Chemistry

Over the last three decades a lot of research on the role of metals in biochemistry and medicine has been done.

These two volumes on Femtochemistry present a timely contribution to a field central to the understanding of the dynamics of the chemical bond.

This book discusses voltage-gated ion channels and their importance in drug discovery and development.

Chemical health threats can have impacts across national borders and so may be more effectively tackled by international cooperation than by individual governments acting alone.

Metal Chalcogenide Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications provides an overview of advances in materials development of chalcogenides for use in biosensing and sensing applications.

Treatise on Geophysics: Mineral Physics, Volume 2, provides a comprehensive review of the current state of understanding of mineral physics.

Stopping Cross-Sections for Energetic Ions in All Elements shows the stopping cross-sections of energetic ions in various elements in both solid and gas phase targets.

Specialist Periodical Reports provide systematic and detailed review coverage of progress in the major areas of chemical research.

This book on classification in biomedical image applications presents original and valuable research work on advances in this field, which covers the taxonomy of both supervised and unsupervised models, standards, algorithms, applications and challenges.

As the range of feedstocks, process technologies and products expand, biorefineries will become increasingly complex manufacturing systems.

A prevalent and increasingly important issue, arsenic removal continues to be one of the most important areas of water treatment.

This book discusses different aspects of energy consumption and environmental pollution, describing in detail the various pollutants resulting from the utilization of natural resources and their control techniques.

Magnetic Resonance Microscopy Explore the interdisciplinary applications of magnetic resonance microscopy in this one-of-a-kind resource In Magnetic Resonance Microscopy: Instrumentation and Applications in Engineering, Life Science and Energy Research, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive exploration of the use of magnetic resonance microscopy (MRM) and similar techniques in an interdisciplinary milieux.

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Essential resource covering the field of LIBS, with respect to its fundamentals, established and novel applications, and future prospects Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), presents in two comprehensive volumes a thorough discussion of the basic principles of the method, including important recently available data which can lead to a better characterization of the LIBS plasma.

Conventionally, evolution has always been described in terms of species.

A truly international and multi-disciplinary compendium of current best practices authored by top practitioners from around the world, the book covers current trends and technology advances in the following disciplines within forensic science: bloodstain pattern analysis, forensic photography, ballistics, latent prints, forensic genetics and DNA, questioned documents, forensic toxicology, forensic clinical medicine, forensic pathology, forensic odontology, forensic anthropology, forensic entomology, forensic biometry, forensic psychology and profiling, law comparison and ethics, and much more.

Finding current, detailed information on the analysis of drug-related compounds is challenging at best.

The commercial availability and decreasing cost of polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes in recent years has opened up the field to everybody who wishes to apply these unique properties in their own technologies.

This volume is the first to comprehensively examine Chinese's affirmative action policies in the critical area of minority education, the most important conduit to employment and economic success in the PRC after the economic reforms begun in the late 1970s.

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The continuous evolution and development of experimental techniques is at the basis of any fundamental achievement in modern physics.

Following its well-received predecessor, this book offers an essential guide to chemists for understanding fluorine in spectroscopy.

A comprehensive look at empirical approaches to molecular discovery, their relationships with rational design, and the future of both Empirical methods of discovery, along with serendipitous and rational design approaches, have played an important role in human history.

The book systematically presents fundamental principles, properties, implementation methodologies, technologies and applications of polymer synthesis.

With contributions from a community of experts, the book focuses on the use of ionic functions to define the principle of operation in polymer devices.

The phenomenon of electrical conductance in liquids is of great impor- tance to the technologist, as well as to the theoretical scientist.

This book offers a didactic introduction to light-matter interactions at both the classical and semi-classical levels.

Islam in Africa is deeply connected with Sufism, and the history of Islam is in a significant way a history of Sufism.

This Volume is based on the Lectures presented at the Meeting "e;Chemistry at the Beginning of the Third Millennium"e;, wh ich was held in Pavia, Italy, during the period 7-10 October, 1999.

This short text is intended for graduates and introduces concepts of chemical bonding in a clear, descriptive and essentially nonmathematical fashion.

Carbonic Anhydrase: Its Inhibitors and Activators provides a state-of-the-art overview of the latest developments and challenges in carbonic anhydrase research.

Comprehensive reference examining activated sludge technologies in industrial wastewater treatment, combining a theoretical framework with practical methodologies Application of Sewage Sludge in Industrial Wastewater Treatment provides a roadmap to the methodologies for the treatment of industrial wastewaters from several major sectors integrating theory and practice, highlighting the importance of sewage sludge technologies in industrial wastewater treatment to clean up the environment from pollution caused by human activities, and assessing the applications of several existing activated sludge techniques and introduces new emerging technologies.

This Handbook describes and discusses the features that make up the petroleum refining industry.

This book  presents the environmental benefits of nanomaterials in agriculture, water purification and nanomedicine.

This Brief highlights different approaches used to create stable cellulase and its use in different fields.

This book focuses on the creation and demonstration of a carbon-carbon (C-C) single bond beyond 1.

Thermodynamics Kept Simple - A Molecular Approach: What is the Driving Force in the World of Molecules?

Provides a timely overview of basic principles and significant advances of semiconductor-based photocatalysts for solar energy conversion Semiconductor Solar Photocatalysts: Fundamentals and Applications presents a systematic, in-depth summary of both fundamental and cutting-edge research in novel photocatalytic systems.

Academia and industry join forces in Aromatic Fluorination, as an expert from each domain contributes to this new text on fluorination of carbocyclic and heterocyclic rings.

This volume is a collection of articles from the Proceedings of the International School of Structural Biology and Magnetic Resonance 7th Course: Structure, Structure and Biophysics - New Technologies for Current Challenges in Biology and Beyond.

The development of a commercially successful process for the catalytic synthesis of ammonia was a scientific as well as a technical triumph.

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying:Exam Board: OCRLevel: A LevelSubject: Chemistry AFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: June 2017Written by curriculum and specification experts, this Student Book supports and extends students through the new linear course while delivering the breadth, depth, and skills needed to succed in the new A Level and beyond.

Completely updated version this classic reference covers both physical hazards and biological agents Provides updated information on protecting workers from proven and possible health risks from manual material handling, extremes of temperature and pressure, ionizing and non-ionizing (magnetic fields) radiation, shiftwork, and more Details major changes in our understanding of biological hazards including Ebola, Chikungunya, Zika, HIV, Hepatitis C, Lyme disease, MERS-CoV, TB, and much more All infectious diseases have been updated from an occupational health perspective Includes practical guidance on to how to set up medical surveillance for hazards and suggests preventive measures that can be used to reduce occupational diseases

Food irradiation, the use of ionizing radiation to destroy harmful biological organism in food, is a safe, proven process that has many useful applications.

For over 2000 years, preparations of chamomile flowers have counted among the medicinal treasures of many cultural groups.