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| 309 CIRCUITS The present tenth edition of the popular '30x Circuits' series of books once again contains a comprehensive variety of circuits, sub-circuits, tips and tricks and design ideas for electronics. These 309 Circuits again offer a representative indication of present-day electronics. Regular '30x series' enthusiasts will no doubt know what to expect: 309 Circuits contains many fully elaborated electronics projects. In addition, there are numerous ideas, each of which with a potential for use in your own research, projects and applications. Among many other inspiring topics, the following categories are well presented in this book: test & measurement; RF (radio); computers and peripherals; audio & video; hobby and modelling; microcontrollers; home & garden; power supplies & battery chargers; etcetera. { 430pp, September 2007; PB, £19.95, 0905705696:9780905705699 , Elektor Electronics } |
| ADVANCED MATERIALS RESEARCH TRENDS [Levan V Basbanes (ed)] Advanced materials can be defined in numerous ways; the broadest definition is to refer to all materials that represent advances over the traditional materials that have been used for hundreds or even thousands of years. From this perspective advanced materials refer to all new materials and modifications to existing materials to obtain superior performance in one or more characteristics that are critical for the application under consideration. A more insightful and focused approach to advanced materials is to consider materials that are early in their product and/or technology lifecycle. In other words, there is significant room for growth in terms of the improvement of the performance characteristics (technology lifecycle) and their product lifecycle. The book presents new and important research in the field. { 337pp, 180x260mm, February 2007; HB, £85.99, 160021584X:9781600215841 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| ANALYTICAL MODELS OF THERMAL STRESSES IN COMPOSITE MATERIALS II [Ladislav Ceniga] This book deals with analytical models of thermal stresses in isotropic and anisotropic composite materials, represented by isotropic and anisotropic multi- and one-particle-(envelope)-matrix systems along with related thermal-stress induced phenomena represented by elastic energy fluctuations, thermal-stress strengthening, critical particle and envelope radii regarding a crack formation, including mathematical description of the crack shape. { 204pp, 180x260mm, June 2007; HB, £59.50, 1600218091:9781600218095 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ENERGY & RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS [Soteris A Kalogirou (ed)] This book presents state of the art applications of artificial intelligence in energy and renewable energy systems design and modelling. It covers such topics as solar energy, wind energy, biomass and hydrogen as well as building services systems, power generation systems, combustion processes and refrigeration. In all these areas applications of artificial intelligence methods such as artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, fuzzy logic and a combination of the above, called hybrid systems, are included. The book is intended for a wide audience ranging from the undergraduate level up to the research academic and industrial communities dealing with modelling and performance prediction of energy and renewable energy systems. { 471pp, 180x260mm, May 2007; HB, £52.99, 1600212611:9781600212611 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| BIOTECHOLOGY : An Introduction [Sangita Malvee] Biotechnology, one of the major technologies of the twenty-first century emerged as a new research field that arose because of the fusion of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Microbiology. Its wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary activities include recombinant DNA techniques, cloning and the application of microbiology to the production of goods from bread to antibiotics, contributing to diverse areas as food production, waste disposal, mining and medicine. Applications of Biotechnology is felt when one goes to the movies to see Jurassic Park with cloned dinosaurs; or reads in the newspaper about the commercialization of a new Biotech Tomato that has a comprehensive shelf life; or hears one of the critics of Biotechnology talking about the possibility of calamitous consequences from genetic engineering. This book will be an essential reading for all students of biotechnology and applied microbiology, and for researchers in the field of Biotechnology. { 310pp, 155x230mm, March 2007; HB, £49.99, 8189741373:9788189741372 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |
| CASING & LINERS FOR DRILLING & COMPLETION : Design & Application [Ted G Byrom] This text presents casing design and mechanics in a concise, two-part format. The first part focuses on basic casing design and instructs engineers and engineering students how to design a safe casing string. The second part covers more advanced material and special problems in casing design in a user-friendly format. In an explanation of the origin of casing design, applications and limitations of the methods and formulas are presented, giving readers an understanding of how to use these tools in their own jobs -- and when NOT to use them. The book also provides a consistent and systematic foundation from which to understand literature and software applying to casing design and oilfield tubulars. { 382pp, 155x230mm, February 2007; HB, £103.50, 1933762063:9781933762067 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| CERAMIC MATERIALS RESEARCH TRENDS [Paul B Lin (ed)] Ceramics are refractory, inorganic, and non-metallic materials. They can be divided into two classes: traditional and advanced. Traditional ceramics include clay products, silicate glass and cement; while advanced ceramics consist of carbides (SiC), pure oxides (Al2O3), nitrides (Si3N4), non-silicate glasses and many others. Ceramics offer many advantages compared to other materials. They are harder and stiffer than steel; more heat and corrosion resistant than metals or polymers; less dense than most metals and their alloys; and their raw materials are both plentiful and inexpensive. Ceramic materials display a wide range of properties which facilitate their use in many different product areas. This book presents new and important international research in this dynamic field. { 394pp, 180x260mm, October 2007; HB, £85.99, 1600217699:9781600217692 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| CERAMICS & COMPOSITE MATERIALS : New Research [B M Caruta (ed)] This book presents new research directions in a very new field which happens to be an old field as well. { 245pp, 180x260mm, June 2005; HB, £85.99, 1594543704:9781594543708 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH TRENDS [Leon P Berton (ed)] Chemical engineering deals with the application of physical science (in particular chemistry and physics) and mathematics to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms. As well as producing useful materials, chemical engineering is also concerned with pioneering valuable new materials and techniques; an important form of research and development with direct applications in pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, artificial kidneys, oil refineries, solar panels, clean water, and biocompatible polymers! This book presents important research in this explosive field. { 395pp, 180x260mm, September 2007; HB, £85.99, 160021486X:9781600214868 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| COMPOSITE FOULING ON HEAT EXCHANGE SURFACES [Hong Yu] Deposition of amorphous silica (SiO2) and calcium oxalate (CaOx) on the calandria tubes of juice evaporators cause serious processing problems in Australian cane sugar mills. The removal of these deposits by mechanical and chemical means is a time-consuming and costly experience. The cost of downtime and chemical cleaning can be several million dollars per year for the Australian sugar industry. The interactions between CaOx and SiO2 have not been investigated previously because conventional studies only address fouling by individual components. The present work evaluates their interactions using two experimental approaches: batch tests for assessing kinetic and thermodynamic behaviour, and fouling-loop experiments for examining composite fouling behaviour under different operating conditions. These two approaches were employed both in the absence and in the presence of sugar to elucidate the effect of sugar on composite fouling mechanisms and to determine the controlling species responsible for composite fouling. The combined information obtained from both the batch and fouling-loop tests in this study offer a unique insight into the mechanisms of composite fouling of CaOx and SiO2. { 167pp, 180x260mm, May 2007; HB, £52.99, 160021116X:9781600211164 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| COMPOSITE MATERIALS RESEARCH PROGRESS [Lucas P Durand (ed)] Composite materials are engineered materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties and which remain separate and distinct on a macroscopic level within the finished structure. Fibre Reinforced Polymers or FRPs include Wood comprising (cellulose fibers in a lignin and hemicellulose matrix), Carbon-fiber reinforced plastic or CFRP, Glass-fibre reinforced plastic or GFRP (also GRP). If classified by matrix then there are Thermoplastic Composites, short fiber thermoplastics, long fibre thermoplastics or long fibre reinforced thermoplastics There are numerous thermoset composites, but advanced systems usually incorporate aramid fibre and carbon fibre in an epoxy resin matrix. Composites can also utilise metal fibres reinforcing other metals, as in Metal matrix composites or MMC. Ceramic matrix composites include Bone (hydroxyapatite reinforced with collagen fibres), Cermet (ceramic and metal) and Concrete. Organic matrix/ceramic aggregate composites include Asphalt concrete, Mastic asphalt, Mastic roller hybrid, Dental composite, Syntactic foam and Mother of Pearl. Chobham armour is a special composite used in military applications. Engineered wood includes a wide variety of different products such as Plywood, Oriented strand board, Wood plastic composite (recycled wood fibre in polyethylene matrix), Pykrete (sawdust in ice matrix), Plastic-impregnated or laminated paper or textiles, Arborite, Formica (plastic) and Micarta. Composite materials have gained popularity (despite their generally high cost) in high-performance products such as aerospace components (tails, wings , fuselages, propellors), boat and scull hulls, and racing car bodies. More mundane uses include fishing rods and storage tanks. This new book presents the latest research from around the world. { 307pp, 180x260mm, March 2008; HB, £85.99, 1600219942:9781600219948 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| CORE CONCEPTS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY WITH APPLICATION SPECTRUM { March 2007; HB, £33.50, 8189741500:9788189741501 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |
| CORROSION RESEARCH TRENDS [I S Wang (ed)] Corrosion is deterioration of essential properties in a material due to reactions with its surroundings. In the most common use of the word, this means a loss of an electron of metals reacting with water or oxygen. Weakening of iron due to oxidation of the iron atoms is a well-known example of electrochemistry (a branch of chemistry that studies the reactions that take place when an ionic and electronic conductor interfere) corrosion. This is commonly known as rust. This type of damage usually affects metallic materials, and typically produces oxide(s) and/or salt(s) of the original metal. Corrosion also includes the dissolution of ceramic materials and can refer to discoloration and weakening of polymers by the sun's ultraviolet light. Most structural alloys corrode merely from exposure to moisture in the air, but the process can be strongly affected by exposure to certain substances. Corrosion can be concentrated locally to form a pit or crack, or it can extend across a wide area to produce general deterioration. While some efforts to reduce corrosion merely redirect the damage into less visible, less predictable forms, controlled corrosion treatments such as passivation and chromate-conversion will increase a material's corrosion resistance. This book presents important new research in the field. { 379pp, 180x260mm, October 2007; HB, £85.99, 1600217338:9781600217333 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| CROSSING OVER : Genomics in the Public Arena [Edna Einsiedel & Frank Timmermans] Promotes reflection on the socio-ethical & policy & regulatory aspects of genomics & biotechnology. This collection of essays illuminates the common themes surrounding this hotly contested issue & considers the politics, public perception, ethics, media representations, & future possibilities of genomics. { 261pp, 155x230mm, November 2005; PB, £23.50, 1552381919:9781552381915 , University of Calgary Press } |
