Science and Technology

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed such fervent investigations of the natural world that the period has been called the 'Scientific ...

From a single cell - a fertilized egg - comes an elephant, a fly, or a human. How does this astonishing feat happen? How does the egg 'know' what t...

With all the attention heaped upon the most deadly sexually transmitted infection of all, HIV, other non-fatal forms of infection have been somewha...

This book discusses recent advances in the use of nucleic acid based biosensors and related bioanalytical assays for environmental monitoring.

This book brings together a broad, comprehensive and balanced view of current approaches to the multidisciplinary management and underlying biology...

Bayesian Statistics 9 covers the latest and last of the Valencia International Meetings on Bayesian Statistics. These proceedings include twenty-th...

Among the many laws of science, there are four laws that direct and constrain everything that happens in the Universe. From the sudden expansion of...

Why do we measure time in the way that we do? Why is a week seven days long? At what point did minutes and seconds come into being? Why are some ca...

What is epidemiology? What are the causes of a new disease? How can pandemics be prevented? Epidemiology is the study of the changing patterns of d...

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) highlights major developments in this area, with results being set into the context of earlier work and prese...

High-temperature liquid chromatography has attracted much interest in recent years but has not yet recognized its full potential in the chromatogra...

This book is the most comprehensive publication on MWP technology and MWP-OES analytical spectrometry with an emphasis on practical issues.

Established ion chromatography techniques have changed little since the 1980s but a new technique, high performance chelation ion chromatography (H...

This professionally edited and well organized book is the first in a series which will archive key presentations from the annual conferences sponso...

This unique book describes the concepts and practice of protein phosphorylation analysis by mass spectrometry and related techniques.

This book for students, teachers and researchers focuses on the contribution of mass spectrometry to the advancement of nutrition research.

During the past decade, the mathematics of superconductivity has been the subject of intense activity. This book examines in detail the nonlinear G...

This exceptional monograph, by experts in structural biology and virology, is for biomedical scientists involved in basic and applied research.

This authoritative book provides readers with a comprehensive view of advanced nuclear analytical techniques for metallomics and metalloproteomics.

Opioids and analgesics are members of a group of drugs used to relieve pain. They are used in combination with prescription and nonprescription pai...

Sextants at Greenwich consists of two main sections: The introductory chapters and the catalogue of navigating instruments of the National Maritime...

This book is an introduction to microwave-assisted bio-analytical methods with an emphasis on sample preparation for proteomic analyses. Its object...

This unique and definitive reference on hormone abuse in food producing animals is for scientists, regulators and consumers.

The first book to cover the effect of vibrational pre-excitation on molecular dynamics, both in the gas phase and on surfaces.

This comprehensive book describes all aspects of the current sampling and analysis techniques for trace-level beryllium in the workplace.

The interfacing of man-made electronics with redox proteins and enzymes not only tells us a great deal about the levels of sophistication active in...

Laparoscopic surgery, both free-hand and robotic-assisted, has proved to be a transformational technology with a major impact on urologic oncology....

This is the first book for atomic spectroscopists to present the basic principles of experimental designs, optimization and multivariate regression...

By leading experts, this is an up-to-date view of the strategies essential for an effective response to water contamination emergencies.

This book is the proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on the Characterisation of Porous Solids that took place in Edinburgh, 10-13th June...

Pediatric Oncology Nursing: Advanced Clinical Hand- signs, diagnostic and laboratory procedures, tre- book is a joint effort between nurses in Cana...

100 years ago, Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics. Our comforting Newtonian ideas of space and time were replaced by bi...

What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symp...

In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition wa...

Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from clas...

There are few stories more remarkable than the evolution of life on earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a succinct guide to the key episod...

Modern Geography has come a long way from its historical roots in exploring foreign lands, and simply mapping and naming the regions of the world. ...

Editorial Reviews - Integrales Exponentielles

Physical Relativity explores the nature of the distinction at the heart of Einstein's 1905 formulation of his special theory of relativity: that be...

Editorial Reviews - Etude Geometrique des Espaces Vectoriels II

The work of Hermann Weyl has had a lasting influence on areas of mathematics such as topological groups, Lie groups and representation theory, harm...

Presenting papers by researchers in transcendental complex dynamics and complex analysis, this book is written in honour of Noel Baker, a leading e...

A concise collection of the latest advances in chemical and biological agent detection and/or their surveillance written by leading experts in the ...

An indispensable handbook of the highest standard for those working in the fields of food analysis and forensic applications.

Combines algebra and statistics to explore the interplay between symmetry-related research questions and their statistical analysis.

... "Included on the Choice list with the outstanding academic Earth Sciences titles 2008" ... This volume describes simplified dynamic analyses t...

Focussing on mass spectrometry, this book illustrates how microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip devices satisfy the need for miniaturized, enhanced chemi...