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Solving Problems with NMR Spectroscopy

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Solving Problems with NMR Spectroscopy presents the basic principles and applications of NMR spectroscopy with only as much math as is necessary. It shows how to solve chemical structures with NMR by giving clear examples and solutions. This text will enable organic chemistry students to choose the most appropriate NMR techniques to solve specific structures. The problems to work and the discussion of their solutions and interpretations will help readers becomeproficient in the application of important, modern 1D and 2D NMR techniques to structural studies.Key Features* Presents the most important NMR techniques for structural determinations* Offers a unique problem-solving approach* Uses questions and problems, including discussions of their solutions and interpretations, to help readers grasp NMR* Avoids extensive mathematical formulas* Forewords by Nobel Prize winner Richard R. Ernst and Lloyd M. Jackman

Pharmaceutical Nanobiotechnology for Targeted Therapy

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The field of nanotechnology for targeted therapy initiated more than decade ago has grown fast and interest is increasing. Given the importance of the field for targeted drug and gene delivery systems, there are a large number of laboratory investigations today researching nanobiomaterials for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Because of the ability of scientists to load nanoparticles with any agent, interest continues to grow and technology in this arena is rapidly evolving. These emerging nanobiomaterials-based medicines can overcome the disadvantages of traditional medicines by target-oriented and site-specific delivery of precise medicines (immunotherapeutic agents, chemotherapeutic agents, diagnostic agents, and so on).Pharmaceutical Nanobiotechnology for Targeted Therapy presents an updated overview of recent advancements in the field of pharmaceutical nanobiotechnology and nano-based drug and gene delivery systems. This comprehensive knowledge will allow researchers to discover innovative nanobiomaterials for targeted therapeutics. The chapters deal with various emerging nanobiomaterials for targeted therapeutic delivery systems and the writing is in a style that is easily disseminated and in a manner that can be readily adopted as sources for new and further studies. This book should be useful for researchers and professionals from academia and industry working in the field of nanotechnology, nanobiotechnology, as well as in the field of pharmaceutical nanotechnology. It should also be useful to those interested in a range of disciplines from material science, chemistry, molecular biology, polymer chemistry, and many more interdisciplinary areas.

Next Generation (E-Book)

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Dieses E-Book enthält komplexe Grafiken und Tabellen, welche nur auf E-Readern gut lesbar sind, auf denen sich Bilder vergrössern lassen. Was zeichnet eine innovative Lernkultur aus? Wer einen Einblick in den Ausbildungsbetrieb bei Swisscom wagt, gerät ins Staunen: Hier ziehen die Lernenden eigene Projekte auf, verwirklichen ihre Ideen und lassen ihrer Kreativität freien Lauf. Sie sind agil, übernehmen Verantwortung und lernen aus ihren Fehlern. Die "Next Generation" lernt und arbeitet selbstgesteuert und projektbasiert in Teams. Sei es im Betrieb, in Coworking-Spaces, von unterwegs oder im Homeoffice. Kein Wunder, dass die Lernenden bei Swisscom hochmotiviert sind.

Deepwater Flexible Risers and Pipelines

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The technology, processes, materials, and theories surrounding pipeline construction, application, and troubleshooting are constantly changing, and this new series, Advances in Pipes and Pipelines, has been created to meet the needs of engineers and scientists to keep them up to date and informed of all of these advances. This second volume in the series focuses on flexible pipelines, risers, and umbilicals, offering the engineer the most thorough coverage of the state-of-the-art available. The authors of this work have written numerous books and papers on these subjects and are some of the most influential authors on flexible pipes in the world, contributing much of the literature on this subject to the industry. This new volume is a presentation of some of the most cutting-edge technological advances in technical publishing.The first volume in this series, published by Wiley-Scrivener, is Flexible Pipes, available at www.wiley.com. Laying the foundation for the series, it is a groundbreaking work, written by some of the world's foremost authorities on pipes and pipelines. Continuing in this series, the editors have compiled the second volume, equally as groundbreaking, expanding the scope to pipelines, risers, and umbilicals.This is the most comprehensive and in-depth series on pipelines, covering not just the various materials and their aspects that make them different, but every process that goes into their installation, operation, and design. This is the future of pipelines, and it is an important breakthrough. A must-have for the veteran engineer and student alike, this volume is an important new advancement in the energy industry, a strong link in the chain of the world's energy production.

