crc press aug 2015 (26 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Design Studio Method is a method that allows a team to successfully implement collaborative design, thus doing away with the siloed approach that plagues many design agencies and teams today. It is a complicated process that consists of many moving parts and talking heads. The Design Studio Method helps simplify the method, explaining each step, each participant's involvement, and how to adapt to your needs.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book offers a unique way of teaching and thinking about basic thermodynamics that helps students overcome common conceptual problems. It delivers a brilliantly conceived introduction to thermodynamics at the molecular level, presenting the core laws with clear explanations. The text covers key concepts such as entropy, energy transfer, heat exchange, work, enthalpy, free energy, irreversible and reversible processes, chemical equilibrium, and phase transitions in the molecular world, employing simple but well-chosen examples to supply insight into the molecular events underlying the thermodynamic macroscopic description.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The premier how-to book on Pixel Art and Pixel Art software, this book emphasizes the key universal principles of the craft. It provides readers with the skills to create characters and environments needed for 2D games. It includes an introduction to Pixel Art, its utility, foundational elements, and concepts such as light and shadow. It offers tutorials on creating animations and serves as a functional guide for the most common methodology in 2D game development.

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Organized in three parts, this textbook covers systems and systems engineering concepts, systems methods, models and analytical techniques, systems management and control methods. Traditional engineering books are either too technical or not technical at all. This book will not only give students exposure to the concepts of systems and systems engineering, but will also provide enough technical expertise for them to use and apply what they learn in their careers right away.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Balancing species-specific management with biodiversity conservation concerns, this textbook integrates silvicultural and forest planning techniques with principles of habitat ecology and conservation biology. The updated edition includes six new chapters, five added case studies, and new appendices on measuring and interpreting habitat elements as well as on using wildlife habitat relationship models. The chapters cover a broad range of topics including habitat selection, management, and patterns; forest composition; dynamics of disturbance ecology; approaches to manage biodiversity; riparian and wetland area management; landscape management; assessment and prioritization policies; monitoring techniques; and legal/ethical issues.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The genus Perca includes only three species of fish, but they are ubiquitous and abundant in freshwater and brackish environments of the northern hemisphere, from North America to Europe and Asia. These species are important both ecologically and economically. In Biology of Perch, world-renowned specialists review and update the biology of these fish. The book opens with a review of the genetic makeup of this complex assemblage from early post-glacial dispersion to the colonization of new habitats. The influences of geomorphological and biological factors on the dispersal of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) are explored.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L) is an anadromous species contributing to major fishery catches. The aim of this book is to incite the interest in the field of knowledge gathered from a broad scope of disciplines that have investigated this fish species.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The basic purpose for identifying persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals (PBTs) is to assist government and industry in taking rational protective steps for public health, safety, and the environment. This book builds on a report prepared by an international team to evaluate how PBTs are currently identified and managed in Asia, Europe, and North America. It provides recommendations for improving those processes. The concept of PBTs has been an increasingly important component in national and international efforts to assess and manage toxic chemicals.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Research in modern experimental and theoretical population genetics has been strengthened by advances in molecular techniques for the analysis of genetic variability. The evolutionary relationships of organisms may be investigated by comparing DNA sequences. This book covers chapters on population genetics, DNA polymorphism, genetic homeostasis, and biochemical genetics, plus a chapter on phylogenetic tree construction. In addition, each chapter contains training materials with numerical examples.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - WebGL Insights presents real-world techniques for intermediate and advanced WebGL developers by assembling contributions from experienced WebGL engine and application developers, GPU vendors, browser developers, researchers, and educators. By focusing on current and emerging techniques, this book demonstrates the breadth and depth of WebGL. Readers will gain practical skills to solve problems related to performance, engine design, shader pipelines, rendering, mobile devices, testing, and more.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - As more land cover datasets have been developed, the need to harmonize classification systems for landscape analysis is a frequently proposed solution. This book provides a platform for scholars to reassess the field, affirm successful approaches, and point to future possibilities in advancing LULC semantics. With analysis of land use/land cover semantics and explanations of current best practices, the book reviews aspects of data modeling where designers and practitioners should be aware of providing clear and consistent semantic details.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This is the first book to tackle the topological fixed point theory for block operator matrices with nonlinear entries in Banach spaces and algebras. The authors present several extensions of Schauder's and Krasnosel'skii's fixed point theorems to the class of weakly compact operators acting on Banach spaces and algebras. They also address under which conditions a 2×2 block operator matrix with single- and multi-valued nonlinear entries will have a fixed point. In addition, the book describes applications of fixed point theory to diverse equations.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This volume discusses state-of-the-art practice in suspension bridge inspection, evaluation, and corrosion protection and rehabilitation methods used worldwide. It is written by bridge owners and practitioners who manage and maintain these bridges, and is based on their experiences. Its companion volume presents detailed case studies of specific bridges to give a comprehensive picture of how suspension bridges are maintained around the world.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book explores the theoretical principles and industrial practices of high-technology manufacturing. Focusing on fiber optic, semiconductor, and laser products, the text discusses workshops, production lines, clean rooms, Lean manufacturing processes, continuous improvement, waste reduction, the 5S's, management support, product improvement, workplace safety, and auditing. Offering a step-by-step approach complete with numerous figures and tables, detailed references, and a glossary of terms, the book presents the latest manufacturing achievements and their applications in the high-tech sector, employing the international system of units (SI) throughout.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The book provides clinicians with invaluable assistance in the diagnostic process to differentiate quickly and correctly among various diseases. From minor to major symptoms, the differential diagnoses are explored and offered in a way that is easy to read and leads to practical management. Arranged alphabetically, and based upon presenting symptoms, the text takes readers through a step-by-step approach to that presentation, culminating in a description of the different diagnoses that it might represent.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Capillary electrophoresis (CE) and microfluidic chip (MC) devices are relatively mature technologies, but this book demonstrates how they can be integrated into a single, revolutionary device that can provide on-site analysis of samples when laboratory services are unavailable. By introducing the combination of CE and MC technology, Microfluidic Chip-Capillary Electrophoresis Devices broadens the scope of chemical analysis, particularly in the biomedical, food, and environmental sciences.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Arsenic toxicity is a major challenge to health professionals and scientists around the world and is responsible for numerous diseases. Arsenic in drinking water, for example, can cause abnormal skin pigmentations such as keratosis and arsenicosis as well as multiple forms of cancer.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Access to safe, adequate, and nutritionally balanced food is a cornerstone of public health. This book examines the influences of grassroots movements, the government, and industry on the US food systems. It examines the emergence of trends, food policies, and legislation balancing issues of food, nutrition and diet-related conditions, such as obesity. The authors address such topics as food markets, sustainable agriculture, dietary guidelines and dietary allowances, food labeling, food safety, and school wellness. Containing profiles of notable contributors to the field, the text also explores themes of government action versus individual liberty.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The ever-increasing traffic demands, coupled with deteriorating condition of bridge structures, present great challenges for maintaining a healthy transportation network. The challenges encompass a wide range of economic, environmental, and social constraints that go beyond the technical boundaries of bridge engineering. Those constraints compound the complexity of bridge projects and motivate innovations in bridge engineering technology towards the design and construction of sustainable bridges. The sustainability aims at minimizing the cost of bridge construction projects and the associated environmental impact on the society, while maintaining healthy economic development.On August 24-25, 2015, bridge engineers from all over the world gathered at the 8th New York City Bridge Conference to discuss and share experiences on the construction and maintenance of sustainable bridge structures. This volume contains a selection of papers that were presented at the conference. The peer-reviewed papers are valuable contributions to the state of the art in bridge engineering and of archival quality.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - For their great commercial importance as a human food delicacy, crayfish are now becoming of wider interest to molecular biologists, and also to conservationists due to the fact that in some countries many of the native crayfish species are under threat from human activity, disease, and competition from other introduced crayfish species. Helmed by three editors in Japan, Europe, and the US, this book invites contributions from experts around the globe, covering the conservation status and biology of all endangered species, taxonomy, and distribution of crayfishes worldwide.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This color atlas and textbook describes the initial phase of human dentition. It includes more than 1,500 photographs of fetal and infant teeth up to the age of one year. Photographs with concise explanatory text depict steps of these developmental phases. The teeth are photographed from six different aspects: buccal, lingual, mesial, distal, incisal, and from the root direction. A supplementary software program for age estimation from dental measurements can also be used in conjunction with the material in this text.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This book explores how to improve capacity and relieve congestion of modern-day air traffic and to increase the ability for mobile aircraft to communicate efficiently with ground networks. It emphasizes the advances, challenges, and modeling of ATN. The book covers MIPv6 as a core of mobility management mechanism for the aeronautical environment. It examines the simulated performance of VDL Mode 2, investigates the ATM system cyber-attacks since 9/11, and examines the current security situation of ATM information systems related to safety in air transportation.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The text explains the basic principles of braiding technology for industrial textiles, composites, and products. It identifies the key parameters that influence the braiding process and its produced structures, and shows how to control these parameters to achieve the desired material characteristics.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The editors of this comprehensive third edition have assembled an impressive team of world specialists to develop an essential resource for physicians, continence specialists, and other health care professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of patients who have lost normal bladder function. Covering all aspects from etiology and pathophysiology to diagnosis and treatment, this new edition builds on the strong reputation of its predecessors and is an essential reference tool for urologists, nurses, and technicians involved in the care of patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Expert Guidance on the Math Needed for 3D Game ProgrammingDeveloped from the authors' popular Game Developers Conference (GDC) tutorial, Essential Mathematics for Games and Interactive Applications, Third Edition illustrates the importance of mathematics in 3D programming. It shows you how to properly animate, simulate, and render scenes and discusses the mathematics behind the processes.New to the Third EditionCompletely revised to fix errors and make the content flow better, this third edition reflects the increased use of shader graphics pipelines, such as in DirectX 11, OpenGL ES (GLES), and the OpenGL Core Profile. It also updates the material on real-time graphics with coverage of more realistic materials and lighting.The Foundation for Successful 3D ProgrammingThe book covers the low-level mathematical and geometric representations and algorithms that are the core of any game engine. It also explores all the stages of the rendering pipeline. The authors explain how to represent, transform, view, and animate geometry. They then focus on visual matters, specifically the representation, computation, and use of color. They also address randomness, intersecting geometric entities, and physical simulation.An Introduction to Creating Real and Active Virtual WorldsThis updated book provides you with a conceptual understanding of the mathematics needed to create 3D games as well as a practical understanding of how these mathematical bases actually apply to games and graphics. It not only includes the theoretical mathematical background but also incorporates many examples of how the concepts are used to affect how a game looks and plays.Web ResourceA supplementary website contains a collection of source code, supporting libraries, and interactive demonstrations that illustrate the concepts and enable you to experiment with animation and simulation applications. The site also includes slides and notes from the authors' GDC tutorials. 624 pp. Englisch.