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One: Nuts and Bolts.- 1. Mental Representation.- Symbolism: The Classical Paradigm.- Cracks in the Symbolic Paradigm.- Connectionism: The Other Paradigm.- Methods of Models.- Assessing Theories of Mental Representation.- 2. Partitioned Representations.- General Overview.- The Contents of Spaces.- Parochial Reasoning.- Primary Contexts.- Partitioned Semantics.- Coherence.- Consolidation.- Secondary Contexts.- A Typology of Spaces.- Where Partitioned Representations Get Their Power.- Summary and Conclusions.- 3. Language: Process and Structure.- A Simple Philosophy of Language.- Linguistic Explanation.- The Process of Language Understanding.- Linguistic Evidence for Mental Representations.- 4. Three Levels of Language Processing.- Parochial Processing.- Distribution.- Contextualization.- An Example Discourse.- Conclusions.- Two: Studies in Language.- 5. Pedro's Donkey and Oedipus's Mother.- Some Common Parochial Linguistic Processes.- Some Common Cases of Distribution.- Interaction of Distribution and Parochial Processes.- Summary and Conclusions.- 6. Satisfying Presuppositions in Discourse.- The Problem of Presupposition.- Presupposition and Parochial Processing.- What Happens in Complex Sentences?.- Conclusions.- 7. Space Frogs and Henry Ford.- Linguistic Evidence for Contextualization.- The Semantic Contributions of Space Cues.- Summary.- 8. Temporal Aspect.- Reference Time: Temporal Perspective.- Semantics and Construction.- Reference Time: Contextualization.- The Case of the Present Perfect.- Conclusion.- 9. General Conclusions.- An Assessment of Partitioned Representations.- Prospectus.- The Importance of Partitioned Representations.- Appendices: Formal Models.- 10. A Logic of Partitioned Representations.- The Syntax of PR.- Rules of Inference for PR.- The Semantics of PR.- Soundness.- Conclusions.- 11. Generalized Natural Deduction.- Generalized Natural Deduction.- Time and Action.- Frames.- Summary and Conclusions.- 12. A Computational Model.- The Design of Spaceprobe.- Customizing Digestion.- Restructuring Rules for Distribution.- Handling Queries.- Language Understanding in Spaceprobe.- Summary.- References.- Author Index.

I-Puzzles Problems and Paradoxes.- One Conceptions of Vagueness.- 1.1 Frege's Metaphor and The Sorites Paradox.- 1.2 The Vehicle of Vagueness.- 1.3 Something Else to do with Vagueness.- 1.4 Intensional and Extensional Vagueness.- 1.5 Commitments.- 1.6 Fregean Vagueness.- 1.7 The Evidence for Fregean Vagueness.- 2 Linguistic Behaviour.- 2.1 The Myths of Consensus and Determinacy.- 2.2 Statistical Regularities and Semantic Determinacy.- 2.3 Vagueness and Convention.- 2.4 Vagueness and Truth Theory.- 3 Approaches to Vagueness.- 3.1 Borderline Cases, Bivalence and Higher Order Vagueness.- 3.2 Bivalence and Excluded Middle.- 3.3 Vagueness and Logic.- 3.4 Supervaluations.- (a) Specification Spaces.- (b) External Penumbral Connexions and Uncertainty.