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Temporality. Universals and Variation
Maria Bittner
Temporality surveys the ways in which languages of different types refer to past, present, and future events, through an in-depth examination of four major language types: tense-based English, tense-aspect-based Polish, aspect-based Chinese, and...
Advances in Chemical Physics. Vol. 141
Stuart A. Rice
The Advances in Chemical Physics series presents the cutting edge in every area of the discipline and provides the field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances. It provides an editorial framework that makes the book an...
Applications of Texture Analysis
A. D. Rollett
This volume contains papers presented at The 15th International Conference on the Texture of Materials from June 1-5th, 2008 in Pittsburgh, PA. Chapters include: Thin Films Texture at Non-Ambient Conditions Novel Texture Measurement Techniques...
Advances in Chemical Physics. Vol. 143
Stuart A. Rice
The Advances in Chemical Physics series presents the cutting edge in every area of the discipline and provides the field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances. It provides an editorial framework that makes each volume...
Advances in Chemical Physics. Volume 143
Stuart A. Rice
The Advances in Chemical Physics series presents the cutting edge in every area of the discipline and provides the field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances. It provides an editorial framework that makes each volume...
Horticultural Reviews, Volume 36
Jules Janick
Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamentals. These...
Advances in Chemical Physics. Volume 144
Stuart A. Rice
This series provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline. Topics included in this volume include recent developments in classical density functional theory,...
Biophysical Chemistry of Biointerfaces
Hiroyuki Ohshima
The first book on the innovative study of biointerfaces using biophysical chemistry The biophysical phenomena that occur on biointerfaces, or biological surfaces, hold a prominent place in the study of biology and medicine, and are crucial for...
Introduction to Private Equity
Cyril Demaria
Introduction to Private Equity is a critical yet grounded guide to the private equity industry. Far more than just another introductory guide, the book blends academic rigour with practical experience to provide a critical perspective of the...
Chemometrics for Pattern Recognition
Richard Brereton G.
Over the past decade, pattern recognition has been one of the fastest growth points in chemometrics. This has been catalysed by the increase in capabilities of automated instruments such as LCMS, GCMS, and NMR, to name a few, to obtain large...
Cumulenes in Click Reactions
Henri Ulrich
Cumulenes are organic molecules with two or more cumulative (consecutive) double bonds. Their reactions often proceed at room temperature, with or without a catalyst, and are stereospecific, giving the reaction products in high yields – features...
Seismic Analysis of Structures
T. Datta K.
While numerous books have been written on earthquakes, earthquake resistance design, and seismic analysis and design of structures, none have been tailored for advanced students and practitioners, and those who would like to have most of the...
Advanced Biomedical Image Analysis
Mark Haidekker
A comprehensive reference of cutting-edge advanced techniques for quantitative image processing and analysis Medical diagnostics and intervention, and biomedical research rely progressively on imaging techniques, namely, the ability to capture,...
Horticultural Reviews, Volume 38
Jules Janick
Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamentals. These...
Reviews in Computational Chemistry
Kenny Lipkowitz B.
This volume, like those prior to it, features chapters by experts in various fields of computational chemistry. Volume 27 covers brittle fracture, molecular detailed simulations of lipid bilayers, semiclassical bohmian dynamics, dissipative...
Immunoassays in Agricultural Biotechnology
Guomin Shan
A very broad range of professionals are using immunoassay technology daily to analyze genetically engineered (GE) crops and related areas, and many of these professionals are completely new to this technology. There is a great need for users to...
Fiber-Optic Communication Systems
Govind Agrawal P.
This book provides a comprehensive account of fiber-optic communication systems. The 3rd edition of this book is used worldwide as a textbook in many universities. This 4th edition incorporates recent advances that have occurred, in particular...
Simply Photoshop Elements 8
Mike Wooldridge
If you want to get up to speed with Photoshop Elements 8, then this clear, concise guide is the ideal companion for fast and efficient learning. Simply Photoshop Elements 8 contains examples of all the newest features of Photoshop Elements,...
