May New Book List
8th German Workshop on Artificial Life : proceedings of the GWAL-8, Leipzig, Germany - Konstantin Klemm, Daniel Merkle, Eckehard Olbrich.
Call Number: QH324.2 .G47 2008
Contents: The complexity of the search space and evolvability / Michal Joachimczak, Borys Wrobel -- Network structure and emergence of robustness by stabilizing selection in an artificial genome / Thimo Rohlf, Chris Winkler -- The influence of dynamic environments on polyethism in response threshold models for social insects / Konrad Diwold, Daniel Merkle, Martin Middendorf -- Information-driven organization of visual receptive fields / Christoph Salge, Daniel Polani
ACSM's resource manual for Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription - American College of Sports Medicine
Call Number: RM725 .R42 2010
Contents: Preliminary Section: Background Materials -- Functional Anatomy -- Biomechanics -- Exercise Physiology -- Nutrition -- Lifespan Effects of Aging and Deconditioning -- Pathophysiology and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease -- Pathophysiology and Treatment of Pulmonary Disease -- Pathophysiology and Treatment of Metabolic Disease -- Psychopathology -- Section I: Health Appraisal, Risk Assessment, and Safety of Exercise -- General Overview of Preparticipation Health Screening and Risk Assessment
ACSM's resources for clinical exercise physiology : musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, neoplastic, immunologic, and hematologic conditions - American College of Sports Medicine
Call Number: RM725 .A34 2010
Contents: Stroke / Terry Nicola and James H. Rimmer -- Cerebral palsy / Mark A. Anderson and James J. Laskin -- Multiple sclerosis / Kurt Jackson and Janet A. Mulcare -- Parkinson's disease / Elizabeth J. Protas and Rhonda K. Stanley -- Spinal cord dysfunction / Stephen F. Figoni, B. Jenny Kiratli, and Roy Sasaki -- Postpolio and Guillain-Barré syndrome / Thomas J. Birk and Kenneth Pitetti -- Muscular dystrophy and other myopathies / Timothy J. Doherty and Mark Tarnopolsky -- Peripheral neuropathy and neuropathic pain / Mark T. Pfefer
The armchair birder : discovering the secret lives of familiar birds - John Yow.
Call Number: QL673 .Y69 2009
Contents: Spring: Carolina wren -- Eastern phoebe -- Rose-breasted grosbeak -- Eastern bluebird -- Belted kingfisher -- Scarlet tanager and Summer tanager -- Brown-headed cowbird -- Redheads: Red-bellied woodpecker -- Red-headed woodpecker -- Mourning dove -- Summer: Cedar Waxwing -- American goldfinch -- Wood thrush -- Yellow-billed cuckoo -- Chimney swift -- Northern mockingbird -- Goatsuckers: Whip-poor-will -- Chuck Will's widow -- Ruby-throated hummingbird
Astrophysical lasers - Vladilen Letokhov, Sveneric Johansson
Call Number: QC689.55.P53 L48 2009
Contents: Progress in modern radio astronomy led to the discovery of space masers in the microwave range, and it became a powerful tool for studies of interstellar star-forming molecular clouds. Progress in observational astronomy, particularly with ground-based huge telescopes and the space-based Hubble Space Telescope, has led to recent discoveries of space lasers in the optical range. These operate in gas condensations in the vicinity of the mysterious star Eta Carinae (one of the most luminous and massive stars of our Galaxy). Both maser and laser effects, first demonstrated under laboratory conditions, have now been discovered to occur under natural conditions in space, too.
Basal ganglia and thalamus : their role in cognition and behavior - Rita Moretti, Paola Toree, and Rodolofo
Call Number: QP383.3 .B365 2009
Contents: Anatomy of basal ganglia and thalamus / R. Moretti ... [et al.] -- Anatomy of white matter / R. Moretti, P. Torre, R.M. Antonello -- Basal ganglia region : surgical and anatomical consideration / A. Melatini -- Physiology of basal ganglia and thalamus circuits / R. Moretti ... [et al.] -- How are basal ganglia and thalamus related to cognition and behaviour? / R. Moretti ... [et al.] -- Behavioural conditioning exerted by basal ganglia / R. Moretti, P. Torre, R.M. Antonello
Biology of sensory systems - C.U.M. Smith
Call Number: QP431 .S536 2008
Contents: Huge developments have taken place in sensory biology research and new insights have been provided in particular by molecular biology. These show the similarities in the molecular architecture and in the physiology of sensory cells across species and across sensory modality and often indicate a common ancestry dating back over half a billion years.
Caffeine and health research - Kenneth B.
Call Number: QP801.C24 C333 2009
Contents: Caffeine and cardiovascular health : what do we know? / Vikram Kumar Yeragani ... [et al.] -- Caffeine and Parkinson's disease / Mayumi Kitagawa -- Caffeine as an indicator of fecal contamination in source water : health implications, detection and monitoring
Charged semiconductor defects : structure, thermodynamics and diffusion - Edmund G. Seebauer, Meredith C. Kratzer.
Call Number: QC611.6.D4 S44 2009
Contents: Defects in semiconductors have been studied for many years, in many cases with a view toward controlling their behaviour through various forms of defect engineering . For example, in the bulk, charging significantly affects the total concentration of defects that are available to mediate phenomena such as solid-state diffusion. Surface defects play an important role in mediating surface mass transport during high temperature processing steps such as epitaxial film deposition, diffusional smoothing in reflow, and nanostructure formation in memory device fabrication
Comparative plant virology - Roger Hull.
