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Drugged

Drugged

Richard J. Miller

Oxford University Press Inc
2015
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"Morphine," writes Richard J. Miller, "is the most significant chemical substance mankind has ever encountered." So ancient that remains of poppies have been found in Neolithic tombs, it is the most effective drug ever discovered for treating pain. "Whatever advances are made in medicine," Miller adds, "nothing could really be more important than that." And yet, when it comes to mind-altering substances, morphine is only a cc or two in a vast river that flows through human civilization, ranging LSD to a morning cup of tea. In DRUGGED, Miller takes readers on an eye-opening tour of psychotropic drugs, describing the various kinds, how they were discovered and developed, and how they have played multiple roles in virtually every culture. The vast scope of chemicals that cross the blood-brain barrier boggle the very brain they reach: cannabis and cocaine, antipsychotics and antidepressants, alcohol, amphetamines, and Ecstasy-and much more. Literate and wide-ranging, Miller weaves together science and history, telling the story of the undercover theft of 20,000 tea plants from China by a British spy, for example, the European discovery of coffee and chocolate, and how James Wolfgang von Goethe, the famous man of letters, first isolated the alkaloid we now know as caffeine. Miller explains what scientists know-and don't-about the impact of each drug on the brain, down to the details of neurotransmitters and their receptors. He clarifies the differences between morphine and heroin, mescaline and LSD, and other similar substances. Drugged brims with surprises, revealing the fact that antidepressant drugs evolved from the rocket fuel that shot V2 rockets into London during World War II, highlighting the role of hallucinogens in the history of religion, and asking whether Prozac can help depressed cats. Entertaining and authoritative, Drugged is a truly fascinating book.
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The Rise and Fall of Animal Experimentation

The Rise and Fall of Animal Experimentation

Richard J. Miller

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC
2023
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Every year, hundreds of millions of animals are used in the service of biomedical research, despite the risk of extreme cruelty to these animal subjects. The expansion of the pharmaceutical industry and university research funding rapidly normalized its practice. What exactly are these experiments supposed to achieve from the scientific point of view and how effective are they? Working scientists answer these questions by saying that their research is absolutely necessary if we are to develop new therapies for human diseases. But is this really the case? Written by a scientist with over 40 years of laboratory experience, The Rise and Fall of Animal Experimentation critically examines this assumption and asks whether it is true that animal-based research achieves its aims and, if so, how often this occurs and if there are alternatives to performing animal-based science. The book takes readers through the history of animal experimentation: its early beginnings in antiquity, how it advanced in the seventeenth century during the Scientific Revolution until the present day, and explores the diverse scientific, theological, and philosophical influences that formed the basis for these ideas about animal-based science. Referencing developments in various fields including stem cell biology, genetic sequencing, and live imaging, the book describes the scientific advancements that bring the value of animal experimentation into question and encourages biomedical research to consider more anthropocentric paradigms that reflect the entire spectrum of human diversity.
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Unity Root Matrix Theory - Mathematical and Physical Advances - Volume II

Unity Root Matrix Theory - Mathematical and Physical Advances - Volume II

Richard J. Miller

New Generation Publishing
2014
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This book naturally follows on from Volume I, developing the mathematical foundations and physical applications of the relatively new subject known as Unity Root Matrix Theory (URMT).The mathematical advances extend URMT's new method of arbitrary vector embedding to two arbitrary vectors, in three or more dimensions, by way of a complete reformulation of URMT in terms of projection operators and exterior products. The similarity of the resulting matrix forms to those used in quaternions, rotations and electromagnetism enables URMT to extend its physical applications to angular dynamics and the electromagnetic plane wave. In particular, URMT's inherently discrete nature results in a treatment of quantised particle spin.Armed with a common mathematical formulation of physical applications as an eigenvector solution to a matrix operator, all generated in a language more recognisable to conventional mathematical physics, the path is now clear for closer future development of URMT to existing, and highly successful, physical theories.
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I Am A Mutant: A Genetic Odyssey

I Am A Mutant: A Genetic Odyssey

Richard J. Miller

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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Two weeks prior to entering the hospital for major heart surgery, the author read his own obituary published in his high school magazine. Undeterred, he went ahead with the operation and survived to tell the tale. In "I Am A Mutant", the author describes how he discovered that he had inherited a potentially fatal heart disease, the history of his family, the science of genetics, and the implications of living with a genetic disease.
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Unity Root Matrix Theory

