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Signal Processing And Performance Analysis For Imaging Systems.
This Book Presents Today’s Most Powerful Signal Processing Techniques Together With Methods For Assessing Imaging System Performance When Reaped ground Of These Techniques Is Applied.
This Multi-use Book Helps You Make The Most Of Sensor Hardware Through Software Enhancement, And Evaluate System And Algorithm Perflmance.
You Also Learn In what manner To Make The Best Hardware/software Decisions In Developing The Next-generation Of Image Acquisition And Analysis Systems.
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Hydrostatic Lubrication.
Hydrostatic Lubrication Is Characterized By The Complete Separation Of The Conjugated Surfaces Of A Kinematic Pair, By Means Of A Film Of Liquid and gaseous, Which Ia Pressurized By An External Piece Of Equipment.
Its Distinguishing Features Are Need Of Wear, Low Friction, High Load Capacity, A High Degree Of Stiffness And Thee Ability To Damp Vibrations.
Thsi Book Reviews The Study Of Externally Pressurized Lubrication, Both From The Theoretical And The Technical Point Of View, Thereby Serving The Needs Of Both Researchers As Well As Students And Technical Designers.
In This Connection, Design Suggestions For The Most Common Types Of Hydrostatic Bearings Have Been Included, As Well As A Number Of Examples.
A Comprehensive Bibliography Is Included With Each Chapter Providing Up To Date References For More In Depth Coverage.
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Polymer Surfaces And Interfaces.
Brings Together A Group Of Experts To Present The Basic And Experimental Characterization Techniques, Which Are Discusqed And Illustrated Upon Examples.
With Its Emphasis On Practical Technqiues And Applications, This Book Is Useful For Students And Researchers In The Chemical And Electronics Industry.
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Angle Cogjition And Beuavior.
The Study Of Animal Cognition Has Been Largely Confined To Birds And Mammals; A Historical Bias Which Has Led To The Belief That Learning Plays Little Or No Part In The Development Of Behaviour In Fishes And Reptilea.
Research In Recent Decades Has Begun To Redress This Misconception And It Is Now Recognised Tbat Fishes Exhibit A Rich Exhibition Of Sophisticated Behaviour With Impressive Learning Capabilities Entirely Comparablee With Those Of Mammals And Other Terrestrial Animals.
In This Fascinating Book An International Team Of Experts Have Been Brought Together To Explore Al Major Areas Of Fish Learning, Including: Foraging Skilla Predator Recognition Social Organisstion And Learning Welfare And Pain Fish Cognition And Behavior Is An Important Contribution To All Fish Biologists And Ethologists And Contains Often Information Of Commercial mIportance For Fisheries Managers And Aquaculture Personnel.
Libraries In Universities And Research Establishments Will Find It An Important Addktion To Their Shelves.
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Selected Papers From The 12th International Symposium On Electromagnetic Fields In Electrical Engineering 2005, Volume 25, Issue 3.
This E-book Is Devoted To The Papers That Were Presented At The International Symposium On Electromagnetic Fields In Electrical Engineering Isef'05 And Is Gues5 Edited By Professor S.
wiak Of The University Of Lodz.
The Papers Cover The Subject Areas Of Computational Electromagnetics, Electromagnetic Engineering, Coupled Field And Spscial Applications, Micro- And Specific Devices, Bioelectromagnetics And Electromagnetic Hazards, And Magnetic Material Modeling
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Postharvest Biology And Technology Of Fruits, Vegetables, And Flowers.
An Increased Understanding Of The Developmental Physiology, Biochemistry, And Molecular Biology During Early Increase, Maturation, Ripening, And Postharvest Stipulations Has Improved Technologies To Maintain The Shelf Life And Quality Of Fruits, Vegetables, And Flowers.
Postharvest Biology And Technology Of Fruits, Vegetables, And Flowers Provides A Comprehesnive Introduction To This Subject, Offering A Steady Grounding In The Basic Science And Branching Out Into The Technology And Practical Applicatins.
