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The morality of sex, violence and money is at the centre of much
human life. While the first two have been subject to intensive
historical and philosophical investigation, the latter has largely
been neglected. The authors provide the first comprehensive
introduction to the morality of money.
This series is designed to meet the needs of students and lecturers
of the National Certificate Vocational. Features for the student
include: Easy-to-understand language; Real-life examples; A key
word feature for important subject terms; A dictionary feature for
difficult words; A reflect-on-how-you-learn feature to explore
personal learning styles; Workplace-oriented activities; and
Chapter summaries that are useful for exam revision.
Published in 1974: The CRC Handbook of Materials Science provides a
current and readily accessible guide to the physical properties of
solid state and structural materials.
Published in 1974: The CRC Handbook of Materials Science provides a
current and readily accessible guide to the physical properties of
solid state and structural materials.
In Philip K. Dick's The Minority Report, 'precogs', who are
imaginary individuals capable of seeing the future are relied upon
to stop crime, with a consensus report synthesized from two of
three precogs. When the protaganist is indicted for a future
murder, he suspects a conspiracy and seeks out the "minority
report," detailing the suppressed testimony of the third precog.
Science works a lot like this science fiction story. Contrary to
the view that scientists in a field all share the same "paradigm,"
as Thomas Kuhn famously argued, scientists support different, and
competing, research programs. Statements of scientific consensus
need to be actively synthesized from the work of different
scientists. Not all scientific work will be equally credited by
science as a whole. While this system works well enough for most
purposes, it is possible for minority views to fail to get the
hearing that they deserve. This book analyzes the support that
should be given to minority views, reconsidering classic debates in
Science and Technology Studies and examining numerous case studies.
Electrical Manipulation of Cells provides an authoritative and
up-to-date review of the field, covering all the major techniques
in a single source. The book features broad coverage that ranges
from the mechanisms of action of external electrical fields on
biological material to the ways in which electrical stimuli are
employed to manipulate cells. Bringing together the work of leading
international authorities, the book covers membrane breakdown, gene
delivery, electroporation, electrostimulation, cell movement,
hybridoma production, plant protoplasts, electrorotation and
stimulation, and electromagnetic stimulation. For each topic, the
authors discuss the relevance of the approach to the current state
of the art of biotechnology. Electrical Manipulation of Cells is an
unmatched source of information for anyone involved in the
manipulation of cells, particularly biotechnologists, cell biology,
microbiologists, biophysicists and plant scientists. For
researchers, the book provides technical material that ccan be
employed in their own work. Students will gain thorough
appreciation of the applications of this important technique.
Published in 1974: The CRC Handbook of Materials Science provides a
current and readily accessible guide to the physical properties of
solid state and structural materials.
Published in 1974: The CRC Handbook of Materials Science provides a
current and readily accessible guide to the physical properties of
solid state and structural materials.
Published in 1974: The CRC Handbook of Materials Science provides a
current and readily accessible guide to the physical properties of
solid state and structural materials.
Since the success in chemical induction of cancer in rabbit's ear
skin by K. Yamagiwa in 1915, oncologists of the world have come to
believe that they can only solve their problems by means of animal
experimen tation. The importance of environmental factors became
moreevident in 1935 when T. Yoshida and T. Sasaki introduced azodye
hepatocarcino genesis in rats. In the domain of the
gastrointestinal tract, T. Sugimura has more recently accumulated
enough evidence to indicate that locally active chemical mutagens
are carcinogenic. In contrast, principal approaches to colorectal
tumors have been quite different: emphasis has been placed on gene
identification. Long before cancer of the large bowel was
recognized, importance of the roles of adenomatosis coli and its
familial occurrence attracted the attention of epidemiologists and
geneticists. Morphological characteri zation and analysis of
hereditary trends of human material have already bad a long
history, and recently detailed analysis of genetic material has
become feasible in the wake of rapid development in our knowledge
of the oncoviruses, oncogenes, suppressor genes, chromosomal and
DNA mapping, molecular mutation and so on. lt is true that in
colorectal pathology, and in no other field, these areas of
research have been explored more extensively and decisively. The
identification of previ ously ill-defined lesions such as
precancers and benign neoplasms have been improved because
sequential changes can be observed in multiple samples spread over
a wide area and followed up in due course.
