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Teaching mathematics 3-5 developing learning in the foundation stage / by Gifford, Susan

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Infinite series in a history of analysis : stages up to the verge of summability / by K�orle, Hans-Heinrich, 1934-

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The self-evolving cosmos a phenomenological approach to nature's unity-in-diversity / by Rosen, Steven M.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Individuation and the quest for unity -- The obstacle to unification in modern physics -- Does contemporary mathematical physics actually -- Depart from the classical formulation -- Apparent concretization of mathematical physics via symmetry breaking --The implicit attempt to maintain the classical formula and its ultimate failure -- The phenomenological challenge to the classical formula -- Topological phenomenology -- Phenomenological intuition, topology, and the klein bottle -- The physical significance of the Klein bottle -- Spin -- Vorticity -- The dimensional family of topological spinors -- Generalization of intuitive topology -- Topodimensional spin matrix -- Basic principles of dimensional transformation -- Synsymmetry and the self-transformation of space -- From symmetry breaking to dimensional generation -- The three basic stages of dimensional generation -- Kleinian topogeny -- Waves carrying waves: the co-evolution of lifeworlds -- The forces of nature -- The phenomenon of light -- Phenomenological Kaluza-Klein theory -- Summary comparison of conventional and topo-phenomenological approaches to kaluza-klein theory -- Cosmogony, symmetry, and phenomenological intuition -- Conventional view of the evolving cosmos -- The problem of symmetry -- A new kind of clarity -- The self-evolving cosmos -- Introduction to the cosmogonic matrix -- Overview of cosmic evolution -- The role of the fermions in dimensional generation -- Projective stages of cosmogony : dimensional divergence -- Stage 1 -- Stage 2 -- Stages 3 and 4 -- Proprioceptive stages of cosmogony : dimensional convergence -- Conclusion: Wider horizons of cosmic evolution -- The psychophysics of cosmogony -- Psychical aspects of the fundamental particles -- Toward a reflexive physics -- Concretization of the self-evolving cosmos.…”
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Fate of the wild the Endangered Species Act and the future of biodiversity / by Burgess, Bonnie B., 1946-

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Setting the stage -- pt. 2. Characters -- pt. 3. Conflict -- pt. 4. …”
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Biochemistry for dummies by Moore, John T.

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Setting the stage : basic biochemistry concepts -- pt. 2. The meat of biochemistry : proteins -- pt. 3. …”
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Ecosystem-based management for the oceans

Table of Contents: “…pt. 1. Setting the stage -- pt. 2. Conceptual basis for ecosystem-based management -- pt. 3. …”
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Life's origin the beginnings of biological evolution /

Table of Contents: “…Historical understanding of life's beginnings / John Or -- From big bang to primordial planet : setting the stage for the origin of life / Alan W. Schwartz and Sherwood Chang -- Formation of the building blocks of life / Stanley L. …”
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The microbial models of molecular biology from genes to genomes / by Davis, Rowland H.

Table of Contents: “…Model systems, model organisms -- Morgan's progeny -- Neurospora -- Aspergillus -- Yeast -- Leaving the fungi -- Escherichia coli -- The T bacteriophages -- Temperate phages and transduction -- DNA -- Prokaryotes take center stage -- Prokaryotes : later contributions -- Cytoplasmic inheritance : the ciliates -- Organelle genetics : yeast and chlamydomonas -- Yeast becomes a supermodel -- The filamentous fungi : eclipse and renewal -- The role of biochemistry -- Genomics -- The age of model organisms.…”
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Biomedical applications of lanthanum by Nilsson, Harriet

Table of Contents: “…Lanthanum as a tracer for the study of tight junctions -- Structure and function of tight junctions -- Methods to study the permeability of tight junctions in cell cultures -- Lanthanum in the study of tight junctions in different tissues -- Lanthanum as an inhibitor of ion channels -- Uptake of lanthanum salts in the body -- Lanthanum carbonate in the treatment of hyperphosphatemia in end stage renal disease.…”
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Sea turtles of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States by Ruckdeschel, Carol

Table of Contents: “…Species covered: Loggerhead -- Leatherback -- Kemp's ridley -- Green sea turtle -- Hawksbill -- Olive ridley -- Learn about: where they nest, how they look and what they eat at each stage of life, what threatens their existence (predators, commercial fishing, diseases, pollution) -- Identification keys -- Detailed drawings of distinctive features.…”
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Biosphere origin and evolution

Table of Contents: “…Problems of biosphere evolution and origin of life -- pt. II. Prebiological stages of evolution and RNA world on the earth and in the space -- pt. …”
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Review of CCSP draft synthesis and assessment product 5.3 decison-support experiments and evaluations using seasonal to interannual forecasts and observational data : panel to revi...

