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Deep Excavation: Theory and Practice
by Chang-Yu OuWith continued economic development and increasing urbanization, excavations go deeper and become larger in scale, and are sometimes even carried out in difficult soils. These conditions require advanced analysis and design methods and construction technologies. Most books on general foundation engineering introduce the basic analysis and design of excavation, but do not delve into practical considerations. This book examines both theory and practice, from basic to advanced, and discusses the major methods currently in practice around the world. Each chapter also includes problems and their solutions to develop a practical, real-world understanding.
Robust Control and Filtering for Time-Delay Systems
by Magdi S. MahmoudA discussion of robust control and filtering for time-delay systems. It provides information on approaches to stability, stabilization, control design, and filtering aspects of electronic and computer systems - explicating the developments in time-delay systems and uncertain time-delay systems. There are appendices detailing important facets of matrix theory, standard lemmas and mathematical results, and applications of industry-tested software.
Mathematical Problems and Methods of Hydrodynamic Weather Forecasting
by Vladimir GordinThe material provides an historical background to forecasting developments as well as introducing recent advances. The book will be of interest to both mathematicians and physicians, the topics covered include equations of dynamical meteorology, first integrals, non-linear stability, well-posedness of boundary problems, non-smooth solutions, parame
Physics-Based Vision: Color, Volume 2
by Glenn E. Healey Steven A. Shafer Lawrence B. WolffCommentaries by the editors to this comprehensive anthology in the area of physics-based vision put the papers in perspective and guide the reader to a thorough understanding of the basics of the field. Paper Topics Include: - Color Image Formation - Color Reflection Models - Color Image Segmentation - Color Constancy - Color Highlight Analysis - C
Graph Algebras and Automata (Chapman & Hall/CRC Pure and Applied Mathematics)
by Andrei KelarevGraph algebras possess the capacity to relate fundamental concepts of computer science, combinatorics, graph theory, operations research, and universal algebra. They are used to identify nontrivial connections across notions, expose conceptual properties, and mediate the application of methods from one area toward questions of the other four. After
Filled Polymers: Science and Industrial Applications
by Jean L. LeblancThe idea of mixing single available materials into compounds to fulfill a set of desired properties is likely as old as mankind. Highly sophisticated polymer applications would simply be impossible without the enhancement of some of their properties through addition of fine mineral particles or synthetic or natural short fibers. Many filled polymer
Path Integrals in Physics: Volume I Stochastic Processes and Quantum Mechanics
by M Chaichian A DemichevPath Integrals in Physics: Volume I, Stochastic Processes and Quantum Mechanics presents the fundamentals of path integrals, both the Wiener and Feynman type, and their many applications in physics. Accessible to a broad community of theoretical physicists, the book deals with systems possessing a infinite number of degrees in freedom. It discusses the general physical background and concepts of the path integral approach used, followed by a detailed presentation of the most typical and important applications as well as problems with either their solutions or hints how to solve them. It describes in detail various applications, including systems with Grassmann variables. Each chapter is self-contained and can be considered as an independent textbook. The book provides a comprehensive, detailed, and systematic account of the subject suitable for both students and experienced researchers.
Historic Charleston & the Lowcountry
by Steve Gross Susan DaleyIn this elegant hardbound volume, photographers Steve Gross and Susan Daley take you on an intimate tour of some of the finest historic homes, gardens, churches, and plantations of the old city of Charleston and its surrounding Lowcountry. Their luminescent photographs reveal an insider's look at the definitive architecture and landscape of the region, ranging from private gardens hidden behind wrought iron gates to some of America's first landscaped garden vistas. From colonial-era French Quarter homes to Federal and Greek Revival townhouses and antebellum plantation houses, the selection featuring old family, private homes to museum showplaces make this an essential book for visitors, architects, preservationists or armchair travelers.
Legendary Locals of Savannah (Legendary Locals)
by Laura C. LawtonOn Sunday mornings, church bells ring, calling all denominations, and Savannah's squares are filled with people and activities. The city embraces music, art, and literature, and the historic district welcomes visitors from all over the world. As a port city, Savannah has always embraced diversity, and that is what residents love about it. We are not losing our Southern values and traditions; we are just sharing them. Legendary Locals of Savannah introduces readers to people who braved the Atlantic Ocean to establish the Georgia colony, entrepreneurs who made a fortune in cotton, and black citizens who struggled through slavery and later fought for civil rights. Liberty boys who plotted the Revolution, families who lived in mansions, boys who fought bravely for the Confederate cause, and those who insisted on preserving our beautiful historic district--they all have a story to tell.
