Consistency Properties for Growth Model Parameters Under an Infill Asymptotics Domain
Micro- and Nanoscale Technologies in Drug Delivery
This new book covers recent advancements in the development of controlled drug delivery systems, offering novel perspectives, therapeutics, and strategies for the development of drug delivery, keeping the drug molecule as the central component. The book discusses current theoretical and practical aspects of drug delivery for the discovery and development of novel therapeutics for health problems. Explaining the necessary features essential for pharmacological activity, the volume takes an interdisciplinary approach by including a unique combination of pharmacy, chemistry, and medicine along with clinical aspects. It covers several important drug delivery systems and their chemical structures and pharmacological properties against various human diseases. Topics include the functionalized peptide-based nanoformulations, drug-delivery systems using hydrogel nanocomposite systems, protein-based nanocarriers, aqueous electrolyte solutions in clinical and pharmaceutical research, and more.
Emulsions
This book presents a comprehensive investigation of the complex scientific principles and practical applications of emulsions, offering valuable references for researchers, industry professionals, and advanced students in the fields of physical chemistry, material sciences, and engineering. The book is structured in three sections, which allow the readers to explore the fundamental principles of interfacial phenomena, the methodologies for emulsion preparation, and the diverse applications of emulsions in various industrial branches in depth.The initial section establishes the fundamental principles, with a particular focus on the physico-chemical characterization of interfaces pertinent to emulsion stabilization. The book meticulously examines several topics, including adsorption dynamics, particle-laden interfaces and thin liquid films. It supports these discussions with a combination of experimental techniques and theoretical insights. The second section shifts focus to the practical aspects of emulsion production, examining state-of-the-art methods, the role of stabilizers, and strategies for enhancing their stability, including innovations in nanoemulsions and aqueous two-phase systems. The final section presents several real-world applications, demonstrating the significant role that emulsions play in a number of fields, including the petroleum industry, pest control and pharmaceutical formulations.This text, featuring contributions from leading experts, synthesizes foundational knowledge and cutting-edge research, thereby bridging the gap between theory and practice. With an interdisciplinary scope, the book addresses both academic and industrial perspectives, and is therefore an indispensable addition to the library of anyone working with emulsions. It provides the tools and understanding required to advance work in the development of new materials, optimization of formulations, and investigation of the mechanics of interfacial systems.
If Only Happiness Was a No-Brainer
Neuroscience reveals that happiness is not just a fleeting emotion, but a measurable brain state grounded in the brain's reward system and shaped by its social, cognitive, and aversive networks. Complementing these insights, psychology helps us understand which life goals are worth pursuing, which social connections most enrich our well-being, which self-help practices foster a positive mindset, and how to effectively manage the key obstacles to sustained happiness-stress, fear, and depression.If Only Happiness Was a No-Brainer integrates findings from neuroscience and psychology to present five essential pillars of happiness: pleasure, purpose, people, perspective, and resilience. Through lighthearted personal stories and clear, evidence-based insights, this book shows how each pillar is expressed in the brain-offering readers an understanding of how to have a more meaningful, connected, and happy lives.
If Only Happiness Was a No-Brainer
Neuroscience reveals that happiness is not just a fleeting emotion, but a measurable brain state grounded in the brain's reward system and shaped by its social, cognitive, and aversive networks. Complementing these insights, psychology helps us understand which life goals are worth pursuing, which social connections most enrich our well-being, which self-help practices foster a positive mindset, and how to effectively manage the key obstacles to sustained happiness-stress, fear, and depression.If Only Happiness Was a No-Brainer integrates findings from neuroscience and psychology to present five essential pillars of happiness: pleasure, purpose, people, perspective, and resilience. Through lighthearted personal stories and clear, evidence-based insights, this book shows how each pillar is expressed in the brain-offering readers an understanding of how to have a more meaningful, connected, and happy lives.
Flat-Out Facts
For generations, "speed kills" has shaped the way societies approach road safety-fueling laws, campaigns, and enforcement strategies that prioritize velocity as the prime danger on our streets and highways. But what if the story is more complicated? In Flat-Out Facts: The Dark Side of Demonizing Speed, readers are taken on an eye-opening journey through the evidence, from crash statistics and neuroscience to case studies on racetracks and highways worldwide. This book challenges simplistic narratives, revealing how factors like skill, infrastructure, context, and human behavior interact in ways the "speed kills" slogan overlooks.Drawing on data from leading countries and regions, the book uncovers why some of the most heavily policed roads remain deadly, while others thrive at higher speeds under the right conditions. It exposes the trade-offs-economic, social, and health-related-of overly punitive speed policies, and reveals how well-intentioned rules can sometimes backfire, increasing risk or reducing mobility. With clarity and balance, Flat-Out Facts makes the case for smarter, evidence-driven policies that protect lives without sacrificing freedom and progress.A must-read for policymakers, safety advocates, and anyone interested in the realities behind the headlines, this book empowers readers to demand honest debate, nuanced thinking, and genuine innovation in the pursuit of safer, saner roads.
