1 978-1-4419-6063-4Modelling Parasite Transmission and Control Biomedicine

2 978-3-540-89890-0Drug Discovery and Evaluation Biomedicine

3 978-3-540-89892-4Drug Discovery and Evaluation Biomedicine

4 978-1-4419-6044-3Managing and Mining Graph Data Computer Science

5 978-3-642-01038-5Learning Spaces Computer Science

6 978-1-4419-1569-6Information Theoretic Learning Engineering

7 978-1-4419-5999-7Hardware/Software Codesign Engineering, Electric Engineering

8 978-3-211-89002-8Legal Basics of Mineral Policy in Europe Law

9 978-3-211-89004-2General and International Mineral Policy Law

10 978-1-4419-5918-8Biomedical Applications of Hydrogels Handbook Materials Science, Materials Science / Chemistry

11 978-0-8176-4824-4The Theory of the Top Mathematics

12 978-1-84996-150-9Case-Based Echocardiography Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology

13 978-1-4419-0801-8Clinical PET and PET/CT Medicine, Medicine, Radiology

14 978-2-8178-0033-2Rethinking physical and rehabilitation medicine Medicine, Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine

15 978-1-4419-6075-7Breast Surgery Medicine, Medicine, Surgery

16 978-90-481-2920-1Dao Companion to Japanese Confucian PhilosophyPhilosophy

17 978-90-481-2932-4Dao Companion to Korean Confucian PhilosophyPhilosophy

18 978-1-4419-6088-7ET Talk Physics/Astronomy, Astronomy / Astrophysics

19 978-1-4419-0876-6The Apollo Guidance Computer Popular Science, Popular Science / Astronomy

20 978-2-8178-0038-7Codes and turbo codes Professional Computing

22 978-3-642-01587-8Business Process Technology Professional Computing

23 978-3-642-03461-9Unique Radio Innovation for the 21st Century Professional Computing

24 978-1-4419-6071-9Statistics for Archaeologists, 2nd Edition Social Sciences, Social Sciences / Archaelogy

BIOMEDICINE

Modelling Parasite Transmission and ControlEDITORS: EDWIN MICHAEL, Imperial College London, London, UK

and ROBERT C. SPEAR, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-6063-4PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 235 p., 60 illus., 4 in color, HardcoverPRICE: $179.00AVAILABLE (US): April 2010

Modeling parasite transmission has made enormous strides since the seminal models of Ross for describing malaria transmission developed during the early 1900s. McDonald’s use of the early malaria models to show that killing adult mosquitoes would be particularly effective in reducing infection transmission was a major advance in demonstrating the usefulness of theoretical analysis and population dynamics modeling in particular for guiding parasite control programs. The importance of this work is highlighted by greater understanding of threshold phenomena in transmission dynamics leading to the concept that natural “breakpoints” occur below which parasite systems will go extinct to the roles that worm mating behavior and infection aggregation can play in both helminth transmission and control. The emerging trend from this work is thus the increasing use of understanding parasite transmission dynamics for use in guiding the development of informed parasite control strategies has almost become a de facto goal of most recent work in parasite transmission modeling.

SELLING POINTS: Serves to highlight the current use of transmission models in the planning,

monitoring and evaluation of parasite control programs Aimed at capturing complex or detailed aspects of transmission dynamics beginning

with a review of the evolution of modeling malaria transmission

MARKET: Researchers and Scientists

SUBJECT: Biomedicine general

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Biomedicine

RELATED TITLES:Calisher, Emergence and Control of Zoonotic Viral Encephalitides (978-3-211-20455-9,

2004, $239.00)Morand, Micromammals and Macroparasites (978-4-431-36024-7, 2006, $319.00)

COMPETITION:Scarfe, Aquaculture Biosecurity (Wiley, 978-0813805399, 2006, $139.99)Hugh-Jones, Zoonoses (Iowa State University Press, 978-0813825427, 2000,

$54.99)

BIOMEDICINE

Drug Discovery and EvaluationMethods in Clinical Pharmacology

EDITORS: HANS GERHARD VOGEL; JOCHEN MAAS and ALEXANDER GEBAUER

ISBN-13: 978-3-540-89890-0 PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 1000 p., in 2 volumes, not available

separately, HardcoverPRICE: $1100.00AVAILABLE (US): July 2010

Drug discovery and evaluation has become a more and more difficult, expensive and time-consuming process. The effect of a new compound has to be detected by in vitro and in vivo methods of pharmacology. The activity spectrum and the potency compared to existing drugs have to be determined. As these processes can be divided up stepwise we have designed a book series Drug Discovery and Evaluation in the form of a recommendation document. The methods to detect drug targets are described in the first volume of this series "Pharmacological Assays" comprising classical methods as well as new technologies. Before going to man, the most suitable compound has to be selected by pharmacokinetic studies and experiments in toxicology. These preclinical methods are described in the second volume “Safety and Pharmacokinetic Assays.” Only then are first studies in human beings allowed. Special rules are established for Phase I studies. Clinical pharmacokinetics are performed in parallel with human studies on tolerability and therapeutic effects. Special studies according to various populations and different therapeutic indications are necessary, covered in the third volume: “Methods in Clinical Pharmacology.”