- (c) Internal Penumbral Connexions and the Sorites.- 3.5 Approaches to Higher Order Vagueness.- (a) Fuzzy Logics.- (b) The Specification Space Approach.- (c) The Generation of Higher Order Vagueness.- II-The Sorites Paradox.- 4 The Paradox.- 4.1 The Incoherence Thesis.- 4.2 Wright's Arguments for Tolerance.- 4.3 Versions of the Paradox.- 4.4 An Empirical Assumption.- 4.5 Dummett's View of the Paradox.- 4.6 Ad Hoc Stipulation and Inconsistent Rules.- 4.7 Causal Explanations of Consistency.- 4.8 Wright's Conclusions.- 5 Responses to the Paradox.- 5.1 The Elimination of Vagueness.- 5.2 Ideal Languages, Logic and Precision.- 5.3 Rejecting Common Sense.- 5.4 Rejecting the Induction Step.- 5.5 Rejecting the Principles of Classical Logic.- 5.6 Austerity Measures.- 5.7 Paradigm Exemplars and Knowledge of Tolerance Rules.- 5.8 Vagueness and Contextual Disambiguation.- 6 A Solution to the Paradox.- 6.1 Tolerance Principles and Pure Observationality.- 6.2 Counter-examples to Tolerance.- 6.3 A Reply, and a Review of the Nature of the Sorites Series.- 6.4 Revising Tolerance Rules.- 6.5 A Way Out of the Paradox.- 6.6 Strict and Loose Tolerance Rules.- 6.7 A Parallel with the Grue Paradox.- 7 Further Problems and Puzzles.- 7.1 Is Indiscernibility Tolerant?.- 7.2 Is Indiscernibility Vague?.- 7.3 Inconsistency without Paradox.- 7.4 Patches in Pairs.- 7.5 The Size of the Difference.- 7.6 A Review of the Criteria of Justification.- 7.7 Conceptual and Metaphysical Miracles.- 7.8 Vagueness and Pure Observationality.- 8 Vagueness and Perception.- 8.1 A Puzzle about Perception.- 8.2 Phenomenal Qualities and Observational Predicates.- 8.3 Change of Aspect.- 8.4 Tolerance and Observationality.- 8.5 Vagueness in Perception.- 9 Conclusions.- 9.1 The Induction Step and Continua in Nature.- 9.2 The Existence of Fregean Vagueness.- 9.3 Constraints on Observer and Theorist.- 9.4 Fregean Vagueness, Loose Tolerance Rules and Undecidability.- 9.5 Vagueness as a Pragmatic Phenomenon.- 9.6 Tolerance and the Actual Language Relation.- 9.7 Bivalence, Vagueness and Truth.- 9.8 Vagueness in Language and in Psychological Phenomena.- 9.9 Vagueness, Precision and Context-Dependence.- 9.10 Classification Ranges.

I: EMGP3 USER GUIDE.- II: INTEGRATION ALGORITHMS.- III: METEOROLOGICAL DATA FILES AND DATA PROCESSING.- IV: EMGP3 COMPONENT MODELS.- V: EXAMPLES OF EMGP3 SIMULATIONS.- Annex A: EMGP3 INPUT FILES: Preparation, Limitations, and Data Sequence.- Preparing an EMGP3 simulation.- Limits imposed to EMGP3 configurations.- EMGP3 input file data sequence.- Annex B: TABLES OF INPUT PARAMETERS.- Types of parameter tables.- Use of the parameter tables.- Tables EL-1 to EL-41: System element parameters.- Tables CR-1 to CR-15: Controller parameters.- Tables SV-1 and SV-2: Switching valve parameters.- Tables HP-1 and HP-2: Heat pump parameters.- Tables ES-1 to ES-22: Excitation function and subsystem parameters.- Annex C: LIST OF ERROR MESSAGES.

