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On the whole, these articles should be understandable to mathematics students in their first specialization years, to graduates from other mathematical areas and, depending on the specific subject, to specialists in other domains of science, en gineers and teachers of mathematics.

Infectious diseases remain a major problem for physicians and other health professionals dealing with problems of the reproductive system.

This book is primarily intended to assist candidates studying geology for the Ordinary Level of G.c.E., and examinations of comparable standard, but it should also be found useful by the" reader requiring a rapid conspectus of the geological history of Britain, and as forming a basis for more advanced work.

Secondly, I thank friends and colleagues at St. Mary's Hospital, including Mrs Jean Emerson, Renal Unit Social Worker and Mrs June Morgan, Senior Dietician, both of whom contributed technical information;

Since the first edition ofthis book was written, public awareness oftropical rain forests has become so great that issues involving their exploitation are the stuffofdaily newspapers, radio and television.

The Encyclopaedia of Mathematics is the most up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive English-language work of reference in mathematics which exists today.

The techniques chosen for this book are essentially based on those used in a series of workshops on 'techniques in molecular biology' that have been held at The Hatfield Polytechnic in recent years.

e , ~ ~ ~' I " . - . ~ VII viii SERIES EDITOR'S FOREWORD These stories do not, of course, get us very far in explaining the evolution of tears or anything else, but they do remind us how far the study of beha vioural adaptation has come this century.

The imaging aspects of radiography have undergone con many sources and was in general freely given when requested siderable change in the last few years and as a teacher of and this is gratefully acknowledged. Wardray Much of the information is based on personal experiment Products Ltd.

Understanding concepts that would someday help geologists to find new mineral deposits or exploit the known ones more efficiently have always been, and will continue to be, at the core of any course on mineral deposits, but it is a fascinating subject in its own right, even for students who do not intend to be professional economic geologists.

Characteristic for liquids is that they deform and continue to deform as long as the force is present. As a general rule the faster the deformation the closer the re sponse is to being elastic, the slower the deformation the closer the response is to being viscous.

This series will include monographs and collections of studies devoted to the investigation and exploration of knowledge, information and data-processing systems of all kinds, no matter whether human, (other) animal or machine. Its scope is intended to span the full range of interests from classical problems in the philosophy of mind and philosophical psychology through issues in cognitive psychology and sociobiology (concerning the mental capabilities of other species) to ideas related to artificial intelligence and to computer science. While primary emphasis will be placed upon theoretical, conceptual and epistemological aspects of these problems and domains, empirical, experimental and methodological studies will also appear from time to time. The present volume illustrates the approach represented by this series. It addresses fundamental questions lying at the heart of artificial intelligence, including those of the relative virtues of computational and of non-computational conceptions of language and of mind, whether AI should be envisioned as a philosophical or as a scientific discipline, the theoretical character of patterns of inference and modes of argumenta­ tion (especially, defeasible and inductive reasoning), and the relations that may obtain between AI and epistemology. Alternative positions are developed in detail and subjected to vigorous debate in the justifiable expectation that - here as elsewhere - critical inquiry provides the most promising path to discovering the truth about ourselves and the world around us. lH.F.

Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities.

in Chomsky, 1986, has led to explosive developments in the study of natural language as well as to significant advances in the study of first language (L I) acquisition. Full development of a theory of UG demands study and understanding of the nature of both the formal properties of language and of the language acquisition process itself.

, of the language faculty, this second volume emphasizes study of the way in which experience does or does not interact with this language faculty to determine language acquisition.

Instrumental techniques of analysis have now moved from the confines of the chemistry laboratory to form an indispensable part of the analytical armoury of many workers involved in the biological sciences.

This book contains 18 reviewed papers originally presented at the conference Practical Work in Science Education - the Face of Science in Schools, held at the Royal Danish School of Educational Studies in Copenhagen, in May 1998.

With the advent of techniques for cloning and sequencing DNA, and the development of a variety of molecular probes for localizing macromolecules in cells and tissues, the biologist now has available the most powerful reductionist tools ever invented.

Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) composite materials are basically of two types. Continuous fibre-reinforced composite materials are referred to by many labels: FRP composites, advanced composites, fibrous composites, composite materials or simply composites.

I The Ear.- Section I Background to disease of the ear.- Section II History and physical examination of the ear.- Section III The presentation of disease of the ear and the diagnostic possibilities.- Section IV Description of specific diseases of the ear.- Section V Principles of general management and treatment of the ear.- Test-yourself questions.- 2 The Nose.- Section I Background to disease of the nose.- Section II History and physical examination of the nose.- Section III The presentation of disease of the nose and the diagnostic possibilities.- Section IV Description of specific diseases of the nose.- Section V Principles of general management and treatment of the nose.- Test-yourself questions.- 3 The Pharynx.- Section I Background to disease of the pharynx.- Section II History and physical examination of the pharynx.- Section III The presentation of pharyngeal problems and the diagnostic possibilities.- Section IV Description of specific diseases of the pharynx.- Section V Principles of general management and treatment of the pharynx.- Test-yourself questions.- 4 The Larynx.- Section I Background to disease of the larynx.- Section II History and physical examination of the larynx.- Section III The presentation of disease of the larynx and the diagnostic possibilities.- Section IV Description of specific diseases of the larynx.- Section V Principles of general management and treatment of the larynx.- Test-yourself questions.- 5 The Oral Cavity.- Section I Background to oral disease.- Section II History and physical examination of the oral cavity.- Section III The presentation of oral disease and the diagnostic possibilities.- Section IV Description of specific diseases of the oral cavity.- Section V Principles of general management and treatment of the oral cavity.- Test-yourself questions.- 6 The Salivary Glands.- Section I Background to salivary gland disease.- Section II History and physical examination of the salivary glands.- Section III Presentation of salivary gland disease and the diagnostic possibilities.- Section IV Description of specific diseases of the salivary glands.- Section V Principles of general management and treatment of the salivary glands.- Test-yourself questions.- 7 The Neck.- Section I Background to disease of the neck.- Section II History and physical examination of the neck.- Section III The presentation of lumps in the neck and the diagnostic possibilities.- Section IV Description of specific diseases of the neck.- Section V Principles of general management and treatment of the neck.- Test-yourself questions.- 8 Trauma.- Section I Background to trauma of the face and neck.- Section II History and physical examination of trauma of the face and neck.- Section III Presentation of trauma of the face and neck and the diagnostic possibilities.- Section IV Description of specific trauma of the face and neck.- Section V Principles of general management and treatment of trauma of the face and neck.- Test-yourself questions.- Answers to test-yourself questions.- Colour pictures.- X-rays.

The aim is that by the end of the book, the student should be able to evaluate the research of others, to define a problem, formulate a hypothesis about it, design and carry out the experiment, apply the correct statistics, discuss the results and implications, and write it all up in a logical and sensible fashion.

These range from a careful variographic analysis on uranium data, through detailed studies on geologically complex deposits right up to the latest nonlinear methods applied to deposits with highly skew data distributions.

The International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin was formed in Cardiff in ] uly 1979 in response to the wishes of the delegates who had attended the first International Symposium on the subject in Miami in 1976 and the second in Cardiff 3 years later.