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Provides information of the North West Shelf in terms of geological, oceanographic and climatological history and understanding of such issues as biodiversity, connectivity, larval dispersal and speciation in the sea that determine the distribution patterns of its invertebrate fauna.

Ethics courses are a vital component of forensic science degree programs. Case-based, and emphasizing practical ethical issues as opposed to ethics theory, this book provides a foundation in ethical dilemmas that can confront both students and professionals in the field. It provides case studies to illustrate issues in real life situations.

Lays out a series of best practices for security managers. This book offers a collection of real world solutions and "how-to" guidelines that equip executives, practitioners, and educators with proven information for successful security and risk management programs.

Provides the background and tools to create, manage, and execute all facets of an organization's business continuity program (BCP). This book guides the security leader through the development, implementation, and maintenance of a successful BCP.

Pio del Rio-Hortega, one of the pioneering neuroscientists and discoverer of microglia, has been recognized as one of the most important Spanish neurohistogists of the past century. This book establishes the concept of oligodendroglia and describes in great detail its structure, varieties, origin and pathology, providing a thorough review.

Guides the security professional through the corporate landscape. Having transitioned into the private sector from a long career in public service with the DEA, this book offers perspective on the differences in culture and priorities between the public and private sectors, and how those differences can affect efforts in organizational security.

Featuring aerospace examples and applications, this title presents the very probabilistic techniques for accurate and efficient dynamic system reliability analysis. It presents a focused discussion of methods particularly relevant to the reliability analysis of large aerospace systems under harmonic loads in the low frequency range.

Fluctuating parameters appear in a variety of physical systems and phenomena. This title provides an introduction to the topic. It deals with the general theory of statistical analysis of dynamic systems with fluctuating parameters described by differential and integral equations.

Presents a summary of negotiating and deal structuring that captures its dynamic process, showing readers how brokers, bankers, accountants, attorneys, tax experts, managers, investors, and others must work together and what happens when they don't.

Describes the practice of radiation thermometry, both at a primary level and for a variety of applications, such as in the materials processing industries and remote sensing. This book offers coverage of fundamental aspects of the radiometric measurements, and practical applications with details on instrumentation, calibration and error sources.

Highlights the fundamental role of chemical principles in governing our everyday experiences and observations. The book is written in a lively question-and-answer format with presentations in both lay and technical terms. It features an index of questions according to key principles or terms, and includes figures and 3-D chemical structures.

Optical technology is essential to communications and medical technology. This book takes the reader through the world of optics detailing problems encountered, advanced subjects, and actual applications.

Presents the concepts, tools and applications of Process Integration. This book includes case studies and examples that illustrate how Process Integration is solving actual industrial problems. It provides generic techniques that are applicable to a variety of processing facilities. It gives the fundamental principles, and industrial applications.

Offers a collection of MatLab programs and exercises to accompany a third semester course in multivariable calculus. This book introduces numerical procedures such as numerical differentiation, numerical integration and Newton's method in several variables, to help students to tackle realistic problems. It shows how to use MatLab effectively.

Discusses the assessment and treatment of problem gambling and those affected by it. This book takes an integrative approach with a special focus on cultural concerns and clinical applications for women and minorities. It covers integration of spirituality in treatment.

A catalogue of the world's living organisms describing the diversity of the major groups, or phyla, of nature's most inclusive taxa. It carries a classification scheme that aims to be consistent with both the fossil record and, the molecular and metabolic data. It logically classifies the life forms according to their evolutionary relationships.

The hybrid programming approach allows the use of previously developed textual programming solutions to be integrated into LabVIEW's environment, providing an easier method for building DSP systems. This book combines textual and graphical programming to form a hybrid programming approach, enabling an effective means of building DSP systems.

Presents a body of knowledge applicable to many aspects of industrial and manufacturing systems. This text provides a background in, and an introduction to, the relevant information technologies and shows how they are used to model and implement integrated IT systems. It introduces Data Modeling and Functional Architecture Design.

Covers various aspects of the biochemical abnormalities caused by various diseases and how they relate to the biochemical changes in the blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, joint fluids, other body fluids and in cells. This book provides the fundamental bases for understanding the biochemical changes which occur in disease processes.

Powerful computational methods and procedures for the numerical analysis of structural vibration, acoustical fields and acoustical interactions between fluids and structures have been developed. Aimed at students, this book presents the theoretical foundations of modern numerical analysis. It is applicable to challenges in industry and academia.

Describes and explains the design, fabrication, operating characteristics, and specific applications of the most popular and useful types of specialty optical fibers. This book covers biomedical and industrial sensor technology with emphasis on real world applications.

Offers 900 exercises ranging in difficulty from basic drills to advanced problem-solving exercises. This book includes exercises based on present engineering applications.

Offers information on adult behavioral assessment. This book includes such topics as computerized assessment, evaluating older adults, behavioral neuropsychology, ethical-legal issues, work-related issues, and value change in adults with acquired disabilities. It is suitable for beginning and established clinicians in practice.

This is the first book that can be considered a textbook on thin film science, complete with exercises at the end of each chapter. Ohring has contributed many highly regarded reference books to the AP list, including Reliability and Failure of Electronic Materials and the Engineering Science of Thi

This book presents an introduction to the classical theories of continuum mechanics; in particular, to the theories of ideal, compressible, and viscous fluids, and to the linear and nonlinear theories of elasticity.

A reference guide with definitions of terms in hydrogeology and other fields closely related to water practices. It features more than 340 graphs, tables and diagrams that complement the entries in order to clarify terms, methods, or processes. It is suitable for students, academics, consultants, and practitioners in hydrology, and hydrogeology.

Discusses various aspects of AIDS prevention, from epidemiology, molecular immunology and virology to the principles of broad-based public health prevention interventions. This book identifies trends in HIV/AID epidemiology and their impact on creating and implementing prevention interventions. It incorporates virology, biology, and vaccinology.