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This book discusses emerging topics in the area of nonsmooth dynamics research, such as numerical methods for nonsmooth systems, impact laws for multi-collisions, nonlinear vibrations and control of nonsmooth systems. It documents original work of researchers at the...
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Springer
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2018-06-07
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Multilayer networks is a rising topic in Network Science which characterizes the structure and the function of complex systems formed by several interacting networks.Multilayer networks research has been propelled forward by the wide realm of applications in social,...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-06-07
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This book puts multilevel selection theory into a much needed historical perspective.This is achieved by discussing multilevel selection in the first half of the twentieth century, the reasons for the energetic rejection of Wynne-Edwards’ group selectionist stance in...
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Palgrave Pivot
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2018-06-07
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This book addresses chemical and biological aspects related to sesquiterpene lactones (STLs). Experts in different fields have been invited to contribute on this class of compound's chemistry, isolation and identification, biological activities (antibacterial,...
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Springer
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2018-06-07
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Most crop plants grow in environments that are suboptimal, which prevents the plants from attaining their full genetic potential for growth and reproduction. Stress due to abiotic and biotic agents has a significant effect on world food production. Annually, an...
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Springer
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2018-06-07
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What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve?What is the universe and how was it formed?What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? How and why do we think?What does it mean to be human? How do we know?
There are many different versions of...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-06-07
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Sound is almost always around us, anywhere, at any time, reaching our ears and stimulating our brains for better or worse.Sound can be the disturbing noise of a drill, a merry little tune sung by a friend, the song of a bird in the morning or a clap of thunder at night....
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Springer
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2018-06-06
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Attending water security is an important challenge and a major systemic risk humanity faces in the years to come. This is due to population increase, over-consumption of water, especially in agriculture, climate change and various forms of water pollution. The issue...
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Springer
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2018-06-06
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Longer-term developments shape the present and endogenous futures of institutions and practices of science and technology in society and their governance. Understanding the patterns allows diagnosis and soft intervention, often linked to scenario exercises. The book...
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Springer VS
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2018-06-06
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What is life? Where do we come from and how did we evolve?What is the universe and how was it formed?What is the nature of the material world? How does it work? How and why do we think?What does it mean to be human? How do we know?
There are many different versions of...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-06-06
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Der Leser erhält in diesem Buch einzigartige Einblicke in den faszinierenden Lebensraum und das Leben der Zwergflamingos. Flamingos gelten als Verkörperung des Feuervogels Phönix.Der Autor hat ihre Einstandsgebiete in Afrika und Indien untersucht. Die Umwelt des...
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Springer Spektrum
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2018-06-06
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Global Flood Hazard Subject Category Winner, PROSE Awards 2019, Earth Science Selected from more than 500 entries, demonstrating exceptional scholarship and making a significant contribution to the field of study. Flooding is a costly natural disaster in terms of damage...
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American Geophysical Union
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2018-06-05
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Geophysical Monograph Series
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This book provides a timely state-of-the-art overview of voltage-gated sodium channels, their structure-function, their pharmacology and related diseases. Among the topics discussed are the structural basis of Na+ channel function, methodological advances in the study...
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Springer
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2018-06-04
Collection :
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
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Samir Okasha approaches evolutionary biology from a philosophical perspective in Agents and Goals in Evolution, analysing a mode of thinking in biology called agential thinking. He considers how the paradigm case involves treating an evolved organism as if it were an...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-06-04
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This book describes the latest developments in the new research discipline of X-ray nanochemistry, which uses nanomaterials to enhance the effectiveness of X-ray irradiation. Nanomaterials now can be synthesized in such a way as to meet the demand for complex functions...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-06-01
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Single resource on lightning fatalities and injuries currently widely dispersed across many disciplinesShows how it is possible to reduce the large loss of life and productivity from lightning in the developing worldCombines recent knowledge of lightning, lightning...
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Springer
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2018-06-01
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Coherent states (CS) were originally introduced in 1926 by Schrödinger and rediscovered in the early 1960s in the context of laser physics. Since then, they have evolved into an extremely rich domain that pervades virtually every corner of physics, and have also given...
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Springer
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2018-06-01
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When Deng Xiaoping introduced market reforms in the late 1970s, few would have imagined what the next four decades would bring. China's GDP has grown on average nearly 10 percent annually since, and its economy is now the second largest in the world. Forty years ago,...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2018-06-01
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Provides comprehensive coverage of microneedles for delivering and monitoring patient drugs and vaccines Microneedles are an incredibly active research area and have the potential to revolutionize the way many medicines and vaccines are delivered. This comprehensive...
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Wiley
Parution :
2018-06-01
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This book discusses many aspects of plant-nutrient-induced abiotic stress tolerance. It consists of 22 informative chapters on the basic role of plant nutrients and the latest research advances in the field of plant nutrients in abiotic stress tolerance as well as their...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-06-01
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