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This continuing authoritative series deals with the chemistry, materials science, physics and technology of the rare earth elements. Volume 38 of the Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earth incorporates a recapitulation of the scientific achievements and contributions made by the late...

Increasingly, pathologists are being confronted with the effects of a number of complex devices on the body. Cardiac pace-makers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, ventricular support systems for the heart are well established, and vascular and other protheses are being used in increasing numbers....

Preface Turkish spine surgeons have been very productive for the last 20 years. Especially neurosurgeons have edited many textbooks on spine. However they were mostly in Turkish language and could not have international impact. This is one of the first English textbooks on spine written by Turkish...

This second edition updates the "WHO Classification of Endocrine Tumours" proposed in 1980 and incorporates many new tumour entities and pertinent concepts that have developed since that time. It is the result of a collaborative effort between 9 pathologists from different countries, in...

The first volume of this second edition of Surgical Neuroangiography contains the previous volumes 1 and 3 in one book. The edited and updated text provides a practical understanding of the challenges that face the modern management of vascular diseases. Additional 3-D angiographic photographs as...

The Maoist Insurgency has been born out of long periods of social discontent, economic hardships and state apathy towards the neglected masses. Anti-Maoist operations have to be based on a strong political will, aggressive anti-guerrilla tactics and economic and social development of affected areas...

Two sixth-form boarding school girls. One is particularly promiscuous and delights in telling her friend about all the men she has had sex with over the summer holidays - Barmen in the beer cellar, Gardners in her rich parents garden etc. The less experienced friend discloses a bit of an attraction...

Aerogels have been in use for over 80 years and have been utilised in a wide variety of applications, in particular, there has been growing use of insulating nanoporous materials in the aerospace industry. Recent awareness of the environmental implications of materials has driven researchers to develop...

Digital Transformations in Turkey analyzes the genesis, dynamics, and operations of different communication contexts in relation to digital transformations in Turkey. The contributors tackle such topics as the impact of social networking channels like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter and the changing...

This book explores the new product development process of firms developing frugal innovation for the base-of-the-pyramid (BOP) markets in developing countries. Frugal innovations are products characterised by an affordable price-point, durability, usability and core functionalities that are highly...

Elements of Physical Oceanography is a derivative of the Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences, 2nd Edition and serves as an important reference on current physical oceanography knowledge and expertise in one convenient and accessible source. Its selection of articles—all written by experts in their field—focuses...

The book is designed to bring an exhaustive analysis of all facets of terrorism in the aftermath of recent terrorist attacks in America. It also makes an indepth analysis on issues of WMD’s, their usage by terrorist and consequences management. It details country intelligence structure and balance...

The final fight will change their perception forever. Everything Elle Hartmut and her friends thought they knew about the alien menace—and the nature of their universe—is wrong. With mounting evidence that the aliens behind the Darkness reside on a hyperdimensional plane above spacetime,...