Note: Intro -- Table des matières -- Préface -- Avant-propos -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Structure de la matière -- 1.1.1 Échelles de longueur : de la cosmologie aux particules élémentaires -- 1.1.2 États de la matière -- 1.1.3 Constituants élémentaires -- 1.1.4 Interactions (ou forces) fondamentales -- 1.2 Physique classique et physique quantique -- 1.3 Un peu d'histoire -- 1.3.1 Le rayonnement du corps noir -- 1.3.2 L'effet photoélectrique -- 1.4 Ondes et particules : interférences -- 1.4.1 Hypothèse de de Broglie -- 1.4.2 Diffraction et interférences avec des neutrons froids -- 1.4.3 Interprétation des expériences -- 1.4.4 Inégalités de Heisenberg I -- 1.5 Niveaux d'énergie -- 1.5.1 Niveaux d'énergie en mécanique classique et modèles classiques de l'atome -- 1.5.2 L'atome de Bohr -- 1.5.3 Ordres de grandeur en physique atomique -- 1.6 Exercices -- 1.6.1 Ordres de grandeur -- 1.6.2 Le corps noir -- 1.6.3 Inégalités de Heisenberg -- 1.6.4 Diffraction de neutrons par un cristal -- 1.6.5 Atomes hydrogénoïdes -- 1.6.6 Interféromètre de Mach-Zehnder -- 1.6.7 Interféromètre à neutrons et gravité -- 1.6.8 Diffusion cohérente et diffusion incohérente de neutrons par un cristal -- 1.7 Bibliographie -- 2 Mathématiques de la mécanique quantique I : dimension finie -- 2.1 Espaces de Hilbert de dimension finie -- 2.2 Opérateurs linéaires sur H -- 2.2.1 Opérateurs linéaires, hermitiques, unitaires -- 2.2.2 Projecteurs et notation de Dirac -- 2.3 Décomposition spectrale des opérateurs hermitique -- 2.3.1 Diagonalisation d'un opérateur hermitique -- 2.3.2 Diagonalisation d'une matrice 2 & -- #215 -- 2 hermitique -- 2.3.3 Ensemble complet d'opérateurs compatibles -- 2.3.4 Opérateurs unitaires et opérateurs hermitiques -- 2.3.5 Fonctions d'un opérateur -- 2.4 Exercices -- 2.4.1 Produit scalaire et norme -- 2.4.2 Commutateurs et traces -- 2.4.3 Déterminant et trace. , 2.4.4 Projecteur dans R[sup(3)] -- 2.4.5 Théorème de la projection -- 2.4.6 Propriétés des projecteurs -- 2.4.7 Intégrale gaussienne -- 2.4.8 Commutateurs et valeur propre dégénérée -- 2.4.9 Matrices normales -- 2.4.10 Matrices positives -- 2.4.11 Identités opératorielles -- 2.4.12 Diviseur de faisceau -- 2.5 Bibliographie -- 3 Polarisation : photon et spin 1/2 -- 3.1 Polarisation de la lumière et polarisation d'un photon -- 3.1.1 Polarisation d'une onde électromagnétique -- 3.1.2 Polarisation d'un photon -- 3.1.3 Cryptographie quantique -- 3.2 Spin 1/2 -- 3.2.1 Moment angulaire et moment magnétique en physique classique -- 3.2.2 Expérience de Stern-Gerlach et filtres de Stern-Gerlach -- 3.2.3 États de spin d'orientation arbitraire -- 3.2.4 Rotation d'un spin 1/2 -- 3.2.5 Dynamique et évolution temporelle -- 3.3 Exercices -- 3.3.1 Décomposition et recombinaison de polarisations -- 3.3.2 Polarisation elliptique -- 3.3.3 Opérateur de rotation pour le spin du photon -- 3.3.4 Autres solutions de (3.45) -- 3.3.5 Décomposition d'une matrice 2 & -- #215 -- 2 -- 3.3.6 Exponentielles de matrices de Pauli -- 3.3.7 Tenseur & -- #949 -- [sub(ijk)] -- 3.3.8 Rotation de 2& -- #960 -- d'un spin 1/2 -- 3.3.9 Diffusion de neutrons par un cristal : noyaux de spin 1/2 -- 3.4 Bibliographie -- 4 Postulats de la physique quantique -- 4.1 Vecteurs d'état et grandeurs physiques -- 4.1.1 Principe de superposition -- 4.1.2 Grandeurs physiques et mesure -- 4.1.3 Inégalités de Heisenberg II -- 4.2 Évolution temporelle -- 4.2.1 Équation d'évolution -- 4.2.2 Opérateur d'évolution -- 4.2.3 États stationnaires -- 4.2.4 Inégalité de Heisenberg temporelle -- 4.2.5 Points de vue de Schrödinger et de Heisenberg -- 4.3 Approximations et modélisation -- 4.4 Exercices -- 4.4.1 Dispersion et vecteurs propres -- 4.4.2 Méthode variationnelle -- 4.4.3 Théorème de Feynman-Hellmann. , 4.4.4 Évolution temporelle d'un système à deux niveaux -- 4.4.5 Résonance magnétique nucléaire -- 4.4.6 L'énigme des neutrinos solaires -- 4.4.7 Points de vue de Schrödinger et de Heisenberg -- 4.4.8 Le système des mésons K neutres -- 4.5 Bibliographie -- 5 Systèmes à nornbre de niveaux fini -- 5.1 Chimie quantique élémentaire -- 5.1.1 Molécule d'éthylène -- 5.1.2 Molécule de benzène -- 5.2 Système à deux niveaux dans un champ extérieur -- 5.2.1 La molécule d'ammoniac comme système à deux niveaux -- 5.2.2 La molécule dans un champ électrique -- 5.2.3 Transitions à la résonance et maser -- 5.2.4 Transitions hors résonance -- 5.2.5 Atome à deux niveaux -- 5.3 Exercices -- 5.3.1 Base orthonormée de vecteurs propres -- 5.3.2 Moment dipolaire électrique du formaldéhyde -- 5.3.3 Le butadiène -- 5.3.4 Vecteurs propres du hamiltonien (5.22) -- 5.3.5 L'ion moléculaire H[sup(+)][sub(2)] -- 5.4 Bibliographie -- 6 États