Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, 10th Edition (3 Vols Set)

Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, 10th Edition (3 Vols Set)

Wiley-Interscience | 2008 | ISBN: 0471743380 | 6236 pages | PDF | 201 Mb

First published in 1938, this desktop science encyclopedia has been published in two volumes beginning with the sixth edition. It is edited by Douglas Considine and Glenn Considine. Distinguished in their respective fields of engineering and information management, they are also the editors of several other well-known technical reference books (e.g., Van Nostrand Reinhold Encyclopedia of Chemistry). Approximately 250 scientists, engineers, and educators from eight different countries contributed to this new edition.

Van Nostrand's covers the six general areas of earth and space sciences, life sciences, energy and environmental science, materials science, physics and chemistry, and mathematics and information sciences. Where appropriate, entries have an identifying tag (e.g., Bond [Chemical]). The length of entries varies from one sentence (Aeolian Tones) to 11 pages (Climate). Only the longer entries are signed by their authors and have appended reading lists. The entries appear to be current. For example, Jupiter mentions the Ulysses satellite flyby of the planet in 1992, and 13 new readings have been added to its bibliography. Telescope has been expanded from 8 to 12 pages, has several new illustrations, and its bibliography is twice as long. This entry mentions the 1993 corrections to the Hubble Space Telescope. Similarly, the coverage under Television has been expanded to include a discussion of high-definition television, with mention of developments as recent as 1994. This work does not contain any biographies. Information on symbols and mathematical conversions is found under Units and Standards.

This encyclopedia has a good history of revision. A comparison with the previous edition shows that about 200 new pages have been added to the text. There are approximately 7,300 entries, an increase of several hundred. Throughout the text are many appropriately placed black-and-white photographs, line drawings, tables, charts, and diagrams. In the past this work has been criticized for the quality of its illustrations. There are several instances in this new edition of attempts to improve the contrast and size of photographs.

The index now appears at the end of each volume so the volumes can be used independently. A sampling determined that there are approximately 12,600 index entries and more than 5,300 cross-references in the text. This dual system of cross-references and indexing is barely adequate.


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Molecular Biology of Cell

Molecular Biology of Cell

Molecular Biology of the Cell is the classic in-depth text reference in cell biology. By extracting the fundamental concepts from this enormous and ever-growing field, the authors tell the story of cell biology, and create a coherent framework through which non-expert readers may approach the subject. Written in clear and concise language, and beautifully illustrated, the book is enjoyable to read, and it provides a clear sense of the excitement of modern biology. Molecular Biology of the Cell sets forth the current understanding of cell biology (completely updated as of Autumn 2001), and it explores the intriguing implications and possibilities of the great deal that remains unknown.
The hallmark features of previous editions continue in the Fourth Edition. The book is designed with a clean and open, single-column layout. The art program maintains a completely consistent format and style, and includes over 1,600 photographs, electron micrographs, and original drawings by the authors. Clear and concise concept headings introduce each section. Every chapter contains extensive references. Most important, every chapter has been subjected to a rigorous, collaborative revision process where, in addition to incorporating comments from expert reviewers, each co-author reads and reviews the other authors' prose. The result is a truly integrated work with a single authorial voice.

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Dale and Appelbes Pharmacy Law and Ethics, 9th Edition

Dale and Appelbes Pharmacy Law and Ethics, 9th Edition
Pharmaceutical Press | 2009 | ISBN: 0853698279 | 553 pages | PDF | 1,9 MB

This is a comprehensive guide to law and ethics for pharmacy practice in the UK. “Dale and Appelbe’s Pharmacy Law and Ethics” has become established as the standard student textbook and reference work on this subject in the UK. A knowledge of pharmacy law is a substantial and compulsory component of the undergraduate and pre-registration pharmacy syllabus in the UK and changes to the syllabus and practice require the text to be updated regularly. This revised edition provides a comprehensive guide to the law that affects the practice of pharmacy and the use of medicines in Great Britain, and complete coverage of the pharmacy undergraduate and pre-registration syllabus and British law relating to medicines and poisons.
Gordon E. Appelbe, Joy Wingfield, “Dale and Appelbe’s Pharmacy Law and Ethics, 9th Edition”


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Pathology and Therapeutics for Pharmacists

 
Pathology and Therapeutics for Pharmacists

This is the textbook for undergraduate pharmacists which takes an integrated approach to the pathophysiological and pharmacotherapeutic principles underlying the treatment of disease. This new edition of “Pathology and Therapeutics for Pharmacists” has been completely revised and updated to reflect advances in therapeutic practice and in the understanding of many disease states.
Taking an integrated approach to the pathophysiological and pharmacotherapeutic principles underlying the treatment of disease, it is based on many years’ experience of teaching one of the pioneering undergraduate clinical pharmacy courses in the UK. “Pathology and Therapeutics for Pharmacists” is an essential textbook for undergraduate pharmacists and should be of considerable interest to practising pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. Changes to the third edition include: a new chapter on haematological disease; incorporation of evidence based national and international therapeutic guidelines; the addition of thyroid disease in the endocrine chapter; a thoroughly revised chapter on pathological processes; and, re-ordered chapters to reflect British National Formulary sequence.

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The Constituents of Medicinal Plants

The Constituents of Medicinal Plants

Easy to understand introduction to the chemistry of medicinal plants
Includes over 100 diagrams
Refers to original research studies and clinical trials
Refers to plants commonly used by herbalists throughout Europe, North America and Australasia

During recent years herbal medicine has become an increasingly scientifically based system of healing. Due to demands from both the public and medical establishments, studies leading to the scientific explanation of plant therapeutic capabilities are allowing this practice to gain increasing credibility and acceptance within the medical community.

