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• What is Computation? Problems and Abstraction Algorithms and Programs Efficient AlgorithmsComputers Are DumbSummary Further Discovery Elementary ComputationsWelcome to the Circus ArithmeticWhats In a Name? Using FunctionsBinary ArithmeticSummary Further Discovery Visualizing Abstraction Data Abstraction Visualization with TurtlesFunctional AbstractionProgramming in StyleA Return to FunctionsScope and NamespacesSummary Further Discovery Growth and DecayDiscrete ModelsVisualizing Population Changes Conditional IterationContinuous ModelsNumerical AnalysisSumming UpFurther Discovery ProjectsForks in the Road Random WalksPseudorandom Number GeneratorsSimulating Probability DistributionsBack to BooleansA Guessing Game Summary Further Discovery ProjectsText, Documents, and DNA Counting words Text DocumentsEncoding StringsLineartime AlgorithmsAnalyzing TextComparing Texts GenomicsSummaryFurther Discovery ProjectsDesigning Programs How to Solve ItDesign by ContractTestingSummary Further Discovery Data Analysis Summarizing Data Creating and Modifying ListsFrequencies, Modes, and HistogramsReading Tabular Data Designing Efficient AlgorithmsLinear Regression Data ClusteringSummaryFurther Discovery ProjectsFlatlandTwo-Dimensional Data The Game of LifeDigital ImagesSummaryFurther DiscoveryProjectsSelf-Similarity and Recursion FractalsRecursion and IterationThe Mythical Tower of HanoiRecursive Linear SearchDivide and ConquerLindenmayer SystemsSummary Further Discovery ProjectsOrganizing Data Binary SearchSelection SortInsertion SortEfficient SortingTractable and Intractable AlgorithmsSummaryFurther Discovery ProjectsNetworks Modeling with GraphsShortest Paths Its A Small WorldRandom Graphs Summary Further DiscoveryProjectsAbstract Data Types Designing ClassesOperators and Special Methods Modules A Flocking Simulation A Stack ADT A Dictionary ADTSummary Further DiscoveryProjectsAppendix A: Installing Python An Integrated Distribution Manual Installation Appendix B: Python Library ReferenceMath Module Turtle Methods Screen Methods Matplotlib.Pyplot Module Random Module String MethodsList Methods Image Module Special Methods Bibliography Index.

Discovering Computer Science: Interdisciplinary Problems, Principles, and Python Programming introduces computational problem solving as a vehicle of discovery in a wide variety of disciplines. With a principles-oriented introduction to computational thinking, the text provides a broader and deeper introduction to computer science than typical introductory programming books.Organized around interdisciplinary problem domains, rather than programming language features, each chapter guides students through increasingly sophisticated algorithmic and programming techniques. The author uses a spiral approach to introduce Python language features in increasingly complex contexts as the book progresses.The text places programming in the context of fundamental computer science principles, such as abstraction, efficiency, and algorithmic techniques, and offers overviews of fundamental topics that are traditionally put off until later courses.The book includes thirty well-developed independent projects that encourage students to explore questions across disciplinary boundaries. Each is motivated by a problem that students can investigate by developing algorithms and implementing them as Python programs.The book's accompanying website - http://discoverCS.denison.edu - includes sample code and data files, pointers for further exploration, errata, and links to Python language references.Containing over 600 homework exercises and over 300 integrated reflection questions, this textbook is appropriate for a first computer science course for computer science majors, an introductory scientific computing course or, at a slower pace, any introductory computer science course.

• 1. The Importance and Extent of Irrigation in the World 2. Soil-Water Relationships 3. Plant-Water Relationships 4. Water Requirements of Crops and Irrigation Rates 5. Soil Salinity and Water Quality 6. Hydraulics of Open Channels 7. Measuring Channel Flow 8. Pipe Flow 9. Sprinkler Irrigation 10. Drip Irrigation 11. Pumps and Pumping 12. Gravity Irrigation.

This title was first published in 1982: Overview of Irrigation.
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• 1. Land Grading 2. Drainage of Irrigated Fields 3. Criteria for the Choice of Irrigation Method 4. Health Hazards of Irrigation 5. Economics and Costing of Irrigation 6. Automated Computerized Irrigation 7. Irrigation Management and Scheduling 8. Irrigation of Cotton 9. Irrigation of Sugar Crops 10. Irrigation of Oil Crops 11. Irrigation of Cereal Crops 12. Irrigation of Alfalfa 13. Irrigation of Citrus.

This book was first published in 1983. It provides a comprehensive overview of irrigation technologies, techniques and economics, tailored to a multitude of different crops.
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• Preface. Importing data. Reading spreadsheets. Importing data from other statistical software programs. Exporting data. Manipulating data. Working with data frames. Factors. Transforming variables. Statistical analyses. Descriptive statistics. Linear models. Generalized linear models. Methods for analysis of repeated measurements. Specific methods. Model validation. Contingency tables. Agreement. Multivariate methods. Resampling statistics and bootstrapping. Robust statistics. Non-parametric methods. Survival analysis. Graphics. High-level plots. More advanced graphics. Working with graphics. Getting information. R packages. The R workspace. R Studio. Getting information. Using R Studio for reproducible research. Large datasets. Bibliography. Index.

