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For a brief period during the latter part of World War II, Nevill F. Mott led a theoretical group at Fort Halstead in the United Kingdom that tackled scientific issues related to pressing war-time concerns. Among later awards and honors, Mott was knighted and a recipient of the Nobel Prize. While at Fort Halstead, he undertook an effort to theoretically describe the statistical fragmentation of munitions subjected to intense explosive loading. Mott`s original internal reports contain seminal theoretical concepts on the physics and statistics of dynamic fracture and fragmentation, which have provided the inspiration for numerous later modeling efforts and engineering formulae. Some of his most forward-looking thoughts on the micromechanical and molecular aspects of fracture are included in these publications.

The present book surveys the theoretical analysis put forth by Mott with particular focus on his efforts to characterize the size and distribution of fragments resulting from a dynamic fragmentation event. Copies of the original internal reports of Mott and his co-workers are included. The book also pursues additional theoretical analysis with the intent of delving further into the physical ideas and unfinished analysis implicit in Mott`s original studies. This book will be of interest to all scientists and engineers concerned with the dynamic fracture and fragmentation of solid bodies subject to intense transient loads imparted by explosive detonation and high-velocity impact from both the historical and modern perspective.

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A comprehensive overview of the use of NMR spectroscopy for chiral discrimination

Discrimination of Chiral Compounds Using NMR Spectroscopy concisely covers the broad array of reagents that make it possible to determine the optical purity and assign the absolute configuration of many classes of compounds. It describes chiral NMR derivatizing agents, solvating agents, metal-based reagents, and liquid crystals and discusses the range and types of compounds for which they can be used for analysis. After an overview of chiral reagents and methodologies, this reference:
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Includes comprehensive coverage of the chiral reagents that have been reported
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Catalogs the range of compounds for which different reagents have been shown to be effective
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Includes specialty categories such as liquid crystals, ionic liquids, and the formation of chiral aggregates from achiral building blocks that do not fit into the broader categories
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Offers experimental strategies for using the reagents that are likely to improve the quality of the results

This guide describes the various systems and their overall utility, but goes further to show the full scope of the field as a way of guiding investigations into the optimal chiral reagents for use in NMR spectroscopy. It's a practical reference for organic chemists in the pharmaceutical industry, academia, and other areas, NMR spectroscopists, and researchers involved in the isolation and structure determination of natural products. ... Read more

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Conductive polymers—polymers that conduct electricity—have applications in telecommunications, electronics, materials science, chemistry and physics. The four self-contained volumes of this handbook thoroughly explore all aspects of conductive polymers including chemical and physical properties, technology and applications. ... Read more

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Modern NMR Techniques for Chemistry Research
This is an excellent book for learning the NMR basics.It is very comprehensible, thorough, and it is aimed at people who, although interested in NMR, might not have the full background to understand an in depth, quantum mechanical treatment of the subject.

I bought a second-hand copy of this book from amazon.com and am very satisfied with it.It is in almost brand new condition, with no underlinings or highlightings of any kind.Although I was at first wary of buying a second-hand book through the internet, this experience turned out to be quite satisfactory and I will likely do it again.

Excellent book for the intuitive reader
For one who's interested in NMR research there are several types of books that combine together to give a full picture of the field and its various aspects. The book by Derome supplies the intuitive overview of 1D and 2DNMR spectroscopy, which is so much needed, especially by novices in thefield, and also by more experienced NMR people who need a quick referenceto an NMR related technique, phenomenon or term. Starting with a goodintroduction to pulse NMR, the book continues to a survey of some of themain methods employed in NMR spectroscopy: NOE and its application to themeasurement of internuclear distances, homo- and heteronuclear shiftcorrelation, polarization transfer type of experiments and the use of spinechoes. The book is loaded with illustrations that help clarify the variouspulse sequences and their effect on the spin systems in discussion. Thelanguage is always clear and the lack of formal rigorousness is more thancompensated for by highly imaginative qualitative descriptions of thevarious phenomena and methods. Each chapter ends with a list of referencesrelevant to the content of the chapter.The only problem is that the book,wonderful as it is, hasn't been updated (if I'm not mistaken) since itsfirst edition (1987), and in such a fast moving field as NMR spectroscopyis, many additions should be made to make the book more complete.Nevertheless, the wealth of information in the book and particularly theway it is presented, makes this book a must in any NMRist library. ... Read more

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Extensively revised and updated with additional material included in existing chapters and new material on angle resolved XPS, surface engineering and complimentary methods.
* Includes an accessible introduction to the key spectroscopic techniques in surface analysis.
* Provides descriptions of latest instruments and techniques.
* Includes a detailed glossary of key surface analysis terms. ... Read more

