Part I. From There to Here - Theoretical Background: 1. From visiousness to viciousness: theories of intergroup relations 2. Social dominance theory as a new synthesis Part II. Oppression and its Psycho-Ideological Elements: 3. The psychology of group dominance: social dominance orientation 4. Let's both agree that you're really stupid: the power of consensual ideology Part III. The Circle of Oppression - The Myriad Expressions of Institutional Discrimination: 5. You stay in your part of town and I'll stay in mine: discrimination in the housing and retail markets 6. They're just too lazy to work: discrimination in the labor market 7. They're just mentally and physically unfit: discrimination in education and health care 8. The more of 'them' in prison, the better: institutional terror, social control and the dynamics of the criminal justice system Part IV. Oppression as a Cooperative Game: 9. Social hierarchy and asymmetrical group behavior: social hierarchy and group difference in behavior 10. Sex and power: the intersecting political psychologies of patriarchy and empty-set hierarchy 11. Epilogue.

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Social Dominance: An Intergroup Theory of Social Hierarchy and Oppression

Summarizes information on wood as an engineering material. Presents properties of wood and wood-based products of particular concern to the architect and engineer. Includes discussion of designing with wood and wood-based products along with some pertinent uses.

Wood handbook : wood as an engineering material

Sustainability, industrial ecology, eco-efficiency, and green chemistry are directing the development of the next generation of materials, products, and processes. Biodegradable plastics and biocompatible composites generated from renewable biomass feedstock are regarded as promising materials that could replace synthetic polymers and reduce global dependence on fossil fuel sources.1 It is estimated that the world is currently consuming petroleum at a rate 100 000 times faster than nature can replace it.2 The growing global environmental awareness and societal concern, high rate of depletion of petroleum resources, concepts of sustainability, and new environmental regulations have triggered the search for new products and processes that are more compatible with the environment. The most abundant natural polymer in our environment is cellulose. It has an estimated annual biosphere production of 90 × 109 metric tons and, consequently, represents the most obvious renewable resource for producing biocomposites.3 Its highly ordered structure is responsible for its desirable mechanical properties but makes it a challenge to find suitable solvents for its dissolution.4 The first attempts to dissolve cellulose date back to the early 1920s.5 Several aqueous and nonaqueous cellulose solvents have been discovered since then, but all of these solvents suffer either from high environmental toxicity or from insufficient solvation power.6 In general, the traditional cellulose dissolution processes require relatively harsh conditions and the use of expensive and uncommon solvents, which usually cannot be recovered after the process.6-10 However, a new class of solvents was opened to the cellulose research community, when in 2002 Swatloski et al. reported the use of an ionic liquid as solvent for cellulose both for the regeneration of cellulose and for the chemical modification of the polysaccharide.7 In 1934, Graenacher had discovered a solvent system with the ability to dissolve cellulose, but this was thought to be of little practical value at the time.11,12 Ionic liquids are a group of salts that exist as liquids at relatively low temperatures (<100 °C). They have many attractive properties, including chemical and thermal stability, nonflammability, and immeasurably low vapor pressure.12 First discovered in 1914 by Walden, their huge potential in industry and research was only realized within the last few decades.13,14 This review aims to provide a summary of our current state of knowledge on the structural features of wood * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: ken.marsh@ canterbury.ac.nz. Tel.: +64 3364 2140. Fax: +64 3364 2063. † Department of Chemical and Process Engineering. ‡ Department of Mechanical Engineering. Andre Pinkert was born in Schwabach, Germany, in 1981. He studied Chemistry at the University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany, and received his prediploma and diploma degrees in 2004 and 2008, respectively. During 2005, he joined the Marine Natural Products Group, lead by Murray H. Munro and John W. Blunt, at the University of Canterbury (UoC), New Zealand, working on the isolation and characterization of bioactive metabolites. In early 2006, he returned to Germany and resumed his studies at the University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, finishing his degree under the supervision of Rudi van Eldik. Associated with his studies, during 2007, he worked for AREVA NP on radio-nuclear chemistry and computer modeling. Since 2008, he is studying towards a Ph.D. degree at UoC under the supervision of Shusheng Pang, Ken Marsh, and Mark Staiger. His research focuses on biocomposites from natural fibers, processed via ionic liquids. Chem. Rev. 2009, 109, 6712–6728 6712

Ionic Liquids and Their Interaction with Cellulose

1. Introduction.- 2. Tree Form and Stem Taper.- 3. Tree-stem Volume Equations.- 4. Tree Weight and Biomass Estimation.- 5. Quantifying Tree Crowns.- 6. Growth Functions.- 7. Evaluating Site Quality.- 8. Quantifying Stand Density.- 9. Indices of Individual-tree Competition.- 10. Modeling Forest Stand Development.- 11. Whole-stand Models for Even-aged Stands.- 12. Diameter-distribution Models for Even-aged Stands.- 13. Size-class Models for Even-aged Stands.- 14. Individual-tree Models for Even-aged Stands.- 15. Growth and Yield Models for Uneven-aged Stands.- 16. Modeling Response to Silvicultural Treatments.- 17. Modeling Wood Characteristics.- 18. Model Implementation and Evaluation.-

Modeling Forest Trees and Stands

Microbiology of synthesis gas fermentation for biofuel production.

