The Crusades were penitential war-pilgrimages fought in the Levant and the eastern Mediterranean, as well as in North Africa, Spain, Portugal, Poland, the Baltic region, Hungary, the Balkans, and Western Europe. Beginning in the eleventh century and ending as late as the eighteenth, these holy wars were waged against Muslims and other enemies of ...
In this book, the authors present rule-based programming in CLIPS (a rule-based programming language developed at NASA in part by Gary Riley). This book covers the construction of expert systems using rule-based programming methodologies. In this new edition the CLIPS software has been completely updated from version 4.2 to 6.0 and new CLIPS ...
Alphabetically organized, fully cross-referenced, and densely illustrated, The Encyclopedia of Trains & Locomotives was written by noted tram historian C.J. Riley to be the perfect handbook for any train enthusiast. Included in the pages of this comprehensive volume are the most significant innovations in locomotive technology as well as the most ...
How do personal networks evolve and what roles do they play for parents, and for the development of children? Can these ties with relatives, neighbours, and friends provide stability for family members during periods of disruption caused by divorce, unemployment, geographic dislocation or serious illness? How do networks change over time? To what ...
This text teaches the core of theoretical topics in the field of expert systems, with discussions of knowledge representation, inference methods, reasoning under uncertainty, inexact reasoning and expert systems design. After laying this foundation of theory, the book then introduces users to CLIPS, a modern, powerful expert system programming ...
A multidisciplinary study that reconstructs Jamaica's rise from low to high life expectancy and explains how that was achieved. Jamaica is one of the small number of countries that has attained a life expectancy nearly matching that in the rich lands, such as the US, despite having a much lower level of per capita income. Why this is so is the ...
This incredible book offers a unique photo perspective and personal insight on Michael Jordan from those closest to him. Phil Jackson talks of Jordan's unmatched leadership abilities. Charles Barkley discusses Jordan the competitor. And friend Spike Lee makes the case for MJ as the greatest hoops player this planet has ever seen. Plus, a foreword ...
This book studies the experience of twelve countries that have broken through the limits that low incomes so often impose on human survival: China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Oman, Panama, the former Soviet Union, Sri Lanka, and Venezuela. Most made impressive gains in life expectancy in the decades after 1920, and by 1960 ...
This text provides health care professionals dealing with obstretics and gynaecology with the essentials for meeting the nutritional needs of the patient group. It includes information related to changes in nutritional requirements with pregnancy and lactation, how to assess weight gain, suggestions to meet increased needs for specific nutrients ...
A fully revised and updated second edition of this exemplary and authoritative account of the history of the Crusades The Crusades: A History is a comprehensive, single-volume history of the Crusades, from their beginnings in the eleventh century through to their decline and eventual ending at the close of the eighteenth century. As well as ...
This collection of thirteen research papers from difficult to obtain and out-of-print journals and books brings together classics of the earliest systematical archaeology done in the area north and west of Mexico. The earliest paper included is a 1645 description of the great ruin of La Quemada, or Tuitlan, the latest is from 1959, but most of the ...
Margereson and Riley (Thames Valley University) review the epidemiology of cardiac and respiratory diseases, the physiology of the cardiac and respiratory systems, particularly the mechanisms of tissue oxygenation, and guidelines for assessing and monitoring patients before, during, and after cardio
This collection of thirteen highly orig-inal studies demonstrates the deeply penetrating influence on the American Southwest by a Mesoamerican culture. Many archaeologists have treated the abo-riginal American Southwest as essentially self-contained. Contrary to this long-held belief, the impressive evidence from the articles selected and edited ...
A collection of stories, poems, and songs celebrates the speed, technological wonder, and love of trains. The book recalls the lore surrounding engineer Casey Jones, the robbery of the Orient Express, and other legends, and examines the varied worldly customs of railroad travel. 80 b&w and color photos.
What to Do Before, During and After a Natural Disaster When disasters strike, they often hit hardest on historic buildings and landscapes. Hurricanes blow off roofs and uproot ancient trees. Earthquakes tear apart Victorian Main Streets. Floods wash away irreplaceable furnishings and artwork. But simple planning steps can make a difference. In ...
The Chichimec Sea is a metaphorical term for that large area of mountain, desert, and desiccated lake bed that covers much of northern Mexico and parts of the southwestern United States. Aboriginally--indeed, well into his-toric times--this large area was inhab-ited by diverse bands of Indians who had in common mainly the fact that they shared ...
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