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Guide to current liposome drug delivery technology. Applications, preparation, pharmacokinetics, stability, passive and active targeting, and industrial production. Special emphasis on 'stealth' lipos
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As global populations continue to increase, the application of biotechnological processes for disposal and control of waste has gained importance in recent years. This book presents the latest develop
This book promotes safer and greener ways for energy and resource production at great depth, and serves as a must-have reference for academics and professionals involved or interested in geo-mechanics
Application of a sociotechnical systems approach to the road safety domain is lagging behind other safety domains. Benefits in reviewing driver error have begun to be recognized, but not yet transcend
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Driver Feedback in Automotive Engineering presents the outcome of a substantial research project into a relatively neglected area of vehicle design: vehicle feedback. It describes the ’human factors’
This handbook is a valuable resource to anyone involved with improvement of people's lives by replacing, restoring, supplementing and improving motor action, and understanding the neural bases of such
Mobile robots have been increasingly applied in many different scenarios, such as space exploration and search and rescue, where the robots are required to travel over uneven terrain while outdoors. T
The Handbook of General Surgery provides the advanced core knowledge for general surgery, as well as the latest opinions on management of general surgery and a comprehensive review on the latest evide
Thirteen papers from a 2010 symposium explore the design and implementation of community policing programs in various cities and countries, the need for community policing in Nigeria, the Japanese cri
The field of insect nutritional ecology has been defined by how insects deal with nutritional and non-nutritional compounds, and how these compounds influence their biology in evolutionary time. In co
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A complex disease entity, intestinal failure (IF) has only recently become accepted as a distinct clinical syndrome. Improvements across a wide range of disciplines—including critical care and o
A reflection of the explosion of research and development in this field, OMICS: Biomedical Perspectives and Applications explores applications of omics in bioinformatics, cancer research and therapy,
To realize the full potential of micro- and nanoscale devices in system building, it is critical to develop systems engineering methodologies that successfully integrate stand-alone, small-scale techn
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