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The interdisciplinary nature of tribology encompasses knowledge drawn from disciplines such as mechanical engineering, materials science, chemistry and physics. The interaction between these different fields of knowledge to achieve the final result, the control of friction and wear, is reviewed in...

In the general advance of technical knowledge and research during the last decade, the Soap Industry has not remained stationary. While there has not perhaps been anything of a very revolutionary character, steady progress has still been made in practically all branches, and the aim of the present...

There have been many advances in the field of gastrointestinal pa­ thology which are of considerable clinical significance during the 13 years since the last publication of a volume of Current Topics in Pathology devoted to this subject. Many have arisen from the app­ lication of new techniques...

Revenge burns hot in the heart of Mach Derune as the losses of all that has happened fills him with rage. For him, only the death of the one responsible for that loss will ease the pain within. He must rejoin the group he had left behind to have any hope of tracking down the King of Sirunre. But the...

The location of the Stones of Magic have been found and the search continues. As does the personal quest that Mach has sworn he would complete. As important as the Stones of Magic are, the need to stop King Rubious is just as great. The measly forces that Mach has at his command are limited and he...

Things have changed greatly in the months since the attack on Mach's home and in ways that some have been praying would come for decades. The barriers of kingdoms are wearing thin as the alliance against Rubious grows stronger. A new Empire will rise with the fall of kingdoms and the friendships that...

The Quest for the Stones of Magic will take one young boy and will either turn him into the man he was meant to be or destroy him completely. The loss of everything that he has, everything that he has ever known, has forced Mach Derune into making a decision that he would never have dreamed he would...

"Within the last few years a new method has been invented for imparting spiritual knowledge; or, to be more accurate, it is not new at all, but is an adaptation of a gadget of some years standing, one which by its origin and background belongs not to the Church but to the world. Some within the...

Soybeans are one of the most widely-grown crops in the world. As the world’s main source of vegetable protein, they have a wide range of food and non-food uses. Current yields need to increase significantly to meet growing demand but in a way that reduces input use, does not damage the environment...

Since the pioneering work of Donald and his first Lancet paper in 1958, the use of ultrasound in obstetrics and gynaecology has evolved rap­ idly. The introduction of grey scale techniques enhanced our ability to identify different tissues on the basis of their texture. However, it was the introduction...

By taking a few easy steps, you can improve your pet’s chance of survival should you be unable to look after it due to temporary or permanent illness or even death. But if you want more than survival for your pet you will need a comprehensive plan that legally allows you to provide a caregiver and...

In the comparative physiology of photoreception by the Protista and the invertebrates two aspects are emphasized: (1) the diversity of visual processes in these groups and (2) their bearing upon general mechanisms of photoreception. Invertebrates have evolved a far greater variety of adaptations than...

The Far Northeast, a peninsula incorporating the six New England states, New York east of the Hudson, Quebec south of the St. Lawrence River and Gulf of St. Lawrence, and the Maritime Provinces, provided the setting for a distinct chapter in the peopling of North America. Late Pleistocene Archaeology...

"The first person I ever killed was my best friend..." Tom White is an unassuming guy from Sussex with a crappy job and no prospects to speak of. When his partying neighbour seems to be trying to rock their Brighton street to its very foundations our ‘hero’, rather than confront...