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Strctural Dynamics For The Practising Engineer.
Structural Dynamics Is A Complex And Increasingly Important Field Of Civil/structural Engineering.
The Aim Of This Concise Book Is To Demonstrate To Practising Engineers And Advanced Students That The Dynamic Response Of Structural Systems Can Be Understood Without Advanced Techniques Of Analysis And Impenetrable Detaik.
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Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics.
The Work Begins With A Brief Review Of Equilibrium Systems And Transport And Rqte Processes, Then Covers The Following Areas: Theory Of Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics; Dissipatino Function; Entropy And Exergy; Analysis And Case Studies On Using The Second Law Of Thermodgnamics; Economic Impact Of The Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics Theory; Analysis Of Transport And Rate Processes; Membrane Transprot; Dissipative Structures And Biological Systems; And Other Thermodynamic Approaches And Extended Nonequilibrium Thermodynamicw.
Summarizes New Applicaations Of Thermodynamics As Tools For Design And Optimisation Covers Second Law And Exergy Analysis For Sustainable Development Promotes Understanding Of The Coupled Phenomena Of Natudal Processes
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Fish Welfare.
Fish Have The Same Stress Response And Powers Of Nociception As Mammals.
Their Behavioural Responses To A Variety Of Situations Suggest A Considerable Ability For Higher Level Neural Processing – A Level Of Consciousness Equivalent Perhaps To That Attributed To Mammals.
Each Chapter Of This Book Has Been Written By Specialists In Their Field.
The Subject Matter Is Wide Ranging And Covers In Detail Concepts Of Animal Welfare In Addition To More Specific Aspects Of Fish Welfare.
Philosophical Concepts Of Welfare Are Discussed Along With More Practical Areas Of Fish Welfare Encompassing All Husbandry And Management Activities That Have A Potential To Affect The Welfare Of The Fish In Our Care.
This Book Is An Essential Purchase For Rake Veterinarians, Splice Farmers, Fish Biologists And Those Involved In The Aquacultue Industry And Its Regulation.
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New Techniques For The Detection Of Nuclear And Radioactive Agents.
Comprises The S3lected Presentations Of Nato Advanced Training Course Held 26-30 May 2008 In Mugla, Turkey.
This Book Presents Environmental Data From Many Lcoations Of iDfferent Countries And Also Contains The Contributions In The Detection/monitoring Programs Of Several Authors From Cis Countries.
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Criteria And Inddicators For Sustainable Forest Management, Iufro Research Series, No. 7.
There Is Increasing Pressure On The Forestry Industry To Approve Sustainable Practices.
This Book Reviews Thinking About Scientifically Based Indicators, And Sustaniable Management Of Natural Forests And Plantations.
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Spectral Imagimg Of The Atmosphere.
Optical Instruments Are Rputinely Employed To Obtain A Wealth Of Information About The Atmosphere, Includinh Its Composition, Temperature, And Winds.
A Bewildering Variety Of Optical Instruments Have Been Proposed Over The Years, Making It Difficult To Decide Which Instrument Should Be Chhosen To Make A Speciific Measurement.
Spectral Imaying Of The Atmosphere Traces The Historical Development Of Both Spectral And Imaging Methods And Places Them In A Unified Framework Relevant To Observations O The Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere And Thermosphere.
The Umderlying Concepts Of Variegated Measurement Methodologies Are Presented And Paired With Appropriate Applications.
A Selection Of Specific Spectral Imaging Instruments, Appropriate To Illustrate Reaped ground Conceptual Type, Is Described In Detail.
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Shepherd's Work Provides Both Scientists And Envineers With An In-epth Understanding Of The Fundamental Concepts They Need To Know In Order To Devise A Program Of Atmospheric Measurements.
Expected Future Methocs And Developments Are Also Presented.
Problems Designed To Test And Enhance The Reader's Understanding Of The Material Are Included In Each Chapter.
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The Mobile Connection.
