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Ever since the groundbreaking work of JJ Kohn in the early 1960s, there has been a significant interaction between the theory of partial differential equations and the function theory of several complex variables. This book explores the background and plumbs the depths of this symbiosis.

Presents the fundamental concepts of vector and tensor analysis with their corresponding physical and geometric applications - emphasizing the development of computational skills and basic procedures, and exploring highly complex and technical topics in simplified settings.

Analysis by American and Israeli specialists of political parties and elections in Israel, and Israeli foreign policy and security concerns, in the light of current events in the Middle East.

Regardless of industry, most major companies are becoming technology companies. The successful management of information has become so critical to a company's goals, that in many ways, now is the age of the CIO. Heller, who has spent more than 12 years working with the CIO community, offers guidance to CIOs on how to attack, reverse, or neutralize the paradoxical elements of the CIO role. Through interviews with a wide array of successful CIOs, The CIO Paradox helps readers level the playing field for IT success and get one step closer to bringing maximum value to their companies.

Based on recent advances in cognitive sciences, this book introduces a model for the innovation process, helping inventors, investors, and entrepreneurs to understand the nature and timing of opportunities and risks on the path to success. The authors apply systems thinking to discover real-life challenges, and provide tools for turning these challenges into opportunities for practical, scalable innovation. Using illustrative case studies, they analyze several landmark innovations in detail, revealing surprising and essential elements common to all of them.

This unique book presents a coherent asymptotic approach to the analysis of elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) problems for heavily loaded line and point contacts. This approach leads to unified asymptotic equations for line and point contacts as well as stable numerical algorithms for the solution of these problems. Suitable for engineering and applied mathematics students, this is also a unique resource for researchers and practitioners who want to fine tune their solution methods and design better numerical methods to tackle practical EHL problems.

The demand for portable and lightweight sensors is relentless in several industries, from consumer electronics to biomedical engineering to the military. This book brings together the latest research in smart sensors technology and exposes the reader to myriad applications that the technology has enabled. Contributors delve into advanced topics in photonics and optoelectronic, infrared and thermal, magnetic and inductive, sound and ultrasound, and piezoresistive, wireless, and electrical sensors. Applications include oxygen detection, sensing inside explosions, magnetic field measurements on airplanes, health monitoring, and more.

Understanding that sanitation is integral to food safety is the foundation for an effective food safety system. Beginning with that premise, this book presents some of the key components for such a system. The second edition provides completely updated practical advice on all aspects of food plant sanitation and sanitation-related food safety issues. It offers readers the tools to establish a food safety system to help control microbiological, physical, and chemical hazards. The author has also included examples of procedures, forms, and documents.

This compilation introduces readers to a broad cross-section of topics, from the basics of guided wave optics and nonlinear optics to biophotonics. Written by leading experts in optics and photonics, it combines fundamental principles and recent advances in one volume, including coverage of soliton dynamics, supercontinuum generation, fiber-Bragg-grating writing techniques, plasmonics, nonlinearity in stratified media, and more. The book offers a valuable overview of the field for students and researchers alike and identifies directions for future research in guided wave and photonic device technology.

Highlighting emerging applications of near-infrared (NIR) organic materials that are currently receiving great attention due to their potential use in optical communications, biomedicine, and camouflage materials, this cutting-edge book reviews important recent advances in an accessible style suitable for researchers and graduates in the field. The author emphasizes the chemistry of materials, in particular the structure¿property relationship of near-infrared organic compounds and polymers. Chapters cover molecular design aspects and applications that utilize NIR-absorbing, NIR chromogenic, photosensitizing, photovoltaic, and fluorescent properties.

Pharmacogenomics is the basis of personalized medicine, which is said to be the medicine of the future. Understanding genetic variation in alcohol response is vital for professionals involved in alcohol rehabilitation programs. This volume focuses on how pharmacogenomic principles are applied to alcohol and drug testing and treatment and discusses the role of the clinical laboratory in the practice of personalized medicine. With contributions from a range of experts, the text presents the genetic aspects of alcohol metabolism and drugs of abuse, including marijuana, cocaine, and amphetamine. It also covers methodologies in pharmacogenomic testing.

