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Constraint-Based Reasoning
(Special Issues of Artificial Intelligence)
by Eugene C. Freuder, Alan K. Mackworth, Elsevier Science Publ
Paperback, 409 Pages, Published 1994 by A Bradford Book
ISBN-13: 978-0-262-56075-7, ISBN: 0-262-56075-5

Cognitive Contributions to the Perception of Spatial and Temporal Events(1st Edition)
by G. Aschersleben, T. Bachmann, J. Müsseler, Gisa Aschersleben, Talis Bachmann, Jochen Müsseler, J. M. Sseler, Elsevier Science, Talis Bakhman
Hardcover, 474 Pages, Published 1999 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-50325-1, ISBN: 0-444-50325-0

"The book is concerned with the cognitive contributions to perception, that is, with the influence of attention, intention, or motor processes on performances in spatial and temporal tasks. The chapters deal with fundamental perceptual processes resulting from the simple localization of an object in space or from the temporal determination of an event within a series of events. Chapters are based on presentations given at the Symposium o ..."

Civic Discourse for the Third Millennium Ser.
Double Helix : Technology and Democracy in the American Future Vol. 4
by Edward Wenk Jr., Elsevier Science
Paperback, 235 Pages, Published 1999 by Ablex Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-1-56750-431-6, ISBN: 1-56750-431-0

"Oxford: Pergamon Press. Wenk, E. Jr. (1986). Tradeoffs: Imperatives of choice in a high-tech world. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. Wenk, E. Jr. (1995) . Making waves: Engineering, politics and the social management of technology ..."

Growth Hormone Secretagogues(1st Edition)
Basic Findings and Clinical Implications
by E. Ghigo, Ezio Ghigo, M. Boghen, C. Dieguez, Felipe F. Casanueva, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 325 Pages, Published 1999 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-82933-7, ISBN: 0-444-82933-4

"Growth hormone secretagogues (GHS) administered alone or in combination with growth hormone releasing hexapeptides, are effective probes for the diagnosis of GH deficiency in both children and adults. Current research has developed and tested different GHS compounds that are active by the oral route, and have improved potency and bioavailability, giving rise to exciting therapeutic possibilities. There was an enthusiastic response from ..."

Microbiological Analysis of Food and Water(Reprint)
Guidelines for Quality Assurance
by N.F. Lightfoot, E. A. Maier, Elsevier Science, Nigel F. Lightfoot
Paperback, 284 Pages, Published 1999 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-50203-2, ISBN: 0-444-50203-3

"With the help of leading Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) microbiology specialists in Europe, a complete set of guidelines on how to start and implement a quality system in a microbiological laboratory has been prepared, supported by the European Commission through the Measurement and Testing Programme. The working group included food and water microbiologists from various testing laboratories, universities and industry, ..."

The Biology of the Pancreatic &Bgr;-Cell, Volume 29(1st Edition)
(Advances in Molecular and Cell Biology)
by S.L. Howell, Simon L. Howell, E. Edward Bittar, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 354 Pages, Published 1999 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-0547-6, ISBN: 0-7623-0547-9

"As a result of the key advances made more than 30 years ago, specifically the ability to isolate islets of Langerhans from the pancreas, the ability to measure insulin accurately by immunoasay, and the development of microchemical techniques for studying cells and their components, many research volumes, symposium reports, and original papers have been produced. This explosion of interest has probably had at least three stimuli:1. the ..."

New Directions in Computers and Composition Studies
Electronic Writing Centers : Computing in the Field of Composition
by David Coogan, Peter F. Coogan, Elsevier Science, D. Coogan
Hardcover, 158 Pages, Published 1999 by Praeger
ISBN-13: 978-1-56750-428-6, ISBN: 1-56750-428-0

"This book describes the emerging practice of e-mail tutoring; one-to-one correspondence between college students and writing tutors conducted over electronic mail. It reviews the history of Composition Studies, paying special attention to those ways in which writing centers and computers and composition have been previously hailed within a narrative of functional literacy and quick-fix solutions. The author suggests a new methodology fo ..."