| DEEP FREEZE : The United States, the International Geophysical Year, & the Origins of Antarctica's Age of Science [Dian Olson Belanger] In "Deep Freeze", Dian Olson Belanger tells the story of the pioneers who built viable communities, made vital scientific discoveries, and established Antarctica as a continent dedicated to peace and the pursuit of science, decades after the first explorers planted flags in the ice. In the tense 1950s, even as the world was locked in the Cold War, U.S. scientists, maintained by the Navy’s Operation Deep Freeze, came together in Antarctica with counterparts from eleven other countries to participate in the International Geophysical Year (IGY). On July 1, 1957, they began systematic, simultaneous scientific observations of the south-polar ice and atmosphere. Their collaborative success over eighteen months inspired the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, which formalised their peaceful pursuit of scientific knowledge. Still building on the achievements of the individuals and distrustful nations thrown together by the IGY from mutually wary military, scientific, and political cultures, science prospers today and peace endures. The year 2007 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the IGY and the commencement of a new International Polar Year -- a compelling moment to review what a singular enterprise accomplished in a troubled time. Belanger draws from interviews, diaries, memoirs, and official records to weave together the first thorough study of the dawn of Antarctica’s scientific age. "Deep Freeze" offers absorbing reading for those who have ventured onto Antarctic ice and those who dream of it, as well as historians, scientists, and policy makers. { 494pp, 155x230mm, October 2006; HB, £19.99, 0870818309:9780870818301 , University Press of Colorado } |
| DEFENDING SCIENCE -- WITHIN REASON : Between Scientism & Cynicism [Susan Haack] Sweeping in scope, penetrating in analysis, and generously illustrated with examples from the history of science, this new and original approach to familiar questions about scientific evidence and method tackles vital questions about science and its place in society. Avoiding the twin pitfalls of scientism and cynicism, noted philosopher Susan Haack argues that, fallible and flawed as they are, the natural sciences have been among the most successful of human enterprises -- valuable not only for the vast, interlocking body of knowledge they have discovered, and not only for the technological advances that have improved our lives, but as a manifestation of the human talent for inquiry at its imperfect but sometimes remarkable best. This wide-ranging, trenchant, and illuminating book explores the complexities of scientific evidence, and the multifarious ways in which the sciences have refined and amplified the methods of everyday empirical inquiry; articulates the ways in which the social sciences are like the natural sciences, and the ways in which they are different; disentangles the confusions of radical rhetoricians and cynical sociologists of science; exposes the evasions of apologists for religious resistance to scientific advances; weighs the benefits and the dangers of technology; tracks the efforts of the legal system to make the best use of scientific testimony; and tackles predictions of the eventual culmination, or annihilation, of the scientific enterprise. Writing with verve and wry humour, in a witty, direct, and accessible style, Haack takes readers beyond the "Science Wars" to a balanced understanding of the value, and the limitations, of the scientific enterprise. { 411pp, 155x230mm, January 2007; PB, £12.99, 1591024587:9781591024583 , Prometheus Books } |
| DESIGN & ANALYSIS OF WIRELESS NETWORKS [Yi Pan & Yang Xiao (eds)] Mobile and wireless networks have experienced an explosive growth during the last few years. Their impact ranges from medical, to military, to industrial, and to societal. In fact, mobile and wireless networking is gradually emerging as a discipline. The primary focus of this book is the rapidly evolving design methodologies and analytical models of wireless networks. The design, development, and analysis of wireless networks that can effectively be used in many applications remain challenging research problems due to the complexity involved. However, recent advances in wireless technology have addressed successfully many of the obstacles hindering the wide deployment of wireless networks. How to develop more efficient and reliable wireless networks and effectively model them using analytical models or simulation models remains a hot research area. The goal of the book is to serve as a reference for current design methodology and analytical models that can be used to design and analyse various wireless network systems. Important developments, new strategies, and promising analytical models for design of efficient and reliable wireless networks are presented. Important features and limitations of methods and models are identified. Consequently, this book can serve as a useful reference for researchers, educators, graduate students, and practitioners in the field of wireless networks. This book contains 14 invited chapters from prominent researchers working in this area around the world. The book is basically divided into three main parts. The authors believe all of these chapters not only provide novel ideas, new analytical models, simulation and experimental results and handful experience in this field, but also stimulate the future research activities in the area of design and analysis of wireless networks. { 315pp, 180x260mm, May 2005; HB, £96.99, 1594541868:9781594541865 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| DESIGN OF SMALL DAMS : Revised 3rd Edition [US Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation] This book contains procedures, standards, and instructions for use in the design of small dams. Many of the theoretical concepts presented are applicable to large as well as small structures. This is the best book for 'general dam engineering' with numerous examples of the content applied to actual dams. { 860pp, 215x280mm, January 2006; HB, £26.99, 8190309803:9788190309806 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |
| DICTIONARY OF PETROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING [Sukumar Laik] The petrochemical industry was incepted around 70 years ago with the production of isopropyl alcohol from propylene. The word Petrochemical describes the chemicals obtained from Petroleum Hydrocarbons and Natural gas directly or indirectly. The production of Petrochemicals is one of the dominant industries of the developed countries and a driving force and future goal for developing countries. With the advent of catalytic reforming, aromatic hydrocarbons have become available in large quantities from a stable source, namely crude oil and natural gas. The aim of this dictionary is to facilitate communication between those contributing, directly or indirectly, to the development of petrochemicals: students, engineers, equipment manufacturers, oil companies and last but not the least producing and consuming countries. The approach is descriptive. The editor has examined numerous reliable scientific and technical documents and provides the reader with the actual terms and expressions he has found. This dictionary includes 4500+ terms. { 480pp, 180x260mm, January 2006; HB, £56.99, 8189741063:9788189741068 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |
| DOWNHOLE DRILLING TOOLS : Theory & Practice for Engineers & Students [G Robello Samuel] As the first and only comprehensive guide for engineers on downhole drilling tools, this is a must-have for the drilling community. DOWNHOLE DRILLING TOOLS describes all the critical tools for the engineer and covers the practical aspects of downhole equipment. A handbook for both the engineering professional and student alike, this textbook includes worked examples and additional references at the end of each chapter. In its entirety, DOWNHOLE DRILLING TOOLS enables the reader to: recognise drilling benefits and limitations associated with each tool; find solutions to common drilling problems while reducing costs; perform successful well completions. AUDIENCE: Petroleum Engineers, Drilling Engineers, and other oil and gas industry personnel. { 648pp, 155x230mm, September 2007; HB, £129.99, 1933762136:9781933762135 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| ELECTRIC POWER : Generation, Transmission & Efficiency [Clément M Lefebvre (ed)] This book presents new and important research on electric power and its generation, transmission and efficiency. The world is becoming increasingly electrified. For the foreseeable future, coal will continue to be the dominant fuel used for electric power production. The low cost and abundance of coal is one of the primary reasons for this. Electric power transmission, a process in the delivery of electricity to consumers, is the bulk transfer of electrical power. Typically, power transmission is between the power plant and a substation near a populated area. Electricity distribution is the delivery from the substation to the consumers. Due to the large amount of power involved, transmission normally takes place at high voltage (110 kV or above). Electricity is usually transmitted over long distance through overhead power transmission lines. Underground power transmission is used only in densely populated areas due to its high cost of installation and maintenance, and because the high reactive power gain produces large charging currents and difficulties in voltage management. A power transmission system is sometimes referred to colloquially as a "grid"; however, for reasons of economy, the network is rarely a true grid. Redundant paths and lines are provided so that power can be routed from any power plant to any load centre, through a variety of routes, based on the economics of the transmission path and the cost of power. Much analysis is done by transmission companies to determine the maximum reliable capacity of each line, which, due to system stability considerations, may be less than the physical or thermal limit of the line. Deregulation of electricity companies in many countries has led to renewed interest in reliable economic design of transmission networks. { March 2008; HB, £85.99, 1600219799:9781600219795 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH TRENDS [Michael C Schmidt] The world is becoming increasingly electrified. For the foreseeable future, coal will continue to be the dominant fuel used for electric power production. The low cost and abundance of coal is one of the primary reasons for this. Electric power transmission, a process in the delivery of electricity to consumers, is the bulk transfer of electrical power. Typically, power transmission is between the power plant and a substation near a populated area. Electricity distribution is the delivery from the substation to the consumers. Due to the large amount of power involved, transmission normally takes place at high voltage (110 kV or above). Electricity is usually transmitted over long distance through overhead power transmission lines. Underground power transmission is used only in densely populated areas due to its high cost of installation and maintenance, and because the high reactive power gain produces large charging currents and difficulties in voltage management. A power transmission system is sometimes referred to colloquially as a "grid"; however, for reasons of economy, the network is rarely a true grid. Redundant paths and lines are provided so that power can be routed from any power plant to any load centre, through a variety of routes, based on the economics of the transmission path and the cost of power. Much analysis is done by transmission companies to determine the maximum reliable capacity of each line, which, due to system stability considerations, may be less than the