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The laboratory canine.
This handbook is intended as a quick reference for workers responsible for the care and use of laboratory canines in research settings. Researchers Field (Eli Lilly and Co.) and Jackson (Bristol- Myers Squibb) review some important biological features of canines and then discuss fundamental aspects of housing, feeding, and transporting them. Subsequent sections deal with management, veterinary care, and experimental methodologies. Listings of relevant organizations and vendors are provided at the back of the volume. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Light and optics; principles and practices.
Al-Azzawi (mechanical and photonics engineering, Algonquin College, Canada) presents an introductory textbook on light, optics, and their technological applications. With the exception of the opening chapter on the nature of light and the concluding chapter on laboratory safety, each chapter is structured such that theoretical presentation of the topic is covered first, followed by step-by-step experimental instructions intended to give students practical understanding of the applications of theory. Opening chapters cover light and shadow, thermal radiation, light production, light intensity, light and color, and the laws of light. The focus then switches to optics for the remainder of the text, with individual chapters discussing plane mirrors, spherical mirrors, lenses, prisms, beamsplitters, light passing through optical components, optical instruments for viewing applications, polarization of light, and optical materials. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
The lipid handbook with CD-ROM, 3d ed. (CD-ROM included)
The content of this resource has been rewritten for the third edition, mainly by new authors. The chapter on processing has been split into two chapters — on production and refining and on modification processes and food uses — and a new chapter has been added, on nonfood uses. Other chapter topics include fatty acid and lipid structure, occurrence and characterization of oils and fats, and lipid metabolism. Each of the 11 chapters present a detailed description of the subject at a level appropriate to researchers and industry chemists, with a list of major references concluding each chapter subsection. Significant to this edition is the expansion of the dictionary section — to 656 pages — with physical, chemical, and structural data on 13,000 lipids and related compounds. The CD-ROM contains the entire text in a searchable form. The editors are John L. Harwood, biosciences, Cardiff U., Wales, UK; Albert J. Dijkstra, a specialist in edible oil processing, retired, of ICI Europa; and Gunstone, emeritus of U. of St. Andrews, Scotland and editor of Lipid Technology. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Making and using antibodies; a practical handbook.
Scientists at US companies and universities provide detailed recipes by which biomedical researchers and students can whomp up a batch of antibodies in the laboratory and use them to study a wide range of phenomena in biology and medicine. Among their topics are producing polyclonal antibodies, the quantitative production of monoclonal antibodies, making antibodies in bacteria, immuno-histo-chemical methods, flow cytometry, Though new methods for making and using antibodies are certain to emerge, the ones currently being used are so embedded in their application that they will remain current for a long time. The plastic claw binding allows the book to lie flat on the bench. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Matrix theory; from generalized inverses to Jordan form.
In this "second course" text, Piziak and Odell (both mathematics, Baylor U.) explain introductory as well as more advanced concepts of linear algebra, connecting it to abstract algebra and therefore to matrix theory. Focusing on the development of the Moore-Penrose inverse and offering concrete examples including those in MATLAB, Piziak and Odell stick to the mathematically constructive even in their exercises. They cover the idea of "inverse," invertible matrices, subspaces associated with matrices, the Moore-Penrose inverse, generalized inverses, norms, inner products, projections, spectral theory, matrix diagonalization, Jordan canonical form and multilinear matters. Appendices cover complex numbers, basic matrix operations, determinants and a review of the basics in spanning, linear independence, basis and dimension, and change of basis. This works at both graduate and advanced undergraduate levels. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Medication treatments for nicotine dependence.
Researchers in various medical specialties and representatives of smoking cessation organizations describe the basic neuroscience relevant to developing medications for nicotine, review current medications that are approved for the application or have been used off-label to treat nicotine addiction, survey new medications and medication classes that are in development, and describe new biological approaches for classifying smokers according to who may respond selectively to certain agents. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Methods of averaging for differential equations on an infinite interval; theory and applications.
Burd (Yaroslavl State University) explains the theory of the method of averaging on the infinite interval in a modern form, and presents some results in the application of the theory. His graduate text walks through the averaging theory for linear differential equations with almost periodic coefficients, considers systems of nonlinear equations where the right-hand side is proportional to a small parameter, and examines systems with a rapidly rotating phase. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Microwave photonics.
Microwave photonics is the study of photonic devices operating at microwave or millimeter wavelengths and even terahertz frequencies, and their use in microwave or photonic systems. Electrical and electronic engineers, practicing and research, review the current status for the benefit of people just entering the field, which began slowly during the 1980s and in many ways is still not mature. Their topics include femtosecond all-optical devices for ultrafast communication and signal processing, concepts and prospects of hybrid fiber radio, and tera sampler-per-second time-stretched analog-to-digital conversion. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Mint; the genus mentha.