Preface.- 1. The structure of wood: form and function. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 The microscopic structure of softwoods. 1.3 The microscopic structure of hardwoods. 1.4 The microscopic structure of bark.- 2. Basic wood chemistry and cell wall ultrastructure. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 The structure of cellulose. 2.3 The cellulose microfibril and cellulose biosynthesis. 2.4 The structure of hemicelluloses. 2.5 The structure of lignin. 2.6 The cell wall structure of a softwood tracheid. 2.7 Distribution of cell constituents. 2.8 Wood extractives.- 3. Water in wood. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Some definitions. 3.3 The density of wood tissue. 3.4 The amount of air in oven-dry wood. 3.5 The fibre saturation point. 3.6 Hysteresis and adsorbed water in the cell wall. 3.7 Measuring the fibre saturation point. 3.8 Theories of adsorption. 3.9 Distribution of water within the cell wall. 3.10 Where is the adsorbed water within the cell wall? 3.11 Characteristics of adsorbed water in the cell wall.- 4. Dimensional instability in timber. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Shrinkage and swelling of wood. 4.3 Extractive bulking. 4.4 Anisotropic shrinkage and swelling of wood. 4.5 Theories for anisotropic shrinkage. 4.6 Movement and responsiveness of lumber. 4.7 Coatings. 4.8 Dimensional stabilization. 4.9 Panel products.- 5. Wood quality: in context. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Market pull or product push. 5.3 Industry requirements. 5.4 Spatial distribution within trees. 5.5 Density. 5.6 Tree form: size, compression wood and knots. 5.7 Softwood plantation silviculture. 5.8 Eucalyptus for wood production.- 6. Wood quality: multifaceted opportunities.6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Moving closer to markets. 6.3 Stiffness. 6.4 Microfibril angle. 6.5 Breeding for increased stiffness. 6.6 Acoustics to select for stiffness. 6.7 Near infrared to predict wood quality. 6.8 Strength and adsorption of energy. 6.9 Fibre length. 6.10 Spiral grain. 6.11 Heartwood. 6.12 Growth stress and reaction wood. 6.13 Endgame.- 7. Sawmilling. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Basic saw types and blades. 7.3 Mill design. 7.4 Mill efficiency. 7.5 Aspects of optimising sawlog breakdown. 7.6 Flexibility.- 8. Drying of timber. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 The drying elements. 8.3 Surface temperature. 8.4 The movement of fluids through wood. 8.5 The external drying environment. 8.6 Drying methods. 8.7 A conventional kiln schedule. 8.8 High-temperature drying above 100oC. 8.9 Drying degrade. 8.10 Practical implications of drying models.- 9. Wood preservation. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Organisms that degrade wood. 9.3 Natural durability. 9.4 Philosophy of protection. 9.5 Preservative formulations. 9.6 Treatment processes. 9.7 Health and environmental issues.- 10. Grading timber and glued structural members. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Theoretical strength of wood. 10.3 Timber grading for non-structural purposes. 10.4 Visual grading of structural lumber. 10.5 Machine-graded structural timber. 10.6 Adjusting structural timber properties for design use. 10.7 Glued structural members. 10.8 Fire. 10.9 Timber structures.- 11. Wood-based composites: plywood and veneer-based products. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 Trends. 11.3 Plywood. 11.4 Raw material requirements. 11.5 Plywood manufacture. 11.6 Competition and technological change. 11.7 Sliced veneer. 11.8 Timber-like products.- 12. Wood-based panels: particleboard, fibreboards and oriented strand board. 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Overview. 12.3 Markets. 12.4 Characterising wood-based panels.12.5 History of wood-based composites. 12.6 Raw materials. 12.7 Generalised panel production line. 12.8 Product standards and panel performance. 12.9 Conclusion.- 13

Primary Wood Processing : Principles and Practice

Juvenile Versus Mature Wood: A New Concept, Orthogonal to Corewood Versus Outerwood, with Special Reference to Pinus radiata and P. taeda

Pulp and paper industries are capital intensive and benefit from economies of scale. The vast majority of paper products are made from cellulose fibres, the aggregate of fibres being known as pulps. Chemical pulp mills typically operate at tonnages of 1000 tonnes per day, while a modern newsprint machine will produce 600 tonnes per day.

Pulp and paper manufacture

Primary Wood Processing

The Structure of Wood Wood-Water Relationship Evaporation and Humidification Wood Drying Kinetics Moisture Diffusion Multiple-Mechanism Models Lumber Quality Stress and Strain Behaviour Airflow and Convection Kiln Operation Pre-treatments of Green Lumber Less-Common Drying Methods Subject Index.

John C. F. Walker

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Primary Wood Processing : Principles and Practice

Juvenile Versus Mature Wood: A New Concept, Orthogonal to Corewood Versus Outerwood, with Special Reference to Pinus radiata and P. taeda

Pulp and paper manufacture

Primary Wood Processing

Kiln-Drying of Lumber