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Uncertainties are pervasive in natural hazards, and it is crucial to develop robust and meaningful approaches to characterize and communicate uncertainties to inform modeling efforts. In this monograph we provide a broad, cross-disciplinary overview of issues relating...
Editeur :
American Geophysical Union
Parution :
2016-11-15
Collection :
Geophysical Monograph Series
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This edited volume explores the circumstances under which vulnerable communities can better adapt to climate and environmental change, and focuses in particular on the centrality of migration as a resilience and adaptation strategy for communities at risk. The book...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-14
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Based on extensive primary sources, many never previously translated into English, this is the definitive account of the discovery of Pallas as it went from being classified as a new planet to reclassification as the second of a previously unknown group of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-14
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This book presents a study of the young supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 in order to reveal the origin of cosmic rays in our galaxy. The study focuses on the X-ray and gamma radiation from the cosmic ray electrons and protons in the supernova remnant as well as the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-14
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Exam Board: WJECLevel: GCSESubject: ChemistryFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2018Welsh edition.Expand and challenge your students' knowledge and understanding of Chemistry with this textbook that guides students through each topic within the new...
Editeur :
Hodder Education
Parution :
2016-11-14
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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-14
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This work analyzes the effects of one of the most dramatic changes of entire societies that the world has ever witnessed. It explores the collapse of socialist governance and management systems on land cover and land use in various parts of Eastern Europe. As readers...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-14
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The main thrust of this book is focused on addressing the various interrelated processes, analysis and activities bearing upon sound river management. River basins are complex systems. They are open systems with sometimes ill-defined boundaries. It refers to...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-13
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The book presents pedagogical reviews of important topics on high energy physics to the students and researchers in particle physics.The book also discusses topics on the Quark–Gluon plasma, thermal field theory, perturbative quantum chromodynamics, anomalies and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-13
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As space ventures have become more numerous, leading scientists and theorists have offered ways of building a living habitat in a hostile environment, taking an ‘ecosystems’ view of space colonization. The contributors to this volume take a radical...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-13
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This book summarizes the main advances in the mechanisms of combustion processes. It focuses on the analysis of kinetic mechanisms of gas combustion processes and experimental investigation into the interrelation of kinetics and gas dynamics in gas combustion. The book...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-13
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This consolidated reference book addresses the various aspects of nano biomaterials used in ophthalmic drug delivery, including their characterization, interactions with ophthalmic system and applications in treatments of the ophthalmic diseases and disorders. In the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-12
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This book presents a new way of looking at and analyzing policies, programs and/or plans in which research scientists have used their knowledge to develop mechanisms such as South Africa's National Water Resource Strategy, Second Edition; Australian...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-12
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This volume presents the state-of-the-art in selected topics across modern nuclear physics, covering fields of central importance to research and illustrating their connection to many different areas of physics. It describes recent progress in the study of superheavy...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-11
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This book provides details on of the utility of hyperspectral remote sensing – NASA/AVIRIS in nearshore water quality issues of NY/NJ. It demonstrates the use of bio optical modeling and retrieval techniques to derive the concentrations of important water quality...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-11
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This book offers the reader an overview of the basic approaches to the theoretical description of low-temperature plasmas, covering numerical methods, mathematical models and modeling techniques. The main methods of calculating the cross sections of plasma particle...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-11
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This book details cutting-edge methods and findings that may shape the future of applied demography. Inside, readers will discover new insights into the databases, substantive issues, and methodological approaches that can help them to improve how they use demography in...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-11-11
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The book clearly explains the concepts of the drilling engineering and presents the existing knowledge ranging from the history of drilling technology to well completion. This textbook takes on the difficult issue of sustainability in drilling engineering and tries to...
Editeur :
Wiley-Scrivener
Parution :
2016-11-11
Collection :
Wiley-Scrivener
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Mammals are the so-called "pinnacle" group of vertebrates, successfully colonising virtually all terrestrial environments as well as the air (bats) and sea (especially pinnipeds and cetaceans). How mammals function and survive in these diverse environments has long...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-11-10
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This book provides a comprehensive yet short description of the basic concepts of Complex Network theory. In contrast to other books the authors present these concepts through real case studies. The application topics span from Foodwebs, to the Internet, the World Wide...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2016-11-10
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