Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the theory and applications of slow-neutron scattering, this detailed book equips readers with the fundamental principles of neutron studies, including the background and evolving development of neutron sources, facility design, neutron scattering instrumentation and techniques, and applications in materials phenomena. Drawing on the authors' extensive experience in this field, this text explores the implications of slow-neutron rese...

The War of American Independence, 1763–1783: Falling Dominoes addresses the military, maritime and naval, economic, key personalities, key societal groups, political, imperial rivalry, and diplomatic dynamics and events from the post-Seven Years’ War era in Great Britain’s North American colonies through the end of the War of American Independence.Beginning in 1763 and moving through the war chronologically, the authors argue that British political and strategic leaders fa...

For the general cardiologist a compact and up-to-date indications list for CMR exams with illustrative examples is provided covering the entire field of cardiology with 16 chapters. For the CMR expert updated state-of-the-art CMR protocols are given.

Certain questions have recurred throughout the history of philosophy. They are the big questions—about happiness and the good life, the limits of knowledge, the ultimate structure of reality, the nature of consciousness, the relation between causality and free will, the pervasiveness of suffering, and the conditions for a just and flourishing society—that thinkers in different cultures across the ages have formulated in their own terms in an attempt to make sense of their lives and the wor...

When a cattle train bound for Texas is ambushed by blood thirsty rustlers, legendary mountain man Smoke Jensen vows to get the cattle back, get the killers who stole them—and get revenge for the blood they spilled.The completion of a new railroad line from Colorado to Texas is a dream come true for Smoke Jensen and the other ranchers of Big Rock. But this dream turns into their worst nightmare when the first herd they load onto the train is stolen by a vicious gang...

New Media and Digital Pedagogy: Enhancing the Twenty-First-Century Classroom addresses the influence of new media on instruction, higher education, and pedagogy. The contributors specifically examine the practical and theoretical implications of new media and the influence of new media on education. This book emphasizes the changing landscape of education and technology and creates a foundational lens and framework for thinking through and navigating higher education in a digital and new m...

Young Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher's son saved the half breed's life, forging a bond no one could ever break. As years passed, a legend grew of the half breed and the white man who rode together—and when the situation demands, kill together.In Arizona Territory, you can't keep trouble from coming, but when it does, you don't have to offer it a chair. And trouble always comes.When Matt and Sam are ambushed by a violent gang led ...

From legendary William W. Johnstone comes an exciting new saga of the American frontier town called Fury, built smack dab in the middle of the untamed Arizona Territory…and the only man who can give Fury a fighting chance...The last thing Jason Fury wants is to lead this wagon train west to California. Hell, he just wants to head back east, where a smart young man like himself has a real shot at a better life. But halfway across Oklahoma the wagon train is attacked by bloodthirsty ...

It's hard country, but the pioneers of Fury (Population 112) are banding together to make it a home. With barren lands, blinding dust storms, drought, hostile Indians and violent bands of cutthroat outlaws against them, death is never far away. It's enough to make Jason Fury, whose father the town was named after, ride out for San Francisco. But a fiery young redhead named Megan McDonald keeps him Arizona bound - and just in time. When another Indian attack finds the marshal's badge pinned...

For centuries, the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ have ignited both faith and skepticism. AI vs The Case for Christ invites readers into a modern courtroom-style evaluation of these claims-guided not by theology, but by evidence. Author J.W. Carpenter harnesses the analytical power of two advanced AIs, ChatGPT and Grok 3, to examine biblical prophecy, historical records, and eyewitness testimony through the lens of legal standards.Building on Lee Strobel's

AI vs the Case of Evolution examines the evidence behind the evolutionary model from the origin of life to human consciousness. Separating observation from interpretation, J.W. Carpenter evaluates each major step using a courtroom-style standard of evidence. With independent AI analyses throughout, the book challenges readers to examine the facts, question assumptions, and determine whether the comprehensive case for evolution fully explains the origin and diversity of life.

Ending the Cost Crisis and the Debt Funeral with One Simple Fee presents a data-driven economic reform model designed to address two of the most persistent challenges facing American households: rising living costs and an ever-expanding national debt.Rather than proposing new programs, technologies, or ideological frameworks, the book examines how existing economic mechanisms-payment systems, transaction flows, and current policy tools-can be restructured to remove structural frict...