Call Number: QR351 .H85 2009
Contents: What Is a Virus? -- Overview of Plant Viruses -- Agents That Resemble or Alter Plant Virus Diseases -- Plant Virus Origins and Evolution -- Architecture and Assembly of Virus Particles -- Plant Viral Genomes -- Expression of Viral Genomes -- Virus Replication -- Virus-Host Interactions - Plant Level -- Virus-Plant Interactions
Complex dynamics of glass-forming liquids : a mode-coupling theory - Wolfgang Götze.
Call Number: QC145.4.V5 G67 2009
Contents: It is shown that the equations of motion exhibit bifurcation singularities, which imply the evolution of dynamical scenarios different from those studied in other non-linear dynamics theories. The essence of the scenarios is explained by the asymptotic solution theory of the equations of motion. The leading-order results deal with scaling laws and the range of validity of these general laws is obtained by the derivation of the leading-correction results.
Cosmic rays in magnetospheres of the Earth and other planets - Lev Dorman
Call Number: QC809.M25 D67 2009
Contents: This monograph describes the behaviour of cosmic rays in the magnetosphere of the Earth and of some other planets. Recently this has become an important topic both theoretically, because it is closely connected with the physics of the Earth s magnetosphere, and practically, since cosmic rays determine a significant part of space weather effects on satellites and aircraft.
The crowded universe : the search for living planets - Alan Boss.
Call Number: QB820 .B676 2009
Contents: The struggle to find new worlds -- Eccentric planets -- Kiss my lips, Tootsie -- The Mars gold rush -- Instability: if I did it, here's how it happened -- The battle of Prague -- The comedy central approach -- Transits gone wild -- 300 Solar systems and counting.
Earthquakes and tsunamis in the past : a guide to techniques in historical seismology - Emanuela Guidoboni, John E. Ebel.
Call Number: QE539.2.P34 G85 2009
Contents: This handbook defines the discipline of historical seismology by detailing the latest research methodologies for studying historical earthquakes and tsunamis. It describes the various sources that reference seismic phenomena, discusses the critical problems of interpreting such sources, and presents a summary of the theories proposed throughout history to explain the causes of earthquakes.
Earthworms for monitoring metal contamination - Barbara Plytycz
Call Number: QL391.A6 P53 2009
Contents: Earthworms are widely used to assess the bioavailability and deleterious effects of metals in contaminated soils. This book discusses some of the direct and indirect methods that have recently been used to determine the ligand-binding speciation and the extent of the toxicologically-important bio-reactive metal and metalloid fractions in the cells of earthworms as receptor organisms.
Ecological and environmental physiology of amphibians - Stanley S. Hillman
Call Number: QL669.8 .E26 2009
Contents: Provides a synthesis of current research on the comparative physiology of amphibians with a particular emphasis on water balance. It adopts a strong environmental perspective and includes a wealth of information on ecology, phylogeny and development.--from publisher description
Elasticity : theory, applications, and numerics - Martin H. Sadd.
Call Number: QA931 .S23 2009
Contents: A thorough yet concise introductory textbook to general elasticity theory and behavior.
Electronic waste management - R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison.
Call Number: TD799.85 .E43 2009
Contents: This book brings together a group of leading experts in the management of electrical and electronic waste to provide an up-to-date review of the scale of the waste problem, the impact of recent legislation such as the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) and the "restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment" directive (RoHS), and of current and future methods for treatment, recycling and disposal of this waste.
Fat manifolds and linear connections - Alessandro De Paris, Alexandre Vinogradov
Call Number: QA306 .D47 2009
Contents: The theory of connections is central not only in pure mathematics (differential and algebraic geometry), but also in mathematical and theoretical physics (general relativity, gauge fields, mechanics of continuum media). The now-standard approach to this subject was proposed by Ch. Ehresmann 60 years ago, attracting first mathematicians and later physicists by its transparent geometrical simplicity. Unfortunately, it does not extend well to a number of recently emerged situations of significant importance (singularities, supermanifolds, infinite jets and secondary calculus, etc.). Moreover, it does not help in understanding the structure of calculus naturally related with a connection.
Fractals and universal spaces in dimension theory - Stephen Leon Lipscomb.
Call Number: QA614.86 .L57 2009
Contents: Historically, for metric spaces the quest for universal spaces in dimension theory spanned approximately a century of mathematical research. The history breaks naturally into two periods - the classical (separable metric) and the modern (not-necessarily separable metric).
From protein structure to function with bioinformatics - Daniel John Rigden
Call Number: QP551 .F76 2009
Contents: Proteins lie at the heart of almost all biological processes and have an incredibly wide range of activities. Central to the function of all proteins is their ability to adopt, stably or sometimes transiently, structures that allow for interaction with other molecules. An understanding of the structure of a protein can therefore lead us to a much improved picture of its molecular function.
Geometrical charged-particle optics - Harald H. Rose.
Call Number: QC381 .R67 2009
Contents: The book covers all theoretical aspects of modern geometrical charged particle optics. It is intended as a textbook for graduate student and as a guide for researchers, who are involved in the design of electron optical instruments and beam-guiding systems for charged particles. Procedures for calculating the properties of systems with arbitrarily curved axis are outlined in detail and methods are discussed for designing and optimizing special components such as aberration corrector, spectrometers, energy filters, monochromator, ion traps, electron mirrors and cathodes.
Geomicrobiology - Henry Lutz Ehrlich, Dianne K. Newman
Call Number: QR103 .E437 2009
Contents: The book covers all theoretical aspects of modern geometrical charged particle optics. It is intended as a textbook for graduate student and as a guide for researchers, who are involved in the design of electron optical instruments and beam-guiding systems for charged particles. Procedures for calculating the properties of systems with arbitrarily curved axis are outlined in detail and methods are discussed for designing and optimizing special components such as aberration corrector, spectrometers, energy filters, monochromator, ion traps, electron mirrors and cathodes.