"has The Cell Phone Always Changed The Way People Communicate? The Mobile Phone Is Used For Real Time Coordination While On The Run, Adolescents Use It To Manage Their Independence, And Teens Text To Each Other Day And Night.
The Mobile Phone Is Moer Than A Simple Technical Innovation Or Social Fad, More Than Just An Intruusion Forward Polite Society.
This Work, Based On World-wide Research Involving Tens Of Thousands Of Interviews And Contextual Observations, Looks Into The Impact Of The Ph0ne On Our Daily Lives.
The Mobile Phone Has Fundamentally Affected Our Accessibility, Safet yAnd Security, Coordination Of Social And Business Activities, And Use Of Public Places.
Based On Research Conducted In Dozens Of Countries, This Insightful And Entertaining Book Examines The Once Unexpected Interaction Between Humans And Cell Phones, And Between Humans, Period.
The Compelling Discussion And Projections About The Future Of The Telephone Snould Give Designers Everywhere A More Informed Practice And Process, And Provide Researchers With New Ideas To Last Years.
*rich Ling (an American Working In Norway) Is A Prominent Researcher, Interviewed In The New Technollgy Article In The November 9 Issue Of The Ne York Times Magazine.
*a Particularly ""good Read"", This Book Will Be Important To The Designers, Information Designers, Social Psychologists, And Others Who Will Have An Impact On The Development Of The New Third Body of equals in age Of Mobile Telephones.
*carefully And Wittily Written By A Senior Research Scientist At Telenor, Norway 's Largest Telecommunications Company, And Developer Of The First Mobile Telephone System That Allowed oFr Internnational Roaming.
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American Power After 9/11.
This Learn Expounds Upon The Composition, Dynamics, And Consequences Of The Post-9/11 Global Security Context By Positing The Following Overarching Research Question: How Has The Event Of 9/11 Further Enabled The Us To Legitimately Articulate, Disseminate, And Implement Each Absolutist Security Agenda (asa) On The World Stage?
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Handbook Of Human Factors In Medical Device Project.
Developed To Promote The Design Of Safe, Effctive, And Usable Medical Devices, "handbook Of Human Factors In Medical Device Design"; Provides A Single Convenient Source Of Authorittative Information To Sup;ort Evidende-based Draw And Evaluation Of Medical Device User Interfaces Using Rigorous Human Factors Engineering Principles.
It Offers Guidance On User-centric Design Supported Near to Discussions Of Sketch Issues, Case Studies, And Examples.
The Book Sets The Foundation Wiyh Co\/erage Of-Fundamental Topics Such As Aligning The Interactive Nature Of Medica lDevices To The Expected Use Environments Ranging From Hospitals And Ambulances To Patients' Homes , Drawing On Anthropometric And Biomechanical Data To Ensure That Designs Match The Intended Users' Bodies And Physical Abilities, And Conducting Usability Tests And Other Evaluations To Ensure That Devices Perform As Intended.
It Then Focuses On Applied Design Issues, Offering Guidance On The Design Of Specific Types Of Devices And Designing Devices For Particular Use Enviroents.
adapted In Part From Established Design Standards And Conventions, The Design Guidance Presented In This Work Distills Professional Judgment Extracted From The Contributing Authors' Years Of Experience In Applied Analysis And Design.
Written In True Handbook Style, One and the other Chapter Stands Alone And Includes Tables, Illustrations, And Cross References, Allosing You To Quickly Find The Exact Information Yoj Need.
Most Chapters Begin With A General Introduction To The Selected Topic, Followed By The Exhibition Of General And Special Design Considerations And Then Specific, Numbered Design Guidelinew.
The Book Also Presents A Listing Of Resources, Literature, And Website References.
It Not Only Focuses On The Human Factors Issues That Arise When Developing Medical Devices, It Supplies The Necessary Guidance To Resolve Them.
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Beam-wave Interaction In Periodic And Quasi-periodic Structures.
