Aspringer.com ABCD 2011. XII, 421 p. Hardcover ISBN 978-3-642-17681-4 7 € 299,00 | £269.50 7 * € (D) 319,93 | € (A) 328,90 | sFr 429,00 Bookstore location Materials Science Fields of Interest Polymer Sciences; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Micro- fluidics; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials Level Research Type of Publication Reviews Polymer Thermodynamics Liquid Polymer-Containing Mixtures S. Enders, Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany; B. A. Wolf, Johannes Gutenberg- Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany (Eds.) Features 7 Highest Impact Factor of all publications ranked by ISI within Polymer Science 7 Short and concise reports on physics and chemistry of polymers, each written by the world renowned experts 7 Still valid and useful after 5 or 10 years 7 The electronic version is available free of charge for standing order customers at: springer.com/series/12/ Making Flory-Huggins Practical: Thermodynamics of Polymer-Containing Mixtures, by B. A. Wolf; Aqueous Solutions of Polyelectrolytes: Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium and Some Related Properties, by G. Maurer, S. Lammertz, and L. Ninni Schäfer; Gas-Polymer Interactions: Key Thermodynamic Data and Thermophysical Properties, by J.-P. E. Grolier, and S. A.E. Boyer; Interfacial Tension in Binary Polymer Blends and the Effects of Copolymers as Emulsifying Agents, by S. H. Anastasiadis; Theory of Random Copolymer Fractionation in Columns, by Sabine Enders; Computer Simulations and Coarse-Grained Molecular Models Predicting the Equation of State of Polymer Solutions, by K. Binder, B. Mognetti, W. Paul, P. Virnau, and L. Yelash; Modeling of Polymer Phase Equilibria Using Equations of State, by G. Sadowski
S. Enders, Technical University Berlin, Berlin, Germany; B. A. Wolf, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany (Eds.)
Features7 Highest Impact Factor of all publications ranked by ISI within
Polymer Science7 Short and concise reports on physics and chemistry of polymers,
each written by the world renowned experts7 Still valid and useful after 5 or 10 years7 The electronic version is available free of charge for standing
order customers at: springer.com/series/12/
Making Flory-Huggins Practical: Thermodynamics of Polymer-Containing Mixtures, by B. A. Wolf; Aqueous Solutions of Polyelectrolytes: Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium and Some Related Properties, by G. Maurer, S. Lammertz, and L. Ninni Schäfer; Gas-Polymer Interactions: Key Thermodynamic Data and Thermophysical Properties, by J.-P. E. Grolier, and S. A.E. Boyer; Interfacial Tension in Binary Polymer Blends and the Effects of Copolymers as Emulsifying Agents, by S. H. Anastasiadis; Theory of Random Copolymer Fractionation in Columns, by Sabine Enders; Computer Simulations and Coarse-Grained Molecular Models Predicting the Equation of State of Polymer Solutions, by K. Binder, B. Mognetti, W. Paul, P. Virnau, and L. Yelash; Modeling of Polymer Phase Equilibria Using Equations of State, by G. Sadowski
Microorganisms in Foods 8Use of Data for Assessing Process Control and Product Acceptance
International Commission for the Microbiological Specifications of Foods (ICMSF)
Features7 Contains wealth of information on food microbiology and food safety 7 Provides guidance on the appropriate testing of food processing
environments 7 Presents ways to improve the microbiological safety of food
Microorganisms in Foods 8: Use of Data for Assessing Process Control and Product Accep-tance is written by the International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods with assistance from a limited number of consultants. The purpose of this book is to provide guidance on appropriate testing of food processing environments, processing lines, and finished product to enhance the safety and microbiological quality of the food supply. Microorganisms in Foods 8 consists of two parts. Part I, Principles of Using Data in Microbial Control, builds on the principles of Microorganisms in Foods 7: Microbiological Testing in Food Safety Management (2002), which illustrates how HACCP and Good Hygienic Practices (GHP) provide greater assurance of safety than microbiological testing, but also identifies circumstances where microbiological testing may play a useful role. Part II, Specific Applications to Commodities, provides practical examples of criteria and other tests and is an updated and expanded version of Part II of Microorganisms in Foods 2: Sampling for Microbiological Analysis: Principles and Specific Applications (2nd ed. 1986). Part II also builds on the 2nd edition of Microorganisms in Foods 6: Microbial Ecology of Food Com-modities (2005) by identifying appropriate tests to evaluation the effectiveness of controls.
Preface.- Contributors and Reviewers.- Abbreviations Used in the Book.- Part I. Principles of Using Data in Microbial Control.- 1. Utility of Microbial Testing for Safety and Quality.- 2. Validation of Control Measures.- 3. Verification of Process Control.- 4. Verification of Environmental Control.- 5. Corrective Actions to Re-Establish Control.- 6. Microbiological Testing in Customer-Supplier Relations.- Part II. Applications of Principles to Product Catego-ries.- 7. Applications and Use of Criteria and Other Tests.- 8. Meat Products.- 9 Poultry Products.- 10. Fish and Seafood Products.- 11. Feeds and Pet Food.- 12. Vegetables and Vegetable Products.- 13. Fruits and Fruit Products.- 14. Spice, Dry Soups and Asian Flavor-ings.- Cereals and Cereal Products.- 16. Nuts, Oilseeds, Dried Legumes and Coffee.- 17. Cocoa, Chocolate and Confectionary.- 18. Oil- and Fat-based Foods.- 19. Sugar, Syrups and Honey.- 20. Non-Alcoholic Beverages.- 21. Water.- 22. Eggs and Egg Products.- 23. Milk and Dairy Products.- 24. Shelf-Table Heat Treated Foods.- 25. Dry Foods for Infants and Young Children.- 26. Combination Foods.- Appendix 1. Sampling Considerations and Statistical Aspects of Sampling Plans.- Appendix 2. Calculations for Chapter 2.- Appendix 3. ISO Methods Referenced in Tables.- Appendix 4. Objectives and Accomplishments of the ICMSF.- Appendix 5. ICMSF Participants.- Appendix 6. ICMSF Publications.- Appendix 7. Sponsors of ICMSF Activities.
Fields of InterestOptics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering; Optical and Electronic Materials
LevelProfessional/practitioner
Type of PublicationMonograph
Silicon Photonics IIISystems and Applications
D. J. Lockwood, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON, Canada; L. Pavesi, University of Trento, Povo, Italy (Eds.)
Features7 3rd volume of the successful TAP book7 Gives a state-of-the-art report on integrated Si photonics7 Focus on integration of optical and electrical Si photonic devices7 Valuable reference to researchers and graduate students alike
This book is volume III of a series of books on silicon photonics. It reports on the develop-ment of fully integrated systems where many different photonics component are integrated together to build complex circuits. This is the demonstration of the fully potentiality of silicon photonics. It contains a number of chapters written by engineers and scientists of the main companies, research centers and universities active in the field. It can be of use for all those persons interested to know the potentialities and the recent applications of silicon photonics both in microelectronics, telecommunication and consumer electronics market.
Preface.- A nanophotonic interconnect for high-performance many-core computation.- 200 Gps photonic integrated chip on a silicon platform.- LSI on-chip optical interconnec-tion with silicon nanophotonics.- CMOS Photonics: A Platform for Advanced Optoelectronic Integration.- Silicon based optoelectronics.- Silicon photonics WDM network for multi-chip processor interconnects.- Silicon Photonics: the system on chip perspective.- Silicon photonics for metro/access networks.- Silicon photonics for optical communications.- Silicon photonics for the aerospace industry.
Fields of InterestTheoretical and Computational Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationReviews
Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Chiral Molecules and Supramolecular Architectures
R. Naaman, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; D. N. Beratan, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; D. Waldeck, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (Eds.)
Features7 This series presents critical reviews of the present position and future
trends in modern chemical research 7 Short and concise reports on chemistry, each written by the world
renowned experts 7 Still valid and useful after 5 or 10 years 7 More information as well as the electronic version of the whole content
available at: springerlink.com
Time-dependent density functional response theory for electronic chiroptical properties of chiral molecules; by Jochen Autschbach, Lucia Nitsch–Velasquez, and Mark Rudolph
Time-Dependent Density Functional Response Theory for Electronic Chiroptical Properties of Chiral Molecules, by Jochen Autschbach, Lucia Nitsch–Velasquez, and Mark Rudolph Recent Theoretical and Experimental Advances in the Electronic Circular Dichroisms of Planar Chiral Cyclophanes, by Yoshihisa Inoue and Tadashi Mori G-C Content Independent Long-Range Charge Transfer Through DNA, by Kiyohiko Kawai and Tetsuro Majima Transfer of Chirality for Memory and Separation, by Rosaria Lauceri, Alessandro D’Urso, Angela Mammana and Roberto Purrello Vibrational Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy 4 of Chiral Molecules, by Guochun Yang and Yunjie Xu Spin Selective Electron Transmission Through Monolayers of Chiral Molecules, by Ron Naaman and Zeev Vager Chiral Control of Current Transfer in Molecules, by Vered Ben-Moshe, David N. Beratan, Abraham Nitzan and Spiros S. Skourtis Spin-Polarized Electron Induced Asymmetric Reactions in Chiral Molecules, by Richard A. Rosenberg
Fields of InterestPolymer Sciences; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials; Simulation and Modeling
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationMonograph
Long-Term Durability of Polymeric Matrix Composites
K. V. Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA; G. P. Tandon, University of Dayton Research Institute, Dayton, OH, USA; G. A. Schoeppner, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, USA (Eds.)