Biota of the St. Marys River: habitat evaluation and environmental assessment.- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surficial sediments and caged mussels of the St. Marys River, 1985.- Effects of pollution on benthic invertebrate communities of the St. Marys River, 1985.- Use of a geographic information system data base to measure and evaluate wetland changes in the St. Marys River, Michigan.- Limnological aspects of the St. Clair River.- Distribution and abundance of young fish in the St. Clair River and associated waters, Ontario.- Distribution and abundance of young fish in Chenal Ecarte and Chematogen Channel in the St. Clair River delta, Ontario.- Environmental quality assessment of the St. Clair River as reflected by the distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates in 1985.- Growth and overwinter survival of the Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea, in the St. Clair River, Michigan.- Deformities in larval Procladius spp. and dominant Chironomini from the St. Clair River.- Biota of Lake St. Clair: habitat evaluation and environmental assessment.- The plankton ecology of Lake St. Clair, 1984.- Plankton community structure in Lake St. Clair, 1984.- Phosphorus cycling by mussels (Unionidae: Bivalvia) in Lake St. Clair.- Biology of the exotic zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, in relation to native bivalves and its potential impact in Lake St. Clair.- The Detroit River: effects of contaminants and human activities on aquatic plants and animals and their habitats.- Response of bacteria and phytoplankton to contaminated sediments from Trenton Channel, Detroit River.- Tumors in fish from the Detroit River.- Heavy metal contamination of sediments in the Upper Connecting Channels of the Great Lakes.- Application of a microcomputer-based algal fluorescence technique for assessing toxicity: Lake St. Clair and St. Clair River examples.- A method for evaluating the impact of navigationally induced suspended sediments from the Upper Great Lakes Connecting Channels on the primary productivity.- Heavy metals in aquatic macrophytes drifting in a large river.- Distribution of Hexagenia nymphs and visible oil in sediments of the Upper Great Lakes Connecting Channels.- Production of Hexagenia limbata nymphs in contaminated sediments in the Upper Great Lakes Connecting Channels.

Section One Cytogenetics.- 1. Chromosome Evolution in Ornamental Taxa.- 2. Aneuploidy of Ornamental Species.- 3. Protoplast Fusion and Somatic Hybridization.- 4. Techniques for Chromosomal Transformation.- 5. Chromosome Variability in Callus Produced Plants.- Section Two Quantitative Genetics.- 6. Selection for Physiological Traits.- 7. Selection for Production Traits in Flower Crops.- 8. Multi-Trait Selection in Flower Crops.- 9. Breeding for Disease and Insect Resistance in Flower Crops.- 10. Dynamics of Host-Parasite Interactions.- 11. Genetics of Variegation and Maternal Inheritance in Ornamentals.- Section Three Molecular Genetics.- 12. Molecular Aspects of Flowering.- 13. Tagging Floral Structure Genes.- 14. Engineering of Novel Flower Colours.- 15. Modulation of Flower Color and its Intensivity via Directed Gene Manipulation.- 16. Gene Expression and Flower Senescence.- 17. Molecular Aspects of the Development of Reproductive Cells.- 18. Self-Incompatibility in Flowering Plants.- 19. Routes to the Development of Disease Resistant Ornamentals.

1. Land Resources, Land Use and Projected Land Availability for Alternative Uses in the EC.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Land Use Structure.- 1.3. Climate and Soils.- 1.4. Slope Characteristics of Land.- 1.5. Assessing Future Land Requirements for Major Uses in the EEC.- 1.6. Projected Land Use Changes.- 1.7. Concluding Remarks.- 2. Trends in the Transformation of European Agriculture.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Types of Agriculture in Europe.- 2.3. Agricultural Regions in Europe.- 2.4. Conclusions.- 3. Future Land Use Patterns in Europe.