Materials for Conservation

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Materials in Conservation is the definitive introduction to the properties of materials used in conservation. The continual struggle of conservators to ameliorate the deterioration of objects has led to increasing use of synthetic polymers. These materials are part of the sophisticated technology that has been developed to augment and often replace traditional materials and methods. Conservators therefore have a wider range of techniques available. However, they must be able to appreciate the potentials and pitfalls of any proposed technique.

The first section explains physical and chemical properties which are important in the conservation process, i.e. application, ageing, reversal. The topics covered include molecular weight, glass transition temperature, solubility and solvents, polymerisation and degradation reactions. The second section provides a detailed consideration of the individual materials, current and obsolete, used in conservation, drawing out the factors relevant to their effects on objects. The conservation uses of each material are summarised and referenced to allow further study. In five appendices, the properties of the polymers, solvents and their interactions are tabulated, with a list of suppliers and conversion table of physical units. IUPAC and SI nomenclature is used throughout the book.

In this second edition, this classic text is revised and updated to include modern materials such as cyclododecane, and current ideas on adhesion, consolidation and reversibility, making Materials in Conservation the definitive source of vital information in the field.

This handy reference book should be on the bench of every conservator and available wherever objects, from steam engines to dried plants, are preserved.

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Materials for Conservation Review

I'd like to address the previous reviewer and anyone reading that review. Please don't attempt to conserve or restore a work of art yourself. Consult with a conservator who is a member of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works(AIC)if you are in the US. The AIC website has a directory of conservators which can be searched by location and specialty. In addition to developing knowledge beyond a firm foundation in art history and chemistry, conservators undergo years of training before they even enter a graduate program. It is vital to have a thorough understanding of both the materials of the artwork and how any materials applied to it will interact with them. Most often, do it yourself repairs cause more harm to the art object. After all, you wouldn't repair a herniated disk if you aren't a doctor.

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Collectible Investments for the High Net Worth Investor (Quantitative Finance)

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Many high net worth individuals are interested in diversifying their portfolios and investing in collectibles. A collectible is any physical asset that appreciates in value over time because it is rare or desired by many. Stamps, coins, fine art, antiques, books, and wine are examples of collectibles. Where does the financial advisor or investment manager for these high net worth individuals go to learn about these investments? There is no comprehensive resource from the financial standpoint--until now. Dr Stephen Satchell of Trinity College, Cambridge, has developed a book in which experts in various types of collectibles analyze the financial aspects of investing in these collectibles. Chapters address issues such as: liquidity challenges, tax ramifications, appreciation timelines, the challenge of forecasting and measuring appreciation, and the psychological component of collecting and the role of emotion in collectible investing.


Key Features
Feature: Contributors are experts in collectible investing from around the world
Benefit: Gives financial advisors and wealth managers handy access to expert opinions to better advise clients interested in collectible investments
Feature: Experts discuss the pros and cons of collectibles from an investment perspective in their area of expertise
Benefit: One stop shopping, all expertise brought together in one volume, creating a handy reference guide
Feature: Experts discuss art, stamps, coins, antiques, wine, from around the world in one global perspective
Benefit: Wealth managers can gain information about a wide range of collectibles and learn about investing in these types with a global perspective

Collectible Investments for the High Net Worth Investor (Quantitative Finance) Review

Financial advisers and money managers are comfortable with traditional investment vehicles, such as stocks and bonds and, perhaps, real estate. However, an increasing number of wealthy individuals are exploring alternative avenues for profitable investing, including collectibles. Consequently, investment houses and wealth managers need to familiarize themselves with art, stamps, wine, books, classic cars, and the like, to be qualified to advise clients who want to know if their acquisitions will bring in a pretty penny or not. Editor Stephen Satchell's compilation of scholarly essays from a variety of experts on different collectibles - and on the psychology that motivates purchasers - is not a casual read, but it sure is a useful one for money managers whose clients want to cash in Grandma's stamp collection. Much of the material deals with sophisticated economic and business theory, including mathematical formulas and detailed charts and graphs. Still, getAbstract believes that most financial advisers (and collectors) will emerge with a greater understanding of collectible investments - and maybe a hankering for a cherry red and white 1957 Chevrolet.

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Criminal Evidence (John C. Klotter Justice Administration Legal Series)

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Part of the John C. Klotter Justice Administration Legal Series, this revision presents the latest developments in the law of evidence that are of interest to criminal justice personnel. Highlights include: chapter outlines, lists of key terms and concepts for each chapter, a glossary, and new, up-to-date cases in Part II.

• Introduces the reader to the basics of collecting, preserving, and presenting evidence in a criminal court to convict the guilty and acquit the innocent.
• Highlights include: chapter outlines, lists of key terms and concepts for each chapter, briefs of judicial decisions, a glossary, appendices, and up-to-date table of cases.
• New eleventh edition presents the latest developments in the law of evidence that are of interest to criminal justice personnel.
• Student aids include chapter outlines, key terms and concepts lists, a glossary, a table of cases cited, and online case study questons.
• Professor resources are available on the publisher's homepage, and include Instructor's Guide, Test Bank, and Lecture PowerPoint Slides.