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So practical
This is so useful for XPS operators and those who want to analyze XPS and AES spectra. In terms that there are not many recent books concerning thses topics, this is valuable and excellent book for surface scientists and engineers. ... Read more

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A comparison of the strengths and weaknesses of near-infrared, infrared and Raman imaging, focusing on current as well as conceivable applications for chemical analysis in delicate natural and synthetic samples. This handbook and ready reference covers instrumentation for vibrational spectroscopic imaging, chemometric evaluation of spectroscopic images, and vibrational spectroscopic imaging in biology and medicine, as well as the chemical, pharmaceutical and food industries. ... Read more

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This laboratory book delivers hands-on advice to researchers in all fields of life and physical sciences already applying or intending to apply electro-analytical methods in their research. The authors represent in a strictly practice-oriented manner not only the necessary theoretical background but also substantial know-how on measurement techniques, interpretation of data, experimental setup and trouble shooting. The author and the editor are well-known specialists in their field. ... Read more

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Diatomic molecules are important to the physical sciences because they are the basic building blocks of large molecules.Many of the principles which underly our understanding of chemical bonds in molecules were first developed by studying diatomic systems. Starting from fundamental principles, this book develops a theory that analyzes the energy levels of diatomic molecules and summarizes the many experimental methods used to study the spectra of these molecules in the gaseous state. ... Read more

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Photoacoustic infrared spectroscopy differs from traditional infrared spectroscopy in one important way: in its most common implementation, a microphone is used to detect acoustic waves that result from absorption of infrared radiation by a sample. In other words, no optical detector is required to quantify the amount of incident radiation taken up by the sample. This gas-microphone method is one of a series of photoacoustic and photothermal techniques now being used for characterization and analysis of solids, liquids, and gases. Photoacoustic Infrared Spectroscopy represents the most comprehensive resource on this important, emerging technique. Kirk Michaelian’s trenchant study serves as both a text and reference for a broad community of academic and industrial scientists conducting extensive research and applications in photoacoustic infrared spectroscopy. Chapters include:

• Evolution of Photoacoustic Infrared Spectroscopy
• Experimental Methods
• Depth Profiling
• Numerical Methods
• Applications of Photoacoustic Infrared Spectroscopy
• Quantitative Analysis
• Special Topics

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A Century of Separation Science presents an extensive overview of the critical developments in separation science since 1900, covering recent advances in chromatography, electrophoresis, field-flow fractionation, countercurrent chromatography, and supercritical fluid chromatography for high-speed and high-throughput analysis. ... Read more

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"Should be on every surface chemist's reading list." -Spectroscopy (on the Fifth Edition)

Bridging the methodologies of "wet" and "dry" surface chemistry to present surface chemistry as a single broad field, Physical Chemistry of Surfaces, Sixth Edition retains its position as the standard work of surface science. This heavily revised and updated edition provides thorough coverage for students and professionals. New features of the Sixth Edition include:
* Expanded treatment of films at the liquid-air and liquid-solid interfaces, with contemporary techniques and macromolecular films
* Techniques for tunneling and atomic force scanning microscopes
* In-depth coverage of heterogeneous catalysis, including the case of CO on metals
* Increased emphasis on the flexible surface and restructuring of surfaces when adsorption occurs
* A new chapter on macromolecular films

The book begins with the basics of the physical chemistry of liquid-gas and liquid-solid interfaces, including electro-chemistry, long-range forces, and the various methods of spectroscopic and structural study of surfaces. These are followed by descriptive treatments of topics such as friction, lubrication, adhesion and emulsion, foams, and aerosols. Closing chapters present a quantitative approach to physical and chemical adsorption of vapors and gases as well as heterogeneous catalysis.

For senior-level undergraduates and graduate students, each chapter presents the basic surface chemistry of the topics with full derivations, end-of-chapter problems, and reviews of recent advances. This book is also an excellent reference for professional chemists interested in applying surface chemistry to their work. ... Read more

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Good overview book
I am a researcher in industry and used a borrowed copy of the fifth edition to learn about some of the issues that we were having in our equipment.As others have noted, this may not be a good text book as it is not self-contained, and I found it is inconsistent at some places.However, it fit the bill perfectly for my own needs, and I look forward to having it permanently on my bookshelf

Makes me want to rip my hair out
I couldn't agree more with previous reviews of this book.For the average student, it is very difficult to follow. The derivations are not clear and many terms are not clearly defined, leaving you flipping back through the textbook to find where the term was first referenced. There are no example problems either, leaving the reader wondering how and if the numerous equations are actually used. It is worse than reading the appendix of a calculus textbook. I would not recommend this book to anyone.