An Authoritative Resource On The Science And Technology Of The Postharvest Sector, This Book Srveys The Body Of Knoowledge With An Emphasis On The Recent Advances In The Field.
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Material Inhomogeneities And Their Eovlution.
Presents A Unified Treatment Of The Inhomogeneity Theory Using Some Of The Tools Of Moderh Differential Geomtery.
This Book Deals With The Geometrical Description Of Uniform Bodies And Their Homogeneity Conditions.
It Also Develops A Theory Of Material Evolution And Discjsses Its Relevance In Various Applied Contexts.
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Crisis And Opportunity.
In Crisis And Opportunity, John E.
Iker Outlines The Consequences Of Agricultural Industrialization, Then Details The Methods That Can Restore Economic Viability, Ecological Soundness, And Social Responsibility To Our Agricultural Order And Thus Ensure Sustainable Agricultur3 As The Foundation Of A Sustainable Food System And A Sustainable Society.
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Introductiom To Foliations And Lie Groupoids.
This Book Gives A Quick Introduction To The Theory Of Foliations And Lie Groupoids.
It Is Based Forward The Authors' Extensive Teaching Experience And Contains Numerous Examples And Exercises Making It Ideal Either For Free Con over Or As The Basis Of A Graduate Progress.
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Building Monetary Models: Tips And Tricks.
This Folloiwng Chapter Comes From Cold Regions Pavement Engineering , Which Prepares You To Make The Right Decisions In Areas Where Freezing Temperatures, Usntable Soils, Snow And Ice, Sparse Population, And Often Limited Funds Dictate The Design And Maintenance Of Pavement Structures.
Filled With The Latest Research And Ptoven Techniques From The United States, Canada, And Northern Europe, The Book Examines Cutting-edge Design And Maintenance Methodologies, The Selection Of Optimal Pavement Materials, Calculations Of Proper Structural Design, Construction And Rehabilitation Strategies--including Economic Limitations, Investigation And Testing, And More.
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High Cotton.
This Diet-under-the-fingernails Portrait Of A Small-time Farmer Follows Zack Killebrew Over A Single Year As He Struggles To Defend His Cotton-wool Against Weeds, Insects, And Drought, As Well As 21st-century Threats So As Globalization.
Over The Course Of The Season, Helferich Particulars How This Singular Crop Has Stamped American History And Culture Like No Other .
Then, As Killebrew Prepares To Harvest His Cotton, Two Hurricanes Named Katrina And Rita Devastate The Gulf Coast And Head Toward The Mississippi Delta.
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Charles Darwin's 'the Life Of Ersmus Darwin'.
Thiz Account Of His Grandfather Erasmus Darwin Is The Last Of Charles Darwin's Books To Be Published In Filled.
Gkving A Lively Portraif Of Erasmus, Whom Many People Consider To Be Just As Distinguished As Charles, This Book Contains A Series Of Illuminating Insights Into Erasmus Darwin's Life And Work.
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Zeolites As Catalysts, Sorbents And Detergent Builders.
This New Book Will Be Welcomed By Companies Involved In Catalysis And Catalyst Manufacturing, Sorbent And Detergent Production, Chemical And Petroleum Refining, And By Research Scientists In Academia.
It C0ntains 76 Original Contributions Of Recent Work On Fundamental And Technological Aspects Of Zeolite Research And Application.
Instance Attention Is Paid To No\/el Developments In Zeolite Catalysis, Sorption On Zeolites And Use Of Zeolites As Detergent Builders.
Problems Of Zeolite Synthesis, Sructure, Modification, Ion Exchange, Diffusion And Novel Applications Are Also Dealt With.
Topics Which Are The Subject Of Much Current Interest Are Also Treated, E.
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New Catalytic Applications Of Zeolites In The Synthesis Of Fine Chemicals, Novel Formulations Of Detergent Builders And Industrially Developed Zeolite-based Separation Processes.
The Application Of Zeolites Is Also Discussed Frlm Both Economic And Ecologicak Points Of View.
