Features of this book

This book contains all the essential information required for managing symptoms presented in the pharmacy, and covers the common ailments that pharmacists are likely to be presented with. Each chapter is set out in the same structured format and content is presented concisely in a bullet-point form, for quick reference and to make the information easy to understand, assimilate and memorise. 

Symptoms and signs - the common presenting symptoms, and signs that can be observed by a pharmacist, that characterise a condition 

Differential diagnosis - conditions with similar features to the minor illness being considered, but that are more serious and would require referral for further investigation 

Symptoms, signs and circumstances for referral - features indicating the need 

Further advice - advice a pharmacist can give to help minimise the effects, or prevent recurrence, of a condition 

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Although it is now somewhat dated, this book provides one of the best treatments of the Hartree-Fock approximation and the basic ideas involved in evaluating the correlation energy. An especially valuable feature of this book is that much attention is given to how these methods are actually implemented. 

This book is the first attempt to provide a detailed description of scientific basis of the method of semiconductor chemical sensors which are presently widely applied in various domains of industry and in everyday life. The major feature of this book (which distinguishes it from the literature published up to date) is that it mainly examines the use of the method of semiconductor sensors in fine physical and chemical studies. 

There have been books on droplet-related processes. However, the present book is probably the first one that encompasses the fundamental phenomena, principles and processes of discrete droplets of both normal liquids and melts. The author has attempted to correlate many diverse mechanisms and effects in a single and common framework in an effort to provide the reader with a new perspective of the identical basic physics and the inherent relationship between normal liquid and melt droplet processes. Another distinct and unique feature of this book is the comprehensive review of the empirical correlations, analytical and numerical models and computer simulations of droplet processes. These not only provide practical and handy approaches for engineering calculations, analyses and designs, but also form a useful basis for future in-depth research. Therefore, the present book covers the fundamental aspects of engineering applications and scientific research in the area. 

The extensive collection of example programs is a unique feature of this book. They are meant to be an invitation for the reader to be used, to be incorporated into the readers packages and also to be fiddled with and improved. We have put considerable effort into writing good code, but no doubt, there is room for improvement. 

The word practical in the title describes a characteristic feature of this book. However, it could easily be misunderstood. It is not a book that is meant to be taken into the laboratory to remain on the lab bench next to instruments and test tubes. The book is practical insofar as every bit of theory applicable to data analysis is exemplified in a short program in Matlab or in an Excel spreadsheet. 

Another feature of this book is the extensive use of subheadings in outline form to indicate the position of a given topic in the general sequence of presentation. In using this method of presentation, we have been influenced strongly by the viewpoint expressed so aptly by Poincare ... 

A distinctive feature of this book is the integration of design and control as the current challenge in process design. This is required by higher flexibility and responsiveness of large-scale continuous processes, as well as by the optimal operation of batchwise and cyclic processes for high-value products. 

Lignocellulosic research today is poised on the threshold of a new era of research breakthroughs. It has enabled the use of a wide variety of lignocellulosic materials, low-quality wood species and sawdust, and low-value lignin products. Lignocellulosic and cellulosic research efforts are under way to produce novel products for construction, transportation, plastics, fiber, packaging, and medical applications. Some of the major activities in chemical modifications of wood, cellulose, and lignins are the main features of this book. 

The PDT that is a central feature of this book dates from this period (Widom, 1963 Jackson and Klein, 1964), as does the related but separately developed scaled-particle theory (Reiss et al, 1959). Both the PDT and scaled-particle approaches have been somewhat bypassed as features of molecular theory, in contrast to their evident utility in simulation and engineering applications. Scaled-particle theories have been helpful in the development of sophisticated solution models (Ashbaugh and Pratt, 2004). Yet the scaled-particle results have been almost orthogonal to pedagogical presentations of the theory of liquids. This may be due to the specialization of the presentations of scaled-particle theory (Barrat and Hansen, 2003). 

An unusual feature of this book is the advice at the end of each experiment on how to dispose of its chemical waste. Waste disposal thus becomes part of the experiment, which is not considered finished until the waste products are appropriately taken care of. This is a valuable addition to the book for several reasons. 

A special feature of this book is the large number of numerical examples that have been worked out in detail. With very few exceptions these examples have been based on actual physicochemical data and many have direct relevance in equipment design. The worked examples can be used by the students for self-study and also to help digest the theoretical material. 

You can see that our book covers a lot of ground. In practical terms, this means that the book is not one to be read in an orderly way from beginning to end, except possibly by reviewers. Instead, different parts of the book should appeal to different groups of people. A unique feature of this book is the discussion of hardware in Chapter V. In it, we cover how the hardware works and how they may be modified as well as what to look for in commercial instruments. We are trying to continue in the tradition of many earlier workers to impart the message that what happens inside the spectrometer "box" is not as mysterious as it might seem. 

One of the unique features of this book involves our coverage of two increasingly important areas in process design and process control. The first is the interaction between steady-state design and control. The second is plantwide control with particular emphasis on the selection of control structures for an entire multi-unit process. Other books have not dealt with these areas in any quantitative way. Because we feel that these subjects are central to the missions of process design engineers and process control engineers, we devote two chapters to them. 

One of the principal features of this book is that it serves as a reference to some important general terms related to natural products such as alkaloids, caroti-noids, glycoproteins, and snake venoms. Moreover, historical coverage and overview texts, even headings like screening , can be found, indicating that this book is much more than a mere dictionary of natural products. 

A feature of this book is the preponderance of examples, qualitative and quantitative, to illustrate an application or justify a strategy. The motivation for this is the simple adage that nothing convinces more than an example or, in the more engaging words of Mark Twain Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. ... 

Although several books have aheady been published on AFM, they were written for different applications. The novel feature of this book is that it is focused on the study of synthetic membranes and their surfaces by AFM. For this reason, this book is monumental in the fields of both AFM and synthetic membranes. Another feature of this book is that it will provide a very useful guide to readers who wish to enter this field of study. By going through the chapters that deal with various AFM images, the reader will be exposed to the latest research results of the field. However, the strength of the book lies in its friendliness to the reader in describing details of AFM experimental methods and interpretation of experimental data, particularly when AFM is used to study membrane surfaces. Hence, the potential readers of the book... 

Estimating Answers 28 The Importance of Practice 31 The Features of This Book 32 How to Take a Test 71 Problem Solving 92 Design an Experiment 110 Analyzing Chemical Reactions 146 Using Enthalpy as a Guide 181 Calculations Involving Many Variables 410 What Now 1081... 

A special feature of this book is that it spans over a wide level and range of audiences. The primary audience is graduate students, who will find it a valuable tool for placing their previous knowledge in a coherent framework, connecting itans, and allowing a far deeper understanding. 

An important feature of this book is that over 150 exercises are embedded in the body of the text. These problems were designed to help the reader acquire a working knowledge of the material. The level of difficulty has been kept reasonably constant by breaking up the more complicated ones into manageable parts. Much of the value of this book will be missed if the exercises are ignored. 

Pat was active in the ACS Polymer Chemistry Division and often attended the Executive Committee dinner on Sunday evening. At the last meeting in New Orleans, I enjoyed an extended conversation with Pat and we reminisced about long careers— both his and mine. It is a special, appropriate, and poignant feature of this book to... 

The most important tool in most college courses is the textbook. It is worth taking a few minutes to examine the book and look for its unique learning aids. In this section we ll show you the features of this book that are designed specifically to help you learn chemistry. 

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