Driven by the electronics industry, electrochemical technology has rapidly evolved, finding increasing applications in microelectronics, batteries, sensors, materials science, industrial fabrication, corrosion, microbiology, neurobiology and medicine. Electrochemical Microsystem Technologies provides an overview of the technological status; the dev

MEET THE MAN BEHIND SOME OF OUR BEST KNOWN BRANDSWe live in an age of mass persuasion. Leaders and institutions of every kind—public and private, largeand small—must compete in a rowdy marketplace of images and messages seeming to come at us from all directions—in print, on radio and television, and on the Web.It wasn’t always so. In the early and middle twentieth century, a handful of creative geniuses in advertising and public relations—J. Walter Thompson, Edward Be...

Studying Scripture is a fascinating experience for all whodesire to understand the workings of God. Still, there is much totake in, and from time to time we need a little help making senseof all the history, poetry, wisdom, prophecy, and various authors,let alone exactly what roles they all play in the grand biblicalperspective.Exploring the Bible takes you on a journey with abird's-eye view through the Bible, nurturing spiritual growth andbiblical knowledge on every page....

The assignment events, objects, state of beings, etc., to an experiential category is a fundamental activity carried out by human (and by other animals). So rudimentary are the processes involved in categorizing that it is indeed impossible to imagine conscious awareness to exist without the presence of categories. A considerable body of writing exists on categories dating from the times of Classical philosophy. Plato developed a categorical ontology and Aristotle produced one of the earli...

Walter Schultz argues that Jacques Maritain has much to offer the 21st century by way of critiquing both atomistic individualism within liberal democracies and the rise of autocracy and totalitarian control in response, along with critiquing the merger of autocracy and Christian Nationalism. Maritain describes how nurturing person and community can circumvent anarchic individualism and monistic totalitarianism: two sides of the same solipsistic coin emerging from centuries of misguided the...

This monograph provides an international perspective on pit lakes in post-mining landscapes, including the problem of geogenic acidification. Much has been learned during the last decade through research and practical experience on how to mitigate or remediate the environmental problems of acidic pit lakes. In the first part of the book, general scientific issues are presented in 21 contributions from the fields of geo-environmental science, water chemistry, lake physics, lake modeling, an...

The One Minute Bible takes the frustration out of daily Bible reading by carefully arranging the Scripture text into 366 daily one-minute readings that will inspire, encourage, and challenge you in your daily walk with the Lord. From Genesis to Revelation, you will discover new insights through these simple, yet profound readings, and each portion of Scripture has been carefully selected to keep the meaning and context of the message clear and concise.

The MacArthur Bible Commentary treats every passage of the OT and NT phrase by phrase, with hundreds of word studies as sidebars throughout.

The new revised edition of a classic Earth science textThis newly revised edition of Global Environment discusses the major elements of the geochemical cycles and global fluxes found in the atmosphere, land, lakes, rivers, biota, and oceans, as well as the human effects on these fluxes. Retaining the strengths of the original edition while incorporating the latest discoveries, this textbook takes an integrated, multidisciplinary, and global approach to geo...

Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science provides a compact and comprehensive introduction to modern ecosystem science. This book covers major concepts of ecosystem science, biogeochemistry, and energetics. It addresses, contrasts, and compares both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. It combines general lessons, concepts, frameworks, and challenges in highly accessible synthesis chapters. It presents firsthand case studies, written by leaders in the field, offering personal insights into how ado...

The benefits we gain from God's Word multiply significantly as we see how the Lord worked in the lives of His people. Their examples help guide us in very practical ways, enabling us to live the Christian life more effectively and successfully.The 50 biographical sketches in this book both instruct and encourage readers by looking at…the key facts about each Bible character's lifemajor events and crises and how God worked through themspecial qualities worth emulatinglife lessons for everyd...

Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications is a general text covering both basic and applied aspects of freshwater ecology and serves as an introduction to the study of lakes and streams. Issues of spatial and temporal scale, anthropogenic impacts, and application of current ecological concepts are covered along with ideas that are presented in more traditional limnological texts. Chapters on biodiversity, toxic chemicals, extreme and unusual habitats, and fisheries increa...