Teach Your Children Tables
Bill Handley
Great math skills are a head start to lasting success Teach Your Children Tables is the ultimate guide to improving your child's mathematical abilities. Written by a renowned education expert, this book provides a proven approach to teaching...
Kittler and the Media
Geoffrey Winthrop-Young
With books such as Discourse Networks and Gramophone, Film, Typewriter and the collection Literature, Media, Information Systems, Friedrich Kittler has established himself as one of the world's most influential media theorists. He is also one of...
Zizek and the Media
Paul Taylor A.
Slavoj Zizek reaches the parts of the media that other theorists cannot. With sources ranging from Thomas Aquinas to Quentin Tarantino and Desperate Housewives to Dostoyevsky, Zizek mixes high theory with low culture more engagingly than any...
Virilio and the Media
John Armitage
In books such as The Aesthetics of Disappearance, War and Cinema, The Lost Dimension, and The Vision Machine, Paul Virilio has fundamentally changed how we think about contemporary media culture. Virilio’s examinations of the connections between...
Desalination. Water from Water
Jane Kucera
This is the first volume to cover desalination in such depth and detail, offering engineers, technicians, and operators full coverage of the applications, economics, and expectations of what will certainly become one of the most important...
Biosensing Using Nanomaterials
Arben Merkoci
An interdisciplinary approach to one of the hottest topics in nanotechnology and nanoscience Biosensing Using Nanomaterials introduces novel concepts in the area of bioanalysis based on nanomaterials, opening new opportunities for basic research...
Clinical Trials Handbook
Shayne Cox Gad
Best practices for conducting effective and safe clinical trials Clinical trials are arguably the most important steps in proving drug effectiveness and safety for public use. They require intensive planning and organization and involve a wide...
Maxwell's Equations
Paul Huray G.
An authoritative view of Maxwell's Equations that takes theory to practice Maxwell's Equations is a practical guide to one of the most remarkable sets of equations ever devised. Professor Paul Huray presents techniques that show the reader how...
Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis
Iwao Ojima
Praise for the previous editions «An excellent text . . . will no doubt provide the benchmark for comparative works for many years.» —Journal of the American Chemical Society «An excellent state-of-the-art compilation of catalytic asymmetric...
Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence
Chris Geddes D.
Discover how metal-enhanced fluorescence is changing traditional concepts of fluorescence This book collects and analyzes all the current trends, opinions, and emerging hot topics in the field of metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF). Readers learn...
Concise Physical Chemistry
Donald Rogers W.
This book is a physical chemistry textbook that presents the essentials of physical chemistry as a logical sequence from its most modest beginning to contemporary research topics. Many books currently on the market focus on the problem sets with...
Urban School Leadership
Tom Payzant
This important book, written by educational expert and urban school leader, Tom Payzant, offers a realistic understanding of what urban school leadership looks like from the inside. Payzant shares his first-hand knowledge of the unique...
Condensed Matter Physics
Michael Marder P.
Now updated—the leading single-volume introduction to solid state and soft condensed matter physics This Second Edition of the unified treatment of condensed matter physics keeps the best of the first, providing a basic foundation in the subject...
Simply Digital Photography
Rob Sheppard
If you are serious about digital photography, then this clear, concise guide is the ideal companion for fast and efficient learning. Simply Digital Photography offers techniques that can be used to make better digital photos, prints, and...
Tales from Facebook
Daniel Miller
Facebook is now used by nearly 500 million people throughout the world, many of whom spend several hours a day on this site. Once the preserve of youth, the largest increase in usage today is amongst the older sections of the population. Yet...
The Pragmatic Turn
Richard Bernstein J.
In this major new work, Richard J. Bernstein argues that many of the most important themes in philosophy during the past one hundred and fifty years are variations and developments of ideas that were prominent in the classical American...
Inorganic Syntheses
Thomas Rauchfuss
The Inorganic Syntheses series provides all users of inorganic substances with detailed and foolproof procedures for the preparation of important and timely compounds. Includes complete, up-to-date procedures involving important inorganic...
Computational Photonics
Salah Obayya
This book explores the state-of-the art in computational modelling techniques for photonic devices In this book, the author provides a comprehensive coverage of modern numerical modelling techniques for designing photonic devices for use in...
