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Auditory Development and Plasticity
In Honor of Edwin W Rubel
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2017
This volume presents a set of essays that discuss the development and plasticity of the vertebrate auditory system. The topic is one that has been considered before in the Springer Handbook of Auditory Research (volume 9 in 1998, and volume 23 in 2004) but the field has grown substantially and it...
Finite Elements Using Maxima
Theory and Routines for Rods and Beams
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2019
This book provides a study aid on the finite element method. Based on the free computer algebra system “Maxima”, it presents routines to symbolically or numerically solve problems in the context of plane truss and frame structures. This allows readers to not only check classical “hand calculations”...
Artificial Organic Networks
Artificial Intelligence Based on Carbon Networks
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
This monograph describes the synthesis and use of biologically-inspired artificial hydrocarbon networks (AHNs) for approximation models associated with machine learning and a novel computational algorithm with which to exploit them. The reader is first introduced to various kinds of algorithms designed...
Exploring the DataFlow Supercomputing Paradigm
Example Algorithms for Selected Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2019
This useful text/reference describes the implementation of a varied selection of algorithms in the DataFlow paradigm, highlighting the exciting potential of DataFlow computing for applications in such areas as image understanding, biomedicine, physics simulation, and business.
The mapping of...
Compendium to Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists
300 Problems and Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
This exercise book contains 300 typical problems and exercises in modern physics and radiation physics with complete solutions, detailed equations and graphs. This textbook is linked directly with the textbook "Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists", Springer (2010) but can also be used...
The Semantic Web – ISWC 2018
17th International Semantic Web Conference, Monterey, CA, USA, October 8–12, 2018, Proceedings, Part II
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018
The two-volume set LNCS 11136 and 11137 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2018, held in Monterey, USA, in October 2018. The ISWC conference is the premier international forum for the Semantic Web / Linked Data Community. The total of 62 full...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
This book will bring together leading international experts to discuss recent advances in basic scientific knowledge regarding the regulation of presynaptic Ca2+ channels. Importantly, Ca2+ channels represent one of the most widely modulated proteins in the body, being the target of a range of effector...
The Politics of Adoption
International Perspectives on Law, Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2015
This book explains, compares and evaluates the social and legal functions of adoption within a range of selected jurisdictions and on an international basis. It updates and extends the second edition published by Springer in 2009. From a standpoint of the development of adoption in England & Wales...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
This easy-to-consult guide describes new minimally invasive procedures for the treatment of spinal instability that are accompanied by fewer complications and side-effects, reduce the risks of anesthesia, and lower costs. Clear accounts of a range of CT, X-ray, and MRI guided techniques are provided,...
by J. Rickenbacher, H. Scheier, J. Siegfried
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
The purpose fulfilled by the se ries "Praktische Anatomie" (also referred to as "Lanz Wachsmuth" after its founders) is to make anatomists and clinical practitioners recog nize and build on, common ground their ideas and structures. The volume on the anatomy of the back is...
Myocardial Biopsy
Diagnostic Significance
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The diagnostic relevance of results, obtained by myocardial biopsy has not yet been defined. This book is the outcome of an international meeting which took place in July 1978 to assess the importance of myocardial biopsy. The meeting was organized under the auspicies of the International Society...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2010
Numerous studies have pointed to the key role of complement in the pathogenesis of retinal disease, particularly age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Reports about new gene associations and links to other physiological pathways are emerging almost on a weekly base. Several promising clinical candidates...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Pearls and Pitfalls in Oculoplastic Cosmetic Surgery , Second Edition addresses the need among physicians for cleanly distilled and clinically relevant information. The second edition of this popular text highlights the changes and updates to the ever expanding field of facial cosmetic...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2012
Tinnitus is a prevalent hearing disease, affecting 15% of the population, particularly hearing impaired, veterans and even young people who grow up with mp3 players and iPods. The mechanisms underlying tinnitus remain controversial. At present there is no cure for tinnitus, and treatment options are...