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Book SynopsisChildress opens the door to the amazing world of ancient technology, from the computers of the ancient world to the ''flying machines of the gods''. The book explores the technology that was allegedly used in Atlantis and the theory that the great pyramid of Egypt was originally a gigantic power station. From beginning to end, the book is filled with facts, keen observations and tales that challenge modern assumptions in a humorous, intelligent and compelling way.

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Book SynopsisPresenting intriguing and challenging physics problems in a non-technical manner, this insightful book comes complete with hints and full solutions. A must-have for a wide range of readers, from advanced school students to graduate students, as well as teachers and lecturers.Table of ContentsPreface; How to use this book; Thematic order of the problems; Problems; Hints; Solutions; Appendix.

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Book SynopsisIn the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, your organisation must harness technology, artificial intelligence and digital tools to stay ahead in your field. Fail to do so, and you won't survive. Culture Coding provides five keys to building a digitally focused, constructive culture that engages staff, delivers for clients and ensures success. It shows you how to take advantage of technology, AI and behavioural science to enable a culture for digital and sustainable business growth, whether you lead a startup, an SME or a multinational enterprise. Read this book to: Understand why open-sourced technology and AI are central to streamlining business services Identify where and how AI can make the most difference to your organisation Use gamification to maintain consistent staff and client engagement and keep making marginal gains in the new relationship economy Apply behavioural science and digital strategies to become an emotionally intelligent business Ensure your organisation is cyber-resilient

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Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 Charge to the Panel and Description of theAssessment Process; 4 General Assessment of the Information Technology Laboratory; 5 Assessments of Laboratory Divisions; 6 Conclusions

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Book SynopsisAssesses the scientific and technical work of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This book finds that, overall the technical merit of the programs reviewed within the BFRL is very high and generally at a state-of-the-art level.Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 The Charge to the Panel and the Assessment Process; 4 Measurement Science for Building Energy Technologies; 5 Measurement Science for Breakthrough Improvements in Construction Productivity; 6 Measurement Science for Predicting Life Cycle Performance of Nanocomposite Infrastructure Materials; 7 Disaster Resilient Structures and Communities (Hurricanes and Earthquakes); 8 Disaster Resilient Structures and Communities (Fires); 9 Programs Funded Under the America COMPETES Act; 10 Overall Conclusions

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1.0 The Gathering Storm, Revisited; 4 2.0 Efforts to Avert the Storm; 5 3.0 Changing Circumstances; 6 4.0 The Ingredients of Innovation; 7 5.0 A Category 5 Storm; 8 Appendix A: Some Perspectives; 9 Appendix B: Report Reviewers; 10 Appendix C: Project Staff; 11 Appendix D: Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe Ising model provides a detailed mathematical description of ferromagnetism and is widely used in statistical physics and condensed matter physics. In this Student''s Guide, the author demystifies the mathematical framework of the Ising model and provides students with a clear understanding of both its physical significance, and how to apply it successfully in their calculations. Key topics related to the Ising model are covered, including exact solutions of both finite and infinite systems, series expansions about high and low temperatures, mean-field approximation methods, and renormalization-group calculations. The book also incorporates plots, figures, and tables to highlight the significance of the results. Designed as a supplementary resource for undergraduate and graduate students, each chapter includes a selection of exercises intended to reinforce and extend important concepts, and solutions are also available for all exercises.Table of Contents1. The Ising model; 2. Finite Ising systems; 3. Partial summations and effective interactions; 4. Infinite Ising systems in one dimension; 5. The Onsager solution and exact series expansions; 6. The mean-field approach; 7. Position-space renormalization-group techniques; Index.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the exploration of data with visual methods, Displaying Time Series, Spatial, and Space-Time Data with R presents methods and R code for producing high-quality static graphics, interactive visualizations, and animations, of time series, spatial, and space-time data. Practical examples using real-world datasets help you understand how to apply the methods and code.While the first edition primarily focused on static graphics, and the second edition significantly expanded upon interactive elements, this edition has been thoroughly updated with a modern emphasis. Key enhancements include: Comprehensive updates to all chapters: Incorporating the latest advancements in packages like sf and terra. New content: Introducing valuable topics such as trajectories, hill shading, and cartograms, enriching the scope of the book.The book illustrates how to display a dataset starting with an easy and direct approach and progressively adding improvements that involve more complexity. Each of the three parts of the book is devoted to different types of data. In each part, the chapters are grouped according to the various visualization methods or data characteristics.Featuresâ Offers detailed information on producing high-quality graphics, interactive visualizations, and animationsâ Uses real data from meteorological, climate, economic, social science, energy, engineering, environmental, and epidemiological research in many practical examplesâ Shows how to improve graphics based on visualization theoryâ Provides the graphics, data, and R code on the authorâs website, enabling you to practice with the methods and modify the code to suit your own needs.

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Book SynopsisComplex systems â characterized by self-organization, emergence, and profound non-linearity â govern everything from global financial markets to ecological stability. Navigating this complexity requires a unified mathematical framework that moves beyond traditional linear models. This book provides that essential toolkit, offering a robust, interdisciplinary approach to simulation, forecasting, and management across engineering, economic, and environmental fields.What sets this volume apart is its integration of ecological and evolutionary perspectives with quantitative approaches to simulate, forecast, and manage complexity in diverse domains including finance, agriculture, and environmental science.Throughout the book, readers will find practical examples, case studies, and advice on how to apply scientific modeling techniques to solve real-world problems. It presents insights into best practices and strategies for using modeling and simulation effectively in various fields.This book is an indispensable resource for researchers, quantitative analysts, and advanced students in complexity science, evolutionary economics, quantitative finance, and ecological modeling. It provides the theoretical depth and practical, data-driven methods necessary to analyze and manage the world's most challenging complex systems.Key Features Contains an in-depth treatment of nonlinear dynamics and evolutionary processes as foundational frameworks for understanding complex system behavior. Provides applications of dynamical systems to real-world problems in ecology, environmental sciences, economics and financial markets, emphasizing the parallels between biological evolution and market competition. Presents illustrations through a variety of case studies, featuring practical applications to S&P 500 stock dynamics, optimization of livestock production, and forecasting the collapse of threatened biomes.

