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Dans un futur lointain, la Terre est devenue, du fait de sa surexploitation par l'espèce humaine, un immense désert desséché. Les quelques communautés restantes limitent les naissances et incitent les humains à pratiquer l'euthanasie pour obtenir une mort plus rapide. Targ, sa femme, sa sœur,...

BnF collection ebooks - "Dans le pays que nous parcourions, il règne une fécondité merveilleuse. Les hommes y sont rares. Le silence stagne autour de formidables marécages ; la Bête, libre de croître, s'est multipliée sur les terres et dans les eaux ; les oiseaux remplissent jusqu'aux...

Atoms and molecules in all states of matter are subject to continuous irregular movement. This process, referred to as diffusion, is among the most general and basic phenomena in nature and determines the performance of many technological processes. This book provides an introduction to the fascinating...

In his thesis, Matthias Junk takes an innovative approach to assess the local structure and dynamics of biological and synthetic amphiphilic macromolecules capable of transporting small molecules. Replacing the latter with stable radicals, he uses state-of-the-art electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)...

*Principles and Applications of Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs)*explores the ways in which the development of organic semiconductor materials is opening up new applications in electronic and optoelectronic luminescent devices. The book begins by covering the principles of luminescence...

First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

New forms of solidarity are being shaped as a response to the European “refugee crisis.” The state—in the form of national governments—has not been able to implement any viable or sustainable solution to the crisis, but the solidarity movement has been very visible and active in European countries....

India in the 17th Century as Depicted by European Travellers is a fascinating collection of descriptions of India by Englishmen. A table of contents is included.

This compilation, by an international grouping of scholars, focuses on the nature of Caribbean rock art or rock graphics and makes clear the region's substantial and distinctive rock art tradition. Thorough and comparative, it includes data on the history of rock graphic research, the nature of the...

This volume comprises two classic essays on the mathematical theories of elasticity and plasticity by authorities in this area of engineering science. Undergraduate and graduate students in engineering as well as professional engineers will find these works excellent texts and references. The Mathematical...

Essential Anesthesia is a concise, accessible introduction to anesthetic practice. Now in its second edition, it provides a thorough overview of the science and practice of anesthesia. Part I describes the evaluation of the patient, the different approaches to anesthesia, and the post-operative care...

The rapid development of efficient computational tools has allowed researchers to tackle biological problems and to predict, analyse and monitor, at an atomic level, molecular recognition processes. This book offers a fresh perspective on how computational tools can aid the chemical biology research...