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This book presents a history of shock compression science,
including development of experimental, material modeling, and
hydrodynamics code technologies over the past six decades at Sandia
National Laboratories. The book is organized into a discussion of
major accomplishments by decade with over 900 references, followed
by a unique collection of 45 personal recollections detailing the
trials, tribulations, and successes of building a world-class
organization in the field. It explains some of the challenges
researchers faced and the gratification they experienced when a
discovery was made. Several visionary researchers made pioneering
advances that integrated these three technologies into a cohesive
capability to solve complex scientific and engineering problems.
What approaches worked, which ones did not, and the applications of
the research are described. Notable applications include the turret
explosion aboard the USS Iowa and the Shoemaker-Levy comet impact
on Jupiter. The personal anecdotes and recollections make for a
fascinating account of building a world-renowned capability from
meager beginnings. This book will be inspiring to the expert, the
non expert, and the early-career scientist. Undergraduate and
graduate students in science and engineering who are contemplating
different fields of study should find it especially compelling.
This title contains original essays on the subject of evil in
international relations. Backlist potential: With violence and
tension serving as constants in the realm of international
relations, the topic of the book will be pertinent to discussions
of past events, current affairs, and future concerns. Lack of
Competition: While there are numerous books that cover ethics in
international relations, none of these competitors focus
specifically on evil in relation to the international community.
This book offers original essays on the subject of evil in
international relations. It considers questions of moral agency
associated with the perpetration of evil acts by individuals and
groups in the international sphere, and the range of ethical
responses the international community has to it in the aftermath of
large-scale evils.
Over the past 100 years, there has been a steady process by which natural resources have been increasingly managed by centralized institutions. Governments and other national agencies have argued that this promotes efficiency and equity. Recently this orthodoxy has been challenged by experiments that show how centralized management tends to fail. Global, national and local goals are more likely to be met, at lower cost and with other benefits (such as promoting better democratic institutions) by involving local populations in collaborative management agreements. This volume, based on detailed case studies from around the world, subjects some of these experiments to critical study, and suggests limits to the participative approach as well as ways it can be improved and made suitable for new contexts.
Attempts to manage natural resources through collaboration rather than competition, by agreements rather than conflict, have become the touchstone for many who see these efforts as the harbinger of global sustainable development. The contributors to this volume advise caution as well as optimism for projects conducted in this way. By drawing on the experience of NGOs, national governments, and donor sectors as well as academic researchers this volume analyzes the theory and practice of participatory natural resource management and demonstrates the value of constructive dialogue between all those involved.
Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the concept of
'evil' has enjoyed renewed popularity in both international
political rhetoric and scholarly writing. World leaders,
politicians, and intellectuals have increasingly turned to 'evil'
to describe the very worst humanitarian atrocities that continue to
mark international affairs. However, precisely what 'evil' actually
entails is not well understood. Little consensus exists as to what
'evil' is, how it is manifested in the international sphere, and
what we ought to do about it. With this in mind, this work seeks to
ascertain precisely what is meant by 'evil' when it is used to
describe actors and events in international politics. Focusing on
the history of evil in western secular and religious thought, it
reintroduces a classical understanding of evil as the means
according to which we seek to understand otherwise meaningless
human suffering.
David A. Gelber, MD, and Douglas R. Jeffery, MD, have assembled a
much-needed collection of authoritative review articles discussing
the pathophysiology of chronic neurologic spasticity and detailing
its often complex medical and surgical management. Written by
leading experts in neurology and rehabilitation, the book covers
physical and occupational therapy, splinting and orthotics,
electrical stimulation, orthopedic interventions, nerve blocks, the
use of botulinum toxin, and novel treatments such as tizanidine,
intrathecal medications, and neurosurgical techniques. The
contributors also review coordinated approaches to the treatment of
spasticity and specific neurological diseases such as spinal cord
injury, multiple sclerosis, stroke, cerebral palsy, and traumatic
brain injury.
Drawing on the development of "Grotian" scholarship in
international legal and political thought, this book seeks to
ascertain precisely what the term has meant, both historically and
as it is employed in contemporary scholarship.