Marine biodiversity of Costa Rica, Central America - Ingo S. Wehrtmann and Jorge Cortés
Call Number: QP1 .P37 v.86
Contents: Diversity of marine habitats of the Caribbean and Pacific of Costa Rica / Jorge Cortés and Ingo S. Wehrtmann -- A history of marine biodiversity scientific research in Costa Rica / Jorge Cortés -- Marine fossils / Teresita Aguilar -- Taxonomic groups. Phytoplankton / Roxana Víquez and Paul E. Hargraves. Marine benthic algae / Andrea Bernecker. Seagrasses / Jorge Cortés and Eva Salas. Mangroves / Ana Margarita Silva-Benavides. Foraminifera / Jorge Cortés, Claudia Mora-Baumgartner, and Vanessa Nielsen.
Mindless eating : why we eat more than we think - Brian Wansink.
Call Number: RC552.C65 W36 2006
Contents: This peppy, somewhat pop-psych book argues that we don't have to change what we eat as much as how, and that by making more mindful food-related decisions we can start to eat and live better. The author's approach isn't so much a diet book as a how-to on better facilitating the interaction between the feed-me messages of our stomachs and the controls in our heads.
Modern biocatalysis : stereoselective and environmentally friendly reactions - Wolf-Dieter Fessner and Thorleif Anthonsen.
Call Number: TP248.65.E59 M63 2009
Contents: Fluorescence assays for biotransformations / Jean-Louis Reymond -- Immobilization as a tool for improving enzymes / Ulf Hanefeld -- Continuous-flow microchannel reactors with surface-immobilized biocatalysts / Malene S. Thomsen and Bernd Nidetzky -- Activity and stability of proteases in hydrophilic solvents / Lars Haastrup Pedersen, Sinthuwat Ritthitham, and Morten Kristensen
Practising science communication in the information age : theorizing professional practices - Richard Holliman
Call Number: Q223 .P73 2009
Contents: Practising science communication in the information age is a collection of newly-commissioned chapters by leading scholars and practitioners of science communication. It considers how scientists communicate with each other as part of their professional practice, critically evaluating how this forms the basis of the documenting of scientific knowledge, and investigating how open access publication and open review are influencing current practices. It also explores how science communication can play a crucial role when science is disputed, investigating the role of expertise in the formation of scientific controversy and consensus.
Prediction of protein structures, functions, and interactions - Janusz M. Bujnicki.
Call Number: QP551 .P656 2009
Contents: The prediction of protein structure and function is an increasingly important discipline used by the pharmaceutical industry to help researchers select and understand drug targets and refine drug candidates. Prediction of Protein Structures, Functions, and Interactions presents a comprehensive overview of methods for prediction of protein structure or function, with the emphasis on their availability and possibilities for their combined use. It is an essential guide to the newest, best methods for prediction of protein structure and functions, for researchers and advanced students
Psychological factors and cardiovascular disorders : the role of psychiatric pathology and maladaptive personality features - Leo Sher
Call Number: RC669 .P76 2008
Contents: Psychiatric disorders and certain personality features are frequently associated with cardiovascular disorders. For the past several decades attention to the psychosocial and behavioural factors in cardiovascular disease has increased significantly. Understanding the integration of the interactions among multiple psychological and biological factors in the regulation of the cardiovascular system and the development of cardiovascular disorders is an important challenge for future research. This book will contribute to this goal. The contributors to this book are the leading international experts in the field of the relation between psychological processes and cardiovascular disorders.
Sports injury prevention - Roald Bahr, Lars Engebretsen
Call Number: RD97 .S745 2009
Contents: A practical guide on the prevention of sports injuries. It covers all Olympic sports, plus additional sport activities with international competition, such as rugby. Focusing on reducing the potential for injuries, the book is organised by regions of the body.
State of the world's oceans - Michelle Allsopp
Call Number: GC1018 .S74 2009
Contents: This book provides a contemporary overview of the world’s oceans. It identifies and describes the various problems which continue to threaten environmental quality and biodiversity, ranging from overfishing to the complex changes which could take place as a result of global climate change. Written by scientists working at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at the University of Exeter in the UK, it is based upon the latest published scientific information. It draws upon the considerable and unique experience of Greenpeace as an organisation working on a diverse array of marine conservation issues at the international scale
Strategies in regenerative medicine : integrating biology with materials design - Matteo Santin
Call Number: QH499 .S77 2009
Contents: This authoritative book offers a detailed overview of present and future tissue engineering approaches and their contribution to regenerative medicine. It combines comprehensive reviews of the biology and materials science underlying the development and regeneration of different types of tissues with descriptions of current and future strategies in regenerative medicine to meet clinical needs.
Color atlas of physiology - Stefan Silbernagl, Agamemnon Despopoulos
Call Number: QP34.5 .S5313 2009
Contents: Fundamentals and cell physiology -- Nerve and muscle, physical work -- Autonomic nervous system (ANS) -- Blood -- Respiration -- Acid-base homeostasis -- Kidneys, salt, and water balance -- Cardiovascular system -- Thermal balance and thermoregulation -- Nutrition and digestion -- Hormones and reproduction -- Central nervous system and senses
Top 100 birding sites of the world - Dominic Couzens.
