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Food scientists and technologists explain the basics of nutraceuticals, nanotechnology, and various approaches and techniques used in the nanonutraceutical business. Their topics include principle
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This comprehensive handbook presents a fundamental outline of security concepts, methodologies and relevant information pertaining to SCADA and other industrial control systems used in utility and ind
This book brings together leading UK psychiatrists and psychopharmacologists to review and distill essential information about the scientific background and clinical application of drugs used in psych
The first part of this book discusses institutions and mechanisms of algorithmic trading, market microstructure, high-frequency data and stylized facts, time and event aggregation, order book dynamics
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Biomechanics applies the laws and techniques of mechanics in the study of biological systems and related phenomena. Biomechanics uses mathematical and computational tools such as model construction of
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This book is written through the lens of patients, caregivers, healthcare representatives and families, highlighting new models of interaction between providers and patients and what people would like
Intended for undergraduate and graduate students students and professionals in the field of Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering, this book covers key formulae and data pertinent to many engineering dis
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This essential guide to the gastrointestinal system will enable nurses and allied health professionals to apply principles of anatomy and physiology to clinical practice. Taking a practical and eviden
This book provides guidelines and best practices for the design and development of electromechanical products. It covers the entire product life cycle, from initial concept to design and development,
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Answering this call, veteran animator, author and educator, Tony White, shares his lifetime of knowledge and experience to help animation artists better visualize form, gesture, pose and expression. W
This book covers numerous sources of energy, including solar energy (the original source), bioenergy (collected and converted energy from the sun), and the biomass resource (plants, crops, and forests
This book outlines the emergence of higher performance specialty application oils and greases and emphasizes the need for lubrication and careful lubricant selection. With each chapter updated, the bo
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This latest edition addresses rape and sexual assaults from all clinical, pathological, medical, and legal aspects. The book focuses on the victim and covers contemporary issues in sexual violence, in
Bacterial diseases of crop plants are widespread and difficult to identify, diagnose, and control. These diseases are of great economic concern in various cereal, fruit, and vegetable crops. This book
This book serves as a reference to develop and optimize processes to obtain polyphenols and produce polyphenol-rich foods. It covers the identification and characterization of several classes of polyp
Driven by the societal needs and improvement in sensor technology and image processing techniques, remote sensing has become an essential tool for understanding the Earth and managing human-Earth inte
This book provides students, practitioners, residents, and surgeons with an easily accessible and visual guide to successful methods of repairing more common fractures of dogs and cats. The concept al
In this book, editor Lyubomir T. Gruyitch presents readers with an examination of the theory and practice of tracking, trackability, and tracking control synthesis for nonlinear processes and their va
Geomodels in Engineering Geology outlines the world's climatic and morphological zones and the changes such environments bring upon the ground. It deals with fundamental aspects of surface soils and g
International and global in nature, this book provides a roadmap for the successful implemenation of innovation for companies and businesses currently working in the Middle East, the UAE, and more spe
Unlike compliance and Sarbanes-Oxley audits, risk-based operational audits and performance audits require a broad array of competencies. This is a book for auditors and risk professionals who want to
This book illustrates each and every aspect of power cable technology, ranging from engineering aspects to other industry perspectives such as economics and handling. Its aim is to help engineers and
Numerical modeling and solution on digital computers is the only realistic approach to systems analysis and planning studies for a present day power system with its large size, complex and integrated
This book covers the fundamental theory of and derivatives pricing for major commodity markets as well as the interaction between commodity prices and the real economy and other financial markets. Aft
A truly comprehensive handbook, this work serves as a one-stop practical reference for law enforcement and crime scene technicians on finding, collecting, and packaging evidence and all the steps requ
Fourier analysis is one of the most useful and widely employed sets of tools for the engineer, the scientist, and the applied mathematician. This book provides students and practitioners with a practi
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