intriqués -- 6.1 Produit tensoriel de deux espaces vectoriels -- 6.1.1 Définition et propriétés du produit tensoriel -- 6.1.2 Système de deux spins 1/2 -- 6.1.3 Opérateur densité -- 6.2 Exemples -- 6.2.1 Inégalités de Bell -- 6.2.2 Interférences et états intriqués -- 6.2.3 États intriqués à trois particules : états GHZ -- 6.3 Applications -- 6.3.1 Mesure et décohérence -- 6.3.2 Information quantique -- 6.4 Exercices -- 6.4.1 Indépendance du produit tensoriel par rapport au choix de la base -- 6.4.2 Produit tensoriel de deux matrices 2 & -- #215 -- 2 -- 6.4.3 Propriétés des opérateurs densité -- 6.4.4 Opérateur densité pour le spin 1/2 -- 6.4.5 Structure fine et effet Zeeman du positronium -- 6.4.6 Ondes de spin et magnons -- 6.4.7 Calcul de E(â, b) -- 6.4.8 Inégalités de Bell avec des photons -- 6.4.9 Interférences avec deux photons -- 6.4.10 Interférences des temps d'émission -- 6.5 Bibliographie -- 7 Mathématiques de la dimension infinie. , 7.1 Espaces de Hilbert -- 7.1.1 Définitions -- 7.1.2 Réalisations d'espaces séparables et de dimension infinie -- 7.2 Opérateurs linéaires sur H -- 7.2.1 Domaine et norme d'un opérateur -- 7.2.2 Conjugaison hermitique -- 7.3 Décomposition spectrale -- 7.3.1 Opérateurs hermitiques -- 7.3.2 Opérateurs unitaires -- 7.4 Exercices -- 7.4.1 Espaces de dimension infinie -- 7.4.2 Spectre d'un opérateur hermitique -- 7.4.3 Relations de commutation canoniques -- 7.4.4 Opérateurs de dilatation et de tranformation conforme -- 7.5 Bibliographie -- 8 Symétries en physique quantique -- 8.1 Transformation d'un état dans une opération de symétrie -- 8.1.1 Invariance des probabilités dans une opération de symétrie -- 8.1.2 Théorème de Wigner -- 8.2 Générateurs infinitésimaux -- 8.2.1 Définitions -- 8.2.2 Lois de conservation -- 8.2.3 Relations de commutation des générateurs infinitésimaux -- 8.3 Relations de commutation canoniques -- 8.3.1 Cas de la dimension d = 1 -- 8.3.2 Réalisation explicite et commentaires -- 8.3.3 L'opération parité -- 8.4 Invariance galiléenne -- 8.4.1 Hamiltonien en dimension d = 1 -- 8.4.2 Hamiltonien en dimension d = 3 -- 8.5 Exercices -- 8.5.1 Rotations -- 8.5.2 Rotations et SU(2) -- 8.5.3 Relations de commutation entre l'impulsion et le moment angulaire -- 8.5.4 Algèbre de Lie d'un groupe continu -- 8.5.5 Règle de somme de Thomas-Reiche-Kuhn -- 8.5.6 Centre de masse et masse réduite -- 8.5.7 Transformation de Galilée -- 8.6 Bibliographie -- 9 Mécanique ondulatoire -- 9.1 Diagonalisation de X et de P -- fonctions d'onde -- 9.1.1 Diagonalisation de X -- 9.1.2 Réalisation dans L[sup((2))][sub(x)] (R) -- 9.1.3 Réalisation dans L[sup((2))][sub(p)] (R) -- 9.1.4 Évolution du paquet d'ondes libre -- 9.2 Équation de Schrödinger -- 9.2.1 Hamiltonien de l'équation de Schrödinger -- 9.2.2 Probabilité de présence et vecteur courant. , 9.3 Résolution de l'équation de Schrödinger indépendante du temps -- 9.3.1 Généralités -- 9.3.2 Réflexion et transmission par une marche de potentiel -- 9.3.3 États liés du puits carré -- 9.4 Diffusion par un potentiel -- 9.4.1 Matrice de passage -- 9.4.2 Effet tunnel -- 9.4.3 Matrice S -- 9.5 Potentiel périodique -- 9.5.1 Théorème de Bloch -- 9.5.2 Bandes d'énergie -- 9.6 Mécanique ondulatoire en dimension d = 3 -- 9.6.1 Généralités -- 9.6.2 Espace de phase et densité de niveaux -- 9.6.3 Règle d'or de Fermi -- 9.7 Exercices -- 9.7.1 Inégalités de Heisenberg -- 9.7.2 Étalement du paquet d'ondes -- 9.7.3 Paquet d'ondes gaussien -- 9.7.4 Heuristique de l'inégalité de Heisenberg -- 9.7.5 Potentiel de Lennard-Jones pour l'helium -- 9.7.6 Retard à la réflexion -- 9.7.7 Potentiel en fonction & -- #948 -- -- 9.7.8 Transmission par un puits -- 9.7.9 Niveaux d'énergie du puits cubique infini en dimension d = 3 -- 9.7.10 Courant de probabilité à trois dimensions -- 9.7.11 Densité de niveaux -- 9.7.12 Règie d'or de Fermi -- 9.7.13 Étude de l'expérience de Stern-Gerlach -- 9.7.14 Modèle de mesure de von Neumann -- 9.7.15 Transformation de Galilée -- 9.8 Bibliographie -- 10 Moment angulaire -- 10.1 Diagonalisation de [omitted] et de J[sub(z)] -- 10.2 Matrices de rotation -- 10.3 Moment angulaire orbital -- 10.3.1 Opérateur moment angulaire orbital -- 10.3.2 Propriétés des harmoniques sphériques -- 10.4 Particule dans un potentiel central -- 10.4.1 Équation d'onde radiale -- 10.4.2 Atome d'hydrogène -- 10.5 Distributions angulaires des désintégrations -- 10.5.1 Rotations de & -- #960 -- , parité, réflexion par rapport à un plan -- 10.5.2 Transitions dipolaires -- 10.5.3 Désintegrations : cas général -- 10.6 Composition de deux moments angulaires -- 10.6.1 Composition de deux spins 1/2. , 10.6.2 Cas général : composition de deux moments angulaires [omitted] et [omitted].

