Books published by Elsevier Science & Technology

An encyclopedia that shows changes in research involving composite materials. It features articles that include work on nanocomposites and metallic multilayers. It is suitable for materials scientists and mechanical engineers involved in industrial and academic research into the fabrication, properties and applications of composite materials.

Explains the use of an ecological way of farming, with modern practical applications, to make the fullest use of land resources and the best utilization of available capital and labour. In analyzing the relationship between soil, plant, animal and man, the author discusses the best care of land itself, its components, and grassland management.

Examines the development of the diode laser industry over a six-year period, 2000 to 2005, incorporating analysis of trends in markets, technologies and industry structure. This work provides key information to users and manufacturers of substrates, epitaxial wafers (epiwafers) and devices.

Presenting strategies of cellular invasion from the viewpoint of the microbe, this is a collection of invited chapters attempting to bring together cell biologists, microbiologists, and immunologists with disparate interests. It also emphasis on relatively early events such as mutual recognition, cell entry, and response.

Part of a series which presents reports of efforts in all areas of supramolecular science, this volume discusses a variety of topics in the field.

Intends to bring together investment analysis and portfolio theory and their implementation to portfolio management. This title also contains articles that present and examine important accounting, financial and economic data for managing and evaluating portfolios of risky assets.

Presents a set of papers that deal with the challenges of leveraging information technology for designing inter-organizational relationships. Instead of assembling a set of papers that are loosely connected to the broad theme of strategy and information technology, this work presents a compendium of papers on this coherent topic.

This fourth volume in the series covers a variety of topics in the field of advances in investment and portfolio management.

A step-by-step guide to designing filters using off-the-shelf ICs. This book starts with the basic operating principles of filters and common applications, then moves on to describe how to design circuits by using and modifying chips. It stresses on practical, simplified approaches to solving design problems.

Explores reliability assessment techniques such as Failure Mode, Effect Analysis, and Fault Tree Analysis of commonly encountered rotating machinery. This text provides the tools to drastically improve machinery productivity and performance. It is a reference for maximizing the uptime of process equipment.

Presents a basic introduction to the concepts of crime prevention and security techniques and equipment which aid the crime prevention effort. This book includes examples, glossary of crime prevention terms and an instructor's manual. It also covers loss procedures.

Helps those responsible for managing and supervising fund administration services by examining the decisions, actions and problems at the various stages as well as explaining the products and infrastructure that services support.

Intended for those designing analog circuits, this book covers such topics as RF amplifiers, oscillator design and behaviour, waveform analysis, optoelectronics, filters and op-amps, as well as offering insights in chapters such as Cautionary Tales for Circuit Designers, Circuit Reflections and Is Matching Easy?

Addressing global environmental problems, such as global warming is essential to global sustainability. This book presents scientific discussions on the challenges in the development of carbon dioxide utilization. It is suitable for students, researchers and consultants looking for the developments in environmental and chemical engineering.

Aims at preparing the Vesuvius area to confront future eruptions with minimal socio-economic and cultural consequences. This work addresses volcanic risk mitigation in densely populated area surrounding Vesuvius. It provides education about volcanos; and displays physical modeling of eruption processes and integration of models.

Beginning as chemical curiosities, carbenes are now established as reactive intermediates with fascinating and productive research areas of their own. This book covers carbene chemistry in its broadest sense.

The high degree of preference for only one of two possible mirror-image forms in nature, often called biological homochirality, is a puzzling phenomenon. This text covers the topic from a number of disciplines, including synthetic chemistry, theoretical topology and palaeontology.

This third volume in the series covers a variety of topics in the field of advances in investment and portfolio management.