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Biophysical Chemistry of Biointerfaces
Hiroyuki Ohshima
The first book on the innovative study of biointerfaces using biophysical chemistry The biophysical phenomena that occur on biointerfaces, or biological surfaces, hold a prominent place in the study of biology and medicine, and are crucial for...
Advances in Chemical Physics. Volume 143
Stuart A. Rice
The Advances in Chemical Physics series presents the cutting edge in every area of the discipline and provides the field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances. It provides an editorial framework that makes each volume...
Steroid Chemistry at a Glance
Daniel Lednicer
The term steroid has become virtually synonymous with drug abuse in sport to the majority of the public. However these steroids – androgens – actually comprise only a single relatively small class of biologically active steroids, and are...
Depression Care Across the Lifespan
Lynne Walsh
Depression Care across the Lifespan is a comprehensive, practical text that aims to increase knowledge and understanding of depression enabling professionals to enhance the care delivered to patients with depression. This text explores...
Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids
Olivier Coussy
Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids addresses the mechanics and physics of deformable porous materials whose porous space is filled by one or several fluid mixtures interacting with the solid matrix. Coussy uses the language of thermodynamics...
Thermal Physics of the Atmosphere
Maarten Ambaum H.P.
Thermal Physics of the Atmosphere offers a concise and thorough introduction on how basic thermodynamics naturally leads on to advanced topics in atmospheric physics. The book starts by covering the basics of thermodynamics and its applications...
Models for Bonding in Chemistry
Valerio Magnasco
A readable little book assisting the student in understanding, in a nonmathematical way, the essentials of the different bonds occurring in chemistry. Starting with a short, self-contained,introduction, Chapter 1 presents the essential elements...
The Chemistry and Biology of Volatiles
Andreas Herrmann
"Coming to a conclusion, this wonderful, informative and very interesting book presents an excellent overview of small volatile organic compounds and their role in our life and environment. Really fascinating is the entirety of scientific...
Solid Waste Technology and Management
Thomas Christensen
The collection, transportation and subsequent processing of waste materials is a vast field of study which incorporates technical, social, legal, economic, environmental and regulatory issues. Common waste management practices include...
The Chemical Biology of Nucleic Acids
Gunter Mayer
With extensive coverage of synthesis techniques and applications, this text describes chemical biology techniques which have gained significant impetus during the last five years. It focuses on the methods for obtaining modified and native...
Atomic Force Microscopy. Understanding Basic Modes and Advanced Applications
Greg Haugstad
This book enlightens readers on the basic surface properties and distance-dependent intersurface forces one must understand to obtain even simple data from an atomic force microscope (AFM). The material becomes progressively more complex...
Language in Cognition. Uncovering Mental Structures and the Rules Behind Them
Cedric Boeckx
This textbook explores the ways in which language informs the structure and function of the human mind, offering a point of entry into the fascinating territory of cognitive science. Focusing mainly on syntactic issues, Language in Cognition is...
Natural Ventilation of Buildings. Theory, Measurement and Design
David Etheridge
Natural ventilation is considered a prerequisite for sustainable buildings and is therefore in line with current trends in the construction industry. The design of naturally ventilated buildings is more difficult and carries greater risk than...
Castells and the Media. Theory and Media
Philip Howard N.
One of the most prolific and respected scholars today, Manuel Castells has given us a new language for understanding the impact of information and communication technologies on social life. Politicians can no longer run for office without a...
Promotional Cultures. The Rise and Spread of Advertising, Public Relations, Marketing and Branding
Aeron Davis
In the twenty-first century, promotion is everywhere and everything has become promotable: everyday goods and organizations, people and ideas, cultures and futures. This engaging book looks at the rise of advertising, public relations, branding,...
The Copywriter's Toolkit. The Complete Guide to Strategic Advertising Copy
Margo Berman
Written from a real-world perspective by an award-winning copywriter/producer/director, this comprehensive guide is what every writer needs to create powerful, strategic ad copy. Focusing on strategy, technique, and the skills needed to write...
Mechanical Stress on the Nanoscale. Simulation, Material Systems and Characterization Techniques
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Bringing together experts from the various disciplines involved, this first comprehensive overview of the current level of stress engineering on the nanoscale is unique in combining the theoretical fundamentals with simulation methods, model...
