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PeKo Publishing Kft. Panzer IV on the Battlefield 2: World War Two
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£22.09
Rima Editora Higiene e Segurança do Trabalho: Uma abordagem
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£18.53
Laxmi Publications Manufacturing Technology: Manufacturing Processes
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£999.99
Universities Press 50 Years of Space
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£74.09
River Publishers Smallscale Hydropower and Energy Recovery Using Water Hammer Effect
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£46.54
River Publishers Lubrication Strategies and Tips
Book SynopsisThis book is designed to help you navigate the complexities of lubrication with knowledge, diligence, and a commitment to optimal performance. Lubrication has always been colored with the incorrect perception that its seeming simplicity and inexpensive nature can be successfully managed with little or no knowledge or training.Structured into eight chapters, each one is designed to address specific challenges encountered in the practical lubrication of machine assets. Whether you''re just starting out or seeking to refine existing practices, you''ll discover actionable tips within each chapter, serving as springboards for immediate success in your lubrication endeavors.Drawing from over three decades of hands-on experience working across diverse industries, the strategies and tips presented here have been rigorously tested and proven effective. Each chapter focuses on specific areas known to deliver the greatest success when implemented.This guidebook will be a trusted companion offering guidance and support and empowering you to develop and implement a best practice lubrication management program in your organization.
£46.54
River Publishers Reconfigurable RF and Microwave Technologies
Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive guide to the latest innovations in reconfigurable RF and microwave technologies, providing a deep dive into advanced materials, fabrication techniques, and integration methods that are transforming the industry. In an era where wireless communication and RF/microwave technologies are continuously evolving, flexible, high-performance, and miniaturized RF and microwave components are in high demand. This book covers essential manufacturing methods such as micromachining, 3D printing, thin film growth methods, and photolithography. It also explores cutting-edge reconfigurable technologies enabled by mechanical tuning, RF MEMS, and semiconductor switches.Each chapter is designed to equip researchers, engineers, and students with practical insights into both the fundamental principles and the latest advancements in RF and microwave design. Whether youâre developing tunable RF filters, antennas, or phase shifters, Reconfigurable RF and Microwave Technologies: Materials, Techniques, and Integration serves as an invaluable resource to learn fabrication and integration techniques needed to meet the demands of current and next-generation wireless systems.
£999.99
River Publishers Electronic Devices and Circuit Fundamentals
Book SynopsisThis book explores many fundamental topics in a basic and easy-to-understand manner. It, and the accompanying DC-AC Electrical Fundamentals by the same co-authors, have been developed using a classic textbook – Electricity and Electronics: A Survey (5th Edition) by Patrick and Fardo – as a framework. Both new books have been structured using the same basic sequence and organization of the textbook as previous editions.This book has been expanded to 23 chapters, further simplifying content and providing a more comprehensive coverage of fundamental content. The content has been continually updated and revised through new editions and by external reviewers throughout the years. Additional quality checks to ensure technical accuracy, clarity and coverage of content have always been an area of focus. Each edition of the text has been improved through the following features: Improved and updated text content. Improved usage of illustrations and photos. Use of color to add emphasis and clarify content. Table of Contents1. Semiconductor Fundamentals 2. P–N Junction Diodes 3. Zener Diodes 4. Power Supplies 5. Special Semiconductor Diodes 6. Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJTs) 7. BJT Amplifiers 8. Field Effect Transistors (FETs) 9. FET Amplifiers 10. Power Amplifiers 11. Amplification Systems 12. Thyristors 13. Optoelectronic Devices 14. Integrated Circuits (ICs) 15. Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps) 16. Linear Op-Amp Circuits 17. Specialized Op-Amp Circuits 18. Filter Circuits 19. Oscillator Circuits 20. Radio Frequency (RF) Communication Circuits 21. Communication Systems 22. Digital Circuit Fundamentals
£999.99
Springer Verlag eHealth, Care and Quality of Life
Book SynopsisThe debate over eHealth is alive as never before. Supporters suggest that it will result in dramatic innovations in healthcare, including a giant leap towards patient-centered care, new opportunities to improve effectiveness, and enhanced wellness and quality of life. In addition, the growing market value of investments in health IT suggests that eHealth can offer at least a partial cure for the current economic stagnation. Detractors counter these arguments by claiming that eHealth has already failed: the UK Department of Health has shut down the NHS National Program for IT, Google has discontinued its Health flagship, and doubts have arisen over privacy safeguards for both patients and medical professionals. This book briefly explains why caregivers, professionals, technicians, patients, politicians, and others should all consider themselves stakeholders in eHealth. It offers myth-busting responses to some ill-considered arguments from both sides of the trench, in the process allowing a fresh look at eHealth. In addition, it describes how the technical failures of previous eHealth systems can be avoided, examines the legal basis of eHealth, and discusses associated ethical issues. Table of Contents1 Introduction: The debate over eHealth.- 2 Definitions of eHealth.- 3 An introduction to the technological basis of eHealth.- 4 eHealth and me: The implications of the Net for health care relationships.- 5 Legally eHealth.- 6 EU support to eHealth and cost-benefits.- 7 No (e)Health without (e)Research.- 8 eHealth policy.- 9 The high-tech face of eHealth.- 10 The data-driven revolution of healthcare.- 11 eEducation and eHealth: a call for action.- 12 Conclusions.
