A journal of the life, travels, sufferings, and labour of love in the work of the ministry, of that worthy elder and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, William Edmundson.

Edited, with preface, by John Stoddart.

A new and short defense of tabacco : with the effectes of the same, and of the right vse thereof.

Printed by V. Simmes, with his mark (McK. 142) on t.p.

Report from the Secret Committee on the Post-Office, together with the appendix. Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, 5 August 1844.

With marginal manuscript notes, and many sheets of manuscript notes laid into the work.

All religions and religious ceremonies : in two parts. Pt. I. Christianity, Mahometanism, and Judaism. To which is added a Tabular appendix, by Thomas Williams. Exhibiting the present state of the world as to religion, population, religious toleration, government, etc. Pt. II. A view of the history, religion, manners and customs of the Hindoos. By William Ward. Together with the religion and ceremonies of other pagan nations.

Part II has subtitle : A view of the idolatry of the Hindoos ... by William Ward, of Serampore, abridged from his original work in 3 volumes.

The historical antiquities of Hertfordshire: with the original of counties, hundreds or wapentakes ... the foundation and origin of monasteries, churches ... and vicarages ... Faithfully collected from public records ... and other select authorities. Together with an exact transcript of Domesday book so far as concerns this shire, and the translation thereof in English. To which are added, the epitaphs and memorable inscriptions in all the parishes ...

"An exact reprint of the original work."--Dict. nat. biog.

Nevves from Virginia. -- The lost Flocke -- Triumphant. -- With the happy Arriuall of that famous and -- worthy Knight Sr. Thomas Gates: and the well-reputed & valiant Captaine Mr. Chri- -- stopher Newporte, and others -- into England. -- With the maner of their distresse in the -- lland of Deuils (otherwise called Bermoothawes) -- where they remayned 42 weekes, & builded --two Pynaces, in which they returned -- into Virginia. --

One of 10 photostat copies reproduced from the original in the Henry E. Huntington library, May 1922.

SSA disability : SGA levels appear to affect the work behavior of relatively few beneficiaries, but more data needed : report to the Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives /

"GAO-02-224."

The true republican : containing the inaugural addresses, together with the first annual addresses and messages of all the presidents of the United States, from 1789 to 1845 : together with their farewell addresses, and illustrated with the portrait of each of the presidents. To which is annexed the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States, with the amendments and signers' names. Also, the constitutions of many of the most important states in the Union. /

Plates unsigned, but originally the work of: Albert Newsam, Augustus Kollner and P.S. Duval?

Secret history of the perfidies, intrigues, and corruptions of the Tyler dynasty, with the mysteries of Washington city, connected with that vile administration, in a series of letters to the ex-acting President,

Copyright by Hiram Cumming. No. 1: the work as a whole to comprise 8 numbers and 512 p. cf. Pref.

Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh. The war of the Gaedhil with The Gaill, or, The invasions of Ireland by the Danes and other Norsemen.

Appendix: A. The fragment of this work preserved in the Book of Leinster. B. Chronology and genealogy of the kings of Munster and of Ireland, during the period of Scandinavian invasions. C. Maelseachlainn's description of the battle of Clontarf, from the Brussels ms. D. Genealogy of the Scandinavian chieftains named as leaders of the invasions of Ireland.

The absorption spectra of solutions of certain salts of cobalt, nickel, copper, iron, chromium, neodymium, praseodymium, and erbium in water, methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, and acetone, and in mixtures of water with the other solvents.

"A continuation of the work of Jones and Uhler on the absorption spectra of solutions (Carnegie publication no. 60)" cf. Pref.

Age-Related Olfactory Decline is Associated with the BDNF Val66met Polymorphism : Evidence from a Population-Based Study

The present study investigates the effect of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) val66met polymorphism on change in olfactory function in a large scale, longitudinal population-based sample (n = 836). The subjects were tested on a 13 item force-choice odor identification test on two test occasions over a 5-year-interval. Sex, education, health-related factors, and semantic ability were controlled for in the statistical analyses. Results showed an interaction effect of age and BDNF val66met on olfactory change, such that the magnitude of olfactory decline in the older age cohort (70–90years old at baseline) was larger for the val homozygote carriers than for the met carriers. The older met carriers did not display larger age-related decline in olfactory function compared to the younger group. The BDNF val66met polymorphism did not affect the rate of decline in the younger age cohort (45–65years). The findings are discussed in the light of the proposed roles of BDNF in neural development and maintenance.

