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Non-coding RNA and the Reproductive System
This book provides an overview of the role and function of regulatory RNAs that lack protein-coding potential in key reproductive tissues. This includes the role of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), microRNAs (miRNAs), PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). Through clear, detailed and comprehensive debate, international leading experts …
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- 1
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- 978-94-017-7415-4
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- VII, 198
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- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Non-Operative Treatment of the Lumbar Spine
Bridging the gap between the medical literature and the practice of lumbar spine medicine, this user-friendly, accessible text describes the causes of lower back pain and associated “sciatic” pathologies and how these problems can be successfully treated without surgery. Beginning with a review of the anatomy of the lumbar spine and the most common causes of lower back pain, diagnostic and …
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-21443-6
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- XIII, 163
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Non-Linguistic Analysis of Call Center Conversations
The book focuses on the part of the audio conversation not related to language such as speaking rate (in terms of number of syllables per unit time) and emotion centric features. This text examines using non-linguistics features to infer information from phone calls to call centers. The author analyzes "how" the conversation happens and not "what" the conversation is about by audio signal proce…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-00896-7
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- XII, 83
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Non-Invasive Sperm Selection for In Vitro Fertilization:Novel Concepts and Me…
Non-Invasive Sperm Selection for In Vitro Fertilization summarizes and discusses the relevant literature on the various advanced sperm selection methods used in modern Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). Chapters review some of the major unresolved issues in the field, the feasibility and success of the various sperm selection methods, their safety and the effects they have on sperm quali…
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- 1
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- 978-1-4939-1410-4
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- XVII, 185
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Next Generation Sensors and Systems
Written by experts in their area of research, this book has outlined the current status of the fundamentals and analytical concepts, modelling and design issues, technical details and practical applications of different types of sensors and discussed about the trends of next generation of sensors and systems happening in the area of Sensing technology. This book will be useful as a reference bo…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-21670-6
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- XII, 330
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- Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation
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Next Generation Intelligent Environments
This book covers key topics in the field of intelligent ambient adaptive systems. It focuses on the results worked out within the framework of the ATRACO (Adaptive and TRusted Ambient eCOlogies) project. The theoretical background, the developed prototypes, and the evaluated results form a fertile ground useful for the broad intelligent environments scientific community as well as for industria…
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- 2
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- 978-3-319-23451-9
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- XXI, 346
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Sports Injuries and Prevention
This book presents the incidence of sports-related injuries, the types of injuries specific to particular sports, and the importance of factors such as age and gender. Possible injury mechanisms and risk factors are presented based on an analysis involving recent scientific findings. A variety of sports are included to allow the reader to better generalize the results as well as to apply approp…
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- 978-4-431-55318-2
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Radionuclides in the Environment Influence of chemical speciation and plant …
This book provides extensive and comprehensive information to researchers and academicians who are interested in radionuclide contamination, its sources and environmental impact. It is also useful for graduate and undergraduate students specializing in radioactive-waste disposal and its impact on natural as well as manmade environments. A number of sites are affected by large legacies of was…
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- 978-3-319-22171-7
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Radioactive Waste Engineering and Management
This book describes essential and effective management for reliably ensuring public safety from radioactive wastes in Japan. This is the first book to cover many aspects of wastes from the nuclear fuel cycle to research and medical use, allowing readers to understand the characterization, treatment and final disposal of generated wastes, performance assessment, institutional systems, and social…
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- 978-4-431-55417-2
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Optimum Investment Strategy in the Power Industry Mathematical Models
This book presents an innovative methodology for identifying optimum investment strategies in the power industry. To do so, it examines results including, among others, the impact of oxy-fuel technology on CO2 emissions prices, and the specific cost of electricity production. The technical and economic analysis presented here extend the available knowledge in the field of investment optimizati…
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- 978-3-319-31872-1
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