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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - All watersports involve a certain amount of risk, so it is important to have easy to use reference to first aid at hand. First Aid Companion is a splash proof, easy to use guide to most medical emergencies that you may encounter afloat.Includes:\* Drowning\* Unconconsciousness\* Immersion\* Fractures\* Burns & scalds\* Heatstroke\* Communications in an emergency. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Updated business wisdom from the founder of Dogfish Head, the nation's fastest growing independent craft brewery Starting with nothing more than a home brewing kit, Sam Calagione turned his entrepreneurial dream into a foamy reality in the form of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, one of America's best and fastest growing craft breweries. In this newly updated Second Edition, Calagione offers a deeper real-world look at entrepreneurship and what it takes to operate and grow a successful business. In several new chapters, he discusses Dogfish's most innovative marketing ideas, including how social media has become an integral part of the business model and how other small businesses can use it to catch up with bigger competitors. Calagione also presents a compelling argument for choosing to keep his business small and artisanal, despite growing demand for his products. - Updated to offer a more complete look at what it takes to keep a small business booming - An inspiring story of renegade entrepreneurialism and the rewards of dreaming big, working hard, and thinking unconventionally - Shows how to use social media to reach new customers and grow a business For any entrepreneur with a dream, Brewing Up a Business, Second Edition presents an enlightening, in-depth look at what it takes to succeed on their own terms.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Don t just survive - thrive! That s the message of this state-of-the-art guide to diabetes management. From causes, symptoms and side effects to treatments and diet, this book will help British diabetics understand all types of diabetes and delivers sound advice on staying fit and feeling great. The best-selling second edition has been updated to cover key information on managing pre-diabetes, plus new content on screening tests, medications and lifestyle advice. With additional information on the latest advances in therapy for diabetes and its complications, this new edition will make sure you re covered from every aspect.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Philosophy and gardens have been closely connected from the dawn of philosophy, with many drawing on their beauty and peace for philosophical inspiration. Gardens in turn give rise to a broad spectrum of philosophical questions. For the green-fingered thinker, this book reflects on a whole host of fascinating philosophical themes.\* Gardens and philosophy present a fascinating combination of subjects, historically important, and yet scarcely covered within the realms of philosophy\* Contributions come from a wide range of authors, ranging from garden writers and gardeners, to those working in architecture, archaeology, archival studies, art history, anthropology, classics and philosophy\* Essays cover a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from Epicurus and Confucius to the aesthetics and philosophy of Central Park\* Offers new perspectives on the experience and evaluation of gardens. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Branding guru Aaker shows how to eliminate the competition and become the lead brand in your marketThis ground-breaking book defines the concept of brand relevance using dozens of case studies-Prius, Whole Foods, Westin, iPad and more-and explains how brand relevance drives market dynamics, which generates opportunities for your brand and threats for the competition. Aaker reveals how these companies have made other brands in their categories irrelevant. Key points: When managing a new category of product, treat it as if it were a brand; By failing to produce what customers want or losing momentum and visibility, your brand becomes irrelevant; and create barriers to competitors by supporting innovation at every level of the organization.\* Using dozens of case studies, shows how to create or dominate new categories or subcategories, making competitors irrelevant\* Shows how to manage the new category or subcategory as if it were a brand and how to create barriers to competitors\* Describes the threat of becoming irrelevant by failing to make what customer are buying or losing energy\* David Aaker, the author of four brand books, has been called the father of brandingThis book offers insight for creating and/or owning a new business arena. Instead of being the best, the goal is to be the only brand around-making competitors irrelevant.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader: Lessons from 21 Weeks of Real Trading Trading is generally far more difficult in practice than in theory. The reality is that no trade set up or individual trader or system can identify profitable trades in advance with complete certainty. In A Year of Trading, long-time trader Peter Brandt reveals the anxieties and uncertainties of trading in a diary of his 2009 trades. He explains his thought process as he searches for trading opportunities and executes them. Each trade includes charts, an analysis of the trade, and a play-by-play account of how the trade unfolds.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This fourth edition builds on the success of previous editions and for the first time is produced in full colour throughout with improved photos and diagrams. It retains its popular pocket size and is an essential buy for all students working in the field.The text shows how sedimentary rocks are tackled in the field and has been written for all those with a geological background. It describes how the features of sedimentary rocks can be recorded in the field particularly through the construction of graphic logs. In succeeding chapters the various sedimentary rock types, textures and structures are discussed and shown how they can be described and measured in the field. There are expanded sections on trace fossils and volcaniclastics along with updated reference list. Finally a concluding section deals briefly with facies identification and points the ways towards facies interpretations, and the identification of sequences and cycles.Key Features:\* Full colour throughout with improved photos, figures and diagrams in a modern layout.