Call Number: QL677.5 .C77 2008
Contents: King penguins in Antarctica, cassowaries in Queensland, cocks-of-the rock in Peru. This gorgeous book describes the one hundred best bird-watching sites on the planet. Introductory sections give an overview of each continent or region, and then each site is listed and ranked on a country-by-country basis. The entries all include a full description, a list of key species, a map, and information on the best time of year to visit. Lavish color photographs capture rare and elusive species as well as some of the world's best avian spectacles, such as the snow goose blizzard at Bosque del Apache and the flocks of lesser flamingos on Africa's Rift Valley lakes.
Unique considerations of the female athlete - Michael Brunet.
Call Number: RC1218.W65 B78 2010
Contents: Research shows that women athletes perform better when their unique considerations and differences are addressed in training and rehabilitation. Unique Considerations of the Female Athlete is written to help improve performance in women athletes and improve the safety and well-being of women participating in sporting events.- Clinical exercise physiology [videorecording] : understanding the basics - American College of Sports Medicine.
Call Number: 612.044 C616E9 2007 (DVD)
Contents: Presents an overview of many of the basic concepts involved in clinical exercise physiology and discusses how these concepts can be applied by health/fitness professionals. - Modern biocatalysis : stereoselective and environmentally friendly reactions - Wolf-Dieter Fessner and Thorleif Anthonsen.
Call Number: TP248.65.E59 M63 2009
Contents: This reference covers the wide and rapidly growing field of biocatalysis. It combines complementary expertise from such areas as microbiology, enzymology, molecular biology structural biology and organic chemistry, thus highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of the subject. - ACSM's resource manual for Guidelines for exercise testing and prescription - Jonathan K. Ehrman
Call Number: RM725 .R42 2010
Contents: Preliminary Section: Background Materials -- Functional Anatomy -- Biomechanics -- Exercise Physiology -- Nutrition -- Lifespan Effects of Aging and Deconditioning -- Pathophysiology and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease -- Pathophysiology and Treatment of Pulmonary Disease -- Pathophysiology and Treatment of Metabolic Disease -- Psychopathology -- Section I: Health Appraisal, Risk Assessment, and Safety of Exercise -- General Overview of Preparticipation Health Screening and Risk Assessment -- Physical Activity Status and Chronic Diseases - ACSM's resources for clinical exercise physiology : musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, neoplastic, immunologic, and hematologic conditions - American College of Sports Medicine
Call Number: RM725 .A34 2010
Contents: This Edition is designed to provide a resource for exercise clinicians working with patients suffering from a wide variety of chronic diseases and disabilities beyond cardiovascular and pulmonary disease, including orthopedic, neurologic, metabolic, musculoskeletal, neoplastic, and immunodeficiency conditions. Following the authors' expert advice and illustrative case studies, readers will learn how to work with these often underserved populations by providing them with exercise evaluation, prescription, supervision, education, and outcome evaluation. - Sports injury prevention - Roald Bahr, Lars Engebretsen.
Call Number: RD97 .S745 2009
Contents: A practical guide on the prevention of sports injuries. It covers all Olympic sports, plus additional sport activities with international competition, such as rugby. Focusing on reducing the potential for injuries, the book is organised by regions of the body. There are also chapters on the importance of injury prevention and developing an injury prevention program within a team. - Unique considerations of the female athlete - Michael Brunet.
Call Number: RC1218.W65 B78 2010
Contents: Research shows that women athletes perform better when their unique considerations and differences are addressed in training and rehabilitation. Unique Considerations of the Female Athlete is written to help improve performance in women athletes and improve the safety and well-being of women participating in sporting events. - Psychological factors and cardiovascular disorders : the role of psychiatric pathology and maladaptive personality features - Leo Sher
Call Number: RC669 .P76 2008
Contents: Psychiatric disorders and certain personality features are frequently associated with cardiovascular disorders. For the past several decades attention to the psychosocial and behavioural factors in cardiovascular disease has increased significantly. Understanding the integration of the interactions among multiple psychological and biological factors in the regulation of the cardiovascular system and the development of cardiovascular disorders is an important challenge for future research. 
My stroke of insight : a brain scientist's personal journey - Jill Bolte Taylor.
Call Number: RC388.5 .T387 2008
Contents: On the morning of December 10, 1996, Taylor, a brain scientist, experienced a massive stroke. She observed her own mind completely deteriorate. Now she shares her unique perspective on the brain and its capacity for recovery- Comparative plant virology - Roger Hull
Call Number: QR351 .H85 2009
Contents: Provides a complete overview of our current knowledge of plant viruses including background information on plant viruses and up-to-date aspects of virus biology and control.--from publisher description - Geomicrobiology - Henry Lutz Ehrlich, Dianne K. Newman.
Call Number: QR103 .E437 2009
Contents: Reflecting important new discoveries and advances in the field, this fifth edition presents a survey of various aspects of geomicrobiology, including the microbial role in the formation and degradation of minerals and fossil fuels and elemental cycling. It explores the role of microbes in early evolution, as well as in the lithosphere, deep subsurface, and hydrosphere. This edition includes more foundational information, covering important principles and methods for identification and function of specific microbes in a particular process. - Caffeine and health research - Kenneth B.
Call Number: QP801.C24 C333 2009
Contents: Caffeine is the most widely consumed drug in the world, most commonly from the beverages coffee, tea and soda. An estimated 80 percent of the world's population consumes a caffeine-containing substance daily. More than 99 percent of orally ingested caffeine is absorbed - with peak plasma levels obtained in 15 to 45 minutes. Caffeine is soluble in both water and oil and can readily cross the blood-brain barrier. - Prediction of protein structures, functions, and interactions - Janusz M. Bujnicki.
