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Caffeine is known to stimulate the central nervous system but what other functions does it have? This book covers the latest scientific knowledge in a uniquely structured format and is specifically designed to link chemistry with health and nutrition to provide a broad, appealing book. Coverage begins...

TECTONlCS AND PHYSICS Geology, although rooted in the laws of physics, rarely has been taught in a manner designed to stress the relations between the laws and theorems of physics and the postulates of geology. The same is true of geophysics, whose specialties (seismology, gravimetIy, magnetics, magnetotellurics)...

This book describes the elements which must be considered in planning and implementing a "smart grid" electrical delivery system. The author outlines in clear terms how the grid can be modernized in such as way that it monitors, protects and automatically optimizes the operation of its interconnected...

Dieses Essential vermittelt einen grundlegenden Einblick in die Systemische Bionik als Grenzen überwindende Disziplin. Der Autor erläutert auf leicht verständliche Weise, welchen Wert die Bionik für ganzheitliche Problemlösungen bietet und welche Rolle eine intakte Natur dabei spielt. Wegweisend...

This research monograph provides a synthesis of a number of statistical tests and measures, which, at first consideration, appear disjoint and unrelated. Numerous comparisons of permutation and classical statistical methods are presented, and the two methods are compared via probability values and,...

Among Water Fowl and Other Entertainments brings together the cream of the author's romance stories. Among Water Fowl is a December-May romance of a man and a woman whose lives are tied to a secret world in England though they find that love conquers all. Bow Bells End, is a love story of a...

Excerpt from The Mystery of the Locks Davy's Bend - a river town, a failing town, and an old town, on a dark night, with a misty rain falling, and the stars hiding from the dangerous streets and walks of the failing town by the sluggish river which seems to be hurrying away from it, too, like...

This surprisingly sophisticated series of linked tales will definitely ensnare the attention of fans of supernatural fiction. Set in a small community called Witching Hill, the book recounts several strange episodes that have occurred in the area. Are they connected, or a mere series of coincidences?...

Vasily Konovalenko’s unique, dynamic, and theatrical sculptures stand alone in the gem-carving world—bawdy but not salacious, political but not diplomatic, boisterous and exuberant yet occasionally sensitive*. Stories in Stone* offers the first comprehensive treatment of the life of this little-known...

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Born in England, author Ernest William Hornung traveled to Australia as a teenager to improve his failing health. Once there, he found himself charmed by the region's cultural quirks and went on to use Australia as a setting for many of his most popular novels. In Tiny Luttrell, a young woman from Australia...

with contributions by Pathologists from 14 Countries

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) is a new method for the treatment of numerous chronic disorders of the musculos- keletal system: Calcific tendinitis of the shoulder joint - Lateral epicondylitis - Medial epicondylitis - Plantar fas- ciitis - Pseudarthrosis. Other indications are being investigated...

Sikhism traces its beginnings to Guru Nanak, who was born in 1469 and died in 1538 or 1539. With the life of Guru Nanak the account of the Sikh faith begins, all Sikhs acknowledging him as their founder. Sikhism has long been a little-understood religion and until recently they resided almost exclusively...