World Scientific Publishing Company: 3040 books
by Andrew Adamatzky
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
The slime mould Physarum polycephalum is a large cell visible by the unaided eye. It behaves as an intelligent nonlinear spatially extended active medium encapsulated in an elastic membrane. The cell optimises its growth patterns in configurations of attractants and repellents. This behaviour is interpreted...
by Philip B Oliva
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2014
This book covers two known controversial topics — antioxidants and stem cells as therapies to treat coronary heart disease. Aiming to provide college-educated but not scientifically trained readership with a wealth of information about these two cutting-edge technologies, Antioxidants and Stem Cells...
New Chemistry and New Opportunities from the Expanding Protein Universe
Proceedings of the 23rd International Solvay Conference on Chemistry
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2014
A select group of 40 eminent scientists from all parts of the world met to consider the current state of chemical and biological knowledge on the ever-expanding protein universe, and to discuss emerging opportunities for the foreseeable future. Scientific approaches to discover, characterize, and...
Multiphase Flow Phenomena and Applications
Memorial Volume in Honor of Gad Hetsroni
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
This volume is dedicated to a very special person, Professor Gad Hetsroni (1934–2015). His towering figure was familiar to researchers in heat transfer and multiphase flow all over the world. He was the founding Editor of the International Journal of Multiphase Flow and the person who defined and...
George Placzek
A Nuclear Physicist's Odyssey
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
This book presents the first detailed biography of George Placzek — an outstanding physicist, a participant in the Manhattan Project who stood at the very inception of nuclear physics and the subsequent development of the nuclear bomb in the course of the WWII. In the 1930s, George Placzek was known...
Plasma Research at the Limit
From the International Space Station to Applications on Earth(With DVD-ROM)
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2013
This book looks behind the scenes at the Plasma Crystal laboratory on the International Space Station (ISS) to see how science and research is carried out on the first physical science laboratory in space. As well as the background story of the ISS and the many scientific discoveries that were made,...
Marketing for Competitiveness: Asia to The World
In the Age of Digital Consumers
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Asia is the most populated geographical region, with 50% of the world's inhabitants living there. Coupled that with the impressive economic growth rates in many Asian countries, the region provides a very attractive and lucrative market for many businesses, big and small and from all industries. In...
Malaysia@50
Economic Development, Distribution, Disparities
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
Malaysia has grown and changed a great deal since it was formed on 16 September 1963. It was then seen as an unlikely nation hastily put together as a federation of British controlled territories in the region. Brunei's refusal to join at the eleventh hour and Singapore's secession before its second...
by Deshan Xiong
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2015
The book was written by the past Historian, Professor Xiong Deshan. It explained the origin and development of China civilization from the point of view of economy and society by making full use of archaeology materials and deep analysis of the long and slow development of Chinese society. For the...
Sir Francis Ronalds
Father of the Electric Telegraph
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
"This book brings an extraordinary legacy to life through material written by people who were close to the man himself, many of which have never before been published. For anyone interested in Victorian science and how it provided the basis for today’s high-tech world, this thorough and readable...
by Chary Rangacharyulu, Emmanuel Haven, Bernhard H J Juurlink
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
This is one of the few unique books that explicitly explores what the common methodologies are across disciplines that stretch from the humanities to the exact sciences. The goal is to compare and contrast the modes of thinking and methods of research of diverse disciplines to allow readers to explore...
by Peter Dürre
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
Systems Biology of Clostridium provides a comprehensive overview of system biology approaches in clostridia, especially Clostridium acetobutylicum. Systems biology is a rapidly evolving scientific discipline that allows us to understand and predict the metabolism and its changes within the bacterium...
Remembering the Manhattan Project
Perspectives on the Making of the Atomic Bomb and Its Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2005
During World War II, nations raced to construct the world's first nuclear weapon that would determine the future of the world. The Manhattan Project, one of the most significant achievements of the 20th century, was the culmination of America's war effort.
Today, although the issue of nuclear...
Handbook of Climate Change and Agroecosystems
Global and Regional Aspects and Implications — Joint Publication with the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2012
Climate change is no longer merely projected to occur in the indeterminate future. It has already begun to be manifested in the weather regimes affecting agroecosystems, food production, and rural livelihoods in many regions around the world. It is a real and growing challenge to the world at large...