The Epstein-Barr virus was discovered 15 years ago. Since that time an immense body of information has been accumu- lated on this agent which has come to assume great signifi- cance in many different
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Contains fully worked-out solutions to all of the odd-numbered exercises in the text, giving students a way to check their answers and ensure that they took the correct steps to arrive at an answer. (
The subject of Jewish identity is one of the most vexed and contested issues of modern religious and ethnic group history. This interdisciplinary collection draws on work in law, anthropology, history
The subject of Jewish identity is one of the most vexed and contested issues of modern religious and ethnic group history. This interdisciplinary collection draws on work in law, anthropology, histor
Renowned photographer A. J. Meek takes the novitiate on an inspired visual journey with eighty-eight color photographs of the interiors of churches and synagogues located in south Louisiana, mostly a
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A group is just people working together. A team is pooling the unique skills and insights of every member to achieve common goals. That's why team building is one of the most essential ways to boost p
When dealing with challenges such as providing fire protection while considering cost, mechanical and thermal performance and simultaneously addressing increasing regulations that deal with compositio
WalMart became a game-changing design culture from the beginning with Mr. Sam Walton and continuing under Mr. Scott. In many ways WalMart can be seen as a model for other organizations facing challen
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In this collection of ten articles contributors address leadership issues in the context of the turmoil of the early twenty-first century largely at a theoretical level using the leader-member exchang
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The discovery of new algorithms for dealing with polynomial equations, and their implementation on fast, inexpensive computers, has revolutionized algebraic geometry and led to exciting new applicatio
In introducing these dozen chapters, anesthesiologists Myers and Bulich (both with Harvard Medical School; Advanced Fetal Care Center, Children's Hospital, Boston) point out that in utero surgical int
An engrossing array of stories, this entertaining volume chronicles an ancient culture. The book provides grisly accounts of revenge and knightly exploits, a fascinating eyewitness account of a hara-k
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The ability to understand and control the unique properties of interfaces has created an entirely new field of magnetism which already has a profound impact in technology and is providing the basis fo
The ability to understand and control the unique properties of interfaces has created an entirely new field of magnetism which already has a profound impact in technology and is providing the basis fo
Kupersmidt (psychology, University of North Carolina) and Dodge (psychology, Duke University) compile the latest research on the association between children's peer relations and the development of pe
For this second edition of a handbook for electrical engineers, Toliyat (electrical engineering, Texas A&M University) and Kliman (electrical engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) have ad
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