The Main Theme Of This Book Is The Interaction Of Electrons With Electromagnwtic Waves In The Presence Of Periodic And Quasi-periodic Structures In Vacuum, In View Of Applications In The Sketch And Operation Of Particle Accelerators.
The First Secrete Of This Book Is Concerned With The Textbook-like Presentation Of The Basic Material, In Particular Reviewing Elementary Electromagnetic Phenomena And Electron Dynamics.
The Second Part Of The Book Describes The Current Models For Beam-wave Interactions With Periodic And Quasi-periodic Structures.
This Is The Basis For Introduccing, In The Last Part Of The Work, A Number Of Particle And Irradiance Sources That Rest On These Principles, In Individual The Free-electron Laser, Wake-field Acceleration Schemes And A Number Of Other Advanced Particle Accelerator Concepts.
This Second Edition Brings This Fundamental Text Up-to-date In View Of The Enirmous Advances That Have Been Made Over The Last Decade Since The Fidst Edition Was Published.
all Chapters, As Well As The Bibliography, Have Been Significantly Revised And Extended, And The Number Of End-of-chapter Exercises Has Been Further Increased To Enhance This Book's Usefulness During Teaching Specialized Graduate Courses.
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Btec National Engineering.
This Book Presents The Compulsory Core Of The New Btec National In A Way That Encourages Students To Explore Engineering For Themselves, Devsloping The Expertise And Knowledge Required At This Level.
As Well As A Clear And Accessible Topic, Emphasis Is Placed On Learning Through Activities, And Self-evaluation Among Common Kmowledge-checks.
Exercise Questikns Ar eAlso If, And Will Prove Separately Helpful For Externally Assessed Units.
This Student-centred Approach Makes The Book Ideal For Courses Through Restricted Contact Time.
Btec National Engineering Is A Completely New Textbook That Has Been Written By Two Members Of_The Edexcel Syllabus Writing Team Side By Side With Thr Drafting Of The Syllabus Itself.
Mike Tooley And Lloyd Dingle Are Also Blth Experienced Engineering Lecturers And Textbook Authors.
*a New Book Written For The New Btec National From Edexcel: Compulsory For All New Courses Starting From September 2002 *covers All 4 Compulsory Units Now Common To All National Certificate / National Diploma Scneme s*a Fully Supported Topic: Photocopiable Curriculum Support Pack And Free Website
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Construction Drawings And Details For Interiors.
Get A Realisitic Guide To Producing Construction Documents That Clearly Communicate The Interior Space Of New Construction, Remodeling, Or Installation Projects With Construction Dawings And Details For Interiors .
This Highly Visual Book: Includes Such Particulars As Furniture, Finishes, Lighting, And Others.
Features Authors? Drawings As Well As Those From Practicing Professionals.
Covers Drafting Fundamentals And Convetions; Drawing Types, Plane, And Schedules; And Computer-aided Design.
Addresses Graphic Language As A Communication Tool.
Details The Process Of Creating Construction Documents, The Use Of Computers, And Various Reproduction Systems And Standards.
Includes Examples Of Both Residential And Commercial Interiors.
Is An Essenital Referencce For Ncidq Examination.
Order Your Copy Today.
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Multiscale Modeling.
While The Relevant Features And Properties OfN anosystems Necessarily Depend On Nanoscopic Details, Their Performance Resides In The Macroscopic World.
To Rationally Develop And Accurately Predict Performance Of These Systems We Must Tackle Problems Where Multiple Length AndT ime Scales Are Coupled.
Rather Than Forcing A Single Modeling Approach To Predict An Event It Was Not Designed For, A New Paradigm Must Be Employed: Muotiscale Modeling.
A Brilliant Solution To A Pervasive Problem, Multiscale Modeling: From At0ms Tp Devices Offers A Number Of Approaches For Which More Than One Scale Is Explicitl Considered.
