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Перед читателем результат многолетнего исследования доктора философских наук, профессора, заслуженного деятеля науки РФ А. Малышевского замысла книги о жизни, исканиях и наблюдениях студентов и курсисток, нереализованного замечательным русским писате…

Каждый из нас немного химик! Не верите? А ведь всего за несколько часов человек наблюдает целый букет химических реакций и принимает участие в их создании. Мы вдыхаем и выдыхаем, готовим еду, поливаем растения… Книга «Химия» просто и интересно расска…

Тысячи лет человечество использует в практической деятельности и одновременно изучает натуральные числа. В них привлекает внешняя простота, которая при внимательном рассмотрении превращается в необозримую бесконечность. Этим объясняется тот факт, что…

Reflecting the rapid progress in the field, the book presents the current understanding of molecular mechanisms of post-transcriptional gene regulation thereby focusing on RNA processing mechanisms in eucaryotic cells. With chapters on mechanisms as …

The Pauson-Khand reaction is an important reaction in the field of organic chemistry. It involves the transition-metal catalysed cycloaddition of an alkyne, an alkene and carbon monoxide, to produce cyclopentenones. The importance of this reaction or…

An up-to-date overview of the different x-ray based methods in the hot fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology, including methods for imaging nanomaterials, as well as for probing the electronic structure of nanostructured materials in order to inve…

Designed as a research-level guide to current strategies and methods of membrane protein production on the small to intermediate scale, this practice-oriented book provides detailed, step-by-step laboratory protocols as well as an explanation of the …

For this ready reference, the internationally renowned authority in the field, Roland Kontermann, has assembled a team of outstanding contributors from industry and academia to convey the worldwide knowledge on modifying therapeutic proteins in order…

While there are numerous books on heterocycles and natural products, this text fills the need for an up-to-date summary focusing on recently developed and improved synthetic methods for the preparation of the most important classes of lactones and la…

Unique in its comprehensive coverage of not only theoretical methods but also applications in computational spectroscopy, this ready reference and handbook compiles the developments made over the last few years, from single molecule studies to the si…

Each chapter begins with a brief yet complete presentation of the related topic. This is followed by a series of solved problems. The latter are scrupulously detailed and complete the synthetic presentation given at the beginning of each chapter. The…

Investigating the complex interplay between tectonics and sedimentation is a key endeavor in modern earth science. Many of the world's leading researchers in this field have been brought together in this volume to provide concise overviews of the cur…

A first on ultrafast phenomena in carbon nanostructures like graphene, the most promising candidate for revolutionizing information technology and communication The book introduces the reader into the ultrafast nanoworld of graphene and carbon nanotu…

Video Tracking provides a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental aspects of algorithm and application development for the task of estimating, over time, the position of objects of interest seen through cameras. Starting from the general problem d…

This introduction collects 17 innovative approaches to engineer novel and improved proteins for diverse applications in biotechnology, chemistry, bioanalytics and medicine. As such, key developments covered in this reference and handbook include de n…

Applied Urban Ecology: A Global Framework explores ways in which the environmental quality of urban areas can be improved starting with existing environmental conditions and their dynamics. Written by an internationally renowned selection of scientis…

This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the major topics within undergraduate study programmes in geosciences, environmental science, physical geography, natural hazards and ecology. This text introduces students to the Earth's four key interd…

Taking a refreshingly different approach to the subject, this new textbook uses original case studies of psychological support work with individual athletes and groups to illustrate the underlying theory and inform the reader of cutting edge practice…

XIX век - век таинственный, эпоха талантливых и амбициозных. Молодёжь, как и во все времена, желает перемен. Но у каждой личности эти перемены представляются по-своему. Какой путь ожидает Отечество?..

Стивен Вайнберг (р. 1933) – выдающийся американский физик-теоретик нашего времени, лауреат Нобелевской премии и множества других международных премий самого высокого уровня за работы по физике и космологии. Научно-популярные книги Стивена Вайнберга «…