Ecology and Conservation of Great Plains Vertebrates (Ecological Studies)

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The Great Plains prairie, historically the largest single terrestrial ecosystem in North America, is now also its most threatened. Ecology and Conservation of Great Plains Vertebrates relates changes in grassland ecosystems to the ecology of vertebrate animals inhabiting the prairie.

Ecology and Conservation of Great Plains Vertebrates

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Ecology and Conservation of Great Plains Vertebrates
Fritz L. Knopf
Manufacturer: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
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ASIN: B000MV4C8S

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Ecology and Conservation of Great Plains Vertebrates.
Fritz L. (EDT)/ Samson, Fred B. (EDT). Knopf
Manufacturer: NY
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N6DAKI

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Provides an introduction to this exciting subject with chapters covering natural and synthetic polymers, colloids, surfactants, and liquid crystals, highlighting the many and varied applications of these materials.

The only introductory book on this subject
Cutting-edge introduction to a new and emerging subject area
An interdisciplinary approach suitable of chemistry, materials science, physics, and biochemistry courses
Copious end-of-chapter problems

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A concised and unified overview on soft matter.......2004-01-19

This book contains a concised overview on soft matter physics or what chemists use to call colloid chemistry. As stated by the author in the Preface, it has been written primarily for undergraduate students. However, it should be also useful to researchers that are looking for a unified view of the subject. The book is organized in five chapters: 1) Introduction, 2) Polymers, 3) Colloids, 4) Amphiphiles, and 5) Liquid crystals. Each chapter includes both FURTHER READING and QUESTIONS sections (numerical solutions to the questions are provided at the end of the book). All in all this quasi-pocket book appear to have reached its scope, I think, and hence I rated it with five stars. Readers that want to dig deeper into this subject may consult the book Soft Matter Physics: an Introduction, by Kleman and Lavrentovich (648 pp). Those wishing to take an intermediate step, may consult the recently published book Soft Condensed Matter by Jones (230 pp).

Introduction to Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Fourth Edition (Colloid & Surface Engineering)

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Good: concise yet detailed

Introduction to Colloid and Surface Chemistry, Fourth Edition (Colloid & Surface Engineering)
Duncan Shaw
Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann
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Principles of Colloid and Surface Chemistry (Undergraduate Chemistry Series)

ASIN: 0750611820

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This thoroughly updated edition continues to provide a concise overall coverage of colloid and surface chemistry, intermediate between the brief accounts in physical chemistry textbooks and the comprehensive coverage in specialized treatises.

New information is included on the composition and structure of solid surfaces, dynamic light scattering, micro emulsions and colloid stability control. The book provides a sound, but easy to follow theoretical framework. It outlines relevant research techniques and considers technological applications. A basic knowledge of the principles of physical chemistry is assumed. It will appeal to a wide readership, both undergraduate and postgraduate students at universities and colleges of technology as well as scientists in industry who need a broad background in the subject.

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Good: concise yet detailed.......2003-04-24

I've checked out the third edition from the library, and found it is very well written. It is concise, without leaving important steps or information out.

Introduction to Sol--Gel Processing (The International Series in Sol-Gel Processing: Technology & Applications)

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Introduction to Sol--Gel Processing (The International Series in Sol-Gel Processing: Technology & Applications)
Alain C. Pierre
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ASIN: 0792381211

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Introduction to Sol-Gel Processing introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the field of colloids applied to materials processing, better known as sol-gel processing. It is written for Engineering or Science students in the fields of Chemical Engineering, Materials Processing, Ceramics Engineering, Colloid Science and Mineral Chemistry.
Introduction to Sol-Gel Processing does not intend to be exhaustive on the research done in this field. However the most important facts about the most recent developments, including mixed organic-inorganic sol-gels known as hybrid materials and the use of surfactants and micelles, are addressed. More precisely, the book focuses on gathering the main theories related to sol-gel processing in a comprehensive manner, so as to provide the most important scientific basis to students.
Introduction to Sol-Gel Processing is organized in such a way that each chapter corresponds to one of the main steps in a chronological order of application of sol-gel techniques to the synthesis of materials. The book first presents elementary solvent chemistry, in particular the partial charge model theory. Next, theories on the nucleation and growth of particles and on the steric or electrostatic stabilization (also known as D.L.V.O. theory) of colloidal suspensions, are gathered in a chapter on colloidal particles. Another chapter is devoted to the theories on gelation. Gels, their structure and properties at large such as their swelling, shrinkage or drying behavior, also constitute an important chapter. After drying, gels become almost traditional ceramic materials and they are often submitted to thermal treatments during which they can phase-transform and sinter. Two chapters offer an opportunity to gather the main theories related to these two fields. Finally, the main applications are reviewed according to the domains of application, particularly for coatings, filtering membranes, and catalysts.