Unity Root Matrix Theory

Richard J. Miller

New Generation Publishing
2016
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This book presents an integer-based representation of the quark flavour model using the mathematics of Unity Root Matrix Theory (URMT). As per a conventional quark representation, the quarks are given by eigenvectors to matrix operators, with commutation relations amongst these operators being those of the symmetry groups SU(2), for an up and down quark isospin representation, and SU(3), for an additional strange quark. The URMT method of lifting then extends this to a full, six-quark model, SU(6).Unlike conventional physical theory, the work originates in the world of number theory and Diophantine equations, and is based upon the invariance of an eigenvector equation to parametric variation in the unity root matrix - its elements are unity (or primitive) roots. The quark eigenvectors are Pythagorean or hyperbolic in nature, and parametrically evolve in both the time and frequency domain, whilst keeping all their inner product relations invariant, i.e. the model possesses unitary properties equivalent to the special unitary groups SU(2) to SU(6).Following previous publications on recasting physics in the world of number-theory, URMT has shown, once again, that the physical world may well be reducible to a simpler scheme that dances to the tune of the integers.
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Economic Evaluation of Oil & Gas Properties

Economic Evaluation of Oil & Gas Properties

Richard J. Miller

Pennwell Books
2025
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Dive into the world of petroleum property economic evaluation. Gain insights into the purposes and applications of economic evaluations in oil and gas investments. Explore the interaction between production, sales, operating costs, taxes, third-party interests, and regulatory controls. Master the construction of income streams to measure economic benefits, with the ultimate goal of maximizing income and establishing economic value from oil and gas properties. Drawing from over 50 years of industry experience, this indispensable resource explains: • Core Concepts: Understand effective dates, economic limits, production decline, discounted cash flow, and market value. • Practical Applications: Learn to estimate future production and income potential of properties. • Economic Benefits: Evaluate the financial advantages of both producing and non-producing properties. This book highlights numerous topics often overlooked in other publications. It provides a detailed discussion and illustration of appropriate measures of value, as well as methods for estimating market value. The book also covers the historical context of oil and gas pricing, alongside techniques for estimating and projecting future prices. You'll find thorough explanations of how to determine, apply, and project property operating costs. Additionally, the book explores evaluations for regulatory purposes, such as abandonment, ad valorem tax, and eminent domain. It also discusses how to evaluate income potential and economic benefits for royalty owners and other non-operating interests. With comprehensive coverage of these subjects, the book serves as an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of petroleum property economic evaluation.
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Operation Highjump

Operation Highjump

Richard J Miller

Ageless-Sages Publishing
2011
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Serving on Admiral Byrd's team for the Antarctic Expedition at the end of WW II was a privilege that only a handful of sailors would enjoy. Experience first hand, through the eyes of 19 year old Dick Miller, the daily events aboard the S.S. Pine Island. The harsh conditions, the dangerous missions, the fun and friendships that occurred kept these men on their toes
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Richard and the Bully Storm

Richard and the Bully Storm

Kela J Miller

Christian Faith Publishing, Inc
2021
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This is a sweet story with a fun analogy comparing thunderstorms and bullies. Have you ever felt scared? How did you handle your feelings? Oftentimes young children have feelings they do not know how to express and they don't know what to do with their feelings. Based on a true story, Richard and the Bully Storm shows how Richard learns to handle his fears.Children of all ages can relate to this book as it guides Richard through solutions for his feelings.
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Richard Jebb and the Problem of Empire

Richard Jebb and the Problem of Empire

J. D. B. (John Donald Bruce) Miller

Hassell Street Press
2021
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Hospital and Healthcare Facility Design

Hospital and Healthcare Facility Design

Richard L. Miller; Earl S. Swensson; J. Todd Robinson

WW Norton Co
2012
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A celebrated standard for architects, planners, and hospital administrators, Hospital and Healthcare Facility Design has introduced three generations of students and professionals to the state-of-the-art practice of creating structures that are healing environments for those who are ill, while promoting wellness and comfort for all who use them. The third edition of this comprehensive work includes all new case studies and updated text providing innovative ideas and practical guidelines for planning and designing facilities in the rapidly changing landscape of the healthcare world. Drawing on some fifty years of experience at one of the country’s leading healthcare architecture firms—Earl Swensson Associates (ESa)—authors Richard L. Miller, FAIA, Earl S. Swensson, FAIA, and J. Todd Robinson, AIA, explore the current and emerging trends in medical care, technology, and delivery as practiced in a rich cross section of examples of healthcare facilities from around the country. In this new edition they touch on such topics as Lean and LEED practices, evidence-based design, Planetree design, and other important issues facing contemporary and future designers. They expand coverage of the increasingly important topics covered in previous editions, such as women’s and children’s healthcare and care for the elderly. This new edition also explores the latest thinking on everything from vast new medical campuses to continuous-care retirement communities and from freestanding facilities to template designs for networks of hospitals. In short, the authors take a fresh look at the latest advances in the field and explain how these advances are affecting the design of hospitals and other healthcare facilities and the resulting impact for the future.
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The 4th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons

The 4th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons

J. Michael Miller; Richard P. Mills

University Press of Kansas
2020
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The battles of Belleau Wood and Soissons in June and July of 1918 marked a turning point in World War I and in the stature of the US Marine Corps, whose fighting proved so critical in repelling the Germans that the French would later rename Belleau 'Bois de la Brigade de Marine.' In this book J. Michael Miller, a historian of the Marine Corps and veteran chronicler of battle, takes us to the battlefields of Belleau Wood and Soissons, immersing us in the experience of a single brigade of marines at the forefront of the fighting. Through a close-up look at the doughboys' singular impact on Allied victory in 1918, his work illuminates America's bloody sacrifice during World War I.The 4th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons for the first time treats these two battles as one campaign and demonstrates why it is impossible to fully understand one without the other. Miller outlines the company and platoon levels of combat throughout the campaign, establishing a basic tactical understanding of the fighting; he also draws on letters, diaries, memoirs, and interviews to create a vivid and personal reconstruction of the battles. His use of French and German sources, also a first, adds unprecedented insights to this boots-on-the-ground account. The book includes detailed mapping of both battlefields, with a thirty-six-stop guide linking the text with the actual terrain. For each of these stops Miller gives GPS coordinates to provide a virtual tour of the sites he discusses.With its strategic overview and ground-level perspective, Miller's work suggests a new interpretation and offers a new experience of an iconic moment in American military history - and in the story of the Marine Corps.
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The 4th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons

The 4th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons

J. Michael Miller; Richard P. Mills

University Press of Kansas
2020
nidottu
The battles of Belleau Wood and Soissons in June and July of 1918 marked a turning point in World War I and in the stature of the US Marine Corps, whose fighting proved so critical in repelling the Germans that the French would later rename Belleau 'Bois de la Brigade de Marine.' In this book J. Michael Miller, a historian of the Marine Corps and veteran chronicler of battle, takes us to the battlefields of Belleau Wood and Soissons, immersing us in the experience of a single brigade of marines at the forefront of the fighting. Through a close-up look at the doughboys' singular impact on Allied victory in 1918, his work illuminates America's bloody sacrifice during World War I.The 4th Marine Brigade at Belleau Wood and Soissons for the first time treats these two battles as one campaign and demonstrates why it is impossible to fully understand one without the other. Miller outlines the company and platoon levels of combat throughout the campaign, establishing a basic tactical understanding of the fighting; he also draws on letters, diaries, memoirs, and interviews to create a vivid and personal reconstruction of the battles. His use of French and German sources, also a first, adds unprecedented insights to this boots-on-the-ground account. The book includes detailed mapping of both battlefields, with a thirty-six-stop guide linking the text with the actual terrain. For each of these stops Miller gives GPS coordinates to provide a virtual tour of the sites he discusses.With its strategic overview and ground-level perspective, Miller' work suggests a new interpretation and offers a new experience of an iconic moment in American military history - and in the story of the Marine Corps.
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Criminological Theory

Criminological Theory

J. Mitchell Miller; Christopher Schreck; Richard Tewksbury; J.C. Barnes

Pearson
2014
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This concise, up-to-date text provides student-friendly examples of all theoretical approaches that emphasize the complex relationships between 21st century social structures, cultures, and crime. Criminological Theory: A Brief Introduction, 4e provides students and instructors with a concise, up-to-date, and thorough discussion and explication of major criminological schools of thought. The text focuses on providing students with understandings of not only what the central tenets are of criminological theories but also focuses on providing real-life examples and implications for criminal justice policy and practice. The various theories examined across the chapters are illustrated through examples drawing upon contemporary cultural developments of particular interest to college age students that increase interest and engagement. Teaching and Learning Experience This book offers an accessible discussion of the major theories of crime, delinquency, social deviance and social control with an objective and neutral approach. It provides: Expanded coverage of theory development, assessment, and integration: Provides thorough yet concise coverage Theories grouped by type and subtype: Gives students an appreciation of the historical development of theoretical criminology and the significance of classical statements to contemporary perspectives Strong pedagogical support: Reinforces chapter information to ensure mastery
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