Note: Front Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Authors -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Learning to Survive and Thrive in a Changed Climate -- Chapter 2: Community Risk Implications -- Chapter 3: The Stages of Adaptive Planning -- Chapter 4: The Role of Local, State, and Federal Governments in Climate Change Adaptation -- Chapter 5: Elements of a Successful Adaptation Plan: Obstacles and Constraints -- Chapter 6: Case Studies in Long-Term Disaster Risk Reduction -- Chapter 7: Case Studies in Climate Change Adaptation -- Chapter 8: International Case Studies in Climate Change Adaptation -- Chapter 9: Conclusions and Recommendations -- Back Cover.

Note: cover -- The Evolutionary Road to Human Memory -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. A drive down memory lane -- 2. The humble heredity of humongous hemispheres -- 3. Beastly brains: To have and have not -- 4. Vertebrate voyages: Memories of maps -- 5. Mammalian memories: Battles in the brain -- 6. Primates of the past: Arboreal achievements -- 7. Anthropoid adaptations: Seeing scenes and signs -- 8. Anthropoid augmentations: To eat or be eaten -- 9. Human heritage: Specialization for generalization -- 10. The story of your life: Memories all your own -- Epilogue: Stegosaurus stories-Nuts and neocortex -- Glossary -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Review of Literature -- Materials and Methods -- Acknowledgments -- Adult Morphology -- Biology -- Descriptive Taxonomy using DELTA System -- Family Status -- Subfamily Classification -- Checklist of Described Genera and Species -- Key to Genera -- Genus Australinina Strand -- Key to the Species -- Species Descriptions -- Genus Cephaloconus Walker -- Key to the Species -- Species Descriptions -- Genus Wawu Evenhuis -- Species Description -- Genus Homoneura van der Wulp -- Key to the Species -- Species Descriptions -- Genus Longifrons gen. nov. -- Key to the Species -- Species Descriptions -- Genus Tanyura gen. nov. -- Key to the Species -- Species Descriptions -- Genus Xenohomoneura (Malloch), stat. nov. -- Key to the Species -- Species Descriptions -- Genus Noeetomima Malloch -- Key to the Species -- Species Descriptions -- Genus Trypetisoma Malloch -- Key to the Species -- Species Descriptions -- Numerical Taxonomy -- Distribution -- Discussion -- References -- Index to Names -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Character List -- Table 2 -- Legend A for Figs 250 to 263 -- Legend B for Figs 250 to 263.

Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Silver Sintering and Soldering: Bonding Process and Comparison -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Solder and Soldering -- 2.1 Solder Melt -- 2.2 Interfacial Reactions -- 2.3 Solidification -- 2.4 Microstructural Evolution -- 3 Ag Sintering -- 3.1 Sintering Driving Force -- 3.2 Ag Sintering Path and Stage -- 3.3 Ag Interdiffusion Layer Formation -- 3.4 Microstructure Evolution During Aging -- 4 Comparison Between Silver Sintering and Soldering -- 5 Porosity of Ag Sintering Joint -- 5.1 Clarification of the Definition of Void and Pore -- 5.2 Void Formation and Affecting Factors -- 5.3 Determination of Porosity -- 5.4 Effect of Porosity on Mechanical Property -- 5.4.1 Elastic Modulus -- 5.4.2 Yield Strength -- 5.4.3 Strain to Fail -- 5.4.4 Ultimate tensile strength (UTS) -- 5.4.5 Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) -- 5.4.6 Poisson´s Ratio -- 5.5 Effect of Porosity on Thermal Conductivity -- 5.6 Effect of Porosity on Electric Conductivity -- 6 Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Sintered Silver for LED Applications -- 1 Short Review of Die-Attach for LED Applications -- 1.1 Introduction of LED -- 1.2 Commonly Seen LED Chip Structures -- 1.3 Die-Attach Technology Platforms for LED Die Bonding -- 1.3.1 Silicone -- 1.3.2 Silver-Filled Conductive Adhesives -- 1.3.3 Tin-Silver-Copper (SAC)-Based Solder Alloys -- 1.3.4 Eutectic Gold-Tin (Au80Sn20) Alloys -- 1.3.5 Silver Micro-/Nanofiller Sintering -- 1.4 The Selection of LED-Bonding Materials -- 1.5 Conclusion -- 2 Sintered Silver Paste for High-Power LED