Colloids and Interfaces with Surfactants and Polymers: An Introduction

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Colloids and Interfaces with Surfactants and Polymers: An Introduction
Jim Goodwin
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ASIN: 0470841435

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This text is both an introduction to the field and a bridge to the more specialist texts that are available, and includes recent ideas that have been developed on the interactions between particles and the concentrated state. It covers the fundamentals of colloid and interface science, placing emphasis on concentrated systems and the ideas associated with them.

Takes a user-friendly, non-mathematical approach
Includes the widely used techniques such as rheology in greater depth than other introductory texts
Gives many practical examples of colloid and interface science
Provides guidance on how to apply new ideas to a number of different systems

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"This text is both an introduction to the field and a bridge to the more specialist texts that are available, and includes recent ideas that have been developed on the interactions between particles and the concentrated state. It covers the fundamentals of colloid and interface science, placing emphasis on concentrated systems and the ideas associated with them.

Takes a user-friendly, non-mathematical approach
Includes the widely used techniques such as rheology in greater depth than other introductory texts
Gives many practical examples of colloid and interface science
Provides guidance on how to apply new ideas to a number of different systems

An Introduction to Dynamics of Colloids (Studies in Interface Science)

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An Introduction to Dynamics of Colloids (Studies in Interface Science)
J.K.G. Dhont
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Colloidal Dispersions (Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics)

ASIN: 0444820094

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One of the few textbooks in the field, this volume deals with several aspects of the dynamics of colloids. A self-contained treatise, it fills the gap between research literature and existing books for graduate students and researchers. For readers with a background in chemistry, the first chapter contains a section on frequently used mathematical techniques, as well as statistical mechanics.

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• diffusion of free particles on the basis of the Langevin equation

•the separation of time, length and angular scales;

• the fundamental Fokker-Planck and Smoluchowski equations derived for interacting particles

• friction of spheres and rods, and hydrodynamic interaction of spheres (including three body interactions)

• diffusion, sedimentation, critical phenomena and phase separation kinetics

• experimental light scattering results.

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not a very good book

Practical applications, not sure about conclusions

Only good for advanced Physicists

Practical technology ideas for converting zero-point energy

Practical Conversion of Zero-Point Energy
Thomas F. Valone
Manufacturer: Integrity Research Instititue
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Electrogravitics II: Validating Reports on a New Propulsion Methodology

Quest for Zero Point Energy Engineering Principles for Free Energy

Electrogravitics Systems: Reports on a New Propulsion Methodology

The Energy Machine of T. Henry Moray: Zero-Point Energy and Pulsed Plasma Physics

The Hunt for Zero Point: Inside the Classified World of Antigravity Technology

ASIN: 0964107082
Release Date: 2005-07-01

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The authoritative guide to the latest developments, tools, and physics behind the only inexhaustible source of energy for the future. Revised edition of a year-long "Feasibility Study of the Extraction of Zero-Point Energy from the Quantum Vacuum for the Performance of Useful Work." Profusely illustrated and professionally researched with almost 300 references by a noted expert in the science of zero-point energy.

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not a very good book.......2007-05-18

This book has numerous typos, incomplete sentances and formatting problems. The bulk of the content is in the form of inconclusive scientific formulas with poor descriptions of their significance. They are not tangible to anyone without a PhD in quantum physics and mathematics, and many of them are quite simply incorrect. Zero Point energy is a truly fascinating topic and there are many excellent books about it, but this one just barely gets to stay in my library, simply as a collection of detailed formulas, some of which are very good and some of which are not.

