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Provides an introduction to nanomedicine and application of nanotechnology for drug delivery. This work covers information regarding various nanoparticulate drug delivery systems. It also looks into the opportunities for the application of nanoparticular drug carriers in different areas of clinical medicine, and their clinical applications.

Aims to review the application of isotopic methods to the field of heterogeneous catalysis. This work includes application of specific isotopes, as well as isotopic techniques - determination of surface mobility, steady state transient isotope kinetic analysis, and positron emission profiling.

The sequencing of the mouse genome has placed the mouse front and center as the most important mammalian genetics model. The topics in the book include: the mouse genome sequencing effort, molecular dissection of quantitative traits, embryo biotechnology, ENU mutagenesis, and genetics of disease resistance.

Deals with the five global cycles - lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, pedosphere, and biosphere. This book covers the chemistry of energy resources and aspects of biochemistry, geochemistry, and toxicological chemistry. It is useful as a textbook of environmental chemistry for the environmental engineering or environmental science major.

The batch distillation process has existed for many centuries. It is perhaps the oldest technology for separating or purifying liquid mixtures and is the most frequently used separation method in batch processes. In the last 25 years, with continuous development of faster computers and sophisticated numerical methods, there have been many published works using detailed mathematical models with rigorous physical property calculations and advanced optimisation techniques to address several important issues, such as selection of column configurations, design, operation, off-cut recycling, use of batch distillation in reactive and extractive modes, etc.Batch Distillation: Design and Operation presents excellent, important contributions of many researchers from around the globe, including those of the author and his co-workers.

Interdisciplinary knowledge is becoming increasingly important to the modern scientist. This invaluable textbook covers bioanalytical chemistry (mainly the analysis of proteins and DNA) and explains everything for the non-biologist.

This work focuses on the mechanisms of formation of a solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the electrode surfaces of lithium-ion batteries, carefully analyzing and discussing the most recent findings and advances on this topic.

Edited by renal physicians, this is a guide to the clinical management of patients with acute renal failure and its life-threatening metabolic sequelae. It discusses the workings of the normal kidney, the aetiology and pathophysiology of acute renal disease, and practical treatment guidelines.

A down-to-earth survey of the theory and practice of extreme value distributions - one of the most prominent success stories of modern applied probability and statistics. It should be useful both to beginners with a limited probabilistic background as well as to experts in the field.

A treatment of cavitation, a phenomenon which extends across many fields. It emphasizes the diverse situations in which cavitation occurs and its practical implications, covering basic hydrodynamical and acoustical theory, as well as experimental findings in physics, chemistry and biology.

A comprehensive overview of the models and methods employed in the rapidly advancing field of numerical ocean circulation modelling. It contains reviews of the equations of oceanic motion, subgridscale parameterization, and numerical approximation techniques, and a suite of model test problems.

Drawing on insights emerging from studies of the cellular networks formed by fungi, this book describes the fundamental indeterminacy that enables life forms to thrive in and create in constant circumstances.

Research and development of photovoltaic solar cells is playing an ever-larger practical role in energy supply and ecological conservation all over the world. This book offers an historical overview of this field, concentrating primarily on developments since the late 1980s.

Offers a complete treatise on all aspects of adsorptive processes. The text covers all fundamental principles as well as process design and simulation of gas adsorption processes for separation and purification.

Contains 18 peer-reviewed papers based on the presentations at the 10th Annual International Workshop on Bioinformatics and Systems Biology (IBSB 2010) held at Kyoto University from July 26 to July 28, 2010.

Gives the incoming clinical student a non-specialized overview of the basics of general clinical medicine. This book covers the main pathological processes that can be at work, and considers the clinical disease that these processes bring to the different systems of the body.

Contains papers presented at the 20th International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW 2009) held at the Pacifico Yokohama, Japan from December 14 to 16, 2009. This work provides an international forum for the presentation and discussion of original research papers on various aspects of bioinformatics, computational biology and systems biology.

Presents various research results about parsing schemata, introducing formal frameworks and theoretical results and focusing on applicability to practical parsing problems. This title offers a general introduction to the parsing schemata formalism that contains the basic notions needed to understand the rest of the parts.

Intended for physicists and chemical physicists, this title presents the knowledge on analytical properties of Airy functions. It also presents the calculus implying the Airy functions. It features examples that illustrate the use of Airy functions in classical and quantum physics. It reviews the knowledge on Airy functions.

Presents a new approach to the subject of cosmology. This book exploits Einstein's theory of general relativity. It contains a brief discussion of black holes and pulsars. It delves into philosophical considerations such as the different types of 'truth', positivism versus realism and a discussion of the role of the Mach principle in physics.

Highlights the developments in living related transplants. This book tackles living donor liver, lung, pancreas and intestinal transplantation as well as the connected ethical issues. It is suitable for students or professionals interested in developing a global view of the ethics and practice of transplantation.

A study of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun, the exoplanets. It explores the question of whether there can be life elsewhere in the Universe and whether this might involve advanced technologically-capable beings like ourselves.

Collects most of the talks and poster presentations presented at the 'Optical Turbulence - Astronomy meets Meteorology' international conference held on 15-18 September, 2008 at Nymphes Bay, Alghero, Sardinia, Italy.

This unique volume is a compendium of scientific contributions inspired by the work of Alex Dalgarno in the fields of atomic, molecular, and optical physics, astrophysics, astrochemistry, and atmospheric physics. The book should be of particular value to the practitioners in these fields.

Presents a comprehensive overview of lung repair. This book guides readers from basic science to clinical applications.

Covers the structure and physical properties of the protein envelopes that encapsulate and hence protect the delicate viral genome, their assembly and disassembly, the organization of the viral genome, infection, evolution, as well as applications of viruses in Biomedical Nanotechnology. This title is suitable for scientists working in virology.