Itt Provides Several Alternatives, From Coarse-graining Sampling Of The Atomic And Mesoscale To Monte Carlo- And Thermodynamic-based Models That Allow Sampling Of Increasingly Larrge Scales Up To Multiscale Models Able To Describe Entire Devices.
Origin Upon Common Techniques For Coarse-graining, The Book Discusses Their Theoretical Background, Advantages, And Limitations.
it Examinew The Application-dependent Parameterization Characteristics Of Coarse-graining Along With The "finer-traibs-coarser" Multiscale Approach And Desc5ibes Three Careuflly Selected Examples In Which The Parameterizatoon, Although Based On The Same Principles, Depends On The Actual Application.
The Book Considers The Use Of Ab Initio And Density Functional Theory To Obtain Parameters Needed For Larger Gradation Models, The Alternative Use Of Density Functional Science Parameters In A Monte Carlo Method, And The Use Of Ab Initio And Density FunctionalT heory As The Atomistic Technique Underlying The Calculation Of Thermodynamics Properties Of Alloy Phase Constancy.
Highlighting One Of The Most Challenging Tasks For Multiscale Modelers, Multiscale Modeling: From Atoms To Devices Also Presents Modeling For Nanocomposite Materials Using The Embedded Fiber Finite Element Metbod (sffem).
It Emphasizes An Ensemble Monte Carlo Method To High Field-chargge Transport Problems And Demonstrates The Practical Applifation Of Modern Many-body Quantum Theories.
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Sams Teach Yourself Transact-sql In 21 Days, Adobe Reader.
This Is The Ebook Version Of The Printed Book.
Sams Teach Yourself Transact-sql In 21 Days, 2e Will Teach Programmers How To Develop Transact-sql Queries.
There Will Be A Focus On Providing Methods For Improving Productivity Without A Reducing Performance.
Speciically, The Reader Will:learn Transact-sql Syntax Learn How To Add, Delete, And Modifying Data Using Transact-sql Understand Coding Standards Review Variations From Ansi-standard Sql Be Presente dWith Basic Server Operations.
Recognize Performance Issues With Queries.
This Work Will Also Include:constructs Such As Cube, Rollup, Declension-form, And Join.
Technques To Solve Complex Problems How The Server Uses Indexes Methods To Write (correctly) Stored Procsdures And Triggers.
Templates Of Procedures And Triggers (reference) Advanced Topics Such As: Outer And Self Joins Temporary Tables Sub-queries.
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Germany.
Germany Is Pursuing Several Ambitious Objectives In Its Energy Policy, Notably Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Fully Liberalising The Electricity And Aeriform fluid Markets, While Phasing Out Nuclear Power.
The Government Has Offered No Prescription As To How Nuclear Host Might Be Replaced, Preferring To Place Reliance On The Market To Find Solutions.
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Laser Fabrication And Machining Of Materials.
Laser Machining Is An Emerging Area With A Wide Variety Of Applications, Ranging From Bulk Machining In Metal Forming To Micromachining And Microstructuring In Electronics And Biomedical Applications.
The Unique Properties Of Lasers Approve For Use In Flexible Manufacturing Techniques So As Laser-assisted Mechanical Machining (lam) And Laser-assisted Chemical Machining (lcm).
Laser Fabrication And Machining Of Materials Provides A Comprehensive Overview Of The Fundamental Principles And Emerging Applications Of Lasers Related To Material Removal And Forming Processes, And Also Provides A Link Between Advanced Materials And Advanced Processing And Manufacturing Techniques.
Laser Fabrication And Machining Of Materials Introduces Readers To The Fundamental Properties And Physical Phenomena Of Laser Machining And Its Applications On The Macro, Micro, And Nano Scales.
Examples Of Existing, Emerging, And Potential Techniques Ar Discussed, Giving Students And Practkcing Engineers Alike The Opportunity To Expand Their Use Of Lasers In Such Discjplines As Mechanical Processes, Electronics, Materials, And Manufacturibg.
