"Version: 20171101"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. What is life? -- 1.2. Could life be silicon-based? -- 1.3. Time constraints -- 1.4. Scenarios for the origin of life on Earth -- 1.5. Searching for life beyond Earth2. Cosmic synthesis of the biologically important c…
"Version: 20160401"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Exploring Earth and beyond -- 1.1. Curiosity -- 1.2. Observations from afar -- 1.3. Personal visits -- 1.4. Robotic visits2. The ABC of exoplanets -- 2.1. What is a planet? -- 2.2. What is an exoplanet? -- 2.3. Detecting exopl…
"Version: 20160301"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Scientific background -- 2.1. Fundamental forces -- 2.2. Model of the atom -- 2.3. Isotopes -- 2.4. Stability -- 2.5. Half-life -- 2.6. Fission and fusion3. Technology -- 3.1. Reactor physics -- 3.2. Nuclear…
"Version: 20190701"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Recognizing the threat : origins of the NPT negotiations -- 1.1. Early nonproliferation proposals -- 1.2. Atoms for peace -- 1.3. The impact of the Irish resolution -- 1.4. The threat from new technologies -- 1.5. The multilateral nuclea…
"Version: 20171201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. The Janus face of photomedicine -- 1.2. Photodynamic therapy--the killer -- 1.3. Cellular effects of PDT -- 1.4. Photobiomodulation--the healer2. Cancer stem cells -- 2.1. Evidence for the existence of CSCs and their…
"Version: 20160601"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The birth of SEPHODIS -- 1.2. Viruses and antiviral approaches -- 1.3. Infection prevention : a strategy for victory -- 1.4. The promise and potential of SEPHODIS2. Mechanism of SEPHODIS -- 2.1. The impuls…
"Version: 20231101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Magnetics-based techniques from a physics of cancer perspective. 1. Examination of cancer cells and their ambient matrix using NMR and MRE -- 1.1. The principles of, and a short introduction to nuclear magnetic resonance -- 1.2. An overview of in-cell NMR techniques from prokaryotic to eukaryotic cells -- 1.3. A f…
"Version: 20251201"--Title page verso.Revised edition of: Introduction to cellular biophysics. Volume 2, From membrane transport to neural signalling.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to cells -- 1.1. Cell structure and chemistry -- 1.2. Properties of cell membranes -- 1.3. Membrane transport processes and their role in cell function -- 1.4. Experimental methods for membrane t…
"Version: 20150301"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Acknowledgements -- Author biographies -- Skin aging and photoaging -- Clinical features and histological changesPrimary prevention for skin photoaging -- Photoprotection -- Behavioral modificationSecondary prevention for skin photoaging --…
"Version: 20150301"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author biography -- Introduction to waves -- Vibrations and waves -- Energy and informationThe ear -- Parts of the ear -- Other ears and the non-acoustic labyrinth -- The sound spectrumThe eye -- The electromagnetic spectrum -- Parts of the eye -…