Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery Systems

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Polymers for Controlled Drug Delivery

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MEMS-based Transdermal Drug Delivery

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Microneedles The Future of Drug Delivery

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Nanoparticles in Diagnosis Drug Delivery and Nanotherapeutics

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Continuous Delivery 2.0 Business-leading DevOps Essentials

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Drug Delivery Fundamentals and Applications Second Edition

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Biodrug Delivery Systems Fundamentals Applications and Clinical Development

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Bionanomaterials for Biosensors Drug Delivery and Medical Applications

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Biomaterials for Cell Delivery Vehicles in Regenerative Medicine

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Medical Innovation Concepts Delivery and the Future of Healthcare

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Cognitive Sensors and IoT Architecture Deployment and Data Delivery

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Inhaled Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Asthma and COPD

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Stem Cell Labeling for Delivery and Tracking Using Noninvasive Imaging

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Marketing IT Products and Services

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Advances in the Human Side of Service Engineering

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Earth Observation of Ecosystem Services

A balanced review of differing approaches based on remote sensing tools and methods to assess and monitor biodiversity carbon and water cycles and the...

Insects and Sustainability of Ecosystem Services

With few exceptions insects are perceived in industrialized countries as undesirable pests. In reality relatively few insects interfere with us or our...

Production Economics Evaluating Costs of Operations in Manufacturing and Service Industries

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The Medical Examiner Service A Practical Guide for England and Wales

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Integrated Services Digital Network From Concept To Application

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The Telecom Handbook Understanding Telephone Systems and Services

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Design for Six Sigma in Product and Service Development Applications and Case Studies

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Introductory Semiconductor Device Physics

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The Future of Wireless Networks Architectures Protocols and Services

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Advances in Web-based GIS Mapping Services and Applications

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Handbook of Medical Device Design

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Epidemic Risk Analysis and Assessment in Transport Services COVID-19 and Other Viruses

Accurate and fully explicit mathematical models and derivations make the proposed method truly universal irrespective of the geographical location and...

Introductory Nanoelectronics Physical Theory and Device Analysis

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Medical Device Quality Assurance and Regulatory Compliance

Acquaints developers of medical devices with the basic concepts and major issues of medical quality assurance and regulatory documents describes the r...

User-Centric and Information-Centric Networking and Services Access Networks Storage and Cloud Perspective

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5G Mobile Communications Concepts and Technologies

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Analysis and Management of Productivity and Efficiency in Production Systems for Goods and Services

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An In-Depth Guide to Mobile Device Forensics

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Managing Service Education and Knowledge Management in the Knowledge Economic Era Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Man

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Design Controls for the Medical Device Industry Third Edition

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Mobile Point-of-Care Monitors and Diagnostic Device Design

Efficient mobile systems that allow for vital sign monitoring and disease diagnosis at the point of care can help combat issues such as rising healthc...

Human Factors Challenges in Emergency Management Enhancing Individual and Team Performance in Fire and Emergency Services

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Quantum Mechanics An Introduction for Device Physicists and Electrical Engineers

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Semiconductor Nanocrystals and Metal Nanoparticles Physical Properties and Device Applications

Semiconductor nanocrystals and metal nanoparticles are the building blocks of the next generation of electronic optoelectronic and photonic devices. C...

Advances in Mobile Cloud Computing Systems

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Wind Turbine Technology

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Introductory Science of Alcoholic Beverages Beer Wine and Spirits

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Handbook of Optoelectronic Device Modeling and Simulation Fundamentals Materials Nanostructures LEDs and Amplifiers Vol. 1

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Insurance Technology Handbook

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Swine Production and Management

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Wind Loading of Structures

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Smart Manufacturing Factory Artificial-Intelligence-Driven Customized Manufacturing

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Hard Rock Mine Reclamation From Prediction to Management of Acid Mine Drainage

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ISO 13485:2016 A Complete Guide to Quality Management in the Medical Device Industry Second Edition

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Cloud Security Concepts Applications and Perspectives

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Cloud Reliability Engineering Technologies and Tools

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Medical Generalism Now Reclaiming the Knowledge Work of Modern Practice

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The Science of Wind Power

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Handbook of Optoelectronic Device Modeling and Simulation Lasers Modulators Photodetectors Solar Cells and Numerical Methods Vol. 2

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Validation Standard Operating Procedures A Step by Step Guide for Achieving Compliance in the Pharmaceutical Medical Device and Biotech

Spanning every critical element of validation for any pharmaceutical diagnostic medical device or equipment and biotech product this Second Edition gu...