Practical applications, not sure about conclusions.......2007-05-04

The most important aspect of this book, for me, is its discussion of the existence of zero-point energy. The first hurdle is for scientists to agree that there is an unknown force that affects their experiments. If this force can be tapped into, then we can have essentiall 'free energy.'

With a background in economics (not physics) I do agree with many other readers about the text being complicated, but it's a feasability study not an instruction manual. My recommendation is to follow the book with Valone's presentation on Google Video. That helped me understand some of the more complicated experiments that were conducted.

Things I liked about the book:
Practical, real world examples
Proof that zero-point energy exists and we've known it all along
Flurry of references to patents and inventors

Things I didn't like so much:
Extremely technical discussions
Conclusion to the extent that it's more feasible with nano and micro tecnhnology

What is interesting is the author (in the video) speaks of nano-machines that have already been created, but lack a nano-source of continuous energy - which I had never even considered (i.e. they have the machines, but no way to power them).

There's a video class that can be bought (search google) called "Physics for Non-Scientists" that I think is an excellent precurser to reading this book.

Only good for advanced Physicists.......2007-04-05

This book was prepared more for the Physics teachers at a university level than for average people who are expecting to get information they can work with.
The information is strictly dealt with at a research level, and not at a practical level as the title intimates. The examples cited deal with many particles at a molecular and nano level, not very useful for the backyard scientist.Example ;vacuum polarization is, however, a relativistic effect involving electron positron pairs as the hole-theoretic interpretation assumes; a electrostatic field causes a redistribution of charge in the Dirac sea and thus polarizes the vacuum. Okay, so i'm dumb! Paul

Practical technology ideas for converting zero-point energy.......2005-08-26

Today this country faces a destabilizing dependency on irreplaceable fossil fuels which are also rapidly dwindling. As shortages of oil and natural gas occur with more frequency, the "New Energy Crisis" is now heralded in the news media (Time, Newsweek, National Geographic) more often than ever. However, an alternate source of energy that can replace fossil fuels has not been reliably demonstrated. A real need exists for a portable source of power that can compete with fossil fuel and its energy density. A further need exists on land, in the air, and in space, for a fueless source of power which, by definition, does not require re-fueling. The future freedom, and quite possibly the future survival, of mankind depend on the utilization of such a source of energy, if it exists. This book proves that zero-point energy is known to exist and offers all of the avenues for its application to solve the energy crisis.

Yet, none of the world's physicists or engineers are participating in any national or international energy development project, such as advocated by the Apollo Alliance, that would extend beyond nuclear power. It is painfully obvious that zero-point energy does not appear to most scientists as the robust source of energy worth developing. Therefore, an aim of this feasibility study is to provide a clear understanding of the basic principles of the only known candidate for a limitless, fueless source of power: zero-point energy. Another purpose is to look at the practical energy conversion methods that are realistically available to modern engineering, including emerging nanotechnology, for the possible use of zero-point energy.

Based on a year of research and submitted as his doctoral thesis, the Practical Conversion of Zero-Point Energy feasibility study is a masterful, comprehensive work, with almost 300 references. Revised and updated for 2005, it represents the cutting edge of practical zero-point energy conversion technology. A summary of all of the major topics discussed in the book are listed below:

