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The physical-chemical properties of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA enable it to facilitate biochemical processes in the membrane. This effect has numerous benefits, yet DHA also carries risks that can lead to cellular death and disease. This title explores the roles of omega-3 fatty acids in cellular membranes.

Conformational analysis is becoming more critical in the development of generic biopharmaceuticals. This book covers physical methods, such as differential scanning calorimetry, light scanning, and analytical ultracentrifugation, as well as chemical methods, including hydrogen-deuterium exchange and trace labeling.

Identifies which methods are most appropriate for pesticide assessment and explores their appropriateness as a common suite for general use. This work discusses classical and Bayesian approaches, various types of Monte Carlo analysis, first order error analysis, probability bounds analysis, interval analysis and fuzzy mathematics.

Presents a systematic exposition of bounds for the zeros of entire functions. This text offers a different approach to the investigation of entire functions based on estimates for the resolvents of compact operators. It covers the well-known results of the Hadamard theorem, the Jensen inequality, the Ostrowski inequalities and the Hurwitz theorem.

Explores the theory and concepts of multi-sensor data fusion, including kinematic data fusion, fuzzy logic and decision fusion, and pixel/image-level fusion. This book elucidates aspects of data fusion strategies, algorithms, and performance evaluation, mainly for aerospace applications.

Reflects the tendency to use natural pigments. This work details their science, technology, applications and their nutraceutical properties. It offers an understanding of physical colors and discusses color measurement. It presents an overview of global colorants, including safety, toxicity and regulatory aspects.

Pulmonary Hypertension

Covering the breadth of microbial ecology and diversity in polar regions with an emphasis on bioremediation, this title examines polar microorganisms and their ability to degrade petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants in polar terrestrial and aquatic environments. It provides a fresh perspective of these microorganisms in extremely cold temperatures.

Reviewing classical methods, realistic models, and algorithms, this book offers an introduction to scheduling. This book includes topics such as online scheduling, stochastic task-resource systems, and platform models. It is suitable for computer scientists, mathematicians, and researchers in related fields.

A guide to veterinary entomology. It identifies those insects and related arthropods affecting the well being of livestock and companion animals. It provides information on the problems they cause, while offering guidelines on recommended management practices. It is suitable for those involved with the research of livestock and companion animals.

A work on the science and applications of gold. It offers information from a number of sciences, including chemistry, physics, nanotechnology and metallurgy. It presents a myriad of applications, ranging from electronics to medicine and optics.

Total productive maintenance (TPM) is such a fundamental part of becoming lean because a machine failure at one step of a continuous flow process will halt all the steps before and after it. This book provides case studies taken from articles previously published in "Lean Manufacturer Advisor".

Perioperative Anesthetic Care of the Obese Patient

Features a collection of methods that can be used to analyze data in most epidemiological studies. This work examines the theoretical background of the methods described and discusses general principles that apply to the analysis of epidemiological data. It is suitable for for epidemiologists and public health professionals.

Contains the identification capabilities for 468 different formulations for explosives and chemical weapons. This book presents detailed descriptions for each of these formulations by breaking down their materials into five concise categories: common name, synonym, class, ingredients, and use.

Taking an engineering approach, this book provides comprehensive coverage of traditional methods and contemporary topics. It delineates basic concepts and practices, provides a tutorial for common problems and solution techniques, and discusses topics that define the state of the logistics market.

Contains descriptions and illustrations of 100 edible weeds, representing 100 genera of higher plant species. This title presents various accounts that include common names recognized by the Weed Science Society of America, standard Latin scientific names, uses, and distribution (geographic and ecological).

Offers comprehensive coverage of earthquake engineering problems, an overview of traditional methods, and the scientific background on developments. This book discusses computer methods on structural analysis and provides access to the design methodologies. It is suitable for both professionals and researchers involved in earthquake engineering.

Explores topics related to the response or behavior of organisms to processes occurring over multiple spatial and temporal scales. This book helps foster a unified understanding of the subject matter among the modeling, experimental, and field research communities.

A presentation of adsorption processes, solving everyday problems in applications - without complex mathematics or computers. The text introduces the underlying physics of adsorption, explains solutions for analytical and design problems, and includes examples, illustrations, graphs and diagrams.

Intended for students and practitioners who have a basic education in chemical engineering or food science, this title contains basic information in each area and describes some of the fundamental ideas of processing development and design. It examines the food industry structure, how it works, and consumer products.

Design and Implement a World-Class Replenishment System, Custom-Made to Meet the Needs of Your Organization! In Custom Kanban: Designing the System to Meet the Needs of Your Environment, Raymond Louis helps you to develop and implement a correct and successful kanban system by selecting appropriate kanban techniques based on the specific environmental factors and needs of your company.

Winner of a Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing ResearchTraining Within Industry, by Donald Dinero, explores a crucial piece of a Lean initiative that has been overlooked throughout U.S. industry. The Training Within Industry (TWI) program � developed by the United States during World War II � has

Selected As One of "The Year's Best Reference and Reading Material", Industrial Engineer Magazine, December 2004If you seek to produce measurable results in your organization, this book is for you

Provides technical descriptions of successful solutions and performance improvements.

Focused equipment improvement (FEI) is one of the pillars of TPM. This book gives shopfloor TPM teams, including production workers, maintenance technicians, engineers, and managers, a framework for further improving equipment performance.

Discusses team problem solving and steps for preparing good presentations of results. For front-line supervisors, operators, facilitators and trainers.

This second edition discusses such issues as the ecological economics of agriculture, policy changes needed for promoting sustainable agriculture, rural development in the Third World, the role of biodiversity in agriculture, and new research methodologies.

Offers a comprehensive review and analysis of what is known about the worldwide bullying phenomena. This book reviews and integrates what is known about how cultural and regional issues affect bullying behaviour and its prevention.