CRC Press
General dermatology; an atlas of diagnosis and management.
English (dermatology, Nottingham U. Hospitals, UK) presents clinicians with this concise guide to the diagnosis and management of common dermatological conditions. The cross- referenced chapters comprise mostly photographs and brief descriptions of the appearance of conditions in the following categories: pediatric dermatoses, widespread rashes, skin tumors, hand and foot dermatoses, facial rashes, genital and oral problems, scalp and nail disorders, skin infections and infestations, and leg ulcers and wound healing. Treatment and management advice is brief and very general. This book is distributed by CRC press. Oversize: 9.75x12.25 inches. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Geological and soil evidence; forensic applications.
A consultant and expert witness in forensic geology, Pye introduces the nature and properties of geological and soil materials that may be used as trace evidence, the techniques that may be used to analyze them, and the ways in which the significance of the results can be evaluated. He writes for law enforcement professionals with little or no science background, and for academic scientists whose only knowledge of law enforcement is from that party back in undergraduate days that got a little out of hand. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Geologic hazards; a field guide for geotechnical engineers.
Hunt (geosciences, University of Pennsylvania) explains how to recognize, and understand, and minimize various geological hazards in this text/reference for engineers. Using general concepts rather than rigorous mathematical analyses, the book covers the prediction of slope failures through recognition of geologic and other factors that govern failure, and describes measures for dealing with slopes that are potentially unstable. Specific topics covered include the design and construction of stable cut slopes and side-hill fills, the stabilization of failed slopes, determining the potential for surface movements, and earthquake causes and surface effects. An appendix briefly reviews Earth's geological history. B&w photos are included. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
The geology of the Everglades and adjacent areas. (DVD-ROM included)
The unrelenting commercial and urban development of the subtropical wetland in Florida has one small benefit, say Petuch and Roberts (both geosciences, Florida Atlantic U.): evidence about the geological history of the Everglades is brought to light very briefly before it is destroyed. They take advantage of that glimpse to describe the geology from the late Paleogene to the Holocene. The accompanying disk contains animated maps and simulated space shuttle imagery depicting changes in Florida over the period. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Giant micelles; properties and applications.
"Giant" micelles are long worm- or thread-like aggregates of surfactant molecules dispersed in a liquid colloid. In this volume, Zana (Institut Charles Sadron, France) and Kaler (U. of Delaware, US) present 18 chapters intended to summarize the state of the art in properties and applications of micelles. The chapters discuss the theoretical aspects of the formation of giant micelles from the perspectives of molecular thermodynamics, packing, and computer simulation; experimental topics such as transmission electron microscopy at cryogenic temperature, scattering methods, phase diagrams, linear and nonlinear rheology, relaxation, properties on solid surfaces, systems of smart micelles that respond to external stimuli by a change of shape, and formation form amphiphilic block copolymers; and applications of giant micelles in oil and gas production, drag reduction, and consumer products such as shampoos and drug delivery formulations. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
A guide to MATLAB object-oriented programming. (CD-ROM included)
This guide covers the documented and undocumented object-oriented features of MATLAB. Register (Georgia Tech Research Institute) explains the required elements of MATLAB and developing a set of functions that give objects first-class status within the environment, covering eight functions that provide object initialization, a simple intuitive interface, interaction with the environment's features, and array capability. The following section covers strategies and implementations for the construction of hierarchies. The book ends with a section on advanced strategies and utilities. Readers are expected to have an intermediate level of MATLAB programming knowledge and superficial knowledge of object- oriented programming. The CD-ROM contains source code and the Class Wizard tool. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Handbook of approximation algorithms and metaheurististics.
For some time this study has received significant attention, and one happy result is the encyclopedic approach taken here in over 85 articles. Covering fundamental and theoretical topics as well as advanced practical applications, this starts with basic approaches and works up to the advanced with full methodologies that include restriction, greedy, relaxation, rounding, primal-dual, local search, transformation and especially metaheuristics. It includes such topics as local search, neural networks, multi-objective optimization, sensitivity analysis, stability, traditional applications, computational geometry and graph applications, and a very interesting range of large-scale and emerging applications. This reference will serve practitioners as well as senior undergraduates and first-year graduate students well, although the enthusiasm and new research it will likely engender may produce a new edition sooner than one might expect. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Handbook of dairy foods and nutrition, 3d ed.