Software Defined Networking Design and Deployment

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Artificial Intelligence Fintech and Financial Inclusion

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Public Transit Planning and Operation Modeling Practice and Behavior Second Edition

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Area-Wide Management of Fruit Fly Pests

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Performance of DFIG and PMSG Wind Turbines

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Structural Building Design Wind and Flood Loads

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Health Care Needs Assessment The Epidemiologically Based Needs Assessment Reviews v. 2 First Series

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A Practical Approach to WBEM/CIM Management

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Intelligence in IoT-enabled Smart Cities

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Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook

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Hybrid Anisotropic Materials for Wind Power Turbine Blades

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Optimization Techniques and their Applications to Mine Systems

This book describes the fundamental and theoretical concepts of optimization algorithms in a systematic manner along with their potential applications...

Spoil to Soil: Mine Site Rehabilitation and Revegetation

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The Combination Products Handbook A Practical Guide for Combination Products and Other Combined Use Systems

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Safety and Quality in Medical Transport Systems Creating an Effective Culture

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Cyber Resilience in Critical Infrastructure

Critical infrastructure sectors are those whose assets systems and networks whether physical or virtual are deemed so important to nations that their ...

Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Technology 4th Edition Health Technology Management

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Medical Devices A Practical Guide

An overview of the wide variety of medical devices that are an integral part of clinical practice this practical book includes descriptions of medical...

Winemaking Basics and Applied Aspects

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Advanced Controls for Wind Driven Doubly Fed Induction Generators

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21st Century Nanoscience – A Handbook Industrial Applications (Volume Nine)

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Design of Wind and Earthquake Resistant Reinforced Concrete Buildings

Design of Wind and Earthquake Resistant Reinforced Concrete Buildings explains wind and seismic design issues of RCC buildings in brief and provides d...

Wind and Earthquake Resistant Buildings Structural Analysis and Design

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Wind and Solar Power Systems Design Analysis and Operation

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Wind Energy Systems Solutions for Power Quality and Stabilization

Unlike conventional power plants wind plants emit no air pollutants or greenhouse gases—and wind energy is a free renewable resource. However the indu...

Primary Health Care and Population Mortality

Population health management is being increasingly adopted by health systems yet the importance of primary health care in influencing population morta...

Small Wind Turbines for Electricity and Irrigation Design and Construction

This practical book deals with the technology of small-power wind turbines as opposed to widely diffused industrial wind turbines and wind farms. It c...

Design of Internet of Things

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Tackling Obesity and Overweight Matters in Health and Social Care

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Injury Illustrated How Medical Images Win Legal Cases

Cloud Data Center Network Architectures and Technologies

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Heterogenous Computational Intelligence in Internet of Things

We have seen a sharp increase in the development of data transfer techniques in the networking industry over the past few years. We can see that the p...

Urban Soils

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Handbook of Zinc Oxide and Related Materials Volume Two Devices and Nano-Engineering

Through their application in energy-efficient and environmentally friendly devices zinc oxide (ZnO) and related classes of wide gap semiconductors inc...

Design in Modular Construction

Modular construction can dramatically improve efficiency in construction through factory production of pre-engineered building units and their deliver...

Rock Mass Stability Around Underground Excavations in a Mine A Case Study

Stability of underground excavations is of great importance to an operating mine because it ensures the safety of the working people and operating equ...

MIMO Power Line Communications Narrow and Broadband Standards EMC and Advanced Processing

One of the first publications of its kind in the exciting field of multiple input multiple output (MIMO) power line communications (PLC) MIMO Power Li...

Project Management of Large Software-Intensive Systems

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Nanomedicine in Health and Disease

The nanosciences are a rapidly expanding field of research with a wide applicability to all areas of health and disease prevention. This book covers t...

Pervasive Communications Handbook

In an emergency availability of the pervasive communications environment could mean the difference between life and death. Possibly one of the first g...

Modelling and Analysis of Fine Sediment Transport in Wave-Current Bottom Boundary Layer

The evolution and utilization of estuarine and coastal regions are greatly restricted by sediment problems. This thesis aims to better understand fine...

Post-Fermentation and -Distillation Technology Stabilization Aging and Spoilage

While most wine and spirits books focus on vineyard and crop management or fermentation and distillation processes few address critical post process a...

Biogenic Nanomaterial for Health and Environment

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Sodium Fast Reactors with Closed Fuel Cycle

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