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Financial Services Information Systems
by Jessica KeyesThe calculus of IT support for the banking, securities, and insurance industries has changed dramatically and rapidly over the past few years. Consolidation and deregulation are creating opportunities and challenges never before seen. Unheard of just a few years ago, e-commerce has given birth to new infrastructures and departments needed to suppor
Six Sigma and Beyond: Design for Six Sigma, Volume VI
by D.H. StamatisThis volume addresses design improvement from the perspective of prevention by introducing readers to the tools of the Six Sigma design process. The author discusses the issues of designing for Six Sigma, covering the topics that any Shogun Six Sigma Master must be familiar with: customer satisfaction, quality function deployment, benchmarking, sys
Understanding Geometric Algebra: Hamilton, Grassmann, and Clifford for Computer Vision and Graphics
by Kenichi KanataniUnderstanding Geometric Algebra: Hamilton, Grassmann, and Clifford for Computer Vision and Graphics introduces geometric algebra with an emphasis on the background mathematics of Hamilton, Grassmann, and Clifford. It shows how to describe and compute geometry for 3D modeling applications in computer graphics and computer vision.Unlike similar texts
Optimal Experimental Design with R
by Dieter Rasch Jurgen Pilz L.R. Verdooren Albrecht GebhardtExperimental design is often overlooked in the literature of applied and mathematical statistics: statistics is taught and understood as merely a collection of methods for analyzing data. Consequently, experimenters seldom think about optimal design, including prerequisites such as the necessary sample size needed for a precise answer for an experi
Configurational Mechanics: Proceedings of the Symposium on Configurational Mechanics, Thessaloniki, Greece, 17-22 August 2003
by Gérard A. Maugin Vassilios K. KalpakidesThis book comprises papers that were presented at the Symposium on Configurational Mechanics, during the 5th EUROMECH Soil Mechanics Conference in Thessaloniki in August 2003. Configurational (or material) mechanics -in contrast to Newtonian mechanics in Euclidean space- concerns any sort of change or "motion" in the material configuration. This fr
Semiconductor Quantum Well Intermixing: Material Properties and Optoelectronic Applications
by E. Herbert LiSemiconductor Quantum Well Intermixing is an international collection of research results dealing with several aspects of the diffused quantum well (DFQW), ranging from Physics to materials and device applications. The material covered is the basic interdiffusion mechanisms of both cation and anion groups as well as the properties of band structure
Nanosilicon: Properties, Synthesis, Applications, Methods of Analysis and Control
by Anatoly A. Ischenko Gennady V. Fetisov Leonid A. AslalnovNanosilicon: Properties, Synthesis, Applications, Methods of Analysis and Control examines the latest developments on the physics and chemistry of nanosilicon. The book focuses on methods for producing nanosilicon, its electronic and optical properties, research methods to characterize its spectral and structural properties, and its possible applic
Envelopes and Sharp Embeddings of Function Spaces (Chapman & Hall/CRC Research Notes in Mathematics Series)
by Dorothee D. HaroskeUntil now, no book has systematically presented the recently developed concept of envelopes in function spaces. Envelopes are relatively simple tools for the study of classical and more complicated spaces, such as Besov and Triebel-Lizorkin types, in limiting situations. This theory originates from the classical result of the Sobolev embedding theo
Basics of Quantum Electrodynamics
by Ioan Merches Dorian Tatomir Roxana E. LupuQuantum electrodynamics (QED) is the branch of relativistic quantum field theory that deals specifically with the interactions between charged particles. It is widely used to solve problems in many areas of physics, such as elementary particles, atomic and molecular systems, and solid state physics. This accessible text, Basics of Quantum Electrody
Natural Soap: Techniques and Recipes for Beautiful Handcrafted Soaps, Lotions and Balms
by Melinda CossLearn how to make natural soaps that are beautiful, luxurious, and kind to your skin with this comprehensive guide by the master soap maker.In Natural Soap, Melinda Coss focuses on natural ingredients and provides a wonderful range of recipes for bar and liquid soaps as well as creams, lotions, and balms. With clear, accessible instructions, she covers all the techniques and equipment you will need to get started making these wonderful soaps. The recipes include fruits soaps. scrub bars, skin creams, flower waters, and much more. There’s even a section on special effects for a real treat. Melinda also includes essential advice on starting your own soap making business for anyone looking to profit from their newfound skills.