SELLING POINTS: These volumes are a landmark in the continuously changing world of drugs An easy-to-use, method-oriented overview on all aspects of clinical pharmacology Essential reading for pharmacologists, physicians, medicinal chemists and

pharmacists at research institutes and in industry Of use for governmental institutions and committees working on official guidelines

for drug evaluation worldwide

MARKET: Pharmacologists (beginners as well as experienced researchers), physicians working with drugs, drug developing companies, registration authorities, medicinal chemists, pharmacists at research institutes and in industry

SUBJECT: Pharmacology/Toxicology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Biomedicine

RELATED TITLES:

Yan, Optimization in Drug Discovery (978-1-58829-332-9, 2004, $159.00)Teicher, Anticancer Drug Development Guide (978-1-58829-228-5, 2004, $179.00)

COMPETITION:Copeland, Evaluation of Enzyme Inhibitors in Drug Discovery: A Guide for Medicinal

Chemists and Pharmacologists (Wiley, 978-0471686965, 2005, $115.00)Ekins, Computer Applications in Pharmaceutical Research and Development (Wiley, 978-0471737797, 2006, $145.00)

BIOMEDICINE

Drug Discovery and EvaluationMethods in Clinical Pharmacology

EDITORS: HANS GERHARD VOGEL; JOCHEN MAAS and ALEXANDER GEBAUER

ISBN-13: 978-3-540-89892-4 PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 1000 p. Print + eReference PRICE: $1350.00AVAILABLE (US): July 2010

Drug discovery and evaluation has become a more and more difficult, expensive and time-consuming process. The effect of a new compound has to be detected by in vitro and in vivo methods of pharmacology. The activity spectrum and the potency compared to existing drugs have to be determined. As these processes can be divided up stepwise we have designed a book series Drug Discovery and Evaluation in the form of a recommendation document. The methods to detect drug targets are described in the first volume of this series "Pharmacological Assays" comprising classical methods as well as new technologies. Before going to man, the most suitable compound has to be selected by pharmacokinetic studies and experiments in toxicology. These preclinical methods are described in the second volume “Safety and Pharmacokinetic Assays.” Only then are first studies in human beings allowed. Special rules are established for Phase I studies. Clinical pharmacokinetics are performed in parallel with human studies on tolerability and therapeutic effects. Special studies according to various populations and different therapeutic indications are necessary, covered in the third volume: “Methods in Clinical Pharmacology.”

SELLING POINTS: These volumes are a landmark in the continuously changing world of drugs An easy-to-use, method-oriented overview on all aspects of clinical pharmacology Essential reading for pharmacologists, physicians, medicinal chemists and

pharmacists at research institutes and in industry Of use for governmental institutions and committees working on official guidelines

for drug evaluation worldwide

MARKET: Pharmacologists (beginners as well as experienced researchers), physicians working with drugs, drug developing companies, registration authorities, medicinal chemists, pharmacists at research institutes and in industry

SUBJECT: Pharmacology/Toxicology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Biomedicine

RELATED TITLES:Yan, Optimization in Drug Discovery (978-1-58829-332-9, 2004, $159.00)Teicher, Anticancer Drug Development Guide (978-1-58829-228-5, 2004, $179.00)

COMPETITION:Copeland, Evaluation of Enzyme Inhibitors in Drug Discovery: A Guide for Medicinal

Chemists and Pharmacologists (Wiley, 978-0471686965, 2005, $115.00)Ekins, Computer Applications in Pharmaceutical Research and Development (Wiley, 978-

0471737797, 2006, $145.00)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Managing and Mining Graph DataEDITORS: CHARU C. AGGARWAL, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center,

Hawthorne, NY, USA and HAIXUN WANG, Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing, China

ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-6044-3PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 635 p., 20 illus., HardcoverPRICE: $159.00AVAILABLE (US): March 2010

Managing and Mining Graph Data is a comprehensive survey book in graph management and mining. It contains extensive surveys on a variety of important graph topics such as graph languages, indexing, clustering, data generation, pattern mining, classification, keyword search, pattern matching, and privacy. It also studies a number of domain-specific scenarios such as stream mining, web graphs, social networks, chemical and biological data. The chapters are written by well known researchers in the field, and provide a broad perspective of the area. This is the first comprehensive survey book in the emerging topic of graph data processing. Managing and Mining Graph Data is designed for a varied audience composed of professors, researchers and practitioners in industry. This volume is also suitable as a reference book for advanced-level database students in computer science and engineering.

SELLING POINTS: Edited volume combines research in one, easily-accessible

resource Each chapter serves as point of entry into a specific topic

MARKET: Designed for a varied audience composed of professors, researchers and practitioners in industry; suitable as a reference book for advanced-level database students in computer science and engineering

SUBJECTS: Database Management; ; Computer Graphics

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Computer Science

RELATED TITLES:Aggarwal, Data Streams: Models and Algorithms (978-0-387-28759-1, 2007, $89.99) Dong, Sequence Data Mining (978-0-387-69936-3, 2007, $99.00)

COMPETITION:Cook, Mining Graph Data (Wiley, 978-0471731900, 2006, 105.95)Getoor, Introduction to Statistical Relational Learning (The MIT Press, 978-0262072885,

2007, $53.00)

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Learning SpacesInterdisciplinary Applied Mathematics

AUTHORS: JEAN-CLAUDE FALMAGNE, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA and JEAN-PAUL DOIGNON, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

ISBN-13: 978-3-642-01038-5PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 400 p., 60 illus., 30 in color, HardcoverPRICE: $129.00AVAILABLE (US): July 2010

Learning spaces offer a rigorous mathematical foundation for practical systems of educational technology. Learning spaces generalize partially ordered sets and are special cases of knowledge spaces. The various structures are investigated from the standpoints of combinatorial properties and stochastic processes. Leaning spaces have become the essential structures to be used in assessing students' competence of various topics. A practical example is offered by ALEKS,  a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system in mathematics and other scholarly fields. At the heart of ALEKS is an artificial intelligence engine that assesses each student individually and continously. The book is of interest to mathematically oriented readers in education, computer science, engineering, and combinatorics at research and graduate levels. 

SELLING POINTS: Exposes theory and several applications of learning spaces and ancillary assessment

procedures Presents ALEKS as a practical application of  learning spaces for an efficient web

based learning environment

MARKET: Researchers and graduate students in the fields of cognitive sciences, computer science, combinatorics, education, online learning, engineering, psychometry.

