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The first encyclopedic examination of the application of fungi in bioremediation, this book gives an overview of the science today and covers all aspects of this multidisciplinary field. It provides
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Describes the basics of ROS metabolism in plants and examines the broad range of ROS signaling mechanisms New discoveries about the effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on plants have turned
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A collection of 30 papers from The American Ceramic Society’s 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, January 22-27, 2012. This issue include
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Contains a collection of papers from the below symposia held during the 10th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (PacRim10), June 2-7, 2013, in Coronado, California 2012:Engineering
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"...offers a tutorial guide to IC designers who want to move to the next level of chip design by unlocking the secrets of signal integrity." —Jake Buurma, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Research
This introductory text designed for the first course in semiconductor physics presents a well-balanced coverage of semiconductor physics and device operation and shows how devices are optimized for ap
Kinematic wave modeling methods are gaining wide acceptance as a fast and accurate way of handling a wide range of water modeling problems. This is the first book to provide a thorough reference to th
The authoritative reference on recent developments in vaccinology New technologies, including recombinant protein and DNA, have sparked phenomenal progress in vaccine development and delivery
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Contains 32 papers from the following seven 2013 Materials Science and Technology (MS&T'13) symposia: Innovative Processing and Synthesis of Ceramics, Glasses and Composites Advances in Ceramic Matri
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