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Challenges of Latino Aging in the Americas
This book examines one of the most important demographic changes facing the United States: an overall aging population and the increasing influence of Latinos. It also looks at the changing demographics in Mexico and its impact on the health and financial well-being of aging Mexicans and Mexican Americans. The book provides a conceptual and accessible framework that will educate and inform read…
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- 978-3-319-12598-5
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- 330
Inflammation: the Common Link in Brain Pathologies
This unifying theme of this book-with sections on mechanisms of defense and neuropathogenesis, neurological diseases, infections of the nervous system, neuropharmacology, and novel therapies-is interactions of the immune and nervous systems. It also discusses the role of inflammation as a key mediator of different brain disorders. There have been significant scientific advances in the multidisc…
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- 978-981-10-1710-0
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- X, 345
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- 611 INF
Challenges in Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, Volume 2
Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, Volume 2 of the Proceedings of the 2015SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the second volume of nine from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experime…
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- 978-3-319-22443-5
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- 691
Challenges in Higher Education for Sustainability
This book presents the latest advances on the incorporation of sustainability in higher education. Different aspects such as the environmental, economic and social are here discussed. Several examples illustrating how sustainability in higher education is being pursued in different countries can be found in this book. Case studies include institutions from Kosovo, Brazil, Portugal, UK, Canada a…
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- 978-3-319-23705-3
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- 378
Inflammation, Aging, and Oxidative Stress
The book describes the major degenerative processes and pathologies exacerbated by senescence and how they can be alleviated through retardation of cellular aging. Topics discussed include neurodegenerative disease, protein oxidation, cerebrovascular disease, particle-induced inflammation and cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, ovarian aging, dietary and endogenous anti-oxidants in m…
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- 978-3-319-33484-4
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- XIII, 405
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- 614 INF
Challenges in Computational Statistics and Data Mining
This volume contains nineteen research papers belonging to the areas of computational statistics, data mining, and their applications. Those papers, all written specifically for this volume, are their authors’ contributions to honour and celebrate Professor Jacek Koronacki on the occcasion of his 70th birthday. The book’s related and often interconnected topics, represent Jacek Korona…
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- 978-3-319-18781-5
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- 006.3
Innovating for Healthy Urbanization
This powerful resource identifies wide-scale health challenges facing a rapidly urbanizing planet--including key concerns in nutrition, health status, health care, and safety--and strategies toward possible solutions. Theoretical and empirical analysis focuses on maximizing the benefits of urban living and minimizing negative outcomes across areas for improvement (health education, maternal and…
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- 978-1-4899-7596-6
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- XVII, 333
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- 362 INN
Innovation Policy: A Practical Introduction
This book provides a concise introduction to important aspects of contemporary innovation policy, with particular emphasis on its impact on economic growth and development. It addresses a non-specialist audience interested in quickly building background knowledge, getting familiar with the terminology, and understanding core concerns and debates in this area of policy. The book has its origins …
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- 978-1-4939-2232-1
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- XI, 122
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- 608 INN
Challenges in Automation: Robotics and Measurement Techniques
This book presents the set of papers accepted for presentation at the International Conference Automation, held in Warsaw, 2-4 March of 2016. It presents the research results presented by top experts in the fields of industrial automation, control, robotics and measurement techniques. Each chapter presents a thorough analysis of a specific technical problem which is usually followed by numerica…
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- 978-3-319-29357-8
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- 006.3
Cyber operations : building, defending, and attacking modern computer networks
Know how to set up, defend, and attack computer networks with this revised and expanded second edition. You will learn to configure your network from the ground up, beginning with developing your own private virtual test environment, then setting up your own DNS server and AD infrastructure. You will continue with more advanced network services, web servers, and database servers and you will en…
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- 9781484242940
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- xxxi, 1136 pages
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- 005.8
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