SUBJECTS: Applications of Mathematics; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Multimedia Information Systems

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Computer Science

RELATED TITLES:Doignon, Knowledge Spaces (978-3-540-64501-6, 1999, $115.00)Wegerif, Dialogic Education and Technology (978-0-387-71140-9, 2007, $129.00)

COMPETITION:Aleks Corporation, Aleks Users Guide (McGraw-Hill, 978-0072849905, 2002, $45.80)

Van Lint, A Course in Combinatorics (Cambridge, 978-0521006019, 2001, $70.00)

ENGINEERING

Information Theoretic LearningRenyi's Entropy and Kernel Perspectives

AUTHOR: JOSÉ C. PRINCIPE, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA

ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-1569-6PAGES/ILLUS: XIV, 448 p., HardcoverPRICE: $89.95AVAILABLE (US): April 2010

ITL is a framework where the conventional concepts of second order statistics (covariance, L2 distances, correlation functions) are substituted by scalars and functions with information theoretic underpinnings, respectively entropy, mutual information and correntropy. ITL quantifies the stochastic structure of the data beyond second order statistics for improved performance without using full-blown Bayesian approaches that require a much larger computational cost. This is possible because of a non-parametric estimator of Renyi’s quadratic entropy that is only a function of pair wise differences between samples.

SELLING POINTS: Presents the first cohesive treatment of Information Theoretic Learning (ITL)

algorithms to adapt linear or nonlinear learning machines both in supervised or unsupervised paradigms

Compares the performance of ITL algorithms with the second order counterparts in many engineering and machine learning applications

MARKET: Researchers

SUBJECTS: Signal Processing; Computational Intelligence; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Engineering

RELATED TITLES:Bishop, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning (978-0-387-31073-2, 2006, $89.95)Marques, Pattern Recognition (978-3-540-42297-6, 2001, $119.00)

COMPETITION:Cover, Elements of Information Theory (Wiley-Interscience, 978-0471241959, 2006,

$95.50)Byrne, Signal Processing: A Mathematical Approach (A K Peters, 978-1568812427, 2005,

$85.00)

ENGINEERING, ELECTRIC ENGINEERING

Hardware/Software CodesignA Practical Introduction

AUTHOR: PATRICK R. SCHAUMONT, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA

ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-5999-7PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 400 p., with CD-ROM, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $99.00AVAILABLE (US): July 2010

This book provides a systematic introduction to the topic of Hardware-Software Codesign. The material emphasizes the basic ideas, and the practical aspects of Hardware-Software Codesign. The book developed from a course on the topic of Hardware-Software Codesign, organized by the author at Virginia Tech.  The author covers many concepts including the various forms of expressing computations, sequential and parallel implementations, control-flow and data-flow, control dependency and data dependency, latency and throughput as well as the architecture design space of hardware data paths, finite state machines, micro-programmed machines, instruction-set processors, system-on-chip, and on-chip buses.  The material also includes the different forms of hardware/software interfaces, their impact on performance, hardware cost, and software complexity.  The book contains information on hardware/software integration of components on top of hardware/software interfaces as well as design methodology and design flows for hardware-software codesign including performance evaluation, verification and synthesis of hardware and software implementations.  Problems are included at the end of each chapter and a solutions manual will be available for instructors.

SELLING POINTS: Presents the field of hardware/software codesign in four parts Basic Concepts,

Custom Architecture, Hardware/Software Interfaces, and Applications Includes problems at the end of each chapter as well as a bibliography and further

reading suggestions Contains a Knoppix CDROM that includes cosimulation/codesign software developed

by the author

MARKET: Students in the field of circuits and systems.

SUBJECTS: Circuits and Systems; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design; Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Engineering, Electric Engineering

RELATED TITLES:Marwedel, Embedded System Design (978-1-4020-7690-9, 2003, $165.00)Raja, Reverse Engineering (978-1-84628-855-5, 2008, $139.00)

COMPETITION:Vahid, Embedded System Design: A Unified Hardware/Software Introduction (Wiley, 978-

0471386780, 2001, $105.95)Wolf, High-Performance Embedded Computing: Architectures, Applications,

Methodologies (Morgan Kaufmann, 978-0123694850, 2006, $74.95)

LAW

Legal Basics of Mineral Policy in EuropeAn overview of 40 countries

AUTHOR: GÜNTER TIESS, Montanuniversität LeobenISBN-13: 978-3-211-89002-8PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $139.00AVAILABLE (US): July 2010

Mineral resources are an essential social and economic basis. The importance of a European mineral resources policy is demonstrated by the latest developments in the international commodity markets. The legal framework for mining activities is vital for the realization of a mineral resources policy. Efficient legislative provisions and their implementation are crucial in ensuring both a competitive mining industry and environmental protection. This book discusses the legal frameworks of 40 European countries, especially the countries of south-east Europe, which possess an enormous wealth of deposits.

SELLING POINTS: Provides information on European legislation relevant to mineral resources and an

overview of approaches to mineral resources policy Compares the existing instruments of such policies in various European countries

MARKET: Lawyers, bankers, investors, politicians and scientists

SUBJECTS: International & Foreign Law/Comparative Law; International Economics; Mineral Resources

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Law

RELATED TITLES:Oellers-Frahm, Dispute Settlement in Public International Law (978-3-540-41743-9,

2001, $279.00)Ahrens, Hazardous Chemicals in Products and Processes (978-3-7908-1642-6, 2006,

$84.95)

COMPETITION:Dahl, International Energy Markets (Pennwell Books, 978-0878147991, 2004, $105.00)Krugman, International Economics: Theory and Policy (Pearson Education Limited, 978-

1408208076, 2008, $85.48)

LAW

General and International Mineral PolicyFocus: Europe

AUTHOR: GÜNTER TIESS, Montanuniversität Leoben, AustriaISBN-13: 978-3-211-89004-2PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $139.00AVAILABLE (US): July 2010

The demand for mineral resources (iron ore, cement, etc.) has increased substantially in recent years, a development which can be traced back to the economic growth of heavily populated newly industrializing countries. More than fifty percent of the total world population is now interested in the same resources. This change of structure has caused enormous price increases on international commodity markets. In Europe this process can also be noticed in shortages of some mineral resources. National mineral resources policies play a decisive role here, and developing special policies is vital to creating a mineral resources strategy and ensuring a competitive mining industry.

