Applied physics

Early osteoarthritis is novel topic for orthopedic surgeons and its process begins immediately after joint injury.

This volume includes original papers presented at the 4th Symposium on Satellite Dynamics held at the XII Annual Plenary Meeting of COSPAR.

This book brings together a selection of papers by George Gerstein, representing his long-term endeavor of making neuroscience into a more rigorous science inspired by physics, where he had his roots.

Chemistry of Foods and Beverages: Recent Developments is a compilation of selected papers from two conferences.

CI Techniques & Algorithms for a Variety of Medical Imaging SituationsDocuments recent advances and stimulates further researchA compilation of the latest trends in the field, Computational Intelligence in Medical Imaging: Techniques and Applications explores how intelligent computing can bring enormous benefit to existing technology in medical

This biography is a short yet comprehensive overview of the life of Meghnad Saha, the mastermind behind the frequently used Saha equations and a strong contributor to the foundation of science in India.

Electron Density and Bonding in Crystals: Principles, Theory and X-Ray Diffraction Experiments in Solid State Physics and Chemistry provides a comprehensive, unified account of the use of diffraction techniques to determine the distribution of electrons in crystals.

Did industry and commerce affect the concepts, values and epistemic foundations of different sciences?

This book presents the following geological contributions in Ediacaran and Paleozoic rocks.

This two-part book is devoted to classic fundamentals and current practices and perspectives of modern plasma astrophysics.

Dynamical systems provide powerful methods for the study of profound properties of many-dimensional nonlinear systems.

This book consists of a collection of papers presented at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on "e;Crust/mantle Recycl ing at Convergence Zones,"e; held in Antalya, Turkey, between May 25 to 29, 1987.

An Integrated Approach to Managing the World's Water ResourcesWater Reuse: Issues, Technologies, and Applications equips water/wastewater students, engineers, scientists, and professionals with a definitive account of the latest water reclamation, recycling, and reuse theory and practice.

The book thoroughly describes Iceland's geological development and its current geological processes, taking into account both geographic and geo-ecological aspects.

This is a revisit of a radical theory of cometary panspermia and cosmic life that was first proposed by Chandra Wickramasinghe and the late Sir Fred Hoyle in 1982.

A comprehensive volume that brings together authoritative overviews of single molecule science techniques from a biological perspective.

This book focuses on the theory and design of special space orbits.

Within the various aspects of life-science technologies medicine and information technology will change next millennium's quality-of-life fundamentally.

This book studies the marine multiple formations of petroleum geology in Central Sichuan Basin.

This books documents the salient characters of the tectonic evolution of the Indian subcontinent.

The development and utilization of microcomputers is widespread and rapid in all scientific disciplines, geology being no exception.

This atlas provides ultrastructural morphological images of human spermatozoa.

Nonlinear dynamo theory is central to understanding the magnetic structures of planets, stars and galaxies.

A lens into the unexplored and unseen cosmosA beautiful book showcasing the most stunning images from the first years of the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful infrared space observatory, along with expert insights into their revelations.

The International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (IS OTT) was founded in 1973 as a scientific society providing a forum for bioengineers, basic scientists (physiologists, biochemists and physicists) and clinicians (including anesthesiologists, intensive care specialists, pediatricians, neonatologists, internists, surgeons and other specialists) to facilitate the exchange of scientific information among those interested in any aspect of the transport and/or utilization of oxygen in tissues.

Advances in Heat Transfer

The expansion of our civilization to the Moon and beyond is now within our reach, technically, intellectually and financially.

This contributed volume reviews the latest advances in all the new technologies currently developed for MagnetoEncephaloGraphy (MEG) recordings, as well as sensor technologies and integrated sensor arrays for on-scalp MEG.

From the spontaneous rapid firing of cortical neurons to the spatial diffusion of disease epidemics, biological systems exhibit rich dynamic behaviour over a vast range of time and space scales.

Mineralizing Vesicles: From Biochemical and Biophysical Properties to Their Roles in Physiology and Disease presents the state-of-the art in the properties of mineralizing EVs and their potential clinical applications.

The meetings 'At the Frontier of Physics and Biology' are by now regularly organized workshops in Les Houches, France.

Spacesuits are far more than garments.

In this, the first history of artifical satellites and their uses, Helen Gavaghan shows how the idea of putting an object in orbit around the earth changed from science fiction to indespensible technology in the twinkling of an eye.

This is the first book describing the glorious geology of Iceland's Golden Circle and four additional excursions:(1) the beautiful valleys and mountains of the fjord of Hvalfjordur, (2) the unique landscape and geothermal fields of the Hengill Volcano, (3) the explosion craters, volcanic fissures, and lava fields of the Reykjanes Peninsula, and (4) the volcanoes (Hekla, Eyjafjallajokull, Katla), waterfalls, sandur plains, and rock columns of South Iceland.

Based on the field investigation and the summary of the published research results of the April 20, 2013, Lushan, Sichuan, China, MS7.

Acids and bases are ubiquitous in chemistry.

In addition to environmental change, the structure and trends of global politics and the economy are also changing as more countries join the ranks of the world's largest economies with their resource-intensive patterns.

The New Benchmark for Understanding the Latest Developments of Ion ChannelsIon channels control the electrical properties of neurons and cardiac cells, mediate the detection and response to sensory stimuli, and regulate the response to physical stimuli.

This book is based on the author's work at the Double Chooz Experiment, from 2010 to 2013, the goal of which was to search for electronic anti-neutrino disappearance close to nuclear power plant facilities as a result of neutrino oscillation.

The first edition of the monumental book Diseases from Space by Sir Fred Hoyle and N Chandra Wickramasinghe appeared some 40 years ago, encapsulating the key principles of Panspermia, and it has been the guiding principle in the new scientific field of Astrobiology.

Taking a heuristic approach to relativistic quantum mechanics, Practical Quantum Electrodynamics provides a complete introduction to the theory, methodologies, and calculations used for explaining the physical interaction of charged particles.

Edwin Hubble: Mariner of the Nebulae is both the biography of an extraordinary human being and the story of the greatest quest in the history of astronomy since the Copernican revolution.

Meteorology at the Millennium details recent advances in meteorology and explores its interfaces with science, technology, and society.

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

Single-molecule techniques eliminate ensemble averaging, thus revealing transient or rare species in heterogeneous systems [1-3].

This international conference was organized by the sponsoring agencies with the following objectives in mind: to bring together active researchers involved in energy compression, switching, and storage who have a major interest in plasma physics, electron beams, electric and magnetic energy storage systems, and high voltage and high current switches.