Applications -- 2.1 Introduction of Sintered Silver Paste for LED Applications -- 2.2 Sintered Silver: Classification, Process Condition, and Comparison -- 2.3 The Reliability Issues of Silver Sintered Paste -- 2.3.1 Metallization-Related Reliability Issues -- 2.3.2 Silver Migration -- 2.3.3 Silver Coarsening. , 2.4 Conclusion -- 3 Silver-to-Silver Direct Bonding and Its Application in Die-Attach for LED -- 3.1 Introduction of Basics of Silver-to-Silver Direct Bonding -- 3.2 The Role of Oxygen in Ag-Ag Direct Bonding -- 3.3 The Role of Residue Stress in Ag-Ag Direct Bonding -- 3.4 Ag Nano-volcano Mechanism -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Process Control of Sintered Ag Joint in Production for Die Attach Applications -- 1 Introduction: Sintered Ag as a Die Attach Material -- 2 Factors for Selecting Sintered Ag -- 3 Comparing Pressure and Pressureless Sintered Ag Joints -- 4 Key Process Steps in Ag Sintering -- 4.1 Substrate or Wafer Printing -- 4.2 Preheating -- 4.3 Pressure-Sintering Equipment -- 4.4 Die Laminating-Placement-Pressure Sintering -- 5 In-Process Control Tools for Ag Sintering in Mass Manufacturing -- 5.1 Bond Line Thickness (BLT), Porosity, and Fillet Height Control for Sintered Ag Joint -- 5.2 Die Equipment Control for Ag Sintering: Die Placement, Rotation, and Tilt -- 5.3 Ensuring Die Bond Strength -- 5.4 Electrical and Reliability Tests -- 6 Failure Analysis Techniques for Sintered Ag Joints -- 6.1 DSC-TGA -- 6.2 Thermomechanical Analyzer (TMA) -- 6.3 Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) -- 6.4 Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) -- 6.5 Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (TOF-SIMS) -- 6.6 Software Modeling and Simulation -- 6.6.1 Finite Element Analysis (FEA) -- 6.6.2 Thermal Impedance Analysis -- 6.7 Thermography -- 6.8 X-Ray Radiography -- 6.9 C-Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (C-SAM) -- 7 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Thermomechanical Modeling of High-Temperature Bonded Interface Materials -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Thermomechanical Modeling -- 2.1 Material Properties -- 2.2 Model Setup -- 2.3 Solvers -- 2.4 Strain Energy Density Results. , 3 A Fracture Mechanics Approach in Thermomechanical Modeling -- 3.1 Elastic-Plastic Fracture Mechanics for Cyclic Loading -- 3.2 Computing J-Integral in ANSYS -- 3.3 Other Fracture Mechanics Parameters -- 4 A Brief Note on Sintered Silver -- 5 Summary -- References -- Reliability and Failure Mechanisms of Sintered Silver as Die Attach Joint -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mechanical Properties -- 2.1 Elastic Modulus -- 2.2 Strength -- 2.2.1 Tensile Strength -- 2.2.2 Shear Strength -- 2.3 Creep -- 2.4 Fatigue and Ratcheting -- 3 Reliability Assessment of Sintered Ag Joints -- 3.1 Thermal Aging -- 3.2 Thermal Cycling -- 3.3 Power Cycling -- 3.4 Electrochemical Migration (ECM) of Sintered Ag -- 4 Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- Morphological Changes in Sintered Silver Due to Atomic Migration -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Microstructure Evolution During Thermal Ageing -- 2.1 Microstructure Coarsening During Thermal Ageing -- 2.2 Diffusion Phenomena with Metallic Contacts -- 3 Electromigration in Sintered Silver -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Doctrine of Equivalents and Sintered Silver (Ag) Paste as Bonding Materials -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Key Cases and Principles in Doctrine of Equivalents -- 3 Background of Sintered Ag Technologies -- 4 Patent Infringement Analysis of Sintered Ag Pastes -- 5 Infringement Tests and Methodology -- 6 Case 1: Nano-Ag Vs. Micron-Ag Pastes -- 7 Case 2: Nano-Ag Vs. Nano-Ag Pastes -- 8 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Sintered Copper (Cu): Chemistry, Process, and Reliability -- 1 Short Introduction to Joints for Power Semiconductor Devices -- 2 Preparation of Cu Nanoparticle Joints -- 3 Thermal Properties -- 3.1 Measurement of Thermal Resistance and Estimation of Thermal Conductivity -- 3.2 Further Simulation -- 4 Reliability -- 