<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Publications by SciTech Book News</title><description>Resent articles by the &quot;SciTech Book News&quot; from The Free Library</description><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>Farlex, Inc.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:59:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>360</ttl><image><title>Free Online Library</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com</link><url>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/static/TFLbyFarlex.gif</url><width>175</width><height>65</height></image><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>FL Studio power!; the comprehensive guide.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FL+Studio+power!%3b+the+comprehensive+guide.-a0213545365</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9781598639919</P><P>FL Studio power!; the comprehensive guide.</P><P>Pease, Steve.</P><P>Course Technology PTR</P><P>2010</P><P>297 pages</P><P>$39.99</P><P>Paperback</P><P>ML74</P><P>With its instant overview and loop-friendly appeal, FL Studio (formerly FruityLoops) is used by many musicians and producers. Frequently, however, these users fail to use the program to its full potential. This...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>An Irishman's cuttings; tales of Irish gardens and gardeners, plant and plant hunters.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/An+Irishman's+cuttings%3b+tales+of+Irish+gardens+and+gardeners%2c+plant...-a0213545364</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9781848890053</P><P>An Irishman's cuttings; tales of Irish gardens and gardeners, plant and plant hunters.</P><P>Nelson, E. Charles.</P><P>The Collins Press</P><P>2009</P><P>214 pages</P><P>$54.95</P><P>Hardcover</P><P>SB451</P><P>A botanist and long-time contributor to The Irish Garden, Nelson delivers a copiously illustrated collection of his magazine articles--his "Irishman's cuttings."...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Fundamentals of guided-wave optoelectronic devices.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Fundamentals+of+guided-wave+optoelectronic+devices.-a0213545363</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780521868235</P><P>Fundamentals of guided-wave optoelectronic devices.</P><P>Chang, William S.C.</P><P>Cambridge U. Press</P><P>2010</P><P>199 pages</P><P>$75.00</P><P>Hardcover</P><P>TK7871</P><P>In this book, Chang (Electrical and Computer Engineering [emeritus], University of Southern California) combines discussions of the optical and electrical properties of guided-wave optoelectronic...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>The imperial laboratory; experimental physiology and clinical medicine in post-Crimean Russia.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+imperial+laboratory%3b+experimental+physiology+and+clinical...-a0213545362</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9789042026582</P><P>The imperial laboratory; experimental physiology and clinical medicine in post-Crimean Russia.</P><P>Kichigina, Galina.</P><P>Editions Rodopi</P><P>2009</P><P>374 pages</P><P>$114.00</P><P>Hardcover</P><P>The Wellcome series in the history of medicine. Clio medica; 87</P>]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Beryllium chemistry and processing.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Beryllium+chemistry+and+processing.-a0213545361</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780871707215</P><P>Beryllium chemistry and processing.</P><P>Walsh, Kenneth A. Ed. by Edgar E. Vidal et al.</P><P>ASM International</P><P>2009</P><P>575 pages</P><P>$235.00</P><P>Hardcover</P><P>QD181</P><P>For scientists, students, and engineers, the late Walsh, who was a scientist and technologist in the beryllium industry, and Vidal et al. bring together 21 chapters by contributors working...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Fatigue and durability of metals at high temperatures.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Fatigue+and+durability+of+metals+at+high+temperatures.-a0213545360</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780871707185</P><P>Fatigue and durability of metals at high temperatures.</P><P>Manson, S.S. and G.R. Halford.</P><P>ASM International</P><P>2009</P><P>265 pages</P><P>$237.00</P><P>Hardcover</P><P>TA460</P><P>The second volume in a set on fatigue and durability, this book focuses on high-temperature aspects, with discussion of the treatment of strain-range partitioning using the total...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Shape memory and superelastic technologies; proceedings. (CD-ROM included).</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Shape+memory+and+superelastic+technologies%3b+proceedings.+(CD-ROM...