Understanding the behavior of fluids in a reservoir is essential for achieving optimal design and operations in a petroleum processing plant. Augmented by the authors’experience with challenging conditions, this work details industry-standard methods for modeling phase behavior of petroleum reservoir fluids at various stages. Keeping math to a minimum, the book discusses sampling, characterization, compositional analyses, and equations used to simulate various pressure-volume-temperature properties. Developed in conjunction with several oil companies, the authors present new models for the characterization of heavy undefined hydrocarbons, transport properties, and solids precipitation.
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Separation Processing
Fuels
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In recognition of the scarce availability of information on European pharmacopoeia testing methods, this text explains the purpose, chemistry involved, and analytical tests behind these older, yet standard tests. The tests detailed are often cheaper and simpler than newer tests but equally reliable. The book covers tests for the identification of ions, functional groups tests, and limit tests. It explains the procedural steps for each test augmented with illustrations, formulas, reaction information, and a listing of strengths and weaknesses in terms of specificity, ruggedness, and potential procedural pitfalls.
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Laboratory Medicine
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This is the official guide to passing the two MySQL certification tests for MySQL 5, the long-awaited major revision of MySQL. It includes a voucher for 25 percent off either exam-a $50 value! The number of MySQL certification exams taken has doubled in the last six months.

Certcities.com lists the MySQL certification as one of the top 10 certifications to grow in 2005. MySQL professionals need a way to distinguish themselves from the vast majority of database administrators and developers. With more than 4 million active installations, MySQL is the world's most popular open-source database. Known for its speed, reliability and case of use, MySQL has become a low-cost alternative to expensive database systems such as Oracle, IBM and Microsoft. MySQL AB has aggressively improved the feature set of MySQL with MySQL 5, making it more suitable for enterprise-level applications and uses. The MySQL certification tests, available at over 3,000 PearsonVUE testing centers, is a key component of this enterprise growth strategy, establishing a base level of skills for database users, administrators and programmers.

The MySQL Core Certification is aimed at the database user who wants proof of his or her abilities in such fundamental areas as SQL, data entry and maintenance, and data extraction. The MySQL Professional Certification test is designed for the advanced user who wants to prove his or her knowledge in such areas as database management, installation, security, disaster prevention and optimization. Both tests are thoroughly covered in the MySQL 5.0 Certification Study Guide. Written by Paul DuBois, the leading author of books on MySQL topics, and reviewed for technical accuracy by MySQL AB, this book is the fastest, most reliable way for MySQL users, developers, and administrators to prepare for either of the MySQL tests.

Esta original obra ofrece a los profesionales de la medicina un acercamiento ?riguroso, sugerente y claro? a las cuestiones filos¢ficas que les afectan de forma directa: la naturaleza profunda del conocimiento m‚dico, el concepto de enfermedad y el problema de su clasificaci¢n, la l¢gica probabil¡stica, la utilidad del modelo biol¢gico, la necesaria consideraci¢n de la subjetividad personal del enfermo, los aspectos sociales y ‚ticos de la pr ctica cl¡nica, la relaci¢n mente-cuerpo y las aportaciones m s recientes de la teor¡a de la complejidad y del evolucionismo aplicado al estudio de las enfermedades. Pensada fundamentalmente para lectores familiarizados con la medicina, pero sin formaci¢n filos¢fica, la brillantez y claridad de esta obra la hacen igualmente £til para personas de formaci¢n human¡stica interesadas en los problemas te¢ricos que plantea la medicina. Los tres autores del libro ?un gastroenter¢logo, un fil¢sofo de la ciencia y un psiquiatra? elaboraron cada cap¡tulo hasta conseguir un texto riguroso en el aspecto filos¢fico y cient¡fico, relevante para la pr ctica cl¡nica y comprensible para cualquier lector culto. Este m‚todo de trabajo explica el ‚xito de una obra £nica en su g‚nero.

This book reviews the link between nutrition and immune function, with special application to athletic endeavor. Written by respected researchers in sports medicine and exercise immunology, this text covers topics such as carbohydrates and the immune response to prolonged exertion; protein, exercise, and immunity; and vitamins, immunity, and infection risk in athletes. It also takes a look at future directions in nutrition and exercise immunology. For sports medicine professionals, dietitians, nutritionists, exercise immunologists, as well as endurance athletes, Nutrition and Exercise Immunology provides an important and in-depth look into this exciting, new area of scientific research.
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Health & Sport
Immunology
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Functional Analysis in Applied Mathematics and Engineering focuses on material useful to control specialists working in the disciplines of electrical, mechanical, and aerospace engineering. It begins with a rigorous introduction to the abstract basic function spaces and operators, then studies problems in the Hilbert space setting. The author proves the spectral theorem for unbounded operators with compact inverses and goes on to present the abstract evolution semigroup theory for time-dependent linear partial differential operators. This structure establishes a firm foundation for the more advanced topics discussed later in the text.
• Studies in Advanced Mathematics
Mathematical Analysis
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics & Statistics for Engineers
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Based on the proceedings of the Special Session on Geometry and Physics held over a six month period at the University of Aarhus, Denmark and on articles from the Summer school held at Odense University, Denmark. Offers new contributions on a host of topics that involve physics, geometry, and topology. Written by more than 50 leading international experts.
• Lecture Notes in Pure and Applied Mathematics
Geometry
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