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In this Festschrift celebrating the career of Thom H. Dunning, Jr., selected researchers in theoretical chemistry present research highlights on major developments in the field. Originally published in the journal Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, these outstanding...
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Springer
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2015-05-04
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In this book, the authors bring together basic ideas from fracture mechanics and statistical physics, classical theories, simulation and experimental results to make the statistical physics aspects of fracture more accessible. They explain fracture-like phenomena,...
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Wiley-VCH
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2015-05-04
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Statistical Physics of Fracture and Breakdown
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Some European lands have been progressively alleviated of human pressures, particularly traditional agriculture in remote areas. This book proposes that this land abandonment can be seen as an opportunity to restore natural ecosystems via rewilding. We define rewilding...
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Springer
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2015-05-04
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We inherit mechanisms for survival from our primeval past; none so obviously as those involved in reproduction. The hormone testosterone underlies the organization of activation of masculinity: it changes the body and brain to make a male. It is involved not only in...
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OUP Oxford
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2015-05-01
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The real story of AIDS - how it originated with a virus in a chimpanzee, jumped to one human and infected more than 60 million people - is very different from what most of us think we know.Recent research has revealed dark surprises and yielded a radically new scenario...
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Vintage Digital
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2015-05-01
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An exploration of the raw power of genetic material to refashion itself to any purpose… Virtually all organisms contain multiple mobile DNAs that can move from place to place, and in some organisms, mobile DNA elements make up a significant portion of the genome. Mobile...
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ASM Press
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2015-05-01
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ASM Books
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Max Planck is credited with being the father of quantum theory, and his work was described by his close friend Albert Einstein as "the basis of all twentieth-century physics." But Planck's story is not well known, especially in the United States. A German physicist...
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Oxford University Press
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2015-05-01
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Ausgehend von den Ergebnissen des Standardmodells der Elementarteilchenphysik analysiert Thomas Christian Brückner die Ergebnisse der modernen Teilchenphysik. Hierbei zeigt er auf, welche Grundkonzeptionen das Standardmodell beinhaltet. Sein Ziel ist insbesondere eine...
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Springer Spektrum
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2015-04-30
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This book offers the most complete and up-to-date overview of the philosophical work of Evandro Agazzi, presently the most important Italian philosopher of science and one of the most influential in the world. Scholars from seven countries explore his contributions in...
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Springer
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2015-04-30
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The book provides a cross-disciplinary and multi-scale assessment of a world top river, the Changjiang (Yangtze River) and its adjacent marginal environment, the East China Sea.The studies in this volume bridges the watersheds of the river and the marginal sea through a...
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Springer
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2015-04-30
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This book explores the limitless ability to design new materials by layering clay materials within organic compounds. Assembly, properties, characterization, and current and potential applications are offered to inspire the development of novel materials. Coincides...
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Wiley
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2015-04-30
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This book presents current research into the catalytic combustion of methane using perovskite-type oxides (ABO3). Catalytic combustion has been developed as a method of promoting efficient combustion with minimum pollutant formation as compared to conventional catalytic...
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Springer
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2015-04-30
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We inherit mechanisms for survival from our primeval past; none so obviously as those involved in reproduction. The hormone testosterone underlies the organization of activation of masculinity: it changes the body and brain to make a male. It is involved not only in...
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OUP Oxford
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2015-04-30
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Bettina Heberer gibt interessierten Laien einen Einblick in die grüne Gentechnik. Ein kurzer Überblick zu Grundlagen der Genetik und den Methoden der Pflanzenzüchtung hilft, Hintergründe zu verstehen. Die Autorin erläutert die Herstellung und Eigenschaften gentechnisch...
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Springer Spektrum
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2015-04-30
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The history of biological control of harmful organisms by mites is marked by outstanding achievements with a few premiere natural enemies. Early works concentrated on the use of predatory mites for the control of synanthropic flies, More recently, the focus has been...
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Springer
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2015-04-30
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Mit einem soliden Fundament und dem richtigen Handwerkszeug lernt sich die Chemie deutlich leichter. David R. Klein erklärt Ihnen in diesem Buch grundlegende Dinge wie das richtige Rechnen mit Einheiten und wie Sie eine Formeln umgehen sollten. Schnell geht es danach...
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Wiley-VCH
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2015-04-30
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A must-have textbook for any undergraduate studying solid state physics. This successful brief course in solid state physics is now in its second edition. The clear and concise introduction not only describes all the basic phenomena and concepts, but also such advanced...
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Wiley-VCH
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2015-04-30
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This book describes the mechanisms of nutrient taken up by plants at the biochemical and molecular level.This is a new concept developed over the past 30 years, primarily due to use of modern technology developed in biotechnological research, instrumentation, modern...
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Springer
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2015-04-30
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?Plant dormancy involves synchronization of environmental cues with developmental processes to ensure plant survival; however, negative impacts of plant dormancy include pre-harvest sprouting, non-uniform germination of crop and weed seeds, and fruit loss due to...
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Springer
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2015-04-30
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Despite its small size, Belize is one of the most ecologically and culturally diverse nations in Central America. Over 3,400 species of plants can be found here, within a diversity of ecological habitats. Because of this, Belize is paradise for ecotourists, hosting over...
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Oxford University Press
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2015-04-30
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