\* Complete revision and update of best selling textbook which is part of the highly successful Field Guide series.\* Expanded sections on trace fossils and volcaniclastics along with updated reference list.\* Handy pocket size with laminated cover.\* Includes supplementary website with downloadable logging sheets for fieldwork activities.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Illustrated thoroughly, Biomolecular Archaeology is the first book to clearly guide students through the study of ancient DNA: how to analyze biomolecular evidence (DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates) to address important archaeological questions. - The first book to address the scope and methods of this new cross-disciplinary area of research for archaeologists - Offers a completely up-to-date overview of the latest research in this innovative subject - Guides students who wish to become biomolecular archaeologists through the complexities of both the scientific methods and archaeological goals. - Provides an essential component to undergraduate and graduate archaeological research.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A world-renowned money manager shares winning strategies for small-stock investingSince forming Bares Capital Management, Inc. in 2000, Brian Bares has shown that above average returns can be generated through the careful selection of small company common stocks. Additionally, he's shown how concentrating capital in a handful of ideas improves the potential for outperformance by increasing the depth of knowledge of each position and allowing each security to have a more meaningful impact on the portfolio. In The Small-Cap Advantage: How Top Endowments and Foundations Turn Small Stocks Into Big Returns, Bares describes how endowment-model investors and aspiring managers can gain meaningful exposure to small stocks while sidestepping many of the obstacles that have historically prevented institutional investment in the asset class. The book also\* Details the historical outperformance of small-cap stocks\* Contrasts the various strategies employed by managers in the space\* Explains how aspiring managers can structure a firm to boost performance and attract institutional capital\* Describes how endowment-model institutions can evaluate and engage outside managers for their small-cap allocations\* Summarizes important topics such as liquidity and the research processBigger is not better. The Small-Cap Advantage reveals that small stocks have historically performed better than large ones, and that lack of competition in small-cap stocks provides diligent managers with a singular opportunity to outperform. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Beating Combat Stress is a one-stop handbook of field-tested techniques and strategies to help service personnel, veterans and professionals to deal with the psychological effects of combat. - Features 101 field-tested techniques and strategies for managing combat-related stress - Designed to be accessible and useful both to serving personnel and veterans, and to the professionals and volunteers who are engaged in helping them - Takes a solution-focused approach to dealing with combat-related problems, promoting simplicity and proven techniques over complex theories and psychological jargon - User-friendly style and layout, with specially-commissioned illustrations throughout.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Praise for From Therapist to Coach 'This book is very practical and helpful to the therapist who wants to make a change and feels a bit overwhelmed with the possibilities. The section on choosing a niche was illuminating and very exciting to me. I found it helpful to have the training options outlined so clearly, and the marketing section was extremely useful as well.'-Shelley R. Cohen, LCSW, Beverly Hills, CA 'This book has sparked a renewed passion for my work as I have struggled the past couple of years with how to incorporate coaching into my psychotherapy practice. I knew there must be a way to do it but lacked the 'how to.' Based on his years of experience and real insight, David Steele supplies the necessary tools to do so effectively as well as invaluable strategies to help avoid the pitfalls. Without hesitation, I highly recommend this as a book that you will return to time and time again as a handbook for your private practice as a therapist/coach.'-Sharon O'Farrell, MIHA, Navan, Ireland A hands-on guide to helping therapists make the transition to a successful coaching practice Written for therapists by a therapist, From Therapist to Coach provides a convenient road map for professionals considering expanding or transitioning their practice to coaching. Drawing from his experience in providing relationship coach training to over 5,000 therapists, David Steele takes a practical approach to building a successful coaching business through traditional and creative strategies such as marketing, getting clients, choosing a niche, and much more. Here, therapists will find: - A look at the differences between therapy and coaching - Examples and insights that therapists can easily (and sometimes humorously) relate to - Details on setting fees; enrolling clients; maximizing private practice income; finding training; and much more - A focus on creative group services and business models suited to the various specialties and niches of personal coaching - Guidance on how much to bill for services With insight on the mistakes and pitfalls to avoid along the way, From Therapist to Coach is rich with examples, providing tips and practical steps to help clinicians in private practice move forward in their journey towards professional satisfaction.