Biotechnology in China I

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This book examines tends in modern biotechnology. It covers all aspects of this interdisciplinary technology, from chemistry to computer science.

Dove sono?

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Partendo dalla pandemia, Bruno Latour, il piú importante filosofo francese contemporaneo, ci indica il disegno piú ampio sotteso a ciò che sta accadendo intorno a noi: il Nuovo Regime Climatico. Il suo è un appello appassionato e poetico a ripensare il piccolo spazio in cui viviamo, a percepirne la bellezza e l'unicità. «Latour ci insegna ad atterrare, vivere e pensare su questa nostra Terra».Donna Haraway«Una metafisica del confinamento che ci invita a rompere con il mondo di prima».Le Monde«Una straordinaria riflessione su come la vera libertà provenga dalla conoscenza».The New York Times«In questo libro Latour ci invita a una metamorfosi. Per riorganizzare la società intorno alle urgenze ecologiche è necessario ripensare il nostro rapporto con il vivente».Libération«Comincio a situarmi come un terrestre fra altri terrestri ma, una volta passata la sorpresa, mi accorgo che i terrestri non si spostano mai ovunque "liberamente" in uno spazio indifferenziato, ma che questo spazio se lo costruiscono pezzo per pezzo. Stranamente, è proprio il fatto di sentirsi "confinati" a darci questa libertà di muoverci infine "liberamente"».

Emocional

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Do aclamado autor de O andar do bêbado e Subliminar, uma jornada pela nova ciência das emoções.Durante muito tempo acreditamos que o pensamento racional era a influência dominante em nossos comportamentos. As emoções, por sua vez, seriam prejudiciais nas tomadas de decisão. Agora, graças ao enorme progresso das pesquisas em neurociência e psicologia, sabemos que a emoção é tão importante quanto a razão para orientar nossas escolhas e atitudes.Mas o que é a emoção? Como nossas ideias sobre os sentimentos evoluíram? Como regular as emoções para utilizá-las a nosso favor? Estas são as grandes questões abordadas em Emocional, do brilhante físico Leonard Mlodinow, que nos orienta aqui por uma novíssima área de pesquisa: a neurociência afetiva.De laboratórios de cientistas pioneiros a cenários do mundo real em que o domínio sobre as emoções foi decisivo para evitar uma tragédia, Mlodinow mostra o quanto essa revolução científica tem implicações significativas também na vida cotidiana, no tratamento de doenças, na compreensão das relações pessoais e em nossa percepção a respeito de nós mesmos.

Biofuels and Bioenergy

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Biofuels and Bioenergy: A Techno-Economic Approach provides an in-depth analysis of the economic aspects of biofuels production from renewable feedstock. Taking a biorefinery approach, the book analyzes a wide range of feedstocks, processes and products, including common biofuels such as bioethanol, biobutanol, biooil and biodiesel, feedstocks such as lignocellulosic biomass, non-edible feedstocks like vegetable oils, algae and microbial lipids, and solid and liquid wastes, performance assessments of biodiesel in diesel engine, and the latest developments in catalytic conversion and microbial electrosynthesis technologies. This book offers valuable insights into the commercial feasibility of biofuels products for researchers and students working in the area of bioenergy and renewable energy, but it is also ideal for practicing engineers in the biorefinery and biofuel industry who are looking to develop commercial products. - Focuses on an in-depth, techno-economic analysis of biofuel and bioenergy products, including all important feedstocks, processes and products, all of which are supported by industry case studies - Includes environmental impacts and lifecycle assessments of biofuels production alongside techno-economic analyses - Provides a critical guide to assessing the commercial viability and feasibility of bioenergy production from renewable sources

Energy Storage in Energy Markets

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Energy Storage in Energy Markets reviews the modeling, design, analysis, optimization and impact of energy storage systems in energy markets in a way that is ideal for an audience of researchers and practitioners. The book provides deep insights on potential benefits and revenues, economic evaluation, investment challenges, risk analysis, technical requirements, and the impacts of energy storage integration. Heavily referenced and easily accessible to policymakers, developers, engineer, researchers and students alike, this comprehensive resource aims to fill the gap in the role of energy storage in pool/local energy/ancillary service markets and other multi-market commerce. Chapters elaborate on energy market fundamentals, operations, energy storage fundamentals, components, and the role and impact of storage systems on energy systems from different aspects, such as environmental, technical and economics, the role of storage devices in uncertainty handling in energy systems and their contributions in resiliency and reliability improvement. - Provides integrated techno-economic analysis of energy storage systems and the energy markets - Reviews impacts of electric vehicles as moving energy storage and loads on the electricity market - Analyzes the role and impact of energy storage systems in the energy, ancillary, reserve and regulatory multi-market business - Applies advanced methods to the economic integration of large-scale energy storage systems - Develops an evaluation framework for energy market storage systems