£42.74
Set Margins' publications PostDigital Print
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£21.85
Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Making climate-sensitive investments in
Book SynopsisThis publication is a practical reference for investment practitioners on the integration of climate change risks, focusing on vulnerability assessments and project appraisals. It illustrates climate funding opportunities, including the green climate fund and the Global Environment Facility
£45.90
HarperCollins India Robotics and Other Super Cool Technology
Book SynopsisThis second book in the Young Techie Series is designed to keep the reader inquisitive and engaged while introducing them to technology that is omnipresent in today's automated world.
£16.12
Lannoo Publishers The Beer Brewing Guide: The EBC Quality Handbook
Book SynopsisThis book is the ultimate guide for running a small brewery with an eye on improving and maintaining a high level of quality in day-to-day operations. It was written in cooperation with the European Trade Association of Brewers, representing 29 countries and more than 10,000 breweries. Detailed information is provided about raw materials, standard and alternative microorganisms encountered in the brewery, brewing processes, fermentation and maturation methods, packaging and dispensing, troubleshooting, analysis methods as well as barrel ageing and other processes common in and, in some cases, unique to smaller breweries. Though technical and in-depth, the information remains very accessible to readers of all levels of knowledge and experience. This book was written with professional brewers in mind who work in smaller facilities without access to extensive laboratory equipment or those who may be in the process of opening their own breweries. The text explores the techniques and background necessary for consistently brewing quality beer on a limited budget. All professional brewers, even advanced homebrewers, will find this book to be a helpful resource and an indispensable guide for expanding their knowledge base and improving their brewing skills.
£45.00
Springer Reducing Disaster: Early Warning Systems For
Book SynopsisAround the world, extreme weather events are becoming increasingly "the new normal" and are expected to increase in the 21st century as a result of climate change. Extreme weather events have devastating impacts on human lives and national economies. This book examines ways to protect people from hazards using early warning systems, and includes contributions from experts from four different continents representing 14 different universities, 8 government agencies and two UN agencies. Chapters detail critical components of early warning systems, ways to identify vulnerable communities, predict hazards and deliver information. Unique satellite images illustrate the transnational impact of disasters, while case studies provide detailed examples of warning systems. With contributors from the fields of economics, ethics, meteorology, geography and biology, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in disaster risk reduction or climate change.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Chapter 1: The Impact of Climate Change on Natural Disasters.- Chapter 2: Challenges in Early Warning of the Persistent and Widespread Winter Fog over the Indo-Gangetic Plains: A Satellite Perspective.- Chapter 3: Assessing human vulnerability to climate change from an evolutionary perspective.- Chapter 4: Early Warning Systems Defined.- Chapter 5: The State of Early Warning Systems.- Chapter 6: Climate Change and Early Warning Systems for Wildland Fire.- Chapter 7: Climate Change Implications and Use of Early Warning Systems for Global Dust Storms.- Chapter 8: Applications of Medium Range Probabilistic Flood Forecast for Societal Benefits - Lessons Learned from Bangladesh.- Chapter 9: Flood forecasting and early warning: an example from the UK Environment Agency.- Chapter 10: The Evolution of Kenya’s Drought Management System.- Chapter 11: Understanding the warning process through the lens of practice: emancipation as a condition of action. Some lessons from France.- Chapter 12: The Effect of Early Flood Warnings on Mitigation and Recovery during the 2010 Pakistan Floods.- Chapter 13: Disasters are gendered: what’s new?.- Chapter 14: The Ethics of Early Warning Systems for Climate Change.- Chapter 15: Decadal Warning Systems.- Chapter 16: The role of scientific modelling and insurance in providing innovative solutions for managing the risk of natural disasters.- Chapter 17: “Follow the spiders”: Ecosystems as Early Warnings.- Chapter 18: Natural hazards and Climate Change in Kenya: Minimizing the impacts on vulnerable communities through Early Warning Systems.
