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Introduced 160 years ago as an attempt to generalize complex
numbers to higher dimensions, quaternions are now recognized as one
of the most important concepts in modern computer graphics. They
offer a powerful way to represent rotations and compared to
rotation matrices they use less memory, compose faster, and are
naturally suited for efficient interpolation of rotations. Despite
this, many practitioners have avoided quaternions because of the
mathematics used to understand them, hoping that some day a more
intuitive description will be available.
As one of the most massive and successful business sectors, the
pharmaceutical industry is a potent force for good in the
community, yet its behaviour is frequently questioned: could it
serve society at large better than it has done in the recent past?
Its own internal ethics, both in business and science, may need a
careful reappraisal, as may the extent to which the law -
administrative, civil and criminal - succeeds in guiding (and where
neccessary contraining) it.
This volume illustrates the extent to which the traditional
distinction between biochemical and physiological processes is
being obliterated by molecular biology. It can hardly be doubted
that the revolution in cell and molecular biology is leading to
core knowledge that provides an outline of the integrative and
reductionist approach. We view this as the beginning of a new era,
that of the integration of learning.
" Genetic Aberrancies and Neurodegenerative Disorders" presents
critical reviews and emerging findings concerning the roles of
genetic mutations and polymorphisms in the pathogenesis of a range
of neurological disorders including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
diseases, trinucleotide repeat disorders, stroke, epilepsy and
others. This volume, written by leading experts, brings together
fundamental information concerning the roles of inherited traits in
the pathogenesis of different neurodegenerative disorders. In
addition to providing a catalogue of the known genetic alterations
that are linked to specific neurodegenerative disorders, the
chapters detail the current state of understanding of the cellular
and biochemical mechanisms whereby the genetic aberrancies lead to
neuronal dysfunction and degeneration. The emerging picture of each
disorder, painted by pathological, biochemical and molecular
brushes, suggests that they share key mechanisms including
increased levels of oxidative stress, perturbed ion homeostasis,
mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptotic proteolytic cascades. The
existence of specific molecular defects provides the opportunity to
design experiments that can establish the precise pathogenic
mechanism of a specific mutation or genetic risk factor. The value
of this approach is exemplified by recent studies of how mutations
in Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
and how presenilin mutations result in early-onset Alzheimer's
disease. A theme developed among the different chapters is that
events that occur during aging predispose neurons to genetic
aberrancies that promote degenerative cascades, and that specific
genetic defects exert their influence on particular populations of
neurons in a disorder-specific manner. The chapters in this volume
will stimulate readers to generate new hypotheses concerning the
pathogenic mechanisms of genetic aberrancies that can be
experimentally tested.
The book on Heavy-Fermion Systems is a part of the Book series
"Handbook of Metal Physics," each volume of which is written to
facilitate the research of Ph.D. students, faculty and other
researchers in a specific area. The Heavy-Fermions (sometimes known
as Heavy-Electrons) is a loosely defined collection of
intermetallic compounds containing rare-earth (mostly Ce) or
actinide (mostly U) elements. These unusual names were given due to
the large effective mass (100-1,000 times greater than the mass of
a free electron) below a critical temperature. They have a variety
of ground states including superconducting, antiferromagnetic,
paramagnetic or semiconducting. Some display unusual magnetic
properties such as magnetic quantum critical point and
metamagnetism. This book is essentially a summary as well as a
critical review of the theoretical and experimental work done on
Heavy Fermions.
Lipobiology is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field which incorporates critical aspects of lipid and lipoprotein chemistry into the disciplines of cell biology and physiology. This series focuses on salient aspects of the role of lipids in metabolic regulation and cellular activation.
The air distribution in occupied spaces is a major issue of public
concern. It is widely recognized that the quality of air and the
nature of airflow can affect the health of occupants and the energy
consumed in buildings and transport vehicles. ROOMVENT is the
principal international conference in the field of air
distribution. It was first initiated in 1987 by SCANVAC, the
Scandinavian Federation of Heating, Ventilating and Sanitary
Engineering Associations in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and
Sweden.