SELLING POINTS: Examining the import and export strategies behind pertinent mineral resources, this

volume exposes the status quo of the current European mineral resource policies New plans are proposed, which provokes discussion on implementation in the future

MARKET: Entrepreneurs, scientists, students, politicians, civil servants and investors

SUBJECTS: International & Foreign Law/Comparative Law; International Economics; Mineral Resources

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Law

RELATED TITLES:Oellers-Frahm, Dispute Settlement in Public International Law (978-3-540-41743-9,

2001, $279.00)Ahrens, Hazardous Chemicals in Products and Processes (978-3-7908-1642-6, 2006,

$84.95)

COMPETITION:Dahl, International Energy Markets (Pennwell Books, 978-0878147991, 2004, $105.00)Krugman, International Economics: Theory and Policy (Pearson Education Limited, 978-

1408208076, 2008, $85.48)

MATERIALS SCIENCE, CHEMISTRY

Biomedical Applications of Hydrogels HandbookEDITORS: RAPHAEL M. OTTENBRITE, Virginia Commonwealth

University, Richmond, VA, USAISBN-13: 978-1-4419-5918-8PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 500 p., 206 illus., 115 in color, in 2 volumes,

not available separately, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $179.00AVAILABLE (US): May 2010

Hydrogels are networks of polymer chains which can produce a colloidal gel containing over 99 per cent water. The superabsorbency and permeability of naturally occurring and synthetic hydrogels give this class of materials an amazing array of uses. These uses range from wound dressings and skin grafts to oxygen-permeable contact lenses to biodegradable delivery systems for drugs or pesticides and scaffolds for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Biomedical Applications of Hydrogels Handbook provides a comprehensive description of this diverse class of materials, covering both synthesis and properties and a broad range of research and commercial applications. The Handbook is divided into four sections: Stimuli-Sensitive Hydrogels, Hydrogels for Drug Delivery, Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering, and Hydrogels with Unique Properties.

SELLING POINTS: Covers applications to medicine and drug delivery, cosmetics and other consumer

products, foods, agriculture, nanotechnology, and environment-sensitive sensing devices

Describes both naturally occuring and synthetic hydrogels

MARKET: Academic, industrial/corporate (including pharmaceutical companies), medical school and government libraries and research laboratories

SUBJECTS: Biomaterials; Materials Science, general; Polymer Sciences

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Materials Science, Materials Science / Chemistry

RELATED TITLES:Vekshin, Photonics of Biopolymers (978-3-540-43817-5, 2002, $109.00)Uragami, Material Science of Chitin and Chitosan (978-3-540-32813-1, 2006, $209.00)

COMPETITION:Sweeney, Silicone Hydrogels: The Rebirth of Continuous Wear Contact Lenses (Bh/Bcla,

978-0750644624, 2000, $86.00)Yui, Reflexive Polymers and Hydrogels (CRC Press, 978-0849314872, 2004, $229.95)

MATHEMATICS

The Theory of the TopVolume 2: Development of the Theory for the Heavy Symmetric Top

AUTHORS: FELIX KLEIN, deceased and ARNOLD SOMMERFELD, deceased

ISBN-13: 978-0-8176-4824-4PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., 25 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $79.95AVAILABLE (US): May 2010

The Theory of the Top: Volume II. Development of a Theory of the Heavy Symmetric Top is the second installment of a series of four self-contained English translations of the classic and definitive treatment of rigid body motion.The Theory of the Top was originally presented by Felix Klein as an 1895 lecture at Göttingen University that was broadened in scope and clarified as a result of collaboration with Arnold Sommerfeld. Graduate students and researchers interested in theoretical and applied mechanics will find this a thorough and insightful account. Other volumes in this series include Introduction to the Kinematics and Kinetics of the Top, Perturbations: Astronomical and Geophysical Applications, and Technical Applications of the Theory of the Top.

SELLING POINTS: Provides insights into kinematic theory Discusses practical uses of applied theoretical

mechanics Incorporates both historical matter and recent

advances

MARKET: Researchers and graduate students interested in basic kinematic theory and its history

SUBJECTS: History of Mathematics; Mathematical Methods in Physics; Mechanics

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Mathematics

RELATED TITLES:Chruscinski, Geometric Phases in Classical and Quantum Mechanics (978-0817642822,

2004, $89.95) Hahn, Rigid Body Dynamics of Mechanisms (978-3-540-42373-7, 2002, $149.00) Klein, Sommerfeld (978-0-8176-4720-9, 2009, $79.95)

COMPETITION:Heard, Rigid Body Mechanics: Mathematics, Physics and Applications (Wiley, 978-

3527406203, 2006, $65.00) Klein, The Mathematical Theory of the Top (Dover, 978-0486495828, 2004, $27.50)

Rigby, Geometry of Rotation (DASET, 978-0976011002, 2005, $69.95)

MEDICINE, CARDIOLOGY

Case-Based EchocardiographyEDITOR: THEODORE ABRAHAM, Johns Hopkins University,

Baltimore, MD, USAISBN-13: 978-1-84996-150-9PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 290 p., 800 illus., 300 in color, SoftcoverPRICE: $89.95AVAILABLE (US): May 2010

The book will provide a case-based introduction/primer to the practice of echocardiography with liberal use of images and actual patient histories. The reader will be able to gain extensive practical knowledge of the practice of echocardiography with the use of these case reports. These will concentrate on the skills necessary to increase specialist knowledge of echocardiography practice.

