This book provides a timely review of both the current state of knowledge and the exciting prospects offered by calixarenes in nanotechnology. The book incorporates several review articles defining the importance of calixarenes as reagents in nanochemistry.
Chemoinformatics is the use of information technology in the acquisition, analysis and management of data and information relating to chemical compounds and their properties.
What is meant by the ‘state of water?’ Few would question that water coming out of a household tap is a liquid, but water in an ice cube is something altogether different: it is a solid that floats on tap water (also known as bulk water).
A central theme of this book is the location of geography in school curricula with particular reference to... Læs mere
This book will awaken the interest of breeders, phytopathologists, environmentalists, extension services, plant... Læs mere
East African forests, among the world’s most biologically rich and diverse, are subject to multiple pressures, including insects.
Molecules of biological interest for in-vivo and in-vitro research or diagnostics of metabolic functions and of neuro-transmission are very often labeled with iodine.
Biological control of plant diseases and plant pathogens is of great significance in forestry and agriculture.
Stresses in plants caused by salt, drought, temperature, oxygen, and toxic compounds are the principal reason for... Læs mere
This book has a strong theoretical focus and is unique in addressing both mortality and fertility over the full span of human history. It examines the demographic... Læs mere
Animal cell technology is a growing discipline of cell biology which aims to understand structures, functions and behaviors of differentiated animal cells, and also to ascertain their abilities to be used in industrial and medical purposes.
Allelopathy can be viewed from different of perspectives, ranging from the molecular to the ecosystem level, and including molecular... Læs mere