The formation of microcolonies on surfaces is an important bacterial survival strategy. These biofilms occur on both inert and living systems, making them important to a wide range of scientific disciplines. This book first provides an analysis of the chemical, ecological and physical processes involved with the development of biofilms and their interactions with surfaces. The next section deals with biofilms on non-living surfaces. Biofilms have important engineering implications, such as in mining industries, the corrosion of pipelines and pure and waste water industries. Biofilms have medical significance when associated with the mouth, urinary tract and urinogenital tract. In addition, they form in plant root systems and in animals, such as the ruminant digestive tract, and so are agriculturally important. The final section examines these interactions with living surfaces.

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Sleep better, live longer with the groundbreaking informationand step-by-step program in this revolutionary book. Healthful sleep has been empirically proven to be the single mostimportant factor in predicting longevity, more influential thandiet, exercise, or heredity. And yet we are a sleep-sick society,ignorant of the facts of sleep--and the price of sleep deprivation.In this groundbreaking book, based on decades of study on thefrontiers of sleep science, Dr. William Dement, founder anddirector of the Stanford University Sleep Research Center, explainswhat happens when we sleep, when we don't, and how we can reclaimthe most powerful--and underrated--health miracle of all. Taking us on a fascinating tour of our sleeping body and mind,Dr. Dement reveals the price we have paid for ignoring sleep--anepidemic of heart disease, 33 percent of traffic-fatigue-relatedaccidents, and immeasurable mental and psychological disadvantages.And he offers a hands-on pre*ion for vibrant good health andlong

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