Using Functional Analysis in Psychotherapy
by Niklas TörnekeFilled with rich case examples, this book shows how psychotherapists from any orientation can use functional analysis (FA) to better understand their clients and specifically target the changes that clients seek. Extensive therapist–client dialogues illustrate ways to probe difficult emotions and explore the causes and consequences of behavior, with special attention to harnessing the power of metaphor. FA is a core component of such evidence-based treatments as dialectical behavior therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and behavioral activation, and is central to the growing movement toward process-based therapies in general. This is the English edition of Vägledning i klinisk funktionell analys, published in Swedish in 2023 and translated and revised by the author.
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
by Jason ReynoldsUK Carnegie Medal winner A National Book Award Finalist Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A New York Times Best Children&’s Book of 2019 A Time Best Children&’s Book of 2019 A Today Show Best Kids&’ Book of 2019 A Washington Post Best Children&’s Book of 2019 A School Library Journal Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2019 A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019 &“As innovative as it is emotionally arresting.&” —Entertainment Weekly From National Book Award finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a novel told in ten blocks, showing all the different directions kids&’ walks home can take.This story was going to begin like all the best stories. With a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen. They were all too busy— Talking about boogers. Stealing pocket change. Skateboarding. Wiping out. Braving up. Executing complicated handshakes. Planning an escape. Making jokes. Lotioning up. Finding comfort. But mostly, too busy walking home. Jason Reynolds conjures ten tales (one per block) about what happens after the dismissal bell rings, and brilliantly weaves them into one wickedly funny, piercingly poignant look at the detours we face on the walk home, and in life.
The Blood of Emmett Till
by Timothy B. TysonThis extraordinary New York Times bestseller reexamines a pivotal event of the civil rights movement—the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till—&“and demands that we do the one vital thing we aren&’t often enough asked to do with history: learn from it&” (The Atlantic). * A New York Times Notable Book * A Washington Post Notable Book * Longlisted for the National Book Award * Winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award *An NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Atlanta Journal-Constitution Best Book of the Year *In 1955, white men in the Mississippi Delta lynched a fourteen-year-old from Chicago named Emmett Till. His murder was part of a wave of white terrorism in the wake of the 1954 Supreme Court decision that declared public school segregation unconstitutional. Only weeks later, Rosa Parks thought about young Emmett as she refused to move to the back of a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Five years later, Black students who called themselves &“the Emmett Till generation&” launched sit-in campaigns that turned the struggle for civil rights into a mass movement. Till&’s lynching became the most notorious hate crime in American history. But what actually happened to Emmett Till—not the icon of injustice, but the flesh-and-blood boy? Part detective story, part political history, The Blood of Emmett Till &“unfolds like a movie&” (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), drawing on a wealth of new evidence, including a shocking admission of Till&’s innocence from the woman in whose name he was killed. &“Jolting and powerful&” (The Washington Post), the book &“provides fresh insight into the way race has informed and deformed our democratic institutions&” (Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Carry Me Home) and &“calls us to the cause of justice today&” (Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, president of the North Carolina NAACP).
Good Girl, Bad Girl: A Novel (Cyrus Haven Series #1)
by Michael RobothamFinalist for the 2020 Edgar Award for Best Novel From the internationally bestselling author who Stephen King calls &“an absolute master,&” a fiendishly clever thriller about a dangerous young woman with the ability to know when someone is lying—and the criminal psychologist who must outwit her to survive.A girl is discovered hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a terrible crime. Half-starved and filthy, she won&’t tell anyone her name, or her age, or where she came from. Maybe she is twelve, maybe fifteen. She doesn&’t appear in any missing persons file, and her DNA can&’t be matched to an identity. Six years later, still unidentified, she is living in a secure children&’s home with a new name, Evie Cormac. When she initiates a court case demanding the right to be released as an adult, forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven must determine if Evie is ready to go free. But she is unlike anyone he&’s ever met—fascinating and dangerous in equal measure. Evie knows when someone is lying, and no one around her is telling the truth. Meanwhile, Cyrus is called in to investigate the shocking murder of a high school figure-skating champion, Jodie Sheehan, who died on a lonely footpath close to her home. Pretty and popular, Jodie is portrayed by everyone as the ultimate girl-next-door, but as Cyrus peels back the layers, a secret life emerges—one that Evie Cormac, the girl with no past, knows something about. A man haunted by his own tragic history, Cyrus is caught between the two cases—one girl who needs saving and another who needs justice. What price will he pay for the truth? Emotionally explosive, swiftly paced, and &“haunting…Robotham expertly raises the tension as the action hurtles toward the devastating climax&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).