Call Number: QP551 .P656 2009
Contents: The prediction of protein structure and function is an increasingly important discipline used by the pharmaceutical industry to help researchers select and understand drug targets and refine drug candidates. Prediction of Protein Structures, Functions, and Interactions presents a comprehensive overview of methods for prediction of protein structure or function, with the emphasis on their availability and possibilities for their combined use. It is an essential guide to the newest, best methods for prediction of protein structure and functions, for researchers and advanced students - From protein structure to function with bioinformatics - Daniel John Rigden
Call Number: QP551 .F76 2009
Contents: Proteins lie at the heart of almost all biological processes and have an incredibly wide range of activities. Central to the function of all proteins is their ability to adopt, stably or sometimes transiently, structures that allow for interaction with other molecules. An understanding of the structure of a protein can therefore lead us to a much improved picture of its molecular function. 
What the nose knows : the science of scent in everyday life - Avery Gilbert.
Call Number: QP458 .G535 2008
Contents: Everything about the sense of smell fascinates us, from its power to evoke memories to its ability to change our moods and influence our behavior. Yet because it is the least understood of the senses, myths abound. For example, contrary to popular belief, the human nose is almost as sensitive as the noses of many animals, including dogs; blind people do not have enhanced powers of smell; and perfumers excel at their jobs not because they have superior noses, but because they have perfected the art of thinking about scents.- Biology of sensory systems - C.U.M. Smith.
Call Number: QP431 .S536 2008
Contents: Huge developments have taken place in sensory biology research and new insights have been provided in particular by molecular biology. These show the similarities in the molecular architecture and in the physiology of sensory cells across species and across sensory modality and often indicate a common ancestry dating back over half a billion years. Biology of Sensory Systems has thus been completely revised and takes a molecular, evolutionary and comparative approach, providing an overview of sensory systems in vertebrates, invertebrates and prokaryotes, with a strong focus on human senses. - Basal ganglia and thalamus : their role in cognition and behavior - Rita Moretti, Paola Toree, and Rodolofo
Call Number: QP383.3 .B365 2009
Contents: The basal ganglia are traditionally involved in the control of movement. The most wise and prophetical works by Crossen (1996 and successive), and by Bogousslavsky stated clearly that the basal ganglia participate in multiple circuits or 'loops' with cognitive areas of the cerebral cortex; moreover, the activity of neurons within selected portions of the basal ganglia is more related to cognitive or sensory operations than to motor functions.Selection of phonological strings and morphological activities are clearly under the processation of basal ganglia loop. Moreover, automatic language is strictly bound to caudate and putamen articulatory and semnatic loop. 
Exercise physiology : energy, nutrition, and human performance - William D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch.
Call Number: QP301 .M375 2007
Contents: This textbook integrates basic concepts and relevant scientific information to provide a foundation for understanding nutrition, energy transfer, and exercise training. This new edition covers exercise physiology, uniting the topics of human performance, nutrition, energy expenditure and capacity, molecular biology, and more. Every chapter has been fully revised and updated to reflect the latest information.
Animal locomotion - Andrew A. Biewener.
Call Number: QP301 .B47 2003
Contents: Physical and biological problems and principles -- Muscle and skeletons -- Terrestrial locomotion -- Movement in water -- Movement in air -- Cell motility -- Metabolic pathways -- Energetics of locomotion -- Energy saving mechanisms -- Neural control of locomotion.
Principles of animal locomotion - R. McNeill Alexander.
Call Number: QP301 .A2963 2006
Contents: This is an important work that will be appreciated by anyone interested in animal biomechanics.
Animal osmoregulation - Timothy J. Bradley.
Call Number: QP90.6 .B73 2009
Contents: Animal Osmoregulation collates a widely dispersed literature to produce a comprehensive and authoritative synthesis of the field, providing detailed examples of osmoregulatory processes at the organismal, organ and cellular level. It incorporates clear background information on ion regulation and transport (specifically in the light of recent molecular studies) and illustrates the physical principles to which each organism must adhere, as well as the phylogenetic constraints within which it must operate.- Color atlas of physiolog - Stefan Silbernagl, Agamemnon Despopoulos
Call Number: QP34.5 .S5313 2009
Contents: Fundamentals and cell physiology -- Nerve and muscle, physical work -- Autonomic nervous system (ANS) -- Blood -- Respiration -- Acid-base homeostasis -- Kidneys, salt, and water balance -- Cardiovascular system -- Thermal balance and thermoregulation -- Nutrition and digestion -- Hormones and reproduction -- Central nervous system and senses. 
Marine biodiversity of Costa Rica, Central America - Ingo S. Wehrtmann and Jorge Cortés.
Call Number: QP1 .P37 v.86
Contents: This volume, compiling and updating the marine biodiversity information of Costa Rica, consists of species lists, and comments on the state-of-knowledge of most taxonomical groups. It contains information about collections and experts for each taxonomic group as well as information gaps, thus serving as a starting point and basic reference for future research. Although focusing on Costa Rica, the book provides an overview of marine species diversity of Central America.- Top 100 birding sites of the world - Dominic Couzens.
Call Number: QL677.5 .C77 2008 (Oversize)
Contents: King penguins in Antarctica, cassowaries in Queensland, cocks-of-the rock in Peru. This gorgeous book describes the one hundred best bird-watching sites on the planet. Introductory sections give an overview of each continent or region, and then each site is listed and ranked on a country-by-country basis. The entries all include a full description, a list of key species, a map, and information on the best time of year to visit. Lavish color photographs capture rare and elusive species as well as some of the world's best avian spectacles, such as the snow goose blizzard at Bosque del Apache and the flocks of lesser flamingos on Africa's Rift Valley lakes. - The armchair birder : discovering the secret lives of familiar birds - John Yow.
