Contents: On the secondary molecular structures dependence of physical behaviour of polymers -- 1. fundamentals and model microstructures for poly(vinylchloride) and polypropylene; On the secondary molecular structures dependence of physical behaviour of polymers -- 2. Application to thermal relaxations, ageing and basic electrical properties of poly (vinylchloride) and polypropylene; An essay on asymmetric polymerisation and the origin of chirality in the biologically active macromolecules; Polydisulfides as thermostabilisers of polythylene with intramolecular synergetic effect; Several peculiarities of the behaviour of molecules of low-molecular substances in the presence of chain molecules; Ozonolisis of polydienes; Thermal degradation of rice husk and other biomass materials; Polyurethanes in Biological Media; Ozone resistance of butadiene -- acrylonitrile rubber and ethylene -- propylene terpolymer covulcanizates; Structural study of methycellulose blends by fractal analysis; Inhibitor radicals in the process of styrene polymerisation.

From the creators of the award-winning World in Infographics series, Science in Infographics: Materials uses numbers to explain the topic of materials. Welcome to the world of infographics! This exciting form of data visualisation uses icons, pictograms and graphics to present information in a whole new way. Read about the states of matter, find out how substances change state, and discover the different properties of materials - all visualised in beautifully designed infographics. Ideal for children of 9+, and fact and science geeks of all ages, finding out about materials has never been more exciting!

The Forensic Aspects of Poisons introduces students to the basic principles of forensic toxicology and the role of poisons in forensic science. Emphasis is placed on the common drugs and poisons that are encountered by a practicing forensic toxicologist and the approach to determining their medicolegal role in establishing the cause of death and disease. Topics explored include homicide by chemical means, the role of drugs and chemicals in other types of accidental and intentional deaths, and how the interpretation of such cases is utilized in the criminal court setting. An introduction to the basic applied methods of urine drug testing, human performance toxicology, and sports testing is also provided.

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The Molecules Online Annual summarizes the papers published in 1997 and 1998 in "Molecules Online" on the Internet. All electronic features are included on the CD-ROM. "Molecules" "Online" is a journal of synthetic organic and natural product chemistry. It is published monthly as an online-journal, with a yearly printed and CD-ROM version. It endeavors to expedite publication electronically with color being offered free of charge. Since Graphical Abstracts of papers published in "Molecules Online" will be accessible on the internet, authors will have an opportunity to share their research results on a worldwide basis within a short period of time from submission and acceptance of their manuscripts. Abstracts of papers published in "Molecules Online" will appear in Chemical Abstracts (CAS); it will be indexed in the Science Citation Index.

Molecular Modeling is a powerful tool of computational chemistry and is widely used in many research areas, such as drug design or biotechnology. This volume publishes, in printed form, all articles on the subject published by the "Journal of Molecular Modeling" online in the Internet during 1998. The printed version guarantees easy access to all articles without connecting to the Internet; the accompanying CD delivers all articles including the multimedia applications and supplementary material not available online.

States of matter; electrochemistry; chemical trends in the Periodic Table for - Group II elements and their compounds, Group VII elements and their compounds, transition elements, nitrogen and sulphur.