BOOKS with Alphabet   M (Ma,Mb,Mc, Md,Me…)

Overview: Molecular nanotechnology is an emerging technology that allows us to build materials and systems with atomic and molecular precision by manipulating atoms and molecules at very small scales, ultimately at the single molecule scale. Since the properties of materials depend on how their atoms are arranged, the ability to manipulate atoms and molecules at the nano-scale will allow us to create new materials, to improve current materials, and to build systems heretofore only dreamt of. The implications of this technology are great: continued revolutions in computer chip technology, conti

Overview: La Matematica Numerica è elemento fondante del calcolo scientifico. Punto di contatto di diverse discipline nella matematica e nelle moderne scienze applicate, ne diventa strumento di indagine qualitativa e quantitativa. Scopo di questo testo è fornire i fondamenti metodologici della matematica numerica, richiamandone le principali proprietà, quali la stabilità, l‘accuratezza e la complessità algoritmica. Nel contesto di ogni specifica classe di problemi vengono illustrati gli algoritmi più idonei, ne viene fatta l‘analisi teorica e se ne verificano i risultati previsti implementando

Overview: Specific insight into the software development process from inside name brand companies such as Apple, Netscape, Borland, and Symantec.Conversation-style writing with a distinct lack of Managementese..Managing Humans. is a selection of the best essays from .Michael Lopp.‘s web site, Rands in Repose. Drawing on Lopp‘s management experiences at Apple, Netscape, Symantec, and Borland, this book is full of stories based on companies in the Silicon Valley where people have been known to yell at each other. It is a place full of dysfunctional bright people who are in an incredible hurry to

Overview: Shows another level in which the sciences, engineering, and mathematics are intertwined.Combines historical and philosophical accounts with a strong emphasis on practices.Covers material from ancient .This book puts forward a new role for mathematics in the natural sciences. In the traditional understanding, a strong viewpoint is advocated, on the one hand, according to which mathematics is used for truthfully expressing laws of nature and thus for rendering the rational structure of the world. In a weaker understanding, many deny that these fundamental laws are of an essentially mat

Overview: Maximizes reader insights into governance and policy-making with specific reference to the maritime sector and international shipping in particular.Outlines the fundamental characteristics of maritimeThis book provides an original analysis of the problems facing global governance and in particular that of one of the most globalised of all industries – shipping. Central to all global trade and its dramatic growth, shipping faces difficulties of governance stemming from its every globalised nature. The current characteristics of global governance – nation-state fixation, anachronistic

Overview: Whenever the coronary flow is inadequate to provide enough oxygen to meet the energy demands of the tissue, the heart becomes ischemic. Manifestations of myocardial ischemia include depression in contractile activity, changes in metabolic pattern, abnormalities in ultrastructure, and alterations in membrane potential. Ischemic changes during the early phase are reversible but as the period of ischemia is extended, the injury becomes irreversible. The transition from reversible to irreversible ischemic injury is usually associated with some membrane defects. It is worthwhile to consid

Overview: Introduces and exemplify the role of indicators (Multi-indicator systems (MIS) to analyze complex systems.The mathematical tool of partial order will be explained and is one method to analyze MIS. Par.Indicators are more and more applied to describe and analyze complex systems. Typical examples: Innovation potential of nations, child-well being, Environmental health, poverty, chemical pollution, corruption of nations. The task is: How can a system of indicators be defined in order to fulfill the above expectations. One possibility is the application of the mathematical theory of part

Overview: While serendipity and random screening continue to fulfil a significant role in the search for new drugs, current remarkable advances in molecular biology and genetics are dictating to a profound extent the approaches employed in their development. Increasing attention is being devoted to investigations of the mechanisms of action of existing drugs, and the sources of undesired side effects, at the molecular level. The information so derived is now extensively applied, with the aid of broad inter­ disciplinary approaches, both theoretical and experimental, to improvements in existing

Overview: Explores methods for investigating polymicrobial biofilms, in vivo and in vitro.Highlights new technologies designed for the detection of multiple species within biofilm communities.Discusses effectiv.In an age of antibiotic resistant infections, the study of biofilms is increasingly important. Microbes more than often exist in complex multi-species or polymicrobial communities, making infections difficult to detect, diagnose and treat. Given the increased focus on studying biofilms in research and laboratory settings, particularly under conditions that closely mimic the clinical sta

Overview: The unique feature of this book is its comparative approach to different genetic model systems.Full text available online for subscribers of the series.Aging is the progressive decline in biological functions over time. This decline targets macromolecules, cells, tissues and, as a consequence, whole organisms. Despite considerable progress in the development of testable hypothesis concerning aging in an evolutionary context, a unifying theory of the molecular/physiological mechanistic causes of aging has not been reached. In fact, is it not clear to what extent aging is a programmed

