<b>Recent Studies on Wayside Environmental Problems</b>

Molecular biomarkers in studies on environmental cancer.

Components for Wayside Train Observation in Austria

Due to the ongoing remote control in signalling technology train observation by employees is reduced at traditional locations e.g. place of a station manager. The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) Infrastructure Operation Company has recognised this trend very early. Several years ago, they started the construction of a wayside detection system to control the temperature of passing trains because...

Why the Theremin Fell By the Wayside

The theremin was the first major electronic musical instrument. Players cause the theremin to produce sound without contact at all by manipulating electromagnetic fields with their hands. This unique design often sparks interest in those that learn about it, but despite this fact, the theremin has remained in relative obscurity since its invention. This paper discusses the history of the therem...

And Some Fell by the Wayside

Environmental Studies (ENVS)

ENVS135 American Food This course investigates topics in the history of food production from the colonial period to the present, with emphasis on the American contribution to the development of world food systems and cultures of consumption. Topics to be addressed include the production of agricultural commodities, development of national markets, mass production of food, industrialization of a...