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It is well known that certain diseases and patient conditions are associated with increased perioperative risk. The aim of this book is to define and identify the clinical factors that warrant a broader and more detailed assessment of pre-operative surgical risk in difficult and unusual clinical settings. One of the sections is dedicated to the main pathway of peri- and post-surgical critical care based on the patient-specific deterioration risk and associated diseases; here, a panel of selected experts describes the correct patient-oriented pathways for complex or unscheduled surgical operations in order to reduce the operative risk. In addition, the book describes the latest trends in mini...
A surprise phone call sets author and amateur sleuth Rainee Allen on an unexpected journey. Joshua, the son she never got to know, wants to meet her. However, her excitement is short-lived when a terrorist group intervenes. With only her intuition to guide her, Rainee Allen finds herself embroiled in a multi-city search that has Italy's infamous Red Brigade, Interpol, and Rome's police brought together in a cat-and-mouse game putting her in dire circumstances. Rainee Allen is no stranger to suspense and intrigue. This time it's personal and she's in it for blood. Award-winning author Lauren B. Grossman and Bernard Jaroslow collaborated on this new Rainee Allen mystery.
During the last twenty years, the multiplicity of potential carbon structures has consistently posed a formidable challenge to theoretical and computational physicists. Several different methods are currently being used to study the structure and the properties of such systems. These methods include simulations based on empirical potentials, tight-binding calculations and density functional theory (DFT). A combination of these methods is needed to make significant progress in the carbon field. This volume provides the reader with a survey of state-of-the-art theoretical and computational contributions featuring novel carbon systems (excluding nanotubes). The chapters are authored by leading ...
The Mathematics and Topology of Fullerenes presents a comprehensive overview of scientific and technical innovations in theoretical and experimental studies. Topics included in this multi-author volume are: Clar structures for conjugated nanostructures; counting polynomials of fullerenes; topological indices of fullerenes; the wiener index of nanotubes; toroidal fullerenes and nanostars; C60 Structural relatives: a topological study; local combinatorial characterization of fullerenes; computation of selected topological indices of C60 and C80 Fullerenes via the Gap Program; 4valent- analogues of fullerenes; a detailed atlas of Kekule structures of C60. The Mathematics and Topology of Fullerenes is targeted at advanced graduates and researchers working in carbon materials, chemistry and physics.
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Information Security and Cryptology, held in Seoul, Korea, in December 2010. The 28 revised full papers presented were carefully selected from 99 submissions during two rounds of reviewing. The conference provides a forum for the presentation of new results in research, development, and applications in the field of information security and cryptology. The papers are organized in topical sections on cryptanalysis, cryptographic algorithms, implementation, network and mobile security, symmetric key cryptography, cryptographic protocols, and side channel attack.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Detection of Intrusions and Malware, and Vulnerability Assessment, DIMVA 2011, held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in July 2011. The 11 full papers presented together with two short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 41intial submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on network security, attacks, Web security, and host security.
Fulleranes are a special class of carbon molecules derived from fullerenes whose double bonds are partially or at least theoretically fully saturated by hydrogen. The hydrogenation changes the chemical properties of fullerenes which can become susceptible to substitution reactions as opposed to addition reactions to the double bonds (present in common fullerenes). One of the most intriguing aspects of fulleranes is the fact that they have been thought to exist in the interstellar medium or even in certain circumstellar media. "Fulleranes: The Hydrogenated Fullerenes" presents the state of the art research, synthesis and properties of these molecules.This book also includes astrophysicists' and astrochemists' expectations regarding the presence of these molecules in space.
Colloids for Nanobiotechnology: Synthesis, Characterization and Potential Applications, Volume 17, offers a range of perspectives on emerging nano-inspired colloidal applications. With an emphasis on biomedical and environmental opportunities and challenges, the book outlines how nanotechnology is being used to increase the uses and impact of colloid science. Nanotechnology offers new horizons for colloidal research and synthesis routes that allow for the production of highly reproducible and defined materials. This book presents new characterization methods and a fundamental understanding of basic physicochemical, physical and chemical properties. - Explores the use of nanotechnology in enhancing colloidal characterization techniques - Explains how colloids are being used in a range of nanomedical applications - Demonstrates how nanotechnology is being used to create more efficient colloidal synthesis techniques
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This volume aims to document the most important worldwide accomplishments in converging knowledge and technology, including converging platforms, methods of convergence, societal implications, and governance in the last ten years. Convergence in knowledge, technology, and society is the accelerating, transformative interaction among seemingly distinct scientific disciplines, technologies, and communities to achieve mutual compatibility, synergism, and integration, and through this process to create added value for societal benefit. It is a movement that is recognized by scientists and thought leaders around the world as having the potential to provide far-reaching solutions to many of today�...