Kim Oosterlinck, "Hope Springs Eternal: French Bondholders and the Repudiation of Russian Sovereign Debt "
English | ISBN: 0300190913 | 2016 | 264 pages | PDF | 2 MB
In 1918, the Soviet revolutionary government repudiated the Tsarist regime's sovereign debt, triggering one of the biggest sovereign defaults ever. Yet the price of Russian bonds remained high for years. Combing French archival records, Kim Oosterlinck shows that, far from irrational, investors had legitimate reasons to hope for repayment. Soviet debt recognition, a change in government, a bailout by the French government, or French banks, or a seceding country would have guaranteed at least a partial reimbursement. As Greece and other European countries raise the possibility of sovereign default, Oosterlinck's superbly researched study is more urgent than ever.

Homemade treats for happy, healthy dogs By Cheryl Gianfrancesco
2000 | 32 Pages | ISBN: 1580173233 | EPUB | 17 MB
Pamper Your Pup With All-Natural Taste Temptations!Treat your dog to the tastiest and healthiest biscuits and bones ever made for canine consumption! Cheryl Gianfrancesco's easy-to-follow recipes call for only the best all-natural ingredients, and as your dog will agree, the results are fantastic. Could any dog resist Peanut Butter Biscuits, Cheese and Garlic Bites, Chicken and Cheese Biscuits, or Ginger Cookies? How about a Best-Friend Birthday Cake, complete with frosting? Homemade Treats for Happy, Healthy Dogs offers 50 recipes for the canine connoisseur of fine foods. If dogs could read, this would be their favorite cookbook!

Highly Selective Neurotoxins: Basic and Clinical Applications By C. LeRoy Blank, Russell J. Lewis, Roland E. Lehr (auth.), Richard M. Kostrzewa (eds.)
1998 | 404 Pages | ISBN: 1617370479 | PDF | 13 MB
In Highly Selective Neurotoxins, experienced experimentalists critically review and evaluate the most common and important neurotoxins used today to precisely destroy selected neurons. Each informative chapter thoroughly describes the significant mechanisms of action of a neurotoxin, as well as fully discussing the limits on its use and its clinical applicability. Several clinically oriented chapters are significant for neurologists treating Parkinsonism, for psychiatrists treating drug abuse and neurodegenerative disorders, and for primary care physicians treating patients with appetite suppressants. Highly Selective Neurotoxins provides all the basic knowledge needed to obtain a predictable experimental outcome with these neurotoxins. Its authoritative coverage of the newest findings on experimentally important neurotoxins makes their proper use and their limitations clear and practical from both experimental and theoretical points of view.

High Density Plasma Sources. Design, Physics and Performance By Oleg A. Popov (Eds.)
1995 | 453 Pages | ISBN: 0815513771 | PDF | 7 MB
Content: Preface, Pages vii-xii, Oleg A. PopovContributors, Pages xiii-xiv1 - Helicon Plasma Sources, Pages 1-75, Francis F. Chen2 - Planar Inductive Sources, Pages 76-99, John C. Forster, John H. Keller3 - Electrostatically-Shielded Inductively-Coupled RF Plasma Sources, Pages 100-148, Wayne L. Johnson4 - Very High Frequency Capacitive Plasma Sources, Pages 149-190, Michael J. Colgan, M. Meyyappan5 - Surface Wave Plasma Sources, Pages 191-250, Michel Moisan, Joëlle Margot, Zenon Zakrzewski6 - Microwave Plasma Disk Processing Machines, Pages 251-311, Jes Asmussen7 - Electron Cyclotron Resonance Plasma Sources, Pages 312-379, James E. Stevens8 - Distributed ECR Plasma Sources, Pages 380-425, Jacques PelletierIndex, Pages 426-445

C. van den Berg, J. P. R. Christensen, P. Ressel, "Harmonic Analysis on Semigroups: Theory of Positive Definite and Related Functions"
English | 1984 | ISBN: 1461270170, 0387909257 | PDF | pages: 299 | 23.1 mb
The Fourier transform and the Laplace transform of a positive measure share, together with its moment sequence, a positive definiteness property which under certain regularity assumptions is characteristic for such expressions. This is formulated in exact terms in the famous theorems of Bochner, Bernstein-Widder and Hamburger. All three theorems can be viewed as special cases of a general theorem about functions qJ on abelian semigroups with involution (S, +, *) which are positive definite in the sense that the matrix (qJ(sJ + Sk» is positive definite for all finite choices of elements St, . . . , Sn from S. The three basic results mentioned above correspond to (~, +, x* = -x), ([0, 00[, +, x* = x) and (No, +, n* = n). The purpose of this book is to provide a treatment of these positive definite functions on abelian semigroups with involution. In doing so we also discuss related topics such as negative definite functions, completely mono tone functions and Hoeffding-type inequalities. We view these subjects as important ingredients of harmonic analysis on semigroups. It has been our aim, simultaneously, to write a book which can serve as a textbook for an advanced graduate course, because we feel that the notion of positive definiteness is an important and basic notion which occurs in mathematics as often as the notion of a Hilbert space.