-a0213545359</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780871707222</P><P>Shape memory and superelastic technologies; proceedings. (CD-ROM included)</P><P>International Conference on Shape Memory and Superelastic Technologies (2007: Tsukuba, Japan) Ed. by Shuichi Miyazaki.</P><P>ASM International</P><P>2008</P>]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Artificial intelligence and computational intelligence; proceedings; 4v. (CD-ROMs included).</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Artificial+intelligence+and+computational+intelligence%3b+proceedings%3b...-a0213545358</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780769538167</P><P>Artificial intelligence and computational intelligence; proceedings; 4v. (CD-ROMs included)</P><P>International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Computational Intelligence (2009: Shanghai, China)</P><P>Computer Society Press</P>]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Galapagos; preserving Darwin's legacy.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Galapagos%3b+preserving+Darwin's+legacy.-a0213545357</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9781554074846</P><P>Galapagos; preserving Darwin's legacy.</P><P>De Roy, Tui.</P><P>Firefly Books Ltd.</P><P>2009</P><P>240 pages</P><P>$49.95</P><P>Hardcover</P><P>QH77</P><P>This anthology aimed at general readers brings together 28 natural science essays written by scientists, researchers, and conservation experts from Ecuador, the US, Europe, and Panama, who discuss their achievements and...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, and emerging dielectrics; proceedings.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Silicon+nitride%2c+silicon+dioxide%2c+and+emerging+dielectrics%3b...-a0213545356</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9781566777100</P><P>Silicon nitride, silicon dioxide, and emerging dielectrics; proceedings.</P><P>International Symposium on Silicon Nitride and Silicon Dioxide Thin Insulating Films (10th: 2009: San Francisco, CA) Ed. by R. E. Sah et al.</P><P>Electrochemical Society</P>]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Silicon-on-insulator technology and devices 14; proceedings.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Silicon-on-insulator+technology+and+devices+14%3b+proceedings.-a0213545355</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9781566777124</P><P>Silicon-on-insulator technology and devices 14; proceedings.</P><P>International Symposium on Silicon-on-Insulator Technology and Devices (14th: 2008: San Francisco, CA) Ed. by Y. Omura.</P><P>Electrochemical Society</P><P>2009</P><P>343 pages</P><P>$97.00</P><P>Hardcover</P><P>ECS transactions; v.19, no.4</P><P>TK7871</P><P>About 40 papers from a May 2009 symposium, by...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Radar technology applied to migratory conservation and management.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Radar+technology+applied+to+migratory+conservation+and+management.-a0213545354</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9781606929353</P><P>Radar technology applied to migratory conservation and management.</P><P>Ed. by Dirk Kempthorne and Mark D. Myers.</P><P>Nova Science Publishers</P><P>2009</P><P>165 pages</P><P>$43.00</P><P>Paperback</P><P>QL698</P><P>The biological data available from various radar technologies enables researchers to understand the spatiotemporal distribution patterns, flight...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Advanced gate stack, source/drain and channel engineering for Si-based CMOS 5; new materials, processes and equipment; proceedings.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Advanced+gate+stack%2c+source%2fdrain+and+channel+engineering+for...-a0213545353</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9781566777094</P><P>Advanced gate stack, source/drain and channel engineering for Si-based CMOS 5; new materials, processes and equipment; proceedings.</P><P>Advanced Gate Stack, Source/Drain and Channel Engineering for Si-based CMOS (5th: 2009: Phoenix, AZ) Ed. by V. Narayanan et et al.</P>]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Network maintenance and troubleshooting guide; field-tested solutions for everyday problems, 2d ed.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Network+maintenance+and+troubleshooting+guide%3b+field-tested+solutions...-a0213545352</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780321647412</P><P>Network maintenance and troubleshooting guide; field-tested solutions for everyday problems, 2d ed.</P><P>Allen, Neal.</P><P>Addison-Wesley</P><P>2010</P><P>$34.99</P><P>Paperback</P><P>TK5105</P><P>This guide can be used as a textbook on basic networking skills, a 'triage' guide for new network technicians and managers of small networks, and as a reference for networking...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Innovation networks in industries.