An accessible introduction to large rivers, including coverage of the geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and environments of large river systems This indispensible book takes a structured and global approach to the subject of large rivers, covering geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and anthropogenic environment....

There is little evidence of a strong effect of familial and genetic predisposition to oral cancer. Lip cancer is among the sites that show the strongest cancer clustering within families in the genealogical records of the Utah database, the others being leukemia, lobular breast cancer, early melanoma and adenocarcinomas of the lung in females....

Face recognition has been an active research area over the last 30 years. The face is our primary focus of attention in social intercourse, playing a major role in conveying identity and emotion. Although the ability to infer intelligence or character from facial appearance is suspect, the human ability to recognize faces is remarkable....

The present study uncovers the disturbed functional hemispheric organization in depression and examines the nature of functional hemispheric asymmetry in depression while paying due attention to the methodological issues reported in the earlier researches, such as clinical heterogeneity of depression, co-morbidity of anxiety with depression, observ...

Dizziness, vertigo,light-headedness or imbalance are common symptom experienced by many people. Vestibular system is responsible for sensing motion of the head and maintains stability of images on the fovea of the retina and postural control during that motion. Disorder of vestibular function result in abnormalities the vestibular system....

In this manual, I present the basic principles that underlie the analysis and design of digital communication system. The digital communication involves the transmission of data in digital (0,1) form from a source that generates the information to one or more destinations....

Reactive oxygen species are highly reactive to damage nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates that consequently affect the immune functions causing degenerative diseases, cancer, premature aging, inflammation, cardiovascular and metabolic dysfunction....

This book give the details about the Supply chain risks, vulnerabilities, complexity and uncertainties have emerged as key challenges to supply chain management. Supply chain risk management assumes importance in making the organizations understand that their risk sensitivity is dependent on other constituents of their supply chain....

This book proposed two approaches for secure ad-hoc on demand distance vector routing (AODV) against black hole attack in mobile ad-hoc network. The black hole attack one of such security risks in mobile ad-hoc network (MANET)....

This book provides an in – depth coverage of fundamental principles, methods and applications of software engineering. Taking into account the needs of students and practitioners, the book aims at painting a pragmatic picture of Software Engineering methods and tools....

The present book presented the various models of hepatoprotective screening as well as a study aimed at describing the investigation of the antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity of methanolic flower extract of Nerium oleander....

Acute and chronic administration of Oxalis corniculata L. has anti-epileptic activity against MES and INH induced convulsions by reducing tonic hind limb extension phase and delaying onset of convulsion....

Neuropharmacology studies the effects of drugs on the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that carry information to and from different parts of the body. Psychopharmacology deals with drug effects on behavioural and cognitive functions. In both cases, drug actions may be studied from number of different perspectives....

Mulberry, Morus alba L., as a non-toxic natural therapeutic agent, belongs to the family of Moraceae, and has been cultivated in many Asian countries such as China, India, Korea, Japan and Thailand where the leaves were used as food for silkworms....

The book deals with the various aspects of the bronchial asthma both from ayurvedic and modern point of view. The book is enriched not only with the various classical references along with various herbal plants and formulations used for the treatment of bronchial asthma (Tamaka swasa in Ayurveda) but also with modern aspects in detail....