This tutorial book offers an in-depth overview of the fundamental principles of micro/nano technologies and devices related to sensing, actuation and diagnosis in fluidics and biosystems. Research in the MEMS/NEMS and lab-on-chip fields has seen rapid growth in both academic and industrial domains, as these biodevices and...
Brachytherapy has a long history since the discovery of radium-226 by Marie Curie
in 1898 and its introduction to the cancer treatment in France in 1901. Already in
1913, the clinical results of brachytherapy in cervical cancer surpassed the results
obtained through Wertheim’s operation. The era of “Strahl...
Can we sidestep tedious climate policy negotiations and forge a coalition of the willing instead? Many international organizations and scholars hope to spur local climate action by orchestration, indirect and voluntary governance arrangements. Lena Bendlin looks beyond the apparent success of voluntary initiatives using the example of the...
This book analyzes the legal issues connected with the provision of Uber-related services. It primarily focuses on the various contractual and non-contractual relationships that occur during the use of Uber applications, especially with reference to Uber headquarters (Uber App), Uber branch offices (advertisements), Uber partner...
Thisvolumecontainstheinvitedandregularpaperspresentedat TCS 2010,the 6thIFIP International Conference on Theoretical Computer Science, organised by IFIP Tech- cal Committee 1 (Foundations of Computer Science) and IFIP WG 2.2 (Formal - scriptions of Programming Concepts) in association with SIGACT and EATCS. TCS 2010 was part of the World...
A knowledgeable and charmingly-written compendium, 50 Dishes features China’s banquet-pleasing Peking Duck, Thai green curry and the comforting coq au vin of France. There are servings of Italy’s carbonara, the paella of Spain and, of course, Britain’s fish and chips. And please save room for Black Forest gâteau....
The past 25 years have seen a progressive improvement in external
fixation techniques in terms of patient acceptability, ease of appli
cation and apparatus stability. The recent awareness in Europe of
the method, application and excellent results of the technique pio
neered by G. A. Ilizarov has caused a rapid increase here in...
The Rough Guide to Provence & the Côte D’Azur is your definitive handbook to one of France’s most stunning regions. From the bustling Vieux Port of Marseille and the beaches of St Tropez to the remote mountains of Haute-Provence, the full-colour section introduces the regions highlights. For every town and village, there...
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been recognized in printed records dating from the sixteenth century, and since the eradication of rinderpest (cattle plague) in the early part of the twentieth century it has been rec- nized as the most important and feared disease of cattle and other dom- tic livestock. The beginning of the twenty-first...
Micro and nanosystems represent a major scientific and technological challenge, with actual and potential applications in almost all fields of the human activity. The aim of the present book is to present how concepts from dynamical control systems (modeling, estimation, observation, identification, feedback control) can be adapted and...
