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Since the publication of the first edition, the field has changed dramatically. Scientists can now explicitly consider 3D features in quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) studies and often have the 3D structure of the macromolecular target to guide the 3D QSAR. Improvements in computer hardware and software have also made the methods...

Newly revised, the second edition of this pioneering work addresses factors affecting energy production and use. It provides extensive discussion on hydrogen sources, both solar and nuclear, and fuel cell technology, as well as other alternative fuels such as biomass, and wind power. It also delves into regulatory issues, and barriers to...

In the face of so many unprecedented changes in our environment, the pressure is on scientists to lead the way toward a more sustainable future. Written by a team of ecologists, "Monitoring Animal Populations and Their Habitats: A Practitioner's Guide" provides a framework that natural resource managers and researchers can use to design monitoring...

In this book describes the thermodynamic basis for miscibility as well as the mathematical models used to predict the compositional window of miscibility and construct temperature versus volume-fraction phase diagrams. The book covers the binary interaction model, the solubility parameter approach, and the entropic difference model. Using equation...

This book written by two leading practitioners of negative refraction arrives at an opportune time because there is a substantial body of results available in the field that needs to be gathered together in a systematic fashion, sparing new arrivals hours of wasted time trawling through the very many papers in the literature....

It has long been the goal of engineers to develop tools that enhance our ability to do work, increase our quality of life, or perform tasks that are either beyond our ability, too hazardous, or too tedious to be left to human efforts.Autonomous mobile robots are the culmination of decades of research and development, and their potential is...