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CONTENTS - PART ONE: THE SKIN AND SKIN PRODUCTS - 1 The Skin - 2 Irritation and Sensitization of the Skin - 3 Nutrition and Hormonal Control of the Skin - 4 Skin Creams - 5 Astringents and Skin Tonics - 6 Protective Creams and Hand Cleansers - 7 Bath Preparations - 8 Skin Products for Babies - 9 Skin Products for Young People - 10 Antiperspirants and Deodorants - 11 Depilatories - 12 Shaving Preparations - 13 Foot Preparations - 14 Insect Repellents - 15 Sunscreen, Suntan and Anti-sunburn Preparations - 16 Skin Lighteners or Bleaches - 17 Face Packs and Masks - 18 Face Powders and Make-up - 19 Coloured Make-up Preparations - 20 The Application of Cosmetics - PART TWO: THE NAILS AND NAIL PRODUCTS - 21 The Nails - 22 Manicure Preparations - PART THREE: THE HAIR AND HAIR PRODUCTS - 23 The Hair - 24 Shampoos - 25 Hair Setting Lotions, Sprays and Dressings - 26 Hair Tonics and Conditioners - 27 Hair Colorants - 28 Permanent Waving and Hair Strengtheners - 29 Hair Straighteners - PART FOUR: THE TEETH AND DENTAL PRODUCTS - 30 The Tooth and Oral Health - 31 Dentifrices - 32 Mouthwashes -

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Contents - Preface - 1 Historical survey - 2 The thunderstorm - 2.1. Global distribution of thunderstorms - 2.2. The thundercloud - 2.3. Point-discharge currents - 3. The lightning discharge - 3.1. Temporal development of flash to ground - 3.2. Strokes to tall structures - 3.3. Lightning currents and related parameters - 3.4. Frequency of lightning discharges - 4. The lightning conductor - 4.1. Mechanism of strike - 4.2. Striking distance - 4.3. Protective zone - 4.4. Radio-active lightning conductors - 4.5. Frequency of strikes to a structure - 5 Principles of protection - 5.1 Need for protection - 5.2. Design considerations - 5.3. Thermal considerations - 5.4. Mechanical considerations - 5.5. Electrical considerations - 6. Materials and dimensions - 6.1. Conductors for use above ground - 6.2. Conductors for use below ground - 6.3. Corrosion - Lightning Protection - 7. Protective systems for domestic, industrial and public structures - 7.1. Air-termination network - 7.2. Down conductors - 7.3. Earth-termination network - 7.4. Earth electrodes - 7.5. Joints - 7.6. Metal components on and in buildings - 7.7. Sound and television aerials - 7.8. Electricity supply and telephone installations - 7.9. Structures with flammable roofs and farm buildings - 8. Protection of tall structures - 8.1. High-rise buildings - 8.2. Chimneys and cooling towers - 8.3. Churches and monuments - 8.4. Telecommunication structures - 9 Protection of danger structures - 9.1. General considerations - 9.2. Structures above ground - 9.3. Structures below ground - 9.4. Mining and blasting - 9.5. Aircraft - 9.6. Warning devices - 10. Protection of miscellaneous structures - 10.1. Temporary structures - 10.2. Mobile structures - 10.3. Agricultural objects - 10.4. Structures on rock - 10.5. Playing fields and public highways - 10.6. Trees - 10.7. Ships and boats - 11. Maintenance - 11.1. General considerations - 11.2. Test methods - 11.3. Inspection and records - 12. Protection of persons and animals - 12.1. Effects of lightning currents - 12.2. Protection in the open - 12.3. Protection indoors - 12.4. Lightning casualties and resuscitation - 13. Postscript - Appendix - National Codes considered in text - References - Author Index - Subject Index - Contents -