£80.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Big Visual Data Analysis: Scene Classification and Geometric Labeling
This book offers an overview of traditional big visual data analysis approaches and provides state-of-the-art solutions for several scene comprehension problems, indoor/outdoor classification, outdoor scene classification, and outdoor scene layout estimation. It is illustrated with numerous natural and synthetic color images, and extensive statistical analysis is provided to help readers visualize big visual data distribution and the associated problems. Although there has been some research on big visual data analysis, little work has been published on big image data distribution analysis using the modern statistical approach described in this book. By presenting a complete methodology on big visual data analysis with three illustrative scene comprehension problems, it provides a generic framework that can be applied to other big visual data analysis tasks.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Scene Understanding Datasets.- Indoor/Outdoor classification with Multiple Experts.- Outdoor Scene Classification Using Labeled Segments.- Global-Attributes Assisted Outdoor Scene Geometric Labeling.- Conclusion and Future Work.
£999.99
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Composites And Metamaterials
Book SynopsisThis book is an excellent primer for students to learn about physical properties, particularly mechanical properties of heterogeneous and multiphase materials and the cultivation of physical insight. Written by a prominent author who pioneered many of the concepts, this book provides a comprehensive coverage of fundamental and current topics in traditional composites and new heterogeneous materials.Topics covered include:
£63.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Lattice Boltzmann And Gas Kinetic Flux Solvers:
Book SynopsisComputational fluid dynamics (CFD) has been widely applied in a wide variety of industrial applications, including aeronautics, astronautics, energy, chemical, pharmaceuticals, power and petroleum.This unique compendium documents the recent developments in CFD based on kinetic theories, introducing flux reconstruction strategies of kinetic methods for the simulation of complex incompressible and compressible flows, namely the lattice Boltzmann and the gas kinetic flux solvers (LBFS or GKFS). LBFS and GKFS combine advantages of both Navier-Stokes (N-S) solvers and kinetic solvers.Detailed derivations, evaluations and applications of LBFS and GKFS, and their advantages over conventional flux reconstruction strategies are analyzed and discussed in the volume.The must-have reference text is useful for scholars, researchers, professionals and students who are keen in CFD methods and numerical simulations.
£112.50
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Introduction To Brewing And Fermentation Science:
Book SynopsisWritten as an introduction to the science of brewing and beer fermentation, this book provides an up-to-date overview of the science behind the various operations involved in the making of beer. Various subject-matter experts contribute their knowledge and unique perspectives on the most important topics in brewing, appealing to all readers wishing to expand their understanding of the chemical, microbiological and business aspects of brewery operation, with particular emphasis on the craft industry.
£63.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Research On Management Technology Of Sea Area
Book SynopsisSea area reclamation is one important activity where land is obtained in coastal countries and regions. It is also a marine development activity with great environment impact. Management technologies for sea area reclamation is the technologies system for sea area reclamation management.This compendium is a summary of the research and application of reclamation management technology in China. It makes a thorough study and systematic exposition of the main technical links of reclamation management.This comprehensive reference text provides a window for domestic and abroad reclamation managers, reclamation demonstration and assessment workers, reclamation project owners and even teachers and students keen in reclamation management.
£72.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Waste Heat Recovery: Principles And Industrial
Book SynopsisThis book presents a comprehensive coverage of fundamentals, latest technologies and industrial applications of Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) in process industries. Simple and effective WHR techniques are illustrated with industrial examples, to help readers to identify, calculate and develop heat recovery potential in their processes. Key benefits of WHR projects, which are useful for developing successful WHR business cases, are demonstrated. Special emphasis is given towards major technical risks and mitigation plans, for implementing sound WHR projects. Techniques for reaping benefits of WHR projects for longer periods are also outlined. Applying these techniques with an understanding of the principles explained in this book, and taking cues from the examples and suggestions, the reader will be able to realise sustained benefits in their process.Solution manual is provided for free to instructors who adopt this textbook. Please send your request to sales@wspc.com.
