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Mechanisms and Biological Significance of Pulsatile Hormone Secretion
Jamie Goode A.
This exciting book brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of experts to discuss the importance of pulsatile signalling in the induction of biological responses. Coverage includes the basic mechanisms involved in hormone...
Evolution of Hydrothermal Ecosystems on Earth (and Mars?)
Gregory Bock R.
This book explores the possibility that life exists on Mars. It provides an interdisciplinary overview of the early evolution of life in hydrothermal ecosystems on Earth, focusing on the problem of remote sensing and incorporating geological...
Our Precarious Habitat ... It's In Your Hands
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This new and expanded Fourth Edition of Dr. Benarde's myth-defying book uses an evidence-based approach to refute today's pervasive, environmental doomsday hype. With up-to-date information consolidated from authoritative scientific journals and...
Thematic Cartography, Cartography and the Impact of the Quantitative Revolution
Colette Cauvin
This series in three volumes considers maps as constructions resulting from a number of successive transformations and stages integrated in a logical reasoning and an order of choices. Volume 2 focuses on the impact of the quantitative...
Recent Dynamics of the Mediterranean Vegetation and Landscape
Mark Mulligan
The Mediterranean region has been shaped by human activity and maintained by traditional practices of land use for centuries. This has affected the distribution of plants and the landscape, which can be considered as part of the European...
Thermo-Hydromechanical and Chemical Coupling in Geomaterials and Applications
Jian-Fu Shao
GeoProc2008 collects the proceedings of the International Conference on Coupled T-H-M-C (thermal, hydraulic, mechanical, chemical) Processes in Geosystems.
The Physiological Basis of Starling's Law of the Heart
CIBA Foundation Symposium
The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and...
T Cell Subsets in Infectious and Autoimmune Diseases
Gail Cardew
T cells are a specialized population of immune cells that aid the immune system in combating various types of invading pathogens. This book presents up-to-the-minute data on the role of T cells in autoimmune diseases.
Ultra Wideband Signals and Systems in Communication Engineering
Lachlan Michael
The thoroughly revised and updated second edition of Ultra Wideband Signals and Systems in Communication Engineering features new standards, developments and applications. It addresses not only recent developments in UWB communication systems,...
Electric Power Planning for Regulated and Deregulated Markets
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As the industry environment transforms from a completely regulated setting to a broader, deregulated marketplace, new market participants must understand planning and operations of power systems to effectively participate in markets. This...
Distributed Feedback Laser Diodes and Optical Tunable Filters
H. Ghafouri-Shiraz, Dr.
Advances in optical fibre based communications systems have played a crucial role in the development of the information highway. By offering a single mode oscillation and narrow spectral output, distributed feedback (DFB) semiconductor laser...
Ultra Wideband Signals and Systems in Communication Engineering
Lachlan Michael
Ultra Wideband (UWB) is the hot new topic in wireless communication engineering today. High-speed communication over short distances using sub-nanosecond pulses, rather than conventional sinusoidal waves, has paved the way for cheap wireless...
DSP Applications Using C and the TMS320C6x DSK
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The TMS320C6x is Texas Instrument's next generation DSP found in over 60 percent of wireless devices from leading manufacturers such as Ericsson, Nokia, Sony, and Handspring Author has many years experience working with the TI line of TMS DSPs...
Guide to Tendrillate Climbers of Costa Rican Mountains
Alexander Krings
Climbers, such as lianas and vines, are important constituents of tropical forests and perhaps the single most important physiognomic characteristic differentiating tropical from temperate forests, occurring on nearly 50% of forest trees in...
Molecular Chemistry of Sol-Gel Derived Nanomaterials
Robert Corriu
Presenting the wide range of synthetic possibilities opened by sol-gel processes in the field of organic-inorganic materials, Molecular Chemistry of Sol-Gel Derived Nanomaterials discusses the state of the art in the synthesis of the various...
Linker Strategies in Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis
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Linker design is an expanding field with an exciting future in state-of-the-art organic synthesis. Ever-increasing numbers of ambitious solution phase reactions are being adapted for solid-phase organic chemistry and to accommodate them, large...
Core Concepts in Supramolecular Chemistry and Nanochemistry
Karl Wallace
Supramolecular chemistry and nanochemistry are two strongly interrelated cutting edge frontiers in research in the chemical sciences. The results of recent work in the area are now an increasing part of modern degree courses and hugely important...
Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy of Organic Radicals
Walter Huber
Electron spin resonance spectroscopy is the method used to determine the structure and life expectancy of a number of radicals. Written by Fabian Gerson and Walter Huber, top experts in the field of electron spin resonance spectroscopy, this...
Single-Molecule Optical Detection, Imaging and Spectroscopy
M. Orrit
Single Molecule Spectroscopy is one of the hottest topics in today's chemistry. It brings us close to the the most exciting vision generations of chemists have been dreaming of: To observe and examine single molecules! While most of chemistry...
Computational Modeling for Homogeneous and Enzymatic Catalysis
Keiji Morokuma
Here, the world's most active and productive computational scientists from academia and industry present established, effective and powerful tools for understanding catalysts. With its broad scope – nitrogen fixation, polymerization, C-H bond...
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Manual
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Field technicians and emergency response personnel are often faced with the dangers of flammable, combustible, and chemically unstable materials. Although there are numerous procedures set forth by regulatory agencies like the Occupational...
Chromatographic Methods in Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology
Roger Bertholf
This book aims to fill the gap that exists between theoretical treatments of chromatography, and clinical chemistry and toxicology texts, which focus almost exclusively on clinical relevance and applications. Chromatography has a vast array of...
Risk Assessment for Chemicals in Drinking Water
Anna Fan M.
A comprehensive reference on state-of-the-art risk assessment methodologies for drinking water Risk Assessment for Chemicals in Drinking Water discusses the major steps and goals in risk assessments and suggests ways to improve the methodologies...
Peptide and Protein Design for Biopharmaceutical Applications
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Peptides serve as effective drugs in the clinic today. However the inherent drawbacks of peptide structures can limit their efficacy as drugs. To overcome this researchers are developing new methods to create ‘tailor-made’ peptides and proteins...
MDI and TDI: Safety, Health and the Environment
D. Allport C.
MDI and TDI are polymer building blocks used in large quantities and have a variety of applications in industry. As their use often involves large numbers of workers they are also subject to stringent health and safety regulations. This book...
Metallotherapeutic Drugs and Metal-Based Diagnostic Agents
Marcel Gielen
There are an astonishing number and variety of roles that metals play in contemporary medicine. This book contains information on the medicinal uses of inorganics, that is, of elements such as boron, lithium, selenium, to name a few, as well as...
The Investigation of Organic Reactions and Their Mechanisms
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A range of alternative mechanisms can usually be postulated for most organic chemical reactions, and identification of the most likely requires detailed investigation. Investigation of Organic Reactions and their Mechanisms will serve as a guide...
Industrial Guide to Chemical and Drug Safety
Prakash Diwan V.
Exposure to a wide variety of chemicals and drugs has become common in industrial, laboratory, and even household environments. Fortunately, global understanding and consequently global safety standards regarding the management of toxic and...
Analytical Method Validation and Instrument Performance Verification
Herman Lam
Validation describes the procedures used to analyze pharmaceutical products so that the data generated will comply with the requirements of regulatory bodies of the US, Canada, Europe and Japan. Calibration of Instruments describes the process...
Ventilation for Control of the Work Environment
Michael Ellenbecker J.
The second edition of Ventilation Control of the Work Environment incorporates changes in the field of industrial hygiene since the first edition was published in 1982. Integrating feedback from students and professionals, the new edition...
Handbook of Food Analytical Chemistry, Volume 1
Peter Sporns
Emphasizing effective, state-of-the art methodology and written by recognized experts in the field, the Handbook of Food Analytical Chemistry is an indispensable reference for food scientists and technologists to enable successful analysis. *...
Mass Spectrometry in Structural Biology and Biophysics
Nico Nibbering M.
The definitive guide to mass spectrometry techniques in biology and biophysics The use of mass spectrometry (MS) to study the architecture and dynamics of proteins is increasingly common within the biophysical community, and Mass Spectrometry in...
Guidelines for Defining Process Safety Competency Requirements
CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)
This Guideline presents the framework of process safety knowledge and expertise versus the desired competency level in a «super-matrix» format, vertically and diagonally. The matrix references for potential remedies/required training may be...
Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps, Compressors and Systems
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Based on the very successful German editions, this English version has been thoroughly updated and revised to reflect the developments of the last years and the latest innovations in the field. Throughout, the author makes excellent use of...
