junge Analysenmethode zusammenfassende Darstellungen bis
jetzt noch nicht in ausrei- chendem Mal3e zur VerfUgung stehen. Bei
den Analysenvorschriften der Multiele- ment-Methoden sind neben den
fUr Mangan spezifischen Angaben auch die notwen- digen Daten der
mitbestimmten anderen Elemente mitangefUhrt, da dies fUr das Ver-
standnis und die Anwendung der Analysenverfahren zweckmal3ig
erscheint. Den Fachkollegen danke ich fUr die Unterstiitzung in
Form von Sonderdrucken, Dokumentationen und Analysenvorschriften.
Dem Herausgeber, Herrn Prof. Dr. W. Fresenius, und dem Verlag sei
fUr die sehr verstandnisvolle, stets gute Zusam- menarbeit gedankt.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
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++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
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++++ De Articulo Homerico. (Progr., Thomassch. In Leipzig). Victor
Hugo G. Koch
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