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Capitalism and Conservation
Brockington Dan
Through a series of case studies from around the world, Capitalism and Conservation presents a critique of conservation’s role as a central driver of global capitalism. Features innovative new research on case studies on the connections between...
Vowels and Consonants
Disner Sandra Ferrari
This popular and accessible introduction to phonetics has been fully updated for its third edition, and now includes an accompanying website with sound files, and expanded coverage of topics such as speech technology. Describes how languages use...
Air Quality Management
Taherzadeh Shahram
Designed to accompany the new Open University course in Environmental Monitoring and Protection, this is one of four new titles which will equip the reader with the tools to undertake Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). Used in planning,...
Landscapes of Capital
Papson Stephen
Every era has its dominant representations. Just as landscape painters of previous centuries captured and expressed new modes of perceiving history, corporate advertisers now devise the imagined landscapes of global capitalism. Advertising...
Operational Weather Forecasting
Dorling Steve
This book offers a complete primer, covering the end-to-end process of forecast production, and bringing together a description of all the relevant aspects together in a single volume; with plenty of explanation of some of the more complex...
Duplex Stainless Steels
Degallaix-Moreuil Suzanne
Duplex Stainless Steels (DSSs) are chromium-nickel-molybdenum-iron alloys that are usually in proportions optimized for equalizing the volume fractions of austenite and ferrite. Due to their ferritic-austenitic microstructure, they possess a...
Protein Engineering Handbook
Lutz Stefan
This introduction collects 17 innovative approaches to engineer novel and improved proteins for diverse applications in biotechnology, chemistry, bioanalytics and medicine. As such, key developments covered in this reference and handbook include...
Catalytic Cascade Reactions
Wang Wei
Demonstrates the advantages of catalytic cascade reactions for synthesizing natural products and pharmaceuticals Riding the wave of green chemistry, catalytic cascade reactions have become one of the most active research areas in organic...
Modern Electroplating
Schlesinger Mordechay
The definitive resource for electroplating, now completely up to date With advances in information-age technologies, the field of electroplating has seen dramatic growth in the decade since the previous edition of Modern Electroplating was...
Quantum Oscillators
Henri-Rousseau Olivier
An invaluable reference for an overall but simple approach to the complexity of quantum mechanics viewed through quantum oscillators Quantum oscillators play a fundamental role in many areas of physics; for instance, in chemical physics with...
Environmental Geomechanics
Schrefler Bernard
This book covers a range of topics that are of increasing importance in engineering practice: natural hazards, pollution, and environmental protection through good practice. The first half of the book deals with natural risk factors, of both...
Atom Chips
Reichel Jakob
This stimulating discussion of a rapidly developing field is divided into two parts. The first features tutorials in textbook style providing self-contained introductions to the various areas relevant to atom chip research. Part II contains...
Webcam
Sinanan Jolynna
The use of webcam, especially through Skype, has recently become established as one more standard media technology, but so far there has been no attempt to assess its fundamental nature and consequences. Yet webcam has profound implications for...
Atomabsorptionsspektrometrie
Sperling Michael
Der breite Einsatz der Atomabsorptionsspektrometrie wird in dem grundlegend neubearbeiteten Standardwerk anhand zahlreicher Anwendungsgebiete dargestellt. Die Beschreibung der unterschiedlichen AAS-Techniken im Vergleich ermoglicht dem Anwender,...
System Identification. A Frequency Domain Approach
Schoukens Johan
System identification is a general term used to describe mathematical tools and algorithms that build dynamical models from measured data. Used for prediction, control, physical interpretation, and the designing of any electrical systems, they...
The Handbook of English Pronunciation
Reed Marnie
The Handbook of English Pronunciation presents a comprehensive exploration of English pronunciation with essential topics for applied linguistics researchers and teachers, including language acquisition, varieties of English, historical...
The Expert Witness in Construction
Horne Robert
The role of the expert witness has long been important in the resolution of construction disputes. The specialist opinion brought by the expert can aid understanding and interpretation of the facts of the dispute, and may be influential in...
Exploring Immunology. Concepts and Evidence
MacPherson Gordon
This concise introductory textbook uses carefully chosen examples from clinical and experimental observations to provide an insight into the principles underlying the immune system. As a result, it encourages readers to ask critical questions in...
The Handbook of Historical Sociolinguistics
Conde-Silvestre Juan Camilo
Written by an international team of leading scholars, this groundbreaking reference work explores the nature of language change and diffusion, and paves the way for future research in this rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field. Features 35...