Modulating the rate and rhythmicity of perceptual rivalry alternations with the mixed 5-HT2A and 5-HT1A agonist psilocybin

Binocular rivalry occurs when different images are presented simultaneously to corresponding points within the left and right eyes. Under these conditions, the observer's perception will alternate between the two perceptual alternatives. Motivated by the reported link between the rate of perceptual alternations, symptoms of psychosis and an incidental observation that the rhythmicity of perceptual alternations during binocular rivalry was greatly increased 10 h after the consumption of LSD, this study aimed to investigate the pharmacology underlying binocular rivalry and to explore the connection between the timing of perceptual switching and psychosis. Psilocybin (4-phosphoryloxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, PY) was chosen for the study because, like LSD, it is known to act as an agonist at serotonin (5-HT)(1A) and 5-HT2A receptors and to produce an altered state sometimes marked by psychosis-like symptoms. A total of 12 healthy human volunteers were tested under placebo, low-dose ( 115 mg/kg) and high-dose ( 250 mg/kg) PY conditions. In line with predictions, under both low- and high-dose conditions, the results show that at 90 min postadministration ( the peak of drug action), rate and rhythmicity of perceptual alternations were significantly reduced from placebo levels. Following the 90 min testing period, the perceptual switch rate successively increased, with some individuals showing increases well beyond pretest levels at the final testing, 360 min postadministration. However, as some subjects had still not returned to pretest levels by this time, the mean phase duration at 360 min was not found to differ significantly from placebo. Reflecting the drug-induced changes in rivalry phase durations, subjects showed clear changes in psychological state as indexed by the 5D-ASC ( altered states of consciousness) rating scales. This study suggests the involvement of serotonergic pathways in binocular rivalry and supports the previously proposed role of a brainstem oscillator in perceptual rivalry alternations and symptoms of psychosis.

Ecological factors associated with the breeding and migratory phenology of high-latitude breeding western sandpipers

Environmental conditions influence the breeding and migratory patterns of many avian species and may have particularly dramatic effects on long-distance migrants that breed at northern latitudes. Environment, however, is only one of the ecological variables affecting avian phenology, and recent work shows that migration tactics may be strongly affected by changes in predator populations. We used long-term data from 1978 to 2000 to examine the interactions between snowmelt in western Alaska in relation to the breeding or migration phenologies of small shorebirds and their raptor predators. Although the sandpipers' time of arrival at Alaskan breeding sites corresponded with mean snowmelt, late snowmelts did delay breeding. These delays, however, did not persist to southward migration through British Columbia, likely due to the birds' ability to compensate for variance in the length of the breeding season. Raptor phenology at an early stopover site in British Columbia was strongly related to snowmelt, so that in years of early snowmelt falcons appeared earlier during the sandpipers' southbound migration. These differential effects indicate that earlier snowmelt due to climate change may alter the ecological dynamics of the predator-prey system.

An investigation of the mechanics of wire drawing with the superposition of an oscillatory drawing stress

A number of investigators have studied the application of oscillatory energy to a metal undergoing plastic deformation. Their results have shown that oscillatory stresses reduce both the stress required to initiate plastic deformation and the friction forces between the tool and workpiece. The first two sections in this thesis discuss historically and technically the devolopment of the use of oscillatory energy techniques to aid metal forming with particular reference to wire drawing. The remainder of the thesis discusses the research undertaken to study the effect of applying longitudinal oscillations to wire drawing. Oscillations were supplied from an electric hydraulic vibrator at frequencies in the range 25 to 500 c/s., and drawing tests were performed at drawing speeds up to 50 ft/m. on a 2000 lbf. bull-block. Equipment was designed to measure the drawing force, drawing torque, amplitude of die and drum oscillation and drawing speed. Reasons are given for selecting mild steel, pure and hard aluminium, stainless steel and hard copper as the materials to be drawn, and the experimental procedure and calibration of measuring equipment arc described. Results show that when oscillatory stresses are applied at frequencies within the range investigated : (a) There is no reduction in the maximum drawing load. (b) Using sodium stearate lubricant there is a negligible reduction in the coefficient of friction between the die and wire. (c) Pure aluminium does not absorb sufficient oscillatory energy to ease the movement of dislocations. (d) Hard aluminium is not softened by oscillatory energy accelerating the diffusion process. (e) Hard copper is not cyclically softened. A vibration analysis of the bull-block and wire showed that oscillatory drawiing in this frequency range, is a mechanical process of straining; and unstraining the drawn wire, and is dependent upon the stiffness of the material being drawn and the drawing machine. Directions which further work should take are suggested.