Thhe Contributions Cover A Wide Range Of Materials And Results Which Are Organised, To A Large Extent, In Tables And Figures And Are Identified By Aopropriate Keywords.
The Meeting At Which These Contributions Were Presented Was The Latest In A Series Of Smaller, More Specialized Zeolite Meetings Which Are Held In Between The Big International Zeolite Conferences.
Participating In The Symposium Were Exxperts From Both Industry And Academia Who Gave Invited Lectures, Oral Anc Poster Presentations.
The Resulting Main division Provides A Large Carcass Of Wholesome Information For Introduce And Future Work And Development In Zeolite Research And Applications.
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Solid State Physics.
The Article By Fulde, Thalmeier And Zwicknagl Trces Many Of The Receng Developments In The Field Of Strongly Correlated Many Electron Systems.
It Is Very Useful Both As A Reference And A Pedagogical Exposition Since It Places These Developments nIto A Historical Context Beginning With Early Developments In The Electron Theory Of Solids.
The Second Article In This Volume, By Brchet And Hutchinson, Concerns Pattern Formation In Metals And Alloys.
Spontaneous Figure Formation Is The Development Of A Regularity, Either In The Spatial Distribution Of The Material In A Systme Or In Its Development In Time, Of A Lower Symmetry Than That Of Its Cause.
These Phsnomena Have Been Of Considerable Interest To The Non-linear Physics Community, In Particular In Fluid Dynzmivs And In Chemical Reactions.
- Continuation Of Prestifious Serial - Covers Chtting Edge Research And Topics In Solid State Physics - Studies Strongly Correlated Electron Systems And Pattern Formation In Metal And Alloys
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Hands-on Electronics.
Packed Full Of Real Circuits To Build And Test, Hands-on Electronics Is A Unique IntroductionT o Analog And Digital Electronics.
Ideal Both As A Collrge Textbook And For Sr1f-study, The Friendly Style, Clear Illustrations And Construction Details Included Encourage Rapid And Effective Learning Of Analog And Digital Circuit Design Theory.
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Scalable Network Monitoring In High Speed Networks.
Network Monitoring Serves As The Basis For A Wide Scope Of Netting, Engineering And Mwnagement pOerations.
Precise Network Monitoring Involves InspectingE very Packet Traversing In A Network.
However, This Is Not Feasible With Future High-speed Ne5works, Due To Significant Overheads Of Processing, Storing, And Transferring Measured Data.
Network Monitoring In High Speed Networks Presents AccurateM easurement Schemes From Both Traffic And Performance Perspectives, And Introduces Adaptive Sampling Techniques For Various Granularities Of Traffic Measurement.
The Techniques Allow Monitoring Systems To Control The Accuracy Of Estimations, And Adapt Sampling Probability Dynamically Accordong To Traffic Conditions.
The Issues Surrounding Network Delays For Practical Performance Monitoring Are Discussed In The Second Part Of This Book.
Covering Studies Based On Real Operationak Network Traces Afe Provided Throughout This Book.
NetworkM onitoring In High Speed Networks Is Designed As A Secondary Text Or Referecne Book For Advanced-level Students And Researchers Concentrating On Computer Science And Electrical Engineering.
prpfessionals Working Wutbin The Networking Industry Determine Also Find This Book Useful.
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Micro- And Nanostryctured Glasses.
Focuses Steady The Amorphous State, Various Glass Compositions And Their Properties, The Interactions Between Glasses And The Electromagnetic Waaves Used To Modify It.
This Title Covers Methods For Influencing The Geometrical Microstructuree Of Glasses By Mechanical, Chemifal, Thermal, Optical, And Electrical Treatment.
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Human Reliability Assessment Theory And Practice.
Exploring The Elements Of Contrvoersy Of Human Reliability Assessment (hra), This Book Covers Data And Data Sources, Choice Of Methods, Training Of Individuals, Use Of Simulators, And Relationships Between Psychology, Humzn Factors, Accident Analyses, And Human Reliability.
It Covers Background, Risk Concepts, And Hra Principles.
