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Comprehensive Medicinal Chemistry II(1st Edition)
Volume 3: DRUG DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGIES
by Hugo Kubinyi, J. B. Taylor, D. J. Triggle, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 1,066 Pages, Published 2006 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-08-044516-8, ISBN: 0-08-044516-0

"Reviews the important technologies used in each step of the drug discovery process; target search, target validation, informatics and databases, structural biology, screening, chemical technologies, and lead search and optimization. Chemists, medicinal chemists and biologists present clear examinations of each step to help scientists understand the underlying techniques, problems and solutions encountered in finding a drug target and me ..."

Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis(1st Edition)
Clinical and Laboratory Aspects
by Christopher D. Hillyer Md, James C. Zimring, Beth H. Shaz Md, Thomas C. Abshire, Mikhail Roshal Md, Charles S. Abrams Md, Elsevier Science
Spiral, 775 Pages, Published 2009 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374432-6, ISBN: 0-12-374432-6

"Transfusion Medicine and Hemostasis is a manual-style book that links transfusion medicine and hemostasis to laboratory methods and diagnostic tests engaged in routine and specialized coagulation laboratories. The book is divided into two main parts with chapters that are brief and readable. The first main part of the book is subdivided into blood banking and transfusion medicine. Under blood banking, the chapters cover blood collectio ..."

Elsevier's Dictionary of Psychological Theories(1st Edition)
by J.E. Roeckelein, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 692 Pages, Published 2006 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-51750-0, ISBN: 0-444-51750-2

"In attempting to understand and explain various behaviour, events, and phenomena in their field, psychologists have developed and enunciated an enormous number of ‘best guesses’ or theories concerning the phenomenon in question. Such theories involve speculations and statements that range on a potency continuum from ‘strong’ to ‘weak’. The term theory, itself, has been conceived of in various ways in the psychological literature. In the ..."

Methods and Models in Neurophysics(1st Edition)
Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School 2003 (Volume 80) (Les Houches (Volume 80))
by Carson Chow, Boris Gutkin, David Hansel, Claude Meunier, Jean Dalibard, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 862 Pages, Published 2005 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-51792-0, ISBN: 0-444-51792-8

"Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field that strives to understand the functioning of neural systems at levels ranging from biomolecules and cells to behaviour and higher brain functions (perception, memory, cognition). Neurophysics has flourished over the past three decades, becoming an indelible part of neuroscience, and has arguably entered its maturity. It encompasses a vast array of approaches stemming from theoretical physics, ..."

Current Issues in the Education of Students with Visual Impairments, Volume 46(1st Edition)
(International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities)
by Deborah Hatton
Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 2014 by Academic Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-420039-5, ISBN: 0-12-420039-7

Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Occupations, 1e(1st Edition)
by Tonia Dandry Aiken, Joseph T. Catalano
Paperback, 249 Pages, Published 2002 by Saunders
ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-6525-2, ISBN: 0-7216-6525-X

Concise Encyclopedia of Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis(1st Edition)
History, Theory, Technology, and Products
by Alexander A. Gromov, Yuri M. Maksimov, Inna P. Borovinskaya Professor, Alexander S. Mukasyan, Alexander S. Rogachev, Evgeny A. Levashov, Evgeny A. Levachov, Elsevier Science
Paperback, 466 Pages, Published 2017 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-804173-4, ISBN: 0-12-804173-0

"The Concise Encyclopedia of Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis: History, Theory, Technology, and Products helps students and scientists understand the fundamental concepts behind self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS). SHS-based technologies provide valuable alterations to traditional methods of material fabrication, such as powder metallurgy, conventional and force sintering, casting, extrusion, high isostatic press ..."

Fuel Cells(1st Edition)
Technologies for Fuel Processing
by Dushyant Shekhawat Ii, J.J. Spivey, David A. Berry, Morgan Town, Elsevier Science
Paperback, 450 Pages, Published 2016 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-63847-2, ISBN: 0-444-63847-4

"Fuel Cells: Technologies for Fuel Processing provides an overview of the most important aspects of fuel reforming to the generally interested reader, researcher, technologist, teacher, student, or engineer. The topics covered include all aspects of fuel reforming: fundamental chemistry, different modes of reforming, catalysts, catalyst deactivation, fuel desulfurization, reaction engineering, novel reforming concepts, thermodynamics, he ..."

Advances in Parasitology, Volume 88(1st Edition)
by David Rollinson, Russell Stothard, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 338 Pages, Published 2015 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-802268-9, ISBN: 0-12-802268-X

"First published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology. Advances in Parasitology includes medical studies of parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and trypanosomes. The series also contains reviews of more traditional areas, such as zoology, taxonomy, and life history, which shape current thinking and applications. Th ..."

Progress in Optics, Volume 59(1st Edition)
by Emil Wolf, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 408 Pages, Published 2014 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-63379-8, ISBN: 0-444-63379-0

"In the 50 years since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series that have appeared up to now contain more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments, helping optical scientists and optical engineers stay abreast of their fields.Comprehensive, in-depth rev ..."

Encyclopedia of Energy, Natural Resource, and Environmental Economics(1st Edition)
(3 Volume Set)
by Jason F. Shogren, Elsevier Science, Runar Brannlund, Erwin Bulte, Richard Horan, Catherine Kling
Hardcover, 1,056 Pages, Published 2013 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-375067-9, ISBN: 0-12-375067-9

"Every decision about energy involves its price and cost. The price of gasoline and the cost of buying from foreign producers; the price of nuclear and hydroelectricity and the costs to our ecosystems; the price of electricity from coal-fired plants and the cost to the atmosphere. Giving life to inventions, lifestyle changes, geopolitical shifts, and things in-between, energy economics is of high interest to Academia, Corporations and ..."