Note: Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Overview -- 1.1 Development of the MedDiet -- 1.1.1 A brief history of the MedDiet -- 1.1.2 The traditional MedDiet and present day MedDiets -- 1.1.3 International differences -- 1.1.4 National representations of the MedDiet -- 1.1.5 Sources of information for the general public -- 1.2 Lifestyle factors -- 1.2.1 Meal patterns -- 1.2.2 Siestas -- 1.2.3 Physical activity -- 1.2.4 Sunshine -- 1.3 Health benefits -- 1.3.1 Mediterranean dietary patterns -- 1.3.2 Endorsements -- 1.4 The MedDiet, past, present and future -- 1.4.1 Current trends -- 1.4.2 The Greek experience -- 1.4.3 Not all bad news -- 1.4.4 Future prospects -- References -- SECTION 1: CONSTITUENTS -- 2 Constituents and Physiological Effects of Mediterranean Plant Foods -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Carbohydrates -- 2.2.1 Glycaemic index -- 2.2.2 Honey -- 2.2.3 Physiological effects of carbohydrates -- 2.2.4 Fibre -- 2.3 Fats -- 2.4 Organic acids -- 2.5 Minerals -- 2.6 Vitamins -- 2.6.1 Water soluble vitamins -- 2.6.2 Fat soluble vitamins -- 2.7 Phytochemicals -- 2.7.1 Classes of phytochemicals -- 2.7.2 Sensory properties of phytochemicals -- 2.7.3 Phenolics -- 2.7.4 Terpenes -- 2.7.5 Sulphur-containing compounds -- 2.7.6 Polyacetylenes -- 2.7.7 Nitrogen-containing compounds -- 2.8 Mediterranean plants as medicines -- References -- 3 Influences of the Supply Chain on the Composition of Mediterranean Plant Foods -- 3.1 Significance of the supply chain -- 3.2 Growth conditions -- 3.2.1 A brief overview of plant metabolism -- 3.2.2 Soil -- 3.2.3 Sun -- 3.2.4 Water -- 3.2.5 Other environmental factors -- 3.3 Plant cultivar -- 3.4 Food retailers and food processing -- 3.4.1 Anatomical distribution of nutrients -- 3.4.2 Freshness -- References -- 4 Influences of Food Preparation and Bioavailability on Nutritional Value -- 4.1 Introduction. , 4.2 Food preparation -- 4.2.1 Chopping -- 4.2.2 Cooking -- 4.3 Nutrient bioavailability -- 4.3.1 Pharmacokinetics of phytochemicals -- 4.3.2 Liberation -- 4.3.3 Absorption -- 4.3.4 Distribution -- 4.3.5 Metabolism -- 4.3.6 Excretion -- 4.3.7 Inter-individual variations in phytochemical pharmacokinetics -- References -- 5 Guide to the Composition of Mediterranean Plant Foods -- 5.1 Types of plant foods consumed as part of a MedDiet -- 5.1.1 Consumption -- 5.1.2 Diversity of consumption -- 5.2 Vegetables -- 5.2.1 Green leafy vegetables -- 5.2.2 Other green vegetables -- 5.2.3 Root vegetables -- 5.2.4 Alliums -- 5.2.5 Solanaceous vegetables -- 5.2.6 Legumes -- 5.3 Wheat products -- 5.4 Fruits -- 5.4.1 Citrus fruits -- 5.4.2 Apples and related fruits -- 5.4.3 Stone fruits -- 5.4.4 Grapes -- 5.4.5 Other berries -- 5.4.6 Pomegranates -- 5.4.7 Figs -- 5.4.8 Dates -- 5.4.9 Olives -- 5.5 Herbs and spices -- 5.6 Nuts and seeds -- 5.6.1 Nuts -- 5.6.2 Seeds -- References -- 6 Olive Oil and Other Fats -- 6.1 Overview -- 6.2 Olive oil -- 6.2.1 Consumption and production -- 6.2.2 Origin and varieties of olive trees -- 6.2.3 Olive oil production -- 6.2.4 Traceability and European regulations -- 6.2.5 Biochemical composition -- 6.3 Other fat sources -- 6.3.1 Nuts and seeds -- 6.3.2 Herbs and spices -- 6.3.3 Meat and dairy -- 6.3.4 Eggs -- 6.3.5 Fish and shellfish -- References -- 7 Wine and Other Drinks -- 7.1 Wine -- 7.1.1 Introduction -- 7.1.2 Production -- 7.1.3 Composition -- 7.1.4 Metabolism of wine -- 7.1.5 Consumption patterns and health -- 7.1.6 The resveratrol controversy -- 7.2 Aniseed-flavoured spirits -- 7.2.1 Consumption -- 7.2.2 Composition -- 7.2.3 Physiological effects -- 7.3 Tea -- 7.3.1 Consumption -- 7.3.2 Composition -- 7.3.3 Physiological effects -- 7.4 Coffee -- 7.4.1 Consumption -- 7.4.2 Composition and physiological effects -- References. , SECTION 2 HEALTH EFFECTS -- 8 Epidemiological Methods -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Study designs -- 8.2.1 Descriptive epidemiology -- 8.2.2 Ecological studies -- 8.3 Analytical epidemiology -- 8.3.1 Case-control and prospective studies -- 8.4 Intervention studies -- 8.5 Expression and interpretation of data from epidemiological