Everyday Grilling: 50 Recipes from Appetizers to Desserts
by Sur La TableFire up that grill and prepare to make your entire meal on the grill with these fifty fabulous grilling recipes, from starters to desserts.Everyday Grilling presents fifty deliciously inspired grilling recipes alongside full-color photographs and detailed instructions that will allow your entire meal to be grilled. From meaty classics to vegetarian-inspired dishes, recipes for savory and sweet include everything from American-inspired fare to enticing Greek, Asian, Italian, and Mexican-fused dishes. Consider dining on Grilled Tuna Nicoise with Anchovy Vinaigrette to start, followed by a main course of Lamburger with Grilled Red Onions and Feta alongside an accompaniment of Smoky Eggplant. Finish this decadent meal with Grilled Nectarines served with Creme Fraiche Ice Cream and Crushed Amaretti. Certain to inspire nourishing and flavor-filled dishes, grilling beginners and enthusiasts alike can expect more from the grill with Everyday Grilling.
Woodstock's Infamous Murder Trial: Early Racial Injustice in Upstate New York (True Crime)
by Richard R. HeppnerA local historian uncovers a racially charged murder trial in upstate New York in this examination of prejudice and punishment in the early twentieth century.In 1905, the quiet rural community of Woodstock, New York, was shocked by the murder of Oscar Harrison, a member of a prominent local family. A suspect, Cornell Van Gaasbeek, was quickly identified. As a black man accused of killing a white man, Van Gaasbeek knew that he was doomed. Amid racist animus in the press, he fled across two counties before being apprehended by a vigilante and charged. Local reformer and politician Augustus H. Van Buren stood up to community pressure and defended the accused pro bono. It took three years and multiple trials to overcome racial inequalities in the justice system. Local historian Richard Heppner documents the crime, arrest and trials that revealed racial tensions in upstate New York at the turn of the century.</
Butler Basketball Legends
by Stan SuttonThe author of The Curse of the Indy 500 takes to the court to showcase the celebrated Bulldogs who made their marks on college basketball. Although many fans think Butler University basketball took off with its back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in 2010 and 2011, the Butler Bulldogs have a long history of tenaciously outplaying larger and better-known teams. In Butler Basketball Legends, veteran sports writer Stan Sutton profiles the legacy of the Butler University basketball program and the coaches, players, and fans who give it heart.Sutton takes readers behind the scenes to meet Butler’s legendary stars and hear their stories, including players like Darnell Archey, Gordon Hayward, Matt Howard, and Mike Green, and unforgettable coaches like Thad Matta and Brad Stevens, and of course, Tony Hinkle. For 41 years Mr. Hinkle was the cornerstone of the athletics department and built a winning basketball program around small guards, short but stout centers, and players other coaches thought inadequate, leading Butler to over 550 victories. From the fabled feats of past teams all the way up to the first season of new head coach LaVall Jordan, Butler Basketball Legends is a must-read for all who love the game.
The Grey Eagles of Chippewa Falls: A Hidden History of a Women's Ku Klux Klan in Wisconsin
by John E. KinvilleA women&’s chapter of the KKK in the early twentieth-century Midwest is uncovered in this fascinating and meticulously researched social history.In the xenophobic atmosphere of the 1920s and 1930s, Ku Klux Klan activity spiked in Wisconsin and gave rise to Women&’s Klan no. 14, also known as the Grey Eagles of Chippewa Falls. Against a national backdrop that saw the Klan hurl its collective might into influencing presidential elections and federal legislation, quotidian matters often stole the attention of the Grey Eagles. Drawing on never-before-seen materials, author John E. Kinville unfolds their complex legacy. For every minute spent upholding Prohibition and blocking Catholic Al Smith&’s path to the White House, the Grey Eagles spent two raising funds for their order and helping neighbors in need. What unfolds in Kinville&’s work is the complex legacy of these Chippewa Falls women who struggled to balance care for their community against the malicious ideology of the Klan.</
Pocket Posh Cocktails
by John TownsleyStir, shake, and muddle like a pro with this recipe-filled guide from a veteran New York bartender.John Townsley has spent over thirty years tending bar in New York City--serving drinks to stars of the silver screen, movie legends, Wall Street bankers, famous designers, rock and rollers, and regular Joes and Janes in a variety of neighborhood haunts in the Big Apple.Now, in this concise guideto the fundamentals of mixology, he presents a comprehensive collection of recipes for classic cocktails from A to Z—including some hot drinks—using liqueurs, wine and brandy, whiskies, gin, vodka, rum, and tequila.
Earthquake Engineering for Structural Design
by W. F. Chen E. M. LuiMany important advances in designing earthquake-resistant structures have occurred over the last several years. Civil engineers need an authoritative source of information that reflects the issues that are unique to the field. Comprising chapters selected from the second edition of the best-selling Handbook of Structural Engineering, this book provides a tightly focused, economical guide to the theoretical, practical, and computational aspects of earthquake engineering. It discusses the fundamentals of earthquake engineering, the various types of earthquake damage to structures, seismic design of buildings and bridges, and performance-based seismic design and evaluation of building structures.