This is the first of a 4-volume module that is an introduction to
the study of cell chemistry and physiology. It is not intended to
be encyclopedic in nature but rather a general survey of the
subject with an emphasis on those topics that are central to an
understanding of cell biology and those that are certain to become
of increasing importance in the teaching of modern medicine.
Turmeric has been used as a medicine, a condiment, and a dye since at least 600 B.C., while ginger has been used extensively throughout history for its medicinal purposes. "The Agronomy and Economy of Turmeric and Ginger" brings these two important plants together in one reference book, explaining their history, production techniques, and nutritional and medicinal properties in detail. This book is intuitively organized by plant and use, allowing quick access to information. It puts the uniquely Indian use and history of turmeric and ginger plants into a global context of production and economic aspects. It explores the plants from a botanical perspective, and goes into details of their chemical composition as well. Rounding out the book are chapters on disease and pest control issues. The book is a valuable resource for those involved in the
production and marketing of these plants, as well as those looking
for more information on the medicinal and nutritional properties of
turmeric and ginger.
The new edition of "Mathematical Modeling," the survey text of choice for mathematical modeling courses, adds ample instructor support and online delivery for solutions manuals and software ancillaries. From genetic engineering to hurricane prediction, mathematical
models guide much of the decision making in our society. If the
assumptions and methods underlying the modeling are flawed, the
outcome can be disastrously poor. With mathematical modeling
growing rapidly in so many scientific and technical disciplines,
"Mathematical Modeling, Fourth Edition" provides a rigorous
treatment of the subject. The book explores a range of approaches
including optimization models, dynamic models and probability
models.
This monograph is practically oriented, presenting a survey and
explanation of credit insurance services for protection of
short-term trade receivables primarily against commercial risk of
insolvency and protracted default. The subject matter (i.e., main
functions, features and principles of credit insurance with
detailed description of credit insurance coverage, insurance
conditions, and credit insurance policy management) follows
procedural stages and presents commercial, financial, legal, and
practical points of view which emphasize the needs of both the
providers of these services andtheir clients - existing and
potential credit insured companies - as well asother
practitioners.
Acronycine, a potent antitumor agent, was discovered in the bark of
the small Australian Rutaceous tree, Acronychia baueri Schott. This
new work presents a comprehensive survey of the isolation,
structure determination, methods of synthesis, and the biological
properties of acronycine, as well as an account of natural and
synthetic analogues of acronycine, and their biological properties.
Collaboratively written by top international experts and
established scientists in various fields of agricultural research,
this book focuses on the state of food production and
sustainability; the problems with degradation of valuable sources
of land, water, and air and their effects on food crops;the
increasing demand of food resources; and the challenges of food
security worldwide. The book provides cutting edge scientific tools
and methods of research as well as solid background information
that is accessible for those who have a strong interest in
agricultural research and development and want to learn more on the
challenges facing the global agricultural production systems.
In the 11 articles in this first of two parts, top scholars
summarize and analyze recent scholarship incorporate finance.
Covering subjects from corporate taxes to behavioral corporate
finance and econometric issues, their articlesreveal how
specializations resonate with each other and indicate likely
directions for future research. By includingboth established and
emerging topics, Volume 2 will have the same long shelf life and
high citations that characterize Volume 1 (2003).
"Heterogeneous Computing with OpenCL "teaches OpenCL and parallel programming for complex systems that may include a variety of device architectures: multi-core CPUs, GPUs, and fully-integrated Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) such as AMD Fusion technology. Designed to work on multiple platforms and with wide industry support, OpenCL will help you more effectively program for a heterogeneous future. Written by leaders in the parallel computing and OpenCL
communities, this book will give you hands-on OpenCL experience to
address a range of fundamental parallel algorithms. The authors
explore memory spaces, optimization techniques, graphics
interoperability, extensions, and debugging and profiling. Intended
to support a parallel programming course, "Heterogeneous Computing
with OpenCL" includes detailed examples throughout, plus additional
online exercises and other supporting materials.
