Технические науки

Canning continues to be an extremely important form of food preservation commercially, and canned fish represents a source of relatively inexpensive, …

A dispute board is a panel of impartial members, appointed at the outset of the construction contract, whose purpose is to monitor progress, resolve d…

Provides up-to-date developments in the field of remote sensing by assessing scale issues in land surface, properties, patterns, and processes Scale i…

The Affective Computing domain, term coined by Rosalind Picard in 1997, gathers several scientific areas such as computer science, cognitive science, …

This book aims to rehabilitate kinetic modeling in the domain of polymer ageing, where it has been almost abandoned by the research community. Kinetic…

The economic importance of dairy powders and concentrated products to dairy-producing countries is very significant, and there is a large demand for t…

Many building projects are the subject of claims – the assertion of a right, usually by the contractor, to an extension of the contract period or an a…

Wireless Communications Systems Design provides the basic knowledge and methodology for wireless communications design. The book mainly focuses on a b…

Monitoring and diagnosis of electrical machine faults is a scientific and economic issue which is motivated by objectives for reliability and servicea…

Generally a laser (light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) is defined as “a device which uses a quantum mechanical effect, stimulated…

This book provides an overview of the science and technology of chocolate manufacture from cocoa production, through the manufacturing processes, to t…

Building on the first edition published in 1995 this new edition of Kinematic Geometry of Gearing has been extensively revised and updated with new an…

The most complete and up-to-date handbook on power generation from coal, this book covers all of today's new, cleaner methods for creating electricity…

Making a decision, of any importance, is never simple. On the one hand, specialists in decision theory do not come within the reach of most policy mak…

This book covers in-depth the various polymers that are used for sensors and actuators from the vantage point of organic chemistry. Since many chemist…

Whilst milk fat has always been appreciated for its flavour, the market had suffered from concerns over cardiovascular diseases associated with the co…

The second edition of the highly acclaimed Wind Power in Power Systems has been thoroughly revised and expanded to reflect the latest challenges assoc…

One of the first comprehensive books to focus on the role of polymers in the burgeoning energy materials market Polymers are increasingly finding appl…

This book aims to deliver significant scientific progress on the problem of the erosion of geomaterials, focusing on the mechanical/physical aspect. T…

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in sustainable dairy production, helping the industry to develop more sustainable da…

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) continues to impact semiconductor components and systems as technologies scale from micro- to nano-electronics. This boo…

Cyberdefense has become, over the past five years, a major issue on the international scene. China, by the place it occupies, is the subject of attent…

“Plastics Additives and Testing” is a practical book for engineers and operators and discusses both inorganic and organic chemicals that are widely us…

Ultra Wide Band Technology (UWB) has reached a level of maturity that allows us to offer wireless links with either high or low data rates. These wire…

Understanding how gears are formed and how they interact or ‘mesh’ with each other is essential when designing equipment that uses gears or gear train…

With the explosive growth in PV (photovoltaic) installations globally, the sector continues to benefit from important improvements in manufacturing te…

This book offers a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art in innovative Beyond-CMOS nanodevices for developing novel functionalities, logic and …

Provides an original, detailed and practical description of current interruption transients, origins, and the circuits involved, and how they can be c…

Microelectronics is a complex world where many sciences need to collaborate to create nano-objects: we need expertise in electronics, microelectronics…

A considerable amount of research has emerged in recent years on the science, technology and health effects of oats but, until now, no book has gather…

Providing a comprehensive overview of the modelling, analysis and simulation of mobile radio channels, this book gives a detailed understanding of fun…

Radio-Frequency Integrated-Circuit Engineering addresses the theory, analysis and design of passive and active RFIC's using Si-based CMOS and Bi-CMOS …

This book covers a wide range of topics that address the main areas of interest to scientists, engineers, and students concerned with the synthesis, c…

The aim of this book is to understand and describe the martensitic phase transformation and the process of martensite platelet reorientation. These tw…

The only modern guide to all aspects of practical tunnel construction Practical Tunnel Construction fills a void in the literature for a practical gui…

Morphing Aerospace Vehicles and Structures provides a highly timely presentation of the state-of-the-art, future directions and technical requirements…

In recent years, the application of composite materials has increased in various areas of science and technology due to their special properties, name…

This book is focused on the seismic vulnerability assessment methods, applied to existing buildings, describing several behaviors and new approaches f…

Today, audiovisual archives and libraries have become very popular especially in the field of collecting, preserving and transmitting cultural heritag…

Summarizes the schemes and technologies in RF circuit design, describes the basic parameters of an RF system and the fundamentals of RF system design,…

Gas-insulated transmission lines (GIL) is an established high voltage technology used when environmental or structural considerations restrict the use…

This second edition of the highly acclaimed RF Power Amplifiers has been thoroughly revised and expanded to reflect the latest challenges associated w…

Marine renewable energy is a significant resource for generating electricity, and if some conversion technologies have already reached a certain level…

This book explains the evolutions of architecture for mobiles and summarizes the different technologies: – 2G: the GSM (Global System for Mobile) netw…

Fish Pathology is the definitive, classic and essential book on the subject, providing in-depth coverage across all major aspects of fish pathology. T…