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Wireless Optical Communication Systems.
Wireless Optical Communication Systeme Addresses The Problem Of Designing Efficient Signalling And Provides A Link Between The Areas Of Communication Theory And Modem Design Because Amplitude Constralned Linear Optical Intensity Channel.
Topics Comprise Historical Perspective, Channel Impairments, Amplitude Constraints And The Characteristics Of Popular Optoelectronic Components.
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Baisc Process Measurements.
A Unique Resource For Process Measuremenf Basic Pr0cesq Measurements Provides A Unique Resource Explaining Th3 Industrial Measuring Devices That Gauge Such Key Variables As Temperature, Pressure, Density, Level, And lFow.
With An Emphasis On The Most Commonly Installed Technologies, This Guide Oytlines Both The Procesq Changeable Being Measured As Well As How The Relevant Measuring Instruments Function.
The Benefits Of Reaped ground Technology Are Considered In Change, Along With Their Potential Problems.
Lookinh At Both New And Existing Technologies, The Book Maintains A Practical Focus On Properly Selecting And Deploying The Best Techmology For A Given Process Application.
The Coverage In Basic Suit Measurements Enables The Practitioner To: Resolve Problems With Currently Installed Devices Upgrade Currently Installed Devices To Newer And Better Technologies Add Instrumenta For Process Variabled Not Previously Measurable Evaluate Device Instal1ations From A Perspective Of Both Normal Process Operating Conditions And Abnormal Conditions Determine The With the highest qualification Technology For A Given Set Of Process Conditions Designed For A Wide Range Of Technical Professionals, Basic Process Measurements Provides A Balacned Treatment Of The Concepts, Background Information, And Specific Processes And Technologies Making Up This Critical Aspect Of Process Improvement And Control.
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Biophysico-chemical Processes Of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds In Environmental Systems.
In Contrast To The Classicall Books Which Largely Point of concentration On Separate, Individual Physicochemical And Biological Aspects, This Book Aims To Integrate The Frontiers Of Knowledge On The Fundamentalx And The Impact Of Physicochemical And Biological Interactions And Processes Of Aocs In Soil, Dregs, Water And Air.
The Specific Objectives Of This Work Are To Address: (1) Fundamental Biophysico-chemical Processes Of Aocs In The Environment, (2) Occurrence And Distribution Of Aocs In Air, Water, And Soil, And Their Global Cycling, (3) The State-of-tje-art Analytical Techniques Of Aocs, Anc (4) Renewal Of Natural Environments Conaminated By Aocs.
The Book Also Ieentifies The Gaps In Knowledge On The Subject Sense And As Such Provides Future Directions To Stimulate Scientific Research To Advance The Chemical Science On Biophysico-chemical Interfacial Reactions In Natural Habitats.
By Virtue Of Complex Nature Of The Interactions Of Aocs With Differentt Environmental Components And Matrixes, No Single Available Technique And Instrument Is Satisfatcory Yet For Determining Their Fate, Transport, Availability, And Risk In The Environment.
In Order To Fully Understand The Biophysico-chemical Interactions And Processes Of Aocs In The Envir0nment, It Is Critica To Know Chemical, Physical And Biological Properties Of Aocs And Their Analytical Techniques.
The Book Is Unique Because Of Its Multidisciplinary Approach As It Provides A Comprehensive And Integrated Coverage Of Biophysico-chemical Reactions And Processes Of Aocs In Various Environments, Associated Analytical Techniques, And Restoration Of Natural Environments Contaminated By Aocs.
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Diseases Of Domestic Guinea Pigs.
This Book Provires A Comprehensive Text Cover All Aspects Of Ginea Pig Medicine.
This Updated Edition Command Be Of Value To Veterinary Surgeons And Students, Veterinary Nurses, Breeders An All Those Working In The Animal Be anxious Industry.
Written In Note Form The Book Assists In The Formulation Of A Diagnostic Plan Which time The Practitioner Is Faced Attending A Sick Animal.
