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Interactive Psychology: People in Perspective is the first online
textbook for introductory psychology that was conceived and built
as an immersive, interactive online learning experience. Whether
students read and work with this ebook on their phone, tablet or
laptop, Interactive Psychology will help them succeed in their
psychology course. Studies have shown that students who use
interactive ebooks spend significantly more time on the text's
practice materials than students who use printed textbooks and
students who test themselves frequently achieve better grades in
their courses (Sommers, Shin, Greenebaum, Merker, & Sanders,
2019). Interactive Psychology embraces that research to improve
student learning through interactive explorations, compelling
videos, dynamic maps and graphs, and Check Your Understanding
questions at the end of each study unit. With Interactive
Psychology students learn psychology by doing psychology.
Guiding readers from the elucidation and analysis of a genomic
sequence to the prediction of a protein structure and the
identification of the molecular function, Introduction to
Bioinformatics describes the rationale and limitations of the
bioinformatics methods and tools that can help solve biological
problems. Requiring only a limited mathematical and statistical
background, the book shows how to efficiently apply these
approaches to biological data and evaluate the resulting
information.
The author, an expert bioinformatics researcher, first addresses
the ways of storing and retrieving the enormous amount of
biological data produced every day and the methods of decrypting
the information encoded by a genome. She then covers the tools that
can detect and exploit the evolutionary and functional
relationships among biological elements. Subsequent chapters
illustrate how to predict the three-dimensional structure of a
protein. The book concludes with a discussion of the future of
bioinformatics.
Even though the future will undoubtedly offer new tools for
tackling problems, most of the fundamental aspects of
bioinformatics will not change. This resource provides the
essential information to understand bioinformatics methods,
ultimately facilitating in the solution of biological problems.
Guiding readers from the elucidation and analysis of a genomic
sequence to the prediction of a protein structure and the
identification of the molecular function, Introduction to
Bioinformatics describes the rationale and limitations of the
bioinformatics methods and tools that can help solve biological
problems. Requiring only a limited mathematical and statistical
background, the book shows how to efficiently apply these
approaches to biological data and evaluate the resulting
information. The author, an expert bioinformatics researcher, first
addresses the ways of storing and retrieving the enormous amount of
biological data produced every day and the methods of decrypting
the information encoded by a genome. She then covers the tools that
can detect and exploit the evolutionary and functional
relationships among biological elements. Subsequent chapters
illustrate how to predict the three-dimensional structure of a
protein. The book concludes with a discussion of the future of
bioinformatics. Even though the future will undoubtedly offer new
tools for tackling problems, most of the fundamental aspects of
bioinformatics will not change. This resource provides the
essential information to understand bioinformatics methods,
ultimately facilitating in the solution of biological problems.
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Cancer Modelling and Simulation (Hardcover)
Rakesh K Jain; Edited by Luigi Preziosi; Series edited by Louis J. Gross; Contributions by Nicola Bellomo; Series edited by Suzanne Lenhart; Contributions by …
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Tumour evolution is a complex process involving many different phenomena. Mathematical modelling and computer simulations can help us understand these phenomena, but their development requires a multidisciplinary background-one that includes an understanding of the biological phenomena involved and knowledge of the mathematical techniques used to obtain both qualitative and quantitative results.
Cancer Modelling and Simulation builds the requisite biological foundation and presents the mathematical models and methods most useful for understanding the dynamics of tumour development and growth. In chapters contributed by an interdisciplinary team of leading researchers, this book addresses the entire modelling process, from phenomenological observation to simulation and validation, through the development of mathematical models and their qualitative and quantitative study.
This treatment effectively links the analytical, mathematical, and biological aspects of tumour growth modelling to provide researchers from multiple disciplines with the common language and practical knowledge they need to break down the barriers that can hamper interdisciplinary research. Cancer Modelling and Simulation is an important contribution to the field that undoubtedly will stimulate and remain a valuable reference for continued research for many years.
A new class of provably capacity achieving error-correction codes,
polar codes are suitable for many problems, such as lossless and
lossy source coding, problems with side information, multiple
access channel, etc. The first comprehensive book on the
implementation of decoders for polar codes, the authors take a
tutorial approach to explain the practical decoder implementation
challenges and trade-offs in either software or hardware. They also
demonstrate new trade-offs in latency, throughput, and complexity
in software implementations for high-performance computing and
GPGPUs, and hardware implementations using custom processing
elements, full-custom application-specific integrated circuits
(ASICs), and field-programmable-gate arrays (FPGAs). Presenting a
good overview of this research area and future directions,
High-Speed Decoders for Polar Codes is perfect for any researcher
or SDR practitioner looking into implementing efficient decoders
for polar codes, as well as students and professors in a modern
error correction class. As polar codes have been accepted to
protect the control channel in the next-generation mobile
communication standard (5G) developed by the 3GPP, the audience
includes engineers who will have to implement decoders for such
codes and hardware engineers designing the backbone of
communication networks.
