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Overview: Is the first to summarize the past 26 years of research in this field.Provides both mechanistic and translational information regarding anoikis, in a convenient format.Serves as a unique resource for .Anoikis is defined broadly as apoptosis that is inhibited by appropriate cell-matrix interactions.  Normal and tumor cells vary widely in their sensitivity to anoikis, but, in general, metastatic tumor cells are inevitably anoikis-resistant.  In particular, tumor cells that possess acancer stem cellormesenchymalphenotype, arising from the oncogenic Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT

Overview: Explains the diagnostic and therapeutic principles for all causes of acute abdomen during pregnancy.Meets the needs of both gynecologists and general/abdominal surgeons.Includes more than 200 figures This book will help the reader to recognize, diagnose, and treat most of the acute abdominal disorders that may be encountered in the pregnant patient, whether associated with or incidental to the pregnancy. A wide range of conditions are addressed, including some which are very rare as well as those more frequently seen, such as acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis. The principles

Overview: Silicon carbide and other group IV-IV materials in theiramorphous, microcrystalline, and crystalline forms have awide variety of applications.The contributions to thisvolume report recent developments and trends in the field.The purpose is to make available the current state ofunderstanding of the materials and their potentialapplications. Eachcontribution focuses on a particulartopic, such as preparation methods,characterization, andmodels explaining experimental findings. The volume alsocontains the latest results in the exciting field of SiGe/Siheterojunction bipolar transistors.T

Overview: The abolition of slavery across large parts of the world was one of the most significant transformations in the nineteenth century, shaping economies, societies, and political institutions. This book shows how the international context was essential in shaping the abolition of slavery.978-1-349-44116-7978-1-137-03260-7

Overview: Offers an analysis procedure for structures that are exposed to earthquakes and wind.Provides civil engineers with clear guidelines on how to perform seismic analysis.Covers numerous different buildin.This book presents an analysis procedure for structures that are exposed to the lateral loads such as earthquake and wind. It includes the process for calculating and distributing the effective load into structural elements, as well as for calculating the displacements for different types of structures, e.g. reinforced concrete and steel framed structures. The book provides civil engine

Overview: Matt Houngnikpo examines how domestic conflict, economic stagnation, political instability, poverty and underdevelopment have plagued Africa for decades. He argues that a reversal of the political, economic and social plight of Africa lies in better policies, good governance, and, more importantly, a new type of African leader and citizen.978-1-349-53288-9978-1-4039-7725-0

Overview: The present work addresses itself to the question of the nature of appraisive concepts such as were the subject of investigation in The Concepts of Value* and The Concepts of Criticism. ** Many problems of prime importance in the theory of value could not be adequately treated there without diminishing the basic purpose of those studies which was above all to identify, classify and provide a general theoretical framework for the host of concepts with which we characterize and commend subjects of appraisal in all of the principal areas of human interest. The author might have forestal

Overview: Addresses a unique and critical stage of life - Emerging Adulthood.Much needed addition to professional literature about adults on the spectrum.Emphasizes both theoretical and practical information.This book evaluates how autism is experienced and addressed in four areas critical to the developmental phase of adulthood: self-awareness, individuality, comprehensive support systems, and the dissemination of information and expanded education. The editors present comprehensive coverage of new developments in the field of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), particularly with rega

Overview: Looks at Sun Tzu’s “Art of War” from the perspectives of logic, mathematics, and computer science.Makes use of contemporary mind mapping methods that show how logic can be extracted from this 2500-yeaThe book you have just opened is probably unlike anything you have ever read so far. It offers you a path to direct contact with “The Art of War”, the masterpiece of Sun Tzu, a classical theorist of warfare in Ancient China.. .This book examines an ancient Chinese work on strategy and warfare: Sun Tzu, “The Art of War”, from the perspectives of logic, mathematics, and computer science. S

Overview: A fresh look at the greatest poet of early eighteenth-century England, this highly readable book focuses on Pope‘s religious thinking and major poems. G. Douglas Atkins extends the argument that the Roman Catholic poet was no Deist, ‘closet‘ or otherwise.978-1-137-34478-6

Overview: A comprehensive visual review of pathologic disease variations of cancers of the brain and spine.The book is focused on algorithmic strategies for identifying malignant pathologies commonly found in b.Atlas of Brain and Spine Oncology Imaging. presents a comprehensive visual review of pathologic disease variations of cancers of the brain and spine through extensive radiologic images. The focus of the book is on algorithmic strategies for identifying neoplastic pathologies commonly found in brain and spinal tumors through a visual representation of the variety of appearances that each

Overview: Presents up-to-date information on the diagnosis and management of medical and surgical corneal diseases.Focuses especially on the impact of new technology.Describes and discusses the latest surgical This book presents up-to-date information on the diagnosis and management of the spectrum of medical and surgical corneal diseases, with a special focus on new technology. The latest tools for diagnosing ocular surface disease, infectious keratitis, and ocular allergies are discussed, along with novel treatment options for these entities. The impact of progress in imaging and contact len

Overview: In African-American Servitude and Historical Imaginings Margaret Jordan initiates a new way of looking at the African American presence in American literature. Twentieth-century retrospective fiction is the site for this compelling investigation about how African American servants and slaves have enormous utility as cultural artifacts, objects to be acted upon, agents in place, or agents provocateurs. Jordan argues that those who even those seemingly innocuous, infrequently visible, or silent servants are vehicles through which history, culture and social values and practices are cul

Overview: Bioprocess engineering has played a key role in biotechnology,contributing towards bringing the exciting new discoveries ofmolecular and cellular biology into the applied sphere, and inmaintaining established processes, some centuries-old, efficient andessential for today‘s industry. Novel developments and new applicationareas of biotechnology, along with increasing constraints in costs,product quality, regulatory and environmental considerations, haveplaced the biochemical engineer at the forefront of new challenges.This second volume of .Advances in Bioprocess Engineering.reflects

Overview: How do I structure a journal article?; "Can I use ‘I‘ in a research article?"; "Should I use an active or passive voice?" - Many such questions will be answered in this book, which documents the linguistic devices that authors use to show how they align or distance themselves from arguments and ideas, while maintaining conventions of objectivity.978-1-349-44126-6978-1-137-03278-2

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Overview: .The three-volume book set LNAI 14734, 14735, and 14736 constitutes the refereed proceedings of 5th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in HCI, AI-HCI 2024, held as part of the 26th International Conference, HCI International 2024, which took place in Washington, DC, USA, during June 29-July 4, 2024...The total of 1271 papers and 309 posters included in the HCII 2024 proceedings was carefully reviewed and selected from 5108 submissions...The AI-HCI 2024 proceedings were organized in the following topical sections:..Part I: Human-centered artificial intelligence; expla

Overview: Conferences have been held in the past on atomic collision phenomena and on the applications of ion beams to semiconductors. However, within the past year it became apparent that there is a growing new area of active research involving the use of ion beams to modify and study the basic properties of metals. As a result a topical conference was organized to bring together for the first time scientists with a wide range of backgrounds and interests related to this field. This book contains the proceed­ ings of the International Conference on Applications of Ion Beams to Metals which wa

Overview: Provides a comprehensive review of what comes after the completion of a general surgery residency.Provides guideline for setting up a successful practice.Written by experts in the fieldThis text provides a comprehensive review of what comes after the completion of a general surgery residency, and will serve as a valuable resource for those surgeons, residents, and medical students interested in a career in general surgery. This book reviews several areas of fellowships and how to navigate through the application process, provide a guide for finding a job, negotiating through your fir