This book provides an introduction to the complex area of plant constituents and the therapeutic activities associated with them.

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Pharmacognosy and Pharmaco-biotechnology

Pharmacognosy and Pharmaco-biotechnology, 2nd Edition

The legendary success, appreciation, and reliability of the First Edition of Pharmacognosy and Pharmacobiotechnology since 2003 by its august readers has prompted and encouraged the author to bring out the Second Edition, which has undergone a thorough revision, modification, and expansion of the entire text content consisting of Fifteen Chapters. Bearing in mind the latest developments in the field of Pharmacognosy vis–vis the mode of teaching pattern with specific emphasis upon the ever-increasing advancements accomplished in the field of Phytochemistry as well as Pharmacobiotechnology, the exclusive contents of this compendium has been updated judiciously.

The Second Edition contains Five additional new chapters, namely : Nutraceuticals;(Enzymes and Protein Drugs; Biomedicinal from Plant Tissue Cultures;) Hi-Tech Products from Plant Sources; and Indian Traditional Herbal Drugs.

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Encyclopedia of Chromatography

Encyclopedia of Chromatography

A convenient source of information for workers in analytical chemistry, experimental biology, physics, and engineering, this second edition stands as is a clear guide to specific chromatographic techniques and principles. It provides a basic introduction to the science and technology of the method and covers an abundance of updated topics, applications, and key references to the recent literature. It includes over 400 cross-referenced articles with more than 80 entirely new articles and over 250 revisions, and many new discussions on emerging technologies and applications in chromatography. Numerous tables and figures illustrate technical points and applications presented in the text.


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Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Third Edition

Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology, Third Edition

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY is concerned with providing qualitative and quantitative information about the chemical and structural composition of a sample of matter. A huge variety of samples, from high concentrations of elements in alloy steels to part-per-billion levels of drugs in biological tissue, are handled by the analyst. The field is founded on the conversion of a measured physical property of the species being examined to a usable signal. It is generally divided into two categories, classical and instrumental, on the basis of its historical development. The overall strategy is to prepare a sample correctly, choose a particular method of analysis, and report the results in a meaningful format, which may include a statistical evaluation.

Although almost a decade has passed since the second edition of this work was published, this encyclopedia’s reputation as a high-quality scholarly work has not diminished. Guided by an advisory board comprising leading researchers (including eight Nobel laureates), editor in chief Meyers (Ramtech, Inc.) used a peer review process that produced over 780 articles written by experts. The coverage in this third edition has expanded to include molecular biology, biochemistry, and biotechnology. The decision to eliminate articles on military technology contributed to the deletion of about 200 articles; however, nearly 300 articles were added to cover new topics such as molecular electronics, nanostructured materials, tissue engineering, superstring theory, and the World Wide Web. The remaining articles were either updated or rewritten. Averaging 17-18 pages in length, the well-written articles present detailed information in a logical, organized manner. All follow a basic format: outline, glossary, defining statement, main body, cross references, and bibliography. A separate volume contains a list of contents by broad subject area, a relational index with groupings of connected articles, and the traditional subject index. The 20-volume McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (LJ 9/1/97) focuses on a broader range of scientific disciplines and a broader audience, so its articles are generally shorter and less detailed. With an intended audience of scientists and engineers and an emphasis on the physical sciences and technology, this encyclopedia aims to provide in-depth, authoritative coverage without limiting the mathematical treatment to algebra. This is an excellent source for students and researchers needing an overview of a particular subject. Highly recommended for academic and other types of libraries with significant science/technology collections.


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xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference

xPharm: The Comprehensive Pharmacology Reference

xPharm, a state of the art, online, comprehensive pharmacology reference work. xPharm is comprised of four searchable and highly interlinked databases covering molecular Targets, including receptors, enzymes, transporters and ion channels, chemical Agents, including both drugs and endogenous compounds, clinical Disorders, and basic pharmacological Principles.

xPharm is designed to exploit the advantages provided by online publishing in allowing a user to customize information retrieval by quickly identifying and linking data from a large reference work. In addition, electronic publishing permits timely updates, which are not possible with printed material. xPharm is unique in that it was constructed from the beginning as an online reference work, rather than trying to adapt a print product to an online venue.

The idea for four databases was driven by the fact that Agents, including drugs, which are the core of pharmacology, act at molecular Targets to treat Disorders. The Principles database is included as a repository of information fundamental to the discipline but generally independent of the chemical entity, site of action, or clinical use. Each xPharm record is composed and reviewed by experts and the information placed within a highly structured format consistent within each database.

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New Drug Development: Design, Methodology, and Analysis

New Drug Development: Design, Methodology, and Analysis

This book provides an overview of the wide spectrum of activities involved in developing a new therapeutic drug. This spectrum starts with the initial stages of identifying a potentially useful drug candidate and concludes with the detailed monitoring of the drug’s safety after it has been approved for marketing and is being prescribed for a large number of patients throughout the country.

In between, it includes lead optimization, nonclinical and clinical evaluations of the drug’s safety and efficacy profiles, and manufacturing considerations. The second part of the book’s title, Design, Methodology, and Analysis, indicates the book’s focus on the collection, analysis, and interpretation of numerical representations of information throughout this drug development process.

