crc press feb 2014 (15 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Vintage Game Consoles is an exploration and celebration of the fascinating and diverse history of videogame platforms; the consoles, computers, handhelds, and arcade machines that have powered the industry.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Using examples of actual patents and patent portfolios of real technology businesses, this practical and engaging book provides key insights and perspectives on the reality of how patents are used and abused in the technology business. It explains often misunderstood patent phenomena, such as how and why invalid patents are issued by the patent office, and covers important topics frequently ignored or glossed over, including provisional patent applications, independent inventors, obviousness, and the dynamic interplay between infringeability and patent validity.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book has been compiled by the interdisciplinary team of expert ecologists, geomorphologists, sedimentologists, hydraulicists, and engineers involved in HYDRALAB IV, the European Integrated Infrastructure Initiative on hydraulic experimentation which forms part of the European Community's Seventh Framework Programme. It is designed to give an overview of our current knowledge of organism-environment interactions in marine and freshwater aquatic systems and to provide guidance to those wishing to use hydraulic experimental facilities to explore ecohydraulic processes.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Six Sigma is one of the most widely used quality improvement methodologies today, both in manufacturing and service industries. Minitab® is a statistical software package that is often used in conjunction with Six Sigma projects. This book illustrates the application of Minitab® for Six Sigma projects, using case studies in a variety of sectors, such as healthcare, manufacturing, airline, and fast food. Detailed steps and screenshots are provided to explain how to use a number of quality analysis and improvement tools in Minitab®. Figures will include Minitab® screenshots and Minitab® worksheets for the case studies will be available for download.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Iterative algorithms often rely on approximate evaluation techniques, which may include statistical estimation, computer simulation or functional approximation. This volume presents methods for the study of approximate iterative algorithms, providing tools for the derivation of error bounds and convergence rates, and for the optimal design of such algorithms. Techniques of functional analysis are used to derive analytical relationships between approximation methods and convergence properties for general classes of algorithms. The volume provides the necessary background in functional analysis and probability theory and presents extensive applications to Markov decision processes.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book explains how to use software-defined networking (SDN) technologies powered by the OpenFlow protocol.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When developing a high performance supercapacitor, it is generally desirable to design the geometry and morphology of supercapacitor electrodes with fully utilized surface area and well-defined pore structures, which can lead to faster ion movement contacting the electroactive materials and promote faradic redox reactions. This book proposes preparation methodology of various one-dimensional metal oxide nanostructures used as electrode overlays and methods by which the conductivity of the stoichiometric metal oxide can be increased.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Phenomics is the new discipline of using standardized measurement techniques to characterize the phenotypic effects of random or systematic genome modifications (for example randomly generated mutations or systematic gene knockouts). This approach is now being used in an increasing range of species and systems. In this book, experts working in phenomics in most of the major species and systems that are currently being studied present overviews of the field from their different, but overlapping perspectives.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How do laser beams propagate Innovative discoveries involving laser beams and their propagation properties are at the heart of Laser Beam Propagation: Generation and Propagation of Customized Light. This book captures the essence of laser beam propagation. Divided into three parts, it explores the fundamentals of how laser beams propagate, and provides novel methods to describe and characterize general laser beams.Part one covers the physical optics approach to the propagation of optical waves, the concept of plane waves, the mathematical description of diffraction and Gaussian optics, and adapting the concepts to the single photon level. The book explains the parallels between the paraxial propagation of light beams and the Schrödinger equation in quantum mechanics, and delves into the description of paraxial optics by means of state vectors and operators. It also discusses classical optics and quantum entanglement.Part two focuses on the application of modal decomposition to the characterization of laser beams, and provides a characterization of time domain pulses. It discusses tools for the temporal characterization of laser beams, the generation of arbitrary laser beams with digital holograms, and the use of spatial light modulators to display reconfigurable digital holograms capable of modifying and shaping laser beams. It also covers various techniques and the control of the polarization properties of light.Part three defines the most commonly generated shaped light, flat-top beams, outlining their propagation rules as well as the means to create them in the laboratory. It also highlights Helmholtz-Gauss beams, vector beams, and low coherence laser beams.The text presents the concepts of coherence theory and applies this to the propagation of low coherence optical fields. It also considers the recent developments in orbital angular momentum carrying fields, touches on basics properties, definitions and applications, and brings together the classical and quantum concepts of spatial modes of light.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With contributions by leaders in the field, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundations of probability and statistics. Each of the chapters covers a major topic and offers an intuitive view of the subject matter, methodologies, concepts, terms, and related applications. The book is suitable for use for entry level courses in first year university studies of Science and Engineering, higher level courses, postgraduate university studies and for the research community.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book presents detailed explanations of technologies for sustainable production of high-quality and safe cocoa beans for the global confectionary industry. It describes up-to-date technologies and approaches to modern cocoa production practices, global production and consumption trends as well as principles of cocoa processing and chocolate manufacture. It covers the origin, history and taxonomy of cocoa, and examines the fairtrade and organic cocoa industries. The chapters provide in-depth coverage of cocoa cultivation, harvesting and post-harvest treatments, genotypic variations, fermentation techniques, drying, storage and transportation.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Primarily written as course material on flood control and drainage engineering for advanced students of civil engineering, this new fourth edition is again thoroughly revised. It accommodates recent developments in remote sensing, information technology and GIS technology. New additional material deals with problems of flood forecasting, flood plain prioritization and flood hazard zoning, and engineering measures for flood control. Drainage improvement is tackled, with particular regard to salinity and coastal aquifer management from the ingress of sea water. The book includes design problem-solving and case studies, making it practical and applications-oriented. The subject matter will be of considerable interest to civil engineers, agricultural engineers, architects and town planners, as well as other government and non-government organizations.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Illustrated with real-life examples, this text provides state-of-the-art solutions to common problems in manufacturing systems. Assuming some knowledge of discrete event systems theory, the book first introduces the most important formalisms used for the modeling, analysis, and control of manufacturing systems (including Petri nets, automata, and max-plus algebra), explaining the advantages of each. It then employs the formalisms to solve specific problems, such as modeling and simulation, supervisory control (including deadlock prevention), performance evaluation (including scheduling and optimization), fault diagnosis and diagnosability analysis, and reconfiguration.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Extensively revised, this text explores the biomaterials aspects of research on and treatment of injuries, disabilities, and diseases of the musculoskeletal system, emphasizing properties of natural soft and hard tissues and of materials used to replace or treat them, and the interactions between native tissues and man-made (engineered) materials. It is intended for use in both teaching and self-study settings. The work introduces materials science as applied to medical research and treatment (biomaterials) for students and practitioners who may lack formal training in engineering.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book compiles the fundamentals of biohydrogen production technology. It offers comprehensive coverage of microbiology, biochemistry, feedstock requirements, and molecular biology of the biological hydrogen production processes. It also gives insight into scale-up problems and limitations. In addition, the book discusses mathematical modeling of the processes involved in biohydrogen production and the software required to model the processes. It also summarizes research advances, discusses bottlenecks of the various processes, and covers the process economy, policy, and environmental impact of this technology.