SELLING POINTS: First book to cover practically the explosion in new echocardiography technologies.

Covers the day-to-day aspects of echocardiography practice Includes details of vascular imaging reflecting the current towards a more integrated

cardiovascular approach

MARKET: Trainees in general cardiology and echocardiography, sonographers, general internists with interest in echocardiography, individuals appearing for the echocardiography or cardiology board certification exams

SUBJECTS: Cardiology; Emergency Medicine; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Cardiology

RELATED TITLES:Henein, Clinical Echocardiography (978-1-85233-773-5, 2004, $140.00)Picano, Stress Echocardiography (978-3-540-00162-1, 2003, $119.00)

COMPETITION:Reynolds, The Echocardiographer's Pocket Reference (Arizona Heart Institute, 978-

0963576798, 2000, $79.95)Wiegers, Echocardiography in Practice (Taylor & Francis, 978-1853177231, 2001,

$189.95)Kronzon, Challenging Cases in Echocardiography (LWW, 978-0781750691, 2005,

$100.00)Oh,The Echo Manual (LWW, 978-0781712057, 1999, $159.00)

MEDICINE, RADIOLOGY

Clinical PET and PET/CTPrinciples and Applications

Second Edition

EDITORS: EDMUND KIM, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; MYUNG CHUL LEE, Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea; TOMIO INOUE, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan and WAI-HOI WONG, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-0801-8 (Replaces ISBN: 978-0-387-40854-5)

PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 400 p., 250 illus., 200 in color, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $169.00AVAILABLE (US): February 2010

This book presents a valuable overview of the basic principles and clinical applications of PET and PET/CT. Emphasis is placed on the familiarization of normal distribution, artifacts, and common imaging agents such as FDG in conjunction with CT, MRI, and US to establish the clinical effectiveness of PET and PET/CT. Practical understanding of updated PET and PET/CT scanners, imaging processing, correlation, and quantification of PET and PET/CT measurements is also discussed. The book is divided into two sections, with 9 chapters dealing with the basic principles of PET and PET/CT for instrumentation, fusion, radiopharmaceuticals, radiosynthesis, safety and cost analysis.

SELLING POINTS: Presents 16 chapters on the clinical techniques and applications of PET and PET/CT

within common oncologic, cardiologic, and neurologic diseases Numerous full color images provides comprehensive coverage on essential clinical

PET and PET/CT studies

MARKET: Nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, oncologists, neurologists

SUBJECT: Imaging / Radiology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Radiology

RELATED TITLES:Kim, Clinical PET (978-0-387-40854-5, 2004, $149.00)Bailey, Positron Emission Tomography (978-1-85233-485-7, 2003, $269.00)

COMPETITION:Wahl, Principles and Practice of PET & PET/CT (Lippincott, 978-0-781-77999-9, 2008,

$229.00) Rich, Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT (Mosby, 978-0-323-04395-3, 2007, $129.00)

MEDICINE, REHABILITATION MEDICINE

Rethinking Physical and Rehabilitation MedicineAUTHORS: JEAN-PIERRE DIDIER; EMMANUEL BIGAND; ANNIE VINTER

and JEAN MICHEL BOUCHEIXISBN-13: 978-2-8178-0033-2PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., SoftcoverPRICE: approx. $139.00AVAILABLE (US): June 2010

“Re-education” consists in training people injured either by illness or the vagaries of life to achieve the best functionality now possible for them. Strangely, the subject is not taught in the normal educational curricula of the relevant professions. It thus tends to be developed anew with each patient, without recourse to knowledge of what such training, or assistance in such training, might be. New paradigms of re-education are in fact possible today, thanks to advances in cognitive science, and new technologies such as virtual reality and robotics. They lead to the re-thinking of the procedures of physical medicine, as well as of re-education.The first part looks anew at re-education in the context of both international classifications of functionality, handicap and health, and the concept of normality. The second part highlights the function of implicit memory in re-education. And the last part shows the integration of new cognition technologies in the new paradigms of re-education.

SELLING POINTS: Obtains a better social integration and better functioning under the ICFDH The book provides theoretical and practical applications to describe this new

therapeutic management

MARKET: Clinicians, kinestherapists, ergotherapists, speech therapist psychometricians, clinical psychologists, and neuropsychologists

SUBJECTS: Rehabilitation; Neuropsychology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine

RELATED TITLES:Gobelet, Vocational Rehabilitation (978-2-287-22609-0, 2006, $99.00)Rossler, Psychiatrische Rehabilitation (978-3-540-40735-5, 2004, $79.95)

COMPETITION:Law, Evidence-Based Rehabilitation (Slack Incorporated, 978-1556427688, 2007, $49.95)Umphred, Neurological Rehabilitation (Mosby, 978-0323033060, 2006, $99.95)

MEDICINE, SURGERY

Breast SurgeryOffice Management and Surgical Techniques

EDITORS: CAROL E.H. SCOTT-CONNER, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA and FREDERICK DIRBAS, Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center, Stanford, CA, USA

ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-6075-7PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 440 p., 75 illus., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $99.00

This concise, practical manual on breast disease deals with all aspects of surgical management of both benign and malignant disease. The chapters are written by leading experts, clearly illustrated with line drawings, clinical photos and diagnostic radiology images.Breast Surgery is divided into sections following the patterns of patient management from diagnosis through treatment and reconstruction. Part One, "Management of Common Presenting Problems" contains concepts and procedures that are primarily diagnostic and may be therapeutic. Part two: "Surgical Approach and Perioperative Care", guides the clinician through the best procedure for a given diagnosis. This section provides material on choice of surgical procedure, tricks and tips to avoid complications, and potential pitfalls. The authors also include management of complications. Lastly, Part Three, "A Primer on Plastic Surgery of the Breast", gives details of common plastic surgery procedures.

