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Prelude to War
The International Repercussions of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The scope of this book is confined to the international aspects of the Spanish civil war. It is primarily a study in international relations at a crucial period in the inter-war years. The separate military campaigns of the civil war itself, the political situation in Spain, and the historical forces...
Manual of Cable Osteosyntheses
History, Technical Basis, Biomechanics of the Tension Band Principle, and Instructions for Operation
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In bone surgery it is essential to compress fractures interfragmentarily in order to make them resistant to the tensile force of muscles and the force resulting from acceleration and deceleration. This can be best achieved by the use of cable tension bands as a traction mechanism. The cable tension...
Heroic Tales
A Collection Of 19 Great Tales- Novels, Novella, And Short Stories
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Imagine: you are seated about a blazing campfire, your and the other bards. Tales of Achilles, Beowulf, Alexander, Odysseus, Conan, Tarzan, Joan of Arc and other heroes are told, along with new ones that carry on with the Jungian archetypes so central to our very nature. Men and women who brave the...
General Relativity
An Introduction for Physicists
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2006
General Relativity: An Introduction for Physicists provides a clear mathematical introduction to Einstein's theory of general relativity. It presents a wide range of applications of the theory, concentrating on its physical consequences. After reviewing the basic concepts, the authors present a clear...
Structural Performance of Masonry Elements
Mortar Coating Layers Influence
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2018
This book discusses the main mechanical features of masonry buildings and the peculiarities that affect their structural behaviour. It also examines technical information regarding accidents that have occurred in recent years in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, along with the historical records...
Orbital Mechanics and Formation Flying
A Digital Control Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
Aimed at students, faculty and professionals in the aerospace field, this book provides practical information on the development, analysis, and control of a single and/or multiple spacecraft in space. This book is divided into two major sections: single and multiple satellite motion. The first section...
Principles of Optics
Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 1999
Principles of Optics is one of the classic science books of the twentieth century, and probably the most influential book in optics published in the past 40 years. The new edition is the first ever thoroughly revised and expanded edition of this standard text. Among the new material, much of which...
Pollution
Causes, Effects and Control
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2015
Twenty years on from the first edition of Pollution and the topic remains high in the public awareness. Environmental pollution is now a major area of research, consultancy and technological development and is a priority for the political agendas of both the developed and developing worlds.
The...
by P.E. Peters, I.P. Arlart, Georg Bongartz
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
A comprehensive overview of the current state of development in magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). After an initial outline of the basic principles of the technique and a general description of flow phenomena, the individual chapters are devoted to a full range of technical considerations. Practical...
Trap Magmatism and Ore Formation in the Siberian Noril'sk Region
Volume 1. Trap Petrology
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
The basis of this investigation is the petrographic and geochemical understanding of principal igneous rock types of the Noril’sk region, in order to demonstrate that these data provide unique and self-evident solutions to the problems of petrogenesis and mineralization. The results of the investigations...
Coronary Artery Diseases
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Imaging Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
2 Diagnostic Use of Radiographic Methods in Coronary Disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 3 Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 4 Mode of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 5 Radiological Projections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 6 Monitoring...
by Fernando A.N. Silva, Bernardo Horowitz, João M.P.Q. Delgado
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2019
This book offers a new calculation procedure of the structural behavior of grouped layout of silos, easy to use and with satisfactory responses.
Groups of reinforced concrete silos are structures commonly used in the food industry, where it is usually necessary to separate the storage of different...
by P A D Gonçalves, N M R Peres
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2016
This book is meant as an introduction to graphene plasmonics and aims at the advanced undergraduate and graduate students entering the field of plasmonics in graphene. In it different theoretical methods are introduced, starting with an elementary description of graphene plasmonics and evolving towards...
by E.S. Amis, W. Anzböck, L.R. Bigongiari
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Significant recent advances in the imaging of the lower urinary tract are comprehensively presented in this handbook. It offers information on both imaging examinations and interventional techniques with all the modern modalities, including MRI and ultrasound.
The contributors are all experts in clinical...