In a uniform and comprehensive manner the authors describe all the important aspects of the epitaxial growth processes of solid films on crystalline substrates, e.g. processes in which atoms of the growing film mimic the arrangement of the atoms of the substrate. Emphasis is put on sufficiently fundamental and unequivocal presentation of the subject in the form of an easy-to-read review. A large part of this book focuses on the problems of heteroepitaxy. The most important epitaxial growth techniques which are currently widely used in basic research as well as in manufacturing processes of devices are presented and discussed in detail.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating and dehumanizing illness affecting increasingly large numbers of elderly and even middle-aged persons in a worldwide epidemic. Alzheimer's Disease: A Physician's Guide to Practical Management was written by selected clinicians and scientists who represent some of the world's leading centers of excellence in AD research. The editors are proud and grateful for their profound contributions. This book is particularly designed to assist physicians and other health-care professionals in the evaluation, assessment, and treatment of individuals with AD. At the same time, by illuminating the basic scientific background, we hope to provide state-of-the art information about the disease and possible future therapeutic strategies. The recent psychiatric treatment aspects of AD are also clearly presented. Because the early diagnosis of the dementia process is now considered of increasing importance, we focus particularly in several chapters on early changes and preclinical conditions, such as mild cognitive impairment and predementia AD.

In a uniform and comprehensive manner the authors describe all the important aspects of the epitaxial growth processes of solid films on crystalline substrates, e.g. processes in which atoms of the growing film mimic the arrangement of the atoms of the substrate. Emphasis is put on sufficiently fundamental and unequivocal presentation of the subject in the form of an easy-to-read review. A large part of this book focuses on the problems of heteroepitaxy. The most important epitaxial growth techniques which are currently widely used in basic research as well as in manufacturing processes of devices are presented and discussed in detail.

Das Buch richtet sich an Ingenieure verschiedener Disziplinen sowie an Informatiker und Naturwissenschaftler. Die fur diese Gruppen relevante Mathematik wird an mehr als 300 Beispielen praxisnah behandelt. Aufgrund seiner besonderen Didaktik und seinen uber 100 Ubungsaufgaben eignet sich das Werk sowohl als Begleitlekture fur die Anfangervorlesung als auch zum Selbststudium.

Biotechnology combines disciplines like genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology and cell biology, which are in turn linked to practical disciplines like chemical engineering, information technology, and robotics. Patho-biotechnology describes the exploitation of pathogens or pathogen derived compounds for beneficial effect. This book presents the latest research in the field.

HERRSCHER DES GLUCKS ist die Ubersetzung des chinesischen Namens von Xiang Jun, dem Adoptivsohn des Autors, der von dessen abenteuerlicher Suche in Ost und West nach einem bewohnbaren Platz fur ein SCHLITZAUGE erzahlt. Aus der Perspektive der Hauptfigur und der deutschen und chinesischen Familienmitglieder werden die Jahre der Kindheit und Jugend, und die des jungen Erwachsenen in China, Deutschland und Japan beschrieben. Die Adoptivgeschichte spielt auf dem Hintergrund der politischen Entwicklung in der Zeit nach der Kulturrevolution, als im Rahmen der Offnung nach Westen einigen wenigen Auslandern die Annahme eines chinesischen Kindes ermoglicht wurde. Das Adoptivkind wird mit Fragen der Fremdheit und Heimatlosigkeit, von Ressentiments, Mehrsprachigkeit, kultureller Vielfalt und der Suche nach einer Identitat konfrontiert. Ein zweiter Erzahlstrang fuhrt einen deutsch-japanischen Jugendlichen, der ebenfalls seinen Weg zwischen den Kulturen sucht, auf eine japanische Insel und zu dem Aussteiger und Einsiedler Niki alias Schlitzauge, der ihm uber den Generationsunterschied hinweg den Blick fur alternative Lebensentwurfe offnet, und ihn fur den Gedanken an eine Zukunft in seinem japanischen Mutterland erwarmt. Die Erzahlung richtet sich an jugendliche Leser und an Interessenten fur die aussergewohnlichen Lebenswege junger Menschen in Asien und Europa

The objective of this book is to review and summarize recent developments in our understanding of iron transport and storage in living systems. It includes an overview of the evolutionary aspects of iron metabolism and bacterial iron transport, as well as a detailed discussion of molecules with specific roles in iron metabolism in higher organisms. It also presents relationships between intracellular iron metabolism and cell proliferation. Iron Transport and Storage addresses the comparative aspects of iron transport and storage in different tissues. This essential volume is very useful for hematologists, physical and biological chemists, cell and molecular biologists, physiologists, and clinicians with an interest in the biology and metabolism of iron.