£162.00
World Scientific Publishing Company Art Of Singlewell Pushpull Test
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£139.50
Springer Verlag, Singapore Smart Plant Factory: The Next Generation Indoor
Book SynopsisThis book describes the concept, characteristics, methodology, design, management, business, recent advances and future technologies of plant factories with artificial lighting (PFAL) and indoor vertical farms. The third wave of PFAL business started in around 2010 in Japan and Taiwan, and in USA and Europe it began in about 2013 after the rapid advances in LED technology. The book discusses the basic and advanced developments in recent PFALs and future smart PFALs that emerged in 2016. There is an emerging interest around the globe in smart PFAL R&D and business, which are expected to play an important role in urban agriculture in the coming decades. It is also expected that they will contribute to solving the trilemma of food, environment and natural resources with increasing urban populations and decreasing agricultural populations and arable land area. Current obstacles to successful PFAL R&D and business are: 1) no well-accepted concepts and methodology for PFAL design and management, 2) lack of understanding of the environmental effects on plant growth and development and hydroponics among engineers; 3) lack of understanding of the technical and engineering aspects of PFAL among horticulturists; 4) lack of knowledge of the technical challenges and opportunities in future PFAL businesses among business professionals, policy makers, and investors and 5) lack of a suitable textbook on the recent advances in PFAL technologies and business for graduate students and young researchers. This book covers all the aspects of successful smart PFAL R & D and business. Table of ContentsPart１ Characteristics of current plant factories and next generation plant factory1. Current Status of Plant Factories with Artificial Lighting (PFALs) and Smart PFALs (Toyoki Kozai)2. Plant Factories with Artificial Lighting (PFALs): Benefits, Problems and Challenges (Toyoki Kozai)3. Protocols, issues and potential improvements of current cultivation systems (Na Lu and Shigeharu Shimamura) 4. Design and Control of smart PFAL (Yoshihiro Nakabo) 5. Designing a Cultivation System Module (CSM) Considering the Cost Performance – A Step Towards Smart PFALs - (Toyoki Kozai) Part 2 Recent Outcomes in Development and Business6. Business planning on Efficiency, Productivity, and Profitability (Kaz Uraisami)7. Renewable energy makes plant factory “smart” (Kaz Uraisami)8. Total indoor farming concepts for large scale production (Marc Kreuger, Lianne Meeuws, Gertjan Meeuws)9. SaibaiX: Production process management system (Shunsuke Sakaguchi)10. Air distribution and its uniformity (Ying Zhang and Murat Kacira) Part 3 Re-considerations of photosynthesis, LEDs, units and terminology11. Reconsidering the Fundamental Characteristics of Photosynthesis and LEDs (Toyoki Kozai and Masayuki Nozue)12. Reconsidering the terminology and units for light and nutrient solution (Toyoki Kozai , Satoru Tsukagoshi and Shunsuke Sakaguchi) Part 4 Advances in Research on LED lighting 13. Usefulness of broadband-spectrum white LEDs to envision future plant factory (Hatsumi Nozue and Masao Gomi)14. LED lighting technique to control plant growth and morphology (Tomohiro Jishi)15. The quality and quality shifting of the night interruption light affect the morphogenesis and flowering in floricultural plants (Byoung Ryong Jeong, Yoo Gyeong Park) Part 5 Advanced technologies to be implemented in the smart plant factory16. Mechanization of Agriculture considering Its Business model (Tamio Tanikawa)17. Quantifying the environmental and energy benefits of food growth in urban environment (Rebecca Ward, Melanie Jans-Singh and Ruchi Choudhary)18. Applications for breeding and high-wire tomato production in plant factory (Marc Kreuger, Lianne Meeuws and Gertjan Meeuws)19. Molecular breeding for plant factory – Strategies and Technology (Richalynn Leong and Daisuke Urano)20. Production of value-added plants (Shoko Hikosaka)21. Chemical inquiry into herbal medicines and food additives (Natsuko Kagawa)22. Detection and utilization of biological rhythms in plant factories (Hirokazu Fukuda, Yusuke Tanigaki, Shogo Moriyuki)23. Automated characterization of plant growth and flowering dynamics using RGB images (Wei Guo)24. Towards Nutrient Solution Composition Control in Hydroponic System (Toyoki Kozai, Satoru Tsukagoshi and Syunsuke Sakaguchi)25. Phenotyping- and AI-based environmental control and breeding for PFAL (Eri Hayashi and Toyoki Kozai)26. Plant cohort research and its application (Toyoki Kozai, Na Lu, Rikuo Hasegawa, Osamu Nunomura, Tomomi Nozaki, Yumiko Amagai and Eri Hayashi)27. Concluding remarks (Toyoki Kozai)
£161.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Essentials of Food Chemistry
Book SynopsisThis book presents fundamental and practical information on food chemistry. Using 2-D barcodes, it illustrates the specific reactions and potential transformation mechanisms of food constituents during various manufacturing and storage processes, and each chapter features teaching activities, such as questions and answers, and discussions. Further, it describes various local practices and improvements in Asia. Divided into 12 chapters covering individual nutrients and components, including water, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, pigments, flavoring substances, additives, and harmful constituents, it addresses their food chemistry, as well as their transformations during manufacturing processes, and typical or advanced treatments to improve food quality and safety. This book helps college students to gain a basic understanding of nutrients and food components, to discover and implement the practical industrial guidelines, and also to learn the latest developments in food chemistry.Table of ContentsIntroduction.Water.- Proteins.- Carbohydrates.- Lipids.- Vitamins.- Minerals.- Enzyme.- Pigments.- Food Flavor Substances.- Food additives.- Harmful Constituents.
