Diabetes mellitus is a disease that affects millions of people and their families worldwide, and is increasingly recognized to be a growing public health problem among industrialized nations. Diabetes
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Aggrawal (forensic medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi) deals with all eight major paraphilias mentioned in the latest edition of the authoritative DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
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Far more than a simple update and revision, the Handbook of Food Spoilage Yeasts, Second Edition extends and restructures its scope and content to include important advances in the knowledge of microb
Taking into account the uniquely multidisciplinary demands of 21st century science and engineering, Random Phenomena: Fundamentals of Probability and Statistics for Engineers provides students with a
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Solving circuit problems is less a matter of knowing what steps to follow than why those steps are necessary. And knowing the why stems from an in-depth understanding of the underlying concepts and th
The First Textbook to Take an Integrative Approach to Neurological DiagnosisThis introductory, full-color text teaches students and practitioners how to combine neurological history and physical exami
Now available in a three-volume set, this updated and expanded edition of the bestselling The Digital Signal Processing Handbook continues to provide the engineering community with authoritative cover
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As nanomaterials get smaller, their properties increasingly diverge from their bulk material counterparts. Written from a materials science perspective, Adsorption and Diffusion in Nanoporous Material
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Intelligent systems is a broad term covering approaches to design, optimization, and control of various systems without requiring mathematical models. This book highlights current research on the theo
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Nanofabrication gives us the ability to mimic biological structures with molecular level precision. Offering a natural progression of topics, Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering: The Scaffold provid
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From the microscopic observation of infection to the widespread application of molecular techniques in taxonomy and epidemiology, to the genome sequencing of two major species and advances in biochemi
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In an age of heightened nutritional awareness, assuring healthy human nutrition and improving the economic success of food producers are top priorities for agricultural economies. In the context of th
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