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This book summarizes the recent advances in applications of starch in state-of-the-art drug carriers (hydrogel, micro- and nano-particulate carriers) with stimulus-responsive and target-specific properties. It also highlights the role of starch and its derivatives in...
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Springer
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2019-01-31
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This book introduces the concept of using drones as a teaching tool to explore the fundamental principles, technology and applications of Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS).A short introduction sets CPS in the context of the 4th industrial revolution, and describes various...
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Springer
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2019-01-31
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This book focuses on the development of physical parameterization over the last 2 to 3 decades and provides a roadmap for its future development. It covers important physical processes: convection, clouds, radiation, land-surface, and the orographic effect. The...
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Springer
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2019-01-31
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This text focuses on the many benefits of the use of nanobiotechnology in the food industry. Each aspect of nanobiotechnology use is covered in depth, from food processing to packaging to safety and quality control. The authors outline the definition and history of...
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Springer
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2019-01-31
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This comprehensive work explores the demand, supply and variable consumer attitude toward a wide variety of unconventional and exotic animal species that are consumed in different parts of the world. Individual chapters focus on the consumption of horse meat, camel,...
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Springer
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2019-01-31
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This book provides an authoritative introduction to the rapidly growing field of chemical reaction network theory. In particular, the book presents deep and surprising theorems that relate the graphical and algebraic structure of a reaction network to qualitative...
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Springer
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2019-01-31
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'A gripping new drama in science ... if you want to understand how the concept of life is changing, read this' Professor Andrew Briggs, University of OxfordWhen Darwin set out to explain the origin of species, he made no attempt to answer the deeper question: what is...
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Penguin
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2019-01-31
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Avoiding Attack discusses the diversity of mechanisms by which prey avoid predator attacks and explores how such defensive mechanisms have evolved through natural selection. It considers how potential prey avoid detection, how they make themselves unprofitable to...
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OUP Oxford
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2019-01-31
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Over 7 billion people depend on plants for healthy, productive, secure lives, but few of us stop to consider the origin of the plant kingdom that turned the world green and made our lives possible. And as the human population continues to escalate, our survival depends...
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OUP Oxford
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2019-01-31
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Friedrich Frischknecht gibt einen Einblick in die Malaria und die biologische Komplexität der sie auslösenden Parasiten. Der Autor nimmt den Leser mit auf eine Reise von der historischen Entdeckung der Erreger zu den modernen Methoden der Impfstoffentwicklung. Dabei...
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Springer Spektrum
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2019-01-31
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This book aims to identify, present and discuss key driving forces and pressures on ecosystem services. Ecosystem services are the contributions that ecosystems provide to human well-being. The scope of this atlas is on identifying solutions and lessons to be applied...
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Springer
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2019-01-31
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This is an introduction to the quantum theory of light and its broad implications and applications. A significant part of the book covers material with direct relevance to current basic and applied research, such as quantum fluctuations and their role in laser physics...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-01-31
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The book is the first of its kind to deal with almost the entire swath of water resources assessment, development and sustainable management.The idea of the book crystallized during the long journey of the Editors on various facets of water issues in India and abroad...
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Springer
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2019-01-31
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This book provides the necessary background of geometry, mathematics and physical geodesy, useful to a rigorous approach to geodetic heights. The concept of height seems to be intuitive and immediate, but on the contrary it requires a good deal of scientific sharpness...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2019-01-30
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Springer Geophysics
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This book includes review articles in the field of elliptic integrals, elliptic functions and modular forms intending to foster the discussion between theoretical physicists working on higher loop calculations and mathematicians working in the field of modular forms and...
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Springer
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2019-01-30
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This book presents the applications of ion-exchange materials in the biomedical industries. It includes topics related to the application of ion exchange chromatography in determination, extraction and separation of various compounds such as amino acids, morphine,...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-30
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This book documents the state of the art in the field of ambient assisted living (AAL), highlighting the impressive potential of novel methodologies and technologies to enhance well-being and promote active ageing. It covers a broad range of topics, with sections on...
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Springer
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2019-01-30
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It is hard to interpret quantum mechanics. The most surprising, but also most parsimonious, interpretation is the many-worlds, or quantum-multiverse interpretation, implying a permanent coexistence of parallel realities. Could this perhaps be the appropriate...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-29
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This book gathers high-quality research papers presented at the Seventh International Conference on Solid Waste Management, held at Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad on December 15-17, 2017. The Conference, IconSWM 2017, is as an...
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Springer
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2019-01-29
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This book takes a comprehensive look at several cases of climate change adaptation responses across various sectors and geographical areas in urban Africa and places them within a solid theoretical context. Each chapter is a state-of-the-art overview of a significant...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2019-01-29
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