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A number of remarkable recent breakthroughs have made the study of nitric oxide one of the most exciting fields in physiology and pathophysiology. The contributors are leading authorites, in most cases the investigators who have pioneered the ideas explored in the book.

Significantly, the following topics are addressed: * definitions and requirements of software for control technology * system design, describing forms of control software * CASE tools for the generation of a code * configuration, adaption of standard software variants, and re-usability of software * and man-machine interface.

Contributed to by leading experts, this book looks at the history of coppice woodlands, their physical environment, the different management techniques used and their effects on the flora and fauna. The implications of this for conservation is controversial and this is debated in a lively way in many of the chapters.

During the last twenty years recognition of the importance of canopy arthropods to global biodiversity and the crucial roles arthropods play in forests has led to a revolution in the study and understanding of the arthropod community structure in the forest canopy.

Covers such topics as colonization of trees by insects, population dynamics of forest insects, insect natural enemies, the effects of climate change and pollution on forest pests, and spatial variation in the abundance of insects. This book also covers the mineralization of carbon by termites, and the impact of herbivorous insects.

Introducing the reader to the basics of coding theory, this text covers practical and theoretical computing and problem-solving. Number theory and combinatorics are treated from scratch and coding theory is discussed without the use of group theory or finite fields.

Physics has been applied to medical diagnosis for very nearly 400 years, and has now become an essential element of medical practice.

This is a textbook covering all aspects of entomology in the urban environment. There is particular emphasis on the control and biology of pests.

This book provides a comprehensive framework for workers in materials science, physics, chemistry, metrology and non-destructive testing, entering the field of photothermal and thermal wave techniques and can be used by those making use of these methods for a wide range of applications.

We cannot catechise our stony ichthyolites, as did the necromantic lady of the Arabian Nights did the coloured fishes of the lake which had once been a city, when she touched their dead bodies with her wand, and they straightaway raised their heads and rephed to her queries.

The book will concentrate on the research of the last 35 years, partly because there has been a rapid expansion of knowledge during that period, and partly because much of the previous work was summarized by books published between 1961 and 1970.

A reference guide to marine interstitial ciliates, this volume covers practical methods of collection, transport and laboratory procedures, species descriptions and diagnostic keys to families, genera and species. There is also a glossary of taxonomic terms.

This book presents a detailed examination of the physical properties of proteins and their associations with solvents, ligands, and each other. Discussions of protein-solvent interactions address issues including protein folding, membrane associations, and protein dynamics.

Among those to whom the book will be of particular interest are practitioners of animal biotechnology, and those whose interest lies in assessing its credentials, such as philosophers and social or political scientists.

In this book the authors have applied research knowledge to the solution of practical problems facing wildlife conservation in freshwater habitats. Subjects covered include: evaluation of the conservation interest of sites; practical protection and management of freshwater habitats; species conservation.

Honeycomb Technology is a guide to honeycomb cores and honeycomb sandwich panels, from the manufacturing methods by which they are produced, to the different types of design, applications for usage and methods of testing the materials.

This work is concerned with the ecology of exploited fish populations. It takes a broad view of the subject, including a consideration of fish as elements in a delicately-balanced ecosystem. It also discusses the economics of fisheries in terms of a throughput of both energy and finance.

Standing at the intersection of evolutionary biology and feminist theory is a large audience interested in the questions one field raises for the other. Bound to be controversial, this book is addressed to evolutionary biologists and to feminists and to the large number of people interested in women's studies.

175 Characteristics of culture units . 191 Hatchery design " . 296 Summary . vi 8 Nutrition of Larval Fish . 299 Choice and culture of foods . General feeding practices . 352 General methods used in our hatchery . 408 Environmental considerations . Feed studies . 469 Energy budget components and influencing factors .

Yet the whole process of host-plant selection and host-plant specificity amongst insects depends on behavior, and selection for behavioral differences must be a prime factor in the evolution of host-plant specificity.

Below is a copy of Professor Takeshi Takei's original preface that he wrote for my first book, Modem Ferrite Teclmology. Today, ferrites are employed in a truly wide range of applications, and the efforts of the many men and women working in the field are yielding many highly intriguing results.

Because those organisms live in water, the major environ mental concern within the culture system is water quality. Water supplies for aquaculture systems may naturally be oflow quality or polluted by human activity, but in most instances, the primary reason for water quality impairment is the culture activity itself.

This major reference work represents the first attempt to confront, on a world-wide basis, the way computer associations face up to their own responsibilities in an age increasingly dominated by information and communication technology. It is the first book to deal with homogenous codes namely codes of national computer societies.

Eighty participants from 17 countries attended the symposium, which turned out to be a unique forum for the exchange of the latest worldwide findings on insect pheromones, an opportunity to discuss and debate unsettled issues, and a mechanism to define new directions in pheromone research and foster interdisciplinary collaborations.

A reference for research scientists involved in the extraction, fractionation and isolation of compounds from natural materials, especially those working with plants. This book features practical exercises to illustrate the techniques described in every chapter.

Human exploitation of other mammals has passed through three histori cal phases, distinct in their ecological significance though overlapping in time. These agricultural traditions provided the essential support for the industrial revolution, and for a third phase of industrial exploita tion of mammals. 2 HISTORICAL PHASES OF EXPLOITATION 2.

Discusses such subjects as: factors controlling the distribution of species; taxonomic uniformitarianism; shell morphology; trace fossils; taphonomy; principles of community palaeoecology; and pre-cambrian and cambrian benthic communities.

Quantal response (or dose-response) data arise in many areas, both through experimental and observational studies. Particular emphasis is placed in this book on applications in bioassay and toxicology. Throughout, the material is motivated by a range of practical examples.

Duality theory - the various nonlinear generaliz ations of the well-known duality theorem of linear program ming - is found relevant also to optimal control, and the , PREFACE Pontryagin theory for optimal control also illuminates finite dimensional problems.