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This book provides a comprehensive overview of nano-optics, including basic theory, experiment and applications, particularly in nanofabrication and optical characterization. The contributions clearly demonstrate how advances in nano-optics and photonics have stimulated progress in nanoscience and -fabrication, and vice versa. Their expert authors address topics such as three-dimensional optical lithography and microscopy beyond the Abbe diffraction limit, optical diagnostics and sensing, optical data- and telecommunications, energy-efficient lighting, and efficient solar energy conversion. Nano-optics emerges as a key enabling technology of the 21st century. This work will appeal to a wide readership, from physics through chemistry, to biology and engineering. The contributions that appear in this volume were presented at a NATO Advanced Study Institute held in Erice, 4-19 July, 2015.

Nanoscale science. --- Spectroscopy. --- Nanoscale Science and Technology. --- Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. --- Security Science and Technology. --- Spectroscopy and Microscopy. --- Safety, System --- Safety of systems --- Systems safety --- Physics. --- Nanoscience. --- Nanostructures. --- System safety. --- Microscopy. --- Nanophotonics --- Nano photonics --- Photonics --- Lasers. --- Photonics. --- Analysis, Microscopic --- Light microscopy --- Micrographic analysis --- Microscope and microscopy --- Microscopic analysis --- Optical microscopy --- Optics --- Analysis, Spectrum --- Spectra --- Spectrochemical analysis --- Spectrochemistry --- Spectrometry --- Spectroscopy --- Chemistry, Analytic --- Interferometry --- Radiation --- Wave-motion, Theory of --- Absorption spectra --- Light --- Spectroscope --- Accidents --- Industrial safety --- Systems engineering --- New optics --- Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation --- Masers, Optical --- Optical masers --- Light amplifiers --- Light sources --- Optoelectronic devices --- Nonlinear optics --- Optical parametric oscillators --- Nanoscience --- Physics --- Nano science --- Nanoscale science --- Nanosciences --- Science --- Qualitative --- Prevention --- Analytical chemistry

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The contributions in this volume were presented at a NATO Advanced Study Institute held in Erice, Italy, 4-19 July 2013. Many aspects of important research into nanophotonics, plasmonics, semiconductor materials and devices, instrumentation for bio sensing to name just a few, are covered in depth in this volume. The growing connection between optics and electronics, due to the increasing important role plaid by semiconductor materials and devices, find their expression in the term photonics, which also reflects the importance of the photon aspect of light in the description of the performance of several optical systems. Nano-structures have unique capabilities that allow the enhanced performance of processes of interest in optical and photonic devices. In particular these structures permit the nanoscale manipulation of photons, electrons and atoms; they represent a very hot topic of research and are relevant to many devices and applications. The various subjects bridge over the disciplines of physics, biology and chemistry, making this volume of interest to people working in these fields. The emphasis is on the principles behind each technique and on examining the full potential of each technique.

Optics. Quantum optics --- Solid state physics --- Chemical structure --- Electronics --- Electrical engineering --- photonics --- nanotechniek --- lasers (technologie) --- optica

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This book brings together more closely researchers working in the two fields of quantum optics and nano-optics and provides a general overview of the main topics of interest in applied and fundamental research. The contributions cover, for example, single-photon emitters and emitters of entangled photon pairs based on epitaxially grown semiconductor quantum dots, nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond as single-photon emitters, coupled quantum bits based on trapped ions, integrated waveguide superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors, quantum nano-plasmonics, nanosensing, quantum aspects of biophotonics and quantum metamaterials. The articles span the bridge from pedagogical introductions on the fundamental principles to the current state-of-the-art, and are authored by pioneers and leaders in the field. Numerical simulations are presented as a powerful tool to gain insight into the physical behavior of nanophotonic systems and provide a critical complement to experimental investigations and design of devices.

Optical materials. --- Nanoscale Science and Technology. --- Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. --- Optical and Electronic Materials. --- Quantum Optics. --- Optics --- Materials --- Nanophotonics --- Nano photonics --- Photonics --- Nanoscale science. --- Nanoscience. --- Nanostructures. --- Lasers. --- Photonics. --- Electronic materials. --- Quantum optics. --- Photons --- Quantum theory --- Electronic materials --- New optics --- Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation --- Masers, Optical --- Optical masers --- Light amplifiers --- Light sources --- Optoelectronic devices --- Nonlinear optics --- Optical parametric oscillators --- Nanoscience --- Physics --- Nano science --- Nanoscale science --- Nanosciences --- Science --- Electronics --- Materials.