L'équation de Dieu - En quête d'une théorie universelle

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BEST-SELLER DU NEW YORK TIMESLe récit épique de la plus grande quête de toute l'histoire des sciences – le saint graal de la physique qui expliquerait la création de l'univers – par Michio Kaku, célèbre physicien théoricien et auteur deL'Avenir de l'humanitéet deLa Destinée du cerveau humain.Lorsque Newton a découvert la loi de la gravitation, il a unifié les règles qui régissent les cieux et la Terre. Depuis lors, les physiciens ont intégré de nouvelles forces dans des théories toujours plus vastes.Mais peut-être que le défi ultime consiste à parvenir à une synthèse monumentale de deux grandes théories : la théorie de la relativité et la théorie quantique. Ce serait le couronnement de la science, une profonde fusion de toutes les forces de la nature en une belle et magnifique équation qui percerait les mystères les plus fondamentaux de la science : que s'est-il passé avant le Big Bang ? Qu'y a-t-il de l'autre côté d'un trou noir ? Existe-t-il d'autres univers et dimensions ? Le voyage dans le temps est-il possible ? Pourquoi sommes-nous ici ?Dans cet ouvrage, Michio Kaku présente également l'intense controverse qui entoure cette théorie, une controverse dans laquelle des lauréats du prix Nobel prennent des positions antagonistes sur cette question vitale. C'est une histoire captivante et passionnante, et ce qui est en jeu n'est rien de moins que notre conception de l'univers.Écrit avec l'enthousiasme et la clarté qui caractérisent Kaku, ce voyage épique et captivant est l'histoire deL'Équation de Dieu.

Artificial Intelligence for Computational Modeling of the Heart

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Artificial Intelligence for Computational Modeling of the Heart presents recent research developments towards streamlined and automatic estimation of the digital twin of a patient's heart by combining computational modeling of heart physiology and artificial intelligence. The book first introduces the major aspects of multi-scale modeling of the heart, along with the compromises needed to achieve subject-specific simulations. Reader will then learn how AI technologies can unlock robust estimations of cardiac anatomy, obtain meta-models for real-time biophysical computations, and estimate model parameters from routine clinical data. Concepts are all illustrated through concrete clinical applications. - Presents recent advances in computational modeling of heart function and artificial intelligence technologies for subject-specific applications - Discusses AI-based technologies for robust anatomical modeling from medical images, data-driven reduction of multi-scale cardiac models, and estimations of physiological parameters from clinical data - Illustrates the technology through concrete clinical applications and discusses potential impacts and next steps needed for clinical translation

L'intelligence du vivant

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Qui aurait dit, il y a seulement quelques années, que les plantes étaient capables de réagir au vol d’une abeille, ou les corbeaux de réconforter un congénère blessé ? Qu’il suffisait aux poulpes d’observer un comportement pour le mémoriser, ou que des singes avaient créé un protolangage en associant plusieurs sons dans un même cri ? Non, Sapiens n’a pas le monopole de l’intelligence ! Il est temps de reconnaître le génie du vivant et c’est pour en mesurer l’étendue que Fabienne Chauvière a mené l’enquête, en sollicitant une dizaine de chercheurs prestigieux. D’hypothèses en découvertes, c’est un univers d’une richesse insoupçonnée qui se révèle au fil des pages. Un monde d’autant plus fascinant qu’il pourrait bien nous inspirer des solutions d’avenir pour une croissance plus sobre et plus respectueuse. Une enquête de Fabienne Chauvière, créatrice de l’émission «Les Savanturiers» sur France Inter. Avec : Loïc Bollache, Laure Bonnaud-Ponticelli, François Bouteau, Tarik Chekchak, Patrice Debré, Fabienne Delfour, Audrey Dussutour, Guilhem Lesaffre, Marc-André Selosse, Jacques Tassin, Maxime Zucca.

