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Introduction to Complexity and Complex Systems
by Robert B. NorthropThe boundaries between simple and complicated, and complicated and complex system designations are fuzzy and debatable, even using quantitative measures of complexity. However, if you are a biomedical engineer, a biologist, physiologist, economist, politician, stock market speculator, or politician, you have encountered complex systems. Furthermore
A Molecular Approach To Primary Metabolism In Higher Plants
by Christine H.Foyer; W.Paul QuickDiscusses and explains the major advances that the new technology of applying molecular genetic techniques of modifying carbon and nitrogen in plants has provided, giving insights into its applications for the benefits of agriculture, the environment and man. The text is divided into three sections, the first focusing on primary nitrogen and carbon
Migraine (Neurological Disease and Therapy)
by Russell Lane Paul DaviesSupported by an extensive review of migraine pathogenesis and more than 200 case histories gleaned from the authors' personal experiences, this guide proposes two radical new concepts: all primary headaches are fundamentally a form of migraine and everyone may experience some manifestation of the migraine process in their life. Offering an in-depth
Risk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations
by Anna M. Doro-onRisk Assessment and Security for Pipelines, Tunnels, and Underground Rail and Transit Operations details a quantitative risk assessment methodology for systematically analyzing various alternatives for protecting underground rail, oil and gas pipelines, pipeline freight transportation, and other tunnel systems from terrorism threats and other disas
Manheimer's Cataloging and Classification, Revised and Expanded (Books in Library and Information Science Series)
by Jerry SayeThis work has been revised and updated to include the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (2nd ed), the Dewey Decimal System Classification (21st ed) and the Library of Congress Classification Schedules. The text details the essential elements of the International Standard Bibliographic Description; introduces the associated OCLC/MARC specifications; and more. The downloadable resources give more than 500 PowerPoint slides and graphics identical to the text, in addition to scans of the title page, and title page verso and other illustrations that support examples from Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules (2nd ed).
Polyurethane Casting Primer
by I.R. ClemitsonOmitting complicated chemistry concepts, Polyurethane Casting Primer presents practical details on the casting of polyurethane products to assist readers in their daily work. It covers fundamental methods, explores hands-on design and production topics, and keeps theory to a minimum.The book fully explains casting and allied processes. Starting fro
Sustainable Bioenergy Production
by Lijun WangGiven the environmental concerns and declining availability of fossil fuels, as well as the growing population worldwide, it is essential to move toward a sustainable bioenergy-based economy. However, it is also imperative to address sustainability in the bioenergy industry in order to avoid depleting necessary biomass resources. Sustainable Bioene
Cake-Cutting Algorithms: Be Fair if You Can
by Jack Robertson William WebbThe challenge of dividing an asset fairly, from cakes to more important properties, is of great practical importance in many situations. Since the famous Polish school of mathematicians (Steinhaus, Banach, and Knaster) introduced and described algorithms for the fair division problem in the 1940s, the concept has been widely popularized. This book
Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease (Neurological Disease and Therapy)
by Gordon H. Baltuch Matthew B. SternConsidered the largest breakthrough in the treatment of Parkinson's disease in the past 40 years, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a pioneering procedure of neurology and functional neurosurgery, forging enormous change and growth within the field. The first comprehensive text devoted to this surgical therapy, Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's
Opportunistic Mobile Social Networks
by Jie Wu Yunsheng WangThe widespread availability of mobile devices along with recent advancements in networking capabilities make opportunistic mobile social networks (MSNs) one of the most promising technologies for next-generation mobile applications. Opportunistic Mobile Social Networks supplies a new perspective of these networks that can help you enhance spontaneo
Spatio-Temporal Methods in Environmental Epidemiology (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science)
by Gavin Shaddick James V. ZidekTeaches Students How to Perform Spatio-Temporal Analyses within Epidemiological StudiesSpatio-Temporal Methods in Environmental Epidemiology is the first book of its kind to specifically address the interface between environmental epidemiology and spatio-temporal modeling. In response to the growing need for collaboration between statisticians and
Real-Time and Distributed Real-Time Systems: Theory and Applications
by Amitava Gupta Anil Kumar Chandra Peter LukschDigital computers have revolutionized computation and transformed how computers are used to control systems in real life, giving birth to real-time systems. Furthermore, massive developments in the communications domain have made it possible for real-time systems to perform coordinated actions over communication interfaces, resulting in the evoluti
