Recent instances of bioinvasion, such as the emergence of the zebra mussel in the American Great Lakes, generated a demand among marine biologists and ecologists for groundbreaking new references that detail how organisms colonize hard substrates, and how to prevent damaging biomass concentrations.
The brain in the second trimester, the subject of Volume
3, is nearing anatomical maturity throughout the brainstem. In contrast, the neurogenesis and neuronal migration are still in progress in the cerebral cortex and cerebellum. Consequently, the authors chose to focus on the migration, sojourning, and settling of the neuronal...
Won Highly Commended in the Neurology category of the 2004 British Medical Association Library Book Competition.
In addition to providing an excellent review of the clinical examination of traumatic brain injured patients, the sections describing neuropsychiatric testing are quite helpful. Overall, this book should prove usefula good...
Since the publication of the first edition, the CTI world has changed significantly. Where it was once focused on the integration of voice systems with computers, the focus is now on IP-based voice, or converged networks and services. Today, the telcos are upgrading their systems from circuit-switched to IP-based packet-switched networks. Companies...
Earthquake engineering (EE) is an integration of multidisciplinary knowledge in several
areas of basic sciences and science-based engineering with the ultimate goal of reducing
the seismic risks to socioeconomically acceptable levels.
In the U.S., the first comprehensive book covering various aspects of EE was...
The text is deserving of inclusion in the library of a crime laboratory, if not in the personal library of lab personnel. - Scientific Sleuthing Review, Summer 2004
This volume introduces the laboratory terms that are crucial to the interpretation and understanding of laboratory report findings. The definitions and accompanying...
Most books on ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE) focus either on its theoretical background or on advanced applications. Furthermore, information on the most current applications, such as guided wave techniques and acoustic microscopy, is scattered throughout various conference proceedings and journals. No one book has integrated these...
As engineering systems become more and more complex, industry has recognized the importance of system and product reliability and places ever increasing emphasis on it during the design phase. Despite its efforts, however, industry continues to lose billions of dollars each year because of unexpected system failures. Therefore, it becomes...
With advances driven by pressure from governments, environmental activists, and its associated industries, the subject of electric and hybrid vehicles is becoming increasingly important. Trends clearly suggest that we must educate the engineers of today and tomorrow in the technical details of these vehicles. While there are many books that...
With the advent of sophisticated general programming environments like Mathematica, the task of developing new models of metabolism and visualizing their responses has become accessible to students of biochemistry and the life sciences in general. Modelling Metabolism with Mathematica presents the approaches, methods, tools, and algorithms...
A man is accused of attempted murder of a former crystal meth addict. He claims he shot in self-defense, responding to the extremely aggressive behavior the victim was exhibiting. How will this play out in court? Most likely, the prosecution and the defense will call various expert witnesses - perhaps neurologists, psychologists, pathologists...
The 2nd edition of this book provides comprehensive and current information on a wide variety of fruits and processing techniques plus advances in scientific research and regulatory requirements. - Food Science and Technology Abstracts, Vol. 37 (1), 2005
This thorough and well-documented work deserves a place in the library of any...
