1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456461603321

Autore

Carrington Christopher

Titolo

No place like home [[electronic resource] ] : relationships and family life among lesbians and gay men / / Christopher Carrington

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1999

ISBN

1-282-42622-2

9786612426223

0-226-09484-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Collana

Worlds of desire

Disciplina

306.766

306.84/8

Soggetti

Gay couples - California - San Francisco

Gays - Family relationships - California - San Francisco

Households - California - San Francisco

Housekeeping - California - San Francisco

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 (p. [255]-265) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Feeding Lesbigay Families -- 2. Housework in Lesbigay Families -- 3. Kin Work among Lesbigay Families -- 4. Consumption Work in Lesbigay Families -- 5. The Division of Domestic Labor in Lesbigay Families -- Conclusion: Domesticity and the Political Economy of Lesbigay Families -- Appendix A: Interview Guide -- Appendix B: Sample Characteristics -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this rich, surprising portrait of the world of lesbian and gay relationships, Christopher Carrington unveils the complex and artful ways that gay people create and maintain both homes and "chosen" families for themselves. "Carefully separating stereotype from reality, Carrington investigates family in the gay and lesbian community. Relying upon interviews and observation, the author analyzes the loves and routings of 52 diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual couples in the Bay area. . . . [He] closes the work with a discussion of the raging same-sex marriage debate and posits an enlightened solution to this dilemma." -



Library Journal

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792136003321

Autore

Cerda Ramón M.

Titolo

Understanding quartz crystals and oscillators / / Ramón M. Cerda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Norwood, Massachusetts : , : Artech House, , [2014]

[Piscataqay, New Jersey] : , : IEEE Xplore, , [2014]

ISBN

1-60807-119-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Collana

Artech House microwave library

Disciplina

621.381533

Soggetti

Oscillators, Crystal

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

Understanding Quartz Crystalsand Oscillators; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Quartz Crystals; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Mother Nature Used Quartz First; 1.3 The Curie Brothers; 1.4 Piezoelectricity; 1.5 Quartz; 1.6 Left-Handed and Right-Handed Quartz; 1.7 Quartz Is Anisotropic; 1.8 A Timeline of Quartz Crystals and Oscillators; 1.9 Important Definitions; 1.9.1 Time; 1.9.2 Second; 1.9.3 Frequency; 1.9.4 Nominal Frequency; 1.9.5 Clock; 1.9.6 Room Frequency or 25°C Frequency; 1.9.7 Fractional Frequency; 1.9.8 Allan Deviation; 1.9.9 Accuracy, Precision, and Stability; 1.9.10 Accuracy.

1.9.11 Precision1.9.12 Stability; 1.9.13 Frequency Stability; 1.9.14 Short-Term Frequency Stability; 1.9.15 Medium-Term Frequency Stability; 1.9.16 Long-Term Frequency Stability; 1.9.17 Aging and Drift; 1.9.18 Ambient Temperature; 1.9.19 Frequency-Temperature Stability (Frequency Versus Temperature Stability); 1.9.20 Tolerance ; 1.9.21.

Sommario/riassunto

"Quartz, unique in its chemical, electrical, mechanical, and thermal properties, is used as a frequency control element in applications where stability of frequency is an absolute necessity. Without crystal controlled transmission, radio and television would not be possible in their present form. The quartz crystals allow the individual channels in communication systems to be spaced closer together to make better



use of one of most precious resources -- wireless bandwidth. This book describes the characteristics of the art of crystal oscillator design, including how to specify and select crystal oscillators. While presenting various varieties of crystal oscillators, this resource also provides microwave engineers with MathCad and Genesys simulations."--