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Book SynopsisAn extensive and easy-to-read guide covering the fundamental concepts of electrical machines, highlighting transformers, motors, generators and magnetic circuits. It provides in-depth discussion on construction, working principles and applications of various electrical machines. The design of transformers, functioning of generators and performance of induction motors are explained through descriptive illustrations, step-by-step solved examples and mathematical derivations. A separate chapter on special purpose machines offers important topics such as servomotors, brushless motors and stepper motors, which is useful from industrial perspective to build a customized machine. Supported by 400 solved examples, 600 figures, and more than 1000 self-assessment exercises, this is an ideal text for one or two-semester undergraduate courses on electrical machines under electrical and electronics engineering.Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; 1. Electro magnetic circuits; 2. Single-phase transformers; 3. Three-phase transformers; 4. DC generator; 5. DC motors; 6. Synchronous generators or alternators; 7. Parallel operation of alternators; 8. Synchronous motors; 9. Three-phase induction motors; 10. Starting methods of speed control of three-phase induction motors; 11. Single-phase motors; 12. Special purpose machines; Open book questions; Index.

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Book SynopsisSwarm intelligence is an innovative computational way to solve hard problems. This discipline is inspired by the behaviour of social insect (e.g. ants, termites, bees and wasps) colonies as well as fish schools and bird flocks. The content of this book is divided into two main parts: ant colony optimisation and particle swarm optimisation. The former describes systems that have been engineered using ant colony optimisation and the latter presents systems that were designed based on particle swarm optimisation.

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Book SynopsisUnderstand the importance of interactive worlds for playing, socializing, and working. Gain hands-on skills through a blend of concepts and practical examples, enabling you to create a metaverse experience from start to finish.

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Book SynopsisThe essays in this volume explore how feminist theory has had a direct impact on research in the biological and social sciences, in medicine, and in technology, often providing the impetus for fundamentally changing the theoretical underpinnings and practices of such research.

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Book SynopsisProfiles of 18 typographers who made significant contributions to the field, including oldies such as Gutenberg, Caxton, Caslon, Baskerville, Bodoni, and several moderns whose work-Times New Roman, Perpetua, Electra, etc. -is better known than their names.Table of ContentsPreface. EARLY GIANTS. Johann Gutenberg. William Caxton. Aldus Manutius. Claude Garamond. William Caslon. John Baskerville. Giambattista Bodoni. MODERN PIONEERS. Frederic W. Goudy. Morris Fuller Benton. Rudolf Koch. Oswald Cooper. William Addison Dwiggins. Eric Gill. Stanley Morison. Jan Van Krimpen. Robert Hunter Middleton. Beatrice Warde. Jan Tschichold. Designers and Their Typefaces.

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Book SynopsisRichard Morris is the course leader for the four product design based degree programmes at the University of Brighton, UK and leads the Brighton Creativity Centre, UK.Table of Contents1. Product research Designing for people Case study: Tord Boontje Product requirements Case study: Jonathan Ive Defining needs Case study: Thomas Heatherwick Chapter summary and assignments 2. Product concepts Generating ideas Case study: Wayne Hemmingway Nurturing ideas Case study: Naoto Fukasawa Recognizing design trends Case study: Luigi Colani Chapter summary and assignments 3. Product development Concept selection Case study: Royal Philips Functionality Case study: d3O Form Case study: Matthew White Chapter summary and assignments 4. Production Pre-production Case study: Assa Ashuach Manufacturing Case study: Tom Dixon Operations Case study: Salter Chapter summary and assignments 5. Product launch Roll out Case study: Sir James Dyson Sales Case study: Vertu Chapter summary and assignments Conclusion Glossary Further Resources Further Reading Index

