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After years of dominance by recombinant DNA technology, the field of molecular and cell biology witnessed an interest in techniques and approaches that are not driven by DNA acrobatics. This book shows how if one wishes to know how cells work, the secret is not to be found in DNA, but rather in everything outside DNA.

This series is designed to provide a vehicle in which investigators, who have demonstrated a high degree of competence in some aspect of free radical chemistry, can present a particular area of interest. The series encompasses a wide variety of topics which are of current interest.

Genetic diseases which are inherited, can be diagnosed prenatally; an idea that was once inconceivable. This book reflects on the importance of molecular genetics in modern medicine. It also describes the special role of molecular genetics in combating genetic diseases through gene therapy.

Features the structure and dynamics of RNA, DNA, and protein. This book concerns with the origins and cellular basis of life.

The seventh volume of a multi-volume work designed for medical students with rudimentary knowledge of cellular biology. It is the key discipline for the basic medical sciences and clinical medicine to be taught in an integrated curriculum. This text features developmental biology.

The volume outlines how to simply develop mathematical models of microbial systems and demonstrates their power to: guide and minimize the experimental work; check the consistency of experimental results; predict the behavior of the bio-system and analyze biocatalytic processes; diagnose the anomalies in the microbial culture behavior.

After a general introduction into the mechanics of liquid menisci, these chapters are dedicated to methods based on drops or bubbles. Describing the accomplishments to make use of drops and bubbles in fundamental research and application, these provide the theoretical basis, a description of experimental set-ups, and experimental examples.

Covers the structure of the electrical double layer and charge transfer reactions across the electrode/electrolyte interface. This book offers a quantitative basis for understanding electro chemistry at metal and semiconductor electrodes. It is suitable for those studying materials and inter facial chemistry.

Presents a compilation of the engineering data on mixing, which have appeared in the major technical journals of chemical engineering and bioengineering since 1975. That year marked the beginning of a period of rapid advancement in the science and technology of mixing. This book offers an alternative method of surveying mixing data.

Addresses the chemist and engineer in industrial research and process development, where competitive pressures put a premium on scale-up by large factors to cut development time. This book forges fundamental kinetics into a practical tool by presenting various methods for elucidation of mechanisms and reduction of mathematical complexity.

Discusses the practical use of formalization of low pressure lubrication. This work concentrates on the developments to journal and thrust bearings and includes subjects such as: the dynamic behavior of plain and tilting-pads; and, the positive and negative effects of non-cyclindricity and shape defects resulting from manufacturing or operation.

Explores concepts and techniques used to develop an insight into the early record of biologic diversification and the preservational record of that diversification during the Neoproterozoic-Cambrian transition. This book addresses key issues related to the Cambrian diversification of multicellular animals.

The field of membrane separation technology is in a state of rapid growth and innovation. This book presents the principles and applications of a variety of membrane separation processes from the perspectives of investigators who have made important contributions to their fields.

Deals with the technology of distributed computing. This work covers essential and technically relevant issues in grid computing. It is written by academic and industrial experts who have developed or used grid computing. It includes proposed solutions that have been tested in real life applications.

A collection of eleven articles, which deal with special topics in Multivariate Approximation and Interpolation. The material discussed here has applications in many areas of Applied Mathematics, such as in Computer Aided Geometric Design, in Mathematical Modelling, in Signal and Image Processing and in Machine Learning, to mention a few.

Contains approximately 60,000 entries, constituting the most extensive listing of Russian, English and Latin names of plants, trees, shrubs, fungi, and lichens. This dictionary also includes a large number of botanical and biological terms frequently occurring in Russian botanical literature.

Featuring papers presented at the LB9 conference, held in Potsdam, Germany, in August 2000, this volume is dedicated to the techniques and methodologies for studying interfacial layers. It also demonstrates Electrochemical methods as tools for developing sensors, in particular miniaturised pH or gas sensors.

Includes papers originally presented at the 8th annual Computational Neuroscience meeting (CNS'99) held in July of 1999 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. These papers range across levels of scale from cellular mechanisms to cognitive brain studies. The subjects of the research include different preparations from invertebrates to humans.

Provides a comprehensive set of reviews of literature on the economics of nonmarket voluntary transfers. This book reviews the foundations of the field, with a sequence of chapters that present the hard core of the theoretical and empirical analyses of giving, reciprocity and altruism in economics. It also offers comprehensive and surveys.

Offers knowledge regarding the high pressure processing aspects combined with that about modeling, design and the operation of safe and reliable high pressure plants and equipment. This book includes topics such as high pressure in general, the thermodynamics and kinetics of the fluids involved, and the design of high pressure equipment.

The first symposium on Access in Nanoporous Materials was held in 1995. Since then, impressive progress has been achieved in the area of novel self-assembled mesoporous materials, their synthesis, characterization and applications. This volume contains papers which were delivered at the symposium held in 2000.

In order to provide opportunity for crossfertilization the Federation of European Zeolite Associations (FEZA) decided to organise a conference, where researchers from academia and industry can meet, exchange ideas, show and discuss research efforts and results concerning the development of environmentally friendly processes and technologies.

A guide to liquid chromatography as a tool for isolating and purifying proteins. Both classical and modern methods are presented in detail, with examples involving conventional, medium- and high-pressure techniques. The text avoids history and theory, focusing on more practical aspects.

The rapid development of molecular biology has been mirrored by the rapid development of computer hardware and software. This book covers applications of computational techniques to biological problems. It is suitable for beginning graduate students.

Progressive failure has been a classical problem in the field of geotechnical engineering and has attracted considerable attention in connection with slope stability and foundation problems. The International Symposium on Deformation and Progressive Failure in Geomechanics provided an opportunity for discussing advances in this area.

Includes chapters based on papers presented in the symposium entitled 'Chemical Ecology and Phytochemistry of Forest Ecosystems'. This book includes a collection of papers presented at the 44th Annual meeting of the Phytochemical Society of North America. It includes discussions on genomics research in forest health.

Contains articles from experts in diverse areas of biomedical research.

This text presents papers reflecting the wide range of theories and applications of network models. Several chapters model issues in the domains of telecommunications and transportation.

Starts with a detailed description of ICP-MS, including quadruple-based, sector-based and time-of-flight instruments. This work reviews the ICP-MS literature to outline both the strengths and limitations of the technique. It also demonstrates how these limitations can be reduced and/or eliminated by combining various techniques with ICP-MS.

Covers the basic aspects of carbonate minerals and their interaction with aqueous solutions, modern marine carbonate formation and sediments, carbonate diagenesis, the global cycle of carbon and human intervention, and the role of sedimentary carbonates as indicators of stability and changes in the Earth's surface environment.