This book provides an in-depth look at the soil biota responsible for maintaining soil ecological functions and how they are impacted by agricultural management, and explores how agricultural practiti
This book explains the principles of physics in the context of applications to biology, medicine, and biochemistry. The main objective is to provide a strong background so that readers will be able to
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This book discusses the benefits of creating Aware Networks that are a community of components with identities to support self-organizing networks, self-aware networks, and self-healing networks. The
The book, from the perspective of law and criminology, centers on environmental crime, its commission, the types of entities that commit it, the laws enacted to prohibit it, how it is committed and ef
Water is intricately linked with food security, energy security, and sustainable development. As the world is moving towards sustainable development goals, it is critical to recognize the role of wate
This book addresses the need of practitioners and researchers in the biomedical sciences to better understand the principles of biomechanics of soft tissue. This book will thoroughly incorporate a num
This book explores the role of miRNA as therapeutic agents, the progress made in this direction and the problems that need to be addressed for miRNA based therapies to become successful. It also discu
The advent of augmented reality technologies used to assist human operators in complex manipulative operations—has brought an urgency to research into the modeling and training of human skills in Virt
The world’s fresh water supplies are dwindling rapidly—even wastewater is now considered an asset. By 2025, most of the world's population will be facing serious water stresses and shortages. Aquanano
This book gives an overview of best effort data and real-time multipath routing protocols in WMSN. It provides results of recent research in design issues affecting the development of strategic multip
Earth observation technology, in conjunction with in situ data collection, can be used to observe, monitor, measure, and model many of the components that comprise urban ecosystems cycles. Over the pa
Following in the tradition of its predecessor, Crop Responses to Environment, this fully updated and more comprehensive second edition describes aspects of crop responses to environment that are parti
Handbook of Optical Sensors provides a comprehensive and integrated view of optical sensors, addressing the fundamentals, structures, technologies, applications, and future perspectives. Featuring cha
This book offers a broad overview of the theory and practice of care planning in veterinary nursing, answering three key questions: What are nursing care plans?Why should nursing care plans be used in
The book presents lab exercises of evidence analysis performed back in the crime lab or private laboratory. Distinguishing advanced analyses and testing done on all evidence had been gathered from the
The book deals with the fundamentals, theoretical bases, and design methodologies of conventional internal combusion engine (ICE) vehicles, electric vehicles (Evs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), an
From the Japanese tsunami and Boston Marathon bombings to the Arab Spring in the Middle East, social media has proven its power to save lives. The second edition of this acclaimed text examines how ra
The fields of science and engineering are composed of complex systems and phenomena due to a series of inherent system attributes like strong nonlinearity, time-varying system parameters, stochastic b
Bailey & Love is the world famous textbook of surgery. Its comprehensive coverage includes the scientific basis of surgical practice, investigation, diagnosis, and pre-operative care. Trauma and O
This book presents the best practices and principles related to aquatic law and risk management. Its focus is injury and death occurring in aquatic environments including the ocean, pools, water parks
Now in its fourth edition, Behavioral Research and Analysis: An Introduction to Statistics within the Context of Experimental Design presents an overview of statistical methods within the context of e
Highlighting the importance of decision-making while driving an emergency vehicle, this third edition is thoroughly updated and expanded. It now addresses both an EVO classroom/track training module a
It has been nearly 20 years since Haglund and Sorg introduced taphonomy to the forensic community as a dynamic, multidisciplinary approach to understanding postmortem change. In the past 2 decades, ta
Carbon-based nanomaterials are rapidly emerging as one of the most fascinating materials in the twenty-first century. Chemical Functionalization of Carbon Nanomaterials: Chemistry and Applications pro
This new addition to the popular 100 cases series explores common clinical scenarios that will be encountered by the medical student and junior doctor during practical training in the emergency depart
Introductory Mathematics for the Life Sciences offers a straightforward introduction to the mathematical principles needed for studies in the life sciences. Starting with the basics of numbers, fracti
Written by an authority involved in the field since its nascent stages, Diffuse Optical Tomography: Principles and Applications is a long-awaited profile of a revolutionary imaging method. Diffuse Opt
Shortlisted for the 2018 TWS Wildlife Publication Awards in the edited book category Decomposition and recycling of vertebrate remains have been understudied, hampered largely due to these p
While there has been great progress in the development of plant breeding over the last decade, the selection of suitable plants for human consumption began over 13,000 years ago. Since the Neolithic e
This fully revised and updated edition provides a uniquely accessible introduction to the principles and applications of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. Based on the highly acclaimed text by
Written by a digital creature designer in the film industry, this book teaches readers both the technical aspects of ZBrush as well as the core artistic considerations. Offering both technical informa
This new addition to the popular 100 cases series explores common clinical scenarios that will be encountered by the medical student and junior doctor during practical training in the emergency depart
After years of debating food vs. fuel, researchers and policymakers now realize that the planet has around 3 billion hectares of surplus lands we can use for non-food purposes. This book provides a co
This book presents mathematical, programming and statistical tools used in the real world analysis and modeling of financial data. The tools are used to model asset returns, measure risk, and construc
Imitation underlies our culture, language, and feelings, and robotic imitation has social aspects that are usually ignored. However, roboticists are now starting to understand the power of imitation l
This second edition of a bestseller provides a practical, user-friendly manual guiding the theory and practice of cardiac electrophysiolology. The handbook provides the specialist in training with a t
New materials hold the key to fundamental advances in energy conversion and storage, both of which are vital in order to meet the challenge of global warming and the finite nature of fossil fuels. Nan
Creep and Creep Rupture of Metals is devoted to the fundamental description of the phenomenon of creep which occurs widely in high-temperature deformation of metals. Special attention is paid to the a