PART I - APPARATUS AND PRINCIPLES USED IN MICRODIFFUSION ANALYSIS - II. A STANDARD MICRO DIFFUSION APPARATUS OR 'UNIT' - III. FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ABSORPTION RATE FROM OUTER TO INNER CHAMBER WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AMMONIA - IV. GENERAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE ABSORPTION TIME IN MICRO DIFFUSION ANALYSIS - V. PIPETTES (SUITABLE FOR USE WITH THE STANDARD UNITS) AND THEIR DELIVERY ERRORS - VI. MICRO-BURETTES (SUITABLE FOR USE WITH THE STANDARD UNITS) AND ERRORS INVOLVED IN THEIR USE - VII. THE MICRODIFFUSION METHOD WITH END-POINT VOLUMES AROUND 20 CUBIC MILLIMETRES - VII. COLORIMETRY IN THE MICRODIFFUSION METHODS - PART II - DESCRIPTION OF METHODS WITH THE STANDARD UNITS - IX. AMMONIA. GENERAL METHOD USING STANDARD ACID AS ABSORBENT - X. AMMONIA. GENERAL METHOD (USING THE BORIC-HCL PROCEDURE) - XI. SPECIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE RATE OF AMMONIA ABSORPTION - XII. OTHER METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE ABSORBED AMMONIA IN THE MICRO DIFFUSION PROCEDURE - XIII. AMMONIA. BIOLOGICAL DETERMINATIONS - XIV. TOTAL NITROGEN XVII. UREA (BLOOD AND URINE) - XIX. ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHORIC ACID, ADENYLIC ACID, ADENOSINE, ETC. - XX. NITRATE, NITRITE AND AMIDE NITROGEN - XXII. MONOAMINE OXIDASE AND HISTAMINASE IN TISSUES - XXIII. DETERMINATION OF VOLATILE AMINES - XXIV. CARBONATES AND BICARBONATE - XXV. BLOOD GLUCOSE AND FERMENTABLE SUGAR IN NORMAL URINE - XXVI. DETERMINATION OF CARBONIC ANHYDRASE - XXVII. OXIDATION RATES OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES WITH A STANDARD OXIDANT WITH APPLICATION TO DETERMINATION OF MINUTE AMOUNTS OF CALCIUM AS OXALATE - XXVIII. ACETIC ACID AND OTHER LOWER FATTY ACIDS - XXIX. ASSAY OF ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE - XXX. CYANIDE, AZIDE, SULPHIDE, PHENOLS - XXXI. METHANOL AND ISOPROPANOL GROUP - XXXII. ETHANOL - XXXIII. ETHANOL FROM URETHANE - XXXIV. FORMALDEHYDE - XXXV. FORMALDEHYDOGENIC STEROIDS (PERIODIC ACID AS OXIDANT) - XXXVI. FORMALDEHYDOGENIC STEROIDS (SODIUM BISMUTHATE AS OXIDANT) - XXXVII. GLYCINE (FORMALDEHYDE PRODUCED BY NINHYDRIN OXIDATION) - XXXVIII. ACETALDEHYDE (SEMICARBAZIDE ABSORPTION) - XXXIX. ACETALDEHYDE FROM LACTIC ACID AND THREONINE WITH BISULPHITE ABSORPTION - XL. ACETONE (INCLUDING A RAPID CLINICAL METHOD USING THE NESSLER SOLUTION) - XLI. THE HALOGENS (INTRODUCTORY) - XLII. CHLORIDE (BY OXIDATION TO CHLORINE AND ABSORPTION INTO IODIDE) - XLIII. CHLORIDE (BY OXIDATION TO CHLORINE AND ABSORPTION INTO FAST GREEN) - XLIV. BROMIDE - XLV. IODIDES AND HALOGEN MIXTURES - XLVI. SERIAL DETERMINATION OF ORGANICALLY BOUND HALOGEN - XLVII. VOLATILE HALOGENATED HYDROCARBONS (CHLOROFORM, TRICHLORETHYLENE AND CARBON TETRACHLORIDE) - XLVIII. CARBON MONOXIDE - XLIX. A RAPID CLINICAL METHOD FOR CARBON MONOXIDEDETERMINATION - LI. TOTAL MOLECULAR CONCENTRATION IN FLUID SAMPLES OF ABOUT 3-4 MILLIGRAMS - LII. SEPARATION OF CRYSTALS AND' GUMS' BY MICRODIFFUSION - QUALITATIVE MICRO-DIFFUSION ANALYSIS - LIII. SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON QUALITATIVE MICRO-DIFFUSION ANALYSIS - PART III - THE ERROR OF VOLUMETRIC TITRATION - LIV. INTRODUCTORY - LV. THE VARIABLE GLASS ERROR - LVI. THE TOTAL VARIABLE GLASS ERROR AND ITS CONTROL - LVII. THE VARIABLE CHEMICAL ERROR IN TITRATION - LVIII. THE RATIONALE OF MICRO TITRATION - LIX. THE CONSTANT GLASS ERROR - LX. THE CONSTANT CHEMICAL ERROR - LXI. VOLUMETRIC ERROR IN KJELDAHL NITROGEN ANALYSES - LXIII. UREA EXCRETION AS RENAL FUNCTION TEST - Full TOC available on website