Newcomers to R are often intimidated by the command-line interface, the vast number of functions and packages, or the processes of importing data and performing a simple statistical analysis. The R Primer provides a collection of concise examples and solutions to R problems frequently encountered by new users of this statistical software. This new edition adds coverage of R Studio and reproducible research.
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• 1. Fundamentals of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance 2. 2-mm Wave Band EPR Spectroscopy of Model Systems 3. 2-mm Wave Band EPR Spectroscopy of Biological Systems 4. 2-mm Wave Band EPR Spectroscopy of Conducting Compounds.

This is the first book to summarize the problems of using modern high-resolution 2-mm wave band EPR spectroscopy in an interdisciplinary field for the investigation of various condensed systems. The material is well illustrated and the applications are as diverse as possible. The main subjects included are: unique characteristics of 2-mm EPR spectroscopy and appropriate experimental techniques, dynamics and polarity of radical microenvironment in model and biological systems, and the nature of charge carriers and charge transfer mechanisms in organic polymer semiconductors.
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• Preliminaries Integer Factorization Functions Modular Arithmetic Rational and Real Numbers Understanding the Group ConceptIntroduction to Groups Modular Congruence The Definition of a Group The Structure within a Group Generators of Groups Defining Finite Groups in Sage Subgroups Patterns within the Cosets of Groups Left and Right Cosets Writing Secret Messages Normal Subgroups Quotient GroupsMappings between Groups Isomorphisms Homomorphisms The Three Isomorphism Theorems Permutation GroupsSymmetric Groups Cycles Cayley's Theorem Numbering the Permutations Building Larger Groups from Smaller Groups The Direct Product The Fundamental Theorem of Finite Abelian Groups Automorphisms Semi-Direct Products The Search for Normal Subgroups The Center of a GroupThe Normalizer and Normal Closure Subgroups Conjugacy Classes and Simple Groups The Class Equation and Sylow's Theorems Solvable and Insoluble Groups Subnormal Series and the Jordan-Hlder Theorem Derived Group Series Polycyclic Groups Solving the PyraminxTM Introduction to Rings The Definition of a Ring Entering Finite Rings into Sage Some Properties of RingsThe Structure within Rings Subrings Quotient Rings and Ideals Ring Isomorphisms Homomorphisms and Kernels Integral Domains and Fields Polynomial Rings The Field of Quotients Complex Numbers Ordered Commutative Rings Unique Factorization Factorization of Polynomials Unique Factorization Domains Principal Ideal Domains Euclidean Domains Finite Division Rings Entering Finite Fields in Sage Properties of Finite Fields Cyclotomic Polynomials Finite Skew Fields The Theory of Fields Vector Spaces Extension Fields Splitting Fields Galois Theory The Galois Group of an Extension FieldThe Galois Group of a Polynomial in QThe Fundamental Theorem of Galois TheoryApplications of Galois Theory Appendix: Sage vs. MathematicaAnswers to Odd-Numbered Problems -- Bibliography.

The new edition of Abstract Algebra: An Interactive Approach presents a hands-on and traditional approach to learning groups, rings, and fields. It then goes further to offer optional technology use to create opportunities for interactive learning and computer use. This new edition offers a more traditional approach offering additional topics to the primary syllabus placed after primary topics are covered. This creates a more natural flow to the order of the subjects presented. This edition is transformed by historical notes and better explanations of why topics are covered. This innovative textbook shows how students can better grasp difficult algebraic concepts through the use of computer programs. It encourages students to experiment with various applications of abstract algebra, thereby obtaining a real-world perspective of this area. Each chapter includes, corresponding Sage notebooks, traditional exercises, and several interactive computer problems that utilize Sage and Mathematica (R) to explore groups, rings, fields and additional topics. This text does not sacrifice mathematical rigor. It covers classical proofs, such as Abel's theorem, as well as many topics not found in most standard introductory texts. The author explores semi-direct products, polycyclic groups, Rubik's Cube (R)-like puzzles, and Wedderburn's theorem. The author also incorporates problem sequences that allow students to delve into interesting topics, including Fermat's two square theorem.
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• 1. Wastewater Characteristics and Treatment 2. Activated Carbon 3. Activated Carbon Adsorption 4A. Development of Design Parameters 4B. Development of Design Parameters 5. Contacting Systems 6A. Regeneration Systems 6B. Regeneration Systems 7. Total Process Design and Economics 8. Component Equipment Design 9. A Guideline to Operational Procedures and Design for Granular Carbon Systems Wastewater Applications 10. Safety Aspects of Activated Carbon Technology.