Multi-Label Dimensionality Reduction (Chapman & Hall/CRC Machine Learning & Pattern Recognition)
by Liang Sun Shuiwang Ji Jieping YeSimilar to other data mining and machine learning tasks, multi-label learning suffers from dimensionality. An effective way to mitigate this problem is through dimensionality reduction, which extracts a small number of features by removing irrelevant, redundant, and noisy information. The data mining and machine learning literature currently lacks
Design and Analysis of Quality of Life Studies in Clinical Trials (Chapman & Hall/CRC Interdisciplinary Statistics)
by Diane L. FaircloughDesign Principles and Analysis Techniques for HRQoL Clinical TrialsSAS, R, and SPSS examples realistically show how to implement methods Focusing on longitudinal studies, Design and Analysis of Quality of Life Studies in Clinical Trials, Second Edition addresses design and analysis aspects in enough detail so that readers can apply statistical meth
Practical Robot Design: Game Playing Robots
by Jagannathan Kanniah M. Fikret Ercan Carlos A. Acosta CalderonDesigned for beginners, undergraduate students, and robotics enthusiasts, Practical Robot Design: Game Playing Robots is a comprehensive guide to the theory, design, and construction of game-playing robots. Drawing on years of robot building and teaching experience, the authors demonstrate the key steps of building a robot from beginning to end, wi
Quantitative Graph Theory: Mathematical Foundations and Applications
by Matthias Dehmer Frank Emmert-StreibThe first book devoted exclusively to quantitative graph theory, Quantitative Graph Theory: Mathematical Foundations and Applications presents and demonstrates existing and novel methods for analyzing graphs quantitatively. Incorporating interdisciplinary knowledge from graph theory, information theory, measurement theory, and statistical technique
Advances in Social and Organizational Factors
by Peter VinkAn in depth review of social ergonomics- also known as organizational ergonomics- this book discusses the optimization of sociotechnical systems, including their organizational structures, policies, and processes. The relevant topics include communication, crew resource management, work design, design of working times, teamwork, participatory design, community ergonomics, cooperative work, new work paradigms, organizational culture, virtual organizations, telework, and quality management.
A Beginner's Guide To Mathematica
by David McMahon Daniel M. TopaBecause of its large command structure and intricate syntax, Mathematica can be difficult to learn. Wolfram's Mathematica manual, while certainly comprehensive, is so large and complex that when trying to learn the software from scratch -- or find answers to specific questions -- one can be quickly overwhelmed.A Beginner's Guide to Mathemat
One Day in May: 24 Hours in the Life of Indiana
by Hartmut Walravens“With this time capsule of a book, readers will be able to glimpse in great detail what Indiana was doing during the entire 24 hours of May 20, 2016.” —Indianapolis StarOn May 20, 2016, armed with only their cameras, Hoosiers set out to capture the nature of their state and its people—from farmyards to city streets, state parks to suburbs, the familiar to the surprising—and in the process document a rich and diverse culture in the everyday.In these remarkable photographs, Hoosiers reclaim their state and define their identity, visually guiding readers through 24 hours of life in Indiana. Over 140 photographs preserve the wealth of their experiences and the strength of their love for their families, communities, and heritage.
Britain's Best Historic Sites: From Prehistory to the Industrial Revolution
by Tom QuinnA guide to Roman ruins, stone circles, medieval abbeys, and other landmarks of British history—includes color photos and information for travelers.Britain’s Best Historic Sites takes you on a journey around this ancient land, detailing over eighty of the most important and fascinating of Britain’s historic remains from 8000 BC to the twentieth century. From excavations of everyday life found in forgotten highways and Roman villas to areas of great spiritual significance, such as stone circles and medieval churches, as well as sites that were key to the Industrial Revolution, this book uncovers the amazing heritage that can be found across Britain. Featured sites include: Stonehenge, Wiltshire; Castlerigg Stone Circle, Cumbria; Callanish, Isle of Lewis; Fishbourne Roman Palace, West Sussex; Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland; Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset; Lindisfarne, Northumberland; Tower of London, London; Dover Castle, Kent; The George Inn, London; and, Ironbridge, Shropshire.
Massacre at Duffy's Cut: Tragedy & Conspiracy on the Pennsylvania Railroad (True Crime)
by William E. Watson J. Francis WatsonThe shocking murder of railroad laborers in nineteenth-century Pennsylvania—and the centuries-long coverup that followed—is revealed in this true crime history.In June 1832, railroad contractor Philip Duffy hired fifty-seven Irish immigrant laborers to work on Pennsylvania's Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad. They were sent to a stretch of track in rural Chester County known as Duffy's Cut. Six weeks later, all of them were dead. For more than 180 years, the railroad maintained that cholera was to blame and kept the historical record under lock and key. In a harrowing modern-day excavation of their mass grave, a group of academics and volunteers found evidence some of the laborers were murdered. Authors and research leaders Dr. William E. Watson and Dr. J. Francis Watson reveal the tragedy, mystery, and discovery of what really happened at Duffy's Cut.