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Fundamental Astronomy is a well-balanced, comprehensive introduction to classical and modern astronomy. Long considered a standard text for physical science majors, Fundamental Astronomy is also an excellent reference work for dedicated amateur astronomers.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th International Tbilisi Symposium on Logic, Language and Computation, TbiLLC 2013, held in Gudauri, Georgia, in September 2013.

This book features not only the latest trends but also academic and industry practitioner stakeholders' perspectives on language and functional role issues facing the rapidly developing corporate communication (CC) profession in the Greater China region.

This book reviews current knowledge on the importance of sleep for brain function, from molecular mechanisms to behavioral output, with special emphasis on the question of how sleep and sleep loss ultimately affect cognition and mood.

This volume builds on the previous two editions, Environmental Photochemistry Part I and Part II, which reflect the diverse range of activities in this highly dynamic research field.

This book presents state of the art knowledge on penile augmentation with a view to providing a guide that will be highly relevant to clinical practice.

With contributions by numerous experts

This concise and comprehensive guide is written by international experts of the field who are familiar with the world's literature. This book ensures a pleasant learning experience on Glaucoma management with the goal of an improved treatment outcome.

Beginning with the scientific basis of tumors, this book provides up-to-date information on epidemiology, cytogenetics, and molecular biology, before examining current treatments for the full range of pediatric tumors.

This is the only book dedicated solely to frontal sinus disorders. Additional topics include balloon dilation, frontal surgery as part of skull base surgery, and advances in endoscopic techniques and tools that have occurred since 2004 and have made open osteoplastic procedures almost obsolete.

These contributions in honour of Wolfgang J R Hoefer represent the state of the art in time domain methods in engineering electrodynamics for electromagnetic modeling, including the Transmission Line Matrix (TLM) method, the application of network concepts, circuit and system applications and systems and measurement techniques in broadband devices.

Beginning JSON is the definitive guide to JSON - JavaScript Object Notation - today's standard in data formatting for the web. The book starts with the basics, and walks you through all aspects of using the JSON format. Beginning JSON covers all areas of JSON from the basics of data formats to creating your own server to store and retrieve persistent data. Beginning JSON provides you with the skill set required for reading and writing properly validated JSON data. The first two brief chapters of the book contain the foundations of JavaScript as it relates to JSON, and provide the necessary understandings for later chapters. Chapters 3 through 12 reveal what data is, how to convert that data into a transmittable/storable format, how to use AJAX to send and receive JSON, and, lastly, how to reassemble that data back into a proper JavaScript object to be used by your program. The final chapters put everything you learned into practice.

This journal subline serves as a forum for stimulating and disseminating innovative research ideas, theories, emerging technologies, empirical investigations, state-of-the-art methods, and tools in all different genres of edutainment, such as game-based learning and serious games, interactive storytelling, virtual learning environments, VR-based education, and related fields. It covers aspects from educational and game theories, human-computer interaction, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, and systems design. The 24 papers presented in this 11th issue were organized in four parts dealing with: object reconstruction and management; graphics; VR/AR; and applications.

Due to the lack of political salience that financial stability policy enjoys in tranquil economic times, this policy field lends itself particularly well to capture - the more so the more important the role of banks is in the financial system.

This book covers the global distribution and use of medicinal plants and their metabolites in the treatment of fungal diseases affecting humans, animals and plants. Examines traditional approaches and new methods for treating fungal diseases and much more.

The use of these bio-resources for the enhancement of crop productivity is gaining importance worldwide."Bacteria in Agrobiology: Disease Management" discusses various aspects of biological control and disease suppression using bacteria.