Prions: The New Biology of Proteins

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This volume offers a well-organized overview of prion-related diseases. It reviews the symptoms, epidemiology, and neuropathology of the disease, and focuses on the idea that TSEs result from a novel mechanism involving transmission by replication of the misfolding of a single protein. The author, a renowned innovator in the area of neurodegenerative diseases, examines the structure, conversion, and mechanism of prion propagation and details its cellular biology. He also looks at other diseases that display folding aberrations, considers how common such aberrations are, and speculates on the impact of prions on broader areas of biology, public health, and biotechnological strategies.

Prions: The New Biology of Proteins.(Book review): An article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Prions: The New Biology of Proteins.(Book review): An article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Ermias D. Belay
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000S9NXMA
Release Date: 2007-06-20

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This digital document is an article from Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by Thomson Gale on June 1, 2007. The length of the article is 537 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Prions: The New Biology of Proteins.(Book review)
Author: Ermias D. Belay
Publication: Emerging Infectious Diseases (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 13 Issue: 6 Page: 959(1)

Article Type: Book review

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Although primarily concerned with the treatment of wastewater and water quality, publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) are required to be in compliance with the Federal Clean Air Act and an increasingly stringent series of Clean Air Act Amendments to control emissions of odors, criteria pollutants, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). How POTWs demonstrate, document, or show compliance with federal and state or local quality laws and regulations can vary significantly from POTW to POTW and from state to state. VOC Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants: Characterization, Control, and Compliance provides the tools, concepts, policies, and information required to develop an air quality compliance plan and to assess the labor and capital requirements to maintain the plan's viability. With contributions from a panel of experts and authoritative editorial guidance, the book reflects many viewpoints and approaches based on various air quality compliance and assessment conditions and experiences. The editors use this body of knowledge to develop a clear picture of how to design, set up, and maintain a successful air quality compliance program. Building on this foundation, VOC Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants: Characterization, Control, and Compliance shows you how to create a comprehensive, complete program that includes POTW-specific air emissions inventory information, measurement techniques, and viable control options.

Experimental Organometallic Chemistry: A Practicum in Synthesis and Characterization (Acs Symposium Series)

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Experimental Organometallic Chemistry: A Practicum in Synthesis and Characterization (Acs Symposium Series)

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ASIN: 0841214387

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Offers the latest synthetic methodology and characterization techniques used in organometallic chemistry. Describes specialized techniques for difficult synthesis, as well as handling and sampling techniques used by leading experimentalists worldwide. Provides timely, useful information for any scientist who handles or characterizes organometallic compounds.

Heavy Hydrocarbon Resources: Characterization, Upgrading, and Utilization (Acs Symposium Series)

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Heavy Hydrocarbon Resources: Characterization, Upgrading, and Utilization (Acs Symposium Series)

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ASIN: 0841238790

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This book discusses recent research and developments related to characterization and utilization of petroleum-derived asphaltenes. Chapters cover computer simulation of physical density and thermal properties, precise measurements of molecular weights of asphaltene, estimation of structural parameter distribution, characterization of refractory sulfur compounds, hydrotreatment, cracking, visbreaking, and coking reactivities. In petroleum industries, heavy petroleum residue due to enhanced oil recovery is becoming a serious problem. Heavy oils cause problems during oil production and refining processes. Increased viscosities reduce, or even stop, the flow of oil during oil production. Meanwhile in refining processes, their undesired precipitation, high tendency to form coke, and catalyst deactivation and poisoning should be involved.

Biologically Active Molecules: Identification, Characterization and Synthesis : Proceedings of a Seminar on Chemistry of Biologically Active Compound

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Biologically Active Molecules: Identification, Characterization and Synthesis : Proceedings of a Seminar on Chemistry of Biologically Active Compound

Manufacturer: Springer
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Cellulose Derivatives: Modification, Characterization, and Nanostructures (Acs Symposium Series)

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Cellulose Derivatives: Modification, Characterization, and Nanostructures (Acs Symposium Series)

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With contributions from many of the leaders in the field, this volume describes polysaccharide derivatives and new methods with unusual derivatives. It also highlights methods for modifying cellulose, nature's most abundant polymer, to make it accessible for numerous materials and products.

