Elsevier Science: 13458 books
Rheology: An Historical Perspective
An Historical Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 1998
The science of rheology remains a mystery to most people, even to some scientists. Some respectable dictionaries have been quite cavalier in their attitude to the science, the small Collins Gem dictionary, for example, being quite happy to inform us that a Rhea is an three-toed South American ostrich,...
Chemistry and Water
The Science Behind Sustaining the World's Most Crucial Resource
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2016
After air, water is the most crucial resource for human survival. To achieve water sustainability, we will have to deal with its scarcity and quality, and find ways to reclaim it from various sources. Chemistry and Water: The Science Behind Sustaining the World's Most Crucial Resource applies contemporary...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2009
This serial is firmly established as an extensive documentation of the advances in contemporary brain research. Each volume presents authoritative reviews and original articles by invited specialists. This volume concentrates on coma and consciousness science. presenting articles from leading figures...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2000
Interest in the science of exercise dates back to the time of ancient Greece. Today exercise is viewed not only as a leisurely activity but also as an effective preventive and therapeutic tool in medicine. Further biomedical studies in exercise physiology and biochemistry reports that strenuous physical...
by J. Theo Kloprogge, Will Gates, Jana Madejova
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017
Infrared and Raman Spectroscopies of Clay Minerals, Volume 8 in the Developments in Clay Science series*,* is an up-to-date overview of spectroscopic techniques used in the study of clay minerals. The methods include infrared spectroscopy, covering near-IR (NIR), mid-IR (MIR), far-IR (FIR) and IR...
Consciousness Transitions
Phylogenetic, Ontogenetic and Physiological Aspects
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2011
It was not long ago when the consciousness was not considered a problem for science. However, this has now changed and the problem of consciousness is considered the greatest challenge to science. In the last decade, a great number of books and articles have been published in the field, but very few...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2019
Advances in Motivation Science, Volume Six, the latest release in Elsevier's serial on the topic of motivation science, presents articles on a variety of topics, including Motivation, Emotion, Cognition, and Communication: Definitions and Notes toward a Grand Theory, Motivation in the Service of Allostasis:...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2000
Humans face the challenge of producing enough food to meet the demands imposed by economic, biological and agricultural factors: rising population; rising income; and an expectation of higher quality food and a more diverse diet; decreasing amount of land available for food production; lowering environmental...
Recent Progress in Mesostructured Materials
Proceedings of the 5th International Mesostructured Materials Symposium (IMMS 2006) Shanghai, China, August 5-7, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2007
Recent Progress in Mesostructured Materials is a selection of oral and poster communications presented during the 5th International Mesostructured Materials Symposium (5th IMMS2006). Authorized by International Mesostructured Material Association (IMMA) and hosted by the Fudan University, China. The...
Nano-Physics and Bio-Electronics
A New Odyssey
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2002
This book is a collection of some of the invited talks presented at the international meeting held at the Max Planck Institut fuer Physik Komplexer Systeme, Dresden, Germany during August 6-30, 2001, on the rapidly developing field of nanoscale science in science and bio-electronics Semiconductor...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Colloid and Interface Science in Pharmaceutical Research and Development describes the role of colloid and surface chemistry in the pharmaceutical sciences. It gives a detailed account of colloid theory, and explains physicochemical properties of the colloidal-pharmaceutical systems, and the methods...
The Immunoassay Handbook
Theory and Applications of Ligand Binding, ELISA and Related Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2013
The fourth edition of The Immunoassay Handbook provides an excellent, thoroughly updated guide to the science, technology and applications of ELISA and other immunoassays, including a wealth of practical advice. It encompasses a wide range of methods and gives an insight into the latest developments...
by Richard C. Ropp
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2004
Since the first date of publication of this book in 1991, the subject of phosphors and luminescence has assumed even more importance in the overall scheme of technological development. Many new types of displays have appeared which depend upon phosphors in their operation. Some of these were pure...
Lead and Public Health
Science, Risk and Regulation
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2011
The book presents a detailed assessment of the health science of lead and the human health risk assessment models for lead’s human health impacts, followed by an account of various regulatory efforts in the United States and elsewhere to eliminate or reduce human toxic exposures to lead. The science...