Computational Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 32(1st Edition)
(New Comprehensive Biochemistry)
by S. Kasif, Steven L. Salzberg, D.B. Searls, Simon Kasif, Elsevier Science, David B. Searls
Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1999 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-50204-9, ISBN: 0-444-50204-1

"Computational biology is a rapidly expanding field, and the number and variety of computational methods used for DNA and protein sequence analysis is growing every day. These algorithms are extremely valuable to biotechnology companies and to researchers and teachers in universities. This book explains the latest computer technology for analyzing DNA, RNA, and protein sequences. Clear and easy to follow, designed specifically for the no ..."

The Primate Nervous System, Part III, Volume 15(1st Edition)
(Handbook of Chemical Neuroanatomy)
by Floyd E. Bloom, A. Bjorklund, T. Hokfelt, Editor-A. Björklund, Editor-T. Hökfelt, Elsevier Science, Anders Björklund
Hardcover, 434 Pages, Published 1999 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-50043-4, ISBN: 0-444-50043-X

"This volume is the third and final part of the planned coverage of the neurochemical circuitry of the primate central nervous system. The five chapters included in this volume complement and integrate magnificently with the two prior volumes.Included in the volume are the following: a two-fold exposition on the human forebrain, comprised of a comprehensive overview of the entire human forebrain, and a specific focus on the basal forebr ..."

Civic Discourse, Civil Society, and Chinese Communities
(Civic Discourse for the Third Millennium)
by Randy Kluver, John H. Powers, Elsevier Science, John Henry Powers
Hardcover, 298 Pages, Published 1999 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-1-56750-442-2, ISBN: 1-56750-442-6

"The purpose of this volume is to bring together a set of chapters that investigate the communication practices through which Chinese societies are creating their civil foundations for the next millennium. Civic Discourse, Civil Society, and Chinese Communities, reflects both the emphasis on analysing specific discursive practices in particular Chinese societies and on understanding the role that discursive practices play in the developm ..."

Applications of Kinetic Modelling, Volume 37(1st Edition)
(Comprehensive Chemical Kinetics)
by R.G. Compton, G. Hancock, Gus Hancock, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 713 Pages, Published 1999 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-50164-6, ISBN: 0-444-50164-9

"Volume 37 is concerned with the use and role of modelling in chemical kinetics and seeks to show the interplay of theory or simulation with experiment in a diversity of physico-chemical areas in which kinetics measurements provide significant physical insight. Areas of application covered within the volume include electro- and interfacial chemistry, physiology, biochemistry, solid state chemistry and chemical engineering. A leading cont ..."

Ion Implantation into Semiconductors, Oxides and Ceramics, Volume 85(1st Edition)
(European Materials Research Society Symposia Proceedings)
by B.G. Svensson, H.A. Atwater, Elsevier Science, Harry A. Atwater
Hardcover, 454 Pages, Published 1999 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-08-043613-5, ISBN: 0-08-043613-7

"Hardbound. These proceedings contain the reviewed papers presented at the Symposium J on "Ion Implantation into Semiconductors, Oxides and Ceramics", which was held at the Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society in Strasbourg, France, 16-19, June 1998. The symposium attracted 110 contributions, with authors from 31 nations in 5 continents. It was thereby the largest in a series of E-MRS ion beam symposia, documenting t ..."

Advances in the Flow and Rheology of Non-Newtonian Fluids(1st Edition)
by D.A. Siginer, D. De Kee, R.P. Chhabra, Dennis A. Siginer, Elsevier Science, D. Signier
Hardcover, 1,514 Pages, Published 1999 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-82679-4, ISBN: 0-444-82679-3

"These two volumes contain chapters written by experts in such areas as bio and food rheology, polymer rheology, flow of suspensions, flow in porous media, electrorheological fluids, etc. Computational as well as analytical mathematical descriptions, involving appropriate constitutive equations deal with complex flow situations of industrial importance. This work is unique in that it brings together state of the art reviews and recent ad ..."

