Analytical Artifacts

Download Analytical Artifacts full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Analytical Artifacts ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Analytical Artifacts

Author : B.S. Middleditch
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 008085849X
Total Pages : 1059 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (88 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Analytical Artifacts by : B.S. Middleditch

Download or read book Analytical Artifacts written by B.S. Middleditch and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 1059 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopaedic catalogue of the pitfalls and problems that all analysts encounter in their work is destined to spend more time on the analyst's workbench than on a library shelf. The author has dedicated the book to ``the innumerable scientists who made mistakes, used impure chemicals and solvents, suffered the consequences of unanticipated side-reactions, and were otherwise exposed to mayhem yet were not too embarrassed to publish their findings''. Traditionally, the mass spectroscopist or gas chromatographer learnt his trade by participating in a 4-6 year apprenticeship as graduate student and post-doctoral researcher. Generally, no formal training was provided on the things that go wrong, but this information was accumulated by sharing in the experiences of colleagues. Nowadays, many novice scientists simply purchase a computerized instrument, plug it in, and use it. Much time can be wasted in studying and resolving problems due to artifacts and there is also a strong possibility that artifacts will not be recognized as such. For example, most analysts realize that they should use glass rather than plastic containers; but few of them would anticipate the possibility of plasticizer residues on glassware washed using detergent from a plastic bottle.This book is an easy-to-use compendium of problems encountered when using various commonly used analytical techniques. Emphasis is on impurities, by-products, contaminants and other artifacts. A separate entry is provided for each artifact. For specific chemicals, this entry provides the common name, mass spectrum, gas chromatographic data, CAS name and registry number, synonyms and a narrative discussion. More than 1100 entries are included. Mass spectral data are indexed in a 6-peak index (molecular ion, base peak, second peak, third peak) and there are also formula, author and subject indexes. An extensive bibliography contains complete literature citations.The book is designed to be used. It will not only allow experienced analysts to profit from the mistakes of others, but it will also be invaluable to other scientists who use analytical instruments in their work.

Analytical Artifacts

Author : Brian S. Middleditch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780444416162
Total Pages : 1033 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (161 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Analytical Artifacts by : Brian S. Middleditch

Download or read book Analytical Artifacts written by Brian S. Middleditch and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 1033 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Analytical Artifacts

Author : Brian S. Middleditch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780444416162
Total Pages : 1033 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (161 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Analytical Artifacts by : Brian S. Middleditch

How Artifacts Afford

Author : Jenny L. Davis
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262044110
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis How Artifacts Afford by : Jenny L. Davis

Download or read book How Artifacts Afford written by Jenny L. Davis and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A conceptual update of affordance theory that introduces the mechanisms and conditions framework, providing a vocabulary and critical perspective. Technological affordances mediate between the features of a technology and the outcomes of engagement with that technology. The concept of affordances, which migrated from psychology to design with Donald Norman's influential 1988 book, The Design of Everyday Things, offers a useful analytical tool in technology studies—but, Jenny Davis argues in How Artifacts Afford, it is in need of a conceptual update. Davis provides just such an update, introducing the mechanisms and conditions framework, which offers both a vocabulary and necessary critical perspective for affordance analyses. The mechanisms and conditions framework shifts the question from what objects afford to how objects afford, for whom, and under what circumstances. Davis shows that through this framework, analyses can account for the power and politics of technological artifacts. She situates the framework within a critical approach that views technology as materialized action. She explains how request, demand, encourage, discourage, refuse, and allow are mechanisms of affordance, and shows how these mechanisms take shape through variable conditions—perception, dexterity, and cultural and institutional legitimacy. Putting the framework into action, Davis identifies existing methodological approaches that complement it, including critical technocultural discourse analysis (CTDA), app feature analysis, and adversarial design. In today's rapidly changing sociotechnical landscape, the stakes of affordance analyses are high. Davis's mechanisms and conditions framework offers a timely theoretical reboot, providing tools for the crucial tasks of both analysis and design.

