Category: Textbooks

Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism (PDF) explores a number of major roles of PUFA in the body, including its role as a component of cell membranes and how it provides substrates for the synthesis of lipid 2nd messengers. Recent studies are unraveling the effect of interactions between diet and endocrine factors

Design of Steel Structures to Eurocodes defines the rules for the design of steel and composite building structures according to Eurocodes, including the structure as a whole, as well as the design of separate structural components and connections. It addresses the subsequent topics: the basis of design in the Eurocodes framework;

The etextbook “Compound Semiconductors: Physics, Technology, and Device Concepts” (PDF) by expert author Ferdinand Scholz provides an overview of compound semiconductor materials and their technology. After presenting a theoretical background, it describes the relevant material preparation technologies for thin-layer and bulk epitaxial growth. It then briefly discusses the structural, optical,

Crisis and Coloniality at Europe’s Margins: Creating Exotic Iceland, (PDF) offers a fresh look at the existing politics of identity in Europe, using a crisis at the margins of Europe to shed light on the constant embeddedness of coloniality in everyday identities and aspirations. Examining Iceland’s reaction to its collapse

The best-selling and universally trusted eBook, Service Management: Operations, Strategy, Information Technology 8th edition (PDF) continues to acknowledge and emphasize the essential uniqueness of service management. The etextbook is organized in 4 parts: Part 1: Understanding Services which provides a historical context as well as distinguishes the distinctive characteristics of