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Companion workbook to the CFA Institute's Investments: Principles of Portfolio and Equity Analysis WorkbookIn a world of specialization, no other profession likely requires such broad, yet in-depth knowledge than that of financial analyst. Investments: Principles of Portfolio and Equity Analysis provides the broad-based knowledge professionals and students of the markets need to manage money and maximize return. This companion Workbook, also edited by experts from the CFA Institute, allows busy professionals to gain a stronger understanding of core investment topics. The Workbook\* Includes learning outcomes, summaries, and problems and solutions sections for each chapter in the main book\* Blends theory and practice\* Provides access to the highest quality information on investment analysis and portfolio managementWith Investments: Analysis and Portfolio Management Workbook, busy professionals can reinforce what they've learned in reading Investments, while doing so at their own pace.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A straightforward guide to leveraging your company's intellectual capital by creating a knowledge management cultureThe Complete Guide to Knowledge Management offers managers the tools they need to create an organizational culture that improves knowledge sharing, reuse, learning, collaboration, and innovation to ensure mesurable growth. Written by internationally recognized knowledge management pioneers, it addresses all those topics in knowledge management that a manager needs to ensure organizational success.\* Provides plenty of real-life examples and case studies\* Includes interviews with prominent managers who have successfully implemented knowledge management structures within their organizations\* Offers chapters composed of short theoretical explanations and practical methods that you can utilize, based primarily on hands-on author experienceTaking an intellectual journey into knowledge management, beginning with an understanding of the concept of intellectual capital and how to establish an appropriate culture, this book looks at the human aspects of managing knowledge workers, promoting interactions for knowledge creation and sharing. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The latest best practice guidance on all aspects of global strategic sourcing-including environmental and international issues Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices covers the latest trends and leading edge processes in global strategic sourcing, including supply management, t, sustainability, financial decisions, risk management, and international strategies. - Offers the latest trends and guidance for sourcing and supply managers - Features coverage of understanding sourcing, procurement and supply management, procurement and best business practices, best practices in sourcing management and global sourcing management, financial strategies for sourcing, responsible procurement,diversity procurement, managing risk, supplier selection, project management for procurement and supply managers, managing supplier relationships, international sourcing, managing supplier relationships supply management operations, - With the rise of global supply chains, environmental/sustainability concerns, and constantly evolving technology, the time is right for understanding Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book provides guidance on building survey work for typical residential, commercial and industrial buildings, with advice on how to diagnose a wide range of defects. It considers both modern and older construction methods, together with new and traditional materials. The particular problems of alteration and renovation work are discussed, with guidance on how to carry out measured surveys. A separate chapter covers survey problems after flood and fire damage, and the legal section takes account of recent developments in case law relating to inspections and surveys of properties. This new edition continues to provide a thorough treatment of all the key issues relating to surveying buildings, dealing with the problems that surveyors are likely to encounter when inspecting buildings. Changes for the new edition include: - Examples and references have been updated - Evaluation of condition rating systems for domestic and commercial buildings - A new section on the home condition reports - More information on slate defects - Bibliography revised and expanded, to make it more comprehensive - Additional appendix showing the home condition report format.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Delphi Technique in Nursing and Health Research is a practical guide to using the Delphi methodology for students and researchers in nursing and health. It adopts a logical step-by-step approach, introducing the researcher to the Delphi, outlining its development, analysing key characteristics and parameters for its successful use and exploring its applications in nursing and health. The book addresses issues of methodology, design, framing the research question, sampling, instrumentation, methodological rigour, reliability and validity, and methods of data analysis.The Delphi Technique in Nursing and Health Research enables the reader to be aware of the limitations of the technique and possible solutions, to design a Delphi questionnaire for each of the different rounds of a study, to consider different approaches to the technique in relation to a study, to analyse the data from each round of a Delphi study, and to understand the importance of feedback between rounds. Key Features - A practical guide to facilitate use of the Delphi technique - Provides the reader with the necessary information to participate in and conduct Delphi studies - Examines different types of Delphi, including the e-Delphi, and modifications made to the technique - Includes examples of real empirical investigations, brief case scenarios and key learning points for each chapter - Explores the role of the Delphi researcher - Explores ethical issues and issues of anonymity, use of experts and controlled feedback.