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Fusion. An Introduction to the Physics and Technology of Magnetic Confinement Fusion
Weston Stacey M.
This second edition of a popular textbook is thoroughly revised with around 25% new and updated content. It provides an introduction to both plasma physics and fusion technology at a level that can be understood by advanced undergraduates and...
Optics in Instruments. Applications in Biology and Medicine
Jean Goure Pierre
Optics is a science which covers a very large domain and is experiencing indisputable growth. It has enabled the development of a considerable number of instruments, the optical component or methodology of which is often the essential part of...
Understanding and Facilitating Organizational Change in the 21st Century: Recent Research and Conceptualizations. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report, Volume 28, Number 4
Adrianna Kezar
There is a widespread discontent with the quality of education and levels of college student achievement, particularly for undergraduates preparing for the professions. This report examines the educational challenges in preparing professionals,...
Chemische Experimente in Schl?ssern, Kl?stern und Museen. Aus Hexenk?che und Zauberlabor
Prof. Schwedt Georg
Ob es um Tinte, Farben, Genussmittel, Zundholzer, Pharmazeutika oder gar den Stein der Weisen geht: Chemie und Kulturgeschichte sind nicht voneinander zu trennen. Besonders anschaulich wird das, wenn chemische Experimente in historischem...
The Stability of Islamic Finance. Creating a Resilient Financial Environment for a Secure Future
Zamir Iqbal
The Stability of Islamic Finance main focus is on the question of the sources of financial instability which seems inherent in the conventional system. As a core component of this focus, the book will consider episodes of turbulence and...
Green Processes. Designing Safer Chemicals
Paul T. Anastas
The shift towards being as environmentally-friendly as possible has resulted in the need for this important reference on the topic of designing safer chemicals. Edited by the leading international experts in the field, Robert Boethling and...
Practical Instrumental Analysis. Methods, Quality Assurance and Laboratory Management
Sergio Petrozzi
This practical book in instrumental analytics conveys an overview of important methods of analysis and enables the reader to realistically learn the (principally technology-independent) working techniques the analytical chemist uses to develop...
Aryl Diazonium Salts. New Coupling Agents and Surface Science
Mohamed Chehimi Mehdi
Diazonium compounds are employed as a new class of coupling agents to link polymers, biomacromolecules, and other species (e. g. metallic nanoparticles) to the surface of materials. The resulting high performance materials show improved chemical...
Plastisch, Elastisch, und Fantastisch. Ohne Kunststoffe Geht es Nicht
Prof. Schwedt Georg
From natural rubber to fully synthetic polymers like nylon and teflon and up to biodegradable yoghurt cups: Georg Schwedt shows the whole spectrum of plastics, their development and applications as well as their influence on our daily life.
Thermo-Mechanical Industrial Processes. Modeling and Numerical Simulation
Jean-Michel Bergheau
The numerical simulation of manufacturing processes and of their mechanical consequences is of growing interest in industry. However, such simulations need the modeling of couplings between several physical phenomena such as heat transfer,...
Presidents and Analysts Discuss Contemporary Challenges. New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 156
John Prihoda J.
Since their inception, America’s community colleges have undergone continuous change. They must, because their mission is to provide learning vital for those who face local as well as global transformations, and that requires vigilant, vigorous...
Really New Directions in Evaluation: Young Evaluators' Perspectives. New Directions for Evaluation, Number 131
Sandra Mathison
This issue of New Directions for Evaluation (NDE) marks a milestone: the 25th anniversary of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). NDE is an official publication of AEA and has been a crucial means for the Association to foster and promote...
Reframing Retention Strategy for Institutional Improvement. New Directions for Higher Education, Number 161
David Kalsbeek H.
Take an in-depth look at the difficulty in gaining traction at the institutional level in improving student retention and degree completion rates—especially at larger four year institutions where size, complexity, and multiplicity of structures...
Protein Purification. Principles, High Resolution Methods, and Applications
Jan-Christer Janson
The authoritative guide on protein purification—now completely updated and revised Since the Second Edition of Protein Purification was published in 1998, the sequencing of the human genome and other developments in bioscience have dramatically...
Introduction to Industrial Polyethylene. Properties, Catalysts, and Processes
Dennis Malpass B.
Demystifies the largest volume manmade synthetic polymer by distillingthe fundamentals of what polyethylene is, how it's made and processed,and what happens to it after its useful life is over. Endorsement for Introduction to Industrial...
The Pauson-Khand Reaction. Scope, Variations and Applications
Ramon Torres Rios
The Pauson-Khand reaction is an important reaction in the field of organic chemistry. It involves the transition-metal catalysed cycloaddition of an alkyne, an alkene and carbon monoxide, to produce cyclopentenones. The importance of this...
Allgemeine Chemie. f?r Biochemiker Lebenswissenschaftler, Mediziner, Pharmazeuten...