CONTENTS - INTRODUCTION - CHAPTER I: HYDROCARBONS - Benzene; Toluene; Xylene; Ethylbenzene; Cumene; Tetrahydronaphthalene; Decahydronaphthalene; Methylated naphthalenes; Coal tar solvent naphtha; Petroleum spirit; Benzine; White spirit; cycloHexane; Methylcyclohexane; Turpentine; Dipentene; cycloPentadiene; Dicyclopentadiene - CHAPTER II: CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS - Methylene dichloride; Chloroform; Carbon tetrachloride; sym.-Dichloroethane; Tetrachloroethane; Pentachloroethane; Dichloroethylene; Trichloroethylene; Perchloroethylene; Propylene dichloride; Amyl chloride; Amylene dichloride; Monochlorobenzene; o-Dichlorobenzene - CHAPTER III: ALCOHOLS - Methyl alcohol; Wood spirit; Ethyl alcohol; n-Propyl alcohol; isoPropyl alcohol; n-Butyl alcohol; sec.-Butyl alcohol; isoButyl alcohol; tert.-Butyl alcohol; Amyl alcohol; Methylisobutylcarbinol; cycloHexanol; Methylcyclohexallo; Allyl alcohol; Benzyl alcohol; Diacetone alcohol; Ethylene chlorohydrin; Monochlorohydrin; Dichlorohydrin - CHAPTER IV: ETHERS - Ethyl ether; ¿¿¹-Dichloroethyl ether; isoPropyl ether; Propylene oxide; Dioxan; Methylal; Acetal; Paraldehyde - CHAPTER V: ESTERS - Methyl formate; Ethyl formate; n-Butyl formate; Amyl formate; Benzyl formate; Methyl acetate; Ethyl acetate; n-Propyl acetate; isoPropyl acetate; n-Butyl acetate; sec.-Butyl acetate; isoButyl acetate; Amyl acetate; sec.-Hexyl acetate; cycloHexyl acetate; Methylcyclohexyl acetate; Butoxyl; Benzyl acetate; n-Butyl propionate; Amyl propionate; n-Butyl butyrate; Methyl benzoate; Ethyl benzoate; Ethyl lactate; Butyl lactate; Amyl lactate; Ethyl hydroxyisobutyrate; Diethyl carbonate; Dialkyl carbonates; Diethyl oxalate - CHAPTER VI: KETONES - Acetone; Methyl acetone; Acetone oils; Methyl ethyl ketone; Methyl isobutyl ketone; Mesityl oxide; cycloHexanone; Methylcyclohexanone; Isophorone - CHAPTER VII: GLYCOLS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES - Ethylene glycol; Ethylene glycol mono-methyl ether; Ethylene glycol monoethyl ether; Ethylene glycol monoethylether monoacetate; Ethylene glycol diethyl ether; Ethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether; Ethylene glycol monoacetate; Ethylene glycol diacetate; Diethylene glycol mono ethyl ether; Diethylene glycol mono-n-butyl ether; Diethylene glycol monoacetate; Dipropylene glycol - CHAPTER VIII: AMINES AND COAL TAR BASES - cycloHexylamine; Dicyclohexylamine; Ethanolamines; Pyridine; Picoline - CHAPTER IX: NITRO-COMPOUNDS - Nitromethane; Nitropropanes; Nitrobutanes; Nitrobenzene - CHAPTER X: MISCELLANEOUS COMPOUNDS - Carbon disulphide; Acetic acid; Acetic anhydride; Cresols; Dimethyl sulphate; Silicones and silane intermediates -

Contents - 1. Bacteria - Form; Structure; Chemical composition; Physiology; Classification - 2. True fungi - Moulds; Yeasts; Morphology; Principal groups; Biological characteristics - 3. Control of spoilage micro-organisms - Refrigeration; Gas storage; Moisture limitation; Salt; Acid preservatives; Curing; Smoking; Spices; Antibiotics; Fermentation; Air filtration - 4. Containers - Three piece cans; Tinplate; Tin-free steel; Construction of cans; Non-soldered cans; Two piece cans; Easy-open ends; Semi-rigid and