Books published by Elsevier Science & Technology

Describes the methodological basics of soil liquid phase research: methods of soil solution extraction, the main problems of application of ion-selective electrodes for immediate in situ assessment of ionic activity in soil liquid phase and redox potential, and ways to overcome those problems.

Parallel CFD 2000, the Twelfth in an International series of meetings featuring computational fluid dynamics research on parallel computers, was held May 22-25, 2000 in Trondheim, Norway.

Reviews the history of numerical analysis of PDEs. This volume explores the formulation of the concept of stability in the Lax equivalence theorem and the Kreiss matrix lemmas. It describes, spline collocation methods, spectral methods and wavelet methods.

ParCFD 2001, the thirteenth international conference on Parallel Computational Fluid Dynamics took place in Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, from May 21-23, 2001. This title constitutes the proceedings of ParCFD 2001 that present an overview of the developments in parallel computational fluid dynamics.

Contains contributions in the area of differential equations and integral equations. This volume studies the problem of establishing upper bounds for the norm of the nth power of square matrices. It discusses the numerical methods for the computation and continuation of equilibria and bifurcation points of equilibria of dynamical systems.

Helps potential users in choosing appropriate software for the problems they need to solve. This volume includes review articles that provide both researchers and practitioners with snapshots of the development with regard to algorithms for particular classes of problem.

The Haifa 2000 Workshop on 'Inherently Parallel Algorithms for Feasibility and Optimization and their Applications' brought together top scientists in this area. This volume presents the proceedings of the Workshop representing the discussions, debates and communications that took place.

Provides coverage of function spaces of low Borel complexity. This book collects knowledge about general topology. It contains exercises which aim to test the reader's understanding of the material, supply proofs of statements that are used in the text and provide additional information.

For various reasons, but mainly in order to approximate reality, a large number of unknowns are needed in complex equation systems. Over the years, the authors have studied the problem of Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication, resulting in a stable solver. This book describes the problems analyzed and solved, and how they came together in the EHL solver.

Provides a comprehensive exposition of the use of set-theoretic methods in abelian group theory, module theory, and homological algebra, including applications to Whitehead's Problem, the structure of Ext and the existence of almost-free modules over non-perfect rings. This book is useful for graduates and researchers in both algebra and logic.

In accordance with the developments in computation, theoretical studies on numerical schemes are needed. This book studies various schemes from operator theoretical points of view. It includes chapters such as: Boundary Value Problems and FEM; Semigroup Theory and FEM; Evolution Equations and FEM; Other Methods in Time Discretization; and more.

With the help of leading Quality Assurance and Quality Control microbiology specialists in Europe, a set of guidelines on how to start and implement a quality system in a microbiological laboratory has been prepared, supported by the European Commission through the Measurement and Testing Programme. This book contains the outcome of their work.

Studies automorphism groups of both graphs and maps. This book includes chapters on the subfields of enumerative topological graph theory and random topological graph theory, as well as on the composition of English church-bell music. It places emphasis on Cayley maps: imbeddings of Cayley graphs for finite groups.

Bamboos constitute one of a few select categories of plants which are taxonomically related, very rich in species and of vital economic and ecological importance. This comprehensive reference provides basic information on bamboos world wide. It is suitable for those interested in the morphology, taxonomy, distribution and cultivation of bamboos.

Describes solar surface magnetism. This book includes topics such as solar surface magnetism, solar magnetic activity, dynamical response of the heliosphere, space environment exploration and monitoring; and, space weather prediction.

Passing no judgement on the concept of repetitive work or assembly line work, this manual contains a rich source of hard-to-find information that should facilitate practical applications of the principles of ergonomics.

Examines the field of clinical psychology beginning with a review of this area of research, presenting important epidemiological information. This book looks at issues that range from analyzing physiological and cognitive aspects to cognitive changes and specific neurological disorders common among older adults.

Presents the state of the art in fiber formation principles, including many developments. The material in this book is presented from the theoretical side with the evidence of agreement with experiment.

Presents information on various aspects of child psychology and psychiatry. This book focuses on the psychopathology, assessment, treatment, and prevention of childhood behavioral disorders. It highlights the developmental-contextual framework used in the clinical formulation of these disorders, as well as process and outcome issues in treatment.

Systems and control theory has experienced significant development in the past few decades. This title bridges the gap between theory and application, and to provide industrial solutions, based on sound scientific theory, to process identification problems.

Wide aspects of a university education address design: the conceptualization, planning and implementation of man-made artifacts. This book is premised on the belief that design education based on a cognitive science approach can lead to improvements in the effectiveness of university design courses and to the future capabilities of designers.

A reference source for state-of-the-art, empirically-tested approaches to assessing, preventing, and treating adolescent substance abuse problems. It includes 16 chapters, with a scope that includes assessment, primary prevention, secondary prevention, and treatment.

Investigating controversies concerning the variations in eye movements, this work addresses the problem of describing how we know where to move our eyes. Its common theme is that variations in eye movements indicate variations in the processing of what is being perceived, whether in reading, driving or scene perception.

The IFAC Workshop on Intelligent Components for Vehicles (ICV'98) was held in Seville (Spain), on March 23-24 1998. Its main objective was to bring together specialists on components and instruments for automotive systems, mobile robots and vehicles to enhance the value of their experience in both hardware and software intelligent components.

Automatic machines or smart robots are interconnected with distributed knowledge bases by various digital networks. They support human life in various places, at the same time save energy and resources. This book talks about these systems and about the way people interact with them - sometimes keeping, otherwise forsaking their own traditions.

Aims to introduce the reader to several theoretical aspects of the atomic and electronic structure of metal surfaces and interfaces. This book gives some theoretical background to students of experimental and theoretical physics to allow further exploration into research in metal surface physics.