1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792266603321

Autore

Money Nicholas P

Titolo

Carpet monsters and killer spores [[electronic resource] ] : a natural history of toxic mold / / Nicholas P. Money

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2004

ISBN

0-19-029149-4

9786610428021

1-280-42802-3

1-60256-495-7

0-19-803847-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Disciplina

648/.7

Soggetti

Molds (Fungi) - Control

Molds (Fungi) - Health aspects

Indoor air pollution

Dampness in buildings

Dwellings - Maintenance and repair

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. 143-168) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Stachybotrys versus Superpower; 2 Uninvited Guests; 3 Carpet Monsters; 4 Mycological Warfare; 5 Cleveland Revisited; 6 Your Verdict, Please; 7 Everlasting Strife; 8 A Plague upon Your House; Notes; Appendix: Mold Resources on the Internet; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; I; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; V; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

A guide to homeowners, lawyers, the real estate profession and the generally curious. Readers will gain an ecological understanding of the lives of fungi and organisms in the web of life. The title will contribute to science and natural history and work as a guide for anyone who must take note of possibly toxic moulds in the home.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789596503321

Autore

Cook P. Lesley (Pauline Lesley)

Titolo

Effects of mergers : six studies / / P. Lesley Cook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-136-51121-0

9780415313465

1-136-51114-8

1-315-01660-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (461 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Economics. Industrial economics ; ; II

Disciplina

338.830941

Soggetti

Consolidation and merger of corporations - Great Britain

Big business - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1958.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Original Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; GENERAL INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1; 1. Introduction; 2. The Period Before 1900, and the Formation of the; Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd 3. The Immediate Effects of the Formation of the; 4. Price Agreements, 1900-10; 5. The Second Combine, 19ll; 6. 1918-29; 7. 1929-34; 8. Price Stability, 1934-9; 9. 1939-55; 10. Conclusions; APPENDIX; Chapter 2; 1. Introduction; 2. Before the Merger, 1850-1900; 3. The Formation of the Calico Printers' Association Ltd; 4. The Early Years of the Association, 1900-2

5. 1902-146. The Declining Industry, 1918-39; 7. ~ 1945-54; 8. The Role of the Combine, (a) 1919-54; (b) Conclusions; APPENDIX Fixed and variable costs ; Chapter 3; I. Introduction; 2. Expansion Without Acquisitions, 1885-1906; 3. The Abortive Combine, I906; 4. The Period of Acquisitions, I906-21; 5. The Period of Consolidation and Rationalization I921 onwards; 6. Conclusions; APPENDIX Number of Soap Producers in Great Britain at Selected Dates; Chapter 4; I. Introduction; 2. The Establishment of the Modern Industry; 3. I910-14; 4. The Industry Since I9I

(a) Major Technical Developments in Sheet Glass(b) Major



Developments in Plate Glass; (c) Cost Structure and Market Structure and their Relationships with Price and Output Policy; (d) Commercial History of the Sheet Glass Trade; (e) Commercial History of the Plate Glass Trade; (f) Rolled, Wired, Figured and Cathedral Glass; 5. The Subsidiary Activities of Pilkington Brothers; 6. Conclusions; Chapter 5; I. Introduction; 2. The Early Experimental Years, I896-1901; 3. The Period of Small-scale Competition, I902-22; 4. The Beginning of Mass Production, I923-9

5. Price and Model Competition, I930-96. Post-war Expansion, I945-55; 7. A Comparison with the USA; 8. Conclusions ; Chapter 6; 1. Introduction; 2. The First Period of Mergers, 1886-1901; 3. Mergers in a Depressed Period, 1900-14; 4. Continuous Concentration; 5. Conclusions; GENERAL CONCLUSIONS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Effects of Mergers charts the history of six industries with a view to examining the effects of mergers.  It deals both with the short and long-term effects of changes in the structure of industry and looks at issues such as whether mergers are in the public interest.<BR><BR>The industries covered are: Cement, Textile Printing, Soap, Glass, Motor and Brewing.<BR><BR>Some comparative material with industries in the USA is included.<BR>