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The Arabian frontier of the British Raj merchants, rulers, and the British in the nineteenth-century Gulf / by Onley, James, 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Conventions, terminology, and transliteration -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The subject -- The sources -- Overview -- Empire -- British India's informal empire and spheres of influence in Asia and Africa -- British India's residency system in Asia and Africa -- The origins of the residency system, 1613-1763 -- The politicization and expansion of the residency system, 1764-1947 -- The residency system and Britain's Indian empire -- Imperialism and the strategy of informal empire -- The Indian political service (IPS), 1764-1947 -- Early British involvement in the Gulf, 1616-1822 -- Britain's political residency in the Gulf, 1822-1971 -- Britain's native agency in Bahrain, c. 1816-1900 -- Agents of empire -- British India's native agency system in Asia -- British India's native agency system in Asia -- British India's native agency system in the Gulf -- British motives for employing native agents -- Robinson's theory of collaboration -- The Indian origins of the native agency system -- The politicization of the native agency system in India and the Gulf -- Early native agents in the Gulf -- The establishment of the native agency system in the Gulf -- Advantages for the British -- Disadvantages for the British -- Advantages and disadvantages for the native agents -- The operation of British India's native agency in Bahrain -- The agency building -- The agency's finances and organization -- The agent's intelligence-gathering duties, c.1816-1900 -- The agent's judicial duties, 1861-1900 -- The agents' political duties, 1872-1900 -- The agents' social duties -- British India's native agents in Bahrain -- The banias, c.1816-34 -- The Safar family agents -- Mirza Muhammad Cali Safar, 1834-42 -- Hajji Jasim (Hajji Abu'l Qasim), 1842-62 -- Hajji Ibrahim bin Muhsin bin Rajab, 1862-4 -- Years of abeyance, 1865-71 -- Hajji Cabd al-Nabi Khan Safar, 1872-84 -- Hajji Ahmad Khan Safar, 1884-91 -- Temporary agents, 1891-3 -- Agha Muhammad Rahim Safar, 1893-1900 -- Hajji Cabbas bin Muhammad bin Fadhil, 1900 -- The native agency staff after 1900 -- Challenges to the agents, 1834-97 -- The decline of British India's native agency system in Bahrain and the Gulf -- The rift in agent-ruler relations, 1895-1900 -- The agent's conflict between trade and politics, 1897-9 -- The argument for a political agency, 1897-9 -- The transition to a political agency, 1899-1900 -- The Arabian frontier of the Indian empire -- Appendix A a British India's residency system in Asia and Africa -- British India's residency system, 1880s -- Gulf residency organization -- Gulf residency staff -- Gulf residency budget -- Graded officers serving in political residencies, 1877 -- British military establishments in the Gulf -- Appendix B rulers and residents -- Rulers of Bahrain -- Residents in Bushire -- Agents for the lower Gulf (qishm island) -- Political residents in the Gulf (Bushire) -- Political residents in the Gulf (Ras al-Jufair, Bahrain) -- Governors of Bombay -- Viceroys of India -- Appendix C British India's native agents in Bahrain -- Native agents -- Native agency staff -- British-Indian steam navigation Co. agents (Gray Paul & Co.) -- Merchant grades -- Appendix D British control : Bahrain v. the Indian states -- Appendix E Anglo-Bahraini legal obligations and rights.…”
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Rodent societies an ecological & evolutionary perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Murie -- Evolution of sociality in marmots : it begins with hibernation / Kenneth B. Armitage -- Environmental constraints and the evolution of sociality in semifossorial desert rodents / Jan A. …”
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Dewhurst's textbook of obstetrics & gynaecology

Table of Contents: “…William Stones -- Endometriosis / Stephen Kennedy and Philippe Koninckx -- Infertility / Siladitya Bhattacharya -- Assisted reproduction / Geoffrey Trew -- Menopause and the postmenopausal woman / Nick Panay -- Pelvic floor dysfunction I: uterovaginal prolapse / Anthony R.B. Smith -- Urninary incontinence / D. Robinson and L. …”
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Political Strategies in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica /

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Perspectiva económica y social / by Urquidi, Víctor L.

