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The Last Five Decades Have Witnessed A Tremendous Upsurge In The Amount Of Xenobiotic Compounds In The Environment By Industrial Activities, Some Of Them Being Highly Toxic, Recalcitrant With High Bio-Accumulating And Bio-Magnification Properties.... More

Be Guided by the Evidence... In this new edition of the second volume in the WPA Series, Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry, focuses on the controversial issues surrounding schizophrenia. By using systematic reviews with accompanying commentaries this volume is able to assess the evidence and ex... More

Coating and Drying Defects provides manufacturing and quality control personnel, equipment operators and supervisors, and plant engineers and scientists with the full complement of proven tools and techniques for detecting, defining, and eliminating coating defects and operating problems, and for en... More

This volume contains a comprehensive collection of overview articles on novel microscopy methods for imaging magnetic structures on the nanoscale. Written by leading scientists in the field, the book covers synchrotron based methods, spin-polarized electron methods, and scanning probe techniques. It... More

This book makes Hazardous or Electrical Area Classification simple. In plants processing flammable materials, every effort is made to avoid the escape of such materials and in addition, stringent measures are taken to exclude sources of ignition. A complex array of standards surround this topic whic... More

With substantial contributions from experienced University and industrial scientists and engineers, this work will have real application towards improving process efficiency and improvement in the trillion-dollar global petroleum industry. It presents an overview of the emerging field of petroleomic... More

Chemicalsare a part of daily life and can be found all around us. Many common chemicals when mixed improperly - whether intentionally or not - can pose serious consequences to those who come in contact with them. Written by an author who is an experiencedhazmat-qualifiedfirst responder, forensicspec... More

Over the past several decades, much progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms of electrical activity in biological tissues and systems, and for developing non-invasive functional imaging technologies to aid clinical diagnosis of dysfunction in the human body. The book will provide full ... More

An essential tool for professionals working with dangerous environmental chemicals A trusted reference for over two decades, the Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals provides reliable, comprehensive, cutting-edge information on organic compounds and their impact on the environment. F... More

Furnishing essential data on all areas of toxicity testing, this "Second Edition" provides guidance on the design and evaluation of product safety studies to help ensure regulatory acceptance. Every chapter highlights regulatory requirements specific to the United States, Europe, and Japan, and in a... More

Containing authoritative and in-depth coverage, Producing Biomolecular Materials Using Fermenters, Bioreactors, and Biomolecular Synthesizers examines the bioproduction systems that support the controlled, automated, and quantity growth of proteins. The book discusses the substance, character, makeu... More

This reference contains more than 7,500 polymeric material terms, including the names of chemicals, processes, formulae, and analytical methods that are used frequently in the polymer and engineering fields. In view of the evolving partnership between physical and life sciences, this title includes ... More

This book is an introduction to the fascinating world of aroma chemicals, essential oils, fragrances and flavour compositions for the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry. The present state-of-the-art technology, the future use of resources and biotechnological approaches for the production o... More

A complete background to concepts and principles of behavioral genetics, Neurobehavioral Genetics: Methods and Applications, Second Edition features a broad spectrum of the most current techniques in neurobehavioral genetics in a single source. International researchers incorporate several new devel... More

Frontiers in Biochip TechnologyDr. Wan-Li Xing and Dr. Jing Cheng Frontiers in Biochip Technology serves as an essential collection of new research in the field of biochip technology. This comprehensive collection covers emerging technologies and cutting a "edge research in the field of biochip tech... More

This selection of the author’s articles and short papers from The Hindu and other periodicals dates from May 1997 onwards and covers topics in politics, political economy, civil society, and the state. The international coverage includes the United Kingdom and the European Union in domestic and in... More

The biopharmaceutical industry has become an increasingly important player in the global economy, and the success of these products depends on the development and implementation of cost-effective, robust and scaleable production processes. Bioseparations-also called downstream processing- can be a k... More