Great book for reference
I had this book as my textbook for my "surface science"class. It is a great book for reference though it does take time and effort to comb through chapters to find what you need. A lot of detailed paper-review-style chaptors which is great for research while it is a little bit overwhelming to people without any physical chemistry background.

Excellent overview or starting point
How useful and valuable this book is largely depends on what you expect from it.This book provies an overview of the extremely broad field of surface chemistry.As a starting point to learning about that field, this book is excellent.There is validity to the criticisms offered by some other reviewers of this text.The derivations often don't give enough detail and there's not much help in the way of example problems, which can make it difficult for the student to use in a classroom setting.Do not expect extremely detailed and thorough treatments of any particular area of surface chemistry.Nearly any chapter in this book could (and does) have entire texts (and courses) devoted exclusively to that one subject.What you can expect from this book is an introduction to the key areas of surface chemistry.The book is loaded with references to point the interested reader in the right direction for more detailed and thorough treatments of the variety of different areas of surface chemistry.For this reason, I have found it to be a good starting point for learning more about several subjects.In short, this book is excellent if you want a broad overview of the field or need a place to start learning about a particular area of surface chemistry.It's not worth much if you are looking for extremely in depth, thorough treatments of specific areas of surface chemistry.

Physical Chemistry of Surfaces
I used this book as a text in my class 'Physical Chemistry of Liquids, Interfaces, and Colloids'. This book is not a textbook. My students are complaining all the time about the presentation of topics as well as the extent of derivations, interpretations, and lack of examples. I must admit that I have made a mistake for choosing this text for my course. If you are planing to use it as a text, please go through a few of the derivations and you will notice that the book offers very little to a student. ... Read more

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Introduction to Focused Ion Beams is geared towards techniques and applications. This is the only text that discusses and presents the theory directly related to applications and the only one that discusses the vast applications and techniques used in FIBs and dual platform instruments. ... Read more

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X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (XAFS) is a powerful and versatile technique for studying structures of materials in chemistry, physics, biology and other fields. This textbook is a comprehensive, practical guide to carrying out and interpreting XAFS experiments. Assuming only undergraduate-level physics and mathematics, the textbook is ideally suited for graduate students in physics and chemistry starting XAFS-based research. It contains concise executable example programs in Mathematica 7. Supplementary material available at www.cambridge.org/9780521767750 includes Mathematica code from the book, related Mathematica programs, and worked data analysis examples. The textbook addresses experiment, theory, and data analysis, but is not tied to specific data analysis programs or philosophies. This makes it accessible to a broad audience in the sciences, and a useful guide for researchers entering the subject. ... Read more

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For almost a decade, quantitative NMR spectroscopy (qNMR) has been established as valuable tool in drug analysis. In all disciplines, i. e. drug identification, impurity profiling and assay, qNMR can be utilized.
Separation techniques such as high performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, super fluid chromatography and capillary electrophoresis techniques, govern the purity evaluation of drugs. However, these techniques are not always able to solve the analytical problems often resulting in insufficient methods. Nevertheless such methods find their way into international pharmacopoeias. Thus, the aim of the book is to describe the possibilities of qNMR in pharmaceutical analysis.
Beside the introduction to the physical fundamentals and techniques the principles of the application in drug analysis are described: quality evaluation of drugs, polymer characterization, natural products and corresponding reference compounds, metabolism, and solid phase NMR spectroscopy for the characterization drug substances, e.g. the water content, polymorphism, and drug formulations, e.g. tablets, powders. This part is accompanied by more special chapters dealing with representative examples. They give more detailed information by means of concrete examples.

. combines theory, techniques, and concrete applications-all of which closely resemble the laboratory experience
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The formalism of quantum optics is elucidated in the early chapters and the main techniques are introduced. These are applied in the later chapters to problems such as squeezed states of light, resonance fluorescence, laser theory, quantum theory of four-wave mixing, quantum non-demolition measurements, Bell's inequalities, and atom optics. Experimental results are used to illustrate the theory throughout. This yields the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of experiment and theory in quantum optics in any textbook.

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Too much information without intermediate steps..
I used this book in a regular graduate course on Quantum Optics, when it would be my first contact with the subject, and I have to say I become very irritated when I look at this book. It is probably my fault, because I should have used a more introductory book.

