springer humana aug 2012 (23 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The protection of agricultural crops, forest, and man and his domestic animals from annoyance and damage by various kinds of pests remains a chronic problem. As we endeavor to improve pro duction processes and to develop more effective and acceptable tactics for achieving this protection, we must give high priority to all potentially useful techniques for the control and management of insects. Pest control is recognized as an acceptable and necessary part of modern agriculture. Methods employed vary greatly and tend to reflect compromises involving 3 determining factors: technological capability, economic feasibility, and social acceptability. How ever, these factors are also subject to change with time since each involves value judgments that are based on available information, cost, benefit considerations, the seriousness of the pest problem, and the political climate. Whatever method is chosen, energy resources continue to dwindle under the impact of increasing popu lation, and it is inevitable that greater reliance must be placed upon renewable resources in pest management. One alternative is the use of a pest management method that uses the energy of the pest's own biomass to fuel a self-perpetuating control system. The use of biological control agents for the control of pests has long been an integral part of the pest management strategy in crop production and forestry and in the protection of man and animals. The importance and unique advantages of the method are well recognized; numerous treatises deal with accomplishments and methodologies. 496 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Much of current programming practice is basically empirical and ad hoc in approach. Each problem is tackled without relation to those that have gone before; experiences are made and stored as a series of fragments. Now, under the pressure of events, this unsatisfactory state of affairs is coming to an end. Programming is becoming a technology, a theory known as structured programming is developing. The purpose of a theory is to categorise and explain existing practice, thus enabling it to be improved through the development of new and sharper techniques. The resulting experiences have then to be fed back into the theory so that the process of enrichment may continue. This dialectical relationship between theory and practice is essential to a healthy programming technology. The lack of such a relationship in the 1950s and 60s and the accompanying software crisis certainly confirm the converse of this proposition. My aim in writing this book has been to explain the current state of the theory of structured programming, so that it may be used to improve the reader's practice. The book deals with two facets of programming - how to design a program in terms of abstract data structures and how to represent the data structures on real and bounded computers. The separation between program design and data structure representation leads to more reliable and flexible programs. 236 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The international Workshop on 'Data Analysis in Astronomy' was in tended to give a presentation of experiences that have been acqui red in data analysis and image processing, developments and appli cations that are steadly growing up in Astronomy. The quality and the quantity of ground and satellite observations require more so phisticated data analysis methods and better computational tools. The Workshop has reviewed the present state of the art, explored new methods and discussed a wide range of applications. The topics which have been selected have covered the main fields of interest for data analysis in Astronomy. The Workshop has been focused on the methods used and their significant applications. Results which gave a major contribution to the physical interpre tation of the data have been stressed in the presentations. Atten tion has been devoted to the description of operational system for data analysis in astronomy. The success of the meeting has been the results of the coordinated effort of several people from the organizers to those who presen ted a contribution and/or took part in the discussion. We wish to thank the members of the Workshop scientific committee Prof. M. Ca paccioli, Prof. G.De Biase, Prof. G.Sedmak, Prof. A.Zichichi and of the local organizing committee Dr.R.Buccheri and Dr. M.C.Macca rone together with Miss P.Savalli and Dr. A.Gabriele of the E.Majo rana Center for their support and the unvaluable part in arranging the Workshop. 556 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Phonological Processes and Brain Mechanisms reviews selective neurolinguistic research relating brain structures to phonology. The studies in the volume report on a number of timely and important topics, such as a neuronal model for processing segmental phonology, the role of the thalamus and basal ganglia in language processing, and oral reading in dyslexia. Increasingly, phonology is considered a cognitive module whose brain correlates may be independently investigated. Given the modular nature of the phonological system and its direct linkage with peripheral components of the nervous system, research on phonology and the brain will undoubtedly flourish in the future. The chapters in this volume give substance to this future. 