Springer Japan: 783 books
Monkeys, Apes, and Humans
Primatology in Japan
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
This book introduces to the reader unfamiliar with primatology in Japan three research projects representative of the unique multidisciplinary approach carried out by scientists at Kyoto University, the country’s premier institution for primate studies. The projects are all aimed at understanding...
by
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The rapid developments in molecular genetics have clarified many of the muta tions in monogenic thyroid diseases over the last two decades; now the target of molecular thyroid genetics has become the oligogenic thyroid diseases. These include the autoimmune thyroid diseases and familial thyroid...
by
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Vascular diseases, particularly atherosclerosis, are the most frequent and critical underlying fatal disorders in the industrialized world. Cardiovascular deaths are the leading cause of death in the Western world. Although cancer or malignant neoplasms recently have topped the list of causes of deaths...
Veins
Their Functional Role in the Circulation
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
The 8th International Congress of Biorheology was held at the Pacifico Yokohama, Japan, a brand new, versatile convention center for international meetings, from August 3 through 8, 1992. There were many plenary lectures and symposia, one of which was entitled "Mechanics of the Venous System."...
Arc Volcano of Japan
Generation of Continental Crust from the Mantle
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2011
This book presents an analysis of our current knowledge on the origin of the Earth’s continental crust. There are two aspects to consider: tectonic and igneous processes. Tectonic aspects include sedimentary accretion, terrane accretion, and continental collision at continental margins, in association...
by
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2015
This book is one of the first comprehensive works to fill the knowledge gap resulting from the limited number of empirical studies on interfirm networks. The in-depth empirical research presented here is based on a massive transaction relationship database of approximately 400,000 Japanese firms....
Formulas, Ingredients and Production of Cosmetics
Technology of Skin- and Hair-Care Products in Japan
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
Today, young cosmetics researchers who have completed their graduate studies and have entered a cosmetics company are put through several years of training before they become qualified to design cosmetics formulations themselves. They are trained so that they can design formulas not by a process of...
Geometry and Topology of Manifolds
10th China-Japan Conference 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
Since the year 2000, we have witnessed several outstanding results in geometry that have solved long-standing problems such as the Poincaré conjecture, the Yau–Tian–Donaldson conjecture, and the Willmore conjecture. There are still many important and challenging unsolved problems including, among...
The State of the Environment in Asia
1999/2000
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Why Asia? Significance and Purpose of The State of the Environment in Asia 1. Asia and the Future of the Global 2. From Swift Progress to Big Problems Environment Because in recent years Asia has been called the center of world economic growth, until now global attention fo Western social scientists...
Global Warming
The Potential Impact on Japan
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Global warming poses a serious threat to the quality of life in the 21st century. Taking Japan as an example, this book explains the anticipated impact of global warming on modern society-natural ecosystems; agriculture, forestry, and fisheries; water resources and environments; the infrastructure...
Human-Harmonized Information Technology, Volume 1
Vertical Impact
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2016
Going from the philosophy and concepts to the implementation and user study, this book presents an excellent overview of Japan's contemporary technical challenges in the field of human–computer interaction. The next information era will be one in which information is used to cultivate human and...
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident
Final Report of the AESJ Investigation Committee
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2014
The Magnitude 9 Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, followed by a massive tsunami struck TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and triggered an unprecedented core melt/severe accident in Units 1 – 3. The radioactivity release led to the evacuation of local residents, many...
High-Performance and Specialty Fibers
Concepts, Technology and Modern Applications of Man-Made Fibers for the Future
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2016
This book reviews the key technologies and characteristics of the modern man-made specialty fibers mainly developed in Japan. Since the production of many low-cost man-made fibers shifted to China and other Asian countries, Japanese companies have focused on production of high-quality, high-performance...
Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Diagnosis and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2014
Esophageal cancer causes an estimated 386,000 deaths worldwide and is the sixth most common cause of death for men. The background characteristics of esophageal cancer treatment are markedly different between Asian and Western countries, however. In tumor histology, squamous cell carcinoma associated...