This volume is a guide to the state of the art of activated carbon adsorption technology as applied to wastewater treatment. This book surveys this body of knowledge and is a detailed description of current technology.
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• 1. Thermodynamics of Solutions
• 2. Introduction to the Statistical Mechanics of Solutions
• 3. Ion Interaction Approach- Theory and Data Correlation
• 4. Experimental Methods- Potentiometric
• 5. Experimental Methods- Isopiestic
• 6. Activity Coefficients in Natural Water
• 7. Mineral Solubilities in Electrolyte Solutions
• 8. Ion Association at High Temperatures and Pressures.
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This book was first published in 1991. It considers the concepts and theories relating to mostly aqueous systems of activity coefficients.
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• 1 Adjuvants: Terminology, Classification, and Mode Action 2. The Analysis of Surfactants and Some of Their Plant Metabolites 3. Thiocyanate: Mode of Action as Herbicide and Herbicide Adjuvant 4. Phenol-Glyphosate Interaction: Effects on IAA Metabolism and Growth of Plants 5. Effect of Nonionic Surfactants on Stomatal Movement and Transpiration of Seedlings of Ten Plant Species 6. Effects of Nonylphenol Adjuvant on Macrophytes 7. Effect of Six Surfactants on Rhizospheric pH and Membrane Permeability of Wild Oat -Avena Fatua L and Wheat -Triticum Aestivum 8. Effect of Surfactant Agral 90 on the Activity of Plant Growth Retardants in the Physiology of Rice Plants 9. The Effect of Formulations on the Herbicidal Activity of Phenmedipham 10. The Influence Nonionic Surfactants on the Penetration and Transport of Systematic Fungicides in Plants 11. Toxicological Effects of Adjuvants on Pesticide Formulations 12. Foliar Absorption of Some Nonionic Surfactants from Aqueous Solutions in the Absence and Presence of Pesticidal Active Ingredients 13. The Effect of Certain Nonionic Surfactants on the Uptake and Translocation of Herbicides in Bracken Pterdium Aquilinum Kuhn 14. Effect of Adjuvants on Uptake and Translocation of Glyphosate in Gorse Ulex Europaeus 15. The Role of Anions in the Foliar Uptake of Nutrients as Influenced by EDTA and Tween-20 Adjuvants 16. Role of Some Adjuvants in Enhancing the Efficacy of Herbicides on Forest Species 17. Enhancement of Glyphosate Activity by Fatty Amine Ethoxylate Adjuvant- A Physiological Investigation 18. The Phytoxicity of Difenzoquat to Wild Oat as Influenced by Other Pesticides 19. Growth Regulator Herbicides as Modifiers to Activity of Fenoxapropr-Ethyl- A New Approach for Antidote Adjuvant Research- 20 Natural Adjuvants for Biocontrol of Soil-Borne Diseases.

