Publications
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Open Questions in Cosmology
(2012)
In the last years we have witnessed how the field of Cosmology has experienced a metamorphosis. From being essentially the search for three numbers (the expansion rate, the deceleration parameter, and the cosmological ...
The Delivery of Nanoparticles
(2012)
Nanoparticle is a general challenge for today's technology and the near future observations of science. Nanoparticles cover mostly all types of sciences and manufacturing technologies. The properties of this particle are ...
Advances in Cancer Therapy
(2011)
The book "Advances in Cancer Therapy" is a new addition to the Intech collection of books and aims at providing scientists and clinicians with a comprehensive overview of the state of current knowledge and latest research ...
Plasma Science and Technology - Progress in Physical States and Chemical Reactions
(2016)
In the early twentieth century, Dr. Irving Langmuir actively studied plasma discharge and surface science. Since then, great progress has been made in the development of applications of discharges and plasmas such as ...
Chapter 8 Computational Modelling of the Steps Involved in Photodynamic Therapy
(2012)
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a branch of phototherapy that has seen a surge of interest in the last few decades, due to its potential in the treatment of various cancers, infections and
heart disease.(Bonnett, 2000) ...
Chapter 3 Wavelet Analysis for the Extraction of Morphological Features for Orthopaedic Bearing Surfaces
(2011)
Surface texture is one of the most critical factors and important functionality indicators in the performance of high precision and nanoscale devices and components. The functions
that have been identified in various ...
Chapter 11 Crystal Growth and Stoichiometry of Strongly Correlated Intermetallic Cerium Compounds
(2012)
Strongly correlated electron systems are among the most active research topics in modern condensed matter physics. In strongly correlated materials the electron interaction energies
dominate the electron kinetic energy ...
Chapter 14 Laser Plasma Accelerators: Towards High Quality Electron Beam
(2010)
In 1979 Tajima and Dawson, Tajima & Dawson (1979), on the basis of theoretical work and simulations, have shown that relativistic plasma waves are suitable for the development of
compact accelerators. In the proposed ...
Chapter 11 Photoacoustics — A Novel Tool for the Study of Aquatic Photosynthesis
(2013)
The photoacoustic method allows direct determination of the energy-storage efficiency of photosynthesis by relating the energy stored by it to the total light energy absorbed by the plant material (Canaani et al., 1988; ...
Progress in Molecular and Environmental Bioengineering - From Analysis and Modeling to Technology Applications
(2011)
This book provides an example of the successful and rapid expansion of bioengineering within the world of the science. It includes a core of studies on bioengineering technology applications so important that their progress ...