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The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: And Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation
The Woman Who Changed Her Brain: And Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation
by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young
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The incredible story and miraculous work of a learning disabled woman who built herself a better brain and went on to help thousands like her.... (read more)

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Neuroscience For Dummies
Neuroscience For Dummies
by Frank Amthor
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Get on the fast track to understanding neuroscience Research into the human brain has exploded in recent years, and neuroscience has become a major program at many universities and a required course for a wide range of studies. Neuroscience For Dummies... (read more)

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Mumford-Tate Groups and Domains
Mumford-Tate Groups and Domains
by Mark Green
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Mumford-Tate groups are the fundamental symmetry groups of Hodge theory, a subject which rests at the center of contemporary complex algebraic geometry. This book is the first comprehensive exploration of Mumford-Tate groups and domains. Containing basic... (read more)

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Environmental Taxation and Climate Change: Achieving Environmental Sustainability through Fiscal Policy
Environmental Taxation and Climate Change: Achieving Environmental Sustainability through Fiscal Policy
by Larry Kreiser
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'Whilst green taxes face new challenges, there is now an accumulated international experience on which to reflect. This new collection of papers, providing material for further vigorous argument, evinces a keen appreciation of these realities. I... (read more)

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Biorefinery Co-Products: Phytochemicals, Primary Metabolites and Value-Added Biomass Processing
Biorefinery Co-Products: Phytochemicals, Primary Metabolites and Value-Added Biomass Processing
by Chantal Bergeron
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In order to successfully compete as a sustainable energy source, the value of biomass must be maximized through the production of valuable co-products in the biorefinery. Specialty chemicals and other biobased products can be extracted from biomass prior... (read more)

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Birds of Ontario: Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, and Status: Nonpasserines: Shorebirds through Woodpeckers
Birds of Ontario: Habitat Requirements, Limiting Factors, and Status: Nonpasserines: Shorebirds through Woodpeckers
by Al Sandilands
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The volumes in the Birds of Ontario series summarize life history requirements of bird species that are normally part of the ecology of Ontario. The first volume dealt with waterfowl through cranes while this volume deals with shorebirds through... (read more)

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Dynamic Management of Sustainable Development: Methods for Large Technical Systems
Dynamic Management of Sustainable Development: Methods for Large Technical Systems
by Zigurds Krishans
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Dynamic management of systems development is a precondition for the realization of sustainable system development. This approach allows for the usage of systems theory methods that take into consideration the interaction of decisions made over time and... (read more)

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Transportation Systems Reliability and Safety
Transportation Systems Reliability and Safety
by B. S. Dhillon
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"During day-to-day use, thousands of lives are lost each year due to accidents, directly or indirectly, resulting from poor transportation system reliability and safety. In the United States, automobile accidents alone result in around 42,000 deaths per... (read more)

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Alcohol Fuels: Impacts from Increased Use of Ethanol Blended Fuels
Alcohol Fuels: Impacts from Increased Use of Ethanol Blended Fuels
by Oth Mullis
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Presents information on the ethanol industryıs capability to expand its production capacity, the effects that expanded production could have on the agricultural sector and consumer food prices, and how the increased production could affect certain... (read more)

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Wind Power Basics: A Green Energy Guide
Wind Power Basics: A Green Energy Guide
by Dan Chiras
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Offers an introduction to wind energy, describes the different types of systems that can be used to convert the natural resource into electricity, and explains how important components in the system work.... (read more)

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The Third International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam: BME2010, 11-14 January, 2010, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Third International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam: BME2010, 11-14 January, 2010, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
by Vo Van Toi
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The Third International Conference on the Development of Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam was organized on January 11-14, 2010, by IU in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and had the theme of: "New frontiers in Biomedical Engineering". It reflected the steady... (read more)

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Digital Image Processing for Ophthalmology: Detection of the Optic Nerve Head
Digital Image Processing for Ophthalmology: Detection of the Optic Nerve Head
by Xiaolu Zhu
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Fundus images of the retina are color images of the eye taken by specially designed digital cameras. Ophthalmologists rely on fundus images to diagnose various diseases that affect the eye, such as diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity. A... (read more)

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Near Field Communication (NFC): From Theory to Practice
Near Field Communication (NFC): From Theory to Practice
by Vedat Coskun
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This book provides the technical essentials, state-of-the-art knowledge, business ecosystem and standards of Near Field Communication (NFC)by NFC Lab – Istanbul research centre which conducts intense research on NFC technology. In this book, the... (read more)

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Energy and Climate
Energy and Climate
by Alexandre Rojey
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Despite global concerns over dwindling resources, climate change and carbon dioxide emissions, fossil fuels still account for more than 80% of the world’s energy demands. As resources diminish and demand increases from rapidly developing nations... (read more)

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Tropic of Chaos
Tropic of Chaos
by Christian Parenti
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From Africa to Asia and Latin America, the era of climate wars has begun. Extreme weather is breeding banditry, humanitarian crisis, and state failure. In Tropic of Chaos, investigative journalist Christian Parenti travels along the front lines of this... (read more)

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Crossing the Energy Divide: Moving from Fossil Fuel Dependence to a Clean-Energy Future
Crossing the Energy Divide: Moving from Fossil Fuel Dependence to a Clean-Energy Future
by Robert U. Ayres
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Praise for Crossing the Energy Divide “This book makes coherent and rigorous arguments that increasing energy efficiency is the primary driver of economic growth today and is key to managing climate change.” Kandeh Yumkella, Director-General, United... (read more)

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Solid State Proton Conductors: Properties and Applications in Fuel Cells
Solid State Proton Conductors: Properties and Applications in Fuel Cells
by Philippe Knauth
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Proton conduction can be found in many different solid materials, from organic polymers at room temperature to inorganic oxides at high temperature. Solid state proton conductors are of central interest for many technological innovations, including... (read more)

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Electrochemical Water Processing
Electrochemical Water Processing
by Ralph Zito
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General Outlines of Basic Approaches. 3.1 Electrodialysis. 3.2 pH Control: Analytic Development. 3.3 Biociding Technology. 3.4 Ion Exchange Resin Regeneration System. 3.5 Metals Reclamation. 4. Mathematical Analysis & Modeling Electrodialysis Systems.... (read more)

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25th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference 2009; 15 - 17 May, 2009, Miami, Florida, USA
25th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference 2009; 15 - 17 May, 2009, Miami, Florida, USA
by Anthony McGoron
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This volume presents the contributions of the 25th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, held in May 2009 in Miami, Florida. The papers of this Proceedings volume present new developments in theory, concept, application, and techniques in all... (read more)

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Principles of Biomedical Engineering
Principles of Biomedical Engineering
by Sundararajan V. Madihally
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Supported with more than 145 illustrations, this comprehensive volume covers a wide range of the most important topics in this burgeoning field, from bioelectrical systems to compartmental modeling.... (read more)

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