Studies of Adjuvants involve many scientific fields from basic research of the chemistry, through investigations into physiological effects and environmental impact, to mixture formulation and field use. These important areas are illustrated in these two volumes, which are contributions from the First International Symposium on Adjuvants for Agrochemicals, held in Brandon, Manitoba on August 5 to 7, 1986. A total of 200 participants from 19 countries met to discuss their common interest in adjuvant science, technology, and application. It is the editors hope that these volumes will stimulate interest in and promote a better understanding of the chemical, physiological, and agronomic aspects of adjuvants as they relate agrochemicals. In addition, the revisedAdjuvants for Agrochemicals: A Selected Bibliography of World Literature in the English Language will be a valuable resource for agricultural researchers and other users. We hope that adjuvant research will lead to even safer, more efficient, and more economical use of chemicals in agriculture and forestry.
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• Section 1: 1. Research and Development of Agro-Adjuvants 2. Analysis of Effects of Surfactants on Permeability of Plant Cuticles 3. Relationship Between Surfactant Properties and Wettability of Rice Leaf Surfaces for Several Nonionic Surfactants 4. Surfactant-Induced Ethylene Evolution and Pigment Efflux from Beet Root Tissue 5. Influence of Two Polymeric Adjuvants on Bioavailability of Glyphosate in Vision Formulation- Relevance to Rainwashing of Deposits from Foliar Surfaces 6. A Foliar Uptake Model of Triclopr 7. Influence of an Ethopropoxylated Fatty Amine on the Penetration of Glyphosate across Isolated Tomato Fruit Cuticles 8. Influence of the Type and Concentration of Surfactant on Glyphosate Absorption- Relevance of Drop Spreading and Drying Time 9. The Effect of a Range of Nonylphenol Surfactants on Cuticle Penetration, Absorption, and Translocation of Water-Soluble and Non-Water-Soluble Herbicides 10. Influence of Ethylan and Ammonium Sulfate on Glyphosate Phytotoxicity to Quackgrass - Elytigria Repens 11. Influence of Adjuvants on Cuticular Penetration and Metabolism of Aminocarb Following Topical Application of Matacil 180F Formulations to Spruce Budworm 12. The Characterization of Uptake and Transport with a Radiolabeled Aryloxyphenoxypropionate Herbicide as Influenced by Adjuvants 13. Activation of the Foliar Uptake of Two Water-Soluble Compounds by Alcohol Polyoxyethylene Surfactants 14. Effect of Polysorbate Surfactants with Various Hydrophylic-Lipophilic Balance Values on Leaf Surface Ultrastructure and Mobility of Methazole in Plants and Soil 15. Chlorophyll Fluorescence A Noninvasive Technique for Rapid Investigation of the Effects of Adjuvants on Herbicide and Plant Growth Regulator Uptake by Leaves 16. Photodegradation and Absorption of Sethoxydim as Adjuvany-Influenced Surface Effects 17. The Influence of Ultravioelt Light on the Phytotoxicity of Sethoxydim Tank Mixtures with Various Adjuvants 18. Stability and Activity of Clethodim as Influenced by Ph, UV Light, and Adjuvant 19. Comparison of the Cyclic Ether-Alcohol Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol to Other KnownSolvents
• Section 2: 20. Regulation of Pesticides and Inert Ingredients in Pesticide Products 21. Regulatory Issues and Adjuvants 22. The Importance of Adjuvants to the Agricultural Chemical Industry 23. Adjuvants- Key Aspects of New Technology Development for Crop Protection Products 24. Influence of Temperature and Relative Humidity on the Performance of Thifensulfuron with Various Surfactants 25. Effects of Humectants on the Pesticide Uptake Through Plant Leaf Surfaces 26. The Influence of Adjuvants and Environment on Absorption and Translocation of Imazaquin in Pitted Morningglory 27. Disposition and Dissipation of Droplets Applied Aerially Using Penetrator 28. Spray Atomization Responses to Agricultural Formulation Adjuvants 29. The Influence of Adjuvants on the Performance of a Glyphosate/2,4-D Mixture. 30 The Relationship Between Spray Retention and Herbicidal Efficacy of Diclofop-Methyl 31. The Effect of Adjuvants on the Location of Herbicide Deposits on Wild Oats 32. Effect of a Synthetic Polymer on Absorption and Leaching of Herbicides in Soil 33. Influence of Certain Surfactants on the Mobility of Selected Herbicides in Soil 34. ACA-160, a New Class of Wetting Agents for Soilless Mixes 35. A Mechanistic Study of the Wetting, Spreading and Solution Properties of Organosilicone Surfactants 36. Pathways and Mechanisms of Foliar Uptake as Influenced by Surfactants 37. Spray Formulation with Silwet Organosilicone Surfactants 38. Effect of Plant Age and Adjuvant on the Foliar Penetration and Translocation of Glyphosate in Pampas Grass 39. Comparison of Statistical Methods for Evaluating Silicone Adjuvants for Na-Acifluorfen 40. Species-Specific Sensitivity to Organosilicone Surfactant-Enhancement of Glyphosate Uptake 41. Influence of a Mineral Oil Adjuvant on the Antagonism of Sethoxydim, Cycloxydim, and Clethodium by Bentazon 42. The Effect of Adjuvants on the Rainfastness of Thifensulfuron and Tribenuron 43. The Evaluation of Ten Emulsifiers for Use with a Mineral Oil Adjuvant 44. Relative Wax Solubility and Phytotoxicity of Oil Green Foxtail 45. Phytotoxicity of Bentazon with Oils, Surfactants, and Fertilizer Salts
• Section 3: 46. The Rationale of Adjuvant Use with Agrichemicals 47. Concerns within the Pesticide Industry Relating to Spray Adjuvants 48. A Review of the Methodology Employed in the Laboratory Evaluation of Spray Adjuvants 49. The Influence of Adjuvants on Herbicidal Activity of Alloxydim-Sodium Fluazifop-Butyl, and Tribenuron 50. Nonionic Surfactant Property Effects on Thifensulfuron Methyl, Performance in Soybeans 51. The Use of Dowfax Surfactants to Improve the Efficacy of Herbicide Products 52. Effects on Brush Control from the Addition of Adjuvants to Glyphosate 53. Regulating Vegetative Growth of Deciduous Fruit Trees in the Nursery by Adjuvant Mediated Uptake of Gibberellin Biosynthesis Inhibitors Applied as Trunk Paints 54. Relationship of Chemical Classification and Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Balance of Surfactants to Upper Leaf-Surface Penetration of Growth Regulators in Apples 55. Possible Methods to Increase Efficacy of Gibberellix Acid Applied to Navel Orange Trees 56. Daminozide-Induced Effect on Vica faba L. and the Importance of Spray Adjuvants 57. The Use of Spray Adjuvants in Barley-Growing Programs in Scotland 58. The Influence of an Adjuvant on the Response of Winter Barley to the Growth Regulator Chlormequat 59. The Influence of Adjuvant Type on the Response of Oats to the Growth Regulator Chlormequat 60. Ecological Aspects of the Biocide Emulsifiers- Emulsogen ITN and Emulsogen ITL 61. Influence of Surfactant-Oil Combinations on the Activity of Foliar-Applied Fungicides 62. Study on the Prevention and Control of red Leaf Disease on Corn and Millet by TA TS Mixture 63. Effects of the Virucide, TS, in Preventing and Curing Tomato Mosaic Virus Disease 64. Effect of Pinolene as an Adjuvant to Iprodione for Control of Sclerotinia Blight 65. Adjuvant Effects of Soyoil 937 on Fungicides for Control of early Leafspot and Sclerotinia Blight in Peanuts 66. Spray Deposition Enhancement and the Control of Botrytis spp 67. Effectiveness of Baculoviruses as Influenced by Different Additives.
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Based on a conference, this book is intended to promote a better understanding of the effects of adjuvants on pesticide penetration, translocation, photodegradation and stability, spray deposition and dissipation, and the fate of herbicides in the environment.
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• 1. Trends Toward Advanced Analysis 2. Second-Order Elastic Analysis of Frames 3. Semi-Rigid Connections 4. Second-Order Plastic Hinge Analysis of Frames 5. Second-Order Plastic-Zone Analysis of Beam-Columns and Portal Frames 6. Plastic-Zone Analysis of Beam-Columns and Portal Frames 7. Plastic-Zone Analysis of Frames 8. Benchmark Problems and Solutions.