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Book SynopsisWhat does it mean to love with technology? Does data improve our emotional interactions? The collection approaches the query with critical essays and works of new media art to look into the construction of love and its practices in the time of digitally mediated relationships. With expertise coming from recognized researchers, critics and artists in the field of media and cultural studies, it analyses relationship trends and affect cultures that have emerged from technological acceleration. Data Dating: Love, Technology and Desire is a comprehensive study of love and intimacy under digitalism that reflects on the structure of feeling(s) and libido environments in the high-tech and media-bound landscapes of contemporary technocracies. Organized around ten chapters and ten works of new media art, the collection offers an extensive critical analysis of technologized romance (and other emotional relations), as well as provides an insight into the codification, execution, deployment, and evolution of the patterns of togetherness in the so-called Tamagotchi era. The chapters engage in the problems of new material planes that have emerged from the abstraction of networked communication and dispersion of traditional notions of physicality. They close-read the templates of contemporary fantasy, fetish and eroticism, as shaped by platform capitalism, datafication, and new commodity cultures, in which self-promotion for bonding relies on the new possibilities that are coming in with new media self-mediation formats. Central to the analysis is the carbon-silicon dynamics of love’s contemporary DNA and libidinal techne – practiced in the environment where screens, interfaces, algorithms, data protocols and non-organic objects of affection and affect delineate, organize and program the trajectories of encounter, limerence and erotic pleasure. All the chapters are authored by recognized researchers in the field of love, emotion, media, technology and cultural studies, and they critically explore various aspects of love/intimacy under technocracy, approaching them with expertise the goes beyond the typical high-modernist and post-structural reading of the media-ridden life practices and environments. More importantly, the collection includes landmark works of new media art coming from prominent new media artist gathered around 'Data Dating' – new media art exhibition, curated by Valentina Peri (co-editor of the collection) and presented in Paris, Tel Aviv and London. As such, the collection proffers a unique and original critical approach – one that combines artistic practice and cultural criticism – to comment upon the transformation of human relationships and emotional standards under technological development with reference to the social change and cultural condition. The collection of essays, each accompanied by a work of media art, that provides a comprehensive insight into the construction of love and its practices in the time of digitally mediated relationships. Primary readership will be among educators, researcher and students in disciplines including cultural studies, media and communications, philosophy, sociology, psychology and gender, LGBTQ+ and sexual studies. It will be an extremely valuable resource for those in these fields. It will be of interest to other groups including art curators, online platform designers, social media content managers and designers and data specialists.Trade Review'This is not the catalogue of the homonymous exhibition which took place between 2018 and 2022 at Galerie Charlot in Paris and Tel Aviv, at Watermans in London and at iMAL in Brussels. Or rather it is, and much more. Data Dating: Love, Technology, Desire is a collection of ten essays, each one related to an artwork in the exhibition. These are not meant as commentaries on the artworks but rather elaborate on their individual themes. [...] Within the ten chapters, the exhibition expands theoretically through an indirect dialogue, intertwining the artistic and academic. It’s another excellent example of an innovative format and project that celebrates cultural production.' -- NeuralTable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements INTRODUCTION Introduction: Dating (the) Data and Other Intimacies Ania Malinowska and Valentina Peri 1. WIRED LIMERENCE (feat. Deep Love by Antoine Schmitt) Technology, Commerce and the Intimacy Revolution Lauren Rosewarne 2. LOVE INFO-STRUCTURES (feat. Glaciers by Zach Gage) Romance in a Time of Dark Data Lee McKinnon 3. MEDIATED MATCHMAKING (feat. A Truly Magical Moment by Adam Basanta) Fast Love. Temporalities of Digitized Togetherness Ania Malinowska 4. EMOTIONS WITH THE MACHINE (feat. Ashley Madison Angels at Work by !Mediengruppe Bitnik) ‘Emotoys’: Ethics, Emotions and Empathic Technologies Andrew McStay and Gilad Rosner 5. SELF-FASHIONING DESIRE (feat. Kill Your Darlings by Jeroen van Loon) The Greatest Love of All: Recognition, Self-Love and the Imaging of Desire Derek Conrad Murray 6. DIGITAL ONSCENITIES (feat. Peeping Tom (Porn Version) by Thomas Israel) The New Onscenity. Navigating Digital Desires in the Twenty First Century Pornoscape Lynn Comella 7. LIBIDINAL TECHNO-SCAPES (Webcam Venus by Addie Wagenknecht and Pablo Garcia) The Proxemics of Digital Intimacy Kyle Machulis 8. TOUCHLESS EMBRACES (feat. VR Hug by Tom Galle and Moises Sanabria) Virtual Hugs and the Crises of Touch David Parisi 9. SOUNDS OF FEELING (feat. Digital Synaesthetic E.E.G. Kiss by Karen Lancel and Hermen Maat) I Can Hear Your Feelings Andrew Blanton 10. INTERFACES OF EMOTIONAL SURVEILLANCE (feat. Face Messenger by Tom Galle and John Yuyi) Timestamp Anxieties Kristin Veel and Nanna Bonde Thylstrup Notes on Contributors

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Book SynopsisEdmund C. Berkeley (1909 – 1988) was a mathematician, insurance actuary, inventor, publisher, and a founder of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). His book Giant Brains or Machines That Think (1949) was the first explanation of computers for a general readership. His journal Computers and Automation (1951-1973) was the first journal for computer professionals. In the 1950s, Berkeley developed mail-order kits for small, personal computers such as Simple Simon and the Braniac. In an era when computer development was on a scale barely affordable by universities or government agencies, Berkeley took a different approach and sold simple computer kits to average Americans. He believed that digital computers, using mechanized reasoning based on symbolic logic, could help people make more rational decisions. The result of this improved reasoning would be better social conditions and fewer large-scale wars. Although Berkeley’s populist notions of computer development in the public interest did not prevail, the events of his life exemplify the human side of ongoing debates concerning the social responsibility of computer professionals.This biography of Edmund Berkeley, based on primary sources gathered over 15 years of archival research, provides a lens to understand social and political decisions surrounding early computer development, and the consequences of these decisions in our 21st century lives.Table of Contents Modern Methods of Thinking, 1927–1941 Navy Assignment at the Harvard Computation Lab, 1944–1946 Establishing Open Communication Channels for Technology Development, 1945–1948 Robots and Giant Brains, 1942–1961 National Security Investigations, 1948–1955 Engineering Peace, 1948–1970 A Denunciation of Killing Devices, 1952–1972 The Remaking of Man, 1973–1987 Bibliography Author's Biography

