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This book is an invaluable resource for material scientists working to develop artificial materials that can be structurally tailored at the atomic/molecular-level. This capability will enable electron-wave function control, which would improve material performance and generate new photonic/electronic phenomena. Exploring the prospect of structural modification in artificial materials, field pioneer Yoshimura describes how we can enhance the photonic/electronic properties of thin films using such precise manipulation of atomic and molecular arrangement. He also addresses related topics and concepts, such as a self-organized lightwave networks and heterogeneous integration processes. In addition, this important resource assesses applications in computers, optical switching systems, solar energy conversion systems, and bio/medical-photonics.

Examining the history and etiology of the obesity epidemic, this book discusses various requirements of effective intervention and treatment strategies. The first section covers the history of obesity, defines and evaluates the clinical presentation of the pathology, discusses its prevalence in the population, and explains common analytical measurements. Chapters include genetics and genetic factors, modern consequences of obesity, and quality of life issues. The second section introduces prevention strategies in children and adults, such as dietary and lifestyle changes, medication, and surgical interventions.

The in-lab preparation of some chemical reagents provides a number of advantages over purchasing commercially prepared samples. This volume contains a detailed description of methods for the rapid and reliable synthesis of many useful reagents that can be difficult to obtain. It provides spectroscopic analyses of products, presents the thermodynamic/kinetic data of reactions, and offers a thorough analysis of the purity of the final products. An additional feature is the mathematical modeling of reactions, some for the first time, with a comparison to the experiment. Enhanced by useful diagrams and photographs, this text is a valuable reference for researchers in small or remote laboratories.

This book disseminates the interdisciplinary relationship, some explored and some yet to be, among microbiology and the inorganic world. It studies the genesis of microbiology in the metal world, the various physiological aspects behind their existence in such a turgid environment, their applications in the mineral sector, metal extraction, and material synthesis. A major part of this book emphasizes the importance of microbes in environmental remediation in the mining industries from core deep ground sample processing to utilization of discarded raw materials, and synthesizing products.

Focusing primarily on smaller optics topics, this volume covers the opto-mechanical design process, considers pertinent environmental influences, lists key parameters for materials, and illustrates numerous designs and mounting techniques for individual and multiple lenses, windows, prisms, and small mirrors. It also explains the benefits of kinematic design and uses of flexures, describes how to analyze various types of opto-mechanical interfaces, demonstrates how the strength of glass can be determined and how to estimate stress generated in optics, and explains how changing temperature affects opto-mechanical assemblies.

This text highlights the solutions to the common failures and reliability of equipment in major industries, through an integrated reliability condition monitoring, and maintenance with a technological inheritance model-based program. It relates all operating conditions of a critical cylindrical equipment part (shaft) throughout its life cycle, starting from design through manufacturing to actual equipment service application. The mathematical relationship of a desired operating manufacturing process and work-piece conditions is developed as a system multivariate quality model that relates with its part failure mechanism.

This book summarizes the state of the art in combustion synthesis of advanced materials. It is a first attempt to summarize and critically review in one monograph the mechanisms of combustion and product structure formation for a variety of systems, including nanosystems. The authors discuss a wide range of topics including phenomenology, theory, and modern in-situ experimental approaches to investigate the heterogeneous self-sustained reactions, as well as properties of the product synthesized, and methods for large-scale materials production.

Presenting an extensive set of tools and methods for data analysis, this second edition includes more models and methods and significantly extends the possible analyses based on ranks. It contains a new section on rank procedures for nonlinear models, a new chapter on models with dependent error structure, and new material on the development of computationally efficient affine invariant/equivariant sign methods based on transform-retransform techniques in multivariate models. The authors illustrate the methods using many real-world examples and R. Information about the data sets and R packages can be found at www.crcpress.com

This book reviews past, present, and emerging optical laser-based technologies for the detection of explosives. Each chapter is authored by a leading expert on the respective technology, and is structured to offer historical perspective, address current advantages and challenges, and discuss novel research and applications. With the ultimate goal of aiding military and security forces in increasing speed and accuracy of explosive detection and identification, the text covers terahertz, laser-induced breakdown, ultrafast, cavity ringdown, Raman, and reflectance spectroscopy, photodissociation laser-induced fluorescence, hyperspectral imaging, and more.

The successful operation of any production process is dependent upon a well designed and reliable communication system. Modern communication systems that are employed within a factory use a variety of means for sending and receiving information. With time, these systems have become more and more complicated. This volume in The Industrial Electronics Handbook, Second Edition spans the full gamut of topics which are needed for engineers working with industrial communication systems. A detailed description of the numerous topics covered in this volume is outlined in the Preambles that are provided for the various sections, and readers are directed there for the detailed topics contained within. The four other volumes in the Handbook are available individually: Fundamentals of Industrial Electronics, Intelligent Systems, Power Electronics and Motor Drives, and Control and Mechatronics. Additionally, all of the volumes are available as a set.

This book provides a fundamental understanding of the design, operation, and practical applications of fiber optic sensing systems. It describes the physical principles of, and latest developments in, optical fiber sensors, supplying detailed examples of various technologies in use. Chapters address state-of-the-art topics and emerging areas of research including photonic crystal fiber sensors, micro- and nanofiber sensing, and liquid crystal photonics. The text draws upon the extensive academic and industrial experience of its contributing authors to deliver a comprehensive introduction with a strong practical focus.

