With this manual for choosing the right trees in the central valley region of California, prospective planters can weigh their options and pick the...

In Chapter One, Andrea Doris Kupferschmid, PhD explains a wide range of tree reactions to ungulate browsing based on six proposed factors. The effe...

Environmental organizations and fishermen generally have opposed development of offshore aquaculture. They assert that poorly regulated aquaculture...

This book depicts the trials and tribulations when trying to restore speech to Erik who was locked-in (paralyzed and mute) at age 16. We implanted ...

Uric acid is the end-product of the purine metabolism in human beings. Most of this substance is in the form of monosodium urate in compartments wi...

This book presents new developments in the study of the chemical stage of a radiobiological mechanism. The biological effect of ionizing particles ...

This is a book that has been divided into 9 chapters, including information on the recovery of highly valuable compounds for microalgae. The author...

Vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer's disease in older adults. The term refers to a group of syndromes cau...

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the most potent and specific angiogenic factors. The physiologic roles of VEGF in humans includ...

Vasopressin is a hormone involved in water balance and osmoregulation. It is produced by the hypothalamus and released by the neuro-pituitary. In t...

The American Midwest is an ideal place to grow a huge variety of vegetables, and there are plenty of healthful and economic benefits to having your...

This is a comprehensive monograph on the problems of intoxication incurred by snake venom. This publication is primarily intended for those at all ...

This book is comprised of important contributions from expert researchers around the world concerning the biology of animals from a variety of appr...

Vestibular schwannoma is a rare benign tumor arising from VIII cranial nerve. Its localisation into internal auditory canal and cerebello-pontine a...

Dogs eat grass, and so do cats. Every pet owner must have noticed the grass-eating behavior of their pets. Since wild dogs and cats eat grass too, ...

Intermediate filaments (IFs) are among the main cytoskeleton components in most animal cells, being intermediate in diameter between microtubules a...

This book describes the seven different classification of viruses, including their effects on common human diseases (i.e., common cold, chicken pox...

Why do plants need to be watered and what good does the wood in its trunk do for the tree? The root, stem, leaf, flower and seed -- all the parts t...

The visual thalamus conveys visual information detected by the retina to the visual cortex along parallel pathways with distinct anatomical and phy...

In mammals, vitamin B12 (also called cobalamin (Cbl)) is involved in several metabolic pathways and necessary for the proliferation and survival of...

This book summarises current data on the architecture, structure-function relationships, reaction mechanisms and active site coupling in multienzym...