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Multiple typos.......2003-12-11
I was required to purchase this text for my nurse anesthesia curriculum. I found it poorly written with confusing explanations of simple material that I had learned from previous courses.
The text was full of typographical errors as well as gross math errors. Throughout the book there are example problems worked out to show the reader how to solve formula. This would be very helpful if the text had been proof-read by anyone. There are blatant math errors that make the reader wonder about the validity of the explanation if simple math computations are wrong.
I would not recommend this text.
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Exploring QSAR: Volume 1: Fundamentals and Applications in Chemistry and Biology (Acs Professional Reference Book)
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This two-volume set investigates the interaction of organic compounds with various forms of life, including macromolecules, enzymes, and organelles. It provides an introduction to the Hammett equation and its applications, as well as a discussion of the design of bioactive compounds. Volume 2 includes extensive tables of approximately 17,000 partition coefficients from octanol-water and a comprehensive listing of electronic and steric parameters in the design and study of bioactive organic compounds.
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Femtochemistry VII: Fundamental Ultrafast Processes in Chemistry, Physics, and Biology
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Since the emergence of femtochemistry seventeen years ago, remarkable progress has been made and femtosecond spectroscopy devoted to Chemistry and Biology has become a well established field of research, giving rise to femtochemistry and femtobiology. The significance of the field is recognized through its impact around the world, giving rise to numerous conferences which includes the most recent conference from the Femtochemistry Conference Series, Femtochemistry VII.
This title is made up of contributions made from the Femtochemistry VII conference held in Washington D.C., 17-22 July 2005. The stimulating conference was opened by Professor Ahmed Zewail (1999 Nobel Prize Winner), and as was evident by the attendees at the conference, had a very active program with the presentation of numerous talks and a large number of posters. Subjects covered include imaging, structural dynamics, and spectroscopies, fundamentals of reaction dynamics, salvation phenomenta, liquids and interfaces, aggregates/particles/surfaces, protein dynamics and photobiology, quantum control, and intense laser-matter interactions.
* Contains the most recent developments in Femtochemistry from the Femtochemistry VII conference
* Highlights the significance of femtochemistry today
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Fundamental Organics and Biology
Susan E. McMurry
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This book provides sufficient detail without overloading the reader with details that might be unnecessary to attain basic understanding of the subject matter. A new chapter on genomics is a timely response to the mapping of the human genome that will appeal to many readers. This book will a useful resource for anyone working in the fields of nursing, physical therapy, agriculture, home economics, aquaculture—or those who simply have a desire to learn more about the basic concepts of chemistry and biochemistry. .
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Thanks very much!.......2007-07-05
It's a great edition of the book, and I appreciate it very much! I'm very happy with the shipping and condition of the book, and it was great overall!
not the product I ordered.......2007-04-03
I wanted to order the book, but when I recieved it, it was the wrong edition! Thanks for the honesty!
Well Written.......2007-01-05
The book was used for 90% of my class. It well written for the student with little exposure to chemistry. The pictures and diagrams could have better depicted the subject matter. The price was $40 less than what my college bookstore charges. Great value.
Excellent Textbook.......2006-04-19
This is an excellent textbook for a two semester course in General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry for Health Professions. It does a very good job of explaining the concepts of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry. It also has excellent applications on disease processes and pathophysiology. The organization of each chapter is a plus. I highly recommend this textbook. It is number one!
Excellent Book on Physiological Chemistry.......2006-03-05
This book is exactly as described by the publisher. A very readable overview of general and organic chemistry. A comprehensive study of the organic molecules and chemical processes specific to the human body.
I liked this book so much that I'm ordering a hardcover copy to replace my original paperback edition.
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Perspectives on Inorganic, Organic, and Biological Crystal Growth: From Fundamentals to Applications: 13th International Summer School on Crystal Growth ... / Materials Physics and Applications)
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of crystal growth for graduate students who are about to engage in the research on crystal growth, as well as, experienced researchers who are interested in broadening their perspective of the crystal growth field and learning about new materials and techniques. A wide range of crystal growth topics are covered in 27 separate title areas, including underlying fundamentals of crystal growth such as thermodynamics, kinetics, fluid dynamics, and growth mechanisms of crystals grown from the melt, solution, and vapor; large scale bulk crystal growth, to thin films, and nanoscale dimensions of quantum dots and wires; about macroscopic and atomistic transport processes in crystal growth including modeling, simulation, and in-situ experiments. A wide range of materials treated in this book includes semiconductors, nonlinear optical crystals, metals, biominerals, inorganic minerals, and organic crystals. This book also highlights several key novel crystal technology application areas such crystals for Light Emitting Diodes, nonlinear optical crystals, nanophotovoltaics, and artificial bones and teeth. It was our intention that even crystal growth experts will find new material of interest to them in this book.
