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This title brings together a variety of papers presented at the 9th annual Meso meeting in 2007. The topics selected for Meso 2007 are designed to illustrate the relation of thresholds to multiscaling:. Flow through capillary tubes in contrast to pipes. OCo Laminar and turbulent flow transition. OCo Heat convection of thin wires in contrast to cylinders. OCo Electrical conductance of macro- and nano-circuits. OCo Rubbery and glassy polymers. OCo Single- and poly-crystal behavior. OCo Strength of wires and round cylindrical bars. OCo Uni-axial and multi-axial material: linear and non-linear response. OCo Thin and thick plate behavior. OCo Brittle and ductile fracture. OCo Small and large crack growth behavior. OCo Low and high temperature effects. OCo Local and global material property characteristics. OCo Small and large bodies: size and time effects. OCo Specimen and structure"