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\"Exploding from the pages of the blockbuster DC Universe Rebirth event, this deluxe edition collects the first eleven issues of the acclaimed series and the Rebirth special that started it, all together in one hardcover volume for the first time! Superman. Batman. Wonder Woman. The Flash. Cyborg. Green Lantern. They're more than just a team of superheroes. They're the Justice League...and they're about to enter a whole new era! The Superman these incredible heroes once knew is dead, leaving an older, wiser Man of Steel from a vanished universe to take up the fight against evil. Hal Jordan, the greatest of the Green Lanterns, has taken to the stars, entrusting his place in the League to his powerful but untested young proteges, Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz. Now the Justice League must get used to these new faces and learn to work as a team once more. But they'd better do it fast. They're about to confront the biggest threats they've ever faced, from godlike machines capable of converting all life on Earth into a weapon, to a humble hacker who's ready to hit them where it hurts most.\"-- Provided by publisher.

COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) is an intergovernmental initiative in science and research intended to promote the coordination of nationally funded research in Europe. Four working groups discuss the housing of animals, their environmental needs, refinement of procedures, genetically modified animals, and cost-benefit analysis. Based on the activities of these working groups, this book provides the European best practices for individuals and institutions working with laboratory animals. The text also discusses the ethical evaluation of experiments and procedures involving animals.

\"What mysteries await buried deep within the multitude of the Marvel Universe? During an advance scouting mission in World War II, Captain America and Bucky come across an old farmhouse where a group of concentration camp escapees are fending off recapture. Years ago, Spider-Man came back from an alien world with a fantastic new costume - a living alien symbiote looking to bond with him permanently! Anxious to find a world worthy enough to sate the mighty hunger of GALACTUS, Norrin Radd's early explorations as the Devourer's new Herald bear no fruit. When a Secret Invasion of Skrulls turns Manhattan upside down, Miles Morales must choose: do his great powers come with great responsibility? When Detective Misty Knight places the newest super-suit on the block, Daredevil, at the scene of a crime, sparks will fly - and not the good kind. What secrets has Kitty Pryde been keeping from her summer at Camp Maplebrook? And as World War II draws to a close, Sergeant Fury and his Howling Commandos face a mission unlike any other they've ever tackled!\"--Provided by publisher.

\"Our intention is to offer a one-stop source of best practice, which will be of value to personnel responsible for the care and welfare of animals and scientists conducting activities related to the use of animals for scientific purposes. It is also addressed to those with management responsibilities including facility engineers, architects and lay persons involved with ethical review, and the interested general reader. The manual presents perceived best practices and, as far as possible, the contents are evidence based. In the many cases / Summary: where the evidence is poor, the authors have endeavoured to demonstrate the rationale underlying their contentions by including relevant references. The emphasis is not on describing current practices, but rather what is seen as good practice; moreover it is not our intention to tell the reader what to do, but rather to offer options and provide advice on what not to do.\"--

This dissertation studies the consequences of globalization in a setting where firms endogenously form production networks to purchase inputs and sell their output. I investigate how a trade shock leads to changes in the production-network. I then examine how these changes in the production network will translate into changes in unemployment, wages, wage inequality and other labor market variable. My coauthor and I also quantify the extent to which changes in the production-network have driven changes in the spatial distribution of CO2 emissions and emissions intensities across the United States. In the final chapter I use firm sales data to quantify how the domestic production-network of establishments located in the United States has changed in response to trade shocks. In the first chapter of my dissertation I build a model where firms face labor market frictions when searching for employees. Firms combine labor with inputs that they must source from their endogenously formed relationships with suppliers. I first show how differences in labor-market-frictions across sectors drive changes in the number of each firm's supplier and customer-firm linkages. I then quantify how labor market variables -such as unemployment, wages and intra-sector wage inequality- respond to trade shocks. I decompose these changes into intensive- and extensive-margin-effects, where the extensive-margin-effects capture how production-networks change in response to the trade shock. In the second chapter my coauthor and I quantify the extent to which trade shocks drive changes in firm agglomeration. We build a model where firms endogenously decide to locate inland or on the coast. Firms can choose to produce in-house or outsource their production through their endogenously formed production network. For firms that locate on the coast, there is a tradeoff between the relatively high fixed cost of locating on the coast and the relatively low variable cost of exporting to foreign trading partners. The intensity of coastal agglomeration is driven by the assumption that firms must endogenously form their production-networks. Exporters choose to locate on the coast to save on exporting costs. Medium sized firms will endogenously form firm-to-firm relationships with large firms. Hence medium firms, who do not export, will also locate on the coast, leaving only the smallest firms remaining inland. When a firm chooses to produce in house they emit carbon which is subject to a tax. The firm can either choose to pay the tax, or invest in abatement technology. We quantify the extent to which these agglomeration forces lead to changes in emissions and emissions intensity after a trade shock, through production and abatement. In my final chapter I utilize Compustat firm supply chain data to quantify the role of face-to-face interaction (via airline travel) in the formation of firm-to-firm production networks. The hypothesis tested in this chapter is that firms will be much more likely to form production-network linkages if employees of the firms are able to easily meet face-to-face. Using public flight data from the Bureau of Transportation I create a dataset of flights between US airports. I measure the role of direct flights between location pairs in the creation of firm linkages between these destination pairs.

