Технические науки

An international panel of experts provide major research issues and a self-contained, rapid introduction to the theory and application of UWB This boo…

Nanotechnology is a vital new area of research and development addressing the control, modification and fabrication of materials, structures and devic…

Liquid-Phase Epitaxy (LPE) is a technique used in the bulk growth of crystals, typically in semiconductor manufacturing, whereby the crystal is grown …

Wireless channels are becoming more and more important, with the future development of wireless ad-hoc networks and the integration of mobile and sate…

This book provides the main topics currently used for the calculus of structures. The reference establishes a link between the traditional approach on…

This book focuses on the materials, synthetic methods, tools and techniques being developed in the nanoregime towards the life sciences – in particula…

The JPEG 2000 Suite provides a comprehensive overview of the baseline JPEG 2000 standard and its extensions. The first part of the book sets out the c…

Since the 1980s, and especially since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, there has been a substantial extension in the adoption and use of Environmental As…

This proceedings contains papers presented at the Electronics in Extreme Environments, International Fuel Cells and Related Systems, and Advanced Diel…

The main focus of this book is a review of how the Common Fisheries Policy is enforced throughout the Community, with a discussion of its successes an…

Food Supply Chain Management Edited by Michael A. Bourlakis and Paul W. H. Weightman The food supply chain is a series of links and inter-dependencies…

Build your own intelligent agent system… Intelligent agent technology is a tool of modern computer science that can be used to engineer complex comput…

Kernel methods have long been established as effective techniques in the framework of machine learning and pattern recognition, and have now become th…

Automatic speech recognition (ASR) is a very attractive means for human-machine interaction. The degree of maturity reached by speech recognition tech…

This book explores how developing solutions with heuristic tools offers two major advantages: shortened development time and more robust systems. It b…

In this book leading profesionals in the semiconductor microelectronics field discuss the future evolution of their profession. The following are some…

This up-to-date, single-source reference on the preparation of single-phase inorganic materials covers the most important methods and techniques in so…

The markets for organic and fair trade food are growing rapidly. Although there are some important differences, both seek to address the consumer desi…

To deliver a construction project on time, at cost and of appropriate quality, it is critical to manage the design and construction process effectivel…

This volume presents information on the unique topic of chemical sensors. It focuses on the materials, manufacturing, theory and application of sensor…

The book identifies new nanometric architectures that would be of particular interest for applications and the technological route to reach them. Nano…

The Second Edition features new content, examples,methods, techniques, and best practices Assurance Technologies Principles and Practices is based on …

Nondestructive Testing involves the use of methods such as wave propagation, electromagnetism, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity to te…

Dynamic tests have proven to be as efficient as static tests and are often easier to use at lower frequency. Over the last 50 years, the methods of in…

Unified Theory of Concrete Structures develops an integrated theory that encompasses the various stress states experienced by both RC & PC structures …

Learn how to employ JADE to build multi-agent systems! JADE (Java Agent DEvelopment framework) is a middleware for the development of applications, bo…

The emerging idea of the semantic web is based on the maximum automation of the complete knowledge lifecycle processes: knowledge representation, acqu…

From laptop computers and mobile phones to digital cinema, Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) are integral components in an increasing array of highly des…

As audio and telecommunication technologies develop, there is an increasing need to evaluate the technical and perceptual performance of these innovat…

Flat Panel Displays (FPDs) are a frequent feature in our daily lives, used in mobile phones, laptop computers, desktop computer monitors and TVs. Seve…

AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting) describes a framework for intelligently controlling access to network resources, enforcing policies, a…

Wireless communications has witnessed a tremendous growth during the past decade and further spectacular enabling technology advances are expected in …

Design and Development of Medical Electronic Instrumentation fills a gap in the existing medical electronic devices literature by providing background…

Coastal waters around the globe suffer from strain due to a wide range of human activities. The situation calls for a holistic approach, combining exp…

This title brings together a variety of papers presented at the 9th annual Meso meeting in 2007. The topics selected for Meso 2007 are designed to ill…

Nanotechnology is a progressive research and development topic with large amounts of venture capital and government funding being invested worldwide. …

Consultant and long-time Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food labeling expert James Summers answers the many questions surrounding FDA food labelin…

Wireless Personal Area Networks provides an in-depth analysis of the recent IEEE 802.15.4 standard for low data rate wireless personal area networks (…

Advanced membranes-from fundamentals and membrane chemistry to manufacturing and applications A hands-on reference for practicing professionals, Advan…

A complete and practical guide to WCDMA/UMTS cellular network deployment. After introducing the network architecture of such a system, the WCDMA (UMTS…

Although the notion is a relatively recent one, the notions and principles of Granular Computing (GrC) have appeared in a different guise in many rela…

The collapse of many of the World’s fisheries continues to be of major concern and the enhancement of fish stocks through techniques such as ranching …

A Comprehensive, Thorough Introduction to High-Speed Networking Technologies and Protocols Network Infrastructure and Architecture: Designing High-Ava…

An essential overview of post-deregulation market operations in electrical power systems Until recently the U.S. electricity industry was dominated by…