Marlowe Granados, "Happy Hour: A Novel"
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1839764015 | 288 pages | EPUB | 0.33 MB
With the verve and bite of Ottessa Moshfegh and the barbed charm of Nancy Mitford, Marlowe Granados's stunning debut brilliantly captures a summer of striving in New York City.

Handbook on Intelligent Techniques in the Educational Process: Vol 1 Recent Advances and Case Studies by Mirjana Ivanović
English | PDF,EPUB | 2022 | 399 Pages | ISBN : 3031046617 | 55.6 MB
Education has a substantial impact and influences on almost all sectors in modern society. Different computer-supported educational systems have been developing for many decades to support and make easier teaching and learning processes on all levels of education. Influences of rapid development of Information Communication Technologies and other related disciplines on design and implementation of intelligent, sophisticated educational systems are evident. Nowadays intensive development and wide applications of Artificial Intelligent techniques significantly affect the development of intelligent tutoring systems, smart learning environments that incorporate virtual and augmented reality and robots.

Handbook of Vacuum Arc Science and Technology. Fundamentals and Applications By Raymond L. Boxman, David M. Sanders and Philip J. Martin (Eds.)
1995 | 758 Pages | ISBN: 0815513755 | PDF | 11 MB
Content: Foreword, Pages vii-viii, James M. LaffertyPreface, Pages ix-xv, Raymond L. BoxmanContributors, Pages xvii-xviii1 - Electrical Discharges and Plasmas -A Brief Tutorial, Pages 3-27, Raymond L. Boxman2 - Arc Ignition, Pages 28-72, George A. Farrall- Phenomenology, Pages 73-151, Burkhard Jüttner, Victor F. Puchkarev- Theories of Cathode Spots, Pages 151-208, Erhard HantzscheTheoretical Modeling of Cathode Spot Phenomena, Pages 208-256, Isak BeilisChapter Summary, Pages 256-281, Victor F. Puchkarev4 - The Interelectrode Plasma, Pages 282-307, Samuel Goldsmith5 - Anode Phenomena, Pages 308-364, H. Craig MillerVacuum Arc Desposition, Pages 367-396, Philip J. MartinArc source designs, Pages 396-397, Steven Falabella, Dmitri A. KarpovContinuous cathodic Arc sources, Pages 397-423, Steven Falabella, Dmitri A. KarpovDistributed Arc sources, Pages 423-444, Vladimir I. Gorokhovsky, Vladimir P. Polistchook, Ivan M. Yartsev, Joseph W. GlaserPulsed Arc sources, Pages 444-453, Ian BrownRigid-rotor models of plasma flow, Pages 454-466, David B. Boercker, David M. Sanders, Steven FalabellaFilm growth, Pages 467-493, Philip J. Martin, David R. MckenzieApplications of Arc-deposited coatings, Pages 493-519, Jörg Vetter, Anthony J. PerryEmerging applications and new opportunities with PVD Arc sources, Pages 519-551, Subbiah Ramalingam7 - Vacuum Arc Metal Processing, Pages 552-589, Gerhard Brückmann, Harald Scholz8 - Vacuum Switching of High Current and High Voltage at Power Frequencies, Pages 590-624, Allan Greenwood9 - Pulsed Power Applications, Pages 625-699, Roger Dougal, Ian G. Brown, Sture K. HändelNomenclature-by Subject, Pages 700-704Nomenclature-Alphabetical, Pages 705-708Index, Pages 709-736About the Contributors, Pages 737-742

Handbook of Cell Biosensors by Gérald Thouand
English | EPUB | 2022 | 997 Pages | ISBN : 3030232166 | 116.9 MB
This handbook is an interdisciplinary and comprehensive reference covering all aspects of cell biosensors. It is divided into four main sections which are led and organized by numerous international experts. The scope of coverage includes:

Felia Allum, "Graphic Narratives of Organised Crime, Gender and Power in Europe: Discarded Footnotes "
English | ISBN: 0367704749 | 2022 | 168 pages | PDF | 199 MB
This book presents a unique series of graphic narratives which offer a new way to recount the lived experiences and life stories of women involved in transnational organised crime groups, from victims to perpetrators.