Search Results - "Evolution"

Between Real and Ideal : The Course of Otto Ludwig's Development as a Narrative Writer / by McClain, William H.

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Biostratigraphic and Geological Significance of Planktonic Foraminifera by BouDagher-Fadel, Marcelle K.

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Concepts in String Playing : Reflections by Artist-Teachers at the Indiana University School of Music /

Table of Contents: “…The many faces of musical talent / James Buswell IV -- Advice to aspiring young symphony musicians / Josef Gingold -- The double bass : a string instrument / Murray Grodner -- Evolution of violin technique in relation to interpretive problems of our time / Franco Gulli -- Reflections on tempo indications / Georges Janzer -- A few moments of beauty / Albert Lazan -- Cello sounds of today / Fritz Magg -- The violin student in search of himself / Laurence Shapiro -- Water seeks its own level / Abraham Skernick -- An organized method of string playing / Janos Starker -- Musical aspects of motion analysis / Helga Ulsamer Winold -- A plan for modernizing violin pedagogy / Tadeusz Wroński.…”
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Micro-, Meso- and Macro-Dynamics of the Brain

Table of Contents: “…Hippocampal mechanisms for the segmentation of space by goals and boundaries -- Cortical Evolution: Introduction to the Reptilian Cortex -- Flow of information underlying a tactile decision in mice -- The Visual Brain: Computing through Multiscale Complexity -- Grid cells and spatial maps in entorhinal cortex and hippocampus -- The striatum and decision-making based on value -- Decoding the dynamics of conscious perception: The temporal generalization method -- Sleep and synaptic down-selection -- Federating and integrating what we know about the brain at all scales - a challenge for the future. …”
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Ricardo on Money : A Reappraisal / by Deleplace, Ghislain

Table of Contents: “…-- Revaluation -- Rehabilitation -- Completeness -- Relevance -- 2. An evolution in Ricardos theory of money -- The relation with the theory of value and distribution -- Ricardos mature theory of money in brief -- 3. …”
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Egalitarian revolution in the Savanna : the origins of a West African political system / by Dueppen, Stephen A.

Table of Contents: “…Decentralization and the evolution of egalitarian behaviors in sedentary societies -- Ancient villages in the Niger bend: context and methods for exploring the Voltaic region -- Ethnographic perspectives on western Burkina Faso: a survey -- Kirikongo: an introduction to the site, the setting, and the research design -- The West Africa environmental setting: Kirikongo in ecological context -- Stratigraphies and depositional episodes: the excavations -- Relative chronology: ceramics -- Community growth at Kirikongo: the spatial and temporal setting -- Early sedentary life in the Voltaic region: defining a "Voltaic tradition" -- Craft production at Kirikongo: the origins, development and reinterpretation of specialization -- Herding, farming, and ritual sacrifice: the economy from Kirikongo.…”
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The next generation of solution focused practice : stretching the world for new opportunities and progress / by McKergow, Mark

Table of Contents: “…Roots of solution focused brief therapy : the interactional view -- Steve de Shazer, Insoo Kim Berg and solution focused brief therapy -- The evolution of SFBT : spreading the word and defining the practice -- Evolving the next generation of SFBT -- 'Stretching the world' of the client -- The role of the practitioner -- Introducing the solution focused art gallery -- The ticket office : permission to start/enter -- The future gallery : miracles, parallel worlds and more -- The past gallery : instances connected to the better future -- The gift shop : what to take away? …”
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Diplomacy, communication, and peace : selected essays / by Maley, William, 1957-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Diplomacy, diplomatic studies, and diplomatic history -- Minimal English and diplomacy -- Terrorism, diplomacy and strategic communication -- Secret and quiet diplomacy -- Agents of influence -- Refugee diplomacy -- Australia's refugee policy : domestic politics and diplomatic consequences -- The United Nations, NGOs and the land-mines initiative : an Australian perspective -- Humanitarianism and humanitarian diplomacy -- Trust, legitimacy, and the sharing of sovereignty -- Norms as frames for institutions -- Risk, populism and the evolution of consular responsibilities -- Peacekeeping and peacemaking -- Democratic governance and post-conflict transitions -- The United Nations and ethnic conflict management : lessons from the disintegration of Yugoslavia -- Negotiating with morally-repugnant actors.…”
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Myiasis in humans and other animals, including applied applications in larval therapy & forensic entomology