Quartz, zeolites, gemstones, perovskite type oxides, ferrite, carbon allotropes, complex coordinated compounds and many more -- all products now being produced using hydrothermal technology. Handbook of Hydrothermal Technology brings together the latest techniques in this rapidly advancing field in one exceptionally useful, long-needed volume. The handbook provides a single source for understanding how aqueous solvents or mineralizers work under temperature and pressure to dissolve and recrystallize normally insoluble materials, and decompose or recycle any waste material. The result, as the authors show in the book, is technologically the most efficient method in crystal growth, materials processing, and waste treatment. The book gives scientists and technologists an overview of the entire subject including: A Evolution of the technology from geology to widespread industrial use. A Descriptions of equipment used in the process and how it works. A Problems involved with the growth of crystals, processing of technological materials, environmental and safety issues. A Analysis of the direction of today's technology. In addition, readers get a close look at the hydrothermal
synthesis of zeolites, fluorides, sulfides, tungstates, and
molybdates, as well as native elements and simple oxides. Delving
into the commercial production of various types, the authors
clarify the effects of temperature, pressure, solvents, and various
other chemical components on the hydrothermal processes.
This book explains how UHF tags and readers communicate wirelessly. It gives an understanding of what limits the read range of a tag, how to increase it (and why that might result in breaking the law), and the practical things that need to be addressed when designing and implementing RFID technology. Avoiding heavy math but giving breadth of coverage with the right amount of detail, it is an ideal introduction to radio communications for engineers who need insight into how tags and readers work. New to this edition: Examples of near-metal antenna techniques Discussion of the wakeup challenge for battery-assisted tags, with a BAT architecture example Latest development of protocols: EPC Gen 1.2.0 Update 18000-6 discussion with battery-assisted tags, sensor
tags, Manchester tags and wakeup provisions
Presented in this monograph is the current state-of-the-art in the theory of convex structures. The notion of convexity covered here is considerably broader than the classic one; specifically, it is not restricted to the context of vector spaces. Classical concepts of order-convex sets (Birkhoff) and of geodesically convex sets (Menger) are directly inspired by intuition; they go back to the first half of this century. An axiomatic approach started to develop in the early Fifties. The author became attracted to it in the mid-Seventies, resulting in the present volume, in which graphs appear side-by-side with Banach spaces, classical geometry with matroids, and ordered sets with metric spaces. A wide variety of results has been included (ranging for instance from the area of partition calculus to that of continuous selection). The tools involved are borrowed from areas ranging from discrete mathematics to infinite-dimensional topology. Although addressed primarily to the researcher, parts of this monograph can be used as a basis for a well-balanced, one-semester graduate course.
While most books on dentistry describe the clinical and medical procedures involved, this book expands the field to examine the role of dentistry and teeth in everything from biology to biography. This book offers facts and figures regarding famous historical figures, such as John Hunter, Dr Crippen, Doc Holliday, and Paul Revere, exploring how their connections to dentistry shaped them, as well as the story of the two young dentists who discovered the principles of general anaesthesia. Other chapters focus on the amazing ranges of teeth in animals, from the teeth in piranhas to the tusks and ivory of elephants and narwhals, looking at their biological and cultural significance. The importance of teeth in understanding the evolution of humans and in revolutionizing the study of archaeology is also evaluated. This book is appropriate for dentists, medical and dentistry students, and non-specialists to introduce the myriad interesting aspects relating to teeth. Please note that print volumes do not include full colour.
A former member of the American Stock Exchange introduces
trading and financial markets to upper-division undergraduates and
graduate students who are planning to work in the finance industry.
Unlike standard investment texts that cover trading as one of many
subjects, "Financial Trading and Investing"gives primary attention
to trading, trading institutions, markets, and the institutions
that facilitate and regulate trading activities what economists
call "market microstructure." Thetext will be accompanied by a
website that can be used in conjunction with "TraderEx," "Markit,"
"StocklinkU," "Virtual Trade," "Vecon Lab Experiment,"
"Tradingsim," "IB Student Trading Lab," "Brenexa," "Stock Trak "and
"How the Market Works."