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E-Books in Academic Libraries Stepping up to the Challenge /

Table of Contents: “…Publishers' and vendors' products and services -- An industry perspective: publishing in the digital age / Nadine Vassallo -- The journey beyond print: perspectives of a commercial publisher in the academic market / Rhonda Herman -- The university press perspective on e-books in libraries: production, marketing, and legal challenges / Tony Sanfilippo -- Delivering American Society for Microbiology e-books to libraries / Christine B Charlip -- Platform diving: a day in the life of an academic e-book aggregator / Bob Nardini -- Librarians' challenges -- University of California, Merced: primarily an electronic library / Jim Dooley -- Patron-driven acquisitions: assessing and sustaining a long-term PDA e-book program / Karen S. …”
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Handbook of algal technologies and phytochemicals /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 11: Biologically Active Vitamin B12 from Edible Seaweeds -- Chapter 12: Potentials and Challenges in the Production of Microalgal Pigments with Reference to Carotenoids, Chlorophylls, and Phycobiliproteins -- Chapter 13: Potential Health and Nutraceutical Applications of Astaxanthin and Astaxanthin Esters from Microalgae -- Chapter 14: Dunaliella salina: Sustainable Source of ß-Carotene -- Chapter 15: Exploring the Potential of Using Micro- and Macroalgae in Cosmetics -- Chapter 16: Microalgae for Human Nutrition: Perspectives for the Future…”
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Instrumentation handbook for biomedical engineers / by Sahin, Mesut, Fidel, Howard, Perez-Castillejos, Raquel

Table of Contents: “…Analog-to-Digital Converter: -- b. Display Decoder and Display: -- c. Square Wave Oscillator: -- S4.7 Detailed Experimental Procedure -- S4.8 Circuit Testing and Troubleshooting -- S4.9 Questions For Brainstorming -- S4.10 Important Topics to Include in the Lab Report -- References and Material for Further Reading -- Studio 5 Force Measurements with PZT Transducers -- S5.1 Background -- S5.2 Overview of the Experiment -- S5.3 Learning Objectives -- S5.4 Equipment, Tools, Electronic Components and Software -- S5.5 Detailed Experimental Procedure -- Mechanical Resonance…”
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Global Lean for Higher Education : a Themed Anthology of Case Studies, Approaches, and Tools.

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Biotech juggernaut : hope, hype, and hidden agendas of entrepreneurial bioscience / by Stevens, Tina, Newman, Stuart (Stuart A.)

Table of Contents: “…; Notes; Sources Consulted for Chapter 6; Chapter 7: Concluding Reflections; Sources Used for Chapter 7; Appendices; Appendix A: Position Paper on Human Germ Line Manipulation; Appendix B: Memo to CIRM Standards Working Group Challenging CIRM's 2013 Move to Change Egg Donation Reimbursement Policy.…”
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Biodiesel fuels based on edible and nonedible feedstocks, wastes, and algae : science, technology, health, and environment /

Table of Contents: “…The effects of additives with Calophyllum inophyllum methyl ester (CIME) in CI engine applications. K. Nanthagopal, B. Ashok, Madhu Sudan Reddy Dandu8. Moringa oleifera oil as a potential feedstock for sustainable biodiesel production. …”
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Canine-assisted interventions : a comprehensive guide to credentialing therapy dog teams / by Binfet, John-Tyler, 1964-, Hartwig, Elizabeth Kjellstrand

Table of Contents: “…10 Future Directions in Canine-Assisted InterventionsScenario; Best Practices for CAI Teams; Future Directions for CAI Organizations; Future Directions in CAI Research; Conclusion; Appendix A: Canine-Assisted Intervention Team Screening Form; Appendix B: Canine Health Screening Form; Appendix C: Canine-Assisted Counseling Skills Checklist; Appendix D: Canine-Assisted Intervention Team Assessment; Index…”
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Anticipation and decision making in sport /

Table of Contents: “…Mark Williams -- Virtual environments and their role in developing perceptual-cognitive skills in sports / Rob Gray -- Training under pressure: current perspectives and future directions / David B. Alder, Joe Causer, and Jamie Poolton -- Transfer of expert visual-perceptual-motor skill in sport / Sean Müller and Simon M. …”
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Advanced studies in experimental and clinical medicine : modern trends and latest approaches /

