This continuation of the five-volume "Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements" expounds on changing topics germane to the safe development of nuclear energy in the 21st century, from nuclear fuels to environmental science and waste management.
Informed by the most up-to-date research from around the world, as well as examples of good practice, this handbook analyzes values education in the context of a range of school-based measures associated with student wellbeing.
This book has emerged out of our long-time research interests on the topic of latex film formation. The book presents a wide body of work... Læs mere
What have we learnt about the Nile since the mid-1970s, the moment when Julian Rzóska decided that the time had come to publish a comprehensive volume about the biology, and the geological and cultural history of that great river?
Having examined previous volumes of the Boston Studies series devoted to different countries, and having discussed the best way to present contemporary research in France, we have arrived at a careful selection of 15 participants, including the organizers.
Balancing the requirements of our working and home lives is an increasingly complex task. This volume assesses a range of existing quality-of-life programs implemented by employers that recognize the conflicts between our professional and family commitments.
Consumer understanding of the concept of early nutrition programming and the extent to which early nutrition programming is taken into account in infant feeding policies are also discussed.
The problem of counting the number of self-avoiding polygons on a square grid, - therbytheirperimeterortheirenclosedarea,is aproblemthatis soeasytostate that, at ?rst sight, it seems surprising that it hasn’t been solved.
This book starts with a discussion of nonlinear ordinary differential equations, bifurcation theory and Hamiltonian dynamics.
The Dao Companion to Japanese Confucian Philosophy will be part of the handbook series Dao Companion to Chinese Philosophy, published by Springer.
This volume details recent global advances in laboratory and field testing of unsaturated soils. Coverage includes mechanical, hydraulic, and geo-environmental testing and applications of unsaturated soil monitoring to engineering behavior of geo-structures.