The three authors (nutrition, U.s of Illinois and Chicago and Cornell U.), all representing the National Dairy Council, present nine updated chapters considering benefits of milk and other dairy products to a variety of health conditions and normal functions. Topics include the importance of milk and milk products in general diet; its contributions to health throughout the lifecycle; and its positive effects on cardiovascular health, hypertension, cancer, bone and oral health, and healthy weight. One chapter examines lactose digestion problems, distinguishing lactose maldigestion from intolerance and discussing management solutions. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Handbook of energy efficiency and renewable energy.
The 28 contributions in this engineering handbook outline strategies for conserving energy in commercial buildings, residences, and manufacturing plants, and describe technologies and generating and storing energy from renewable sources. Topics include HVAC control systems, compact heat exchangers, cogeneration, concentrating solar thermal power, biomass conversion processes, geothermal power generation, and fuel cells. The opening chapters discuss current energy policies, economic assessment methods, the outlook of U.S. energy markets, the next generation of coal and nuclear power plants, and threats to infrastructure security. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Handbook of lubrication and tribology; v.1: Application and maintenance, 2d ed.
Sponsored and co-published by the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, this is part of three-volume handbook intended to provide up-to-date information on the science and technology of friction, lubrication, and wear. Compiled by Totten (former president of the International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering), the handbook covers applications and maintenance (this volume); theory and practice (volume 2); and monitory, materials, synthetic lubricants, and more applications (volume 3). The second edition updates the 20-year-old original in this volume's applications section by splitting the hydraulics chapter into separate treatments of pumps and fluids and also adding new chapters on tribology of data storage devices and biotribology. It further adds three new chapters to the section on maintenance: lubricant cleanliness, environmental implications of lubricants, and centralized lubrication systems (theory and practice). Most of the rest of the material has been updated and revised as well. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Hydroprocessing of heavy oils and residua.
Refiners are finding that heavy oils and residua, once wasted, can provide significant value with high yields and quality, particularly when hydroprocessed. Combine these characteristics with the recent and coming shortages of fuel oil, and it is clear the time for this collection of 11 articles has come. Contributors describe their research in the characteristics of heavy oils and residua, feed stock evaluation and composition, hydroprocessing chemistry, the thermodynamics of hydroprocessing reactions, reactors for hydroprocessing, characteristics of heavy oil hydroprocessing catalysts, including Maya heavy crude oil, the effects of feed stock composition, hydroprocessors, commercial treating and cracking, and hydrogen production. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Immunotoxicology and immunopharmacology, 3d ed.
This volume examines immunological impacts that may come from chronic or subchronic exposure to certain chemicals or therapeutic drugs (xenobiotics). It is organized into three major subsections addressing immunosuppression, autoimmunity, and hypersensitivity. This new edition has deleted materials describing the immune system, but greatly expanded coverage of hypersensitivity and added chapters that describe the role of immune mediators in liver, lung, and skin toxicity; in regulating drug and chemical metabolizing enzymes; and in the immunosuppression produced by ultraviolet light, as well as immunotoxicology studies of non-mammalian systems. It also places more emphasis on the interpretation of experimental data for predicting human health risks. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Industrial gas handbook; gas separation and purification.
Industrial gas technology consultant Kerry has written this text for practicing engineers who wish to master the field of industrial gas separation and purification. He describes techniques related to process cycles for cryogenic separation of air, adsorption processes for front- end air purification, equipment and materials, and process control and instrumentation. He also provides chapters on product liquefaction, storage, and transportation; insulation; noncryogenic separations; safety; and the economics of industrial gas separation and purification. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Infectious diseases and pathology of reptiles; color atlas and text.
Jacobson (U. of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine) presents a color atlas on the infectious diseases and pathologies of reptiles. Some 1400 hundred images accompany the 13 contributed chapters that describe the anatomy and histology of reptiles, review the immunology of reptiles, describe reptiles' circulating inflammatory cells that serve as a defense against pathogens, discuss the determination of causes of reptile mortality, explain different host responses to pathogens, explore techniques of electron microscopy for identifying pathogens, introduce molecular approaches to isolating reptile pathogens, and explain the use of serological assays for determining the presence of pathogen-specific antibodies. Additionally, specific viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic diseases are reviewed and methods for isolating viruses, bacteria, and fungi are discussed. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Information security management handbook, 6th ed.
