All life on earth occurs in natural assemblages called communities. Community ecology is the study of patterns and processes involving these collections of two or more species. Communities are typically studied using a diversity of techniques,...
Systems biology is a relatively new biological study field that focuses on the systematic study of complex interactions in biological systems, thus using a new perspective (integration instead of reduction) to study them. Particularly from year...
Written by a leading expert on Aspirin-related research, this is the first comprehensive treaty of the history, pharmacological effects and clinical applications of one of the most successful drugs ever. The text is written with a wide audience...
Divided into five major parts, the two volumes of this ready reference cover the tailoring of theoretical methods for biochemical computations, as well as the many kinds of biomolecules, reaction and transition state elucidation, conformational...
On a daily basis, our requirements for technology become more innovative and creative and the field of electronics is helping to lead the way to more advanced appliances. This book gathers and evaluates the materials, designs, models, and...
A comprehensive account of the latest developments and applications in this rapidly developing field, covering a wide range of topics, such as power scaling and short pulse generation, dispersion management and modeling, broadband supercontinuum...
The second edition of the perfect companion for practical course work in enzymology. Now with an improved selection of enzymatic assays based on key metabolic reactions, this book provides the detailed background to the enzymatic reaction and...
These two volumes contain a selection of updated articles from the acclaimed Meyers Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, the most authoritative resource in cell and molecular biology, combined with new articles by...
Based on one of the leading encyclopedic resources in cell and molecular biology worldwide, this two-volume work contains more than 75% new content, not previously published in the Encyclopedia. All the other chapters have been carefully...
Here the renowned editor Evgeny Katz has chosen contributions that cover a wide range of examples and issues in implantable bioelectronics, resulting in an excellent overview of the topic. The various implants covered include biosensoric and...
Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition of Blogging provides an accessible study of a now everyday phenomenon and places it in a historical, theoretical and contemporary context. The second edition takes into account the most recent...
Tribology is the “science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion” and encompasses the study of friction, wear and lubrication. By extension biotribology is usually defined as the tribological phenomena occurring in either the...
Discovered in the 20th century, biomaterials have contributed to many of the incredible scientific and technological advancements made in recent decades. This book introduces and details the tenets of biomaterials, their relevance in a various...
Prestressing increases the load-bearing capacity of reinforced concrete structures significantly and also improves their serviceability. Long span bridges, very slender stressed ribbon or large shell structures as well as tall liquid containers...
Zukunft sichern durch Nachhaltigkeit? Bioverfahrenstechnik bedeutet einen wichtigen Schritt auf dem Weg dorthin. Sie ersetzt klassische chemische Syntheseverfahren durch nachhaltige biologische Verfahren und vereint unterschiedliche Gebiete aus...
Текст «Логико-философского трактата» едва ли можно назвать объемным, однако трудно переоценить его значимость для всей последующей европейской философии, и краткость в данном случае говорит лишь о том, насколько сжато, четко и точно Витгенштейн...
Предлагаем читателю перевод третьего издания всемирно известного учебника по протистологии немецких авторов (2003 г.). Книгу отличает большое количество прекрасных иллюстраций. Она дает краткое и вместе с тем достаточно полное представление о...
Место действия книги знаменитого итальянского палеонтолога, тележурналиста и писателя Альберто Анджелы – вся Римская империя эпохи Траяна.
Как жили в то время? Каких людей мы встретили бы в ее городах? Как удалось римлянам создать столь...
Книга представляет собой обзор, обобщающий результаты фундаментальных разносторонних исследований микоризы, как классических, так и современных, и отражающий самые разнообразные аспекты изучаемой проблемы. Авторы, признанные специалисты в...
В европейской традиции (за исключением исторической школы) экономический и моральный дискурсы разделены еще со времен «Богатства народов» Адама Смита. В исламской же экономической мысли морально-этические соображения непосредственно включаются в...
Доктор Гордон Ньюфелд посвятил свою профессиональную карьеру преподаванию и разработке своей теории в области психологии развития в университете, а также практике клинического психолога. Его подход к развитию на основе привязанности...
Книга Дагмар Нойброннер представляет собой краткий, но емкий и наглядный обзор модели привязанности, разработанной канадским психологом Гордоном Ньюфелдом. Будучи преподавателем Института Ньюфелда, Дагмар не только в полной мере владеет теорией,...
Правление Филиппа II – сына Карла V, государя, удерживавшего в своих руках значительную часть Европы и Нового Света…
При нем продолжался Siglo de Oro – Золотой век Испанской империи, когда она оставалась флагманом всей католической Европы и...
