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Advances in Physical Organic Chemistry provides the chemical
community with authoritative and critical assessments of the many
aspects of physical organic chemistry. The field is a rapidly
developing one, with results and methodologies finding application
from biology to solid state physics.
A single volume of 85 articles, the Handbook of the Neurobiology of
Aging is an authoritative selection of relevant chapters from the
Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, the most comprehensive source of
neuroscience information assembled to date (AP Oct 2008).
Delays in construction projects are frequently expensive, since
there is usually a construction loan involved which charges
interest, management staff dedicated to the project whose costs are
time dependent, and ongoing inflation in wage and material prices.
Many techniques are used to analyze delays. Some of these methods
have inherent weaknesses and should be avoided. This book points
out the shortcomings of these faulty methods and explains how a
delay analysis should be performed. It then describes specifically
how the analysis is done with CPM schedules. A explanation of
delays and delay damages, presented in a straightforward,
accessible manner, should be useful to public and private owners,
construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors,
designers, suppliers, and attorneys whose work involves them in the
construction industry. The discussion will include subtleties of
the process, such as shifts in the critical path, and non-critical
delays. The subject of damages is covered in detail, including the
major categories of extended field overhead and unabsorbed home
office overhead. Likewise, the damages suffered by the owner,
either actual or liquidated, are also explained. Finally, a chapter
is devoted to managing the risk of delays and time extensions from
the viewpoints of the various parties to a construction project. A
discussion of early completion schedules and constructive
acceleration is also included.
Using the author's considerable experience of applying Mathcad to
engineering problems, Essential Mathcad introduces the most
powerful functions and features of the software and teaches how to
apply these to create comprehensive calculations for any
quantitative subject. The simple, step-by-step approach makes this
book an ideal Mathcad text for professional engineers as well as
engineering, science, and math students. Examples from a variety of
fields demonstrate the power and utility of Mathcad's tools, while
also demonstrating how other software, such as Excel spreadsheets,
can be incorporated effectively.
Sharon Johnson is the author of the best selling Therapist's Guide
to Clinical Intervention now in its second edition. In this new
book on PTSD, she lends her practical outline format to
understanding PTSD assessment, treatment planning, and
intervention. The book begins with a summary information on PTSD
definition, and prevalence, assessment, and the evidence basis
behind different treatment options. The book offers adjunctive
skill building resources to supplement traditional therapy choices
as well as forms for use in clinical practice.
This book is the definitive guide to the techniques and applications of position location, covering both terrestrial and satellite systems. It gives all the techniques, theoretical models, and algorithms that engineers need to improve their current location schemes and to develop future location algorithms and systems. Comprehensive coverage is given to system design trade-offs, complexity issues, and the design of efficient positioning algorithms to enable the creation of high-performance location positioning systems. Traditional methods are also reexamined in the context of the challenges posed by reconfigurable and multihop networks. Applications discussed include wireless networks (WiFi, ZigBee, UMTS, and DVB networks), cognitive radio, sensor networks and multihop networks. Features Contains a complete guide to models, techniques, and applications of position location Includes applications to wireless networks, demonstrating the relevance of location positioning to these "hot" areas in research and development Covers system design trade-offs and the design of efficient positioning algorithms, enabling the creation of future location positioning systems Provides a theoretical underpinning for understanding current position location algorithms, giving researchers a foundation to develop future algorithms David Munoz is Director and Cesar Vargas is a member of the
Center for Electronics and Telecommunications, Tecnologico de
Monterrey, Mexico. Frantz Bouchereau is a senior communications
software developer at The MathWorks Inc. in Natick, MA. Rogerio
Enriquez-Caldera is at Instituto Nacional de Atrofisica, Optica y
Electronica (INAOE), Puebla, Mexico.
"Deploying QoS for IP Next Generation Networks: The Definitive
Guide" provides network architects and planners with insight into
the various aspects that drive QoS deployment for the various
network types. It serves as a single source of reference for
businesses that plan to deploy a QoS framework for voice, video,
mobility and data applications creating a converged infrastructure.
It further provides detailed design and implementation details for
various service deployments across the various Cisco platforms such
as the CRS-1, 12000, 7600 & 7200 series routers that are widely
deployed in most Carrier Networks.
