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The Costs and Benefits of Price Stability The Costs and Benefits of Price Stability Martin Feldstein In recent years, the Federal Reserve and central banks worldwide have enjoyed remarkable success in their battle against inflation. The challenge now confronting the Fed and its counterparts is how t… OL15172356W
Financing Corporate Capital Formation Financing Corporate Capital Formation Benjamin M. Friedman Six leading economists examine the financing of corporate capital formation in the U.S. economy. In clear and nontechnical terms, their papers provide valuable information for economists and nonspeci… OL15176265W
Healthy Cities and Urban Policy Research Healthy Cities and Urban Policy Research Takehito Takano Half the world's population lives in Urban areas. The United Nations estimates that the urban population of 1995 will have doubled by 2025. By 2015, it is expected that there will be 33 megacities, 2… OL15185142W
Algorithms and Computation Algorithms and Computation Kyung-Yong Chwa,Oscar H. Ibarra Algorithms and Computation: 9th International Symposium, ISAAC’98 Taejon, Korea, December 14–16, 1998 Proceedings<br />Author: Kyung-Yong Chwa, Oscar H. Ibarra<br /> Published by Springer Berlin Heid… OL16931256W
Articulated motion and deformable objects Articulated motion and deformable objects J. Hartmanis,G. Goos,Hans-Hellmut Nagel Articulated Motion and Deformable Objects: First International Workshop, AMDO 2000, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, September 7-9, 2000. Proceedings<br />Author: Hans-Hellmut Nagel, Francisco J. Perales Ló… OL16989780W
Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science R. Ramanujam,C. Pandu Rangan Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science: 19th Conference Chennai, India, December 13-15, 1999 Proceedings<br />Author: C. Pandu Rangan, V. Raman, R. Ramanujam<br /> Publis… OL16992134W
The political economy of hemispheric integration The political economy of hemispheric integration Kenneth C. Shadlen "The contributors to this book evaluate the economics and politics of this new pattern of North-South integration in the Americas. The book begins by considering the developmental implications of thi… OL17898464W
Pathways through adolescence Pathways through adolescence Ann C. Crouter [Publisher-supplied data] Adolescent researchers are increasingly aware that they must examine development both across time and across context. To do so, however, requires new conceptualizations and … OL20541468W
Recent advances in cellular and molecular aspects of angiotensin receptors Recent advances in cellular and molecular aspects of angiotensin receptors M. Ian Phillips,Mohan K. Raizada From the presentations at a December 1994 international symposium in Gainsville, Florida, 27 were chosen to provide a complete summary of the recent and current research into angiotensin receptors in… OL20564594W
Controlled release of biologically active agents Controlled release of biologically active agents Robert E. Lacey This Symposium held under sponsorship of Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, Alabama, April 19 and 20, 1973. The announced purpose of the symposium was to encourage an exchange of information … OL20615734W
The Anthropology of Europe The Anthropology of Europe Cris Shore,Victoria A. Goddard,Josep R. Llobera An anthropological study of Europe post-1989. The contributors examine the social, cultural and political implications of European integration, with particular emphasis on changing European identitie… OL20619948W
Transport of molecules across microbial membranes Transport of molecules across microbial membranes C. J. Stirling "This volume considers the transport of molecules, large and small, across the membranes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbial cells. A diverse range of related phenomena are covered, but the unify… OL20623767W
Mechanisms of work production and work absorption in muscle Mechanisms of work production and work absorption in muscle Gerald H. Pollack In contrast to common practice, we have always tried to include as many discussions held at the meeting in our proceedings as possible, so as to enable readers to properly evaluate each paper present… OL20691271W
Virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens Virulence mechanisms of bacterial pathogens James A. Roth Provides an overview of current know-ledge of the wide variety of mechanisms used by bacterial pathogens to establish infection, produce disease, and persist in the host. The overall emphasis is to u… OL20720315W
Oxytocin Oxytocin John A. Russell,Richard Ivell During the last ten years, research has been flourishing on what was the first peptide hormone to have its structure completely elucidated and the first to be chemically synthesized. Oxytocin is invo… OL20723022W
Lacrimal gland, tear film, and dry eye syndromes Lacrimal gland, tear film, and dry eye syndromes David A. Sullivan This book is the proceedings of an antimicrobial symposium in November 1991 in Philadelphia. It focuses on methods and issues of in vitro testing in 17 chapters authored by laboratory scientists and … OL20775355W
Gap junction-mediated intercellular signalling in health and disease Gap junction-mediated intercellular signalling in health and disease Gail Cardew This book is the first of its kind to highlight the recent progress in understanding gap junction structure, and discuss the specific roles of individual connexins. It brings together an interdiscipl… OL20786660W
Canada and the Beijing Conference on Women Canada and the Beijing Conference on Women Elizabeth M. Riddell-Dixon "In 1995, the Fourth World Conference on Women took place in Beijing. Attended by delegations from 189 countries, it was the largest UN conference ever convened. Canada was an active player throughou… OL4496744W
Control of Gene Expression Control of Gene Expression Alexander Kohn The OHOLO Conferences have been convened annually from the Spring of 1956; the wide areas they have covered, from different and overlapping disciplines, can be seen from the following list: 1956 Bac… OL4782437W
Lipoprotein Deficiency Syndromes Lipoprotein Deficiency Syndromes Aubie Angel Current interest in lipoprotein deficiency states stems from the growing realization of their importance in the etiology of premature coronary heart disease. While hypercholesterolemia and coronary h… OL8131724W
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