An Introduction to Archaeological Chemistry

Author : T. Douglas Price
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441963766
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis An Introduction to Archaeological Chemistry by : T. Douglas Price

Download or read book An Introduction to Archaeological Chemistry written by T. Douglas Price and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-10-17 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeological chemistry is a subject of great importance to the study and methodology of archaeology. This comprehensive text covers the subject with a full range of case studies, materials, and research methods. With twenty years of experience teaching the subject, the authors offer straightforward coverage of archaeological chemistry, a subject that can be intimidating for many archaeologists who do not already have a background in the hard sciences. With clear explanations and informative illustrations, the authors have created a highly approachable text, which will help readers overcome that intimidation. Topics covered included: Materials (rock, pottery, bone, charcoal, soils, metals, and others), Instruments (microscopes, NAA, spectrometers, mass spectrometers, GC/MS, XRF & XRD, Case Studies (Provinience, Sediments, Diet Reconstruction, Past Human Movement, Organic Residues). The detailed coverage and clear language will make this useful as an introduction to the study of archaeological chemistry, as well as a useful resource for years after that introduction.

Measuring Time with Artifacts

Author : R. Lee Lyman
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803280521
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Measuring Time with Artifacts by : R. Lee Lyman

Download or read book Measuring Time with Artifacts written by R. Lee Lyman and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining historical research with a lucid explication of archaeological methodology and reasoning, Measuring Time with Artifacts examines the origins and changing use of fundamental chronometric techniques and procedures and analyzes the different ways American archaeologists have studied changes in artifacts, sites, and peoples over time. In highlighting the underpinning ontology and epistemology of artifact-based chronometers?cultural transmission and how to measure it archaeologically?this volume covers issues such as why archaeologists used the cultural evolutionism of L. H. Morgan, E. B. Tylor, L. A. White, and others instead of biological evolutionism; why artifact classification played a critical role in the adoption of stratigraphic excavation; how the direct historical approach accomplished three analytical tasks at once; why cultural traits were important analytical units; why paleontological and archaeological methods sometimes mirror one another; how artifact classification influences chronometric method; and how graphs illustrate change in artifacts over time. An understanding of the history of artifact-based chronometers enables us to understand how we know what we think we know about the past, ensures against modern misapplication of the methods, and sheds light on the reasoning behind archaeologists' actions during the first half of the twentieth century.

Analysis of Artifacts from Four Duke Point Area Sites, Near Nanaimo, B.C.

Author : Rebecca Anne Wukasch Murray
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 1772821071
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (728 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Analysis of Artifacts from Four Duke Point Area Sites, Near Nanaimo, B.C. by : Rebecca Anne Wukasch Murray

Download or read book Analysis of Artifacts from Four Duke Point Area Sites, Near Nanaimo, B.C. written by Rebecca Anne Wukasch Murray and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using artifact data collected and analyzed in 1978 from 4 sites in the Duke Point area and comparable data from other sites in the southern Gulf of Georgia region, it is demonstrated that perceived differences in artifact assemblages, particularly on a presence/absence basis, are not as clear-cut as they were once considered to be. Rather, the significant differences lie in the relative frequencies and percentages of certain artifact types. The utility of the current three-part framework for archaeological analysis, which has encouraged the interpretation of migration, diffusion, and independent invention to explain the origins and temporal variation of culture in the southern Gulf of Georgia region, is critically examined.

Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian Sites and Artifacts

Author : David A. Scott
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 0892362499
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (923 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian Sites and Artifacts by : David A. Scott

Download or read book Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian Sites and Artifacts written by David A. Scott and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1994-10-27 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the 28th International Archaeometry Symposium jointly sponsored by the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Getty Conservation Institute, this volume offers a rare opportunity to survey under a single cover a wide range of investigations concerning pre-Columbian materials. Twenty chapters detail research in five principal areas: anthropology and materials science; ceramics; stone and obsidian; metals; and archaeological sites and dating. Contributions include Heather Lechtman's investigation of “The Materials Science of Material Culture,” Ron L. Bishop on the compositional analysis of pre-Columbian pottery from the Maya region, Ellen Howe on the use of silver and lead from the Mantaro Valley in Peru, and J. Michael Elam and others on source identification and hydration dating of obsidian artifacts.