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Land Use Patterns in Europe.- 3.3. New Technologies and Changing Land Use Patterns.- 3.4. Climate Change and Soil Degradation in Relation to Changing Land Use Patterns.- 3.5. Future Land Use Changes in Europe.- 3.6. Concluding Remarks.- 4. The Role and Impact of Biophysical Determinants on Present and Future Land Use Patterns in Europe.- 4.1. Introduction.- 4.2. Major Determinants of Land Use Patterns in Europe.- 4.3. Effect of Biophysical Parameters on Crop Growth.- 4.4. Land Assessment Based on the Physical Potential of the Land.- 4.5. Concluding Remarks.- 5. Atmospheric Methane: Estimates of Its Past. Present and Future and Its Role in Effecting Changes in Atmospheric Chemistry.- 5.1. Introduction.- 5.2. The Greenhouse Effect.- 5.3. Chemical Interferences.- 5.4. Climatic Implications.- 5.5. The Global Methane Budget.- 5.6. Biogenic Sources.- 5.7. Methane of Non-biological Origin.- 5.8. Pre-industrial Methane Emissions.- 5.9. Future Trends.- 5.10. Concluding Remarks.- 6. Perspectives on a Changing Hydroclimate: Land Use Implications.- 6.1. Introduction.- 6.2. The Hydrological Cycle.- 6.3. Interdependency of Catchment Hydrology and Land Use.- 6.4. Environmental Manipulation.- 6.5. Influence of Climatic Change.- 6.6. Sustainable Interaction between Society and the Water Cycle.- 6.7. Matrices to Clarify the Impacts of Changes.- 6.8. Conclusion.- 7. Dynamics in Land Use Patterns: Socio-economic and Environmental Aspects of the Second Agricultural Land Use Revolution.- 7.1. Introduction.- 7.2. Development and Sustainability: A Methodological Framework.- 7.3. Land Use and Economics: An Historical Orientation.- 7.4. Agricultural Land Use and the Environment.- 7.5. Overproduction in the Agricultural Sector: An International Perspective.- 7.6. Strategic and Scientific Options for Co-evolutionary Development.- 8. Climatic Change and Land Use Impact in Europe.- 8.1. Introduction.- 8.2. European Climate-Vegetation-Soil Relationships.- 8.3. Major Future Shifts of Biomes and Land Use.- 8.4. Climate Related Acidification, Eutrophication and Aridification.- 9. Climatic Changes and Land Use Potential in Europe.- 9.1. Introduction.- 9.2. Specific Approaches.- 9.3. A Summary of Possible Effects of Climatic Change on Agricultural Potential in Europe.- 9.4. Potential Technological and Management Responses.- 9.5. Conclusions.- 10. Environmental Constraints on Agricultural Production.- 10.1. Introduction.- 10.2. Materials and Methods Applied.- 10.3. Results of the Experiments.- 10.4. Measures to Prevent Leaching.- 10.5. Conclusion.- 11. Potential Effects of Climate and Land Use Changes on the Water Balance Structure in Poland.- 11.1. Introduction.- 11.2. Methods of Assessing the Heat and Water Balance Structure.- 11.3. Scenarios of Heat and Water Balance Components.- 11.4. Conclusions.- 12. Soil Erosion, Soil Degradation and Climatic Change.- 12.1. Introduction.- 12.2. Soil Erosion in Western Europe.- 12.3. Establishing Information on Erosion and Degradation.- 12.4. Land Degradation: The World Problem.- 12.5. Soil Erosion and Climatic Change.- 13. Salinization Potential of European Soils.- 13.1. Introduction.- 13.2. Salinization of Groundwater and Soils.- 13.3. Major Aspects of Soil Salinity.- 13.4. Future Potential for Salt-affected Soils in Europe.- 13.5. Prevention and Monitoring of Secondary Salinization.- 14. Changes in Rates of Weathering and Erosion Induced by Acid Emissions and Ag...

Session 1 Experimental results relating acoustic and oceanographic variability.- Deterministic-stochastic oceanographic descriptions for ocean-acoustic experiments.- Experimental ocean acoustic field moments versus predictions.- Two dimensional acoustical propagation in a stratified shear flow.- The effects of sound speed on the shape of the ocean impulse response.- The effect of seasonal temperature fluctuations in the water column on sediment compressional wave speed profiles in shallow water.- SLICE89: A single slice tomography experiment.- Marginal Ice Zone oceanographic variability and its effects on acoustic propagation.