studies -- 8.6 Dietary patterns -- 8.6.1 A priori dietary patterns -- 8.6.2 A posteriori dietary patterns -- 8.7 Criteria for judging epidemiological data -- References -- 9 General Mechanisms for Disease Prevention -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Methods for studying the effects of nutrients on disease mechanisms -- 9.2.1 General considerations -- 9.2.2 In vitro models -- 9.2.3 Animal models -- 9.2.4 Human intervention studies -- 9.3 Oxidative stress -- 9.3.1 What are free radicals? -- 9.3.2 Production of reactive species -- 9.3.3 Effects of reactive species -- 9.3.4 Antioxidant defences -- 9.3.5 Measuring antioxidant activity -- 9.3.6 Antioxidant activity in the Mediterranean diet -- 9.3.7 Limitations of the dietary antioxidant theory -- 9.4 Inflammation -- 9.4.1 The inflammatory response -- 9.4.2 The MedDiet and inflammation -- 9.4.3 n-3 Fatty acids -- 9.4.4 Phenolics -- 9.4.5 Pro-inflammatory foods -- 9.5 Modulation of cell signalling pathways by phenolics -- 9.5.1 Cell signalling pathways in disease -- 9.6 Gene interactions -- 9.6.1 Genetic predisposition to diet - nutrigenetics -- 9.6.2 Effects of diet on gene expression -- 9.7 Increased stress resistance -- 9.7.1 The general concept -- 9.7.2 Mechanistic basis of hormesis -- 9.8 Nutrient interactions and the Mediterranean dietary pattern -- 9.8.1 Minimising spikes in plasma concentrations -- 9.8.2 Synergistic interactions -- References -- 10 Metabolic Disorders -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Obesity -- 10.2.1 Introduction -- 10.2.2 Epidemiology -- 10.2.3 Mechanisms. , 10.3 Metabolic syndrome -- 10.3.1 Introduction -- 10.3.2 Epidemiology -- 10.3.3 Mechanisms -- 10.4 Type 2 diabetes -- 10.4.1 Introduction -- 10.4.2 Epidemiology -- 10.4.3 Mechanisms -- References -- 11 Cardiovascular Diseases -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Nutrition and the biology of CVD -- 11.2.1 Atherogenesis -- 11.2.2 Cardiac arrhythmias -- 11.3 Epidemiological evidence and mechanisms -- 11.3.1 Fat and fatty acids -- 11.3.2 Plant food constituents -- 11.3.3 Whole foods -- 11.3.4 Dietary patterns -- References -- 12 Cancers -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Nutritional factors and the biology of cancer -- 12.2.1 Introduction -- 12.2.2 Carcinogenesis -- 12.2.3 The issue of selectivity -- 12.2.4 Mediterranean dietary pattern and cancer prevention -- 12.3 Epidemiological evidence and mechanisms -- 12.3.1 Fats -- 12.3.2 Plant food constituents -- 12.3.3 Tea -- 12.3.4 Coffee -- 12.3.5 Wine and alcohol -- 12.3.6 Plant foods -- 12.3.7 Dietary patterns -- References -- 13 Neurological and Other Disorders -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Dementias -- 13.2.1 Introduction -- 13.2.2 Epidemiology -- 13.2.3 Mechanisms -- 13.3 Parkinson's disease -- 13.3.1 Introduction -- 13.3.2 Epidemiology -- 13.3.3 Mechanisms -- 13.4 Depression -- 13.4.1 Introduction -- 13.4.2 Epidemiology -- 13.4.3 Mechanisms -- 13.5 Rheumatoid arthritis -- 13.5.1 Introduction -- 13.5.2 Epidemiology -- 13.5.3 Mechanisms -- 13.6 Age-related macular degeneration -- 13.6.1 Introduction -- 13.6.2 Epidemiology -- 13.6.3 Mechanisms -- 13.7 All cause mortality -- 13.7.1 Fruit and vegetables -- 13.7.2 Alcohol -- 13.7.3 Wine -- 13.7.4 Dietary pattern -- 13.8 General conclusions -- References -- 14 Public Health Issues -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.1.1 Public health and its objectives -- 14.1.2 The challenges of public health in Europe -- 14.2 Which MedDiet? -- 14.3 Which constituents are important in the MedDiet?. , 14.3.1 Olive oil -- 14.3.2 Cereals and legumes -- 14.3.3 Fruit and vegetables -- 14.3.4 Herbs and spices -- 14.3.5 Meat and dairy products -- 14.3.6 Wine and tea -- 14.3.7 How can the Mediterranean dietary pattern be implemented? -- 14.4 Transferring the Mediterranean dietary pattern -- 14.4.1 Public health recommendations and education -- 14.4.2 Governments' and communities' food policies -- 14.4.3 Individual choices and attitudes -- References -- SECTION 3 APPENDICES -- Appendix 1 Abbreviations -- Appendix 2 Epidemiological Studies -- Index.