The book is written with two groups of readers in mind. The first is entry level professionals in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and contract research organization industries and seasoned clinical research professionals who wish to refresh their knowledge in areas outside their immediate area of expertise. The second is students of clinical research, pharmacy, medicine, and allied health professions.

For the first audience, the book provides an introduction to new drug development and a core reference for discussions you will have with many members of study teams with whom you will work. These include professional statisticians and biomedical data scientists, clinical research associates, clinical monitors, clinical trial investigators, clinical trial administrators, managers, and coordinators, project managers, data managers, clinical scientists, regulatory affairs professionals, clinical operations specialists, medical writers, nurses, pharmacists, and medical safety officers. As well as becoming an expert at your own job, you will benefit greatly from being able to converse with all of these colleagues, and you will therefore become a much more valuable employee to your company.

For professors who may wish to consider using this book as a student textbook, several comments are appropriate. First, the book is the result of a course I teach in the Master of Science in Clinical Research degree program offered by Campbell University School of Pharmacy’s Department of Clinical Research. Given the department’s location in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, next to world class pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and contract research organizations, study design and analysis are discussed in the context of pharmaceutical clinical trials. The fourteen chapters fit well with this semesterlong course. Second, the vast majority of references are books and book chapters, and these provide easily accessible sources of further information and resources for more detailed study. In addition, a list of Additional Resources for Training Executives and Professors is provided in the Appendix, indicating several books that may be particularly helpful as supplementary materials for lectures or may be designated as recommended additional reading for students. Third, PowerPoint slides for teaching support are available as detailed at the end of this preface.

Numerical information utilized in the drug development process takes many forms. Its collection and analysis vary from context to context, and its interpretation facilitates informed decision making. Study design and experimental methodology are concerned with the collection of optimum quality data, and analysis and interpretation are concerned with determining and interpreting the meaning of these data. Since the discipline of Statistics is concerned with design, methodology, and analysis, the book provides a conceptual introduction to Statistics and illustrates its important role in the new drug development process. For readers who may start to feel a little queasy at the very mention of the word “Statistics,” please rest assured that this book is not a traditional statistics textbook. It does not present the detailed computational steps necessary to conduct an array of individual statistical tests. Rather, the book’s chapters illustrate how the discipline of Statistics makes a central contribution to the complex process of new drug development by adopting a conceptual approach to the use of statistical analysis and the interpretation of the results obtained.

The defining goal of clinical research is to provide the evidence upon which evidence-based medicine is based. This evidence is typically provided to the clinical community in peer-reviewed clinical journal publications. A working knowledge of design, methodology, and analysis facilitates the ability to evaluate published results, distinguish well-conducted research from less well conducted research, and assess the relevance of high-quality research findings to the treatment of each individual patient.

Throughout the presentation of the material in this book author had focused on two goals. One of them is to advocate the position that design, methodology, and analysis are central characters in the process of new drug development and that “statistics” are not simply obligatory and onerous “add-ons” at the end of research studies or simply abstractions for someone else to worry about. Rather, statistical awareness is an integral component that is constructively and meaningfully woven into the very fabric of new drug development. An awareness of design, methodology, and analysis is useful to everyone involved in this research, since such awareness reminds us of the supreme importance of acquiring optimum quality data throughout the process. The second goal is to emphasize that the ultimate purpose of new drug development is to produce a biologically active drug that is safe and that effectively treats biological states of clinical concern. In a very real sense, this is a book about biology.


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Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals

Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals

This handbook is an encyclopedic treatment of chemical elements and their most important compounds intended for professionals and students in many areas of chemistry throughout the manufacturing, academic, and consulting communities. Chemicals are presented in alphabetical order in a descriptive format highlighting pertinent information on physical, chemical, and thermodynamic properties of chemicals, methods of preparation, industrial applications, chemical analyses, and toxic and hazardous properties. Synonyms, CAS Registry Numbers, brief history of discovery and natural occurrence are provided for many entries.

Handbook of Inorganic ChemicalsThe objective is to provide readers a single source for instant information about important aspects each substance. In this sense it should serve as a combination handbook and encyclopedia. Readers may note three unique features in this text. First, there is a substantial discussion of chemical reactions of all elements and many of their compounds, a practice abandoned nowadays by most modern reference and handbooks. Second, analytical methods are presented for identification and measurement of practically all entries. In many instances, the method is based on my own research
and experience. Third, a preparation method is given for all entries.

For most compounds, more than one preparative method is presented, covering both laboratory and commercial production. Also, a brief history of the discovery and early production of selected elements is presented to serve as background against which modern methods may be judged and historical perspective maintained.

It has been a hard task for authors indeed to select a limited number of compounds from among over one hundred thousand inorganic chemicals used in industry. Because of space limitations in the book, only a small number have been selected as main entries, but many more have been cited under each entry.


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Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Second Edition

Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Second Edition

Since the publication of the first edition of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology over a decade ago, a not-so-subtle shift in the meaning of the term “biotechnology” has occurred. It has come to mean something very specific, namely the development of drug substances with large protein and polypeptide molecules. These substances can be used as drugs in their own right but may also be used to manipulate cellular DNA in order to produce a required molecule that is believed to have desirable properties in the treatment of a disease. Accordingly, the second edition of this popular text reflects that change of definition by including new material that explores the development of these protein-based therapeutic substances. See what’s new in the Second Edition: · Expanded coverage of the formulation of proteins · Additional information on proteins used as drug delivery systems · Detailed discussion of interactions between proteins and phospholipids · Increased information on proteomics and gene therapy · Exploration of pulmonary administration and oral delivery of proteins · A broad review of vaccines · Discussion of genetic engineering and genomics · Challenges and issues involved in the development and the production of a drug.