Features7 Covers a wide range of polymeric matrix composite applications7 Focuses on the durability and aging of various polymeric matrix
composite materials7 Describes micro-mechanical and multi-scale modeling and simulation
techniques
Long-Term Durability of Polymeric Matrix Composites presents a comprehensive knowledge-set of matrix, fiber and interphase behavior under long-term aging conditions, theoretical modeling and experimental methods. Organized in a five-part structure, this volume covers long-term constituent behavior, predictive methodologies, experimental validation and design practice. Readers will also find a discussion of various applications, including aging air craft structures, aging civil infrastructure, in addition to engines and high temperature applications.
Resin Systems and Chemistry Degradation Mechanisms and Durability.- Additives,Nanocomposites, and Barrier Coatings.- Interphases in Composites.- Modeling of Response of Composite Materials with Damage.- Impact Damage of Composite Structures.- Moisture Induced Degradation.- Physical Aging in Glasses and Composites.- Mechanisms and Kinetics of Organic Matrix Thermal Oxidation.- Characterization of Thermo-oxidation in Laminated and Textile Composites.- Modeling Thermo-Oxidative Aging and Degradation of Composites.-Composite Structures Durability Design and Substantiation.- Durability of Structural Joints.- Durability and Aging of Aircraft Structures.- Durability of Polymer Com-posites in Power and Propulsion Applications.- Durability of Composites in Aircraft Engine Applications.- Composite Durability and Aging In Civil Infrastructures.
7 Jointly published with Zhejiang University Press 7 Distribution rights in China: Zhejiang University Press 2011. 350 p. 70 illus. HardcoverISBN 978-3-642-19076-67 € 159,95 | £144.007 * € (D) 171,15 | € (A) 175,94 | sFr 229,50
Bookstore locationMaterials Science
Fields of InterestPolymer Sciences; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials; Nanotechnology
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationMonograph
Advanced Functional Materials
H. Woo, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Sourth Korea; H. Li, Nankai University, Tianjin, China (Eds.)
Features7 Reports comprehensively on research into polymer, ceramic, sensor,
silicon, fuel cell, and renewable-energy materials7 Covers recent research over the past ten years, from fundamentals
to applications7 Collects contributions from widely-recognized, world-leading
researchers in their subjects
With recent developments in the polymer, ceramic, sensor, and fuel cell technology, a range of novel materials have been manufactured for advanced, compact, and electronic industry. Polymers, silicon, energy materials have received much attention in recent years. "Advanced Functional Materials" gives the most recent research results on polymer, fine ceramics, sensor, and green fuel cells. The content of this book, mainly based on the authors' recent research results, covers a broad spectrum including: the advanced inorganic-organic-hybrid polymeric materials, high functional sensor, and microbial fuel cells. The book is suitable for the researchers working in the areas of polymer, nanotechnology, ceramic engineering, engineering thermoplastic, energy and power engineering, chemical engineering and mate-rials, etc. Hee-Gweon Woo is a professor at the Department of Chemistry, Chonnam National University, the Republic of Korea. Hong Li is a professor at the Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, China.
High Performance Organic Polymers.- Advanced Biodegradable Organic Polymers.- High Functional Inorganic Polymers.- Ceramic Composites from Inorganic Preceramic Polymers.- Chemical and Biological Sensors Based on Porous Silicon Nanomaterials.- Microbial Fuel Cells as the Real Source of Sustainable Energy.
Fields of InterestInformation Systems and Commu-nication Service; Computer Applications
LevelProfessional/practitioner
Type of PublicationContributed volume
Guide to e-ScienceNext Generation Scientific Research and Discovery
X. Yang, University of Southampton, UK; L. Wang, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA; W. Jie, Thames Valley University, London, UK (Eds.)
Features7 Includes contributions from an international selection of preeminent
e-science experts and practitioners7 Examines how e-science techniques can be used to facilitate “open”
research and resource sharing, data-intensive research, collaborative research, and scientific workflows
7 Describes applications of e-science, highlighting systems used in the fields of biometrics, clinical medicine, and ecology
This guidebook on e-science presents real-world examples of practices and applications, demonstrating how a range of computational technologies and tools can be employed to build essential infrastructures supporting next-generation scientific research. Each chapter provides introductory material on core concepts and principles, as well as descriptions and discussions of relevant e-science methodologies, architectures, tools, systems, services and frameworks. Features: includes contributions from an international selection of preemi-nent e-science experts and practitioners; discusses use of mainstream grid computing and peer-to-peer grid technology for “open” research and resource sharing in scientific research; presents varied methods for data management in data-intensive research; investigates is-sues of e-infrastructure interoperability, security, trust and privacy for collaborative research; examines workflow technology for the automation of scientific processes; describes applica-tions of e-science.
Part I: Sharing and Open Research.- Implementing a Grid / Cloud e-Science Infrastructure for Hydrological Sciences.- The German Grid Initiative.- Democratizing Resource-Intensive e-Science Through Peer-to-Peer Grid Computing.- Peer4Peer: E-science Communities for Overlay Network and Grid Computing Research.- Part II: Data-Intensive e-Science.- A Multi-Disciplinary, Model-Driven, Distributed Science Data System Architecture.- An Integrated Ontology Management and Data Sharing Framework for Large-Scale Cyberinfrastructure.- Part III: Collaborative Research.- An e-Science Cyberinfrastructure for Solar-enabled Water Production and Recycling.- e-Science Infrastructure Interoperability Guide.- Trustworthy Distributed Systems Through Integrity-Reporting.- An Intrusion Diagnosis Perspective on Cloud Computing.- Part IV: Research Automation, Reusability, Reproducibility and Repeat-ability.- Conventional Workflow Technology for Scientific Simulation.- Facilitating E-Science Discovery Using Scientific Workflows on the Grid.- Concepts and Algorithms of Mapping Grid-Based Workflows to Resources Within an SLA Context.- Orchestrating e-Science with the Workflow Paradigm.- Part V: e-Science: Easy Science.- Face Recognition using Global and Local Salient Features.- OGSA-Based SOA for Collaborative Cancer Research.- e-Science.
Fields of InterestOperations Research/Decision Theory; Production/Logistics; Regional/Spatial Science
LevelProfessional/practitioner
Type of PublicationContributed volume
Handbook of Terminal Planning
J. W. Böse, HPC Hamburg Port Consulting, Hamburg, Germany (Ed.)
Features7 Contributors are leading figures in CT research and practice
Container Terminals (CT) operate as central nodes in worldwide hub-and-spoke networks and link ocean-going vessels with smaller feeder vessels as well as with inbound and out-bound hinterland transportation systems using road, rail, or inland waterways. The volume of transcontinental container flows has gained appreciably over the last five decades -- throughput figures of CT reached new records, frequently with double-digit annual growth rates. Stimulated by throughput requirements and stronger competition between terminals settled in the same region or serving a similar hinterland, respectively, cost efficiency and throughput capabilities become more and more important. Nowadays, both terminal capac-ity and costs have to be regarded as key indicators for CT competitiveness. In respect of this steady growth, this handbook focuses on planning activities being aimed at “order of mag-nitude improvements” in terminal performance and economic viability. On the one hand the book is intended to provide readership with technological and organizational CT basics for strategic planning. On the other hand this book offers methodical assistance for fundamen-tal dimensioning of CT in terms of 'technique', 'organization' or 'man'. The former primarily considers comprehensive information about container handling technologies representing the state of the art for present terminal operations, while the latter refers to methodological support comprising in particular quantitative solutions and modeling techniques for strate-gic terminal decisions as well as straightforward design guidelines. The handbook includes an introductory contribution which gives an overview of strategic planning problems at CT and introduces the contributions of the volume with regard to their relationship in this field. Moreover, each paper contains a section or paragraph that describes the impact of findings investigated by the author(s) for problem-solving in long-term planning of CT (as an applica-tion domain). The handbook intends to provide solutions and insights that are valuable for both practitioners in industry who need effective planning approaches to overcome prob-lems and weaknesses in terminal design/development and researchers who would like to inform themselves about the state of the art in methodology of strategic terminal planning or be inspired by new ideas. That is to say, the handbook is addressed to terminal planners in practice as well as to students of maritime courses of study and (application oriented) researchers in the maritime field.
From the contentsGeneral Considerations on Container Terminal Planning.- Operating Systems of Container Terminals: A Compendious Overview.- Automated Shuttle Carrier® Concept.- Sustainable Container Terminals: A Design Approach.- Modeling Techniques in Planning of Terminals: The Quantitiative Approach.- Modeling Techniques in Planning of Terminals: The Quantitiative Approach.- Simulation Technology in Planning, Implementation and Operations of Container Terminals.- Step by Step Towards the Goal.- Simulation of Container Ship Arrivals and Quay Occupation.- A Technique to Determine the Right Crane Capacity for a Continuous Quay.- Planning Approach for Dimensioning of Automated Traffic Areas at Seaport Container Termi-nals.- Cost and Performance Evaluation Impacts of Container Vessels on Seaport Container Terminals.- Planning Container Terminal Layouts Considering Equipment Types and Storage Block Design.- Container Rehandling at Maritime Container Terminals.- RMG Crane Schedul-ing and Stacking.- Opportunities to Exploit Capacity Reserves of the Hinterland Connection to Road Transport.