Note: Front Cover -- Photon, Beam and Plasma Assisted Processing -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- PREFACE -- CONFERENCE ORGANISATION -- SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS AND SPONSORS -- PLENARY LECTURES -- Future Very-large-scale Integration Technology -- The δ Doping Layer: Electronic Properties and Device Perspectives -- High Temperature Superconducting Ceramics -- Part 1: THEORETICAL ASPECTS -- Chapter 1. A THERMAL DESCRIPTION OF THE MELTING OF c- AND a-SILICON UNDER PULSED EXCIMER LASERS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The parameters -- 3. Results -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2. NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS IN LAYERED STRUCTURES DURING LASER PROCESSING -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Simulation procedure -- 3. Silicon-on-sapphire -- 4. SiO2-covered silicon -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Part 2: DEPOSITION -- Chapter 3. LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMA ENHANCED CVD OF HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE SINGLE CRYSTALLINE AND POLYCRYSTALLINE SILICON MATERIALS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Plasma enhanced CVD of single crystalline silicon layers at low temperatures -- 3. Plasma enhanced CVD of polycrystalline silicon layers at low temperature, preserving epitaxial information from the substrate -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 4. DELTA-TYPE DOPING PROFILES IN SILICON -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Growth procedure for delta layers -- 3. Characterization of delta layers -- 4. Device applications -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 5. SYNTHESIS OF SILICON CARBIDE POWDERS BY A CW CO2 LASER -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 6. LOW TEMPERATURE PHOTON-CONTROLLED GROWTH OF THIN FILMS AND MULTILAYERED STRUCTURES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Summary. , Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7. ArF LASER PHOTOCHEMICAL DEPOSITION OF AMORPHOUS SILICON FROM DISILANE: SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES AND COMPARISON WITH THERMAL CVD * -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results -- References -- Chapter 8. PRECISION SURFACE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND FILM CHARACTERIZATION FOR LICVD OF a-Si:H FROM SiH4 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- References -- Chpater 9. PYROLYSIS AND IR LASER PHOTOLYSIS OF SiH4 MOLECULES IN THE PRESENCE OF NON REACTIVE AND REACTIVE ADDITIVES -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion and conclusions -- References -- Chapter 10. PHOTOASSISTED MBE OF CdTe THIN FILMS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental details -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 11. PRECURSORS FOR THIN FILM OXIDES BY PHOTO-MOCVD -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Selection of precursors -- 3. Ultra-violet absorption of organometallic compounds -- 4. ß-Diketonates -- 5. Precursors of oxides -- 6. Aluminium oxide -- 7. Titanium dioxide -- 8. Lead oxide -- 9. Scandium oxide -- 10. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 12. CW AND PULSED UV LASER-INDUCED DEPOSITION FROM Cr(CO)6, Mo(CO)6, AND W(CO)6 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- References -- Chapter 13. LOW TEMPERATURE OXIDATION OF CRYSTALLINE SILICON USING EXCIMER LASER IRRADIATION -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Large area oxidation -- 3. Patterned oxidation -- 4. Summary and conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 14. DEPOSITION OF HIGH QUALITY SiO2 LAYERS FROM TEOS BY EXCIMER LASER -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiments -- 3. Physical properties of the SiO2 layers -- 4. Electrical properties -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 15. EVAPORATION OF SOLIDS BY PULSED LASER IRRADIATION. , 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- References -- Chapter 16. PULSED LASER ABLATIVE DEPOSITION OF THIN METAL FILMS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental details -- 3. Results and discussion -- References -- Chapter 17. GROWTH MODEL FOR MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental setup and results -- 3. A growth model for hydrogenated microcrystalline silicon -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 18. THIN LAYERS OBTAINED BY PLASMA JET DEPOSITION AT LOW PRESSURE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Results -- 3. Diffusion and decomposition of the compounds or elements in the plasma jet -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 19. LASER-INDUCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF CHROMIUM FILMS FROM CHROMIUMHEXACARBONYL USING A KrF EXCIMER LASER -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experiments -- 3. Model considerations -- 4. Results and discussion -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 20. OXIDE GROWTH ON SILICIDES IN OXYGEN PLASMA -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 21. PLASMA NITRIDED OXIDE FILMS AS A THIN GATE DIELECTRIC -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 22. MODELLING OF SILICON NITRIDE DEPOSITION BY 254 nm Hg-PHOTOSENSITIZATION AND 185 nm PHOTOLYSIS OF SiH4/NH3 GAS MIXTURE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Modelling -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 23. INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANISM OF C02 LASER DRIVEN PRODUCTION OF ULTRAFINE SINTERABLE (Si3N4 AND SiC) POWDERS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- References -- Chapter 24. EXCIMER LASER PHOTOLYSIS OF ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS FOR Zn DEPOSITION -- 1. Introduction. , 2. UV photolysis of DMZn and DEZN -- 3. Excimer (KrF) induced deposition of Zn from DEZn -- References -- Chapter 25. CHARACTERIZATION OF ION-BEAM-SPUTTERED TUNGSTEN FILMS ON SILICON -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental details -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Chapter 26. AN IN SITU INFRARED STUDY OF THE ROOM TEMPERATURE OXIDATION OF SILICON WITH ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR OXYGEN -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Instrumental -- 3. Procedure -- 4. Results and discussion -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 27. LOW TEMPERATURE CRYSTALLISATION OF AMORPHOUS-SILICON FILMS FOR THE FABRICATION OF THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Deposition and thermal annealing of silicon layers -- 3. Transmission electron microscopy study -- 4. As-deposited film -- 5. Low-temperature annealed films -- 6. Effect of deposition parameters on grain size -- 7. PECVD oxides -- 8. Electrical characterisation -- 9. Thin-film transistors -- 10. Conclusions -- References -- Part 3: ETCHING -- Chapter 28. UV LASER ETCHING PROCESSES FOR FILM LAYERS USED IN SILICON INTEGRATED CIRCUITS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. Results and discussion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 29. MICROWAVE MULTIPOLAR PLASMA FOR ETCHING AND DEPOSITION -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Microwave multipolar plasma -- 3. Microwave excitation -- 4. Silicon etching by fluorine -- 5. Silicon homoepitaxy -- References -- Chapter 30. MERCURY CADMIUM TELLURIDE CHEMICALLY PHOTO-ASSISTED ETCHING -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental set-up -- 3. Non-reactive etching -- 4. Chemically assisted etching -- 5. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 31. ON THE APPLICATION OF XPS, SSIMS AND QCM TO STUDY THE SURFACE OF A CF4 /O2 PLASMA TREATED POLYCARBONATE -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References. , Chapter 32. SEMICONDUCTOR SURFACE ETCHING BY HALOGENS: FUNDAMENTAL STEPS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Thermal desorption analysis -- 4. Isothermal gas phase analysis -- 5. Auger surface analysis for 300 K adsorption -- 6. Discussion -- References -- Chapter 33. LASER-INDUCED PHOTOETCHING OF SEMICONDUCTORS AND METALS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 34. SILICON DAMAGE AND RESIDUE OVERLAYER CAUSED BY RIE AND RIBE PROCESSES WITH CHF3 -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental procedure -- 3. Results and discussion -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 35. CW-LASER INDUCED CHEMICAL ETCHING OF THIN SILVER AND MOLYBDENUM FILMS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental -- 3. Experimental results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 36. LASER PHOTOABLATION OF SPIN-ON-GLASS AND POLY(ETHYL CYANOACRYLATE) PHOTORESIST -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials -- 3. Experiment -- 4. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 37. CARBONACEOUS OVERLAYER AND NEAR-SURFACE DAMAGE AFTER PURE CF4 REACTIVE ION BEAM ETCHING OF SILICON: EXPOSURE DOSE EFFECTS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental procedure -- 3. Experimental results -- 4. Discussion and conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 38. FINE STRUCTURING OF MAGNETIC AND HIGH-TC SUPERCONDUCTING CERAMIC OXIDES IN AN HC1 PLASMA -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental method -- 3. Results -- 4. Discussion -- 5. Computer simulations -- 6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Part 4: DOPING -- Chapter 39. LASER ASSISTED DIFFUSION IN GaAs FROM THIN EVAPORATED LAYERS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical melted depth -- 3. Sample preparation -- 4. Experimental results -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References. , Chapter 40. OPTIMIZATION OF THE PARAMETERS INVOLVED IN THE PHOTOCHEMICAL DOPING OF Si WITH A PULSED ArF EXCIMER LASER.

Note: Intro -- CRYSTALS IN GLASS -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Introduction: 36 Years of Research and Discoveries about Glass Crystallization -- Glass Myth Shattered (Science Now, May 16, 1998) -- Acknowledgments -- Letter from S. D. Stookey - The Inventor of Glass-ceramics -- Crystals in Glass - A Celebration of Science and Art -- Internal Nucleation in Glasses -- Lithium Disilicate Crystals in an Isochemical Glass -- Spherulitic Crystals in a Stoichiometric Barium Disilicate Glass -- Internal Crystallization in Ti-cordierite Glass -- Papaya-seed-like Nanocrystals in Fresnoite Glass -- Lithium Diborate Crystals in an Isochemical Glass -- Internal Crystal in a Diopside Glass -- Lithium Niobium Disilicate (Double) Crystals in a Nonstoichiometric Glass -- Crystals in Li2O-Doped Soda-lime-silica Glasses -- Textured Worm-like Crystals in a Bioactive Glass Fiber -- Liquid-liquid Phase Separation and Crystallization in Photo-thermo-refractive Glass -- Star-like Crystals in the Volume of PTR Glass -- Cristobalite Crystals in PTR Glass -- Surface Layer and Internal Crystallization in PTR Glass -- The Courtyard Effect in Stoichiometric Soda-lime-silica Glass -- The Courtyard Effect in Stoichiometric Soda-lime-silica Glass -- The Courtyard Effect-LS Crystals in a Eutectic Glass -- Hematite Crystals in Soda-lime-silica