The writing of this monograph was stimulated on the one hand by
experience gained in the study of "cancer families," and on the
other, by the frequent perplexed and bewildered comments made by
numerous physicians who have expressed amaze ment that we could
think that "cancer is hereditary." In reviewing the world
literature it became immediately apparent that no compendium on the
subject of cancer genetics was available to the physician or
research scientist. Therefore this monograph has been written for
the following reasons: 1) To illuminate the problem for those who
may have missed or ignored the evidence supporting a genetic
etiology for certain malignant neoplasms; 2) to supply useful
information to all practicing physicians regarding genetic risks to
their patients; and 3) to provide new thoughts on the subject for
use by cancer investigators. Finally, our paramount hope is that
information gleaned through the reading of this monograph may
contribute to the early dia gnosis of cancer in members of high
risk "cancer families.""
Electrical Manipulation of Cells provides an authoritative and
up-to-date review of the field, covering all the major techniques
in a single source. The book features broad coverage that ranges
from the mechanisms of action of external electrical fields on
biological material to the ways in which electrical stimuli are
employed to manipulate cells. Bringing together the work of leading
international authorities, the book covers membrane breakdown, gene
delivery, electroporation, electrostimulation, cell movement,
hybridoma production, plant protoplasts, electrorotation and
stimulation, and electromagnetic stimulation. For each topic, the
authors discuss the relevance of the approach to the current state
of the art of biotechnology. Electrical Manipulation of Cells is an
unmatched source of information for anyone involved in the
manipulation of cells, particularly biotechnologists, cell biology,
microbiologists, biophysicists and plant scientists. For
researchers, the book provides technical material that ccan be
employed in their own work. Students will gain thorough
appreciation of the applications of this important technique.
The morality of sex, violence and money is at the centre of much
human life. While the first two have been subject to intensive
historical and philosophical investigation, the latter has largely
been neglected. The authors provide the first comprehensive
introduction to the morality of money.
The discipline of genetic epidemiology pertains to the vertical
transmission of the susceptibility (predisposition) to a complex
disease in a structured population. This statement meets halfway 1
the broad definitiongiven by N. E. Morton and S. c. Chung in 1978 2
and the concise one given by M. -C. King et al. in 1984. 1t
pinpoints the fundamental genetic hypothesis, namely, the existence
of an inherited condition that predisposes an individual to a
specific disease, and the corresponding subject ofinvestigation,
the family. Thus, the genetic epidemiological situation consists of
three basic elements: (l) the genealogical structure, (2) the mode
of inherit ance (i. e., the "genetic model") for the trait of
interest, and (3) the observable phenotypes of susceptibility. It
is clear that genetic epidemiology is a research field posi tioned
at the intersection of molecular genetics, population gen etics,
and clinical genetics. Perhaps the genealogical tree should be its
central element: it evidences something forgotten in mole cular
genetics, namely the relationships, and associations with
probabilistic and statistical concepts from population genetics. It
offers a structure and a "history" for those clinicians studying
familial diseases who are searching for genetic determinants of
susceptibility. The genetic epidemiologist begins his analysis with
a point on this genealogical tree, namely the proband, and attempts
to carry out (nonrandom) "ascertainment sampling" by using a
strategy that depends on the form and dimension (extended pedigrees
versus nuclear families) of the tree."
