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World Scientific Reference on Asia and the World Economy
(In 3 Volumes)Volume 1: Sustainability of Growth: The Role of Economic, Technological and Environmental FactorsVolume 2: India and China: Comparative Experience and ProspectsVolume 3: Actions on Climate Change by Asian Countries
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2015
The dynamism in modern Asia, especially with the current revival in Japan, stands in sharp contrast to the situation in Europe. An in-depth understanding of what is happening in contemporary Asia is key to grasping opportunities that this dynamism creates for all. This multi-volume reference work...
Acupuncture
Theories and Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Acupuncture is widely practised in the 21st century in scientifically developed countries for a wide range of ailments ranging from chronic pain, giddiness and high blood pressure to gastrointestinal disorders and sexual dysfunction. Yet the reasons for its vaunted efficacy remain a matter of controversy....
by Jean-Pierre Fillard
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2015
In the early 21st century, the advances of science, followed by technology, have been very impressive and opened up hither to unthought-of prospects in every domain. Scientific "Previsionists" believe it will lay the foundation for deep changes in the human being. This is in no way a matter...
by Frederic Y M Wan
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2017
Broadly speaking, there are two general approaches to teaching mathematical modeling: 1) the case study approach, and 2) the method based approach (that teaches mathematical techniques with applications to relevant mathematical models). This text emphasizes instead the scientific issues for modeling...
Crystal Growth for Beginners
Fundamentals of Nucleation, Crystal Growth and Epitaxy
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2016
The processes of new phase formation and growth are of fundamental importance in numerous rapidly developing scientific fields such as modern materials science, micro- and optoelectronics, and environmental science. Crystal Growth for Beginners combines the depth of information in monographs, with...
by Daniel Schaffer
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
Science in the developing world has experienced historic change over the past 30 years. Nations that lacked resources for even basic science have since developed world-class research centres. Men and women who previously had no chance of pursuing scientific careers in their own countries now thrive...
An Outline of Scientific Writing
For Researchers with English as a Foreign Language
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1995
This book is aimed at researchers who need to write clear and understandable manuscripts in English. Today, English is the official language of international conferences and most important publications in science and technology are written in English. Therefore, learning how to write in English has...
A Biography of Paul Berg
The Recombinant DNA Controversy Revisited
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
With a Foreword by Sydney Brenner (Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2002)
This biography details the life of Paul Berg (Emeritus Professor at Stanford University), tracing Berg's life from birth, in 1926, to the present, with special emphasis on his enormous scientific contributions,...
The Silwood Circle
A History of Ecology and the Making of Scientific Careers in Late Twentieth-Century Britain
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2013
This is an original and wide-ranging account of the careers of a close-knit group of highly influential ecologists working in Britain from the late 1960s onwards. The book can also be read as a history of some recent developments in ecology. One of the group, Robert May, is a past president of the...
by Jinzao Li
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2017
Economic and social development is and will be the main task in the long run in China, and development is the basis and key to solve the problems faced. Although people have been criticising its limitations for reasons of one sort or another, no better alternative index has ever been put forward....
by Shiri Diskin
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2018
We live in an unprecedented era of flourishing of scientific publishing. However, many professionals in the biomedical sciences find writing articles to be a daunting task. The book is meant to serve as a practical writing guide that covers the writing process from the project's inception until online...
Fossil Fuels
Current Status and Future Directions
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
Concerns over energy resources and the environmental impact of energy use will continue to be part of the polical agenda across the globe. World Scientific's unique series of books on Current Energy Issues is intended, in part, as an expansion and update of the material contained in the World Scientific...
Did Time Begin? Will Time End?
Maybe the Big Bang Never Occurred
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2009
Although everyone is familiar with the concept of time in everyday life and has probably given thought to the question of how time began, recent scientific developments in this field have not been accessible in a simple understandable form. This book is important as it presents to readers current...
"I am the Smartest Man I Know"
A Nobel Laureate's Difficult Journey
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
A unique individual with a fascinating life story, Ivar Giaever is a scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Experimental Physics in 1973. In his own words, Giaever relates an absorbing tale of how important luck and good fortune have been in shaping his life. He narrates the story of an ordinary childhood...