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General Practice Under the NHS Past Present and Future

General Practice Under the NHS Past Present and Future

This accessible text covers the entirety of General Practice and the General Practitioner from student to retirement and from the beginning of the NHS to the present day. It provides a comprehensive historical overview representing both academic and front-line perspectives describing what has changed beneficial or otherwise as the specialty has evolved. The details within each chapter represent the views of the average working British GP and illustrate how the changes over the decades have impacted patient care and its delivery. The perspective often differs from that which prevails in many academic tomes on the subject. The topics covered from the primary care team changes to out-of-hours provision the impact of IT training and regulation to the future of General Practice will be essential reading for all doctors considering a career in the specialty and will also be of interest to GP vocational training scheme course organisers and trainers overseas medical educators and healthcare policy makers social and medical historians and the general public. | General Practice Under the NHS Past Present and Future

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Simulation of Fluid Power Systems with Simcenter Amesim

Simulation of Fluid Power Systems with Simcenter Amesim

This book illustrates numerical simulation of fluid power systems by LMS Amesim Platform covering hydrostatic transmissions electro hydraulic servo valves hydraulic servomechanisms for aerospace engineering speed governors for power machines fuel injection systems and automotive servo systemsIt includes hydrostatic transmissions automotive fuel injection hydropower speed units governor aerospace servo systems along with case studies of specified companiesAids in predicting and optimizing the static and dynamic performances related to the systems under study | Simulation of Fluid Power Systems with Simcenter Amesim

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Environmental Consulting Fundamentals Investigation Remediation and Brownfields Redevelopment Second Edition

Environmental Consulting Fundamentals Investigation Remediation and Brownfields Redevelopment Second Edition

This book is a primer for those interested in a career in this dynamic multidisciplinary field as well as a handy reference for practicing consultants. Combining theory and practice advice into a concise readable format the book is an accessible introduction to the types of projects you will encounter as an environmental consultant and lays the groundwork for what you’ll need to know in this challenging and rewarding profession. Also available with this book under the Additional Resources tab are PowerPoint lectures that correspond with each chapter. New in the Second Edition Covers the latest environmental issues including emerging contaminants and the latest technological advances in environmental investigation and remediationNew chapters dedicated to vapor intrusion investigation and mitigation and to Brownfields redevelopment and project financing. An expanded chapter describing the staffing budgeting and execution of environmental projects. Descriptions of the remediation processes under RCRA and SuperfundDescriptions on how each chapter’s subject matter applies to the job of the environmental consultant. Dozens of new figures photographs and tables designed to enhance the reader’s understanding of the subject matter. Problems and questions to be used for homework assignments or classroom discussions. | Environmental Consulting Fundamentals Investigation Remediation and Brownfields Redevelopment Second Edition

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The Introduction to Private Cloud using Oracle Exadata and Oracle Database

The Introduction to Private Cloud using Oracle Exadata and Oracle Database

Private clouds allow for managing multiple databases under one roof avoiding unnecessary resource management. Private cloud solutions can be applied in sectors such as healthcare retail and software. The Introduction to Private Cloud using Oracle Exadata and Oracle Database will explore the general architecture of private cloud databases with a focus on Oracle’s Exadata database machine. The book describes the private cloud using fundamental-level Exadata and database. Exadata has been Oracle’s pioneer product for almost a decade. In the last few years Oracle has positioned Exadata for customers to consume as a cloud service. This book will provide a timely introduction to Exadata for current and potential Oracle customers and other IT professionals.