physical or thermal limit of the line. Deregulation of electricity companies in many countries has led to renewed interest in reliable economic design of transmission networks. This new book presents leading-edge research on electric power and its generation, transmission and efficiency. { 306pp, 180x260mm, March 2008; HB, £85.99, 1600219780:9781600219788 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| ELECTRIC WATER : The Emerging Revolution in Water & Energy [Christopher C Swan] What if it were possible to combine energy and water in a way that would contribute to the reversal of global warming and the restoration of the planet? What if it were possible to have a better quality of life, without having to give anything up? What if that plan made such economic sense that governments and large corporations would buy into it? As it turns out, it is possible to create an energy source by using key technologies that are already available. Most cities have enough rain and sun to meet their water and energy needs, by using simple technology. Building on current mainstream trends in solar energy and wind power, "Electric Water" offers a clear vision of how the world's energy and water infrastructure could be transformed. The book provides: an outline of the major issues that need addressing, including global warming; a fascinating explanation of key technologies in plain water; a vision of business and job opportunities in restoration; real-life examples, including the post-Katrina Louisiana Coastal Restoration program; websites for further information. Unlike many other books on this subject, "Electric Water" uses accessible language to propose a workable plan for a revolutionary integration of technology and quality of life that will be of special interest to planners, engineers and architects. { 224pp, 190x230mm, October 2007; PB, £11.99, 0865715858:9780865715851 , New Society Publishers } |
| ELEMENTS OF IRREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMICS FOR ENGINEERS, 2ND EDITION [Signe Kjelstrup, Dick Bedeaux & Eivind Johnnessen] This book is meant as a bridge between physicists, chemists and engineers. It has been written on the basis of many years of teaching at the Chemical Engineering School, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. This new second edition has been revised in order to put more emphasis on the use of irreversible thermodynamics as a tool for development of sustainable chemical and mechanical processes in the industry. { 123pp, 215x280mm, May 2006; PB, £21.00, 8251921287:9788251921282 , Tapir Academic Press } |
| ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE [N Jawadekar] Conservation of the environment and coping with different problems faced by nations both developed and developing is a worldwide issue. This encyclopaedia presents a comprehensive list of terms used in Environment Science and different topics related with the Environment. As the structure of this glossary consists of many different types of users from end users to developers and translators, the present work is recommended as both a source and ready reference for students, teachers as well as environmentalists. The encyclopaedia includes either words that may be those used uniquely in the field or more common words that have a special meaning in the context of Environment Science, phrases, acronyms and other abbreviations and several type of entries not usually found in reference works pertaining to Environment Science. Some of the entries pertain to government and private research institutions and programs related to the Environment Science fields. { 391pp, 145x220mm, March 2007; HB, £26.99, 8189741519:9788189741518 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |
| ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING [S Bansaude] Presented in the format of a dictionary, and written in clear, simple language, the encyclopaedia is an excellent reference tool for scientists, educators and advanced students. The style being easy to read, non-native English Speakers and translators with no engineering experience will also find the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING a handy and useful reference work. { 394pp, 140x215mm, March 2007; HB, £26.99, 818974142X:9788189741426 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |
| ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL ENGINEERING [R Kapoor] Presented in the format of a dictionary, and written in clear, simple language, the encyclopaedia is an excellent reference tool for all those contributing directly or indirectly to the development of construction industry like Engineers, Students, Architects, Educators and equipment manufacturers. The style being easy to read, non-native English Speakers and translators with no engineering experience will also find the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CIVIL ENGINEERING a handy and useful reference work with over 3600+ terms used in Civil Engineering. { 394pp, 140x215mm, March 2007; HB, £26.99, 8189741438:9788189741433 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |
| ENERGY EFFICIENCY, RECOVERY & STORAGE [Konrad A Hofman (ed)] This volume focuses on important aspects of the energy puzzle including oil shale extraction, conservation, storage of hydrogen energy and energy efficiency as well as energy recovery. { 277pp, 180x260mm, December 2007; HB, £85.99, 1600217672:9781600217678 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| EQUATIONS OF STATE & PVT ANALYSIS : Applications for Improved Reservoir Modeling [Tarek Ahmed] This title covers a wide range of topics related to the Pressure Volume Temperature (PVT) behaviour of complex hydrocarbon systems and documents the ability of Equations of State (EOS) in modelling their behaviour. The main objective of this book is to provide the practising engineer and engineering student with tools needed to solve problems that require a description of the PVT of hydrocarbon systems from their compositions. Because of the dramatic evolution in computational capabilities, petroleum engineers can now study such phenomena as the development of miscibility during gas injection, compositional gradient as a function of depth and the behaviour near critical hydrocarbon systems with more sophisticated EOS models. { 553pp, 180x260mm, February 2007; HB, £129.99, 1933762039:9781933762036 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| ESSENTIAL RESULTS IN CHEMICAL PHYSICS & PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY [Alexander N Goloshchapov, Gennady E Zaikov, & Vladimir V Ivanov (eds)] CONTENTS: Preface; Spin Probes for the Study of Intact and Cancer Cell Membranes; Sulphur as a Stabiliser of Polyvinylchloride; Universality of Free Energies Linearity Principle in Solution Chemistry; The KBr Action on the rate of H2O2 Decomposition in Alkaline Medium; Fireproof Materials containing Nanostructures: Principles of Formation; Fireproof Intumescent Coating Foamcoke Structure Regulation by Carbon Metal-containing Nanostructures; Upholstery Fire Barriers based on Natural Fibres; Structural Criterion on Change of a Kinetic Curves Type in the Process of a Thermooxidative Degradation; Alternative View at the Universe; Effect of the Cationic Polyelectrolyte Molecular Mass on the Flocculation Kinetics and the Efficiency of Polymer Precipitation from Latexes; Co-polymers with Cyclic Fragments in Dimethylsiloxane Backbone(O; Fractal Physics of the Polycondensation Processes; The Problem of Structural-Physical Organisation of Polymeric Non-Crystalline Phase; Physical and Semi-Empirical Methods of Solvent Influence on Solute Behaviour. { 270pp, 180x260mm, July 2005; HB, £85.99, 1594541981:9781594541988 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| ETHERNET TOOLBOX CD-ROM This CD-ROM contains all essential information regarding Ethernet interfaces! To help you learn about the Ethernet interfaces, we have compiled a collection of all articles on this topic that have appeared in Elektor Electronics and complemented them with additional documentation and links to introductory articles on Ethernet interfaces. Ethernet Toolbox includes a collection of datasheets for dedicated Ethernet interface ICs from many different manufacturers. To help you with your own projects, the provides a wealth of information about connectors and components for the physical layer (PHY) and specific software tools for use with the Ethernet (Software). All of the documents are PDF files. { July 2007; CD, £18.90, 9053812148:9789053812143 , Elektor Electronics } |
| EVOLVING BRAIN : The Known & the Unknown [R Grant Steen PhD] The human brain is arguably the most complex object in the universe. With about 100 billion neurons, each of which makes perhaps 10,000 synapses, our incredible central processing unit is capable of roughly 1,000 trillion interconnections. What do scientists know about how this amazingly complex organ functions? Is it even possible to unravel all of its mysteries? In this comprehensive book on the science of the brain, distinguished neurophysiologist R. Grant Steen provides us with a crash course on how the brain works. As a researcher on the forefront of brain studies, Dr Steen explores the latest findings on a host of topics: Consciousness, unconsciousness, and brain death; Learning, memory, and role of genes; Motivation, aggression, and the range of emotions; The plasticity of the growing brain; Mental illness and treatment. He also delves into such stimulating questions as: Where does creativity come from? What is personality? Can we distinguish between the brain and the mind? Impressive in breadth and depth, yet written with clarity in an engaging, non-technical style, this fascinating tour of the brain provides the general reader with the latest information on one of the most intriguing and burgeoning areas of scientific research. No topic has more meaning or relevance than using our brains to understand the working of our own minds. REVIEW: "...superbly describe[s] breakthroughs in basic neurobiology, debunk[s] ‘intelligent design,’ and both argue[s] and demonstrate[s] the need for cross-disciplinary collaboration to address issues such as consciousness, creativity, and self-knowledge. Well-written and informative, The Evolving Brain is recommended to a broad audience, including students...as well as established clinicians and researches wishing to see the larger panorama within which their work resides...I found this book to be a tour de force." -- Psychiatric Services magazine, Vol. 58, No. 11, November 2007 { 437pp, 150x230mm, March 2007; HB, £18.99, 1591024803:9781591024804 , Prometheus Books } |
| FLUX PINNING & AC LOSS STUDIES ON YBCO COATED CONDUCTERS [M Parans Paranthaman & Venkat Selvamanickam (eds)] Major advances have been made in the last 18 years in high-temperature superconductor (HTS) research and development, resulting in increased use of HTS materials in commercial and pre-commercial electric-power applications. This new and important book addresses the issues related to flux pinning, AC losses and thick YBCO film growth. Written by top most scientists in the world, it presents the current status and issues related to YBCO coated conductors and the need for further fundamental materials science work in YBCO coated conductor. This will be a useful handbook for years to come. { September 2007; HB, £85.99, 1600216927:9781600216923 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| FOCUS ON COGNITIVE RADIO TECHNOLOGY [Hector C Weinstock (ed)] Book & CD. Cognitive Radio (CR technology) has the potential to provide more innovative, flexible, and comprehensive use of the radio frequency spectrum, while at the same time minimising the risk of interference to other spectrum users. CRs can be developed that have the technical capability to adapt their use of the spectrum in response to information external to the radio. As a result of this technical and operational flexibility, CR technologies may also make it possible to use spectrum that may be available in a particular geographic location or during a particular period of time and would otherwise go unused. At this time, there is not a clear boundary between CR and software defined radio (SDR) technologies. In many instances, SDR will be used as the basic platform on which to build CR technology. This book provides the first details of this new and innovative technology. { 95pp, 140x215mm, May 2006; PB, £25.99, 1600212158:9781600212154 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| FOCUS ON HAZARDOUS MATERIALS RESEARCH [Leonora