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Thermal Analysis (TA) has become an indispensable family of analytical techniques in the polymer research. This book describes the use of the various TA techniques in nine chapters, while chapter ten illustrates the information obtained about different polymers during special case studies.

Examines the chemical composition of the Earth's crust, starting with the continental crust and the rocks exposed therein, moving on to oceanic crust (MORB and oceanic plateaus) and finishing with island arc crust. This volume also summarizes the processes responsible for crustal formation and modification.

Presents integrated approaches to accident analysis and risk assessment. This work helps system designers and risk analysts to: identify tasks that require human cognition and therefore depend on cognitive reliability; provide an appraisal of the consequences of human performance on system safety which can be used in PSA; and more.

Presents the result of a united effort of six European universities to create an overall course on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in process control. This book includes an introduction to key areas including knowledge representation, expert, logic, fuzzy logic, neural network, and object oriented-based approaches in AI.

Presents a collection of 100 articles which examines various theories and aspects of human development and their significance for education, child raising, and counselling practices throughout the world.

Direct conversion of daylight into electricity by photovoltaic solar cells is one of the most promising of the renewable energy options. This book is intended primarily to give students, engineers and scientists entering the photovoltaics field an overview of the different aspects concerned with the subject, with pointers to further reading.

Comprises of six chapters on a range of topics in medicinal chemistry, including molecular modeling, structure-based drug design, organic synthesis, peptide conformational analysis, biological assessment, structure-activity correlation, and lead optimization.

A guide to the smart card industry. It examines the smart card market and major end-use sectors, identifying their needs for smart cards, assessing growth prospects and highlighting market opportunities. It looks at the structure of the industry, profiles key players, and discusses industry issues and investigates usage by geographical region.

Examines the development of the fuel cell business to 2010. This report analyses the trends in markets, technologies and industry structure and profiles the major players. It includes a fuel cell industry overview, market figures and forecasts to 2010, with analysis, a review of fuel cell technology, company profiles of key fuel cell developers.

Biometrics, the physiological and/or behavioural characteristics that can be used to verify the identity of an individual are in use in major, mainstream government and commercial applications. This work examines the use and growth of biometrics. It analyses the trends in markets, technologies and industry structure and profiles the major players.

Infrastructure is one of the significant markets for composite materials and is expected to become more significant to the composites industry as the sector increases its acceptance of fibre and carbon reinforced plastics. This report examines infrastructure market sectors per region, providing market forecasts for applications worldwide.

Provides an insight into the global developments in GaN, SiC and other optoelectronic materials. This report also examines the implication for both suppliers and users of GaN technology.

Takes a fresh perspective on the industry, reviewing changes and developments in industry structure, corporate strategies, market condition, technology and application trends. This report also examines technologies and applications.

Rapid evolution is taking place in the water market. The inherent characteristics of composites materials associated with materials and production technology is allowing the increased use of high cost materials and processes at ever decreasing costs. This handbook is designed to bring specifiers up to speed with these materials.

Membranes are among the most important engineering components. Each year more and more effective uses for membrane technologies are found. This book provides practical guidance to using selected membrane processes in individual industries while also providing a useful guide to equipment selection and usage.

Covers the extension and refinement of the complementarity argument from 1933 until Bohrs' death in 1962. This work includes Bohr's publications on the subject, together with selected manuscripts and extracts of his correspondence with friends and fellow pioneers such as Werner Heisenberg and Wolfgang Pauli.

Offers information on side effects of cosmetic products, topical and systemic drugs used in dermatology, and other therapeutic modalities used by dermatologists including PUVA therapy and dermal implants, laser therapy, chemical face peels and cryotherapy.

In this text, marketing scientists with an MS/OR orientation present reviews of their areas of expertise. The wide range of material spans the marketing discipline and represents coverage of what is known, as well as what problem areas present themselves as ripe for further development.

One of the central problems in operations research and management science is how to quantify the effects of uncertainty about the future. This book discusses models where chance events play a major role. It surveys topics in applied probability that have been particularly useful in operations research and management science.

During the twentieth century, radiation chemistry emerged as a multi-faceted field encompassing all areas of science. Radiation chemical techniques are being routinely used not only by chemists but also by biologists, and polymer scientists. This title presents an overall view of the different aspects of the subject.

Deals with solid-state decompositions and the properties of solids that control reactivities. This book also surveys groups of reactions classified by similarities of chemical composition.

Focusing on the scientific basis of the technique of semiconductor chemical sensors, this book concentrates on the usage of semiconductor sensors in precision physico-chemical studies. It explains the physical and chemical principles underlying the semiconductor sensor method. It is intended for scientists and engineers.

Presents a survey of the field of differential geometry. This book deals with the basic material of differential geometry and with research results.

Analytical pyrolysis is one of the many tools utilized for the study of natural organic polymers. This book describes in three parts the methodology of analytical pyrolysis, the results of pyrolysis for a variety of biopolymers, and several practical applications of analytical pyrolysis on natural organic polymers and their composite materials.

Gives an overview of the numerical data analysis and signal treatment techniques that are used in chromatography and related separation techniques. This book emphasises the description of the symmetrical and asymmetrical chromatographic peak shape models. It discusses both theoretical and empirical models.

Part of "The Handbooks in Economics" series, this book covers theories of economic growth, the empirics of economic growth, and growth policies and mechanisms.

Studies in Logic and the Foundations of Mathematics, Volume 123: Constructivism in Mathematics: An Introduction, Vol. II focuses on various studies in mathematics and logic, including metric spaces, polynomial rings, and Heyting algebras. The publication first takes a look at the topology of metric spaces, algebra, and finite-type arithmetic and theories of operators. Discussions focus on intuitionistic finite-type arithmetic, theories of operators and classes, rings and modules, linear algebra, polynomial rings, fields and local rings, complete separable metric spaces, and located sets. The text then examines proof theory of intuitionistic logic, theory of types and constructive set theory, and choice sequences. The book elaborates on semantical completeness, sheaves, sites, and higher-order logic, and applications of sheaf models. Topics include a derived rule of local continuity, axiom of countable choice, forcing over sites, sheaf models for higher-order logic, and complete Heyting algebras. The publication is a valuable reference for mathematicians and researchers interested in mathematics and logic.

Suitable for those who want to learn about discrete optimization, this book covers nine topics that are representative of theoretical and algorithmic developments in the field. It presents algorithms which use reduced bases of integer lattices that are capable of solving certain classes of integer programs that defy solution by branch-and-cut.

Provides information on the subject of phosphors and luminescence. This book talks about the many types of displays which depend upon phosphors in their operation. It includes information on such light sources as incandescent lamps, fluorescent lamps and the ubiquitous colour Cathode Ray Tube used in TV and computer monitors, and more.

Containing articles written by authorities in their respective fields of research, this book presents frontiers and guidelines for research based on discoveries made in the field of bioactive natural products. It also illustrates the types of critical discoveries that emerge from the interface of chemistry and biology.