An important new discussion of Africa's place in the international system. This volume discusses Africa's place in the international system, examining the way in which the Westphalian system, in light of the impact of globalization and transnational networks, continues to play a major role in the structuring of Africa's international relations. The book provides a solid empirical analysis…
For all students who wish to understand current economic and business literature, knowledge of mathematical methods has become a prerequisite. Clear and concise, with precise definitions and theorems, Werner and Sotskov cover all the major topics required to gain a firm grounding in this subject including sequences, series, applications in finance, functions, differentiations, differentials an…
This book presents the basics and characterization of defects at oxide surfaces. It provides a state-of-the-art review of the field, containing information to the various types of surface defects, describes analytical methods to study defects, their chemical activity and the catalytic reactivity of oxides. Numerical simulations of defective structures complete the picture developed. Defects on …
Julia Kristeva is one of the most influential French thinkers of the twentieth century and is best known for her work in linguistics. Even though her work has been very influential, the political implications of her writings have so far been neglected. Kristeva and the Political is the first book to explore the relation of Kristeva's work to the political and casts new light on her work, connec…
ABSTRACT This is an in-depth account of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs Service, a uniquely cosmopolitan institution established in the wake of China's defeat in the Opium Wars (1842 to 43), and a central feature of the Treaty Port system. The British-dominated service was headed by the famous Robert Hart who founded a far-reaching customs administration that also encompassed other re…
Bahan fotofungsional adalah keluarga besar senyawa fotoaktif yang dapat mentransfer, menyerap, menyimpan, mengganti, atau memanfaatkan energi cahaya.Senyawa berlapis dengan struktur dua dimensi (2D) baru-baru ini muncul sebagai platform baru untuk mengembangkan bahan fotofungsional baru dan telah dieksplorasi dan diterapkan di bidang pemanenan cahaya, fotoluminesensi, fotokatalisis, pencitraan …
Terapi fotodinamik (PDT) adalah teknologi berbasis cahaya yang muncul yang menggunakan cahaya dalam kombinasi dengan fotosensitizer (PS) untuk mengobati tumor dan infeksi lokal. Secara historis, PDT memiliki peran penting dalam terapi kanker dan juga digunakan secara luas untuk mengobati degenerasi makula terkait usia. Untuk kanker, manfaat tertinggi PDT terdiri dari penghindaran pengobatan sis…
Insiden bahan kimia berbahaya yang sering terjadi dalam air limbah yang dihasilkan oleh aktivitas antropogenik dan industri menjadi perhatian besar karena polutan ini mencemari danau, sungai, dan akuifer bawah tanah; selain itu, saat ini lebih banyak polutan, termasuk jejak kontaminan mulai dari obat-obatan farmasi, hormon, dan tabir surya hingga pestisida dan pewarna, terdeteksi pada konsentra…
Imaging and Manipulation of Adsorbates using Dynamic Force Microscopy provides an overview of the latest developments in dynamic force microscopy (DFM) of atoms, molecules, and nanoparticles adsorbed on solid surfaces. Significant advances in the capabilities of this technique have been made in the last decade and this book represents a timely snapshot of the major research themes in the field,…
This book reviews the field of helioseismology and its outstanding challenges and also offers a detailed discussion of the latest computational methodologies. The focus is on the development and implementation of techniques to create 3-D images of convection and magnetism in the solar interior and to introduce the latest computational and theoretical methods to the interested reader. With the i…