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GIS in Sustainable Urban Planning and Management A Global Perspective

GIS in Sustainable Urban Planning and Management A Global Perspective

The Open Access version of this book available at http://www. tandfebooks. com/doi/view/10. 1201/9781315146638 has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3. 0 license. GIS is used today to better understand and solve urban problems. GIS in Sustainable Urban Planning and Management: A Global Perspective explores and illustrates the capacity that geo-information and GIS have to inform practitioners and other participants in the processes of the planning and management of urban regions. The first part of the book addresses the concept of sustainable urban development its different frameworks the many ways of measuring sustainability and its value in the urban policy arena. The second part discusses how urban planning can shape our cities examines various spatial configurations of cities the spread of activities and the demands placed on different functions to achieve strategic objective. It further focuses on the recognition that urban dwellers are increasingly under threat from natural hazards and climate change. Written by authors with expertise on the applications of geo-information in urban management this book showcases the importance of GIS in better understanding current urban challenges and provides new insights on how to apply GIS in urban planning. It illustrates through real world cases the use of GIS in analyzing and evaluating the position of disadvantaged groups and areas in cities and provides clear examples of applied GIS in urban sustainability and urban resilience. The idea of sustainable development is still very much central in the new development agenda of the United Nations and in that sense it is of particular importance for students from both the Global South and Global North. Professionals researchers and students alike will find this book to be an invaluable resource for understanding and solving problems relating to sustainable urban planning and management. | GIS in Sustainable Urban Planning and Management A Global Perspective

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Shock Waves in Solid State Physics

Shock Waves in Solid State Physics

Methods and the latest results of experimental studies of the strength properties polymorphism and metastable states of materials and substances with extremely short durations of shock-wave action are presented. The author provides a comprehensive and theoretical description of specific features of the dynamics of elastoplastic shock compression waves in relaxing media. The presentation is preceded by a detailed description of the theoretical foundations of the method and a brief discussion of the basic methods of generating and diagnosing shock waves in solids. Key Selling Features:Addresses dynamic elastic-plastic response spallation and shock-induced phase transformation. Provides a centralized presentation of topics of interest to the shock physics communityPresents new data on the mechanism and basic patterns of sub-microsecond polymorphic transformations and phase transitions. Investigates destruction waves in shock-compressed glasses. Analyzes the behavior of highly hard brittle materials under shock-wave loading and ways to diagnose fracture. | Shock Waves in Solid State Physics

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Cooperative Gaming Diversity in the Games Industry and How to Cultivate Inclusion

Cooperative Gaming Diversity in the Games Industry and How to Cultivate Inclusion

Description Cooperative Gaming provides context and practical advice regarding diversity in the games industry. The book begins with a deep dive into research literature and the history of diversity in the games industry to provide context around what diversity is and why it is a topic worth considering. The book looks at the different facets of diversity and games exploring the issues and solutions within game development studio management event planning and more. It provides people with practical advice about being a marginalized person in the games industry and how to be heard how studios can support inclusive practices and events can actively become more accessible to a diverse audience. Key Features • Explores the history of diversity in games • Provides important information around what it is like to be a marginalized person in the industry • Gives practical steps to improve the inclusivity of the industry that are designed to aid in contextualizing and upskilling new developers Author Bios Alayna Cole is the managing director of Queerly Represent Me a not-for-profit championing queer representation in games. Alayna is also a producer at Sledgehammer Games co-chair of the IGDA LGBTQ+ special interest group and an award-winning games journalist and game developer. She was featured on the 2016 and 2017 Develop Pacific 30 Under 30 lists and the 2017 and 2019 Develop Pacific Women in Games lists and she has received several other accolades in the industry. Jessica Zammit started writing in 2013 for Start Select Media and for the next five years she followed her interest in writing about representations of mental health diversity and particularly sexuality in video games. Jessica has been speaking about diversity in games at conventions such as PAX Australia since 2016 and has been featured on several other discussions in and around the topic of representation in games and games criticism. Along with her co-author she is co-chair of the IGDA LGBTQ+ special interest group and she was featured on the 2018 Develop Pacific 30 Under 30 and Women in Games lists. | Cooperative Gaming Diversity in the Games Industry and How to Cultivate Inclusion

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Rocks and Minerals in Thin Section A Colour Atlas

