Elsevier imprint: 4871 books
by David Cooper
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2002
Valence bond (VB) theory, which builds the descriptions of molecules from those of its constituent parts, provided the first successful quantum mechanical treatments of chemical bonding. Its language and concepts permeate much of chemistry, at all levels. Various modern formulations of VB theory represent...
by John Brooke
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2003
Wave energy, together with other renewable energy resources is expected to provide a small but significant proportion of future energy requirements without adding to pollution and global warming. This practical and concise reference considers alternative application methods, explains the concepts...
EXERGY
Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2007
This book deals with exergy and its applications to various energy systems and applications as a potential tool for design, analysis and optimization, and its role in minimizing and/or eliminating environmental impacts and providing sustainable development. In this regard, several key topics ranging...
Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resources Management in Asia, Volume 1
Sustainable Natural Resources Management in Dynamic Asia
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Redefining Diversity and Dynamics of Natural Resources Management in Asia, Volumes 1-4 brings together scientific research and policy issues across various topographical area in Asia to provide a comprehensive overview of the issues facing the region.
Sustainable Natural Resources Management...
by David Horne, Jonathan Holmes, Finn Viehberg
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Ostracod crustaceans, common microfossils in marine and freshwater sedimentary records, supply evidence of past climatic conditions via indicator species, transfer function and mutual climatic range approaches as well as the trace element and stable isotope geochemistry of their shells. As methods...
by Robert Sheridan
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Editor Robert Sheridan and authors review the latest in Management of Burns. Articles will include Reflection: evolution of the field over 50 years, Acute burn procedures and operations, Special injuries and illnesses, Initial evaluation and fluid resuscitation, Critical care of burns, Biology and...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2001
At present, plants and agricultural sciences are playing a leading role in providing solutions to problems created by an ever growing world population. Through plant biotechnology scientists are seeking ways to improve crop functions that rapidly promote food production. Agricultural science is being...
GERD
Reflux to Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) is one of the most common maladies of mankind. Approximately 40% of the adult population of the USA suffers from significant heartburn and the numerous antacids advertised incessantly on national television represents a $8 billion per year drug market. The ability...
New Zealand Landscape
Behind the Scene
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2017
New Zealand Landscape: Behind the Scene tells the story of New Zealand through the subject of geomorphology, a branch of earth science at the interface of geology and geography. Geomorphology is informally described as the ‘science of scenery’, and as with every science, ideas evolve as the research...
Molecular Dynamics
From Classical to Quantum Methods
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 1999
The latest developments in quantum and classical molecular dynamics, related techniques, and their applications to several fields of science and engineering. Molecular simulations include a broad range of methodologies such as Monte Carlo, Brownian dynamics, lattice dynamics, and molecular dynamics...
Hydrophile - Lipophile Balance of Surfactants and Solid Particles
Physicochemical aspects and applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2000
This book considers the different concepts of hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) of surfactants and solid particles and the main physicochemical properties of surfactant and solid interfaces which are used to definite the hydrophile-lipophile balance. The book comprehensively analyses all interfacial...
by Jerzy Leszczynski
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2004
Computational tools have been permanently deposited into the toolbox of theoretical chemists. The impact of new computational tools can hardly be overestimated, and their presence in research and applications is overwhelming. Theoretical methods such as quantum mechanics, molecular dynamics, and statistical...
Open-Source Lab
How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Research Costs
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2013
Open-Source Lab: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Scientific Research Costs details the development of the free and open-source hardware revolution. The combination of open-source 3D printing and microcontrollers running on free software enables scientists, engineers, and lab personnel in...
Virus Taxonomy
Ninth Report of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2011
The practical need to partition the world of viruses into distinguishable, universally agreed upon entities is the ultimate justification for developing a virus classification system. Since 1971, the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) operating on behalf of the world community of...