Tumor Microenvironment
Dietmar Siemann W.
The microenvironment in which a tumor originates plays a critical role in its initiation and progression. Tumor Microenvironment reviews the importance of tumor microenvironment in cancer management. Particular emphasis is placed on discussing...
Computational Dynamics
Ahmed Shabana A.
Computational Dynamics, 3rd edition, thoroughly revised and updated, provides logical coverage of both theory and numerical computation techniques for practical applications. The author introduces students to this advanced topic covering the...
Ubiquitous Photography
Martin Hand
The rise of digital photography and imaging has transformed the landscape of visual communication and culture. Events, activities, moments, objects, and people are ‘captured' and distributed as images on an unprecedented scale. Many of these are...
Sloterdijk Now
Stuart Elden
Peter Sloterdijk is one of the most challenging and contentious thinkers currently working within the European tradition. This is the first collection devoted to his work for English-language audiences and will act as an introduction to his...
Plastics and Sustainability. Towards a Peaceful Coexistence between Bio-based and Fossil Fuel-based Plastics
Michael Tolinski
Clearly lays out the issues related to plastics' effects on the environment, while also serving as a practical, non-academic guide for making sustainability decisions about plastics recycling and the newest bio-based plastics Company managers,...
Academic Leadership Day by Day. Small Steps That Lead to Great Success
Jeffrey L. Buller
It can seem at times as though all of academic administration today is focused only on the need for continual change and the endless pursuit of «the big idea.» But most academic leaders, from department chairs and program directors through...
The LTE-Advanced Deployment Handbook. The Planning Guidelines for the Fourth Generation Networks
Jyrki T. J. Penttinen
LTE-Advanced is the new Global standard which is expected to create a foundation for the future wireless broadband services. The standard incorporates all the latest technologies recently developed in the field of wireless communications....
Bioinformatics and Biomarker Discovery. Omic Data Analysis for Personalized Medicine
Francisco Azuaje
This book is designed to introduce biologists, clinicians and computational researchers to fundamental data analysis principles, techniques and tools for supporting the discovery of biomarkers and the implementation of diagnostic/prognostic...
Proteomics of Biological Systems. Protein Phosphorylation Using Mass Spectrometry Techniques
Bryan Ham M.
Phosphorylation is the addition of a phosphate (PO4) group to a protein or other organic molecule. Phosphorylation activates or deactivates many protein enzymes, causing or preventing the mechanisms of diseases such as cancer and diabetes. This...
Who Owns You? Science, Innovation, and the Gene Patent Wars
David Koepsell
The 2nd Edition of Who Owns You, David Koepsell’s widely acclaimed exploration of the philosophical and legal problems of patenting human genes, is updated to reflect the most recent changes to the cultural and legal climate relating to the...
Albert Einstein: Akademie-Vortr?ge. Sitzungsberichte der Preu?ischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1914 - 1932
Dieter Simon
Der vorliegende Band enthalt in Faksimiledruck 47 der von Albert Einstein zwischen 1914 und 1932 in den Sitzungen der Preu?ischen Akademie der Wissenschaften gehaltenen Vortrage, die der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften als...
Regulated Bioanalytical Laboratories. Technical and Regulatory Aspects from Global Perspectives
Michael Zhou
This book provides useful information for bioanalytical / analytical scientists, analysts, quality assurance managers, and all personnel in bioanalytical laboratories through all aspects of bioanalytical technical and regulatory perspectives...
Die Invasion der Waschb?ren. und andere Expeditionen in die wilde Natur
Michael Gro?
Bald leben mehr als eine Million (!) Waschbaren in unseren Waldern und nicht nur da ? sie kommen uns auch in den Stadten >besuchen<. Die putzigen Kerlchen konnen nichts dafur, denn wir sind an ihrer Verbreitung Schuld, da wir das okologische...
Free Space Optical Networks for Ultra-Broad Band Services
Stamatios Kartalopoulos V.
This book provides a comprehensive description of an optical communications technology known as free space optical—a next-generation communications network that uses optical signals through the atmosphere instead of fiber, RF, or microwaves....
