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European Media
Negrine Ralph M.
European Media provides a clear, concise account of the structures, dynamics and realities of the changing face of media in Europe. It offers a timely and illuminating appraisal of the issues surrounding the development of new media in Europe...
Conservation Biogeography
Ladle Richard
The Earth’s ecosystems are in the midst of an unprecedented period of change as a result of human action. Many habitats have been completely destroyed or divided into tiny fragments, others have been transformed through the introduction of new...
Tectonic Geomorphology
Burbank Douglas W.
Tectonic geomorphology is the study of the interplay between tectonic and surface processes that shape the landscape in regions of active deformation and at time scales ranging from days to millions of years. Over the past decade, recent...
Marine Geochemistry
Jickells Tim D.
Marine Geochemistry offers a fully comprehensive and integrated treatment of the chemistry of the oceans, their sediments and biota. The first edition of the book received strong critical acclaim and was described as ‘a standard text for years...
Stepping Up to Stepping Out: Helping Students Prepare for Life After College. New Directions for Student Services, Number 138
McClellan George S.
Undergraduate students come to college from a myriad of pathways for a variety of purposes, and the same can be said of them as they leave to head off into their next endeavors. Arguably, the most important goal of higher education is to prepare...
Linguistics
Hengeveld Kees
Linguistics is a comprehensive crosslinguistic introduction to the study of language, and is ideal for students with no background in linguistics. A comprehensive introduction to the study of language, set apart by its inclusion of...
Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Core Principles for Practice
Fisher Jane E.
Learn and apply the 14 core principles of cognitive behavior therapy In this invaluable guide, clinicians will find—identified and summarized by leading researchers and clinicians—fourteen core principles that subsume the more than 400 cognitive...
Forensic Botany. A Practical Guide
Byrd Jason
Forensic Botany: A Practical Guide is an accessible introduction to the way in which botanical evidence is identified, collected and analysed in criminal cases. Increasingly this form of evidence is becoming more important in forensic...
Coastal-Marine Conservation. Science and Policy
Ray G. Carleton
Coastal-Marine Conservation: Science and Policy introduces students and managers to complex conservation and management issues facing coastal nations of the world, their citizens, and international and non-governmental organizations. It aims to...
Multilayer Thin Films. Sequential Assembly of Nanocomposite Materials
Decher Gero
This second, comprehensive edition of the pioneering book in this fi eld has been completely revised and extended, now stretching to two volumes. The result is a comprehensive summary of layer-by-layer assembled, truly hybrid nanomaterials and...
Basin Analysis. Principles and Applications
Allen John R.
Basin Analysis is an up-to-date overview of the essential processes of the formation and evolution of sedimentary basins, and their implications for the development of hydrocarbon resources. The new edition features: A consideration of the...
Biomarkers. In Medicine, Drug Discovery, and Environmental Health
Vaidya Vishal S.
This book provides an introduction to the field of biomarkers, how they have been and can be used, and how different approaches can be used to identify, characterize, and monitor biomarkers. The book has chapters on topics including HIV, Cancer,...
The Excellent Online Instructor. Strategies for Professional Development
Palloff Rena M.
The Excellent Online Instructor is a guide for new and seasoned faculty who teach online, those responsible for training and developing online instructors, and administrators who must evaluate online faculty performance. This comprehensive...
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...