4.1 Power Cycle Test -- 4.2 Thermal Cycle Test -- 5 Summary -- References. , Transient Liquid Phase Bonding -- 1 Introduction: Challenges in Replacing High-Pb Solders and Creating Even Higher Temperature Bonding Technologies -- 2 Transient Liquid Phase Bonding: Key Thermodynamic Concepts -- 2.1 Cu-Sn Binary System: Reaction, Intermetallic Formation, and Interdiffusion -- 2.2 Cu-Ni Binary System: Diffusion Alone -- 2.3 Precipitation of an Additional Phase in a Ternary System -- 2.3.1 Sn-Ag-Cu System: IMC Formation with Precipitation of a Second IMC -- 2.3.2 Sn-Bi-Cu: IMC Formation with Bi Precipitation -- 3 Transient Liquid Phase Bonding: Key Kinetic Concepts -- 3.1 IMC Growth Rates -- 3.2 Effect of Reaction Geometry on Isothermal Solidification Rate: Changing the Volume of Low-Temperature Phase and Interfacia... -- 4 Manufacturing and Design Constraints -- 5 Wetting and Microstructural Inhomogeneities -- 5.1 Incomplete Wetting -- 5.2 Liquid Redistribution and Porosity Formation in TLPS Systems -- 5.3 Porosity Formation During Isothermal Solidification and Solid-State Transformations -- 6 Commercial Electronics Applications and Technical Demands -- 6.1 Application Temperatures -- 6.2 Application Requirements -- 7 General Thermodynamic Framework for Design of TLPB Technologies -- 7.1 Binary TLPB Systems -- 7.1.1 Cu-Sn -- 7.1.2 Ag-Sn -- 7.1.3 Ni-Sn -- 7.2 Ternary Systems -- 7.2.1 Ag-Cu-Sn -- 7.2.2 Cu-Ni-Sn -- 7.2.3 Sn-Bi LTP with Cu, Ni, or Ag -- 7.2.4 Ag-Bi-Sn -- 7.2.5 Bi-Cu-Sn -- 7.2.6 Bi-Ni-Sn -- 8 Comparison with Competing Technologies -- 8.1 Solders -- 8.1.1 Au-Sn -- 8.1.2 Au-Ge -- 8.1.3 Au-In -- 8.1.4 Bi-Ag -- 8.1.5 Zn-Al -- 8.1.6 Zn-Sn -- 8.2 Sintered Ag -- 8.3 Electrically Conductive Adhesives -- 8.4 Comparisons of Mechanical Properties with TLPB -- 8.4.1 Cu-Sn -- 8.4.2 Cu-Ni-Sn -- 8.4.3 Ag-Sn TLPB Compared with Sintered Ag -- 9 Novel Processing Techniques and Application of Design Criteria for TLPB. , 9.1 Process Optimization -- 9.2 Novel Processing and Geometry -- 10 Final Comments -- References -- Die-Attach Materials for Extreme Conditions and Harsh Environments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Attachment Solders -- 3 Transient Liquid-Phase (TLP) Bonding -- 3.1 Transient Liquid Phase (TLP) with Tin -- 3.2 Transient Liquid Phase (TLP) with Gold-Tin (AuSn) -- 3.3 Transient Liquid-Phase Sintering (TLPS) -- 3.4 Liquid-Phase Diffusion Bonding (LPDB) -- 4 Polymer-Based Attachment Materials -- 4.1 Anisotropic Conductive Film (ACF) -- 4.2 Electrically Conductive Adhesive -- 4.3 Non-conductive Epoxy -- 4.4 Cyanate Ester -- 4.5 Silver-Glass-Based Material -- 5 Leadframes -- 6 Encapsulant and Adhesive Selection Process -- 7 3D Integration Challenge -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Correction to: Transient Liquid Phase Bonding -- Correction to: Chapter 9 in: K. S. Siow (ed.), Die-Attach Materials for High Temperature Applications in Microelectronics Pack... -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Section 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1 The evolution of ART -- References -- Chapter 2 The effect of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the human reproductive system -- Normal ovarian development and follicular depletion -- Clinical detection of chemotherapy-induced ovarian damage -- Chemotherapy and the ovary -- Radiation and the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis -- Radiation and the uterus -- Testicular function -- Chemotherapy and the testis -- Radiotherapy to the testis -- Chemoprotection -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 3 Fertility preservation in non-cancer patients -- Introduction -- Ovarian damage and decreased activity -- Age -- Chemotherapy -- Radiotherapy -- Surgery -- Treatment for rheumatic diseases -- Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- Fertility preservation procedures -- Oocyte vitrification -- Embryo cryopreservation -- Ovarian tissue cryopreservation -- Gonadal medical protection -- Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists -- Imatinib -- In-vitro maturation -- Transposition of ovaries -- Indications for fertility