Learning about Learning Disabilities, 4e continues to provide equal attention to the intellectual, conceptual, and practical aspects of learning disabilities. The Fourth Edition of this popular title presents 80% new material, keeping the chapters up to date in this fast-moving field. With new contributors, and 11 new chapters, coverage is both comprehensive and thorough, encompassing the classification and identification of learning disabilities, learning disabilities in reading, writing, math, and social studies, interventions, and the issues germane to different age ranges of the learning disabled: children, adolescents, and adults. Readers will find Learning About Learning Disabilities, Fourth Edition suitable for use as a reference source for researchers or as a graduate level text. Reviews of previous editions: "This text provides a balanced focus on both the conceptual and
practical aspects of learning disabilities. Its research coverage
is more comprehensive and of greater depth than any other LD
textbook, and it is distinctive in its treatment of such important
areas as consultation skills and service delivery." -CHILD
ASSESSMENT NEWS .".. provides a broad overview of some important
issues in relation to the education and development of pupils with
learning disabilities... Wong has succeeded in providing detailed
descriptions and comments within a book which covers a broad range
of topics. Without exception the chapters are clearly written and
accessible, and many provide the reader with challenging ideas and
practical suggestions." -BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPECIAL EDUCATION 30% of children with learning disabilities drop out of high school, and 48% of those with learning disabilities are out of the workforce or unemployed. Discusses different types of learning disabilities including problems with attention, memory, language, math, reading, and writing Encompasses the impact of LD on learning as well as social competence and self-regulation Provides research summaries on most effective ways to teach children with LD Encompasses a lifespan perspective on LD, discussing the impact on children, adolescents, and adults
Obesity is a continuing issue around the world and in many
contexts. The growing number of obese people is an increasing
concern for those in the medical profession, and obesity can pose
specific challenges in relation to fertility and pregnancy.
Patients who are obese require specific considerations and
knowledge. Bringing together experts from a variety of specialties
to examine the issues and challenges of obesity, this book
discusses how obesity affects fertility, reproduction, and
pregnancy. Beginning with an exploration of the epidemiology of
obesity, further chapters focus on specific issues related to
obesity and both male and female reproduction, the complications of
obesity during pregnancy and labour, and the long term effects of
obesity. This is the most comprehensive resource to examine the
topic of obesity and reproductive issues, making it invaluable for
medical students, professionals, and researchers in public policy
and medicine.
Health is maintained by the coordinated operation of all the
biological systems that make up the individual. "The Introduction
to Psychoneuroimmunology, 2e, "presents an overview of what has
been discovered by scientists regarding how bodily systems respond
to environmental challenges and intercommunicate to sustain health.
The book touches on the main findings from the current literature
without being overly technical and complex. The result is a
comprehensive overview of psychoneuroimmunology, which avoids
oversimplification, but does not overwhelm the reader. Single authored for consistency of breadth and depth, with no redundancy of coverage between chapters Covers endocrine-immune modulation, neuro-immune modulation, and the enhancing or inhibiting processes of one or more systems on the others Expanded use of figures, tables, and text boxes Online test bank for professors
Newly updated with over 150 pages of material on the latest Tcl extensions, "Tcl/Tk: A Developer s Gu"ide is a unique practical tutorial for professional programmers and beginners alike. Starting with a clear picture of the basics, Tcl/Tk covers the variety of tools in this "Swiss army knife" of programming languages, giving you the ability to enhance your programs, extend your application's capabilities, and become a more effective programmer. This updated edition covers all of the new features of version
8.6, including object-oriented programming and the creation of
megawidgets, existing data structure implementations, themed
widgets and virtual events. Extensive code snippets and online
tutorials in various languages will give you a firm grasp on how to
use the Tcl/Tk libraries and interpreters and, most importantly, on
what constitutes an effective strategy for using Tcl/Tk.
Hirsch, Devaney, and Smale s classic "Differential Equations,
Dynamical Systems, and an Introduction to Chaos" has been used by
professors as the primary text for undergraduate and graduate level
courses covering differential equations. It provides a theoretical
approach to dynamical systems and chaos written for a diverse
student population among the fields of mathematics, science, and
engineering. Prominent experts provide everything students need to
know about dynamical systems as students seek to develop sufficient
mathematical skills to analyze the types of differential equations
that arise in their area of study. The authors provide rigorous
exercises and examples clearly and easily by slowly introducing
linear systems of differential equations. Calculus is required as
specialized advanced topics not usually found in elementary
differential equations courses are included, such as exploring the
world of discrete dynamical systems and describing chaotic
systems. |
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