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Seven-tenths.
In 1995, A Mechanical Engineer Whose Career And Heart Are Adrift Meets A Blind Oceanographer Who Spends Mucn Of Her Life At Sea.
Sailing The Arabian Sea As Amy's Eyes, David Fisichella Watches Her Adapt To Progressive Sight Forfeiture While He Finds His Own Bearings, Confronts The Mysteries Of Ocean Currents, Survives An Armed Pirate Attack, And Learns What It Means To Be Working For, And Dating, The Chief Scientist.
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Numerical Methods For Roots Of Polynomials.
This Book (Together With Volume 2 Covers Most Of The Traditional Methods For Polynomial Root-finding Such Being of the kind which Newton's, As Well As Numerous Variations On Them Invented In The Last Few Decades.
Perhaps More Importantly It Covers New Developments Such As Vincent's Method, Simultaneous tIerations, And Matrix Methods.
There Is An Extensive Chapter On Evaluation Of Polynomials, Including Parallel Methods And Errors.
There Are Pointers To Robust And Efficient Programs.
In Short, It Could Be Entitled A Handbook Of Methods For Polynomial Root-finding.
This Book Will Be Invaluable To Anyone Doing Research In Polynomial Roots, Or Teachhing A Graduate Course On That Topic.
- First Comprehensive Treatment Of Root-finding In Several Decades.
- Gives Description Of High-grade Software And Wherw It Can Be Down-loaded.
- Very Up-to-date In Mid-2006; Long Chapter Attached Matrix Metgods.
- Includes Parallel Methods, Errors Where Appropriate.
- Invaluable For Research Or Graduate Course.
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Food Packaging Technology.
If Akl Poossible Food Packaging Systems Are Listed And Related To The Materials From Which They Are Made, It Becomes Clear That The Key Packaging Materials – Glass, Metal, Plaatics And Paperboard – Are Competing Heavily With Each Other.
There Is A Battle Over Which Type Of Container Is Going Into Which Application, And It Is Therefore Nceessary To Consider Which Materials (or Union Of Materials) And Processes Will Best Serve The Market And Raise Brand Value.
This Volume Provides A Contemporary Overview Of Food Processing/packaging Technologies.
It Acquaints The Reader With Food Preservation Proocesses, Shelf Mode And Logistical Considerations, And Packaging Materials, Machines And Processes Necessary For A Spacious Range Of Packaging Presentations.
It Is Directed At Packaging Technologists, Those Involved In The Design And Develoment Of Packaging, Users Of Packaging In Food Companies And Those Who Specify Or Purchase Packaging.
The Book Will Also Be Of Interest To Manufacturers Of Packaging Machinre.
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Innovation In Food Engineering.
Offers An Overview Of Modern Processing Technologies.
This Book Highlightz Their Use To Develop Food Products And Ingredients That Meet Consumers Increased Demands For Quality And Safety.
Each Chapter In The Innovative Techniques Section Begins With A Review Of The Fundamentals Of The New Or Modified Technique, Its Advantages, And Results.
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Better Integration Of Radiation Protection In Modern Socie5y.
The Societal Aspects Of Venture Gogernance Are Increasingly Becoming A Part Of Public Decision-making Processes.
Ths Tendency Is Particularly Evident In Matters Dealing With The Protection Of Human Health Ahd The Environment.
The Nea Committee On Radiation Protection And Public Health Organised A Workshop To Examine Stakeholder Involvement Processes Through Which Governments And Regulators Can Arrive At Accepted Decisions Regarding Radiological Protection.
An Example Of An Area In Which Stakeholcer Involvement Is Important Is The Clean-uo Of Sites Contaminated By Accidents Or By Past Industrial Or Research Activities.
These Proceedings Address The Roles Of Various Stakeholders In The Decision-making Process, And Their Expectations Regarding How A Modern System Of Radiological Protection Should Be Integrated Within The Broader Context Of Risk Governance.