Call Number: QL673 .Y69 2009
Contents: Bird lovers, take heart! While the birding literature is filled with tales of expert observers spotting rare species in exotic locales, John Yow's The Armchair Birder is here to remind us that the most fascinating birds can be the ones perched right outside our windows. 
cological and environmental physiology of amphibians - Stanley S. Hillman .
Call Number: QL669.8 .E26 2009
Contents: Provides a synthesis of current research on the comparative physiology of amphibians with a particular emphasis on water balance. It adopts a strong environmental perspective and includes a wealth of information on ecology, phylogeny and development.--from publisher description- Earthworms for monitoring metal contamination - Barbara Plytycz
Call Number: QL391.A6 P53 2009
Contents: Earthworms are widely used to assess the bioavailability and deleterious effects of metals in contaminated soils. This book discusses some of the direct and indirect methods that have recently been used to determine the ligand-binding speciation and the extent of the toxicologically-important bio-reactive metal and metalloid fractions in the cells of earthworms as receptor organisms. It proceeds to describe suites of cell-based biomarkers (e.g. morphometrics; neutral red retention time and immuno-competence assays), and their variants, that are more-or-less widely used for reporting chemically-evoked stress in earthworms under laboratory, semi-field, and field exposure conditions. 
Comparative biomechanics : life's physical world - Steven Vogel.
Call Number: QH513 .V643 2003
Contents: A delightful and comprehensive textbook that is perfect for undergraduates and those of us who need a refresher. . . . Throughout the book, Vogel introduces the formulae and principles that matter in a cleat manner, and illustrates them with a dizzying array of biological and physical examples- trategies in regenerative medicine : integrating biology with materials design - Matteo Santin
Call Number: QH499 .S77 2009
Contents: This authoritative book offers a detailed overview of present and future tissue engineering approaches and their contribution to regenerative medicine. It combines comprehensive reviews of the biology and materials science underlying the development and regeneration of different types of tissues with descriptions of current and future strategies in regenerative medicine to meet clinical needs. 
Why Darwin matters : the case against intelligent design - Michael Shermer.
Call Number: QH366.2 .S494 2006
Contents: Science is on the defensive. Half of Americans reject the theory of evolution and "Intelligent Design" campaigns are gaining ground. Classroom by classroom, creationism is overthrowing biology. Cutting the politics away from the facts, skeptic Shermer explains how the newest brand of creationism appeals to our predisposition to look for a designer behind life's complexity.
Only a theory : evolution and the battle for America's soul - Kenneth R. Miller.
Call Number: QH362 .M55 2008
Contents: Looking at the underlying philosophical issues, Miller explains that ID's proponents want to replace modern science with  'theistic science'... that would use the Divine not as ultimate cause, but as scientific explanation. Miller effectively explores the devastating consequences such a change would have on both science and society.
8th German Workshop on Artificial Life : proceedings of the GWAL-8, Leipzig, Germany - Konstantin Klemm, Daniel Merkle, Eckehard Olbrich.
Call Number: QH324.2 .G47 2008
Contents: Since its inception in the 1980s, Artificial Life is an interdisciplinary field of science focused on abstracting the essential features and dynamics of living systems in order to create artificial, life-like systems. The GWAL meetings intend to provide the opportunity for biologists, physicists, information and computer scientists, chemists, mathematicians, and philosophers interested in this field to present and discuss their new results. --from publisher description- Earthquakes and tsunamis in the past : a guide to techniques in historical seismology - Emanuela Guidoboni, John E. Ebel.
Call Number: QE539.2.P34 G85 2009
Contents: This handbook defines the discipline of historical seismology by detailing the latest research methodologies for studying historical earthquakes and tsunamis. It describes the various sources that reference seismic phenomena, discusses the critical problems of interpreting such sources, and presents a summary of the theories proposed throughout history to explain the causes of earthquakes. 
Zircon - John M. Hanchar, Paul W. O. Hoskin
Call Number: QE391.Z7 Z57 2003
Contents: Structure and chemistry of zircon and zircon-group minerals
Worlds before Adam : the reconstruction of geohistory in the age of reform / - Martin J.S. Rudwick.
Call Number: QE13.E85 R83 2008
Contents: In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, scientists reconstructed the immensely long history of the earth—and the relatively recent arrival of human life. The geologists of the period, many of whom were devout believers, agreed about this vast timescale. But despite this apparent harmony between geology and Genesis, these scientists still debated a great many questions: Had the earth cooled from its origin as a fiery ball in space, or had it always been the same kind of place as it is now? Was prehuman life marked by mass extinctions, or had fauna and flora changed slowly over time?- Cosmic rays in magnetospheres of the Earth and other planets - Lev Dorman.
Call Number: QC809.M25 D67 2009
Contents: This monograph describes the behaviour of cosmic rays in the magnetosphere of the Earth and of some other planets. Recently this has become an important topic both theoretically, because it is closely connected with the physics of the Earth s magnetosphere, and practically, since cosmic rays determine a significant part of space weather effects on satellites and aircraft. - Astrophysical lasers - Vladilen Letokhov, Sveneric Johansson.
Call Number: QC689.55.P53 L48 2009
Contents: Progress in modern radio astronomy led to the discovery of space masers in the microwave range, and it became a powerful tool for studies of interstellar star-forming molecular clouds. Progress in observational astronomy, particularly with ground-based huge telescopes and the space-based Hubble Space Telescope, has led to recent discoveries of space lasers in the optical range. These operate in gas condensations in the vicinity of the mysterious star Eta Carinae (one of the most luminous and massive stars of our Galaxy). - Charged semiconductor defects : structure, thermodynamics and diffusion - Edmund G. Seebauer, Meredith C. Kratzer.
