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The wide range of applications of thermal methods of analysis in measuring physical properties, studying chemical reactions and determining the thermal behaviour of samples is of interest to academics and to industry.

The basic principle of all molecular genetic methods is to employ inherited, discrete and stable markers to identify genotypes that characterize individuals, populations or species.

Recent developments in Pleistocene research have prompted the authors to produce this up-to-date, concise account of environmental changes during the past two million years. Well-illustrated and referenced, it possesses a unique position in the literature on Pleistocene events in the British Isles.

This book has been written as a reference and text for engineers, researchers, teachers and students who have an interest in the planning and control of the environment in underground openings.

This volume will address enabling techniques and tools such as benchmarks, testing methodologies, quality standards, metrics, and accuracy control mechanisms, and their application to software for differential equations, linear algebra, data analysis, as well as the evaluation of integrals, derivatives and elementary and special functions.

Optical network design and modelling is an essential issue for planning and operating networks for the next century. The main issues in optical networking are being widely investigated, not only for WDM networks but also for optical TDM and optical packet switching.

This book presents an algebraic development of the theory of countable state space Markov chains with discrete- and continuous-time parameters. A Markov chain is a stochastic process characterized by the Markov prop erty that the distribution of future depends only on the current state, not on the whole history.

Our understanding of the mechanisms regulating gene expression, which determine the patterns of growth and development in all living organisms, ultimately involves the elucidation of the detailed and dy namic interactions of proteins with nucleic acids -both DNA and RNA.

In it, leading researchers in the field apply the theory of endosymbiotic evolution to plastid origins, producing an important new reference work for both professionals and graduates interested in the origins of life, the origins of the eukaryotic cell and its organelles, and the evolution of the higher plants in general.

The purpose of this book is to discuss, in depth, the current state of research and practice in database security, to enable readers to expand their knowledge. Database security is still a key topic in mist businesses and in the public sector, having implications for the whole of society.

In multimedia and communication environments all documents must be protected against attacks. The required security can be achieved by a number of different security measures. This volume contains the selected proceedings of the joint conference on Communications and Multimedia Security;

This volume contains the latest worldwide research results on formal description techniques applicable to telecommunications, covering their theoretical foundations, industrial applications and practical usage.

This book documents progress and presents a broad perspective of recent developments in database security. Database Security IX will be essential reading for advanced students working in the area of database security research and development in for industrial researchers in this technical area.

The volume contains all papers presented at the Working Conference on Engineering for Human-Computer Interaction (EHCI'95), grouped into the topic areas Formal Methods, Tools, Multimedia, Architecture, CSCW, and Design.

Every year between three and four hundred papers are published on the topic of insulin action. I intend to present a review of the physiological effects of insulin, the pathology of defects in the action of insulin, and the current views on the mechanism of action of this hormone.

This workshop belongs to the series started in 1987 in Aachen (Germany), followed by Liege (Belgium) in 1988, Berlin (Germany) in 1991, Liege (Belgium) again in 1992 and Grenoble (France) in 1994.

This book presents the leading edge in several related fields, specifically object orientated programming, open distributed systems and formal methods for object oriented systems. Many topics are discussed, including the following important areas: object oriented design and programming; formalisation of object oriented methods.

This book describes how domain knowledge can be used in the design of interactive systems. It includes discussion of the theories and models of domain, generic domain architectures and construction of system components for specific domains.

The IFIP International Working Conference on Intelligent Networks '95 was held at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in Copenhagen. The papers contained in this book are edited versions of the papers from the conference and some of the tutorial presentations that were arranged prior to the conference.

Broadband communications is widely recognized as one of the most revolutionary emerging technologies of the last decade of the 20th century. This book provides a comprehensive snapshot of leading-edge research across a structured set of topics vital to broadband communications infrastructure for the information age.

The number of new applications in need of database support is exploding and there is an increasing need to link and access database systems supporting these new applications via computer networks.

This issue has become a hot topic, as many leading information system researchers and practitioners come to realise the importance of better communication among the members of the information systems community, and of a better scientific foundation of this rapidly evolving field.

Lecturers and researchers in the areas of industrial engineering, quality management and business development, and middle and higher management in business or technology- oriented positions, will find this book invaluable.

Offers coverage of probabilistic structural mechanics. This title demonstrates the entire spectrum of structure reliability techniques, from simulation and first-order/second-order reliability methods to probabilistic finite-element/boundary element methods, enabling the reader to select an appropriate method for various types of projects.

This book aims to discuss in depth the current state of research and practice in database security. It documents progress and provides researchers and students with a broad perspective of recent developments in what is recognised as a key topic in business and in the public sector.

In fact, the manufacturing process is no more carried out by a single enterprise, rather each enterprise is just a node that adds some value (a step in the manufacturing chain) to the cooperation network of enterprises.

A virtual prototype is a major interim step towards the creation of a virtual environment. This book explores the simulation, interaction, concepts and tools of virtual prototypes and environments. It provides a mixture of state-of-the-art, advanced research and industrial papers.

Many organisations are using an increased range of information technologies to support a variety of new organisational practices and organisational forms. The book also considers the social process of shifting from present organisational structures and practices to new ones.

Aquaculture is a growing industry. This book provides a thorough review of the scientific basis and applied aspects of fish nutrition in a user-friendly format. It will be of great use to individuals working or training in the industry, and to fish feed manufacturing personnel.

This state-of-the-art book aims to address problems and solutions in implementing complex and high quality systems past the year 2000. It will be particularly relevant to researchers in the field of software engineering and to software developers working in larger companies.