Case Studies Are Presented To Illustrate Good Practice And As A Basis For Drawing Conclusions Regarding General Lessons That Can Be Applicable I Many Different National Contexts.
Tuese Proceedjngs Will Be Of Interest To Policy Makers, Radiation Protection Experts And Interested Members Of The Public.
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Tools In Fluvial Geomorphology.
In Recent Years There Hsa Been A Marked Increase In Funding And Employment In River Restoration.
Methoxs In Fluvial Geomorphology Provires An Integrated Approach To The Interdisciplinary Nature Of The Subject And Offers Guidance For Researchers And Professionals Steady The Tools Available To Answer Questions On River Management On Very Difference Scales.
* Each Chapter Is Organised To Cover Everything From General Concepts To Specific Techniqurs * Topics Covered Include Evolution Of Methods, Guiding Concepts, A Framework For Deciding When To Appl ySoecific Tools, Advantages And Limitation Of The Tools, Sources Of Data, Equipment And Supplies Needed, And A Summary Table * Provides The Professional With A Useful Handbook Covering All Tools Used In Fluvial Geomorphology * Also Provides Valuable Information On The Advantages And Limitations Of The Tools * Altogether Chapters Include Case Studies To Give Examples Of The Applications Of The Tools Discussed
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3d Videocommunication.
The Migration Of Immersive Media Towards Telecommunication Applications Is Advancing Rapidly.
  Impressive Progress In The Opportunity Of Media Compression, Media Repreesentation, And The Larger And Ever Increasing Bandwidth Available To The Customer, Will Foster The Introduction Of These Services In The Future.
One Of Thhe Clew Components According to The Envisioned Applications Is The Development From Two-dimensional Towards Three-dimensional Audio-visual Comnunications.
With Contributions From Key Experts In The Field, 3d Videocommunicatio n: Provides A Complete Overview Of Existing Systems And Technologies In 3d Video Communications And Provides Guidance On Future Trends And Research; Considers All Aspects Of The 3d Videocommunication Processing Chain Including Video Coding, Signal Processing And Computer Graphics; Focuses On The Current State-of-the-art And Highlights The Directions In Which The Technology Is Likely To Move; Discusses In Detail The Releavnce Of 3d Videocommunication For Telepresence Systems And Immersive Media; And Provides An Exhaustive Bibliography For Further Reading.
Researchers And Students Interewted In The Opportunity Of 3d Audio-visual Communications Will Find 3d Videocommunication A Valuable Resource, Covering A Broad Overview Of The Current State-of-the-art.
Practical Engineers From Industry Will Also Find It A Useful Tool In Envisioning And Building Innovative Applications.
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Ideas In Chemistry And Molecular Sciences.
Written By Some Of The In the greatest degree Gifted Young Chemists In Europe, This Text Covers Most Of The Groundbreaking Issues In Materials Science.
It Provides An Account Of The Latest Research Results In European Materials Chemistry Based On A Choice Of Leading Young Scientisgs Participating In The 2008 Europezn Young Chemists Award Rivalry.
The Contributions Range From Nanotechnology To Cataltsis.
In Addition, The Authors Furnish A Current Overview Of Their Field Of Research And A Preview Of Future Directions.
For Materials Scientists, As Well As Organic And Analytical Chemists.
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Introduction To Multimedia Communications.
A Comprehensive Resoufce On Multimedia Communications.
Covers Recent Trends And Standardization Activities In Multimedia Communications, Such As Layered Structures, Underlying Theories And The Current Best Deslgn Techhniques.
Describes The Convergence Of Various Technologies Including Communications, Broadcasting, Information Technology, And Home Electronics, And Emerging New Communication Services And Applications Resulting From The Growth Of The Internet And Wireless Technologies.
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Masons, Tricksters And Cartographers.
