Author: Neil Cuthbert
Publisher: French
Keywords: acts, play, touch, soft
Number of Pages: 65
Published: 1976-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0573616078
ISBN-13: 9780573616075
Author: J. Lyklema
Publisher: Academic Pre
Keywords: soft, colloids, science, colloid, interface, fundamentals
Number of Pages: 844
Published: 2005-06-06
List price: $185.00
ISBN-10: 0124605303
ISBN-13: 9780124605305
Volume V is the counterpart of Volume IV and treats hydrophilic colloids and related items. Contains edited contributions on steric stabilization, depletion, polyelectrolytes, proteins at interfaces, association colloids, microemulsions, thin films, foams and emulsions. J. Lyklema is coauthor of two chapters and general editor. Other authors include: G.J. Fleer, F.A.M. Leermakers, M.A. Cohen Stuart, W. Norde, J.A.G. Buijs, J.C. Eriksson, T.Sottmann, R. Strey, D. Platikanov, D. Ekserova, V.Bergeron and P.Walstra. * This volume completes the prestigious series Fundamentals of Interface and Collo
Authors:Redouane Borsali, Robert Pecora,
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: characterization, matter, soft
Number of Pages: 1455
Published: 2008-09-10
List price: $1.00
ISBN-10: 140204464X
ISBN-13: 9781402044649
Preface Soft matter (or soft condensed matter) refers to a group of systems that includes polymers, colloids, amphiphiles, membranes, micelles, emulsions, dendrimers, liquid crystals, polyelectrolytes, and their mixtures. Soft matter systems usually have structural length scales in the region from a nanometer to several hundred nanometers and thus fall within the domain of "nanotechnology". The soft matter length scales are often characterized by interactions that are of the order of thermal energies so that relatively small perturbations can cause dramatic structural changes in them. Relaxat
Author: Lilie Chouliaraki
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
Keywords: current, topics, benjamins, war, power, soft
Number of Pages: 148
Published: 2007-06-05
List price: $120.00
ISBN-10: 9027222339
ISBN-13: 9789027222336
Author: Trevor Silver
Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing Ltd
Keywords: confidence, injecting, tissue, soft, joint
Number of Pages: 119
Published: 2001-11
List price: $42.00
ISBN-10: 1857755642
ISBN-13: 9781857755640
Steroid injections are a useful and effective treatment within the primary care setting for many painful conditions of joints and soft tissues. This book examines the diagnosis of conditions, the uses of steroids, and the potential pitfalls in their use. It looks at all aspects of the practical skills required as well as the evidence-base, general information, medico-legal issues and clinical pitfalls. This new edition has been updated and expanded to include the latest developments and a new chapter on musculuskeletal imaging and therapeutic options in soft tissue disorders. It covers anatomy
Author: Joseph S. Nye Jr.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Keywords: world, politics, success, means, power, soft
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2005-04-27
List price: $15.00
ISBN-10: 1586483064
ISBN-13: 9781586483067
Now in paperback, Joseph Nye’s "indispensable" guide to reshaping America’s role in the world (Publishers Weekly) Joseph Nye coined the term "soft power" to describe a nation’s ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power-the ability to coerce-grows out of a country’s military or economic might, soft power arises from the attractiveness of its culture, political ideals, and policies. Hard power remains crucial in a world of states trying to guard their independence and of non-state groups willing to turn to violence. But as a new administration-whether Republi
Author: Albie Sachs
Publisher: University of California Press
Keywords: new, fighter, freedom, vengeance, soft
Number of Pages: 249
Published: 2000-02-28
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0520220196
ISBN-13: 9780520220195
On April 7, 1988, Albie Sachs, an activist South African lawyer and a leading member of the ANC, was car-bombed in Maputo, capital of Mozambique, by agents of South Africa’s security forces. His right arm was blown off and he lost the sight of one eye. This intimate and moving account of his recovery records the gradual recuperation of his broken body, his complex interaction with health professionals, the importance of touch and sensuality, and his triumphant reentry into the world. It also captures the spirit of a remarkable man: his enormous optimism, his commitment to s