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Intensive care is a rapidly changing area of medicine; this third edition of "Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit" has the same format as the previous one but covers a wider scope of infection prevention, from lower airways to bloodstream. This edition condenses and updates the information of the previous edition, with the addition of new tables and figures, and contains two completely new chapters on microcirculation and mechanisms of action behind the efficacy of Selective Decontamination of the Tract. SDD is an antimicrobial prophylaxis to prevent severe infections that has been proved to reduce inflammation; there is now evidence that SDD using parenteral and enteral antimicrobials reduces rather than increases antimicrobial resistance. Latest results are here taken into account; 10 new randomised controlled trials and 2 recent meta-analyses with endpoints of multiple organ failure and resistance. The outbreak chapter is substantially reduced and builds on the previous issue; it now includes polyclonality within outbreaks. This up-to-date and comprehensive study will be welcomed by intensive care specialists, clinical microbiologists, infection disease specialists and clinical pharmacists who wish to learn about the most recent discoveries and advances in infection control. It will also be of interest to advanced undergraduates wanting to learn more about the subject.

General microbiology --- Pharmacology. Therapy --- Medical microbiology, virology, parasitology --- Orthopaedics. Traumatology. Plastic surgery --- Human medicine --- medische microbiologie --- resistentie (farmacologie) --- geneesmiddelentolerantie --- farmacologie --- geneeskunde --- microbiologie --- spoedgevallen --- intensieve zorgen --- Infection Control --- Critical Care. --- Cross Infection --- Intensive Care Units. --- Cross infection --- Critical care medicine --- Intensive care units --- Infections nosocomiales --- Soins intensifs --- Soins intensifs, Unités de --- methods. --- prevention & control. --- Prevention --- Prévention --- EPUB-LIV-FT LIVMEDEC SPRINGER-B

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This volume presents a considerable number of interrelated contributions dealing with the new scientific ability to shape and control matter and electromagnetic fields on a sub-wavelength scale. The topics range from the fundamental ones, such as photonic metamateriials, plasmonics and sub-wavelength resolution to the more applicative, such as detection of single molecules, tomography on a micro-chip, fluorescence spectroscopy of biological systems, coherent control of biomolecules, biosensing of single proteins, terahertz spectroscopy of nanoparticles, rare earth ion-doped nanoparticles, random lasing, and nanocoax array architecture. The various subjects bridge over the disciplines of physics, biology and chemistry, making this volume of interest to people working in these fields. The emphasis is on the principles behind each technique and on examining the full potential of each technique. The contributions that appear in this volume were presented at a NATO Advanced Study Institute that was held in Erice, Italy, 3-18 July, 2011. The pedagogical aspect of the Institute is reflected in the topics presented in this volume.

Nanophotonics --- Nanoelectronics --- Nanoscale electronics --- Nanoscale molecular electronics --- Nano photonics --- Physics. --- Optics. --- Electrodynamics. --- Atoms. --- Biophysics. --- Biological physics. --- Optoelectronics. --- Plasmons (Physics). --- Spectroscopy. --- Microscopy. --- Optics and Electrodynamics. --- Biophysics and Biological Physics. --- Spectroscopy and Microscopy. --- Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices. --- Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics. --- Electronics --- Nanotechnology --- Photonics --- Classical Electrodynamics. --- Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics. --- Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. --- Lasers. --- Photonics. --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Physical sciences --- Dynamics --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Matter --- Stereochemistry --- New optics --- Optics --- Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation --- Masers, Optical --- Optical masers --- Light amplifiers --- Light sources --- Optoelectronic devices --- Nonlinear optics --- Optical parametric oscillators --- Analysis, Spectrum --- Spectra --- Spectrochemical analysis --- Spectrochemistry --- Spectroscopy --- Chemistry, Analytic --- Interferometry --- Radiation --- Wave-motion, Theory of --- Absorption spectra --- Light --- Spectroscope --- Biological physics --- Biology --- Medical sciences --- Physics --- Analysis, Microscopic --- Light microscopy --- Micrographic analysis --- Microscope and microscopy --- Microscopic analysis --- Optical microscopy --- Constitution --- Qualitative --- Spectrometry --- Analytical chemistry