Fertilization provides in-depth reviews of individual research topics, while emphasizing key concepts and the significance of findings within other fields. The author identifies essential questions to be answered by future research. Fertilization broadly covers the many molecular and cellular events of animal fertilization and includes a section on unique problems and potential applications of fertilization research. Key Features* Provides in-...
This text offers an in-depth look at the properties, thermodynamic formation, structure, latest trends and scientific application of bio- and synthetic polymer gels. It describes the use of hydrogels as superabsorbents, carriers for controlled drug release, membranes with regulated permeability, sensor devices and artificial muscles.
Presenting vivid portraits of the people who devoted their lives to meet Hilbert's challenge, this book shows us that mathematicians are as diverse as the rest of us despite their single-minded pursuit.
Introduction to Intellectual Property Law includes coverage of the extensive amendments to the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988. Also covered are the European Patent Convention, the Patent Co-operation Treaty, the Madrid Agreement, the Agreement on Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the Performances and Phonograms Treaty.
Tells the story of Pec, Kosovo's most thoroughly destroyed city and the site of the earliest and worst atrocities of the war, through the lives of one Serb and one Kosovar.
Philippus Arabs war Kaiser des R¿mischen Reiches von 244 bis 249 n.Chr. Nun liegt, auf der Grundlage der erhaltenen Quellen, zum ersten Mal eine Darstellung dieses aus der Provinz Arabia stammenden Herrschers vor.
Der Autor widmet sich insbesondere der unruhigen innen- und au¿npolitischen Situation, der Herkunft und Familie des Kaisers, seiner Haltung zur Religion, vor allem zum Christentum. Schlie¿ich wird die Position des Kaisers in den Ver...
Der interdisziplinär angelegte Band vereinigt 37 Studien, vorwiegend zur altnordischen Religionsgeschichte. Weiterhin vertreten sind Arbeiten zur späteren europäischen und mediterranen Religionsgeschichte sowie Untersuchungen u.a. zu Bahai'ismus, Christentum, Islam, Judentum, Zoroastrismus und zur Forschungsgeschichte.
Dieses Buch führt die Molekularbiologie und die kombinatorische Chemie in absolut praxistauglicher Weise zusammen. Spezialisten aus der Chemie oder der Biologie wird der Einstieg in die Kombinatorik leicht gemacht! Eine große Vielfalt von Themen und Verfahren vermittelt schnell und effektiv einen Überblick über ein spannendes und aufstrebendes Gebiet.
This book provides the first systematic descriptive analysis of the phonological system of Romanian, one of the less studied Romance languages, from the perspective of recent phonological theory. The author offers an account of some of the major phonological processes of modern standard Romanian, set in the framework of Optimality Theory and Correspondence Theory.
The book begins with an overview of Romanian phonology - segment inventory, pho...
To optimally design and manage a directory service, IS architects and managers must understand current state-of-the-art products. Directory Services covers Novell's NDS eDirectory, Microsoft's Active Directory, UNIX directories and products by NEXOR, MaxWare, Siemens, Critical Path and others. Directory design fundamentals and products are woven into case studies of large enterprise deployments. Cox thoroughly explores replication, security, m...