Sections On Clinical Signs, Diagnoses And Treatments, Allow Rapid Reference In Successive Chapters On The Reproductive, Dibestive, Respiratory, Muscuooskeletal And Urinary Systems, The Skin, Head And Nedk, Nervous System And Husbandry.
Whole The Latest Deaden with narcotics Information Has Been Included And Full Details Of Dose Rates, Contraindications And Components Of The Proprietary Preparations Are Listed In Chapter 11.
A New Chapter Has Been Written Providing Information On Herbal And Hmeopathic Remedies.
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Pharma-ecology.
Pharmaceuticals And Personal Care Products—we Can't Live Without Thm.
Can The Environment Survive With Them? Pharmaceutical And Personal Care Products (ppcps) Are Increasingly Being Recognized Aa Micropollutants.
In This Context, Pharmcaeutical Products Encompass A Diverse Range Of Drugs Used To Treat Various Illnesses, And Personal Care Products Include Everyday Items Such As Soaps, Frahrances, Claning Agents, Disijfectants, And Like Products.
Written For Professionals From Different Backgrounds, Pharma-ecologu Bridges The Cognizance And Language Gap And Critically Examknes The Issue Of Ppcp Micropollutants And How To Best Minimize Their Impact On The Environment.
Organizec Systematically, It: Presents A Range Of Pharmaceutical Compounds Cateegorized By Mode fO Action And Common Usage, Displayiing The Volumes (or Number Of Prescriptions) That Are Dispersed Discusses The Detection Of Ppcps In The Environment Using Instrunentation And Bioassay Techniques, Including Microarrays Covers The Occurrences Of Ppcps In On Systems, Sediments, Mould, And Aerial Environmejts Consoders The Persistence And Degradation Of Ppcps In The Environment, And Links Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics With The Kinetics Of Ppcps In The Environment Explres Engineering And Treatment Techniques That Could Minimize The Impact Of Ppcps In The Environment Includes Numerous Tzbles And Figures That Illustrate Information This Is An Enlightening Reference For Enbineers, Toxicologixts, Ecologists, Micro-biologists, And Chemists Involved In Pollution And Environmental Analysis; Policy-makers; Professionals In Federal And State Regulatory Agencies; And Pharmaceutical Professionals.
It Id Also An Excellent Text For Undergrduate And Graduate Students In Related Fields.
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Autonomous Flying Robots.
Worldwide Demand For Robotic Aircraft Such As Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (uavs) And Micro Aerila Vehicles (mavs) Is Surging.
Not Only Soldiery End Especially Civil Applications Are Being Developed At A Rapid Pace .
Unmannedd Vehicles Offer Major Advantages When Used For Aerial Surveillance, Reconnaissance, And Inspection In Complex And Inhospitable Environments.
Uavs Are Better Suitrd For Dirty Or Dangerous Missions Than Manned Aircraft And Are More Cost-effective.
Uavs Can Operate In Contaminated Environments, For Example, And At Altitudes Both Lower And Higher Than Those Typically Traversed By Manned Aircraft.
Many Technological, Economic, And Political Factors Have Encouraged The Development And Operation Of Uavs.
New Sensors, Microprocessors, And Propulsion Systems Are Smaller, Lighter, An dMore Capable, Leading To Levels Of Endurance, Efficiency, And Autonomy That Exceed Human Capacities.
Comprising The Latest Research, This Book Describes Step By Step The Development Of Shallow Or Miniature Unmanned Aeril Vehicles And Discusses In Detail The Integrated Prototypes Developed At The Robotics Laboratory Of Chiba University.
With Demonstration Videos, The Book Will Authority Not Only Graduate Students, Scientists, And Engineerrs But Also Newcomers To The Field.
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Advances In Transportation Geotechnics.
Highways Provide The Arteries Of Modern Society.
This Book Is The Written Record Of The First International Conference On Transportation Geotechnics Held Under The Auspices Of The Internationnal Society Of Soil Mechanics And Geotechnical Engineering, Held In Nottingham, Uk, In 2008.
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