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The conference “Chaos in Astronomy” was held in Athens on 17-20 Sept. 2007. International leaders in the field addressed the topics - Chaos in large N-body systems and in galactic dynamics, - Chaos in
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The theory of waves in plasma is developed and applied to various wave phenomena in the magnetosphere. In Part 1 the theory of wave propagation in cold, warm and hot plasmas is developed. Particular a
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Inconsistency arises in many areas in advanced computing. Often inconsistency is unwanted, for example in the specification for a plan or in sensor fusion in robotics; however, sometimes inconsistency
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In its new edition, this Methods in Molecular Biology? book covers techniques for interrogating variation in human genes and genomes, assessment of genetic variation in vitro and in vivo and tools for
Less than 18 years have passed since the first coronary balloon angioplasty was performed in September 1977 by Andreas Gruntzig. In 1993, 185700 coronary angioplasties were performed in Europe and in
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