The genus Mentha is the most important in the Labiatae family because of the various essential oils that can be isolated through hydrodistillatioin, water and steam distillation, hydrodiffusion, and expression (cold processing) and that have high economic value, including corn mint (the source of natural menthol), peppermint, Scotch spearmint, and Native spearmint. This fact underlies the rationale for this monograph in which Lawrence (a retired manager with the Flavor Division of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.) presents 14 chapters that describe the classifications and relationships of Mentha; introduce the anatomy, physiology, biosynthesis, molecular biology, tissue culture, and biotechnology of mint essential oil production; review commercial mint species grown in the United States; discuss the cultivation of mint and production of mint oil in India and China; explore the history, theory, and practice of mint oil distillation; discuss the oil composition of commercially important and other Mentha species and hybrids; provide an overview of the North American mint oil industry; explore the safety assessment of biological and toxicological properties of mint oils and their major isolates; examine the antimicrobial activity of essential oils and constituents; and discuss economic uses of Mentha. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Modern soil microbiology, 2d ed.
Soil microbiology has been called the "last true scientific frontier on Earth." Van Elsas (microbial ecology, Groningen U., Netherlands) and microbiologists in Sweden and Canada thus introduce this update of the 1997 edition. They also note that a second revolution in the field is underway with growing success in culturing microorganisms, even those previously thought of as unculturable. In 22 chapters, international contributors present a cutting-edge treatment of the soil as a habitat for bacteria, fungi, and other microbial ecosystem service providers; advanced study methods; and applications, e.g, suppressing plant diseases and soil pollutants. A glossary concludes the text. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Molecular and cellular MR imaging.
According to Modo (Centre for the Cellular Basis of Behavior, King's College London, UK) and Bulte (Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins U. School of Medicine, US), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is one of the most advanced techniques for the visualization of specific molecules and cells in intact organisms. MR cellular and molecular imaging is a highly specialized and interdisciplinary filed that requires expertise in contrast agent chemistry, MR physics, image analysis, and biological disciplines. This volume is intended to give a comprehensive overview of these different areas of MR cellular and molecular imaging. It first presents chapters describing the principle and uses of contrast agents. It then describes molecular MR imaging of cancer, atherosclerosis, apoptosis, and reporter genes and cellular MR imaging of the liver, macrophage activity in infection and inflammation, macrophage activity in stroke, cell transplants, and the diabetic pancreas. Other topics discussed include pharmacological MR imaging, methods for labeling nonphagocytic cells with MR contrast agents, functional cellular imaging with manganese, and future directions of the field. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Multi-objective optimization in computer networks using metaheuristics.
Writing for an advanced audience (masters students or above) involved in computer networks traffic engineering, Donoso (U. del Norte, Colombia) and Fabergat (Institute of Informatics and Applications, Girona U., Spain) describe a multi-objective optimization scheme for multicast applications that require bandwidth consumption, end-to-end delay, delay jitter, packet loss ration, and related resources. They analyze and model the multi-objective computer problems necessary for multicast applications in computer networks and show how to solve them through applications of metaheuristics. Distributed in the US by Taylor & Francis. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Nanotechnology in cancer therapy.
Nanotechnology is characterized as a curious marriage of life sciences and materials engineering that offers hope for surmounting toxic side effects and other hurtles of conventional cancer drug delivery, per the foreword by a scientist with the National Cancer Institute, which established the Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer in 2004. Amiji (pharmaceutical services, Northeastern U., Boston) introduces 38 chapters by international experts presenting introductory material on nanomedicine and cancer and reviews of emerging applications of specifically-targeted delivery products (e.g, polymeric nanoparticles, dendritic nanocarriers, and lipid nanostructures) for imaging and treating specific types of cancer. They present clinical data and the advantages and disadvantages of such alternatives, in which size matters, to conventional therapy. Color plates enhance the volume. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Nonlinear time series; semiparametric and nonparametric methods.
Although useful in the theoretical and empirical analysis of nonlinear time series data, recent research has shown that semiparametric methods may be applied to dimensionality problems arising from fully non-parametric models and methods. Gao (mathematics, U. of Western Australia) focuses on carious non-parametric methods inmoel estimation, specification testing and selection of time series data, covering estimation in nonlinear time series, nonlinear time series specifications, model selection in nonlinear time series, continuous time diffusion models and long-range dependent time series. He uses a number of examples and provides both bibliographical and technical notes for each chapter along with author and subject appendices. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Organic production and use of alternative crops.
