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Based on interviews with both male and female parliamentarians, women in non-governmental organizations and rural residents of Uganda, this book explores how women's participation in Ugandan politics has unfolded and what the impact has been for sex equality.

Viewing the tumultuous events of the post-Mao era and the period of perestroika in the light of broader historical patterns, this book aims to further readers' understanding of power-restructuring processes that will continue to unfold in China, Russia and the former Soviet republics.

The nanosciences are a rapidly expanding field of research with a wide applicability to all areas of health. They encompass a variety of technologies ranging from particles to networks and nanostructures. This book focuses on the application of nanomedicine and nanotechnology to cancer. It introduces nanocarriers, nanorods, nanoprobes nanoplatforms, nanorings, nanotubes nanowires, nano-sensor arrays and a variety of methodological techniques. This is done within the framework of numerous cancer types. Contributors are all leading experts and are carrying out groundbreaking work. The book is essential reading for oncologists, research scientists, doctors, health care professionals, pathologists, biologists, biochemists, chemists and physicists as well as those interested in disease and nanosciences or cancer in general.

Some teachers love grammar and some hate it, but nearly all struggle to find ways of making the mechanics of English meaningful to kids. As a middle school teacher, Jeff Anderson also discovered that his students were not grasping the basics, and that it was preventing them from reaching their potential as writers.

Building on the success of bioremediation and phytoremediation technologies, this book explores remediation techniques that use the beneficial effects provided by 'Mother Nature'. It covers monitored natural attenuation, natural bioremediation, enhanced natural degradation, in situ reactive zones, phytoremediation, and engineered phyto-covers.

"Washback" refers to the influence of language testing on teaching and learning. This volume, at the important intersection of language testing and teaching practices, presents theoretical, methodological and practical guidance for current and future washback studies.

Relevant to theory and research in cognitive science, this work focuses on Anderson's theory of cognitive architecture, Adaptive Control of Thought (ACT), which is a theory of the basic principles of operation built into the cognitive system.

This volume presents contributions from researchers interested specifically in adult language and from others concerned with developmental aspects of language. Some contributors deal primarily with production, whereas others concentrate on comprehension.

A guide to obtaining air quality permits for new sources of air pollutant emissions and Title V operating permits for operating sources. Written for facility environmental managers, consultants and air quality regulatory staff, it discusses the strategies of successfully permitting a facility.

A concise review of current research developments, this self-contained book provides systematic instructive analysis of uncertain systems of the following types: ordinary differential equations, impulsive equations, equations on time scales, singularly perturbed differential equations, and set differential equations. Each chapter contains new conditions of stability of unperturbed motion of the above-mentioned type of equations, along with some applications. Without assuming specific knowledge of uncertain dynamical systems, the book includes many fundamental facts about dynamical behaviour of its solutions.

This work explains how to solve industrial system problems using a novel control system design theory. This easy-to-use theory does not require designers to choose a weighting function and enables the controllers to be designed or tuned for quantitative engineering performance indices such as overshoot. Equally emphasizing theoretical and application aspects of the subject, the book bridges classical control theory and the newly arriving generation of robust control theory. It includes numerous exercises and examples drawn from aeronautical, mechanical, and chemical engineering.

In the last twenty years, dynamic prediction models have been extensively used to monitor patient prognosis in survival analysis. Written by one of the pioneers in the area, this book synthesizes these developments in a unified framework. It covers a range of models, including prognostic and dynamic prediction of survival using genomic data and time-dependent information. The text includes numerous examples using real data taken from the authors¿ collaborative research. R programs are provided for implementing the methods.

Salmonella is major pathogen that can result in foodborne illness. This book explains the origin of Salmonella on poultry and offers intervention strategies for controlling Salmonella during breeding, hatching, grow-out, transportation, and processing. The text examines the implications and proper use of chemicals, how to diagnose and tune a processing plant to eliminate Salmonella, and how to verify intervention strategies to ensure that they are working. It also discusses the implications of recycling water on Salmonella contamination and offers practical tips for increasing yield during processing while controlling for Salmonella and designing the proper equipment to eliminate Salmonella.

Focusing on how a machine 'feels' and behaves while operating, this book intends to impart both intellectual and emotional comprehension regarding the 'life' of a machine. It presents a description of how machines elements function, seeking to form a sympathetic attitude toward the machine and to ensure its wellbeing through more careful design.

Emphasizing a practical conception of system unbalances, basic circuits, and calculations, this work presents the foundations of symmetrical components with a review of per unit (percent), phasors, and polarity.

Explores clays and other classes of materials exhibiting the ability to pillar, or establish permanent intracrystalline porosity within layers. This work outlines modern usages of clays and other materials, including catalytic and photocatalytic applications. It examines chemistry of clays, pillared clays and pillared clay heterostructures.

A straightforward history of US foreign relations with Latin America, conveniently organized in chapters devoted to each administration from FDR till now.

This work provides a foundation for understanding complex responses to incidents of toxic contamination responses of the public, government agencies, members of the helping professions, and victims themselves. This 2nd edition contains many new citations and an expanded bibliography.

Rev. ed. of: Chemistry of protein conjugation and cross-linking. c1991.

The editors of this text draw attention to the implicit and explicit images of childhood that various disciplines - especially development psychology - have constructed. The book aims to unpackage cultural and historical variation in the conception of childhood.

Developed for use in courses on mass media and society, media studies, and media literacy, this book offers diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches on the representation of romantic relationships across the media spectrum, including the myths, stereotypes, and prescriptions manifested throughout the press.

This volume documents the growth of a kind of interdisciplinary teamwork that is evolving among practitioners. Its premise: the design of learning environments and the development of theory must proceed in a mutually supportive fashion.

For courses in Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Science. This reader is an essential supplement to a forensic anthropology text. It provides case studies that demonstrate innovative approaches and practical experiences in the field. The book provides both introductory and advanced students with a strong sense of the cases in which forensic anthropologists become involved, along with their professional and ethical responsibilities, the scientific rigor required, and the multidisciplinary nature of the science.

It is agreed that the climate is changing, global resources are diminishing and biodiversity is suffering. These changes pose huge challenges on nations, organizations, businesses, communities and ultimately individuals. Based on case studies, this book provides a road map of how to achieve the goals of sustainability giving examples.

Toyota's world-renowned success proves that just-in-time (JIT) makes other manufacturing practices obsolete. Based on the seminars given by Taiichi Ohno and other senior production staff to introduce Toyota's own supplier companies to JIT, this book teaches philosophy and implementation of what many call efficient production system in the world.

Presents examples of Quality Assurance programs that can be applied to the food industry. This book discusses the role of Quality Assurance in product manufacturing, stressing the need for interactions between Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Product Development, Marketing, Sales, and Consumer Affairs departments.

Presents important tools of linear systems theory, including differential and difference equations, Laplace and Z transforms. This book discusses nonlinear and linear systems in the state space from and through the transfer function method; and stability, including marginal stability, asymptotical stability and global asymptotical stability.

Analyzes various phases of the electronic product design process, including management, planning, quality control, design, manufacturing, and automation. This book is suitable for students and professionals in such fields as electronics, manufacturing, circuit design, computer science.

Includes entries for 15 pesticides used in greenhouses. This title places emphasis on disposal methods that turn hazardous waste material into non-toxic products. It provides data on hazardous reactions of chemicals, assisting laboratory managers in developing a plan of action for emergencies such as the spill of any of the chemicals listed.

Utilizing "new wave" research including contemporary psychological theories, statistical techniques and methodology, this collection seeks to unite a diversity of research perspectives on attitudes and the psychological functions of an attitude.