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William Francis Butler - Victorian adventurer, author and militarist - is a man ripe for discovery at this time of changing definitions of what it means to be an Irish nationalist. This scholarly yet accessible biography describes an atypical Irishman, born to minor Tipperary Catholic gentry, O'Connellite in sympathy, who developed a dazzling career in the British army. The quintessential eminent Irish Victorian, Butler's life encompassed treks across Canada's prairies in the early 1870s (when he founded the Mounties); Gladstone's 1884-5 attempt to rescue Gordon from Khartoum; co-respondency in the sensational 1886 London divorce case involving Lady Colin Campbell; General in command of the imperial forces in South Africa 1898-9 (his 1905 Report exposed the multimillion pound army supplies scandal); a political career as 1904 Dublin Home-Rule Party candidate, 1905 Leeds Liberal Party candidate, and 1908 election to Senator in the new National University of Ireland. He also wrote fourteen books, among them the bestelling Red Cloud, about the Plains Indians of the American West, as well as military biography and travel literature - The Great Lone Land became a Canadian classic.His wife, the artist Elizabeth Butler (nee Thompson), was a celebrated Victorian scenepainter. His great friend, the flamboyant Dublin-born Garnet Wolseley, 'a very model of a modern major-general', was one of the dominant figures of the British military hierarchy during the scramble for Africa and a three-fold expansion of Empire in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. This uniquely sympathetic Life portrays an intriguing, anti-jingoistic individual, whose ambitions in public life and colonial experience were tempered by his concern for the underdog and a late-developing Parnellite sense of Irish nationalism. Butler is restored to position: the humanitarian Irish career-Victorian turning his attention to home affairs before the defining quietus of the Great War. Maps, photographs, engravings and paintings will illustrate this important, lively contribution to British, Canadian and Irish history. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This book focuses on chemical and nanophotonic technology to be used to develop novel nano-optical devices and systems. It begins with temperature- and photo-induced phase transition of ferromagnetic materials. Further topics include: energy transfer in artificial photosynthesis, homoepitaxial multiple quantum wells in ZnO, near-field photochemical etching and nanophotonic devices based on a nonadiabatic process and optical near-field energy transfer, respectively and polarization control in the optical near-field for optical information security. Taken as a whole, this overview will be a valuable resource for engineers and scientists working in the field of nano-electro-optics.

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Fascinating developments in optical pulse engineering over the last 20 years lead to the generation of laser pulses as short as few femtosecond, providing a unique tool for high resolution time domain spectroscopy. However, a number of the processes in nature evolve with characteristic times of the order of 1 fs or even shorter. Time domain studies of such processes require at first place sub-fs resolution, offered by pulse depicting attosecond localisation. The generation, characterisation and proof of principle applications of such pulses is the target of the attoscience. In this book the interaction of the attosecond laser pulses with matter is investigated. The Proca's termal equation for laster - matter interaction is formulated and solved. It is shown that for attosecond laster pulses the Proca's thermal equation can be simplified and thermal Klein-Gordon equation is obtained.The book is divided into six chapters and the Epilogue presents the contemporary status of the attoscience: sub-femtosecond laster-matter interactions, master equations; Proca and Klein-Gordon equations and the perspectives; and Attosecond Free Electron Laser (AFEL), LASETRON and Entangled Photon Laser (EPL). ... Read more

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In this monograph, the authors offer a comprehensiveexamination of the latest research on Laser Chemical Vapor Deposition(LCVD).Chapters explore the physics of LCVD as well as theprinciples of awide range of related phenomena--includinglaser-matterinteractions, heat transfer, fluid flow, chemicalkinetics, andadsorption. With this reference, researchers willdiscover how toapply these principles to developing theories aboutvarious types ofLCVD processes; gain greater insight into the basicmechanisms ofLCVD; and obtain the ability to design and control anLCVD system. ... Read more

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Rapid expansion of research on the development of novel food processes in the past decade has resulted in novel processes drawn from fields outside the traditional parameters of food processing. Providing a wealth of new knowledge, Novel Food Processing: Effects on Rheological and Functional Properties covers structural and functional changes at the micro level, and their implications at the macro level, in food exposed to new and emerging technologies.

Contributions from an international panel with academic and professional credentials form the backbone of this work. They focus on the functional, rheological, and micro-structural changes that occur in foods when using emerging technologies such as high pressure processing, Ohmic heating, pulse electric fields, and ultraviolet radiation. The book examines new and innovative applications and presents the impact of these research findings on the nutritional aspects of protein and carbohydrate containing foods. It also considers the synergic effects of protein-starch components. Each chapter provides an in-depth analysis of a novel technology and its effect on food structure and function.

New directions in food processing will continue to be influenced by diverse fields and used to respond to consumer concerns about food safety, quality, sensory attributes, and nutrition. Combining coverage of technological applications with the chemistry of food and biomaterials, this book illustrates in a very clear and concise fashion the structure-functionality relationship and how it is affected by newly developed and increasingly popular processing technologies.

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This is one of the first texts in which electro-diffusion of ions in its different aspects is considered as a unified subject. As a subject it is relevant to understanding the behavior of apparently different physical objects such as electrolyte solution, ion-exchangers, ion-selective membranes, and semiconductors. This text treats a selection of topics in electro-diffusion of ions in an aqueous medium - a nonlinear transport process whose essence is diffusion of ions combined with their migration in a selfconsistent electric field. Electro-Diffusion of Ions is intended to enhance the understanding of particular electro-diffusional transport phenomena and to spark the interest of the mathematical community in the corresponding area of applications and development of a unified scientific vision. Contains some previously unpublished results for electro-diffusional problems. ... Read more

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Molecular and Colloidal Electro-Optics presents cohesive coverage from internationally recognized experts on new approaches and developments in both theoretical and experimental areas of electro-optic science. It comprises a well-integrated yet multi-disciplinary treatment of fundamental principles, strategies, and applications of electro-optic techniques for the characterization of macromolecular, small-particle, and nanomolecular systems.

Following a historical review of post-war advances in electro-optics of disperse systems, the first part of the book focuses on the latest achievements in electro-optic theory, particularly low-frequency relaxation. It offers comparative discussions and experimental data to accompany different viewpoints on the origin of the low-frequency effects and multiple theoretical constructions. The second part highlights the unique advantage of using electro-optics as an alternative to conventional characterization and analysis of colloidal systems. Demonstrating the sensitivity of electro-optic methods to interparticle interactions, the book explains how these methods are used to analyze particle surface electric states, evaluate phase transitions, and determine physical properties.

As the first treatment of this subject to surface in more than fifteen years, Molecular and Colloidal Electro-Optics is a definitive, up-to-date portrait of modern colloidal electro-optic science. This one-stop reference to the latest theory, methods, and applications is ideal for advanced graduate students and researchers in biophysical chemistry, microbiology, polymer, colloid, and nanoscience. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1907.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more