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How did empirical research become the cornerstone of modern science? Scholars have traditionally associated empirical research with the search for knowledge, but have failed to provide adequate solu……続きを見る

In our high technology society, there is a growing demand for a better understanding of decision making in high risk situations in order to improve selection, training and operational performance. D……続きを見る

Road traffic and its impacts affect all aspects of modern life, leisure and industry, with safety, congestion and pollution being of greatest public concern. Transport planning increasingly emphasis……続きを見る

«Le idee audaci sono pedoni mossi in avanti su una scacchiera. Possono essere eliminate, ma possono anche dare inizio a un gioco vincente». Questa citazione di Goethe apre il libro di Michael Brooks……続きを見る

This book bridges the gap between sophomore and advanced / graduate level organic chemistry courses, providing students with a necessary background to begin research in either an industry or academi……続きを見る

Using case studies, the authors evaluate the potential attractiveness of incentive-based policies for the regulation of four specific toxic substances: chlorinated solvents, formaldehyde, cadmium, a……続きを見る

The increasing demand for healthy foods has resulted in the food industry developing functional foods with health-promoting and/or disease preventing properties. However, many of these products brin……続きを見る

Despite their conceptual allergy to vegetal life, philosophers have used germination, growth, blossoming, fruition, reproduction, and decay as illustrations of abstract concepts; mentioned plants in……続きを見る

Bereits seit vielen Jahren wird die Röntgenfluoreszenzenzanalyse eingesetzt für die Untersuchung kompakter, homogener Proben wie Metallen oder Gläsern, aber auch für die Analyse pulverförmiger Probe……続きを見る

Curator and space historian at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum delivers a brilliantly nuanced biography of controversial space pioneer Wernher von Braun. Chief rocket engineer of the……続きを見る

This book uses the Lagrangian approach, especially useful and convenient for studying large-scale transport and mixing in the ocean, to present a detailed view of ocean circulation. This approach fo……続きを見る

This important compendium deals with the primary world problems of global warming and the coming energy crisis. In alternating chapters, it lays out the nature of the two interrelated problems, and ……続きを見る

The first park ranger in the world was appointed in California in 1866. Galen Clark was chosen as �Guardian of Yosemite,� at what was then Yosemite State Park, and the concept of rangers to protect ……続きを見る

The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family of ligands and the corresponding family of FGF receptor tyrosine kinases comprise one of the most versatile and diverse growth factor signaling families in ……続きを見る

The definitive guide to finding birds in Northern and Eastern Spain. This region embraces an impressive range of habitats from the Pyrenees to the sun-drenched Catalan coast. As a consequence the ar……続きを見る

'This book presents a timely set of academic and intellectual views on Salam’s scientific passion, contribution and personality, and will be of great interest to academics in the fields of particl……続きを見る

In the aftermath of a shattering illness, Lonni Sue Johnson lives in a "perpetual now," where she has almost no memories of the past and a nearly complete inability to form new ones. The Perpetual N……続きを見る

Well established as a valuable source of reference for architects, landscape architects, professionals and students designing external works. This volume covers water features and offers drawings de……続きを見る

This study captures the attitudes and values of the youth generation of college students in the USA toward the military, war, national defence, and foreign policy matters. Providing a unique insight……続きを見る

Drawing from Practice explores and illuminates the ways that 26 diverse and reputable architects use freehand drawing to shape our built environment. Author J. Michael Welton traces the tactile sket……続きを見る

This book is a compilation of selected reviews by Professor Michael E Fisher. Fisher's major contributions to physics have been in equilibrium statistical mechanics, and have spanned the entire rang……続きを見る

Simulations have been a fixture of aviation training for many years. Advances in simulator technology now enable modern flight simulation to mimic very closely the look and feel of real world flight……続きを見る

Dieses Buch gibt eine umfassende Einführung in die Grundprinzipien der Statistik und die zugrundeliegende Mathematische Theorie des Zufalls. Anhand zahlreicher Anwendungsbeispiele wird der Nutzen di……続きを見る

"Brings to the reader a huge amount of information, well organized and condensed into less than two hundred pages." ー Mathematical ReviewsIn recent decades twistor theory has become an important fo……続きを見る

Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GAPDH): The Quintessential Moonlighting Protein in Normal Cell Function and in Human Disease examines the biochemical protein interactions of the multi-dime……続きを見る

Two models for the origin of the Solar System, the Nebula Theory and the Capture Theory, are discussed by protagonists, Simon and Steven respectively, in the presence of Solomon, who oversees the di……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Umweltwissenschaften, Note: 1,7, Universität Hohenheim, Veranstaltung: Umweltressourcenmanagement, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Derzeit zählen Themen wi……続きを見る

In the years since publication of the first edition of Food Wars much has happened in the world of food policy. This new edition brings these developments fully up to date within the original analyt……続きを見る

Viruses are the most abundant biological entities on Earth, and arguably the most successful. They are not technically alive, butーas infectious vehicles of genetic informationーthey have a remarkab……続きを見る

Understanding the fatigue behaviour of structural components under variable load amplitude is an essential prerequisite for safe and reliable light-weight design. For designing and dimensioning, the……続きを見る