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Building from the perspective of reproductive and developmental biology, Computational Methods for Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology provides a timely and comprehensive overview of approaches in reproductive and developmental toxicology.The book, which is part of the QSAR in Environmental and Health Sciences series, is divided...

Electric machines have a ubiquitous presence in our modern daily lives, from the generators that supply electricity to motors of all sizes that power countless applications. Providing a balanced treatment of the subject, Electric Machines and Drives: Principles, Control, Modeling, and Simulation takes a...

Vitamin D insufficiency/deficiency is a worldwide, public health problem in both developed and developing countries. Rickets among infants has reemerged. Low levels of vitamin D are associated with increased risk and mortality from cancer. At the same time, the beneficial effects of vitamin D...

Winner of a 2015 Alpha Sigma Nu Book Award, Software Essentials: Design and Construction explicitly defines and illustrates the basic elements of software design and construction, providing a solid understanding of control flow, abstract data types (ADTs), memory, type relationships, and dynamic behavior. This...

Broadly defined as the science and technology of systems responding to neural processes in the brain, neuroadaptive systems (NASs) has become a rapidly developing area of study. One of the first books available in this emerging area, Neuroadaptive Systems: Theory and Applications synthesizes knowledge...

Specialty foods are made from high quality ingredients and offer distinct features to targeted customers who pay a premium price for their perceived benefits. The rise in production and sale of these foods has increased concerns over product quality and safety. Specialty Foods: Processing...

Written by Chitram Lutchman, a project management professional with more than 20 years of field and business experience, Project Execution: A Practical Approach to Industrial and Commercial Project Management gives you a more optimistic view of this exciting and challenging area. The book focuses...

Across the continental United States, one can identify 20 distinct forest cover types. Most of these are to be found on federal lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management. Those responsible for the management of trees that form the...

Among all building materials, concrete is the most commonly used--and there is a staggering demand for it. However, as we strive to build taller structures with improved seismic resistance or durable pavement with an indefinite service life, we require materials with better performance than...

From jet engine noise that generates vibrations in the structure of an aircraft, to the sound radiation from the hull of a ship or submarine that makes it identifiable, an understanding of structural acoustics is key in the design process in maritime, automotive, aerospace,...

Computer arithmetic has become so fundamentally embedded into digital design that many engineers are unaware of the many research advances in the area. As a result, they are losing out on emerging opportunities to optimize its use in targeted applications and technologies. In many...

Despite being recognized and fought against over countless centuries, human viral pathogens continue to cause major public health problems worldwide--killing millions of people and costing billions of dollars in medical care and lost productivity each year. With contributions from specialists in their respective areas...

As multimedia applications have become part of contemporary daily life, numerous paradigm-shifting technologies in multimedia processing have emerged over the last decade. Substantially updated with 21 new chapters, Multimedia Image and Video Processing, Second Edition explores the most recent advances in multimedia research and...

Written to meet the requirements of engineers working in construction and concrete manufacturing, Mineral Admixtures in Cement and Concrete focuses on how to make more workable and durable concrete using mineral admixtures. In particular, it covers pulverized fuel ash (PFA), blast furnace slag (BFS),...

Edited and expanded to keep pace with the digital revolution, the new edition of this highly popular and critically acclaimed work provides a comprehensive exploration of imaging science. Brilliantly written and extensively illustrated, The Science of Imaging: An Introduction, Second Edition covers the fundamental...

One of the first books to provide a comprehensive description of OPNET(R) IT Guru and Modeler software, The Practical OPNET(R) User Guide for Computer Network Simulation explains how to use this software for simulating and modeling computer networks. The included laboratory projects help readers...

Similar to other data mining and machine learning tasks, multi-label learning suffers from dimensionality. An effective way to mitigate this problem is through dimensionality reduction, which extracts a small number of features by removing irrelevant, redundant, and noisy information. The data mining and machine...

