Glow Discharge Polymerization
This book describes the local mechanisms of polymer synthesis in the main zones of glow discharge. These zonal mechanisms are so different that polymerization rates can differ by hundreds of times, creating polymer films with unique structures and signs of radiation damage.
This book expands the classical theories of photoluminescence and photoconductivity with a new multicentre model. Its solutions coincide with experimental results, opening promising directions for the search for new and improved crystals for optoelectronic devices.
The first collection to survey great books by African authors across the academic disciplines. Expert contributors select and analyze five landmark texts in their fields, exploring their profound influence on individuals and society.
AI Applications in Agriculture
This book explores how generative AI can revolutionize agriculture to tackle food security and sustainability. It bridges the gap between AI and farming with practical case studies and strategies for farmers, policymakers, and technologists to build a more robust future.
This book offers an integrated framework to analyze four types of family violence. Drawing from psychology and sociology, it reveals both the shared risk factors common to all and the unique mechanisms specific to particular relationships, based on state-of-the-art research.
How can we understand ancient Greek healing rituals when the men who recorded them could not know what occurred? This book compares ancient sources with modern rituals still performed by women, bringing both worlds into mutual illumination and offering new interpretations.
A History of Public Administration in the United States
This book examines the emergence of American public administration. As a history of American bureaucracy, it focuses on pivotal events, highlighting major controversies including the field’s anti-democratic origins, Congressional hostility, and early limits on the role of women.
Add 20+ years to your life. Based on 1000+ studies, this book unveils a data-driven system for fighting aging. Use a simple point system to track the daily choices in food, exercise, and mindset proven to extend your lifespan.
Nanotechnology Applications in Medicinal Plants and their Bionanocomposites
This first-of-its-kind book focuses on advances in nanomaterials and bionanocomposites for applications in medicinal plants and Ayurveda. Based on interdisciplinary research from experts, it provides knowledge for developing a sustainable form of Ayurveda.
Explore bulk and nanostructure crystals, from crystal lattices and band theory to energy gaps. This book discusses low-dimensional systems like graphene and carbon nanotubes and is an ideal introduction for students and researchers in condensed matter physics.
American medicine’s history is filled with triumph and controversy. This book examines its convoluted course from colonial society to the 20th century, exploring accomplishments and misadventures, from the Mayo Clinic to the Tuskegee affair, to reveal its conflicting tenets.
Nanotechnology is the catalyst transforming how we detect, protect, and sustain our world. This book illuminates cutting-edge research and charts a visionary path for leveraging nanotechnology to address global challenges in the environment, food safety, and agriculture.
As pollution challenges drive research, this book reveals the science of selective adsorbents for heavy and precious metals. It offers a systematic guide to designing and optimizing these materials, combining theoretical knowledge with practical interdisciplinary applications.
This book presents a theoretical description of fiber Bragg gratings, focusing on channel densification and tunability. It includes full Matlab code to synthesize and optimize various gratings using genetic algorithms, simulated annealing, and tabu search.
This book examines the severe post-WWII conflict over immigration to Palestine and Britain’s policy of deporting immigrants to detention camps in Cyprus. It explores the perspectives of British officials, Jewish underground forces, and Palestinian Arabs.
Seaweeds of the Southeast Coast of India
Seaweed identification is a difficult task. This volume describes the key taxonomic characteristics of 256 seaweed species from the south-east coast of India, comprising green, brown, and red algae. The book forms an excellent field guide for students, researchers, and divers.
This collection of essays explores Nigeria’s security challenges since colonial times. It examines their historical roots, why they have escalated, the effectiveness of strategies employed to address them, and the lessons to be learnt from how security matters have been handled.
Giacomo Meyerbeer
Once a titan of opera, Giacomo Meyerbeer’s legacy was all but erased. Based on newly recovered private papers, this definitive biography reveals the man behind the myth, charting his downfall and modern rediscovery.
Plant Stress Physiology and Climate Change
This book guides readers from basic knowledge to advanced specifics on Plant Stress Physiology due to Climate Change. Covering the newest findings on drought and heat stress, it challenges accepted viewpoints and helps address questions fundamental to plant life itself.
A comprehensive overview of spiro compounds for academics and industry professionals. Covering modern synthesis strategies and their applications with up-to-date information, this collection will inspire future advances in the field.