200 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Classic telescopes are of interest to amateur astronomers for a variety of reasons. There are the dedicated collectors, but there are also many amateurs who love the nostalgia they inspire. These telescopes 'feel' different from any contemporary telescope and perhaps have a unique ability to reconnect the owner to a bygone age of craftmanship. This book takes a look at traditional telescopes built by the great instrument makers of the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly the dynastic telescope makers, including Dollond, Alvan Clark, Thomas Cooke & Sons, and Carl Zeiss. Also included are lesser luminaries such as John Brashear, John Calver, William Wray, Henry Fitz, and William Henry Mogey.'Classic Telescopes' covers the key features of the telescopes designed by these manufacturers, and shows how a heady combination of market trends, instrument condition, and pedigree will dictate their prices at auction. 'Classic Telescopes' also shows the reader how to find real bargains! Interviews with top classic telescope collectors (and users) provide the best tips of prospecting for a genuine acquisition.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 256 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -¿¿E-Commerce Strategy: Text and Cases provides the fundamental literature required for graduate students and practitioners to understand electronic commerce. Each chapter provides clearly designed learning objectives and review questions to highlight the major topics and goals. This book covers many of the new innovations and technologies that have been established for e-commerce site development. Unlike similar books, topics such as e-channel adoption, factors affecting e-commerce adoption, and strategy design are reviewed in greater depth. Additionally, the book examines areas not normally covered like open source, online research, and peer-to-peer systems.E-Commerce Strategy: Text and Cases is divided into two parts. Part 1 examines the evolution of e-commerce, analyzes different sectors such as B2B and m-Commerce, and explores the challenges they face. Case studies of well known companies reinforce the concepts learned to demonstrate both successes and failures in the field. Part 2 deals with developing strategies in e-Commerce and looks at future trends including Web 2.0. Overall,the useful guidelines provided should prove valuable to students and researchers in the field.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 280 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book analyzes conventional fixed-bed reactors such as trickle-bed, bubble (packed) column, and multitubular reactors with regard to process efficiency, design and safety. It is shown that these reactors do not possess any substantial potential for improving industrial processes.Modern concepts in mass transfer, kinetics and process design are applied to process development. In light of the given analysis, new approaches to the development of technologies based on innovative principles are elucidated. For the first time, first-hand knowledge about Two-Zone Model, Oscillation Theory, map of the energy dissipation is presented in full.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 124 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The problem of range and motion segmentation is of major importance in computer vision, image procession, and intelligent robotics. This edited volume explores several issues relating to parametric segmentation emphasizing robust techniques and model selection. With contributions from leading scientists and engineers in the field, this book is a valuable resource for researchers and graduate students working in computer vision, pattern recognition, image processing and robotics.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 232 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Reviews in Fluorescence 2004, the first book of a new book series from Springer, is a collection of current trends and emerging hot topics in the field of Fluorescence.This annual review series differs from Springer's current Topics in Fluorescence series in that it is more specialized and includes reviews of an individual's own work or scientific perspective. Reviews in Fluorescence will therefore complement the other fluorescence titles published by Springer, whilst feeding the requirement from the fluorescence community for annual informative updates and developments.Key features: Reviews in Fluorescence will be citable, indexed, and available both in print and online. Reviews in Fluorescence will be published annually. Reviews in Fluorescence will comprise invited review articles that summarize the yearly progress in fluorescence. Alternate years will publish the Invited Papers from the Methods and Applications in Fluorescence conference series (MAFS).Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 428 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book is an introductory graduate-level textbook on the theory of smooth manifolds. Its goal is to familiarize students with the tools they will need in order to use manifolds in mathematical or scientific research--- smooth structures, tangent vectors and covectors, vector bundles, immersed and embedded submanifolds, tensors, differential forms, de Rham cohomology, vector fields, flows, foliations, Lie derivatives, Lie groups, Lie algebras, and more. The approach is as concrete as possible, with pictures and intuitive discussions of how one should think geometrically about the abstract concepts, while making full use of the powerful tools that modern mathematics has to offer.This second edition has been extensively revised and clarified, and the topics have been substantially rearranged. The book now introduces the two most important analytic tools, the rank theorem and the fundamental theorem on flows, much earlier so that they can be used throughout the book. A fewnew topics have been added, notably Sard¿s theorem and transversality, a proof that infinitesimal Lie group actions generate global group actions, a more thorough study of first-order partial differential equations, a brief treatment of degree theory for smooth maps between compact manifolds, and an introduction to contact structures.Prerequisites include a solid acquaintance with general topology, the fundamental group, and covering spaces, as well as basic undergraduate linear algebra and real analysis.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 724 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This textbook on homology and cohomology theory is geared towards the beginning graduate student. Singular homology theory is developed systematically, avoiding all unnecessary definitions, terminology, and technical machinery. Wherever possible, the geometric motivation behind various algebraic concepts is emphasized.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 284 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Undoubtedly this symposium will prove to be an important landmark in the development of our understanding of the psychopathology of human adaptation in general, as well as of the general adaptation syndrome and stress in particular. It was organized to give an opportunity to an international group of experts on adaptation and stress research to present summaries of their research that could then later be exhaustively analyzed. The carefully structured program brings out three major aspects of adapta tion to stress in experimental animals and man. The first section deals with the neurophysiology of stress responses, placing major emphasis upon the neuroanatomical and neurochemical aspects involved. The second section is devoted to the psychology and psychopathology of adaptive learning, motivation, anxiety, and stress. The third section examines the role played by stress in the pathogenesis of mental diseases. Many of the relevant subjects receive particularly detailed attention. Among these, the following are especially noteworthy: The existence of reward and drive neurons. Constitutional differences in physiological adaptations to stress and d- tress. Motivation, mood, and mental events in relation to adaptive processes. Peripheral catecholamines and adaptation to underload and overload. Selective corticoid and catecholamine responses to various natural stimuli. The differentiation between eustress and distress. Resistance and overmotivation in achievement-oriented activity. The dynamics of conscience and contract psychology. Sources of stress in the drive for power. Advances in the therapy of psychiatric illness. The application of experimental studies on learning to the treatment of neuroses. 404 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This volume directly addresses the complexities involved in data mining and the development of new algorithms, built on an underlying theory consisting of linear and non-linear dynamics, data selection, filtering, and analysis, while including analytical projection and prediction. The results derived from the analysis are then further manipulated such that a visual representation is derived with an accompanying analysis. The book brings very current methods of analysis to the forefront of the discipline, provides researchers and practitioners the mathematical underpinning of the algorithms, and the non-specialist with a visual representation such that a valid understanding of the meaning of the adaptive system can be attained with careful attention to the visual representation. The book presents, as a collection of documents, sophisticated and meaningful methods that can be immediately understood and applied to various other disciplines of research. The content is composed of chapters addressing: An application of adaptive systems methodology in the field of post-radiation treatment involving brain volume differences in children;A new adaptive system for computer-aided diagnosis of the characterization of lung nodules;A new method of multi-dimensional scaling with minimal loss of information;A description of the semantics of point spaces with an application on the analysis of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan;The description of a new family of meta-classifiers;A new method of optimal informational sorting;A general method for the unsupervised adaptive classification for learning; and the presentation of two new theories, one in target diffusion and the other in twisting theory.