G Mason (ed)] Hazardous waste is a waste with properties that make it dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment. Hazardous waste generally exhibits one or more of these characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity. The universe of hazardous wastes is large and diverse. Hazardous wastes can be liquids, solids, contained gases, or sludges. They can be the by-products of manufacturing processes or simply discarded commercial products, like cleaning fluids or pesticides. One major type is radioactive waste. This book brings together the latest research in this diverse field. { 236pp, 180x260mm, January 2007; HB, £85.99, 1600214525:9781600214523 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| FOCUS ON MATERIALS SCIENCE RESEARCH [Dita V Rosse (ed)] Materials science includes those parts of chemistry and physics that deal with the properties of materials. It encompasses four classes of materials, the study of each of which may be considered a separate field: metals; ceramics; polymers and composites. Materials science is often referred to as materials science and engineering because it has many applications. Industrial applications of materials science include processing techniques (casting, rolling, welding, ion implantation, crystal growth, thin-film deposition, sintering, glassblowing, etc.), analytical techniques (electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, calorimetry, nuclear microscopy (HEFIB) etc.), materials design, and cost/benefit tradeoffs in industrial production of materials. This book presents new research directions in a very new field which happens to be an old field as well. { 287pp, 180x260mm, September 2007; HB, £85.99, 1600213995:9781600213991 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| FRONTAL NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH [Martin V Berg (ed)] Nanotechnology is a 'catch-all' description of activities at the level of atoms and molecules that have applications in the real world. A nanometer is a billionth of a meter, about 1/80,000 of the diameter of a human hair, or 10 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom. Nanotechnology is now used in precision engineering, new materials development as well as in electronics; electromechanical systems as well as mainstream biomedical applications in areas such as gene therapy, drug delivery and novel drug discovery techniques. This book presents the latest research in this frontier field. { 231pp, 180x260mm, January 2007; HB, £85.99, 1600212123:9781600212123 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH [Debra C Downing (ed)] Energy fuels modern society, though it is often taken for granted. The issues surrounding energy supply of paramount importance to governments the world over. While calls for "clean" energy technologies are rampant and loud, conventional sources like coal and oil remain the most feasible. However, research continues to plow ahead to find better and more efficient ways to keep the demand for energy met. Nuclear power is a perennially controversial but enticing possibility, although many nations seek to phase-out nuclear power, citing safety and environmental concerns. The energy industry and production is a major economic component in any country, so all energy and electricity issues hold sway over us all. This book brings together an important selection of studies focusing on the energy industry, its current state and future. Included are looks at nuclear power and economic policies to influence the electric industry. This current research combines for a needed resource in the study of energy. { 171pp, 180x260mm, March 2007; HB, £69.99, 1600212972:9781600212970 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| GAS ENGINEER'S HANDBOOK [Rakesh Rathi] Our future lies in effective use of present energy resources. Many studies have concluded that the major source of energy contributing to global economy will be natural gas. With natural gas becoming more and more important, there is increasing demand for information and Gas engineers play important role in identifying, exploring and refining natural gas -a discovery which has immense use and application in the present times. This handbook covers the full scope of natural gas engineering, from gas reservoir engineering to gas production systems to gas processing and provides a reliable source of engineering and reference information for analysing and solving problems. This handbook will be greatly useful for students, professors and trained professionals in this field. The handbook covers 95% of the subject matter taught first in the vast majority of Universities and because of its simplicity on explanations and directions to further information, it would be a welcome addition to the reference collection of large academic libraries at Universities offering programmes in Gas Petroleum Engineering. { 564pp, 120x185mm, July 2007; HB, £33.50, 8189741586:9788189741587 , SBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt Ltd } |
| GOD: THE FAILED HYPOTHEISIS : How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist [Victor J Stenger] A new foreword by best-selling author Christopher Hitchens. Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely confined to philosophy and theology. In the meantime, science has sat on the sidelines and quietly watched this game of words march up and down the field. Despite the fact that science has revolutionized every aspect of human life and greatly clarified our understanding of the world, somehow the notion has arisen that it has nothing to say about the possibility of a supreme being, which much of humanity worships as the source of all reality. Physicist Victor J Stenger contends that, if God exists, some evidence for this existence should be detectable by scientific means, especially considering the central role that God is alleged to play in the operation of the universe and the lives of humans. Treating the traditional God concept, as conventionally presented in the Judeo-Christian and Islamic traditions, like any other scientific hypothesis, Stenger examines all of the claims made for God's existence. He considers the latest Intelligent Design arguments as evidence of God's influence in biology. He looks at human behavior for evidence of immaterial souls and the possible effects of prayer. He discusses the findings of physics and astronomy in weighing the suggestions that the universe is the work of a creator and that humans are God's special creation. After evaluating all the scientific evidence, Stenger concludes that beyond a reasonable doubt the universe and life appear exactly as we might expect if there were no God. { 310pp, 155x230mm, April 2008; PB, £11.99, 1591026520:9781591026525 , Prometheus Books } |
| HAUNTED OBSERVATORY : Curiosities From the Astronomer's Cabinet [Richard Baum] For many centuries observers of the night sky interpreted the moving planets and the surrounding starry realms in terms of concentric crystalline spheres, in the centre of which hung the Earth -- the hub of creation. But with the discoveries of Galileo, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton, astronomers were suddenly struck by a momentous truth: the solar system was neither small nor intimate, but extended an unfathomable distance toward countless even more distant stars. The endless possibilities of these astounding developments fired scientists' imaginations, leading both to further discoveries and to flights of fancy. While newly discovered facts are important and interesting, the quaint curiosities and spectral 'ghosts' that led scientists astray have a fascination of their own. This is the subject of astronomer Richard Baum in this elegant narrative about the mysteries and wonders of celestial exploration. The fabled 'mountains of Venus', a 'city in the moon', ghostly rings around Uranus and Neptune, bright inexplicable objects seen near the sun, and the truth behind Coleridge's 'Star dogged Moon' in his famous poem about the Ancient Mariner -- these are just some of the intriguing twists and turns that astronomers took while investigating our starry neighbors. Baum vividly conveys the romance of astronomy at a time when the vistas of outer space were a new frontier and astronomers, guided only by imagination and analogy, set forth on uncharted seas and were haunted for a lifetime by marvels both seen and imagined. { 416pp, 155x230mm, July 2007; HB, £18.99, 1591025125:9781591025122 , Prometheus Books } |
| HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE : Physical Science Textbooks [Mansoor Niaz] Research in science education has recognised the importance of presenting physical science within a history and philosophy of science (HPS) perspective in order to facilitate students' understanding. The objective of this study is to present a framework based on HPS for analysing introductory freshman level general chemistry and physics textbooks published in U.S.A. A review of the relevant literature in science education shows that most textbooks ignore HPS, while presenting the following topics: a) Atomic structure; b) Determination of the elementary electrical charge; c) Laws of definite and multiple proportions; d) Kinetic theory of gases; e) Covalent bond; f) Periodic table; and g) Quantum numbers. This research shows that textbooks generally do not present progress in science as it is actually practised by scientists. For most textbooks, doing science means accumulating empirical data with no reference to the interpretation of the data based on the scientist's theoretical framework or presuppositions. The role and importance of presuppositions and guiding assumptions along with the theory-ladenness of observations are the major contributions of the new post-positivist philosophy of science. Given the importance of textbooks in most parts of the world, such presentations deprive students of the dynamics of scientific research that involves controversies, conflicts and rivalries among scientists, that is in a nut shell the humanising aspects of science. This research has been extended to show that inclusion of these facets of science in the classroom can be stimulating for students and facilitate greater conceptual understanding. It is concluded that if the authors want their students to understand science and not simply memorise algorithms, then a revision of the textbooks is necessary. { October 2008; PB, £19.50, 1604564857:9781604564853 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| HISTORY OF OIL WELL DRILLING [J E Brantly] An artfully illustrated account of the oil industry's most important events, HISTORY OF OIL WELL DRILLING records the beginning and development of the oil well industry from early water and brine well drilling to the vast oil industry of today. More than 1700 illustrations and 1500 pages trace the evolution of equipment and methods used in drilling for oil. Every major tool and method is described in detail. From the simple spring pole to the cable tool, rotary and portable rigs, Dr Brantly traces the origin, the development and the accessory tools of these major implements and compares them with modern equipment innovations. There is a comprehensive report on marine drilling and the vast offshore oil fields. Directional drilling, blowout prevention, formation testing and well instruments are other pertinent covered in this masterfully pictorial history. { 1525pp, 165x255mm, January 2007; HB, £99.99, 087201634X:9780872016347 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| HISTORY OF SCIENCE IN DENMARK : Through a Thousand Years [Henry Nielsen, Helge Kragh, Peter C Kjærgaard & Kristian Hvidtfeldt Nielsen (eds)] Although Denmark, a small country on the European periphery, has only made a modest contribution to decisive progress in scientific research on the international arena, there have nevertheless been numerous significant Danish contributions, and naturally this present work describes these high points. While the high points are represented by scientists like Tycho Brahe, H.C. Ørsted and Niels Bohr, this publication distances itself from prevailing heroic presentations by putting weight on the dependence of these scientists on a wide-ranging professional network, as well as close contacts to private patrons, the state and other sponsors. Even though splendid pinnacles are also to be found, the flat landscape is perhaps more representative of Danish natural science history. In Denmark, the natural sciences (as also applies to other sciences, and culture in general) have developed mainly through the reception of and adaptation to science from abroad. Reception-history has therefore been given a prominent place in the work. Institutions- and organisations-history is another area that is given high priority, just as great weight has been laid on the material, economic and cultural framework under which research has always functioned. Although Danish natural science researchers have nearly always emphasised the importance of international cooperation, there are many national aspects of a social, political and cultural type which have had significant influence on the scientific practice in Denmark. The present work is documented in such a way that it (also) makes sense to write the international scientists history in a national context, and thereby placing the work solidly in a new and fast-growing scientific-historic genre. { 500pp, October 2008; HB, £37.95, 8779343171:9788779343177 , Aarhus University Press } |
