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The DelFly
Design, Aerodynamics, and Artificial Intelligence of a Flapping Wing Robot
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2015
This book introduces the topics most relevant to autonomously flying flapping wing robots: flapping-wing design, aerodynamics, and artificial intelligence. Readers can explore these topics in the context of the "Delfly", a flapping wing robot designed at Delft University in The Netherlands.
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Reinvigorating U.S. Economic Strategy in the Asia Pacific
Recommendations for the Incoming Administration
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2017
This report of the CSIS Asia Economic Strategy Commission presents a comprehensive, bipartisan economic strategy for the United States to pursue its vital interests in the Asia-Pacific region. The report is intended to help the new administration carry out a dynamic, forward-looking economic strategy,...
Peak Energy
Myth or Reality?
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2016
Does the Earth contain enough oil to provide energy for the human race indefinitely? If not, how long will the oil last? What about renewable energy technologies like wind and solar? Will they be able to supply an indefinite supply of energy for the human race? If not, how long will it last? And what...
Super PAC!
Money, Elections, and Voters after Citizens United
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
Recent federal court activity has dramatically changed the regulatory environment of campaign finance in the United States. Since 2010, the judiciary has decided that corporations and labor unions may freely spend in American elections, and that so-called "Super PACs" can accept unlimited...
by G. M. Trevelyan
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
This 1913 biography of the British Radical and Liberal statesman John Bright (1811-1889) was hailed by the New York Times as "masterly" and destined to "assume a position of authority and permanence in the library of English political literature." The volume follows Bright’s life from his schooldays, through the battle of the Corn Laws and the American Civil War, to his death.
by Jan Bojö, Karl-Göran Mäler, Lena Unemo
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
This book is the second edition of a text based on a report commissioned by the Swedish International Development Authority (SID A). The financial grant from SIDA which made the work possible is hereby gratefully acknowledged. There are already many books on the market about environmental economics,...
by Lucy Beale, Sandy G. Couvillon M.S., L.D.N.
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2005
Shed those pounds the healthy way.
This brand-new edition of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Healthy Weight Loss not only gives readers critical information on nutrition and health-it also delivers everything they need to know about the mental and exercise pieces of the weight- loss puzzle. In...
The Family Emotional System
An Integrative Concept for Theory, Science, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2015
The Family Emotional System: An Integrative Concept for Theory, Science, and Practice presents an ongoing dialogue among scientists, family investigators, and clinicians related to a natural systems view of the family and human behavior that has been occurring over several decades. The concept of...
Company Organization (RLE: Organizations)
Theory and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2013
This summary of theory and practice is inspired by the belief that cut and dried solutions to management problems are inappropriate and that every set of circumstances requires a unique synthesis of experience and relevant theories. In this book the authors have reviewed the main texts and theories...
by G. M. Trevelyan
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
This 1922 history has as its object, in the author's words, "to enable the student or general reader to obtain . . . a picture of change and development during the hundred and twenty years when things . . . were undergoing a more rapid change of character than in any previous epoch of our annals."
Acoustic Wave Sensors
Theory, Design and Physico-Chemical Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 1996
Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts from both industry and academia, Acoustic Wave Sensors provides an in-depth look at the current state of acoustic wave devices and the scope of their use in chemical, biochemical, and physical measurements, as well as in engineering applications. Because...
by G. Farin, J. Hoschek, M.-S. Kim
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2002
This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the fields Geometric Modeling, Computer-Aided Design, and Scientific Visualization, or Computer-Aided Geometric Design. Leading international experts have contributed, thus creating a one-of-a-kind collection of authoritative articles. There are chapters...
Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics
A Meshfree Particle Method
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2003
This is the first-ever book on smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) and its variations, covering the theoretical background, numerical techniques, code implementation issues, and many novel and interesting applications.
It contains many appealing and practical examples, including free surface...
Mentoring Principals
Frameworks, Agendas, Tips, and Case Stories for Mentors and Mentees
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2005
This indispensable handbook for mentors, mentees, and new principals will jump-start the learning process of new principals by providing case stories and wisdom from leading mentors across the country.