In Whose Ruins: Power, Possession, and the Landscapes of American Empire
by Alicia PuglionesiIn this &“first-rate work of historical research and storytelling&” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), four sites of American history are revealed as places where truth was written over by oppressive fiction—with profound repercussions for politics past and present.Popular narratives of American history conceal as much as they reveal, presenting a national identity based on harvesting treasures that lay in wait for European colonization. In Whose Ruins tells another story: winding through the US landscape, from Native American earthworks in West Virginia to the Manhattan Project in New Mexico, this history is a tour of sites that were mined for an empire&’s power. Showing the hidden costs of ruthless economic growth—particularly to Indigenous people—this book illuminates the myth-making intimately tied to place. From the ground up, the project of settlement, expansion, and extraction became entwined with the spiritual values of those who hoped to gain from it. Every nation tells some stories and suppresses others, and In Whose Ruins illustrates the way American myths have overwritten Indigenous histories, binding us into an unsustainable future. Historian Alicia Puglionesi? &“makes a perfect guide through the strange myths, characters, and environments that best reflect the insidious exploitation inseparable from American dominion&” (Chicago Review of Books). She illuminates the story of the Grave Creek Stone, &“discovered&” in an ancient Indigenous burial mound; oil wells drilled in the corner of western Pennsylvania once known as Petrolia; ancient petroglyphs that once adorned rock faces on the Susquehanna River, dynamited into pieces to make way for a hydroelectric dam; and the effects of the US nuclear program in the Southwest, which contaminated vast regions in the name of eternal wealth and security through atomic power, a promise that rang hollow for the surrounding Native, Hispanic, and white communities. It also inspired nationwide resistance, uniting diverse groups behind a different vision of the future—one not driven by greed and haunted by ruin. This deeply researched work traces the roots of American fantasies and fears in a national tradition of selective forgetting. Connecting the power of myths with the extraction of power from the land itself reveals the truths that have been left out and is &“a stimulating look at the erasure and endurance of Native American culture&” (Publishers Weekly).
When She Was Good (Cyrus Haven Series #2)
by Michael RobothamFrom the bestselling author of Good Girl, Bad Girl and When You Are Mine comes a gripping thriller featuring the brilliant forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven as he becomes embroiled in an explosive murder case with disturbing origins.Criminal psychologist Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac return in this &“powerhouse of a novel&” (Booklist, starred review) from internationally bestselling author Michael Robotham, a writer Stephen King calls &“an absolute master...with heart and soul.&” Who is Evie, the girl with no past, running from? She was discovered hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a terrible crime. Her ability to tell when someone is lying helped Cyrus crack an impenetrable case in Good Girl, Bad Girl. Now, the closer Cyrus gets to uncovering answers about Evie&’s dark history, the more he exposes Evie to danger, giving her no choice but to run. Ultimately, both will have to decide if some secrets are better left buried and some monsters should never be named...
The Everything Easy Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook: 200 Recipes to Naturally Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes, Arthritis, Dementia, and Other Inflammatory Diseases (Everything® Series)
by Emily WeeksReduce inflammation and the risk of chronic diseases with these 200 easy, satisfying recipes utilizing whole-food ingredients that are proven to reduce inflammation.Diets high in processed, fatty, and sugary foods are the main cause of chronic inflammation which wreaks havoc on your body and contributes to heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer&’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis—and even cancer. But following an anti-inflammatory diet can help you to reduce the risk of developing these serious, life-threatening conditions. In The Everything Easy Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook, you&’ll find guidance on identifying anti-inflammatory foods and advice on creating a personal anti-inflammatory plan that works best for you and your life. With flexible meal plans, 200 easy and delicious recipes, and meal prep tips, you&’ll have everything you need to create delicious, healthy meals using fresh, unprocessed foods that will satisfy your cravings and help improve your health once and for all.
