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Signal Processing for Active Control sets out the signal processing
and automatic control techniques that are used in the analysis and
implementation of active systems for the control of sound and
vibration. After reviewing the performance limitations introduced
by physical aspects of active control, Stephen Elliott presents the
calculation of the optimal performance and the implementation of
adaptive real time controllers for a wide variety of active control
systems.
Active sound and vibration control are technologically important
problems with many applications. 'Active control' means controlling
disturbance by superimposing a second disturbance on the original
source of disturbance. Put simply, initial noise + other
specially-generated noise or vibration = silence or controlled
noise].
This book presents a unified approach to techniques that are used
in the analysis and implementation of different control systems. It
includes practical examples at the end of each chapter to
illustrate the use of various approaches.
This book is intended for researchers, engineers, and students in
the field of acoustics, active control, signal processing, and
electrical engineering.
Restoring Tropical Forests is a user-friendly guide to restoring
forests throughout the tropics. Based on the concepts, knowledge
and innovative techniques developed at Chiang Mai University's
Forest Restoration Research Unit, this book will enable
improvements in existing forest restoration projects and provide a
key resource for new ones. The book presents three aspects of the
restoration of tropical forest ecosystems: the concepts of tropical
forest dynamics and regeneration that are relevant to tropical
forest restoration, proven restoration techniques and case studies
of their successful application, and research methods to refine
such techniques and adapt them to local ecological and
socio-economic conditions.
Restoring Tropical Forests is a user-friendly guide to restoring
forests throughout the tropics. Based on the concepts, knowledge
and innovative techniques developed at Chiang Mai University's
Forest Restoration Research Unit, this book will enable
improvements in existing forest restoration projects and provide a
key resource for new ones. The book presents three aspects of the
restoration of tropical forest ecosystems: the concepts of tropical
forest dynamics and regeneration that are relevant to tropical
forest restoration, proven restoration techniques and case studies
of their successful application, and research methods to refine
such techniques and adapt them to local ecological and
socio-economic conditions.
"A Life without Consequences" is about Paul, a ward of the court
stuck in various juvenile institutions. He meets Tanya when they
are fourteen and locked up in Chicago's Henry Horner Adolescent
Psychiatric Unit, a psychiatric facility pri-marily for runaways
and the very poor. Because it costs the state the same whether the
children are in locked facilities or specialised fos-ter homes,
there is very little impetus for the state to move the chil-dren
once they are inside. Paul and Tanya are separated for four years,
Tanya to a prison downstate, Paul to group homes in the city. Paul
rebels against the system and against his own adolescence. A self
determined kid with a record, Paul tries to succeed in schools
where children aren't taught to read. He tries to get straight in
homes where drug abuse and violence are the norm. He tries to find
affection in families where the children are constantly being moved
and the guardians are paid six dollars an hour to look after kids
they have no stake in or relation to. This is a book about
commitment. This is a book about adoles-cence and growing up set
against the backdrop of a juvenile system pre-programmed to fail.
This is a book about children that have been forgotten and have
nowhere else to go. This is a semi-autobiographical novel from
emerging author Stephen Elliott, a former ward of the court and
current Stegner Fellow at Stanford University.
Tropical and subtropical forests cover a relatively small portion
of the earth's surface, but they're home to over half of the animal
and plant species on earth. Since these forests are rapidly
disappearing, there is no room for error in restoration activities
and decisions. "Restoring Tropical Forests" is a practical guide
based on proven techniques that will enable readers to make the
right decisions toward saving these valuable lands.
The book is based on the innovative techniques developed at Chiang
Mai University's Forest Restoration Research Unit, Thailand. It
takes a threepart approach, first looking at effective general
concepts of tropical forest dynamics and regeneration, then at
specific proven restoration techniques, and finally at how to use
research methods to refine and adapt the techniques to local
ecological and socioeconomic conditions. In addition, illustrations
and case studies of successful applications help to make this a
global, user-friendly guide. Whether for developing new techniques
or improving old ones, "Restoring Tropical Forests" is a valuable
tool for effective, ecologically sound change.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed
worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the
imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this
valuable book.++++The below data was compiled from various
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edition identification: ++++ Sketch Of The Botany Of The Southern
States, Volume 2; Sketch Of The Botany Of The Southern States;
Stephen Elliott (General.) Stephen Elliott (General.)
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the
1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly
expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable,
high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
"Sex for America" takes us to the intersection of our desires
and our political beliefs. These provocative stories by some of
today's best writers, including Anthony Swofford, Jerry Stahl, Rick
Moody, and Jonathan Ames, will inspire new discussions of sexual
freedom and fascination. A surprising encounter between a lesbian
and a young man shipping off to war, a liberal Hill staffer falling
for the wife of a Republican senator, and Dick Cheney's duck hunt
accident as jilted lover's revenge. See your government--and your
most recent sex partners--as you've never seen them before.
Stephen Elliott does not know what to think of American voters,
this year's desperate and heated run for presidency, or the
legitimacy of the political system. He doesn't know whether to love
John Kerry or try to love Howard Dean or try, simply, to get
excited about Politics. But what he does know is that most
Americans are as confused, taxed and broken-hearted as he is.
"Looking Forward To It" is the chronicle of one ordinary fellow's
skeptical -- and hilarious -- journey through the election process.
It is on the campaign trail that he will meet washed-out campaign
managers, idealistic publicists, corrupt journalists, world-weary
auditorium janitors, recovering drug addicts, and, of course,
politicians. His report documents a journey into the center of "the
thing," our country, where Americans high and low come together to
participate in the most profound gesture of democracy: the
election.
In this groundbreaking memoir, Stephen Elliott pursues parallel
investigations: a gripping account of a notorious San Francisco
murder trial, and an electric exploration of the self. Destined to
be a classic, "The Adderall Diaries "was described by "The
Washington Post "as "a serious literary work designed to make you
see the world as you've never quite seen it before."
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