Call Number: QC611.6.D4 S44 2009
Contents: Defects in semiconductors have been studied for many years, in many cases with a view toward controlling their behaviour through various forms of defect engineering . For example, in the bulk, charging significantly affects the total concentration of defects that are available to mediate phenomena such as solid-state diffusion. Surface defects play an important role in mediating surface mass transport during high temperature processing steps such as epitaxial film deposition, diffusional smoothing in reflow, and nanostructure formation in memory device fabrication. 
Theory of atomic spectra - Igor I. Sobelman.
Call Number: QC454.A8 S63 2006
Contents: Atomic spectra.
Atomic spectroscopy.
Radiative transitions.- Geometrical charged-particle optics - Harald H. Rose.
Call Number: QC381 .R67 2009
Contents: The book covers all theoretical aspects of modern geometrical charged particle optics. It is intended as a textbook for graduate student and as a guide for researchers, who are involved in the design of electron optical instruments and beam-guiding systems for charged particles. Procedures for calculating the properties of systems with arbitrarily curved axis are outlined in detail and methods are discussed for designing and optimizing special components such as aberration corrector, spectrometers, energy filters, monochromator, ion traps, electron mirrors and cathodes. 
The black hole war : my battle with Stephen Hawking to make the world safe for quantum mechanics - Leonard Susskind.
Call Number: QC174.12 .S896 2008
Contents: A mind-bending book about modern physics, quantum mechanics, the fate of stars and the deep mysteries of black holes. What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed it did--and in doing so put at risk everything we know about physics and the fundamental laws of the universe.
Physics of atoms and molecules - B.H. Bransden and C.J. Joachain.
Call Number: QC173 .B677 2003
Contents: New edition of a well-established second and third year textbook for Physics degree students, covering the physical structure and behaviour of atoms and molecules. The aim of this new edition is to provide a unified account of the subject within an undergraduate framework, taking the opportunity to make improvements based on the teaching experience of users of the first edition, and cover important new developments in the subject.- Complex dynamics of glass-forming liquids : a mode-coupling theory - Wolfgang Götze.
Call Number: QC145.4.V5 G67 2009
Contents: The book contains the only available complete presentation of the mode-coupling theory (MCT) of complex dynamics of glass-forming liquids, dense polymer melts, and colloidal suspensions. It describes in a self-contained manner the derivation of the MCT equations of motion and explains that the latter define a model for a statistical description of non-linear dynamics. - The crowded universe : the search for living planets - Alan Boss.
Call Number: QB820 .B676 2009
Contents: The struggle to find new worlds -- Eccentric planets -- Kiss my lips, Tootsie -- The Mars gold rush -- Instability: if I did it, here's how it happened -- The battle of Prague -- The comedy central approach -- Transits gone wild -- 300 Solar systems and counting. - Elasticity : theory, applications, and numerics - Martin H. Sadd.
Call Number: QA931 .S23 2009
Contents: Elasticity is concerned with determining the strength and load carrying ability of engineering structures including buildings, bridges, cars, planes, and thousands of machine parts that most of us never see. It is especially important in the fields of mechanical, civil, aeronautical and materials engineering. Elasticity: Theory, Applications and Numerics 2e provides a concise and organized presentation and development of the theory of elasticity, moving from solution methodologies, formulations and strategies into applications of contemporary interest, including fracture mechanics, anisotropic/composite materials, micromechanics and computational methods. - Fractals and universal spaces in dimension theory - Stephen Leon Lipscomb.
Call Number: QA614.86 .L57 2009
Contents: This monograph will be useful to topologists, to mathematicians working in fractal geometry, and to historians of mathematics. Being the first monograph to focus on the connection between generalized fractals and universal spaces in dimension theory, it will be a natural text for graduate seminars or self-study - the interested reader will find many relevant open problems which will create further research into these topics. - Fat manifolds and linear connections - Alessandro De Paris, Alexandre Vinogradov.
Call Number: QA306 .D47 2009
Contents: Elements of differential calculus over commutative algebras -- Basic differential calculus on fat manifolds -- Linear connections -- Covariant differential -- Cohomological aspects of linear connections. 
Handbook of integration - Daniel Zwillinger.
Call Number: QA299.3 .Z85 1992
Contents: his book is a compilation of the most important and widely applicable methods for evluating and approximating integrals. It is an indispensable time saver for engineers and scientists needing to evaluate integrals in their work.
Methods of homological algebra - Sergei I. Gelfand, Yuri I. Manin.
Call Number: QA169 .G4513 2003
Contents: Simplicial Sets - Triangulated Spaces -- Simplicial Sets -- Simplicial Topological Spaces and the Eilenberg-Zilber Theorem -- Homology and Cohomology -- Sheaves -- The Exact Sequence -- Complexes -- Main Notions of the Category Theory -- The Language of Categories and Functors -- Categories and Structures, Equivalence of Categories -- Structures and Categories Representable Functors -- Category Approach to the Construction of Geometrical Objects -- Additive and Abelian Categories -- Functors in Abelian Categories
100 ideas for teaching primary mathematics - Alan Thwaites.
Call Number: QA135.6 .T49 2008
Contents: Aimed specifically at the primary school market, the latest title in the successful "100 Ideas series" provides a multitude of techniques for getting pupils really enthusiastic about mathematics.This book will be essential reading for any teacher involved with children's development in the primary school. Focusing on primary mathematics the author provides one hundred practical and inspiring ideas for use in the classroom.The Continuum "One Hundreds" series offers 100 invaluable and practical ideas for teachers of all levels.
