Coumarins: Biology, Applications, and Mode of Action

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Coumarins: Biology, Applications and Mode of Action predominantly focuses on the parent compound, coumarin, and its main metabolite in humans, 7-hydroxycoumarin. It describes in detail every facet of these compounds including history, toxicology, chemistry, metabolism, analysis, clinical, veterinary and other applications, their roles as immunomodulatory agents and speculates on their mode of action.

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This distinctive text presents the basic principles of fluid mechanics by means of one-dimensional flow examples - differing significantly in style and content from other books. A Primer in Fluid Mechanics contains: o an overview of fluid properties and the kinetic theory of gases o information on the fundamental equations of fluid mechanics, including historical references and background information o introductory discussions on fluid properties and fluid statics o a comprehensive chapter on compressible flow o a variety of applications on non-steady flow, including non-steady gas dynamics o a brief introduction to acoustics Novel provisos in the text include o an analysis of the static stability of a floating two-dimensional parabolic section o viscous flow through an elastic duct o several geometries in non-steady tank draining, including a singular perturbation problem Chapters also discuss physical properties, atmospheric stability, thermodynamics, energy and momentum equations, dimensional analysis, and historical perspectives of flows in pipes and conduits. A Primer in Fluid Mechanics offers a rigorous text for the curious student and for the research engineer seeking a readily available guide to the more refined treatments in the literature - supporting classical and current discussions as well as theoretical and practical concepts.

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Modern Vibrations Primer
Peter M. Moretti
Manufacturer: CRC
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ASIN: 0849320380

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Modern Vibrations Primer provides practicing mechanical engineers with guidance through the computer-based problem solving process. The book illustrates methods for reducing complex engineering problems to manageable, analytical models. It is the first vibrations guide written with a contemporary approach for integration with computers. Ideal for self-study, each chapter contains a helpful exposition that emphasizes practical application and builds in complexity as it progresses. Chapters address discrete topics, creating an outstanding reference tool. The lecture-like format is easy to read. The primer first promotes a fundamental understanding, then advances further to problem solving, design prediction and trouble shooting. Outdated and theoretical material isn't covered, leaving room for modern applications such as autonomous oscillations, flow-induced vibrations, and parametric excitation Until recently, some procedures , like arbitrarily-damped, multi-dimensional problems, were impractical. New methods have made them solvable, using PC-based matrix calculation and algebraic manipulation. Modern Vibrations Primer shows how to utilize these current resources by putting problems into standard mathematical forms, which can be worked out by any of a number of widely employed software programs. This book is necessary for any professional seeking to adapt their vibrations knowledge to a modern environment.

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Active Noise Control Primer
Scott D. Snyder
Manufacturer: American Institute of Physics
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ASIN: 038798951X

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Active noise control - the reduction of noise by generating an acoustic signal that actively interferes with the noise - has become an active area of basic research and engineering applications. The aim of this book is to present all of the basic knowledge one needs for assessing how useful active noise control will be for a given problem and then to provide some guidance for designing, setting up, and tuning an active noise-control system. Written for students who have no prior knowledge of acoustics, signal processing, or noise control but who do have a reasonable grasp of basic physics and mathematics, the book is short and descriptive. It leaves for more advanced texts or research monographs all mathematical details and proofs concerning vibrations, signal processing and the like. The book can thus be used in independent study, in a classroom with laboratories, or in conjunction with a kit for experiment or demonstration. Topics covered include: basic acoustics; human perception and sound; sound intensity and related concepts; fundamentals of passive noise-control strategies; basics of digital systems; basics of adaptive controllers; and active noise control systems.

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Engineering Dynamics: A Primer
Oliver M. O'Reilly
Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: 0387951458

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This primer is intended to provide the theoretical background for the standard undergraduate, mechanical engineering course in dynamics. It grew out of the author's desire to provide an affordable compliment to the standard texts on the subject in which the gap between the theory presented and the problems to be solved is oftentimes too large. The book contains several worked examples and at the end of each chapters summaries and exercises to aid the student in their understanding of the chapter. Teachers who wish to have a source of more detailed theory for the course, as well as graduate students who need a refresher course on undergraduate dynamics when preparing for certain first year graduate school examinations, and students taking the course will find the work very helpful.

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Unclear and not helpful.......2002-11-25

This book is not at all helpful, it is hard to follow, and problems are hard to understand without diagrams. Sometimes you're stuck on one paragraph for an hour, because you're unable to see how the author got some equation, and he isn't the least bit interested in giving readers a hint. There are also a couple of bad mistakes in problem sections, asking students to prove incorrect statements, or omitting assumptions that should've been stated. This book will confuse you more than it'll help you.