flexible packs; Glass containers and closures - 5. Outline of canning operations - Preparation of food; Washing; Peeling; Blanching; Filling; Exhausting; Sealing of containers; Processing; Types of retort; Non-rigid containers; Glass containers; Cooling; Coding - 6. Sources and control of contamination - Raw materials; Plant; Cleaning and disinfection; Containers; Cooling water - 7. Principal spoilage organisms in canned foods - Acidity classification of foods; Low and medium acid products; Acid products - 8. Effects of heat on micro-organisms - Cause of death; Mechanism of heat resistance; Order of destruction; Factors affecting heat resistance; Effect of environment during sporulation; Effect ofenvironment during heating; Effect of recovery medium; Effect of sub-lethal heat treatment; Estimation of heat resistance; Treatment of thermal resistance data - 9. Principles of thermal processing - Thermal death-time data; Standards of processing; Heat penetration; Mechanism of heat transfer; Positioning of thermocouple; Factors affecting heat penetration; Process evaluation; Classical calculation methods; Integrated lethality methods; Microbiological methods - 10. Continuous flow sterilisation and aseptic processing - Nutritional and quality aspects; HTST and UHT processing; Process evaluation; Cooling; Container sterilisation; Filling; Enzyme inactivation and regeneration - 11. The use of radiations in food preservation - Ionising radiations; Factors affecting the radiation resistance of micro-organisms; Sterilisation doses for foods; Complementary effects of radiation and heat; Low dose procedures; Effects of ionising radiations on food; Ultraviolet irradiation - 12. Types of spoilage - Under-processing; Inadequate cooling; Leakage through seams; Pre-process spoilage; Hydrogen swells; Incorrect retort operation; Under-exhausting; Over-filling; Panelling; Rust; Damage - 13. Microbiology of sound canned foods - 'Commercial sterility'; Results of examinations; Theory of fat protection; Air-borne contamination; Canned cured meats; Proposed standards - 14. Bacterial food poisoning - Clostridium botulinum; Clostridium perfringens; Salmonella; Staphylococci-Bacillus cereus; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Relation of food-poisoning to canned foods; Food idiosyncrasy - 15. Laboratory examination of canned foods - Culture media for routine work; Additional media for routine and special purposes; Outline of examination procedure; Preliminary external examination; Preliminary incubation of samples; Sampling can contents; Technique for sampling swelled cans; Preparation of cultures; Examination of contents; Examination of glass packs; Incubation tests; Aseptic packaging; Examination of canned cured meats - 16. Examination of raw materials, plant and miscellaneous methods - Thermophilic contamination of sugar, starches, milk, powder, spices, etc.; Plant and equipment; Containers; Cooling water; Dilution cultures - 17. Examination of containers - Selection of cans; Preliminary examination; Examination of rolled seams; Defective soldering; Oval and rectangular cans; Flexible pouches - Appendix - Temperature of saturated steam; Sizes of some common round UK open-top cans; Example of calculation of process lethalities; Lethal rates; Summary of causes and control of microbial spoilage of canned food - Index -