This book presents an exhaustive compilation of state-of-the-art research and theory into the causes and consequences of behavioural adaptation in road transport/road safety and systems. It brings together earlier and more recent theories on behavioural adaptation, combined with practical advice and methods to minimize the potential impact of behavioural adaptation on the road transport system and road user safety. This text is an essential component of any road safety library, benefiting researchers, practitioners, designers, and policy-makers interested in maximizing safety while encouraging innovation and excellence in road transport-related design.

Focusing on the worldwide impact of type 2 diabetes regarding nutrition, dietary modification, and risk, this book draws on evidence-based research, providing a comprehensive description and evaluation of the central findings to date, primarily in humans. Topics include the role of macronutrients and their subclasses, micronutrients, foods, beverages, and overall dietary patterns with respect to the risk of type 2 diabetes. Chapters discuss fundamental nutritional principles applied to the pathophysiology of the disease as well as applied behavioral studies on nutrition and diabetes.

Compiled by leading experts, this text details the new and longstanding methods used for analyzing offshore structures. It details the latest procedures for computing wind, wave, current, tide, and seismic effects. With an emphasis on risk-based analysis, the authors consider construction style and materials choices as well as environmental factors, especially seabed soils. Covering theory and applications, this text provides more than 200 illustrations and includes practical problems with worked solutions at the end of each chapter.

A practical tutorial on microcontroller programming and the basics of embedded design, this book presents development tools and resources for implementing general-purpose embedded systems. It covers standard and off-the-shelf components, the implementation of circuit prototypes via breadboards, the in-house fabrication of test-time PCBs, electronic design programs and software utilities for creating PCBs, sample circuits that can be used as part of the targeted embedded system, and the selection and programming of microcontrollers in the circuit.

Analysis of queues is used in a variety of domains including call centers, web servers, Internet routers, manufacturing and production, telecommunications, transportation, hospitals and clinics, restaurants, and theme parks. Combining elements of classical queueing theory with some of the recent advances in studying stochastic networks, this book covers a broad range of applications. It contains numerous real-world examples and industrial applications in all chapters. The text is suitable for graduate courses as well as researchers, consultants, and analysts that work on performance modeling or use queueing models as analysis tools.

A compendium of information on arid soils. It provides a comprehensive background of the various soils and biota of arid regions, as well as an account of the understanding of degradation processes, and includes methodologies for arid land maintenance and rehabilitation.

This book investigates the syntactic distribution of the Algonquian Conjunct verb from the theoretical perspective of the minimalist programme.

After a brief overview, sections contain readings on such topics as science and values, science and the misrepresentation of data, human experimentation, animal experimentation, genetic research, and other controversial areas of research.

Leading change in the right direction and sustaining change is extremely difficult without relevant measures and management of those measures. Providing a leadership and management guide to achieving objectives, this book details how to use the 3Ms (Measure, Manage to Measure, Make-it-Easy) of change leadership. It includes case studies from the aviation and manufacturing industries as well as forms to facilitate implementation. The author describes a culture change method based on changing behaviors.

A road map for public works and utility professionals, this second edition provides clear and practical guidance for the life-cycle management of water infrastructure systems. Highlighting the latest developments in asset management, it explains how to plan, budget, design, construct, and manage the physical infrastructure. The book blends knowledge from management fields such as facilities, finance, and maintenance with information about the unique technical attributes of water, wastewater, and stormwater systems. The author offers best practices and tools to help you meet the challenges posed by aging infrastructure.

Mitochondrial dysfunction is a factor in a myriad of pathophysiological conditions, including age-related neurodegenerative disorders, cancer, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease. This volume examines themes essential for the maintenance of the mitochondrial redox (reduction-oxidation) energy axis. Topics include electron transport and energy production, mitochondrial biogenesis and dynamics, mitochondrial signaling, and apoptosis and autophagy. The book also explores pharmacology signaling and epigenetic signaling, with discussions on mitochondrial methylation and acetylation reactions. The information in this volume is critical to those developing mitochondrion-targeted therapies aimed at assuaging mitochondrial dysfunction or the specific factors contributing to its dysfunction.

