The tagging of sharks using conventional tags has long been recognized as a valuable
means for studying various aspects of their life history, migrations and movements, and …

A large number of test batteries, instruments, indices and scales promise to provide reliable
and valid information about an individual's health status. It is often neglected, however, that …

… While I was working on this book, they were taking excellent, loving care of my young son,
Daniel Turner Smith. Finally, I am grateful that Daniel and his father, Kevin Smith, took such …

Multi-layer thin-film conductor metallizations are subject to degradation by a variety of
mechanisms. Besides chemical interdiffusion and electro-migration, atmospheric corrosion of thin …

The development of high grain-to-grain interactions in Zircaloy-2 polycrystals is due to the
anisotropy of the thermal, elastic and plastic properties of the constituent grains. These …

Using the methods of cultural criticism to analyze the images of Blacks prevalent in American
popular culture, this book examines possible connections between the finite and often …

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Cooperative Shark Tagging Program (CSTP)
is part of continuing research directed to the study of the biology of large Atlantic sharks. …

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) have diverse and sometimes paradoxical effects
during embryonic development. To determine the mechanisms underlying BMP actions, we …

… Fine and Turner consider how these tales reflect attitudes that blacks and whites have both
about each other and about the world they face. In an engaging and penetrating narrative, …

Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) has a global warming potential that is 300 times that of carbon dioxide
on a 100-y timescale, and is of major importance for stratospheric ozone depletion. The …