- Internal wave induced fluctuations in the oceanic density and sound speed fields.- Gyre-scale reciprocal acoustic transmissions.- Summary of Session 1.- Session 2 Wave motion and finestructure affecting acoustic propagation: smallscale variability.- Chaos in underwater acoustics.- Impulse response analysis of ocean acoustic propagation.- Dependence of near-surface acoustic scatter on wind speed.- Nonlinear effects in wind-wave generation.- Multichannel acoustic reflection profiling of ocean watermass temperature/salinity interfaces.- Acoustic variability due to internal waves and surface waves in shallow water.- Observations of ocean inhomogeneities.- The problem of creating a synthetic aperture in a non-isotropic ocean.- Prediction of coastal ocean thermal variability.- Summary of Session 2.- Session 5 Stochastic modelling in oceanography and acoustics.- Treatments of incoherent scattering for the parabolic equation and ASTRAL propagation models.- Average sound intensities in randomly varying sound-speed structures.- Stochastic ray tracing in thermoclines.- Modeling of sound propagation in a randomly varying ocean by stochastic mode coupling.- Summary of Session 5.- Session 3 Range-dependent acoustic propagation caused by fronts and eddies: mesoscale variability.- Radar altimetry and acoustic prediction.- A range-dependent analysis of acoustic transmission across a cold filament in the California current.- Acoustic effects of the Iceland-Faeroe front.- Deep hydrographic fluctuations in the north-east Atlantic Mediterranean outflow: influence on acoustic propagation.- Aspects of oceanographic variability observed from thermistor chains on free-drifting buoys.- Theoretical determination of the fractal dimension of fluid parcel trajectories in large and meso-scale flows.- How do eddies modify the stratification of the thermocline?.- Three-dimensional oceanography and acoustics.- Frontal boundaries and eddies on the Iceland-Faeroes ridge.- Upper ocean variability associated with fronts.- Summary of Session 3.- Session 4 Coupling acoustic and oceanographic models.- A mixed-layer model for predicting the acoustic structure of shallow seas.- The use of coupled ocean-acoustic models in the design of naval forecast systems.- The Environmental Acoustic Tactical Support System: low frequency mesoscale ocean feature environmental acoustic results.- Environmental focusing and source localization in the ocean.- Refraction of acoustic modes in very long-range transmissions.- Environmental sensitivity studies with an interfaced ocean-acoustics system.- Simulating temperature, salinity and currents in the ocean.- A numerical investigation of semi-diurnal fluctuations in acoustic intensity at a shelf edge.- Summary of Session 4.- List of Participants.- Author Index.

Objects Through Relations: The ADOORE Approach; M. Kopecky, J. Pokorny. Object-Oriented Information Technologies; Y.-W. Chiou. Use of Object-Orientation for Information Systems Development in Software Companies in Finland: A Proposal for Study; P. Paetau. A Feature-Based Approach for Consistent Object-Oriented Requirements Specification; K.S. Cheung, et al. Creativity, Group Support Systems, and Systems Development; M. Nagasundaram. Team Support for Software Development; D. Vogel, et al. Modeling the Dynamics of Cooperative Work Arrangements; B. Krogh. Systems Integration in a Co-operative Society;J. Vorisek, J. Pour. Failure Analysis in Information Systems Design; H. Linger, et al. Problems Associated with Cost/Benefit Analysis for Strategic Information Systems; E. Stickel. Objectives and Reality: User Participation in Information System Development; M. Kirveennummi. Systems Development Methodologies: Time to Advance the Clock; B. Fitzgerald. The Software Evolution Process, its Global Improvement, and the Perceived Efficacy of Process Assessment Schemes as Improvement Drivers; E.M. Gray, W.L. Smith. How Shared is Shared Understanding in Information Requirements Determination?; J. McKay, et al. 31 Additional Articles. Index.