£67.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Embedded Robotics: From Mobile Robots to
Book SynopsisThis book presents a unique examination of mobile robots and embedded systems, from introductory to intermediate level. It is structured in three parts, dealing with Embedded Systems (hardware and software design, actuators, sensors, PID control, multitasking), Mobile Robot Design (driving, balancing, walking, and flying robots), and Mobile Robot Applications (mapping, robot soccer, genetic algorithms, neural networks, behavior-based systems, and simulation). The book is written as a text for courses in computer science, computer engineering, IT, electronic engineering, and mechatronics, as well as a guide for robot hobbyists and researchers.Table of ContentsPart I, Embedded Systems and Programming Environments.- Robots and Controllers.- Central Processing Unit.- Sensors.- Actuators.- Actuators.- Control.- Multitasking.- Wireless Communication.- Raspberry Pi.- Arduino.- Part II, Mobile Robot Design.- Driving Robots.- Omnidirectional Robots.- Balancing Robots.- Walking Robots.- Autonomous Planes.- Autonomous Vessels and Underwater Vehicles.- Robot Manipulators.- Simulation Systems.- Part III, Mobile Robot Applications.- Localization and Navigation.- Maze Exploration.- Map Generation.- Real-Time Image Processing.- Robot Soccer.- Neural Networks.- Evolutionary Computing Approaches.- Behavior-Based Systems.- Evolution of Walking Gaits.- Automotive Systems.- Outlook.- Appendices, Index.
£47.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Introduction to Space Science
Book SynopsisThis book highlights the technological and managerial fundamentals and frontier questions of space science. Space science is a new interdisciplinary and comprehensive subject that takes spacecraft as the main tools to study the planet Earth, the solar-terrestrial space, the solar system, and even the whole universe, to answer significant questions covering the formation and evolution of the solar system and the universe, the origin and evolution of life and the structure of the material. The book introduces major scientific questions in various branches of space science and provides related technological and managerial knowledge. It also discusses the necessity of international cooperation and elaborates on the strategic planning of space science in China. The book can be used as a reference book or textbook for scientists, engineers, college students, and the public participating in space science programs.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Chapter 1: Reasons to conduct research in spaceChapter 2: History of Human Space Exploration Chapter 3: Major frontiers in space science (I)Chapter 4: Major frontiers in space science (II)Chapter 5: Space Systems Engineering and Its SystemsChapter 6: Technical fundamentals (I): orbit, attitude and TT&CChapter 7: Technical fundamentals (II): scientific payloads and its application environment Chapter 8: Technical fundamentals (III): Mission Planning and Operations Chapter 9: Managements (I): Call for Mission Proposals and Its SelectionChapter 10: Managements (II): Mission Development and the Duty of Scientists and EngineersChapter 11: Managements (III): Quality Management and Risk ControlChapter 12: Managements (IV): Full Mission Lifecycle Management and Output EvaluationChapter 13: International CooperationChapter 14: Strategic Planning of Space Science in ChinaChapter 15: Relations of Space science, Space Technology and Space Applications
£71.24
Springer Verlag, Singapore Mathematical and Computational Studies on
Book SynopsisThis book’s aim is to study the mathematical and computational models to analyze the progress, prognosis, prevention, and panacea of breast cancer. The book discusses application of Markov chains and transient mappings, Charlie–Simpson numerical algorithm, models represented by nonlinear reaction–diffusion-type partial differential equations, and related techniques. The book also attempts to design mathematical model of targeted strategic treatments by using Skilled Killer Drugs (SKD1 and SKD2) to suggest the improvisation of future cancer treatments. Both graduate students and researchers of computational biology and oncologists will benefit by studying this book. Researchers of cancer studies and biological sciences will also find this work helpful.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Statistics: The Backgrounds & The Basis.- Attacker & Defender Model: The Dynamics of the Immune System.- Mathematical Modeling of Metastatic Cancer.- Mathematical/Computational Modeling of Advanced Immunotherapy.- Mathematical Modeling & Computational Studies On The War Against Breast Cancer.- Gene Therapy.- The Smartest Fighters.- Nutritional Therapy.- The Fateful Code & The Future Course.- Conclusion.
£44.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Intelligent Manufacturing
Book SynopsisThis book introduces intelligent manufacturing system planning, design, and implementation, through the deep integration of the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence, and manufacturing process, to promote the transformation and upgrading of enterprises. This book shows the implementation of intelligent manufacturing process with 12 benchmarking enterprises, discusses the planning, implementation, and control of intelligent manufacturing system technology and method of theory, and analyzes the five hierarchies of intelligent manufacturing system, the five stages of life cycle, and five kinds of intelligent depth. The content can cultivate the reader's vocational ability to develop intelligent solutions and implementation based on complex, uncertain environment needs. This book will be interesting and useful to a wide readership in the various fields of management, information science, and engineering science.Table of ContentsBackground, basic concept and method.- Spatial hierarchy dimension of Intelligent manufacturing.- Life cycle dimension of Intelligent manufacturing.- Intelligent feature dimension of Intelligent manufacturing.- Comprehensive implementation path of Intelligent manufacturing.- Future research and development direction.