CONTENTS - 1. REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD OF THE UNITED STATES; FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT - 2. GENERAL METHODS - Moisture; Ash; Nitrogen and Crude Protein; Fat; Crude Fibre; Calcium; Phosphate-H; "Filth" Test - 3. GENERAL METHODS - Trace Elements; Preservatives; Antioxidants; Colouring Matters - 4. SUGAR AND PRESERVES - Sugars; Syrup; Liquid Glucose; Honey; Jams; Marmalade; Fruit Curd; Mincemeat - 5. CEREALS AND STARCH PRODUCTS - Starches; Cereals; Flour; Bread; Cake; Custard and Blancmange Powders - 6. BAKING POWDERS; EGGS; SALAD CREAM - 7. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS - Fruits; Vegetables; Tomato Puree; Tomato Ketchup; Fruit Juices; Soft Drinks; Syrup of Blackcurrant - 8. BEVERAGES - Tea; Coffee; Coffee Essences; Chicory; Cocoa; Chocolate; Cocoa Butter - 9. HERBS AND SPICES - 10. FERMENTATION PRODUCTS - Wines; Spirits; Beer; Cider; Vinegar - 11. FLESH FOODS; TABLE JELLIES - Meat; Meat Products (including Sausages); Meat Extract; Fish; Fish Products; Gelatine; Table Jellies; Agar; Isinglass - 12. DAIRY PRODUCTS (I) - Milk; Cream; Condensed Milk; Dried Milk; Infant Foods; Casein; Malted Milk - 13. DAIRY PRODUCTS (II) - Butter; Margarine; Cheese; Ice Cream - 14. OILS AND FATS - Lard; Suet; Olive Oil Group; Determination of the Fat soluble Vitamins; Mineral Oil in Food - 15. MISCELLANEOUS - Salt; Iodised Salt; Canned Soups; Dried Soups; Butter Confectionery; Saccharin Tablets - APPENDIX I - The Preservatives Regulations - APPENDIX II - Emulsifying and Stabilising Agents - APPENDIX III - Claims regarding Vitamin and Mineral Contents - APPENDIX IV - Filters for Absorptiometry - APPENDIX V - Factors for Volumetric Analysis - APPENDIX VI - Weights and Measures - INDEX -

Contents - List of Figures -List of Tables -I. Baking: - J. F. Herringshaw (A.R.C.S., Ph.D., F.R.I.C.) - II. Canning and Freezing: - D. A. Herbert (F.R.I.C., F.I.F.S.T.,M.I.Biol.) and J. D. Felmingham (B.Sc., F.R.S.H., F.I.F.S.T.,M.Inst.Pkg.) - III. Confectionery: - R. Lees (M.R.S.H., A.I.F.S.T.) -IV. The Dairy Industry: - J. G. Davis (D.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.I.C.,F.I.F.S.T., F.R.S.H.) -V. - Dehydration: - C. G. Tucker (B.Sc., F.I.C.I., F.I.F.S.T.) -VI. Fats and Fatty Foods: - P. Brown (M. Inst. Inf. Sci.) and I. D.Morton (Ph.D.) -VII. - Fish Processing: - C. L. Cutting (Ph.D., B.Sc.) -VIII. - Fruit Juices and Fruit Juice Beverages: - J. Shacklady (B.Sc.,A.R.I.C., F.I.F.S.T.) -IX. - Meat and Meat Products: - Fergus Hill (Ph.D.) -X. - Flour and Flour Milling: - J. F. Herringshaw (A.R.C.S., Ph.D.,F.R.I.C.) -XI. - Nutrition: - A. E. Bender (Ph.D., B.Sc., F.R.I.C.) -XII. - Packaging: - F. A. Paine (B.Sc., F.R.I.C., M.Inst.Pkg., A.M.I.O.P.) -XIII. - Preserves: - J. R. Blanchfield (B.Sc., A.R.C.S., F.R.I.C., F.I.F.S.T.,M.R.I.P.H.H.) -XIV. - Pickles and Sauces: - J. R. Blanchfield (B.Sc., A.R.C.S., F.R.I.C.,F.I.F.S.T., M.R.I.P.H.H.) -XV. - Storage, Refrigeration and Handling: Frank H. Slade (C.Eng.,M.I.Mech.E.) -Index -

Contents - Preface - 1. The Physical Background - 2. The Chemical Background - 3. The Measurement of Resistivity - 4. Dispersion - 5. Gaseous Dielectrics - 6. The Breakdown of Solid Dielectrics - 7. The Measurement of Dielectric Loss - 8. Special Techniques for Liquids - 9. Tests on Complete Equipment - Index -

