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Written by one of the very first practitioners of ICP-MS, Practical
Guide to ICP-MS and Other Atomic Spectroscopy Techniques: A
Tutorial for Beginners presents ICP-MS in a completely novel and
refreshing way. By comparing it with other complementary atomic
spectroscopy (AS) techniques, it gives the trace element analysis
user community a glimpse into why the technique was first developed
and how the application landscape has defined its use today, 40
years after it was first commercialized in 1983. What’s new in
the 4th edition: Updated chapters on the fundamental principles and
applications of ICP-MS New chapters on complementary AS techniques
including AA, AF, ICP-OES, MIP-AES, XRF, XRD, LIBS, LALI-TOFMS
Strategies for reducing errors and contamination with plasma
spectrochemical techniques Comparison of collision and reaction
cells including triple/multi quad systems Novel approaches to
sample digestion Alternative sample introduction accessories
Comprehensive glossary of terms used in AS New vendor contact
information The book is not only suited to novices and beginners,
but also to more experienced analytical scientists who want to know
more about recent ICP-MS developments, and where the technique
might be heading in the future. Furthermore, it offers much needed
guidance on how best to evaluate commercial AS instrumentation and
what might be the best technique, based on your lab’s specific
application demands.
Recent regulations on heavy metal testing have required the
pharmaceutical industry to monitor a suite of elemental impurities
in pharmaceutical raw materials, drug products and dietary
supplements. These new directives s are described in the new United
States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapters <232>, <233>, and
<2232>, together with Q3D, Step 4 guidelines for elemental
impurities, drafted by the ICH (International Conference on
Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of
Pharmaceuticals for Human Use), a consortium of global
pharmaceutical associations, including the European Pharmacopeia
(Ph.Eur.), the Japanese Pharmacopeia (JP) and the USP. This book
provides a complete guide to the analytical methodology,
instrumental techniques and sample preparation procedures used for
measuring elemental impurities in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical
materials. It offers readers the tools to better understand plasma
spectrochemistry to optimize detection capability for the full
suite of elemental PDE (Permitted Daily Exposure) levels in the
various drug delivery categories. Other relevant information
covered in the book includes: The complete guide to measuring
elemental impurities in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical materials.
Covers heavy metals testing in the pharmaceutical industry from an
historical perspective. Gives an overview of current USP Chapters
<232> <233> and <2232> and ICH Q3D Step 4
Guidelines. Explains the purpose of validation protocols used in
Chapter <233>, including how J-values are calculated
Describes fundamental principles and practical capabilities of
ICP-MS and ICP-OES. Offers guidelines about the optimum strategy
for risk assessment Provides tips on how best to prepare and
present your data for regulatory inspection. An indispensable
resource, the fundamental principles and practical benefits of
ICP-OES and ICP-MS are covered in a reader-friendly format that a
novice, who is carrying out elemental impurities testing in the
pharmaceutical and nutraceutical communities, will find easy to
understand.
The trans-jurisdictional discourse on criminal justice is often
hampered by mutual misunderstandings. The translation of legal
concepts from English into other languages and vice versa is
subject to ambiguity and potential error: the same term may assume
different meanings in different legal contexts. More importantly,
legal systems may choose differing theoretical or policy approaches
to resolving the same issues, which sometimes - but not always -
lead to similar outcomes. This book is the second volume of a
series in which eminent scholars from German-speaking and
Anglo-American jurisdictions work together on comparative essays
that explore foundational concepts of criminal law and procedure.
Each topic is illuminated from German and Anglo-American
perspectives, and differences and similarities are analysed.