Rocks and Minerals in Thin Section A Colour Atlas

This concise clear and handy–sized volume aimed at the undergraduate level provides an introduction to the observation description and identifi cation in thin section using the polarizing microscope of samples of the commonlyoccurring rocks and minerals. Illustrated with a wealth of full colour thin section photomicrographs and with the original images enhanced by new examples and a revised text the book explains how to observe mineral and rock samples under the microscope. The book highlights the important diagnostic features of minerals and deals with all rock types – igneous sedimentary and metamorphic – each with equal emphasis and authority giving students the knowledge and confi dence to begin to identify specimens for themselves. While intended for students in geology geography civil engineering and materials science the book stands on its own as a beautiful collection of photomicrographs and a permanent source of reference and fascination for all those interested in the nature and science of the world of rocks and minerals. | Rocks and Minerals in Thin Section A Colour Atlas

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Demystifying Dog Behaviour for the Veterinarian

Demystifying Dog Behaviour for the Veterinarian

The behaviour textbook that's been missing! - Dr Mandy Roshier University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science UK This practical guide for busy veterinarians demystifies the apparently complex nature of canine behaviour while simultaneously emphasising its importance. Authored by acclaimed veterinary behaviour consultant Kendal Shepherd the book provides practical knowledge of dog behaviour and an understanding of how to talk about it with clients. Shepherd shows how this can enhance the relationship between owner and pet and between dog and environment including the vet surgery as well as improve the vet’s own sense of fulfilment and enjoyment of practice. From a discussion on the true nature of obedience to stressing the importance of behavioural indicators when assessing pain and mental welfare and finally by reminding vets of their obligations under Dangerous Dogs legislation the emphasis is on the prevention of aggression throughout. Packed with anecdotes drawn from real-life cases easy to read and understand the principles explained can be effortlessly assimilated into the average consultation without the need for lengthy report-writing. | Demystifying Dog Behaviour for the Veterinarian

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Apley and Solomon’s Concise System of Orthopaedics and Trauma

Apley and Solomon’s Concise System of Orthopaedics and Trauma

Apley & Solomon's Concise System of Orthopaedics and Trauma is firmly established as the leading introductory textbook of orthopaedic practice and the principles of fracture and trauma management. Praised in previous editions for the systematic approach balanced content and easy-to-read style this fifth edition has been brought fully up to date under the direction of the new and distinguished authorial team while remaining true to the teaching principles of Alan Apley and his successor Louis Solomon. Key features: Focused – on diseases and clinical signs with additional detail on anatomy where appropriate International – enhanced coverage of 'global orthopaedics' reflect the changing pattern of musculoskeletal disease and trauma around the world Relevant – provides helpful guidance on simple procedures without unnecessary operative detail Readable – increased emphasis on concise presentation Current – updates reflect developments in molecular biology genetics and imaging technology This fifth edition remains the first choice for medical students trainee surgeons and other health professionals seeking a convenient introduction to this large and complex subject and is a natural precursor to the more detailed coverage offered by its larger parent Apley & Solomon's System of Orthopaedics and Trauma. | Apley and Solomon’s Concise System of Orthopaedics and Trauma

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Cellular Dialogues in the Holobiont

Cellular Dialogues in the Holobiont

This book examines how the growing knowledge of the huge range of protist- animal- and plant-bacterial interactions whether in shared ecosystems or intimate symbioses is fundamentally altering our understanding of biology. The establishment and maintenance of these interactions and their contributions to the health and survival of all partners relies on continuous cell-to-cell communication between them. This dialogue may be concerned with all aspects of the biology of both partners. The book includes chapters devoted to exploring explaining and exposing these dialogues across a broad spectrum of plant and animal eukaryotes to a broad field of biologists. Key Features: Explores the nature of the interactions between eukaryotic hosts and their microbial symbionts Examines the links between prostist animal and plant evolution and microbial communities Reviews specific taxa and the microbial diversity associated with these taxa Illustrates the role microbes play in the physiology and etiology of several model species Includes chapters by an international team of leading scholars The Open Access version of this book available at http://www. taylorfrancis. com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4. 0 license. | Cellular Dialogues in the Holobiont

