Science and Technology

This updated, second edition provides readers with an expanded treatment of the FEM as well as new information on recent trends in rapid prototypin...

A concise, engineering-oriented resource that provides practical support to IT professionals and those responsible for the quality of the software ...

Over the past 20 years, software architectures have significantly contributed to the development of complex and distributed systems. Nowadays, it i...

Rural Development is a textbook that critically examines economic, social and cultural aspects of rural development efforts both in the global nort...

Dedicated to remote sensing images, from their acquisition to their use in various applications, this book covers the global lifecycle of images, i...

Featuring updates and revisions to reflect rapid changes in an increasingly globalized world, Readings in Planning Theory remains the definitive re...

This book covers pseudorandom number generation algorithms, evaluation techniques, and offers practical advice and code examples. Random Numbers an...

This book provides an overall view of the new and highly promising materials and thin film deposition techniques for printable solar cell applicati...

Enables chemical engineering students to bridge theory and practice Integrating scientific principles with practical engineering experience, this ...

The updated and expanded guide for handling industrial wastes and designing a wastewater treatment plant The revised and updated second edition of...

Designed for beginners, undergraduate students, and robotics enthusiasts, Practical Robot Design: Game Playing Robots is a comprehensive guide to t...

The first systematic reference on the topic with an emphasis on the characteristics and dimension of the reinforcing filler Volume One begins by d...

The proteome comprises all protein species resulting from gene expression in a cell, organelle, tissue or organism. By definition, proteomics aims ...

Pest risk analysis is an evolving and dynamic field. It informs decisions for regulatory plant protection, from domestic activities such as priorit...

New research tools have revealed many surprising aspects of the dynamic nature of lipids and their participation in processes such as recognition, ...

Cell separation is an important process that occurs throughout the life cycle of a plant. It enables the radicle to emerge from the germinating see...

Parallel structures are more effective than serial ones for industrial automation applications that require high precision and stiffness, or a high...

Paleoecology is a discipline that uses evidence from fossils to provide an understanding of ancient environments and the ecological history of life...

Origination: The Geographies of Brands and Branding offers innovative theoretical and conceptual frameworks relating to the ways that actors create...

This book seeks to illuminate the organizational and social dimensions of Global Information Systems. It provides a broad and historical perspectiv...

This textbook presents finite element methods using exclusively one-dimensional elements. It presents the complex methodology in an easily understa...

Odours have become a priority concern for facility operators, engineers and urban planners who deal with waste and industrial treatment plants. The...

Assesses the engineering of renewable sources for commercial power generation and discusses the safety, operation, and control aspects of nuclear e...

From basic concepts to research grade material and future directions, the Near Field Communications Handbook provides comprehensive technical cover...

This book provides the technical essentials, state-of-the-art knowledge, business ecosystem and standards of Near Field Communication (NFC)by NFC L...

Providing both a theoretical background and practical examples of natural resource conflict, this volume explores the pressures on natural resource...

Over the years, the interactions between land, ocean, biosphere and atmosphere have increased, mainly due to population growth and anthropogenic ac...

Nanotechnologies: Concepts, Processing and Applications describes and explains how nanotechnologies have entered our everyday lives through scienti...

The Times (Obituaries, 4 August 2008) reported that “John Thornes was one of the most eminent and influential physical geographers of his generatio...

World demand for energy is rapidly increasing and is projected to more than double by the year 2050. Finding sufficient supplies of clean energy fo...

Viruses interact with host cells in ways that uniquely reveal a great deal about general aspects of molecular and cellular structure and function. ...

Telecommunications is fundamental to modern society, with nearly everyone on the planet having access to a mobile phone, Wi-Fi, or satellite and te...

Demand for Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) is on the increase, with a huge surge of interest in mobile communications in recent years and high-paced...

This book presents the principles, methods and techniques to characterize materials and technical systems. The book is organized with concise text-...

This book presents the Statistical Learning Theory in a detailed and easy to understand way, by using practical examples, algorithms and source cod...

A practical guide to LTE design, test and measurement, this new edition has been updated to include the latest developments This book presents the...

Providing an in-depth introduction to fundamental classical and non-classical logics, this textbook offers a comprehensive survey of logics for com...

This book offers an essential introduction to the linear and non-linear behavior of solid materials, and to the concepts of deformation, displaceme...

In programming courses, using the different syntax of multiple languages, such as C++, Java, PHP, and Python, for the same abstraction often confus...

This course-based text revisits classic concepts in nonlinear circuit theory from a very much introductory point of view: the presentation is compl...

This first of its kind text enables today’s students to understand current and future energy challenges, to acquire skills for selecting and using ...

This is an engineering reference book on hybrid vehicle system analysis and design, an outgrowth of the author's substantial work in research, deve...

The new edition presents the themes of geopolitical structures and agents in an engaging and accessible manner, with no previous knowledge of theor...

This book provides a highly accessible introduction to anatomy and physiology. Written for students studying the subject for the first time, it cov...

Introducing Human Geographies is a ‘travel guide’ into the academic subject of human geography and the things that it studies. The coverage of the ...

Overall, this book presents a detailed and comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art development of different nanoscale intelligent materials ...

Preface, Part I. Inorganic Materials, 1. Synthesis, Characterization, and Self-assembly of Colloidal Quantum Dots, Saim M. Emin, Alexandre Loukanov...

At a time when people use more and more geographic information and tools, the management of geographical information in software systems still hold...