Fields of InterestMacroeconomics; Economic Policy; R & D/Technology Policy
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationMonograph
3rd EditionInnovations in Macroeconomics
P. J. Welfens, University of Wuppertal, Germany
Features7 Novel approaches to innovation dynamics and growth in open
economies 7 New monetary and non-monetary growth models 7 Discussion of rational innovation policies in OECD countries
Modern macroeconomics suffers from an unclear link between short-term Keynesian analysis and long-term growth modelling. This book presents a new link between monetary analysis and growth modelling in open economies. Structural change, innovations and growth are considered from a new perspective. With respect to economic policy - in particu-lar innovation policy - the analysis implies major changes, concerning both EU countries and other leading OECD economies.
Globalization, Specialization and Innovation Dynamics.- Savings, Investment and Growth: New Approaches for Macroeconomic Modeling.- Economic Integration, Technological Progress and Growth.- Impact of the Real Exchange Rate on Trade, Structural Change and Growth.- Macroeconomic Aspects of Opening Up, Unemployment, Growth and Transition.- Productivity Shocks, Innovations, Stock Market Dynamics and Growth,- Innovation Dynamics and Optimum Growth.- Trade, Structural Change and Growth in an Open Monetary Econo-my.- Innovations in the Digital Economy: Promotion of R D and Growth in Open Economies.- EU Innovation Policy: Analysis and Critique.- Financial Market Integration, Interest Rates and Economic Development.- Natural Resources, Oil Prices and Innovation Dynamics.- Portfolio Modeling and Growth in Open Economies.- Transatlantic Banking Crisis: Analysis, Rating, Policy Issues.- International Banking Crisis and Innovation.- New MARSHALL-LERNER Condi-tion and Economic Globalization.- Trade, Innovation and Output Dynamics.- New Open Economy Policy Perspectives: Modified Golden Rule and Hybrid Welfare.- Employment in the R D Sector, Economic Policy and the Golden Rule.- Some Remarks on Growth Analysis on the Basis of CES.
Fields of InterestComputational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics)
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationMonograph
Intelligent Mathematics: Computational Analysis
G. A. Anastassiou, University of Memphis, TN, USA
Features7 Written by a leading expert in the field
Knowledge can be modeled and computed using computational mathematical methods, then lead to real world conclusions. The strongly related to that Computational Analysis is a very large area with lots of applications. This monograph includes a great variety of topics of Computational Analysis. We present: probabilistic wavelet approximations, constrained abstract approximation theory, shape preserving weighted approximation, non positive approximations to definite integrals, discrete best approximation, approximation theory of general Picard singular operators including global smoothness preservation property, fractional singular operators. We also deal with non-isotropic general Picard singular multivariate operators and q-Gauss-Weierstrass singular q-integral operators. We talk about quantitative approximations by shift-invariant univariate and multivariate integral opera-tors, nonlinear neural networks approximation, convergence with rates of positive linear operators, quantitative approximation by bounded linear operators, univariate and mul-tivariate quantitative approximation by stochastic positive linear operators on univariate and multivariate stochastic processes. We further present right fractional calculus and give quantitative fractional Korovkin theory of positive linear operators. We also give analytical inequalities, fractional Opial inequalities, fractional identities and inequalities regarding fractional integrals. We further deal with semi group operator approximation, simultaneous Feller probabilistic approximation. We also present Fuzzy singular operator approximations. We give transfers from real to fuzzy approximation and talk about fuzzy wavelet and fuzzy neural networks approximations, fuzzy fractional calculus and fuzzy Ostrowski inequality. We talk about discrete fractional calculus, nabla discrete fractional calculus and inequali-ties. We study the q-inequalities, and q-fractional inequalities. We further study time scales: delta and nabla approaches, duality principle and inequalities. We introduce delta and nabla time scales fractional calculus and inequalities. We finally study convergence with rates of approximate solutions to exact solution of multivariate Dirichlet problem and multivariate heat equation, and discuss the uniqueness of solution of general evolution partial differen-tial equation \ in multivariate time. The exposed results are expected to find applications to: applied and computational mathematics, stochastics, engineering, artificial intelligence, vision, complexity and machine learning. This monograph is suitable for graduate students and researchers.
Introduction.- Convex Probabilistic Wavelet like Approximation.- Bidimensional Constrained Wavelet like Approximation.- Multidimensional Probabilistic Scale Approximation.- Multidi-mensional probabilistic approximation in wavelet like structure.- About L-Positive Approxi-mations: About Shape Preserving Weighted Uniform Approximation.- Jackson-Type Nonposi-tive Approximations for Definite Integrals.- Discrete Best L1 Approximation using the Gauges Way.- Quantitative Uniform Convergence of Smooth Picard Singular Integral Operators.- Global Smoothness and Simultaneous Approximation by Smooth Picard Singular Operators.- Convergence Results.- Approximation with Rates by Fractional Smooth Picard.- Singular Operators.- Multivariate Generalized Picard Singular Integral Operators.- Approximation by q-Gauss-Weierstrass Singular Integral Operators.- Quantitative Approximation by Univariate Shift-Invariant.- Integral Operators.
Fields of InterestTheoretical and Applied Mechanics; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity
LevelProfessional/practitioner
Type of PublicationMonograph
Robot and Multibody DynamicsAnalysis and Algorithms
A. Jain, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA
Features7 Uses modern mathematical modeling tools (spatial algebra) and
treats algorithms for simulation, including an analysis of complexity of the algorithms
7 Describes one universal, robust, and analytically sound approach to formulating the equations that govern the motion of complex multi-body systems
7 Covers a range of more advanced topics including under-actuated systems, flexible systems, linearization, diagonalized dynamics and space manipulators
Robot and Multibody Dynamics: Analysis and Algorithms provides a comprehensive and detailed exposition of a new mathematical approach, referred to as the Spatial Operator Algebra (SOA), for studying the dynamics of articulated multibody systems. The approach is useful in a wide range of applications including robotics, aerospace systems, articulated mechanisms, bio-mechanics and molecular dynamics simulation. The book also: treats algorithms for simulation, including an analysis of complexity of the algorithms, describes one universal, robust, and analytically sound approach to formulating the equations that govern the motion of complex multi-body systems, covers a range of more advanced topics including under-actuated systems, flexible systems, linearization, diagonalized dynamics and space manipulators. Robot and Multibody Dynamics: Analysis and Algorithms will be a valuable resource for researchers and engineers looking for new mathematical approaches to finding engineering solutions in robotics and dynamics.
Spatial vectors.- Single rigid body dynamics.- Differential kinematics for a serial-chain system.- The mass matrix.- Equations of motion for a serial chain system.- Articulated body models for serial chains.- Operator factorization and inversion of the mass matrix.- Forward dynamics.- Tree topology systems.- The operational space inertia.- Closed chain system dynamics.- Multi-arm manipulators.- Systems with hinge flexibility.- Systems with link flexibility.- Under-actuated systems.- Free-flying space manipulators.- Mass matrix sensitives.- Linearized dynamics models.- Sensitivity of innovations factors.- Diagnolized lagrangian dynamics.- Overview of optimal linear estimation theory.
Fields of InterestComputational Intelligence; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics)
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationMonograph
Handbook of Swarm IntelligenceConcepts, Principles and Applications
Y. Shi, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China; M. Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; B. K. Panigrahi, Indian Institute of Technology, New Dehli, India (Eds.)
Features7 Written by leading experts in the field
From nature, we observe swarming behavior in the form of ant colonies, bird flocking, animal herding, honey bees, swarming of bacteria, and many more. It is only in recent years that researchers have taken notice of such natural swarming systems as culmination of some form of innate collective intelligence, albeit swarm intelligence (SI) - a metaphor that inspires a myriad of computational problem-solving techniques. In computational intelligence, swarm-like algorithms have been successfully applied to solve many real-world problems in engineering and sciences. This handbook volume serves as a useful foundational as well as consolidatory state-of-art collection of articles in the field from various researchers around the globe. It has a rich collection of contributions pertaining to the theoretical and empiri-cal study of single and multi-objective variants of swarm intelligence based algorithms like particle swarm optimization (PSO), ant colony optimization (ACO), bacterial foraging opti-mization algorithm (BFOA), honey bee social foraging algorithms, and harmony search (HS). With chapters describing various applications of SI techniques in real-world engineering problems, this handbook can be a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners, giving an in-depth flavor of what SI is capable of achieving.
Fields of InterestControl, Robotics, Mechatronics; Communications Engineering, Networks; Signal, Image and Speech Processing
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationContributed volume
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
K. P. Valavanis, University of Denver, Denver, USA (Ed.)
Features7 Most recent state-of-the-art published research7 Includes the latest information on air vehicle operations7 Includes emergency landing system techniques
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) have seen unprecedented levels of growth during the last decade in both military and civilian domains. However, it is anticipated that civilian applications will be dominant in the future, although there are still barriers to be overcome and technical challenges to be met. For example, integrating UAS into civilian space, fully autonomous navigation, see-detect-and-avoid systems, smart UAS designs, system integra-tion, vision-based navigation, logistics and training, to name but a few areas, will be of prime importance in the near future. This special volume is the outcome of research presented at the International Symposium on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, held in Dubai in June 2010, and presents state-of-the-art findings on topics related to: UAS operations and integration into the national airspace system; UAS navigation and control; micro-, mini-, small UAVs; UAS simulation testbeds and frameworks; UAS research platforms and applications; UAS ap-plications. This book aims at serving as a guide tool on UAS for engineers and practitioners, academics, government agencies and industry. This is a hardbound spinoff from the Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Volume 61:1-4, 2011.
