10 Free Science Ebooks
10 Free Science Ebooks
by Various Authors
These ebooks include:-
- Abiotic Stress Response in Plants – Physiological, Biochemical and Genetic Perspectives by Arun Shanker, Co-Editor: B. Venkateswarlu
- Biomass – Detection, Production and Usage by Darko Matovic
- Biomechanics in Applications by Vaclav Klika
- On Biomimetics by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lilyana D. Pramatarova
- Climate Change – Socioeconomic Effects by Houshan Kheradmand
- Aspects of Today´s Cosmology by Antonio Alfonso-Faus
- DNA Repair – On the Pathways to Fixing DNA Damage and Errors by Francesca Storici
- Economic Effects of Biofuel Production by Dr.-Ing. Marco Aurelio Dos Santos Bernardes
- Advances in Modern Cosmology by Adnan Ghribi
- RNA Processing by Paula Grabowski
Abiotic Stress Response in Plants – Physiological, Biochemical and Genetic Perspectives
by Arun Shanker, Co-Editor: B. Venkateswarlu
Plants, unlike animals, are sessile. This demands that adverse changes in their environment are quickly recognized, distinguished and responded to with suitable reactions. Drought, heat, cold and salinity are among the major abiotic stresses that adversely affect plant growth and productivity. In general, abiotic stress often causes a series of morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular changes that unfavorably affect plant growth, development and productivity. Drought, salinity, extreme temperatures (cold and heat) and oxidative stress are often interrelated; these conditions singularly or in combination induce cellular damage.
To cope with abiotic stresses, of paramount significance is to understand plant responses to abiotic stresses that disturb the homeostatic equilibrium at cellular and molecular level in order to identify a common mechanism for multiple stress tolerance. This multi authored edited compilation attempts to put forth an all-inclusive biochemical and molecular picture in a systems approach wherein mechanism and adaptation aspects of abiotic stress are dealt with. The chief objective of the book hence is to deliver state of the art information for comprehending the effects of abiotic stress in plants at the cellular level.
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Abiotic Stress Response in Plants – Physiological, Biochemical and Genetic Perspectives – 346 pages, 4,84 MB (PDF)
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Biomass – Detection, Production and Usage
by Darko Matovic
Biomass has been an intimate companion of humans from the dawn of civilization to the present. Its use as food, energy source, body cover and as construction material established the key areas of biomass usage that extend to this day. Given the complexities of biomass as a source of multiple end products, this volume sheds new light to the whole spectrum of biomass related topics by highlighting the new and reviewing the existing methods of its detection, production and usage. We hope that the readers will find valuable information and exciting new material in its chapters.
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Biomass – Detection, Production and Usage – 496 pages, 27,06 MB (PDF)
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Biomechanics in Applications
by Vaclav Klika
During last couple of years there has been an increasing recognition that problems arising in biology or related to medicine really need a multidisciplinary approach. For this reason some special branches of both applied theoretical physics and mathematics have recently emerged such as biomechanics, mechanobiology, mathematical biology, biothermodynamics. The Biomechanics in Application is focusing on experimental praxis and clinical findings.
The first section is devoted to Injury and clinical biomechanics including overview of the biomechanics of musculoskeletal injury, distraction osteogenesis in mandible, or consequences of drilling.
The next section is on Spine biomechanics with biomechanical models for upper limb after spinal cord injury and an animal model looking at changes occurring as a consequence of spinal cord injury. Section Musculoskeletal Biomechanics includes the chapter which is devoted to dynamical stability of lumbo-pelvi-femoral complex which involves analysis of relationship among appropriate anatomical structures in this region.
The fourth section is on Human and Animal Biomechanics with contributions from foot biomechanics and chewing rhythms in mammals, or adaptations of bats.
The last section, Sport Biomechanics, is discussing various measurement techniques for assessment and analysis of movement and two applications in swimming.
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Biomechanics in Applications – 408 pages, 38,05 MB (PDF)
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On Biomimetics
by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lilyana D. Pramatarova
Bio-mimicry is fundamental idea ‘How to mimic the Nature’ by various methodologies as well as new ideas or suggestions on the creation of novel materials and functions. This book comprises seven sections on various perspectives of bio-mimicry in our life;
- Section 1 gives an overview of modeling of biomimetic materials;
- Section 2 presents a processing and design of biomaterials;
- Section 3 presents various aspects of design and application of biomimetic polymers and composites are discussed;
- Section 4 presents a general characterization of biomaterials;
- Section 5 proposes new examples for biomimetic systems;
- Section 6 summarizes chapters, concerning cells behavior through mimicry;
- Section 7 presents various applications of biomimetic materials are presented. Aimed at physicists, chemists and biologists interested in biomineralization, biochemistry, kinetics, solution chemistry.
