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The Technology Toolbelt for Teaching
Manning Susan
Instructors are under pressure to integrate technology into their traditional or online instruction, but often they aren't sure what to do or why they should do it. The Technology Toolbelt for Teaching offers instructors a down-to-earth guide to...
Trellis and Turbo Coding. Iterative and Graph-Based Error Control Coding
Perez Lance C.
This new edition has been extensively revised to reflect the progress in error control coding over the past few years. Over 60% of the material has been completely reworked, and 30% of the material is original. Convolutional, turbo, and low...
High-Density Lipoproteins. Structure, Metabolism, Function and Therapeutics
Kontush Anatol
A complete guide to the role of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) in new and emerging therapies With high-density lipoproteins (HDL) playing an increasing role in cardiovascular disease prevention, there is a growing need for an in-depth look at...
Optical CDMA Networks. Principles, Analysis and Applications
Ghafouri-Shiraz Hooshang
This book focuses heavily on the principles, analysis and applications of code-division multiple-access (CDMA) techniques in optical communication systems and networks. In this book, the authors intimately discuss modern optical networks and...
Bipolar Disorder. Clinical and Neurobiological Foundations
Yatham Lakshmi N.
Bipolar disorder is the most complex psychiatric disorder with different types of mood episodes, subtypes, varied course, and significant co-morbidity. Not surprisingly, this complexity poses unique challenges to clinicians for optimal...
Rainfall. State of the Science
Gebremichael Mekonnen
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 191. Rainfall: State of the Science offers the most up-to-date knowledge on the fundamental and practical aspects of rainfall. Each chapter,...
The Duffing Equation. Nonlinear Oscillators and their Behaviour
Kovacic Ivana
The Duffing Equation: Nonlinear Oscillators and their Behaviour brings together the results of a wealth of disseminated research literature on the Duffing equation, a key engineering model with a vast number of applications in science and...
Hydromechanics. Theory and Fundamentals
Sinaiski Emmanuil G.
Written by an experienced author with a strong background in applications of this field, this monograph provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the theory behind hydromechanics. He includes numerous appendices with mathematical tools,...
Biological Diversity. Exploiters and Exploited
Hatcher Paul E.
Biological Diversity takes a fresh, innovative approach to the teaching of biodiversity. Rather than detailing and cataloguing the major taxa and their evolutionary relationships, the authors have selected 18 groups of organisms and used these...
Changing Cold Environments. A Canadian Perspective
French Hugh M.
Changing Cold Environments; Implications for Global Climate Change is a comprehensive overview of the changing nature of the physical attributes of Canada's cold environments and the implications of these changes to cold environments on a global...
Feuersucher. Die Jagd nach dem Geheimnis der Lebensenergie
Schatz Gottfried
Packend und dennoch wissenschaftlich prazise schildert Gottfried Schatz die leidenschaftlichen Kampfe jener Forscher, die das letzte gro?e Ratsel der Zellatmung losten und die Idee des britischen Biologen Peter Mitchell schlie?lich bestatigten....
Enzybiotics. Antibiotic Enzymes as Drugs and Therapeutics
Villa Tomas G.
Presents the latest research and applications for a new, promising approach to fighting infectious diseases Enzybiotics is a promising way of fighting bacterial or fungal infectious diseases by using viruses or viral-derived lysins. Drawing from...
Melanins and Melanosomes. Biosynthesis, Structure, Physiological and Pathological Functions
Borovansky Jan
The surface pigmentation of vertebrates is controlled by specialized cells able to synthesize a variety of pigments collectively known as melanins. Recent research has shown that melanins are produced not only in the skin but also in many other...
Applied Digital Optics. From Micro-optics to Nanophotonics
Kress Bernard C.
Miniaturization and mass replications have begun to lead the optical industry in the transition from traditional analog to novel digital optics. As digital optics enter the realm of mainstream technology through the worldwide sale of consumer...
Plant Cell Culture. Essential Methods
Anthony Paul
The ability to culture cells is fundamental for mass propagation and as a baseline for the genetic manipulation of plant nuclei and organelles. The introduction to Plant Cell Culture: Essential Methods provides a general background to plant cell...
CVD of Compound Semiconductors. Precursor Synthesis, Developmeny and Applications
Jones Anthony C.
Chemical growth methods of electronic materials are the keystone of microelectronic device processing. This book discusses the applications of metalorganic chemistry for the vapor phase deposition of compound semiconductors. Vapor phase methods...
Anticholinesterase Pesticides. Metabolism, Neurotoxicity, and Epidemiology
Gupta Ramesh C.
