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This book presents the results of seismic data analysis and interpretation based on nearly one million seismic events.This seismicity was induced by the caving process in four copper mines, each located on a different continent. The book not only serves as an...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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This book provides a number of combinatorial tools that allow a systematic study of very general discrete spaces involved in the context of discrete quantum gravity. In any dimension D, we can discretize Euclidean gravity in the absence of matter over random...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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This PhD thesis characterises the damage that occurs in tungsten when it is exposed to a fusion-like environment. The book presents pioneering work on the use of grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) to measure nano-bubble formation in tungsten exposed...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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This book develops a methodology for the real-time coupled quantum dynamics of electrons and phonons in nanostructures, both isolated structures and those open to an environment. It then applies this technique to both fundamental and practical problems that are...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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This book pioneers a novel approach to investigate the effects of pressure on fission tracks, a geological problem that has remained unsolved for 60 years. While conventional techniques to study fission tracks were limited in precision, this book overcomes such issues...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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The origin of life is one of the biggest unsolved scientific questions. This book deals with the formation and first steps of the chemical evolution of nucleic acids, including the chemical roots behind the origin of their components from the simplest sources in a...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology
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This book highlights the development of lake systems and water reservoirs as well as the impact of climate change on water resources in Central Asian countries. It provides information on the genesis of lake basins, physical and chemical properties of water in lakes,...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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Can only science deliver genuine knowledge about the world and ourselves? Is science our only guide to what exists? Scientism answers both questions with yes. Scientism is increasingly influential in popular scientific literature and intellectual life in general, but...
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Oxford University Press
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2018-08-01
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This book presents field studies on crop production in developing countries such as Vietnam, Kenya, Namibia, Colombia, Afghanistan and Sudan. Further, it examines the achievements of SATREPS, a development assistance program sponsored by the Japanese government that...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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This book discusses searches for Dark Matter at the CERN’s LHC, the world’s most powerful accelerator. It introduces the relevant theoretical framework and includes an in-depth discussion of the Effective Field Theory approach to Dark Matter production and its validity,...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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This book comprehensively compiles information on some of the major pests that afflict agricultural, horticultural and medicinal crops in particular as well as many polyphagous pests. Not only does this book deal with the pests of common globally produced crops it...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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As a legacy of the socialist state with central planning, Five-Year Planning (FYP) is very important in regulating socio-economic and spatial development even in post-reform China. This book tries to fill the research gap between examining the role of FYP and how...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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Mit spektakulären, großformatigen Fotos, die durch fundierte informative Erklärungstexte ergänzt werden, entführen Sie Georg Glaeser und Werner Nachtigall in die spannende Welt der kleinen Strukturen in der Natur, an denen eine Funktion erkennbar ist. Der Band macht...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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This book examines the electronic structure of earth-abundant and environmentally friendly materials for use as absorber layers within photovoltaic cells. The corroboration between high-quality photoemission measurements and density of states calculations yields...
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Springer
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2018-07-31
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This book introduces a variety of statistical tools for characterising and designing the dynamical features of complex quantum systems. These tools are applied in the contexts of energy transfer in photosynthesis, and boson sampling. In dynamical quantum systems,...
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Springer
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2018-07-31
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Provides an excellent balance between theory and applications in the ever-evolving field of water and wastewater treatment Completely updated and expanded, this is the most current and comprehensive textbook available for the areas of water and wastewater treatment,...
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Wiley
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2018-07-31
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This concise book provides the necessary background to allow interested readers to launch original research projects on the subject matter. Currently, this material is not available from one single source, and is either spread out over numerous journal publications, or...
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Springer
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2018-07-31
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The book covers all aspects of fermentation technology such as principles, reaction kinetics, scaling up of processes, and applications.The 20 chapters written by subject matter experts are divided into two parts: Principles and Applications. In the first part subjects...
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Wiley-Scrivener
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2018-07-31
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This open access volume raises awareness of the histories, geographies, and practices of universities and analyzes their role as key actors in today’s global knowledge economy. Universities are centers of research, teaching, and expertise with significant economic,...
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Springer
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2018-07-31
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Knowledge and Space
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There is an essential connection between humans and plants, cultures and environments, and this is especially evident looking at the long history of the African continent. This book, comprising current research in archaeobotany on Africa, elucidates human...
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Springer
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2018-07-31
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