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Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology Volume 39 - Supplement 24 - Entity Identification to Virtual Reality in Driving Simulation

Volume 39 - Supplement 24 - Entity Identification to Virtual Reality in Driving Simulation. Covering more than basic computer commands and procedures this encyclopaedia summarizes how technology has developed the future of computer programs and applications and the significance of computer components. Following an introduction and overview there are approximately 750 to 800 entries. | Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology Volume 39 - Supplement 24 - Entity Identification to Virtual Reality in Driving Simulation

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The Melanotropic Peptides Volume I: Source Synthesis Chemistry Secretion Circulation and Metabolism

The three volumes on The Melanotropic Peptides are the outcome of a conference of the same name that was held in Tucson Arizona from October 11-12 1986. The format of the three volumes provides a complete coverage of what is known about the Melanotropic Peptides. Volume I provides information on the source synthesis chemistry mechanism of secretion control of secretion and the circulation and metabolism of the melanotropic peptides. | The Melanotropic Peptides Volume I: Source Synthesis Chemistry Secretion Circulation and Metabolism

GBP 180.00

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Thin-Film Optical Filters

Praise for prior editionsan excellent treatise of thin film coatings explaining how to produce all sorts of different filters selected according to the function they are required to play… an indispensable text for every filter manufacturer and user and an excellent guide for students. ―Contemporary Physicsessential reading for all those involved in the design manufacture and application of optical coatings ―Materials Worlda must-have addition to the library of any optical thin-film theorist or practitioner ―SVC NewsThis book is quite simply the Bible for the field of optical thin films. It gives the most complete introduction to thin film optical coatings addressed to manufacturers and users alike. This fifth edition offers a complete update on current design manufacture performance and applications. New topics include absorbers and coherent perfect absorbers photonic crystals and metamaterials for optical coating. The author has also made substantial additions on scattering composite materials wire grid polarizers laser damage and applications. H. Angus Macleod is President of Thin Film Center Inc. in Tucson Arizona and Professor Emeritus of Optical Sciences Center at the University of Arizona. His professional honors include a Gold Medal from SPIE the Esther Hoffman Beller Medal from the Optical Society of America and the Nathaniel H. Sugerman Memorial Award from the Society of Vacuum Coaters. | Thin-Film Optical Filters

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Introduction to Econophysics Contemporary Approaches with Python Simulations

Econophysics explores the parallels between physics and economics and is an exciting topic that is attracting increasing attention. However there is a lack of literature that explains the topic from a broad perspective. This book introduces advanced undergraduates and graduate students in physics and engineering to the topic from this outlook and is accompanied by rigorous mathematics which ensures that this will also be a good guide for established researchers in the field as well as researchers from other fields such as mathematics and statistics who are interested in the topic. Key features: Presents a multidisciplinary approach that will be of interest to students and researchers from physics engineering mathematics statistics and other physical sciences Accompanied by Python code with further learning opportunities available for readers to download from the CRC Press website. Accessible to both students and researchers Carlo R. da Cunha is an associate professor of physics and engineering physics at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) and has been since 2011. Dr. da Cunha received his M. Sc. Degree from the West Virginia University in 2001 and his Ph. D. degree from Arizona State University in 2005. He was a postdoctoral researcher at McGill University in Canada in 2006 and an assistant professor of engineering at the University Federal de Santa Catarina between 2007 and 2011. He has been a guest professor at the Technische Universität Wien (Austria) Chiba University (Japan) and Arizona State University (US). His research revolves around the physics of complex systems where he has been drawing parallels between physical and economic systems from quantum to social levels. To access additional resources such as python code please take a look here. | Introduction to Econophysics Contemporary Approaches with Python Simulations

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Naturally Occurring Benzodiazepines Endozepines and their Receptors Implications for Benzodiazepine Therapy and Withdrawal

