Written by internationally renowned experts, this book introduces emerging parallel architectures, their corresponding programming paradigms, and their bioinformatics applications. Providing two introductory chapters to supply necessary background on sequential bioinformatics algorithms and parallel architectures—such as multi-cores, Cell B.E., GPUs, FPGAs—it then presents parallelization strategies and performance evaluations for numerous state-of-the-art bioinformatics algorithms and tools. Topics include pairwise sequence alignment, multiple sequence alignment, BLAST, motif finding, and pattern matching. The book also covers sequence assembly, hidden Markov models, molecular dynamics, and evolutionary tree reconstruction.
• Embedded Multi-Core Systems
Bioinformatics
Systems & Computer Architecture
Digital Signal Processing
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An introduction to modeling of composite manufacturing processes, this book covers the basic principles of fluid mechanics and heat transfer. The book includes example problems solved to facilitate the use of back-of-the-envelope calculations, introducing a scientific basis to manufacturing. The end of each chapter has questions and problems that reinforce the content and fill in the blanks sections that will develop the experience base of the manufacturing, materials, and design engineer or scientist. In this new edition, the computer based solutions were obtained using MATLAB code and also flow simulation based analysis.
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Composites
Industrial Engineering & Manufacturing
Aerospace Engineering
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Mirroring the growth and direction of science for a century, the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics , now in its 91 st edition, continues to be the most accessed and respected scientific reference in the world, used by students and Nobel Laureates. Available in its traditional print format, the Handbook is also available as an innovative interactive product on CD and online. This year’s edition adds many new tables and major revisions, including the stopping power of electrons, physical properties of selected polymers, properties of ice and super cooled water, and many more.
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Chemistry
General Physics
Analytical Chemistry
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Focusing primarily on the project execution phase of a project, this book provides a practical approach for executing large industrial and commercial projects. The author identifies people, processes, and system readiness as key components of an overall process so that projects can be executed within budget and on schedule. He also identifies strong leadership behaviors, stakeholder relations and management as key requirements for successful project execution. An easy to follow road map, the book discusses practical tools and processes which can be adapted for varying scales of projects and in many different industries.
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Production Systems
Engineering Project Management
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Highlighting advances in the discovery and development of new drug therapies for neurodegenerative disorders, Neurobiology of Huntington's Disease focuses on the many aspects of the research on drugs to treat Huntington's disease. It discusses genetics, genomics, and proteomics, and the latest in high-throughput and high-content screening. The authors provide introductory background as well as highly sophisticated information on current and future directions of research. Exploring the interplay between academic and industrial research, the investment community, and non-profit contributors, the book also examines the practical realities of preclinical testing, clinical testing strategies, and, ultimately, clinical usage.
• Frontiers in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Medicinal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Biotechnology
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This book introduces the field of analysis on Riemann manifolds and uses the tools of Sobolev imbedding and heat kernel estimates to study Ricci flows with surgeries. It first discusses Sobolev inequalities in various settings, including the Euclidean case, the Riemannian case, and the Ricci flow case. The text then explores several applications and ramifications, such as heat kernel estimates, Perelman’s W entropies and Sobolev inequality with surgeries, and the proof of Hamilton’s little loop conjecture with surgeries. Using these tools, the author presents a unified approach to the Poincaré conjecture that clarifies and simplifies Perelman’s original proof.
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Mathematical Analysis
Geometry
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Edited by renowned protein scientist and bestselling author Roger Lundblad with the assistance of Fiona Macdonald of CRC Press, this revised CD-ROM version of a venerable handbook gathers information not easily obtained from any single reference source. It provides basic and updated information on proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and carbohydrates. Presented in an organized, concise, and simple-to-use format, this popular reference allows quick access to the most frequently used data. It covers a wide range of topics including amino acids, peptides, synthetic poly acids, vitamins, coenzymes, proteomics, genomics, and cell biology, as well as physical and chemical data. It also details the properties of commonly used biochemicals and laboratory solvents.
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Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
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Following in the tradition of its predecessors, this third edition continues to offer a practical, example-based exploration of a critical topic, maintaining academic rigor but eschewing complicated calculations. It discusses the world’s current energy consumption and the role of renewable energy in the future, examines exothermic reactions, uses Mathcad ® to calculate a plot of Gibbs energy, explains the Lambda sensor, and employs FactSage software to calculate and describe the production of silicon in an arc (oven) furnace. This latest edition re-works problems that have proven to be the most difficult for students and adds several new ones to further amplify complex areas.
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Thermodynamics
Physical Chemistry
Statistical Physics
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Emphasizing the use of WinBUGS and R to analyze real data, this text presents statistical tools to address scientific questions. It highlights foundational issues in statistics, the importance of making accurate predictions, and the need for scientists and statisticians to collaborate in analyzing data. The authors cover a large number of statistical models, explore numerical approximations via MCMC simulation, and include numerous exercises and real-world examples. The WinBUGS code provided offers a convenient platform to model and analyze a wide range of data. Code and other materials are available on the book’s website.
• Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science
Statistics for the Biological Sciences
Statistics & Computing
Statistical Theory & Methods
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Written by HPC experts, this book provides a solid introduction to current mainstream computer architecture, dominant parallel programming models, and useful optimization strategies for scientific HPC. It facilitates an intuitive understanding of performance limitations without relying on heavy computer science knowledge. The authors highlight the importance of performance modeling of applications on all levels of a system’s architecture and include numerous case studies drawn from their experiences in HPC user support, performance optimization, and benchmarking. Downloadable code and an annotated bibliography are available on the book’s website.
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