Note: Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1. Problems in Mineral Nutrition: A Global Perspective -- 2. Minerals: Their Chemistry and Fate in Food -- 3. Calcium, Phosphorus, and Fluoride -- 4. Magnesium -- 5. Iron -- 6. Zinc -- 7. Chromium -- 8. Iodine -- 9. Tin and Aluminum -- 10. Selenium -- 11. The Ultratrace Elements -- 12. Isotopic Tracer Methodology: Potential in Mineral Nutrition -- Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Progress in Catalysis -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- PART 1: HYDROGENATION -- Chapter 1. Characterization of the surface of MoS2 based catalysts using thermal methods -- Chapter 2. A comparison of the resistance to deactivation of Ni-Mo hydroprocessing catalysts supported on alumina, carbon and carbon-covered alumina in gas oil and model compound reactions -- Chapter 3. Preparation of bifunctional catalysts by solid-state ion exchange in zeolites, their characterization and catalytic testing -- Chapter 4. Surface organometallic chemistry on metals. Catalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene into aniline on silica supported rhodium modified by tetrabutyltin -- Chapter 5. Catalytic hydrocracking of asphaltenic oils: Phenomena at the threshold of coking -- Chapter 6. Bifurcation and instability for bimolecular catalytic reactions on non-porous catalyst pellets -- Chapter 7. An investigation of phosphorus promotion in Ni-Mo/A1203 catalysts -- Chapter 8. Catalytic desulphurization of heavy oil emulsions -- Chapter 9. Hydrogenation of coker naphtha with NiMo catalyst -- Chapter 10. On the behavior of Cr/silica catalyst during ethylene polymerization in a slurry reactor -- Chapter 11. Anion-treated solid acids for hutene dimerization -- Chapter 12. Solid superacid catalysts for methane conversion and alkylation -- Chapter 13. Infrared spectroscopic study of methane coupling over Na2O2 -- Chapter 14. Promoting effects of manganese, molybdenum and iron in the hydrogenation of CO over highly dispersed rhodium -- Chapter 15. The direct source of carbon in ethanol formation over promoted copper catalysts -- Chapter 16. Periodic operation of the oxidative coupling of methane on Ce/Li/MgO catalyst -- Chapter 17. Ethylene dimerization: Kinetics and selectivity for 1-butene -- PART II: HOMOGENEOUS REACTIONS. , Chapter 18. Hydrogenation of cis-1,4-polybutadiene and nitrile-butadiene copolymers using RuCI(CO)(OCOPh)(PPh3)2 as catalyst -- Chapter 19. Homogeneous hydrogenation of nitriles: effective ruthenium-phosphine catalysts -- Chapter 20. Some applications of homogeneous catalysis in materials science -- Chapter 21. Ethylene dimerization -- Chapter 22. Hydrogenation of nitrile-butadiene rubber catalysed by Ru(II) complexes -- Chapter 23. A kinetic study of the polymerization of propylene with Et(Ind)2ZrCl2/MAO catalysts -- PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES -- Chapter 24. The role of catalysis in achieving a sustainable society -- Chapter 25. Catalytic elimination of organics over noble metal catalysts deposited on metal structures of low mass -- Chapter 26. Catalytic wet air oxidation in the presence of hydrogen peroxide -- Chapter 27. Application of low-temperature, activated-carbon- catalyzed SO2 oxidation to stack gases -- Chapter 28. Anomalous excitation of CO oxidation over vanadia by periodic concentration switching -- Chapter 29. Molybdena, ceria and niobia addition to supported Rh catalysts: Effects on NO reduction by CO -- Chapter 30. Oxidative regeneration of hydrotreating catalysts using a laser reactor -- Chapter 31. Catalytic combustion of low-heating-value gases using flow reversal -- Chapter 32. FT-IR analysis of toluene hydrogenation reactions on reduced alumina supported catalysts -- Chapter 33. Powder catalyst for a new hydrogenation process for aromatic hydrocarbons -- Chapter 34. The influence of catalyst in gas oil hydrotreating -- Chapter 35. Metal-oxygen cluster compounds: Preparative variables, ion exchange properties and pore structure retention -- Chapter 36. Modified catalytic behaviour of thermally activated synthetic hydrotalcite in the synthesis of polyether polyols. , Chapter 37. Characterization studies of heterogeneous molybdenum oxide catalytic systems prepared by metal oxide vapour synthesis -- Chapter 38. Pillared clay minerals as catalysts and catalyst supports -- Chapter 39. Lewis acid and Lewis basic sites in alkali-exchanged