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• ISBN:
• 0792375211
• Publisher:
• Springer
• Authors:
• Nataliya Ya Turova, Vadim G. Kessler

The study of the chemistry of metal alkoxides, which began more than 100 years ago, is now experiencing a renaissance due to the broad application of these compounds as molecular precursors in the synthesis of advanced technological materials based on simple and complex oxides. The solution of this problem is occupying a wide circle of inorganic chemists, technologists specializing in fine synthesis in nonaqueous media, and those working on the...

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• ISBN:
• 0080451470
• Publisher:
• Elsevier Science
• Authors:
• David Thompson

Railways are an environmentally friendly means of transport well suited to modern society. However, noise and vibration are key obstacles to further development of the railway networks for high-speed intercity traffic, for freight and for suburban metros and light-rail. All too often noise problems are dealt with inefficiently due to lack of understanding of the problem. This book brings together coverage of the theory of railway noise and...

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• ISBN:
• 0195098919
• Publisher:
• Oxford University Press, USA
• Authors:
• Stewart Elliott Guthrie

Religion is universal human culture. No phenomenon is more widely shared or more intensely studied, yet there is no agreement on what religion is. Now, in Faces in the Clouds, anthropologist Stewart Guthrie provides a provocative definition of religion in a bold and persuasive new theory. Guthrie says religion can best be understood as systematic anthropomorphism--that is, the attribution of human characteristics to nonhuman things and events....

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• ISBN:
• 0632052384
• Publisher:
• Wiley-Blackwell
• Authors:
• Euan Clarkson, Euan, N.K. Clarkson

Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution is well established as the foremost palaeontology text at the undergraduate level. This fully revised fourth edition includes a complete update of the sections on evolution and the fossil record, and the evolution of the early metazoans. New work on the classification of the major phyla (in particular brachiopods and molluscs) has been incorporated. The section on trace fossils is extensively rewritten....

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• ISBN:
• 0849319579
• Publisher:
• AUERBACH
• Authors:
• Thomas R. Peltier, Justin Peltier, John A. Blackley

The purpose of information protection is to protect an organization's valuable resources. Through the selection and application of appropriate safeguards, security helps an organization to meet its business objectives by protecting its physical and financial resources, reputation, legal position, employees, and other tangible and intangible assets. This book examines the elements of computer security, employee roles and responsibilities, and...