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Colloidal systems occur everywhere—in soils, seawater, foodstuff, pharmaceuticals, paints, blood, biological cells, and microorganisms. Colloids and Interfaces in Life Sciences and Bionanotechnology, Second Edition, gives a concise treatment of physicochemical principles determining interrelated colloidal and interfacial phenomena. New in the Second Edition: New topics, including phase separations in polymer systems, electrokinetics of charged permeable surface coatings, and polymer brush c...

Atlas parodontale diagnostiek is een onmisbaar hulpmiddel bij het stellen van een diagnose. De eerste uitgave van dit boek verscheen tien jaar geleden. Sindsdien hebben veel ontwikkelingen plaatsgevonden. Vandaar dat het tijd werd voor deze tweede uitgave, waarin diverse hoofdstukken zijn gewijzigd en aangevuld. Net als in de eerste uitgave krijgen, naast diagnostiek, de anatomie en pathologie een belangrijke plaats in dit boek.In de hoofdstukken 'Pathologie' en 'Mucogingivale aandoening' is ...

Keeping up with the latest developments in cyber security requires ongoing commitment, but without a firm foundation in the principles of computer security and digital forensics, those tasked with safeguarding private information can get lost in a turbulent and shifting sea. Providing such a foundation, Introduction to Security and Network Forensics covers the basic principles of intrusion detection systems, encryption, and authentication, as well as the key academic principles related to dig...

The dynamic systems approach is a rapidly expanding advancement in the study of developmental research, particularly in the domain of adolescent development. It provides a unique way of examining the subject, and this innovative study of developmental processes helps social scientists to translate dynamic systems conceptualizations into clear empirical research that readers will be able to implement themselves. The first part of this edited book discusses techniques that describe and assess s...

First published in 1974, Social Work Treatment remains the most popular and trusted compendium of theories available to social work students and practitioners. It explores the full range of theoretical approaches that drive social work treatment and knowledge development, from psychoanalysis to crisis intervention.

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