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Toxicological Effects of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
This book serves as a timely and comprehensive overview of the latest science for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), covering the development of methods for assessing PFASs in biological fluids and tissues as well as the current knowledge regarding their toxicity to vertebrate organisms. This book includes chapters on human and wildlife exposure/body burdens, reviews of meta…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-15518-0
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- XIII, 495
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- Molecular and Integrative Toxicology
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Sustainable Design
This book is concerned with the importance of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Usability, user participants, and Sustainability in the Information Communication Technology (ICT) industry throughout the world. ICT has become a crucial instrument for communication, entertainment, commerce and research and this increased usage is presenting new environmental and sustainability issues as we try an…
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- 978-1-4471-6753-2
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- XII, 181
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Toxicity and Autophagy in Neurodegenerative Disorders
Comprehensive overview of different aspects of autophagy as it relates to neurodegenerative diseases. The pathogenesis of the main neurodegenerative disorders includes either the accumulation of altered or misfolded proteins or exposure to several toxics. Autophagy constitute one of the two principal cellular pathways implicate in the clearance of these material and can serve as a neuroprotecti…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-13939-5
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- XV, 268
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- Current Topics in Neurotoxicity
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Toxic Trauma
Winner of BMA Medical Book Award, Highly Commended in Public Health Written for medical professionals, this book provides a concise reference with clear guidelines on how to manage both the victims of chemical agent exposure and the site of the incident. David Baker considers the nature and basic science of the hazards faced as well as the practical management of persons exposed to chemicals a…
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- 2
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- 978-3-319-40916-0
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- XXIII, 238
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Sustainable Crop Protection under Protected Cultivation
This book focuses on pests (insect and mite) and diseases (fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode) in protected horticulture (fruits, vegetables and ornamentals) using physical, cultural, chemical, biological, host resistance, and integrated methods. It opens with chapters describing the setting in which integrated pest and disease control operates, i.e., the greenhouse and its environment. Subs…
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- 978-981-287-952-3
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- XXX, 434
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Toxic Pollutants in China
The book presents some of the findings of research into China’s water quality criteria for toxic pollutants, including heavy metals, PAHs and emerging pollutant. Water quality criteria (WQC) are the scientific basis for establishing water quality standards (WQSs). For a long time, the study of WQC in China has been neglected, so that almost all of China’s WQSs were developed based on foreig…
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- 1
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- 978-94-017-9795-5
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- VII, 140
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- SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
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Geometric Science of Information
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Geometric Science of Information, GSI 2015, held in Palaiseau, France, in October 2015. The 80 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 110 submissions and are organized into the following thematic sessions: Dimension reduction on Riemannian manifolds; optimal transport; optimal…
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- 978-3-319-25039-7
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- -
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- 006.3 GEO
Towards the Future of Fuzzy Logic
This book provides readers with a snapshot of the state-of-the art in fuzzy logic. Throughout the chapters, key theories developed in the last fifty years as well as important applications to practical problems are presented and discussed from different perspectives, as the authors hail from different disciplines and therefore use fuzzy logic for different purposes. The book aims at showing ho…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-18749-5
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- XV, 376
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- Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing
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Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach in Earth System Science
This book describes the latest advances at the Helmholtz “Earth System Science Research School” where scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven, the University of Bremen, and the Jacobs University are involved in research. One of the greatest challenges is understanding ongoing environmental changes. The longer the time scale the more components of the Earth system are in…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-13865-7
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- X, 251
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- Springer Earth System Sciences
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Recent Advances in Lichenology: Modern Methods and Approaches in Biomonitorin…
This book discusses in detail molecular, mycobiont culture, biomonitoring and bioprospection of lichens, providing insights into advances in different fields of lichenology by applying modern techniques and approaches and examining how their application has enhanced or changed classical approaches. It offers a valuable resource, especially for beginners, students and researchers from different …
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- 978-81-322-2181-4
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- -
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- 581.3
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