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Covers important techniques for polymer synthesis and characterization, and provides newcomers with a comprehensive introduction to the basic principles of highlighted techniques. This book serves as a useful resource for industrial technicians and researchers in polymer chemistry and physics, material science, and analytical chemistry.

Evolutionary theory has a key role to play in the interpretation of host and parasitic dynamics and the design and application of disease control programmes. This title collects articles from scientists from different fields of research and/or disease control, but with a common interest in studying the biology of a variety of parasitic diseases.

Provides a comprehensive treatment of the physics of hysteresis in magnetism and of the mathematical tools used to describe it. This book also discusses the relations of hysteresis to Maxwell's equations, equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, non-linear system dynamics, micromagnetics, and domain theory.

A guide to protecting your computer(s) on the Internet. It shows you how to keep your computer safe in the hotel room as well as on the hotel network. It features a comprehensive list of vendors and services.

Presents a comprehensive overview of the psychological inquiry into hope, including its measurement, its development in children, how its loss is associated with specific clinical disorders, and therapeutic approaches that can help instill hope in those who have lost theirs.

One of the most fundamental and recurring issues in the social sciences--the relation between language and thought--is examined in this work from a broad and coherent interdisciplinary perspective. Many of the great historical issues are also addressed and newly examined such as: the multifunctionality of language, the role of natural logic in the structuring of linguistic rules, and the place of linguistic disambiguation and repair in particular cultures.

Decades of research in ecology have documented how patterns of complexity and regularity are the consequences of deceptively simple rules that determine the nature of the patterns created. This book explains how simple beginnings result in complicated results. It includes data from a proven model system in population dynamics.

Provides a catalog of the properties of families of molecules. This volume presents gene organization, amino acid sequences, physicochemical properties, and biological activity. It contains more than 40 entries on chemokines, and chemokine receptors from human or other origin, including IL-8, MCP-1, C5-a, RANTES, Lymphotactin, and CC CKR-1.

Talking about in situ hybridization, this volume contains the information required for newcomers to achieve successful in situ hybridization results, and methods for improving the technique of those already utilizing it. It is intended for neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists.

A guide to data collection, modeling and inference strategies for biological survey data using Bayesian and classical statistical methods. It describes a general and flexible framework for modeling and inference in ecological systems based on hierarchical models, with a strict focus on the use of probability models and parametric inference.

A guide to preparing Digital Elevation Models (DEM) for analysis and extracting land-surface parameters and objects from DEMs through a variety of software. It offers instructions on applying parameters and objects in soil, agricultural, environmental and earth sciences.

Part of "Biology of Animal Infections Series", this book discusses bluetongue one of the diseases of domesticated livestock. It describes various developments in epidemiological modeling, molecular epidemiology and vaccine development, as well as explaining the global epidemiology of the disease.

Rapeseed is an important oilseed crop belonging to Crucifereae family and grown in subtropical to temperate climate. This book presents history, origin and evolution, breeding methods, practical applications of DNA markers, fingerprinting of cultivars, and conservation of rapeseed germplasm. It includes details of different breeding purposes.

Contains reviews on various aspects of insect physiology. This work includes an in-depth review of the genetics of the honey bee, and discusses the physiological diversity in insects. It is of interest to invertebrate physiologists and neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists and insect biochemists. It also has over 40 figures and illustrations.

Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry provides timely and critical reviews of important topics in medicinal chemistry together with an emphasis on emerging topics in the biological sciences which are expected to provide the basis for entirely new future therapies.

The growth in the use of sensor technology has led to the demand for image fusion: signal processing techniques that can combine information received from different sensors into a single composite image in an efficient and reliable manner. This book brings together classical and modern algorithms and design architectures.

Presents an account of air pollution science and its impact on human health. This book ranges in scope from meteorology, atmospheric chemistry, and particle physics to the causes and scope of allergic reactions and respiratory, cardiovascular, and related disorders. It covers topics on cost implications, risk assessment and regulation.

Features 13 reviews collected to present the advances in various areas of addiction research. This book includes chapters on the history of addictive substances and some personal narratives of addiction. It provides an overview of what we know about addiction, and how scientific knowledge should be applied in the societal and ethical context.

Offers information on the offspring size in marine invertebrates. This title discusses information on the social structure and strategies of delphinids.

Provides a history of the McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience and an assessment of its effectiveness in advancing neuroscience. This book discusses the Fund's early and steady commitment to basic science as well as it's tradition of leveraging relatively modest dollars to make a big difference in careers and the field overall.

Provides professionals and students new to the field of fiber optics with a high-level knowledge of principles, theories and applications. This book includes chapters on fibers, cables, connectors, transmitters, modulators, noise, and optical link design. It also covers basic fiber optic facts, and explains how optics relate to everyday life.

Provides a synthesis of complex biology, quantitative analysis, space technology and practical applications, focused on solving real epidemiological problems on a global scale. This book presents a comprehensive guide to using the methods of surveillance from satellites, including analysing spatial data within geographical information systems.

Psychologists receive several years of specialized study in mental health, but they receive no formal training in the skills necessary to be successful in these roles. This book targets the managerial and administrative skills necessary to the mental health professional.

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is an analytical tool used by chemists and physicists to study the structure and dynamics of molecules. Aimed at specialists and non-specialists, this work presents the techniques and applications of NMR spectroscopy. It includes comprehensive review articles on NMR Spectroscopy.

Includes articles that cover the disorders afflicting mental health patients, including alcohol problems, Alzheimer's disease, depression, gambling, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and suicide. This title describes the impact of mental health on the individual and society and illustrates the factors that aid positive mental health.

Offers coverage of modern techniques in zooplankton ecology. This book covers sampling, acoustic and optical methods, estimation of feeding, growth, reproduction and metabolism, and treatment of population genetics and modeling. It is suitable for marine and freshwater research scientists and graduates entering the field.

Lack of clean drinking water is the major cause of illness and death in young children in developing countries. This book contains a review of water treatment practices from a fundamental viewpoint. It is suitable for researchers, educators and practitioners in science and engineering, and those involved in water treatment and colloidal chemistry.

Contains reviews of various areas of marine science, including fisheries science and macro/micro fauna. This volume focusses on on plankton, fisheries, and crustacea. It includes papers detailing the ecology of marine regions. It also presents reviews on marine biology.