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Trade ReviewHeadrick restores a broad definition of technology that enhances the value of this wide-ranging survey....it suits the New Oxford World History series goals of highlighting major trends and stimulating thinking. * Choice *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Stone Age Technology ; Chapter 2: Hydraulic Civilizations (4000-1500 BCE) ; Chapter 3: Iron, horses, and Empires (1500 B.C.E. - 500 C.E.) ; Chapter 4: Post-Classical and Medieval Revolutions (500-1400) ; Chapter 5: An Age of Global Interactions (1300-1800) ; Chapter 6: The First Industrial Revolution (1750-1869) ; Chapter 7: The Acceleration of Change (1869-1939) ; Chapter 8: Toward a Post-Industrial World (1939-2000)

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Book SynopsisComputers are already approving financial transactions, controlling electrical supplies, and driving trains. Soon, service robots will be taking care of the elderly in their homes, and military robots will have their own targeting and firing protocols. Colin Allen and Wendell Wallach argue that as robots take on more and more responsibility, they must be programmed with moral decision-making abilities, for our own safety. Taking a fast paced tour through the latest thinking about philosophical ethics and artificial intelligence, the authors argue that even if full moral agency for machines is a long way off, it is already necessary to start building a kind of functional morality, in which artificial moral agents have some basic ethical sensitivity. But the standard ethical theories don''t seem adequate, and more socially engaged and engaging robots will be needed. As the authors show, the quest to build machines that are capable of telling right from wrong has begun. Moral Machines is Trade ReviewWhen machines go it alone, accountability disappears - and with it the rule of law. Which is why philosophers Wendall Wallach and Colin Allen are asking how we can persuade robots to do the right thing. The result, in their seminal...book Moral Machines, makes clear just how far we have to go. * Stephen Cave, Financial Times *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Who Machine Morality? ; 2. Engineering Morality ; 3. Do We Want Computers Making Moral Decisions ; 4. Can (Ro)bots Really be Moral? ; 5. Philosophers, Engineers, and the Design of Artificial Moral Agents; ; 6. Top Down Morality ; 7. Bottom-Up and Developmental Approaches ; 8. Merging Top Down and Bottom Up ; 9. Beyond Vaporware? ; 10. Beyond Reason ; 11. A More Human-Like AMA ; 12. Beyond the Beyond: Managing Dangers, Rights, and Responsibilities ; Epilogue

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Book SynopsisMost fields of science, applied science, engineering, and technology deal with solutions in water. This volume is a comprehensive treatment of the aqueous solution chemistry of all the elements. The information on each element is centered around an E-pH diagram which is a novel aid to understanding. The contents are especially pertinent to agriculture, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, biology, biomedical science and engineering, chemical engineering, geochemistry, inorganic chemistry, environmental science and engineering, food science, materials science, mining engineering, metallurgy, nuclear science and engineering, nutrition, plant science, safety, and toxicology.Trade ReviewListed in In Brief Section, Chemistry World Aug 2010 Short description in the Journal of the American Chemical SocietyTable of Contents1. E-pH Diagrams ; 2. The Construction of E-pH Diagrams ; 3. Reactions and Applications ; 4. Precipitation and Complexation ; 5. The Lithium Group ; 6. The Beryllium Group ; 7. The Boron Group ; 8. The Carbon Group ; 9. The Nitrogen Group ; 10. The Oxygen Group ; 11. The Fluorine Group ; 12. The Scandium Group ; 13. The Ti Group and the 5B, 6B, 7B and 8B Heavy Elements ; 14. The V-Cr-Mn Group ; 15. The Fe-Co-Ni Group ; 16. The Cu Group ; 17. The Zinc Group ; 18. The Actinoid Metals

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Book SynopsisEngineering Communication: From Principles to Practice, 2e, is a writing and communications text designed to guide engineering students through the process of writing polished and professional documents.Table of ContentsPREFACE; PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION; TO THE INSTRUCTOR; TO THE STUDENT; INTRODUCTION; PART I; GETTING STARTED: PRE-DRAFTING AND DRAFTING; PRINCIPLE 1: FINDING PURPOSE; PRINCIPLE 2: IMPROVISING GENRE; PRINCIPLE 3: CONSTRUCTING AUDIENCE; PRINCIPLE 4: DEVELOPING CREDIBLE ARGUMENT; PRINCIPLE 5: USING RHETORICAL PATTERNS; PART II; MODES OF CONTROL: TOOLS FOR REVISION; PRINCIPLE 6: BUILDING EFFECTIVE INTRODUCTIONS; PRINCIPLE 7: FRAMING KNOWLEDGE; PRINCIPLE 8: IMPOSING VISIBLE STRUCTURE; PRINCIPLE 9: MAKING TRANSITIONS; PRINCIPLE 10: DESIGNING PARAGRAPHS; PRINCIPLE 11: MOVING FROM KNOWN TO NEW; PRINCIPLE 12: MODIFYING MATTERS; PART III; ELEMENTS OF REFINED DESIGN; PRINCIPLE 13: ELEVATING VERBS; PRINCIPLE 14: POSITIONING THE VERB; PRINCIPLE 15: FINDING THE REAL SUBJECT; PRINCIPLE 16: CAPITALIZING ON THE POWER POSITION; PRINCIPLE 17: DETERMINING SENTENCE LENGTH; PRINCIPLE 18: MASTERING SENTENCE RHYTHM; PART IV; APPLICATIONS; CONCLUSION: FROM PRINCIPLES TO PRACTICE; APPENDICES; APPENDIX A: CORE SENTENCE COMPONENTS: CLAUSES; APPENDIX B: SENTENCE TYPES; APPENDIX C: ACTION ELEMENTS: VERBS AND VERBALS; APPENDIX D: OPTIONAL SENTENCE ELEMENTS: MODIFIERS; APPENDIX E: JOINERS; APPENDIX F: PUNCTUATION; APPENDIX G: A BRIEF PRIMER ON ETHICS FOR THE ENGINEER (NEW); APPENDIX H: FALLACIES; REFERENCES; INDEX

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Book SynopsisHotel Front Office is a comprehensive textbook specially designed to meet the needs of students of hotel management and hospitality courses. It explores the core concepts of front office operations and management using numerous examples, photographs, flowcharts, and illustrations to explain the fundamental concepts.

