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Phase transfer catalysis is a sophisticated chemical technique which can be used to perform a variety of chemical reactions under mild conditions and with improved control.

Surfactants are fundamental to the successful operation of the chemical industry. This directory has been produced to assist surfactant users to identify the most appropriate products for their application.

It takes into account the considerable advances made in the field in the last twenty years by the introduction of gene cloning and sequencing and by the exponential development of physical methods such as X-ray crystallography of proteins.

This atlas consists of a collection of over 90 seismic characterizations of glacimarine sediments from both northern and southern latitudes. Each contribution gives a location map, seismic profiles or other geophysical information where appropriate and detailed facies analysis.

This is the first book in English reviewing and updating the geology of the whole Apennines, one of the recent most uplifted mountains in the world.

Presenting a summary of environmental arsenic problems worldwide, containing reports on arsenic exposure in Thailand, Mongolia and China, this volume also presents papers on the arsenic problems in Central Europe, Asia and the USA.

Written from the viewpoint of the hydrogeologist, this study provides an introduction to the historical context, genesis, occurrence, hydrochemistry, exploitation and management of mineral and geothermal water resources. Case studies are included.

This book arises from a Royal Society discussion meeting and describes the ways in which the plant genomes have been modified to confer resistance to pathogens, pests, and herbicides; to modify developmental and physiological processes and to create plants with previously unthought of uses.

This text is a practical guide to a subject of increasing concern to the conservation biologist. It aims to give an authoritative guide to the subject in a clear, jargon-free style. Case-studies highlight specific problems from a wide range of countries.

Intended as an introduction to population genetics this book concentrates on animals rather than plants and encompass patterns of genetic variability and genetic change. The author contends that population genetics can make a contribution through the study of locus interaction.

This account of the auditory cortex brings together research in the various disciplines of neuroscience. Issues such as structure and anatomy are discussed as are the physiological properties of the auditory cortex, their ontogenetic development and their expression.

The client group referred to as the long-term mentally ill, the persistently severely mentally distressed, the chronically psychotic ill, or people with long-term mental health problems have generally received a poor deal from the traditional psychiatric services.

The first aim of this book is to discuss the various sorts of stress that may be experienced by a variety of health professionals, including social workers, nurses, doctors, physiotherapists, occu pational therapists and others.

Open Systems for Europe AD. First, Open Systems - the development of vendor-independent means to link and interwork with applications across a range of different systems.

Although considerable progress has been made over the past twenty years in the development of therapy approaches, there remains a significant proportion of cases who fail to respond to treatment or whose improvement in sexual functioning is short-lived.

Group work is a major dimension of an occupational therapist's role. This book aims to explore the theory and practice of group work in psycho-social occupational therapy.

Part of a series, this book argues that most people have the personal experience to enable them to help others to improve their interpersonal skills. This book is aimed at anyone in the health professions who is concerned about enhancing their own or others' interpersonal competence.

In the Child Development Centre at Y ork, a multidisciplinary team attempts to define as accurately as possible the nature and severity of the problems facing a child, but the child's predicament and how to solve or alleviate it remains the key issue.

The aim of this book is to present an holistic approach to the management of rheumatoid disease, considering first, the ways in which rheumatoid disease can affect a person's life and then looking at the approaches and techniques used by therapists to minimize these effects.

Since the beginning of this century there has been a growing interest in the study of the epidemiology and population dynamics of infectious disease agents.

International trade is vital to the well-being of the international market.

Certain trace gases in the atmosphere are able to absorb electromagnetic energy from the reflection of solar radiation from the Earth's surface.

When failures occur, they are due in part either to inferior properties (resulting from poor design or badly controlled processing), or to an incomplete understanding of the properties and applications of plastics materials.

In the preface to the first edition ofthis book, we expressed a conviction that there was a need for a short book that highlighted important advances in the new discipline of plant molecular biology.

This fully revised and updated second edition of the text introducing the study of the sea contains a chapter on man's use of the oceans to cover satellites and position fixing, renewable energy sources in the sea, seabed minerals, oil and gas, pollution and maritime law.

This guide offers both the theory and practice of how to draw on people's life experience in order to enhance their interpersonal skills. Chapters are included on educational theory, managing learning groups and curriculum design. Activities and exercises are included.

This reference book offers a practical guide for carers and those with a syndrome or inherited disorder. An extra 20 syndromes have been added to the text, bringing the total described to 90. The glossary has also been extended to include a greater number of more common medical terms.

This handbook discusses aspects of modern osteopathic techniques, including indirect technique. It emphasizes the most and least suitable procedures for varied body types and shows how to improve skill and assist constructive learning.

Few people doubt that the mother's milk provides the best food for the full-terrn infant during the first few months of life, when the digestive, absorptive and excretory systems are relatively immature.

This teacher's manual accompanies a text on cost accounting and includes: solutions to all the end-of-chapter questions in the main text not answered in the student's manual; full worked answers to numerical questions; answer guides for essay questions; and short descriptions of every problem.