zeolites - characterization and catalytic activity -- Chapter 40. Catalytic conversion of wood derived bio-oil to fuels and chemicals -- Chapter 41. The partial oxidation of ethanol by heterogeneous catalytic systems derived by molybdenum oxide vapour synthesis -- Chapter 42. Transient and steady-state kinetic study of propylene oxidation on supported molybdenum oxide catalysts prepared by metal oxide vapour synthesis -- Chapter 43. Steady-state and transient kinetics of displacement adsorption and educt inhibition in dehydration of alcohols on alumina -- Chapter 44. Activation of Cu/ZnO methanol catalysts by periodic composition switching -- Chapter 45. Effect of diffusional resistances on the rates of o-xylene partial oxidation over V2O5 non-porous catalyst pellets -- Chapter 46. An experimental design for determining the optimum method of catalyst preparation for low temperature methanol steam reforming -- Chapter 47. Intrinsic kinetics for the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene on promoted iron-oxide catalysts -- Chapter 48. Partial oxidation of methane over a praseodymium/ruthenium pyrochlore catalyst -- Chapter 49. Kinetics of hydrogen sulfide oxidation over an activated carbon catalyst in the pressure range of 712-3463 kPa and temperature range of 110-240 °C -- Chapter 50. Deactivation of hydrotreating catalysts -- Chapter 51. Activity of fluorinated alumina catalysts in hydrocracking and polymerization -- Author Index -- Keyword Index.

Note: Intro -- THE LANGUAGE PHENOMENON -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Preamble -- 1.2 How Should We Study Language? -- 1.2.1 Studying Language from the Perspective of the Individual: Chomsky and the Cognitive Revolution -- 1.2.2 The Role of Interactions in Understanding Language -- 1.3 The Content and Structure of this Book -- References -- 2 Neurobiology: Language By, In, Through and Across the Brain -- 2.1 By the Brain: Language as a Biological Object -- 2.2 In the Brain: Language as a Spatial Location -- 2.2.1 History -- 2.2.2 Localizationism Afresh: Functional Neuroimaging -- 2.2.3 Localizing Syntax and Semantics -- 2.2.4 Terminology and Methodology -- 2.2.5 Variability and Plasticity -- 2.3 Through the Brain: Language as a Distributed Process -- 2.3.1 Ontogeny -- 2.3.2 Microgeny -- 2.4 Across the Brain: Language Connected -- 2.5 Final Note -- References -- 3 Dialogue: Interactive Alignment and Its Implications for Language Learning and Language Change -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Challenge of Conversation -- 3.3 Interactive Alignment During Conversation -- 3.3.1 Parity of Representations -- 3.3.2 Percolation Between Levels of Alignment -- 3.3.3 Automatic Channels of Alignment -- 3.4 Alignment and Routinization -- 3.4.1 Routinization and Language Learning -- 3.4.2 Routinization and Language Change -- 3.5 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- 4 Learning: Statistical Mechanisms in Language Acquisition -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Statistical Learning in Morphology -- 4.3 Statistical Learning of Syntax -- 4.3.1 Linking Formal Structure and Meaning -- 4.3.2 Avoiding Overgeneralization -- 4.3.3 Hierarchical Phrase Structure -- 4.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 5 Evolution: Language Use and the Evolution of Languages -- 5.1 Time Scales and Evolutionary Processes in Language Change. , 5.1.1 Evolutionary Processes and Evolutionary Theories -- 5.1.2 Replication and Evolution in Biology, Culture and Language -- 5.1.3 The General Analysis of Selection and the Theory of Utterance Selection -- 5.1.4 Developmental Systems Theory and Its Relevance to Language Change -- 5.1.5 Population Thinking in Biology and Language -- 5.1.6 Evolutionary Linguistics and Other Approaches to Linguistics -- 5.2 Language Use: Social Interaction and Verbalization -- 5.2.1 Social Interaction and Language Use -- 5.2.2 Language Use and the Verbalization of Experience -- 5.2.3 The Action Ladder of Language Use -- 5.2.4 Language and Biological Evolution -- 5.3 Sources of Variation in Language Use -- 5.3.1 Mechanisms Generating Phonetic Variation -- 5.3.2 Mechanisms Generating Grammatical Variation -- 5.3.3 Intentional and Nonintentional Mechanisms of Variation -- 5.3.4 Speech Communities and the Selection/Propagation of Variants in Language Use -- 5.3.5 Defining Speech Communities: Common Ground and Shared Practice -- 