The development of the limit state approach to design in recent years has focused particular attention on two basic requirements: accurate information regarding the behavior of structures throughout the entire range of loading up to the ultimate strength, and simple practical procedures to enable engineers to assess this behavior. This book satisfies these requirements by providing practical analysis methods for the design of steel frames. The book contains a wide range of second-order analyses: from elastic to inelastic, rigid to semi-rigid connections, and simple plastic hinge method to sophisticated plastic-zone method. Computer programs for each analysis are provided in the form of a floppy disk for easy implementation. Sample problems are described and user's manuals are well documented for each program developed in the book.
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• Part A: Principles and Technical Details of Affinity Electrophoresis AFF-EP 1. Theoretical Background, Principles, and Technical Details of AFF-EP 2. Comparison of Results Obtained by AFF-EP and Other Affinity Based Techniques Part B: Application of AFF-EP for Basic research Part C: Clinical Application of AFF-EP 1. AFF-EP in Management of Neonates and Children 2. Alpha1 Fetoprotein AFP, Alpha1, - Acid Glycoprotein AGP, Haptoglobin, and Ceruloplasmin Microheterogeneity in Diagnosis, Differentiation, and Management of Cancer Patients 3. Microheterogeneity of Acute-Phase Proteins in Rheumatic Diseases 4. AFF-EP for Assessment of Liver Damage 5. AFF-EP in Other Pathological States.

This book discusses the topic of affinity electrophoresis (AFF-EP), which has become a useful tool for studies of biomolecular interactions. The book will discuss AFF-EP as an analytical method which has been used successfully for the diagnosis, differentiation, and monitoring of patients with various diseases. The book will also discuss other uses for the AFF-EP method.
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• 1. Perspectives for Ecological Management of Regulated Rivers 2. Water Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, and Turbidity Control in Reservoir Releases 3. Water Quality Modeling of Regulated Streams 4. Flushing Flows 5. Alternative Channelization Procedures 6. Channel Engineering and Erosion Control 7. The Use of Instream Habitat Improvement Methodology in Mitigating the Adverse Effects of River Regulation on Fisheries 8. Flood Plain Fisheries Management 9. Mitigation for Impacts to Riparian Vegetation on Western Montane Streams 10. Models for Predicting Benthic Macroinvertebrate Habitat Suitability Under Regulated Flows 11. The Application of a Classification and Prediction Technique Based on Macroinvertebrates to Assess the Effects of River Regulation 12. Instream Habitat Flow Modeling Techniques 13. Alternative Approaches in Predicting Trout Populations from Habitat in Streams.

Researchers and managers of regulated river systems will find this volume useful in acquiring information for deciding an integrated management plan for regulated river operations. Rather than the ecological theory of impacts of flow regulation, emphasis has been placed on methods to predict water quality and habitat alterations, as well as techniques to mitigate impacts from various operational scenarios. Although most chapters refer to impacts of riverine impoundments, these alternatives apply to any regulated situation in which changes in water quality or flow pattern occur. The predictive modeling techniques are explained primarily from a theoretical background. However, extensive bibliographies can guide the uninitiated to specific texts and software. Where controversial techniques have been presented, alternate methods are also described. Major topic areas include water quality problems, channel modification and management, ecological modeling and management, as well as a section on perspectives for ecological management and special problems in developing nations.
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• ANALYZING GROUP MEANS WHEN THE ANOVA ASSUMPTIONS ARE NOT SATISFIED. STATISTICAL METHODS FOR HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY. ANALYZING CLUSTERED DATA. ANALYSIS OF CROSS-CLASSIFIED DATA. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF CLUSTERED BINARY DATA. MODELLING BINARY OUTCOME DATA. STATISTICAL METHODS FOR PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING. ANALYSIS OF CLUSTERED COUNT DATA. ANALYSIS OF TIME SERIES WITH APPLICATION TO DETECTION OF DISEASE OUTBREAK. REPEATED MEASURES AND LONGITUDINAL DATA ANALYSIS. DATA ANALYSES WITH MISSING DATA (IMPUTATIONS TECHNIQUES) SURVIVAL DATA ANALYSIS. META ANALYSIS.