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Criminal Evidence (John C. Klotter Justice Administration Legal Series) Review

It was in a great condition for a used book. Only a bit of highlighting, no torn pages or missing pages.

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Comprehensive Board Review in Neurology

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Residents and fellows will benefit from the thorough review in neurology presented in this text. The book covers neuroanatomy, cerebrovascular diseases, seizures and epilepsy, demyelinating disorders, nervous system tumors, paraneoplastic syndromes, headache, infections, metabolic diseases, and much more! Comprehensive Board Review in Neurology is the ultimate preparation guide for the required annual in-service exam and the ABNP exam for board certification. This book is also ideal as a quick reference for practicing neurologists preparing for the re-certification exam.

Comprehensive Board Review in Neurology Review

I like the bulleted style. It is a good read. It is very hard to read due to the non-narrative style. Good for Board review!

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Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture: Principles and Practice - Second Edition

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Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA) is a microsystem of anatomical scalp acupoint treatment for neuromusculoskeletal pain as well as meridian treatment. This book offers the information essential for gaining a full understanding of the principles and use of YNSA based on specific algorithms for diagnosis and treatment. The authors' discussion of internal patient controls for verification of effectiveness of point location is particularly relevant for the practitioner seeking to optimize patient care. Accompanying Thieme MediaCenter content online contains convenient and easy-to-follow video instruction in point identification and palpatory training. Foreword by Toshikatsu Yamamoto!

Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture: Principles and Practice - Second Edition Review

Unfortunately the book is a poor replica of the original. It is full of mistakes. It is supposed to teach us Yamamoto's scalp acupuncture, and uses the Master's name, but does not convey the same content, or is full of mistakes. Noticing that the landmarks are wrong even on the flash card, I wasted my money.

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An Introduction to Parallel Programming

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Author Peter Pacheco uses a tutorial approach to show students how to develop effective parallel programs with MPI, Pthreads, and OpenMP. The first undergraduate text to directly address compiling and running parallel programs on the new multi-core and cluster architecture, An Introduction to Parallel Programming explains how to design, debug, and evaluate the performance of distributed and shared-memory programs. User-friendly exercises teach students how to compile, run and modify example programs.

Key features:

Takes a tutorial approach, starting with small programming examples and building progressively to more challenging examples

Focuses on designing, debugging and evaluating the performance of distributed and shared-memory programs

Explains how to develop parallel programs using MPI, Pthreads, and OpenMP programming models

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An Introduction to Parallel Programming Review

This book is a good start for anyone that had done quite a bit of programming and is confident in their abilities to program traditional non-parallel programs and wants to learn parallel programming.

Good intro and review of material you will have learned in any computer architecture course in first chapters and reasons why you should learn parallel programming.
In later chapters you learn about task-parallelism vs data-parallelism in learning to rewrite serial program for parallel. The two main types of parallel systems, shared-memory, and distributed-memory are covered and explained.

MPI is used for the distributed-memory programming. Pthreads and OpenMP is used for the Shared-Memory programming examples. Examples like the Trapezoid Rule and sorting algorithms that lend themselves to parallel programming are demonstrated using MPI, Pthreads and OpenMP. There is also the pi approximation example using alternating series that I remember coding in my first programming course and wondering why it was so slow. It's used in the book to warn of the dangers of improperly scoping variables in parallel blocks. MPI does seem to be favored over the other two for some reason that I didn't get though. OpenMP seems to be the easiest to use and works out of the box on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X with little to no extra work too so I don't know why the author didn't start off with OpenMP first. You'll need to be running Linux to be able to easily follow along with all the examples in the book if you are a hands on person like myself and want to actually compile and run all the example yourself. On Windows,to build MPI programs,you need the Windows HPC Server 2008 SDK installed. You can run the Pthreads examples on the Mac too but on Windows you'll need to install the Unix for Windows. I did get the sample code to work pretty easily using OpenMP. All the examples were text based it was also easy to time them and verify that the parallel version of the programs were faster. It would've been nice to see some graphical examples but I'm guessing OpenCL, CUDA or some other API is better suited for that since I've seen graphical examples using those API's. The final chapters does provide some guidance to which API to choose and their strengths and weaknesses though.

Since the book is intended for self-study it sure doesn't provide much help on setting up your development environment for parallel programming and seems to assume you'll figure it out on your own. Also, no answers were provided for any of the end of chapter problems which would really be helpful for self-study. The book website does provide some excellent slides to go with the book though.

Finally, parallel programming with GPU's seems to be gaining quite a bit of popularity lately but this book seems to totally ignore the topic except to refer you to other books on the subject.

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