Monday, May 31, 2010

Bioseparations: Downstream Processing for Biotechnology [Hardcover]

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Offers a concise introduction to the separation and purification of biochemicals. Bridges two scientific cultures, providing an introduction to bioseparations for scientists with no background in engineering and for engineers with little grounding in biology. The authors supplement the ideas by simple worked examples, making the techniques of bioseparations easy to learn. Discusses removal of insolubles, product isolation, purification and polishing.
  • Hardcover: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (February 8, 1988)
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Bioseparations: Downstream Processing for Biotechnology

When first published in 1988, this was one of the few - if not the only - comprehensive textbook for engineers on separation of biological molecules. It quickly, and deservedly, became the mainstay of senior/graduate bioseparation courses. That was over a decade ago, and as the biotechnology industry has evolved away from antibiotics, solvents and organic acids towards high-value recombinant proteins, the book's content has become progressively outdated. The sections on centrifugation, solvent extraction, adsorption isotherms, and linear breakthrough curves in column adsorption are well done and highly recommended to anyone seeking a brief but solid introduction to these areas. However, both the examples and the content of the chromatography section are disappointingly old-fashioned. Readers seeking information on chromatography would be better off with a recent edition of Scopes' Protein Purification book, or Ladisch's new bioseparation text. Electrokinetic methods are given short shrift, and the exciting applications of bioseparations to genomics, proteomics and drug lead identification are absent, having emerged after the book. Finally, readers should beware the many errors in equations and homework problems, which have stood stubbornly uncorrected through numerous reprintings.
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

Handbook of Coal Analysis (Chemical Analysis: A Series of Monographs on Analytical Chemistry and Its Applications) [Hardcover]

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All the guidance needed to test coal and analyze the results
With the skyrocketing costs of most fuel sources, government, industry, and consumers are taking a greater interest in coal, an abundant and inexpensive alternative, which has been made more environmentally friendly through new technology. Published in response to this renewed interest, Handbook of Coal Analysis provides readers with everything they need to know about testing and analyzing coal. Moreover, it explains the meaning of test results and how these results can predict coal behavior and its corresponding environmental impact during use.
The thorough coverage of coal analysis includes:
* Detailed presentation of necessary standard tests and procedures
* Explanation of coal behavior relative to its usage alongside the corresponding environmental issues
* Coverage of nomenclature, terminology, sampling, and accuracy and precision of analysis
* Step-by-step test method protocols for proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, mineral matter, physical and electrical properties, thermal properties, mechanical properties, spectroscopic properties, and solvent properties
* Emphasis on relevant American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards and test methods, including corresponding International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and British Standards Institution (BSI) test method numbers
To assist readers in understanding the material, a glossary of terms is provided. Each term is defined in straightforward language that enables readers to better grasp complex concepts and theory. References at the end of each chapter lead readers to more in-depth discussions of specialized topics.
This is an essential reference for analytical chemists, process chemists, and engineers in the coal industry as well as other professionals and researchers who are looking to coal as a means to decrease dependence on foreign oil sources and devise more efficient, cleaner methods of energy production.
  • Series: Chemical Analysis: A Series of Monographs on Analytical Chemistry and Its Applications (Book 166)
  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 1 edition (April 27, 2005)
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Handbook of Coal Analysis

Preface.


1. Coal Analysis.


2. Sampling and Sample Preparation.


3. Proximate Analysis.


4. Ultimate Analysis.


5. Mineral Matter.


6. Physical and Electrical Properties.


7. Thermal Properties.


8. Mechanical Properties.


9. Spectroscopic Properties.


10. Solvent Properties.


Glossary.


Common Conversion Factors.


Index.

The high price of oil pretty much guarantees a renewed interest in "unconventional" sources of energy including coal, oil sands, and oil shale. The Canadians are doing a bang-up job with oil sands, and while the US has immense resources of oil shale, the real interest in the US for the foreseeable future will probably be expanded use of coal. This ensures recruitment of an entire new generation into the technology of coal, since most of us who worked this area 25 years ago have moved on to other things or retired or just moved on.

From James Speight comes a very handy resource for those entering the field, Handbook of Coal Analysis. This book is part of the Wiley Interscience series on Chemical Analysis; it is available on Amazon.

The book covers all manner of fundamental and operational analyses required in characterizing coal samples. Fundamental analyses are those like elemental analysis, called "Ultimate Analysis" in coal jargon; operational analyses are those like measurements of volatile matter and heat of combustion. All the information in this book can be found elsewhere, such as research papers and the ASTM standards series, but nowhere else is all of it bundled into one handy volume and nowhere else is the role and value of individual analyses explained so clearly.

For instance, I looked over the section on oxygen analysis, long a problem for coal chemists. In the past, most of the reported oxygen analyses were made by difference. Jim describes the various direct and indirect methods available and discusses pros and cons. Older references do not address these questions at all.

Full disclosure - Jim Speight is a long-time colleague of mine and we occasionally work together on projects. In addition, Jim arranged for the publisher to provide me a review copy of the book. That said, if I did not like the book, I would have kept my mouth shut and written no review. I do like it, as is obvious from my review.
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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Play Therapy Theory and Practice: Comparing Theories and Techniques [Hardcover]

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Play Therapy Theory and Practice, Second Edition is edited by one of the foremost authorities on play therapy. This new edition of the best selling book on the theory and practice of play therapy provides an up-to-date guide to the ten major approaches to play therapy. The new edition covers bipolar and ADHD diagnosis and the use of psychotropic medications. In addition, it covers the use of major models of play therapy. The therapist looking to sharpen skills and students seeking initial training will benefit greatly from this book.
  • Hardcover: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (April 27, 2009)
  • Language: English
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Play Therapy Theory and Practice: Comparing Theories and Techniques

Orientation to the Text: The Case of Jason L. (Kevin O'Connor, Lisa Mages Braverman).