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 284 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This is a book that I wrote for myself. It was started 16 years ago when my duties began to include the origina tion of ultraviolet spectrophotometric testing methods for products of in terest to my company. Painful and wasteful experiences of rediscovering someone else's ana lytical procedures soon led to my keeping not Elektronisches Buch and card files of published UV methods. Many times since, these files have enabled me to avoid conducting lengthy experiments or making tedious literature searches. When I decided to share them with others, I greatly expanded their scope to include clinical, biochemical, and pharmacological analysis, as well as other topics not normally part of either my responsibility or my in terests. This volume consists of more than 1600 references to analyses accom plished using UV absorption measurements, arranged alphabetically by senior author. The book is compound-oriented; that is, it deals with materials, and most papers dealing primarily with instrumentation and techniques have been excluded. Some of these items merely mention the subject treated. Others are abstracts containing enough detail to permit use of the method without consulting the original article. This book is intended, however, not merely to inform the reader and to grant him rapid access to the avail able literature, but to stimulate creativity by a quick review of the ap proaches others have taken to a problem similar to his own.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 376 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -1. New Directions in Building Design.- 1.1. Change from Master Builders to Managers.- 1.2. Basic Traditional Building Procedure.- 1.3. Systems Design Approach to Building.- 1.4. Design by Building Team.- 2. Basic Building Elements and Their Representation.- 2.1. Main Parts of Buildings.- 2.2. Floors and Ceilings.- 2.3. Roofs.- 2.4. Exterior Walls and Openings.- 2.5. Partitions, Doors, and Interior-Wall Finishes.- 2.6. Structural Framing and Foundations.- 2.7. Plumbing.- 2.8. Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems.- 2.9. Lighting.- 2.10. Acoustics.- 2.11. Electric Supply.- 2.12. Vertical-Circulation Elements.- 2.13. Why Drawings Are Necessary.- 2.14. Drawing Conventions.- 2.15. Types of Drawings.- 2.16. Specifications.- 2.17. Scales and Dimensions on Drawings.- 2.18. Elevation Views.- 2.19. Plan Views.- 2.20. Lines.- 2.21. Sections.- 2.22. Details.- 2.23. Survey and Plot Plans.- 3. Systems Design Method.- 3.1. Models.- 3.2. Value Measures for Comparisons.- 3.3. Comparisons of Systems.- 3.4. Return on Investment.- 3.5. Constraints Imposed by Building Codes.- 3.6. Zoning Codes.- 3.7. Other Constraining Regulations.- 3.8. Systems Design Steps.- 3.9. System Goals.- 3.10. System Objectives.- 3.11. System Constraints.- 3.12. Value Analysis.- 3.13. Optimum Design of Complex Systems.- 4. Application of Systems Design to Buildings.- 4.1. Considerations in Adaptation of Systems Design.- 4.2. Role of Owner.- 4.3. Conceptual Phase of Systems Design.- 4.4. Design Development Phase of Systems Design.- 5. Contract Documents and Construction Methods.- 5.1. Responsibilities Assigned by the Construction Contract.- 5.2. Components of the Contract Documents.- 5.3. Contract Drawings.- 5.4. Specifications.- 5.5. Bidding Requirements.- 5.6. Contractors Drawings.- 5.7. Construction and Occupancy Permits.- 5.8. Construction Procedures.- 6. Life Safety Concerns.- 6.1. Windstorms.- 6.2. Earthquakes.- 6.3. Fire.- 6.4. Fire Extinguishment.- 6.5. Emergency Egress.- 6.6. Fire Protection.- 6.7. Security.- 6.8. Barrier-Free Environments.- 6.9. Toxie Materials.- 6.10. Construction Safety.- 7. Building Sites and Foundations.- 7.1. Site Considerations.- 7.2. Site Surveys.- 7.3. Soil Considerations for Site and Foundation Design.- 7.4. Shallow Bearing Foundations.- 7.5. Deep Foundations.- 7.6. Lateral and Uplift Forces on Structures.- 7.7. Site Development Considerations.- 7.8. Cofferdams and Foundation Walls.- 7.9. Dewatering of Excavations.- 7.10. Investigation and Testing.- 7.11. Systems-Design Approach to Site Adaptation.- 8. Structural Systems.- 8.1. Building Loads.- 8.2. Deformations of Structural Members.- 8.3. Unit Stresses and Strains.- 8.4. Idealization of Structural Materials.- 8.5. Structural Materials.- 8.6. Typical Major Constraints on Structural Systems.- 8.7. Tension Members.- 8.8. Columns.- 8.9. Trusses.- 8.10. Beams.- 8.11. Arches and Rigid Frames.- 8.12. Shells and Folded Plates.