Working with even small amounts of qualitative data can be
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to involve, what themes really tell you, and why they matter in the
larger context of the research. Focused on building confidence and
decreasing anxiety from information overload by helping students
build a manageable system that works for digging into and making
sense of their individual data, this Little Quick Fix answers
questions like: - What is a theme? - How do I start looking for
themes? - How do I turn my transcriptions into themes? - How do I
turn my codes into themes? - How do I turn my categories into
themes? - How will I know if my themes are any good? - How will I
know if my themes are meaningful? Students need help over hurdles
at every stage of their research project. They want simple,
powerful, accessible tools that deliver results fast. They need to
meet interim assessment deadlines and prove that they have
successfully passed through multiple stages of their project, or
need to master a stage of understanding in a learning cascade
before they can proceed to the next week in their methods module.
Their supervisors are increasingly unable to help, but will still
be assessing results. Students need more than YouTube. Titles in
the Little Quick Fix series offer: * Visual, design-led learning *
Clear, structured, useful pedagogy * A hand-holding, step-by-step
approach for students who are less able, or less academically
prepared by school so far * Effective self-directed learning with
DIY progress tracking * A stand-in for the busy/unavailable
supervisor
A 36 year-old housewife presents in the Emergency Department,
complaining of progressively increasing breathlessness over the
last 2 weeks, accompanied by wheeze and a productive cough. You are
the medic on duty... 100 Cases in Radiology presents 100
radiological anomalies commonly seen by medical students and junior
doctors on the ward, in outpatient clinics or in the emergency
department. A succinct summary of the patient's history,
examination and initial investigations, including imaging
photographs, is followed by questions on the diagnosis and
management of each case. The answers include a detailed the
diagnosis on each topic, with further illustration where
appropriate, providing an essential revision aid as well as a
practical guide for students and junior doctors. Making clinical
decisions and choosing the best course of action is one of the most
challenging and difficult parts of training to become a doctor.
These cases will teach students and junior doctors to recognize
important radiological signs, and the medical and/or surgical
conditions to which these relate, and to develop their diagnostic
and management skills.
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Christian Morals (Paperback)
S.C. Roberts; Thomas Browne; Introduction by Samuel Johnson
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R586
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Originally printed in 1904 as a limited edition of two hundred and
fifty copies, this book contains a reprint of the 1716 edition of
Sir Thomas Browne's Christian Morals. Brown offers a range of
advice on subjects such as charity, true goodness and justice. This
book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Browne's work
or in eighteenth-century British philosophy.
Since its establishment in 1965, Business Economics has been an
essential resource for those who use economics in the workplace.
Its consistent intent has been to distinguish itself from academic
journals by focusing on what is useful to practitioners of
economics in their everyday work, and it has risen to become the
leading forum for debating solutions to critical business problems,
analyzing key business and economic issues, and sharing of
best-practice models, tools, and hands-on techniques. In
celebration of the journal's anniversary, The Best of "Business
Economics" brings together forty of the best articles from half a
century of publication: those that pushed boundaries, challenged
conventional wisdom, and redefined the way practitioners and
academics approached their work. Much of the insight afforded in
this collection on the uses and limitations of economics are as
fresh and useful today as when they were published. Featuring
award-winning articles and the world's premier economists, this
collection is an essential addition to any economics library.
A colourful British general, Robert Wilson (1777 1849) was knighted
many times over by crowned heads, but never by his own monarch.
Described by Wellington as 'a very slippery fellow', he fought in
the Peninsular and Napoleonic wars, and his published account of
the Egyptian campaign resulted in Napoleon complaining to the
British government about accusations of his cruelty towards
prisoners and his own men. Following the invasion of Russia, Wilson
was seconded to Kutuzov's army, and was present at all the major
engagements. Edited by his nephew and published in 1860, this
second edition of Wilson's journal includes personal and official
correspondence from Tsar Alexander I and his generals, and gives
not only detailed accounts of troop movements and strategy, but
also vivid descriptions of the savagery meted out by both sides. It
remains an essential source of information on one of history's most
famous military retreats.
Since its establishment in 1965, Business Economics has been an
essential resource for those who use economics in the workplace.