CONTENTS - I. SURFACE PHENOMENA - II. ADSORPTION AT LIQUID/LIQUID INTERFACES - III. DILUTE EMULSIONS AS OIL HYDROSOLS - IV. EMULSIFYING AGENTS - V. PROPERTIES OF EMULSIONS - VI . THEORIES OF EMULSIONS - VII. DUAL EMULSIONS AND THE INVERSION OF PHASES - VIII. EMULSIONS IN BIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS - IX. TECHNICAL EMULSIONS - X. POLYMERISATION IN EMULSIONS - XI. THE PREPARATION OF EMULSIONS-BASIC PRINCIPLES - XII. THE PREPARATION OF EMULSIONS-TECHNICAL OPERATIONS - XIII. DE-EMULSIFICATION - APPENDIX: PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS IN EMULSIONS - AUTHOR INDEX - SUBJECT INDEX -

CONTENTS -MAIN NOTATIONS -CONTENTS -CHAPTER I. - INTERACTION OF THE NUCLEAR RADIATION WITH MATTER -1.1. Interaction of heavy charged particles with matter -1.2. Passage of electrons through matter -1.3. Interaction processes of gamma and X-rays -1.4. Interaction processes of neutrons -1.5. Conclusions - CHAPTER II. - FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES IN SEMICONDUCTORS AND METALS -2.1. Schrödinger equation. The particle inside the potential well -2.2. The hydrogen atom -2.3. Theory of the periodic system of elements -2.4. Electrons in crystals -2.5. Effective mass -2.6. Energy bands -2.7. Statistical distributions -2.8. Equilibrium density of charge carriers in semiconductors -2.9. Transport phenomena -2.10. Recombination phenomena -2.11. P-N junction -2.12. Phenomena at the metal-semiconductor interface -CHAPTER III. - WORKING PRINCIPLES OF NUCLEAR RADIATIONSEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS -3.1. Charge-carrier injection. The mean energy for electron-hole pair production -3.2. The drift of charge-carriers in the electric field. The shape of thecurrent and voltage pulse given by the collection of a single pair. -3.3. Collection time of electron-hole pairs in a P-N abrupt junction -3.4. Collection time of electron-hole pairs in coaxial Ge (Li) detectors -3.5. Influence of SD equivalent circuit elements on the voltage and current pulse shape -3.6. Collection of charge-carriers in real devices -3.7. Collection of electric charges by diffusion from outside the depletion layer -3.8. Detector noise -3.9. Detector energy resolution -CHAPTER IV - CHARACTERISTICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS -4.1. Electrical characteristics -4.2. Detection characteristics -4.3. Effects of temperature, magnetic field and light on the semiconductordetector characteristics -4.4. Detector sensitivity to neutrons and gamma-rays -4.5. Effects of radiation damage on detector characteristics -CHAPTER V - SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTOR TYPES -5.1. Methods for obtaining high electric fields in semiconductors -5.2. Homogeneous semiconductor detectors -5.3. Diffused N-P junction detectors -5.4. Surface-barrier detectors -5.5. Guard-ring detectors -5.6. Totally depleted detectors -5.7. Neutron detectors -5.8. Special detectors -5.9. NIP detectors -CHAPTER VI - AMPLIFICATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTOR ELECTRIC PULSES -6.1. Electric charge to voltage pulse conversion -6.2. Charge-sensitive-preamplifier-noise specification and measurement -6.S. Amplifier-noise sources -6.4. Effects of amplifier shaping circuits on noise spectra -6.5. RC-RC amplifier signal to noise ratio -CHAPTER VII - SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTOR ASSOCIATED ELECTRONICS -7.1. Spectrometers with semiconductor detectors -7.2. Charge sensitive preamplifiers -7.3. Main amplifier -7.4. Amplitude analyser and expander -7.5. High amplitude stability pulse generator -7.6. Transistorized apparatus -APPENDIX A I: Basic properties of Si and Ge -APPENDIX A II: Main natural and artificial alpha sources -APPENDIX A III: Analysis of some circuits used in charge sensitivepreamplifiers -REFERENCES -

