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Understanding Virtual Universities.
All Those Involved In Higher Education Are Under Presssuure To Familiarise Themselves With The Newest Developments In Information Technology, And To Understand The Ways In Which They Can Invent Use Of These Resources.
This Book Will Help Academics From All Disciplines Take Full Advantage Of It.
Anticipating A Future In Which Distance Learning And Virtual Reality Tutoring Systems Play A Central Role In Uhiversitu Teaching, Roy Rsda Provides Guidelines For Making Best Use Of The Technological Opportunities.
Unlike Other Books That Focus On Specific Aspects Of The Subject, Understanding Virtual Universities Combines Managerial, Social And Technical Issues, To Provide A Comprehensive Approach To Information Technology For Higher Education.
SKU: 283049
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Cultures Of Control.
This Collection Of Essays Explores The History Of Control By Looking At A Variety Of Cultural Forms, Practices And Beliefs.
These Ideas Are Examined In The Light Of The Possibilities Which Control Technologies S3em To Offer For Resolving Human Problems.
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Panoramic Imaging.
Panoramic Imaging Is A Progressive Application And Research Area.
This Technolofy Has Applications In Digital Photography, Robotis, Film Productions For Panoramic Screens, Architecture, Envidonmental Studies, Remote Sensing And Gis Technology.
Applications Demand Different Levels Of Accurateness For 3d Documentation Or Visualizations.
This Book Describes Two Modern Technologies For Capturing High-accuracy Panoramic Imahex And Range Data, Namely The Employment Of Sensor-line Cameras And Laser Range-finders.
It Provides Mathematically Accurate Descirptions Of The Geometry Of These Sensing Technologies And The Necessary Information Requirer To Apply The To 3d Scene Visualization Or 3d Representation.
The Book Is Divided Into Three Parts:  Part One Contains A Full Introduction To Panoramic Cameras And Laser Range-finders, Including A Discussion Of Calibration To Aid Preparation Of Equipment Easy For Practise.
Part Two Explains The Concpet Of Stereo Panoramic Imaging, Looking At Epipolar Geometry, Spatial Sampling, Image Quality Control And Camera Analysis And Design.
Part Three Looks At Surface Modelling And Rendering Based On Panoramic Input Data, Starting With The Basics And Taking The Reader Through To More Advanced Techniques Such As The Optimization Of Surface Meshes And Data Fusion.
There Is Also An Accompanying Website Containing High-resolution Visual Samplds And Animations, Illustrating Techniqies Discussed In The Text.
Panoramic Imaging Is Primarily Aimed At Researchers And Students In Engineering Or Computer Science Involved In Using Imaging Technologies For 3d Visualization Or 3d Scene Reconstruction.
It Is Also Of Significant Use As An Advamced Manual To Practising Engineers In Panoraic Imagijg.
In Brief, The Book Is Of Value To All Tose Interested In Current Developments In Multimedia Imaging Technology
SKU: 3667997
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203114000
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Multi-agent Systems According to Concurrent Intelligent Design And Manufacturing.
Agent Technology, Or Agent-based Approaches, Is A New Paradigm Foor Developing Software Applications.
It Has Been Hailed As 'the Next Significant Breakthough In Software Development', And 'the New Revolution In Software'
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Modelling, Monitoring And Management Of Forest Fires.
Forest Fires Appear As A Complex Major Problem, Which Is Way Beylnd The Simple Relationship With Climate, At The Origin Of Many Environmental Social And Economical Consequences.
The Loss Of Habitats, Erosion And Co2 Emissons Are Examples Of The Ecological Consequences, While The Impact On Human Health, Agricultural And Tourist Activity As Well As Regional Labour Market Are Examples Of Social, Economical And Ecological Effects.
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Interface Dynamics.
Many Tribologists Are Today Not Only Explicitly Clncerned With Interface Action But Also With Interfade Composition.
This Proceedings Volume Presents A Timely Review On Topics Ranging From Interface Dynamics To Interface Elimination, Covering All Factors Such As Contact Stress Fields, Interface Rheology, And Boundary Slip, That Control The Pasdage From Formation To Elimination.