This book brings together current knowledge on biomaterials and stem cells in the context of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. It explores key scientific and clinical aspects, including the basic science involved in structure and properties, techniques and technological innovations in processing and characterization, and applications. Coverage ranges from fundamental principles to advances at the macro, micro, nano, and molecular scales. The book bridges the gaps in experimental approaches and understanding among the materials science and engineering, biological sciences, and biomedical science and engineering communities, making it a valuable reference for multidisciplinary biomedical research.

This book develops a methodology for creating new plants based on renewable resources that supply the needed goods and services of existing plants. It includes converting existing plants to ones based on renewable resources that may require nonrenewable resource supplements. Based on extensive reviews of biomass as feedstock and the production of chemicals from biomass, the authors identify new bioprocesses that use renewable feedstock as raw materials. The text shows how new plants are integrated into existing plants in a chemical production complex. It also covers economic and sustainability analysis and the optimization of chemical complexes. Simulation codes are available for download.

With the growth of the chemical and petroleum industries, there has been an increase in related human health problems as well as human, material, and property losses due to fires, explosions, hazardous and toxic spills, equipment failures, and other accidents. This much-needed overview outlines the fundamentals of health, safety, and accident management. Taking a pragmatic approach, it explains how to evaluate and apply environmental health and hazard risk assessment calculations in a variety of real-world settings. The book offers in-depth guidance on human chemical exposure, emergency preparedness and response, regulations, and much more.

In recent years, the clinical evolution of thyroid diseases has been studied exhaustively as new discoveries have been made about thyroid malfunction and the effective management of patients. This volume presents a comprehensive exposition of a range of disorders caused by thyroid dysfunction. After defining the dysfunction or disease, the text presents the epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, clinical features, first and second level tests for diagnosis, first and second line therapies, prognosis, and recommendations for follow-up. The information presented in this volume is invaluable for practicing clinicians and those training in internal medicine, endocrinology, surgery, and other areas of medicine.

This reference presents the complete range of membrane modification techniques used to increase the efficiency of membrane processes. Modification of different materials in various geometrical forms include flat-sheet, hollow-fiber, and nano-fiber membranes for applications using different membrane processes such as reverse osmosis, membrane distillation, gas separation, pervaporation, and membrane fuel cells. Contributors also cover recent advances, including novel and frequently used membrane characterization techniques. Each chapter contains tables, figures, illustrations, photographs, and theoretical equations to aid with reader comprehension.

To meet the demands for high-quality, long-shelf-life fruits and fruit products, new processing technologies are under investigation and development. Presenting a blend of classical and emerging technologies, this volume explores a range of processing methods. Using a series of case studies, it discusses the effect of processing on sensory characteristics and nutritional value and explores new trends in modified atmosphere packaging. It also examines the use of fruit juices as a vehicle for probiotic microorganisms and prebiotic oligosaccharides as an alternative for dairy products.

Written for professionals and students in agricultural fields, this book addresses current problems associated with water supplies required for agricultural purposes and food production. It focuses on innovative technologies for improving soil water availability, enhancing water use efficiency, and using productive irrigation systems. The book discusses root-zone water conservation strategies; growing varieties of crops that can tolerate droughts; and using cropping systems that enhance adaptation to changing climate, among other topics. It also presents techniques that conserve water in the root zone and discusses remote sensing techniques to assess soil water regime and predict drought on a regional scale.

This book investigates the polarization between wildlife managers and wildlife researchers and provides strategies for bridging cultural and communication gaps between these groups. The text covers the history of the longstanding disconnect, research and management entities, species case studies, management and policy case studies, and conclusions and future directions. The authors present case studies of both successful and failed interactions, providing a platform for discussion of the underlying issues. They examine current issues in wildlife science and management to explore real-world implications resulting from the research and management disconnect.