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The midnight watch
Sometimes the smallest of human failings can lead to the greatest of disasters. As the Titanic was sinking slowly in the wretchedly cold North Atlantic, she could see the lights of another ship on the horizon. She called for help by Morse lamp and the new Marconi telegraph machine, but there was no ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Revolution In Central America
by Philippe Bourgois • David Lowe • David Dye • Stanford Central America Action Network • John Althoff • María Angela Leal • Stephen Babb • Craig Richards • Fatma N. Çagatay • Diann Richards • Jo-Anne Scott • Hans Ulrich HornigCentral America, though affected for decades by profound socioeconomic transformations, has been more or less quiescent politically. The sudden eruption of revolutionary turmoil in the region, as seen in recent events in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala, has shattered the political status quo a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1983 -
Investigating Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Theory and Practice across Disciplines
by Helga Nowotny • Barbara Prainsack • Gregory J. Downey • Aaron Panofsky • Daniel Lee Kleinman • Angela Cassidy • Ali O. Ilhan • Ayelet Kuper • Chisato Fukuda • Cyrus C.M. Mody • Dave Mcbee • Elise Paradis • Erin Leahey • Hauke Reisch • Itai Vardi • Jennifer Croissant • Laurel Smith-Doerr • Mathieu Albert • Noah Weeth Feinstein • Ryan Light • Scott Frickel • Sigrid Peterson • Timothy Sacco • Jimi AdamsInterdisciplinarity has become a buzzword in academia, as research universities funnel their financial resources toward collaborations between faculty in different disciplines. In theory, interdisciplinary collaboration breaks down artificial divisions between different departments, allowing more in... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Fish Viruses and Bacteria: Pathobiology and Protection
by Richard Whittington • Robert Davies • Associate Professor Arun Dhar • Andrew Orry • F C Allnutt • Scott LaPatra • Jo-Ann Leong • Gael Kurath • John S Lumsden • Paul Hick • Ellen Ariel • Mamoru Yoshimizu • Hisae Kasai • Yoshihiro Sakoda • Nanako Sano • Motohiko Sano • Knut Falk • Maria Aamelfot • Peter Dixon • David Stone • Lester H. Khoo • Rodman G. Getchell • Geoffrey H. Groocock • Keith Way • Anna Toffan • Yasuhiko Kawato • Kuttichantran Subramaniam • Kazuhiro Nakajima • Thomas Waltzek • Marius Karlsen • Renate Johansen • Bjarnheidur K. Gudmundsdottir • Bryndis Bjornsdottir • Larry A. Hanson • Matt J. Griffin • Terence Greenway • David J. Wise • Thomas P. Loch • Mohamed Faisal • Esteban M. Soto • David T. Gauthier • Martha W. Rhodes • John P. Hawke • Jerri Bartholomew • Kristen D. Arkush • Diane G. Elliott • Craig A. Shoemaker • De-Hai Xu • Alicia E. Toranzo • Beatriz Magariños • Ruben Avendaño-Herrera • Timothy J. Welch • David P. Marancik • Christopher M. Good • Michael OrmsbyTaking a disease-based approach, Fish Viruses and Bacteria: Pathobiology and Protection focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. The book covers well-studied, notifiable piscine... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017