SELLING POINTS: Each chapter provides a focused clinical outline of in-office and OR-based treatment

procedures for breast surgeons Offers a concise manual to provide practical advice for office based surgical

procedures for both breast specialists and general surgeons

MARKET: surgeons, surgery residents, thoracic surgeons

SUBJECTS: General Surgery; Thoracic Surgery; Surgical Oncology

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Medicine, Surgery

RELATED TITLES:Jatoi, Atlas of Breast Surgery (978-3-540-24351-9, 2006, $209.00)Hayat, Methods of Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy and Prognosis (978-1-4020-8368-6, 2009, $299.00)

COMPETITION:Harris, Diseases of the Breast (LWW, 978-0781791175, 2009, $299.00)Bland, The Breast (Saunders, 978-0721694900, 2003, $312.00)

PHILOSOPHY

Dao Companion to Japanese Confucian PhilosophyEDITORS: CHUN-CHIEH HUANG, National Taiwan University, Taipei,

Taiwan and JOHN A. TUCKER, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, U.S.A.

ISBN-13: 978-90-481-2920-1PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 500 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $229.00AVAILABLE (US): July 2010

The Dao Companion to Japanese Confucian Philosophy will be part of the handbook series Dao Companion to Chinese Philosophy, published by Springer. This series is being edited by Professor Huang Yong, Professor of Philosophy at Kutztown University and Editor of Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy. This volume includes original essays by scholars from the U.S., Europe, Japan, and China, discussing important philosophical writings by Japanese Confucian philosophers. The main focus, historically, will be the early-modern period (1600-1868), when much original Confucian philosophizing occurred, and Confucianism in modern Japan. The Dao Companion to Japanese Confucian Philosophy makes a significant contribution to the Dao handbook series, and equally to the field of Japanese philosophy. This new volume including original philosophical studies will be a major contribution to the study of Confucianism generally and Japanese philosophy in particular.

SELLING POINTS: First comprehensive publication in English on Japanese Confucian Philosophy in

decades Includes indepth philosophical analyses of major Japanese Confucian writings Analyzes Japanese Confucian philosophy within East Asian and Global contexts

SUBJECTS: Non-Western Philosophy; Religious Studies; Philosophy of Religion

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Philosophy

RELATED TITLES:Bilimoria, Postcolonial Philosophy of Religion (978-90-481-2537-1, 2009, $189.00)Note, Worldviews and Cultures (978-1-4020-4502-8, 2009, $149.00)

COMPETITION:Armstrong, Light from the East or Studies in Japanese Confucianism (Kessinger

Publishing, 978-0766157989, 2003, $25.24)Nosco, Confucianism and Tokugawa Culture (University of Hawaii Press, 978-

0824818654, 1997, $18.00)

PHILOSOPHY

Dao Companion to Korean Confucian PhilosophyEDITOR: YOUNG-CHAN RO, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA,

U.S.A.ISBN-13: 978-90-481-2932-4PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 500 p., HardcoverPRICE: approx. $229.00AVAILABLE (US): July 2010

The book deals with the historical, social, political, philosophical and spiritual dimensions of Korean Confucianism, arguably the most influential intellectual tradition, ethical and religious practice, and political-ideological system in Korea. This volume analyzes the unique aspects of the Korean development of the Confucian tradition by examining the role of Confucianism as the ruling ideology of the Choson Dynasty (1302-1910). It investigates Confucianism’s social and cultural construction, and intellectual foundation in highlighting the Korean achievement of the Neo-Confucian discussion on "human nature and its principle" in light of the Chinese Neo-Confucian development. The volume also surveys the most influential Korean Confucian scholars discussing their philosophical significance in relation to one of the most fundamental Neo-Confucian discourses, namely the li (principle) and qi (material force) debates, to elucidate how metaphysical theories shaped the socio-political factions of the Choson Dynasty. Furthermore, issues concerning the relationship between Confucianism and Buddhism and other native traditional belief systems are also included in this volume. The volume explores the Confucian confrontation with modernity, encounter with the "Western Learning" including Western science and Catholicism, and the Confucian struggle with modernity in dealing with issues such as democracy, human rights, and gender in modern Korea. Individual contributors of this volume are either well established senior scholars or promising young scholars in the field.

SELLING POINTS: The first comprehensive and in-depth discussion written in English of the Confucian

tradition in the context of the intellectual history of Korea A comprehensive view and philosophical analysis of this important and influential

tradition in the Southeast Asian world

MARKET: Researchers in Korean philosophy and religion, East Asian intellectual history, philosophy and religious thought

SUBJECTS: Non-Western Philosophy; Religious Studies; Philosophy of Religion

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Philosophy

RELATED TITLES:Bourma, Religious Diversity in Southeast Asia and the Pacific (978-90-481-3388-8, 2010,

$139.00)Billimouria, Postcolonial Philosophy of Religion (978-90-481-2537-1, 2009, $189.00)

COMPETITION:Wang, Deconstruction and the Ethical in Asian Thought (Routledge, 978-0415770163,

2007, $160.00)Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Korean Philosophy: Its Tradition and Modern

Transformation (Hollym International Corporation, 978-1565911789, 2004, $52.50)

PHYSICS/ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS

ET TalkHow Will We Communicate with Intelligent Life on Other Worlds?