Characterization and Control of Odours and VOC in the Process Industries

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Characterization and Control of Odours and VOC in the Process Industries
S. Vigneron , and J. Hermia
Manufacturer: Elsevier Publishing Company
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The characterization of chemical purity: Organic compounds [produced by the] International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Division, ... Physiocochemical Measurements and Standards

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The characterization of chemical purity: Organic compounds [produced by the] International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Physical Chemistry Division, ... Physiocochemical Measurements and Standards
L. A. K Staveley
Manufacturer: Butterworths
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Characterization of Compounds in Solution - Theory and Practice

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Characterization of Compounds in Solution - Theory and Practice
William H. Streng
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ASIN: 0306465957

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While there are many topics which can be included in a discussion on solution properties of compounds, the following are the most critical in the area of Pharmaceutics: equilibrium constants, partition coefficients, general solubility, solubility in protic solvents, and solution stability. This is the only book to address all of these areas. The purpose of this text is to bring together these topics in a logical and concise manner.

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Characterization of Organic Compounds
F. Wild
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Characterization of Organic Compounds
Samuel M Mcelvain
Manufacturer: MACMILLAN CO
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000Q61ULQ

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The material in this book is situated at the juncture of the automata theory, logic, computational complexity and semigroup theory. The first part of the book is devoted to the algebraic characterization of the regular languages definable in many different logical theories. This includes older results of Büchi on monadic second-order language, and of McNaughton and Papert on first-order logic and star-free languages, as well as many more recent developments that have never been treated in book form. The second part presents the recently-discovered connections between the algebraic theory of the automata and the complexity theory of small-depth circuits.

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This book studies the relationship between automata and monadic second-order logic, focusing on classes of automata that describe the concurrent behavior of distributed systems. It provides a unifying theory of communicating automata and their logical properties. Based on Hanf's Theorem and Thomas's graph acceptors, it develops a result that allows us to characterize many popular models of distributed computation in terms of the existential fragment of monadic second-order logic. In particular, the book covers finite automata, asynchronous (cellular) automata, communicating finite-state machines, and lossy channel systems. Model behavior is described using graphs and partial orders, leading to the notions of Mazurkiewicz traces, message sequence charts, and live sequence charts. This book is suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate courses on advanced automata theory, concurrency and communication issues. It can also be used as a reference by researchers concerned with the formal modeling of concurrent systems. Some knowledge of automata theory is a prerequisite. Numerous exercises, chapter summaries, and suggested reading allow for self-study, while the book is supported with a website containing course material and solutions.

Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing: 7th International Conference, ICA3PP 2007, Hangzhou, China, June 11-14, 2007, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing: 7th International Conference, ICA3PP 2007, Hangzhou, China, June 11-14, 2007, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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ASIN: 3540729046

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Algorithms and Architectures for Parallel Processing, ICA3PP 2007, held in Hangzhou, China in June 2007.

The 39 revised full papers presented together with 1 keynote talk and 3 invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 176 submissions. Focussing on two broad areas of parallel and distributed computing, i.e., architectures, algorithms and networks, and systems and applications, the papers are organized in topical sections on parallel algorithms, parallel architecture, grid computing, peer-to-peer technologies, and advanced network technologies.

Automata and Languages: Theory and Applications

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Automata and Languages: Theory and Applications
Alexander Meduna
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ASIN: 1852330740

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Automata and Languages presents a step-by-step development of the theory of automata, languages and computation. Intended to be used as the basis of an introductory course to this theory at both junior and senior levels, the text is organized in such a way as to allow the design of various courses based on selected material. Areas featured in the book include:- * basic models of computation * formal languages and their properties * computability, decidability and complexity * a discussion of the modern trends in the theory of automata and formal languages * design of programming languages, including the development of a new programming language * compiler design, including the construction of a complete compiler Alexander Meduna uses clear definitions, easy-to-follow proofs and helpful examples to make formerly obscure concepts easy to understand. He also includes challenging exercises and programming projects to enhance the reader's comprehension, and, to put the theory firmly into a 'real world' context, he presents lots of realistic illustrations and applications in practical computer science.