Understanding and addressing the current opioid crisis requires knowledge of endogenous opioids (endorphins and enkephalins) but there is now evidence for a benzodiazepine crisis. Are there endogenous benzodiazepine-like substances—and what do they do? How do they affect antianxiety drugs and their adverse effects? Do they explain enigmatic prolonged benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome? This book raises important questions about the clinical consequences of ignoring the existence of or understanding the potential influence of endogenous benzodiazepines on the therapeutic effect of benzodiazepines their adverse effects and the problems of withdrawal from them and other benzodiazepine receptor agonists. FEATURES Discusses endogenous benzodiazepine-like substances—what do they do and do they affect antianxiety drugs and their adverse effects? Presents information on enigmatic prolonged benzodiazepine withdrawal syndrome Describes the compounds acting at the BDZ binding sites both exogenous (classical BDZ drugs and BDZ from food and plants) and endogenous (endozepines) Assesses the putative interactions in physiology pathology and pharmacology of the compounds acting at the BDZ binding sites Dr. Raffa is Adjunct Professor at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and Professor Emeritus at Temple University School of Pharmacy. He has co-authored or edited several books on pharmacology and thermodynamics is a co-editor of two journals is a past president of the Mid-Atlantic Pharmacology Society and is the recipient of research and teaching awards. Dr. Amantea is Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the Department of Pharmacy Health and Nutritional Sciences of the University of Calabria (Italy) where she is the leader of the Stroke Research Unit at the Section of Preclinical and Translational Pharmacology operating in the frame of the Italian Stroke Organization (ISO) Basic Science. She is a member of the Editorial Board and the Guest Editor of the 2016 Neuroscience section of Current Opinion in Pharmacology (Elsevier) and the founder and the editor of the CRC Press Frontiers in Neurotherapeutics series. | Naturally Occurring Benzodiazepines Endozepines and their Receptors Implications for Benzodiazepine Therapy and Withdrawal

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Lung Transplantation Principles and Practice

Lung Transplantation: Principles and Practice covers the current practice in donor and recipient management as well as current treatment strategies and outcomes. With 39 chapters from international experts in the field the book is divided into four broad sections: General Topics Donor Management Recipient Management and Outcome and the Future of Lung Transplantation. The book discusses significant advances achieved in the past decade in areas such as donor allocation organ preservation and management recipient selection management and support surgical and critical care techniques immune suppression and infection prophylaxis. Specific instances of pulmonary disease that commonly necessitate lung transplantation are also covered. Generously illustrated in full color this valuable resource is relevant to both specialists and other providers who may refer or care for patients before and after transplantation. | Lung Transplantation Principles and Practice

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Evolution and Speciation in Plants

Plants are autotrophs and sessile while animals are heterotrophs and motile. Sessility has imposed on plants 94% hermaphroditism 23% selfing 3% polyploidization and 39% clonality in comparison to < 5% herma-phroditism < 1% selfing and 2% clonality in motile animals. Whereas plants consist of 374 000 species but 1 664 variety/species animals comprise 1 543 196 species and 210 variety/species. Hence plants have undergone variety diversity while animals have species diversity. In animals and plants the species ratio is reduced from 4. 1 animals : 1. 0 plant to 1. 4 for pollinating animals : 1. 0 pollinated plants. In pollination animals are benefited dietarily but plants are cross pollinated generating new gene combinations – the raw material for evolution and speciation. For the reduced species diversity in plants reasons are traced to 90% hermaphroditism ~ 23% selfing and 39% clonality. Clonality decreases from 100% in 6-7 tissue typed sponges and 3 tissue typed algae drastically to 0. 7% in 60 tissue typed worms but gradually to ~ 23% in 60 tissued typed angiosperms. About 12-15 5-8 and 77-80% of all animal and plant species are distributed in marine freshwater and terrestrial habitats respectively. Animals have conserved the ‘right’ sequence of gametogenesis but plants have gone through a ‘wrong’ sequence prior to settling with right one albeit with double fertilization in angiosperms. Both animals and plants are 80% male heterogametics. Only 0. 5% of them can afford semelparity. While 20 and 57% angiosperms are perennial trees and herbs annual herbs make up 23% only. In all of them 85 > 19 and < 1% are pollinated by fast flying animals wind and water respectively. Increasing pollen load enhances fruit- and seed-set. In contrast to animals the life cycle of plants is direct but complicated. Unlike animals plants have greatly contributed to weathering of rocks and the atmospheric gas composition during the geological past. From dormant spores and seeds of plants life can be restored after thousands of years. | Evolution and Speciation in Plants