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Overcome fear and adversity in the workplace-with courage!Courage is the first virtue of leadership success. Leaders require courage to make bold decisions even when there are dissenters, to say what needs to be said no matter the consequences, and to place their trust in those they manage. Yet surprisingly, despite the central role that courage plays in leadership success, until now there have been few training programs devoted solely to building courage in the workplace.The Courageous Leadership workshop introduces a new organizational development practice called courage-building. As a new professional discipline, courage-building is predicated on the assumption that people perform better when they are behaving courageously than when they are anxious and afraid. To be a courage-builder, however, you have to role model courageous behavior. This workshop is designed to help you do just that. The objectives of this workshop are to:\* Learn about the three different types of courage and when (and how) to use each\* Gain insight into your own 'courage history' so that you can use your past to strengthen your future\* Understand the impact that fear has on personal and organizational performance\* Learn about two distinct ways of leading, and approaches for inspiring more courageous behavior among the people with whom you work\* Identify specific actions for extending the value of the workshop so that you can continue benefiting from it going forward\* Become a courageous leaderBy learning to apply the strategies and approaches that are introduced in the Courageous Leadership workshop, and then applying them in your workplace, you will help people step up to challenges more readily, embrace change more fully, and speak up more assertively. When you put your courage to work, and when you step past the threshold of your zone of comfort, the entire workplace benefits.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Small Animal Bandaging, Casting and Splinting Techniques is a well-illustrated how-to manual covering common bandaging methods used to support and manage both soft tissue and orthopedic conditions in small animal patients. This very practical book offers step-by-step procedures with accompanying photographs to aid in the secure and effective application of bandages, casts, and splints. Coverage includes indications, aftercare, advantages, and potential complications for each technique.Small Animal Bandaging, Casting and Splinting Techniques is an indispensable guide for busy veterinary technicians and nurses, as well as veterinarians and veterinary students.Key featuresProvides a practical how-to reference for effectively using bandages, casts, and splints on small animalsIllustrates proper techniques through step-by-step photographsCovers indications, aftercare, advantages, and potential complicationsIncludes both soft tissue and orthopedic considerations.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A significant proportion of skin disease develops rapidly, is highly symptomatic and can be associated with considerable morbidity. While most patients with acute skin disorders are initially seen by primary care services, acute dermatology is also encountered in hospital emergency departments and in dermatology clinics. This book aims to serve as a comprehensive reference on relevant acute dermatology and is designed to encourage a structured and thorough clinical technique. The sections have been written so that essential information about each disease is summarised in a clear and concise way. After a brief introduction, there is a description of the clinical features, followed by a differential diagnosis, a list of important systemic associations and the relevant investigations. Treatment is divided into two sections, the first stating the immediate action required to prevent further deterioration and the second discussing long-term management considerations. Each condition described and discussed is illustrated by clinical pictures. It is hoped that this book will enable all medical staff seeing patients with acute skin problems to practice more effectively. It is aimed at primary care physicians, nurse specialists, emergency department staff and dermatologists. It should also appeal to the general physician who is interested in dermatology.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Take a theoretical approach to architecture with The Autopoiesis of Architecture, which presents the topic as a discipline with its own unique logic. Architecture's conception of itself is addressed as well as its development within wider contemporary society.Author Patrik Schumacher offers innovative treatment that enriches architectural theory with a coordinated arsenal of concepts facilitating both detailed analysis and insightful comparisons with other domains, such as art, science and politics. He explores how the various modes of communication comprising architecture depend upon each other, combine, and form a unique subsystem of society that co-evolves with other important autopoietic subsystems like art, science, politics and the economy.The first of two volumes that together present a comprehensive account of architecture's autopoiesis, this book elaborates the theory of architecture's autopoeisis in 8 parts, 50 sections and 200 chapters. Each of the 50 sections poses a thesis drawing a central message from the insights articulated within the respective section. The 200 chapters are gathering and sorting the accumulated intelligence of the discipline according to the new conceptual framework adopted, in order to catalyze and elaborate the new formulations and insights that are then encapsulated in the theses. However, while the theoretical work in the text of the chapters relies on the rigorous build up of a new theoretical language, the theses are written in ordinary language - with the theoretical concepts placed in brackets. The full list of the 50 theses affords a convenient summary printed as appendix at the end of the book.The second volume completes the analysis of the discourse and further proposes a new agenda for contemporary architecture in response to the challenges and opportunities that confront architectural design within the context of current societal and technological developments.