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Offers clear and concise use of language, thoughtful attention to problem-solving, and engaging discussions of relevant applications. Readable without sacrificing depth of content, it effectively covers the essentials of allied health organic and biological chemistry without becoming bogged down in excessive and unnecessary detail, and puts chemistry in the context of everyday life. Cover a wide variety of special topics including medicine, physiology, and nutrition. Includes all current scientific and clinical developments. Includes chapters to reflect the dramatic advances made in the areas covered and their great relevance to allied health students (Enzymes and Vitamins, Chemical Messengers: Hormones, Neurotransmitters, & Drugs). For Allied Health, Environmental Technology, and Agriculture professionals.
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Asia's Coming Energy Wars: Myths and Dilemmas of Energy, Security, and the Pacific Future
Robert A. Manning
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The Geopolitics of Resource Wars (Cass Studies in Geopolitics)
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A wealth of natural resources such as oil or diamonds should, in theory, favor a country's economic and social development. And yet, from the oil fields of the Persian Gulf to the diamond mines of West Africa, millions of people in resource-rich countries have seen their lives devastated as a result of exploitative commercial relations, corrupt governance and war. Going beyond conventional arguments of resource competition over scarce resources, this book examines the 'resource curse' affecting many resource-dependent countries and the spaces of (mis)governance shaping the violent geopolitics of many raw materials.
Highlighting the multiple forms of violence accompanying the history of resources exploitation and current business practices supporting predatory regimes, insurgent groups and terrorists, this book provides fresh and in-depth perspectives on so-called 'resource wars'. The book includes conceptual chapters and covers a wide range of case studies including the geopolitics of oil control in the Middle East, Central Asia and Columbia, spaces of governance and 'petro-violence' in Nigeria and 'blood diamonds' and other minerals associated with conflicts in Sierra Leone and the Congo. This book is a special issue of the journal Geopolitics.
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Fresh, In-Depth Perspective on Resource Wars Over (Mostly) Oil.......2005-12-07
The term 'resource war' is new (early 1980's) but the concept isn't the British wanted access to 'Naval Stores' from America's forests. The Romans had a few wars where metal ores were the goal. And probably the earliest days of warfare involved who got the best cave or something like that. Nor is the concept likely to be ended soon, especially with the reducing availability of oil.
This book is a collected set of essays, apparently from the journal 'Geopolitics.' While there are two or three articles on a resource other than oil, oil is the resource discussed in most.
It would have seemed that resource rich countries would favor a country's economic and social development. Yet, the people in resource rich areas seem to have been harmed more than helped by the predatory corrupt governmental regimes, insurgent groups and terrorists.
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This complementary text provides detailed solutions for the problems that appear in C.A.J. Fletcher's treatise Computational Techniques for Fluid Dynamics. The solutions are indicated in enough detail for the reader to complete any intermediate steps. Many of the problems require a computer program to be written, some of which are completely new; their listing forms part of the solution. Many problems are substantial enough to be considered mini-projects, and they should encourage the reader to explore extensions and further developments. Although targeted at instructors, the manual should be of considerable interest for mechanical engineers and fluid dynamicists.
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Fans can't get enough of author MaryJanice Davidson and her topsy-turvy world of the undead with its newly-crowned queen, Betsy Taylor.
Now, Betsy continues her reluctant reign while being bedeviled by family secrets.
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-Undead and Unabashed-.......2007-07-12
Yes, indeed this is food for the fangs: And as my existence has forever bled no small amount of empathy towards anything bearing the fate of being simultaneously undead and unappreciated, without ado does my pulse quicken in adoration of this book.