Its consistent intent has been to distinguish itself from academic
journals by focusing on what is useful to practitioners of
economics in their everyday work, and it has risen to become the
leading forum for debating solutions to critical business problems,
analyzing key business and economic issues, and sharing of
best-practice models, tools, and hands-on techniques. In
celebration of the journal's anniversary, The Best of "Business
Economics" brings together forty of the best articles from half a
century of publication: those that pushed boundaries, challenged
conventional wisdom, and redefined the way practitioners and
academics approached their work. Much of the insight afforded in
this collection on the uses and limitations of economics are as
fresh and useful today as when they were published. Featuring
award-winning articles and the world's premier economists, this
collection is an essential addition to any economics library.
This book provides new insights on cities and the nature of urban
development, and the role of knowledge management in urban growth.
It considers how knowledge informs policies and supports decision
making, and can assist in addressing the drivers of urban change.
The way that knowledge is produced and used in urban development is
analysed, with examples drawn from a range of European countries.
This book illustrates how the development and implementation of
policies for urban areas can draw on knowledge management, even as
the knowledge economy itself stimulates the evolution of the city
as a place of innovation and creativity. Whilst knowledge grows in
importance, so do urban issues, particularly in economic and
political contexts at both European and national levels. These
essays explore growth in the range of knowledge available in urban
contexts, the ways to generate new knowledge from a wide range of
stakeholders, and how these can make an effective contribution to
decision making processes in urban development. The attractiveness
of cities and surrounding areas to knowledge based forms of
industry and investment and the competitiveness and performance of
cities are a matter of major concern for national governments. In a
sense it has become too important to leave to city politicians, and
it is a topic requiring sustained reflection. This book gives the
reader a detailed understanding of the issues involved and prompts
further reflections.
This is the only comprehensive directory to the entire navigable
German waterway system available in English. After a general
introduction to the area, details of German formalities and
cruising notes, each river and canal is described in detail and
supported by a table of distances indicating locks, bridges,
mooring places and other features. The text is supported by small
scale mapping and colour photographs. Barry Sheffield's first
edition of this book was published in 1995 shortly after the
reunification of Germany. He had spent several years exploring the
navigable waterways and, with the assistance of Konrad Nussbaum,
the acknowledged expert on German rivers and canals, he produced
this authoritative work on the subject. Barry Sheffield died some
years ago and this revised edition has been produced as a result of
many contributions from users of the original book. Catherine and
John Best have completely recompiled many of the original tables,
brought information up to date and supplied excellent new
photographs. Robert Thomas has contributed a more general update,
in particular to the introductory sections.
The application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to
issues in history is among the most exciting developments in both
digital and spatial humanities. Describing a wide variety of
applications, the essays in this volume highlight the
methodological and substantive implications of a spatial approach
to history. They illustrate how the use of GIS is changing our
understanding of the geographies of the past and has become the
basis for new ways to study history. Contributors focus on current
developments in the use of historical sources and explore the
insights gained by applying GIS to develop historiography. Toward
Spatial Humanities is a compelling demonstration of how GIS can
contribute to our historical understanding.
The application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to
issues in history is among the most exciting developments in both
digital and spatial humanities. Describing a wide variety of
applications, the essays in this volume highlight the
methodological and substantive implications of a spatial approach
to history. They illustrate how the use of GIS is changing our
understanding of the geographies of the past and has become the
basis for new ways to study history. Contributors focus on current
developments in the use of historical sources and explore the
insights gained by applying GIS to develop historiography. Toward
Spatial Humanities is a compelling demonstration of how GIS can
contribute to our historical understanding.