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History of life by Cowen, Richard, 1940-

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Orchid biotechnology II

Table of Contents: “…Molecular phylogeny and biogeography of Phalaenopsis species -- Endopolyploidy in Phalaenopsis orchids and its application in polyploid breeding -- Growth responses and changes of active components as influenced by elevations and orchid Mycorrhizae on Anoectochilus formosanus Hayata -- A practical method for monitoring the fertility of sphagnum moss during Phalaenopsis cultivation -- Compositional variation in the polysaccharides of the pseudobulb of Oncidium Gower Ramsey during different stages of inflorescence development -- Coloration and color patterning in floral tissues of Oncidium Gower Ramsey -- Qualitative and quantitative analysis of pigments in Phalaenopsis species -- Biosynthetic pathway of pigments in Phalaenopsis species -- Biosynthetic regulation of floral scent in Phalaenopsis -- Warm- and cool-night temperatures alter carbon dioxide fixation pattern and biochemical metabolism in Phalaenopsis aphrodite -- Flower development in the Oncidium orchid -- The relationship between ethylene and orchid ovule development -- The application of the chloroplast genome of Oncidium in plant identification and breeding in Oncidiinae -- Analysis of chloroplast RNA editing sites in Phalaenopsis aphrodite -- Molecular characterization of the early response of orchid Phalaenopsis amabilis to Erwinia chrysanthemi infection -- Identification and characterization of new Phalaenopsis orchid-infecting viruses -- What we have learned from studies of the differential movement mechanism of Cymbidium mosaic virus -- Transgenic protection against virus infection in orchids.…”
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Stress response in pathogenic bacteria

Table of Contents: “…Hassett -- Coordinated regulation of stress and virulence adaptations in stages of haemophilus pathogenesis / by Sandy M. S. …”
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Mixed models theory and applications with R / by Demidenko, Eugene, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…331.16 Software and books361.17 Summary points 372 MLE for LME Model 412.1 Example: Weight versus height 422.2 The model and log-likelihood functions 452.3 Balanced random-coefficient model 602.4 LME model with random intercepts 642.5 Criterion for the MLE existence 722.6 Criterion for positive definiteness of matrix D742.7 Preestimation bounds for variance parameters 772.8 Maximization algorithms792.9 Derivatives of the log-likelihood function 812.10 Newton--Raphson algorithm 832.11 Fisher scoring algorithm852.12 EM algorithm 882.13 Starting point 932.14 Algorithms for restricted MLE 962.15 Optimization on nonnegative definite matrices 972.16 lmeFS and lme in R 1082.17 Appendix: Proof of the MLE existence 1122.18 Summary points 1153 Statistical Properties of the LME Model 1193.1 Introduction 1193.2 Identifiability of the LMEmodel 1193.3 Information matrix for variance parameters 1223.4 Profile-likelihood confidence intervals 1333.5 Statistical testing of the presence of random effects 1353.6 Statistical properties of MLE 1393.7 Estimation of random effects 1483.8 Hypothesis and membership testing 1533.9 Ignoring random effects 1573.10 MINQUE for variance parameters 1603.11 Method of moments 1693.12 Variance least squares estimator 1733.13 Projection on D+ space 1783.14 Comparison of the variance parameter estimation 1783.15 Asymptotically efficient estimation for [beta] 1823.16 Summary points 1834 Growth Curve Model and Generalizations 1874.1 Linear growth curve model 1874.2 General linear growth curve model 2034.3 Linear model with linear covariance structure 2214.4 Robust linear mixed effects model 2354.5 Appendix: Derivation of the MM estimator 2434.6 Summary points 2445 Meta-analysis Model 2475.1 Simple meta-analysis model 2485.2 Meta-analysis model with covariates 2755.3 Multivariate meta-analysis model 2805.4 Summary points 2916 Nonlinear Marginal Model 2936.1 Fixed matrix of random effects 2946.2 Varied matrix of random effects 3076.3 Three types of nonlinear marginal models 3186.4 Total generalized estimating equations approach 3236.5 Summary points 3307 Generalized Linear Mixed Models 3337.1 Regression models for binary data 3347.2 Binary model with subject-specific intercept 3577.3 Logistic regression with random intercept 3647.4 Probit model with random intercept 3847.5 Poisson model with random intercept 3887.6 Random intercept model: overview 4037.7 Mixed models with multiple random effects 4047.8 GLMM and simulation methods 4137.9 GEE for clustered marginal GLM 4187.10 Criteria for MLE existence for binary model 4267.11 Summary points 4318 Nonlinear Mixed Effects Model 4358.1 Introduction 4358.2 The model 4368.3 Example: Height of girls and boys 4398.4 Maximum likelihood estimation 4418.5 Two-stage estimator 4448.6 First-order approximation 4508.7 Lindstrom--Bates estimator 4528.8 Likelihood approximations 4578.9 One-parameter exponential model 4608.10 Asymptotic equivalence of the TS and LB estimators 4678.11 Bias-corrected two-stage estimator 4698.12 Distribution misspecification 4718.13 Partially nonlinear marginal mixed model 4748.14 Fixed sample likelihood approach4758.15 Estimation of random effects and hypothesis testing 4788.16 Example (continued) 4798.17 Practical recommendations 4818.18 Appendix: Proof of theorem on equivalence 4828.19 Summary points 4859 Diagnostics and Influence Analysis 4899.1 Introduction 4899.2 Influence analysis for linear regression 4909.3 The idea of infinitesimal influence 4939.4 Linear regression model 4959.5 Nonlinear regression model 5129.6 Logistic regression for binary outcome 5179.7 Influence of correlation structure 5269.8 Influence of measurement error 5279.9 Influence analysis for the LME model 5309.10 Appendix: MLE derivative with respect to σ2 5369.11 Summary points 53710 Tumor Regrowth Curves 54110.1 Survival curves 54310.2 Double--exponential regrowth curve 54510.3 Exponential growth with fixed regrowth time 55910.4 General regrowth curve 56510.5 Double--exponential transient regrowth curve 56610.6 Gompertz transient regrowth curve 57310.7 Summary points 57611 Statistical Analysis of Shape 57911.1 Introduction 57911.2 Statistical analysis of random triangles 58111.3 Face recognition 58411.4 Scale-irrelevant shape model 58511.5 Gorilla vertebrae analysis 58911.6 Procrustes estimation of the mean shape 59111.7 Fourier descriptor analysis 59811.8 Summary points 60712 Statistical Image Analysis 60912.1 Introduction 60912.2 Testing for uniform lighting 61212.3 Kolmogorov--Smirnov image comparison 61612.4 Multinomial statistical model for images 62012.5 Image entropy 62312.6 Ensemble of unstructured images 62712.7 Image alignment and registration 64012.8 Ensemble of structured images 65212.9 Modeling spatial correlation 65412.10 Summary points 66013 Appendix: Useful Facts and Formulas 66313.1 Basic facts of asymptotic theory 66313.2 Some formulas of matrix algebra 67013.3 Basic facts of optimization theory 674References 683Index 713.…”
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Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development

