Books published by Elsevier Science & Technology

Presents a comprehensive overview of the findings and insights on translational research in neurotrauma. This book is useful for TBI or SCI researcher interested in translating their work to the clinic, as well as to clinicians interested in the research findings which could provide novel treatment strategies for their patients.

Econometrics is a field that uses economic theory and statistical methods to address empirical problems in economics. This book contains chapters which embody this vision and either implement it directly or provide the tools for doing so. It offers guidance to the practitioner on how to apply the methods they discuss to interpret economic data.

This book appraises the main theoretical ideas currently characteristic of the motor behavior field, bringing together contributions from many internationally known scientists who are doing this important research. Much of the work presented utilizes new recording techniques aimed at obtaining a complete kinematic account of how movement is executed. The motor behavior field as described in this volume is dominated by approaches which emphasize the dynamics and kinematics of movement. There is also an emphasis on new electrophysiological measures. The volume is organized into several sections based on specific themes. Chapters contained in each section discuss many currently debated questions in the field concerning motor mechanisms and their implementation for motor control.

Combines the basic methodology of genomics and proteomics with the applications of such technologies in understanding psychiatric illnesses. This book offers an introduction of basic methodologies in genomics and proteomics and their integration in psychiatry, sections related to methods and application of the advancing technologies, and more.

Describes different types of chain systems. This book places emphasis on illustrating the special phenomena that occur in such quasi-one-dimensional systems, and how theoretical and experimental efforts have been used in identifying those properties that are specific for one-dimensional systems from those of quasi-one-dimensional systems.

The 6th IFAC Workshop on Algorithms and Architectures for Real-Time Control (AARTC'2000) was held at Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The objective was to show the developments and to present developments and research results in software and hardware for real-time control.

Includes material to learn the basics of Java programming. This book offers instruction in the core elements of Java 1.4, accompanied by examples and line-by-line analyses. It covers the core elements of Java 1.4, including language syntax, OO features, collections, exception handling, input/output, threads, event handling, and Swing components.

This series is concerned with the methodology of asymmetric synthesis - its conceptual as well as its practical aspects. Drawing on the expertise of workers in the field, each essay in this volume provides an overview of a topic of current interest from the perspective of the author's own research.

The molecules involved in cell adhesion are of fundamental importance to the structure and function of all multicellular organisms. This book focuses on the systems of vertebrates, especially mammals, since these are most relevant to human disease. It shows how adhesive phenomena contributes to important aspects of cell behavior and human health.

Intracellular protein degradation is much more than just a mechanism for the removal of incorrectly folded or damaged proteins. This volume brings together a set of reviews that provide a summary of our knowledge of the proteolytic machinery and of the pathways of protein breakdown of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Embezzlement is one of the least detected and prosecuted forms of internal theft. This work serves as a tool for detecting and combatting embezzlement: checklists, forms and evaluations. It offers how-to advice on avoiding lawsuits by practicing preventive law. It lists further resources, as well as publications and directories on embezzlement.

Presents a self-contained introduction to computational fluid dynamics (CFD). This book covers the fundamentals of the subject and is ideal as a text or a comprehensive reference to CFD theory and practice.

Looks at both the applications and the batteries and covers the relevant scientific and technological features. This book presents large batteries for stationary applications, eg energy storage, and also batteries for hybrid vehicles or different tools. It covers the aerospace field in connection with satellites and space missions.

Brings together and integrates comprehensively the core approaches to fear and anxiety. This book includes four sections - Animal models; neural systems; pharmacology; and clinical approaches, which provide a range of perspectives that interact to produce light on these important and sometimes dysfunctional emotions.

Offers a comprehensive insight into dielectric elastomer transduction, covering its fundamental aspects. This book deals with transduction principles, basic materials properties, design of efficient device architectures, material and device modelling, along with applications.

The Second Sino-US Symposium Workshop on Recent Advancement of Computational Mechanics in Structural Engineering was held between May 25-28, 1998, in Dalian, China. The objectives were: to share the experiences gained from developments in theory and practice; and more. Topics discussed covered the field of computational structural mechanics.

Contains a position summary of planar carbon networks, the field of strained allenesis addressed by considering the five- to- nine-membered ring derivatives and this is followed by an introduction to the nature of carbene geometry and the use of ESR spectroscopy in deducing carbene structure.

Provides a survey of studies on muscle of rodents flown in space, and reviews the effects of long-term spaceflight and re-entry on skeletal muscle. This work also discusses the problems of providing life support during extended stay on the Moon, on Mars, or in space by means of plant cultivation. It also presents a teaching of space life sciences.

This volume covers such "quantum leaps" in the field of biochemistry as the coding properties of DNA and the central dogma, manipulating DNA, extranuclear DNA, protein synthesis and the ribosome, and cell cycles.

Lipobiology is a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field which incorporates critical aspects of lipid and lipoprotein chemistry into the disciplines of cell biology and physiology. This series focuses on salient aspects of the role of lipids in metabolic regulation and cellular activation.