Springer Japan: 783 books
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Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
The Arctic, the Antarctic, and the Hindu Kush-Himalayas form a trio of terrains sometimes called “the three poles”. Mainly composed of rock, snow, and ice, these precious regions, which are home to many unique species such as the polar bear, the emperor penguin, and the snow leopard, contain the...
Species Diversity and Community Structure
Novel Patterns and Processes in Plants, Insects, and Fungi
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2013
This book introduces recent progress in the study of species diversity and community structures in terrestrial organisms conducted by three groups at Kyoto University. First, it explains species diversity and the functioning of fungi in Asian regions as outlined by metagenomic approaches using next-generation...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
This book proposes immunogenomics, or immunopharmacogenomics, as the next-generation big science to uncover the role that the immune system plays in the pathogenesis of many diseases, by summarizing the importance of the deep sequencing of T-cell and B-cell receptors. Immunogenomics/immunopharmacogenomics,...
Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease: Molecules Today, More Cures Tomorrow, Tokyo, May 10–14, 1993 (1993 ISVHLD)
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
A series of international symposia on viral hepatitis and liver disease has been held triannially, and called the "Olympics" of this research field. Our book presents the results of the eighth of these "Olympiads" which for the first time, was held in Asia (May 1993, Tokyo). Due...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2016
This book reviews the emerging studies of synthetic immunology, including the development and regeneration of immune cells, immune organ development and artificial regeneration, and the synthetic approach towards understanding human immune system. Immunology has developed rapidly over the last 50...
Artificially Controllable Nanodevices Constructed by DNA Origami Technology
Photofunctionalization and Single-Molecule Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
In this book, the author deals mainly with two topics: (1) single-molecule visualization of switching behaviors in the DNA nanoframe system utilizing different kinds of molecular switches through the use of high-speed atomic force microscope (AFM); (2) construction of photocontrollable DNA nanostructures...
Real and Complex Submanifolds
Daejeon, Korea, August 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Edited in collaboration with the Grassmann Research Group, this book contains many important articles delivered at the ICM 2014 Satellite Conference and the 18th International Workshop on Real and Complex Submanifolds, which was held at the National Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Daejeon, Republic...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Mechanical stress is vital to the functioning of the body, especially for tissues such as bone, muscle, heart, and vessels. It is well known that astronauts and bedridden patients suffer muscle and bone loss from lack of use. Even the heart, in pumping blood, causes mechanical stress to itself and...
Pervasive Haptics
Science, Design, and Application
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2016
This book examines the state of the art in diverse areas of haptics (touch)-related research, including the psychophysics and neurophysiology of haptics, development of haptics displays and sensors, and applications to a wide variety of fields such as industry, education, therapy, medicine, and welfare...
by Yoichi Kawamoto
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
Various environmental issues are related to urban activities. Through the growing recognition of the necessity to develop sustainable urban mana- ment, the University of Tokyo established the Center for Sustainable Urban Regeneration (cSUR) in July 2003. A research program at the cSUR was designed...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
This book provides the latest findings on neuroprotection and neuroregeneration as potential therapeutic strategies for various eye diseases, namely, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinal detachment, and retinitis pigmentosa. Glaucoma is one of the main causes of blindness throughout...
by Jun-ichi Yoshida
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2015
This book provides in a concise form the principles and applications of flow microreactors in organic and polymer synthesis. Recently, it became possible to conduct chemical reactions in a flow reactor in laboratory synthesis. The flow microreactor enables reactions that cannot be done in batch, opening...
by Takayuki Yuasa
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2013
This thesis presents a study of the origin of an apparently extended X-ray emission associated with the Galactic ridge. The study was carried out with broadband spectra obtained from mapping observations in the Galactic bulge region conducted in 2005–2010 by the Suzaku space X-ray observatory. The...
Electron Nano-Imaging
Basics of Imaging and Diffraction for TEM and STEM
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
In this book, the bases of imaging and diffraction in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) are explained in the style of a textbook. The book focuses on the explanation of electron microscopic imaging of TEM and STEM without including in the main...