G Protein-Coupled Receptors as Drug Targets
Hugo Kubinyi
With its particular emphasis on the constitutive activity of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs)s, this book comprehensively discusses an important biological process that has not yet been covered in such depth in any other existing books on...
Voltage-Gated Ion Channels as Drug Targets
Hugo Kubinyi
Edited by the most prominent person in the field and top researchers at US pharmaceutical companies, this is a unique resource for drug developers and physiologists seeking a molecular-level understanding of ion channel pharmacology. After an...
Ligand Design for G Protein-coupled Receptors
Didier Rognan
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are one of the most important target classes in pharmacology and are the target of many blockbuster drugs. Yet only with the recent elucidation of the rhodopsin structure have these receptors become amenable...
Introduction to Contamination Control and Cleanroom Technology
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Contamination control is being used by more and more industries where the highest level of cleanliness and hygiene is of vital importance. This book covers the basic principles of contamination control and cleanroom technology from a holistic...
Advanced Computer-Assisted Techniques in Drug Discovery
Povl Krogsgaard-Larsen
The use of powerful computers has revolutionized molecular design and drug discovery. Thoroughly researched and well-structured, this comprehensive handbook covers highly effective and efficient techniques in 3D-QSAR and advanced statistical...
Integration von Advanced Control in der Prozessindustrie
Dirk Abel
Das erste Buch, das Rapid Control Prototyping zur zeitnahen und effizienten Umsetzung von Steuerungsverfahren fur verfahrenstechnische Anlagen beschreibt Aufgrund zunehmender Komplexitat verfahrenstechnischer Prozesse und steigender Qualitats-,...
Epithelial Anion Transport in Health and Disease
Jamie Goode A.
Cl- absorption and HCO3- secretion are intimately associated processes vital to epithelial function, itself a key physiological activity. Until recently the transporters responsible remained obscure, but a breakthrough occurred with the...
Myopia and the Control of Eye Growth
Kate Widdows
Myopia, the most common disorder of the eye, affects 80% of the population of some countries. Although its basis remains uncertain, recent development of animal models have permitted tests of hypothesis as to myopia's origins. The symposium...
Analysing Gene Expression, A Handbook of Methods
Stefan Lorkowski
This book combines the experience of 225 experts on 900 pages. Scientists worldwide are currently overwhelmed by the ever-increasing number and diversity of genome projects. This handbook is your guide through the jungle of new methods and...
Proteomic and Genomic Analysis of Cardiovascular Disease
Michael Dunn J.
This is the very first book to focus on this new approach that will eventually aid in developing new diagnostic markers and therapies for controlling and treating heart disease – the number-one killer in the industrialized world. Divided into...
Expression and Analysis of Recombinant Ion Channels
Derek Trezise J.
Filling the gap created over the past five years, during which many new techniques have entered the market, this book is directed at both the new and the experienced ion channel researcher wishing to learn more about the considerations and...
Biology in Space and Life on Earth
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This concise yet comprehensive treatment of the effects of spaceflight on biological systems includes issues at the forefront of life sciences research, such as gravitational biology, immune system response, bone cell formation and the effects...
Redox Signaling and Regulation in Biology and Medicine
Claus Jacob
This first entry-level guide to the multifaceted field takes readers one step further than existing textbooks. In an easily accessible manner, the authors integrate the biochemistry, cell biology and medical implications of intracellular redox...
Advances in X-ray Tomography for Geomaterials
Jacques Desrues
This book brings together a total of 48 contributions (including 5 keynote papers) which were presented at the 2nd International Workshop on the Application of X-ray CT for Geomaterials (GeoX 2006) held in Aussois, France, on 4-7 October, 2006....
Reefs and Carbonate Platforms in the Pacific and Indian Oceans (Special Publication 25 of the IAS)
P. Davies J.
This IAS Special Publication #27 contains 17 of the papers presented at the IAS International Workshop on Reefs and Carbonate platforms in the Pacific and Indian oceans held in Sydney (July 1995). This is the first book to summarize the current...
Wave and Scattering Methods for Numerical Simulation
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Scattering-based numerical methods are increasingly applied to the numerical simulation of distributed time-dependent physical systems. These methods, which possess excellent stability and stability verification properties, have appeared in...