preservation in non-oncological patients -- Autoimmune diseases -- Postponement of childbearing (age) -- Recurrent ovarian surgery (endometriosis) -- Bone marrow transplantation -- Chromosomal abnormalities that can lead to premature ovarian failure: Turner's syndrome -- Ovarian borderline tumors -- Other routine gynecological situations -- Ethical concerns about embryo freezing -- Conclusions -- References -- Section 2: Cancer biology, epidemiology and treatment -- Chapter 4 Basic cancer biology and immunology -- Introduction -- The origin of cancer -- Transformation of normal cells -- Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. , Stepwise accumulation of mutations -- The "cancer stem cell" theory of cancer -- Molecular pathogenesis of cancer -- Anomalous growth factor and growth factor receptor signaling -- Abnormalities in signal transduction molecules -- Cell cycle and checkpoint abnormalities -- Defective cell death -- Aberrant differentiation -- Failure of DNA damage repair systems -- Hallmarks of cancer -- Self-sufficiency in growth signaling -- Insensitivity to anti-growth signals -- Limitless replicative potential -- Evasion of apoptosis -- Sustained angiogenesis -- Invasion and metastasis -- Genomic instability -- Basic immunology -- Tumor immunology -- Immunotherapy -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 5 Breast cancer and fertility preservation: A view from oncology -- Introduction and scope of the problem -- Risk of recurrence and reduction with adjuvant therapy -- Amenorrhea and survival -- Newer adjuvant treatments and additional benefits -- Standard regimens and how they might be altered to help preserve fertility -- Women with ER+ tumors (Figure 5.1) -- Women with ER- tumors (Figure 5.2) -- Chances that treatment will induce amenorrhea or loss of fertility -- Pregnancy following a breast cancer diagnosis and risk of relapse -- Barriers to fertility preservation for premenopausal women with breast cancer -- Cost of fertility preservation procedures -- Fertility preservation and adjuvant therapy delay -- COS, hormone levels and risk of recurrence -- Options other than COS and oocyte retrieval -- COS and high-risk women -- Logistics and summary -- References -- Chapter 6 Breast cancer therapy and reproduction -- Breast cancer in young women -- Pregnancy-associated breast cancer -- Effects of breast cancer treatment on reproductive function -- Ovarian function following chemotherapy for breast cancer -- Endocrine therapy and reproductive function. , Fertility preservation in breast cancer patients -- Embryo cryopreservation -- Oocyte preservation -- Ovarian tissue cryopreservation -- Donor eggs and surrogacy -- Attempts to preserve fertility during chemotherapy: suppression of ovarian function -- Contraception following breast cancer -- Pregnancy following breast cancer -- Lactation following breast cancer -- Summary and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7 Pediatric cancer therapy and fertility -- Background -- Effects of chemotherapy and radiation on ovaries -- Normal physiology and potential for fertility -- Effects of chemotherapy -- Effects of radiation -- Effects of chemotherapy and radiation on testes -- Normal physiology and potential for fertility -- Effects of chemotherapy -- Effects of radiation -- Risk of infertility after treatment -- Preservation of fertility -- Preventive strategies for females before treatment -- Preservation of fertility during treatment for females -- Preventive strategies for males before treatment -- Preservation of fertility in males during treatment -- Emerging data on fertility after cancer treatment -- Role of physician -- References -- Chapter 8 Cancer epidemiology and environmental factors in children, adolescents and young adults -- Introduction -- Descriptive epidemiology -- Childhood cancer -- Cancer in adolescents and young adults -- Survival -- Risk factors: childhood cancer -- Ionizing radiation -- Intrauterine and postnatal exposure -- Preconception exposure -- Extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields -- Parental occupational exposure -- Infections -- Lifestyle