Analysis of Correlated Data with SAS and R: 4th edition presents an applied treatment of recently developed statistical models and methods for the analysis of hierarchical binary, count and continuous response data. It explains how to use procedures in SAS and packages in R for exploring data, fitting appropriate models, presenting programming codes and results. The book is designed for senior undergraduate and graduate students in the health sciences, epidemiology, statistics, and biostatistics as well as clinical researchers, and consulting statisticians who can apply the methods with their own data analyses. In each chapter a brief description of the foundations of statistical theory needed to understand the methods is given, thereafter the author illustrates the applicability of the techniques by providing sufficient number of examples. The last three chapters of the 4th edition contain introductory material on propensity score analysis, meta-analysis and the treatment of missing data using SAS and R. These topics were not covered in previous editions. The main reason is that there is an increasing demand by clinical researchers to have these topics covered at a reasonably understandable level of complexity. Mohamed Shoukri is principal scientist and professor of biostatistics at The National Biotechnology Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center and Al-Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. Professor Shoukri's research includes analytic epidemiology, analysis of hierarchical data, and clinical biostatistics. He is an associate editor of the 3Biotech journal, a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society and an elected member of the International Statistical Institute. .
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• Introduction Probability Random variables and expectations Continuous distributions The binomial distribution The multinomial distribution ----One Sample Example and introduction Parametric inference about Prediction intervals Model testing Checking normality Transformations Inference about 2 ----General Statistical InferenceModel-based testing Inference on single parameters: assumptions Parametric tests Confidence intervalsP values Validity of tests and confidence intervals Theory of prediction intervals Sample size determination and power The shape of things to come ----Two Samples Two correlated samples: Paired comparisons Two independent samples with equal variances Two independent samples with unequal variances Testing equality of the variances ----Contingency Tables One binomial sample Two independent binomial samples One multinomial sample Two independent multinomial samples Several independent multinomial samples LancasterIrwin partitioning ----Simple Linear Regression An example The simple linear regression model The analysis of variance table Model-based inference Parametric inferential procedures An alternative model Correlation Two-sample problems A multiple regression Estimation formulae for simple linear regression ----Model Checking Recognizing randomness: Simulated data with zero correlation Checking assumptions: Residual analysis Transformations ----Lack of Fit and Nonparametric Regression Polynomial regression Polynomial regression and leverages Other basis functions Partitioning methods Splines Fishers lack-of-fit test ----Multiple Regression: Introduction Example of inferential procedures Regression surfaces and prediction Comparing regression models Sequential fitting Reduced models and prediction Partial correlation coefficients and added variable plots Collinearity More on model testing Additive effects and interaction Generalized additive models Final comment ----Diagnostics and Variable Selection Diagnostics Best subset model selection Stepwise model selection Model selection and case deletion Lasso regression ----Multiple Regression: Matrix Formulation Random vectors Matrix formulation of regression models Least squares estimation of regression parameters Inferential procedures Residuals, standardized residuals, and leverage Principal components regression ----One-Way ANOVA Example Theory Regression analysis of ANOVA data Modeling contrasts Polynomial regression and one-way ANOVA Weighted least squares ----Multiple Comparison Methods "Fishers" least significant difference method Bonferroni adjustments Scheffs method Studentized range methods Summary of multiple comparison procedures ----Two-Way ANOVA Unbalanced two-way analysis of variance Modeling contrasts Regression modeling Homologous factors ----ACOVA and Interactions One covariate example Regression modeling ACOVA and two-way ANOVA Near replicate lack-of-fit tests ----Multifactor Structures Unbalanced three-factor analysis of variance Balanced three-factors Higher-order structures ----Basic Experimental Designs Experiments and causation Technical design considerations Completely randomized designs Randomized complete block designs Latin square designs Balanced incomplete block designs Youden squares Analysis of covariance in designed experiments Discussion of experimental design ----Factorial Treatments Factorial treatment structures Analysis Modeling factorials Interaction in a Latin square A balanced incomplete block design Extensions of Latin squares ----Dependent Data The analysis of split-plot designs A four-factor example Multivariate analysis of varianceRandom effects models ----Logistic Regression: Predicting Counts Models for binomial data Simple linear logistic regression Model testing Fitting logistic models Binary data Multiple logistic regression ANOVA type logit models Ordered categories ----Log-Linear Models: Describing Count Data Models for two-factor tables Models for three-factor tables Estimation and odds ratios Higher-dimensional tables Ordered categories Offsets Relation to logistic models Multinomial responses Logistic discrimination and allocation ----Exponential and Gamma Regression: Time-to-Event Data Exponential regression Gamma regression ----Nonlinear Regression Introduction and examples Estimation Statistical inference Linearizable models ----Appendix A: Matrices and Vectors Appendix B: Tables ----Exercises appear at the end of each chapter.

Analysis of Variance, Design, and Regression: Linear Modeling for Unbalanced Data, Second Edition presents linear structures for modeling data with an emphasis on how to incorporate specific ideas (hypotheses) about the structure of the data into a linear model for the data. The book carefully analyzes small data sets by using tools that are easily scaled to big data. The tools also apply to small relevant data sets that are extracted from big data. New to the Second Edition Reorganized to focus on unbalanced data Reworked balanced analyses using methods for unbalanced data Introductions to nonparametric and lasso regression Introductions to general additive and generalized additive models Examination of homologous factors Unbalanced split plot analyses Extensions to generalized linear models R, Minitab (R), and SAS code on the author's website The text can be used in a variety of courses, including a yearlong graduate course on regression and ANOVA or a data analysis course for upper-division statistics students and graduate students from other fields. It places a strong emphasis on interpreting the range of computer output encountered when dealing with unbalanced data.
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• chapter 1 Introduction / Vladimir Grdinić
• chapter 2 Reactive Polymers and Other Sorbents as Microanalytical Media / Vladimir Grdinić
• chapter 3 Methodology of Resin Spot Test Analysis / Vladimir Grdinić
• chapter 4 Experience to Date in the Field of Inorganic Qualitative Analysis / Vladimir Grdinić
• chapter 5 Known Qualitative Tests for Organic Analytes / Vladimir Grdinić
• chapter 6 Potentiality of Quantification / Vladimir Grdinić
• chapter 7 Scope of Application / Vladimir Grdinić.