Colloids and Interfaces with Surfactants and Polymers
James Goodwin
From blood to milk, pumice to gelatine, most scientists interact with colloids on a daily basis without any real knowledge of their nature. Building on the success of the first edition, Colloids and Interfaces with Surfactants and Polymers...
Merchants of Culture. The Publishing Business in the Twenty-First Century
John Thompson B.
These are turbulent times in the world of book publishing. For nearly five centuries the methods and practices of book publishing remained largely unchanged, but at the dawn of the twenty-first century the industry finds itself faced with...
An Introduction to Search Engines and Web Navigation
Mark Levene
This book is a second edition, updated and expanded to explain the technologies that help us find information on the web. Search engines and web navigation tools have become ubiquitous in our day to day use of the web as an information source, a...
Handbook of Smart Antennas for RFID Systems
Nemai Karmakar Chandra
The Handbook of Smart Antennas for RFID Systems is a single comprehensive reference on the smart antenna technologies applied to RFID. This book will provide a timely reference book for researchers and students in the areas of both smart...
The ComSoc Guide to Managing Telecommunications Projects
Celia Desmond
This pocket guide provides an overview of the telecommunications environment as it has evolved over the past few years, illustrating the need for project management, the significance of project success to the companies, and the application of...
Chemical Synthesis of Hormones, Pheromones and Other Bioregulators
Kenji Mori
Many small molecules occur naturally as «messenger» chemicals which regulate the behaviour and functions of microbes, plants, insects and animals. Examples include hormones, pheromones, phytoalexins, and antifeedants. These biofunctional...
Cost Reduction and Optimization for Manufacturing and Industrial Companies
Joseph Berk
Focuses on rapid implementation of practical, real-world cost reduction solutions In today's economic climate, the need to cut costs can be the difference between success and failure. Cost Reduction and Optimization for Manufacturing and...
Biotechnology and Biopharmaceuticals. Transforming Proteins and Genes into Drugs
Rodney Ho J.Y.
Biotechnology and Biopharmaceuticals: Transforming Proteins and Genes into Drugs, Second Edition addresses the pivotal issues relating to translational science, including preclinical and clinical drug development, regulatory science,...
GSM/EDGE. Evolution and Performance
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With over four billion subscribers Worldwide, GSM/EDGE is by far the World's most successful communications technology of all time. Ubiquitous, deployed in every country of the World, except in Japan and South Korea, GSM/EDGE is the result of a...
Who Owns You?. Science, Innovation, and the Gene Patent Wars
David Koepsell
The 2nd Edition of Who Owns You, David Koepsell’s widely acclaimed exploration of the philosophical and legal problems of patenting human genes, is updated to reflect the most recent changes to the cultural and legal climate relating to the...
Strategic Directions for Career Services Within the University Setting. New Directions for Student Services, Number 148
Kelli Smith K.
Filled with strategic directions, practical advice and best practices, this volume delivers an overview of emerging trends for the career services profession. Hot topics include: a blend of research, case studies, and personal experiences that...
Green Processes. Green Nanoscience
Alvise Perosa
The shift towards being as environmentally-friendly as possible has resulted in the need for this important volume on the topic of green nanoscience. Edited by two rising stars in the community, Alvise Perosa and Maurizio Selva, this is an...
Environmental Hydraulics. Numerical Methods
Jean-Michel Tanguy
This series of five volumes proposes an integrated description of physical processes modeling used by scientific disciplines from meteorology to coastal morphodynamics. Volume 1 describes the physical processes and identifies the main...
Environmental Hydraulics. Modeling Software
Jean-Michel Tanguy
This series of five volumes proposes an integrated description of physical processes modeling used by scientific disciplines from meteorology to coastal morphodynamics. Volume 1 describes the physical processes and identifies the main...
Inductance. Loop and Partial
Clayton Paul R.
The only resource devoted Solely to Inductance Inductance is an unprecedented text, thoroughly discussing «loop» inductance as well as the increasingly important «partial» inductance. These concepts and their proper calculation are crucial in...
Green Solvents. Ionic Liquids
Peter Wasserscheid
The shift towards being as environmentally-friendly as possible has resulted in the need for this important volume on the role of ionic liquids in green chemistry. Edited by Peter Wasserscheid, one of the pioneers of ionic liquid research, and...
Servant Leadership for Higher Education. Principles and Practices
Daniel Wheeler W.
"Given the myriad of complex problems facing higher education, it is difficult to imagine that an administrator at any level of the institution could be effective without engaging in servant leadership. Higher education is a service industry...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