Olaf Kuhl
Kompakt und >verdammt clever< auf den Punkt gebracht – so gelingt mit diesem klar strukturierten Lehrbuch der optimale Einstieg in die Grundlagen der Chemie. Nicht nur fur angehende Chemiker, Biochemiker und Chemieingenieure, sondern auch fur...
Emulsions, Foams, Suspensions, and Aerosols. Microscience and Applications
Laurier Schramm L.
This is the first book to provide an integrated introduction to the nature, formation and occurrence, stability, propagation, and uses of the most common types of colloidal dispersion in the process-related industries. The primary focus is on...
Physik des Golfspiels. Mit Newton zum Tee
Iv?n Egry
Ivan Egry ist Physiker und begeisterter Golfer ? er kennt nicht nur Begriffe wie >Handicap<, >Chippen<, >Hook< und >Slice< oder >Putten<, nein, er kann auch genau erklaren, wie alles physikalisch funktioniert. Mit Physik des Golfspiels hat er...
The Mobile Academy. mLearning for Higher Education
Clark Quinn N.
A fundamental revolution in higher education is being sparked by the ubiquity of mobile devices. The opportunity is ripe for institutions, instructors, and instructional designers to take advantage of mobile technology to enhance the learning...
Der HPLC-Experte. M?glichkeiten und Grenzen der modernen HPLC
Stavros Kromidas
Der rasanten Entwicklung auf dem Gebiet der HPLC wird mit diesem Buch Rechnung getragen: Von Gradientenoptimierung uber Kopplungs- und 2D-Techniken bis zu Dokumentation und Informationsbeschaffung – aktuell und kompakt geschrieben von Praktikern...
Reconfigurable Radio Systems. Network Architectures and Standards
Maria Iacobucci Stella
Covers the state of the art of the technology and standards for reconfigurable radio systems, from self organizing networks and cognitive radio, through to reconfigurable architectures for networks and terminals This timely book provides a...
Adult Education for Health and Wellness. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 130
Lilian Hill H.
This volume addresses the relationship of adult education and health from different perspectives. One task of adulthood is caring for one's health and, for many, caring for the health of children, a partner or spouse, and/or aging parents....
Physikalische Chemie. f?r Nebenf?chler und Fachsch?ler
Friedrich Bergler
Kompakt und »verdammt clever« auf den Punkt gebracht – In einfachen Worten und unter R?ckgriff auf Alltagsph?nomene werden die Grundlagen der Physikalischen Chemie erarbeitet. Zahlreiche einpr?gsame Abbildungen, Merks?tze, Begriffsdefinitionen...
Computational Spectroscopy. Methods, Experiments and Applications
J?rg Grunenberg
Unique in its comprehensive coverage of not only theoretical methods but also applications in computational spectroscopy, this ready reference and handbook compiles the developments made over the last few years, from single molecule studies to...
Immunology. Mucosal and Body Surface Defences
Andrew Williams E.
2012 PROSE Award, Clinical Medicine: Honorable Mention The vast majority of medically important pathogens infect their host across a body surface such as the skin, or across a mucosal tissue such as the respiratory tract or intestines, as these...
Biohybrid Systems. Nerves, Interfaces and Machines
Ranu Jung
The discipline of neurodesign is a highly interdisciplinary one, while at the same time in the process of maturing towards real-life applications. The breakthrough about to be achieved is to close the loop in communication between neural systems...
Technology Management. New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 154
Tod Treat
Gain a greater understanding of technology management and what it means to the community college campus today. Effective planning, directing, control, and coordination of technological capabilities can shape and help accomplish your...
Strengthening Community Colleges Through Institutional Collaborations. New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 165
Michael Roggow J.
This issue illustrates examples of effective collaborations written by community college presidents, administrators, faculty, and leaders of state governments and national organizations. Each has contributed a story illustrating a successful...
Mindfulness-integrated CBT. Principles and Practice
Bruno Cayoun A.
Mindfulness-integrated CBT: Principles and Practice represents the first set of general principles and practical guidelines for the integration of mindfulness meditation with well-documented and newly developed CBT techniques to address a broad...
Spin-Crossover Materials. Properties and Applications
Malcolm Halcrow A.
The phenomenon of spin-crossover has a large impact on the physical properties of a solid material, including its colour, magnetic moment, and electrical resistance. Some materials also show a structural phase change during the transition....
Introduction to Plasma Technology. Science, Engineering, and Applications
John Harry Ernest
Written by a university lecturer with more than forty years experience in plasma technology, this book adopts a didactic approach in its coverage of the theory, engineering and applications of technological plasmas. The theory is developed in a...
Assay Development. Fundamentals and Practices
Ge Wu
Essential principles and practice of assay development The first comprehensive, integrated treatment of the subject, Assay Development: Fundamentals and Practices covers the essentials and techniques involved in carrying out an assay project in...
