This book is divided into three parts dedicated to pervaporation, vapour permeation and membrane distillation respectively. The chapters in these parts review the fundamentals of each technology, then membrane selection…

The mind is a powerful anticipatory device. It frequently makes predictions about the future, telling us not only how the world might or will be, but also how it should…

The focus of this book is on enabling real-time embedded software engineering while providing sufficient theoretical foundations and hardware background to understand the rationale for key decisions in RTOS and…

The SBIR program allocates 2.5 percent of 11 federal agencies’ extramural R&D budgets to fund R&D projects by small businesses, providing approximately $2 billion annually in competitive awards. At the…

The elderly constitute a special and vulnerable patient population. This book discusses the appropriate use of technology to minimize risks posed to the elderly patient in the delivery of health…

Examines the state of fetal research and fetal tissue research. This book contains a short history on the regulatory and legislative actions governing the field. It centers on social, ethical…

In an era of promising advances in cancer research, there are considerable and even alarming gaps in the fundamental knowledge and understanding of ovarian cancer. Researchers now know that ovarian…

In recent years, the instrumentation needs of the nation’s research communities have changed and expanded. The need for particular instruments has become broader, crossing scientific and engineering disciplines. The growth…