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As the worldwide prevalence of morbid obesity among adolescents continues to rise, recent years have seen a large increase in the performance of adolescent bariatric surgery.

This new edition adds the most recent advances in GPS technology, although the overall structure essentially conforms to the former editions. Furthermore, the augmentation of GPS by satellite-based and ground-based systems leading to future Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) is discussed.

Authored by native experts in the field, the reader is introduced to each herb with a brief chronological review of Chinese literature on dietary herb uses, with chapters dedicated to each selected herb including color photos for each herb.

This work presents an investigation of the cortical structure of stimulus-response pathways. It comprises measurement of reaction times, recording of event-related potentials, the computer-assisted evaluation of the empirical data and the mathematical description of the pathways.

A systematic treatment of thermal energy storage, an important aspect of of energy research and development. The book covers physical and chemical basics, assessment of thermal energy storage plants, as well as design and optimization of storage vessels and complete thermal storage installations.