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Book SynopsisA loving portrayal of our precious planet that offers easy-to-grasp discussions of scientific concepts and detailed examinations of Earth''s tectonic, biological, and paleontological forces...Did you know that the history of Earth can be revealed by examining everything on it? From the esoteric science of minerals to the interactions between humans and their environment, our planet provides answers to every question we could ask about its history and what lies ahead. As climate change impacts everything we do on our planet, now is the time to take a closer look at what messages Earth has for us: what does it mean when the wind blows or the ground shifts? In this book, geologist Elisabeth Ervin-Blankenheim reveals the history of our planet through a geologic lens and explains why everyone should care about it.Song of the Earth is a thrilling biography of our planet that equips readers with the scientific, historical, and philosophical symbiosis between humans and Earth. Ervin-Blankenheim explores geologic principles of deep time, plate tectonics, and change in life forms in plain English. The book is illustrated with striking maps, diagrams, and pictures, allowing her to dissect everything from how a roiling, molten planet cooled to how the first cyanobacteria began to oxygenate the atmosphere to how the atmosphere has changed over time.Ervin-Blankenheim journeys through the science with ease and provides narrative sections about pioneering geologists and their groundbreaking discoveries. In viewing the planet as the integrated ecosystem it is, Ervin-Blankenheim showcases how land, water, life, and the atmosphere maintain an elegant yet delicate balance--one that, based on the author''s evidence of current trends in the context of past planetary cataclysm, appears to be under imminent threat. At times both gripping and lovingly poetic, Song of the Earth shows not only how Earth has influenced life, but also how life has distinctly shaped our planet.Trade ReviewWithin the pages of this book, Elisabeth Ervin-Blankenheim provides a new way to interpret the autobiography of our home planet. Song of the Earth: Understanding Geology and Why It Matters is a fresh take on the history of geological thinking * Callan Bentley, Assistant Professor of Geology, Piedmont Virginia Community College *A wonderful book, keenly written and beautifully illustrated. It is inspiring to hear from someone who loves geology as deeply as I do. The author is at her best when talking about the history of geology and the early researchers who contributed to its development. Figure 2.1, showing a statue of glaciologist Louis Agassiz with its ehead buried in cement following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, illustrates the depth of her research and her ability to connect geology with other human concerns. * James Kasting, Evan Pugh Professor of Geoscience and Meteorology, Penn State University *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Geology Emerges as a Science Chapter 1: European Roots Chapter 2: On the Other Side of the Pond Geologic Time Chapter 3: From an Early Geologic Timescale Chapter 4: Measuring Time and the Nature of Deep Time Plate Tectonics Chapter 5: History of the Revolution in Earth Sciences Chapter 6: Oceans, Continents, Plates, and How They Interact Life on the Earth Chapter 7: Evolution, Extinctions, and Biodiversity The Biography of the Earth Chapter 8: Precambrian Story Chapter 9: Paleozoic Era Chapter 10: Mesozoic Era Chapter 11: Cenozoic Era Chapter 12: The Earth's Impact on Life and Life's Impact on the Earth Glossary Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewGent and Crescenzi develop an innovative theory of market power politics to explain contemporary territorial disputes as property rights disputes. Their approach helps resolve the puzzling behavior of territorial expansionism in an age where economic interdependence and international institutions are expected to mute or eliminate territorial conflict. * Cameron G. Thies, Arizona State University *This book provides strong evidence that territorial disputes are not going away. Gent and Crescenzi explain why states like China and Russia continue to press expansionist territorial claims while fully integrated in the world economy. Providing a cutting-edge explanation of property rights and market power politics, the authors address the puzzle of why states are sometimes territorially aggressive and other times constrained by economic interdependence and institutions. The book challenges scholars and policy makers to think more creatively about conflict and resolution of territorial disputes. * Krista E. Wiegand, University of Tennessee *Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface Abbreviations 1. Introduction PART ONE: A THEORY OF MARKET POWER POLITICS 2. Markets, Institutions, and Property Rights Disputes 3. Market Power, War, and Strategic Delay PART TWO: MARKET POWER POLITICS IN COMMODITY MARKETS 4. Empirical Cases 5. Iraq: Fighting for Market Power 6. Russia: Cornering the Gas Market 7. China: Capturing Seabed Resources 8. Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisFeaturing chapters by emerging and established scholars as well as by leading practitioners in the field, this Handbook both describes the state of algorithmic composition and also set the agenda for critical research on and analysis of algorithmic music.Trade Reviewit is undoubtedly an important didactic resource for students of algorithmic composition, including beginners, who want to get a wide and up-to-date overview of the various applications of algorithms in music scenarios. * Alessandro Anatrini, Musicae Scientiae *Table of ContentsSection 1: Grounding algorithmic music 1. Musical Algorithms as Tools, Languages and Partners: A Perspective Alex McLean, Roger T. Dean 2. Algorithmic Music and the Philosophy of Time Julian Rohrhuber 3. Action and Perception: Embodying Algorithms and the Extended Mind Palle Dahlstedt 4. Origins of Algorithmic Thinking in Music Nick Collins 5. Algorithmic Thinking and Central Javanese Gamelan Charles Matthews Perspectives on Practice A 6. Thoughts on Composing with Algorithms Laurie Spiegel 7. Mexico and India: Diversifying and Expanding the Live Coding Community Alexandra Cardenas 8. Deautomatization of Breakfast Perceptions Renate Wieser 9. Why Do We Want Our Computers to Improvise? George Lewis Section 2: What can algorithms in music do? 10. Compositions Created with Constraint Programming Torsten Anders 11. Linking Sonic Aesthetics With Mathematical Theories Andy Milne 12. Machine Learning and Listening in Composition and Performance Rebecca Fiebrink and Baptiste Caramiaux 13. Biologically-Inspired and Agent-Based Algorithms for Music Alice Eldridge and Oliver Bown 14. Performing with Patterns of Time Thor Magnusson, University of Sussex, Alex McLean, FoAM Kernow 15. Computational Creativity and Live Algorithms Geraint Wiggins and Jamie Forth 16. Tensions and Techniques in Live Coding Performance Charlie Roberts and Graham Wakefield Perspectives on Practice B 17. When Algorithms Meet Machines Sarah Angliss 18. Notes on Pattern Synthesis Mark Fell 19. Performing algorithms Kristin Erickson Section 3: Purposes of algorithms for the music maker 20. Network music and the algorithmic ensemble David Ogborn 21. Sonification != music Carla Scaletti 22. Color is the Keyboard: Transcoding from Visual to Sonic Margaret Schedel 23. Designing Interfaces for Musical Algorithms Jamie Bullock, Integra Lab, Birmingham Conservatoire 24. Ecooperatic Music Game Theory David Kanaga 25. Algorithmic Spatialisation Jan C Schacher Perspectives on Practice C 26. Form, Chaos and the Nuance of Beauty Mileece I'Anson 27. Beyond Me Kaffe Matthews 28. Mathematical Theory in Music Practice Jan Beran 29. Thoughts on Algorithmic Practice Warren Burt Section 4: Algorithmic Culture 30. The Audience Reception of Algorithmic Music Mary Simoni 31. Technology, Creativity and The Social in Algorithmic Music Christopher Haworth 32. Algorithms and Computation in Music Education Andrew Brown 33. (Micro) Politics of Algorithmic Music: Towards a Tactical Media Archaeology Geoff Cox and Morten Riis 34. Algorithmic Music for Mass Consumption and Universal Production Yuli Levtov Perspectives on Practice D 35. Algorithmic Trajectories Alex McLean and Roger Dean