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Innovation+networks+in+industries.-a0213545351</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9781847203762</P><P>Innovation networks in industries.</P><P>Ed. by Franco Malerba and Nicholas S. Vonortas.</P><P>Edward Elgar Publishing</P><P>2009</P><P>262 pages</P><P>$125.00</P><P>Hardcover</P><P>HD69</P><P>This work reveals the potential for applying network concepts and indicators in research on industry structure, firm strategy, and public policy, reflecting the belief that some of...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>The social embeddedness of industrial ecology.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+social+embeddedness+of+industrial+ecology.-a0213545350</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9781847207821</P><P>The social embeddedness of industrial ecology.</P><P>Ed. by Frank Boons and Jennifer Howard-Grenville.</P><P>Edward Elgar Publishing</P><P>2009</P><P>284 pages</P><P>$135.00</P><P>Hardcover</P><P>TS161</P><P>The anthology is intended to serve as a ice-breaker between social scientists and industrial ecologists whose background is likely to be in science or engineering. The...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Materials and devices for thermal-to-electric energy conversion; proceedings.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Materials+and+devices+for+thermal-to-electric+energy+conversion%3b...-a0213545349</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9781605111391</P><P>Materials and devices for thermal-to-electric energy conversion; proceedings.</P><P>Symposium on Materials and Devices for Thermal-to-Electric Energy Conversion (2009: San Francisco, CA) Ed. by Jihui Yang et al.</P><P>Materials Research Society</P>]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>SIP; understanding the Session Initiation Protocol, 3d ed.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SIP%3b+understanding+the+Session+Initiation+Protocol%2c+3d+ed.-a0213545348</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9781607839958</P><P>SIP; understanding the Session Initiation Protocol, 3d ed.</P><P>Johnston, Alan B.</P><P>Artech House</P><P>2009</P><P>395 pages</P><P>$99.00</P><P>Hardcover</P><P>Artech House telecommunications library</P><P>TK5105</P><P>Johnston (electrical engineering, Washington U., St. Louis) notes that though the protocol for call signaling and internet telephony have not changed...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Collaborative process automation systems.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Collaborative+process+automation+systems.-a0213545347</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9781936007103</P><P>Collaborative process automation systems.</P><P>Hollender, Martin.</P><P>ISA</P><P>2010</P><P>408 pages</P><P>$99.00</P><P>Paperback</P><P>TS156</P><P>Focusing on the differences between collaborative process automation systems (CPAS) and traditional automation systems, this overview of CPAS is intended for industrial engineers and graduate students in control and...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Opposed piston engines; evolution, use, and future applications.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Opposed+piston+engines%3b+evolution%2c+use%2c+and+future+applications.-a0213545346</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780768018004</P><P>Opposed piston engines; evolution, use, and future applications.</P><P>Pirault, Jean-Pierre and Martin Flint.</P><P>SAE International</P><P>2010</P><P>563 pages</P><P>$89.95</P><P>Paperback</P><P>TJ779</P><P>This volume presents a comprehensive description of the development of opposed piston (OP) engines from 1890 to 2009, with details on the design and performance of the...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Theory of fluctuations in superconductors, rev. ed.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Theory+of+fluctuations+in+superconductors%2c+rev.+ed.-a0213545345</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780199564835</P><P>Theory of fluctuations in superconductors, rev. ed.</P><P>Larkin, Anatoly and Andrei Verlamov.</P><P>Oxford U. Press</P><P>2009</P><P>418 pages</P><P>$70.00</P><P>Paperback</P><P>QC611</P><P>The theory of superconducting fluctuations links two key areas of statistical physics, namely the theory of phase transitions and the theory of superconductivity. Larkin (W.B. Fine...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Ultra-precision machining technologies; proceedings.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Ultra-precision+machining+technologies%3b+proceedings.-a0213545344</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780878493265</P><P>Ultra-precision machining technologies; proceedings.