Physics, Epistemology, and Teaching: Generalizations to Be Drawn from Results of Research on Teaching and Learning (A. Arons). Wrong Experiments as Didactical Tools (G. Cortini). Do We Need an Agreement with Mathematicians? (C. Bernardini). Modeling Software for Learning and Doing Physics (D. Hestenes). Contents of Physics: Essential Elements, Common Views (L. Viennot). Should Physicists Preach Wat They Practice? Generic Mental Modeling in Doing and Learning Physics (N.J. Nersessian). From Language to Concepts Appropriation in Physics: Case Studies of Some Difficulties (J. Grèa, J. Viard). Epistemology and Physics Education (M. Cini). Physics, Philosophy and Education (A. Cromer). What Do Epistemology and Ontology Have to Offer in Considering Progression in Physics Education (M. Monk). Physics Laboratory, Yesterday, Today, and... (G. Bonera et al.). Classical Physics: The Grand Laws of Scale: Their Place in Science Education (D. Hawkins). Conceptual Dynamics: Changing Students Views of Force and Motion (R.K. Thornton). Force versus Motion Conceptions: A Phenomenological Analysis of Physics Students Questionnaires (P. Guidoni et al.). The Language of Physics: A Case Study of the Concept of Force in Primary Education (P. Kokkotas et al.). A Modern Understanding of Origins of Students' Difficulties to Operate with the Weight Concepts (I. Galili). Modeling in Physics Education: A Computerbased Learning Environment in Newtonian Mechanics (G. Adaloro et al.). Words and Their Meaning in Teaching Thermodynamics (J. Ferbar). The Need of Changes in Elementary School Teachers' Training: The Case of the Energy Concept as an Example (R. Trumper). Modern Physics: The Big Game of Energy and Entropy (F. Wanderlingh). A Critical Analysis of the Language of Modern Physics (F. Hermann). Complexity in Biology: The Point of View of a Physicist (G. Parisi). Can We Understand Intelligent Behavior by Methodsof Theoretical Physics? (F. Guerra). The Struggle against Convention: Teaching Qualitativebased Introductory Modern Physics (C.J. Linder). Students' Conceptions of Quantum Physics (A. Mashaddi). A Fundamental Concept in Quantum Theory: The Superposition Principle (G.C. Ghilardi et al.). Special and General Relativity and Cosmology for Teachers and High School Students (K>H. Lotze). Looking at the Second Law of Thermodynamics through the Eyes of Maxwell's Demon (D. Malizia, C. Tarsitani). From Effective Mass to Negative Mass (Z. Mulaj eta l.). How to Introduce Modern Physics Topics in High School Curriculum? (I. Costa, M. Da Silva Santos). Special Issues: Physical Laws Revisited (C. Agnes). Qualitative Methods in Problemsolving: The Evaluation of the Orders of Magnitude (D. Pescetti). What Should an Ordinary Man Know about Physics? (A. Aparo). University Education in Physics and the Needs of Industry (S.J. Joshua). Mediation by Text and Teacher's Prepresentations in Physics Education (M.J.P.M. de Almeida). Scientific Knowledge and Teaching Ability (A. Villani, J.L.A. Pacca). Teaching Physics and Biophysics for Veterinary Medicine Students and Specialists (D. Popovic, G. Djuric). Round Table on 'Perspective and Development of Research in Physics Education': Introduction (J. Grèa et al.). Concluding Remarks (M. Vicentini). Index.

Quantum Communication and Information Theory: Information Theoretic Interpretations of von Neumann Entropy; R. Jozsa. Quantum Information Theory, the Entropy Bound, and Mathematical Rigor in Physics; H.P. Yuen. Classical and Quantum Information Transmission and Interactions; C.H. Bennett. Bounds of the Accessible Information under the Influence of Thermal Noise; M. Ban, et al. Quantum Computing: Quantum Computing and Decoherence in Quantum Optical Systems; J.I. Cirac, et al. Unitary Dynamics for Quantum Codewords; A. Peres. Quantum Error Correction with Imperfect Gates; A.Y. Kitaev. Eliminating the Effects of Spontaneous Emission in Quantum Computations with Cold Trapped Ions; C. D'Helon, G.J. Milburn. Quantum Measurement Theory and Statistical Physics: On Covariant Instruments in Quantum Measurement Theory; A.S. Holevo. Quantum State Reduction and the Quantum Bayes Principle; M. Ozawa. On the Quantum Theory of Direct Detection; A. Barchielli. Homodyning as Universal Detection; G.M. D'Ariano. Quantum Optics: Atom Lasers; C.M. Savage, et al. Measurement of Quantum Phase Distribution by Projection Synthesis; D.t. Pegg, S.M. Barnett. Quantum Optical Phase; S.M. Barnett, D.T. Pegg. 42 Additional Articles. Index.