Audubon Nature Wall Calendar 2026
NATURE'S MAJESTY: See the world from home with twelve months of nature's beauty, diversity, and awe-inspiring power. Featuring a variety of landscapes, from Hawai'i's stunning Rainbow Falls to the otherworldly desert landscapes of the Navajo Nation. AUDUBON EXPERTISE: This calendar features the stunning birds Audubon is known for, including Tricolored Herons and many more, but the incredible environments they inhabit are the real focus. GORGEOUS GIFT: Nature lovers and environmentalists will love this year of exquisite full-color photographs of the world's most pristine landscapes and distinctive wildlife. NOW PLASTIC-FREE!: Workman wall calendars are completely plastic-free! Now printed with an extended paper flap closed with a fully recyclable seal--no more shrink-wrap!
Sorrow's Long Road
After the research psychologist Barbara Blatchley lost her husband and partner of thirty-six years, her life changed utterly. Seeking to understand the pain and confusion she felt, Blatchley began exploring the psychology and neuroscience of bereavement. Why does grief last so long and hurt so much? How do we come to terms with loss? In Sorrow's Long Road, Blatchley interweaves an engaging and reader-friendly look at the research on grief with her powerful personal narrative. Beginning with the day of her husband's death, she traces the questions that loss raised and the answers that science provides. Blatchley examines the psychology of love and attachment, detailing how we bond with others and what happens when those bonds are broken. She considers the storm of emotions that the bereaved experience, as well as both the physical and psychological effects of grieving. Blatchley maps out how we adapt to the changes that loss brings and find a new identity afterward. In addition to her own experiences, she shares the stories of other people who have suffered a loss and struggled to recover, illustrating how grief changes over time. Accessibly written and deeply empathetic, Sorrow's Long Road humanizes the science, showing how psychology and neuroscience can help us make sense of the darkest times in our lives.
Active Inference
The first comprehensive treatment of active inference, an integrative perspective on brain, cognition, and behavior used across multiple disciplines. Active inference is a way of understanding sentient behavior--a theory that characterizes perception, planning, and action in terms of probabilistic inference. Developed by theoretical neuroscientist Karl Friston over years of groundbreaking research, active inference provides an integrated perspective on brain, cognition, and behavior that is increasingly used across multiple disciplines including neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy. Active inference puts the action into perception. This book offers the first comprehensive treatment of active inference, covering theory, applications, and cognitive domains. Active inference is a "first principles" approach to understanding behavior and the brain, framed in terms of a single imperative to minimize free energy. The book emphasizes the implications of the free energy principle for understanding how the brain works. It first introduces active inference both conceptually and formally, contextualizing it within current theories of cognition. It then provides specific examples of computational models that use active inference to explain such cognitive phenomena as perception, attention, memory, and planning.
Ansel Adams 2026 Wall Calendar
Enjoy Ansel Adams' iconic photographs all year long in this durable wire-bound wall calendar featuring pages designed to be framed at the year's end. The photographs of Ansel Adams are among America's finest cultural treasures, and are the foundation of his tremendous legacy of environmental activism. A pioneer of photographic technique and one the 20th century's most influential artists in any medium, Adams and his creative vision remain as relevant and convincing as ever. Ansel Adams' "Authorized Edition" calendars have been a beloved annual tradition for almost 40 years. The 2025 wall calendar includes: Fourteen spectacular black and white landscape photographs, carefully selected and sequenced to reflect the changing seasons Large format 12.8" x 15.6" wall calendar (25.6" x 15.6" open) Spectacular views from Yosemite National Park, Acadia National Park, Denali National Park, and beyond Superior reproduction quality: Printed in rich duotone on premium paper stock, making each page suitable for framing at year's end. Features US and Canadian legal holidays, phases of the moon, and major religious holidays This calendar is a perfect housewarming gift, holiday gift, or inspirational gift for lovers of fine art, photography, nature, and the outdoors. It is printed in the United States of America, and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Ansel Adams' calendars goes to support the Center for Creative Photography. For more ways to enjoy the photography of Ansel Adams, look for Little, Brown and Company's Ansel Adams 2025 Engagement Calendar and Ansel Adams' Yosemite
Prospects of Fungal Biotechnologies for Livestock Volume 1
Living with Water
Living with Water explores the perennial, dynamic relationship between water and the built environment in South Asia. This interdisciplinary survey of the unique urban and ecological landscapes of the region presents a diverse selection of cities and projects, and offers practical, contextual strategies for the design and protection of these sites against emergent impacts of climate change and population growth. Water resources in South Asia are some of the most vulnerable to the effects of global warming. In the many historic urban centres that have grown over time along the rivers and waterfronts of the region, deteriorating water systems and rapid population expansion have contributed to problems such as water insecurity, exposure of built structures to weather damage, floods, and erosion. Case studies drawn from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka illustrate a range of contemporary and traditional approaches to living with water within the ecosystems, floodplains, wetlands, waterfronts, river systems, and water networks of the region. Chapters authored by architects, planners, historians, sociologists, geographers, and environmentalists combine insights into analytical methods and processes of urban planning and development, with critical attention to the importance of cultural heritage, vernacular construction, traditional water systems, and indigenous knowledge in shaping climate-resilient built and natural environments. This context supports resilient ecology and a sustainable approach to building and resource management, offering guidance in the creation of water-sensitive development, integrated urban design, wetlands restoration, and more. Living with Water is an essential read for researchers and professionals in architecture, urban planning, water management, environmental conservation, real estate development, tourism, and local governance, and will appeal to broad range of readers interested in the history, geography, and culture of South Asia.