| HYDROGEN ENERGY : Background, Significance & Future [Albert O Backus (ed)] In a world faced with massive and ever-growing energy demands where the environment is an important factor, an array of new technologies and or fuels are becoming a necessity, not a choice. Hydrogen may be one of those alternatives. Hydrogen can be produced from diverse domestic feedstocks using a variety of process technologies. Hydrogen-containing compounds such as fossil fuels, biomass or even water can be a source of hydrogen. Thermochemical processes can be used to produce hydrogen from biomass and from fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas and petroleum. Power generated from sunlight, wind and nuclear sources can be used to produce hydrogen electrolytically. Sunlight alone can also drive photolytic production of hydrogen from water, using advanced photoelectrochemical and photobiological processes. { 120pp, 140x215mm, January 2006; PB, £25.99, 1594547335:9781594547331 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY [I A Krylov & G E Zaikov (eds)] { 138pp, 180x260mm, May 2006; HB, £85.99, 1600210392:9781600210396 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER'S GUIDE TO SKETCHING : Strategic Use of Sketching in the Design Process [Nenad Pavel] In recent years, there has been a rapid growth of interest in the establishment of hybrid educational programs which merge design and engineering. Due to the condensed and multidisciplinary nature of this type of education, instruction in studio-based drawing must be intensified and communicated more efficiently. Two additional factors have redefined the need for conventional drawing skills as well: the domination of CAD-rendered drawings for detailed product depiction and the increased focus on product development collaboration. New textbooks which target communication and visual thinking through industrial design drawing have been hard to find until now. Nenad Pavels book assumes that a student has prior knowledge of the basics of form, perspective and shading. He presents a toolbox of techniques and instructions for how industrial designers can improve their hand-sketched visual communication. He also addresses diverse issues which a designer often confronts: product conception, aesthetics, construction, form and interface. The clear, practical and illustrative approach makes the authors points easy to implement in a short amount of time. This insures that it will be of interest to many related disciplines, including architecture and engineering, as well as being appropriate for the general public with an interest in skill-based design drawing. { 96pp, 145x205mm, March 2005; SB, £25.83, 8251920248:9788251920247 , Tapir Academic Press } |
| INFLUENT WATER SYSTEMS [Loraine Huchler] An easy-to-understand book for practical use by the operator or engineer in the plant. Organised as a field-guide, information is often presented in bullet-point format, graphs, diagrams and schematics that the operator can easily put to use in daily plant activity. References to many industrial standards, such as ASME, AQBMA, CTI and NACE, are included to provide comprehensive coverage rather than one picture from one association. { 231pp, 155x230mm, August 2007; PB, £89.99, 1933762098:9781933762098 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| JINN FROM HYPERSPACE : & Other Scribblings -- Both Serious & Whimsical [Martin Gardner] This new collection of Gardner gems takes its name from an essay on a mathematical theme, about a jinn (or genie) trapped in a 'Klein Bottle' -- an amusing tale that also teaches the maths phobic something interesting about a theoretical one-sided object with no distinction between inside and outside. Other topics in maths and physics include speculations about universes where time runs in reverse; the Banach-Tarski paradox (whereby a sphere, after being deconstructed, can be reassembled at twice its size); and a vigorous defence of the objective reality of mathematical theorems independent of human culture. On the literary side, Gardner discusses two neglected works by G K Chesterton, one of which concerns an imaginary but now very topical war between Islam and Christianity. He also considers the fantasies of L Frank Baum that don't take place in Oz, Clement Moore's ever-popular 'The Night Before Christmas', and the many fascinating books by Lewis Carroll that are sometimes overshadowed by his famous 'Alice in Wonderland'. A treat for longtime Gardner readers or the perfect introduction for newcomers, THE JINN FROM HYPERSPACE offers a rich selection of stimulating intellectual wonders. { 307pp, 155x230mm, December 2007; HB, £17.50, 1591025656:9781591025658 , Prometheus Books } |
| LASERS, OPTICS & ELECTRO-OPTICS RESEARCH [Lian I Chen (ed)] It is expected that ongoing advances in optics will revolutionise the 21st century as they began doing in the last quarter of the 20th. Such fields as communications, materials science, computing and medicine are leaping forward based on developments in optics. The scope includes UV, VUV and X-Ray lasers; visible, solid-state, semiconductor and infrared gas lasers; FEL and ultrashort laser pulses; visible and infrared optical materials; infrared and imaging detectors; optical fibers and fiber optic sensors; holography; laser spectroscopy and photochemistry; high resolution lithography for optoelectronics and more. This book presents leading new research in the field. { 274pp, 180x260mm, February 2007; HB, £85.99, 1600216811:9781600216817 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| LATENT ORDER OF COMPLEXITY [Joseph P Zbilut & Alessandro Giuliani] The scope of public ignorance concerning how things work inevitably grows explosively. It is unreasonable to expect widespread or detailed understanding even of the many major support systems that make urban life possible (clean water, electrical supply, groceries in markets at all seasons, trash and sewage disposal....). What we don't understand seems 'complex' to us, at least until, with study or practice, we may achieve an occasional 'Ah-Ha!' moment when complexity suddenly reduces to simplicity, and part of our world view changes forever. In this welcome and appealing book the authors, who have achieved stature in both experimental and theoretical sciences, address the grandest 'how things work' issue of them all, viz., the methods and limitations of science itself. They do so in a conversational style accessible to any interested reader. { 110pp, 180x260mm, June 2008; PB, £32.99, 1604560266:9781604560268 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| LEADING-EDGE ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH [Cian M O'Sullivan (ed)] This book presents new and significant research on electric power. The world is becoming increasingly electrified. For the foreseeable future, coal will continue to be the dominant fuel used for electric power production. The low cost and abundance of coal is one of the primary reasons for this. Electric power transmission, a process in the delivery of electricity to consumers, is the bulk transfer of electrical power. Typically, power transmission is between the power plant and a substation near a populated area. Electricity distribution is the delivery from the substation to the consumers. Due to the large amount of power involved, transmission normally takes place at high voltage (110 kV or above). Electricity is usually transmitted over long distance through overhead power transmission lines. Underground power transmission is used only in densely populated areas due to its high cost of installation and maintenance, and because the high reactive power gain produces large charging currents and difficulties in voltage management. A power transmission system is sometimes referred to colloquially as a "grid"; however, for reasons of economy, the network is rarely a true grid. Redundant paths and lines are provided so that power can be routed from any power plant to any load centre, through a variety of routes, based on the economics of the transmission path and the cost of power. Much analysis is done by transmission companies to determine the maximum reliable capacity of each line, which, due to system stability considerations, may be less than the physical or thermal limit of the line. Deregulation of electricity companies in many countries has led to renewed interest in reliable economic design of transmission networks. { 341pp, 180x260mm, March 2008; HB, £85.99, 1600219810:9781600219818 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| MACHINERY FAILURE ANALYSIS HANDBOOK : Sustain Your Operations & Maximize Uptime [Luiz Affonso] Process industries are home to a huge number of machines, most of them critical to the industry mission. Failures of these machines can result in consequences that range from the simple replacement of a cheap bearing to an accident that may cost millions in lost production or cause injuries or pollution. Competition forces corporations to try to keep a pace in optimisation. On the machinery side of the history, that means improving efficiencies, reliability, and reducing maintenance cost. Designs and purchase specifications, shop testing, installation, maintenance and operation all play a role in these efforts. The objective of this book is to help anyone involved with machinery reliability, be it in the design of new plants or the maintenance and operation of existing ones, to understand why the process machine fails, so some preventive measures can be taken to avoid another failure of the same kind. { 308pp, 155x230mm, November 2006; HB, £103.50, 193376208X:9781933762081 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| MAPPER OF MOUNTAINS : M P Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies, 1902-1930 [Ian S MacLaren, Eric Higgs & Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux] Mapper of Mountains follows the career of Dominion Land Surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland, who provided the first detailed maps of many regions of the Canadian Rockies. Between 1902 and 1930, this unheralded alpinist perfected phototopographical techniques to compile a series of mountaintop photographs during summers of field work, and spent his winters collating them to provide the Canadian government and tourists and mountain climbers with accurate topographical maps. Bridgland was also a great climber and co-founder of the Alpine Club of Canada. Mapper of Mountains tells the story of the Rocky Mountain Repeat Photography Project, which studies the changes sustained in the Rockies, repeating the field work accomplished by Bridgland almost a century ago. { 312pp, 190x255mm, November 2005; PB, £23.50, 0888644566:9780888644565 , University of Alberta Press } |
