Telephone, telefax, email and internet - the key ingredient of the inner workings is the conduit: the line which is designed to carry massive amounts of data at breakneck speed. In their data-carrying capacity optical fiber lines beat other technologies (copper cable, microwave beacons, satellite links) hands down, at least in the long...
In today’s turbulent technological environment, it’s becoming increasingly crucial for companies to know about the principle of least privilege. These organizations often have the best security software money can buy, with equally developed policies with which to execute them, but they fail to take into...
Mac users are renowned for being creative people and for being at the forefront of innovative design. If you’re looking for an inclusive guide to web development on the Mac platform, then this is the book for you.
Whether you’re new to Mac OS X, just starting out in web development, or new to developing dynamic sites on...
Together, the nano explosion and the genomic revolution are ushering in a new frontier in drug delivery. In recent years we’ve seen how polymers can play a crucial role in controlling the rate of drug release, enhancing solubility and uptake, and limiting degradation and toxicity. In the very near future, they may well be used to...
This compilation presents minireviews derived from work presented at the Aegean
Conference: “First Crossroads between Innate and Adaptive Immunity,”
which occurred October 9–14, 2005 at the Hilton Conference Center on the island
of Rhodes, Greece. The conference included sessions dedicated to host recognition
of...
Clearly the marketing methods of old will not fulfill all the needs of today's organization. Today, the fast moving opportunities afforded by the internet, websites, social networking and data communication give those in the know a huge advantage over traditional marketers. The goal of this book is to teach you how.
This revised edition has been completely updated and expanded to address the latest developments and professional concerns in forensic medicine. There are new chapters on the medical aspects of police restraint and new material on the potential of police exposure to infection, the role of alcohol and drugs in vehicular accidents, and forensic...
Management of Erectile Dysfunction in Clinical Practice is a short guide to erectile dysfunction (ED) and its management covering normal function and dysfunction, assessment, treatment options and interventions. ED is a symptom, not a disease and will have underlying causes such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes,...
Get up to speed on the nuances of NoSQL databases and what they mean for your organization
This easy to read guide to NoSQL databases provides the type of no-nonsense overview and analysis that you need to learn, including what NoSQL is and which database is right for you. Featuring specific evaluation criteria for NoSQL databases,...
The dairy sector continues to be at the forefront of innovation in food processing. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Dairy Processing: Improving Quality reviews key developments and their impact on product safety and quality
The first two chapters provide a foundation for the rest of the...
Approaches to the recovery of three-dimensional information on a biological object, which are often formulated or implemented initially in an intuitive way, are concisely described here based on physical models of the object and the image-formation process. Both three-dimensional electron microscopy and X-ray tomography can be captured in the...