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General Practice Today A Practical Guide to Modern Consultations

General Practice Today A Practical Guide to Modern Consultations

General Practice Today explores the GP consultation in the context of external 'stressors' and 'helpers' that doctors use to make best clinical decisions. Over the last 30 years there has been a move towards mandatory training on legal aspects risk scores and guidance. Additionally with widespread access to IT there has been a huge growth in the information doctors need to know and manage. Yet today’s GP has never been more time-poor or under so much pressure. All these outside considerations can seem challenging and remote for the doctor sat with their patient; yet in today’s reality they have never been more important. This book offers insight into the practical impact and importance of these external factors. It offers advice on everything from law technology and time management to mental health issues ethics religion and culture exploring how to determine which issues are relevant to each individual consultation. Packing each chapter with realistic examples author Jane Wilcock draws on her own extensive experience to help GPs make considered contextual decisions that enhance the health and well-being of their patients. This book is essential reading for any General Practitioner allied health care practitioner or trainee preparing to practice in our complex modern world. | General Practice Today A Practical Guide to Modern Consultations

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Robot Souls Programming in Humanity

Robot Souls Programming in Humanity

Two of the biggest design problems in Artificial Intelligence are how to build robots that behave in line with human values and how to stop them ever going rogue. One under-explored solution to these alignment and control problems might be to examine how these are already addressed in the design of humans. Looking closely at the human blueprint it contains a suite of capacities that are so clumsy they have generally been kept away from AI. It was assumed that robots with features like emotions and intuition that made mistakes and looked for meaning and purpose would not work as well as robots without this kind of code. But on considering why all these irrational properties are there it seems that they emerge from the source code of soul. Because it is actually this ‘junk’ code that makes us human and promotes the kind of reciprocal altruism that keeps humanity alive and thriving. Robot Souls looks at developments in AI and reviews the emergence of ideas of consciousness and the soul. It places our ‘junk code’ in this context and argues that it is time to foreground that code and to use it to look again at how we are programming AI. The book author Eve Poole received an OBE in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to education and gender equality. | Robot Souls Programming in Humanity

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Challenging Cases in Clinical Research Ethics

Challenging Cases in Clinical Research Ethics

Clinical research ethics consultation has emerged in the last 15 years as a service to those involved in the conduct of clinical research who face challenging issues for which more than one course of action may be justified. To respond to a growing field and need for opportunities to share knowledge and experience the Clinical Research Ethics Consultation Collaborative established in 2014 holds monthly webinars for its 90 members to present their most challenging cases to each other and engage in substantive discussion. Every year the group selects the four most interesting cases with accompanying commentaries for publication in the American Journal of Bioethics. This timely book brings together these cases and commentaries under a range of common themes for the first time creating a permanent collection in book format that encourages and supports readers to gain a better understanding of the ethical challenges that they may face and providing them with a convenient and reflective resource to reference in their own deliberations. Key Features: • Comprehensive collection of cases and commentaries chosen to reflect the range of issues faced by clinical researchers and oversight committees and illustrate the diversity of analysis that can arise • Supplemented by short introductions to each section • Focus on ethical rather than regulatory issues • Essential reading for graduate students in bioethics and post-doctoral bioethics fellows and useful for all participants in training grants that are funded by either NIH or NSF Presenting challenging cases to stimulate reflection the book provides invaluable guidance to clinicians in training and in practice and to investigators bioethics consultants regulators and oversight bodies. | Challenging Cases in Clinical Research Ethics

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RNA the Epicenter of Genetic Information