From the contentsUAV Control.- control and Limitations of Navigating a Tail Rotor/Actuator Failed Unmanned Helicopter.- Indoor Hovering Control of Small Ducted-fan type OAV Using Ultrasonic Positioning System.- Vision Based Control for Fixed Wing UAVs Inspecting Locally Linear Infrastructure using Skid-to-Turn Maneuvers.- Dynamic Compensation for Control of a Rotary wing UAV using Positive Position Feedback.- Indoor UAV Control Using Multi-camera Visual Feedback.- Hovering Flight Improvement of a Quad-rotor mini UAV using Brushless DC motors.- Tracking, Guidance and Path Planning.- Stabilization and Trajectory Tracking of a Quad-rotor Using Vision.- A Catadioptric and Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera Pair Object Track-ing System for UAVs.- Evaluation of Guidance Performance in Urban Terrains for Different UAV Types and Performance Criteria Using Spatial CTG Maps. -A Visual Global Positioning System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Used in Photogrammetric Applications.- Meshing and Simplification of High Resolution Urban Surface Data for UAV Path Planning.- Computational Modeling for Automatic Path Planning Based on Evaluations of the Effects of Impacts of UAVs on the Ground.- A Minimum Risk Approach for Path Planning of UAVs.- UAV Landing Systems and Techniques.- Automatic Takeoff tracking and Landing of a Miniature UAV on a moving Carrier Vehicle.- Fuzzy Logic Based Approach to Design of Autonomous Landing System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.- Vision-Based Landing of Light Weight Unmanned Helicopters on a Smart Landing Platform.- Monotonous Trend Estimation of Deck displacement Dynamics for Automatic Landing of Rotorcraft UAVs.- Estimation-Based Techniques for UAVs.- Fusion of IMU and Vision for Absolute Scale Estimation in Monocular SLAM.- High-Accuracy Estimation of GPS Sensor's Noise Statistics.- On-board and Ground Visual Pose Estimation Techniques for UAV Control.- UAV Swarms and Formations.- Autonomous Formation Flight Test of Multi-Mi-cro Aerial Vehicles.- Towards Autonomous Micro UAV Swarms.- Search Strategies for Multiple UAV Search and Destroy Missions.- Air Vehicle Operations.- UAV Consumable Replenishment: Design Concepts for Automated Service Stations..
2011. 720 p. 4 illus. in color. (Advances in Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics and Mathematics, Tentative volume 2) HardcoverISBN 978-3-642-19111-47 € 199,95 | £180.007 * € (D) 213,95 | € (A) 219,94 | sFr 287,00
Bookstore locationGeosciences/Geography
Fields of InterestMathematical Applications in Earth Sciences; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Classical Continuum Physics
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationMonograph
Physics of LakesVolume 2: Lakes as Oscillators
K. Hutter, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland; Y. Wang, Darmstadt University of Technology, Darmstadt, Germany; I. P. Chubarenko, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kaliningrad, Russia
Features7 Deals with barotropic and baroclinic waves in homogeneous and
stratified lakes on the rotating Earth7 Presents a classification of rotating shallow-water waves7 Describes Kelvin-type and Poincaré-type waves
The overwhelming focus of this 2nd volume of “Physics of Lakes” is adequately expressed by its subtitle “Lakes as Oscillators”. It deals with barotropic and baroclinic waves in homo-geneous and stratified lakes on the rotating Earth and comprises 12 chapters, starting with rotating shallow-water waves, demonstrating their classification into gravity and Rossby waves for homogeneous and stratified water bodies. This leads to gravity waves in bounded domains of constant depth, Kelvin, Poincaré and Sverdrup waves, reflection of such waves in gulfs and rectangles and their description in sealed basins as barotropic ‘inertial waves proper’. The particular application to gravity waves in circular and elliptical basins of constant depth leads to the description of Kelvin-type and Poincaré-type waves and their balanced description in basins of arbitrary geometry on the rotating Earth. Consideration of two-, three- and n-layer fluids with sharp interfaces give rise to the description of gravity waves of higher order baroclinicity with experimental corroboration in a laboratory flume and e.g. in Lake of Lugano, Lake Banyoles and Lake Biwa. Barotropic wave modes in Lake Onega with complex geometry show that data and computational output require careful interpretation. Moreover, a summer field campaign in Lake of Lugano and its two-layer modal analysis show that careful statistical analyses of the data are requested to match data with computational results. Three chapters are devoted to topographic Rossby waves. Conditions are outlined for which these waves are negligibly affected by baroclinicity. Three classes of these large period modes are identified: channel modes, so-called Ball modes and bay modes, often with periods which lie very close together. The last chapter deals with an entire class of Chrystal-type equations for barotropic waves in elongated basins which incorporate the effects of the rotation of the Earth.
The Role of the Earth's Rotation - Fundamentals.- The Role of the Earth's Rotation - Oscilla-tions in Semi-bounded and Bounded Basins of Constant Depth.- Basin-scale Gravity Waves in Circular and Elliptical Containers on the Rotating Earth.- Barotropic and Baroclinic Basin-scale Wave Dynamics Affected by the Rotation of the Earth.- Higher-Order Baroclinicity.- Baro-tropic Oscillations in Lake Onega - A Lake of Complex Geometry.- Observation and Analysis of Internal Seiches in the Southern Basin of Lake of Lugano.- Topographic Waves in Enclosed Basins - Fundamentals and Observations.- Topographic Rossby Waves in Basins of Simple Geometry.- Topographic Waves in Basins with Complex Shapes and Complex Bathymetries.- A Class of Chrystal-Type Equations.- Index
Fields of InterestEnvironmental Chemistry; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollu-tion Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution ; Geochemistry
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationReviews
Waste Water Treatment and Reuse in the Mediterranean Region
D. Barceló, M. Petrovic, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain (Eds.)
Features7 A comprehensive review 7 Written by experts 7 An invaluable source of information for environmental chemists, water
managers, operators and technologists Technologies for advanced wastewater treatment in the Mediterranean Region.-Innovative Wastewater Treatments And Reuse Technologies Adapted To Southern Mediterranean Countries.- Overview of new practices in the re-use of reclaimed water.- Treatment and re-use of sludge.- Constraints of application of advance treatments and re-use of reclaimed water and sludge.- Risk Assessment and Life Cycle Analysis in Water Industry.- Integrated management of wastewaters in the Mediterranean area.- Reuse of wastewater in Mediterra-nean region, Egyptian experience.-Evaluation of four decades of treated wastewater reuse in Tunisia.- Wastewater Management Overview in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.- Wastewater reuse in Spain. Case study of tertiary treatment at water works Sant Joan Despi (Barcelona, Catalonia).- Problems and needs of sustainable water management in the Mediterranean area. Conclusions and recommendations.
Fields of InterestEnvironmental Chemistry; Geochemistry; Analytical Chemistry
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationReviews
Effect-Directed Analysis of Complex Environmental Contamination
W. Brack, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Leipzig, Germany (Ed.)
Features7 A comprehensive review7 Written by experts7 An invaluable source of information for environmental scientists and
environmental agencies dealing with the analysis, monitoring and assessment of environmental contamination
Today more than 5 million chemicals are known and roughly 100,000 of them are frequently used, with both numbers rising. Many of these chemicals are ultimately released into the environment and may cause adverse effects to ecosystems and human health. Effect-direct-ed analysis (EDA) is a promising tool for identifying predominant toxicants in complex, mostly environmental mixtures combining effect testing, fractionation and chemi-cal analysis. In the present book leading experts in the field provide an overview of relevant approaches and tools used in EDA. This includes diagnostic biological tools, separation techniques and advanced analytical and computer tools for toxicant identification and structure elucidation. Examples of the successful application of EDA are discussed such as the identification of mutagens in airborne particles and sediments, of endocrine disruptors in aquatic ecosystems and of major toxicants in pulp and paper mill effluents. This book is a valuable, comprehensive and interdisciplinary source of information for environmental scientists and environmental agencies dealing with the analysis, monitoring and assessment of environmental contamination.
Early Evolution of the Toxicity Identification Evaluation Process: Contributions from the United States Environmental Protection Agency Effluent Testing Program.- Recent Develop-ments in Whole Sediment Toxicity Identification Evaluations: Innovations in Manipulations and Endpoints.-Considerations for Incorporating Bioavailability in EDA and Toxicity Identifi-cation Evaluation.- Diagnostic tools for EDA of mutagens, AhR agonists and endocrine disruptors.- Separation Techniques in EDA.- Simultaneous screening and chemical character-ization of bioactive compounds using LC-MS based technologies.- Advanced GC-MS and LC-MS tools for structure elucidation in effect-directed analysis.- Computer Tools for Structure Elucidation in EDA.- EDA of mutagens in ambient airborne particles.- EDA of endocrine disruptors in aquatic ecosystems.- ED studies of pulp and paper mill effluents.- EDA of Ah-receptor mediated toxicants, mutagens and endocrine disruptors in sediments and biota.- Ecological relevance of key toxicants in aquatic systems.