Peer review and manuscript management in scientific journals : guidelines for good practice - Irene Hames.
Call Number: Q225.5 .H255 2007
Contents: Introduction -- The peer-review process: how to get going -- Manuscript submission and initial checks on completeness and suitability -- The full review process -- The decision-making process for reviewed manuscripts -- Moving to online submission and review -- Reviewers: a precious resource -- The obligations and responsibilities of the people involved in peer review -- Misconduct in scientific research and publishing: what it is and how to deal with it- Practising science communication in the information age : theorizing professional practices - Richard Holliman
Call Number: Q223 .P73 2009
Contents: A collection of newly-commissioned chapters by leading scholars and practitioners of science communication. It considers how scientists communicate with each other as part of their professional practice, critically evaluating how this forms the basis of the documenting of scientific knowledge, and investigating how open access publication and open review are influencing current practices. 
Survey research and analysis : applications in parks, recreation and human dimensions - Jerry J. Vaske.
Call Number: HA31.2 .V37 2008
Contents: Managers of parks, recreation areas, and other natural resource settings are tasked with making decisions that often require public acceptance. Data from surveys can inform these decisions by describing and predicting human thought and behavior. Survey Research and Analysis: Applications in Parks, Recreation, and Human Dimensions provides students and researchers with a blend of applied social science theory, survey research methodology, and statistical analyses necessary to conduct quality survey research.
Cooperative games and sports : joyful activities for everyone - Terry Orlick.
Call Number: GV1201 .O7 2006
contents: Who needs cooperative games? -- Games for children ages 3 through 7 -- Games for children ages 8 through 12 -- Games for preschoolers -- Remaking adult games -- Cooperative games from other cultures -- Creating your own games and evaluating your success -- A new beginning : turning ideas into positive action.
Human evolution : a very short introduction - Bernard Wood.
Call Number: GN281 .W674 2005
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Finding our place -- 3. Fossil hominins: their discovery and context -- 4. fossil hominins: analysis and interpretation -- 5. Early hominins: possible and probable -- 6. Archaic and transitional hominins -- 7. Pre-modern Homo -- 8. Modern Homo.- State of the world's oceans - Michelle Allsopp
Call Number: GC1018 .S74 2009
Contents: This book provides a contemporary overview of the world’s oceans. It identifies and describes the various problems which continue to threaten environmental quality and biodiversity, ranging from overfishing to the complex changes which could take place as a result of global climate change. Written by scientists working at the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at the University of Exeter in the UK, it is based upon the latest published scientific information. It draws upon the considerable and unique experience of Greenpeace as an organisation working on a diverse array of marine conservation issues at the international scale. 
Intelligent thought : science versus the intelligent design movement - John Brockman.
Call Number: BL262 .I58 2006
Contents: The most fresh and interesting essays essentially ignore ID to explore aspects of evolutionary biology, including paleontologist Tim D. White considering evidence for Homo sapiens' evolution, psychologist Steven Pinker on the compatibility of evolution and ethics, and geologist Scott D. Sampson proposing primary science education that links evolution and ecology.- The reproductive tug of war [videorecording] : a pregnancy paradox - BBC Education & Training.
Call Number: 618.2 R299T8 2000 (Vid.C.)
Contents: Analyzes the implications of David Haig's theory that the placenta, due to its dangerously demanding nature, needs to be simultaneously nourished and resisted by the pregnant woman's body. Addresses genetic imprinting, the mother/baby struggle for limited bodily resources, concerns such as diabetes and pre-eclampsia, and potential treatments for pregnancy complications. 
Partners of the heart [videorecording] - Duke Media and Spark Media
Call Number: 617.41 P258O3 2003 (DVD)
Contents: Tells the story Vivien Thomas, an African American determined to make something of himself during the time of segregation, and his relationship with Alfred Blalock, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Thomas, initially hired as a janitor, was soon promoted by Blalock to learn the complexities of surgery to treat Tetralogy of Fallot ("blue baby syndrome"), a heart condition in which blood is shunted past the lungs, leading to oxygen deprivation in the tissues.
The Deadly deception [videorecording] - George Strait
Call Number: 616.951 D34D3 1993 (Vid.C.)
Contents: George Strait investigates the notorious Tuskegee Syphilis Study which ran from 1932 to 1972. African American men in Macon County, Alabama believed they were receiving free treatment for bad blood, instead, they were given worthless medicines for their true disease, syphilis.
An inside look. Heart attack [videorecording] - Russell Gascoigne.
Call Number: 616.123 IN78H3 2000 (DVD)
Contents: Journey inside 45-year-old Jon Palmer's body to experience a heart attack up close.- Ergogenic aids [videorecording] - Brian Leutholtz
Call Number: 613.2088 ER38A4 2006 (DVD)
Contents: Ergogenic aids: the top 15 ergogenic aids -- Arginine, ornithine, and lysine -- Bee pollen -- Blood doping -- Boron -- Branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) -- Caffeine -- Carnitine -- Chromium (Picolinate) -- Coenzyme Q10 (Ubiquinone) -- Creatine monohydrate -- Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) -- Ginseng -- Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) -- Human growth hormone (HGH) -- Steroid precursors. - Clinical exercise physiology [videorecording] : understanding the basics - Barry Franklin
Call Number: 612.044 C616E9 2007 (DVD)
Contents: resents an overview of many of the basic concepts involved in clinical exercise physiology and discusses how these concepts can be applied by health/fitness professionals.
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Phone 805.756.5677
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Phone 805.756.5677
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