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Human Gametes and Preimplantation Embryos
Assessment and Diagnosis
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2013
In recent years, the advancing science and increasing availability of assisted reproduction have given new hope to infertile couples. However, the use of IVF and ART has also led to marked increases in the number of multiple-infant live births. This poses a public health concern, as these neonates...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
Angiogenesis is a highly complex phenomenon where new blood vessels are formed for the supply of oxygen and nutrients in different organs of the body. It plays a critical role in both physiological processes such as growth and development as well as pathological processes including cancer and different...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
The present volume presents essential information on advancements in oilseed production, processing and utilization. Advances in the technology of seed processing to produce oil andoil quality for edible and industrial applications are well presented, followed by hybrid technology, biotechnology,...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2010
This is the first volume to be published under a new series agreement for Recent Advances in Phytochemistry, co-published with the Phytochemical Society of North America.
Residue Reviews
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Worldwide concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental com munities over traces of toxic chemicals in foodstuffs and in both abiotic and biotic environments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published progress reports,...
Bioinformatics
Tools and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2009
Bioinformatics is a relatively new field of research. It evolved from the requirement to process, characterize, and apply the information being produced by DNA sequencing technology. The production of DNA sequence data continues to grow exponentially. At the same time, improved bioinformatics such...
Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork
Exploring On-Site Relationships Between Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Digging, recording, and writing are the three main processes that archaeologists undertake to analyze a site, yet the relationships between these processes is rarely considered critically. Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork asserts that each of these processes involves at least a bit of subjective...
Island Disputes and Maritime Regime Building in East Asia
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2009
islands has emotional content far beyond any material significance because giving way on the island issue to Japan would be considered as once again compromising the sovereignty over the whole Korean peninsula. For Japan, the Dokdo issue may lack the same degree of strategic and economic values and...
Accidental Injury
Biomechanics and Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
This book provides a state-of-the-art look at the applied biomechanics of accidental injury and prevention. The editors, Drs. Narayan Yoganandan, Alan M. Nahum and John W. Melvin are recognized international leaders and researchers in injury biomechanics, prevention and trauma medicine. They have...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Rates of childhood obesity are alarmingly high and increasing each year. Studies have shown that obese children are more likely to become obese adults and are likely to suffer with numerous health consequences like coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, and Type II diabetes, among others. Studies...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 28, 2009
More people in communities of color are contracting, living with, and being treated for HIV/AIDS than ever before. In 2005, 71% of new AIDS cases were diagnosed in people of color. The rate of HIV infection in the African-American community alone has increased from 25% of total cases diagnosed in...
Printed Biomaterials
Novel Processing and Modeling Techniques for Medicine and Surgery
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2009
Recent studies have shown that novel processing and modeling techniques may be used to create patient-specific prostheses, artificial tissues, and other implants using data obtained from magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or other imaging techniques. For example, customized prostheses...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2012
This volume covers classic as well as cutting-edge topics on the analysis of clinical trial data in biomedical and psychosocial research and discusses each topic in an expository and user-friendly fashion. The intent of the book is to provide an overview of the primary statistical and data analytic...
Network Enterprises
The Evolution of Organizational Models from Guilds to Assembly Lines to Innovation Clusters
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2009
Building on the historical analysis of organizations and theories that have influenced their development, Gianfranco Dioguardi provides an insightful exploration of the network enterprise and its evolution from the Medieval guilds to the present innovation clusters of Silicon Valley, the Research...