Phase transition phenomena in solids are of vital interest to physicists, materials scientists, and engineers who need to understand and model the mechanical behavior of solids during various kinds o
Globalization, modernity and identity are fundamental issues in contemporary Islam and Islamic Studies. This collection of essays reflects the wide diversity that characterises contemporary Islamic St
A thorough understanding of the cardiopulmonary system is one of the foundations of critical care. In this new book, specialists in respiratory medicine, cardiology and critical care have united to pr
Now completely revised with many completely new topics, Key Topics in Ophthalmology Second Edition provides up-to-date coverage of key issues. The systematic format makes this book an ideal revision a
This book provides a valuable overview and presentation of the most up-to-date ideas in the diagnosis, treatment and management of intracranial tumors.
This landmark volume discusses the characteristics and impact of the remodeling process on airway function and clinical disease expression within the airway in asthma, covering pharmacological therapi
Called 'excellent' and authoritative by Organon's Magazine for Women and Health, Women's Dermatology: From Infancy to Maturity represents a unique and important initiative in the study of cutaneous me
Continues the reports from UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme, this one emerging from Project Area Five, studying the effects of human activities on freshwater ecosystems and efforts to take sto
An extensively illustrated guide synthesizing the Revised European American Lymphoma (REAL) classification, an internationally-recognized system of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma identification. It provides
This book deals with one of the great dramas of our day, the transformation of countries from economic backwardness, or a socialist somnolence, into greater efficiency and participation in the invigor
At the Tilburg conference Narrative Syntax and the Hebrew Bible a discussion was held between Biblical Hebrew sentence-grammar and text-syntactic approaches, both in theoretical papers and in analyses
This book examines the nature of change in history, philosophy, and culture. Precisely because the idea of change is so vast, the book's strategy is to exercise some control over it by organizing itse
Analyses a wide range of major COVID-19 legal responses around the world, across criminal justice, regulatory, liability, bioethical, human rights, and other issues.