elsevier science technology dez 2005 (9 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Conventionally, evolution has always been described in terms of species. The Chemistry of Evolution takes a novel, not to say revolutionary, approach and examines the evolution of chemicals and the use and degradation of energy, coupled to the environment, as the drive behind it. The authors address the major changes of life from bacteria to man in a systematic and unavoidable sequence, reclassifying organisms as chemotypes. Written by the authors of the bestseller The Biological Chemistry of the Elements - The Inorganic Chemistry of Life, the clarity and precision of The Chemistry of Evolution plainly demonstrate that life is totally interactive with the environment. This exciting theory makes this work an essential addition to the academic and public library. \* Provides a novel analysis of evolution in chemical terms\* Stresses Systems Biology \* Examines the connection between life and the environment, starting with the big bang theory\* Reorientates the chemistry of life by emphasising the need to analyse the functions of 20 chemical elements in all organisms.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book examines different classical and modern aspects of geophysical data processing and inversion with emphasis on the processing of seismic records in applied seismology.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book covers selected papers that were presented by participants at a 'Wetland Invitational' held in Columbus Ohio, USA in May 2003. They are divided, by subject matter into four general categories: 1. Restoration of a large river basin and delta; 2. Long-term wetland restoration; 3. Creation of wetlands for mitigation of wetland loss; 4. Conservation and restoration of the world s wetlands.\* Provides key integrated, long-term assessments\* Covers a selection of the world's most significant wetlands\* Addresses management approaches for wetland conservation, creation and restoration.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the ten years since the first edition appeared the renaissance in Free Radical Polymerization has continued and gained momentum. In this second revised edition, the authors critically evaluate the findings of the last decade, where necessary reinterpreting earlier work in the light of these ideas, and point to the areas where current and future research is being directed. The overall aim is to provide a framework for further extending our understanding of free radical polymerization and create a definable link between synthesis conditions and polymer structure and properties. The authors have updated all chapters, and added many new references and two new chapters to reflect the significant advances made in radical polymerization. One new chapter has been devoted tothe area of living radical polymerization which is now responsible for a very substantial fraction of the papers in the field.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume introduces a unified, self-contained study of linear discrete parabolic problems through reducing the starting discrete problem to the Cauchy problem for an evolution equation in discrete time. Accessible to beginning graduate students, the book contains a general stability theory of discrete evolution equations in Banach space and gives applications of this theory to the analysis of various classes of modern discretization methods, among others, Runge-Kutta and linear multistep methods as well as operator splitting methods.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume of the Handbook of Systemic Autoimmune Diseases series represents a medical collaboration focusing primarily on female aspects of rheumatic diseases. This collaboration recognizes the need to understand and optimally manage the care of women with autoimmune conditions that may affect their reproduction and hormonal status. This handbook will prove useful to clinicians and researchers alike. It covers practical points, ranging from which anti-rheumatic medications are safe in pregnancy to how to counsel women with scleroderma contemplating pregnancy. \* Authors share an academic interest in the unique relationship between being a woman and having an autoimmune disease\* Touches on controversial topics, such as the mechanism of antiphospholipid-related fetal loss and whether or not non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents should be used in pregnancy\* Includes critical and balanced reviews of the controversial association between autoimmune disease and female infertility.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This volume will be a collection of chapters from authors with wide experience in their research field. The purpose is to produce a coherent book that reflects the common theme of theory in medical thinking and multidisciplinary research practice. In this context 'theory' relates to frameworks of concepts, facts, models etc that help to inform practitioners (clinicians, scientists and engineers) both within their own fields and as they seek to share dialogue with colleagues from other fields. The book will therefore be integrative across a broad spectrum of fields within medicine. To achieve this the chapters will be associated with others in a number of meaningful ways. Each chapter will share a number of points of contact that will include at least two of the following:

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The chapters of this Handbook volume covers nine main topics that are representative of recenttheoretical and algorithmic developments in the field. In addition to the nine papers that present the state of the art, there is an article onthe early history of the field.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Joint endoprosthetics - the science of implanting artificial joints into the human body - has been around since the 1960 s, and consistent advancements are leading to better practice, materials and mechanics.The present book is devoted to the biophysics and effect of wear, friction and lubrication on artificial joints. The important aspects of biocompatibility and wear resistance are reviewed and a retrospective analysis of modern joint endoprosthetic designs is presented. Data on clinical aspects of endoprosthetics are cited in support of the text. Advancements in genetic engineering, and promising new techniques of designing bone and cartilage transplants are explored, and a critical comparison between tribological mechanisms of operation and natural joint functioning are made.An exceptional resource for all specialists in orthopedy, biophysics, immunology and engineers engaged in developing artificial joints.