A new class of provably capacity achieving error-correction codes,
polar codes are suitable for many problems, such as lossless and
lossy source coding, problems with side information, multiple
access channel, etc. The first comprehensive book on the
implementation of decoders for polar codes, the authors take a
tutorial approach to explain the practical decoder implementation
challenges and trade-offs in either software or hardware. They also
demonstrate new trade-offs in latency, throughput, and complexity
in software implementations for high-performance computing and
GPGPUs, and hardware implementations using custom processing
elements, full-custom application-specific integrated circuits
(ASICs), and field-programmable-gate arrays (FPGAs). Presenting a
good overview of this research area and future directions,
High-Speed Decoders for Polar Codes is perfect for any researcher
or SDR practitioner looking into implementing efficient decoders
for polar codes, as well as students and professors in a modern
error correction class. As polar codes have been accepted to
protect the control channel in the next-generation mobile
communication standard (5G) developed by the 3GPP, the audience
includes engineers who will have to implement decoders for such
codes and hardware engineers designing the backbone of
communication networks.
This definitive handbook is now in an extensively revised third
edition with all-new chapters and many new topics. Leading
authorities present cutting-edge knowledge about how and why people
try to regulate their emotions, the consequences of different
regulatory strategies, and interventions to enhance this key area
of functioning. The biological, cognitive, developmental, and
social bases of emotion regulation are explored. The volume
identifies critical implications of emotion regulation for mental
and physical health, psychopathology, educational achievement,
prosocial behavior, and other domains. Clinical and nonclinical
interventions are critically reviewed and state-of-the-art
measurement approaches described. New to This Edition *Most of the
book is entirely new. *Broader coverage to bring readers up to
speed on the ever-growing literature--features 71 concise chapters,
compared to 36 in the prior edition. *Reflects a decade of
continuing, rapid advances in theory and research methods. *New
sections on emotion regulation in groups and collectives, specific
emotion regulation processes, nonclinical interventions, and
emotion regulation across disciplines. *Increased attention to the
role of emotion regulation in culture, and broader societal issues.
Recent developments in recombinant DNA technology have led to the
large-scale production of human erythropoietin and to the
demonstration that it is effective in the treatment of renal and
possibly some other anaemias. This has lent a new impetus to
studies of the pathophysiology and pharmacology of the hormone
which is reflected in this report of the proceedings of a meeting
held in Liibeck in June 1988. In 15 papers, all from European
centres, the broad topics covered are erythropoietin's physiology
and chemistry, the patho- physiology of erythropoiesis and the use
of erythropoietin in the treatment of anaemia. Several of the
papers include up-to-date reviews of the literature. The field is
now expanding rapidly, and this volume, though not comprehensive,
usefully points up many areas of recent understanding as well as
others of continuing un- certainty. Overall, it contains material
likely to be of interest to biochemists and experimental
haematologists as well as to phar- macologists, clinical
haematologists and nephrologists.
The Second Autumn Course on Mathematical Ecology was held at the
Intern ational Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy in
November and December of 1986. During the four year period that had
elapsed since the First Autumn Course on Mathematical Ecology,
sufficient progress had been made in applied mathemat ical ecology
to merit tilting the balance maintained between theoretical aspects
and applications in the 1982 Course toward applications. The course
format, while similar to that of the first Autumn Course on
Mathematical Ecology, consequently focused upon applications of
mathematical ecology. Current areas of application are almost as
diverse as the spectrum covered by ecology. The topiys of this book
reflect this diversity and were chosen because of perceived
interest and utility to developing countries. Topical lectures
began with foundational material mostly derived from Math ematical
Ecology: An Introduction (a compilation of the lectures of the 1982
course published by Springer-Verlag in this series, Volume 17) and,
when possible, progressed to the frontiers of research. In addition
to the course lectures, workshops were arranged for small groups to
supplement and enhance the learning experience. Other perspectives
were provided through presentations by course participants and
speakers at the associated Research Conference. Many of the
research papers are in a companion volume, Mathematical Ecology:
Proceedings Trieste 1986, published by World Scientific Press in
1988. This book is structured primarily by application area. Part
II provides an introduction to mathematical and statistical
applications in resource management.
The ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP) was discovered in 1983.
Since then, an enormous amount of research has been undertaken to
characterize it in detail. This volume consolidates both the
current knowledge and most recent advances on the subject, and its
relationship to myocardial protection. To this end, the editors
have assembled investigators at the forefront of ongoing basic and
clinical research to provide scholarly and candid comments
concerning each of the pertinent issues, including: a comprehensive
review of the biology of the channel with respect to the
structure-activity relationship as well as overall chemistry of the
channel; the role of opening this channel and its effect on smooth
muscle (covering both the effects on myocardial stunning and its
ability to protect against myocardial infarction); the relationship
of KATP channel opening and the protection to the myocardium
afforded by the phenomenon of ischemic preconditioning; the
relationship between the KATP channel and electrophysiological
consequences with specific reference to arrhythmogenicity; and the
clinical implications of the use of agents that mimic the opening
of this channel, with reference to its protective nature and its
use in the treatment of angina. Audience: Clinicians and basic
scientists who have a direct interest in the KATP channel as well
as those groups who are interested in the entire concept of
myocardial protection and its relationship to academic and clinical
medicine.
The ATP-sensitive potassium channel (KATP) was discovered in 1983.
Since then, an enormous amount of research has been undertaken to
characterize it in detail. This volume consolidates both the
current knowledge and most recent advances on the subject, and its
relationship to myocardial protection. To this end, the editors
have assembled investigators at the forefront of ongoing basic and
clinical research to provide scholarly and candid comments
concerning each of the pertinent issues, including: a comprehensive
review of the biology of the channel with respect to the
structure-activity relationship as well as overall chemistry of the
channel; the role of opening this channel and its effect on smooth
muscle (covering both the effects on myocardial stunning and its
ability to protect against myocardial infarction); the relationship
of KATP channel opening and the protection to the myocardium
afforded by the phenomenon of ischemic preconditioning; the
relationship between the KATP channel and electrophysiological
consequences with specific reference to arrhythmogenicity; and the
clinical implications of the use of agents that mimic the opening
of this channel, with reference to its protective nature and its
use in the treatment of angina. Audience: Clinicians and basic
scientists who have a direct interest in the KATP channel as well
as those groups who are interested in the entire concept of
myocardial protection and its relationship to academic and clinical
medicine.
The life sciences deal with a vast array of problems at
different spatial, temporal, and organizational scales. The
mathematics necessary to describe, model, and analyze these
problems is similarly diverse, incorporating quantitative
techniques that are rarely taught in standard undergraduate
courses. This textbook provides an accessible introduction to these
critical mathematical concepts, linking them to biological
observation and theory while also presenting the computational
tools needed to address problems not readily investigated using
mathematics alone.
Proven in the classroom and requiring only a background in high
school math, "Mathematics for the Life Sciences" doesn't just focus
on calculus as do most other textbooks on the subject. It covers
deterministic methods and those that incorporate uncertainty,
problems in discrete and continuous time, probability, graphing and
data analysis, matrix modeling, difference equations, differential
equations, and much more. The book uses MATLAB throughout,
explaining how to use it, write code, and connect models to data in
examples chosen from across the life sciences.Provides
undergraduate life science students with a succinct overview of
major mathematical concepts that are essential for modern
biologyCovers all the major quantitative concepts that national
reports have identified as the ideal components of an entry-level
course for life science studentsProvides good background for the
MCAT, which now includes data-based and statistical
reasoningExplicitly links data and math modelingIncludes
end-of-chapter homework problems, end-of-unit student projects, and
select answers to homework problemsUses MATLAB throughout, and
MATLAB m-files with an R supplement are available onlinePrepares
students to read with comprehension the growing quantitative
literature across the life sciencesForthcoming online answer key,
solution guide, and illustration package (available to
professors)
Benign prostate syndrome (BPS) affects more than half of all men
over the age of 50. It is often suppressed for a long time,
especially because the corresponding examinations are shied away
from. Therapy is varied, and many treatment options have been added
in recent years that can help improve symptoms. These options
advertise themselves primarily as avoiding the dreaded side effects
of surgery: Incontinence, impotence and loss of ejaculation.This
book provides an overview of all currently available treatment
options for BPH and targeted diagnostics. Under the leadership of
the renowned editors, many experts have compiled their knowledge in
this practical book. Differential diagnostics with imaging and
urodynamics are explained, and the many ways of therapy from
watchful waiting to drug therapy to surgery are discussed and the
advantages and disadvantages pointed out. A separate chapter is
devoted to prevention. In addition, myths that still prevail in
many places as "expert opinion" are discussed. Â A practical
book for every urologist!