CONTENTS - PART I. ATOMS, MOLECULES AND CHEMICAL BONDING - I. Atom: Wave Nature and Configuration - II. Electron Clouds, Covalent and Ionic Radii - III. Molecular Orbitals - IV. Valence Bond Theory of Chemical Bonding - V. Hybridization - VI. Chemical Bonding and its Molecular Orbital Theory - VII. Coupling of Angular Momenta and Magnetic Moments - VIII. Transitional Elements - IX. Complexes, Ligands and Molecular Orbital Field Theory - PART II. NON-TRANSITIONAL ELEMENTS - X. Inert Gases of the Zero Group - Rare Elements of the Alkali Group - XI. Lithium - XII. Rubidium, Caesium and Francium - Rare Elements of the Alkaline Earth Group - XIII. Beryllium - XIV. Radium and Radon - Rare Elements of Boron-Aluminium Group - XV. Gallium - XVI. Indium - XVII. Thallium - Rare Elements of Carbon Group - XVIII. Germanium - Rare Elements of Oxygen-Sulphur Group - XIX. Selenium - XX. Tellurium and Polonium - XXI. Element 85, Alabamine or Astatine of Halogen Group - PART III. TRANSITIONAL ELEMENTS - XXII. Scandium - XXIII. Lathanide Series or Rare Earths - Rare Elements of the Titanium Sub-Group - XXIV. Titanium - XXV. Zirconium - XXVI. Hafnium - XXVII. Thorium - Rare Elements of the Vanadium Sub-Group - XXVIII. Vanadium - XXIX. Columbium or Niobium - XXX. Tantalum - Rare Elements of the Chromium Sub-Group - XXXI. Molybdenum - XXXII. Tungsten or Wolfram - XXXIII. Uranium - Rare Elements of the Manganese Sub-Group - XXXIV. Rhenium and Technetium - Platinum Metals - XXXV. Ruthenium - XXXVI. Rhodium - XXXVII. Palladium - XXX VIII. Osmium - XXXIX. Iridium - XL. Platinum - XLI. Actinium and Protoactinium - XLII. Trans-Uranium Elements - Rare Earth Homologues in the Actinide Series - Index -

This title is Volume 2 of a 2 Volume set. - Contents - PART 1. - COMPOUNDED WAXES -1. GENERAL -Compatibility -Hardness -Melting Point -Penetration -Refractive Index -Solubility in Oil -Viscosity -2. PARAFFIN WAX COMPOUNDS -3. ETHYL CELLULOSE AND WAX MIXTURES -Compounding Ethyl Cellulose with Incompatible Substances -Methods of Preparing Mixtures of Waxes with Ethyl Cellulose -4. COMPOSITIONS WITH RESINS AND RUBBER -Resin Wax Compositions -Compatibility of Varnish Resins with Waxes -Cumarone-Indene Resins and Wax Compositions -Methacrylate Resin Hot-Melt Blends -Microcrystalline Wax-Resin Blends -Wax-Rubber Compositions -5. COMMERCIAL WAX ADDITIVES -PART 2 - WAX TECHNOLOGY -6. TESTS AND TECHNIQUES -The Melting' Points of Waxes -Odor and Taste -Emulsions -Fluorescence of Waxes -Solubility of Waxes -Commercial Wax Solutions -Surface Tension of Waxes -Specific Gravity -Specific Heat of Petroleum Waxes -To Alter Properties of Paraffin Wax -Simple Tests -Identification of Mixed Waxes -Separation and Comparison of Properties -Detecting Wax Additives -Evaluation of Waxes for Paperboard -Determinations of Properties -Testing for Quality Control -Opacifying Waxes -Coloring Waxes -7. INDUSTRIAL USES OF WAXES -Adhesives -Candles -Coatings -Cosmetics -Electrical Applications -Inks -Leather Goods -Paper Products -Pharmaceutical Preparations -Photomechanics -Plastics -Polishes -Pyrotechnics -Rubber -Textile Processing -Abbreviations -Alphabetic Listing of Trademark Products -Index -