The Fine Arts, Neurology, and Neuroscience(1st Edition)
Neuro-Historical Dimensions (Volume 203) (Progress in Brain Research (Volume 203))
by Stanley Finger Md Professor, Francois Boller Professor, Dahlia W. Zaidel, Julien Bogousslavsky Md, Elsevier Science, Stanley Finger
Hardcover, 300 Pages, Published 2013 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-62730-8, ISBN: 0-444-62730-8

"This well-established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as emerging and promising subfields. This volume explores the history and modern perspective on neurology and neuroscience.This well-established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as emerging and promising subfields. This volume explores the history ..."

Renewable Hydrogen Technologies(1st Edition)
Production, Purification, Storage, Applications and Safety
by Luis M. Gandia, Gurutze Arzamedi, Pedro M. Dieguez, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 472 Pages, Published 2013 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-56352-1, ISBN: 0-444-56352-0

"Hydrogen is an ideal fuel for the future; it can greatly contribute to solve two of the big problems which the modern society faces: the security of the energy supply and the environmental impact and global warming caused by the pollutants emitted when using fossil fuels. However, in order that hydrogen is a real solution it has to be obtained through sustainable routes, that is, from renewable energy sources. This book focuses on the r ..."

Alan Turing(1st Edition)
His Work and Impact
by S. Barry Cooper, Jan Van Leeuwen, Elsevier Science, Edited By
Hardcover, 944 Pages, Published 2013 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-386980-7, ISBN: 0-12-386980-3

""The fact remains that everyone who taps at a keyboard, opening a spreadsheet or a word-processing program, is working on an incarnation of a Turing machine."-TIME In this award-winning selection of writings by Information Age pioneer Alan Turing, readers will find many of the most significant contributions from the four-volume set of the Collected Works of A. M. Turing. These contributions, together with commentaries from current exper ..."

Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths(1st Edition)
(Volume 42)
by Vitalij K. Pecharsky, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 546 Pages, Published 2012 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-54316-5, ISBN: 0-444-54316-3

"there is no trace of volume anomaly in the compression curve, like g–a transition in Ce, the valence of Ce in CeZn may be 3þ ... In other words, no valence transition, which has been observed in several Kondo compounds, is induced by high ... of elastic constants (Suzuki et al., 1985), neutron scattering (Noda et al., 1985), and lattice constants (Bauer et al., 1987). ... b, or c) is estimated by using the compression curves. ka is ..."

Evolution of the Primate Brain, Volume 195(1st Edition)
From Neuron to Behavior (Progress in Brain Research)
by Michel A. Hofman, Dean Falk, Professor Dean Falk, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 2012 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-53860-4, ISBN: 0-444-53860-7

"This volume of Progress in Brain Research provides a synthetic source of information about state-of-the-art research that has important implications for the evolution of the brain and cognition in primates, including humans. This topic requires input from a variety of fields that are developing at an unprecedented pace: genetics, developmental neurobiology, comparative and functional neuroanatomy (at gross and microanatomical levels), q ..."

Human Sleep and Cognition, Volume 185(1st Edition)
Basic Research (Progress in Brain Research)
by Gerard A. Kerkhof, Hans Van Dongen, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 232 Pages, Published 2011 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-53702-7, ISBN: 0-444-53702-3

"This volume focuses on the interplay of mind and motion - the bidirectional link between thought and action. In particular, it investigates the implications that this coupling has for decision making. How do we anticipate the consequences of choices and how is the brain able to represent these choice options and their potential consequences? How are different options evaluated and how is a preferred option selected and implemented? This ..."

Gene Expression to Neurobiology and Behaviour, Volume 189(1st Edition)
Human Brain Development and Developmental Disorders (Progress in Brain Research)
by Janette Atkinson Dr., Giorgio M. Innocenti Professor, Oliver John Braddick, Oliver Braddick Dr., Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 376 Pages, Published 2011 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-53884-0, ISBN: 0-444-53884-4

"How does the genome, interacting with the multi-faceted environment, translate into the development by which the human brain achieves its astonishing, adaptive array of cognitive and behavioural capacities? Why and how does this process sometimes lead to neurodevelopmental disorders with a major, lifelong personal and social impact? This volume of Progress in Brain Research links findings on the structural development of the human brain ..."

Progress in Medicinal Chemistry, Volume 50(1st Edition)
by G. Lawton, David R. Witty, George Lawton, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2011 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-381290-2, ISBN: 0-12-381290-9

"Progress in Medicinal Chemistry provides a review of eclectic developments in medicinal chemistry. This volume continues in the serial's tradition of providing an insight into the skills required of the modern medicinal chemist; in particular, the use of an appropriate selection of the wide range of tools now available to solve key scientific problems.*Presents the latest research in the field of drug discovery *Publishes on a twice ye ..."

Enhancing Performance for Action and Perception(1st Edition)
Multisensory integration, Neuroplasticity and Neuroprosthetics, Part I (Volume 191) (Progress in Brain Research (Volume 191))
by Andrea Green, Franco Lepore, Andrea Michelle Green, C. Elaine Chapman, John F. Kalaska, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2011 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-53752-2, ISBN: 0-444-53752-X

"This volume of Progess in Brain Research follows on from the 32nd International Symposium of the Groupe de recherche sur le système nerveux central (GRSNC), May 2010, and aims to provide an overview of the various neural mechanisms that contribute to learning new motor and sensory skills, and to adapting to changed circumstances including the use of devices and implants to substitute for lost sensory or motor abilities (brain machine in ..."