What a Great Book!.......2001-01-31

O'Reilly has written a wonderful book for anyone interested in dynamics. The book is extremely clear and concise while remaining both physically and mathematically precise. This book will be a great addition to anyone's technical library from student to professional.

Heat Transfer (Oxford Chemistry Primers, 50)

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Heat Transfer (Oxford Chemistry Primers, 50)
R. H. S. Winterton
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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The primer follows a classical approach with main chapters on conduction, forced convection, natural convection and radiation. Practical problems do not normally divide neatly into purely conduction problems, purely forced convection and so on, although other texts often assume this. To help overcome this it has been recognised in examples and problems that more than one aspect of heat transfer may be needed to solve a single practical problem. The book covers the essential material of a text twice the length, making it easier for the reader to find and understand key principles.

Radiation Heat Transfer (Oxford Chemistry Primers, 89)

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Radiation Heat Transfer (Oxford Chemistry Primers, 89)
H. R. N. Jones
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This book is an introductory text on radiation heat transfer aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students working in an engineering environment, who have no prior knowledge of the subject. It starts from the basic physical principles of thermal radiation, and then goes on to develop methods for the calculation of view factors, rates of heat transfer between surfaces, effects of intervening gases, and the treatment of combined modes of heat transfer. It applies these methods to a number of practical engineering examples, including heat transfer in furnaces, techniques for the measurement of temperature, and radiation from particles in combustion gases. The text works from a student's point of view, and is based firmly in the tradition of hand calculation, as commonly encountered in university teaching programmes.

A primer for NDTRAN: A systems dynamics interpreter

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A primer for NDTRAN: A systems dynamics interpreter
William I Davisson
Manufacturer: University of Notre Dame
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Newly revised and in paperback for the first time, this definitive, annotated edition of T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land includes as a bonus all the essays Eliot wrote as he was composing his masterpiece. Enriched with period photographs, a London map of cited locations, groundbreaking information on the origins of the work, and full annotations, the volume is itself a landmark in literary history.
“More than any previous editor, Rainey provides the reader with every resource that might help explain the genesis and significance of the poem. . . . The most imaginative and useful edition of The Waste Land ever published.”—Adam Kirsch, New Criterion
“For the student or for anyone who wants to get the maximum amount of information out of a foundational modernist work, this is the best available edition.”—Publishers Weekly

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Then spoke the thunder..........2005-09-05

Having recently read Alfred Appel's very erudite and comprehensive annotations to "Lolita," I have to admit that Prof. Rainey's effort here is something of a mixed bag. On the plus side, he avoids the temptation to "explain" the poem to us, since this poem of voices cries out for individual interpretation. He provides extensive excerpts and quotes from the works to which Eliot alludes. Unlike Appel, however, there is scarcely any analysis of how the allusions fit into the plan and structure of the poem. Some of the claimed allusions make one scratch one's head in bewilderment and imagine Eliot grinning from the great beyond at the confusion he has caused. On the other hand, Prof. Rainey misses obvious allusions, such as the recurring "Unreal City," which echoes the short fiction of Gerard de Nerval, whose "El Desdichado" is quoted by Eliot at line 429. (Prof. Rainey appears thrown off by Eliot's own citation to Beaudelaire; Eliot deftly pulled off a simulatneous allusion to both French authors, and there is really not any discussion here of how Eliot was influenced by the French symbolists.) Also, Prof. Rainey fails to annotate other lines that appear to be allusive, or if not are deserving of commentary just for one's overall study of the poem. His introduction captures only the tiniest bit of Eliot's craft and continuing relevance, and instead spends page after page on painstaking and eventally quite uninteresting exposition on the publication history of the poem. Coming to this poem again 28 years after reading it in college, I found it still retains both its intellectual and emotional power, which is likely what makes it such an enduring masterpiece. Its exploration of melancholy is unmatched.

Travels in "The Waste Land.".(Critical Essay) : An article from: New Criterion

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Travels in "The Waste Land.".(Critical Essay) : An article from: New Criterion
Adam Kirsch
Manufacturer: Foundation for Cultural Review
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This digital document is an article from New Criterion, published by Foundation for Cultural Review on April 1, 2005. The length of the article is 2771 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Travels in "The Waste Land.".(Critical Essay)
Author: Adam Kirsch
Publication: New Criterion (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2005
Publisher: Foundation for Cultural Review
Volume: 23 Issue: 8 Page: 12(5)

Article Type: Critical Essay

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The Annotated Waste Land with Eliot's Contemporary Prose.

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The Annotated Waste Land with Eliot's Contemporary Prose.
T.S. and Lawrence Rainey. Eliot
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OSDFBY

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