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Stem Cells: Therapeutic Innovations Under Control traces the discovery of stem cells and induced pluripotent cells. It establishes the link between knowledge about cell development and tissue engineer
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Acquisition and Processing of Marine Seismic Data demonstrates the main principles, equipment required and suitable selection parameters in 2D/3D marine seismic data acquisition. It also examines theo
Natural Products and Drug Discovery: An Integrated Approach provides an applied overview of the field, from traditional medicinal targets, to cutting-edge molecular techniques. Natural products have a
New Polymer Nanocomposites for Environmental Remediation summarizes recent progress in the development of materials’ properties, fabrication methods and their applications for treatment of contaminant
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Synoptic Analysis and Forecasting: An Introductory Toolkit provides the bridge between the introductory fundamentals of a meteorology course and advanced synoptic-dynamic analysis for undergraduate st
Extreme Events in Geospace: Origins, Predictability, and Consequences explores the complex, inter-related phenomena of extreme space weather events. Written by representatives from many different fiel
Nanostructured Biomaterials for Cranio-Facial and Oral Applications examines the combined impact of materials science, biomedical and chemical engineering and biology to provide enhanced biomaterials
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Design and Development of New Nanocarriers focuses on the design and development of new nanocarriers used in pharmaceutical applications that have emerged in recent years. In particular, the pharmaceu
Compressed Sensing in Li-Fi and Wi-Fi Networks features coverage of the first applications in optical telecommunications and wireless. After extensive development of basic theory, many techniques are
The software and networking industry is experiencing a rapid development and deployment of Network Functions Visualization (NFV) technology, in both enterprise and cloud data center networks. One of t
Floating-point arithmetic is ubiquitous in modern computing, as it is the tool of choice to approximate real numbers. Due to its limited range and precision, its use can become quite involved and pote
Chondrichthyans possess unique anatomical features compared to other vertebrates, in particular a fully cartilaginous skeleton and a permanently renewed dentition. These characteristics make the fossi
Advances in Multi-Physics and Multi-Scale Couplings in Geo-Environmental Mechanics identifies the contributions of the best French and international teams in the field of geo-mechanics. It strongly fo
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