A unique practical guide to building, using, and maintaining a complete GC/MS system. Though gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is one of the most effective and popular methods of separating, identifying, and quantifying compounds in complex mixtures, there have been no comprehensive handbooks to date that clearly explain the setup and maintenance of a functional GC/MS system. Now Marvin and Christopher McMaster have created the hands-on resource that researchers and students need to get their own systems up and running quickly. Covering everything from necessary components to tuning, troubleshooting, and processing data, it allows even those with little prior knowledge of GC/MS to perform their own analyses and gather the data they require. GC/MS: A Practical User's Guide contains: * Full coverage of vital equipment, including the function, costs, and advantages of both desktop and floor-standing systems * A walkthrough of a basic GC/MS analysis and an examination of key methods of structural data interpretation * Extensive information on GC/MS system optimization * An exploration of the various research and environmental uses of GC/MS systems * An extended section on liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry to enhance comprehension of the gas method. For organic, analytical, clinical, environmental, and forensic chemists in all types of laboratories-and for students in all of these specialties -this book will be an invaluable companion for years to come.

GC/MS: A Practical User's Guide

Science & Math

McMaster, Marvin C.

McMaster, Christopher

Chemistry

Wiley-VCH

An alien ethnographer collects death moments for his study. One Autumn morning he starts to show Chloe…\nA man’s dream of meeting the lights he has seen in the sky, of journeying with them, turns to nightmare when he finally gets what he wants…\nWith an asteroid hurtling towards the planet, a ship is sent to evacuate a colony. There are some that don’t want to leave…\nIn the early days of NASA, they thought the vast emptiness and solitude would be too much for the human mind to handle. For this space trucker, maybe they were right...\nAnd more! Eighteen science and climate fiction stories from the bottom of the ocean to the depths of space. With a unique look behind the scenes in a conversation with the author.

Journey to the Stars: Science fiction stories from the bottom of the ocean to the depths of space

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

Southern Skies Publications

Educating All: Developing Inclusive School Cultures From Within (Inclusion and Teacher Education)

This book contributes significantly to the conversation about inclusion as a critical component of school culture. Educating All recounts Christopher McMaster’s experience as a critical ethnographer in a school community, given the task of not only studying the institution’s culture, but of creating change as well. The school used a whole-school framework known as the Index for Inclusion, which addressed students identified as having «special» or learning needs. The outcome of this process was the realization that the faculty and the system were not adequately providing optimum services to «special needs» students. By incorporating the special needs unit into a larger department and by utilizing it as a teaching center rather than a classroom, the staff and school leadership were able to produce a better alignment of value and practice and to provide a re-interpretation of just what is meant by «mainstream».

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers

This book contributes significantly to the conversation about inclusion as a critical component of school culture. Educating All recounts Christopher McMaster’s experience as a critical ethnographer in a school community, given the task of not only studying the institution’s culture, but of creating change as well. The school used a whole-school framework known as the Index for Inclusion, which addressed students identified as having «special» or learning needs. The outcome of this process was the realization that the faculty and the system were not adequately providing optimum services to «special needs» students. By incorporating the special needs unit into a larger department and by utilizing it as a teaching center rather than a classroom, the staff and school leadership were able to produce a better alignment of value and practice and to provide a re-interpretation of just what is meant by «mainstream».

Alley of the Dolls: Science Fiction Stories

The postgraduate community is far more complex and diverse both in its requirements and expectations of postgraduate courses than its undergraduate colleagues. This diversity of background and experience is addressed in this book, reflecting the differing needs and aspirations of postgraduate students. Each postgraduate student experiences their education with a set of challenges unique to them. The aim of Postgraduate Study in the UK: Surviving and Succeeding is to reflect some of these challenges through the lived experiences of others. The book highlights some of the difficulties that can occur when studying (such as having to interrupt due to bereavement) and offers advice on how to manage these situations. The authors use their own experiences but the advice is more general e.g. whatever your reason for interrupting, the process is explained and advice provided. Students feel they are not alone in their experiences, situations are therefore normalized and practical advice is provided on how to manage. The book is an honest account of real people s experiences, it is like asking a friend for advice knowing the response will be clear, useful and positive.

Postgraduate Study in the UK: Surviving and Succeeding (Management, Policy + Education)

Murphy, Caterina

Cronshaw, Sue

Codiroli McMaster, Natasha

Higher & Continuing Education

Libri Publishing

A pandemic spread over their planet and swept them from history. In a desperate act to save their species they launched a remnant of survivors into the depths of space, frozen in cryo-sleep, to be awakened only when their ship detected a habitable planet. But there were no planets and the ship continued into the cold and dark.\nHundreds of years later humans have settled the ocean world. Earth's dream of finding her sister planet has come true, and it was free for the taking. Picking through the ruins of what was once a mighty civilization, xeno-linguist Peter Taylor and a small research team find evidence of the Original's desperate mission. Plotting the probable course of the ship, the team locate where it might be, if it really exists, and if it is still operational.\nThe promised technology of the Originals outweighs any 'ifs'. But they need the help of a powerful earth-based consortia, as well as from the only man to ever survive a confrontation with those whose planet they now call their own.

Seeders

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Pirates Come Down: A Southern Ocean Saga

The Nyrian Transmission

Southern Skies Publication

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