This book covers the history and recent developments of stochastic
computing. Stochastic computing (SC) was first introduced in the
1960s for logic circuit design, but its origin can be traced back
to von Neumann's work on probabilistic logic. In SC, real numbers
are encoded by random binary bit streams, and information is
carried on the statistics of the binary streams. SC offers
advantages such as hardware simplicity and fault tolerance. Its
promise in data processing has been shown in applications including
neural computation, decoding of error-correcting codes, image
processing, spectral transforms and reliability analysis. There are
three main parts to this book. The first part, comprising Chapters
1 and 2, provides a history of the technical developments in
stochastic computing and a tutorial overview of the field for both
novice and seasoned stochastic computing researchers. In the second
part, comprising Chapters 3 to 8, we review both well-established
and emerging design approaches for stochastic computing systems,
with a focus on accuracy, correlation, sequence generation, and
synthesis. The last part, comprising Chapters 9 and 10, provides
insights into applications in machine learning and error-control
coding.
This definitive handbook is now in an extensively revised third
edition with all-new chapters and many new topics. Leading
authorities present cutting-edge knowledge about how and why people
try to regulate their emotions, the consequences of different
regulatory strategies, and interventions to enhance this key area
of functioning. The biological, cognitive, developmental, and
social bases of emotion regulation are explored. The volume
identifies critical implications of emotion regulation for mental
and physical health, psychopathology, educational achievement,
prosocial behavior, and other domains. Clinical and nonclinical
interventions are critically reviewed and state-of-the-art
measurement approaches described. New to This Edition *Most of the
book is entirely new. *Broader coverage to bring readers up to
speed on the ever-growing literature--features 71 concise chapters,
compared to 36 in the prior edition. *Reflects a decade of
continuing, rapid advances in theory and research methods. *New
sections on emotion regulation in groups and collectives, specific
emotion regulation processes, nonclinical interventions, and
emotion regulation across disciplines. *Increased attention to the
role of emotion regulation in culture, and broader societal issues.
In a groundbreaking study of the day-to-day law and culture of
slavery, Ariela Gross investigates the local courtrooms of the Deep
South where ordinary people settled their disputes over slaves.
Buyers sued sellers for breach of warranty when they considered
slaves to be physically or morally defective; owners sued
supervisors who whipped or neglected slaves under their care.
"Double Character" seeks to explain how communities dealt with an
important dilemma raised by these trials: how could slaves who
acted as moral agents be treated as commodities? Because these
cases made the character of slaves a central legal question,
slaves' moral agency intruded into the courtroom, often challenging
the character of slaveholders who saw themselves as honorable
masters. Gross looks at the stories about white and black character
that witnesses and litigants put forth in court. She not only
reveals the role of law in constructing "race" but also offers a
portrait of the culture of slavery, one that addresses historical
debates about law, honor, and commerce in the American South.
Gross maintains that witnesses and litigants drew on narratives
available in the culture at large to explain the nature and origins
of slaves' character, such as why slaves became runaways. But the
legal process also shaped their expressions of racial ideology by
favoring certain explanations over others. "Double Character"
brings to life the law as a dramatic ritual in people's daily
lives, looking at trials from the perspective of litigants,
lawyers, doctors, and the slaves themselves. The author's approach
combines the methods of cultural anthropology, quantitative social
history, and critical race theory.
A timely addition to the literature, this volume contains
authoritative reviews of three important areas in the physics of
elementary particles. Sam B. Treiman, in "Current Algebra and
PCAC," reviews the present state of the weak interactions. In
"Field Theoretic Investigations in Current Algebra," Roman Jackiw
deals with recent developments in current algebra and its
applications, giving particular attention to anomalies. David J.
Gross covers the high energy inelastic lepton-hadron scattering in
his paper, "The High Energy Behavior of Weak and Electromagnetic
Interactions." Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy
Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make
available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
A timely addition to the literature, this volume contains
authoritative reviews of three important areas in the physics of
elementary particles. Sam B. Treiman, in "Current Algebra and
PCAC," reviews the present state of the weak interactions. In
"Field Theoretic Investigations in Current Algebra," Roman Jackiw
deals with recent developments in current algebra and its
applications, giving particular attention to anomalies. David J.
Gross covers the high energy inelastic lepton-hadron scattering in
his paper, "The High Energy Behavior of Weak and Electromagnetic
Interactions." Originally published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy
Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make
available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished
backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the
original texts of these important books while presenting them in
durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton
Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly
heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton
University Press since its founding in 1905.
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