AUTHOR: FERNANDO J. BALLESTEROS ROSELLÓ, Universidad de Valencia, Paterna, Valencia, Spain

ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-6088-7PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 200 p., 50 illus., 2 in color, HardcoverPRICE: approx. $34.95AVAILABLE (US): July 2010

Will it be possible to communicate with intelligent extraterrestrial life forms if we find them? How could we establish this communication, where would we begin? What does it mean to say that mathematics is a universal language? How could math be used to communicate with ETs? This book summarizes the work of SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, and other search programs and considers the implications of, and concerns about, their possible success. Surely the next step after finding life elsewhere would be to try to communicate with it. The author of this book will suggest concrete ways to approach this problem.This book, published in Spanish first, tells us what scientists currently know about the origin of life and its possible presence in the rest of the universe. It also describes the various methods used today to search for life in the universe. But the major focus of the book is on communicating with ET and, using animals on Earth as an example, why we should feel encouraged that we will be able to do just that. The author even provides step by step instructions in a kind of language that could be used to converse with intelligent alien beings.

SELLING POINTS: Makes accessible to the general reader some difficult scientific concepts without the

use of math or equations Uniquely approaches the possibility of extraterrestrial communication through the

study of animal life on Earth

MARKET: General science readers interested in astronomy, astrobiology, linguistics, mathematics, and the human brain

SUBJECTS: Astronomy, Observations and Techniques; Popular Science in Astronomy; Theoretical Linguistics

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Physics/Astronomy, Astrophysics

RELATED TITLES:Michaud, Contact with Alien Civilizations (978-0-387-28598-6, 2007, $27.95) Genta, Lonely Minds in the Universe (978-0-387-33925-2, 2007, $27.95)

COMPETITION:McConnell, Beyond Contact: A Guide to SETI and Communicating with Alien Civilizatinos

(O'Reilly Media, 978-0596000370, 2001, $24.95) Ekers, SETI 2020: A Roadmap for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI Press,

978-0966633535, 2002, $25.00) Shostak, Cosmic Company: The Search for Life in the Universe (Cambridge University

Press, 978-0521822336, 2003, $49.00)

POPULAR SCIENCE, ASTRONOMY

The Apollo Guidance ComputerArchitecture and Operation

AUTHOR: FRANK O'BRIEN, West Windsor, NJ, USAISBN-13: 978-1-4419-0876-6PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., 30 illus., SoftcoverPRICE: $34.95AVAILABLE (US): March 2010

The technological marvel that facilitated the Apollo missions to the Moon was the on-board computer. In the 1960s most computers filled an entire room, but the spacecraft’s computer was required to be compact and low power. Although people today find it difficult to accept that it was possible to control a spacecraft using such a ‘primitive’ computer, it nevertheless had capabilities that are advanced even by today’s standards.This is the first book to fully describe the Apollo guidance computer’s architecture, instruction format and programs used by the astronauts. As a comprehensive account, it will span the disciplines of computer science, electrical and aerospace engineering. However, it will also be accessible to the ‘space enthusiast’. In short, the intention is for this to be the definitive account of the Apollo guidance computer.Frank O’Brien’s interest in the Apollo program began as a serious amateur historian. About 12 years ago, he began performing research and writing essays for the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, and the Apollo Flight Journal. Much of this work centered on his primary interests, the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) and the Lunar Module. These Journals are generally considered the canonical online reference on the flights to the Moon. He was then asked to assist the curatorial staff in the creation of the Cradle of Aviation Museum, on Long Island, New York, where he helped prepare the Lunar Module simulator, a LM procedure trainer and an Apollo space suit for display. He regularly lectures on the Apollo computer and related topics to diverse groups, from NASA's computer engineering conferences, the IEEE/ACM, computer festivals and university student groups.

SELLING POINTS: The first comprehensive description of the Apollo guidance computer, ranging from

its internal organisation to its user interface and flight software Describes the technologies required in order to fly the Apollo lunar missions It is primarily space history, but crosses into computer science and electrical and

aerospace engineering sufficiently to appeal to these professional interests Can be used as a reference for courses involving computer architecture, operating

systems and user interfaces Will enable readers of the mission transcripts to follow the astronauts’ references to

using the on-board computer

MARKET: Space enthusiasts and historians, and computing and aerospace students and engineers interested in the architecture and programming of guidance systems for use in space

SUBJECTS: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Popular Science in Astronomy; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Popular Science, Popular Science / Astronomy

RELATED TITLES:Shayler, Apollo: The Lost and Forgotten Missions (978-1-85233-575-5, 2002, $54.95)Evans, Space Shuttle Columbia (978-0-387-21517-4, 2005, $52.95)

COMPETITION:Mindell, Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight (MIT Press, 978-0262134972,

2008, $29.95)Thimmesh, Team Moon (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 978-0618507573, 2006,

$19.95)

PROFESSIONAL COMPUTING

Codes and Turbo CodesEDITOR: CLAUDE BERROUISBN-13: 978-2-8178-0038-7PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 410 p., SoftcoverPRICE: approx. $89.95AVAILABLE (US): April 2010

This book is devoted to one of the essential functions of modern telecommunications systems: channel coding or error correction coding. Its main topic is iteratively decoded algebraic codes, convolutional codes and concatenated codes. It also presents digital modulation with which channel coding is closely associated to make up the heart of the physical layer of telecommunications systems. The most important theoretical aspects are given, and the building of codes is detailed and justified. Decoding algorithms are developed and, whenever possible, accompanied by simulation results characteristic of their correcting power.The authors are researchers and lecturers recognised for their expertise in the field of encoding and decoding algorithms and associated circuits.