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Organic Spectroscopic Analysis

Organic Spectroscopic Analysis

The aim of this textbook is not to provide you, the reader, with large numbers of correlation tables for every form of spectroscopy used by organic chemists; nor is it designed to give you an in-depth understanding of the physical processes that occur when molecules interact with electromagnetic radiation.

What authors hope to do in this textbook is to provide you with a basic understanding of how each type of spectroscopy gives rise to spectra, and how these spectra can be used to determine the structure of organic molecules. This text is aimed at undergraduate students in Years 1 and 2, and is meant to provide an introduction to organic spectroscopic analysis, leading to an appreciation of the information available from each form of spectroscopy and an ability to use spectroscopic information in the identification of organic compounds.

This book mainly concentrate upon the most commonly used techniques in organic structure determination: nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), infrared (TR) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry (MS). The amount of’ space devoted to each technique in this text is meant to be representative of their current usage for structure determination.

Finally, this book brings all of these techniques together in an attempt to show you how to go about the structure determination of an unknown compound in a (reasonably) logical manner. The main aim of this book has been to provide spectra to illustrate every point made, but do analyse fully each of the spectra in order to obtain the maximum information available.


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Applied Biopharmaceutics And Pharmacokinetics, 5th Edition

Applied Biopharmaceutics And Pharmacokinetics, 5th Edition
Edited by Leon Shargel, Susanna Wu-Pong and Andrew B.B.Yu

The primary emphasis of this book is on the application and understanding of concepts used in both bioinformatics and pharmacokinetics . Basic theoretical discussions of the principles of biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics are provided, along with illustrative examples and practice problems and solutions to help the student gain skill in practical problem solving.

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Principles and Applications of Asymmetric Synthesis

Principles and Applications of Asymmetric Synthesis

Asymmetric synthesis remains a challenge to practicing scientists as the need for enantiomerically pure or enriched compounds continues to increase. Over the last decade, a large amount of literature has been published in this field. Principles and Applications of Asymmetric Synthesis consolidates and evaluates the most useful methodologies into a one-volume resource for the convenience of practicing scientists and students.
Authored by internationally renowned scientists in the field, this reliable reference covers more than 450 reactions and includes important stoichiometric as well as catalytic asymmetric reactions. The first chapter reviews the basic principles, common nomenclature, and analytical methods, and the remainder of the book is organized according to reaction type. The text examines such topics as:

* Carbon-carbon bond formations involving carbonyls, enamines, imines, and enolates
* Asymmetric C-O bond formations including epoxidation, dihydroxylation, and aminohydroxylation
* Asymmetric synthesis using the Diels-Alder reaction and other cyclizations
* Applications to the total synthesis of natural products
* Use of enzymes in asymmetric synthesis

Practicing chemists in the pharmaceutical
, fine chemical, and agricultural professions as well as graduate students will find that Principles and Applications of Asymmetric Synthesis affords comprehensive and current coverage.


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Medical Biochemistry: Human Metabolism in Health and Disease

Medical Biochemistry: Human Metabolism in Health and Disease

Human metabolism is a key component of the basic science knowledge that underlies the practice of medicine and allied health professions. It is fundamental to understanding how the body adapts to physiologic stress, how defects in metabolism
result in disease, and why data from the clinical chemistry laboratory are useful to diagnose disease and monitor the efficacy of treatment.

Medical Biochemistry: Human Metabolism in Health and Disease Over the more than three decades that each of the authors has been teaching biochemistry to medical students, we have found students increasingly overwhelmed with details that tend to obscure rather than elucidate principles of human metabolism.

The main aim of this book was to provide students in the health professions with a concise resource that will help them understand and appreciate the functions, constituent reactions, and regulatory aspects of the core pathways that constitute human metabolism and which are responsible for maintaining homeostasis and well-being in humans. Authors tried to accomplish this by emphasizing function, regulation, and disease processes, while minimizing discussion of reaction mechanisms and details of enzyme structure.

Each chapter is organized in a consistent manner beginning with an explanation of the main functions of the pathway under discussion. Next comes a brief accounting of the cells, tissues, and organs in which the pathway is expressed and the conditions under which the normal function of the pathway is especially important. The bulk of each chapter is devoted to the reactions that account for the function of the pathway, with emphasis on key steps in the pathway. The next section of each chapter discusses the ways in which the activity of the pathway is regulated by hormones, genetic factors, or changes in the intracellular concentration of key metabolites. Each chapter concludes with a discussion of the more common and illustrative diseases that result from defects in or derangements of regulation of the pathway.

This volume is deliberately modest in size. Instead of providing exhaustive coverage of all the reactions that human cells and tissues are capable of executing, we have chosen examples that illustrate the physiologic and pathophysiologic significance of the topic. The authors’ expectation is that each chapter will be read for comprehension rather than to provide abundant fact and detail. During their subsequent education and professional careers, the readers will undoubtedly have need for more information on many topics discussed in this book.


