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Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modelling
This book explains how to employ MASEM, the combination of meta-analysis (MA) and structural equation modelling (SEM). It shows how by using MASEM, a single model can be tested to explain the relationships between a set of variables in several studies. This book gives an introduction to MASEM, with a focus on the state of the art approach: the two stage approach of Cheung and Cheung & Chan. B…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-27172-9
- Collation
- VIII, 88
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis
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Microbial Degradation of Synthetic Dyes in Wastewaters
Today synthetic dyes are used extensively in the textile dyeing, paper printing, color photography, pharmaceuticals, food and drink, cosmetic and leather industries. As of now, over 100,000 different dyes are available, with an annual production of over 700,000 metric tons. These industries discharge an enormous amount of colored effluents into natural water bodies, with or without treatment. T…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-10941-1
- Collation
- XIV, 367
- Series Title
- Environmental Science and Engineering
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- -
Micro-XRF Studies of Sediment Cores
This volume presents papers on the use of micro-XRF core scanners in palaeoenvironmental research. It contains a broad ranging view of instrument capability and points to future developments that will help contribute to higher precision elemental data and faster core analysis. Readers will find a diverse range of research by leading experts that have used micro-XRF core scanners in a wide range…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-94-017-9848-8
- Collation
- XXXIX, 656
- Series Title
- Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research
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- -
Mergers and Acquisitions
The book examines the market reaction to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) announcements over a period from 2003 to 2015. Mergers and acquisitions continue to be amongst the preferred competitive options available to the companies seeking to grow fast in the rapidly changing global business scenario. M&A as a growth strategy has received attention from developed as well as emerging economies. It h…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-10-2202-9
- Collation
- XXIX, 255
- Series Title
- India Studies in Business and Economics
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Metabolic Syndrome and Complications of Pregnancy
This book explores the nature of pregnancy and metabolic syndrome as proinflammatory conditions and explains how pregnancy provides a window of opportunity for preventing the lifelong complications of metabolic syndrome, during which key risk factors can be identified and beneficial dietary changes can be implemented. The book’s opening sections discuss inflammation in the context of pregn…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-16852-4
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- X, 238
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- -
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Immunomodulation
This essential volume explores mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their potential to suppress immune-mediated inflammation. The chapters examine applications in autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis; blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma; and reproductive complications, specifically pre-term labor and use of MSCs in vitro and in animal models to dis…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-46731-3
- Collation
- XI, 85
- Series Title
- Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
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- -
Machine Learning and Embedded Computing in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems…
This book contains the latest research on machine learning and embedded computing in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). It encompasses research in detection, tracking, LiDAR
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- -
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- 978-3-03921-376-4
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- -
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- -
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- 624 MAC
Microsensing Networks for Sustainable Cities
This book explores the microsensing technologies and systems now available to monitor the quality of air and water within the urban environment and examines their role in the creation of sustainable cities against the background of the challenges posed by rapid urbanization. The opening section addresses the theoretical and conceptual background of microsensing networks. The coverage includes d…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-28357-9
- Collation
- XIV, 339
- Series Title
- Smart Sensors, Measurement and Instrumentation
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- -
Microbiome Community Ecology
This book reviews the mechanisms, patterns, and processes that regulate prokaryotic diversity through different habitats in the context of evolutionary and ecological hypotheses, principles, and theories. Despite the tremendous role of prokaryotic diversity in the function of the global ecosystem, it remains understudied in comparison to the rest of biological diversity. In this book, the autho…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-11664-8
- Collation
- VIII, 152
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Ecology
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- -
Mediterranean Wild Edible Plants
Dr. María de Cortes Sánchez-Mata, PhD in Pharmacy, is currently a professor in Food Science at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. She has performed a continuous research on the analysis of nutrients, antinutrients and bioactive compounds in plant foods, with the focus on human health promotion. Dr. Javier Tardío, PhD in Agricultural Engineering, is currently…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-1-4939-3327-3
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- -
- Series Title
- Mediterranean Wild Edible Plants
- Call Number
- XII, 478
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