What is this book about? ASP is the future of the web. If you're looking for a way to create attractive, intelligent web pages or, if you're just looking for a way to extend your HTML know-how, then ASP is an effective way to achieve your goals. With ASP, you can customize your web pages to be more dynamic, more efficient and more responsive to ...
Much progress has been made in many areas of concrete technology since the publication of the first edition of Concrete. For those familiar with the first edition, very little has been removed, while the chapters on cements, aggregates, chemical admixtures, concrete construction practices, and durability have undergone major revision. In addition, ...
Dartmouth College boasts one of the largest collections of old scientific instruments in North America; they range from precision machines that represented the most advanced technology of their day to homemade devices produced by faculty and students. This book examines approximately 150 items from this remarkable collection to offer insights into ...
This book provides a concise account of the pathological processes involved in periodontal disease. The first chapter gives a broad overview of periodontal disease and is followed by accounts of the periodontium in health and disease. The book then deals with the micro-organisms implicated in periodontal disease and evaluates their significance. ...
Ready, set...rip out a page, sharpen those pencils and go! These stimulating crosswords - more than 150 of them - will provide loads of fun while also giving the mind a great workout. Having a puzzle close by all the time is simpler than ever with this Flip Side collection. The crosswords range from user-friendly to tricky and subtle, so there's ...
Plagued by bloody wars and armed conflicts, political instability, communal violence and displaced persons, and at the mercy of natural catastrophes such as drought and famine, it is not surprising that the Western press has long dismissed Africa as the 'hopeless continent'. In the face of these challenges, Africa today is faced with a stark ...
Nowhere, in the world is the demand for peace more prominent and challenging than in Africa. From state collapse and anarchy in Somalia to protracted wars and rampant corruption in the Congo; from bloody civil wars and extreme poverty in Sierra Leone to humanitarian crisis and authoritarianism in Sudan, the continent is the focus of growing ...
This comprehensive and authoritative reference covers all aspects of Vitamin D biology, chemistry, and pharmacology. The book discusses current research on Vitamin D under various pathophysiological conditions and predicts developing uses and areas of study. No other single source currently available deals with the entire subject of Vitamin D. The ...
A decade's worth of great "Marvel Comics"/"Top Cow" crossovers are finally collected in one superstar package! Mephisto moves over from the Marvel Universe to focus his attention on Top Cow in the epic "Devil's Reign" crossover, while Wolverine meets Witchblade and The Hulk takes on The Darkness in separate titanic tales! It's 11 issues worth of ...
The increased efficiency and profitability that the proper application of technology can provide has made precision agriculture the hottest developing area within traditional agriculture. The first single-source volume to cover GIS applications in agronomy, "GIS Applications in Agriculture" examines ways that this powerful technology can help ...
A clearly written action plan for contractors, owners, and facilities managers who must install programs for informing and training workers in the proper handling of hazardous materials and disposal of hazardous wastes. Includes a full explanation of the laws, and approved methods for storing and using hazardous materials and disposing of ...
The East Asian miracle, or its putative demise, is always news. The four Tiger economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea have experienced some of the fastest rates of economic growth ever achieved. Until now, there has never been a satisfactory explanation of how - and why - education and training have played a major part in their ...
This book describes how public policy and the "enterprise industry" have effectively failed to generate an enterprise culture in disadvantaged areas, combining theoretical understandings with solidly derived empirical data.
Tremendous advances in intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) have coincided with the evolution of interventional electrophysiology. This book is designed to provide both the electrophysiologist and echocardiographer with an in-depth view of the role and value of ICE during electrophysiologic procedures. A guide to techniques used for optimal ICE ...
This volume critically engages with the phenomenon of civil militias in Africa, especially the nature of threats and challenges they pose to national and human security. It questions why the African political scene is increasingly inundated with the activities of civil militias, examines the socio-political and economic conditions that trigger and ...
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