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Explores the effects of xenobiotics on the nervous system. Details the neurotoxic effects of all major categories of neurotoxicants and elucidates current understanding of the biomolecular mechanisms
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Covering everything from basic science to disease-specific clinical trials, current applications and future directions, this book discusses the novel biological response modifier interleukin-2. This i
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Covers recent advances in the scientific understanding of acute inflammatory respiratory failure, with an emphasis on clinical relevance. Discusses the definition, incidence, and prediction of ARDS an
Diagnosis of common symptoms is explained and the most frequently occurring clinical conditions in ophthalmology described. A section relates eye disease to general medicine, paediatrics, neurology an
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In a consistent, coherent, and comprehensive presentation, this work emphasizes many analogies: how similar methods can be applied to analogous problems in different areas with their specific interpre
A molecular understanding of electron transfer is crucial to understanding the molecular basis of metabolic processes in which electron transfer is essential, diseases involving these processes, and d
This handbook covers the peridynamic modeling of failure and damage. Peridynamics is a reformulation of continuum mechanics based on the integration of interactions rather than the spatial differentia
Power electronics is a discipline spawned by real-life applications in industrial, commercial, residential and aerospace environments. Much of its development evolves around some immediate need for so
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Edited by the `discoverer' of silent myocardial ischemia, this book bridges scientific research, clinical trials and patient management, to help clinicians recognize the early signs of myocardial isch
This series of pocketbooks sets out to provide easily-assimilable, essential information on the diagnosis and treatment of the most common medical conditions. This volume deals with angina.
This practical resource offers comprehensive coverage of every important point in the management of hypertension-documenting the need for an individual approach to treatment and providing specific gui
This reference/text examines the importance of toxicokinetics on drug disposition and outlines its practical applications in drug development - helping readers incorporate the most up-to-date findings
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This book details step-by-step methods for developing, verifying, validating, and executing agent models on high performance computers. Readers only need a basic background in computer programming to
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Based on the new official teaching outline of traditional Chinese materia medica, this volume covers concepts of Chinese pharmacology along with the efficacy and main indications of fundamental medici
The notion of closure pervades mathematics, especially in the fields of topology and projective geometry. Demonstrating this pervasiveness in the field, this graduate-level book provides a complete in
Written in language that non-geologists can easily understand, this book provides basic information about the lunar regolith and simulants. It explains how simulants are produced, what sources exist,
Written by multidisciplinary experts in medicine, chemistry, and architecture, this book examines chemical sensitivity (CS). In 15 chapters fitted to 15 lectures, it discusses not only the medical exp
This work provides not only guidance for generating documents, but also templates for establishing the documentation for a software quality assurance program. Readers can use the policies and guidelin
This work assesses the significance of anaemia in malignant disease and examines the application of modern molecular biology in cancer therapy. It presents the proceedings of an international workshop
This practical volume presents up-to-the-minute guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism, encompassing the whole spectrum of pathological events from venous thrombosis to acute
Providing discussions of all syndromes in which parkinsonism may be a feature, this reference refines nosologic conceptions of parkinsonism, elucidates its cause, and points the way toward future inve
Provides a comprehensive summary of the latest information on the acute and chronic neurotoxicity of ten widely used solvents that are increasingly suspected of causing health problems, especially in
Discusses the subject of the complications of elective coronary angioplasty in detail, primarily for angioplasty operators and cardiologists who are involved in the care of patients with coronary arte
Examines one of the great public health problems in the US today. The contributors review the surgical pathology of pulmonary and pleural neoplasms, explore etiology, evaluate modern diagnostic techni
This handy pocket companion provides all the necessary guidance on how to understand medical research publications, read them critically and decide whether the content of those papers is clinically us
Utilizing world class researchers on a wide international scale, this book is a comprehensive reference for practical insight into the selection and optimization of biosensors. It provides in detail t
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Apply the latest advances in software techniques to incorporate texture, shaders, and materials into your digital projects with the latest edition ofGame Textures; a perfect hands-on resource for arti
In order to stimulate the progress in smart textiles, emerging developments need to be identified and selectively strengthened. Hence, this issue reports on a three-dimensional roadmap on smart textil
Completely revised and updated, this second edition surveys the latest advances in energy conversion from a wide variety of currently available energy sources. It describes energy sources such as foss