Very Soft Organic Clay Applied for Road Embankment: Modelling and Optimisation Approach, UNESCO-IHE PhD, Delft, the Netherlands
by C. LimsiriIn this book strategies for using very soft organic clay as a fill material for road embankment constructions are compared, and an optimisation scheme is presented. Computer programs for simulation of evaporative drying, for simulation of consolidation, and for slope stability calculation were used to analyse clay behaviour. Field and laboratory te
Medical Infrared Imaging: Principles and Practices
by Joseph D. Bronzino Donald R. Peterson Mary DiakidesThe evolution of technological advances in infrared sensor technology, image processing, "smart" algorithms, knowledge-based databases, and their overall system integration has resulted in new methods of research and use in medical infrared imaging. The development of infrared cameras with focal plane arrays no longer requiring cooling, added a new
Inorganic Phosphors: Compositions, Preparation and Optical Properties
by William M. Yen Marvin J. WeberInorganic Phosphors: Compositions, Preparation and Optical Properties addresses practical and theoretical aspects of inorganic phosphors used in lighting and display applications. Authors Yen and Weber present the synthesis of phosphors in a ...cookbook... style that features nearly 300 ...recipes... using the most up-to-date guidelines and methods
Practical Guide To Chemometrics
by Paul GemperlineThe limited coverage of data analysis and statistics offered in most undergraduate and graduate analytical chemistry courses is usually focused on practical aspects of univariate methods. Drawing in real-world examples, Practical Guide to Chemometrics, Second Edition offers an accessible introduction to application-oriented multivariate meth
Evolved Cellular Network Planning and Optimization for UMTS and LTE
by Lingyang Song Jia ShenMost books on network planning and optimization provide limited coverage of either GSM or WCDMA techniques. Few scrape the surface of HSPA, and even fewer deal with TD-SCDMA. Filling this void, Evolved Cellular Network Planning and Optimization for UMTS and LTE presents an accessible introduction to all stages of planning and optimizing UMTS, HSPA,
Service Robots
by Rolf Dieter Schraft Gernot SchmiererThe copious photographs in this book lavishly illustrate the current and future applications for robots in a wide scope of fields such as entertainment, medicine, space exploration, underwater navigation, and many more. Everyone from professional roboticists to amateur robot and technology enthusiasts will find this book fascinating.
Nanostructured Ceramic Oxides for Supercapacitor Applications
by Avinash Balakrishnan K. R. V. SubramanianA fresh and innovative technology is currently being recognized as a viable replacement for batteries. Research in the field of supercapacitors, as well as in the area of ceramic materials and their application to supercapacitor development, has spawned Nanostructured Ceramic Oxides for Supercapacitor Applications. Featuring key contributions from
Upgrading Water Treatment Plants
by Renato Pinheiro Glen WagnerUpgrading Water Treatment Plants is a comprehensive and practical guide providing the technical detail required to upgrade existing water treatment plants to increase processing efficiency and improve overall quality without the need for substantial investment into new physical plant installation.Based on practical experience and field tested metho
Underwater Acoustic Modelling and Simulation
by P.C. EtterUnderwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation examines the translation of our physical understanding of sound in the sea into mathematical models that can simulate acoustic propagation, noise and reverberation in the ocean. These models are used in a variety of research and operational applications to predict and diagnose the performance of complex s
Ecosystem Function in Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales
by Michael J. Hill Niall P. HananFascinating and diverse, savanna ecosystems support a combination of pastoral and agropastoral communities alongside wild and domestic herbivores that can be found nowhere else. This diversity has made the study of these areas problematic. Ecosystem Function in Savannas: Measurement and Modeling at Landscape to Global Scales addresses some of the d
Underground Excavations in Rock
by E. Hoek E.T. BrownUnderground Excavations in Rock deals with the geotechnical aspects of the design of underground openings for mining and civil engineering processes.
Seafloor Processes and Geotechnology
by Ronald Chaney Gideon AlmagorAn ideal resource for civil engineers working with offshore structures, pipelines, dredging, and coastal erosion, Seafloor Processes and Geotechnology bridges the gap between the standard soil mechanics curriculum of civil engineering and published material on marine geotechnology. Utilizing organized information on sediments and foundations for ma
The Ten Most Wanted Solutions in Protein Bioinformatics (Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Biology Series)
by Anna TramontanoUtilizing high speed computational methods to extrapolate to the rest of the protein universe, the knowledge accumulated on a subset of examples, protein bioinformatics seeks to accomplish what was impossible before its invention, namely the assignment of functions or functional hypotheses for all known proteins.The Ten Most Wanted Solutions in Pro