Industrial production in high-wage countries like Germany is still at risk. Yet, there are many counter-examples in which producing companies dominate their competitors by not only compensating for their specific disadvantages in terms of factor costs (e.g. wages, energy, duties and taxes) but rather by minimising waste using synchronising...

Dieser neue mikroskopische Farbatlas umfasst in der 2. Auflage mehr als 150 Monographien aller pflanzlichen Drogen des Europäischen (Ph. Eur. 7.0) und Deutschen Arzneibuches sowie einiger weiterer pharmazeutisch gebräuchlicher Drogen und bietet zu jeder Pflanze ein makroskopisches Foto, eine botanisch exakte Beschreibung und...

Death Investigation: An Introduction to Forensic Pathology for the Nonscientist provides students and law enforcement professionals with an accurate, clear overview of forensic pathology. It presents death investigation at the scene and autopsy, providing readers with a broad understanding of forensic pathology and giving them a...

A comprehensive presentation of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) theory, substrate fabrication, applications of SERS to biosystems, chemical analysis, sensing and fundamental innovation through experimentation. Written by internationally recognized editors and contributors.

Relevant to all those within the scientific...

Develop or refresh your mechanical design skills in the areas of bearings, shafts, gears, seals,...

Cisco author, speaker, and trainer Todd Lammle is considered the authority on all things networking, and his books have sold almost a million copies worldwide. This all-purpose CCNA study guide methodically covers all the objectives of the ICND1 (100-101) and...

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology--both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth. Impact factor...

This is an updated and newly revised edition of the classic book The Art of Photography (originally published in 1994), which has often been described as the most readable, understandable, and complete textbook on photography. With well over 100 beautiful photographic illustrations in both black-and-white and color, as well as...

Identity and Access Management: Business Performance Through Connected Intelligence provides you with a practical, in-depth walkthrough of how to plan, assess, design, and deploy IAM solutions. This book breaks down IAM into manageable components to ease systemwide implementation. The hands-on, end-to-end approach includes a...

The vision of seamless human-robot interaction in our everyday life that allows for tight cooperation between human and robot has not become reality yet. However, the recent increase in technology maturity finally made it possible to realize systems of high integration, advanced sensorial capabilities and enhanced power to cross this barrier...