The working title of the book was The Detection of Analytes by the Resin Spot Tests Method. Firstly, we decided to sort out all published qualitative methods systematically against analytes. We were not discouraged by the obstacles, such as the study of a great number of papers published in Japanese, the difficulty in locating (especially older) publications, or the time required. Still, having in mind not to burden unnecessarily the volume of the book, we dismissed the idea of systematically listing all the procedures in detail. Nevertheless, a relatively large number of them found a place in the book, and perhaps this will contribute to the stirring of spontaneous interest in this technique in the ranks of applied chemists and others who a priori shun the technique.
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• part Section I: EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC ASPECTS OF THE ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME
• chapter 1 The Antiphospholipid Syndrome: History, Definition, Classification, and Differential Diagnosis / Ronald A. Asherson
• chapter 2 Epidemiology of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Michelle Petri
• chapter 3 Immunology and Methods of Detection of the Antiphospholipid Antibodies / David A. Kandiah
• chapter 4 Immunogenetics of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Gian Domenico Sebastiani
• chapter 5 Pathogenesis of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Ronit Bakimer
• chapter 6 Animal Models of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Angela Tincani
• chapter 7 Cytokines in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Pnina Fishman
• chapter 8 Pathology of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / J. T. Lie
• part Section II: CLINICAL AND LABORATORY FEATURES OF THE ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME
• chapter 9 Thrombotic Manifestations in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Josep Ordi-Ros
• chapter 10 Fetal Losses and Other Obstetric Manifestations in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Carolyn M. Salafia
• chapter 11 Cerebral Thrombosis and Other Neurologic Manifestations in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Robin Brey
• chapter 12 Cardiac Manifestations in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Ricard Cervera
• chapter 13 Pulmonary Manifestations in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Ricard Cervera
• chapter 14 Renal Manifestations in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Jean-Charles Piette
• chapter 15 Adrenal, Hepatic, and Other Intraabdominal Manifestations in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Ronald A. Asherson
• chapter 16 Osteoarticular Manifestations in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Frederic Liote
• chapter 17 Dermatologic Manifestations in the Antiphosphopid Syndrome / Camille Frances
• chapter 18 Ophthalmic Manifestations in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Robert J. Labutta
• chapter 19 Thrombocytopenia and Other Hematological Abnormalities in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Kevin A. Davies
• chapter 20 Immunologic Abnormalities in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Syndrome Ronald A. Asherson, Jean-Charles Piette, and Ricard Cervera
• chapter 22 Pediatric and Familial Antiphospholipid Syndromes / Lisa R. Sammaritano
• chapter 23 The Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Infectious Diseases / Sozos A. Loizou
• part Section III: MANAGEMENT AND PROGNOSIS OF THE ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME
• chapter 24 Management of Venous and Arterial Thrombosis in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Ronald H.W.M. Derksen and Philip G. de Groot
• chapter 25 Prophylaxis of Fetal Losses in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Juan Balasch
• chapter 26 Other Aspects of the Management of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Jean-Charles Piette
• chapter 27 Course and Prognosis of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Donato Alarcon-Segovia
• chapter 28 New Perspectives in the Study and Treatment of the Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Michael Lockshin.