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The Principles of Toxicology: Environmental and Industrial Applications

The Principles of Toxicology: Environmental and Industrial Applications

The field of toxicology has grown enormously since Industrial Toxicology: Safety and Health Applications in the Workplace was first published in 1985. And while the original edition was hugely popular among occupational health professionals, the time is ripe to address toxic agents not only in the industrial setting but also in the environment at large. Renamed Principles of Toxicology: Environmental and Industrial Applications, this new edition provides health protection professionals as well as environmental scientists with precise, up-to-date, practical information on how to apply the science of toxicology in both the occupational and environmental setting. Through contributions from leading experts in diverse fields, Principles of Toxicology, Second Edition features:

* Clear explanations of the fundamentals necessary for an understanding of the effects of chemical hazards on human health and ecosystems
* Coverage of occupational medicine and epidemiological issues
* The manifestation of toxic agents such as metals, pesticides, organic solvents, and natural toxins
* Special emphasis on the evaluation and control of toxic hazards
* Specific case histories on applying risk assessment methods in the modern workplace
* Ample figures, references, and a comprehensive glossary of toxicological terms


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Nutrition in Kidney Disease (Nutrition and Health series)

Nutrition in Kidney Disease (Nutrition and Health series)

This comprehensive book focuses on preventive and therapeutic nutrition approaches to kidney disease through-out the lifespan, perfectly arranged into five sections covering fundamentals, chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 1-4, CKD stage 5, nutritional needs, and nutrition extras including supplements, nutrition behavior, outcomes research, and resources. Each chapter includes learning objectives, a concise introduction, well organized, clearly presented subject matter, and summary. The book also includes 11 practical case studies. This is an excellent addition to The Nutrition and Health series because it targets chronic kidney disease, a major public health concern. It is truly a synthesis of state-of-the-art science, providing information on epidemiology, pathophysiology, metabolism, and diet therapy for kidney disease. This is an outstanding resource for healthcare professionals in academia and/or clinical practice, nutrition and allied health and medical students, nephrologists and educators. The editors are internationally recognized leaders who have designed this book to address key concepts of kidney disease and related interactions with kidney function, diet, obesity, heart disease, immune disease, renal replacement therapy, transplantation, aging, supplementation, and diabetes. They have selected specialized dieticians, professors, and physicians to author chapters.


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The Renal System At a Glance

The Renal System At a Glance

Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, and now in full-colour, The Renal System at a Glance is an accessible introduction and revision text for medical students. Fully revised and updated to reflect changes to the content and assessment methods used by medical schools, this at a Glance provides a user-friendly overview of the renal system to encapsulate all that the student needs to know.
This new edition of The Renal System at a Glance:
*Now features new self-assessment case studies with short answer questions to increase clinical relevance and reinforce learning
*Includes a new chapter ‘Chronic kidney disease and kidney disease in the elderly’
*Now includes the latest guidelines and classifications for chronic kidney disease and hypertension
*Contains full-colour artwork throughout, making the subject even easier to understand
*The companion site at www.ataglanceseries.com/renalsystem contains multiple choice questions (MCQs) and full feedback on your answers
It’s an invaluable resource for all medical students, junior doctors, and for those training in allied health professions, including specialist nurses working on renal or intensive care wards.

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Schaum's Easy Outline of Human Anatomy and Physiology

Schaum's Easy Outline of Human Anatomy and Physiology

What could be better than the bestselling Schaum's Outline series? For students looking for a quick nuts-and-bolts overview, it would have to be Schaum's Easy Outline series. Every book in this series is a pared-down, simplified, and tightly focused version of its predecessor. With an emphasis on clarity and brevity, each new title features a streamlined and updated format and the absolute essence of the subject, presented in a concise and readily understandable form.

Schaum's Easy Outlines: Human Anatomy and Physiology extracts the absolute essence of anatomy and physiology, presenting them in concise and readily understandable form, emphasizing clarity and brevity. Graphic elements like sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights feature selected points from the text, highlighting keys to learning and giving students quick pointers to the essentials.

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Aerosols Handbook: Measurement, Dosimetry, and Health Effects

Aerosols Handbook: Measurement, Dosimetry, and Health Effects

As more attention is dedicated to understanding the occupational health risks associated with the industrial manufacture and use of nanotechnology, Aerosols Handbook: Measurement, Dosimetry, and Health Effects is a timely presentation of the latest research in the field of aerosol science. The book covers a multitude of topics on indoor, outdoor, and industrial aerosols, including aerosol measurement, deposition, particle size distribution, and biokinetic processes. Where harmful exposure to ultrafine particles may occur through inhalation, dermal contact, and ingestion, this book discusses how the size, shape, and chemical properties of particles affect aerosol deposition in the lungs, possibly other organs, and the overall toxicity. The book covers all relevant aspects of aerosols, from epidemiology to molecular biology, and emphasizes the importance of accurate aerosol measurement. The authors discuss Chernobyl accident and miners' lungs in detail to illustrate the effects of radioactive aerosols. The final section focuses on the health effects of specific aerosols, such as diesel aerosols and ultrafine particles. By converging research from both radioactive and non-radioactive aerosols, the editors give the book a unique and more complete perspective of how aerosols behave in the lungs. Aerosols Handbook: Measurement, Dosimetry, and Health Effects is an essential resource for those who study exposure, dosages, and toxicity to develop treatments for exposure, reduce air pollution, and establish better safety regulations, particularly in industries using nanotechnologies.


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New Vaccine Development: Establishing Priorities

New Vaccine Development: Establishing Priorities (Volume 1)

Common diseases cost the developing world an enormous amount in terms of human life, health, and productivity, as well as lost economic potential. New and effective vaccines could not only improve the quality of life for millions of residents in developing countries, they could also contribute substantially to further economic development. Using data from the World Health Organization and other international agencies, this book analyzes disease burdens, pathogen descriptions, geographic distribution of diseases, probable vaccine target populations, alternative control measures and treatments, and future prospects for vaccine development. New Vaccine Development provides valuable insight into immunological and international health policy priorities.


