1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139196203321

Titolo

Trace analysis with nanomaterials [[electronic resource] ] : edited by David T. Pierce and Julia Xiaojun Zhao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wienheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH, 2010

ISBN

3-527-63207-7

1-282-69086-8

9786612690860

3-527-63201-8

3-527-63202-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (420 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PierceDavid T

ZhaoJulia Xiaojun

Disciplina

363.25/6

543

Soggetti

Trace analysis

Nanostructured materials

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Biological and chemical analysis -- pt. 2. Environmental analysis -- pt. 3. Advanced methods and materials.

Sommario/riassunto

Presenting a wide variety of methods, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state -- ranging from bioanalysis to electrochemical sensing, forensics and chemistry, while also covering the toxicity aspects of nanomaterials to humans and the environment.Edited by rising stars in the field, the first section on biological analysis includes an investigation of nanoparticles and micro- and nanofluidic systems, while the second, environmental analysis, looks at the detection, monitoring, and sensing of explosives as well as pollutants, among other topics. The final part cover



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996565569303316

Autore

Lim Shirley Jennifer <1968->

Titolo

A Feeling of Belonging [[electronic resource] ] : Asian American Women's Public Culture, 1930-1960

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : NYU Press, 2005

ISBN

0-8147-6524-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Collana

American History and Culture

Disciplina

305.48/895073/0904

Soggetti

Asian American women -- Social life and customs -- 20th century

Asian Americans -- Cultural assimilation -- History -- 20th century

Leisure -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Single women -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century

United States -- Social life and customs -- 1918-1945

United States -- Social life and customs -- 1945-1970

Young women -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century

Asian American women - Social life and customs - 20th century - United States

Asian Americans - Cultural assimilation - History - 20th century - United States

Young women - Social life and customs - 20th century - United States

Single women - Social life and customs - 20th Century - United States

Leisure - History - 20th century

Popular culture - History - 20th century

Gender & Ethnic Studies

Ethnic & Race Studies

Social Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. " A Feeling of Belonging"; 2. " I Protest"; 3. Shortcut to Glamour; 4. Contested Beauty; 5. Riding the



Crest of an Oriental Wave; 6. Conclusion; Notes; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

When we imagine the activities of Asian American women in the mid-twentieth century, our first thoughts are not of skiing, beauty pageants, magazine reading, and sororities. Yet, Shirley Jennifer Lim argues, these are precisely the sorts of leisure practices many second generation Chinese, Filipina, and Japanese American women engaged in during this time. In A Feeling of Belonging , Lim highlights the cultural activities of young, predominantly unmarried Asian American women from 1930 to 1960. This period marks a crucial generation-the first in which American-born Asians formed a critical mass