This book offers an important reference source about the most common classes of pesticides for researchers engaged in the area of neurotoxicology, metabolism, and epidemiology. The book presents details about thorough characterization of target...
Critical Media Studies. An Introduction
Mack Robert L.
Fully revised to reflect today’s media environment, this new edition of Critical Media Studies offers students a comprehensive introduction to the field and demonstrates how to think critically about the power and influence of media in our daily...
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation. Medical Applications
Cagnoni Stefano
Genetic and Evolutionary Computation: Medical Applications provides an overview of the range of GEC techniques being applied to medicine and healthcare in a context that is relevant not only for existing GEC practitioners but also those from...
Educational Neuroscience. Initiatives and Emerging Issues
Campbell Stephen R.
Educational Neuroscience provides an overview of the wide range of recent initiatives in educational neuroscience, examining a variety of methodological concerns, issues, and directions. Encourages interdisciplinary perspectives in educational...
Media Literacies. A Critical Introduction
Hoechsmann Michael
Media Literacies: A Critical Introduction traces the history of media literacy and grapples with the fresh challenges posed by the convergent media of the 21st century. The book provides a much-needed guide to what it means to be literate in...
Inorganic Hydrazine Derivatives. Synthesis, Properties and Applications
Rattan Tanu Mimani
Traditionally, interest in the chemistry of hydrazine and its derivatives has been focused on the development of propellants and explosives, but in recent years a wide variety of new applications have emerged in fields such as polymers,...
Conservation Psychology. Understanding and Promoting Human Care for Nature
Clayton Susan
This textbook introduces the reader to the new and emerging field of Conservation Psychology, which explores connections between the study of human behavior and the achievement of conservation goals. People are often cast as villains in the...
Nanomaterials in Drug Delivery, Imaging, and Tissue Engineering
Tiwari Ashutosh
This groundbreaking, multidisciplinary work is one of the first books to cover Nanotheragnostics, the new developmental edge of nanomedicine. Through a collection of authoritative chapters, the book reports on nanoscopic therapeutic systems that...
Hydrogen Bonding and Transfer in the Excited State
Han Ke-Li
This book gives an extensive description of the state-of-the-art in research on excited-state hydrogen bonding and hydrogen transfer in recent years. Initial chapters present both the experimental and theoretical investigations on the...
Protein Chaperones and Protection from Neurodegenerative Diseases
Witt Stephan N.
How protein chaperones protect cells from neurodegenerative diseases Including contributions from leading experts, Protein Chaperones and Protection from Neurodegenerative Diseases provides an in-depth exploration of how protein chaperones are...
LTE and the Evolution to 4G Wireless. Design and Measurement Challenges
Technologies Agilent
A practical guide to LTE design, test and measurement, this new edition has been updated to include the latest developments This book presents the latest details on LTE from a practical and technical perspective. Written by Agilent’s measurement...
Ionic Interactions in Natural and Synthetic Macromolecules
Ciferri Alberto
This book is a comprehensive study of the subject of ionic interactions in macromolecules. The first parts of the book review and analyze the conventional treatments of fixed charges (e.g. in polyelectrolytes and polyampholytes), including...
Electromagnetic Wave Scattering from Random Rough Surfaces. Asymptotic Models
Pinel Nicolas
Electromagnetic wave scattering from random rough surfaces is an active, interdisciplinary area of research with myriad practical applications in fields such as optics, acoustics, geoscience and remote sensing. Focusing on the case of random...
Industrial Scale Suspension Culture of Living Cells
Meyer Hans-Peter
The submersed cultivation of organisms in sterile containments or fermenters has become the standard manufacturing procedure, and will remain the gold standard for some time to come. This book thus addresses submersed cell culture and...
Fashion Designer's Handbook for Adobe Illustrator
Centner Marianne
Fashion Designer's Handbook for Adobe Illustrator 2nd Edition is a teach-yourself guide that provides step-by-step instructions and diagrams on how to use Adobe Illustrator CS5. Bursting with detailed technical information and full colour...
Cholesterol Regulation of Ion Channels and Receptors
Levitan Irena
Examines new research on the role of cholesterol in regulating ion channels and receptors and its effect on health Drawing together and analyzing all the latest research findings, this book explores the role of cholesterol in the regulation of...
Effective Grading. A Tool for Learning and Assessment in College
Walvoord Barbara E.
The second edition of Effective Grading—the book that has become a classic in the field—provides a proven hands-on guide for evaluating student work and offers an in-depth examination of the link between teaching and grading. Authors Barbara E....