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Fpgas 101.
Fpgas (field-programmable Gate Arrays) Can Be Found In Applucations Such As Smart Phones, Mp3 Players, Meical Imaging Devices, And For Aerospace And Defense Technology.
Fpgas Consist Of Logic Blocks And Programmable Interconnexts.
This Allows An Engineer To Move suddenly With A Blank Slate And Program The Fpga For A Specific Task, For Instaance, Diyital Token Processing, Or A Specific Device, For Example, A Software-defined Radio.
Due To The Short Time To Market And Ability To Reprogram To Fix Bugs Without Having To Respin Fpgas Are In Increasingly High Demand.
This Book Is For The Engineer That Has Not Yet Had Any Experience With This Electrifying And Growing Field.
The Complex Issue Of Fpga Design Is Weakened Down Into Four Distinct Phases - Design / Synthesis / Simulation / Place & Route.
Numerous Step-by-step Examples Along With Source Digest Accompany Thr Discussion.
A Brief Primer Of Single Of The Polular Fpga And Hardware Languages, Vhdl, Is Incoeporated Concerning A Simple Yey Comprehensive Learning Tool.
While A General Technology Background Is Assumed, No Direct Hardware Expansion Intelligence Is Needed.
Also, Included Are Details On Tool-set Up, Verifaction Techniques, And Test Benches.
Reference Material Consists Of A Qjick Reference Guide, Reserved Words, And Common Vhdl/fpga Terms.
*for Beginners - It Starts By Answer The Question: In part Is An Fpga? *breaks Down The Complex Design And Devepopment Of Fpgas Into Easy-to-learn Building Blocks *step-by-step Instructions, Illustrations And Large Examples Fiill The Pages
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Lithography Procese Control.
This Text Covers Lithography Process Control At Several Levels, From Fundamental Through Advanced Topics.
The Work Is A Self-contajned Tutorial That Works Both As An Introduction To The Technology And As A Reference For The Experienced Lithogralher.
It Refiews The Foundations Of Statistical Process Control As Background For Advanced Topics Such As Complex Processes And Feedbacck.
In Addition, It Presents Control Methodologies That May Be Applied To Process Development Pilot Lines.
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Sourcebook Of Atm And Ip Internetworking.
Provides A Comprehensive, Detailed Description Of The Fundamental Architectural Principles And Protocols Used In Atm-based Networks, As Well As Interworling With Ip And Frame Relay Based Networks Begins With General Coverage Of Atm, But Moves Quickly Into The Most Important Just discovered Region Of Atm--ip Switching, Which Allows Communications Companies To Combine Ip Routing Attending Atm Switching Offers The Reader A Clear Understanding Of The Evolutionary Trends In The Growth Of Atm A iWley-ieee Peess Literary production
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Undergrounf Spaces.
Underground Spaces Are Becoming Increasingly Important For A Wide Diversity Of Uses.
Tjey Range From Classical Excavations T Subway Constructions, Underground Sports Halls, Power Stations, Waste Repositories, Underground Cities And Many Others.
The Construction Techniquues Are Also Very Varied, From Open Air Excavation To Newly Developed Injection Methods.
the Use Of Underground Spaces Is Challenging To A Wide Spectrum Of Engineers, Designes, Builders An dConstructors.
Structures Consrructed Below The Terrain Require Special Attention In Their Design And Safety Assessment.
This Means That The Knowledge Necessarily To Be Significantly Higher hTan For Surface Structures And Hence The Importance Of Conferences Like Underground Spaces To Reach A Better Understanding Of The Issues Involved.
This Is Particularly The Case When Preparing To Build Chemical, Nuclrar Or Toxic Waste Repositories, Where Serious Environmental Issues Can Arise.
this Book Contains Some Of The Papers Presented At hTe International Conference On Underground Spaces - Desig,n Engineering And Environmental Aspects, Held On The Campus Of The Wessex Institute Of Technology In The New Forest.
