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Fungi of Australia: The Smut Fungi (Fungi of Australia)
Fungi of Australia: The Smut Fungi (Fungi of Australia)
by Kalman Vanky
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The smut fungi (Ustilaginomycetes and some Urediniomycetes) are parasites mainly of flowering plants. In Australia, these fungi include 296 species in 43 genera. The conspicuous stage is the sorus, which is often confined to the ovary or inflorescence... (read more)

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Centrarchid Fishes: Diversity, Biology and Conservation
Centrarchid Fishes: Diversity, Biology and Conservation
by S. J. (edt) Cooke
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"Centrarchid Fishes" provides comprehensive coverage of all major aspects of this ecologically and commercially important group of fishes. Coverage includes diversity, ecomorphology, phylogeny and genetics, hybridization, reproduction, early life history... (read more)

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Cognitive Radio Networks
Cognitive Radio Networks
by Kwang-cheng Chen
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Cognitive Radio Networksis an introductory-level text on the relatively new subject of cognitive radio. The book gives a basic overview of the technologies supporting cognitive radio, looking at various layers of the network protocol stack. It provides a... (read more)

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A General History of Quadrupeds: The Figures Engraved on Wood
A General History of Quadrupeds: The Figures Engraved on Wood
by Thomas Bewick
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In the late eighteenth century, the British took greater interest than ever before in observing and recording all aspects of the natural world. Travelers and colonists returning from far-flung lands provided dazzling accounts of such exotic creatures as... (read more)

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Energy & Climate: How to Achieve a Successful Energy Transition
Energy & Climate: How to Achieve a Successful Energy Transition
by Alexandre Rojey
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Despite global concerns over dwindling resources, climate change and carbon dioxide emissions, fossil fuels still account for more than 80% of the world's energy demands. As resources diminish and demand increases from rapidly developing nations such as... (read more)

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Bricklin on Technology
Bricklin on Technology
by Dan Bricklin
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In a world that divides us, technology creates connection. Cell phones, e-mail, digital cameras, personal Web sites--they all join us, however tenuously, to what we value. Is connectivity what we're willing to pay for? Should technology be our servant or... (read more)

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Construction Project Management (Strategic Issues in Construction)
Construction Project Management (Strategic Issues in Construction)
by Eddy M. Rojas
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This volume contains some of the best project management studies commissioned by ELECTRI International. They were selected, coordinated, and monitored by some of the most progressive contractors in the industry and performed by scholars from top U.S... (read more)

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Perfect Symmetry: The Search for the Beginning of Time
Perfect Symmetry: The Search for the Beginning of Time
by Heinz R. Pagels
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Popular science at its best, this acclaimed classic work describes in stunning detail how cutting-edge discoveries in quantum physics and cosmology are helping to explain the origin and evolution of the universe, of space and time. Perfect Symmetry is an... (read more)

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Basic Feedback Controls in Biomedicine
Basic Feedback Controls in Biomedicine
by Charles S. Lessard
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This textbook is intended for undergraduate students (juniors or seniors) in Biomedical Engineering, with the main goal of helping these students learn about classical control theory and its application in physiological systems. In addition, students... (read more)

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Digital Barbarism: A Writer's Manifesto
Digital Barbarism: A Writer's Manifesto
by Mark Helprin
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World-renowned novelist Mark Helprin offers a ringing Jeffersonian defense of private property in the age of digital culture, with its degradation of thought and language, and collectivist bias against the rights of individual creators. Mark Helprin... (read more)

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Essentials of Wireless Mesh Networking (Cambridge Wireless Essentials)
Essentials of Wireless Mesh Networking (Cambridge Wireless Essentials)
by Steve Methley
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Are you involved in implementing wireless mesh networks? As mesh networks move towards large-scale deployment, this highly practical book provides the information and insights you need. The technology is described, potential pitfalls in implementation... (read more)

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Virtualpolitik: An Electronic History of Government Media-Making in a Time of War, Scandal, Disaster, Miscommunication, and Mistakes
Virtualpolitik: An Electronic History of Government Media-Making in a Time of War, Scandal, Disaster, Miscommunication, and Mistakes
by Elizabeth Losh
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Today government agencies not only have official Web sites but also sponsor moderated chats, blogs, digital video clips, online tutorials, videogames, and virtual tours of national landmarks. Sophisticated online marketing campaigns target citizens with... (read more)

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Essentials of Cognitive Radio (Cambridge Wireless Essentials)
Essentials of Cognitive Radio (Cambridge Wireless Essentials)
by Linda Doyle
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Do you need to get quickly up to speed on cognitive radio? This concise, practical guide presents the key concepts and challenges you need to know about, including issues associated with security, regulation, and designing and building cognitive radios... (read more)

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The Ethics of Computer Games
The Ethics of Computer Games
by Miguel Sicart
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Despite the emergence of computer games as a dominant cultural industry (and the accompanying emergence of computer games as the subject of scholarly research), we know little or nothing about the ethics of computer games. Considerations of the morality... (read more)

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Urban Stormwater Management in the United States.
Urban Stormwater Management in the United States.
by National Research Council
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Noting that the Clean Water Act regulatory framework for addressing sewage and industrial wastes is not well suited to the problem of stormwater discharges, this report calls for a new permitting structure that would put authority and accountability... (read more)

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Evaluation of Safety and Environmental Metrics for Potential Application at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities
Evaluation of Safety and Environmental Metrics for Potential Application at Chemical Agent Disposal Facilities
by National Research Council
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The North American Porcupine
The North American Porcupine
by Uldis Roze
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