Category: Textbooks

“Chile is situated in the Southern Cone of South America; it has a great diversity of landscapes, which have been considered by scientists and naturalists as an exceptional patrimony of nature. This country has over 4,000 kilometers of latitudinal extension, with deserts, large mineral deposits, agricultural valleys, ancient forests, relict

Why does peace fail? More particularly, why do some countries that show every sign of having successfully evolved from civil war fall once again into armed conflict? What defines why peace “sticks” after some wars but not others? In this enlightening study, Charles T. Call examines the factors behind fifteen

Drugs, Addiction, and the Brain (PDF) explores the cellular, molecular, and neurocircuitry systems in the brain that are responsible for drug addiction. Common neurobiological elements are emphasized that offer novel insights into how the brain facilitates the acute rewarding effects of drugs of abuse and how it alters during the

This ebook, Mechanical Behavior and Fracture of Engineering Materials (PDF) presents the theoretical concepts of strain and stress, as well as the strengthening and fracture mechanisms of engineering materials at an accessible level for non-expert students, but without losing scientific rigor. This volume fills the gap between the specialized books

Since the publication of the highly acclaimed, best-selling first edition, the technology and clinical applications of medical imaging have changed considerably. Collecting these developments into one volume, Webb’s Physics of Medical Imaging, 2nd Edition, (PDF) presents a comprehensive update of the basic physics, contemporary technology, and many examples of clinical