- 8.13. Cable-Supported Roofs.- 8.14. Pneumatic Structures.- 8.15. Horizontal Framing Systems.- 8.16. Vertical Structural Systems.- 8.17. Systems-Design Approach to Structural Systems.- 9. Plumbing.- 9.1. Water Supply.- 9.2. Wastewater Disposal.- 9.3. Basic Principles of Plumbing.- 9.4. Water-Supply Systems.- 9.5. Sizing of Water-Supply Pipes.- 9.6. Wastewater-Removal Systems.- 9.7. Sizing of Wastewater and Vent Pipes.- 9.8. Piping for Heating Gas.- 9.9. Systems Design of Plumbing.- 10. Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning.- 10.1. Design Considerations.- 10.2. Measurement of Heat.- 10.3. Heat Flow and Human Comfort.- 10.4. Thermal Insulation.- 10.5. Prevention of Damage from Condensation.- 10.6. Ventilation.- 10.7. Heat Losses.- 10.8. Heat Gains.- 10.9. Methods of Heating Buildings.- 10.10. Methods of Cooling and Air Conditioning Buildings.- 10.11. Passive Design.- 10.12. Systems-Design Approach to HVAC.- 11. Lighting.- 11.1. Accident Prevention.- 11.2. Quantity of Light.- 11.3. Quality of Light.- 11.4. Color.- 11.5. Lighting Strategies.- 11.6. Daylight.- 11.7. Lighting Equipment.- 11.8. Systems-Design Approach to Lighting.- 12. Sound and Vibration Control.- 12.1. Nature of Sounds and Vibrations.- 12.2. Measurement of Sounds.- 12.3. Acoustic Properties of Materials.- 12.4. Sound and Vibration Design Criteria.- 12.5. Sound and Vibration Control.- 12.6. Systems-Design Approach to Sound and Vibration Control.- 13. Electrical Systems.- 13.1. Characteristics of Direct Current.- 13.2. Characteristics of Alternating Current.- 13.3. Electrical Loads.- 13.4. Electrical Conductors and Raceways.- 13.5. Power-Systems Apparatus.- 13.6. Electrical Distribution in Buildings.- 13.7. Communication Systems.- 13.8. Systems-Design Approach to Electrical Distribution.- 14. Vertical Circulation.- 14.1. Ramps.- 14.2. Stairs.- 14.3. Escalators.- 14.4. Elevators.- 14.5. Dumbwaiters.- 14.6. Pneumatic Tubes and Vertical Conveyors.- 14.7. Systems-Design Approach to Vertical Circulation.- 15. Systems for Enclosing Buildings.- 15.1. Roofs.- 15.2. Roofing.- 15.3. Exterior Walls.- 15.4. Single-Enclosure Systems.- 15.5. Windows.- 15.6. Doors in Exterior Walls.- 15.7. Systems-Design Approach to Building Enclosure.- 16. Systems for Interior Construction.- 16.1. Interior Walls and Partitions.- 16.2. Ordinary Doors.- 16.3. Special-Purpose Doors.- 16.4. Floor-Ceiling and Roof-Ceiling Systems.- 16.5. Interior Finishes.- 16.6. Systems-Design Approach to Interior Systems.- 17. Building Systems.- 17.1. Mishaps and Corrective Measures.- 17.2. Design of a Building System.- 17.3. Case-Study One: McMaster Health Sciences Center.- 17.4. Case-Study Two: Xerox International Center for Training and Management Development.- 17.5. Case-Study Three: Suburban Office Building for AT & T.- 17.6. Case-Study Four: A Glass-Enclosed Office Tower.- 17.7. Case-Study Five: An Office Building on a Tight Site.- 17.8. Case-Study Six: Office Building for Prudential Insurance Company.- 17.9. Case-Study Seven:

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The selection of prolactin as the subject of the Midwest Con ference on Endocrinology was not only dictated by the recent ad vances in prolactin research but also by the long tradition in that particular area of Endocrinology in the laboratory of C.W. Turner at the University of Missouri. Therefore, it seems only appropri ate that these proceedings of the Tenth Midwest Conference on En docrinology are dedicated to the memory of this scientist, deceased in August 1975 before completion of this volume, whose pioneer in vestigations have contributed substantially to the advancement of our knowledge in many areas of Endocrinology and who played a major role in the early phases of prolactin research. This volume contains a review of the early studies in Turner's laboratory and the latest results obtained by some of the leading research workers in this area and should be a fitting memory to C.W. Turner. Some of the manuscripts printed here were prepared after the conference was held and include material of more recent origin. Much of the delay in publication was due to the length of time de voted to preparation of these manuscripts. To the other authors and participants, and to Plenum Press, we express our appreciation for their patience and cooperation. We also with to thank Mrs.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 232 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -As a neurologist and student of the microvasculature, I find great pleasure in introducing this treatise. Presented here is a view of brain pathophysiology and therapy from the perspective of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Virtually every disease process that affects the brain-traumatic, neoplastic, infectious, inflammatory, toxic, metabolic, degenera tive, vascular, and epileptic-affects the BBB. Damage to this homeostatic system often leads to disruption of the composition and volume of brain fluid compartments, thereby contributing to neurologic symptoms and pathology. Furthermore, in disorders in which the integrity of the barrier is