Bioactive Heterocyclic Compound Classes. Agrochemicals
Dinges J?rgen
The chemistry of heterocycles is an important branch of organic chemistry. This is due to the fact that a large number of natural products, e. g. hormones, antibiotics, vitamins, etc. are composed of heterocyclic structures. Often, these...
Bioactive Heterocyclic Compound Classes. Pharmaceuticals
Dinges J?rgen
The chemistry of heterocycles is an important branch of organic chemistry. This is due to the fact that a large number of natural products, e. g. hormones, antibiotics, vitamins, etc. are composed of heterocyclic structures. Often, these...
Laser, Licht und Leben. Techniken in der Medizin
Popp J?rgen
Der Mensch hat gelernt, Licht zu kontrollieren, in dem er beobachtete, wie Materie und Licht in der naturlichen Welt sich gegenseitig beeinflussen und verandern. Die neue Disziplin der Biophotonik setzt Licht als vielseitiges Werkzeug ein, um...
Mathematische Modellbildung und Simulation. Eine Einf?hrung f?r Wissenschaftler, Ingenieure und ?konomen
G?nther Marco
Diese fur Studierende ebenso wie fur Wissenschaftler, Ingenieure und Praktiker geeignete Einfuhrung in mathematische Modellbildung und Simulation setzt nur einfache Grundkenntnisse in Analysis und linearer Algebra voraus – alle weiteren Konzepte...
The Retinoids. Biology, Biochemistry, and Disease
Niederreither Karen
The Retinoids: Biology, Biochemistry, and Disease provides an overview and synthesis of the retinoid molecules, from basic biology to mechanisms of diseases and therapy. Divided into five sections, the book covers retinoic acid signaling from...
Non-Transformational Syntax. Formal and Explicit Models of Grammar
Borsley Robert
This authoritative introduction explores the four main non-transformational syntactic frameworks: Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar, Lexical-Functional Grammar, Categorial Grammar, and Simpler Syntax. It also considers a range of issues that...
Protein NMR Spectroscopy. Practical Techniques and Applications
Lian Lu-Yun
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, a physical phenomenon based upon the magnetic properties of certain atomic nuclei, has found a wide range of applications in life sciences over recent decades. The dramatic advances in NMR...
Strategic Organizational Communication. In a Global Economy
Poole Marshall Scott
Surveying a wide variety of disciplines, this fully-revised 7th edition offers a sophisticated and engaging treatment of the rapidly expanding field of organizational communication Places organizations and organizational communication within a...
Modern Techniques for Pathogen Detection
Popp J?rgen
This outstanding overview sets a new standard for a methods book on pathogen detection. The first chapter provides an outline of currently used routine methods, including their background, strengths and weaknesses, as well as comparing them to...
Optical Imaging and Metrology. Advanced Technologies
Reingand Nadya
A comprehensive review of the state of the art and advances in the field, while also outlining the future potential and development trends of optical imaging and optical metrology, an area of fast growth with numerous applications in...
Blood Science. Principles and Pathology
Blann Andrew
Blood Science is a relatively new discipline which merges biochemistry, haematology, immunology, transfusion science and genetics. This bringing together of traditional disciplines requires a corresponding change in education and training for...
Searching Skills Toolkit. Finding the Evidence
Pearce-Smith Nicola
Searching Skills Toolkit is an expert guide to help you find the clinical evidence you need more easily and effectively. Clearly presented with useful tips and advice, flow charts, diagrams and real-life clinical scenarios, it shows the best...
Isotopic Analysis. Fundamentals and Applications Using ICP-MS
Degryse Patrick
Edited by two very well-known and respected scientists in the field, this excellent practical guide is the first to cover the fundamentals and a wide range of applications, as well as showing readers how to efficiently use this increasingly...
Geothermal Energy Systems. Exploration, Development, and Utilization
Ledru Patrick
Presenting boundary conditions for the economic and environmental utilization of geothermal technology, this is the first book to provide basic knowledge on the topic in such detail. The editor is the coordinator of the European Geothermic...
Synergetic Agents. From Multi-Robot Systems to Molecular Robotics
Levi Paul
This book addresses both multi robot systems and miniaturization to the nanoscale from a unifying point of view, but without leaving aside typical particularities of either. The unifying aspect is based on the concept of information minimization...
