Impact Tectonics — General Aspects -- “Pseudotachylites” in Large Impact Structures -- The Mechanics of Pseudotachylite Formation in Impact Events -- Silicified Cone-in-Cone Structures from Erfoud (Morocco): A Comparison with Impact-Generated Shatter Cones -- Redistribution of Lithologies in Impact-induced Dikes of Impact Structures -- The Preliminary Analysis of Polygonal Impact Craters …
Activins and inhibins: Physiological roles, signaling mechanisms and regulation -- Twins and the fetal origins hypothesis: An application to growth data -- Towards Understanding the Neurobiology of Mammalian Puberty: Genetic, Genomic and Proteomic Approaches -- The non-genomic Action of Sex Steroids -- Mechanisms of Steroid Hormone Actions on Hypothalamic Nerve Cells: Molecular and Biophysical …
Quantum Fluids -- Helium — General Properties -- Superfluid 4He — Helium II -- Normal-Fluid 3He -- Superfluid 3He -- Mixtures of 3He and 4He -- Solids at Low Temperatures -- Phonons -- Conduction Electrons -- Magnetic Moments — Spins -- Tunneling Systems -- Superconductivity -- Principles of Refrigeration and Thermometry -- Cooling Techniques -- Thermometry.This book provides a concise bu…
Overview of Contemporary Toxicity Testing -- Toxicity test methods -- Microtox® Acute Toxicity Test -- Solid-Phase Test for Sediment Toxicity Using the Luminescent Bacterium, Vibrio Fischeri -- Algal Microplate Toxicity Test -- Algal Toxicity Test -- Microalgal Toxicity Tests Using Flow Cytometry -- Algal Microplate Toxicity Test Suitable for Heavy Metals -- Lemna Minor Growth Inhibition Test …
Overview of contemporary toxicity testing -- Effluent assessment with the Peep (Potential Ecotoxic Effects Probe) index -- A multitest index of effluent toxicity by PLS regression -- The pT-method as a Hazard Assessment Scheme for wastewaters -- Strategies for monitoring environmental effects of industrial effluents -- Overview of toxicity reduction and identification evaluations for use with s…
The Ethical Debate on Evidence-based Medicine — Introduction to the Volume -- Regulating Health Care. The Development of Guidelines in Medical Practice and Health Policy -- Evidence-based Medicine and Power Shifts in Health Care Systems -- Beyond Legitimate Science: The Case for Policy-Related Science -- Teaching Evidence-based Medicine -- Evidence-based Medicine and Clinical Guidelines in Ca…
Introduction -- The Ernst Equation -- Riemann-Hilbert Problem and Fay's Identity -- Analyticity Properties and Limiting Cases -- Boundary Value Problems and Solutions -- Hyperelliptic Theta Functions and Spectral Methods -- Physical Properties -- Open Problems -- Riemann Surfaces and Theta Functions -- Ernst Equation and Twister Theory -- Index.Exact solutions to Einstein`s equations have been …
The Basic Notions -- Experimental Techniques -- Intramolecular Vibrational Redistribution -- Vibrational and Rotational Relaxation -- Electronic Relaxation -- The Electron and Proton Transfer -- Postface.Energy Dissipation in Molecular Systems analyzes experimental data on the redistribution and dissipation of energy injected into molecular systems by radiation or charged particles. These proce…
Thermal Equilibrium Calorimeters – An Introduction -- Semiconductor Thermistors -- Transition-Edge Sensors -- Metallic Magnetic Calorimeters -- Quantum Giaever Detectors -- Electron Probe Microanalysis -- Dark Matter Direct Detection -- X-Ray Astronomy and Astrophysics -- Optical/UV Astrophysics Applications of Cryogenic Detectors -- Beta Decay Experiments -- Heavy Ion Physics -- Index.The d…
The Functional Significance of Forest Diversity: The Starting Point -- An Introduction to the Functional Diversity of Temperate Forest Trees -- Productivity and Growth -- Diversity and Productivity in Forests: Evidence from Long-Term Experimental Plots -- Confounding Factors in the Observational Productivity-Diversity Relationship in Forests -- Genetic Diversity Parameters Associated with Viabi…