£56.99
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Gallium Nitride And Silicon Carbide Power Devices
Book SynopsisDuring the last 30 years, significant progress has been made to improve our understanding of gallium nitride and silicon carbide device structures, resulting in experimental demonstration of their enhanced performances for power electronic systems. Gallium nitride power devices made by the growth of the material on silicon substrates have gained a lot of interest. Power device products made from these materials have become available during the last five years from many companies.This comprehensive book discusses the physics of operation and design of gallium nitride and silicon carbide power devices. It can be used as a reference by practicing engineers in the power electronics industry and as a textbook for a power device or power electronics course in universities.
£95.40
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd How To Build A Dragon Or Die Trying: A Satirical
Book Synopsis'This co-authored book explores how advances in cell biology, CRISPR gene editing and bioengineering might be used to make a live dragon. The result is a gloriously tongue-in-check scientific epic … How to Build a Dragon or Die Trying is deliberately flamboyant and outrageous. It’s also funny and smart. Far from a how-to guide for ne’er-do-wells to weaponize reptiles, it is designed to spark healthy curiosity in anyone who enjoys a ripping good science read.'NatureWhat if you could have your own real dragon? While that might seem like just a fantasy, today cutting-edge science has brought us to the point where it might really be possible. This book looks into the possibilities of making living, fire-breathing dragons. The world has been fascinated with dragons for thousands of years. Fictional dragons still have a firm place in pop culture, such as Smaug from The Hobbit as well as the dragons in Game of Thrones and in the How to Train Your Dragon movies. This new book discusses using powerful technologies such as CRISPR gene editing, stem cells, and bioengineering to make real dragons. It also goes through what useful information we can learn from animals such as Pteranodons and amazing present-day creatures in our quest to build actual dragons. The book goes on to discuss the possibility of building other mythical creatures such as unicorns and mermaids. Overall, How to Build A Dragon is also meant as a satirical look at cutting-edge science, and it pokes fun at science hype. Anyone who is interested in dragons or cutting-edge science will enjoy this book! It is written in a humorous, approachable way making science fun and easy to understand, including for young adults.The author is well-known scientist Paul Knoepfler who is familiar to the public for his science, his blog The Niche, and his frequent contributions to lay stories on new science concepts such as stem cells and CRISPR. He also is known for his TED talk on designer babies with more than 1.3 million views, and his two books — . The co-author, his daughter Julie Knoepfler, is a high school student interested in science and writing. She has her own blog on literary and film analysis, and enjoys taking a humorous look at culture through writing.
£23.75
Springer Verlag, Singapore A General Theory of Fluid Mechanics
Book SynopsisThis book provides a general introduction to fluid mechanics in the form of biographies and popular science. Based on the author’s extensive teaching experience, it combines natural science and human history, knowledge inheritance and cognition law to replace abstract concepts of fluid mechanics with intuitive and understandable physical concepts. In seven chapters, it describes the development of fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, experimental fluid dynamics, wind tunnel and water tunnel equipment, the mystery of flight and aerodynamic principles, and leading figures in fluid mechanics in order to spark beginners’ interest and allow them to gain a comprehensive understanding of the field’s development. It also provides a list of references for further study.Table of ContentsFoundation of Fluid Mechanics.- Aerodynamics.- Hydrodynamics.- Computational Fluid Dynamics.- Experimental Fluid Mechanics.- Wind tunnel and water tunnel equipment.- Flight Mystery and Aerodynamic Principles.- Introduction to Celebrities in Fluid Mechanics.
£999.99
Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd Nanometer CMOS
Book SynopsisThis book presents the material necessary for understanding the physics, operation, design, and performance of modern MOSFETs with nanometer dimensions. It offers a brief introduction to the field and a thorough overview of MOSFET physics, detailing the relevant basics. The authors apply presented models to calculate and demonstrate transistor characteristics, and they include required input data (e.g., dimensions, doping) enabling readers to repeat the calculations and compare their results. The book introduces conventional and novel advanced MOSFET concepts, such as multiple-gate structures or alternative channel materials. Other topics covered include high-k dielectrics and mobility enhancement techniques, MOSFETs for RF (radio frequency) applications, MOSFET fabrication technology.Trade Review"Nanoscale CMOS has become mainstream technology. This book deals with a very important topic and is written by two well-known contributors to the field. It is a very timely and important book."—Prof. Michael Shur, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA"This book combines the knowledge of three distinguished authors in a unique blend transcending from early history to modern-day nanotechnology; the text will be enjoyable, educational and illuminating for the technical novice and the modern expert."—Dr. Steven Voldman, ESD Association, USATable of ContentsThe Evolution of Silicon Electronics. MOSFET Theory. Nanoscale MOSFETs. MOSFETs for RF Applications. Overview of Nanometer CMOS Technology. Outlook. Appendices.