Mathematical Formulations: Shape Optimization of Elastoplastic Bodies in Contact (J. Haslinger). Analysis of an Incremental Formulation for Frictional Contact Problems (M. Cocu et al.). Linear Indenters under Conditions of Partial Slip (D.A. Hills et al.). Numerical Aspects: Modelization by Finite Elements of Cutting and Punching Problems Using an Algorithm Based on the Implicit Standard Materials Applied to the Friction (L. Bousshiné, G. De Saxcé). Some Computational Aspects of Structural Dynamics Problems with Frictional Contact (M. Wronski, M. Jean). Continuum Mechanics Modeling of Large Deformation Contact with Friction (A. Curnier et al.). Friction Modeling: Plastic Deformation of Surface Asperities Associated with Bulk Deformation of Metal Workpiece in Contact with Rigid Tool (H. Ike). Comparisons of Friction Models for Finite Element Modeling of Closeddie Forging (L. Baillet, J.C. Boyer). Geomorphological and Fractal Approaches in Contact Mechanics, Case of Plastic Deformation (H. Zahouani et al.). Dynamics of Rigid and Deformable Bodies: Numerical Experiments in Granular Dynamics: Vibrationinduced Size Segregation (J.J. Moreau). Local Friction Effect on the Global Behavior of Granular Media (N.E. Abriak). Discrete Models for Contact Problems (B. Cambou et al.). 63 additional articles. Index.

The Place of Heterogeneous Catalysis in the Chirality Field: Commercial Outlook for Chirality: Quo Vadis? (E. Polastro). Strategies for Asymmetric Synthesis: What Is the Role of Heterogeneous Catalysis? (L. Ghosez). Homogeneous Enantioselective Catalysis (H. Brunner). Hydrogenation Systems: Toward a Better Understanding: Enantiodifferentiating Hydrogenation of Simple Alkanones with Asymmetrically Modified Heterogeneous Catalyst (T. Osawa et al.). Enantiodifferentiating Hydrogenation of 2Butanone: Distinction between CH3 and C2H5 with a Modified Nickel Catalyst (T. Harada, T. Osawa). Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ethyl Pyruvate Using Ptcontaining Zeolites Modified with ()Cinchonidine (W. Reschetilowski et al.). Hydrogenation Systems: Broadening the Scope: Enantio and Diastereoselective Reduction of Disubstituted Aromatics (K. Nasar et al.). Heterogeneous Asymmetric Catalysis with C2 Symmetric Aminemodified Rhodium/Silica (P. Gamez). More Advanced Reactions: Chiral Dioxomolybdenum Complexes Anchored to Modified USYZeolites: Application to Selective Epoxidation of Olefins (A. Corma et al.). Effect of Sulfoxide Loading on the Selectivity and Activity of Zeolite Y for Dehydration Reactions (D. Bethell et al.). 11 additional articles. Index.

Activity Transport in Liquid Metal Systems: Transport of Radioactive Material in Liquid Sodium (W.F. Brehm). Corrosion by Liquid Metals: Postcorrosion and Metallurgical Analyses of Sodium Piping Materials Operated for 100,000 Hours (E. Yoshida et al.). Influence of Liquid Metals on the Mechanical Properties of Materials: Variation in the Tensile Properties of AISI 316 Stainless Steel on Exposure to High Carbon Dynamic Sodium at 723K (H.S. Khatak et al.). Purification of Liquid Metals and the Purity Measurement: Sodium for Fast Breeders-Production, Purification, Quality (M. Salmon). Chemical Reactions in Liquid Metals: Caesium and Its Mixtures: Their Chemical Reactions with Alloys of Transition Metals Used to Clad Reactor Fuels (R.J. Pulham et al.). Physical Chemistry of Solutions in Liquid Metals: Solubility of Metals in the Liquid Alkali Metals: The Solubility Data Program of the IUPAC (H.U. Borgstedt, C. Guminski). Experiments in Relation to New Applications of Liquid Metals: Experience in Operating Heavy Liquid Metal MHD Twophase Flow Systems (H. Branover, S. Lesin). Technical Experiments with Liquid Metals: Largescale FAUNA Experiments on the Interaction of Sodium, Concrete and Steel (W. Cherdron, W. Schütz. 37 additional articles. Index.