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Useful methodology has been developed in accelerated testing. This work deals with the topic Accelerated Testing: Statistical Models, Test Plans, and Data Analyses. It is useful for

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A gun smuggler inherits the throne in this Star Wars-style science fiction adventure from debut author K. B. Wagers. Full of action-packed space opera exploits and courtly conspiracy - not to mention an all-out galactic war - Behind the Throne will please fans of James S. A Corey, Becky Chambers and Lois McMaster

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A beloved beverage meets our adorable three-mini-book boxed set format in this giftable, portable package, detailing everything you need to know about the history of tea, along with brief flavor profiles of more than 200

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This edited volume brings together the perspectives of a diverse group of international scholars to explore the intersections of study abroad and social mobility. In doing so, it challenges universalist assumptions and power imbalances implicit in study abroad across the Global North and South, and explores the implications of COVID-19 for equity within study abroad programs, policy, and practice going

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