£109.25
Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline Materials
Book SynopsisThis book concentrates on both understanding and development of nanocrystalline materials. The original relation which connects grain size and strength known as the Hall-Petch relation is studied in the nanometer grain size region. The breakdown of such a relation is a challenge. Why and how to overcome? Is the dislocation mechanism still operating when the grain size is very small approaching the amorphous limit? How do we go from the microstructure information to the continuum description of the mechanical properties.Trade Review"Ever since the development of novel processes to produce nanocrystalline materials, researchers have been active in enhancing mechanical properties by tailoring the material microstructure and composition. This is a seminal book edited by Professor James C. M. Li, the most authoritative scientist on the subject. It would be of great value to students, teachers and researchers working in the field of materials science and engineering."—Dr. B. B. Rath, Naval Research Laboratory, USATable of ContentsForewordPrefaceMechanisms Governing the Plastic Deformaton of Nanocrystalline Materials, Including Grain-Size Sotening Hans Conrad and Jay NarayanEnhanced Mechanical Propertes of Nanostructured Metals Produced by SPD Techniques Ruslan Z. Valiev and Terence G. LangdonStrength and Strain-Rate Sensitvity of Nanopolycrystals Ronald W. ArmstrongA Composite Model of Nanocrystalline Materials George J. WengThe Effect of Microstructural Features on the Mechanical Properties of Nanocrystalline Metals Zbigniew Pakiela, Malgorzata Lewandowska, and Krzysztof J. KurzydlowskiMechanical Behavior and Deformaon Mechanism of FCC Metals With Nanoscale Twins L. Lu and K. LuGrain Boundaries in Nanocrystalline Materials James C. M. LiDynamic Mechanical Behavior of Ultrafine and Nanocrystalline Refractory Metals Qiuming Wei and Laszlo J. KecskesFracture Behavior of Nanocrystalline Ceramics Ilya A. Ovid’ko and Alexander G. SheinermanOn Challenging Problems in Bridging the Scales From the Atomisic to the Contnuum Mohammed CherkaouiSubject IndexName Index
£72.19
Springer Verlag, Singapore Space-Air-Ground Integrated Network Security
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on security science and technology, data and information security, and mobile and network security for space-air-ground integrated networks (SAGINs). SAGIN are expected to play an increasingly important role in providing real-time, flexible, and integrated communication and data transmission services in an efficient manner. Today, SAGINs have been widely developed for a range of applications in navigation, environmental monitoring, traffic management, counter-terrorism, etc. However, security becomes a major concern, since the satellites, spacecrafts, and aircrafts are susceptible to a variety of traditional/specific network-based attacks, including eavesdropping, session hijacking, and illegal access. In this book, we review the theoretical foundations of SAGIN security. We also address a range of related security threats and provide cutting-edge solutions in the aspect of ground network security, airborne network security, space network security, and provide future trends in SAGIN security. The book goes from an introduction to the topic’s background, to a description of the basic theory, and then to cutting-edge technologies, making it suitable for readers at all levels including professional researchers and beginners. To gain the most from the book, readers should have taken prior courses in information theory, cryptography, network security, etc.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction to SAGIN Security.- Chapter 2 Theory Foundation of SAGIN Security.- Chapter 3 Ground Network Security.- Chapter 4 Airborne Network Security.- Chapter 5 Space Network Security.- Chapter 6 Future Trend of Network Security.
