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A guide to the implementation of intelligent business strategies. An intelligent business strategy is offered based on the experiences of seven market leaders in the Netherlands, combined with modern insights from organizational theory. It devotes much attention to the tools available.

This work shows how the analytical properties in the complex energy plane of the Green's functions of many particle systems account for the physical effects (level shifts, damping, instabilities) characteristic of interacting systems.

Presents an introduction to the surprising nature of change and explains how the Law of Unintended Consequences arises from the waves of change following one simple change. This book is suitable for professionals in system building or business change management, and to students studying systems in a variety of fields.

Many important problems in global optimization, algebra, probability and statistics, applied mathematics, control theory, and financial mathematics can be modeled as a particular instance of the Generalized Moment Problem (GMP). This book introduces a general methodology to solve the GMP when its data are polynomials and basic semi-algebraic sets.

Presents an introduction to classical fluid dynamics. This book includes estimation theory, both classical and quantum, using information geometry.

A guide to geo-political impact of sovereign wealth funds and state-owned enterprises on global markets. It highlights the interplay between legal, corporate and policy imperatives associated with the regulation of state capital. It is suitable for those in the fields of finance and business.

Addresses significant problems in physical biology and adjacent disciplines. This volume provides a perspective on the methods and concepts at the heart of chemical and biological behavior, covering the topics of visualization; theory and computation for complexity; and macromolecular function, protein folding, and protein misfolding.

A long-standing icon in the fields of enzymology, protein folding, and protein engineering, Sir Alan Fersht is also one of the world's greatest protein chemists, whose work has been extensively recognized by international awards in both chemistry and molecular biology. This book features a collection of his scientific articles.

Develops rational principles for the design of associative memories, with a view to applying these principles to models with irregularly oscillatory operation so evident in biological neural systems, and necessitated by the meaninglessness of absolute signal levels.

Microstrip patch antennas have become the favorite of antenna designers because of its versatility and advantages of planar profile, ease of fabrication, compatibility with integrated circuit technology, and conformability with a shaped surface. This book is suitable for graduate students and practicing engineers.

Presents an introduction to advanced computational methods for free energy calculations. This book is suitable for practitioners interested in a mathematical treatment, and for applied mathematicians interested in molecular dynamics.

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is part of a range of microscopic methods for biologists which offer the magnification range of both the light and electron microscope, but allow imaging under the 'natural' conditions usually associated with the light microscope. This book provides an appreciation of the advantages and limitations of the technique.

Starting with the ideas of ancient civilizations that air, earth, fire and water were the basic ingredients of all matter, this title traces the development of the science of chemistry beginning within the ranks of the alchemists.

The calculus of variations is one of the oldest subjects in mathematics. Suitable for a course at both undergraduate and graduate levels, this title helps the non-specialist discover the subject's most important problems, results and techniques. It also includes a chapter on regularity, and features 103 exercises with detailed solutions.

A presentation of the history and philosophy of chemistry. It introduces the reader to various themes in the domain, and argues for a thesis: chemistry is not reducible to physics, but rather needs it own philosophy that reflects its practical engagement with the material world.

Explosive pulsed power generators are devices that either convert the chemical energy stored in explosives into electrical energy or use the shock waves generated by explosives to release energy stored in ferroelectric and ferromagnetic materials. This book intends to acquaint the reader with the principles of operation of explosive generators.

Offers an overview of the author's work on the fields of fractional calculus and waves in linear viscoelastic media, which includes his contributions on the applications of special functions of the Mittag-Leffler and Wright types. This title is intended to serve as a general introduction to the above-mentioned areas of mathematical modeling.

Plasma Polymer Films examines the current status of the deposition and characterization of fluorocarbon-, hydrocarbon- and silicon-containing plasma polymer films and nanocomposites, with plasma polymer matrix. It introduces plasma polymerization process diagnostics such as optical emission spectroscopy (OES, AOES), and describes special deposition techniques such as atmospheric pressure glow discharge. Important issues for applications such as degradation and stability are treated in detail, and structural characterization, basic electrical and optical properties and biomedical applications are discussed.

An introduction to the subject of black holes. It is designed for advanced undergraduates and first year postgraduates as a useful stepping-stone to the advanced literature. It provides an accessible introduction to the exact solutions of Einstein's vacuum field equations describing spherical and axisymmetric (rotating) black holes.

Covering strategic technology management, this book attempts to bridge business and scientific management practices so as to foster better understanding between the two entities. It also includes interesting case studies on biomedical and renewable technologies.

Addresses significant problems in physical biology and adjacent disciplines. This volume provides a perspective on the methods and concepts at the heart of chemical and biological behavior, covering the topics of visualization; theory and computation for complexity; and macromolecular function, protein folding, and protein misfolding.

Polymers have been used in various forms such as bulk, films, and composites in applications where their friction, wear resistance, and other surface-related properties have been effectively utilized. This book deals with the field of friction, wear, and other surface-related mechanical phenomena for polymers.

Offers a comprehensive treatment of combinatorial development of heterogeneous catalysts. The book describes evolutionary optimization in a broader context of methods of searching for optimal catalytic materials, including statistical design of experiments, as well as presents neural networks in a broader context of data analysis.

A monograph about the polypeptide vasopressin which covers various aspects relating to the production, control of release, and actions of this molecule within the body, including its roles as a hormone and as a central neurotransmitter. It also looks at the evolution of the molecule across the species and includes a brief historical perspective.

Addresses various ways computability and theoretical computer science enable scientists and philosophers to deal with mathematical and real-world issues. This book covers problems related to logic, mathematics, physical processes, real computation and learning theory.

An illustrated operative manual for surgical and orthodontic consultants and trainees as well as for theater and ward staff. It describes the state of computerized cephalometry and contains sections on imaging and surgical planning. It also includes sections such as: cleft; rhinoplasty surgery; temporomandibular joint ankylosis; and nutrition.

Includes a collection of chapters on prokaryotic genomes, their organization and evolution, the information they encode, and the computational approaches needed to derive such information. This book presents a comparative view of bacterial and archaeal genomes, and how information is encoded differently in them.

A biography of Allan MacLeod Cormack, a physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1979 for his pioneering contributions to the development of the computer-assisted tomography (CAT) scanner, an honor he shared with Godfrey Hounsfield.

Presents an account of the physical laws. This book helps students gain an understanding of the physical concepts that govern the world as well as appreciate the technologies of power generation and transport, and the impact these have on the environment.

Includes a set of question-based sections to help a final-year medical student prepare for exams which includes multiple choice questions (MCQs), extended matching questions (EMQs) and case studies.