This book is also relevant to engineers and doctors interested in research and construction of biomimetic systems.
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On Biomimetics – 642 pages, 68,61 MB (PDF)
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Climate Change – Socioeconomic Effects
by Houshan Kheradmand
This book shows some of the socio-economic impacts of climate change according to different estimates of the current or estimated global warming. A series of scientific and experimental research projects explore the impacts of climate change and browse the techniques to evaluate the related impacts.
These 23 chapters provide a good overview of the different changes impacts that already have been detected in several regions of the world. They are part of an introduction to the researches being done around the globe in connection with this topic. However, climate change is not just an academic issue important only to scientists and environmentalists; it also has direct implications on various ecosystems and technologies.
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Climate Change – Socioeconomic Effects – 454 pages, 20,62 MB (PDF)
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Aspects of Today´s Cosmology
by Antonio Alfonso-Faus
This book presents some aspects of the cosmological scientific odyssey that started last century. The chapters vary with different particular works, giving a versatile picture. It is the result of the work of many scientists in the field of cosmology, in accordance with their expertise and particular interests. Is a collection of different research papers produced by important scientists in the field of cosmology.
A sample of the great deal of efforts made by the scientific community, trying to understand our universe. And it has many challenging subjects, like the possible doomsday to be confirmed by the next decade of experimentation. May be we are now half way in the life of the universe. Many more challenging subjects are not present here: they will be the result of further future work. Among them, we have the possibility of cyclic universes, and the evidence for the existence of a previous universe.
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Aspects of Today´s Cosmology – 396 pages, 4,35 MB (PDF)
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DNA Repair – On the Pathways to Fixing DNA Damage and Errors
by Francesca Storici
DNA repair is fundamental to all cell types to maintain genomic stability. A collection of cutting-edge reviews, DNA Repair – On the pathways to fixing DNA damage and errors covers major aspects of the DNA repair processes in a large variety of organisms, emphasizing foremost developments, questions to be solved and new directions in this rapidly evolving area of modern biology.
Written by researchers at the vanguard of the DNA repair field, the chapters highlight the importance of the DNA repair mechanisms and their linkage to DNA replication, cell-cycle progression and DNA recombination. Major topics include: base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, mismatch repair, double-strand break repair, with focus on specific inhibitors and key players of DNA repair such as nucleases, ubiquitin-proteasome enzymes, poly ADP-ribose polymerase and factors relevant for DNA repair in mitochondria and embryonic stem cells. This book is a journey into the cosmos of DNA repair and its frontiers.
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DNA Repair – On the Pathways to Fixing DNA Damage and Errors – 380 pages, 14,95 MB (PDF)
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Economic Effects of Biofuel Production
by Dr.-Ing. Marco Aurelio Dos Santos Bernardes
This book aspires to be a comprehensive summary of current biofuels issues and thereby contribute to the understanding of this important topic. Readers will find themes including biofuels development efforts, their implications for the food industry, current and future biofuels crops, the successful Brazilian ethanol program, insights of the first, second, third and fourth biofuel generations, advanced biofuel production techniques, related waste treatment, emissions and environmental impacts, water consumption, produced allergens and toxins. Additionally, the biofuel policy discussion is expected to be continuing in the foreseeable future and the reading of the biofuels features dealt with in this book, are recommended for anyone interested in understanding this diverse and developing theme.
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Economic Effects of Biofuel Production – 452 pages, 19,69 MB (PDF)
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Advances in Modern Cosmology
by Adnan Ghribi
The twentieth century elevated our understanding of the Universe from its early stages to what it is today and what is to become of it. Cosmology is the weapon that utilizes all the scientific tools that we have created to feel less lost in the immensity of our Universe. The standard model is the theory that explains the best what we observe. Even with all the successes that this theory had, two main questions are still to be answered: What is the nature of dark matter and dark energy? This book attempts to understand these questions while giving some of the most promising advances in modern cosmology.
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Advances in Modern Cosmology – 198 pages, 4,16 MB (PDF)
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RNA Processing
by Paula Grabowski
RNA functions broadly as informational molecule, genome, enzyme and machinery for RNA processing. While these functions reflect ancient activities, they also remain vital components of contemporary biochemical pathways. In eukaryotic cells RNA processing impacts the biogenesis of RNA molecules of essentially every shape and function.
The collection of articles in this volume describes the current state of understanding of the broad array of RNA processing events in animal and plant cells, key unanswered questions, and cutting edge approaches available to address these questions. Some questions discussed in this volume include, how viruses subvert the RNA processing machinery of the host cell, how the coordination of co-transcriptional RNA processing is regulated at the level of chromatin, the status of RNA processing in plant organelles, and how micro RNA machinery is biosynthesized and regulated.
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RNA Processing – 248 pages, 6,28 MB (PDF)
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