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Book SynopsisEdmund C. Berkeley (1909 – 1988) was a mathematician, insurance actuary, inventor, publisher, and a founder of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). His book Giant Brains or Machines That Think (1949) was the first explanation of computers for a general readership. His journal Computers and Automation (1951-1973) was the first journal for computer professionals. In the 1950s, Berkeley developed mail-order kits for small, personal computers such as Simple Simon and the Braniac. In an era when computer development was on a scale barely affordable by universities or government agencies, Berkeley took a different approach and sold simple computer kits to average Americans. He believed that digital computers, using mechanized reasoning based on symbolic logic, could help people make more rational decisions. The result of this improved reasoning would be better social conditions and fewer large-scale wars. Although Berkeley’s populist notions of computer development in the public interest did not prevail, the events of his life exemplify the human side of ongoing debates concerning the social responsibility of computer professionals.This biography of Edmund Berkeley, based on primary sources gathered over 15 years of archival research, provides a lens to understand social and political decisions surrounding early computer development, and the consequences of these decisions in our 21st century lives.Table of Contents Modern Methods of Thinking, 1927–1941 Navy Assignment at the Harvard Computation Lab, 1944–1946 Establishing Open Communication Channels for Technology Development, 1945–1948 Robots and Giant Brains, 1942–1961 National Security Investigations, 1948–1955 Engineering Peace, 1948–1970 A Denunciation of Killing Devices, 1952–1972 The Remaking of Man, 1973–1987 Bibliography Author's Biography

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Book SynopsisThe Earth functions as a complex system, and existing infrastructure and methodologies are inadequate for addressing many of the problems associated with it. An integrated and innovative approach is necessary to analyze, model, and develop extensive and diverse datasets for solving these problems. Geoinformatics, which is the synergy of various disciplines such as earth sciences, GIS, remote sensing, GPS, photogrammetry, and cartography, is rapidly advancing in areas where data are identified by their locations. Currently, there is a chaotic distribution of available datasets, a lack of documentation about them and the methodologies used, a lack of easily accessible tools for computer modeling, and other obstacles that make it difficult for earth scientists to develop solutions. The authors have attempted to overcome these challenges by bringing together relevant information and techniques, as well as recent advances in these fields. This book provides a comprehensive overview of various topics related to the applications of geoinformatics, which are highly diversified and include space and environmental monitoring, watershed management, water resources and management, productivity enhancement in agro-ecosystems, resource information systems, precision farming, monitoring of glaciers and lakes, geospatial techniques, and livelihood improvement using GIS.

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Book SynopsisEarth functions as a complex system and existing infrastructure and methodologies are inadequate for the community to address many problems of this system. It requires an integrated and innovative approach to analyse, model and develop extensive and diverse data sets for the solution of these problems. Geoinformatics, which is the synergy of multiple disciplines, namely, earth sciences, GIS, remote sensing, GPS, photogrammetry and cartography, is developing fast in the areas where the data are identified by their locations. Currently, there is a chaotic distribution of available data sets, lack of documentation about them and the methodologies, lack of easy-to-access, tolls, computer modeling etc. which pose the major obstacles for the earth scientist in trying to work out solutions. The authors have tried to remove these hurdles by bringing together relevant informations and techniques as well as the recent advances in these fields. This book presents a comprehensive account of various topics related to the applications of geoinformatics which are highly diversified and include space and environmental monitoring, watershed management, water resources and management, productivity enhancement in agro-ecosystems, resource information systems, precision farming, monitoring of glaciers and lakes, geospatial techniques and livelihood improvement using GIS.Table of Contents1. Space Sensing and Environment Monitoring by Ajai and J. K. Garg 2. Geoinformatics in Precision Farming: An Overview by Rajender Prasad, Anshu Dixit, P.K. Malhotra and V.K. Gupta 3. Geoinformatics Applications in India-Retrospect and Prospects : Experience of National Remote Sensing Agency NRSA by b P.S. Roy 4. Horticultural Resources Information System: A Geo-informatic Tool for Horticultural Development by S.C. Kotur D. Sreenivasa Murthy, T.M. Gajanana, Reena Rosy Thomas, Chitra Mothkur,L.B. Ashok and G.S. Geetha 5. Geoinformatics in Support of Food Security and Poverty Alleviation: A Perspective Based on National Wasteland Mapping Project by S.K.Srivastava,CBS Dutt,R. Nagaraja,S. Bandyopadhayay,HCM Rani,V.S. Hegde & V.Jayaraman 6. Geoinformatics for Monitoring Glaciers and Glacial Lakes by R.M. Bhagat, Chitra Sood, Vaibhav Kalia, Pradeep Mool, S. Bajracharya & Basanta Shrestha 7. Monitoring and Management of Water Resources by Sanjay K. Jain, Rakesh Kumar and K.D. Sharma 8. Application of Geospatial Tools, Techniques and Concepts for Integrated Watershed Management by A.Sarangi and A.K. Singh 9. Geoinformatics for Enhancing Productivity in Flood Plain Agro-ecosystem by R.N. Sahoo, R.K. Tomar,I.P. Abrol, R.K. Gupta, D. Chakraborty, V.K. Sehgal and N. Kalra 10: Groundwater Modelling Using GIS by M.S. Mane, D.K. Singh, A.K. Singh and A.K. Bhattacharya 11. Participatory GIS for Planning Livelihood Improvement - A Case Study in Canal Command Areas of Bihar by B. Saha, R.P. Jones, A.K. Sikka, P.R. Bhatnagar and S. Chowdhury

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Book SynopsisThe book Statistical Analysis Using R Software provides a comprehensive overview of R software and the codes used for statistical analysis. The development and content of R software are discussed in detail, as well as the concepts of writing codes in R and importing data from other software for use in R. The codes used for statistical analysis are clearly explained and provided in the book. It is a valuable resource for students and researchers seeking to understand the concepts of R and its use for statistical analysis.