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Book SynopsisTechnology is an increasingly popular part of music education in schools that attracts students to school music who might not otherwise be involved. In many teacher preparation programs, music technology is an afterthought that does not receive the same extensive treatment as do traditional areas of music teaching such as band, orchestra, choir, and general music. This book helps to establish a theoretical and practical foundation for how to teach students to use technology as the major means for developing their musicianship. Including discussions of lesson planning, lesson delivery, and assessment, readers will learn how to gain comfort in the music technology lab. Theory and Practice of Technology-Based Music Instruction also includes profiles of practice that dive into the experiences of real teachers in music technology classes, their struggles, their successes, and lessons we can learn from both. In this second edition, new profiles feature Teachers of Color who use technology exTrade ReviewJay Dorfman combines perspectives from music classrooms with an emphasis on student engagement and creativity to provide music educators with both applied ideas and useful frameworks for meaningfully designing learning experiences with technology. * Julie Bannerman, Assistant Professor of Music Education, The University of Alabama *Finally a book that takes a critical look at the real life practice and application of technology in the music classroom * a much-needed resource in a time of widespread technology adoption. What impresses me the most about what Dorfman has done with Technology-Based Music Instruction is his presentation of case studies, including models of assessment and reflections on the successes and shortcomings of the integration of technology. This book gets right to the heart of what is actually being done in classroomstruly fascinating. This is a must-read for any music educator or administrator with an eye on the future of music education.James Frankel, Head of Digital Education for the Music Sales Group; Adjunct Professor, Teachers College Columbia University *Jay Dorfman's model of 'technology-based music instruction' (TBMI) forms the foundation for this text, which is filled with practical examples for the practicing or pre-service teacher. The profiles of practice, lesson plans, and insightful critical analyses constitute a useful resource, advancing our understanding of the role of technology in music learning. * Dr. Scott D. Lipscomb, Associate Professor & Division Head, Music Education & Music Therapy and Associate Director, University of Minnesota School of Music *Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Introduction to the Second Edition 1. Introducing Technology-Based Music Instruction 2. Models of Music Pedagogy and their Influences on Technology-Based Music Instruction 3. Theoretical Foundations 4. Materials for Technology-Based Music Instruction 5. Teaching Methods and Teacher Behaviors 6. Lesson Design in Technology-Based Music Instruction 7. Assessment and Technology-Based Music Instruction 8. Accountability Concerns 9. Teacher Preparation Considerations 10. Future Considerations for Technology-Based Music Instruction Appendix Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisActivists, pundits, politicians, and the press frequently proclaim today''s digitally mediated racial justice activism the new civil rights movement. As Charlton D. McIlwain shows in this book, the story of racial justice movement organizing online is much longer and varied than most people know. In fact, it spans nearly five decades and involves a varied group of engineers, entrepreneurs, hobbyists, journalists, and activists. But this is a history that is virtually unknown even in our current age of Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Black Lives Matter. Beginning with the simultaneous rise of civil rights and computer revolutions in the 1960s, McIlwain, for the first time, chronicles the long relationship between African Americans, computing technology, and the Internet. In turn, he argues that the forgotten figures who worked to make black politics central to the Internet''s birth and evolution paved the way for today''s explosion of racial justice activism. From the 1960s to present, the book examines how computing technology has been used to neutralize the threat that black people pose to the existing racial order, but also how black people seized these new computing tools to build community and wealth, and to wage a war for racial justice.Through archival sources and the voices of many of those who lived and made this history, Black Software centralizes African Americans'' role in the Internet''s creation and evolution, illuminating both the limits and possibilities for using digital technology to push for racial justice in the United States and across the globe.Trade ReviewCharlton McIlwain's Black Software is a groundbreaking history of the intersection between technology and race in the United States. * Pavithra Suresh and Alexander Monea, Technology and Culture *McIlwain's book [is an] utterly compelling demonstratio[n] of the contributions black people have made, and struggle to make still, to modern culture. * Lilian Anekwe, New Scientist *A poetic tour de force. By amplifying black voices and their stories, McIlwain peels back a layer of overwritten history to reveal how technology and race have always been entwined. This book's rhythmic drumbeat and call to action will energize your soul. * danah boyd, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research and Founder of Data and Society *McIlwain has written the first digital history book that explains in crystal clear terms eactly how Big Tech came to be an engine for inequality. Black Software is an utterly fascinating, painstakingly researched origin story of black cyberculture...It will change the way you think about computers, fairness, racial identity, and America as a technological nation. * Lisa Nakamura, Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor and Director the Digital Studies Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor *Black Software imaginatively reprograms late twentieth-century digital history with a revelatory account of the black men and women who are its hidden figures. Unsung innovator are recovered as the forerunners of #BlackLivesMatter, #BlackTwitter, and #MeToo in this detailed, creative and crucial rendering of the tech communities that-against both the odds and countervailing forces-inspired today's hashtag politics. * Alondra Nelson, Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study *Black Software is one of the most moving and important books about the history of digital culture and politics in the United States. Charlton McIlwain tells stirring stories of those who moved the world a bit closer to racial justice and relates broad account of the social and political forces that worked against the interests of African Americans. * Siva Vaidhyanatha, author of Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy *Table of ContentsPrologue Chapter One: The Great Equalizer Chapter Two: Different Strokes Chapter Three: The Roxbury Shake Chapter Four: The Vanguard Chapter Five: Black Software Comes to Cambridge Chapter Six: The Electronic Village Needs an Organizer Chapter Seven: Want Ad for a Revolution Chapter Eight: The Battle for (Black) Cyberspace Chapter Nine: 100 Years Black: A Cautionary Tale Chapter 10: Taking IT to the Streets Chapter Eleven: Collision Course Chapter Twelve: The Revolution, Brought to You by IBM Chapter Thirteen: The Committeemen Chapter Fourteen: What Happened at the Homestead Chapter Fifteen: Kansas City Burning Chapter Sixteen: The Man's Best Friend Chapter Seventeen: Digital Technology: Our Past Is Prologue Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis is an open access title. It is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International license. It is available to read and download as a PDF version on the Oxford Academic platform.We live in a world where artificial intelligence and intensive use of personal data has become normalized. Companies across the world are developing and launching technologies to infer and interact with emotions, mental states, and human conditions. However, the methods and means of mediating information about people and their emotional states are incomplete and problematic. Automating Empathy offers a critical exploration of technologies that sense intimate dimensions of human life and the modern ethical questions raised by attempts to perform and simulate empathy. It traces the ascendance of empathic technologies from their origins in physiognomy and pathognomy to the modern day and explores technologies in nations with non-Western ethical histories and appTable of ContentsChapter 1: Automating Empathy SECTION I: THEORY AND ETHICS Chapter 2: Hyperreal Emotion Chapter 3: Assessing the Physiognomic Critique Chapter 4: Hybrid Ethics Chapter 5: The Context Imperative: Extractivism, Japan, and Holism SECTION II: APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Chapter 6: Positive Education Chapter 7: Automating Vulnerability: Sensing Interiors Chapter 8: Hybrid Work: Automated for the People? Chapter 9: Waveforms of Human Intention: Towards Everyday Neurophenomenology Chapter 10: Selling Emotions: Moral Limits of Intimate Data Markets Chapter 11: Uncertainty for Good: Inverting Automated Empathy References

