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Hardback. Some brain-state transitions such as sleep cycling, and anesthetic induction, are obvious and detected readily with a few EEG electrodes, and others such as the emergence of gamma rhythms during cognition are more subtle. This book contends that the bulk changes in brain behavior can be treated as phase transitions between distinct brain states. Editor(s): Steyn-Ross, Alistair; Steyn-Ross, Moira. Series: Springer Series in Computational Neuroscience. Num Pages: 306 pages, 79 black & white illustrations, 24 colour illustrations, 14 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MJN; MMB; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 728.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441907950
- ISBN
- 9781441907950
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€ 251.13
€ 251.13
Mathematics of DNA Structure, Function and Interactions
. Ed(S): Benham, Craig John; Harvey, Stephen ...
Hardback. The IMA was an ideal venue for the 2007-2008 IMA thematic year on Mathematics of Molecular and Cellular Biology. This work contains 15 papers contributed by workshop speakers, that overview mathematical approaches to the understanding of DNA structure and function, and the interaction of DNA with proteins that mediate vital life processes. Editor(s): Benham, Craig John; Harvey, Stephen C.; Olson, Wilma K.; Sumners, De Witt L.; Swigon, David. Series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBW; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 780.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441906694
- ISBN
- 9781441906694
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€ 196.24
€ 196.24
Hardback. Glioblastoma is the most malignant brain tumor that still remains incurable. This book discusses the histopathology and molecular biology of glioblastoma as well as current treatment strategies, many of them groundbreaking. Editor(s): Ray, Swapan K. Num Pages: 431 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCL; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 33. Weight in Grams: 858.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 431
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441904096
- ISBN
- 9781441904096
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€ 252.34
€ 252.34
Hardback. The aim of the International Basal Ganglia Society (IBAGS) is to further our understanding of normal basal ganglia function and the pathophysiology of disorders of the basal ganglia. This volume comprises the proceedings of the 9th meeting of IBAGS, held in Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, September 2nd-6th, 2007. Editor(s): Groenewegen, Henk J.; Voorn, Pieter; Berendse, Henk W.; Mulder, Antonius B.; Cools, Alexander R. Series: Advances in Behavioral Biology. Num Pages: 632 pages, 140 black & white illustrations, 17 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1214.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441903396
- ISBN
- 9781441903396
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€ 375.97
€ 375.97
Hardback. Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 2nd IFIP International Conference on Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture. This title also features proceedings and post-proceedings of refereed international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields. Editor(s): Li, Daoliang; Zhao, Chunjiang. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 4684 pages, 105 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; UGK; UMB; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1358.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 4684
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441902122
- ISBN
- 9781441902122
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€ 200.02
€ 200.02
hardcover. Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 2nd IFIP International Conference on Computer and Computing Technologies in Agriculture. This title also features proceedings and post-proceedings of refereed international conferences in computer science and interdisciplinary fields. Editor(s): Li, Daoliang; Zhao, Chunjiang. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 764 pages, 87 black & white illustrations, 114 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; UGK; UMB; UT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1310.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2009th Edition
- Number of pages
- 764
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441902108
- ISBN
- 9781441902108
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€ 199.71
€ 199.71
Hardback. Post-structuralist political ecology asserts that the interplay of power, culture, globalization, and socio-political forces shape health outcomes, as well as mankind's relationship to the environment. This is the first book to analyze the links between them. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBN; MMR; PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441902054
- ISBN
- 9781441902054
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€ 132.41
€ 132.41
Hardback. This volume offers a collection of computational methods to the ecotoxicologists primarily interested in the study of the adverse effects of chemicals, their mechanisms of action and/or their environmental fate and behavior. It includes numerous case studies. Editor(s): Devillers, James. Series: Emerging Topics in Ecotoxicology. Num Pages: 423 pages, 90 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSBT; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441901965
- ISBN
- 9781441901965
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€ 202.02
€ 202.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 275 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JMM; JPA; PSA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 359.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403962850
- ISBN
- 9781403962850
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Condition: New
€ 66.30
€ 66.30
Paperback. Series: Renewing Philosophy. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; PSAK; TCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403947086
- ISBN
- 9781403947086
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Hardback. Editor(s): Clarke, Angus; Ticehurst, Flo. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC; MBQ; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 661.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403936202
- ISBN
- 9781403936202
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Condition: New
€ 68.32
€ 68.32
Hardback. This unique book gives a comprehensive account of new mathematical tools used to solve polygon problems. Chapters describe particular aspects of the polygon problem, and applications to biology, to surface phenomena and to computer enumeration methods. Editor(s): Guttmann, Anthony J. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 509 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKS; PBV; PBWR; PN; PSA; UYAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 925.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 509
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402099267
- ISBN
- 9781402099267
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€ 70.08
€ 70.08
Ecological Effects of Water-level Fluctuations in Lakes
. Ed(S): Wantzen, Karl M.; Rothhaupt, Karl-Ot...