Syrian or Golden hamsters are rodents belonging to the class Mammalia, order Rodentia, family Cricetidae, and subfamily Cricetinae. Commercial diets often consist of a mixture of cereals, pulses, and legumes, supplemented with minerals and vitamins, blended together and prepared as pellets. Keeping golden hamsters with other hamsters can be stressful. Both sexes tend to be aggressive, particularly females. Both male and female hamsters experience a degree of stress when handled. In particular, handling may be stressful during their resting period, such as during the daytime when owners may want to interact. Hamsters can suffer from several diseases. Naturally, they are susceptible to few infectious diseases. The best method of euthanasia is usually the injection of an overdose of anaesthetic into the abdomen, followed by a method to ensure death. Some behavioural signs include changes in an individual hamster's normal daily routine or general temperament, such as altered grooming, use of furniture, or exploration.

The use of animals in scientific experimental and testing laboratories within Europe is the subject of considerable public concern. Replacement is the ultimate objective of laboratory animal science. All experimentation including that involving living animals is only as valuable as the care that is taken with its design, performance and analysis. The great majority of people recognise that some animal experimentation may be necessary, but dislike it. The outcomes of surveys of public attitude are strongly influenced by the nature of the questions and the way they are asked. Considerable efforts are being made to harmonise the requirements for such testing and it is anticipated the number of animals used in this way will decline further. Replacement technologies have also been introduced into university teaching, including interactive DVD educational software intended to substitute for the use of animals in live practical classes.

This dissertation argues that a definable and distinct genre of death story does exist in the Old Testament and that form critical analyses of these stories can yield significant theological insights. Chapter 1 establishes the methodology and principles that govern the study. Chapter 2 presents an overview of death in the ancient Near East and Israel. The information in this chapter introduces the reader to the topic of death in the ancient world, and it provides a basis for comparison with the thanatology derived from the death stories. Chapter 3 surveys death accounts in the ancient Near East and in the Old Testament and classifies the various death accounts in the Hebrew Scriptures as notices, reports, or stories. In addition, this chapter justifies the classification of some accounts as stories instead of reports, and it establishes and describes the typical “death story.” Chapter 4 engages in a form critical exegesis of the death stories in the Old Testament. Nine stories are analyzed. These include the death stories of Sarah (Gen 23:1-20), Abraham (Gen 24:1-25:11), Jacob (Gen 47:28-50:14), Joseph (Gen 50:22-26), Aaron (Num 20:22-29), Moses (Deut 31:1-34:12), Joshua (Josh 23:1-24:30), David (1 Kgs 1:1-2:12; 1 Chr 23:1-29:20), and Hezekiah (2 Kgs 20:1-21). The method of analysis follows the generally accepted form critical process—which involves an investigation of the form/structure, genre, setting, and intention of the text. To this list of four, this study adds an introduction to the literary and historical context of the texts. Each story investigated includes a section detailing some initial theological conclusions. Chapter 5 serves as the conclusion of the dissertation. It determines the success of the study in achieving its stated aims. In addition, it summarizes and synthesizes the various theological and thanatological conclusions based on the form critical analyses of chapter 4. Finally, it offers some concluding thoughts on the significance of the study for biblical form critical exegesis.

Vibration is a common and nearly unavoidable consequence of mechanical equipment operation. The heavy reliance on mechanical equipment to perform tasks not within human capability and to increase task automation in many of today's working environments has led to an increase in human exposure. The transmission of mechanical vibration to employees in industries such as public transportation, long-haul truck operation, mining and construction, and aerospace has become an everyday occurrence. Naturally, this transmission of vibration has generated concern for the effects of exposure on employee health. Abundant epidemiological evidence for an association between whole body vibration exposure and an increased incidence of low back pain exists. This evidence, in conjunction with the prevalence of low back pain in the workplace, warrants research aimed at identifying and fully understanding the potential underlying physiological mechanism(s) supporting this association. This case-control study evaluated relationships among whole body vibration exposure and vertebral bone mineral density, vertebral body height and, estimated intervertebral disc height. Two study populations comprised of mining haul truck operators and mining office workers were recruited; populations were matched on a number of potentially confounding variables. These current data did not conclusively demonstrate whether vertebral bone mineral densities, vertebral body heights, and estimated intervertebral disc heights were adversely affected by chronic occupational exposure to whole body vibration. The current data did, however, demonstrate nonstatistically significant trends that suggest whole body vibration protectively increases lumber bone mineral density and detrimentally decreases intervertebral disc height. Further investigation into the effects of chronic whole body vibration exposure on intervertebral disc compression is warranted with a more appropriate diagnostic technology.

This chapter reviews the core competencies expected of those who work with laboratory animals, and explores the factors that promote the development of a learning environment within establishments where laboratory animals are kept and used. Effective education and training in laboratory animal science underpins consistent, high quality care and use and must address not only the technical expertise of individuals, but also the institutional and societal context of their activities. Category B persons are responsible for the conduct of animal experiments. Managers of animal facilities and senior members of scientific teams may benefit from these processes to help them assimilate and utilise feedback, and to ensure that learning is structured and objective. Continuing professional development may be used to raise awareness of ethical, technical and scientific developments and may include work-related seminars or technical presentations open to scientists, animal care staff and others.