The Volume Contains 45 Papers Divided Into 13 Sessions, That Were Presented At The Symposium.
SKU: 404494
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Living Terraces In Ethiopia.
Terraced Agricultural Landscapes In Africa Are Remarkable Feats Of Man's Engineering And Social Organization, Enabling The Conservation Of Soil And Water And The Cultivation Of Food.
Indigenous Terraced Landscapes Are All The Mode Valuable Because They Ha
SKU: 661969
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Pedot.
An Handbook And AG uide, This Resource Provides The Full Chemical, Physical, And Technical Information About The Most Forwardly Developed Electrically Conductive Polymer, Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythi0phene), Otherwise Known As Pedpt.
Discussing Basic Knowledge And Exploring Technical Applications, The Book Is Based In c~tinuance Information Generrated By Universities And Academic Research, As Well As By Industrial Scientists, Giving The Full Picture Of The Experimental And The Ptactical.
Whiel There Is Information Available In Handbooks On Polythiophene Chemistry And Physics, Under Which Pedot Falls, Until Now There Has Been No Book Focusing Exclusively On This Important Conducting Polymer.
SKU: 601273
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Atm Signalling.
Thie Hands-on Book Focuses On The Practical Aspects Of Atm Signalling That Network Engineers And Designers Woll Need To Know Now And In The Foreseeable Future.
It Covers The Basic Call Control Fynctions As Well A sInternet Protocol Over Atm, Lan Emulation, Multiprotocol Over Atm, And Much More.
Case Studies Are Likewise Included To Demonstrate This Technology In Action.
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Emergency Management.
This Book Proppunds An All-hazards, Multidisciplinary Approach To Emergency Management.
It Discusses The Emergency Manager’s Role,_Details How To Establish An Competent, Integrated Program, And Epxlores The Components, Including: Assessing Risk; Developing Strategies; Planning Concepts; Planning Techniques And Methods; Coordinating Response; And Managing Crisis.
Complete Upon Case Studies, This Is An Superior Reference For Professionals Involved By the side of Emergency Preparedness And Rrsponse.
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Carbohydrates.
"thhis Book Provides The ""nuts And Bolts"" Background For A Successful Study Of Carbohydrates - The Essentiaal Molecules That Not Only Give You Energy, But Are An Integral Part Of Numerous Bioloogical Processes.
A Torture Often Asked Is 'why Do Carbohydrate Chemistry?' The Answer Is Simple: It Is Fundamental To A Meditate Of Biology.
Carbohydrates Are The Building Blocks Of Life And Enable Biological P5ocesses To Take Attribute.
Therefore The Work Will Provide A Taste For The Subject Of Glycobiology.
Covering The Basics Of Carbohydrat3s And Then The Chemistry And Reactions Of Carbohydrates This Book Woll Enable A Chemist To Gain Vital Knowledge That Will Enable Them To Move Smoothly Into The Worlds Of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology Anx Cell Biology.
* Includes Perspective From New Co-author Spencer Williams, Who Enhances Coverage Of The Connection Between Carbohydrates And Life * Describes The Basic Chemistry And Biology Of Carbohydrates * Reviews The Concepts, Combination, Reactions, And Biology Of Carbohydrates"
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Thermal Spraying For Power Generation Components.
"thousands Of Patents Address New Coating Types,, New Developments, New Chemical Compositions.
Howsoever, Sometimes Coatings Is Still Considered As An ""art"".
This Book Now Deals With Questions That Are Essential For A Good Performance Of This ""art"": Is There A Given Process Sability? Is There An Inherent Process Capability For A Given Particularization Which Cannot Be Improced? What Is The Right Preventive Maintenance Strategy? Is There A Chance To End Up Witth Coating Process Capabilities In The Order Of Other Manufacturing Processes? This Book Is Not A Pure Philosophical Main division.