Recent regulations on heavy metal testing have required the
pharmaceutical industry to monitor a suite of elemental impurities
in pharmaceutical raw materials, drug products and dietary
supplements. These new directives s are described in the new United
States Pharmacopeia (USP) Chapters <232>, <233>, and
<2232>, together with Q3D, Step 4 guidelines for elemental
impurities, drafted by the ICH (International Conference on
Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of
Pharmaceuticals for Human Use), a consortium of global
pharmaceutical associations, including the European Pharmacopeia
(Ph.Eur.), the Japanese Pharmacopeia (JP) and the USP. This book
provides a complete guide to the analytical methodology,
instrumental techniques and sample preparation procedures used for
measuring elemental impurities in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical
materials. It offers readers the tools to better understand plasma
spectrochemistry to optimize detection capability for the full
suite of elemental PDE (Permitted Daily Exposure) levels in the
various drug delivery categories. Other relevant information
covered in the book includes: The complete guide to measuring
elemental impurities in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical materials.
Covers heavy metals testing in the pharmaceutical industry from an
historical perspective. Gives an overview of current USP Chapters
<232> <233> and <2232> and ICH Q3D Step 4
Guidelines. Explains the purpose of validation protocols used in
Chapter <233>, including how J-values are calculated
Describes fundamental principles and practical capabilities of
ICP-MS and ICP-OES. Offers guidelines about the optimum strategy
for risk assessment Provides tips on how best to prepare and
present your data for regulatory inspection. An indispensable
resource, the fundamental principles and practical benefits of
ICP-OES and ICP-MS are covered in a reader-friendly format that a
novice, who is carrying out elemental impurities testing in the
pharmaceutical and nutraceutical communities, will find easy to
understand.
This is the complete story of the lighthouse at Cape Hatteras,
which for almost two hundred years has guided mariners through the
treacherous waters off North Carolina's easternmost point.
The Oxford Handbook of Administrative Justice examines the wide
range of scholarship exploring the administrative decisions made by
public authorities that affect individual citizens and the
mechanisms available for the provision of redress. The Handbook
identifies and provides a survey of key transnational themes in
administrative justice research, considers theoretical and
methodological approaches to administrative justice, and provides a
view of the future of administrative justice research. One aspect
of administrative justice, namely the study of law and
administration, is a core component of law school syllabuses and
scholarly research around the world. For many public lawyers, this
area of study has been focused heavily on legalistic redress
systems (e.g. judicial review). Justice against administrations,
however, is delivered through a much broader range of mechanisms
than legalistic processes alone: fair initial decision-making
procedures, internal review systems, ombuds, administrative
tribunals/adjudication, and other institutions play a vital role.
Despite their importance to modern governance across the globe (and
to the lives of individual citizens), these broader aspects of
administrative justice have been left relatively neglected and
under-researched, and the Handbook represents a groundbreaking
achievement in establishing administrative justice research as a
vital and discrete area of study. The Oxford Handbook of
Administrative Justice will be an essential resource for legal
scholars and social scientists wishing to understand the complexity
of this important field.
This book analyses how the system of immigration judicial reviews
works in practice, as an area which has, for decades, constituted
the majority of judicial review cases and is politically
controversial. Drawing upon extensive empirical research and
unprecedented research access, it explores who brings judicial
review challenges against immigration decisions and why, the type
of immigration decisions that are challenged, how cases proceed
through the judicial review process, how cases are settled out of
court, and how judicial review interacts with other legal and
non-legal remedies. It also examines the quality of immigration
judicial review claims and the quality of the initial
administrative decisions being challenged. Through developing a
novel account of the operation of the immigration judicial review
system in practice and the lived experience of it by judges,
representatives, and claimants, this book adds a significant new
perspective to the wider understanding of judicial review.
This book analyses how the system of immigration judicial reviews
works in practice, as an area which has, for decades, constituted
the majority of judicial review cases and is politically
controversial. Drawing upon extensive empirical research and
unprecedented research access, it explores who brings judicial
review challenges against immigration decisions and why, the type
of immigration decisions that are challenged, how cases proceed
through the judicial review process, how cases are settled out of
court, and how judicial review interacts with other legal and
non-legal remedies. It also examines the quality of immigration
judicial review claims and the quality of the initial
administrative decisions being challenged. Through developing a
novel account of the operation of the immigration judicial review
system in practice and the lived experience of it by judges,
representatives, and claimants, this book adds a significant new
perspective to the wider understanding of judicial review.