Automata Implementation: 4th International Workshop on Implementing Automata, WIA'99 Potsdam, Germany, July 17-19, 2001 Revised Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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Automata Implementation: 4th International Workshop on Implementing Automata, WIA'99 Potsdam, Germany, July 17-19, 2001 Revised Papers (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

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ASIN: 3540428127

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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Implementing Automata, WIA'99, held in Potsdam, Germany, in July 1999.The 16 revised full papers presented were carefully selected and improved during two rounds of reviewing and revision. The papers are devoted to issues of implementing automata of various types important for areas such as parsing, finite languages, computational linguistics, speech recognition, image and signal processing, and systems analysis.

The Behaviour and Simplicity of Finite Moore Automata

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The Behaviour and Simplicity of Finite Moore Automata
Andras Adam
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Finite Automata
Mark V. Lawson
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ASIN: 1584882557

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Interest in finite automata theory continues to grow, not only because of its applications in computer science, but also because of more recent applications in mathematics, particularly group theory and symbolic dynamics. The subject itself lies on the boundaries of mathematics and computer science, and with a balanced approach that does justice to both aspects, this book provides a well-motivated introduction to the mathematical theory of finite automata. The first half of Finite Automata focuses on the computer science side of the theory and culminates in Kleene's Theorem, which the author proves in a variety of ways to suit both computer scientists and mathematicians. In the second half, the focus shifts to the mathematical side of the theory and constructing an algebraic approach to languages. Here the author proves two main results: Schützenberger's Theorem on star-free languages and the variety theorem of Eilenberg and Schützenberger. Accessible even to students with only a basic knowledge of discrete mathematics, this treatment develops the underlying algebra gently but rigorously, and nearly 200 exercises reinforce the concepts. Whether your students' interests lie in computer science or mathematics, the well organized and flexible presentation of Finite Automata provides a route to understanding that you can tailor to their particular tastes and abilities.

Finite Automata Play the Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma MSRI 00517-86

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Finite Automata Play the Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma MSRI 00517-86
A Rubinstein
Manufacturer: Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KGOURS

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Finite Automata with Markers - TR 12
Pei Hsia
Manufacturer: Univ of Texas
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ASIN: B000J4WQ2M

Finite Automata, Their Algebras and Grammars: Towards a Theory of Formal Expressions

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Brillliant and Alluring!
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Finite Automata, Their Algebras and Grammars: Towards a Theory of Formal Expressions
J. Richard Buchi
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Brillliant and Alluring!.......2002-04-04

I love this book. Richard Buchi has a very fresh and unique approach to the subject that I find absolutely en-trancing. It is easy to get caught up in the theory as he builds it slowly, methodically, but elegantly. Most of all, the theory he builds is very beautiful and joyful to behold. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to expand their horizons and take a fresh magical journey into the world of finite automata and their algebras. Definitely not to be missed and very good "read". I wish everyone could have this book on their bookshelves.

this book needs another book to explain it.......2000-09-08

not as i expected to be

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Based on the highly praised second edition of The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, this is the only concise guide to ancient Greek and Roman literature available in paperback. Complete with translations of all Greek and Latin words, it is ideal for anyone interested in the classical world and its literary heritage. In addition to accounts of the lives and works of key authors, entries on important characters, plot summaries, and details of the development of such literary forms as comedy and tragedy, the Companion also offers comprehensive historical, political, social, and artistic background information.

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I never got it.......2007-09-30

If Harris Media ever sends this product to me, I will review it. Until then, I have entered complaints everywhere. It has been recommended on sites for GRE Subject Test in Literature preparation. I wish it took less than a month to receive it. Then I might have something to say... Except never ever order from Harris Media.

very useful book.......2001-08-08

Much better than the older version "The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature"( by Sir Paul Harvey ). Although it has neither maps nor illustrations , it contains more abundant entries & contents.

I recommend the book for everybody from a young puppil to an aged scholar.

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