Table of Contents: “…Mujeeb -- Hirak Bhasma : A Potential Ayurvedic Antibacterial Drug Assessed by In Vitro Pre-Clinical Studies / Sutapa Som Chaudhury, Bhuban Ruidas, Prasanta Kumar Sarkar, and Chitrangada Das Mukhopadhyay -- Pathophysiology of Fluorosis and Calcium Dose Prediction for Its Reversal in Children : Mathematical Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Three Clinical Case Studies / Suja George, A.B. Gupta, Mayank Mehta, and Akshara Goyal -- Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Sputum DNA Using Multiplex PCR / R. …”
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Special functions and analysis of differential equations /

Table of Contents: “…Emin Özdemir, Ahmet Ocak Akdemir, Erhan Set, and Alper Ekinci12 A Note on Fox's H Function in the Light of Braaksma's ResultsDmitrii B. Karp13 Categories and Zeta & Möbius Functions: Applications to Universal Fractional OperatorsPhilippe Riot, Alain Le Méhauté, and Dmitrii Tayurskii14 New Contour Surfaces to the (2+1)-Dimensional Boussinesq Dynamical EquationHaci Mehmet Baskonus, Carlo Cattani, and Armando Ciancio15 Statistical Approach of Mixed Convective Flow of Third-Grade Fluid towards an Exponentially Stretching Surface with Convective Boundary ConditionAnum Shafiq, Zakia Hammouch, Tabassum Naz Sindhu, and Dumitru Baleanu16 Solvability of the Boundary-Value Problem for a Third-Order Linear Loaded Differential Equation with the Caputo Fractional DerivativePraveen Agarwal, Umida Baltaeva, and Jessada Tariboon17 Chaotic Systems and Synchronization Involving Fractional Conformable Operators of the Riemann-Liouville TypeJ. …”
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COVID-19 and World Order : The Future of Conflict, Competition, and Cooperation /

Table of Contents: “…When the world stumbled: COVID-19 and the failure of the international system / Anne Applebaum ; Public governance and global politics after COVID-19 / Henry Farrell and Hahrie Han ; Take it off-site: World order and international institutions after COVID-19 / Janice Gross Stein ; A "good enough" world order: A gardener's manual / James B. Steinberg -- Part VI: Grand strategy and American statecraft. …”
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COVID-19 and World Order : The Future of Conflict, Competition, and Cooperation /

Table of Contents: “…When the world stumbled: COVID-19 and the failure of the international system / Anne Applebaum ; Public governance and global politics after COVID-19 / Henry Farrell and Hahrie Han ; Take it off-site: World order and international institutions after COVID-19 / Janice Gross Stein ; A "good enough" world order: A gardener's manual / James B. Steinberg -- Part VI: Grand strategy and American statecraft. …”
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Figures of Southeast Asian modernity

Table of Contents: “…The Philippines / Smita Lahiri and Deirdre de la Cruz -- Domestic helper / José B. Capino -- Chinese mestizo / Richard T. Chu -- Filipino seaman / Kale Bantigue Fajardo -- Public manager / Anna Romina Guevarra -- Lawless element / Orlando de Guzman -- Agriculturalist / Adam Lukasiewicz -- Bakla returnee / Martin F. …”
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Sustainability assessment of renewables-based products : methods and case studies /

Table of Contents: “…Mistretta -- Asssessing the sustainability of geothermal utilization / Ruth Shortalla, Gudni Axelsson and Brynhildur Davidsdottira -- Biofuels from terrestrial biomass : sustainability assessment of sugarcane biorefineries in Brazil / Otavio Cavalett, Marcos D.B. Watanabe, Alexandre Souza, Mateus F. Chagas, Tassia L. …”
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Applied linguistics and primary school teaching

Table of Contents: “…Decoding, word recognition and spelling: typically developing children and children with language-learning difficulties Kenn Apel, Elizabeth B. Wilson-Fowler and Julie J. Masterson; 18. The development of the Speech, Language and Communication Framework (SLCF) Mary Hartshorne; 19. …”
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