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA timely engagement with debates on the extraction, commodification and protection of data amidst sharpening US -- China tech relations. This volume, given its accessible writing style, might be of interest to students of data governance, communication industries and international relations. * Chenhao Ye, The China Quarterly *In Trafficking Data, Kokas walks us through the most recent trade-offs, Faustian bargains, and back door dealings that Silicon Valley firms use to do business in the People's Republic of China. Only by empowering consumers and holding technology affirms accountable, Kokas argues, can we stifle the international trafficking of our data. * Philip N. Howard, Director, University of Oxford's Programme on Democracy and Technology *China's digital platforms are well known, but Aynne Kokas is the first to study systematically the interactions between the digital products of US techno-liberalism and China's state-directed social order. Trafficking Data breaks new ground in the study of geopolitics and national sovereignty. Given our dependence on platforms and systems fuelled by Chinese AI, Kokas' account of China's expanding networked sovereignty in sectors from agriculture to urban design is essential reading for anyone concerned to bring the digital world back under democratic influence. * Nick Couldry, co-author of The Costs of Connection *Aynne Kokas masterfully guides readers through the complex intersection between widespread data gathering, government policy, and corporate practice, illuminating the deeply troubling consequences for both national security and everyday consumers. This book is a necessary and timely resource for researchers, activists, governments, and anyone who cares about the future of democracy and a rules-based order. * Shanthi Kalathil, co-author of Open Networks, Closed Regimes, and former Coordinator for Democracy and Human Rights, U.S. National Security Council *Aynne Kokas' Trafficking Data is a powerful warning of the risks of the enmeshment of the American and Chinese consumer data systems. It is a clear reminder that addressing the rising digital threats from China first requires getting the U.S house in order. * Adam Segal, Director of the Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program, Council on Foreign Relations *Table of ContentsAcronyms Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Data Trafficking Dilemma 2. What Happens in Vegas Stays in China: The Limits of US Tech Oversight 3. Becoming a Cyber Sovereign: Chinaâs Politics of Data Governance 4. From Farms to Outer Space: How China Networks Sovereignty in the United States 5. Social Media: The Algorithm as National Security Asset 6. Gaming: The Porous Boundaries of Virtual Worlds 7. Money: The Risks of Data Trafficking for China 8. Health: Surveilling Borderless Biodata 9. Home: Data Through the Back Door 10. Toward Data Stabilization Epilogue English- Pinyin- Chinese Glossary Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMylonas is a leading scholar of ethnic conflict whose early work pioneered a framework to explore why states sometimes try to eliminate or expel some minority groups while trying to co-opt and assimilate others. Radnitz is an expert on authoritarianism and politics in the post-Soviet space with a keen understanding of the politics of conspiracy theories. In Enemies Within, they have combined their insights and those of a stellar group of contributors to produce the leading work on "fifth column" politics and yet another insightful exploration of domestic politics in the shadow of interstate conflict. * Nicholas Sambanis, The University of Pennsylvania *Why does politics in some countries at some times become dominated by fears of fifth columns? Based on case studies from across the globe and from different time periods, this fascinating volume uncovers the political, social and economic conditions that turn minority populations into internal enemies and makes clear that the "politics of fifth columns" is a frightening common occurrence in democratic and authoritarian regimes alike. * Sheri Berman, Columbia University *Why and when are citizens labelled traitors or enemies within? This groundbreaking new book finds that domestic minorities are typically targeted when they are not well integrated into historical narratives of national belonging and when fifth column claims can undermine domestic political rivals. Written by the best scholars in the field, this exciting book will undoubtedly serve as a touchstone volume for future research seeking to understand the politics of fifth columns. * Maya Tudor, Oxford University *This is a tightly integrated and focused work that sheds new light on the politics of 'fifth columns.' The chapters are written by some of the most outstanding scholars in comparative politics, international relations, and political sociology. Read together, they provide fascinating insights into the conditions under which domestic minorities are portrayed, most often wrongly, as allies of the forces of evil and what consequences they suffer. Sadly enough, this is a very timely topic. * Andreas Wimmer, Columbia University *Enemies Within opens a new field of study. There are scant references to the bewildering phenomenon of fifth columns in the literature, but the contributors to this intriguing volume show the widespread use of 'fifth column politics' in many different historical and geographical contexts. They masterfully dissect the concept and provide impressive, rigorous, and very rich case studies. * Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca, author of The Historical Roots of Political Violence *

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Book SynopsisAn exploration of how the many sciences of wine can enhance our appreciation and enjoyment of wine. In From Terrain to Brain, Professor Erika Szymanski makes wine science accessible to non-experts. Rather than approach wine science as body of facts about wine, Szymanski explores how wine science can open up multiple ways of seeing, understanding, and appreciating wine. Too often, wine science is presented as a comprehensive body of knowledge that enthusiasts aiming to become experts should memorize. This book instead uses scientific research to explore wine as an endlessly rich cultural phenomenon. By foregrounding recent research and developments in wine science, From Terrain to Brain presents wine science as a work-in-progress rather than a codified body of knowledge. Each chapter takes readers on a journey or foray through a topic in wine science, such as minerality, climate, microbiome, and yeast. Chapters are organized from terrain (geography, terroir, soil) and cell membrane (micTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 - Geography Chapter 2 - Vines Chapter 3 - Terroir Chapter 4 - Minerality Chapter 5 - Climate Chapter 6 - Weather Chapter 7 - Yeast Chapter 8 - Microbiome Chapter 9 - Alcohol Chapter 10 - Sulfur Chapter 11 - Sugar Chapter 12 - Oak Chapter 13 - Waste Chapter 14 - Flavor Chapter 15 - Health Chapter 16 - Glass Chapter 17 - Coda Notes Index