Glass -- Ionic Conducting Glass-ceramics -- Surface Nucleation on Glasses -- Surface Crystallization of Lithium Diborate Glass -- Cordierite Crystal on the Surface of a Cordierite Glass -- Surface Nucleation on Cordierite Glass -- Nucleation on Scratches, Cracks, and Bubbles -- Crystals on Bubble Surfaces in a Diopside Glass -- Surface Crystallization on a Calcium Phosphate Glass -- Surface Crystallization on Ca-rich Diopside Glass -- Surface Crystallization on Ca-rich Diopside Glass. , Wollastonite Needles in a Commercial Window (Soda-lime-silica) Glass -- Needle-like Crystals on CaO-Li2O-SiO2 Glass -- "Onion-rings" 1Na2O.2CaO.3SiO2 Crystals on the Surface an Isochemical Glass -- Laser-induced Surface Crystallization of Sm2O3-Bi2O3-B2O3 Glass -- Viscous Sintering with Concurrent Crystallization -- Sintering with Concurrent Surface Crystallization of Diopside Glass Spheres -- Sintering with Concurrent Crystallization of Two Diopside Glass Spheres -- Sintering and Surface Crystallization of Spherical Soda-lime-silica Glass Particles -- Eutectic Crystallization -- Crystallization Propagating from the Surface of a CaO-Li2O-SiO2 Glass -- Eutectic Crystallization on a CaO-Li2O-SiO2 Glass -- Eutectic Crystallization of CaO-Li2O-SiO2 Glass -- Hummingbird-like Crystals on the Surface of a Eutectic CaO-Li2O-SiO2 Glass -- Orchid-like Crystallization in a Eutectic CaO-Li2O-SiO2 Glass -- Star-fruit-like Crystals in a Eutectic Glass -- Cracks and Bubbles in Glass-ceramics -- Self-cracking of Crystals in Isochemical Glass -- Spontaneous Crack Propagation in a Bioactive Glass-ceramic -- Toughening of a Glass-ceramic by Crack De. ection -- Toughening of a Dental Glass-ceramic by Crack De. ection -- Nucleation of Bubbles in a Bio Glass-ceramic -- Reviews of "Crystals in Glass: A Hidden Beauty" -- About the Author.

Note: Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Overview -- Chapter 1 Introduction and synthesis of key themes -- Chapter 2 Policy implications -- Organisations and Economies -- Chapter 3 Organising to deliver resilience -- Chapter 4 Managing for resilience -- Chapter 5 Boiling frogs, black swans and the Lucky Country - how resilient is our economy and how could we improve its resilience? -- Governance and Security -- Chapter 6 Governance for a surprising world -- Chapter 7 Security, prosperity and resilience -- Chapter 8 Resilience and global financial governance -- Energy and Settlements -- Chapter 9 Peak oil - catalyst for a resilient, sustainable society -- Chapter 10 Resilient cities -- Health and Education -- Chapter 11 Why are some people more resilient to health problems than others? -- Chapter 12 Reforming Australia's early childhood development systems - the role of resilience theory -- Chapter 13 Population health - a forgotten dimension of social resilience -- Chapter 14 Education - revolution or resilience -- Environment and Society -- Chapter 15 Resilience of social-ecological systems -- Chapter 16 Climate change - a resilience perspective -- Chapter 17 Resilience to global change -- Disaster Preparedness and Recovery -- Chapter 18 Biosecurity - preparing for the unexpected -- Chapter 19 Pandemic preparedness and resilience -- Chapter 20 The role of communication in supporting resilient communities -- Chapter 21 Beyond resilience in the face of disaster - transforming adversity by transforming ourselves and our systems -- Index.

Note: Intro -- ENZYME TECHNOLOGIES -- CONTENTS -- Contributors -- Preface -- PART A NEW APPROACHES TO FINDING AND MODIFYING ENZYMES -- 1 Functional Metagenomics as a Technique for the Discovery of Novel Enzymes and Natural Products -- 2 Directed Enzyme and Pathway Evolution -- 3 Combining Natural Biodiversity and Molecular-Directed Evolution to Develop New Industrial Biocatalysts and Drugs -- 4 Principles of Enzyme Optimization for the Rapid Creation of Industrial Biocatalysts -- PART B BIOCATALYTIC APPLICATIONS -- 5 Enzyme Catalysis in the Synthesis of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients -- 6 Enzymatic Processes for the Production of Pharmaceutical Intermediates -- 7 Novel Developments Employing Redox Enzymes: Old Enzymes in New Clothes -- PART C BIOSYNTHETIC APPLICATIONS -- 8 Drug Discovery and Development by Combinatorial Biosynthesis -- 9 Reprogramming Daptomycin and A54145 Biosynthesis to Produce Novel Lipopeptide Antibiotics -- 10 Pathway and Enzyme Engineering and Applications for Glycodiversification -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Avant-propos / Vorwort -- Vers une Perfecta Locorum Doctrina : Lieu et espace géographique selon Roger Bacon -- Spatial Representation in Medieval Visual Theory -- Zwischen Spekulation und Erfahrung. Alberts des Großen Begriff vom Raum -- Divine Space and the Space of the Divine: On the Scholastic Rejection of Arab Cosmology -- Vers le dépassement du lieu : l'ange, l'espace et le point -- The Reception of Peter Auriol's Doctrine of Place, with Editions of Questions by Landulph Caracciolo and Gerard of Siena -- John Buridan on Place -- Albert de Saxe et l'idée d'espace infi ni -- Pour une nouvelle lecture de l'‹ Imago mundi › de Pierre d'Ailly -- Un exemple de représentation et de conceptualisation de l'espace dans la littérature du Moyen Âge: les romans de Chrétien de Troyes? -- Jardin, espace clos de la littérature romane des xiie-xiiie siècles -- L'espace sacré des églises byzantines -- Das frühmittelalterliche Kloster als Freiraum und Engnis. Beobachtungen an den literarischen Quellen St. Gallens -- Topographie des Profi ts: Wirtschaft und Raum bei Lukas Rem -- Index des noms / Personenregister.