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Graphic design has long based decision-making on instinct, trends, and personal preference. This book introduces a range of practical methodologies (quantitative and qualitative) pertinent to the interpreting, targeting and creating of forms and messages. Highly visual and well-designed, it fosters designers' ability to design creatively, collaboratively, and strategically, and as a result, helps designers move from form-makers to cultural participants a transformative trend for design professionals. It includes case studies and contributions by diverse group including the musician Moby novelist Ann Tyler, and designer Elle Luna, among others.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Updated business wisdom from the founder of Dogfish Head, the nation's fastest growing independent craft brewery Starting with nothing more than a home brewing kit, Sam Calagione turned his entrepreneurial dream into a foamy reality in the form of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, one of America's best and fastest growing craft breweries. In this newly updated Second Edition, Calagione offers a deeper real-world look at entrepreneurship and what it takes to operate and grow a successful business. In several new chapters, he discusses Dogfish's most innovative marketing ideas, including how social media has become an integral part of the business model and how other small businesses can use it to catch up with bigger competitors. Calagione also presents a compelling argument for choosing to keep his business small and artisanal, despite growing demand for his products. - Updated to offer a more complete look at what it takes to keep a small business booming - An inspiring story of renegade entrepreneurialism and the rewards of dreaming big, working hard, and thinking unconventionally - Shows how to use social media to reach new customers and grow a business For any entrepreneur with a dream, Brewing Up a Business, Second Edition presents an enlightening, in-depth look at what it takes to succeed on their own terms. 312 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An intelligent analysis of the dangers, opportunities, and consequences of global sovereign debtSovereign debt is growing internationally at a terrifying rate, as nations seek to prop up their collapsing economies. One only needs to look at the sovereign risk pressures faced by Greece, Spain, and Ireland to get an idea of how big this problem has become. Understanding this dilemma is now more important than ever, that's why Robert Kolb has compiled Sovereign Debt. With this book as your guide, you'll gain a better perspective on the essential issues surrounding sovereign debt and default through discussions of national defaults, systemic risk, associated costs, and much more. Historical studies are also included to provide a realistic framework of reference.\* Contains up-to-date research and analysis on sovereign debt from today's leading practitioners and academics\* Details the dangers of defaults and their associated systemic risks\* Explores the past, present, and future of sovereign debtThe repercussions of a national default are all-encompassing as global markets are intricately interwoven in the modern world. Sovereign Debt examines what it will take to overcome the challenges of this market and how you can deal with the uncertainty surrounding it.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An in-depth guide to understanding probability distributions and financial modeling for the purposes of investment managementIn Financial Models with Lévy Processes and Volatility Clustering, the expert author team provides a framework to model the behavior of stock returns in both a univariate and a multivariate setting, providing you with practical applications to option pricing and portfolio management. They also explain the reasons for working with non-normal distribution in financial modeling and the best methodologies for employing it.The book's framework includes the basics of probability distributions and explains the alpha-stable distribution and the tempered stable distribution. The authors also explore discrete time option pricing models, beginning with the classical normal model with volatility clustering to more recent models that consider both volatility clustering and heavy tails.\* Reviews the basics of probability distributions\* Analyzes a continuous time option pricing model (the so-called exponential Lévy model)\* Defines a discrete time model with volatility clustering and how to price options using Monte Carlo methods\* Studies two multivariate settings that are suitable to explain joint extreme eventsFinancial Models with Lévy Processes and Volatility Clustering is a thorough guide to classical probability distribution methods and brand new methodologies for financial modeling.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material.\* Investigates the connections between empire and knowledge at the turn of the millennia, and the creation of new histories in the Roman West\* Explores how ancient geography, local histories and the stories of wandering heroes were woven together by Greek scholars and local experts\* Offers a fresh perspective by examining passages from ancient writers in a new light.…