Hyaluronan biology is being recognized as an important regulator of
cancer progression. Paradoxically, both hyaluronan (HA) and
hyaluronidases, the enzymes that eliminate HA, have also been
correlated with cancer progression. Hyaluronan, a long-chain
polymer of the extracellular matrix, opens up tissue spaces through
which cancer cells move and metastasize. It also confers motility
upon cells through interactions of cell-surface HA with the
cytoskeleton. Embryonic cells in the process of movement and
proliferation use the same strategy. It is an example of how cancer
cells have commandeered normal cellular processes for their own
survival and spread. There are also parallels between cancer and
wound healing, cancer occasionally being defined as a wound that
does not heal.
The third edition of this long-serving successful reference work is
a 'must-have' reference for anyone needing or desiring an
understanding of the structure, chemistry, properties, production
and uses of starches and their derivatives. * Includes specific information on corn, wheat, potato, rice, and new chapters on rye, oat and barley (including waxy barley) starches * Covers the isolation processes, properties, functionalities, and uses of the most commonly used starches. * Explores the genetics, biochemistry, and physical structure of starches * Presents current and emerging application trends for starch
This groundbreaking book covers every aspect of deadly toxic
chemicals used as weapons of mass destruction and employed in
conflicts, warfare and terrorism. Including findings from
experimental as well as clinical studies, this one-of-a-kind
handbook is prepared in a very user- friendly format that can
easily be followed by students, teachers and researchers, as well
as lay people. Stand-alone chapters on individual chemicals and
major topics allow the reader to easily access required information
without searching through the entire book. The Forward will be written by Dr. Tetsuo Satoh, Chiba University, Japan. He is one of the most respected, recognizable authorities on chemical warfare agents which will set the authoritative tone for the book. Covers risk to humans, animals and the environment equally.
Researchers involved in assessing the risks involved with a
possible chemical warfare attack and those who are developing
response plans to such attacks must look at not only the risks to
human health but to our wildlife and environment as well. The
holistic approach taken in this book ensures that the researchers
have ready access to the details no matter which aspect of the
effects of CWA's they might be concerned with.
In this book the author presents the state-of-the-art
electromagnetic (EM)
"Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics" merges two long-running serials--"Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics" and "Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy." This series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science and digital image processing, electromagnetic wave propagation, electron microscopy, and the computing methods used in all these domains.
This volume is aimed in general at scientists who have an interest
in deciphering the molecular mechanisms for sequence recognition of
DNA. The methods have general applicability to small molecules as
well as oligomers and proteins, while the examples provide general
principles involved in sequence recognition.
Catalysis is the acceleration of a chemical reaction by a catalyst,
a substance that notably affects the rate of a chemical reaction
without itself being consumed or altered. Since 1948, "Advances in
Catalysis" has filled the gap between the papers that report on and
the textbooks that teach in the diverse areas of catalysis
research. The editors of and contributors to "Advances in
Catalysis" are dedicated to recording progress in this area.
New materials addressed for the first time include the chapters
on minerals by Barber et al and the chapter on dislocations in
colloidal crystals by Schall and Spaepen. Moriarty et al extend the
first principles calculations of kink configurations in bcc metals
to high pressures, including the use of flexible boundary
conditions to model dilatational effects. Rabier et al clarify the
issue of glide-shuffle slip systems in diamond cubic and related
III-V compounds. Metadislocations, discussed by Feuerbacher and
Heggen, represent a new type of defect in multicomponent metal
compounds and alloys. Dislocation core structures identified in silicon at high stress Metadislocations, a new type of defect, identified and described Extension of dislocation concepts to complex minerals First observations of dislocations in colloidal crystals
Written by an international panel of professional and academic
peers, the book provides the engineer and technologist working in
research, development and operations in the food industry with
critical and readily accessible information on the art and science
of infrared spectroscopy technology. The book should also serve as
an essential reference source to undergraduate and postgraduate
students and researchers in universities and research institutions.
"Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics" merges two long-running
serials--"Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics" and
"Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy." This series features
extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially
semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies,
microlithography, image science and digital image processing,
electromagnetic wave propagation, electron microscopy, and the
computing methods used in all these domains.
Volume 3 of Biomembranes covers receptors of cell adhesion and
cellular recognition. Proteins in the plasma membrane of cells are
heavily involved in processes of cell adhesion, but such proteins
were not actually isolated and characterized until the mid-1970s.