In the Wrong Place - Alien Marine Crustaceans: Distribution, Biology and Impacts
B. S. Galil, National Institute of Oceanography, Haifa, Israel; P. F. Clark, The Natural History Museum, London, UK; J. T. Carlton, Williams College, Mystic, CT, USA (Eds.)
Features7 Offers a global, comprehensive review of alien marine
crustaceans7 Highlights the pervasiveness, importance and impacts of alien
crustacea across the world7 Examines the commercial exploitation of invasive decapods
tells the story of these invasions from Arctic waters to tropical shores, highlighting not only the importance and impact of all prominent crustacean invasions in the world's oceans, but also the commercial exploitation of invasive crabs and shrimps. Topics explored for the first time in one volume include the historical roots of man's impact on crustacean biogeography, the global dispersal of crabs, barnacle invasions, insights into the potential scale of tropical invasions, the history of the world's most widely cultured shrimp, the invasive history and management of red king crabs in Norway, Chinese mitten crabs in England, and American blue crabs in Europe, the evolutionary ecology of green crabs, and many other subjects as well, touching upon all ocean shores.
From the contentsIN THE BEGINING The global dispersal of marine and estuarine crustaceans by James T. Carlton GLOBAL DISPERSAL. Worldwide review of the spread of alien crabs by Annette Brockerhoff and Colin McLay. The global spread of the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis by Matt G. Bentley. The Japanese skeleton shrimp Caprella mutica (Crustacea, Amphipoda) a global invader by Karin Boos, Gail V. Ashton and Elizabeth J. Cook. ALIEN FAUNAS BY REGION. Barnacle invasions: introduced, cryptogenic, and range expanding Cirripedia of North and South America by James T. Carlton, William A. Newman, and Fábio Bettini Pitombo. Marine crustacean invasions in North America: a synthesis of historical records and docu-mented impacts by Gregory Ruiz, Paul Fofonoff, Brian Steves, and Alisha Dahlstrom. Alien decapod crustaceans in the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean by Marcos Tavares. The alien and cryptogenic marine crustaceans of South Africa by Charles Griffiths, Tamara Robinson and Angela Mead. The snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio (Decapoda, Majoidea, Oregoniidae) in the Barents Sea by Ann-Lisbeth Agnalt, Valery Pavlov, Knut E. Jørstad, Eva Farestveit and Jan Sundet. Alien malacostracan crustaceans in the eastern Baltic Sea: pathways and consequences by Nadezhda A. Berezina, Victor Petryashev, Arturas Razinkovas, Jūratė Lesutienė Alien crustaceans along the southern and western Baltic Sea by Krzysztof Jażdżewski and Michal Grabowski. Checklist of Cryptogenic and Alien Crustacea of the European Atlantic Coast by Pierre Y. Noël. The alien crustaceans in the Mediterranean Sea: an historical review by Bella S. Galil. An incoming flood on a cryptic stage: understanding alien crustacean invasions in Southeast Asia by Darren C. J. Yeo, James T. Carlton, Serena L. M. Teo and Peter K. L. Ng. Alien marine crustaceans of Japan: a preliminary assessment by Wataru Doi, Seiichi Wata-nabe and James T. Carlton.
Fields of InterestEnvironmental Management; Meteo-rology/Climatology; Oceanography
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationMonograph
Destruction of the Aral SeaAnatomy of an Environmental Disaster
P. Micklin, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA; N. Aladin, I. Plotnikov, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
Features7 First book in the new Springer-Praxis Earth System Science Series7 Written by a global team of experts with up-to-date knowledge of the
Aral Sea7 Highly regarded lead Editor, Dr Philip Micklin has written recent NATO
book, an article in Scientific American and a review in Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
7 Explores theories and makes comparisons with the available data Looks at possible solutions and their extension to similar areas in the world
7 Makes good use of colour images for scientific interpretation7 Unrivalled in approach, this book delivers broad coverage of the topic
and tackles possible influences, causes and consequences
The book is structured into six core parts. The first part sets the scene and explains how the use of Aral basin water resources, primarily used for irrigation, have destroyed the Aral Sea. The team explains how spheres and events interact and the related problems. Part 2 examines the social consequences of the ecological catastrophe and the affect of the Aral Sea desiccation on cultural and economic conditions of near Aral region. Part 3 explores the scientific causes of the destruction using detailed analyses and data plus some of their own research spanning aquatic biology, terrestrial biology, hydrology, water management and biodiversity. They also share some of the latest archaeological discoveries and paleobotanical analysis to delineate past levels and characteristics of the Aral Sea. There is particular focus on modern remote sensing and GIS techniques and how they can monitor the Aral Sea and the environment. Part 4 discusses regional and international initiatives to mitigate human and ecological problems of the Aral Sea and the wider political and eco-nomic consequences. With thorough insight of the total environment cost, the final chapters of the book will provide lessons for the future. There are insightful case studies throughout. Multidisciplinary by nature, all titles in our new reference book series will explore significant changes within the Earth’s ecosystems and to some extent, and will tackle ways to think about our changing environment.
Part 1: ‘Foreword’ from Dr Philip Micklin, Series Editor.- ‘Series Introduction’ co-written by Dr Philippe Blondel and Dr John W Mason.- Narrative to set the scene and explain the event and related problems.- Detailed explanation on how the spheres and events interact.- Part 2: Insight and explanations around the social .- consequences of the event/problem.- Part 3: Scientific causes of the above - could present different views around the theme from various experts.- Part 4: Mitigation – wider consequences (social, psychological, political).- Part 5: The economic impact.- Part 6: Lessons learnt for the future (with insight of the total environmental cost).
Fields of InterestEnvironmental Engineering/Biotech-nology; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science; Civil Engineering
LevelProfessional/practitioner
Type of PublicationContributed volume
Drinking Water TreatmentFocusing on Appropriate Technology and Sustainability
C. Ray, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA; R. Jain, University of the Pacific, Stockton, USA (Eds.)
Features7 Describes sustainable and low-cost technologies to produce drinking
water accessibilities for people in developing and developed countries at a low cost.
7 Focuses on the water treatment methods solar distillation and pasteurization, membrane desalination and natural riverbank filtration
Sustainable technologies for water supply are urgently needed if water has to be supplied to billions of less fortunate people with inadequate access to water. These technologies must be simple, less expensive, less energy intensive, and easy to maintain for their adaptation among the poor masses. Four appropriate technologies are discussed here: solar pasteuriza-tion, membrane desalination, natural filtration (riverbank filtration), and solar distillation. So-lar pasteurization can be a useful means of producing water at remote, but sunny locations where fuel may not be easily available for boiling water. Membrane desalination will remain as a viable means of drinking water production for individual households to large communi-ties. Various membrane filtration techniques as well as the means to “democratize” mem-brane filtration have been presented. Riverbank filtration is a “natural” filtration technique where drinking water is produced by placing wells on the banks of rivers. The riverbed/bank material and the underlying aquifer act as natural filters to remove pollutants from river water. Solar distillation can be a viable method of drinking water production for individual households to small communities without the input of external energy. Sustainability frame-work and technology transfer are discussed through transdisciplinary analysis.
1. INTRODUCTION.- 2. DRINKING WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY—COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS.-3. SOLAR PASTEURIZATION.-4. MEMBRANE DESALINATION.-5. BANK FILTRATION AS NATURAL FILTRATION6. SOLAR DISTILLATION.-7. TRANSDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS
Functional and Structural Proteomics of Glycoproteins
R. J. Owens, J. E. Nettleship, University of Oxford, Division of Structural Biology, Oxford, U.K. (Eds.)
Features7 Shows how glyco-engineering coupled to rapid recombinant
protein production has facilitated the determination of glycoprotein structures
7 Provides a review of the state of the art in glycoproteomics7 Written by experts in the field
It has been predicted that nearly half of all human proteins are glycosylated indicating the significance of glycoproteins in human health and disease. For example, the glycans attached to proteins have emerged as important biomarkers in the diagnosis of diseases such as cancers and play a significant role in how pathogenic viruses gain entry into human cells. The study of glycoproteins has now become a truly proteomic science. In the last few years, technology developments including in silico methods, high throughput separation and detection techniques have accelerated the characterization of glycoproteins in cells and tissues. Glyco-engineering coupled to rapid recombinant protein production has facilitated the determination of glycoprotein structures key to exploring and exploiting their functional roles. Each chapter in this volume is written by experts in the field and together provide a review of the state of the art in the emerging field of glycoproteomics.
