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by H. G. Dales, F.K. Dashiell, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
This book gives a coherent account of the theory of Banach spaces and Banach lattices, using the spaces C_0(K) of continuous functions on a locally compact space K as the main example. The study of C_0(K) has been an important area of functional analysis for many years. It gives several new...
CMOS Cantilever Sensor Systems
Atomic Force Microscopy and Gas Sensing Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2013
This book is intended for scientists and engineers in the field of micro- and nano electro-mechanical systems (MEMS and NEMS) and introduces the development of cantilever-based sensor systems using CMOS-compatible micromachining from the design concepts and simulations to the prototype. It is also...
Achieving sustainable production of pig meat Volume 1
Safety, quality and sustainability
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Pig meat is the most widely-consumed meat in the world. Previous growth in production has relied, in part, on more intensive systems. In meeting rising demand, these systems face challenges such as the ongoing threat of zoonotic diseases, the need to improve feed efficiency in the face of rising costs,...
by Frédéric Héliodore, Amir Nakib, Boussaad Ismail
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Intelligence is defined by the ability to optimize, manage and reconcile the currents of physical, economic and even social flows. The strong constraint of immediacy proves to be an opportunity to imagine, propose and deliver solutions on the common basis of optimization techniques.
Metaheuristics...
Mobile Clouds
Exploiting Distributed Resources in Wireless, Mobile and Social Networks
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
Includes a preface written by Professor Leonard Kleinrock, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, UCLA, USA
This book discusses and explores the concept of mobile cloud**, creating an inspiring research space for exploiting opportunistic resource sharing, and covering from theoretical...
by Alexander H.-D. Cheng
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
This book treats the mechanics of porous materials infiltrated with a fluid (poromechanics), focussing on its linear theory (poroelasticity). Porous materials from inanimate bodies such as sand, soil and rock, living bodies such as plant tissue, animal flesh, or man-made materials can look very different...
Elasticity
Theory, Applications, and Numerics
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2010
Although there are several books in print dealing with elasticity, many focus on specialized topics such as mathematical foundations, anisotropic materials, two-dimensional problems, thermoelasticity, non-linear theory, etc. As such they are not appropriate candidates for a general textbook. This...
The School Reform Landscape
Fraud, Myth, and Lies
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2013
In The School Reform Landscape: Fear, Mythologies, and Lies, the authors take an in-depth and controversial look at school reform since the launch of Sputnik. They scrutinize school reform events, proposals, and policies from the last 60 years through the lens of critical social theory and examine the...
Global Tobacco Control
Power, Policy, Governance and Transfer
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2011
The first major book by political scientists explaining global tobacco control policy. It identifies a history of minimal tobacco control then charts the extent to which governments have regulated tobacco in the modern era. It identifies major policy change from the post-war period and uses theories of public policy to help explain the change.
Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability Learners
A Guidebook for Gifted Education
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2016
***The updated, comprehensive guide to developing or enhancing gifted programming ***
With new perspectives based on recent research and the updated National Association for Gifted Children Programming Standards, this second edition of***Designing Services and Programs for High-Ability...
by H. Joachim Deeg, David T. Bowen, Steven D. Gore
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2013
The diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a heterogeneous group of clonal hematopoietic disorders, is being made with increasing frequency over the past decade owing to increased recognition, improved understanding, and an aging population. This book, completely updated since the first edition,...
An Age of Opportunity
Intentional Ministry by, with, and for Older Adults
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
A companion to the author's earlier book Designing an Older Adult Ministry (Discipleship Resources, 1999), this book will provide new information and outline ways to develop and strengthen ministries by, with, and for older adults that can, and will, enhance the spiritual growth and well-being of...
by Mark D. Janis, Herbert H. Jervis, Richard C. Peet
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Plant intellectual property law is a complex proposition which stands apart from other intellectual property endeavours, and this book seeks to elucidate on the key issues involved. This work encompasses aspects of plant innovation and related law in the US and overseas providing a global perspective....
The Essentials of Instructional Design
Connecting Fundamental Principles with Process and Practice, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
The Essentials of Instructional Design, 3rd Edition introduces the essential elements of instructional design (ID) to students who are new to ID. The key procedures within the ID process—learner analysis, task analysis, needs analysis, developing goals and objectives, organizing instruction, developing...