Books published by Elsevier Science & Technology

Part of the "Handbook of Agricultural Economics", volume 1a treats issues in agricultural production, representing the consequences of decades of work deepening and widening the original focus of agricultural economics on farm management.

Part of a two-volume set of reviews devoted to the rare-earth-based high-temperature oxide superconductors (commonly known as hiT superconductors).

Heparin and its derivative are important drugs in clinical practice. This book provides chemists, biochemists, doctors, researchers, students and practitioners with an insight into the chemistry, biology and clinical applications of heparin and heparan sulfate and examines their function in various physiological and pathological conditions.

Includes articles that cover the whole range of knowledge and research in wood science. This encyclopedia discusses topics such as the availability of economics and timber resources, wood products such as plywood and mineral-bonded wood composites, and the major commercial and wood species of the world.

Due to the fundamental two-way interaction between the theoretical and the empirical aspects of monetary economics, together with the relationship of both to matters of public policy, any organization of material spanning the subject is bound to be arbitrary. This work is suitable for graduate economics students on advanced courses.

Covers the study of dislocations. This book discusses the influence of the structure of the core of a dislocation on its mobility. It shows how the various modern techniques of scanning probe microscopy can be used to study dislocations and their interaction with the free surface.

Describes devices and systems that draw power from batteries. This book reviews the basic characteristics of various primary and secondary batteries used in these applications.

Thermal Analysis (TA) has become an indispensable family of analytical techniques in the polymer research. This book describes the use of the various TA techniques in nine chapters, while chapter ten illustrates the information obtained about different polymers during special case studies.

Examines the chemical composition of the Earth's crust, starting with the continental crust and the rocks exposed therein, moving on to oceanic crust (MORB and oceanic plateaus) and finishing with island arc crust. This volume also summarizes the processes responsible for crustal formation and modification.

Presents integrated approaches to accident analysis and risk assessment. This work helps system designers and risk analysts to: identify tasks that require human cognition and therefore depend on cognitive reliability; provide an appraisal of the consequences of human performance on system safety which can be used in PSA; and more.

Presents the result of a united effort of six European universities to create an overall course on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in process control. This book includes an introduction to key areas including knowledge representation, expert, logic, fuzzy logic, neural network, and object oriented-based approaches in AI.

Presents a collection of 100 articles which examines various theories and aspects of human development and their significance for education, child raising, and counselling practices throughout the world.

Direct conversion of daylight into electricity by photovoltaic solar cells is one of the most promising of the renewable energy options. This book is intended primarily to give students, engineers and scientists entering the photovoltaics field an overview of the different aspects concerned with the subject, with pointers to further reading.

Comprises of six chapters on a range of topics in medicinal chemistry, including molecular modeling, structure-based drug design, organic synthesis, peptide conformational analysis, biological assessment, structure-activity correlation, and lead optimization.

A guide to the smart card industry. It examines the smart card market and major end-use sectors, identifying their needs for smart cards, assessing growth prospects and highlighting market opportunities. It looks at the structure of the industry, profiles key players, and discusses industry issues and investigates usage by geographical region.

Examines the development of the fuel cell business to 2010. This report analyses the trends in markets, technologies and industry structure and profiles the major players. It includes a fuel cell industry overview, market figures and forecasts to 2010, with analysis, a review of fuel cell technology, company profiles of key fuel cell developers.

Biometrics, the physiological and/or behavioural characteristics that can be used to verify the identity of an individual are in use in major, mainstream government and commercial applications. This work examines the use and growth of biometrics. It analyses the trends in markets, technologies and industry structure and profiles the major players.

Infrastructure is one of the significant markets for composite materials and is expected to become more significant to the composites industry as the sector increases its acceptance of fibre and carbon reinforced plastics. This report examines infrastructure market sectors per region, providing market forecasts for applications worldwide.

Provides an insight into the global developments in GaN, SiC and other optoelectronic materials. This report also examines the implication for both suppliers and users of GaN technology.

Takes a fresh perspective on the industry, reviewing changes and developments in industry structure, corporate strategies, market condition, technology and application trends. This report also examines technologies and applications.

Rapid evolution is taking place in the water market. The inherent characteristics of composites materials associated with materials and production technology is allowing the increased use of high cost materials and processes at ever decreasing costs. This handbook is designed to bring specifiers up to speed with these materials.

Membranes are among the most important engineering components. Each year more and more effective uses for membrane technologies are found. This book provides practical guidance to using selected membrane processes in individual industries while also providing a useful guide to equipment selection and usage.

Covers the extension and refinement of the complementarity argument from 1933 until Bohrs' death in 1962. This work includes Bohr's publications on the subject, together with selected manuscripts and extracts of his correspondence with friends and fellow pioneers such as Werner Heisenberg and Wolfgang Pauli.

Offers information on side effects of cosmetic products, topical and systemic drugs used in dermatology, and other therapeutic modalities used by dermatologists including PUVA therapy and dermal implants, laser therapy, chemical face peels and cryotherapy.

In this text, marketing scientists with an MS/OR orientation present reviews of their areas of expertise. The wide range of material spans the marketing discipline and represents coverage of what is known, as well as what problem areas present themselves as ripe for further development.

One of the central problems in operations research and management science is how to quantify the effects of uncertainty about the future. This book discusses models where chance events play a major role. It surveys topics in applied probability that have been particularly useful in operations research and management science.

During the twentieth century, radiation chemistry emerged as a multi-faceted field encompassing all areas of science. Radiation chemical techniques are being routinely used not only by chemists but also by biologists, and polymer scientists. This title presents an overall view of the different aspects of the subject.

Deals with solid-state decompositions and the properties of solids that control reactivities. This book also surveys groups of reactions classified by similarities of chemical composition.

Focusing on the scientific basis of the technique of semiconductor chemical sensors, this book concentrates on the usage of semiconductor sensors in precision physico-chemical studies. It explains the physical and chemical principles underlying the semiconductor sensor method. It is intended for scientists and engineers.