Preface.- Glycoproteomics in Health and Disease, W.B. Struwe et al..- Glyco-engineering of Fc Glycans to the Biological Functions in Therapeutic IgGs, T. Shantra Raju et al..- Bioinformat-ics Databases and Applications Available for Glycobiology and Glycomics, R. Ranzinger et al..- Lectin Microarrays: simple tools for the analysis of complex glycans, L. Krishnamoorthy and L.K. Mahal.- The Application of High Throughput Mass Spectrometry to the Analysis of Glycoproteins, S. Singh et al..- Solutions to the Glycosylation Problem for Low- and High-Throughput Structural Glycoproteomics, S.J. Davis and M. Crispin.- Role of Glycoproteins in Virus-Human Cell Interactions, T.A. Bowden and E.E. Fry.- Subject Index
Fields of InterestBiomedicine general; Biochemistry, general; Nucleic Acid Chemistry
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationContributed volume
A Handbook of Transcription Factors
T. R. Hughes, Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, ON Canada (Ed.)
Features7 Soup-to-nuts overview not provided by any other book7 Objective, high-level, genome-based viewpoint, with subsidiary
examples, rather than “paradigm by anecdote”7 Combines in-depth analysis of molecular biology literature with
computational-based large-scale analyses
Transcription factors are the molecules that the cell uses to interpret the genome: they possess sequence-specific DNA-binding activity, and either directly or indirectly influence the transcription of genes. In aggregate, transcription factors control gene expression and genome organization, and play a pivotal role in many aspects of physiology and evolution. This book provides a reference for major aspects of transcription factor function, encompass-ing a general catalogue of known transcription factor classes, origins and evolution of specific transcription factor types, methods for studying transcription factor binding sites in vitro, in vivo, and in silico, and mechanisms of interaction with chromatin and RNA polymerase.
Preface.- 1 Introduction to A Handbook of Transcription Factors, Timothy R. Hughes.- 2 An Index of Prokaryotic Transcription Factors, Karthikeyan Sivaraman et al..- 3 A Catalogue of Eukaryotic Transcription Factor Types, their Evolutionary Origin, and Species Distribution, Matthew T. Weirauch and Timothy R. Hughes.- 4 Function and Evolution of C2H2 Zinc Finger Arrays, Lisa Stubbs, Younguk Sun and Derek Caetano-Anolles.- 5 Homeodomain Sybtypes and Functional Diversity, Thomas R. Bürglin.- 6 Nuclar Receptors, Keith Pardee, Aleksander S. Necakov, Henry Krause.- 7 Methods for Analysis of Transcription Factor DNA-binding Specificity in vitro, Arttu Jolma, Jussi Taipale.- 8 Identification of Transcription Factor- DNA Interactions in vivo, Duncan T. Odom.- 9 How Transcription Factors Identify Regulatory Sites in Genomic Sequence, Yair Field, Eilon Sharon, Eran Selgal.- 10 Transcription Factor in Binding Sites and other Features in Human and Drosophila Proximal Promoters, Charles Vinson, Raghunath Chatterjee, Peter Fitzgerald.- 11 Interactions of Transcription Factors with Chromatin, Harm van Bakel.- 12 Transcription Factors Effector Domains, Seth Frietze, Peggy J. Farnham.- 13 Large-scale Nuclear Architecture and Transcriptional Control, Juan M. Vaquerizas, Asifa Akhtar, Nicholas M. Luscombe.- Index
Fields of InterestPharmaceutical Sciences/ Technology; Pharmacy; Medicine/Public Health, general
LevelProfessional/practitioner
Type of PublicationContributed volume
Biosimulation in Biomedical Research, Health Care and Drug Development
E. Mosekilde, Danish Academy of Natural Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark; O. Sosnovtseva, Copenhagen University, Denmark; A. Rostami-Hodjegan, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manchester, UK (Eds.)
Features7 Special chapter presents the views of the regulatory agencies
Biosimulation is an approach to biomedical research and the treatment of patients in which computer modeling goes hand in hand with experimental and clinical work. The models are used to interprete the experimental results and to accumulate information from experiment to experiment. The book explains the concepts used in the modeling of biological phenom-ena and goes on to present a series of well-documented models of the regulation of various genetic, cellular and physiological processes. We discuss how the use of computer models makes it possible to optimize the treatment of cancer for individual patients and explains how models of interacting nerve cells can be used to design new treatments for patients with Parkinson's disease. We discuss how use of models in industry will allow existing knowledge to be effectively applied, and the book ends with a presentation of the views of the regulatory agencies.
Bibliography3rd Edition. 2011. Approx. 3300 p. (In 5 volumes, not available separately)
Bookstore locationBiomedicine
Fields of InterestCancer Research; Molecular Medicine; Oncology
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationEncyclop(a)edia
3rd EditionEncyclopedia of Cancer
M. Schwab, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, Germany (Ed.)
Features7 Easy to use: A-Z format provides quick access to relevant info 7 in the form of standardized entries. 7 Comprehensive: Over 7,000 entries, both keywords detailed essays7 Outstanding: Contributions by more that 1,000 leading authorities,
5 volumes, 800 images. 7 Complete: Includes info of all biomolecules, types of cancer, pathways
and therapies of great importance in the field.
This encyclopedic reference provides rapid access to topics in cancer research for clinicians, research scientists and advanced students. With an A-Z format of over 7,000 entries, over 1,000 contributing authors offer a complete reference to cancer, providing definitions of common acronyms and short definitions of related terms and processes as well as compre-hensive information on syndromes, genes and molecules, and processes and methods.
Fields of InterestIntensive / Critical Care Medicine; Hematology; Oncology
LevelProfessional/practitioner
Type of PublicationProfessional book
Pulmonary Involvement in Patients with Hematological Malig-nancies
E. Azoulay, Hopital Saint Louis, Paris, France (Ed.)
Features7 Provides detailed information on all relevant aspects of pulmonary
involvement in patients with hematological malignancies7 Leading experts discuss epidemiology, diagnostic strategy, lung
infections, non-infectious pulmonary involvement, and treatment7 Presents invaluable "pearls" relating to each condition
The number of patients treated for hematological malignancies is increasing steadily. To maximize cure rates, aggressive treatments have been introduced, including high-dose chemotherapy, stem cell transplantation, and targeted therapies. As a result, overall and disease-free survival rates have improved substantially, but at the price of life-threatening toxic and infectious complications that chiefly target the lung. This book provides clinicians caring for patients with hematological malignancies with detailed, up-to-date information on all relevant aspects of pulmonary involvement. Individual sections are devoted to epide-miology, diagnostic strategy, lung infections, non-infectious pulmonary involvement, and treatment, including decision making in patients with acute respiratory failure. Each of these sections contains a number of chapters, all written by leading international experts. In addition, the reader’s attention is drawn to important "pearls" relating to each condition.
Preamble and Introduction.-Epidemiology.- Diagnostic Strategy in Hematologic Malignan-cies Patients.- Lung Infections in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies.-Noninfectious Pulmonary Involvement in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies.- Treatment and Difficult Decisions in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies.-Pearls that You Should be Aware of.-Post Face.
Fields of InterestCardiac Surgery; Abdominal Surgery; General Surgery
LevelProfessional/practitioner
Type of PublicationProfessional book
Cardiothoracic Surgery in the ElderlyEvidence-Based Practice
M. R. Katlic, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA (Ed.)
Features7 Presents both evidence and techniques for cardiac surgery in the
elderly to establish the best possible outcomes for patients7 First book to review the substantial body of knowledge that has been
developed in recent years related to geriatric cardiothoracic surgical problems
7 Features the foremost knowledge and expertise of the pioneers in geriatric surgery.
Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Elderly: Evidence Based Practice is an important and timely book that reflects the thoughtful work of pioneers in geriatric surgery. It encompasses their knowledge related to geriatric surgery, and their reflections and guidance on the rapidly ac-cumulating knowledge related to improving the health and surgical care of seniors.This book provides a scholarly review of the constantly expanding knowledge base about cardiovas-cular and thoracic surgery in seniors. The book follows a logical sequence covering general aspects of care, cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. Chapters are focused on common, devastating and often missed complications of surgical care in the seniors. These include delirium, depression, pressure sores, functional losses, incontinence, volume depletion and asymptomatic or atypical complications -myocardial infarction, post-operative diarrhea, urinary track infections and pneumonia. Each is expertly reviewed. Strategies to help the surgeons and the surgical team anticipate, recognize and effectively prevent or manage such problems are discussed and the evidence basis for such strategies is provided.Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Elderly: Evidence Based Practice is particularly timely and the first to review the substantial body of knowledge that has been developed in recent years related to ge-riatric cardiothoracic surgical problems. It catalogs well the expanding knowledge basis for achieving successful surgical outcomes in the very old. It provides a most useful resources for cardiovascular thoracic surgeons in training and those already in practice.
From the contentsInvited Commentary.- The Epidemiology and Economics of Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Elderly.- Principles of Geriatric Surgery.- Geriatric Models of Care.- Delirium after Cardiac Sur-gery.- Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Elderly.- Legal Aspects of Geriatric Surgery.- Ethical Issues in Cardiac Surgery for the Elderly.- Acute Pain Control in Geriatric Patients after Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeries.- Palliative Care in the Elderly.- Cardiopulmonary Trauma in the Elderly.- Imaging Features of the Normal Aging Chest.- Cardiac Imaging in the Elderly.- Invited Com-mentary.- Biology of Aging.- Hematologic Disorders in the Elderly.- Anticoagulation in the Older Surgical Patient.- Medication Usage in Older Cardiothoracic Surgery Patients.- Wound Healing in the Elderly.- Pulmonary Changes in the Elderly.- Cardiac Changes in the Elderly.- Renal Changes in the Elderly.- Gastrointestinal and Liver Changes in the Elderly.- Neurologic and Cognitive Changes in the Elderly.- Hormonal Changes during and after Cardiac Surgery.- Invited Commentary.- Preoperative Evaluation and Preparation in the Elderly Cardiac Surgery Patient.- Cardiac Anesthesia in the Elderly.- Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Elderly.- Ischemic Coronary Disease.- Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Disease in the Elderly.- Surgical Treat-ment of Mitral Valve Disease in the Elderly.