5.3.6 Mechanisms of Propagation (Selection) in Language Use -- 5.4 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Transitions: The Evolution of Linguistic Replicators -- 6.1 Introduction: The Major Transitions -- 6.2 Linguistic Replication -- 6.3 Transitions in Linguistic Evolution -- 6.4 Three Example Transitions -- 6.4.1 The Emergence of Compositionality -- 6.4.2 The Emergence of Combinatorial Phonotactics -- 6.4.3 The Emergence of a Contentive/Functional Split -- 6.5 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- 7 Genes: Interactions with Language on Three Levels---Inter-Individual Variation, Historical Correlations and Genetic Biasing -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Being Different -- 7.2.1 Heritability -- 7.2.2 Linkage Studies and the FOXP2 Gene -- 7.2.3 Association Studies and Future Directions -- 7.3 Changing Together -- 7.4 Pushing and Pulling at Language. , 7.4.1 Linguistic Tone -- 7.4.2 Two Brain-Related Genes -- 7.4.3 Biasing Language Transmission -- 7.5 Conclusions -- References -- 8 Language in Nature: On the Evolutionary Roots of a Cultural Phenomenon -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Comparative Method in the Light of Cultural Evolution -- 8.3 Linguistics and Language Evolution -- 8.4 Anatomy and Language -- 8.4.1 Speech Production -- 8.4.2 Speech Perception -- 8.5 Design Features of Language -- 8.5.1 Cultural Transmission and Vocal Learning -- 8.5.2 Symbolism and Arbitrariness -- 8.5.3 Duality of Patterning -- 8.5.4 Hierarchical Structure, Syntax and Recursion -- 8.6 Towards an Evolutionary Scenario -- 8.6.1 Evolutionary Scenarios: Why and How? -- 8.6.2 A Scenario of the Evolution of the Cultural Phenomenon `Language' -- 8.7 Conclusions -- References -- 9 Self-Organization: Complex Dynamical Systems in the Evolution of Speech -- 9.1 Self-Organization and the Evolution of Forms in the Living -- 9.1.1 Physics, the Caldron of Self-Organized Forms -- 9.1.2 The Impact of Self-Organization on the Origins of Forms in the Living -- 9.1.3 Classic Neo-Darwinism -- 9.1.4 Self-Organization Constrains the Space of Forms to be Explored: Not All Forms can Emerge Equally Easily -- 9.2 Self-Organization and the Evolution of Forms and Structures of Language and Languages -- 9.3 Computer Models and Simulations of the Evolution of Language -- 9.3.1 Experimenting with Complex Dynamical Systems -- 9.3.2 Computer Science and the Origins of Language and Languages -- 9.4 The Speech Code -- 9.5 Self-Organization and the Evolution of Speech -- 9.5.1 A Computer Investigation of the Formation of Fundamental Structures of Speech -- 9.5.2 A Unified Mechanism for the Self-Organization of Combinatoriality, of the Universals/Diversity Duality, and of Cultural Sharing. , 9.5.3 Towards a Novel Vision of Evolutionary Scenarios of the Origins of Coded Speech -- 9.6 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Environment: Language Ecology and Language Death -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The Ecology of Language: Metaphors and Models -- 10.3 Survival of the Fittest or Survival of the Most Powerful? -- 10.4 Ecological Niche Theory and Social Networks -- 10.5 Language Competition, Social Networks and Language Death -- 10.6 Dynamic Modeling of Language Competition and Language Death -- 10.7 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Conclusions -- References -- Index.

Note: Front Cover -- The Chemistry of the Monatomic Gases -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 5. The Monatomic Gases: Physical Properties and Production -- 1. Discovery -- 2. Abundance -- 3. Origins -- 4. Isotopes -- 5. Atomic Structure -- 6. Spectra -- 7. Polarizability and Refractive Index -- 8. Thermodynamic Properties of the Gases -- 9. Velocity of Sound -- 10. Transport Properties -- 11. Properties of the Liquids and Solids -- 12. Properties of the Solids -- 13. Phase Equilibria -- 14. Uses -- 15. Production of Inert Gases -- 16. Liquefaction of Inert Gases -- 17. Technical Specifications, Production Data, Storage and Distribution -- 18. Techniques of Purification and Repurification and of Analysis of the Inert Gases -- 19. Separation of Stable Isotopes -- Chapter 6. The Chemistry of Krypton, Xenon and Radon -- 1. General Features of Noble-Gas Chemistry -- 2. Krypton Chemistry -- 3. Xenon Chemistry -- 4. Radon Chemistry -- Index -- Contents of Comprehensive Inorganic Chemistry -- Independent Opinion.