RNA the Epicenter of Genetic Information

The origin story and emergence of molecular biology is muddled. The early triumphs in bacterial genetics and the complexity of animal and plant genomes complicate an intricate history. This book documents the many advances as well as the prejudices and founder fallacies. It highlights the premature relegation of RNA to simply an intermediate between gene and protein the underestimation of the amount of information required to program the development of multicellular organisms and the dawning realization that RNA is the cornerstone of cell biology development brain function and probably evolution itself. Key personalities their hubris as well as prescient predictions are richly illustrated with quotes archival material photographs diagrams and references to bring the people ideas and discoveries to life from the conceptual cradles of molecular biology to the current revolution in the understanding of genetic information. Key Features Documents the confused early history of DNA RNA and proteins - a transformative history of molecular biology like no other. Integrates the influences of biochemistry and genetics on the landscape of molecular biology. Chronicles the important discoveries preconceptions and misconceptions that retarded or misdirected progress. Highlights major pioneers and contributors to molecular biology with a focus on RNA and noncoding DNA. Summarizes the mounting evidence for the central roles of non-protein-coding RNA in cell and developmental biology. Provides a thought-provoking retrospective and forward-looking perspective for advanced students and professional researchers. The Open Access version of this book available at www. taylorfrancis. com has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4. 0 license. | RNA the Epicenter of Genetic Information

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SAR Image Interpretation for Various Land Covers A Practical Guide

SAR Image Interpretation for Various Land Covers A Practical Guide

This full color book is a comprehensive visual reference for the interpretation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images with examples of how technological specifications may affect interpretation solutions. It contains a summary review of image acquisition parameters of consequence on the visual representation of objects introduces traditional interpretation keys under different light and applies them for considering regional landscape components and identifying large-scale geographical ensembles. Through elements of interpretation such as the construct of tone texture pattern size and shape the book explains the rich unique context of many terrains. It provides also several SAR X- and C-band image examples of regional and large-scale land use and land cover (LULC) ensembles includes important explanations for each illustration and highlights selected SAR image applications. Ancillary information includes acquisition specifications a geographic scale and the image-center latitude and longitude. Features:Provides ready access to any type of information for an image interpretation problem related to current LULC classification schemes. Presents scalable geographic information interpreted at a regional scale and land cover ensembles that can also be interpreted locally. Provides comparative examples of images acquired from X- and C-band opposed look directions near- and far-range incidence angles like- and cross-polarization modes. Includes practical explanations easily transferred to individual’s research projects. Designed as visual dictionary SAR Image Interpretation for Various Land Covers: A Practical Guide is an excellent introduction to the visual interpretation of SAR images for numerous types of LULC. Both practitioners and students will familiarize themselves with and expand their knowledge of geographic information conveyed from radar images while government agencies and businesses that use LULC-related data for emergency response cases of for urban and regional planning will find this book invaluable. | SAR Image Interpretation for Various Land Covers A Practical Guide

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Seeking Sustainable Development on a Level Playing Field A PVC Case Study

Seeking Sustainable Development on a Level Playing Field A PVC Case Study

Back Cover Copy Humans have exploited a huge diversity of materials throughout history. Today’s conflict between rising demands and dwindling resources raises searching questions about how optimally to meet humanity’s needs efficiently and safely challenging common assumptions. Plastics support many facets of modern life yet raise associated problems whilst ‘natural’ materials may be far from benign when inputs extending their longevity are considered. PVC (polyvinyl chloride) is a plastic with adaptable durable and other properties used in diverse construction medical information technology domestic and many applications besides. However PVC has faced significant NGO pressure relating to its chlorine content and the range of additives conferring desirable properties. Yet unlike organochlorine pesticides PVC plastic is inert and recyclable after providing long service life. This book is not ‘pro-PVC’ but draws on lessons learned from how the PVC value chain particularly across Europe has engaged with problems and made further progress under voluntary commitments to sustainable development. The book advocates a ‘level playing field’ of common sustainability principles for assessment of the benefits and risks of the use of all materials in the context of their incorporation within whole product life cycles from raw material extraction to beyond end-of-life. The use of every material raises specific challenges but also shares common problems arising from society’s legacy of wasteful linear resource use. Activities surrounding the PVC value chain have generated novel ideas assessment techniques and reconsideration of regulatory approaches relevant to sustainability assessment of the use of all materials in the context of whole product life cycles on a common ‘level playing field’ which best supports the meeting of the diversity of human needs in the safest and most efficient manner. This book is aimed at industry regulatory and NGO audiences and influence on wider media. | Seeking Sustainable Development on a Level Playing Field A PVC Case Study