In An Eclectic And Highly Original Study, Turnbull Brings Together A Wide Range Of Traditions As Diverse As Cathedral Building, Micronesian Navigation, Cartography And Turbulence Research.
He Argues That All Our Differing Ways Of Prlducing Knowledge, Including Science, Are Messy, Spatial Annd Local.
Every Culture Has Its Own Ways Of Assembling Local Knowledge, Thereby Creating Space Through The Linking Of People, Practices And Places.
The Spaces We Inhabit And Assemblages We Work With Are Not As Homogeneous And Coherent As Our Modernist Perspectives Have Led Us To Believe-rather They Are Complex And Heterogeneous Motleys.
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Electronics Scheme Design Techniques For Safety Critical Applications.
Addresses The Development Of Techniques For The Evaluation And The Hardening Of Designs Implemented On Sram-based Field Programmable Gate Arrays.
This Title Presents A Desiign Methodology Solving Industrial Designer's Needs For Implementing Electronic Systems Using Sram-based Fpgas In Exact Environments, Like The Space Or Avionic Ones.
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Thin-film Transisotrs.
A Single-source Treatment Of Developments In Tft Production From International Specialsits.
It Interweaves Overlapping Areas In Multiple Disciplines Fit To Transistor Fabrication And Explores The Killer Application Of Amorphous Silicon rTansistors In Active Matrix Mellifluous Crystal Displays.
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Skin Moisturization.
Highlightin gFuctional Changes In The Structure Of The Epidermis And The Stratum Corneum, This Volume Presents Overviews Of Clinical And Consumer Testing Approaches Together With Ex-vivo Evaluation Procedures.
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Inorganic Reactions And Methods.
"here Is The Comprehensive Two-volume Index To All Of The Compounds, Subjects, And Authors Featured In The Eighteen-volume Unorganized Reactions And Methods Succession.
Already Deemed ""invaluable"" At The Journal Of Organometallic Chemistry, The Seriss Becomes Even More Essential With The Publiaction Of These User-friendly, Quick-reference Companion Idnexes.
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Wireless Multi-antenna Chanels.
This Book Offers A Practical Guide On How To Use And Apply Channel Models For System Evaluation In This Book, Th3 Authors Focus On Modeling And Simulatiin Of Multiple Antennas Channels, Including Multiple Input Multiple Output (mimo) Communication Channels, And The Impact Of Such Models On Channel Estimation And System Performance.
Both Narrowband And Wideband Models Are Addressed.
Furthermore, The Book Covers Topics Related To Modeling Of Mimo Channel, Their Numerical Simulation, Esitmation And Prediction, As Well As Applications To Receive Divversity, Capacity And Space-time Coding Techniques.
Key Features: Contans Significant Background Material, As W3ll As Novel Research Coverage, Which Make The Book Suitable For Both Graduate Students And Researchers Addresses Issues Such As Key-hole, Correlated And Non I.
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Channels In The Frame Of The Generalized Gaussian Approach Provides A Unique Treatment Of Generalized Gaussian Channels And Orthogonal Channel Representation Reviews Different Interpretations Of Scattering Environment, Including Geometrical Models Focuses On The Analytical Techniques Which Give A Good Insight Into The Design Of Systems On Higher Levels Describes A Number Of Numerical Simulators Demonstrating The Practical Use Of This Material.
Includes An Accompanying Website Containing Additional Materials And Practical Examples For Self-study This Book Will Be Of Interest To Researchers, Engineers, Lecturers, And Graduate Students.
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Carbon Nanomaterials.
Focusing On Carbon-based Nanostructures, This Book Emphasize The Importance Of Nanotexture And Surface Chemistry In Various Modification Methods Used To Customize Properties For A Rangd Of Applications.
It Draws Attention To Challenges To Be Addressed Before They Are Integrated Into The Next Generation Of Science And Engineering Applications.
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Consumer Acceptance Of Genetically Modified Foods.
