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ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.DIAGNOSTIC METHODS

2.1.Integrated Colors and Spectra, Synthesis Modeling

2.2.Ultraviolet Continuum

2.3.Recombination Lines

2.4.Forbidden Lines

2.5.Far-Infrared Continuum

3.DISK STAR FORMATION

3.1.Global Star Formation Rates Along the Hubble Sequence

3.2.Dependence of Star Formation Rates on Gas Content

3.3.Other Global Influences on Star Formation Rate

4.CIRCUMNUCLEAR STAR FORMATION AND STARBURSTS

4.1.Star Formation Rates and Physical Properties

4.2.Dependence on Type and Environment

5.INTERPRETATION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GALAXY EVOLUTION

5.1.Disk Evolution Along the Hubble Sequence

5.2.Evolution of Circumnuclear Star Formation

5.3.Physical Regulation of Star Formation Rate

6.FUTURE PROSPECTS

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