This textbook presents the basic concepts underlying the fast-moving science of stem cell biology. Stem Cells provides a comprehensive understanding of these unique cells, highlighting key areas of research, associated controversies, case studies, technologies, and pioneers in the field.
This book provides useful information on technologies based upon the use of biological agents for environmental clean-up, including bacteria, yeast, fungi, algae, and plants. The combination of strategies helps in efficient removal of pollutants generated from anthropogenic activities with minimal environmental impact.
Author:Ming-Fa Lin
Ming-Fa Lin
Ngoc Thanh Thuy Tran
Ngoc Thanh Thuy Tran
Sheng-Lin Chang
Sheng-Lin Chang
Shih-Yang Lin
Shih-Yang Lin
Wu-Pei Su
Wu-Pei Su
Publishing date:2018
This work details properties of graphene nanoribbons and covers computational methods and experimental tools. It studies geometric, electronic and magnetic properties of one-dimensional graphene nanoribbons using first-principles calculations.
This book discusses the synthesis of advanced glass-fiber catalysts for various emerging applications, investigation of their properties, and development of engineering basis required for their wide practical application.
This book and its prequel volume Reaction Green Metrics: Problems, Exercises and Solutions, are the culmination of 15 years of independent study of the now mature field of green chemistry. An unifying force has emerged linking many scientific disciplines such as organic chemistry, toxicology, environmental studies, mathematics and computer science.
This book aims to introduce different aspects of modelling microbial communities and deliver a comprehensive overview of the computational methods developed. It focuses on modelling interactions between the microorganisms in a community with more emphasis on mathematical, constraint-based, and network-based modelling techniques.
The readers of this book are prone to change the way they perform in business situations, become more focused on the human aspects of business activities.
This book takes project professionals on a deep dive into leadership, in various situations including the portfolio, program, and project management and offers guidance on transforming the leadership components of any organization together as well as on supporting mechanisms.
Providing an application readers can adopt as a model, this important book also examines the infrastructure of electronic health records and how government criteria have impacted and will continue to impact both private and public marketplaces.
The book is a compilation of authoritative perspectives on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of experts from Industry, Law (EU and US), Academia, Banks, Cyber Security, Digital Forensics, eDiscovery, Investigations, and Cyber Insurance.
The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 is considered to have been one of the worst natural disasters in history, affecting twelve countries, from Indonesia to Somalia. 175,000 people are believed to have lost their lives, almost 50,000 were registered as missing and 1.7 million people were displaced. As well as this horrendous toll on human life, the tsunami destroyed property worth billions of dollars and ruined many local economies. Based on their experience and analysis of this tsunami, the authors have developed methodologies for predicting and preparing for tsunamis. A basis is provided for a cost-effective warning and preparedness strategy, drawing on the example of existing systems used in earthquake disaster management and tidal wave warning, from genesis to
This book explores legal issues that are encountered by Industrial Hygiene and Safety managers during their careers. The goal is to provide IH/S managers with sufficient knowledge to incorporate legal risk analysis into decision-making and policy development. This book will explore the legal issues that arise and is helpful to new IH/S managers.
The Listening Advantage is an outcome-based text that offers skill-building experiences for the critical competence of listening. It serves as an adaptable supplement for courses in communication and professional studies. This book is an invaluable supplement for courses in communication studies.
This book is a crucial resource for Lean practitioners (experienced or not) who are seeking: insight on how to gain more from their Lean efforts, how to overcome resistance to change (that is, to effectively convey 'What's in it for me?' to their business associates), and to understand how other companies have overcome the barriers to implementing Lean and incorporated it as the common-sense approach to continuous improvement.
The author shares his specific experiences with Lean transformations-some successes and some failures. His insightful perspective shows readers how the understanding of Lean progresses from theory to common sense to common practice. The Lean initiative is not merely a transformation of skills, but the development of a robust
Thin films of conducting materials, such as metals, alloys and semiconductors are currently in use in many areas of science and technology, particularly in modern integrated circuit microelectronics that require high quality thin films for the manufacture of connection layers, resistors and ohmic contacts. These conducting films are also important for fundamental investigations in physics, radio-physics and physical chemistry. Physical Properties of Thin Metal Films provides a clear presentation of the complex physical properties particular to thin conducting films and includes the necessary theory, confirming experiments and applications. The volume will be an invaluable reference for graduates, engineers and scientists working in the electronics industry and fields
Author:Norman Udey
Norman Udey
Spanos
T.J.T. Spanos
Publishing date:2019
Building on the success of T.J.T. Spanos's previous book The Thermophysics of Porous Media, this book explains non-linear field theory by describing the physical processes associated with the interaction of the various phases at the macroscale and how these interactions give rise to additional physical processes at the megascale.
Author:Cipriana Tomescu
Cipriana Tomescu
Jacques Vanier
Jacques Vanier
Publishing date:2020
Up-to-Date Coverage of Stable and Accurate Frequency Standards
The Quantum Physics of Atomic Frequency Standards: Recent Developments covers advances in atomic frequency standards (atomic clocks) from the last several decades. It explains the use of various techniques, such as laser optical pumping, coherent population trapping, laser cooling, and electromagnetic and optical trapping, in the implementation of classical microwave and optical atomic frequency standards.
The book first discusses improvements to conventional atomic frequency standards, highlighting the main limitations of those frequency standards and the physical basis of the limitations. It then describes how advances in the theory and applications of atomic physics have opened new avenues in
This book uses a story-telling approach to present the multitude of applications associated with industrial engineering. It traces the profession from its early days to the present day of digital engineering and additive manufacturing.
The book describes why we undertake science and discovery in various forms, and it explores the possible limits of discovery faced jointly by scientists and society in general. The author offers case studies and illustrates how researchers collaborate to tackle science challenges of a larger scope as well as educate future science students.
This book details new approaches, computational techniques, and reliable calculation methods of leaf-rolling modes, forecasting and optimization of the technologies, increasing productivity of the mill and a radical improvement in the quality of steel products.
This concise text presents the essential points of diagnosis and a quick guide to what are currently the best Evidence Based practices in treatment methods. In addition to material on the diseases themselves, there is a useful appendix on how to carry out ancillary procedures.
Written for the practicing electronics professional, this book offers a comprehensive, step-by-step treatment of methods used to perform analyses useful to the design process of circuit cards and systems of cards. It presents the mathematical procedures used to determine performance limits.
The book presents new results on matrices, on polynomial matrices, on matrix polynomials and on the new compact, simple and elegant calculous that enabled the generalization of the transfer function matrix concept and of the state concept, the proofs of the new observability, controllability and tracking conditions.
This book introduces the fundamental concepts of modern digital image processing. It helps the students, scientists, and practitioners to understand the concepts through clear explanations, illustrations and examples. The general concepts is supplemented with examples from applications and ready-to-use implementations of concepts in MATLAB® and C.