Written by the foremost researchers in the field, this book gathers together in a single source the many important clinical associations of antiphospholipid antibodies. Antibody-related clotting mechanisms and their relationship to conditions such as recurrent strokes, chorea, multi infarct dementias, a variety of spinal syndromes, Addison's Disease, recurrent miscarriages, and many more are discussed in depth. The importance of these antibodies in 'Primary, ' 'Secondary, ' and 'Catastrophic' Antiphospholipid Syndrome is highlighted. Each chapter is devoted to a specific internal system and the clinical effects this syndrome has on that system. This authoritative book is an essential addition to medical libraries as well as an invaluable reference for general physicians, internists, rheumatologists, neurologists, cardiologists, nephrologists, endocrinologists, gastroenterologists, pulmonologists, dermatologists, and obstetricians.
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• 1. Wave Guides and Thin Films
• 2. Measurement by Lasers
• 3. Laser Chemistry
• 4. Applications in Environmental Pollution
• 5. Laser Material Processing
• 6. In the Construction Field
• 7. Some Aspects of Information Handling
• 8. Holography
• 9. Laser-Induced Thermonuclear Fusion
• 10. Lasers in the Military
• 11. The Laser in the Law and Order Program
• 12. Laser Safety
• 13. The New Laser Biology
• 14. Laser in Medicine
• 15. Laser Density
• 16. Training and Retraining in Laser technology
• 17. Laser Art and Music
• 18. Laser Photography
• 19. Social Conscience of the Laser or the Laser also goes into Battle for the Good-of-Man
• 20. The Future.
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The laser's range of application is extraordinary. Arthur Schawlow says, "What instrument can shuck a bucket of oysters, correct typing errors, fuse atoms, lay a straight line for a garden bed, repair detached retinas, and drill holes in dia monds?"O The laser's specifically biomedical uses cover a similarly broad and interesting spectrum. In this book, I have endeavored to convey some of the fas cination that the laser has long held for me. It is my hope that both clinicians and researchers in the various medical and surgical specialties will find the book a use ful introduction. Biologists, particularly molecular biologists, should also find a great deal of relevant information herein. This volume's distinguished contributors provide admirably lucid discussions of laser principles, instrumentation, and current practice in their respective special ties. Safety, design, capabilities, and costs of various lasers are also reviewed. We have aimed to create a practical text that is comprehensive but not exhaustive. Our emphasis on the practical, rather than the esoteric, is dictated not only by the short history of biomedical laser use, but by the extent of the community to which this information will appeal.
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• PROBABILITY THEORYRANDOM EVENTS AND THEIR PROBABILITIESRANDOM EXPERIMENTS RANDOM EVENTS PROBABILITY CONDITIONAL PROBABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF RANDOM EVENTS -- -- ONE-DIMENSIONAL RANDOM VARIABLESMOTIVATION AND TERMINOLOGY DISCRETE RANDOM VARIABLES CONTINUOUS RANDOM VARIABLES MIXTURES OF RANDOM VARIABLES GENERATING FUNCTIONS -- -- MULTIDIMENSIONAL RANDOM VARIABLESTWO-DIMENSIONAL RANDOM VARIABLES n-DIMENSIONAL RANDOM VARIABLES -- -- FUNCTIONS OF RANDOM VARIABLESFUNCTIONS OF ONE RANDOM VARIABLE FUNCTIONS OF SEVERAL RANDOM VARIABLES SUMS OF RANDOM VARIABLES -- -- INEQUALITIES AND LIMIT THEOREMSINEQUALITIES LIMIT THEOREMS -- -- STOCHASTIC PROCESSESBASICS OF STOCHASTIC PROCESSESMOTIVATION AND TERMINOLOGY CHARACTERISTICS AND EXAMPLES CLASSIFICATION OF STOCHASTIC PROCESSES TIME SERIES IN DISCRETE TIME -- -- RANDOM POINT PROCESSESBASIC CONCEPTS POISSON PROCESSES RENEWAL PROCESSES -- -- DISCRETE-TIME MARKOV CHAINSFOUNDATIONS AND EXAMPLES CLASSIFICATION OF STATES LIMIT THEOREMS AND STATIONARY DISTRIBUTION BIRTH AND DEATH PROCESSES DISCRETE-TIME BRANCHING PROCESSES -- -- CONTINUOUS-TIME MARKOV CHAINSBASIC CONCEPTS AND EXAMPLES TRANSITION PROBABILITIES AND RATES STATIONARY STATE PROBABILITIES SOJOURN TIMES IN PROCESS STATES CONSTRUCTION OF MARKOV SYSTEMS BIRTH AND DEATH PROCESSES APPLICATIONS TO QUEUEING MODELS SEMI-MARKOV CHAINS -- -- MARTINGALESDISCRETE-TIME MARTINGALES CONTINUOUS-TIME MARTINGALES -- -- BROWNIAN MOTIONINTRODUCTION PROPERTIES OF THE BROWNIAN MOTION MULTIDIMENSIONAL AND CONDITIONAL DISTRIBUTIONS FIRST PASSAGE TIMESTRANSFORMATIONS OF THE BROWNIAN MOTION -- -- SPECTRAL ANALYSIS OF STATIONARY PROCESSESFOUNDATIONS PROCESSES WITH DISCRETE SPECTRUM PROCESSES WITH CONTINUOUS SPECTRUM -- -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- -- Exercises appear at the end of each chapter.

Applied Probability and Stochastic Processes, Second Edition presents a self-contained introduction to elementary probability theory and stochastic processes with a special emphasis on their applications in science, engineering, finance, computer science, and operations research. It covers the theoretical foundations for modeling time-dependent random phenomena in these areas and illustrates applications through the analysis of numerous practical examples. The author draws on his 50 years of experience in the field to give your students a better understanding of probability theory and stochastic processes and enable them to use stochastic modeling in their work. New to the Second Edition Completely rewritten part on probability theory-now more than double in size New sections on time series analysis, random walks, branching processes, and spectral analysis of stationary stochastic processes Comprehensive numerical discussions of examples, which replace the more theoretically challenging sections Additional examples, exercises, and figures Presenting the material in a student-friendly, application-oriented manner, this non-measure theoretic text only assumes a mathematical maturity that applied science students acquire during their undergraduate studies in mathematics. Many exercises allow students to assess their understanding of the topics. In addition, the book occasionally describes connections between probabilistic concepts and corresponding statistical approaches to facilitate comprehension. Some important proofs and challenging examples and exercises are also included for more theoretically interested readers.

• 1. The WRP Approach and its Applications
• 2. Key Concepts
• 3. Minimum Information Needed
• 4. Features of EPA's Permit Tracking System
• 5. Incorporating Additional Information
• 6. Reporting the Information
• 7. Deciding on a Sampling Strategy
• 8. Identifying Priority Areas
• 9. Selecting Sites
• 10. Documentation of As-Built Conditions
• 11. Routine Assessments
• 12. Comprehensive Assessments
• 13. Assessment Variables
• 14. Developing an Efficient Sampling Strategy
• 15. Suggested Ways to Represent the Data Collected
• 16. Techniques for Determining Differences in Samples
• 17. Evaluating Projects and Setting Performance Criteria
• 18. Wetland Type
• 19. Vegetation
• 20. Other Important Structural Characteristics.
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An Approach to Improving Decision-Making in Wetland Restoration and Creation succinctly compares populations of natural and created wetlands to determine whether restored wetlands successfully replace wetlands lost to development or other pressures. The book also presents strategies for mitigation of wetland losses, site selection for wetland restoration projects, and assessment of the level of attainable function for restored wetlands. The book is a significant resource for helping wetland professionals, planners, and ecologists formulate decisions affecting the creation and restoration of wetlands.
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