Books published by Elsevier Science & Technology

Human activities and development focusing on economic growth have an adverse impact on natural and inhabited environment day after day. This book presents various aspects of environment and the associated problems along with solutions proposed to achieve an harmonic co-existence of man and natural life as well as sustainable development.

Neuroscience for Addiction Medicine: From Prevention to Rehabilitation - Methods and Interventions is the latest volume from Progress in Brain Research focusing on new trends and developments in addiction research. This established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as popular emerging subfields such as addiction. This volume takes an integrated approach to review and summarize some of the most recent progress from the subfield of addiction research, with particular emphasis on potential applications in a clinical setting. Explores new trends and developments in basic and clinical research in the addiction subfield of neuroscienceUses an integrated approach to review and summarize recent progressEmphasizes potential applications in a clinical settingEnhances the literature of neuroscience by further expanding the established international series Progress in Brain Research

Hypercrosslinked network polymers present a different class of polymeric materials with very wide application possibilities. This title describes the theory, practice of preparation and use of polymeric adsorbing materials with the emphasis on hypercrosslinked polystyrene-type polymers.

Deals with the chemistry, materials science, physics and technology of the rare earth elements in an integrated manner. This work offers the researcher and graduate student coverage of this field.

Focuses on nanoclusters, metal and metal compound systems that are of particular interest in materials science, and aspects related to biology and medicine. This book delivers coverage of cluster science. It covers a range of topics in physics, chemistry, and materials science.

Deals with the chemistry, materials science, physics and technology of the rare earth elements.

Reflecting the breadth and the fast pace of research in core dynamics, this title includes topics such as structure and composition of the outer and inner core, energetics of the core, convection, rotation, flow and turbulence in the outer core, solidification of the inner core, and, dynamo theory and numerical dynamo models.

Explores the theory, instrumentation and results from modern geodetic systems. This volume covers the theory of the Earth's gravity field, the instrumentation for measuring the field, and its temporal variations. It also features full-color figures and tables that support the text and aid in understanding.

Provides an in-depth overview of the field of mantle dynamics. This title surveys the physics and fluid dynamics of mantle convection, with theoretical, laboratory and computational methods. It also reviews the present understanding of convection in Earth's mantle, including energy sources and thermal evolution, and upper-mantle flow.

Ecological engineering involves the design, construction and management of ecosystems that have value to both humans and the environment. This work covers the basic theory of ecological engineering as well as the application of these principles in environmental management. It is based on the best-selling "Encyclopedia of Ecology".

Helps you learn about the climate-environment system, its sensitivity, thresholds and feedback. This book presents the science on reconstructions from the Earth System, on methodological advances and on the ability of numerical models to simulate low and high frequency changes of climate, environment, and chemical cycling related to interglacials.

Reviews the basic concepts and highlights the advances and developments that have taken place in the field of comprehensive two dimensional gas chromatography (GC x GC). This book covers various aspects of the technique, including theoretical aspects, modelization of the chromatographic process, software developments and alternative couplings.

Deals with the record of Neoproterozoic to early Palaeozoic events in southwestern Gondwana, that heralded the Cambrian explosion and the dawn of modern ecosystems. This book provides an account of the Neoproterozoic to Cambrian geological record in a poorly-known part of the world. It focuses on litho, bio, chemostratigraphy and magmatism.

Offers information on liquid membrane separations, presenting the principles and applications of a variety of liquid membrane separation processes. This title presents a critical analysis of technologies and their theoretical background, as well as directions for development.

Provides an overview of theoretical and computational advancements in the field of chemical reactivity. This work includes applications in the frontiers of reactivity principles, and introduces dynamic and statistical viewpoints to chemical reactivity and challenging traditional concepts such as aromaticity.

This first volume of the "Handbook of Automated Reasoning" includes topics such as: the early history of automated deduction, classical logic - resolution theorem proving, and tableaux and related methods.

A gem of a book for scholars in race and ethnic relations and sociobiology. Van den Berghe analyzes various forms that race and ethnic relations have displayed including colonial empires, slavery, middleman minorities, caste systems, and assimilation.