not breached, its normal restrictive nature may limit therapeu tic approaches. For example, the barrier appears to function normally in Parkinson dis ease, but its ability to compensate for striatal dopamine depletion is in part determined by the activity of transporters and enzymes operative in the brain microvasculature. of antibiotics, anticonvulsants, antineoplastic agents, and neurolep Similarly, the choice tics requires attention to these drugs' interaction with the BBB. Thus, the barrier inter faces with virtually all nervous system diseases and therapies. Future brain treatments with regulatory peptides, immune mediators, and gene components will require selective methods to deliver these agents to specific brain regions. The second volume of this text successfully provides a thorough review of BBB function and failure in a variety of clinical situations.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 668 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book describes a communication paradigm that could shape the future of wireless communication networks, Opportunistic Spectrum Access (OSA) in Cognitive Radio Networks (CRN). While several theoretical OSA approaches have been proposed, they are challenged by the practical limitations of cognitive radios: the key enabling technology of OSA. This book presents an unprecedented formulation of the OSA problem in CNR that takes into account the practical limitations encountered due to existing technologies. Based on such a problem formulation, this book presents a framework and protocol details implementing the analytically-optimized solution of this problem. Unlike the state-of-the-art of CRN implementations that typically target software define radios which are not suitable for real systems, this book describes the implementation of distributed OSA, using practical radio transceiver technologies. It provides a thorough characterization of the gains available to theoretical OSA approaches if the practical limitations are taken into consideration.Tackles the cognitive radio networks performance optimization problem, taking into account the practical limitations of today¿s technologies;Provides thorough performance evaluation in arbitrary, large-scale networks, as well as microscopic, small-scale performance evaluation, using realistic hardware implementation;Presents an empirical study of the gains available over existing techniques by adopting practical approaches;Tackles the cognitive radio networks performance optimization problem, taking into account the practical limitations of today¿s technologies;Provides thorough performance evaluation in arbitrary, large-scale networks, as well as microscopic, small-scale performance evaluation, usingrealistic hardware implementation;Presents an empirical study of the gains available over existing techniques by adopting practical approaches;Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 132 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Children live in a world of ever-increasing stress factors, including global terrorism, pervasive exposure to violence, increasing substance use, and economic and social instability. To help them maneuver successfully through such a challenging world to adulthood, community-based resilience interventions are becoming more important than ever. Currently, resilience-based interventions are expanding to examine not only the internal strengths children and adolescents bring to a variety of situations, but also to explore how to leverage community and family resources in the context of a culturally diverse world.Community Planning to Foster Resilience in Children reviews a variety of innovative approaches and actions that can be used at the community level to promote resilience in children and adolescents. Key themes throughout the book focus on how to:Shift the paradigm from illness to strengths and health.Assess and improve environments to minimize harmful influences and increase protection.Adapt to and build on strengths of cultural and linguistic variation in an increasingly diverse society.Move toward collaborative approaches that involve youth, families, schools, and community members who partner at all levels of program conception, implementation, evaluation, and improvement.For researchers, clinicians, and students, Community Planning to Foster Resilience in Children will be an essential tool in their efforts to promote the health and success of youth.