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This book explores the knowledge, work and life of Pacific coastal populations from the Pacific Northwest to Panama. Center stage in this volume is the knowledge people acquire on coastal and marine ecosystems. Material and aesthetic benefits from interacting with the...
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Springer
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2018-11-24
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Ethnobiology
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This volume outlines the current status in the field of biomimetic medical materials and illustrates research into their applications in tissue engineering. The book is divided into six parts, focusing on nano biomaterials, stem cells, tissue engineering, 3D printing,...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-11-23
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This book narrates personal stories of people from around the world who have used natural products, in particular Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) as a means to come out of poverty. Ending poverty remains a major worldwide challenge and is the number one goal under...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-11-23
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This textbook introduces readers to the detailed and methodical resolution of classical and more recent problems in analytical mechanics.This valuable learning tool includes worked examples and 40 exercises with step-by-step solutions, carefully chosen for their...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-11-23
Collection :
UNITEXT for Physics
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This book is the result of the project METROPOLE: An Integrated Framework to Analyse Local Decision Making and Adaptive Capacity to Large-Scale Environmental Change: Community Case Studies in Brazil, UK and the US, supported by the Belmont Forum-G8 Initiative...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-11-23
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This book provides information about the sources, structure, and properties of keratin as well as its applications. The extraction from different biomass sources (e.g. feathers, hairs, nails, horn, hoof, and claws) as well as the characterization methods of these...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-11-23
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Advances in molecular biology and genome research in the form of molecular breeding and genetic engineering put forward innovative prospects for improving productivity of many pulses crops. Pathways have been discovered, which include regulatory elements that...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-11-23
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?This book focuses on the existing knowledge regarding the effect of global climate change on tea plant physiology, biochemistry, and metabolism as well as economic and societal aspects of the tea industry. Specifically, this book synthesizes recent advances in the...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-11-23
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Remarkable research has yielded whole genome data in plants, resulting in the documentation of an ever-increasing number of genes, without establishing their functions. The huge data resources available at the genome, transcriptome, proteome and metabolome levels are of...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-11-23
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This book provides the most comprehensive analysis available of the challenges created by Europe’s ageing population. Grounded in state-of-the-art scientific assessments by leading European researchers, the book is strongly policy focused. Indeed this book contains a...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2018-11-23
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Das Buch bietet eine umfassende aktuelle Zusammenfassung und Bewertung der bisherigen Forschungserfahrungen zum Thema Agrarholz und berücksichtigt sowohl Plantagenwirtschaft als auch agroforstliche Nutzungsformen. Es greift die verschiedenen Aspekte der Etablierung von...
Editeur :
Springer Spektrum
Parution :
2018-11-23
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This book contains a collection of original research articles and review articles that describe novel mathematical modeling techniques and the application of those techniques to models of cell motility in a variety of contexts. The aim is to highlight some of the...
Editeur :
Birkhäuser
Parution :
2018-11-22
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„Springers Einwürfe“ – kritisch-amüsante Begleitungen des Forschungsbetriebs Nach Unendliche Neugier. Was die Wissenschaft treibt zeichnet eine weitere Auswahl aus "Springers Einwürfe" ab 2011 zusammen mit zwei längeren Essays ein buntes, abwechslungsreiches Bild...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-11-21
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This book offers many examples of calcareous microfossils and describes a new microfaunistic record in Argentina. These selected papers of the 11th Argentine Paleontological Congress include micropaleontological studies on material of different geological ages from...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-11-20
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Based on the author’s own work and results obtained by renowned cosmologists, this short book provides a concise introduction to the relatively new research field of cosmological thermodynamics. Starting with a brief overview of basic cosmology and thermodynamics, the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-11-20
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Einblicke in einer verborgene WeltViren sind Grenzgänger des Lebens. Mikroskopisch klein, als Krankheitserreger gefürchtet, doch in ihrer Vielfalt und in ihrer Bedeutung für die biologischen Netzwerke auf der Erde und für die Evolution des Lebens erst ansatzweise...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-11-20
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The book helps to answer the following questions: How far have the understanding and mesoscale modeling advanced in recent decades, what are the key open questions that require further research and what are the mathematical and physical requirements for a mesoscale...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-11-19
Collection :
CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences
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This book is devoted to 250 years of collecting, organizing and preserving paleontological specimens by generations of scientists. Paleontological collections are a huge resource for modern research and should be available for national and international scientists and...
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Springer
Parution :
2018-11-19
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This book explains the anatomy and physiology of cartilage tissue in an integrated way. The emphasis is on how cartilage tissue functions and maintains homeostasis in a challenging mechanical environment. Supported by hundreds of references, the book posts new...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-11-19
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Continuing the tradition of International Dyke Conference, this book is largely based on contributions from the IDC7 but also includes some chapters by invitation. It focuses on mafic dyke swarms and related associations: e.g. links with sills, kimberlites, syenites,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2018-11-19
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