Fabrication of Nanostructures by Plasma Electrolysis
Aliofkhazraei Mahmood
In this handbook and ready reference, the authors introduce the concept of plasma electrolysis, explaining how the coatings are characterized and discussing their mechanical and corrosion properties. They then go on to look at specific...
Computational Approaches in Cheminformatics and Bioinformatics
Bender Andreas
A breakthrough guide employing knowledge that unites cheminformatics and bioinformatics as innovation for the future Bridging the gap between cheminformatics and bioinformatics for the first time, Computational Approaches in Cheminformatics and...
Properties of Interacting Low-Dimensional Systems
Huang Danhong
Filling the gap for comprehensive coverage of the realistic fundamentals and approaches needed to perform cutting-edge research on mesoscopic systems, this textbook allows advanced students to acquire and use the skills at a highly technical,...
Elements of Modern X-ray Physics
McMorrow Des
Eagerly awaited, this second edition of a best-selling text comprehensively describes from a modern perspective the basics of x-ray physics as well as the completely new opportunities offered by synchrotron radiation. Written by internationally...
High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites 8
Zhang Litong
This proceedings contains 78 papers from the 8th International Conference on High Temperature Ceramic Matrix Composites, held September 22-26, 2013 in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. Chapters include: Ceramic Genome, Computational Modeling, and Design...
Nanocomposites. In Situ Synthesis of Polymer-Embedded Nanostructures
Nicolais Luigi
A Step-by-step guide to the synthesis and characterization of metal-polymer nanocomposites Polymer nanocomposites, polymers that are reinforced with nano-sized particles, provide enhanced mechanical, thermal, electrical, and barrier properties....
Ceramics Science and Technology, Volume 3. Synthesis and Processing
Chen I-Wei
Although ceramics have been known to mankind literally for millennia, research has never ceased. Apart from the classic uses as a bulk material in pottery, construction, and decoration, the latter half of the twentieth century saw an explosive...
Assessment Clear and Simple. A Practical Guide for Institutions, Departments, and General Education
Banta Trudy W.
The first edition of Assessment Clear and Simple quickly became the essential go-to guide for anyone who participates in the assessment process in higher education. With the increased pressure to perform assessment to demonstrate accountability,...
Philosophy of Technology. The Technological Condition: An Anthology
Scharff Robert C.
The new edition of this authoritative introduction to the philosophy of technology includes recent developments in the subject, while retaining the range and depth of its selection of seminal contributions and its much-admired editorial...
Structural Glasses and Supercooled Liquids. Theory, Experiment, and Applications
Lubchenko Vassiliy
With contributions from 24 global experts in diverse fields, and edited by world-recognized leaders in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysics, Structural Glasses and Supercooled Liquids: Theory, Experiment, and Applications presents...
Advances in Inorganic Phosphate Materials
Belharouak Ilias
This publication provides an excellent one-stop resource for understanding the most important current issues in the research and advances in inorganic phosphate materials.
The Handbook of Bilingualism and Multilingualism
Ritchie William C.
**Honored as a 2013 Choice Outstanding Academic Title** Comprising state-of-the-art research, this substantially expanded and revised Handbook discusses the latest global and interdisciplinary issues across bilingualism and multilingualism....
Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis. Concepts, Strategies, and Applications
Lam Yulin
Presents both the fundamental concepts and the most recent applications in solid-phase organic synthesis With its emphasis on basic concepts, Solid-Phase Organic Synthesis guides readers through all the steps needed to design and perform...
Chaos in Electric Drive Systems. Analysis, Control and Application
Chau K. T.
In Chaos in Electric Drive Systems: Analysis, Control and Application authors Chau and Wang systematically introduce an emerging technology of electrical engineering that bridges abstract chaos theory and practical electric drives. The authors...
Catalytic Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylations
Bandini Marco
This first comprehensive overview of this important synthetic reaction covers the whole spectrum of this modern and rapidly developing field. Clearly structured, the book presents all the known synthetic approaches for the construction of...
Process Intensification Technologies for Green Chemistry. Engineering Solutions for Sustainable Chemical Processing
Boodhoo Kamelia
The successful implementation of greener chemical processes relies not only on the development of more efficient catalysts for synthetic chemistry but also, and as importantly, on the development of reactor and separation technologies which can...
Total-Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis and Related Methods
Klockenk?mper Reinhold
Explores the uses of TXRF in micro- and trace analysis, and in surface- and near-surface-layer analysis • Pinpoints new applications of TRXF in different fields of biology, biomonitoring, material and life sciences, medicine, toxicology,...