Franc (field crops and organic agriculture) and Martina (vegetable and field crops and organic agriculture, both U. of Maribor, Slovenia) draw on their extensive personal experience as organic farmers as well as the meager scientific literature to provide a broad guide to organic methods for growing crops besides the conventional commercial ones, either for niche markets or to use in crop rotation with conventional crops to help maintain soil health and disrupt the life cycle of pests. After setting out the principles and practices of organic gardening, they look at cereals such as spelt and kamut; pseudo-cereals such as buckwheat, quinoa, and wild rice; millets; alternative oil plants such as pumpkins and white mustard; fiber, root, and tuber crops such as hemp and jerusalem artichoke; and legumes. A final chapter presents recipes using buckwheat, amaranths, and millet. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Particle toxicology.
Collectively, the 22 chapters presented by Borm (Center of Expertise in Life Sciences, Zuyd U., the Netherlands) and Donaldson (respiratory toxicology, U. of Edinburgh, UK) serve as a synthetic review of the current state of the science of particle toxicology, covering all particle types. Topics include mineralogy and structure of pathogenic particles, particle dosimetry, particulate air pollutants and small airway remodeling, particle-mediated extracellular oxidative stress in the lung, particles and cellular oxidative and nitrosative stress, interaction of particle with membranes, particle-associated metals and oxidative stress in signaling, proinflammatory effects on particles on macrophages and epithelial cells, cell-signaling pathways elicited by particulates, particle-associated organics and proinflammatory signaling, the asbestos model of interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, effect of particles on the immune system, effects of particles on the cardiovascular system, susceptibility to particle effects, genotoxic effects of particles, approaches to the toxicological testing of particles, models fro testing the pulmonary toxicity of particles, air pollution and the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's diseases, biologically based lung dosimetry and exposure-dose-response models for poorly soluble inhaled particles, nanoparticles in medicine, and an emerging conceptual framework for the toxicology of inhaled particles. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Pharmacy; what it is and how it works, 2d ed.
Kelly (president of his own pharmaceutical information consulting company) presents an introduction to the practice of pharmacy for new pharmacy students, pharmacy technician trainees, and other interested parties. He explores the role of the pharmacist within the US health care system; the drug-use process; pharmacy supportive personnel; pharmacy technology and automation; pharmaceutical care; ambulatory (community) pharmacy; hospital pharmacy; managed care pharmacy; home health care pharmacy; long-term care pharmacy; government pharmacy; drug information and poison control; pharmacy academia; pharmacy organizations; the drug discovery, testing, and approval process; the pharmaceutical industry; career opportunities for pharmacists; and career development. Each chapter includes discussion questions and exercises, as well as guides to web sites and further references. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Phosphor handbook, 2d ed.
Scientists update their review of the development and deployment of phosphor materials, particularly their accounts of applications, which have changed considerably, while the discussions of the fundamentals of luminescence and the principle classes of light-emitting solids have remained fairly current. Among the new areas of interest are the wide dissemination of nitride-based light-emitting diodes, and new phosphors showing the property of quantum cutting. The 1998 first English edition traces its origins to a Japanese original compiled by the Phosphor Research Society in Japan. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Photonics; principles and practices.
Al-Azzawi (photonics engineering, Algonquin College, Canada) provides a comprehensive volume on light and its applications in photonics technology, with attention to the basic theoretical principles and industrial applications. Aimed at students, professionals, and professors, each chapter has a theoretical and practical section. The volume addresses light (topics such as thermal radiation and light intensity); optics (mirrors and prisms, for example); waves and diffraction, including discussion of interference and grating; optical fibers, cables, components, devices, instruments, and systems; testing; and laboratory safety. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Physical chemistry of macromolecules, 2d ed.
Patterson (Carnegie Mellon University) introduces mathematical equations for modeling the structure of chain molecules, and explains three experimental techniques for measuring polymer structure: nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, vibrational spectroscopy, and light scattering. The graduate textbook then presents theories for understanding the structure and properties of polymers in dilute solution, semidilute solution, concentrated solution, and pure amorphous liquid state. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Physician's guide to arthropods of medical importance, 5th ed.
Foddard (Mississippi Department of Health and U. of Mississippi Medical Center) presents a medical entomologist's guide to arthropods. He first discusses the pathological conditions caused by arthropods (allergies, stings, bites, dermal conditions, and myiasis) and the principles of their treatment, including a chapter on delusions of insect and mite infestations. He then discusses the identification of medically important arthropods and signs and symptoms of arthropod-borne diseases. With the exception of brief concluding discussions of protection techniques, the remaining three-quarters of the text is given over to discussion of individual medically important species, providing information on identification, general and medical importance, geographic distribution, biology and behavior, and treatment of associated pathologies. This material covers ants, bees, beetles, bed bugs, conenose bugs, wheel bugs, caterpillars, centipedes, cockroaches, earwigs, flies, lice, millipedes, mites, mosquitoes, moths, pentastomes (tongue worms), scorpions, spiders, ticks, and wasps. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