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Book SynopsisThis is, for my money, the best single-source primer on the state of climate change. - New York MagazineThe right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane. - The Daily BeastA must-read. - The GuardianClimate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know is the essential primer on what will be the defining issue of our time. Newly updated with the latest in climate science from COP26 and beyond, this third edition offers user-friendly, scientifically rigorous answers to the most difficult (and commonly politicized) questions surrounding climate change. Drawing on the author''s decades of experience as one of the country''s most influential communicators on climate science and solutions, this authoritative guide highlights the following topics: Key updates from the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow Insights into changes in the political landscape, such as COVID-19 and Donald Trump''s presidency, and what these have meant for climate action in the United States and internationally Contemporary implications of the clean energy revolution, from solar and wind power to batteries and electric carsTrade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: "Given the pressing need for action, CLIMATE CHANGE is the right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane." - The Daily BeastA must-read for those who want to become climate literate and join the growing conversation about the greatest threat humanity faces today." - The GuardianRomm provides a useful primer on the drivers of climate change, the ways that the world might achieve that target, and the obstacles to moving away from business as usual... [the book] is full of useful information and accessible analysis." - Foreign AffairsAn up-to-date, comprehensive examination of the science behind climate change, what these environmental issues mean for the future, and possible clean energy solutions." - Mother Earth NewsTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE: Why You Need To Know About Climate Change I. Climate Science Basics II. Extreme Weather and Climate Change III. Projected Climate Impacts IV. Avoiding The Worst Impacts V. Climate Politics and Policies VI. The Role of Clean Energy VII. Climate Change and You PRIMARY SOURCES ENDNOTES INDEX

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Book SynopsisThis is, for my money, the best single-source primer on the state of climate change. - New York MagazineThe right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane. - The Daily BeastA must-read. - The GuardianClimate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know is the essential primer on what will be the defining issue of our time. Newly updated with the latest in climate science from COP26 and beyond, this third edition offers user-friendly, scientifically rigorous answers to the most difficult (and commonly politicized) questions surrounding climate change. Drawing on the author''s decades of experience as one of the country''s most influential communicators on climate science and solutions, this authoritative guide highlights the following topics: Key updates from the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow Insights into changes in the political landscape, such as COVID-19 and Donald Trump''s presidency, and what these have meant for climate action in the United States and internationally Contemporary implications of the clean energy revolution, from solar and wind power to batteries and electric carsTrade ReviewPRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION: "Given the pressing need for action, CLIMATE CHANGE is the right book at the right time: accessible, comprehensive, unflinching, humane." - The Daily BeastA must-read for those who want to become climate literate and join the growing conversation about the greatest threat humanity faces today." - The GuardianRomm provides a useful primer on the drivers of climate change, the ways that the world might achieve that target, and the obstacles to moving away from business as usual... [the book] is full of useful information and accessible analysis." - Foreign AffairsAn up-to-date, comprehensive examination of the science behind climate change, what these environmental issues mean for the future, and possible clean energy solutions." - Mother Earth NewsTable of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE: Why You Need To Know About Climate Change I. Climate Science Basics II. Extreme Weather and Climate Change III. Projected Climate Impacts IV. Avoiding The Worst Impacts V. Climate Politics and Policies VI. The Role of Clean Energy VII. Climate Change and You PRIMARY SOURCES ENDNOTES INDEX

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Book SynopsisWater Chemistry provides students with the tools needed to understand the processes that control the chemical species present in waters of both natural and engineered systems. After providing basic information about water and its chemical composition in environmental systems, the text covers theoretical concepts key to solving water chemistry problems. Water Chemistry emphasizes that both equilibrium and kinetic processes are important in aquatic systems. The content focuses not only on inorganic constituents but also on natural and anthropogenic organic chemicals in water. This new edition of Water Chemistry also features updated discussions of photochemistry, chlorine and disinfectants, geochemical controls on chemical composition, trace metals, nutrients, and oxygen. Quantitative equilibrium and kinetic problems related to acid-base chemistry, complexation, solubility, oxidation/reduction reactions, sorption, and the fate and reactions of organic chemicals are solved using mathematical, graphical, and computational tools. Examples show the application of theory and demonstrate how to solve problems using algebraic, graphical, and up-to-date computer-based techniques. Additional web material provides advanced content.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Symbols and Acronyms Symbols Acronyms Units for physical quantities Important constants Conversion Factors Energy-related quantities Pressure Some useful relationships Part I. Prologue 1 Introductory matters 2 Aqueous geochemistry I: Inorganic chemical composition of natural waters Part II. Theory, Fundamentals, and Important Tools 3 The thermodynamic basis for equilibrium chemistry 4 Activity-concentration relationships 5 Fundamentals of chemical kinetics 6 Fundamentals of organic chemistry for environmental systems Part III. Chemical Equilibria and Kinetics 7 Principles of acid-base equilibria 8 Solving acid-base equilibria and the carbonate system 9 Complexation reactions and metal ion speciation 10 Solubility: Reactions of solid phases with water 11 Redox equilibria and kinetics 12 Surface chemistry and sorption 13 Partitioning and chemical transformations of organic contaminants Part IV. Chemistry of Natural Waters and Engineered Systems 14 Fundamentals of photochemistry and some applications in aquatic systems 15 Chemistry of chlorine and other oxidants/disinfectants 16 Aqueous geochemistry II: Provenance, weathering, and landscape models for natural waters 17 The minor elements: Fe, Mn, Al 18 Dissolved oxygen 19 Nutrient cycles and the chemistry of nitrogen and phosphorus 20 Natural organic matter Appendix: Free energies and enthalpies of formation of common chemical species Index

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Book SynopsisBegotten or Made?Trade ReviewThe debate sparked off by the Warnock Committee report on human fertilization should benefit from this unusual contribution by Professor O'Donovan. As befits the Regius Professor Moral and Pastoral Theology in the University of Oxford he approaches the topic at a high level of generality, in sharp contrast to the pragmatic and piecemeal procedure often favoured by practising scientists. He modestly claims to make no more than a contribution to the discussion, but his main argument, if accepted, would radically change the thrust of much current practice in this field. * Nature *

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Book SynopsisEquip your learners with the skills central to success. Enabling you to build, extend and perfect the skills crucial to achievement, this text strengthens performance in all areas of assessment. With a focus on practical work that accessibly connects material to real, global issues, it develops a thorough foundation of skills that drive performance. - Refine and progress the skills central to bassessment success- Deconstruct the Internal Assessment and build the knowledge and skills key to achievement- Navigate and understand the practical scheme of work- Equip learners with key skills needed for higher education- Accessibly engage students withbpractical work they can relate to the world around them- Focused support for the written exam, including strategies from subject specialists build exam confidence- Matched to the most recent syllabus for first assessment 2017Table of Contents1: Practical work 2: Internal assessment (IA) - your investigation 3: Practical schemes of work (PSOW) Fieldwork Questionnaires 4: Exams (External Assessment) Approaching exams: Paper 1 Approaching exams: Paper 2 The extended essay (EE) Extras

