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Both volumes of Parasites and Pathogens of Insects provide in-depth coverage of the interface between insect parasites and pathogens and hosts, and explore the relationships between these partners. They emphasize biochemical and molecular interactions, basic biology, and the roles of hormones, receptors, and other cellular components in modulating interactions between host insects and attacking agents. These topics also are assessed in relation to biotechnology and biological control.
In the short term, these volumes fill a void in current literature by emphasizing basic interactions at the biochemical and molecular levels. In the long term, these interactions may provide avenues for exploitation to enhance the rate of "beneficial" parasitism or to reduce the rates of disease transmission and infection of vertebrate hosts.

Key Features
* Presents the latest information on insect parasites and pathogens
* Describes biochemical and molecular host-parasite and host-pathogen relationships
* Covers mechanisms of insect pathogenicity and resistance
* Provides exceptional breadth of coverage and authoritative reviews
* Special topics
* Transposable elements in insect pathogens
* Co-evolution and gene transfer between hosts and invaders
* Biological control

• Sexto volumen de la serie de "Valoración del daño corporal. Medicina de los seguros", dirigida por el Profesor César Borobia, en la que se lleva a cabo una revisión completa de estos procesos, de una forma práctica y novedosa, adaptándolos a la realidad española para su correcta aplicación y desglosando esta valoración por apartados o sistemas anatómicos.
• El presente libro, “Pares craneales. Médula espinal. Sistema nervioso periférico”, consta de siete partes que versan sobre la anatomía, los órganos de la visión, la otorrinolaringología, la cara y boca, la médula espinal, las lesiones de los plexos y de los nervios periféricos.
• Se trata de una obra de gran utilidad, tanto para peritos médicos, médicos forenses y valoradores, como abogados, especialistas en cirugía ortopédica y traumatología, tramitadores de seguros y alumnos del Máster de Valoración del Daño Corporal y de Postgrado, quienes hallarán las nociones de derecho necesarias para emplazarse en el contexto legal donde desarrollar su labor, así como contenidos actualizados en materia clínica y pericial.

Partial-update adaptive signal processing algorithms not only permit significant complexity reduction in adaptive filter implementations, but can also improve adaptive filter performance in telecommunications applications. This book gives state-of-the-art methods for the design and development of partial-update adaptive signal processing algorithms for use in systems development.

Partial-Update Adaptive Signal Processing provides a comprehensive coverage of key partial updating schemes, giving detailed information on the theory and applications of acoustic and network echo cancellation, channel equalization and multiuser detection. It also examines convergence and stability issues for partial update algorithms, providing detailed complexity analysis and a unifying treatment of partial-update techniques.

Features:

• Advanced analysis and design tools
• Application examples illustrating the use of partial-update adaptive signal processing
• MATLAB codes for developed algorithms

This unique reference will be of interest to signal processing and communications engineers, researchers, R&D engineers and graduate students.

"This is a very systematic and methodical treatment of an adaptive signal processing topic, of particular significance in power limited applications such as in wireless communication systems and smart ad hoc sensor networks. I am very happy to have this book on my shelf, not to gather dust, but to be consulted and used in my own research and teaching activities" – Professor A. G. Constantinides, Imperial College, London

About the author:

Kutluyil Dogançay is an associate professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of South Australia. His research interests span statistical and adaptive signal processing and he serves as a consultant to defence and private industry. He was the Signal Processing and Communications Program Chair of IDC Conference 2007, and is currently chair of the IEEE South Australia Communications and Signal Processing Chapter.

* Advanced analysis and design tools
* Algorithm summaries in tabular format
* Case studies illustrate the application of partial update adaptive signal processing
* MATLAB code listings on an accompanying website

Participatory Health through Social Media explores how traditional models of healthcare can be delivered differently through social media and online games, and how these technologies are changing the relationship between patients and healthcare professionals, as well as their impact on health behavior change. The book also examines how the hospitals, public health authorities, and inspectorates are currently using social media to facilitate both information distribution and collection. Also looks into the opportunities and risks to record and analyze epidemiologically relevant data retrieved from the Internet, social media, sensor data, and other digital sources.

The book encompasses topics such as patient empowerment, gamification and social games, and the relationships between social media, health behavior change, and health communication crisis during epidemics. Additionally, the book analyzes the possibilities of big data generated through social media. Authored by IMIA Social Media working group, this book is a valuable resource for healthcare researchers and professionals, as well as clinicians interested in using new media as part of their practice or research.

• Presents a multidisciplinary point of view providing the readers with a broader perspective
• Brings the latest case studies and technological advances in the area, supported by an active international community of members who actively work in this area
• Endorsed by IMIA Social Media workgroup, guaranteeing trustable information from the most relevant experts on the subject
• Examines how the hospitals, public health authorities, and inspectorates are currently using social media to facilitate both information distribution and collection

Particle Size Analysis in Industrial Hygiene discusses technical information on particle properties, kinetic behavior, sampling instruments, and interpretation. This book is composed of seven chapters and is prepared by the American Industrial Hygiene Association for the Division of Technical Information, United States Atomic Energy Commission. This monograph is a part of the continuing effort of both organizations to extend the field of technical knowledge and safeguard the health and well-being of persons exposed to toxic or deleterious material.
After briefly discussing the fundamental physics and chemistry of aerosol systems, the book goes on describing the analytical methods and instruments for particle size analysis. Such methods include direct and indirect sampling methods as well as automatic counting and sizing instruments. Specific methods considered include sieve analysis, optical and electron microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. A chapter on particle size interpretation and representation with the use of applied mathematical statistics concepts is also provided. This book also covers a general discussion on typical applications of particle size analysis to industrial hygiene, radiation protection, air pollution control, industrial toxicology, and related areas.
This book is an invaluable source for industrial hygienists and to those working in the many disciplines dealing with particle behavior.