£151.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Applications of Artificial Intelligence and
Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview on the current progresses in artificial intelligence and neural nets in data science. The book is reporting on intelligent algorithms and applications modeling, prediction, and recognition tasks and many other application areas supporting complex multimodal systems to enhance and improve human–machine or human–human interactions. This field is broadly addressed by the scientific communities and has a strong commercial impact since investigates on the theoretical frameworks supporting the implementation of sophisticated computational intelligence tools. Such tools will support multidisciplinary aspects of data mining and data processing characterizing appropriate system reactions to human-machine interactional exchanges in interactive scenarios. The emotional issue has recently gained increasing attention for such complex systems due to its relevance in helping in the most common human tasks (like cognitive processes, perception, learning, communication, and even "rational" decision-making) and therefore improving the quality of life of the end users.Table of Contents1. Michele Scarpiniti, Edoardo Massaro, Danilo Comminiello and Aurelio Uncini: Generating New Sounds by Vector Arithmetic in the Latent Space of the MelGAN Architecture2. Kamyar Zeinalipour and Marco Gori: Graph Neural Networks for Topological Feature Extraction in ECG Classification3. Francesco Camastra, Angelo Casolaro and Gennaro Iannuzzo: Manifold Learning by a Deep Gaussian Process Variational Autoencoder4. Marcos Faundez-Zanuy, Anna Faura-Pujol, Hector Montalvo-Ruiz, Alexia Losada-Fors, Pablo Genovese and Pilar Sanz-Cartagena: Analysis of Sensors for Movement Analysis5. Giansalvo Cirrincione, Vincenzo Randazzo, Pietro Barbiero, Gabriele Ciravegna and Eros Pasero: Dual Seep Clustering6. Vincenzo Randazzo, Gaia Marchetti, Carla Giustetto, Erica Gugliermina, Rahul Kumar, Giansalvo Cirrincione, Fiorenzo Gaita and Eros Pasero: Learning-Based Approach to Predict Fatal Events in Brugada Syndrome7. Francesco Prinzi, Marco Insalaco, Salvatore Gaglio and Salvatore Vitabile: Breast Cancer Localization and Classification in Mammograms Using YoloV58. Jonathan Melchiorre, Marco Martino Rosso, Raffaele Cucuzza, Emanuela D'Alto, Amedeo Manuello Bertetto and Giuseppe Carlo Marano: Deep Acoustic Emission Detection Trained on Seismic Signals9. Elena Sibilano, Michael Lassi, Alberto Mazzoni, Vitoantonio Bevilacqua and Antonio Brunetti: A Deep Learning Framework for the Classification of Pre-Prodromal and Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease Using Resting-State EEG signals10. Giovanni Di Gennaro, Amedeo Buonanno, Francesco Verolla, Giovanni Fioretti, Francesco A. N. Palmieri, and Krishna R. Pattipati: Imitation Learning Through Prior Injection in Markov Decision Processes 11. Giovanni Di Gennaro, Amedeo Buonanno, Marilena Baldi, Enzo Capoluongo, and Francesco A.N. Palmieri: Vision-Based Human Activity Recognition Methods Using Pose Estimation12. Stefano Fiscale, Laura Inno, Angelo Ciaramella, Alessio Ferone, Alessandra Rotundi, Pasquale De Luca, Ardelio Galletti, Livia Marcellino and Giovanni Covone: Identifying Exoplanets in TESS Data by Deep Learning13. Vincenzo Bevilacqua, Antonio Di Marino, Angelo Ciaramella, Anastasia Angela Biancardi, Giorgio Budillon, Paola de Ruggiero, Emanuele Della Volpe, Luigi Gifuni, Danilo Mascolo, Stefano Pierini and Enrico Zambianchi: Computational Intelligence for Marine Litter Recovery14. Alessio Ferone, Marco Lazzaro, Vincenzo Mariano Scarrica, Angelo Ciaramella and Antonino Staiano: A Synthetic Dataset for Learning Optical Flow in Underwater Environment15. Giorgia Ghione, Marta Lovino, Elisa Ficarra and Giansalvo Cirrincione: An Interpretable BERT-Based Architecture for SARS-CoV-2 Variant Identification16. Michele Fedrizzi and Silvio Giove: Competence-Based Coalition Choice, a Non-Additive Approach17. Michele La Rocca, Cira Perna, Marilena Sibillo and Antonio Vignes: Forecasting Mortality with Autoencoders: An Application to Italian Mortality Data.18. Michele Scarpiniti, Edoardo Bini, Marco Ferraro, Alessandro Giannetti, Danilo Comminiello, Yong-Cheol Lee and Aurelio Uncini: Leaky Echo State Network for Audio Classification in Construction Sites19. Sidhant Kumar, Vijayeskar Kumar, Krishnil Ram, Michael Wood, Giansalvo Cirrincione and Rahul Kumar: ECG Signal Classification Using Long-Short-Term-Memory Neural Networks20. Michele Lo Giudice, Nadia Mammone, Cosimo Ieracitano, Umberto Aguglia, Danilo Mandic and Francesco Carlo Morabito: A Convolutional Neural Network Approach for the Classification of Subjects with Epileptic Seizures vs Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures and Control Based on Automatic Feature Extraction from Empirical Mode Decomposition of Interictal EEG Recordings21. Nicola Camatti, Andrea Ellero and Paola Ferretti: Commerce Districts: Conditions for Customer Overall Satisfaction in a Multi-Attribute Framework22. Andrea Ellero, Paola Ferretti, and Elena Zocchia: Problematic Merging and Cartels: A Collusion Risk Factors Analysis
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