Wave Propagation in Fluids. Models and Numerical Techniques
Vincent Guinot
This second edition with four additional chapters presents the physical principles and solution techniques for transient propagation in fluid mechanics and hydraulics. The application domains vary including contaminant transport with or without...
Earthquakes. Models, Statistics, Testable Forecasts
Yan Kagan Y.
This book is the first comprehensive and methodologically rigorous analysis of earthquake occurrence. Models based on the theory of the stochastic multidimensional point processes are employed to approximate the earthquake occurrence pattern and...
Periodic Structures. Mode-Matching Approach and Applications in Electromagnetic Engineering
Ruey-Bing Hwang (Raybeam)
Provides readers an understanding of the basic physics underlying meta-materials, providing a powerful tool for analyzing their electromagnetic properties Periodic Structures: Mode-Matching Approach and Applications in Electromagnetic...
Yeast. Molecular and Cell Biology
Horst Feldmann
Finally, a stand-alone, all-inclusive textbook on yeast biology. Based on the feedback resulting from his highly successful monograph, Horst Feldmann has totally rewritten he contents to produce a comprehensive, student-friendly textbook on the...
The Photosynthetic Membrane. Molecular Mechanisms and Biophysics of Light Harvesting
Alexander Ruban V.
The proteins that gather light for plant photosynthesis are embedded within cell membranes in a site called the thylakoid membrane (or the «photosynthetic membrane»). These proteins form the light harvesting antenna that feeds with energy a...
Connections for the Digital Age. Multimedia Communications for Mobile, Nomadic and Fixed Devices
E. Carne Bryan
Explores and analyzes past and current technologies and trends in multimedia communication Digital natives—those persons born in the digital age—have an ever-widening range of wireless-enabled devices at their disposal. They are the drivers of...
Design of Heterogeneous Catalysts. New Approaches Based on Synthesis, Characterization and Modeling
Umit Ozkan S.
This long-awaited reference source is the first book to focus on this important and hot topic. As such, it provides examples from a wide array of fields where catalyst design has been based on new insights and understanding, presenting such...
Challenging Ableism, Understanding Disability, Including Adults with Disabilities in Workplaces and Learning Spaces. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 132
Tonette Rocco S.
Disability can affect adults across the life span—and it is the one minority group every person could join. This sourcebook aims to broaden the view of disability from a medical or economic concern to a social justice concern. It examines...
Expanding the Boundaries of Adult Religious Education: Strategies, Techniques, and Partnerships for the New Millenium. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 133
E. Isaac Paulette
The field of adult religious education is rich with opportunities for study and service. This sourcebook showcases adult religious education as an important site for program creation, teaching, learning, and adult development. It offers insight...
Applications of Dialogical Self Theory. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 137
Hubert Hermans J.
In an increasingly interconnected world, a dialogical self is not only possible but even necessary. People are closer together than ever, yet they are confronted with apparent and sometimes even insurmountable differences. While there is a need...
Identity Around the World. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, Number 138
Seth Schwartz J.
Examine the structure and context of identity development in a number of different countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Italy, China, and Japan. While some identity development proceeds in much the same way across national...
Leading for the Future: Alignment of AACC Competencies with Practice. New Directions for Community College, Number 159
Pamela Eddy L.
The AACC competencies were initially developed to help provide guidance in developing community college leaders because of predictions of a leadership crisis in the two-year college sector. Since their creation, the competencies have been used...
Advancing the Regional Role of Two-Year Colleges. New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 157
L. Phelps Allen
In the midst of a challenging economic recovery, the nation’s policy makers and education leaders are seeking new and potentially more effective strategies to align personal and public educational investments with job creation, increased levels...
Understanding Equity in Community College Practice. New Directions for Community Colleges, Number 172
Erin Castro L.
What do equity-oriented practices look like in different community college contexts? Given the increasing role of the community college in realizing equitable outcomes for students, examples of what practitioners are doing to move forward an...
Strahlen und Gesundheit. Nutzen und Risiken
Jurgen Kiefer
Strahlen und Gesundheit beschreibt in allgemein verstandlicher Form sowohl die diagnostischen und therapeutischen Moglichkeiten der Strahlenanwendung als auch die Gefahren fur die menschliche Gesundheit. Dabei werden die Erkenntnisse von...
Marine Coastal and Water Pollutions. Oil Spill Studies
Fr?d?ric Muttin
Identifying efficient solutions to protect coastal regions from marine pollution requires expertise from a range of specialties and strategic approaches. This book gathers information on the impact of oil spills at a coastal level from different...
Economic Geology. Principles and Practice
Walter Pohl L.
Humanity’s ever-increasing hunger for mineral raw materials, caused by a growing global population and ever increasing standards of living, has resulted in economic geology becoming a subject of urgent importance. This book provides a broad...
