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"How to Build a Digital Library" is the only book that offers
all the knowledge and tools needed to construct and maintain a
digital library, regardless of the size or purpose. It is the
perfectly self-contained resource for individuals, agencies, and
institutions wishing to put this powerful tool to work in their
burgeoning information treasuries. The Second Edition reflects new
developments in the field as well as in the Greenstone Digital
Library open source software. In Part I, the authors have added an
entire new chapter on user groups, user support, collaborative
browsing, user contributions, and so on. There is also new material
on content-based queries, map-based queries, cross-media queries.
There is an increased emphasis placed on multimedia by adding a
"digitizing" section to each major media type. A new chapter has
also been added on "internationalization," which will address
Unicode standards, multi-language interfaces and collections, and
issues with non-European languages (Chinese, Hindi, etc.). Part II,
the software tools section, has been completely rewritten to
reflect the new developments in Greenstone Digital Library
Software, an internationally popular open source software tool with
a comprehensive graphical facility for creating and maintaining
digital libraries. As with the First Edition, a web site,
implemented as a digital library, will accompany the book and
provide access to color versions of all figures, two online
appendices, a full-text sentence-level index, and an automatically
generated glossary of acronyms and their definitions. In addition,
demonstration digital library collections will be included to
demonstrate particular points in the book. to access the online
content please visit, http: //www.greenstone.org/howto *Outlines the history of libraries-- both traditional and digital-- and their impact on present practices and future directions. *Written for both technical and non-technical audiences and covers the entire spectrum of media, including text, images, audio, video, and related XML standards. *Web-enhanced with software documentation, color illustrations, full-text index, source code, and more."
This encyclopedia contains more than 5000 integer sequences, over
half of which have never before been catalogued. Because the
sequences are presented in the most natural form, and arranged for
easy reference, this book is easier to use than the authors earlier
classic "A Handbook of Integer Sequences. The Encyclopedia gives
the name, mathematical description, and citations to literature for
each sequence. Following sequences of particular interest, thereare
essays on their origins, uses, and connections to related sequences
(all cross-referenced). A valuable new feature to this text is the
inclusion of a number of interesting diagrams and illustrations
related to selected sequences.
" High-Security Mechanical Locks " comprehensively surveys and
explains the highly technical area of high security locks in a way
that is accessible to a wide audience. Well over 100 different
locks are presented, organized into 6 basic types. Each chapter
introduces the necessary concepts in a historical perspective and
further categorizes the locks. This is followed by detailed 'how it
works' descriptions with many pictures, diagrams and references.
The descriptions are based on actual dissections of the real locks.
Fabless (no fabrication) IC (integrated circuit) techniques are
growing rapidly and promise to become the standard method of IC
manufacturing in the near future, this book will provide readers
with what will soon be required knowledge of the subject. Other
books on IC fabrication deal with the strictly physical process
aspects of the topic and assume all factors in IC fabrication are
under the control of the IC designing company. By contrast, this
title recognizing that fabless IC design is often as much about
managing business relationships as it is about physical processes.
"Fabless" ICs are those designed and marketed by one company but
actually manufactured by another.
Finally--a single volume guide to really effective security for
both voice and data wireless networks!
Computer Networks ISE, Fifth Edition, is the sole introductory networking book written by authors with first-hand experience with several of the protocols covered in the book who have actually designed some of them as well and who are still actively designing the computer networks today. The newly revised edition continues to offer an enduring, practical understanding of networks and their building blocks through rich, example-based instruction. The focus is not just on the specifications comprising today's systems but how key technologies and protocols actually work in real-world setting to solve specific problems. The new edition features increased accessibility by clearly separating the advanced material from more fundamental via special headings and boxed features, a structure that makes it easier to teach top-down, less dependence on code to explain protocols, vastly improved ancillary package to include robust lecture slide package, and shift to higher levels in the protocol stock where the real innovation is happening currently. the book is targeted at networking professionals and upper level undergraduate and graduate students in CS, EE, and CSE programs.
Nutritional Biochemistry takes a scientific approach to nutrition.
It covers not just "whats"--nutritional requirements--but why they
are required for human health, by describing their function at the
cellular and molecular level. Each case study either leads to a
subsequent discovery or enables an understanding of the
physiological mechanisms of action of various nutrition-related
processes. The text is "picture-oriented" and the commentary is
directed towards explaining graphs, figures, and tables.
The lens is generally the most expensive and least understood part
of any camera. In this book, Rudolf Kingslake traces the historical
development of the various types of lenses from Daguerre's
invention of photography in 1839 through lenses commonly used
today.
Hirsch, Devaney, and Smale s classic "Differential Equations,
Dynamical Systems, and an Introduction to Chaos" has been used by
professors as the primary text for undergraduate and graduate level
courses covering differential equations. It provides a theoretical
approach to dynamical systems and chaos written for a diverse
student population among the fields of mathematics, science, and
engineering. Prominent experts provide everything students need to
know about dynamical systems as students seek to develop sufficient
mathematical skills to analyze the types of differential equations
that arise in their area of study. The authors provide rigorous
exercises and examples clearly and easily by slowly introducing
linear systems of differential equations. Calculus is required as
specialized advanced topics not usually found in elementary
differential equations courses are included, such as exploring the
world of discrete dynamical systems and describing chaotic
systems.