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses the chemistry of the second and third row d-block metals, assuming a knowledge of the chemistry of the first row metals. Chapter 1 looks at the metals and summarizes occurrence, physical properties and uses. Chapter 2 considers periodic trends in properties. Chapter 3 considers aqueous solution chemistry, species present (with comparisons of the first row metal ions) and redox properties. Chapter 4 surveys structure: the range of coordination numbers shown by second and third row metals is often a topic for discussion in University courses. Chapter 5 looks at electronic spectra and magnetic properties, making comparisons with the first row the main objective of the chapter. Detailed mathematical treatments are not given. Chapter 6 considers metal-metal bonding, and the classes of compound that contain triple and quadruple bonds; the role of bridging ligands is introduced. Chapter 7 looks at selected clusters with a pi donar ligands (e.g. metal halo species) in which metal-metal bonding is important. Chapter 8 introduces the area of polyoxometallates, closing with a short discussion of the wide range of applications. The book contains many references to encourage wider reading by the student; in addition to textbooks of relevance, the author has included many recent literature citations, and a section called Metals in Action which gives citations which show the heavier metals at work in, for example, catalytic converters and molecular wires.Trade ReviewThis slender book is aimed at undergraduate students who have just been introduced to the inorganic and coordination chemistry of the second and third row d-block metals. It is carefully structured, clearly written, well illustrated, and provides up-to-date references from current literature...providing a much-needed introduction to the underlying chemistry of the heavier d-block metals, while touching a wide range of topics. It should be of great benefit to all with an interest in the heavier d-block metals./Alvin A. Holder/Chemistry in Britain July.provides a good introduction to the descriptive chemistry./Andrea Sella/Oxford Chemistry Primers No 73.

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Book SynopsisThis book gives a broad range of worked mathematical examples which are appropriate for scientists and engineers, ranging from basic algebra to calculus and Fourier transforms. Together with its companion volume Foundations of Science Mathematics (Oxford Chemistry Primer 77), it summarizes the basic concepts and results that should be familiar from high school, and then extends the ideas to cover the material needed by the majority of scienceundergraduates.Table of Contents1. Basic algebra and arithmetic ; 2. Curves and graphs ; 3. Trigonometry ; 4. Differentiation ; 5. Integration ; 6. Taylor series ; 7. Complex numbers ; 8. Vectors ; 9. Matrices ; 10. Partial differentiation ; 11. Line integrals ; 12. Multiple integrals ; 13. Ordinary differential equations ; 14. Partial differential equations ; 15. Fourier series and transforms

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Book SynopsisPresents an account of the development of laminar boundary layer theory as a historical study. This book includes a description of the application of the ideas of triple deck theory to flow past a plate, to separation from a cylinder and to flow in channels. It is intended to provide a graduate level teaching resource.Trade ReviewThis book provides various physical/engineering/historical insights on this topic. * EMS *Sobey includes recent work in a seamless manner ... a very readable book. * New Scientist *

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Book SynopsisThis revised second edition of a popular handbook for engineers describes the important relationship between high-energy radiation environments, electronic device physics and materials. It is a straightforward account of the problems which arise when high-energy radiation bombards matter and of engineering methods for solving those problems.Radiation effects are a problem encountered in the use of highly engineered materials such as semiconductors, optics and polymers. The finely-tuned properties of these materials may change drastically when exposed to a radiation environment such as a beam of X-rays or electrons, the space environment or the ''hadrons'' in CERN''s new collider. All of these environments and several more are described. At the core of this book is a discussion of the impact of these environments on the devices used in computing, data processing and communication.While unashamedly oriented to the engineer-designer and manager, with descriptions in a highly readable form, there is no compromise in physical accuracy when describing high-energy radiation and the effects it produces, such as electronic failure, coloration and the decay of strength. A great breadth of technical data, such as may be needed to make quick decisions, is presented with literature references and a compendium of web-sites which have been tested and used by the authors.Trade Review... contains a lot of valuable material and is not only a handbook, but also an excellent textbook. * CERN Courier *... enriched with many references to useful websites, including databases. * CERN Courier *The book establishes both Holmes-Siedle and Adams as two of the most fertile and fruitful research scholars working in the field of radiation environments. * Current Engineering Practice *Holmes-Siedle and Adams' engrossing handbook is probably the most readable, ambitious and intelligent work on radiation effects yet published, that also stands out as a comprehensive guide to the literature, both printed and on-line. At the same time, it is technically accurate but accessible to practitioners as well as researchers ... a most commendable book. * Current Engineering Practice *Table of Contents1. Radiation, physics and measurement ; 2. Radiation environments (including human risks from the terrestrial environment) ; 3. Response of materials and devices to radiation ; 4. Metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices ; 5. Bipolar transistors and integrated circuits ; 6. Diodes, solar cells, optoelectronics ; 7. Power semiconductors ; 8. Optical media ; 9. Microelectronics, sensors, MEMs, passives, and other components ; 10. Polymers and other organics ; 11. The interaction of radiation with shielding materials ; 12. Computer methods for particle transport ; 13. Radiation testing ; 14. Radiation-hardening of semiconductor parts ; 15. Equipment hardening and hardness assurance ; APPENDICES ; A. Useful general and geophysical data ; B. Radiation quantities ; C. Useful data on materials used in electronic equipment ; D. Bibliography of dosimeter research ; E. Dose-depth curves for typical Earth orbits, calculated by ESA's Space Environment Information System (SPENVIS) software ; F. Degradation in polymers in ionizing radiation ; G. Useful websites

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Book SynopsisThis textbook series has been designed for final year undergraduate and first year graduate students, providing an overview of the entire field, showing how specialized topics are part of the wider whole, and including references to current areas of literature and research.Table of Contents1. Bose-Einstein condensates ; 2. Superfluid helium-4 ; 3. Superconductivity ; 4. The Ginzburg-Landau model ; 5. The macroscopic coherent state ; 6. The BCS theory of superconductivity ; 7. Superfluid helium-3 and unconventional superconductivity ; A. Solutions and hints to selected exercises

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Book SynopsisServes as a textbook for first-year graduate and advanced undergraduate students in both physics and engineering. This book explains the theoretical principles on which the work is based for practising engineers and experimental physicists who work in the field of magnetism.Trade ReviewOf the first edition "Amikam Aharoni at his best" Physics TodayTable of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Molecular Field Approximation ; 3. The Heisenberg Hamiltonian ; 4. Magnetisation vs. Temperature ; 5. Anisotropy and Time Effects ; 6. Another Energy Term ; 7. Basic Micromagnetics ; 8. Energy Minimization ; 9. The Nucleation Problem ; 10. Analytic Micromagnetics ; 11. Numerical Micromagnetics ; References ; Author Index ; Subject Index

