Analytical measurements at the single molecule level under ambient conditions have become almost routine in the past few years. The application of this technology to fundamental studies of heterogeneity in biomolecular structure and dynamics, chemical and biological reaction kinetics and photophysics provides a rich playground for molecular scientists. The potential use of single molecule detection for nanotechnology and quantum information processing is a new and almost unexplored area. This handbook is intended for those interested in a practical introduction to single molecule investigations using fluorescence techniques and places special emphasis on the practicalities of achieving single molecule resolution, analyzing the resulting data and exploration of the applications in biophysics. It is ideal for graduate research students and others embarking on work in this exciting field.

Handbook of Single Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy

Smith, Alastair

Gell, Christopher

Brockwell, David

Reference

Oxford University Press

The authors of this ambitious book address a fundamental political question: why are leaders who produce peace and prosperity turned out of office while those who preside over corruption, war, and misery endure? Considering this political puzzle, they also answer the related economic question of why some countries experience successful economic development and others do not.The authors construct a provocative theory on the selection of leaders and present specific formal models from which their central claims can be deduced. They show how political leaders allocate resources and how institutions for selecting leaders create incentives for leaders to pursue good and bad public policy. They also extend the model to explain the consequences of war on political survival. Throughout the book, they provide illustrations from history, ranging from ancient Sparta to Vichy France, and test the model against statistics gathered from cross-national data. The authors explain the political intuition underlying their theory in nontechnical language, reserving formal proofs for chapter appendixes. They conclude by presenting policy prescriptions based on what has been demonstrated theoretically and empirically.

The Logic of Political Survival

Business & Money

Siverson, Randolph M.

Morrow, James D.

Economics

Mit Pr

The authors of this ambitious book address a fundamental political question: why are leaders who produce peace and prosperity turned out of office while those who preside over corruption, war, and misery endure? Considering this political puzzle, they also answer the related economic question of why some countries experience successful economic development and others do not. The authors construct a provocative theory on the selection of leaders and present specific formal models from which their central claims can be deduced. They show how political leaders allocate resources and how institutions for selecting leaders create incentives for leaders to pursue good and bad public policy. They also extend the model to explain the consequences of war on political survival. Throughout the book, they provide illustrations from history, ranging from ancient Sparta to Vichy France, and test the model against statistics gathered from cross-national data. The authors explain the political intuition underlying their theory in nontechnical language, reserving formal proofs for chapter appendixes. They conclude by presenting policy prescriptions based on what has been demonstrated theoretically and empirically.

The Logic of Political Survival (Mit Press)

Bueno De Mesquita, Bruce

MIT Press]

Weather (Usborne Spotter's Guides)

Science & Math

Clarke, Phillip

Environment

scholastic

2001 The Usborne Library of Science / Internet-Linked: Energy, Forces &amp; Motion (P) by Alastair Smith &amp; Corinne Henderson ***ISBN-13: 9780439441469 ***64 Pages

Forces, Energy and Motion

Usborne Publishing

2001 The Usborne Internet-Linked Library of Science -- Light, Sound &amp; Electricity (P) by Kirsteen Rogers, Phillip Clarke, Alastair Smith, &amp; Corinne Henderson ***ISBN-13: 9780439441476 ***64 Pages

The Usborne Internet - Linked Library of Science Light, Sound & Electricity

Clarke, Corin Phillip

Night-Time (An Usborne Lift-the-Flap Book)

Scholastic. Inc.

Most parliamentary systems have endogenous election timing, where the Prime Minister is free to call for elections when he or she thinks it's appropriate to do so. Despite the huge advantage one might expect this opportunity creates, Prime Ministers still lose frequently. Alastair Smith proposes an informational theory that relates the time when leaders call for elections to the consequences of their decisions. Smith demonstrates why leaders find it difficult to profit from their ability to call for elections, even when they are popular and face weak opposition.

Election Timing (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions)

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Cambridge University Press

This fascinating book shows you how to investigate the world around you and discover science in action.

The Usborne Big Book of Experiments

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