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New Vaccine Development: Establishing Priorities (Volume 2)

Common diseases cost the developing world an enormous amount in terms of human life, health, and productivity, as well as lost economic potential. New and effective vaccines could not only improve the quality of life for millions of residents in developing countries, they could also contribute substantially to further economic development. Using data from the World Health Organization and other international agencies, this book analyzes disease burdens, pathogen descriptions, geographic distribution of diseases, probable vaccine target populations, alternative control measures and treatments, and future prospects for vaccine development. New Vaccine Development provides valuable insight into immunological and international health policy priorities.


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Handbook of Pharmaceutical Analysis by HPLC, Volume 6

Handbook of Pharmaceutical Analysis by HPLC, Volume 6

High pressure liquid chromatography frequently called high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC or, LC) is the premier analytical technique in pharmaceutical analysis and is predominantly used in the pharmaceutical industry. Written by selected experts in their respective fields, the Handbook of Pharmaceutical Analysis by HPLC Volume 6, provides a complete yet concise reference guide for utilizing the versatility of HPLC in drug development and quality control. Highlighting novel approaches in HPLC and the latest developments in hyphenated techniques, the book captures the essence of major pharmaceutical applications (assays, stability testing, impurity testing, dissolution testing, cleaning validation, high-throughput screening,

* A complete reference guide to HPLC
* Describes best practices in HPLC and offers 'tricks of the trade' in HPLC operation and method development
* Reviews key HPLC pharmaceutical applications and highlights currents trends in HPLC ancillary techniques, sample preparations, and data handling


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Analytical Instrumentation: Performance Characteristics and Quality

Analytical Instrumentation: Performance Characteristics and Quality

There is an increasing need for analysts to understand and be able to quantify the performance of analytical instruments, in particular with respect to the following:

* specifying equipment for purchase
* estimating uncertainties in intrumental measurements
* quantifying and demonstrating performance quality

This text links together an understanding of performance characteristics with an appreciation of the limitations imposed by instrument design, leading to the interplay of the validation and qualification processes within quality assurance systems.
A unique framework of topics covers the major instrumental techniques of spectrophotometry, chromatography, capillary electrophoresis, and atomic emission spectroscopy. The use of over 200 questions and answers, together with cross-referencing, helps to develop a thorough understanding of the various concepts that underpin the different techniques.
This book will appeal to a broad range of professional chemists, technicians and students, weither with reference to specific analytical techniques, or within a general course of study in instrumental performance. Analytical Techniques in the Sciences-This series of books provides coverage of all the major analytical techniques and their application in the most important areas of physical, life and materials sciences. Each text is presented in an open learning/distant learning style, in which the learning objectives are clearly identified. The reader's understanding of the material is constantly evaluated by the use of self-assessment and discussion questions.


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Analytical Gas Chromatography, Second Edition

Analytical Gas Chromatography, Second Edition

Gas chromatography remains the world's most widely used analytical technique, yet the expertise of a large proportion of chromatographers lies in other fields. Many users have little real knowledge of the variablesin the chromatographic process, the interaction between those variables, how they are best controlled, how the quality of their analytical results could be improved, and how analysis times can be shortened to facilitate the generation of a greater numberof more reliable results on the same equipment. An analyst with a more comprehensive understanding of chromatographic principles and practice, however, can often improve the quality of the data generated, reduce the analytical time, and forestall the needto purchase an additional chromatograph or another mass spectrometer.The Second Edition of Analytical Gas Chromatography is extensively revised with selected areas expanded and many new explanations and figures. The section on sample injection has been updated to include newer concepts of split, splitless, hot and cold on-column, programmed temperature vaporization, and large volume injections. Coverage of stationary phases now includes discussion, applications, and rationale of the increased thermal and oxidative resistance of the newly designed silarylenepolysiloxane polymers. Conventional and"extended range"polyethylene glycol stationary phases are examined from the viewpoints of temperature range and retention index reliabilities, and the chapter on"Variables"has been completely rewritten. The ways in which carrier gas velocity influences chromatographic performance is considered in detail, and includes what may be the first rational explanation of the seemingly anomalous effects that temperature exercises on gas viscosity (and gas flow). The practical effects that these changes cause to the chromatography is examined in pressure-, flow-, and"EPC-"regulated systems."Column Selection, Installation, and Use"has been completely rewritten as well. The accuracy of theVan Deemter plots has been greatly enhanced; a new program corrects for the first time for the changes in gas density and diffusion that occur during the chromatographic process because of solute progression through the pressure drop of the column. A new section has also been added on meeting thespecial requirements of columns destined for mass spectral analysis. The chapter on"Special Applications"has been expanded to include considerations of"selectivity tuning,"of fast analysis, and the section of Applications has been thoroughly updated and expanded.

Key Features:

* Incorporates nearly 60% new material
* Covers the newest concepts and materials for sample injection and stationary phases
* Presents detailed consideration of the influence of carrier gas velocity on practical aspects of chromatographic performance
* Contains a chapter on "Special Analytical Techniques" which includes consideration of selectivity tuning and fast analysis
* Provides a new section addressing the special requirements of columns to be used in mass spectral analysis
* Includes an improved program that greatly enhances the accuracy of the Van Deemter plots by more accurately depicting localized chromatographic conditions at each point in the column.


