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This book explores the notion of organismal agency from the perspective of both philosophy and biology. The two sections of the book delve into parallel themes, including distinctions between organic and inorganic nature, self-organization, autonomy, self-presentation,...
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Springer
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2024-05-09
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The book is about the “space race”, starting from the earliest steps of astronautics to the Moon landings of Armstrong and Aldrin.The conquest of space began as a by-product of an exquisitely military project, the rapid, and efficient delivery of explosives,...
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Springer
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2024-05-08
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For all the "selfishness" of genes, they team up to survive. Is the history of life in fact a story of cooperation?
Amid the violence and brutality that dominates the news, it's hard to think of ourselves as team players. But cooperation, Jonathan Silvertown argues, is...
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OUP Oxford
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2024-05-08
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Frank Close delves into fundamental particles and forces to find clues to a deep unsolved mystery of physics: why is matter neutral?
Human beings have long been aware of the electric and magnetic forces around us, from the electrostatic charge built up by rubbing amber...
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OUP Oxford
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2024-05-08
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Actinomycetes are a group of Gram-positive bacteria of which many representatives are prominent for being prolific producers of bioactive natural products including antibiotics, fungicides, antitumor agents, or immunosuppressants. SARP transcriptional regulators are...
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Springer Spektrum
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2024-05-08
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This book is the first comprehensive compilation of research on state-of-the-art genomics on the most advanced model tree species including genome assemblies, insights into genomic structural features and methylation patterns, whole-genome resources used for population...
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Springer
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2024-05-08
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This book summarizes recent impressive improvements in the application of Quantum Mechanics, coupled with the significant increase in both speed and storage capabilities of modern computers, that allow to depict the energy and reactive properties of chemically complex...
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Springer
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2024-05-08
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The definitive account of the great Bohr-Einstein debate and its continuing legacy.
In 1927, Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein began a debate about the interpretation and meaning of the new quantum theory. This would become one of the most famous debates in the history of...
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OUP Oxford
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2024-05-08
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NUTRACEUTICALS FROM FRUIT AND VEGETABLE WASTE Nutraceuticals from Fruit and Vegetable Waste, the latest volume in the series, “Bioprocessing in Food Science,” is an essential reference on the valorization of fruit and vegetable waste and the state of the art for fruit...
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Wiley-Scrivener
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2024-05-07
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Bioprocessing in Food Science
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This book introduces different Rare Genetic Disorders (RGDs), and challenges in their diagnosis. The chapters of the book discuss the emerging research and clinical approaches for the diagnosis of rare genetic disorders. It further reviews the future of genetic...
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Springer
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2024-05-07
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Rapid transformation processes occur in the Majority World, where most of the global population is living (estimated around ¾ of the global population), often deprived of access to infrastructure, services, exposed to hazards and degrading environmental conditions. The...
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Springer
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2024-05-07
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Glacier-Permafrost Interactions A systematic exploration of the interactions between glaciers and permafrost InGlacier-Permafrost Interactions, experienced glaciologist Richard I. Waller delivers a comprehensive discussion of the interactions between glaciers and...
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Wiley
Parution :
2024-05-07
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The Cryosphere Science Series
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This book presents recent developments and fascinating attributes of electronic-nose (E-nose) technology based on advanced nanostructured materials that are compatible with modern semiconductor fabrication technology. The new trend in these nanostructured materials...
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Springer
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2024-05-06
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The volume focusses on the ethical dimensions of the technological scaffold embedding human thought and action, which has been brought to attention of the cognitive sciences by situated cognition theories. There is a broad spectrum of technologies co-realising or...
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J.B. Metzler
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2024-05-06
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This book highlights the importance of palynology in understanding floral biodiversity, paleoclimate and depositional environments in deep time and recent sediments. It includes contributions from renowned Indian palynologists who work on the applied aspects of...
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Springer
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2024-05-06
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Focusing on the fundamentals of machine learning, this book covers broad areas of data-driven modeling, ranging from simple regression to advanced machine learning and optimization methods for applications in materials modeling and discovery. The book explains complex...
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Springer
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2024-05-06
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The ocean characterises planet Earth and differentiates it from the more than 5000 known planets. It is also the habitat where life emerged as a singularity in the universe. However, we know less about the oceans than we do about some remote planets such as Mars.This...
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Springer
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2024-05-06
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The book is an historical monograph on deep-sea mineral-related activities and attitudes towards deep-sea mining in the 20th Century which makes comparisons with the current situation in regard to those activities and attitudes. It reviews developments in the study of,...
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Springer
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2024-05-06
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Naturstoffe sind ein Wunderwerk der Evolution. Pflanzen sind chemische Fabriken und haben mit ihren außergewöhnlichen Eigenschaften eine riesige Anzahl sehr vielfältiger interessanterNaturstoffe hervorgebracht, die wir Menschen seit Jahrhunderten zur Linderung und...
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Springer
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2024-05-06
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This book presents the proceedings of the ‘3rd International Conference on Advanced Surface Enhancement’, INCASE 2023. It compiles the papers presented by researchers in surface engineering field at INCASE 2023 conference. The book presents a comprehensive review of the...
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Springer
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2024-05-06
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