This is an introductory undergraduate textbook in set theory. In mathematics these days, essentially everything is a set. Some knowledge of set theory is necessary part of the background everyone needs for further study of mathematics. It is also possible to study set theory for its own interest--it is a subject with intruiging results anout simple objects. This book starts with material that nobody can do without. There is no end to what can be learned of set theory, but here is a beginning.
The fourth edition of "Fundamental Neuroscience" reinvents itself as an engrossing and comprehensive presentation of the discipline of neuroscience, from molecules to cognition. Thorough but succinct, and lavishly illustrated, the book builds from an introductory section that includes fundamental neuroanatomy and goes on to cover cellular and molecular neuroscience, development, sensory systems, motor systems, regulatory systems, and behavioral and cognitive neuroscience. The book has been retooled to better serve its audience in the neuroscience and medical communities. The chapters include more than 100 boxes describing clinical
conditions, techniques, and other special topics. Each chapter went
through a thorough review process, giving the book an evenness of
tone. The chapters are authored by outstanding working scientists
who are experts on the topics they cover.
A valuable study of the science behind the medicine, Muscle: Fundamental Biology and Mechanisms of Disease brings together key leaders in muscle biology. These experts provide state-of-the-art insights into the three forms of muscle--cardiac, skeletal, and smooth--from molecular anatomy, basic physiology, disease mechanisms, and targets of therapy. Commonalities and contrasts among these three tissue types are highlighted. This book focuses primarily on the biology of the myocyte. Individuals active in muscle investigation--as well as those new
to the field--will find this work useful, as will students of
muscle biology. In the case of hte former, many wish to grasp
issues at the margins of their own expertise (e.g. clinical matters
at one end; molecular matters at the other), adn this book is
designed to assist them. Students, postdoctoral fellows, course
directors and other faculty will find this book of interest. Beyond
this, many clinicians in training (e.g. cardiology fellows) will
benefit.
This book is proof that debugging has graduated from a black art to
a systematic discipline. It demystifies one of the toughest aspects
of software programming, showing clearly how to discover what
caused software failures, and fix them with minimal muss and fuss.
Reviews of previous editions: "Jam-packed with theory, circuit analysis, and DIY basics, it will walk you through all stages of design so that you can create your own wonders. Jones is an ex-BBC engineer with a cool writing style and you ll find it a no-pain education." Hi-Fi News and Record Review "Valve Amplifiers is an extremely well written book, containing a wealth of information that all audio designers and builders will find useful." Glass Audio Valve Amplifiers is a market leader for one simple reason: in this specialist area it is recognized as the most complete guide to valve and vacuum tube amplifier design, modification, analysis, construction and maintenance. It is truly the all you need to know guide, and enables audio and circuit designers to succeed with their valve amplifier designs and projects. This book enables readers to understand, create, reconfigure and personalize high-end, audiophile quality amplifiers. Following a step-by-step approach to design, with little maths and lots of know-how, it starts with a brief review of electronic fundamentals relevant to valve amplifiers, simple stages, compound stages, linking stages together, and finally, complete designs. The new material included in this Fourth Edition ensures this book will stay at the top of any audio designer s or enthusiast s reference list. What s new within the chapters: Chapter 1: Charge amplifiers Chapter 2: Additional circuits, semiconductor constant current sources expanded Chapter 3: Entire new section on noise Chapter 4: Lots of new measurements to explode or explain audio folklore Chapter 5: Astonishingly quiet, but cheap and simple HT supply Chapter 6: New power amplifier Chapter 7: New hybrid balanced RIAA stage, attenuator law faking VA3's focus was on distortion, but in VA4, focus is pushed
towards background noise reduction. If that wasn t enough, there s
more explanation, more measurements, more references, and plenty of
new one-liners, any one of which might save hours of trouble.
This book and CD-ROM compile the most widely applicable methods for solving and approximating differential equations. The CD-ROM provides convenient access to these methods through electronic search capabilities, andtogether the book and CD-ROM contain numerous examples showing the methods use. Topics include ordinary differential equations, symplectic integration of differential equations, and the use of wavelets when numerically solving differential equations. * For nearly every technique, the book and CD-ROM provide:
This book is a landmark title in the continuous move from integer
to non-integer in mathematics: from integer numbers to real
numbers, from factorials to the gamma function, from integer-order
models to models of an arbitrary order. For historical reasons, the
word 'fractional' is used instead of the word 'arbitrary'.
This English version of the path-breaking French book on this
subject gives the definitive treatment of the revolutionary
approach to measure theory, geometry, and mathematical physics
developed by Alain Connes. Profusely illustrated and invitingly
written, this book is ideal for anyone who wants to know what
noncommutative geometry is, what it can do, or how it can be used
in various areas of mathematics, quantization, and elementary
particles and fields.