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Ion Exchange and Solvent Extraction: A Series of Advances, Volume 16

Ion Exchange and Solvent Extraction: A Series of Advances, Volume 16

Presenting key advancements in the areas of ion exchange and solvent extraction on par with the high-level research consistently related by this series, Volume 16 discusses the ion-exchange isothermal supersaturation technique, metal separation via pH-induced parametric pumping, modeling of ion-exchange kinetics for ultrapure water, ion-exchange properties of engineered carbons and carbonaceous materials, and many more topics.


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Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis, Second Edition

Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis, Second Edition

If you are a researcher in organic chemistry, chemical engineering, pharmaceutical science, forensics, or environmental science, you make routine use of chemical analysis. And like its best-selling predecessor was, the Handbook of Basic Tables for Chemical Analysis, Second Edition is your one-stop source for the information needed to design chemical analyses. Here's what is new in the Second Edition:"New chapters on solutions, electroanalytical methods, electrophoresis, and laboratory safety"An expanded section on gas chromatography that includes data on compounds that attack common detectors"New information on detector optimization"An updated section on high performance liquid chromatography that provides the most recent chiral stationary phases, detector information, and revised solvent tables"Updated information on the most useful "wet" chemistry methods"Enlarged section of Miscellaneous Tables Going far beyond the landmark first edition in terms of scope and applications, the second edition provides current and updated data culled from a wide range of resources and consolidated into a concise yet easy-to-use format. The book's laser-like focus on core information gives you the knowledge you need when you need it - at the decision point.


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Gas Chromatography in Biology and Medicine

Gas Chromatography in Biology and Medicine

IN the preface to the first edition of one of the earliest books on chromatography, Principles and Practice of Chromatography (Zechmeister and Cholnoky, 1943) there is written: “Every scientific advance is an advance in method.” It is also stated in this prefcice that “the invention of a new specialized laboratory procedure brings about rapid conquests in new fields of science and technology, finally it exhausts itself and is replaced by a still more practical method. The method of chromatographic adsorption invented by the talented Russian botanist, Professor M. Tswett makes possible spatial separation of components of a mixture. It is just now at the beginning of a bullish development : it offers a simple experimental procedure to the investigator especially in the fields of both pure and applied organic chemistry, of biochemistry and of physiology.”


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Methods for Structure Elucidation by High-Resolution NMR

Methods for Structure Elucidation by High-Resolution NMR

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) is now widely regarded as having evolved into a subscience. The field has become immensely diverse, ranging from medical use through solid state NMR to liquid state applications, with countless books and scientific journals devoted to these topics. Theoretical as well as experimental advance continues to be rapid, and has in fact accelerated by many novel innovations. This multi-authored book focuses on the latest developments in the rapidly evolving field of high resolution NMR, specifically with a view to applications on the structure elucidation of organic molecules of moderate molecular weight. Conceptually it differs from basic educational texts, hard-core scientific papers and regular review articles in that each chapter may be regarded as the authors' personal account of their special insights and results that crystallised after several years of research into a given topic. The book revolves around several themes and offers a handful of scientific "gems" of various colors, reflecting the great diversity of NMR. It contains 16 loosely connected chapters written by some of today's most accomplished NMR scientists in the world. Each chapter is a unique synthesis of the authors' previous research results in the given field, and thus projects special insights. Much emphasis has been given to the latest developments in NMR, in particular to selective pulses and pulsed field gradients. As a part of the series "Analytical Spectroscopy Library", with subsequent editions coming along this book should provide a platform for future research accounts of similar flavor. The material is presented in a mostly non-mathematical fashion, and is intended mainly for chemists, application NMR scientists and students with already some background in NMR. Some of the chapters slightly overlap in the discussed topics, which is particularly exciting in terms of gaining insight into the same area from different angles.


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Structure Elucidation by NMR in Organic Chemistry

Structure Elucidation by NMR in Organic Chemistry
Publisher: Wiley | 3 edition (December 3, 2002) | ISBN: 0470850078 | Pages: 270 | PDF | 8.7 MB

This text provides the graduate student with a systematic guide to unravelling structural information from the NMR spectra of unknown synthetic and natural compounds. A brief introduction gives an overview of the basic principles and elementary instrumental methods of NMR. This is followed by instructional strategy and tactical advice on how to translate spectra into meaningful structural information. The book provides the student with 55 sets of spectra of graduated complexity. These are designed to challenge the student's problem-solving abilities by the introduction of new concepts with each group of problems, followed by possible solutions and full explanations. A formula index of solutions is provided at the end of the text. This third edition, following on from the second (a reprint of the first edition with corrections), presents significant new material. Thus, actual methods of two-dimensional NMR such as some inverse techniques of heteronuclear shift correlation, as well as the detection of proton-proton connectivities and nuclear Overhauser effects are included. To demonstrate the applications of these methods, new problems have replaced those of previous editions.


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Bioanalytical Separations, Volume 4

Bioanalytical Separations, Volume 4

Bioanalytical Separations is volume 4 of the multi-volume series, Handbook of Analytical Separations, providing reviews of analytical separation methods and techniques used for the determination of analytes across a whole range of applications. The theme for this volume is bioanalysis, in this case specifically meaning the analysis of drugs and their metabolites in biological fluids.

- Discusses new developments in instrumentation and methods of analyzing drugs and their metabolites in biological fluids
- Provides guidance to the different methods, their relative value to the user, and the advantages and pitfalls of their use
- Future trends are identified, in terms of the potential impact of new technologies.