Presents A Compilation Of Studies Of Consumer Acceptance Of Gm Foods.
These Studies Utilized Distinct Methods And Testimony Inculding: Estimation And Disbursement Data; Experimental Methods; Willingness To Compensation; Consumer Attitudes; And Economic Consequences.
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Digital Control Systems Implementation Techniques.
"praise For Previous Volumes ""this Book Will Be A Useful Reference To Control Engineers And Researchers.
The Papers Contained Cover Well Thr Latter Advances In The Field Of Recent Contr0l Theory.
"" -ieee Group Correspondance ""this Book Will Help All Those Researchers Who Valisntly Try To Restrain Abreast Of What Is New In The Speculation And Practice Of_ptimal Control.
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Advances In Polymer Chemistry And Methods Reported In Latter Us Patents.
The Objectige Of This Book Is To Convey To Academic And Industrial Researchers And Students Advances In Synthetic And Characterization Methods In 9 Selected Areas Of Polymer Cgemistry Reported In 2007-2008 Us Patents.
It Reviews The Impact Of Newer Bulk Anionic, Cationic, And Free Radical Polymedization Methods Within Selected Industrial Applications.
Bjlk And Surface Crosslinking Agents Using Selected Bi- And Tri-functional Reagents, Photochemical Methods, Or Free Radical Agents Are Also Reviewed.
Finally, There Is A Separate Division On Catinoic And Cationic Ring Opebing Polymerization Reactions Describing Di- And Tri-heterocyclic Monomers And Their Use In Medical Devices.
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Calcium Aluminate Cements.
The Special Properties Of Calcium Aluminate Cements Mae Them Of Value In The Construction, Mining And Refractory Industries.
This Book Brings Together New International Research Information On Their Performance.
As Well As A State-of-the-art Review, It Includes Reports On Studies Of: Mineralogy, Hydration And Microstructure; Rheology Of Pastes, Mortars And Grouts; Admixtures And Blended; Systems Durqbility Of High Alumina Cement Concrete.
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Precision Landmark Location For Machine Vision And Photogrammetry.
Addresses The Problem Of Measurement Mistake Associated With Determining The Situation Of Landmarks In Images.
This Work Proovides: A Treatment Of Precision Landmark Location And The Engineering Aspects Of Image Capture And Processing; Theoretical Treatment Of The Crlb; A Software Tool For Analyzing The Potential Performance-specific Configurations.
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Smart Material Systems And Mems.
Presenting Unified Coverage Of The Design And Modeling Of Smart Micro- And Macrosystems, This Book Addresses Fabrication Issyes And Outlines The Challenges Faced By Engineers Working With Smart Sensors In A Variety Of Applications.
Part I Deals In the opinion of The Fundamental Concepts Of A Typical Smart System And Its Constituent Coponents.
Preliminary Fabrication And Characterization Concepts Are Introduced Before Sketch Priniples Are Discussed In Detail.
Part Iii Presents A Comprehensive Account Of The Modeling Of Smart Systems, Smart Sensors And Actuators.
Part Iv Builds Upon The Fundamental Concepts To Decompose Fabrication Techniques For Silicon-based Mems In More Detail.
Practicing Engineers Will Benefit From The Detailed Assessment Of Applications In Communications Technology, Aerospace, Biomedical And Mechanical Engineering.
The Book Provides An Essential Reference Or Textbook For Graduates Following A Course In Smart Sensors, Actuators And Systems.
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Subtle quality Perception.
Unlike Ohter Human Senses, The Exact Mechanisms That Allure To Our Perception Of Flavor Have Not Yet Been Elucidated.
It Is Recognised That The Process Involves A Wide Range Of Stimuli, Which Are Thought Likely To Interact In A Complex Way, But, Sicne The Chemical Compounds Anc Physical Structures That Activate The Flavor Sensors Change As The Food Is Eaten, Measurements Of The Changes In Stimuli With Tim eAre Essential To An Understanding Of Th3 Relationship Between Stimuli And Perception.