Hardback. Aquatic ecosystems have water-level fluctuations (WLF) that effect organisms above and below the waterline. This book presents selected papers on the ecological effects of WLF in lakes, resulting from a workshop at the University of Konstanz in winter 2005. Editor(s): Wantzen, Karl M.; Rothhaupt, Karl-Otto; Mortl, Martin; Cantonati, Marco; G.-Toth, Laszlo; Fischer, Philipp. Series: Developments in Hydrobiology. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSP; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 555.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402091919
- ISBN
- 9781402091919
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Condition: New
€ 254.83
€ 254.83
Evolutionary Stasis and Change in the Dominican Republic Neogene
. Ed(S): Nehm, Ross H.; Budd, Ann F.
Hardback. Focuses attention on the richly fossiliferous Neogene stratigraphic sections of the Dominican Republic. This ttile provides an updated geological framework and a series of studies of evolutionary stasis and change among different lineages and associated ecological communities. Editor(s): Nehm, Ross H.; Budd, Ann F. Series: Topics in Geobiology. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJD; PSAJ; RBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402082146
- ISBN
- 9781402082146
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€ 195.42
€ 195.42
Hardback. Collects the data that can be used to solve a wide range of problems - for basic science and applied science. Editor(s): Kolchanov, Nikolay (Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, Russia); Hofestaedt, Ralf. Num Pages: 374 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAK1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 769.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402077357
- ISBN
- 9781402077357
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Condition: New
€ 201.70
€ 201.70
Hardback. Responds to questions about how neurons in the central and peripheral nervous systems regulate the cardiovascular system. This work includes reviews that aim to reveal some of the ideas that practitioners in the field of cardiovascular research use to generate their studies. Editor(s): Dun, Nae J. (Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA); Machado, Benedito H. (School of Medicine Ribeirao Preto University of Sao Paulo, Brazil); Pilowsky, Paul M. (University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, NSW, Australia). Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN; PSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 779.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 429
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402077111
- ISBN
- 9781402077111
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Condition: New
€ 202.42
€ 202.42
Hardback. Divided into two parts, this book covers almost all basic mechanisms of excitotoxicity, from glutamate metabolism, release, activity on various pre- and post-synaptic receptors, reuptake and their regulations. It also focuses on each neurologic disorder where this mechanism seems to play a major role. Editor(s): Ferrarese, Carlo (University of Milano-Bicocca, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Italy); Beal, M. Flint (Cornell University, New York). Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402076800
- ISBN
- 9781402076800
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Condition: New
€ 201.46
€ 201.46
Hardback. Demonstrates that the large scale features of brain electrical activity are related to sensory and motor processes in various ways but are not organised in accordance with conventional psychological concepts. This work includes discussions of brain organization in relation to behavior, learning and memory, sleep and consciousness. Num Pages: 176 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402073458
- ISBN
- 9781402073458
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Condition: New
€ 131.39
€ 131.39
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary book offers a rich exploration of the meanings of 'nature' and 'the natural' as religious, philosophical and moral norms. Readers will find an extensive and critical review of recent ethical discussions of developments in biotechnology. Editor(s): Lustig, B. Andrew; McKenny, Gerald P.; Brody, Baruch A. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRLB; PSAD; TCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402069208
- ISBN
- 9781402069208
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.91
€ 195.91
Paperback. Genes, Development and Cancer Editor(s): Lipshitz, Howard D. Num Pages: 597 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFN; MJCL; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 937.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2007
- Number of pages
- 597
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402063435
- ISBN
- 9781402063435
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Condition: New
€ 130.94
€ 130.94
Hardback. Reflects the diversity of forest types and forest issues that concern forest scientists. This book offers coverage that ranges from savannah and tropical rain forests to the ancient oak forests of Poland. It explores such issues as the effects of logging, forest dynamics and climate change on forest structure and biodiversity. Editor(s): Hawksworth, David L.; Bull, Alan T. Series: Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation. Num Pages: 549 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; PSTS; RNCB; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1104.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 549
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402052071
- ISBN
- 9781402052071
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Condition: New
€ 375.12
€ 375.12
Hardback. Gives a thorough and systematic introduction to probabilistic modeling in bioinformatics. This book contains a mathematically strict and extensive presentation of the kind of probabilistic models that have turned out to be useful in genome analysis. It also gives examples of known architectures (such as, profile HMM) used in genome analysis. Series: Computational Biology. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402001352
- ISBN
- 9781402001352
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Condition: New
€ 191.12
€ 191.12
Paperback. This collection of papers is in honour of Julian Huxley, President from 1959 until 1962 of the Eugenics Society, which exists to support research into genetic and social factors of human reproduction with a view to improving problems associated with heredity, human qualities and population. Editor(s): Keynes, W Milo; Harrison, Professor of Biological Anthropology G a (Oxford University). Series: Studies in Biology, Economy & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 355.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349099603
- ISBN
- 9781349099603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.28
€ 66.28
Paperback. This authoritative multi-author reference covers the pests of all major vegetable crops grown outdoors in temperate latitudes. Details are given on the geographical distribution, description, life-cycle, damage and control of each pest. Emphasis is given to non-chemical methods of pest management. Editor(s): McKinlay, Roderick G. Num Pages: 406 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSA; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349099269
- ISBN
- 9781349099269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.60
€ 74.60