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This volume focuses on technological advances relevant to establishing biofuels as a viable alternative to fossil fuels by overcoming current limitations. The progressive depletion of fossil fuels due to their large-scale utilization and their environmental...
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Springer
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2018-07-19
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The nature of dark matter remains one of the preeminent mysteries in physics and cosmology. It appears to require the existence of new particles whose interactions to ordinary matter are extraordinarily feeble. One well-motivated candidate is the axion, an...
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Springer
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2018-07-19
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This book looks at how science investigates the natural world around us. It is an examination of the scientific method, the foundation of science, and basis on which our scientific knowledge is built on. Written in a clear, concise, and colloquial style, the book...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-07-19
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Synthetic biology is one of the 21st century's fastest growing fields of research, as important for technology as for basic science. Building on traditional genetic engineering, which was restricted to changing one or two genes, synthetic biology uses multi-gene modules...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-07-19
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A noted expert offers a guide to the complex chemical regulations in the Middle East region Chemical Regulation in the Middle East offers an essential guide to the patchwork of chemical regulatory programs and the complex system of permits and licenses that manage...
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Wiley
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2018-07-19
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Green chemistry and chemical engineering belong together and this twelth volume in the successful Handbook ofGreen Chemistry series represents the perfect one-stop reference on the topic. Written by an international team of specialists with each section edited by...
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Wiley-VCH
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2018-07-19
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Handbook of Green Chemistry
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Michael König untersucht qualitativ und quantitativ einen halbhermetischen CO2-Axialkolbenverdichter hinsichtlich auftretender Verlustmechanismen. Die physikalisch motivierten Betrachtungen umfassen eine Beschreibung thermodynamischer, strömungsmechanischer und...
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Springer
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2018-07-19
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Insects display a staggering diversity of behaviors. Studying these systems provides insights into a wide range of ecological, evolutionary, and behavioral questions including the genetics of behavior, phenotypic plasticity, chemical communication, and the evolution of...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-07-19
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Enjoy Our Universe is a guide for an enjoyable visit to the Universe. The "Universe" refers to all "observable things," ranging in size from the entire cosmos to elementary particles. This small tome on fundamental physics, cosmology, Higgs bosons, time travel and all...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-07-18
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In Explaining Cancer, Anya Plutynski addresses a variety of philosophical questions that arise in the context of cancer science and medicine. She begins with the following concerns:
· How do scientists classify cancer? Do these classifications reflect nature's "joints"?...
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Oxford University Press
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2018-07-18
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Among the major challenges facing society today, seeking renewable alternatives to petroleum-based fuels and manufactured goods is critically important to reducing society’s dependency on petroleum and tackling environmental issues associated with petroleum use. In...
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Springer
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2018-07-18
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This book presents new studies dealing with the attempts made by the scientists and practitioners to address contemporary issues in geotechnical engineering such as characterization of soil, geomaterials, soil stability and some other geomechanics issues that are...
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Springer
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2018-07-18
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The volcanic and oceanic nature of the Canary Islands, its rich plant biodiversity and high rate of endemism, as well as the relict character of some of its plant communities make it a territory of great biological interest.
The main geographic, climatic, bioclimatic,...
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Springer
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2018-07-18
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How did science rise up to so dramatically change our world, and where will it take us in the future? This book gives a unique and broad overview. A brief history reveals the major phases and turning points in the rise of science from the earliest civilizations to the...
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Springer
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2018-07-17
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This thesis presents a series of experimental techniques based on scanning probe microscopy, which make it possible access the degree of freedom of protons both in real and energy space. These novel techniques and methods allow direct visualization of the concerted...
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Springer
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2018-07-16
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This book provides a richly interdisciplinary assessment of the thought and work of Bryan Norton, one of most innovative and influential environmental philosophers of the past thirty years. In landmark works such as Toward Unity Among Environmentalists and...
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Springer
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2018-07-16
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The purpose of this unique handbook is to provide reference material that includes basic principles and current developments in the field of natural coloration and finishing. A sustainable world requires the utilization of renewable materials or resources that can be...
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Wiley-Scrivener
Parution :
2018-07-16
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The book examines the extent to which the sustained population growth of Australia’s heartland regional centres has come at the expense of demographic decline in their own hinterlands, and, ultimately, of their entire regions. It presents a longitudinal study,...
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Springer
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2018-07-16
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This book presents new studies by a group of researchers and practitioners to address many geotechnical challenges, based on the state-of-the-art practices, innovative technologies, new research results and case histories in construction and design towards safer...
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Springer
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2018-07-16
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This book presents challenges in transportation engineering, recent developments and advancements in technologies, and design and construction using sustainable materials. The articles presented in this volume focus on fundamental investigations on various aspects of...
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Springer
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2018-07-16
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