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Quantum Cosmology
A Fundamental Description of the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2011
Consequences of quantum gravity on grander scales are expected to be enormous: only such a theory can show how black holes really behave and where our universe came from. Applications of loop quantum gravity to cosmology have especially by now shed much light on cosmic evolution of a universe in a...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Sociogenesis Reexamined offers the foundation for an inter- disciplinary social scientific approach towards the development of persons in their historical and societal contexts. The editors have organized herein the opportunity for exchange and theoretical confrontation on the theme of mechanisms...
Molecular Imaging of Small Animals
Instrumentation and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
This book examines the fundamental concepts of multimodality small-animal molecular imaging technologies and their numerous applications in biomedical research. Driven primarily by the widespread availability of various small-animal models of human diseases replicating accurately biological and biochemical...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2011
“About 25 years ago, Mosmann & Coffman introduced the TH1 / TH2 paradigm of T helper cell differentiation which helped explain many aspects of adaptive immunity from eliminating intracellular versus extracellular pathogens to induction of different types of tissue inflammation. However, TH1...
Nanotoxicology
Materials, Methodologies, and Assessments
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2013
This book takes a systematic approach to nanotoxicology and the developing risk factors associated with nanosized particles during manufacture and use of nanotechnology. Beginning with a detailed introduction to engineered nanostructures, the first part of the book presents concepts and definitions...
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Continuation of Residue Reviews
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
International concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental communities over traces of xenobiotics in foods and in both abiotic and biotic environments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published research papers and...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Wastewater treatment technology is undergoing a profound transformation due to the fundamental changes in regulations governing the discharge and disposal of h- ardous pollutants. Established design procedures and criteria, which have served the industry well for decades, can no longer meet the ever-increasing...
by Kyosung Choo, Serguei Dessiatoun, Edvin Cetegen
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
In Next Generation Microchannel Heat Exchangers, the authors’ focus on the new generation highly efficient heat exchangers and presentation of novel data and technical expertise not available in the open literature. Next generation micro channels offer record high heat transfer coefficients with...
CVs, Resumes, and LinkedIn
A Guide to Professional English
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2014
Are you a graduate, postgraduate or PhD student? Are you simply looking for a new job in the private or public sector, in research or industry? If your aim is to produce a professional CV or resume, then this book is for you. Based on interviews with recruiters and HR managers, and an analysis of...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
Advances in hardware and networking have made possible a wide use of augmented reality (AR) technologies. However, simply putting those hardware and technologies together does not make a “good” system for end users to use. New design principles and evaluation methods specific to this emerging...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
Few would dispute the power of climate change to lead to profoundly destructive weather events. At the same time, the possibility of climate change as a consequence—or even a cause—of criminal events is far less recognized. As the earth grows warmer, issues regarding land use, water rights, bio-security,...
Transforming Government and Building the Information Society
Challenges and Opportunities for the Developing World
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2010
Information and communication technology (ICT) is central to reforming governance, innovating public services, and building inclusive information societies. Countries are learning to weave ICT into their strategies for transforming government as enterprises have learned to use ICT to innovate and...
Enabling Enterprise Transformation
Business and Grassroots Innovation for the Knowledge Economy
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2009
Private enterprises in advanced economies have been learning to use information and communication technology (ICT) to innovate and transform their processes, products, services and business models, significantly improving productivity and competitiveness. Moreover, the ICT industry itself has become...
Japan’s Disaster Governance
How was the 3.11 Crisis Managed?
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Natural disasters are often multifaceted and cause severe damage. Disasters initiated locally can become national and even global crises. Today’s world urgently needs a new body of knowledge and techniques for the mitigation of and response to disaster. Central to such a body of knowledge are disaster...