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Family Medicine in the Undergraduate Curriculum Preparing medical students to work in evolving health care systems

Family Medicine in the Undergraduate Curriculum Preparing medical students to work in evolving health care systems

It has been recognised by governments and healthcare organisations worldwide that for Universal Healthcare in pursuit of Health for All under the Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved effective primary care that is integrated accessible and affordable for everyone is essential. This practical guide is the first designed specifically to support those planning and conducting family medicine/primary care education within medical schools around the world. It offers medical educators a collection of concise easy to follow chapters guiding the reader through the curriculum requirements with key references for further detail. Plain English and practical deliverable advice adaptable to different contexts ensures the content is accessible to those educating medical students in any country while the structure within sections ensures that family medicine doctors and educators can dip into chapters relevant to their roles for example curriculum design for academic educators or teaching methods for those educating in clinical practice. Key Features ■ The first “how-to” guide dedicated to effective integration of family medicine teaching into medical school curricula ■ Offers a strong evidence-based framework for integrating family medicine into medical schools ■ Wide in scope for academics and educationalists at all levels and in all geographies reflecting and embracing the experience and variation in family medicine across the globe to produce pragmatic and effective information on which medical schools can base change ■ Step-by-step introduction to the processes of literature review (establishing the existing knowledge base) choosing a topic research questions and methodology conducting research and disseminating results ■ Supported by the WONCA Working Party on Education The book is edited and authored by members of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) Working Party on Education which is ideally placed to offer a strong platform for medical schools to integrate family medicine whatever the local context enabling all future doctors whatever their career aspiration to understand the importance of family medicine to health systems and holistic medicine and encourage family medicine doctors to inspire students to consider a career in the field. | Family Medicine in the Undergraduate Curriculum Preparing medical students to work in evolving health care systems

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A First Course In Chaotic Dynamical Systems Theory And Experiment

A First Course In Chaotic Dynamical Systems Theory And Experiment

A First Course in Chaotic Dynamical Systems: Theory and Experiment Second EditionThe long-anticipated revision of this well-liked textbook offers many new additions. In the twenty-five years since the original version of this book was published much has happened in dynamical systems. Mandelbrot and Julia sets were barely ten years old when the first edition appeared and most of the research involving these objects then centered around iterations of quadratic functions. This research has expanded to include all sorts of different types of functions including higher-degree polynomials rational maps exponential and trigonometric functions and many others. Several new sections in this edition are devoted to these topics. The area of dynamical systems covered in A First Course in Chaotic Dynamical Systems: Theory and Experiment Second Edition is quite accessible to students and also offers a wide variety of interesting open questions for students at the undergraduate level to pursue. The only prerequisite for students is a one-year calculus course (no differential equations required); students will easily be exposed to many interesting areas of current research. This course can also serve as a bridge between the low-level often non-rigorous calculus courses and the more demanding higher-level mathematics courses. FeaturesMore extensive coverage of fractals including objects like the Sierpinski carpet and othersthat appear as Julia sets in the later sections on complex dynamics as well as an actualchaos game. More detailed coverage of complex dynamical systems like the quadratic familyand the exponential maps. New sections on other complex dynamical systems like rational maps. A number of new and expanded computer experiments for students to perform. About the AuthorRobert L. Devaney is currently professor of mathematics at Boston University. He received his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley under the direction of Stephen Smale. He taught at Northwestern University and Tufts University before coming to Boston University in 1980. His main area of research is dynamical systems primarily complex analytic dynamics but also including more general ideas about chaotic dynamical systems. Lately he has become intrigued with the incredibly rich topological aspects of dynamics including such things as indecomposable continua Sierpinski curves and Cantor bouquets. | A First Course In Chaotic Dynamical Systems Theory And Experiment

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