SELLING POINTS: A means for discovering the domain, a valuable source of information about the

many techniques imagined since the mid-XXth century Provides a step towards addressing coding problems not yet entirely solved

MARKET: Engineers in telecommunication; Student working in the telecommunication area; Researcher in telecommunication

SUBJECTS: Coding and Information Theory; Signal Processing; Information and Communication, Circuits

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Professional Computing

RELATED TITLES:Stavroulakis, Third Generation Mobile Telecommunication Systems (978-3-540-67850-2,

2001, $175.00)Biglieri, Coding for Wireless Channels (978-1-4020-8083-8, 2005, $104.00)

COMPETITION:Morelos-Zaragoza, The Art of Error Correcting Coding (Wiley, 978-0470015582, 2006,

$100.00)Ghanbari, Standard Codecs (The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 978-

0852967102, 2003, $99.00)

PROFESSIONAL COMPUTING

Business Process TechnologyA Unified View on Business Processes, Workflows and Enterprise Applications

AUTHOR: DIRK DRAHEIM, University of Innsbruck, AustriaISBN-13: 978-3-642-01587-8PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 300 p., HardcoverPRICE: $79.95AVAILABLE (US): July 2010

Currently, we see a lot of tools and techniques for specifying and implementing business processes. But there are still gaps and tensions between the different disciplines needed to improve business process execution and improvement in enterprises. Business process modeling, workflow execution and application programming are examples of disciplines that are hosted by different communities and emerged separately from each other. In particular, at the system analysis level concepts are not yet fully elaborated. Therefore, practitioners are faced again and again with similar questions in concrete business process projects: which decomposition mechanism to use? Who to find the correct granularity for business process activities? Which implementing technology is the optimal one in a given situation?This book approaches a systematization of the field. It tries to provide a landscape of rationales and concepts in business processes with a discussion of alternatives.

SELLING POINTS: The book arguments with results from established theories and standards in

computer science, software engineering and business economics Contributes to the current vision of next-generation business-process platforms

MARKET: IT-architects, developers, project managers, and system administrators

SUBJECTS: Multimedia Information Systems; Input/Output and Data Communications; Computer Communication Networks

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Professional Computing

RELATED TITLES:Weske, Business Process Management Concepts, Languages, Architectures (978-3-540-

73521-2, 2007, $89.95)Bordini, Multi-Agent Programming (978-0-387-24568-3, 2005, $129.00)

COMPETITION:Dumas, Process Aware Information Systems (Wiley, 978-0471663065, 2005, $129.95)Madison, Process Mapping, Process Improvement and Process Management (Paton

Press, 978-1932828047, 2005, $29.95)

PROFESSIONAL COMPUTING

Unique Radio Innovation for the 21st CenturyBuilding Scalable and Global RFID Networks

EDITORS: DAMITH C. RANASINGHE, University of Adelaide, Australia; QUAN Z. SHENG, University of Adelaide, Australia and SHERALI ZEADALLY, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, USA

ISBN-13: 978-3-642-03461-9PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 380 p., HardcoverPRICE: $99.00AVAILABLE (US): July 2010

Are you an engineer or a researcher developing RFID systems? Are you a manager considering deploying RFID based applications? If so, this book is for you. Key topics include RFID data management, RFID data processing and integration, Real-Time-Location Systems (RTLS) and sensors. The book considers the challenges and solutions to building and exploiting global networks to enable one of the most important business drivers for modern RFID technology: traceability. The authors have drawn together RFID applications in the retail supply chain, asset and product lifecycle management, anti-counterfeiting and cold chain management to explore how global traceability networks can be built using RFID and sensor technologies. They present insights from world’s leading research laboratories.

SELLING POINTS: The book discusses challenges, issues and solutions to architecting the next

generation of RFID networks with sensing capabilities The primary focus is to answer questions around building scalable global Internet

based RFID networks

MARKET: Computer professionals in research and development, IT-manager.

SUBJECTS: Computer Communication Networks; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet)

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Professional Computing

RELATED TITLES:Schuster, Global RFID (978-3-540-35654-7, 2007, $74.95)Kitsos, RFID Security (978-0-387-76480-1, 2008, $129.00)

COMPETITION:Ahson, RFID Handbook: Applications, Technology, Security, and Privacy (CRC Press, 978-

1420054996, 2008, $139.95)Miles, RFID Technology and Applications (Cambridge University Press, 978-0521880930,

2008, $110.00)

SOCIAL SCIENCES, ARCHAELOGY

Statistics for Archaeologists, 2nd EditionA Common Sense Approach

Second Edition

AUTHOR: ROBERT D. DRENNAN, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USAISBN-13: 978-1-4419-6071-9 (Replaces ISBN: 978-0-306-45327-

4)PAGES/ILLUS: approx. 335 p., SoftcoverPRICE: $49.95AVAILABLE (US): April 2010

In the decade since its publication, the first edition of Statistics for Archaeologists has become a staple in the classroom. Taking a jargon-free approach, this teaching tool introduces the basic principles of statistics to archaeologists. The author covers the necessary techniques for analyzing data collected in the field and laboratory as well as for evaluating the significance of the relationships between variables. In addition, chapters discuss the special concerns of working with samples. This well-illustrated guide features several practice problems making it an ideal text for students in archaeology and anthropology.

SELLING POINTS: Three brand new sections: resampling approaches, point sampling, multivariate

analysis Same clear and easy-to-use format that made the first edition so successful Updates and clarifications throughout the book, based on feedback from students

and teachers

MARKET: Advanced undergraduate or early graduate level students in archaeology

SUBJECTS: Archaeology; Statistics, general

LOCATION IN BOOKSTORE: Social Sciences, Archaelogy

RELATED TITLES:Buck, Tools for Constructing Chronologies (978-1-85233-763-6, 2001, $115.00)Trueblood, Data Mining and Statistical Analysis Using SQL (978-1-893115-54-5, 2001, $49.95)

COMPETITION:Lock, Digging Numbers: Elementary Statistics for Archaeologists (OUP, 978-0947816698,

2005, $32.00)Baxter, Statistics in Archaeology (Wiley, 978-0340762998, 2003, $100.00)