Books published by Elsevier Science & Technology

A collection of some of the invited talks presented at the international meeting held at the Max Planck Institut fuer Physik Komplexer Systeme, Dresden, Germany during August 6-30, 2001, on the developing field of nanoscale science in science and bio-electronics.

Summarises the understanding of the Nervous, Endocrine and Immune systems with emphasis on shared mediators and receptors and functional interaction. This work contains basic information, theoretical considerations and clinical chapters. It also presents clinically relevant subjects such as: inflammation, asthma, and allergy.

Part of the "Handbook of Analytical Separations" series, this volume gives an overview about methods to analyse drugs in biological fluids. It covers the general aspects important for conducting therapeutic drug monitoring or pharmacokinetics studies. It discusses areas where therapeutic drug monitoring is used frequently.

Provides a comprehensive source of information on the analytical chemistry of nicotine and related alkaloids. This book describes the chemistry and analytical methods for measurement of nicotine. It presents the history, pharmacology and toxicology of nicotine, the biosynthesis of nicotine and other alkaloids in the tobacco plant.

III-V Nitrides have potential usage in high power, high temperature, high frequency and optical devices resistant to radiation damage. This book provides a number of optoelectronic applications of III-V nitrides and covers the process from growth to devices and applications. It is useful for those working in the semiconductors or microelectronics.

A hydrocode refers to a computer program used for the study of the dynamic response of materials and structures to impulse, and impact. This work introduces the novice to the fundamentals of this highly technical and complicated study. It brings together literature, from journals, government and corporate reports, and conference proceedings.

Covers the aspects of marine radioactivity which have been the focus of scientific study. This title covers the suite of natural radioisotopes which have been present in the oceans since their formation and quantitatively dominate the inventory of radioactivity in the oceans.

These Proceedings contain the papers presented at the 3rd IFAC International Workshop on Time Delay Systems, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 8 - 10 December 2001.

Includes proceedings which contain the papers presented at the IFAC Workshop on Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Methods for Nonlinear Control, held at Princeton University, USA in March 2000. The workshop featured presentations and discussions of theoretical and practical developments in Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approaches to nonlinear control.

The PID controller is a key component of industrial control. PID control has become one of the most important ways for the scientific specialist in control and the users of industrial control to work together. Digital Control 2000: Past, Present and Future of PID Control workshop was useful for learning about control history.

Covers the achievements in the field of Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry, called CALPHAD (acronym for Computer CALculation of PHAse Diagrams). This title combines discussions of the underlying physical principles of the CALPHAD method with descriptions of their application to real complex multi-component materials.

Provides an overview of the practical use of biological markers in marine animals to evaluate the health effects of environmental contamination in marine ecosystems. This book presents the results obtained during the development and application of biological markers as indicators of exposure/effect to toxic chemicals in marine environments.

Fluorine has quite unique properties. It is so reactive that it forms fluorides with all elements except with the lightest noble gases helium, neon and argon. This book summarizes the progresses in inorganic fluorine chemistry. It focuses on the features in inorganic fluorine chemistry and its industrial applications.

A compilation of concise definitions of the characteristic vocabulary commonly encountered and used by herpetologists when discussing, reading, or writing about reptiles and amphibians. This dictionary is intended for keepers, curators, breeders, researchers, teachers or students and also for those who have an interest in these animals.

Presents error and complexity in error-free, parallel, and probabilistic methods. This book discusses deterministic and probabilistic methods with error and complexity. It points out the scope and limitation of mathematical error-bounds. It is suitable for those in the fields of computational mathematics, and applied mathematics.

Part of a series that deals with the biochemical responses of fish to different environmental/ecological factors. This book captures vital issues affecting the responses of fish to the chemical surroundings of their environment. It includes chapters detailed on a cellular level. It also introduces a discussion of pharmaceutical effects on fish.

Focuses on the impact of stressful events on the functioning of the central nervous system and how stress affects molecular and cellular processes in the brain. Written for the scientific audience, this handbook comprehensively reviews key principles and facts to provide a clear overview of the interdisciplinary field of stress.

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). This book encompasses an array of approaches stemming from theoretical physics, computer science, and applied mathematics.

Presents the lecture notes of the Les Houches Summer School on Quantum entanglement and information processing. This book aims to establish connections between the communities of quantum optics and of quantum electronic devices working in the area of quantum computing. It is useful for graduate students with a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics.

Contains the Proceedings of the 25th International Free Electron Laser Conference and the 10th Free Electron Laser Users Workshop, which were held on September 8-12, 2003 in Tsukuba, Ibaraki in Japan.

Contains terms covering all fields of biology, from cytology and molecular biology to genetics and behavior, with special reference to zoology. Focussing on applied fields too, this dictionary will be useful to translators and scientists dealing with various fields of fundamental and applied biology.

Analyzes the commonly used molecular markers systems, and elaborates the development of biochemical genetics, which provides a model system that established the relationship between genes and enzymes. This book is useful for those crossing disciplinary boundaries into the field of biotechnology, genomics and bioinformatics of fungi.

Deals with intermetallic compounds. This book presents an overview of ternary systems containing rare earths, transition metals and indium. It also sorts out relationships between superconductivity and magnetism.

Presents an introduction to the physical processes of cohesive sediment in the marine environment. This book focuses on highly dynamic systems, such as estuaries and coastal seas. Processes on the continental shelf are also discussed and attention is given to the effects of chemistry, biology and gas.

Deals with push moraines on Spitsbergen. Push moraines are ridges or mounds of stratified glacial drift that are generated by glacial movement. Spitsbergen is an island in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 350 miles north of mainland Norway near the Norht Pole.

Covers primary topics in Precambrian geology. This book addresses celestial origins of Earth and succeeding extraterrestrial impact events. It includes such topics as evolution and models for Earth's hydrosphere and atmosphere; and, evolution of life and its influence on Precambrian ocean chemistry and chemical sedimentation.

Gives an overview of the English, German, French and Italian names of reptiles. This title provides the basic table that contains the scientific names of families, genera, species and some sub-species with their identified names, which are given in the singular for species and sub-specis and in the plural for other terms.

Gives an introduction for engineers and researchers wishing to obtain a fundamental knowledge of the edge in technology research. This book also acts as an essential reference for the "gurus" wishing to keep abreast of the directions and challenges in microelectronic technology development and future trends.

Contains the Proceedings of the 24th International Free Electron Laser Conference and the 9th Free Electron Laser Users Workshop, which were held on September 9-13, 2002 at Argonne National Laboratory.