Since then, application of the methods of molecular biology has led
to the recognition of four major classes of cell adhesion molecule
(CAMs), the immunoglobulin super family, the cadherins, the
integrins, and the selecting. A convenient system in which to study
the importance of cell adhesion is in blood platelets where
aggregation eventually leads to thrombus formation in a process
involving a range of surface glycoproteins. Interaction with the
extracellular matrix is exemplified by CD44, the receptor for
hyaluronan, and a complex carbohydrate that is a major component of
the extracellular matrix surrounding migrating and proliferating
cells. Membrane-associated mucins have a variety of effects on cell
adhesion. The super family of immunoglobulin related proteins also
include the T cell receptors and the major histocompatibility
complex (MHC), which, together with the receptors for
immunoglobulins (the Fc receptors), are of fundamental importance
in the processes of immunity. Volume 3 of Biomembranes explores the
structures and functions of the molecules involved in these
important functions of the cell.
Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks enable users to directly share digital
content (such as audio, video, and text files) as well as real-time
data (such as telephony traffic) with other users without depending
on a central server. Although originally popularized by unlicensed
online music services such as Napster, P2P networking has recently
emerged as a viable multimillion dollar business model for the
distribution of academic and clinical information,
telecommunications, and social networking. Written at an accessible
level for any reader familiar with fundamental Internet protocols,
Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications explains the conceptual
operations and architecture underlying basic P2P systems using
well-known commercial systems as models. The book also delineates
the latest research directions, thereby providing not only a
sophisticated understanding of current systems, but also the means
to improve upon these systems with innovations that will better
performance, security, and flexibility. Peer-to-Peer Networking and
Applications is thus both a valuable starting point and an
important reference to those practioners employed by any of the 200
companies with approximately $400 million invested in this new and
lucrative technology.
Structural Analysis Rules of Thumb provides a comprehensive review
of the classical methods of structural analysis and also the recent
advances in computer applications. The prefect guide for the
Professional Engineer's exam, Williams covers principles of
structural analysis to advanced concepts. Methods of analysis are
presented in a concise and direct manner and the different methods
of approach to a problem are illustrated by specific examples. In
addition, the book include the clear and concise approach to the
subject and the focus on the most direct solution to a problem.
Numerous worked examples are provided to consolidate the readers?
understanding of the topics.
A unique and thorough investigation of the shift towards
Europe-wide energy regulation, markets and business strategies, and
the extent to which energy systems have become more liberalised
over this period.
Genetic Diseases of the Kidney identifies and analyzes genetic
abnormalities causing renal diseases in human subjects. Although in
a sense the genome contains all the instructions required for the
formation of a phenotype, the information is encoded in an
extremely complicated fashion. In primary genetic diseases, the
genetic instruction specifies a phenotype clearly linked with a
discreet lesion confined to the kidney. However, the genetic
disturbance may be imbedded in a complicated physiologic ensemble,
so that the nexus between the genetic disturbance and the phenotype
may be obscured; in consequence, the causal sequence is extremely
difficult to unravel. In many instances the renal disease is one
component of a complicated systemic hereditary disease, either
monogenic or polygenic. Indeed, renal disease may arise as the sum
of minor inputs from many different, seemingly unrelated genes, so
that the genetic contributions may be difficult to identify.
Confounding the problem further are environmental influences,
originating either in the chromosomal environment from modifier
genes, or in the extra-chromosomal environmental from intrauterine
or postnatal influences. These considerations have determined both
the organization of the text as well as the detailed description of
the genetic disorders and the physiologic derangements that emerge.
The Textbook of Nephro-Endocrinology is the definitive
translational reference in the field of nephro-endocrinology,
investigating both the endocrine functions of the kidneys and how
the kidney acts as a target for hormones from other organ systems.
It offers both researchers and clinicians expert, gold-standard
analysis of nephro-endocrine research and translation into the
treatment of diseases such as anemia, chronic kidney disease (CKD),
rickets, osteoprosis, and, hypoparathyroidism.
This book focuses on the life and work of Nathan Zuntz (1847-1920),
a German physiologist, who made significant contributions to high
altitude physiology and aviation medicine.
"Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry" provides timely and
critical reviews of important topics in medicinal chemistry
together with an emphasis on emerging topics in the biological
sciences, which are expected to provide the basis for entirely new
future therapies. |
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