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Book SynopsisHill Agriculture: Economics and Sustainability for creating more awareness regarding hill agriculture in India. This book contains articles contributed by different authors from all over India including North Eastern Hill Region. The book tries to cover all aspects of hill agriculture related to economics of different enterprises, marketing and sustainability. The broad theme of book is divided into following sub-themes: Performance of Hill Agriculture in India/Public/Private Support for hill Agriculture/Organic farming in Hills: Status, Scope and Economics/Horticulture in Hills: Status, Scope and Economics/Agricultural Marketing in hills: Status, Marketed Surplus, Producers' share, Interventions etc./Status of Land Reforms and Agricultural holdings/Agricultural Credit and Insurance/ Using ICT in Hill Agriculture/Facing the Challenges of WTO in Hill Agriculture/Sustainability Issues in Hill AgricultureTable of ContentsTheme 1. Performance of Hill Agriculture in India.01. Agricultural Mechanization in Hills. Scope and Constraints Sanjay Khar, Rakesh Sharma and Punit Choudhary 02. Dairy Enterprise for Sustainable Livelihood in North East Hilly Region Rishikanta Singh 03. Economics and Profitability of Fodder Crops in Hills Vikas Kumar and Sudhakar Dwivedi 04. Socio-Economic Features of Nomadic Gujjars. Livestock Grazers of Jammu (J&K) Tarunvir Singh and Sudhakar Dwivedi 05. Adopting Sericulture for Sustainable Hill AgricultureAmardev Singh 06. Sheep Farming in Hills. A Subsidiary Enterprise for Income Generation Suraj Parkash, Arvind Ishar and Sanjeev Kumar 07. Underutilized Crops of Himalayan Region Arun Gupta, Lakshmi Kant, P. K. Agrawal and V. Mahajan 08. Alleviating Drudgery of Indian Farm Women through Technology Interventions in Animal Husbandry Puja Mathur and Pawan Kumar Sharma Theme 2 . Public/Private Support for Hill Agriculture. 09. Influence of Scientific Orientation on Entrepreneurial Behaviour of Pineapple Growers in Nagaland K. K. Jha Theme 3 . Organic Farming in Hills. Status, Scope and Economics. 10. Organic Farming in Hills. Opportunities and Constraints A K Tripathi, A Roy, N U Singh and S Seeralan 11. Organic Farming in Hills. An Economic Analysis of Vermi-Composting Manoj Gupta, S. S.Paliyal and Pankaj Mittal 12. Vermiculture Technology. Boon for Hill Agriculture Sunil Kumar and Sanjay Sachan Theme 4 . Horticulture in Hills. Status, Scope and Economics. 13. Trends of Major Fruit Crops in Himachal Pradesh Amod Sharma and Sudhakar Dwivedi 14. Economic Importance of Vegetables. Exclusive to Hills Neerja Sharma, A.K. Gupta, R.K. Sanmotra, R.K. Arora and Raju Gupta 15. King Chilli - Current Scenario and Future Prospects in North Eastern India S. Mahanta and K.H. Begum 16. Seabuckthorn. An Attractive Prospect for Hill RegionsRajander S Bali, V K Sah, Abhishek Bahuguna and Birendra Prasad 17. Economics of Insect Pest and Disease Management in Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) Sandhya Bahuguna, Birendra Prasad and Abhishek Bahuguna 18. Greenhouse Technologies for Hill Agriculture Neerja Sharma, A. K. Gupta, R. K. Sanmotra, and R. K. Arora Theme 5 . Agricultural Marketing in Hills. Status, Marketed Surplus, Producer share, Interventions etc. 19. Agricultural Marketing in Hills. Problems and Opportunities Pawan Kumar Sharma, Sudhakar Dwivedi and Sudhir Jamwal Theme 6 . Status of Land Reforms and Agricultural Holdings. 20. Land Reforms and Agriculture Development for Poverty Elimination Harnam Singh, Anil Bhat and S.P. Singh Theme 7 . Agricultural Credit and Insurance. 21. Role of Financial Agencies in Livestock Farming B.K. Mishra, C.S. Choubey and Sunil Kumar 22. Mitigating Agriculture Risks through Crop Insurance Anil Bhat, Jyoti Kachroo and Sudhakar Dwivedi Theme 8 . Using ICT in Hill Agriculture. 23. Information Technology for Efficient Agricultural Marketing in Hills K Srinivas, Mukesh Kumar and SRK Singh 24. Accessibility of ICT in Uttarakhand Hills and Its Impact Kiran Yadav, Sunil Kumar and Chandra Dev Theme 9 . Facing the Challenges of WTO in Hill Agriculture. 25. WTO in Agriculture. New Dimensions Sudhakar Dwivedi and Shobhana Gupta Theme 10 . Sustainability Issues in Hill Agriculture. 26. New Dimensions of Agricultural Extension for Hill Agriculture Parveen Kumar, M. S. Nain 27. Economic Disposal of Livestock Waste B.K. Mishra, Santosh Singh, Sunil Kumar and C.S. Choubey 28. Sustainable Agriculture. Current Demand for Feeding the Increasing Population SK Kaushik, Shobhana Gupta and KV Singh 29. Grain Amaranth. An Economic Key to Sustainable Hill Agriculture Birendra Prasad, Abhishek Bahuguna, Sunil Kumar and Rajander S Bali 30. Plant-Biodiversity. Its Implications for Sustainable Hill Agriculture Awnindra K. Singh, Permendra Singh and M.C. Dwivedi 31. Seed Quality as Influenced by Packaging Container during Storage Birendra Prasad and Abhishek Bahuguna 32. Shifting Cultivation and Environmental Degradation- A Case Study of Hill Districts of Assam Hiranya Kumar Baruah

