This history of the government-funded synthetic rubber research program (1942-19 6) offers a rare analysis of a cooperative research program geared to the improvement of existing products and the creation…

This book is a milestone in understanding the role of trees grown outside forests, on farms throughout the developing world, particularly in the light of the increasing intensification of agriculture…

Report on issues discussed over the course of 3 public workshops held between July 2015 and October 2016 at the National Academy of Medicine, Washington, DC.

Die Stellung der H2-Rezeptor-Antagonisten ist - mehr als ein Jahrzehnt nach ihrer Einfuhrung in die Therapie saurebedingter Erkrankungen - unangefochten. H2-Blocker sind die am haufigsten eingesetzten Ulkus-Therapeutika und die Substanzgruppe…

This book covers the principles of systems design. The book covers how to handle requirements, architectural design, integration and verification, starting from the perspective of a simple linear lifecycle. It…

Das Planungslexikon erklart 280 Begriffe aus den wichtigsten Handlungsfeldern der Kommunalpolitik und -planung und erlautert sie mit Hinweisen auf gegenseitige Wechselwirkungen und Abhangigkeiten. Die Begriffe gehoeren den wichtigsten inhaltlichen Bereichen…

The essays in this book turn to the major figures and texts of the Buddhist tradition in order to expand and enrich our thinking on enduring philosophical questions. Featuring striking…

The use of units for physical quantities in the present volume follows largely the rules given by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), c.f. However, the centimetre-gram-second (CGS) system is used…