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Typical larval infestations -- The importance of myiasis-causing flies -- Defining myiasis -- Classification of myiasis -- Blowflies and screwworm flies -- Comparison of blowfly lifecycles -- Economic impact of myiasis -- Furuncular & Sanguinivorous larvae -- Flesh flies: Sarcophagidae -- Bot and warble flies: Oestridae -- Other flies and the rat-tailed maggot -- Evolution of parasitism in myiasis-causing flies & of myiasis -- Breeding strategies influencing myiasis control -- Myiasis control: traps, targets and insecticides -- Disease ecology -- Distribution of New World screwworm fly -- SIT programme in North and Central America -- Climate data, models and control -- Larval therapy.…”
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The concepts of psychiatry a pluralistic approach to the mind and mental illness / by Ghaemi, S. Nassir

Table of Contents: “…-- Order out of chaos: the evolution of psychiatric nosology -- A theory of DSM-IV: ideal types -- Dimensions versus categories -- The perils of belief: psychosis -- The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune: depression -- Life's rollercoaster: mania -- Being self-aware: insight -- Psychopharmacology: Calvinism or hedonism? …”
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Electronic and computer music by Manning, Peter, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…The background, to 1945 -- Developments from 1945 to 1960 -- Paris and musique concrète -- Cologne and electronische musik -- Milan and elsewhere in Europe -- America -- New horizons in electronic design -- The voltage-controlled synthesizer -- The electronic repertory from 1960 -- Works for tape -- Live electronic music -- Rock and pop electronic music -- The digital revolution to 1980 -- The foundations of computer music -- From computer technology to musical creativity -- The microprocessor revolution -- The characteristics of digital audio -- MIDI -- The development of the MIDI communications protocol -- From analog to digital: the evolution of MIDI hardware -- From microcomputer to music computer: the MIDI dimension -- New horizons for MIDI-based technologies -- Desktop synthesis and signal processing -- Personal computers and sound processing -- Music workstations and related computing architectures -- The expanding perspective -- Performance controllers -- New horizons in synthesis and signal processing software.…”
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Local remedies in international law by Amerasinghe, Chittharanjan Felix, 1933-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- 2. The evolution of the law relating to local remedies -- 3. …”
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The economics of consumer credit

Table of Contents: “…Bertaut, Michael Haliassos -- Bankruptcy and consumer behavior: theory and U.S. evidence / Michelle J. White -- The evolution of the credit counseling industry in the United States / Michael Staten -- Development and regulation of consumer credit reporting in the United States / Robert M. …”
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Out of business and on budget the challenge of military financing in Indonesia / by Rieffel, Alexis, 1941-

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Scientific pluralism

Table of Contents: “…Wade Savage -- Explanations of the evolution of sex : a plurality of local mechanisms / Carla Fehr -- A pluralist interpretation of gene-centered biology / C. …”
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How to create and manage a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund a professional's guide / by Gerber, Melinda

Table of Contents: “…Create and manage a mutual fund -- Why the world needs another mutual fund -- Money, product differentiation, and distribution -- Price and customer service -- Spreading the word with promotion and publicity -- Building your mutual fund team -- The steps to start a mutual fund -- Create and manage an exchange-traded fund -- ETFs : the mutual fund's next evolution -- Building your exchange-traded fund team -- The steps to start an exchange-traded fund --- Appendix A: what to expect in your first year -- Appendix B: selling your business -- Appendix C: useful web sites, phone numbers, and additional readings -- Appendix D: list of service provider questions -- Afterword -- Notes -- Index.…”
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Macro federalism and local finance

Table of Contents: “…Courchene -- Globalization, the information revolution, and emerging imperatives for rethinking fiscal federalism / Anwar Shah -- Federalism and macroeconomic performance / Anwar Shah -- Regional income disparities and covergence: measurement and policy impact evolution / Raja Shankar and Anwar Shah -- Harmonizing taxation of interstate trade under a sub-national VAT: lessons from international experience / Mahesh C. …”
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Reproductive biology and phylogeny of birds

Table of Contents: “…Anatomy of the testis and male reproductive tract / Tom A. Aire. Anatomy and evolution of copulatory structures / Robert Montgomerie and James Briskie. …”
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