Howard Beck. Marc Stein. Jonathan Abrams. Chris Broussard. Ira Berkow. George Vecsey. Mike Wise. Selena Roberts. Lee Jenkins. All have graced the pages of The New York Times, entertaining readers with their probing coverage of the N.B.A.: a stage on which spectacular athletes perform against a backdrop of continuous social change. Now, their work and more is collected in a new volume, edited and annotated by Hall of Fame honoree Harvey Araton, tracing basketball's sustained boom from Magic and Bird to the present. Elevated provides a courtside seat to four decades of professional basketball. Both the iconic moments and those quieter, but no less meaningful times in between are here, from Wise riding around Los Angeles with a young Kobe Bryant on the eve of his first All-Star Game, to Stein declaring Giannis Antetokounmpo's "unspeakable greatness" to the world in a riveting profile. Rather than simply preserving the past, Elevated reexamines and further illuminates hoops history. This expertly curated collection features exclusive new writing by Araton and postscripts from the original journalists, revealing candid exchanges with NBA greats that didn't make the original newspaper edit and tracing the rise of a worldwide phenomenon from a contemporary vantage point.

Between 1958 and 2008, the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere increased from 316 to 385 ppm. Continued increases in CO2 concentration will significantly affect long-term climate change, including variations in agricultural yields. Focusing on this critical issue, Elevated Carbon Dioxide: Impacts on Soil and Plant Water Relations presents research

Introduction Part 1 Mechanical Behavior of Materials at Elevated Temperatures Chapter 1 Strength of Concrete at Elevated Temperatures Chapter 2 Deformation of Concrete at Elevated Temperature Chapter 3 Temperature-Stress Paths and Coupling Constitutive Relation of Concrete Chapter 4 Mechanical Behavior and Constitutive Relation of Reinforcement at Elevated Temperatures Part 2 Temperature Field on Cross-Section of Structural Member Chapter 5 Temperature-Time Curve of Fire and Equation of Heat Conduction Chapter 6 Theoretical Analysis of Temperature Field Chapter 7 Calculation Charts for Temperature Field on Cross-Section Part 3 Mechanical Behavior of Members and Structures at Elevated Temperatures Chapter 8 Behavior of Flexural Members At Elevated Temperature Chapter 9 Behavior of Compressive Member At Elevated Temperatures Chapter 10 Behavior of Statically Indeterminate Structures At Elevated Temperatures Part 4 Theoretical Analysis and Practical Calculation Method Chapter 11 General Mechanical Characteristics of Inhomogeneous Section Chapter 12 Finite Element Analysis of Loading History for Structures Chapter 13 Practical Calculation Methods for Ultimate Strength of Member and Structure at Elevated Temperature Chapter 14 Fire Resistance Analysis and Damage Grade Evaluation of Structure.