This is a unique compilation, by experts worldwide, addressing how diabetes impacts the nervous system. For example, diabetic polyneuropathy, a disorder more common than MS, Parkinson's disease, and ALS combined, is a major source of disability to diabetic persons worldwide. This book addresses diab[...]

This Handbook adopts a traditional definition of the subject, and focuses primarily on the explanation of international transactions in goods, services, and assets, and on the main domestic effects of those transactions. The first volume deals with the "real side" of international economics. It is c[...]

A cyclone hits Kansas and whirls away Dorothy and her little dog Toto to the magical Land of Oz, where wild beasts talk, silver shoes have magic powers, and good witches offer protection with a kiss. But Dorothy has made an enemy of the Wicked Witch of the West. With her new friends the Scarecrow, t[...]

The sheer volume of talk about energy, energy prices, and energy policy on both sides of the political aisle suggests that we must know something about these subjects. But according to Peter W. Huber and Mark P. Mills, the things we think we know are mostly myths. A better understanding of energy wi[...]

Experimentation, Validation, and Uncertainty Analysis for Engineers, Third Edition provides a thorough description of techniques for greater sophistication and verifiability to engineering experiments from early stages through debugging, execution, data analysis, and reporting phases. New material [...]

The first book to cover the whole spectrum of the science of milk and its production, processing, and effects, this text addresses milk secretion, production, sanitation, flavor, chemistry, and processing technology as well as the nutritional and health properties of milk and manufactured products.[...]

Determining the structure of molecules is a fundamental skill that all chemists must learn. "Structural Methods in Molecular Inorganic Chemistry" is designed to help readers interpret experimental data, understand the material published in modern journals of inorganic chemistry, and make decisions a[...]

Introduction to the Technology of Explosives Paul W. Cooper and Stanley R. Kurowski Introduction to the Technology of Explosives is a clear and concise survey of the technologies and physical processes involved in explosive phenomena. The book is intended to provide the worker new to the field with [...]

A comprehensive overview of the theory and applications of laser welding. This complete and up-to-date overview examines both the state of the art and likely future directions of laser welding technology.[...]

Estuaries are among the most biologically productive ecosystems on the planet--critical to the life cycles of fish, other aquatic animals, and the creatures which feed on them. "Estuarine Ecology, Second Edition," covers the physical and chemical aspects of estuaries, the biology and ecology of key [...]

"No mathematician can be a complete mathematician unless he is also something of a poet." -- K. Weierstrass
In this lively and stimulating account, noted mathematician and educator W. W. Sawyer (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto) defines mathematics as "the classification and study of all[...]