| METHOD & THOERY IN PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY [Gennady E Zaikov & Vadim G Zaikov (eds)] Preface; Degradation of Polysulfones and Polyesterimides; Graft Polymerization of Octofluoropentyl Acrilate to Polycaproamide Thread; Kinetic Model of Dibenzoyl Peroxide Chain Reaction with Sterically Hindered Phenols; Quantum-Chemical Interpretation of Peroxide Decomposition; Quantum-Chemical Interpretation of Carbon Pyrolysis Kinetics; Effect of the Zeolite Filler on the Thermal Degradation Kinetics of Polypropylene; Organosilicon Copolymers with Carbocyclosyloxane Fragments in Dimethylsiloxane Backbone; Degradation of Aromatic Co-polyesters Derived from N-oxybenzoic Tere- and Isophthalic Acids and Dioxydiphenyl; Regulation of Thermal Conditions under Fast-Chemical Reactions; Dibenzoyl Peroxide Kinetic Probing of Melt and Rubbery Polymers; Application of LFE Relationships to Quantitative Description of Substance Distribution Processes between Two Phases; Composites and Fields of Application of Polyisobutylens; Description of Polymer Properties in the Frame Work of the Cluster Model; Index. { 208pp, 180x260mm, April 2005; HB, £85.99, 1594544018:9781594544019 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| MICROBIAL GRANULATION TECHNOLOGY FOR NUTRIENT REMOVAL FROM WASTEWATER [Yu Liu, Lei Qin & Shu-Fang Yang] Aerobic granulation technology for wastewater treatment has been widely exploited in recent years. Currently, research on aerobic granulation is been intensively conducted in universities, institutes, private or public interest research organisations world-wide. This book provides the latest research outcomes on the fundamentals and applications of this technology for biological nutrient removal from wastewater. The book offers researchers and practitioners in wastewater treatment engineering up-to-date knowledge and understanding of this novel nutrient removal biotechnology. { 198pp, 180x260mm, September 2007; HB, £59.50, 1600215130:9781600215131 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| MODERN ADVANCES IN ORGANIC & INORGANIC CHEMISTRY [Devrim Balkose & Gennady E Zaikov (eds)] { 179pp, 180x260mm, April 2005; HB, £85.99, 1594544026:9781594544026 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| NANO-SCALE MATERIALS : From Science to Technology [S N Sahu, R K Choudhury & P Jena (eds)] { 481pp, 180x260mm, June 2006; HB, £85.99, 1594549109:9781594549106 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| NANOTECHNOLOGY AT THE LEADING EDGE [Eugene V Dirote (ed)] Nanotechnology is a “catch-all” description of activities at the level of atoms and molecules that have applications in the real world. A manometre is a billionth of a meter, about 1/80,000 of the diameter of a human hair, or 10 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom. Nanotechnology is now used in precision engineering, new materials development as well as in electronics; electromechanical systems as well as mainstream biomedical applications in areas such as gene therapy, drug delivery and novel drug discovery techniques. This book presents the latest research in this frontier field. { 184pp, 180x260mm, April 2006; HB, £85.99, 160021018X:9781600210181 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| NANOTECHNOLOGY FOCUS [Eugene V Dirote (ed)] Nanotechnology is a 'catch-all' description of activities at the level of atoms and molecules that have applications in the real world. A nanometre is a billionth of a meter, about 1/80,000 of the diameter of a human hair, or 10 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom. Nanotechnology is now used in precision engineering, new materials development as well as in electronics; electromechanical systems as well as mainstream biomedical applications in areas such as gene therapy, drug delivery and novel drug discovery techniques. This book presents the latest research in this frontier field. { 177pp, 180x260mm, June 2005; HB, £99.99, 1594542112:9781594542114 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| NATURAL GAS MEASUREMENT HANDBOOK [James E Gallagher] Natural gas is becoming an increasingly important component of our world's energy supply as more and more countries turn to natural gas as one of their main sources of energy. Along with its companion, 'The Natural Gas Engineering Handbook', these books form the basic library for any engineer working with natural gas today. { 468pp, 155x230mm, August 2006; HB, £129.99, 1933762004:9781933762005 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN COMBUSTION RESEARCH [William J Carey (ed)] Combustion or burning is an exothermic reaction between a substance and a gas to release heat. Combustion normally occurs in oxygen (often in the form of gaseous O2 ) to form oxides, However, combustion can also take place in other gases like chlorine. The products of such reactions usually include water (H2 O) as well as carbon monoxide (CO) or carbon dioxide (CO2 ), or both. Other by-products, such as partially reacted fuel and elemental carbon (C), may generate visible smoke and soot. This book presents leading research from around the world in this frontal field. { 320pp, 180x260mm, February 2007; HB, £85.99, 1594548269:9781594548260 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| NEW RESEARCH ON SEMICONDUCTORS [Thomas B Elliot (ed)] This book includes within its scope studies of the structural, electrical, optical and acoustical properties of bulk, low-dimensional and amorphous semiconductors; computational semiconductor physics; interface properties, including the physics and chemistry of heterojunctions, metal-semiconductor and insulator-semiconductor junctions; all multi-layered structures involving semiconductor components. Dopant incorporation. Growth and preparation of materials, including both epitaxial (e.g. molecular beam and chemical vapour methods) and bulk techniques; in situ monitoring of epitaxial growth processes, also included are appropriate aspects of surface science such as the influence of growth kinetics and chemical processing on layer and device properties. The physics of semiconductor electronic and optoelectronic devices are examined , including theoretical modelling and experimental demonstration; all aspects of the technology of semiconductor device and circuit fabrication. Relevant areas of 'molecular electronics' and semiconductor structures incorporating Langmuir- Blodgett films; resists, lithography and metallisation where they are concerned with the definition of small geometry structure. The structural, electrical and optical characterisation of materials and device structures are also included. The scope encompasses materials and device reliability: reliability evaluation of technologies; failure analysis and advanced analysis techniques such as SEM, E-beam, optical emission microscopy, acoustic microscopy techniques; liquid crystal techniques; noise measurement, reliability prediction and simulation; reliability indicators; failure mechanisms, including charge migration, trapping, oxide breakdown, hot carrier effects, electro-migration, stress migration; package- related failure mechanisms; effects of operational and environmental stresses on reliability. { 216pp, 180x260mm, February 2007; HB, £85.99, 1594549206:9781594549205 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| NEW RESEARCH ON SUPERCONDUCTIVITY [Barry P Martins (ed)] Superconductivity is the ability of certain materials to conduct electrical current with no resistance and extremely low losses. High temperature superconductors, such as La2-xSrxCuOx (Tc=40K) and YBa2Cu3O7-x (Tc=90K), were discovered in 1987 and have been actively studied since. In spite of an intense, world-wide, research effort during this time, a complete understanding of the copper oxide (cuprate) materials is still lacking. Many fundamental questions are unanswered, particularly the mechanism by which high-Tc superconductivity occurs. More broadly, the cuprates are in a class of solids with strong electron-electron interactions. An understanding of such "strongly correlated" solids is perhaps the major unsolved problem of condensed matter physics with over ten thousand researchers working on this topic. High-Tc superconductors also have significant potential for applications in technologies ranging from electric power generation and transmission to digital electronics. This ability to carry large amounts of current can be applied to electric power devices such as motors and generators, and to electricity transmission in power lines. For example, superconductors can carry as much as 100 times the amount of electricity of ordinary copper or aluminium wires of the same size. Many universities, research institutes and companies are working to develop high-Tc superconductivity applications and considerable progress has been made. This volume brings together new leading-edge research in the field. { 222pp, 180x260mm, October 2007; HB, £85.99, 1594541973:9781594541971 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| NEW TOPICS IN LASERS & ELECTRO-OPTICS [William T Arkin (ed)] It is expected that ongoing advances in optics will revolutionise the 21st century as they began doing in the last quarter of the 20th. Such fields as communications, materials science, computing and medicine are leaping forward based on developments in optics. { 230pp, 180x260mm, January 2007; HB, £85.99, 1594548595:9781594548598 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| NEW TOPICS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH [Matthew F Ginobili (ed)] Nanotechnology is a 'catch-all' description of activities at the level of atoms and molecules that have applications in the real world. A manometer is a billionth of a meter, about 1/80,000 of the diameter of a human hair, or 10 times the diameter of a hydrogen atom. Nanotechnology is now used in precision engineering, new materials development as well as in electronics; electromechanical systems as well as mainstream biomedical applications in areas such as gene therapy, drug delivery and novel drug discovery techniques. This book presents the latest research in this frontier field. { 248pp, 180x260mm, January 2007; HB, £85.99, 1600212913:9781600212918 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| NUCLEAR MATERIALS : Reseach Developments [Joel E Keister (ed)] Nuclear materials include materials relevant to nuclear fission and fusion reactors and high power accelerator technologies, and closely related aspects of materials science and engineering. Processes and properties include atomic lattice defects, microstructures, thermodynamics, corrosion and mechanical and physical properties. Included are fission reactor materials, including fuels, cladding, core structures, pressure vessels, moderator and control components; fission product behaviour; Materials aspects of the entire fuel cycle; Performance of nuclear waste materials, glasses and ceramics, immobilisation of wastes; Fusion reactor materials, including first walls, blankets, insulators and magnets; Neutron radiation effects in materials, including defects, microstructures, transmutations, phase changes and macroscopic properties; Interaction of plasmas, ion beams, electron beams and electromagnetic radiation with materials. The book presents state-of-the art research in this field which is crucial to the growth and exploitation of nuclear energy. { 412pp, 180x260mm, February 2008; HB, £85.99, 1600214320:9781600214325 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| OIL, 6TH EDITION : An Overview of the Petroleum Industry [Robert D Grace] Now in its sixth edition, this guide to the oil industry, written in non-technical language, is a must-read for anyone involved in or curious about the oil industry. Engineers, executives, managers and laypersons will all find this to be a valuable, entertaining and informative guide that presents a practical study of the operations involved in oil exploration, drilling and production. Since the book’s original publication in 1958, this handy volume has taught thousands about this constantly evolving industry that is so important for our everyday energy needs. A true must have! { 161pp, 155x235mm, January 2007; HB, £33.50, 1933762012:9781933762012 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| ON THE BEAUTY OF SCIENCE : A Nobel Laureate Reflects on the Universe, God, & the Nature of Discovery [Herbert A Hauptman. D J Grothe (ed)] "Does the scientist’s world conform to the real one? Nature usually answers this question with an emphatic ‘No!’ It has in fact been said that Nature delights in saying ‘No’ and only with the greatest reluctance condescends to reveal her secrets. For this reason the scientist’s life is not an easy one. However, on those rare occasions when his world does conform to the real one, and for this reason does throw light on the world around us, the rewards and the satisfactions are great and more than compensate for the many disappointments." -- Herbert A. Hauptman. In this memoir of a long, distinguished career devoted to scientific research, world-renowned mathematician Herbert A. Hauptman recounts both the joys and the disappointments of his lifelong quest to induce nature to "reveal her secrets". In 1985, Dr. Hauptman received the greatest honour that any scientist can receive, when the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded him and his colleague, Jerome Karle, the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Drs Hauptman and Karle were recognised "for their outstanding achievements in the development of direct methods for the determination of crystal structures". This work has proved to be of the greatest importance because it relates molecular structure to biological activity, thus permitting a better understanding of life processes and making possible the development of many new disease-fighting drugs. Dr. Hauptman vividly describes the difficulties of the mathematical work that led up to his discovery as well as his joy when he finally hit upon! a method of unravelling the structure of crystals. In addition, he provides a personal account of his background, family, his formative studies in high school and college, and the experiences that motivated him to pursue a life devoted to scientific research. A strong advocate of the naturalistic worldview and a critic of supernaturalism in any form, he reflects on the alleged compatibility of science and religion and emphasises the importance of scientific understanding for contemporary civilisation. Complete with an appendix containing the original monograph (co-authored with Jerome Karle), which became the basis for their Nobel Prize-winning work, this fascinating and moving memoir offers important insights into the nature of scientific research and the value of the scientific outlook on life. { 235pp, 150x230mm, March 2008; HB, £17.50, 1591024609:9781591024606 , Prometheus Books } |