Here the authors don't derive almost anything, they use lots of expressions and take it from nowhere. I think it is assumed one should know the formalism, because many topics are just there without a reasonable explanation (my point of view). All the chapters have lots of references and citations to the original articles where the intermediate steps are explained, but the book is not self contained.

The good part of the book is that here one can find lots of things that are research subject all together. If one knows what the authors are doing (because almost every time they put results without telling how to get them) it can be useful.

I think Mandel and Wolf (Optical Coherence..) or Scully and Zubairy (Quantum Optics) are better for a first contact with Q. O..

Blend of fundamental and practical
This book was recommended to me by one of the world's leaders in quantum computing, who told me it was the best introduction powerful enough to explain the kinds of principles necessary to make this new kind of hardware really work. It is not an introduction to optics; Lipson's beautiful clear book on optics is maybe the best way to get ready for this, and Mandl and Shaw's book on quantum field theory is an excellent empirically-oriented start to that subject. This book is an excellent summary of a lot of new work -- unifying new basic theory and experiment -- which goes beyond those two. There has been a revolution in getting past the limits of the old semiclassical approximation methods in quantum optics, and developing technology beyond the scope of the older methods; I haven't seen any other general introductory text which covers all the key points of that work. Howard J. Carmichael's book from Springer is also excellent, and covers similar ground, but is a bit more advanced -- and still lacked the essential Volume II, last I checked.
Anyone who wishes to really understand what quantum measurement is about needs to understand what is in this book.

Comprehensive, but more mathematics than physics
This book covers a broad range of topics in quantum optics, including very recent developments. This is probably due to the fact that the authors have themselves made many important contributions to the field.

However, we think the book is not suitable as an introduction to the subject, since the reader is expected to be familiar with both the basic mathematical and notational concepts of the field (which are often introduced without any explanation or motivation).

Probably, Mandel and Wolf's "Optical coherence and quantum optics", or H.-A. Bachor's recently published "A guide to experiments in quantum optics" are more appropriate for a first encounter with quantum optics. -H.K. Nienhuys, S.Woutersen, F. van den Broek, H.J. Bakker. ... Read more

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The latest edition of this highly acclaimed title introduces the reader to a wide range of spectroscopies, and includes both the background theory and applications to structure determination and chemical analysis.  It covers rotational, vibrational, electronic, photoelectron and Auger spectroscopy, as well as EXAFs and the theory of lasers and laser spectroscopy.

• A  revised and updated edition of a successful, clearly written book
• Includes the latest developments in modern laser techniques, such as cavity ring-down spectroscopy and femtosecond lasers
• Provides numerous worked examples, calculations and questions at the end of chapters

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Modern Spectroscopy
Quick delivery. Quality product. Great source of technical information. Good value for the money. I am very happy with this purchase.

Exactly what I was looking for
This book was recommended by Amazon for spectroscopy and after looking few pages it was a book what I was looking for, have not gone through the whole book but the initial pages suggests that it will be a useful reference for me working as a metrology engineer in semiconductors

Excellent and well organized spectroscopy book
The books reviews all the fundamental concepts on molecular spectroscopy. The chapter on quantum mechanics is well organized, and introduces the reader into the tools necessary for understanding the logic behind molecular spectroscopy. Simple, clear and easy to follow. The way the book is organized is also very good, from general/simple to specific/complex, so it's suitable for undergraduate students and all type of scientists.

it is a great book
This a great book about spectroscopy.
The balance between experiment method/data/figure and theory description is just so good that I got a lot of understanding
that I didn't get from other book.

The Best Book of its Type
Even if beginning with only an introductory understanding of quantum mechanics, this excellent book will allow you to understand most major branches of spectroscopy.The chapters are organized to include reasonable amounts of both theory and show real spectra to help use the theory in the context of real research.One of the earlier chapters includes a review/primer on group theory and the remaining chapters can be understood with the group theory presented in that chapter.This book is therefore suitable as a text and is also very usefull as a reference. ... Read more

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Informal, effective undergraduate-level text introduces vibrational and electronic spectroscopy, presenting applications of group theory to the interpretation of uv, visible, and infrared spectra without assuming a high level of background knowledge. 200 problems with solutions. Numerous illustrations.
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Symmetry and Spectroscopy
Quick delivery. Quality product. Great source of technical information. Good value for the money. I am very happy with this purchase.