Introduced 160 years ago as an attempt to generalize complex
numbers to higher dimensions, quaternions are now recognized as one
of the most important concepts in modern computer graphics. They
offer a powerful way to represent rotations and compared to
rotation matrices they use less memory, compose faster, and are
naturally suited for efficient interpolation of rotations. Despite
this, many practitioners have avoided quaternions because of the
mathematics used to understand them, hoping that some day a more
intuitive description will be available.
The Newnes Know It All Series takes the best of what our authors
have written to create hard-working desk references that will be an
engineer's first port of call for key information, design
techniques and rules of thumb. Guaranteed not to gather dust on a
shelf!
It s Back New chapters, examples, and insights; all infused with the timeless concepts and theories that have helped RF engineers for the past 25 years RF circuit design is now more important than ever as we find ourselves in an increasingly wireless world. Radio is the backbone of today s wireless industry with protocols such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, WiMax, and ZigBee. Most, if not all, mobile devices have an RF component and this book tells the reader how to design and integrate that component in a very practical fashion. This book has been updated to include today's integrated circuit (IC) and system-level design issues as well as keeping its classic "wire lead" material. Design Concepts and Tools Include The Basics: Wires, Resistors, Capacitors, Inductors Resonant Circuits: Resonance, Insertion Loss Filter Design: High-pass, Bandpass, Band-rejection Impedance Matching: The L Network, Smith Charts, Software Design Tools Transistors: Materials, Y Parameters, S Parameters Small Signal RF Amplifier: Transistor Biasing, Y Parameters, S Parameters RF Power Amplifiers: Automatic Shutdown Circuitry, Broadband Transformers, Practical Winding Hints RF Front-End: Architectures, Software-Defined Radios, ADC s Effects RF Design Tools: Languages, Flow, Modeling "Check out this book s companion Web site at: http: //www.elsevierdirect.com/companion.jsp?ISBN=9780750685184
for full-color Smith Charts and extra content "
The third edition of Van Kampen's standard work has been revised
and updated. The main difference with the second edition is that
the contrived application of the quantum master equation in section
6 of chapter XVII has been replaced with a satisfactory treatment
of quantum fluctuations. Apart from that throughout the text
corrections have been made and a number of references to later
developments have been included. From the recent textbooks the
following are the most relevant.
Niklaus Wirth is one of the great pioneers of computer technology
and winner of the ACM's A.M. Turing Award, the most prestigious
award in computer science. he has made substantial contributions to
the development of programming languages, compiler construction,
programming methodology, and hardware design. While working at ERH
Zurich, he developed the languages Pascal and Modula-2. He also
designed an early high performance workstation, the Personal
Computer Lilith, and most recently the language and operating
system Oberon.
Embodied theories claim that semantic representations are
grounded in sensorimotor systems, but the contribution of
sensorimotor brain areas in representing meaning is still
controversial. One current debate is whether activity in
sensorimotor areas during language comprehension is automatic.
Numerous neuroimaging studies reveal activity in perception and
action areas during semantic processing that is automatic and
independent of context, but increasing findings show that
involvement of sensorimotor areas and the connectivity between
word-form areas and sensorimotor areas can be modulated by
contextual information. "Context Effects on Embodied Representation
of Language Concepts "focuses on these findings and discusses the
influences from word, phrase, and sentential contexts that
emphasize either dominant conceptual features or non-dominant
conceptual features.
This original six chapter book will briefly review and integrate
the basic concepts behind water distribution and movement in the
body. This fills a knowledge gap that most medical and
undergraduate physiology students acquire when these topics are
studied separately. As of now, there is no textbook that fully
integrates renal, cardiovascular and water physiology in a clear
understandable manner. The book is intended primarily for medical
students and undergraduate physiology students. Chapters include:
1) Water and its Distribution; 2) Water Dynamics; 3) Fluid Handling
by the Heart and Blood Vessels; 4) Fluid Handling by the Kidneys;
5) Water and Oxygen Delivery; 6) Integration in the Response to
Hemorrhage, Volume Depletion, and Water Redistribution. Presentsa complex and detailed topicin an original way that will allow students to understand more complex textbooks and explanations"
Annual Reports in Computational Chemistry provides timely and
critical reviews of important topics in computational chemistry as
applied to all chemical disciplines. Topics covered include quantum
chemistry, molecular mechanics, force fields, chemical education,
and applications in academic and industrial settings. Focusing on
the most recent literature and advances in the field, each article
covers a specific topic of importance to computational
chemists. "Annual Reports in Computational Chemistry" provides timely and critical reviews of important topics in computational chemistry as applied to all chemical disciplines. Topics covered include quantum chemistry, molecular mechanics, force fields, chemical education, and applications in academic and industrial settings. Focusing on the most recent literature and advances in the field, each article covers a specific topic of importance to computational chemists. |
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