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Book SynopsisThis is a simple, but complete, description of synchrotron sources and free electron lasers and of the corresponding instrumentation and techniques. The emphasis is on basic concepts and the mathematical formalism is reduced to a minimum.Trade Review... a useful and refreshing treatment of synchrotron radiation * A.M. Glazer, University of Oxford *... a unique source of information * A. Snigirev, ESRF, Grenoble *... will appeal to all synchrotron radiation users. * D.M. Lawson, Biological Chemistry Dept, John Innes Centre, Norwich *Table of Contents1. Smart tourist guide to a synchrotron light facility ; 2. The Facility ; 3. Applications of synchrotron light ; 4. Free electron lasers (FELs) ; 5. Future directions

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Book SynopsisDevelopment of planted forests in tropical and subtropical countries is accelerating to satisfy the ever-growing global demands for wood products. Indeed, it is expected that within 20 years half of all wood fibre in the world will be sourced from plantations, of which more than half are in the tropics and subtropics. As well as intensively-managed, industrial wood plantations, trees are increasingly being planted as part of farming systems, and to control erosion and rehabilitate degraded lands and forests. Active community involvement in tree planting as part of rural development is now widespread and welcome. This book provides an overview that sets plantation silviculture in the wider context of the development processes and their social, environmental and ecological impacts.For this new edition, the structure and approach of previous editions have been retained but every chapter has been comprehensively revised and updated. Two new chapters - ''clonal forestry'' and ''ecological restoration'' - have been added. The central theme remains the silviculture that underpins successful industrial planted forests. Overall the book provides an up-to-date account of silvicultural practices, some of the socio-economic essentials and the key role tree planting now plays in natural resource management and improving rural livelihoods in the tropics. Contemporary issues such as full stakeholder participation and sustainable management practices in planted forests are also addressed.This expanded third edition provides a comprehensive introduction to plantation forestry practices in the tropics as part of sustainable land use. Both the historical context and recent developments are presented so that students, professional foresters, development specialists, and all with an interest in tropical forest management will find this a valuable reference text.Trade ReviewThis new edition of Plantation Forestry in the Tropics firmly re-establishes it as the standard text...Julian Evans's book deserves a place on the bookshelf of all foresters - they will find much to learn from it. * Forestry *This book provides the student with a comprehensive introduction or the practitioner or development specialist with an overview of plantation forestry and tree planting in tropical countries as part of sound land use. * Rural Development Forestry Network, Newsletter 14 *Table of ContentsPART I INTRODUCTION ; PART II LAND, SOCIAL & ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND PLANNING IN PLANTATION DEVELOPMENT ; PART III PLANTATION SILVICULTURE ; PART IV TREE-PLANTING AND PLANTATION FORESTRY IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SOIL CONSERVATION, REHABILITATION, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY

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Book SynopsisThis book is a new edition of Tensors and Manifolds: With Applications to Mechanics and Relativity which was published in 1992. It is based on courses taken by advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in mathematics and physics, giving an introduction to the expanse of modern mathematics and its application in modern physics. It aims to fill the gap between the basic courses and the highly technical and specialised courses which both mathematics and physics students require in their advanced training, while simultaneously trying to promote, at an early stage, a better appreciation and understanding of each other''s discipline. The book sets forth the basic principles of tensors and manifolds, describing how the mathematics underlies elegant geometrical models of classical mechanics, relativity and elementary particle physics. The existing material from the first edition has been reworked and extended in some sections to provide extra clarity, as well as additional problemTrade ReviewReview from previous edition Clearly written and self-contained and, in particular, the author has succeeded in combining mathematical rigor with a certain degree of informality in a satisfactory way. As such, this work will certainly be appreciated by a wide audience. * Mathematical Reviews, August 1993 *Table of Contents1. Vector spaces ; 2. Multilinear mappings and dual spaces ; 3. Tensor product spaces ; 4. Tensors ; 5. Symmetric and skew-symmetric tensors ; 6. Exterior (Grassmann) algebra ; 7. The tangent map of real cartesian spaces ; 8. Topological spaces ; 9. Differentiable manifolds ; 10. Submanifolds ; 11. Vector fields, 1-forms and other tensor fields ; 12. Differentiation and integration of differential forms ; 13. The flow and the Lie derivative of a vector field ; 14. Integrability conditions for distributions and for pfaffian systems ; 15. Pseudo-Riemannian manifolds ; 16. Connection 1-forms ; 17. Connection on manifolds ; 18. Mechanics ; 19. Additional topics in mechanics ; 20. A spacetime ; 21. Some physics on Minkowski spacetime ; 22. Einstein spacetimes ; 23. Spacetimes near an isolated star ; 24. Nonempty spacetimes ; 25. Lie groups ; 26. Fiber bundles ; 27. Connections on fiber bundles ; 28. Gauge theory

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a rapid introduction to the mathematical theory of compressible flow, giving a comprehensive account of the field and all important results up to the present day. The book is written in a clear, instructive and self-contained manner and will be accessible to a wide audience.Table of Contents1. Fundamental concepts and equations ; 2. Theoretical results for the Euler equations ; 3. Some mathematical tools for compressible flows ; 4. Weak solutions for steady compressible Navier-Stokes equations in barotropic regime ; 5. Strong solutions for steady compressible Navier-Stokes equations and small data ; 6. Some mathematical tools for non-steady equations ; 7. Weak solutions for non-stationary compressible Navier-Stokes equations ; 8. Global behavior of weak solutions ; 9. Strong solutions of non-steady compressible Navier-Stokes equations

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Book SynopsisThis monograph provides a treatment of the theory of algebraic Riccati equations, an area of increasing interest in the mathematics and engineering communities. A range of applications are covered, demonstrating the use of these equations for providing solutions to complex problems.Table of Contents1. Preliminaries from the theory of matrices ; 2. Indefinite scalar products ; 3. Skew-symmetric scalar products ; 4. Matrix theory and control ; 5. Linear matrix equations ; 6. Rational matrix functions ; 7. Geometric theory: the complex case ; 8. Geometric theory: the real case ; 9. Constructive existence and comparison theorems ; 10. Hermitian solutions and factorizations of rational matrix functions ; 11. Perturbation theory ; 12. Geometric theory for the discrete algebraic Riccati equation ; 13. Constructive existence and comparison theorems ; 14. Perturbation theory for discrete algebraic Riccati equations ; 15. Discrete algebraic Riccati equations and matrix pencils ; 16. Linear-quadratic regulator problems ; 17. The discrete Kalman filter ; 18. The total least squares technique ; 19. Canonical factorization ; 20. Hoo control problems ; 21. Contractive rational matrix functions ; 22. The matrix sign function ; 23. Structured stability radius ; Bibliography ; List of notations ; Index

