Pergamon imprint: 338 books
Introduction to Nuclear Techniques in Agronomy and Plant Biology
Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Introduction to Nuclear Techniques in Agronomy and Plant Biology is a 15-chapter book that begins with an explanation of the nature of isotopes and radiation, nuclear reactions, and radioisotopes. Subsequent chapters describe the radioassay, use of stable isotopes as tracers, and activation analysis...
The Meaning of Human Nutrition
Pergamon Bio-Medical Sciences Series
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
The Meaning of Human Nutrition presents information basic to human nutrition. An effort is made to relate food and human nutrition to the history of man's struggle for survival and to efforts to control the environment to his advantage. Several lists of events are included to relate these efforts...
Techniques in Bioproductivity and Photosynthesis
Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2014
Techniques in Bioproductivity and Photosynthesis, Second Edition is a manual that provides information on the field and laboratory techniques associated with the measurement of plant productivity. The title discusses the most reliable and relevant techniques that can be applied to a wide variety of...
Marine Sources of Energy
Pergamon Policy Studies on Energy and Environment
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Marine Sources of Energy focuses on international research and development activities in the field of marine sources of energy such as waves, tides, currents, winds, and salinity gradients. General and specific recommendations for future research and development programs are presented, along with...
Oils and Gases from Coal
a Symposium of The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Oils and Gases from Coal reviews the state-of-the-art in oil and gases from coal in Europe and North America based on the work of the Symposium on the Gasification and Liquefaction of Coal. The said symposium is held under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe at Katowice,...
Thalamic Networks for Relay and Modulation
Pergamon Studies in Neuroscience
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Thalamic Networks for Relay and Modulation is the third in a series that springs from an idea of Giorgio Macchi who wished to establish periodical updates on thalamic research by bringing to Italy investigators who would engage in an international sharing of ideas and experiences. It reflects the...
The Germination of Seeds
Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1982
The Germination of Seeds, Third Edition contains the same content in the previous edition, but with modifications in each section, containing updated information. As the first two editions, this edition attempts to treat critically the available information on seed germination and to assimilate this...
Structural Biological Materials
Design and Structure-Property Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2000
The ongoing process of bio-evolution has produced materials which are perfectly adapted to fulfil a specific functional role. The natural world provides us with a multitude of examples of materials with durability, strength, mechanisms of programmed self-assembly and biodegradability.
The materials...
Register of International Rivers
Prepared by the Centre for Natural Resources, Energy and Transport of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Register of International Rivers comprises international river and lake basins that form a substantial portion of the earth’s water resources, available for human use and consumption. This Register is prepared by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs for sessions of the Economic...
The Protest Makers
The British Nuclear Disarmament Movement of 1958-1965, Twenty Years On
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
The Protest Makers: The British Nuclear Disarmament Movement of 1958-1965, Twenty Years On discusses issues regarding the British nuclear disarmament movement.
The book is comprised of four parts that covers specific topic related to the movement, such as the political and ideological aspects of the...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Process and input-output analysis have emerged as the two principal methods of analyzing health risks of energy technologies. This book describes applications and differences between these two methods with discussions of sources or error and uncertainty, data limitations and some solutions to common...
Energy for Rural and Island Communities III
Proceedings of the Third International Conference Held at Inverness, Scotland, September 1983
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Energy for Rural and Island Communities III contains the proceedings of the Third International Conference held at Inverness, Scotland, in September 1983.
The book is organized into 10 parts, separating the same number of topics in the field of energy for rural and island communities, particularly,...
Solar Energy in the 80s
Proceedings of the Conference on Solar Energy Held in London, 14-15 January 1980
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Solar Energy in the 80s covers the proceedings of the Conference on Solar Energy held in London. The book presents papers that discuss issues concerning the decision-making aspect of solar energy technology.
The text outlines the technological options of various solar energy technologies, such as...
Energy
Economy and Prospective
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Energy: Economy and Prospective emerged from the course taught by the author at the Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne. It focuses on the economics and future prospects of energy. Having as much an analytical as well as a synthetic approach, the author has been struck by the confusion and...