This book presents a history of shock compression science,
including development of experimental, material modeling, and
hydrodynamics code technologies over the past six decades at Sandia
National Laboratories. The book is organized into a discussion of
major accomplishments by decade with over 900 references, followed
by a unique collection of 45 personal recollections detailing the
trials, tribulations, and successes of building a world-class
organization in the field. It explains some of the challenges
researchers faced and the gratification they experienced when a
discovery was made. Several visionary researchers made pioneering
advances that integrated these three technologies into a cohesive
capability to solve complex scientific and engineering problems.
What approaches worked, which ones did not, and the applications of
the research are described. Notable applications include the turret
explosion aboard the USS Iowa and the Shoemaker-Levy comet impact
on Jupiter. The personal anecdotes and recollections make for a
fascinating account of building a world-renowned capability from
meager beginnings. This book will be inspiring to the expert, the
non expert, and the early-career scientist. Undergraduate and
graduate students in science and engineering who are contemplating
different fields of study should find it especially compelling.
Drawing on the development of 'Grotian' scholarship in
international legal and political thought, this book seeks to
ascertain precisely what the term has meant, both historically and
as it is employed in contemporary scholarship.
David A. Gelber, MD, and Douglas R. Jeffery, MD, have assembled a
much-needed collection of authoritative review articles discussing
the pathophysiology of chronic neurologic spasticity and detailing
its often complex medical and surgical management. Written by
leading experts in neurology and rehabilitation, the book covers
physical and occupational therapy, splinting and orthotics,
electrical stimulation, orthopedic interventions, nerve blocks, the
use of botulinum toxin, and novel treatments such as tizanidine,
intrathecal medications, and neurosurgical techniques. The
contributors also review coordinated approaches to the treatment of
spasticity and specific neurological diseases such as spinal cord
injury, multiple sclerosis, stroke, cerebral palsy, and traumatic
brain injury.
Forming functions of operators is a basic task of many areas of
linear analysis and quantum physics. Weyl 's functional calculus,
initially applied to the position and momentum operators of quantum
mechanics, also makes sense for finite systems of selfadjoint
operators. By using the Cauchy integral formula available from
Clifford analysis, the book examines how functions of a finite
collection of operators can be formed when the Weyl calculus is not
defined. The technique is applied to the determination of the
support of the fundamental solution of a symmetric hyperbolic
system of partial differential equations and to proving the
boundedness of the Cauchy integral operator on a Lipschitz
surface.
The marriage of evolutionary biology with developmental biology has
resulted in the formation of a new field, evolutionary
developmental biology, or evo-devo. This volume reviews current
research findings and thought in the broad field of evo-devo,
looking at the developmental genetic mechanisms that cause
variation and how alterations of these mechanisms can generate
novel structural changes in a variety of plant and animal life.
Reviews current research findings and thought on evolutionary
developmental biology, providing researchers an overview and
synthesis of the latest research findings and contemporary thought
in the area
Includes chapters discussing the evolutionary development of a wide
variety of organisms and allows researchers to compare and contrast
how genes are expressed in a variety of organisms-from fly to frog,
to humans
Emphasizes the role of regulatory DNA in evolutionary development
to give researchers perspective on how the regions of the genome
that control gene expression and the protein factors that bind them
are ultimately responsible for the diversity of life that has
evolved"
This book offers original essays on the subject of evil in
international relations. It considers questions of moral agency
associated with the perpetration of evil acts by individuals and
groups in the international sphere, and the range of ethical
responses the international community has available to it in the
aftermath of large-scale evils.
This book seeks to determine what is meant by 'evil' when used to
describe actors and events in international politics. Focusing on
the history of evil in western secular and religious thought, it
reintroduces a classical understanding of evil as the means to
which we seek to understand otherwise meaningless human suffering.
Attempts to manage natural resources through collaboration rather
than competition, by agreements rather than conflict, have become
the touchstone for many who see these efforts as the harbinger of
global sustainable development. The received wisdom suggests that
participatory natural resource management projects work because
traditional knowledge of the resources and existing social
structures can be utilised to develop more effective strategies for
resource use. Participation is a flexible and adaptable concept,
which can reflect local circumstances and priorities. The
contributors to this volume advise caution as well as optimism for
projects conducted in this way. By drawing on the experience of
NGOs, national governments and donor sectors as well as academic
researchers this volume analyses the theory and practice of
participatory natural resource management and demonstrates the
value of constructive dialogue between all those involved.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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