Note: Intro -- Oxidative Stress In Vertebrates and Invertebrates: Molecular Aspects of Cell Signaling -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Part I: Oxidative Stress in Vertebrates -- 1: Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species in the Brain: Signaling for Neural Cell Survival or Suicide -- 2: Free Radicals, Signal Transduction, and Human Disease -- 3: Oxidative Stress and its Biochemical Consequences in Mitochondrial DNA Mutation-Associated Diseases: Implications of Redox Therapy for Mitochondrial Diseases -- 4: Oxidative Stress in Kainic Acid Neurotoxicity: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Neurotraumatic and Neurodegenerative Diseases -- 5: Survival Strategy and Disease Pathogenesis According to the Nrf2-Small Maf Heterodimer -- 6: Caloric Restriction and Oxidative Stress -- 7: Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Contribution of Oxidative Stress and Neuroinflammation -- 8: Neurosteroids in Oxidative Stress-Mediated Injury in Alzheimer Disease -- 9: Oxidative Stress in Adult Neurogenesis and in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer Disease -- 10: Oxidative Stress and Parkinson Disease -- 11: Oxidative Stress in Cardiovascular Diseases -- 12: Oxidative Stress and Aging: A Comparison between Vertebrates and Invertebrates -- 13: Oxidative Stress-Mediated Signaling Pathways by Environmental Stressors -- 14: Selenoproteins in Cellular Redox Regulation and Signaling -- 15: Antioxidant Therapy and its Effectiveness in Oxidative Stress-Mediated Disorders -- 16: The Protective Role of Grape Seed Polyphenols Against Oxidative Stress in Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases -- 17: Pharmacological and Therapeutic Properties of Propolis (Bee Glue) -- Part II: Oxidative Stress in Invertebrates -- 18: Endocrine Control of Oxidative Stress in Insects -- 19: Oxidative Stress in the Airway System of the Fruit Fly Drosophila melanogaster. , 20: Molecular Mechanisms of Antioxidant Protective Processes in Honeybee Apis mellifera -- 21: Molecular Basis of Iron-induced Oxidative Stress in the Honeybee Brain: A Potential Model System of Olfactory Dysfunction in Neurological Diseases -- 22: Modulation of Oxidative Stress by Keap1/Nrf2 Signaling in Drosophila: Implications for Human Diseases -- 23: Orchestration of Oxidative Stress Responses in Drosophila melanogaster: A Promoter Analysis Study of Circadian Regulatory Motifs -- 24: The Protective Role of Sestrins Against Chronic TOR Activation and Oxidative Stress -- 25: Current Advances in the Studies of Oxidative Stress and Age-Related Memory Impairment in C. elegans -- 26: Oxidative Challenge and Redox Sensing in Mollusks: Effects of Natural and Anthropic Stressors -- 27: Perspective and Directions for Future Studies -- Index.

Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Foregrounding and Temporal Relations in Narrative Discourse -- English Temporal Clauses in a Reference Frame Model -- Three Present Time Adverbials: Nowadays, These Days and Today -- Reference Time and Modality -- The Temporal Structure of Narrative Texts -- Bibliography.

Note: Intro -- Description -- Title page -- Map -- Dedication -- Map: Olifants Game Reserve -- Foreword -- Introduction -- From the 'Magdalena Method' to the Alliance with Olifants North -- The Klaserie Fence is History! -- Nothing Achieved … I'm Happy to Report -- Real Big Game Country -- To Cull or not to Cull, That is the Question -- Reflections on Youth and Nature Conservation -- Elephants … Their Future and Our Future -- Gerrit Scheepers -- There's No Substitute for Enthusiasm -- How 'Tau Kopje' Got its Name -- 'The Gentlemen's Club' … A Lesson in Loyalty -- Waterholes and Fire … a Practical Perspective -- Observations During Drought -- Global Warming and Rainfall Patterns -- Riding the Crest? -- 'Til Death Us Do Part … -- Shilo -- With a Little Human Help, 'Hang-lip' Gets a New Lease on Life -- Elephants Don't Like Joggers -- White Lions -- Some More on Lions, and a Word or Two on Trophy Hunting -- Mamba … a True Sssssssssstory -- A Close Call at Hide Dam -- In the Marula's Shade -- Management of Game Populations -- Back to My Roots … Turning 50! -- Fence Gone … Game Gone? -- Tree Huggers … We Have Them, Too! -- The Dynamism of Lions on Olifants -- Kudu and Bushpig Country -- A Stressful Time of Year -- Lion Update -- Vendetta … -- Jogging in the Bush -- Something of Value -- Bring 'em Back Alive … -- Poachers Caught … -- The 2000 Floods … 46 Years Early! -- Today's Special … Free Leopards! -- Snare Removed from Elephant … Poachers Removed from Circulation -- Compassion … A Game Ranger's Virtue? -- Rangers and Rifles -- Jest Jurgen … and There's More! -- Tracking - Science or Mysterious Art? -- Not Just Another Buffalo Story -- The Olifants Annual Game Census … Is it Necessary? -- Easter is the Best Time -- Orphaned Rhino -- Black Rhino -- Leaving a Bloodline - Legacy or Liability? -- Elephant Field Tests a Tyre. , Olifants Rangers Versus Poachers Disunited -- Lost in the Bush … -- Tannin: The Tree-saving Kudu-killer? -- Witchdoctors! -- Signs of Elephant Running out of Space? -- Pigeons and Prisoners -- My Way with Leopards -- Man-eaters -- Man-eaters Can Swim, Too -- Marula Madness -- Photographs -- Bibliography and references -- Acknowledgements -- Copyright.