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Focuses on the responsibilities of witnesses going into courts to speak on their forensic technical expertise and analyses. This book includes Common Law and US Statutory Rules regarding scientific evidence from expert witnesses. It covers how courts and lawyers regard scientific evidence introduced by forensic experts.

Over the decades, the study of cycles as a model for the earth's changing climate has become a new science. This work is aimed at those students interested in the emerging scientific discipline. It contains five additional chapters, but of special importance is the inclusion of an expanded set of student exercises.

Presents advances in intelligent vehicle technologies that enhance the safety, reliability, and performance of vehicles and vehicular networks and systems. This book provides readers with research results and cutting-edge technologies in the area of intelligent vehicles and transportation systems.

Presents a budget optimization approach that embraces three-level budget decisions in the life cycle of search auctions: allocation across markets at the system level, distribution over temporal slots at the campaign level, and real-time adjustment at the keyword level.

Intended for scientists and graduate students interested in the foundations of quantum mechanics and applied scientists interested in accurate atomic and molecular models, this title features explanations of the theories of atomic and molecular systems, as well as wave properties of stationary atomic and molecular systems.

Bridges the gap between fundamentals and discoveries, making it a valuable tool for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of heat exchangers. This book introduces basic data for exchangers' design, methods to solve conjugated problems, the modeling of various heat and mass exchangers, and more.

Features five sections designed to serve as both classroom-friendly introductions to each of the major subareas in neuroeconomics, and as advanced synopses of all that has been accomplished over the years in this rapidly expanding academic discipline.

Reviews knowledge and understanding, provides a starting point for researchers and practitioners entering the field, and builds a platform for further research and discovery. This title brings together research on tissue engineering of the peripheral nerve.

Suitable for college students, first-time users, and experienced Mathcad 15 users who are moving to PTC Mathcad Prime 3.0, this title helps you learn how to use PTC[registered] Mathcad Prime[registered] 3.0, one of the world's leading tools for technical computing, in the context of engineering, science, and math applications.

Beginning with a survey of fundamental concepts associated with data integration, knowledge representation, and hypothesis generation from heterogeneous data sets, this title provides a practical survey of methodologies used in biological, clinical, and public health contexts.

Acoustical engineering applies sound and vibration theory in practical terms, addressing the manipulation and control of sound to ensure the comfort, safety and productivity of those inhabiting a particular environment. This book addresses the control of sound and vibration within enclosed spaces.

Suitable for both graduate students and engineers in medical ultrasound research, this book provides a unified description of the physical principles of ultrasound imaging, signal processing, systems and measurements. It also includes over 1,000 references.

Provides an overview of the supply and use of nutrients in the human body and how the body regulates intake. This book features chapters that details the principles determining digestion and absorption of food ingredients and how these compounds and their metabolites get into the brain, cross the placenta and pass through the kidneys.

Presents the advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology - both plant and animal. This title includes articles that address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth.

Provides a clear presentation of continuum mechanics for engineers, physicists, and materials scientists. This book uses a principles-based approach to continuum-level characterization, design, and modeling. It uses direct notation for a straightforward math presentation, leading to better understanding of the underlying physics.

A text that eases the transition between basic summaries of financial engineering to more advanced treatments using stochastic calculus. Requiring a basic knowledge of calculus and probability, it takes readers on a tour of advanced financial engineering. It encourages use of discrete chapters as complementary readings on different topics.

Addresses the need for better management strategies in light of increased market risk and volatility in financial institutions' revenue models. This book shows how extreme risk needs to be handled when the cost of being wrong means the difference between life and death of the institution.

Presents strategies for comparing and evaluating numerical laboratory data. This book deals with the type of data and problems that laboratory scientists and students in analytical chemistry, clinical chemistry, epidemiology, and clinical research face on a daily basis.

Presents sexual selection research based upon neotropical species. This book illustrates concepts in sexual selection through themes ranging from female cryptic choice in insects, sexual conflict in fish, interaction between sexual selection and the immune system, among others.

Offers an advanced methodology for developing mathematical models of physiology and medical systems. This book shows how to apply this methodology to real-world problems in physiology and medicine, such as circulation and respiration.

Focuses on the institutional and regulatory dynamics of these agencies, asking whether their business models give them enough independence to make viable judgments without risking their own profitability. This book reports on one of the key causes of the 2008 financial crisis: agencies that failed to understand how to analyze financial products.

Offers many examples of computations and research applications across the fields of applied mathematics, engineering, and physics. This title provides a solid theoretical basis of how to develop and apply differential forms to real research problems. It includes computational methods for graphical results essential for math modeling.

Offers an introduction to Matlab[registered], the standard for scientific computing, written specifically for students and researchers in neuroscience and related fields. This book serves as the comprehensive study manual and teaching resource for the use of Matlab in the neurosciences and psychology.

Includes 27 articles that lay down the foundations of sustainable development in a way that facilitates effective policy design. This title analyses highlight policies that move markets and resource use patterns towards achieving sustainability.

Offers the conceptual history of evolutionary genetics. This book encapsulates and ranks 70 of the most significant paradigm shifts in evolutionary biology and genetics during the century-and-a-half since Darwin and Mendel.

Presents an introduction to the Microeconomics of Complexity that uses game theory, modeling approaches, formal techniques, and computer simulations to teach useful, accessible approaches to real modern economies. This book describes the usefulness of complex heterodox economics.

Focuses on drug degradation in pharmaceutical formulation. This book features content on both aqueous and solid drug solutions, the stability of proteins and peptides, acid-base catalyzed and solvent catalyzed reactions, how drug formulation can influence drug stability, the influence of external factors on reaction rates and more.