Patience dans l'azur. L'évolution cosmique

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" Patience, patience, Patience dans l'azur ! Chaque atome de silence Est la chance d'un fruit mûr ! Paul Valéry, étendu sur le sable chaud d'une lagune, regarde le ciel. Dans son champ de vision, des palmiers se balancent mollement, mûrissant leurs fruits. Il est à l'écoute du temps qui sourdement fait son œuvre. Cette écoute, on peut l'appliquer à l'univers. Au fil du temps se déroule la gestation cosmique. A chaque seconde, l'univers prépare quelque chose. Il monte lentement les marches de la complexité. " H.R. Quand Hubert Reeves rencontre Paul Valéry, et l'astrophysique la poésie, la vulgarisation des sciences 'enrichit d'un grand classique qui, en un quart de siècle, n'a pas pris une ride.

Building Professionals Facing the Energy Efficiency Challenge

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The aim of this book is to deepen the knowledge of dynamic evolution of professional practices (recomposition of knowledge and know-how, inter-relations, strategic positioning) taking place at the time of the injunction to energy efficiency in the design field, construction and management of real estate. From their experience feedback, the challenge of this book is to question the logic of innovation, to enlighten the dynamic learning and renewal of professional skills.

Des fossiles et des hommes

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Déjà, l'homme préhistorique collectionnait les fossiles. L'homme historique vit ensuite, dans des ossements démesurés, les restes de géants légendaires. Puis, fort de la Bible, il les attribua aux monstres noyés par le Déluge. De la fin du XVIIe siècle à celle du XVIIIe, une science véritable des fossiles se constitua enfin, révélant l'existence passée d'espèces disparues. La paléontologie scientifique était née. Elle faisait revivre une terre étrange, peuplée d'animaux inconnus, que Cuvier remontait comme des puzzles et dont les dimensions et la difformité suscitaient l'étonnement, l'effroi et l'admiration du public. La découverte d'une longue succession de formes de vie, ouvrait la voie à l'idée d'évolution. À partir du milieu du XIXe siècle, la paléontologie, profitant de l'expansion coloniale, devait étendre son champ d'action à la planète entière. De partout, surgirent de nouveaux fossiles sous les pics de mineurs, d'explorateurs, d'aventuriers de la science. L'histoire de la paléontologie naissante est traversée d'épisodes extraordinaires, peuplée d'excentriques, parfois de marginaux autodidactes, souvent obsédés par leur recherche au point d'y sacrifier - littéralement - leur vie. De l'Ouest américain à la Sibérie, de la Belgique à la Chine, ils déterrent et rapportent dinosaures géants et mammouths gelés qui trônent dans des foires, aussi bien que dans des musées. Ce livre, le premier de son genre en langue française, raconte l'histoire tumultueuse d'une aventure collective qui fut autant physique qu'intellectuelle, celle de la paléontologie des vertébrés, depuis les superstitions antiques jusqu'aux grandes expéditions du XXe siècle.

Utazás az idők végezetéig

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Az Utazás az idők végezetéig Brian Greene lélegzetelállító, felfedező útja a kozmoszban és kutatásának történetében. Az univerzum térben és időben egyaránt elképesztően hatalmas kiterjedésű, mégis úgy tűnik, mintha egyszerű és elegáns matematikai törvények irányítanák. Greene ezeket a törvényeket követve olyan utazásra hívja az olvasót, amely a Világegyetem kezdetétől a történet legvégső pillanatáig vezet. Áttekinti, hogyan emelkedett ki az ősi káoszból az élet és az értelem, majd az emberi tudat milyen különböző módokon próbálta jelentéssel felruházni tapasztalatait: történetek, mítoszok, vallások, kreatív kifejező eszközök és a tudomány segítségével, valamint az igazság keresésével és az időtlenség utáni vágyódással. A könyv egymásba ágyazott történetek sorozatán keresztül világítja meg a valóság összefüggő szövedékének rétegeit – a részecskéktől a bolygókig, a tudatosságtól a kreativitásig és az anyagtól az értelemig – , világos és megalapozott képet adva arról, hogyan jöttünk létre, hol vagyunk most, és merre tartunk. Az univerzum kezdetétől a végéig tett nagy utazással Brian Greene segít megérteni és átérezni, milyen tünékeny, mégis végsőkig kifinomult az a pillanat, ameddig a kozmoszban létezhetünk. BRIAN GREENE a fizika és a matematika professzora a Columbia Egyetemen, aki hírnevét a húrelmélet területén elért alapvető felfedezéseinek köszönheti. Az elegáns univerzum, A kozmosz szövedéke és a The Hidden Reality című könyvek szerzője, a könyveiből készült tévésorozatok műsorvezetője, a World Science Festival társalapítója. New Yorkban él.