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Book SynopsisThis book is primarily written for students of borderline sciences for whom knowledge of the fundamentals of soil science is absolutely essential. These students are, very frequently, confronted with books which are far too foreign in outlook and background, and cannot afford the beginner a picture of the soil that he can view in the light of his own familiarity with objects of everyday life. The intelligent layman who has an interest or stake in the soil will find this book free from technicalities, even an elementary knowledge of chemistry is not assumed. Improvement of soil is the basis of all agriculture and it is hoped that this book besides its text book appeal will help in the awakening of that mass interest in the soil which ultimately must lead to a more intelligent use of nature's most abundant gift to mankind. CONTENTS * FUNDAMENTAL LAWS OF CHEMISTRY * CHEMISTRY OF THE SOIL * SALTS IN THE SOIL * PHYSICS OF THE SOIL FRAMEWORK * MOISTURE IN SOILS * SOIL MECHANICS * SOIL FERTILITYTable of Contents1. Fundamental Laws of Chemistry 2. Chemistry of the Soil 3. Salts in the Soil 4. Physics of the Soil Framework 5. Moisture In Soils 6. Soil Mechanics 7. Soil Fertility

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Book SynopsisPresenting a comprehensive account of oscillator phase noise and frequency stability, this practical text is both mathematically rigorous and accessible. An in-depth treatment of the noise mechanism is given, describing the oscillator as a physical system, and showing that simple general laws govern the stability of a large variety of oscillators differing in technology and frequency range. Inevitably, special attention is given to amplifiers, resonators, delay lines, feedback, and flicker (1/f) noise. The reverse engineering of oscillators based on phase-noise spectra is also covered, and end-of-chapter exercises are given. Uniquely, numerous practical examples are presented, including case studies taken from laboratory prototypes and commercial oscillators, which allow the oscillator internal design to be understood by analyzing its phase-noise spectrum. Based on tutorials given by the author at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, international IEEE meetings, and in industry, this is a usTable of ContentsForeword Lute Maleki; Foreword David B. Leeson; Preface; List of symbols; 1. Phase noise and frequency stability; 2. Phase noise in semiconductors and amplifiers; 3. Heuristic approach to the Leeson effect; 4. Phase noise and linear feedback theory; 5. Noise in delay-line oscillators and lasers; 6. Oscillator hacking; A Laplace transform; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisBalancing concise mathematical analysis with the real-world examples and practical applications that inspire students, this textbook provides a clear and approachable introduction to the physics of waves. It takes a broad approach and builds on the simple physics behind each phenomenon, to engage students and connect theory with practice.Trade Review'This gem of a book will enable students to appreciate the core theme: that understanding wave motion is fundamental to almost every contemporary aspect of physics. This is an ideal purchase for undergraduates as it fills a gap left by traditional textbooks treating the same topics in a stereotyped manner which is too mathematical. Freegarde's lucid prose alongside the simple, effective and contemporary examples are noteworthy features. The numerous end-of-chapter exercises will be useful for instructors and students alike.' Ifan G. Hughes, Durham University'Freegarde's text on waves allows construction of a more cohesive physics curriculum, one with significant 'scaffolding', designed to revisit, reinforce and refine student understanding of core concepts, both within the bounds of this foundational course and, quite naturally, in subsequent courses that follow within the physics major. This stands in contrast to traditional modern physics … with a set of instructional labs consisting of historically entrenched experiments that are largely disconnected from one another. For example, I cannot think of any department which asks its students to do the Millikan oil drop experiment and then later asks them to 'build' upon that in any significant sense. Focused treatment of oscillations and waves allows early development of core formalism necessary for the major, which also lends itself toward supporting a more cohesive set instructional labs, building toward further work in E&M, optics, and quantum mechanics.' Gabe Spalding, Illinois Wesleyan University'Tim Freegarde is a physicist who is clearly fascinated by waves. His book is an introductory text that covers a broad range of wave phenomena throughout optics, electromagnetism, sound, oceanography and much more. It is written in an engaging style and includes many unexpected topics at this level, such as tsunamis, frayed guitar strings and retarded electromagnetic potentials. Freegarde does not shy away from detailed mathematical treatments where appropriate and physics students who invest in this book early in their undergraduate career will find themselves returning to it on many occasions.' Richard Thompson, Imperial College London'There are already some excellent textbooks on wave phenomena available, but Freegarde has introduced a helpful new volume that balances brief mathematical derivations with new examples and practical applications. He expanded in a fascinating manner his undergraduate physics lecture notes from the past fifteen years. This book will help students to appreciate that understanding wave motion is fundamental to almost every branch of physics. It covers a broad range of wave phenomena in optics, electromagnetism, sound, quantum mechanics, oceanography and other fields. The exercises at the end of each chapter will be useful for instructors and students alike. I recommend it as a textbook for undergraduate students in the physical sciences.' Reva Garg, Optics and Photonics NewsTable of ContentsPreface; 1. The essence of wave motion; 2. Wave equations and their solution; 3. Further wave equations; 4. Sinusoidal waveforms; 5. Complex wavefunctions; 6. Huygens wave propagation; 7. Geometrical optics; 8. Interference; 9. Fraunhofer diffraction; 10. Longitudinal waves; 11. Continuity conditions; 12. Boundary conditions; 13. Linearity and superpositions; 14. Fourier series and transforms; 15. Waves in three dimensions; 16. Operators for wave motions; 17. Uncertainty and quantum mechanics; 18. Waves from moving sources; 19. Radiation from moving charges; Appendix: vector mathematics; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis hands-on introduction to computational electromagnetics (CEM) links theoretical coverage of the three key methods - the FDTD, MoM and FEM - to open source MATLAB codes (freely available online) in 1D, 2D and 3D, together with many practical hints and tips gleaned from the author's 25 years of experience in the field. Updated and extensively revised, this second edition includes a new chapter on 1D FEM analysis, and extended 3D treatments of the FDTD, MoM and FEM, with entirely new 3D MATLAB codes. Coverage of higher-order finite elements in 1D, 2D and 3D is also provided, with supporting code, in addition to a detailed 1D example of the FDTD from a FEM perspective. With running examples through the book and end-of-chapter problems to aid understanding, this is ideal for professional engineers and senior undergraduate/graduate students who need to master CEM and avoid common pitfalls in writing code and using existing software.Trade Review"...The strengths of this book are in the discussion of coding hints and a section of further reading. These sections enable the reader to practically apply the book's teachings...This could be recommended as a text book for a graduate course on computational electromagnetics." -Dr. A. Alphones, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.Table of Contents1. An overview of computational electromagnetics for RF and microwave applications; 2. The finite difference time domain method: a one-dimensional introduction; 3. The finite difference time domain method in two and three dimensions; 4. A one-dimensional introduction to the method of moments: thin-wire modelling; 5. The application of the FEKO and NEC-2 codes to thin-wire antenna modelling; 6. The method of moments for surface modelling; 7. The method of moments and stratified media: theory; 8. The method of moments and stratified media: practical applications of a commercial code; 9. A one-dimensional introduction to the finite element method; 10. The finite element method in two dimensions - scalar and vector elements; 11. The finite element method in three dimensions; 12. A selection of more advanced topics in full-wave computational electromagnetics; Appendices.

