Published October, 2010
By Roland Glaser
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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Biophysics is the science of physical principles underlying the "phenomenon of life" on all levels of organization. Finally, system analyses are discussed as well as environmental biophysics, ecological interactions, growth, differentiation, and evolution.

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Published October, 2010
By K.S. Leung, Harry K. Genant, Ling Qin, James Griffith, L. Qin and J.F. Griffith
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This book provides a perspective on the current status of bioimaging technologies developed to assess the quality of musculoskeletal tissue with an emphasis on bone and cartilage. It offers evaluations of scaffold biomaterials developed for enhancing the repair of musculoskeletal tissues.

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Published October, 2010
By Sadao Kawamura and Mikhail Svinin
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
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This volume surveys three decades of modern robot control theory and describes how the work of Suguru Arimoto shaped its development. Twelve survey articles written by experts associated with Suguru Arimoto at various stages in his career treat the subject comprehensively.

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Published October, 2010
By Ken Ashwell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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As early as 1836, Charles Darwin recognised that Australian marsupials and monotremes represented a 'second creation' with parallel adaptations to those seen among mammals elsewhere. This book explores the structure and function of the 'marsupial' brain and its evolution in the context of the changing Australian environment.

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Published October, 2010
By Mark Slevin
Publisher: Springer
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Angiogenesis is the growth of new blood vessels and is a key process which occurs during pathological disease progression.

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Published October, 2010
By Hans M. Gregersen and Hans Gregersen
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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Biomechanics of the Gastrointestinal Tract is an up-to-date book for researchers on the study of the mechanical properties and the motor system of the gastrointestinal tract.

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Published October, 2010
By Yoshiki Nishizawa, H. Morii, Jean Durlach and Hirotoshi Morii
Publisher: Springer (Springer London Ltd)
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A definitive review in the field of magnesium research, this book brings together the proceedings of the 11th International Magnesium Symposium in Osaka, Japan from October 22-26, 2006. The author is one of the world's foremost magnesium researchers and reviewers, and the book provides essential reading for researchers in magnesium.

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Published October, 2010
By Velio Bocci
Publisher: Springer
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This updated new edition is a valuable source book on a complementary therapy that has only recently come of age. It shows that, in this often nebulous field, the bases of ozone therapy are in line with biochemical, physiological and pharmacological knowledge.

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Published October, 2010
By Francis S. Markland, R.Manjunatha Kini, Kenneth J. Clemetson, Mary Ann McLane, Takashi Morita and R. Manjunatha Kini
Publisher: Springer
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This book offers research on the role of exogenous factors in cardiovascular and hematological disorders, examining the effects of exogenous factors on platelet aggregation, anticoagulant and procoagulant proteins, fibrinolytic proteins and hypotensive agents.

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Published October, 2010
By Wen-Sheng Wu and Chi-Tan Hu
Publisher: Springer
Series: Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment
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This book examines the signal mechanisms responsible for triggering a series of phenotypical changes of primary tumor which may lead to final colonization of the tumor in a second home. It highlights the initial stage of tumor metastasis.

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