Provides an introduction to computer-related crimes and the basics of investigating them. It presents explanations for students and professionals, who need not be technically proficient to find the material practical and easy to understand.

Complete with new end-of-chapter problems, this extensively updated second edition contains new chapters on optical fiber structures and propagation, optical coherent receivers, digital signal processing (DSP) equalizer algorithms, and high-order spectral DSP receivers. The text provides a comprehensive treatment of the modern aspects of coherent homodyne and self-coherent reception techniques using algorithms incorporated in DSP systems and DSP-based transmitters to overcome several linear and nonlinear transmission impairments and frequency mismatching between the local oscillator and the carrier, as well as clock recovery and cycle slips.

This book fills the gap between failure analysis theory and the actual conducts of the failure cases. The book demonstrates the main methodologies that have evolved over time and includes examples from the 1970s to date. Engineering calculations and estimation of system stresses and strengths are given in the relevant chapters. It presents a wide range of cases studies, ranging from mechanical engineering, metallurgy, mining, civil/structural engineering, electrical power systems, and radiation damage.

The premise of this book is that sex has become converted from an instrument for the expression of happiness and affection into an end unto itself. In the search for sexual liberation all that has been accomplished is the mechanisation of sexuality and the destruction of the full range of emotions. Originally published in 1972 by Pitman.

Featuring contributors from 17 countries, this book presents the advances in environmental remote sensing. It provides the developments in remote sensing data and sensor systems, paying attention to LIDAR, high spatial-resolution sensing, hyperspectral sensing, and data fusion of various sensors.

A discussion of fundamental concepts, basic techniques, and the state-of-the-art applications, this booka (TM)s coverage builds from basic underlying theory to more complex ideas related to attosecond optics. It shows how the generation of attosecond optical pulses requires knowledge of femtosecond laser technologies but is also quite distinct from femtosecond laser technologies. The authors elaborate on this point using semi-classical models and quantum mechanics theories. They explain generation of attosecond pulse train and gating methods for extracting single isolated pulses, followed by illustrative examples of attosecond applications.

Discussing the interpretation of tissue concentrations of contaminants in wildlife, this updated edition of a bestseller draws on current scientific research and includes new chapters and greater emphasis on aquatic organisms. Each chapter provides a summary and review of a specific chemical along with direction on research methods and the interpretation of conflicting or insufficient data. Chapters include a comprehensive history of contaminant interpretation in wildlife and fish, the use of tissue residues in ecological risk assessment, and detailed coverage of all bioaccumulative contaminants and their physiologic affects.

This volume focuses on GIS applications in the fight against invasive species, including weeds, insects, disease, and microbes. It offers practical applications for mapping and managing invasives and presents research on GIS applications in monitoring, tracking, modeling, forecasting, and managing, as well as assessing for economic and environme

In this intriguing volume, futurist and author Michael G

This is the first book devoted to nanotubes and nanosheets made of boron nitride (BN). It shows how the properties of BN nanotubes and nanosheets have led to many exciting applications where carbon (C) materials cannot be used, including high-temperature metal-ceramic-based composites, substrates for graphene and other semiconducting layers in electronic devices, reusable absorbents for oil and other contaminants, dry solid lubricants, and biomedical applications. The book also covers C and other nanotubes and nanosheets to give readers a broad view of the latest nanomaterials research.

The number of traumatic head injuries that occur on a yearly basis has risen to more than three million, producing considerable morbidity and death. This text provides physicians and psychologists with a neuropsychiatric schema for the evaluation of a patient who has sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It assists clinicians in developing a treatment plan and provides data for forensic neuropsychiatric evaluations. The methods in this book can be used to evaluate and treat any neuropsychiatric disorder when accompanied by appropriate laboratory studies and treatments specific to the pathology.

This work aims to help cooperative education and internship professionals design, carry out, and disseminate quality research and evaluation studies of work-based education. It offers examples of work-based education, including finding a starting point and a theoretical framework.

This text documents the significance of pioneering contributors to the development of psychology. All of the portraits provided in the book are informal, some are humorous. Some of the chapters are "impersonations" - telling stories in what were or might have been the pioneer's own words.

This volume reports the findings of top naturalistic decision making (NDM) researchers, offering a historical perspective on the emergence of this paradigm. NDM describes the way people use their experience to make decisions in the context of a job or task and under various conditions.

Sleep Medicine in Clinical Practice

As headache and facial pain are two of the most common medical complaints, it is essential that practitioners are well equipped to handle these issues. This volume is designed for all clinicians dealing with these syndromes in daily practice¿whether in the outpatient, emergency, or ambulatory setting. Presenting evidence-based chapters derived from past successes and failures, the book reviews both traditional and alternative interdisciplinary and interventional pain management therapies. The authors also discuss opioid usage and legal aspects of treatment help to prepare practitioners for a range of possible scenarios.

Lung Transplantation

This companion includes more than three hundred entries, with each chosen object or theme fully described and illustrated in colour; most entries also include suggestions for further reading on the subject. It is also comprehensively indexed and cross-referenced.

Exploring the criminalization of corporations, this book uses the landmark 'Ford Pinto case' as a centerpiece for exploring corporate violence and the long effort to bring such harm within the reach of the criminal law.