The 227 chapters contained in this handbook address a broad range of issues pertinent to information security and organizational management of information security. The volume opens with treatment of security management concepts and principles; change control management; data classification; risk management; policies, standards, procedures, and guideline; security awareness training; security management planning; and Internet and computer ethics. It then discusses access control in sections covering access control techniques, access control administration, identification and authentication techniques, access control methodologies and implementation, methods of attack, and monitoring and penetration testing. Cryptographic concepts, methodologies, and practices are examined alongside the related topics of private key algorithms, public key infrastructure, and system architectures for cryptographic functions. Physical (environmental) security is addressed, as is computer and network security architecture and design and planning for business continuity and disaster recovery. A large number of chapters variously address relevant topics concerned with telecommunications security, application security, or operation security. The final section discusses law, regulatory compliance, and investigations. Distributed in the US by Taylor & Francis. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Instrumentation, measurements, and experiments in fluids.
Rathakrishnan (aerospace engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India) developed this text to be useful in courses on experimental fluid science at both the introductory undergraduate level and the advanced graduate level. The text covers the working principles associated with measuring instruments and instruments used for experiments with fluid flows. Chapters cover the objectives of experimental study, fundamentals of fluid mechanics, wind tunnels, flow visualization, hot-wire anemometry, analogue methods, pressure- measurement techniques, velocity measurements, temperature measurements, measurement of wall shear stress, mass and volume flow measurements, special flows, data acquisition and processing, and uncertainty analysis. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Introduction to combinatorial designs, 2d ed.
Wallis (mathematics, Southern Illinois U.) takes a rigorous but kindhearted approach to this popular study, and includes references to classical approaches that help advanced undergraduate readers and those who wish to study on their own get a solid background from the ground up. Wallis is also careful to take on contemporary designs based on applications in a variety of fields from the very beginning, in which he introduces balanced designs and finite geometries. He proceeds to difference sets and difference methods, the "main existence" theorem, Latin squares andorthognality, one-factorization and applications, Steiner triple systems, Kirkman triple systems, Hadamard matrices, room squares and advanced applications. This is a remarkably accessible treatment of a complex topic of study. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Introduction to mobile communications; technology, services, markets.
This book describes the core requirements of modern mobile telecommunications, from markets to technology, based on the core modules of the Certificate in Mobile Communications Distance Learning program of the Informa Academy of London. It discusses how mobile communications and technology are changing to meet customer needs and explains the mobile telecommunications market, technology principles, mobile network infrastructure and supporting systems, and handsets, services, media, and content distribution. Mobile communications theory and systems, current and developing systems and networks, a variety of services, and emerging technologies are covered. The book is aimed at telecommunications professionals and students and includes review questions. A bibliography is not provided. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Introduction to remote sensing, 2d ed.
A current and a former professor at Dundee University describe remote sensing satellite platforms that carry instruments for gathering information about the surface of the Earth, several different radar systems, and applications of remotely sensed data. The second edition adds sections on airborne lidar for land surveys, airborne gamma ray spectroscopy, and interferometric synthetic aperture radar. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Introduction to soil mechanics laboratory testing.
This resource gives new and experienced soil scientists basic procedures to use in taking measurements and spotting phenomena whether ex situ or in situ. The authors stick entirely to procedure and avoid theorizing, so the concise descriptions include description and identification in situ, physical properties, soil classification, soil construction and field inspection, engineering properties such as hydraulic conductivity and consolidation as well as shear strength. They include notes on report writing and even provide properties and conversion tables, making this very handy in the field as well as in the lab. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Introduction to statistics for biology, 3d ed. (CD-ROM included)
In this text meant for students and researchers, McCleery (Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, U. of Oxford, UK) et al. describe the design and analysis of experiments and surveys in biology, with an emphasis on relying on computers. In this edition, some chapters have been expanded, more details on elementary probability and hypothesis testing are provided, and a new general template for statistical tests is shown. New worked examples and updated Minitab analyses and graphics are presented. Many of the exercises have been replaced with worded examples, and there is an emphasis on experimental design and simulating data prior to carrying out an experiment. The chapter on data from an observational study has been omitted. The CD-ROM contains a free trial version of Minitab. The book was previously titled Introductory Statistics for Biology Students. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Investigating infant deaths.
O'Neal, a registered nurse and medicolegal death investigator, details investigative techniques for examining unexplained infant deaths, especially those that occur in an emergency room setting. The techniques presented are used during all infant death investigations in Charleston County, South Carolina, where O'Neal is deputy coroner. They are meant to decrease time delays, ensure recovery of critical data, ensure interviews with witnesses occur, and provide detailed information regarding doll reenactments and child death reviews. Techniques follow the chronological order in which cases are investigated and include illustrative case examples. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
