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  • Proceedings from the Ninth International Zeolite Conference

    Montreal 1992
    • 1st Edition
    • R. Von Ballmoos + 2 more
    • English

  • The Shell Process Control Workshop

    • 1st Edition
    • David M. Prett + 1 more
    • English
    Shell Process Control Workshop covers the proceedings of a workshop of the same name, held in Houston, Texas on December 15, 1986. The said workshop seeks to improve the communication process between academic researchers, industrial researchers, and the engineering community in the field of process control, and in turn improve understanding of the nature of the control problems. The book covers topics such as design methodology based on the fundamental control; expert systems in process control and optimization; artificial intelligence; and adaptive control for processes. Also covered are topics such the approach of systems engineering to process modeling; modeling and control of dispersed phase systems; and advances in the use of the internal model control. The text is recommended for researchers and practitioners in the field of engineers who would like to know more about process control and modeling.

  • Fetal Physiological Measurements

    Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Fetal and Neonatal Physiological Measurements
    • 1st Edition
    • Peter Rolfe
    • English
    Fetal Physiological Measurements provides information pertinent to the fundamental aspects of fetal and neonatal physiological measurements. This book discusses the accuracy of ultrasound autocorrelation method. Organized into seven parts encompassing 45 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the various factors that cause fetal heart sounds to differ from those after birth. This text then examines the importance of phonocardiography in monitoring the fetal cardiovascular system. Other chapters consider the significant relationship between the fetal heart rate patterns and uterine activity, wherein each uterine contraction represents a stress for the fetus. This book discusses as well the assessment of fetal motor activity in utero, which became feasible after the introduction of real-time ultrasound into obstetrics. The final chapter deals with the primary causes of neurological morbidity and mortality related to determinable events in the neonatal period. This book is a valuable resource for obstetricians, pediatricians, physiologists, and biomedical engineers.

  • Foundations of Biochemical Psychiatry

    • 1st Edition
    • David S. Segal + 2 more
    • English
    Foundations of Biochemical Psychiatry provides information pertinent to the development of biochemical psychiatry, including biochemical studies of psychiatric patients before and after pharmacological intervention and genetic studies. This book discusses the development of biochemical psychiatry as a significant experimental and conceptual approach to understanding mental illness. Organized into 24 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the neurochemical processes involved in the elaboration of a behavior and the extent to which alterations in those processes are responsible for behavioral differences. This text then discusses the clinical characteristics of schizophrenia, including common symptoms, natural history, and subtypes. Other chapters consider the contribution of genetic factors to the etiology of schizophrenia. This book discusses as well the similarities among hallucinations, dreams, and primary process thinking. The final chapter deals with the factors that may influence the neuroendocrine system. This book is a valuable resource for psychiatrists, neuropharmacologists... neurobiologists, behavioral biologists, and psychoanalysts.

  • Differential Diagnosis of Internal Diseases

    Clinical Analysis and Synthesis of Symptoms and Signs on Pathophysiologic Basis
    • 3rd Edition
    • Julius Bauer
    • English
    Differential Diagnosis of Internal Diseases, Third Edition covers the diagnosis of numerous internal diseases based on symptoms and signs. This edition is organized by symptoms and signs that may be individually different even in the same disease and must be analyzed and understood on a pathophysiological basis within the framework of the individual personality. This book is composed of two main parts encompassing 20 chapters. Part I reviews the leading symptoms of headache, chest and abdominal pain, backache, pain in extremities, general feelings and consciousness disorders, vertigo, nausea, vomitus, cough, dyspnea, diarrhea, constipation, and hemorrhages. Part II examines the leading signs habitus, hyperthermia, fever, infectious disease, respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, hematopoietic, and uropoietic systems diseases, and glycosuria. This book will be of value to general physicians, clinicians, and pathophysiologists.

  • Physiotherapy in Mental Health

    A Practical Approach
    • 1st Edition
    • Tina Everett + 2 more
    • English
    Physiotherapy in Mental Health: A Practical Approach provides a concise discussion of the concept of abnormal behavior. The title also covers the role of physiotherapy in dealing with mental problems. The first part of the text covers the basic aspects of physiotherapy in mental health setting; this part covers psychiatric illness; communication in the clinical mental health setting; and the evaluation of physiotherapy services in the mental health field. Next, the book covers the concerns of the practice of physiotherapy in mental health, such as challenging behaviors, stress management, and relaxation training. The last part covers the various aspects of psychiatric treatment, including child psychiatry, eating disorders, and substance abuse. The text will be of great use to physiotherapists in the mental health care setting. The book will also be interesting to readers who want to know how physiotherapy can be applied to improve the mental and social health of individuals.

  • Bubble Wake Dynamics in Liquids and Liquid-Solid Suspensions

    • 1st Edition
    • Liang-Shih Fan + 1 more
    • Howard Brenner
    • English
    This book is devoted to a fundamental understanding of the fluid dynamic nature of a bubble wake, more specifically the primary wake, in liquids and liquid-solid suspensions, an dto the role it plays in various important flow phenomena of multiphase systems. Examples of these phenomena are liquid/solids mixing, bubble coalescence and disintergration, particle entrainment to the freeboard, and bed contraction.

  • The Anatomy of Aging in Man and Animals

    • 1st Edition
    • Warren Andrew
    • English
    The Anatomy of Aging in Man & Animals presents a critical review of the characteristics of invertebrates. It discusses the physical features and parts of fishes, amphibians, reptiles, and birds. It also addresses the characteristics and physiology of mammals as well as the organization of the nervous system. Some of the topics covered in the book are the descriptions and species of protozoa; description of porifera, coelenterate, and kinds of rotifer; parts and functions of mollusca; description and reproduction of annelida; types of crustacea; studies on drosophila; analysis of nutrition, temperature, and aging; and development of the nervous system of a bee. The structures of flatworms and the development of roundworms and echinodermata are discussed. An in-depth analysis of the classes of echinoidea is provided. The characteristics of thymus in an adult amphibian are also presented. A chapter is devoted to the description of changing appearance of human skin. The book can provide useful information to scientists, biologists, students, and researchers.

  • Plastics Materials

    • 5th Edition
    • J A Brydson
    • English
    Plastics Materials, Fifth Edition, reviews developments of plastics materials. The 1980s saw the introduction of many new materials, some of which were highly specialized in their function, particularly in the field of electronics. The book attempts to take such developments into account. It also highlights the commercial importance of materials discussed and includes representative production or consumption statistics. The book begins by tracing the historical development of plastics materials. This is followed by separate chapters on the production of polymers via addition polymerization, condensation polymerization, and rearrangement polymerization; physical states of aggregation of polymers; factors affecting the thermal and mechanical properties of polymers; the relation of structure to the chemical, electrical, and optical properties of plastics; plastics additives; and principles of plastics processing. Subsequent chapters focus on the properties of individual plastics materials. These include polyethylene, polypropylene, vinyl chloride polymers, poly(vinyl acetate), acrylic plastics, polystyrene, vinyl thermoplastics, polyamides and polyimides, polyacetals and related materials, and polycarbonates.

  • Airport, Aircraft, and Airline Security

    • 2nd Edition
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English
    Airport, Aircraft, and Airline Security, 2ed is a comprehensive study of every aspect of modern aviation security. Topics are presented from a historical perspective and examined through a down-to-earth practical approach to solving current problems.

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