| PETROLEUM ENGINEERING HANDBOOK : Sustainable Operations [M Rafiqual Islam & M Ibrahim Khan] The petroleum sector is possibly the largest and most dominant economic sector, yet there is no appropriate tool or guideline available in achieving sustainability in this sector. There is not even a single book available to address how to achieve sustainability or to conform with the essential features of the Information Age. This is the first book in the petroleum sector that sheds light on the real obstacles to sustainable development and provides solutions to each problem encountered. Each solution is complete with an economic analysis that clarifies why petroleum operations can continue with even greater profit than before while ensuring that the negative environmental impact is diminished. The new screening tools and models proposed in this book will provide one with proper guidelines to achieve true sustainability in both technology development and management of the petroleum sector. { 461pp, 155x230mm, October 2007; HB, £129.99, 1933762128:9781933762128 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY : Second Edition [Michael Ruse (ed)] Biologists study life in its various physical forms, while philosophers of biology seek answers to questions about the nature, purpose, and impact of this research. What permits us to distinguish between living and nonliving things even though both are made of the same minerals? Is the complex structure of organisms proof that a creative force is working itself out over aeons of time? What moral and social questions arise regarding modern advances in biotechnology? What is more relevant to human nature: genetics or sociocultural influences? Are we unique in the universe or might other forms of life exist out there somewhere? Is Darwinism the death-knell of God? These are just some of the vital questions addressed by a distinguished group of philosophers and scientists which includes: Aristotle, Francisco J. Ayala, Michael Benton, Tom Bethell, President George W. Bush, Joe Cain, David Castle, Charles Darwin, Richard Dawkins, Michael Denton, A.G.N. Flew, Brian Goodwin, Stephan Jay Gould, J.B.S, Haldane, John Haught, D.W.E. Hone, Immanuel Kant, James Kirchner, Philip Kitcher, James Lovelock, Jane Maienschein, Ernst Mayr, Greg Mikkelson, Paul Nelson, Lesley Orgal, William Paley, Robert Pennock, Christopher Pynes, Mark Ridley, Holmes Rolston III, Michael Ruse, Lee Silver, Elliott Sober, Derek Turner, the Prince of Wales, George C. Williams, and Edward O. Wilson. This second edition contains material on design without selection, testing macroevolutionary claims, recent biotechnological issues, key ecological concerns, the Gaia hypothesis, genetically modified foods, and the so-called Intelligent Design movement. { 473pp, 140x215mm, December 2007; PB, £15.99, 1591025273:9781591025276 , Prometheus Books } |
| PLASMA & HIGH FREQUENCY PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING & PROCESSING MATERIALS IN THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE : 2nd Edition [I N Toumanov] Questions regarding the advancement of the technology for production and regeneration of nuclear fuel and to the further perfection of the nuclear fuel cycle are very significant when determining the ultimate costs of electrical energy produced at nuclear power stations as well as for safety. The 2nd edition, supplemented and augmented, of this ground-breaking book analyses the role of plasma and high frequency processes. { 660pp, 180x260mm, February 2007; HB, £263.50, 1600216137:9781600216138 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| PROCESS PIPING DESIGN HANDBOOK : Volume One: The Fundamentals of Piping Design [Peter Smith] Written for the piper and engineer in the field, this volume fills a huge void in piping literature since the Rip Weaver books of the 90s were taken out of print. Focussing not only on Auto CAD, but also on other computer-aided design programmes as well and manual techniques not found anywhere else, the book covers the entire spectrum of needs for the piping engineer. Covering general piping systems, this basic guide for the piping engineer offers standards in practices for covered in the original Rip Weaver series. It is the perfect introduction to the design of piping systems, various processes and the layout of pipe work connecting the major items of equipment for the new hire, the engineering student and the veteran engineer needing a reference. { 238pp, 155x230mm, March 2007; HB, £116.99, 1933762047:9781933762043 , Gulf Publishing Company } |
| PROGRESS IN ADVANCED MATERIALS RESEARCH [Nicolas H Voler (ed)] Subject Scope: chemistry, physics, nanotechnology, ceramics, metallurgy, and biomaterials. Advanced materials can be defined in numerous ways; the broadest definition is to refer to all materials that represent advances over the traditional materials that have been used for hundreds or even thousands of years. From this perspective advanced materials refer to all new materials and modifications to existing materials to obtain superior performance in one or more characteristics that are critical for the application under consideration. A more insightful and focused approach to advanced materials is to consider materials that are early in their product and/or technology lifecycle. In other words, there is significant room for growth in terms of the improvement of the performance characteristics (technology lifecycle) and their product lifecycle. This book presents the latest research in the field from around the world. { 248pp, 180x260mm, January 2008; HB, £85.99, 1600218938:9781600218934 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| PROGRESS IN FUEL CELL RESEARCH [Petr V Alemo (ed)] A fuel cell is an electrochemical energy conversion device. It produces electricity from external supplies of fuel (on the anode side) and oxidant (on the cathode side). These react in the presence of an electrolyte. Generally, the reactants flow in and reaction products flow out while the electrolyte remains in the cell. Fuel cells can operate virtually continuously as long as the necessary flows are maintained. Fuel cells differ from batteries in that they consume reactants, which must be replenished, while batteries store electrical energy chemically in a closed system. Additionally, while the electrodes within a battery react and change as a battery is charged or discharged, a fuel cell's electrodes are catalytic and relatively stable. Fuel cells are very useful as power sources in remote locations, such as spacecraft, remote weather stations, large parks, rural locations, and in certain military applications. A fuel cell system running on hydrogen can be compact, lightweight and has no major moving parts. Because fuel cells have no moving parts, and do not involve combustion, in ideal conditions they can achieve up to 99.9999% reliability. This equates to less than one minute of down time in a six year period. This new book presents important state-of-art research advances in the field. { 431pp, 180x260mm, September 2007; HB, £85.99, 1600216986:9781600216985 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| PROGRESS IN SMART MATERIALS & STRUCTURES [Peter L Reece (ed)] "Smart" materials respond to environmental stimuli with particular changes in some variables. For that reason they are often also called responsive materials. Depending on changes in some external conditions, "smart" materials change either their properties (mechanical, electrical, appearance), their structure or composition, or their functions. Mostly, "smart" materials are embedded in systems whose inherent properties can be favourably changed to meet performance needs. Smart materials and structures have widespread applications in: 1. Materials science: composites, ceramics, processing science, interface science, sensor/actuator materials, chiral materials, conducting and chiral polymers, electrochromic materials, liquid crystals, molecular-level smart materials, biomaterials. 2. Sensing and actuation: electromagnetic, acoustic, chemical and mechanical sensing and actuation, single-measurand sensors, multiplexed multimeasurand distributed sensors and actuators, sensor/actuator signal processing, compatibility of sensors and actuators with conventional and advanced materials, smart sensors for materials and composites processing. 3. Optics and electromagnetics: optical fibre technology, active and adaptive optical systems and components, tuneable high-dielectric phase shifters, tuneable surface control. 4. Structures: smart skins for drag and turbulence control, other applications in aerospace/hydrospace structures, civil infrastructures, transportation vehicles, manufacturing equipment, repairability and maintainability. 5. Control: structural acoustic control, distributed control, analogue and digital feedback control, real-time implementation, adaptive structure stability, damage implications for structural control. 6. Information processing: neural networks, data processing, data visualisation and reliability. This book presents leading research from around the globe in this field. { 372pp, 180x260mm, September 2007; HB, £85.99, 1600211062:9781600211065 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| PSYCHOANALYSIS OF SCIENCE : The Role of Metaphor, Paraprax, Lacunae & Myth [Yehoyakim Stein] By systematically deconstructing and analysing scientific texts for irrational unconscious motivations, new scientific associations can be produced. Four categories are suggested as guidelines for the analysis of science: metaphors, scientific parapraxes, lacunae, and scientific myths. The most important are the conceptual lacunae, for they constitute an integral part of the scientific construction. Examples from various disciplines are discussed in order to show that unconscious elements in science are a universal phenomenon. The function of scientific myths is explained. And the hypothesis is tested on psychoanalysis itself, in this way providing a full explanation of how and why blind spots block scientific creativity. REVIEW: "Stein's book, in the stream of a tradition that is almost lost today, i.e. that of Gaston Bachelard, Louis Althusser and very few others, confronts an extremely interesting challenge: that of analyzing the impact of Freudian unconscious on the scientific creativity processes and on the scientific discourse. The result is a very original and coherent proposal." -- Jorge Canestri, Professor of Psychology at the University of Rome. { 190pp, 152x229mm, May 2005; HB, £55.00, 184519070X:9781845190705 , Sussex Academic Press } |