Get to know the ultimate skill for using your own two hands! The
Art and Craft of the Blacksmith discusses a range of blacksmithing
tools, techniques, and projects, from fundamental skills to
advanced forging, as well as a gallery showcasing inspiring artists
using innovative techniques today. Craftspeople making the
transition from interest to hobby and beyond will find both
inspiration and practical how-to projects in this comprehensive
reference to ironwork. Beginning with an overview of iron and the
traditions of historical forging, professional blacksmith Robert
Thomas offers everything you need to get started or to take your
work to the next level.
Attempts at trans-jurisdictional debate and agreement are often
beset by mutual misunderstanding. Professionals and academics
engaged in comparative criminal law sometimes use the same terms
with different meanings or different terms which mean the same
thing. Although English is the new lingua franca in international
and comparative criminal law, there are many ambiguities and
uncertainties with regard to foundational criminal law and criminal
justice concepts. However, there exists greater similarities among
diverse systems of criminal law and justice than is commonly
realised. This book explores the foundational principles and
concepts that underpin the different domestic systems. It focuses
on the Germanic and several principal Anglo-American jurisdictions,
which are employed as examples of the wider common law-civil law
divide.
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Treehouse Coloring Book
Robert Thomas Hosking
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The most thorough history of Alabama’s Madison County region,
widely available for the first time The 1956 dissertation by
Frances Cabaniss Roberts is a classic text on Alabama history that
continues to be cited by southern historians. Roberts was the first
woman to earn a PhD from the University of Alabama’s history
department. In the 1950s, she was the only full-time faculty member
at what is now the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where she
was appointed chair of the history department in 1966. Roberts’s
dissertation, “Background and Formative Period in the Great Bend
and Madison County,” remains the most thorough history of the
region yet produced. While certainly a product of its era, Roberts
work is visionary in its own way and offers a useful look at
Alabama’s rise to statehood. Thomas Reidy, editor of this
edition, has kept Roberts’s words intact except for correction of
minor typographical errors and helpful additions to the notes and
citations. His introduction describes both the value of Roberts’s
decades of service to UAH and the importance of her dissertation
over time. While highlighting the great intrinsic value of
Roberts’s research and writing, Reidy also notes its significance
in demonstrating how the practice of history—its methods,
priorities, and values—has evolved over the intervening decades.
In her examination of Madison County, Roberts spotlights exemplars
of civic performance and good community behavior, giving readers
one of the earliest accountings of the antebellum southern middle
class. Unlike many historians of her time, Roberts displays an
interest in both the “common folks” and leaders who built the
region—rural and urban—and created the institutions that shaped
Madison County. She examines the contributions of merchants,
shopkeepers, lawyers, doctors, architects, craftsmen, planters,
farmers, elected and appointed officials, board members, and
entrepreneurs.
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Bridge (Paperback)
Robert Thomas
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R367
R302
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WINNER OF THE 2015 PEN CENTER USA LITERARY AWARD FOR FICTION Set in
modern-day San Francisco, this obsessive fiction probes the stormy
life of Alice, a passionate and whip-smart young woman who works at
a law firm. Alice faces despair and occasional rapture as she
struggles with simultaneously real and hallucinated relationships,
including a tumultuous romance with her co-worker David, and an
escalating war with her supervisor Fran. In lyrical prose, Bridge
exposes a raw, brilliant, and furious mind as it treads the jagged
terrain of mental illness, murder, and suicide--to be or not to be.
Robert Thomas is the author of Door to Door (2002, Fordham
University Press), selected by Yusef Komunyakaa as winner of the
Poets Out Loud Prize, as well as Dragging the Lake (2006, Carnegie
Mellon University Press). He has received a poetry fellowship from
the National Endowment for the Arts and won a Pushcart Prize. He
lives with his wife in Oakland, California, and works as a legal
secretary in San Francisco.
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