Molecular Photonics for Optical Telecommunications(1st Edition)
Materials, Physics and Device Technology, Volume 88 (European Materials Research Society Symposia Proceedings)
by F. Garnier, J. Zyss, Elsevier Science, F. Garnierj. Zyss, Francis Garnier
Hardcover, 221 Pages, Published 1999 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-08-043616-6, ISBN: 0-08-043616-1

"Symposium M of the 1998 annual meeting of the European Materials Research Society has been devoted to Molecular Photonics for Optical Communications: Materials, Physics and Device Technology. It was held in Strasbourg from 15-19 June, building on the sizable success of the former symposium Molecular Electronics and Photonics, held during the last 1997 E-MRS meeting. A total of 42 oral and 36 poster presentations were delivered at this s ..."

Civic Discourse, Multiculturalism, Cultural Diversity & Global Communication
(Civic Discourse for the Third Millenium)
by Michael H. Prosser, K.S. Sitaram, M.H. Prosser, Elsevier Science
Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 1999 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-1-56750-410-1, ISBN: 1-56750-410-8

"Ishii, S., & Bruneau, T. (1991). Silence and silences in cross-cultural perspective: Japan and the United States. In L. A. Samovar & R. E. Porter (Eds.), Intercultural communication: A reader (6th ed.. pp. 314-319). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Kale, D. (1983). In defense of two ethical universals in intercultural communication. ... Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. Lustig, M. W., & Koester, J. (1993). Intercultural competence: Interpersonal comm ..."

Oxyradicals in Medical Biology, Volume 25(1st Edition)
(Advances in Molecular and Cell Biology)
by Joe M. Mccord, Joan Ed. Mccord, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 188 Pages, Published 1998 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-0379-3, ISBN: 0-7623-0379-4

"The rapid expansion of the area of free radical biology in the last 25 years has occurred within a framework of assumptions and preconceived notions that has at times directed the course of this movement. The most dominant of these notions has been the view that free radical production is without exception a bad thing, and that the more efficient our elimination of these toxic substances, the better off we will be. The very important ob ..."

Applications in Industry, Volume 120A(1st Edition)
(Adsorption and its Applications in Industry and Environmental Protection)
by A. Dabrowski, Gerard Meurant, Elsevier Science, Jeffrey M. Lemm
Hardcover, 1,064 Pages, Published 1998 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-50165-3, ISBN: 0-444-50165-7

"Volume I contains a brief review of adsorption history and its development for practical purposes up until now. It also presents some important information on adsorbents and catalysts as well as on the methods of their characterization. The part of this volume dealing with practical industrial applications includes chapters presenting advanced technical tools for high capacity adsorption separation of liquid and gas mixtures, developmen ..."

More Landmarks in Biochemistry, Volume 4(1st Edition)
(Foundations of Modern Biochemistry)
by Margery G. Ord, L.A. Stocken, Lloyd A. Stocken, Margarey G. Ord, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 303 Pages, Published 1998 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-0351-9, ISBN: 0-7623-0351-4

"This fourth volume in the series on biochemistry looks at foundations in modern biochemistry. Topics covered include: the genetic solution; the genetic basis of development; DNA repair; evolution in an RNA world; nitrogen fixation; solute channels; viruses; biochemistry in retrospect and propspect."

Corrosion and its Control(2nd Edition)
by A.S. Khanna, M.K. Totlani, S.K. Singh, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 1,316 Pages, Published 1998 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-82916-0, ISBN: 0-444-82916-4

"With advances in the field of oil exploration, refining activities, new generation power plants and other engineering industries, there is pressing need to run these activities efficiently, cost effectively and without any interruptions. The need for newer corrosion resistant materials, better on-line monitoring and detection techniques and instant technology for repair and rehabilitation is vital. Some areas where the increasing threat ..."

Cell Polarity, Volume 26(1st Edition)
(Advances in Molecular and Cell Biology)
by James R. Bartles, E. Edward Bittar, Elsevier Science
Hardcover, 258 Pages, Published 1998 by Elsevier Science
ISBN-13: 978-0-7623-0381-6, ISBN: 0-7623-0381-6

"Few cells conform to the stereotype of the spherical blob hastily scribbled on chalkboards and, regrettably, sometimes even displayed prominently in textbooks. Instead, real cells display a remarkable degree of structural and functional asymmetry. In modern cell biological parlance, this asymmetry has come to be lumped under the general heading of "cell polarity". Cell polarity is by no means restricted to the cells of tissues and organ ..."