| RELICS OF EDEN : The Powerful Evidence of Evolution in Human DNA [Daniel J Franks] Since the publication in 1859 of Darwin's 'Origin of Species', debate over the theory of evolution has been continuous and often impassioned. In recent years, opponents of 'Darwin's dangerous idea' have mounted history's most sophisticated and generously funded attack, claiming that evolution is 'a theory in crisis'. Ironically, these claims are being made at a time when the explosion of information from genome projects has revealed the most compelling and overwhelming evidence of evolution ever discovered. Much of the latest evidence of human evolution comes not from our genes, but from so-called 'junk DNA', leftover relics of our evolutionary history that make up the vast majority of our DNA. Relics of Eden explores this powerful DNA-based evidence of human evolution. The 'relics' are the millions of functionally useless but scientifically informative remnants of our evolutionary ancestry trapped in the DNA of every person on the planet. For example, the analysis of the chimpanzee and Rhesus monkey genomes shows indisputable evidence of the human evolutionary relationship with other primates. Over 95 percent of our genome is identical with that of chimpanzees and we also have a good deal in common with other animal species. Fairbanks also discusses what DNA analysis reveals about where humans originated. The diversity of DNA sequences repeatedly confirms the archaeological evidence that humans originated in sub-Saharan Africa (the 'Eden' of the title) and from there migrated through the Middle East and Asia to Europe, Australia, and the Americas. In conclusion, Fairbanks confronts the supposed dichotomy between evolution and religion, arguing that both science and religion are complementary ways to seek truth. He appeals to the vast majority of Americans who hold religious convictions not to be fooled by the pseudoscience of Creationists and Intelligent Design advocates and to abandon the false dichotomy between religion and real science. REVIEW: "Genetics professor Fairbanks, author of several science books for laymen...presents the details of evolution as gleaned from a close study of genetics, but marshals his evidence in a conversational style readily comprehensible to general readers. Fairbanks excels at explaining the momentous discoveries in genetics in the past 20 years in clear, concise language…general readers looking for an overview of current genetics and evolution science will find this a great place to start." -- Publishers Weekly, Web Exclusive Review, October 22, 2007. { 281pp, 155x230mm, October 2007; HB, £16.99, 1591025648:9781591025641 , Prometheus Books } |
| RENEWABLE RESOURCES & PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY [Ryszard Kozlowski, Gennady E Zaikov & Frank Pudel (eds)] Plant biotechnology and renewable resources are the driving forces behind a more sustainable development of agriculture and other related industries in the world. Until the 21st century, the main task for most industries was to raise the volume of production to gain the highest profits possible. Non-renewable natural resources, such as oil, were the most profitable sources of energy. This tendency not only exploited these resources but had harmful side effects: growing environmental pollution and changing the earth into a desert, suitable neither for animals nor human beings. At the beginning of the 21st century, both scientists and ”green movements” warn that it is necessary to change this philosophy of economic progress towards a more intensive exploration of renewable resources. Biotechnology is one of the very important and novel tools for obtaining diversified materials on the base of renewable resources. They can serve as a source for production of energy, novel materials, fibres, food, agrofine chemicals and composites. It is believed that diversified possibilities for using natural green resources and their processing can ensure balanced progress without side effects on the earth’s environment. This book presents research on the possibilities of creating progress in the processing of renewable resources within the study of biotechnology. { 195pp, 180x260mm, June 2006; HB, £85.99, 1600210031:9781600210037 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| SCIENCE & NONBELIEF [Taner Edis] Scientists have raised questions about religious belief since the earliest development of scientific thought. Over the centuries, as science has become ever more sophisticated and answered many of the questions previously in the domain of religion, more and more people have developed a sceptical point of view regarding religion. Today, many scientists are non-believers with a secular, science-based perspective. In this wide-ranging overview, physicist and acclaimed science writer Taner Edis examines the relationship between today's sciences and religious non-belief. Beginning with a brief history of science and philosophical doubt, Edis goes on to describe those theories in contemporary science that challenge spiritual views by favouring a naturalistic conception of the world. He provides a very readable, non-technical introduction to the leading scientific ideas that impinge upon religious belief in the areas of modern physics and cosmology, evolutionary biology, and cognitive and brain science. He also shows how science supplies naturalistic explanations for allegedly miraculous and paranormal phenomena and explains widespread belief in the supernatural. Finally, he addresses the political context of debates over science and non-belief as well as questions about morality. { 283pp, 155x230mm, November 2007; PB, £12.99, 1591025613:9781591025610 , Prometheus Books } |
| SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING & APPLICATION ADVANCES IN COMPUTATION THEORY [Ya Yan Lu et al (eds)] { February 2004; HB, £106.99, 1594540640:9781594540646 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| SIMPLICITY : The Latent Order of Complexity [Joseph P Zbilut & Alessandro Giuliani] The scope of public ignorance concerning how things work inevitably grows explosively. It is unreasonable to expect widespread or detailed understanding even of the many major support systems that make urban life possible (clean water, electrical supply, groceries in markets at all seasons, trash and sewage disposal). What we don't understand seems 'complex' to us, at least until, with study or practice, we may achieve an occasional "Ah -- Ha!" moment when complexity suddenly reduces to simplicity, and part of our world view changes forever. In this welcome and appealing book the authors, who have achieved stature in both experimental and theoretical sciences, address the grandest "how things work" issue of them all, viz., the methods and limitations of science itself. They do so in a conversational style accessible to any interested reader. Queries about how science works have provoked controversies from the beginning, still continuing, but even more animated are debates about the limitations of science and its methods. Responsible and informed people are even writing books and articles with the theme: "The End of Science!" In that setting, Zbilut and Giuliani unflinchingly guide the reader through brambles and thickets, emerging unscratched -- an admirable accomplishment. { 112pp, 180x260mm, February 2008; HB, £32.99, 1600219632:9781600219634 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| SURFACE SCIENCE RESEARCH [Charles P Norris (ed)] This new book covers the physics and chemistry of surfaces. The scope includes the structure, thermodynamics, and mobility of clean surfaces, as well as the interaction of gas molecules with solid surfaces. The energetic particle interactions that are the basis for the majority of techniques developed to reveal the structure and chemistry of surfaces are explored including auger electron spectroscopy, photoelectron spectroscopy, inelastic scattering of electrons and ions, low energy electron diffraction, scanning probe microscopy, and interfacial segregation. Crystal nucleation and growth are also considered. Principles such as adsorption, desorption and reactions between adsorbates are examined, with coverage also of new developments in the growth of epitaxial, and Langmuir-Blodgett films, as well as treatment of the etching of surfaces. Modern analytical techniques and applications to thin films and nanostructures are included. The latest in-depth research from around the world is presented. { 199pp, 180x260mm, August 2005; HB, £65.50, 1594541590:9781594541599 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| THIN FILM OPTICAL COATINGS FOR EFFECTIVE SOLAR ENERGY UTILIZATION [K A Gesheva] The subject of the book is CVD thin film optical coatings for application in photothermal solar energy conversion. The specific character of the materials research in the area of thermal solar energy conversion is the necessity of large areas for interception of the solar flux. The interceptive surfaces meeting the solar flux are mainly thin film (for cost effective purposes) coatings and the price of their production should be very low. Besides they must withstand high temperatures reaching in some applications 500 degrees C, and the film should be stable for a long time (15-20 years). The possible diffusion processes lead to structure changes in thin films and deterioration of optical properties. These coatings differ from the ones for thin film optics, where the applications are basically at room temperature. These coatings differ also from the microelectronics materials, where miniaturisation lowered the price. { 297pp, 180x260mm, February 2007; HB, £85.99, 1600216439:9781600216435 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH [Edwin C Hearns (ed)] Biotechnology is a collection of technologies that capitalise on the attributes of cells and biological molecules. Biotechnology will help improve the ability to customise therapies based on individual genomics; prevent, diagnose, and treat all types of diseases rather than rely on rescue therapy and provide breakthroughs in agricultural production and food safety. This book offers new research in this growing field. { 280pp, 180x260mm, May 2006; HB, £85.99, 1600212247:9781600212246 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| TRENDS IN MOLECULAR & HIGH MOLECULAR SCIENCE [G E Zaikov, Yu B Monakov & A Jimenez (eds)] { 327pp, 180x260mm, March 2005; HB, £103.50, 1594541442:9781594541445 , Nova Science Publishers } |
| VALIDATION OF EXCEPTIONAL LONGEVITY [Bernard Jeune & James W Vaupel (eds)] The history of longevity is a history of myths. This volume shows that most reported instances of exceptional longevity are incorrect. This was the rule everywhere until the end of the 19th century and is still the case in the vast majority of countries. It is only when reliable birth registrations are available for a century or more and when reports of ages above 100 are systematically checked against these data that the quality of national statistics on exceptional longevity improves. Several chapters of this volume provide further evidence that genuine centenarians before 1800 were non-existent or at least extremely rare. Sufficiently thorough attempts at verifying the maximal duration of life in different periods of time have not been made. Nonetheless, various gerontologists continue to make the undocumented claim that the maximal duration of life is 110, 115 or 120 years, and that this maximal duration has not changed over the course of human history. Unreliable reports of extreme ages in various countries and at various times, including the present, continue to be cited despite their implausibility and the lack of firm evidence. This volume carries on the laborious work of validating the ages of the few persons who may have been those who have lived longest. While the research was in progress, three exceptional long-livers died. These three were the long-livers whom the contributors to this volume scrutinised more closely than any alleged long-liver has ever been examined before. The three are Jeanne Calment, who died on August 4, 1997 at the age of 122 years and 5 months; Marie Louise Meilleur, who died on April 16, 1998 at the age of 117 years and 7 months; and Christian Mortensen, who died April 25, 1998 at the age of 115 years and 8 months. { 248pp, 180x260mm, January 1999; HB, £18.75, 8778384664:9788778384669 , University Press of Southern Denmark (Odense University Press) } |
| WIND ENERGY : Technology, Commercial Projects & Laws [Marco A Telles (ed)] During the early 1970’s the price of oil reached a critically high level. This crisis prompted the United States government to utilise a more readily available and cheaper source of energy: wind. Since that time the United States and other industrialised nations have made great strides in improving the efficiency of wind energy technology. These strides should prove beneficial for those oil dependent nations who are, once again, suffering from the rec |