</P><P>China-Japan International Conference on Ultra-Precision Machining (8th: 2008: Changsha, China) Ed. by Julong Yuan et al.</P><P>Trans Tech Publications</P><P>2009</P><P>720 pages</P>]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Surface reconstructions.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Surface+reconstructions.-a0213545343</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9783908451716</P><P>Surface reconstructions.</P><P>Ed. by D.J. Fisher.</P><P>Trans Tech Publications</P><P>2009</P><P>370 pages</P><P>$246.00</P><P>Paperback</P><P>Diffusion and defect forum; v.287-288</P><P>QD543</P><P>Abstracts of 914 papers published in various physics and materials science journals on how various materials seek to minimize their total surface energy by changing their local...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Advances in ceramic materials.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Advances+in+ceramic+materials.-a0213545342</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780878493500</P><P>Advances in ceramic materials.</P><P>Ed. by Ping Xiao and Brian Ralph.</P><P>Trans Tech Publications</P><P>2009</P><P>147 pages</P><P>$138.00</P><P>Paperback</P><P>TA455</P><P>Xiao (materials, U. of Manchester, UK) and Ralph (engineering and design, Brunel U., UK) assemble 10 articles describing current research on ceramic materials and developments in ceramic sciences and...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Advances in electronic materials.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Advances+in+electronic+materials.-a0213545341</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780878493470</P><P>Advances in electronic materials.</P><P>Ed. by Erich Kasper et al.</P><P>Trans Tech Publications</P><P>2009</P><P>200 pages</P><P>$166.00</P><P>Paperback</P><P>TK7874</P><P>Kasper (Institut fur Halbleitertechnik, U. of Stuttgart, Germany) et al. compile eight articles on materials research in silicon, silicon-germanium hetero-structures, high-k materials, III-V...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Diffusion in materials; proceedings.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Diffusion+in+materials%3b+proceedings.-a0213545340</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9783908451723</P><P>Diffusion in materials; proceedings.</P><P>International Conference on Diffusion in Materials DIMAT (9th: 2009: Caranry Islands, Spain) Ed. by A. Aguero et al.</P><P>Trans Tech Publications</P><P>2009</P><P>791 pages</P><P>$435.00</P>]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics; v.47, 2009.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Annual+review+of+astronomy+and+astrophysics%3b+v.47%2c+2009.-a0213545339</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780824309473</P><P>Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics; v.47, 2009.</P><P>Ed. by Roger Blandford et al.</P><P>Annual Reviews</P><P>2009</P><P>630 pages</P><P>$214.00</P><P>Hardcover</P><P>QB14</P><P>This volume contains 14 analytic reviews of the recent research literature in selected topical areas of astronomy and astrophysics. Topics examined include the H1 distribution of the Milky...]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Materials research congress; proceedings.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Materials+research+congress%3b+proceedings.-a0213545338</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780878493302</P><P>Materials research congress; proceedings.</P><P>International Materials Research Congress (17th: 2008: Cancun. Mexico) Ed. by Alexander Balankin et al.</P><P>Trans Tech Publications</P><P>2009</P><P>99 pages</P><P>$138.00</P><P>Paperback</P>]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>Pesticide formulations and delivery systems 28th volume; global trends and regulatory drivers in the crop protection industry.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Pesticide+formulations+and+delivery+systems+28th+volume%3b+global...-a0213545337</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780803155237</P><P>Pesticide formulations and delivery systems 28th volume; global trends and regulatory drivers in the crop protection industry.</P><P>Ed. by Arlean Rohde et al.</P><P>ASTM International</P><P>2009</P><P>170 pages</P><P>$55.00</P><P>Paperback</P>]]></description></item><item><pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:00 </pubDate><title>SiAlONs and non-oxides; proceedings.</title><link>http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SiAlONs+and+non-oxides%3b+proceedings.-a0213545336</link><description><![CDATA[<P>9780878493456</P><P>SiAlONs and non-oxides; proceedings.</P><P>International Symposium on SiAIONs and Non-oxides (2d: 2007: Mie, Japan) Ed. by Katsutoshi Komeya et al.</P><P>Trans Tech Publications</P><P>2009</P><P>277 pages</P><P>$166.00</P><P>Paperback</P>]]></description></item></channel></rss>