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Recent works on microbes and infections in China selected from the Journal of microbes and infections (China) /

Table of Contents: “…The role of lower airway bacterial colonization at the stable stage of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease / Min Zhang ... …”
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Hydrophilic interaction chromatography a guide for practitioners /

Table of Contents: “…HILIC for Food, Environmental, and Other Applications 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Food applications for HILIC 8.2.1 Review of HILIC analytical methods for food analysis 8.2.1.1 Sample preparation in HILIC methods applied to food matrices 8.2.1.2 HILIC methods applied to food matrices: chromatographic parameters and detection 8.2.2 Selected detailed examples of HILIC applications in food analysis 8.2.2.1 Melamine (MEL) and cyanuric acid (CYA) 8.2.2.2 Water soluble vitamins 8.2.2.3 Seafood and other toxins 8.3 Environmental and other applications of HILIC 8.3.1 Review of environmental applications based on the stages of method development 8.3.2 Selected detailed examples of environmental and other HILIC applications 8.3.2.1 Metals and their related organic compounds 8.3.2.2 Pharmaceutical compounds in aqueous environmental samples 8.3.2.3 Other applications 8.4 Conclusions Chapter 9. …”
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Chemistry and technology of emulsion polymerisation

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: List of Contributors xi Abbreviations xiii List of Frequently Used Symbols xvii Introduction to the Second Edition xix Introduction to the First Edition xxi 1 Historic Overview 1 Finn Knut Hansen 1.1 The Early Stages 1 1.2 The Second Half of the Twentieth Century 9 1.2.1 Product Development 9 1.2.2 Kinetic Theory 11 1.2.3 Emulsion Polymerisation in Monomer Droplets 19 1.2.4 Industrial Process Control and Simulation 21 2 Introduction to Radical (Co)Polymerisation 23 A.M. van Herk 2.1 Mechanism of Free Radical Polymerisation 23 2.2 Rate of Polymerisation and Development of Molecular Mass Distribution 25 2.2.1 Rate of Polymerisation 25 2.2.2 Kinetic Chain Length 26 2.2.3 Chain Length Distribution 27 2.2.4 Temperature and Conversion Effects 30 2.3 Radical Transfer Reactions 31 2.3.1 Radical Transfer Reactions to Low Molecular Mass Species 31 2.3.2 Radical Transfer Reactions to Polymer 32 2.4 Radical Copolymerisation 34 2.4.1 Derivation of the Copolymerisation Equation 34 2.4.2 Types of Copolymers 37 2.4.3 Polymerisation Rates in Copolymerisations 39 2.5 Controlled Radical Polymerisation 41 3 Emulsion Polymerisation 43 A.M. van Herk and R.G. …”
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