Mercury

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The Sun may be a mass of incandescent gas, but in the plasmatic reaches of its solar winds spins another seemingly glowing (but relatively minute) orb. The last of the five naked-eye planets discovered in ancient times, Mercury has long been an elusive, enigmatic world. As seen from the Earth, it never emerges far from the Sun, and astronomers in the telescopic era found it challenging to work out basic data such as its rotation period, the inclination of its axis, and whether or not it possessed an atmosphere.In this fully up-to-date and beautifully illustrated account, William Sheehan describes the growth of our knowledge of planet Mercury. From the puzzles it posed for early astronomers to radar studies in the 1960s, and from the first spacecraft fly-bys by the Mariner 10 probe in the 1970s to the latest images from the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) orbital mission between 2011 and 2015, Mercury has slowly been brought into clear focus. But although we have now mapped its surface in exquisite detail, revealing strange features like volcanic plains and water-ice deposits in craters near the poles, mysteries remain—such as why its core has the highest iron content of any body of the Solar System. Rather than growing duller on closer acquaintance, this most mercurial of planets continues to fascinate us, offering important clues to scientists as they seek to better understand the origin and evolution of the Earth.

Value-Addition in Agri-Food Industry Waste Through Enzyme Technology

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Value Addition in Agri-Food Industry Waste through Enzyme Technology, Volume Three explores advances in the production of high value-added products from agri-food industry waste/residues using enzyme technology. Waste materials used in hydrogen production are categorized as agricultural waste, municipal waste, industrial waste, and other hazardous wastes. The book explores advances in value-addition to waste materials and includes utilization of industrial, agricultural and municipal waste for its bioconversion using enzyme technology. This book assembles the novel sources and technologies involved in value-added products formation from specific waste materials, making it an essential reference to professionals, scientists, and academics in agri-food and related industries. - Provides biotechnological tools used in valorizing waste for the agri-food industry - Presents novel and eco-friendly alternative processes to produce value added products by food waste utilization - Discusses valuable molecules from agriculture and food industry residues as a future sustainable solution to improve public health and protect the environment

FRACTIONAL DISCRETE CHAOS

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In the nineteenth-century, fractional calculus had its origin in extending differentiation and integration operators from the integer-order case to the fractional-order case. Discrete fractional calculus has recently become an important research topic, useful in various science and engineering applications. The first definition of the fractional-order discrete-time/difference operator was introduced in 1974 by Diaz and Osler, where such operator was derived by discretizing the fractional-order continuous-time operator. Successfully, several types of fractional-order difference operators have then been proposed and introduced through further generalizing numerous classical operators, motivating several researchers to publish extensively on a new class of systems, viz the nonlinear fractional-order discrete-time systems (or simply, the fractional-order maps), and their chaotic behaviors. This discovery of chaos in such maps, has led to novel control methods for effectively stabilizing their chaotic dynamics.The aims of this book are as follows:Contents: Discrete Fractional CalculusChaotic Methods and TestsChaos in 2D Discrete Fractional SystemsChaos in 3D Discrete Fractional SystemsApplications of Fractional Chaotic MapsReadership: Graduate students and researchers in chaos, applied mathematics, computer science and engineering.Key Features: First book on the market to cover recent findings on fractional-order chaotic maps and their applications Targets specialist scientists from different fields of applied mathematics, computer science and engineering Helps the understanding of fractional-order discrete-time/difference operators, two- and three-dimensional fractional-order maps and their chaotic behaviors, as well as proposed control strategies together with synchronizations of such maps Offers several illustrations for fractional-order chaotic maps related to the main two themes: control and synchronization

Guia Turístico do Universo

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Quer fazer umas férias no espaço e não sabe por onde começar? Se fosse possível viajar pelo espaço e visitar qualquer planeta do universo, onde gostaria de ir passar férias? Bem, primeiro seria necessário obter mais informações, certo? É isso mesmo que encontra neste guia: informações detalhadas sobre as montanhas mais altas do sistema solar e como as escalar; sugestões de mundos gelados onde pode patinar dias sem fim; dicas de locais exóticos para fazer extraordinários tratamentos termais; miradouros para gigantescas erupções vulcânicas.

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