Applied physics

Advances in Geophysics

Advances in Geophysics

Advances in Geophysics

Advances in Geophysics

Advances in Geophysics

Advances in Geophysics

Advances in Geophysics

This is the first book solely devoted to single-molecule biochemistry and molecular biology.

Dynamos is a collection of lectures given in July 2007 at the Les Houches Summer School on "e;Dynamos"e;.

The first part of the book provides a pedagogical introduction to the physics of complex systems driven far from equilibrium.

Physics in Biology and Medicine, Third Edition covers topics in physics as they apply to the life sciences, specifically medicine, physiology, nursing, and other applied health fields.

Mass spectrometry is fast becoming an indispensable field for medical professionals.

The purpose of the book is to give a survey of the physics that is relevant for biological applications, and also to discuss what kind of biology needs physics.

This self-contained monograph gives a thorough introduction to the theory of gravity which is used as the basis for developing applications in exploration and geodesy.

This volume of The Enzymes features high-caliber thematic articles on the topic of molecular machines involved in protein transport across cellular membranes.

Molecular surface science has made enormous progress in the past 30 years.

Established in 1960, Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry is the definitive serial in the area--one of great importance to organic chemists, polymer chemists, and many biological scientists.

This series provides a venue for longer reviews of current advances in geophysics.

Transport phenomena in porous media continues to be a field which attracts intensive research activity.

Volume 6 of Biomembranes covers transmembrane receptors and channels.

Climate for the 21st century is expected to be considerably different from the present and recent past.

Progress in understanding the nature of the biological membrane has been very rapid over a broad front, but still pockets of ignorance remain.

International Review of Cytology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology--both plant and animal.

Physics of Thin Films is one of the longest running continuing series in thin film science, consisting of 25 volumes since 1963.

Signal Transduction is a well-illustrated, coherent look at cellular signaling processes.

This is the first book of its kind on seismic amplitude inversion in the context of reflection tomography.

The book shows how the new observations from satellites required advances in theory and influenced societal decision-making.

This volume covers such quantum leaps in the field of biochemistry as the coding properties of DNA and the central dogma, manipulating DNA, extranuclear DNA, protein synthesis and the ribosome, and cell cycles.

Proteins: Analysis and Design focuses solely on individual experimental approaches, rather than on specific classes of proteins.

The opportunity that tissue engineering provides for medicine is extraordinary.

This comprehensive work discusses novel biomolecular surfaces that have been engineered to either control or measure cell function at the atomic, molecular, and cellular levels.

Damage assessment, rehabilitation, decision-making, social consequences, repair and reconstruction; these are all critical factors for considerations following natural disasters such as earthquakes.

GOOS is an international programme for a permanent global framework of observations, modelling and analysis of ocean variables which are needed to support operational services around the world.

This second edition retains the general structure of the first edition, buthas been updated in the light of recent oceanographic research, and improvedas a teaching text on the basis of feedback from past students and otherreaders.

This is an invaluable textbook, prepared by the Open University team and designed so that it can be read on its own or as part of the OU course.

Our understanding of the subsurface system of the earth is becoming increasingly more sophisticated both at the level of the behaviour of its components (solid, liquid and gas) as well as their variations in space and time.

The applications of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to petroleum exploration and production have become more and more important in recent years.

This unique sourcebook serves as a comprehensive reference, bridging the well-established chemistry of nitric oxide and the new and exciting role of nitric oxide as an effector and signaling molecule in numerous biological systems.

Muddy coasts are land-sea transitional environments commonly found along low-energy shorelines which either receive large annual supplies of muddy sediments, or where unconsolidated muddy deposits are being eroded by wave action.

mRNA Formation and Function presents a compendium of techniques geared exclusively toward the understanding of RNA metabolism.

Molecular mechanisms in visual transduction is presently one of the most intensely studied areas in the field of signal transduction research in biological cells.

The field of oceanographic data assimilation is now well established.

This volume includes paradigms, model systems, and techniques for the study of dysfunctions in the nervous system.

This practical book provides the detailed methodology and expert guidance required for measuring and manipulating cytosolic ion concentrations.

Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field that strives to understand the functioning of neural systems at levels ranging from biomolecules and cells to behaviour and higher brain functions (perception, memory, cognition).

People are immersed in electromagnetic fields from such sources as power lines, domestic appliances, mobile phones, and even electrical storms.

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Medical electronics, or more specifically the instrumentation used in physiological measurement, has changed significantly over the last few years.

Volcanic earthquakes represent the main and often the only instrument to forecast volcanic eruptions.

Learning by experience is both a part of the daily life and the exploration life.