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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...
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...
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-,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. *...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
An Introduction to 3D Computer Vision Techniques and Algorithms
Boguslaw Cyganek
Computer vision encompasses the construction of integrated vision systems and the application of vision to problems of real-world importance. The process of creating 3D models is still rather difficult, requiring mechanical measurement of the...
Synthesis of Naturally Occurring Nitrogen Heterocycles from Carbohydrates
Ahmed Nemr El
Carbohydrates are widely distributed in nature and widely available, and so are considered as a promising feedstock for the preparation of many organic chemical compounds. They are particularly useful in the preparation of nitrogen heterocycles...
Guidelines for Pressure Relief and Effluent Handling Systems
CCPS (Center for Chemical Process Safety)
Providing in-depth guidance on how to design and rate emergency pressure relief systems, Guidelines for Pressure Relief and Effluent Handling Systems incorporates the current best designs from the Design Institute for Emergency Relief Systems as...
Environmental Analysis and Technology for the Refining Industry
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A timely, hands-on guide to environmental issues and regulatory standards for the petroleum industry Environmental analysis and testing methods are an integral part of any current and future refining activities. Today's petroleum refining...
Integrated Strategies for Drug Discovery Using Mass Spectrometry
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New strategies and techniques for today's fast-paced discovery process Today, the pressure is on for high-throughput approaches to accelerate the generation, identification, and optimization of molecules with desirable drug properties. As...
Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 (GSK-3) and Its Inhibitors
Ana Martinez
Many researchers believe that GSK-3 and its inhibitors could lead to effective treatments for neurogenerative disorders, type II diabetes, depression and bipolar disorder, and some forms of cancer. This book provides a thorough introduction to...
Crystal-Liquid-Gas Phase Transitions and Thermodynamic Similarity
Vladimir Skripov P.
Professor Skripov obtained worldwide recognition with his monograph «Metastable liquids», published in English by Wiley & Sons. Based upon this work and another monograph published only in Russia, this book investigates the behavior of melting...
Noise and Signal Interference in Optical Fiber Transmission Systems
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A comprehensive reference to noise and signal interference in optical fiber communications Noise and Signal Interference in Optical Fiber Transmission Systems is a compendium on specific topics within optical fiber transmission and the...
