Books published by Elsevier Science & Technology

Concerned with the processing and separation of fine solid particles in liquid solutions using interfacial technology. This book describes interfacial separation techniques and discusses the general and specific fundamentals of the techniques. It provides comprehensive coverage on particle technology, mineral processing and water treatment.

Assists scientists, engineers and researchers in the development of a high performance lubricant. This work provides a review of the state of knowledge in tribochemistry. It takes a look at engine oil as a micellar system, and focuses on the tribochemistry of oils. It is useful for practicing scientists and engineers in the petroleum industry.

Provides an overview of filter media, from classification to performance date to practical selection tables.

Neuropeptides released from activated nociceptive afferent nerves play a pivotal role in inflammatory reactions and pain. This book includes several chapters that deal with the therapeutic potential of a new class of putative pain relieving agents acting through TRPV1, the capsaicin/vanilloid receptor, a specific ion channel which transmits pain.

Displays the range of radioactive geochronometric studies that have been addressed by researchers in various fields of Earth science, ranging from the age of Earth and the Solar System to the dating of the history of Earth that assists us in defining the major events in Earth history.

Semi-active suspension systems promise weight efficiencies, cost savings, and higher safety and comfort compared to other types of electronically-controlled suspensions currently in use. This book provides a comprehensive overview of semi-active suspension systems with an emphasis on performance analysis and control design.

Comprises 35 case studies describing detailed analyses of real engineering failures and structural integrity problems chosen from volumes 7, 8 and 9 of the Elsevier journal Engineering Failure Analysis.

Covers of the role of genetics in many endocrine-related events, like neuroendocrinological diseases and endocrine dependent cancers (prostate, breast, etcetera). This title provides the information on possible treatments of neurodegenerative brain diseases (for example, Alzheimer and similar syndromes).

This handbook contains chapters covering a broad range of supply chain management issues written by leading experts in the field. It is aimed at researchers, students, engineers, economists and managers involved in supply chain management.

Contains conference proceedings of oral presentations and posters presented at the following symposia: Teaching Clay Mineralogy, Clays in Hydrothermal Deposits, Clays in Ceramics, Clays in Petroleum Exploration and Production, Clay Barriers, and Waste Management, among others.

PIC Microcontrollers are a favorite in industry and with hobbyists. Featuring Microchip's C18 student compiler and using the C language, this book covers the PIC 18 and SD cards, knowledge which can be harnessed for hands-on work with the eighteen projects included within.

Contains research on slope and river processes and places an emphasis on rivers and catchments with a Mediterranean climate. This book features papers which cover topics describing research and applied studies in Spain, Israel, the USA, Canada, the UK and New Zealand. It examines natural and anthropogenic processes operating in drainage basins.

Geophysical measurements, such as the lateral variations in seismic wave velocities that are imaged by seismic tomography, provide the strongest constraints on the structure of the Earth's deep interior. This title contains contributions that typify and summarize progress in the areas of high-pressure mineral physics.

The lipid bilayer is the most basic structural element of cell membranes. This work covers topics that range from the origin of the lipid bilayer concept, to the available applications and experimental techniques. Each chapter in this volume is self-contained and describes a group's research, providing detailed methodology and key references.

Intends to marry truth-conditional semantics with cognitive linguistics in the church of computational neuroscience. To this end, this title examines the truth-conditional meanings of coordinators, quantifiers, and collective predicates as neurophysiological phenomena that are amenable to a neurocomputational analysis.

Deals with the topic of database security and auditing. This book covers diverse topics that include different aspects of database security and auditing - including network security for databases, authentication and authorization issues, links and replication, and database Trojans.

Wal-Mart's data warehouse is one of the world's largest, most ambitious, and arguably most successful commercial database. This book gives you an insider's view of this enormous project. It teaches you the general principles and specific techniques you need to understand to be a valuable part of your organization's own data warehouse project.

Provides a comprehensive introduction to air, water, noise, and radioactive materials pollution and its control. This book includes legal and regulatory principles and risk analysis in addition to engineering principles. It gives an introduction to the Federal laws and regulations governing pollution.

Discusses theories, insights and practical issues surrounding large-scale knock-on accidents-so-called domino effects - in the chemical and process industries. This book treats such low-frequency phenomena from a technological perspective, studying possible causes and introducing several approaches to assess and control risks of these scenarios.

Serves as a standalone introduction to audio analysis, providing theoretical background to many techniques. This book covers the essential theory necessary to develop audio engineering applications, and also uses programming techniques, notably Matlab[registered], to take a more applied approach to the topic.

Divided into two parts, this book contains material related to topics of technological interest. The first part deals with materials with microdefects such as cavities, cracks, and inclusions, as well as with elastic composites. The second part provides an introduction to the theory of linear elasticity.

Suitable for analysts, engineers and managers involved in developing data mining models in business and government, this work helps you to understand the trade-offs implicit in various models and model architectures. It provides coverage of fuzzy SQL querying, fuzzy clustering, and fuzzy rule induction.

A guide for those involved in the development of 'smart' mobile wireless technology, including devices, infrastructure, and applications. It compares anticipated wireless technologies, focusing on 3G cellular networks and wireless LANs. It considers the limitations of terminal designs and several application design issues.

Cold formed structural members are being used widely in routine structural design as the world steel industry moves from the production of hot-rolled section and plate to coil and strip, with galvanised and/or painted coatings. This book summarises the research performed on cold form tubluar members and connections, and provides design examples.

LMT-Cachan is a joint laboratory Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, Pierre and Marie Curie University and the French Research Council CNRS. The Year 2000 marked the 25th anniversary of LMT. On this occasion, series of lectures was organized in Cachan in September-October, 2000. This publication contains the proceedings of these lectures.

Presents a synthesis of the evolution of the Alpine fold belt. This book provides an integrated overview of the evolution of the Alps from rift to passive margin to the present fold belt over a time span of 300my. It includes 175 figures, structural maps and cross sections.