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Clinical Trials Risk Management

Clinical Trials Risk Management

Focusing on the day-to-day needs of a clinical trials manager, this book explains the key concepts and principles of risk management, as well as showing how best to how to apply them directly to 'real life' clinical trial situations. After building a foundation of basic principles, the authors lead readers through specific methods for handling the risks characteristically encountered in clinical trials. They discuss concepts using worked examples and include a summary of the main points at the end of each chapter. In addition to diagrams and Risk and Precision Tree charts, the text is sprinkled with humorous line drawings that reinforce the concepts.


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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Protocols

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Protocols

The reported increase in the occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria serves to emphasize the importance of accurate susceptibility testing. This timely guide examines the role of the clinical microbiology lab in integrated patient care. The first section addresses basic susceptibility disciplines such as macro and microbroth dilution, agar dilution, and disk diffusion. The second section considers specialized susceptibility protocols that may be performed by a subset of labs, and emphasizes reproducible results. The third section covers antibiotic development and discusses antibiogram design and use. It includes extensive references and a table of antibiotic classes and common bug-drug susceptibilities.


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Herbal Supplements-Drug Interactions: Scientific and Regulatory Perspectives

Herbal Supplements-Drug Interactions: Scientific and Regulatory Perspectives

The international popularity of herbal remedies has recently outpaced quality information on the utilization and dosing of these compounds. This book fills a void in the literature by offering an authoritative overview of the mechanisms of herbal remedies and their impact on standard medications. It offers a practical approach that focuses not only on specific drug interactions, but the mechanisms behind those interactions and their clinical significance. With contributions from leading experts on the subject, this text examines the overall use of herbs, includes sections on individual herbs, and considers pertinent regulatory issues and concerns in industry.


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Pharmaceutical Enzymes

Pharmaceutical Enzymes

A well-integrated, one-of-a-kind resource, this book offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary analyses of the entire pharmaceutical enzyme field, from molecular biology to clinical pharmacology. Emphasizing pharmacology and clinical impact, the book discusses robust methods of measurement and evaluation, reviews current knowledge on the bioavailability of pharmaceutical enzymes, and explores chemical approaches to tailoring enzymes for the improvement of therapeutic effectiveness. It provides a step-by-step approach to molecular modeling and unique laboratory guidelines for the testing and quality control of pharmaceutical enzymes.


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Elsevier's Dictionary of Vitamins and Pharmacochemistry

Elsevier's Dictionary of Vitamins and Pharmacochemistry

The dictionary will contain terms covering the following fields and subfields: Vitamin Technology: Vitamin biochemistry / Physiology; Origin of vitamins: natural, synthetic; Fat-soluble vitamins; Water-soluble vitamins; Vitamins as antioxidants; Vitamin deficiencies / Hypervitaminosis - Enzymes/Proteins: Biotechnology as applied biological science aimed at industrial exploitation - Hormones: Biochemistry; Physiology - Pharmaceutical Chemistry / Pharmaceutical Technology / Pharmaceutical Processes: Conception of the active principles; Structural analysis; Antibiotics and their way of action; Biochemistry; The Drug / The Medicament: Definition, origin, way of action; Biochemistry - Medical Aspects in the languages English, German, French and Portuguese.

*An important resource for pharmacologists, pharmaceutists and medical doctors
*Includes definitions in several prominent languages (English, German, French, Portuguese)
*Covers subfields of Vitamin Technology, Enzymes/Proteins, Hormones, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Processes, and more.

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Intelligent Software for Product Formulation

Intelligent Software for Product Formulation

The process of formulating pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, speciality chemicals or any of the other many formulated products is a highly formulated task. Intelligent software tools are a means of capturing this knowledge to enable all users to benefit from expert advice, as well as providing the means for more consistent decision making. The implementation of intelligent software can also lead to significant improvements in knowledge protection, cost reduction, training consistency and improved communication. Many applications ranging from agrochemicals and aluminium alloys to pharmaceuticals and textile finishing are reviewed.; This is an account of the applicability of expert systems, neural networks, genetic algorithms and other intelligent software in product formulation, which includes an explanation of the technology involved and examples of two commerical software packages specifically developed for product formulation.


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Dielectric Analysis of Pharmaceutical Systems

Dielectric Analysis of Pharmaceutical Systems

Dielectric analysis is a technique used particularly in quality controlling drug samples. This guide to the dielectric analysis of pharmaceutical systems serves both as an introduction to the technique and as a spring board for further studies of Pharmaceutical Systems.


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Synthesis Of Essential Drugs

Synthesis Of Essential Drugs

This book represents an effort to express a long overdue need of compiling information which has been accumulated over the course of more than 30 years of our work in the area of the synthesis of medicinal drugs. Our effort fills obvious gaps that exist in the literature of drug synthesis.

The synthesis of various groups of drugs are presented in an order similar to that traditionally presented in a pharmacology curriculum. This was done with a very specific goal in mind - to harmonize the chemical aspects with the pharmacology curriculum in a manner useful to chemists.

Practically every chapter begins with an accepted brief definition and description of a particular group of drugs, proposes their classification, and briefly explains the present model of their action. This is followed by a detailed description of methods for their synthesis.

Of the thousands of drugs existing on the pharmaceutical market, we mainly discuss generic drugs that are included in the WHO's "Essential List of Drugs."

For practically all of the 700+ drugs described in the book, references (around 2350) to the methods of their synthesis are given along with the most widespread synonyms.

This book will provide the kind of information that will be of interest to those who work, or plan to begin work in the captivating areas of biologically active compounds and the synthesis of medicinal drugs.

* Provides a brief description of methods of synthesis, activity and implementation of all drug types
* Includes synonyms
* Includes over 2300 references.

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