Great book for Spec
This was a great book for spectroscopy.Ugly cover but who cares.Good for graduate class unless your at MIT then this is good for junior classes.

simply put
Simply put, this book is MUST HAVE for anyone studying or working with spectroscopy. Whether you study Physical, Analytical, or Inorganic Chemistry, this book is essential. The information is distilled and relevant.Check out your professors' book collections, odds are you will find this classic on their shelves (and probably also see many course examples similar to exercises and examples from it, even if not officially required for your course). The pages will be worn, dog-eared, highlighted, and scribbled on, just like in my copy I have used over and over and over for last 15 years! From Group Theory to Raman to Crystal Field, this book has got it all! Awesome!

Another Dover Bargain in Physical Chemistry
This book has served as a companion text for courses I've taught in Symmetry and Group Theory and in Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry for the past two years.It provides a solid background for practicing chemists who will use electronic and vibrational spectroscopy in their everyday research, though it is only an introduction for serious spectroscopists. The book adopts an easy conversational tone that appeals to students but doesn't fail to provide an appropriate level of rigor - with one notable exception to be mentioned below.For a students seeking to learn by self-study there is a good supply of problems, with solutions provided, to deepen understanding.The examples are most plentiful in the vibrational spectroscopic sections.

Both photoelectron and UV-Visible spectroscopy are presented, and Harris and Bertolucci do a better job at teaching what electron states are than Cotton does in his well-known "Chemical Applications of Group Theory".Unfortunately, however, electronic spectra of transition metal complexes are given short shrift and ligand-field-theoretic problems are not adequately fleshed out.Equally unfortunate is the fact that the one transition-metal example of vibronic coupling provided in the body of the text is the same example presented by Cotton: the polarized spectra of trans-[Co(en)2Cl2]+ - and the authors have transcribed exactly the same serious error: One of the vibrational modes is wrong and one of the electronic absorption peaks are misassigned as a result.

These problems notwithstanding, this is very good book - I recommend it to students and teachers as an affordable, instructive, and very readable text.

The best
I bought this book about half way through my postgraduate studies in Physical chemistry, then immediately kicked myself for not buying it earlier.If you're a bit rusty in QM, as I was, then the chapter on QM is worth the price of admission alone, the same could really be said for all of the 5 chapters (Group Theory, QM, Vibrations, MO Theory and Electronic Transitions) though as they are all clear, well constructed, with nice problems (and solutions for most).Great introduction for any aspiring Physical Chemist. ... Read more

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Spectroscopy - once the sole province of professionals - is becoming more and more popular with amateur astronomers. Various instruments, at prices to suit everyone, are already available "off the shelf".

"Practical Amateur Spectroscopy" contains everything you need to understand the basic principles, to begin observing, and to interpret what the spectra you have seen or recorded show and mean.

Contributions by leading practical amateurs from America and Europe cover a very wide range of amateur equipment and techniques. There are descriptions of all kinds of instruments, ranging form simple do-it-yourself projects like a direct-vision star spectroscope, to imaging with commercially made spectrographs. ... Read more

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Good book for advanced amateurs
This book only got 4 out of 5 stars due to it's emphasis on photography. The chapter using a grating to image through would be even more helpful if it included CCD instead of scanning in 35mm pictures. However, the section on using V-spec was a lifesaver. The V-Spec manual assumes you just need a refresher on how to use it and is very confusing! The description in this book got me over the hump and on the road to calibrating spectra!
Overall it is a good intro to the subject and provides a lot of hands on material for the advanced amateur.

Does anyone check for errors anymore?
I originally rated this book very highly, but as I got deeper into it, I was quite dissapointed. If I were able to retract the five star rating I gave it initially, I would replace the rating with one star.

This book is so fraught with arithmetic errors, factual errors and poor typechecking as to be useless. I strongly recommend that this edition be avoided. Hopefully, Mr. Tonkin will pay attention to editing the book before publishing a second edition and passing it off as a beginner's guide.

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The physical principles of spectroscopy of quasi-particle excitations in metals at low temperatures by means of point contacts are presented. The point contact constitutes a tiny metallic bridge connecting bulk electrodes. The spectroscopic regime corresponding to the contact dimensions range from only a few to tens of nanometers. For contacts larger than the inelastic electron free mean path the thermal regime holds. Along with most thoroughly studied phono excitations, the interaction of electrons with other quasiparticles (magnons, crystal-field electron excitations, paramagnetic impurities, two-level systems, etc), are reviewed. Various experimental techniques for point contact production are described, and many examples of point -contact spectra are presented for pure metals, alloys and compounds, as well as for semimetals and semiconductors, heavy fermion systems, Kond-lattices, mixed valence compounds and so forth. Superconducting point contacts are considered in respect to Andreev reflection and Josephson effects. Special attention is paid to contact conductance fluctuation, are regarded as well as new trends of research are outlined. ... Read more