Books published by Elsevier Science & Technology

Covers experimental and theoretical advances in the different forms of nanosilicon. This book discusses the applications of nanosilicon to single electron transistors, as photonic material, chemical and biological sensors at molecular scale, and silicon nanowire devices.

Deals with the authors' work on annulation using -oxoketene dithioacetals, a synthetic method that provides useful routes to an impressively wide range of fused heterocycles. This book includes chapters arranged by increasing heterocycle ring size that review advances in the field of heterocyclic chemistry with a focus on synthesis and reactions.

Provides an overview of ESIS Technical Committee 4's activities since the mid-1980s. This work describes a range of tests.

Thin-plated structures are used in building construction, automobile, aircraft, shipbuilding and other industries because of such factors as high strength-weight ratio, development of new materials and processes, and availability of efficient analytical methods. This book talks about the developments and trends in design of thin-walled structures.

Covers a variety of topics including terpene synthesis, amino acid synthesis, and combinatorial methods for generation of structural diversity. This title offers a review of representative syntheses and synthetic strategies for the introduction of cyclobutane into target molecules. It discusses the number of rings contained in the natural product.

Contains the papers presented at the eighth in IFAC's conference series on Supplementary Ways for Improving International Stability. This title includes topics such as social aspects of technology transfer, managing the introduction of technological change, ethical aspects, and technology and environmental stability.

Addresses the analysis, modelling and control of traffic and transportation systems. This encyclopedia is suitable for professional and academic scientists and engineers in various disciplines concerned with the movement of people and materials.

Presents a comprehensive collection of reports which cover the field of educational technology around the world. This encyclopedia covers conceptual frameworks, technical developments, the design and distribution of instructional resources, the organization and professionalization of educational technology, and practical problems of classroom use.

Includes proceedings that contain the papers presented at the 16th IFAC Workshop on Distributed Computer Control Systems (DCCS) held in Sydney, Australia in December 2000. These papers fall in the areas of classical control theory, computer architecture, real-time computer networks, and formal methods for real-time systems.

Suitable for civil, mining and petroleum engineers and geologists, this title answers many questions such as - Is Classification reasonably reliable? Can it be successful in crisis management of geohazards? Can a single Classification system be general for all rock structures? And is Classification a scientific approach?

Acronycine, a potent antitumor agent, was discovered in the bark of the small Australian Rutaceous tree, Acronychia baueri Schott. This work presents a survey of the isolation, structure determination, methods of synthesis, and the biological properties of acronycine, as well as an account of natural and synthetic analogues of acronycine.

Intends to bring together scientific understanding of wetting behaviour that has been gained from theoretical models and quantitative experimental observations. This book considers materials such as liquid metals or inorganic glasses in contact with solid metals or ceramics at temperatures of 200-2000oC.

Presents reviews on research on alkaloids. This book describes forty-six alkaloids from fifteen species of the genus Thalictrum, as well as 116 alkaloids of known structure from thirty-six species and subspecies of the genus. It also discusses isolation and structure elucidation, analysis, biosynthesis, cell culture, and pharmacology.

Offers an overview of the developments in the study of environmental systems. This encyclopedia covers subjects such as: agricultural systems; atmospheric processes and air quality; ecosystems; environmental chemistry; geology, soil processes and geophysics; hydrology, fluid dynamics and water quality; marine processes; and meteorology.

The rapid growth of biotechnology and drug design, based on rational principles of biopolymer interactions, has generated many developments in the field of biophysical chemistry. This series presents overviews of these developments and other topical areas that are attracting interest in the field.

Tells how the traditional boundaries of cell chemistry and physiology are being erased by molecular biology. This book deals with the chemistry of actin and myosin and contains chapters on cell motility, ATP synthesis in muscle, and contraction in smooth and skeletal muscle.

Focuses on protein translocation across membranes (Biochemical analyses of components comprising the protein translocation machinery of E Coli; and protein translocation genetics). This book also focuses on how proteins assemble into the inner membrane of E Coli.

Illustrates the extent to which the traditional distinction between biochemical and physiological processes is being obliterated by molecular biology. This work looks at the revolution in cell and molecular biology that is leading to core knowledge that provides an outline of the integrative and reductionist approach.

An introduction to the study of cell chemistry and physiology. This volume is not intended to be encyclopedic in nature but rather a general survey of the subject with an emphasis on those topics that are useful to an understanding of cell biology, and those that are important in the teaching of modern medicine.

After years of dominance by recombinant DNA technology, the field of molecular and cell biology witnessed an interest in techniques and approaches that are not driven by DNA acrobatics. This book shows how if one wishes to know how cells work, the secret is not to be found in DNA, but rather in everything outside DNA.

This series is designed to provide a vehicle in which investigators, who have demonstrated a high degree of competence in some aspect of free radical chemistry, can present a particular area of interest. The series encompasses a wide variety of topics which are of current interest.

Genetic diseases which are inherited, can be diagnosed prenatally; an idea that was once inconceivable. This book reflects on the importance of molecular genetics in modern medicine. It also describes the special role of molecular genetics in combating genetic diseases through gene therapy.

Features the structure and dynamics of RNA, DNA, and protein. This book concerns with the origins and cellular basis of life.

The seventh volume of a multi-volume work designed for medical students with rudimentary knowledge of cellular biology. It is the key discipline for the basic medical sciences and clinical medicine to be taught in an integrated curriculum. This text features developmental biology.

The volume outlines how to simply develop mathematical models of microbial systems and demonstrates their power to: guide and minimize the experimental work; check the consistency of experimental results; predict the behavior of the bio-system and analyze biocatalytic processes; diagnose the anomalies in the microbial culture behavior.

After a general introduction into the mechanics of liquid menisci, these chapters are dedicated to methods based on drops or bubbles. Describing the accomplishments to make use of drops and bubbles in fundamental research and application, these provide the theoretical basis, a description of experimental set-ups, and experimental examples.

Covers the structure of the electrical double layer and charge transfer reactions across the electrode/electrolyte interface. This book offers a quantitative basis for understanding electro chemistry at metal and semiconductor electrodes. It is suitable for those studying materials and inter facial chemistry.

Presents a compilation of the engineering data on mixing, which have appeared in the major technical journals of chemical engineering and bioengineering since 1975. That year marked the beginning of a period of rapid advancement in the science and technology of mixing. This book offers an alternative method of surveying mixing data.