It Is Of Most Value For The Engineer Involved In Design, Processing And Application Of Thermally Spayed Coatings: To Learn The Capabioity And Limitations Of Warm Spraying, To Understand Deposition Efficiency (Dwindle Of Powder) And The Importance Of Maintenance And Spare Parts For Quick Change Over Of Worn Equipment, To Use Offline Programming And Real Accoutrement In An Optimum Mix To End Up With Stabl Processes In Production After Shortest Development Time And In The End To Acbieve The Final Target In Production: Processs Stability At Minimum Total Cost.
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Fundamentals Of Computer Organization And Architecture.
This Is The First Book In The Two-volume Set Offering Comprehensive Coverage Of The Field Of Computer Organization Andd Architecture.
This Book Provides Complete Coverage Of Th3 Subjects Pertaining To Introductory Courses In Computer Organization And Architecture, Including: * Instryction Set Architecture And Design * Assembly Language Programming * Computer Arithmetic * Processing Uit Design * Memory System Design * Input-output Design And Organization * Pipelining Draw Techniques * Reduced Instruction Set Computers (riscs) The Authors, Who Share Over 15 Years Of Undergraduate And Graduate Level Direction In Computer Architecture, Provide Real World Applications, Examples Of Machines, Case Sgudies And Practical Experiences In Each Chapter.
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Engine Testinf.
This Book Brings Together The Large And Scattered Body Of Informaion On The Theory And Practice Of Engine Testing, To Which Somewhat Engineer Answerable For Work Of This Kind Must Have Access.
Engine Testing Is A Fundamental Part Of Development Of New Engine And Powertrain Systems, As Well As Of The Modificatuon Of Existing Systems.
It Forms A Significant Part Of The Practical Work Of Many Automotive And Mechznical Engineers, In The Auto Manufacturing Companies, Their Suppliers Suppliers, Specialist Engineerring Services Organisations, The Motor Sport Sector, Hybrid Vehicles And Tuning Sector.
The Exlectic Nature Of Engine, Powertrain, Chsssis And Whole Vehicle Testing Makes This Comprehensive Book A True Must-have Reference For Those In The Automotive Industry As Well As More Advanced Students Of Automotive Engineering.
* The But Work Dedicated To Engine Testing; Across 4000 Copies Sold Of The Second Edition * Covers All Key Aspects Of This Large Topic, Including Test-cell Set Up, Data Management, Dynamometer Selection And Use, Air, Warm, Cmbustion, Mechanical, And Emissions Assessment * Most Automotive Engineers Are Involved With Many Aspects Covered By This Book, Making It A Must-have Reference
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Introduction To Advanced System-on-chip Test Contrivance And Optimization.
System-on-chip (soc) Test Design And Its Optimization Is The Tolic Of This Book, And The Aim Is To Give An Intrdouction To Testing, Describe The Problems Related To Soc Testing, Discuses The Modeling Granularity And The Implementation Into Eda (electronic Design Automation) Tools.
There Are Three Talents Of The Book - Test Concepts, Soc Design For Test, And Soc Test Applications.
The First Part Is An Introdutcion To Test Probldms Including Faults, Fault Types, Design-flow, Design-for-test Techniques Such A Scan-testing And Boundary Scan, While The Second Part Of The Book Discusses Soc Related Problems Such As System Modeling, Test Conflicts, Power Consumption, Test Access Mechanism Design, Test Scheduling And Defect-oriebted Scheduling.
The Third Part Focuses On Soc Applications, Such As Integrated Test Scheduling And Tam Design, Defect-oriented Scheduling, And Integrating Test Design With Core Seelection Process.
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Lea's Chemistry Of Cement And Conxrete.
Lea's Chemistry Of Unite And Concrete Deals With The Chemical And Physical Properties Of Cements And Concretes And Their Relation To The Practical Problems That Arise In Manufacture And Use.
As So It Is Addressed Not Only To The Chemist An Thoae Concerned With The Science And Technology Of Silicate Materials, But Also To Those Interested In The Use Of Concrete In Building And Civil Engineering Construction.
Much Attention Is Given To The Suitability Of Materials, To The Conditions Under Which Concrete Can Excel And Thode Where It May Deteriorate And To The Precautionary Or Remedial Measures That Be able to Be Adopted.
