This book meets head-on the difficulty of making practical use of new systems theory, presenting a selection of varied applications together with relevant theory. It shows how workable identification and control solutions can be derived by adapting and extrapolating from the theory. Each chapter has a common structure: a brief presentation of theory; the description of a particular application; experimental results; and a section highlighting, explaining and laying out solutions to the discrepancy between the theoretical and the practical.

This book meets head-on the difficulty of making practical use of new systems theory, presenting a selection of varied applications together with relevant theory. It shows how workable identification and control solutions can be derived by adapting and extrapolating from the theory. Each chapter has a common structure: a brief presentation of theory; the description of a particular application; experimental results; and a section highlighting, explaining and laying out solutions to the discrepancy between the theoretical and the practical.

The Artificial Pancreas: Current Situation and Future Directions presents research on the top issues relating to the artificial pancreas (AP) and its application to diabetes. AP is a newer form of treatment to accurately and efficiently inject insulin, thereby significantly improving the patient's quality of life. By connecting a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) to a continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion using a control algorithm, AP delivers and regulates the most accurate amount of insulin to maintain normal glycemic values. Featured chapters in this book are written by world leaders in AP research, thus providing readers with the latest studies and results.

The former commander of coalition forces in Iraq reports back from the front lines of the global war on terror to provide a comprehensive and chilling exploration of America's historic military and foreign-policy blunder.

With unflinching candor, Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez describes the chaos on the Iraqi battlefield caused by the Bush administration's misguided command of the military, as well as his own struggle to set the coalition on the path toward victory. Sanchez shows how minor insurgent attacks grew into synchronized operations that finally ignited into a major insurgency and all-out civil war. He provides an insider's account of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, explaining the circumstances that led to the abuses, who perpetrated them, and what the formal investigations revealed. Sanchez also details the cynical use of the Iraq War for political gain in Washington and shows how the pressure of an around-the-clock news cycle drove and distorted critical battle decisions. The first book written by a former on-site commander in Iraq, Wiser in Battle is essential reading for all who wish to understand the Iraqi incursion and the role of America's military in the new century.

En medio de las criticas a la guerra de los Estados Unidos en Irak, una voz esencial ha permanecido en silencio. . . hasta ahora

En su revolucionaria historia, "En tiempos de guerra," el Teniente General Ricardo S. Sanchez, ex comandante de las fuerzas de coalicion en Irak, nos trae un informe desde la linea de fuego de la guerra global contra el terrorismo. Aqui nos presenta una investigacion exhaustiva y escalofriante de los historicos errores garrafales de los Estados Unidos en materia militar y de politica exterior.

Basandose en su permanencia en la zona de conflicto, Sanchez nos brinda una franca descripcion del caos en el campo de batalla en Irak, producto del desacertado manejo del ejercito por parte de la administracion de Bush, asi como su propia lucha para colocar a la coalicion en el camino hacia la victoria. Sanchez saca a la luz las consecuencias de la interrupcion en la comunicacion entre el mando en el frente de batalla y los politicos en Washington, revelando discusiones polemicas que mantuvo con, entre otros, el Embajador Paul Bremer y el Secretario de Defensa Donald Rumsfeld.

Ademas, Sanchez comparte la historia de su carrera. Cuenta su trayecto desde su juventud pobre a orillas del Rio Grande en Texas hasta su incorporacion al Cuerpo de Entrenamiento de Oficiales de Reserva a los dieciseis anos su posterior servicio en Kosovo, las operaciones Escudo del Desierto y Tormenta del Desierto y, finalmente, Irak. Cuando se retiro, Sanchez era el hispano de mayor rango en el ejercito de los Estados Unidos.

Como primer libro escrito por un ex-Comandante apostado en Irak, "En tiempos de guerra" es de lectura obligatoria para todo aquel que desee entender la guerra actual y el rol del ejercito de los Estados Unidos en el nuevo siglo.