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Book SynopsisThis solutions manual accompanies the third edition of Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering, a highly acclaimed undergraduate mathematics textbook for physical science students. It contains complete worked solutions to over 400 exercises in the main textbook, that are provided with hints and answers.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Preliminary algebra; 2. Preliminary calculus; 3. Complex numbers and hyperbolic functions; 4. Series and limits; 5. Partial differentiation; 6. Multiple integrals; 7. Vector algebra; 8. Matrices and vector spaces; 9. Normal modes; 10. Vector calculus; 11. Line, surface and volume integrals; 12. Fourier series; 13. Integral transforms; 14. First-order ordinary differential equations; 15. Higher-order ordinary differential equations; 16. Series solutions of ordinary differential equations; 17. Eigenfunction methods for differential equations; 18. Special functions; 19. Quantum operators; 20. Partial differential equations: general and particular; 21. Partial differential equations: separation of variables; 22. Calculus of variations; 23. Integral equations; 24. Complex variables; 25. Application of complex variables; 26. Tensors; 27. Numerical methods; 28. Group theory; 29. Representation theory; 30. Probability; 31. Statistics.

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Book SynopsisEngineering transformed the world completely between the 17th and 21st centuries. Remarkable Engineers tells the stories of 51 of the key pioneers in this transformation, from the designers and builders of the world's railways, bridges and aeroplanes, to the founders of the modern electronics and communications revolutions.Trade Review'For anyone foolish enough to suggest that engineering is 'boring', this stands as a convincing repost.' Engineering and TechnologyTable of ContentsPart I. From Peter Paul Riquet to James Watt: Peter Paul Riquet (1604–1680); Sebastien le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707); James Brindley (1716–1772); John Smeaton (1724–1792); James Watt (1736–1819); Part II. From William Jessop to Marc Brunel: William Jessop (1745–1814); Lazare Carnot (1753–1823); Thomas Telford (1757–1834); John Rennie (1761–1821); Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769–1849); Part III. From Richard Trevithick to Sadi Carnot: Richard Trevithick (1771–1833); Sir George Cayley (1773–1857); George Stephenson (1781–1848); Charles Babbage (1792–1871); Charles Vignoles (1793–1875); Sadi Carnot (1796–1832); Part IV. From Joseph Henry to Sir Joseph William Bazalgette: Joseph Henry (1797–1878); John Ericsson (1803–1899); Robert Stephenson (1803–1859); Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859); John Roebling (1806–1869); Sir Joseph William Bazalgette (1819–1891); Part V. From James Buchanan Eads to Alexander Graham Bell: James Buchanan Eads (1820–1887); William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) (1824–1907); Gustav Eiffel (1832–1923); George Westinghouse (1846–1914); Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931); Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922); Part VI. From Ferdinand Braun to Heinrich Hertz: Ferdinand Braun (1850–1918); Hertha Ayrton (1854–1923); Charles Parsons (1854–1931); Granville Woods (1856–1910); Nikola Tesla (1856–1943); Heinrich Hertz (1857–1894); Part VII. From Rudolf Diesel to Guglielmo Marconi: Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913); Elmer Sperry (1860–1930); Wilbur Wright (1867–1912) and Orville Wright (1871–1948); Frederick Lanchester (1868–1946); Guglielmo Marconi (1874–1937); Part VIII. From Peter Pal'chinskii to Vladimir Zworykin: Peter Pal'chinskii (1875–1929); Edith Clarke (1883–1958); Andrei Tupolev (1888–1972); John Logie Baird (1888–1946); Vladimir Zworykin (1889–1982); Part IX. From Dennis Gabor to Claude Shannon: Dennis Gabor (1900–1979); Sergei Pavlovich Korolev (1906–1966); Frank Whittle (1907–1996); William Shockley (1910–1989); Wernher von Braun (1912–1977); Claude Shannon (1916–2001).

