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This book is a collection of lectures given in July 2007 at the Les Houches Summer School on 'String Theory and the Real World: From particle physics to astrophysics'. It provides a pedagogical introduction to topics in String Theory, and Cosmology; addresses each topic from the basics to the most recent developments; and covers the lectures by...

Clinical hypertension is one of the most serious long-term problems associated with heart disease. This companion to "Braunwald's Heart Disease" focuses in depth on this key area of cardiovascular medicine. Complete with practical clinical tools for management, it helps you manage the chronic problems of your hypertensive patients. It covers...

Advances in Molecular Toxicology features the latest advances in all of the subspecialties of the broad area of molecular toxicology. Toxicology is the study of poisons, and this series details the study of the molecular basis by which a vast array of agents encountered in the human environment and produced by the human body itself manifest...

nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Certain stable lipid nanoemulsions, existing in natural waters and certain artificial media, display - upon intravenous injection - a marked capability for rapid active targeting, both to tumors and to certain lesion sites. This category of lipid nanoemulsions contains no phospholipids, no proteins...

Fully updated to meet the demands of the 21st-century surgeon, "Hand and Upper Extremity, Volume 6 of Plastic Surgery, 3rd Edition", provides you with the most current knowledge and techniques hand and upper extremity plastic surgery, allowing you to offer every patient the best possible outcome. Access all the state-of-the-art know-how you need to...

Knowledge Representation, which lies at the core of Artificial Intelligence, is concerned with encoding knowledge on computers to enable systems to reason automatically.The Handbook of Knowledge Representation is an up-to-date review of twenty-five key topics in knowledge representation, written by the leaders of each field.This book is an...