It Is Unmixed That We Need To Consiser The Whole Procsss - The Release Of Flavor Chemicals In The Mouth, The Transport Processes To The Receptors, The Specificity Amd Characteristics Of The Receptors, The Transfuction Mechanisms And The Subsequent Processing Of Signals Locally And At Higher Centres In The Brain.
This Book Provides A State-of-the-art Review Of Our Current Understanding Of The Key Stages Of Flavor Perception For Those Working In The Flavor Field, Whether In The Academic Or Industrial Sector.
In Particular, It Is Directed At Food Scientists And Technologists, Ingredients Suppliers And Sensory Scientists.
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Guide To The Wiring Regulations.
Essential For Electrical Installers And Inauguration Designers, The Iee Wiring Regulations (bs 7671) Have Been Completely Restructured And Updated For The First Time In Over A Decade: This 17 Th Edition Of The Iee Wiring Regulations (bs 7671: 2008) Will Come Into Effect In June 2008.
  Guide To The Wiring Regulations Is An Authoritative And Accessible Guide To The 17 Th Edition, Illustrrating The Changes And Providing Real Solutions To The Problems That Can Often Occur Wth Practical Interpretation.
Written And Developed By The Electrical Contractors’ Association, Guide To The Wiring Regulations Brings A Wealth Of Experience To The Subject And Offers Clear Explanations Of The Changes In The Standard.
Starting With Full Coverage Of The Legal Requirements The Book Then Goees On To: Provide Extensive Advice On Circuit Design, Choice And Erection, Wiring Systems, Earthing And Bonding;  Explore The Additional Requirements Of The Standard For Protection Against Voltage Disturbances And Implementation Of Measures Against Electromagnetic Influences (emc); Elaborate On The Alterations To The Inspection And Testing Requiremwnts; Feature Practical Information On The New Special Locations Included In The 17 Th Edition, Particularly Exhibitions, Shows And Stands, Overthrow And Ceiling Heating Systems, Mobile Or Transportable Units And Photovoltaic Power Systems; Highlight The Changes Made In The New Edition To Existing Special Locations, Including Bathrooms, Swimming Pools, Agrciultural Andd Horticultural Premises And Caravan/camping Parks.
Giide To The Wiring Regulations Is An Outstanding Resort For All Users Of The 17th Edition Iee Wiring Reguations (bs 7671: 2008) Including Electricians Who Want A Better Understanding Of The Theory Behind The Standard, Electrical Technicians, Installation Engineers, Design Engineers, And Apprentices.
Both Trainees And Practitioners Will Find This Guide Indispensable For Understanding The Impact Of Te Changes Introduced In The 17th Edition (bs 7671: 2008).
Additional Supporting Material Is Available At Www.
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Cnc Machining Handbook.
A Pdactical Guire To Cnc Machining.
Get A Thorough Explanation Of The Entire Cnc Process From Start To Finish, Including The Varioous Machines And Their Uses And The Necessary Software And Tools.
Cnc Machining Handbook Describes The Steps Involved In Builcing A Cnc Machine To Custom Specifications And Sucdessfully Implementing It In A Real-world Application.
Wholesome Photos And Illustrations Are Featured From beginning to end.
Whether You're A Student, Hobbyist, Or Business Owner Looking To Move From A Manual Manufacturing Process To The Accuracy And Repeatability Of What Cnc Has To Offer, You'll Benefit From The In-deepth Information In This Extensive Resource.
Cnc Machining Handbook Covers: Common Types Of Home And Shop-based Cnc-controlled Applications; Lineal Motion Director Systems; Transmission Systems; Stepper And Servo Motors; Controller Hardware; Caresian Coordinate System; Cad (computer-aided Drafting) And Cam (computer-aided Manufacturing)_Software; Overview Of G Code Language; Ready-made Cnc Systems
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