Chapter 1. A Psychoanalytic Case Study (Anna C. Lee).


Chapter 2. Jungian Analytical Play Therapy (Eric Green).


Chapter 3. Child-Centered Play Therapy (Daniel S. Sweeney, Garry L. Landreth).


Chapter 4. Filial Therapy (Risë VanFleet).


Chapter 5. Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (Susan M. Knell).


Chapter 6. Adlerian Play Therapy (Terry Kottman).


Chapter 7. Gestalt Play Therapy (Felicia Carroll).


Chapter 8. Theraplay: Supporting Attachment Relationships (Susan Bundy-Myrow,

Phyllis B. Booth).


Chapter 9. Ecosystemic Play Therapy (Kevin O'Connor).


Chapter 10. Prescriptive Play Therapy (Eliana Gil).

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Friday, May 28, 2010

Play Therapy Theory and Practice: A Comparative Presentation [Kindle Edition]

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Jason is seven years old and in the second grade. He does well in school and interacts well with other children, although he prefers playing with children who are slightly younger than he is. Jason's parents have been divorced for two years, but he is close to both of them. Lately he has been given to fits of explosive anger. He is unresponsive to attempts at discipline by either his mother or his teacher. He often seems to withdraw into himself. Recently, he and another boy were arrested for starting a trash fire. Jason was referred to treatment by Child Protective Services following a report to CPS from Jason's teacher that there was reason to believe that his mother was physically abusing him. Based on these and other details provided in "The Case of Jason L."—including objective and projective test results—how would you characterize Jason's problem, and how would you apply your particular brand of play therapy in a clinical intervention with Jason? This, in essence, was the question Kevin O'Connor and Lisa Mages Braverman posed to notable play therapists from across North America. The chapters in this book record their detailed responses. In each chapter, an author (or authors) describes a particular theoretical model of play therapy and explains how he or she would apply it to Jason's case. Among the schools of thought represented are client-centered, psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral, Jungian, filial, developmental, Gestalt, family therapy, ecosystemic, Ericksonian, Adlerian, dynamic, and strategic family.

In orchestrating Play Therapy Theory and Practice, Dr. O'Connor's and Dr. Braverman's goal was to provide readers with an opportunity to gain a practical, hands-on understanding of how current approaches to play therapy work, as well as the underlying principles upon which they are based. Considering the dramatic proliferation of new approaches to play therapy and the corresponding increase in the volume of published material, this book comes not a moment too soon.

Play Therapy Theory and Practice is required reading for clinical child psychologists, child psychiatrists, counselors, school psychologists, and all mental health practitioners who work with children.

Of related interest . . .

THE PLAY THERAPY PRIMER

An Integration of Theories and Techniques

Kevin J. O'Connor

The Play Therapy Primer covers the impact of personal values and beliefs on therapeutic work, and it provides a detailed description of the process preceding the beginning of therapy. It then offers guidelines and strategies for developing treatment plans respective of the various phases of therapy, including specific in-session techniques, modifications for different ages, transference considerations, and the termination and follow-up of clinical cases. 1991 (0-471-52543-X) 384 pp.

HANDBOOK OF PLAY THERAPY

Volume 2: Advances and Innovations

Edited by Kevin J. O'Connor and Charles E. Schaefer

In this companion volume, editors O'Connor and Schaefer continue the important work they began in their 1983 classic, Handbook of Play Therapy. Offering readers an in-depth look at state-of-the-art play therapy practices and principles, they cover important adaptations of play therapy to client populations, such as the elderly, and new specialized applications of play therapeutic methods, such as in the assessment of sexually abused children. The edited contributions from 20 leading practitioners are divided into four main sections for easy reference: Theoretical Approaches, Developmental Adaptations, Methods and Techniques, and Applications. 1994 (0-471-58463-0) 447 pp.

HANDBOOK OF PLAY THERAPY

Charles E. Schaefer and Kevin J. O'Connor

"An excellent primary text for upper level students, and a valuable resource for practitioners in the field of child psychotherapy." —American Journal of Mental Deficiency

"A thorough, thoughtful, and theoretically sound compilation of much of the accumulated knowledge. . . . Like a well-executed stained-glass window that yields beauty and many shades of light through an integrated whole, so too this book synthesizes and reveals creative facets of this important area of practice." —Social Work in Education 1983 (0-471-09462-5) 512 pp.

PLAY DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT

Edited by Charles E. Schaefer, Karen Gitlin, and Alice Sandgrund

The first and only book to fully explore the assessment potential of play evaluation, this book offers an impressive array of papers by nearly 50 authorities in the field. Following a logical progression, it is divided into six parts covering the full range of practical and theoretical concerns, including developmental play scales for normal children from preschool to adolescence; diagnostic play scales including those for the evaluation of children with a variety of cognitive, behavioral, and/or emotional disorders; parent/child interaction play scales; projective play techniques; and scales for assessing a child's behavior during play therapy. 1991 (0-471-62166-8) 736 pp.

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