В обессмертившем имя писателя трактате «Государь» итальянский дипломат Никколо Макиавелли (1469-1527) подробно описывает свойства характера, умения и методы правления, необходимые идеальному правителю. Макиавелли считает политику искусством,...
«История свечи» – произведение великого английского физика и химика, члена Лондонского королевского общества М. Фарадея (1791–1867). Эта книга (1860) представляет собой курс лекций, который был прочитан автором для юношеской аудитории. Фарадей...
«Электроника для начинающих» – то, что нужно тем, кто хочет разобраться в этой теме. Это подробный самоучитель с множеством иллюстраций и простых описаний того, как работают электрические цепи, ток и напряжение. Вне зависимости от того, хотите...
Перед вами прекрасное руководство для тех, кто хочет научиться программировать и планирует заниматься этим профессионально. Автор книги Кори Альтхофф за год освоил азы программирования и с легкостью устроился разрабочиком в Ebay. В книге «Сам...
Книга «Пульс демократии. Как работают опросы общественного мнения» входит в списки литературы, рекомендуемой крупнейшими научными центрами по двум направлениям: демократия и опросы общественного мнения; отнесена к хрестоматийным для изучения...
This volume brings together the findings from separate studies of community-based and school-based mentoring to unpack the common response to the question of what makes youth mentoring work. A debate that was alive in 2002, when the first New...
The last two decades have seen a renaissance in interest in the chemistry of the main group elements. In particular research on the metals of group 13 (aluminium, gallium, indium and thallium) has led to the synthesis and isolation of some very...
How can we use our carbon-based resources in the most responsible manner? How can we most efficiently transform natural gas, coal, or biomass into diesel, jet fuel or gasoline to drive our machines? The Big Questions today are energyrelated, and...
This monograph describes early Ordovician (Ibexian:Tremadocian–early Floian) trilobites from Northern Spitsbergen from the section through the Kirtonryggen Formation adjacent to Hinlopen Strait. The Formation is divided into three Members, each...
A synergistic approach to signal integrity for high-speed digital design This book is designed to provide contemporary readers with an understanding of the emerging high-speed signal integrity issues that are creating roadblocks in digital...
Providing a comprehensive grounding in the subject of turbulence, Statistical Theory and Modeling for Turbulent Flows develops both the physical insight and the mathematical framework needed to understand turbulent flow. Its scope enables the...
This book gives a coherent development of the current understanding of the fluid dynamics of the middle latitude atmosphere. It is primarily aimed at post-graduate and advanced undergraduate level students and does not assume any previous...
Crystal engineers aim to control the way molecules aggregate in the crystalline phase and are therefore concerned with crystal structure prediction, polymorphism, and discovering the relative importance of different types of intermolecular...
Until recently the low-coordinate compounds of the heavier elements of group 14 were known only as transient, unstable species which were difficult to isolate. However recent developments have led to the stabilisation of these compounds and...
Clearly divided into three main sections, this practical book familiarizes readers with the area of planning in petroleum refining and petrochemical industry, while introducing several planning and modeling strategies encompassing single site...
The book describes practical procedures for the destruction of hazardous chemicals and biological agents in the laboratory in which they are used. The book is a continuation and expansion of “Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the...
Providing the scientific background on the risk and safety assessment of toxicity in phytochemicals in everyday food, this monograph contains the pros and cons of 20 testing methods, with comments by the internationally acknowledged and...
Innovative developments in science and technology require a thorough knowledge of applied mathematics, particularly in the field of differential equations and special functions. These are relevant in modeling and computing applications of...
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 183. For carbon sequestration the issues of monitoring, risk assessment, and verification of carbon content and storage efficacy are perhaps the most...
Budgets and Financial Management in Higher Education This thoroughly updated and expanded edition of the classic resource The Jossey-Bass Academic Administrator's Guide to Budgets and Financial Management will help administrators become more...
This book was written in response to the growing demand for a text that provides a unified treatment of linear and nonlinear complex valued adaptive filters, and methods for the processing of general complex signals (circular and noncircular)....
The definitive guide to the modern body of spacecraft charging knowledge—from first principles for the beginner to intermediate and advanced concepts The only book to blend the theoretical and practical aspects of spacecraft charging, Guide to...
The global climate changes that led to the expansion and contraction of high latitude ice sheets during the Quaternary period were associated with equally dramatic changes in tropical environments. These included shifts in vegetation zones,...
This book continues the well-established and authoritative series on name reactions in organic chemistry by focusing on name reactions on ring formation. Ring formating reactions have found widespread applicability in traditional organic...
The essential packaging design resource, now with more patterns than ever! For more than two decades, The Packaging Designer's Book of Patterns has served as an indispensable source of ideas and practical solutions for a wide range of packaging...