M. A. Khamashta, Kings College, London, UK; M. Ramos-Casals, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain (Eds.)
Features7 An overview of the main complex and acute clinical situations occur-
ring in patients with Systemic Autoimmune Disease assists the reader to quickly and easily locate the different life-threatening, complex situations in separate chapters for each disease.
7 Descriptions of the latest clinical and immunological prognostic factors that may help to identify patients at higher risk of developing poten-tially life-threatening involvement aids the reader to diagnose these patients, in whom an early therapeutic approach is essential
7 The inclusion of nearly 100 images and diagnostic/therapeutic algorithms illustrates the text with clinical photographs of the main organs involved, and helps the reader to make diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.
7 The most up-to-date opinions of the leading international clinical experts on the management of these difficult situations assists the reader to make decisions in situations for which there is currently an almost-complete lack of information from any source.
7 An exhaustive therapeutic update, specifically focused on new agents and experimental techniques for managing complex situations informs the reader of recent advances in the therapeutic management of severe clinical situations, and suggests therapeutic guidelines according to a hierarchy of evidence consistent with evidence-based sources.
Autoimmune Diseases: Acute and Complex Situations provides a detailed overview of condi-tions associated with autoimmune diseases that are considered either life-threatening or requiring complex management. These include abdominal pain, arthritis, cutaneous ulcers, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, epilepsy, pancreatitis, stroke and white-matter CNS lesions. Au-toimmune Diseases: Acute and Complex Situations addresses the latest clinical and immu-nological prognostic factors that may help to identify patients at higher risk of developing potentially life-threatening involvement. This book comprehensively helps the reader to diagnose these patients, in whom an early therapeutic approach is essential. Autoimmune Diseases: Acute and Complex Situations is a valuable reference tool for rheumatologists, internists, immunologists, and all the specialists involved in the multidisciplinary care of patient with rheumatic and systemic autoimmune diseases.
From the contentsAssessment and Management of the Rheumatological Patient on the Critical Care Unit .-Life-threatening Complications of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.- Catastrophic Antiphospho-lipid Syndrome.- Complex Situations in Rheumatoid Arthritis.-Sjögren’s Syndrome: Beyond Sicca Involvement.- Systemic Sclerosis: Severe Involvement of Internal Organs.- Vasculitic Emergencies in Patients with Large-vessel Vasculitides.- Life-threatening Presentations of ANCA-related Vasculitis.- Severe Polyarteritis Nodosa.
Fields of InterestOrthopedics; Traumatic Surgery; Emergency Medicine
LevelProfessional/practitioner
Type of PublicationContributed volume
The Poly-Traumatized Patient with FracturesA Multi-Disciplinary Approach
H. Pape, University of Aachen, Germany; R. Sanders, Florida Orthopedic Institute, Temple Terrace, FL, USA; J. Borrelli, Southwest Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA (Eds.)
Features7 Practical guide written by international experts in the field7 Covers trauma and orthopedics in an integrated fashion7 Combines anatomic location with frequent injury combinations
This guide provides practical information for the care of patients with blunt injuries. It covers the care for truncal injuries (head, chest, abdomen) and fracture care of the extremities, the pelvis and the spine in a condensed fashion. Unlike previous, anatomically oriented outlines, this combines the anatomic location with frequent injury combinations. It is written for or-thopedic and trauma surgeons, offering them a condensed outline of fracture treatment. In addition, all aspects of trauma care are covered, including associated injuries that may alter the decision making in patients with polytrauma.
Impact of trauma on society.- Economic aspects of trauma care.- Evidence based ortho-paedic trauma care.- Local inflammatory changes induced by fractures and soft tissue injuries.- Pathophysiology of polytrauma.- Head injuries – neurosurgical and orthopaedic strategies.- Nerve injuries in the face of adjacent fractures – when to explore / suture / transplant?- Chest trauma – classification and influence on the general management.- Abdominal injuries – indications for surgery.- Management of pelvic ring injuries.- Urological injuries in polytrauma.- Fracture management.- Mangled extremity: management in isolated extremity injuries and in polytrauma.- Management of spine fractures.- Polytrauma in the ancient patient.- Polytrauma in young children.- Fracture management in the pregnant patient.- Open fractures – initial management.- Vascular injuries: Indications for stents, timing of vascular and orthopaedic surgery.- Management of articular fractures.- Techniques of soft tissue coverage in open fractures- Outcome after primary amputation injuries, subtotal amputation injuries, and severe open fractures with nerve injuries.- High energy injuries caused by penetrating trauma.- Management of traumatic bone de-fects.- Acute soft tissue and bone infections.- Chronic osteomyelitis.- Management of malunions and nonunions in patients with multiple injuries.- PTSD and psychological squelae after severe trauma.- Late outcome after severe fractures.
Fields of InterestImaging / Radiology; Diagnostic Radiology; Gastroenterology
LevelProfessional/practitioner
Type of PublicationContributed volume
CT of the Acute Abdomen
P. Taourel, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France (Ed.)
Features7 Clearly documents pitfalls and differential diagnoses
CT of the Acute Abdomen provides a comprehensive account of the use of CT in patients with acute abdomen. Recent important developments in CT, including multislice CT and multiplanar reconstructions, receive particular attention. CT features are clearly illustrated, and pitfalls and differential diagnoses are discussed. The first section of the book presents epidemiological and clinical data in acute abdomen. The second and third sections docu-ment the key CT findings and their significance and discuss the technological background. The fourth and fifth sections, which form the main body of the book, examine in detail the various clinical applications of CT in nontraumatic and traumatic acute abdomen. This book will serve as an ideal guide to the performance and interpretation of CT in the set-ting of the acute abdomen; it will be of value to all general and gastrointestinal radiologists, as well as emergency room physicians and gastrointestinal surgeons.
Epidemiological Data and Clinical Findings: Non-Traumatic Acute Abdomen.- Traumatic acute abdomen.- Key CT Findings: Features and Significance CT Findings.- CT Techniques: Non-Traumatic Acute Abdomen.- Traumatic Acute Abdomen.-CT Diagnosis in Non-Traumatic Abdomen: Acute Liver Disease.- Acute Biliary Disease.- Acute Splenic Disease.- Pancreatitis.- Appendicitis.- Diverticulitis.- Colitis.- Gastritis and Enteritis.- Ischemia (Acute Mesenteric Ischemia and Ischemia Colitis).- Bowel Obstruction.- Bowel Perforation.- GI Bleeding.- Intra and Retroperitoneal Bleeding.- Renal and Adrenal Emergencies.- Gynecological Emergencies.- Acute Disease of the Intra-Abdominal Fat (Panniculitis, Appendagitis, GE Torsion).- Acute Disease of the Muscles and of the Abdominal Wall.- Complications of Surgery (Abdominal, Urologic and Gynecologic Emergencies).- CT Diagnosis in Traumatic Abdomen: Blunt Trauma.- Open Trauma.- Subject Index.
2nd ed. 2011. Approx. 200 p. 190 illus. in color. With DVD. HardcoverISBN 978-3-540-93831-67 € 99,95 | £90.007 * € (D) 106,95 | € (A) 109,95 | sFr 143,50
Bookstore locationMedicine
Fields of InterestOral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Plastic Surgery; Otorhinolaryngology
LevelProfessional/practitioner
Type of PublicationMonograph
2nd EditionRaising of Microvascular FlapsA Systematic Approach
K. Wolff, F. Hölzle, Clinic and Policlinic for Oro-Maxillofacial Surgery, Munich, Germany
Features7 Systematic approach to the techniques of microsurgical tissue transfer7 Brilliant photographs and artwork clearly showing all the surgical steps
and the underlying anatomy 7 Covers all commonly used soft-tissue and bone flaps including a new
series of perforator flaps7 Step-by-step instructions given in videos on a DVDRaising of
Microvascular 7 Flaps provides all those dealing with microsurgical tissue transfer,
i.e. plastic surgeons, ENT surgeons, trauma surgeons, and oral and maxillofacial surgeons with all they need to know in their daily practice.
7 A microvascular transplant or flap, involves transplanting nonessential donor tissue from one part of the body to another to restore form or function.
7 The systematic approach of this operative manual is based on photographs of perfect quality showing cadaver preparations alongside explanatory color drawings.
7 A clear didactic structure and perfect artwork supply the surgeon with invaluable guidelines for his daily work.
2011. 550 p. (Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, Tentative volume 26) HardcoverISBN 978-94-007-0701-67 € 169,95 | £153.007 * € (D) 181,85 | € (A) 186,94 | sFr 244,00
Bookstore locationEducation
Fields of InterestHigher Education; Curriculum Studies; Administration, Organiza-tion and Leadership
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationContributed volume
Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and ResearchVolume 26
J. C. Smart, University of Memphis, TN, USA; M. B. Paulsen, University of Iowa, IA, USA (Eds.)
Features7 Chapters are frequently cited in major higher education journals
Published annually since 1985, the Handbook series provides a compendium of thorough and integrative literature reviews on a diverse array of topics of interest to the higher education scholarly and policy communities. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of research findings on a selected topic, critiques the research literature in terms of its conceptual and methodological rigor, and sets forth an agenda for future research intended to advance knowledge on the chosen topic. The Handbook focuses on twelve general areas that encompass the salient dimensions of scholarly and policy inquiries undertaken in the international higher education community. The series is fortunate to have attracted annual contributions from distinguished scholars throughout the world.