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Book SynopsisCompanies face major challenges as they seek to flourish in competitive global markets, fuelled by developments in technology, from the Internet to grid computing and Web services. In this environment, service orientation - aligning business processes to the changing demands of customers - is emerging as a highly effective approach to increasing efficiency. In this book, Paul Allen provides an accessible guide to service orientation, showing how it works and highlighting the benefits it can deliver. The book provides an integrated approach: after covering the basics of service orientation, he discusses key issues such as business agility, designing quality-of-service infrastructure, implementing service-level agreements, and cultural factors. He provides roadmaps, definitions, templates, techniques, process patterns and checklists to help you realize service orientation. These resources are reinforced with detailed case studies, from the transport and banking sectors. Packed with valuaTrade Review'For the last 40 years, business has viewed IT as its principal tool to increase productivity, and rightly so. Industries as diverse as retailing and financial services have been transformed by technology, especially when used in a networked way. Yet very often, IT has constrained the evolution of those business processes by imposing rigid technology implementations on them. And even worse, as IT has grown and become more important, it has become more complex and difficult to manage, especially in larger enterprises. In some cases the sheer complexity of the IT environment has started to limit the ability of companies to innovate. However, as Paul Allen shows, recent advances in IT processes and technologies, especially service-oriented architectures are starting to free companies up from these constraints, and allow them to once again align their IT processes in support of their business processes. Service Orientation: Winning Strategies and Best Practices charts the course for handling what promises to be as profound a change to IT as any that has occurred in the last few decades.' John A Swainson, President and CEO, CATable of ContentsForeword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms and abbreviations; Part I. Overview: 1. Basics of service-orientation; 2. Execution management; 3. Business process management; Part II. Business Architecture: 4. Service-oriented process redesign; 5. Gleaning business value; 6. Achieving business agility; Part III. Service-oriented architecture: 7. Service-oriented architecture themes; 8. Service-oriented architecture policy; 9. Service design; 10. QoS infrastructure design; Part IV. Service-Oriented Management: 11. The big picture; 12. Service-level agreements; 13. Cultural factors; Part V. Case Studies: 14. Queensland Transport: a case study in service-orientation; 15. Credit Suisse: a case study in service-orientation; References; Useful sources of information.

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Book SynopsisCompeting and succeeding in today's marketplace requires an in-depth understanding of intellectual property (IP). This 2006 book equips the business manager with a working, practical knowledge essential to creating and exploiting IP wealth. It shows investors how to evaluate IP strength and competitive value.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: '… should be required reading for senior managers who work in business development. It would also make an excellent reference text for an in-house IP seminar, repeated at regular intervals.' Journal of Product Information ManagementTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Sketching the IP landscape; 2. Making the strategic choice; 3. Building an IP strategy; 4. Implementation; 5. Surviving IP disputes; 6. Giving diligence its due; 7. Licensing and related transactions.

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Book SynopsisThis book explores system design lifetime problems addressing the technicality of durability, the marginal cost of durability, and the durability choice problem for complex systems with network externalities and obsolescence. It adresses the tension between the design lifetimes of complex systems and the shortening time scales associated with obsolescence.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'This book provides an excellent insight into approaches that can be used to understand better the key drivers in the marginal cost of durability. … I would recommend [it] as an informative, useful, and practical addition to the engineer's library and look forward to the works on uncertainty and flexibility to follow.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical EngineersTable of Contents1. Introduction: on time; 2. To reduce or to extend a system design lifetime?; 3. A brief history of the economic thought on durability; 4. Analysis of marginal cost of durability and system cost per day; 5. Flawed metrics: system cost per day and cost per payload; 6. Durability choice and optimal design lifetime for complex engineering systems; Epilogue; Appendix A; Appendix B.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the fundamental principles of nanoscience and nanotechnology, this carefully developed textbook will equip students with a deep understanding of the nanoscale. Each new topic is introduced with a concise summary of the relevant physical principles, emphasising universal commonalities between seemingly disparate areas, and encouraging students to develop an intuitive understanding of this diverse area of study Accessible introductions to condensed matter physics and materials systems provide students from a broad range of scientific disciplines with all the necessary background Theoretical concepts are linked to real-world applications, allowing students to connect theory and practice Chapters are packed with problems to help students develop and retain their understanding, as well as engaging colour illustrations, and are accompanied by suggestions for additional reading. Containing enough material for a one- or two-semester course, this is an excellent resource forTrade Review'Fundamentals of nanotechnology and its applications are well discussed in this book. I strongly recommend this book to all undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in nanotechnology.' K. Kamala Bharathi, MRS BulletinTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction and overview; 2. Solid state physics in a nutshell; 3. Bulk materials; 4. Fabrication and characterization at the nanoscale; 5. Real solids: defects, interactions, confinement; 6. Charge transport and nanoelectronics; 7. Magnetism and magnetoelectronics; 8. Photonics; 9. Micro and nanomechanics; 10. Micro and nanofluidics; 11. Bionanotechnology: a very brief overview; 12. Nanotechnology and the future; Appendix: common quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics results; References; Index.

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