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Examining current advances in nephrology based on recent progress in molecular and cellular biology, this unique reference-the first of its kind-defines kidney development, structure, function, and disease primarily from a molecular viewpoint.... More

A major theme of this book is the development of a consistent unified model framework for the evaluation of bond options. In general options on zero bonds (e.g. caps) and options on coupon bearing bonds (e.g. swaptions) are linked by no-arbitrage relations through the correlation structure of intere... More

Fillers have always played a decisive role in paint manufacture, and this book presents an important foundation work which brings out the significance of these substances. It starts by looking at the fillers market, the extraction of natural resources and product using synthetic manufacturing proces... More

Mathematical Methods of Many-Body Quantum Field Theory offers a comprehensive, mathematically rigorous treatment of many-body physics. It develops the mathematical tools for describing quantum many-body systems and applies them to the many-electron system. These tools include the formalism of second... More

This review focuses on the thermochromic phenomena in polymers. The content of the review is structured according to the thermochromic material type. Chapter 1 will give an overview about polymers exhibiting thermochromic properties themselves. Thermochromic polymer systems obtained by doping the po... More

This is an identification guide to over 300 species of European birds. Each species is illustrated with a superb half-page color photograph, and for many species there is also color artwork showing other plumages. The text for each species describes characteristics, habitat, distribution, breeding, ... More