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 396 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Computational Analysis of Terrorist Groups: Lashkar-e-Taiba provides an in-depth look at Web intelligence, and how advanced mathematics and modern computing technology can influence the insights we have on terrorist groups. This book primarily focuses on one famous terrorist group known as Lashkar-e-Taiba (or LeT), and how it operates.After 10 years of counter Al Qaeda operations, LeT is considered by many in the counter-terrorism community to be an even greater threat to the US and world peace than Al Qaeda.Computational Analysis of Terrorist Groups: Lashkar-e-Taiba is the first book that demonstrates how to use modern computational analysis techniques including methods for ¿big datä analysis. This book presents how to quantify both the environment in which LeT operate, and the actions it took over a 20-year period, and represent it as a relational database table. This table is then mined using sophisticated data mining algorithms in order to gain detailed, mathematical, computational and statistical insights into LeT and its operations.This book also provides a detailed history of Lashkar-e-Taiba based on extensive analysis conducted by using open source information and public statements. Each chapter includes a case study, as well as a slide describing the key results which are available on the authors¿ web sites.Computational Analysis of Terrorist Groups: Lashkar-e-Taiba is designed for a professional market composed of government or military workers, researchers and computer scientists working in the web intelligence field. Advanced-level students in computer science will also find this valuable as a reference book.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 248 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Beginning with the basic elements that differentiate space programs from other management challenges, Space Program Management explains through theory and example of real programs from around the world, the philosophical and technical tools needed to successfully manage large, technically complex space programs both in the government and commercial environment. Chapters address both systems and configuration management, the management of risk, estimation, measurement and control of both funding and the program schedule, and the structure of the aerospace industry worldwide. 376 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The original campus of the University of Michigan was nearly a perfect square about a half-mile along a side. A street-sized walk, appropriately called the Diag, runs diagonally across this square, connecting its southeast and northwest corners. In 1904 a new engineering building was either started or finished (I do not remember which) to house classrooms. When another engineering building was built on the expanded campus across the street from it many years later, the old building came to be known as West Engine, to distinguish it from the new East Engine. Old West Engine is (or maybe by now, was) a four-story, L-shaped structure that stood at the southeast corner of the original campus. It was built with an arch in it to straddle the Diag at the apex of the L. You walked over the Engineering Arch to get from one leg of the L to the other if you were inside the building, and you walked under it when you entered the campus from the southeast corner. Affixed to the masonry wall of the arch was a plaque I often noted in passing. It bore a quote attributed to Horace Greeley (1811-1872), who I did not know at the time was the founder, editor, and publisher of the New York Tribune. It said, simply, Young man, when theory and practice differ, use your horse sense. The suggestion seems worthy of an exclamation point instead of a period, but I do not remember if it had one.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 564 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Today¿s children face a multitude of pressures, from the everyday challenges of life to the increasing threats of poverty, exploitation, and trauma. Central to growing up successfully is learning to deal with stress, endure hardships, and thrive despite adversity. Resilience ¿ the ability to cope with and overcome life¿s difficulties ¿ is a quality that can potentially be nurtured in all young people.The second edition of the Handbook of Resilience in Children updates and expands on its original focus of resilience in children who overcome adversity to include its development in those not considered at risk, leading to better outcomes for all children across the lifespan. Expert contributors examine resilience in relation to environmental stressors, as a phenomenon in child and adolescent disorders, and as a means toward positive adaptation into adulthood. New and revised chapters explore strategies for developing resilience in the family, the therapist¿s office, and the school as well as its nurturance in caregivers and teachers.Topics addressed include:Resilience in maltreated children and adults.Resilience and self-control impairment.Relational resilience in young and adolescent girls.Asset-building as an essential component of treatment.Assessment of social and emotional competencies related to resilience.Building resilience through school bullying prevention programs.Large-scale longitudinal studies on resilience.The second edition of the Handbook of Resilience in Children is a must-have reference for researchers, clinicians, allied practitioners and professionals, and graduate students in school and clinical psychology, education, pediatrics, psychiatry, social work, school counseling, and public health.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 552 pp. Englisch.