Other Sciences category: 9579 books
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
TO THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION Edited by B. M. McCORMAC Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory, Palo Alto, Calif. , U. S. A. D. REIDEL PUBLISHING COMPANY DORDRECHT-HOLLAND Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 70-170340 ISBN-13: 978-90-277-0243-2 e-ISBN-13: 978-94-010-3137-0 DOl:...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2018
This book provides a snapshot of the research activities of the Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria. The topics are broad ranged including:
· Centrifuge model testing
· ...
by Omair Zubairi, Fridolin Weber
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2018
This is an introductory textbook on computational methods and techniques intended for undergraduates at the sophomore or junior level in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering. It provides an introduction to programming languages such as FORTRAN 90/95/2000 and covers numerical techniques...
Introduction to Protein Structure Prediction
Methods and Algorithms
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2011
A look at the methods and algorithms used to predict protein structure
A thorough knowledge of the function and structure of proteins is critical for the advancement of biology and the life sciences as well as the development of better drugs, higher-yield crops, and even synthetic bio-fuels....
by Rossen Donev
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
This eclectic volume features two major topics: applications of mass spectrometry in bioscience; and computational methods for analysis of protein structure and interactions with other macromolecules.
Published continuously since 1944, the Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
Knowledge of the extracellular matrix (ECM) is essential to understand cellular differentiation, tissue development, and tissue remodeling.
This volume of the series “Biology of Extracellular Matrix” provides a timely overview of the structure, regulation, and function of the major macromolecules...
Experiencing Nature
Proceedings of a Conference in Honor of Allen G. Debus
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2013
This volume, honoring the renowned historian of science, Allen G Debus, explores ideas of science - `experiences of nature' - from within a historiographical tradition that Debus has done much to define. As his work shows, the sciences do not develop exclusively as a result of a progressive and inexorable...
The End of Desertification?
Disputing Environmental Change in the Drylands
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
The question in the title of this book draws attention to the shortcomings of a concept that has become a political tool of global importance even as the scientific basis for its use grows weaker. The concept of desertification, it can be argued, has ceased to be analytically useful and distorts our...
by Rajmund Przybylak
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2006
It has been known at least since the end of the century that the polar areas play a very important role in the formation of the Earth’s climates. It is also known today that they are the most sensitive regions to climatic change, and are thus perfect case studies for the detection of such changes....
Climatic Change and Its Impacts
An Overview Focusing on Switzerland
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2006
Climatic Change is a rapidly evolving domain that has prompted the publication of numerous scientific works in recent years, reflecting both the public and scientific interest in the topic. This book focuses upon climate processes, variability and change and applies the general principles related...
Advances and Applications in Geospatial Technology and Earth Resources
Proceedings of the International Conference on Geo-Spatial Technologies and Earth Resources 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2017
This book discusses the latest advances and applications in geospatial technologies and earth resources for mine surveying and civil engineering. It also discusses mineral resources management and assesses many techniques such as unmanned aerial vehicles/drones, ground-penetrating radar, geographic...
The Climatology of Air-Mass and Frontal Extreme Precipitation
Study of meteorological data in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2016
Based on a data series of more than 50 years, this book discusses spatial and seasonal variability in air-mass and frontal extreme precipitation frequency and as well as the relationship between their occurrence and atmospheric circulation. The climatology of air-mass and frontal extreme precipitation...
Integrated Water Resources Management in Water-scarce Regions
Water Harvesting, Groundwater Desalination and Water Reuse in Namibia
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
The book consolidates the transdisciplinary research of the project “CuveWaters: Integrated Water Resources Management in Central Northern Namibia (Cuvelai Basin) in the SADC-Region” funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) and undertaken from 2004 to 2015 in Namibia....
Radar Meteorology
A First Course
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
A comprehensive introduction to the current technology and application of radar in meteorology and atmospheric sciences
Written by leading experts in the field, Radar Meteorology, A first Course offers an introduction to meteorological radar systems and applications, with emphasis on observation...