Books published by Elsevier Science & Technology

Is this suicide response an evolutionary fail-safe device to curtail tumorogenesis? Does oxidative stress-induced apoptosis account for the loss of immune cells in AIDS? This title attempts to present the spectrum of roles, both good and bad played by active oxygen species as understood in the evolution of the field of free radical biology.

Features: the inherent scientific interest in understanding secretion of the pancreatic ss-cell; the ss-cells relevance to a very common disease; the availability of funding from specific sources related to diabetes research, for instance, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International and the British Diabetic Association.

The revolution in biological research initiated by the demonstration that particular DNA molecules could be isolated, recombined in novel ways, and conveniently replicated to high copy number in vivo for further study has spawned many additional advances that have enhanced our understanding of cellular processes to an astonishing degree.

The contributors to this text, who are all biochemists, describe what appears to them to be the conceptually significant developments in biochemistry since the mid 1950s and how these were achieved. Their aim is to make their subjects intelligible to other scientists not expert in their field.

Suitable for the senior management to grasp the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and its implications, this title provides a section by section overview of the Act and the appropriate action to take in each case. It provides Certification templates, a What to do and Check List and a description of the COSO Framework.

Focuses on the academic and theoretical side of the profession in the areas of financial accounting, accounting education and auditing. This title contains articles that range from empirical and analytical, to the development of new technologies.

The 16th volume in a series on advances in stratification research. Topics addressed include: the changing international context of social stratification; race, immigration and life chances; and the distinctiveness of independent business as a locus of social stratification.

Offers organizations a clear course to enact drug policies. This book teaches the ramifications of testing and investigating drug use and abuse. It addresses liability issues to keep business owners, security managers, and their companies out of court.

Offers an introduction to the problem areas that are being tackled, followed by chapters on sampling and sample preservation, strategies and applications of selected representative specimens for long-term storage in environmental specimen banks. This book presents an overview on trace analytical methods for metals and metal compounds.

Concentrates on industrially relevant reactions which are catalyzed by heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts. This book includes chapters on biocatalysis, catalyst characterization and adsorption methods. It also reflects the multidisciplinary nature of catalysis.

Examines the chemistry of natural and synthetic dyes produced for non-textile markets, where basic research in color chemistry takes place. This book includes chapters that cover the design, synthesis, properties and application technology pertaining to dyes for digital printing and photography.

Catalysis has proven to be the best solution to lower the content of exhaust gas in pollutants. This title discusses such topics as: low light-off behaviour based on improved catalysts and substrate formulations; efficient adsorber systems for storage of hydrocarbon emissions; and, electrically heated catalyst systems ahead the main catalyst.

This volume starts with a detailed account of the historical development of the discipline of organic chemistry and discussion devoted to quantum chemistry, physical properties of organic compounds, their reactivity, their biological activity, and their excited-state properties.

Deals with chromatographic and electrophoretic methods applied for the separation of biologically relevant compounds. This book also deals with individual separation modes to an extent which follows their applicability for biomedical purposes: liquid chromatography and electromigration methods are therefore highlighted.

The last volume of a four-volume handbook devoted to aspects of biological thermal analysis and chemistry. The approach taken is "how and what to do and when to do it". All the chapters have been prepared by recognized experts in their respective fields.

A review of new zeolites, related microporous materials and composites that act as molecular sieves. This volume covers their applications, the testing of new processes and techniques and outlines promising laboratory results that could lead to further applications.

Covers both the early use of artificial lighting and manufacturing methods concerning incandescent and fluorescent lamps. This work discusses the protocols for manufacture of fluorescent lamp phosphors and those used in cathode ray tubes. It offers a description of the formulations and methodology for manufacturing all known phosphors.

Focuses on three biological systems, providing an understanding of the state of affairs, and the ability to identify common principles as well as critical differences that are responsible for beginning the process of animal development. This volume is suitable for those who simply have an insatiable curiosity about life and its beginnings.

Aims to provide scientists with information about a series of techniques that can be used with a view to facilitating the transformation of the sample to an appropriate state for subsequent detection or quantitation of its components of interest. This work also deals with acceleration of solid sample pretreatment.

These articles in this volume should trigger further research in developing new pharmacophores against various diseases. The volume will be of wide interest to phytochemists, medicinal chemists and pharmacologists working in universities and industry.

This handbook presents comprehensive coverage of the technology for conveying and handling particulate solids. Each chapter covers a different topic and contains both fundamentals and applications.

Contains a brief review of adsorption history and its development for practical purposes. This book presents important information on adsorbents and catalysts as well as on the methods of their characterization. It includes a comprehensive review on contemporary utility of self-assembled monolayers, adsorption proteins and their role in industry.

Textile chemical processing, particularly the pre-treatment processes, requires a highly sophisticated technology and engineering. This book discusses the fundamental aspects of chemistry, chemical technology and machineries involved in the various pre-treatment process of textiles before subsequent dyeing, printing and finishing.

Introduces the basic science, terms and concepts critical to polymer science and technology. This book focuses on application areas emphasizing trends and applications. It also emphasizes the essential areas of characterization and contains chapters focusing of the synthesis of the materials.

Suitable for researchers, students and scholars, this title reviews organic chemistry in the areas of synthesis and structure determination, including: Reagents; Reaction mechanisms; Molecular Diversity; Asymmetric Synthesis; Multi-dimensional nmr; Enzymatic Synthesis; Organometallic Chemistry; and, Biologically Important Molecules.

With the development of rules for designing against instability the idea emerged, in 1974 to hold an International Colloquium treating every aspect of structural instability of steel structures. There have been 17 International Colloquia Stability Sessions around the world, starting with the first one in 1972, until with the last one in 1997.