The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America
by James L. SwansonFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt (now an Apple TV+ series) and in the tradition of Empire of the Summer Moon comes &“a vivid account&” (The Wall Street Journal) of a forgotten chapter in American history: the deadly confrontation between natives and colonists in Massachusetts in 1704 and the tragic saga that unfolded.Once it was one of the most infamous events in early American history. Today, it has been nearly forgotten. In an obscure, two-hundred-year-old museum in a little town in western Massachusetts there stands what once was the most revered relic from the history of early New England: the massive, tomahawk-scarred door that came to symbolize the notorious Deerfield Massacre of 1704. This impregnable barricade—known to early Americans as &“The Old Indian Door&”—constructed from double-thick planks of Massachusetts oak and studded with hand-wrought iron nails to repel the tomahawk blades wielded by several attacking Native tribes, is the sole surviving artifact from one of the most dramatic moments in colonial American history: In the leap year of 1704, on the cold, snowy night of February 29, hundreds of Indians and their French allies swept down on an isolated frontier outpost to slaughter or capture its inhabitants. The sacking of Deerfield led to one of the greatest sagas of survival, sacrifice, family, and faith ever told in North America. One hundred and twelve survivors, including their fearless minister, the Reverend John Williams, were captured and forced to march three hundred miles north into enemy territory in Canada. Any captive who faltered or became too weak to continue the journey—including Williams&’s own wife—fell under the tomahawk or war club. Survivors of the march willed themselves to live and endured captivity. Ransomed by the royal governor of Massachusetts, the captives later returned home to Deerfield, rebuilt their town and, for the rest of their lives, told the incredible tale. The memoir of Rev. Williams, The Redeemed Captive, published soon after his liberation, became one of the first bestselling books in American history and remains a literary classic. The Old Indian Door is a touchstone that conjures up one of the most dramatic and inspiring stories of colonial America. Now, in this &“immersive and memorable book [and] with his gifts of great storytelling and penetrating insight, James Swanson has given us a compelling account of an unjustly forgotten episode in American history&” (Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of And There Was Light).
Two Dimensional Spline Interpolation Algorithms
by Helmuth SpäthThese volumes present a practical introduction to computing spline functions, the fundamental tools for fitting curves and surfaces in computer-aided deisgn (CAD) and computer graphics.
Applied Functional Analysis. Approximation Methods and Computers: Applied Functional Analysis, Approximation Methods and Computers
by S.S. KutateladzeThis book contains the most remarkable papers of L.V. Kantorovich in applied and numerical mathematics. It explores the principal directions of Kantorovich's research in approximate methods. The book covers descriptive set theory and functional analysis in semi-ordered vector spaces.
Analysis and Partial Differential Equations: A Collection of Papers Dedicated to Mischa Cotlar (Lecture Notes in Pure and Applied Mathematics)
by Cora SadoskyThis book provides a descriptive account of Mischa Cotlar's work along with a complete bibliography of his mathematical books and papers. It examines the harmonic analysis and operator theory in relation with the theory of partial differential equations.
C* - Algebras and Numerical Analysis (Chapman & Hall/CRC Pure and Applied Mathematics)
by Ronald Hagen Steffen Roch Bernd Silbermann"Analyzes algebras of concrete approximation methods detailing prerequisites, local principles, and lifting theorems. Covers fractality and Fredholmness. Explains the phenomena of the asymptotic splitting of the singular values, and more."
Medical Devices and Human Engineering (The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition)
by Joseph D. Bronzino Donald R. PetersonKnown as the bible of biomedical engineering, The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, Fourth Edition, sets the standard against which all other references of this nature are measured. As such, it has served as a major resource for both skilled professionals and novices to biomedical engineering.Medical Devices and Human Engineering, the second volume of the handbook, presents material from respected scientists with diverse backgrounds in biomedical sensors, medical instrumentation and devices, human performance engineering, rehabilitation engineering, and clinical engineering.More than three dozen specific topics are examined, including optical sensors, implantable cardiac pacemakers, electrosurgical devices, blood glucose monitoring, human–computer interaction design, orthopedic prosthetics, clinical engineering program indicators, and virtual instruments in health care. The material is presented in a systematic manner and has been updated to reflect the latest applications and research findings.
Adiabatic Invariants in Large-Scale Atmospheric Dynamics
by Michael V. KurganskyAdiabatic Invariants in Large-Scale Atmospheric Dynamics deals with the main principles of large-scale atmospheric dynamics on the basis of adiabatic motion constants. It introduces the theory of quasi two-dimensional fluid motion, concentrating primarily on nearly horizontal fluid parcel displacements in a stably stratified compressible fluid. Coverage also includes a complete set of compressible fluid dynamic equations along with a survey of fluid dynamical conservation laws used in meteorology and atmospheric physics; the derivation of two-dimensional atmospheric models; and the principles of kinetic energy sinks and their relation to the energy balance in the atmosphere.
Volterra Equations and Applications (Stability and Control: Theory, Methods and Applications)
by C. Corduneanu L. W. SandbergThis volume comprises selected papers presented at the Volterra Centennial Symposium and is dedicated to Volterra and the contribution of his work to the study of systems - an important concept in modern engineering. Vito Volterra began his study of integral equations at the end of the nineteenth century and this was a significant development in th
P-Adic Functional Analysis
by A. K. Kstsaras W. H. Schikhof L. Van HammeThis volume collects together lectures presented at the Sixth International Conference held at the University of Ioannina, Greece, on p-adic functional analysis with applications in the fields of physics, differential equations, number theory, probability theory, dynamical systems, and algebraic number fields. It discusses the commutation relation AB-BA=I and its central role in quantum mechanics.