ACCGE 2015 Abstracts eBook

ACCGE 2015 Abstracts eBook
Author: American Association for Crystal Growth (AACG)
Publisher: Coe Truman International, LLC
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2015-07-15
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1613300085

A collection of abstracts for the 20th American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ACCGE-20) and 17th U.S. Biennial Workshop on Organometallic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (OMVPE-17) and The Second 2D Electronic Materials Symposium.

Wings of Fire

Wings of Fire
Author: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
Publisher: Universities Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9788173711466

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, The Son Of A Little-Educated Boat-Owner In Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Had An Unparalled Career As A Defence Scientist, Culminating In The Highest Civilian Award Of India, The Bharat Ratna. As Chief Of The Country`S Defence Research And Development Programme, Kalam Demonstrated The Great Potential For Dynamism And Innovation That Existed In Seemingly Moribund Research Establishments. This Is The Story Of Kalam`S Rise From Obscurity And His Personal And Professional Struggles, As Well As The Story Of Agni, Prithvi, Akash, Trishul And Nag--Missiles That Have Become Household Names In India And That Have Raised The Nation To The Level Of A Missile Power Of International Reckoning.

Mathematical Modeling, Computational Intelligence Techniques and Renewable Energy

Mathematical Modeling, Computational Intelligence Techniques and Renewable Energy
Author: Manoj Sahni
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2021-02-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 981159953X

This book presents new knowledge and recent developments in all aspects of computational techniques, mathematical modeling, energy systems, applications of fuzzy sets and intelligent computing. The book is a collection of best selected research papers presented at the International Conference on “Mathematical Modeling, Computational Intelligence Techniques and Renewable Energy,” organized by the Department of Mathematics, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, in association with Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics, Institution of Engineers (IEI) – Gujarat and Computer Society of India (CSI) – Ahmedabad. The book provides innovative works of researchers, academicians and students in the area of interdisciplinary mathematics, statistics, computational intelligence and renewable energy.

Fundamentals of Protein Structure and Function

Fundamentals of Protein Structure and Function
Author: Engelbert Buxbaum
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 521
Release: 2015-11-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 331919920X

This book serves as an introduction to protein structure and function. Starting with their makeup from simple building blocks, called amino acids, the 3-dimensional structure of proteins is explained. This leads to a discussion how misfolding of proteins causes diseases like cancer, various encephalopathies, or diabetes. Enzymology and modern concepts of enzyme kinetics are then introduced, taking into account the physiological, pharmacological and medical significance of this often neglected topic. This is followed by thorough coverage of hæmoglobin and myoglobin, immunoproteins, motor proteins and movement, cell-cell interactions, molecular chaperones and chaperonins, transport of proteins to various cell compartments and solute transport across biological membranes. Proteins in the laboratory are also covered, including a detailed description of the purification and determination of proteins, as well as their characterisation for size and shape, structure and molecular interactions. The book emphasises the link between protein structure, physiological function and medical significance. This book can be used for graduate and advanced undergraduate classes covering protein structure and function and as an introductory text for researchers in protein biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, chemistry, biophysics, biomedicine and related courses. About the author: Dr. Buxbaum is a biochemist with interest in enzymology and protein science. He has been working on the biochemistry of membrane transport proteins for nearly thirty years and has taught courses in biochemistry and biomedicine at several universities.

Destroying Democracy

Destroying Democracy
Author: Jane Duncan
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2021-08-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1776147022

A history of the erosion of democracy across the globe Democracy is being destroyed. This is a crisis that expresses itself in the rising authoritarianism visible in divisive and exclusionary politics, populist political parties and movements, increased distrust in fact-based information and news, and the withering accountability of state institutions. Over the last four decades, democracy has radically shifted to a market democracy in which all aspects of human, non-human and planetary life are commodified, with corporations becoming more powerful than states and their citizens. This is how neoliberal capitalism functions at a systemic level and if left unchecked, is the greatest threat to democracy and a sustainable planet. Volume six of the Democratic Marxism series focuses on how decades of neoliberal capitalism have eroded the global democratic project and how, in the process, authoritarian politics are gaining ground. Scholars and activists from the political left focus on four country cases – India, Brazil, South Africa and the United States of America – in which the COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled and highlighted the pre-existing crisis. They interrogate issues of politics, ecology, state security, media, access to information and political parties, and affirm the need to reclaim and re-build an expansive and inclusive democracy. Destroying Democracy is an invaluable resource for the general public, activists, scholars and students who are interested in understanding the threats to democracy and the rising tide of authoritarianism in the global south and the global north.

Mechanistic Toxicology

Mechanistic Toxicology
Author: Urs A. Boelsterli
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2007-03-23
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780849372728

A thorough understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the individual expression of toxic effects provides an important tool for assessment of human health risk. New aspects, major advances, and new areas in molecular and cellular biology and toxicology demand updated sources of information to elucidate the functional mechanics of human toxicology. Mechanistic Toxicology: The Molecular Basis of How Chemicals Disrupt Biological Targets, Second Edition retains the accessible format of the original to present the general principles that link xenobiotic-induced toxicity with the molecular pathways that underlie these toxic effects. Extensively illustrated, this book forms a conceptual bridge between multiple events at the molecular level and the determinants of toxicity at the physiological and cellular level. Specific examples of drugs, environmental pollutants, and other chemicals are carefully chosen to illustrate and highlight the fundamental mechanisms of toxicity at different toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic levels. The book includes references and review articles at the end of each chapter, as well as boxed text for relevant review information on biological, biochemical, molecular, and toxicological background. Linking molecular pathways to more general biomedical contexts, the author ensures that the reader is not lost in the details and instead receives a broad understanding of the processes underlying xenobiotic toxicity. New in the Second Edition Updated chapters Types of toxic responses Disruption of signal transduction by xenobiotics Disruption of mitochondrial function Novel mechanisms derived from systems toxicology

Trust and Risk in Internet Commerce

Trust and Risk in Internet Commerce
Author: L. Jean Camp
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2001-06-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780262531979

This book provides information on trust and risk to businesses that are developing electronic commerce systems and helps consumers understand the risks in using the Internet for purchases and show them how to protect themselves.

Cotton Production and Uses

Cotton Production and Uses
Author: Shakeel Ahmad
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 651
Release: 2020-03-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811514720

This book provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of the recent developments in cotton production and processing, including a number of genetic approaches, such as GM cotton for pest resistance, which have been hotly debated in recent decades. In the era of climate change, cotton is facing diverse abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, toxic metals and environmental pollutants. As such, scientists are developing stress-tolerant cultivars using agronomic, genetic and molecular approaches. Gathering papers on these developments, this timely book is a valuable resource for a wide audience, including plant scientists, agronomists, soil scientists, botanists, environmental scientists and extention workers.

Economics of Information Security

Economics of Information Security
Author: L. Jean Camp
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2006-04-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1402080905

Designed for managers struggling to understand the risks in organizations dependent on secure networks, this book applies economics not to generate breakthroughs in theoretical economics, but rather breakthroughs in understanding the problems of security.