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Case Reports in Cardiology Cardiomyopathy

From the earliest days of medicine to the present case reports have been a critical aspect of clinical education and knowledge development. In this comprehensive volume Dr. William C. Roberts a renowned expert in the field explores the rich history and ongoing importance of case reports in cardiology. Through engaging and insightful analysis the book demonstrates how case reports have provided physicians with crucial insights into rare diseases complex conditions and ground-breaking treatments. Drawing on a vast range of sources from ancient manuscripts to cutting-edge journals it offers a unique perspective on the role of case reports in medical education and management of cardiomyopathy. It underscores how case reports can be used to enhance diagnostic accuracy identify new treatment options and promote innovation in the field. In addition the book provides valuable insights into the process of writing and publishing case reports including tips for young physicians looking to break into the field. The book will be an indispensable guide to the history practice and ongoing significance of case reports for medical students physicians and researchers alike. Key Features: Provides a rich repository of diverse case reports in cardiology published by the editor and his colleagues over 61 years Features 39 clinical case studies related to Cardiomyopathy and associated morbidities useful for medical students and practicing cardiologists Valuable resource for young physicians seeking to establish a foothold in medical research and academics | Case Reports in Cardiology Cardiomyopathy

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Environmental Compliance Guide for Facility Managers and Engineers

A practical guide for facility engineers and managers to understand the impact of environmental regulations when applied to operating equipment in any industry or facility. It lays out a clear road map on how to learn the essential steps and how to use the proper tools. Based on the author’s 39-year experience this concise material discusses real-life applications and case studies adopted and implemented successfully in many NYC facilities and appropriate for large cities. It will help facility engineers comply with various rules and regulations of the jurisdictions of EPA state city and local agencies and properly itemize reporting requirements. Features include: • Guides facility engineers and managers with a clear and logical exposition of topics developments and valuable regulatory frameworks for appropriate preparation and compliance • Provides detailed explanations of procedures for emission reduction and improved efficiency and productivity • Emphasizes the importance of continuing education in compliance to prevent high penalties for facilities • Includes real-life applications and case studies on reducing energy baseline and current operating methods providing formulas and calculations • Addresses regulatory knowledge for operating systems in cities with a dense population in the US and countries with similar regulatory frameworks This book will benefit professionals engineers facility and project managers building and grounds supervisors code compliance managers and heating ventilation air conditioning (HVAC) systems contractors and installers in hospitals universities schools and other facilities. | Environmental Compliance Guide for Facility Managers and Engineers

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Caper The Genus Capparis

Caper: The Genus Capparis presents a pharmacognostic and ethnopharmacological exploration of the genus Capparis emphasizing its medicinal potential. There is a long history of safe usage of Capparis parts both in diet and as plant drugs throughout the world and the details of this usage are summarized in 39 tables covering numerous Capparis species. This detailed survey of historical and traditional medical uses of capers provides a forum for the integration of ethnomedicine and modern pharmacology. This book tracks the use of the genus Capparis from the present position of caper fruit and its flowers as a niche culinary article of economic importance to ancient times and its use in traditional medicine of the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Section I covers the various classes of compounds found in Capparis that hold potential for being physiologically and medically active including alkaloids flavonoids vitamins and proteins and amino acids. Section II examines therapeutic uses for Capparis species for medical conditions such as inflammation rheumatism diabetes mellitus pain and fever cancer infections and infestations hypertension and more. The authors balance the role of this plant in mythological and religious thinking with advances in modern chemical and pharmacological research. Coverage of ethnomedical usage leads to practical discussions of how the unique evolution of the genus Capparis impacts present and future applications of the different species for medicine and therapeutic nutrition. Providing chemical and pharmacological reviews to an extent not previously undertaken this book will serve as a firm basis for scientists interested in conducting research on this novel source of safe phytoceutical agents. | Caper The Genus Capparis

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Microwave Integrated Circuit Components Design through MATLAB

MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPONENTS DESIGN THROUGH MATLAB® This book teaches the student community microwave integrated circuit component design through MATLAB® helping the reader to become conversant in using codes and thereafter commercial software for verification purposes only. Microwave circuit theory and its comparisons transmission line networks S-parameters ABCD parameters basic design parameters of planar transmission lines (striplines microstrips slot lines coplanar waveguides finlines) filter theory Smith chart inverted Smith chart stability circles noise figure circles and microwave components are thoroughly explained in the book. The chapters are planned in such a way that readers get a thorough understanding to ensure expertise in design. Aimed at senior undergraduates graduates and researchers in electrical engineering electromagnetics microwave circuit design and communications engineering this book: • Explains basic tools for design and analysis of microwave circuits such as the Smith chart and network parameters • Gives the advantage of realizing the output without wiring the circuit by simulating through MATLAB code • Compares distributed theory with network theory • Includes microwave components filters and amplifiers S. Raghavan was a Senior Professor (HAG) in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy India and has 39 years of teaching and research experience at the Institute. His interests include: microwave integrated circuits RF MEMS Bio MEMS metamaterial frequency selective surfaces (FSS) substrate integrated waveguides (SIW) biomedical engineering and microwave engineering. He has established state-of-the-art MICs and microwave research laboratories at NIT Trichy with funding from the Indian government. He is a Fellow/Senior Member in more than 24 professional societies including: IEEE (MTT EMBS APS) IETE IEI CSI TSI ISSS ILA and ISOI. He is twice a recipient of the Best Teacher Award and has received the Life Time Achievement Award Distinguished Professor of Microwave Integrated Circuit Award and Best Researcher Award.

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Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere: Distribution Formation Migration and Management Volume 2: Characteristics Dynamics and Provenance

Volume 2 of the book ‘Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere’ is sub-titled Characteristics Dynamics and Provenance of Sand Dunes in the Northern Hemisphere. It brings together a vast body of information and insight into sand dune and desert systems from North Asia Central Asia North Africa and the Middle East. Chapters from the Russian Federation include studies on dune systems within the permafrost zone and there is a case study from temperate zone dune system in coastal Japan. Volume 2: Characteristics Dynamics and Provenance of Sand Dunes in the Northern Hemisphere of 16 chapters in three Parts focusses on Saharan Africa Egypt and Middle East and gives attention to sand mobility and encroachment with case studies from a number of countries where these matters are of concern. We also include chapters on the remote dunes in the permafrost zone and in the hyper-arid deserts of Iran. Case studies are used to highlight the characteristics of dunes and their interaction with humans in several widely divergent settings. Volume 2 concludes with some musing on the value of study of the past as key to the future and speculates on what the future might hold in the light of a warmer and drier Earth and a rise in sea level that threaten large tracts of low-lying land with marine incursions and destruction from storm surge. PART 4 Sand Mobility and Encroachment The seven chapters in this Part examine the real-world impact of sand encroachment and dune migration on people and their economic activities and the health welfare and financial implications related to destruction of infrastructure including human habitations. PART 5 Sand Dune Landscapes Distribution Formation and Management Seven Case studies from several geographic regions in Africa the Middle East north-east Asia are presented here to demonstrate the underlying mechanisms in dune formation and the diverse approaches to their management. Human impacts such as sand mining tourism development combine with natural forces like climate variability to challenge the realization of an optimum management strategy. PART 6 Concluding Thoughts: Coping with an Unknown Future from a Little-known Past The two chapters in Part 6 have special roles. We are privileged to publish new research findings that are summarized here in Chapter 38 from extensive and detailed work conducted in the Kyzyl Kum and Karakum sand seas of Central Asia. There is a strong belief that further study of the little-known past such as revealed in this study could unlock clues as to what a future Earth might look like. This leads on to speculation in Chapter 39 about the implications of what we already know about global change (not only climate change) and the impact of the Anthropocene on the dune systems both inland and coastal. Sea level rise marine incursions and an increase in extreme weather events will affect dune systems and sand seas on the Northern Hemisphere (and beyond). | Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere: Distribution Formation Migration and Management Volume 2: Characteristics Dynamics and Provenance

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