Kombiprodukt. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With the improved efficiency of heating, cooling and lighting in buildings crucial to the low carbon targets of all current governments, Building Science: Concepts and Applications provides a timely and much-needed addition to the existing literature on architectural and environmental design education. Taking a logical and didactic approach, the author introduces the reader to the underlying concepts and principles of the thermal, lighting, and acoustic determinants of building design in four integrated sections.The first section explores the thermal building environment and the principles of thermal comfort, translating these principles into conceptual building design solutions. The author examines the heat flow characteristics of the building envelope and explains steady state design methods that form the basis of most building codes. He discusses the sun as a natural heat source and describes the principles of active and passive solar building design solutions.The second section introduces the scientific principles of light, color, and vision, stressing the importance of daylight in building design, presenting the Daylight Factor design concept and methodology, and discussing glare conditions and their avoidance. It also addresses artificial lighting, delving into the prominent role that electricity plays in the production of light by artificial means and comparing the efficacy and characteristics of the various commercially available light sources in terms of the energy to light conversion ratio, life span, available intensity range, color rendition properties, and cost.The third section deals with the various aspects of sound that impact the design of the built environment, discussing the nature of sound as a physical force that sets any medium through which it travels into vibration and laying the foundations for the treatment of sound as an important means of communication as well as a disruptive disturbance.The final section discusses the foundational concepts of ecological design as a basis for addressing sustainability issues in building design solutions. These issues include the embedded energy of construction materials, waste management, preservation of freshwater and management of graywater, adoption of passive solar principles, energy saving measures applicable to mechanical building services, and the end-of-lifecycle deconstruction and recycling of building materials and components.\* Covers the fundamental building science topics of heat, energy, light and sound\* Takes a logical and didactic approach, tracing the historical roots of building science\* Includes summaries of new technologies in solar energy and photovoltaic systems\* Features a section on the principles of sustainable architecture\* Website with answers to MC questions testing students' learning.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Future for Criticism considers why fiction gives so much pleasure, and the neglect of this issue incontemporary criticism. - Offers a brief, lively, and accessible account of a new direction for critical practice, from one of Britain's most prominent literary theorists and critics - Proposes a new path for future criticism, more open to reflecting on the pleasures of fiction - Written in a clear, jargon-free style, and illustrated throughout with numerous examples.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The problems involved in designing optimal infrared (IR) measuring systems under given conditions are commensurately complex. The optical set-up and radiation conditions, the interaction between sensor and irradiation and the sensor itself, determine the operation of the sensor system. Simple calculations for solving these problems without any understanding of the causal relationships are not possible.Thermal Infrared Sensors offers a concise explanation of the basic physical and photometric fundamentals needed for the consideration of these interactions. It depicts the basics of thermal IR sensor systems and explains the manifold causal relationships between the most important effects and influences, describing the relationships between sensor parameters such as thermal and special resolution, and application conditions.This book covers:\* various types of thermal sensors, like thermoelectric sensor, pyroelectric sensors, microbolometers, micro-Golay cells and bimorphous sensors;\* basic applications for thermal sensors;\* noise - a limiting factor for thermal resolution and detectivity - including an outline of the mathematics and noise sources in thermal infrared sensors;\* the properties of IR sensor systems in conjunction with the measurement environment and application conditions;\* 60 examples showing calculations of real problems with real numbers, as they occur in many practical applications.This is an essential reference for practicing design and optical engineers and users of infrared sensors and infrared cameras. With this book they will be able to transform the demonstrated solutions to their own problems, find ways to match their commercial IR sensors and cameras to their measurement conditions, and to tailor and optimise sensors and set-ups to particular IR measurement problems. The basic knowledge outlined in this book will give advanced undergraduate and graduate students a thorough grounding in this technology.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This book is part of the IEEE Standards Wireless Networks Series. This book describes Wireless Local Area Networks Quality of Service enhancements. Those enhancements enable the support of real-time applications such as voice and video. The scope of the book includes: - Overview of QoS mechanisms and architectures. - WLAN QoS mechanisms and relationship to QoS general architectures. - Performance analysis and case studies. WLAN QoS planning and engineering are challenging tasks to both network operators and end users. This book is an attempt to satisfy the need for better understanding of WLAN QoS features as well as the related engineering challenges. The reader will be able to understand WLAN QoS mechanisms and features in a simple and clear way beyond that obtained by just reading standard documents. The reader of the book should be able to understand: - WLAN QoS basic operation. How WLAN QoS is related to other QoS architectures especially IP QoS, and the related interworking issues. - How to tackle WLAN QoS main issues including admission control, scheduling, and buffer management. How to engineer a WLAN-based network to support QoS-based applications.…