I first was made aware, whilst flitting here & about on Amazon, that there existed in some or other realm of reality a Vampire named Betsy. I found this to be a most singular matter of fact. So, in short, when I happened upon this title, I set about acquainting myself with this particularly fetching bit of literature...um, most precipitously. Now, after having read all the books in this series (though not in order: UNDEAD AND UNAPPRECIATED was the first) - I find myself quite convinced that Ms. Davidson must have had some experience with vampires...
Betsy is certainly no pour of the pump Vampire- She's a tall, blonde beauty hailing from (of all places)- Minnesota - She's neither a voracious reader, a brooding dreamer, nor a thirsty fiend - her number one passion is designer shoes, in fact. And though she's fervently loyal to her friends, she considers most of the Vampires of her acquaintance to be- well, weirdos- at best...
In this episode of her (after)life, Betsy encounters a good number of nearly insurmountable problems. First of all, her nasty stepmother Antonia ("the Ant") is pregnant with her half-sibling, and she's just found out that she has a half sister named Laura, now a 20-year-old church-going college student who'd been raised by a minister, whom the Ant had given birth to while possessed by the Devil- (Unfortunately, not once during the entirety of the Ant's nine months of Satanic dominion did anyone notice any change in her personality). To further complicate matters, a heavy volume made of human flesh and blood called THE BOOK OF THE DEAD foretells that Betsy, Queen of the Vampires, and Laura, Spawn of Satan, will someday rule the world together. Betsy sets about reading THE BOOK OF THE DEAD for a few hours, in search of some or other loophole that would serve to thwart this prophesy. Unfortunately, reading THE BOOK OF THE DEAD for more than 15 minutes in one sitting induces madness. So Betsy proceeds to raise all manner of havoc upon those closest to her: her roomates & good friends Jessica & Marc, her Vampire friend Tina, and her Vampyric King Consort Eric Sinclair.
Betsy's troubles do not by any means stop there: She also has a nightclub filled with disgruntled vampyric employees to manage, as well as a den of fiends to attend. The whole of it plays out into one of the more humorous tales of my reading repertoire. Betsy proves again and again, throughout the six books so far in this series, that a passionate sense of humor can get one through just about anything...
-And for that, I most certainly do appreciate her-
gggggrrrrr.......2007-06-29
Absolutely adore this series!! Betsy, her friends and her world is a brilliant creation and i really thank Mary Janice Davidson for thinking it up!!! Haven't laughed over books so hard in.... i don't think ever!! :-)
The Latest in the Perils of Betsy.......2007-05-14
Elizabeth "Betsy" Taylor, Queen of the Vampires, is having yet another bad day. Her stepmother, The Ant, is pregnant with her half-sibling, and still as unlikeable as always. Her dad, stopping by to encourage her not to make an appearance at the baby shower, lets it slip that Betsy has another half-sibling that was given up years ago. Determined to find out who this brother or sister is, Betsy goes on a reading binge, locking herself in the library with her copy of The Book of the Dead.
Totally forgetting that too much vampire book in one sitting can make you insane, Betsy reads until common sense is pushed by the wayside. She attacks her best friend, Jessica, verbally harangues her friend Marc, tells off Tina, the vampire king's right-hand-lady, and jumps Sinclair's bones.
To make matters worse, Betsy discovers that her long-lost half-sister, Laura, is more than just the adopted daughter of a minister and his wife--she's also the daughter of the Devil, who took over The Ant's body while she was pregnant.
Talk about a bad week! The latest installment of the life and times of Betsy is as funny as ever, filled with MaryJanice Davidson's one blend of sarcastic wit. I can't wait for the release of Undead and Unreturnable (Berkley Sensation), to pick up Betsy's life where this book left off.
Wow.......2007-02-12
Another good one in the series, I cannot wait for the next book(s) to come out. If you like the book Undead and Unwed, or are a fan of MaryJanice Davidson, you will enjoy this book!!
Not like the others . . ........2006-09-27
While this book is still pretty much a page turner there are some issues that are just too annoying to deal with. While it is funny at times for Betsy to throw Eric the cold shoulder, this time it was kind of painful to read. I hate to say, Betsy is the one character in the book I actually hate now.
Given, I am only halfway through the book I still find it to be lacking. There were some parts that seemed like a hurried joke that fell short making it more of a tongue twister than anything else. With that being said, I still like the series and plan to read the series.
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3 massmarket paperback Titles By Mary Janice Davidson - Undead and Unwed - Undead and Unreturnable - Undead and Unappreciated
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