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Book SynopsisTechniques for reasoning about actions an change in the physical world is one of the classical research topics in artificial intelligence. It is motivated by the needs of autonomous robots which must be able to anticipate their immediate future, to plan their future actions, and to figure out what went wrong in case of problems. It is also motivated by the needs of common-sense reasoning for example in the understanding of natural language texts, where processes and change over time is an ever-present phenomenon. The same set of problems arises in several other areas of computing such as in conceptual modelling for data bases, and in the rapidly growing area of intelligent control.The present research monograph presents and uses a novel methodology for reasoning about actions and change. Traditional research contributions have proposed new logic variants which were only supported by episodical examples. THe work described here uses a systematic methodology for identifying the exact ranTrade ReviewThe book presents deep and serious insight into inert and inhabited dynamical systems (IDS). * Zentralblatt fur Mathematik *Those working in nonmonotonic reasoning, planning, temporal logic, reasoning about actions and change, and related areas will find this book worth reading. * Computing Reviews *Table of ContentsInert and inhabited dynamical systems ; Inference operations on scenario descriptions ; Underlying semantics for IDS worlds ; Elementary feature logic and meta-logical concepts ; Lexical-domain object-feature logic ; Temporal feature logic for discrete time domains ; Chronicle completion in k-IA ; Intended models for chronicles in k-IA ; Entailment methods for k-IA using DFL-1 ; Duration constraints ; Entailment methods for k-OA using occlusion ; Composite actions ; Upper applicability bounds and assessment of soundness ; Future directions ; Terms index ; Notation ; References to related work

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Book SynopsisThis text contains a translation of the "Nine Chapters". The "Nine Chapters" contains math problems and solutions, which fall into nine categories based on practical needs. There are methods for solving problems in areas such as land measurement, construction, agriculture, commerce, and taxation.Trade Reviewa rich compilation of attractive problems telling wonderful fairy tales full of imaginative and delightful connections * Zentralbaltt Mathematik *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Liu Hui's Preface to his Running Commentary on the Nine Chapters ; 1. Field measurement ; 2. Millet and rice ; 3. Distribution by proportion ; 4. Short width ; 5. Construction consultations ; 6. Fair levies ; 7. Excess and deficit ; 8. Rectangular arrays ; 9. Right-angled triangles ; Appendix ; References ; Index

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Book SynopsisMany books treat the physics of superconductivity; very few until now have covered the engineering. Superconducting Magnets meets this need, providing a complete theoretical basis for the quantitative engineering design of superconducting magnet systems, ranging from the small instrument magnets, now in everyday use as research tools, to the very large magnet systems used for work on thermonuclear fusion and magnetohydrodynamic power generation.Wilson devotes particular attention to the problem of stabilization, a crucial factor in the design process because of its bearing on the overall reliability of the completed system. He also describes the essential features of field and stress calculation, although in less detail, since they are covered extensively in other works. Other topics considered are measurement techniques, current supply (with emphasis on heat exchanging cryogenic current leads), superconducting materials, the major applications of superconducting magnets, and some pracTrade Review`... clear and authoritative book that will be useful to all engineers and physicists working with magnets... unquestionably a comprehensive and valuable addition to the literature...' Electronics and Power`With so much activity in this subject...the appearance of this book by a well-known worker in the field is most timely...For specialists the book is essential reading... outstanding quality, superbly produced' The Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsNomenclature; Introduction; Applications: now and in the future; Field shapes and winding configurations; Magnetic forces and stresses; Degradation and training; Cryogenic stabilization; Flux jumping; Time-varying fields and A. C. losses; Quenching and protection; measurement techniques; Current supply; Superconducting materials and their manufacture; Magnet construction: some practical details; Index.

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Book SynopsisFrom agricultural soils to the clouds and fogs which influence our weather; from cosmetics to pharmaceuticals; from the food we eat to the structure of biological cells - most of the materials around us are made up of colloids. Colloidal systems are also important in the paper, paint and ink industries, either in the final products or at crucial stages in their manufacture. This book provides an introduction to the area of science which seeks to understand those processes which govern the behaviour of these systems.The emphasis is on providing a sound basic understanding on which later, more advanced study can be built. The book offers a gentle introduction to the author''s two-volume reference book Foundations of Colloid Science, which can be used to take the specialist reader into the latest research literature.Trade Review'the material included represents a selection of core topics that is covered to varying depths ... As an introduction to the subject area it will be a useful book for the serious reader who is seeking quantitative approach to the principles of colloid science.' Times Higher Education Supplement'Intended for a senior undergraduate course or for the many workers in science and industry for whom colloid science is important, but not central, to their concerns. Serves as an introduction to the author's comprehensive, two-volume work, Foundations of Colloid Science.' SciTech Book News, June 1994'will be useful to practising chemists for whom a more detailed knowledge of colloid chemistry would be advantageous' Aslib Book Guide, vol. 59, no. 4, April 1994Robert Hunter's new book will provide a useful and relatively painless initiation for those entering the field of colloid science, and is a handy reference work for the more experienced. It is remarkable value for money and should find its way into the personal libraries of novices and experts alike. * J. Gregory, Polymer International, Vol. 35, No. 1, Sept '94 *This new 'little Hunter' is a teaching text in the classical sense. The text is easy to read, sensibly illustrated and introduces many practical examples. * J Klingler, Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem 99 no 3 591-2. *A succesful book, both in terms of its content and its didactics, which can be recommended to everyone who wants to start in the field of colloids. * J Klingler, Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem 99 no 3 591-2. *Table of Contents1. Characterization of colloidal dispersions ; 2. Microscopic colloidal behaviour ; 3. Determination of particle size ; 4. Flow behaviour ; 5. Thermodynamics of surfaces ; 6. Adsorption at interfaces ; 7. Electrically charged interfaces ; 8. Measuring surface charge and potential ; 9. Particle interaction and coagulation ; 10. Applications of colloid and surface science ; Index

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Book SynopsisProcess development bridges the gap between the laboratory synthesis of an organic compound and its industrial manufacture on a large scale. This book uses real examples to show the range of problems which may be encountered in scaling up chemical syntheses and the ways in which they may be overcome.Trade Reviewexcellent..volume * Chemistry in Britain *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Scale up issues ; 2. Environmental and regulatory issyes ; 3. Fun with cephalosporins ; 4. Thromboxane antagonists ; 5. Homochiral thrombozane antagonists ; 6. H2 blockers ; 7. Development of a manufacturing route for cloprostenol sodium ; 8. Synthesis of a potentially anti-obesity agent ; 9. Reagents for large scale operation

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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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