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Various imperfections in existing market systems prevent the free market from serving as a truly efficient allocation mechanism, but optimization of economic activities provides an effective remedia……続きを見る

Is it Web site, website or web site? What's the best on-screen placement for a top story? How can I better know my site's audience? The rapid growth of the Web has meant having to rely on style guid……続きを見る

For some 50 years, Professor Asakawa and his group have focused their research on the chemical constituents of bryophytes and have found that these plants contain large numbers of secondary metaboli……続きを見る

PRACTICAL, PORTABLE, AND PACKED WITH UP-TO-DATE STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING FORMULAS Thoroughly revised with more than 300 new formulas, this compact yet comprehensive compilation puts essential data rel……続きを見る

Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary subject and needs the knowledge of many areas, like, Botany, Zoology, Cytology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, etc., where the microbial cells or cultured……続きを見る

The design of chemical reactors and their safety are as critical to the success of a chemical process as the actual chemistry taking place within the reactor. This book provides a comprehensive over……続きを見る

Using genome sequencing, one can predict possible interactions among proteins. There are very few titles that focus on protein-protein interaction predictions in bacteria. The authors will describe ……続きを見る

Reporter genes have been used for several decades to study regulation of gene expression in vivo. However, it was little more than a decade ago that a new class of reporter genes was developed for i……続きを見る

This book provides the basics needed to develop sensor network software and supplements it with many case studies covering network applications. It also examines how to develop onboard applications ……続きを見る

The subject of this book is the Casimir effect, a manifestation of zero-point oscillations of the quantum vacuum resulting in forces acting between closely spaced bodies. For the benefit of the read……続きを見る

Explores and analyzes past and current technologies and trends in multimedia communication Digital nativesーthose persons born in the digital ageーhave an ever-widening range of wireless-enabled dev……続きを見る

This book is a firsthand investigation into water management in a fast-growing region of the arid American West. It presents three states that have adopted the conjunctive management of groundwater ……続きを見る

In the tradition of Mark Kurlansky's Cod and Salt, this endlessly revealing book reminds us that the fiber we think of as ordinary is the world's most powerful cash crop, and that it has shaped the ……続きを見る

Biomechanics applies the principles and rigor of engineering to the mechanical properties of living systems. This book integrates the classic fields of mechanics--statics, dynamics, and strength of ……続きを見る

Got fur balls? Are your favorite sweaters covered with cat hair? Do you love to make quirky and one-of-a-kind crafting projects? If so, then it’s time to throw away your lint roller and curl up with……続きを見る

Une compositrice quadragénaire, solitaire de nature, cherchant un compagnon fidèle et un jeune rat à peine sevré traumatisé par la rupture avec sa mère se rencontrent. Elle ne connaît rien en rat, m……続きを見る

What is it like to be a researcher or a scientist? For young people, including graduate students and junior faculty members in universities, how can they identify good ideas for research? How do the……続きを見る

This report has been prepared by the London Environmental Economics Centre (LEEC). LEEC is a joint venture, established in 1988, by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)……続きを見る

In the past few years, organic food has moved out of the patchouli-scented aisles of hippie food co-ops and into three-quarters of conventional grocery stores. Concurrent with this growth has been i……続きを見る

The famed artist discusses the state of Game fishing in the United states during the last decade of the 19th century in this short illustrated essay. 続きを見る

Electric Arc Furnaces are being greatly improved at a fast pace. This book equips a reader with knowledge necessary for critical analysis of these innovations and helps to select the most effective ……続きを見る

Designers employ a variety of tools and techniques for speculating about buildings before they are built. In their simplest form, these are personal thought experiments. However, embracing advanced ……続きを見る

The search for alternative sources of energy to offset diminishing resources of easy and cost-effective fossil fuels has become a global initiative, and fuel generated from biomass is a leading comp……続きを見る

A top astronomer explores the universe through the lens of its most jaw-dropping extremes. The universe is all about extremes, and in this engaging and thought-provoking book, astronomer Bryan Gaens……続きを見る

Learn how ART and ADT can reduce cost, time, product recalls, and customer complaints This book provides engineers with the techniques and tools they need to use accelerated reliability testing (ART……続きを見る

The main properties that make carbon nanotubes (CNTs) a promising technology for many future applications are: extremely high strength, low mass density, linear elastic behavior, almost perfect geom……続きを見る

This book takes into account the needs of consumers and home science students. It deals with various aspects of textiles, both natural and synthetic, colours and dyes in fabrics, and properties of s……続きを見る

Based on a California Institute of Technology course, this outstanding introduction to formal quantum mechanics is geared toward advanced undergraduates in applied physics. The text addresses not on……続きを見る

As slow cookers become a more popular option for many people the demand has also risen not only for information on these slow cookers and how versatile they can be but also for great recipes that ca……続きを見る