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Bioprinting
Principles and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
At labs around the world, researchers have been experimenting with bioprinting, first just to see whether it was possible to push cells through a printhead without killing them (in most cases it is), and then trying to make cartilage, bone, skin, blood vessels, small bits of liver and other tissues....
Partitions
Optimality and ClusteringVol II: Multi-Parameter
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
The need for optimal partition arises from many real-world problems involving the distribution of limited resources to many users. The “clustering” problem, which has recently received a lot of attention, is a special case of optimal partitioning. This book is the first attempt to collect all...
by Chang Chieh Hang, Teck Seng Low, Raj Thampuran
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Ever since Singapore became independent in 1965, its leaders have invested tremendous efforts and resources to develop its economy in order to create jobs for its people and to support national development. This book describes the challenging journey of Singapore in developing a knowledge-based economy...
by A S Khanna
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
This invaluable book reviews the state of the art of high temperature related problems pertaining to their utility, microstructure, mechanical properties, actual behavior in different environments, their protection by various kinds of coatings at high temperatures and a new concept of nanomaterials...
Materials, Manufacturing Technology, Electronics and Information Science
Proceedings of the 2015 International Workshop on Materials, Manufacturing Technology, Electronics and Information Science (MMTEI2015)
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
This proceedings consists of fifty one selected papers presented at the 2015 International Workshop on Materials, Manufacturing Technology, Electronics and Information Science (MMTEI2015), which was successfully held in Wuhan, China during October 9–11, 2015.
MMTEI2015 covered a wide range...
Material Science and Environmental Engineering
The Proceedings of 2016 International Workshop on Material Science and Environmental Engineering (IWMSEE2016)
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2016
The 2016 International Workshop on Material Science and Environmental Engineering (IWMSEE2016) was held in Wuhan, Hubei, China from January 22nd to January 24th, 2016. Out of the 214 submissions from various parts of the world, only 85 papers were chosen by the Technical Program Committee. IWMSEE2016...
Our Warming Planet
Topics in Climate Dynamics
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
The processes and consequences of climate change are extremely heterogeneous, encompassing many different fields of study. Dr David Rind in his career at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and as a professor at Columbia University has had the opportunity to explore many of these subjects...
Advanced Textbook on Gene Transfer, Gene Therapy and Genetic Pharmacology
Principles, Delivery and Pharmacological and Biomedical Applications of Nucleotide-Based Therapies
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
This unique advanced textbook provides a clear and comprehensive description of the field of gene delivery, gene therapy and genetic pharmacology, with descriptions of the main gene transfer vectors and a set of selected therapeutic applications, along with safety considerations.
The use of...
by Jian-Qiao Sun, Qian Ding
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2013
Analysis and control of time-delayed systems have been applied in a wide range of applications, ranging from mechanical, control, economic, to biological systems. Over the years, there has been a steady stream of interest in time-delayed dynamic systems, this book takes a snap shot of recent research...
Handbook of Porphyrin Science (Volumes 36 40)
With Applications to Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Engineering, Biology and Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Porphyrins, phthalocyanines and their numerous analogs and derivatives are materials of tremendous importance in chemistry, materials science, physics, biology and medicine. They are the red color in blood (heme) and the green in leaves (chlorophyll); they are also excellent ligands that can coordinate...
Applications of Calculus to Biology and Medicine
Case Studies from Lake Victoria
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2017
Biology majors and pre-health students at many colleges and universities are required to take a semester of calculus but rarely do such students see authentic applications of its techniques and concepts. Applications of Calculus to Biology and Medicine: Case Studies from Lake Victoria is designed...
Mindanao
The Long Journey to Peace and Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2018
Across more than four decades, the conflict between the national government and Muslim liberation forces in the southern Philippines has killed tens of thousands and displaced millions. Two landmark agreements under the presidency of Benigno S Aquino III — the first in 2012 and the second in 2014...
by Job Dronkers
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
The book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the physical processes which, according to the present state of knowledge, determine the evolution of coastal systems and their response to human interventions. This response depends to a large degree on the self-organising properties of...
by Steven Rosefielde, Daniel Quinn Mills
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2015
The global financial crisis of 2008 was resolved over the course of two years after the collapse of the US housing bubble, but the world economy did not vigorously rebound as expected. The West has been torpid, while Asian economic vitality has steadily waned. These developments have been diversely...