Methods of Meta-Analysis

Author : John E Hunter
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9781412904797
Total Pages : 620 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (47 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Methods of Meta-Analysis by : John E Hunter

Download or read book Methods of Meta-Analysis written by John E Hunter and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-04-07 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the most important developments in meta-analysis from 1990 to 2004, this text presents new patterns in research findings as well as updated information on existing topics.

Artifacts

Author : Charles R. Ewen
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
ISBN 13 : 0759116237
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (591 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Artifacts by : Charles R. Ewen

Download or read book Artifacts written by Charles R. Ewen and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2003-04-16 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can you ensure that you are learning everything your artifacts have to teach you? Charles Ewen explores a variety of methods and techniques used to prepare, protect, and analyze artifacts once they are in the lab. In brief, user-friendly sections, he outlines the basic principles of identification, classification, quantification, data manipulation, and analysis. Students will find that Ewen's suggestions point out fruitful areas of analysis, yet do not dictate the researcher's approach. Examples drawn from 16th century Spanish sites in the Americas introduce students to the hows and whys of archaeological lab work.

Corrosion and Metal Artifacts

Author : Benjamin Floyd Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Corrosion and Metal Artifacts by : Benjamin Floyd Brown

Download or read book Corrosion and Metal Artifacts written by Benjamin Floyd Brown and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electrochemical corrosion and reduction / Marcel Pourbaix -- Corrosion product characterization / N.A. Nielsen -- Principles of gaseous reduction of corrosion products / C. Ernest Birchenall and Russell A. Meussner -- Some brief remarks on electrochemical reduction / Jerome Kruger -- Measures for preventing corrosion of metals / R.T. Foley -- A review of the history and practice of patination / Phoebe Dent Weil -- The production of artificial patination on copper / D.C. Hemming -- Beta iron oxide hydroxide formation in localized active corrosion of iron artifacts / F. Zucchi, G. Morigi, and V. Bertolasi -- The current status of the treatment of corroded metal artifacts / R.M. Organ -- Some constructive corrodings / Cyril Stanley Smith -- Conservation of rusty iron objects by hydrogen reduction / L. Barkman -- Restoration of large gilded statues using various electrochemical and metallurgical techniques / Fielding Ogburn, Elio Passaglia, Harry C. Burnett, Jerome Kruger, and Marion L. Picklesimer -- Problems of retrieval and retention of artifacts in field excavations / W. Trousdale.

Dictionary of Artifacts

Author : Barbara Ann Kipfer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470766190
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Dictionary of Artifacts by : Barbara Ann Kipfer

Download or read book Dictionary of Artifacts written by Barbara Ann Kipfer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing close to 3,000 words and definitions, Dictionary ofArtifacts is an indispensable reference for anyone workingwithin the field of archaeology. Entries detail artifact’s classification and typology;raw materials; methods and techniques of creation; principles andtechniques of examination and identification; and instructions forthe care and preservation of specimens. Along with a headword and definition, pronunciations, synonyms,cross-references, and the category/categories also accompany eachentry Drawings, photographs, and extensive annnotated bibliographyare included for more complete comprehension

State of the Art Analytical Methods for the Characterization of Biological Products and Assessment of Comparability

Author : Anthony R. Mire-Sluis
Publisher : S. Karger AG (Switzerland)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis State of the Art Analytical Methods for the Characterization of Biological Products and Assessment of Comparability by : Anthony R. Mire-Sluis

Download or read book State of the Art Analytical Methods for the Characterization of Biological Products and Assessment of Comparability written by Anthony R. Mire-Sluis and published by S. Karger AG (Switzerland). This book was released on 2005 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the latest advances in analytical technologies, most biological products can now be extensively characterized in terms of their identity, heterogeneity and impurity profile. The currently available analytical methods (both physicochemical and biological) can characterize the primary, secondary and to some extent, the higher order structure of proteins. The sensitivity and selectivity of these methods allow for the identification and characterization not only of the desired protein component, but also many product-related substances and impurities as well as process-related impurities present in the drug preparations. Using an appropriate selection of analytical tools, it may be possible to demonstrate physicochemical and functional comparability between protein products manufactured before and after a manufacturing change or during product development. However, the extent of demonstrable comparability depends on the tests used, on the nature of the product and on the basic understanding of structure-function relationships. Assessment of immunogenicity is also a critical component of product characterization and is highly dependent on the types of assays used.

