Within the past decade, there has been an explosion of research in both the public and private sectors regarding the use of plant genetic models to improve crop yield. Bringing together experts from across the globe, Model Plants and Crop Improvement provides a critical assessment of the potential of model plant species for crop improvement. The first comprehensive summary of the use of model plant systems, the book delineates the model species’ contribution to understanding the genomes of crop species. The book provides an in-depth examination of the achievements and limitations of the model paradigm. It explores how continued research in models can contribute to the goal of delivering the outputs of molecular biology to crops. Covering the major genetic models such as Arabidopsis thaliana, Lotus japonicus, and Medigago, the book goes on to discuss applications to food plants of global importance including rice, canola, and legumes. The book introduces the evolutionary, genetic, genomic, and morphological attributes of B. distachyon that make it such an attractive new model plant system. As the post-genomic era dawns, a key question to address is how this growing body of genetic and biological information can be extended beyond the model to the modeled species. This book takes you one step closer to applying modeling results to crops in the field.

 Appin Knowledge Solutions “Robotics”
Infinity Science Press | 2007-07-13 | ISBN: 1934015024 | 343 pages | PDF | 9,6 MB

This up-to-date text/reference is designed to present the fundamental principles of robotics with a strong emphasis on engineering applications and industrial solutions based on robotic technology. It can be used by practicing engineers and scientists — or as a text in standard university courses in robotics. The book has extensive coverage of the major robotic classifications, including Wheeled Mobile Robots, Legged Robots, and the Robotic Manipulator. A central theme is the importance of kinematics to robotic principles. The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM with MATLAB simulations, third party applications, and more. FEATURES +Discusses the major robot classifications including Wheeled Mobile Robots, Legged Robots, and the Robotic Manipulator +Provides an introduction to basic mechanics and electronics; presents mathematical modeling concepts; and performs robotic simulations using MATLAB +Includes extensive coverage of kinematics, integrated throughout the book whenever appropriate +Includes a CD-ROM with demos, MATLAB simulations, and figures. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Basic Mechanics 3. Basic Electronics 4. Wheeled Mobile Robots 5. Kinematics of Robotic Manipulators 6. Classification of Sensors 7. Legged Robots. Appendix. Index.

 Ming-Yang Kao “Encyclopedia of Algorithms”
Springer | 2008-01-29 | ISBN: 0387307702 | 1220 pages | PDF | 18 MB

The Encyclopedia of Algorithms will provide a comprehensive set of solutions to important algorithmic problems for students and researchers interested in quickly locating useful information. The first edition of the reference will focus on high-impact solutions from the most recent decade; later editions will widen the scope of the work.
Nearly 500 entries will be organized alphabetically by problem, with subentries allowing for distinct solutions and special cases to be listed by the year. An entry will include:
a description of the basic algorithmic problem
the input and output specifications
the key results
examples of applications
citations to the key literature

Open problems, links to downloadable code, experimental results, data sets, and illustrations may be provided. All entries will be written by experts; links to Internet sites that outline their research work will also be provided. The entries will be peer-reviewed.
This defining reference will be published in print and on line. The print publication will include an index of subjects and authors as well as a chronology for locating recent solutions. The online edition will supplement this index with hyperlinks as well as include hyperlinks in the text of the entries to related entries, xRefer citations, and other useful URLs mentioned above.

 Ingrid Moll “Dermatologie”
Thieme, Stuttgart | 2005-10 | ISBN: 3131266864 | 592 pages | PDF | 21,3 MB

Die Duale Reihe Dermatologie - das Lehrbuch mit dem integrierten Prüfungsschutzfaktor

Anschaulich und prägnant

* Alle Aspekte der Dermatologie inkl. Allergologie, Angiologie, Proktologie und Andrologie auf dem aktuellen Stand
* Zahlreiche einprägsame Abbildungen und Tabellen zur besseren Veranschaulichung
* Das integrierte Kurzlehrbuch ermöglicht eine rasche Wiederholung und effiziente Prüfungsvorbereitung
* Viele klinische Fallbeispiele schlagen die Brücke zur Praxis
* Inhaltlich klar strukturiert mit einem optimalen Layout

Neu in der 6. Auflage
* Neuer Teil zu allen wesentlichen Grundlagen: alle diagnostischen Methoden und Therapieoptionen
* Neuer Teil zu wichtigen Leitsymptomen bzw. Leitbefunden: z. B. Juckreiz, Blasen, Ekzem - der Weg zur Diagnose
* Alle anderen Kapitel wurden komplett überarbeitet oder ganz neu geschrieben
* noch mehr klinische Abbildungen

Science, August 15, 2008
PDF | English | 8.3 MB

Cover
A dynamic aurora borealis during a storm over Canada. Energy from the Sun’s extended atmosphere is stored at Earth’s magnetic field and is released explosively, powering the aurorae. Previously stable aurorae brighten, filament, expand poleward, and cover the sky within 1 to 2 minutes. The energy release starts at an altitude of 130,000 kilometers, at the magnetic equator, near local midnight.

Seasonal-Climate Forecasts Improving Ever So Slowly
Of the dozens of forecasting techniques proffered by government, academic, and private-sector climatologists, all but two are virtually worthless, according to a new study.

Cover
A dynamic aurora borealis during a storm over Canada. Energy from the Sun’s extended atmosphere is stored at Earth’s magnetic field and is released explosively, powering the aurorae. Previously stable aurorae brighten, filament, expand poleward, and cover the sky within 1 to 2 minutes. The energy release starts at an altitude of 130,000 kilometers, at the magnetic equator, near local midnight.

Seasonal-Climate Forecasts Improving Ever So Slowly
Of the dozens of forecasting techniques proffered by government, academic, and private-sector climatologists, all but two are virtually worthless, according to a new study.

Going Deeper into the Grotte Chauvet
Ten years of research have yielded detailed new insights into the stunning images considered the world’s oldest cave art. But questions about their age are resurfacing.

Directing a Life in Science
After forgoing theater ambitions, and despite early marriage and motherhood, Olivera Finn has risen through immunology’s ranks thanks to her work on cancer vaccines.

Science Scholarships Go Begging
Despite ever-rising college costs, a $4.5 billion federal aid program to lure students into science is vastly undersubscribed.

Climate Change Hot Spots Mapped Across the United States
Taking some of the fuzziness out of climate models is revealing the uneven U.S. impact of future global warming; the most severely affected region may be emerging already.

Test Your IQ: 400 New Tests to Boost Your Brainpower!
Ken Russell | 186 pages | PDF | 1 MB

As IQ tests become an increasingly common part of the job application process for the Civil Service, the armed forces, education, industry and commerce, Test Your IQ is a book targeted at anyone keen to move up the career ladder, as well as hobbyist ‘puzzlers’. It contains brand-new, previously unpublished material that combines verbal, IQ and pictorial tests and which, if used regularly, will increase every reader’s IQ rating by the few points that could prove decisive.

Geomicrobiology, 5 Ed.

 Henry Lutz Ehrlich, Dianne K. Newman ” Geomicrobiology, 5 Ed.”
CRC | 2008-12-17 | ISBN: 0849379067 | 623 pages | PDF | 12,3 MB