Overview: Researchers working with nonlinear programming often claim "the word is non­ linear" indicating that real applications require nonlinear modeling. The same is true for other areas such as multi-objective programming (there are always several goals in a real application), stochastic programming (all data is uncer­ tain and therefore stochastic models should be used), and so forth. In this spirit we claim: The word is multilevel. In many decision processes there is a hierarchy of decision makers, and decisions are made at different levels in this hierarchy. One way to handle such hiera

Overview: This book is a collection of papers describing some of the first attempts to apply the techniques of recombinant DNA and molecular biology to studies of the nervous system. We believe this is an important new direction for brain research that will eventually lead to insights not pos­ sible with more traditional approaches. At first glance, the marriage of molecular biology to brain research seems an unlikely one because of the tremendous disparity in the histories of these two disciplines and the problems they face. Molecular biology is by nature a reductionist approach to biology. M

Overview: An "age" has passed in the 40 years since we first observed recovery from radiation damage in irradiated bacteria. During the early 1930s, we had been discussing the possibility of rapid changes after radiation exposure with Farring­ ton Daniels, Benjamin Duggar, John Curtis, and others at the University of Wisconsin. After working with living cells, we had concluded that organisms receiving massive insults must have a wide variety of repair mechanisms available for restoration of at least some of the essential properties of the cell. The problem was how to fmd and identify these rec

Overview: Das Beispiel Ortsbeirat​Wie ist zwischen autonomen Akteuren einer Organisation kooperatives, kollektives und organisiertes Handeln möglich und welche Strukturen, Strategien und Regeln bestehen, die das Handeln in Organisationen beeinflussen? Dies ist die Ausgangsfrage von Simone Kurz, die am Beispiel eines Ortsbeirats beantwortet wird. Mittels strategischer Organisationsanalyse zeigt sie anhand von fünf Dimensionen, wie die Organisation Ortsbeirat funktioniert, wie und nach welchen Regeln gehandelt wird und wie die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den einzelnen Akteuren unter Berücksichtigung

Overview: Written and edited by experts in the field.Provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of various conditions encountered by primary care physicians.Focuses on a variety of medical specialties to idenMany primary care clinicians are busy to the point of being overwhelmed and there is not time to do thorough evaluations on every patient.  The outpatient clinician must be able to quickly identify and manage the overtly ill but also those with potential or even hidden issues that require a referral to the emergency department..This book provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of th

Overview: Latest research on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning.Results of the 7th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced LThis book presents the outcomes of the 7th International Conference in Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL‘17), hosted by the Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal from 21 to 23 June 2017. Expanding on the topics of the previous conferences, it provided an open forum for discussing intelligent systems for technology enhanced learning (TEL) and their r

Overview: Discusses management of patients with respiratory failure, with a focus on methods of respiratory support.Includes realistic case studies from the emergency department.Provides an introduction to key .This book functions as both an introduction and a refresher of fundamental mechanical ventilation concepts. It reviews the core evidence-based principles of ventilation and focuses on this topic as it occurs in the emergency setting, covering the management from intubation until transfer to the ICU..Comprehensive and concise, this second edition features updated new material on blood ga

Overview: .Markov Chains and Stochastic Stability. is part of the .Communications and Control Engineering Series. (.CCES.) edited by Professors B.W. Dickinson, E.D. Sontag, M. Thoma, A. Fettweis, J.L. Massey and J.W. Modestino. The area of Markov chain theory and application has matured over the past 20 years into something more accessible and complete. It is of increasing interest and importance. This publication deals with the action of Markov chains on general state spaces. It discusses the theories and the use to be gained, concentrating on the areas of engineering, operations research and

Overview: Offers insight into the relationship between prehistoric and protohistoric human populations and the world around them.Conveys how measuring the importance of environmental services for people in the . This book offers insight into the relationship between prehistoric and protohistoric human populations and the world around them. It reconstructs key aspects of the palaeoenvironment – from large-scale drivers of environmental conditions, such as climate, to more regional variables such as vegetation cover and faunal communities. The volume underscores how computational archaeology is

Overview: Classification of mine wastes according to their physical and chemical characteristics and presentation of this in individual chapters.Case studies from Australia, USA and EuropeThis book is not designed to be an exhaustive work on mine wastes. It aims to serve undergraduate students who wish to gain an overview and an understanding of wastes produced in the mineral industry. An introductory textbook addressing the science of such wastes is not available to students despite the importance of the mineral industry as a resource, wealth and job provider. Also, the growing importance of