Bioinspired Catalysis. Metal-Sulfur Complexes
Schollhammer Philippe
This book provides an overview of bioinspired metal-sulfur catalysis by covering structures, activities and model complexes of enzymes exhibiting metal sulphur moieties in their active center.
The Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism
Li Ping
The Psycholinguistics of Bilingualism presents a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of bilingualism, covering language processing, language acquisition, cognition and the bilingual brain. This thorough introduction to the...
Body Area Communications. Channel Modeling, Communication Systems, and EMC
Wang Qiong
Providing an introduction to the fundamentals of body area communications, this book covers the key topics of channel modeling, modulation and demodulation, and performance evaluation A systematic introduction to body area networks (BAN), this...
Resistive Switching. From Fundamentals of Nanoionic Redox Processes to Memristive Device Applications
Waser Rainer
With its comprehensive coverage, this reference introduces readers to the wide topic of resistance switching, providing the knowledge, tools, and methods needed to understand, characterize and apply resistive switching memories. Starting with...
The Warming Papers. The Scientific Foundation for the Climate Change Forecast
Pierrehumbert Raymond
Chosen for the 2011 ASLI Choice – Honorable Mention (History Category) for a compendium of the key scientific papers that undergird the global warming forecast. Global warming is arguably the defining scientific issue of modern times, but it is...
Dioxine. Chemie, Analytik, Vorkommen, Umweltverhalten und Toxikologie der halogenierten Dibenzo-p-dioxine und Dibenzofurane
Bacher Reiner
Dioxine machen immer wieder Schlagzeilen. Um wirklich verla?liche Aussagen uber die Risiken fur Mensch und Umwelt machen zu konnen, ist eine solide Kenntnis der Chemie,der Analytik und des Vorkommens dieser Stoffklasse unverzichtbar. Alle...
Die Menschen Macher. Sehnsucht nach Unsterblichkeit
Minol Sabine
Es ist wahrscheinlicher geworden, dass wir zu «MenschenMachern» werden. In ihrem Buch widmen sich Hans-Gunter Gassen und Sabine Minol diesem faszinierenden Thema, das uns alle angeht. Sie erortern die Einzigartigkeit des Menschen und den...
Family Legacy and Leadership. Preserving True Family Wealth in Challenging Times
Hamilton Sara
Hamilton and Daniell have creatively taught us how to weave together the threads of lineage that create family legacy. They have also clarified the vision of what family leaders look like who are the master weavers of such threads. This all...
Charles Darwin. Die Entstehung der Arten
Wrede Paul
Das grundlegende Werk von Darwin On the Origin of Species liegt hier in der originalen ?bersetzung durch Julius Victor Carus vor, erweitert durch zahlreiche Erl?uterungen, aussagekr?ftige Abbildungen sowie wichtige historische Bez?ge. Die...
The Chemical Bond. Fundamental Aspects of Chemical Bonding
Frenking Gernot
This is the perfect complement to «Chemical Bonding – Across the Periodic Table» by the same editors, who are two of the top scientists working on this topic, each with extensive experience and important connections within the community. The...
Convective Heat Transfer. Solved Problems
Tardu Sedat
Each chapter begins with a brief yet complete presentation of the related topic. This is followed by a series of solved problems. The latter are scrupulously detailed and complete the synthetic presentation given at the beginning of each...
Adaptive Signal Processing. Next Generation Solutions
Adali T?lay
Leading experts present the latest research results in adaptive signal processing Recent developments in signal processing have made it clear that significant performance gains can be achieved beyond those achievable using standard adaptive...
Mobile Positioning and Tracking. From Conventional to Cooperative Techniques
Frattasi Simone
This book presents the most recent state of the art in mobile positioning and tracking techniques. This book discusses mobile positioning solutions applied on top of current wireless communication networks. In addition, the authors introduce...
Flexible Viruses. Structural Disorder in Viral Proteins
Uversky Vladimir
This book provides up-to-date information on experimental and computational characterization of the structural and functional properties of viral proteins, which are widely involved in regulatory and signaling processes. With chapters by leading...
Biomedical Sciences. Essential Laboratory Medicine
Docherty Suzanne
Biomedical Sciences is an indispensable, all encompassing core textbook for first/ second year biomedical science students that will support them throughout their undergraduate career. The book includes the key components of the IBMS accredited...
Applied Sport Psychology. A Case-Based Approach
Holder Tim
Taking a refreshingly different approach to the subject, this new textbook uses original case studies of psychological support work with individual athletes and groups to illustrate the underlying theory and inform the reader of cutting edge...
