This book covers the fundamentals of both 2D and 3D image registration, the theories and methodologies currently developed, and the various applications in remote sensing, the military, industry, and medicine.   Various medical, industrial, and remote sensing examples are given throughout the book.

The arrival, and continuing evolution, of high quality 3D objects has been made possible by recent progress in 3D scanner acquisition and 3D graphics rendering.    With this increasing quality comes a corresponding increase in the size and complexity of the data files and the necessity for advances in compression techniques.

Few scientists have access to the multidisciplinary experience needed for successful assay development and high-throughput screening (HTS) in drug discovery. Designed to give researchers a boost, this text integrates the experience of diverse experts who offer fundamental practical guidance across numerous situations. It introduces emerging technology that allows scientists to identify and capture relevant information. It instructs in how to initiate, validate, optimize, and manage a bioassay intended to screen large collections of compounds. It also identifies critical targets of relevance in drug discovery and treats each individually in terms of the parameters needed for successful assay development.

Taking a holistic view of the general principles of stress perception, signal transduction and regulation of gene expression, here is an attempt to search for possible answers to a variety of basic questions regarding plant responses towards abiotic stresses.

This book presents the cellular, molecular and physical aspects of production of force and movement by self-assembly of actin, one of the most abundant proteins in cells, into cytoskeletal filaments. The book covers insights coming from various disciplines.

Collecting reviews first presented at the 2010 Stem Cell Symposia in Samsun, Turkey, this book covers embryonic and adult stem cell sources. Reviews the current state of knowledge as well as the challenges that underlie translational medicine applications.