Methods of Meta-Analysis

Author : Frank L. Schmidt
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483313085
Total Pages : 673 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Methods of Meta-Analysis by : Frank L. Schmidt

Download or read book Methods of Meta-Analysis written by Frank L. Schmidt and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2014-02-05 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to provide researchers clear and informative insight into techniques of meta-analysis, the Third Edition of Methods of Meta-Analysis: Correcting Error and Bias in Research Findings is the most comprehensive text on meta-analysis available today. It is the only book that presents a full and usable treatment of the role of study artifacts in distorting study results, as well as methods for correcting results for such biases and errors. Meta-analysis is arguably the most important methodological innovation in the last thirty-five years, due to its immense impact on the development of cumulative knowledge and professional practice. This text, now in its updated Third Edition, has been revised to cover the newest developments in meta-analysis methods, evaluation, correction, and more. This reader-friendly book is the definitive resource on meta-analysis. “This text is the primary source text for psychometric meta-analysis methods.” —Emily E. Tanner-Smith, Vanderbilt University “The key strength of the book is the complete and thorough coverage of psychometric meta-analysis. This technique is not covered in any other meta-analysis text, and is a major contribution to the literature…The meta-analysis field needs to find ways to integrate Hunter and Schmidt’s methods into current meta-analysis practice.” —Terri D. Pigott, Loyola University of Chicago “This is an important text. It is the only book that presents adequate coverage of psychometric meta-analysis. In addition to its use as a textbook, it is an invaluable resource for anyone involved in meta-analytic studies.” —Steven Pulos, University of Northern Colorado

The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials

Author : Mary-Lou E. Florian
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 0892361603
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (923 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials by : Mary-Lou E. Florian

Download or read book The Conservation of Artifacts Made from Plant Materials written by Mary-Lou E. Florian and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 1991-03-21 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This teaching guide covers the identification, deterioration, and conservation of artifacts made from plant materials. Detailed information on plant anatomy, morphology, and development, focusing on information useful to the conservator in identifying plant fibers are described, as well as the processing, construction, and decorative techniques commonly used in such artifacts. A final chapter provides a thorough discussion of conservation, preservation, storage, and restoration methods. This is a valuable resource to conservators and students alike.

Analytical Instrumentation Handbook

Author : Jack Cazes
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0849390397
Total Pages : 1066 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (493 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Analytical Instrumentation Handbook by : Jack Cazes

Download or read book Analytical Instrumentation Handbook written by Jack Cazes and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-11-30 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled by the editor of Dekker's distinguished Chromatographic Science series, this reader-friendly reference is as a unique and stand-alone guide for anyone requiring clear instruction on the most frequently utilized analytical instrumentation techniques. More than just a catalog of commercially available instruments, the chapters are wri

Computational Artifacts

Author : Raymond Turner
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3662555654
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (625 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Computational Artifacts by : Raymond Turner

Download or read book Computational Artifacts written by Raymond Turner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The philosophy of computer science is concerned with issues that arise from reflection upon the nature and practice of the discipline of computer science. This book presents an approach to the subject that is centered upon the notion of computational artefact. It provides an analysis of the things of computer science as technical artefacts. Seeing them in this way enables the application of the analytical tools and concepts from the philosophy of technology to the technical artefacts of computer science. With this conceptual framework the author examines some of the central philosophical concerns of computer science including the foundations of semantics, the logical role of specification, the nature of correctness, computational ontology and abstraction, formal methods, computational epistemology and explanation, the methodology of computer science, and the nature of computation. The book will be of value to philosophers and computer scientists.