The metals industry was established in the Ural Mountains over two... Læs mere
This book contains contributions from inorganic, organic and polymer chemists, who report on the state of the art in ring opening metathesis polymerization, acyclic diene metathesis and alkyne polymerization.
The book emphasizes the problems facing CFD and focuses on non-traditional applications of CFD techniques, both scholarly and practical. There... Læs mere
A study of many fundamental aspects of the methods used in mass... Læs mere
This volume provides a comprehensive account of the implementation of bilingual education programmes in countries throughout the world.
This work, looking at a lake of the Balkans, is a synthesis of our present knowledge on the ecology and functioning of the lake and its resources, with an emphasis on its endemism and on the management needed to preserve its unique fauna and flora.
A review of modular chemistry which aims to capture the interdisciplinary nature of the subject. The book concentrates on up-to-date results, presenting a volume where modular chemists stand, where they are going, and what they propose to do when they get there.
A collection of papers exploring water/sediment interactions and demonstrating the importance of multidisciplinarity to the field.... Læs mere
This volume reviews the main techniques and topical materials presented by leading workers in the field. Topics covered include diffraction, microscopy, NMR and IR spectroscopic methods. Special emphasis is given to the growing role of computational and theoretical techniques.
This work proposes an answer to the question: what are computers for? It analyzes human activity and its relevance to computer use and interleaves a theory about the universal aspect of social life with a vision of how to harness computer power.
There are many complex and interesting economic issues that arise when we consider how best to manage the "global commons" as privately produced public goods. This text aims to deal with many of the related issues.
Despite its universality in human female ageing, the menopause and its biology are not completely understood. New biologic mechanisms by which sex... Læs mere