Contributors.- Undergraduate Living-Learning Programs and Student Outcomes; Karen K. Inkelas and Matthew Soldner.- Qualitative Research and Public Policy: The Challenges of Relevance and Trustworthiness; William G. Tierney and Randall F. Clemens.- Multilevel Analysis in Higher Education Research: A Multidisciplinary Approach; John J. Cheslock and Cecilia Rios-Aguilar.- The Financial Aid Picture: Realism, Surrealism, or Cubism?; Don E. Heller.- Inside the Panopticon: Studying Academic Reward Systems; KerryAnn O’Meara.- In the National Interest: The College and University in the United States in the Post-World War II Era; Philo Hutcheson and Ralph D. Kidder.- Conducting Multi-paradigm Inquiry in the Study of Higher Education Organization and Governance: Transforming Research Perspectives on Colleges and Universities; Adrianna Kezar and Jay R. Dee.- An Exploration of the Scholarly Foundations of Educational Development; Gary Poole and Isabeau Iqbal.- Examining Pathways To and Through the Community College for Youth and Adults; Debra D. Bragg.- A Review of Theories Developed to Describe the Process of College Persistence; Tatiana Melguizo.- Using Student Development Theories to Explain Student Outcomes.- Vasti Torres.- Name Index.- Subject Index.- Contents of Previous Volumes.
Fields of InterestChild and School Psychology; Educational Psychology; Social Work
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationHandbook
Handbook of Accessible Achievement Tests for All StudentsBridging the Gaps Between Research, Practice, and Policy
S. N. Elliott, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA; R. J. Kettler, P. A. Beddow, A. Kurz, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA (Eds.)
Features7 Provides comprehensive coverage of the concept of accessibility and its
application to the design and use of tests with all students.7 Covers in depth the topics of test accessibility and test design.7 Addresses the subject within the context of NCLB, including the
modified alternate assessment amendments of April 2007, and item modification research.
7 Details the most current research in testing accommodations, large-scale assessment, and educational accountability.
Introduction.-Accessible Tests, Inclusive Assessment Systems, Needed Innovations.- I. Federal Policies Legal Considerations.-Federal Policies that Support Inclusive Assessments.-IEP Team Decision Making for More Inclusive Assessments.-Legal Issues in Testing.- II. Classroom Connections.-Opportunity to Learn What is Tested.-Classroom Learning and Students with Persistent Academic Difficulties.-Instructional Accommodations and Modifications that Support Learning.-Test-wiseness and Test Preparation.- III.Test Design Principles and Innovative Practices for More Accessible Tests.-Validity Evidence for Accommodated and Modified Tests.-Item Writing Research.-Universal Design and Cognitive Load Theories Influence on Item and Test Design.-Testing Accommodations and Item Modifications: Research to Guide Practice.-Students Input: Cognitive Labs and Surveys.-Computerized Tests Sensitive to Individual Needs.-Defining Proficient Performances and Setting Standards.-Conclusions: Accessibility Challenges, Innovative Answers.-Imple-menting Modified Achievement Tests: Cost / Benefits.-Accessible Tests of Student Achieve-ment: Why now and How
Fields of InterestChild and School Psychology; Psychiatry; Education (general)
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationHandbook
Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders
D. McKay, Fordham University, Bronx, NY, USA; E. A. Storch, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA (Eds.)
Features7 Provides a comprehensive text with the latest information on treat-
ment, assessment, treatment augmentation, and basic science7 Addresses comorbid and complicating factors in treating children and
adolescents with anxiety disorders7 Discusses cutting-edge controversies in the field of anxiety disorders,
such as the placement of OCD in the DSM-V and novel augmentation approaches to behavioral therapy
Dedication.- About the Editors.- List of Contributors.- Section I: Foundations in Child Adolescent Anxiety.- Classification of Child Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Issues in Differential Diagnosis: Phobias and Phobic Conditions.- Issues in Differential Diagnosis: Considering Generalized Anxiety Disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.- Section II: Diagnostic Components in Child/Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Cognitive Behavioral Models of Phobias and Pervasive Anxiety.- Genetics of Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety.- Neuropsychological Considerations in Child and Adolescent Anxiety.- Empirical Approaches to the Study of Latent Structure and Classification of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Psychopathology.- Dimensional Diagnosis of Anxiety in Youth.- Section III: Ancillary Components of Child Adolescent Anxiety.- Differential Diagnosis and Comorbid ADHD in Childhood Anxiety.- Comorbid and Secondary Depression.- The Role of Disgust in Childhood Anxiety Disorders.- Emotion Regulation in Childhood Anxiety.- Emergent Personality Disorders among Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders.- Temperament and Anxiety Disorders.- Parenting and Child Anxiety Disorders.- Section IV: Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments of Child/Adolescent Anxiety Disorders.- Specific Phobias.- Separation Anxiety Disorder.- Generalized Anxiety Disorder.- Selective Mutism.- Social Anxiety.- Pediatric Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.- Pharmacological Treatment for Phobias and Anxiety Disorders.- Pharmacologic Approaches to Medication-Resistant Anxiety in Children and Adolescents.- Psychopharmacological Treatment of Anxiety in Adolescents with Comorbid Substance Abuse.- Combined Psychological and Pharmacological Treatment of Pediatric Anxiety Disorders.- Section V: Special Populations and Additional Treatment Elements.- Parent Training for Childhood Anxiety.- School-Based Interventions for Anxiety in Youth.- Phobias and Anxiety-Related Problems in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.- Food Neophobia in Children: Misnomer, Anxious Arousal, or Other Emotional Avoidance?.- Social Disability and Impairment in Childhood Anxiety.- Anxiety Disorders in Children with Chronic Health Problems.- Immune and Endocrine Function in Child and Adolescent Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
2011. XXXI, 539 p. (Selected Works in Probability and Statistics) HardcoverISBN 978-1-4419-8338-17 € 89,95 | £81.007 * € (D) 96,25 | € (A) 98,95 | sFr 129,00
Bookstore locationStatistics
Fields of InterestStatistical Theory and Methods
LevelResearch
Type of PublicationMonograph
Selected Works of Murray Rosenblatt
R. A. Davis, Columbia University, NY, USA; K. Lii, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA; D. N. Politis, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA (Eds.)
Features7 Provides convenient access to significant papers from a highly regarded
author in the field of Statistics7 Includes a complete bibliography of the author’s work7 Commentaries by leading experts explain the development of
Rosenblatt's ideas over time
During the second half of the 20th century, Murray Rosenblatt was one of the most celebrated and leading figures in probability and statistics. Among his many contributions, Rosenblatt conducted seminal work on density estimation, central limit theorems under strong mixing conditions, spectral domain methodology, long memory processes and Markov processes. He has published over 130 papers and 5 books, many as relevant today as when they first appeared decades ago. Murray Rosenblatt was one of the founding members of the Department of Mathematics at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD) and served as advisor to over twenty PhD students. He maintains a close association with UCSD in his role as Professor Emeritus. This volume is a celebration of Murray Rosenblatt's stellar research career that spans over six decades, and includes some of his most interesting and influential papers. Several leading experts provide commentary and reflections on various directions of Murray's research portfolio.
From the contentsCommentary: Discussion of Rosenblatt’s work on Global Measures of Deviations for Density Estimates.- Commentary: Murray Rosenblatt’s contributions to strong mixing.- Commentary: Murray Rosenblatt and cumulant/higher-order/polyspectra.- Commentary: Rosenblatt’s Contribution to Deconvolution.- Commentary: Rosenblatt’s Contributions to Random Walks on Compact Semigroups.- Commentary: The Rosenblatt Process.- On spectral analysis of sta-tionary time series.- Remarks on a multivariate transformation.- Statistical spectral analysis of time series arising from stationary stochastic processes.- Recurrence-time moments in random walks.- A class of stationary processes and a central limit theorem.- A central limit theorem and a strong mixing condition.- Remarks on some nonparametric estimates of a density function.- Some regression problems in time series analysis.- Some purely determin-istic processes.- Functions of a Markov process that are Markovian.- Stationary processes as shifts of functions of independent random variables.- Asymptotic distribution of eigenvalues of block Toeplitz matrices.- Limits of convolution sequences of measures on a compact topo-logical semigroup.- Independence and dependence.- Asymptotic behavior of eigenvalues of Toeplitz forms.- Estimation of the bispectrum.- Asymptotic theory of estimates of kthorder spectra.- Remarks on the Burgers equation.- Density estimates and Markov sequences.- Curve estimates.- On some global measures of the deviations of density function estimates.- Asymptotic behavior of a spline estimate of a density function.- Fractional integrals of stationary processes and the central limit theorem.- Limit theorems for Fourier transforms of functionals of Gaussian sequences.- Deconvolution and estimation of transfer function phase and coefficients for non-Gaussian linear processes.- Asymptotic normality, strong mix-ing and spectral density estimates.- Deconvolution of non-Gaussian linear processes with vanishing spectral values.- Scale renormalization and random solutions of the Burgers equation. On frequency estimation.- Maximum likelihood estimation for noncausal autoregressive processes.