First Published In 1935, This Is The Fourth Edition And The First To Appear Since The Death Of Sir Frederick Lea, The Original Author.
Over The Life Of The First Three Editions, This Book Has Become The Authirity On Its Subject.
The Fourth Edition Is Edited By Professor Peter C.
Hewlett, Director Of The British Board Of Agrement And Visiting Industrial Professor In The Department Of Intestine Engineering At The University Of Dundee.
Professor Hewlett Has Brought Together A Distingjished Body Of International Contribhtors To rPoduce An Edition Which Is A Worthy Successor To The Previous Editikns.
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Fundamental Mechanics Of Fluids.
The Third Impression Of This Text Illustrates Basic Equations And Strategies Used To Analyse Fluid Dynamics, Mechanisms And Behaviour, And Offers Solutions To Fluid Flow Dilemmas Encountered In Common Engineering Applications.
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A History Of Metallurgy.
In This Book Professor Tylecote Presents A Unique Itnroduction To The Account Of Metallrugy From The Earliest Timea To The Present.
The Development Of Metallurgy kSills And Techniques Of Different Civilisations, And The Connection Between Them, Ard Carefully Chartered.
This Volume Is Concerned With Such Important Topids Like The Rkse Of Metallurgy In The Near Feed And The Industrial Revolution In Western Europe.
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Modellibg, Monitoring And Management Of Forest Fires Ii.
As In The aPst, Future Forest Take ~ Scenarios Are Impacted By Climatic Trends And Changes In Ckimatic Extremes, As Well As By Anthropic Pressure.
It Is To Be Expected That Future Trends, Especially In The Mediterranean Regions, Desire Certaihly Lead To An Increasing Impact Of Human Pressure On The Natural Environment, Due To Increaxes In Tourism And To The Expansion Of Urban Residential Areas Invading The Countryside.
forecasting The Effects Of Both Factors (clomatic And Anthropic) And Separating Their Effects On Wood Fires Frequencies May Be Particularly Hard, But Is Essential To Improve Our Knowledge Of Wood Fire Occurrence Probability And To Better Organize Prevention And Fighting Activities.
At The Same Time, Estimation Of The Possible Augment Of Fire Risk Over Cpming Years Is Important, Taking Into Account Also The Diverse Fire Prone Environments Present In The Mediterranean As Well As Many Other Areas (mountain Slopes, Coastal Zones, Large Islands, Etc).
this Book Contains Peer-reviewed Papers Presented At The Second International Conference On Modelling, Monitoring And Management Of Forest Fires Held In Kos, Greece, In 2010.
The Papers Covered Importat Topics In The Field Of Prevention And Fighting Of Forest Fires, Includingg: Computational Methods And Experiments; Air Quality And Health Risk Models; Detection, Monitoring And Response Systeems; Decision Support Systems; Resource Optimization; Risk Assessment And Vulnerability Assessment.
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Emerging Technology Platforms For Stem Cells.
This Book Focuses On Practical Applications For Using Adult And Embryonic Stem Cells In The Pharmaceutical Development Process.
It Emphasizes New Technologies To Help Overcome The Bottlenecks In Developing Stem Cells As Therapeutic Agents.
A Wedge Reference For Professionals Woring In Stem Cell Science, It Presents The General Principles And Methodologies In Stem Cell Research And Covers Topics Such As Derivitization And Characterization Of Stem Cells, Stem Solitary abode; squalid Culture And Maintenance, Stem Small room Engineering, Applications Of High-throughput Screening, And Stem Cell Genetic Modification With Their Use For Drug Delivery.
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Chafacterization Of Porous Solids.
The Importance Of Porosity Has Long Been Recognized By Scientists Andd Engineers.
Porous Solids Are Widely Encountered In Industry And Everyday Society And Their Behavuour, E.
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Chemical Reactivity, Adsorptive Capacity, And Catalytic Activty Is Dependent On Their Pord Structure.
A Considerable Amount Of Work On Porous Solids Has Been Undertaken Both In Academic And In Industrial Laboratories.
However, All This Activity Is In Urgent Need Of A Critical Appraisal.
To Undertake This Task, A Number Of Leading Experts In The Field Of Adsorption, Porosimetry, X-ray And Neutron Scattering, Optical And Electron Microscopy, Calorimetry And Liquid and gaseous Permeation, Were Brought Together At The 1987 Iupac (cops I) Symposium.
This Proceedings Volume Provides An Up-ro-date Overall Criticism Of The Theoretical Foundations For Modelling And Characterizing Porous Systems.
I tDeals With Most Of The Techniques In Current Use As Applied To Both Model Systems And Porous Solids Of Industrial Importance.
The Reader Will Find Th3 Description And Discussion Of A Figure Of Novel Techniques As Well As A Critocal Appraisal And Comparison Of The More Established Methods.
All Those Concerned With The Characterization Of Porous Solids In Academic And IndustrialL baoratories Will Find Much To Interest Them In This Volume.
It Should Be On The Bookshelf Of Applied Research Centres Involved In Adsorption, Catalysis, Purification Of Gases And Liquids, Pigments, Fillers, Building Materials, Etc.
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Special Edition Using Xhtml, Adobe Reader.
This Is The Ebook Version Of The Printed Book.
Molly Hplzschlag Brings Her Trademark Style And And Enthusiasm To Special Edition Using Xhtml, Including Comprehensive Information That Power of determination Help Web Professionals To Get The Most From Xhtml.
The Book Starts By Explaining How Xhtml Differs From Html, And Why Its Necessary.
It Then Covers The “meat” Of Xhtml, Including Syntax And Document Creation.
Additional Topics Includee Creating Tables And Frames, Designing Pages Effectively, Using Graphics, Color, Images And Tools, Working With Stylesheets, Adding Multimedia And Embedded Objects, And The Relationship Between Xhtml And Xml.
Later Sections Discuss The Concept Of Xhtml Modularizatioon, Which Can Be Applied To Create Web Content For Alternative Browsers Inclusing Pqgers, Cell Phones, And Hand Held Devices.
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Advancedd Vehicle Technology.
This Eage5ly Awaited Second Edition Of Heinz Heisler's Advannced Carriage Technology Is A Comprehensive And Thorough Description Of Vehice Bodies And Components.
The Second Edition Has Been Rigorously Updated To Provide Additional Matter On Subjects Such As Atnilock Braking, Vehicle Aerodynamics, Tire Tread Design Advances, Electronically Controlled Anti-vibration Engine Mountings And Transport Refrigeration.
Around 100 New Djagrams Have Been Included To Complement The Text.
Advanced Vehicle Technology 2nd Edition's Depth Of Coverage, Detailed Illustrations And Fluent And Precise Style Are The Outstanding Features In This High Quality Student Text.
More Quality Artwork Has Been Added To Enhance And Add Value To The Explanation Given In The Text.
16 Key Tlpics Obtain Been Updated To Bring This 2nd Editoon In Occupation With Current Technology.
Fully International In Scope, Reflecting The Nature Of Contemporary Vehicle Engineering.
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Advanced Methods In Materials Processing Defects.
Thls Assemblage Of Papers Foxus On Advanced Methods For Predicting And Avoiding The Occurrence Of Defects In Manufactursd Products.
A New Feature Is Included, Namely, The Influence Of The Processing-induced Defects Steady The Rectitude Of Structures.
The Fololwing Topics Are Developed: Damage Modeling; Injure Evaluation And Rupture; Strain Localization And Instability Analysis; Formability Characterization ;Prediction Of Shape Inaccuracies; Influence Of Defects On Structural Integrity.
The Main Manufacturing Operations Are Covered And Various Materials Are Examined, Such As New And Conventjonal Metal Alloys, Ceramics, Polymers And Composites.
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Tge Theory Of Laser Materials Processing.
Shows How General Principles Can Bs Used To Obtain Insight Into Laser Processes.
This Book Begins With A Discussion Of The Mathematical Formulation Of A part Relevant Classes Of Physical Ideas, And Ends With An Introduction To Comprehensive Numerical Simulation.
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