With in depth coverage of multifaceted problems and their solutions, this book reviews nano/micro studies of different coatings, bioengineering, lubricants and additives, system problems including reliability assessment and new testing and diagnosis approaches in various dimensions. The book presents original investigations and studies in...

A killer stalks the city of Chicago and District Attorney Aaron Justice McCord is keeping his finger on the pulse of the investigation. Then there's the other "unofficial" investigation of the mysterious Elana Hart. Is she what she appears? Aaron really needs to know...

Over the years, researchers have reported solubility data in the chemical, pharmaceutical, engineering, and environmental literature for several thousand organic compounds. Until the first publication of the Handbook of Aqueous Solubility Data, this information had been scattered throughout numerous sources. Now newly revised, the...

From fundamental concepts and theories to implementation protocols and cutting-edge applications, the Handbook of Mobile Systems Applications and Services supplies a complete examination of the evolution of mobile services technologies. It examines service-oriented architecture (SOA) and explains why SOA and service oriented computing (SOC)...

The Sequel to the Critically-Praised The Course of Empire. Space Adventure from a New York Times Best-Selling Author. Reviewing The Course of Empire, Publishers Weekly wrote, "Can a proud and warlike people find common cause with their alien conquerors in the face of a...

Well researched and chuck full of early eighteenth century colonial people, places and events cleverly woven amid fictional characters-'Threads - An American Tapestry (ISBN 9781438974156) is a third novel for author Gloria Waldron Hukle. The story chronologically follows 'Manhattan: Seeds of the Big Apple',...

Providing a complete foundation to comprehend the physics of the microworld, Advanced Particle Physics, Two-Volume Set develops the models, theoretical framework, and mathematical tools to understand current experiments and make predictions for future experiments. The set brings together a vast array of topics in...

Examines the political dynamics behind anticorruption efforts in Asia.Focusing on Northeast and Southeast Asia-regions notable for political diversity, difficult environments for fighting corruption, and multifarious anticorruption outcomes-this book examines the political dynamics behind anticorruption efforts there. The contributors present case studies of the Philippines,...

Literature's classic race against the clock.Part manhunt, part love story, part social satire, but mostly a race against the clock, Around the World in 80 Days is Jules Verne's most rollicking novel. When Phileas Fogg, a wealthy British gentleman who lives his life "with...

Essays addressing relatively unknown or unexamined speeches delivered by famous or influential environmental figures.The written works of nature's leading advocates-from Charles Sumner and John Muir to Rachel Carson and President Jimmy Carter, to name a few-have been the subject of many texts, but their...

A multidisciplinary and accessible introduction to humanity's favorite structure: the bridge.Whether you are a student considering a career in civil engineering and transportation planning, a public official interested in the future of infrastructure, or a person who simply cares about bridges, this book offers...

Uses the stories of two inventors who took different paths to examine the early industrial revolution in New York and New England.Ingenious Machinists recounts the early development of industrialization in New England and New York through the lives of two prominent innovators whose work...

A groundbreaking book that brings the insights of Integral Theory to business and organizational development.This groundbreaking book offers leaders a way to determine what theories, models, and tools best meet the needs of their organizations. Authors and organizational consultants John P. Forman and Laurel...

Explores ontological humility in the history of philosophy, from Descartes to contemporary gender and race theory.Neither self-effacing modesty nor religious meekness, ontological humility is a moral and philosophical attitude toward transcendence-the unknown and unknowable background of existence-and a recognition and awareness of the contingency...

A fascinating study of the gemstone industry of Jaipur with special emphasis on its ownership class.Lawrence A. Babb's Emerald City provides an intriguing portrait of the gemstone cutting industry of the North Indian city of Jaipur. It focuses on the ownership class consisting mainly...

In his pathbreaking article "History and the Social Sciences: The Longue Durée," Fernand Braudel raised a call for the social sciences to overcome their disciplinary isolation from one another. Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the article's publication, the contributors to this volume do not...