TABLE 3 - Vacuum Engineer's Toolkit
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Each entry contains "Tool" - "Effect" - "Page"
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Aperiodic quantum stochastic resonance (AQSR) - Generates electrical current from nonthermal and thermal fluctuations - p.65-67
Brownian motors - Biases Brownian motion of particles, often in an anisotropic medium - p.58
Casimir engine - Electrical current generator designed by Pinto using a microcantilever, microlaser and Casimir force - p.44-47
Casimir force - Attractive (or repulsive) force from two parallel plates about 1 micron apart - pgs.6, 18, 50
Cavity QED - Alters atomic transition probability in small cavities - p.20
Dark energy - ZPE that powers galactic acceleration, also measured in the lab - p.67
Dielectric constant of surface - Affects Casimir force when illuminated by light pgs.45, 52, 53
Einstein-Hopf drag - Retarding force from vacuum due to motion (F= -Rv) - p.55
Electromagnetic ZPE Converter - Dual sphere device using beat frequencies to downshift ZPE - pgs.27-44
Femtosphere - Particle size where QM and Rutherford scattering applies - pgs.40-44
Fluctuation-Dissipation theorem - Source+dissipation=fluctuation; Predicts and explains fundamental nature of ZPF - pgs.11, 57
Fluctuation-driven transport - mechanism that can convert chemical energy into motion of particles and macromolecules - p.58
Focusing vacuum fluctuations - Increases energy density of ZPE and attractive Casimir force - p.48-49
Fokker-Planck equation - Can apply to ferrofluid system to predict noise-driven motion of particles - p.64
Langevin's equation - Like F-D theorem, helps design Brownian motors - pgs.58, 63
Lasing without inversion (LWI) - Sustained laser output from microlasers which have long radiation cavity lifetime - p.56
Magnetic field - Inhibits Casimir force - p.20
Microbox geometry - Varies Casimir force from + attractive to - repulsive - pgs.50-51
Microcantilever - Flexible membrane that displays Casimir deflection - pgs.44, 49
Microlaser - Solid state laser 2 microns across - p.46
Nonresonant ion trap - Electrfied cavity that concentrates charged particles - p.44
Photo-Carnot engine - Allows extraction of work from a single thermal reservoir where radiation is the working fluid - p.56
Quantum coherence - Changes relative strengths of emission and absorption in a cavity - p.57
Quantum ratchet - Repeating cells that move particles with fluctuation-driven transport - pgs.59-60
Recoil - Increases the energy of a dipole, associated with photon absorption and emission, both of which are in the same direction! - p. 55
Rectifying thermal noise - Generates electrical current with asymmetric external potential - p.64
Resonance - Can trap scattering particles into bound state - p.42
Resonant fluorescence - Dramatically increases absorption when incident energy equals binding energy of target - p.41
Sonoluminescence - ZPE caused light emission due to extreme temperature and pressure - p.21
Spatial squeezing of vacuum - Can double photon emission from cavity by changing dimensions abruptly - p.48
Temperature - Increase will broaden resonance peak - p.39
Thermal fluctuations/noise - temperature-caused stochastic oscillations and vibrations - pgs.62-63
Time-dependent refractive index - Causes part of ZPE to convert to real photons - p.53
Transient fluctuation theorem - Nonzero probability for negative work for short periods of time - p.61
Unruh-Davies Effect - Acceleration causes ZPE to create thermal fluctuations - p.53
Upscattering - Gain of energy to incident particle up to 10 kT energy - p.39
Vacuum field amplification - Increases quantum nonthermal noise with a gain medium - p.67
Vacuum field perturbations - Nonabelian EM field may alter speed of light/object - p.55
Vacuum polarization - Increase in local activity in the quantum vacuum near the edge of a physical charged particle - p.10

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Da Vinci Code This!

The Holy Spirit Of Life: Essays Written For John Ashcroft's Secret Self
Joe Wenderoth
Manufacturer: Wave Books
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Return to the City of White Donkeys : Poems

ASIN: 0974635375

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The bold and surprising imagination of Joe Wenderoth is everywhere present in these essays moving fluidly between aesthetics, obscenity, America, censorship, and the craft of poetry. Fans of his previous work know he is one of those rare figures who travels between pop culture, poetry, and cultural critique, and all will be thrilled to find his uncompromising and inimitable sensibility on brilliant display.

Joe Wenderoth grew up near Baltimore. His books include the novel Letters To Wendy's (Verse Press, 2000) and the poetry collections It Is If I Speak and Disfortune (Wesleyan, 2000, 1995). Agony: A Proposal is forthcoming from Verse Press. He teaches at the University of California Davis, where he lives with his wife and daughter.

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Da Vinci Code This!.......2006-07-10

Joe Wenderoth's The Holy Spirit of Life is truly reinventing/reinvigorating satire. For all his quirks and sexual "'perversions," Wenderoth is one of our most political and moral writers! Because of his tone, he can take on issues that most other writers would either sound shrill or snivel-y tackling. The Da Vinci Code has nothing on The Holy Spirit of Life. Wenderoth's Jesus didn't marry Mary--he was already a woman who has an orgy with the disciples. This controversial essay and the letters from an editor who ultimately could not convince publishers of a magazine to print the essay are worth the price of this book. Wenderoth discusses issues of censorship and silence intelligently in these essays and poems.

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