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"The last wild frontier of classical studies." ---The Times (UK) The Chemical Muse uncovers decades of misdirection and obfuscation to reveal the history of widespread drug use in Ancient Rome and Greece. In the city-states that gave birth to Western civilization, drugs were an everyday...

God is returning for a church without spot or wrinkle. The world, its activities, and its ideologies have crept into the church and remained. Matthew 6:24 declares, "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye...

The Alchemist Professors show how to transmute the lead weights holding you, the entrepreneur, back, turning them into the gold of success. Get more customers, increase revenues, learn about team-building, internet marketing and buying a business. Find out the way to set goals and use scripts. Understand...

A one-stop Desk Reference, for Biomedical Engineers involved in the ever expanding and very fast moving area; this is a book that will not gather dust on the shelf. It brings together the essential professional reference content from leading international contributors in the biomedical engineering...

In recent years the field of contact dermatitis has increased greatly in importance in dermatology. The variety of exogenous, environmental­ ly caused dermatoses has undoubtedly expanded over the past few de­ cades with the increasing number of potentially toxic chemicals, the changes in lifestyle,...

/inca/publications/misc/creaghcov.htmAbout the cover This book contains twenty chapters covering a wide range of research in the fields of scientific conservation of art and archaeometry. The common thread is the use of radiation in these analyses. The term "radiation" is used in the widest...

100 years ago, the First World War continued to rage with no end in sight.  In this short story, three American soldiers will find themselves pushed to the limits, including their morality.  

Since the first use of the word "vitamin" the problem of nutrition has been more or less confused. With the discovery of new vitamins confusion increased. When minerals were added to the necessary articles required for good nutrition the bungling and muddling connected with pontifical pronouncements...

From D.A. Kori Prier, author of Why Walk When We Can Fly! Is he a mad scientist or has SCIENCE gone mad? After all, he built the DIPOLE! Author turned character, Kori Prier narrates the story about Dr. Simon J. Kablowski’s in-garage science lab project which derives one possibility,...

Sally was drowning in debt, the type of debt with no way out. Her naivety and kind nature had led to her being taken advantage of at every turn. The lawyer for the card company added to her debt before pursuing her. He had his own secrets and issues, but he made her heart race and her body respond....

Knowledge Coupling discusses the premises upon which the coupling of knowledge to every action is based in the practice of medicine, as well as why these premises must change. In concrete terms, the volume explores the methods of structuring and using medical knowledge and medical records that enables...

Comprehensive coverage of improvements in cultivation techniques across the potato value chain, from yield modelling to post-harvest storage Detailed review of the main fungal, bacterial and viral diseases affecting potatoes Assesses the environmental impact of potato cultivation

Plant health covers topics such as the safe handling and movement of germplasm and seed, as well as the range of biotic threats faced by crops and the ways they can be managed to optimise yields and ensure safety and quality in crop production. These threats include viral, bacterial and fungal diseases...

This book describes the fundamentals of residual stresses in friction stir welding and reviews the data reported for various materials. Residual stresses produced during manufacturing processes lead to distortion of structures. It is critical to understand and mitigate residual stresses. From the...