factors -- Diet and breastfeeding -- Parental tobacco smoking -- Parental alcohol consumption -- Recreational drugs -- Risk factors for the most frequent cancers in adolescents and young adults -- Melanoma -- Testicular cancer -- Cervical cancer -- Thyroid cancer -- Conclusions. , References -- Section 3: Reproductive biology and cryobiology -- Chapter 9 Life and death in the germ line: Apoptosis and the origins of DNA damage in human spermatozoa -- Introduction: apoptosis and DNA damage in human spermatozoa -- DNA damage in spermatozoa, assisted reproductive technology and embryonic development -- Age, DNA damage and disease in the progeny -- Smoking, DNA damage and disease in the progeny -- Is DNA damage related to apoptosis in the germ line? -- Nature of the DNA damage -- Ability of the germ line to undergo apoptosis -- Significance of spermiogenesis in the etiology of DNA damage -- Importance of chromatin remodeling and oxidative stress -- Importance of apoptosis in spermatozoa -- Lives in the balance: apoptosis and pro-survival factors -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10 Molecular aspects of follicular development -- Introduction -- The follicle develops in stages -- From the formation of primordial follicles to the pre-antral phase of follicular development -- Pre-antral to antral phase transition -- Antral phase and resumption of meiosis -- Ovulation and subsequent luteinization of the follicle -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 11 Fundamental cryobiology of reproductive cells and tissues: Concepts and misconceptions -- Introduction -- Classical cryopreservation -- Equilibrium and non-equilibrium slow freezing -- Toxicity and osmotic effects of cryoprotectants -- Vitrification -- Equilibrium and non-equilibrium vitrification methods -- Preservation of reproductive cells and tissues -- Cryobiology of spermatozoa -- Cryobiology of oocytes -- Mature human oocytes -- Immature human oocytes -- Ovarian tissue -- Cryobiology of embryos -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12 Fundamental aspects of vitrification as a method of reproductive cell, tissue and organ cryopreservation -- Introduction. , Historical origins of vitrification as a means of cryopreservation -- Physical aspects of vitrification -- Ice nucleation and growth -- The necessity of the vitreous state -- The concentration dependence of vitrification and devitrification -- Kinetic aspects of ice avoidance -- Thermo-mechanical instability in vitreous materials and the problem of glass fracturing -- Vitreous state storage below Tg -- Vitrification solutions and vitrification solution toxicity -- Good VSs require bad glass-forming agents -- Consider employing cryoprotectant toxicity neutralization -- Include extracellular agents in moderation -- Consider special additives -- Choose your carrier solution carefully -- Define your needs -- Eliminate osmotic effects -- Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Section 4: Fertility preservation strategies in the male -- Chapter 13 Hormonal suppression for fertility preservation in the male -- Introduction -- History and hypotheses -- Effect of cytotoxic agents on testicular function -- Hormone suppression studies in animal models -- Clinical trials -- Analysis of interspecies differences -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 14 Cryopreservation of spermatozoa: Old routine and new perspectives -- Introduction -- Vitrification: a promising new direction -- How does vitrification work in principle? -- Spermatozoa vitrification techniques -- Is vitrification suitable for IVF, ICSI and insemination? -- Future perspectives on the long-term storage of male gametes -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 15 Transplantation of cryopreserved spermatogonia -- Background -- Development of spermatogonial transplantation -- Morphological identification of spermatogonial stem cells -- Isolation, purification and culture of murine spermatogonial stem cells -- Culture of human spermatogonial stem cells. , Cryopreservation of spermatogonial stem cells.

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