Introduces integral psychotherapy to scholars, practicing psychotherapists, and general readers.In Integral Psychotherapy, self-help meets rigorous scholarship. Integral Psychotherapy is a dynamic framework for understanding the mind and uniting spirituality and psychotherapy. Authors Elliott Ingersoll and David M. Zeitler use Ken Wilber's Integral Model to...

Explores and critiques the so-called "decentering of the subject" in French phenomenology.This incisive work examines questions of ontotheology and their relation to the so-called "theological turn" of recent French phenomenology. Joeri Schrijvers explores and critiques the decentering of the subject attempted by Jean-Luc Marion,...

Brings the transformative approaches of transpersonal psychology to research in the human sciences and humanities.Research approaches in the field of transpersonal psychology can be transformative for researchers, participants, and the audience of a project. This book offers these transformative approaches to those conducting research...

Explores the mutually dependent relationship of faith and reason in human life and human knowledge.Few words are as widely misconceived as the word "faith." Faith is often set in stark opposition to reason, considered antithetical to scientific thought, and heavily identified with religion. Donald...

Demonstrates the dramatic interplay of elements that comprise the concepts of norm, bisexuality, and development.A brilliant and original reimagining of sexuality, this book examines how concepts lend themselves to power/knowledge formations, and offers a robust synthesis of insights from Foucault and Deleuze to extend...

A therapist's guide to psychotherapy, spirituality, and self-development.This book provides a practical introduction to Integral Psychotherapy, which positions itself as the most comprehensive approach to psychotherapy yet offered. Grounded in the work of theoretical psychologist and philosopher Ken Wilber, it organizes the key insights...

Drawing on connections between legal developments, new media technologies, and educational practice, Composition and Copyright examines how copyright law is currently influencing processes of teaching and writing within the university, particularly in the dynamic contexts of increasing digital literacy, new media, and Internet writing....

Fascinating stories of ordinary people in the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to the Crown.In The Other Loyalists we meet for the first time the ordinary people of the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution. The first important new...

The Catechism of Perseverance V2, Part 2: Or A Historical, Dogmatical, Moral, Liturgical, Apologetical, Philosophical, And Social Exposition Of Religion (1883) is a comprehensive book written by Monsignor Gaume. This book serves as a guide for individuals seeking a deeper understanding of religion. It...

The Catechism of Perseverance V2, Part 1 is a comprehensive religious text written by Jean Joseph Gaume in 1883. The book is divided into several parts, each exploring different aspects of religion. The historical section examines the origins and development of religious beliefs throughout...

Soap-Bubbles: Their Colors And The Forces Which Mold Them is a book written by Charles Vernon Boys and published in 1912. The book is based on a series of lectures that Boys delivered to juvenile and popular audiences. The book explores the science behind...

An English-Hebrew Lexicon: Being A Complete Verbal Index To Gesenius������� Hebrew Lexicon (1877) by Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Gesenius is a comprehensive reference book that provides a complete verbal index to Gesenius������� Hebrew Lexicon. This book is designed to help students of Hebrew language and...

La Wallonie 1886-1892: The Symbolist Movement In Belgium is a book written by Andrew Jackson Mathews. It provides a comprehensive overview of the Symbolist movement in Belgium during the years 1886 to 1892. The book focuses on the region of Wallonia, which was a...

The History of the Comstock Lode 1850-1920 is a book written by Grant H. Smith that provides a detailed account of the Comstock Lode, a major silver deposit discovered in Nevada in the mid-19th century. The book covers the history of the Comstock Lode...

""A History of the Growth of the Steam Engine"" is a comprehensive book written by Robert Henry Thurston in 1883. The book provides a detailed account of the development and evolution of the steam engine from its inception to the 19th century. It covers...

Industrial Engineering, Part 1: A Handbook Of Useful Information For Managers, Engineers, Superintendents, Designers, Draftsmen And Others Engaged In Constructive Work (1918) is a comprehensive guidebook written by William Miller Barr. The book is designed to provide valuable insights and practical advice to professionals...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...