A COMPANION TO ANCIENT GREEK AND ROMAN MUSIC A comprehensive guide
to music in Classical Antiquity and beyond Drawing on the latest
research on the topic, A Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Music
provides a detailed overview of the most important issues raised by
the study of ancient Greek and Roman music. An international panel
of contributors, including leading experts as well as emerging
voices in the field, examine the ancient 'Art of the Muses' from a
wide range of methodological, theoretical, and practical
perspectives. Written in an engaging and accessible style, this
book explores the pervasive presence of the performing arts in
ancient Greek and Roman culture--ranging from musical mythology to
music theory and education, as well as archaeology and the
practicalities of performances in private and public contexts. But
this Companion also explores the broader roles played by music in
the Graeco-Roman world, examining philosophical, psychological,
medical and political uses of music in antiquity, and aspects of
its cultural heritage in Mediaeval and Modern times. This book
debunks common myths about Greek and Roman music, casting light on
yet unanswered questions thanks to newly discovered evidence. Each
chapter includes a discussion of the tools or methodologies that
are most appropriate to address different topics, as well as
detailed case studies illustrating their effectiveness. This book
Offers new research insights that will contribute to the future
developments of the field, outlining new interdisciplinary
approaches to investigate the importance of performing arts in the
ancient world and its reception in modern culture Traces the
history and development of ancient Greek and Roman music, including
their Near Eastern roots, following a thematic approach Showcases
contributions from a wide range of disciplines and international
scholarly traditions Examines the political, social and cultural
implications of music in antiquity, including ethnicity, regional
identity, gender and ideology Presents original diagrams and
transcriptions of ancient scales, rhythms, and extant scores that
facilitate access to these vital aspects of ancient music for
scholars as well as practicing musicians Written for a broad range
of readers including classicists, musicologists, art historians,
and philosophers, A Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Music
provides a rich, informative and thought-provoking picture of
ancient music in Classical Antiquity and beyond.
This book challenges the accepted view of the early Royal Society
of London that holds that its fellows did not seriously attempt to
implement Francis Bacon's program for the methodological reform of
the sciences. Instead, the book shows that Bacon's program shaped
the Society's earliest work in important, if often contradictory,
ways as fellows wedded Bacon's ideas to their various interests and
problem areas. Developing Bacon's program in different directions
resulted in a richer understanding of his method than the
undirected empiricism often associated with his name.
The author demonstrates that Bacon's call for a focus on "things
themselves" was built upon three distinct images of objects of
knowledge, in opposition to recent accounts that focus on the
collective witnessing of matters of fact. He identifies at the core
of Bacon's method a threefold metaphorical ontology of objects of
knowledge and corresponding objectivities.
The book reveals a picture of the Royal Society as more
sophisticated and unified than previously depicted, while
simultaneously demonstrating how the fellows' development of
Bacon's legacy ultimately pulled in different directions. Specular
objects of knowledge privileged passive observation and justified
an empiricist objectivity. Manipulated objects of art or manual
objects emphasized an engaged, constructivist objectivity in which
knowing is doing. And, a vision of underlying forms as generative
objects of knowledge, which could be combined like letters of the
alphabet to produce phenomena at will, defined a theoretical
concept of objectivity.
These components of Bacon's method inform in varying ways the early
publications of the Royal Society by John Evelyn, Robert Hooke,
John Wilkins, Thomas Sprat, and John Graunt, which are examined in
detail to demonstrate the collective negotiation of an ambitious
inductive program employing hypotheses, active powers, and the
disciplined use of analogy. Examining the Royal Society's activity
in the areas of horticulture, experimentation, language reform,
cultural criticism, and political arithmetic, the author
synthesizes philosophical and sociological approaches to science in
developing a new understanding of the Royal Society and its legacy
for science, culture, and politics.
Four towns dismantled slowly while their inhabitants grieve for a
history and heritage that has been voted away from them. Based on
an actual event which displaced four entire towns in central
Massachusetts for the construction of a reservoir, families are
divided between those who protest the construction project, those
who give up and leave, and those who help to build it. A rift
between two brothers, Eli and John Vaughn, at the turn of the
twentieth century continues through to the next generation as John
tries to use Jenny, Eli's daughter, in a plot to regain the family
farm. Jenny becomes the guardian of her family's heritage, and
ultimately, the one to decide what happens to them. Torn between
loyalty to her family and heritage, and the allure of a future
beyond the valley, Jenny refuses to remain powerless like the men
she loves, but looks for a way to take control. A disastrous
decision may prove fatal in a race against time.
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