Elsevier's Dictionary of Acronyms, Initialisms, Abbreviations and Symbols - Couverture rigide

Mattia, F.Benedetto

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0444825894 ISBN 13 : 9780444825896

Editeur : Elsevier Science Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

This dictionary seeks to shed light on the intricate world of acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, symbols and codes. It includes over 10,000 and covers over 500 fields and subfields. The French and Italian abbreviations included have the English equivalents. The dictionary is supplemented by appendices with many of additional acronyms and initialisms of banks, research institutes, centres for promoting studies, foundations, and fellowships which are now in current use. It should prove a useful tool in the everyday professional life of students, biologists, engineers, translators, scholars, physicians, physicists and other users.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The dictionary contains an alphabetical listing of approximately 30,000 (thirty thousand) acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations and symbols covering approximately 2,000 fields and subfields ranging from Pelagic Ecology to Anthrax Disease, Artificial Organs to Alternative Cancer Therapies, Age-related Disorders to Auditory Brainstem Implants, Educational Web Sites to Biodefense, Biomedical Gerontology to Brain Development, Cochlear Implants to Cellular Phones, Constructed Viruses to Copper Metabolism, Drug Discovery Programs to Drug-resistant Strains, Eugenics to Epigenetics, Epilepsy Drugs to Fertility Research, Genetically Modified Foods/Crops to Futuristic Cars, Genetic Therapies to Glycobiology, Herbicide-tolerant Crops to Heritable Disorders, Human Chronobiology to Human gene Therapies, Immunization Programs to Lunar Research, Liver Transplantation to Microchip Technology, Mitochondrial Aging to Molecular Gerontology, Neurodegenerative Diseases to Neuropsychology of Aging, Neurosurgery to Next Generation Programs, Obesity Research to Prion Diseases, Quantum Cryptography to Reemerging Diseases, Retinal Degeneration to Rice Genome Research, Social Anthropology to Software Development, Synchrotron Research to Vaccine Developments, Remote Ultrasound Diagnostics to Water Protection, Entomology to Chemical Terrorism and hundreds of others, as well as abbreviations/acronyms/initialisms relating to European Community and U.S., Japanese and International Programs/Projects/Initiatives from year 2000 up to 2010 as well as World Bank Programs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Elsevier Science Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0444825894
• ISBN 13: 9780444825896
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 662
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible