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Springer Artificial Intelligence in Practice
Book SynopsisIntroduction.- Part I Foundations of AI: Concepts and Frameworks for Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics.- The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.- Technical Foundations of Cybersecurity.- Digital Forensics: Tools, Techniques, and Methodologies.- Integrating AI/ML with Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics.- Part II AI in Action: Real-World Strategies for Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics.- AI and ML Frontier Technologies for Digital Forensic Applications.- Enhancing Cyber Security with Machine Learning.- Future of AI-Driven Digital Forensic.- Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Theory and Design of Terabit Optical Fiber Transmission Systems
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Cambridge University Press The Space and Motion of Communicating Agents
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Cambridge University Press Nonlinear Transistor Model Parameter Extraction Techniques
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Cambridge University Press Cooperative Cellular Wireless Networks
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Cambridge University Press Multiwavelength Optical Networks
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Cambridge University Press Multimodal Signal Processing
Book SynopsisBringing together experts in multimodal signal processing, this book provides a detailed introduction to the area, with a focus on the analysis, recognition and interpretation of human communication. The technology described has powerful applications. For instance, automatic analysis of the outputs of cameras and microphones in a meeting can make sense of what is happening who spoke, what they said, whether there was an active discussion and who was dominant in it. These analyses are layered to move from basic interpretations of the signals to richer semantic information. The book covers the necessary analyses in a tutorial manner, going from basic ideas to recent research results. It includes chapters on advanced speech processing and computer vision technologies, language understanding, interaction modeling and abstraction, as well as meeting support technology. This guide connects fundamental research with a wide range of prototype applications to support and analyze group interactTable of Contents1. Multimodal signal processing for human meetings: an introduction Andrei Popescu-Belis and Jean Carletta; 2. Data collection Jean Carletta and Mike Lincoln; 3. Microphone arrays and beamforming Iain McCowan; 4. Speaker diarization Fabio Valente and Gerald Friedland; 5. Speech recognition Thomas Hain and Philip N. Garner; 6. Sampling techniques for audio-visual tracking and head pose estimation Jean-Marc Odobez and Oswald Lanz; 7. Video processing and recognition Pavel Zemčík, Sébastien Marcel and Jozef Mlích; 8. Language structure Tilman Becker and Theresa Wilson; 9. Multimodal analysis of small-group conversational dynamics Daniel Gatica-Perez, Rieks op den Akker and Dirk Heylen; 10. Summarization Thomas Kleinbauer and Gabriel Murray; 11. User requirements for meeting support technology Denis Lalanne and Andrei Popescu-Belis; 12. Meeting browsers and meeting assistants Steve Whittaker, Simon Tucker and Denis Lalanne; 13. Evaluation of meeting support technology Simon Tucker and Andrei Popescu-Belis; 14. Conclusion and perspectives Hervé Bourlard and Steve Renals.
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Cambridge University Press Design and Deployment of Small Cell Networks
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive resource covers everything you need to know about small cell networks, from design, to analysis, optimization and deployment. Detailing fundamental concepts as well as more advanced topics, and describing emerging trends, challenges and recent research results, this book explains how you can improve performance, decision making, resource management, and energy efficiency in next generation wireless networks. Key topics covered include green small cell networks and associated trade-offs, optimized design and performance analysis, backhauling and traffic overloading, context-aware self-organizing networks, deployment strategies and mobility management in large scale HetNets. Written by leading experts in academia and industry and including tools and techniques for small cell network design and deployment, this is an ideal resource for graduate students, researchers and industry practitioners working in communications and networking.Trade Review'Small cell networks are poised to play an important role in the communications technologies of the 2020s and beyond, particularly in fifth generation wireless systems. Edited by well-known experts from university and industry, this is the defining book on this topic and is a must-have for a researcher [or] engineer in this field.' Vijay Bhargava, University of British ColumbiaTable of Contents1. Mobility performance optimization for 3GPP LTE HetNets Kathiravetpillai Sivanesan, Jialin Zou, Subramanian Vasudevan and Sudeep Palat; 2. Design and performance analysis of multi-radio small cell networks Nageen Himayat, Shu-ping Yeh, Shilpa Talwar, Mikhail Gerasimenko, Sergey Andreev and Yevgeni Koucheryavy; 3. Dynamic TDD small cell management Cheng-Chih Chao, Yi-Ting Lin and Hung-Yu Wei; 4. 3GPP RAN standards for small cells Weimin Xiao, Jialing Liu and Anthony C. K. Soong; 5. Dense networks of small cells Jialing Liu, Weimin Xiao and Anthony C. K. Soong; 6. Traffic offloading scenarios for heterogeneous networks Adrian Kliks, Nikos Dimitriou, Andreas Zalonis and Oliver Holland; 7. Required number of small-cell access points in heterogeneous wireless networks S. Alireza Banani, Andrew Eckford and Raviraj Adve; 8. Small cell deployments: system scenarios, performance and analysis Mark C. Reed and Jackson Wang; 9. Temporary cognitive small cell networks for rapid and emergency deployments Akram Al-Hourani, Sithamparanathan Kandeepan and Senthuran Arunthavanathan; 10. Long-term evolution (LTE) and LTE-advanced activities in small cell networks Qi Jiang, Jinsong Wu, Lu Zhang and Shengjie Zhao; 11. Game theory and learning techniques for self-organization in small cell networks Prabodini Semasinghe, Kun Zhu, Ekram Hossain and Alagan Anpalagan; 12. Energy efficient strategies with BS sleep mode in green small cell networks Hong Zhang and Jun Cai; 13. Mobility management in small cell heterogeneous networks Peter Legg and Xavier Gelabert; 14. The art of deploying small cells: field trial experiments, system design, performance prediction and deployment feasibility Doru Calin, Aliye Ozge Kaya, Amine Abouliatim, Gonçalo Ferrada and Ionel Petrut; 15. Centralized self-optimization of interference management in LTE-A HetNets Yasir Khan, Berna Sayrac and Eric Moulines; 16. Self organized ICIC for SCN Lorenza Giupponi, Ali Imran and Ana Maria Galindo; 17. Large scale deployment and scalability Iris Barcia, Simon Chapman and Chris Beale; 18. Energy efficient heterogeneous networks Y. Qi, M. A. Imran, M. Z. Shakir and K. A. Qaraqe; 19. Time and frequency domain e-ICIC with single and multiflow carrier aggregation in HetNets Meryem Simsek, Mehdi Bennis and Ismail Guvenc.
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Cambridge University Press Speech and Audio Processing
Book SynopsisWith this comprehensive and accessible introduction to the field, you will gain all the skills and knowledge needed to work with current and future audio, speech, and hearing processing technologies. Topics covered include mobile telephony, human-computer interfacing through speech, medical applications of speech and hearing technology, electronic music, audio compression and reproduction, big data audio systems and the analysis of sounds in the environment. All of this is supported by numerous practical illustrations, exercises, and hands-on MATLAB examples on topics as diverse as psychoacoustics (including some auditory illusions), voice changers, speech compression, signal analysis and visualisation, stereo processing, low-frequency ultrasonic scanning, and machine learning techniques for big data. With its pragmatic and application driven focus, and concise explanations, this is an essential resource for anyone who wants to rapidly gain a practical understanding of speech and audioTrade Review'Professor Ian Vince McLoughlin, a researcher and an educator, has produced a comprehensive and a complete book on speech and audio signal processing that includes many examples and exercises. This is an authoritative book that covers both basic principles and a wealth of advanced and emerging topics … The concepts are clearly explained and the chapters are organized well with introductions that lead to deeper analysis of topics covered in those chapters.' Benjamin Premkumar, University of Malaya, Malaysia'Professor McLoughlin has condensed the very broad research and subject area of speech and audio processing into a highly readable book - it provides new students to the field with a very quick and practical overview of the subject.' Chng Eng Siong, Nanyang Technological University, SingaporeTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Basic audio processing; 3. Speech; 4. The human auditory system; 5. Psychoacoustics; 6. Speech communications; 7. Audio analysis; 8. Big data; 9. Speech recognition; 10. Advanced topics; 11. Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Stochastic Geometry Analysis of Cellular Networks
Book SynopsisAchieve faster and more efficient network design and optimization with this comprehensive guide. Some of the most prominent researchers in the field explain the very latest analytic techniques and results from stochastic geometry for modelling the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) distribution in heterogeneous cellular networks. This book will help readers to understand the effects of combining different system deployment parameters on key performance indicators such as coverage and capacity, enabling the efficient allocation of simulation resources. In addition to covering results for network models based on the Poisson point process, this book presents recent results for when non-Poisson base station configurations appear Poisson, due to random propagation effects such as fading and shadowing, as well as non-Poisson models for base station configurations, with a focus on determinantal point processes and tractable approximation methods. Theoretical results are illustrateTrade Review'These four renowned experts deliver a comprehensive yet curated treatment on the modelling and analysis of modern cellular networks using stochastic geometry, which has been one of the most important recent lines of wireless research. Highly recommended for interested researchers and engineers. Can serve as a useful companion to Haenggi's landmark stochastic geometry textbook, which had fairly minimal treatment of cellular networks.' Jeff Andrews, University of Texas, AustinTable of ContentsPart I. Stochastic Geometry: 1. Introduction; 2. The role of stochastic geometry in HetNet analysis; 3. A brief course in stochastic geometry; 4. Statistics of received power at the typical location; Part II. SINR Analysis: 5. Downlink SINR: fundamental results; 6. Downlink SINR: advanced results; 7. Downlink SINR: further extensions; 8. Extensions to non-Poisson models.
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Cambridge University Press Explorations in TimeFrequency Analysis
Book SynopsisAn authoritative exposition of the methods at the heart of modern non-stationary signal processing from a recognised leader in the field. Offering a global view that favours interpretations and historical perspectives, it explores the basic concepts of time-frequency analysis, and examines the most recent results and developments in the field in the context of existing, lesser-known approaches. Several example waveform families from bioacoustics, mathematics and physics are examined in detail, with the methods for their analysis explained using a wealth of illustrative examples. Methods are discussed in terms of analysis, geometry and statistics. This is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to understand the ''why and how'' of important methodological developments in time-frequency analysis, including academics and graduate students in signal processing and applied mathematics, as well as application-oriented scientists.Trade Review'This fascinating book is a thoroughly researched treatise of the analysis of signals in the 2D time-frequency plane … The book contains a wealth of useful information about the subject, which is hard to find in other texts.' Sven Treitel, The Leading EdgeTable of Contents1. Introduction; Part I. Basics and Constraints: 2. Small data are beautiful; 3. Of signals and noise; 4. On time, frequency, and Gauss; 5. Uncertainty; 6. From time and frequency to time-frequency; 7. Uncertainty revisited; 8. On stationarity; Part II. Geometry and Statistics: 9. Spectrogram geometry 1; 10. Sharpening spectrograms; 11. A digression on Hilbert-Huang transform; 12. Spectrogram geometry 2; 13. The noise case; 14. More on maxima; 15. More on zeros; 16. Back to examples; 17. Conclusion; 18. Annex – software tools.
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Cambridge University Press Electromagnetic Optics of ThinFilm Coatings
Book SynopsisThree experts in the field of thin-film optics present a detailed and self-contained theoretical study of planar multilayers and how they can be effectively exploited in both traditional and modern applications. Starting with a discussion of the relevant electromagnetic optics, the fundamental optical properties of multilayers are introduced using an electromagnetic approach based on a direct solving of Maxwell''s equations by Fourier transforms. This powerful approach is illustrated through the comprehensive description of two of the most important phenomena in multilayers, i.e. giant field enhancement in dielectric stacks and light scattering from thin-film optical filters. The same approach is extended to the description of the operation of planar microcavities and the balance of energy between radiated and trapped light. This book will be valuable to researchers, engineers and graduate students with interests in nanophotonics, optical telecommunications, observational astronomy andTrade Review'… clear and well-written explanations, and very enlightening discussions of TFC-from multilayer stacks to planar microcavities … it makes for rewarding reading, and I recommend it to all students of TFCs.' Christian Brosseau, OpticaTable of ContentsIntroduction; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; 1. Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Optics; 2. The Harmonic Regime; 3. Frequency Wave Packet; 4. Spatial Wave Packet; 5. Energy, Causality, and Coherence; 6. Thin-Film Filters; 7. Multilayers in Total Reflection; 8. Light Scattering from Optical Multilayers; 9. Planar Multilayer Micro-Cavities; Conclusion; Selected Books; Index.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances in Communications & Media Research:
Book SynopsisIn a society predicated on information, the media has a pervasive presence. From government policy to leisure television, the information age touches us all. The papers collected in this book constitute some of today''s leading analyses of the information industry. Together, these essays represent a needed foundation for understanding the present state and future development of the mass media. Current trends in communications as well as media impact on public opinion are studied and reported on. Topics include a brief introduction on software radio to ultra wideband radio communications; wideband slotted microstrip antennas for modern applications; Device-to-Device (D2D) communication in 5G networks; the use of mobile devices to support young people with disabilities; and singular optimal control of switched systems. The final chapter is a proposal to support the teaching of history with audiovisual content, including video game advertising.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Smartphones: Recent Innovations and Applications
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Blue Sky: Dreams & Imagination in Creating 21st
Book SynopsisThe purpose of this book is to explore a range of ideas that have the potential to lead to future paradigm shifts. We know that technology is evolving at a rapid pace, but it is almost impossible to predict the exact direction from which the next paradigm will emerge. The book represents eighteen ideas that could result in paradigm shifts. The only criterion for inclusion in this book is that the idea has to represent a significant departure from the norm in exploring a new technology or application. The next generation of paradigm shifts in communication technology is going to start as ''blue sky'' ideas, evolving dreams into reality.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Ad Hoc & Sensor Networks
Book SynopsisThe convergence of the Internet, communications and information technologies, coupled with recent engineering advances, is paving the way for a new generation of inexpensive mobile devices, sensors and actuators. Hence, there is current and future need for dynamic ad hoc networking technology. It is the distributed and ad hoc deployment of networks of these network devices and sensors that bears promises for a significant impact, not only on science and engineering, but equally importantly on a broad range of applications relating to critical infrastructure protection and security, health care, the environment, energy, food safety, production processing, quality of life, and the economy. A Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET) consists of mobile nodes, which are free to move about arbitrarily. The nodes may be located in or on airplanes, ships, trucks, cars, perhaps even on people or very small devices, and there may be multiple hosts per router. A MANET is an autonomous system of mobile nodes. The system may operate in isolation, or may have gateways to and interface with a fixed network. MANET nodes are equipped with wireless transmitters and receivers using antennas which may be omnidirectional (broadcast), highly-directional (point-to-point), possibly steerable, or some combination thereof. At a given point in time, a wireless connectivity in the form of a random, multihop graph or "ad hoc" network exists between the nodes. This ad hoc topology may change with time as the nodes move or adjust their transmission and reception parameters. Wireless sensor networks are a new class of ad hoc networks that consists of a collection of tiny disposable and low-power devices. Since they enable reliable monitoring and analysis of unknown and untested environments, they are expected to find increasing deployment in the near future. MANETs including wireless sensor networks have several important characteristics, such as dynamic topologies, limited bandwidth, low power availability, and fragile security and reliability, which differ them from traditional networks or even from other wireless networks. These unique characteristics create a set of underlying assumptions and performance concerns for MANET design which extend beyond those guiding the design of routing within the traditional networks, and pose huge challenges to researchers and designers in the area of MANETs. Although a lot of results have been published in the area, research in MANETs, in contrast to traditional network technology, is still in its infancy. This book tries to give the reader a current update on developments in MANETs and wireless sensor networks. This book contains 14 invited chapters from prominent researchers working in this area around the world. It presents leading-edge research in the field of ad hoc and sensor network technologies and applications.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances in Communications & Media Research:
Book SynopsisIn a society predicated on information, the media has a pervasive presence. From government policy to leisure television, the information age touches us all. The papers collected in this book constitute some of today''s leading analyses of the information industry. Together, these essays represent a needed foundation for understanding the present state and future development of the mass media. Current trends in communications as well as media impact on public opinion are studied and reported on.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Advances on Processing for Multiple Carrier
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Telework in the Federal Government
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Emergency Communications: Policy, Technology &
Book SynopsisThe United States has yet to find a solution that assures seamless communications among first responders and emergency personnel at the scene of a major disaster. Since September 11, 2001, when communications failures contributed to the tragedies of the day, Congress has passed several laws intended to create a nationwide emergency communications capability. The 111th Congress considered pivotal issues, such as radio frequency spectrum license allocation and funding programs for a Public Safety Broadband Network (PSBN), without finding a solution that satisfied the expectations of both public safety and commercial network operators. This book explores the areas where changes in existing policies and practices may facilitate achievement of the important goals for emergency communications that Congress and others have identified. Why these goals have become important, and recent planning efforts to achieve these goals is discussed.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Social Networking: Recent Trends, Emerging Issues
Book SynopsisSocial networking focuses on social relationships (eg: friendships) diagrammed as nodes (points) and links (ties or edges between points). Social network analysis (SNA) examines features of such relationships within a social networking system, including how such social interactions change over time. SNA can measure and map "connectedness" or "flow" (eg: information, resources, etc.) within and across individuals, groups, and organisations. SNA can examine these ties in virtual- or geo-temporal spaces -- yielding rich mixed methods possibilities and wide application to a host of scientific phenomena. The advent of social media established a cultural meme that carries social network concepts to broader public audiences, and that reinforces SNA''s path to be a powerful interdisciplinary approach. Google Ngram viewer shows the use of "social network analysis" in the corpus of books burgeoned in the late 1960s, and has continued to grow exponentially since the 1990s. The conceptual and methodological reach now extends both widely -- across scientific disciplines -- and deeply -- as field advances arise with the rapid pace of new inquiries. Facing this tremendous promulgation and diversification of SNA, this book distills essential frontiers across fields. Introducing emerging issues in the application of social network theory and SNA, and how these can or will be addressed, each chapter illuminates new trends or applications of a social network approach that can have wide potential impact in other disciplines. Conceptual advances (eg: applying the concepts of social networks such as peer influence on disease management and treatment adherence), as well as novel analytic approaches for studying properties of social networks are highlighted.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Telecommunications: Applications, Modern
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Optical Communication Systems: Fundamentals,
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Nova Science Publishers Inc 4G & Beyond: The Convergence of Networks, Devices
Book SynopsisFrom the transition of analog to digital communication, along with seamless mobility and high computing power of small handheld devices, the wireless communications industry has seen tremendous changes leading to the integration of several telecommunication networks, devices and services over the last 30 years. The rate of this progress and growth has increased particularly in the past decade because people no longer use their devices and networks for voice only, but demand bundle contents such as data download/streaming, HDTV, HD video, 3D video conferencing with higher efficiency, seamless connectivity, intelligence, reliability and better user experience. In this book, there are nine chapters which cover wireless networking evolution and technology advancements. High level discussions on this important and fast growing industry are presented by technology, academic, and industry communities. The content of this book will shed some light on this subject and the chapters presented in this book discuss the design and implementation of various short and long range wireless/wireline networking. The challenges faced in providing applications and services to meet user experiences ubiquitously and securely are presented.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Discourse of Digital Civic Engagement:
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Television & Romance: Studies, Observations &
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PHI Learning Telecommunication Switching Systems and Networks
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PHI Learning Mobile Commerce
Book SynopsisMobile phones are now essential tools for business and commerce. This book explores mobile commerce's impact on various sectors, covering key topics, technologies, players, products, security, trends, and case studies. It is tailored for students in Communication Engineering, Information Technology, and Management.
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Saurabh Publishing House Information Technology
Book SynopsisThe present text has been designed for students of computer science as an introduction to information technology. The present text has been designed for students of computer science as an introduction to information technology.
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Saurabh Publishing House Information Technology
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Vitasta Publishing Pvt.Ltd New Media: Techniques and Trends
Book SynopsisThe text explores the benefits of new media in marketing, focusing on initiatives like blogs, social networking, and online radio. It introduces the book 'New Media: Techniques and Trends' which describes 25 forms of new media and their impact on companies, aiming to show how new media can benefit brands across industries.
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Tapir Academic Press Tore Olaus Engset, 1865-1943: The Man Behind the
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Oxford University Press Inc Photonics
Book SynopsisThis textbook is designed for senior undergraduate and first year graduate students in eletrical engineering departments taking photonics, optoelectronics or optical communications courses. The text covers key subjects in optical electronics and their applications in modern optical communications where optical waves are used as carriers of information for local and long distance transmission. This new edition of Amnon Yariv''s classic titles offers more explanations of mathematical derivations to help undergraduate students, and focuses more on course topics than on research applications. This book is part of the Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering (OSECE).Trade Review"It moves the debate forward in diverse and original ways." - Anne Schwenkenbecher, Australasian Journal of PhilosophyTable of Contents1. Electromagnetic Fields and Waves; 2. Rays and Optical Beams; 3. Dielectric Waveguides and Optical Fibers; 4. Optical Resonators; 5. Interaction of Radiation and Atomic Systems; 6. Theory of Laser Oscillation and Some Specific Laser Systems; 7. Chromatic Dispersion and Polarization Mode Dispersion in Fibers; 8. Nonlinear Optics; 9. Electro-Optics and AO modulators; 10. Noise in Optical Detection and Generation; 11. Detection of Optical Radiation; 12. Periodic Structures; 13. Waveguide Coupling; 14. Nonlinear Optical Effects in Fibers; 15. Semiconductor Lasers; 16. Advanced Semiconductor Lasers; 17. Optical Amplifiers; 18. Classical Treatment of Quantum Optics, Quantum Noise, and Squeezing; A. WAVE EQUATION IN CYLINDRICAL COORDINATES AND BESSEL FUNCTIONS; B. EXACT SOLUTIONS OF THE STEP-INDEX CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDE; C. KRAMERS-KRONIG RELATIONS; D. TRANSFORMATION OF A COHERENT ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD BY A THIN LENS; E. FERMI LEVEL AND ITS TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; F. ELECTRO-OPTIC EFFECT IN CUBIC 43M CRYSTALS; G. CONVERSION FOR POWER UNITS AND ATTENUATION UNITS
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Oxford University Press Inc Modern Digital and Analog Communications Systems The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Oxford University Press, USA Introduction to Error Control Codes 9 Textbooks in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Book SynopsisProvides a foundation in the field of error control codes, leading the student step by step through this complex topic, beginning with single parity code checks and repetition codes. Throughout, there are many examples and complex mathematical proofs are omitted to keep the text concise.Table of ContentsBlock codes ; Linear codes ; Cyclic codes ; Linear feedback shift registers for encoding and decoding cyclic codes ; Linear algebra ; Galois fields ; Bose Chaudhuri Hocquenghem Codes ; Convolutional Codes
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Oxford University Press The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
Book SynopsisAround the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people are developing their political identities--including a transnational Muslim identity--online. In countries where political parties are illegal, the internet is the only infrastructure for democratic discourse. In others, digital technologies such as mobile phones and the internet have given key actors an information infrastructure that is independent of the state. And in countries with large Muslim communities, mobile phones and the internet are helping civil society build systems of political communication independent of the state and beyond easy manipulation by cultural or religious elites. This book looks at the role that communications technologies play in advancing democratic transitions iTrade ReviewA long-awaited inquiry into the politics of the Internet...Howard's book is an innovative contribution among the overwhelming amount of writings about the role of the Internet in the Middle East...Howard puts much effort in explaining the multifaceted results, adding tables to summarize important findings. This nuanced approach is a pleasant break from the often-found urge for absolute (utopian or dystopian) claims...The book is highly recommended as required reading for technology experts, graduate students, and longer serving academics alike. * Political Communication *At a time when everyone is asking whether new media affects politics in the Mid-East, Philip Howard has produced the definitive answer in his book. This is an impressive work of scholarship, both in its quantitative approach to international affairs and in its conclusions, which will be of interest to social scientists and policy makers alike. * Clay Shirky, New York University and author of Cognitive Surplus *This book presents a most challenging and original analysis of the cultural and political dynamics of the Muslim world through the lens of the interaction between communication technology and politics. It breaks new ground in our understanding of the implications of digital technology for socio-political change. It will become a reference in political communication for the years to come. * Manuel Castells, Wallis Annenberg Chair of Communication Technology and Society, University of Southern California-Los Angeles *For too long the literature on the politics of the new information technologies has been empirically thin and theoretically overheated. By substituting systematic empirical analysis for anecdote and nuanced interpretation for hyperbole, Howard has written an original and important book that scholars of comparative politics, democratization, contentious politics and the new information technologies will be obliged to read. As he provocatively reminds us (quoting Kranzberg), 'technology is neither good nor bad, nor is it neutral. * Doug McAdam, Professor of Sociology and Director of Urban Studies, Stanford University *In contests between dictatorship and democracy, new media exert increasingly determinative influence. Philip Howard provides a detailed, thoughtful analysis of how the flow of information and tools of communication are reshaping global politics. * Philip Seib, Director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy *Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PROLOGUE: REVOLUTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST WILL BE DIGITIZED; INTRODUCTION: POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM MEDIA SYSTEMS; CONCLUSION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRATIC ISLAM; REFERENCES; INDEX
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Taylor & Francis Radio Programming Tactics and Strategies
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MIT Press Media Technologies Essays on Communication
Book SynopsisScholars from communication and media studies join those from science and technology studies to examine media technologies as complex, sociomaterial phenomena.In recent years, scholarship around media technologies has finally shed the assumption that these technologies are separate from and powerfully determining of social life, looking at them instead as produced by and embedded in distinct social, cultural, and political practices. Communication and media scholars have increasingly taken theoretical perspectives originating in science and technology studies (STS), while some STS scholars interested in information technologies have linked their research to media studies inquiries into the symbolic dimensions of these tools. In this volume, scholars from both fields come together to advance this view of media technologies as complex sociomaterial phenomena. The contributors first address the relationship between materiality and mediation, considering such topics as the
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Springer Network Management and Control Series 48
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Springer GuidedWave Optoelectronics Device Characterization Analysis and Design Contributions to Statistics
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Springer UltraWideband ShortPulse Electromagnetics 5
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Palgrave Macmillan The Information Superhighway Strategic Alliances in Telecommunications and Multimedia Macmillan Business
Book SynopsisThis text explores the shape of the partnerships between cable, TV, entertainment and multi-media companies, and how they lower entry fees, consolidate technologies and influence regulatory structure.Table of ContentsTelephone and Cable Television - The Main Drivers; US West's Full Service Network; AT&T's Alliances; Multimedia Alliances; Wireless Communications; The German Market; R&D Consortia; Joint Development Alliances; Telecom Equipment Integration at Unisource; Northern Telecom - Ameritech; Internal Ventures; Re-engineering an Alliance - A Customer Service Program. Appendices: Questionnaire; 1984 Cable Act - Section 533; Bellcore Customers and Areas of Collaboration.
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Springer Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Networks
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Springer Autonomic Communication
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Springer Emerging Optical Network Technologies Architectures Protocols and Performance
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Springer Queueing Theory with Applications to Packet Telecommunication
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Springer Emerging Location Aware Broadband Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
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Springer Design and Performance of 3G Wireless Networks and Wireless LANs
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