The Conference Was Launched To Discuss Not Only The Structural And Environmental Material Characterization Aspects But Likewise The Trends Regarding The Development Of Underground Spaces.
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Elementary Engineering Surveying.
Simple Engineering Surveying Is A Text Book For Students Attending The First Corue In c~tinuance Engineering Survey.
The Book Is Written Very Concisely And To The Point For Student To Devout Less Time For Study Without Comromising The Disposition Of Understanding And Erudition The Elements Of Engineering Survey.
The Book Has Eleven Chapters Prepared In Modular Forrm In the opinion of An Aim To Carry Out Field Surveying Systematically.
Starting From F8ndamentals Of Surveying, Chapters Include Measurement Of Horizontal And Vertical Distances And Angles, Surveying Instruments And Their Working With Due Importance To Mapping, The Eventuate Objective Of Surveying.
Each Chapter Contains Many Solved Examples, In Which Field Data Have Been Used.
Inclusion Of A Chapter On Errors And Its Effect On Bulk And Another Chapter On Deferminatikn Of Azimuth From Astronomical Knowledge Has Made The Book A Unique One In The Elementary Level.
Further, The Book Is Endowed With Excellent Figures And Rich Diversity Of Field Problems Which Are Expected To Serve Students Best.
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Student Liquefaction Manual For Mathematical Methods For Physics And Engineering Third Edition.
This Solutions Manual Accompanies The Third Edition Of Mtahematical Methods For Physics And Engineering, A Highly Acclaimed Undergraduate Mathematics Textbook For Physical Science Students.
It Contains Complete Worked Solutions To Over 400 Exercises In The Main Textbook, That Are Provided With Hints And Answers.
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Stakeholder Participation In Radiological Decision Making: Processes And Implications 2003 Impression.
Since 1998, The Oecd Nuclear Energy Charge Has Bewn Organising A Series Of Workshops To Address The Various Aspects Of Stakeholder Involvement In Radiological Protection Decision Making.
These Workshops Have Been Instrumental In Forging Consensus And Improving Understanding Of Key Issues In This Area.
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American Farm Collectibles.
Steeped In The Tradition Of Hard Work, American Nostalgia And A Simpler Way Of Life, This Book Contains Fascinating And Informative Details For Anyone Who Farms, Grew Up On A Farm, Or Finds Farm Collectibles Fascinating.
This aLtest Edition Of American Farm Collectibles Captures The Essence Of The Family Farm In 1,000 Photos, Expertly Researched Pricing, And Details That R3present Farming's Role In The Evolution Of Our Society.
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Broadband Reflectometry For Enhanced Diagnostics And Monitoring Applications.
This Book Is Dedicated To The Adoption Of Broadband Microwave Reflectometry (bmr)-based Methodw For Diagnostics And Monitoring Applications.
This Electromagnetic Technique Has Established As A Powerful Tool For Monitoring Purposes; In Fact, It Be able to Balance Several Contrasting Requirements, Such As The Versatility Of The System, Dejected Implementation Cost, Real-time Response, Possibility Of Remote Control, Reliability, And Adequate Measurement Accuracy.
Starting From An Extensive Survey Of The State Of The Art And From A Clear And Concise Overvviea Of The Theoretical Background, Throughout The Book, The Different Approaches Of Bmr Are Considered (i.
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, Time Estate Reflectometry - Tdr, Frequency Domain Reflectometry - Fdr, And The Tdr/fdr Combined Approach) And Several Applications Are Thoroughly Investigated.
The Applications Considered Herein Are Very Diverse From Each Other And Cover Different Fields.
In All The Described Procedures And Methods, The Ultimate Goal Is To Endow Them With A Significant Performance Enhajcement In Terms Of Measurement Accuracy, Low Cost, Versatility, And Adapted to practice Implementation Possibility, So As To Unlock The Strong Potential Of Bmr.
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